Kinda, sorta, back to normal!

Hi all!

Thank you all so much for being patient with me while I try and focus on my studies. Today I've decided to take a little break and write about the decision my husband and I have made for this week.

As many of you know my husband and I have been doing a "Slow Carb Diet" as per the book "The 4 hour Body" by Tim Ferriss. I have since slacked off a bit as I found the diet too restricting and my whole outlook on food had changed for the worst. Usually I am someone who can appreciate all different tastes and cuisines. However through this diet I found it exceedingly hard to keep cooking the same meals all the time as prescribed in the book. I saw food as being boring, tasteless and I couldn't bring myself to eat another piece of meat or chicken again. So then I had gone through a stage of not eating at all and only drinking protein shakes (very bad by the way).

I'm not sure how much weight I have lost but I have lost 10cm from the waist, which I'm very pleased with. In saying that my husband and I have decided to take a weeks break and eat as healthy as possible while adding in the smallest amount of carbs as possible.

Yesterday we had gone to the supermarket to stock up on some good carbs:

I knew that I wanted to get mountain bread as it is one of the most thinnest pieces of bread you will find.

Lamb Shawirma can be classified as street food. Others may call them Kebabs. I sliced a large onion sweated them off with some olive oil. I added 1/2 kg of stir fry lamb with some spices (Shawirma spices).

I spread some Aioli on the break and placed the meat and onion inside, wrapped them up and placed them in a sandwich press to seal. SOOOO YUMMM!

I hope you enjoyed this quick unexpected recipe!

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Boredom has entered the building...

Day 13, 14 and 15:

Once again I my deepest apologies for not keeping up with my daily diet posts. I'm afraid I've hit a diet plateau where I'm just over it. Although I have been sticking to it quite strictly, I've honestly just haven't been feeling very motivated. The food is starting to annoy me. Although I'm not eating as many beans as I should, just the thought of it makes me feel ill.

My once favourites have now become my enemies. I'm starting to dislike eggs very much, but sadly what is breakfast without eggs.

Anyway enough with the melancholy. Here are some pics of what I've been eating for the past few days.

Obviously breakfast hasn't changed so I will be posing pictures of the few new things I've been eating.

A traditional middle eastern dish called 'Fasooliya' i.e. lamb and beans in a tomato soup. I've also made some cauliflower rice which I think is absolutely amazing.

These babies are life savers! On a nasty slow carb diet this one something like this is a breath of fresh air. They are 100% slow carb acceptable and taste great!

These taste especially good as a light meal with a tahini dip (homemade) or even on a bed of salad leaves with a simple olive oil and lemon dressing.

There we have it for today, stay tuned for tomorrow!

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On the road again...

Day 10:

Today was a good day, I didn't feel that hungry until quite late into the day.  When I did eat I felt very full very quickly which I won't complain about.

One thing that I really don't like about this diet is, the fact that I haven't done so much cooking in a very long time. It is very time consuming and frustrating. Even though the author recommends eating the same few meals over and over again, I don't think that will sit well with my stomach.

But as promised yesterday today is a whopper of a menu, something very special and very tasty:

Breakfast:

Fried egg with sauteed onions, garlic, tomato, eggplant and some paprika.

Lunch:

Finally some beans! Here we have some no-fat kafta/kofta balls with half a can of mixed beans in some salsa. I know the mix of middle eastern and Mexican doesn't sound appetizing but believe me, this was uber YUMMY!

Dinner:

BAM! Here it is! Zucchini 'pasta' with lemon and garlic infused lamb. O.M.G this is amazing! The added lemon zest really brings this dish to another level. I think I've made my mind up for recipe of the week!

So there you have it my dears! Hope this was helpful to someone on a slow/low carb diet or just someone interested in something different.

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Must not cheat!

Day 3:

Today wasn't so bad. However there were a lot more temptations though. As my son is only 19 months old there are a few things I still feed him i.e soup and some rice dishes. So today with all the yummy "normal food" he was eating I was tempted to have a little nibble. But non the less I held my ground and controlled my urge to feast on bread and rice. So here we go with today's menu!

Breakfast:

Yep! More eggs! I used a quarter of a carton of egg whites (new to Woolworths) and two whole eggs. Today I used half a tin of soy beans which weren't too bad since they were mixed in with some mild salsa. Not sure how long I can last with Mexican flavours for breakky.

Lunch:

Today lunch was simple and legume free (thank goodness). After breakfast I knew that there was no way I was going to be having any legume for lunch or dinner.
Here I have pan fired some diced lamb with the usual base of onion and garlic then I threw in some frozen green beans. The flavour of the lamb pairs nicely with green beans which I love.

Dinner:

I can't tell you enough how I love Asian flavours. Being half Filipino it's only natural that I love the taste of Asian cuisine. For dinner I pan fried half a chicken breast and added half a bag of frozen Thai style veggies. The veggie mix consists of more green beans, capsicum (red peppers), bamboo shoots (YUM), carrots and baby corn. I also added in some oyster sauce for flavour and a little drizzle of sesame oil which really pulls the dish together.

Weight-loss update to me surprise I weighed myself this morning and I am 1 kg lighter than Monday! I am very happy that only 3 days in I've lost a kg. However I realise that after my cheat day which will be Friday I'll probably put the kg and some back on, but as stated in 'The 4 hour Body', it's normal and I should look forward to losing it with in 24-48 hrs.

Stayed tuned for day 4 where I prepare for the great feast on Friday!

Toodles!