You know the whole Team Shell motto is no excuses right? Well I still believe that but at the same time I never thought that I would be the kind of girl that uses “not feeling well” as a reason to not go to the gym as it never stopped me in the past. Last week I was pretty ill and I said to Pooks that I was either pregnant or that it was going to be a killer of a period. Unfortunately I wasn’t pregnant and I experienced a killer menstruation cycle (sorry to gross you out). I recall my Mum telling me a few years ago that it is actually hereditary. A lot of girls inherit long legs or even a fast metabolism. Not me. I inherited killer period pain. Lucky me! I also inherited Carney hair. Some may not believe this but for the first 20 or so years of my life I had really blonde hair. Every other Carney had dark wavy hair. I stood out like a sore thumb with the cousins and even my brother. As I have gotten older however my hair as gotten darker and now I look like the rest of them.
Back to the exercising. So I was really unwell last week and going against everything that I stood for. Pooks was on my case too but I just couldn’t do it. Anyway this week I have returned to the gym all normal again.
Cooking healthily for myself is easy peasy it is when I have to try and find things that Pooks will eat that is the problem. I have slowly been introducing “foreign” things into his diet and now he eats garlic and chilli with the best of them. Tonight though was an awesome achievement if I do say so myself. We had Chicken mini roasts (skin removed on mine) with sweet potato mash, mashed with nothing other than a little bit of marg, green beans with oyster sauce and a sprinkle of feta over the top! It was worthy of a table at a restaurant. It looked and tasted sensational and Pooks is now coming around to sweet potato! For lunch he has been taking chicken drumsticks that I have cooked the night before with a bit of spices on them.. Can’t quite get him to take a salad yet but all in good time!
Don’t know about anyone else but daylight savings has really stuffed me up. Getting up at 5:00am I like to go to bed early but I am ready now and it is still daylight! Need to push through for another hour or two!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Where is BOG?
I haven’t spoken about BOG for awhile but since she is the epitome of fine health to me I will give you an update. She went overseas with her boyfriend for 6 weeks not so long ago as I have mentioned. When she returned the first thing I made sure of was that she had put on weight. I was happy to hear that even though it was a little bit it was still a bit. Now that may seem vindictive to you but come on people she is hot! I apologise if I have said this previously.
I no longer work with her but I do speak to her regularly (everyday) and we are having lunch together soon (on the 30th I think).
My new work companion has recently lost 55kgs. To look at him you would never think that he was once a big guy. It is fabulous having someone like to work side by side with as well. While BOG could help with the eating side of things I can now share the emotional side of things with someone which as you know is where I have really struggled. I think that what he has done is amazing and really hope to follow in his footsteps.
Between you and me I have been really missing the weekly weigh in’s. You just have no idea of your progress and while you can weigh yourself at home it doesn’t seem as exciting (or disappointing) when there is a change albeit negative or positive. I have been toying with the idea of weight watchers but am still toying with it.
My whole work is really into the 10,000 steps program and since we have been split into teams we have a responsibility to our team mates to accrue (insert accounting term – see I did learn something) a decent amount of steps each day. It officially starts on Tuesday but Pooks has already shown me how to use the pedometer so I am all ready to go! Do you think females get extra points for walking in high heels that we aren’t supposed to wear?
I no longer work with her but I do speak to her regularly (everyday) and we are having lunch together soon (on the 30th I think).
My new work companion has recently lost 55kgs. To look at him you would never think that he was once a big guy. It is fabulous having someone like to work side by side with as well. While BOG could help with the eating side of things I can now share the emotional side of things with someone which as you know is where I have really struggled. I think that what he has done is amazing and really hope to follow in his footsteps.
Between you and me I have been really missing the weekly weigh in’s. You just have no idea of your progress and while you can weigh yourself at home it doesn’t seem as exciting (or disappointing) when there is a change albeit negative or positive. I have been toying with the idea of weight watchers but am still toying with it.
My whole work is really into the 10,000 steps program and since we have been split into teams we have a responsibility to our team mates to accrue (insert accounting term – see I did learn something) a decent amount of steps each day. It officially starts on Tuesday but Pooks has already shown me how to use the pedometer so I am all ready to go! Do you think females get extra points for walking in high heels that we aren’t supposed to wear?
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Brad Pitt naked to lose weight?
Ok so anonymous has asked for me to write something on my blog so here I am! I must admit that I have actually been waiting until I had something really fantastic to say. Waiting, waiting!
Still going to the gym but have been chopping and changing days so there hasn’t been a consistent pattern for awhile. 3 days one week, 4 days the next etc. I tell you what though the beautiful days are making me wish that I wasn’t stuck inside the gym and knew someone who could write me a program for outdoors and around the home. Oh wait I do know someone and they read my blog and can do it, so get to it! You know who you are.
Anyway I found an article in the Australian Healthy Food guide that caught my eye. I think that it may be a monthly publication but I am not sure as I don’t recall buying it before. Have you ever been to a shop and thought “well I will buy flavoured milk because it is milk and that is good for you and I am an athlete so it is ok to drink” Well I have…. Ice Coffee is my flavoured milk of choice. So this article says that:
“Flavour milk drinks can be high in sugar and artificial additives” and here I was thinking that it just came from a different kind of cows. That is only slightly tongue in cheek because with a lot of foods and drinks we don’t really know what is in them until we read the labels properly.
The best piece advice in the magazine was written by Frank Varano who is a guitarist (apparently). He said:
A great way to lose weight is to eat naked in front of a mirror. Restaurants will almost always throw you out before you can eat too much!
Oh the mind boggles doesn’t it? Brad Pitt doesn’t need to lose weight but I can’t help thinking what he would look like trying!
Still going to the gym but have been chopping and changing days so there hasn’t been a consistent pattern for awhile. 3 days one week, 4 days the next etc. I tell you what though the beautiful days are making me wish that I wasn’t stuck inside the gym and knew someone who could write me a program for outdoors and around the home. Oh wait I do know someone and they read my blog and can do it, so get to it! You know who you are.
Anyway I found an article in the Australian Healthy Food guide that caught my eye. I think that it may be a monthly publication but I am not sure as I don’t recall buying it before. Have you ever been to a shop and thought “well I will buy flavoured milk because it is milk and that is good for you and I am an athlete so it is ok to drink” Well I have…. Ice Coffee is my flavoured milk of choice. So this article says that:
“Flavour milk drinks can be high in sugar and artificial additives” and here I was thinking that it just came from a different kind of cows. That is only slightly tongue in cheek because with a lot of foods and drinks we don’t really know what is in them until we read the labels properly.
The best piece advice in the magazine was written by Frank Varano who is a guitarist (apparently). He said:
A great way to lose weight is to eat naked in front of a mirror. Restaurants will almost always throw you out before you can eat too much!
Oh the mind boggles doesn’t it? Brad Pitt doesn’t need to lose weight but I can’t help thinking what he would look like trying!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
How you start is how you will finish
Do you ever associate places with food? I don’t man restaurants or take away because that would be obvious wouldn’t it? No I mean places like your Nanna’s because she always has the best home made cakes, or your Mum’s because the Roasts are just fantastic. What about places that you have to go to all day, 5 days a week? I used to work in this place that had a fantastic social atmosphere. We had morning teas left right and centre and always went out for lunches. We had a social club that had a lolly bar that turned over so much profit most of our Christmas parties were subsidised. This place of work was my first real job. I worked there for over 4 years. Maybe even 5 I am not sure. While I was there I put on a lot of weight. Sure you can’t blame the actual workplace but there were so many opportunities and temptations to ensure that when I left there my butt would be a butt that Sir Mix a Lot would be proud of (insert daggy 90’s reference).
Well as it turns out after 14 months I am returning there to work tomorrow and granted it will be a different place as many of the people have left but it is the place where I went from a size something to a size even more something. So what can I do? What should I do? I have really started to believe that how you start something is how you will finish it. I could just go to work after the gym and then buy a sandwich or a chicken foccacia from the across the road (that mind you I fell in love with and ate way too many in the old days) or I could get things off to a positive start and make a great colourful lunch and start new memories there. So that is what I did. I have included a picture for you and because I know that one of my trainers reads this (Hi Latoya)!
If you are still waiting for your Monday to come it is now Wednesday and time to get off your butts. Who is Sir Mix a Lot anyway? He doesn’t really like big butts!
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Well as it turns out after 14 months I am returning there to work tomorrow and granted it will be a different place as many of the people have left but it is the place where I went from a size something to a size even more something. So what can I do? What should I do? I have really started to believe that how you start something is how you will finish it. I could just go to work after the gym and then buy a sandwich or a chicken foccacia from the across the road (that mind you I fell in love with and ate way too many in the old days) or I could get things off to a positive start and make a great colourful lunch and start new memories there. So that is what I did. I have included a picture for you and because I know that one of my trainers reads this (Hi Latoya)!
If you are still waiting for your Monday to come it is now Wednesday and time to get off your butts. Who is Sir Mix a Lot anyway? He doesn’t really like big butts!
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Monday, October 1, 2007
I met someone famous!
Went to the gym as promised this morning. I’ll be honest in saying that I looked at myself in the mirror a bit. What did I see? A stain on my shirt! A shirt from the clean clothes pile. How rude!
Anyway so went to the gym. There were a few people there but it was a little later than I usually go. It was day 1 of my program (I have a 3 day program). I have to sit on the fitball and do side arm raises with one foot in the air. It looks ridiculous. When we were working out my program I did say that I find it hard to concentrate on things sometimes so that has been included to either make me concentrate or for a physical purpose. I will have to find out for you.
Pooks and I went to a BBQ Sunday evening for the grandfinal and I was so pleased. It was lovely. Had lovely chicken and salads. Had a piece of garlic bread that was cooked on the bbq as well. Had my two little drinks as I said I would.
I must apologise because I forgot to tell you all that I met someone famous in Melbourne last week and I have attached picture evidence. I met Andrew G from Idol and yes I was excited! Luckily our plane was about 45 minutes late so I got to talk to him heaps. The guys I was with sat there and asked him really intelligent questions but I kept giggling like a 14 year old! Everything I said was things that I knew about him and I probably just sounded like a stalker. You will have to excuse my gummy look in the photo. I was probably giggling as they took it!!!!!!!!
I bought a magazine the other day with some really good advice in it so I will make sure that I include it in my next post. Most of it is common sense but it is still good to remind ourselves sometimes.
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Anyway so went to the gym. There were a few people there but it was a little later than I usually go. It was day 1 of my program (I have a 3 day program). I have to sit on the fitball and do side arm raises with one foot in the air. It looks ridiculous. When we were working out my program I did say that I find it hard to concentrate on things sometimes so that has been included to either make me concentrate or for a physical purpose. I will have to find out for you.
Pooks and I went to a BBQ Sunday evening for the grandfinal and I was so pleased. It was lovely. Had lovely chicken and salads. Had a piece of garlic bread that was cooked on the bbq as well. Had my two little drinks as I said I would.
I must apologise because I forgot to tell you all that I met someone famous in Melbourne last week and I have attached picture evidence. I met Andrew G from Idol and yes I was excited! Luckily our plane was about 45 minutes late so I got to talk to him heaps. The guys I was with sat there and asked him really intelligent questions but I kept giggling like a 14 year old! Everything I said was things that I knew about him and I probably just sounded like a stalker. You will have to excuse my gummy look in the photo. I was probably giggling as they took it!!!!!!!!
I bought a magazine the other day with some really good advice in it so I will make sure that I include it in my next post. Most of it is common sense but it is still good to remind ourselves sometimes.
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Swooping birds
Imagine a week where you were so exhausted that come Friday evening you fall asleep on the lounge at 6:00pm? That was me the other night! My trip to Melbourne was great. I didn’t eat particularly bad stuff as such (except for dessert one night) but I did eat a lot. It was easy to eat regular meals as they kept them coming. I went for a walk one afternoon but to be honest I was kind of scared and kept looking over my shoulder. Canberra is definitely the best option for a girl like me. :)
I haven’t been to the gym in a few days and to be honest I am really looking forward to returning. Going for walks etc is nice but it just isn’t the same. I hope they remember me when I go back this week! Speaking of walks I took our two dogs for a walk this afternoon. It is blowing an absolute gale in my suburb today so it was quite a challenge. We have a big dog and a little one so it can be a little frustrating at times. Both are on a leash of course but the big one goes ahead and every now and then runs back to us and gets caught up in the legs of the little one and vice versa. The little one is a very shy and timid dog so getting him out and about is really good for him. Anyway so I was walking them and the wind was blowing and this damn magpie started to swoop the big dog. So the little one tries to chase the bird. Oh my lordy. We just happened to be on the footpath of a very busy road and we probably looked ridiculous. I just wanted to go home. Lol…
I have been sitting on my butt trying to finish an economics report for uni. I sent all 21 pages of it off this morning. Then in an unprecedented move I got stuck in and cleaned my study. I spend a lot of time in here and sometimes it does get a little untidy. I do have to work in a clean environment at home which is funny cause at work my desk is always a mess. Anyway I was throwing things out left right and centre including some of Pooks’ motorbike magazines. Well they were in my room!
We are going out tonight for the footy grand final. The glorious Billy Slater is playing. After finishing my assignment I kind of feel like having an alcoholic drink so I have two to take with me. I don’t really drink a lot but it will be nice to have one this evening. Apparently I am driving so it wouldn’t matter if I did want more because I can’t.
Anyway things here are all good. As I said I haven’t been to the gym in a few days BUT I am really looking forward to returning this week.
Happy Long Weekend!
I haven’t been to the gym in a few days and to be honest I am really looking forward to returning. Going for walks etc is nice but it just isn’t the same. I hope they remember me when I go back this week! Speaking of walks I took our two dogs for a walk this afternoon. It is blowing an absolute gale in my suburb today so it was quite a challenge. We have a big dog and a little one so it can be a little frustrating at times. Both are on a leash of course but the big one goes ahead and every now and then runs back to us and gets caught up in the legs of the little one and vice versa. The little one is a very shy and timid dog so getting him out and about is really good for him. Anyway so I was walking them and the wind was blowing and this damn magpie started to swoop the big dog. So the little one tries to chase the bird. Oh my lordy. We just happened to be on the footpath of a very busy road and we probably looked ridiculous. I just wanted to go home. Lol…
I have been sitting on my butt trying to finish an economics report for uni. I sent all 21 pages of it off this morning. Then in an unprecedented move I got stuck in and cleaned my study. I spend a lot of time in here and sometimes it does get a little untidy. I do have to work in a clean environment at home which is funny cause at work my desk is always a mess. Anyway I was throwing things out left right and centre including some of Pooks’ motorbike magazines. Well they were in my room!
We are going out tonight for the footy grand final. The glorious Billy Slater is playing. After finishing my assignment I kind of feel like having an alcoholic drink so I have two to take with me. I don’t really drink a lot but it will be nice to have one this evening. Apparently I am driving so it wouldn’t matter if I did want more because I can’t.
Anyway things here are all good. As I said I haven’t been to the gym in a few days BUT I am really looking forward to returning this week.
Happy Long Weekend!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Proper Coffee
Wow what a busy time! This week will be a true test as I am out of the office for pretty much all of it and will be interstate and all of my meals are being provided and I have no idea what has been ordered. One thing I have a problem with at conferences is the coffee. I love it! You know the “proper stuff”..
I wont be at the gym until Thursday at the earliest so will really have to watch myself.
Can you believe that the October long weekend is almost here? I am looking forward to it very much!
Anyway I have to go and pack my bags but just wanted to check in to let you all know that I am still here. :)
I wont be at the gym until Thursday at the earliest so will really have to watch myself.
Can you believe that the October long weekend is almost here? I am looking forward to it very much!
Anyway I have to go and pack my bags but just wanted to check in to let you all know that I am still here. :)
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