My breakfast: For the first 4 months – Sabudana with milk and jaggery (this is a great food for lactating women), or a glass of milk with nuts, followed by seasonal cut fruits.
After 4 months, I started intermittent fasting for 16 hours a day. I finished eating by 9 pm and had my first meal at 1 pm. During my fasting time, I only drank black tea (without sugar) and drank a lot of water.
My Lunch: Being from a Bengali household, we usually have quite an elaborate lunch. So I consumed whatever I made at home except rice/chapati and potatoes. My lunch consisted of a large plate of green salad (without any dressing or salt), a large bowl of yellow lentils, 3 types of vegetables and 2 pieces of fish in the curry.
My dinner: Small portion of rice / 2 chapatis with dal, 2 types of vegetable and egg curry / chicken curry.
Pre-workout meal: I started my workout only after 6 months, as I gave my body time to recover from the surgery. So I have coffee pre-workout.
Post Workout Meal: I have dinner 1 hour after workout, so there is no need to eat separately after workout.
What I like to eat for my cheat meals (what I include): I have one cheat meal per week (for lunch) and with that I indulge in a kebab diet once a fortnight.
Low-Calorie Recipes I Swear by: Chicken Soup, Homemade Grilled Chicken, a choice of pulses (pulses are one of my favorite groups of meals).
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