A week in review

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It has been a long week here at The Sharps. D has been off in Gladstone working and I have been busy at home, missing him like crazy. Thankfully after a very long and eventful Saturday, I picked him up from the airport at 7pm. I was so glad to see his face.

The week recapped:

Let me start by saying food wise and exercise wise, I FAILED! I lived on a lot of gunk, and except for the 2 walks up to the shop to Monday buy gunk I sat on my big behind all week.

Monday and Tuesday were spent at work, and then getting home and hibernating. Our trainer was off sick and we all just played the Sloth and relaxed. Tuesday night I did a little bit of shopping.

Wednesday arvo I went shopping, enjoyed just browsing, and enjoyed the fact that I was able to walk around. I picked up some cute stuff. I also picked up some suck-em-in pants, which were intended for my Christmas party.

Thursday night was my work Christmas party. I can say that I felt pretty good, I wore a dress, did the whole makeup think and had a bit of fun. We went to Fentons in Ipswich, and from Santa I received some anti aging cream and a jar of baby food. Hopefully thats a good omen of what is to come.

Friday night was pretty lazy went shopping again and picked up pillows, by this stage I was missing D like crazy and was starting to mope. Luckily he arrived home Saturday night.

So I have a heap of Instagram pics that I will put up later. But to hold myself accountable for the week, here are my goals.

* Get back on track with food, 80% on plan
* Exercise at least twice, besides with Andy
* Another blog post
* Next chapter of my uni text.

I am woman, here me ROAR!!

moby xoxo

Lonely without hubby

So D has gone to Gladstone for the week, and I am lonely without him. I like coming home to him, waking up beside him and just having him around. By tomorrow I will be over it and just enjoying the time :)

I am struggling with 12wbt, ultimately because I am being lazy. I will cook up tonights dinner and tomorrows lunch tonight. But I need to make sure I follow it to the letter. Its the 3rd week, im only starting tonight...grrr.

PT has been going great, our trainer is sick tonight, but we have been loving it. I now just need to up the daily training and clean up the food and then I might actually get somewhere! Besides moping about being lonely I have been trying to do more research into etiquette and deportment, but just too lazy and way too tired :(

Round 4..Here I come

So I have decided to do another round of the 12wbt. Last round I got down 10kg, this time I am hoping for 15kg. I have been eating so badly so really want to focus on a change of eating for this round. We are looking at following the vegetarian meal plan due to D's belly, so it should be very interesting. I will look at both the vegetarian and standard recipes and just get the best that I can.



We have a Personal Trainer now, Andy comes to the house every Monday and Tuesday night, and Dave and I are starting to ride. We need to pick up helmets tomorrow night. I have a good feeling about this round, I want to smash it. I want to be in the top 15%. I am going to have a birthday party for the 30th, that will be the end of January, I want to look as amazing as possible. It will be a rockabilly style party. I want to wear something like this:


get some gorgeous hair and makeup happening and just feel like a million dollars. Should be heaps of fun, but more on the party planning later. Time to get some sleep.

Chasing Snow

Here in South East Queensland there are a few places that get snow, Stanthorpe is one of them. I have never ever seen snow, so each year we wait, hoping it will be the year we get to see it. Last year we hearf an inkling that there might be some, so packed the car at 1 in the morning to make the 3 hour trip, only to turn around at 5 a little disappointed. Last night the weather man predicted it again. It was a little different this time. As we are living with my parents we asked my mum and sis if they wanted to tag along. They said yes, but suprisingly my dad joined in and wanted to go. Sp instead he booked us hotel rooms and breakfast and we took off at 8. It was a fun drive and cosy in the hotel, but again, no snow. Well maybe next year :)

A week of instagram

So my instagram pics

1. Beyond Blue depression booklet... Just a little about awareness. I am realising I need to do a lot of reading in the coming months to help build my knowledge.



2. Sushi... This is a new love. I love the chicken and the vegie one :)




3. D's running intolerance list. Red meat and rice flour has been added to the list.





4. The Charlaine Harris books, Im up to number 3 in the True Blood series.




5. Roses from hubby




6. Flowers from hubby. Gorgeous colours.



Blessings

Moby xoxo

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A lil bit of romance

Every fortnight D does the shopping and every fortnight he brings home flowers :) This fortnight I was given white, yellow and red roses...beautiful! Some might say that it gets old, but after so many years (and I don't get them if I do the shopping lol) I still love it. The room looks brighter, it feels lovelier, and I absolutely adore it.


These don't cost a fortune but really make a difference. It works out around $10 a week, or 3 coffees ;). Small things can definitely make a difference.

GOOD LUCK

Good Luck today to my gorgeous mother and my spunky hubby. Both are waiting on call backs for job interviews. Life will definitely b a whole lot easier if they are both working. Fingers crossed everyonexxxxxx

To write Love

Today is a day for depression awareness. This subject is very close to my heart as my husband has Bipolar. We are both very very open about his Bipolar, but this will never make it easy to live and deal with depression each day of our lives. While I do not really believe awareness is needed, (we all have our battles), we definitely need to stop keeping such life threatening illnesses in the dark. People need to feel comfortable showing their weaknesses and asking for help, and many more others need to have compassion enough to offer it.

A year nearly

So its been nearly a year since the suspected miscarriage and life is still in limbo. We are down to 1 wage but the bright side is that it's given D time to work on his stuff. I need to get in this weekend and do up some business plans, i need lots of sleep too. Life is too crazy. We had dinner with friends tonight though, that was heaps of fun :)


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the Secret

So I have finally succumbed and am in the process of reading The Secret. I like the idea and thought of it, but Im a Capricorn. How am I supposed to not worry, to not thing the worst and to not judge. I am judgy mc judgy. It is something I am becoming a lot more aware of, and definitely something I am trying to fix. I read back on my posts and I am very aware how it is quite negative and all about my weight and trying to change myself. I am slowly letting that go. For so many years I have built up this idea in my head of who/what I want to be, but I am slowly coming to grips with just refining me. I think the best example of it is Khloe Kardashian Odom. She is gorgeous, has this constant pressure from the media with her weight, is extremely out there, loud and foul mouthed. BUT, she is an incredible role model, a wonderful pseudo parent for her siblings and happy to be herself. She is a fantastic wife, intelligent, beautiful and great business woman and doesn't make apologies for being who she is. OK so I have posted quite a lot on here about changing, refining, I am not saying that I'm forgetting that. I am saying that I still want to be me. I want to be the loud me, the shy me, the foul mouthed me, but I want to look good, and be respected doing it. And it means hard work. And it means taking the time to focus on me and a lot less focus on others.

So that's where the secret comes in. I am going to make the rounds of a whole heap of books in the coming weeks (College is just about up for the term) and I intend to use the time wisely. I graduate in just over 3 months and will be helping others find the strength to fix their issues, it's now time I sort my own out. The first I am working on is just being more positive and less judgemental. To be too busy working on me to think or talk about others. This will be a hard one at home when mum wants to talk.

Goals for the week ahead

1. Less Judgemental

2. Lots more Positive

3. More loving to D

4. Less criticizing D, and less negative talk

Physical Goals

5. 3 x Gym Sessions

6. Hair Treatment x 2

7. Face mask - find where one is, apply!

8. Makeup at least 3 times before Next Wednesday

I think they are attainable...lots of them though! But I am putting in hair mask as I type.

Agony

I think it's time for a holiday, I am exhausted. My back is so tight everyone at home keeps rubbing it, giving me voltarin and putting deep heat, it's not loosening up, plus I can't seem to get rid of this ear infection, so dumb. Anyway on the so much better side, only 3 assignments left of term... Woohoo. And i intend to enjoy the break! I need to get my hot lil hands on a copy of the magic, thats my plan.
D still isnt working...boohoo, so soon we will need to start thinking of different options. I have been considering looking at buying a cafe, we'll have to see tho. See what kind of finance i could get. Who knows.

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Another week down

Yeah I've been a lil tragic. I am seriously struggling to keep on track. I have no motivation to exercise, and food has been pretty bad. Still a bit better, just not real good. The last two weeks have been the worst, but alot of that has been bad planning. I have been having cup of soups for lunch, and generally eggs/or toast for breakfast. I have been sneaking in a few too many cold coffees though, so that needs to stop. Back to toast and cottage cheese for breakfast tomorrow with cup of soup for lunch. And I will ensure that I make a proper coffee tomorrow.

On the bright side, mum and I are starting a new business venture...ironically cupcakes and lollies. HAH! hopefully in 6 months once I have my counselling qualifications we will be able to start up a store. Then I might be able to incorporate my counselling room in the same building. I am hoping to have a showroom as such in the front. Displaying the cakes, and lolly buffets, and then incorporate some other stuff. This will be a good base to take orders, do prep work and also have someone there to meet and greet clients as they come in the door. It also makes me a lil more comfortable having clients and knowing that there is someone around if needed.

I am also looking at specialising my clinic towards sexual health and relationships. It's something that I have always wanted to work with, and think that I am open and have a healthy outlook on this sort of stuff to help people. It's all starting to get a lil fun and exciting.

Close to 10kg gone

So from Monday I am down 8.8kg, officially from weigh in on Wednesday, I am down 6.6kg :). doing well. The bummer is that D lost his job this week so we are pretty pov, and can no longer afford the special healthy food. Isn't it rediculous that its cheaper to buy crap food than healthy stuff. D is trying to eat food that doesn't affect his belly, and that too will be a bit harder now. We are juicing for at least one meal a day. Its all slowly working. I am trying to make sure I am exercising at least 4 times a week and still getting up at 5.30 to do it....yuk! Dave and went for a walk tonite and for the first time in years I was able to keep up and it didnt kill my feet and I got back and recovered quickly :) Now to keep it up and go further, further and further....I call it SUCCESS!!

So excited!

So far not so good

So I am sticking to the exercise (to a point) and burning some calories, and I am down in weight. But I am soooo not sticking to the program. All up I am down 2.2kg, and I really want to be down another 2, that puts me into the next weight decade. If I work my butt off tomorrow and Tuesday and eat cleanly, I could be close to it.

My plan for tomorrow is 20 mins on the bike and 20 mins on the elliptical, and then 10mins doing squats, situp, pushups etc. From tomorrow I will also start going for a walk at night with hubby at night and look at a situp/pushup challenge. I want to increase my fitness firstly, and then I want to drop this weight.

A big fear of mine is excess skin, I have sort of come to the acceptance that I will have lots of it, but I have been trying to find ways to minimise the amount. So far I know about body brushing and toning exercises. Other things that I have been found out about, apparently dropping body fat down to around 10% and then putting the weight that you want back on. I'm not 100% on that option, 10% seems a little unattainable, but also pretty unhealthy. otherwise...Im still searching. Im thinking that maybe saving money for a whole lot of surgery seems like a better idea ;)

So tomorrow I also need to start moderating my food intake. I guess I better send Dave to do some shopping on Tuesday. ick

Weigh-in Number 1

Soooo weigh in day...I am down 0.2kg in 2 days...wooohoo

haha it would be so much better if I was super awesome at this and stuck to it like glue.

well wasnt very prepared but I will be for tomorrow and the rest of the week.

Still a big woohoo on 0.2kg down.

Now for the world not related to weight

I got a call today for an interview...I have it at 2pm tomorrow. Sweet...wish me luck.

Hubby is struggling with getting a job and was offered one by his uncle in NZ...he is thinking of going over there. That will be hard. But could be worth it.

Weekend was good...I have decided once hubby is working, making clothes is going to be my new hobby. I love love the idea. First thing to try will be some underwear. Just waiting for some dollars to buy material and elastic, then I will pull apart a pair of each of ours and make duplicates. Should make for an interesting weekend lol.
I will post a finished product.

Day 1 - done and dusted :)

ok so it wasn't the perfect starting day...but I started.. YAY ME!!!

Total calorie intake as of 8.10pm tonite - 1722 (only 500 over!!) and total burnt 186. so Net of 1541. Im still happy with that.

I did the fitness test today...omg!! Bad results, but at least its a starting point.

1km test - 14.25min
16 pushups
0 cm reach
20sec wall stand - I wasnt 100% sure on this one, cos I did it just after the treadmill and wiggle machine. I will definitely be doing more of this daily.

oh and blood pressure high for yesterday 122/112...um yeah. OMG!!

But we are only at day 1 - it should all get easier and better after today :)

Blood Pressure and other health problems...

So mum has been at the doctor due to blood pressure issues. Her doctor sent her home with a blood pressure monitor to keep track of it, and for fun we all decided to try it. So yeah not good!
My results
Yesterday - 146/98
Today - 129/105
hmmm...so I will do this all week but I do think I need to get myself a monitor and keep an eye on this. This blood pressure is WAY too high. By going off a chart I found online, ideally with blood pressure this high I should be on medication. So I will have to speak to the doctor about this next weekend. It could explain why I always feel crap. So that is my first goal, I need to get my blood pressure down to an ok level.

Besides exercise and change of diet which I will already be starting on Monday, (actually probably from Friday as we get the plans tomorrow), there are a couple of other things I am going to try.
Apple Cider Vinegar - a tablespoon evening and night
Green Tea - Replace my beloved coffee :(

All this with healthy eating and exercise and we will see how it goes. For the rest of the week with the monitor though I will cut out coffee, and start with the vinegar.

I am definitely starting to see major issues because of my weight. It started with fertility, then back pains, and general blah ness and now the blood pressure. It is definitely time!

In other news I also seem to either have a bug or allergies. Well I know I definitely have allergies, but also seem to still be running a temp, and just feel really lethargic and run down, and have sore ears.

grr well hopefully with the vibration machine arriving on saturday it will help with lymphatic drainage and possibly boost my immune system...well that would be nice.

Loving the Support

Well something is a little different this time...usually when I try something my father is very quick to tell me that I should just eat healthy and it will be fine....well this time he has gone all out. Last night he managed to spend $700 on ebay on gym equipment for mum, hubby, lil sis and I. So after hubby picks it all up this week, we will have the treadmill,  a recumbent bike, rowing machine, eliptical training, vibration machine and spin bike. A very very good haul! (The treadmill I already owned). So yes I am super excited. We are cleaning out the garage and it is going to be our gym.

Plan Plan Plan

So I really want this to work...the whole 12WBT thing. So next thing I really HAVE to do is to get organised. 
Food
Exercise
and well make sure I have NO EXCUSES


So firstly how and where am I going to exercise. 
Well I have a few options with this one. I have a heap of exercise DVD's that I want to try out, but in all honesty I dont have much space and D is not really working so he'll be at home. Um probably wont do them. So next option is treadmill, I will need to clean that this weekend. So its Treadmill for now, Exercise DVD is D is not home and I can make some room, otherwise, Treadmill it is. I am keeping an eye out for another exercise bike, I have killed mine. Then that gives me two options for cardio. Next thing is toning. I am going to do the whole Calisthenics thing, you know, push ups (girly ones) sit ups, lunges, squats, all the things that make u look awesome. And for stretching, that will be pilates. The biggest thing to start with is being able to stay at it long enough. As soon as things start to hurt I give up. As soon as I start to feel the burn I give up. As soon as I get bored, I give up. EEEEK I GIVE UP. Ok so yes I HAVE to change this. 


Ok so Calisthenics workout dets


Pushups (Girly ones)
Tricep Dips
Back Extentions
Sit Ups
Reverse Sit Ups
Lunges
Squats
Jump Rope
Jumping Jacks
 3 sets of 10-15Reps


Ok so I think Thats a pretty good plan, now to work on food. I wont really know what food or what to organise until the menus come out. But as long as i eat ok until the 4th, I should be ok. I will be starting exercise next week. Definitely from Monday, but Im still undecided about earlier. 


We have our neice saturday and sunday, so it might be nice to take her for a walk and play in the park. And good fun to tire her out :)


So I think that's a pretty good plan. With preparing food, I will organise for Saturday to be shopping day and sunday prep day, so that the week ahead is all set. Now to start writing all this in my diary, and start thinking about anything else I have missed......oooh milestones...