Back to Earth - for the second time

Well I had already shared all my words of wisdom then I somehow managed to post my photos over my text and it all disappeared - and dammit there was no back button!


So now I've got to try and recreate what I said.  It was something along the lines that I was back in the groove at work and going with the flow.


I've been continuing to track faithfully and am pleased to report a nice little loss of 800g this week - so I just  need to keep on keeping on.


I had been eschewing alcohol for the past few weeks but that all came to a crashing end on the weekend.


First of all my friend Shaz and I decided to go to Rockhampton on Saturday and check out the extensions to the shopping centre there - brilliant - we now have shops like Wombat and Witchery.  Major excitement for us country bumpkins.  Anyway managed to get a few 'snips' - I'm not too obsessed on being bang up to date on fashion - end of season special do me just fine.  So got a couple of tops and a skirt - $250 to $50, $70 to $29 and $60 to $19.  Can't complain about that.


Then on the way home I got a text from Elle, another friend who has just had a relationship split and moved out and bought her own place.  She was in need of a bit of company.  Shaz had to go into work to attend to a patient - so I dropped her off, bought a bottle of wine and headed to Elle's new place.  A couple of bottles of wine later and one or two cointreaus later and I was history!  I stayed the night there then headed home in the morning.  Straight to bed and didn't surface till early afternoon.  I thought you were supposed to get smarter as you got older!!!


However I did record all the points!!


All right possums - another weekend beckons - catching up with friends now based in Brisbane that we haven't seen for quite a few years.  They're coming to us for a couple of drinks tomorrow night then we'll head to the pub for tea.  


Keep on keepin on everybody and Carpe Diem ( Seize the day) 
Love Z xx

I'm Shitty

Built you all a beautiful post then added some pictures and somehow lost all the words!!!!!!! I'll be back once I've had my hissy fit!
Zxx

Loitering in the Lake District

This is the last of the holiday photos - we had a night down in the Lake District with my sister and husband - the day we drove down was absolutely peachy weather but the next day driving back was wet and cloudy but it was all still so picturesque.

Weigh in this morning - and only a miserly 100g - I was quite disappointed but not really surprised as I'm a daily weigher and all week it's just been holding pretty steady - up and down by a couple of hundred grammes throughout the week. However - that's my first kilo down and I just need to hold the focus and resolve and just keep plugging away. I have tracked very precisely all week and been on or under points, had no alcohol and been pretty good with my water. Areas for improvement this week are to drink more water and get some exercise happening. I'm still struggling to find that extra energy to get me kick started although I know that if I get going I will feel so much better and discover energy I didnt know I had - the reality is that the problem is in my head but I'll get there soon.

Not much in the way of other news - back at work with a lot more enthusiasm this week and almost back into the groove. No plans for the weekend at this stage - think I might get my act together and build the DVDs of our holiday photos - I use a programme called Pro Show Gold and have all sorts of interesting transitions and effects as my photos cycle through and I set it all to music - sometimes choosing a song which has some connection with the place, other times just choosing what I like. The only definite one is Brown Girl in the Ring for the some of the Frankfurt photos as this was being played by a band in the square as we were having a few beers with an Irish guy and his German lady friend who we just happened to meet! I think in total we've got about 3,000 plus photos between us so will split them into one for each city.

That's it from me possums - hope you all have a good week and to those of us who are firmly back 'on the wagon' - make sure you stay there!!

Love Z xx

The view on the way into Keswick

Keswick

Keswick

Just a roadside view

Going into Grasmere

Windermere

Linda, Frank, Bloss and I having dinner in our hotel

One of the exhibits at the Beatrix Potter Museum

Bloss popping up between the squirrels

Peter Rabbit

Pre Dinner drinks in our hotel

Waiting to go into dinner - this was the residents lounge

Lake Windermere

Just one of the many views

And another

Our hotel from the main road

Our hotel Netherton Hall, Grange over Sands

The view from the hotel

Driving along

You see all these lovely sights

Bleak house?

It was raining but the veiws were awesome

Looking across a valley

We were quite high - above many of the clouds