Attack and Christmas traditions

Attack Day 2 – Dukan 2012

TW: 61,7 (-0,5)
Starting weight 2012: 62.2
Lost since version 1: 2,4
Lost since version 2: 0,5

So half a kilo, not bad! Yesterday’s dinner was finally a soft boiled egg + ham + a bit of the left over tuna (straight from the can!)

Today I was better prepared:

Breakfast: 2 café late + dukan bread sandwich with philly + ham
Lunch: two small lovely veil steaks + hard boiled egg with runny yolk – not soft boiled runny but runny… (yummy!)
Snack later: yogurt
Dinner tonight: will be tricky as I am meeting B… and eating out.. but I am planning on having a delicious steak tartar at our favorite place! (will probably sneak in a glass of wine… lets admit it)

Its hard not to cheat at work with all the leftover Christmas candies lying around. Plus, tomorrow is the day before the “three wise men” come to bring gifts to children so we have only half day of work ending with a coffe and “roscón” which is a traditional pastry for this day .. a bit of an explanation on both so you know what I am talking about…

In The Bible it is said that three wise men visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The 3 wise men, or 3 kings, are regular figures in traditional celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of the Christian tradition in Spain. On the night of the 5th to the 6th of January (Epiphany) they come to Spanish homes – by the way they travel by camel - to bring the gifts that children have asked for by sending a letter (well, to all, not just children he he he) The 6th of Jan is a holiday so kids get the whole day to play with their new toys. School vacation ends after the 6th of Jan (yea, 2 weeks off school for Christmas, how lucky are we??)

On that day we eat a special pastry called “roscón” (see pic) Its basically sweet bread and for decoration, fig fruit, cherries, almond flakes or dried and candied fruits are used they can be filled with cream or not (I don’t like it with cream inside) Roscones hide in their interior a figure - either of baby Jesus or others like little toys for kids and a dry faba bean. Whoever finds the figure is crowned and becomes the "king" or "queen" of the banquet, whereas whoever finds the bean has to pay next year's roscón.

Traditions are fun!! But why do they always include carbs, sweets, drinks… argg! So tomorrow when the Roscón comes… I need to hide somewhere! Haha!