100 Reasons Why

So, my reasons why I am doing this.  Why I am battling to get healthy & fit & not giving up.  These are my 100 reasons why....

1. I want to feel happy within myself
2. I want to feel fit
3. I want to BE fit
4. I want to feel healthy
5. I want to BE healthy
6. I want to feel strong
7. I want to BE strong
8. I want to lift weights like a Boss!
9. I want abs
10. I want to not feel disgusted when I look at my reflection
11. I want to feel confident
12. I want to stop avoiding school drop off/pick up incase I see someone I know
13. I want to look good naked
14. I want to FEEL good naked
15. I want to wear nice clothes
16. I want to never feel despair in a change room of a store again
17. I want to shop in those stores I currently walk by and look longingly at
18. I want an outfit from Lorna Jane
19. I want to wear nice underwear
20. I want to own a matching lacey bra & undies set again
21. I want to feel sexy in my own skin
22. I want to not be embarrassed of my body infront of my husband
23. I want to comfortably wear bathers at a pool or the beach
24. I want to go on an overseas holiday without stressing about what to wear
25. I want to go on ANY holiday and not stress about what to wear and what will fit me
26. I want to not worry that other people are judging me
27. I want to be able to eat in public without thinking of what other people are thinking of me
28. I want a thigh gap
29. I want a flat tummy
30. I want toned arms with no Bingo Wings
31. I want a smaller bum
32. I want less weight stress on my ankle
33. I want to be the best role model I can be to my kids
34. I want my kids to be proud of me
35. I want my kids never to be embarrassed of their fat mum
36. I want to sit on a ride at a theme park & never worry that I won't fit
37. I want to have energy to get out of bed in the morning
38. I want to have energy to play with the kids at the park
39. I want to go rock climbing
40. I want to climb a mountain
41. I want to inspire people to get out & do it!
42. I want to be the best version I can possibly be of myself
43. I want to ride as much as possible in my quest to help conquer cancer
44. I want to enjoy every second of every day
45. I want to seize the moment
46. I want to enjoy nourishing my body with good food
47. I want to nourish my children's bodies with good food
48. I want to teach my children about good nutrition
49. I want to live a long life to watch them grow old
50. I want to feel my emotions and stress and not find them in the bottom of a wine bottle
51. I want to be able to live without counting calories
52. I want to exercise for the love it
53. I want to not stand out for being the fattest in a group
54. Or the fattest in a room
55. I want to walk long distances without puffing
56. I want to lie down without feeling like my boobs are suffocating me
57. I want to be able to walk into a gym without feeling all eyes are on me
58. I want to be able to walk into a gym thinking they're looking at me cause I look good
59. I want to love my life more than I do now
60. I want to not feel stressed
61. I want to jump with the kids on the trampoline
62. I want to swim with the kids at the pool and beach
63. I want to try & surf
64. I want to tandem skydive
65. I want to run up the steps of the Eureka Tower
66. I want to be able to plank for 2-3 minutes
67. I want to wall sit for over 5 minutes
68. I want to look good in workout gear
69. I want to join a boxing class
70. I want the robes at hotels to fit me
71. I want the bath towels at hotels to wrap around me
72. I want to go to Bali & not have the shopkeepers tell me they have clothes for big ladies
73. I want to be average
74. I want to be extraordinary
75. I want to be exceptional
76. I want my husband not to be able to keep his hands off me
77. I want to wear singlets without worrying about my fat arms
78. I want to wear short dresses
79. I want to wear shorts
80. I want to wear a sports bra
81. I want to not feel hopeless in an aerobics class
82. I want to be faster on the bike
83. I want to be proud
84. I want to be awesome
85. I want to look awesome in lycra
86. I want to learn to swim properly
87. I want to be able to hire costumes for dress up parties that fit me
88. I want to do a MB 12wbt Finale workout without stopping
89. Or being embarrassed at my ability
90. I want old friends to say "wow" when they see me
91. I want energy all day long
92. I want a satisfying life
93. I want to be content & have that rub off on my family
94. I want to snow board
95. I want to climb Uluru
96. I want to go horseriding
97. I want to ride the 180km Around the Bay in a Day
98. I want to do Paint Ball skirmish
99. I want to share my joy
100. I want to live my life to the fullest

I've Got This

So, following on from my post this morning about "Choosing My Hard", let me give you a run down of my day, and how I chose my hard at about 12.30pm today.

I didn't get out of bed until 9am (God bless school holidays), and I stumbled out of bed to make myself a coffee.  Breakfast consisted of a slice of left over pizza from last night's dinner.  Not lovely homemade style pizza, but greasy kebab meat with garlic sauce pizza.  I finished the pizza, and chased it down with another coffee, and a chocolate biscuit.

I then decided to "spoil" the kids and bought them McDonald's for lunch.  I drove down and bought it for them.  They love McDonald's.  I don't.  But when I saw the 4 year old's left over Chicken nuggets, I thought to myself "bonus" and chomped on one.  Half way through, I decided enough was enough.

I chose my hard then and there.  I have felt crap about my myself for the last week or so.  To be honest, I felt pretty crap about myself in Bali as well, but I just washed that feeling down with another Bintang.  It's the same feeling I had when I weighed 125-135kgs and couldn't look at myself in the mirror.  Or when I did see myself, or saw a photo of myself, I felt disgust.  That's the EXACT way I am feeling right now.  Disgust.  Disappointment.

So,  I stood at the kitchen bench & felt guilty that I was making myself some ham & salad wraps for lunch, and here I was "treating" them to that shit food.  They didn't need it, they didn't ask for it, I thought I was doing a good thing by them. An hour later, they were all hungry again.  Of course.  Shit empty food with no nutritional benefit to them.

So I had my yummy healthy wraps, and then decided to do some exercise.  I set the new season of Survivor up to watch on the PC (lurvvvveee Survivor!!), and I got on the xtrainer.  Oh, my beloved Xtrainer, how I love thee!  And how dusty you have become of late with no one paying you any attention!  30 minutes was all I could handle with my daily nausea getting the better of me.  235 calories I would not have burnt if I hadn't of chosen my hard right there & then.  And I will hopefully back this up with a stint on the spin bike later when not feeling so yuk.

This weightloss thing, this healthy eating & exercising thing, this staying focussed thing.... it's ALL in the mind.   And I am strong.  I can do this.

One day at a time.  One meal at a time.  One workout at a time. One positive decision at a time.

I've got this.

Onwards & downwards.....

For F*ck's Sake Friday.... & Choosing My Hard!

It's Friday, and time to recap the week that was, and everything that has given me the shits!  Here's my instalment of FFS Friday....

Although it's only been 10 days since our return from Bali, it seems like it was months ago.... FFS

I've had nausea every morning since our return to Oz.... FFS

No, not pregnant, just obviously a "Bali Belly" tummy bug lingering.... FFS

It's school holidays and I am loving the sleep ins, and not having to make lunches & snacks for the kids... No FFS

But the noise in this house with the 4 kids home is unbelievable.... FFS

School holidays are the reason parents drink! ..... FFS

Actually KIDS are the reason parents drink!.....FFS

I love 10 pin bowling!! .... No FFS

But not the 4yo child who complains he is bored with it after 10 minutes.... FFS

School holiday bowling fun!

I've struggled to get my head out of holiday mode & to get off the nightly wine drinking.... FFS

And the snacking that goes with wine drinking.... FFS

And to get back into exercising..... FFS

The Western Warriors garage crew

Haven't been able to participate in our weekly Garage sessions with our workout group for AGES due to heel spurs & then Bali, and joined in on Saturday, and loved it..... No FFS

And did a 70km bike ride last Sunday & felt fantastic after it... No FFS

Have I mentioned how much I love being on the bike?... No FFS

There's nothing like trying on clothes in a store to make you realise it's time to get back on track... FFS

And realising that I am 10kgs heavier than my lightest weight on the 12wbt.....FFS

Time to sit & plan, write out goals, and pull my head out of my big fat arse... FFS

I have been reminding myself of the saying "Being overweight is hard.  Losing weight is hard.  Choose your hard".  I've chosen my hard.... No FFS

I officially only have 5 weeks of work left until I enter the world of unemployment!....FFS

I've been working since I was 17, so it's going to be strange not having an employer & a regular income coming in.... FFS

The thought of applying for jobs, then having job interviews scares the bejesus out of me!....FFS

I've been getting my Christmas shopping done before we are paupers and aim to have it all done by the end of October.... No FFS

I've wrapped my first couple of Christmas presents, to which 4yo Aidan exclaims we need to put up the Christmas tree..... FFS

I did actually consider it...... FFS

He says it's so he can hide under the tree - what the?... FFS

Unlike my Grinch of a husband, I love Christmas and everything that goes with it... No FFS

It's the AFL Grand Final tomorrow..... No FFS

And I'm working all day.... FFS

1st Xmas pressies wrapped!

It's FFS Friday! The Holiday is Definitely Over....

Have had an amazing week and a half in Bali, and now back to reality of cold Melbourne weather, housework and cooking.  Blurghhhhh....

Where Greg & I had a massage on our last day in Bali

The kids were bouncing off the walls, they were so excited about Bali.... FFS

The flight over to Bali was terrific, the kids well behaved, and the mini wine bottles plentiful.... No FFS

The weather was amazing whilst we were away, with only one brief stint of rain one morning... No FFS

My heel spurs were long forgotten, and I was able to spend 10 whole days in thongs (flip flops).. No FFS

We ate out at many fantastic places, La Lucciola on Seminyak beach was definitely a highlight, as well as a lovely Turkish place we found in Legian... No FFS

First meal in Bali at Cafe Asia

La Lucciola

Seafood at La Lucciola

We had a ball at the beach, with the kids boogey boarding and building sandcastles... No FFS

And the hire of beach lounges for $5 a day, as well as plentiful Bintang on hand was a bonus.. No FFS

I drank more than my body weight in Bintang... FFS

Every day... FFS

Not to mention the cocktails, or the Duty Free Vodka.... FFS

Callum & Owen boogey boarding

Fun in the sun

Greg getting his first ever mani/pedi & foot massage

There's a slice of cucumber & tomato!!!!

$2 meals in Bali

I couldn't count how many times I had my favourite Indonesian dishes of Nasi Goreng & Mie Goreng - YUM.... No FFS

The Villa we stayed in we nicknames "Fawlty Towers"... FFS

Too many issues to list down, but a quick few were the Wifi hardly ever worked, the electricity kept cutting out before finally breaking down one night when it was dark, the kitchen stunk of mould, and the cleaner didn't clean.... FFS

Not to mention the pool cleaner turning up without notice - catching me once nudie rudie!!! ...FFS

AND the next door's rooster that cock-a-doodle-doed from 3am until dawn!  FARK!  EVERY SINGLE MORNING!!!! ...... FFS

The highlight of my trip was the nudie bomb done in the pool by Greg after Carlton won a game unexpectedly....No FFS

Kids in the pool at Fawlty Towers

Birthday breakfast cocktails

Brekkie with the family

Waterbom Park

Celebrated my birthday in style - cocktails at breakfast, then the day at Waterbom Park with the kids.... No FFS

Had an absolute ball there, which surprised both Greg & I ..... No FFS

Left Fawlty Towers after 8 nights and headed to Club Med in Nusa Dua... No FFS

How we all felt about being at Club Med!!!

The exhilaration we all felt driving up the road to Club Med was unbelievable - we love that place... No FFS

Kids were shuffled off to Kids' Club pronto, and we headed to the bar for a quiet cocktail or two... No FFS

Ahhhh, peaceful adult time... No FFS

With no friggen rooster!!!!  .....No FFS

The food at Club Med is AMAZING..... No FFS

Not all 12wbt approved however... FFS

Duck Confit

Desserts

More Desserts

The next day Greg & I had a lovely massage on the beach - bliss... No FFS

The airport check in on the way home was a nightmare... FFS

Hot stinky airport with 4 tired children for a 10.30pm flight home is not ideal... FFS

Kids were great on the way home, sleeping the whole way... No FFS

Unlike Greg & I who only managed small naps... FFS

Arrived home to wet, cold Melbourne, and have already started looking at trips for next year ..... FFS

Weigh in the day after showed a gain of 6.4kgs ...FFS

Not a bad effort in 11 days.... FFS

Now back to working hard to shed that gain and more.... No FFS

Our favourite place to holiday with kids - CLUB MED!

Paige after her performance on stage at Club Med

Owen & Aidan in Kids Club

Callum playing beach volleyball at Kids Club

Aidan enjoying the slip'n'slide at Kids Club

FFS Friday! Bring On the Bintang Baby!!!

Seriously, am I just getting old or are the weeks flying by??  It will be Christmas before we know it!  It's Friday, so time for an update of my week!  It's FFS Friday!

No double digits by Bali!

Gain of 300gms this week for me.... FFS

Better than expected - a few wines have been creeping in!... FFS

And I am addicted to Yumi's Hommus!  MUST.NOT.BUY.IT.ANYMORE!!! ...FFS

Bit of a worry that my 6yo likes to eat it with a spoon.... FFS

Caught a reflection of myself in the shop window today & I don't like what I see, so why the hell don't I do something about it???.... FFS

And eating hommus whilst drinking a glass of wine is NOT doing something about it..... FFS

Aidan was in the Herald Sun on Monday!  He was delighted.... No FFS

Aidan strutting his stuff in the Herald Sun

Even if the dicks spelt his name wrong.... FFS

After I gave them the correct spelling THREE times!... FFS

Have been able to weight bear on my left heel this week after the cortisone injection... .No FFS

Was called by Radiology department to tell me my next injection for my right heel was being rescheduled to the following Friday.... FFS

Bit of a problem as I'll be out of the country next Friday.... FFS

So they squeezed me in on Wednesday night.... No FFS

Different Indian doctor had the bedside manner of a serial killer.... FFS

And the injection was on the outside of my foot, not the inside... ouch... FFS

Doctor Indian Serial Killer informs me afterwards that the outside of the foot hurts more... FFS

Thanks for the heads up after the injection Mofo... FFS

That heel feels fricken fantastic since the injection.... No FFS

And I can FINALLY wear shoes other than ugg boots.... No FFS

Although I love my uggies... FFS

Had to pick up my 10yo daughter from school yesterday after an accident... FFS

She ran into another student and her teeth hit their forehead.... FFS

Other child taken to hospital by ambulance... FFS

10yo Terminator at the dentist

Daughter rushed to dentist & prognosis not good.... FFS

He expects the tooth to die & she'll need a root canal in the future.... FFS

We will remortgage the house for a root canal.... FFS

She's happy to be eating lots of ice cream and have a day off school today .... FFS

Melbourne's been getting some nice weather this week, so I've been out for a couple of good rides... Np FFS

40kms on Monday & 52kms on Wednesday...... No FFS

Do not have ANY soreness at all now after a decent ride - legs, bum & bits all accustomed to being on the bike - LOVE IT!... No FFS

Time to up the anti & increase my distances.... No FFS

Only 7 sleeps til we hop on that plane to Bali.... No FFS

Have been having dreams about kids drowning.... FFS

I'm a friggen worry wart... FFS

Cannot wait to be downing a Bintang next week in the sunshine..... No FFS

12wbt approved of course ... Um, well..... FFS!

Bintang Baby!!!

FFS Sunday!!!

I missed my FFS Friday - it seems to come around too quickly!  So here it is, a recap of my week - it's FFS Sunday!


I was able to get out for two decent rides this week, totally about 85kms... No FFS

I felt great out on the bike, and now I don't pull up sore at all after a ride... No FFS

Hello Baby!!!!

Seems my "bits" are used to it.... No FFS

But I am waiting for the inevitable swooping by magpies, and quietly shitting myself... FFS

After 3 weeks without it, our coffee machine has finally been fixed.... No FFS

Thanks to me & my wisdom for buying the extended warranty, it was all done for free... No FFS

Sipping a coffee right now as I type this.... No FFS

Have less than 2 weeks til we go to Bali.... No FFS

Not going to lose the 20kgs I had set myself as a goal before I go.... FFS

And have to go bather shopping.... FFS

But it means 2 weeks on annual leave away from work... No FFS

Work.  Such a horrible place full of negativity at the moment.... FFS

On the countdown to the redundancy - 10 weeks to go! ...FFS

Signed up for the Adelaide Ride to Conquer Cancer... No FFS

THE NEEDLES!!!!!!!

And would REALLY like to do the Sydney one, but don't think there is time for me to raise that much money!!! ....FFS

Means I have another $2500 I have to raise.... FFS

Walked around the shops requesting donations for our Trivia night next week -I am awful at public speaking and quite shy.... FFS

But we still got some brilliant donations..... No FFS

My heel spurs have been causing me great pain all week.... FFS

But Friday night I had a cortisone injection in the left heel, and the right will be done next week .... No FFS

I shouldn't have listened to what others said - it wasn't as painful as I was expecting it to be ... No FFS

I am hoping that it works just in time for me to wear thongs (flip flops, not the bather variety!!!) in Bali... No FFS

But I'm not allowed to exercise for 2 weeks!!! .....FFS

The news my gorgeous friend has Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia once again has put my life into perspective...... FFS

Some of our meals this week...

Mountain bread lasagne

Asian Patties - yum

Steak sandwich, balsamic onions, & Paula's fig jam

Why I Ride

I've written on a number of occasions through the years about my gorgeous friends who met on the Weight Watchers forums many, many years ago. We chat daily on Facebook about our every day lives, and I value these girls as some of my dearest, closest friends.

This morning I woke to the news that one of these gorgeous women (one of 2 of us who are in NZ) has leukemia - blood cancer.  To say this has hit me for a six would be an understatement!  I sat and cried. This woman is one of the funniest gorgeous women I've ever met, with three young kids!  It's not fair! Why??  Fuck you cancer!!!

I've thought about her all day. About what she is going through. About how her and her husband have spent the day processing this news. It's not fair!

I've thought about what she is going to tell her beautiful children.  What she's telling her family. It's just not friggen fair!!!!

But that's cancer.  It doesn't discriminate! It doesn't care if you're old, young, black, white, male, female, poor, rich, mother or childless. It's a fucker of a disease.

And it's why I ride.

Every cent I raise goes towards finding a cure for this fucker!

Fuck you cancer. We will beat you. Eventually. 

To my gorgeous friend in NZ, sending you all my love and strength xxxxx

Numbers Don't Define Me

I started this blog post yesterday, but as usual, got sidetracked & have finally come back to it 24 hours later.  Yesterday was weigh in day, and I recorded a loss of 700gms.  Disappointing, as I was expecting more, but then I read my friend Jan's blog post about numbers on a scale not defining us, and of course she is right.  I look forward to the day I don't have to worry about the scales, and I can judge my weight on how I feel in my clothes, and how clean & nutritious the food is I eat.  That day will come.  Until then, I will record my results by the scale, but I will always keep in mind all the other ways I am currently recording my achievements.

At the moment, I am spending a lot of time on the bike.  Mondays, Wednesday & Thursdays, it is my big priority to get out on the bike because I don't have kids at home those mornings.  And if I can't get on the bike due to weather or the like, I am one grumpy bitch.  I feel a pang of envy when I see cyclists out on the road, or when friends on Facebook post they are out on a ride.  Does this mean I've found my passion?  I gave this a lot of thought yesterday.  I will never be able to run, no matter how much I would like to.  So maybe cycling is my "thing".  It's something I truly love & enjoy, and it's something I am striving at getting better at.  I constantly push myself to get faster, to go harder, to be stronger on the bike.  And I love it.

Monday's 52km Ride

So it brings me to last weekend.  Greg went off to partake in his first Ride to Conquer Cancer in Brisbane.  He is part of the Vision Crusaders Grand Slam Team, who are doing all six RTCC - 5 across Australia & one in Auckland.   The amazing thing with this is not only doing the rides, but each member of the team has to raise $15000 to do the rides!  All in the name of cancer research!  Pretty bloody amazing!

So Greg & the team went off to do the ride, and after sharing in Greg's excitement in the weeks leading up to it, I was left feeling a little bit flat.  I wanted to be there doing this with him.  And if not riding with him, at least cheering him on at the start & finish lines.

How amazing was it that some Brisbane 12wbt friends of ours got up early that morning to see him off.  Armed with a big poster of support, and some little letters for him to read throughout the ride, they were there in place of his family back home to send him off with a cheer.  Thank you Kate & Courtney xx

Kate, Greg & Courtney

So Greg had a pretty amazing weekend away.  And I felt out of the loop all weekend - we share everything, do everything together, and here I was left on the outer.  It was hard not getting regular updates as well.

On his return, Greg & I discussed the last Vision Crusaders ride in Adelaide.  We are driving over for it, and Greg mentioned he didn't want to take the kids because being the last ride, there'd be a big party to celebrate.  But of course, no kids on the weekend, what would I do with myself?  Why not ride?  So, I did it!  I signed up to the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Adelaide!  If I could get more sponsorship, I'd sign up for more, but for the moment, I'll settle with the two rides I am doing!

So, I agree!  It's not all about the scales.  It's about living.  It's about dreaming big.  It's about pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.  It's about making a difference.  And if the scales move downwards to help me feel better about myself at the same time, then that's just an added bonus!

Lazy Sunday Goal Setting

Smokey enjoying the view

It's a windy Sunday morning, and here I sit in my pyjamas, drinking an instant coffee - YUK!!!  Our coffee machine broke down a couple of weeks ago & I'm still waiting to hear from the repairer when I can pick it up.  Instant Maccona coffee just does NOT cut it!

Greg is away in Brisbane on the Ride to Conquer Cancer, all four kids are watching movies we hired yesterday, and the heater is cranked up to boiling.  Unfortunately our weekend activity won't be much due to my heel spurs.  A trip to one of the zoos would have been nice but I can't walk, and then I thought I'd take the kids to the movies or drive ins last night (cause I can sit!), but there aren't any good kids movies on at the moment.

So, in the quiet of this morning I thought I'd catch up on reading some blogs I haven't had a chance to look at for a while, and it led me back to reading over some of my very old blog posts as well.  I started this blog when I was 33 years old..... If only I knew then what I knew now, hey?  Hindsight is a funny thing.  I often look back & think what my life would have been like without the car accident & the dark depression that followed.  But I just have to believe that everything happens for a reason!!!

Reading back on my blog has made me realise, that besides setting myself a weight goal for this round, I haven't set any other goals.  So here are all my goals for this round:-

• Weigh in under 90kgs at the end of the round
• Exercise 6 days a week with the attitude of JFDI
• Ride 40-100kms per week, weather permitting
• Maintain my weight whilst in Bali
• Drink a minimum of 1.5 litres of water each & every day
• Track my calories in My Fitness Pal every single day (except when in Bali)
• Complete the 200km Ride To Conquer Cancer in week 11 of the round 
• Complete the RTCC without walking up a single hill
• Stay off the booze (except whilst in Bali)
• FEEL my emotions, and NOT eat or drink them as my redundancy from work looms before me - I finish up work in Week 12 of the round... :(
• Be more patient with the kids, and not hurry them through life!

I will add more as I think of them, but if I can tackle all of these goals I've set, then that's a pretty amazing achievement!

We've also decided to make the journey to Sydney in November for the 12wbt end of round Finale.  Accommodation has already been booked & paid for!  I felt really horrible in Adelaide with my poor efforts in the round - every single kilo I had gained I could feel in my clothes & in my demeanour.  I didn't buy a new dress, because I didn't feel like I deserved one, so I wore the same one I wore to the party last round.  In fact, I didn't even really want to be on that weekend away.  This is different though.  I'm already excited for the Sydney weekend!  I have a group of my gorgeous Weight Watchers friends flying in from all over the country.  Heather from Perth, Sar & Wendy from Queensland, Jess from Noosa, Paula from Wagga, and Megs who is already in Sydney.  And of course Sarah (who I partied with in Adelaide) will be coming from Melbourne with me!  Eight of us girls out on the town in Sydney!  Cannot bloody wait!!  

Here's some of the yummy 12wbt meals we've had over the last 2 days....

Beef Fajitas

Saturday morning Buttermilk pancakes

Jacket potato with Lentils & tomato salsa

FFS Friday 16th August 2014

Yeah, yeah, been too long between my FFS Friday posts I know.  It's been a HUGE week.  Here we go....

Last week I had 2 kids with gastro, 1 kid with double ear infection.... FFS

Luckily it didn't derail us going to Adelaide!!! ....No FFS

We had a lovely weekend in Adelaide for the 12wbt Finale.... No FFS

I am a terrible flyer.  Sick bag, hyperventilating, swearing, finger nails into seat infront of me.... FFS

Greg & Bec are arseholes for ridiculing me for being a terrible flyer... FFS

I swear that Jetstar plane had something wrong with it... FFS

Why does it have to be windy whenever I am on board a plane? ....FFS

The bottles of wine served on aircraft are way too small.... FFS

We've gotten to know some bloody awesome people through 12wbt & it was great to catch up with them over the weekend.... No FFS

Even better to spend time with my gorgeous girlfriend Sarah & FINALLY meet her hubby Ben .... No FFS

Seems he has the same sort of sarcastic dry humour as Greg & they got along like a house on fire... No FFS

My heel spurs!

Confirmed this morning via xray that I have heel spurs - like I had any doubt! .... FFS

Wearing ugg boots under a floor length evening dress at the Finale party is TOTALLY acceptable when in pain... No FFS

The beautiful Dayna & moi

Showing people you are wearing ugg boots, probably not acceptable... FFS

Ugg boots?  What ugg boots?

Drinking your body weight in wine over a weekend, also probably not acceptable.... FFS

And eating late night KFC on 2 occasions is also not acceptable ... FFS

Especially when you can't remember eating it!..... FFS

A woman went "postal" on the plane home because someone used HER overhead luggage space...FFS

Quite funny, and made Greg realise how good he's got it! haha! ...No FFS

Friday night shenanigans!

Greg is off to Brisbane today to do the first of his 6 RTCC and I miss him already.... FFS

And am I strange to be jealous that it's him & not me spending all weekend on the bike?...FFS

Or does that just mean I like bike riding?.... No FFS

Seem to have located my mojo on the way home from Adelaide.... no FFS

Have been consistent over the last 5 days with exercising, tracking my calories, water intake & just basically being a 12wbt superstar! ... no FFS

Ready to smash the next 11 weeks... No FFS

Call Me Maybe?