Day 5 - Oh Cream cheese....How you delight me.

lol I say this as I down a second serve of  totally awesome mini baked lemon cheese cakes "Cream cheese Muffins"...Totally guilt free. With Cream...and Strawberries. Totally FULL of WIN!  The Joys of Quick start...Cream cheese is on the menu..cream too. WOOT.  I will nicely provide the Recipe of course!!!

Cream cheese Muffins

2 tubs of Cream Cheese ( about 500g)

2 eggs

Sweetener to taste ( I used around 1/4 cup)

1 lemon ( Juice and rind used)

Beat the room temp cream cheese with the eggs, sweetener and Lemon juice and rind

till creamy. ( taste to see if leomony and sweet enough)

Fill Muffin cases ( lined) with mixture and bake at 160c for 20 mins. Allow to Cool in the oven with the door slightly open.  Then Chill. And tada!!!

Serve with Strawberries and Cream!

Note:- This is not something you can have just cause..We are doing Quick start which is a low carb , high protein diet for a week.

Sa and I  had this for breakfast today. It was a nice change to bacon and eggs. So simple and totally decedent!!!I would provide a picture...However..out of the two lots I have made...I neglected to take any ( shocker I know!)  And well, we just ate the last ones. Hehe

Anyway..Today we went to the GYM! It was sooo good to finally be there. I did 27 minutes on the treadmil and did 2.5 km. I even managed a couple of jogging stretches! It was fabulous! I also did some Light machines and Weights before my body said no more and started to threaten to choke me in snot. But during cool down I felt SOOOO tight and out of shape. We plan to hit the Treadmil again tomorrow before hitting

Body Balance Class in the afternoon. It felt great to be back in one of my favourite places!!!

Anyway..Like Sa I briefly stepped onto the scales at the gym also after breakfast and coffee and with shoes.It was about as bad as I thought.... But I was SOOOO not happy with myself. I feel like I let myself and those who supported me during my weight loss down. :( I spent 27 mins on the treadmil telling myself off and declaring that I WOULD NOT let myself slip any further. Ugh. But well Im Back on the wagon and heading back to that happy place. Its all downhill ( on the scales) from here.

Anyway...It felt great to be back in the swing of things. Im super keen to get back into it. So Here we go...

Day 5...In the bag..no struggles ( well except this PITA cough!!!) 2 to go!!!

☼Mel☼

Day 5 - Workout

I signed up for the gym today. YAY. It's smaller than I'm used to and not so flash but it does the job just fine. I did feel a little lost after getting off the treadmill and choosing a weight machine to do. Just not used to the layout or some of the scary machines.

Did a 15 min treadmill warm up in which I ran first for 2 minutes and then for one. Two minutes you say? That's nothing? Well I'm not a runner and I'm just starting out. Two minutes for me was an accomplishment as I normally can only run one at a time. So I was proud of myself. Even if my throat was burning after. PT Melanie says "Go at a slower pace at first in order to control your breathing. Even though it feels like a comfortable pace, just slow it down a little bit" Yes Ma'am. Next time I will slow the jogging pace a little.

I did not jump on the wii this morning. There was too big an audience. I did get on the scale at the gym and it said I'd gained 2kg. That was after breakfast and with clothes/shoes not taken into consideration. So, not as bad as I thought I guess. That's also on day 5 of quick start so I don't know if I had gained more than that or not.

Either way, need to get those 2 kg back off and then work towards my goal. Which would be about another 5-7 kg or so. I think. I still get confused converting lbs and kg.

And, my knee keeps twitching! It's driving me crazy!! It's been going on and off for like, a month!!!

Thank you. that is all.

Quick Start

So apparently we're doing quick start. Again. Last time I lost all of like, 1 kg, and wasn't impressed. We also didn't really work out last time. We've been doing a bit of walking in the evenings when it's cooler. Not really a full blown workout, but I don't have a gym membership and we've both been ill lately. I've pretty well shaken mine, but Melanie's is hanging on. So basically it was just really to get moving. It's also been too hot to do any serious workouts during the day, as we don't have air conditioning where Jillian would be kicking our butts.

Neither of us weighed in before we started. I know I've gained since I've been home. Not anyone's fault but my own. Too many good/bad things I missed while I was away. But now that I've indulged in my missed goodies, I'll be back on track. I was SO good while I was in Canada, no deserts (except for the odd mini chocolate bar around Halloween), no chips, fast food or carbs in the evening for the most part. I ended up losing about 5-6 kg or 12-15lbs.

I need to get a gym membership. At least it's cool in there and it makes me feel productive. I also want to work on the weights again. I'm feeling very slack. It's a bit more difficult with the girls out of school to go whenever we want.

Anyways, I leave the funnies to Melanie today. I may jump on the wii in the morning to give myself an idea of where I am.

Day 3 of quick start.- carbs..what carbs?

So its day 3 of Quickstart...Not doing too bad!!!I have been creative with our meals...I need to so I dont miss those annoyingly addictive carbs. Also so I dont get the shits and give up. I still have not been brave enough to weigh in...Im ashamed to say Im afraid too. I almost rather wait a few weeks then get on the Wii. That little wii board dude is gonna yell. YES, Im afraid of that little dude.  I cant help it...When he asks where I have been..and pretends to have forgotten my name ( in spite of the fact I know I chose my Mii) It makes me feel guilty. *Hangs head*

So Last night Sa and I went for a walk..Big deal you say..well maybe, but I have been fighting this nasty headcold/flu/ gotohsomuchsnotinmyhead thing for 3 and a half weeks now. So I have to take it easy so as not to kill myself. Will be aiming to get out again tonight. Im DYING to go to the gym. I want to jump on a tredmill and get started on my Main goal for the year. C25K I want to be able to comfortably run 5 k by my birthday. Thats November...So thats not hugely unattainable. C25K is a nine week program. I figure to give myself time to do it.Especially seeing for the next few weeks I need to be heads down bum up and finish my Course.

So There you go Folks..day 3. In the Bag. 4 days to go.

☼Mel☼

New Year..New start...

So They whole comp went out the window.With me working the Santa set and having some mega stressful few weeks my eating went to shit..Gym..whats that? Oh how I have missed it. BUT its a new year...And Im keen to get back on the wagon. I feel SO FAT!!! Ugh. I Know I have gained wayyyyyy more then I am even willing to admit. BUT I need to get my focus back,. So Starting Monday..Quick start here I come. Basicly cutting the carbs for a week. Getting rid of my body's sugar/carb dependency and hitting the gym and getting my body back.  I NEED to do this. I have spent weeks grabbing food on the run and relying on quick caffeine fixes to get me through my day. Im home now. Kids are on holidays for a few more weeks and I have to focus on my studies and myself for a bit.

So New year... NEW START!

I will be updating this blog more...I will be ranting , sharing and hoefully inspiring myself and others to get on track and get fit.



☼Mel☼

Tiny update.

It's been a long time since we posted. Melanie's been super busy. I got a job and tried to work out in the evenings. I think I may have lost about 5kg. Or I had at one point. We'll see what the verdict is when we weigh in. Not sure that we're keeping the bet though. Because of so many things, everything didn't go to plan and neither of us were able to work out the way we intended to.

I'm heading back home in a day and a half. WOOHOO!!! It's seemed like forever and I miss everyone like crazy. I can't wait to see them. I'll at least weigh in for curiosity's sake and see how I've done. and measure as well.

Anyways, short but sweet for now.

motivation? What's that?

So it's been a long time since either of us has posted here. A lot of things have been going on, on both sides of the world, making working out a little more difficult.
I've been upset and lost my motivation. Sadly I haven't done anything 'active' in probably 3 weeks. I have kept my eating properly, besides a stupid Halloween chocolate here and there... damn things. I have lost still. Not a lot. I'd like to lose at least another kilo and a half before I get back home. More for a milestone for me than anything else. I have good intentions about working out, but I just don't get around to it.
I'm going to call the gym though tomorrow I think and see how much it is for just a month without a commitment. It's worth checking and I know I'd go to the gym if I had one to go to. I did enjoy working out when I had the pass.
I walked a tiny bit yesterday, as I had to to get somewhere, and even though it was 6degrees, I felt good walking. When I'm doing it I'm fine, it's just the motivation to actually get up and go. Plus the weather's getting cooler and less inviting outside.

Anyways, that's all for now.
Thanks for reading.