Well there we are.
HCG basically said 'I'm giving you a reprieve, because it wasn't your fault, I'll allow you to start back exactly where you were on your first day back on VLCD.' And I said, 'OK then, we have a deal.'
I had the most delicious dinner last night I have to share with you, since most of you wont have heard of this seafood. We ate bugs.
'WHAT!!!???' I hear you say?
Ha! In Australia we have a a kind of seafood that I never saw on the menu when I was living in either the UK or the USA. In Sydney they are generally called 'Balmain Bugs' and everywhere else they are usually called just 'Bugs'. To ensure you don't think I'm a complete freak, they are nothing like a 'bug' that you are imagining, they are like a little lobster and taste like lobster:
They have less than a gram of fat each, and a whopping 35g of protein! They have about 130g of meat on the average bug, and about 100 cals a piece. I ate 2 last night and they were SO GOOD.
Here's the wiki description for bugs:
bacus peronii, the Balmain bug or butterfly fan lobster, is a species of slipper lobster. It lives in shallow waters around Australia and is the subject of small-scale fishery. It is a flattened, reddish brown animal, up to 23 cm (9 in) long and 14 cm (6 in) wide, with flattened antennae and no claws.
In common with other slipper lobsters, Ibacus peronii has a broad, flattened body and a large carapace.[1] The carapace is reddish brown,[2] and reaches lengths of 2–8 centimetres (0.8–3.1 in), with the whole animal able to reach a length of 23 cm (9 in),[3] and a width of 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in).[2] The antennae are also short and broad, and the flattened form of the whole animal allows it to partly bury itself in soft substrates.[1] There are no claws on the five pairs of legs. Captured animals typically weigh around 120 grams (4.2 oz), but the weight can range from 80 to 200 g (2.8 to 7.1 oz).[2]
The species is sometimes confused with the Moreton Bay bug, Thenus orientalis, but they can be distinguished by the placement of the eyes: the eyes of I. peronii are near the midline, while those of T. orientalis are at the margin of the carapace.[1]
It is found at depths of 20–450 metres (66–1,480 ft) off the coast of Australia from Southport in Queensland to Geraldton in Western Australia.[3] A further population exists in Western Australia from Port Hedland to Broome.[2]
Ibacus peronii is nocturnal and feeds on algae and small crustaceans.[1] They often spend the daytime buried in sand or mud.[2
So there. If you ever get the chance to try them I would highly recommend it! You thought you were coming to my blog to see an update and you got an education too! Who knew I could be so useful??
Thank you so much to everyone for your thoughtful comments, I am feeling much better now and looking forward to seeing these losses! ts Saturday here, have a great weekend everyone!
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