Back on track

After reaching my goal weight of 66 kgs back in January, I got a little lot slack with my eating habits and slowly but surely the kilos that I'd worked so hard to get rid of, snuck back on again. I'm at about 70kg's now, so have 4 kg's that I need to shed. I wasn't too worried though, knowing that once it got too out of control, I'd reign myself back in again. I also blame most of it on uni and the copious amount of chocolate that I needed to make it through assessment and exam time. I was also very slack in first semester with meal planning and dinners turning into last minute throw togethers - usually loaded up with way too many carbs.

That's all stopping though. I've got time now to re-establish old habits and make healthy meals and snacks. I normally go to the farmers market on a Friday, but I've had to reassess that as it clashes with a 9am lecture that I know have. I was also getting frustrated with the lack of quality produce, with most things not looking that much better than the supermarket shelves.

So, I'm now ordering from here and I couldn't be happier. I love knowing that all our produce is mostly organic or spray free and coming from a 5 hour radius, thus reducing the food miles. It's all fresh and good quality and the taste is 100 times better than any produce I've had lately. I'm also hoping that we can get on the next farm tour and show the kids where all the yummy food we are eating is coming from. Getting the boxes is also going to make me think outside my comfort zone for cooking. There is always going to be some things that I wouldn't normally use, but what I can't use I'm sure I can pass on to someone else. This week we got a custard apple, which I am eager to try as I've never had one before. Everything else was stuff that I'd normally use, except for brussel sprouts which I ended up frying with garlic and olive oil and they were delicious!

Duane's also eager to get more exercise into our routine. I'm hoping to fit in a few long, hilly walks during the week and we are also going to start up our afternoon's of exercise in the front yard. It's something that we used to do, but somehow ended up falling by the wayside. So, back to making time every afternoon for playing in the front yard. It'll be a mix if kicking balls, chasing kids, stretching, skipping and some toning exercises. I like involving the kids too, not just going off on our own to do it. It's a way of keeping the kids active and trying to instill movement/exercise as a daily activity - something I need to be reminded of too.

I'm starting up weight watchers again too. My eating habits are quite questionable at the moment, I'm enjoying way more biscuits and snack food than my body needs. I need a reminder on portion sizes and to be a bit more accountable for what I eat and I find WW gives me this boost.

So this weekend, I've been stuffing my face like it's my last supper. Not the smartest way to approach a diet, but certainly helps rid the cupboards of tempting junk!