Christmas day leftovers ...

Christmas Day leftovers are the mother of invention


Bean, golden cherry tomato and salmon warm salad for lunch.
YUM


And look at this cool gift I got yesterday!! A running cd! (with tracks for jogging, running and interval training!)

What a difference 4 mths makes!

Remember my shopping trip earlier this week?

Well, I wore my new outfit for Christmas and felt amazing!

I am still in shock at the difference 4mths of hard work and clean eating can make. I look at the photos and don't expect to see what I do. The progress so far amazes me.

Christmas was wonderful! Spent with my family, we had fun! Great food - not too much of it. A workout to start the day! I had a ball ... just like you should!

A very Merry 12wbt Christmas!

Twas the morning of Christmas and outside the house .... the rain was falling ...

Yep. Christmas morning is dark, wet and cool for a change. Perfect weather for a RUN!

Who would have thought it, even 4 short months ago, that I would be hanging out Christmas morning to go running? Crazy!

Good thing it was cool - because the girl slept in. So after santa stockings were opened, and she was happily playing with her new toys off I went.

And I did it! 3k again! Just to prove it wasn't a fluke!! And just a teeny bit faster than the other day! Merry Christmas to me!

I'm not cranky - just stinking hot and sweaty after hitting the 3k mark!

Mummy and daughter after mum's run. Hot and sweaty and SO alive!





And how good is it to come home to Mish's buttermilk pancakes and berries for breakfast

Merry Christmas all! May God bless you with your health this year!

Christmas traditions - 12wbt style!

We've been making cookies each Christmas ever since she was this big ...



And now she is THIS big!!



So I couldn't miss this year.


But just cause we made them doesn't mean I need to eat them!

The tradition is in the making - not the eating. Memories made ... and off to bless our friends with a card and a cookie today!

That's the way we do things now!

Christmas plans!

One more sleep!!!!

I am so excited about Christmas this year! Especially because of how excited Miss E (5) is about Christmas ... but moreso because this year I feel strong, healthy and I have a plan!

So many years Christmas is about food. Bad food. Decadent food. And lots of it.

This year in our home Christmas is about beautiful food. Food that is special. Food we come together as a family over. But excess and overeating? No.

Our menu for Christmas this year is

Breakfast

• Buttermilk pancakes with fresh fruit salad

Morning tea

• Berries, mango and fruit platter

Lunch

• Crispy skinned salmon, salad and pumpkin feta and walnut salad

Dinner

• Roast Dinner with veges
• Pavlova with fresh fruit

YUM!

I am so excited about our menu!

It's going to be a fun day all round!

Happy Christmas Eve everyone!

The week before Christmas (12wbt style!)

**This poem was posted on facebook today by Margaret Evans. And it is FABULOUS! It is just how I feel about Christmas this year! and with her permission I get to share it all with you! **



Twas the week before Christmas, and I am having a thought
About all the fresh food and vege’s I’ve bought
To take me through Christmas and New Years Day
I’m not putting on weight – NO BLOODY WAY

...I baked Nat’s Lasagne and Thai Pumpkin Soup
Plenty for me and all of the troupe.
I have Cinnamon Roast Pumpkin, Walnuts and Fetta
Nutritious, delicious salad – I have never had better

The turkey is ready (all counted and weighed)
The ham as well, on other plates it will stay
Roast potatoes for family, salad for me
And then we’ll have a dance around the tree

Christmas this year is about family and friends
Not pigging out then making amends
Oh, I plan to have a jolly good time
And that does involve a glass (or three) of wine

...So thank you Michelle, and all of the team
I hope you know – to us - how much you mean

Here’s to a wonderful and happy end of the year
Wish you a safe and merry season of cheer.
I will see you in February, with clothes less tight
For now, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night