Calories in - 1376
Calories out - 0
Still frustrating that my back is too sore to workout. It gets painful even after standing for anything longer than ten minutes.
It is what it is...
At least I have my food under control and working on improving my choices from one meal to the next. Planning ahead is key.
Tomorrow is an early start. I'm taking Cassie and one of her friends to IMATS in Sydney, so we are leaving the Mountains at 6am. She has been planning this for the last two years, she's so excited :-)
I will walk around as much as I can, and then just find somewhere nice to drink some coffee and the girls can visit some stalls and check back in with me from time to time.
Proud of myself tonight because Hubby and I were invited by a couple of his band members to go with them to check out a local club that they're playing at in a few weeks' time. I made sure we had dinner at home (so did the others) and then drank a diet soft drink instead of an alcoholic drink. It was tempting after the stressful work week I've had, but that soft drink was my "treat" for the week...
Over and out.
FABULOUS SANDRA! ... The ramblings of a 40 - something wife and mum on a journey to be the best version of me.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Day 2/112
Calories in - 1290
Calories out - 0
Feeling very frustrated as I felt 99% recovered when I went to my osteopath on Tuesday but after his treatment the pain has returned...I know, I know...patience, and at least I am standing up straight again :-)
It didn't help that I did some "quick" grocery shopping yesterday and instead of a trolley I grabbed one of those plastic baskets...of course I ended up with at least ten more items than were on my list and ended up having to carry the heavy basket around...my back was not happy last night. Ahh, have you ever been to a better pity party? I throw the best around ;-)
I've seen a drop in the scales the last two mornings, but only want to share a weekly weigh in on here. We all know how annoying those daily fluctuations can be.
The one meal I've been struggling with is Lunch. I'm not a sandwich/wrap person, and it's still a touch cool for salads around here...and let's face it, I'm just plain lazy. So I've decided Smoothies are the way to go for me when it comes to lunch.
Does anyone have any links or recipes to some power house smoothies? Lorna Jane has an awesome one on her website (and I think it's on youtube as well). I've tried it and it's great - keeps me going for hours (I usually have a late lunch at around 1pm)
I'd love to build up a list of smoothies that I can have as my go-to quick, lazy girl lunches.
See you tomorrow :-)
Calories out - 0
Feeling very frustrated as I felt 99% recovered when I went to my osteopath on Tuesday but after his treatment the pain has returned...I know, I know...patience, and at least I am standing up straight again :-)
It didn't help that I did some "quick" grocery shopping yesterday and instead of a trolley I grabbed one of those plastic baskets...of course I ended up with at least ten more items than were on my list and ended up having to carry the heavy basket around...my back was not happy last night. Ahh, have you ever been to a better pity party? I throw the best around ;-)
I've seen a drop in the scales the last two mornings, but only want to share a weekly weigh in on here. We all know how annoying those daily fluctuations can be.
The one meal I've been struggling with is Lunch. I'm not a sandwich/wrap person, and it's still a touch cool for salads around here...and let's face it, I'm just plain lazy. So I've decided Smoothies are the way to go for me when it comes to lunch.
Does anyone have any links or recipes to some power house smoothies? Lorna Jane has an awesome one on her website (and I think it's on youtube as well). I've tried it and it's great - keeps me going for hours (I usually have a late lunch at around 1pm)
I'd love to build up a list of smoothies that I can have as my go-to quick, lazy girl lunches.
See you tomorrow :-)
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Day 1/112
Calories in - 1580
Calories out - 0
I put my back out about ten days ago. Those of you that know me know it's a chronic thing with a couple of discs in my lower back and this can happen at any time without warning...
I was in excrutiating pain for a few days and could not straighten up. Saw my osteopath two Tuesdays ago and began to feel some relief to the point that I was almost 100% by the time I saw him again last Tuesday. His treatment always leaves me a bit sore, and he advises no exercise for about 24 hours after the treatment. I'm still a bit sore but I know it will pass.
Not happy with my calorie intake...and let's face it, all calories are not equal.
It may well be time to put a bit more thought into what my calories are made up of and play around with that.
I've let sugar sneak back in a couple of times since going sugar-free a couple of months ago and it isn't easy to get back off it...
Cassie has cut back almost all wheat products and is feeling so much better for it. I am very similar. When I eat a lot of processed refined carbs my body reacts in ways that make me feel *uncomfortable* eg bloating, swelling in the joints and fluid retention and of course it stalls my weight loss.
Sorry if I'm rambling...I think this was a "thinking out loud" post but I did warn you yesterday.
Have a great day xx
Calories out - 0
I put my back out about ten days ago. Those of you that know me know it's a chronic thing with a couple of discs in my lower back and this can happen at any time without warning...
I was in excrutiating pain for a few days and could not straighten up. Saw my osteopath two Tuesdays ago and began to feel some relief to the point that I was almost 100% by the time I saw him again last Tuesday. His treatment always leaves me a bit sore, and he advises no exercise for about 24 hours after the treatment. I'm still a bit sore but I know it will pass.
Not happy with my calorie intake...and let's face it, all calories are not equal.
It may well be time to put a bit more thought into what my calories are made up of and play around with that.
I've let sugar sneak back in a couple of times since going sugar-free a couple of months ago and it isn't easy to get back off it...
Cassie has cut back almost all wheat products and is feeling so much better for it. I am very similar. When I eat a lot of processed refined carbs my body reacts in ways that make me feel *uncomfortable* eg bloating, swelling in the joints and fluid retention and of course it stalls my weight loss.
Sorry if I'm rambling...I think this was a "thinking out loud" post but I did warn you yesterday.
Have a great day xx
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Warning - this blog is about to become a boring food and exercise record...
Hello!
I have booked our family in to our (almost) yearly camping by the beach holiday in Port Stephens.
Hubby and I have been going there since before we were married. Yep, it was the destination of our very first *dirty weekend*...we have stayed at the same spot for the past 20 years now, and we have seen it change from a place lined with rows of caravans to a lovely resort where you get your pick of cabins in every size to camping sites with ensuites...
This place is across the road from a beautiful calm beach and we have been taking the girls there since they were babies...many happy memories and if we ever dare suggest a change of scenery for our yearly break away we are met with much disapproval from the girls...
We are spending ten days there in late January - which means I have 16 weeks to get some of this blubber off for good. Sure, I have an event that I want to look good and feel great for, but I don't want to welcome back these extra kilos any time soon.
Hence the title of this post.
I have been doing a lot of reading of blogs of people who have lost weight and kept it off, and I've been reading blogs of people who struggle to keep weight off and even put most of it back on.
One thing I've decided to take on board is that those who track their food are the most successful.
So apologies and goodbye to those of you who will be (understandably) bored by my stats, but this is a better way for me to record - too many bits of paper/diaries etc only clutter my life more than it needs to be at the moment, so this is what I've decided...oh, and if you're lucky I may even post some lovely pics ;-)
So let's call this Day 1 of my very own 16 Week Challenge!
I'm sure the format of my updates will change and evolve over the next 16 weeks but I will come here every evening to record my progress...
Wish me luck!
S
I have booked our family in to our (almost) yearly camping by the beach holiday in Port Stephens.
Hubby and I have been going there since before we were married. Yep, it was the destination of our very first *dirty weekend*...we have stayed at the same spot for the past 20 years now, and we have seen it change from a place lined with rows of caravans to a lovely resort where you get your pick of cabins in every size to camping sites with ensuites...
This place is across the road from a beautiful calm beach and we have been taking the girls there since they were babies...many happy memories and if we ever dare suggest a change of scenery for our yearly break away we are met with much disapproval from the girls...
We are spending ten days there in late January - which means I have 16 weeks to get some of this blubber off for good. Sure, I have an event that I want to look good and feel great for, but I don't want to welcome back these extra kilos any time soon.
Hence the title of this post.
I have been doing a lot of reading of blogs of people who have lost weight and kept it off, and I've been reading blogs of people who struggle to keep weight off and even put most of it back on.
One thing I've decided to take on board is that those who track their food are the most successful.
So apologies and goodbye to those of you who will be (understandably) bored by my stats, but this is a better way for me to record - too many bits of paper/diaries etc only clutter my life more than it needs to be at the moment, so this is what I've decided...oh, and if you're lucky I may even post some lovely pics ;-)
I'm sure the format of my updates will change and evolve over the next 16 weeks but I will come here every evening to record my progress...
Wish me luck!
S
Monday, September 10, 2012
It's been *a while*...
If you're still popping in here - Thank You, and apologies for being absent...
Nothing much happening that I need to write about. Which leads me to admitting that I'm feeling a little bit...
BORING
I've been feeling like there is no direction in my life...there hasn't been for a while now.
In retrospect, our house move of almost 12 months ago took a huge toll on me (and I daresay the rest of the family) and I'm only just recovering from it all...the house is beginning to feel like our home and so I find myself with this lack of direction...
Sure, we all know I have a weight loss goal but it has gotten zero attention for a while now, and the fitness side of it has also taken a back seat...
My Blog has almost been replaced by FB, although I'm beginning to understand that the two are not really the same - there is stuff I can say here that I would not say on FB...and the longer I'm on there, the more people I barely know or know through Hubby are sending me friend requests...so I accept but then what I post on there becomes less personal and more guarded...
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I've been *cruising* for far too long now, I need to set some concrete goals and start working towards them.
Life goes on and we cope with what comes our way, but I'm wanting a little bit more at the moment and the only one who can make it happen is ME.
I hope this isn't too criptic - if I had more to tell, I would.
Stay tuned.
xoxox
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