Bren's..... Cruise-ade

[BREN]

Alex, that is great news! I havent weighed and know that I have put on about 4 lbs easy. However, just not in the mood to "diet", if you know what i mean. So rather than start one and fail and then do my head in about it I thought I would just try and watch what I am eating.

I also have a friend who is in Melbourne, she is travelling around Oz, one of my bestest and oldest friends, so I want to enjoy meals out with her whilst she is in town for Xmas.

Today so far;
yogurt and oat bran
banana and 1 slice of fruit toast
coffee
and 700ml of water

It's 1pm in the afternoon and I am off to the shops for groceries, then we might be having a BBQ with my friend and her hubby at ours. Oh and I am planning on doing either a workout or a walk with Chief!

Bren
X

 

[BREN]

Thinking about changing my goal to 150lbs. Might make it easier to get to and then stay at.

x

 

[ditzeeblonde]

Hey Bren... how is the Pup? x

 

[BREN]

He is gorgeous! Is being a little deviate ATM. Cheeky rather than cute if u know what I mean.

How's u?

 

[Maintainer]

At 5"7" your new target would be very reasonable! Good idea Bren not to beat yourself up about it all at the moment. Far more important to get your health sorted...

How's the weather?

 

[BREN]

Thanks Jo.

The weather is lovely, 24 today and 29 tomorrow. Hung out with anfabulous friend who is in town until new years yesterday. And I was really mindful of how much and what I ate, I drank 2 glasses of wine, exercised and didn't over eat! This morning I'm doing 25'mins in the home gym
And will walk Chief later.

Health wise, the clot is gone and I'm still on warfarin until Feb, so have to be careful not to bang or cut myself. I'm slowly building up the exercise this week and just being mindful of healthy choices. I might get a few days of Dukan at the end of this week and then inlaws arrive Monday until
NY. Will be back on the Dukan wagon fully in the new year.

I realizing more and more that I need to set small goals and loose this weight slowly. Also having this break has allowed me to realise that food doesnt always have to be eaten because it's there, or because I'm not on a diet!

X

 

[ditzeeblonde]

You can go off people you know Bren... its -2 here!!

Glad things are improving healthwise babes, yes be careful not to make yrself bleed, especially shaving yr legs, I bled for absolute ages when I did after being on warfarin!

Good for you on the taking control of mind body & food! Can we have a pic of chief soon pls. x

 

[Vickki]

Hi Bren, Glad to read the clots gone Good news and yeap be careful with exercise.
Hope you have fun with your friend from Melbourne!! I saw my bestest in NZ and it was great, Saw our godson and her autistic twins, They are so funny!! Havent seen her in years so it was like xmas all at once for me.
xxxxxxx

 

[Maintainer]

I'm delighted to hear your clot has gone... (you're not a smoker, are you?)

Also having this break has allowed me to realise that food doesnt always have to be eaten because it's there, or because I'm not on a diet!

Love this sentence. Coincidentally, Vicky and I were talking about this subject just yesterday. Avoiding all invitations, keeping cupboards clear etc is "easy", but hardly real life. We definitely need to learn that we needn't vaccuum things up just because we can, and they're there.

Over Christmas, to hopefully avoid feeling deprived yet not have a free for all, I'm aiming for alternate diet and non diet days... just yesterday, two friends contacted me for dinner dates. Lovely but I'll suggest meeting for drinks instead... far easier for me to handle with all the obligatory family meals.

 

[BREN]

JO, I'm a non smoker, vegetarian and fitness enthusiast!

Alternating sounds good along with the drinks instead. i think I might steal this tactic from you....

Well this today i have eaten right crap TBH. Not happy with oneself and hubby and I are off to the movies. Exercise has been good and water is around 1.5ltrs most days and food wise i have been having treats each day the past 3 days. They started little and have now gotten out of control.

Turning a page (hopefully closer to the end) of my book, and going to keep busy and eat/drink more healthily tomorrow. I would love to do Dukan next week but with visitors for Xmas arriving on monday it is just not possible


here is Chief!

Bren

 

[Maintainer]

Oh what a cutie he is!

I'm delighted to hear you don't smoke! As you say, it would be a bit futile to go for the whole healthy thing and puff (hear me Vicky?!!)... (sorry - as a reformed smoker, I'm the worst!!)...

I'm seriously planning my alternate days too... and if someone wants to see me on the wrong alternate, then it'll be a diet coke in the pub cos no chance of getting a Dukan friendly meal out with my usual lack of willpower in a restaurant!

 

[ditzeeblonde]

OMG he's toooooo cute!!! Just as well yr the otherside of the world Bren or I'd be done for dognapping!! x

 

[BREN]

Bless Linz!

Jo you have got a good plan there!

Well inlaws arrived yesterday. I am pleased to report no binging has hAppened
Alhough the odd lindt ball, glass of red and a slice of bread or 3 has been consumed, happily. Very pleased to mention I am doing 45 mins or more of exercise each day. Rotating between 20 mins on bike, 20 mins in the gym and or an 1hr walk with chief!

Must get my water back up to over 1.3 ltrs

Xx

 

[jaqys]

Glad the clot is gone.
Exercise sounds great.

I'm most jealous of your weather.

 

[ditzeeblonde]

Ok Bren... I'll do a water challenge with you, mines appalling too & we have always been the water babies!

2 litres a day... we can do it. x

 

[BREN]

Deal. Lock it in!
I'm on the bike doing 20mins as I type now. The will throw the ball for puppy and then do some weights for 20. And it's 6.30 am!


Well will get guzzling in 5 mins. 400ml before breakie. Then another 400ml glass with breakie. I am thinking of weighing next wed or definitely the wed after in the new year. All depends on how much eating I do! Exercise is going great guns with 45 now everyday. Food wise, just being normal wig portions and healthy meal choices, but the old Lolly, choc or slice has been consumed once a day :0 ! Going to get back on dukan in the new year. Would like to be 72kg at end of Jan. I reckon I'm hopefully not over 76 ATM?!
Thanks Jaqys. Xx

 

[scrumper]

I'm on the bike doing 20mins as I type now. The will throw the ball for puppy and then do some weights for 20. And it's 6.30 am!
your a mad woman !!!!

 

[m-mouse]

Tan, how on earth do you type while cycling??

Bren are you mad - all before 6.30am?

I have a confession - I haven't been doing any exercise really, apart from walking to and from the train station to go to work (not very far), oh and my pilates class. Anyway I have been doing some wii fit step this week, which I thought was a start, and hopefully I have a riser for my balance board among my christmas prezzies which should help.

Bren, have you posted up any photos of Chief?

Merry Christams Bren, if we don't speak before - Laura, I'm sure we will 'speak'!

(I really can't get my head around having a warm Christmas!!)

 

[robinhood]

I don't type while cycling - ex bike is in the basement, so I pedal and watch DVDs. Will do that this pm, need a walk before lunch too.

Merry Christmas Bren.

 

[scrumper]

hope you have a good christmas hun xxx