Day 4- An Exercise in Self Control

Sam: Today I baked brownies for a barbecue party we were having tonight. Usually I exercise chef privileges to eat the edges and scrapings of the pan, but today... no. Also made the mistake of watching Jamie Oliver on the Good Food channel preparing a decadent chocolate tiramisu, a ridiculously indulgent multi-tiered chocolate sundae and delicious looking little hazelnut praline truffles.

Grrrr.

To top it all off, as I sit on a Swiss ball typing this our very inconsiderate flatmate and guest are deliberately enjoying lots of booze, fabulous rose syrup & cream soda beverages, Doritos, my brownies and nougat as we watch. SOME PEOPLE!

Oh well. 4 days down, 38 to go. Sigh.

Arivind: Funnily enough not being tempted at all! I can still eat meat since protein is good for me right? Also, digging ice green tea loads which is doing well in substituting my occasional cravings for a pale ale like Sierra Nevada.

Might be a late night tonight, so day 5 may have to kick off in the late afternoon/evening of tomorrow. Maybe.

Today during the run I let Sam wear the stopwatch and count out the reps instead. We discovered she preferred having the watch (she is a control freak after all) and I preferred the freedom of just running (I am the spontaneous one in this relationship).

Just realised you guys will have to read us blogging the same crap every day for the next few weeks. I will try to make it interesting with some of my classic humour, or clumour as I like to call it. (Sam: *makes L sign on her forehead*)

Seared turkey chunks in Thai red curry marinade and kaffir lime leaves

(with brown rice and chickpea curry)

Sam

Breakfast (11.15am):

1/2 mango

1 cup hot green tea

Snack (1.30pm):

1 apple

Lunch (3pm):

1 small helping brown basmati rice

1 heaped scoop chana masala (chickpea curry)

4 chunks seared turkey breast (marinated in Thai red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves)

1 nectarine

Snack (6pm):

1 banana

1 glass pink grapefruit juice*

Dinner (8-9pm)-Barbecue Party:

1/4 pineapple

2 turkey sausages (101 calories each)

5 pieces barbecued chicken, skinless

1 thin slice beef

1 mini corn-on-the-cob

1 glass pink grapefruit juice

10.30pm- 2 cups hot green tea

Arivind

Breakfast (7.45am):

1 bowl cornflakes with 1% milk

1 glass red grape juice*

Snack (11.15am):

1/2 mango

Snack (2pm):

1 banana

Lunch (3pm):

2 pcs Weetabix with 1 % milk

1 heaped scoop chana masala (chickpea curry)

4 chunks seared turkey breast (marinated in Thai red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves)

1 glass iced green tea

Dinner (8-9pm)-Barbecue Party:

1/4 pineapple

3 turkey sausages (101 calories each)

5 pieces barbecued chicken, skinless

3 thin slices beef

1 mini corn-on-the-cob

1 glass iced green tea