Home from the Holidays

I have just spent a wonderful week in Palm Cove, Far North Queensland with the gorgeous Shelley. We laughed, cried, relaxed, plotted and planned, tanned, trained and ate.

I ate out a lot more than I intended to so you could safely say that I was 'off plan' three days out of six.

I can't say that I am particularly worried about my nutrition decisions because I realise that enjoying restaurants/takeaway food and a few drinks with a friend is part of what holidays are all about. Heaven knows that it has been years since I had a 'diet break' so it was probably well overdue.

I have come to the conclusion that our thought processes directly influence our bodies. Even though I have broken my rigid set of eating rules, I am choosing not to entertain thoughts of guilt, self loathing or regret.

Strangely, I have had no carb hangovers, no major fluid retention and no desire to under eat or over train to compensate. I think that my relaxed attitude has allowed my body to get on with the digestive process in a much more efficient manner than when I am filled with stress.

Of course I am a little softer than I was when I left home last week, but a few days of clean living will sort that out.

Shame, self hate, guilt and regret instigate destructive behaviour rather than positive actions. Kind thoughts about yourself result in treating yourself with kindness and self love - getting straight back on plan.

Escaping the Cold

There once was a plan for me to compete in the All Female Classic in Melbourne this weekend so I booked the week off work.

I thought about coming down to watch, but it is f-cking freezing in Melbourne.

So in the KatieP tradition of 'doing the opposite' Shelley and I are going in the opposite direction. For the rest of the week we will be found lying on a white sandy beach in Far North Queensland in a bikini (without diamantes). Personally, I think this is a much more appropriate place to run around nearly naked in the middle of winter than some cold drafty hall in suburban Melbourne.

I'll be thinking of you girls in peak week ... while Shelley and I get a real tan, carb deplete on fresh seafood and water load with cocktails.

Weigh In 99 Days to Go

Look at me - I am skinny - that's a loss of 1.5kg since last weigh in. We love the Liz ^tm diet so much. Who would have known eating more veges would get the scales moving again after so long!

Here's the teeny tiny plan I flew from Auckland to Wanganui in.

This is the tower I ran up ...

176 steps in 2 minutes

and here's the view when I got to the top