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Day one

Great day today.  Protein shake for breakfast, cottage cheese and apple for morning tea, salad, hummus and pita for lunch, protein shake for afternoon tea and coscos with heaps of herbs and halumi for dinner... not a temptation in sight!Got home, 30 degree's celcius and very humid...and i still went for a half hour walk/run (more walk than run but stil!!) made myself go up hills not just round the flat.Yay!... 111 days more like this and i am TH...

January 5, 2009 | comments (3) | Day by Day

I did it!

Went to bed last night determined to go to the gym this morning.  Woke up with a sick headache (the type where you get a heartbeat in your head if you move it too fast) so thought i would go tonight instead.  got home.. hungry.. ok go after dinner has had time to settle.  got ready to go and then realised that it was only 30 minutes until the gym closed... so i decided to go for a run/walk round the block and then realised it was raining and n...

December 8, 2008 | comments (5) | Day by Day

Take Two

Ok ok, sick of feeling angry at myself as i sit, butt glued to the sofa, wishing i was at the gym, missing that feeling of being proud of myself - like i was grounded or something.... grounded by myself and my conviction that I:a   would never loose weightb   always give up anyway so whats the point in doing it this timec   its too cold/dark/im tired/sore/blah blaaahhI have signed up again for the Jan first challenge - if i (no strike that ...

December 6, 2008 | comments (2) | Day by Day

31st August

9am protein shake and cup tea10.30am apple and cup coffee12.30pm 3egg omlette, salad and whole grain roll - 600ml water3pm cottage cheese and yoghurt4PM 6 PEPPERMINTS6.30pm veggie lasagna and water11.30pm protein shake and glass water (still up at 12.30am studying!)...

August 31, 2008 | comments (1) | Responsibility

29th & 30th Aug

I dont want to post this.... but hell thats what responsibility is about!29th August9.30am  protein shake10.20am coffee11am cottage cheese & yoghurt1pm veggie wrap & tea. ..and glass water3pm  yoghurt4pm two small packets of burger rings (corn snacks)4.50pm - work drinks .. two glasses bubbles (we hit target for the quarter!) handful cashews, about 12 chips and 5 dips of salsa or guacamole7pm - now in the drinks mood... two large glasse...

August 30, 2008 | comments (4) | Responsibility

28th August

exercise - none! forgot that i had booked a facial and stone massage with my flatmate tongiht so had planned gym for tongiht.9.30am - protein shake & 750 ml water 10am   coffee12pm went out for sushi for lunch, discovered i had left my money at home so drove home... had wholemeal pita pocket with veggie pattie, half a capsicum, halapenos and some hummus & 750 ml water3pm   cottage cheese and yoghurt & 750 ml water5pm protein bar6...

August 28, 2008 | comments (1) | Responsibility

26th August

Ok - time for responsibility what I have eaten and what exercise i have done!8.30amVenti Soy Latte and bowl of protein cerial750ml water10.30amCup tea and yoghurt with cottage cheese750ml water12.30pm7 pieces of veggie sushi750ml water3.30pmCup coffeebanana750ml water5pm750ml water6.45pm25minutes on stationary bike (effort 7.5at max)20 min upper body workout8pmveggie burger pattie, tin of beetroot and small potato...

August 27, 2008 | comments (2) | Responsibility

Yes I have been avoiding you

I have not been on the site for a week or so, used all sorts of excuses, work too busy, getting the flu, put my back out so have tension head ache.. but the real one and only reason is that I am ashamed of myself.  I am not giving this challenge the respect it deserves, and I KNOW i can do better..but it is too easy to slip into that nice comfortable rutt that i have been inhabiting for the last few years.  I have always had the inclination to...

August 27, 2008 | comments (4) | Day by Day

doing this challenge half ass won\'t halve my ass

. . . . .and that\'s all I\'ve got to say about that....

August 19, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

Extreme Transformation - the home edition

I have come to the realisation that the way I present my home is a pretty good indication of the way I treat my body, and the respect I have for myself.I have always joked that I am a perfectionist in the body of a procrastinator - but inside i was not laughing, inside i was embarrised, and promising myself that after these ad's or at the end of the chapter I would do the ironing or vacume.  Dont get me wrong my house was never dirty - it was ju...

August 17, 2008 | comments (6) | Day by Day

Numbers

Weight - 192.6 poundsleft calf - 1 6 inright calf - 16 inleft thigh 27 inright thigh 26.5 inhips 43 inwaist 34 inchest 39 inneck 14 inleft arm 13.5 inright arm 14 inattatude - excellent!...

August 16, 2008 | comments (1) | Numbers

short term goal

Right.... 33 days til my birthday .. which was the origianl planned B4L chalange that i messed up with my voices telling me i couldnt do it.Sooo... as planning has been my downfall for the start of this transformation I have now planned out my exercise and eating for these 33 days.  Yes i know life will get in the way, and that I will have to work with this.. but I am dedicated to keeping this promise to myself - that i will complete this 33 day...

August 16, 2008 | comments (2) | Day by Day

Dr Evil

I have somehow ended up with Dr Evil in my head.. and he is doing a great job!my thoughts                               Dr EvilI can't be bothered...                    Zip itBut it won't                                Zip itthey must think...                       ex zipit aits cool - makes me very aware of my thoughts and ...robs them of their power...their austin powers!!!Ok ...

August 14, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

I've discovered a super power!

Have to share!  I dont usually comment on other people.. my internal monologue inserts comments like "who does she thing she is ?  as if we care what she thinks" into their minds for them.Well today i pushed past this and told the very cool young girl in the cafe across the road from work that everyone at work raves about the way she makes coffee and says it is the best they have ever tasted.  She smiled, said that as nice and then g...

August 13, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

Perfectionist in the body of a procrastinator!

First just wanted to say to everyone who took the to make a comment yesterday - you will never know how much your comments helped me kick that little moment of "whats the point" in the butt. So today i just got on with it.  Got up early and went to the gym before work - did 20 minutes on the treadmill doing one minute a 6.5 and then a minute of jogging at 10.5 (why oh why are those fast minutes sooo much longer than the slower ones!) ...

August 13, 2008 | comments (1) | Day by Day

belief and other self pitying drivel ... you have been warned!

I had a dream the other night, in it i was slim, my dress sat beautifully and i felt like a woman for the first time in years.. and the main feeling as i woke up was one of letting go of a fantansy.I have realised the reason i am finding it so hard to motivate myself to plan food and exercise is that i do not truely believe it will make any difference - after all nothing else has.  Dont get my wrong i have still made huge changes in my life - i ...

August 12, 2008 | comments (7) | Day by Day

Pigeon or statue?

After reading Bill's last assignment i have been thinking about the positive changes that i have experienced.. and not only the obvious ones like exercising more in the last three weeks than since this decade began!One of the most obvious for me is a real concentration on my internal monolog, to really listen to that voice inside my head.  My mother is one of the sweetest women in the world and would do anything for anyone however she is a world...

August 7, 2008 | comments (7) | Day by Day

Oomph missing.. reward offered for safe return

I seem to have lost my ommph,  If you see if can you please send it back to me... its easy to spot ...  its joyful, and plans well and loves to exercise... I will even offer a reward as it is well loved and greatly missed.Packed my gym bag this morning, left the house without it.. remembered half way to work and came back for it, eating ok all day although i feel horrible as i ate chicken twice today (I have not eaten meat for years) but I was ...

August 7, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

re group

I had taken a few days off the site, as i was getting a tad addicted!  But have found that when i am blogging i am honest with myself, and dont allow the excuses to bear fruit.My "fruitful" last few days include no exercise saturday - a two hour walk sunday... which should have taken an hour if my sister was feeling better, nothing monday or tuesday (didnt feel well monday... tuesday i thought i would go to the supermarket before i wen...

August 6, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

ramble

After reading a few blogs around being the change and transformation I have been thinking about how it applies to me.So who do i want to be - if i glance through time to the end of this year, who do I want Liz to be, who is the best me I can be - and to borrow one more thing i have learnt from this team - what do i want to "get to"?  The list below is as it comes to me - not planned, not just the big stuff, but who i want to be.The gir...

August 3, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

Jump from plane getting closer ...he he heeeeee

Weighed myself today having been strong and resisted all week.  Down to 190.4 - which means i have lost just over a pound in two weeks.  Good insentive though... only half a pound and i am down into the 180's and then it is only a little itty bit to 180 which is where i have told myself i have to be before i am allowed to use my 13000 foot parachute jump... cant wait!Day off today - and boy did i take it off, not really food wise just off from ...

August 2, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

Bumblebee

I made it though... thats right you heard it here first... for the first time EVER in my life i have exercised every day of the working week - no headaches, too tired, got to work late, *** needs me interupted my plan... Wooo HooO!!Food was "ok" but this time next week i am going to be reporting the trifecta (sp?) 6 exercise, eating to plan... and sleeping properly!Thursday i did 30 minutes on the treadmill, today i did upper body weigh...

August 1, 2008 | comments (2) | Day by Day

Here goes part two

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July 31, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

Here goes!

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July 31, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

Hump Day

Well wednesday went well, got over the top of the hill of the week and am now sliding down the other side of the hump to the end of my second week of liking myself!Did good with food, small meals, balanced with carb's & protein... just need to get my auto eating under control... three lollies in my bosses office while talking to him, and picking up weight watchers icecream in the supermarket, getting it to the check out and htinking "why...

July 30, 2008 | comments (1) | Day by Day

Tuesday rocks

 I had a great day, and having a great day makes me even more determined to have a great day tomorrow as well!Had a EAS light shake for breakfast - have found this is working really well for me as i am breaking this challenge off intosteps, and being creative with what i eat 'ant in step one!1.  exercise, eat well and be kind to myself2.   fix my sleeping patterns - go to bed earlier and get up earlier3.  start doing my training before w...

July 29, 2008 | comments (2) | Day by Day

ego deficio

My reality is not matching my motivation.The weekend was a bit of a wash out, spent saturday morning preparing the house for the storm, which i was lucky with - being sheltered all that happened to me was the loss of a pot plant... and no power for 12 hours as a tree came down across the line.I was going to exercise that afternoon... but ended up watching the whole series ten of Top Gear (the BEST uk car show!) funny funny people that a guy at wo...

July 28, 2008 | comments (4) | Day by Day

There is a storm comin...

Weather warning out today - there is a once in a decade storm coming - warning us to get everything inside, dont travel... and to keep the curtains closed in case of flying glass...scary stuff for us in Auckland (we have all been warned to check our boat moorings as well... thats how you know you are in a city of sailors!)  We dont usually get big storms so this will be interesting!  (the country narrows right down here - at one point in the ci...

July 25, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

The offical cash rate has been cut!!

Yay yay YAAAAAYYYY the reserve bank governer has just cut the official cash rate... my mortgage renews in October  and at current rates will be going up 2.8% ... which means i would need to cancel my gym membership to afford the extra interest ... so crossed fingers that cash rate keeps coming down!I just want to take this opertunity to thank Bill and everyone on this site for giving me the motivation to go 4 days on plan exercise - I know its s...

July 24, 2008 | comments (1) | Day by Day

day Three

Good day today, planning food in advance really helped, although i still ate two choc biscuits at a meeting this afternoon ... lesson - i am more embarrised being fat that i am by taking a protein bar into a two hour meeting.Did my first HIIT training session tonight after work - I have a deal with myself that no matter what, how ever tired i am after a work out I ALWAYS run up the 27 steps from the gym floor to the changing room... it proves to ...

July 23, 2008 | comments (4) | Day by Day

lessons for today ....

lesson one . i need to plan my meals the night before not just fill the house with healthy foodlesson two  i need to plan my exercise before i go... lower body weights... i will use the machines doesnt give me the best return for my time.lesson thrww i dont need to eat to keep others happy.day started well, learnt my lesson from yesterday and got up in time to eat breakfast, hadnt planned so bumbled throgh the day food wise, healthy enough but n...

July 22, 2008 | comments (0) | Day by Day

End of Day one

Day started badly... rushing for work so didnt eat until 10am... even with my standby food at my desk... lesson... get up 20 minutes earlier and EAT!Very very nearly didnt go to gym after work all the usual excuses - too tired, too cold, couldnt be bothered... tried to make deals with myself that if i came home i could do the transformation lessons and start exercising "tomorrow".  But for the first time ever i made myself go - did 20 ...

July 21, 2008 | comments (3) | Day by Day

Wow!!!!

OMG!  I just weighted myself for my official challenge start date and i am 191.6.... that means i have lost 8.4 pounds in the last two months of beating myslef up for not being "perfect" in the BFL challenge.... ok so if i can do that in 2 months by simply starting to move off the couch i can, for the very first time actually believe that i can make this transformation - what a high to start on!healthy food packed for work, Gym gear in...

July 20, 2008 | comments (1) | Day by Day

First day of the rest of my life

I've never written a blog before... but that’s ok... cos I have never stuck to a diet/exercise/promise to myself plan before either and its time to do both! Making myself promises in my head has not worked out that well for me - so here is me being accountable.. I weighed myself about two months ago and discovered I am 200 pounds ... now I don’t know what that means in weight - I am in NZ and we measure in Kilos - but I am t...

July 19, 2008 | comments (2) | Day by Day

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