5:2 Diet Week 2 (Quinoa, Apple, Cucumber Salad)

After completing a 7 day lemon cleanse a little over 2 months ago,  I have managed a diet of vegetables, dairy and fish, no chicken, pork and red meat.  Since then I have regained about 70 percent of the weight I lost with the cleanse, mainly because I was careless with sugar and carbs such as bread, pasta and desserts.. Bad boy... I wasn't diligent about avoiding or limiting the latter. I ate with the very WRONG NOTION that I could get away with desserts and simple carbs because I was not  consuming meat... Hell to the NO way!!!  I am assuming many have made this very mistake or mis step. Before going on any diet. Again, consult a Doctor or an expert and do your research. The most important thing is lesson learned and since then I have modified my eating habits accordingly. YAY.

Today is  DAY 1 of a 2 day fast (calorie restriction of 500-600)  calorie/day) Week 2 of the 5:2 lifestyle, investigated and documented Dr. Mosley. Very inspiring and motivational. Besides watching EAT, FAST AND LIVE LONGER, I did some reading on fasting, turns out "Fasting" has been around since biblical times and has been use to heal or improve many type of ailments. Although pro longed fasting is and can be very harmful and can even cause death,  The 5:2 Diet is more of a CR (calorie restriction) rather than a real fast where one only consume water. For those trying to loose weight, During 'Feed Days' eating whatever  you want doesn't mean eating as much or binging. One may still eat normal within the maximum calorie allowance for his/her height weight and age. According to research it there is no difference between people who ate hi fat (A)  from people who ate low fa (B)  while on a 5:2 diet. The blood chemistry results showed improvements on both subjects A and B. But for me I still prefer to go on this Pescetarian. Instead of meat, I can enjoy my shell fish!! Mussels YUMM hahaha

5:2 Diet Week 2 NOVEMBER 5 2012
weigh in: 187 lbs

From here on I will try and post  500-600 meals and their recipes and matching caloric value .

QUINOA APPLE , CUCUMBER ARUGULA WITH ALMOND SALAD SERVING SIZE 2   1 CUP COOKED QUINOA 254 508 2  HALF CUP CUCUMBER 31.2 62.4 1  1 CUP APPLE 65 65 0.5     1/4 CUP ALMONDS 170 85 4   1 CLOVE GARLIC 4 16 2   SPRIG PARSLEY 1.5 3 0.5   1 CUP ARUGULA 20 10 3   TBSP OLIVE OIL 120 360 0.25   CUP YELLOW BELL 17 4.25 Total  Calorie 1113.65 Makes 5.5 cups 5.5 1 cup 202.4818182 COOK QUINOA CUBE CUCUMBER, APPLE  CHOP YELLOW BELL PEPPER PLACE GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL IN A BLENDER, OR BEAT VIGOROUSLY ADD SALT AND PEPPER PLACE ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS OIN A BOWL ADD OILIVE OIL GARLIC LEMON MIXTURE, ADD SEASON TO TASTE MIX AND ENJOY (BY THE CUP WINK WINK) had 2.5 cups for the day..