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Battle of the Bulge
I'm a little mifted today, I have been dieting all last week and week before and i've been really good. We went out for a massive long cycle ride yesterday which was an all round trip from our condo buildings along the river and it totaled to 32km's.
The trails were hard work at times because we went off the beaten track a little and racer bikes don't cut the mustard on dirt tracks. You really need a mountain bike for that kind of stuff.
Neil
It was hot and sweaty, and half way in I was wondering why the hell I had decided for us to cycle so far, I was wanting to make it 40km's in total but I think I might have killed both of us by then!
Me
There were some nice spots to admire the city.
Down town Edmonton
And some tricky spots for getting up and down the trail, especially with bikes in your hands!!
Neil coming back to help me with my bike
By the time we got back home we hurt so much and we were so tired. The night before was a friends birthday party, I had been so good and taken my healthy calorie regulated food with me. Much to everyones amuzement, and yes there was a little teasing going on about it.
Last night we decided to go for a Chinese, I had a seafood and noodle dish thinking I was playing safe with my diet only to my dismay when I stepped on the wii this morning it says i've gain 2lbs!!!!! I was so mortified. I've been steadly losing 0.7 lbs each day and now it's saying plus. I feel I've just wasted all that hard 32km cycle ride and not gained anything from it.
The plan tonight is go out on the bike again, I have to suffer what i've done and get back to square one. It's taught me a lesson and to be honest I wasn't really that confident about going out yesterday at all because of this reason. Anyway, I think I will suffer because my ass hurts from yesterday.
So the moral of the story is, if you want to lose the weight, do not under any circumstances eat out. There's just no way of knowing how many calories are in the food or control of potion size. I did bring home a doggy bay for lunch because I didn't manage it all but it's going straight in the garbage, and I've missing out my breakfast. It appears I don't really need the calories, do I.
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Posted: 04:09, Monday 21 June 2010 |
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The Cleansing Detox is over.
So my 7 day whole body cleanse is over and i'm 3lbs lighter. Not much but its a start and it's a kick start to a healthy new me.
I really need to loose 17 more lbs. I know it's alot but the target is over 2 months, then my weight range will be normal. I should fly by the medicals for the PR if we are lucky to get that far, we should be it's just me worring too much.
So tommorrow is the start of my Critical Liver Support diet, I was surfing the internet last night and finding out the key food groups that are really good for the liver and that will be my focus for the next 30 days.
Its's given me a base for my meal plan, which I am now starting to keep a diary of. My favorite search on google starts with the words "How many calories are there in ........"(fill in the blank). I've also found a really good website that allows you to type in your height, how much you weigh now and how much you want to loose and which time frame you want to loose it in. Then, it calculates how many calories you are allowed in that day for week one all the way through to your target date. It takes into consideration if you do very little exercise and if you do alot. It's targeted me for this week as 983 cals a day! so now i'm thinking about getting off my fat arse and buring off some fat to be allowed the extra cals.
30 days of this and I should be even more lighter, the wii says that 2 lbs a week is good so I appear to be above average.
So if you want to loose weight, there are no miracle fixes out there, alot comes down to will power, and self discipline and control.
I went out with some friends yesterday and because I was still on detox I couldn't eat out, I brought lunch with me and ate it in the car then I sat in Moxies while they both had steaks and white chocolate brownie cake. What did I have just a plain old herbal tea. I was quite please with myself, not only did I save money but I am tougher than I first thought.
I also treated myself to some gel nails yesterday, I thought this would be a good idea while I waited for my nails to grow. So I have nice pretty fingers again to go with my nice pretty clear skin.
Nothing else left to tell you guys so take care.
Cassie
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Posted: 06:13, Friday 18 June 2010 |
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.........homework
I've just had my nightly shower, loaded on the Johnsons Baby Oil, i'm kind of getting anal with this whole skincare routine now which is a good thing. I'm sat at my diningroom table with my herbal green tea, water and Natural Yogurt, i'm still on detox which is now day five out of seven.
The detox has been a great kickstart to my new diet, the meal plan is strict and has hepled me cut out all the crap. The only thing I crave at the moment is fruit. I was in the mall last night and went into the health food store and I ended up walking out with another detox kit.
What is she up to now............. well I got myself a Critical Liver Support kit. It helps to improve the overal function of the liver. There's no meal plans and lasts for 30 days. You have to cut out alcohol which I already have so that's no problem. Even after this current cleanse is over i'm still going to follow with some of the foods i've been eating.
I have never seen my skin look so good, I couldn't even start to pinpoint what is the major factor? Is it the diet and exercise? Is it the creams? or could it be that i'm not stressed with a horrible job anymore? Or maybe is it a mixture of all the above? Who knows, but there is one thing for sure i'm liking this new Cassie. I've started loosing weight, to be honest I need to loose about 20 pounds. I seem to gather it all at the waist, and people say I can hide it well or are they being nice? The health risks of having lots of weight there is not good either.
Apart from keeping myself healthy what else has been going on?
We are still waiting to hear back from APEGGA, to see if Neil has past everything that is needed to become a professional Structural Engineer here in Alberta. That should happen some day soon.
I need to do some homework on skin types ie: Dry, Sensitive etc etc. I need to learn faster because she won't give me any more hours if she doesn't feel i'm ready for it. So on the internet and google I go after this blog entry. By the way, i'm addicted again to the whole blog world again, i've been typing to you alot more on a regular basis again so i guess i'm back.
Another funny thing is now I'm dressed alot prettier, I seem to be getting attention again, cars beeping at me. Its very flattering and it kind of makes my day. Just little things like that, i'm starting to notice. I would be the first one to put my hand up and say I let myself go here in Canada. Wearing the clothes I used to from my old place of work probally made me look horrible. I've started shopping at Zara and H & M and the whole world of fashion is back with me again. I bought a copy of Cosmo and i'm looking forward to going back to the mall to buy the latest color of nail polish which is a teal color for my toes. My fingers nails are still growing, I haven't bitten them once.
That job also ins't good for a girls bank balance, I need a whole new skin care line and today I was adding it all up. If you say is quick it doesn't sound so bad so here goes $281.40, I said you had to say it quick, lol. Lets look at it this way, I have never used good products for my face before or have I ever had a facial routine so think of the money i've saved so far. I know that's a girly way of looking at it and justifying everything but................ I need it, sorry want it. Also looking at all the treatments, I want A body wrap and an Orient Massage, I could do with one of them now to be honest my backs hurting me sitting in this chair!
Sorry probally another boring thread about nothingness from me, see you soon i'm off to do my homework. |
Posted: 03:25, Wednesday 16 June 2010 |
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Why didn't I think of this earlier?
Cassie has a brain wave
So as stated in the title Cassie has had a very big brain wave and she is very surprised she hasn't thought of this sooner!
O.K some or should I say most of my brilliant ideas fall flat on their faces I will be the first to hold my hand up, but saying that I will always give something at least one try. There is an exception to this rule, i'm scared to death of fairpark rides and won't go on them. Yes I know i'm from Blackpool but no one has ever got me on the big one and never.......... ever............ will!
I'm hoping this idea won't end up like my last attempt of writing a script for the BBC, yes I did that. It was a drama I wrote for a pilot episode. They probally only read the first two pages and sent it back, I was hoping it would get to the next stage where they read it in full and typed a letter on why it didn't make it. The good part was I wrote it, sent it off and I now know I've done it. The worst thing in life is to regret things and think what if I did this or that. What the hell, just go ahead and bloody do it, the only thing that's going to get damaged is your pride! You never know, you could be a susscess and as life pans out one opportunity leads to another and so on.
So Cassie, stop going all around the houses and tell everyone what your thinking of doing. Well............ drum roll please .............
Ahem..............i'll say this quickly......... writing a regular coloumn for a newspaper.
Sorry if you were expecting something else. So why have I thought of this and what's so exciting? I seem to get some sort of pleasure from typing my blog, not sure why I guess it's like having a diary. I think having a newspaper coloumn would be fun too. I know i've neglated you guys not typying my blog on a regular basis and I would have deadlines with a coloumn but I think it would be really interesting.
What would I write about, I think I would keep it simple like the way I go with my blog, I always seem to get into tricky situations that seem to be quite entertaining for people to read and hear or should I say I put my own spin on it and that's why it's more entertaining. My mum always told me that I can make a situation sound so funny when i'm explaining it.
So not sure where to go from here, I need to think of a few columns I can type as example columns to send off to the newspapers here in Edmonton, I'm also thinking of sending out some examples to local papers back in England. With the high technology of e-mails it dosen't really matter where i'm based does it.
So there you go, that's Cassie's big new idea of the month, lets see how this pans out?
If you were wondering I'm on Detox Day Two, to be honest i'm not as hungry as I thought I would be. Just had my three scrambled eggs in a bowl, dinner will consist of prawns, raw veg and plain yogurt for pudding and supper will be chicken with steamed Asparagus, Cauliflower, Cabbage and Spinach. The only flavour I can add to that is fresh squeezed lemon, it's not as bad as it sounds, really it isn't (and no I'm not just kidding myself). To drink I can only have herbal green teas or water which is also fine with me but lets be honest here i'm only on Day Two! I could be climbing the walls at the end of Day Five, with that note i'll love you and leave you.
Bye folks, see you soon.
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Posted: 05:29, Saturday 12 June 2010 |
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