1% Challenge

A couple of months ago Jonny told me he'd like to cut a few calories from his daily diet. (I agree, he really doesn't need to lose any weight. Nevertheless...) I told him I know of a very easy way to do just that. I also told him that I knew he was not going to like the idea. But I challenged him to just try it for one month. If he warms up to it, great. If not, at least he tried. Thus, Jonny gave up his beloved 2% milk and began the 1% challenge.

This was particularly hard for Jonny since he drank whole milk for much of his life. He complained that it was bad enough he downgraded to 2% in college. Our marriage brought in his 2% and my occasional (I don't drink milk much, sadly) skim. No, we didn't compromise with 1% at that time because I hardly drank it, so I figured he might as well keep his old habit. (Plus, when I did drink it, the 2% tasted a whole lot better than skim!)

But now, years later, Jonny has decided to try out the "watered down" milk, as he calls it. And do you know what? When the month mark came around, neither of us even realized it. Jonny just kept drinking that 1% milk as if it is what he had always done. The other day it dawned on me that Jonny has indeed met the challenge! Not only that, but 1% is here to stay. Congratulations, Jonny. Now, if you can just manage to keep away from that whole milk, should I start buying it for Julia...