Time to Chill Out

After a full on lead up and all the excitement of Christmas day it is great to just take it easy on Boxing day and take time to do nothing. Mine started with a 2km swim in the fabulous Hervey Bay followed by breakfast on the grass, then a visit to the Wetside with the kids, home for a bite of lunch and tiny little nap...... so far so good.

Give cheer, get cheer!!

With most of my Christmas shopping in the bag, so to speak. I am feeling pretty happy with the presents I've made and bought for my friends and family. I especially like to pass on a little cheer where it's not expected and it gives me a buzz to make someone feel a bit special. I believe it truly is better to give than to recieve, I just hope everybody likes their pressies. We are lucky enough to be sharing our Christmas with our nearest and dearest over the next week and I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas with yours too!
Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous new year.

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Don't make me beg, pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaase.

6 weeks 5 kilos

Image: etsy

Since starting this sugar free adventure I have found you really can live quite contentedly without the sweet stuff. No honey, no fruit but lots of other rich delicious foods that make giving up sugar much sweeter. Full cream milk, cheese, my homemade mayonaise ( I'm addicted) is awesome with chicken, on toast under my eggs and I whizz up coleslaw in 8 seconds in the Thermomix for my lunch then add a tin of tuna in oil and half an avocado, so scrumptious.

Sarah is right when she says that people will be negative about it and everybody says " I don't eat much sugar" but sooooo much is hidden that most people don't know what they're eating most of the time.

I hope in the process I haven't become too painful to live with. It really hasn't cramped my style as all and I urge everyone to get on it, don't wait.

Christmas Rush

With only 5 and a half weeks till Christmas the smart people are heading into Pandanus to do their shopping in comfort before the madness begins. Had another big day today with lot of special pieces heading to lucky people.
Good news our new website will be up and running within the week for those who can't make it into the store, very exciting!!

Where'd my little boy go?

In the blink of an eye this chubby little boy has gone from innocent baby to gangly 18 year old. It's been a joy (most of the time) to be his mum!! It feels good to have gotten him adulthood fully intact and well adjusted, schools over, job for next year secured, not a bad effort if I do say so myself.
We can give ourselves a pat on the back, two down two to go.

Halfway there.....

Week 5 of my 8 week sugar free challenge starts tomorrow. I can't believe how easy it's been, still have the old addiction of bread and butter but one hurdle at a time.

Progress Report.....

Just in case anyone actually reads this and was thinking of quitting sugar I can highly recommend it, I've lost 3kg in a week and feel great. It's wonderful to be free of that old task master....only 7 weeks to go.
Click on the link in the post below to buy Sarah Wilson's book!

My New Project, Me

I purchase this ebook recently and have decided to give it a go. I started yesterday and am embracing all the other goodies I should be eating instead of empty calories taken up by sugar.
My hope is that I'll start to see an improvement in my energy levels and trim down, I now work out 5 days a week and am still weighing more than I'd like. If I had to work out enough to burn the calories I need to I'd have to retire from work to fit it in.
Wish me luck people......here goes!!!
Click on the photo to go to Sarah's site and buy the book!

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