I don't feel like posting something long today, so I'll just bring up the issue of SOSS (sack of shit syndrome). Come on, you know what that is! especially in ramadhan. After breakfast, when all you can see when you look down is your bloated belly, and you have a sudden urge to lie on the floor and wait for death? Here's a simple explanation of what happens in your body when you get SOSS:

1- All your blood rushes to your stomach because you just ate a herd of cows, a rice field, and enough "lgaimat wu ga6ayif" to feed all of africa.

2- The first thing your body processes is the simple sugars, which you ate a truck load of. So, you get the worst insulin spike ever. A concentration of 3 gallons/ml of insulin in your blood (I know some idiots would believe this number, so i have to say that I'M KIDDING!)

3- Ask a diabetic how he/she feels 10 minutes after an insulin shot. Then, you'll know why you feel the way you do.

4- The complex carbs you ate help prolong the effect for hours because they keep supplying the body, slowly, with more sugar.

5- The fat you ate, all 7 kilos of it, slows down digestion. So, forget about feeling hungry for the next 5 hours.

Solution:

Only eat a small amount of complex carbs. DO NOT EAT SIMPLE SUGARS!! NONE WHATSOEVER!! take in about 4-8 grams of healthy fats (Fish liver oil is best). Eat as much lean protein as you want (egg whites, lean beef, chicken breasts, tuna). This way, you won't get much of an insulin spike, and you'll feel hungry an hour later.

good recipes for ramadhan dieting:

Meal 1

ingredients:
200 grams lean beef
5 eggs
1/2 cup of brown rice
BBQ, or sweet and sour sauce

how to cook
marinate the beef from the night before with 2 tbsp of vinegar, 1 tbspn of olive oil, some pepper, and any other spices you'd like to add.

cook the rice in water (i use uncle ben's 30 minute ready brown rice, it's convenient) add some salt if you want.

scramble 3 egg whites with 2 whole eggs in a non stick pan with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

When the eggs are a bit runny, and they're about to dry up, add the rice to eggs and scramble.

Put the beef in a pyrex tray, and cover with aluminum foil. The beef needs 90-120 minutes to cook at a heat of 350 F. It would be best to cook it at 275 F but it would take about 3 hours.

Cut the beef up in cubes. serve with rice. add BBQ sauce or sweet and sour sauce according to taste.

nutritional facts:
Protein: 75 grams
Carbs: 70 grams
Fat 13 grams

calories: 697 calories

Meal 2

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts (Marinated in vinegar, olive oil, and lemon pepper powder from the night before)
4 potatoes
200 grams of mixed veggies (i use the frozen kind)

Cook the marinated chicken in the over at 350 for 1.5-2 hours (in a pyrex tray, covered with aluminum)
skin the potatoes and boil them in water until they're tender (about 40-50 minutes)
dispose of water from the pot used to boil the potatoes, and add 1.5 cups of skimmed milk and start mashing them with a masher (or a fork) until they form a homogenous mix.

Boil veggies in water til they're done (takes about 10 minutes if they're frozen)

There you have it, roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, and veggies. This mix makes 2 servings, so don't eat it all at once.

Nutritional facts per serving:

Protein 60 grams
carbs 60 grams
fat 9 grams

calories 561

Meal 3

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 cup brown rice
3 bell peppers (i don't know what they're called, but i use green, yellow, and red)
olive oil
BBQ sauce (not the thick kind)

Cook the rice in water. Again, this will take 30 minutes.
Spread 3 tbsp of olive oil in a non stick pan
Slice up the chicken breasts into small chunks, and slice the bell peppers vertically. Mix'em all up in the pan, cook for 5 minutes (or until the chicken starts to get to a very lightish brown color). turn down the heat and cover the pan. Stir every 5 minutes, and cook for another 20 minutes.
After the chicken's done, drain all the liquids from the pan. Put the rice on a plate, chicken and peppers on top, and add BBQ sauce according to taste (you can use sweet and sour or soy sauce or whatever you like)

Makes 2 servings
Nutritional facts
Protein 60 grams
carbs 70 grams
fat 15 grams

calories 655

Enjoy