Aww thanks zaxie!! its taken a long time, but i'm pretty darn proud of myself too!

I hate it too, especially the extra fluid retention and wanting to eat ALL THE CHOCOLATE!!! :sad:

We eat pretty much the same things every day lol

Dinner meals are steak and some kind of salad with maybe a potato or oven fries
Lunches for me are Farrah wraps with chicken tenderloins, salad, cheese, and sriracha hot sauce mmmmm - hubby eats pie and chippies like theres no tomorrow and doesn't gain a thing :grumble:

Hi there Phsych, Just want to say I saw your posts here and you have inspired me some more. I really want to get more muscle tone etc but not 100 percent sure on how to do it and I can't afford the powder way to do it (and it tastes gross) hehe so I am mulling along with my own routine and my own diet and getting results slow but better than a couple of years ago For me what I am doing need to fit in with normal family living and work. I want this to be for life. I am in Feilding near you and yes, the weather is definately a turnaround to help move more. Not sure what it is like in Palmy today but it is cloudy today so a good day for a run then a foam roll Enjoy your day

Hey Karina, Thanks for the lovely message

I don't use a lot of protein powder these days - usually just when I'm running low on protein and cant be bothered actually eating something! I started lifting weights to try to preserve my muscle but you could def look into something like You are Your Own Gym, or Convict Conditioning - something that uses body weight instead of barbells and dumbbells if you'd prefer. I aim for around 120g of protein a day, around 70g of fat and the rest carbs. I've recently discovered Zeagold Egg Whites in the milk section of the supermarket - just a pack of liquid egg whites, good in calories and high in protein. I usually just add a dash of cinnamon or mixed with oats and cook it up! This has become my replacement for protein powders lately.


Not a bad day here in Palmy - so glad that its Friday though! Been a tough week, but I've got to 10,000 or almost 10,000 steps each day so I'm happy! Been chasing my wee 2 year old around a bit in the afternoon sunshine which is nice at this time of the year! Though he's recovering from croup so we're a little lacking in the sleep department around here!!

Thanks Physch. I do some bodyweight exercises already. I do weights 2-3 times a week depending on time. I have a relay run in October of 8k so making sure I get my runs more atm so I am ready for that. Porb concentrate harder on more weights after that.

Oh your poor 2yr old. My son had croup, still gets it and he is 12 now. Vapouriser is awesome for helping them sleep, do you have one? Best investment I ever made! Makes the room wet but they sleep and I just open the room up to dry during the day. Hope he better soon.

Thanks for the advice - I might have to look into a vapouriser - is that like the Vicks ones? And still getting it at 12?! Oh no - poor boy! I was hoping once they got over the toddler illnesses then we'd be set

I should really get back into running, its helps with my want to eat more these days haha