A few days later

Well, I managed to get ready to start my 8 weeks diet. Meaning: the scales are working, the information for calorie counting are at hand, and psychologically I am ready - I think - to quit on sugar. I want to start gentle, first by cutting it to half, then reducing it progressively. I do not like to hate what I am eating so it is very important for me to get my taste buds on the diet challenge too.

Today I have had a huge unpleasant surprise when I became aware how easy the calories sneak in ... But better not anticipate. Now, when I am writing, its only 3pm...and still a lot of the day to go...

First thing in the morning, as I was hungry, were some Brasil nuts

the nuts...Brasil ones...

 - maybe 10 of them - which amounts to about 136 calories. I had no idea at that time about the numbers.

Then the breakfast of one banana, one orange, one kiwi - just the usual one=190 calories.

After one hour I felt like having a wee snack, so I made a slice of my multi-seed bread with some pate. Very tasty, and about 201 calories. Added a coffee with one teaspoon of sugar: 20 calories (I am counting the sugar only, I don't have info about coffee yet).

Then the lunch - I was so hungry that I felt fainty-ish while preparing it - a big combo of 

salad (lettuce, spring onion and 2 hard boiled eggs) = 169 calories, with guacamole (160 cal)  and cheese (211 cal), carrot sticks (35 cal) and a slice of bread (92 cal). As dessert: 100gr of full fat Greek yoghurt =122 cal, and a square of dark chocolate= 22 cal. which makes a grand total, for my lunch a grand total of 

711 calories.Wow. That was a humbling moment. At least my belly felt full, and wholly satisfied.

By 3pm, my total intake for the day is (already): 1258 calories.

My subjective impression? 'I have had healthy food, should be ok'...now, still half a day ahead.

This calorie counting is really a sobering up moment.