Day 2 is already up:
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130914223744-25...
I would have rather read this at the end of the challenge, so there would be some sort of perspective on things.
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130914223744-25...
I would have rather read this at the end of the challenge, so there would be some sort of perspective on things.
"The distinctive ripping sound of someone biting into a fresh apple; the maracas-like percussion produced by a canister of Planters’ peanuts; even the change in a person’s voice that occurs when they speak with a lifesaver in their mouth – I was hyper aware whenever those around me consumed. At about 6:25 p.m., I even broke down and paid 40 cents to a colleague for a small handful of peanuts, and soon after, handed over a dime to another for an Atomic Fireball. For those keeping score, I’m down to $5.05 remaining to supplement the groceries I bought at the start of the Challenge."
It reminds me of a trip I took with some friends where we had planned all of our meals as military MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat). We figured that we were very clever for having the military do our nutritional research for us. After a few days of almost exclusively eating these wretched things, I found that I could smell cucumbers being sliced over a mile away. Obviously, things like bacon and hamburgers frying were much stronger even than the cucumbers. I had the same experience as Shalch describes that I found myself marking time until the next meal, and I imagine that I was getting a lot more calories than he is (I was probably burning more too), because we brought some extra food and coffee, and weren't limited by our budget.