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Monday and Thursday
by Melanie Cheeks on 12 Apr 2013, 11:13
On Monday I had Scottish Dancing in the evening - having something to go to which requires me to drive is a great way to take my mind off fasting.
On Tuesday, even though it was a normal day, I tried one of the Hairy Dieters recipes - the parma wrapped cod on roast veg. Husband thought it delciious, and he's keen to try other recipes from the book. It seems to be a great source of ideas when sharing meals with family.
Thursday I took a different approach - I knew I'd be having a sandwich lunch through work, so I made myself a typical under 100 cal breakfast, and was amazed that I had a choice of several meals in mind for under 100 cals for dinner. I could have made a big fruit salad with melon, blueberries, grapefruit and pears. I could have used those zero noodles and done a tomato based sauce to go with. I had an aubergine which I could have turned into a sort of dip to eat with celery sticks. In the end, I went to the gym first, ran for 30 minutes without any problems, and wasn't that hungry when I got home at 8. I made a small salad with half a tin of mushrooms, spinach leaves, 2 anchovies, 5 black olives and a splash of balsamic. Finished off the evening with 2 strawberries and an options hot chocolate, feeling really upbeat and positive. I might use this approach again in future, though it doesn't get the "fasting" benefits.
This weekend I'm going to experiment with a low cal dessert recipe that was in the grauniad - lavender and banana ice-cream in parsnip tuile baskets. I had to hunt for lavender, but I got it in Sawers delicatessen eventually. As my daughter would comment "Mum, you always order the most random thing on the menu!"