What the HAPPENED???

Yes, This is the question I am now asking myself as I sit and ponder....However, who am I kidding? None but myself. I know what happened...disorganisation, fear, laziness and disappointment! Is anyone hearing me? #*CK!! I've been here so many times before, disappointed that the motivation went out the window, questioning what went wrong and then disgruntled because I feel I have failed myself again.


Lets put things into perspective here...ok,


1. Yes, again I failed to complete the full 12 week program. Why? Reflecting I know it was because I allowed work and my commitment to my relationship take priority over the promises I made to myself for myself.


2. Ok, the food thing I have mangaed to keep a relatively good handle on. Although not completely clean I have stuck with the knowledge gained from IBO and not slippped into the 'old ways' which for me is skipping meals and or completely starving myself.


3. The exercise has been my downfall...all i had acieived is out the window but I can say that I have still done some jogging and walking about 2-3 times a week.


$. Body wise....I have lost alot of muscle tone though not completely...I still have some defination there though the dreaded thighs are a little wobbly.


So all in all, I can be fair to myself and say that I'm not a complete loser and amazingly I don't feel too dejected about myself.





Ok....where to from here you ask? Well the plan is as follows...
*Re-read 'Fatitiude' (which I have already started doing). Craig, you are the master!!
*Not to be too ridiculously strict with myself and jsut get back on the wagon.
*Restart my 12 week program (original one from IBO) and take it from there.


*Revisit my past goals and determine whether I need to change them or not.
*Once I have set down my goals do something today that will be a step toward achieveing them.

I will make contact with the other IBO bloggers. Girls, I must confess and say that I am a little worried about contacting you all as I feel like a right knob for not sticking with the program originally. You guys are amazing and I guess I could go a bit of advice and support if you are willing.

Thank god it's Friday

Yep, I love Friday's....my down day. Though mind you pretty sad really as I have already done most of the house work !!! But I'm off to the hairdressers tomorrow for a bit of pampering so now that it's done I can relax.

On Saturdays a friend and I go walking. It's a great way for us both to catch up and I've been on her to get away from school (she's a teacher) and have a bit of a life on the weekends (she's there all the time!!). Any way her boy and I went for a jog up the local landmark this morning (Kelly's KNob!!! Yes...that's right!!). I need to puch myself that bit harder during jogs now and this really had me puffed. It's really unsafe jogging in that part of town in the morning...why is it that we as women need to have a boy or go in pairs to feel safe enough to jog around town? It annoys me a little but what do you do about it?

No gym for me today but yesterday I did shoulders and biceps.....like Sue i am not a bicep fan. Tomorrow I'm going to do an extra workout but incorporate it as a part of my cardio....a circuit and cardio mix. Just something a little different. On Sunday I'm hoping to talk the boy into going on a 20km bike ride with me....will see. I'll keep you posted on that one.

Otherwise all quiet for me this weekend as I am on call. Might get into the garden and clean out the wardrobe. Oh, what an exciting life I lead!!!

Thanks girls on the update of what Twitter is. I'm not a facebook person. I barely have time keeping up with my emails at home, work and IBO as well as blogging.

So all have a fabulous weekend. End of week 8 for me on Sunday....hard to believe only 4 weeks to go.
Ange

A commitment to BLOG

Yes, not only am I committing to recording on IBO how I faired in the 100% thread but I aim to write in my blog at least every 2 days. For those of you who do follow this blog...thank you for your kind words and encouragement. Frankie....your a star!! I plan to teach myself how to follow others too as I think I'm missing how to get that on my page.

Well, I had a bit of a crappy weekend. Sweet tooth ragin out of control and just a tad grumpy!! Kristin sent through my new 6 week program which I managed to put inot practice a week later than planned ( I just followed my onld one for another week) and I am getting better at working my way around the ExRx site to see how to perform the exercises. Steve (the boy) is good to ask about exercises as he was into the gym years ago. He has been a bit slack over the past few years...busy with work and on the waitlst to have a hernia operation (2 weeks till D Day!!). Then he won't have an excuse! Anyway, am now set to keep going and roll on through the next 5 weeks.

I started uni last week by correspondance, so this will keep me busy too. Spent the day reading through some of the articles and getting some of this weeks work done.

Iwent for a 40 min jog this morning. I love to run!!! It puts me the best frame of mind for the remainder of the day. And then this arvo I did legs in the gym:

4 sets 45 degree leg press

3 sets 12 leg curl supersetted with 3 sets of brigde to fiball hamstring curls

3 sets 15 BB squats

3 sets 12 split leg squats supersetted with 3 sets of step ups.

Then I finfiched off with ab's.

Nice work out

While I'm going can someone shed some light on what the heck Twitter is???

Found this picture....hope it makes you smile!!

What a slacker!!!

Bloody heck!! It has been a while since i last posted....(sigh). Life just keeps on going doesn't it. No waiting for anyone.

Well...things have been going ok. Feel a little under the weather today...bit of a sore throat and niggling headache but all in all ok. Very sore legs from a good leg workout last night and then jog this am. I'll be off to the gym soon to do shoulders, triceps and calves (and abs).

I've joined some of the other IBO girls in the 100% challenge...that is, following the my IBO plan 100% a day. Today is my first day (ha!) and all good. 100% so far. I'll post later on the forum my outcome percentage for the day.

I am off now to take a RAV 4 for a test drive....still tossing with the idea of either a Mazda 3 but still not sure what to do. Will let you know how good the Rav's are for wheelies....only kidding.

On the road again!!

Day 36 Monday 16th February

Yeah ha!!! God I love to run!! No rain today so I was able to take myself for a nice jog this arvo after my gym workout. Did shoulders and triceps today. Have moved up in weights and have increased the number of dips for each set. Up to 15, legs straight, elbows close....burn baby burn!!

Have been quiet due to the fact that we have had no internet...but all systems go again so I should be able to post regularly now....no excuse!!

Had a lovely weekend off call. It's amazing how free I felt not being tied to my mobile phone. Went out for dinner with some friends which was nice. I had grilled barra and a salad but I did have two glasses of champers and a scotch....but hey, I went for a run the next morning and I haven't had a drink for a while due to all the call I have been doing. So, I thought that was pretty good. We drove two of the girls home. They both live just out of Kununurra and with all the rain we ahve had we saw something that you don't see everyday...two freshwater crocodiles on her driveway!! And apparently the kids were swimming in the pool during the week with one. The photos are quite funny. Mind you I would have crapped myself!!

Anyway tomorrow I'll be tackling another jog in the am and legs before going to work. I'm not a hauge fan of legs but am developing a fondness for the exercises as I can see they are making some changes.

Yack to you all soon.
Ange

Gotta love mother nature

Hello all,

Just a quick update as to reason for me being on the quiet....mother nature!!
It has been quite a wet season up here and in the wee hours of Sunday morning the banks of the Fitzroy broke and along with it a telstra cable that supplies phone, mobile and land and internet access!! Therefore the entire Kimberley, except Broome, has been cut off from the rest of the world until today. A hercules plane was flown in to Derby with 17km of cable to fix the problem on Monday. So...the reason for no posts.
But, on that note it's getting close to my bed time and am knackered after a full admission clinic for theatre tomorrow.....start time....0630hrs!!! Hurray for me. Looks like I'll be tackling cardio and weights after work tomorrow!!

Thank you all for your welcome and comments and I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.
Ciao for now
Ange

FInally!! Up and running

Well, it's taken a while for me to get my shit together and figure out how to do this blogging thing, but here I am.

Firstly, why "Frogs and All".
Well, frogs and I have a long history....I was and at times are a little bit scared of them. Pretty funny for a num nut who lives in the tropics but it stems back to a very vivid dream I had as a child of being smothered by frogs. I remember waking and breathing and gasping for air...so as a child it was pretty scary. Well, after that I wouldn't walk or cross the path of a frog. When I started working as a teacher in Kununurra the Kindy room where I worked always had frogs in the toilets. I would get the students to remove them for me until one day I was really busting to wee.....on a weekend....no students. I tried to flush that little bugger down but he wasn't budging. So......I weed on his head (which he was to fond of by the way!) and from then I have managed to befriend them....but not enough to pick them up.

Since them I have surrounded myself with pictures of frogs as I figured the only way to overcome this embarrasing fear it to look at them in the face...all the time. So I guess you could say that's how I have looked at my health and well being. By sourrounding myself with the challenge and living with it it will become an everyday thing and nothing I need to fear, avoid or constantly dream about. Just making it a habit and something I do everyday for myself and my health.

Anyway enough of that...I'm sure you get the picture.

What you will find here will be not only my daily blog of how I'm going over the next 10 or so weeks with my challenge but a little more about me. I promise to continue to update my cyber knoweldge and if I ask some really dumb stuff just let me know...or be patient until it registers.

Have a fabulous day and I'll post again later today...off to learn alittle more about this blogging stuff.
Ange