We made it! Complete!!!

After a long week, we made it! In fact, we were so tired and sick of food on Friday we forgot to blog. Saturday, we were so excited to eat that we forgot to blog. And then we had to work and you know the rest.

BUT after much deliberation, here it is, the grand finale.

Friday was just like all the other days, but a little more exhausting. We are used to wrapping up our Friday's downtown at a bar, maybe a little D'Andrea's pizza, but we were still slaves to our project. Jonathan provided some needed distraction by entertaining us with a game of monopoly (pirates of the Caribbean version, obviously). Even when the clock struck midnight we held strong to the decision to eat nothing until breakfast even though the night was technically over. And when breakfast came, how sweet it was. Literally.

We are lucky enough to have friends that understand our irrational ideas, like Tony. We were treated to a breakfast in our own home of homemade cinnamon swirl bread cut texas style and fried up into some of the best french toast ever. And nothing could have been better than soaking it in home made maple syrup. And then the bacon. And the coffee...everyone indulged, maybe over indulged, in all of it.

We would have never guessed how difficult this week could have been. Although we never felt exceptionally hungry, it was so tiring to eat the same stuff ALL THE TIME. For Eric, giving up coffee was the most trying part of the week. Monday and Tuesday were borderline dangerous because of the amount of driving he does. Not to mention the headaches and sleepiness! We also figured out how much we take snacking between meals for granted. We missed being able to pick up a handful of almonds or just an apple or banana. In addition, after dinner there was no cup of tea or ice cream.

We also figured out how much of our life is spent creating masterpieces of the palate. Making slop provided us with no such satisfaction. We had no spices to experiment with or new flavors to indulge. Okay...we also missed the Uncommon Grounds bagels!

Being a week while Eric and Amanda both had meeting that provided free GREAT food also made it difficult. It was such a tease to see our co-workers eating great food at the hospital or Longfellows! Just one bite please?

All in all, we are so happy to have experienced a life with no frills. Good planning and a positive attitude made it bearable. We have so much more appreciation for the flavors and lifestyle that we live and have so much more respect to those living a no frill lifestyle not by choice. Next time you drink your $4 cup of coffee from the bucks or just buy a piece of meat at the grocery, look at the price. Think about how that could fit into a dollar a day week and consider the fact that you don't have to choose enriched white rice over more nourishing brown rice because the price.

Thanks to everyone who has followed us during this project! It sure was interesting! Let us know what you think!

-Eric and Amanda