I'm so proud of my mom today!
She had her 1st Fast Day and kept it down to 357 calories!!! She is 58 years old and is diabetic. She has tons of bodyfat from decades of eating without any concern about her health but has taken the decision to improve her health.
I started her on 16:8 some time back and that made it much easier for her to attempt and succeed on her 1st fast day. Keep in mind that she loves her food so if the hunger became too unbearable she would not be able to fast.
I decided to make her consume food that was low calorie but high in volume so cooked cabbage and roasted butternut was chosen.
She had her 1st meal at around 3pm and it was 200g cabbage and 200g butternut.
Here is a pic of her supper : 200g of cooked cabbage and 250g of roasted butternut which added up to just 184 calories!!!
But she couldn't finish her supper as she felt so full so she only ate 100g butternut and 75g cabbage. I have given the calories above for the full plate of food although she didn't eat it all. The 357 calories for the day comes from her lunch and the portion of her supper that she did eat.
Just wanted to share this with all of you to show an example of how one can eat alot of food on a fast day and keep calories low. Just look at how much food is on that plate for under 200 calories!