Yet another Friday

Good afternoon. Well, it's been an eventful week sort of. I haven't been well - I'm just so run down I think so wound up off on Wednesday. Weighed in on Tuesday and was 0.1kg down for the month leaving me at 71.3. At least it moved in the right direction, even if it was negligible.

I got a call this morning offering me a job interview. This is finally a good thing because I was starting to think I looked really bad on paper. So Tuesday's the first job interview of what I hope is a few. But that meant I had to tell my boss I got an interview. Which means it's really real for him (and me) now that I'll most likely be moving on. I need more than the 12 months they're offering me. I mean I need to be able to be flexible - maternity leave and the like. So bring on an ongoing job. I said to my boss I needed at least 2 years, so if he's going to come up with something, now's the time. Fingers crossed, cos I'd really like to stay. I like it here, I love the people, but I need more security. The time has come the walrus said....

In the meantime, my project is finishing up, final reports are done and I'm heading off to other things here on Monday.

It's my father-in-law's 60th birthday celebrations on the weekend. So a large weekend is planned. It should be fun, but it'll be a weekend of no sleep which is NOT what I need. Unfortunately. Another thing I must do considering I have an interview on Tuesday is buy a suit! It's a suit workplace and I don't own one, so shopping tonight. Hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight after going out for tea... I think I'll come back to work Monday for a rest.

Learn How to Knit - CHECK!

Well, technically I already knew how to knit, but "Learn how to cast on and cast off" was a bit more lengthy as a title... Went to my aunt's place last night for dinner and a knitting bee. I can now officially begin and end my own knitting - there ya go Mum, I'm still learning! Bring on the distraction from food and the knitting of baby stuff for friends and family.

Aside from that I've had a fairly good week. Struggling with the cold and exercise and comfort eating stuff though. I've kept my main meals good though and most snacking has been Core foods. I've decided to try a thing that's on my health insurance website. They have this free service for members which means that you can log in to their site and get health plans (exercise, fun run plans, eating plans etc). So I've created an eating plan which should help me lose some more weight. It'll be interesting to try to stick to it for a week, but I've changed the menu around to make it workable. I'll give it a shot starting Monday. Considering next weekend is the "Festival of Graeme" aka my father-in-law's 60th, a good Monday to Friday will certainly help.

I'm weighing in tomorrow morning in the community before we go away for the weekend. I hope they have nice scales in Oakleigh! Fingers crossed. The weight has not been budging this week.

I was thinking yesterday that perhaps staying the same all winter's not a bad thing. I mean in Summer I'll be more active and less comfort eatey and it'll be easier to shift a few more kilos. So even if I can't budge for the next couple of months I am not beating myself up. At least I'm not gaining! I'll give it a go though. Especially seeing as my mobility will be hampered for the first part of August after I have my knee 'scoped.

I am still in limbo with work. I am here technically at the moment til the 3rd of September. Fingers crossed for the future, but if they can only give me another 12 months I need more than that. So I'm still applying for jobs. Wish me luck!

Forgot to mention...

At Dee and Fraser's engagement party there were several people including Dee's brother who didn't recognise me! I spent a few days camping with many of her family and friends 18 months ago and everyone I met there didn't recognise me! Admittedly the hair has changed too - from longer and much blonder to shorter and dark (natural). But certainly the weight loss has helped! They were all gobsmacked. I thought it was really funny, and complimentary, but many of them felt bad for not recognising me!

Pretty good feeling huh :-)

Also, went to the orthopaedic surgeon yesterday arvo and am booked in for an arthroscope. I have a lateral meniscal tear (cartilage cushion in the joint on the outside of the knee) so it turns out the physio was wrong! Oh well. He says that post-op I should be able to start running again in 4 weeks. So the op's on the 8th of August, September I should be right to go. Wish me luck!

Engagement Party Photos!

Well, my beautiful friend Dana has sent me some of her pics from the engagement party. So here they are! One of me and her, one of the beautiful Tash and Dee and one of the happy couple announcing the news of their pregnancy! I would put the pic of Dee's belly in, but she says it's not big enough yet... Give it time chick!

We went to Dee and Fraser's engagement party on Saturday night. It was a great night. There was a lot of fun had by all. She looked absolutely gorgeous! Dee was my maid of honour last year, and the gorgeous Tash one of my bridesmaids. So much for picking bridesmaids who make you look good!

Oh, I loved my hair. You can't really see it in the pic, but I'd had bits of it curled with tongs at the hairdresser. It was really classy and girly at the same time.

Another Monday, another new week

Well... interesting week last week. Started well until we went to Dale's parents for dinner Wednesday. It was his Dad's 60th and I ate like there was no tomorrow. Lots of dinner, then lots of dessert. At least I wasn't drinking! Then Friday night I went to a pyjama party with the baseball girls. Much fun was had - watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It was a good movie. Weird though. Then pictionary. Happy to say that Shona and I kicked butt. The fact that we were the only two sober ones had nothing to do with it of course! Ate the brownies and muffins on offer... Again, Saturday was good until the evening when I had Dana's engagement party. Much celebrations. I ate too much, but only wound up eating 25 points for the day, which is not too bad considering the crap I ate Saturday night. So now I have to get it all off again - it was TTOM last week, I mean for goodness sake it couldn't have come at a worse time!

I have set a Goal for the month. I would like to be under 70 by the end of July. A tough ask, but one I can do. So bring on the 60s!!! A girl can dream can't she? That would make my BMI 24 which compared with when I started - 34 (obese), and now - 25 (healthy!) is a bit lower. Still certainly healthy though (20-25). I will never EVER be 20. I can't see myself losing another 10kg. I wouldn't look like me, and I wouldn't look healthy. I'm pretty happy as is, but I'd like to get rid of the love handles a bit more.

It's definitely a Monday...

Despite having a wonderful weekend, this morning has brought tiredness and argh-ness (certainly not a word, but you know what I mean).

Back to the weekend though! I had a wonderful weekend with little planned :-) Dana and I had a lovely dinner and a movie on Friday night (noodle bar and The Holiday on DVD). A good movie - worth a watch as a girly movie. Saturday consisted of baseball. That was the only thing I had to do! So I got home and cooked up a big lasagne which has now seen 3 meals with one to come. Sunday I slept in - as I did Saturday, before lounging around watching a silly thing on David Hasslehoff (obviously before the recent wetting himself disaster) before heading off to DFO for some much needed shopping. Bought many a top - and brillance of brilliance!!! They FINALLY MAKE BRAs IN AN 8 BACK SIZE!!! Which means I am now an 8F, but I don't care, because they FIT!! And they were on special, so I got 3 bras and a pair of knickers for $70. Brilliant buy I reckon. Tried on lots of work pants with no joy - oh well I'll head back to Target. Still, very successful. You may ask where was DH? He had a hobby tournament all weekend. Left the house before I got up, returned after I'd gone to bed all weekend! Apparently three people stayed at our house Saturday night (I knew about 2).

And now it's Monday. Bring on Friday I say!

Actually, Wednesday arvo will do. Heading down to the in-laws for FIL's 60th on Wednesday night (2.5hr drive!), so I'm taking Thursday off work. I'm taking the dog to the vet (normal stuff) and hopefully shall have some hair removal (way too much info).

Then it'll be back to Bring On Friday!