Monday, December 24, 2007
Weigh in and quick catch up...
Weighed in on Saurday morning.....
Last week: 116.6 kg
This week: 114.8 kg
Loss: 1.8 kg !!!!!!!
Not sure how the hell I did that one, but hey - I'm taking it!!
By my calculations, that makes 4 losses in a row, and a total of 7.3kgs in 4 weeks!!!!
Ain't it just amazing what cn be done when I put my mind to it??
I'm damn sure that the scales will not be so kind to me this week, as this weekend seems to have consisted of food, food and more food....
With more to come of course *giggles*
I had my Christmas with Rhian this morning, as she went off with her dad at midday to spend some time with his family.
It was just going to be "too hard" to have half with her each on Christmas day, so we did it this way this year..........
6am she was up and wanting to open her presents..
Totally surprised me, as she opened all of the little ones first before ripping in to the biggest one - the Barbie Bike!!
Was so cute to see her racing around the house on it this morning! hehe..
Here she is on her new pride and joy:
Such a bad hair day...... although at 6am - who's hair ever looks good?? hahahaha....
I have a very very relaxing Christmas day planned, we are just gonna head to J's sister's place and have a BBQ - can't wait!!
And on that note - i should really get some sleep so I'm ready for the day..........
Happy Christmas to you all, and may your day be filled with family, fun, Fellowship and love.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Another week...
Well, my weekend was fantastic - lots of food, fun & friends......
Thursday night I was supposed to go out with some workmates for dinner and then to a girlfriends house for coffee, but at the last minute J and I decided to go out for a meal together and do some talking.....
It was the best thing that we could have done....
Things that were rocky are now a lot smoother, and little things that had built up into big things, are now teeny tiny things....
I know this doesn't make sense, but let's just say that things with us haven't been all rosy for some time, and we were both just going through the motions.
After a good long overdue talk, things are a heck of a lot better!
Anyway, Friday night instead of doing our own thing, we went out for a meal as a couple and then went home to watch a couple of DVD's.
Little things like that can really make a difference.
I think at this time of the year it can be all too easy to get caught up in all the festivities that are going on, and not pay enough attention to what is really important.
That is certainly what we have been doing, but NO MORE!
Saturday night we went out to a work function of J's, and instead of staying out half the night (and morning) we came home at a reasonable hour (just after midnight) which meant that neither one of us were too hungover for the "family day" that was organised by another of J's customers.
A great time was had by all at the park, and it was a good laugh to see J dressed as Santa, coming down the flying fox at a million mile an hour!!
At one stage I was sure he wasn't going to be able to stop the thing! *giggles*
Rhian was so funny........ she wouldn't go near "Santa" at all, so everyone around thought that was absolutely hilarious!!!
I got her present from "Santa" and we went and sat down to open it up, but the whole time she was listening to "santa" intently.
A few minutes later, she turned to me and said:
"Mummy, why did Jeremy turn in to Santa Claus?"
Well, I just laughed and told her that he was helping the real Santa cos he was very very busy at this time of year!
Of course, once she has figured out who it was she was a lot happier, but still wouldn't go near him until he had taken the suit off!
She's never really liked Santa Claus as all now that I think about it! hahahaha
She likes the present though!!! I've taught her well!! *smiles*
The rest of Sunday was spent relaxing and not doing much of anything, and it wasn't until later in the day that I realised how burnt my face was.
I woke on Monday morning with a thumping headache and a queasy stomach, so I'm picking that I may have had a touch of sunstroke......
I had sunblock on my body, just not my face cos I had make up on that I thought contained an SPF............. it didn't!
Anyway, my scalp got burnt, my face got burnt and it is still too sore to wear makeup or even wash my hair!
That'll teach me to ALWAYS wear sunscreen and a hat!
Luckily I slathered Rhian with sunblock, and she doesn't have a red patch on her anywhere!
At least I got something right huh???
So, yesterday I stayed home from work, and spent most of the day sleeping!!!!
Must have needed it, although I'm still quite tired now - I think it is just "that time of the year"
I can't wait until Friday afternoon....... I have got 2 full weeks off work, so I finish up on Friday and don't come back until the 7th of January!
I'm picking that I wont be updating my blog much over that time either! hehehehe..
Oh yeah, then when I get back on the 7th, I'll work that full week, then have the 18th - 21st of Jan off on annual leave, cos I'm GOING TO MELBOURNE!!!!!
Yep - we decided that since J doesn't have to pay for anything at all, then we will go halves in my ticket, and then all we have to come up with is our spending money!
And since it's only 4 days, I'm sure I can get by on a strict budget!
YAY!!!! How exciting!!!!!
Righto - I better get my butt in to gear and do some work now....... I haven't done much of anything since coming back from lunch!
Speaking of lunch - I FINALLY got my Xmas shopping done!!!
I bought Rhian the cutest most gorgeous pink Barbie Bike!!
It is only a cheap one, cos goodness knows she wont be riding it for long before it will be too small for her, but I KNOW that she is just going to love Love LOVE it!!! I can't wait to see her face when she opens it up!!!
Better figure out how it all goes together I guess *giggles*, I can't see her being very impressed with being giving it still unassembled and still in the box!!
Dontcha just LOVE Christmas?!?!?!?!
Oh yeah - my eating has still been good!!! thought I'd better just throw that in there! hahaha.....
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Result...
Last week: 117.8 kg
This week: 116.6 kg
Lost: 1.2 kg
YAY ME!!!!!
Weigh Day....
Well, today is the last weigh day of our "Weight Watchers At Work" program, and I can't wait! haha...
Certainly makes a change from a few weeks ago when I avoided it like the blimmen plague!
I have been so good in relation to food, excellent with my water, pretty bad with exercise, but we won't talk about that, and I'm hoping for a loss all the same!
Actually - I'm pinning my hopes on losing at least 600 grams so that I will be lighter than what I was when I started! haha
Imagine if I had actually stuck at it in the early weeks, where I could be now!?!?!
Back down somewhere around the virgin fat territory would have been great!
Never mind, no use in looking back and wondering "what if"........ just gotta keep at it now and continue on the downwards trend..... weight wise I mean :)
I'm still gonna weigh in once a week at home, and I'm still gonna stick to my new healthier eating ways, so it will be fantastic to see the results as the weeks go by.
I have a work meeting to go to straight after weigh in, but hopefully I can duck back here and update with my results...
And now on to other things.............
NO - I'M NOT PREGNANT!!!
Hahahahahahaha.....
I have had 4 people ask me if that is my reasoning behind giving up on the alcohol - especially at this time of the year!
Sorry to disappoint you clucky bunnies out there, but a baby is definitely not on the cards in the near future! (And I say the NEAR future, cos I do actually want to have another baby at some stage, but not just yet *giggles)
My reasons for giving up alcohol are pretty simple actually....
I've discovered that I can actually have a good time when I go out and NOT drink.
I've discovered that I can do without the hangovers the day after cos I am positive they are getting worse the older I get.
And I've also discovered that I hate Hate HATE the dramas that I seem to attract when I have been drinking!
I get really emotional / paranoid / jealous / angry etc....
So, to avoid the drunken arguments, the jealousy, the paranoia and the aggro that seem to be magnified when I consume alcohol, I've decided to give it away and stay sober, and HAPPY!!!
Of course this doesn't mean that I have given up entirely!
In fact, I'm going out on Saturday night to a function with J, and no doubt I'll have a few wines, but there is where it will stop.
A FEW.
And by a few, I mean a few glasses, not a few bottles!! *grins*
So there ya have it ......... I just wanna have a clear head on the weekend, and not have to cringe when I have flashbacks of what I have said or done to people.
Alcohol is not bad, far from it, but my reaction to too much alcohol is something that I have questioned, and therefore decided to eradicate.....
YAY ME!!!!!
What else............
I'm going out for dinner tonight with some work mates............. Indian - YUM!!!!!!!
We decided that since it is the last day of Weight Watchers, we needed to celebrate our achievements, and dinner seemed the best and easiest option....
Of course Indian is loaded with calories and if you add the delicious garlic naan bread that I am also going to order, it will blow my points off the scale today, but I am confident that my eating already this week will allow a butter chicken in to the mix.
I can't wait!
After dinner I'm going to catch up with a friend for a coffee, so it is gonna be a good night.
I'm in a really good place personally at the moment, really positive and calm.
I haven't had this sense of peace in my life for years, so I'm revelling in it and just enjoying each day and also enjoying the people around me.
So if I am not updating as much as what I used to, I guess that is why......
I'm happy, and content and know where my life is heading, and I'm loving every second!
Hard to explain but I guess that's just the way life goes sometimes :)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Happy Happy Joy Joy
Just cruising along.......
Food is good, water is good, exercise is non-existent, but hey, in the words of Meatloaf "two outta three ain't bad"
Got a lot going on at present, lots of "things" to go to, functions, dinners, get togethers etc..
Makes for a busy busy Jo *grins*
But I'm loving it, and I'm NOT over-indulging at all, so that makes things even better!
And since I have made a conscious decision to pretty much give up alcohol, I'm not having to worry about "empty calories" being consumed in a liquid form! hehe... Of course I'm not suffering from the munchies the next day due to hangovers, so that is also a fantastic bonus!!
I'm off to get my hair done tonight - can't wait to be honest! My regrowth is getting a tad long, and the 6 weeks since my last appointment seems to have dragged by!
Never mind - I'll be blonde again by 8pm - YAY!!!
Righto - no time to dilly dally, work to do....
Life is good, I'm at peace with myself at the moment and I'm loving it.
Long may it continue....
Monday, December 10, 2007
Monday again...
The weekend has flown by too damn fast and I don't like the fact that it is Monday already!!!!
My work Xmas function was on Friday, and I stayed sober the entire time....... a fact that some people found rather amusing I can tell you!
I'm usually the one right in the middle of all the drunkeness, but NO, not this year!!!
We started out by being loaded on to a couple of buses, then taken to the wharf, where we boarded a boat and proceeded to sail over to a lovely little bay and anchor down there for a couple of hours.
We just chilled out, and there were people fishing, there were people playing with a ball, there were people playing drinking games, and of course there were the sober ones enjoying the sun and the conversation!
After the cruise, we went back to a bar in town (Shed 5 for those Wellingtonians) and continued on the drinking......
Well, the drunk ones continued drinking and talking shit, and the few sober ones had coffee and conversation!
It was bloody funny to watch everyone around me get completely wasted, and for me to still have my head about me!
We got loaded back on to the buses at 4pm and brought back to the office, where people dispersed and continued to drink it up at a local pub here in Petone, but I let them go on their own little Merry way, and happily waved their drunk butts goodbye!
GO ME!!!
Of course there was a reason behind my abstinence from alcohol on Friday, and that was my gorgeous wee princess Rhian!
I was taking her up to Foxton to visit with her nana and grandad and aunty steph.
Staying sober was a small sacrifice! hehehehe........
Saturday and Sunday seem to be a bit of a blur, but it involved a Kids Xmas party for Rhian, coming home from Foxton, church, and a kids birthday party.
Then of course there was washing to do and meals to cook and TV to watch!
It was a good weekend, and I managed to refrain from eating and drinking my way through it for once!
Food has been good this week, so I'm looking forward to weigh in again this week - crazy huh???
Righto - work to do, so best I get back in to it!
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Weigh In
Last week: 118.9 kgs
This week: 117.8 kgs
Loss: 1.1 kg
Happy with that - REALLY happy with that!!!
Busy bsuy busy at work though, so no time to say anything else.......
GO ME!!
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Busy times...
It's a crazy crazy time of year......... seems like the days go by so much faster and I'm left standing still with my head spinning sometimes!
The weekend whizzed by in a blur of alcohol, food, family & friends and it was fan-flippen-tastic!!
Friday night was a quiet night as planned, and it was good to be able to have some down time after a hectic week of work and socialising.
Saturday was busy with housework and catching up with friends before heading out to a dinner and dance with Jeremy.
The night was great, and once the function had ended a group of us went in to town and partied on at Boogie Wonderland - a great "70's" bar that plays fantastic old school music.
After that we headed out to another bar and finished the night up at about 4am!!!!
Sunday morning was a bit of a struggle, but I managed to get up and on the road pretty much on time, and got up to mum's in time for a beautiful lunchtime celebration.
It was their 40th wedding anniversary and the day was just perfect!
It started with lunch for the family, then it was followed by an "open house" type scenario which enabled all of mum and dad's friends to come around and join in the celebrations with them.
At one stage the house (and new deck) was chokka block with people who had come to say congratulations and it was bloody brilliant to see and feel the love!!!
The afternoon turned in to the evening, and I think by the time everyone left and we finally got to bed it must have been about 11pm!
FANTASTIC!!!
Rhian had an absolute blast running around with her cousins and all the other little kids that were there - it was fun to see her enjoying herself so much - even if mum did have to dump her and another little girl into the bath cos they had dirt from top to toe! hahaha.... cute!!!
Monday morning I headed home late afternoon and spent the rest of the day just relaxing at home with my girl and it was the perfect way to end my long weekend.
Work has been really busy -- which I LOVE, but it means that I don't have much time to update or read blogs anymore..... but of course it is a busy time of year, and I'd rather be busy than wondering what to do, so I wont jinx it! hehe
My eating was OK over the weekend, although on Sunday I did have TWO desserts!!
A GORGEOUS pavlova roll at lunch time, and a DIVINE cheesecake in the evening.
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
I'm sure I've managed to do the appropriate damage control though, and I'm looking forward to weigh in again this week.
It feels great to be in control, and be AWARE of what I am eating - YAY ME!!!
It is our work Xmas party on Friday - it is always a really good day, although this year it is going to be totally different as we will be missing about 100 of the factory staff due to the restructuring and redundancies earlier this year.
It is always a big secret and no one ever knows where we are actually going until we get there.
It is always a heap of fun, and some of the themes in the past have been a scream, so I cant wait to see what it is this year.
They pack us all on to a bus and ferry us off to the secret location for the day - then bring us back by bus afterwards - FANTASTIC!!!!!
CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Righto - I have a pile of work to do, so best I get off and do it.........
