My Tuesday fast this week was tough. I was stuck at home with a poorly dog who needed constant supervision, and my usual evening distraction had been cancelled due to the snow and ice. So I did succumb to a bit of nibbling throughout the day, and finally the last 5 Haribos in the packet sent me over the 500 calorie limit. But not by much.
Thursday’s fast went brilliantly! I decided to skip breakfast, which was scary, but actually once I got into it it was fine. My tummy only started rumbling after I had my miso soup with celery sticks at lunchtime, and I had a satsuma mid afternoon. I’d made a salad with my favourite low-cal ingredients, but I should have made it the night before – I didn’t want to taste it as I was making it at breakfast time, as I was trying to do without breakfast! Anyway, I took a tin of crab meat (92 cals) with a tin of bamboo shoots (13 cals), and mixed them with a chopped spring onion, half a chilli, some fish sauce, lime juice and a squeeze of ginger (around 50 cals for the dressing). Topped with some fresh coriander leaves.
I ate half before going to the leisure centre and doing 30 minutes on the treadmill. Which reminded me how much I prefer running outdoors! And how I’ll miss Max as my running companion – his poor foot means he won’t be running any time soon.
I’d been avoiding any strenuous exercise on a fast day, but I was able to keep going for the full 30 minutes at a good pace. I finished the day with some soda water and a slice of lemon served in a wine glass, and even my husband remarked on what a good mood I was in.
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