Hey Guys,

Wow that was a great break. I have been in Hawaii for the last nearly 4 weeks lying on beaches, relaxing and seeing my girlfriends family who come from there. What a beautiful place.

Lets say I got lots of Vitamin D while I was there. Along with learning how cheap supplements are from Costco. Wow. I went out and bought some Astaxanthin (See my post on Astaxanthin here) It was maybe 1/5th the price of what it is in New Zealand. I also went and had a good look around the different health stores and the choice is just stunning. Being in New Zealand we have a lot of good stuff but due to the population we don’t have the same variety that is up in the US.

So could your self lucky on being on any diet up there!

So I stocked up on a few pills including some Pre Biotics which were also well priced. So my supplements are all up to date.

Sadly at the end of last year I did not manage to achieve my goals. I had a year of learning with wins and losses though out.

Some of the biggest things I have learned are

1. The mind is more important than the diet – It does not matter what Diet you are on. If you mind is fighting you, you will lose long term.

2. The long term diet I need focuses more on Vegetables, Protein with a some of Rice & Dairy

3. I am successful at giving things up for good. I am 13 months no smoking which was a great win last year. This year I am giving up Alcohol & Soft Drinks for good. No Looking Back.

4. I realized that breaks between diets do not work for me, so until I reach my goal I will not go off a simple diet that will encompass some other diets.

5. Short sharp diets did work e.g. HCG, Initial Slow Carb Diet, Lemon Detox (a Year Prior) – So these can be scattered through out.

6. Planning works – The best days last year involved me planning my days with work, play and food. By Doing this I do not leave my food intake to chance.

These are just a few of the lessons I have learned. In the next few days i will be turning them in to goals for the year.

I am today going to go out and buy a set of scales as the last ones seemed to die so might invest in some better quality ones.

I am also on the hunt for a great Hypnotist as The NLP worked in part but as I knew the lady I was working with as a friend I think it was not as effective as we were friendly and not as focussed as I would be with someone I was paying by the hour.

Lets say 2012 is the year my mind gets changed forever!

I hope you join me for the ride.