dashan’s BodyBlog

For months I have been punishing myself with ‘healthy’ food. Bland chicken breasts and oats. I hate oats. Oats isn’t food. It’s glorified cardboard. Sure, I lost some weight. Actually quite a bit of weight. But enough is enough! I love good food. Life is too short for oats. So, I’m trying a new experiment. I want to see if I can lose at least 4-5kg of bodyfat in the next month eating delicious food.

So, here is what I did for lunch:

Fried Mackerel:
Clean and butterfly the fish. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put a little olive oil in non-stich pan and fry the fish, skinside down. It helps if you spoon some of the hot oil over the fish while frying. Add a teaspoon of butter when its almost done. Remove from the pan and drain the excess oil from the fish using a kitchen towel. Simple yet delicious.

Bell pepper soup:

Fry 1/2 an onion, 2 sprigs thyme and 1 clove crushed garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil over a low heat till the onions turn transluscent. Season lightly. Add 4 red or yellow bell peppers, seeded and chopped. Cover with chicken stock and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes, untill the peppers are soft. Let it cool down a bit and put it in a food processor. Taste and adjust seasoning. If the soup is too thick, add some water. Re-heat if you want. This is enough for about 8 portions, so I freeze the rest.

Simple herb salad with olives and cherry tomatoes.

I’m lucky that I live near a farmer’s market, so everything is fresh and in season.