Weekend Wrap up - 11th & 12 September

Saturday: 
My weekend once again consisted of renovations.

The removal of the garage wall which meant no more bricks! Yay!!!!

Sunday:

My Partner and I were invited to attend "The Mt Joyce Escape Recreation Park Mountain Bike Invitational" on Sunday. This was an invitation only event at the Wayaralong Dam Construction site. 14km outside of Beaudesert. The recreational facilities are to be open in April 2011.

Yesterday was awesome, I am very sore though I crashed twice. I freaked out a little and put too much front break on and skidded and crashed. I now have a massive bruise on my knee. My shoulders are sore from gripping the handlebars and riding downhill for 5km (approx 19 minutes from top to bottom) The boys were doing it in 1/2 the time. I came 3rd out of the women who did the timed run with 4:15 (On the bottom 1/2 of the track) as there was Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Areas where we had to carry our bike 200- 300m in the top of the track. I know I need to work on steep tight cornered decents as I kept breaking too much. 

Food was beautiful and healthy so I had no worries. It will be awesome when it opens in April.

The Wyaralong Dam Project offers significant recreation and tourism opportunities that will benefit the Boonah and Beaudesert region. As part of the Wyaralong Dam Project, $4 million will be spent on recreational facilities. From the Wyaralong Dam website

• Approximately 40 kilometres of multi-use trails for walking, horse and mountain bike riding and canoeing
• Over 10 kilometres of dedicated mountain biking including 2 downhill tracks and a free flow track
• Camping and picnic facilities with some areas that will have showers.
• No Car or 4wd access to specified areas of the recreation park to make the area more sustainable. 

MONDAY:

Today the digging for our footing has started so my backyard has become a mess of dirt, rubble and tree roots. More digging tomorrow as we need a rock breaker to get through some bits.

Suffering from Post-modem Depression

Yes you read the title correctly; I am suffering from Post-M-O-D-E-M Depression. I received a message form my internet provider stating that TODAY I had run up my 12GB Monthy Limit. Most of which was today's downloading while I was at work. (I downloaded Grey's Anatomy from iTunes) My internet has been slowed to a painful 64kbps (which was written wrong in the email "64kpbs" LOL!) for the rest of the month. I have been with my provider for 4 years and I have NEVER reached anywhere near 12GB. So if I'm slow at getting to things this month you know why. (it has taken me 30 mins to get to this)

Polly Dolly - Maxi dresses

Welcome to Polly Dolly Challenge - Week 23: This week's topic is Maxi Dresses. Go visit www.danimezza.com and check out some of the other bloggers links too. 

 

 Did you know I only own 1 maxi dress. I am too short to wear them without wearing massive heels. I have one similar to my date dress. I love that this style is so versatile.

Fat to Fit - M is for maintenance

M is for maintenance

A is for APPETITE (listen to your hunger signals this helps with your metabolism)

B is for BONES (eat lots of calcium rich foods)

C is for CARING FOR YOUR BODY

D is for DAIRY (eat lots of dairy products as it will assist in not gaining osteoporosis)

E is for EXERCISE (do lots and get into a regular routine. The more you do the easier it is to keep it up )

F is for FAT AND OILS (a little of the right fats is key to any healthy diet)

G is for GI (Low Glycaemic Index Foods) ( Eats lots of Low GI foods Read labels to make sure not high in salt ,fat or sugar. )

H is for HAPPINESS

I is for IMAGINATION (use your imagination when planning exercise or your meals. Visualise your ideal body form the start and you'll know what to expect when you get there.

J is for JOINING IN (take that step to join a club/gym, weight loss program or try something new)

K is for KERATIN (needed for strong hair and nails)

L is for LIVING YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST

M is for  METABOLISM ( the great your energy expenditure the faster your metabolism runs)

N is for NUTRITION (Eat food in moderation from all of the food groups)

O is for ORGANISED (Be organised in your planning, shopping and tracking)

P is for PORTION CONTROL (measure and weigh everything)

Q is for QUIET TIME (make time to sit and contemplate)

R is for REST (Get your beauty rest as this is the time your body repairs and regenerates itself)

S is for SUPPORT (Have a great support network, family, friends, Weight Watchers Team)

T is for TOUGH (you need to be tough and NEVER give up on yourself; it is hard but rewarding to lose weight and keep it off)

U is for USE IT OR LOSE IT (This goes for your brain and your body)

V is for VARIETY (in diet and exercise)

W is for WIDTH (make sure your waist is under 80cmfor women and 94 for men)

X is for EXPECTATIONS (Have ideal expectations and ideas of your goal weight and what your body will look like)

Y is for Yield (keep track of exactly how much weight you have lost, I correlate it currently with my dog's weight 25kg.)

Z is for Zeal ( you need allot of willingness to lose weight and maintain it for life)

Here are some ideas that I tried last week:

• Eat more fruit and vegetables In pasta, risotto, salad, wraps, sandwiches, for breakfast on Sat /Sun
• Cut down on sugar (includes sweeteners and honey) 1/2 amount of sweetener / honey
• Eat more unprocessed foods > Burgen Bread for breakfast instead of Rolled Oats
• Eat a variety of foods for lunchTurkish bread rolls with salad Monday,
  
• Up the exercise Renovation, ride and workouts.
• Recover from DOMS from pushing barrows and barrows of bricks
• Plan meals for the week (saves time and money) DONE ALL WEEK

 Pedometer readings for the week of 3rd September -  10th September

Friday	9863 steps	6.21 km
Saturday	7313 steps	4.60 km
Sunday	9057 steps	5.70 km 10km ride
Monday	6231 steps	3.92 km Workout included Paused accidentally
Tuesday	6532 steps	4.11 km Paused accidentally
Wednesday	0 steps	0 km forgot to wear
Thursday	-- steps	-- km

Measurements

Waist: 69cm (at smallest part)

Hips: 81.5cm (on hip bone)

Bust: 87cm

Arms: Right 24cm Left 25.5cm

Thighs: Right 47.5cm Left 47.5cm

Weight: 47.6kg Thursday AM

 

What I achieved last week: 

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
  
• Track exercise + food + vitamins + water Tracked daily
  
• Cut back portion sizes
  
• Back into routine Started workouts again
  
• Run (Still need to do this)
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden Daily watering of garden. 

My things to do this week

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
• Cut back portion sizes
• Continue routine - with exercise, food and workouts
• Get out and ride - On Sunday SE Queensland Mountain Bike Club Ride @ Whyarralong Dam
• Run
• Walk the dog
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden 
• Clean out house thoroughly so we can be ready for renovations. 
• Make sure yard stays clean of renovation debris

What are you going to do?

Wednesday Wants

This week's wants are from madeit.com.au.

High waisted Tassle Skirt size 8

Peppermint Milk

Black Iku dress

Three Little Ducks

Red Hemp Jacket

Gida Natural Design

Apple Skirt in Luscious Pink

Caldi

Kiss my pocket skirt

Ampersander

What items do you want form madeit?

Post-it-note Tuesday

Today is post-it-note Tuesday

What's on your post it notes?

Epheriell Designs Bazaar and giveaway

Jessica over at Epheriell Designs has a grand opening of her bazaar and giveaway! 

Jessica has opened the Epheriell Designs Bazaar! It is full of gorgeous handmade and vintage treasures.  Jessica is giving you the chance to win a $30 gift voucher to spend at the Bazaar shop of your choice!

 

To Enter:

1. Required for Entry: Visit 2 shops in the Bazaar, and leave a comment at http://epherielldesigns.com/bazaar-grand-opening-giveaway_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EpheriellDesigns+%28Epheriell+Designs%29 with your fave product from each one. But you know what the best bit is? You can enter as many times as you like! Yep! The only catch here is that you must visit a different 2 shops for each entry.

2. Once you’ve done number 1, you can comment for additional entries stating that you’ve:

• tweet this post
• facebook this post
• blog about this post
• put one of the Bazaar buttons on your blog (you can grab the easy-peasy code on the right side-bar of the Bazaar)
• shared a link to this post in a forum

3. Entries close September 30th, midnight Australian eastern time. The winner will be chosen by Random.org.

So hurry up and enter! I did!  

My 2 stores and fave items are: 

Seventh Sphere

Fairytale coin Purse

Poppy Chic

Butterfly necklace flask

Renovations Madness Day 3 & Monday Moments

Renovations Madness Day 3 was a family affair. We had the in-laws over (well mine anyway) to help with the heavy work. We definitely made light work of the de-bricking. What would have taken Greg and I two days to do; we finished in three hours. Just before the rain decided to fall.

We enjoyed out friends wedding that afternoon; which the weather cleared up for.

Me giving the hammer drill a go (it was really fun)!

 

Greg and Russ giving our Canadian Dreamy some strife. "That's not how you do it!"

Christina finished with the last barrow load of bricks for the day!

Kirsty's after a tradies wage, proving she can work just like the boys!

Monday Moments

This morning the skip was swapped over and It was a great feeling as that we are part way through our renovations. Lots and lots to go though but I am looking forward to it!

The full skip bin

Skip bin removal

New empty skip bin

Bye, bye Bricks!

Polly Dolly - Retro

Welcome to Polly Dolly Challenge - Week 22: This week's topic is What would your Dolly wear if she went RETRO? Go visit www.danimezza.com and check out some of the other bloggers links too.

Polly Dolly - Retro by adalita featuring vintage bag

I spent ages choosing this outfit - I hope it retro enough or tomorrow I will add another more retro one!

Fat to Fit - What does a healthy low fat diet look like?

So exactly what does a healthy diet look like?

Once upon a time we followed the pyramid diet:

The Australian Government says that under The Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults  (2003) are supposed to:

• Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods  
• Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits
• Eat plenty of cereals (including breads, rice, pasta and noodles), preferably wholegrain
• Include lean meat, fish, poultry and/or alternatives
• Include milks, yoghurt, cheeses and/or alternatives
• reduced-fat varieties should be chosen, where possible
• Drink plenty of water

and take care to:

• Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake
• Choose foods low in salt
• Limit your alcohol intake if you choose to drink
• Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars
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  Prevent weight gain by being physically active and eat according to your energy needs

• 
  
  

  Care for your food by preparing and store it safely

{ Australian Government Healthy Active - Eating }

For a healthy diet that consists of weightloss.

Lean Proteins: 1-2 serves a day.

A serve of protein equals -
65-100g cooked lean meat or skinless polultry, 2 small chops, 2 slices roast meat.
80-120g fish fillet
2 samll eggs
100g tofu
1/2 cup nuts
1/4 cup seeds
1/2 cup legumes

Grains: Grains should be included in every meal
A serve equals:-

2 slices (60g) wholemeal or multigrain bread
1 medium (50g) wholemeal or multigrain bread roll
1 cup 180g cooked rice, pasta or noodles
1 cup(230g) porridge
1 1/3 cup wheat or oat flake cereal
1/2 cup un-toasted muesli
1/3 cup flour 

Dairy: 2 - 4 serves of dairy a day
A serve equals-
1 cup skim, no fat, low-fat milk
1/2 cup low fat evaporated milk
200g tub diet or low-fat natural yoghurt
300g reduced fat cheese or feta
100g low-fat cottage cheese or ricotta

Fruit and vegetables: 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables a day-
A serve equals -
2 small pieces of fruit (plums)
1 medium sized fruit (apple, banana, orange or pear)
small bunch of grapes
1/2 punnet of strawberries
1/2 cup cooked vegetables
1 small potato
1 cup salad vegetables
1/2 cup cooked legumes chickpeas, lentils or kidney beans

Fats and oils: two teaspoons of healthy oils (olive, safflower, canola, linseed/faxseed and sunflower)

Ways to use oils-
-use in cooking
-salad dressing
-drissling over vegies, soup or pasta. 

Water: At least 2 litres or 8 glasses should be consumed daily. 

- water helps quicken your metabolism

- helps with digestion

- you can include your tea and cordial into the serves. Coffee and soft drinks are not included as they are diuretics and can dehydrate you.

{Adapted from Weight Watchers Good Health Guidelines & Programme Cookbook}

Here are some ideas that I tried last week:

• Eat more fruit and vegetables In pasta, risotto, salad, wraps, sandwiches, for breakfast on Sat /Sun
• Cut down on sugar (includes sweeteners and honey) 1/2 amount of sweetener / honey
• Eat more unprocessed foods > Burgen Bread for breakfast instead of Rolled Oats
• Eat a variety of foods for lunchTurkish bread rolls with salad Monday,
  
• Drink less alcohol (4 drinks all week)
• Recover from DOMS from pushing barrows and barrows of bricks
• Plan meals for the week (saves time and money) DONE ALL WEEK

 Pedometer readings for the week of 27th August - 2nd September

Friday	4563 steps	2.87km
Saturday	8250 steps	5.19km
Sunday	8081 steps	5.09km
Monday	9083 steps	5.72km
Tuesday	9460 steps	5.95km
Wednesday	16961 steps	10.68km
Thursday	10140 steps	6.38km

Measurements

Waist: 69cm (at smallest part)

Hips: 81.5cm (on hip bone)

Bust: 86cm

Arms: Right 24cm Left 25.5cm

Thighs: Right 49.5cm Left 50cm

Weight: 48.9kg Thursday 7am
                  47.8kg  Friday 7am

 

What I achieved last week: 

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
  
• Track exercise + food + vitamins + water Tracked daily
  
• Cut back portion sizes
  
• Back into routine
• Run (Still need to do this)
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden Daily watering of garden. 

My things to do this week

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
• Cut back portion sizes
• Continue routine - with exercise, food and workouts
• Get out and ride
• Run
• Walk the dog
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden 
• Clean out house thoroughly so we can be ready for renovations. 
• Make sure yard stays clean of renovation debris

What are you going to do?

Wednesday Wants

This weeks wants are from www.madeit.com.au!

Frames 

Ledamae

As you wish - Dip Platter

Zinnia Pea

Designer Cushions

ascoozamii

 Circles on Black Cushion

Champagne Creations

Pot Holders

Ernie and bird

What things from Made It do you want?

Post-it-note Tuesday

Today is post-it-note Tuesday

Even though Supah Mommy isn't hosting I thought I'd still post this week's meme. 

{I should have chosen bigger post it bubbles as my writing does get smaller and smaller. 

Get your glasses on!}

What's on your post it notes?

Renovations Madness Day 2

Today we moved the clothes line to the side fence & tackled the garage wall. My back is so sore from wheel-barrowing and shovelling; then lifting the rubble into the skip bin. We have a very tidy construction site, courtesy of me! I swept all the dust and mortar up and put it into the skip. I even had a go at using the sledge hammer (I wasn't very good) I later found out that the instructions Greg gave me were wrong; I was holding it in the wrong place as I struck the wall. His instructions were different from what he actually did. BOYS! I will sleep well tonight!  I bet my body will ache tomorrow.

Polly Dolly - Fashion Week

Welcome to Polly Dolly Challenge - Week 21: This week's topic is This weeks theme is: What would your Dolly wear to fashion week? Go visit www.danimezza.com and check out some of the other bloggers links too.

Polly Dolly - Fashion Week by adalita featuring steel watches

If I ever go to fashion week I want something comfortable yet funky and stylish. I love the cropped bird T Shirt, I still would wear a cami underneath. Teamed with Purple distressed denim and topped with a fitted white jacket. I totally want a pair of these peep toe booties. Finished off with some resin and silver jewellery, a aqua biker satchel filled with water, lipgloss and my essential item my iphone. 

Renovations Madness Day 1

Renovations DAY 1 have started today. The Austar dish is currently being moved to another location as that part of the roof will be added to in the months to come. Walls will come down too. Footings are to be started on the 14th so all the brickwork needs to be removed before then. Yay fun. I'm sure the skip will fill quickly.

This will be a long and tedious process as my partner is doing a lot of the work himself. So my weekends are going to full of labouring.

All I can hear is the clunking of work boots on the tiled roof. The dog is hiding on the bed.
I'm sure our neighbours will love us!

Goodbye Pergola

I stood on the edge of the pavers and held a beam above my head while Greg took down the shoddily built pergola.

The feral arch is no more! Yippeee!

The lovely view from the street of the skip bin.

Day 1 of What's in the skip bin: Boxes, foam packaging and various items from the garage.

Fat to Fit - What's your weakness?

What is your weakness? Is it chocolate, wine, cheese, or savouries.

Hi, my name is Adalita and I'm a food addict. I am a “chocoholic,” “carboholic” and “sugar addict”.  I once was a vegephobe. I am now converted. I eat all the things I once craved or was "addicted" to in moderation. I have now lost a total of 25.6kg. Yesterday I realised that is the weight of my dog.  I no longer fear eating foods like chocolate, cheese or savouries and the occasional wine (or three). The thing I love about Weight Watchers is I can enjoy all of these foods. I just know that I can eat them within in my daily points.

Eating is not a choice, and there is no way to go cold turkey. We must eat for survival. Think of what happens when we don't eat; I get a growling stomach, headache, dizziness, cranky. If we're physically hungry usually any food will do. But when we think of food cravings, it's for a particular kind of food. Why do we crave particular foods? You need to work out if it is emotional eating or just mindless eating.   


There are so many trigger foods, and they are different for everyone, which promote that loss of control.

I found the following steps helped me to find out why I crave foods

• Identify the problem foods. knowing what food I craved I could work out why.
• Determine whether portion control or substitution with another food will be effective to satisfy your craving. 
• Eliminate specific foods not whole categories, (I found with Tony Ferguson that I craved carbs something chronic). Don't just look at the carbs you are consuming, look at the content of the carb and look for one that is lower GI and fills you for longer. I swapped white bread for Burgen Wholegrain.  Donuts for a muesli bar low in sugar and sodium and packed with wholegrains.
• Always have water on hand, if I have water on hand I am more likely to drink the water rather than choose a food high in fat/sugar/salt. It puts me into a healthy mindset. Substitute another behaviour for the act of eating, eat the swirls or chew sugarfree gum. I overcame a severe nail biting problem by painting my nails a bright colour like a big warning sign; I sat on them every time I thought of biting my nails. I haven't bitten my nails since 2008.  I think it went hand in hand with my weight loss.
  

Here are some ideas that I tried last week:

• Eat more fruit and vegetables In pasta, risotto, salad, wraps, sandwiches, for breakfast on Sat /Sun
• Cut down on sugar (includes sweeteners and honey) 1/2 amount of sweetener / honey
• Eat more unprocessed foods > Burgen Bread for breakfast instead of Rolled Oats
• Eat a variety of foods for lunch
• Drink less alcohol (4 drinks all week)
• Recover from cold, no high impact sport (no workouts) Eat well to combat no exercise
• Plan meals for the week (saves time and money) DONE ALL WEEK

 Pedometer readings for the week of 19th - 26th August 

(I left the readout on my desk @ work will Post on Monday)

Friday	steps	km
Saturday	steps	km
Sunday	steps	km
Monday	steps	km
Tuesday	steps	km
Wednesday	steps	km
Thursday	11348 steps	7.14km 0.5 Points

Measurements

Waist: 69cm (at smallest part)

Hips: 81.5cm (on hip bone)

Bust: 86cm

Arms: Right 24cm Left 25.5cm

Thighs: Right 49.5cm Left 50cm

Weight: 46.8kg Thursday 7am (Again!) Great maintaining!
                  48.8kg 5pm, 50.8 @ WW official weigh in

 

What I achieved last week: 

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
  
• Track exercise + food + vitamins + water Tracked daily
  
• Cut back portion sizes
  
• Back into routine
• Run (Still need to do this)
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden Daily watering of garden. 

My things to do this week

• Exercise more (keep above 8000 steps)
• Cut back portion sizes
• Continue routine - with exercise, food and workouts
• Get out and ride
• Run
• Walk the dog
• Spend less time on PC 
• Garden 
• clean out house thoroughly so we can be ready for renovations.

What are you going to do?