Really bad weather here tonight, I'm meant to be visiting a friend but I kind of hope she cancels so that I don't have to go anywhere. I made myself go to the gym after work even though I had to walk there in the pouring rain but as usual, I feel great after it and so glad I went. That's all for today, have a nice weekend all.
Emily Rose: The Reboot
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Thanks Cate.
Met up with my friend this morning instead, I was with her for about 2 hours, we had a great chat.
Going into town tonight to meet some other friends - I'm determined to seize every opportunity I can this year to get out there and enjoy myself. I'm going to go for a power nap beforehand cos I am a bit knackered. Really nice weekend so far though.
Met up with my friend this morning instead, I was with her for about 2 hours, we had a great chat.
Going into town tonight to meet some other friends - I'm determined to seize every opportunity I can this year to get out there and enjoy myself. I'm going to go for a power nap beforehand cos I am a bit knackered. Really nice weekend so far though.
Thanks LaMa.
I did loads this weekend and I ended up in bed for most of the day yesterday. I think in winter time, you need a lot more sleep. I really felt the benefits of it today.
Good enough day in work, going to a gentle yoga class tonight for an hour, then going to make up a healthy lunch for tomorrow and read for a bit. Nothing too exciting, but I guess it can't be exciting all the time.
I did loads this weekend and I ended up in bed for most of the day yesterday. I think in winter time, you need a lot more sleep. I really felt the benefits of it today.
Good enough day in work, going to a gentle yoga class tonight for an hour, then going to make up a healthy lunch for tomorrow and read for a bit. Nothing too exciting, but I guess it can't be exciting all the time.
Feeling a bit blue today. Despite the sad feeling, I managed to clean my room because I just couldn't cope with it being in such a mess anymore. So I guess that's something.
I guess I just feel like nothing's changing. And I so desperately want it to. I am really fucking bored with my life. And I'm not doing enough to be healthy to make the boredom worth it. If I was bored but had the body I wanted, then fine, at least I'm getting something for my trouble. But I still feel like an out-of-shape lump and I hate it. I'm exercising every day and it seems to be doing feck all. So I didn't exercise today, but that doesn't feel too good either. I'm just frustrated.
I am also finding that a lot of people in my life that had big dreams and have been working towards them for many years have finally managed to realise them. I am so thrilled for them but wondering why I didn't get that chance in life?
Feeling very sorry for myself. I just want things to change. I'm ready to move on from this period of my life. (And I don't necessarily mean physically.)
I guess I just feel like nothing's changing. And I so desperately want it to. I am really fucking bored with my life. And I'm not doing enough to be healthy to make the boredom worth it. If I was bored but had the body I wanted, then fine, at least I'm getting something for my trouble. But I still feel like an out-of-shape lump and I hate it. I'm exercising every day and it seems to be doing feck all. So I didn't exercise today, but that doesn't feel too good either. I'm just frustrated.
I am also finding that a lot of people in my life that had big dreams and have been working towards them for many years have finally managed to realise them. I am so thrilled for them but wondering why I didn't get that chance in life?
Feeling very sorry for myself. I just want things to change. I'm ready to move on from this period of my life. (And I don't necessarily mean physically.)Today was better. In bed now, going to get up and go to the gym tomorrow and get back on track.
I'm having a little bit of trouble with a girl at work at the minute but Hot Yoga Man cheered me up and I forgot about it. You can't win 'em all it seems. I seem to get on great with some people while things go south with others, then the next week, things seem to get back on track with some of them but go wrong with the people I was getting on great with. Every fecking week. Trying not to let it get to me! I hate conflict though, I just want to be everybody's friend! It's very tiring.
I'm having a little bit of trouble with a girl at work at the minute but Hot Yoga Man cheered me up and I forgot about it. You can't win 'em all it seems. I seem to get on great with some people while things go south with others, then the next week, things seem to get back on track with some of them but go wrong with the people I was getting on great with. Every fecking week. Trying not to let it get to me! I hate conflict though, I just want to be everybody's friend! It's very tiring.
Good day at work but I've fallen off the exercise wagon entirely. I'm planning on using the weekend to get back on track and get my food for the week organised. I have to buy a dress next weekend, the stress! Still, if I have a good week next week, it should be ok. It's good to have a goal.
Yep, today was fine as well Cate. I kind of want a Bardot-style dress, but getting the right bra can be even harder than getting the dress I find.
I had a Google search there, something like this would be fabulous:
It's probably a bit ambitious for where my body is at, but something like this that looked nice would be the dream. Is the reason I'm on this forum in the first place probably.
No news really, gone into hibernation mode this week, but tonight and tomorrow is the end of it and I will be a woman of action who knows where she wants to go and is going there again on Sunday! Haha.
I had a Google search there, something like this would be fabulous:
It's probably a bit ambitious for where my body is at, but something like this that looked nice would be the dream. Is the reason I'm on this forum in the first place probably.
No news really, gone into hibernation mode this week, but tonight and tomorrow is the end of it and I will be a woman of action who knows where she wants to go and is going there again on Sunday! Haha.
That´s a lovely dress but the picture´s been so massively photoshopped it actually made me laugh I have a dress with a back like that and the... I don´t know what they´re called... the half-moon stick-on thingies work very well with it. Tried every kind of real bra and they don´t stand a chance with a back that low.
I have a dress with a back like that and the... I don´t know what they´re called... the half-moon stick-on thingies work very well with it. Tried every kind of real bra and they don´t stand a chance with a back that low.
Cate
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Glad you had another good day Em. You'll find a dress that you look good in I'm sure. Start looking as soon as you can to put less pressure on yourself xo
Haha LaMa. Look at the shadow of her arm on the wall! You're right, lol.
Yeah, getting all the hair waxed from my body next weekend Cate so I'll look after. I feel like a bit of a Yeti at the moment. I half enjoy going for waxes, it feels like a brave thing to do. Also, one of the girls who does the waxing for me in my regular place is so sound, we always have great chats. The definition of every cloud has a silver lining.
Today I am so so happy that it is Saturday and I have nothing on! I think meeting people at the moment is really draining for me. My work colleagues and gym/yoga instructors give me all the social interaction I need during the week really. At the weekend, it can be a bit lonely sometimes if I don't meet up with anyone but also kind of a relief! My time is all mine today is what I'm trying to get at.
It's 10:18 now, going to feck around on the internet for a bit, then have a shower and go for brunch in a cafe I haven't gone to in ages. I'll bring my book with me (still David Copperfield - so good). I read a really fantastic article by a guy I know last night. If you read it and knew me, I think you'd feel like we were perfect for each other. I laughed on multiple occasions at how his train of thought would match mine. But he's in love with someone else. Anyway, it was still an interesting read.
Right. After food, I will probably head to the library and then to the market for some fresh fish for my dinners this week. I might get a coffee somewhere too and read a bit more.
This evening, no idea. Maybe home. My parents are going to Spain tomorrow so I have to drive them to the airport. I wouldn't mind a trip to Spain myself!
Yeah, getting all the hair waxed from my body next weekend Cate so I'll look after. I feel like a bit of a Yeti at the moment. I half enjoy going for waxes, it feels like a brave thing to do. Also, one of the girls who does the waxing for me in my regular place is so sound, we always have great chats. The definition of every cloud has a silver lining.
Today I am so so happy that it is Saturday and I have nothing on! I think meeting people at the moment is really draining for me. My work colleagues and gym/yoga instructors give me all the social interaction I need during the week really. At the weekend, it can be a bit lonely sometimes if I don't meet up with anyone but also kind of a relief! My time is all mine today is what I'm trying to get at.
It's 10:18 now, going to feck around on the internet for a bit, then have a shower and go for brunch in a cafe I haven't gone to in ages. I'll bring my book with me (still David Copperfield - so good). I read a really fantastic article by a guy I know last night. If you read it and knew me, I think you'd feel like we were perfect for each other. I laughed on multiple occasions at how his train of thought would match mine. But he's in love with someone else. Anyway, it was still an interesting read.
Right. After food, I will probably head to the library and then to the market for some fresh fish for my dinners this week. I might get a coffee somewhere too and read a bit more.
This evening, no idea. Maybe home. My parents are going to Spain tomorrow so I have to drive them to the airport. I wouldn't mind a trip to Spain myself!
I don´t mind the pain so much and I love the result but I always feel awkward during the procedure. Which is weird, given how much bare flesh I see at work.
Yeah, it's a bit awkward, but I guess that's the job they signed for. I do know a girl that trained to be a beauty therapist but gave it up because of the unpleasantness of waxing. She had some horror stories!
I love the Grub Street Diet series on the Grub Street section of NY Mag. Basically, they ask well-known people in fashion, music, film etc. living in New York to write a diary of what they ate and where they ate it for a week. It's really enjoyable. Anyway, as a fun writing exercise, I am going to write my entry today as if it was featured on the Grub Street Diet.
Sunday
I woke up feeling a bit tired so I walked down to the local shop and got a small latte. When I came back, I had a breakfast of porridge with a scoop of whey protein and milk. I headed to the gym for a spin class and felt awake again afterwards. I had a lunch of a poached egg, avocado, watercress, tomatoes and 2 slices of toast with butter. I had to do a bit of shopping in the supermarket and ended up buying a biggish orange chocolate bar. It was yummy but very decadent. I headed home to collect my parents to bring them to the airport and while I waited for them to finish off their packing, I had a coffee and milk and 2 fig rolls. I'd picked up a spinach and feta pie in my grocery shop earlier so I had that for dinner with a salad of watercress, cucumber, green olives and peppers with a sprinkling of parsley and a squeeze of lemon. I decided I needed a new dress for work, so I went to Tesco and bought one for the bargain price of €12.50 and I also picked up some chocolate covered peanuts for the drive home. I read my book for a while before bed with a cup of tea and milk.
I love the Grub Street Diet series on the Grub Street section of NY Mag. Basically, they ask well-known people in fashion, music, film etc. living in New York to write a diary of what they ate and where they ate it for a week. It's really enjoyable. Anyway, as a fun writing exercise, I am going to write my entry today as if it was featured on the Grub Street Diet.
Sunday
I woke up feeling a bit tired so I walked down to the local shop and got a small latte. When I came back, I had a breakfast of porridge with a scoop of whey protein and milk. I headed to the gym for a spin class and felt awake again afterwards. I had a lunch of a poached egg, avocado, watercress, tomatoes and 2 slices of toast with butter. I had to do a bit of shopping in the supermarket and ended up buying a biggish orange chocolate bar. It was yummy but very decadent. I headed home to collect my parents to bring them to the airport and while I waited for them to finish off their packing, I had a coffee and milk and 2 fig rolls. I'd picked up a spinach and feta pie in my grocery shop earlier so I had that for dinner with a salad of watercress, cucumber, green olives and peppers with a sprinkling of parsley and a squeeze of lemon. I decided I needed a new dress for work, so I went to Tesco and bought one for the bargain price of €12.50 and I also picked up some chocolate covered peanuts for the drive home. I read my book for a while before bed with a cup of tea and milk.
Hale
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Lots of really great choices there. I'm one who loves variety in foods and have no problem with a few decadent selections provided I can manage some portion discipline. I have a weakness for the chocolate peanuts which is really demanding on my restraint. It's simpler for me just to avoid the temptation, though I'd love to have reasonable quantity from time to time.
Yeah Hale, there were a lot of snacks in there, but also a good bit of salad, so not all bad.
Haha, I just thought I'd try something different Cate!
My food today was too bad to Grub St Diet (if I was writing one for real, this is where I'd start lying) but there were circumstances. Basically, I couldn't leave work till 7pm because of the worst traffic jam of all time, then I had to rush to the yoga centre and there were 10 people sitting there waiting to pay because I was so late, and by the time I finished up, I was stressed and hadn't eaten dinner and all these things mean I just head for the fast food. Le sigh. I feel very fat right now.
I feel tired but I kind of don't want to go to bed because I feel like I just got home. Not enough winding down time.
I'm booked in for the gym tomorrow night, a double class! (I need it), but the traffic leaving work situation is a bit of a concern because it's caused by roadworks but at the same time, I'm too tired to make it in early tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm sure it will work out the way it's meant to.
Haha, I just thought I'd try something different Cate!
My food today was too bad to Grub St Diet (if I was writing one for real, this is where I'd start lying) but there were circumstances. Basically, I couldn't leave work till 7pm because of the worst traffic jam of all time, then I had to rush to the yoga centre and there were 10 people sitting there waiting to pay because I was so late, and by the time I finished up, I was stressed and hadn't eaten dinner and all these things mean I just head for the fast food. Le sigh. I feel very fat right now.
I feel tired but I kind of don't want to go to bed because I feel like I just got home. Not enough winding down time.
I'm booked in for the gym tomorrow night, a double class! (I need it), but the traffic leaving work situation is a bit of a concern because it's caused by roadworks but at the same time, I'm too tired to make it in early tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm sure it will work out the way it's meant to.