Day 6 The Artist

Yesterday went quite well, plenty of energy no hunger. But mentally I am craving everything I cannot have. Cheese, bananas, pasta, pizza, BBQ sauce, oranges, avocado etc.

I attended an art gallery opening and unfortunately that was my undoing. Canapes, chocolates and free gin! I'm pretty sure gin and tonics were not going for free during the war. I would like to say that I am disappointed in myself for giving in but I'm not as I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had a lovely conversation with the artist.

I am looking forward to going back to eating normally, but over the past few days I have been speaking to lots of people about their experiences and majority of them said that rationing was something that you never ever got used to. I had wondered if over time people had fell into a routine and rationing became the norm and a way of life. But it didn't. I'm lucky that I can choose what to eat and that my week has been relatively good fun and after I can return to 21st century living. The past few days have made me realise exactly how difficult it was and that it would have effected some. No wonder the government felt it was necessary to put out the propaganda posters to keep up morale.

Here is what I've eaten;

Breakfast: Coffee, black no sugar

Homemade oat muesli soaked in water with 1tbsp yoghurt

231 kcals

Lunch: Cauliflower soup

Pear and ginger crumble

327 kcals

Dinner: Leftover shepherds pie

167 kcals

Copius amounts of gin and wine, chocolate and canapes

Total Daily Calories: NO IDEA!