T-minus 18 hours...
Did I mention that I hate cooking? And I'm not overly adventurous when it comes to trying new things? This should be interesting...
Looking through the list of permitted foods for Cycle 1 was fine -- lots of things on there that I like. There's more salad meals than I'm used to, but whatever -- it's for a good cause! Then I got to the part about the probiotics. Good grief! What the heck is all this stuff -- Kefir, Yakult, Tempeh, Miso?? Acidophilus milk?? Kimchi and sauerkraut?? Not going to happen. Yogurt?? That's not going to happen either -- pregnancy #2 took care of all things dairy for me. Where does that leave me?
Thank goodness for the little box on the next page that says sure, go ahead, buy a supplement & use that instead. Being a literal thinker, I was confused because the breakfast menu says to have protein OR a probiotic for breakfast and I was thinking that I was going to be pretty hungry if all I was having for breakfast was a piece of fruit, a pill and some green tea. So I ran it past my sister, who is so much more clever about this healthy-eating thing than I am. Her advice -- take the pill WITH the protein, not instead of it -- dummy. Oooohhhh... Problem solved.
Next hurdle -- menus and how to manage my irregular work shifts. Sample shift menus are provided but the solution is quite simple: plan ahead and eat your dinner at lunchtime -- dummy. OK -- another problem solved.
So, now I'm off to prepare my veggies and make a batch of the turkey chili (minus the beans -- not sure how it qualifies as chili with no beans, but whatever...) that should last for a few meals...
