Spring Rejuvination Workshop

The Spring Rejuvination Workshop includes dynamic hatha vinyasa, pranayama, meditation, inversions and visualisation.

Date: Sunday 24th September
Venue: Jammy Gallery - 44 Botany Road Alexandria NSW
Time: 10am-1pm includes dynamic hatha workshop and tea/cookies
Cost: $40 ($20 deposit to secure place)

Contact Stella for more information - click here

Yep, I'm doing it!

I've joined Calorie King

So I finally joined Calorie King. For $29 AUD a year, I think it's better value than what WW is offering for a month online so I went for it. I used to track using an excel spreadsheet but it started to get really bloody boring. I needed a kickstart to eating better again and CK is a novelty that works for me right now. I love their database! I've been eating things I shouldn't far too often lately but now I'm tracking again and CK won't let me fudge any figures. It's a shock to my system to know just how much extra I am eating again and I know it's not because I'm hungry but more so because I've become a pig *oink*. Will see how the next few weeks go. My anniversary of getting to goal is coming up!

PS. I won't be joining CKs online community because my head space isn't about losing weight anymore and hasn't been for quite some time. I purely joined up for the database and online tracking. Plus you Blogger girls keep me busy enough LOL and I'm putting more time into my friends offline now. I've neglected them a bit.

Blogger Beta

I'm trying this new blogger beta version (not everyone can yet) and I like that it's easier to mess with the templates but what a shame they didn't actually give us any NEW ones. I'll keep playing until I get something I like. Expect my template to look a bit wrong for a couple of days...

The official low down BLOGGER BUZZ

Grrr, now I can't comment on anyone else's blogs! I've sent an email to Blogger Help but in the meantime, know that I'm reading but can't comment (unless anon comments is on or I make a new account).

Hulahooping Workshop

Now this is something I didn't realise I would enjoy as much as I did and in fact, I think everyone had an awesome experience! You've just got to try it. Definitely harder than it looks but so much fun and having laughed for 2 hours straight, I reckon I got more than my fair share of an abs workout. I am now the proud owner of my very own hula hoop which Bunny makes and sells.

Bunny Hoopstar is an amazing chick and great teacher. Check out her website - www.bunnyhoopstar.com

I took as many photos as I could but because of the low lighting and moving so much, they're a little blurry.

My pics - click here
Bunny's pics - click here

Thanks Stella for organising such an awesome experience for all of us!

Exercise Plan*

SAT Rest Day DONE
SUN 1 hr walk (AM), 2 hr hulahooping (Lunch), 30 min walk (PM) DONE
MON 20 min arms + abs (AM), 30 min walk (Lunch), 1 hr walk with Cath (PM) DONE
TUE 20 min thighs + buns (AM), 30 min walk (Lunch) DONE
WED 20 min arms + abs (AM), 30 min walk (Lunch), 1 hr walk with Cath (PM) DONE
THU 30 min walk (Lunch) DONE
FRI 1 hr walk with Cath (PM) DONE

* does not include incidental walking etc. and subject to change depending on circumstance and what I feel like doing

I am happy to report

...that we know the nicest bunch of girls!

Last night we had a Sydney Bloggers Dinner. Most of the girls were in Sydney for the City to Surf today so what better than to have dinner the night before. The food wasn't the best (Jodie, I was fooled by the website too!) but the company more than made up for it. I look forward to reading up on how everyone went today.

Here are some photos of the gorgeous girls who came along to the dinner click here.

To everyone who came to the dinner and met for the very first *blog* time, click on the person's name below and it will take you to their blog...
Briony (Brian-ee!), Bron, Cass, Cath, Jodie, Kathryn, Linda,
M, Marion, Mel, Michelle, Sarah, Stella, Tamara

Exercise Plan*

SAT 1 hr power walk (AM) DONE
SUN Rest Day DONE
MON 20 min arms + abs (AM), 30 min power walk (Lunch), 1 hr walk with Cath (PM) DONE
TUE 20 min thighs + buns (AM), 20 min arms + abs (PM) DONE
WED 40 min shakti yoga (AM) DONE
THU 20 min thighs + buns (AM), 30 min power walk (Lunch) DONE
FRI 30 min power walk (Lunch) DONE

* does not include incidental walking etc. and subject to change depending on circumstance and what I feel like doing

iDiet at GOAL, whoot!

Miss Kathryn has made it to goal, hot diggity dog! Now this is a woman I greatly admire. She's got the "no bullshit" detector going strong and realises that to lose weight, you gotta "stop dicking around".

I promise you, maintenance is sweet after all the hard work. You can't lose weight by just talking about it so you've gotta do the exercise and eat better too. It also helps if you stop blaming everything and everyone else for what I now realise for me, was pure laziness.

Exercise Plan*

SAT Rest Day DONE
SUN 30 min power walk, 20 min arms + abs (AM) DONE
MON 20 min thighs + buns (AM), 1 hr walk with Cath (PM) DONE
TUE 20 min arms + abs (AM), 30 min power walk (Lunch PM) DONE
WED 20 min thighs + buns (AM), 30 min power walk (Lunch PM) DONE
THU Rest Day (plus I need to wash all my gym clothes)
FRI ...

* does not include incidental walking etc. and subject to change depending on circumstance and what I feel like doing

House Keeping

I bought a solid timber dining set last week which was delivered this morning. We had made no preparations for where it was going to go so it was going to be lots of work. My office was heading into Dan's and that meant a lot of unplugging, unscrewing and then a whole lot of re-doing. Definitely not my idea of fun since I absolutely hate moving but the end result was going to be worth it and it is.

Now because of all the morning's excitement and man...look at all this shit we have to move, I literally forgot to weigh in this morning so I'll leave it 'til next Saturday. My eating has been better this week but I can still improve. Exercise wise, loving it. It's great to be back in the swing of it.

I've been really slack with catching up with blogs but thank you to everyone who has left comments recently. I promise I'll catch up with you all in the next couple of days.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FANNY!! It's my little bro's birthday today who's not so little, think rugby, basketball, abs of steel...he just flicks me and I fall over LOL.

This is a photo of my little sister Nish with Fanny. Nish is in Croatia for the next 3-4 months. I miss her dearly but do you think I've called her!? I've got two older sisters too who I miss. The eldest in New York (15+ years) and the other in Melbourne (1+ years). Time for some catch up me thinks. It'll be this week's thing to do.

Alrighty, off again...

Healthy Weight Range

I'm getting Foxtel installed so I've got some time on my hands...

I sent an email to M moments ago about how when I was bigger, I thought I was even bigger. Now that I am smaller, I somehow think I am smaller than what I really am. Strange huh!? I am not skinny but I am not fat either and that is a good happy medium for me.

Our perceptions of ourselves can get really warped at times and my saving grace is the Healthy Weight Range. I just have to know that I am within that range (which I think is generous) and it makes me feel confident.

Back to work soon...

PS. Sorry, I should have also said that I think the other way as well. When bigger, I think I'm smaller and when smaller, I think I'm bigger. Nuts I tell you!