Usually I find the first week or two of a diet is relatively smooth sailing and the cravings start to kick in later, but I found my first day really tough this time. I was uncharacteristically hungry all morning, and serving platters of cake and prepping lunch in the morning didn't help at all! I managed to stave off the hunger pangs with some fruit, and just as they got really bad we had a pod of 3 whales mugging* the boat which instantly made me forget all about my stomach! Distraction really is key.
DAY 1
Breakfast - a banana and an orange
Morning snacks - a few grapes and some watermelon
Lunch - bread roll and a handful of Greek salad (minus the feta)
Afternoon snacks - I'm always SO hungry after work as by that time I've spent around 11 hours on my feet with very little time to eat or take a break. I had a bread roll, some cucumber and half a carrot with some hummus!
Dinner - brown rice with chopped up chickpea burger and veg - leek, spinach and tomatoes. Again on the good start theme, I forgot to take a photo before I gobbled it all up, but I made a very similar meal a couple of weeks ago (minus the burger and I spooned the rice into a roasted pepper) so that will have to do for today!
Other - 3 peppermint teas
Activity - cycled to and from work (20 mins)
Yummmm! So easy to make I don't need to include a recipe. Hint: Uncle Ben's rice and a generous helping of soy sauce :)
The best kind of distraction :)
DAY 2
Breakfast - a slice of raisin toast loaded with half an avocado and some cherry tomatoes, an orange and a peppermint tea
Morning snack - handful of pretzels
Lunch - a fresh bread roll with hummus, a few strawberries and a handful of cashews & almonds
Dinner - potato curry
Recipe: Mix boiled potatoes with softened onion, garlic and ginger, a can of diced tomatoes, peas, a can of coconut milk and load on the curry powder. Simmer for 5 minutes then serve! NB. This is the original recipe I found online, but after asking people to do a quick taste test we reckon sweet potato would have been better (in terms of taste and healthiness), I should have used curry paste rather than powder and I could have added leeks and fresh coriander for a chunkier texture and more flavoursome dish.
Other - 2 peppermint teas, 1 black tea (2 sugars)
Activity - 30 min cycle and 30 ladders up and down the stairs
Healthy brekky :) avo on toast has become one of my newfound favourite foods since coming to Oz
*Hervey Bay must be one of the few places on the planet where a 'mugging' is a good thing. Rather than having your belongings violently stolen, a mugging means the humpbacks (or humpies) come in really close to the boat to have a good look at the passengers on board. Often they'll do pec slaps, tail slaps and peduncle rolls for us, or breach if they're really showing off! Having said that, someone did lose their phone to the sea yesterday while taking photos. Gutted!
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