Jarrod eats a vegetable based diet.
This August, Jarrod challenged me to stop eating all dairy along with fish for 6 weeks. To be honest, when he challenged me I was not ready. I had some dinners coming up with friends at restaurants where I love their salmon, and I was planning on spending some time at the beach, enjoying my soft serve ice cream. We agreed to wait until Fall to start the challenge. (This happens once in a while. We push each other to get out of our comfort zone.)
I gave up ice cream which was hard. My girls enjoy a scoop of ice cream many nights a week. And not any ice cream, but my two favorite flavors – mint chocolate chip and chocolate. So when the challenge started, each scoop I dished for the girls was a true test of will for me. One night when Deanna did not finish her bowl, I placed the bowl aside as I was cleaning up dinner, planning to enjoy a bite before cleaning the bowl. With every thought to have some, the ice cream turned to liquid. I did not give into the temptation, which felt amazing, but those five minutes cleaning the dishes and thinking about having some…O my!
Giving up fish was not as hard I thought, however, I was excited to have it again once the challenge was finished.
In the end the challenge was fun. I learned some things about me along the way and actually felt much better eating just veggies each night for dinner. I did not feel stuffed after dinner and my skin was actually smoother and brighter. I also was able to try other meal options at many restaurants which I never would have tried if I was eating fish.
He challenged me this week to not have any wine till News Year’s Eve. I am settling in on the idea, but will take this challenge week by week. When was the last time you challenged yourself or spouse to get out of their comfort zone?
I’ve never met anyone with more self-discipline than Jarrod. Seriously. It’s impressive and intimidating! Unless of course there are M&Ms in the pantry.. then Jarrod is to be feared, especially if you’re in the way, lol. 😉
Great job on withstanding the temptation. I sometimes think I should do a challenge like this (no sugar/desserts mainly), but those are my biggest weakness. It would take some serious motivation for me to cut those out, but I think about it, so that’s a big step.