Oh my goodness, 78km in November is insane!! Do you use a pedometer? You just clip it on your pants & away you go right? I'm thinking of trying to invest in one of those. I'd like to know how much ground I cover in a day.
We go to Beijing tomorrow so I'm going to try, try, try not to over-indulge there. Cos if I do, I only have 2 days back in Qingdao before weigh-day to try get well passed my weight I was before Christmas.
Oooh I love cruskits. Do you put marg & vegemite on them? OOoh I miss cruskits.
I use runkeeper to track where I walk. I find it to be really easy to use. And blergh to vegemite on cruskits! Blergh to vegemite in general Have a ball in Beijing!
ZF and i got out for a walk today, i think it was just under 5km. It was quite muggy and threatening to rain but we got back without getting wet.
I got my bike out again this week, ah love the wind against my face as i ride along. I like riding in the mornings but can only go out when DH is on his days off so he can look after DD. I don't think a kids trailer would be any good around here- too hilly- so i have to wait til she is big enough for a baby bike seat. i reckon she will love it though.
We finally went for a bike ride with the wii ride and it's so so so so much fun!!!!!!! DD just kept laughing and sticking her head out from under DH's arm to look back at me, making it a bit awkward for him, but this is definitely going to be a common thing we're going to do.
Oooh listen to you ladies talking bout bike riding. I'm definitely having to get myself a bike in China when the weather warms up.
HOTI _ I had a bike trailer for my 2 girls & it was absolutely awesome! It's not as heavy as you might imagine pulling it along & the kiddies have so much fun in there! I had one where they can sit side-by-side & then when Jess got big enough to ride on her own, Claudia would just sit in the middle of it. Was awesome.
Personals first:
Apple: I do wildlife behaviour. Its been a long haul. Can't wait to finish!
Pac - I don't do laps either. But when DS and I go it is usually for an hour or so, so I just keep kicking my legs around (the water is only up to my thighs so not deep) and moving my arms and we usually get a kickboard or a noodle. I just figure if I keep my body moving the water resistance is doing something. Nice work on the bike riding!
Jayne - have an awesome time in Beijing! It must be cold there at this time of year!
Hot1: sounds like you are very motivated!
Well AFM I am feeling very tired at the moment (Pre-AF) but I did go for a jog/walk this morning so happy with that. Have counted for the day and that usually sets me up well to stick to it. Checked the scales this morning and I think I stay on track till Monday I should have a loss this week.
I have walked a couple of days this week but I don't get a lot of time to do it without the kids... which means taking the pram. It doesn't do my pelvis any good and had a shocking night because of it last night. Ah well, using WW is working a treat though Check out my ticker!! I have been a bit bad and not been tracking like I should but I feel much "thinner" already!!
We're heading away for the weekend, so I best go pack etc. I have to head out to get new wheels on the car shortly so better get cracking!
Was good getting out for a walk with HotI, am aiming for 60k's for the month, which could be a stretch with not knowing whats happening with DP but i might take the girls for a walk near his mums monday after we drop him at the hospital, try and fit in some exercise... maybe i can walk the girls from flemington to RMH... wonder how far it is walking.
Hi guys! I had a rest day as DH, DS and I went into the city for DH's birthday. Still ate well though. We had sushi for lunch, a skinny coffee, a nashi pear. And I had a couple of dutch lollies in the afternoon which is a real luxury for me as it is hard to get the ones I really like. We had a vege burger for dinner and I had a small sweet for dessert. So I didn't exercise but should still be ok. Am going to the gym later to do some cycling and have counted for today so should be good. Feeling ok except I have a cold coming I think. DS started coughing last night and is not feeling too good.
Hope you are all good!
Oh cr@p I am not looking forward to tomorrow! Ate like nothing else today, I am stressed out and unhappy so have been eating and eating fingers crossed for me!
My work out Saturday was filling and carrying sand bags cos we had flooding in town and workout today was moving pickets and other stuff out of our shed so we can clean up all the mud cos it got flooded on Saturday! I much prefer working exercise than just exercise exercise IYKWIM
However i've probably negated the effects of both by eating dodgy stuff cos i'm preparing for my interview and i hate interviews. oh well!
appltree. Is everything ok? Or is it "everyday stress"? You can pm me any time!
I've been eating cr*p lately, too. Gotta get motivated again! ...Apparently fitting into a wedding dress isn't motivating enough! Somebody help me!
Anyone got any motivational speeches for me?
HotI - Good luck with the interview. I suck at interviews!
Raupe - You're almost half way hun and you WILL fit into your dream dress!
Krys - Oh yum....you had me drooling over that post.
Enchanted - hope you had a nice time away.
ZF - Thinking of you today hun
AFM - Pathetic really. I've totally lost it. I need to get back on track in a BIG way. Got on the scales this morning, admittedly in full clothes (usually just get on in my short and singlet PJs) and apparently I've gained 3kgs. Bull ****. But there is the niggle in the back of my mind, that my eating has been all over the place and I've not exercised like I should. So this week is going to be gorgeous beautiful weather and I will be walking. Starting right now! BYE!!!!
My eating has been crap over the weekend as well. We are still in Beijing - heading home tomrorow to Qingdao. On Saturday night I had an icecream from Cold Stone Creamery for dinner!!! WTF! I think I have lost my mojo again. Why did I do that? lol
Mind you, we are walking soooooooooo much & I really haven't indulged in any other junk food. We are eating really healthy foods at lunch & dinner time so I'm hoping it didn't do too much damage.
Hotl, how did your interview go? Hope your house dries out nice and quick, the flooding is just crazy!
Thanks everyone, I am just really angry with DF as we need to move out by the 28th of Feb and he is being completely unrealistic about where we are going to move too. We live in the most beautiful house, absolutely stunning and he thinks we pay too much rent already, so he only wants to look at cheaper options (I should point out that my salary is approaching double his yet he can't seem to acknowledge this and bases affordability on his own salary by itself) and then he decides that a house is too much work, we have to go smaller, and definately no garden as he can't be bothered looking after it anymore. Oh, and where we live is apparently really cr@p and he hates it so he wants to move completely out of the area so we lose our trusted childcare, dd won't get to see her friends anymore, my gym membership which I have paid 12 months upfront for, not to mention move away from my family, the only ones who ever look after the kids, as well as all of my friends from mothers group that I have made here!
This weekend he went looking at places by himself while I took dd to a party and he put in an application for a ****e box of a unit in an old 'art deco' building 20m away from a railway line but in a suburb near his parents house. I went and had a look from the outside and I am just so upset! This is not how I envisioned raising our children yes, it's closer to the city so I spend less time traveling but I am going to be working part time, that's not my biggest priority! But, I decided maybe it would be ok for the short term as I wanted to buy somewhere in the next 9-12 months, but then he said no, this is for a minimum of 2 years because he doesn't want to go to all the effort of moving again so soon!
I just can't get him to see sense here, I feel like he just wants the bare minimum from everything, but I am after the full version. We just seem to be on such different paths in life, and have such different expectations that I am seriously considering wether now might be the time we should decide to split and each go in the direction that would make us happy? Am I being a bit over dramatic though?? Is it really that bad? I just feel like these are fundamental differences, we aren't just arguing over a house or a unit, it's his whole approach to life that I don't want to be a part of. I also can't stand how selfish and immature he is being, this isn't where I wanted to be at this point in my life.
Oh appletree, hun!!!! What a crossroads you are at. I don't think you are overreacting, you are at total opposite ends of the scale on this one. I wish I had some advice for you, all I can hope is that something works out really soon for you
Jayne - Sounds like you've eaten really well, plus with walking everywhere, I wouldn't worry about the icecream. Hope you indulge in the memory of it!
I'm under my cal count for the day, so had half a packet of microwave popcorn as a treat. Yeah....another freaking treat
Did the equivalent of 2 hours of exercise yesterday, incl 15 min walk each way to the gym, some cardio and then an hour long Zumba class. I felt great!
Have a ball in Beijing!
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Nice work on the bike riding!
already!!
fingers crossed for me!
appltree. Is everything ok? Or is it "everyday stress"? You can pm me any time!
Somebody help me!
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