Grr, I've woken up just absolutely starving this morning! I've eaten a huge breakfast already and I feel like I could have more. Worst part is I have to sit in some goofy mandatory day long training today and won't be able to eat except on designated breaks. Me becoming a hangry person today is highly likely.....

Dang! Why didn't I put that as one of my goals?! Smokin' cougar! :bigsmile: Me likes.

Hangry . . . that's awesome. :laugh: That describes me perfectly when I'm really hungry . . .

C25K last night at the gym - my shins were hating me. The rest of me could've run a lot more . . . must figure out how to keep the shins happy so that I may run more . . . I did throw in a couple of extra minutes of running at the very end. I couldn't help myself. Dog Days are Over by Florence + The Machine came on my iPod and that song MAKES me want to RUN!

I think 5 days off from weights is PLENTY of rest. Now instead of being intimidated by the exercises, I'm eager to try them. I believe stage 2 starts tomorrow. :happy:

I'm takin' a half day tomorrow for Todd's birthday - we're gonna hit the gym together after lunch. Yay! Then showers, dinner, cake, and The Avengers! (with popcorn)

Happy Friday Eve, all!!

I'm takin' a half day tomorrow for Todd's birthday - we're gonna hit the gym together after lunch. Yay! Then showers, dinner, cake, and The Avengers! (with popcorn)

Enjoy The Avengers, it's awesome

Hiya guys, felt strange not posting on the message boards yesterday. Did anyone miss me ? Yesterday was not a great day. From and exercise and diet day it was very much business as usual. My job right now though is really terrible and I've had enough. I can't come home tired, angry and miserable every day after i get married. It wouldn't be fair on my wife! So once I'm a married man i'll leave my job of the last 14 years and move in with my wife to be. It's not a choice I've taken lightly but it's something that needs to happen for my sanity.
Tonight also see's me start phase 2 of my weight loss plan. I've lost enough fat now and it's time to start gaining muscle. I'm a little scared about it to be frank because it will mean upping my calorie intake. This goes against everything I've been doing to get to this point. Going to sit down tonight with my trainer and come up with a plan.
Hope everyone has a good day :-)

Forecast was for a high-burn day - and it was! The estimate is about 900 calories burnt through moving "stuff", cleaning and Zumba. Really warm class tonight, still red in the face 90 minutes later!! I also spent a good while picking up Lego from the boys' bedroom floor - mystified as to how they had any to play with before, as there was SO much under DS2's bed! Just the kitchen floor to mop and the bathroom to clean (tomorrow morning's jobs!) and most of the house will be ship-shape! I'll have a good deficit today, as I'll be lucky to eat 50% of the calories back :happy:

Paul - I totally get the living near the job stuff as my DH is a poultry farmer and we live in a cottage next to the farm. That way, if there are any "issues" with the birds, he is on the spot to go and sort it out, anytime of the day or night. (I've got used to being woken at 3am by an alarm which turns out to be a malfunctioning sensor - at least 3 or 4 times a year, for the past 8 years!) Moving to Oz sounds really exciting - I hope everything works out for you. I think you'd be a good personal trainer - and it's an expanding market.

Curlypep - I am four and half months away from 38. It sounds far too close to 40 for my liking!

Hi all! I've been super busy at work this week and when I come home, I don't feel like doing anything. I am exhausted and sick Only worked out 1 day this week and then I got a migraine that lingered, which was followed by knee, back and foot pain from all the extra hrs at work Today I woke up with a sore throat :sick: This is the worst week to be sick! I am working over 60 hrs total this week, b/c of Mother's Day :yawn: Didn't eat all that much past 2 days since I have been sooo busy. Well, hope everyone has a nice rest of the week! I probably won't be posting much until after the weekend is over, since I will be working over 35 hrs in the next 3 days! :ohwell:

Many thanks to Clare and Ellie for the support and the kind words. It's interesting to me that other people in industries similar to mine go through the same problems and issues. It's now looking like I'm going to have to stay for another year before i can be free. Hating my job is all fine and good but it's the money side of things that causes the problem. As much as I'd love to move in with my fiance it would kill us from a financial point of view. It would be a terrible idea to head down under without a safety net to get us started. Oz will be a new start for me and my plan to become a trainer covers all my bases so to speak. There is still light at the end of my tunnel and it's getting brighter by the day. I just have to keep fighting and not lose focus of what i want in life. To be healthy happy and wake up every morning next to my partner with a smile on my face. Horribly cliched i know but it's the horrible cliches that turn out to be true!
Well it's a new day which means another day of work to get ready for. I hope everyone has a good one :-) and thanks again.