Post Pizza - bring on a new day…. May 9, 2008

Hooray… you know what.  I am still fairly awesome….  I did only at ½ the mediam sized pizza (that’s 3 small pieces) and 3 bits of chicken.   Its still a lot of food but the old me would have polished the whole lot off and felt really ill  (I only felt a little bit ill due to the cheese).

Ok – so I do know it wasn’t the best of decisions to eat the pizza as its not in accordance with the loose another 10kg plan.   BUT…    its not all bad… I let myself enjoy the food and didn’t woolf it down in a guilt binge easting fest (like I probably would have in the old days)… I savored it.    And I know it won’t be happening again for quite some time (er…  what about the other 1/2 still in the fridge that is calling my name!?!).

Anyway… Today I am turning off the internet to my work PC (after posting this) and I am wearing my workout gear.  I am planning a 1hr power walk around lunchtime, I will listen to a podcast to take my mind of walking (either NYC Radio Lab or This American Life – great documentaries).   

 

Oh… and the pepsi…  its BAD…  it tasted yuck and I work up a few times in the night kind of sleep walking (I was on a mission to do something and woke up just as I was leaving my room).   It’s funny, I have just realized how much better my sleep is now I don’t drink diet coke like its going out of fashion.   I am usually asleep within 10mins of going to bed and sleep through the whole night.    Nice.

Daily Journal: The good and the not so good! May 8, 2008

OK – seeing as I am back I guess I have no excuses not to be updating my food/exercise journal daily.   So… here goes.

Yesterday:  I was GREAT food wise and average exercise wise.  I am back to having cereal with soya milk for breakfast, had vegemite on toast for lunch (I bought some over with me), had some fruit (mangosteens – yum) and then had sushi for dinner.  I drank lots of green tea and water and I went for a walk (15mins) to the end of the street instead of calling the taxi to the house.   Ok… the walk was pretty lame but I figure its better than nothing.

Today:  I have been GREAT at food so far today (pretty much same as yesterday up to the sushi part).   BUT…. I will be honest and confess that the greatness is about to be totally abolished by the pizza I just ordered with a pepsi to wash down the grease.   My excuse for this loss of greatness is I cant be asked going out for dinner (working to a deadline tonight) and I don’t want toast for dinner.   Poor excuse I know.  But amongst these ramblings I will try and justify the pizza by saying that it was well thought out (Ive been thinking about it all afternoon) and I have weighed the pros and cons.   I even went onto a calorie counter to see what the damage will be, its not pretty but I STILL ordered the pizza!  

So dear blogging friends… I am going to enjoy this pizza today, I will consider it a treat and not order another while I am in Thailand.  I will go to the supermarket and buy some real food to tie me over till I go to China.

Oh yeah, exercise today.  I woke up at 5am and thought seriously about it.  Does that count!?!  I also emailed a gym in New Zealand to enquire about their group and one:one personal training sessions.  

Hmm… It doesn’t really cut it does it?

Oh well…  I am going to enjoy my day of being a couch potato who eats pizza and tomorrow will be a lot better.  I promise.

The post holiday weigh-in May 6, 2008

So… the holiday went well… The eating and drinking was semi-controlled but the exercise was nearly non-existent.   Consequently after 4 weeks off the ‘healthy lifestyle’ and into ‘holiday mode’ I’ve put on 1kg.   Not too bad considering I had a list as long as my arm of things I wanted to eat in New Zealand, this included:

- a chippie and vegemite sandwich
- New Zealand wine
- vegemite on toast
- Indian curry
- Hummus
- A peanut slab
- salt and vinegar chips
- fish and chips
- a box of jaffas at the movies
- a drunken cheeseburger from McDs

One of the things I really struggled with when eating out is that feeling that a salad is a ‘rip off’ and that it won’t leave me satisfied.    Consequently I never want to order a salad when I am out for a meal.    I feel like a meal out is a treat and that I should order something yummy, the problem is the yummy option is not often the healthy option!    Hmmm…Something to work on.

So… I am back in Bangkok for 1.5 weeks and I have to make an effort to get back to the healthy lifestyle and get back into exercise.   After that I am off to China for a week (work) and will need to keep up the exercise (I hope the hotel has a gym).   THEN… after that I am heading to New Zealand for a 3 month contract.   Oh boy, I am really looking forward to having that 3 months of routine!

The plan moving forward:

• Thailand/China (may) – focus on healthy eating and exercise, try to loose the weight I gained on holiday and another 1kg or 2.
• New Zealand (june, july, aug) - I am going to work really really really hard on building an exercise habit and try to shed at least another 5kg.  I want to finish my time in New Zealand looking lean and feeling fit and healthy. 

I am BACK! May 6, 2008

Ok… firstly… thanks for the kind comments and words of advice about the post I wrote following a fight with my sister that was pretty much a personal attack on me.  I was pretty shaken up after the fight but alas we did kiss and make up.    After writing the blog entry I felt I needed to do something… so I wrote her a card telling her exactly how I felt and to try and make peace.   We spent the next day at a health resort together and did some sister bonding.   We talked about the fight and the card - to be honest it didn’t really make me feel any better, she has her views and I have mine.  I don’t think she knows me as well as she thinks she does.  Fights like that will happen again (as they have happened in the past) so I just need to learn how to handle them better without getting so hurt.

The health spa thing was awesome…  We went there to get a massage and ended up having a ‘5 elements chart reading’ as well.  The chart reading came at an opportune time and gave us the chance to get to know how the other ticks a little better.   The woman who gave the reading gave some very useful advice on how to make my life more balanced from a cosmic feng-shui perspective.  It was very interesting and I got a lot from it.

Day 100! Weekly Weigh In results April 7, 2008

GREAT result today… totally fitting for my 100th day of being healthy!    I am very very very chuffed to report that I have broken through my first milestone of 74kg and have lost a total of 6.1kg (13.5 pounds).   I sat on 74kg for 2 days and then this morning it went today it went down to 73.9kg!   This is great news given my workouts haven’t been as intense (as I am having a break from running) and I only got 4 piggies on my exercise sticker chart.  My routine is totally up the whoop and there is a lot more booze temptation than normal because my family are here.

Plan for this week… exercise every day, even if it is just going for a walk or bike ride.   Keep trying to listen to my body before deciding to eat or drink.  Watch the alcohol consumption but do so without sacrificing some fun times with my siblings.

I am going to also take the training wheels off….  I am going to stop journaling my food intake online.  A bit scary because I really believe journaling the food has made a huge difference.  But internet access is going to be sporadic for the next month.   I will still do my weigh in on Mondays (or as close to Monday as I can) and review how the week went.  If the weight starts creeping back on I will readjust this plan very quickly!  

I am so proud of myself at how far I have come… I actually like to make healthy choices now and am able to listen to my body.   I still have a long way to go, but if I can continue the healthy eating this month while on holiday and maintain my new weight (or even better loose some more) I will be ok.    I can’t wait to be less than 70kg, honestly…. I spent my 20’s being overweight, life is short (especially if you have an unhealthy lifestyle) and I don’t want to waste time being unhealthy and lethargic.  My 30’s are going to be so much fun, I am going to be fit, thin and have lots of energy and confidence.  It’s going to be awesome.

I hope everyone is doing ok – I am sorry I haven’t had the time to read other’s blogs lately.   I have you all in my favourites so when I get some spare time I will definitely check in and see how you are going.  

Have a great week everyone!