Update time

Time to update!

So it's Late November now & a few months back I was saying that I wanted to loose 10kg & get under 80 by the time I go on my cruise in December.... Uhhhm yeah about that... I at least got under 90. I am currently sitting at about 89kg so at least i'm still down since last time I posted... what is it they say about slow weight loss being the most sustainable? lol!!!
In all seriousness though, I joined my local gym about a month ago & i've been going to aqua aerobics classes. I even tried out a Zumba class the other day (very unco but had fun & def got my heart rate up)
There was a blip last week where I couldn't go because I threw my back out & even now it's stillsore & twingy but I just have to keep pushing on. Truth be toldi'm really loving going to the gym. It may be that i've borrowed (stolen) some of J's tshirts or it could be that awesome feeling of actually doing something good for me. Whatever it is, i'm hanging onto it for dear life!
Nutrition wise - I am but i'm not... if that makes sense. I know the things I should eat, and generally I eat them, but portion sizes & healthier options are things I need to work on to see real improvement. I think i'm partially just telling myself that since i'm exercising it doesn't matter & even though i'm not seeing results as much on the scales, i'm seeing it in clothing i'm mostly just kidding myself. Time to work on this more. Menu planning in my forecast today.

Life in general?
Going good. I'm going on my cruise in just under 2 weeks. Justin & I are good. If I could fix cars that would be better but i'm sure all in time.

Goal for the week? Menu plan, Do what i've set for myself at the gym & come out 1 kg lighter by weeks end.... come at me 88kg!!!!!

Feeling better about myself

So today I had my telephone interview for the ATA Awards http://www.ata.asn.au/ which went for about 25-30 minutes. It was a really great experience but most importantly, the process has allowed me to take a look at myself and why I am who I am.

Alot of me is made up of people who inspire me, people i'd like to emmulate and of course the desire to be someone elses role model. I once said that although I don't want to be famous as in the hollywood sense, i'd like to be famous within my industry... a bit like L&P.... "world famous in New Zealand" - also a really yummy drink by the way!!

So next step is the awards night on July 6th where I find out

 1) If i'm a finalist

&

2) If i'm the state winner

Guess it's time to buy me a nice dress huh? maybe I should hold off a few weeks though & see if I can drop a little weight... I got down to 90.4 kilos this morning... ok ok so it's only 100 grams since last week but it signifies getting over the speed bump that has seen me staying at between 91.6-90.5 for weeks on end.

I have no doubt that this is partially due to the fact that i'm not eating as much take away & partially because I am walking more but it signifies a very real mental roadblock which has been removed.

Onwards & Downwards for me!!!



Time for a post.....

So, alot can happen in less than 6 months and i'm more than overdue for an update.

So back in November (or was it October) I was saying that Justin's divorce came through... well, we got married last month on Friday the 13th of April (Black Friday)! Of course there were some drama's with the kids attending because Justin's ex who is "so over him" decided to take away his holiday contact time with the kids contrary to court orders. Petty. That's all i'll say on the topic. In the end, we had 2 kids come up & just close family & friends. The marriage was at the local registry office in Brisbane followed by a BBQ back at home. Awesome day. Now I just have to change my name. Blerrrgh

I'm also going to become a great aunt in July & really really can't wait to meet my beautiful new "great" niece.

I've been nominated at work to represent our organisation as the Teleprofessional of the year for the 2012 ATA awards, which is a really great honour & I hope I do them proud!

In December i'll be going on a cruise with the "girls" for a week around the Whitsundays. Am very very much looking forward to it.

So that pretty much brings me up to date on major events in my life.

Weightloss? Non existent. Effort? Can't say i've put any in. Feeling sorry for myself? Not at all.

What I choose to do next will define what I become.

One of my first steps will be to blog more often, because it really is very therapeutic. I'll also be on the lookout for some fantastic new blogs as i've noticed that a few of the blogs I used to follow don't post anymore.

So as of this morning I was 90.5 kg
My aim by the time I go on my cruise (7 months to go) is to be under 80. 10 kilo's/7 months.. realistic.

I'm going to be all about the realistic goals, because that's what will be achievable & I refuse to set myself up for failure anymore.

<3 Kel

Lucky Streak

Well, my lucky streak has to end soon.

I was sick all last week, which sucked, but in terms of weight loss, i've gotten down to 92.3 kilos which means i've achieved my first goal yippee!!! New haircolour coming my way :)

On Monday we had a Halloween bake sale at work, I made lots!! they all sold & everyone loved them :) It was super fun creating them too.. special mention to justin for his ideas & help creating my spider web cupcake

Today was Melbourne cup, My horse (forget the name but the shirt was yellow with green/blue stars on it)won in the $5 sweeps and our work lotto syndicate won $130 last saturday night

But the best bit of luck? Justin's divorce was granted which means we can do whatever we want in the future.. woohoo. Life is good, maybe celebrate with Pad Thai tonight?

For Nel :)

Well I got a kick in the butt this morning from half way around the world no less.
My dear friend Janelle has informed me that I haven't blogged for a bit, and it's not that I haven't meant to but i've been a bit busy at work and then by the time I get home i'm so tired plus i have come down with a cough that is draining me :(
But enough excuses.
My weight stayed the same last week but considering I didn't really exercise that's to be expected.
My food intake has been good as has my water so really I just have to get the energy up to get moving (I always feel better afterwards)

I will also shamelessly use this blog to send subtle messages to nel to come back & move to brisbane so that we can hang out all the time, although i'm sure that allie will be just as eager to have nel in Melbourne, oh to feel loved :)

Why you don't take the easy way out....

Soooooo time for an update.
Yesterday I was T-I-R-E-D & didn't update. Naughty me. I couldn't even be bothered making dinner even though I bought the ingredients to do it. It all came down to me not wanting to dice the chicken so that I could have an awesome Honey Teriaki stirfry with udon noodles & heaps of veggies... I know right, it sounds awesome so why not put in the effort???
Well instead, I got home & was too exhausted to want to do even that so I convinced Justin to get red rooster. I walked past there on the way home & their chicken smelt really really good, so I decided I wanted a red rooster roll. I even got it without the chips to be good (although I did have some of J's)
So Justin got a roll as well, only difference is he got bacon & cheese on his. About 15 minutes after eating it he was on the toilet & has remained there throughout today.... & me, I feel awesome!!
Although I have to confess, I feel super bad, because if I actually cooked dinner, he wouldn't be feeling so horrible....
Time to take him to the doctors I think, & actually cook a nice healthy dinner tonight :)

Going Down!!

Well as the title suggests, i'm going down. Not in the way that most males wish for but in a way that has me feeling lighter on the inside... and by that I mean less bloated.
I weighed in this morning & was 93.2 so within a week have had a loss of 3.2 kilos.
There are some things I could have done better like more exercise or less cake yesterday but overall i'm pretty happy with my result.
As I said earlier, i'm feeling less bloated, could be that I start my day now with a glass of metamucil then some green peppermint tea. It makes a good kickstart to the day!
Well off to adjust my ticker at the top of the page then get ready for work.

Have a great day!!!