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Monthly Archives: October 2012
LCHF – Day 14 – SURPRISE!!!
Wow! What a 24 hours it has been! Yesterday, when I was ‘out and about in Cape Town’ I was on my way here… I climbed on a plane… And soon arrived in Johannesburg. I bought myself one of these… … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 13 – My Heart Is In Johannesburg Tonight! :-)
5-41pm Today is my brother’s 50th birthday!! I had a long conversation with him last night and have phoned him to wish him today! Here is one of my favourite photos of him…he’s reading to Stacey, while David, checks out … Continue reading
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LCHF – Day 12 – A Sad Granny…
3-54pm I’ve just come back from visiting Granny. I felt so sorry for her. She looks so unhappy and sad. She said she ‘just wants to come home’ and that she ‘could just cry.’ She has a very sore tummy … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 11 – Ten Pin Bowling!
2-34pm Today has been extravagantly restful. It has been a well needed break. Last night was really fun! Mike & I finally got to go Ten Pin Bowling, something we haven’t done for about 20 years! It was very brave, … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 10 – The Downside of LCHF….
2-40pm When I climbed on the scale this morning, I had lost half a kilogram. So just to trace my weight: I was down to about 68kg at the end of last year. I went off My Fitness Pal, (tracking … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 9 – Bad Eating Day!
2-25pm I’ve just feel I’ve eaten too much. I had my regular berry breakfast with full cream yoghurt, a dash of cream and blob of mascarpone cheese and almonds. Then after the show I left CCFm & popped into the … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 8 – A Colourful Cheesy Day With A Manicure Thrown In!
3-39pm With today being Day 8 of my LCHF new and improved eating lifestyle, I made one fundamental breakfast error. I forgot to put in nuts! In so doing, I discovered how sustainable fat is. Breakfast was strawberries and raspberries, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Cheese, French manicure, God's love, Granny, LCHF, Living Hope, Revelstone
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LCHF – Day 7 – Sorting Granny
3-05pm A good eating day today! I seemed to have got the balance right. For breakfast I had my berries with double cream plain yoghurt, almonds AND a tablespoon of marscapone cheese. Oooh, it was very good! It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Granny, Kalk Bay, Kalk Bay roadworks, LCHF, sunrise
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LCHF – Day 6 – Bit of an odd food combo…
2-50pm Oh darn those seeds. I bought sesame, sunflower and pumpkin and mixed them together with almonds and snacked on them all morning, after my berry breakfast. Then I had some coconut chicken curry for lunch with a piece of … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 5…It’s WORKING!!!
2-49pm I was amazed this morning. I woke up full of beans, high energy, more than 1kg lighter than I was 4 days ago and very clear-headed. This is working!! I feel different! I feel energised and raring to go! … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocado pears, Granny, LCHF, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
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High Protein Eatin’ – Day 4…
2-15pm A restful start to the day, with no worrying about Granny downstairs and having to get her up and made comfortable. Breakfast was berries, strawberries, yoghurt and almonds… Then it was off to church, where Pastor John preached a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabriel Pretorius, God's love, Granny, high protein diet, Missions
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High Protein Eatin’ – Day Three – Also Granny Had A Fall…
3-41pm I had a wonderful night’s sleep, waking not long before 8am! 🙂 Feeling better, Mike & I set off for breakfast… We did a bit of shopping and then came home. Not long after we got home, our Saturday … Continue reading
High Protein Eatin’ Day 2
2-02pm Oh wow, today has been one of the most relaxing days this year! You know what set it apart, was that I didn’t need to watch the time! My life evolves around knowing the time. The alarm goes off … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Caroline Leaf, God's love, high protein diet, Rainy Day in Cape Town
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Cutting Carbs for 27 Days
3-06pm We had a huge response to yesterday’s talk with Prof Tim Noakes. Clearly there is great interest by those who listened to be more healthy and for many, to lose weight. I decided to speak to Wayne and ask … Continue reading
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Prof Tim Noakes Talking About A High Protein Diet
1-59pm It’s all very complicated…not only are we looking at cutting carbs right back to as little as about 10% of what we are used to, but we are looking at increasing protein intake. And it’s best that the animal … Continue reading