One down...

and one to go..... 40th's that is!!!  We had one of my BESTEST friends 40th last night at the UH Cossie Club!  Was a fabulous night out - had a glass of wine on arrival and then 4 double Gin and Tonics!  Felt seedy at 3am when I woke up, but took some nurofen and a HUGE glass of water and have been fine once those kicked in!  Food wise - well didn't make the best of choices - 2 mini sausage rolls (not as nice as the ones I used to buy from the bakery each day), an egg sandwich, 2 mini spring rolls, 2 crackers with cheese and a piece of the birthday cake!  But I had a great night out (and even Stephan enjoyed himself too I think - he is a very quiet guy and doesn't go out that much) with some wonderful friends!  We left about 10.45 as the music was getting a bit loud for us and we had also told the babysitter we would be home by about 11pm. 

Tonight (well this afternoon actually), we head to Stephan's sister in laws 40th - this one is at their place and is a BBQ & BYO.  We won't get their till a bit later as my sister from Masterton is coming over to stay the night (as she is going to a dinner in town) so will wait for her to arrive and settle in before we head out.  I'm certainly not planning on staying to late at this one as I am shattered from last night.  So will hopefully be able to use Rachel as a reason to come home early... Stephan can either come home with us then, or hitch a ride home with other family members later on.  Some of his cousins from Timaru are coming up for this party so it will be awesome to catch up with them while they are here!   Will try to make some healthier choices at this one but no guarantees as I do plan to enjoy myself - just with out the alcohol factor included!

I had my 3 days off - well Wednesday was with Rachel.... and well Thursday and Friday - so much for some time to myself and to chill out as that didn't happen at all!  Think I will be heading back to work for a rest! 

Boy oh boy Rachel is really pushing my buttons today - Stephan is at his Mum's (again) finishing off the paving stones that they have been laying in her back yard.  So it's just Rachel and I and she is being a brat - loveable but oh so annoying at times!  Not helped that there is a continuous drizzle outside so she won't go and play outside even though I have told her to!

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Oooops been a couple of days since I updated - ended up having to go out last night and it became a late night and because I was so "hyped" up, it took forever to fall asleep! So am feeling rather jaded today but am plodding on.

As per my FB update, I gained 100gms this week but am ok with that.  This weekend ahead of my should prove a challenge as we have two 40th parties to go to, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night!  Am really looking forward to the one on Friday night as it is for one of my best friends and it is shaping up to be one huge night out! :)  The one on Saturday night, is for Stephan's sister in law - that is a Hawaian themed party at their place - and call us boring but Stephan and I don't really do dress up/themed parties so will go along for a wee while and then will leave early to bring Rachel home to bed :) 

Got the next couple of days off to settle Rachel into school and to meet her new teacher so while she is at school, I get some "me" time :)  Though tomorrow it will be busy one, drop Rachel off and meet teacher, then off to Drs apt (few things to chat about), then lunch with a good friend then by the time we have finished chatting, it will be time to head to our respective schools to pick up our daughters... Friday, nothing much planned so I may get some time to chill out.

Sunday evening...

And in a much better frame of mind than I was on Friday!!  Sorry about the grumpy post - just had to get it off my chest!

Lynda - I LOVE Stu's idea!  May just try that one day but not just yet...

Although I resisted emotional eating on Friday, last night I ended up having some chippies while Stephan was out and Rachel was in bed... and despite actually enjoying them I did feel guilty after I finished them.  Today, all I have eaten is 2 left over sausages that were in the fridge!  Could explain why I have a bit of a headache but Stephan just organising dinner now (not the best but will do - cheese and tomato toasted sandwich)... Weighed myself this morning and I was 900gms up - not surprisingly really....

Only got 2 days of work this week as I have Wednesday off to make sure everything is ready for Rachel heading back to School on Thursday, then I have Thursday and Friday off so I can drop her off, settle her in, meet her new teacher etc....

Right, best I get moving... catch ya all tomorrow :)

Am in a right grump....

right now and I don't know how to get out of it!!  A lot of relates to the situation at work yesterday which still irks me.... I know I need to "get over it" but it hurt as well considering how much he said he would support me whenever I needed it!! 

There were quite a few instances at work today, when I wanted to emotional eat and have coke... but don't worry I didn't!! I was strong and resisted all temptation! 

Will hopefully be back with a more cheerful update over the weekend sum time.

Fark some people!!!

There is a guy at work who has said from day 1 (well since he got back to work from his leave) that he will always support me with this life style change.... and today he went to the bakery with the boss and asked me if I wanted a sausage roll to which I said "no thank you" and he said he was going to get one and I asked him not to bring it back to the office.  Anyway, he did and I was really pissed off!  About an hr later, he asked me what was wrong!  So I told him that I had meant it when I asked him NOT to bring it back and he got his knickers in a huge twist saying he too was on a diet and how he walks every night etc!!  The thing here is that he has been on his "diet" for the last 3 (if not more) years and has accepted the lifestyle... whereas I am only 4 weeks into my lifestyle change and am really wanting those sausage rolls so to me there is a HUGE difference between our two situations but in his eyes its exactly the same!   I am still real angry about it all... hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Totally wheat free today - woohoo!!!  Slowly but surely.... Scrambled eggs for breakfast, fruit for morning tea, coleslaw, cold roast pork and cherry tomatoes for lunch and then sausages for tea with some oven baked fries as Stephan couldn't be bothered doing anything else.  He cooks tea as he is home about a couple of hrs before me so 9 times out of 10 dinner is more or less ready when I get home from work.

But yesterday was a bit of a rough day foodwise, but I know where I went wrong and what I won't be doing again....

I got a call today from the role I applied for in Lower Hutt.  Due to the high standard of the CV's etc that were received, the Payroll Mgr is meeting about 10 of us for "coffee" (over a few days) to enable her to do the short list for the interview.  I am one of those 10, so am meeting her for a "meet and greet coffee" next Wednesday afternoon.  Works out quite well as I am on leave then, and I can drop Rachel at Stephan's work as he finishes and then head to the meeting.  Fingers crossed I make the short list for an interview.  Although it is in Lower Hutt (approx 10-15 min drive depending on traffic), the starting salary is roughly what I am currently on! 

I have a few friends curious as to what I am doing with the weight loss, so I am passing on the link Lynda's blog to them so they can read all about it for themselves.

Oh one more thing...

I have decided to open my blog up as a public one so if you can give me a "shout out" on your blogs that would be fabulous!  The more support the better :)  I can always make it private again if I get any spam or rude comments etc...

Thanks :)

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I have some spare time this morning.... Rachel and I are both ready to head out the door but as she is being dropped at a friends place today and I said it would be about 7.30 when I dropped her off so can't really leave to early.

Another good result this week given my fairly social long weekend.... 800gms gone for good!!! 3.1 kilos in total now!  Probably a bit slower than I had anticipated but given that I am not doing much exercise just yet and that I am still learning this low carb lifestyle it will fall off in time.  My first mini goal that I had set myself was 8 kilos by Easter so am almost 1/2 way there with my goal already!

Anyway, time to get moving to do Rachel's hair before we go... and trust me that can be quite a mission at times!