Day 81

Can't believe it's been so long since I last blogged.  No idea where the time went but do know I've been busy.

My PCP routine is intact: skips at lunchtime, sets in the evening.  Happy with the rhythm and, as we near the end of the programme, looking forward with a full expectation that I will continue to make time for some daily (or frequent at least!) exercise.  This is a new Sasha - previously, I'd have done what I could to avoid it!

I confess that I haven't followed the diet 100% exactly - I'm not taking carbs very often at night time.  I just prefer not to but maybe that's because James and I quite often have sweet potato as one of our night time veg, which is quite filling anyway.  The other thing I have noticed in the past couple of days is that lunch isn't really keeping me full for as long as it used to.  Before I'd have to be reminded to take my afternoon snack but now I'm watching the clock for it.  I'm eating loads of veg at lunch so I'm not sure what's going on there.

James and I indulged last night.  We went to a great Italian restaurant on the 103rd floor of ICC in HK.  The view was great even though the weather wasn't.  Started with carpaccio, followed with Paccheri (first time we'd seen this type of pasta on a menu since our honeymoon in Italy, when we had it A LOT!), and then the best rack of lamb I've ever had.  Awesome.  Felt full much more quickly than I would have pre-PCP.  But loved the flavours and it was a real treat - thank you hubby!

The other thing that started happening this week is that #1 son, who turns 2 soon, has found the ultimate weapon against any form of verbal discipline:  in the middle of Mummy's sentence, lean forward, fart loudly and slowly as a broad smile spreads over your face, and then politely ask "Who's that?"  It's hilarious and he knows it.