Day 5 of Wild Rose. The list of food isn't much different from my normal diet- the pizza and greasy Chinese foods are missing- but whenever I start this, I start craving food I don't normally eat or want. All of a sudden I want a milkshake. I've had maybe one vanilla milkshake in the last four years. It's true, we want what we can't have. Oh I want soy sauce so much. Kikkoman, I miss you and your red chapeau.

I'm not suffering yet, but I am counting the days until I can sip an ice cold beer. The worst part of WR is there isn't a big variety of beverages. Sometimes I add excitement by varying from hot to cold water. Soy milk, which I love, is allowed but it has to be unsweetened. The most tolerable brand so far has been Silk. Char described it well, "It's like you're drinking melted ice cream." We're not fans of melted ice scream.

Another plus about WR is being able to concentrate on prepping and cooking all my meals. It's about knowing exactly what we're putting in to our bodies. I attempted a salmon chowder that turned out to be salmon mush. Not pleasant looking but I loved it! I took a stab at hummous. I struggled with the consistency because I added too much sesame seeds (wasn't sure if bottled tahini was acceptable). It still tasted fine and it's been a good partner for my veggie snacks.