Breakfast – Smoothie made from banana, coconut cream, zucchini, cacao powder, stevia, salt
Snack – Coffee
Lunch – Salad with roasted squash and haloumi with a lime and coconut oil dressing
Dinner – Lamb and vegetable ‘lasagne’ using zucchini as the pasta and grated organic cheese instead of cheese sauce. OMG it was delish!
Finally we had a gorgeous sunny day after all that rain! We had arranged to meet some friends in Palm Beach for brunch at The Boat House so it was great to have some sun! The Boat House has a great reputation and although I LOVED the decor and the location, the food was average and far from fitting with my plan. I was sooo hungry that I flexed the plan quite a lot. Oops!
Whilst I forgot to take photos of my food, I did get some lovely shots of the day.
After brunch we headed for a walk on the beach and a swim to cool off.
When I finally got home at 4.30pm I was hungry again so had a snack and then had massive cravings to binge. I turned to more bread, although this time it was at least to the plan. A difficult day all in all food wise but at least I steered clear of bingeing or excessive junk food. hardly what I would class as a super healthy day though.
Brunch – Poached eggs and ham on toast with pesto, coffee
Snack – Blueberries and cream
“Dinner” – Spelt sourdough toast with butter
Four weeks through! Wow, only two weeks left!
Today was a difficult day. At lunchtime I got a headache and I started seeing spots. We were in the shopping centre and I just had to get out of there. Whilst I didn't feel physically hungry, I felt like I needed some food. I also felt like I needed carbs. I’m not sure whether or not I did actually need them but I ended up having some bread and have to admit I did feel a lot better.
Breakfast – Sweet omelette made with eggs and vanilla powder, with chopped banana, blueberries, cream and shredded coconut
Lunch – Poached eggs and mushrooms on sourdough toast with hollandaise sauce
Dinner – Slow roasted beef with roast squash, steamed broccoli and carrots and a gravy made from the beef juices and a bit of lamb stock, chunk of raw chocolate, glass of red wine
So I’m not doing too well with photographing my eats! Yet another day when I have nothing to show!
On a good note though I weighed myself yesterday and am now down another 0.9kg which I’m really happy about!
Breakfast – Smoothie of coconut cream, raw egg, strawberries, coconut oil, cacao powder, stevia, salt
Snack – Coffee
Lunch – Roasted squash and haloumi salad with avocado and coconut oil
Snack – Spoonful of cream
Dinner РSausages with 2 eggs cooked in butter, saut̩ed mushrooms and onions and a small amount of grated organic cheese, raw chocolate
Just over half way through my challenge and whilst I think I have been very good at sticking to the plan, I am aware that some days I am consuming very few vegetables and I still feel drawn to chocolate/sweets, coffee and bread. I’ve also been quite surprised by my alcohol intake over the last few weeks. I’m hardly a big drinker I know but I have had more than I normally do recently. I have been wondering if this is because I have relied on food as a comfort for so many years, that now that I am changing the food patterns maybe I have turned to a few more glasses of wine instead.
I am committed to my 6 week challenge and I don't want to start changing the plan (trying to do too much too soon and then giving up altogether being a common problem of mine). Tweaks to the plan will come at a later stage, but I don’t want to disrupt the current plan.
I have however decided to really watch my alcohol intake for the rest of the challenge. I have also chosen to sponsor Sarah Wilson for Febfast as part of my commitment.
Breakfast - Smoothie of strawberries, avocado, coconut oil, cacao powder, stevia, salt
Snack - Coffee
Lunch – Homemade beef and vegetable Bolognese with small amount of grated organic cheddar
Snack – Coffee, homemade grain free, sugar free blueberry muffin
Dinner – I made meatballs from beef mince and spiced with turmeric and garam masala cooked in passata and onions and served on a bed of zucchini ‘pasta’, a few square of raw chocolate
