This will be a bit of a one off as well, as my internet is definitely NOT working at home now. My last post was Aug 15th, with the wonderful news about Ella-May, then on the 17th the flooring was finished and they must have banged a nail straight through our telephone cable and it still ain't working
Anyway, not only am I now the proud nana of a new grandchild, I have also traded in my little 2 seater convertible and got myself a sensible 5 door hatch back, to accommodate the kids and all their stuff
I even took a tape measure to the showroom to measure the boot before making a decision, there was no way I was gonna buy it if the new super-duper pushchair wasn't gonna fit
We have already been on our first mini adventure, I took Stef, Harry-J and Ella-May to the zoo. Harry loved the freedom of running around more than the animals I think, and Ella-May just laid back and took advantage of the sunshine for the day. It was lovely to be able to go out all together.
Anyway, as for me, I have been a bit down in the dumps, probably the excitement of littlen arriving and then crashing back to earth, and back to a very busy office no doubt.
My weight loss has been up n down, as usual, but this week I got a big shock and found I'd lost 5lb I still think there was a problem with the scales, I do find 5lb that hard to believe.
I have now cranked up my training as the Half Marathon is only one month away - hence the title of this blog. Oct 5th be thinking of me, better still be there holding me up right if you can please
I hope you are all doing fine, I will try to catch up with you via work for the time being, I am sooooo missing the internet at home
I am now the proud Nana of a little baby girl called Ella-May
She arrived at 10.12pm on 14th August 2008 and weighed 7lb 9oz
She has lots of dark hair and is soooooo tiny
She is GORGEOUS
I was with harryjsmummy during Ella's birth, it did go quickly but my beautiful daughter did go through it. She has only had about 2 hours sleep since Tuesday as she has been having pains since then. She dealt with most of the pains at home and went into hospital on Wednesday evening at 10.30. The contractions were every 2 minutes, until 4.30am, when they slowed down to every 10 minutes, so I took her home
Then all day Thursday Stef dealt with more pain, whilst Harry-J spent the day with his other nana (I went straight into work after spending the night at the hospital, with no sleep ).
At 8.30 last night we went back to the hospital for the grand finale, and at 10.12pm Ella arrived
Mother & Baby are both fine, although mummy could do with some more sleep
I am off work today and will be going to visit them at 10am. Then I will look after my wonderful grandson whilst his daddy goes to pick up his little sister's new pushchair
OK, thats my update - and I couldn't be happier
I can't believe my internet worked for me to do this, it has been playing up again hence not being able to get on here - so YIPPEE for my internet working
OK, I best get some housework done before going to see my new grand-daughter
although to be fair her due date is in 3 minutes time ie 09.08.08
Me & DH made up, well he said sorry so thats a start
The house is now straight, although we are having to vacuum on the hour, every hour to try to get rid of the dust, but it is SO worth it
I meant to say .... I went to the gym on Wednesday before my WWWWI, did a 2 mile run before my dance class and then found out the dance class has been cancelled - FOREVER .....
How come they didn't tell us last week when we did it ?? I think thats so out of order
And if that wasn't enough I couldn't get to my Salsa-cise class last night cos I was delivering my old sofa's over to my son's place, and my Saturday dance class is not on because our teacher is doing a course
It's enough to drive a dieter to chocolate !!!!! mmmmmmm
No, it's OK, I won't be charging to the fridge, I'm in bed, it's mid-night for goodness sake ?? (since when was that an excuse ?? )
Anyway, plan for tomorrow is to go 'housey' shopping with DH, whilst he is still playing nicely, then picking my DD and H-J up and showing them our new home. It is my DS birthday on Sunday (he'll be 23 that means I must have been about 7 when he was born )
I wonder if my GD will share his birthday ? It was my grandad's birthday as well
Anyway, it looks as if my internet connection is up n running again (unlike me, I bunked off my 3.5 mile run tonight ) so I will try to do 'before and after' photo's of my house for you all, well, I'll try anyway
OK, time to sleep and hopefully wake up with some of that good old fashioned WILLPOWER and eat sensibly until my next WWWWI
to loose 2lb a week for the next 3 weeks, my result this week ? UP 2lb !
My own fault, I had cash in my pocket and spent it on the vending machine, so what should I expect ?
I have so many people still noticing my weight loss and telling me not to lose anymore, so I am not beating myself up that much over it.
My goal date was August 23rd, when our friends will be re-newing their wedding vows. Well I have a dress for it, and it fits, so I will stop stressing
The house is coming together, although I would have been more excited about it if my DH hadn't thrown a wobbly last night, threw his wedding ring at me and stormed out saying "you've got a big mortgage to pay now, you best be here tomorrow for the deliveries and builders cos I won't"
He can be so sweet sometimes
Anyway, judging by my smiley face you should realise that I have taken this all with a pinch of salt, OK if he wants to say goodbye I will cope (I'm a woman, thats what we do ) but he has said it before and the next day everything is back to 'normal' - just like today......
I can't help being ever so slightly (well a bit more than that actually) bloody pissed off by what happened, he said some nasty things (always does) but I kept my cool and ignored most of it - well to a point anyway
Anyway, the house should have the kitchen done, the new sofa's in position, the new furniture too, the flooring nearly finished and the super-duper stereo installed, but unfortunately I wish I had somewhere else to go tonight, cos I really can't be arsed
On a more exciting note, Stef is having pains She has seen her midwife and she has arranged to visit Stef next Tuesday if she has not had the baby before. Personally I am hoping for an 08.08.08 baby, that would be great
Anyway, lunch time at work so I'm gonna get myself a hot chocolate, the air con here is freezing !
Don't worry about me, I will cool down (ha, funny choice of word after previous sentence !)
Not usually something I have trouble dodging, cos I don't usually buy them. But this week I did. A multi pack of 4 finger kit kats, ready for DH to take to work.
Except he didn't
I went to the gym last night to do a step class (first time in years I have done step) there were loads of people there, but the one thing that was missing was our trainer
When I get myself all motivated to do something in particular there is no way of convincing me to do something different, I get just like a kid who can't get her own way and stomp off in a sulk - using it as a great excuse to go home - which I did
Once I got home I opened the fridge a saw the Kit Kats
I put the FOUR empty wrappers in the bin when my chocolate gauge had reached full capacity
So much for trying to get 2lb off every week for the next 3 weeks - I have no chance with my lack of will power
I WILL GET TO TARGET - perhaps not by August 23rd, but I will be at my lightest if it KILLS ME !!!!!!
Anyway, you lot have a nice day won't you, don't worry about me
Just calling in during my lunch hour at work, here's my update =
HOUSE - Builders have gone on to start another job, leaving us with a list of snagging as long as your arm, but the overall 'finished' article is fantastic. Today and tomorrow the flooring is being laid, and on Wednesday the stereo is being installed and the furniture being delivered - so exciting
Harryjsmummy - my lovely DD Stefanie has just 5 days to go until her due date, and little Ella-May will be welcomed into the world. I will be rushing off as soon as she calls as I will be helping her during her labour, so you will definitely here when my little grand-daughter arrives
Harry-J - He is walking everywhere now and is practising saying 'Ella-May' and 'Sister' ready for her arrival. We bought him his first pair of walking shoes last weekend and went to see some farm animals. I can't wait for our house to be tidy again so he can play comfortably and I won't get told off for him getting holes in his jeans
Marathon Training - The half marathon I have entered into is due to take place on October 5th. I entered my DH in with me and am now regretting it. I thought he would be a good motivator and thought it would also get him off the sofa, he has been so busy with work his exercise regime is very nearly zilch at the moment. Well he said he would start his training on August 1st, so I stopped mine and decided to start again when he starts. It is now August 4th and you've guessed it, we have not run anywhere, not even upstairs I think I am going to have to leave him behind and get my training back on schedule - tonight though I am going to try a step class, so tomorrow the running is back on track
Weight Watchers - I have managed to maintain my weight since March, but with my friends wedding (well renewing wedding vows) on August 23rd I really wanted to use that to head towards and reach my target of 10st 3lb. I have been very lucky to have lost weight these last few weeks considering we haven't had a kitchen for most of the time. Last week I lost another 1.5lb and couldn't believe it considering the indian, fish & chips, BBQ and pizza I had during that week I got all inspired again, thinking that having 3 weeks to loose 6lb was 'do-able'. But, I really don't think I have been good enough to loose 2lb this week - fingers firmly crossed as ever though
OK I have to go back to work again unfortunately, but I do hope you all have a good week
Very lucky, no day went as planned, no day stayed under my 19-21 points a day, infact a couple of days went over 30 so how did I loose 2lb ??
Don't ask me
My internet at home is on and off like my weight, very annoying, hence I haven't been on here much - infact it could go wrong at any moment with no reason
But it is great to be able to update my blog with a good weight loss
Fingers crossed for next week, I have 3 meals out before then
Last night ..... well after work I went to the gym, I did 20 minutes on the treadmill walking and running, whatever took my fancy, then decided to join in the Body Conditioning class that was about to start.
I have tried this class once before and remember being on all fours just dreaming of crawling out the door, god it hurt !! So, last night I was a little dubious about actually having another go.
The teacher was the same girl who takes my dance fit class, so she knows me well enough. Except ..... we don't use weights in dance fit, and we don't do repetitive squats and shoulder press things either, and things that generally make me want to consatina down to the ground
God it KILLED me, I had to stop a few times, and when I did push through that pain barrier you should have seen the faces I was puling
In the end I just closed my eyes so I couldn't see the teacher (Suzy) looking at me - the weakling) and did what I could to keep up.
My body was beat by the time we finished (45 minutes) infact my legs kept wanting to give way (poor me) I even considered not doing my Salsa-cise class - heaven forbid, thats the whole reason I go to the gym for goodness sake !!!
Salsa-cise was it's usual FUN time. But when it came to choosing a partner I ended up on my own - nobody likes me But I had the last laugh and got to dance with our teacher Loraine
It was a great night, I am very pleased that I pushed myself, but not so sure I will be rushing back to the Body Conditioning class next week
I had 24 points yesterday, not quite the 19 that I was hoping to have, but at least I am counting it
Our kitchen is being fitted today, so it is a bit of luck that DH and I have decided to go out for dinner tonight, I hate to guess what our place is going to look like when we get home
Tomorrow I will be at the gym for my 9am dance fit class, then off to my son's to clear his pig sty of a flat up, then my DD and I are going to London to see the stage show 'Never Forget' about a Take That tribute band, which should be good
So, you guys have a great weekend and I am sure I will catch up with you soon
There's a guy who works here who has confessed to his colleague that he had a dream about me last night
I think I will take that as a compliment thank you but looking at the state of me today I reckon he won't be having any more of those dreams
So far my new found WW strength is going fine, I had a lovely dinner which cost 6.5 points - Caribbean Prawn Curry - yum yum yum
Salsa-cise tonight, after I have hit the treadmill, might do 4 miles, but might mix it up a bit, try to do some different work outs so my body goes into shock and I burn off some more calories (I hope !)
I still think there was a problem with the scales, I do find 5lb that hard to believe.
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