A breakfast worth getting up for....

Happy Wednesday! And Happy 50th Birthday Mum!

Guess what!? i got the new EA Active to play with yesterday:


Its sooo good. Well i am such a big fan of this EA stuff, the new one is located at a 'fitness resort' ooooh! so activities that it includes is water skiing, circuit training, sparring and targets, ab workouts. Its actually pretty good, and it makes me feel like i'm not really working out, but having fun! They also have a sprint game, where you jog lightly, and then you have to sprint to pass the next person. So it kind of has interval training in it too. It has heaps of step routines as well, but i want to get the attachment for the wii balance board to make it higher.

i did about 260 cals on the wii last night, and then i did a quick thing of weights - probly about 10-15 mins - did my arms, and a bit of my butt! They were actually quite sore by the end of it, but surprisingly - Not sore this morning!?

So, i've been reading the blog of fitnessista.com and she is awesome. She leads a really clean life (ie. Vegan and a PT). She has heaps of cool stuff on her site so you should check it out. I stole this recipe from her - for the breakfast cookie:



I tried it out this morning, and heres the recipe i used:

1/3 cup of traditional oats,

1 tablespoon of honey

sprinkling of cinnamon,

1 tbsn of sultanas

1 tbsn of dried apricots

1 small mashed banana.

Dash of milk

You put it into a bowl and stir it all together, put it on a plate and refrigerate overnight. wha-la. in the morning its scrumptious. i ate mine with a tiny bit of yogurt. Works out to be about 373 cals (without the yoghurt). However, i am going to try 'stevia' instead of honey - its a natural sweetner, with like no calories! I also thinks its meant to be a little harder than what it was this morning, so will try to eliminate the honey soon with the replacement.

The best thing about this is that you can change it up - Fitnessista puts carob, apple, protein powder, nut butter or cocoa powder in! And that works great for me because i get bored really easily!

I've been feeling really good physically lately. Emotionally i've been a bit exhausted as i've had so much happening lately - christmas, my mums bday, new years and work on every day in between. But exercising last night felt really good, my heart rate was up doing the skipping and sprinting, i was red-faced, but felt really relaxed at the same time. i actually think i'm looking much better in my body as well. Maybe i'll get the courage to post a photo of my 'whole' self shortly.

Christmas and thereafter...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!
I had a good Christmas - even if i had to work Boxing Day!

We had a picnic in Kings Park (our main park in Western Australia) and everyone brought a plate to share! I think i did alright food wise. For lunch i had some cold lean meats (turkey and ham) with some cranberry sauce. I had about 4 fresh prawns with some cocktail sauce, a bit of salad and some chocolate dipped cherries for dessert. Okay so the chocolate part wasnt that great!! Thats probably the worst thing i ate all day though. On calorie King, the chocolate and cherries worked out to be about 600 cals!! But then again it was christmas, and i didn't have any cake or hardly any soft drink or alcohol. For the day, i consumed about 1500 Cals, and then i was swimming in the pool for a couple of hours, which i put on CK as 60 mins of slow stroke swimming - it said that it would have burned about 700 cals, but i don't really think thats right! If it is, i'd be pretty pleased!

Last night i went on the Wii and did 20 mins by myself, and 20 mins with my little sister (even though she thought it was too hard half way through and gave up). so i burned 250 cals last night. I was pretty happy with that. My arms are sore this morning though!! Can you believe it? Was probly from the continuous Volleyball, tennis and baseball i was playing! haha.

i bought a new water bottle yesterday and i love it! Its pink and has all these quotes on it, looking exactly like the image above! It 750ml, so its a good size to take with me to work everyday and gulp the lot!

Going to the movies tonight. The plan is to eat some Subway for dinner and resist the goodies after all that chocolate on Christmas day!

Zumba & Christmas

HELLO!

Quick update of whats happening - i still haven't weighed myself for nearly 2 weeks 'officially' however i did peek on the scales this morning and it say 88.5! Thats gone down another 0.8 kilos! Maybe it was the Zumba!?

Zumba was pretty cool! There was a lot of ass-shaking! Haha. I felt like Kendra from Girls of the playboy mansion - except maybe not that buff!! haha. I most definitely felt every piece of fat on my body wiggle! I'm going to start doing it every week. I want to see my improvement from week-to-week as well. I was pretty exhausted 30 mins in to it, so next time i go, maybe it will be 35 mins into it!?

Foods going all right. It is Christmas tomorrow, and i think we have some pretty healthy things on the menu this year, but i will just have to watch my portion control. I also have a goal to not drink any soft-drink tomorrow! I figure because i might have some dessert and bits and pieces so if i can eliminate soft-drink it will make it a little easier on myself (and the scales). I also plan to go to my dads house to swim in the pool tomorrow, so that will probly burn some extra calories!

I also want to see if i can get on the wii tonight! Just want a quick high-intensity workout to keep me on track for Chrissy! My goal is to burn 200 cals. Maybe my lil sis will play some games with me too!?

Anyway, i best be off as i am actually at work at the moment! Will post again after Chrissy!

P.S - the picture above is what i will look like at Christmas next year!

Merry Christmas!

Catching Up

Yew! What a busy few days its been. Well, since i last updated i got a little sick on tuesday night, went home from work at 3pm, and stayed in bed curled up, the smell of food made me want to gag! So i didn't eat anything for the rest of that day.

The next day i felt much better though. Been chugging along with my food, all is good there. Just lately though, i keep on having a few thoughts in my head to just 'stuff it'. i don't know why! I will just think... hmm... i wonder how many calories a cheeseburger is??

HAHA... I'm such a loser. Why do i do this to myself? However, every single time, i have stopped myself, with my 'good' self saying to my 'bad self' that i have come too far, and as i walk to the food court i look at all the pretty clothes and slim people. I have to keep reminding myself of that! BTW, a large cheesburger meal is 960 calories. I checked. And it turned me off. Sometimes i used to eat a lot more than a cheeseburger meal some days!!

I don't really think my weight has changed much in the last week. I haven't really done much exercise this week as i haven't been feeling the best. I don't feel guilty for not doing it though, because i think its what my body needed, what with my feet and legs being sore aswel.

What i am worried about is getting back into it! I would love to get on the Wii tonight and do a session, so i still feel like i'm on top of it. Otherwise, i will just give up, because i've basically stopped exercising anyway right!? So my goal for today: Get on the Wii!

I've been doing some long days at work this past week with Christmas and all and my feet have been so sore! Its another barrier to me exercising at the end of the day. I think i just have to not think about it and get changed into my exercise stuff straight away when i get home so i can't get out of it!

Also, i forgot my sports gear yesterday - i was meant to go to Zumba!!!!

I was so sad! However, my sister and i have rescheduled to Monday! Stay tuned for the Zumba review after that!

Oh, also i got accepted into University next year. I'm doing my Dip Ed, and it will take me a year. I will be busy, but my time will be more flexible, making it easier to exercise i think! I also won't be standing up all day so i will be more energised to exercise!!

I think the main thing i have to improve on now is just my activity level. If i can do that, then i will see some results! Hopefully!

Sweaty!

I'm writing this to you all sweaty and hot from a Wii Workout! I burned 218 cals tonight. I was sitting on my bed feeling pretty sorry for myself, so i thought i would do something about it!

I feel better now i've done something because i've had a couple of days off because of my feet. I went to the doctor about it today and i think he had no idea what it was!? He thought they both may have been sprained??? hmm... he doesn't think its a clot, but feels he has to rule it out so he's sending me for a scan or something. He reckons i shouldn't exercise for 2-3 weeks and wear flat shoes.... hmmm. Don't think i can do that. Well, i'm going to see how it goes anyway. My feet look like they have pretty much returned to normal now anyway. I'll see how work goes tomorrow and decide whether to get a second opinion.

Food wise was okay today. I did go over my sisters place for lunch. We had roast beef with veges, and fruit salad with custard for desert. Calorie King said that the meet had 10.6 gms of fat and i put down a tablespoon of olive oil too, as it was roasted and it said 18gms of fat!!! eek. Said my total fat intake was 61.4! The curry i had for dinner was supposedly 19.6gms of fat, however don't think that was completely accurate because the curry was homemade. I know it would have had fat in it, but probably not that much!

Tomorrow is a new day. Back at work. Its Christmas time and hopefully its a bit busier. Tomorrow night i want to be back on the Wii, maybe do some Yoga also. I'm at a different shopping centre also, so new food court. I know there is Sushi there - so thats always a good option.

However, there is Maccas there too! Sometimes when i'm tired from work, that when i feel like getting some junk food - especially something like maccas chips or a cheeseburger. Its funny that i'm noticing a pattern of when i crave that food. Maybe because i'm tired, i just want a quick fix or think it will make me feel better quickly. I'm starting to realise i have to use other ways of making myself feel better than eating junk! So far i haven't given in to my typical junk food fixes. I haven't had any starburst for afternoon tea, or fast food meals for dinner! I do feel better i guess! It is hard, but it will just take a bit of time for me to stop craving that sort of stuff and forget about it!

Weigh In!

SW:90.5

Last Week: 89.3

CW: 89.5

SO i gained 200gms. :( However, my body fat is 38.8 - meaning i lost 0.2% of fat?

Just to keep you guys updated. My job requires me to stand all day, and last night i came home, ready to do some exercise, and both my feet were massive - they got all swelled up! Its now the morning and they are still all swelled (just not as bad!)

I had to keep my foot elevated so the fluid can come back up. Looks like i'll be visiting the doctor tomorrow to see whats up!

This is making it really hard to exercise. I suppose i've just got to focus on my food and make sure i'm eating well.

It feels like whenever you actually try and go for a goal - the world goes against you - first i pretty much broke my toe, the next thing was the pain in my legs when i tried to walk, and now this! I feel like the world is testing me and seeing if i can cut it! pfft.

Well, i'm going to try my absolute hardest to stick to this - because i want it bad!

Same Same

Well, i didn't get to post anything yesterday, was pretty busy with work!

I had an alright day yesterday, i got Japanese for lunch, and decided to get the tempurah prawn. I didn't really even get to finish it though, because i was driving home at the same time!

But then i wasn't really that hungry in the arvo - how it usually is these days.

So i just waited till dinner.

I did take the Tobesta (my doggie) for a walk, and then got on the Wii for a session. I actually had 2 days off from it, and my body felt a lot better doing the exercises. I felt i could hold the positions for longer. i.e. the lunges (my least favourite activity!) i could hold no problem. I felt stronger!

Anyway, last day of my work week today! Yay. Last day working at Rockingham (can i say ever!?). So in a slightly good mood today!

Wonder what i will get for lunch!? I must say, its getting a lot easier to make better food decisions. I pretty much don't even look at the bad stuff so it doesn't tempt me. And i've come to know if i do eat something that has more calories than i thought, i can control my dinner so i can level it out - or just exercise more!

Anyway, i will check in a bit later - maybe when i get home from work!