There are a few things that I truly love in life; music, hockey, food and of course Erin (not in any particular order). One of the sit down visits with our fertility doctor lead to a discussion on what can we do to help all this baby stuff along. Well one of the things he mentioned was diet. As we continued talking (which was mostly Erin) they were mentioning eating better...OK no problem, I can do that, did it before. Then the conversation went sour...no white bread, real pasta, potatoes and stuffing! I love food! Although I love Erin more, but GOD DAMN-IT, i'm fricken Irish...no potatoes, I was saying in my head "kill me now".
Since her and I are in this together and I love her more than anything, I wanted to be supportive and do this "diet" thing together. The last time I was eating well and working out I had teammates, two of my best friends Chris and Mike. We didn't really do much on the diet side, but we all worked out together a few months before my wedding and in that time I lost a good 30 pounds. However with 4 years of marriage under my belt, I have unfortunately put that 30 back on.
Our first goal is to get down to our "wedding" weight. I'm going to be Erin's teammate in this and we will definitely get it done!
So on the food front, last time I hinted at the South Beach diet "mashed potatoes"...well its actually cauliflower and it really wasn't that bad. We used a full head of cauliflower, added some salt, pepper, a little butter and some fat free half and half. It kind of has the texture of grits, but was actually good. Now I wouldn't eat it every night, not my favorite thing, but it will work. I've started a food log so that will help me too. 2 days in...tomorrow is either salmon or shrimp.
Also thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement, it really helps and is much appreciated!
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