It has been really hard the last few days, I have not been in the right frame of mind, feeling really down. Not really sure why but most likely a combination of issues at work, at home and just everywhere really. I can no longer plan any activities for the weekends as we don’t know if hubby will bve required to help his family and the days that he is not needed he is out flying, so my life is on hold.

But I need to make sure I keep on track which I pretty much have done except for the beer I have been drinking. As we went out 4 nights last week, I drank most of my points in beer so this needs to change.

Menu plan for this week is as follows
M: bircher muesli/corn thins with chicken and cottage cheese/spicy lamb mince with pasta
T: weetbix/corn thins, ham, tomato and cottage cheese/chicken teriyaki w/ broccoli
W: baked beans on toast/salad/steak, wedges & salad
T: bircher museli/corn thins, ham, tomato & cottage cheese/spal bol
F: baked beans on toast/sushi/home made pizza

Plan for exercise is walking EVERY morning and doing wii 3 times during the week.
Drinking more water and avoiding all things not on my list. I need to find time at least 3 times this week to meditate to ensure I stay in the right frame of mind and stress free and there is something else I need to do that I can’t write here but know that I am doing my best

I didnt get a chance to post yesterday due to darts, but i am making sure I do post today.

Yesterday I did 13187 steps so well above my minimum, today I am am at 13987 so far and should still get about anouther 2000 at darts tonight. I went for a walk at lunchtime with friend Jenny and also walked home

Last night I had a few beers but still within budget, today has been a bit harder, we had morning tea where I eat some cheese, but something has not agreed with me and I am very very gassy, which is very painful.

We were having dinner at home tonight but that has changed and we are now having dinner out so I will have to make the best choice I can.

well hubby is here to take me to darts so I had better get a wiggle on and get changed.

It has been a hard day for me today. It was cold this morning so I struggled to get out of bed, which means I didn’t have time to walk to work, but I made up for it by walking home instead.

Food wise I have been good and stuck to plan for today.

Change of plans for dinner tomorrow as we are now going out for dinner with a friend beforep laying darts, so the chose meal for tomorrow is now for Thursday as the meal for Thursday was in the freezer anyway so we can have that next week.

The yearly competition started at WebTown and i am really pleased with the amount of votes we received, it is really encouraging. If only we could get some new members from it.

I am going to add a pic taken at Christmas this year and hopefully in a few weeks I can add a pic taken at goal, fingers crossed.

ok so far so good, today went according to plan, although I do have a meeting tonight so maybe a beer or 2, I have done 8838 steps so far today but will do more later. We will play darts when back from the meeting so that will help.

need to vote for my site in the annual competition so if anyone wants to vote for me, click the link below and vote for Diana’s Place

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Ok I have worked out the menu for this week
M: Rissoles with mashed potato and vegies
T: Mild chicken curry with rice
W: Steak and vegetables
T: Rogan Josh with rice
F: to be decided

I know, you don’t have to tell me, I am really slack but I am here again and hoping that this time I will keep it going. I have been really staggnant lately and I really need to get back on track, this means regular exercise, proper eating and tracking everything, so here goes. I am starting a 9 week challenge and I want to be at or below my goal weight by that time which is 1 week before my 40th, and I am determined to do this.

so my plan for today is
B/L: Bacon and eggs
D: Roast lamb with roast Vegetables and beans
E: today jsut darts practice

I need to drink more water as I have only had 1 glass so far, so that is my major challenge for this week.

I am back at work tomorrow so will be able to get more steps up, my aim is 12000 minimum a day preferably more, and also to do at least 45 minutes on the wii coach, which will also increase my steps.

I am now off to plan my menu for the next week and will come back and post it later on.

Ok so I am not that good LOL, the last few days have been quite hectic so I have not been able to post or I would think oohh I need to do that and then get sidetracked so it doesn’t get done.

The week was good up until Friday, I went out for lunch with a friend that ended up costing me 12 points, then off to the pub for a drink with friends and then pizza later on, means I totally blew the week.

Yesterday nibblies before dinner along with some a few drinks means yesterday wasnt so flash either.

The biggest problem for me is making myself exercise, I just can’t seem to do it, and i know that I need to and that it will get me to my goal, I just need to work out why I won’t let myself get there.

wow 3 days in a row, that is almost a record for me. I will fix up the links on the front page as well so people can find this, well maybe I won’t then I can write whatever I like LOL.

I walked to work this morning so happy with that, even got a small sleep in, I might as well enjoy it while I can, once the holidays finish the traffic will be back up so it will me longer to get to work so no sleep ins

Plan worked today I used a total of 17.5 points so 2 spare with 3 exercise added so a good day.

plan for tomorrow
B: bircher muesli
L: chicken and salad sandwich
D: curried chicken and rice
S: banana, nectarine
W: 2L+
E: 1 x 3km walk, i might walk home as well see how I feel.

I found this afternoon I had shin splints so didnt walk home as I don’t want to hurt myself and not be able to exercise at all, which is what happened last time. Instead of working up to a habit, I jump straight in and do too much and then end up not being able to do anything at all and then I have to start again. It just does not work, I have proven that time and again.

I have 2.7 kgs to go until I no longer have to pay, I am just
going to have to buckle down and get there, once there I jsut have 2 kgs to go to get back to goal, then I can take my time to get the final 3kgs off.

I have lost 23.4 kgs so far so what is another 7.6 LOL

2 days in a row, I am on a roll, LOL

Ok so today went pretty much to plan. I work up this morning and then rolled over and went back to sleep for 25 minutes, so that wasn’t the right start to the day but when I parked my car I realised it was only 7am so I walked to work (3o minutes) and was quite happy with that.

Food wise I am on track, I went for a walk at lunch time as well, only 15 minuntes, but it all counts.

Tonight is darts practice so that gives me an extra point for the day.

Plan for tomorrow
B: bircher muesli (3)
L: pasta bake and salad (5)
D: Steak, potato salad, coleslaw and garden salad (6)
S: banana and nectarine (2)
W: 2L+

i even drank my water quota today so really happy with that.

If I can continue this for a few weeks (excluding the weekend I am on the gold coast) I should get to my first goal in no time.

Catch you tomorrow

today has been an interesting day and I guess i have learnt a bit about myself.
hubby spent last night at his mums taking care of her, she has motor neurone disease and so needs constant care, his sister needed some personal time and I can fully understand that she needs that. Hubby is not the most patient person I know so this was quite a learning curve for him and he didnt get a whole lot of sleep, so he is already off to bed.

So what did I learn today, I learnt that I really do sabotage myself when it comes to what I put in my mouth. I think to myself i need to stay off the alcohol today, if I don’t then I am never going to get to the goal I have, and yet I still had nearly a bottle of wine, 2 bourbon cans and several glasses at lunch time, So it definatly time to make some changes.

Tomorrow is the day for me. I am going to get up at 5.45 and do a wii coach workout and then I will walk home from work for an extra workout.

The menu for tomorrow is as follows
B: bircher muesli with fruit tub
L: chicken and salad sandwhich
D: pasta bake and salad
S: fruit
E: as above
W: at least 2L

I will check in tomorrow to see how I did