Not coping!

I should be thankful that I work in an airconditioned office, and have an airconditioned home, but still I am not coping very well with this heat. And being fat doesn't help either. And my feet have swollen up.

I can't stand this heat....its really starting to do my head in. There are other things I should be thankful for...car airconditioning, iceblocks, shopping centres... But still I am whinging. And my plants are all dying...

5 days of 40+ weather is just wrong, and if this shit keeps up much longer I'm going end up being the bitch from hell. I do not like hot weather. And those bloody Victorians are complaining, well at least their temp goes down next week...us,not much relief in sight.

So, I'm not eating too much, and most of what I eat is healthy fruit and vegies. A little bit of a treat last night with a large cornflake cookie, but otherwise all is OK. Too fricken hot to eat too much. Got to work at 6:30am so I can leave at 3pm today. Don't give a shit what the boss says, cause its Friday,a nd work 9+ hours most days, so bugger him.

Ok, rant over. Hopefully I'll be in better spirits next week when is cools to 38 degrees.....

Slack!

I have been slack... no other reason for not blogging.

Australia Day long weekend was good - did some housework, gardening and a lot of reading. Mostly it was relaxing, and just the way I like it.

Today was a GREAT food day. I managed to hold off on a morning snack until 11am, and then had a small bite to eat at a function, and then a salad when I got back to work. Dinner was salad and cold meats. All in all was a good day.

I think I'll be back at WW next week. I just have to pluck up the courage. I saw some photos of myself from the work Xmas party, and fuck they were BAD. So its really time to do something now more than ever. It was one of those oh my god I'm so fat moments, and it was horrible.

work is busy this week, and finally got my payrise for my promotion to general manager. So looking forward to a bit extra cash. And its hump day tomorrow already!!!

And this 41 degree heat is BULLSHIT!!!! 42 today, 42 tomorrow, 41 for Thurs & fri. And if we're lucky 38 for Sat and Sun, and maybe 33 on Mon. I think summer has hit... and I knew that this would happen... summer is coming later and later each year.

Weekend Cruising

Yes, thats me sitting in the drivers seat of a Convertible corvette!! Andrew and I went for a cruise today to Hahndorf to visit a friend of mine, and loved every minute of our drive.

The Corvette belogs to my brother and we have been looking after it for 5 months in our shed. Yesterday he came over just to see if it would start, and when it did, he decided to clean it, register it, and then we went for a cruise!! The piccy below of my arm, is the result of 1 hour cruising around without sunscreen. Both of my arms look like this.




So, today I wore long sleeves, and lots of sunscreen and we had the best time. Max speed of 135km, but could have easily gone faster... IT WAS AWESOME!!!

What a great way to spend the weekend. this arvo will be spent relaxing, and then back to work tomorrow.

Food has been pretty good the past few days, so am happy all over!

Walking

I went for a 30min walk tonight - and it was an effort. I cannot believe how unfit and fat I have gotten....

BUT, at least I went for a walk, and plan to do it most evenings. My new Nike's are awesome, and they are great to walk in, so more incentive to get moving.

I have made a pact with a friend that we are going to do the 12km City to Bay in September. I'm going to need that long to get myself fit again. We only going to walk it, but at least its a plan.

Food was reasonable today. I made the mistake of buying some dried dates yesterday and have sat them on my desk at work, hence I have been munching out on them. And I should know better cause they are full of calories!!! I have had dessert every night, but it is a very small amount of low fat icecream, and fresh fruit. Has been really yummy.

So, I'm aiming for a really good day tomorrow.

Onward!

I decided the blog needed a facelift...so new layout. I'll probably add some more things later, but this is a good start.

Food was average today...I really need to pull my finger out, and I think the only way to do this is to find someone/place to be accountable. I think WW might be the go. I haven't been for about 18months, so it might be time, and it is free joining, but probbaly still $20 a visit.

The hard part for me is finding a good meeting. I don't want one with 50 women, but I don't want one that only has about 10. I'll have to suss out the ones near work I think.

I did gardening on the weekend, and have planted Cordylines.... I thnk they look really good. I'll take a piccy in the next few days. I just hope they survive the 41 degree day tomorrow!

New Shoes...and a 6am Start.

Last night I went for a walk with my friend, and much to my annoyance, I finally went through the bottom of my old Nike's. So off I went and spent a ridiculous amount of money, and got myself a new pair!! I Love my new Nike's... they are like walking on a cushion of air!!

I bought myself a pair of ASIC's back in September, and I really really hate them. They are such a flat shoe, and I really don't like walking in them. I will use them every now and then, or maybe even sell them cheap, but never again!!! I'm stick to my Nike cushion of air.

So at work at 6am for the cleaners to come in today... a bit of a hard thing to do to get up at 4.30am!!! But I get to leave at 4pm... which still makes for a 9.5hr day.

Food has been fairly good this week... a few items that were bad, but the rest was OK. Off to a BBQ tonight, so that will be interesting to see what we have there. I managed to get in 2 walks which I am happy with....but need to get in more!

And I managed to survive week 1 back at work. Its been a long week, and looking forward to a sleep in tomorrow, but its been a good week.

Anyways, onward with some work!!

Back to work tomorrow... but I have had good holidays. Ate too much food, so back on the healthy eating cycle tomorrow. Have painted my hallway (still need to post piccy's), done some gardening, and did a lot of blobbing about.

All in all holidays were relaxing. I survived Christmas, and had an OK new years.

Back to work tomorrow... kinda looking forward to it but in another way I'm not. Not looking forward to seeing certain people, and also finally getting into the nitty gritty of being a General Manager. I was supposed to work out my pay over the holidays, but I haven't even done that yet...I want more money, but the whole determining it myself is very daunting.

So, I'm really thinking about joing WW again. I don't feel like I can do it on my own, and I really want to lose lots... and I'm talking 30 kilos. I have stacked on so much weight since I stopped smoking, and I'm starting to hate who I am. BUT I love food......so find it so hard to control myself!! i guess I should just look in the mirrror everytime I want something bad, and then really think about whether I want it or not......

Anyways, up early tomorrow for a 7:30am start.... i kinda got used to the 10am sleep ins!!