Dieting Online
By blogadmin | February 13, 2008
There is a good site called Diet.com
Check it out.
Great tips, blogs, recipes, tools etc.
Groups are another great tool they have. I’m going to see if I can get all the War On Waistlines girls to form one.
Topics: Fernwood War On Waistlines, Sharing your journey | No Comments »
Riding A Bike
By blogadmin | February 12, 2008
They say once you can ride a bike you can always ride a bike. Nobody ever mentions, that you may be able to ride it from memory, but your legs feel like they are going to fall off, sweat is pouring off you and your fat arse is so sore from sitting on that tiny very unpadded seat. This last point I can never really understand - I mean if my butt is so big, why doesn’t all the fat make it more comfy???
This was my experience this morning, but WOW what a GREAT workout!!!! I tried Cyclex It’s like riding a stationary bike while watching a Playstation You actually start to try and compete with yourself, which in my opinion is the healthiest form of competition.
I was so tired after this workout, and I’m sure my legs will be exhausted tomorrow, but I feel great. I think I’m a way off being one of those lycra glad cyclists you see on a freeway in the middle of nowhere - you always wonder where on earth the cycled from, but I will go back for more.Â
If your gym has this - go for it - give it a go, you may be a cycle convert like me.
 Speaking of butts, I can’t ever go past this song….I’ve added three versions - just because I could.
 I wish I’d done Gilbert and Sullivan like this!!!
Wonder if I’ll ever get married???
And you just can’t go past the gorgeous Cameron……
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Mondayitis
By blogadmin | February 11, 2008
Is Mondayitis a word???? No, however it is a sickness that many of us are faced with every 7 days. Questions go over and over in our minds, answers are a little less prolific.
Life changing thoughts spin around and around at dizzying speeds.
I don’t know about you, but it’s like every Monday is New Years Day all over again.
I will be great with my food habits!
I will exercise more!
I will keep the house spotless!
I will work hard!
What do I want to do with my life?
Should I change jobs?
Should I find a partner?
Can I be bothered?
I’ll stop spending so much money!
I’ll stick to a budget!
I make phone calls when I say I’m going to!
I’ll finish my To Do List - everyday!
We usually start of well, then by the time the 6th day has come around again, it’s like it’s Christmas, and we think - oh, heck…..I’ll start being good on Monday. What happened to Wednesday, do any of us ever start a new thing on a Wednesday? Probably not as we are to intrenched in worrying if we are going to stick to our weekly resolutions.
I’ve changed this in my house - I start the month on a mission. I have a chart in my ensuite with each day listed for the month. Across the top are then things I want to do everyday. Yes, I’m a dag and I use little star stickers to mark out what I achieve everyday.
Last month I did really well. I even managed to stop biting my fingernails!!!
This month I added “Do Something Fun”, as I felt I was really letting myself down by not making sure I spent some time every month, doing something fun.
I’ll add links to the Strippers Tools page as I go with things I use that keep me motivated.
Topics: Goals, Mental Health | No Comments »
Mika Big Girl
By blogadmin | February 10, 2008
Have you seen this yet.
Love It!!!
Some great outfits. I’m sure I wore a corset like the blue one to a Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras - maybe 1996.
Topics: Fun Stuff, Weight Acceptance | No Comments »
Surviving the weekend
By blogadmin | February 9, 2008
Planning, planning, planning. That’s how to do it. If you plan your meals for the week and weekend, it’s easy to stay on track.. If you don’t plan, it’s SOOOO easy to fall off the yellow brick road.
I didn’t plan that well for this weekend - oops, and it shows.
Started off well with porridge for breakfast, lunch was protein and vegies…..then it all went wrong.
My daughter was bitten by a dog (she’s ok) and I just couldn’t face organising dinner when she just wanted to be hugged - so I picked up the phone and got take away. Doesn’t matter what I got, it’s nearly all bad when you can ring it and get it delivered or picked up quickly!!
Had I already had something ready to go, it would have been ok.
Lesson learnt. Plan weekends too. I plan the weeks ok, as I’m so busy, but I have been falling over on the weekends.
No gym.
Must try to do some more outdoor exercise with my daughter - maybe a bike that she can ride on the back of.
We did go to an indoor play centre and I went down the slide with her. That was a BIG first, I didn’t actually feel like people were staring at me thinking what’s that porker doing on the slide. Yeah, maybe confidence is rearing it’s gorgeous head.
Topics: Family, Food Habits (not diets) | No Comments »