The first of the year my husband was told by his doctor that he needed to lose weight. We decided that we would do this together and so our journey begins. The first thing that we did was sit down with every diet book and magazine that we had in the house (we could not believe how many we had in the house) and came up with a plan. We wrote everything down so there would be no guessing as to what we could or could not have. This plan included making changes in the things that we were consuming. This was first off an eye opener but also very difficult because we decided to give up some foods that I really love such as French Fries.
French fries go with everything. You can enjoy them by themselves or with a side dish such as a hamburger, steak, fish, or even shrimp. You can enjoy with an ice cold glass of wine, a cold beer or even champagne, whatever you like. You can dip it in ketchup, cheese, or even fry sauce. You can put chili or cheese on top, or even use them as a nice crunchy bed for ribs. What other type of food is so versatile?
OMG, has this been the hardest thing for me to do. I had no problem giving up cookies, chips, pretzels, cake, chocolate, bread and even alcohol but giving up French fries has been almost impossible. I find myself dreaming about them. I think about the texture, the slight taste of salt and yes even the grease that glistens on it. I miss how four shoe string French fries (yes four is the correct number) dipped in a vanilla milk shake taste. I can envision the crunchy salty taste of the fry mixed with the sweet taste of the milk shake, oh how my mouth is now watering. I can hardly wait until the day that I can treat myself to this delicious combination.
Until that special day I will be content sipping on my virgin rum and diet Pepsi munching on carrot sticks dreaming about the perfect food, the French fry.
