The cold is still lingering on so I haven't been training this past week. I have been trying to rein in the eating and bring it in line with the TNT principles again. I want to make sure that I'm back to full strength or there abouts before I start with anything too full on.
In terms of eating you may know that as part of this diet potatoes are out but last night I tried a fantastic alternative with many additional health benefits. Jerusalem Artichokes. My dad has been growing them on his allotment and they are apparrently carb free. Diabetics use these as potatoes substitutes and they have good bacteria for the gut amongst other things. I have yet to look into their benefits in any detail but have been told that the list is impressive. So how did they taste. I ate them like chips and they were great. The artichoke is all knobbly so once cleaned I cut it into slices and made escollop type chips. Once cut they have to be cooked straight away otherwise they discolour. Alternatively I've heard that if you sprinkle lemon juice on it then it stops or at least reduces the discolouring.
The slices were cooked in olive oil and came out wonderfully. I was very impressed. These things would more than curb a carb craving for chips. You can also boil them etc everything you can do with potatoes. Obviously I'll look into this in more detail but it appears that these things are a god send for people on low carb. I'm not sure about there availability in stores but have heard that they can be expensive so where possible it would be best to grow your own. I'm in a wonderful position where my father grows them on his allotment, the yeilds are quite high from one plant and they are quite filling as well. I know I've harped on a bit but I thought it best to share this discovery. I'll keep you updated as to how things are going and when I get back to the training.
Cheers,
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