How this Fast Diet Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow, for a calorie total of less than 600. On another day this week, eat the meals from a different post, another day of eating 600 calories or less. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it: a simple way to lose weight and be healthier. Join me in the Fasting Lifestyle. 

How nice it is to eat a satisfying, filling meal and still know that you will weigh less tomorrow! Fasting doesn’t mean that you have to eat meager portions of boring food. Fasting does mean that your food choices will be high in protein and low in carbs and fat. The lower calories-per-day give your body a chance to recover from your usual fast-paced life — this is good, like catching your breath after a long run. Fasting two days each week really works!

Our meals are a classic ham omelette and chili con carne with a twist — this one is made with venison.

Ham ScrOmelette:  145 calories… 7.6 g fat… 0.7 g fiber… 12 g protein… 5 g carb… 45 mg Calcium…  NB: Food values shown are for the ScrOmelette and fruit only, and do not include the optional beverages. PB  GF Here’s another classic of the breakfast table.

++ 1½ eggs per person  HINT: If you are serving one person, crack three 2-oz eggs into a small bowl or glass measuring cup. Whip up those eggs and pour half of their volume into a jar with a lid and put it in the ‘fridge for next week. ++++ ½ oz ground or chopped 3%-fat ham ++++ 1.5 oz melon or 1.5 oz apple ++++ herbs to taste ++++ Optional: blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] ++++  Optional: 5 oz fruit smoothie or  berry-yogurt smoothie [88 calories] ++

Chop the ham, slice the fruit, prep your beverage. Heat a cast iron or non-stick pan and spritz it with oil or cooking spray. Whisk the eggs and pour into the pan. When the bottom begins to set, distribute the ham over half of the eggs. {OR warm the ham briefly in the hot pan, pour in the whisked eggs and scramble together until cooked.] Fold the omelette and cook to your favorite degree of doneness. Pour your beverages, and you are off to a good start to your day.

Venison Chili:   297 calories… 5 g. fat… 35.8 g. protein…. 55 g. carbs….      PB GF  This recipe is wonderfully simple and good to eat. My mother made this with ground beef.  I have swapped in venison which is much lower in fat and calories.   HINT: this recipe makes enough for 2 meals, so invite a friend or divide it in two and freeze the rest for a quick Fast meal later.

++ ½# ground venison: if you are not a hunter, you can find it in some stores ++++ 1 cup onion, chopped  ++++ 1 clove garlic, chopped  ++++ 15 oz canned tomatoes, whole or chopped, drain the liquid but save it  ++++ 1 cup canned red kidney beans , drained and rinsed   HINT: freeze leftover beans  ++++  3 Tbsp green pepper, chopped ++++  ¾ tsp salt ++++ 2-4 tsp chili powder ++++ ½-1 tsp cumin, ground  ++++ 1 Tbsp grated Cheddar  ++++ 2 oz melon ++

Pour some of the reserved tomato liquid in a heavy pan. Add the onion, garlic, and green pepper. Cook until the onions and pepper are wilted, adding more liquid as needed. Remove the vegetables, add more liquid, and cook the venison until it is browned. Add the tomatoes, beans, cooked vegetables, and seasonings to taste. When it is hot and flavorful, put half of it in a container in the freezer for another meal. Serve with sliced melon and top with the cheese.