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