MrsGinger - that site is really eye opening isn't it?! It's great for not only staking out what sort of weight suits your body, but also just seeing how different some of the people are who are the same height and weight! 11 stone sounds tiiiny in my books!!
CT - It's funny but I used to have no interest in any of Asia except Thailand! G has really gotten me into it- he's obsessed with China and Japan and suddenly out of nowhere I'm really interested in going to Japan! Yesterday he was showing me this huuuuge word doc of travel bits he put together when he was first planning a trip like this that didn't happen- China has some STUNNING things to see! I know it's a place you could spend months traveling through but I recon we could just see a few things and get some long ass trains through it, since it's kinda dead between Japan and Thailand anyway (via South Korea)
Angkor Wat is the place we want to go in Cambodia
we want to go to Borneo too- amazing for wildlife! To be honest, if we covered everything properly it would be like a 6 month trip, but we can't really afford that
It would be cool to spend a week here, two weeks there sorta thing and get a jist of places we'd return to for a full trip maybe... If we're spending over a grand to get to that side of the world (between us) we might as well see what else is in the area, y'know?
I think we could easily spend a month in Japan (it would cost a bloody fortune though!) or a month in Thailand, but I'd like to see all these different places and how they differ from one another... We'll see what we can work out, they have some options for flight passes that allow you to do like ten stops for a fixed price, but god knows how much that fixed price would be and the sites want you to call up to find out
G is paying for the lot so... if he's happy to pay for it, I'm happy to tag along anywhere!
this is his dream trip really, I'm just super keen for adventure! I even said I'd climb a small mountain with him in Japan! It'll help burn off all the sushi carbs I'll be gorging on
and there's monkeys at the top!!
The plans so far are just a mass of ideas. We were focusing on Japan yesterday and what we want to do there, how long roughly it would take, what time to go, what time is good for Thailand weather wise too... It seems like it gets stupidly hot everywhere in June, if we left in the last week of March after my dad's birthday bash we'd probably have to come back early June because it gets so hot everywhere... so it's about working out an itinerary that works in that sense... Japan is most beautiful in April for the cherry blossom, then we could work our way through South Korea, China to Cambodia, Thailand and Borneo then fly back to Japan and back home... Or something! God knows
probably biting off more than we can chew but it's great to get excited about anyway! And motivation to get fitter!
Cheeky - I think a lot of people first off see this fast thing as a pro ana sort of thing, it does kinda sound like "Starve yourself diet"!
but yeah, I wasn't that hungry except the evening and I really think this sort of exhaustion bug I have at the mo was pulling me down, but had been the day before to the same extent!
I'll try another official day more prepared and when not periody as that always makes me hungrier.
Today too despite the huge breakfast, have been sleepy and pretty depressed
got really sad at one point; felt a bit stuck as we were waiting to hear from my builder neighbour who was supposed to pop around and fix the roof, but we were waiting around all day without a word from him- felt like I couldn't get on with any exercise in case he suddenly showed up while I was all sweaty and half naked, couldn't nap incase he suddenly rang (I get weird about naps- really feel sick after them if I haven't had enough rest!) etc. So it was a limbo day! He eventually showed up at 3pm then we had to go to homebase to pick up some cement. I had a couple of glasses of wine to perk myself up and feel a bit better now, but I really was in the doom pit of sadness for a while :/ haven't had that for a while really.
Size 14 was a frigging dream for me! I feel so good this size but I can't wait to feel the whole 'size 12' properly
I saw on the river island (I think) website that they stated the height and size of the models and they were all size 10 and height 5'10 and I just thought- WOW! Is that how frigging slim a size 10 is!? I thought those models were like size 6 or something! So yeah- now that I am squeezing into the odd 12 it feels kinda doable to get to a 10 eventually! I think originally if I'd set that as a goal it would have killed me- at a size 22 that's HALF the size! But much easier to make a further adjustment at this stage.
So cool that you are a 12 and nearly into some 10's despite big boobs! Wow
I'm jelly!
As I am flat chested and have a small waist I can cheat into some smaller dresses sometimes, but having said that... It's astonishing to see how much my ass has shrunk
really is! G comments on that EVERY day LOL. We were poking my 'tail bone' at the bottom of my spine the other day- never seen that before HAHA
I think I need to get into some yoga... I've always liked the idea but thought 'meh'. Does anyone know any good yoga DVDs/videos that they'd recommend? Seriously CBA to go to a class but wouldn't mind trying it along with a dvd or youtube vid. Exerbeat and Wii fit have some too, might give them a go but they kinda approach it a bit mechanically, I'd like the whole zen vibe/music/voice of the instructor etc
maybe I'll try some tonight when the neighbour is off my roof. Something less energetic that I can have a go at when I feel dopey like now...