This is the time

I will have to go to bed tonight without checking all the new entries I can see on here. Drat.

It would be pushing my luck to check any further now. I know my patience gets all crumbly without sleep and that's not really fair on the kids. I hope I'm not missing anything!

Breakfast ~9:00 2 weetbix, 1/3 C diced peaches. 1C lowfat soy milk. 1 boiled egg. 1 slice wholemeal toast with minimal margarine and strawberry jam. ½ glass tomato juice. 1 C coffee with 40 ml Hilo.

Snack 10:30 Medium sized pear. 1 coffee with HiLo milk.

Lunch 12:30 2 Salada crackers, 1 chicken thigh, 1 box V8 vege juice. 1 coffee with HILO milk.

A bit of a weird way to eat. I had a late call to work and grabbed a bunch of stuff that didn’t really go together. It tasted ok though.

Snack 5:00 ½ Salada cracker.

Exercise: 8:10pm 30 minutes. Nice local walk with the dog. It was dark but I didn’t care. Unless I made it a routine I don’t see that there’s much risk. It was hot and so outdoors was good.

8:45 pm ~ 30 min Original low impact aerobics routine with 750 gm weights and no tape. (I kind of watched Desperate Housewives). I think I probably do a few more when there's no tape, plus I added a few extra stretches at the end. This routine is not too strenuous now but I thought it would be good to help keep my sore thighs moving.

I'm actually pretty excited that I've learned to do something like this that I can pretty much fit in regardless of the weather and lack of access to the DVD or video player. I have wanted this for a long time. It gives me more sense that I can guarantee a minimum amount of exercise.

I never did get that mini trampoline, but I still might get that too, because then I could also try for a more intense workout regardless of the weather and without worrying about who else is around at the time. I found out there are new ones that are so cheap that it wouldn't be too big a deal. In a couple of week's maybe.

Dinner 9: 30 140 gm tinned red salmon. 100gm tin corn. 1 small microwaved potato. 1 tomato, carrot, capsicum, sugar snap peas, baby squash, cucumber.

Water: ~1500 ml Yesterday’s Bedtime: (?)12:30

On plan:106 days. Achieved food target: 88 days. Exercised: 90 days. All goals: 7 days.
 
Something is wrong with my right wrist. I will see a physio about it tomorrow. In the meantime I am not using weights and not chopping veges!

Hopefully they will say it’s nothing and just get on with it. Hopefully they will not say I’m a bloody idiot for being careless about the weights (like I have been saying to myself! :( )

Breakfast ~9:00 2 weetbix, 1/3 C diced peaches. 1C lowfat soy milk. 1 boiled egg. 1 slice wholemeal toast with minimal margarine and strawberry jam. ½ glass tomato juice. 1 C coffee with 40 ml Hilo.

Snack 10:30 1 coffee with milk.

Lunch 12:30 2 slices wholemeal bread, 1 chicken thigh, a handful of sugar snap peas. 1 pear.

Snack 5:00 ½ Salada cracker.

Dinner 7: 30 375 gm Velish provencal vegetable soup. 125 gm grilled roo steak. 100gm baked beans.

Exercise 8:45 ½ hour local walk. Moderate speed.

Water: ~1500 ml Yesterday’s Bedtime: 1:00 :eek:

On plan:107 days. Achieved food target: 89 days. Exercised: 91 days. All goals: 7 days.
 
I hope you get that wrist diagnosed soon - there's nothing worse then having a wrist, but not using it ;)

Seriously, I hope it's better soon :)
 
I bet it is! You never know how often you use a body bit until it hurts and you can't use it!
 
Sorry to hear about your wrist...hope it feels better soon.
I am always hurting my right elbow...i hyperextend it all the time with either weights or karate...

Thanx for stopping by my diary:) hope u had a great day!
 
I hope your wrist feels better soon - i have probs with my right wrist - tendionitious...when my oldest was a baby I couldnt even hold the plastic bag with dry pablum in it without hurting ymself - I also have tendiounitious in my left ring finger makes it hard to do normal daily things...

anyway - just wanted to quickly say hi...have a good day or evening or whatever it is you are having :D:D:D
 
Thanks for the posts, everyone. I do value all your support.

I won't add much else now as I have just been awoken by the power coming back on after a blackout which started while I was half way through posting this earlier. Luckily I had copied it to Word! :)

Also, thanks to whoever I should thank, for the stars. That was an unexpected and rejuvenating sight. It's funny how purely emotional things can have such an impact on physical energy. :)

I hope I don't get a visit from the bad fairy too soon. Wait til my wrist is better at least, please. :)

Actually my wrist was better today than yesterday. It got a little worse again as the afternoon wore on though.

I buggered up the physio visit by doublethinking the time I had to be there as somehow being 6:20 and 6:40 at the same time. So now I have to wait til Friday. I was very disappointed. The more logical part of me thinks this will just be a bit of an inconvenience, but the more emotional part has been a bit anxious.


Breakfast ~7:00 2 weetbix, 1/3 C diced peaches. 1C lowfat soy milk. 1 boiled egg. 1 slice wholemeal toast with minimal margarine and strawberry jam. ½ glass tomato juice. 1 C coffee with 40 ml Hilo.

Snack 10:30 1 coffee with milk.

Lunch 12:30 2 slices wholemeal bread, 1 chicken thigh, 1 tomato.

Snack 5:00 ½ Salada cracker.

Dinner 7: 30 50 gm lean lamb, veges with 2 tspns light French onion dip -carrot, celery, capsicum, mushroom. 50 gm tinned red salmon. 1 tub diet apricot yoghurt.

Snack 10:00 Handful (15?) almonds.

Exercise? No.

It’s been a busy afternoon/evening. Upside is, this is the kind of day I used to think might stop me being able to exercise. That’s an upside because I’ve just realized it doesn’t actually happen all that often. Midweek shopping is a bit of a killer though.

Water: ~2750 ml Yesterday’s Bedtime: 1:00

On plan:108 days. Achieved food target: 90 days. Exercised: 91 days. All goals: 7 days.
 
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Breakfast ~7:00 2 weetbix, 1/3 C diced peaches. 1C lowfat soy milk. 1 boiled egg. 1 slice wholemeal toast with minimal margarine and strawberry jam. ½ glass tomato juice. 1 C coffee with 40 ml Hilo.

Snack 10:30 1 coffee with milk.

Lunch 12:00 2 slices wholemeal bread, 1 chicken thigh, a handful of sugar snap peas. 1 pear.

Snack 3:30 1 Salada cracker.

Dinner 7: 30 ~ 140 gm crimson snapper dusted in floor and fried in a little E.V. olive oil. 2 slices wholemeal bread. Salad veges with 1-2 tspns light French onion dip – carrot, capsicum, sugar snap peas, mushroom, celery. Chopped salad with a little balsamic vinegar – baby spinach, ½ tomato, cucumber, mushroom, black olives.

Exercise: 9:17 pm 40 min moderate walk, near home.

I had to at least do something to mark the spot where I think more vigorous exercise should be.

I stayed out a little longer than I planned because the temperature was lovely and cool, the sky was light and the evening really quite beautiful. I walked in the opposite direction to normal for the last section and realized for the first time that one of the park lights illuminates the trunks of a pair of lemon scented gums. I think they are the most beautiful looking of all the gums (even if the deadliest). They took me right back to others I’ve been attached to – like the ones either side of the library at my first uni. It was just so peaceful.

Water: ~3000 ml Yesterday’s Bedtime: ? 12:00

I only started drinking all this water because of this site. I hadn’t ever thought much about how important it was before. I’d heard it said many times but without applying it to myself. The only thoughts I’d had were that children at school needed it because otherwise their brains couldn’t work to capacity.

Anyway, yet another unexpected bonus. It took a little effort to make myself a habit of still accessing it when I’m at school, but now I find that carrying that bottle around has helped heaps with my voice. I only started teaching again about 6 years ago and I have found that I’ve been prone to a dry scratchy throat, sore throats etc related to work. Once again I put it down to being older and more decrepit. That may well be the reason too. However the water has helped immensely. Once again my age is in reverse! :)

On plan:109 days. Achieved food target: 91 days. Exercised: 92 days. All goals: 7 days.
 
Hey friend!

I was just looking at your 'stats'. Crazy impressive!

On plan:108 days. Achieved food target: 90 days. Exercised: 91 days. All goals: 7 days.
I didn't realize I had a pro coaching me in my journal! I feel so special!

Thanks!!
 
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There is a lot of latitude in my plan and I count going for a regular walk as exercise despite it being almost 100% pleasure.

Thanks anyway. :)

Edit: Sorry if this sounds unappreciative. I did like the compliment. I think I know a little about doing the food. I have sooo much to learn about exercise though. :eek:
 
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Hey you - thanx for your kind words as always in my diary - you take the time to read and reply in a thoughful way - it means more to me than I am sure you realize - thanx for helping me through all this...:D:D:D As usual all is lookin good on your end !!!
 
I saw the physio today. He said I have torn one of the muscles in my wrist. The one you use when twisting something. So I need to not use weights for another 8-9 days, then start back at the little ones and work up again. He said they weren’t heavy enough to have done the damage, but perhaps the awkward shape had set me up for some damage that actually occurred while I was using a can opener. So I may put sand in the smaller bottles to make some in the in-between weights. Also my friend has some she is lending me.

I spoke to my mum today. It sounds like there is some very bad news coming about my stepdad. I’ll know more on Monday I think.

What a busy afternoon. After the kid’s school I had to go to a meeting about the relationships between the girls in my child’s class, then shop for things the kids wanted/needed, with them. Then there was a 3 hour “Family Fun Night” at the school. It was such a rush I didn’t take extra food. I didn’t really need it though. I just sucked on my waterbottle a lot and that seemed to be all I needed. Just a hand to mouth thing!

More trauma on another forum I visit, so I am late here. I started to write this post and it felt as though this morning was yesterday. Actually it was. It is 1:15 am here. :)



Breakfast ~7:00 2 weetbix, 1/3 C diced peaches. 1C lowfat soy milk. 1 boiled egg. 1 slice wholemeal toast with minimal margarine and strawberry jam. ½ glass tomato juice. 1 C coffee with 40 ml Hilo.

Exercise 1:20 40 mins. Jane Fonda tape. Low impact aerobics and stretches.

Lunch 2:00 2 slices wholemeal bread, ~ 100 gms fish.

Dinner 8:30 Thai chicken (minus the sauce!) ~ 180 gm skinless chicken, a little olive oil, bamboo shoots, zucchini, some lite coconut milk. ~ ½ -3/4 C rice.


Water: ~3000 ml Yesterday’s Bedtime: ? 12:00
 
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