Where we're at

Mummy. Can we have TV on this diet?

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So, we're almost half way through. How are we going?

First, me. You know, the one organising everything and the one who doesn't have any food issues. I think I've fared the worst. Perhaps I really NEED gluten, dairy, MSG and salycilates to function properly...? I am craving horrible, nasty processed food. And chocolate.

And, because of the sulphites (and salywhotchamacalits, etc) we've had to stop wine! I could use this as an excellent motivation to endure a longer-term alcohol-free period.... but I've got some magic cordial simmering and a bottle of vodka chilling...

Daddy has been sleeping a bit better. He's mostly stopped grumbling, but still mutters things about cardboard and coffee... Poor man has had to give up his daily cup(s). Boo. Hoo.

The kids are irascible and inclined to mutiny. I must watch them very carefully. The Boy had a meltdown at the supermarket today because he might not be able to eat hypothetical food at a hypothetical birthday party if we were to, hypothetically, go to one while on this diet.

**TMI alert**
Boy has had some solid poo, though. He has also still been complaining about a sore tummy, so we'll see how things pan out over the next week. With luck, this will all have been worth it.

Food-wise, I've discovered that the key to survival is simplicity - forget about recreating diet-friendly versions of "real" food, just cook some meat and veg (of the non-verboten kind) and submit yourself to blandness. Thank goodness we are not vegetarians.

Tomorrow's challenge: Our first school lunch. I'm baking some "bread" for a cashew paste "sandwich", to which I will add some vegie sticks and a packet of crisps. He's sure to eat the crisps.

Cheers.