Observations, mutterings and the gerbera effect

HI Gem good news regarding Sox!
Glad your still on the up hun.
Work wise you are soooooo versitile im sure there is something else out there for you huni.

XX

PS I do know we all have the "right to exercise"... its just never top of my list :-D. XX
 
Morning peeps " sniffle" ...well the dreaded lurch has struck and I'm actually so sick I'm taking time off work.....pretty much unheard of!

I feel absolutely dreadful and have just woken up after 14 hours sleep, bunged up, coughing and spluttering with a temperature and head/ear ache. It started last Sunday so I haven't been swiiming all week and with only one swim last week as I was on hols, I feel like a blimp. Food hasn't been dreadful until the last couple of days where chips and pizza have worked their way in...more through apathy and illness than enjoyment. I certainly don't like this lifestyle and cannot wait to feel well again.

On the positive side I am still podding and certainly know its all down to the illness. I will be straight back to my new lifestyle when the spring returns to my step.

Love to all x
 
Get well soon Gem :) I can totally sympathise with you, I caught the cold/flu from hell 3 weeks ago. I felt ill enough to go to bed and stay there!!!!..totally floored me...sounds very familiar..and it took a good 10 days for me to feel almost normal again...and believe it or not I'm still coughing almost 3 weeks later!...i even went to the docs as i felt so sick with it..he gave me pills to settle my stomach!

Poor you..take care....and rest up! x
 
RainbowRose said:
Get well soon Gem :) I can totally sympathise with you, I caught the cold/flu from hell 3 weeks ago. I felt ill enough to go to bed and stay there!!!!..totally floored me...sounds very familiar..and it took a good 10 days for me to feel almost normal again...and believe it or not I'm still coughing almost 3 weeks later!...i even went to the docs as i felt so sick with it..he gave me pills to settle my stomach!

Poor you..take care....and rest up! x
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I do t think I've got it that bad Rose, nose feels less bunged up ths morning and ears are now clear too, just the sore throat and cough now to deal with. A days total rest for me is obviously what I needed x I'm not gonna do too much today but need to go out for a it...it's really foggy here...I can hear the fog horns from the ships in the harbour over 3 miles away!
 
Hope you feel better soon hun sounds horrible. I stopped podding as I was struggling to fit them in and Ive give down hill so back on them as of today! They are really the only thing worth doing in my opinion and I'm going to try and go the whole hog and not follow a diet plan too. X
 
jayde1148 said:
Hope you feel better soon hun sounds horrible. I stopped podding as I was struggling to fit them in and Ive give down hill so back on them as of today! They are really the only thing worth doing in my opinion and I'm going to try and go the whole hog and not follow a diet plan too. X
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Thanks hun andWell done for taking the plunge....if I can give you one peice of advice is write down the positives.....they really are the key to it all in my opinion. ( mutters must practise what I preach! Under breadth!) it's scary to start with, if you are anything like me you don't trust yourself, and you may gain a little to start with .but gradually you get in tune with yourself ...I have up and down days but might ate a leaf out of dear Jackie's book and count the days it has worked and the " different" days! X
 
Hiya Gem ( Big Wave)
Hope you feel better again when you get to read this.
you must of felt awfull to have a day off, ive never known anyone on the go like you are,
I rekon you have a battery pack on your back lol.

Juggling many things has worn you out, i think the time you had off is well deserved and Rose with her bed day.
You all do amazing!

I still havent got the blasted pods but due to a lifestyle change i will be on it tomorrow.
Positive thinking is so very powerful and thats something thats just rentered my life again.

hope this week is kinder to you Gem
XXXX
 
Hi LFM And folks....
Well is been a much better week all round really.

Monday was back to work, Tuesday I went back to swimming and work is getting more manageable at last. I'm now back enjoying my job which is great!

Been working in the remote office this morning and im just grabbing a lunch break before I start again from home.

Positives I'm so much better food wise when I'm swimming, it's all tied into the exercise IMO ...just battening down the hatches and preparing for my next uni course which starts in three weeks....boy where did the summer go?! I don't feel we've made any real use of the summer really cos the weathers been miserable and my knee still stops me walking miles...

Good to see you so positive LFM, new phase for you, that's great! :0)

Well better go back to the grindstone.....I have a "date" with my hubby tonight...just going out for a quiet meal which will be nice

Have a lovely weekend x
 
Wow Gem great turn around you have made with good focus. The eating and exercise i agree are combined. I think mine are due to the fact that with out god food im just tired and lathargic. once ive had 2 days of non dairy ( with un reason) i feel better and non bread is a double whammy. How long are your uni courses?. Which one are you taking this year?. Work front sounds much less stressed for you. Loving your positive vibes hun.
Have a great weekend. Xx
 
lookingforme said:
Wow Gem great turn around you have made with good focus. The eating and exercise i agree are combined. I think mine are due to the fact that with out god food im just tired and lathargic. once ive had 2 days of non dairy ( with un reason) i feel better and non bread is a double whammy. How long are your uni courses?. Which one are you taking this year?. Work front sounds much less stressed for you. Loving your positive vibes hun.
Have a great weekend. Xx
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Good nutritious food definately helps LFM although, as you know, the only thing that I try and minimise is refined sugar as I find it highly addictive! Uni course this time is called Design thinking for the 21st century and I need about 16 hours a week for it so it's gonna be full on but it's reportedly an enjoyable course and good fun so I'm looking forward to it :0) it's a longer course than last year and finishes in May I believe, so i am hoping to book a holiday for when ive finished finances allowing :0)

After this course I'm going to reassess if I want to carry on with my degree or go the self learning route...there is so much good free/ accessible stuff the interweb nowadays that the course fees do seem steep but you pay for the accreditation I guess! Still I will, by then, have finished the first year ( as if i had been studying full time) of my degree so it's a good place to reflect and change tack if required.

My job has recently changed focus into managing projects which is taking me a little out my comfort zone but is also a great challenge and very interesting. It's a lovely feeling enjoying going to work and much more satisfying than earning a huge salary for something unfulfilling. Life's too short to be let others or work make you miserable I have found :0)

Hows the photography coming along?

Right we are oft to help my parents set up a new laptop this morning, then I have a swim, food shop and RNLI work to do tomorrow. Have a great weekend x
 
Morning Gem
I dont know how you do it all i would be exhausted! Photography im looking at courses now just short ones. I cant do much as no Pc that can cope with it yet. I have a friend whos letting me do her baby bump next week and oooo my a mates 6 year olds birthday party limo and all. Will gain good practise thou and im socialising. Off to s big booty today hoping to find more treasures. Exersice wise my body has already changed a tad in a week. From being more energised. Have a lovely swim Gem nice bit f wieghtlessness keeps the stress at bay. Totaly agree money over happiness nooo way. Tiredness and stress to gain pleasures before sanity noooo way. Life balance is priceless and so much of lifes beauty is free, if we can only see the woods from the trees. Xx
 
Have a great weekend Gem, I am not surprised at all that you are doing so well, determination. focus and a busy lifestyle...equals success hun, well done!.. and enjoy your course x
 
lookingforme said:
Morning Gem
I dont know how you do it all i would be exhausted! Photography im looking at courses now just short ones. I cant do much as no Pc that can cope with it yet. I have a friend whos letting me do her baby bump next week and oooo my a mates 6 year olds birthday party limo and all. Will gain good practise thou and im socialising. Off to s big booty today hoping to find more treasures. Exersice wise my body has already changed a tad in a week. From being more energised. Have a lovely swim Gem nice bit f wieghtlessness keeps the stress at bay. Totaly agree money over happiness nooo way. Tiredness and stress to gain pleasures before sanity noooo way. Life balance is priceless and so much of lifes beauty is free, if we can only see the woods from the trees. Xx
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It's amazing how much you can do with 24 hours lol, good luck with the photography, sound like you ave some interesting shoots planned! Swim this morning was great...and I agree " the best things in life are free! " x
 
RainbowRose said:
Have a great weekend Gem, I am not surprised at all that you are doing so well, determination. focus and a busy lifestyle...equals success hun, well done!.. and enjoy your course x
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Thanks Rosie....some days I'm terrified, other days excited lol but whatever happens I'm gonna have fun! :0D , you are going to have to keep me informed about strictly, I probably won't ave much time to watch it this year x
 
Well today is day one of a 21 day focus on mindful eating. ( thanks to the delectable Jackie for the idea)

So far, since March with the pods, I've changed in the following ways

I don't feel guilty about eating anything
I swim three times a week
I enjoy life so much more
I've given up family sized packets of anything
I don't need scales to measure my success
I am more measured and focused at work
I listen to my pods at least once a day


I had a long chat to myself ( in my head) whilst swimming this morning ( the pool was lovely and quiet! ) and I decided I would like to focus on improving my mindful eating. I really think this is important. Just listening to my body and being able to stop eating when ive had enough. I also need to adjust my portion sizes so, as an experiment, I'm going to serve myself 50 % less of my normal portion size at every meal. If I want more afterwards I can have it. That's it really!

I will count the days when I've done this out of the 21 and then review the progress.

I have a new target/goal. We have booked to go to Cornwall for one week next May on my birthday, returning to the luxury barn conversions we went to on our honeymoon. I am really looking forward to it already and feel it will get me through the next busy 8 months. It will also give me time to truly relax before my final exam in June. I bought a dress in Monsoon's outlet store a couple of weeks ago and I bought a medium size which is too small. My target is to be able to comfortably wear this by that holiday and be in a comfortable size 16 by then.

I think this is achievable but we shall see!

Positives for today
I went swimming even though hubby backed out!
I had a boiled egg with soldiers for breakfast ( haven't eaten eggs like that for years and really enjoyed it!)
Listened to my body and gave some of my lunch away!

Have a lovely evening folks x
 
Hiya Gem
Hows the mindfullness going.?

Ive looked at the pods...ohhh my £29.
In a way thou its made me a more determined to achieve positive things. I will go as far as i can on inner force and then revert if stuck.

I will be diving into my self help books once ive ticked all the outstanding unattended boxes that i have allowed to pile up in my life.

Riding or shredding was due to start last Monday but um happy with the tied im on at the mo and im now looking at riding again from Monday.

Realy enjoying my mind space a great deal!

I was right not to forget what makes "me" who i am :)

Hope the week has been good to you
catch up soon
Xx
 
Hello, just popping in to wish you continued success with all you do..what an inspiration you are for all sorts of reasons!

I'm looking forward to SCD starting properly in a couple of weeks..and yes, I'll still be lusting after adorable Artem! :) x
 
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