this is my journey to hope

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

fail

obviously my crappy internet downloads wont even let me put youtube videos on my blog so you will have to satisfy yourself with a homevideo from my trip to coral bay















it doesnt work. sorry guys you aint getting nothing today!

ssup

life you know...just cruises on. Personally am SUPER gobsmacked its already the 21st of August! Feels like yesterday I was celebrating my 21st and here I am coming up to the 22nd year of my life! I spent my valuable time doing mature things like tax returns and regular bank payments for my homeloan. Now im off to feed my six kids haha just kidding. Seriously I dont have six kids....
Anywho also rang the gym to say I wasn't lazy and had actuallly lost my gym pass could I have a new one. headed off to the gym in my trackies and walked out again..coulda probably stayed for some exercise but figured doing my tax return was a strenuous activity enough for the day lol.

Nah doing nights soon so hoping to get some gym in before I hit the hay during day time hours. I hope anyway. So diet......its going on. Ok so I do eat a lil bit of junk here and there..a dry biscuit here, two extra slices of cheese there, a chocolate over there. COME ON how is a girl supposed to live without cadbury anyway? I was SO good at my friends engagement the other day. I ate cashews (12) and one Lindt ball. There was cake, cupcakes, chocolates, hot food, dips and sweets galore and I just swanned by drinking my emu export (prob enough calories in there for a weeks meal but they never mentioned beer lol). On another tangent, congrats to Brad and Jess...their engagement was beautiful and I had a marvelous time!

So, not much happening around the world. Ill try to put up my latest youtube likes (from Mark himself) coz they pretty cool


Taylor Swift :D



Buttermilk and her friends lol

Thursday, August 16, 2012

weigh in

Headed off to the shops yesterday to buy another engagement present. Its a little bit scary how everyones getting married. I also I'm finding it difficult to fund this present business haha. Anyway seeing I was in the area I also headed to Tony Ferguson for a weigh in.

Haha the results? I've lost 1.9 kg and 11cm on my waist. Now don't fall for it; my original beginning weigh in I was wearing uggies and a hoody. Of course Ive lost 11cm after coming in in my work shirt lol I laughed. So fraudulent! But picked up some more shakes: better tasting ones like cappucino and caramel mmmm could get the hang of this. I don't feel any less nor look any less but I'm not eating just for the heck of it anymore and I gotta say after all this water I'm drinking, my skin is looking pretty good  :)

Today it is a month to my birthday so as tradition states I must post up my birthday wish list on the family refrigerator. There's only like seven things on there :P I remember having a whole school book thing filled with the things I want. But anyway, surprise me all peeps I just love presents.

Found out about several jobs going on down in Bunbury including a maternity program that runs for 18 months. I really want to do it but I don't know whats going to be going on next year which might interrupt my studies so we shall wait and see. I might just apply and see how it goes.

Anyways afer a long sleep in today I pretty much have to go get ready for work...yaaaay


xxx

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Busselton n Baptism

So headed down to my favourite southern town on the weekend. Was great travelling the long extent of the Kwinana Freeway, from Subiaco to Busselton in 2 hours :D :D So here I sit, in my lovely sisters house with my beautiful niece Jemimah. We had baptism yesterday which was great. The whole family was very spoilt. So exciting to see Miss J receiving the sign and seal of the Covenant!

Was awesome catching up with the Biff again as well; havent seen him for a good two weeks. Was starting to forget what he looked like. Hoping to get some pics of our house today so we can see the difference once we actually get started on renovations haha.

Heres a few of the weekend!
whats that aunty elle?

waaaaaaaaaaaaah lol

crying haha

trying to get a family photo

when jemimah was born...

putting my sleeping skills to good use...

Thursday, August 9, 2012

day seven

not sure what day of my diet im on considering im not even sure what day it is as ive just finished day seven shifts in a row. needless to say im so exhausted and probably a tad grumpy. good thing im living alone at the moment haha.

so no one remembered to underline the fact that starting a diet gives ya a cranking headache. but apparently the break down of fat gives you bad breath...i had bad breath this morning dunno if its coz i forgot to brush my teeth but im just gonna go with maybe my diet is working haha.

today some one offered me a chocolate eclair...possibly one of my favourite desserts. TEMPTATION. Elle 1 Diet 0. she shoot SHE SCORES that eclair meant NOTHING TO ME. Just learnt I could have raisin toast. Starvation of the 2pm kind decimated with that toast.

Lesson Ive Learnt: Tea without sugar isnt to bad!!

xxx

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

Day One

Elle- 0 Diet- 1
The muesli is disgusting. I almost threw up. NO ONE EAT THE MUESLI!!!! On the other hand the hot chocolate is not to bad if you dont mind that weird powdery taste. I should be able to do ok at work, we dont have much time for afternooon tea (water and a mandarin today) and I've got a munch bar for dinner.
Mission: to avoid the nasty patients who give us chocolate.


Randomly, my favourite Luke Bryan song about my not so favourite thing, rain!

D day

Cant believe I'm doing this. Why am i doing this?? Im hungry already.
Yes everybody I'm going on a diet. I say this every monday morning usually but I'm serious.

About a year and a half ago I was lucky to experience Canada during the winter months. I also ate a lot of Tim Hortons and Starbucks and Mrs Wieske's amazing cooking. Thus I ended up returning to our fair country with an extra seven kilos, and I don't mean in my suitcase.

To this day I still have those extra kilos despite a full time job and a gym membership. Ok and an unhealthy addiction to all things chocolate. I'm probably the most unfit I've ever been and lacking in a lot of motivation to do anything. I love sport and running used to be my favourite thing. You prob coulndt pay me to run a km. So I was inspired the other day (playing soccer believe it or not) by a miss Elvira to do something about it.

I joined Tony Ferguson's Weight Loss. Thats right guys I'm gonna lose ten kilos. And you all get to cheer me on!! I'd put up my stats but they are to embarassing so maybe in a months time. My height is 167cm tho, thats good coz i thought i was 166 all my life. Ive grown!!!

Basically I am on meal replacment stuff and gotta keep my carbs below 5g a meal. Exercise and water is a must. Good thing is I dont start till tomorrow. The bingeing starts right now! M+mS!!!!

enjoying my last real food  for the next few months...

trying to get excited about chocolate liquid diet hahaha

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

while the cats away

Mum's gone down south to help brand new mummy tidy things up. So that leaves me and Dad to our own devices. We hopped into my handy holden and headed down to the foreshore for some dinner. For those who have never been to Rustico Tapas Bar you've been missing out. Ive been there several times and always leave VERY satisfied.  Was gonna put up some photos of the food I had (braised beef and pork meat balls with a glass of Sangria) but they didn't turn out to well. I also enjoyed eating dads cheese and sweet corn croquettes. Was a great dinner date with my dad :)
So go check it out at:
http://www.rusticotapas.com.au/

Two days off in the middle of the week is awful. With it raining there's also not much that I can do. I have mentioned before that I need a hobby but havn't got any further with that haha. So i headed to town and got my nose stud changed (was getting a lil dirty) and watched Snow White and the Huntsman which wasn't to bad considering Kristen Stewart is in it. Today on the agenda my car is gonna get a fantastic clean up (still dirty from up north) and maybe maybe considering making dinner for me and Dad. Heading into a seven day work week after this. Looking forward to some girl time on the weekend! on a side note, i was up to 1am this morning finishing our Coral Bay Dvd. Needa get it burnt so we can have a big premiere girls!!!!

xxx