DIET: ISN'T IT BORING SOMETIMES...?

               Yes it is and neither nutritionists nor doctors woul tell you that. I've complited my 3rd mounth of being on a diet and i admit that i had ups and downs. It's always good in the beginning, you are focused on your diet and detirmined. But as time goes by, you might miss somethings...For me it wasn't the deicious big meals, fast food or popcorn, it was cakes of all kind. I'm very fond of sweets as you can guess. When you're ona a diet, you get your reward by loosing weight of course. But there were times that i couldn't resist. Whenever we visit our relatives, friends or they visit us, someone always brings a cake. So there i was sitting infront of my devil. First i didn't except even a tiny bite, but when everybody left and i was alone with it...It started with i bite, a slice and another one until it's finished. The thing is i didn't feel guilty at all. I've lost 8 kg in total. It may have been more if i didn't have this kind of weaknesses once in a while, but i rather have this way. Because the thing i'm afraid of most is after i have my ideal weight, eaiting too much of the things i missed. So whenever i really miss something (the one above was definitely an extraordinary situation) i have a small piece of it. But before that i calculate the calorie and eat it instead of something. This means sometimes being hungry for hours  when you consider that just a little piece of cake has the same calorie with my dinner,but i survive. I don't do it often of course, maybe once in 14 days. My nutritionist doesn't know about it, i'm sure she wouldn't approve. But we are human right? We can't just program ourselves to eat specific things, although it would be great.

MY DIET LIST 5

           
Here is  my fifth diet list from my nutritionist:

 Breakfast (7.00-8.00)
    - 1 Slice of White Chesse (every slice is about a matchbox)
    - Tomato/Cucumber
    -1 Egg
    -1 Slice of Bread

Snack (10.00-11.00)
    -1 Glass of Milk

Lunch (12.00-13.00)
     -5 Meatballs= 2 Slim Chicken Breasts=1 Chicken Drumstick
     -Salad without oil
     -1 Glass of Ayran
      
Snack (14.30)
     - 1 Fruit

Snack (16.30)
     -1 Fruit

Dinner (18.00-19.00)
     -3 Meatballs= 2 Slim Chicken Breasts=1 Chicken Drumstick
     -Salad without oil
     -1 Glass of Ayran
          
Snack (21.00)
     - 2 Fruits

Finally i had milk this time, although it doesn't fill much i love it. 

VEGETABLE MEAL RECIPE 2: GREEN BEANS

Ingredients:

1 kg Green Beans (French Beans)
 2 onions, chopped
5-6 Tomatos
2-3 Cloves of Garlic
 2 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 tablespoon of salt
Red pepper (if you like)

Put olive oil and onions in a pot and braise them till the onions turn light brown. Then add peeled and chopped tomatos with garlics. Cook them over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, mixing occasionally. Finally put the green beans and salt.Cook it for about 20-30 minutes.

MAKE MY PLATE: A WEBSITE TO CREATE YOUR OWN LISTS

   This time i want to introduce to you a website that i've been using for a while; Make My Plate ( http://www.makemyplate.co/plator#/?d=05082013 ). I heard about this website on BBC first, it lets you to make your own plate. You can add almost whatever you want, name it and mark it on the calander. It also shows the nutritional values and tha calories of the things in your plate or the whole day's.  You need to sing up first, but it's simple and free. It's very useful if you want to keep tracking what you consume generally, enjoy.

MY DIET LIST 4

            Here is  my fourth diet list from my nutritionist:

 Breakfast (7.00-8.00)
    - 2 Slice of White Chesse (every slice is about a matchbox)
    - Tomatoe/Cucumber
    -5 Olives
    -1 Slice of Bread

Snack (10.00-11.00)
    -2 Walnuts

Lunch (12.00-13.00)
     -3 Meatballs= 2 Slim Chicken Breasts=1 Chicken Drumstick
     -Salad without oil
     -1 Glass of Ayran
      
Snack (14.30)
     - 2 Walnuts

Snack (16.30)
     -2 Rusks

Dinner (18.00-19.00)
     - 2 Ladle of Soup
     -Salad without oil
     -1 Glass of Ayran
          
Snack (21.00)
     - 2 Fruits

MEAT AND VEGETABLE MEAL RECIPE : CAULIFLOWER

Ingredients:

1 kg Cauliflower
250 gr Ground Beef
1 Onion, chopped
1 Tablespoon of Tomato Sauce or 1 Tomato
2 Tablespoon of Olive oil
3 Glass of Water
1 Dessert spoon of Salt

Put olive oil and onions in a pot and braise them till the onions turn light brown. Then add ground beef and let it cook a few minutes until no meat water is left. After that add tomato sauce/tomato and cook 5 minutes more. Finally add chopped cauliflower, salt and 3 glass of hot water. Let it cook until the water becomes less and culiflowers get soften.

SOUP RECIPE 1: GREEN LENTIL

You'll see a couple of times that i had soup on my diet so here is the recipe of one of my favorites.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Green (French) Lentil
1 Large Onion (chopped)
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
2 Cloves of garlic (sliced thin)
1 Tomato (chopped)
3-4 Cups of Hot Water
1 Dessert spoon of salt
1 Dessert spoon of  Red Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Dried Mint

First of all,boil the lentils. In another pot; put olive oil and onions and braise them till the onions turn light brown. Than add all the other ingredients accept lentil and let them braise a few minutes while mixing. After that, add this part of the soup into the lentil pot and keep on cooking. Let them boil about 10 minutes and your soup is ready. If you mix it with your hand blender, your soup will have a great consistency.