After a wet start here in Swords it seems to be brightening up a bit. I am going to do my daily walk early today as we are without electricity until 4 this afternoon. I keep forgetting and going to do things that I need power for!
Any of you ladies thinking of going to the Womans Way day out? Maybe we could meet up there.
Have a good day all.

Morning all, just typed up a long post and when I went to post it,it disappeared.  I usually make a copy of my post before I post it but alas today I didn’t!!!! 

Dry day in Cork and very mild but a bit dull.  No news on the job front, the job I applied for will take a few weeks before they get back to me to invite me for a interview or get a ‘Dear John’ letter!!!!! 

I watched Colm Murray’s programme on RTE1 last night at 9.35pm.  I admired his bravery and determination in dealing and living with Motor Neuron’s disease.  My mam died in her 70s of that in July 95.  Nothing had showed up on her MRI scan but she exhited alot of they symptoms that Colm Murray is experiencing now.  As Colm said last night it’s not a disease who would wish to get or wish it on your worst enemy.  I was interested to see what advancement they had made with dealing with the disease since my mam’s death in ‘95.  It was a well put together programme.

Not due back at work until Thursday, feeling lazy today as I was down home until yesterday. 

Enjoy the day everyone! 

morning all, quite grey and damp out there from what I hear though its to brighten up in Dublin, tired today havent been having great sleeps the last 3 nights, wishing my life away here wishing for the weekend already LOL! Got my walk in last night then lazed watching Corrie and Mrs Browns boys, Becky was brilliant in Corrie, hope she comes back to Corrie,

I got the second half of Colm Murray, Taurus its was very moving, it had me in tears,

Not nice here either MIL on tour for a few days so getting lots done here hubby painting kitchen now so im cleaning up after him , i had a brilliant brainwave about my curtain dilemma well my youngest daughter did we swapped the curtains i had in my bedroom in the sitting room and put the sitting room ones in my room , so much better and its like i have a bedroom makeover as well best get back enjoy the day

I can’t walk! LOL. I did my bodyrock challenge this morning and it was all squats and lunges and now my legs feel like lead! Getting up and down the stairs for my shower was a challenge in it’s self LOL. I tried on some of my old ‘skinny’ clothes this morning and I could get zippers up no problem, so it kept me quite motivated to finish all the reps in my challenge today I’m actually really excited about it.

Enjoy the rest of the day girls

kiwigrl - 24 January 2012 01:40 PM

I can’t walk! LOL. I did my bodyrock challenge this morning and it was all squats and lunges and now my legs feel like lead! Getting up and down the stairs for my shower was a challenge in it’s self LOL. I tried on some of my old ‘skinny’ clothes this morning and I could get zippers up no problem, so it kept me quite motivated to finish all the reps in my challenge today I’m actually really excited about it.

Enjoy the rest of the day girls

Fair play to you Kiwi, I’m slowly increasing my amount of squats and lunges it was so painful the first week, some lunges and squats on the agenda this evening for me...after a brisk walk

Today feels endless, I’d love to be having a lazy one at home, well for you Taurus!

Ah Daisy, fair play to you if you’re doing squats and lunges on your own, I need some kind of motivation. The bodyrock is great for that. I couldn’t say to myself that I’m going to do,say 20 everynight this week and then increase it next week. I need the carrot on a stick approach

kiwigrl - 24 January 2012 04:54 PM

Ah Daisy, fair play to you if you’re doing squats and lunges on your own, I need some kind of motivation. The bodyrock is great for that. I couldn’t say to myself that I’m going to do,say 20 everynight this week and then increase it next week. I need the carrot on a stick approach

Kiwi your doing great, I must be I’m getting older and wiser LOL.. 30 this year so giving this getting active and eating healthy all I can.. I had a quick look one or twice at Bodyrock as per your recommendations, do you play the video each day is that how it works? how to the excercises vary..? run/walk squats lunges is it? (I’ve no speakers in work on the pc)

Yeah, I’ve been watching the video each day and writing down what the exercises are and then doing it. I haven’t checked out any of the other workouts, but I’d say once you become familiar with what each exercise is and what it’s called, you’ll just be able to look at the workout break down under the video. The exercises do vary. They really get your heart rate up. Today it seemed to concentrate on legs and resistance. One of the work outs I did last week, there were allot of push ups in it. My abs are starting to get some definition. (Even under the layer of fat hee hee).

kiwigrl - 24 January 2012 05:28 PM

Yeah, I’ve been watching the video each day and writing down what the exercises are and then doing it. I haven’t checked out any of the other workouts, but I’d say once you become familiar with what each exercise is and what it’s called, you’ll just be able to look at the workout break down under the video. The exercises do vary. They really get your heart rate up. Today it seemed to concentrate on legs and resistance. One of the work outs I did last week, there were allot of push ups in it. My abs are starting to get some definition. (Even under the layer of fat hee hee).

Kiwi thats determination your doing really well, my other half does boxing and cardio his pal runs classes I’ve picked up a few things from them, I’m not over doing it happy with the pound a week off hopefully its the same this week on the scales!

I’m aiming for about the same loss each week as well. I know I’ve kind of jumped straight into exercise at the moment, I don’t usually exercise more than 3 times a week, but I figure I’ll do the challenge and then drop back to doing it 3 times a week. I want what I do to be sustainable. There’s no way I’d carry on exerciseing 5 days a week for ever! I’m just too lazy for that I’m afriad.  That goes for my diet as well. We usually drink jack and coke, but my other half can’t drink it at the moment, so I’ve switched to wine, and I think that’s helped as well. There are allot of empty calories in the coke. (Diet coke/coke zero is just not the same). I know there are empty calories in alchol, but I’m not depriving myself! I have cut down on what I eat though, and trying to recognise when I eat. I eat when I’m bored. (Thats when smoking was handy!).