I have managed to shift a bit of the weight I found whilst not feeling well. I do almost resent people who lose weight when they are sick. Unless I am physically throwing up my response to not feeling well is to eat... maybe this will make me feel better - no? okay then maybe this. So when hit with the lethargy that had me sleeping in, snoozing during the day and not doing much in between - I tried to heal myself with nibbling lots.
Anyway this last week I have taken myself in hand somewhat and managed to walk every day and some days to walk twice. I've also had 2 dental appointments (after which my wallet felt a lot lighter) and a chiropractor appointment. Apart from an 18th birthday party last Saturday night I've eaten far less indulgently and continued to try to make good choices. The scales have shown a drop and this morning I was 96.6kgs.
I haven't been looking at my step counts for the day although I am wearing my fitbit. I made 10 000 steps last Friday but haven't since... been in the 9 000 most days and 8 000 other. Its been really hot here and I am still not sleeping well so I wake up sluggish and with morning appointments I haven't had time to walk before them and then it gets so hot. We walk on dusk which is quite nice - still hot but bearable.
Anyway - hopefully I am back on track and things will improve from now on!
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Friday, December 30, 2016
Fitness Friday
Its been a while since I did an FF post. Here it is at last. ... and my last one for 2016. My fitbit was playing up for a week or so and so I lost the ability to accurately report what my steps were. Its getting late now I to be honest I can't be bothered finding where I left my phone to do a report of my days steps since last I did. My Fitbit is now working perfectly and is syncing in fine so I do have the records there.
I haven't made my steps each day this past week. We only did one walk on Christmas Day and I was sick on Wednesday but still.. have managed to keep pretty active. I did get on the scales this morning and was 96.9 despite all the Christmas goodies that have been tempting me and to which I have been yielding. I am glad we have been keeping active. The dogs don't give us much choice. They like the two walks a day and give us lots of reminders that they are ready to go.
Hope you have had a good end to the year. I know many of you are in northern climes and getting out and about in the cold and snow isn't always possible. With us its more about avoiding the heat!
During this mornings walk by the river we were visited by some sulphur crested cockatoos. It was like they were posing for me. They followed us along the river, resting on various trees and logs. It was delightful.
I haven't made my steps each day this past week. We only did one walk on Christmas Day and I was sick on Wednesday but still.. have managed to keep pretty active. I did get on the scales this morning and was 96.9 despite all the Christmas goodies that have been tempting me and to which I have been yielding. I am glad we have been keeping active. The dogs don't give us much choice. They like the two walks a day and give us lots of reminders that they are ready to go.
Hope you have had a good end to the year. I know many of you are in northern climes and getting out and about in the cold and snow isn't always possible. With us its more about avoiding the heat!
During this mornings walk by the river we were visited by some sulphur crested cockatoos. It was like they were posing for me. They followed us along the river, resting on various trees and logs. It was delightful.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Fitness Friday
Central Queensland, where I live, has been experiencing a heatwave. We have had a week where the maximums have been 40+ (that's Celsius. ) and minimums in the 20s. We have been walking in the mornings early but even so if we are out past 7.30AM we have come home dripping perspiration. Today is positively balmy in comparison... maximum of 36. Tomorrow the maximum will drop to the high 20s and I can't wait. Its been pretty stinking hot.
Our air conditioner has been running all day but today we haven't put it on. It really is hot enough to need it but the difference from yesterday makes it seem not so bad. There is a storm brewing though and rain is expected for the next 4 days. It will be welcome as it will drop the temperature and refresh the lawns and gardens which are becoming very dry and crunchy!
To add to our heat woes my fitbit has stopped syncing. My iphone thinks the battery is flat but it isn't. I will need to go on the website and see what they recommend but I keep forgetting ... so flat strap it slips my mind. I have remembered now but I am writing this blog. By the time I finish it will have slipped my mind again.
I work out my main walks and input that on the app so getting credit still although it doesn't seem to be connecting with the challenge I am currently involved with. Usually I come 2nd (who can ever hope to beat Terje) or occassionally 3rd (who is this Ruth who suddenly popped up and was vying with Terje for the lead last week) This week I am a long long last.
The heat has made food less attractive and drinking water much more attractive and I have chipped away a bit more weight. I didn't weigh myself but yesterday afternoon I was under 97kgs so that means I have lost a little more this week. (we had Thai takeaway last night and I ate a whole serve on my own so not sure what that will have done to my weight) I have also been cooking the last 2 days. Yesterday I made plain sugar coated peanuts and savoury sugar coated peanuts and since it took me a while to get them bottle up a lot more of them got nibbled by me (and my family) that should have.
Today I made smoko biscuits - jam drops and chocolate ones that I sandwiched together with white chocolate icing. A few of them didn't make the jars either. Usually I keep a few back out of the jars that I cut up and let people try before they buy but with a 24 year old son visiting at the moment... the extras got eaten! Never mind. They will have to believe me when I say they are good.
These biscuits are so easy to make. They have just 4 main ingredients.
500gms butter or marg creamed with 1 cup sugar
Add 1 440gm tin of condensed milk (I use the low fat) and beat in till smooth
Add 5 cups SR flour (you can sift if you like but I didn't bother)
For the chocolate ones I added 4 tablespoons cocoa - or 1/4 cup (use 4.75 cups flour)
Roll into balls. For the jam drops I made a dint in the top of the balls with my thumb and added jam.
For the chocolate ones I pressed down with a fork.
Bake at 150-180 C for 10-15 mins
Cool.
For chocolate cream biscuits sandwich 2 biscuits together with icing. I used white chocolate icing.
White chocolate icing. Melt white choc buttons (1.5cups) ( I used the microwave and followed the instructions on the packet) When completely melted I added 1.5 Cup sifted icing sugar, and stirred to combine. Add 1 tsp vanilla essence.
Actually I didn't measure. I added what white choc buttons were left in the packet but figure it was about that. Then I added icing sugar till it was the right spreading consistency. Then I added too much icing sugar and having no more chocolate I added some milk till it was back to the right consistency.
Spread one biscuit with the icing and put another biscuit on top. I put them in the fridge to harden up a bit since its hot today. (Not as hot has it has been but still hotter than chocolate likes)
All this cooking was for a stall Handmade With Love had at our churches Walk Through Bethlehem tonight. There was a bit of rain early on necessitating slight change to our stall. This is our original set up before we moved under shelter
On a sad personal note my uncle died yesterday. He was my dad's younger brother. There was 6 years between them but they were always great mates and loved to tell stories against each other. They obviously loved each other dearly. Goodbye Uncle Jack. A life well lived.
My Fitbit stats for the week
Friday 13 695
Saturday 14 807
Sunday 10 420
Monday 11 632
Tuesday 11 501
Wednesday 11 366
Thursday 10 952
Our air conditioner has been running all day but today we haven't put it on. It really is hot enough to need it but the difference from yesterday makes it seem not so bad. There is a storm brewing though and rain is expected for the next 4 days. It will be welcome as it will drop the temperature and refresh the lawns and gardens which are becoming very dry and crunchy!
To add to our heat woes my fitbit has stopped syncing. My iphone thinks the battery is flat but it isn't. I will need to go on the website and see what they recommend but I keep forgetting ... so flat strap it slips my mind. I have remembered now but I am writing this blog. By the time I finish it will have slipped my mind again.
I work out my main walks and input that on the app so getting credit still although it doesn't seem to be connecting with the challenge I am currently involved with. Usually I come 2nd (who can ever hope to beat Terje) or occassionally 3rd (who is this Ruth who suddenly popped up and was vying with Terje for the lead last week) This week I am a long long last.
The heat has made food less attractive and drinking water much more attractive and I have chipped away a bit more weight. I didn't weigh myself but yesterday afternoon I was under 97kgs so that means I have lost a little more this week. (we had Thai takeaway last night and I ate a whole serve on my own so not sure what that will have done to my weight) I have also been cooking the last 2 days. Yesterday I made plain sugar coated peanuts and savoury sugar coated peanuts and since it took me a while to get them bottle up a lot more of them got nibbled by me (and my family) that should have.
Today I made smoko biscuits - jam drops and chocolate ones that I sandwiched together with white chocolate icing. A few of them didn't make the jars either. Usually I keep a few back out of the jars that I cut up and let people try before they buy but with a 24 year old son visiting at the moment... the extras got eaten! Never mind. They will have to believe me when I say they are good.
These biscuits are so easy to make. They have just 4 main ingredients.
500gms butter or marg creamed with 1 cup sugar
Add 1 440gm tin of condensed milk (I use the low fat) and beat in till smooth
Add 5 cups SR flour (you can sift if you like but I didn't bother)
For the chocolate ones I added 4 tablespoons cocoa - or 1/4 cup (use 4.75 cups flour)
Roll into balls. For the jam drops I made a dint in the top of the balls with my thumb and added jam.
For the chocolate ones I pressed down with a fork.
Bake at 150-180 C for 10-15 mins
Cool.
For chocolate cream biscuits sandwich 2 biscuits together with icing. I used white chocolate icing.
White chocolate icing. Melt white choc buttons (1.5cups) ( I used the microwave and followed the instructions on the packet) When completely melted I added 1.5 Cup sifted icing sugar, and stirred to combine. Add 1 tsp vanilla essence.
Actually I didn't measure. I added what white choc buttons were left in the packet but figure it was about that. Then I added icing sugar till it was the right spreading consistency. Then I added too much icing sugar and having no more chocolate I added some milk till it was back to the right consistency.
Spread one biscuit with the icing and put another biscuit on top. I put them in the fridge to harden up a bit since its hot today. (Not as hot has it has been but still hotter than chocolate likes)
All this cooking was for a stall Handmade With Love had at our churches Walk Through Bethlehem tonight. There was a bit of rain early on necessitating slight change to our stall. This is our original set up before we moved under shelter
On a sad personal note my uncle died yesterday. He was my dad's younger brother. There was 6 years between them but they were always great mates and loved to tell stories against each other. They obviously loved each other dearly. Goodbye Uncle Jack. A life well lived.
My mum and dad at their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1990 with Uncle Jack who was Dad's best man and Aunty Beryl (my Mum's sister) who was her bridesmaid. Mum is wearing her original wedding dress. Aunty Beryl made a replica of her dress. Dad was in the army when they married so he is wearing a army greens and his army hat. Uncle Jack is wearing a suit as he wasn't in the army when Dad married.... he joined up when he was old enough a few years later. Only mum is still alive but the other 3 all lived into their 90s so they did well. Mum is 94 now.
My Fitbit stats for the week
Friday 13 695
Saturday 14 807
Sunday 10 420
Monday 11 632
Tuesday 11 501
Wednesday 11 366
Thursday 10 952
Friday, December 2, 2016
Fitness Friday
I am not feeling very fit today to be honest. I feel a bit icky on the tummy. I'm still on the very tail end of a cold that has been running for almost 3 weeks. I just have the post nasal drip left from that and that tends to make me feel off. Fixit Guy contracted the cold after me (caring is sharing after all) and then he has come down with a stomach bug so now I am not sure if my "not quite right" feeling is the post nasal drip or a different wog.
And Central and Southern Queensland are expecting a heatwave. The temps have been gradually climbing all week and its predicted to hit 41 today (that's Celsius - 110 F) and climb to 42 tomorrow and 41 Sunday and stay up at 40 till Wednesday at least.
Fixit Guy and I have started walking in the morning. Our bedroom is on the Eastern side of the house so we get the morning sun and its light by 5 now and so we tend to wake up earlier. This isn't good when you are going to bed after 11 but does mean we can go for a walk before it gets very hot. The dog still thinks he should get his afternoon walk as well so we have been going at 6pm when it has cooled off somewhat. It does mean that getting my steps hasn't been too much of an issue this week!
On the negative side its Christmas time and there are lots of yummy foods about and so - yeah - healthy eating is way more challenging.
Despite the temptations (and the numerous yieldings to it) I have managed to nudge the scales down just a little bit. I was 97kgs this morning but that was after breakfast so I was happy with that.
I didn't post a FF blogpost last week so this is for 2 week.My steps this week have been good although the previous week I had 2 days when I didn't make target. One day I was furiously busy - it was the craft show. I was on my feet all day but lots of it standing in the one spot so not many steps.
For the last few weeks I have been going in a challenge amongst my Fitbit friends - Workweek Hustle. One of the women in the group always does amazing numbers - usually over 100 000 in her weekly steps and so she creams us. I have been 2nd to her most challenges but this week someone else has been out there in 2nd place.
Anyway My steps for the last 2 weeks
Friday 3 907
Saturday 10 607
Sunday10 132
Monday 10 026
Tuesday 10 096
Wednesday7 835
Thursday 12 249
Friday 14 229
Saturday 10 383
Sunday 10 182
Monday 11 284
Tuesday 12 239
Wednesday 10 524
Thursday 13 986
How have you gone this week with your own fitness challenges and goals? Hope its been great for you.
And Central and Southern Queensland are expecting a heatwave. The temps have been gradually climbing all week and its predicted to hit 41 today (that's Celsius - 110 F) and climb to 42 tomorrow and 41 Sunday and stay up at 40 till Wednesday at least.
Fixit Guy and I have started walking in the morning. Our bedroom is on the Eastern side of the house so we get the morning sun and its light by 5 now and so we tend to wake up earlier. This isn't good when you are going to bed after 11 but does mean we can go for a walk before it gets very hot. The dog still thinks he should get his afternoon walk as well so we have been going at 6pm when it has cooled off somewhat. It does mean that getting my steps hasn't been too much of an issue this week!
On the negative side its Christmas time and there are lots of yummy foods about and so - yeah - healthy eating is way more challenging.
Despite the temptations (and the numerous yieldings to it) I have managed to nudge the scales down just a little bit. I was 97kgs this morning but that was after breakfast so I was happy with that.
I didn't post a FF blogpost last week so this is for 2 week.My steps this week have been good although the previous week I had 2 days when I didn't make target. One day I was furiously busy - it was the craft show. I was on my feet all day but lots of it standing in the one spot so not many steps.
For the last few weeks I have been going in a challenge amongst my Fitbit friends - Workweek Hustle. One of the women in the group always does amazing numbers - usually over 100 000 in her weekly steps and so she creams us. I have been 2nd to her most challenges but this week someone else has been out there in 2nd place.
Anyway My steps for the last 2 weeks
Friday 3 907
Saturday 10 607
Sunday10 132
Monday 10 026
Tuesday 10 096
Wednesday7 835
Thursday 12 249
Friday 14 229
Saturday 10 383
Sunday 10 182
Monday 11 284
Tuesday 12 239
Wednesday 10 524
Thursday 13 986
How have you gone this week with your own fitness challenges and goals? Hope its been great for you.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Fatness I mean Fitness Friday
I've been battling a summer cold this week. Aren't they horrid things? FG was away over the weekend and in my usual way when he isn't here I stayed up even later than usual but with the longer days I woke up even earlier. At first I thought my lethargy on Saturday was the result of not enough sleep/bad sleep pattern (I woke up early for a couple of hours and then went back to sleep and slept till 10.30). Sunday morning though I had a scratchy throat and some mucous which made leading song worship in church problematical at times. However it has progressed through the week... cough, sneezing, watery eyes etc and generally feeling out of sorts.
However the only day I didn't walk was Sunday so have mainly kept up my steps.
Eating has been a bit all over the place. Sunday we had a special Tongan service at our church in the early afternoon followed by a special feast.
And the service itself... that was special. We understood very little of it (of course) but they were worshipping God and at times they did speak English for the benefit of their visitors (there were 7 of us). The singing was amazing. Unfortunately the film is too big for me to upload here.
At the feast afterwards we visitors were sat at the special high table as special guests and they kept pressing the food onto us. Oh man can those Tongan's serve up an amazing amount of food. I ate well. I do enjoy trying food from other cultures and enjoyed trying the different dishes. Some of the others were a little more reticent but there was plenty of fruit and fresh seafood they could enjoy.
Despite that, and the cooking I have done during the week as well (jam drops for the stall tonight and scones for afternoon tea with the residents at the aged care home following our service there) I have managed to not put on any weight which is pleasing. This morning after breakfast even I weight 97.1kgs
My Fitbit steps for the week have been reasonable with only one day on which I didn't make my goal. I think I won't make it today either as I am not going to get my walk in today as I'll be at the craft fair from 6.30 and its too hot to walk much before 6 at the moment. By walking at 6 though we are getting lots of lovely sunsets on our way home
Friday 13 712
Saturday 10 302
Sunday 5 186
Monday 11 541
Tuesday 10 815
Wednesday 11 017
Thursday 11 594
Hope you are making good steps this week and meeting your own fitness goals.
PS Visitors to our back deck this week. The young one was learning to fly but having arrived on the raile was reluctant to take off again.
However the only day I didn't walk was Sunday so have mainly kept up my steps.
Eating has been a bit all over the place. Sunday we had a special Tongan service at our church in the early afternoon followed by a special feast.
And the service itself... that was special. We understood very little of it (of course) but they were worshipping God and at times they did speak English for the benefit of their visitors (there were 7 of us). The singing was amazing. Unfortunately the film is too big for me to upload here.
At the feast afterwards we visitors were sat at the special high table as special guests and they kept pressing the food onto us. Oh man can those Tongan's serve up an amazing amount of food. I ate well. I do enjoy trying food from other cultures and enjoyed trying the different dishes. Some of the others were a little more reticent but there was plenty of fruit and fresh seafood they could enjoy.
Despite that, and the cooking I have done during the week as well (jam drops for the stall tonight and scones for afternoon tea with the residents at the aged care home following our service there) I have managed to not put on any weight which is pleasing. This morning after breakfast even I weight 97.1kgs
My Fitbit steps for the week have been reasonable with only one day on which I didn't make my goal. I think I won't make it today either as I am not going to get my walk in today as I'll be at the craft fair from 6.30 and its too hot to walk much before 6 at the moment. By walking at 6 though we are getting lots of lovely sunsets on our way home
Friday 13 712
Saturday 10 302
Sunday 5 186
Monday 11 541
Tuesday 10 815
Wednesday 11 017
Thursday 11 594
Hope you are making good steps this week and meeting your own fitness goals.
PS Visitors to our back deck this week. The young one was learning to fly but having arrived on the raile was reluctant to take off again.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Fitness Friday
We've been home for just over a week now. I forgot to do a report last week so its 2 weeks worth today.
Whilst we were on the cattle station I managed to get my 10 000 steps most days, despite my Fitbit not always syncing (found I had turned the blue tooth off. I thought it was to do with not having internet access. ) On those days I worked off another ap on my phone (Pacer)
Keeping my weight under control wasn't as easily managed. I ended up nibbling my way through the chocolate we bought - but it was over a few weeks. And there were the meals - pretty high calorie. Anyway... my weight climbed to 99.5kgs. Just glad I kept walking as much as I did as that limited the damage I was doing.
Home again we were able to pretty well get back to more sensible eating. The exercise tailed off for a few days... took us a little to get back into the walking routine at home. I cranked up the treadmill a few times this week to make sure I got over the 10 000 mark.
We have had a few treats but that is life (Pizza a couple of nights when I didn't feel like cooking, a chocolate bar another day) but treats are ok... you can't be restrained all the time.
Its really heating up here in Queensland. Summer is no longer around the corner but right here in our face. Today it was 39c (108f) So grateful for our air conditioners today. We have to wait till the evening cools off before we walk but we got our walk in none the less.
Fixit Guy is going away this weekend for Presbytery meetings. I wasnt' going to go with him as I had a function on but that has been cancelled but I have decided to stay home anyway. Having been away for 5 weeks I am ready to just stay home. With the Craft Fair just a week away I am going to have to get busy making the sugar coated peanuts and bottles of biscuits plus finishing off sewing projects.
Friday 13 584
Saturday 8 812
Sunday 11 865
Monday 10 153
Tuesday 10 432
Wednesday 4 879 (the day we drove home so were in the car for over 7 hours)
Thursday 2 980 (very slack day after we got home - might have had a flat battery in the Fitbit too)
Friday 8 594
Saturday 9 692
Sunday 8 023
Monday 10 327
Tuesday 10 095
Wednesday 10 352
Thursday 12 018
and my weight this morning was 97kgs - so going in the right direction once more
Whilst we were on the cattle station I managed to get my 10 000 steps most days, despite my Fitbit not always syncing (found I had turned the blue tooth off. I thought it was to do with not having internet access. ) On those days I worked off another ap on my phone (Pacer)
Keeping my weight under control wasn't as easily managed. I ended up nibbling my way through the chocolate we bought - but it was over a few weeks. And there were the meals - pretty high calorie. Anyway... my weight climbed to 99.5kgs. Just glad I kept walking as much as I did as that limited the damage I was doing.
Home again we were able to pretty well get back to more sensible eating. The exercise tailed off for a few days... took us a little to get back into the walking routine at home. I cranked up the treadmill a few times this week to make sure I got over the 10 000 mark.
We have had a few treats but that is life (Pizza a couple of nights when I didn't feel like cooking, a chocolate bar another day) but treats are ok... you can't be restrained all the time.
Its really heating up here in Queensland. Summer is no longer around the corner but right here in our face. Today it was 39c (108f) So grateful for our air conditioners today. We have to wait till the evening cools off before we walk but we got our walk in none the less.
On one walk we saw a mob of kangaroos amongst the houses on the edge of town. We have seen them down by the river frequently but to see them in the house yards was unusual. This photo is as close as I could get.
Fixit Guy is going away this weekend for Presbytery meetings. I wasnt' going to go with him as I had a function on but that has been cancelled but I have decided to stay home anyway. Having been away for 5 weeks I am ready to just stay home. With the Craft Fair just a week away I am going to have to get busy making the sugar coated peanuts and bottles of biscuits plus finishing off sewing projects.
Friday 13 584
Saturday 8 812
Sunday 11 865
Monday 10 153
Tuesday 10 432
Wednesday 4 879 (the day we drove home so were in the car for over 7 hours)
Thursday 2 980 (very slack day after we got home - might have had a flat battery in the Fitbit too)
Friday 8 594
Saturday 9 692
Sunday 8 023
Monday 10 327
Tuesday 10 095
Wednesday 10 352
Thursday 12 018
and my weight this morning was 97kgs - so going in the right direction once more
Friday, October 28, 2016
Fitness Friday
I wasn't game to hop on the scales this morning... well I had breakfast before I remembered to but it would have been a scary thing to do anyway.
I have tried really hard to keep my step count up. I have made it to 10 000 every day except yesterday. We were out yesterday visiting my other brother in law. We left straight after breakfast and got home on dark. I tried to get some steps in but by 9.30 I was too tired to be bothered anymore so went to bed 4000 short of my target. I was going to try to get extra today and I thought I did... but it ended up only being 700 more. Ah well.
And as to eating - yeah. We are on a working cattle station. The meals servings are huge and lots of things were fried... and I can resist anything but temptations. Today friends arrived with fresh buns, great Italian salami, luscious olives... so what could I do. Yeah I over indulged..... AGAIN.
So the scales and I won't be friends this week.
Walks here on the cattle station have consisted of walking along the road for the most part. I did venture off down a side track a few times. There hasn't been much wildlife to photograph but the trees - yeah I have lots of tree photos.
There is also a magpie hanging about protecting his chicks so I get swooped most walks going up and coming back. He warns of his swoops with his chortling call and the flap of his wings.
I love the bark patterns on the trees
and on the old fence posts
The other day my husband (Fixit Guy) came with me for a walk down to the river. Its not easy walking along the bank and there is only a bit you can walk along but it was somewhere different for me to go.
The other side of the river has sandy banks that would be great to walk along... but getting there would involved driving quite a distance so not worth it. We worked out we could get the kayak down there but doubt that we will do that... he is finding plenty of things to keep him busy in the shed and following on behind his brother. I think I am going to go back to the van and crank out a few more items for the sewing stall.
I don't have my phone with me so can't record my daily numbers. I will add them when I get the chance.
Friday 10 073
Saturday 12 301
Sunday 10 887
Monday 11 522
Tuesday 10 468
Wednesday 12 309
Thursday 6 142
I have tried really hard to keep my step count up. I have made it to 10 000 every day except yesterday. We were out yesterday visiting my other brother in law. We left straight after breakfast and got home on dark. I tried to get some steps in but by 9.30 I was too tired to be bothered anymore so went to bed 4000 short of my target. I was going to try to get extra today and I thought I did... but it ended up only being 700 more. Ah well.
And as to eating - yeah. We are on a working cattle station. The meals servings are huge and lots of things were fried... and I can resist anything but temptations. Today friends arrived with fresh buns, great Italian salami, luscious olives... so what could I do. Yeah I over indulged..... AGAIN.
So the scales and I won't be friends this week.
Walks here on the cattle station have consisted of walking along the road for the most part. I did venture off down a side track a few times. There hasn't been much wildlife to photograph but the trees - yeah I have lots of tree photos.
There is also a magpie hanging about protecting his chicks so I get swooped most walks going up and coming back. He warns of his swoops with his chortling call and the flap of his wings.
I love the bark patterns on the trees
and on the old fence posts
The other day my husband (Fixit Guy) came with me for a walk down to the river. Its not easy walking along the bank and there is only a bit you can walk along but it was somewhere different for me to go.
The other side of the river has sandy banks that would be great to walk along... but getting there would involved driving quite a distance so not worth it. We worked out we could get the kayak down there but doubt that we will do that... he is finding plenty of things to keep him busy in the shed and following on behind his brother. I think I am going to go back to the van and crank out a few more items for the sewing stall.
I don't have my phone with me so can't record my daily numbers. I will add them when I get the chance.
Friday 10 073
Saturday 12 301
Sunday 10 887
Monday 11 522
Tuesday 10 468
Wednesday 12 309
Thursday 6 142
Friday, October 21, 2016
Friday Fitness
Its Friday again and I am writing this post before we head to my brother in laws property where we won't be able to access the internet via our phones. We might be able to go onto their internet but that might be a bit tricky - not sure what their set up is.
Have had a good week as far as meeting my Fitbit target goes. I managed it every day. Didn't go much over it at all but did manage to get there in the end.
Friday 13 894
Saturday 11 521
Sunday 10 284
Monday 10 880
Tuesday 10 026
Wednesday 10 717
Thursday 10 009
For the most part exercise has consisted of walking - sometimes it was walking through the rainforest or beside the lake
or to waterfalls
One time we explored the remains of WW2 army camps in the area. This was most poignant for me as my dad had been in camp somewhere in the area in 1944.
and sometimes it was walking up and down a lighted footpath near where our van was parked overnight darkness having fallen before I had achieved my daily target. We also had a couple of trips in the kayak and the fitbit would count some of my strokes as steps (which I decided was fair enough)
Watching the diet has been a key to my "fitness regime" whilst we are on holidays as there are so many opportunities to indulge. Having a coffee and cake is an enjoyable outing for me. We like to give something back to the little towns we go through on our holiday and having morning or afternoon tea at a cafe is one way we can do this - but those snacks can add up! Another enjoyable ritual we indulge in is sitting under our awning and enjoying the view of where ever we are parked up and having a late afternoon wine with some snacks - a lovely end to the day. And then there are the enjoyable "gourmet delights" we purchase in the various places we visit - our favourite kind of souveneir. And desert. Desert is a lovely way to end a meal.
They can all add up. So we have resolved that in any one day we can't indulge in all of these and generally we try to stick to just one or 2 of them. If I have a wine I have to have something to eat with it. I am such a cheap drunk that one glass of wine before a meal goes straight to my head and leaves me a bit swimming headed, a feeling I really DON'T like.
This week we have enjoyed 2 lots of yummy treats whilst out. At the Mingali Creek Dairy cafe we enjoyed a devonshire tea. The cream was so lovely. We also bought some cheese, dip and yogurt whilst we were there but so far we haven't tasted them. We went to the dairy at the insistence of a couple of friends who said the food was divine. If we hadn't eaten our tuna sandwiches at the Milla Milla falls before visiting the dairy I might have gone the Ploughman's lunch.
Then today, after we left Ravenshoe we stopped at the Mount Garnet Bakery and enjoyed a coffee and a vanilla slice. It was so creamy and sticky and yummy I didn't get a photo of it... my hands were too sticky to use the camera - but believe me it was good. We shared it so maybe tonight I can still have a wine with the family.
Weight wise things have remained steady. 97.7kgs. I haven't lost any BUT I haven't put any on this trip and that is important.
Getting my steps for the last part of our trip is going to be a bit harder. We will be at the properties and stuff will be going on and just going for an afternoon or morning walk is going to have to be more deliberate. There won't be random walks at scenic spots to indulge in. Still I am hopefully that I will be able to keep it up. I am going to give it a go anyway.
How have you gone with your fitness goals?
Have had a good week as far as meeting my Fitbit target goes. I managed it every day. Didn't go much over it at all but did manage to get there in the end.
Friday 13 894
Saturday 11 521
Sunday 10 284
Monday 10 880
Tuesday 10 026
Wednesday 10 717
Thursday 10 009
For the most part exercise has consisted of walking - sometimes it was walking through the rainforest or beside the lake
Parade area
Fire place from the officers mess
Courderoy road
and sometimes it was walking up and down a lighted footpath near where our van was parked overnight darkness having fallen before I had achieved my daily target. We also had a couple of trips in the kayak and the fitbit would count some of my strokes as steps (which I decided was fair enough)
Watching the diet has been a key to my "fitness regime" whilst we are on holidays as there are so many opportunities to indulge. Having a coffee and cake is an enjoyable outing for me. We like to give something back to the little towns we go through on our holiday and having morning or afternoon tea at a cafe is one way we can do this - but those snacks can add up! Another enjoyable ritual we indulge in is sitting under our awning and enjoying the view of where ever we are parked up and having a late afternoon wine with some snacks - a lovely end to the day. And then there are the enjoyable "gourmet delights" we purchase in the various places we visit - our favourite kind of souveneir. And desert. Desert is a lovely way to end a meal.
They can all add up. So we have resolved that in any one day we can't indulge in all of these and generally we try to stick to just one or 2 of them. If I have a wine I have to have something to eat with it. I am such a cheap drunk that one glass of wine before a meal goes straight to my head and leaves me a bit swimming headed, a feeling I really DON'T like.
This week we have enjoyed 2 lots of yummy treats whilst out. At the Mingali Creek Dairy cafe we enjoyed a devonshire tea. The cream was so lovely. We also bought some cheese, dip and yogurt whilst we were there but so far we haven't tasted them. We went to the dairy at the insistence of a couple of friends who said the food was divine. If we hadn't eaten our tuna sandwiches at the Milla Milla falls before visiting the dairy I might have gone the Ploughman's lunch.
Then today, after we left Ravenshoe we stopped at the Mount Garnet Bakery and enjoyed a coffee and a vanilla slice. It was so creamy and sticky and yummy I didn't get a photo of it... my hands were too sticky to use the camera - but believe me it was good. We shared it so maybe tonight I can still have a wine with the family.
Weight wise things have remained steady. 97.7kgs. I haven't lost any BUT I haven't put any on this trip and that is important.
Getting my steps for the last part of our trip is going to be a bit harder. We will be at the properties and stuff will be going on and just going for an afternoon or morning walk is going to have to be more deliberate. There won't be random walks at scenic spots to indulge in. Still I am hopefully that I will be able to keep it up. I am going to give it a go anyway.
How have you gone with your fitness goals?
Friday, October 14, 2016
Fitness Friday
Friday again. I forgot to weigh myself this morning so the weight update might get edited in tomorrow morning. Meanwhile....
We have been keeping active most of the week and I have managed to meet my 10 000 steps each day. Apart from Friday that is. We have mostly walked along beaches but have had some rainforest walks as well as walking around some attractions - the Rainforest Discovery Centre in the Daintree for one and a museum for another. We also walked along the waterfront in Cairns - not strictly on the beach as it was a boardwalk for much of the way and a cement path the rest.
We haven't visited any food attractions this week - afternoon tea with friends being the exception. We had morning tea at the Rainforest Discovery Centre - scones with cream and a jam made from a rainforest fruit. Fixit Guy did buy a bag of chocolate coated honeycomb on Sunday and we have had a piece or two of that some evenings as a treat.
We have cut down on the treats though. We either have a wine and cheese before dinner or desert afterwards - not both. That has to help. If we have wine I have to have something to eat otherwise it goes straight to my head.
Friday 8 476. I thought about jogging on the spot to make my steps but it shakes the whole van so didn't
Saturday 10 093
Sunday16 968 (bonanza day. We walked throught hte rainforest at Mossman Gorge, had a swim and later walked along the beach)
Monday 10, 236
Tuesday13 889
Wednesday 10 765 (and it should have been a good bit more but my fitbit went flat and I didn't realise for a while. This is the day I had 10, 450 before 11 as we walked on the beach. It went flat on the way back and it wasn't till after another beach walk that I realised)
Thursday 10 413. This is good for a travel day. We packed up and drove from the beach to the tablelands. We walked around an art gallery and a museum before going for a long stroll along the lakeside after we got to our new camping spot)
Today we have put our kayak in the water for the first time this trip. We aren't very skilled kayakers (that is putting it mildly) and seem to go in circles an awful lot. My fitbit liked it though and counted my paddling as steps. I figure that is fair enough. We plan to take the bikes off the caravan this afternoon and ride into town. Well Fixit Guy is. I'm still a maybe. Nah I'll go. Might as well have a sore bottom as well as sore shoulders!
Hope you have had a good week too and meeting your activity goals
We have been keeping active most of the week and I have managed to meet my 10 000 steps each day. Apart from Friday that is. We have mostly walked along beaches but have had some rainforest walks as well as walking around some attractions - the Rainforest Discovery Centre in the Daintree for one and a museum for another. We also walked along the waterfront in Cairns - not strictly on the beach as it was a boardwalk for much of the way and a cement path the rest.
Art work n the beachfront at Cairns. My first thoughts when I saw it went to Pokemon - look a Staryu
Suspension bridge Mossman Gorge
Vines on the Rainforest boardwalk at Myall Beach
Ducks taking off from Lake Tinaroo
We haven't visited any food attractions this week - afternoon tea with friends being the exception. We had morning tea at the Rainforest Discovery Centre - scones with cream and a jam made from a rainforest fruit. Fixit Guy did buy a bag of chocolate coated honeycomb on Sunday and we have had a piece or two of that some evenings as a treat.
We have cut down on the treats though. We either have a wine and cheese before dinner or desert afterwards - not both. That has to help. If we have wine I have to have something to eat otherwise it goes straight to my head.
Friday 8 476. I thought about jogging on the spot to make my steps but it shakes the whole van so didn't
Saturday 10 093
Sunday16 968 (bonanza day. We walked throught hte rainforest at Mossman Gorge, had a swim and later walked along the beach)
Monday 10, 236
Tuesday13 889
Wednesday 10 765 (and it should have been a good bit more but my fitbit went flat and I didn't realise for a while. This is the day I had 10, 450 before 11 as we walked on the beach. It went flat on the way back and it wasn't till after another beach walk that I realised)
Thursday 10 413. This is good for a travel day. We packed up and drove from the beach to the tablelands. We walked around an art gallery and a museum before going for a long stroll along the lakeside after we got to our new camping spot)
Today we have put our kayak in the water for the first time this trip. We aren't very skilled kayakers (that is putting it mildly) and seem to go in circles an awful lot. My fitbit liked it though and counted my paddling as steps. I figure that is fair enough. We plan to take the bikes off the caravan this afternoon and ride into town. Well Fixit Guy is. I'm still a maybe. Nah I'll go. Might as well have a sore bottom as well as sore shoulders!
Hope you have had a good week too and meeting your activity goals
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Fitness Friday
Its been a long time since I wrote a Fitness Friday post - and it corresponds with decreased activity on my behalf and wait gain. Sigh. I also had a recurrence of the fatigue virus 6 weeks ago which laid me pretty flat for a fortnight. Have shaken it off now and am consciously trying to make my steps each day.
Now we are travelling and that has always been a sign for me to put on weight but I can't afford to this time as I haven't lost the weight I put on the last couple of times we went away. I have packed the scales in the van with us as my way of keeping in check with how I am going. Wish me luck.
The first weekend of this trip we spent at an Emmaus gathering with the North Queensland community at New LIfe Pastures celebrating their 20th birthday. Emmaus gatherings and weekends are reknowned for the abundance and frequency of feeding. I consciously tried to not over indulge but as Fixit Guy said just have 2 pieces of yummy stuff for morning and afternoon tea at an Emmaus weekend isn't the same as not having anything at home. Surely all the stuff I said no to should count as weight lost. Excercising will power should burn calories instead of just not taking them in.
A weekend of meetings and gatherings doesn't lend itself to much activity. We went for a walk Friday afternoon after we had set up our camp. We drove back into Cardwell and went for an extended walk along the forshore which was beautiful but that was it till Monday apart from walking from our van to the dining room or conference room and back again.
Monday a visit to an excentric Spaniards dream castle involved a fair bit of walking over the grounds and this was followed by a long walk along beautiful Kurrumine Beach. We also visited a winery specialising in wines made from local tropical fruits. We had a tasting so sampled many deliscious wines and then purchased a bottle of mango wine.
Tuesday we shifted camp to Mission Beach where we went for a 6.4 km walk through the rainforest followed by another long beach walk. Clocked up 17 000 steps that day
Wednesday we went for another long walk along the beach and in the afternoon we put our bikes to use and enjoyed a ride to a lookout (only small hill) and all along the foreshore.
Thursday we moved camp to Babinda. En route we went on a chocolate tour of one of the few commercial cocoa plantations in Australia, and the only one that produces and sells its own product. Its only in its early stages but it was a great tour - so enjoyable and of course there were lots of samples and we bought a few bars at the end. We stopped in Innisfail and enjoyed a walk along the Johnston River and beautiful park lands.
After we set up camp we went for a late afternoon walk down to the swimming and day use area and for a walk through the rainforest to a lookout over the falls - just to the first lookout as it was getting dark and in the rainforest dusk is pretty dark.
Friday We went for a walk to the swimming hole again and then walked up the track to both lookouts. It was a popular spot in the morning even though it was a Friday not in school holidays here in Queensland although some of the southern states are on holidays still. Then we drove into town and had a walk around the town. We had packed a sandwich to eat whilst we were out but couldn't find a nice park so we pulled up in the shade at the showgrounds and ate there. As we were driving off of course we saw a lovely park... typical! Then we decided to visit Josephine Falls, It was a bit of a drive but only half an hour or so. Once there we walked up the track and visited all the viewing platforms. The river was interesting and there were lots of mini waterfalls and rapids as well as signs warnings of the dangers associated with swimming there. There have been a number of deaths and serious injuries in the area so they put up lots of warning signs. We didn't bathe there - just enjoyed the view.
We came back to the van and after a relax walked down to the swimming area at The Boulders for a relaxing dip. We weren't energetic at all.
And that is it for our activities for the week.
On the scales this morning I was 97.7kgs so have lost a tiny bit of weight on the trip so far.
My Fitbit stats for the week have been
Friday 9669
Saturday 3704
Sunday 3287
Monday 13076
Tuesday 18326
Wednesday 12517
Thursday 10094
So I've averaged over 10 000 steps and I am happy with that.
Now we are travelling and that has always been a sign for me to put on weight but I can't afford to this time as I haven't lost the weight I put on the last couple of times we went away. I have packed the scales in the van with us as my way of keeping in check with how I am going. Wish me luck.
The first weekend of this trip we spent at an Emmaus gathering with the North Queensland community at New LIfe Pastures celebrating their 20th birthday. Emmaus gatherings and weekends are reknowned for the abundance and frequency of feeding. I consciously tried to not over indulge but as Fixit Guy said just have 2 pieces of yummy stuff for morning and afternoon tea at an Emmaus weekend isn't the same as not having anything at home. Surely all the stuff I said no to should count as weight lost. Excercising will power should burn calories instead of just not taking them in.
A weekend of meetings and gatherings doesn't lend itself to much activity. We went for a walk Friday afternoon after we had set up our camp. We drove back into Cardwell and went for an extended walk along the forshore which was beautiful but that was it till Monday apart from walking from our van to the dining room or conference room and back again.
Monday a visit to an excentric Spaniards dream castle involved a fair bit of walking over the grounds and this was followed by a long walk along beautiful Kurrumine Beach. We also visited a winery specialising in wines made from local tropical fruits. We had a tasting so sampled many deliscious wines and then purchased a bottle of mango wine.
Tuesday we shifted camp to Mission Beach where we went for a 6.4 km walk through the rainforest followed by another long beach walk. Clocked up 17 000 steps that day
Wednesday we went for another long walk along the beach and in the afternoon we put our bikes to use and enjoyed a ride to a lookout (only small hill) and all along the foreshore.
Thursday we moved camp to Babinda. En route we went on a chocolate tour of one of the few commercial cocoa plantations in Australia, and the only one that produces and sells its own product. Its only in its early stages but it was a great tour - so enjoyable and of course there were lots of samples and we bought a few bars at the end. We stopped in Innisfail and enjoyed a walk along the Johnston River and beautiful park lands.
After we set up camp we went for a late afternoon walk down to the swimming and day use area and for a walk through the rainforest to a lookout over the falls - just to the first lookout as it was getting dark and in the rainforest dusk is pretty dark.
Friday We went for a walk to the swimming hole again and then walked up the track to both lookouts. It was a popular spot in the morning even though it was a Friday not in school holidays here in Queensland although some of the southern states are on holidays still. Then we drove into town and had a walk around the town. We had packed a sandwich to eat whilst we were out but couldn't find a nice park so we pulled up in the shade at the showgrounds and ate there. As we were driving off of course we saw a lovely park... typical! Then we decided to visit Josephine Falls, It was a bit of a drive but only half an hour or so. Once there we walked up the track and visited all the viewing platforms. The river was interesting and there were lots of mini waterfalls and rapids as well as signs warnings of the dangers associated with swimming there. There have been a number of deaths and serious injuries in the area so they put up lots of warning signs. We didn't bathe there - just enjoyed the view.
We came back to the van and after a relax walked down to the swimming area at The Boulders for a relaxing dip. We weren't energetic at all.
And that is it for our activities for the week.
On the scales this morning I was 97.7kgs so have lost a tiny bit of weight on the trip so far.
My Fitbit stats for the week have been
Friday 9669
Saturday 3704
Sunday 3287
Monday 13076
Tuesday 18326
Wednesday 12517
Thursday 10094
So I've averaged over 10 000 steps and I am happy with that.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Fitness Friday - back on the horse..well the trail anyway
Very pleased to announce that this week has been a much better week. I have been eating a little better - not scoffing copious amounts of chocolate anyway or drinking plenty of wine so not as many conspicuous calories going in anyway.
This week though I have worked hard at getting my steps up and managed to make it to 10 000 steps most days.
Friday: 13 159
Saturday: 12 325
Sunday: 6 874 (only one walk being Sunday :) )
Monday: 13 276
Tuesday: 13 146
Wednesday: 10 127 (you can get the idea of how busy I was on
Thursday: 10 222 these 2 days when I say I only got one walk in and still made my 10 000 steps)
Last week I set myself the goal of being back in the top 10 of my friends and I made it! It was Saturday or Sunday that I got back in there and have been up as high as 4th amongst my friends.
We've had some beautiful bright blue skies. It would be even better if they were cloud filled rainy ones but they make for lovely pictures, especially with it green around here at the moment. Some gum trees from our walks
This week though I have worked hard at getting my steps up and managed to make it to 10 000 steps most days.
Friday: 13 159
Saturday: 12 325
Sunday: 6 874 (only one walk being Sunday :) )
Monday: 13 276
Tuesday: 13 146
Wednesday: 10 127 (you can get the idea of how busy I was on
Thursday: 10 222 these 2 days when I say I only got one walk in and still made my 10 000 steps)
Last week I set myself the goal of being back in the top 10 of my friends and I made it! It was Saturday or Sunday that I got back in there and have been up as high as 4th amongst my friends.
We've had some beautiful bright blue skies. It would be even better if they were cloud filled rainy ones but they make for lovely pictures, especially with it green around here at the moment. Some gum trees from our walks
The cockies (Sulphur Crested Cockatoos) are out in force at the moment. There are flocks of them about the place and a few times we have had them outside our home
We decided that since they are here long term Fangirl's cats were going to become inside outside cats. Where she lived they had to be indoor only because of the busy road she was on but we are on a quiet cul de sac. I know that the wildlife suffers when cats are allowed outside but we only let them out during the day and so far they aren't much good as hunters. Long may it last. They have enjoyed the experience and go out as soon as they can. Fangirl has moved to Brisbane and as yet doesn't have her own place but is staying with her brothers (Kombi Boy and Boyo) in our town house there or with a friend. (She doesn't want to wear out her welcome with her friend but she needs a bolt hole for when her baby brothers drive her nuts). If she can get a place on her own that she can have the cats at she will take them down with her... and they will become indoor only cats again.
Our big boy cat Pippin was unimpressed when the interlopers invaded his outdoor space as well. Can't you tell?
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