Food today for work is: same as every other darn day but its still tasty so really *happy* to eat it again, no really I am .............
Don't know what's with my pictures loading on sideways but it's still the same :)

Tired but not completely out

Thanks guys for my encouragement, I am probably weighing myself too much which is a problem I have always had.

Today was a long day although it was actually shorter than normal as I only worked a normal 8 hours instead of the 11 that I have been doing. Even still I feel really tired. But no rest for the wicked as I will be doing my 11 hour days for tomorrow and the next day.

I haven't a great deal to say tonight, I think I just need a good nights sleep to be really refreshed.

Food today consisted of: 4 coffees = 208 calories, 1 serve of minestrone soup = 162 calories, 1 roasted veggie tart muffin size = 200 calories, watermelon and strawberries = 59 calories, pretend mashed potato, 1/2 cup corn, 100grams breaded chicken = 300 calories

Here's a picture of our Humphrey laughing at YOU
I call him the laughing assassin

Discouraged

I'm feeling a little discouraged this morning.

The scales aren't moving but staying exactly where they were.

I guess I should be happy they aren't moving up but I'm not.

I have been eating 'healthy' no really hidden snacks like chocolate or chips.

So why are you not moving scales????

I don't really have a title for tonight so I will just give you what I can about todays food so far.

I'm still at work so not had dinner as yet, 10.5 hours down and 30 minutes until I can leave the chain, I mean desk behind.......

Monday 20/9/10

• 1 Coffee = 54 calories
  1 glass of water 250 mls = 0 calories
• 1 granny smith apple = 80 calories
• 1 muffin size roasted vegie tart = 200 calories
• 1 serve of minstrone soup = 162 calories
• 150 grams watermelon = 34 calories
• 4 strawberries = 23 calories
• 3 coffee's = 162 calories
• Total so far = 715 calories

I'm planning on eating something I had made from yesterdays photos, maybe a bit of soup and a smaller piece of the tart. I'll have to check if there is anything else I can throw together when I get home. I'm sure 'the husband' will have cooked his rump steak and chips, then left the mess for me to clean up.

I got a call from the niece last night Ms M, it appears that the surgeon she was referred to for the lap banding doesn't actually do this procedure, so therefore she is back to square one of having to probably pay for it. Apparently with her health insurance she will get away with having to pay only $3500 for the full surgery. Not bad compared to some other countries where the cost is astranomical. I have tried to give her some advise again about going it alone with diet and exercise but I think still she wants the 'easy' way, the 'magic' pill so to speak.

But then that also leave Mr A with the same problem now that we can't get him referred to the same surgeon, he is on a pension for disablity so he really can't afford to pay and he doesn't have private health insurance being on a pension. Although in saying that, the cost to pay out of pocket here is only about $7000, again still smaller than allot of places.

So that's where that story will end off for now.

Well about to sign off for work for tonight, see you tomorrow ;)

Is it that time already

I can't believe its time for me to go to work again, how can the weekend be over so quickly???

I will be working long hours again this week so luckily I have my food prepared, no slips this week.

I thought I would post a picture of a new flower in my garden, it only took about 2 years to flower and of course it only gave me 1 flower, there are a couple more buds on there, they may come out next year, that's how long it took for this bud to open.

Double Flowering Camellia

(Polar's Mum's request for info)

Number 2

Well what have I done today ..............

Watched a DVD - Letters to Juliette - OK, nothing to write home about

Food shopping done - tick

Cooked up a storm for this weeks lunches and dinners such as .....

Roast Vegie Tart = 270 calories per serve

Minestrone soup
= 162 calories per serve


Tomato Pilaf
= 258 calories

This morning I had to get up early 6.21am, on a Sunday, the dogs, our fur-babies decided to play stacks on ME. It worked out better for my health to just get up. Did some house work and sat on the computer for a while until I had to get 'the husband' up. Planted some plants in the hanging baskets and just potter around really.

Food today, Day 6 - 19/9/10:

• 2 coffees = 108 calories
• 1/2 Japanese pancake = ? no idea on the calories
• 2 Pepsi Max's = 0 calories
• I serve of the Tomato Pilaf = 258 calories
• 750 ml water
  

Doing all that standing around and cooking has left me tired though, so I bid you farewell for another day.

Post 1 of 2 for the day ......The Challenge

Gosh that Allan has allot to blog about and now he has set down a challenge, who does he think is he?

He obviously thinks that there is more to me than he is already getting from my blog, don't know if this is right but we will give it a go like allot of his blog followers. I;m not one to back away from a challenge .......... or actually I am but I'm going to give this a chance.

I guess it gives us a chance to make a commitment to something other than thinking about food all the time. I just can't imagine that I could have anything to say that someone else might want to read about.

I guess I could start to tell you about the process my niece is about to undertake and my nephew would like to undertake with her.

My niece, we'll call her Ms M, she's going to get married in April next year. That's not the thing that I'm talking about though. Ms M is about to look into having either banding or gastic bypass done. I don't know which her specialist will recommend, I think she see's him very soon for the first consult. Her GP has advised her depending on what the specialist classes her as category 1 or 2 she could have the surgery done within 3 months or 12 months respectively. Both options will be for free as it is for medical reasons.

This is where I wonder what they class as medical.

Ms M has been overweight since forever. She is now 27 and since the age of say 13 she has been over 100 kilos (220 lbs) she is now approx 140 kilos (308 lbs) but medically I can't see the problem, health wise she is fine, no real complaints. Dare I say it, laziness is not a medical issue.

Whereas my nephew, we will call him Mr A, is probably the same weight as Ms M but has mild cerebral palsy, is a little mentally slower than the average and has aches and pains all over, not to mention his legs and he isn't referred through to the same. I would class him as requiring surgery. He doesn't quite get the dieting thing, mentally he just can't understand. He doesn't get it.

For example, I told him about his cousin being referred through his GP, I told him, you should talk to Ms M and find out who/where he can also go to be referred. He spoke to his GP (different from Ms M's) and he said, get the specialist name and I'll refer you.

A couple of days later his grandmother asks him, "Have you spoken to Ms M about the specialist?" His reply, "No I have to see her". What?

This is his mentality, he can't think to call her and ask, he has to catch public transport, probably the longest route to see her because he like public transport, so that he can ask who the specialist is that she is going to see.

He just doesn't get it.

You would be amazed at the crazy stuff that comes out of my family, maybe that can be part of my challenge to post twice a day, like a cleansing or a believe it or not I guess you will just have to wait and see.