Well!
It turns out I was right, keeping a blog about health does help keep you on track!
The fact that there has been an absence of my blog entries and my current diet is no coincidence.
Also, Easter sucks.
I have discovered that at Easter, its the hot cross buns that'll kill me, not the chocolate. Weird, right? But at least I know what it is. It also all started (as it always does) with me being sick the last 5-6 weeks. My body does the opposite of most people and decides to get fat as hell when I have a virus, so I put on a few kilos just from that alone. I also tend to binge on carbs and salty soups (chicken noodle cup-a-soup mostly) which obviously, does not help the situation.
I am still sick which is a massive pain in the arse. I also haven't been able to afford this pole term so I have had zero exercise this last month or so which is all kinds of not good. I did enjoy a belly dance session with Mel on Wednesday which was fun to mix it up a bit as well. Am pondering returning to silks, but that all depends on how I go financially.
As far as my horrid diet goes, it is more or less hopeless to try to give up until next weekend when I can no longer be tempted by hot cross buns. That also buys me another week for my flu of death to try to go away.
I'm also going to ensure that I'm back on the blog for your enjoyment and my own motivation!
To get things rolling, today I had bacon for breakfast and am having Hooters for lunch.
... Off to a great start?
-MM
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Midnight snacks
So here I am, consuming two, margerined hot cross buns.
*hangs head in shame*
I think if I fix my sleeping patterns to not be awake passed, say, midnight at least, I won't have stupid cravings of food that I just refuse to say no to. I'm going to try to work on that this week!
Have also discovered that not having sugar for a long time and then having two lemonades, a piece of cake and two ice creams in one day is a hell of a sugar overload causing not just a headache, but severe lack of sleep.
SO WIRED.
Sugar is bad.
Not sleeping is bad.
The End.
-MM
*hangs head in shame*
I think if I fix my sleeping patterns to not be awake passed, say, midnight at least, I won't have stupid cravings of food that I just refuse to say no to. I'm going to try to work on that this week!
Have also discovered that not having sugar for a long time and then having two lemonades, a piece of cake and two ice creams in one day is a hell of a sugar overload causing not just a headache, but severe lack of sleep.
SO WIRED.
Sugar is bad.
Not sleeping is bad.
The End.
-MM
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Bad diet, bad!
Woow this week has been awful, diet wise.
I should have been doing this day by day, but lets see if I can remember...
Monday I think I had pasta for dinner as my cheat meal and a mars bar. Tuesday being valentines day, I had pizza (romantic, yes?), soft drink (diet, but still..) and god knows what else. Wednesday I ended up in Newtown and caved to the Italian bowl which meant yes, pasta again. Thursday I had.. Burritos! Not so terrible, although I could've done without the carbs and ate a bit too much. I also made a cake for my partner, in which some of the mix mysteriously ended up in my belly. >.>
Friday morning I had bacon and eggs for breakfast (although I am cutting down on the amount I have - just one egg on toast rather than two for two) and something else fairly horrid for dinner I can't recall. Saturday I had bacon and eggs brunch again and stupidly had a dinner that was another wrap meal, but the chicken was really oily and gross so I had to paper towel the crap out of it. And I had three hot cross buns.
*hangs head in shame*
My water intake has also been abysmal with maybe only 2-3 days having my full two litres. I definitely haven't lost any weight and may have even set myself back 1-2kg.
My weight loss has drastically slowed since being off of the Duromine, which sucks. It's making being on the shakes almost unnecessary. Going to really try to muster up the motivation to go to the gym this week and even try to take my pup for a walk this afternoon, just to get me moving.
Wish me luck!
-MM
I should have been doing this day by day, but lets see if I can remember...
Monday I think I had pasta for dinner as my cheat meal and a mars bar. Tuesday being valentines day, I had pizza (romantic, yes?), soft drink (diet, but still..) and god knows what else. Wednesday I ended up in Newtown and caved to the Italian bowl which meant yes, pasta again. Thursday I had.. Burritos! Not so terrible, although I could've done without the carbs and ate a bit too much. I also made a cake for my partner, in which some of the mix mysteriously ended up in my belly. >.>
Friday morning I had bacon and eggs for breakfast (although I am cutting down on the amount I have - just one egg on toast rather than two for two) and something else fairly horrid for dinner I can't recall. Saturday I had bacon and eggs brunch again and stupidly had a dinner that was another wrap meal, but the chicken was really oily and gross so I had to paper towel the crap out of it. And I had three hot cross buns.
*hangs head in shame*
My water intake has also been abysmal with maybe only 2-3 days having my full two litres. I definitely haven't lost any weight and may have even set myself back 1-2kg.
My weight loss has drastically slowed since being off of the Duromine, which sucks. It's making being on the shakes almost unnecessary. Going to really try to muster up the motivation to go to the gym this week and even try to take my pup for a walk this afternoon, just to get me moving.
Wish me luck!
-MM
Monday, 13 February 2012
Off the Duromine
My water intake has dropped, dammit.
I'm guessing this is because I'm now off the Duromine until after the competition (I still want to lose weight, need it out of my system well before the comp!) and so I don't have as much of a cotton mouth, therefore making me constantly thirsty.
I had almost forgotten what a struggle it is to try to keep up my water intake on my own. I've had only just over a litre for the passed few days now, so that is definitely something I need to work on.
I have also forgotten how tired I usually am. Even on the Duromine I would stop and think "I'm quite tired" but it's nothing compared to what I am feeling now. I have had to cancel things and stay home just because I am far too tired to walk out the door. I am due for a B12 shot very soon, but even they don't seem to pick me up much.
Can definitely see why people want to be on amphetamines all the time.
-MM
I'm guessing this is because I'm now off the Duromine until after the competition (I still want to lose weight, need it out of my system well before the comp!) and so I don't have as much of a cotton mouth, therefore making me constantly thirsty.
I had almost forgotten what a struggle it is to try to keep up my water intake on my own. I've had only just over a litre for the passed few days now, so that is definitely something I need to work on.
I have also forgotten how tired I usually am. Even on the Duromine I would stop and think "I'm quite tired" but it's nothing compared to what I am feeling now. I have had to cancel things and stay home just because I am far too tired to walk out the door. I am due for a B12 shot very soon, but even they don't seem to pick me up much.
Can definitely see why people want to be on amphetamines all the time.
-MM
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
The Multivitamins!
I have been a little quiet over the last few days, but I've been running an experiment. As you may recall, I was having some issues with the doubled up hormones creating some undesirable side effects. It seems that it was not the doubled up hormones but in fact the multivitamins I had started taking again!
Whether my body's reaction to them has changed or just the clash with the hormones or Duromine, it seems that the Swisse Women's Multivitamins were giving me the mood swings, aggression and added giddiness.
Today's lesson is short and sweet.
Just because something is off the shelf at your chemist or even supermarket, does not mean it won't have bad effects on your body, especially if you are on any kind of medication. An interesting lesson I also learned whilst taking sleeping tablets and St John's Wort (the lesson there is don't do it, ever). Just because something is herbal or natural, doesn't mean it can't be dangerous.
-MM
Whether my body's reaction to them has changed or just the clash with the hormones or Duromine, it seems that the Swisse Women's Multivitamins were giving me the mood swings, aggression and added giddiness.
Today's lesson is short and sweet.
Just because something is off the shelf at your chemist or even supermarket, does not mean it won't have bad effects on your body, especially if you are on any kind of medication. An interesting lesson I also learned whilst taking sleeping tablets and St John's Wort (the lesson there is don't do it, ever). Just because something is herbal or natural, doesn't mean it can't be dangerous.
-MM
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Hormones - Feeling Double
Hey everyone!
For four days now I have been on "the pill" on top of my Implanon in an attempt to halt the irregular bleeding I was getting as a result of (potentially) Duromine. The good news is that it seems to have worked!
The bad news is that after four days, I'm starting to really feel the effects of doubling up on my hormones (œstrogen and Progesterone) despite being told I "probably" wouldn't have any side effects. But hey, hormones are tricky things that affect different bodies in different ways.
I only really noticed today that I am feeling quite nauseated and am getting some headaches, despite my large water intake. I'm also not just irritable, but feeling quite abnormally aggressive and almost impulsive (which is always a great mix). I'm feeling a bit disconnected from a lot of people and feeling very oddly paranoid about irrational things I know are silly.
I am hoping that this just lasts for a day or so, perhaps as part of an adjustment period. I'm going to carefully monitor my emotions and weight throughout the week (I was also told it was "unlikely" I'd put on weight but with my body, who knows) and make a judgement as to whether to continue or not. There is no other real solution to stop irregular bleeding, so I might have to put up with it until the competition is over.
Am hoping it doesn't come to that.
-MM
For four days now I have been on "the pill" on top of my Implanon in an attempt to halt the irregular bleeding I was getting as a result of (potentially) Duromine. The good news is that it seems to have worked!
The bad news is that after four days, I'm starting to really feel the effects of doubling up on my hormones (œstrogen and Progesterone) despite being told I "probably" wouldn't have any side effects. But hey, hormones are tricky things that affect different bodies in different ways.
I only really noticed today that I am feeling quite nauseated and am getting some headaches, despite my large water intake. I'm also not just irritable, but feeling quite abnormally aggressive and almost impulsive (which is always a great mix). I'm feeling a bit disconnected from a lot of people and feeling very oddly paranoid about irrational things I know are silly.
I am hoping that this just lasts for a day or so, perhaps as part of an adjustment period. I'm going to carefully monitor my emotions and weight throughout the week (I was also told it was "unlikely" I'd put on weight but with my body, who knows) and make a judgement as to whether to continue or not. There is no other real solution to stop irregular bleeding, so I might have to put up with it until the competition is over.
Am hoping it doesn't come to that.
-MM
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