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| Yay! Scrapping! |
| 04.30.05 (1:55 pm) [edit] |
Yesterday I taught my second scrapping class. Man, I love teaching classes, its such a buzz! And it was a great break from children, planning, shapes, numbers and phonics I tell you!!
I even had a full class, which is great! Now, I just hope that Greg might let me spend the $$ I made... maybe a new pair of joggers?
The lady at the shop said I would definitely be able to teach some more classes there. Unfortunately they have already done the scedule for May/June (bit peeved she didn't ask if I wanted to teach any then!), so my classes will be in July/August... I guess at least it gives me plenty of time to plan some new projects hey. I'd like to try to get one class a fortnight, to keep a bit of money coming in... Now its just thinking of some ideas that lots of people will want to come to... coz really, I'd love to be able to repeat my classes, but that can only happen if lots of people are interested!
I feel refreshed for the week though! Amazing what a little scrap-time can do - even if I wasn't doing any myself! Yay!
Only another 6 days of prac - YAY oh YAY!! Man.. I soooo can't wait to finish! I need some me time MAJORLY! Time for friends too, and scrapping, and don't even take a look in my house - its definitely been neglected too - she needs a nice clean! Oh, and on my holidays in June Greg and I are finally going to sort out our study (which is AKA the junk room), and my scrap desk - yay, new storage boxes and stuff! Overhaul I tell you!
Well, I guess this blog is meant to be about diet/fitness isn't it. And although there is not a lot of it in my life atm, I will try to make some little goals this week.
* Monday I am going to go for a walk (one day at least!). I'll also try for an aerobics session one day (which means I will have to have all my planning done the night before - shouldn't really be that hard huh!).
* I am going to eat healthily this week. No more binging when I get home from school.
* Water - I'm going to take my water bottle with me and drink!
Have a great rest of your weekend ladies! All the best for the coming week.
Congrats Lozzy on reaching goal too! Yay!!
Nat :)
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| A little bit more to love... |
| 04.29.05 (11:47 am) [edit] |
Well, even though its been almost another week since I last posted, thought I'd better update about last week's weight. I gained 0.4kg. Actually, that's not too bad as I was expecting a bit more.
I'm not really wanting to weigh-in for this week though, as I haven't been fantastically good this week either - at least we haven't gorged on take-away too much though (think we might have had KFC, but that might have even been before last week's weigh-in, I can't remember)
Anyway, I'm going to try to catch-up on everyone's blogs. It might take me a while as I haven't been on all week! Hope you are all doing well. I will *try* to get on Monday night to update!
Nat :)
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| Backwards slide... |
| 04.22.05 (5:58 pm) [edit] |
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I think I will be looking at a bit of a gain this week. Bummer... but I guess it will be well-deserved as I've been doing NO exercise, and havent been good with my eating this week. I know that in order to still lose while I'm on prac and not exercising, I need to eat soooo well... next week I'll have to try a bit harder me thinks.
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| Quick touch-base... |
| 04.19.05 (12:31 pm) [edit] |
Sorry B and other girls!
I really HAVE BEEN THAT BUSY!!! Goodness me!! Now, I am a NET ADDICT and I have hardly had the time for my fixes! Its crazy!! But I'm loving my school and my prac, and am almost half-way through now, so not too much longer.
I promise a more lengthy update over the weekend.
FOOD: Good this week!! Haven't been gorging when I get home from school (haven't got home early enough yet actually!!)
EXERCISE: Boom-boom... yikes... haven't done ANY!! I'm having withdrawals from walking, so I can't wait till I can fit one in!! I know I have to some time! I was all set to go on Friday afternoon, then I remembered I had horribly chaffed legs and couldn't even walk!! Darn fat legs rubbing together under my skirt!! :x ...
WEIGHT: Have managed to lose again though!! I am putting it down to that I'm eating very little (and very little crap too) and that I'm up and down on and off my feet all day. YAY though!!
I HAVE ALMOST REACHED MY FIRST GOAL OF 5kgs!!!
Will talk to you all again soon. Sorry I haven't had time to check all your sites (I'm meant to be looking for animal pictures for my lesson today!)
Thanks always for your support!!
Nat :)
P.S. Cara, hope your prac is going well, if you have started already!
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| Pass me the extra time please... |
| 04.14.05 (1:46 am) [edit] |
Well, things are really quite chaotic at the moment. Going from last week where I only went to uni for 4 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, then did all my other errands, socialising, shopping etc around that... to being at school from 8-4 each day then having to write up observations and plan each nite (and trying to fit in cooking dinner and doing dishes too!)... I am one pooped puppy!!
I need some more time please!!
I am sooo looking forward to the weekend, but even then, I know have lots of catching up to do planning and observation-wise... gosh.... and four more weeks of this! I'm going to burn out!!
I just totally LOVE the school I'm working at! I love my host teacher and the kids and the grade too (prep)!! I love it!! I love what I'm doing!! I sooo want to work in this school! Its just getting used to working full-time and having no spare time of an arvo or weekend I guess..
Anyway, the eating is going pretty well. I need to focus a little more on not snacking too much (or any!) when I get home from school though. I'm eating really well at school - only a piece of fruit, yoghurt or nuts and a sandwich, soup or some left-overs. I like being away from the fridge and cupboard for the day. I have been eating when I get home though, and its more like picking really... naughty... obviously not busy enough hey!!??
Exercise has really gone down the drain this week. I just have not had the time for it. I have still been doing last minute lesson plans in the mornings, instead of doing aerobics or going for a walk... OK... its OK for a week, but I can't keep this up! I know I need to get more organised (not a frequently-used word in my vocab!) and have all my lessons done the night before so I can walk in the mornings...
My body is adjusting to the long days however, and I hope that I have it all under the belt next week. For now, I'm getting used to the long days. Next week, I'll introduce the exercise 2 or 3 school days.. I know I can walk on the weekend though (Well Sunday)... and you know... I'll really be looking forward to my walk on Sunday morning! Will try out my Pilates video on Saturday morning again I think!
Nat :)
P.S. I got the Equal sugar, the No Fat milk and the Light margarine this week - so there's some positive changes!
EXERCISE PLAN for next week:
Monday: 30 min walk in morning
Tuesday: none
Wednesday: walk or aerobics
Thursday: none
Friday: none
Saturday: workout video
Sunday: 60 min walk
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| Thankyou thankyou!! |
| 04.12.05 (3:11 am) [edit] |
WOW girls! Firstly, thankyou so much for all visiting my site and leaving your comments. I was truly BLOWN AWAY by how many comments I had from my last entry. You are all fabulous support!! Thankyou so much for all your inspiration and helpful suggestions.
I have some fantastic news too! I lost A WHOLE KILO this week! I am so stoked about it!! Actually, being on prac I think is going to be really good for my diet! I have not been eating hardly anything! I have no time to snack or pick at the food in the cupboard, and no money to buy any tuckshop, so whatever is in my lunchbox is what I get! Would you believe that this carb junkie here has gone 2 days without any carbs in my lunchbox? I'm wowed too... that I can come home in the arvo and have some of my carbs if I feel need and not feet guilty! Love having that soup for lunch... and this time, without the bread and butter...
I have just spoken to Deb on MSN, but I'll stick a plug out there for anyone else interested in scrapbooking (if you are in Brisbane!) I am actually teaching a class at the Stamp and Scrapbook Madness shop at Coorparoo, on Sat 30th April 1-3pm, and would love some more students!! Let me know if anyone in Brisbane is interested also in getting together to learn some scrapbooking if you want to? (or to walk even if you are close to me at Greenslopes)
You girls are all great support!
I also want to apologise in advance if I don't get around to many comments or viewings of your sites in the next few weeks. I'm really busy with prac, but I'll try my best!
Keep going girls!! You are all so wonderful!
Nat :)
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| New habits to make... |
| 04.09.05 (9:49 pm) [edit] |
Yikes! After Brooke's helpful point analysis of what I ate the other day, I can see that I need to make a few adjustments and limitations. I guess that it would also be really good to know what is 'free points' etc so I can chomp down on these instead of other options. Can anyone throw me a little list?
This week I will:
* Cut out margarine... I'm usually good. I don't have it on sandwiches, but only on bread with soup or with vegemite toast (yikes!). This week though I won't have it at all. The small taste change is worth the extra 2 or so points I think!
* Buy some splenda in the weekly shop. I know the Nutrasweet is much cheaper - does anyone know if this tastes as good?
* Buy fat-free milk for me. I'll stick with the Lite for the family and get a special No Fat one just for me to save costs.
* Drink up on the Herbal and black tea more - limit the sugar intake there easily. I did so well a week ago with only having about 2 coffees that whole week. I just need to refocus my energy on that. I don't need coffee!!
* Stock up on the free or low-point snacks instead of biscuits. Go the carrot sticks and salsa... and the sugar-free jelly... what else?
* Pick up the exercise. This week's schedule changes - I will be working full-time for 4 weeks now while on prac, and I know I'll be tired, so I really have to make a big effort to get in my morning walks, even if only shorter.
Gosh, that's enough huh! Especially with Prac this week I'm going to find it hard to stick to my diet I know, but I really need to! I gotta shift some bigger chunks of this weight!
Nat :)
Food today:
BF: 2 x toast with avocado & 1 tomato, coffee (milk, 1 sugar)
Lunch: Tomato/onion tuna on sandwich with cheese & lettuce. Another coffee (milk, 1 sugar)
Snack: 2 Lites biscuits, vaalia LF yoghurt
Dinner: pumpkin soup, 1 piece bread, no butter (!)
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| Nat: the other white meat... |
| 04.09.05 (1:00 am) [edit] |
Can you tell I've been playing with The Advertising Slogan Generator too??
I'm so bored!!
Been through most of the blogs I read, plus a heap of new ones too...
Only checked my own blog about 100 times to see if anyone has posted a comment. But then again, it's Saturday night, and you all must have lives. How sad for me. Even Saturday night TV sucks. What to do, what to do...
I'm also procrastinating. I start my prac on Monday and really I could be setting up my folder, but could I be bothered? Not really...
I guess I shall log my food for today. Why am I finding this so hard to stick to? I even did these plans myself, with food I *like* to eat... well I haven't got a whole day exactly as planned, yet! Bugger! I need some other strategies here I think... any ideas?
Anyway, today:
BF: 3 weetbix & LF milk; 1 banana
Snack: 15 or so almonds; Jarrah Choc-toffee hot drink
L: Ham, salad & cheese sandwich - soy & linseed bread.
Snack: 4 lite choc-chip biscuits (darn!); cup of coffee
Dinner: 3 slices home-made pizza (ham, tomato, mushroom, mixed veg & cheese)
Exercise: none, I'm a slack-arse today!
Well, off to find something else that might take up 10 mins!
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| REDO of yesterday's tracking for Brooke... |
| 04.08.05 (10:01 pm) [edit] |
OK B, here is a re-do of yesterday's tracking with some more specifics for you. LOL, now I'm wondering if I want to know if I've gone way over 22 points or not!!
Doesn't WW give you a book that has all the brands etc + their points value? Coz I don't know what the Vaalia yoghurt is coz I threw out the cardboard part!
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[b]Breakfast[/b]: 4 tbsp porridge (dry), 150ml low-fat milk, sprinkle sugar, 1 piece of white toast with vegemite + tsp regular margarine.
Cup of coffee, dash milk, 1 sugar.
[b]Lunch[/b]: vegetable soup (850kJ, 2g sat fat) + 2 pieces bread + 2 tsp reg marg
Jarrah choc toffee hot drink (184kJ, 1.1g fat)
[b]Snack[/b]: 150g vaalia lite lemon creme yoghurt, about 15 almonds
[b]Dinner[/b]: Beef stirfry and noodles
[b]Snack[/b]: 2 Paradise Lite biscuits (pretty sure these are 2 biscuits for 1 point)
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Naughty naughty me! I forget that I wouldn't be able to walk today as Greg goes to sleep as soon as he gets home at 5.30am, so no-one to watch Jaidyn when he wakes... bugger, I really should have gone for one yesterday morning then!! Will try to go for one tomorrow morning, and if not, will do some step-ups, lunges, squats and sit-ups instead (now hold me to that OK!)...
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| Tracking today... |
| 04.07.05 (10:47 pm) [edit] |
Well, from reading Sarah's and other's blogs where they track their food, I thought that it would be advantageous for myself to do the same each day or so. I've done the overhaul of diet with the eating plan, now just to be accountable to you guys and hopefully it will help when I want to reach for the biscuits instead of the carrot sticks!
Hey, and one of you WW girls, would you do a little points add-up for me, just to see how I'm going choosing on my own, with just food-types to go on... I wonder if I'm way over or what... let's say I'd be on 22 points...
Breakfast: 4 tbsp porridge (dry), 150ml milk, sprinkle sugar, 1 piece of toast with vegemite + tsp butter.
Cup of coffee, dash milk, 1 sugar.
Lunch: vegetable soup + 2 pieces bread + 2 tsp butter
Jarrah choc toffee hot drink (44 cals)
Snack: 150g vaalia lite lemon creme yoghurt, about 15 almonds
and dinner will be: Beef stirfry and noodles
Oops, and I forgot the two choc-chip biscuits (Paradise Lites tho!)
So, is that a total blow-out or what??
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| Positive thinking will get you everywhere! |
| 04.07.05 (7:09 pm) [edit] |
[u]My mini-bitch:[/u]
This morning I went to the bank to take some money out of my son's account (where his father pays Child Support) and low and behold, there was *very minimal* in there!! I was FUMING!! Considering there should be plenty!! Sooo..... I called Child Support and it turns out the bugger has not paid it since December!! Bloody BASTARD!! He's already enough of a dickhead, so now he thinks he can just not pay!?? I don't think so!! At least I'll get it all at tax-time, but that's not the point. Now I'll have to borrow $$ from Mum and Dad to pay for my rego. I'm so sick of this pitiful excuse for a man! (I'm just glad I don't ever have to see him anymore!!)
Anyway... yeah, this is supposed to be about positive thinking - sorry got a bit carried away there huh!!
So Brooke had some wonderful reasons why she is happy, so I thought that instead of focussing on the bad, I am going to look to the positive too, and to all the wonderful blessings I *DO* have in my life...
1. I am a daughter of the most high God and there is nothing better than that!
2. I have a wonderful husband and son, who love me to bits no matter how I am (even fat!).
3. I have some wonderful friends who support me in all my endeavours.
4. I have a roof over my head and a warm doona at night.
5. I have a car that gets me places (probably not for much longer though, lol!)
6. I eat (obviously! Or I wouldn't have this weight problem...lol)
7. I am almost finished my degree and will have lots more money in only a few months
8. Ultimately, whatever life throws me, I know that my God is looking after me. Adversaries can get in my face, but I have faith that God will provide for me. He will always bless me and never forsake me.
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Yay! I feel much better!
OK. Diet stuff. The eating plan is going *OK*... I think I am not having enough dairy and usually still too many carbs. Its so hard for me to cut them (especially when fruit is a carb too, did you know!)... so I can't even have a piece of fruit if I'm peckish as it adds to my 7 carbs a day intake... I am left with yogurt and carrot sticks. lol... you'd think the yoghurt would be yummy enough.
I also didn't go for a walk today. It's raining these last few days and Greg was watching a show he taped last night so I didn't do aerobics either. So far I've done 3x exercise this week, so its still good, I just have to do one at least tomorrow, and maybe Sunday too!
Now, off to finish this darn short story assignment, then I can have a bit of time without knowing I should be doing something else...
Cheers, Nat
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| My healthy eating plan |
| 04.05.05 (4:10 pm) [edit] |
In line with this week's challenge, I decided to make myself up an eating plan for the week. At Slimming Club, I was given an intake of 1400 calories, however, I'm not into counting calories (been there done that) and will only go back there if I *really* need to. They also gave me a break-down of how many carbs, proteins, fats and dairy I should have each day, so I've decided to use this instead for my plan (which is somewhat what I used to do on Jenny Craig anyway)...
This was actually fun, and in doing so I feel much more in control. Now its just sticking to it!! I'm going to make a few different plans and alernate between them, sometimes I might change the dinners around - as long as it has the same amount of food tyes in it. Also, so that I don't get bored, I'll use whichever day I choose at the time, so I don't feel tied down too much. (I hate being restricted too much and it sends me off the wagon!!)
I'm trying to work out how to link to a document file, as my first attempt didn't really work... I'd like to share it with you all and get some feedback to see if I'm on the right track...
Have a good day all, I'm off to do the groceries!
Nat :)
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| Going down... |
| 04.04.05 (5:44 pm) [edit] |
Firstly, a big thanks to Brooke for making me some gorgeous HTML to jazz up my sight a bit - now it looks great hey!?? You're a legend B!! Love ya!
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Last night was weigh-in. At Slimmers I registered a 0.05kg loss... tiny yes.. but I also lost the half a kilo I had put on over Easter, so that makes me much happier than such a small loss (althought still a loss right?!)...
It is incredibly empowering to see the weight coming off every week... and virtually on my own this time too! I am so proud of myself, as I have tried in vain *many* times to lose weight only to become a part of the dreaded 'next Monday' diet followers.. (I'll start again on Monday!) Well not anymore. Although I have only lost 3kg so far, I think I am going to get there this time.
A few years ago I did Jenny Craig for 6 months. In that 6 months I lost only 8kgs. Now I have lost 3kgs in about 6 weeks (and including the hiccup over Easter).. If I can keep a steady pace of about 2-3kgs a month, I will be well over 8kgs loss by 6 months time.. in fact it will be 12kg (losing 2kg a month), 15kgs (losing 2.5kg a month) and 18 (losing 3kg a month)... MUCH BETTER... and thats almost at goal!
That's going to be my goal from now on. 2-3kg loss each month... do you think I can do it??
Nat :)
Oh yeah... I couldn't wait and just HAD to go and get my hair cut yesterday. I love it, but I actually think I should have gone a bit shorter as its still really hard for me to straighten... It sits about shoulder length with some layers and a sweeping fringe... When I get a nice do happening, I shall upload a new piccie of me... and I think I will cut it shorter again in a few months time...
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| Eat less carbs! |
| 04.02.05 (10:12 pm) [edit] |
Despite my impressive (for me!) exercise log this week, I'm really a little doubtful that I will lose any weight this week. Don't get me wrong, I really want to (!!), but I haven't seen much change in the scales this week except to lose the 0.5kg I put on over Easter, but that was gone within two days. (I suppose that its still a loss, but its not registered at Slimming Club and I want some kind of loss to register).
I really think my weekend binge totally stuffed me up with the 'balancing diet' thing. I have gone back to craving and filling up on nothing but carbs (Brooke, I'm addicted to toasted muesli!)... no desire for fruit or nuts or yoghurt. Its so hard!
I think I will have set a real [b]challenge[/b] for myself this week to count how many serves/portions of carbohydrates I'm having, and to up the druit, veg, dairy and others (except fat!) I mean, I log my food, but until now haven't really ben taking toom uch notice of how many serves of ech type of food I am having,and I think its having an effect, especially as I'm exercise lots more now.
So there you go, thats my challenge for this week coming. I think I might take up the fruit challenge a little later when I have this under my belt.
I'm also going to challenge myself to exercise EVERY day. I did 5 of 7 this week, and want to go better (especially considering the 4 weeks after will be really full-on with prac and much harder to find time to exercise then). I guess the key is planning ahead.
Nat :)
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| About flippin' time!! |
| 04.01.05 (2:59 pm) [edit] |
Well, I finally got the flippin' HTML to work for me!! I have only spent about an hour trying to work out how to put a pic to right -
and now I've done it - yay! (are you proud of silly ol' me B??)
Anyways, onto the real stuff now...
I am so proud to say that I have actually exercised *almost* every day so far this week. When a few weeks ago, I really struggled to get in 3x a week, I have already done 5 - yay! I am so pleased. Guess its true that 21 days to make a good habit hey. Brooke and I have also discussed that once you are exercising each day the motivation is pretty easy... but if you stop for a day or so, its so much harder to get going again.. so I'll just keep trying for every day I think!!
Food isn't going *so* well yet. I am still eating too many carbs again, not enough fruit (sorry B, I'm failing that challenge badly!)... I guess I really could try a bit harder hey! Can't we all...
Following Deb's and a few other girl's blogs, who are doing the 10,000 step challenge, I decided to count (to myself - no pedometer here yet!)how many steps I do on my 60 min walk (I think I've got it down to about 55 mins actually now)...
So I did... and it was roughly 4,000 steps!! I like that number, and if I can do that most days, I'm sure I'd make the 10,000 in most days... now just to get myself that pedometer... anyone got them really cheap??
Well, I'm going to go and walk around the shops I think, and *might* just go and get a haircut now too... I sooo need one and don't know if I can wait another 2-4 weeks till I lose another 2 kilos!!
Nat :)
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Hi, I'm Natalie, a 23 year old early childhood teacher, wife, mum to a 4 year old terror.. I mean angel... and daughter of the Most High God. I haven't really treated my body too well for like... my whole life, so I'm setting out to change that. This blog is mainly about my weight loss journey - the highs, the lows, the challenges, the joys... but you'll come across a few other things in here too, things to do with my career, family or hobby scrapbooking. Thanks so much for reading, and please leave me some comments!
Age: 23
Height: 182cm
Starting Weight: 96.8kg
Current Weight: 93.2kg
This week:
Total Lost: 3.6kg
Goal weight: 75kg
Next mini-goal: 89.9kg
REWARDS:
5kg loss: 91.8kg
reward: pedicure
acheived 9/5/05!
7.5kg loss: 89.3kg
reward: AJs book
10kg loss: 86.8kg
reward: new clothes
12.5kg loss: 84.3kg
reward:
15kg loss: 81.8kg
reward:
17.5kg loss: 79.3kg
reward:
20kg loss: 76.8kg
reward:
Goal (!!): 75kg
reward: REBEL camera!
Week 10 - Loss - 1.4kg
Week 9 - Gain - 0.2kg
Week 8 - Gain - 1.4kg (shit!)
Week 7 - Loss - 1.2kg
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