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 :)

Weigh In...

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!

The bakery has reopened...

so in order for me to avoid the temptation of sausage rolls and V, I deliberately caught the bus past work and came back from the other direction so I didn't need to go past the street the Bakery is in so avoided all temptation!  My boss and colleague went there at lunch time and teased me about getting sausage rolls for lunch but they didn't! 

I have just ordered a PowerMax blender through Fly Buys to make smoothies in!  We do have one of those turbo sticks but they can get a bit messy and fiddly at times... so talked to Stephan and we have decided to get a proper blender so will be looking forward to collecting that in the next couple of days.  Then next on the list is getting some berries and protein powder to go in the smoothies.

Am still doing well going low carb but at the same time, I know there are still changes that I need to make and I will make them over time. 

Long weekend

It sure has been lovely having a long weekend for us in Wellington.... but back to work and back to reality tomorrow.  Poor Stephan has been off work for 4 weeks and tomorrow is his first day back so it will be a shock to the system for him.  And I am starting to dread getting Rachel all ready to be out of the house by 7.20am each morning again.  She is going to Steph's mums for 2 days and then to a friends place for 2 days this week. 

I weighed myself yesterday morning and I was up 400gms so not sure what this week's official weigh in on Wednesday morning will hold.... I think overall I am doing rather well and am impressed with myself and the changes that I am making however I know I can do better and I know I will do better over more time.  I had a Nutrimetrics Hand Pamper session at my place last night and provided a light supper of cheese/pate and crackers and some choccie biscuits.  The chocolate ones didn't appeal to me at all... but boy oh boy the smoked salmon pate (with crackers) was amazing!!!  Went a wee bit overboard with that!  And the 3.5 glasses of wine that I had was rather nice too!

Today, we caught up with friends that we hadn't seen for ages.... indoor bbq lunch due to the wind but I definitely ate to much and felt the after effects quite fast!  I kicked myself afterwards for eating to much and not stopping when I was full!  Hadn't had breakfast and think my eyes were bigger than my belly (and that's saying something)!!  Dinner was a yummy roast pork with new spuds from the garden (only had 1 medium one) and lots of veggies.

I think the saying is that it takes 3 weeks to break/form a habit.... well this is my 3rd week and tomorrow the bakery near work reopens again - this is the bakery that I went to almost every morning and got a sausage roll and a V.... I am drawling at the thought of them again but I know I have to be real strong - walk around the block so I don't go past it... I CAN DO THIS!!!!