18:09

Still here!

I have been very bad not keeping my blog up to date! Sometimes I can update daily, and others I forget about it completely, or think I don't have very much to say! Anyway! My weight is down to 181 pounds!!! Yaa hooo! Now that is the good news, but the bad news is I have been pretty much eating what I want since my weigh in last Wednesday :( I have been off my oats in the morning, and haven't really felt like breakfast and have just been having a protein shake, but then get to work and start eating the cookies and chocolates that are still left over from Christmas. I haven't been to the gym in well over a week either, and haven't had any motivation whatsoever.

BUT!! I have had a good time otherwise! Last Monday we went to see The Pussycat Dolls! They were amazing! Ne-yo was the support act, and Lady Gaga was there too!! I love that song Just Dance So cool! And Sugarland are coming to Glasgow in March so hopefully we will get tickets to go see them :-)
And on Friday there I got a NEW CAR!! It's my new toy and feel like a kid on Christmas morning every time I see it or drive it!! It is the New Ford Fiesta - I think it will be available to the US in 2010 - I would highly recommend it!
The color is HOT MAGENTA - How cool a color is that???!!! This is a pic of it from the Ford website:

Has anyone seen the 3D movie My Bloody Valentine?? I've been wanting to see it since it came out here, but not sure if it would be worth the money.

Anyway, I will try to keep this updated more often, because I think it keeps me on track. I am also behind reading everyone else's blogs so will need to catch up on them too!

Have a great Tuesday!

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20:00

A quick update!

Hi guys! While waiting for my dinner to be ready I thought I'd just do a quick update!

Diet has been going good, and finally my whey protein arrived yesterday! Yay! I ordered it TWO WEEKS ago - so about time I say! I ordered Reflex Whey and also some IsoWhey Breezer orange flavor - the isowhey Breezer needs some sweetening up I think but the Reflex is an old favorite of mine - it's just delicious!

Anyways, had a good workout after work today. Still haven't braved the weights room in the gym. Not sure why, think I feel a bit out of place there because of my weight - how dumb is that. Still, I am sure once I lose a bit I will be all up in there! lol I did my couch to 5k training tonight. BUT. I forgot my headphones for my ipod, so bought a cheap pair from a shop next to my office. Hmmm, by the time I got to the gym I couldn't hear a thing through the new headphones, so just had to improvise - I was not a happy bunny without my music, but I got on with it anyway :)

I thought I would start logging my workout stats, so here goes:

Total time: 40 mins
Max HR: 178
Avg HR: 144
Cals burned: 380
Distance covered: 3.66km

I did 25 mins Couch to 5K and then just did a 10 minute walk on an incline and cooldown.

Changed WW classes last Wednesday, and weight was back up to 189. But now I am working out, more sensible eating and feel like I finally have it together!

Have a great day everyone! :-)

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19:52

Workouts

Hey all. I can't believe it's been so long since my last post. Time is sure flying by! As you know, I joined the gym last Sunday, went on Tuesday to have my program made up and have worked out 3 times! I was slightly disappointed with the program that was made up and the fact the trainer didn't really seem that motivational! I said to him, while I was on the treadmill, if I should go faster, and he said just to go with whatever is comfortable. Hello!!! I said to him comfortable was sitting on the couch watching TV!! Anyway, after this all I was really interested was in how to use some of the machines and I will be doing my own program. I started the Couch to 5K on Thursday - wasn't too bad at all! I did that then some time on the X-trainer. First workout of 2009 totaled 45 mins. Not bad! I guess I can do more than I thought I could. Just wished I felt as confident as I did when I worked out before. I'm sure this will come back in time and I start losing some fat!

I did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred today. OMG! It was HARD!! I need to get my stamina up and start liftin' the weights again! I think I'll go back to the Body for Life program and do my couch to 5K for my cardio. Exciting!!

Well, my dinner is almost ready ...........chicken and rice.......yummy!!

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21:41

I did it!

I finally did it. I joined the gym. I went in on Sunday and signed up and tomorrow (Tuesday) I will meet up with one of the trainers to go over my training needs and she will design a program for me. I am definitely going to do the couch to 5k program on the treadmill, and I can't wait to start! The other cool thing about this gym - Virgin Active - is that it has a climbing wall and kettlebells. So I will ask the trainer to design me a routine for that too! It also has a pool, which will be nice to dip into after a hard workout :-) And they have free internet access and wi-fi, so I could basically live there! Ha ha!

Today I went back to work, which was actually great because I could get back into a proper routine instead of lying in bed all morning! Sooo lazy! I hate the dark mornings - BRING ON THE SPRING!!!

I will update tomorrow after the gym! Ooooh its so exciting!!!!

Bye for now! xxxx

PS. I hope this isn't how I am tomorrow! Yikes!

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23:27

Day at the Beach

Today we headed off to the beach with Molly, even though it was freezing! This was her first time at the beach and she loved it! In fact after we got back home, she has been asleep or lazing about - usually she runs about daft trying to take our socks off!

I took my camera with me so here are some of my photographs I wanted to share :)

I started out well again today with eating but those darn chocolates kept calling my name! I ate some of them and then threw the rest of them in the bin, and then sprayed them kitchen cleaner! Just in case I fished them back out again later! So there are no more chocolates or treats left in the house and we went shopping after the beach and I stocked up on salad and fruit, fish and chicken.

The gym we are thinking of joining has given us 2 guest passes to use to try out their facilities and we are going along on Sunday. The weights section in this gym is amazing! They even have kettlebells! I have never seen them in the gyms here before. They also have a climbing wall, which means if I try that, I will have achieved one of my goals - yeah!

Time for me to walk Molly before bedtime - it's nearly midnight here! I hope you all have a great day!

XXXXX

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22:23

New Year's Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year! As you can see my blog has had a make-over, which I think looks a lot better than last time, what do you think?? I started off today with very good intentions and I even photographed most of the things I ate! Kenny thinks I am off my head! Anyway, this is what I had for today:

50g oats with some chocolate powder sprinkled on for decoration

Home-made cappuccino/latte:

3 chocolates ......... I had eaten one before I took the picture!

For lunch I had this with whole-wheat toasted bread with low fat spread - it has sooo much fiber (even has red kidney beans!)

Then I had a good ol' fashioned sherbet dip........ and a ginger biscuit!

Then for dinner I had cod with a butter sauce .........which is quite low in calories - only 106 (2 ww points) and 60g wholewheat pasta (3 points) - no picture :(

Then after that it all went horribly wrong - I opened a pack of chocolate biscuits that I got from work, from a selection of goodies that patient's had handed into the surgery, and now I feel as if I'm in a sugar coma! Blah!

That's one minor blip on the radar, and to be honest it has been a lot worse than that the last week!

Tomorrow we are going to the beach with Molly to give her a good runabout! I will take plenty of photographs and post some tomorrow. Oh and before I go, here is a working copy of the list of goals and things I want to try in 2009! What are some of your goals and aspirations for this year?

Things I want to try and goals I want to achieve in 2009 (in no particular order)

1. Take a skiing lesson
2. Go ice skating
3. Take a boat ride down the River Clyde
4. Get to a healthy weight (first goal 130)
5. Learn more about editing blogs, layouts etc.
6. Get back into exercise at least 4 times a week
7. Get my car washed at least once a month!
8. Check my tyre pressures at least once a month!
9. Start saving some money for my new car
10. Get back into heavy weight training!
11. Take more pride in my appearance (nails, hair etc)
12. Take more photographs
13. Chilling out more, instead of getting angry over silly things I can’t even control………especially when driving! (Queen of Road Rage here!) I used to love driving!
14. Go to more concerts!
15. Start going on more date nights with my man – I can barely see out of this rut we’re in
16. Appreciate the more simple things in life
17. Experiment more with healthy meals……how will I know I like something unless I try it??
18. Read more books
19. Try wall climbing
20. Get a professional manicure
21. Start running and enter a 5k race
22.

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