Day 70/70: Final day of week 10 weigh in:
Down a total of 8.1kg for the 10 weeks.
I was dropping roughly a kilo per week until the end of November, when there were too many parties breaking the diet. I only dropped 400g last week.
Most importantly, my running pace has improved. I managed my first 10km in under 50 minutes for the first time since my accident. More than dropping weight, this was the main purpose of the diet.
I'll try not to go too crazy with the food over the next few days, I don't want to put 8kg back on. 😃
I stopped on the way to Anglesea at the Waurn Ponds plaza because I remembered they had a shirt I wanted in stock at their Target. Got a park 1 spot away from the entrance immediately. Bought 2 shirts without waiting in any lines. Walked right up to Donut King and got 2 cinnamon donuts, no line. Drove to Anglesea and got a park immediately in front of the shops.
Hey is anyone old enough to remember when TVs had Teletext? I used to like fiddling around with it when we first got a tv with it ( I was about 10 or 12 maybe). There was a stock market page that was insanely busy.
I had to go to the shops (full shopping centre) and it surprisingly wasn't as bad as I expected, but I am very happy I have decent noise cancelling headphones. While there's kids melting down, people yelling at the underpaid security people, checkpoint alarms going off everywhere all I can hear is
Just braved highpoint to grab a click and collect. That joint is chaos at the best of times. Stupidly grabbed a few more things and now I've got bulky items to carry home🤦🏻♀️ At least I bought myself a treat: The Body Shop vanilla eau de toilette and a white musk deodorant roll on. Love those two fragrances and haven't bought anything from body shop for myself for about 30 years. I will wrap them and put under the tree as gift to myself.
Sister just sent me the pics she took. Me, hubs, niece A all sitting nice and grinning...and niece B rolling on the couch on her face with her skirt up around her ears
Psa. If you are having trouble with log ins and replies and such it's not you it's technical stuff going on. Don't make me explain in more detail because I couldn't possibly. Details are on the home page.
First attempt at making pad see ew. I tripled the sauce recipe as I made a bigger serve, but I only needed to double it. Maths fail. This is very saucy! Will make again tho, much simpler than I expected.
I was just watching something before about becoming professional mermaids/mermen. Yeah I'm not talking about kids parties but actually grown ups making this a career. Not sure how it works, whether you need a sponsorship or perhaps advertise KFC on your backside but it's a thing. So if you are sick of your office job you too could become half human half fish and somehow get paid for it.
The year is 2024. The world's food vendors issue a press release indicating that pickles will no longer be included by default inside burgers. How do you react?
Okay, I found a solution to my salad drama. Fennel!!! I freaking love the stuff - if it's roasted, usually, but maybe I can try shaving it very finely... For about 10 months of the year I forget it exists... got some green apple, pea shoots, arugula, Victorian walnuts, have a carrot and if I can find some raisins I'll chuck them in for colour. Amazingly, the fancy grocer had no oranges of any kind, so I've grabbed a lemon for acidity. That should do it, I hope!
A much needed nap was had.
Last of the items in the vicinity of The Incident in the washing machine, and a good whack of earlier loads that I hung out nice and dry.
Now gathering the energy to put together the new vacuum and giving the place a good clean.
Just dropped off the last of the Christmas choccies except for the ones I'm taking on Christmas Day.
Didn't get much sleep last night (finally dropped off at 1 and Sammi poked me awake at something after 4) so hopefully a nap before I tackle the cleaning. Meanwhile I've washed everything in the vicinity that was on the couch (I had a lot of washing ready to be folded and put away, dammit) and most of it is on the line, so that's done.
For those of you braving the shops, may the odds be in your favour.
Someone recommended something from somewhere in Anglesea to me a while ago but I can't remember who, what or where. Maybe a pie? Or something sweet? It's frustrating. Thinking about going for a drive out that way today mostly to get a few hours of audiobook in but also just to be out and about.
Went to the bakery today for fresh bread this morning only to get what is clearly yesterdays bread - a soft French stick. Shitty overpriced bakery - should have gone to woollies, and that’s sad.
(Eating prawns and cheese with soft French stick ☹️ )