Food that goes crunch!

Today I did something I haven't done in a few days, I ate solid food!  It started when I dropped Miss J at preschool and stayed for morning tea time.  The crackers were easy to resist, the cheese was a challenge (I'm really craving cheese), but I decided watermellon was a-ok and so I had a couple of yummy pieces.  My fast 'broken' I decided that three days of liquid greens only was enough and I would have a salad for lunch.  It was so YUM!  Mountains of alfalfa, 1/2 an avocado, carrot, cucumber, 1/2 a boiled egg and a tiny drizzle of balsamic vinegar (which I now know is a detox no-no as the grapes from which it is made are a very heavily sprayed crop).  The egg was probably a bit naughty too, but as far as food treats go it's a much better choice than some of my past indulgences.

I decided such an important meal deserved to be savoured, so I set myself up on the deck with my brand new Bride & Groom mag and took some time for me!

I also had my first group training session of the year with Laurinda.  I gave it my all for 30 intense minutes of skipping, push-ups, burpees, step-ups and squats which didn't leave me much left for the mercifully brief abdominal exercises, and after another 5 mins of stretching my 45 mins was up!  I can honestly say that as much as it exhausted me at the time, it felt really good to be pushing myself, and I loved being back with our awesome training group!

Emotionally I'm feeling good, I'm enjoying the positive feedback and support that my friends are offering me, and I feel proud of myself.  I have my moments for sure, but overall I feel happy.  Yesterday I was complimented by my friend's ten year old son who told me he was really shocked at how good I was looking, which was lovely.  Not having scales I don't monitor my weight very closely, but I can tell by my clothing that I'm losing weight and I plan for that trend to continue!!