Good Morning All 🙂

Got to bed at 1:00 AM after a day of food…family and friends…fireworks and fun…actually anticipating today’s fast. And although I didn’t count a single calorie I noticed that I was taking much smaller portions than I would normally have in the past (and did this automatically!!!) There is hope!

Still by late, the fullness was actually uncomfortable and an early morning cup of tea is all I can manage or want at the moment.

Going to divide and freeze the remaining BBQ pork into managable calorie portions so as to not have temptation just sitting there in the fridge.

Also have watermelon left…which is sweet and nice and not calorie bomb.

So excited. Tomorrow is my first weigh-in since beginning The Fast Diet.

Sums.

Who knew how prominently that MATH would figure into The Fast Diet for me.

The problem 240 calories left for dinner.

And although there was broths and salad and watermelon at hand…there were also the amazing leftovers from yesterday’s holday feast. What’s a girl to do?

Well…this is what THIS girl did.

Since I had bought pre-packaged and calorie information on most of the meal I grabbed a Tablespoon measuring unit… (.5 oz for those over the pond) and broke the calorie count down by Tablespoon.

(…it sounds like a lot of trouble but really it was almost game-like…creative…and I had a delightful tasty dinner and feel full and satisfied…)

Example: Sweet Baby Ray’s Pulled Pork BBQ= 190 kcal per 1.2 cup. !/2 cup divided into tablespoons is 8 Tablespoons…meaning each Tablespoon full equal aproximately 26 calories. Two equaled 52 calories.

I took a large Rose China plate and put 2 tablespoons of the meat on it.

Next was Potato Salad (pre-packaged) which when divided into calories per Tablespoonful was 23 calories per Tablespoon for a total of 46 kcal.

I put 2 tablespoons full next to the small pile of BBQ

Baked beans were handled similarly and netted 20 calories per Tablespoon.

I put 2 tablespoons next to the meat and potato salad.

I chopped a small green salad @ 20 calories and added half a hard boiled egg (35 kcal) on top and peppered it. Dressed the salad with lemon juice.

Added a 1/2 slice of sweet yummy watermelon at 42 calories. (a whole slice is 84)

And a bottle of Zero (vitamin water) 0 kcal.

For a total of (….a drumroll please…)

52
46
40
35
20
42
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235 kcal.

For a well-filled…completely delicious…varies flavours/textures/spices dinner plate without feeling full or blowing my “fast” day.

When added to The Morning total of 260 is brings me to 495 kcal.

And although by bedtime I will go slightly over with 1 Pim’s at 50 kcal with tea…(545) it will be fine 🙂

Creative calorie counting!

And tomorrow is weigh-in…see everyone then!