30 day cleanse - DONE & dusted!!

So my 30 day cleanse is completed and the results are in!...

Here are my measurements and some visual evidence (very nervous about posting this but I'm being 100% honest so...here they are!) 

Total losses - comparing Day 1 measurements to Day 30 :

Weight: 4.5kgs lost (wooohoo - not my main aim but definitely a plus!) 

Neck: 1cm lost

Upper arm left: 2cm lost; right: 1.5cm lost 

Chest: 2.5cm lost

Diaphragm: 5.5cm lost 

Waist: 6.5cm lost 

Abdomen: 4cm lost 

Buttocks: 9cm lost (Holy moly!)  

Upper thigh left: 2.5cm lost; right: 4cm lost 

Calf left: 3cm lost; right: 3.5cm 

Upper knee left: 1.5cm lost; right: 2cm

Day 1 compared to day 30...(By the way, they are my cozzies in the day 30 picture - just for your information haha!) 

So apart from the fact that I am feeling soo much healthier, energetic and amazing - I have lost weight and centimetres off everywhere! Definitely feeling more toned and less jiggly! 

I LOVE this SOO much! Actually never felt better! And now, because this is a lifestyle system, I can just integrate into my healthy life! 

These products are so amazing, they literally flood your body with all the nutrients and minerals that you need to live optimally so why would I stop using them?! I'd be a fool! 

I'm also jumping on board a 30 day cleanse starting in January (so is Mum!) - to give ourselves an awesome start to 2014! Plus it's fun to do it with other people! Let's all get healthy together, you deserve it! If you want to join the group of us, send me an email or comment below! 

Thankyou so much for following my journey and I hope you will continue to follow my future blog posts as I start my Health Coaching Business. There's going to be lots of great information, fun, recipes and interviews! 

Thanks again for following my progress and I wish you a very very Happy Christmas and a HAPPY, HEALTHY New Year! 

Love Kate xx

Day 28 & 29 of my 30 day Cleanse!

Hellooo cleanse followers! 

Here I am, updating on days 28 & 29! - tomorrow is the BIG 3-0!! Wow!! Can't believe it or the changes in myself!! 

So here's a rundown on these two days...

I woke up Friday morning feeling really great and full of energy after my 3rd cleanse day so I got into my exercise gear, had my shot of tonic and a 1/4 of a shake and headed off to the gym. 

I'm really loving the bike at the moment (and considering actually buying a road bike!) so I jumped on one of the exercise bikes next to this older man. He said hello and we chatted while we rode and even after he'd finished his 4kms, we continued to chat, while I rode! So lovely meeting new and interesting people! 

After he left, I finished up my 30 minute random hills session and then did a few weights, squats and a plank (just the one!) Then I set off for home.  

I made up the rest of my shake and enjoyed it while watching a little telly. I quickly got dressed then, and went down the street to pick up something for my secret Santa at work (at the Preschool.) 

Then I drove out to Junee to drop it off - the Christmas lunch was on Friday but I wasn't able to go because I work at the health food shop (the Red Pomegranate) in town on Fridays. I didn't want my secret Santa to miss out though so I wanted to take my gift out beforehand. 

I wished all the ladies a "Happy Christmas!" and dropped my pressie off then, headed back to town. 

I got back home and quickly made up half a shake to have before work (I start work at 12 and don't have a break til 3 so I'm pretty hungry by then!) then I packed some carrot and celery sticks and half a bar into my bag to have as a snack on my break. 

I really enjoy working at the shop. I love helping people learn more about healthier alternatives and just talking to people about health. I also find that I just learn and more everytime which is terrific! 

At the end of the day, I picked up a few things that I needed to take home for Christmas festivities - at my Mum's family Christmas this weekend, she has had this idea that everyone has to bring something new for everyone to try - which I think is a great idea! I was tossing up what to bring but I wanted to bring something glutenfree so I could enjoy it too and healthy! I decided on snap strawberries - their freeze dried and a lovely Meditterean salsa sachet (you mix it with a can of tomatoes and coriander) which you can serve with veggie sticks or rice crackers or whatever you fancy! Yum! They're healthy and new things for everyone to try! 

Then, I set off home to get ready for my boyfriend's work Christmas Party. I had a little snack to eat so I wouldn't be too hungry when I got there and put on a nice skirt and flowy top - it was SO hot!! 

Then I walked down to the pub where everyone was meeting for dinner. 

It was great to meet all the people that my boyfriend works with and their partners. 

We all sat and had dinner and chatted. During the evening, Santa came and delivered the secret Santa gifts. Everyone who works at the firm got given a gift and got a photo taken whilst sitting on santa's lap. Some of the gifts were pretty funny! They also gave out awards for various funny things that had happened throughout the year. It was great fun and just really nice to meet everyone. 

When I got home, I made sure I took a double shot of cleanse drink and my supplements to clear out the nasties that my glass of wine might incur and then I headed off to bed. 

Now on to day 29....

We woke up at the usual time even though we had gone to bed a little bit later than usual. I lay in bed for a little while and just appreciated the first day of holidays woo! Then I got up and had my tonic, cleanse drink, supplements and my shake. 

After my shake, I got stuck into cleaning up, packing up and putting away things. I am off home today for Christmas! SOO excited - Christmas has come around soo quickly! 

After doing most of my part of the clean up, we went off to the shops, for a little last minute shopping. I went to the health food shop I work at and picked up a couple of little goodies to give Dad and my boyfriend. We also got quite a few photos printed out to give to people in our families. We had some lunch while we were there too - we went to Sumo Salad and I made a salad and my boyfriend had a chicken sambo. Then I had a shake when we got home. 

After I had packed up my car with my things and pressies, I set off for home. 

We had decided to meet in Junee to pick up my boyfriends 'new thing to try for Christmas'. He had decided that he wanted to get some licorice and chocolate from the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory, to take as his thing which I thought was a great idea - all the products are certified organic which is AWESOME!!

We got there 15 minutes before it closed(thank god!) and my boyfriend tried a few samples (I am waiting for Christmas to try them!) and then he quickly picked out some 'White Gold' (licorice covered in white chocolate), Red Licorice, Triple Chocolate Almonds and a block of Rocky Road White Chocolate. He decided to get a couple of things to take to his family Christmas as well. 

It was SUCH a terrific place - so beautiful and old. We're definitely going to go back on one of our, what we call 'Cultural Sundays' jaunts. Then we set off my family home. 

I was excited to get home and see all my family - I haven't seen my brother in over 2 months I think!? So it was lovely to see him and Mum and Dad. We all spent the arvo chatting which was fun! That's what this season is AAAALL about! 

I'm just watching a bit of the twenty20 cricket with Dad, my boyfriend and brother but about to go help Mum do some wrapping (She's on her 4TH cleanse day!!! GO MUM!! She's looking amazing!!) 

Hope you're all doing something lovely to enjoy this great time of year! See you tomorrow for DAY 30!! 

Kate xx 

Happy Cleanse Day!

Hello hello cleanse following friends! 

Hope you've had a wonderful day! I've had a veeeery busy one but it has been great!! 

I decided that today was the day for my 3rd cleanse so I kicked it off with a shot of tonic and some water. Then a little bit later, I had my cleanse drink and my supplements. 

Then my Mum rang me before she left for work. She said she had been laughing aaaall morning because my Dad had said the most random thing. Apparently, he came into the sitting room and said, "WHAT are we going to do about these anti-ageing supplements? (that are in the cleanse system)" To which Mum replied, "What do you mean?!" To which Dad said, "If I get too young, I wouldn't have met you yet!" Haha oh Dad! I think he's imagining a Benjamin Button type scenario haha! 

At 10 a.m, I had a coaching circle call for my Health coaching course which was great! I LOVE hearing all the positive energy and things my classmates are doing in trying to help people find better health, it's amazing! I had a couple of little snacks while I listened in as well! 

After the call, I got stuck into some work for my new business and some study. It DOES NOT feel like work though cause I ABSOLUTELY LOVE what I'm doing and studying (sorry for the all the exclamations but they HAD to be used!) I have SUCH a passion for health and nutrition and really want to help people achieve their best health and life; their weightloss goals and overcome food intolerances. 

At 1:30, I had a Skype appointment booked in with a client. It was great fun and I'm SO excited to start helping more people!! YAY!! 

After our appointment, I had some little snacks to eat and then headed off to the shops to do a few errands. It was pretty busy and HOT but I got all my jobs done and picked up the cutest little jars for a baaaargain price to put on my kitchen window sill (copying my Mum!) and some Aussie flag swimming floaties to wear to my boyfriend's Christmas party tomorrow night! Here's hoping they fit on my arms - I'll post a picture so you can get a giggle out of that! 

I met my boyfriend at the shopping centre after work and we chose my floaties. Then we set off home. It was soo hot STILL and our air conditioning is more warm air conditioning - not very helpful! 

We both got stuck into various jobs - I did some tidying and some work and he did some study. I also took my cleanse drink - I haven't included all my cleanse day snacks but I think you'll remember the cleanse day routine from my previous cleanse days - cleanse drink and supplements, snack, other snack, lots of water and then repeat throughout the day. 

It sounds like it would be hard, challenging and all of those 'too difficult' words but it isn't and geez you feel good after and even during! I just love saying "See ya!" to aaaaall the shiiiit that's been hanging out in my body!! (sorry for the swear word Mum, but it needs to be used!) 

After a bit of work, we both sat down at the table, while my boyfriend had dinner and chatted about our days - so lovely! 

And now, I'm writing my blog post while eating another snack and watching a bit if telly. 

Nice to sit down and relax after a busy day! 

Hope to see you tomorrow for day 28 - on the home stretch now! 

Kate xx

Day 26! We.are.luuurving.it!!

Hello everyone! 

What a great day! Bit hot, I know but isn't it just awesome to be here enjoying Summer and the festive season! 

I woke up at quarter to 7 again today and jumped out of bed and went and made up my tonic. I mixed it with water this morning - Mum suggested this last night and I think it's a great idea! 

I had a great ole chat to Mum last night and she was veeery keen to tell me aaaall about how she's going, 23 days on. 

Mum was VERY keen (more than me, I was very skeptical!) to give this system a go because she was getting a bit worried about her weight particularly, and also her health as a consequence of her weight but she also had indigestion, felt lethargic, sore and aching knees and restless sleeps. 

The AWESOME thing is that when she rang me last night, she was SOO full of enthusiasm, excitement and energy because all of these health ailments have either gone away or on the way out! 

She hasn't had to take any indigestion pills (she usually has to wake up to take these in the night too); her sore/aching knees are no longer bothering her so she said Christmas shopping was even more enjoyable this year (haha!); she has had energy to spare (been getting up at the crack of dawn - literally, and gardening!) and has been sleeping better than ever! 

But the real winner for her is that SHE can see the changes as well - she's soo excited because she's going to feel confident enough to get out her swimmers for our beach holiday (which she didn't do last year!)

She's been trying on trousers that she bought 2 weeks ago (yes, only 2 wks ago!) and they're loose - she said she had to keep hitching them up (not complaining!) 

The other amazing thing is that for all of you who don't know my dear Mum, she is not a very disciplined person (she's the first to admit it) when it comes to sticking to a healthy lifestyle - her rubber arm is quite easily twisted when it comes to cheese or cake for instance. That's why I love this system, my Mum is having amazing results and loving it and doesn't feel restricted! This is a lifestyle change not a diet which is why my Dad is using it too! This is THE way to get the healthiest you can and will ever be...I feel blessed! Thankyou to my friend Diana, I owe you a bazillion!! 

Anyways back to my amazing Mum - she is soo proud of herself and so she should be! 

Last night - she said to me, "I was cooking up the 2 biiig Christmas puddings," and she said, "Usually, I would've had lots of tastes and try's of the mixture, but because I can see results and I'm so happy with how I'm going, I didn't want to have any!" She said, "You would've been SO proud of me!" And I said I am SO proud of you - she's doing amazingly well and just kicking goals. It shows great strength and determination to change and to move towards the things that you really want! If you want them enough, you CAN get there...Good on you Mum! You're amazing! 

Honestly, I believe that Mum (along with my dear Dad) are going to be the healthiest, most energetic people of their age that I know and I couldn't be happier that I guided and helped them there! 

I've written a lot already today so I won't bore you with my day to day details other than to say I'm going terrifically, feeling great and loving life! 

I have tennis tonight so had a little natural energy boost just then, and having a shake for dinner tonight cause I had my meal at lunch. Also I ABSOlutely LOVE the shakes - can't get enough of them (another discussion point mum and I were having last night!) - they are Amazing, with a capital A! 

Anyways, hope you're having a lovely day and keeping hydrated! My Dad just popped in on the way home from his little weekend jaunt visiting friends - soo lovely to see him :) 

See you all tomorrow for day 27! 

Kate xx

Day 25 - look at me go!

Hello cleanse-readers! 

Hope you're having a fabulous day! I've been busy listening to nutrition lectures and tweeking my new health coaching sites - fun! 

It's schhhhmokin' HOT here so I've been downing ALOT of cold water today and packing the ice into my shakes as well - I have discovered that the Vanilla Shake when packed with ice and blended tastes like vanilla icecream - Ooh my gawd it's good!! 

After my gym session last night, I came home and had one and it's feels like being rewarded with icecream but THEE best icecream you could ever get - you're body is just getting flooded with awesome essential minerals, vitamins, macro and micro nutrients! What's better than that?! It's N-icecream! 

Anyways, back to TOday! I got up and had my tonic and made my boyfriend and myself a shake each - a choccie for him and a vanilla for me! (He now keeps asking me for one every morning!) This morning he said, "Mmm that is SO good!" And everytime I reply knowingly with a, "Yup!" - SO smug haha! 

Then as I said, I've been studying and working all day in the air con with the Christmas tree lights on! 

I had an apple and a couple of snacks for morning tea and then a shake for lunch with some homemade veggie soup. I'm having my meal for dinner tonight cause my boyfriend and I are making burritos. After the gym, I'm going to stop by the supermarket and grab some groceries. 

I'm planning on doing a cleanse day tomorrow so I'll update you on how my third cleanse day pans out! Only 5 days left in my 30 day cleanse - the time has flown by! 

Hope you're all having a lovely day too! 

Love Kate xx

It's the Fiiiiinal Countdown...

It's day 24 today! Annnnd I was going to do another cleanse day today but my lovely mother just rang me and is coming for a visit today so I'm going to do it tomorrow instead.

I got up all prepared to smash out a cleanse day so I had some tonic and then was waiting to have my cleanse drink when Mum rang so after I got off the phone, I whipped up a Choccie shake. 

I'm pretty excited as well cause I know that I have THEE tool to get through the festive season without succumbing to the usual ick, bloated, stuffed, unhealthy feeling and not gaining the average 0.8-1.8 kg of weight either! It's pretty amazing that you can enjoy life (which is what everyone should do!) but that this amazing system can keep you on track to maintain and keep great health and energy! I'm excited to be starting 2014 in tip top kick-arse condition - cheeeers to that!!!

So after that little tangent...back to my Monday update! 

So when Mum got here, we headed off to the shops as she needed to return a few things and get a couple of little things to add to people's pressies. I had packed my little snacks and also went and bought a couple of apples so we had a nibble on those. 

We went round to the Health Food Store that I work at which was great. Mum met the others who she hadn't met yet and we picked up some yummy sauces and dressings to add to peoples presents. 

Then we went and met my boyfriend for lunch at a nice cafe/restaurant. Mum and I both ordered a yummy salad and my boyfriend had a steak burger. It was fun! 

After lunch, mum and I went back to Myer and I got a different organic tea to try. This time I got an apple and cinnamon one. She got a couple of Chrissie presents and then we went back to my house to have a cool drink before mum went home. 

We cranked the air con and had some cold water and a little snack while laughing at Ellen De Generes talk about the chaos of carparks at Christmas time. 

Then mum set off home - only a few days til we'll be going to my family home so will see Mum again soon and everyone else! 

By the way - my Mum is looking great! Her pants are noticeably looser! She's doing amazingly and is smashing me in the Cleanse Days - she's done 3 already and I've only done 2! She's amazing and I'm so proud of how well she's doing and so happy for her, (she keeps thanking me for introducing her to this lifestyle) that she is getting fantastic results and finding great health! Go you good thing! Love you Mum! 

I'm going to head off to the gym tonight and smash out some exercise - since being on this lifestyle, I ACTUALLY want to exercise cause I have the energy, soo cool! 

Then I'll have a shakey shake shake when I get home and then I might do some study tonight while my boyfriend is studying. 

Hope you're all having a FANtastic Monday! I've had such a lovely day! :) 

Love Kate xx

Day 22 - YAY!!

Oh my gosh!! Can't believe it's day 22 already!!? How the time has flown!! 

I had a lovely day yesterday! Woke up early feeling excited as we were heading off to do our Christmas shopping this morning! 

We got up and had a shot of tonic. Then my boyfriend started to cook up some eggs, tomato, mushies and spinach. I then made him and myself a shake to have and then I had my supplements. 

Then we headed off to the shops! I might be a little weird in this aspect but I actually LOVE Christmas shopping. I really enjoy finding a present for someone that I think that they will really like, so I often take quite a bit of time beforehand, writing a bit of a list. 

I packed a little snack to take with me so I ate that while we were walking round, as well as a little energy boost shot for me to drink. 

We were very efficient and knew what we wanted so we bought most of our presents and then separated up so we could get each other's present. I'm reaaaally happy with my presents this year! 

My boyfriend picked me up and then we headed off to Bunnings to finish off his shopping. He was a bit overwhelmed when we got there so I suggested he grab a sausie sambo (cause it was lunchtime) to give him a bit of energy plus I know he's a sucker for a sausie sizzle and I knew it'd make this experience much better for us both if he had one haha! It was quite fun trolling around the huge aisles - we ran into a few people and he finished his shopping off.

Then we went home and I made up a shake and then got stuck into wrapping some of my Christmas presents! I bought some really colourful paper and some lime green tape which went with the paper and got to work like a little elf.

My boyfriend watched the cricket while the little elf wrapped up gifts. 

At about 3:30 we headed off to his rugby clubs Christmas party down near the beautiful lake here. It was SO beautiful down there and many were out and about enjoying the lovely weather; there were lots of boats, windsurfers and sailing boats - a flurry of activity and colour! 

The club had a tent and BBQ set up lakeside and there was a big crowd gathered. As we only moved here in July, we are still just getting to know people but everyone's very friendly which makes it easier. 

My boyfriend is getting to know all the guys but I don't really know any of the girlfriends/wives because my boyfriend joined towards the end of the season this year. But, I made friends with a lovely girl who moved here about the same time that we did so is still a newbie too. She was lovely and I just spent the few hours we were there watching the guys play cricket and swim whilst having a great chat to her. It was SUCH a lovely arvo. 

Then we headed off home and had a quick dinner (vege, rice, hummus) and then went to the movies to see the second "Hunger Games" movie. It's amazing!! I loved the first one and have actually read the books too! 

We had a GREAT but busy Saturday - soo much fun!! 

Hope you are enjoying your weekend too! 

Kate xx

My 2nd Cleanse Day!

So I know that I've missed a few days since the start of the week (Monday's post) and today's one (Thursday) but have been a tad busy this week! 

So here is an update on how my Thursday and my 2nd Cleanse day went. My 2nd cleanse day has been a bit delayed because had to wait for a shipment of my tonic to get here cause I left mine at my boyfriend's brothers house the other weekend and I need it for cleanse days. I also needed a few more of the snacks as they are crucial for the cleanse days too. 

So when I got my little box of deelights on Monday morning, I was excited because it meant I could plan to do my second cleanse day this week. I couldn't do it Tuesday as I had to go to preschool and it would make it a bit hard and Wednesday I had my graduation for completing my Certificate III in Children's Services so Thursday it was!! 

    Me after graduating from my course! 

So I woke up yesterday morning, keen to get stuck into my cleanse day - I know you probably think I'm mad - "how can she be excited about a cleanse day?! She must've lost her marbles!!?" 

Well, before this amazing system, I probably would've been right there on that bandwagon with you but after experiencing the awesome effects of my first cleanse, I could only imagine how good I was going to feel during and after my 2nd (and obviously 3rd & 4th!) so I was excited!!

I got up and took my cleansing drink then waited awhile and had my tonic and supplements. I had study and work to do throughout the day so I just fitted my cleansing around that. So next I had a little snack and cup of herbal tea. Then awhile later I had a different snack and nibbled on that while I studied. 

So basically, without boring you - I cleansed and drank water and had little snacks and tonics and herbal teas throughout the day aaaand you probably think that sounds hard and that I would be hungry etc etc (excuses excuses excuses!) buuut it's amazing! 

I actually love cleanse day because as the name might suggest, you feel SO clean! And I had loads of energy - I went out Christmas shopping in the afternoon! I bought a Christmas tree, part of my Mum's Christmas present and got ideas for other peoples pressies so when I go and hit the shops tomorrow, I have a plan! 

So all in all, it was a productive day; cleansed - tick; studied/worked - tick; made Christmas list - tick; went to bed early - tick and most importantly, on the way to getting even more healthy - maaaassive tick!! 

What a GREAT day!! 

See you tomorrow for more fun and cleanse updates, 

Kate xx 

Day 16!

Hiii cleanse-followers!

Just thought I'd update you on the start of the 3rd week in my 30 day cleanse....aaaand it's going VERY well! 

It's going particularly well because I woke up to a knock at the door on Monday morning and got given this box of goodies to prepare for my second cleanse day this Thursday! 

I really am noticing each day, a continual improvement in my energy levels and this really is the biggest plus for me! 

As someone who has previously had anaemia (iron deficiency), which was soo bad, that I had one (yes just one!) point of iron - since then, I've always felt a bit lethargic and tired. 

Even though I am in the healthy iron count range now, I'm still towards the lower end and have always felt a bit bleh! This factor plus a long history of upset tummys (IBS) and migraines led me to my passion for health and wellness. 

I basically have tried to learn and teach myself as much as I can, to help myself to heal and get really well because no professional advice I was getting, was solving any problems for me or helping. 

So in June of this year, I stopped eating gluten because I had learnt all about the effects of wheat on the body, as well as how it can cause headaches and migraines and can relieve IBS symptoms. So I removed it from my diet to see what happened...and to my utter delight and surprise - no IBS symptoms (thank god) and no migraines (I was having at least 1 or 2 a week!) and I just felt alot better than I had been! 

Then in July, I signed up to study Nutrition and become a health coach with an amazing College in New York so that I would have the knowledge and expertise to in turn, help other people heal their ailments and health and create the best, healthiest life that they can. 

I absolutely love this course and have learnt soo much interesting and amazing information. Through learning more and more, I have naturally tweaked my lifestyle and how I eat, in the hope of being as well as I possibly could be! The surprising thing was that although I wasn't eating many animal foods and was stocking up on fruit, vege and healthy wholefoods, I just wasn't feeling aaaall that great - not how I imagined a 26 year old should be feeling considering I was eating much healthier than most people would be (aaaand I was putting on weight?!) 

Sooo...when one of my friends from Melbourne told me about this amazing nutritional cellular cleanse system that she was using and getting amazing results of increased energy, mental clarity and weightloss whilst clearing out all the damaging toxins and free radicals (they cause inflammation, illness and eventually lead to chronic disease) in her body, I was very interested to hear aaaall about it. 

As you can imagine, now that I am actually studying nutrition, I was very skeptical about this system and what actually were in the products. So after I quizzed and quizzed and quizzed my friend and requested to see product information and researched EVERYthing to do with and about this system....I then rang my Mum and told her AAAALL about it. I said how amazing it sounded and that it would be great for her too and she said, "What are we waiting for?! Let's do it!!"

So we signed up and Oh My God (!!!), I am so glad that I didn't let my skepticism get the better of me!!! I am feeling better than ever and I feel like that is getting better everyday!! And Mum is definitely feeling that way too! She has been up and out in the garden before six soo many mornings since she started! 

Well I've written alot on this post, not much about my day but I think valueable background information into my story and how I and why I became soo keen to give nutritional cleansing a go. I have well and truly been converted. 

Be happy and enjoy today! 

Kate xx

My Weekend Away!

Hi everyone! 

Hope you had a lovely weekend! Just wanted to update you on my fun weekend away! 

I headed off to Sydney on Saturday morning after doing a little shopping with my boyfriend. I got a cheap & (not nasty haha) bright dress to wear just for a bit of fun! I also got some Christmas bits a pieces - reindeer antler headband and some gingerbread and Christmas trees sunnies. 

Then I said goodbye to my boyfriend and hit the road. I had my snacks, a couple of apples, water and some of my bars at hand so I could eat on the way. 

I got to Sydney at about 3:30 and headed to the house of one of my lovely friends where I was stating the night. I found a park (phew! I get a bit freaked out driving in the biiig city!) and clambered down the street with my things. I spent a great couple of hours chatting with my friend and her lovely housemates, while she baked Christmas delights for the dinner we were going to that evening. She whipped up a Pavlova that would put Donna Hay to shame, as well as a caramel slice and the cutest little red velvet cupcakes complete with piped icing, red sprinkles and a little raspberry lolly like a Santa hat on top! Looked amazing! 

Then we got dressed and loaded up with all the goodies and hopped in the car and headed over. It was a pretty funny trip - the cupcakes looked very unstable on their plate on the backseat eeek! When we got there we discovered there had been some casualties! So my friend did a bit of fixing and we headed off down the street with arms full and antlers jingling. 

We went into number 31, only to see a little fluffy dog (??) and a then a man come round the corner and say, "Can I help you?" To which we said, "Umm, sorry. Wrong house!" 

We unloaded all out goodies onto a wall and checked the address again - our friend had written the wrong address and had recently changed it on the invitation haha. 

So we headed off to the RIGHT address and were greeted by lots of familiar faces (thank god!) dressed in Christmas cheer and a beautiful table decked out with candy canes, Christmas list placemats and beautiful big red lanterns hanging in the garden. 

We put the desserts inside and headed out to the garden with a festive drink in hand. 

We all sat around chatting in the garden for awhile and then sat down to a lovely Christmas Dinner! 

It was great fun catching up with everyone and hearing what they've all been up to! 

I did give myself a little night off from the cleanse as I don't get to see any of my friends very often but I didn't eat anything unhealthy, the only treat I had was a few glasses of wine over the evening. The funny (or not so funny) thing was that because my body has just been flooded with sooo much goodness and wellness that it couldn't handle it and I started to feel reaaaally sick! Apart from that though, I had a great time! 

On Sunday morning, we had a bit of a sleep in which was nice and then just chatted and lazed around. Then I headed off to meet one of my lovely school mates for a cuppa tea at the beautiful cafe she runs with her husband. 

It was veeeery busy but we got to sit and have a bit if a chat and then, I just enjoyed my lovely peppermint tea and set off for home. 

Considering I had felt soo ill the night before, after my nightly and morning cleanse and supplements, I was feeling fine! Just a little tired from all the driving and a bit of a late night (or early depending on who you are!) 

I drove home to my parents and met my boyfriend there. We had dinner with Mum and Dad (Mum was on her second cleanse day & killing it! She's looking amazing! Soo proud of her!), which was lovely and then we set off for home together. 

'Twas a lovely, busy weekend but soo great to see everyone and celebrate this awesome time of the year! 

Hope you had a great weekend, 

Kate xx

2 weeks, done & dusted!

Goooodmorning everyone! 

I'm writing this on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning whilst enjoying my Vanilla/Choccie Shake combo! 

I've got a little updating to do on my blog as I've been sooo busy the last couple of days, I haven't been very diligent, soz! 

So yesterday, Friday 6th - I woke up feeling great again (you must be getting sick of hearing this!) It's amazing how I literally, wake up, feel energized and just soo fricking excited for the day ahead! I got up, had my cleanse drink, then half a serve of my shake and my supplements. Then I headed off for the gym! I got there and was quite excited as I hadn't ventured into a gym in my new town yet! I  sussedq out the room and decided to go with the ole cross trainer first. I did 15 minutes on that and then decide to do 5 minutes on the stair climber. I then moved onto the bikes. I sat down on a bike (gosh the bike seats were comfy, win!) next to an older man. We were both watching the news. I said, "It's so sad about Nelson Mandela!" He agreed and we continued to chat for the...Woaaah, I looked down at my clock and I'd done 27 minutes! Awesome! Making new friends and pumping out 30 minutes on the bike with ease! Then I did a few exercises/stretches and headed back home for the rest of my shake and to get ready for work. 

I ate half a bar on the way to work. I also had packed a few snacks and the other half of my bar to eat in the afternoon on my break. I work on Fridays at a really lovely Organic grocer and health food shop. I really enjoyed my day yesterday, I love meeting and chatting to all the different people coming and advising them on different products and things to do for their health. I really love helping people achieve their optimal health - I guess that's why I love this system soo much, cause that's what it does. 

In the afternoon, I sat outside in the beautiful sunshine and enjoyed my snacks, half a bar and an apple. 

After work, I picked up some lovely organic gifts to take to Sydney this weekend for some friends I'm visiting and also got some Christmas attire to wear to a Chrissie dinner party I'm going to tonight! It should be fun and theee best part is I have some awesome tools to clear away any Christmas toxins tonight and tomorrow! Fist pumping! Haha. 

I cooked us up a heap of veggies for dinner and my boyfriend had a couple of sausies with it as well! 

He is very keen to start on this system now too as he is seeing the evidence of just how effective it is. He has gone from a huuuuge sceptic to, oh maybe you could sign me up next week haha! He's really interested in the health side but becoming more and more interested in the potential for financial gain that he can also tap into. 

It's so funny but he keeps seeing me come out in whatever outfit each morning, and saying "Oh my god!" 

To which I'll casually say, "What?" 

To which he replies, "You look SOO good!!" (Haha!) 

To which I say, "Thanks! This stuff is awesome!" 

And he replies, "Yeah it's really working." 

Loving the compliments haha! 

Anyways, off to the shops now! Already downed my shake! Then heading to Sydney for a little Christmas cheer! 

Have a happy, healthy weekend! 

Kate xx

It's track your progress day!

So on my step-by-step guide it has a table where you fill in all your measurements and weight at the start of the cleanse and then, again on the 11th day and then, again on the 30th day! 

I want to be as honest as possible so I thought I should share this information and photos. So here goes....(I'm a little nervous eeek! Ok I'll be really honest, ALOT nervous!!)

Day 1: 

Weight: 63kg

Neck: 31cm

Upper arm left: 29cm   Right: 29cm (thank god their same!) 

Chest: 85cm (not a lot there haha!) 

Diaphragm: 77cm

Waist: 72.5cm

Abdomen: 80cm

Buttocks (Gluteus Maximus): 105cm  (ummm...Bootylicious?!) 

Upper thigh left: 58.5cm   Right: 60cm  (Same/same but different...weeeird?!) 

Calf-ie left: 38cm  Right: 38cm

Upper knee left: 38cm   Right:  39cm

Day 12:

Weight: 58.2kg Whoop! (weighed this morning) 

Neck: 30cm

Upper arm left: 27.5cm   Right: 28cm 

Chest: 83.5cm (Even less here now haha!) 

Diaphragm: 71cm (Wow! Huge difference!) 

Waist: 66.5cm (Another biiiig change!) 

Abdomen: 75.5cm (And here!) 

Buttocks (Gluteus Maximus): 99cm 

Upper thigh left: 54.5cm. Right: 55.5cm

Calf-ie left: 35.5cm  Right: 35.5cm

Upper knee left: 36.5cm    Right: 37cm 

Sooooo.....WOW!! I'm a little astounded!! I've lost centimetres off everywhere(!!), gained amazing energy (seems to just keep going up!) and have lost nearly 5kgs in 12 days! It's amazing how cleaning out all the (scuse my french) shiiiiit, has just transformed my body, energy, shape and health in only two weeks! Incredible - using all natural ingredients, I honestly never would've believed it before I tried it! I frickin' LOVE this stuff!! Haha! I'm on such a high from these results, bring on the next 18 days!! Wooo!! 

See you tomorrow! 

Kate xx

11 days and going strong!

 

Wow! This morning I woke up bursting with energy! I got up and did a 20 minute cardio workout and felt great! I'm feeling better and better every day!

While I was making my shake this morning, I was standing at the sink, and just couldn't help getting excited and thinking that this really is AWESOME!! 

I made myself a good ole Choccie Dessert Shake and thoroughly enjoyed it! 

I then got into some work on the computer before my Mum arrived for a day of fun! 

She got here about 10:30. I really noticed some physical changes in her shape, she's looking great! She used my little blended up some of her shake (she had had a scoop at home and had her other scoop at my house.) 

She said she had also woken with great energy and had got up at 6 and headed out to do some gardening before she set off to come here. She said dad had asked her, "What ARE you doing?" To which she replied, "Just going out to do some gardening!" "Ohhh..." he replied. Haha! Go Mum! 

After she had her shake, we headed off to start Christmas shopping (never started this early before?!) We got a lot done which was great! 

I think Mum was quite relieved cause we're having 17 for Christmas at our family home this year too so there'll be lots to be done! 

We went to a lovely cafe for lunch and shared to lovely salads. We had a chickpea, roast beetroot, baby spinach, red quinoa and sweet potato salad and a chicken, baby spinach, pumpkin, tomato and plum infused rice salad. They both were reaaaally yummy! 

After all our shopping, we headed back to my house and then, mum set off for home. It was a lovely day! Oh and I forgot to say, I got my looong hair chopped off! It feels soo much lighter and cooler! Happy days! 

My boyfriend and I cooked up some steamed vege for dins which he had with leftover rice and a sort of stew. I had vege and my shake - just LOVE my shake! Then we just chatted, watched a bit of telly and tried to stay cool - soo hot at night at the moment! 

See you tomorrow for day 12! 

Kate xx

Benefits we're seeing and feeling...

It's day 10 of my 30 day nutritional cellular cleanse and I'm feeling better each day! 

I rang my mum this morning when I woke up. She told me about how her first cleanse day went yesterday (Sunday); in her words, "I was aaaall over it!" GO Mum!! She said she didn't feel weak or hungry, which she was surprised about. She also said that she has noticed some really biiiig changes. 

She usually wakes up every night, at least once, to visit the ladies room or is woken up by Dad's tossing and turning but remarkably, she has been sleeping all through the night since she started the cleanse!! Amazing for someone who has had this night owl loo visit routine for yeeeears! 

The other thing she has really noticed is that she isn't getting indigestion - she hasn't had to take anything for this since she started either. Two things that impact on her everyday life, hugely improved after just 5 days! 

After talking to Mum and congratulating her on her successes and on completing her first cleanse day, I got up and ready and went and had my supplements and then made myself a "Choccie Dessert" Shake deeeelight! I enjoyed it whilst watching Karl, Lisa and the team get up to their usual antics - or should I say, Karl, get up to his usual antics!? 

Then I got onto updating my blog (which had to be a little neglected over the weekend) and some study. 

I had a couple of snacks and apple for morning tea and kept working. 

I stopped for lunch at about 12:30. I steamed a whole lot of vege and cooked up some brown rice. I ate the rice with some almond butter (surprise surprise!) and then, had some of a bar. 

Then, about 2, I headed off to the shops for a little outing/festive cheer. I bought my lovely boyfriend and one of my good friend's son, an advent calendar, just for a bit of fun. I also bought some Chrissie cards, tinsel, a lovely organic herbal tea to try and a Christmas present for someone in my family. 

Then when I got home, I had a cup of my lovely new organic wild berry tea from France, oh la la! It was lovely! I nibbled on a bit of a bar while I had my cuppa too. 

In the late arvo, I went for a walk which was lovely! 

When I got home, I made myself up a few steamed vege and a vanilla shake with a couple of raspberries thrown in, which I enjoyed while we watched "Modern Family." 

Later in the night I had a chat with a friend who has been living (and thriving on this lifestyle) for about 2 years! It was amazing listening to her stories about how this amazing product has impacted on her life. She describes it as a gift, as she believes giving people the tool to the greatest health they will ever have as a gift and I believe this too! I feel soo lucky and happy that I have found this system and lifestyle, it's aaamazing! 

Talk to you tomorrow! 

Kate xx

Sunday Sunday! Day 9!

Good morning! 

I slept soo soundly last night! I woke up this morning (1st of December. Yay! - first day of December!!) still a bit tired from all of yesterday's moving but feeling good otherwise. I've had a lot of comments from my boyfriend's family about how good I'm looking which is great! I know that what I'm doing is definitely working by the changes I'm noticing but it's pretty cool that other people are seeing it too! I'm noticing all my clothes are looser and just fitting better which is always a great thing!! 

I went out to the kitchen to have my tonic and cleansing drink with some water first. Then I got ready and dressed and went and made my vanilla and chocolate shake in my boyfriend's shaker (that I bought with me.) I sat with the two little boys & my boyfriend while they were having breakie and watching "Megamind." 

Then my boyfriend's parents and his grandparents arrived so we just all chatted and sat outside which was nice. Then we had an early lunch (I made a shake up and also had a garden salad.) 

We set off for home after lunch but we stopped to pick up something's for the trip - I got some apples and my boyfriend got a passionfruit and mango boost juice. 

Then we headed off for home. I had a little nap at the start but after that we chatted pretty much all the way home. I was a bit hungry in the car so I had some of my snacks and 2 apples and a bottle of water. 

When we got back home, we went and bought a heap of vegetables, rice and fruit for dinner. I cooked up lots of steamed vege - pumpkin, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus & a ratatouille with tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms and asparagus stalks. We had this with rice.  Also had a half a bar after this as a bit if a sweet treat - I love these soo much!! 

It was such a great weekend and I managed to stick to the plan and am feeling soo great for it! Having an easy day at home tomorrow (Monday) of study and might even go and get some Christmas decorations yay!!! 

See you tomorrow! 

Kate xx

This is a photo I took last Christmas at my family home of some of the decorations I put up. 

Start of week 2!

Morning everyone!!

I woke up really early this morning (Saturday 30th November) and decided to let myself just have a bit of a lie in. My boyfriend got up though. Not longer after there was running and laughing in the living room, outside the room we were staying in. I went out to have a look what was going on. My boyfriend was being attacked with foam swords by his two nephews (nearly 3 and 1) - they were running round like madmen trying to catch him. It was pretty entertaining to watch. This was aaaall before breakfast! While they had breakie, we sat with the boys and watched Winnie-the-Pooh. We spent the morning laughing, playing and talking then, headed off to my boyfriends sisters' to start the unpacking of their parents' things into their garage. It was a looong, tiring, H-O-T morning/afternoon of unpacking. After we had unpacked at my boyfriends sisters house - we went to the NEW house to unpack the essentials. It was a long day but I went prepared with my shakes etc so I wasn't hungry at all, just tired from all the physical labour! We finished at about 4 and headed back to my boyfriends brothers' place to relax and have a BBQ for dinner. We all sat around under the verandah while the boys jumped in the pool. Then we just chatted and relaxed - I took up residence on a day bed as I was exhausted!! I got a bit peckish so I had an apple and then half a bar. I also drank a lot of water as it was such a hot day! 

We had dinner outside which was lovely, round a big table and cheers-ed my boyfriend's parents new move. I ate a lot of the yummy salad and had some more of my bar - there was no rice or potato for me to have my 'carb' portion of my meal so I had to improvise a bit but that was ok. We sat round and enjoyed each other's company til about 9:30 which was great. Everyone was soo tired though so it was an early night which suited me as I was ruined! I went to bed and fell asleep as my head hit the pillow - I didn't even hear my boyfriend come in and usually I do! 

See you tomorrow for another update, 

Kate xx

Week One complete!

I woke up this morning and found it very easy to get up and just get going (quite unusual for me in recent months!) I got ready and headed to the kitchen to whip up some smoothie-deliciousness! I had my tonic, water and supplements then mixed up what I'm going to call my "Choccie Dessert Shake," - chocolate, vanilla and a few raspberries with ice & water. While I was enjoying it (I really love the taste of these amazing shakes, soo yummy!) I steamed some veggies to take to work for lunch and measured out a cup of brown rice. I also got an apple to have for a snack at morning tea if I was hungry (I was a little peckish at this time, the day before.) 

It was a nice day at work today - the younger age group is a lot quieter and restful so it was quite nice for a change - I did a lot of baking cupcakes and cookies with playdough, babysitting dolls and detective work (looking for treasure.) I did feel a bit hungry at morning tea but the apple and my little snacks warded that off. 

When I got home, I had my leftover things I can't eat at preschool, for arvo tea. So I had a half a bar and a little almond butter (love this stuff, could eaaasily demolish a jar haha!) then I packed up my food and clothes for the weekend as we are spending the weekend away visiting my boyfriends' family. I haven't seen them for awhile so it'll be really fun and I'm going to try and stick to my cleanse as much as possible but it could be a little challenging. I am seeing the benefits so much already though which makes me more determined to keep going. We left at about 5 and I snacked on some celery in the car. 

At about 7:30, we both got a bit hungry so we stopped to get some dinner. I bought a bottle of water (intending to have a shake) while my boyfriend got some Maccas. I decided to just drink the water and just nibbled on a bar instead. I love the bars, they're soo yummy!! 

We got to my boyfriends brothers at 9:30 which was great timing. So we all sat up and chatted for awhile, then headed off for bed. I took my supplements just before bed and then settled down for a good sleep before moving day! 

Nighty night, 

Kate xx