Day 50 - Another milestone

Not sure why but this feels like an achievement. It is just a number right? But for goal setters like me, these sorts of milestones are significant.

40 days left to go but I still think I have much more work to do yet. Sure I have had some great results so far but the place I came from was so unhealthy that perhaps even 90 days won't be enough.

I had part of my indulgence last night. Some Turkish Delight that MIL sent from Australia. Hubbilicious had his half a few weeks ago and then left my half tantalisingly in the cupboard above the bread. So it has been staring at me and calling to me.

Reading the label it seems this was 616 kj. Which Google tells me converts to 147 calories. Not sure what the difference between the kj, kcal and cal are so perhaps I will ask our fearless leader to explain during the weekly vids. But my instincts tell me that kcal is 1000 calories and kilojoules is a metric measure of calories. It is weird though as my first job out of university almost 20 years ago was in a food lab where I was measuring the different components of packaged food. I didn't eat sausages for years as I knew what went into them. But that was a whole other life ago.

Side note: I studied biochemistry at university and worked in labs before I came to Japan and started working in software dev so I have been a nerd for a very long time. Just another fun fact about me. *grin*

Anyway, my planned indulgence will be this weekend and I plan to go out for Sunday brunch with Hubbilious and No.1 Son and a few friends. The food will be freshly made real food but will probably just have a higher fat content than my normal PCP diet especially if I have the eggs benedict. The thought of over processed food like McDonalds makes me feel ill. I have never really liked McDonalds and food of that ilk. My downfall has always been cakes, desserts and as I am learning from PCP - PORTION SIZE. I have been eating way more than I need to exist.

Slept in this morning so haven't done skipping yet. But helper will stay late again this week to amuse Max so I can get it all done after work/daycare and before dinner.

Last night I made stuffed capsicum based on the recipe from Tracey F's Blog. So that was dinner for Hubbilicious last night and lunch for me for the next two days. Thanks Tracey.

[Edit - just found this article online that explains the differences between kilojoules, kcal and calories. What is the difference between Calories and kilojoules?]