Life in Mono...

Second Skin

I wish I could live forever in my maxi dresses. I found this dress 3 weeks ago and I have worn it a couple of hundred times already. It's cotton and lightweight and will not cling on to your body. Perfect for the stinking hot days that we are currently enduring at the moment. I will have to learn how to make a dress like this.

I went to see my consultant at JC today. I manage to lose 800 grams during the silly season. WOOT. Not bad for 1 week. I also realise that my intake of fruits and vegetables is more now that I am back on JC. This week, I am going to take it up a notch. I will try to go to 3 RPM classes, 1 Yoga class and 1 Pilates class. On top of that, get back into waking up early again, 6am, and walk the dog each morning. A habit that I dropped after my trip back home 2 months ago.

Shedding the Light 2...

I know I have never spoken much about my family on this blog (not counting my parents sisters M and myself). I have never really shared anything about my extended family. Today will be one of those rare occasions that I do.

A few months back, I received a text from my mom telling me that my Uncle DB got cancer. I was in shocked. I did not know what to say or do but say a prayer. Uncle DB has always been down to earth and is actually one of my uncles on my Maternal side that I am comfortable with.

He has a blog and he is sharing his experience with Chemo and Cancer on the blog. It's really inspiring to read his journey. I have never had someone close that I know that is dealing with Cancer and it's usually a friend of a friend or a family of a friend and it is making me think really really hard about taking care of myself and my family.

Wow... Cancer...and this close to home too. My prayers goes out to him and his family

Shedding some Light...

Firstly I would like to thank you girls out there who gave me tips and advise about the Mammogram. Like I said I had conflicting facts about the matter that's why I put it out there so that you girls could share some of your advice and experiences.

I have spoken to my GP about my concerns and he said at this point in time, there should be nothing that I should worry about at this point in time because 1. I have no history of Breast Cancer in my family (that I know of) and 2. I have not found any lumps on me. So he said to wait and continue to do what I do. That is eat healthily and exercise. He also was quite impressed that I manage to stop smoking since I last saw him (the last time I saw him as about 2 years ago). So he said that that reduces the chances of me getting anytime of cancer at all. COOL.

All I have to do now is set a reminder to do a health check once ever year.

Mini Olympics...

Yes Ladies and Gents, I participated in the First Step in to Life Mini Olympics. I had fun!! I mean our whole team had fun. We weren't that competitive too and WE WON!! We won the first place. Wooohooo... I never have been in the winning team before and this is how it feels like. Wow.

I did the 2km walk/jog. I ran for a km and then walk the other km back. I was pretty proud of myself. I also joined in all the relay races and also played moving netball. Don't ask. I never played it before until today.  We were the smallest team too.

The day was fantastic and beautiful. Sunny and clear skies. More pictures on my flickr album but here is a few for you to enjoy...

Eating Right...

One thing about being in a JC program is learning how to choose your food. Today I had 3 things that I have to eat which is not in my list of favourite things to eat. This includes Muesli, Orange and INSTANT NOODLES.

I had to eat Muesli for breakfast and man, it was so hard to swollow. I have a tendancy of acting like a Hamster, you know where you stuff food at the side of your mouth a.k.a cheeks that you look like a hamster, when I eat something that I don't like and then spit it out after I decide that I do not like it at all. But this morning I had to eat it because I HAD to. So I told myself to get over it and just swallow the damn thing and I did it while reading my emails and blogs to get my mind off the taste.

The second thing that I had to eat today was Instant noodles. This was provided by JC and man they were terrible. I hate eating instant noodles where all you need is to add boiling water and let it sit for a bit. Not my cup of tea, or in this case, not my cup of noodles. I felt cheated this week. See, last week I was looking at the menu for this week and shouted with glee that I had can have Singapore Noodles for lunch this week. Little did I know that the Singapore Noodles came in a CUP!! I thought it will be those delicious thick Hokkien Noodles ( they can freeze it you know) with long green vegies but nope. It came in a CUP. I think the people at JC needs to have a lesson in Asian Cooking. That thing that they claim were Singapore Noodles, WAS NOT SINGAPORE NOODLES. I know how Singapore Noodles taste like okay.

And the last thing that I had to eat today is an Orange. I am not a fan of ORANGE the fruit but I will take Orange cake, Orange sweets and Orange Juice anytime. I had to eat the orange quickly to get the taste of the Singapore Noodles out of my mouth. I cut up the orange in to smaller pieces and ate it while I was doing some work. Luckily they were the sweet ones too. Western Australia Navel Oranges. They are Okay.

Weekly Wrap-up

I went to see my consultant yesterday and guess what? I lost a whole 1.4 Kilos y'all. My consultant Sharon, I think thats her name, was very happy with me and told me that I have done good for the week and to keep up the good work.

I asked her a couple of questions about the hardship that I had during the week, mainly asking why I was so hungry after every hour, and she said its because your body is adjusting itself because you are not shoving food down your throat every time the stomach is asking for food and if you are really really hungry then the option is to eat from the free list food. Mainly FRUITS but I can deal with that.

Another thing that I have to jot down in my journal is my Weekly Wrap-up. So here it is.

My Personal Wins for this past Week:
I guess my personal wins for the past week was walking home from work 4 days in a row. It was hard at first but then I manage to do it 4 days in a row. Also getting up early Sunday morning for an hour walk with Nana.

My Rewards (for myself or my supports):
My reward for the week is new shoes. :*)

My Motivation for the upcoming Week:
I want to lose another 1Kg this week so that I will be under 90Kg. Yes people. That was how much I weigh. More then 90Kg.

My Plan for this Week:
Seeing how I lost 1.4Kg just by eating right and walking 5 times a week I want to try to stick to walking home 4 times a week again and another walk on the weekend.

JC: Day 2

My fridge since Monday. My week cycle starts on Tuesday and my consultation is every Monday.

Steps taken today: 11744

Activity : Walked from the city home. 1 hour walk.

I am proud of myself actually. Yesterday after talking to a friend, after exchanging stories of how to be fit and healthy, he suggested that since I do not live far from the city that I should walk to and from the city everyday and I did. I walked home yesterday. It took me 50 minutes to do it and at the end of the walk I wanted to die. But I felt better after dinner and lots of water.

With JC's food, it taste better that I had expected. I am not fond of the Freeze your food thing but it was actually yummy. Their Choc Caramel Crisp thing that I had for a snack after dinner was AMZAING. I wanted more but you only can have one.

Part of your JC journey is writing down everything that you are feeling. Like how proud you feel when you walk all the way home and how good you feel when someone offers you chocolate and you politely declined. We all know that I do not have a problem writing down my feelings. Its what I do here everyday. So why not include writing down my JC moments.

Today it was a very difficult day for me because my tummy was growling the whole day. Even after I ate my meals and snacks I still feel hungry an hour later. I think its trying to adjust to me not shoving food down my mouth every time I feel hungry and its trying to adjust to me not eating till I am too full that I could not move because we all know I can do that sometimes. Its disgusting I know but I am learning to control it. So every time that I am hungry, I eat something from the free list usually its a piece of fruit.

I went shopping yesterday too and I am proud of myself because I kept to the list and did not get anything extra. I learned to read labels and to find hidden "fat". I was pretty good too. :*) My house now is stocked with JC food and fresh fruit and veggies.

If I want to cheat there is an extra column in your journal asking you "why did you eat it?" "how did it make you feel before and after eating it?" So far I have been good.

Calling Jenny...

We did it. M signed me up to Jenny Craig, you know the one with Christie Ally as their spokes person, and paid for the lot as an early birthday present. Too early if you ask me.

I guess he is sick of hearing me putting myself down. So he made an appointment yesterday and I have my first week of food and ration. He even went to the extend of waiting for me for 1 1/2 hours while I was talking to the consultant.

So here we go again....

8 Weeks on and Yummy Cakes...

As promised pictures of the two cakes that I made yesterday. The top one is Pavlova. I buggered the crust. It was not easy to make I tell ya. That was the second batch I made. The first one required 6 egg whites, and I threw it away and the second batch I made with 4 egg whites. What did I do witht he Yolks? I made M omlettes. The second cake is called the Norwegian Apple Cake. M loves the cake so much that its gone already.

On the fitness front, I noticed a few things too. This morning I woke up and tried on my Tweed skirt, becuase it was sooooo warm and nice today, and I didn't have to fight my way in it. Hooray. My jeans is loose now that I don't need to open the button and zip to get out of it. I need a belt now!! I noticed that I don't binge eat now. Its a good start. I need to work on the choices of the things I put in my mouth.

4 weeks on...

I can't believe it has already been 4 weeks on since I restarted my journey to fitness. When I started I didn't weigh myself on the scale so I dont know if I have lost any at all, but I did measure my self on the second week and jotted it down on a note book that M gave me a while back. I manage to lose 2 inches off my waist and thigh. When I told M this he told me he could see changes in my body. I didnt feel any difference except that I have a little more energy now and dont feel THAT tired half of the time. Do you think I should invest in a good quality bathroom scale? If I get a scale I know I will be on the thing a few times a week. I will be that obsessed. I dont want to be that obsessed. I can see how it effects my friends by having that devilish thing in the house. :*)

I am beginning to like RPM classes now. When I first tried it, a few years ago, I was so scared of the class because I didn't have the stamina for it. But it kind of grew on me. My goal each class is to see how many drops of sweat on the floor I can get. Don't worry, I wipe them up after each class so I am not that gross. The instructor is pretty good too. After every class he comes up to me to give me tips and will ask me how I went. I always try to be in front of the class, not becuase I want to be the teacher's pet its because that I AM BLIND without my glasses and I will drift off to La La land and lose all concentration if I know no one is watching.