After the first week of the slow-carb diet, I can imagine myself a little thinner. It would appear as if I may be losing some fat, but I cannot say for sure. The grumpy old bathroom-scale sure doesn’t agree. I mean, it did tell me that I’m 66.6kg again and that my body fat came back down to around 14% after the binge day. Well, if I look carefully, I can see the start of a six-pack. The power of positive thinking, hey?
Every day this week, I start the day with a few eggs – whether scrambled or in an omelette - leftover veggies or beans with either smoked salmon or one or the other meat.
Breakfast - Omelette with olives and salmon and a glass of tomato juice
Lunch seemed a mixture of health and not so healthy stuff this week. I had things like:
- tuna, bean and tomato salad
- grilled chicken quarter with two chorizo and a beetroot and horseradish salad
- two fried eggs on 3 strips of cooked turkey ham
Lunch: Grilled chicken, chorizo and beetroot salad with horseradish
Dinners were generally more healthy and I felt better for it:
- yellowtail, broccoli, ratatouille
- half a grilled chicken with grilled vegetables
- grilled fish, lentils, shitake mushrooms and asparagus
Dinner - Sea bass, lentils, shitake mushrooms, asparagus
On Sunday, the day I am allowed to eat whatever I want I had:
- cappuccino
- baguette with ham and cheese
- coffee with milk
- lunch at The Builder’s Arms: parmesan battered fish on squashed baby potatoes with a tomato-raisin-chutney-type sauce
- two pints
- shared a large packet of crisps and a bag of maltesers
- chinese take-away for dinner
Take-away food has never tasted so bad! End of week 2.
