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Rev Gav
Health Kick Update
I’m now 3.5 months into the ‘new Gav’. I have lost a good deal of weight. I’m not exactly sure how much, put probably over 20lbs, however, the biggest difference is switching to a healthy, predominantly plant-based diet with no processed foods, no red meat, and low carbs. Helen and I are also walking over 5km on most days.
So, what have I noticed?
When I keep off the sauce, I’m sleeping better, and I don’t have any sugar cravings. My acid indigestion and coughing is long-gone. I feel brighter and more alert, and my sex drive has returned (no doubt due to testosterone getting back to normal levels).
Here’s my daily menu!
Breakfast (post 10am)
1dsp traditional oats
1dsp steel cut oats
1dsp toasted almonds
1dsp toasted mixed seeds (pumpkin, flax, sesame, sunflower)
1tsp toasted sesame seeds
1tsp ground chia seeds
1 banana (sliced)
1dsp blueberries
3dsp low fat, low-cal, probiotic yoghurt
This fills me up and, if eaten later, will often see me through to dinner time! If I need a snack, I will munch on Helen’s seed crackers (which are just seeds and nothing else) or mebbe a few almonds. If I have an early breakfast then I will have lunch.
Lunch
Lunch varies but will typically be:
A buddha bowl salad/hummus/seedy lunch with a simple dressing OR a lentil/aquafaba pizza topped with roasted vegetables
Dinner
Dinner varies but will consist, typically, of a kinda India meets North Africa fusion:
1 x bowl (two ladles) of lentil dahl or veggie curry OR chicken tikka
Roasted vegetables and/or salad
Onion bhajis or lentil wraps
Raita
Yes, I have the occasional non-alcoholic beer, glass of red wine, and/or the occasional square of high-cocoa dark chocolate!
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