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.