8 days in and have lost 7lb! Yipee….!

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• posted by josephsmum
  on 3 Jun 2016 at 18:06

  

  This is actually working! I started the 800 plan last Thursday and have found to my surprise that I have not wanted to kill everyone I meet or rush home to eat the carpet!

  I am splitting my 800 calories over 3 meals, and depending on how hungry I feel, I will adjust the amount of food I eat at each meal. I do find that the more meat or eggs I eat at one meal the less hungry I am for the next meal. I know it’s all about protein being more satiating than carbohydrates, and I am happy with that.

  I have mainly been eating eggs in the morning (more like brunch time) or full-fat Greek yoghurt with frozen berries, and then a nice big bowl of home made soup in the afternoon or a large salad with some meat, then a main meal in the evening will keep me full all night quite happily.

  Today was a good test for me. I volunteer on Fridays for a local charity, and one of the other volunteers brought in a home-made lemon drizzle cake – my absolute favourite cake (or it was – before the diet) and I wasn’t even tempted to take a slice when offered!

  There is a long way for me to go yet, so I am hoping my resolve continues for the next 7 weeks – but so far, so good!

• posted by Frog
  on 3 Jun 2016 at 20:16

  

  Congratulations Josephsmum – on the weight loss and resisting the cake!

  I think the being full is related to the fat content – hence the full fat yogurt rather than the no fat variety.
  I’ve had cottage cheese this week – I think I’ve previously only had low or no fat versions when on other diets, and thought it vile, but encouraged by other posters on here I tried some full fat, and its really delicious and incredibly versatile – it doesn’t add the tang that yoghurt does when you add it to things.

  well done on the ‘not wanting to kill everyone’ too – I’ve generally been fine, and in a really good mood, but I realised this afternoon that I was feeling really grouchy – I decided I’d not slept much last night, and went to bed for a couple of hours, before I sent any more grouchy emails!

• posted by josephsmum
  on 3 Jun 2016 at 20:43

  

  Thanks Frog 🙂

  When I was doing low carb a couple of years ago, I made lasagne using full fat cottage cheese mixed with a beaten egg as a substitute for the pasta sheets. Worked really well! The egg set and it formed a nice cheesy layer between the mince and tomato mixture.

  It is really hard for me to find full fat cottage cheese – my local supermarkets rarely have it. Glad you like it 🙂

• posted by Frog
  on 3 Jun 2016 at 22:43

  

  I just had some for supper with asparagus and smoked salmon – delicious

  the lasagne sounds interesting – I’ll try that the next time I cook some mince – I normally cook a big batch with tomato and onion, so that will be something different to do with it.

  It was quite nice going to a large supermarket for a change – I have several mini-supermarkets very close by, but it’s nice to have wider choice.

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