Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Lookie what we got yesterday?!
*Note- for some reason I have not been able to do paragraphs so I apologise for the big block of writing... I HATE reading blogs like that!!*
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11 lovely comments
Labels: childhood obesity, exercise, feminism, groovy clothes, health, weight loss
New stuff...
Here's a few photos I thought you might like to see... Our new bookcase and chair and one of Molly's cute little shoes...
I'll do a proper post later tonight... Molly's squawking for a feed right now.
Ash
xox
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3 lovely comments
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Challenges...
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Sunday, January 28, 2007 16 lovely comments
Labels: Challenges, writing
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Day 1 of the fresh food challenge a success!
Yay! What a great day! Had no trouble eating to plan today! Feels GOOD!
Decided to allow grainy bread in this fresh food challenge as I need the carbs and was having trouble eating enough points! I know it's a "packaged food" but if I keep to grainy Burgen bread I think it's ok. Also having low fat cheese and low fat yoghurt.
Today looked like this...
B. (pre-supermarket, thus pre-challenge) 1 slice grainy toast with peanut butter, 1 banana (4)
L. Wholegrain sandwich with ham, cheese and tomato (4)
D. Roast beef (just used a little olive oil), 1 med potato, pumpkin, asparigus, broccoli and corn (6). And for sweets some low fat yoghurt and 1/2 a banana (2.5)
Snacks. 1 handful of raw mixed nuts and seeds and 2 peaches (3)
Total: 19.5
Ok... better go eat some more- It's gonna be hard making up 32 points with all this fresh low point stuff!!
Ash
xox
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 27, 2007 3 lovely comments
Labels: Challenges, fresh food, health
Weigh in...
I cannot believe I acutally managed to LOSE weight this week!!
Last week: 96.1
This week: 95.5!!
Yay!! I must be doing something right!!
John and I have decided to set a challenge for ourselves this week. As of this afternoon (when I can get out to the supermarket and fruit shop) we are starting the "fresh food challenge". We have set some rules for this challenge as follows:
1. No pre-packaged or processed foods
2. All meals prepared at home must be made from scratch with fresh ingredients
3. Whilst out and about the rules still apply
4. Must drink at LEAST 2 litres of water per day
5. Must have protein (meat or legume) with 2 meals per day
6. No caffeine
I am so excited about this as I know how bloody AWESOME I'll feel by next Saturday! I will have set myself a goal and achieved it and that will feel so GREAT!
Let me know if you would like to join us on this challenge!
Ash
xox
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 27, 2007 6 lovely comments
Labels: cooking, fresh food, health, healthy, weigh in, weight loss
Friday, January 26, 2007
Wish me luck.... I'll need it!
Tomorrow is Saturday... do you know what that means? WEIGH IN!!
I am expecting a gain this week after the amount of choc chip cookies I consumed last night. I got myself into a very destructive mindset, telling myself "you've already gone over points- who cares if you have another hundred cookies!". I haven't been in that place mentally for a long time and I guess I just forgot how to talk myself out of that kind of behaviour. The cookies were fantastically delicious and I would have enjoyed them so much more if I had just had 2! Oh well. I guess I should be proud that this doesn't happen to me very often any more. It wont happen again any time soon as I am much more on the ball since it happened so in a way it's kind of a 2 steps forward, one step back experience. We are still moving forward albeit slowly!
John and I went to Ikea today... I LOVE Ikea despite the fact I get hopelessly lost every time I go there! I have been suffering from a sore back recently from breastfeeding in an awkward position on my bed so we decided to go find a lovely feeding chair for our room. We ended up getting one with a light coloured wood frame and a red fabric cushiony bit. It is very comfortable and bounces so will also be handy for settling Molly. We also chose a red bookcase, 3 white baskets to fit in the bookcase, some knobs and handles for a chest of drawers we have, some potted herbs and tall CD/DVD thing to sit alongside the bookcase.
What inspired us to visit this wonderful world of Sweedish design? The baby bonus just came through!! $4100.00!! The current Australian government is actually good for something! Never thought I'd write a sentence like that on my blog!!
Today's foodies:
B. 2 slices toast with jam and a cup of tea (3.5)
L. 2 california sushi hand rolls, shared a small frozen yoghurt with the boy, and a diet coke (7)
D. 1 sausage, 1 medium baked potato, pumpkin and peas (5.5), olive oil (.5) small bowl ice cream (3)
Snacks. skinny hot chocolate, 1 banana, 1 slice bread with peanut butter, 2 chocolates (7)
Total: 26.5pts
H20: 2 litres
Exercise: Walking around the shops for 3 hours slowly pushing the pram
Comment: More fruit, more fruit!! Less sugar... good choices for lunch and dinner... loving the california rolls!
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Friday, January 26, 2007 3 lovely comments
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Nutella, chips and transformation...
Nutella "a great source of low-gi energy for kids"..... What the hell? Who believes this crap? Obviously many misinformed parents. I have been getting angrier and angrier watching commercials for foods that claim to be healthy when they are in fact extremely detrimental to the health of children and adults alike. There are so many lies being told by large companies who market their highly processed products containing many dangerous preservatives, additives, fillers, colours etc. Not to mention the large amounts of sugar in most products and fat in many.
April 2006
Run for the Kids 2006 (I was pregnant and didn't know!)
April 2006 (1st and last time we try putting the cat on a lead!)
So there they are... Quite the transformation if I do say so myself! I do not feel like I'm loving myself too much in saying that because I worked so flippin' hard to achieve it. It took 3 years to lose 35kgs- the reason it took that long is because I decided to do it properly. I was not in for a quick fix. I had a LOT of emotional issues to deal with before I could lose the kind of kgs to get me into a healthy weight range. The awesome thing is that the psychological work has already been done now so I know it is not going to take me another 3 years to lose it all again. Hopefully this time I will be able to learn how to maintain the weight loss before getting pregnant again (not on the cards for another 3 years) and then maybe I wont put on so much next time.
I am nearly feeling up to exercise again which is fantastic. I have been getting out for gentle walks and I get puffed out just walking up slight hills! I cannot wait to feel fit again! I am going to enrol Molly in a swimming class designed for 3 month olds which means I have to get into bathers in 2 months! A great incentive to get my act together!!
The last few days my eating has not been as clean as it has been recently however I have still managed to eat around the right amount of points per day (av.) so it will be interestng to see if the scales move next Saturday!
Foodies...
22nd Jan
B. 1 slc wholemeal toast with peanut butter, 1/2 croissant, 1/2 escargot
S. 1 banana, 1 peach, k-time twist
L. Cream of chicken soup with 2 slices wholegrain toast with light butter
S. 2 pastitzis (sp?) and chocolate cake
D. 2 sausages, 1/2 potato, pumpkin, peas, carrot, zucchini, 1 ww icecream
Total: 33.25
23 Jan
B. Ktime twist, 1 banana
S. 1 peach, 1 caramel crown and 10 choc sultanas
L. Egg and salad sandwich with mayo on wholegrain bread, ice tea
S. 4 snack right biscuits, lemonade
D. 3 slices pizza, small serve light and creamy frozen yoghurt
S. Ice cream cake
Total: 31.5
Today
B. Natural muesli with blueberry and vanilla vaalia
S. 1 fruit mince pie and a cup of tea
L. Yakitori chicken don and rice, mineral water
S. 2 choc chip cookies and a cup of tea
D. 1 slice home made pizza and WW chickpea curry ready meal
S. Small serve icecream
Total: 28.5
I think that's enough from me tonight...
Ash
xxx
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10 lovely comments
Labels: children, diet, food, obesity, self esteem, weight loss
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Yummy dinner...
I just demolished the yummiest, easiest meal!
I really felt like some roast veggies as the weather finally allows for it (praise the Lord!!) so I bought a couple of washed spuds, some pumpkin, carrots, lovely fresh asparigus, zuchini and a couple of chicken breasts. All I did was pour a jar of tomato and herb pasta sauce over the chicken, threw the roastable veggies in a baking dish with a bit of olive oil and baked the lot for about 35 mins... I blanched the asparigus, chucked it all on plates and voila! An EASY and delicious meal for 2!!
Do try it!
I have had a great, restful weekend! John and I spent last night at my mum's watching funniest home videos (it's turned into a ritual for my family) and eating the scrummy prawns, oysters and whiting she cooked for dinner. We had such a nice time that we stayed till 1am! It was the latest we've been out since Molly's been in the world! I'm a bit tired today but not too phased as the next few days will be quiet and I'll be able to grab a nap here and there where I need it.
Poor little Molly woke up with conjunctivitis this morning! It got bad so quickly that we decided to take her to the doctor. She was prescribed some drops which we've been putting in every hour and it seems to be clearing up already. The poor little thing looked so cute and helpless with her bleary, puffy, sticky eyes. I nearly cried every time she looked up at me- it was as if she were saying "fix me!".
I am feeling so "in the zone" food wise at the moment. I feel really in control! I am actually making decisions around whether or not I eat food that is not good for me rather than mindlessly shovelling it in! Today I enjoyed a mince pie and a small piece of cake at my mother-in-law's and said "no thanks" when I was offered more than I could afford point wise. I was explaining to my friend today that I used to need to leave the room if there was junk food in it. I couldn't control myself and had to remove myself completely from the situation if I wanted to avoid a binge... Oh how things have changed! My relationship with food is totally different. I still LOVE my food- which is a great thing as, just as sex is designed for pleasure as well as to perform the important job of reproducing the human race, food is meant to taste good and thus be enjoyed... if not, we wouldn't have been given taste buds!! That said, I am no longer controlled by my urges and that is a turely liberating experience!
I weighed myself yesterday. Last week I was 96.7kgs... This Saturday- 96.1! So a loss of 600g! Not bad for my 1st week back. Apparently I'm not supposed to lose more than 500g per week or I could compromise my milk supply.. This means I need to really focus this week on ensuring I eat up all my points. It's really hard to do without eating junky food. So I will try to have a few more healthy but higher point food items like nuts and seeds this week.
Todays Foodies
B. Muesli with skim milk and one slice of wholemeal toast with peanut butter (6)
L. 1 frankfurt (skin off) (4) 1/2 cup rice (1.5), 1 slice wholemeal bread (1) and salad (0)
D. Medium chicken breast (4) baked in tomato and herb pasta sauce (0) with pumpkin (.5), potato (1.5), asparigus, carrot and zuchini (0) cooked in olive oil (1)
Snacks. 1 mince pie (4), 1 small piece sticky date cake (2), 2 mugs of ovaltine light break (2)
Total: 26
Still have 6 points to play with so might have something extra within those points tonight.
Just realised, after looking at my food intake for today that I have eaten NO fruit today!! I have had plenty of water, veggies and wholegrains so I'm not worried about fibre or constipation however I usually aim to have 3 pieces of fruit each day. We were out and about today and I just forgot! Will have to make sure I have some tomorrow.
Tarns, I don't have permission to come visit your blog. Can you add me so I can follow your journey too?
Hope everyone has a healthy week- body mind and spirit!
Ash
xox
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Sunday, January 21, 2007 9 lovely comments
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Lovely day!
Today I met the lovely Kate (Thick 2 Thin) and her gorgeous son Felix for a sushi lunch at Chadstone.
I told Kate I'd try to organise a mini blogger meet soon so she can meet some more lovely Melbourne girls so if anyone's interested just let me know and we'll arrange a time for some fun and festivities!
Had another successful day health wise today. I spent another couple of hours before meeting Kate walking around Chaddy. It really is all I can manage as far as exercise goes. My back hurts as it is. I think I need to go see my remedial therapist for a massage as I really feel that something's not quite right. It hurts right across my bra line and around the front of my ribs. Its probably from getting into awkward positions to breastfeed. I feel like I need to have my back cracked.
Todays foodies:
Total: 30.5
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Thursday, January 18, 2007 15 lovely comments
Labels: Dressing up, Meeting Bloggers
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wednesday... creative title huh??!
What an overwhelming response to my vox post asking for people to email me if they wanted to come over here! I had 30 emails in the space of a couple of hours today! Welcome to everyone! I encourage the lurkers to pop in and say hi every now and then as I had NO idea how many people were tuning in to my adventures!!!
Well! The 1st day of the rest of my life was a successful one! I managed to eat well and exercise! Well... not really "exercise" as such... I went clothes shopping! LOL! That IS exercise for me at the moment as it involves more than sitting on my bed, the couch or in the car! John and I wandered around Box Hill Central for 2 hours while I tried on clothes and looked for a few other essentials.
I bought 2 singlet tops, 2 dresses and a pair of dark grey tailored shorts. Lovely! Will post pics soon!
I am sad to say that I am floating between a size 16 and 18 at the moment so I'm not going to buy too many more clothes before I drop a few more kgs. I WILL keep my eyes peeled for things I like though so I can use them as rewards for every 5kgs I lose. I still have a lot of size 12-14 clothes in a suitcase under my bed from when I hit goal last year so I wont have to spend a fortune at the other end... although everything will be out of fashion by then anyway!
I have heard that there is a new weight watchers program where you need to count veggies now!! They also want everyone to eat 2 tsp of runny oil each day as research has proven that WW members were deficiant in essential fatty acids. I am not keen to go back to WW any time soon but like to use points to track my food. I had a lot of success counting points in the past using the old program so I have decided not to worry about the new program and just go on the 32 points a day allowed in the old program for breastfeeding mothers. I'm not gonna start counting veggies now as I don't believe you can ever eat too much salad I eat avocados, tuna and use olive oil in cooking so think my EFAs are fine.
Todays food:
B. 2 pieces wholemeal toast with peanut butter, 1 peach and 1 small nectarine (6)
L. Wholemeal sandwich with light cheese, tomato and a smidgen of avocado (4)
D. Pita pizza with light ham, veggies and low fat mozarella cheese, 1 banana and vaalia yoghurt (10.5)
Snacks. Skinny latte, 1/2 a piece of banana bread, 1 freddo, grapes (5.5)
H20: 2 litres
Total: 26pts
I overate yesterday so am making up some points today... I may have some more grapes and a cup of tea tonight so that will add a couple of points.
Once again, welcome to everyone!!
Ash
xxx
ps. Brookie, would you help me create a fancy shmancy header??
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 14 lovely comments
Labels: breastfeeding, groovy clothes, health, shopping
Fresh new beginnings...
Hi there,
Welcome to my new blog. I have created this space to help me in reaching my health and fitness goals.
It is a place where I hope to be able to find support and motivation, to track my progress and make a note of my goals.
I have approximately 20kgs to lose and I am hoping to do achieve this goal by Christmas 2007. I know I can do this as I have done it before! Bring it on!!
Stay tuned as I embark on the journey to slimville once again.
Ash
xxx
Lovingly posted by Unknown on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4 lovely comments
Labels: weight loss