Excited (Day 8)

To toast my half way mark on my program, I decided to make a ‘Starter’. Huh…what am I on about you may wonder?? A ‘Starter’ or chef is required if you are interested to make sour dough breads which gives it a finer crumb and a better taste. 7 more days to D-day….I suppose, I need something to motivate myself to look forward at the finishing line!!

I decided to follow the recipe shared by wildyeast. By the way, I just love her blog, very interesting and so full of information for a novice baker like me. I must admit that sometimes I get lazy to read and just look forward to something quick. Shortcuts is my second name, ha ha.

I’ll split the count down on the Starter separately as it’ll be easier to zoom in for future references. I’m sure not everyone would be too interested to read my program progress. Ha ha…I’m sure a Starter would be more exciting – especially if you are a keen baker or bread eater like me. I promise to be weary and not be tempted by the ‘yeast’!! LOL

Daily summary
Breakfast – Scrambled eggs
Lunch – Mama’s restaurant to celebrate my nephew’s 1 year old celebration
Snack –Slice of low fat cheese
Dinner – Japanese dinner, more about this in a separate post.
Exercise – Brisk walk
Other comments – Was a litte apprehensive at the end of the day whether I stuck to my 20g carbs with all the dinning out!!!

Mind games (Day 7)

You may not know this but I found myself 1 day missing and had to think back very carefully what day had gone amist!! Anyway, finally got myself sorted out.

Daily summary
Breakfast – Mashed eggs and bacon bits. Made bacon sandwich for Master Prince. DH had a cheese and bacon sandwich and a serve of my egg concoctions.
Can I add that I finally discovered how to cook bacon properly, i.e. without burning the ham and yet achieving the crunchy texture and burnt fat!! Tip is to use a low flame.
Lunch – Grilled chicken with black sweet sauce and cucumber

Snack –Slice of low fat cheese
Dinner – Fish, duck, chicken – quite an array to select from actually!!! I really felt pampered.

Exercise – Brisk walk
Other comments – Feel fine/great. No carb withdrawals or craving. Though I am looking forward to a ‘reward’ at the end of the 14 days. What is it???? Let’s say its filled with cheese and cream. Ha ha…I think its allowed in the Atkins program, right? We’ll see…maybe a controlled portion.

Roast duck

Assam fish with ladies fingers

Minced pork with ginger