Low-Carb Diet And Intermittent Fasting — Week 2
I started on Low-Carb diet to be able to do intermittent fasting.
When I started intermittent fasting with 16/8 (eating window 8 am — 4pm), it was hard to get through the evening and I was ravenous by night. I cooked all the meals at home using fresh ingredients but sheer amount of wheat, rice and starchy vegetables like potatoes kept spiking the insulin level and making me hungry frequently.No amount of water could satisfy my hunger during the fasting period.
That is when I stopped cooking traditional dishes and started preparing low carb food. It kept me satiated throughout the day and stopped feeling hungry in the evenings.
Last week, I had posted a week long diary of meals and exercises. Here is another week of low carb meals.
Day 1:
Exercise:
Jog/Run for 30 mins.
Breakfast: 9 am
Eggplant Involtini
Lunch: 2pm
Grilled chicken salad with lettuce, spinach, cherry tomatoes, mayo and pesto dressing.
Evening Snack: 4 pm
Bullet proof coffee.
Day 2:
Exercise:
Yoga sun salutations — 15 mins
Breakfast: 9 am
Chicken meatballs in cream sauce and broccoli
Lunch: 2pm
Same as breakfast.
Evening snack: 4pm
Cucumber boat with pesto and feta cheese.
Day 3:
Exercise:
None, rest day.
Breakfast : 9 am
Chilli Paneer (Paneer or Tofu sauteed with onions and bell peppers in soy sauce).
Lunch: 2pm
Cauliflower rice with Egg curry
Evening Snack: 4pm
Coffee with cream.
Day 4:
Exercise:
Squats 20, Pushups 20, Triceps dips 20.
Breakfast: 9 am
Egg Muffins
Lunch: 2pm
Tuna salad
Evening Snack: 4 pm
Zucchini chips
Day 5:
Exercise:
HIIT 30 mins
Breakfast: 9 am
Lettuce wraps: Ground chicken, tomatoes, jalapenos, grated carrots, cabbage, shredded cheese and sour cream in lettuce bowl.
Lunch: 2 pm
Shepherd’s pie
Evening snack: 4pm
Bullet proof coffee.
Day 6:
Exercise:
Rest Day !!!
Breakfast: 9 am
3 egg omelet with bacon strips.
Lunch : 2 pm
Baba Ganoush with Keto fathead crackers.
Evening snack: 4 pm
Olives with hard cheese.
Day 7:
Exercise:
20 min Pilates
https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/20-minute-pilates-workout-pilates-butt-and-thigh-workout
Breakfast: 9 am
Keto fathead crackers and guacamole.
Lunch : 2pm
Salad with spinach, cabbage, bell papers, boiled eggs, shredded cheese, mayonnaise + olive oil + mustard dressing.
Evening snack: 4pm
Bullet proof coffee with cream.
That’s all, see you next week.