Confessions

Ok confession time. I ate pretty well at the baby shower but did eat some junk. Since then I've eaten a pile of crap - cheesecake slice, mixed lollies, marshmallows. And the good choices I've made I've eaten too much of - raw food fudge, cashews. There hasn't really been any exercising and I'm feeling blah. Today it's Thursday and time to get back on track. I had Greek yoghurt with Manuka honey for breakfast, lunch will be spicy tomato/veggie soup. I'll be out for dinner so I'll grab sushi & seaweed salad. Snacks will be 30 almonds & an apple. I think I've proven to myself that if I eat crap, I feel like crap.

Baby Shower

I have a baby shower today. I kept on being asked "so you're not doing your diet today". Firstly it's not a diet! I'm choosing not to eat processed, refined junk (cause lets face it that's what most "food" is now). Secondly just because I'm at a party it doesn't mean I can't eat good food. I made chocolate brownies from 100daysofrealfood, raw food fudge (can't remember the site), savoury Pikelets, salsa & guacamole. There will also be mixed berries & I'm taking limes to slice & put in my water. I think this gives me a good selection & I won't do the party thing of over eating. Why are parties an excuse to eat until you explode? I've been guilty of this so many times. Im trying to get out of that mindset.

Tomato & veggie soup

Ok first post & it will be about lunch. Or specifically my lunch. I have been inspired by 100daysofrealfood. So I'm trying to get back to eating no processed/refined foods. Lunch today was: spicy tomato & veggie soup (& I mean spicy, I put 1 chilli in the pot), strawberries, slice whole grain bread & coffee. I'm doing full cream milk in the coffee, that is a first for me. I have almonds for after work & I'm making macaroni cheese for dinner. Breakfast was natural yoghurt, organic blueberries & Manuka honey. Back to the soup. I had the last tomatoes of the season sitting on the bench. I figured soup was good as its getting colder here. I added onion, garlic, carrots & zucchini. Oh yeah & the chilli from my garden. This year the plant has produced very hot chillies. Luckily I like a bit of a bite to my food. I also put in a tin of tomatoes & three cans full of water. Cooked it for around 30 minutes, then blitzed it. Nice, easy, cheap (maybe $3 for whole pot)