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Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

Friday:

B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter and avocado all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Gorwydd Caerphilly made with unpasturised, raw cow's milk.
Water to swallow tablet.
Double espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover spinach and mushroom frittata.
Lettuce cups, Romano peppers, celery sticks and cherry toms with a dollop of home-made mayonnaise for dipping.
Almonds and hazelnuts.
Water to drink.

Mid-afternoon: black filter coffee.

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with watercress, baby plum tomatoes, mint, Kalamata olives and mustard cress, dressed with olive oil and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted pine nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Yesterday:

B: Two poached eggs and two scallops sprinkled with chopped, flat-leaf parsley, asparagus spears smothered with butter, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine
Tuna steaks rolled in finely chopped celery and sage, baked with red bell peppers and aubergines, moistened with double cream and finished with extra mature Cheddar cheese.
Steamed calabrese and French beans topped with a pat of butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% chocolate.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns and brown shrimps, avocado, vine tomatoes, basil, salad onions and Kalamata olives with home-made aioli for dipping and topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Yesterday:

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and a vine tomato, sprinkled with chopped, flat-leaf parsley and seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine
Sea bass baked en papillote, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed purple-sprouting broccoli smothered with butter.
A medley of baked cauliflower, leeks, garlic, red and yellow bell peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% chocolate.

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with pecan halves.
 
B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter, avocado and three crevettes, with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Cheese-crusted omelette stuffed with chestnut mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, basil, spinach and cream cheese plus grated Cheddar for the crust.
Salad using watercress, Romano peppers, salad onions, Kalamata olives and mint, dressed with an olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinaigrette, topped with walnut halves.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with tiger prawns, crab, rocket, vine tomatoes, celery, sweet red and yellow peppers and salad onions dressed with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice, flat-leaf parsley and garlic, toasted almonds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Tuesday:

B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter and avocado, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Teifi (unpasteurised cow's milk cheese from Wales).
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Wild Alaskan salmon baked en papillote with mushrooms, spinach, Kalamata olives, lemon zest, sprigs of thyme, a handful of sage leaves and knob of butter.
Steamed asparagus spears smothered with butter.
Water to drink.

D Seafood salad using crab, brown shrimps, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chicory, Romano peppers, Halkidiki olives and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, mint, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Wednesday:
B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L:Melanzane alla parmigiana, (aka aubergine parmigiana) using aubergine without breading or flour, passata, mozzarella, parmesan, olive oil, garlic and basil. Omitted breadcrumb topping from mine and finished with extra parmesan.
Braised cavolo nero with garlic and toasted almonds.
Skipped pud.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps and mussels, lettuce, Romano peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, flat-leaf parsley and salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with pistachios.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Thursday:

B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter, avocado and three crevettes, with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Mushroom and spinach frittata made with eggs, Cheddar cheese, leeks, double cream and thyme.
Vegetable tray bake using calabrese, cauliflower, sweet red peppers and leeks.
Steamed French beans smothered with butter.
Skipped pudding.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, kalamari, lettuce, cherry toms, celery, Halkidiki olives and salad onions dressed with home-made mayonnaise for dipping, topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Friday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter and avocado, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Beenleigh Blue ewe's milk cheese.
Water to swallow tablet.
Double espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover mushroom and spinach frittata.
Romano peppers, celery sticks, cherry toms, radicchio for scooping, a dollop of home-made mayonnaise for dipping.
Prawns and brown shrimps.
Almonds, hazelnuts and brazils.
Water to drink.

Mid-afternoon: black filter coffee

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with lettuce, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions, Kalamata olives and Romano peppers, dressed with olive oil, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted pumpkin seeds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Saturday:

B: Two poached eggs and two scallops, asparagus spears smothered with butter, with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Tuna steaks rolled in finely chopped celery and sage, baked with sweet red peppers and aubergines, moistened with double cream and topped with extra mature Cheddar cheese.
Steamed French beans with a pat of butter.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Seafood salad made with king prawns and brown shrimps, avocado, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions and Kalamata olives with home-made aioli for dipping and topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Sunday:

We enjoyed the last of this year's home-grown French tarragon at lunch time today.


B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and a large vine tomato, all seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Sea bass, baked en papillote, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed asparagus spears topped with a pat of butter.
Baked cauliflower, leeks, onions, garlic plus sweet red and yellow peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Two squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Salad made with Cantabrian anchovy fillets, quail's eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with pecan halves.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Monday:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a pat of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Courgetti con sugo di melanzana made with aubergines, celery, carrot and onion, passata, garlic, rosemary, butter and spiralised courgettes, finished with grated Parmesan cheese.
Steamed French beans and mangetout smothered with butter.
Water to drink.

D: Seafood salad made with crab, brown shrimps, lettuce, finely shredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, baby plum tomatoes and mustard cress with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with parsley and toasted almonds.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Tuesday:

B: Two poached eggs with a pat of butter and avocado, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
A wedge of Teifi, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese from Wales.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Wild Alaskan salmon fillets baked with calabrese, chestnut mushrooms, double cream and lemon verbena.
Steamed asparagus spears and French beans smothered with butter
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D Seafood salad using tiger prawns, brown shrimps, rocket, baby plum tomatoes, celery, Romano peppers, cucumber, mixed Nocellara and Halkidiki olives with salad onions, dressed with an olive oil, balsamic and garlic vinaigrette, topped with roasted macadamia nuts.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
1 caramilk drink
Sugar free jello, raspberry
3 cups canned chicken noodle soup, water added
1 cup shredded cheese, added to the soup
 
Breakfast was a tablespoon of EVOO and a heaped teaspoon of peanut butter.
Now 9 hrs later about a cupful of Bombay mix.
Had around half a dozen cups of green tea throughout the day.
 
I'm at the end of a 3 day fasting so all I have had today is bicarb and salt water, fruit and herbal teas, as well as a bullet proof coffee at midday. I'm due to finish at 8 pm. But I'm pushing out another 12 hours. See how it goes. Feeling very well. Went to the gym on day one and today. Only did 10000 steps. No weights.
 
Vitamins A,B12,C,D,E

I start with a banana , some porridge and a cup of tea

Lunch is normally a waitrose roast - microwave thing followed by rice pudding

That's it , I don't eat after 3pm

Have naps throughout the day , think I'm turning into a vampire , lol

A Magnesium before beddy byes

Plenty of liquid , tea , water , no diet coke

I used to weigh 20 stone now I'm 13 1/2 and of that half a stone at least is loose skin , 6 2 so it looked like i was pregnant

Doctor thought I had cancer until he saw how much I used to drink , don't drink at all now

12 Cans of kronenbourg , 2 bottles of wne , half to a whole bottle Tanqueray gin ..... 3 times a week !!! SMH

Dr asked me one question ... how on earth are you still alive ? We both burst out laughing
 
I’ve had two protein yogurts, three bacon, 2 eggs tomatoes one danish toast, an apple and a two finger dark kitkat. I will have a pork chop and loads of veg and probably an apple for dinner… unlimited options hot chocolate and diet cokes… I’m in remission and have been for 2 yrs.
 
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