Update

Well, I haven't really made anything creative - I really haven't had time (though my dinner tonight might be photo-worthy). With the exception of this past Monday when I had a sandwich on a white roll and a milkshake (yes, very bad), I've been good. Bought some more healthy goodies like roasted soybeans to squash the craving for salty crunchy snacks (I don't really like the soybeans, so I don't eat that much hahahaha), Luna bars, which are made for women and apparently have a low glycemic index, some Organic Quinoa from TJ's, a "sprouted wheat berry flourless" bread at TJ's that's really not that bad, some Barilla Plus pasta (I hope it tastes good), etc.

As for the "diet," I am trying to understand the combining aspects. I got one of Montignac's newer editions from the library and will take it home when I see my parents. Yes, that's going to make things difficult - it will be white bread, potatoes, rice, Chinese food, dessert, and other such unhealthy stuff galore :( I'll try to do the best I can but it's going to make things difficult. So I figure I will use the week and a half to just let myself be spoiled and enjoy these things (some of which, like the Chinese fried rice and prime rib and stuff, I literally can't even get here so it's not like it will make me crave it forever), and then come back and really get in gear and do it right. One exciting thing is that this newer Montignac book has a really amazing-looking recipe for chocolate cake, the only ingredients are chocolate and eggs, so I can't wait to try this one!!!

Will keep you posted!

Brown Rice

I bought a bag of organic jasmine brown rice today at Fresh & Easy - 2.95 for a two-pound bag. I don't even know if that's cheap or not. I know it's much healthier than regular rice, so I figured, hell why not right?

I followed the directions on the bag (double water to rice, let cook for a long time), and it came out pretty good. It will take some getting used to because the outside of the rice grain (aka what makes it brown). It took quite some time and I had to add more water, but it worked pretty well. My pots are not great and don't seal well enough to cook rice well, so what I do is put a piece of aluminum foil under the lid and it keeps all the steam in - it works pretty well.

I didn't take a picture, because really, it was a bowl of rice :p