Day 8

Rich and I were discussing how stinkin' hungry we are on this diet last night when we sat down to turkey burgers, kale, and string beans. For me at least, it has been torture without carbs. I feel weak, have a constant headache, and generally have no energy. Rich kind of begged me to start eating some good carbs. I was also lamenting about how I have not lost one pound and he didn't have the heart to tell me when he weighed himself yesterday, he has lost 12 pounds. I am genuinely happy for him, but bitter too. So I am going to start to incorporate some brown rice, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, bananas, whole grain bread into my diet. I will be a much nicer person to be around, I'm sure.
The best part of our evening was when we were complaining about eating things in moderation, we heard a knock on our front door. It was our very nice neighbor with a plate of homemade peanut butter and coconut Easter eggs. We couldn't be rude, so we enthusiastically accepted this plate of heaven. When we shut the door, we looked at each other and took is as a sign that we should at least try one. We split one of each ( they are very small) and tenderly wrapped them in a container and placed them in the freezer. Just knowing they are there, like a good friend, will be comforting  somehow.
I guess I can't do anything for 17 days after all.