Losing Weight in the Land of Chocolate and Cheese!

I'm sorry to hear about your incident with netball. That doesn't sound reasonable on your coach's part at all- if she wanted to do something, she should've said so! I hope it didn't marr (your experience of) your husband's birthday too much.
 
Joh, sweetie, You don't have the problem. You have done nothing wrong. You stepped up when you were needed & helped out. Her over-reaction is not your fault, xoxo Cate
 
A:iagree: You did nothing wrong!!! She was out of order treating you like that. I don't know if she was having a bad day or something but that wasn't fair. You will probably find that she feels bad when she thinks about what she said and will say sorry.

ANYWAY....... Guess who did a 25 min run today!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
 
My thoughts on the coach: she was jealous. She saw you doing a brilliant job, and it made her feel replacable/rubbish. She had probably heard about what the other netball girls did for you as well, and felt like they have more love for you than they do for her. Maybe she had stuff on her mind as well, a lot of people end up arguing on holiday. That is no excuse for being bitchy though. I feel so angry at her for putting a blip in your happiness.


Don't worry about the cake, your meals are all amazing :)
 
Aww thanks girls. Yeah, I think there must have been something else going on, because it was such a complete over-reaction. Like I said, though, it still makes me feel horrible for inadvertently causing pain for someone else. Oh well... Thanks for the support and the kudos, peeps.


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HUGELY frustrating day with my writing today! I think perhaps because it was so stinking hot... it just makes everything so much s l o w e r . I spent over eight hours attempted writing and only wrote 676 words. GRR!


Life's still great though. Just in case you wanted to know. hehe.


TODAY'S FOOOOD

- plain crepe with spinach, feta and onion.

- very small bowl leftover spaghetti bolognese

- 5 green olives

- 2 fresh vietnamese spring rolls (rice paper filled with cabbage, carrot, cucumber, bean sprouts, fresh coriander, shredded chicken breast) with hoi-sin dipping sauce

...wish it stopped there. But...

- slice of baked cheesecake


I think I caved on the cheesecake because I didn't have enough dinner... And I know my cals would have been low without the cheesecake. And I didn't eat much yesterday...


Oh dear. Look at all those excuses. BAD Joh.
 
:) It can't possibly all be from what you've eaten, you haven't been that bad. And don't stress too much, it'll come off again.
 
AJust remember that 650 brilliant words is better than a million rubbish ones :) I wish you could send some of your heat over here, its summer but its miserable weather. I know its not the same, but when I did sewing I stopped if it started to become too stressy. I used to say to myself "step AWAY from the machine woman", and went back to it in the right frame of mind. It should be enjoyable, not frustrating. And you don't want to associate being stressed with your hobby (although I know its more than a hobby, it sort of is as you enjoy it). Maybe you were feeling extra stressed because of yesterday and the kilo gain (ARGH), and it wasn't only the heat.

Glad despite the semi-rubbish day your still happy!

And as you know, two ricepaper rolls isn't enough for dinner!!!!! x
 
A:iagree: with Ruth- don't push too hard on something you love, that's an awesome way to get you to come to resent it.
 
ATODAY was a bloody awesome writing day - HAHA! 1650 words in just two hours! Didn't know that was possible! And then lots more later on... just at a more normal rate, haha.

Saw my gorgeous Finnish friend, iida, and her little bubba today. We went for a walk along the lake and I went for a little swim (she still can't swim yet - too soon after the birth). I just love holding the bubby - my friend always laughs at me because I just can't stand still when I'm holding her - I am always rocking and wiggling and swinging around... hehe. Iida made me an INCREDIBLE lunch! And she knows I'm on a health kick, so, being the star she is, she gave me all healthy versions of what she was having. Awesome!

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD Tried not to have a 'Fuckit' Day because of my 1kg gain... I did pretty good in the end.
Breakfast
- Small bowl porridge cooked in milk with dried cranberries
- skim milk coffee (a real one today... hubby and I had way too much fun last night ... and this morning... so it most certainly wasn't a decaf day)
Snack
- Apricot (REALLY! A FRESH ONE! YAY ME!)
Lunch
- Eggplant and halloumi burger - sprouted rye bread, grilled eggplant, grilled halloumi, tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and a drizzle of home-made basil pesto. YUUUM!
Snack
- very very small scoop apricot sorbet
Dinner
- 1 slice multigrain bread with 2 slices swiss cheese; carrot, zucchini and capsicum sticks with hummus.
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RuthieGirl :) Ja,. but if only they were 650 brilliant words! Nothing is good when I'm having such a stilted day. But still it gives me something that I can work with later, which is the point at which I need to be. And YES! Take some of this heat! Even for an Aussie it's stinking hot! Oh... and I was laughing again when my hubby made his rolls the size of his arm. Teehehehe.

AmyThanks for telling me my kilo will vanish.... but my belly seems bigger somehow. So I dunno...
And about my writing - .... well... it's not my hobby. It's my job. And even doing a job you absolutely love, there are days where you struggle. I know that. When I was teaching, it was the same. I just have to remind myself it is my job! So I really do have to stick with it. If I didn't - not sure what I'd do otherwise! haha. But nah, one horrible frustrating day every month or so is totally acceptable. I won't grow to resent it - not a chance!
 
Wow - that is an awesome writing day! I love it when you are in the grove and things just flow almost effortlessly!

I had to go to the OBGYN and I was envious of your view - I had a city view, I was so worried about uninvited spectators. Soo glad that things are looking good for babymaking!!
 
Sorry your having a bad go at things.....its like a roller coaster this life thing isn't it....and it really shows on this forum.....I wonder if we all will ever have a good day at the same time lol...you should be so proud of your writing...what a gift!! and I have to agree that coach sounds insecure ..you did nothing wrong! Hope your kilo went by by's...and that you relax and get your mojo going :) :)
 
AMy theory is that when you were hot and stressy the other day, your subconscious mind was going into complete overdrive, and wrote this mornings section of the book for you, which is why you managed to type it out so goddamn fast. I like your attitude!

Haha, maybe his spring rolls were so big because of what you two got up to last night ;)

And a fresh apricot!!!! Woohooooo! Even I have never tried a fresh one :) Your lunch sounds gorgeous. Bet bubba was making you extra broody :D
 
AHeya sweetie.

Glad you had a great day writing and did shit loads straight after a difficult day too. Do you sit at a laptop in the cafe or do you actually write it down and then type it up later. I picture you in a quite corner in the cafe, in a comfy chair with a huge coffee typing away on your laptop.
Thank you so so much for your comment about my running. It was really touching. I can't wait until you get to do it yourself, I will be so cheering you on.
 
AWhat a day... have to point-form it ... so tired...

8-11am - writing
11-12 - frantic cleaning
12-4.30 - The big annual river swim! It was incredible!
5 - 10 - my cafe's 3rd birthday party - fantastic live music and chilling out in the summer afternoon sun :)
10 - 1 - my friend's hen's night... tough with no drinking.
... now ... it's nearly 2am and I'm on here...

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
- Porridge cooked in milk with dried cranberries
- skim decaf coffee
- scoop lemon sorbet
- 1/2 grilled bratwurst with a slice of rye bread
- 2 slices multigrain bread, 3 sundried tomatoes, 5 olives,

- didn't actually want dinner... options were the antipasto plate, nachos or pizza... but I thought that if I didn't have any dinner, my food today would be way way too few calories and I have to try to be better about that. So went for the best option.

BEDDDD TIIIME....
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Ijustwannabefit - thanks for the message :) hehe. Yeah, it certainly is nice to have a lake view! I think it'd be a bit disconcerting with possible hundreds of people getting a view of god knows! haha.

Tetem - you are SO right! It is amazing what an incredible up and down each week is. And that, yes, this forum really makes it so much more obvious! A bit embarrassingly so, sometimes! Well I didn't quite lost a kilo, but I did lose 700g this morning, so I'm not so bummed anymre. It's still a gain though, boo. But I did have cheesecake...

Rainbow - Yep, that is defintiely what happens! I think that I spent so long just thinking and churning everything around and around in my brain... it just had to wait to get all sorted out. Which happened the next day! And fresh apricots are yummy! Well at least that one was! It'd be yummier with custard and puff pastry though... ;)

Kate - ha you are pretty much spot on. I sit up the back of my favourite cafe at the little green table in the corner, in an old wooden chair with a red cushioned seat. There is a fireplace to the side of me and a bit cup of coffee in front of me :) It depends on the day... the actual writing, as in the drafting, I do on my laptop, but I always have my notepad there. My notepad has all my planning, storyboards, character charts, imagery, etc. Sometimes I end up writing in my notebook, but I'm trying to spend 95% of my time properly writing on my laptop at the moment.
 
AHere are some pictures! Such a fun day... I put them on facebook - pictures of me in my bikini. WOAH - big deal for me. And standing on a platform yesterday in only a bikini with thousands of people watching us jump into the river... Felt like quite a moment. :)

Smart use of the duck as a camera shield... ;)

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A:iagree: You look so slim!! Seems like there's warm weather, summer in northern Finland starts so be over. :(( And freezing winter is on its way.
 
AWOW!!! You look amazing. And yes, i agree with the others, so so skinny!!![/SIZE ]:hurray: :hurray:

Going out in a bikini, wow that has gotta be scary. But, hey you do look awesome in it!!! :hurray: :hurray:
I was gonna put my 'jeans before and after' pictures on today but now seeing pictures of you and Rainbows skinny pictures i am feeling so fat lol.
 
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