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. Simple way to lose weight and be healthier.

Christopher is the patron saint of travelers. Cars used to have tiny statues of the man on their dashboards. He was, purportedly, a giant man who helped travelers to traverse a dangerous stretch of river. Due to his height, his head was always above water. Due to his strength, he kept your head above water, too. The story is told of his carrying a small child across the river, only to have the water rising as the child on his back becoming heavier. Once the other bank was reached, it seemed that the child had turned into the man Jesus. This is why the name ‘Christopher’ translates as ‘Christ-bearer.’ But alas, the Roman Catholic Church declared that there was no actual evidence that he had ever lived, and so he was demoted from sainthood.

“Saint” Christopher’s Feast Day is July 25, so we will observe it with food. And it is food that you could take along while traveling. Leaving early in the morning? Prepare today’s breakfast the night before and wrap it in waxed paper or foil. Next morning, warm it in the microwave [waxed paper] or the toaster oven [foil] and take it with you in the car. The dinner crepes can also be prepared in advance and eaten hours later on the road. They are good even at room temperature. Or they could be reheated in a motel room microwave.

Egg-McArnold: 230 calories 6.5 g fat 5.6 g fiber 13.3 g protein 26.8 g carbs [15 g Complex] 91 mg Calcium  NB: The food values given above are for the egg sandwich only, not the optional coffee. This, of course, is the Fasting version of a fast-food favorite.

1 two-oz egg 1 Arnold-brand multi-grain Sandwich Thin [100 calories] ½ oz Canadian/back Bacon or 1 slice Jones Brand [20 calories/slice] Optional: 2 oz grapes  Optional: blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or lemon in hot water NB: NO SMOOTHIE today

Open up the ‘sandwich thin’ and lightly toast it. Fry or poach the egg to your liking and cook the Canadian Bacon in the same pan. Assemble, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy it with your coffee in a to-go cup. You can eat this in the car on the go or you could sit down and slowly savor this Fast food.

Leek & Bacon Galettes: 260 calories 5.5 g fat 4.6 g fiber 10 g protein 37 g carbs 114 mg Calcium  PB Joanne Harris writes in her French Market cookbook about buying these at a market stall in France. Now you can make them at home. NB: It is easier/quicker if you prepare the galettes/crepes in advance.

2 buckwheat galettes/crepes [..Not by Bread.. 17-Jan-’18] ½ cup Leek & Bacon Filling [Savory 27-Feb-’19] 2 oz fresh tomatoes, diced and sprinkled with basil or thyme + salt

Gently warm the galettes and place them on a baking sheet. Warm the Leek&Bacon filling and divide it between the crepes, spreading it on one half of each. Fold the crepes in half, then in half again, placing them on the baking sheet so that the filled part is upper-most [this prevents unfolding in the oven]. Cut and season the tomatoes. Warm the galettes/crepes thoroughly in the oven. Delicious!

Ingredients for next week: 

Breakfast, single portion for Monday ………………… single portion for Thursday:

1 two-oz egg	1.5 two-oz eggs
whole tomatoes + feta cheese	asparagus
red/orange Italian pepper + onion	capicola ham
garlic + cumin + cayenne + paprika	clementine
Optional smoothie	optional smoothie
optional hot beverage	optional hot beverage

Dinner, single portion for Monday: …………………………. single portion for Thursday:

Mediterranean Vegetables [no chickpeas] see Sidekicks II 4-Oct-’17	170-calorie whole wheat tortilla
fish or crustaceans	crushed tomato + mozzarella
mozzarella	onion + mushroom
quinoa	prosciutto + Kalamata olive
Sparkling water	Sparkling water