Let's Give This Another Go

Okay the hubby is finally on the primal/ paleo bandwagon. Why? Because he has realised that it's the way to go. Better late than never I guess! He has also decided to do the cooking in June since he's having his school holidays. Yay! I hope to be able to post updates regularly but I'm not gonna kill myself over it =)

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
- Samuel Beckett

Sorry for being MIA (again)

So it's 1 Nov and I last updated on 31 Aug. Yes I suck, I'm no fuuuunnnn. Have put on 2kg in the past 2 months, no one to blame but myself. So, I've decided to do a push ups and tricep dips challenge starting today for this month. Did 10 girl push ups and 10 tricep dips this morning, will be adding on 5 each day.

Inspiration came from hubby who has been doing a chin ups challenge for himself. He can easily do 10 now when his previous comfort number was 5. So proud of him :) think he's working up to a handstand push up.

Diet wise things have been pretty sucky! Have not been cooking much at home at all :( need to change this

Ok that's all for now, till next time!

Insidious weight gain

Survived my first week at my new job! I can't say much about it but it's a high security area and I can't bring my mobile to office (among other things) so no more mobile blogging during the day :(

I have to say, even with watching what I eat for the past 2 weeks during the eid period, I gained back about half a kilo. Kind of expected but definitely not welcome! I've identified some major stumbling blocks at work... 1. Breakfast and lunch are times for networking and socializing. 2. Food available at the cafeteria is heavy on carbs. Really, really heavy. 3. Lunch venues are decided collectively, so will need to make smarter choices when outside.

On the other hand, my new colleagues are into running so I guess I can join them... Just hope I can keep up! I know I can't outrun a bad diet, so will really need to watch myself. I also have the option of walking home from work, which takes about 40min. Problem is, I can only do this if someone picks up my daughter from childcare, otherwise I'll be too late. So many things to sort out!

Running my 10k in 2 weeks! Will really need to step up my workouts. I can do this!!

The 30th birthday post

So I turned the big 3-0 today. Don't really feel any different though. Hmm. Did a weigh in after Iftar just now and guess what? Weight was 73.8kg :) woot woot! Total of 4kg lost during Ramadan, now all I need to do is make sure I don't gain it all back within the first 2 days of raya haha.

So I didn't really hit the 30 by 30 goal... But I will take 8.8 pounds :) didn't do any measurements but I can see the difference. So yes, eyeballing it. Just hoping that the downward trend will continue and that I won't just throw this all away. Will be on leave the first week of raya so I hope I will have the discipline to do some daily exercise. Onwards!

30 by 30 update 2

Right, so I measured my weight a couple of days ago and it seems that I've lost 2.5kg from the past 12 days of fasting during Ramadan. Woohoo! Almost at my first goal!

I love Ramadan it's my magic month. Was going to do a post about it but just didn't have any time the past couple of weeks...

My sick aunt passed away, was very upset by it. I think she was suffering quite a lot by that point, could have been a relief for her I guess... Hope she's in a better place now, she was always my favourite.

Toddler's been really cranky and whiny for the past week, also had a fever last week. Think she's been picking up bad habits in school like whining and not telling me what she wants. Soooo annoying! Have been telling her to be nice and don't whine.

The hubby's also been sick the past week and so we didn't end up doing any of the chores or errands that we had planned. Sigh.

Anyways, Ramadan is fun, I'm dead tired at the end of the day and all I wanna do is sleep at 8pm. Sigh. Did manage to squeeze a couple of workouts in though. Will try to have some coffee tonight and see if I can stay awake long enough to do a bit of interval training.

Ok till next time.

30 by 30 update

Alright, fasted for 3 days last week but didn't manage to stay away from carbs at all! Did do a couple of workouts, I think I'm getting stronger but I guess only time will tell. Seriously need to get my act together and start measuring and taking notes about my workouts.

Went to visit my sick aunt who's taken a turn for the worse. Makes me realise more than ever how important health is... Then again if eating well and being fit is easy, everyone would be doing it. It's more convenient to just visit the doc and pop a pill or ten...

Anyways, think I'll be able to hit maybe the halfway point of my goal in a month's time when I turn 30. 30 by 30 in 30. Haha. Awesome.

Onwards, never gonna give it up!

Still Trying...

Ok so I fasted on mon and thurs, supposed to fast today too but just could not wake up. Urgh. Had a lovely paleo-ish meal for dinner last night- sirloin steak, potatoes and lettuce. Was surprisingly extremely filling... Still haven't gotten round to making my cream of broccoli soup though... Will try to do it tonight!