Dieting From Home

About 310 kcal Very low carb. Lemon sole (fried in olive oil) Goat's cheese Green beans Cherry tomatoes In his book Mosley provides many recipes and also combinations that reach 800 calories.  But I find recipes frustrating.  I prefer to make sure I have a few ingredients around and then throw them together when it's mealtime.   The Soul of the Lemon Goat The above meal is a good example.  I found some reasonably priced fish at the local grocery and after checking the marked calories, realised it could be part of two meals.  I also found some a seafood terrine I could use on a later occasion.  I saw the green beans then went to the dairy section.  Goat's cheese seemed to fit the mix. Here's another example - but this was more difficult.  I wanted to get about 300 calories and of course low-carb.  But I also wanted fibre and a range of nutrients.  I thought "nuts and berries": About 320 kcal Low carb. Ricotta cheese Raspberri...

I have spent most of my career working 9-5 (well, typically 8:30-6 in fact - if I'm lucky). I've made effort and spent more to be able to live close to where I worked. I don't accept the idea that I should lose precious hours of my life to the commute. I'm willing to forgo income for that. The ultimate expression of that sentiment is of course to work from home. This has never quite been possible for me, working as I have in the financial industry - one of the most conservative. But entrepreneurship (I co-run ProfitView ) and Covid-19 suddenly made this not just possible but necessary for me. One positive aspect of this, or so I thought, was that I'd have better control of my time and therefore be able to live more healthily. I wouldn't be going to cafés or the work cafeteria for high energy, rapidly eaten lunches. I'd be able to schedule exercise. To my consternation and shame this did not happen. For some years I'd researched recent theor...