November 2007

I had an awesome day today!

This afternoon I headed down to my local shopping centre post office to pick up a package for my husband as he was still at work and wouldn’t make it in time. Unfortunately the courier hadn’t returned back with it so I had to wait 15-30 minutes.

So I left the shop and thought to myself “what am I going to do between now and then?”. A couple of doors up was a cafe where I could get a coffee and cake if I wanted. After all, I’ve been self-disciplined and consistent all week so the choice is there if I want it. They had a lovely lemon meringue pie which I like but the portion size was way to big for just one person (I hate wasting food) so I opted out of that thought and moved onto the next. Then there’s a berry and white chocolate muffin which is just the right portion size but it wasn’t something I particually wanted. I also didn’t have splenda tablets with me to enjoy my latte and I didn’t want to chose extra calories when I could wait and make one when I got back home. So that was that. I left the cafe knowing that for once I’d thought the entire thought process through completely and had made the right decision at the right time. I was feeling good about myself.

Saturday’s my food flexibility where I can chose to have sometimes foods if I wanted to. Just recently I’ve been craving muesli for breakfast and unfortunately due to the unavailability of a couple of the ingredients I haven’t been able to make my home made organic muesli so I decided that I’d satisfy my craving and get myself something from the supermarket. I didn’t even bother going into the regular cereal isle because I knew there was nothing there that would benefit me so off to the health isle I went. Instead I got a box of Burgen Soy Lin Muesli, it’s delicious! It’s also Low GI so a double thumbs up from me for good choices.

It’s amazing that when you have the mind set of “I can eat it if I want it, but do I really need it?” how different and easier making the right choices really is. Now that I’m not on a black and white only elimination diet I know I can have whatever I want and it’s just not as tempting as it was before. Eating clean and having good quality food back into my daily nutrition is enough for me at present.

So I came home feeling proud of myself for making good conscious decisions. I honestly feel so much better for it. One meal at a time one day at a time and I’ll get where I want to go with my life. I’m really doing this and you know what, it feels absolutely great!

I kid you not, we had a small organic 70% dark chocolate bar here last night to share (2/3 Daniel 1/2 Lia) and instead of eating my share I just politely declined. After dinner had settled I just didn’t feel like it anymore plus I knew I didn’t really need it either, it wasn’t the right time or for the right reasons. And as the t-shirts say just say no. LOL!!

I’m finally back on the road to recovery. )

*phew*……….what an incredibly busy week it’s been for me this week. I can’t beleive the end of the week is here already. My students graduated today so that’s one less thing I have to do now. I only have two weeks left at work and then it’s time to move. Can you believe it, it’s moving time alerady. Um excuse me where did this year go? I know it was around here some where but I’ve managed to lose it. LOL!! That’s life I guess. )

Jo Roger’s from Style on Stage sent me my first posing costume and it arrived today. *woo hoo* I was like a five year old jumping up and down at my mailbox when I realised what it was. It’s a pro cut bottom and a contour padded top (not that I need the extra padding now), in preparation for next years season and I have to fit into it no matter what. LOL!! Now if that isn’t motivation I don’t know what is. Either that, or I’m a glutton for punishement. Call me crazy if you want, but squeezing into that little thing actually does motivate me and if you find that something works for you then you should just run with it. It’s plain black matt lycra material and is what I’m going to use for my monthly symmetry and compulsory photos. That way I’ll have photo consistancy throughout my figure competing. Over time as my physique changes we’ll have a better idea of how it will actually fit ready for the one that counts, my actual stage costume. That’s the important one after all. But in saying that I might fly up to her for the final fitting and get her to go over my posing, you can never be to prepared or organised in this sport in my opinion. We’re also playing around with the strap position, I won’t make any rash decisions just yet until it gets closer to the time of making my stage costume. I’ve chosen the material and colour and have given complete creative control over to the talented Jo Roger’s. I have complete faith in her work and I know she’ll blow me away with her design. At least I know I’m getting a one of a kind and an original, you can’t get better then that! )

Well folks, it’s time to make a move. Have a fabulous weekend! xx

This is the reminder that is set up in my smart phone to do every Wednesday. This is where I sit down and plan my snacks and meals for the following week, then from there I construct my shopping list. I have a system and it works well for me, this is what I’m currently doing.

Wednesday: Select Recipes & Shopping List
Thursday: Go Shopping
Friday: Food Preparation

So here’s what on next weeks’ menu folks:

0600h: Breakfast Smoothie
0900h: Post-Training Protein Shake
1000h: Porridge Plus (Daniel’s Recipe)
1200h: Smoked Salmon and Dill with Pasta Salad
1500h: Walnuts & Orange
1800h: Steak & Salad
2100h: Bed-Time Protein Shake