Happy New Year to you All and I hope you all had a great New Year and are enjoying 2010 so far.
I went back to work on Tuesday 5th Jan and had a full on 4 days, however our Acting GM, let us finish at midday on the Wednesday which was really fantastic. It was a tipsy turvey week with the fact that Stephan was still off work (with lots to do around home) so I was able to leave home at 6.45, pick up a colleague, and be at work by 7.15am as we had organised a car park in the basement, which of course meant we were able to finish work at 3.30am, and to spend extra time with Rachel in the afternoons. That was probably the best bit of the whole week! Think it will be a shock to the system tomorrow morning, when it's back to "normal" with me dropping her at creche at 7.30 and not getting to work till about 8.45am and having to work till 5 and not getting home till 6pm!
I have started walking this week and have been thoroughly enjoying it! Did it for the first time on Thursday night and was in agony by the time I got home with two nasty blisters on my heels!!! I really hate those sneakers as they have made my heels so sore (have had on going problems with blisters etc since I got the sneakers about 7 mths ago) so am going to look around and put a decent pair on layby and treat myself to them as a birthday present. But in the meantime, I am wearing my old but comfy but holely sneakers and when I wore those last night, I took 6 mins off my previous time for the same circuit! I am quite lucky where we live as there are so many different routes that I am able to chose from for variety but for the meanwhile, I am sticking to the one circuit, will increase my time on that one, then go an extra block, increase my time on that and so forth... so am thinking of "postponing" the gym for a month or two while I get back into walking and get my fitness back a bit as I just don't enjoy the walking on the treadmill for some reason. Can't actually put the membership on hold as such - but at $9 week, it's not too bad and if it means I am enjoying myself and keen to get out and walk etc and then will face the gym with more enthusiasm then Stephan will support me on it!
And I am finding that by starting to get active again, I am starting to feel good and start to make better food choices... slowly! Sitting typing this while eating bowl of popcorn but NO butter, icing sugar or anything like that - just plain popcorn with a sprinkle of salt! I LOVE popcorn!!!!
My weight last week was very frightening indeed with being only 5 flaming kilos away from when I first started this weight loss journey back in Feb 2003! So have decided with the fact in about 375 days it will be my 40th birthday, I want to have lost at least 20 kilos by then!! That is so doeable and I WILL do it!!! Last time I lost 20 in 8 mths so I can definitely do 20 in 12 mths this time!
My options at this stage include:
- WW - not that keen on it and point counting but will do this IF I have to
- Blood Group "Diet" - still doing the reading on this one but have heard lots of good things about it.
- Surgery - well when I win lotto that is.. so not really an option at this stage despite my Dr being fully behind me should I ever get the chance to have it.
- Experience the Real Food difference - www.sherryelton.co.nz - This option is the most appealing to me right now. I ordered the booklet from their website and it is really quite amazing. Lots of info in there that I didn't know but should probably be general knowledge to most people! I never did biology or anything like that at school! Doing the 3 week challenge will be very challenging indeed with the very limited food one is allowed but I totally understand all the reasoning behind the restrictions etc.
Lots of work challenges coming up in the next few months as myself and a colleague take on a week period each of being the Team Leader - my stint doesn't start until beginning of March so have time to pysch myself up for it! But in the mean time, I am about to apply for a job (internally) within the Nelson/Marlborough district, it is being advertised tomorrow but as I had inside information, my CV, letter etc is all ready to go so as soon as I get to work in the morning, I can send it all off to the person. It is a role that I really want to get into should I stay with DOC... speaking of jobs, I still haven't heard anything re the job in Christchurch that I applied for back in November. I understand that they were going to be short listing sometime this month so that option is still open for me should I get an interview.
But anyway, still got bits to do before I head to bed... so will catch ya all later :)
5 comments:
Hi Karen, good luck with your decision/choice! It is always hard to pick one to stick to it. I was constantly having to make those choices, but as mentioned previously last month had the surgery. I know it is so expensive, we had to borrow money for it from a medical finance company, but I had the vertical sleeve which is a bit cheaper then the bypass. It has been great for me, since the preop I have lost 19 kilos, and feel great, although it is not always easy. It is also interesting how much money we are saving because I aren't eating the way I used to, so hopefully we will pay it off in a year.
Anyway good luck with your decision, you will do what is totally right for you and you will be successful.
Congrats on the walking and making better choices, that is fantastic.
I just checked out a little of that website you quoted and I think that sounds good. Sugar and flour are the enemies and that diet will cut your hunger. Might be worth a try... good luck.
Karen, i'm so excited to see you so motivated - it doesn't matter what's happened since you lost that weight, you HAVEN'T put it all back on and adjusting to being a working mum is a massive thing to tackle and you do it so well.
I do have another suggestion regarding a program you can do! Can I assume that it's more the point counting and tracking side of WW that doesn't appeal to you? If so, a friend of mine put me onto a great idea that I use whenever I get sick of point counting and tracking.
Design 2, 3 or even 4 weekly menus, work out all the meals (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) and count the points for them and then stick it on the fridge and there's your whole week set out in front of you. It allows you to follow the program while not tracking daily and I used to give myself "3 allowable changes" a week, so if I went out for dinner or didn't feel like that particular meal I could change it - I lost weight while doing it and by doing a few trackers you can alternate so you still get plenty of variety.
If it's something you're interested in I still have my spreadsheet on the computer and would be happy to email it to you. Just send me a message through facebook with your email address.
Good luck for the week ahead mate, you'll do great and i'm here in your corner!
The Blood Type diet is a crock of shit.
That's all I will say about that!
Tania's idea is good.
Good luck with the job hunting!
Good luck with which ever one you choice. Just had a look at the website you listed, looks good! Have you ever thought of trying the Gabriel Method? There is so much other on diet and weight loss, what ever one you choose will be right for you x
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