The Live Earth Concert was good. The sun came out and we even got burnt. We had allocated seats in the stand, with the toilets and drinks very close. Not quite the atmosphere of down the front, but definitely more comfy.

It was quite ironic really, a concert to make people more environmentally aware, yet they served drinks in plastic containers. There were so many used plastic containers people were making a huge snake out of them. Here is a picture of the snake.

 We got there early and this is before the crowd arrived.

Heres some interesting stuff I found about soy products. Luckily I cant stand the stuff and use rice milk instead.

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/02testimonies.htm

I was just kidding with that last post, we do have a real toilet in now, not a porta potti. but Mike still has to paint and stuff so I will post the new photos when he has finished. By the way you can look at the pictures of our new kitchen via the Renovation Project link at the top of the page.

I am 7 days into my detox diet and it is going well although I fell off the wagon slightly on the weekend. I never thought I could actually enjoy a Vegetarian diet. A Vegetarian diet without dairy or wheat even. Alot of vegetarians smother their food in cheese to get any taste. Seems to be missing the point of vegetarianism if you do that. But this diet is extremely tasty without all that. Before the diet, bread and pasta were pretty big in my life, but I have been wheat free for over a week now and I’m not missing it at all.  I’m still getting the bloating though, so wheat doesnt seem to be the cause of that (i didnt think it was but everyone else seemed to think it was. narrow minded people).

On the scales I have lost a kilo, but I am a bit reluctant to believe that as I dont feel any thinner. Also I have gone from 30.7% body fat to 30.4%. Again, I am a bit reluctant to believe my body fat scales here too. I want to see results not read them.

I will see how i look and feel after the 30 days (23 more days to go)

I started the detox diet yesterday and so far so good, the food has been delicious. I didnt think it possible to go wheat free and not be hungry. Here was yesterdays menu:

Breakfast – Muesli with apricots and dates

Lunch – Tuna with lime and dill,curried quinoa and toasted almond and herb salad

Dinner – Aduki bean casserole topped with sprouted mung beans 

The mung beans were just like noodles.  

Those of you who dont know, I work for UBS which is a major sponsor of Alinghi in the americas cup. Here’s a diagram of boat parts from their website. There’s a mistake there that the sailors among us might pick up. Good to see UBS is up with the lingo, NOT!. By the way, does anyone know what a keelbomb is? And is anyone reading this blog apart from Jenny?

http://www.ubs.com/4/Sailing/swf/main.html 

We went to the Australian Pink Floyd Concert in Bournemouth last night and words really cant describe how amazing it was. The stage and lighting was incredible, the music just like Pink Floyd and this big scary pig with red flashing eyes. Heres some photos of the night.