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 Our final meal before beginning the fast 800 was, admittedly, a naughty one. It was time for our belated pancake day. With toppings of Nutella and blackcurrant jam (my favourite), this was one sugary high to end our times of carb fuelled, processed foods. 

As well as measuring our various body dimensions, we also tried out our new blood sugar testing kit. In the morning, before eating, our blood sugar levels were well within the normal range (4.5 mmol/L for me, 4.9mmol/L for Ross). Whilst I did not particularly enjoy getting my finger pricked for the purpose of this, it is certainly information that most of the population would never normally be looking at. It all began to feel rather more scientific and measurable compared to anything we had ever done before. We also both used a Ketone urine test strip to confirm that neither of us were in ketosis. (This is where the body begins to fuel itself from fat rather than from sugar. This leads to fat burn and is triggered by a low carbohydrate diet. More on this here.) Unsurprisingly, given the shop-bought margarita pizza we had scoffed late the night before, the test was negative. 

For our entertainment, we thought we would check our blood sugar levels immediately after eating our sugary pancake feast. We were in for a bit of shock. Whilst my blood sugar level rose to around 5.6mmol/L, Ross's had rocketed (he did put a lot of Nutella on his pancakes…). After a couple of somewhat nerve-racking hours, we checked our levels again, as health sites state that levels should be back within normal realms two hours after eating. And, thankfully, they were. 

No one was thinking about blood sugar levels at the time...

We planned the rest of our week meal by meal, inspired by recipes online and in the fast 800 book, and this morning we took to the shops to get all the ingredients we needed to make the change. Our fridge is now bursting with fresh vegetables and our peanut butter, rice and pasta filled cupboard has made way for some new and exciting ingredients! 

New cupboard, new you (or whatever they say)
Once we had finished shopping, we were both ravenous and ready for our first fast 800 breakfast – a Mediterranean Omelette. I had bought the largest red peppers I could possibly find to make this meal as big as it could be. And after all, there are only about 25 calories in a whole red pepper so this move was hardly extravagant. As you can see from the pictures the pepper to egg ratio was rather high, which made the classic omelette flip virtually impossible. Ross completely abandoned this idea and hastily made his into some form of scrambled egg pepper surprise. Mine retained a little more shape and, served with a side of peppered rocket, actually looked appetising. Appetising or not, however, we were so hungry by this point that we no longer cared. We readily await the moment when our hunger subsides – supposedly after a few days according to the book.

Exceedingly high pepper to egg ratio alert
Almost presentable?
Scrambled egg or omlette?


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