Day 16

did not look different than Day 15 except I had a lovely dinner and a friends place, late but lovely and totally in norm, that little piece of chocolate with tea.

 

For breakfast I had little Dukan pancakes and yogurt. For dinner selfmade bread like yesterday. This kind of bread I love and I will eat it with much delight. In the afternoon I had lovely nuts but not to much, they make me sick if I have more than a hand full, which is the right amount. And again, lots of water.

I worked in my atelier all morning, at lunchtime I went to school for Overblijf (taking care of the kids during lunch break) in the afternoon I worked some more for my label and after that I cleaned the house and cooked for the children.

Today it was about 18 km in total on my bike and I can feel it! I had a lovely day, but it also turned out to be a little difficult, working, babysitter in the house and still taking care of everything around me. Fotos a no go! It did not even cross my mind to take some. Sorry!

Happy 14 Day's to go

Day 15

Half way! I could not wait to see the measurement in the morning! Here we go!

 

 

I do am not very, very happy with it, but also not truly unhappy! I think I need to work better on it, or leave the ice cream and mousse chocolate away, the handful of chips of last week.

On the other hand it is going down, slowly but surely. As I do not weight so much, I can not expect to loose weight and cm too quick even though of course I would like too. It took 2 pregnancies to gain 15 kg, so it will take at least 1 year to loose it again. I am 10 kg away from I would love to weight and 2 kg from my goal for the Happy 30 Day's.

 

I had help with the children all day long and so I worked and worked for my label, WHAT A MiSS. Since I am a mother of 5 it is very difficult for me to work in my Atelier and be creative. So this was truly wonderful. I had little to eat, but felt fine.

Lunch:

Selfmade bread with butter, radish, toatoes and a nice glas of milk.

 

Dinner:

Scrambled eggs with hamburger meat and salad

No sport except riding to school very fast (I was late) and slowely back about 4 km, lots of water, and tea.

I do not know how this week will go as I want to take every minute for my business.

 

Happy 15 Day's to go

Day 14

After Day 12 and 13 I had to check on the scale today if my weight changed. It did not! Which is good, very good.

Sundays are like a wrote one week ago, different. I almost never eat in the morning and this sunday I did not had time for a shake either. So I took some fruit with me to church which was fine, but I was very, very hungary when we came home. So this is what I ate, as usual.

rice waffles with had and radish, cucumber salad, feta cheese and tomatoes and to it milk.

 

For dinner I had to improvise and cute all sorts of vegetables, german bratwurst and again potatoes ( they where the only ones I had). Everybody liked it, me too, but it was not totally healthy, I need to do better.

 

 

 

All afternoon long I had tea, mor tea and again tea!

Happy 16 Day's to go

Day 13

Summerstart! Finally the sun is out since some couple days. For breakfast I had again some Amaranth which was the last time, it is gone and I can't get it here.

I wanted to run so badly today, but my foot is still not good. So no sport for me, my bike was used by some other siblings as the Wii too. A day of rest after yesterday also fine.

I had to run some errands with my husband and son and so we where gone most of the day. I had some fruit for lunch, because for dinner we very invited and a Gala and so I know that I will eat very different than I should.

 

I did quite fine. Chose fish and vegetables a little of potatoes, water to drink and enjoy the show which was so very lovely and made me so happy. So happy that I even had some mousse de chocolate and a caffeine free coffee afterwards.

 

This is who I am, if I am taking away by something and feel extremely good, or bad, I love, or need, to have a special treat. It was small though and I felt fine.

Happy 17 Day's to go

Day 12

oh, oh oh! I have to admit, today went not soooooo good! Yesterday and two days ago, I had already the feeling, that I am missing something. Today I got it, twice. But let me start at the beginning.

 

Breakfast was fine. I had some Amaranth with banana in it. Then I went into the Center with my bakfiets and the children about 8 km one way, so 16 in total. I went shopping with one of my german girlfriends which was wonderful, I even found some nice things on sale from Benetton and Esprit. Only that Little bit of weight that I lost so far makes a difference to me. I was doing very good till I got some soft ice with little candy on it for my 3 year old, which refused to eat it, because it was in a cup instead of a cone. He was crying and screaming. Me of course understanding the Situation of disappointment of this little boy. I talked with him but to no a wheal. He did not want it and what do I do with it. Ice cream is not on my list to loose weight?

 

Oh boy! You will smile know, but I went and got him another soft ice without candies on it in an ice cream cone. So he was happy and I had the other ice cream in my hand. My first Intention was to throw it away, there was also no  homeless person close to give it to. So after some minutes I decided to eat it with my little girl. She loved it. I had to get used to it and felt very strongly how the sugar kicked in.

 

In total it was about 20 or more km on my bike, with the children and shopping so that was my work out. That sugar was not good for me. With sugar in my blood I become, on some days, very inpatient and the late afternoon showed that I am right in that. I was inpatient with my Kids, myself and I became slow which I do not like at all.

 

 

 

We had Hungarian Goulash Soup with potatoes, carrots and whole grains dumplings, late at about 8 pm. We always eat late, because evenings are the only time that we are together as a whole family. Today my husband was even much more late than that. But now comes my second mistake, I had some of the nice smelling potato Chips from the Young Woman's activity in our house.

 

I also had lots of water during the day, fruit and vegetables in the afternoon.

 

Happy 18 Day's to go

Day 11

As I loved yesterday's Chili with couscous so much! I had it for breakfast, which was delicious, but somehow it filled my tummy in an uncomfortable way. And the rest of the day I was grieving for something else, but I did not cheat, which was hard.

 

After filling my tummy, I went to the market with the two little ones and my bakfiets (about 10 km) to get some fresh fruit and vegetables. Thursday's is market day close by and I love to shop there. This time they had lovely cherries and a hug watermelon. There are no pics, but trust me, delicious!

 

 I love to feel, that my waist became a little smaller. Just a little, but I can close my pants better. That again gives me a good feeling. It is just a slight difference, but I can wear no one pair I have not worn for years.

 

Again no photos from our dinner which was Pagani fish with vegetables, left over noodles and a big salat. The children loved it so very much, that all those little and big fish fillets were gone so very quick.

 

It is more difficult for me to find dinner, that everybody will like. If I make other things like today's noodles. It is hard for me not to eat them, today I did fine, what will be tomorrow?

 

Happy 19 Day's to do

Day 10

I already mentioned that I like tea. I am a little afraid for my milk and so again for a while a special Mama Bio Breastfeeding tea. I would be very sade for my summerbaby.

For breakfast some yoghurt and lunch some corn waffles like you see, with radishes and eggs on liver pate.

Fruit in the afternoon and than a lovely chili with corn, zucchini, ground beef, tomatoes, kidney beans, white beans and couscous. Yummy, yummy! I fell in love with couscous.



I even managed to do sport today for 40 min.. step and boxing again, which makes me very tired. I have more energy than ever. Not to forget my water. I drink, water, water, water.

Happy 20 Day's to go

Day 9

I felt good all day long. That Reiki was amazing and truly reactivated my energy flow. I had lot of it today!

Breakfast :

Lunch: A very yummy cucumber salad, made by my girlfriend. She is an excellent cook. I admire her. With small things she can make delicious meals. 3 corn waffles, 2 with ham and 1 with cheese, tea and some olives.

In between I had some cherries, some of a honeymelon, and an apple and lots of tea.

 

Dinner, was hard today. The children wanted "Palatschinken" which is pancakes. Sweet ones. Yes in Austria we eat them also for dinner and so we do sometimes. It was difficult to get all those sweet things, because I wanted also some and at the same time I did not want any. So we all know how your mind tries to fool you. For the family I made whole wheat Palatschinken and they had jam, chocolade, pouder suger etc.

 

For me I decided to have a Dukan pancake,  to it I put some cherries and a banana in a plain yogurt. The first course was a "Leberknödelsuppe" ( liver dumplings)  with carrots. No, I did not make them myself. Sorry!

20 km was i cycling today with the two little ones on board. I had some errands to run and decided to do all of them by bike. It felt good!

Happy 21 Day's to go

Day 8

One week ago I started to join a group in the US through Facebook to eat healthier food and through that to live a happier life. The challenge is to do that for 30 day's and to see what that does to me and my body. I still hope I will be in better shape and loose some of the "Babyspeck". As there is a time difference I am always a Little ahead, which I do not really like. I feel sometimes a little alone and I see the daily challenges later in the day. Which does not matter to much. I like the support of these girls and to read their days of challenges and the food that is consumed, which is very different from mine.

 

This is my result of measurement after one week:

 

 

I lost 2 kg. 2 cm  on my tummy and 1 cm of my upper thigh. Honestly, I expected a little more of weight, but being back in my" monthly womanly schedule" it is probably even more, but not shown today.

 

Scrambled eggs I thought for breakfast, my smallest son decided to have it, do I quickly took some kwark with vanilla.

 

For lunch I had the left over from yesterday's dinner.

 

Dinner was very light to different sorts of salad as lunch filled me the rest of the afternoon and even evenings.

 

 

I love to season my salad with different garden herbs from "Sonnentor". Anyway Sonnentor has many nice and healthy things in their controlled biological cultivation sortiment from Austria. I always take something with me when I am in Austria, or ask for some presents.

 

 

Sport was a no for me today, but I did something very nice. I went to do something good for me and got a Reiki treatment. Which was very, very good and reactivated my energy flow again. At that I can truly use.

 

Happy 22 Day's to go

 

Day 7

Sunday is always a day to relax, even for me. I love to relax in the afternoon! This Day was Fathers Day, so he chose dinner and was celebrated.

Sunday's I almost never have breakfast. To get ready, my kids and everything else that I need for church is always a challenge for me. It does not matter how early I get up and ready. Sometimes I will have a shake, but I run out of it and so nothing but water, water, water.

 

I am doing pretty good on my water and I am start to feel the difference. First I hesitated with the amount of a little more than 2 liters, but know I even reach 3 at some days and feel good with it.

 

Lunch was quick as I was than truly hungry. So I had some rice waffles, ham, cheese, tomatoes and cherry tea. My oldest daughter told me as we ate together, that she also would like to eat healthier and to have a sort of commitment to it. I was listening and smiling. What a great girl I thought. What a big challenge for her as a teenager to eat healthy, she does not like healthy. When I come home from shopping with at least 3 bags of grocery, her comment is :" Mom, we have nothing to eat!" "Did you really shop?"

 

She started right away with dinner, but saw quickley that she has to change her view of "Food"!

 

So my husband wanted special indonesian food, that I had to get. I am not raced with indonesian food and it is a little hard to make, so I went to his favorite restaurant to get some lovely stuff. For the boys I had to get french fries and dutch croquette.

But what did I had for dinner?

I chose to have couscous with couchette, chicken and coconut milk. It was delicious!

Marie-Louise smelt the fries and fell for them, tomorrow is a new day!

That is something I keep in mind for myself in everything that I do. If I fail, I can start again. Every single minute of the day. I do not need to be ashamed, as long I keep on going!

Couscous with couchette, is truly very yummy. Try it!

Happy 23 Day's to go

Day 6

I started my day with a nice run. Did I mention that I love to run.

 

I love to run!

Since 3 weeks I am having difficulties to run. My left heel is not fine. Every time I am touching the ground it feels like sharp needles shooting up. I wanted to try again. Did well for the 30 minutes on soft ground, but during the afternoon, I had to pay the price of much pain.

Brunch was lovely! Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, corn, ham, feta cheese, salt, pepper and thyme with a nice green salad. Later in the afternoon I had a glas of  porridge.

We barbecued for dinner and I enjoyed very nice meat and a big salad again. No picture here!
I sinned - nuts in the middle of the night, when Meneer van Duin and I have some time alone and are watching a nice movie. 23:30 is way to late to have a Snack.

 

Happy 24 Day's to go

Day 5

is not my day. I am not doing bad, but I do not feel full of energie. Do you also have that sometimes? I am very sure! :)

Breakfast was the left overs from yesterdays dinner, which was good and filled my tummy. But as I was some how feeling lost in myself I thought about food quiet much.

 

I had the desire to sport. Sometimes my body is just asking for it, but I had no chance. For lunchtime I had to be in school, so I took my bakfiets again, that did not seem to be enough.

For lunch I had some corn waffles again, with tomato, cheese and ham. And of course water, water, water and again water.

The whole afternoon was somehow hard for me. I wanted something, but what? I ate strawberries and an apple, drank again. Worked in my household and still I did not feel better. My youngest son asked for chocolate and so I gave him a piece of dark chocolate. After I took a small piece and celebrated that sweetness, I felt better and was ready to go on.

 

Dinner was a big salad with all sort of vegetables and tuna for me. My family had spaghetti bolognese. I was very happy with my salad and  felt fine again.

Tomorrow is always fresh!

Happy 25 Day's to go

Day 4

my day started very, very early. Summerbaby could not sleep anymore at about 4 am. How lovely is that. as it is almost light at that time right now it is always a little hard for both of us to go back into dream land. After 2 hours she finally was a sleep again and I started my day with nice tea. I love tea. I can drink it all day long and I love to celebrate it a little. This was my tea in the morning and it made my day.

After the the boys left for school and one of my sons throw a big fit, because he could not find his shoe etc. I was a little nervous. But I did good and this was my breakfast.  200 g. amaranth with dried apples and strawberries in hot milk and a milk limon drink. Very filling!

I went today to the market to get fresh fruits and vegetables. Which turned out to be my lunch.

It was lovely, but not enough. I could feel that later in the afternoon. As my children where singing screaming, some of them talking at the same time to me. "Normal Family Life" and all at the same time. I could feel how hard everything for me is and how tempting the bread, chocolate and etc. is. I did good!!!! Very good! Send some of the children to work and was cooking dinner.

Natural rice, chicken, vegetables and ketchup manis sauce. Delicious! We all loved it. As my Family had dutch Tompouce in orange to open the World Football Cup, I was fine. Later I was a little in need to have also something between my teeth, so I had some cherries.

 

For the sport factor I took my bike to go to the market and back. Which is about an hour ride back and forth heavy loaded. It is hard to plan Sport into my daily life as I am mostly alone with the kids. How do you do that?

 

I am proud of myself to survive a very hard  late afternoon with very cranky children and not taking sweets!

Happy 26 Day's to go



Day 3

I am peeing and peeing and peeing! It is incredible how much water my body is loosing. In the morning my scale showed 2 kg less. I could not believe it. I know that I had a lot of extra water in me. I am very surprised. As long I do not loose my milk for my little Summerbaby (that how I call Vienne) everything is fine with me.

 

I did good on food today except I sinned for dinner a little bit. I was very hungry for breakfast so I had my Dukan pancakes with greek yogurt, ham and cheese and a little yogurt with forest berries. As a mom I always share my food somehow with the youngest children around. Do you also do that? There is no picture this time, I was to lazy to get the camera from upstairs, sorry!

 

Lunch we spend at the Engelenmeer, which is a lake very close to our home. School is finished on wednesday's always around noon and so we spend the whole afternoon at the lake. To have some exercise we went by bike which takes about 25 minutes one way. With two children in the bakfiets, one in the front and the other in the Maxi Cosi in the back, and all the other stuff I had a pretty good workout. The Netherlands do not have mountains, sometimes little hills, but the wind can be so very strong. So happy work out!

 

 

 

I had almost a whole package of tomatoes, an apple,  some slices of ham and salami and lots and lots of water. I was so very often tempted by my friend to have some cookies and Haribo sweets, coke and other things, but lucky me I did not take anything. What helped me was to tell her about my goal, blog and the group of women that I joined in the US, to get healthier and loose my extra kilo's.

 

For dinner I prepared "Kinderglück", which literally means "childrens luck". A german friend introduced me to that lovely name. Very simple! Creamed spinach, potatoes, hard boiled eggs and fish sticks. Here Comes my sin of the day, I ate 3 fish sticks after having the healthy part. Fish sticks are one off my favorite things. Hardly somebody knows but they remember me of home and my time as a teenager. However, the fish remains and the breadcrumbs then even deep-fried in oil is not very healthy, but sooooo yummy.

 

 

 

Happy 27 Day's to go

Day 2

started with the thought to write a blog about me and the 30 Day's.  And it started to work out very fine.

 

Breakfast was very yummy. I ate a true Dukan pancakes with some kwark. I mostly like that and today I felt like it.

In between I had a little of a melon that my boys wanted. I love fruits so they are always part of my day.

For lunch I decided to have scrambled eggs with chives, 3 corn waffles with cottage cheese, tomato, ham and a glass of milk. It was enough and again water, water, water.

What do I want to achieve?

1. loose weight if possible 5 kg. I know it will be much water first, but if I would see something like 68 kg on my scale I would be very, very happy.
2. spend more time with myself and find inner peace. My plan is to start to do some Yoga again.
3. it would be lovely to find the right schedule for my work out again. Some years ago I would work out 5 days in the week. If I could find my way to work out again at least 30 min. per day I would me more than happy.

Dinnertime came and I decided to make a chicken soup with broccoli, corn, carrot, onion and whipped  up eggs. I was so busy at dinner time, that there is no picture, sorry.

After the kids finally were in bed and the little ones sleeping I decided to do a work out of 30 min. and it turned out to be 45 min. I had so much fun. 30 min. step and 15 min boxing.

This is how I look after working out!

Happy 28 Day's to go

Day 1

I have to admit, I did not know in what I am put myself as I told a friend of mine to join her Facebook group of women to live a more healthy life. 

 

Yesterday was my Day 1 and I was not prepared at all. We had a public holiday in the Netherlands and a picnic was planned. But I did good, not as good as I could have done but good.

 

I started the day to take measurements, so I can follow my path. Honestly that was not easy. Of course I know my short comings, but to write them down does something to me. I do not feel comfortable but I share them with you. See yourself!

I had brunch, not breakfast or lunch and I loved to choose different salades from the buffet. I took twice to be completly honest. With all the water during the day I was full, so full that for dinner I chose to eat 3 little slices of my whole weat home made bread with liver pate on it.

This is my water bottle that I will use for I while I need to drink. To find out how much I should drink with the information that I got, was not easy for me. I never calculated like that. Drink half your weight in ounces?

73 kg are 160lbs that is 80oz and that is 2,37l water per day.

My sportly activities were today: Taking a walk barefoot in the sand of the "Loonse en Drunense Duinen" and I took a ride with my "bakfiets" to get some groceries.

Happy 29 Day's to go

Start

Welcome to my Happy 30 Day's Blog!

30 Day's where I will eat healthy food, work out and keep my thoughts positiv!

I will report every single day to see how I am doing and to be honest to myself and to you if you are following.

It will be a big challenge for me, but I take it. After my last pregnancy I have some kilo's to loose and a waist to get back.

As a mother of 5 I very often have the feeling to not have time for myself at all. I am still finding my way after 14 years of beeing called Mother.

I am actually a professional. I worked as a personal health trainer for some years having my own company called "Feel Like A Princess" in Vienna. After moving to the Netherlands from Austria I stopped and became a full time mom.

Happy 30 Day's here I come......

Ps. The picture you see is my family on our last home-vacation in Vienna in May