Getting inventive

I'm getting my act together again!

For around a month I have been trying out intermittent fasting, where I would fast for 24 hours twice a week. It seems to have been really working for me; it quickly got me over my first plateau and I've lost around 4kg since I started it. It also made me slightly more relaxed with food, not having to worry so obsessively about calories on the non-fast days!

Unfortunately I think I'll have to stop doing it for the time being. I only get 1200 calories a day on the 12wbt and I shouldn't be eating less than that overall. Plus I can't imagine doing a hard workout without food! I also think that having to be consistently good with my food from day to day will be good for me, as it's something that I've struggled with.

So I've been getting pumped for the start of the 12wbt, going all out in my workouts and getting strict with my food again for the past few days.

Tonight I was tested. The parents went out for dinner. My brother comes in and says to me, "There's steak and some sausages we can have for dinner. I want steak". I tell him I don't eat sausages and there's enough steak for both of us since I only need 100g. When I go into the kitchen to cook my dinner I see what he's left me... A tiny bit of steak that's practically all fat. Basically the scraps I would cut off my meat! Are all brothers so selfish? So I had to get inventive with the (extremely limited) food we had in the house and create myself a healthy meal. I actually have fun doing this, so it wasn't so bad! I like setting myself calorie targets and then trying to get as close as I can to test myself.

This is what I came up with:

MEXICAN STYLE SWEET POTATO MASH with green beans

Kj: 1,623 (388cal) Carbs: 53g Protein: 18g Fat: 11g

I often get my mum to try and guess the kilojoules when I make meals, because while she generally eats healthily, she tends to underestimate how quickly things can add up. And when you're trying to lose weight, this knowledge is important!
She guessed 1,200kj for this meal because it's deceptively small. But the cheese and sour cream will do it every time! Even when they're low fat and portion controlled. You just have to decide if it's worth it.

Tonight it totally was! But only because I have been good today and had enough calories left over ;).