No Junk July!

Oh how I need this! I am joining with the incredible LIZ from Lastchancetraining.com.au in a challenge for this month ... NO JUNK JULY!

As always - I am claiming participation NOT perfection! I am starting day TWO due to hearing about it far too late to undo the damage of a weekend away at the Gold Coast for the Gold Coast marathon series.

As soon as I read Liz's blog post I was IN! Aiming for a month of clean eating - but also environmentally sustainable food where possible! What's to lose!

The last few weeks of pregnancy I haven't been eating as well as I have wanted. And I'm feeling it.

But there is nothing like a few days away eating out to get me back on track. It makes me CRAVE fruit and veges like a woman possessed!!!


So I'm in! Are you? Check in with Liz at www.lastchancetraining.com
Leave me a comment here or on facebook to let me know you are in too!

And use the hashtag on twitter #Nojunkjuly so we can find your posts!

THIS was my lunch today. Salad, salad, salad, sustainably fished tuna, and a peppermint and red raspberry leaf tea. (yep it's 3rd trimester)

After devouring winter strawberries for morning tea, and home baked whole meal toast for breakfast I'm feeling good.

#Nojunkjuly ! Don't let bad winter habits take hold!

Accountability.

I promised to eat clean. I promised accountability - here it is

Breakfast. Poached egg. (from OUR happy chooks) Wholemeal muffin. Banana. Decaf coffee.

Morning tea. Post gym class. Skim milk hot choc (my pregnancy indulgence)

Lunch - salmon stuffed baked potato. YUM!

Dinner. Stir fry with brown rice. (thanks hubby!)

Other snacks - fruit at a birthday party. One slice cheese. Homemade yogurt iceblock.

All clean. All within calories. Would you believe I feel better already?

Zumba birthday party!

Miss 6 has been at the gym too much!

She asked the zumba instructor to run a party at our place!

It rocked!

What a great theme idea it gave me!
Zumba = intense colours! Love!

A few images ...

They had a ball ...

(and yes - I'm showing you the healthy stuff!)

Gina our way cool real life zumba instructor!

Popcorn! Bonus is our chooks eat any that is left!

New use for the cupcake tower! We have a slinkie machine so made apple slinkies

Water bottles for the kids instead of softdrink

(oh and this would be the non healthy bit)

Seriously ...

- Just how good was lunch today

Today is a good day!

Today I finally get some time at home! So besides doing some much neglected cleaning I have been getting ready ...

Making pumpkin soup and freezing it for those "emergency" meals (like getting called into work at NO notice)




Getting clever! (labelling it with Calorie count so I am ready at a glance)



And baking Mish's Banana bread to freeze for Miss E's lunches and guests. And no - I did not eat any even though it smelled soooooo goooooood.

What do 12wbters actually eat?

I tried to do a video last night. I really did. If anyone know how to upload it without it taking 100 hours please let me know!

In the meantime, I needed to get my head right. So I grocery shopped last night.

And then I took a photo. Cause my trolley was pretty!

Remember it is 80% nutrition guys! Have a good day!

Eating out - 12wbt style!

How things have changed. In the past we would have eaten out on holidays and I would have constantly been on the lookout for a treat.

Something rich and decadent maybe? Cause it was holidays ... and I deserved it!

Well, this time we did have a treat. Lots of them.

But this time my treats looked like this ...



(Don't worry - I shared some of that delicious avocado around!)

They were fresh. They were delicious! They nutured my body and my soul. And this time - again - it was because I deserved it! But this time I KNEW it was great food I deserved!

My daughter's favourite food was this! A berry smoothie. Filled with real healthy food. Not processed colouring. Just real whole food.


Both of these incredible meals came from Raw Energy at Mooloolaba. Their gluten free options for my man were incredible. My daughter declared her sandwich "the best meal ever" Actually, she made us go back again. And called me "Raw energy lady" when I gave her a salad tonight for dinner.

THESE are the meals I deserve. These are the memories my family needs to create. My girl is going to remember this I promise! She will remember that healthy food can be fun and delicious! Starting my own 12wbt family food legacy!

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!)

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!

My favourite breakfast

This was my favourite breakfast from the entire 12 week challenge.

And I think it was the very first one we had.

YUM!

How can you not feel healthy eating food like this??