Day 35

Still no more kg's down...I went to gym yesterday for the first time in a week - I always forget how amazing I feel afterwards..until afterwards! :)

The sea is beautiful today - deep blue and really smooth. I am waiting for Geoff to get home so we can go for a surf...last week's heat wave seems to have returned to Cape Town...hopefully the wind stays down till we can get to the sea. This is the Muizenberg Webcam I follow: click here. Looks better than Fish Hoek. No rush (unless the wind comes up) as we don't have plans for this evening. Will be nice to get a surf in.

I've been drinking too much coffee. It seems to be the one indulgence I allow myself almost every day (that and the odd block of dark Lindt chocolate after dinner). Maybe that's why there are no more kg's down....I've definitly shrunk though...I got into a pair of jeans that got to the point of almost not fitting at one stage & today they are so loose...same with 2 other pairs of pants that I've not fitted into for months :)

My legs look skinnier when I look down at them. My latest thing is that I've been looking at people's arms (quite obsessively). I think that's what happens when one hits 30: you become so aware of your upper arms (I used to work at a clothing store where arm paranoia in the over 30's ran rife). I dare say my arms are looking a bit skinnier too.

Day 19

I had a serious craving for 'slap chips' the other night's dinner so I had a few carrots on the way down to Lucky Fish & launched into slap chips which I shared with Geoff & his niece.. I didn't even feel guilty: I didn't mix my proteins & starches....although, I did have a bit of vinegar & regular salt on them....and I probably ate more than I should have. That was Tuesday night (day 16).

I've not managed to get to the gym this week (major family commitments), but I did go 5 times last week. Geoff and I went for a long walk on Fish Hoek beach yesterday...I have been feeling really tired this week...since last week Friday actually. My gym session on Sunday was taken really easy.

For yesterday's lunch I finally put together a vegetable pie with pumpkin, leeks & greenbeans - it was DELICIOUS! I've been craving pie.

We ate at a place in Simons Town on Wednesday night > The Bay Cafe. I had salad, veggies & the most divinely melt-in-your-mouth, tender fillet steak. It was going to come with a sauce, but I had it taken off (Geoff had it on his steak) & even resisted the side of potato wedges (which I love!)...and I had water.

I'm finding the lack of alchohol quite easy to manage as I have never been a big drinker. Although I do love champagne. But I'm a girl. So that's fine :)

No more kg's down, but my body is feeling good...my clothes feel much looser.

I've also ordered & received the Redibeets & JustCarrots from AIM - I found a great website to order from. The Carrot juice is not yummy, but the beetroot one is. I wonder if I can mix them......?