My first Banting dinner! Pepperoni, leftover palak, three little rusk like crackers, claret, sparkling water, and other food tbd, probably gyro slices. Tea not pictured because I chugged it, Constant Comment is lit.
So I made several mistakes and had several victories today.
- Reorganizing kitchen so no way to cook right now, and I did not sleep well, so when I got hungry I also got lazy. I had a few ounces of butter, a protein shake and half a small bag of keto almond crackers like I would normally do keto. By 8pm I had a stomachache, a mild headache, and burps. It was almost 12 hours in between meals which I think was a big mistake because I was active and moving about for hours. I don't do well if I don't sleep more than 6 hours and don't eat during the day. Breakouts, colds, all kinds of mildly annoying things happen. Since eating my symptoms have improved greatly, but after eating everything on the plate except the salmon and most of the two beverages I'm still feeling bloated and will have more baking soda water apres diner.
- Forgot salmon was forbidden. I didn't have a problem not eating it though- this was a different brand of smoked salmon than I usually buy and it smelled and tasted like ointment, so I only had a small bite. I'm gonna take it back, it's that bad, I wouldn't even give it to my dog as a treat.
- Thought I had berries in the fridge, but they were moldy.
- I had never heard of Claret, and so imagine my surprise when I found it at Walmart. I read up on it and was prepared to buy Bordeaux or Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon, but Francis Coppola made it easy! It's smooth and very good, not too sweet or acidic.
- Walmart had Claret, and I found a rustic style Italian bread without any added sugar, but they did not have melba toast or anything like it. I wanted my crackers though, so I bought one of those meat and cheese to-go snack packs. They were very, very dry, but a little garlicky, and I felt like a rebel. In fact, I think I'm going to determine exactly how much one ounce of bread is, toast it up, and munch on it while I continue to sip my first glass of claret and enjoy some gyro meat. The wine is surprisingly filling, but I'm definitely still hungry!