Oh dear...

09/03/11

Just had to share this one quickly! I was having a clean out of my draws this afternoon & getting rid of a lot of the stuff that doesn't fit me anymore. I came across a pair of shorts that I used to wear to work. They were the comfiest shorts ever until they got a little bit too big. My daughters thought it would be good fun to try them on.... together!!!
They were about to go in the salvo's bag but I think that I might just hold on to these for my after shot.

Summer Loving

26/02/11


Well it is officallly the last week end of summer. I will miss it! I adore summer.
I love the heat & humidity. The stiffiling heat that makes you gasp & crave slushies & swimming & an air conditioned room. The summer fruit- goodbye sweet mango's, water melon, necterines, peaches and apricots. To me, tucking into the first mango of the season, that sweet golden juice that runs down your chin & hands sybolizes the start of summer, and is a reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.
Goodbye beach with your burning hot sand that makes you bolt down to the waters edge waves crashing around your ankles. Such sweet relief! I love swimming & being in the water and we spend a massive portion of our summer at the beach. Camping, fishing, swimming, surfing- we love it all!
I love early mornings & waking up to a perfect summers day. The sky bluest of blues birds singing reminding you not to waste a perfect day!
Going to sleep with the sounds of summer. The crickets & cicadas singing to each other in the balmy night air.
I love the summer storms that roll in with such force that fizzle out with in minutes. (I am not so fond of the cyclones though!)
I love being able to go for a walk late at night in the warm air like we did tonight after dinner.

We went to the beach this morning and it was picture perfect I have attached a photo to celebrate the end of summer & also my 5%. Although up here summer does last a little bit longer yet. It is the last official weekend, so I though that it was fitting that we spend it at the beach!

Good bye summer!!!!

Back from Foodie Heaven!

20/02/11

Me with my Daddy up the top of Q1

We're back from the Gold Coast & boy did we have a great time! I got to spend time with my parents which was awesome as I feel like I don't spend nearly enough time with them. We went out for dinner on Friday night to a great little Italian restaurant called Vapiano's and loved it so much that we went back on the Saturday night as well! They have a great selection of dishes & they cook it right in front of you! All of the ingredients are so fresh & the pasta & pizza bases are made fresh on site every day. There is also a herb garden right in the middle of the restaurant. On the Friday night I ordered 'Ravioli Con Carne' ravioli in the most delicious tomato & chilli sauce that I think I have ever eaten. Every body had a taste & loved it. On the Saturday night we decided to just get 3 dishes to share between the 4 of us. The boys ordered a pizza. It had the most beautifully thin crust & was heavily seasoned with garlic & fresh herbs & chilli. We had capsicum, anchovie, olive & parmesan cheese. It was a proper italian pizza with fresh ingredients. It wasn't loaded up with cheese & sauce like most Aussie pizza's are. I had 1 piece of that & it was to die for!!! We also reordered the ravioli from the previous night & 'Gambari e spinchio', this dish had prawns, cherry tomatos and spinich in a creamy pesto sauce. Again the freshness of the dish was spectacular. I just had 1 piece of ravioli, unfortunatly I choose that moment to go to the bathroom & when I came back this was all that was left! They probably did me a favour though! I had around 1/2 a cup of the other pasta dish & I was satisfied. I didn't feel like I had missed out. I didn't feel like I had blown out my points allowance. I had a really enjoyable time. So I went into the long week end with about 80 'bonus' points up my sleeve with my combined weekly & exercise points. I did really well with my food choices. I didn't snack, I ate healthy breakfast & lunches that were fillling but low in points & I walked around 2 theme parks over 2 different days. I did use a few of my 'bonus' points on alcohol on Saturday night. (I had around 6 vodka lime & soda's) But it was well worth it! We went up to the bar at the top of Q1. What an amazing view! The photo above is of me & my daddy. You can see a little of the bright lights below keep in mind that those little lights are of the high rises below!!!


Oh & I also had my biggest loss EVER in the whole time I have been doing Weight Watchers...... drum roll please......



1.8kgs!!!!!!! Yay Me!!!!

Before...

12/02/11

I thought this might be a good time to share my before photo... Now before I do I think I should warn you- your computer screen is not distorted. The reason why I am warning you is because when I loaded the picture I though that it was. Seriously. Until DF gentley pointed out that if I looked at the rest of the photo nothing else is distorted. So here I am in my fat suit, out there for all to see. I am putting it out there to remind myself that I NEVER want to be there ever again!

Oh & I can't believe how sad & angry I look. I am a pretty happy person so the look on my face is quite fitting I think!