Yes, it’s week 19 of losing weight on my Tiniest Thai (named after my London pop-up supperclub) diet that I created.
I’d wanted to lose weight - and needed to - but I love food and cooking and especially Thai food and big flavours. I just didn’t want to join any ‘diet’ that I’d heard about (all sound so bland and boring) but was getting more and more uncomfortable and unhappy with my weight ... and eventually created my own eating plan.
The minute I’d decided to actually DO something about my weight I started feeling happier and when I started seeing the pounds come off happier still.
The diet is Thai-inspired and therefore has very little wheat (I eat rice and rice noodles but generally not bread of pasta - of course every now and then I do but as a general rule I don’t).
I also stopped (again, the vast majority of the time) eating dairy so started having my coffee black (with one sugar). I gave up drinking that one cup of tea a day as I don’t like it without milk, and I make iced coffee smoothies with almond milk - and occasionally green smoothies with almond milk too.
I reduced my (ok, yes pretty massive) portion sizes and usually only have carbs (I’m talking just about the rice or noodles, not the carbs you get naturally from vegetables) once a day.
And people do ask me, a bit incredulously, ‘but what on earth do you EAT?’ ... and I have to say that even 19 weeks in, I’m not bored with what I eat.
I love that I’m cooking and eating healthy fresh foods that are good for me, and I LOVE losing weight and feeling happier in my skin.
So I thought I’d share some of what I’ve had just this week, in week 19, and I lost 3 pounds this week - bringing it to 32 pounds in total.
Yes, it includes fruit (just no to bananas!), eggs, Thai omelette, several hot and sour salads with griddled chicken or steak or seafood. Stir fries and a red curry with pork and steamed fish in soy sauce with mushrooms and bacon.
And also once this week I had a big bacon and egg mayo and tomato baguette.
And I’ve had wine too.
I do get cravings for crisps and bread but I’m learning to consciously make a decision as to when I have them - I enjoy them ... and then I go back to my way of eating that’s working so well for me.
Lots of the recipes are adapted from standard Thai dishes and are on my website, but I’m getting everything together to share the diet plan and eating programme so that others who love cooking and food (and Thai flavours) can lose weight like this too.
If you’re interested in hearing more about it when it launches, sign up here so I can send you the info! (You’ll also get my little ebook on what you need in the storecupboard to cook Thai - there’s no specialist ingredients needed).
I’m very excited about this as I’ve lost the weight easily and quickly - and been able to eat the food I love too.
Rachel
I’m livestreaming most days too from The Tiniest Thai in London (my apartment!) over here - do come over and join in the conversation!