Tania Kettle

A busy, busy day today….no exercise to be seen but since my body was having a few complaints about even moving out of bed I thought a rest day would be ok!  Guess, having almost 3 weeks off exercise made the few muscles that I had grown a little lazy lol.  Right.  Hope they enjoyed the rest.  Food was ok: brekkie - dried figs and yoghurt raisins, snack - 2 oat and raisin bikkies, lunch - hot smoked salad and 2 afghan bikkies, no snack and dinner has been a last minute invitation from a client who has flown into Auckland.  Always one to put my hand up for a meal cooked for me we are off to Italian….as you know me and Italian have a very close relationship so I am allowing myself to enjoy this unexpected pleasure.  Happy thought of the day….If you want people want to enter into your life….ask 

Well, well, well.  After all the talking (and not much exercise) I have been doing over the last three weeks I do have to say I had been slightly concerned that all the hard work I had done in the past re food and gym was going to be all for nothing and I would have put back on all the weight.  That was inaccurate.  Two reasons why I have success at the moment:

 1) I have dropped a notch on my belt again.  Yah!!

2) For the third month running I am on a 28 day cycle.  That is a huge achievement.  This tells me that the wet/dry theory that I have been working with is accurate lol. 

I did not weigh myself at the gym today because no woman in her right mind weighs herself when she is in that time of the month.  Food today: brekkie - banana with mountain bread, snack - cappacinno, lunch - mountain bread stuffed with mince, garlic and onion with a little cheese, dinner (it was early) was lamb steak with eggs and snack - will be yoghurt raisins with dried figs.  Two lots of exercise today: 1st - 30 laps swimming, 2nd - weights at gym.  I suppose I better mention why chocolate seems to have taken a holiday from our home.  Just before I had the operation chocolate started tasting a little odd, a bit weird I thought but nothing too serious but after the operation I didn’t want it.  Period.  So, I just haven’t bought it and I don’t seem to miss it.  Maybe I fell into the same trap that I talk to you guys about - at all times question where your life is at and consistently re-assess your choices to make sure that they still work for you.  When I stopped smoking I questioned everything else but because I had eaten chocolate for so long I didn’t question that, I just accepted it as something I do.  Look at it this way…..maybe the benefits of chocolate cancel out the negatives of smoking…….not saying it does just asking you to question your beliefs…..

Happy thought of the day:  Success happens on a daily basis 

If I almost got to the gym does that count? lol  Three separate times I got as far as the front door but gyming it was not in Gods plan for me today!  That’s ok, I am flexible and open.  Just as well eh?  :)  That goes the same for finding books on food management ie: what food goes with what.  Again, flexible and open.  Food today was lots better…..well read into that that I ate more regularly and tried to stick with a plan ie: eat every three hours.  So, food for the day….brekkie - banana in mountain bread, snack 3 oat and raisin cookies (they are very small and might even come under the umbrella of tiny!) lunch - mountain bread with salmon and hummus and 1 oat and raisin cookie, snack - yoghurt raisins and dried figs and dinner will be lamb and rosemary potatoes (somedays it is just a potato day and I am not going to be precious about it) and a glass of wine, late snack - yoghurt raisins and dried figs.  I am aiming for an early start to swim tomorrow fingers crossed and bathing suit ready lol…….Happy thought of the day My life suceeds because I am flexible and open 

I know that we all have the same 24 hours but I swear that some days it’s just not enough lol  First things first, what an amazing game this morning with the S.A’s…go Blacks!! 4 hours after the game though the young one was rousing me for the Sunday morning rowing….after that awesome Gold from the twins he thinks he will be our next Gold in 2016 so is full of enthusiasm at the moment and then he informed me that straight after that he’s getting married!  Rowing Gold + Marriage……Rowing Gold + Marriage…..Right.  Random conversations in this household on a Sunday morning with my 14 year old son lol!  Food today: lunch (breakfast and brunch were a non event because I literally went from one thing to the next) omelette and fried kumera and onions (I know, I know),  snack - chips with a couple of beers (a friend came over with these snacks and a dvd) and a little chocolate, diner - dried figs and prunes.  I work with the theory that all of today has been a bit random so plan to be back on track Monday.  Tomorrow I will be looking further into the theory of what foods should be eaten with what and will let you know more as I know more but I can finally say that I am happy with my balance between wet and dry.  It has been bloody hard work though!  It is interesting that it has taken 2 weeks for the drugs to come out of my system and my body to re-balance back to where it was.  It’s kind of scary when you think about it because think of all the drugs that people put into their body on a daily basis…..the pill, cold and flu tablets, pills to correct depression and all sorts of physical health issues but with every bit of medicine/pills you take it knocks the basic wet/dry balance in your body which means that you are consistently out of kilter - and often craving carbs to correct the wetness.  That’s not cool.  I would like to delve deeper into what foods (supposedly) do what so will have a look round and see what is available.  Happy thought of the day  Nothing beats a 14 year old being in love 

What is the one consistent thing that I keep talking about? Well, actually there are two….the first one is set yourself up for success and the second is know what you are putting into your body.  Pretty simple right?  It would be if I took my own advice lol  Yesterday I did  not set myself up to succeed - in actual fact I set myself up to fail in a rather large way so when I did eat chips (lots of them), risotto (it was actually parmesan risotto not pesto and it was amazingly good) and two large chunks of carrot cake with numerous glasses of wine I have no one to blame apart from myself!  Secondly, when you have organic food you need to remember that you are getting the pure form.  It is not diluted so therefore you have to be extra careful of the ingredients.  For me seeds are a no no and I get an extreme reaction.  Did I check the carrot cake?  No.  Did I see seeds in there?  Yes.  Did I pick them out?  No.  Did I munch my way through them and then go back for seconds?  Yes.  Today has been mostly spent getting rid of the bloody seeds from my system.  May I just say how lucky I am with my friends and lover that they understand that this state is only temporary lol.  Food today: brekkie - banana in mountain bread, lunch - chicken fillets, snack - corn chips and hummus and dinner will be a chicken burger with some chicken tenderloins from BK with a few (calming) glasses of wine….. Happy thought of the day I learnt something new today which will encourage success tomorrow 

My planets must be retrograde at the moment because today everything took 3 times longer than it should have and I kept losing things……you know I have the one job in the universe that says in the job description that I should always know where something is….lol….go figure!!  Anyway, food today - brekkie - yoghurt raisins and dried figs, brunch - small piece of organic carrot cake ummmmmmmmm ok, now I’m writing this not so good.  Right.  I have people turing up in about 15 mins though so let us quickly add wine, chips and a beautiful pesto risotto with organic rosemary feta….Let us look on the bright side - overall the food won’t be too bad and at least I’m trying!  Happy thought of the day People, not time, is important 

What a crazy, crazy day!  I didn’t get down to the gym but did manage to get to the local pools and swim 20 laps which I found fabulous.  Apart from that there has not been time to blow my nose so…..food for the day:  brekkie - 2 slices of organic bread with golden syrup and a little cheese, lunch - crumbed fish with salad, dinner - lamb with roast kumera (red) half a roasted onion and 2 moritz (organic) biscuits and late snack raspberry acidophilus yoghurt….I swear to God there wasn’t time for snacks today……Happy thought of the day….Slightly warmer than yesterday 

Today I want to talk about Folic Acid.  Folic Acid is talked about by the Medical Profession in a very positive way and I do believe that for some women it does work….unfortunately I don’t believe it works for every woman and I believe that a lot of hormonal issues that women have can actually be put down to too much Folic Acid.  Now, this is not just something I think but rather an accumulation of facts taken not just from my clients but also my personal friends.  If you are particularly sensitive (for lack of better words) what Folic Acid does is tip the hormones.  Remember when I talked about wet vs dry energy……an abundance of Folic Acid makes you wet.  It can have a very negative side effect ie making you feel quite down and weepy but on the up side it quickly leaves your system.   If you have overdosed on Folic Acid then bread, potatoes and pasta will bring you back in balance but about 2 litres of water is needed to flush the system of this toxic substance.  So, if you have been taking vitamins or minerals and you are not getting the “up” feeling check out the back of the packet or jar and see whether Folic Acid could be one of your bad vitamins.  Food today:  brekkie - 1 slice of organic toast with strawberry jam and a little cheese (all organic), snack - prunes, lunch - white fish with salad and 1 afghan, snack - yoghurt raisins with dried figs and dinner (will be) organic nachos, late snack - acidophilus and raspberry yoghurt.  Happy thought of the day….Slightly more sunshine than rain today 

Well, finally I got to the freaking gym!  Jez what an effort it has been to get there and just for the record can I say that 2 weeks is far toooooooooo long without gym.  Onto another subject though……as you know we love our organic food but I have found it quite difficult to get good tasting (light) bread and biscuits/cakes.  Bread was easily fixed as we either eat Mountain Bread or Simply Organic (you can buy it at the supermarket) but the biscuits have always been a bit of an issue.  Before you ask, yes I am a good cook but I have to be in the mood and since that changes on an hourly (if not minute) basis cooking is best left to others more talented.  If you are like us though and want to know exactly what is in your food (baking) and absolutely say no to food with numbers then check out this website www.eatright.co.nz  They are one cool company who refuse to use anything but natural, organic ingredients and absolutely no numbers.  Check out their website but from my family they have got the tick as their stuff is cool AND they say what is suitable for which Blood type - God, how utterly fabulous!  Food today: brekkie - dried figs and yoghurt raisins, brunch - rest of last nights shepherds pie, late lunch -  salmon wrap and 2 oat and raisin biscuits, late snack - 1 afgan biscuit, dinner (will be) pizza with 2 glasses of wine, a few chicken nibbles and one teensy chocolate mousse.  Before you go what are you doing eating pizza??  let me just say due to an online ordering malfuction  (totally my fault)  food I ordered isn’t planning on turning up until 8pm!  Happy thought of the day:  Wehee I got to the gym lol 

I have noticed that silverbeet seems to be my food of choice at the moment yuk!! Overall I don’t find it a particularly appetizing food - pretty tasteless and just you know…..silverbeet but everytime I open the fridge I’m like mmmmmmmmm silverbeet so let us look at this veggie a little closer….

Food today: brekkie - 2 pieces of organic brown toast with golden syrup and a little cheese, snack - freshly juiced carrot, apple and silverbeet (it looks fine unless you stir it then it goes a vomitey green colour), lunch - warm smoked salmon salad, snack - couple of dried figs, dinner - shepherds pie with lamb and kumera topping - beautiful!  Late snack - freshly juiced carrot, apple and silverbeet.  Happy thought of the day:  I didn’t burn dinner lolollol