My Weekend

My Corey found it freezing in South Oz

Corey with our host Derek prior to them

serving up a sumptuous meal I simply

couldn't refuse. Yummmm!!!

The Mercedes Transit Van I drive around in all day.
Taken at sunrise.

The Transit at sunrise another view.

Hello One and All, (No I'm not talking to Tall Ships)....

Over my weekend, I drove across to Adelaide to catch up with my son Corey who flew in from Brisbane for a couple of days business. It was sooo great spending time with him. He and his mate Derek, (whose home we stayed in), spoilt me rotten as far a waiting on me hand and foot went. Well and truly fell off the wagon but the blokes had gone to so much trouble cooking for me that there was no way I was going to knock anything back.

I'm finding it trialsome getting back to my own food regime so I now understand properly the problems experienced by anyone who does fall off the wagon. Thank goodness I don't keep any "bad' foods in the house...I have no choice but to eat correctly. I do need to change around what I pack for lunches whilst on the road though as I found myself wanting a pasty, (of all things...never eat them), yesterday, so I guess my system is looking for something different. I'll have to give it some thought, perhaps start preparing some quiches etc.

We had gale force winds all over the peninsula yesterday and after all the holding onto the van door I was doing yesterday, so it wouldn't rip off the hinges and fighting with the steering wheel to keep the van on the road, I reckon my 'puppies' must be perkier with the workout my muscles got all day.


Keep Smilling...toy. xoxo

Flinders and Weight

Kanyaka Homestead

A couple of photos from my recent trip to the Flinders Ranges.

I took 731 photos all up. This amount is very conservative for me. I had no way of recharging camera batteries once I'd left Wilpena Pound so couldn't take many of the normal close-up shots. Here is just a taste.

Historical Kanyaka Ruins

Kanyaka Water Hole

One of the many views of the Ranges

Weigh-in

Weigh in this week was once more pleasing...91.05kgs, a loss of 700 grams. I am beginning to get excited now as it really looks like I'm going to be an 80's girl soon. Don't want to jump the gun yet though...

I think that helping my friend out is the best therapy ever for me as I am away from food sources all day. My food intake is always healthy, consisting of oats for a 3.45 am breaky, a choice of carrot, celery, fresh fruit, (apple, orange, kiwi fruit), and seeds/nuts/dried fruit for munchies throughout the day. Lunch usually consists of either half a 425 gram can of baked beans, or one or two boiled eggs, or a salad, all with a slice of rye bread. The night-time meal is always a healthy stir-fry or some other healthy dish prepared on my days off and by the time I've eaten a portion of that, I'm simply too tired to go looking for sweets or anything else, hence I have no chance to stuff anything un-healthy into my mouth and I am finding that I really and truly don't want to. My meal portions have well and truly halved or even more than halved for which I am really happy about. I was definately comfort eating. So you see, I have found myself in a position where 'cheating' simply isn't an option even if I wanted to.

I must admit that I am in a great mind set these days. I'm still getting a walk in on most days and though it's only for half an hour it is more intense as I don't want to fall by the wayside. All day long I am lifting, carrying, climbing in/out of the van, walking to and from drops, all of which gives me more exercise.

The Master returned from his 3 months sojourn last Wednesday and though he is his usual pessimistic self and complaining about the cold and lack of attention, I am working hard to hang on to my relaxed and happy outlook. I mustn't allow him to get me down again. We do these things to ourselves by allowing others to dictate our lives. I must stay strong...Being away from the house most of the time helps enormously.

I really miss all of my WWs friends but at least I'm still getting a chance to 'chat' now and again. Please accept my apology for not answering emails, I simply don't have time right now. I find that by posting in my blog, I am able to reach one and all at once.

Have a great day and Keep Smiling...toy. xoxo

Loch Ness and Weight

Sooo Cute

Gorgeous Face

Look what the lovely Raych sent to me when she visited Loch Ness in Scotland...

My very own Loch Ness Monster...He came to live with me a couple of weeks ago and keeps me company from his home on the shelf above my computer. How lucky and spoiled am I. I love my 'Raychness' to bits. Once again I am overwhelmed at such generosity.

Raych, I know how much pressure you were under with your finishing teaching, packing, moving to your Aunt's and the ensuing re-packing/sorting things to come back to Oz etc so for you even to be thinking of anyone else during this period is amazing, let alone someone who you'd met recently on the web. How very thoughtful of you to think of me whilst taking a breather from the stress. Thank you so very much sweet little dove...He puts a smile on my face and makes me feel warm and cuddly inside...he is the cutest little monster anyone could wish for. xoxo

Weigh-in

Weigh-in this morning found me with a 3 kg loss since my last post and 12.8 kgs all up. I now weigh 92.2 kgs. Whoo Hoo!!!
I know it's pretty slow shedding but I'm happy and this was a lovely suprise to keep me on the straight and narrow. My knickers are slipping down around my knees and I'm tripping over my crutch if not connected to braces...the knickers, that is...mind you I've had them since I came off of the ark so they're a tad stretched...I'm also back in smaller trackies...though, they were deemed large on the way up...

Haven't been able to frequent the boards due to being as busy as a bee right now, still gone from home by 4.30 am and not getting home til after 8.30 pm and barely get to turn the computer on but please know that you are all in my thoughts.

Hopefully next time I get a spare moment I'll get to visit all of your Blogs to catch up.

Keep Smiling...toy.xoxo