So whileI didn't have a complete pig out yesterday, I definiately had a partial pig out (scone, danish pastry, mince pie left over from christmas), so its actually feels good to be back on fast today.
So I'm returning to the salted, spiced, and non sweetened porridge. Mmmm
Again sarcasm aside its not bad at all.
I'm on pinhead oats today (aka stell cut, or Irish oats) since I noticed per 100g they had slightly less calories than the normal porridge oats (according to their respective nutritional information panel's anyway). Plus been bigger I figure they may prove more satiating throughout the day.
Theres an increased cooking time with pinhead oats (20 minutes vs 2) , but I've found that pre-cooking them (2 minutes in the micorwave, and let them cool naturally) works fine. So I usually just cook mine the night before.. Then add some milk the next day when I'm eating.
Breakfast/ lunch
60g pinhead oats
a good pinch of salt
a dash cinammon
a sprinkle allspice
Water (4x the volume of oats)
Splash of low fat milk (about 50ml)
~ 250 cals
On top of that I drink a lot of water.. Plus my saviour so far, black tea. I find drinking black tea definitely eases the hunger pangs
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Jan 16: day 2
So I made it through the day yesterday. Mainly thanks to the substantial dinner. In fact based on that I feel this diet thing shoudl be a doddle.
Last night I went for a 5km jog.. It was quite slow but I did feel a bit tired at the end of it. That may or may not be related to the diet. I often feel quite tired at the end of those jogs
Totay is one of the 5 'off' days so I can pig out.. I'm going try to be sensible but its 12 noon now, and I've probably gone over the 600 cals I had yesterday.
Last night I went for a 5km jog.. It was quite slow but I did feel a bit tired at the end of it. That may or may not be related to the diet. I often feel quite tired at the end of those jogs
Totay is one of the 5 'off' days so I can pig out.. I'm going try to be sensible but its 12 noon now, and I've probably gone over the 600 cals I had yesterday.
Jan 15: Update 2
I managed to make it through the day more or less following the diet.
For dinner I had the folowing substantial looking meal thanks to my wife..
Fish filet poached in fish stock, with rice and veg... spiced up with some ginger and chilli.
On thing I remember from previous diets is the lack of taste of everything. Boiled veg and poached fish doesn't sound appetising but you'd be wrong.
Actually it was really tasty.. you wouldn't know you were eating a calorie restricted dish. The key things are..
For dinner I had the folowing substantial looking meal thanks to my wife..
Fish filet poached in fish stock, with rice and veg... spiced up with some ginger and chilli.
On thing I remember from previous diets is the lack of taste of everything. Boiled veg and poached fish doesn't sound appetising but you'd be wrong.
Actually it was really tasty.. you wouldn't know you were eating a calorie restricted dish. The key things are..
- Seasoning.. These come almost for free. salt, pepper, spices, ginger and chilli all add up to big flavours.
- Fish stock (knorr stock pots) for an extra flavour kick. Could use other stocks here instead..
- Small portions of rice (30 g) for calories.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Jan 15: 14:30 update
so far so good..
After some consulatation with my mentor (wife).. I've decided not to eat the lunch I had planned.
Theres a couple of reasons for this.
After some consulatation with my mentor (wife).. I've decided not to eat the lunch I had planned.
Theres a couple of reasons for this.
- The lunch was not prepared to be just 300 odd calories. I just grabbed some leftovers from the fridge in a panic this morning before I left for work
- A couple of glasses of water and cups of tea have managed to stave off the hunger pangs I expected throughout the day so as a result ..
- I still have some porridge left for later in the afternoon
- Having a later 'dinner' (and I use the term loosely) would be a better option especially since I'm due to meet friends for our weekly jog..
Jan 15: Fast Day 1 11am
In anticipation of my first fast day I had a bit of a pig out the night before.. Probably not the best approach to take..
So I was a little more prepared last night and got breakfast and lunch ready.
Breafast is a mouthwatering 50g of porridge (~ 180 cals).. plus slat and cinnamon for a taste explosion!!Mmmmm
I left it slightly less than the 300 cals allowed since I will be adding some milk plus my lunch is not quite as measured out.
Anywho its now 11am andso far I'm not doing too bad..
Yes I am thinking about food all the time but thats not too different from everyday for me.
I've just eaten half the porridge and am trying to keep the rest for later when I think the real hunger pangs will kick in. The probelm now is one of self control. Now that I've tasted the porridge (surprisingly not that bad without any sweetener), I'm craving a whole lot more food... If I can get over the next 30 minutes I'm hoping those cravings subside..
So I was a little more prepared last night and got breakfast and lunch ready.
Breafast is a mouthwatering 50g of porridge (~ 180 cals).. plus slat and cinnamon for a taste explosion!!Mmmmm
I left it slightly less than the 300 cals allowed since I will be adding some milk plus my lunch is not quite as measured out.
Anywho its now 11am andso far I'm not doing too bad..
Yes I am thinking about food all the time but thats not too different from everyday for me.
I've just eaten half the porridge and am trying to keep the rest for later when I think the real hunger pangs will kick in. The probelm now is one of self control. Now that I've tasted the porridge (surprisingly not that bad without any sweetener), I'm craving a whole lot more food... If I can get over the next 30 minutes I'm hoping those cravings subside..
Monday, January 14, 2013
52 Diet: Calories and Recipes
Heres some details I pulled down from various websites on calorie counts, and some recipes that sound good. I'll probably try to add to this page as I go
Porridge..
1 cup porridge has 607 calories..
so ½ cup (78 grams which is pretty big) has 303 cals…. That’s made with water..
can add salt and spices no sugar though
Could use sweetener.. and reduce
amount if using milk.
78 cals per egg.. so 2
Banana 105 cals for medium.
220g apple = 116 cals
Orange 86 cals for a large orange
Carrots: 128 g 52 cals… http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-carrots-i11124
Pears 96 cals
Recipes
More recipes and another blog
http://www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2012/08/52-diet-menu-options.html#.UOawKndAZD8/
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet
http://www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2012/08/52-diet.html
http://bradpilon.com/weight-loss/the-52-diet-my-review/ (Note this site promotes a related diet EatStopEat)
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5:2_diet
http://www.tinnedtomatoes.com/2012/08/52-diet.html
http://bradpilon.com/weight-loss/the-52-diet-my-review/ (Note this site promotes a related diet EatStopEat)
5 - 2 diet
Another day and I'm starting another diet. This time though its going to be different. For a start I'm going to try an actual diet. I'm going to follow the 5- 2 diet, and I'm going to use to build recipes for fast days here. Second I'm going to write about it in this blog. While its true that nobody actually reads this blog, I still think that the actual task of writing about my progress shouldhelp to keep me motivated.
First some background. The 52 diet is a diet mentioned on the Horizon program Eat, Fast & Live Longer in August 2012, in which the dieter follows a strictly calorie controlled diet for 2 days per week (2 days on 5 days off). In it the presenter tries a number of different diets with the goal of increasing life expectancy, disease resistance, and quality of life. My main goal however at the moment is weight loss. The other beneifts are icing on the cake (which your allowed on 5 days per week). Some links are listed below
The first day was a bit of a false start since I had nothing prepared so I'll have to defer till tomorrow to start
I'll be documenting my progress in the blog here (Click here or on 52 diet label below to see all posts).
My starting point:
40 year old male. Weight 106 kg / 233 lb / 16.6 stone
Note If you were looking for the calorie count and recipe information I've moved this to here
First some background. The 52 diet is a diet mentioned on the Horizon program Eat, Fast & Live Longer in August 2012, in which the dieter follows a strictly calorie controlled diet for 2 days per week (2 days on 5 days off). In it the presenter tries a number of different diets with the goal of increasing life expectancy, disease resistance, and quality of life. My main goal however at the moment is weight loss. The other beneifts are icing on the cake (which your allowed on 5 days per week). Some links are listed below
The first day was a bit of a false start since I had nothing prepared so I'll have to defer till tomorrow to start
I'll be documenting my progress in the blog here (Click here or on 52 diet label below to see all posts).
My starting point:
40 year old male. Weight 106 kg / 233 lb / 16.6 stone
Note If you were looking for the calorie count and recipe information I've moved this to here
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