K snídani zase Idli s koko čatny. Vypadá jako krupice, ale vyrábí se z rýže a čočky.
Moje rýžová dieta zdá se funguje. Rýže, jogurt,zelenina k tomu pohyb a hubne se.
Včera byla návštěva u paní z Austrálie a paní ze Srbska. Každá měla svojí  slečnu k ruce.
Mira ( ta ze Srbska ) udělala moc dobré muffiny. Bylo to moc pěkné setkání až na to, že si
stěžovaly na Indy a Indii, což hodně bílých tady bohužel dělá. O druhých máme mluvit jen dobře.
Chápu ale, když tady někdo žije pár let některé vlastnosti mu můžou lézt na nervy.
Každý člověk a národ má svoje plus a mínus, akorát každý něco jiného. Lidi jsou lidi, trpělivý, netrpělivý, slušný,hrubý....



Tak se musim rozloučit s Indií zase na chvíli.Večer nám to jede.

Week 2 - Monday

Feel-good Factor = 6/10

Not much to report. I stuck with Muesli for Lunch and had the customary Chicken sandwich later in the afternoon. This is getting seriously boring, I need to add a little more variety to this fast day diet.   

Week 1 - Friday

Feel-good Factor: 6/10

Today was a little trickier. I wasn't able to stay in my food-free office 'bubble' for the whole day. I had to look after Jack for the second half of the day, and of course I have no intention of inflicting my little diet on him.

In the end it worked out ok. After sharing a bowl of muesli with him for breakfast, I took him to a vegetarian restaurant in Narodni Trida, Dhaba. This place is fantastic! You can basically load your plate with whatever you like, so I had to resist the urge and just place a dollop of rice and Thai curry on my plate. Boy it tasted good :-) and it was only around 300 calories.

Week 1 - Wednesday

Feel-good Factor: 6/10

Today I ate exactly the same as I did on Monday: A bowl of muesli and a Chicken sandwich in the afternoon. But this time I decided to leave the muesli until lunch time, that way I don't have to spend the afternoon in agonizing hunger.

It was definitely better than Monday, so I think I'll repeat it again on Friday.

Early Positives

It's still early, but already I've noticed three non-health-related positives from this type of fasting:

1. Something to look forward to. It gives that added incentive to get out of bed in the morning, safe in the knowledge that you can eat whatever you want.
2. Not feeling guilty. According to the documentary, it doesn't really matter what you eat on your feed days, you still reap the health benefits as long as you stick to your fast days. For once I can eat as much as I want when I want without the guilt trip afterwards.
3. Savouring meals. That first meal on a feed day sure as hell tastes a lot better than it did before the fast. 

Still a long way to go though and it's the health benefits that really count.

Week 1 - Monday

Feel-good Factor: 5/10

I came to the office prepared this morning with a bag of Muesli I bought in Lidl. Normally Muesli is a good at making you feel full. One bowl, with semi-skimmed milk is approximately 300 calories. After guzzling that down, I knew this fast was going to be a cinch.

By 11:30 though I was starving. Michael is right about hunger coming in waves, once you've ridden the first wave, the next is not far off.

The original plan was to eat the other half of my calorie allowance in the evening, but by 3:30 I was practically gnawing away at my fingers. With just a moment's doubt, I went out and bought a 234 calorie Mexican Chicken Sandwich.

The evening proved a challenge as well. I was sorely tempted to finish off my son's dinner, but made do with a couple of cucumber slices and a nibbled Beef Jerky. Overall, I think I hit the 600 mark more-or-less spot on.

Tomorrow is my first Feed-day! In other words, I can go back to pigging out for 24 hours.

The Rules

Time to lay out some rules:

1. I will live a calorie restricted diet 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for a year. On these days I will eat no more than 600 calories. 
2. Every fast day I will hold myself accountable by posting my progress on this blog.
3. If there are substantial health benefits after a year I will try to continue, but not necessarily blogging every fast day. 
4. If my health is harmed due to the fast, I will stop immediately. 
5. This all starts from tomorrow - Monday November 26th, 2012.

Here goes...