The life of diet

I started a diet on Monday. I am not one to normally diet, however when on Sunday it became apparent that my DH sees me as fat and not attractive, it was the final motivator I needed to get off my butt and do something about it.

Yes I was sick and tired of clothes not fitting properly. I was tired of looking at my nice stuff in my cupboard that I just can't wear. And I was definately over feeling unattractive. So on Monday I went and did something about it.

Now I know you are supposed to exercise, but I'll just have to build up to that because I cannot take feeling fat, hungry, and feeling like an uncoordinated fool in front of all these people at the gym.

Every Monday I have to check back in and see my results. I am aiming to lose 15kg. The diet lady thought I should aim for 20kg (yeah thanks for that). So hopefully if I can last the week and figure out what I can eat (that being the hardest part) I will update you each Monday.

And can I say isn't it typical that on Monday night my Mum brought me a giant container of pumpkin soup. 1. my favourite. 2. she never has done this before. And 3. can't eat pumpkin on this diet. grrr.

So if anyone has any great ideas of what to do with a minimum of 2 cups of veges that don't include potatoes, pumpkin, sweet potato, corn, peas (you know all that yummy stuff you have with a baked dinner) please let me know.

tj's birthday

Today is my girls birthday. I gave her her presents this morning. I sang her happy birthday. She was laying on the lounge watching tv and basically ignored me. She opened her presents. Admittedly there were only 4, but she's going to get the new nintendo ds lite and it doesn't come out until June 1. But what makes me so sad is that there was no hug. No thanks Mum.

I wish I knew where I went so wrong bringing her up to have such bad manners.

::tears::

Wendy

Yesterday Tomorrow Today

Tomorrow is my girls birthday. So tonight I am up making cupcakes for her to take to school. Hopefully the kids don't notice my lack of icing finese when they taste my lovely cakes!

Yesterday TJ entered a Star Quest. It was student choreography -ie she made it up. She did so well. Unfortunately she didn't win, they gave it to a little cutie, but she did get the costume award and a $20 voucher to spend at the local dance store. She danced to a song from the lion king and I made her a lion costume. She was awesome.

Today our friends had to get their car towed after they were pulled over by the police and they found their car to be unregistered. They scored a fine of $1350, plus still have to pay for rego. I am so pleased I haven't let TJ go anywhere with them lately. Imagine if something awful had happened. IMO they are so lucky to just get a fine.

Later

Things I've learnt lately

1. You can try on every style/size of jeans in a store and still find nothing that fits.
2. Your jeans falling off your butt and your top slipping above your tummy is not a good look ::sigh:: Unfortunately can't be rectified - see point 1.
3. The purchase of a long jacket was a brilliant idea as it helps hide point 2. even if uncomfortable.
4. Attempting to enrol children in a private school is scarier than making phone calls to customers.
5. Doing Power 10 again gives even greater expectations
6. Breath and don't freak out while doing Power 10.
7. Wonder curiously why Aussies need subtitles in the Amazing Race - I mean really???
8. You never have enough $$ when it comes to your childrens birthdays.
9. Every water bill you've used less water (because of the drought and the dam is down to 17%) and you still get charged more.
10. Having a friend come online is a wonderful thing
11. The big scary spiders they show on the Amazing Race that inhabit Darwin are St Johns Cross and also live in my backyard!
12. Trying to access blogger at 7pm just doesn't work.

back to blogging

Its surprising difficult to get back into the swing of blogging after having so many weeks off. So I'll do my best to develop a new routine. Though I must say spending less time on the net has seen my business increase.

Twas a quiet day today, soccer - they won, ballet and jazz for TJ. I even fitted in a hot chocolate with one of the dancing mums which was nice. They have a Gloria Jeans in the back of a new book store at Westfield. Yumm!

Last night I caught up with a group of my customers and scrapped at one of their houses. It was a little bizzare but I got 3 pages done. I still have some journalling and dates to finish off but it was nice to get some scrapping done. And man, the things ladies discuss with no men around. WOW!

Til tomorrow...

I'm back!

I'm excited to say that I am back. I am now the very happy owner of a new router. My previous one had a security issue and I got hacked into, but this one is top of the line, state of the art. I am so happy!

So watch out everyone, this little black duck which be checking out all your blogs, and I can surf SS again! Mind you I did get a lot of work done without it.

later!