Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Chocolate Fudge, Green Tea and Slow Cooked Beef

I went to the dietician today.  For a bit there I was seeing her quite regularly (and by quite regularly I had seen her three times in 5 weeks) and managed to lose 2kg in that time.  Unfortunately, exam block cropped up and then she went on holidays so I hadn't seen her for over two months.  Anyway, I went back to her today and she put me on a new plan.  I told her that I had been reading about the Paleo Diet and was very interested in the theory behind that, so we designed a meal guide based around Dr Cordain's theory that we need to eat as our ancestors did... Way back 333 generations ago.  Back then humans didn't eat dairy products or high levels of carbs and grains.  So, my menu goes like this:

Breakfast
- 2 egg omelette w/ spinach, tomato, onion, etc... Any vegetables to bulk it up
OR
- Paleo vegetarian slice
OR
- Fresh squeezed fruit juice


Mid Morning Snack
- 15 almonds w/ 1 piece of fruit

Lunch
- 150g to 200g lean meat/chicken/fish w/ salad or vegetables

Afternoon Snack
- Carrot/capsicum/cucumber sticks w/ 100g lean meat/chicken/fish

Dinner
- 150g lean meat/chicken/fish w/ salad or vegetables

Supper
- Baked apple w/ 100g berries

As you can see, it's a SUPER exciting diet... But I am willing to give anything a go in order to see results!  I currently have a piece of beef in the slow cooker with a heap of tomatoes to give it a nice sauce as well as spices such as oregano and basil to give it a bit of flavour.  I need to get out of the mindset that this is a diet, because it's not.  It's a lifestyle change.  I fully agree with Dr Cordain.  I don't think we need to be eating dairy and carbs and grains, it's just not necessary.  The dietician told me that it is possible for me to lose weight but because my body is currently in starvation mode it's hanging on to all the food I'm eating and not actually burning it off.  I am so motivated to do this.  I really, really want to see the results and to finally feel comfortable again.  After all, summer is only JUST around the corner! Eek!

Anyway, I have an assignment to write.  Happy blogging!

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