Time to get Hubby back on track

As you all know, about 15 months ago, Hubby decided to chuck in the 9-5 and come work from home with me...

We're doing fine. We actually still enjoy spending time together and work well as a team professionally...one thing HAS suffered though, and that's our health.

You've all been subjected to reading about my expanding waistline etc but what you don't know is that Hubby has picked up a huge *sugar addiction* along the way.


I believe last Monday was the turning point, let me describe his day to you -

Breakfast - he used to eat some Weet Bix as soon as he got up, but now he's started to *skip* breakfast and doesn't eat until we get a coffee, around 9am, and his breakfast of choice has become 2 croissants with jam and a large Mocha


Mid morning snack - cuppa (tea) with 4-5 choc chip cookies


Lunch - home made ham and cheese melt (on white bread)


Afternoon - (here is where it REALLY gets ugly) 7 muffins - I made two batches of muffins to have on hand...half of them were strawberry and half were choc chip


Later in the afternoon - we took Cassie to dance lesson and as we'd both had a rotten night's sleep, he called into the only coffee shop open at that time for a take-away coffee and he came back with a HUGE slice of flourless chocolate cake, I had a bite and the thing was so thick and dense that I felt ill...


Dinner - chorizo hot-pot with potatoes and other vegies


Dessert - ice cream


Tuesday morning he wasn't feeling well at all...very very sick in the tummy and a bit of a headache. We wondered what was wrong with him and then I suggested it may have something to do with the amount of SUGAR he consumed the previous day.


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To cut a long story short, he decided he needed to make some changes to his diet and decided cutting out added sugar was a good place to start. He hasn't really put on a lot of weight since his change of jobs, but he just doesn't look very well. Little things, like his skin and eyes are looking a bit dull...


So I shall keep you posted on how we progress. Today is Day 1 and so far so good. He is a little quieter than usual, but we do have a lot of work on so that could explain it.

We are also looking at our schedule to incorporate some weights workouts together during the day...I'm really looking forward to that. He really pushes me when we train together and I love the results of lifting heavy :-)


The other good thing is that I will be able to stick to my eating plan a lot better, as it has been so hard to stay away from sugary treats with him around 24/7



***Hopefully we'll prove to be a good team on the fitness front as well ***

Not much to say...

I haven't posted for a while and the reason is quite simply "not much to say" and even less time to say it...





Life is just moving along at its own pace around here, not sure if that's good or bad but no point in fighting it - it's just the way it is.





Stupidly busy weekend with Hubby's niece's 18th birthday party celebrations last night at a Greek restaurant in Sydney - very yummy food but not too much of it, it was almost like Yum Cha only the food was Greek...and lots of Greek dancing with my sister in law and her sister in law LOL





Late this afternoon we're heading to my brother's to celebrate my mum's birthday and then she comes back to our place for three weeks.








Just about all I've managed to do this weekend is get up to date with the washing...the ironing/folding pile is steadily growing but as long as the girls' uniforms are clean and they've got plenty of socks and undies we're good.








I'm just taking life one day at a time and it suits me. No point in worrying about what I did wrong last week, or what might happen next week. What will be will be and I will deal with it...








I'm having a bit of fun shopping inside my own wardrobe thanks to my shrinking waistline...Kek put me on to Birdsnest and it is SO addictive...the great thing is that I've found a lot of items similar to theirs inside my very wardrobe, but I'm copying the looks they suggest by combining things I'd never have thought of myself :-)








I've also recently discovered Nikki's Blog and I am absolutely loving it!!! Here is a real girl, wearing real clothes in every day real life situations...and again, I'm finding a lot of the items she mentions are already living in my wardrobe!...I've promised myself a trip to Big W next week to "splurge" on some Emerson items...$5 tees here I come!








On that note, it's time to get ready for this evening...must go through my menu plans for next week and check that I have most of the ingredients I need so we don't get caught out at the last minute...plan, plan, plan is my motto for success.














Have a great week all.


xo

March Photo a Day Challenge Day 8 - A window

The window at the aquatic centre as I left the gym this afternoon...

A tale of a ganglion, soft tissue, and a back-track on my plans...

Not a lot of time in the Fabulous household this week...it's been c-raazy...! Thursday already!...where did that go?

Monday I finally got to catch up with my GP, who told me the x-rays showed no sign of a Neuroma (relief), just some soft tissue damage near my big toe, and a ganglion near my little toe ... that explains why my whole foot is sore :o

He can't treat either of these conditions, so suggested rubbing Voltaren or a similar cream under the big toe area when it hurts, and referred me to a Sports Medicine specialist for further diagnosis.


So it appears that this too will pass...according to Kek who is a ganglion *expert*, there is every likelihood that the doctor will just smash the ganglion with a thick text book and that will be that...


In a rush of determination, I decided enough was enough, for goodness' sake I hadn't walked any further than from my front door to the car for about ten days...I was jumping out of my skin to get in a *real* work-out but was worried that I might be doing more damage to my foot. Take it easy, said my GP and if your foot starts to hurt too much, slow down.

So I am back to some good training - RPM class yesterday, long (but slow) walk the day before...feeling happy :-)


As for the "back-track" of the title - I am back on the 12WBT...I'd paid the fee, I like their recipes and it gives me structure...

I am going it at my own pace and not letting the Social Media rush take over my life - I simply haven't got the time...12WBTers are very active on FaceBook, Twitter, Blogs and their own Forums...I'm a very sociable girl but working from home in front of a computer, the temptation is just too great...


Hope you're all travelling well and staying dry...we're doing OK up here, glad we don't live any further down - it looks like Sydney copped a beating last night.


Oh - and keep an eye on my Weight Loss ticker up there...slowly but surely :-)

xo

March Photo a Day Challenge Day 7 - Something you wore

Something I wear every day...sunscreen. It goes on under my regular day moisturiser...I'm hoping to slow down the ageing that can be caused by incidental exposure to the sun while driving etc, so I've been wearing it religiously even on cloudy days.

Do you have any anti-aging beauty tips?



Day 6 - 5pm

5pm on a Tuesday...Cassie stretching before ballet class and having a play with Ollie at the same time...girls learn to multi-task early in life ;-)

Day 5 - A smile

Maddie has been having piano lessons since age 5. Her piano teacher is married to one of Australia's best known sculptors, and is a keen photographer herself.

A couple of years ago, she took this photo of Maddie...

Her husband immediately named it "The Mona Lisa Smile"...

this is the way Maddie always smiles...we've spent literally thousands of dollars on orthodontic work, but she hardly ever smiles with her mouth open...it's not self-consciousness in the least - it's just her smile.



I love it - her eyes do all the talking, don't you think?