There’s something to this all-potato business. It’s three weeks in, and I’m down ten pounds on the scale. Though I’ll say it wasn’t my primary goal, no one could be mad about that!
I’m heading into the final seven days of my self-imposed four week potato challenge. To be honest, I’m a bit nervous about life after this. As odd as it sounds, choosing to eat only one thing has really had an effect on the rest of my life.
For one thing, I spent more money on gas than groceries this week. Double win!
Ordinarily, I am the kind of person who spends quite a bit of time and energy on cooking, eating, and thinking about food. Not needing to meal plan at all has been incredibly freeing — but what am I going to do when this is over, and I have to return to ‘reality?’
For instance, I was talking with a co-worker about the upcoming holidays, and realized I haven’t even considered what I’m going to make as a “special” meal, because I’ve only been eating potatoes. That’s a week away, folks, and I have no plan. Yikes.
I don’t want to go crazy, or jump back into eating packaged food, because that’s what got me here, feeling like I needed to ‘detox'(even though I detest that word!) in the first place. But that sounds like next week’s problem for now.
Here’s your potato tidbit for reading all the way to the bottom: I sometimes cook them in the microwave. (Shh, it’s actually fine!) I prick them with a fork a few times, cook for six minutes, and, if it’s a larger potato, flip and cook for about three minutes longer. They definitely don’t taste the same as if they were baked in an oven for an hour, but in an emergency, less than ten minutes isn’t so bad. I do this the most often with sweet potatoes.
Fluffy, ‘baked’ potato fresh from the microwave.
