1 Wedding and an Operation

Today I have a bad case of Mondayitis. J and I went to a wedding last night and didn’t get to sleep until about 1am….This is very late for me, especially on a “school night”. The wedding was really lovely. It was a Greek wedding and everything was done correctly and certainly not “on the cheap”…..basically all Greek weddings are quite extravagant though. Much of the service and the reception was in Greek so I am not really sure of too much that went on. I think J and I were the only non-Greeks there!! I think the main reason I had a good time is that I was wearing the most beautiful dress with the most beautiful heels and for the first time in a long time I felt “attractive”.

I have been really good with my “healthy living” so I am feeling good about myself. I swear that going off the pill has had such an awesome impact on my appetite….I am so much less hungry than before. I used to watch the clock and count down the minutes until each meal and now I find that my stomach starts grumbling before I realise it is lunch time. Another positive from going off the pill (or at least I think it is because of this) is my insatiable sexual appetite. I want sex every night now and before I used to do it probably once a week but that seemed too much for me. J must be loving this new state of affairs. Problem is that now we must use condoms and they are the grossest things! I am always paranoid he will “get too close” during the foreplay and I will get pregnant. If we ever get around to actually having a baby, J can get “the snip” afterwards. This will make life much easier!

I am still frequenting the Gym and I am still seeing my trainer. I am so dedicated at the moment that I even went for a run yesterday because I knew I would feel too tired today after my late night yesterday. I feel so much stronger and so much more confident. The next time I slip into my bad old patterns I need to remember how good “being healthy” feels. I am enjoying not hating myself at the moment.

My food has been pretty much perfect. I stick to between 1200-1500 calories a day. In 3 weeks, I have had 2 days of very bad eating and the rest has been right on track. I am still sitting at the same weight (65 kilos….Just over 3 kilos down from when I started) but I think I look so much better. I don’t really buy into the “muscle weighs more than fat” thing but I do think I look as though I have lost more than 3 kilos.

Things with J are so awesome at the moment…..Probably due to the massive increase in sexual frequency…ha ha ha!!!!!! It feels like when we were first together. We are really close and cuddle all the time and are much nicer to each other too. I can’t believe how much our relationship has turned around since November last year. It is amazing! I never thought we would get back to this place again. J’s friend is getting married in London in September so we are thinking of going to that and using it as an excuse to go to Paris and Rome. Man….I will eat my head off in those countries!!!! I will need to get to at least 5 kilos below where I want to be to give myself some “eating room”.

So my exercise plan for this week is as follows:
Mon: Rest Day (ran Sunday instead)
Tues: 20 mins run plus 30 mins trainer
Weds: 1 hour Body Attack
Thurs: 20 mins run plus 30 mins trainer
Fri: 20 mins run plus 30 mins trainer
Sat: 1 hour Boxing
Sun: Rest Day

On a sad note, it looks as though my dog, Jack, will be needing an operation. A few weeks ago he started to limp on his back leg for no reason. He will be having an X-Ray this week and the Vet thinks he has torn a knee ligament. If this is the case, the operation will be about $1200 and there is no guarantee it will stop him limping. He is only 2 years old though and loves running so much….so I need to at least give the operation a go. This will be his 2nd operation in 2 years. Dogs can be so expensive….You just never know what can go wrong. Despite the expense, I hate seeing him all sad and in pain after operations and I just hate leaving him at the Vet all day. I love my dogs to bits!

Miss Pinky.

Still Here.....

Usually when I have such a long absence from posting, it means I have gone off the rails with my food and exercise……Well not this time!!!!! I feel very proud of my efforts over the past couple of weeks. I have “nearly” been an angel I tell you!!! My food during the week has been spot on (between 1200-1400 calories a day) and there have only been a few small deviations on the weekends. My training has been excellent and I now do 5 sessions a week. My general routine is as follows:

Mon: 1 hour running or 1 hour Body Attack class
Tuesday: 20 minutes running on treadmill plus 30 minutes personal trainer
Wednesday: 1 hour Body Attack class
Thursday: 20 – 30 minutes running on treadmill plus 30 minutes personal trainer
Friday: 20 minutes running on treadmill plus 30 minutes personal trainer
Sat & Sun: Days Off

I am happy with this routine……In all honesty I would be happier with the “eating snacks on the couch while watching TV” routine but I just can’t do that unfortunately. 5 sessions a week should be enough to get some results without overdoing it and becoming bored and bitter!! I treat the Body Attack classes as “dance classes” instead of exercise so I don’t feel so angry about having to go. There is a small amount of choreography there but certainly not enough to qualify as dancing….Just makes me feel better though! My fitness has improved already and I have lost a few kilos also. I am feeling much better about myself. It is nice to fit into clothes instead of stuffing myself into them! I still have quite a bit to go but I am heading in the right direction!!!

Work has been very boring and quiet and the days have just been dragging on. Even with the boredom I have not succumbed to mindless snacking, which is good. I only take the food to work that I want to eat (healthy) and there aren’t any shops near my work so I can’t get anything else. There is a snack machine but it’s been broken lately. Since I went off the pill a few weeks ago I haven’t been craving chocolate though. Weird thing is that I have not been as hungry since going off the pill. I wonder if something has really changed physically or it is all in my head??? Either way, I am not complaining!

After my boring week of work I have a busy weekend coming up. I am going to my brother’s house for his birthday BBQ on Saturday and then on Sunday we have a Christening. Both of these events will have bad foods present so I need to stay STRONG!!! It will be hard though because I generally see weekends as my escape from the dieting and exercise regime.

J and I went to the Blue Mountains 2 weekends ago. We stayed in a lovely cottage in Katoomba and we took the dogs as the place was dog friendly. It was such a nice place…..log fire, clawfoot bath, beautiful gardens. It was nice to get away and just relax. It was raining most of the time so we just pottered around, went for lunch, played board games, etc. Our next little trip away will be to Melbourne at Easter. I am not sure if we will drive with the dogs and get dog friendly accommodation or if we will fly and leave the dogs with my Mum. I hate leaving the dogs but I hate the thought of 2 12 hour trips in the car…..Yuck!!!! The good thing about going to Melbourne this time will be that I dare say J will not be interested in seeing his Mum….after her rudeness at Christmas. So it will just be us doing our own thing. I am hoping I will have lost a further 6 kilos by Easter and be at my original “goal weight”. Then I can treat myself a little. I will keep up this effort and I guess only time will tell…

Miss Pinky