It’s Monday so it must be fast day :-).  I am beginning to look forward to it because I actually enjoy feeling empty, especially after a weekend like I just had which involved lots of eating.

I skipped breakfast quite effortlessly, thanks to several cups of tea.  It is definitely harder fasting after you have drunk a little bit too much and eaten rich food.  So I used 106 calories on 225 mls semi skimmed milk which I added to tea and a coffee and that got me through the morning.

By early afternoon I was ready for lunch.  I wanted to eat a lot of healthy nutrients so I went for some foods full of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants etc.  Yes, vegetables plus some fruits.

The basis of my lunch time salad was half an avocado and half a grapefruit.  Instead of lemon or lime juice, I used the lovely juicy grapefruit to stop the avocado turning brown.

I put that in a bowl with 2 sticks of celery, 1 carrot and 3 medium sized tomatoes.

No dressing other than salt and pepper.

I wouldn’t say that grapefruit and avocado make a complementary flavour pairing necessarily.

But they do look pretty together.  This lunch was slowly munched while I worked at home.

I had 175 calories left for supper which I used on some lightly steamed broccoli and cauliflower and 10 g butter.  Simple, quick and easy to make and it tasted good too.

I have realised I under-estimated my sodium intake as I did not add the slt I sprinkled on my salad or dinner.  I don’t add much but I did add some.

I am astonished that such a healthy day of eating put me over my daily recommended sugar allowance!!!!!

I was within my 500 calorie allowance though so I am happy with that.  I have just enough milk left for one more cup of Rooibos tea – what a crazy rock and roll lifestyle I lead 🙂