How I did it: Didn't buy any meat for two weeks prior to my designated "month," so I could eat through what meat was left in my fridge.  I wanted to eliminate any temptation, so in the event I came home from a party buzzed I wouldn't be able to go strait for the chicken fingers in the freezer or a Dagwood sandwich. 

Aside from that, it was fairly easy.  My wife joined in with me, so we took a lot of pasta recipes that we would normally put chicken in, and substituted broccoli and peppers so it still had some kind of substance.  I made sure to keep eating eggs and drinking milk to replace the lost protein, along with a hefty 10 lb bag of peanuts which served me well for snacks.

Lessons & tips: Pack lunches for work or school.  It can be vastly tempting to look at a menu at a fast food joint and try to opt for apple slices or muster the willpower to tell them to hold the chicken strips on your salad.  My wife and I just didn't cut recipes in half like we usually do, so instead of having 2 servings for dinner, we would make 4 to last us through the next days lunch.

Resources: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (for when we wanted quick and easy, most microwave meals are x with meat sauce or x with chicken)

any and all breakfast cereals

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Aug 28, 02:19PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer