Monthly Archive for November, 2006

Well it’s been a week since I posted! Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments about my garden! It’s still alive so that’s a good sign

This week I started to feel a little on the exhausted side, but, feeling much better today and yesterday, so only missed one cardio session overall. I went for a short session this morning, at 10am – it was so hot I had to come home. Only managed 25 minutes, but at least it was something. I then trained chest, biceps and abs this afternoon. I had an awesome shoulder session yesterday, I don’t know why but I increased my weights/reps significantly on everything. I am sore today! In fact, I had a massage last night and my MT nearly had me in tears! I’ve been very tight and sore in the neck and back, and she got stuck in to my left shoulder blade and it nearly killed me! That and my glutes/hip on that left side (the side I have the hamstring/groin problem). I’ve been using my roller too.

We’ve been very social this week – out for dinner 4 times. Thursday night was fun, caught up with a friend in the winery business (among other things) whom I haven’t seen for awhile. Had an awesome chardonnay – Kerry and Gill (fellow chardy lovers), remember this one – Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay, 2004 – from Margaret River. Had a lamb backstrap with couscous for dinner – very very nice. We sat outdoors as it was a beautiful night.

Last night we had another dinner, a Christmas break up. Then tomorrow, yet another Christmas do – we are meant to go on the barbeque boat on the river, down to Trentham winery. It’s going to be over 40 degrees tomorrow, so no way are we going on a boat with no air conditioning!! We’ll go straight to the winery. Trentham is lovely, so I am sure it will be another splendid feast! I am amongst all this, managing to keep my weight and body fat constant – at this stage anyway!

We put our Christmas tree up today, all 7ft of it! It’s huge! Now just have to get some deco’s and we’ll be set. We are having Christmas here this year, so I am looking forward to that.

We’re about to watch Inside Man on Austar Box Office. Have a ripper weekend everyone!

Just finished picking out plants and trees for our garden, can’t wait – we are getting instant lawn so we should have some greenery by middle of next week! Did a tour with the landscaper, to the nursery, and have come up with a plan. And, we have an appointment on Wednesday with the blind people (as in window furnishings!) so it is all coming together.

I trained chest and arms yesterday morning – I am getting this slow tempo training down pat – I was already feeling sore by night time. No cardio, because I had another funeral to go to. My mum’s husband’s mum passed away – that’s two funerals in the same week. She too lived to a ripe old age of 94. I’d never met her, but funerals are just so sad, you can’t help but get tears in your eyes because you just feel so much for the family and what they are going through.

I sent my feedback and measurements update through to my trainer yesterday, I don’t think he’ll change anything as it’s only been 11 days since I started this plan. I am loving my food plan, even though it’s quite a lot of food, most days I am completely satisfied but on a few occasions I get really hungry. I think that’s par for the course though. Just ride it out! Love my brekky – I have 3 egg whites, 1/4 cup oats and a box of sultanas that I soak in hot water so they are nice and juicy on my pancake. Topped with a little sugar free syrup. Another of my fave meals is the frozen raspberries mixed into a scoop of gooey chocolate protein powder.

Back to training – I actually trained in the ladies area the other day – because now I rarely need the big dumbbells I was quite amused by two ladies doing their ‘thing’. 100 rep sets on the machines, REALLY fast, and just little half reps. Then they went on to what I figure were meant to be db side raises. They were flapping their arms like birds flying south for the winter, hehe I really cringe at some of the things I see in the gym.

My cardio is still going great guns – today I must do 2 sessions, have already done one at the gym, along with my shorter abs workout. I did 15 mins on the step machine, 10 mins on the elliptical and 5 mins on the bike. Very proud of me because I really don’t like the bike. I worked in the range of 150-165bpm and according to my hr monitor I burned a paltry 140 calories. It seems like so little for such a huge effort! The machines of course told me I’d burned over 300 – which sounds a whole lot better but is not accurate at all for a lightweight like me. Unfortunately!! So my afternoon session will be a run/stairs session down at the Arts Centre. It’s really muggy outside so it won’t be that pleasant. Tomorrow is cardio only and I might do a Body Attack class.

I am so sick of spam mail I must get well over 100 a day. I can’t wait to get going with my new web hosts, and be able to make changes to my own site. I’m tired of the cr*p that has been going on with my soon to be previous host.

Ok, time to finish off a program, and then a small afternoon nap before my cardio We are going out to dinner tonight I think – perhaps Indian or Greek – Tandoori chicken or lamb kebabs will be my healthy choice.

Hi Deb, thanks for dropping by, it was lovely to meet you at the Nationals – you looked great and I loved your suit colour! Look forward to following your progress throughout 2007.

Sam – yeah, egg whites only please – this could be a great new business venture for you

I have landed a fantastic new sponsorship which I will be announcing very soon! I’ve been busy negotiating and chatting with the distributor who is very keen and excited to have me and Ideal Bodies Online onboard.

What this means to clients and visitors to my site, is that I will have a dedicated online store (with credit card facilities), offering discounted prices on a huge range of supplements. The protein powders are awesome, and there are 4 different varieties of protein powders alone. There’s also a Meal Replalcement – available in sachets, or a tub. The range is extensive, from fat burners, protein powders and bars, to pre and post workout supplements, amino acids, and vitamins and general health supplements. I’m so excited to bring this range to my wonderful clients and site visitors. Promotion will be quite extensive leading into 2007, and the distibutor and I have some great ideas for promotions/giveaways to purchasers.

You may even see me on tv – hehe. Sad, but true!

More on this later, we plan to have the products available to the public from December 1.

PS, and there is another post following this…

What a whirlwind week!! All good, or mostly. I’m moving my site to another web host, and hoping that will sort out many problems I’ve been having. It hasn’t been pleasant for awhile.

Rexy went feral!!!! For two days, he hissed and spat at me – ME, his MOTHER!!! He was fine with Damien, but every time I so much as looked at him (no kidding!) he would hiss and growl at me!! He was out in the garage sniffing around and had been there for ages so I went out to find him. I must have frightened him when I came around the corner and knocked the garage door which made a loud noise. He hissed and growled at me, then ran inside. Then all night he wouldn’t come near me and just sat there crouched down and hissing and growling!! He made some really interesting noises! This was quite funny for a while, but he was still like it when it was time to go to bed. Next morning I went down and he was fine, all purry and friendly. But, at night time, he changed – jekyl and hyde! Suddenly he got this look in his eyes and went all weird and then started his hissing and spitting routine again! Just for me, not Damien!! He let Damien pat him, but me, I couldn’t go near him! That’s the thanks you get for looking after him all these years!!! Next day he was better again, but he was still really edgy and would only stay in the laundry. The day after (yesterday) he was all back to normal! Gawd, he was quite scary. I thought we would have to call Dr Harry!

I have been LOVING cardio – what’s that I hear you say?????????? Yes, that’s right, loving cardio. I have just tried this new supplement, it’s a pre workout/pre cardio supp – it’s MORE than a fat loss supplement, it increases energy, stamina, endurance, and helps to reduce lactic acid build up. I was able to keep my heart rate in the 85-90% range, and keep it there relatively easy, even got up to 98%, and I wasn’t dying while doing it!!! I love this stuff. So, I am letting my brekky go down before I take a dose of it, and off to the gym for a stairmaster workout. And I am looking forward to it!!!

I am loving my new program, actually, the training is different, I have to leave my ego at home (haha) when I go to the gym now as the weights I am lifting are tiny compared to what I was pushing. But, it hurts, even MORE, and in a different way. My body SCREAMS during, and ACHES after, this type of tempo training. The diet has been wonderful thus far, enough food to keep me very satisfied, enough to fuel my intense workouts, and I’m not feeling deprived in any way – and, I’m back in the 113′s today, though my body composition has surely changed a little! I have a recommended supplement schedule that I am sticking religiously to, and I do believe it’s helping. It includes glutamine, Vitamin C, multivit/mineral, Durathon, BCAA’s and a pre workout creatine/arginine/citrulline product, and then the one described above, before cardio.

I sent off my letter of complaint to the Quest people, let’s see if I get a response

Ok, time to shower, and hit the cardio and abs.