Week 2 Challenge Recap

Grrrrr… more grrrrr…. yet more grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Have put on 200g this week. I’m so disappointed but only have myself to blame. Have stayed away from icecream since the choc top and have exercised 5 times this week. I have been drinking RIDICULOUS amounts of water. At least 2L a day, sometimes 3-4L! However, it was GB’s birthday on Friday. Went out for dinner, had cocktails, wine, dessert… Then Saturday had lunch with his folks (another cocktail, more wine)… Saturday afternoon – caught up with his mates at the Balmoral (more wine plus wedges!). Sunday I surprised him with lunch at Millbrook Winery with all our friends. Great food (fattiest thing I probably could have chosen – Duck!… MORE WINE!!! (Seriously, their wine is bloody awesome!). Anyway, I’m sure you can sense a theme there! Then I ate my body weight in mars bar & chocolate fudge slice, cheesecake on Tuesday after one of my receptionists retired. Come to think of it I was lucky to get away with only putting on 200g! 

I’m also due for TTOM in a few days, so perhaps could be retaining. It sure does explain my mood lately! I’m seriously grumpy. We’re off to Bunbury this weekend for a triathlon so the boys can have a trial run before the Ironman in December. We’re camping – which I don’t mind normally but it’s going to be farking freezing. Plus the boys get together and become obnoxious annoying drunks, the only other partner going is pretty much exactly the same (She spent 4 hrs of an engagement party sitting in the toilet), and I just don’t have anything to talk to her about, you know? Tried to convince the other partner to go but she has things on this weekend so couldn’t. So the only thing getting me through spending a weekend in Bunbury (no offence Bunbury people!) is that I’d planned for us to all go to Casella’s Tapas which has a pretty good rep for dinner tonight. But GB just pointed out that we can’t do that now coz we’re all taking our dogs and can’t leave them unattended at the caravan park. So I have fully cracked the shits. Not that I didn’t know about the dogs, but I hadn’t put two and two together on it.

And you know what else is pissing me off? You people!!! Leave a farking comment every once in a while!!! I’m such a whiny bitch right now! Must try to get out of my mood. Sorry for the outburst, I just wonder if anyone gets anything out of my rambles besides the 3 people who regularly comment and now I’ve probably alienated everyone else anyway!!! I guess I really do this for my own purpose, sort of a journal of sorts anyway, but being a fatty – I do require positive reinforcement. Even if you want to tell me “snap out of it you whiny ho-bag!”

Wedding stuff is starting to gear up. We’re working on our invites wording etc and hope to have them out early January. We were going with the minimilist look at the reception being that it’s a cocktail party and I didn’t see the point but then I started thinking how it wouldn’t look special blah blah blah so now looking at hiring chair covers for the few tables that will be scattered around plus possibly those high bar tables. Looked at ottomans and benches but far too expeno to hire. I’m stressing about money as it is!!

Anyhoo, I’m going to take my mood and emerse it into reading job applications for our reception position…

Hope all are well,

Em

Super Challenge

Well after another weekend so far off the wagon that I couldn’t even see the wagon anymore I’ve decided to give myself a SUPER CHALLENGE this week! Here are my vows from Monday to Friday (weigh in day):

1)  at least 60mins of exercise per day
2) at least 1.5L water per day
3) NO CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!
4) NO snacking between meals!

I’m already struggling with No 3 because all I can think about is chocolate…..

In wedding news – GB and I picked out/designed our wedding rings on Saturday so they’re off being made. Took the opportunity to have my engagement ring resized too as it’s about 3/4 of a size too big. GB was spewing that we were charged for the resizing as it hadn’t been done before but they said they only do it free within the first month of purchase. SUCKS. You know what else sucks? I have to have no engagement ring for 3 weeks while all this is being done!! EEK!! So I’m now sporting a rather fetching $10 Diva beauty bling instead. Told the soon to be inlaws that my e-ring just wasn’t blingy or big enough for my liking so I had to trade it in for this one. The look on their faces was priceless! Then I was offended that they actually thought I would do that! AS IF! My ring is perfect!

Also purchased a Canon EOS500 DSLR camera. It’s a beauty. We were like the paparazzi all day yesterday, poor Westie was not impressed! Here’s yet another pic of our beloved pooch.

Westie as taken with our new camera toy!

We’re in talks to get her a little brother or sister after the wedding. Went and spoke to a breeder at a show (her bio dad died of a snake bite so can’t get the same parentage unfortunately) and she’s going to breed her two westie’s at the end of the year which will make them ready in April if all goes well. Sometimes I don’t know what we’re thinking getting a second dog. Double food, vet, grooming bills. Double the mischief.  And of course the inevitable discussion of have a baby and a puppy just seems too much stress for me! But I think it’ll be great company for Westie. We’ve just arranged to get a security door on our back door with a doggy door in it so she can get in and out of the house too.

Anyhoo, I know people are dropping by which is awesome! Make sure you leave a comment to say hi!

Em

Quick update

Hey kids,

Sorry I’ve been absent for a couple weeks. To recap:

Last Wednesday saw Bowater again. I told him in the 2 weeks since having the fill removed I’ve been HUNGRY HUNGRY HUNGRY!!! Food portions increasing, looking for food, thinking about food, food food food…. So he’s put in 1ml again. So far not too bad, have a bit of restriction again and not quite as hungry so happy with that. I did work out like a mad woman for those 2 weeks, doing between an hour and 2 hrs a day at the gym (did a combat class and a step class which is way too complicated for my liking!) According to the docs scales I stayed the same in those two weeks however the first time I weighed in it was like 5pm and this time it was 8.30am so I know there was a bit of damage there. Still floating in the 78’s.

Pata Negra (the new tapas place we went to a couple of weeks ago) was really great but way pricey. Still prefer Duende.

Wedding stuff – My sisters and I went bridesmaid dress shopping last weekend and they bought their dresses so that’s all sorted. After 2 weeks and about 10 rejections from hair/makeup people in Margaret River and me getting so stressed out that the fiance was freaking out too, it finally all worked out. The very first one I’d called said she wasn’t taking bookings because they may be moving interstate. Then I saw her ad reappear on a website so I sent a message to see if her circumstances had changed and they had so we’re all booked in!! Best thing is that during the week she actually lives in the city so we can do our trials up here without having to track the 3.5hrs south. Awesomesauce. I have also setup a whiteboard listing everything that needs to be done in the next 6 months. I’ll take a pic.. hehehe

I’ve also been sick since pretty much last Monday. Had a killer sore throat Mon-Wed and then the congestion and coughing started so have been off work since Thursday. I was really pissed because it was the 12km city to surf on Sunday and I planned to run parts of it. I managed to pull myself together and actually do the 12kms – and not an easy 12km either we’re talking 3 major hills and not a lot of it being flat. The last time I did it 2 years ago (and 20+kgs heavier) my time was about 2hrs 15mins. Yesterday I did it in 1hr55mins and that was being sick!!! My hip flexors and calves were sore yesterday but not bad today. GB ran most of it (had to keep stopping for people in his way and to let his mate catch up) so he did it in just over an hour. What a champ. Definately going to train for it next year and try to run the bloody thing! Just waiting now for the official results to go up on the net.

Anyhoo, hopefully will catch up on everyone’s blogs soon!

Em