THE KINDNESS OF SOME PEOPLE!

Out of the blue last night I got an email from a lovely lady who lives on the Coromandel Peninsula .... asking if Stew, the kids and I would like to come up and spend a few days living in their house for a holiday???  FOR FREE!

ABOVE:  The house, and the beach! This lady has a blog.... and I have met her a couple of times when we've been up at Whitianga, but I was still blown away by her and her husband's generosity.    They, incidentally, are living in their house bus by their home at the beach.... as they have been renting out their home to holiday-makers over the summer.

Well... after discussing it with His Nibs... we are going to go!  We are thrilled, as we were expecting to just stay home all summer as our finances are rather tight this time of year. (who's isn't?  'Santa' costs rise every year as the family grows!)  When we go will be sorted out soon....

THANK YOU SO MUCH ANNE AND JOHN.  {{{HUGS}}}

Now, as for today:  I'm going to sit down and read up on the new Weight Watcher's programme, and follow it, and TRACK...

ONWARD...

I sat down this morning (ate breakfast!) and read all the  new Weight Watchers stuff.
It is quite different, yet oddly  the same in many ways.
You get more 'Pro points' each day...BUT not really as all the food values have gone UP.  So before for example, an egg was 1.5 points, now it's 2 points, a slice of white bread was 1.5 points, now it might be 3, and so on.   So, I was gobsmacked last night with the number of Pro Points I was allocated per day, but sitting down and looking at it, it is pretty much the same amount as before on the old point system.

The only thing I can complain about is that I can't now just scan the nutrient label of a food and know (judging it's Kilojoule and fat content) how many points it's worth.  This is because the new Pro Points value is calculated using the food's Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat and Fibre values.

So,  before on the Points plan a Hamburger was worth 9 points (calculating it's kilojoule and Saturated Fat content)... NOW using the Pro Points (calculating its Protein, Carbohydrate, Fat and Fibre content) a Hamburger is 13 Pro points.

The other change:  you get 49 Pro points EXTRA a week to use however you like.  You don't have to 'earn' them.... they are there to use if you want.

Another change:  all fruit and veges are FREE, except starchy veges like potatoes, peas, corn, etc.  

Now that is good I suppose... but I know that if I eat half a bloody watermelon it is going to add up to a lot of 'old points'...as it's high in sugar.  YET it's free now?   Ahhh, nope, ain't gunna go overboard on fruit just cos they are 'free' now.   Some lessons are hard to forget.

So, that's it in a nutshell.   I am sure in time I will get used to it.  Next week I will have to go to the WW meeting in Whitianga, I can't NOT go just cos I'm on holiday eh?

ABOVE:  I dashed out this morning with Brylee for company and found some fabric ... I am putting my UFO's away for a week so I can make a 'Thank You' gift for Anne and John in Matarangi.    It is in those colours sorta.... not going to show any more as I want it to be a nice surprise for Anne!  Hopefully she loves 'it'... lol.

AND I have to go... cos It's going to take days to make!

MARTINE:  thank you, if I have any problems with the new programme I will definitely email you.

This afternoon we are going  to Sylvia Park, so I can buy a new WW Pro Points calculator... I think I need one!  Weight Watchers has their Auckland 'headquarters' at Sylvia Park, so I know they will be open.

Got the calculator... will need a degree to work it out lol!
We also got lots of fresh fruit and veges... Stew and I are having baked Eggplant for dinner tonight... it's been crumbed with breadcrumbs and lots of cheese.. fried quickly then baked in the oven... it smells delish!

Griffin's mouth is hurting him so much we are going back to the Doctor tomorrow.  It does not look infected, just darn sore.  Hoping the Doctor can give him something to numb it a bit ....

End of Day:   it is 12.44 at night, I've been sewing up a storm, Stew is glued to the TV watching some rugby game.. time for bed.
DIET: totally on track.
nite nite