Shopaholic? Me?

It is that time of year again, and I think I need to come up with some resolutions. I think I need them to be simple just so that I can stick to them. I don’t have many but they won’t be easy.

1. Diet & Fitness – I must start a diet and lose at least 2 stones. I also need to improve my health and fitness. A good diet and joining a gym will all contribute to this.
2. Fiscal Independance – I need to start funding my own shopping. I need to start earning some cash and be able to afford my shopping. I would like to step up my shopping to include some more luxury items especially if I lose that weight! So I probably need to get myself to raleigh accountants and get my finances in order.
3. Quality Time – I spend lots of time with the kids but I think I need to spend more time playing rather than looking after the kids. Now if someone else did all the cleaning, chores etc would it not be that much easier?

3 Resolutions… can I last the week let alone the year? Fingers crossed.

I dread to admit it but my weight is going up and up. I need to read up on the top 10 appetite suppressants and start doing something about it. All I can do is eat and eat and the more I eat, the bigger I get. And the bigger I get, the less clothes shopping I can do. Not good. I must I must start my diet! Just need to get on the band wagon but it is so hard.

I must admit that I was aware that I have put on weight and I am aware that when you visit a hot country you tend to swell a bit from all the water you drink… but argh… I could not fit into my swimsuit!! What a nightmare!! I have decided to go on a diet immediately on my return even if I need to find a diet pill that works because I never want to be so fat again!!!

Happy Easter.

Don’t eat too many chocolates or you might end up needing to join me on Weight Watchers!

I have a great belief in enhancing everything you can to give children the best start in life. Fish Oil is renowned for being a brain booster. So, obviously I have been giving them my kids since they were old enough. I remember my mum giving me Cod Liver Oil as a spoonful and it was disgusting, no matter how it was disguised. But with modern technology, fish oil tablets have come a long long way.

Anyway, recently I had the opportunity to test 3 different brands. I had Boots Smart Omega 3 Chewable Capsules for kids, HalibOrange Kids Omega – 3 and Brain Boosters . As you can see from my picture they are quite different and even taste different. Besides my testing the oils, I also asked my 5 year old his opinion.

HalibOrange (the designer brand) just did not make the cut. He did not enjoy them at all and nor did I?

Now the other two was interesting. My son liked the outside of Brain Boosters better than the Smart Omega but prefered the inside of the Smart Omega. However, the day after the the experiment… I gave my son the Brain Boosters again… and he replied, ” Oh Good, My Favourite Ones”, which I guess means the Brain Boosters are definately prefered.

So my over all conclusion is Brain Boosters wins hands down but if it could be improved, perhaps a nicer inside could be conjured up! The best bit is I can order direct from them and have them delivered too!

Just for your info, their nutritional info is …

• Brain Boosters -  Fish Oil 303mg
• HalibOrange – Fish Oil 200mg + Vitamins A, D, E, C
• Smart Omega - Fish Oil 204mg + Vitamin A, D, E, C

Brain Booster, Smart Omega & HalibOrange

I went shopping to pick up the ingredients for our Easter Recipe. I find it is something simple to do and with fantastic results as the children are kept occupied and love to eat the finished product. All you need are:-

• Shredded Wheat
• Chocolate
• Mini Eggs eg Cadbury Mini Eggs or if available Tesco Micro Eggs

Shred the Shredded Wheat into a bowl. Melt the chocolate in the Microwave. Pour melted chocolate into the wheat and mix well. Put into cupcake holders and press down gently in the centre. Top with the mini eggs. Let stand for a while. Eat.

Notes – I drizzled some white chocolate for more texture and to hold the mini eggs to the nests – so no runaway eggs. As it is mostly cereal, it is not the worst treat the kids can have either.

I am always on the look out for offers, whether it is a BOGOF, 3 for 2 or even 2 for less than 2. However, I am not into offers where buying 2 costs more on offer than 2 not on offer!! Case in point.. see the image – Direct from my screen! I am not interested in buying 2 salad tubs for £2 when one costs just 88p! Between you and me, it ensures that I do not buy 2 even if  I was originally going to buy 2 because no-one wants to pay more than usual selling price! Or have I got it wrong? If I have…. just click the offer link to buy it!

Tesco’s offer – 1 for 88p, 2 for £2.00 -  a 12% increase on their regular price!

Who knows, maybe salad is just the thing someone would prescribe to deal with fatigue in women, but it’s certainly not what I’m looking for. Maybe in another life …

I think even with the best weight loss supplements, I still cannot breastfeed. There is all this talk about how when you breastfeed you burn loads of calories. What no-one tells you is how hungry you constantly are especially when the feeding becomes haphazard and your body is unsure how much to produce. 

Perhaps it is time to start considering quitting feeding?

I am getting desperate. I keep saying that I am going to start my diet but instead I keep eating and obviously putting on weight. I would consider things like hoodia diet pills but because I am breastfeeding, it is not possible. But my clothes are getting tight and I am getting unhappier.

I must, I must get mentally set to diet. I really must!

Ok.. I have made a great discovery… Our Wii is best fat burner and fitness thing ever. It is fun. It is competitive. It is challenging. It is encouraging. You can check your calories burnt. You can keep your time exercised. It actually helps you improve. It encourages you to return and to improve. And it even stops you over doing stuff. My only complaint, is that you can waste time changing from one item to another as this substantially adds to the time you spend. In other words to do 30 minutes of exercise… you need at least 45 minutes free though maybe even more. Still… it is worth it.