Back on the Wagon!

I've attempted to get this Blogg going for the passed 2 to 3 years, but life is always too busy with the kids, house, work etc.
Let me catch up to where I am today without being boring or too long
I started the MB 12 weeks Body Transformation mainly due to a friend who is doing it and has lost a whole bunch of weight. So, I signed up with the hopes of achieving similar results knowing full well that I shouldn't count calories and not do the low fat stuff they suggest and not use the sugar (regardless of the little amount).
For the most part, I have followed the plan mainly for reference and ideas as I am the main cook at home and need to provide meals for my family.
The work-oust are very good, but way too long and frankly unsustainable long term. But my approach is that if I do something, it is better than nothing. So, improvement there.
The best part is that some of the local friends have joined too and we've created a small group where we give each other support and meet once a week for an outdoors work out.
In the middle starting the diet, we had to move houses, Baby had a stomach bug, then I had the stomach flu, then now a very nasty cold! Needless to say, the weight loss has not been as fast as I expected, but I know it has to do with me not following low carb/no sugar foods or even the diet itself. Yes, I have been indulging! All in all in the last 5 weeks I've lost 3 kilos! not bad! better than gaining them, right?
I'm back on track as far as commitment goes and food ingestion goes.
I have decided heavily against the foods that include low fat, and sugar and or too many fruits and definitely no wheat. I know I think better when I have no wheat products and definitely NO SUGAR!!

So, I am following the template for the 12 weeks program, taking advantage of the conveniences of menu planning (even if I tweak it to be LCHF= Low Carb/High Fat).
Why do you ask? Well, in the passed year or so I have become so much more educated on nutrition.
I found a few bloggers who share their knowledge and links to gurus out there making a difference, such as Dr. Cate Shanahan, Author of Deep Nutrition. Sean Croxton UGW, Mark's Daily Apple, Christine Cronau, Gary Taubes, Abel James, The Swedish Diet Blog to name a few.
They all share the same information on how food works, how the body reacts to what we eat and what our bodies are designed to eat.
It's taken me a while to be committed to not eat junk (sweets mainly). I take every day with a grain of salt and aim for the best. I am findining that having small mini goals are a great way to get there. As a student mentor I always told my students when they felt overwhelmed with the amount of work they had to was to remember who chickens eat= One grain at a time. So, I am taking my own advice.

I was recently reading Abel James e-book and I loved how he explained everything in laymen's terms. I love that he make it a point to point to include the need to visualise ourselves as to how we want to be and look like and always have that present in our thoughts. I also like the link to experiencing food and respecting it as a way to really enjoy your master pieces and enjoy what you eat.
I have been experimenting with a few recipes lately and have come up with a couple of keepers. Which I will post in another post so that I can write the ingredients.
I have to say that I am now 4 days without Sugar and counting.
Until next time Sweet Partners.

Disapointment

Ok, why does it take me over a year to come back to this blog? Seriously, why do I bother? why am I here now?

After reading my last two posts (and only posts) I realised that reading back one's feelings is very helpful. So I've decided to continue to write.

Since I last wrote, I have to say nothing too