In other news I jogged 6.3km today in the rain and wind, not the best day to see if I could survive it but I did it. It was easy ish right up until the last 1km then it was hard and up hill I almost gave up but I was so close to the finish (my house) that I dug deep.
I have a long weekend so yesterday I did a 6km walk and tomorrow I will do the same track hopefully there won't be kangaroos jumping out and frightening me this time!
Oh gotta go bee x
Don't know why but I decided to go on a bike ride! It was scary it's been a while and the bike is to big for me. Was a good workout but I now have a sore butt! Ah well it all counts towards my 10000 steps!
Night bee
B:Grain bread toast with a little jam and no butter or marge.
L: ham and spinach wraps with a few strawbs
D: BBQ
When you live to far away to be helpful and in a totally different time zone and not sure you can even believe that you won't ever see a person again there is not much you can do.I thought I'd go for a nice long walk somewhere nice rather than mope around so off I went.
It was spitting but I have wet weather gear so I donned my hike boots, weather proof jacket (has no hood!) beanie and quick dry hiking pants off I went to a beautiful lake about 15 mins away with lots of walking tracks. I planned out a 8km route and off I went. About 2km in it started bucketing down, I could have turned back but that would be like quitting and the bush is nice in the rain as you smell the eucalyptus and there is far more animals out and about, 12 kangaroos and lots of parrots were my return for walking in the wild rain.
Towards the end of the walk the water was just running down my face, my pants were drenched and stuck to me, my beanie was wet through but my feet and chest were nice and warm and dry. I also realized about 7km in that I had forgot my ear phones, I always walk with music but I had not thought about it the whole way around the giant lake. It was a nice walk and if it's dry tomorrow I might do another lap.
At the end of the walk I spotted three frogmen coming out of the lake with their tanks and fins I didn't expect that! Maybe they were checking the dam walls? I also came across this bench but decided not to stop for a rest :)
Bee
B:diet shake
L:ham and salad wrap
D:a small packet of veggiemite chip butty and a cider (not joking and it was naughty but nice)
Each week my plan is to up it by 5mins until I get back up to one hour. My Zumba instructor lets me duck out after 40 mins then I go on the treadmill for 15 mins to cool down then stretch. It's working! I have learned if I do longer I pay for it all day by struggling to breath and needed an inhaler.
It's been so warm that I have been compelled to exercise both ends of the day which has been good for my 10000 step challenge.
Jane and I did our best walk in months last night but we had to not talk as we went up the huge hill, that will be our indicator that we are better when we can talk going up the hill :)
Well I had better get a shower before work after a quick power walk I stink!
Bye bye Bee x x
Tuesday
B:diet shake
L:chicken vermicelli with veggies ang mini yoghurt
D:stir fry veggies
Snack: hummus on one slice of toast
It's a water retaining basin to control water flow down the local creek. Boy is it beautiful now and a great place to walk.
Work was very busy but good and today's weather was tops!
Fine day all round bee x x
B: diet shake
L: toast with hummus tomatoes and strawberries and yoghurt
D: beef and cheese on toast
S: a few pretzels
Shortly after my last post little miss Jorja went to hospital and had her tonsils, grommets and adenoids removed. The poor little thing got sick and had to stay in hospital a few nights. The afternoon she got out I stole her for a few hours from her exhausted parents and we went for a nice long walk. It was such a beautiful warm night. Jorja insisted on wearing the foot muff on the pram so she had shorts on to keep her from over heating!
In other news the brakes finally went on the car and I needed to get a few things fixed so payday saw my car having a few operations of its own- stay tuned for more exciting budget recipes this month!
Went to my friends for a cut and colour. It's funny everyone I saw yesterday said I was looking so much better! Funny what a hair cut can do. I agree the dark circles are fading and I have been of the antibiotics for 3 days now. That's a new record!
In work we are starting the 10,000 step challenge again and I'm going to spend the next four weeks walking walking walking. While it may take a few more weeks to get the lungs back up to speed I am determined to give it a bash.
Might even start the weekly weigh ins again, I'm annoyed that I have to stay on the cortisone which is a steroid for another few weeks but I know my lil lungs need it so will do as I'm told (for once)
Well I'm off out for a walk so ta ta for now bee
Saturday
B:toast and hummus with tomato
L:chicken and salad wrap
D: spicy chicken, tomato,red onion, peppers on orange rice from nandos plus corn on the cob. It was ok but over priced but the healthiest thing on the menu.
Pitta pizza are a great low cost healthy option but if you are cooking just for yourself you have to have them a couple of days in a row as the pittas only have a short shelf life.
One these little bad boys I put tomato paste (from a tube keeps for weeks) spinach, zucchini, tomato, hallumi and Parma ham with the fat cut off, then whack them in the oven for 10-15 mins, you can grill but remember to grill one side first then turn over and dress!
Can't remember if I said I had a great time at fire extinguisher training? Well it was great, we got to put out a stove fire with a fire blanket and then again with an extinguisher, way to much fun to be educational!!!
Stay tuned to see what miracle I whip up for dinner tomorrow :)
B:porridge
L:beans on toast
D: pitta pizza
Snack small handful of nuts from my bestie Bel in work's nut jar :)
Went for a nice walk last night in an area I don't know very well and to top it off I had no signal for my phone so had to rely on my awesome sense of direction. So a quick 30 min walk was easily doubled :)
Well I had better get ready for work, I'm off to do fire extinguisher training!!
Fireman Bee x x
Sunday
B:toast and fruit
L:nuts, fruit and yoghurt
D: sausage and veggies
Here is the recipe, it's easy, cheap, healthy and delish....
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 Lt of veggie or chicken stock
Two teaspoons of chilly paste
1/2 cup of chopped spring onions
1 teaspoon of crushed garlic or fresh
1 1/2 cups of red lentils
Bung it all in the slow cooker (see pick of uncooked soup) on high for 4 1/2 hrs or low for 6 - and enjoy!
Well in other news I am feeling so much better and spent the morning spring cleaning- boring but rewarding!
I might go for a walk after dinner, then I'm off out.
By for now Bee
Friday
B:porridge
L:beans on toast
D:ham and salad wrap (I'm addicted)
Saturday
B:semolina
L:toast with hummus
D:omelet and yoghurt
Heaths Is almost 100% now and I really enjoyed going back to work. Not just because I love my job but because it was nice to buy a meal that I have not had to cook myself after over a week away from work.
Veggie dumplings (steamed) are awesome, especially from this great little place near work, very cheap, very healthy, very filling = very happy!
Had a great walk with Jane we went the full distance and while it was not our fastest time it was the first respectable time we have done since we both got sick.
It's school holidays here which means a few extra minutes in bed in the morning which is good, mind you I'm going to bed at about 9.30pm at the moment and sleeping through until 6.30am so I think my body is still paying catch up!
Bye for now as I had better get up and go to work :) Bee
Wednesday
B:coffee (I forgot my bfast)
L: veggie dumplings and prunes
D:egg and ham salad wrap with semolina
