Hair cuts, tonsils and no brakes

Bee coz I...had a crazy week this is a bit of a catch up post!

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.

Healthy eating on a budget!

Bee coz I...get paid monthly and I am the sole household provider towards the end of my pay cycle I have to get more creative with my meals!

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 :)

The Boronia Bog Strikes Again!

Bee coz I...have the boggiest garden in Australia (may be an exaggeration) we spent a fun afternoon getting Rods van out the back yard! Boy did we have to do some pushing but victory was sweet!

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

Spicy Red Lentil Soup

Bee coz I....have the slow cooker cranked up with a batch of spicy red lentil soup my house smells delish!

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

Veggie dumplings - yum!

Bee coz I...can't always remember the day I'm up to I am just going to post the day number every now and then, it's past a year so I think that's enough.

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

Day 365 - What a year!

Bee coz I...have been on my health kick for one year today I'd like to say thanks to those who read here, those who have encouraged and motivated me, 35kg's in 1 year - not to shabby hey!

Still aiming for the 40kg goal by my 40th birthday would be good!

Went for a run today just an easy one and jogged past lots of people who were chilling in the park, I thought back to the days I would jog at the school so no one would see me! It's been a good year :)

Why not join me on the health kick!
Xx Bee

Day 364 - Walk Walk Walk

Bee coz I...listened to the Doctor and my brother and went back on the bad boys (anti biotics) at the first sign of green, I was very lucky. My health took a very fast dive and I coughed so bad for 48hrs that I was seeing stars, the Dr questioned whooping cough.

It was a different cough than the one I have had for 4 weeks so he said wait and see if the bad boys kick in after the next dose (when they would normally do) if they do it's just the germs making a second comeback and the anti biotics will see to it and if not he will test for whooping cough.

I stood in the office and though are you mad, I'm never going to stop coughing! He also said I could take a cough mixture only at night (a no no for a productive cough) as he could see I needed a night sleep.

Well sure enough the drugs kicked in like clockwork and I slept like a log! I have had two good days and now feel better than I have all month, just have a strained voice box and slight cough but I can deal with that :)

I'm enjoying walking but will skip zumba this morning as I don't want to push my luck again - lesson learned!

Jorja Leo and I went for a stroll yesterday and lucky I had the rain gear with me because the heavens opened big time, I could not convince Jorja to put her arm in as she takes the job of walking Leo very seriously! See is too cute :)

Well I have the whole day ahead of me and if it's dry I'm going to walk around the lake :)

Bee x x

Friday
B:vegimite on toast
L:salad wrap
D: healthy pita pizza
& apple juice, yakult and cider vinegar/honey mix.