Life ....

My Bella ballerina has learnt to whistle! So now she is constantly whistling, everything she hears, she'll whistle it! It's pretty cute (right now she is whistling along to the tv :p)! I've had a lovely few days with my little family. I love that we've reached the stage where we can do things with our little tribe, we can go adventuring, we can improve our health and lifestyle together, we can spend time and have fun together! When we were out in the canoe on Sunday, Theo was just exuberant, he laughed and squealed with excitement and said over and over again, "This is so much fun, I love this!". Gosh it filled me with joy! Some of you might be wondering why it's taken us so long to "enjoy" our family and I don't want you to take me the wrong way, I've always enjoyed my beautiful family through all the stages of life but I guess I'm surprised I'm enjoying this stage in life so much, cause you see, I always thought I'd be a baby person, having one baby after the other! I thought we would have quite a "large" family ..... but I find myself, mum of 3, satisfied, content and just plain stoked with life! 

The weekend before we started the Whole30 we decided to have our "final supper" in style! We hit up a fancy seafood restaurant (I call it fancy because they didn't have a kids menu and they put our napkin thingy in our laps ..... it was our 3rd choice because all the others were booked, we were hoping to completely binge at a buffet!!) and I just sat there amazed that we can take our family out for dinner now! There was no screaming for food, no spilt drinks, no up and down off chairs, just 3 kids who sat and waited patiently for their food, ate with gusto and used outstanding manners (we reminded them to use manners before entering the restaurant which seemed to turn "using manners" into a competition! I'm sure they each said thank you at least 20 times :p), it was a truly lovely experience, followed by ice cream at the local food hall :)

Training is going well although we are doing it way too late at night (sometimes we don't start until 9.30-10pm), I feel I could be reversing any good effects I should be getting from the Whole30, I'm waking up so sluggish and ugh in the mornings cause I just can't seem to get the 9.30pm bedtime down! So as soon as I've finished this post, it's training time! Apart from that it's going pretty well! This week I got my mojo back I think! After my body struggled to make it through last week and every train being a huge effort, this week I have a bit more spring in my step. And I actually have muscles in my arms now!! They are still incubating under a nice thick blanket of fat but I think they should be due to make an appearance this summer!! This is what todays train will look like:

Wednesday

A1) 5 pass thrus

A2) 6 swings

A3) 6 burpees

A4) 6 swings 

A5) 5 squat thrusts, done for 10 rounds.  Scale it if needed.

B1) 8-10 bear hug squats

B2) 6-8 clean and presses

B3) 8-10 each side zercher lunges

B4) 10-12 bent rows

B5) 8-10 curls

This will be done 3 times through with a 45-60 second break between exercises (if needed).  Take about a minute between rounds.

Ouch .... it's gonna hurt BUT next week's a light week!! YAY!! My best friend and her hubby-to-be are very game and have asked to come and train with us next week while they're in the state. Might have to chuck a few extra burpees or mountain climbs in ;) Be prepared to be whooped by this couple .....

 

Hehehe don't we look scary? No?? Oh well :p

Whole30 update: So far the biggest improvement I've noticed are our eating habits! The kids dig into every meal, get excited about a plate of meat and veg & sushi in their lunch boxes, even little Lucas will sit down and devour a plate of raw spinach. The kids are learning to eat more at meal times and snacking less in between. The fact that they are so keen to eat all their healthy foods has made this completely worth while for me! They are constantly telling me they love all my "new cooking"and boy does it put a smile on my face. For those who are wondering if they can do this with their kids, I'd say go for it! The hard first week and the occasional tanties soon subside and you are left with a child who is happy to eat and will enjoy anything you put in front of them, a child who understands a meal isn't complete without a dose of veggies and it's better to eat your greens first, and a child who thinks a special treat is a small handful of berries! One week of hard, for a lifetime of easy = well worth it!! (For us anyway :) ).

Well that's it for me for today I think, now I better get my train on, make my house a little more habitable and organise a hen's night! Have a good day all :)

Oh oh oh ... I just brought a new paleo cookbook called "Well Fed", all of the recipes are Whole30 approved and I am mega excited to start to get this Whole30 family organised and get some more tasty meals on the table :)

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