Wednesday 14 April 2010

The Food Diary



So, I agreed that this food diary was a good idea... and I still do. For the first week I am just recording my normal diet to count how many calories I'm actually eating. OMG... I hate calorie counting and love it at the same time. I had no idea the amount of energy I was consuming. I mean, I'm not eating something crazy like 5000 a day or anything. They say an average person of my height trying to maintain their weight should consume between 2500-3000 calories a day. But for me, wanting to loose weight, I should be eating 2000 calories a day as a MAXIMUM. Well, basically... I'm eating too much. I'm eating too many calories. I still want to record a weeks worth of average eating before I start modifying my diet. I want to have an average daily intake. That might seem silly to people, because I'm supposed to be trying to lose weight... but I think it's important to know where you are and what you're doing wrong. So, this week is like an audit of calorie intake.

But what I've noticed so far is... that during the day, not so bad. Coffee intake is pretty high and having it white & one every time isn't the best. But once it gets to dinner time.. most of our meals are pretty high calorie and the portion size is too large. Not to mention, I have the awful habit of evening munchies. I just gotta have something to eat after dinner...

I would hate to have started counting calories while still drinking heaps of soft drinks! Thank god I've already given that up!

Calorie counting is nothing new. Lots of people have done it and most people are successful while doing it. Any of you try it? Success??

So, I need to get cracking on my video blogging. Now I've done a little promo, I guess I should get filming and stuff. I have an idea of what I want it to be in my head but it's a bit hard to do when I'm the camera man & the subject... but I'm working on it... Will probably still be a week or maybe 2 before I get the first one out to you...

Well, so what's been doing? Well... I haven't had much work lately, so I've actually started cleaning! OMG! I've even made the bed every morning for over a week! OMG! I know, everyone is in shock! It's a shocking state of affairs really!

Also, our oven is on the fritz. We notified the real estate last Tuesday and reminded her last Friday... it's now Wednesday and still nothing... So, tomorrow, I think I'll be making another reminder call! It's a pain in the ass, cos we have to cook everything in the electric fry pan - or god forbid the deep fryer. We've even boiled pasta in the electric fry pan. How good are we?? But, yeah, oven and hot plates.. the whole thing just doesn't work. When we switch it on all the power in the house goes off! Crazy!

AND... Glee is back! I was so excited... I put my phone on silent, closed the curtains, turn up the volume and was glued to the TV screen for 45 minutes. Was wonderful. Glee is wonderful! Is drama, comedy and musical and everyone should watch it... Well, maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea but I love it!

Alrighty... I'll be back soon with my week of calorie recording results and of course it's weigh in day tomorrow. Based on my calorie intake and lack of exercise program, I'd put money on a gain tomorrow... Big Money.

But I will be back soon. Good Night All.
Gazzy

Saturday 10 April 2010

CHECK IT OUT

Sorry I've been absent for a little while, but I've been thinking a lot about everything... not just weight issues but about the future & all that jazz. And now that I have some idea of where I'm going and what I want to do... I'M BACK!!!



So, what have you decided? I hear you asking... Well, for starters, I've decided to apply for university for the mid-year intake of the Education course so I can become a primary school teacher! It is something I've thought about doing for quite a while, but there was a part of me that thought I couldn't do it... but I know I can. I want to do something that is rewarding and satisfying personally and something I can work at so I can have a career instead of a job. Also, having decided quite a while ago that I wasn't going to have my own children (I could adopt/surrogate - for those of you that might have to ask how!), I thinking teaching might fill that void in my life... plus, students are better than your own children because they're 'Business Hour' children!! Right?! LOL. So, Meagan, don't make other plans for Halloween - YOU PROMISED!!!

Well, that's the future... What about now?? Well, for now I'm gonna keep working towards those lifestyle changes that I want to make in my life. Today I started a Food Diary (on the very good advice from some lovely ladies - you know who you are ;) So, I'm not going to modify my diet greatly for this week, because I'm curious to see how many calories I actually consume without thinking about it too much. But, I believe that to loose weight I should be consuming approx. 2000 calories a day (Lesley, if you're reading this, please correct me if I'm wrong). I'm hoping that if my calorie intake for this first week is really really bad then it might shock me into making some basic diet changes. I'll keep you posted on that...

And in other blog news... CHECK THIS OUT:::::




Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - FANTASTIC STUFF.

I'm going to attempt to post weekly video/webisode blog things soon... Any suggestions, ideas or comments on the blog (word or video) please leave a comment.. I'm happy to hear from everyone...
Hopefully after the first week or so of doing these video webisodes I'll be a bit more in the swing of things and they'll become a little more creative... Keep watching - and comment any suggestions, please.

Alrighty folks, I'll leave you with all that & I will be back soon...

Gazzy

Sunday 4 April 2010

I Shall Return

Hey guys

I know it's been a while... I haven't been away and things are alright... just the comments that were left for me on my last posting made me think a lot about some personal stuff and what I want and need to do. And, I'm not saying I have all the answers and maybe there are things I should do that I don't want to do... but maybe I can work around some of my obstacles.

There was also some criticizing of David... And, I don't know what to tell you. He has a strange way of doing things sometimes... And maybe he's not as supportive in my weight-loss goals as he should be... but he does love me for who I am - and can I ask for much more? He is probably more addicted to the junk food than I am... but it doesn't effect his weight (greatly) - I know it effects his energy and health - but he doesn't see it and won't admit the damage it is doing to him...  

To The Mutant - Your comments and description of what he should say and the encouraging things that should be coming from him really did make me think. And to be honest, I'm still thinking.... It seems unfair of me to change my lifestyle and attitude towards food and exercise after 5 years of being together and expect the switch in his head to flick over as well... and I do want to give him the chance to be that person you described... But I also don't want to wake up in another 5 years time and be at the same place I am now... So, thank you for your encouraging words and for making me 'THINK' - because sometimes I really need a push to examine things.


Kerry & Meagz - You know David... Any suggestions?


So, anyways... this is a really quick post to let you all know I'm still alive and kicking... I've got some plans for the blog that I should have ready in the next month or so... so keep checking back for that... This post is really to reply to the comments and let you know I will return soon... Don't abandon me just yet....


Oh.. and there has been a couple of weigh ins since I posted last time... 


18th March = 144.7 (0.3 kg loss)
25th March = 144.7 (no change)
1st April = 143.9 (0.8 kg loss).... which was also the March Result weigh in... which gave March a disappointing 0.5 Gain... and a 0.5 loss for the year thus far... 

3 months in and only half a kilo gone - now that is motivation to get back on the fuckin wagon!!!


So, I shall return soon... I promise...
Comments, Suggestions and any feedback is always welcome!! 
Gazzy