I don't know what's wrong with me — it could be a lot of guilt from not exercising this week (I'm injured, aren't I?) but I have woken up this morning in a massive grump and not in the mood for it. But I will do it — I am not going to sabotage myself. Yet. I've had a cup of proper tea though… I only drink herbal tea on a fast day usually, but I figured having a proper tea might a) put me in a better mood and b) stop me from going mental on a packet of biscuits. Which, helpfully, I can see out the corner of my eye.
For lunch today I have Glorious Sunny Thai Chicken soup — 204 calories for half the tub. It’s bloody good! It's coconutty and full of flavour, but I like to water it down a touch to make the most of it, as it's quite thick. Water is calorie-free, right? RIGHT???
For dinner, I'm trying out something I found at this blog www.fastdays.wordpress.com. We have quite different writing styles (I have a potty mouth, she does not), but Kirsty has been doing this diet for longer than me and has a few good recipes on her blog. One absolute BEAUT of a find was Waitrose's Prosciutto Cappelletti — half a pack is a mere 166 calories. Now, in the Michael Mosley book, he does say to avoid pasta, bread and potatoes on a fast day, so I won't be eating this all the time. But on a day where one is struggling (much like today!), it certainly comes in handy. I had it on Tuesday with some griddled courgettes, mushrooms and a tiny bit of pesto and it was really delicious.
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| Not a great photo, but taking 'awesome pictures' was not my priority once it was ready! It was Drool City behind that lens… |
Chillis are rather nice to eat on this diet because they make you fill up on water (although I think they made my tum go a bit weird on the last occasion). And this meal also made me discover the joy of a griddled mushroom too — who knew?
For me, it's quite important that my evening meal is nice. Soup at lunch is fine, but I would recommend trying to make your fast day dinner as nice as you can. I had a weird kitchen situation on Tuesday where my BF actually helped me come up with a fast day meal! He likes to eat Morrison's Basa Fillets and discovered they are only 228 calories per pack! Which is really good because it means we can eat the same meal on a fast day next week, which is nice because we have been eating separately a lot recently (because of fasting, not because we hate each other's guts). I try to avoid lingering looks at his roast potatoes or chips or Chinese-style pork chops when I can't eat much, but I think I'm getting better at it, which is good ("You can eat chips tomorrow, you can eat chips tomorrow…"). So fish and roast vegetables next week will be a welcome change!
OK, just gotta keep busy and get through this bastard day…
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