OK, today is a MUCH better day. My head is in the right place and I’m feeling really positive being 7 pounds down since last Sunday on the LRD  and 1 stone 1 pound down since Christmas (my new all time high) I’ve made some new social media friends going through the same surgery (such a help and support) and they are feeling the same which is comforting in a way. Those who have already lost following surgery are very encouraging with their life changing stories. I’ve had two new food discoveries today. My protein flavdrops – toffee flavour. Zero fat, zero calories. O.M.G. It transformed my 0% Greek Yogurt this morning with only 2 drops. More flavours are on the way (and I love Natural Greek Yogurt). I had this with Raspberries and Strawberries. Delicious!! My partner also added the drops to his coffee.  

Turkey Burgers to die for

The  other food discovery was a new recipe which was adapted to fit in with the LRD. I need to be honest here because I have moved my protein from lunch to dinner to enable me to have a double protein portion…. I’m hoping that I can get away with this as my daily totals still add up. The recipe was a turkey burger with courgette and feta (hence the extra protein). I’ve worked out that to get 75g of cooked white meat I need to add 25% weight to the raw weight. This meant my packet of 375g raw turkey breast was great for 4 burgers. I chucked the meat into my mini food chopper and whizzed. I then finely chopped red onion, courgette, garlic and added this to the bowl with some salt and pepper. Once mixed, I re-weighed the ingredients and divided by four to get the correct portion. We cooked and then served with green leaves and 30g (dried weight) of cous cous. The burger was absolutely delicious.