New beginnings, new journey

I was pretty bad yesterday... ended up feeling really tired and blah by the arvo and got takeaway, had Chinese noodles and spring rolls and went waaaay over cals. It's put me in the laziest mood ever, I'm only a casual at work and my husband is a senior manager there. I decided I couldn't be bothered working and he said it's ok... I don't think it helps that I don't have a department and I work in any department that's short on that day, because I have no one relying on me to be there it makes it too easy for me to get away with not going in. Also drops the job satisfaction right down since I'm not really needed! So blah, that's my mood today!


Todays plan

Breakfast: Baked oats with a banana, 50g oats, 1/4 cup skim milk topped with jam and yogurt

Snack: Mini muffin bar

Lunch: Wholemeal grain sandwich with cheese and salad

Snack: Lite crackers with cheese

Dinner: Roast chicken breast and roast veg


Exercise is a 30min walk and maybe a swim later too.
 
AHeya

I find eating the 'wrong' food always makes me feel like i can't be bothered to do anything. When i am eating well i always think 'why do i eat that crap when i know it makes me feel shit' but we all still do it....again and again lol. Today is a new day sweetie and you know what made you feel shitty!

Enjoy your walk and defo go for that swim too, it will make you feel better. I love the way working our gets rid of my grumps :)
 
Thanks Kate- I know exactly what you mean!!


So the whole week has pretty much been a write off, I just worked it out. If I have a 1000cal deficit today I still end the week on a deficit, only around 400cals or something but hey...Better than going way over! Tomorrows weigh in will be terrible though, I'm so bloated from all the crap food I've been eating. At least I'll have a big drop the week after (I plan on being perfect next week, no excuses!)


Todays plan

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal with a banana, 50g oats, 1/4 cup milk, cinnamon

Snack: Mini muffin bar

Lunch: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with salami and salad

Snack: Lite cheese with crackers

Dinner: Crumbed fish with 130g sweet potato chips


Exercise: I'm planning on doing 30mins strength training and a 30min walk, might go for a swim later too.


I have another day off today, it was actually a planned one instead of me being even lazier... all these days off are bringing down my progress lol.


Arrgh, I went to go for a swim yesterday... and there was a lizard sitting on the hose in the pool. I didn't want it to drown so I really carefully got the cleaning net and went to scoop it. I knocked it in and I got the net ready to rescue it... The thing can swim!! It swam for ages quite happily till I caught it. Even worse, it swam so fast and gracefully it looked like a bloody snake!! Freaked me out a little, even after I caught it I wasn't up for swimming anymore lol. It really is a whole other world up here!
 
Yesterday was the first good day I've had in forever lol.I weighed in at 72.4kg- I'm guessing half a kg at least is water, so if I have 2 perfect weeks I should still be able to get down to 70kg by the end of the fourth week. The only person holding me back is me... I know I can do this!


Today:

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, 50g oats, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tbsp peanut butter

2nd Breakfast (On late today at work): 2 pieces wholemeal grain toast, 2 sausages, 2 eggs

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: Wholemeal grain sandwich with salami and salad

Snack: Lite crackers and cheese


Exercise is just a 30min walk today.
 
Yesterday I got pretty down on myself, had a long tiring day at work and I let myself get too hungry... and that stupid voice popped into my head saying- You've failed anyway, have some junk food. So I did. I bought HEAPS- then ate a few mouthfuls from each bag and was like- OMG- What the hell am I doing? So I tipped them all into the bin so I couldn't go back later and fetch them out again lol. I think I ate around 700 cals over yesterday, could have been SO MUCH WORSE. Still not proud of myself for it. I woke up this morning with that crappy bloated feeling and stepped on the scales again- same as yesterday, so I know for SURE I'm holding a fair bit of water as I hadn't been to the bathroom yet or anything. ANYWAY... I still think I can reach my goal for the month. I'm proud I've done my planned exercise for the week for the weeks I've done already. Just need to tidy up my eating habits a bit!


This morning I've done a workout and gone for a walk. Argh so embarrassing... my right ankle is pretty screwed, I've sprained it twice and roll it all the time because the tendons are stretched out from the injuries... when I went walking I saw a girl I work with at the bus stop across the road and in my head I was thinking "Oh no... a workmate and I have really bad bed hair and my stained exercise clothes on cuz I'm too lazy to do the washing.... Arrrgh" While I was thinking that I went to cross the road and I rolled my screwed ankle, which completely crumpled under me and I pretty much landed on my face- just put my hands out in time. So picked myself up and walked passed and she was all OMG are you OK??? I laughed it off and kept walking... really wish I wasn't so clumsy! I'm fine by the way, skinned my knee and my elbow and scratched up my hands.


Working late today with my husband, they are short on nightfillers so I'm filling tonight and tomorrow with him. So today working 1pm- 11pm.


Todays Food

1st breakfast: 2 sausages

Snack: Mini muffin bar

2nd breakfast: baked oatmeal with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, 50g oats, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1/4 cup milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with cheese and vegemite (buying salad stuff tonight)

Snack: lite cheese and crackers


Exercise for the day as above, (30min workout and 30min walk)
 
Originally Posted by luzdafuzz


Yesterday I got pretty down on myself, had a long tiring day at work and I let myself get too hungry... and that stupid voice popped into my head saying- You've failed anyway, have some junk food. So I did. I bought HEAPS- then ate a few mouthfuls from each bag and was like- OMG- What the hell am I doing? So I tipped them all into the bin so I couldn't go back later and fetch them out again lol. I think I ate around 700 cals over yesterday, could have been SO MUCH WORSE. Still not proud of myself for it. I woke up this morning with that crappy bloated feeling and stepped on the scales again- same as yesterday, so I know for SURE I'm holding a fair bit of water as I hadn't been to the bathroom yet or anything. ANYWAY... I still think I can reach my goal for the month. I'm proud I've done my planned exercise for the week for the weeks I've done already. Just need to tidy up my eating habits a bit!



This morning I've done a workout and gone for a walk. Argh so embarrassing... my right ankle is pretty screwed, I've sprained it twice and roll it all the time because the tendons are stretched out from the injuries... when I went walking I saw a girl I work with at the bus stop across the road and in my head I was thinking "Oh no... a workmate and I have really bad bed hair and my stained exercise clothes on cuz I'm too lazy to do the washing.... Arrrgh" While I was thinking that I went to cross the road and I rolled my screwed ankle, which completely crumpled under me and I pretty much landed on my face- just put my hands out in time. So picked myself up and walked passed and she was all OMG are you OK??? I laughed it off and kept walking... really wish I wasn't so clumsy! I'm fine by the way, skinned my knee and my elbow and scratched up my hands.



Working late today with my husband, they are short on nightfillers so I'm filling tonight and tomorrow with him. So today working 1pm- 11pm.



Todays Food

1st breakfast: 2 sausages

Snack: Mini muffin bar

2nd breakfast: baked oatmeal with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, 50g oats, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1/4 cup milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with cheese and vegemite (buying salad stuff tonight)

Snack: lite cheese and crackers



Exercise for the day as above, (30min workout and 30min walk)
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Oh hun you poor thing for falling, i hope you are okay. Your ankle sounds super sore. Im the most clumsy person in the entire world its not even funny. You explained the story where you fell so well i felt like i was there! lol, try to take it easy for awhile dear:)


And well done you for trowing the bad food in the bin!!! That was such a hard thing to do. Also congrats on the 30 min workout and walk!! YOU ARE FLYING IT GIRL. loads of hugs xoxox
 
Thanks Irish- Actually my ankle feels fine, it's just weak so I roll it all the time. Unfortunately I didn't manage to catch myself yesterday though!


Soooo sleepy today, I got up early to walk this morning (after going to bed just before midnight). I'm hoping I'll get a better sleep in tomorrow! Work was ok, just dragged on a bit (I think all late shifts tend to!) Anyway... yesterday was perfect! 1 perfect day down, 12 to go!


Todays Plan

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal same as yesterday

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: 2 cheese and salad sandwiches

Snack: Lite cheese and crackers

Dinner: Think I'm working till 7pm tonight and don't like eating late, so will probably buy something I can eat straight away like an instant meal or something. Can use up to 420cals for a 1000cal deficit for the day


Exercise is a 30min walk. And I'm working 9am- to either 6-7pm.
 
Ended up having a pre-made meal for dinner, it was a steak and potato thing, 414cals. Was really nice actually!


2 perfect days down, 11 to go!
 
Really should stop weighing in before my weigh-in day, but couldn't help it this morning... wanted to see if I was retaining water or not. Well... I was 71.1kg this morning so I'm guessing it's gone now lol. I still have 4 days till weigh in too so I'm hoping I'll lose maybe another half a kilo. I'm so relieved, I should be able to reach my goal for the month after all!


Todays Plan

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal

Snack: 3 mini muffin bars (one after my workout and the other two a few hours later)

Lunch: 2 cheese and salad sandwiches

Snack: Lite cheese and crackers

Dinner: Crumbed fish with 130g sweet potato chips


Exercise I've already done- 30mins strength training and a 30min walk.


Working 9-6 today, so I've got to go and get ready now!
 
AAnother perfect day today! 3 down, 10 to go!

I'm working 9-5 tomorrow, then 2 days off! Yay!

Tomorrows plan
Breakfast: baked oatmeal with 50g oats, 1/4 cup of applesauce, 1/4 cup milk, 1tbsp coconut oil and served with 50g vanilla yogurt
Snack: 2 mini muffin bars
Lunch: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with cheese and salad
Snack: lite cheese and crackers
Dinner: roast beef and salad

Exercise is a 30 min walk.

Got an exciting parcel today- I ordered the cutest athletic skirts, one black and one patterned. They have athletic shorts under them so no chafing and they are so flattering and well, cute! I'll take a pic tomorrow!
 
AHeya hun.
Wow you are supermotivated at the moment......You rock!!!! Very motivational.
Can't wait to seeyour pic's

Keep up the great work, you're doing awesome :hurray:
 
No chance to post any photos today... as soon as I got to work I was asked to work till 7:30, boo! So changed my food up a bit, at lunch I had a seafood salad as well and dinner was just 50g of roast beef when I got home. So still got my 1000cal deficit without dying at work lol.


Urgh I'm working the craziest shift tomorrow- on my day off- because of stocktake! I won't be posting or anything, working 6:30am-7:30pm. Not doing it because I'm a pushover lol, only for the overtime! Won't be eating dinner that late either, having a really substantial breakfast and lunch to pick up the calories. Also means tomorrow will be the exercise day off for the week!


Tomorrows plan

Breakfast:2 sausages and two eggs on two pieces wholemeal grain toast

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: 2 roast beef sandwiches (leftover from tonight) with salad

Snack: Light cheese and crackers


4 perfect days down, 9 to go!
 
Hello lovely, you are doing AMAZING. Seriously you are working crazy hours yet still manage to eat so healthy. Well done lovely:hurray:


Those skirts sound super cute!!


I hope you had a good weekend:)xoxox
 
5 perfect days down 8 to go! Didn't write last night because I got out of work at around 8pm, what a day! I was sooo tired!!! I was asked to work today too but I said no. I'll be doing crazy shifts all this week anyway... just need to chill out today!


Thanks Irish, it's so easy for me to be healthy at work... I pack everything the night before so if I'm craving anything that day I can't really do much about it, I purposely leave money etc at home and if we need anything I get my hubby to get it. So all I have is my designated breaks and the food I brought lol. Having said that though there's been a morning tea or something on at least once a week, and I've just let myself get into the habit of saying no. I don't even let myself hear what it is, just no! I was working with the store manager all day yesterday and shes a bit of a junk food fiend, she was offering me hot doughnuts and pods and she bought a pie and a chiko roll for lunch... I didn't even crave anything! That breakfast kept me full till lunch time, and my sandwiches kept me full for the rest of the day.


Todays Plan

Breakfast: 2 sausages (I always freeze sausages in lots of 4, so I cooked 4 yesterday and these are the two left over)

Snack: 2 mini muffin bars

Lunch: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with cheese and salad

Snack: Lite cheese and crackers

Dinner: 100g lean marinated veal steak with Greek salad


Exercise is a strength workout and I'm thinking of riding my bike out to the post office to pick up a parcel- it's 8kms each way so I'm thinking it'll take maybe 40mins on my retro city cruiser bike lol.


OH and some exciting news for me... my best friend is moving up here! I don't know if any of you remember Wade from my previous journals but he's really over it down south so he's got a job at the same place as me and is moving up 3 weeks from today! I'm so super excited!!!!!!!!!
 
Sharing some photos :D Here are the skirts, both are the same just different colours





Sorry, didn't realise how blurry the second pic was till I cropped it lol. I cropped my head out too because I'd just done my workout and looked a little like a spaz with my hair all over the place! Also I just went for a walk and I took my camera, here is a couple of photos of the beach around the corner from me, I walk passed it a couple of times on my walk every day!





I wish photos captured things better, can't describe how pretty this place is and the beach was particularly beautiful this morning. Photos don't do it justice!
 
Omg you look so thin in those skirts!! They are gorgeous on you hun!!


Also your stomach is so so flat!!! You look amazing:)


Your photography is beautiful, i love the golf course/ park pic. It looks very the oc season 1:)
 
6 perfect days down, 7 to go... and today was weigh in day- 70.3kg!! Yay!!!! Big comeback from last weeks stumble!!! So one week to go till my final weigh in for the month, and my goal was 70kg. Should be able to lose 300g easy enough!! Only thing is TOM is due at the end of this week, so I'm hoping fluid retention isn't going to play a part in not letting me get there!! I'm going to ease up on myself a little again too, instead of having to have a 1000cal deficit every day it really only needs to be at least 750cals. Other than that, no obstacles this week as yet and not any reason not to fully smash it!!


Thanks Irish, that photo of the park is actually at the beach too, it's a really pretty little picnic area! You can kind of see the beach behind it too.


Well I'm working late today, not sure when I'm finishing. Think I'm starting at 2pm and working till around 10pm maybe a bit later. Ha, I was asked to do open tomorrow morning too. I said no! (That's at 6:30am, I need my sleep! Oh, and want to get a workout in. I think tomorrow is going to be a long day)


Todays Plan

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal with 50g oats, 1/4 cup applesauce, 1/4 cup skim milk, 1/2 a scoop of protein powder, and served with 50g vanilla yogurt

Snack: Mini muffin bar

Lunch: 2 chili beef chevups, 2 eggs, 2 pieces wholemeal grain toast

Snack: Mini muffin bar

Dinner: Chickpea and rocket penne (yes, I'm cooking today! Been so slack about it recently!)

Snack: Light cheese and crackers


Exercise is a 30min walk.
 
I forgot to say- today is pay day, YAY! I'm thinking since I worked so freakin hard last week I should spoil myself a little... With all the extra overtime from Sunday it'll be a pretty inflated pay week lol, so I'm considering blowing the whole lot (or majority of it) on a Vitamix- does anyone here have one? I've wanted one for aaaaaaaaages! I can be responsible next week, I think I'll be doing really long hours again this week.
 
Yesterday was really frustrating for me, I felt so hungry all day even though I knew I wasn't!! I didn't overeat, I had an extra mini muffin bar and ended the day on an 800cal deficit... so 7 perfect days down, 6 to go! I got out of work at 10.30pm too so wasn't so bad.

Today is actual stocktake, I'm starting work at 12pm and expecting to work through till midnight (or even later!) so I've planned to eat on the higher end of my food allowance again today as I've still only planned for a normal day, in case for whatever reason the boss wants me to finish earlier (possibly to start earlier tomorrow or something) so I should end up with an 800cal deficit again today.


Todays plan

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal as above

Snack: 2 sausages

Lunch: Chickpea and rocket penne

Snack: Mini muffin bar

Dinner/ work lunch break: 2 wholemeal grain sandwiches with cheese and vegemite

Snack: Lite cheese and crackers


Exercise is 30mins strength training and a 30min walk.


Argh can you tell I've had no time to shop? Normally I would've done it last night but we couldn't, I could this morning but I want to get a workout in still. So hopefully I'll get the chance tomorrow!


I ordered my Vitamix, yay! I'm excited!!
 
A8 perfect days down, 5 to go! Work was so long and boring today, glad it's over. I'm working 11.30am-8pm tomorrow So I'll be able to get a grocery shop in in the morning. After 2 days with a smaller deficit I'm going to try to push for a 1000cal deficit for the last 5 days before goal day.
 
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