Calories: 1758
Fat: 46g = 24%
Carbohydrates: 151g = 35%
Protein: 174g = 41%
From the monthly archives:
April 2007
Appologies for my recent absence lately, what with Anzac Day and then going away with work for a couple of days I haven’t been at home to blog. 
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Operation Road To Recovery is coming along slowly. I didn’t tick all the boxes for last week so unfortunately I didn’t earn my week one reward of a retreat massage. But I did achieve my weekly goal weight of 62.5kg so I am stoked! Plus it’s 0.5kg more than I’d expected to lose which also means I’m off to a great start for this week. Now my week one reward rolls over into my week two’s reward so I actually get two rewards this week when I achieve it of a manicure and french tips and a retreat massage. Next Saturday is going to be a blissful pamper day for myself and I can’t wait! )
Yesterday I was back for my second appointment. Only this time we opened up pandora’s box so to speak which was very challenging for me. And yes, there were tears welling up in my eyes at one stage as deep down I knew we had to go in there to find the root of my present challenges. I now know this is going to be a long process and a difficult one at times but I’m sure I’ll come out of this a happier well rounded person. Once we have dealed with these underlying issues then we’ll get back to my food challenges but fortunately I’m managing them at the moment. One step at a time one day at a time. Slowly but surely I’ll get there. Do I regret my decision to seek help even though I know it’s going to challenge me more than anything I have ever face, HELL NO! I have to face myself and put closure to these inner issues once and for all.
Yesterday’s appointment definitely emotionally drained me but I survived and today I feel much better for it. Thank you both for your on going behind the scenes support of which I’m eternally grateful. )
Here’s a handy hint that I picked up whilst watching Jenny Lynn’s
“The harder I work, the luckier I get”. She has a weekly pill container for all her supplements so here’s mine packed ready for the week. You can never be to organised! )
Jacqui Louder is my sports psychologist and without a word of a lie she is awesome! From the very moment that she introduced herself to me she made me feel really comfortable with idle chit chat as we made our way to her office. Once we were there and both seated comfortably the conversation just flowed and before I knew it she asked me “what had bought me to her”. And so we began talking about my concerns.
Funnily enough I’m not the first “figure girl” she’s seen and I know I won’t be the last. As this sport grows so does the problems associated with it and unfortunately not enough are coming forward and asking for help. It’s a very personal thing and I only wish that more of you would ask for help, take it from me it’s the best thing that you could do for yourself. She said a lot of it comes down to the personal trainers and the impact that their training and dieting has on their clients and what it will do to them psychologically in the long term if not educated correctly. I for one couldn’t agree more. I know for myself that this will make me a stronger person but also a better personal trainer once qualified.
I found the initial consultation of an hour and a half went really quickly, I could’ve stayed there for hours and talked to her I felt that comfortable. All the consultations from now on though are an hour and I’m back again next week. We talked about setting process goals which are very different from what I had been previously doing. No wonder they weren’t working for me, I was going about it the wrong way. *doh* So I came home with homework and was up until 0030h working on it. I don’t muck around, there was no time like the present folks! LOL!!
I now have my Operation Road To Recovery process goals written down and printed out on pink paper. I have one copy on my notice board at home in my home office and I’ll put the second copy up in my office at work tomorrow morning. My new outcome goal is to get back down to 58kg over twelve weeks by Sunday 15th July 2007. So for internal motivation I’ll have weekly rewards, then I’ll stretch it out to fortnightly rewards and last but certainly not least is the monthly reward. I’ve already updated my Operation Road To Recovery on the right of my blog and it’ll reflect where I’m always at if you want to follow my weekly progression. I have daily tasks I’ve set for myself that I have to tick off and at the end of the week if I’ve ticked all the applicable boxes and have reached my goal weight I can reep my earnt reward. *woo hoo*
Well I think that just about covers everything for now. I’m still reading my “If not dieting, then what?” book so no rest for the wicked here. LOL!! Enjoy the rest of your evening and love to you all. ) xo
