Persevere and you will win the prize

Valentine's Weekend

2009-02-15T20:49:00.003+02:00

Yesterday I received a lovely bunch of red roses (delivered) from my darling husband and then I was taken out to lunch. Well we all know what restaurants mean...

I made healthier choices than usual though. They all had starters so I had an avo and mango salad. It was so yum. For mains I had grilled codfish and veggies (no potatoes in any form). So I'm kinda proud of myself. My only indulgence was a bottle of JC le Roux champagne and it was wonderful.

As you get to know me better you will discover that usually my biggest failure in weight loss is the alcohol thing. I just love sweet girly drinks and to be honest I would rather have them than food, but yeah that's not how life works.

So today came around and I had to have some more JC le Roux and there went my resolution not to drink at home. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

I will not give up!

The scale

2009-02-12T11:40:00.003+02:00

I logged in to my long lost Sparkpeople account today and reset my goals. So the first thing I had to do was weigh myself. It was horrible! I regained everything I lost last year, which I already knew, but the 5 kg's extra was a shock! I feel utterly depressed BUT not demotivated. It was a wake up call. This is the heaviest I've been since about 1995.

A change is long overdue.

I just have to say that all the weight loss blogs I read motivates me so much! Thank you guys and gals!

It's been a while...

2009-02-11T19:31:00.000+02:00

...but I'm trying to get back on track..

As with most people that are trying to lose weight unsuccessfully, I have picked up the bit I lost and then some.

My dad passed away in June, although this is no excuse because I fell off the wagon long before that. It actually started when I injured my knee last year and I just never came back.

So here we go again. I still have to brave the scale...

The biggest thing I need to give up is drinking. I'm afraid I've just used that as my comfort for the last year, but no more.

I bought an exercise bike last month and starting using it on Monday.

Baby steps!

We can do this together!

Overdoing it

2008-03-04T04:57:00.000+02:00

Oh boy oh boy.

The couch-to-5K running program came to an abrupt halt last Wednesday when my knees seized to function. I'm haven't done any exercise since and yesterday I finally surrendered and went to the doctor. I've been refered to a physio and had a session yesterday which helped tremendously. Tomorrow I'm going for my next one where she informed me she will be doing needle therapy. Eek!
She still asked me beforehand if I'm scared of needles and here I'm thinking. FINALLY someone is gonna give me a shot for the pain! "No ofcource I'm not!" Famous last words before I was informed someone will be sticking several of the above in my knees. *sigh* I really need to learn to keep my mouth shut.

Good news is that I'm another kg down this morning. Strange because I have had a bad few days. Isn't it amazing that when your exercise plan flies out the window all good intentions go with it? I'm just treating every day as a new beginning.

That makes me roughly 9.5 kg's away from my Dec 2008 goal. Getting there! Slowly slowly!

Exorcising

2008-02-22T09:36:00.000+02:00

I've been exercising my little heart out for weeks now and have become bored with the usual cycle/treadmill/rowing sequence at gym so yesterday I decided I was going to try to start with the Couch-to-5K running program.
Oh my gawd! I've just done my second day and I am DEAD and here I thought I was semi fit. Scratch that idea! BUT! I'm having so much fun. The 20 mins alternating between jogging and walking FLIES by. I just have to hold on to my boobs for dear life before I knock an eye out. Hehe.

The weight loss is going slowly slowly but I have lost centimeters. I've been doing a little bit of weights as well. I've read somewhere that I shouldn't do weights because I won't show losses on the scale but PFFT. Then I'm not going to worry about the scale. I'm enjoying myself. I feel stronger and healthier.

I know this is supposed to be a weight loss blog...

2008-02-01T02:24:00.000+02:00

Things are rough atm. Yesterday our power was out from 2-8pm. I wasn't able to cook supper for the hubby as his working hours are erratic and by the time the power came on he was in bed already. The stress levels in the family is high. My hubby is supposed to be moving his office here on monday but he is now not sure how he will be able to carry on working with the blackouts in our area. For some reason the area his office is in atm doesn't have any power outtages. Our local paper has said our area has been load shedded unfairly and that Eskom is rectifying the matter. I'm not so sure about that...

I just hopped on the scale and my weight is up by almost 2kgs. I've stuck to my points. I've exercised as I should. So I'm a little down at the moment.

If anyone is reading this it would be nice if you dropped me a comment or an email.

Take care.

Results

2008-01-29T14:28:00.000+02:00

Okay. So my blood work came back fine. My cholesterol was slightly elevated, but I didn't want to tell the doctor I think it was due to the amount of eggs I was eating whilst I was on the Southbeach diet. Blah. She suggested I see a dietitian, but I think I will just continue with WW. I've had enough of dr's to last me for awhile.

Gym is going well. I hurt my wrist over the weekend so I stuck to the treadmill today. 50 mins. Whoohoo.

Oh. I have to emo about the Biggest Loser tv show (South Africa). Last night more than a few contestants lost 6kgs EACH for the week. 6 KGS! That's 13lbs! In one week! All it took was 3 hours a day doing cardio. No Biggie. Pfft. I'm not even inspired by that show anymore. That kind of losses is just unrealistic. I feel sorry for those people when the show is over. They won't be able to maintain those losses unless they spend the rest of their lives in gym. Oh, I did spot an ambulance in the preview of next weeks show. Go figure.

Nurses, Needles and PAIIIIN!!

2008-01-27T11:18:00.000+02:00

Ugh never again. The nurse couldn't draw blood from me on Friday even though I didn't eat anything the whole day. Something about stress levels throughout the day affecting the blood result blah blah blah. By 3.30pm I was starving so the hubby and I went out for something to eat. I had a salmon salad and some salmon sashimi. YUM.

So yesterday we set off to the doctors rooms again for the blood test. I could have sworn the nurse said they opened at 7. Hubby heard 8. He was right. So we sat there waiting for an hour. Eventually we make it inside and I'm the first at the nurses station for my blood test *shudder* I wasn't even really nervous. I only get nervous when I have to see an actual dr. So I sit down and put my arm on the table thing and she puts the strap thing on. Then miss Nurse starts looking for a vein. OMG. I should have known then and there that this was going to be bad. She spent 5 mins looking at the one arm when I suggested we move on to the other arm. Let me add that her assistant had NO problems a few months back finding a vein on the original arm. ANYWAY. So now I'm turned towards the table...arm in full view so I have to watch her digging around in the vein. I thought I was going to die. She had to fill 4 vials. Halfway through my vein had a spasm or something but it refused to give more blood and I wasn't about to let her poke me again. Stupid woman. I'm ashamed to say it's the first time I've cried after having blood drawn. Pfft. I've been through more hectic stuff and I've never cried.

Needless to say it will take some serious illness or me on my deathbed before I willingly undergo a blood test again.

PS : To the other nurse that wouldn't take my blood the day before due to the stress levels mumbo jumbo. I'm sure my blood won't show any stress levels after this lovely experience.

My WW points has been all over the place since Fri but I'm back on track today.

Peace out.

Just feeling down

2008-01-25T09:34:00.000+02:00

I haven't lost any weight. I've been following WW to the letter and gymming 1 hour a day and no loss whatsoever.

I'm off to the dr this afternoon to find out if there isn't some other reason I'm not losing. I get sick at the thought of going to the dr. I'm a rational human being but going to the dr fills me with the same feeling as going bungee jumping. I don't know why but it reduces me to a nervous, sweaty human being.

The power issue is also bringing me down. We had 50 mins of power all of yesterday afternoon so it's virtually impossible to even get in a load of washing. It's also been raining for weeks so when you do get the opportunity to do washing you can't get it dry *sigh*

Wish me luck at the dr.

2008-01-23T07:19:00.000+02:00

RIP
Heath Ledger
1979 - 2008
:(

2008-01-22T18:56:00.000+02:00

Woah today was hectic. Went to gym before 9am to avoid the load shedding and then they never even turned the power off! I wanted to see what happened when the power went off and people were still on the treadmills :P

I had to drive my dad around all morning and then this afternoon my son. I never got the chance to eat all my WW points so I don't know what to do now. I don't want to go eat just for the sake of upping the points..
Oh well I will come up with something.

I don't think I will make it to the gym tomorrow. Need to take my dad to some places, but I hope I can. I'm loving it atm XD

Day 14

2008-01-21T06:30:00.000+02:00

I switched to Weight Watchers yesterday. I don't know if it was the no carbs diet but I was feeling completely lethargic Friday and all of Saturday. At least now I get to have some fruit. I've also started taking a multivitamin.

I'm looking forward to going to gym today, after the weekend break. Not much else to report at the moment. Not looking forward to the load shedding this week. It's becoming part of everyday life though. I just feel sorry for small businesses for all the revenue they are losing. Generators are apparently in short supply. I'm so glad we purchased one last year. Well two, because we had to replace it since it got stolen. Lovely country we live in :/

Oh and the hubby made me a nice little spreadsheet that adds up WW points as I go.

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Day 11

2008-01-18T15:01:00.000+02:00

The load shedding is really getting me down. I'm trying to live my life around it but it's really hard to have to wait for electricity before I can go to gym, do laundry, cook etc. I should be grateful I'm a SAHM and I don't have to sit in traffic all day trying to get to work and back. Eskom says the power outtages will continue until 2015 and that we should learn to live without electricity. They are suggesting that we install solar panels to run the geysers but a solar panel suitable for that costs around R24 000. Who has that kind of cash lying around?

The eating part of my plan is going well. I just had stir fried spinach and feta with chicken strips for lunch and it was awesome. I did some circuit exercises at gym today, for the first time. I felt so bad not knowing what I was doing, but there where like 5 people in gym so I doubt anyone noticed.

Baby steps..

Day 8

2008-01-16T08:37:00.000+02:00

WOOT!

3.1kgs down since last Wednesday! Yeah baby!

I'm looking forward to going to gym today but I have to wait until after 10:30 due to the load shedding *mumbles* I need to find an alternative to the treadmill if the power is going to be out so often. I like the cycle and the rowing machine but nothing beats a nice long walk on the treadmill. Time for the gym to get a generator!

Till laters darlings!

Day 7

2008-01-15T20:16:00.000+02:00

This is my first blog ever and I'm really excited about keeping an online diary of sorts.

Today is day 7 on the South Beach diet. I will weigh myself tomorrow and check the progress but at the moment I'm a bit tired of it. I'm feeling very lethargic this evening. I don't know if you can feel that way from too little carbohydrates? Mind you, I don't have the proper diet, just a sample one I found online and some guidelines I read at About.com. I made it my goal that when I weigh 97 I will get myself the book as a reward but I'm rethinking the whole thing now. *sigh*

I dug out my old Weight Watchers material and I'm leaning towards using that again. That did work. Not for my 50kg loss though. That I did the stupid way by eating popcorn for supper for about 5 months. Stupid stupid.

Today was my 4th day at the gym. I did some cycling for 20 mins and then walked at a brisk pace on the treadmill for 30 mins.

Baby steps. I'm loving reading everyones weight loss blogs! They are so inspiring XD

Till tomorrow for the "weigh in"!