Hello love,
Yeah, is mid week of 2nd week. I am much in line with the lifestyle changes. Carvings are there, but I am coping with it. Before I go on with how or what I felt till to date of dieting, let me share with you the recipe of a healthy dish.
No denying, it is not easy to do it everyday....feels like I'm paying back for all the wrong doings that I have done to myself. I am keeping strong and focused.
Okay, let's see...I did this beautiful Chickpeas Salad with some Greens for one of my lunches.
Ingredients :
1. Chickpeas
2. Dried Chilies
3. Chopped Garlic
4. Yellow California Raisins or Any Raisin of your choice
5. Greens of your choice, I had Broccoli & Sugar Peas
6. Medium sized sweet potato
7. Some Ghee Butter
8. Olive Oil
9. Pepper and Salt for seasoning
Method:
1.Soak chickpeas overnight, you may leave it outside or refrigerate the peas.
- Basically you should soak them for more than 6 hours
3. Steam the overnight peas for about 30 - 40 minutes
2 .In a pot, bring water to boil and drop in the sweet potato, then repeat the step and boil the greens
3. Set them aside to cool, In a pan drizzle some olive oil and saute garlic till they are a little brown
and hard on the outside, just like oil roasting it.
4. Set aside, Finally add about 1 tablespoon of Ghee Butter onto pan, add dried chilies,the
steamed chickpeas and raisins, saute it for about 3 minutes
5. Add in the garlic and olive oil that you set aside earlier, saute another 3 minutes then add the
greens, salt and pepper and give it a quick stir and turn of the heat.
6. In a separate bowl, place the boiled sweet potato at the base ( you can cube them or mash them up)
7. Pour the peas and greens over it and gobble .... :)
If you don't have a steamer you can also boil the chickpeas as an alternative. Feel free to experiment with different beans and peas of your choice. Ghee butter will add a very nice fragrance to this simple dish.
As far as my feelings of the change, I am glad that I am doing it. I do get hungry and when I do I eat more Veg like raw carrots and cucumbers, boiled peas, hard boiled eggs and broccoli.
I have increased my water intake to 2 liters this week. As far as beverages go I've had to mugs of instant coffee ( I know is bad!!) I don't want to curb them completely at the moment.Baby steps, it's a process.
I am also taking honey lemon water as often as 3 times a day. The only thing I am feeling right now or I rather say the side effects after I started this diet are frequent headaches. I get them at mid morning and after lunch...don't know what is causing them.
I also read over the net that Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is also good for fat burning .... honestly I add them when I remember. I must say, this week is a better one. If any of you who want a lifestyle change to happen, just do it...don't even think about the change....it will manifest if you have made up your mind.
Will be sharing more details of my journey, diet and workout plans. Stay Big, Fit and Fabulous me Ladies.
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