Weigh Day - 3rd July
OK. After a bit of post drinking, eating my weight came in this morning at 77.1kgs which is a loss of ANOTHER 100gms. As I looked at the scales I thought that I could get really cross or be really happy. I choose happy. Happy that it is a loss. Happy that at this rate I will be able to save up and afford a new wardrobe by the time I need to buy more clothes LOL. But if it decided to drop away quickly, I would be happy with that too.
Yesterday was not the quiet recovery day that I would have hoped. With swimming lessons scheduled in at 8.30am there is not much chance of a sleep in so it was up and all cylinders blazing early. And it was OK. Having crawled into bed at 9.30 the night before and having made sure I had heaps of water to drink minimised any hang over I may have suffered. However, as the day dragged on and my boys decided that this was the day they were going to argue, fight, not listen, not sleep, play loudly, I became more and more tired. I just prayed they would go to bed early and stay asleep. I should have kept my thoughts shut. Mr Oscar decided he would not settle at all but after some investigation I realised that his 2 year old molars are coming through which explained the entire days behaviour. Long story short (really - is this short!!) I ended up sleeping the entire night on the trundle with him and now have an extremely sore neck to show for it. It would have been ok if he just slept the entire night, but he constantly either touched my face to feel if I was still there or he would get up on his arms and legs and put his face right above mine and look into my eyes. Which was ok until his brain made the connection then he fell asleep again causing his head to crash into the bridge of my nose. *ouch*
But that is what happens when you have little wee bairn…
Global Corporate Challenge
There were a couple of personal challenges I set myself within the official one. One was to walk over 15,000 a day and other than a few notable exceptions I have done this, and the second is to make sure that my average for each month is higher than the month before. In May my average was 14,081 and in June it was 16,997 so I have a task ahead of me but I think I can do it. By October it may start getting a bit difficult but I won't know until I give it a go.
What I did well last week
I had 3/7 perfect days
I had a brilliant week socially
I drank a good amount of water
What I will do better this week
I will plan for post drinking days better
I won't drink alcohol this week
I will spread out the housework so I am not doing it all on Friday night
Yesterday was not the quiet recovery day that I would have hoped. With swimming lessons scheduled in at 8.30am there is not much chance of a sleep in so it was up and all cylinders blazing early. And it was OK. Having crawled into bed at 9.30 the night before and having made sure I had heaps of water to drink minimised any hang over I may have suffered. However, as the day dragged on and my boys decided that this was the day they were going to argue, fight, not listen, not sleep, play loudly, I became more and more tired. I just prayed they would go to bed early and stay asleep. I should have kept my thoughts shut. Mr Oscar decided he would not settle at all but after some investigation I realised that his 2 year old molars are coming through which explained the entire days behaviour. Long story short (really - is this short!!) I ended up sleeping the entire night on the trundle with him and now have an extremely sore neck to show for it. It would have been ok if he just slept the entire night, but he constantly either touched my face to feel if I was still there or he would get up on his arms and legs and put his face right above mine and look into my eyes. Which was ok until his brain made the connection then he fell asleep again causing his head to crash into the bridge of my nose. *ouch*
But that is what happens when you have little wee bairn…
Global Corporate Challenge
There were a couple of personal challenges I set myself within the official one. One was to walk over 15,000 a day and other than a few notable exceptions I have done this, and the second is to make sure that my average for each month is higher than the month before. In May my average was 14,081 and in June it was 16,997 so I have a task ahead of me but I think I can do it. By October it may start getting a bit difficult but I won't know until I give it a go.
What I did well last week
I had 3/7 perfect days
I had a brilliant week socially
I drank a good amount of water
What I will do better this week
I will plan for post drinking days better
I won't drink alcohol this week
I will spread out the housework so I am not doing it all on Friday night
Your day at the races sounds like a blast. Pity the photos didn't post. Hope your son's teeth settle down soon. It's so hard when they are grumpy and in pain and you really can't do much for them.
Posted by
Kathryn |
July 03, 2006 9:45 pm
Glad you had such a great day at the races, and congrats on your loss this week!
Posted by
Anonymous |
July 04, 2006 7:16 am
Sounds like you had an absolute blast at the races - good for you !
Hope Mr O's teeth are out soon - there is NOTHING worse than seeing your child in pain and putting up with the behaviour that seems to accompany such pain !
You really are doing well with your challenge - keep up the good work !
Take care and talk soon.
Me
Posted by
Me |
July 04, 2006 8:48 am
Congrats on your loss - "they say the slower to come off means it wont come back on"
Hope your little one is feeling better:)
Posted by
Leighanne |
July 04, 2006 11:30 am
Congrats on the loss M. Ouch to your poor little son's teeth and your neck.
Glad you had a fantastic day at the races. You deserved it.
Posted by
Suzy |
July 04, 2006 2:38 pm
Loved your races story - not being able to load photos is driving me nuts!
Posted by
Sue |
July 04, 2006 2:54 pm
Another 100gms off - well done! Slowly but surely, which is great!
I sympathise re: Oscar's molars - we've just been there done that, and survived the yucky nights too. Argh! Are you planning a big 2 year old party? :-)
Posted by
Kate |
July 04, 2006 7:41 pm
Well done hunny! Shame about the happenings with the kids - not the day for it really but you can guarantee if you need a day of rest and relaxation kids are going to make sure you don't get it.
Posted by
Jadey |
July 04, 2006 8:08 pm
Hey M....firstly congrats on the loss. A loss is a loss is a loss. Secondly I wanted to say what a delight it is to read your blogs....It really makes me feel good and that we have a lot of things and feelings in common and it really inspires me to believe that I can do it too. Thanks heaps for sharing.lb.
Posted by
Learning Leaders |
July 05, 2006 12:20 pm
A loss is moving in the right direction and considering the fun you had as well this week very good effort. You did exceptionally well not resorting to food when poor Oscar was keeping you awake. Have a great weekthis week.
Posted by
michelle |
July 05, 2006 2:42 pm
Ooh, a new profile photo!!
Do you know that with each new photo that you put up, you look happier and happier!
Posted by
Jaykay |
July 06, 2006 9:08 pm
Hope you are having a great week. Blogger hasn't let me into your site for 3 days?? Sounds like you had a great time at the races - love that you had the guts to wear the pink wig. xx
Posted by
Cinders |
July 06, 2006 9:52 pm
Wow thats a lot of steps! how long does it run for?
Sounds like the races were a blast!
Posted by
Unknown |
July 07, 2006 7:44 am
Thanks for your lovely supportive comments on my blog - you are a sweetie!!!
Have been reading yours (you are going great with the steps by the way) just don't get time to comment.
Posted by
Anne |
July 07, 2006 9:52 am
Seems like you really had a blast. I can feel your emotions in tour writing.
Posted by
Unknown |
July 07, 2006 6:24 pm
what a fantastic day it sounded like you had. How awesome does david look. Don't you love hang overs?? hehehe
Posted by
ness |
July 08, 2006 11:12 am
Alright, no kids for me yet...again LOL. There's a lot of kid talk my way atm and one of my gay friends is dying for me to have a baby! I'll have to share this molar story with him ;-)
Hope you're feeling much better now with your neck and getting some decent sleep AND WELL DONE with your step count!
Posted by
Mary |
July 09, 2006 9:12 am
100gm loss after a drinking wkd aint bad, in fact if u waited one more, your loss probably wouldve been better, so be a really good girl this week & you'll get a huge loss this wk :D hope you've had a lovely wknd.
Posted by
Kt |
July 09, 2006 11:02 am
100g loss is still a loss so well done, especially after the drinking/eating!
Well done on the June walking challenge! Woohoo :)
Posted by
Ails |
July 10, 2006 8:45 pm