tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257384012579796052024-03-14T17:52:05.705+00:00The 5:2erMeal ideas for those on the 5:2 dietUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-79177791595067098992013-04-17T16:38:00.000+01:002013-04-17T16:38:10.761+01:00Day 23<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Lunch - 247 calories</u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Packet of <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Tesco's Mussels In White Wine And Garlic - 130 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I again succumbed to the powers of the ready meal, I'm afraid. I just don't think it's worth it to make such a small amount of mussels from scratch, so I'm trying to relax a bit over ready meals. Overall a tasty, easy and light supper. You can't complain about that!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">5 grams of Onion Chutney - 8 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">115 grams of Tesco's Mediterranean Cous Cous - 143 calories</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">I got the idea for the vege burger from </span><a href="http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/04/06/carrot-cumin-kidney-bean-burger-9p/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, but adapted it to use the courgette I had in the fridge. It turned out tasty, but I'd follow that other recipe more closely next time, as it looks more like a burger than the one I made. I used </span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">150 grams of Courgettes (30 calories), a</span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"> tin of Red Kidney Beans (280 calories), </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">150 grams of Onion (63 calories) and 1 Egg-whites (17 calories) and got 3 patties out of it.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">I grated the courgette and diced the onion and "fried" them on some water. On a separate pan, I boiled the kidney beans for 5 minutes and added them to the courgette and onion mixture. I then mashed the ingredients as much as I could and waited for it cool down a bit before adding the egg-whites, for binding. </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">After portioning into 3 patties, I used Fry Light on a non-stick pan and very carefully cooked the patties on both sides and Voilà! </span></div>
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After a big holiday and 2 weekends away in 2 months, I'm trying to do 4:3 this week to kick start my weight loss again. While I haven't lost much in weight, I have lost in measurements and haven't put on any kilos after indulging in some, more like a lot of, Brazilian, Dutch and French food. </div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-91802721036195792862013-04-10T14:13:00.002+01:002013-04-10T14:14:26.753+01:00Day 21<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Lunch - 298 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">1 Itsu Salmon and Avocado Midi-box - 242 calories</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> - 150 grams of Courgettes (30 calories)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> - 3 slices of Wafer-thin Ham (33 calories)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> - Homemade Tomato and Onion Sauce (90 calories)</span><br />
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This is one of the biggest meals I had on a fast day, probably only behind the <a href="http://5and2er.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/day-8.html" target="_blank">Full English Breakfast</a> on Day 8. Dead easy to make and allows for all sorts of combination. I first made a simple tomato sauce with Italian Passata (160 calories), 150 grams of Onion (63 calories), Vegetable Stock Pot (35 calories) and Italian Herbs and divided it in 3 portions, saving 2 of those for future fast days. </div>
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Next, I took a pie dish and covered the bottom with a thin layer of the tomato sauce. I then added a layer of grilled aubergines, followed by some more of the sauce and shredded ham, and then a layer of courgettes, sauce, ham and so on. On top of the last layer of tomato sauce, I sprinkled 10 grams of Parmesan and put it in the oven (pre-heated to 160) for around half an hour. Let it cool a bit before eating, the last thing we need on a fast day is a burnt tongue.</div>
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-54987191384795634142013-04-05T17:26:00.000+01:002013-04-05T17:26:00.059+01:00Day 20<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Lunch - 210 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">1 Itsu Tuna & Salmon Junior box - 165 calories</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">1 small pot of Miso Soup - 45 calories</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Cod Melt in the Middle Fishcake - 265 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I was feeling adventurous today and instead of the usual sushi box, I got myself a Nigiri box instead! Boy, I was clearly thinking out of the box today, han? It's not my fault that Itsu has such 5:2-friendly boxes that allow me to eat a bit more in the evening.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I have mostly cooked dinner from scratch on fast days, but since I had packing to do and a million different little details to tend to before I went to bed, I succumbed to the power of the ready meal. Plus, I quite fancied fishcakes today and after becoming traumatised by a very disastrous first attempt at making homemade ones a long time ago, I have bought them ready ever since. Not the healthiest of options, but not so bad either.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">1 Whole Pepper (155 grams) - 54 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">50 grams of Courgette - 15 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">25 grams of Spring Onions - 7 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">And the award to the most random dish goes to this Turkey and Vegetable Stuffed Pepper. I have no idea what come over me when I was cooking this one, I had never made Turkey or Stuffed Peppers before in my life (as it shows), but it turned out great somehow. I had a lot of things in my fridge that needed using, so I just combined all of them together with the Turkey Breasts that I was convinced to buy in the supermarket after looking at the calorie count for them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I was planning on doing something completely different with the turkey, my own 5:2-friendly version of <a href="http://www.britishturkey.co.uk/recipes/recipe.php?code=184" target="_blank">this recipe</a>, but when I couldn't find aubergine in my local shop, I thought of that lone orange pepper, sitting in my fridge, doing nothing and decided to use it instead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I find that most fast days lately haven't been a chore at all, I don't even feel hungry at the 5 o'clock mark anymore. They turned into completely normal days. Whenever I am on a fast day, my boyfriend (bless him!) tries to be really careful around food when I am near, but I honestly don't mind seeing food that I can't eat. I do find that I can smell food from a greater distance when I am fasting and tell exactly what it is. Odd how your body works, no? I wonder if it my hunter-gatherer instincts kicking in... </span></span></div>
</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-8379617828455199282013-03-29T19:57:00.001+00:002013-03-29T22:50:47.762+00:00Day 18<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Brunch - 136 calories</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 Biltong packets (70 grams) - 136 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 100 grams of mince (185 calories)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 10 grams of Red Onion (5 calories)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Slice of Wholemeal Bread - 83 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Slice of Wafer Thin Smoked Ham - 12 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 Light Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle - 25 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">15 mls of Ketchup - 18 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">150 grams of Mushroom - 24 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A great find today, people: Biltong. Low calories and full of protein, so very filling. My boyfriend and I met his parents for <u>lunch</u> at a pub today and this is what I had, two packets of beef jerky. Yep, beef jerky and diet coke... Happy times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, since I had only spent 136 calories on lunch, I could splash out on some bread at <u>dinner</u>. This is another one of Camila's tips and she served the burger on a Portobello mushroom and topped it with an egg-white omelette. Since I didn't have a Portobello mushroom, just loads of small mixed mushrooms, and some calories from lunch to spend, this is what I came up with. Comfort food for this very cold bank holiday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One thing I do is spend a lot of time at the supermarket looking at labels. With only 500/600 calories on your budget, any 20-30 calories variance can make or break your planned meal. Choose your products and portions wisely and you can have pretty much whatever you want on a fast day.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-62609531800763902172013-03-26T16:28:00.003+00:002013-03-26T16:39:56.382+00:00Day 17<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 207 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 Itsu Spicy Tuna Maki box - 151 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Half a Banana - 56 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Dinner - 306 calories</u><br /><br />Prawn, Mushroom and Vegetable Summer Rolls </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> - 100 grams of Mushrooms (16 calories) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> - 50 grams of Red Onion - (21 calories)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> - 50 grams of Red Pepper (18 calories)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">My first fast day after 3 glorious weeks of being on holiday (Did anyone miss me?), drinking loads of Prosecco and Capirinha and eating tons of food went pretty smoothly. To tell you the truth, while it was good to have a break from the diet and fitness regime, I couldn't wait to get back on it. So I decided to kick thing off again with a simple yet delicious Vietnamese dish that I had never made before (as you can see from the picture, my rolling skills aren't so developed yet).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">I had picked up a pack of Rice Paper during a visit to my local Oriental food shop before I went on holiday, figuring it would be a quick, light choice for <u>dinner</u> on a fast day. I cut the red onion into thin, long slices and cooked it on a bit of thick </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Bouillon </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">stock. I then added the peppers and a bit more stock and after it had reduced a bit I added the mushrooms and poured in a tablespoon of Light Soya Sauce. Since the prawns I bought were already cooked, I chopped and added them at the end, just to warm them up. I also put in half of the spinach for a few seconds and took of the heat before it wilted. I prepared the Rice Papers as per the packet instruction, which is to simply immerse them into warm water for a few seconds. I then transferred them to a plate and did a bad job at rolling the prawn, mushroom and vegetable mix. I should've made them thinner and longer, making it easier to eat with my hands. To serve, I put all 4 rolls onto a plate, used the other half of spinach as a salad and the mixture of stock, cooking juices and soya sauce left on the pan as a dip. It turned out pretty amazing and it took me 20 minutes to make.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few fast days back, I mention that Camila had suggested that I start cooking the onion on some water instead of using that Fry Light thing that I hate and I have been doing that ever since, but with a bit of stock added to it. This way, you save on calories and season your food at the same time. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-74281389458494893542013-03-04T17:43:00.001+00:002013-03-04T17:43:53.662+00:00Day 16<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 211 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 Itsu Spicy Tuna Maki box - 151 calories</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">After declaring my undying love for Itsu and claiming to be able to do all sorts of exercise during a fast day, in comes the universe to prove me wrong! I had a lesson with my great Personal Trainer at lunchtime, which I had to run to after getting stuck at a meeting, which was quite lucky, given that he was hellbent on killing me that day and I only had to drag myself through it for 40 minutes, instead of the usual 60. I didn't feel good, I'll tell you. No nearly fainting or anything, but better not to have any more heavy exercising on an empty stomach! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The Itsu Tuna Maki set is still a definite favourite, but I wasn't a fan of their Miso Soup. I guess they tried to elaborate on the normal Miso Soup and have added more things to it, but I was not a fan and couldn't finish it. The bright side is that I had a bit more calories for the evening and was able to add a bit more rice to the recipe. As you can see, the risotto was a big hit and I couldn't wait to repeat it. Must be the Italian genes!</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-5253751338157606132013-02-27T17:57:00.002+00:002013-02-27T19:30:33.758+00:00Day 15<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 260 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 Itsu Spicy Tuna Maki box - 151 calories</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 3 slices of Wafer Thin Ham (30 calories) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 45 grams of Goats Cheese - (157 calories)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I had the inspiration to have stuffed mushrooms from <a href="http://dancingatlunacy.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">this blog</a>, but I used different ingredients. This is a very quick meal, yet tasty and filling. I preheated the oven and washed the mushrooms and placed them on a baking tray and then seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic granules. I then added the goats cheese and the ham (I used 3 slices, cut in half) and topped it up with Chives. Before putting the tray in the oven, I wrapped it with foil for the first 5-7 minutes. I then removed the foil and left it to cook for a further 5-7 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I am loving Itsu at the moment, it being very 5:2-friendly, and I even managed to squeeze in a tasty little treat, in form of a no-fat frozen yogurt with fruit. Guess what I will be having on my fast days throughout the summer?</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-2619396595411590292013-02-23T22:27:00.002+00:002013-02-23T22:29:38.109+00:00Day 14<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 235 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 Scrambled Egg - 71 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 Scrambled Egg Whites - 17 calories</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />3 Ryvita Crackerbread - 57 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">2 Streaky Bacon Rashers - 90 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /><u style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Dinner - 268 calories</u><br /><br />Red Pepper Risotto </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 30 grams of Basmati Rice, uncooked (123 calories) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 50 grams of Onions - (21calories)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I could have sworn that I had Arborio Rice at home, turns out I didn't. Anyone in London today would've forgiven me for refusing to go out again to the shops in this cold weather so, fighting against my very Italian blood, I made this tasty little risotto with Basmati Rice. I didn't turn out as creamy as it would've been with the Arborio Rice and I also didn't have the budget to add the white wine, but nevertheless this dish was a success, even though the portion was on the smaller side. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">I used Chicken Stock, but for all of you vegetarians out there, this is easily done with Vegetable Stock. I have also given up on the Fry-Light thing and have fried the onion and the pepper with a bit of stock, as per Camila's suggestion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">To be honest with you, I find fasting on a weekend day a bit of a drag but, if you're like me and enjoy a spot of lying-in on the weekends, it has the advantage that you sleep through most (or all) of the morning. I wouldn't choose Saturday or Sunday - or even Friday for that matter - for a fast day if I had a choice, but my weeks have been a bit mad and sometimes I don't manage to find two non-consecutive days to fast from Monday to Thursday. It is a pain in the neck, but it also passes quickly. As with everything about the 5:2 diet, it is a small concession to make to feel better and be healthier.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-52909602921343839802013-02-20T12:45:00.000+00:002013-02-20T12:45:30.915+00:00Day 13<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 219 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://5and2er.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/day-10.html" target="_blank">Day 10's </a>French Onion Soup - 123 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">4 Ryvita crackerbread - 76 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 Extra-Light Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle - 20 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /><u style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Dinner - 275 calories</u></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">140 grams of Chicken breast strips - 160 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 teaspoon of Olive Oil (to grill the chicken) - 40 calories</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 Steam Bag of Mixed Vegetables (carrots, peas and sweetcorn) - 75 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1.3k Swimming<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><b style="background-color: #fefdfa;">And how did it go?</b><br style="background-color: #fefdfa;" /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Cooking a bigger portion and then freezing half of it for a later day is definitely a good idea. Just be sure that you are deviding the portions right. I have used my kitchen scales for that and I think that it was as accurate as possible. The Bird's Eye Steam Bags are quite convenient, but for 75 calories I could have gotten more vegetables than that if I had prepared them myself. As it was, I got home at 8.30 and needed a quick fix.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Exercise has been a great part of my life since I started on this diet. I have, in a fit of madness, enrolled myself on this year's London Triathlon and this summer I will be competing in the Sprint category, together with my boyfriend. Since I have to train to do the combination of 750m Swim, 20k Bike and 5k Run, I have been going to the gym at least 3 times of week and have been training with a Personal Trainer as well.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Some of my training days fall on my fast days, same don't. For me, it feels like I have more energy when I'm fasting, but I understand that it may not be so for everyone. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">This was the first time I have gone to the gym after work on a fast day and I was somewhat expecting it to be difficult, but it wasn't. I think it is because I am now quite used to the fasting days and don't feel as hungry anymore, I'm not sure how a trip to the gym this late in the day would have felt in the early days of fasting. So people, it does get better. Just remember to follow your own rhythm when exercising</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-63409072397843071702013-02-15T17:32:00.001+00:002013-02-15T17:32:10.744+00:00Day 12<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 287 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">100 grams of Smoked Salmon - 180 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg - 71 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg Whites - 17 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">230 grams of Broccoli - 78 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20 grams of Stilton - 82 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons of Boullion - 20 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">100 grams of Leeks - 25 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 sprays of Fry Light - 10</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />I had been thinking about making this soup for a while and I roughly followed this <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1940679/broccoli-and-stilton-soup" target="_blank">recipe</a> here. Just a little advice: before adding the Stilton I added some salt, and after I put in the cheese, the soup was too salty, so I had to add more water to the mixture. So be careful with your seasoning. Apart from an annoying headache in the evening, probably caused by the vast amount of salt I had ingested with the soup, this fast day was pretty much smooth sailing. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-34748227517446350262013-02-13T16:55:00.000+00:002013-02-13T16:55:14.933+00:00Smoked Salmon with Lettuce Wraps<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was my lunch on what was supposed to be a fast day, but then after work I bumped into an old friend that I hadn't seen in ages and we went for dinner. And here's another reason why this diet is so great, you can do this sort of thing without feeling guilty. All you have to do is fast another day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Smoked Salmon with Lettuce Wraps - 269 calories</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">100 grams of Smoked Salmon - 180 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">100 grams of Light Cottage Cheese with Chives and Onion - 75 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">90 grams of Little Gem Lettuce - 14 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Easiest thing to make and take to work. I would change a couple of things, though. I wouldn't use the Cottage Cheese with Chives and Onion again, as I found that it was too strong when combined with the already strong taste of the Smoked Salmon. I would also make a smaller portion of this and team it up with a low-calorie soup instead.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-51511176620945769552013-02-11T17:29:00.002+00:002013-02-12T10:19:13.643+00:00Day 11<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 155 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">30 grams of Wild Mushroom Antipasto - 24 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Omelette - 131 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"> - </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 Egg (71 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 2 Egg Whites (34 calories)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 2 slices of Smoked Ham (24 calories)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 2 sprays of Fry Light (2 calories)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 Grilled Lamb, Garlic and Rosemary Chipolatas - 165 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">50 grams of Petit Pois Peas - 34 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">50 mls of Beef Gravy - 15 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Potato, Carrot and Spring Onion Mash - 133 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"> - 100 grams of Potatoes (79 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 100 grams of Carrots (41 calories)</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 1 Spring Onion (5 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 15 mls of Milk (8 calories)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Grand Total</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> - 502</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">And how did it go?</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Having gone out on Saturday night and having a little bit too much Prosecco, I woke up on Sunday feeling like having some comfort food. Too bad I was fasting. However, after a mathematical exercise, I managed to come up with a 5:2-friendly recipe for Sausages & Mash. Was it really comfort food? Not reaaally. Do I still want Bangers and Mash? You bet. I am not going to lie to you, it was no substitute for good old pub grub, but it was really delicious, nevertheless. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">After spending approximately 45 minutes looking like a mad woman on the sausage isle at Tesco's, checking every single label while clutching at the calculator on my phone, I ended up picking some Lamb Chipolatas which were alright. For the mash I must admit I was tempted to get something ready-made, but decided to cook it from scratch and it turned out great. As with everything, it would've benefited from a knob of butter. Next time I'm having mash, I'll make sure it is on a feed day.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-1959670190059953962013-02-08T16:42:00.001+00:002013-02-15T15:28:25.085+00:00Day 10<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 234 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg - 71 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg Whites - 17 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">50 grams of Fromage Frais - 23 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 teaspoon of Mustard - 10 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Half a Banana - 56 calories</span><br />
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<u style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Dinner - 268 calories</u><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">15 grams of Gruyere Cheese - 62 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">French Onion Soup - 123 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"> - 150 grams of Onions - (63 calories)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 12.5 mls of Red Wine (10 calories)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Exercise - 30-minute running session with the Personal Trainer</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />I love French Onion Soup and I always make it at home, so I decided to see if I could do a light version of it for <u>dinner</u> and it worked really well. Instead of frying the onions in butter (nham!), I used Fry Light but, having gained know-how from when I cooked the onions for <a href="http://5and2er.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/day-9.html">Day 9's</a> Strogonoff, I planned for a lot of it. Turns out that Fry Light is not so great to fry after all. Anyway, this soup is really easy to prepare, but it does take a bit of time, around 40-50 minutes. Again, I have made double the recipe above and kept one portion in the freezer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Fry the onions - with a lot of Fry Light - on a very low heat for about 20 minutes, constantly stirring so as not to burn them. Ideally, once they are softened, you would crank up the heat and caramelise them, but I didn't feel confident in the Fry Light to do that, so I just added the wine and after a minute or two, I poured in the stock. After seasoning, I just let it simmer for another 20 minutes or so. In the meantime, I toasted the bread and after adding the cheese, I finished it off in the oven. Not a lot of cheese in it and only a small slice of brown bread, as opposed to one (or three!) massive crouton, but we are supposed to be fasting here, people!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">As for </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">lunch</u><span style="line-height: 18px;">, I have learned that inspiration for the fast days come from sources you would least expect to inspire you in your diet. I have taken the recipe for this egg-mayo deliciousness from a BuzzFeed <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessseinfeld/healthy-and-delicious-take-to-work-snacks-87eq" target="_blank">post</a>. There are a few other 5:2-friendly ideas there, so I might be preparing some of that soon.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">As you might have noticed, after a bit more research I have decided to change my meal pattern during the fast days and have abolished both breakfast and snacks and it hasn't been horrible at all. I now eat lunch at around 2pm and dinner at 8pm and then break my fast only at lunchtime the following day. This way, I created longer actual fasting periods, while still continuing to fit the diet around my life and not letting my life be dictated by my diet. I have never been a breakfast person and have now found the perfect excuse to skip it altogether on most days. I still have energy, my mood still hasn't been affected and my skin and body continue to improve. It certainly looks like this 5:2 thing is a keeper!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-3199252710009361642013-02-06T10:41:00.001+00:002013-02-27T17:58:23.304+00:00Day 9<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 298 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">100 grams of Honey Roast Ham - 110 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">36 grams of Sundried Tomatoes (canned, drained) - 55 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">28 grams of Artichoke Heats (canned) - 30 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">2 Ryvita crackerbread - 38 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 pot of Strawberry Yogurt - 65 calories</span><br />
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<u style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Dinner - 200 calories</u><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u><br /></u>60 grams of boiled Basmati Rice - 78 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">Mixed Mushroom Strogonoff - 122 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 100 grams of Fromage Frais (46 calories)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Well, let me first get this off my chest: I am such an amazing cook! There, I said it! Seriously, the Mixed Mushroom Strogonoff came out really good, by far the best <u>dinner</u> so far. I had made two portions, as I was again planning on freezing one for a latter fast day (even though I am not completely sure you can freeze Fromage Frais), but my boyfriend asked if he could have a little taste and ended up eating the whole thing. He has even made me promise I'd cook this again.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To prepare the Strogonoff, simply fry - as well as you can with that Fry-Light thing - the onions, add the mushrooms and some stock and season well with salt, pepper and parsley. Throw in the puree and the mustard and let it cook for 5 minutes or so. Finally, turn the heat down and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> stir in the fromage frais. You might need to adjust the seasoning, as the cream tones it down a bit. And it is done!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Switching to two meals a day has its advantages, so I was able to eat bigger portions when I did get to ingest something. </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">Lunch</u><span style="line-height: 18px;"> was dead easy, pretty repetitive of previous days, but this is what you get when you don't prepare the day before. Apart from the lack of meal planning, I was absolutely fine with just the two meals a day and don't foresee any problems to continue with this. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-64969767961111470132013-02-04T12:44:00.001+00:002013-02-27T17:59:39.195+00:00Day 8<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><u>Brunch - 318 calories</u></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg Whites - 17 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">2 Extra-Trimmed Smoked Bacon rashers - 70 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">180 grams of Mushrooms - 25 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">50 grams of Baked Beans - 35 calories</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;">1 tomato - 15 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This is the first Weekend Edition and it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. True, I did wake up quite late, so when I had the </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">brunch</u><span style="line-height: 18px;"> it was well into the afternoon, so after my 5:2 Full English I wasn't hungry at all until dinner time. Speaking of which, it was by far the bigger meal I had on a fast day and it was delicious. Of course I would've loved to have cooked the mushrooms with butter, but I settled for a bit of stock and some extra seasoning. I would've also loved to have some proper toast, so I guess you can see why I need to be on this diet, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">A few adjustments, though... Two tomatoes was definitely overkill (I was lured by the low calorie count) and I just couldn't eat both of them and ended up having the Cheese Triangle with <u>dinner</u>, which explains my 3-calorie indulgence. I also can't decide whether the </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Extra-Trimmed Smoked Bacon rashers</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> are really worth it. They don't taste really bad, but they were quite dry and I am thinking I might have been better off with some Ham slices. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">On another note, I am looking into changing the way I do this 5:2 diet. I am doing some extra research, so stay tuned!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-13275104189623072712013-02-01T16:08:00.001+00:002013-02-07T22:26:29.832+00:00Tuna, Horseradish and Cucumber Sushi with no rice<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I am having a very challenging week on the social front and I will only be able fast on Sunday, Camila has kindly sent another contribution for the blog, and this time she event took pictures! She had this on her fast day on Tuesday and it only cost her 204 calories (more if you add soy sauce).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">130 grams of Tuna Steaks (canned with spring water, drained) - 155 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5 grams of Horseradish Sauce - 5 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">60 grams of Fromage Frais - 30 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">50 grams of Cucumber - 5 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tablespoon of Chives - 1 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 sheets of Seaweed - 2 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Put the Tuna Steaks, the Horseradish and the Fromage Frais through the food processor until it is reduced to a paste. You can add the chives to the paste or do as Camila has done and keep them whole. Once this is done, place the sheets of Seaweed on a sushi mat and spread the paste evenly throughout. Place the cucumber and the Chives in the middle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Roll it up using the mat and seal the roll with a bit of water. Slice it up and voila!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't know about you guys, but I will be trying this very soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Weight Watcher's Hot Chocolate - 40 calories<br /><br /><u>Lunch - 229 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span>Pret's Kale and Garden Vegetable - 229 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u><br /></u>50 grams of boiled Basmati Rice - 65 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Vege Green Curry - 125 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> - 50 grams of Courgettes (10 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 50 grams of Aubergines (10 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 50 grams of White Mushrooms (8 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 25 grams of Leeks (7 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 3 sprays of Fry Light (3 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> - 65 grams of Green Thai Curry Sauce (87 calories)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">20 minutes of Swimming</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">And how did it go?</b><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Honestly, it's getting easier and easier. I went for a light <u>breakfast</u>, as I was never a big breakfast person and I have been having this Hot Chocolate on my feed days with milk, which is much nicer than to have it with hot water, the case on this fast day. It's not the best hot chocolate in the world, but it does its job. Mostly due to lack of planning on the day before, I got my <u>lunch</u> from Pret. The soup was on the smaller side, but it tasted good and not like one of those watery, diety soups. For <u>dinner</u> I cooked a vegetable green curry, which turned out delicious. It didn't go completely according to plan, because I overestimated how much 100 grams of Curry Sauce would turn out to be, so I left some of the vegetables I had bought out and put a bit more sauce in. I cooked enough for two portions and put the other one on the freezer, so I can have it in a few weeks time. This way, the actual cooking portions were twice of what I put above.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Again, I had lots of energy at the gym and during my day at work. Some people have said that they would be bitchy if they were only allowed 500 calories in a day but, if I may say so myself, I don't feel like I'm in a bad mood during my fast days. I hope my co-workers and boyfriend agree and are not just scared to say otherwise...</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-45165006424030392462013-01-24T20:27:00.001+00:002013-02-15T15:29:44.040+00:00Day 6<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u>Breakfast - 91 calories</u></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">9 grams of Lätt & Lagom margarine - 34 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /><u>Lunch - 191 calories</u></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg - 71 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">4 wafer thin slices of Ham - 40 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">42 grams of Roasted Peppers (canned) - 37 calories </span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">40 grams of Artichoke Heats (canned) - 43 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">50 grams of Chicken Breast - 58 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">150 mls of Chicken Stock - 15 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15 grams of Petit Pois Peas - 10 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">70 grams of Strawberries</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Grand total 500 (again!)</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><b>And how did it go?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Great! No headaches, no nausea and full of energy. Easy <u>breakfast</u>, using a low-fat Swedish margarine, </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Lätt & Lagom and easy but tasty </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">lunch</u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">, a variation of a meal I had on Day 2 </span></span><a href="http://5and2er.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/day-2.html" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">(here)</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. The 5:2 Ramen I had for <u>dinner</u> was a great idea, 50 grams of Noodles and 50 grams of Chicken is no a lot at all, but the broth compensated for the lack os sustanence. The strawberries I had as </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">snacks</u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> were delicious, but there could have definitely have been more of them. I guess they don't call it fasting for nothing, right?</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-82158985603548632112013-01-23T16:40:00.001+00:002013-02-07T22:22:14.920+00:00Day 5<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><u>Breakfast - 88 calories</u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 boiled Egg Whites - 17 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u><br /></u></span>130 grams of Chili and Coriander Prawns (bought cooked and peeled) - 117 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">100 grams of Mixed Vegetables and Mushrooms - 33 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 Seafood Stick - 17 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Grand total 495</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><b>And how did it go?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I decided to see if I could find anything for <u>lunch</u> that I could buy on the spot, instead of preparing it at home or weighing everything at work and I found that Itsu had quite a few options for under 200 calories (and not all of them involved seafood). I had planned to get something else, but true to my chubby self, when I saw that the biggest sushi box would only cost me 240 calories, I went for that one. This way, the noodles I had planned for <u>dinner</u> ended up being just prawns and vegetables, still very delicious, but I am looking forward to trying the noodles another day. Another good thing was that the Prawns I bought came with </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Chili and Coriander sauce, so no need to add any other sauce and I cooked the vegetables in it, so I saved a few calories there and was able to eat a bit more prawns.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Although there was nothing wrong with any of the meals, this was by far the most difficult day. Both lunch and dinner were </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">delicious, and I will definitely repeat them in the future, but it was just a seafood overdose, even for a seafood lover like me! I ended the day with a headache and a bit nauseous. So I won't be overdosing on anything again in the future. You live, you learn, I guess.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-12114459380653110292013-01-18T22:19:00.000+00:002013-02-15T15:29:59.904+00:00Day 4<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><u>Breakfast - 122 calories</u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">9 grams of Philadelphia Extra Light - 10</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> calories</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">36 grams of Sundried Tomatoes (canned, drained) - 55 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> - 50 grams Smoked Salmon (90 calories)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> - 20 grams </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">of Philadelphia Extra Light (22 calories)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 1 tablespoon of Chives (1 calorie)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> - 2 Lemon wedges (4 calories)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> - 5 grams of Horseradish sauce (6 calories)</span></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And how did it go?</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">It looks a bit Ryvita + Philadelphia heavy, but it was actually the easiest day so far. </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Breakfast </u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">was a variation of the bruschetta I made the other day with grilled peppers. A good thing to play around with ingredients. </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Lunch</u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> was a bit uninventive, I'll admit, but it did its job on a very cold day here in London. I am usually a cook-from-scratch sort of person, but for the purposes of this diet, I figured it would be best if I knew exactly how many calories went in there. At the same time, the whole purpose of this diet is to be healthy and I'm not sure canned soup is the best thing for that, so I am feeling a bit guilty (yes, guilty over canned soup. This is what going to Catholic school does to you). Camila gave me the recipe for </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">dinner</u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">, and it was so good I am actually going to make this on "feed days" as well. Another great idea to toy with ingredients, I'm thinking about doing a Sundried Tomatoes pate. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40 grams of Roasted Peppers (canned) - 37 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">30 grams of Philadelphia Extra Light - 33 calories<br /><br /><u>Lunch - 147 calories</u><br /><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">150 grams of Prawns (bought cooked and peeled) - 120 calories</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">100 grams of Asparagus Tips (boiled in salty water) - 25 calories</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">70 grams of Mushrooms - 15 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30 grams of Rocket Salad - 5 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 mls of Balsamic Vinegar - 10 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">40 minutes of Boxercise</span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And how did it go?</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">As I said on Day 2, I wanted to change a bit my <u>breakfast</u> and this 5:2er bruschetta was delicious, even though it was a bit more calorific that I wanted at first, so I had to compromise on the snacks. My <u>lunch</u> not only looked good, it tasted good as well. Definately a keeper. Camila's Scrambled Eggs for <u>dinner</u> were very tasty too, the picture doesn't do it much justice, and the good thing about it is that you can add more things to it if you have saved calories during the day, or you can take thing out if you have had a heavier lunch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I also went to the gym at lunch time and did some boxing. It was quite a heavy class, but I had energy throughout. In comparison, on Monday I went running at 6pm, after having had a heavy lunch and it was the contrary! I had no energy at all, it took a lot of effort to drag myself through 25 minutes in the treadmill, by which point I gave up and went home, panting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">All in all, a good "fast day", with no bad ideas and a few keepers.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125738401257979605.post-72679897145465530902013-01-14T16:22:00.000+00:002013-01-14T23:13:37.685+00:00Scrambled eggs with Ham and Parmesan Shavings<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here goes a dinner idea from Camila:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 egg - 71 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 Egg Whites - 34 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 wafer thin Ham slices - 30 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 grams of Parmesan Shavings - 40 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10 mls semi-skimmed Milk - 5 calories</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The trick here is to use a good, non-stick pan so you can save calories by not using oil or butter. If you have saved calories during the day, you can always eat it with some Ryvita, or if it tickles your fancy, you can add some mushrooms or some other low-calorie vegetables. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40 grams of Roasted Peppers (canned) - 37 calories </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40 grams of Artichoke Heats (canned) - 43 calories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 Ryvita crackerbread - 38 calories</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Dinner - 196 calories</u><br /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">1 snap pot of Heinz Baked Beans - 139 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories</span></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u>Snacks - 57 calories</u></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">100 grams of Blueberries - 57 calories</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Grand total - 499 calories </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The eggs for </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">breakfast</u><span style="line-height: 18px;"> are a great idea, but I don't want to get bored with them, so I need to find an alternative that gives me as much energy and has such a low calorie count. The </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">lunch</u><span style="line-height: 18px;"> was yummy and I didn't feel hungry again until the 5 o'clock mark, so it is definitely a keeper. </span><u style="line-height: 18px;">Dinner</u><span style="line-height: 18px;"> wasn't such a great idea, though. It didn't taste all that nice to have that amount of beans with just 3 Ryvittas and the minute I finish the meal I knew I'd be hungry. I soon was. I spent a long time thinking about burgers until I went to bed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Beans on toast, great. Beans on Ryvita, not so much so.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0