After being lazy about exercise for three weeks, as well as being in a food coma, it felt SO GOOD to eat well yesterday and go hiking! Ladies, I have no idea why I even let myself fade away from 3FC. Bad Mary, bad bad bad.

The only thing that sucked is that when crossing a little stream I slipped on a mossy rock and scraped up my knee and got a bruise on my forearm, bummer :C

Today I'm taking it easier and going for a long walk with Roy. Until he gets up (since I apparently can't sleep in) I'm working on knitting my mittens for the fall! Maybe if I get back to knitting for five hours a day I'll lose like I was losing in the spring, eh?

Glad to be back ladies, missed you all terribly! And hello to all the new faces!

I'm so jealous that you have a real place to hike.. Florida is boring for that! Some friends and I were taking our dogs every weekend, then it got too hot. I can't even call it a proper hike, more like wandering through flat woods, haha.

Thanks for the kind word, Risssa. It comes and goes, I know right now I'm just frustrated with myself for not doing the best I can. It would stand to reason I'd then make better decisions, but it does sap the energy.

I'm up and getting ready for work, enjoying a cup of coffee on the porch. Today is a new day, there's no reason to be depressed or upset with myself because I have the ability to make it a good day. I'm packing my gym clothes so I can go right after work.. I always think I'll have all the time in the world on Saturdays, but never manage to get back out of the house or keep gym plans once I come home after work, so I'll head that little problem off easily.

Just because I had a less than stellar week so far, doesn't mean it has to end badly. Tomorrow I'm going to the springs with my best friend and her little boys (4 and 6) so it will be a fun day, and I'll be very active swimming an chasing them. Monday my classes start, so I'm going to try the schedule gym time in my planner thing, because with my classes being online and myself being a procrastinator I have to schedule every single bit f work down to the day. I'm hoping by scheduling my active time, it will become as much habit as anything else.

Welcome Rissa!

My boyfriend woke me up this morning and said "Hey, let's go for a walk." :) -Happy girl! I would love love love for him to jump on the wagon with me and start eating healthier and get active!

Casey - That's awesome! I wish my boyfriend would wake me up for a walk. Yesterday he woke me up but I didn't even wake up properly haha. He went extreme mountain biking, I'm jealous of his fitness.

It's Sunday and I'm at work. I am really really sleepy. I had my planned "cheat" meal yesterday from a burger place here called Burger Fuel. They are sort of gourmet, but not really. They have 3 sizes of burger, and I can really only eat the smallest one, so that's what I got, with some fries - which I have been craving for a while. It was kind of disappointing. I feel like I just ate it because I wanted a cheat meal. I still stayed in my calorie range for the day, but I was starving by dinner having kept my day time calories lower. I also had some chocolate, which was pretty good.
It's a sad thing to say, but I think I'd prefer a McDonald's burger to the one I had last night. I told my boyfriend and his friend that and they basically looked at me like a crazy person. For one thing, McDonald's have pretty accurate nutritional info on their NZ website, and for the other - if I want to eat junk, I want to eat junk. Not a burger trying to masquerade as a healthier option.

Anyway, silly fast food rant. I'm feeling kind of slow today, I wonder if it's the meal from last night? I haven't eaten food like that in a while, except a few weeks ago when my dad was in hospital and I ate some KFC...I don't remember what effect it had on me though as I was kind of in a weird state anyway.

All I know now is that I really wish I wasn't at work today. I only have 4 more hours, which isn't that much, but my eyes are droopy and I really can't be bothered with customers. UGH. I am looking forward to leaving and perhaps having a nap.

It's my boyfriend's mum's birthday today - I knew it was, but I don't have anything to give her! I am stumped. I feel like I should have gotten her something. Last year painted her an elephant because she loves them and collects them but I think that if I get her something elephant related again, she'll just get sick of it - everyone gets her elephant stuff! I would feel bad going back after work empty handed though, as she always gives me gifts on occasions that would generally require it - last time she went to Australia she bought me a present for no reason!

My boyfriend downloaded (naughty) a movie called something like "The Land of Lost Children" - that might not be the title. But it's made by the people who did Amelie so that should be good.

I made these vouchers for him on his birthday this year, things like "this entitles you to a massage" etc, but I am such a bad girlfriend, I can't be bothered giving him a massage sometimes! I feel horrible but it's true. And he asked me if he could redeem one tonight but all I want to do is relaxed, not give a half-hearted massage haha.

Ok, I've rambled on enough. I need to go buy an apple and find something for lunch. I think I might get some sushi, though it's not really what I feel like. Need to start downing the water again!!

Blah. My boyfriend flew up for 5 days and he gave me his cold. Haven't weighed myself in a while since there wasn't a scale at the beach house. Anyway, just been lounging on the couch for a few days hoping to get better.