Yeah, Yeah, New Year's Resolution, blah blah blah

Okay, so every year I give up something for an entire year - foodwise.

In the past I have given up many things such as chocolate, butter, cookies, chips, etc.

This year I will give up bread - and in a special twist, two-for-one - also potatoes.

In other words, I will not eat these two food groups for all of 2009. I know, it's hard to do and maybe I will earn the Nobel Prize for food sacrifice, but I'm needing to lose ten pounds and it's time to get serious. Truthfully, I have been known to diverge ever so slightly from this rigid regimen, but I generally do a pretty good job. I actually considered giving up all carbohydrates, but then people would think I'm on some whacko diet fad, when I am simply on a whacko long term selective fast. I'm not the biggest bread fan anyway, although it's hard to do without sandwiches for a full year, but potatoes will be a real challenges. I already miss mashed potes, and I'm dreaming of a butter filled baked potato, piled high with cheese. Oh well, no point in torturing myself.

More on this later ...