Looking on the bright side of life
It’s absolutely POURING out there but you know? I’m so glad it it. It was horribly sticky today. I needed to go out for some air today and it was almost oppressive out there. Even though it’s a pretty major thunderstorm out there now, it’s a relief.
I had a meeting with Mr Nutritionist today and I realised just how many changes I’ve made over the past month, even though I had my parents here.
- I cut out my morning muffins entirely. My breakfast is filling me up and I’m comfortable enough to walk to the cafeteria with my green tea as my colleagues buy their muffins. No temptation anymore
- I’ve cut out my unhealthy afternoon snack of chips or chocolate – still having a snack but it’s fruit or yoghurt (still not as much protein as Mr Nutritionist would like but it’s progress)
- I’m cooking my own meals and not relying on Lean Cuisine and the cafeteria
- Today, I said no to pizza TWICE – once because it was pizza day at the cafeteria (I brought my own lunch) and once when one of my colleagues came by with a Pizza Nova pizza left over from a lunch meeting. YAY me.
- I’m listening to my body and not eating for the sake of it.
I’m really trying to step up my cardio this week as it’s really slipped past me and so far, so good. I’m feeling a little asthmatic today (and freaked myself out a little by not having my puffer with me today) but I still managed 35 minutes on the elliptical after my nutrition thing. I was really proud of myself again today (wow, this back patting thing is fun!) when I saw the bus 100 metres down the road and I ran for it. I ran the whole way, made it to the bus and was only *slightly* puffed. Six months ago I would have shrugged and caught the next bus. Yay me.
And I booked my hike for Sunday. It’s an all-day hike to Spencers Gorge & Webster Falls – we leave at 10am and get home at 5pm. I would have liked to have had a friend with me but since everyone else was either busy or not interested, I sucked it up and booked 1 spot for myself. I’m really quite excited for it. Hopefully the weather holds out!
HYC Check-in – Week 2
How did I go this week? The mysterious scales have shown a drop a 1lb for two days now, despite this being TOM, so I’m taking it as 1lb lost! These are the scales that mysteriously increase after I’ve been to the bathroom (sorry for the TMI!) so who knows what the real number is though? 
My exercise wasn’t great – I bailed on the gym Friday, didn’t feel great on Saturday and went on Sunday. I had canceled Monday’s training too because of the concert that I was supposed to go to and I ended up going straight home instead of going straight to the gym. Normally that would be the death-knell for any exercise, BUT this time, I got myself off the couch and into the gym for 45 minutes on the elliptical (next to a guy who was seriously BOUNCING as if he was on a trampoline!), sweated my anger away and walked home. I felt awesome. True, it wasn’t a strength workout but it was something and definitely made me feel better.
Eating wise has been pretty good, other than the ice-cream yesterday and the pasta on Friday night. I’m trying to get back to listening to my body instead of mindlessly eating for the sake of it, and so far it seems to be working. Adding fibre into my breakfast means that I’m not as hungry at 9am and so I’m not tempted by the double-chocolate-chip muffins in the morning and I’m constantly sipping water or green tea to keep myself satisfied. So I’ve been getting my 2 litres of water in without any problems and eating better for it.
I’m going to sign up for a Singles Hike on Sunday, which should be fun. 6 months ago, I would have been huffing and puffing and bringing up the rear, pretending to stop for photo-ops while in actual fact I was too puffed to walk anymore. I’ll be pretty interested to see how I go this time and also maybe meet some new people and see the countryside. Hopefully they’ll let me pay with my Aussie credit card because I don’t have a Canadian one yet and I’d hate to miss out.
I’m really getting into the groove of preparing my lunch for work – 4 days so far. This is a record for me. I usually get lazy and forget about it until I’m out the door and end up having to choose between a really unhealthy option or a semi-unhealthy option at the cafeteria, unless I want salad everyday. So this is a NSV for me for sure!
Goals for this week:
- Keep drinking at least 2 litres of water a day
- Get to the gym 4 times
- Increase my time on the elliptical (unless I drop from boredom!)
- Make a fish dish for dinner
Okay, onwards and downwards (on that scale). Despite a crappy day yesterday, I’m confident the rest of the week will rock on!
I'm a twenty-something Aussie who was living in Canada and has now moved to New Zealand and trying to be somewhat strong and healthy while I navigate the perils of living with my Boy, freelancing and planning a long-distance wedding without losing my mind. Welcome!
