Day 8 - The great thing about the 5:2 diet is it's guilt free. Well, I suppose there'd be some guilt if you skipped or messed up a fast day, but it's not that difficult to stick with the fast day. So I stick with my statement - it is guilt free! Pizza for dinner - no problem! Wine with dinner - no problem! A piece of pie for dessert - no problem! It's nice to just eat what you want on the regular days. And eating out is not a guilt trip. It's an enjoyable break from cooking.
Now the question remains - are we actually eating "normally?" Or are we eating bad things? Since Mike and I eat in around 5-6 days out of the week, I'd say we're eating pretty normally and I haven't really changed what I've been making. In fact, the new recipes I've been trying out have been from Vegetarian Times and Skinnytaste, which are generally low-cal, low-fat recipes. So, for those thinking, "Wow, you must binge your head off on your 'eating' days"...you would be wrong.
Day 9 - Grocery shopping this week has been excellent. The fast days are definitely saving us some money at the store. I was able to schedule in 8 days of food. Mike and I are basically eating for less than $10 a day combined! Most of the food I purchased was vegetables and fruit, too. No hugely processed foods in this house!
This fast week will be interesting for us. On our last fast day, we discovered just how many vegetables you can eat for under 400 calories...too many! I didn't even have enough vegetables in the house to cover the amount of calories we technically needed to eat to meet our calorie goal. So this time, I'll be cooking low GI, low carb meals. First up, Japanese curry. I've made this many times before and it's one of our favorite meals. We're really lucky that it's only 180 calories per 1 cup serving. It's filling, hearty, and delicious. However, I am substituting the potato for sweet potato since potatoes aren't considered great on a fasting day.
On the next fasting day, I'll be making orange and soy glazed tofu. I have also made this recipe before and it was delicious. Again, 132 calories per serving. It'll go nicely with some roasted carrots, perhaps.
Week 2 is going to be fun and exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing how much healthier we're getting by the end of this next week!
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