Swings and Roundabouts

I took this photo when we were in Wellington for the day on Easter Tuesday.  We left super early and arrived in town around 8am.  Too early to phone anyone to meet up, so I drove round the bays and took the kids to one of my favourite cafes - Maranui in Lyall Bay.  Because it was so early in the morning it was pretty quiet, so we were able to get a table by the window looking out over the ocean.  We then walked along the beach and spent some time in the beachside playground.  The rest of the day was full of catching up with friends and family and it was a really great visit.

The day after we got back from Wellington we started a 10-day sugar detox plan from the Blood Sugar Solution by Dr Mark Hyman.  Man - that was a shock to the system after our Easter indulgences but I am so glad I did it.  The first few days I had a killer headache from the no coffee, but after that I did notice a reduction in cravings and even though I often felt hungry, it just didn't bother me as much. Whereas before I would be in a panic of "I MUST EAT!" after just a few hours without food, I am now able to tolerate a bit of hunger until I have time to prepare something healthy.

The only thing that is really getting me down is that I have not had the surge in energy promised in the detox book.  I fact I have been waking up feeling pretty crummy both physically and emotionally.  I think I have some kind of virus and I've had a sore throat for over a week and just feel exhausted and wiped out.  Also, my tolerance for the kids and any kind of inconvenience is way down.  I have an appointment with my nurse practitioner on Tuesday and will get a B12 injection then, which I really hope will up my energy.  In the meantime I'm continuing with the no-sugar diet.  It just doesn't make sense to poison my system with junk anymore.

On the plus side, our garden is really coming along.  Marolyn cleared the vegie patch and my step-father did a whole lot of weeding.  We have planted out the herb garden and have put lettuce and kale in the vegie patch. Everywhere else we have planted lupin to feed the soil.  Since then, we've had some really good rain so everything is looking happy.  I'm also loving being back at Massey.  It's such a beautiful environment to work in and I'm looking forward to all the autumn leaves.