8 kilos gone! BUT... we now have ripe Avocados.

I'm sneaking up on my Animal Brain with my methods of weight loss so that it does not become aware of my plans.

 Believe me,  there is something lurking in my head that turns on a    " you're absolutely starving" switch. 
  I can  lose  weight up to the 20 kilo mark and then POW!       Total hunger.
  I don't usually feel hunger but when this kicks in it is horrendous. I'm in the fridge and cupboards looking for food.  I would probably eat cardboard if  it was flavoured.   The hunger is unbelievable.  I crave for crunchy chewy food and have been known to eat a 500gr tub of Crunchy Peanut Butter at one sitting.   Cat food looks good!    I can drink water till it's coming out my ears.  I can exercise to get my mind off it but all to no avail. 
This disgusts me.

So.......   this time it is slow and steady and eat small amounts.
 I try to stick with the Food Combining  way of eating.  That way I don't have to worry if I run out of saladings.  I  can always have a potato zapped in the microwave with butter.

 I've got this under control and will be catching that ball and running with it.

The avocados are  ripening.  There will be a glut in about 2 weeks.  Do I behave myself and have 1 a day or do I enjoy this small window of opportunity?

   I asked the partner,  I'll call him Clive,  if he would chainsaw  one of the avo trees to a manageable level.  What's the use of having fruit that you have no chance of reaching?  The tree will regrow and I can then keep it to a decent height.

From another tree.  Grown from seeds.

This he eventually got around to after a little nag.  So, I   we picked the all fruit that we could carry in the plastic bags I had brought along and were going to come back for the rest.   I asked Clive later if he would do this because I get these tiny mites that are like ticks and they embed themselves in your skin  and itch for a week.   He is not attacked by these mongrels.  They also leaves marks that take months to fade.

That's  me carrying Clive!

Anyway.....   He didn't... after being reminded gently a few times so when I went yesterday to do it my self  [ shades of The Little Red Hen ]  a lot had fallen and been eaten by the scrub turkeys.
 I got about 8 from the branches that were OK.   All up what was lost would amount to around 30 fruit and that would be the amount that I planned to give away.    AND I have the mites even though I sprayed my self with Bushman's repellent.      I was  /  am cranky.

Why the fuck do I have to keep asking ?
 I'm seriously thinking of buying a little chainsaw for ME!  There are rubbish trees that have to be cut before they get too large that are no good for anything.
     YEAH  RIGHT !   I'm too old for this crap.

 You know, I think I will just have an anonymous blog  so I can whine and bitch to my hearts content with no repercussions.
  He's educated now but he used to use the word 'I' when it should have been 'we'  and 'we'  when it should have been Lydia  when talking about things accomplished.   Bad character flaw happening there.

 I'm too old for this crap.

Dieting sucks. I really have to eat BEFORE I'm hungry so that I don't empty the fridge...just joking!

The Shrinking Violet!

 I'm still going well and still  motivated and   I am sneaking up on my Animal Brain!!   Just a steady, steady loss so that the internal monster doesn't know what I'm doing!

Once we use up all the fattening foods in the fridge and pantry I will only be buying fruit, vegetables and healthy bits.  It is not in my best interests to go shopping when I'm hungry.  Extras like chips and chocolate end up in the trolley! That doesn't happen too often.  I very, very seldom buy biscuits, cakes or sweets so I don't have to retrain myself there.
I'm juicing most mornings using all kinds of plants and fruit or vegetables.  It is an easy way to get the vitamins into you without the cooking and bulky, full feeling.  The exercise thing is happening from the gardening and I am finding long forgotten muscles.

I feel bloody knackered today as a result of waking too early. Too early being around 4am!    Hate that.       It puts me out for the rest of the day!

  I had planned on sewing all day.   I'm finishing off a top for myself that I've had half done for six months.  That's if I find the sleeves.   I have so much "stuff" in my sewing room,  it's hard to remember which plastic roller case holds what.  I really am going to label them......     

I don't like sewing for myself.   It reckon it's the bloody low self esteem thing again.

 Easy sewing..... I have some wadding that came from 6 patio chairs that I've taken out of the old covers and plan to place on top of each other unfolded, then cover to make a light mattress thingy to go under the cushions of the downstairs sofa. Washed them to  freshen first.   Photos coming up!

I am so fortunate that we can't get television reception here along with bad mobile phone coverage. Why?  I hear you ask.  Because I spend the time I would spend watching TV on the Internets reading blogs and researching about  what I need to know.  This also takes up my reading time.  I really miss getting right into a good murder mystery.  I've been connected to the Internet since September 2000.  You would think that I would have had my fill by now.      Nuh... Last night I fine tuned my knowledge of canning/bottling the harvest on the fabulous You Tube.
  I was given a complete electric Fowlers Vacola preserving outfit some time ago by a lovely gent.  I am very appreciative.  I'll experiment with preserving tomatoes first.  Not from the garden but I'll buy a 10kg box for $15/20 from the local highway stall and make  spaghetti sauce, tomato relish and just plain tomatoes first up.
 OK..... coffee time and more blog reading, not to mention Facebook  then I'll sew!