Five Friday Finds #2

Eh ... How awesome are these Super Mario Bros Converse!?!?!? A sign of my misspent youth the fact that I love these ...

No link for the chap below! But how caaaauuuute is this little sloth and his toy Giraffe!?!?! All together now ... Aaaaaaawwwwwww....

I fricking love roller coasters! This one in particular looks awesome! One for the bucket list mayhap! Check out this link for some more amaze balls rollercoasters!

Somewhat rustic but these wine bottle garden lights would look gorgeous in the right setting ...

Some tips from the Biggest Loser Chap ...

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... get fitter, eat healthier, drink less, have fun with the kids... DAY 37

Get Fitter


Day 2 of Tabata today! (See here for day 1).
Today says routine

• Walking lunges. (Ouch)
• Bear Crawls. (Ouch)
• Sprints and jumps. (Ouch)
• Horrid crunch things. (Ouch)
• Get ups. These had a fancier name but it escaped me in the pain! Basically lie on the ground and push yourself up with one hand with other pointing to the ceiling then stand tall. Lie back down and repeat with arms opposite! Think I will have a bruised butt after throwing myself to the ground each time! (Ouch)
• Squats. (Ouch)

Eat Healthier

• Protein shake after Tabata.
• Toast for breakfast.
• Light puffy crisp things for morning tea.
• Rice and tuna for lunch.
• Almonds, cashews and craisins for afternoon tea.

Chicken curry for dinner.
Drink Less (Alcohol, More Water)

• One glass of bubbles to celebrate Lil' Sis' getting a place of her own!
• 2.5 litres of water.

Have Fun Wth The Kids

Granny dealt with the fun today! I had work and had no energy to do anything exciting after work (more wet beds from the girl last night). I'll make up for it at the weekend!

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... get fitter, eat healthier, drink less, have fun with the kids... DAY 36

Get Fitter

• Safe to say the Tabata is a killer. I woke up barely able to sit, stand or lift my arms above my head! Not helpful when you have to go about your business for the day but surely good for the old fitness at the end of the day!
• There was a practice sea swim for the triathlon scheduled for tonight, with lifeguards etc. My work chum and I were going to do it then run and bike the rest of the course for a full practice BUT alas there was an earthquake in the Solomon Islands which meant there was a New Zealand wide tsunami warning so the sea swim was cancelled (there's a problem I never thought I would have in my life)! We trotted off regardless for our 12km bike and 4km run! Hideous at the best of times! Extra hideous when my legs are wrecked before the start but we did it! Just need to practice, practice, practice now! Surely it will be easier without wrecked legs!

Eat Healthier

• Toast and honey for Brekkie.
• Mummy, The Cherubs, Lil' Sis' and I had lunch out! I had a cheese and pineapple Toasties and some of Maisie's chips! Naughty but less naughty than I would have been before.
• A banana, some almonds and craisins with a diclofenac and paracetamol chaser (in an attempt to ease my muscle pain) before training.
• Protein shake after training.
• Pasta, bacon and courgette for dinner.

Drink Less (Alcohol, More Water)

• Zero alcohol.
• 2 litres of water.

Have Fun With The Kids

After a bed wetting by the eldest and a busy night crying every hour from the youngest I was in no mood to entertain either of the little gits!

I did though, we managed a trip to Porirua to show Granny where Aunty Katy works, lunch out, ice cream, a walk in Plimmerton with The Hound and some cartoons!

Not riveting but tiring enough so that we hopefully get a full nights sleep from them!

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#Wordless Wednesday 6/2/13

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... get fitter, eat healthier, drink less, have fun with the kids... DAY 35

Get Fitter

Today saw my first day doing Tabata Training! It was hardcore but pretty awesome! 20 seconds of one exercise followed by 10 seconds rest, repeat for 4 minutes! Sounds ok but ... Squats, burpees, running, press ups and planks and my legs and shoulders are burning this afternoon! One of the trainers at my gym is holding training sessions Tuesday and Thursday mornings for 8 weeks. Just my cup of tea, I loved it ...

Note to self ... Remember fecking heart rate monitor for next Tabata Training Session!

Eat Healthier

• Protein shake after training.
• Toast with honey for Brekkie.
• Croissant with chicken, cottages cheese, avocado and lettuce for lunch.
• A couple of home made cookies for afternoon tea.
• Steak, baked potato and corn on the cob for dinner.

Drink Less (Alcohol, More Water)

• Some wine tonight! It's a public holiday tomorrow so I may treat myself to a wine induced lie in! Besides I'm not loosing weight abstaining a anyway!!!
• 2 litres of water.

Have Fun With Kids

Archie's fun involve -

• Eating.
• Sleeping.
• Playing.
• Eating some books and throwing himself around on the cushions and giant caterpillar at the library.

Maisie's fun involved -

• Swimming lessons (new term, new chums).
• Pie for lunch.
• Helping mummy and granny make a curry and cookies.
• Movie time with mummy and granny.
• A trip to the library for some new bedtime books.
• A walk with Mummy and The Hound before bath time.

Maisie's favourite thing today ... Swimming lessons! Correct answer darling! I was expecting it to be movie time!

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... get fitter, eat healthier, drink less, have fun with the kids... DAY 31, 32, 33, 34

 

 

 

 

I may not have written about day 31, 32, 33 or 34 but that doesn't mean I've not been getting fitter, eating healthier, (trying to) avoiding alcohol, drowning myself in water and squeezing in some fun with The Cherubs!

 

Get Fitter

• Day 31 - I haven't said it out loud (on the blog) yet but my aim is to do the Kapiti Women's Triathlon in 3 weeks time (gulp). With that in mind I did a mini triathlon on Friday. All be it in the wrong order. The actual event is a 400m swim, 12km cycle and a 4km run. So I did an 8km cycle, a 4 km run and a sea swim! They were spaced out a wee bit but I did it! The hardest was the bike as I've not been on a bike for a while and my track was the hilly Queen Elizabeth Park! It took me a while to get used to the gears and I probably pushed the bike down more hills than up but I survived to tell the tale!
• Day 32 - After day 31's events (and the rest of the week for that matter) I had a rest day! As crazy as it may seem this exercise business can actually be quite addictive! I am starting to get a bit twitchy on rest days but I know it's important to let my old bones recover!
• Day 33 - Lovely Hubby and I took The Cherubs and The Hound for a 6.5km walk! Later on I biked to the beach, did a cheeky wee sea swim (prob about 600m) and biked home.
• Day 34 - Back to work so I squeezed in a 4km run at the crack of dawn! I'm not a fast runner so I thought I would see how fast I could go if I pushed myself! The answer is ... NOT VERY FAST! How can I get these legs to go faster????

 

Eat Healthier

 

I've been trying to stick to my good eating behaviour. The nice weather and holiday mode mean I have succumbed to A ice cream, SOME chocolate and another few tit bits that I maybe should have avoided! Back to work this week so it should be easier to behave!

 

Drink Less (Alcohol, More Water)

 

• Some bubbles and white wine at the weekend!!! (The less said about that the better)
• I've had a minimum of 2 litres of water per day.

 

Have Fun With The Kids

• Day 31 - Paddling pool fun in the back garden.
• Day 32 - We went to visit our chums who were camping up the road. The Cherubs had fun out in the fresh air and down playing at the river.
• Day 33 - As mentioned a nice big walk in the fresh air then of to the park with Granny and Grandad for a train ride! Followed by more paddling pool fun!
• Day 34 - Back to work, back to Daycare. Everyone was way too tired for any fun!

 

 

 

P.s I have weighed myself but not change! I am not amused but I am putting it down to muscle! I'll do my measurements again next week!

 

 

Linking up to Pinkoddy and A Party Of Seven for Motivational Monday!

 

 

 

 

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Meal Planning Monday 4/2/13

On the menu at the Simpson Residence this week;

• Take away (choice of pizza, fish and chips or thai). (NAUGHTY but it's in aid of my stepdads last night in N.Z).
• My sister will cook one night.
• Mum's chicken curry.
• Pasta, bacon, courgette (baked potato for mum, she doesn't like pasta (crazy)).
• Steak, baked potato and corn on the cob
• Breaded pork, with potatoes and curried mushroom.

One meal short but we'll worry about that when we get to it! Linking up to At Home a with Mrs M ...

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