I did it!

Hi everyone

I did it, I ate clean and exercised.

M1 - Oats and cottage cheese
M2 - Salad and 1 sausage (left over from BBQ)
M3 - Orange and 10 cashews, 3 almonds
M4 - 5 flavored rice cakes and avocado and 1 protein shake
M5 - Fish and veggies with small amount of potato

I went for a 50min powerwalk this arvo with Kane, it is very hot... it was 38 degrees today and it is only supposed to get to 21 degrees tonight. It is very windy and I am expecting thunder and lightening while I am in bed tonight.

I have painted my nails tonight as well as writing 3 reports for my students.

Well I did it and now I have to do it again tomorrow. Tomorrow I play netball at 7.15 so that will be my exercise for the day.

My baby 'Leo' being naughty. But he is soooo cute!!!

Ok, I'm feeling pretty crappy right now

Hi everyone,
We had a BBQ for tea tonight. I had my aunt and uncle around for dinner and my younger cousins. We had a deliciously healthy meal and a small dessert, however I've been reading through my blog from August/September and now I feel fat again! I'm feeling sorry for myself because I gave up.
I don't want sympathy... I just need to verbalise my feelings and get on with it, just like Rebecca is. Good on ya Rebecca, I need your enthusiasm.
I need to believe in myself and that I can have a good body, I can! I just need to put in the effort... Consistently put in the effort. Tomorrow is a new day.
I will blog tomorrow and tell good things. Fingers crossed for me girls!
I found this photo of my team on Grandfinal Day, I have trouble seeing me though, I may be the girl walking off the court behind the blonde with the WD bib on.In this photo I am the (GS) navy blue and white girl right down the other end, I am behind my player.Kane and I at our 'mock' wedding on the day after G'final. A pretty funny event!!! LOL. Dick is marrying us here!

Renovating Over

I am so glad to say that. I have lived in filth for the last 3 weeks, but now my house is clean... yeh!! LOL
I have de-grouted 325 large floor tiles in the last 8 days with a small hand tool, (my hand is very tender and bruised in some places, it is set like concrete in some places), painted my kitchen/dining room and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned.

I finished ripping out all the grout at 8pm last night and started cutting in with the paint. Each 'cutting in' took over two hours, so I did this while listening to Con Air on the TV last night. This morning I got up and rolled, cut in and rolled again and finished at 1.00 this arvo. I then cleaned for over 4 hours. The grout and plaster dust from the kitchen reno's was everywhere.

All in all I am very tired however happy because I have a clean house and all the major stuff is now over. We will have the pergola concreted soon and then there are all those tid-fidly thing you need to do to finish off everything.

Kane is at Derby Day today so I have done most of the work. I'm so glad it's over. I am going to get changed soon into PJ's and watch another episode of 'Band of Brothers'. See I only blog when I have time and that is also the same time I can watch 'Band of Brothers' LOL. I might paint my nails and have a malibu and diet coke.

So with all my hard work last week I haven't done any exercise however all the de-grouting and painting must account for something!!!!

I am getting up for a walk tomorrow morning and then doing nothing, nothing... oh that sounds nice.

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Why, oh why does blogger disappear?

Sorry bout this, but my blog has disappeared. Just trying to find it again.

Busy bee and sickness

Hi everyone, it's been a long time.

I suppose I should start with saying that I have still been reading everyone's blogs each day... But... I have had my head in the sand, haven't wanted to blog for the fact that I haven't really achieved anything and thought how can I comment on others blogs when I haven't achieved anything???

I have been flat out lately. Since netball and school holidays Kane and I have been fixing up our house flat strap. We have totally re-done the backyard including a watering system, water saved it with crystals and mulched every garden bed, painted our room, had the plastering done in the kitchen and had the kitchen tiles done. Now we need to make slight changes to a laminate wall next to the oven to tile that tiny space. (The previous tile cracked because whoever put it on used the wrong glue and hence it has burnt the laminate, which is OK, except the tiles we have chosen are too deep and so they don't quite fit! It's always one thing that leads into another) On Saturday we are going to paint half the kitchen/dining/living room. It's quite a big job.

I am sooooooo over renovating. I want my own time back and I would really like to get up on a weekend, go for a long walk, have a shower, put descent clothes on and dry my hair nicely. Instead at the moment I seem to get up have a shower, tie my hair up in a bun, put a headband in and wear crappy paint/outdoor clothes and it make me feel shit all day. Then my weekend is gone and back into work for the week... same cycle next weekend again! OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!

So because we have been going so hard... (In an attempt to have it all finished before Christmas) I have come down with a nasty bug. We had a few drinks on Saturday night and a few cigarettes (naughty I know, smack, smack, smack), my BF passed out on the loungeroom floor as we didn't eat tea! I woke up feeling, well, crap. But as Sunday went on, I didn't get any better, the others did. Monday my throat was very dry and I had a fuzzy head, yesterday the nose started and the cough as well, by last night my voice started to disappear. This morning I have a full on head cold and crackly voice as well as these bizarre stomach cramps that have lasted 3 days so far. They are like hunger pains, but without the stomach grumbles or need to eat, and worse after I eat.

Exercise... whats that???? In the past 3 weeks I have managed 3 netball games and 2 3km runs. But somehow I have managed to keep my weight at a constant 60.3 - 60.7kgs. The bodyfat is creeping up slowly though.

Anyway I have 6 DVD's to get through while I'm at home sick, I'm watching the whole series of 'Band of Brothers'. While trying to ignore the dust, plaster and grout all over my house until it is all finished tonight. Tomrrow will be cleaning while trying to get over this damn virus.

See you,

Kelly

I'm still here

Hello everyone,

This is just a very short post. I'm still here... still OK and keeping active. I'm reading everyone's posts to keep track of how your are all doing and plan on getting back into the routine of posting soon. I'm happy with everything and feel good about myself. Cheers everyone, talk soon.
Kelly

PS
This is a photo of Kane and I at the Albury Botanical Gardens on the weekend.

I'm starting again...

Hi Guy's I've decided to start again with my challenge... however it is not going to be a challenge this time, it's going to be a lifestyle shift.

Let me explain...
I haven't put in close to 50% in the last 4 weeks, there are many excuses I could have a cry about but I'm not going to do that. I have 29 days to go on the IBO challenge and I'm not going to make anywhere near the changes I wanted to and with how slack I've been in the last few weeks I need to start again. I don't think my body will handle the updated program as all my work in the first four weeks has pretty much evaporated!!! I still weigh roughly the same... 61kg give or take, but my body fat has risen a bit. So I'm going back to the drawing board starting again and will use my IBO program to guide me in the right direction, I may do it slower than in the '12' weeks, but I hope to make changes of my own accord.

So there you go, hope I'm not disapointing you like I've disapointed myself but... hey life goes on.

I'm going to Mum's Tuesday for a week. I haven't been home to Traralgon since Christmas (It's 5 hours drive away) can't wait. Going without my BF so I'll be all lonesome I'm sure. I can't wait to catch up with all my friends etc. Mum has a tredmill so I'll be using it reguarly. I'll take my fitball and hopefully get to the gym while there. I'm not going to stress too much though. I'm on holidays for two whole weeks!!!

Take care everyone.
Catch up soon.
Kelly xox

Week 8 Day 1

Kane's Footy team


Good news... and very bad news!!!

The bad news... we lost, the good news... it was even at half time, 15 goals all. The very bad news... We lost by 22 goals!

Yes, you read right! We lost by 22 goals in 1 half of netball! How hard is that to write!
More good news... Kane won his Grandfinal so it was a big weekend. He played really well and got a medal and all that jazz.

Back to the game. After half time our coach made changes and we kinda lost it from there. They got the first 6 goals in the third quarter before I even touched the ball. Then I missed a few (it was very gusty) and I got taken off in the last quarter! Game over. We got a dumb patch that says runners-up (losers badge, I've called it!) and a fake squishy netball from Netball Victoria. So I got a pocket knife, put a hole in the badge and wore it around my neck with a lanyard all night (You can see it in the pictures below). I've decided... I made it to the Grand final from 5th on the ladder and I'll be proud. A couple of the footballers asked if I wanted to swap my badge for their medal, I said, 'No, mines bigger than yours!'

So I'm a little sleepy, back to the real world tomorrow and will again try to make sense out of my update. Cheers everyone for you positive comments and well wishes for the weekend.
Oh.. and a big congrats to Carolyn, you look wonderful!




Izzy, Laura and I stealing the Seniors Premiership Cup at the Eskdale Pub. Was a massive 7 hour drinking session. Got onto full shots of kahlua, and full shots of vodka and milks for $5 a pop. Cheap!











Laura and I with our 'losers' badge. Izzy with her head in the middle.












Izzy and Kane with the cup! Flo in the background!

Week 7 Day 4

Ok so I've slackened off a bit this week. I've this fear in my mind that I'm going to be soooo sore with the DOMS if I'd attempted my updated program this week and I want to be in the best shape I can be on Saturday for the GF. I'm slack, I know, avoiding the DOMS is not how I am going to achieve my goals and I know it. I have made a promise to myself to sit down and really think about my program and how to achieve my goals on Monday and then hit it hard for the final 4 weeks before continuing on for more lasting lifestyle changes. I did go to the gym on Monday and up'd all my weights with my 'old' program and yes... I'm still sore just from that, imagine how I'd feel on Saturday if i'd gymed it tonight with legs?

I haven't drank enough water today and I'm definitely feeling it. I stuffed up my routine today by not filling up my water bottle this morning when I first got to work, only had 200mls (?) in it, and thats how much I've had today... pretty bad hey? And I'm used to drinking nearly 3L a day!...
That made me go and get a drink and I'm feeling really light headed now.

I have the school walkathon tomorrow, two hours of walking should do me for cardio tomorrow, I may only walk half the time though, I have preps (kindergarten) kids and they are all new to this, I'll walk a few laps with them and then do crowd control as I know they'll start winging about having to do it and try to sneak off and play, (geez I'm tough!).

Have a great night, I'm off to our last netty training this year in 20 mins.
Ciao,
Kelly

Week 7 Day 1

Had a productive day of exercise today. Did Shoulders/Back/Chest at the gym after work as well as 2 of 3 ab exercises, but went around the corner to find all the tredmills occupied in the cardio room. I went home and did 30 mins of jogging, (average heart rate of 161) and came home for a shower. I turned on the computer and found my program update... I only just got used to the other one! Anyway the only change to my nutrition was no more carbs at M4 anymore. I took a few pic's on Saturday for my update and I really liked this one, can't really remember why I was laughing, but it made my abs look ok for once. Maybe I'll have to laugh in my after shots to look a 'little' toned! Anyway I've started searching for a bikini for 'the end' of the challenge, I'm sure it'll creep up quite quickly. I don't like really low hipster styles, my abs will never look 'that' good to wear hipsters.

alrighty I've a busy week ahead, I've already told work I won't be in next Monday. Mad Monday here we come :)

Plan this week:
Monday - 30 mins jog, weights
Tuesday - Netball training
Wednesday - Cardio, weights
Thursday - Netball training, weights
Friday - Power walk and getting my tax done
Saturday - Grandfinal and then drinking, drinking and probably more drinking
Sunday - drinking, drinking and drinking
Monday - recover
Tuesday - Back on the wagon!!!!!

Cheers
Kelly

Week 6 Day 6

I've come to the conclusion that we must be the most tin-arsed team in our league.

We won by 5 goals today and yes... We are in the A Grade Grandfinal!

We play Yackandandah, they are is awesome. So bring on the leprechaun because we will need some luck :)

So Kane and I will both play next weekend. It will be quite a large weekend I feel. I'm going to take Monday off as I remember what GF weekend was like last year... and the year before that... and the year before that. So it is sure to be HUGE!

I had my measurements done this morning. I little bit disappointing, I had a lady do them today and her idea of a measurement was to be very loose with the tape measure. I lost around 1-2 cm from most areas but I put on 1.5cm in my thighs???? I know they are smaller. My clothes tell me that. So I might ignore the numbers and go on how I'm feeling and how the clothes are feeling and I am happy.

So with netball continuing on for one more week I have 3 cardio sessions organised. Only need to plan 3 myself.

I'll go for a Powerwalk tomorrow morning and then breakfast, off to the gym to do arms/back/shoulders and then grocery shopping and home for cleaning and a relax!

Hope you're having a smashing weekend... I'm still in shock that we actually won!
Kelly

Week 5 Day 4

Break-through!!!

I'm a 50's girl today! I was 59.7kg. I haven't been 59kg since I had gastro in Year 11, I would've been 16-17 yrs old. I was pretty happy. I tried the scales 6 times just to make sure!!! One time I was 60kg, another two times I was 59.5kg but I was 59.7kg 3 times so I'll go with that. I'll probably be up to 60.5kg again tomorrow as I seem to bounce around alot but it eventually bounces downwards!

Have a great day, I am.
Kelly

Week 5 Day 3

Fish and veg - awesome!

I ate Bassa for tea tonight.. with veggies... yum, yum, yum!! Added some lemon and salt for flavour but it was delicious, just wanted to share. Catching up on some blogs and seeing what people are up to as well as researching a possible school to work in in China next year. I did cardio and shoulders/back/chest on Monday and did cardio yesterday, I am going to to abs tonight, legs and cardio tomorrow as well as a massage and power walk on Friday... all planned, lets see it happen. Booked in for measurements on Saturday morning and will get Kane to do 6 week progress photos on Monday. I'm a busy little beaver, I like saying 'little' now as most of my clothes are now falling off, especially my favourite pair of black work pants, sad to say goodbye though ;(

Hope your having a great week chickie-babes

Kelly

Week 5 Day 7

We won, we won, we won, we won, we won... we won!

Did a mention we won?????

We won by 1 goal! One measly goal!

Mitta 39 defeated Rutherglen 38!

We won!

So I went out celebrating with my team. One kids fish and 3 bourbons :)

We won!

Work tomorrow :((((

So off to bed.

Did I mention we won?!!!!!!

Love Kelly

Week 5 Day 6

Not much to report I'm afraid!

It's been pretty slow and steady at my end. My weight has gone up a little bit, so I think I've hit a plateau! I will have to watch my diet/exercise very carefully for the next two weeks. I'm about to hit the hump fortnight of my challenge. Tomorrow I am playing in a netball final, it's all very dramatic at the moment. Our GA isn't playing. I only found this out on Thursday and apparently she won't be there for Grand Final either... so tomorrow I'm shooting by myself. Well, it feels like that I'm sure they'll find someone for me to play with!

Kane won his final today, so his is straight into the GF. He is out celebrating tonight and I am at home watching Memoirs of a Geisha. Seems quite good at the moment. Only a quick check in. Hope everyone is have a great weekend.
Kelly

Week 5 Day 3

Hi everyone,

Mostly back on the wagon again... do you like the sound of that? Mostly! I have had a great week with exercise and nearly on track with food... only dash to a mini fun size milky way at school. I did a great power walk on Monday and then legs/arms at the gym, DOM's set in yesterday arvo. I fought through a spin class, but couldn't give it everything, just too sore. I struggled to get my heart rate up at all, I think I got up to 148, which is pretty pathetic... I can usually get to 170 in a spin class. I woke up at 6.00 to do a 30 minute jog, I chickened out too sore and too many hills, I'm a sook. Did abs tonight and was going to do arms, will do them tomorrow I think before netball training. My rest day was going to be Saturday before my next final but I'll do the 30mins jog in the morning, it might make me really tired so I can sleep Saturday night... must sleep...must sleep!!! Lol.

The house-cleaner came today. I love the feeling of walking into your house and knowing that the cleaning has been done... and the smell. I don't even have to think about it this week anymore, one less thing to stress about. I think this will help my BF and I as well... no more arguments over the cleaning I mean.

Ok so meals today:
M1 - Porridge and protein powder
M2 - Stir-fry, veg and rice
M3 - Chicken patties and tatziki dip, apple
M4 - 4 rice cakes
M5 - eye fillet, veg and mushroom sauce
M6 - diet lemon jelly and cottage cheese
Not enough water :( , 1 decaf coffee

Off to fold the washing and then to bed I think, I feel my cold re-surfacing... more echinacea needed.

Good luck to Selina in her netball final this week, well done to Donna for her first two days with IBO, Rebecca for getting back on the wagon, I'm proud of you! and...Cate for breaking the plateau! And cheers to everyone who is visiting.

Kelly

Week 5 day 1

We won!!!!!
I can't believe it, we were down by 9 at one stage and we won by 3!
My poor body though...
I was so nervous, I ate my oats in the morning and that was it... I couldn't eat anything else I felt so sick. I managed to drink lots of water and a had a gatorade to try and give me a bit more energy plus two guarana tablets. I tried to have a nap.... yeah right... like that was going to happen!!!!!!! So I played at 2.15 and the game finished at 3.55, over an hour and a half. There were 6 time outs for blood etc, one was mine! So my body finally let me eat at 4.30! I feel terrible today. No energy, tired etc. My poor body. So at home from work about to go for my powerwalk. Only 3 weeks to go till Grand Final... if we get that far. So next Sunday we play Rutherglen. I spoke about this team a few weeks ago. It was the team that swore and were quite feral! Anyway to next post :)
Kelly

Nerves are kicking in!

I am getting so nervous about my final today, and it's not even a Grand Final. I think it's the added stress of being an elimination final. I went out and watched two other teams play in the qualifying yesterday and now I know who we'll have to play next weekend if we win today. My heart is beating and I have that butterfly feeling in my stomach. I might have to run to the toilet soon as well, lol! I couldn't sleep very well last night, had a really strong dream about a Tsunami hitting me and my family on the beach. I might look that one up on an online dream website. I couldn't get back to sleep after it at 10pm for 2 hours. My God it was annoying, and then my BF decided he was cold and threw a blanket on top of us, a pure wool one at that... pretty heavy, so I was a wake at 3am again for another hour. So I might try to have something to eat and go back to sleep for a bit, I need all the energy I can get at 2.15 today.

Week 4 Day 6 Sorry about the brag!!

I woke up this morning and guess what? Smack bang on my 60kg target!!!! So I though lets take some photos to see the difference from 4 weeks ago or one month into the challenge. Please excuse the hair!!!

Before 61.4kg












After four weeks 60.0kg













I can see a huge difference in these photos and it's only been 4 weeks and half hearted at that. I think this is the inspiration I needed to really concentrate on being dedicated as I think I can achieve wonderful results from this point on.

Sorry about the brag, but I was pretty excited!