Gain: 4kgs
Total loss: 18.8kgs
Current weight: 91.5kgs
Mmmmmmmmmmmm can't say I'm suprised but still a bummer all the same.
Not going to dwell on it, I'm just going to get on with it and get back to the somewhat healthlier lifestyle I was living BEFORE I went on holiday.
Nothing very exciting planned for today, work, work and work.
We do have some friends coming for a BBQ on Friday.
These particular friends we met when we attended our first antenatel class when we were having Reece and they were really nice, we ended up good friends but they then moved to Napier (about 4 hours north of where we live) about 4 years ago and it wasn't until a few months ago we got back in contact (contact slowly faded when they left - so sad) so we are really looking forward to meeting up again as they haven't met Adam and we haven't met their little girl Maddison. Let's hope for good weather.
Right I'm rambling now so I'll sign off..........
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Another quickie
I have a couple of photo's to share,
The boys with their Papa in the pool where they spent most of their time.
This one in particular I wanted to share with you all which is the one of me in my cossy (togs, bathers etc) and lava lava (sarong etc) which I loved because this is basically what I wore for 7 days...........it was hot man!
The others are of the boys at Dreamworld where Spongebob and Patrick were the highlight and the Dora (plane ride) and blue's clues ride were also a big hit.
I'm still running solo at work and I'm just snowed under and have only been able to read one or two blogs but I will get around and see what everyone did over the Xmas period.
Weigh in tonight and my home scales are saying I've put on 5kgs but I'm hoping the WW scales will be kinder but whatever will be will be. I've had a fantastic break and not worried about the weekly weigh in's and now I am ready to get back to it.
The boys with their Papa in the pool where they spent most of their time.
This one in particular I wanted to share with you all which is the one of me in my cossy (togs, bathers etc) and lava lava (sarong etc) which I loved because this is basically what I wore for 7 days...........it was hot man!
The others are of the boys at Dreamworld where Spongebob and Patrick were the highlight and the Dora (plane ride) and blue's clues ride were also a big hit.
I'm still running solo at work and I'm just snowed under and have only been able to read one or two blogs but I will get around and see what everyone did over the Xmas period.
Weigh in tonight and my home scales are saying I've put on 5kgs but I'm hoping the WW scales will be kinder but whatever will be will be. I've had a fantastic break and not worried about the weekly weigh in's and now I am ready to get back to it.
Friday, January 18, 2008
I'm BACK
Hellooooooooooo possums
Well I'm back at work (started yesterday actually) early as I got called in the day after I arrived back from Australia, no suprise really as the other lady who works in the Lab is still off on sick leave and won't be back until 1st Feb.
This of course means I am totally run off my feet and I haven't even gone in and seen what anyone else in blogland is up to *big sigh*.
Anyway I have HEAPS to tell you about but that will have to wait until later as this is just a quick post to say 'HI' and let you know that I have had a fabulous Christmas, New Year and holiday in Australia (even though I PAID $40 for a spray tan - couldn't be the only whit Aussie there eh?) and the boys just had a great time.
I do have photo's which I have downloaded off my camera but still haven't sent them here to work - I'll get onto that.
I hope everyone is well and I'll catch up soon.
Oh by the way I decided NOT to get on any scales while on holiday(mainly because my broke) but I did get on them yesterday morning and no suprise they read 92kgs mmmmmmmmm not great but I am back into my water, cereal and salad's now I am back and into my old routine. Roll on weigh in....ggrrrrrr
Well I'm back at work (started yesterday actually) early as I got called in the day after I arrived back from Australia, no suprise really as the other lady who works in the Lab is still off on sick leave and won't be back until 1st Feb.
This of course means I am totally run off my feet and I haven't even gone in and seen what anyone else in blogland is up to *big sigh*.
Anyway I have HEAPS to tell you about but that will have to wait until later as this is just a quick post to say 'HI' and let you know that I have had a fabulous Christmas, New Year and holiday in Australia (even though I PAID $40 for a spray tan - couldn't be the only whit Aussie there eh?) and the boys just had a great time.
I do have photo's which I have downloaded off my camera but still haven't sent them here to work - I'll get onto that.
I hope everyone is well and I'll catch up soon.
Oh by the way I decided NOT to get on any scales while on holiday(mainly because my broke) but I did get on them yesterday morning and no suprise they read 92kgs mmmmmmmmm not great but I am back into my water, cereal and salad's now I am back and into my old routine. Roll on weigh in....ggrrrrrr
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Weigh in
GAIN: 900g (oops)
Total loss: 22.8kgs
Current weight: 87.5kg
No suprise there unfortunately, I actually wasn't that upset because I have had HEAPS of social outings this week and have thoroughly enjoyed myself.
This week is going to be the kicker, I've GOT to make better choices than I did last week and tone down the alcohol consumption.
On the wife vs hubby challenge - I LOST! Grrrrrrrr. I am actually really happy for Andrew who is quite chuffed with himself.
Even though I only lost 500g over the whole challenge (hubby lost 1.3kg) it is still a loss and not a gain which is brilliant.
Got to admit I am really looking forward to having the next month off work, mainly because I will be spending it with my kids (quality time) but partly because I can get my house in order. I find trying to run the house, organising the kids and working full time just gets a bit too much sometimes and things slip and it is usually my house work (I cringe when I think about that because I love a clean house).
If you walked into my house today it would look tidy but it really needs a good clean (ie. floors washed, windows washed, sink scrubbed - ya know that sort of stuff), so I am going to use my first week for cleaning (top to bottom) and that includes cleaning out (again) the kids wardrobes, clothes and toys.
Once it is done I will be able to sit back and relax.
The only other thing I want to achieve before we fly off to Australia is getting the hallway and lounge undercoated with all skirting boards, doors and ceilings painted - not a big ask eh?.......LOL
I am also going to have to be SUPER organised because I am a 'pantry swinger' when I am at home on the weekends and that isn't good so I will have to keep myself occupied and plan my meals (even snacks) as best I can.
Total loss: 22.8kgs
Current weight: 87.5kg
No suprise there unfortunately, I actually wasn't that upset because I have had HEAPS of social outings this week and have thoroughly enjoyed myself.
This week is going to be the kicker, I've GOT to make better choices than I did last week and tone down the alcohol consumption.
On the wife vs hubby challenge - I LOST! Grrrrrrrr. I am actually really happy for Andrew who is quite chuffed with himself.
Even though I only lost 500g over the whole challenge (hubby lost 1.3kg) it is still a loss and not a gain which is brilliant.
Got to admit I am really looking forward to having the next month off work, mainly because I will be spending it with my kids (quality time) but partly because I can get my house in order. I find trying to run the house, organising the kids and working full time just gets a bit too much sometimes and things slip and it is usually my house work (I cringe when I think about that because I love a clean house).
If you walked into my house today it would look tidy but it really needs a good clean (ie. floors washed, windows washed, sink scrubbed - ya know that sort of stuff), so I am going to use my first week for cleaning (top to bottom) and that includes cleaning out (again) the kids wardrobes, clothes and toys.
Once it is done I will be able to sit back and relax.
The only other thing I want to achieve before we fly off to Australia is getting the hallway and lounge undercoated with all skirting boards, doors and ceilings painted - not a big ask eh?.......LOL
I am also going to have to be SUPER organised because I am a 'pantry swinger' when I am at home on the weekends and that isn't good so I will have to keep myself occupied and plan my meals (even snacks) as best I can.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
I'm still here
Well where do I start?
Last Friday the lady who I work with didn't arrive for work which was strange because she is ALWAYS here before me. Then her hubby rang to say she had been admitted to hospital the night before with a suspected heart attack.....scary.
Anyway the poor women is still in hospital today (5 days later) and they are 99% sure it isn't a heart attack (she's 57 years old) but a blood clot somewhere so she got transferred to Wellington hospital this morning for an angiogram (sp?).
Unfortunately it is our busiest couple of weeks of the year and I've been totally snowed under. I am actually sitting here typing this on my lunch break because I just don't have any other time.
So this explains the absence.
Sunday 9th was my company's Kids Xmas party which was a total blast and the boys had so much fun it wasn't funny.
They had 'BJ Bear', 'Charlie Chicken', an air castle and of course SANTA.
Both my kids has always been very wary of Santa and I have never gotten a photo of them with Santa but this year I told them that Santa had rung me and said he was sad because they hadn't gone to see him or say hello so they were 'sweet as' at both the Xmas parties they have been to.
The theme was cowboys and indians.
Then last Friday night was Adam's daycare's Christmas party which was a really hoot, again they had the ole air castle and Santa made another appearance.
Saturday was 2 x hip hop concerts which Dad and Andrew attended as I had Adam's swimming and other things on my agenda.
Dad said the first show was brilliant and he really got into it and new all the moves and just shone :)
Andrew said the night show was only OK as he spent most of the time looking for his Daddy but did most of the dance.
Saturday night was my Work's Xmas party and I had the best time out I've had in YEARS. The theme was cowboy, indians and saloon girls and I decided a saloon girl it was going to be!
They had taxi's pick us up at 5pm and take us all the work where we had a couple of drinks (I had a few bourbons) then a bus took us on a 30 minute trip to a beautiful location where we had dinner and spent the night (I started on bourbons and then after dinner decided wine was a great idea *groan*).
The bus came back at midnight to take us back to work where the taxi's were waiting to take us home (I have no memory of this at all - apparently I slept most of the way). Unfortunately for me I was on the taxi ride home with the Company Director and one of the Senior Managers (and their wives) and they didn't know where I lived and it took them 20 minutes to get it out of me (again, no memory of this at all!).
After finally arriving home then Senior Manager had to carry me from the taxi to my front gate as I couldn't walk where I then told him I was fine and watched them drive away (unfortunately I have vivid memories of this) and once they'd gone I proceeded to drop to my hands and knees and throw up for about 10 minutes (didn't make it to the loo like Leenie).
Hence I was the sickest I've been in years - no wait - EVER!!!!
Andrew had to get up the next morning and clean up after me and then entertain the kids for the morning while I tried to not pass out or vomit when I moved.
Anyway - here is a photo of me at the start of the night with my sisters and brother-in-laws.
Here is me with about an hour or so left of memory (look at the size of those glasses).
I then got to go to both the hip hop concerts on Sunday. The 2pm one is a bit of a blur but Reece spotted me and was a happy camper even though he only danced through some of their song. But when I went back for the 6pm session (where I got to sit next to Leenie and giggle about what old lush's we are) I felt heaps better and really enjoyed the show. When Reece's group came out I was really excited but that soon fell away when he didn't do any of the dance (apart from 1 or 2 moves) as he was too interested in looking for me or looking at the pretty disco ball on the ceiling or just at the other's dancing.............hence there will be no more hip hop next term!
Here's one last photo of my little rapper:
Last night was another night out at friends for hotdog and drinks and I was definately the DRIVER......no alcohol passing these lips until Xmas day.
So as you can all imagine the good work I've done on the BEAST (ie. treadmill) and eating has all gone out the window with my night out.
Last Friday the lady who I work with didn't arrive for work which was strange because she is ALWAYS here before me. Then her hubby rang to say she had been admitted to hospital the night before with a suspected heart attack.....scary.
Anyway the poor women is still in hospital today (5 days later) and they are 99% sure it isn't a heart attack (she's 57 years old) but a blood clot somewhere so she got transferred to Wellington hospital this morning for an angiogram (sp?).
Unfortunately it is our busiest couple of weeks of the year and I've been totally snowed under. I am actually sitting here typing this on my lunch break because I just don't have any other time.
So this explains the absence.
Sunday 9th was my company's Kids Xmas party which was a total blast and the boys had so much fun it wasn't funny.
They had 'BJ Bear', 'Charlie Chicken', an air castle and of course SANTA.
Both my kids has always been very wary of Santa and I have never gotten a photo of them with Santa but this year I told them that Santa had rung me and said he was sad because they hadn't gone to see him or say hello so they were 'sweet as' at both the Xmas parties they have been to.
The theme was cowboys and indians.
Then last Friday night was Adam's daycare's Christmas party which was a really hoot, again they had the ole air castle and Santa made another appearance.
Saturday was 2 x hip hop concerts which Dad and Andrew attended as I had Adam's swimming and other things on my agenda.
Dad said the first show was brilliant and he really got into it and new all the moves and just shone :)
Andrew said the night show was only OK as he spent most of the time looking for his Daddy but did most of the dance.
Saturday night was my Work's Xmas party and I had the best time out I've had in YEARS. The theme was cowboy, indians and saloon girls and I decided a saloon girl it was going to be!
They had taxi's pick us up at 5pm and take us all the work where we had a couple of drinks (I had a few bourbons) then a bus took us on a 30 minute trip to a beautiful location where we had dinner and spent the night (I started on bourbons and then after dinner decided wine was a great idea *groan*).
The bus came back at midnight to take us back to work where the taxi's were waiting to take us home (I have no memory of this at all - apparently I slept most of the way). Unfortunately for me I was on the taxi ride home with the Company Director and one of the Senior Managers (and their wives) and they didn't know where I lived and it took them 20 minutes to get it out of me (again, no memory of this at all!).
After finally arriving home then Senior Manager had to carry me from the taxi to my front gate as I couldn't walk where I then told him I was fine and watched them drive away (unfortunately I have vivid memories of this) and once they'd gone I proceeded to drop to my hands and knees and throw up for about 10 minutes (didn't make it to the loo like Leenie).
Hence I was the sickest I've been in years - no wait - EVER!!!!
Andrew had to get up the next morning and clean up after me and then entertain the kids for the morning while I tried to not pass out or vomit when I moved.
Anyway - here is a photo of me at the start of the night with my sisters and brother-in-laws.
Here is me with about an hour or so left of memory (look at the size of those glasses).
I then got to go to both the hip hop concerts on Sunday. The 2pm one is a bit of a blur but Reece spotted me and was a happy camper even though he only danced through some of their song. But when I went back for the 6pm session (where I got to sit next to Leenie and giggle about what old lush's we are) I felt heaps better and really enjoyed the show. When Reece's group came out I was really excited but that soon fell away when he didn't do any of the dance (apart from 1 or 2 moves) as he was too interested in looking for me or looking at the pretty disco ball on the ceiling or just at the other's dancing.............hence there will be no more hip hop next term!
Here's one last photo of my little rapper:
Last night was another night out at friends for hotdog and drinks and I was definately the DRIVER......no alcohol passing these lips until Xmas day.
So as you can all imagine the good work I've done on the BEAST (ie. treadmill) and eating has all gone out the window with my night out.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Be back soon
Wow I have HEAPS to tell you about with Kids Xmas parties, my work xmas party, hip hop concerts and much more but I have no energy at the moment and the photo's are still on my digital camera so I'll save this post until I get them.
Watch this space............
Watch this space............
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Weigh in
Loss: 200g
Total Loss: 23.7kg
Current weight: 86.6kg (new lowest weight - FINALLY!)
Well I am very pleased with this result as I haven't really held back on the numerous social events over the December period (weekends).
I am a bit confused with my Wife vs Hubby Challenge weight this morning which was 86.8kg which is a gain of 300g from last week and I was naked and it was first thing this morning (TMI???? sorry).
Andrew weighed in at 82.8kg which is a loss of 200g which is fantastic, so he is the winner for this week.
Obviously next week will be better once we have had a full week on THE BEAST (our new treadmill), looking forward to that.
Reece had his first full dress rehearsal for his Hip Hop concert and he looked very cool in his Lime green top and black 3/4 hip hop pants and black hip hop shoes with gelled hair (they are doing a Shrek thing - hence the green top). The shows are on Saturday and Sunday so I will make sure I take a photo or two.
Total Loss: 23.7kg
Current weight: 86.6kg (new lowest weight - FINALLY!)
Well I am very pleased with this result as I haven't really held back on the numerous social events over the December period (weekends).
I am a bit confused with my Wife vs Hubby Challenge weight this morning which was 86.8kg which is a gain of 300g from last week and I was naked and it was first thing this morning (TMI???? sorry).
Andrew weighed in at 82.8kg which is a loss of 200g which is fantastic, so he is the winner for this week.
Obviously next week will be better once we have had a full week on THE BEAST (our new treadmill), looking forward to that.
Reece had his first full dress rehearsal for his Hip Hop concert and he looked very cool in his Lime green top and black 3/4 hip hop pants and black hip hop shoes with gelled hair (they are doing a Shrek thing - hence the green top). The shows are on Saturday and Sunday so I will make sure I take a photo or two.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Catch up
Busy busy busy, don't ya just love December .......... NOT!
I'm simply amazed at how many things I have to try and fit in for this month.
Trying to catch up with friends before Xmas is nearly impossible.
There have been so many things on since last week I don't know where to start, I think I'll cheat and just list things rather than write about them:
1. Underfloor insulation installed
2. Reece's Athletic day
3. Adam's daycare afternoon tea
4. Adam's swimming
5. Lunch with a friend and her kids
6. Coffee and a little shop with Helena
7. My work's kids Christmas party
8. Hip Hop dress rehersal's
9. Reece's school 'Christmas Carol's' night
10. Andrew's golf closing day (3 bottles of wine won - yaa ha!)
Still to come in the next 2 weeks:
1. Another full dress rehersal for Reece's Hip Hop
2. 4 Hip Hop shows on the weekend (2pm and 6pm both Sat & Sun)
3. DVS (condensation unit thingie) installation on Friday
4. Adam's daycare's Xmas party
5. Take Jetski in for repairs
6. Get tree chipper guy in to chop up trees
7. Arange bulldozer and nephew (who is a bulldozer driver) to take out stumps and roots and skim an extra carpad.
8. Get woodburner installed as soon as permit turns up from Council
9. Last session for the year for Adam's swimming
10. My work 'do' Christmas party
11. BBQ at friends house
12. 2 x birthday parties for Reece's friends to attend
13. Go and buy materials for fence (50 metres long - last one left to do)
14. Help BUILD fence (I think I'll do the sandwiches and coffee)
15. Buy paint for interior
16. sand down skirtings and doors in hallway before we go away
17. Undercoat hallway and lounge and top coat skirtings
18. Lay carpet in hallway and lounge and lino in bathroom and toilet
19. Oh yeah - lift existing tiles in bathroom and toilet before installers arrive
20. Work Xmas lunch (for our department)
21. Family Xmas lunch (23rd)
I'm sure there is more but I just can't remember at the moment (no bloody wonder!).
I also need to fit in Xmas day and on Boxing day we always go to Andrew's cousins because it is his birthday, New year's at a friends house and off to Oz the first week in January.
Andrew and I also went and bought ourselves a couple of treats which will also be our Xmas presents to each other.
Andrew got a 42" tv with an ambi light behind it (a light glows from behind which is suppose to be good for your eye's) and I got a HUGE treadmill - here it is.
I have been on it a few times and I just love it but the hardest thing now it trying to get time to get on it because hubby is always on it.........LOL.
With the TV purchase we also got a free MP3 player with headphones and another headphone set thing with bluetooth so we can download music on the MP3 player and both listen to it at the same time while we work out........oh how romantic.
I'm still struggling with my weekend eating and drinking but I think I've been lucky to pull it back with my strict routine during the week (fingers crossed).
Weigh in tonight and I'm not sure how that will go - maybe maintain? but I'm feeling less stressed about it (ie. scales) because I'm having a ball with this very social time of the year and even though I'm having a few things I shouldn't, I'm not going crazy and then beating myself up about it.
Catch ya tomorrow with the results.
I'm simply amazed at how many things I have to try and fit in for this month.
Trying to catch up with friends before Xmas is nearly impossible.
There have been so many things on since last week I don't know where to start, I think I'll cheat and just list things rather than write about them:
1. Underfloor insulation installed
2. Reece's Athletic day
3. Adam's daycare afternoon tea
4. Adam's swimming
5. Lunch with a friend and her kids
6. Coffee and a little shop with Helena
7. My work's kids Christmas party
8. Hip Hop dress rehersal's
9. Reece's school 'Christmas Carol's' night
10. Andrew's golf closing day (3 bottles of wine won - yaa ha!)
Still to come in the next 2 weeks:
1. Another full dress rehersal for Reece's Hip Hop
2. 4 Hip Hop shows on the weekend (2pm and 6pm both Sat & Sun)
3. DVS (condensation unit thingie) installation on Friday
4. Adam's daycare's Xmas party
5. Take Jetski in for repairs
6. Get tree chipper guy in to chop up trees
7. Arange bulldozer and nephew (who is a bulldozer driver) to take out stumps and roots and skim an extra carpad.
8. Get woodburner installed as soon as permit turns up from Council
9. Last session for the year for Adam's swimming
10. My work 'do' Christmas party
11. BBQ at friends house
12. 2 x birthday parties for Reece's friends to attend
13. Go and buy materials for fence (50 metres long - last one left to do)
14. Help BUILD fence (I think I'll do the sandwiches and coffee)
15. Buy paint for interior
16. sand down skirtings and doors in hallway before we go away
17. Undercoat hallway and lounge and top coat skirtings
18. Lay carpet in hallway and lounge and lino in bathroom and toilet
19. Oh yeah - lift existing tiles in bathroom and toilet before installers arrive
20. Work Xmas lunch (for our department)
21. Family Xmas lunch (23rd)
I'm sure there is more but I just can't remember at the moment (no bloody wonder!).
I also need to fit in Xmas day and on Boxing day we always go to Andrew's cousins because it is his birthday, New year's at a friends house and off to Oz the first week in January.
Andrew and I also went and bought ourselves a couple of treats which will also be our Xmas presents to each other.
Andrew got a 42" tv with an ambi light behind it (a light glows from behind which is suppose to be good for your eye's) and I got a HUGE treadmill - here it is.
I have been on it a few times and I just love it but the hardest thing now it trying to get time to get on it because hubby is always on it.........LOL.
With the TV purchase we also got a free MP3 player with headphones and another headphone set thing with bluetooth so we can download music on the MP3 player and both listen to it at the same time while we work out........oh how romantic.
I'm still struggling with my weekend eating and drinking but I think I've been lucky to pull it back with my strict routine during the week (fingers crossed).
Weigh in tonight and I'm not sure how that will go - maybe maintain? but I'm feeling less stressed about it (ie. scales) because I'm having a ball with this very social time of the year and even though I'm having a few things I shouldn't, I'm not going crazy and then beating myself up about it.
Catch ya tomorrow with the results.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Weigh in
Loss: 400g
Total Weight: 23.5kgs
Current Weight: 86.8kg (again)
Off goes the 400g (again) that I put on last week.....hahaha, that 400 grams just keeps comin' and a goin'. Happy that the scales went down rather than up.
DIDN'T do the 'no alcohol' last week but managed to half my consumption (only drank 2 bottles rather than 4 on the weekend). This weeks booklet tells me that a bottle of wine is worth 7 points which is actually less than what I had thought so I think I will allow for that each weekend because now I have the taste for wine, I'm pretty sure I don't want to give it up again and I'm useless at having just one.......LOL
Had a fabulous weekend, can't remember exactly what I did but it was fab and the weather was sunny and I had lots of BBQ's and time with the kids (oh yeah we did the park and a picnic) and just a nice relaxing couple of days.......noice!!
Wife vs Hubby challenge seen me win week 2 *evil snigger*.
Total Weight: 23.5kgs
Current Weight: 86.8kg (again)
Off goes the 400g (again) that I put on last week.....hahaha, that 400 grams just keeps comin' and a goin'. Happy that the scales went down rather than up.
DIDN'T do the 'no alcohol' last week but managed to half my consumption (only drank 2 bottles rather than 4 on the weekend). This weeks booklet tells me that a bottle of wine is worth 7 points which is actually less than what I had thought so I think I will allow for that each weekend because now I have the taste for wine, I'm pretty sure I don't want to give it up again and I'm useless at having just one.......LOL
Had a fabulous weekend, can't remember exactly what I did but it was fab and the weather was sunny and I had lots of BBQ's and time with the kids (oh yeah we did the park and a picnic) and just a nice relaxing couple of days.......noice!!
Wife vs Hubby challenge seen me win week 2 *evil snigger*.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Weigh in
Gain: 400g
Total loss: 23.1kg
Current Weight: 87.2kg
Ummmmmmm welllllllll that was last night, lets move on.
Wife vs Hubby Challenge posted much better results with me losing 700g and hubby losing 500g......WIN:WIN.
We were both suprised with a decent loss (in our eyes) after our over indulgent weekend. Onward and upward (or downwards in our case).
Another b - u - tiful day in Wellington which is lovely as I'm having to go out at lunch and TRY and find Reece a Lime Green T-shirt for his Hip Hop production on th 15th December (proving to be impossible). I am going to a material place today hoping they have a lime green dye or material. I'm hoping for the dye as it will be easier for me to dye a white t-shirt than try and find a seamstress to make a t-shirt in 2 weeks time.
Nothing else exciting happening here today, so I'm off to read some of you....bye
Total loss: 23.1kg
Current Weight: 87.2kg
Ummmmmmm welllllllll that was last night, lets move on.
Wife vs Hubby Challenge posted much better results with me losing 700g and hubby losing 500g......WIN:WIN.
We were both suprised with a decent loss (in our eyes) after our over indulgent weekend. Onward and upward (or downwards in our case).
Another b - u - tiful day in Wellington which is lovely as I'm having to go out at lunch and TRY and find Reece a Lime Green T-shirt for his Hip Hop production on th 15th December (proving to be impossible). I am going to a material place today hoping they have a lime green dye or material. I'm hoping for the dye as it will be easier for me to dye a white t-shirt than try and find a seamstress to make a t-shirt in 2 weeks time.
Nothing else exciting happening here today, so I'm off to read some of you....bye
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Another boozey weekend
Weightloss is not happening and I think I've figured out why (apart from the usual no exercise) ALCOHOL! I drank quite a bit on the weekend with the gorgeous weather while sitting out on the deck watching the kids play (most of the alcohole was drank AFTER the kids were in bed by the way....LOL).
Sunday night after feeding, bathing and putting the kids to bed hubby and I decided it was such a nice night we would (again) have a few drinks on the back deck since the weather was still very warm. Started my first glass at 7.30pm after saying to hubby that I wasn't hungry yet and would make something soon for dinner (he also wasn't hungry), at 10pm we were quite sossilled and starving and LAZY so we ordered pizza which arrived at 10.30pm and was scoffed down in about 5 minutes. This was then followed by us going to bed about 20 minutes later (bad idea on my part) and me up within an hour throwing up plus having wicked reflux (due to eating so late). I managed to down half a packet of 'quickeze' to help the refulx and then drank a litre of water. During the night I managed to wake up 6 times and either drank HUGE amounts of water or tended to Reece who has quite bad nose bleeds with the heat (my poor little fell).
Alarm went off at 5.50am and I was wide awake thinking about how stupid I can be sometimes. The more I seem to drink the worse my choices get (food wise that is...haha) and I think to myself "I'll worry about it tomorrow" which isn't a great idea because then I just beat myself up for being so mindless.
Oh yeah - plus I have made 6 christmas cakes and 4 dozen mini christmas mince pies (I give them away as presents, its just my 'thing') and I have managed to eat about half a dozen mince pies and quarter christmas cake.....yummm
So I have decided to put our remaining cake and mince pies out of sight (on top of my pantry where its a hassle to get to) until christmas day.
Needless to say I'm not expecting a loss this week but I'm fronting up to weight watchers to find out the damage I've done PLUS my little challenge with hubby isn't going to have a great first weigh in (Wed morning) and even he commented that its a challenge to see how much weight we can LOSE not PUT ON.......LOL
MINI challenge this week - NO ALCOHOL - NO CAKE OR XMAS PIES.
Paint samples.
I want to repaint the whole interior of our house (hubby doesn't but know's better than to argue with me.......LOL) so I choose the colour I want and he choose a different colour (typical) and we put them up on the weekend and have been walking past them looking, looking and the verdict is WE HATE BOTH COLOURS.
Back to the drawing board.
Took the kids to the park on the weekend which they just love, they have every bike, toy, sandpit, playhouse, scooter, waterslide etc at home but still have to go to the park at every opportunity. I've taken some photo's which I'd like to put into digital scrapbook pages but haven't had the chance as yet.
In the midst of organising 'stuff' to be done around the house (DVS system, new bed, carpet, woodburner, fences) and its all go. I just love organising for thing to be done, I reckon I should have a job as an event organiser or something - I'd be brilliant!
Sunday night after feeding, bathing and putting the kids to bed hubby and I decided it was such a nice night we would (again) have a few drinks on the back deck since the weather was still very warm. Started my first glass at 7.30pm after saying to hubby that I wasn't hungry yet and would make something soon for dinner (he also wasn't hungry), at 10pm we were quite sossilled and starving and LAZY so we ordered pizza which arrived at 10.30pm and was scoffed down in about 5 minutes. This was then followed by us going to bed about 20 minutes later (bad idea on my part) and me up within an hour throwing up plus having wicked reflux (due to eating so late). I managed to down half a packet of 'quickeze' to help the refulx and then drank a litre of water. During the night I managed to wake up 6 times and either drank HUGE amounts of water or tended to Reece who has quite bad nose bleeds with the heat (my poor little fell).
Alarm went off at 5.50am and I was wide awake thinking about how stupid I can be sometimes. The more I seem to drink the worse my choices get (food wise that is...haha) and I think to myself "I'll worry about it tomorrow" which isn't a great idea because then I just beat myself up for being so mindless.
Oh yeah - plus I have made 6 christmas cakes and 4 dozen mini christmas mince pies (I give them away as presents, its just my 'thing') and I have managed to eat about half a dozen mince pies and quarter christmas cake.....yummm
So I have decided to put our remaining cake and mince pies out of sight (on top of my pantry where its a hassle to get to) until christmas day.
Needless to say I'm not expecting a loss this week but I'm fronting up to weight watchers to find out the damage I've done PLUS my little challenge with hubby isn't going to have a great first weigh in (Wed morning) and even he commented that its a challenge to see how much weight we can LOSE not PUT ON.......LOL
MINI challenge this week - NO ALCOHOL - NO CAKE OR XMAS PIES.
Paint samples.
I want to repaint the whole interior of our house (hubby doesn't but know's better than to argue with me.......LOL) so I choose the colour I want and he choose a different colour (typical) and we put them up on the weekend and have been walking past them looking, looking and the verdict is WE HATE BOTH COLOURS.
Back to the drawing board.
Took the kids to the park on the weekend which they just love, they have every bike, toy, sandpit, playhouse, scooter, waterslide etc at home but still have to go to the park at every opportunity. I've taken some photo's which I'd like to put into digital scrapbook pages but haven't had the chance as yet.
In the midst of organising 'stuff' to be done around the house (DVS system, new bed, carpet, woodburner, fences) and its all go. I just love organising for thing to be done, I reckon I should have a job as an event organiser or something - I'd be brilliant!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
A good day
After waking up yesterday morning feeling horrible and bloated etc and then weighin in with Hubby and the challenge begining, I feel ON FIRE again.
I counted my points, I exercised, I made an effort because those 3 little words kept sounding off in my head - Decisions determine destiny - and I actually stopped and thought about every decision I made and it worked.
I got off my butt after dinner and did stuff (ie. ironing, washing, lunches etc) rather than scrolling through the 40+ channels on the TV to find nothing on but a couple of hours wasted. I felt fantastic getting up this morning and I had a clean house, clothes and lunches were organised for the boys and I spent a little longer on myself (painted my finger and toe nails and took more notice of what I was wearing). The other thing I did last night was bundle up all my clothes I don't wear now and ended up with a pile for trademe (god knows when I'm going to get time to list everything but *sigh*) and some of my really good expensive stuff for a very good friend (which I must get her address and send off hopefully today).
Today I'm wearing a pretty blue business shirt whil little buttons down the front, a scoop v neckline which sits just on my hips. When I looked in the mirror after getting dressed I thought I look HOT (even though it is business attire).
One thing that crossed my mind this morning was that the smaller I get the less clothes I wear..........LOL. What I mean is, I am wearing 3/4 black pants today which I never use to wear (even in the middle of summer) because of my HUGE calf's but they aren't so HUGE now. I have really nice high heel sandles style shoes because I have pretty painted toe nail which I never use to do. I have a little blue business blouse/top on and not a long sleeve sack that come down nearly to my knees to cover absolutely EVERYTHING......ahhh the little things.
I also think the 'at home' challenge which started yesterday is going to really help me focus again because I feel accountable to weight watchers once a week (which I won't stop) but with hubby, I feel accountable everyday which is quite a different feeling. I think so far it is keeping me more focussed.
I'm off for lunch today with two of my mates at 'The Spieghts Ale House' where I have full intention of having a wine with lunch (looking forward to THAT) which I'll count of course and because it is such a lovely day, I'll be walking down which is about a 10-15 minute walk each way (every little bit counts).
Just finished my breakfast (ww cereal and yoghurt) and am about to refill my water bottle. I hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
I counted my points, I exercised, I made an effort because those 3 little words kept sounding off in my head - Decisions determine destiny - and I actually stopped and thought about every decision I made and it worked.
I got off my butt after dinner and did stuff (ie. ironing, washing, lunches etc) rather than scrolling through the 40+ channels on the TV to find nothing on but a couple of hours wasted. I felt fantastic getting up this morning and I had a clean house, clothes and lunches were organised for the boys and I spent a little longer on myself (painted my finger and toe nails and took more notice of what I was wearing). The other thing I did last night was bundle up all my clothes I don't wear now and ended up with a pile for trademe (god knows when I'm going to get time to list everything but *sigh*) and some of my really good expensive stuff for a very good friend (which I must get her address and send off hopefully today).
Today I'm wearing a pretty blue business shirt whil little buttons down the front, a scoop v neckline which sits just on my hips. When I looked in the mirror after getting dressed I thought I look HOT (even though it is business attire).
One thing that crossed my mind this morning was that the smaller I get the less clothes I wear..........LOL. What I mean is, I am wearing 3/4 black pants today which I never use to wear (even in the middle of summer) because of my HUGE calf's but they aren't so HUGE now. I have really nice high heel sandles style shoes because I have pretty painted toe nail which I never use to do. I have a little blue business blouse/top on and not a long sleeve sack that come down nearly to my knees to cover absolutely EVERYTHING......ahhh the little things.
I also think the 'at home' challenge which started yesterday is going to really help me focus again because I feel accountable to weight watchers once a week (which I won't stop) but with hubby, I feel accountable everyday which is quite a different feeling. I think so far it is keeping me more focussed.
I'm off for lunch today with two of my mates at 'The Spieghts Ale House' where I have full intention of having a wine with lunch (looking forward to THAT) which I'll count of course and because it is such a lovely day, I'll be walking down which is about a 10-15 minute walk each way (every little bit counts).
Just finished my breakfast (ww cereal and yoghurt) and am about to refill my water bottle. I hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
No weigh in
Yep that's right boys and girls.............I chickened out of weigh in.
I had a fabulous start to the week and that lasted about 2 days and it was all down hill from there. I think this is the 1st time I've chickened out since I (re:)started WW again back in August 2006 which isn't bad I reckon.
I woke up this morning with a huge headache, feeling bloated and horrible and wondered what I could do to make this 'down' period end and get back on track.
I had mentioned to hubby (who is also trying to lose a bit of weight at the moment) last night after dinner while sitting in front of the TV eating cereal and yoghurt (I know but it was better than chocolate right?) about Lyn and her hubby who are close in weight and are doing a challenge to see who can get to a certain weight first and asked him if it was something he and I should do? I knew we were similar in weight but didn't know exactly so we jumped on the scales this morning (my home ones) and I was 87.3kgs (would have put on 800g if I'd gone to ww as my scales are 300g lower than there's) and he was 83.4kgs which is a difference of 3.9kgs. We decided not to aim for a goal weight but rather go for gold and the winner will be whoever has lost the most weight by Christmas (5 weeks away). We are both competitive (he more than me) and the challenge is now set.
I am hoping this will give me some of my mojo back and will keep me more focussed as I will be looking at eating healthly for myself as well as him (as I do most of the cooking). Last night I had sushi (homemade I might add) for dinner and he and the boys had fish and chips...........not anymore sunshine!
There aren't any rules apart from eat healthly meals and exercise (whatever that may be), we wrote our weight down and will weigh in every Wednesday morning which will be great for me because it will stop me pigging out after weigh in on a Tuesday night.
Right in other news - We are waiting on the bank to approve and give us some extra money so we can get 'stuff' done around the house (listed in a previous post) and have all but about 1 or 2 quotes to come in. I'm very excited because everything will hopefully be done by February rather than us having to save and wait for years.
The best thing is the carpet in the lounge as all of us are floor lounges and lying on a wooden floor with a rug on it just isn't the same as carpet....*contented sigh*.
Oh yeah, we have also decided to bite the bullet and get a treadmill (god there's expensive).
Weather has been perfect (touch wood) for the last couple of days and as soon as we get home from work we have been setting up the waterslide for the kids and playing outside....bliss!
Haven't had any time or energy to do more scrapbooking which is a shame because I have heaps of idea's in my head. Roll on the Christmas holiday's so I have lots of time to do it.
Over and out.
I had a fabulous start to the week and that lasted about 2 days and it was all down hill from there. I think this is the 1st time I've chickened out since I (re:)started WW again back in August 2006 which isn't bad I reckon.
I woke up this morning with a huge headache, feeling bloated and horrible and wondered what I could do to make this 'down' period end and get back on track.
I had mentioned to hubby (who is also trying to lose a bit of weight at the moment) last night after dinner while sitting in front of the TV eating cereal and yoghurt (I know but it was better than chocolate right?) about Lyn and her hubby who are close in weight and are doing a challenge to see who can get to a certain weight first and asked him if it was something he and I should do? I knew we were similar in weight but didn't know exactly so we jumped on the scales this morning (my home ones) and I was 87.3kgs (would have put on 800g if I'd gone to ww as my scales are 300g lower than there's) and he was 83.4kgs which is a difference of 3.9kgs. We decided not to aim for a goal weight but rather go for gold and the winner will be whoever has lost the most weight by Christmas (5 weeks away). We are both competitive (he more than me) and the challenge is now set.
I am hoping this will give me some of my mojo back and will keep me more focussed as I will be looking at eating healthly for myself as well as him (as I do most of the cooking). Last night I had sushi (homemade I might add) for dinner and he and the boys had fish and chips...........not anymore sunshine!
There aren't any rules apart from eat healthly meals and exercise (whatever that may be), we wrote our weight down and will weigh in every Wednesday morning which will be great for me because it will stop me pigging out after weigh in on a Tuesday night.
Right in other news - We are waiting on the bank to approve and give us some extra money so we can get 'stuff' done around the house (listed in a previous post) and have all but about 1 or 2 quotes to come in. I'm very excited because everything will hopefully be done by February rather than us having to save and wait for years.
The best thing is the carpet in the lounge as all of us are floor lounges and lying on a wooden floor with a rug on it just isn't the same as carpet....*contented sigh*.
Oh yeah, we have also decided to bite the bullet and get a treadmill (god there's expensive).
Weather has been perfect (touch wood) for the last couple of days and as soon as we get home from work we have been setting up the waterslide for the kids and playing outside....bliss!
Haven't had any time or energy to do more scrapbooking which is a shame because I have heaps of idea's in my head. Roll on the Christmas holiday's so I have lots of time to do it.
Over and out.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Still here
Karen came to visit (with Rachel) on the weekend and mentioned I hadn't updated since last Wednesday....wow I didn't realise it was that long but I've been really busy at work and haven't had time.
Right what have I been up to since last Wednesday????? Bugger all actually, boring tart that I am.
Managed to take the kids to the park on the weekend and it was such a nice day yesterday we set the kid's sprinkler up and had a ball in the backyard most of the day.
Managed to 'pop' into the Warehouse yesterday to get a card for a friend and walked out $225.00 broker but I have now officially started my Christmas shopping....yay!
Went out to friends for a BBQ on Saturday night and had an absolute blast, I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I had such fun. There were 3 couples and 8 kids and the weather was perfect so we sat outside most of the night and the kids played outside. I got VERY drunk (and laughed at because I was slurring my words) and thought I'd eaten really well with a bit of meat and salad but I am now having flash backs of evil Mini Eclairs..................dumb dee do, silly girl..hehehe
That's about it.
Work is really busy at the moment which is normal leading up to Christmas.
I'm really looking forward to the 'last night' Christmas shopping in the malls because I get home and feed and bath the boys, put them to bed while hubby happily watches whatever dribble is on TV and I SHOP!!!!
Right what have I been up to since last Wednesday????? Bugger all actually, boring tart that I am.
Managed to take the kids to the park on the weekend and it was such a nice day yesterday we set the kid's sprinkler up and had a ball in the backyard most of the day.
Managed to 'pop' into the Warehouse yesterday to get a card for a friend and walked out $225.00 broker but I have now officially started my Christmas shopping....yay!
Went out to friends for a BBQ on Saturday night and had an absolute blast, I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I had such fun. There were 3 couples and 8 kids and the weather was perfect so we sat outside most of the night and the kids played outside. I got VERY drunk (and laughed at because I was slurring my words) and thought I'd eaten really well with a bit of meat and salad but I am now having flash backs of evil Mini Eclairs..................dumb dee do, silly girl..hehehe
That's about it.
Work is really busy at the moment which is normal leading up to Christmas.
I'm really looking forward to the 'last night' Christmas shopping in the malls because I get home and feed and bath the boys, put them to bed while hubby happily watches whatever dribble is on TV and I SHOP!!!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
2nd post of the day
Hello again my lovlies, I got tagged by Lee-Anne and thought I'd do it straight away and post it BUT I'm not going to tag anyone else because most people have been done.
Four dishes I like to cook
1. Any sort of Indian dish on rice
2. Chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and stuffed with apricot stuffing with a light brown gravy
3. Vegetable stir-fry with udon noodles and a thai sauce
4. Ambrosia (Thickened cream with strawberry yoghurt, strawberry’s, softened marshmallows left in the fridge to thicken and then decorated with more marshmallows and flake chocolate broken up)
Four qualities I love in people
1. Honesty
2. Kindness
3. Sense of humour
4. Compassion
Four places I have been
1. Queenstown (NZ)
2. Gisborne (NZ)
3. Auckland (NZ)
4. Gold Coast (Aust)
God I’m boring – I need to get out more…..hahaha
Four things in my bedroom
1. Photo’s of my kids (all over the walls)
2. A King size bed (that never gets made as hubby is last out – one of my urks)
3. Lots of different presents for peoples birthdays (in my closet)
4. About 15 different bags (I love bags but unfortunately only really use the same one)
Four dirty words I like to use
Buggar
For feck sake
Oh Shit
Bloody nora
Not much of a potty mouth (only a wee bit)
Four dishes I like to cook
1. Any sort of Indian dish on rice
2. Chicken breasts wrapped in bacon and stuffed with apricot stuffing with a light brown gravy
3. Vegetable stir-fry with udon noodles and a thai sauce
4. Ambrosia (Thickened cream with strawberry yoghurt, strawberry’s, softened marshmallows left in the fridge to thicken and then decorated with more marshmallows and flake chocolate broken up)
Four qualities I love in people
1. Honesty
2. Kindness
3. Sense of humour
4. Compassion
Four places I have been
1. Queenstown (NZ)
2. Gisborne (NZ)
3. Auckland (NZ)
4. Gold Coast (Aust)
God I’m boring – I need to get out more…..hahaha
Four things in my bedroom
1. Photo’s of my kids (all over the walls)
2. A King size bed (that never gets made as hubby is last out – one of my urks)
3. Lots of different presents for peoples birthdays (in my closet)
4. About 15 different bags (I love bags but unfortunately only really use the same one)
Four dirty words I like to use
Buggar
For feck sake
Oh Shit
Bloody nora
Not much of a potty mouth (only a wee bit)
Weigh in
Lost: 300g
Total loss: 23.5kgs
Current Weight: 86.8kg (again and again and again)
Can anyone say YO-YO?
Here is my weigh in's for the last 8 weeks......
86.8
86.9
87
87
87.2
86.8
87.1
86.8
Which means in the last 8 weeks (2 bloody months) I've lost N O T H I N G !
BUT
I've pulled my head in once again and am determined to get under 86.8kgs (my lowest weight to date) next week. Yes, I can see a few of you out there saying "it's only a number" but it's a number that has haunted me for 2 months and I want it to be a distant memory.
Jo put up 3 words on a post recently which I printed out and now have stuck on my wall at work which were DECISIONS DETERMINE DESTINY.........think about that for a minute, I'll wait.
You can use this for almost anything that is going on in your life but of course I'm relating it to my weightloss journey and how friggin appropriate are those 3 words?
Monday I managed to get 3 scrapbook pages done (2 from Kiwi chick's scrap - thanks girls) but my system was sooooooooooooo slow at home, I tried twice to attach it to Hotmail and send it here to work (so I could post it) but Hotmail was being difficult so I gave up. I might try again tonight.
Last night after weigh in, I had to shot back to Reece's school for another Numeracy meeting where they reported on the school's results compared to 2006 as well as the National average and I must admit we are doing really well for only being into our second year of this program.
OK I'm rambling now so I'll sign off.
Total loss: 23.5kgs
Current Weight: 86.8kg (again and again and again)
Can anyone say YO-YO?
Here is my weigh in's for the last 8 weeks......
86.8
86.9
87
87
87.2
86.8
87.1
86.8
Which means in the last 8 weeks (2 bloody months) I've lost N O T H I N G !
BUT
I've pulled my head in once again and am determined to get under 86.8kgs (my lowest weight to date) next week. Yes, I can see a few of you out there saying "it's only a number" but it's a number that has haunted me for 2 months and I want it to be a distant memory.
Jo put up 3 words on a post recently which I printed out and now have stuck on my wall at work which were DECISIONS DETERMINE DESTINY.........think about that for a minute, I'll wait.
You can use this for almost anything that is going on in your life but of course I'm relating it to my weightloss journey and how friggin appropriate are those 3 words?
Monday I managed to get 3 scrapbook pages done (2 from Kiwi chick's scrap - thanks girls) but my system was sooooooooooooo slow at home, I tried twice to attach it to Hotmail and send it here to work (so I could post it) but Hotmail was being difficult so I gave up. I might try again tonight.
Last night after weigh in, I had to shot back to Reece's school for another Numeracy meeting where they reported on the school's results compared to 2006 as well as the National average and I must admit we are doing really well for only being into our second year of this program.
OK I'm rambling now so I'll sign off.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Girls, girls, girls
I had quite a weekend with little girls.
Saturday was spent swimming with Adam and the other 'girls' in the class who are so little and petite compared to my boy.
I then spent Saturday night at Karen's looking after little Rachel who is the best well behaved baby (well she's actually 1 year old but seemed like a baby to me) I've ever looked after.
I got to do the night time routine (food, bath, bottle) but unfortunately I didn't get much time to play with her as she fell asleep over an hour earlier than expected as she had had a big day, which meant I got to sit and watch mindless TV for a few hours.......bliss!
Sunday was a 3 year old girl's birthday party with one other boy apart from Adam and heaps of little girls........very cute.
Apart from Rachel on Saturday night, I noticed that all the little girls were quite clingy with their parents while my little fella was as happy as larry doing his own thing. I think I much prefer that than having a clingy little girl.
Reece also had a mate over for the day on Saturday who then ended up staying the night. I took them to the park and I have to admit I am a over protective Mum because they were going on the 'big kids' playground (Adam included) and climbing things that were really high etc and I was so scared and panicky but they were more than capable and confident on what they were doing.
Only downfall to the night was that while I was out at Karen's, Reece and his mate thought shooting hotwheel cars out of their racing launcher was a good idea and managed to smash a couple of window's in Reece's room. Adam who had been asleep for over 2 hours got the blame which Andrew said was soooooooo funny (not at the time).
So its ringing the insurance company today to get that sorted.
Had a lovely BBQ last night and was still sitting outside at 8.45pm with the sun still out.....beauty mate!.
Eating and exercise was not good but as always (being Monday) I'm back on track today.
Saturday was spent swimming with Adam and the other 'girls' in the class who are so little and petite compared to my boy.
I then spent Saturday night at Karen's looking after little Rachel who is the best well behaved baby (well she's actually 1 year old but seemed like a baby to me) I've ever looked after.
I got to do the night time routine (food, bath, bottle) but unfortunately I didn't get much time to play with her as she fell asleep over an hour earlier than expected as she had had a big day, which meant I got to sit and watch mindless TV for a few hours.......bliss!
Sunday was a 3 year old girl's birthday party with one other boy apart from Adam and heaps of little girls........very cute.
Apart from Rachel on Saturday night, I noticed that all the little girls were quite clingy with their parents while my little fella was as happy as larry doing his own thing. I think I much prefer that than having a clingy little girl.
Reece also had a mate over for the day on Saturday who then ended up staying the night. I took them to the park and I have to admit I am a over protective Mum because they were going on the 'big kids' playground (Adam included) and climbing things that were really high etc and I was so scared and panicky but they were more than capable and confident on what they were doing.
Only downfall to the night was that while I was out at Karen's, Reece and his mate thought shooting hotwheel cars out of their racing launcher was a good idea and managed to smash a couple of window's in Reece's room. Adam who had been asleep for over 2 hours got the blame which Andrew said was soooooooo funny (not at the time).
So its ringing the insurance company today to get that sorted.
Had a lovely BBQ last night and was still sitting outside at 8.45pm with the sun still out.....beauty mate!.
Eating and exercise was not good but as always (being Monday) I'm back on track today.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Counting points & Exercise
For those of you on Weight Watchers who count points, you will know where I'm coming from when I say "I can work out in my head how many points I've had today" right?
Yesterday I decided to eat what I class as 'healthy' and at set times (which is easy as I only stop for set breaks), I wrote everything down and added it up this morning thinking I was either on points or maybe even 1 or 2 under - NOPE - 5 1/2 points over .... oh man how did THAT happen?
So as of today my trusty little tracker and points guide went back into my handbag.
Exercise:
I really wanted to get on my bike and stepper last night but didn't manage it BUT Reece is practising for a Jump Off which is a skipping competition the Heart Foundation is holding and schools can participate (which his is) so he wanted me to practise with him. I was an excellent skipper at school so was looking forward to getting behind a skipping rope again - oh my god! - I only did about 10 minutes (this was properly less but it felt longer) and I was having major heart attacks, the kids where you have to learn against something bent over and gasping for breath.
Reece carried on skipping until I had caught my breath and then we were back into it but in much shorter bursts. I reckon I huffed and buffed twice as much as riding that bike or walking on that stepper.....phew hard work alright!.
Yesterday I decided to eat what I class as 'healthy' and at set times (which is easy as I only stop for set breaks), I wrote everything down and added it up this morning thinking I was either on points or maybe even 1 or 2 under - NOPE - 5 1/2 points over .... oh man how did THAT happen?
So as of today my trusty little tracker and points guide went back into my handbag.
Exercise:
I really wanted to get on my bike and stepper last night but didn't manage it BUT Reece is practising for a Jump Off which is a skipping competition the Heart Foundation is holding and schools can participate (which his is) so he wanted me to practise with him. I was an excellent skipper at school so was looking forward to getting behind a skipping rope again - oh my god! - I only did about 10 minutes (this was properly less but it felt longer) and I was having major heart attacks, the kids where you have to learn against something bent over and gasping for breath.
Reece carried on skipping until I had caught my breath and then we were back into it but in much shorter bursts. I reckon I huffed and buffed twice as much as riding that bike or walking on that stepper.....phew hard work alright!.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Weigh in
Gain: 300g
Total loss: 23.2kgs
Current Weight: 87.1kgs
Man what is it with this hovering around the 87kgs mark - up then down, up then down, gotta stop this and get moving.
Thought it would be much worse even with my 3 days of exercise so I'm not going to dwell on it, just carry on with my good week that I'm having.
I am going into the Australian High Commission in Wellington to renew my passport which is taking me months because Australia don't recognise New Zealand Marriage Certificates which means I had to get a "Change of Name" Certifificate from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages and then my passport photo's were too far away and I had cut them too small AND lastly I had to have a bill with my name and address on it as part of my identification and everything is in Andrew's name.....DOH!
I did manage to get my rates with my name on it so that's now sorted. I have my change of name certificate, my current passport (in my maiden name) and my photo's which have been taken again and cut larger so they'd better not mess with me today.
The kids and I are going over to OZ in January so there can't be anymore mucking around because Australia requires your passport to be a minimum of 2 months old before you can enter the country - COME ON PEOPLE - I'M AN AUSTRALIAN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO MY OWN COUNTRY !!!!!!!
If I'd booked my tickets in my maiden name, none of this would have mattered - live and learn.
Total loss: 23.2kgs
Current Weight: 87.1kgs
Man what is it with this hovering around the 87kgs mark - up then down, up then down, gotta stop this and get moving.
Thought it would be much worse even with my 3 days of exercise so I'm not going to dwell on it, just carry on with my good week that I'm having.
I am going into the Australian High Commission in Wellington to renew my passport which is taking me months because Australia don't recognise New Zealand Marriage Certificates which means I had to get a "Change of Name" Certifificate from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages and then my passport photo's were too far away and I had cut them too small AND lastly I had to have a bill with my name and address on it as part of my identification and everything is in Andrew's name.....DOH!
I did manage to get my rates with my name on it so that's now sorted. I have my change of name certificate, my current passport (in my maiden name) and my photo's which have been taken again and cut larger so they'd better not mess with me today.
The kids and I are going over to OZ in January so there can't be anymore mucking around because Australia requires your passport to be a minimum of 2 months old before you can enter the country - COME ON PEOPLE - I'M AN AUSTRALIAN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO MY OWN COUNTRY !!!!!!!
If I'd booked my tickets in my maiden name, none of this would have mattered - live and learn.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Scrapbooking
YAY I finally got a night to myself (hubby was again neglected) for some scrapbooking.
I did 5 pages but I'm not 100% happy with all of them, see what you think.
Bath time (not very happy with this - dunno why?)
I went through all my digital photo's to find ones of Adam and Andrew for a page for Adam's scrapbook (I'll also be doing one for Reece).
Adam - my little helper. Adam just loves to bake and when I seen this quickpage I just couldn't resist.
I was really amazed at how many photo's I had taken with the boys - NEXT TO NOTHING - seems I'm always the one with the camera. I love this page.
Last but not least, Reece's 6th birthday from a couple of weeks ago.
I have been seriously thinking about not weighing in tonight because I know it going to be nasty. I don't usually shy away from the ww scales even when I know I am going to have a gain but I really don't want the negative feeling that follows after a gain because I'm trying to be positive at the moment and get back on track - I'll decide tonight.
I did drink 3 litre's of water yesterday, had my cereal for breakie, vitaweats for lunch (I could live on these - yumm!) and a ww meal for dinner (I tried the Thai one 'panang chicken' and it was delish but quite hot), so a great eating and drinking day and I ended it with the bike and stepper before I started my scrapbooking.
I did 5 pages but I'm not 100% happy with all of them, see what you think.
Bath time (not very happy with this - dunno why?)
I went through all my digital photo's to find ones of Adam and Andrew for a page for Adam's scrapbook (I'll also be doing one for Reece).
Adam - my little helper. Adam just loves to bake and when I seen this quickpage I just couldn't resist.
I was really amazed at how many photo's I had taken with the boys - NEXT TO NOTHING - seems I'm always the one with the camera. I love this page.
Last but not least, Reece's 6th birthday from a couple of weeks ago.
I have been seriously thinking about not weighing in tonight because I know it going to be nasty. I don't usually shy away from the ww scales even when I know I am going to have a gain but I really don't want the negative feeling that follows after a gain because I'm trying to be positive at the moment and get back on track - I'll decide tonight.
I did drink 3 litre's of water yesterday, had my cereal for breakie, vitaweats for lunch (I could live on these - yumm!) and a ww meal for dinner (I tried the Thai one 'panang chicken' and it was delish but quite hot), so a great eating and drinking day and I ended it with the bike and stepper before I started my scrapbooking.
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