31st July 2018

Wow I cant believe that I have been going to the gym now for 8 months, I have never ever in my entire life lasted this long actually going to the gym on a regular basis. In fact I dont think I have ever lasted longer than 3 months.

Today was upper body, I enjoy that so much more than lower body, day off tomorrow, then cardio on Thursday, I am also meeting my physio on Thursday at the gym. At the moment I am not missing the pool to much, mainly cause I dont miss getting up really early on these cold frosty mornings. 

Cant wait till next week Friday, am getting my hair done, not sure if I mentioned it, but am going blonde and short again, may grow it longer but not sure. Short will be good for the holiday and summer :)

Anyway think thats all for now, catch you later :)

30th July 2018

Wow and it is nearly another month over, but hey thats ok cause we are heading away to the sun and surf very soon. 

But in the meantime, it is the same old routine I have had every day for the past 8 months, start of with a gym session, today was lower body, I don't really enjoy lower body but we have to do what we have to do :)

Got really excited today, I tried on a top that has never fitted, even a couple of months ago, it was just to tight, I saw it in the wardrobe the this morning, and thought wtf, may as well see, not expecting it to fit at all, but it fits perfect, not even a smidgin tight at all, in fact it is even slightly loose. Just a little excited I was.

Then the next exciting thing of the day, the sun is out (and there is no rain on the radar), it is 12 degree's, I have all the sliding doors open and the sun is just streaming through, and the fresh air just feels so wonderful. It amazes me how the weather can have such an impact on emotions.

Steph and Rob are going to the South Island on Wednesday, so we are having an extra guest for 10 days, and the extra guest will stay here while she and Rob move in, when we go on holiday. The guest is her bunny Buddy, Rusty will be excited, he loves her bunny and her cat, though the cat isn't coming till they house sit.  

Anyway better get onto doing things, like washing, emptying the dishwasher and other mundane things like housework. 

29th July 2018 & Weigh In

Another week done, and another gym session done, 5 done for the week :). Did upper body today....

Weigh in and I lost 2.2 Kilos (4.8lbs) this week, I am happy with that, considering I had a huge binge yesterday. 

Why I hear you ask, well it seems the days I don't exercise, especially on the weekend, I really struggle to keep on track. I am really going to try and focus on that next weekend, and see if I can stay on track, or maybe just go to the gym both days, but in all honesty I really need to focus on why I do it and how I am going to stop doing it. So back to 21.4 Kilos lost, I still need to lose 2.6 Kilos to get back to where I was a couple of months ago, before I stuffed up. I would like to lose that between now and Aussie, which is just over 2 weeks, but any loss will be good :). 

So all in all a great week, exercise wise and weight-loss wise, though there is room for improvement on the food front. 

27th July 2018

Gym done and boy it was tough, I so did not want to go, but pushed myself and that was because I kept thinking I get tomorrow of, though I do have to do a set of nails tomorrow morning. 

Yesterday my AlphaH arrived, I was surprised at how big the sampler package was, if I like it, I might get another smaller pack to take on holiday, it would be perfect. Also My Anastasia brow wiz also arrived..... which I have also heard other amazing things about :)

The pack comes with 6 different products, A mask, which is used weekly, cleanser, scrub, daily moisturiser, liquid gold which is used every 2nd night and a facial mist, which is so refreshing with just a hint of a scent. I have heard so much about the Liquid Gold from AlphaH.

Tried the AlphaH last night and this morning and it is so nice, my skin felt so soft...... Used the Liquid Gold last night, and that was really nice.

Anyway onto other things.....weigh in day is going to be Saturdays instead of Sundays, so first official weigh in tomorrow after 7 days on WeightWatchers. I have been on points 90%, last night I had some mallow puffs (thanks David for bringing them in the house), I cant resist things if they are in the house, but am ok with eating some, well its to late now anyway to worry about it now lol. 

26th July 2018

Went to the gym today, and did a cardio workout, and boy my cardio is so bad, I really need to work on it. I felt stuffed after, tomorrow is lower body :)

Came home and had my protein shake and protein ball, did I mention how much I love WeightWatchers lol. I am so looking forward to my official weigh in this Sunday. Now to work out what I will have lunch, feeling kinda peckish today :).

OMG today is so cold, there must be some good snow on the mountain, you can really feel the cold wind coming of it, and surprise surprise it is raining again. It is 22 degrees at the Gold Coast, and the nights are about 12 degrees, wont know myself over there lol. 

Steph and her partner Rob, are heading of to the South Island (Christchurch and Queenstown and surrounding areas) next Thursday, they fly down and have rented a camper van, bet it will be bloody cold down there for them lol. We are baby sitting her bunny rabbit for 10 days, then they will move in to our place for 2 weeks and look after the dogs when we are away. They come back 2 days before we head off. 

Ohhhh and the sun is peeping through again, well it was for about 3 seconds. 

25th July 2018

Another day and an exercise free day. Been to the doctors and my blood pressure is still up, it has come down a little, but not enough to reduce the pain meds any more for now. It is so frustrating.....

It was so cold this morning and lots of frost, I thought it would mean the day would be full of sun, but no those bloody clouds are just not being nice and it is so bloody cold. Have I mentioned it is 3 weeks today, that we fly out :).

After the doctors appointment, I went to my hairdressers and we have decided colour is not a good option for me currently, with gym and the pool (if I decide to go back to the pool), and with the gym I am washing it everyday, so that means I am going blonde again, and also getting it short as it has no highlights or anything, it will look limp with it being longer. So have booked in for the 10th August, a few days before we go on holiday.

I cant believe how much my portion sizes were out, I am still avoiding wheat and sugar, and still use butter rather than margarine etc.... but counting it all and measuring everything has made me so aware of how bad my portions were. No wonder I was gaining and losing and gaining the same 5 kilos. BTW the scales are looking mighty fine for just 3 days on track. 

Over the last 5 or so months, I started losing all motivation in myself, I wasn't really bothering with makeup etc, and not really cleansing and moisturising  my face/skin daily and just neglecting myself (yes I still showered and washed my hair daily, I was not that much of a sloth lol). So I have ordered a trial pack of 'Alpha H' face products, as I have heard really good things about it, and if I like it, I will get the big bottles in Aussie, as it is much cheaper over there. I normally use Natio, but sometimes I think it is nice to change things up :). 

Anyway thats about it, just planning my food for the day, we are having bun free hamburgers, looking forward to that lol. 

24th July 2018

Another gym session done... OMG my legs from yesterdays workout are still feeling sore today. Did a gentle interval session on the bike, then did my upper body workout. 

I was so tempted to not go this morning, it was like 1 degree, though that does mean the days are usually beautiful and it certainly is, the sun is shinning and the house is starting to warm up. 

It was a frustrating morning, I made my protein shake and I could not undo the stupid bloody lid on it ggggrrrrrr. I googled and everyone said run cold water on it, or put in freezer, which I did to no avail, then I googled some more and someone suggested hot water, which I did, and easy peasy it came off. 

And so much for the sun, it has got cold again, the clouds are hiding the sun :(.

This week is a very very quiet week with nails, but thats ok, it means I have time to get things done that I want before the holiday. Did I mention it is 3 weeks tomorrow till we head off :).

Tomorrow I have the doctors again to check my Blood Pressure, I am hoping it will have come down, so we can resumes the reduction in pain meds. 

23rd July 2018

Whoops, thought I had published it......

OMG the sun is shining, and it feels so lovely, and it is not even to cold, well it is 11 degrees but in the sun that feels so warm.

Gym session done, lower body workout today :)

Just over 3 weeks and we will be enjoying the sun and the beach, oh and the shopping and everything else that we love :).

I am still feeling good, that I made the decision to do WW, one thing I have really noticed, is how bad my portion sizes have been, and if nothing else being on WW is something that will really help with that. Just had a snack-ball (protein ball) and my protein shake, which comes to 5 points :). 

On WW I am on 34 daily points, and have weekly points of 42, and then I have my fit points, which depends on what exercise I do, (I am still trying to figure out this whole fit points thing). Lunch was 14 points, a chicken salad sandwich, dinner 14 points, butter chicken (no rice), with a salad and boiled eggs. Snacks are fruit at this stage (2 pieces today, whoops 3 with my banana in my protein shake), but will prob use 5 or so points on some snack tonight, so todays total should end about 38 - 40, I will use my fit points for any points over 34. I am being generous with the points, I would much rather be counting an extra 3 or so points a day, then be undercounting. Like Chicken Breast is 0 points, but I have counted it as a whole chicken as we had a rotisserie chicken and it was all combined. 

Its still a learning curve and will be for a while I think, but it really did make me think about my food choices today :). 

I am feeling pretty sore tonight, arms are still aching from yesterdays workout, then my legs are now hurting from my lower body today, so am feeling 100 right now lol. 

22nd July 2018

Holy F**k, we are nearly in August, cant believe it. And another day of rain.....

Went to the gym this morning, did a upper body workout, and man my arms felt every flipping weight I lifted lol. Now I am home and showered I don't feel to bad, just relaxed :).

Been to the gym 5 days this week, that is my goal, I would love to go 6 days but am not going to push myself. I have also changed weigh in day to a Sunday, so it matches my exercise week :). From my last weigh in on the 19th July to this morning 22nd July - I have lost 900 grams (1.98lbs), so am pretty stoked with that. My weight is in the side panel over on the left. Now after saying yesterday I had made a decision about how I was going to loose this weight, I have changed my mind again and am going to do WeightWatchers, after having a really good look at it I think it is the best choice for me, but time will tell :). 

So a new week begins tomorrow, goal is to exercise 5 days minimum, and track everyday no matter what. And boy on Wednesday it will be only 3 weeks till our holiday :).

21st July 2018 - Decision Made...

No gym today, having a rest day, my legs are still so sore from yesterday, which is a good thing lol.

Ok now onto this confusing thing of food........ WW v Lower Carb. I am overthinking it all again, so I know for one thing and that is I don't want to track, so WW is a no go, I will ring them on Monday and cancel. I am glad I trialled it though. 

So what does that mean for me, it means I am going to just go back to basics, avoid processed carbs and sugar and keep my carb count to max 150 grams a day, for now and just go from there, though somedays it might be much less but 150 is my max. I need to do what works for me, not what works for joe blog on youtube, or joe blog on the internet. I know my body and know what exercise I do, and I know what I need to do to fuel it. Some will say the carb count is to high, but thats ok, this is about me. I was doing this when I was 6 kilos lighter, once I started mucking around with different ways of eating I started gaining, because I just kept changing things week to week. So thats it and I am not going to change things again. Oh and I am not going to count net carbs, this will be total carbs, hence why it is going to be 150 total max carbs daily.

So thats it, no more changing around things and just keep doing what I am doing. So brunch is bacon, eggs, tomato and low carb bread. I may put my carb count each day on here if I remember. 

I feel better I have made  a decision and I also need to not freak out if I have a gain one week or even two weeks....

20th July 2018 WW v Lower Carb

Another day, another gym session done.... it was lower body and my legs felt like jelly when I had finished. But it felt bloody good.

Onto other things, after some more thinking, I signed up for WeightWatchers last night, and am going to trial it for 5 days, and then make a decision. I am going to compare it with lower carb and see how it works doing lower carb/points wise. You have 5 days to trial it, then you can cancel so figured it would be awesome to try them both over the weekend etc and see which I feel more comfortable with. So since I have got home from the gym (after my shower), I have sat here in the sun (which keeps coming and going out), reading up all about it, the only thing I really love about it is there is no restriction on fruits, so it means I can have 2 - 3 pieces a day. I love that it just syncs to my iPhone health app, anyway it will be interesting to see how I find it. 

My protein drink, admittedly I use a banana currently is 3 points or 32 carbs, without the banana it is still 3 points but goes down to 3 carbs. I am quite excited to see how it all matches up lol. I am allowed 34 points a day on WW, and you have 42 weekly points, then you can change your fit points (exercise points) to food points if need be. I prob will change some but yesterday I earnt, looking at mt fit points, the days I go to the gym, I would probably earn 25+ fit points a day and on no gym days it looks like I would earn about 8 -12.

Friday is finally here, and no clients, did them yesterday so am just sitting in the lounge trying to stay warm. The weekend is so so apparently, suppose to be a bit cold tomorrow morning. 

Anyway, got washing to fold etc.... so better get on with it and decide what I am having for lunch :)

End of Day 1 WW v Low Carb - well I am heading towards lower carb, tracking was a real pain, though as the days get on I am sure it will become easier. I did eat more fruit than normal, as I was peckish, whereas if doing lower carb, I would have had some cheese or meat or something. And I think that will be the issue, if fruit is free, I can see me eating far to much of it. When doing lower carb, I still eat 1 - 2 pieces a day, whereas today I ate over double. 

Lets see how day 2 goers tomorrow :)

19th July 2018 (Changed my mind again lol)

Yip I have changed my mind again, for some reason I couldn't quite click the 'buy now" on the WeightWatchers registration and figure if I am having so much doubt about it, it is prob not the right time for me. I also watched many videos yesterday about it, and there seems to be a lot of controversy about the new plan and in all honesty I cant be bothered tracking to that extent, with weighing things etc.

So what does that mean..... it means I am going lower carb again (not keto), and this time I am going to increase the fats and not stress over it. I just have to get my head around it...... 

So I weighed in and am going to put my weight on here, hell it is life and I am fat/morbidly obese whatever you want to call it and it will also keep me more accountable. 
I started of at 160kgs (352.7 lbs) and had got down to 136 Kilos (299.8 lbs) but over the last three or so months I lose a bit and gain more than I lost, lose a bit and gain more than I lost and so the cycle goes on, and I keep gaining more than I lose..... enough is enough I have 3 weeks and 6 days till our holiday and I am going to focus on lower carb, and if will keep a rough count of macros, especially the fat. How the fuck I ever got up to 160 I will never know, well actually I do know, not being accountable and not giving a shit about myself.... I could use the excuse chronic pain etc, but to be honest that is only a small part of it, and it came down really to not giving a shit, and just hiding the scales, if I didn't weigh in then I could pretend I was still the same weight as 8 years ago. So here is todays weigh in...... 141.7 Kilos (312.4 lbs). God I feel embarrassed.... (the screen isn't broken, it is just the reflection of windows etc :))

Also went to the gym today and did Cardio, really enjoyed it, I think once I get back from holiday I might include the pool once or maybe twice a week.....

My first goal is to get back to 136 Kilos, then I am just going to focus on 5 kilos losses. I still have 3 bananas left and am going to use those up, but once they are gone I wont purchase them again. Our house is pretty much low carb proof still, so that makes it easy :). 

This morning, I had my protein shake made with almond milk and a little chia seeds and cocoa nibs and a banana. 

I will keep tabs on my carbs, through My Fitness Pal for now. I am also tracking food with carbs, things like eggs and meat ect that are carb free, I wont be tracking.

So there you have it folks...... onwards and downwards from here.

18th July 2018

I have made a huge decision today, ok not huge, anyway I am going to join WeightWatchers again. It has worked for me in the past, so am going to give the new plan a go. I am not going to set any goals with a time line, I am just going to go with one day at a time. 

I am going to do it for 4 months which will take me to mid November. I have been watching and reading a few vlogs/blogs of people doing WeightWatchers and I am kinda liking the look of the new plan. Though I am going to be taking some of the lower carb positives into it as well. I will also do my blood sugar levels just to keep and eye on things, though I am sure I will be fine :)

I have decided to do the gym 5 days a week, instead of 6 for now. So for now that will be a Wednesday (today), and I will use that time to do the extra things I have been avoiding a little, like proper housework, spending more time in the nail room, and just a general catch up day. Depending on how the day goes and how busy I asm with nails, and how my achillies is coping, I might try and go for a walk. 

Anyway got to get ready, having a client coming soon, catch you later maybe, otherwise will do a proper WeightWatcher update tomorrow :)

17th July 2018

Another gym session done and am loving it with breaking into cardio/upper/lower workouts on different days. I am focusing much more on posture and using the right muscles etc.... Today was an upper body and loved it, my arms felt it as well :). I am currently avoiding the treadmill as my achillies is still playing up and I really want it strengthened for Aussie, so am not going to push it for now. I am hoping I may be able to do some gentle walks next week.  

The sun is shining into the lounge and loving it, it seems ages since we have had sun. Have clients this afternoon.

My lower back/kidneys are feeling so much better, so think the infection is clearing up. 

I have been watching my "My 600lbs life", some of those people are amazing in what they achieve. I must admit I have thought about weightloss surgery, if I could afford it, it would be something I would seriously think about. But then I also know I can do this without the surgery, if I set my mind to it, and just need to keep motivated. I know exactly what I need to do and how to do it, it is discipline that I am lacking at times :). 

And just as I said the sun had come out, it has gone again :(. Roll on Spring please, I am so over this cold weather. 

16th July 2018

Back at the gym today, felt good, did lower body and lots of core work.... I know I will always have loose skin but am hoping to minimise it as much as I can, I am already noticing the loose skin in my tummy area. It is the place I carry the most weight :(.

Anyway tomorrow is upper body workout. The calories burnt will be smaller now as my workout s are smaller, but thats ok, it is no longer about the calories for me, though I still use them to challenge myself :).

I made the meal pack tonight for dinner, cooked the rice and it was a huge amount. To be honest I didn't really like it, but David did, so he had it for dinner and is taking some for lunch tomorrow. I am lucky that when I eat carbs my blood glucose levels don't go up, or maybe it would be good if it did lol. Davids does though with rice, and hence why this is only about the third or maybe forth time he has had rice in ab out 10 months. 

Food has been back on track again, keeping busy helps so much :). 

15th July 2018

Another day and feeling so much better, so tomorrow back to the gym. I have done nothing for 4 days except eat. The weather was cold and miserable so didn't feel like going anywhere. My biggest issue is when I get bored I eat, so I need to keep busy.

We had been discussing all these meals you can now get delivered, well the ingredients and you make up the meal. We had been talking about ordering a week or two in, but then we were at New World and saw they have a take home meal, so we chose one and I will cook it tomorrow night for dinner. It is $20.00 to feed 4 people, though we will probably make it 2 people and go easy on the rice, or may not even add the rice. This is the one we will be trying, to be honest I don't really think it is our thing but hey we will give it a go anyway :).

I so can not wait until Spring, it is my favourite time of the year. Only 4 weeks and 3 days and we will be in the warmth......We are staying here at the Surf Parade Resort, it has a tiny gym and looks like a nice pool and we have an ocean view. We might see a whale or two lol.

Anyway catch you all tomorrow, looking forward to going back to the gym :)

14th July 2018

Yes I have been missing in action for a couple of days...

The day I took the puppies for a walk and happened to mention how cold it was, well I ended up with a kidney infection, so have been hibernating at home, where it is warm with a blanket and the gogglebox, in-between clients. 

Went to the doc yesterday and blood pressure is back up, hopefully more to do with the infection rather than the coming of the pain meds and the pain increase cause of the cold (I go back in 10 days for another BP check). Anyway this got me thinking about how much I have improved over the years, with the CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), when I first got diagnosed back in 2011, over the years I have been bed and wheelchair bound, on so many meds I didn't know if I was awake or asleep sometimes. The last 3 years I decided to really work towards my rehab, this meant coming of pain medication (and still coming of them), doing a lot of meditation, using 'Jon Kabot-Zinn', especially his 'pain mediation' ones. Lots of pushing myself with out overdoing it. And it is working, I am in a so much better place than I ever thought I could be, though the pain med reduction has happened so much slower than I ever imagined, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. I can drive further than 5km's now, I can work a couple of hours a day, am going to the gym/pool, I am not going to lie somedays are still tough, and the pain can still have me in tears.

I am looking forward to the holiday, cause this is the fittest I have been in years, I suppose what I am trying to say is don't give up if you have chronic/nerve pain, it may take weeks/days/years but there can be light at the end of the tunnel. If you had asked me 4 or 5 years ago, if I would be doing what I am doing now, I would have said yeah bloody right, don't talk crap to me, but slowly by making very small changes, I have got to where I am today.

I am thinking of making this blog more of a vlog and also trying to find the courage to put my weight up to make me more accountable, speaking of weight, I have gone up a kilo - why because I have been the carb eating machine, not doing much, no gym, cold miserable weather made me crave savouries so thats what I ate. Even though I was not doing keto/low carb eating, I was still very rarely having processed carbs. Anyway going back to the blog/vlog and making it more personal, I am also thinking of adding meals etc, and more about what I do at the gym etc..... I do know by putting myself out there, some readers will be legit, some will be just nosey (hey we all are and there is always people out there that read certain blogs/vlogs just because... lol), but just maybe I can help one person who suffers chronic pain/CRPS and can see that some people do come out the other end. 

Oh and also because I do enjoy reading/watching blog/vlogs that are open, it seems more real :)

Anyway enough waffling from me, it went out a bit longer that what I expected, I will think about it over the weekend let me know what you think :). 

11th July 2018

OMG I am over this cold, it is so freezing and I must admit it was nice not having to wake up early for the pool. 

I did the gym and overworked myself on the treadmill and triggered the achillies again ggggrrrrrrrr. So from now on when I do my cardio I am going to give the treadmill a miss, now it is back to basics again with stretching etc.

I also took the puppies for a walk, bloody hell it was cold.... I should have worn something warmer. 

Need to a little housework this afternoon and thats about it. 

Did I mention that in 5 weeks time this time, we will be on the aeroplane on our way to warmth, sun, dolphins and whales. It will be interesting how the Gold Coast has changed in the 2 years, as last time we went they were doing lots of building for the Commonwealth Games. I am looking forward to checking out Pacific Fair :). 

Anyway better get on with that housework, otherwise the day will be over  before I know it. 

10th July 2018

Another day another gym session, did upper body, need to think on how I am going to do my workouts now as I am only going to be using the gym.

Did enjoy it, tomorrow will be cardio only will be the elliptical, rower, bike and maybe some time on the treadmill.

Today has been cold, wet and miserable, so not much else happened. No nail clients today, well did have one, but she didn't turn up, I assumed a no show, but apparently she replied to an automated txt, which of course I don't receive. 

Anyway over and out for today :)

9th July 2018

Well its confirmed no more swimming under my current gym membership...... I refuse to line the pockets of the new management, so it will be gym daily now. The plus I know longer need to get up at sparrows fart to get to the pool.

I went to the pool this morning, my heart was just no longer in it, so I only did 1 1/4Km's, then came home. 

When home I made myself a protein shake, I need to remember to add ice to make it cooler. It was pretty yummy all the same though.

Just feeling a bit down re: the pool, but know I will bounce back.... at least the sun is coming out after heavy rain and wind this morning. 

Where have I been?

Literally not far, I have not been to the gym/pool since Thursday, I listened to the advice of my physio, and took a few days out, as I had hurt my back a little, but mainly my wrist with the CRPS as decided to play up a bit. It is swollen and just a little sore, ok a bit more than a little, but after 3 days of rest the swelling is coming down. 

I still believe the pain is from the colder weather rather than the pain meds reduction.... suppose time will tell.

Tomorrow I am going back to the pool, could be my last week there :(. To be honest, I am not freaking out like I was, I know I can still get fitter and healthier, pool or not, just means I will need to adjust my gym sessions a little better. It also means I wont need to get up at sparrows fart, to get to the pool - see positives lol.

Cant believe how fast time is going, this Wednesday it will be 5 weeks till our holiday :)

Weight, things are looking good, seem to be averaging anything from 200grams to a kilo a week, depending on how my week has been. I am not focusing on the scales so much, I am more focusing on my clothes and how they fit, and measurements. I am not weighing daily anymore, I am just going to weigh in weekly or even longer. As long as they keep going down, I don't care how long it will take me. The moment I put a time limit on, it freaks me out, I know what I am doing is healthy 90% of the time. 

My food seems to have got in a pretty good routine 90% of the time.... If I have been to the gym/pool, I come home and have a protein shake, I use the Pure Protein Vanilla & Cinnamon flavour which is so delicious. I may add a banana, cocoa nibs, and chia seeds to it. I might also then have a protein bar or frooze ball depending on if I have time to have a brunch, or if I have clients. 
For brunch I may have a banana pancakes, or eggs and low carb toast, or spaghetti on toast. 
Snacks consist of nuts with some dark chocolate,  or fruit or crackers with pate or cheese and tomatoes, or cucumber, or boiled eggs or a protein bar if I have not had one. 
Dinner is usually meat and veggies, may also have some type of soup, sometimes kumera chips. 

Anyway thats about it for now, just wish this warmer weather would hurry up and arrive. 

5th July 2018

Well it looks like I might have jumped the gun with the whole debacle with the pool and memberships, it is currently a 50/50 chance that they will honour our memberships. I am kinda over it, and what will be will be I suppose.

Anyway gym done today, normally when I catch up with the physio, I tend to do half a workout, but this time, I decided to finish the whole workout, we have added some core work into it, but am not upping the weights or anything when it comes to upper body, to see if we can decrease the pain a bit, and also the swelling. 

Today has been a housework day, nearly all done, must admit housework has taken a bit of a back seat, its not like I am living in a pigsty lol. It just means I dont vacuum every 2nd day etc, and dusting is not done quite so regular either. Its all about priorities :).

Tomorrow is a pool day, really hope it doesn't come to an end, ggggrrrrr I need to stop dwelling on the what if's?

Anyway, another cold day today, was 0 degrees when I went to the gym, tomorrows not suppose to be much better, then rain on the weekend, but at least it is going to be warmer.....

Anyway thats me for today, catch you all tomorrow :)

4th July 2018

Well today the plan was to swim 1k and do a longer aqua jogging session, why?, because the pain has increased in the wrist, now I am pretty sure it is more to do with the cold rather than the reduction in pain meds.... well thats what I am hoping anyway.

But as you can tell my plans changed and I ended up doing the 2ks as well as the aqua jogging. Keeping my wrist at the same temperature, really helps so I use fingerless gloves and wear socks so the ankle also stays the same temp. But man it was cold this morning, 0 degrees and felt like minus 3, rather chilly when you are in your togs and jandals and a light sweatshirt to get to the pool. 

I have been weighing daily (just because), and I seem to lose on average about 100 grams a day, yesterday after the gym I didn't do my protein shake, and also stayed pretty much no carbs, or at least under 20, for no other reason that it just seems to work out that way, and the scales went up 200 grams. So my body does actually need the extra carbs, so today had my banana protein shake, had some low carb toast, so will be interesting to see what the scales show tomorrow. 

Tomorrow is a gym day and meeting my physio there, so wont a high calorie session.

6 weeks today and we will be in a much warmer place - cant wait :). 

3rd July 2018

Gym done and dusted, had a good session and also an update on the pools. Apparently a lot of people complained in an email and messages to the new company taking over management of the aquatic centre (since we got the email sent to us last night), and they are going to have a meeting with the gym management and are now saying they will consider honouring all those that have paid for the pool membership, till the expiry date which for me is 11 months time. So crossing fingers that is what they will do. 

I really hope that it does happen, if not we are allowed to cancel our gym membership, even if we have a contract, if thats what we want. The gym itself is going out of their way to help us. They will also give us a discount etc..... But hoping I wont need to worry about that. 

Anyway sunset is now 5.05pm, so we are getting an extra 5 minutes of daylight at this stage lol. Am sitting here in the sun with the doors open, getting some fresh air, while it is reasonably warm, 11 degrees (which is ok if in the sun), though I do have a client soon. 

OK better go and get the nail room ready, have a great day/night, wherever you are :)

2nd July 2018 and then shit happens.... :(

Really enjoyed the pool today, didn't sleep well last night, to many things going around in my head, so the pool was nice and relaxing :)

Yesterday at the gym, I did the treadmill again, and upped the incline, I had 1 minute to go and knew I should have decreased the incline, cause my achillies were playing up, but no I didn't  stubborn me just carried on and I have payed for it since - could kick myself SILLY SILLY SILLY ME.

Today I finally got around to trying the protein powder, I am not usually a huge fan cause they seem to have an after taste, I mixed this one with milk and a banana - and OMG it was so delicious. I highly recommend that brand - you can get it from 'here'. 

And then the shit happened.... My gym membership also includes the pool (I pay extra for that), the pool used to be run by the council, well now the council voted to shift it to a private company and they are not going to honour the gym memberships with the pool. So we have 2 weeks till they will no longer accept the gym/pool memberships and the prices for the pool will also go up I am sure. It just sucks..... I got an email tonight, I had wondered what would happen with this take over. 
Its going to be to expensive to do both, I just sucks and I have been crying.... I am just so upset and angry at the same time. 

1st July 2018

WTF, where did  June go to, in fact where did the whole year go too......

Anyway after a couple of days break from working out, back into it today, and really kinda enjoyed the gym lol. At least it wasn't 1 degrees or less, it was 6 degree's, must admit as the day goes on it seems to be getting colder. 

Holy fark, I can not wait till warmer weather, especially when we get to the Gold Coast, one thing I have noticed with weight loss,is that I am feeling the colder so much more this winter. We can now actually say we are going next month now, doesn't seem so far away lol.

Tomorrow is the pool, got my new top, not sure if I mentioned, I bought a tankini top and full togs, am sending the togs back, and keeping the tankini top. Though was tempted to keep the togs as well, but figured in Aussie there would be more choice. 

A photo of Rusty in his new clothes....

Here is a short video of Chico enjoying her new toy :)