It is Sunday and Sundays are always quite relaxing here. At least my Sundays are. Have been very busy. Had my two diploma exams yesterday. Nailed Maths - I guess everyone did, it was dead easy. I know I didn't get a 100% because I have one slight mistake which should see 2 or 4 marks deducted but I got over 90% for sure. As I said, it was really easy and anyone not getting at least 90% should think seriously about quitting the course. As for English it was not as easy as we thought it would be. I do not find writing in English difficult. Reading through some of my posts here I do see some silly mistakes but I'm much less vigilant on the quality of my English in here. We had to write only 120-150 words on one of three subjects presented and the titles were not very friendly. Also, this tutor of ours insists on a great introduction and I just couldn't come up with it and spent a good 30mins just staring in space. Finally I found 150 words of something to write. I'm sure I passed.
This week will still be busy although I'm trying to make time to see a friend tomorrow whom I have not seen for a while. I have to deliver a course on Tuesday and Wednesday on some software with which I don't feel that comfortable and so tomorrow I have to really get into it and get to know all those little details. I have the privilege to have three very nice colleagues who are very ready to help with any query I have. Now I've been there for over a year and I rarely ever need it but with this programme, since I have not worked that much on it, I still find myself asking them something once in a while. Tomorrow I have to get into it.
On Thursday I should be going to Paris for a meeting re: a committee I'm in. I'm looking forward to it for various reasons. One is that I'll be meeting people I haven't seen for 2 years since I've missed a couple of opportunities through work. Two it is Paris, France after all, I've only been there once and I loved it. Three, it will be a totally stress free trip with no shopping (cause I did that in London), no worrying about travelling (cause they take care of everything) and the best of accomodation(something I would not have been able to afford had I been paying for it). Of course I would have loved to go there 5 kg less than I'm now but I'll take the trip with the 5kg no worries.
Have a good week. I'll try to post something before I leave.
My London trip is over. It was extremely hectic but really good. An expensive trip but all my Christmas presents bar just two presents and that is great. Notwithstanding the fact that we walked lots and carried luggage here and there I weighed in at 74kg!!! I'm really not that bothered about it to be honest. We did get the new pizza hut with cheese bites in its circumference - totally heaven. It's still not in Malta yet and it will take it's time to get here as everything else does but, wow, it's a calorie explosion of cheese.
Anyway, lots of work this week and two important exams on Saturday - English and Maths. If I fail them they will not let me continue with the course - these are a sort of pre-admittance tests for the course but done 2 months into the course!!!! Not bothered about English - Maths I need to revise a bit. Well that's all for now. Landed around 2am and 6 hrs later I'm at work!!!
Tracy said we should make some goals and post them and more importantly keep to them. That is an idea I should look into - as those who bother to read this know - i've had a lot of lack of success in achieving my weight goals. I need someone to kick my a** into getting a bit serious about it.
Well it's Monday. I'm at work. I don't think I will stay the whole day but I have a meeting which I want to attend to but I'm still not feeling that well although much better after 2 days inside. However, I think I'll leave early, try and attend an important lecture this evening and tomorrow if I don't feel 100% I'll take sick leave since then it would only be 2 days until Thursday.
This weekend I had lots of time to surf the internet. So I tried to do an itinerary for the England trip. We arrive Thursday night so that day is off, Friday will all be taken up by my friend's graduation although we are trying to fit in a quick trip at argos at 9am as I'm going to order a few items online and pick them up from there. The internet is wonderful. Saturday is the only full day of shopping we have in London as we arrive there from Birmingham Friday evening. Yesterday I spent a few good hours visiting the shops in Oxford Street. Then Sunday we leave in the evening. I'm going to do some serious damage to my financial accounts.
My weight this morning was still 73kg which is great seeing that my flu this weekend did not effect my stomach at all. That is a great thing for sure but 48 hours at home were lethal and keeping the 73kg is a feat in itself seeing how much I ate. Actually I'm thinking the fat has not settled in yet and that in 2 days time I'll see a couple of new rolls of fat hanging off me. We'll see. Maybe if I am careful today and tomorrow I'll stave off this increase. Have a good week everyone.
I now have a massive cold and I'm going to spend the whole weekend in bed cause Thursday I have to fly!!! I'm sure it will clear up by then but it has been getting worse as days go by. Now I have the opportunity to stay put for two days, something I should have done on Thursday and Friday but I had so many things planned that I just couldn't stay at home without facing grave consequences later. So I'm hoping Saturday and Sunday will do the trick.
Nothing much else to report. to be honest. Weight still the same at 73 and 74kg but I can't really claimthat I have no idea why it's not moving. CAuse I'm not being disciplined enough and more time at home will sadly not do it. Although in my present state I cannot really appreciate anything in terms of taste seeing that all my taste buds are overwhelmed by my sick nostrils and throat, I still eat out of frustration and boredom.
It's Wednesday here. Today things are quite quiet at work. Acually slipped out a bit to buy foundation make-up. I had my old empty container and just went to a shop that I know stocks Clarins make-up - she did not have the number I needed. She advised me to go to their other shops but seeing that I had no time and I needed it today I told her to suggest something else. Now, I'm not an expert on make-up - I wouldn't even say knowledgeable - I just have this foundation that was recommended to me by a beautician and I 've stuck to it since then. She started getting out stuff asking me if I wanted it oil free and a few other things. I just wanted my foundation. I always think I'm looking like an idiot as I see these perfect salesgirls (who are usually very nice I must add) blend colours in my wrist and I look blankly cause once blended, unless totally obvious, most of the shades look nearly the same. I have to add that I started to put make-up properly when I did a cabin crew job stint with Air Malta age 20. Until then lipstick was my make-up. Anyway, thankfully the salesgirl seemed satisfied very early in the blending process and I was out after not too long.
Although it's quiet at work, I'm still busy trying to catch up with other things. I'm lucky in that I can do other things when we have less in house things - so I'm trying to catch up with some homework I have from my diploma.
My flu vaccine induced cold is still annoying but nothing that can hinder me in my everyday life. Yesterday I did not go for the walk but tomorrow I did go for 30 mins. I didn't want to overdo it although I felt like walking and walking and walking as the day this morning looked splended after a couple of extremely horrible weather.
only Tuesday and I'malready worn out!!! I think I might be a bit sick brought about by the flu vaccine I got yesterday. Yesterday I did not go walking but I went to the gym and did just over an hour walking on the treadmill since the weights section is closed for the week. Then around 1am i woke up - back hurting, foot hurting.... - morning I was a bit blocked in my nose and now I'm tired. I did not go walking today. I want to lay low a bit seeing how I will be going to England next week and I don't want to be any less than 100%.
As for weight - I'm thinking the most I can hope is not to go over 75kg - forget about anything in the 60s and consider 72kg as a very good day.
only a .5kg loss which is still a loss it's true but I do seem to undo everything during the weekend. Although it was not that terrible (I won't bore you with details), still it was not good. As for my car boot sale, I went at 4:30am to be in the queue, we went in at 6:30am, we displayed our wares. As soon as everything was on show at 6:45 am it started raining. Then it stopped, then it rained heavily again, then it stopped, then it started again. So I packed everything up and was home by 8:00am. And I made a profit of around 3 US dollars!!!! By 9am the sky was clear and although it was windy, the sun was out!!! I guess I might have better luck next time. Although I don't know when that will be. My father asked me why I had gone when it was evident it was going to rain. Well evident it was not. At 4:30am the sky was so clear with stars shining up above that there was not way that one could have realized that 2.5hours later it was going to rain and then by 9am be clear again.
This morning the weather is awful again and in fact I did not go walking. It was hailing a few mins ago and I had to stay in the car for 15 mins at work before the hail and rain let up a bit for me to do the 5 m walk from the car to cover. I do have an umbrella but it's so windy, I'd risk doing a Mary Poppins act (wishful thinking, I'm not so light as to be carried off by the wind). But you get what I mean. I do have three schools to visit this morning to install software and/or check on some problems they are having with their software. But if it continues hailing and raining, I'll probably stick to the office. We'll see. I hope all of you get a good start on the week.
I hate it when I have all these good intentions to do something about my weight, actually start doing it, and then sabotage by someone who means well. This time round, my mother. Today I came back from the lectures to find fried chicken wings which I love of course but which are full of fat and calories. Did I say no? Of course not!! She did them especially for me and I felt like an ungrateful bitch saying no. So I ate them. And I'm annoyed. Cause this morning I really did not feel like going for the blessed walk and I practically dragged myself to do it. And with those stupid chicken wings I ingested at least 5 times what I burnt in my hard-sweated 50 mins walk. And this evening I am meeting my friend and am looking forward to having a beer and some nice meat so I was actually thinking about being extra good at lunch to compensate. Most of you here know that the weekends are my downfall and since my weigh-in is Monday, I might not see under 73kg because of this. Should I forego my dinner/pub plans? It's so rare that this friend of mine and myself meet without partners, I don't feel I should give it up. And really, I want a nice beer and meat thing - don't tell me to order salad and water at an event which happens twice a year!!!!
Sabotage - that's what it is.
Weather is indecisive here - meaning it looks like it'll rain but it hasn't so far. I'm so hoping the rain holds for the weekend as tomorrow i'm planning to go to a car boot sale to get spending money for england. I'm taking a lot of clothes I don't wear anymore and I'm ready to also give them away though that would not help my London quest. For now I'm just hoping the weather stays well enough for me to go and not have to pack everything back in because of the rain. Wish me luck. Have a good weekend.
It is still not the beginning of the weekend though as I have to deliver a lesson this evening and then tomorrow I have my diploma lecture. But Friday still feels good.
It was a good week. Wednesday and Thursday I managed to stick to my no food other than fruit directive after 8pm and that makes me quite proud of myself. I'm hoping I get to see 72kg on Monday if I keep this up. Have also been walking so since beginning of October I have kept up my morning walking. Not much to report really as you can see. Life is pretty boring but boring is good at times and I won't complain about it. Have a good, healthy weekend everybody.
Very busy at work!!! Though it will be time to go home shortly. Still have my English lecture this evening though.
Yesterday evening I managed to limit myself to just fruit after 8pm, hip hip hurray. Taking it a day at a time. This morning went for a 50min walk. My mother joined me. It was so windy!!! And we went out in the dark as daylight is taking it's time to creep in and if I don't go out in the dark, then it would be too late to fit in a reasonable walk and be in time for work. This situation should improve in a week or so when there is daylight saving. My mother and I could not agree if it is this weekend or the one after. With daylight saving, daylight will be earlier although it will be dark early then. Still, for what I want to achieve, that is what I want.
Yesterday I did not manage to go to swim. I got lazy if I have to be honest. I was at my brother's and I had my swimsuit on and everything. But it was so windy so I decided I would not go. The fact that it was windy is a feeble excuse as the pool is indoor and the windy would have not made much of a difference. But on the only day that I have nothing in the evening I like to stay at home a bit, even to be with my parents a bit and by the time I had finished from my brother's, it was after 6pm.
That's all for today. Hope you are all having a good day.
