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Well time flies and today the anniversary of my embarking on the 5:2 journey. I am fasting today as well, being tad symbolic. Finding 6:1 is now enough to maintain my initial losses. I would love to do more but my instincts tell me to keep the pedal off for a while and then when all feels well, get back and continue to whittle away towards lower BMI. Healthy range for me is 25 and I am around 27. Always weighed heavy so maybe I am were I need to be.

Thoroughly enjoying cooking at present and have churned out some 10 out of 10 meals according to my DH, the constant recipient of my culinary delights and disasters. Last night was my favourite way to do turkey mince in cottage pie which is lots of small chunks of chopped up veggies, garlic, the turkey mince fried up and then flavour with nutmeg, soy sauce and veggie stock, thicken with cornstarch. Pop this in a pie dish and my 5:2 low carb tweak was to top with a celeriac mash and then on top of that a crumble of chopped fresh parsley, flaked almonds and grated havarti cheese. Bake to golden. Serve with a leafy salad and my current favourite dressing. To 3 tablespoons of good quality egg mayo add smashed cooked egg yolk and 2 anchovies. Also add 1/2 lemon juice and good virgin olive oil and grind S&P. stirred to combine and dolloped over the leafy mix. Some gleaning from my poor neglected garden, which keeps on giving, were included in the salad eg rocket, basil, chives and tomato. Yummy