OK I admit it, the planning and eating actual meals thing worked very well. In fact I've eaten so well today it's only the persistent hollow feeling in my stomach reminding me it's a fast day. The day has been full of vegetables. Apple for breakfast, salad for lunch and some delicious chicken and veggie skewers smothered in garlic and herbs on the bbq for dinner. It helped that we weren't out and about at mealtimes, which tends to lead to my random snacking on carrot sticks. I haven't felt sick all day, and only now in the evening am I feeling really tired and a bit woozy.
Helpful fast day food discoveries this week have included Kraft Light Italian Dressing at only 4kCal per tablespoon, which makes a huge difference to a bowl of salad; and although I hate to admit it, WeightWatchers frozen steam dinners - I had Chicken Chop Suey at 210kCal on Day 5 and it was actually very tasty. Definitely worth having some of those in the freezer for when cooking on a fast day seems just too much effort.
Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since I did the medical fast that set me on the path to this strategy. This morning I pulled on a pair of jeans that I bought a couple of months ago, and found that I could pull them on and off without undoing them. In fact they were slipping down so frequently during the day that investing in a decent belt has become a priority. I'm still resisting weighing and measuring but it's this sort of evidence that motivates me even more to stick with it even when Dream's dad is waving perfectly cooked steak under my nose.
As always, tomorrow, we eat!
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