Cinnamon and Vanilla - Get the glow ;D

...started with the cuppa and the scone !! Sharing, so not a bad start ;D

Exact the opposite of what we are hoping for the next 6 weeks...

Well, long time no see, so we had sooo much to catch up on... wow, you could never believe, how much girls can talk ;D or? Maybe you could, when you find your soul mate, than really, you know it is not that difficult.

We shared a scone, Cinnamon had it Devon's way and Vanilla likes it Cornwall's way ;D

We were still thirsty, so we went for these drinks...Hmmm, as much as they look healthy, you can probably tell, there is a lot of sugar in them...

We went outside to discuss this inspiring book, sun was shining and it was so lovely being surrounded by flowers. Cinnamon was telling me all about it... she is very excited and wants to GLOW and so do I. We decided to TRY to do this challenge. At the end of it, we will be glowing like Disco glow sticks ;D ha ha. Well, we might really look like sticks... Of course, if it goes well, we will be glowing too. Am already thinking to myself? Why do I actually want to do it, as I do not believe in depriving myself much from anything, but being yo-yoing between size 12 and 14 you would probably guess that anyway... I do like bit of everything.

I love eating healthy, but I also like to treat myself and everyone around me, quite often. Baking... I love baking and only a few days ago I bought myself a book MUG CAKES which I will probably have to put away for a while... Hmm... am thinking out loud here...

My main worry is... that if we cut down on sugar and fat too much, our body will get used to it, and we will train it to store everything we were cutting down on as soon as 6 weeks are over!! And I do not want that! I feel like if we do this, it almost has to be a life style change, not a 6 weeks thing! But are you really up to changing your life completely? No more sugar in your drinks? No more cakes or fatty foods? Can you really keep this up for ever?

We already thought it is such an unsocial thing to do, to eat so healthy.

Imagine! No, we don't even have to imagine. The reality is, if you like to go out, Cafes, Garden Centers, shops are full of sugary foods. Today was an exact example of it! The only cold drink that was not too calorific was water. There wasn't any gluten free option or any cake or treat made with honey of stevia instead of sugar! Here we go, and here we go again!!! How impressive is that! Hardly impressive!

So we need to not visit Garden Centers or Cafes any more?

Shall we just always be busy preparing what ever we want to eat? And always have a picnic, so we don't get tempted by anyone or anything??

That is what I mean, by it being unsocial ...

Well I will try, to support Cinnamon for 3 weeks, that suits me, as am going on holiday, and being a glow stick would attract people, because people love being around happy, relaxed and glowing personalities... we will be feeling great in ourselves. Also, good figure will be a nicely tasting cherry on top of that cake we can't have any more :(. Lets see how we go.....!? Hopefully I can do it, and can tell all these people around me, how easy it is, how happy I am I did it, and how rewarding it is to be glowing and being the super size healthy 10 or 12 because I am not going any further than that!! You have to keep bit of this and bit of that !! Ha ha...

So when cravings come, I will make something Sweet and Healthy or call Cinnamon to tell me off, before I bite into that cake ;) that will be somewhere in the shop waiting for me and even 5 km will not seem like a distance for me to go to get it... That is actually a good idea! Let's keep cakes in the shop...

Please keep fingers crossed for me and come to see how am I doing.. and if you are doing challenge too, let us know, how is it going at your end.

Vanilla xx

Hi.

Yes Vanilla, it was such a lovely afternoon! And I am excited that you would like to challenge yourself together with me. But I already agree with you that eating healthy can make you unsocial... But I also think this six week program is actually not just for those one and a half months it is actually just the beginning of your change of life style so there shouldn't be a yo-yo effect as you give up those habits for good. For me today was my third day but I failed today. I have to try again tomorrow, and the day after...

Cinnamon x