Yesterday, hubby and I started the 10 days challenge all over again and this time we’re going to be strict. We went shopping for food and stocked up our shelves. I must admit, I’m struggling trying to eat raw greens but it’s worth it.

This morning I woke up feeling…Wooohhh! Last night, I closed my shop and only got to go to bed at 2am. I had to wake up at 6am again to cover morning shift. In the past, I would feel very tired and sleep. Today, I feel great! I can’t wait to leave work, catch up with my girlies and do my laundry later.

Today, I cheated. Felt so guilty. Hahaha….

This morning, we woke up very early and went to the Reef Fleet Terminal. We boarded the Quicksilver SilverSwift boat and headed out to Flynn Reef of Great Barrier Reef. We spent the day snorkeling at 3 different reef sites. It was amazing! There were many types of fishes. Some glowy, some colorful, some as big as 2/3 of me. There were clams, turtle, beautiful corals, sea cucumbers, jelly fishes and many more! What a lovely day. One of the big fishes touched me on my face. That felt great!

After the last snorkel site, the boat crew served refreshments. I stared at the chocolate cake for a long time before deciding to eat it. Oh man! It’s only day 7! Alkaline again with lemon water.

Experienced a little crash of energy today. Felt kind of tired right now.

This morning, we woke up early and headed out for Kuranda. We took the Skyrail (7km+ cable car ride) up to Kuranda. It was beautiful. Wow! Although I felt a little fearful about sitting in a cable car, I must admit it was a pretty good ride. There was a 250m waterfall called Barron Fall halfway. In the morning, there was a rainbow near that huge waterfall. Amazing! When we reach Kuranda, we went shopping, eating and also enjoying the cool weather. Then, we went for a jungle walk. At 2pm, we took the Kuranda scenic train down back to Cairns. It was a pretty awesome ride too. The scenery is just great!

I think I have to do a strict alkaline diet. Am going to buy PH strips when I get back to Malaysia.

Woke up really fresh today even though I only slept for less than 7 hours. We have vege sandwiches for breakfast with loads of avocado. Needed the nourishing fat from avocado.

Today, we rented a car and drove up the Captain Cook Highway along the coast line up to Port Douglas. The view was superbly wonderful. Our road is on a mountain. When you look down, it’s all water, nothing but ocean water stretching from far right to left. The waves moves towards the shore and hits the rocks. Lovely! Midway, we stopped at Hartley’s Crocodile Farm and spent half day in the park. I never knew crocodiles can be such fun! There were shows where the park rangers actually stood very close to the crocodile and the crocodile went “Snap”! The sound they made were as though someone took two big wooden boards and banged them together. Very loud! We also went on a boat ride and a ranger fed the crocodile right in front of us (about two feet away). I touched a young 1 year old crocodile!!! Their skin felt like rubber and if you didn’t tell me it’s a crocodile, I would have thought it as a rubber toy. We saw some koalas too but they are such boring animals. All they ever do is just eat and sleep….very much like panda bears.

Today, we cheated a little. Couldn’t resist the chocolate and bought a bar of Lindt dark chocolate 85%. Alkalizing now with a big cup of lemon water. =.= I guess it’s easier to do the diet when you’re not on vacation. Haha.

My energy level is increasing. We are finding it challenging to find food that are safe to eat. Reading the labels in the grocery store like nobody’s business. But we’re hoping to do this for at least 2 months to see what Tony means. Even if after all these, I don’t think I ever want to eat industrial chicken and pork anymore. Yucks! Shits & pisses! For all of you who haven’t watch Food, Inc., please do so. You’ll never look at food the same way again.

We’ve booked a few tours today. Yay! Will be going to Kuranda, Hartley and a diving/snorkeling trip by Quiksilver’s SilverSwift. Excited!

Energy has been picking up. No more coffee cravings and headaches. Still have sugar cravings. No meat cravings. Also, started watching the show Food Inc. and felt very disgusted. Definitely no meat cravings!

We are in Cairns now. The weather is quite like Malaysia only colder because it was drizzling. Our sharehouse was a pretty interesting concept. Very comfortable and homely. Fast internet speed. We didn’t do much today except for the visit to the shopping centre. Tomorrow, we’ll visit more places.

Good night!

Woke up with a burst of energy and smiling. I had 9 hours of sleep, though. Definitely hope the sleeping part will improve, ie sleeping less.

After showering, doing vital breathing exercises and drinking lemon water, I felt a big hunger in my tummy. Think I really need to get the Omega 3 & 6 Essential Oil. Couldn’t managed to find it in Sydney yesterday but will try harder today.

No cravings for coffee and sugar at the moment. Feeling a lot more energetic today.

Yay!!! Celebrate! We’re going to Sydney’s fish market for brunch.

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Tiring tiring day. Finally, we packed up everything and left my cousin’s house to the airport. Next stop, Cairns. Our flight is at 6am but we thought of going at 11pm since we’re not familiar and we can wait in the airport. There’s just one problem…. THE AIRPORT CLOSES AFTER 12AM. WTF?!?!?!

Luckily, we have some kind souls telling us that we could go to the McCafe down the road. I was struggling to walk because my luggage is damn big and heavy. Suddenly a car pulled over and I thought it was a taxi. You see, in Sydney, the taxis and police cars look quite the same. When I look closer, it’s the police! They asked if we want a lift. Happy! This is the first time I sat in a police car. Hahaha. But I’m so happy. So many people helping me. So grateful!

McCafe has a lot of sweet cakes, brownies, muffins, marshmallows….anything sweet that you can name, you have it. Argh! Not very favorable to my current diet, especially I’ve been craving for it. Hubby and I have been quite good so far. We ate a vegetarian pizza (with no cheese) and a whole lot of salad, fruits and nuts.

Tony Robbins gave us a 10 days challenge to increase our energy. There are a few simple lifestyle changes, mainly food, to make. He said if we were to do so and feel the energy, we will never want to go back.

So today is my first day alkalizing. Needless to wonder, I must have a very acidic blood inside due to my poor diet before this. One of the hardest things are to cut coffee and sugar. since I’ve been relying on coffee and also indulging in a lot of sweet stuff, my day wasn’t a very good one. Headaches and low energy. In addition, it is that time of the month for me so my hormones made me even weaker. After naps and naps, hubby and I finally forced ourselves to hangout in Bondi Beach.

In Bondi Beach, I jogged and did the recommended vital breathing. Instantly, I felt better. There’s something about the ocean. It always calms me. On our way home, we dropped by a store and bought some herbal and fruit teas to replace coffee.

I quite like the weather in Sydney. We purposely went the longer way and took the ferry back to my cousin’s house. The wind was awesome. The view of Sydney and its harbour is just breathtaking.

The guy who will change hubby and my life.

I took up my Herbalife diet again. What do I mean ‘again’?

It all started in 2007. I had a little too much weight from a hormonal imbalance caused by depression. After my depression ended, my weight was still higher than what it used to be. When Herbalife was introduced by my cousin in November 2008, I decided to give it a try. I did a strict Herbalife regimen and lost 5 kgs (perhaps more). Then, I stopped and vowed to maintain.

This time round, I’ve decided to do it again because I’ve started putting on some weight again. I want to lose at least 3 kg. I started on Monday and suffered a little headaches every now and then. Herbalife diet does not only look into weight loss but also detox. I’m thinking the headaches could be a sign of my body’s detoxification process. Last time when I did this diet, I wanted to sleep all the time. My consultant said that I was feeling that way because I probably didn’t have enough sleep and my body wants to make up for that. After one/two weeks of feeling sluggish, I finally gained my energy back. Hopefully, this time is the same. Off with the headaches ASAP.

Herbalife is a MLM company and sorry to say, I am not a big fan of MLM but Herbalife really worked. The best part is that it slims down body parts that should be slim and spares body parts that shouldn’t be slim…..if you know what i mean. ;P

I survived a food poisoning drama. After a series of vomiting and diarrhea, I am still alive. Phiew!

The night after my Penang trip, I started throwing up non-stop. Any water I drank, I threw them all up. Then, there were mild diarrhea too. Went to see a doctor yesterday morning and he prescribed some medications for me. However, they didn’t work very well and I ended up puking a few more times. I spent the whole day sleeping yesterday to gain back my health. XCool came and accompany me but I was sleeping most of the time.

This morning, I woke up feeling better and normal again. This is the worst food poisoning drama I’ve ever experienced. I wonder which food caused this?