Long time no post... lots of things happened in the meantime;
I was overseas, twice, attending to family affairs,
chickens passed away, new ones arrived,
my front and backyard had a major overhaul,
and now we are getting towards the end of refurbishing the inside.


And, today is my first day on the Bodytrim diet!

Oh, I have so much hope that this time...

The first three days are called the 'carb detox phase'.  Nothing but about 100 gramms of protein every 3 hours and lots of water.

I'm through my first 3 meals and my second coffee.

Last night I prepared myself: grilled a packet of organic tempeh slices (fermented tofu, it has a nice taste), so that I will have something to eat straight away in the morning.
In the fridge I also have
sliced smoked dry ham (it's like the lean part of prosciutto),
eggs to cook,
quark (like cottage cheese),
haloumi cheese for grilling,
and in the cupboard cans of salmon and sardines.

The instructions say 'black coffee or tea', but I had to put a little milk in my coffee, can't drink it otherwise.  I do want to follow the diet 'to the letter', so hoping this little sin won't affect my weightloss.

By the way I have 19 kilos to loose.  That's a lot.

Here it is, looking into the future...

All the best for me!!!

I want to lose weight. Really.

I am starting my ‘Really Have To Lose Weight Now’ diet program.   It’s nothing fancy actually, and I don’t have to buy anything special.  The only requirement is that I WILL LOSE WEIGHT constantly, a little (or more!) every day.

What I plan to do is to

•      make a green smoothie every day and drink it through the morning
•       no coffee, only green tea or herb tea until midday
•      one protein snack (with only a tiny amount of carb) at around 2pm
•       nothing but herb teas or freshly made vegie juice after 3pm
•       I will go to the pool regularly and bounce on the trampoline too, to keep the lymph moving

It will be waning moon after the 28^th, best time to lose weight.

I am hoping that by documenting it, it will be a bit easier to stick with my resolution.  Really hoping!!

My pressie; the Magimix blender will be helping me with the green smoothie. 

The approximate recipe is:

·        a selection of freshly picked green leaves, as much as I can fit in the blender

·        1 cup sour milk from raw milk or kefir

·        1 raw egg (from our chicken)

·        2 tbsp quality coconut oil

·        1 tbsp unpasteurized honey

·        1 or 2 apples (depending on size)

·        strawberries/blueberries/cherries if available

This was made with my old blender, a Braun combi.

So no baking for a little while I suppose, no gin&tonic, pasta or ice cream…

But, I will gain a bit of self-respect back and at last I can sew some clothes for myself.  Yippee!!