ElectroCat

Since starting my 12 Week Body Transformation Challenge I've been using a lot more herbs in my cooking. I love using them to add flavour to my dishes without adding extra calories. Herbs can easily transform bland food into gourmet masterpiece. On the downside they are quite expensive and don't last very long (maybe 1-2 weeks in the fringe max). Plus I rarely use the whole bunch so it feels like a lot of them get thrown away. I live in small apartment and unfortunately don't have a garden. However I've been growing some strawberries and parsley in small planters on my balcony so I figured out that I can plant more. I went to my local Bunning and picked up few extra planters, potting mix and a variety of herbs. A pot of herbs will cost you $3-5 plus you can get a mix of 4 different herbs. At the end planted herbs will cost you as much as cut ones at the supermarket! Plus you will get more than 1-2 weeks out of them (I had my parsley for several years). So here is wh...

Currently I am doing Michelle Bridges 12 week challenge and so far it is going great. Yes, it is a lot of work but I am really enjoying the food and find exercise programs easy to follow. Most of all it is working for me, I've lost 1.8 kg in 2.5 weeks and people are starting to notice. While browsing 12WBT official Facebook page I came across one member who had a dilemma. Her Birthday was coming up and she had several celebrations with her friends and one of them was even making a cake for her. She didn't know what to do. Clearly she had a desire to stick to the nutrition plan but at the same time she wanted to follow the tradition of eating and celebrating. It got me thinking that most of us feel like we HAVE TO eat birthday cakes (even if it someone else's birthday), HAVE TO binge during Christmas lunch until we experience breathing difficulties, HAVE TO stuff our faces with chocolate during Easter and HAVE TO have a kebab or McDonalds with friends after a night out...

The French Film Festival arrived to Brisbane so me and my girlfriends decided to watch a movie. We saw Goodbye First Love ( UN AMOUR DE JEUNESSE) and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The gorgeous new romantic drama from rising talent Mia Hansen-Løve is an unashamedly personal story of love, loss and the tender memories from youth that can never truly be erased. This film was easy to watch and relate to. However it wasn't predictable. Loved it! I wore Chanel make up (two eye shadows from Frisson quad and Pro Lumiere foundation), my fragrance of choice was Chanel Coco Mademoiselle. One of my new years resolutions was to be more active. So I decided to add hiking to my routine. I find walking in natural environment very enjoyable and interesting. Plus I can exercise for much longer than I normally would.  This beautiful reserve is located just 5 min away from my place and I live within 5 km of Brisbane CBD. Yesterday I had my first Easter Egg, it was new Cadbury Egg 'n' Sp...