Our week as vegetarians

  The week before Thanksgiving (and after our Leavenworth trip with a surfeit of cheese and meat) we started planning for our "Maintain, Don't Gain" Campaign." The campaign is where we put our weight on the calendar before the holiday month+ of Thanksgiving to New Year and try not to gain weight over the holidays. I was sad that all the German food and road trip had already increased our numbers so thought it was a good idea to cut back for a week.  We (okay, me) thought we could sensibly lose 1-2 pounds in a week by being vegetarians. So at our Sunday grocery shop, we stocked up on nothing but vegetables--some our usual weekly fare like eggplant for grilling and carrots and celery for work snacks. But then some specialty items:  jack fruit, tofu, cauliflower to make into rice, hakurei turnips for snacking (like radishes only milder) .....etc

Pre-packed jackfruit tastes like chicken;
blender pulverized cauliflower looks like rice--season it and you won't know the difference 

poblanos; asparagus and onions

DAY 1 -- He looks almost excited:

DAY 3 -- Lookin a little despondent
portabellas, summer squash and shishito peppers

DAY 5-  one hubbard squash which was our doorstep fall decor for autumn--froze 2/3 of it

We lasted 6 days and then broke into the pepperoni that we'd purchased at the German meat market, "Cured",  in Leavenworth. The next day was Thanksgiving and were prepping and  brining the turkey and making pies. 

Weights: 1.5 pounds down! mark the calendars and commence the festivities.