I'm back!

So I had a brilliant holiday away.  It was extremely hot so we didn't really do much other than take the kids swimming and going out for lunch, we did do a few things like check out chinatown, the japanese cemetary, the wharf, driving around, the mango place, matso's brewery but really it was just too warm to keep taking the kids out.

It was good to get out of the routine and I did no training while I was away and because of that didn't really eat much at all, other than brekkie, lots of fruit and mainly salads when we went out.  A couple of beers here and there and I didn't put on any weight.

I did read an awesome book though, the Primal Blueprint and I thoroughly recommend this to anyone.  It has completly changed my way of thinking about how I eat and excercise.  I started this new way of living on Monday and have already lost a kilo and just like the book says it was effortless.  It's very similiar to the paleo diet and for me the biggest challenge is getting my head around eating full fat this and that but I have been and its nice not to have to think about eating or when I am going to eat and most days I only need 3 meals a day which is huge when you consider I used to "HAVE" to eat 6 times a day.  I kind of feel liberated.  I wasn't sure it was going to work but it does and it fits in nicely with my family.  I haven't had any cravings, haven't been hungry, have been energised for my workouts and if I am not hungry I "DON'T" have to eat! Anyway check it out for yourselves.  I went out for lunch today and ordered some lemon pesto prawns with salad and I didn't have to worry that it was cooked in butter as that is ok on this program, besides it wasn't like it was dripping with butter!

2 more sleeps

Until we are off and away! Am so looking forward to not being in a routine and actually taking time off training for a week. I think most of the holiday will involve taking the kiddies swimming:)

On another note we have put our house up for sale and have bought another one (only if our house sells), talk about being spontaneous! but that is what we tend to do, stay in a house for a little while and if something better comes up bingo we move again. Sorry I don't mean better but I guess the last few years have involved having babies and your needs tend to change a bit. We lasted 9 months in our previous house and then when Jay was born it was just too small so we bought this one, then in no time Bailey came along and we have now discovered we would like a pool and we really need a 4th bedroom so we can use it as a toy room. Toys just seem to take over the whole house. Anyway not sure if we are doing the right thing but lets just say fate will tell.

Bloated

So something has made me look 5 months pregnant and I can probably guess what it is:

M1: oats & eggwhites with flax oil

Post workout shake - protein powder with water

M2: salad made with chicken, beetroot, spinach leaves, fetta and chick peas

M3: bubble tea

M4: fish, brocolli puree, salad as per above

It has to be the bubble tea, although the chick peas could have had something to do with it but I had the bubble tea around 2.30pm and was bloated about 4pm, if it was the chickpeas I think it would have happened sooner. Apart from the bubble tea food was good today but looking at it I don't think if I added up all the calories it would be over what I am supposed to be having as I missed a couple of meals.

On another note am off to Broome next Sunday and I cannot wait.