Manic Monday

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:24 EST

On BLC22 Monday is Manic Monday where we walk extra steps and increase our exercise.
So today I was up early and danced for 30 minutes to various tunes on my MP3 player before DH got up. I love dancing and do not care that I look silly it is fun. 335

A nice healthy breakfast after helping DH get dressed etc and I made sure I wrote down what I had. 30g ( 1oz) Cereal with semi skimmed milk and a cup of decaf fruit tea.
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Then I d...

Getting ready for the BLC22

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:22:51 EST

I am getting things ready for the BLC22 and really looking forward to it. There is a lot to take in and I admit I do get confused as to what to do and where to post things but I will get it sorted out.
The weekend challenge is under way Move and Tracking is this weekends challenge. Moving is not a problem neither is Tracking really I just need to get it done. I fully admit I really do need to do this. I have problems with the Sparkpeople Tracker as I find it time consuming and yes I have...

My Collage

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:13:17 EST

This is the collage I made for the Spark Collage Challenge Team. The Challenge was to make a collage for a Personal Challenge mine was to have some Me Time.

As so many people have said either here on forums I belong to that they are not creative but would like to make a collage I decided to make a blog showing how easy it is.

So if you take a look at the blog please start with Entry 1 th...

BLC22 Training starts

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:04 EST

I am so pleased to be starting this. It is my first BLC and I really want to do well at this.
I am not great with instructions and being Number Dyslexic I often get things wrong so I am printing off the various instructions so I can go over them and make sure I get things right.

Excited to be doing this and nervous as I hate getting things wrong.
There is a lot to take in and I am ready and willing to do this and learn along the way.

I am not on a Team yet bu...

May Collage Challenge

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:13:57 EST

This month on the Spark Collage Challenge Team we are making a collage themed Personal Challenge. The idea is you chose a personal challenge and make a collage then execute the challenge.
So maybe you want to work on eating smaller portions, or drinking water, maybe it is exercise or sleeping better. Whatever it is we are making a collage to represent what we want to work on then start working on the challenge.

I have decided to work on spending some time on myself so my coll...

Downsizing

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:12:24 EST

I am downsizing all sorts of things.
I decided it was time to get things in order so I can focus on what I need to do for myself and family. DH needs more help now so I am getting things sorted out at home so I can help him.

This means doing what I need for myself before he gets up little things like Exercise and Meditate and get the day started.
So I am downsizing things to make time for what is needed.

Stopping the Sabotage

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:41:37 EST

I am good at sabotaging myself and I wanted to find out why so I sat down and thought about it.
You see I have tried to get fitter and healthier and to lose weight so many times and failed that I have set up a cycle of almost expecting to fail.
So how was I going to stop this cycle and stop the self sabotage?

On the one hand I want to get healthier and lose weight
On the other hand I have failed in the past

Question:
How can I turn that failure into a...

Slowly learning

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:05:51 EST

I am finally learning that I cannot eat as I used to and that when I do I suffer for it. This weekend is a prime example.
A very busy tiring day led to DH ordering a takeaway and that meant having more food than we would normally have. We have ready cooked meals that I made in the freezer but DH fancied a takeaway, what he calls 'Normal Food' in other words not portion or calorie controlled.
A few problems with takeaway foods are:
1) Cost, takeaways are expensive.
2) Wast...

V.A.L.E.N.T.I.N.E

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:54:39 EST

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I am in Team Forum Weekly Challenge(s) and we have a lovely thread there that I thought would be nice to share with others.
Valentines Day seems to have spread and become Valentines week and why not show that Love to ourselves as well as to our partners.

I liked this as it makes you think about what you have done for yourself.
Copy this and fill it in on your own blog or keep it in a journal ...

Knitting projects

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 03:23:48 EST

Meet Benny the Bunny he is one of the knitting projects I have been doing for my Grandchild for She/He in June.

This is Darwin the Monkey

Purple and Lilac with a bright Yellow Bow tie makes him a little different to other monkeys.

Then there are the Blankets, hats and bootee's I made as well. You can see them al...

Dog walking week

Sat, 2 Feb 2013 03:36:43 EST

Here she is Sophie my son's dog
We are having her for a week whilst they go off on holiday. They are off to the Gran Canary Islands on a cruise and Sophie will be with us. 224

So lots of lovely walks with Sophie for a week. I make blogs about her stay as a bit of fun and to show Dean and Chizzy what she has been doing.
I have started it already if you want a laugh have a look you ...

Veggies on the plate

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:21:41 EST

Vegetables I love them and always have even as a girl I was happy with my veggies the more the better. I was thought of as a little odd as my parents were big meat eaters and they had a child who wanted more vegetables than meat.

I have managed to get three meat free days into the meal plan all thanks to Quorn DH likes it so I have been slowly adding meat free meals and more veggies to the meal plan.

Qourn mince is now added to lean meat mince and is now half Quorn half ...

Goal for next week

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:52:07 EST

Exercise is the goal.
I am going to add more time during the day to exercise. I exercise in the morning before DH get up and do some in the afternoon now I want to add extra minutes to each work out.
Doing something little and often and making each session a few minutes longer each time makes it seem less daunting.
So 5 minutes added each session will give me 15 minutes extra each day as I exercise ...

Tiring days

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:21:49 EST

This week has been a rollercoaster ride one way or another.
A trip to A&E with DH as his heart rate would not settle down meant a night in A&E so a sleepless night. Then two cardiology appointments that had been booked months ago meant early starts for two days together.
DH is ok and that is the important thing.
Eating habits normally go out the window when this happens but with meals ready cooked in the freezer it was a simple case of thaw out and reheat.
Exercise was do...

New Recipes a success

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:13:12 EST

I have been trying out new recipes to add to those I already have and these have been a success.

Mini Frittatas
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They are great and so easy to do. I can vary the vegetables and still have a good light lunch full of flavour even DH likes them and that is a result.

This was Sunday dinner and a real hit.
Buffalo Mac n Cheese
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Goal Box and Blessings Jar

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:46:19 EST

In A Gathering of Goddesses team we have been making Goal boxes and Blessing Jars.
The goals box is just that a box that contains your goals that you have achieved. The Blessing Jar is for all the things you are grateful for.
I have made mine and have also got a box with note paper in and has a draw at the bottom. In the draw I have put the goal I am working on for the coming week when I have achieved that goal it goes into my goal box. This means I can see all the goals I have wo...

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