Week 3

We’ve indulged a little over the weekend.

500

So, what does 500 kilocalories look like? Persian Chicken Curry from the 5:2 Skinny Curry recipe book, served with a spiced cauliflower and green pepper dish that we often make, from a cheapo Simple Indian Recipes booklet. The veg recipe calls for considerably more oil than I used for the fast day – I throttled …

Forward momentum

Hugo is finished, washed and laid out to dry.  It may be two or three days before it’s dry enough to wear. I’m very happy that although I wimped out on the Hand Wash Wool cycle, the poncho did survive a Slow Spin. It was amazing how much muck came out in the wash. I …

I know it’s boring

hey used to sentence folks to hard labour on the treadmill in Victorian days, you know.

More boring stuff

I’m going to be a tortoise, not a hare.

It’s all in the detail

This fasting diet is essentially a good old calorie-counting diet and it’s all in the detail. I am not a detail-oriented person, not by any stretch! Anything that might help me keep to the straight and narrow will be warmly welcomed.