06/23/2009 13:41
So
since two days ago I have kept my 100 sit-ups a day - it's just three days true but still - you have to appreciate that yesterday I did them at 1:15am in the morning (which would actually make it today) because when I came in to sleep I realized I had not done them and got down and did them, so give me some credit. And I have just done today's quota. I did not do 10 mins meditation yesterday - will do it today though, later . Food I've been ok. Nuts, I am not buying any because if they are not here I do not eat them. Trying to be more happy, yes I'm trying and I've walked my 15 mins, yesterday because a farmers' protest blocked the road and we had to walk from work and then we walked lots in the evening.
So things are ok at the beginning. I went up to 78kg after last week'seating - I was (and must admit still am) in a frustrated moods. Since I cannot run or do any sports because of my knees I get these weeks, every so often when I so want to go out for a run, it physically hurts. I wish I could go for a run or play a game of tennis or squash or volleyball and just move around like I used to - for those who have read my blog for some time know that this is not a new feeling and that it signifies a low point in my life. Anyway, off to have a shower, no work today - LUxembourg's national day - then meet a friend - we'll probably get the little tourist train around the city - i've been meaning to take it since coming here lol - maybe today is the day.
06/21/2009 10:18
As from today
every day 100 situps
every day 10 mins meditations
limit the number of nuts I eat everyday
regulate my food without being too strict - being too strict is my downfall
after this week":
twice a week at the pool
walk a bit every day - even just 15 mins, weather permitting
be more happy
that's it for today - cloudy and raining in Luxembourg.
06/10/2009 15:00
So much
to do while I'm here in bed sick - still sick. Cannot beleive it - saw a doctor here in Luxembourg today - cute, very cute - he has been the highlight of my week here u prescribed lots of drugs, told me I'll survive and sent me on my way and I'm really hoping tomorrow I go to work.
Food - surprisingly good- will post weigh-in on Friday - short blog post - am watching Boston Legal episodes now that I've seen all available episodes of The Office.
06/08/2009 08:17
Still
feeling sick, maybe sicker???? And cannot understand - came back to Luxembourg on the 6am flight - not a nice time- spent all day in bed until this morning - now am at work - feeling bad - why did I come in? Because I did not feel like another day inside - don't think it was a great decision as I'm feeling poorly - but I need to go out and about - I'm on antibiotics which should be working - it's like I was great on Saturday and then I relapsed or something.
Weighed myself this morning - dow n to 76.5 which is nothing short of incredible but I think it is because I'm sick - do I log it down as an impressive 1.5kg loss? I don't know. I guess I will. I cannot understand it - if it's bound to sickness it will creep up faster than I will take to log it in.
Should be going to hospital to visit a friend today but I feel so poorly - I think I will skip it - I do feel guilty about it since here we re on our own really and we need to support each other. But I feel so poorly - should have stayed at home - it's not as if I have pressing work to do.
Why didn't I stay at home?
06/05/2009 07:59
Sicker
than I was before, probably aided by the fact that I continued going to work and now I'm in Malta and I'm on antibiotics. Feeling really poorly and there were a couple of errands I wanted to take care of while here. Will probably stay in for the rest of the day hoping I can make Sunday's early flight back to Luxembourg - seeing how I'm feeling I do not think there is much chance of doing that. I might have to stay here for a couple of days more until I feel better but that would mean an extra expense for the flight back and more hassle since it will not be a direct flight and I have another course on Tuesday which I have already missed through sickness once. I guess it will be a wait and see - but it seems no errands will be done today.
So, it seems I will get flexitime after all!!! My boss seems likely to approve it even sliding in a comment about my work being of good quality. Happy about that - very much so in fact. Should start mid-June. Very cool.
Food wise - ok - don't feel like eating much cause I'm sick. Cut my hair and the hairdresser chopped more than I would have liked actually - but it'll grow back - until then, I'm trying not to look at the mirror much because I really don't like it as it is - had this cut yesterday after landing - I did tell her only a little - but maybe my voice was already very bad yesterday and she didn't hear me and go scissors happy.
Have a nice weekend dear friends. :)
06/02/2009 13:50
New
week, actually started yesterday but it was a holiday for us so the working week starts today - we only have work until Thursday morning and then I fly to Malta along with nearly all my Maltese colleagues to vote in the European Parliament elections. We have a direct flight - finally!!!! So short week - quite sick and only came to work because I did not want to take a sick leave after a long weekend. But my head is feeling extremely heavy - might take tomorrow although I have a course I do not want to miss. We'll see. This weekend I bought a computer table and a wardrobe - you have to set them up yourself and I managed to do the computer table and most of the wardrobe. Felt so good about myself!!!
Sent an email to my boss about going on a system called flexitime - he doesn't approve it usually and it is a really good system whereby one works 15 hours extra in a month and can take an extra 2 free days the following months. We are 3 units of our language - the head of units of the 2 other units approve it but ours does not and it's like giving up on around 20 hours extra free days in the year. So I sent him an email with an official request which people will define as daring and bold because the fact that he does not approve it is like this known secret which prevents anyone from even applying. We'll see.
Food wise - not too bad but I'm sick and do not feel like eating much. Have to stay until 6pm today which is more than 4 hours away and I'm feeling so tired and without energy.....I'll sleep early this evening and then we'll see tomorrow.
Good day my friends.
05/29/2009 10:49
I think
I'm overthinking this weight thing and it's getting me to eat more. Will not even go into detail on how I sabotaged myself yesterday.
Have a long weekend coming up. Tomorrow going to IKEA to buy a wardrobe as I'm still missing a decent one - on Sunday we are hoping for some good weather so that I can visit Riemich, a place in Luxembourg and on Monday we are going to Amneville, a place in France - I am really looking forward to that. I want to check out some places where I can take my mother and nephew when they come here in July.
NOt much to add - working on a document I don't like about celery - who reads these documents anyway? But it has to be done. Have a nice weekend everyone.
05/28/2009 15:25
Another
1 hr 8 mins until I leave work and go to rest - am feeling really tired. Woke up really tired but still managed to walk to work - now I just went downstairs with the girls and had a hot chocolate - at least I'm feeling a bit more alert.
Tomorrow is weigh-in - my aim before going down to Malta was to maintaing my 75.9 but I'll be lucky if I don't see 78kg tomorrow. Am being rather ok although yesterday I went out and took 3 glasses of wine instead of the 2 I had allocated to myself - and I just had a hot chocolate but it was small and I had a very healthy lunch of homemade multi-grain sandwiches with just tomatoes and salmon.
Nothing planned for today although I have to check about buses on Monday - it's a public holiday here - because I would like to go either to Eichternach or Reimich - both places in Luxembourg. I would also like to go to Amneville on Sunday in France - so I'll look that up to.
It took me 3 mins to write this blog post so 1hr 5 mins left until I can leave. Good day everyone.
05/27/2009 11:48
I feel
as if I haven't been here for ages but find it's only 5 days.
Well, back to work in Luxembourg - totally different deal from the 33 degrees Celsius I left Malta in, which honestly was getting to be already too much - found dull weather here though not cold and the sun is out right now. But it does cloud over very quickly here and yesterday it rained a bit.
Trying to be more careful now that I'm here and yesterday I shopped for healthy stuff such as chicken breast and vegetables. My first weigh-in after Malta will be Friday. Have also managed to walk to work both yesterday morning and this morning so feeling good about that. Yesterday I found a lot of work on my desk also due to an error in assigning work but today it's more relaxed since i busted my ass yesterday.
Will be back to Malta next week from Thursday to Sunday so that I can vote in the European elections. Until then, I'm on my own at the flat as my flatmate is in Malta. She is very nice - I had never met her before we shared the flat so that turned out great - and I do enjoy knowing there is someone else in the flat - especially since we really do not intrude on each other - it's also nice to have the place for myself for a bit.
Anyway, this evening I will probably go to a mid-week thing at a bar near me and have 2 glasses of wine. Am undecided between chicken breast again or fish fingers - might go for fish fingers. For lunch I got 2 salmon sandwiches with tomatoes - I will still join the others for lunch but will take only fruit although we are going to the court of justice canteen and they have the best food of all the institutions.
Should take up shelley's example and do a sit-ups challenge - I'm just being lazy - yesterday I was on my own at the flat for 5 hours after work before I slept and I spent the time chatting to my family in Malta through MSN and watching some 5 episodes of The Office (US) which I pretty much love watching. Then read my Jodi Picault book, started it yesterday - since I'm done with exams now I have the time to indulge in my reading. Doing some sit-ups in the process would not have hurt at all - I need get some will power from somewhere.
05/22/2009 06:24
My question is this
I have managed the great feat of gaining 3 kg in 2 weeks - does that mean that I can lose 3kg in the next two weeks if I'm really careful? What a disastrous 2 weeks these were for me from the diet perspective? I started off by being complimented by an ex for losing weight at teh beginning of it and finished off being told by my friend's parents - 'YOU'VE PUT ON WEIGHT!!!'. And it was said without malicious intent which somehow made it worse. And I have my friend's wedding now where all my bitchy ex-colleagues of 5 years ago are going to be there and they are going to love the fact that I put on some 7-8 kg since I left there. However, when I was there, I could still run and do things - let's not go down that road again.
At least I've got a really nice outfit which will still not hide my weight gain - I mean it's there after all. And a very 'sex in the city' hat, very Samantha. I'm worried about frying in heat as it's going to be 31 degrees celsius and I have long sleeves and mass is at 10am so everything is going to happen at the hottest part of the day.
The heat has really kicked in now in Malta - if I have to be honest with myself I'm looking forward to going back to Luxembourg - this was too long and I fell in the same mistakes again as my huge 2 week gain can amply show.
Any words of encouragement?
