OK WE SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!

At netball that is. Was the sudden death semi-final, and we lost. Down by 7 at quarter time, 3 at half time, 7 again at 3/4 time and lost by 15. When the opposite team got on there roll, they really rolled! It didn't help as one of our strongest players went off in the third quarter with an injury :( But no excuses...full credit to them, they are a nice clean team. So that's it for me with netball this year! Frees up 2 evenings a week to............... RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEE!!!

I have to start doing speed sessions and more interval type training instead of always plodding along at my same slow pace. Hopefully I will improve on some of my current PBs :)
My next run is the "magic mile" this Saturday. I HATE this race with a passion!!! Although it's short.... it's a sprint and it really really kills me!! Id rather do a slow 20kms!!! My time from last year's event was 6mins30secs... It will be interesting to see what this year's is like as training has been hampered nearly all season with injuries! There will definitely be no four minute mile from me though!!!! ;)

UPDATE :)

Well this is prolly the closest two posts have ever been, so I don't really have all that much to update!!
PAINTBALL - well I didn't actually get there. As fun as it sounded, my other half piked it, then I was feeling like not being pelted, and the whole bruises for the wedding drama made me think twice... so instead I spent 2 hours in the kitchen cooking up (which I'm now SOOOO grateful for...no thinking required for meals!!), then I actually relaxed with a book for 30mins, then took off for a 6km club run. I did it in 31.11mins, which by 'normal' standards is slow for me, but for my current condition, I was quite happy! I pushed it, but it was bearable :) Then I headed off to netball training for an hour.
TRAINING - YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been putting it off, procrastinating "when will be a good time", as I have been very bad and done no weight training since my illness (not an excuse but I did take a long time to recover...serious!! finally I'm back to normal).... I did it yesterday, just back and biceps, but ouch, I feel like I've been bashed up. It was only 'weener' weights as well... how embarassing!! My back is the 'hardest' place to get sore, so if it's pulled through this time, I can only imagine what my chest and legs will be like *cringe*
NETBALL - Welllll tonite is the nite for us!! It's the knock-out semi final, so it's DO OR DIE!! I'm quite pumped, just had my little food/energy fix which should last me the distance! I had a few knots in my stomache all day, and have been quite excited, I feel like a kid again! :) I was always one of those kids at school who got so nervous before athletics carnivals that I made myself ill!! I'm feeling a little like that right now! LoL. The colours I've typed in are my teams
colours... GO TEAM GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
WEDDING - My sis' not mine :) 2 weeks this Saturday *gulp* I get to actually see my bridesmaid dress tomorrow, I was measured up in May, and that's all that's been done!! Hopefully tomorrow there will be something to put on. In the nice pretty pink I will be in... thank goodness for spray tans, or I would be looking like a pale pink blob :)

Kelly - to answer your question, my sis and I are VERY alike in looks. She is 2 years and 2 months younger than me, but for years we've been mistaken for twins. So much so that both her and I have been accused of cheating on boyfriends when others have seen us out... thinking that she was I and vice versa!!! LoL We have an agreement that is if anyone smiles or says hi to us around town, to always smile back and be polite... they're probably thinking of the wrong sister!! We've both been accused of being rude when giving blank looks, especially a lot of my clients... hehe, hence the agreement!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy your weeks girlies, I'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!

xoxo

SUMMER'S COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's SUCH a gorgeous warm day here today!!! It's perfect weather, I shouldn't be inside on the computer!!!!
I'm having problems getting out of bed in the mornings! Both Saturday and this morning I've set my alarm to get up for a run, but both times I just couldn't get out of bed. It's terrible, I get up between 4.30 and 5.30am on weekdays to go to work and train clients, but I can't do it for me!!! I know how much better I'll feel if I just do it, but I just couldn't!! What I'm finding is that on Monday - Wednesday I'm great, energetic and enthusiastic, but i crash big time on Thursdays and Fridays. I need my working weeks to be shorter!! LoL I need to pace myself a little more, I also had a bit of a restless sleep week, and there's no reason I can pin-point *puzzled expression*
I saw the second Pirates of the Caribbean last nite. Wasn't bad, but went a lot longer than I expected! I just washed my car before, and that always puts me in a good mood. How bizarre... must be coz I'm in the sun soaking up the vitamins!
Well, best be off, got some meal portioning to do, then I'm off to play Paintball this afternoon!!!! I'm hoping I don't get too bruised as I really don't want purple and yellow spots for my sis' wedding!!!
Enjoy your Sundays :)

OK SOME PICS :)

ALLLL RIGHTY!!

First pic is of MOI and one of my besties (she's preggers!!)

Second pic is of Haylea (bridesmaid) and Michelle (my sis and the bride).

I'm 'head' bridesmaid.

We are perfecting our Charlie's Angels try-hard poses here. LoL

See Michelle's gun... it's a water pistol, and was a bit of a hit up town ;) LoL

Twas a fantastic nite, we all had a blast in our combat gear. I can't believe it's only THREE weeks till her BIG DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing my last efforts to be a BUFF Bridesmaid!! :)) It's gonna be SOOOO MUCCHHHHHH FUN!!

Naughty Naughty!!!!!!!!

Look how long it's been since a blog!!!!!! One hen's nite and I'm out of whack for a week.
It was a great nite, my sis had heapsa fun which is all that matters :) Thanks for those who emailed the suggestions for games!! We were in combat theme, and everyone looked awesome and got involved with it :) We started with her bridal shower (the other bridesmaids live out of town so did it all in the one nite), she scored big time!! Then onto the "real" part. My legs were wobbly after one drink.... how sad!! I'm not a drinker but if I can't for her hen's nite, when can I be!! I gave her her "gifts" then we did the quiz/questionaire on Michelle and Greg - of which Greg's mum won! We played pass the parcel - the parcel being a clean shot glass to be dunked in our punch bowl of green sludge and "shot" (it was simply vodka/jelly shots that hadn't set!) Hilary - your game with the cork and water and candle was a cracker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(After a few drinkies tie a cork attached to a long piece of string around waist. Need a cup of water half way down the room, and a candle at the end. Must run and not using hands, dunk cork in water then run and put out candle). It was hilarious.... I came dead last, so much for my 'athletic' ability!! LoL We eventually got into town where my sis had her tasks to complete... she did good!! As for getting her first drinks at every bar free, she did better... got a jug for all of us as one stage!!! When we were out I realised how much I DON'T miss the partying life! Oh, plus the fact I felt soooo damn old!! LoL Anyway a great nite ended at 4am Sunday :) I will post some pics, they are great!
Soooo of course I was a write-off last Sunday. I wasn't sick or anything, just felt like crap, from drinking and lack of sleep! Then that dribbled over to Monday, to Tuesday.... So it was a self-inflicted crap week last week!
Alls good this week so far :) We have our netball final round game tonite. We have somehow gone from about 5th to third... if we win tonite and the 2nd placed team loses, we jump to equal second. Semi-finals are next week, and depending where we end up on the ladder, hopefully we can get to the final!!! First place is waaaaay in front, they flog everyone, but 2nd-5th place is so tight, we have beat them all, but have also been beaten by them all! The team we play to nite has in the past month recruited a former national league player for the Firebirds. Obviously in our comp she is a stand-out, but its exciting to be on court with someone of her standard! Small things......... :)
Gotta run, will do my blog cruise this week and see what everyone's been up to!!!!
Have a fantabulous week :)

xoxoxox

Back at work...

Can you believe I'm still not better!! It's been 10 days since I first got this damn flu and it's still hanging on. Today is the first day I've been back at work, and it's been full-on of course. Turns out one of the other trainers is now ill, so I've taken the majority of her clients as well as my own. I'm absolutely exhausted and ready to fall in a heap! Only one more day...

It's my lil sister's hen's nite on the weekend. I'm supposed to have had it all organised by now, but not so. We've got a crazy busy day on Saturday with the other 2 bridesmaids in town, so we'll have to finish it off in there somewhere between dress-makers and hair appointments... Unfortunately at this stage I'm not in a partying kinda state, so I may just have to be the sensible big sister!! Speaking of parties................... has anyone got any suggestions for games that we can easily play/do?? We're having the party at home, before terrorizing the town.

Email me at selinawright80@hotmail.com pretty please with anything that's easy to whip together at last minute!!!

Kidnapped......... by the flu monster

I'm still alive however it feels like only just. It's been so long since I posted. I had another flat out week last week, then this week from Monday evening I felt "off". Had night sweats but was freezing... yep I've got the flu. Never in my professional career have I had a sick day (I feel like I'm letting all my clients down!), but OMG I've had this whole week off!! It's totally NOT been fun! I'm not eating well, would you believe that the thought of cottage cheese makes me want to throw up (and I usually have a tub a day!!!!!!) LoL As my mum commented "You MUST be sick". I just feel like poo. I guess everything has finally caught up with me, and whoa, what a great job it's done in knocking me out for a whole week!!

Oh I nearly forgot.... A DECISION IS MADE about the half marathon. I'm NOT going. In my current state of health it would be stoopid too, but I made the decision last weekend before I became ill. I did my normal saturday morning run, and struggled to get through 10kms comfortably. I was extremely frustrated as to why shorter runs are becoming harder so made the decision not to bust my arse in a half marathon till I was 100% ready. I'm guessing the reason I struggled so much was simply beacuse my body was trying to fight the beginnings of this flu. I can't wait to get better again now, being so damn sick makes me realise how much I take for granted.

I had an antioxidant test yesterday......... my levels are quite poor! Here's me thinking I eat lotsa fruit/veg/salad, take vitamin supplements etc and told the naturopath I think I'll come out well.... hmmm of 5 levels I was on the second worst!! I was shocked actually. It's quite an interesting test, it's a laser thing that measures your corotonoids (sp?) through your hand, can't remember what it's called, but quite a fan-dangled little machine.

I've made a few deals with myself... Now my ITB and tendon sprains in my legs/feet are all better, I'm going to get back into full training. I haven't trained my lower body for about 2 months when I first got injured as I didn't want to make anything worse. Because of those same injuries the frequency of cardio wasn't ideal, and those two things combined have really taken away my leg strength and power when i run, so I can't wait to get back to feeling like I'm running on air again. I'm excited!!!!!!!!!

I gotta go, my eyes are starting to weep from focusing so long. It's day 4 and my eyes are still sensitive to the light. I hope to catch up on everyone's blogs sometime soon. HOpe everyone is doing well :)

xoxo

16km Club Championship Run - 1hr 29.55mins

That's what I've just finished doing. SOOOOO happy with that time, coz to be honest I felt like absolute shit the whole way. I nearly pulled the plug at every water stop. I actually did walk a few metres or so twice during it - and I NEVER do that in actual races. Just sooo tired in the legs, feet still strained and aching, just felt like poo. At the 14km mark, breakfast made its way up as far as my throat, but returned. (Sorry for the visual!) Nothing was feeling good today. I can really feel the lack of training the past 2 months with various injuries holding me back, oh plus the 4kgs or so extra I have to haul around at the moment!! :( I have till the end of this week to decide if I'm going up north for the half marathon in two weeks... HMMMM decisions decisions. It killed me so much today I don't know whether I should put myself through an extra 5kms on top of that!!! But anyway, Im still alive, and thrilled to think of what time I could do if it was a "good" day.

Long time no post. I'm so extremely busy its unbelievable. Have just put on another staff member, part time. So that's me and 4 employees now :) It's good to have help, but the busier we are, the more work it generates for me. But I'm not complaining - I am doing various exercises on how to cope and function efficiently coz things have gotten out of hand lately which has effected my health and I've been told I'll be in hospital in a few months if I don't take control of the situation. One step at a time :)

Had a bit of a drama yesterday. I stayed at my boyfriends parents farm on Friday nite and we planned on horse riding yesterday (i haven't ridden a horse in my life). I was supposed to go first, but he was determined to have first ride, wellllll not a good idea. He was thrown off the horse. I was with his dad on the 4 wheeler about a km away and we looked back and the horse was doing the thing that bulls do (what's that called...lol) annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd he was no longer in the saddle. We shat ourselves and that 4 wheeler caned it back where he was lying still in the paddock.... oh my god, I can't explain that feeling i felt. Anyway he got up pissing himself laughing (thank god) but he ain't laughing today! lol His back is scratched raw from being dragged along in the cane trash and he pretty muchly can't walk, a lot like whip lash. So he's very lucky its nothing worse and that he was wearing a helmet or it might be a different story. Needless to say, I have still never ridden a horse!!

I do apologise to everyone who may read this, if I haven't said hello on your blogs. I do catch up on them every second day or so, but don't always have time to leave a little message :) I'm not being rude! I will catch up soon. I'm actually at work right now (yes on a Sunday, how sad) to play a bit of catch-up, so I can't dilly-dally on here for long.
To all who I owe an email.... SOON!!! *pinky promise*
All the same, thanks for stopping by and hope you're all doing great!!!
xoxo

Proud Aunty Eenie! :)

This is my lil girl, who is my best friends daughter. I've had many pics of her splashed over this blog :) So I'm not quite her blood aunty, but love her to bits anyway!!! I'm her godmother. My shortened name to those close to me is Seen, or Seenie... well to Jade-lyn is Eenie!!!!! It's so beautiful :) So other than the fact that she's my lil princess I'm so proud to say that her most favouritest snack in the world is now..............
COTTAGE CHEESE ON RICE CAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehe *evil laugh* I've taught her so well already ;) She proceeds to lick the cottage cheese off, leaving most of it on her face, then later decides whether the rice cake is worth eating!

IT's the weekend!!!!!!!!!

I've started well today - did a nice 16kms this morning. It's been drizzly here so it was perfect running weather :) 1hr 30.44mins (lol - being exact!) later we were done. Of course I had aches and pains - story of my life at the moment! My blistery-looking-thing survived, covered in a nice thick medicinal patch :) My knee has pulled up great, looks like I'm outta the woods with that one! My feet however, very very ouchy. Hurts to walk again, it kinda feels like both feet are fully stone-bruised underneath - but its not actually bruised its all the "stuff" inside that hurts to place pressure on. I'm thinking a massage might be the way to go :)
Had a blinder of a back/bis workout last nite!! I was the only gal in the gym - it was weird!! Not that I cared, I just got on with the job. One guy commented "Selina, you aren't bulking up are you?" I take that as a good thing I guess :) As long as he didn't mean FAT bulk. lol
Off to do some groceries now, and back to the couch I think! It's still rainy here so perfect weather for doing nothing!! Might just stay that way until tomorrow afternoon, our club road run is only 5kms, so my feet should hold up for that one!

Hope everyone is having a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic weekend!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxoxox

YEEEEEEEEEEEOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes it's an ouchy day today :) Two reasons (always complex my life is)
1. I did chest and tris last nite - been baaaaaad, my first in two weeks, so therefore I'm a lil sore to touch. But my body liked the rest, coz I lifted heavier and it felt so good. I was in the "boy" section of the gym too... hehehe Makes me feel even stronger... lol
2. After all my leg/feet dramas of the weekend, my strains and sprains are better, and I played netball on Tuesday nite but my shoes were a little uncomfortable. Well woke up yesterday with one hell of a blister, actually it's not even a blister. It's one huge, sore, skinless piece of foot!!!
I hopped everywhere yesterday, it was soo swollen and red, the pressure was immense, I felt like my foot just wanted to explode!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol Anyway it's all bandaged up today and I'm still limping................... I tell ya, I just can't win!!!!!!!!!!
I had a blood test yesterday as well, i hate needles. It was my first ever blood test and I didn't faint!!!!!!! I lied down and strangled the living daylights outta the stuffed purple dinosaur by grasping it so tight - meant to occupy kids while having their shots of course ;P

Nearly the weekend :) I am so jealous of everyone in Melbourne this weekend.
To all you awesome competitors - BEST OF LUCK!! Will be thinking of you on Saturday. Ensure you post results ASAP as someone will be waiting in anticipation!!
To all the cheer squads - do some extra cheering for meeeeeeeee!!!!!! And take lots of pics, so we can all see!!!

Well gotta run, stomache is calling me to eat.

Tootaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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I DID IT, I DID IT, I DIIIIID IT!!

My silly ITB was still giving me hell last week. I rested ALLL week again, only running 7kms the previous Sunday. We went out for the usual bright and early Saturday morning run, and the others I run with were ready to do the whole 1/2 marathon course that has been used in races here before. I didn't plan to do the whole thing as my prep has not at all been on target. At each stop I planned to pull out, or run back to one of the many stops (our cars/friends houses/work) that I could stop at. I got to nearly the end and decided to pull the plug at 18kms as I was dying off fast, plus didn't want to pay the price for pushing my injury. Got to the 18km marker and went "dammit, I'm doing it all". So I did, the last 3kms was the slowest of my life, my feet were burning/hurting, but I just had to lift them up. Was soooo happy to run that far (its the furthest I've even run!), that mental battle is won! If I behave now on, I will get to go up to Townsville and hopefully survive it! That's my main goal hehe. We did have about 4 stops - water and to stretch our injuries...we're all getting them now :( We stopped our clocks when we stopped, but my actual running time was 1hr 51mins. Quite happy with that!!! In the real run, we wouldn't stop that much and for that long, so I'm hoping for a sub 2hr run, but again, just to finish it will be my biggest accomplishment!! I needed a nana nap that afternoon, then I still slept like a baby that nite.

Yesterday (sunday) was our 10km club championship run. I was secretly hoping for a PB, but knew not to expect much considering the efforts of the day before. I had a bad bad start, I left my runners at home!!!!!!!!! HOW?!?! I was in such a hurry to get there early coz we had massage ladies there to rub us up before the run and I so wanted my knee to hold out the 10kms. I home left in my thongs.... well coz I didn't have my runners on.... ya know the rest.
Luckily I had my netball court shoes in the car so I ran in them. BAD MISTAKE. Absolutely no support, my feet ached the whole way, felt like I was running on boards. So that and fatigue were not the right ingredients for a PB. I don't know what happened though.... I smashed my PB!!!! LoL I've run many 10kms before - either within a longer run when I'm not sure of my splits - but not "official" clocked races so this was officially my fastest.
50mins 07 secs. We bolted the last bit to make it under 50, but damn that home straight went foreeeeeeeeeeeever! I have all faith I can run a sub 50min, in the right circumstances ;)

So today - ITB good (it was the post-race massage that really really helped again), but feet, OMG. I've strained all the tendons in both, right foot a little bit worse. I just did too much, wrong shoes. I can hardly walk, I look like such a drama queen... always have a new injury! But stubborn Selina won, so now I'm paying for it! A few days rest, and I'll be good to go again :)
That's my weekend wrap-up. Been busy at work, hence lack of posts, but still checking up on everyone!

Have a grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat week!!!!!!

xoxox

A Blast from the Past!!

That's me, way back in April at the big photo shoot. Ahhh memories :)

Been a crazy week. I was ill as I've already whinged about, but came ok. Till yesterday when the headaches started again. Knocked myself out with a nurofen last nite and was almost comatose! Only just heard my alarm at 5am to get out and run.
Yes, I ran. 12kms. Almost pain free. Had a few incidences where I got a sharp jolt of pain and jumped 5m into the air. Stopped and stretched and continued. Had to be very wary of my feet... one.in.front.of.the.other. Don't.stand.on.rocks. Careful.on.traffic.islands. I tell you, I'm exhausted after it! All that thinking. Felt it the whole run, but it was better than last week. I have a little pain now but i guess that's to be expected. I have to be better soon! Rest is driving me insane.

Had a very unmotivating week, but I get those a bit. Probably coz I was sick and injured, it just makes me feel blah. But I'm over it again now. I'm house-sitting at the moment, so it's good to have a little variety in my routine. It's closer to work, so I can sleep in for an extra....5 mins!! YIPEE!!! hehe I'm living a lazy life, having chicken/meat and vege soup for tea every nite. Got another litre or so to get through, lucky I like it!! Nothing else planned this weekend, I like to do nothing :)
Will attempt our 7km club run tomorrow afternoon. *Fingers crossed* that my knee gets no worse than what it is at the moment, I should be right then.
Ciao for now!
xoxo

YEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAa!!!

I'M ORDERING ONE OF THESE MIRRORS, WHO ELSE WANTS ONE!!! ;)

For lack of a better title, YEEE HAAA is it for today!!
Just finished chest and tris and if it's anything like last week, I'm gonna be sore for days again! YIPEE!! Did some new PBs on incline bench and d/b bench, so bring the pain I say! LoL
Still havent ran and just had a mini-myocardial infarction seeing as it's only 12 days until my 10km Club Championship run! ARGH!!! We earn points on all CC runs over various distances, to decide Club Champion of the year. I'm trying to defend my "crown" of Club champ for females 18-39years, and i can't let an injury get in the way of my pride!!! HA! My netball coach tells me "Don't be a hero" LoL! I should really take his advice more often. Well I just did a 100m run down the hallway and my knee was ok...!!! Must be better. LoL!!! ;)
Jodie, Amy, Mandy, Janelle, Alicia, Hilary - thanks for all your well wishes on THE injury and flu. I'm back on top of the flu now, *fingers crossed* nothing else nasty comes my way this winter!
Beki - a whole month?!?! GEEEEZ!! It's not the end of the world, but I do have hope from reading your blog and knowing that i WILL be back up there. I have been doing the heat thing, everything actually!! Ice initially made it more painful, but it's handling it a bit better now :) I don't have skins, simply because it's not cold enough here to run in them!! I have looked into it though, especially as you mentioned, can also be used to speed up recovery. I ran in my good old trusty nikes on the weekend, and unfortunately it still flared up. Thanks for your advice all the same!!!
Jaime-Lee - yes muscle growing days they are now!! And yes, keeping active by punishing the upper body!!
Lauren - ta chick! Lol on the pull-ups. It was my goal by end 2005 to be able to do 10 unassisted pull-ups. I got there on the 29th December or something!!!! hee hee Not sure howd I'd go now though!!!

Frustrated!

Well girls, the news is not good on my silly injury. I'm so frustrated... I do everything I'm told and it still gives me hassles, what else CAN I do!!
I rested - as in NOOOOO running - for a whole week (very very agitated lil girwl i was!)
Iced when possible, anti-inflammatories - gel, and tablets when painful, did my stretches, remedial massages, and I even did the massaging on myself when possible.
So I got up all excited early Saturday morning, there were 5 of us this time which the more the merrier. We had a new route planned as well, about 18kms. Well I warmed up, gelled it, stretched it etc. About 22mins (yes I checked my watch), I felt something. Not pain, but I ignored it all the same. Stretched again when we had water breaks, but about 30mins into it, crossing the big busy bridge here in town, it just went OUCH. I had to stop (very very demoralising have to STOP in the middle of a run, especially on a main street...how embarassing ;) lol). Hobbled along to see all my training partners stretching further and further ahead. I had 2 options.... turn around and have to run all the way back, or persevere and see how it goes. I kept going.. but the sensible selina kicked in and thought "if you push it, you may have even longer time off" so I kept going till I reached my nan's house and decided to pull the pin :( That was all of 45mins worth. I waved the other two off with tears in my eyes :*(
So the 1/2 marathon is 6 weeks off... I've lost over 2 weeks of training now... my chances of travelling north to compete are looking slimmer... I'm just really upset, it's been my goal all year, and the closer it gets, the further out of reach it is :( I iced it right away and have been into the anti-inflams and stuff and I do have a glimmer of hope as it is heaps better at this stage than what it was at the same stage after last run... ie i can walk today.
Ohhh and to throw another spanner in the works, I've got the flu!!!! So needless to say, today I have to miss ANOTHER club run, but I might try a small run tomorrow to see how it pulls up. I don't like being injured :(
On a happier note - I got my new weights program and it's very exciting!! I've got PULL-UPS in there!!! WHOO HOOOO. I'ts been a looong time since I've tried them... I was a tad embarassed last time, as, although they tried to be subtle (men??...as if!), some of the boys at the gym were looking a little dumbfounded to see me doing them by myself. hee hee ;)
Well I had all intentions of posting a pic today, but I left the CD at home...DOH! Was having a big clean-up, and OMG, the dust... mix that with the flu, I've sneezed a hell of alot today!!! How many calories do you burn sneezing?!?!? LoL
Ooopsy gotta run... well not literally. I"m going to go and tease myself by going down to watch all the runners take off...and just to see everyone, it's been so bloody long!
Have a fantabulous week all!!
Tootalooo
xoxo

Taken from Rae's blog... (but my answers of course!!!) LoL

Four Things about me
Things you may not have known about me.....

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Novelty Shop Junior
2. Pizza Hut "Phoney" - taking all phone orders
3. Legal Accounting Assistant
4. Personal Trainer

B) Four movies I would watch over and over
1. Dirty Dancing
2. Titanic
3. Pearl Harbour (love the epics!)
4. Bring It On!! ;)

C) Four places I have lived
1. Mackay, QLD
2. Vancouver, Canada
3. Out of my backpack!
4. That's it!

D) Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. The OC
2. Desperate Housewives
3. That's all I get the opportunity to tape and watch :)
4.

E) Four places I have been on vacation:
1. England
2. Europe
3. Egypt
4. Bali
5. USA
6. Canada............. OK so its a few more than 4, but I couldn't leave any out!!!

F) Websites visited daily:
1. Hotmail - personal
2. Email - work
3. Blogs (almost daily)
4.

G) Four of my favourite foods:
1. Chico babies and Snakes Alive - I love sugar!!!!!!!!! ;)
2. Cottage cheese on flavoured rice cakes
3. Oats and cottage cheese
4. Sushi

H) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In bed
2. Back in Canada in my old house in front of my fireplace *ahhh*
3. In bed
4. On holiday!

I) Four people I think will respond
1. Hmmm I'm not sure... surprise me!
2.
3.
4.

Now, here's what you're supposed to do... copy the above, enter your answers and either post it on your blog or email it to your friends!!

xoxo

OoooooooooooooooK!

Hmmm Blogger is being naughty tonite. I twice uploaded another pic, and twice it's not here!!
Ahh well :) I'm still cranky about my leg. I was supposed to go running last nite, but I just knew it wasn't up to it. Although it kills me to stay still, I know if I rush it it will never get better. I've got my usual netball game tonite, so I'm hoping all pulls up well after that. It's been fine, until now... must have ESP, I just pushed my rolly-chair back using that leg (DUH!) and it pinched big time. bugger bugger bugger *sighs*

Anyway, I spent this morning at the Show today with my goddaughter. She was the gorgeous pic I was going to share. She was sooo cute and had sooo much fun. The weather was far from desirable, drizzling all day, but we looked on the bright side - at least not many people were there to be crushed in!

I had my chest and triceps training session yesterday and OMG, I can't even straighten out my arms my tris are so sore! My chest alllllways gets sore and surely enough it's not letting me down today either! Planning a full-on week of it this week, nothing is going to stop me. Oh except for the leg of course...

Hold on, let me try the pic again... OH OH IT WORKED IT WORKED!!!

xoxo

WINTER IN QUEENSLAND?!?!?

Yes Yes we doooo get one!!!!! Here is a pic of me and my friend last nite at her BBQ outside, YES it really was that cold!!! (no that is not a wine
bottle in front of us) ;P


Hehe, we laughed at how silly we must have looked, in our beanies and ski jackets. Brought back memories of our Christmas in Canada in 2003. It was the last time any of that stuff had been brought out!! It was a fun nite though, I must admit my other half looked a site in my other pink and purple tea-cosy looking beanie, and my friend's pink playboy slippers. At least IIIIII was prepared!!! ;)

Golly gosh its been a week since my last decent post! I've been busy, and stressing, and having a rough time with one thing or another. Of course my latest drama is nothing major, but at the moment it's taking over my thoughts!!!!!!!

I HAVE self-diagnosed and have had verification that I have ITB friction syndrome.

Starting at the beginning, last Saturday morning I did a nice long 16kmish run. All good. To walk down stairs that nite was painful in my right knee, very bizaare. I pulled out half way through my Sunday arvo run jsut coz it was a little twingy. Ran 10kms Monday nite with no pain, played netball Tuesday nite with nothing to whinge about. The week was exercise-free after that due to this and that, so I was hyped up for a long 17kmish Sat morning run. 5kms into it, something just went OUCH and my knee was soooo damn painful. I limped back and stretched but as soon as I stopped I could hardly walk again. I remembered Beki and her knee issues and her symptoms and put 2 n 2 together. I went for a massage which made me almost cry and we together worked out thats what it was :( I still CANNOT put any downward pressure on my knee, I couldn't even walk on it last nite. Sitting for a while then getting up was agony, especially in the cold last nite! My legs are bruised today from the massage yesterday, it feels a little better, but I'm gonna have to rest. I'm SOOO CRANKY!!!!!!! When things are going good, I always seem to get injured, my body keeps breaking :( I had to sit out our club 10km race today, I was hoping to do a PB over the 10 today, and I was well on target with my current training times. Half marathon is only 6 weeks off and I haven't put in enough long runs coz something keeps happening. I also remember something that Beki mentioned - different shoes. I have just swapped and they are soooo comfy, but I'm going to try running Monday nite and will wear my old Nikes and see if I get the same pain. Please.make.it.go.away!!!! Not a happy camper.

Umm what else.... My stubborn nan is home from the hospital one week after hip replacement surgery. Her kids - ie, my mum etc - are sooo mad. She's only had occupational therapy for a few days, had one practise at the small things - like getting in and out of bed - so told the doctor she was OK, and PUSHED to be let out, so they checked her out. She is so not ready to be at home, there's no magic button to push when she needs help in the middle of the nite. She was recommended to have another week in there, but noooo she cracked the poops and wouldn't eat and stuff, she was being jsut like a little kid, until she got her own way!! What I'm saying may sound nasty, but we're all concerned thats all. She lives alone in a unit and is barely walking, and we're all worried she's just going to go back down on it, and hurt the same hip, or do the other one!! The modifications to the house whilst the hip is rehabbing, is astronomical. The small things you wouldn't even think of. From stairs to chairs to toilet seats and simply putting stockings and socks on! She'll most probably come through with flying colours and shut everyone up though!! I love her... obviously the stubborn streak in me comes right back from her!!!

I'm on the second six weeks of my current 12 week plan, and I've been terrible. I didn't get to do any weights last week, so I can't wait to thrash the musckles tomorrow.
My goals are
1. ENSURE I drink 3+litres H2O each and every day. It's been harder in this weather!
2. NO FREE MEALS, no pickys, no nothing that I shouldnt have!!
3. Write down what I'm eating, I havent done this lately and do miss it.
4. Never miss a weight training session again. EVER! lol
5. Revise my goal book with more inspiring pics and motivational quotes etc.
That's just my start.

Whoa, its late, gotta bolt (I'm at work, on a Sunday nite). Feed time!!
xoxo
PS - still working on that ticker thing ;)

SEE HOW STOOOOPID IS THAT!!!

My trials continue....
look at that, half up there, half in la-la land!
If I insert it in the template just one space along, it then disappears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHH frustrating. Anyway I'm gonna leave it there till I know what I'm doing, coz I don't want to have to create the ticker allll over again!!
Wish I knew what I was doing.
Rae?!?! If you read this, Kaddy says you have a document you can email which might assist?!
I better leave before this puter ends up out the window ;P (Im not bad tempered, really!!)
xoxo

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Can anyone out there give an computer-illiterate bubble brain step-by-step instructions on how do work this damn blogger thing?
I thought that I could use a ticker thingy, just coz I like counting down! So i set it all up pretty and ready to go and pasted the link into the template....
But where does it go???
I had it at one stage only half visible RIGHT up the top of the page. So then I moved it down further within all the mumbo jumbo in the template and it just disappeared. I played with it for an hour and found the spot where it's too high up, and put it one space over, and it was invisible!?!?!? It made me a cranky-pants let me say.
Can anyone help?!?!

Ill be back later to post my latest issues, never a dull day in a drama-queen's life!!! Hee hee ;)

xoxo

Good News, Bad News

Starting with the bad...
I got home from work on Thursday evening to the news that my beloved nana had had a bad fall
:( She's 82, all of 37kgs, so very tiny, and as always happens when older people fall, it was something so silly - tripped over her footstool as she jumped up to grab water when knitting :(
My poor nan was writhing in pain on the cold floor yelling out hoping someone walking past would hear. Anyway she got to the phone eventually to call my mum and it went from there...
As at this moment she's still in hospital waiting for surgery for a total hip replacement.
I love her attitude though "So I'll be up walking my dog again in 4 days?" So cute :) She's a trooper, every day has an hour walk with her dog, and that's what will keep get her up and going again. With her brand new titanium hip, she really will be an ironwoman :)

Now to the good...
Originally I missed out on Robbie Williams tickets, ticketek site was jammed for last Friday's pre-sale for ticketek members, by the time my friend got on, there were only single seats left. For the public sale we had no chance... BUT... my friend's sister-in-law, like JODIE is a Robbie club member and was smart enough to buy extra... SO I GOT ONE!!! YEEEEEEEEEEHAAA
So I'mmmm going to roooooobbbbiiieeee :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) I've already decided that I'm going to be the lucky chick like at his Knebworth concert to be the one picked out to go on stage and feel his butt and get a big kiss!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! Lucky I'm going to the Brisbane concert Jodi, coz my claws will come out ;) LoL

Anywhooo had a whopping nice 16km run in the rain this morning :) I'm feeling a lil tired now but still have a few more hours of work (Yes selina, WORK not BLOGGING!!) to tackle before I can even think of leaving!

Hope ya'll have a fantabulous weekend, YIPEE for long ones!!!!!!!!!
Be good, or be good at it :)

xoxo

Injured :(

Well sort of... I went to the chiro yesterday for my monthly maintenance and all was good. Then of course coz I was all adjusted, yesterday afternoon when training legs/shoulders, my back started to hurt... don't like that. I got out of bed like a cripple this morning but once I was warmed up it was and still is better. So I've made an executive decision that I won't be doing any training today, which isn't a great drama as I'm all up to date with my sessions.
It was raining last nite so I couldn't run :( I did a big one Tuesday morning though which I don't usually do, so at least I've done SOMETHING :)

Thank you to all you sweet girlies who left comments, I have returned a comment within the comment section... say what?!?! LoL did we all understand that?!

I'm a naughty girl, I made a pact with myself when I saw the state of the floor here at 6am this morning, that I wouldn't touch the computer or do any emailing/blogging/commenting until the place was SPOTLESS... Well I'm here and it's still a mess... I *pinky promise* I will after this!

I really have nothing exciting to post! So I'll leave on this note...

"Today is yesterday's tomorrow,

Tomorrow is today,

So DO IT and then it's done!!!"

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN - 6.4kms - 46mins 26secs

And my butt isn't even sore today!!!!! Yesterday consisted of travelling of where I was staying to the top of the mountain to pick up my friend...that was prolly a really bad idea, travelling up the mountain before i had to run it, it reminded me too well of what i was in for! I started with a good warm up to find somewhere hidden enough to 'empty my bladder'!! Miles down the road I found someone's cane paddock... hehehehe Anyway we had to run about 2.5-3kms before the ascent even started and from there on it was a walk-run-walk-run. I was playing leap frog with 3 or so men, our walk-run cycles were opposite, it was quite funny overtaking the same person about 8 times only to see them go past you again. It was SOOOO hard, like SOOO Hard. My heart rate was off the richter scale, my beathing was like I was dying, and at times I got hot/cold flushes and felt I was gonna pass out! BUT I DIDN'T!!!! Anyway to cut a long story short, I ended up being 5th female in which I was SOOOO happy about :) I also beat my time last year by just over 4 mins so was stoked!!! Won $25 for fifth place, so I made a profit ;) Oh plus won a T-Shirt from a sponsor in the random drawer prizes...ya know that ones that are way tooooo huge that will end up being a pyjama top... anyway i def came out on top!! It was lotsa fun. I have made a promise to me that I will do some serious hill training before next years... lol thats what i said last year!

I had a great run Saturday AM with my training partners. It was bloody freezing, but of course I don't have anything warmish to wear... who needs warm clothes up here!! I musta looked a sight at still dark in 10degree weather in my singlet. Never takes long to warm up though :)

Just finished a good weight work-out and this week is gonna be a good one in terms of training/food etc. I'm gonna make sure it is!

Gotta run, lots to dooooooooooooooooo
tootalooooooooooooooooooooooo :)

Bout time for a post...?

Thanks Jodie... yes it was well overdue, so I've decided to get off my lazy a$$ and write something. Been 'missing' as I've felt I've had nothing positive to post, so it's better to post nothing. The last 2 weeks have been low low low, but there's only one person that can change that, and that's ME. It goes a bit deeper than that, but that's all I need to share. I know I'm not the only one that has hassles and obstacles to overcome, and most peoples probs are alot bigger than mine, so I need to GET OVER IT!! :)
Anywho... ummmm.... Well I did my first run on Wednesday nite in 10 days (yes, that's bad, but that's what happens when crap hits the fan with me, everything 'normal' is pushed to the side).
I can't complain though, I did my fastest time for 5kms in over 15 months! I did a huge leg work-out the day before so my musckles were sore, but it so worked for me! I'm proud to say my PB for this season is now...
5kms.... 24mins 06secs :) :) :)
It's still a far cry from my best ever of 22min 56secs, but considering the circumstances, I was OVER THE MOOOOOOOOOON!!! So needless to say, since Wednesday nite, I have been a bit more focused. I HATE HATE HATE that I am sooo sporadically emotional, I'm depressed for 10 days, then within 25mins it all changes? Then the issues that consumed me for those 10 days seem so silly. This happens all the time to me, but lately more often than not, and the lows last longer. GRRRR Anyway... OHHH plus I had my new Asics Kayanos, so I reckon that must have given me the edge ;)
Have a KILLER of a run on the weekend, it's King of the Mountain, so you guessed it, a long run almost vertical. It's only 6.4kms, but last year I walked it in at 50mins. I felt better to see alot more experienced runners reduced to a walk as well, it's sooo tough. Can't wait for it to be over!! hehe Love the challenge though.
Not much planned for this weekend, going out for a few drinks (of water in my case) tonite as it's my OHs 'farewell' drinks for his current job now that he's starting at the mines in 2 weeks. Early one for me as I'm up before the sun for half marathon training. That's prolly the highlight of my weekend, aren't I so sad :)
Better run, my fingers are FROZEN. My work is the coldest building EVER! Air-con isn't even on - I even have my hoody on at the moment!!!
Have been reading everyones blogs still, THANK YOU ALL for being so inspiring, wonderful women :) You are all my strengths in times that i need...
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!

YEEEEHAAAA :)

11km run - 55min 39secs

But first...What a wonderful weekend!!!!!!!!!! Woke up bright and early yesterday morning and met my two training partners for a nice long run. We did 1hr 05mins in light drizzly rain, and felt great. Bummed around all day doing things like shopping, bitz and pieces of work, then I had to go back in the afternoon to take some clients out running hills. I did another 35mins yesterday afternoon. Was thinking about the lovely Rae all day and how her comp was going.

Went out for dinner last nite with OH, and enjoyed one drink :) Early nite as I had to get up again and cheer on my teams in the Duathlon comp this morning. They all did great, as they always do :) I had to come back home and nap, lil bit tired and my hammies are quite tight from all the running lately. Woke up and psyched myself up for the 11km club run this afternoon. My goal (after last week's 10km time) was to get in under an hour, as there were 2 steady long incline hills to conquer. For some reason, my handicap is 11min 33sec... that's like WAYYY to good for me!! My run partner who I bust my butt to keep up with is handicapped at 6min 33secs... somethings gone wrong in the system there!! So I was out running by myself, not sure if that is a good or bad thing!! The hills KILLED, but I had no intention of ever stopping - by the time I got to the top, my heart was jumping out of my chest, and I was sure I would be emptying the contents of my stomache... ewww, but next minute it was down hill again, and all the pains were gone! Flew it home to make that time, which I'm SOOO happy with. That's just over 5min kms, yay all my training is paying off.

Flew home to hop on here to see that Rae won her comp!! YEEEEHAAA!!! HUGE CONGRATS TO RAE!! I've followed her journey for a long time now, and am so excited for her!!

Well that's my weekend gone by, all too fast again :) Hope everyone has a great week!!!
Selina

Hump day!!

Love Wednesdays, it's my "admin" day so I don't usually book in any clients, which means it's the only day of the week I DON'T have to start at 5.30am. It is nice to have that break in the middle :) Lots to do today, staff training :) I now have another female trainer, which takes the pressure off me a lil bit :)
Yesterday I trained back and bis, then did 25mins interval training on the tready. Didn't absolutely bust myself as I had a netball game last nite. We won! Eats were perfect as well!
Tonite is run nite!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, speaking of running, I haven't received "THE" call to say my new shoes are in :( Nevermind, I have another 4 pairs (yes I'm serious) to keep me going!!
My OH went for a new job yesterday, and he was hired on the spot. He'll now be doing field service, meaning out at the mines for days at a time. GRRR. Not that we see each other that much as it is due to our totally different commitments, but that makes the available time even less. Ah well, I said to him, at least it's less time to argue!! ;) hee hee
That's it for now, just a quickie. Will catch up on everyone else's lives later in the week.
Enjoy the rest of it!!!

Monday again!!!

10km run - 53min 29secs

Was quite happy with that, it hurt, and I actually thought of possibly only doing the 5km course, but thought "you sook, you'll feel better once it's done". In the last km, thought I was on track for a PB, then realised I wasn't quite sure what my PB was... Nevermind, I missed it anyway! It felt good all the same. I haven't done alot of "official" 10km runs, I usually just run based on time (ie a one hour run) rather than distance, so it's good to gauge where I'm at.
A few of us going in the half marathon in August have officially planned our training early Saturday mornings. It's going to kill me, but better to do it now than on race day! I'm slowly building up my distances, which can only be done on weekends due to work, but my goal is to survive the half, I'm not planning on a record time or anything!
Oh, I ordered some new shoes on saturday!!! I just can't stop spending money *blush*. No shoe stores stock my size however, 7 is the smallest (how prejudiced!!!), so I've ordered in a 6 to try. Some Asics Kayanos, got them for a bargain :) Quite excited about that!!

I'm feeling great today, not at all tired which is strange for a Monday morning! Had a few issues getting to sleep last nite (as usual) but probably managed 6 hours before I started getting unsettled....checked the time it was 4.11am. Damn that. Drifted in and out before the alarm went off at 5.05am. I've been fluffing around on the computer here, when I'm sposed to be at gym now... NAUGHTY!!! Monday is usually a big day at work so I use it as my rest day, but due to a few cancellations, I might get there this afternoon anyway :)

I'm feeling highly elevated and motivated at the moment!! That's what running does to me, I feel great having a goal (can't forget the new purchase either hehe), and just loving it at the moment. Reading about other people's runs etc also gets me excited to plod on!!

OHHH good news!! I have someone coming in for a "chat" today for employment!!! I'm soooo excited. Advertising is useless as I have previously discovered, I've briefly met this girl and she's just completed her Cert IV at AIF, same as all us trainers here, and she called me last nite!! That's even better as I know she's keen, I didn't have to call her! *Fingers crossed* all goes well, I can really need the help on the shifts I can't cover/the other two boys can't do. We're quite busy!! (Says me as I'm blogging....)

Well best be off, drag myself away from this computer, it's one of those days where there's so much to do, but where to start!
Have a great week!!!!!

Ahhh Sunday :)

Oh my lordy, I just spent a very long time trying to upload a pic of my mummy, said it was done...BUT WHERE IS IT HUH!?!?!?!? grrr I really really hate these things *spits dummy*
AAANNNYYYWWAAYYYY
A big HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to my wonderful mum and all the other mother's out there!! She’s out with my dad at the moment for a special luncheon that his work has put on for them today. Tonight we’ll be doing dinner altogether :)
It’s been a long time between posts for me, I've been reading everyone else's regularly, coz i just can't stay away!!!!! I got back into weight training this week, being the first one in three weeks coz of my holiday and sheer laziness, since completing my first 12 week prog with Sue. Well I don’t know what on earth Sue has against my bum, but she’s made it really really really OUCH!!!! Hee hee. OH and my chest... well lucky I only got a small amount of groceries, coz it really hurt to push the trolley... I was totally expecting the soreness all over my body, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I was soooo naughty and stayed in bed yesterday (Saturday) morning and missed my run training – of which I planned about an hour run - but it was raining, and my legs were heaps sore – excuses I know. I planned to meet some clients yesterday afternoon for hill training, so as my ‘punishment’, I did double the course and the hardest hills, and 1hour and 5 mins later I was cactus! Quite happy though, as I still got in my longer run, it was just a harder than planned! But I really do love hills!!
I’ve actually had NOTHING on today , it’s one of those tracky daks and ugg boot days. I’ve read some of my book, and for the last few hours have been working on client files and all the behind-the-scenes stuff. My OH is working all weekend, yet another one where we get to spend a total of about 5 hours all weekend together. I have a 10km comp run on this arvo then straight to netball training for an hour and a half, what a great way to spend Sunday! Ha!
Beki – thanks for stopping by!! Will send you an email :)
Wish I had something more exciting to write, but that's my boring, simple life!!!
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend, well what's left of it!
Will be back during week :)
SeLiNa
xoxoxo

That's me and Jenny H!!
The first thing I noticed was how tiny she is!! (Yes I know, I'm a short-a$$ too!)
Yet another highlight of FILEX!!

I'm pretty buggered today. Had a girlie nite last nite, all the other halves were left at home and the three of us went for dinner. One of them has only recently announced that she's pregnant so that's our exciting news at the moment!! :) I'm really starting to feel 'out of it'. My only two friends left here are married with bubbys or expecting, even my younger sis is jumping on the wagon! EEEEK! It's just not what I want for now though :) Especially when comparing their hubbys' latest wrong-doings, and comparing pregnancy stories!!
Anyway that was an 11pm finish and I had to get to sleep fast for my big club run this morning. Set my alarm for 5.30am, but went back to sleep... i NEVER do that!! Thank goodness my lift called me at 5.45am to ensure I was going to be ready... so I had a quick wake-me-up shower, shovelled some porridge down, and I was pretty much outta there. We had to travel a good 30mins to get to where it started, but made it in great time.
It was a 28km club championship, but my running friend and her hubby (yet another one) and I did a team event. I did the first 12kms (1hr, 2mins 10secs), then Tanya took off for 8kms, then her hubby in his first ever run did a good 8kms as well :) The winner came in in something stoopid like 1hr 40mins!! Another friend holds the course record of 1hr 21mins... Like is that seriously possible to run that fast!! LoL Some people hog all the talent :P
so needless to say after a late nite, then running 12kms on a sunday morning, i went home for a kip. Just hanging out now till netball training this evening at 5.30pm - 7.00pm, it's really the last thing I feel like doing!
Well that's it, gotta get prepared for work before my mammoth 14hour day tomorrow. It's soooo busy, I only have one spare appointment left in the WHOLE day!! (take away my two hours to do ME training, plus a half hour elsewhere to eat).
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

A few pics :)

Well that's a couple of pics from my Sydney trip. First one is at the expo at the EAS stand with Aaron Ferguson and his transformation pics in the background. Second one is out for drinks and dinner with the EAS crew. Gotta love the stunned teenager look on my face! It was SO MUCH FUN!!!

baaaaaack

It's been a whole long week nearly since my last post. I've kinda been avoiding it I guess after my whinge, didn't wanna sound like a whiner allll the time!
Last time round I forgot to address the lovely comments that were left. Ta to all the new names who've dropped in lately :)
Chontelle - nice to meet you. I've checked out your blog too! I'll be adding you to my faves :)
Jodi - HELLO!! I know exactly who you are! Small world eh. Never would have thought I'd find another person from Mackay on here! So do you have a blog yourself?!
Suzi - hello and thanks for dropping in!! I'll be popping by your blog as well to see how you're doing!!
HIlds - have you got any pics yet that we can take a peek at?!?! Would love to see how you finished up. Hang in there for your last 2 weeks tho... they should be just about up now right?!
Shar - ARGH!! She still haunts me!! LoL Just kidding, I'm happy you're still harassing me, when I fall, I fall hard, but I always climb back up again. Negative Selina usually gets kicked in the butt my Positive Selina, although I do miss your butt kicks as well!! I'm still checking your blog out, glad to see you're doing well :)
Lauren - yep, I always was planning to do another prog, it's just been this in-between phase where I've gone off the rails!! I'm starting again on Monday 8th, and so can't wait. Being so care-free with my food especially when away has left me feeling so Bleugh that I can wait to feel YIPEE again!!

I've started running again this week, OHHH if anyone gets the Runners World mag, i'm in there!! heheheeee Not coz I"ve done anything great tho, just in a promo ad for the "Run the Great Whitsunday Walk". It's a 28km run in September and now coz I feature in all the fliers for it I'm thinking I'd better run it!! I've had someone ask me if i'll run for their company and they'll sponsor me, so I've got no excuses!!

I got nothing much to say, just been checking everyone's blogs. I'm having trouble leaving comments on some, prolly the puter I'm on, very tempermental.

I'm starting a brand new fresh 12 weeks (as I mentioned above to Lauren) and I can't wait to get back on track.
HILARY - if you read, to answer your question, yes it's this Monday 8th! Let's do it together :)

Betta run, got a bit of sleep to have, got an early morning run planned before heading into work for a few hours of catch-up. If I remember I'll take my camera in as i STILL haven't loaded those pics of the fun I had in Sydney!!

Tootaloooooo

?!%^&(*&@

HMMM, not liking me lately. I still have not gotten back on track since I finished my 12 week prog TWO weeks ago. I feel gross, fat, and yuk, and no crap here, my clothes are tighter again. Like what the?! In TWO weeks...geez i musta been worse than I thought. And also the horrid scales are reading right up again. I am going through what I remember TRACEY D saying - a puffer fish phase :( I feel SOOO horrible, so yuk, like I have no direction at the moment. I don't want to spiral out of control, I have to regain that OOMPH i had before. All the things that I never touched before are now so appealing and "one won't hurt"...right!? Well certainly not, ONE IS HURTING.
I've realised I really really need a strict goal to set myself. It's almost like being happy with my bod isn't reason enough for me anymore. Well I had the big photo shoot to aim for before, that was like IT for me. Now what?! I want to feel daily the satisfaction and passion for my goals like I read in Sue's, Rae's and Jadey's blogs as they prepare for their comps. I need to have a big huge goal like that to strive for, that failing or little slip-ups aren't an option coz too much depends on it.
Suggestions anyone?! I HAVE to get over this silly phase, it happens regularly it feels, then later I wonder what I was being so stoopid about.

Other than sulking I have not much to report, sadly. Worked all morning, going on a road trip tomorrow up to Airlie Beach (1.5hrs away) with my boyf, my bestie, her hubby and my gorgeous lil goddaughter. Should be fun!

I just tried to upload the pics from last weekend, but it didn't happen so have to wait till Tuesday when I'm back at work, coz if any non-QLDers didn't already know... we have monday off!!!!! YIPEEE!! Not to rub your nose in it or anything ;P

Anywho, im outtie, enjoy your sundays :)

I'm BAAAAACK!!!!!!!!

I had the bestestestest time eva!!!!! I SOOOO love Sydney :) Filex was AWESOME!!! The lecture/seminar part was fantastic for updating/refreshing knowledge, and learning new tricks. I took in sooo much info in the three days, it was well worth it. The expo...well that was like Disneyland!! So many samples...in fact I'm never ever ever gonna eat a protein bar again. I was so carried away in my lunch breaks in the expo, that I didn't get time to run and grab something to eat before the next seminar, so the freebie samples were my "staple" diet those days.
I met a few of my buddies from the sportzblitz forum - Kerryn (Kek) and Jay. Kerryn and I did lots of workshops together and it was like we'd always known each other. It was great to hang out with someone! Jay was a sweetie - he won the Ironman bodyblitz grand champion title, and it a very smart boy!
I was flabbergasted to meet Jen Hendershott - she gave me a hug like she'd known me forever!! She was soooo lovely. I saw on stage Rosa Maria Romero, I wanna be like her when I grow up. I met Aaron Ferguson (Body For Life grand champion and millionaire!!) and went for drinks on Saturday nite with the EAS crew. He is GORGEOUS. I almost couldn't speak, I was tongue-tied. He is really sweet as well, and he gave me a kiss good-bye!! I almost couldn't bring myself to wash my face LoL! I have phtographic evidence of all these meetings of course, but have no battery left at the moment in the camera, it had a workout!
That's not even mentioning the 2.5days I had for pleasure... shopping, oh the shopping!!!!
IT WAS SOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring on next year's!! hehe
Better run do some work.............. I'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

Introducing..........MY LEGS!!! lol

As you can probably see, yesterday I received my 2nd CD of pics from my photo shoot on Saturday!! I now have a total of 200 pics.. damn good value for $130!!! There will be pics to come now forever... hehe. Well they make my boring blog a lil more colourful, and I've run out of shots of my goddaughter, so my body bitz it is!!!
I’m off to Sydney first flight tomorrow so early morning!!!! My mum and sis are coming along, and are like “We have to be up sooo early, like 4.15am” and they’re stressed. I’m like “Yea no worries, that’s a normal start for me!!” hehe. I have to finish off here, I’m leaving the place in the hands of my two boys that work here…hmm that could be scary! J/K, they’ve done an awesome job when I’ve been away before, so I have every faith.
I have to get home and pack…. I’m a bit scared!! A QLD gal going to Sydney in April – what is one to expect!!! So I’ve got warmish clothes as well as alll the exercise stuff I’m going to need for FILEX. A gal can never have too many changes of exercise gear! I’m soooo excited, it’s gonna be sooo much fun!! 3 full days of fitness exhibitions, lectures, displays and hopefully samples!!!
Everyone have a fantastic week!! I'll be back to check up on everyone next Wednesday!!
SeLiNa *Big Waves* xoxo

Couple more pics, just in case you haven't seen any! hee hee

We went to the beach after my shoot to get a few pics, it was SOOO windy and the sand was sticking to my body oil!! Here's one all the same :)


Another pose from the professional photo shoot. Did I mention that i had SOOO much fun!!! ;)

Three days till I'm off to Sydney!!

Still can't believe that I'm off on Thursday. It really didn't register how close it was! I've had a busy long weekend, I'm at work at the moment. Lots to do before I fly out, from past holidays, it's always double the time to catch up on what I couldn't do when I was away. I came in here 7.30am this morning to get the BAS done, of course this month of all months there had to be errors. I had clients from 8.30-11.30 and they were all impeccable over easter, not eating any chocolate (I thought only people like Sue and Rae did that!!) I must be teaching them well, didn't dare tell them of my chocolate accidents!!
I've just finished doing up my 'essay' for the bodyblitz and Sue's New You comps, so that's another job to tick off the list. I just have to get my piccies printed onto paper (hopefully tomorrow I will get the next 100 or so of them... lol just to make sure i have what i think are the best ones) then I can send it off in time.
I gotta sort out all my FILEX stuff this arvo, make sure I know what's going on, get my air tix in order rah rah rah. I'm pretty busy with clients Tuesday and Wednesday so don't know when I'll be packing! First flight out at 6am on Thursday morning! Man, life has been hectic lately!!
Thanks Ali, Mandy, Jadey for popping in to my blog! I will add you to my list WHEN i can work it out again :) And Hilary, Sue, Sharleen and Rae ta for your nice words as always.
Will catch up with everyone another time (I'm still so selfish). I'ts nearly 3.30...I've been here all day!!!!!
SSEELLIINNAA

MERRY EASTER!!! :)

Hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC day!!!! The Easter Bunny somehow got past that damn rabbit trap, as there appeared to be eggs everywhere in the house today. I am not eating any today, not after yesterday, I felt soooo gross, don't want to feel that bad again!
I was up at 6am to prepare for my 5km race. Prep went OK I felt, lots of water, good oats and cottage cheese and maple syrup... and I loved every bit of it. I've been a bit "nervy" as I always do before a big race and was still well acquainted with the loo this morning. That'll learn me for eating crap yesterday!
I took off in a great hurry, my first KM was extremely fast for me so thought I'd better settle a bit. I was going great guns, was in the lead pack till about 3.5kms. I got a tiny lil stitch which, within a minute was a massive stomache cramp, and I could hardly breathe. My stomache was rock hard, it was that cramped. I had to walk, I NEVER EVER EVER walk. I was in so much pain I was in tears, and it was very humbling to have many many people run past me. I'd start to jog again, then was reduced to a walk, this happened about 5 times no joke. It was the first time I've ever wished for the emergency cars to come past and collect me, but there was no way, I was going to finish. The other girls in my age group ran straight past me, my clients ran past me, it was very demoralising but it just wasn't my day. I finished the race in tears qnd quite distressed and the ambos assisted me. Apparently a few people struggled with cramping and heat exhaustion during the course of the morning, so at least I wasn't the only sook! I sat and was treated with ice... my calves, quads, even my jaw (from crying I guess) had all cramped up.
One of my clients received gold in his age group and 9th overall in a cracking time, but he didn't stay for the presentation so I went up to get his medal on behalf of him, and where there they happened to read out the next awards... turns out I got bronze for my age group female 18-39yrs!!!!!!!! I was absolutely shocked, as everyone noted on my face!! So I went back to my seat with two medals. Believe it or not, my time was still under 25mins... 24min 58secs. God only knows what I could have done had I not had to walk. I am just soooo stoked. I was 17th overall in a field of 35, so I'm so happy considering all *big smiles* Aren't I such a drama queen!
One of our local "legend" runners noted the followin... in his words "You were putting on a bit of weight there and I could see it affected your running style. Now you've trimmed down again, you're running well and looking fit". HEHE So it has all finally come together. Fat loss = fitter and faster. Couldn't ask for me. Anyway gotta run, I'm in at work, got the big family lunch to rush home for. Might be back later.........
BE GOOD!!!! tootaloooooooooooo
SELINA

And a sheepish....just oooone more...

Well I thought I'd better give the good with the bad. Only a handful of people have seen my "before" shots. For obvious reasons... ICK. Thought it would be nice to show where I started. And well with the other I'm attempting a pose. I was the worst "model" i think my camera man has ever come across!!! hehe Oh and scuse the tag hanging out of my swimmers... we noticed after many, many pics... see definitely not a natural!!!



So now what?!?! I've been living for today, everything has been for Easter Saturday... THE DAY. I feel strange now, empty, like... what's next?! That's something I will be in touch with Sue about :) I havent looked past today so much so that i "forgot" I'm heading to Sydney on Thursday for the FILEX convention!! LoL My mum and sis are coming along as well... she's getting married in September, so they'll do wedding stuff while I do fitness stuff, which suits me fine!! We also have just over 2 days for pleasure stuff as well when I'm not "working". Whole trip is a business tax deduction though ;) .. Gotta love that!!
I also "forgot" that tomorrow I am in a 5 km race. We here in Mackay are hosting the Suncorp Nth Qld Games this weekend and I'm racing in the morning. Not ideal training prep being on a depletion diet, but hey, I'll give it my best shot. They requested a blurb on me in case I come in a good position and asked my goal time... well I was aiming for a PB, but with lack of specific training 25mins would be a god-send, not exactly a 'gold-class' performance however!! But finishing my 12 weeks was my number 1 priority, and I have no regrets.
Me and my boy planned a nice meal today, but you know after my photo shoot, I really wasn't craving anything. He wanted resturant-style eating, I wanted a salad bar to have a wrap or something!! What i really really wanted was oats and cottage chees and maple syrup. He was not impressed so I didn't push that one!! I ended up with sushi and an ice-cream from Cold Rock. I really wasn't missing out on much. Oh plus the lil chocolates that have appeared in the house... and the... LOL So, i've eaten a few things "bad" today, but I've paid for it. Me and the loo have become quite friendly this evening *sighs* My stomach is telling me something.. Anyway I'll be all good again tomorrow, feeling how I felt today far outweighs how good ANYTHING tastes. I will continue to fuel my body for performance, not for pleasure, coz I know how much better i really do perform!! IN THE GYM AND IN MY SPORTS THAT IS!!! In case minds were in gutter :P
Speaking of which, once these last pics have uploaded, I better get to bed for a good sleep for my run tomorrow. :) I just finished munching on an apple... YUM And sharleen, you can't get up me for more than one piece of fruit today.. HEHE!!! ;)
Till tomorrow when I will present my "Speech"....
SELINA (the new one!!! hee hee) XOXOXOX

OK I can't help myself... a few more

IT'S ALL ABOUT ME ME MEEEEEEEEE TODAY!! lol

Well here's a "fun" shot, I can't remember this one being taken!! Being a dag tensing up, but he 'captured the moment' lol
And one of my fave upper torso shots.

HERE THEY ARE!!!!

OK Here's me as of this morning!! I have a million pics to choose from and ended up picking two of the same poses!! WOOPS! Anyway took me 40mins to upload (very very slow and old puter) so I ain't changing it!!!
Can you believe I had the darkest spray tan possible, and two coats... Hate to see the real me, you would need your sunnies on!!! lol
THANK YOU SUE AND SHARLEEN!!!!!!!!

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!

I HAD SOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN TODAY!!!!!!!!!! The photo shoot was just awesome!! I didn't have much sleep, the wine sent me over the edge right away, then I had a bit of an upset stomache, but that was prolly just nerves as well!! I was up with the sun, and tried to make myself look and feel decent.
Had another wine at 8.30am, it felt so wrong, but at least it calmed my nerves!! Went straight to "The Shoot" and well let me say I'm def not a natural poser, I was stiff as a board, but he made me feel better. I was there for nearly 2 hours!! It was great fun, I even had an audience with my mum, sis and other half to 'assist'.
Anyway enough of that... I'll try and attach a few pics. I got one CD with 100 pics, but not all of them are on there, he must have forgot to copy about half of them, so I'll be right onto him first thing Tuesday morning.
Here goes...
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I can't post pics at the moment. I'm OVER having computer issues!!! I was at home but my home puter couldn't read the CD with the photos (it's very old), so I drove to boys house, and now still no go. I'm def not going into work now, maybe tomorrow :(
Sorry.....

I HATE BEING PUTER ILLITERATE!!!!!!

I have been here stuffing around for nearly two hours on this damn piece of machinery!!!!!!!!! FRUSTRATED!!
I'm trying to add the blogs I read, for some that's a simple task, but for me.... *shrugs*
I have listed all the blogs exactly the same way, but only half of them show up!! *BIG SIGHS* So to those I haven't listed, I will work it out. At least time is flying past, must keep busy today, I've only just eaten my second serving of fish today, oops, was 4 hours after my first so that's OK.
I had my spray tan last nite (obviously nowhere open today) then tried to stay up late so I could sleep in and make this day go faster, but no, I was sleepy by 9pm but held on and read till 10pm ish then crashed. Silly me didn't turn my alarm off from yesterday, so it beep beeped me outta my dreams at 5.30am. YUK. Never really got back into a decent sleep after that so got up at 7.30am and had my final supper of sweet potato. I love that stuff :) Rest of the day just protein... till tonite!! I GET A GLASS OF RED WINE!!! And I'm making a big deal out of it, my OH is gonna have it with me. JUST ONE for me tho :(. It's soooo hard today to pace myself with the one litre of water I'm allowed. Especially after the week of trying for 6each day, I must admit I was only getting 5 in, but my bladder still wasn't impressed!
Anyway I jumped on the scales this morning, just to have a lil look and I nearly died. I've been telling Shar that I'd love to see what 47kgs looks like on the scales, my lowest has been 48.2. Welllll today it went to 46.8kgs! So after all that I still haven't seen 47kgs. LoL ;) I'm well aware that reading is attributed to the depletion diet I'm suffering through, but hey, ill take it!!
Well that's prolly it, cleaned my car, might read more book, just hang out till my wine then go to bed nice and early so I can be organised nice and early in the morning to look as good as I can when feeling as crap as I am!! Heheh actually other than the first few days when I was a bit ill, I'm surprised at how I've been, a few wall hits but just keep on keeping on.
Till tomorrow.................THE DAY.......................... TOOTALOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I'M FEELING HEAPS BETTER!!

Well, I made myself eat some fish and beans and off to the gym I went (I don't train at my own studio, I need a mental break most days). I asked the owner if I could try his body fat scales (The fat-ometer as I prefer to call it!!) just to see the differences with my handheld one.
Well he was quite impressed with all my readings!!!!! I was so excited. We don't chat on a regular basis, if at all, but he said I have def changed since training consistently. he said I look "harder" and "more athletic" WHOOPPPEEE!!! He also mentioned that another girl he trains said something about "looking like her" meaning ME... i mean ME!! Isn't it funny, in your own skin there's so much more work to be done, you focus on the parts that aren't up to your standards, yet others see you as being fine, and what they strive to achieve.
As far as Im concerned, in my clothes, yes there's a def improvement, but put me in those swimmers, its still scary!! *Fingers crossed* that my final pics are OK. I'm a bit worried.
Better go have more food, I've got an appetite, I must be gettin better. However, I'm never ever EVER gonna eat another chicken breast again. ERGHHH

Well, I'm into day 3 of depletion week, and all hasn't been well. I have been a bit sick... not physically ill, just "off". Since Sunday, I haven't been eating much, the thought of food makes me wanna throw up, and even water tastes gross. Good timing eh, just when all I'm allowed is chicken and beans/broccoli! Unfortunately I haven't really worked out since Saturday (which was the first of the high rep training which was different!). I've been sleeping SOOOOO much, between clients, and even had to cancel some sessions last nite and was in bed at 8pm and crashed through till 5.30am this morning. I am gonna attempt the next work-out in a few hours. My only issue is that I am feeling weak coz of lack of eating! I will make it though, just have to hang in there. Tomorrow I start carb loading so this alone should make me feel better :) Oh must add that my stomache has never been this flat in a long time!!!! hehehe Just the wrong way to go about it tho... :(
Well that's my measly update, not at all exciting :) Will catch up on everyone else's blog later this week!! Tootalooooooooooooo

GET IT DONE

Get it Done!

You have a choice. You can either get things done or let things happen. Letting things happen is easy. It requires no effort on your part. The problem is, when you just let things happen they will almost never be to your liking.

The other choice is to get things done. That requires your active involvement. It takes effort, as well as focus, commitment, discipline and persistence. Those things sound difficult, and they are. Yet just because they're difficult, doesn't mean they're to be avoided.

When you do what it takes to get things done, you'll get the results you want. The only way you can get what you want out of life, is to put in what you have. And that is done through your own efforts and actions.

Sure, you can take your chances and just let things happen. You might even get lucky, though few do. Or, you can step forward, put all you have into every day, and get things done. That is the only reliable way to build the life you desire.

Happy Day!!!

Today I'm having a good/happy day :) Lately things have been topsy-turvy, but you know when you just feel great and like you're on top of everything...?!?! Well its one of those. I had a few client cancellations today, which is never what I like, but that has given me more time to catch up (the pile is FINALLY getting smaller!!) AND drum roll..... TWO sessions of cardio. One was my allotted session, and I just got back from a 40 min steady sess at the gym. Burn calories....BURN!!! Hope I don't get in trub for doing double, but I did sitck to my HR zones. So I'm feeling quite happy chappy and content. Food has been spotless as well of course!!

Sue, Shar, Hilary and Rae - again thanks for your motivating input!! Sue, ta for your comment on my arms....don't want no toothpicks!! ;)

Rae - I've stolen a paragraph from your blog... Yet another motivating, to the point quote:
"Keep working toward your dreams and goals. Each day you stick to your nutrition plan and training brings you a step closer. Each day you don't stick to your nutrition plan and training either stalls your progress or takes you a step further away... so keep putting one foot in front of the other!! " Keeping this in my head for the last 10, yes only TEN days.

I'm planning well ahead for next week. The big chook stock-up and cook-up on Saturday, into serving containers so there's no reason to even contemplate looking at any other shelf in the fridge. I'm booking myself out solid with clients (except for allotted training times on Mon and Tues!! And of course, eating times), so that I can't think how hungry I am. Having a late nite Thursday nite coz got my tan booked at 7.45pm... closed for Good Friday on Friday SOOO this will be my hard day. HOwever I'm equipped... Sleeping in, will sleep whenever required during day (Yes I love sleep), and have bought a new book and have many on hold at the library to get keep me occupied. BUT I really don't think I'll be needing all that much to keep me strong, just knowing the pics are on Saturday will be enough!! Anyway nuff bout that. I'm really not that obsessed with it (specially as I was disappointed with my trial at-home-pics). It's just knowing that I got through it, and the changes I have noticed has made me so proud of what I can do when I really try. I will keep going till I get where I want to be :)

Gotta run................. food time! YIPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Then working solidly thru till 7pm tonite then I get home and get to eat again, shower, prepare tomorrow's meals and sleep enough to wake up at 4.30 to come back and repeat the cycle!!

Ciao!!!!!

NEARLY THERE!!!!!!!!!!

A few pics from the weekend. Jade-Lyn and her cake for her 2nd birthday and then me and her. I don't know how to turn the pic round... hepl?!?!

Had a few topsy turvy days after my early Saturday morning. Had a great work-out that morning after posting, and if I say so myself, I looked HEAPS leaner and defined in the mirrors with the spray tan! It was awesome, I felt good for once!! Better be careful...I might become addicted to them :) Had a nana nap after that then did my big shopping haul for the week, went home and cooked then to Jade-Lyn's birthday party, as per the pic!!! She was soooo cute, did NOT want to share her cake with anyone!!

I thought I'd try some pics n poses with new tan and all, so mum played photographer for me... to my absolute disgust, I looked terrible in them. I thought I was looking OK, but the pics say otherwise. I'm crossing my fingers big time that there's a miracle fat loss in the next 2 weeks, or that the photographer can do some editing (LOL only joking there), or trick photography to make me look better. I could have cried, ten weeks and the pics looked like that?!!? :( Anyway, I'm over that, and that's keeping me focused and more determined to give 1248931687614% in the next well only 12 days... Hilary - hope I notice lots of change in the last 2 weeks as you have :) That's a good thing to know!

I'm gonna be faaaaaaaaaaamous. Well not quite. We had a 9km reef forest run on Sunday morning 50mins from town. (Might I add that everyone told me how much weight I had lost and that I was looking so fit - AGAIN I LOVE SPRAY TANS!!!!). After the run they needed a few ppl to drive another hour north to Airlie Beach to get some pics for Runner's World magazine! So me, being me, lil miss dont-miss-a-photo-opportunity went along for the ride. There's gonna be a big 28km run through the rainforest up there organised by our local club and it's being advertised nationally in the hopes of getting lots of participants, sooooo they needed pics for Runner's world mag. We got so many photos, one better turn out!! I'm sure we ran 5kms worth over the same 10m piece of grass "just to make sure". So that's my 10mins of fame!!

Well best be off to do more work, busy busy. Not much time to read what everyone else is up too. Will catch up soon!! Enjoy the rest of your Tuesdays :)

Just a quickie!

Hi to all who popped in and visited my blog :)
It's lovely to 'meet' you all and thanks for all your kind comments!
Rae: Yes I was just a little embarassed at first to see the post on your blog!!! But it's all good... thanks for your lovely introduction :)
Meggie: HI and thanks for dropping in!
Bella: Hi again! Thanks for the tip on the mineral water!! Those lil things might be just what keeps me sane over the next two weeks of hunger!!
Tracey: Love the idea of the mobile tanning!! Will you make trips all the way up the QLD Coast?!?! ;)
Sekhmet: Beki is it? I checked out your blog, and you're a runner too!!! How exciting, I'll pop in more often :)
Jadey: Love your blog! Ta for the mention! Feel like I already know you from reading Rae's blog. hehe. Am excited to follow your progress for your modelling comp!!
Hilary: As always, thanks for your motivating words, tips and hints!!

Gotta run girls, will post properly tomorrow. Enjoy your days!! :)

selina xoso

GOOOOOD MORNING!!!!!!!

Yet another pic of my lil girl! She turned 2 yesterday so party tonite for her!! No cake for Aunty Selina though :(

Why I'm in a good mood is beyond me! I've had NOOO sleep, and have no idea why! Was in bed last nite at 10pm, then awake for toilet trip at 2pm (as you do!) and couldn't get back to sleep! Tossed and turned for 30 mins then thought, bugger it, I'll get up. So ate breakfast at 3am (I WAS STARVING), read catalogues and made my grocery list, read the newspaper, was going to wait till light to go for a run, but got too bored, so showered and came into work, all by 4.30am!!! Had end-of-month reconciling done by 5.30am (THAT will never happen again... that early on the FIRST day of the month!!), and have been emailing/blogging/bludging on the puter. I'm waiting till 8am when the gym I go to opens, and I'm outta here to train hard, then prolly back to bed!!!

I had my first trial spray tan done last nite and I love it!!! If only I could always be this brown unlike the unsightly beluca whale colour I am!! It's a stereotype that if you live in QLD you're tanned! I think maybe that's why I couldn't sleep... I'm excited yet nervous TWO WEEKS TO GO, this time in 2 saturdays I'm preparing for my big PHOTOSHOOT!!! YIPEEEEEEEEE.
I still feel like I have soooo far to go though, maybe 'trick' photography will do it for me ;)
How much body fat can one successfully shed in two weeks?!?!
Also I couldn't sleep coz I was STARVING. I am sooooo terribly hungry all the time. I eat all my correct portions, but this last week, every TWO hours I'm gettin pains again. I always have been a 3-4 hour eater, but 2 hours is just a pain in the ass! Mix that with my water consumption.. every hour on the dot to the loo, well I've got it all at the moment!! hehe

Anyway I had a compliment last nite while being tanned in the raw. "Wow, look at those muscles in your legs, you're so toned". Then up to the upper body "And your arms, I love that toned look, they look sooooo (yes she did drag that out) good". Considering I was feeling quite vulnerable, it did make me feel good. Oh then for the comment that almost made me choke... "So do you compete?" LOL (I'm really really really no where near that!!) FOr a micro second it did make me think... Could I? Then I came back to earth with a thud :)

Well best be off make my time here at work productive. I have a lots planned for this weekend so that I keep my mind out of the fridge :) Busy will always do it, so this weekend its GO GO GO!!!!

Hope everyone else has an awesome one!!!!!!!!!!!