BODY OVER MIND

BLOGS, TWEETS AND FACEBOOK, MY BUSINESS, HEALTH AND FITNESS

2009-05-02T08:42:00.001+10:00

How does everyone find the time to keep up. :)

OUR BEAUTIFUL GRAND DAUGHTER - BELLA

2009-04-21T12:51:00.000+10:00

LAST SUNDAY ON HER CHRISTENING DAY

Couple of photos Sat 18th April 2009

2009-04-21T11:07:00.006+10:00

Took a couple of quick photos while at the gym on Saturday (see below). I love being fit and healthy.
Having the day at home today.
Did an hour this morning walking up and down my hill - it really gets the heart working. Downed a bottle of water in the process. Just love my water also, it is great for so many things.
Spendimg time clearing the paperwork on my desk at home, doing a little bit of work from home on the computer and just enjoying the quite time before my hubby gets home from Sydney.
Thought I would surprize him and have the afternoon at home with him today when he gets back :)
Had my Hot water and lemon juice on rising amd oats this morning - I just love my porridge.
For lunch I had 3 ladels of savoury mince, 1 ladel of sweet potato and then to finish it off I had a multigrain piece of bread with butter and fig jam.:) Don't you just love having a whole week off from being super healthy :)
I am having a whole week off my normal nutritional plan this week but I just love eating healthy, you just have so much more energy, so we will see how the day pans out. I still have some Easter Eggs to finish off so they may be on the menu later today :).
Train hard everyone and Live with Passion
Kimmy

2009-04-18T22:31:00.000+10:00

2009-04-18T22:29:00.000+10:00

MIGRANE, UNCLE PASSED AWAY AND BACK OUT

2009-04-18T22:23:00.002+10:00

Well today came and went and I didn't even go and watch the comp tonight. I had a migrane for three days. My Uncle passed away and I did the eulogy on Friday and then when I woke up this morning my back/shoulder had frozen. It had been playing up since Wednesday. All good apart from that and I will just keep moving forward. Will catch up soon.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

12-Wk Daily Video Trainer Q&A 2/3

2009-03-16T21:08:00.001+11:00

Watch live video from Bodybuilding.com on Justin.tv

CHANGE and wishing I had ABS :)

2009-03-05T21:23:00.005+11:00

Well I have been a busy little beaver with board meetings, trips to Sydney, parties and Award nights. Life has been great. Training hard and food on plan so I will see how I come in. Loving life and everything about it at the moment. Hope everyone is well and training hard.

"The first step toward change is acceptance.
Once you accept yourself, you open the door to change.
That's all you have to do.
Change is not something you do, it's something you allow."

Will Garcia
Live with Passion
Kimmy

UPDATE

2009-02-01T11:24:00.004+11:00

Have been having awesome training sessions, I think they are the only thing getting me through my long days at the office - you know how you love to hate your training -don't you just love that feeling:). My food has been easy to follow but my body is not responding and I will need to alter something as Gym, cardio and food has been spot on but nothing is moving.
I went down to 55 kilos and now I am back up to 55.9 - my body is really hanging onto fluid. I need to get my sleep patterns a little better and also I think I need to take out the dairy and fruit from my plan. My trainer says my measurements have gone done and I guess I can feel a little bit of difference in my clothes.
Still staying positive and definitely getting lots of positive vibes from everyone here.
I have been so busy so apologise for the absence but I have been snooping around my favourite blogs - keep up the great work, your outstanding attitudes and your wonderful friendships.
LIVE WITH PASSION
KIMMY

MEASUREMENT

2009-01-09T22:20:00.002+11:00

One week down sitting at 56.7 today. Weighing in and measuring on Fridays now until comp. Had great workout today with my PT and had a massage after work this arvo. It was beautiful.
I am off to Sydney tomorrow with my daughter, Olivia and granddaughter, Claudia.
It will be fun and then my hubby is coming down to pick me up on Sunday and the girls are staying on holidays for 2 weeks.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will looking forward to catch up with evenone when I get back.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

My wonderful team

2009-01-07T22:43:00.004+11:00

We have been so busy since returning from our break and our wonderful team have just been all pulling together to get the job done. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful team.
It is amazing how good you feel having your eyebrows waxed and tinted.
I was getting a bit of a headache today so I downed some tablets before heading off to do a session with my PT at 12:30. Had a great workout again. We are changing the rountine a bit from next week, doing 3 days of gym and 5 of cardio x 40 mins in my heart rate zone.
I am feeling really bloated today and scales have ventured up a bit but I know I am holding fluid so we will see what they say tomorrow.
I didn'nt leave work until 7:15 tonight and just before I left the biggest bang sounded and I thought it was a shot gun. But no the cleaner accidently tipped over our electronic sign - large, think "very big", lights, photos of houses, takes up a whole wall and it smashed everything. The poor cleaner was nearly having kittens, the signs are worth about $2,000 so we will have to sort that one out tomorrow. I offered her a scoth to calm her nerves :)
Goal tonight was to be in bed at 10:00 but it did not happen so I am about to run in there now. I can't believe it is 10 to 11 already :)
Be good and live with passion
Kimmy

CHECKING THE BLOAT :)

Gym, Cardio and Food all going well

2009-01-06T21:15:00.002+11:00

Had a great workout with my PT yesterday, I just love doing my workouts with her. I went up on all my weights so I was pleased with that. I think it was all the rest and sleep-ins over the break.
I got back into my old habit of running out of time to fit everything in last night and went to bed after midnight. I was a bit snappy today so my goal is to be in bed at 10:00 tonight so I can get up and do a cardio session early and then another gym session tomorrow at lunchtime.
I did a great cardio session on the treadmill today on the highest incline at level 6 for 40 minutes in my heart rate fat buring zone and clocked up 450 calories. It was 40 degrees here today so I was dripping wet.
Finished work at 6:30 today, called into see my beautiful granddaughter (baby) but they were out and then went to the supermarket to get some salad and watermelon and then home around 7:00pm. Have done some washing, cooked dinner, eaten, bit of cleaning and now doing a quick tidy up, organising clothes and food for tomororw so I can rush out the door early in the morning.
Hope everyone had a great day.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

My two beautiful granddaughters and My Santa present :)

2008-12-28T09:42:00.001+11:00

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IN 2009

2008-12-28T09:08:00.002+11:00

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD AN AWESOME XMAS LIKE ME, LOTS OF LOVE, FUN, FAMILY, FOOD, DRINK AND JUST CATCHING UP ON SOME SLEEP.

I CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY INTO 2009 AND I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF MY AWESOME GOALS THAT I AM GOING TO ACHIEVE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTH.

I WILL BE BACK WITH SOME UP DATES SOON.

WELL IF I DON'T GET BACK HERE BEFORE 2009, A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING EVERYONES JOURNEYS.

LIVE WITH PASSION

KIMMY

MIGRANE FOR THREE DAYS

2008-12-14T18:13:00.002+11:00

Yes that red wine and the state of my mind and the busy life style I lead, lead to a migrane. I battled on through work with Imigram, nuraphen plus and extra strength aspro clear. I am feeling much better today. I had a back scrub on Saturday with a voucher someone had given me and it included a massage and a scalp massage - just what the doctor ordered. My little granddaughter had her ballet concert on Friday night, sat arvo and Saturday night - it was soooo good - those little ballarina's certainly put a smile on my face. I will post a photo when we get some back from the photographer. Well I have had a busy weekend of young kids walking past units we manage and smashing windows and a ceiling falling in on another one - thankfully no one got hurt - old units and the glue decided to give way. Spent all day at work yesterday, have been working from home this morning, cleaning, doing home paperwork and ironed all last night. I just dropped my hubby to a Xmas party and have just finished grocery shopping and putting it all away. I have only had two gym sessions and one cardio this week due to my migrane but back on track tomorrow. I just love my gym sessions - I have never been to keen on the cardio :) Ok over and out - hope everyone had a great weekend. I have a Xmas party on Wednesday night, Sydney all day Friday, our work Xmas Party on Saturday night and inbetween that just the normal work and domestic duties. Be good and live with Passion.
Kimmy

can't believe how quick the week has gone

2008-12-11T20:12:00.004+11:00

Been having some awesome gym sessions with my trainer - I am just loving it. I have started eating clean well until last night when I was stressed to the max quite happy to sip on my mineral water until my hubby coaxed me into having one red wine :) - well yes 6:20pm - 1:30am and 1 bottle later and a big headache this morning - who do I blame - the one ane only ME :) Oh well back on track today. Had a sore tummy today could not tell if it was from the wine or those fit ball tummy exercises. Be good everyone and will be back soon.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

My turn to drag Margie to the gym

2008-12-04T22:52:00.003+11:00

Another very busy day today, two tribunal hearings and lots of work. Did my gym workout today, left work about 7:00 tonight and then went and got some groceries and a couple of xmas presents for the kids Xmas party this weekend. My hubby is away so I purchased a trashy magazine coming through the checkouts tonight and sat down and veged out and read it from cover to cover. Feeling guilty now as I am a pile of ironing, bills and paperwork everywhere on my office desk and still have not washed up from dinner.

Oh well guess I should go and do it now.

Be good and live with passion
Kimmy

IT IS 9:12 AND JUST HOME FROM WORK

2008-12-03T21:12:00.002+11:00

I have had the busiest day today and I am just exhausted. Left home at 8:00 this morning and just arrived home now. Only had 5 1/2 hours sleep last night so I am just exhausted. My trainer is sick so my Gym session was cancelled. I tried to get out of going to the gym with my wonderful gym partner but she dragged me by the collar and we went and did 45 minutes of cardio on 15 incline and I felt so much better afterwards :).
Ok I am off to have some well deserved dinner and start on the domestics here.
Be good everyone and Live with Passion
Kimmy

EARLY MORNING WEIGH IN - DAY ONE

2008-12-01T21:48:00.004+11:00

Had a very busy day today.
Did cardio on the treadmill, incline 15, speed 5.5 for 60 minutes.
Food 100%
Finished work tonight at 8:30pm
Just finished dinner and about to jump into the shower.
Back Again :)

Weight this morning (after shower) was 57.2 and 25% bodyfat

Weight tonight (after shower) was 58.0 amd 21.6% bodyfat

Here is a photo of my beautiful son after their fun at the party on Saturday night still with his Movember facial hair also :). All I could do was laugh - makes him look rough and tough. Oh well it is only hair and it will grow back. Told him he looks like me now when I was sick and had no hair :). Tht should make him grow it back:)

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FROM TODAY

2008-11-30T13:32:00.009+11:00

OK time for this little chicky babe to get serious. I am now back into the routine of going to gym and getting cardio under control so now it is time for the food and the mind. From this day forth I am 100% focused on my little goals to get to my big goals and every bigger goals down the track.

Of Goals for today completed so far :)

1. 8 hours sleep last night - DONE happy dance :)

2. Cardio - did "The Biggest Loser Calorie Killer Circuit" this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. - DONE

3. 2nd Cardio - 50 minute walk at my fat burning heart rate straight after the above - DONE

4. Food - on track and 100% on plan as at 1:46 today - DONE happy dance :)

5. Mind - speaking only positive thoughts and focused on the vision of my health, my energy, outward appearance and focusing on the little steps and thoughts that are going to get me to my BIG goals.

6. Balance - focusing on balancing all area of my life including my husband, my kids, my beautiful grandkids, my friends, dosmetics and work.

7. Positiveness - Making sure that as soon as my foot touches the floor every morning when I get out of bed that I put a big smile on my face and thank God that I am alive.

8 Challenges - Finding the positive in every challenge and focusing on the solution of how to get through each challenge instead of focusing on the challenge itself and also learning the lesson and changing something so it does not happen again.

9. Stats for the Start tomorrow are as follows:-
* All taken after dinner before hopping in shower

* 58 kilos
* Body fat on my scales 23.5%
* Waist 27"
* Thigh 21"

10. FIRST LONG DISTANT GOAL

* 5O KILOS
* BODY FAT 12%
* WAIST 24"
* THIGH 19"
BALANCE TODAY

My son helped me wash down the front verandah and we had a long chat. His best mate is getting married and we all had a party at his house last night. After we left the party the boys shaved my sons head - he looks pretty cool as he has his Movember moustach on also- what can a mother do - just laugh - I will post a photo soon - makes him look rough and tough :)

Hubby worked today but when he got home I spent time with him sitting in our garden while he had a beer and I had my mineral water. My brother called around to say hi also with Braydon and Sway.

My daughter pulled the Xmas trees out and Claudia helped decorate them and we chatted about her weekend and then Claudia went for a swim - 1st swim in the pool since my husband has regrouted it.

Ok over an out.

First goal for tomorrow is to get out of bed at 5:00am.

Ok live with passion
Kimmy

Quick update

2008-11-25T21:32:00.003+11:00

Busy day today - started with tenants smashing a large window last night, police reports, organising repairs etc. Gained a new rental management of a lovely home and then gained a sales listing late this arvo. Both really nice properties and both existing clients that I have done a lot of work for - I just love my clients - especially the ones that keep coming back :) Went to gym and did cardio today, treadmill at levle 15 on speed 5. One of my friends was put into hospital to have her appendic out and is not well - I was going up to visit her this arvo but just got too busy. Had to pick my daughter up from work, then my granddaughter from after school care, then the groceries and then headed straight home to finish off some work phone calls and paperwork. Been ironing tonight as my lovely daughter cooked fetticini for dinner - had to taste it and it was beautiful. Ok back to more work on the computer as I only have tomorrow in town and then Back to Sydney for Thurs, Friday and Saturday.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

Sydney Today

2008-11-24T21:37:00.002+11:00

Up at 4:45 this morning to fly to Sydney for a Head Office meeting with my wonderful friend from Wellington office.

Long day of meetings etc but we had lunch on the balcony at head office, I had turkey breast and lettuce was really nice. When I arrived this mornign I had museli and yoghurt (don't normally eat this) but it was the most healthiest option at the time and it was soooooooo nice. I had a glass of red at the airport on the way home and a wholemeal bun - it was a nice finish to a good day.

I did my shoulder in the other day but it is starting to feel a lot better, so will be doing some cardio tomorrow and then back into the weights on Wednesday and then back down to sydney for a board meeting for the REI and then a State Conference on Friday, an auctioneer competition on Friday night and then flying home on the early plane on Saturday so i can go to work so I will be up at 4:00 to catch the plane.

Well another busy few days ahead of me so train hard everyone and Live with Passion

Kimmy

Training Session

2008-11-14T23:12:00.003+11:00

I have started training with a PT at my gym and she is just fantastic. At long last I have someone in Dubbo who has competed. Cassandra my trainer has won the INBA Australian Titles and is just so good as a trainer.
We did a get to know one another session the other day to work out weights etc and today we did a real workout. It is just what I have been needing and it was and awesome workout.

We did chest, back, legs, tris, bis and claves today and I could hardly walk at the finish :) Just love that feeling :)

Ok over and out. Just going to check the water height in our pool as my hubby had to fix a couple of leaks, retile and regrout the pool and now I am refilling it.

Also some sad news - my neighbour passed away yesterday, he had a heart attach while he was shearing, very sad as they are beautiful people, very hard to believe, he was only 59 and might I say a very fit man.

Sending all our love thoughts and prayers and lots of positive vibes to their family.

Have a great weekend everyone and talk to you soon.

Kimmy

CHOCOLATE CAKE

2008-11-07T21:01:00.002+11:00

I got to work this morning and one of the girls had purchased a mud cake as a thank you to a few of the girls in the office. At 9:30 they had started eating it as they were hungry because they probably had not had breakfast. Thankfully I do not like a lot of cake, I am still not liking chocolate from being sick the other day and well of course I had already eaten my porridge :). Very busy day but food good, no exercise today but feeling good.

MY FOOD JOURNEY TODAY

2008-11-06T21:41:00.006+11:00

Ok here we go - I went to Sydney today to a Women in Real Estate Conference. Asked my hubby to set the alarm for 4:45am but the alarm went off at 4:30 so though I best get up and get dressed so I would not miss the plane.

Cooked oates made on water for breakfast.

Plane take off time was 6:30 but it was running 20 minutes late. Got on the plane to the smell of freshly cooked hot muffins. I politely said no to the muffin but asked for a cup of tea so was given my plastic cup. I got a caramel sesame seed bar in my cup (4 portions - 50 calories each and only 2g sugar) Well I hummed and harred about it for a while and then quicly gave it back to the air hostess when she collected my cup.

Arrived at the conference to Danish tarts and tea. Passed on the Danish tarts and had a herb tea.

Into the conference with bowls full of lollies and I also won a chocolate for answering a question right. Passed on the lollies and gave my chocolate away:). OK

Out to lunch - a large smorgersboard of goodies - I passed on all the different types of salads, noodles, hot dishes etc etc and had a piece of grilled fish and some lettuce leaves followed by a herbal tea. Just feeling good when they bring out a table full of delicious looking desserts and everyone piling their plates high. I excused myself and went to the ladies to powder my nose and by that time it was time to get another herbal tea and head back into the confernce. OK

Out to afternoon tea, were they had all sorts of different icecreams - chocolate, vanilla chocolate coated, drumb sticks etc etc - looked at them and asked myself a question "did you even think about these before you saw them and did you want one of these before you saw it" I answered "NO" and kept on walking. Poured myself a herbal tea and headed back into the conference room. OK

Conference finishes and of course now it is cocktail hour - lots of wine and alcohol and lots of hot goodies walking around, bread curry puff things, little mini hamburgers, cheese, etc etc you get the idea - passed on all of them and the wine and I was really starting to feel hungry for some healthy food at this stage. OK

Off to the airport and we skip to the Qantas Club where there is more alcohol, lots of food, hot potato puffs, meat pies, cheese, nibbles to have with drinks, soup, bread rolls, biscuits - Yes I had to have something to eat. I had some lettuce leaf (think it was supposed to be the garnish:) and a pear. Very nice OK - happy with this healthy choice:)

Leave the lounge to board the plane. On the plane more wine offered and a pack with biscuits and cheese, peanuts, chocolate etc. I was really wanting a cuppa but I had to take the hole pack even though I just wanted the plastic cup SOOOO I declined on that. No food and no Cuppa.

Drove home from the airport (I live out of town on the other side). Feeling really hungry by this stage - got inside, attacked the fridge and had my leftover salad from yesterday and my left over chicken from yesterday plus 2 corn thins with natural peanutbutter. YES healthy food and feeling good.

Feeling very exhausted and sitting down now having a herbal tea and writing down my outstanding efforts for the day :).

Feeling really good about my day and overcoming a lot of food challenges that landed themselves my way today.

Thanks for listening.

Live With Passion
Kimmy

FOOD WINE HORSES AND LAUGHTER

2008-11-04T20:41:00.003+11:00

I went to Curves yesterday arvo with my free pass to see what I thought. Everyone was really nice and helpful and it was a bit of fun but as far as building muscle it is not what I am after. It is actually quite a good cardio workout and I am sure would tone muscles along the way but I am after those big muscles and I am definitely not going to get them there. So think I will just focus on my hill for my cardio as the hours do not suit my busy life style either :).

Ok We had our whole office meeting today and incorporated a big luncheon and then watched the big race on our big screen in our auction room. We had lots OF WINE, CHAMPAIGNE, DIFFERENT SALADS, MEATS, CHICKEN, LOVELY FRESH BREAD ROLLS AND BUTTER COOKIES AND CREAM PIES, CHEESE CAKE, FRUIT CAKE ETC, OH AND I SHOULDN'T FORGET THE BIG BOWLS OF LOLLIES ON THE TABLES.

Well what do you think happened to my healthy eating plan - NOTHING :). I had hot water with a squirt of lemon, chicken breast and garden salad and did not even look at the rest of the food. Got to be happy about that:). After work I went and had my nails done at my counsins - she does a fantastic job and it is always great to catch up for a chat.

I have my appointment with my personal trainer tomorrow - I can't wait.

Ok time to catch up on a few blogs and then do a few domestics.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

Feeling Great and its Monday :)

2008-11-03T06:55:00.002+11:00

Had a great night sleep, went to bed at 10:30, very early for me:) and up at 5:00 this morning wide awake. I decided to clean out the kitchen and laundry and cleaned all kitchen and laundry windows on the inside and out as well. Cut up all my salads, red and green capscium, cucumber, mixed lettuce, spinach, low fat semi dried tomatoes and 1/4 avocado. Yum. I then went for a walk around 6:10 and decided I would walk up and down my hill - did this six times which took about 35 - 40 minutes I think, I will have to check the exact time when I do it next. We had a sprinkle of rain last night so the air was fresh and everything was washed down and felt clean all my trees and flowers just looked magical - I am feeling so alive at the moment. What a great start to my first day back in the land of healthy living:) I have a very busy day today, lots of appointments in and out of the office, a directors meeting at lunch, picking up and dropping off my lovely granddaughter froms school and dropping her at gym in between appointments before picking her up at 5:30. She often comes back to the office with me but today we are going up to Curves for a trial run. The ladies that run it left some free passes for the girls at the office and because I am the Boss :) I actually got a free month trial for being so nice :) so i thought I would check it out just for fun :). It happens to be on my way home so it is quite handy. I will let you know my thoughts tomorrow. I thought it might be good for a good cardio workout if nothing else. Anyway my granddaughter, Claudia, and I will be going up there at 6:00 because her mum is going to Tia Kwon Do - not sure how you spell that :. Ok time to go and jump in the shower and take off to the office. Have a great day everyone. Live with Passion. Kimmy

Great Weekend

2008-11-02T19:48:00.002+11:00

Didn't get to see bub this weekend as I had a vomiting bug Friday and Saturday - I still some how managed to make it to the end of work on Friday, fell into bed at 8:30 and didn't get out until 7:30. Got up and went to one appointment on Saturday (got the listing as well so got to be happy about that :) and then got the groceries on Saturday and then just very slowly did a few jobs on Saturday arvo and night. I thought I was ok until I had a feed of chocolate and well yes you can guess what happened - I think I am cured now though - I have been eating chocolate for 6 months every day and i can assure you the last thing on my mind at the moment is chocolate -just typing this is making me feel sick :)

Went up to visit bub today and she was out visiting -little bugger, just like her granny :). Went to work for a while and entertained my mum-in-law this arvo, very lovely lady and went to the gym to organise some personal training to get me back on track. My appointment with my trainer to work out exactly what I want is next Wednesday, I can't wait.

I have been playing around on the computer looking through all my old comp photos and just watched the DVD from my comp - for some reason I have never actually looked at myself on the DVD - anyway even though I feel I look a bit scary :) it was very motivating.

Ok must go as my goal is to get to bed earlier and up earlier.

Be good everyone and live with Passion
Kimmy

Thank you to Magna & Hilary

2008-10-28T23:11:00.001+11:00

Yes it is wonderful being a granny :)

I am a Granny again :)

2008-10-27T21:16:00.002+11:00

This is my very proud son with his beautiful little girl "Bella". She was born last Wednesday.

I have been on a girls weekend to the Central Coast and had a ball - gjolly you would die if you knew all the wonderful food and restaurants we ate at in the Hunter and Avoca :) We also caught the train into Sydney and went to the theatre to see Billy Elliot - it was outstanding.

We had the best time and I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends.

Will catch up soon.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST DID THAT

2008-10-20T21:46:00.003+11:00

I thought I was deleting one name off the blogs I read and I deleted the whole lot -that is what you get for not paying 100% to what you are doing.

I am devastated - oh well guess I will slowly have to add them back :)

Maybe it is a good time for me to start blogging a little more often :)

Congratulations to all the wonderful girls who competed on the weekend - I am sure you all looked amazing - love to see some photos for some inspiration.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

Miracles do Happen :)

2008-10-08T21:31:00.003+11:00

Margie and I have managed to go to the gym this week two days in a row. We joked if we got there tomorrow we would buy a lottery ticket as it is sure to win :).

We are both settling back down to normality - if there is such a thing after 6 months of very long work days and not much else.

So far this week I have done legs, shoulders and back. I soooooooo love the gym and I am soooooooooooo glad to be back. Margie and I usually go together but Margie sticks to cardio and I attach the gym.

Margie has done so well and has lost a whole heap of weight. She is now a granny (her lovely daughter, Danielle had a beautiful little boy) and her son got married last weekend so she was very committed to achieveing her goals. She is just the best friend and she looks fantastic.

Ok off to do the domestics, have a shower and do some ironging (I am always ironing)!!

Be good and live with Passion Kimmy

My Resignation

2008-10-04T07:30:00.001+10:00

My Resignation
Author Unknown

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an eight-year-old again.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four-star restaurant.

I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.

I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.

I want to run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.

I want to return to a time when life was simple, when all you knew were colors, multiplication tables and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care.

All you knew was to be happy, because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.

I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.

I want to believe that anything is possible. I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.

I want to live simply again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive when there are more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, mankind and making angels in the snow.

I want to play with my pets and my days of imagination to last forever

So here are my checkbook and my car keys, my credit card bills and my 401(k) statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood.

And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first because, "Tag! You're it!"

Sent to you as a courtesy of...

Your friends at AsAManThinketh.net

Competition gets me excited

2008-09-28T16:44:00.002+10:00

Firstly, a big congratulations to everyone who competed. Awesome photos coming through.

I was standing in my kitchen today and thought to myself "I wonder how Jen Hendershott went in the Olympia".

Well I walked in and checked on the computer and as you know Jen did win - wow she is such an amazing lady.

Well I know how easy it is to make up excuses and I just have not had the energy or the drive to focus on my fitness and health the last 6 months, there were a number of reason that has all past now and nothing is going to get in my way.

Well I have made a commitment to the most important person "ME" so from that moment forward the number one thing to get scheduled in my day will be exercise and a healthy diet (I do normally eat pretty healthy but just too much food most of the time). Although when stressed the chocolate comes out and it has been my BEST FRIEND for the past 6 months.

I am going to just start with doing what I have to do and change my goals daily instead of foucing on the big picture so that I do not get put off by the whole process.

Life will never be the same again.

Just on that I took my brother, his girlfriend and my daughter to Anthony Robbins last weekend, we all walked on hot coals and just had an awesome time. For anyone that has been you will know how draining it is and from the last of sleep and my busy life over the past few weeks I have come down with a bad dose of the flu and a migrane.

So no better time to start looking after myself.

Live with Passion every one and I will be checking in to keep tabs on myself and visiting when I have the time.

Thanks to everyone for your motivation, inspiration and to those wonderful figure girls you are just amazing.

Kimmy

Finally catching up on some domestic jobs

2008-09-14T23:16:00.003+10:00

This weekend has been good - I have done the following
1. Voted
2. Worked
3. cleaned the house
4. Gardened - 3 hours of cutting, bending, digging, and carrying
5. Filed at home and paid all the bills
6. Had time with my step-grandson and also my mother-in-law
7. Washed, ironed and other domestics
8. Aerobics - knee ups - forward and back, in and outs, bum kicks up and back, jog walking, walking up and down my hill and then jog/walking back to the house.
9. I have gone cold turkey on chocolate this weekend - no chocolate for Saturday or Sunday. Apart from my headaches I put on a pair of shorts on Saturday when i was gardening and they were that tight they created a muffin top around my waist and those big white hairy, cellulite legs were not very nice to look at. (Even my son and husband were making jokes about them:) IT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MOTIVATION I HAVE HAD FOR QUITE SOME TIME :)
10. I have a staff member on holidays, two new staff and my most senior staff member finished on Friday so tomorrow is going to be very busy so I am off to bed.

Great to catch up with lots of my blogger friends (even if you don't know I am lurking around your blogs :) - sorry I have been missing in action but I am getting a little better.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

PS Hello Ali - hope you got my email and Suzie miss you too. :)

COMING OUT THE OTHER SIDE

2008-08-31T11:21:00.002+10:00

Well I am so glad I am through the last 6 months. It has been a whirlwind of lots of things happening both personally and professionally. I have learnt a lot of lessons from the past but all too much to go into depth.
Lets just say work and home are now just outstanding. I am so enjoying life again and have this week for the first time in months started putting myself first. I am so loving my life :)
I must say that I could not have gotten through the past few months without this wonderful family of friends. Even though most of you did not know you were helping me, just being able to pop on line and lurk around my friends gave me the drive to keep on keeping on.
There has been so much happening and so many other people going through much bigger things than myself and all the challenges that have been happening especially from a business point of view have now settled to a "normal" level that I have eventually pulled myself out of my little hole and I am back.
Not sure how much I will be able to blog but I certainly will hopefully pop in at least once a week.
Thanks again so much.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

JUST SEEING IF I COULD GET THIS SLIDE TO WORK :)

2008-07-31T21:20:00.002+10:00

WELL WE WERE NOT ON AIR FOR LONG

2008-07-27T21:38:00.003+10:00

Hopefully my internet provider has it altogether this time :)
I will start blogging again in my spare time - I will write up my goals and keep myself accountable through my blog every Friday or close to.
See you all soon.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

I am Back on air - My Computer has been down for Weeks

2008-07-16T07:38:00.003+10:00

Hello to everyone in blogging land.

Congratulations to all the girls who competed on the weekend. You all look fantastic.

Thank you to everyone who sent me Birthday wishes for last week another year down and now it is time to start looking after me again :)

Here is my quote for the day

"Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of those pieces."
Judith Viorst

Live with Passion and I look forward to catching up with everyone one. My goal is to at least blog on here once a week.

Be good

kimmy

Golly I have been achieving so much lately

2008-06-01T17:55:00.003+10:00

Non of it relating to fitness and health but definitely moving forward in my life and just loving it. :)
Well I haven't posted for a while so will just fill you in on today and see how often I can post from here on in.
I went to bed at midnight last night and slept in until 8 o'clock - I fiddled around and cleaned and had shower, hair etc and then picked Claudia up at 10 o'clock from Brads's - Olivia still in Sydney. We came home and got dressed for the rehersal for the Esteddfod and I took Claudia back down to Ballet at 12 o'clock. I waited out the front and finished off my speech for the local government speech in sydney later this month. They finished about 1:45 so I took Claudia back home to get out of her costume and then Claudia and I went to Village for lunch. I have a curred egg toasted sandwich on grain bread and claudia had a potato pie. We then went to Wharonga Park and I read the Sunday Paper while Claudia had a big play - I can't tell you the last time I read the Sunday paper - it was so good. We called around to see Davo and Jess at Jess's mums but they were not home so then we put the car through the robo in Wheelers Lane - it is very clean now. Home again and cleaning, washing, folding, ironing, cooking tea, measuring out chicken and update my diary here. Just about to bath Claudia and dress her, eat dinner, clean up and then do some ironing before we pick her mum up from the airport. Need to start work early in the morning as I was away at a Board meeting last Thursday and a State Conference on Friday. Hopefully it will not be too late to bed this evening and up early tomorrow. Still sitting at 56 kilos so pretty happy with that. I need to get some balance back into my life so I will be focusing on that this week. Three days of gym would be a good start :)

OK WHERE DO I START :)

2008-05-03T18:44:00.006+10:00

Well I signed up with Di 12 weeks ago and I could give you 100 excuses as to why I didn't follow her plan but I won't. The fact is that my head was not in the right space and I was stopping and starting and ended up having two injuries which also set me back but the real reason was that I was just not in the right head space. I am still sitting at 56 kilos and Di's programme and her help was just fantastic - it was just me.
I am actually in a very good place in that head of mine right now but I have decided to put any coaching from Di on hold until she finishes her comp prep and my injuries have had time to heal.
Now that I have decided to do this the pressure if off and this week has been 100% spot on. Why do we do this to ourselves. :)
Anyway I have the busiest of Months ahead of me and have been doing 12 hour days and they are going to continue for all of May at this point.
I have been to the gym every day so that is good and I did legs today and 30 minutes on the treadmill and clocked up 300 calories in 30 minutes at 15 incline and speed of 7 so I was happy with that (just trying to keep up with Jodie) :)
I have been sneaking in and reading blogs but have not had a lot of time to catch up with everyone.
So keep training hard everyone, I have my favourtie blogs that I visit all the time for motivation and because they are all my friends, Jodie, Sue, Di, Rae, Ali,Liz, Hilary, Cat, Lia and lots lots more.
Train hard everyone and live with passion
Kimmy

MY BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

2008-04-27T19:44:00.004+10:00

My daughter was bridesmaid and my granddaughter flowergirl on the weekend. They both looked beautiful - I got a couple of photos while they were getting ready - will send some official ones through later. They are both wearing size 6.

SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR WEEKEND

2008-04-15T00:02:00.001+10:00

I spent the weekend in Sydney with my daughter and we had the best time. I have posted some photos. The top one is part of my free meal that I actually had on Friday night. It consisted of 2 glasses of wine and a baileys on ice to finish the night. Freshly cooked feta bread and butter, grilled barra and salad with dressing, and this big plate of dessert that is actually for one person but my daughter and I shared it - it was delicious - I think there are 6 mini desserts on the plate. We walked 48,000 steps on the pedometre. My goal was to walk 38,000 for the weekend so all was good. I was very good Saturday and Sunday and watched my daughter eat Macdonalds etc and then she purchased a box of crispy kremes at the airport. Some photos attached from our weekend. :)
My Daughter at the Menzies in the Piano Bar
A group of drunk ladies that we meet at the Panio Bar :)
My Daughter and the Harbour Bridge
My daughters box of donuts that she took back to her workmates.

MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY DINNER

2008-04-04T20:14:00.006+11:00

This 0ne is some of the family at the Birthday Bash :)

Ok this photo is my son and daughter, David and Livi

This is my husband and daughter, Kim and Livi

This is my granddaughter the night before licking the bowl after making her mums chocolate birthday cake

This photo was taken at dinner last night. It is four generations - that is me at the back then my Mum and then my Daughter and then my Granddaughter. By the way my mum is standing in the photo :)

Well I have had a great week except for my shoulder and arm problem - something to do with my nerves and muscles. I can't even pickup a dumbbell. I have had excruciating pain in my shoulder blade, top of shoulder down thru my elbow and right down to my wrist. I have been on super pain killers, been to chiro, accupuncture, muscle manipulator and a massage therapist. It happend before I went away toa conference a few weeks ago now. It just pain when I am doing nothing. I am in tears every morning until it get going a big and then I can tolerate the pain as long as I have my mix of pain killers :)

Anyway tonight it is starting to ease up a bit so here is hoping we are on the mend.:

All my food has been 100% this week and I have been to the gym but only doing bottom half and walking on the treadmill on inclines etc. But I have been to the gym and sticking to my programme 100% under the circumstances and that is a plus for this little chicky babe.

I feel a lot better this week and I am going to the INBA Comp in Dubbo tomorrow night and I am getting very excited so that is getting me super motivated :)

Ok sorry I haven't been posting etc or chatching up with blogs but I will do my best to stay in contact a little more often.

Be good everyone and Live with Passion

Kimmy

Ps I have posted some more pictures from last night at the top :)

2008-03-24T10:44:00.002+11:00

Hello - Long time no post - I have missed everyone but I had just not had my head in the right place for anything lately.
I have had more chocolate than I have even eaten in one weekend in my life this Easter - hey but it was nice - I love Easter Eggs :)
To date I have not been at all focused on my programme. I have had a fair few challenges and they continue as we speak but they are not excuses :) although I have used them over the past 6 weeks :).
I have had a painful shoulder for over a week., been to chiro, massage, accupuncture and I am in tears with it this weekend.
Happy to report leg workout done yesterday, walk this morning and food on track as at 10:30am today :) I have no computer at home as it is in the repair shop - (all my email address etc are on it - it is like losing your right arm and I don't have any backups of my contacts :) or phone as I left it in a taxi in Queensland and I am tuping this from my sons computer. He has one of those new Vista ones. Kimmy

HOLIDAY CATCH UP

2008-02-15T20:39:00.002+11:00

Well we had a lovely holiday with our granddaugher. It rained the whole time except for one day so we went to the beach and got the camera out as you can see below. We ended up coming home a day early cause it was just pouring down with rain every day. There are only so many days you want to swim at the beach and in the pool in the rain. We went to every shop and even caught the train to Sydney and they had six inches the day we were there. Our umbrellas kept turning inside out.

Livi (my daughter) and Claudia (my granddaughter) are back home and settling in - she hasn't moved any gear back in yet but hey there is plenty of time for that. (she is still under lease until the middle of March). Claudia is catching the bus now so all is good. I am really enjoying their company again.

Ali is coming to visit me in April and we are going to the National INBA comp for a sticky :) I had a big to do list of things I wanted to get done this week and I think I have only crossed off two things - oh well better than none i guess.

We are driving to Sydney in the morning so there goes the weekend but hey it should be fun.Will weigh myself tomorrow morning and see how things are going etc and will report in on Monday. Have a great night

Live with Passion
Kimmy

SOME PHOTOS FROM HOLIDAYS

2008-02-14T20:40:00.004+11:00

LAST CHECK IN UNTIL I GET BACK

2008-02-03T00:18:00.000+11:00

It is 12:10am at the moment and I am all packed, Claudia is in bed asleep and Kim is still finishing off some outside jobs. Last week the weather was beautiful on the Central Coast - tonight they said thunderstorms. Oh well - looks like I will be doing lots of colouring in - I did learn that this was very good for your stress levels when I went to camp eden so probably just what the doctor ordered.
We are taking Claudia on the train into Sydney on Monday as I have a doctors appointment at RPA - she will enjoy that.
I am looking forward to a very bad food week :), just relaxing, drinking and playing with my granddaughter. I thought I would test out just one day of my new plan before I left but I bombed out on the first meal :) I am just not sure how to eat the meal - do you guys eat porridge and cottage together?? Actually would you also throw in some fruit. Think I will be eating each portion separate - I just love plain porridge pipping hot.
How do you eat porridge and cottage cheese?
Be good
Live with Passion
Kimmy

2008-01-31T18:59:00.000+11:00

Going on holidays on Sunday so will be off the air for a week or so from this weekend.
We ar so lucky we get to stay in one of the nicest resorts at Avoca compliments of Head office. (That certainly makes up the camping along side the road in a swag on our next holiday in August), If you rank high enough you get to have one week there a year (not in school holidays). I have had a great day today although last night I ate a chocolate out of the mini bar. I did do a mini circuit using my body weight and skipping with my trusted leather skipping rope - it was hard work :) Late today I got to go across the road from the motel and try on some gym gear. I felt like a big fat pig - soooooooo what do you do when you fell like that - you go to the qantas lounge and you eat all the food you can find - cause couse it makes you feel better for a couple of minutes :) Never mind - figure it is the last time I can indulge at the Qantas Lounge for a few months and I come here ofter enough so I knew what I was doing and there are no regrets :)
Ok hopefully must just about be time for my plane to board. Be good and talk soon.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

PS I have my new programme from Di - I am very excited about that but I am not starting until I get back from holidays - golly I can't wait - I am hoping my stats will hopefully stay around the same as they were when I sent them to Di last week. I am sure I can do that - although I am bad food wise 20% of the time I am usually pretty good the other 80%. Guess that will have to change soon with my new programme :) 100% perfection or not al all - I know - no-one is perfect but I am telling you I will be striving for perfection every day :)

I'M IN SYDNEY

2008-01-30T20:00:00.000+11:00

I have 6 mins on this computer so I will be quick.
Weekend good but no training and eating lots of chocolate.
Same yesterday and today - things are hectic and lots happening both with my family and work. My daughter is not well and we are going away for a week on Sunday so I think I will take Claudia (my granddaughter) with me.
I have been talking to Di and I am starting my programme when I get back from Avoca - Sunday week. Di is going to take me to the Comp in April 2009 - so we are focusing on getting rid of some of the fat to start with while maintaining whatever muscle I have at the moment :).. So far she has been great. I spent about 24 hours in my home office on the weekend and made a rule for myself that I could not touch the computer - that is why I have not been on here over the weekend - these computers can take up so much time sometimes - 5 minutes easily turns into an hour :). We had a wild storm last night so even though I was trying to sign in the storm fixed that and we had no power :)
I just flew into Sydney and won't get home until 9 o'clock tomorrow night.
I brought my skipping rope with me so I am going to go and do a mini circut in my room :)
I am off to the naturopath tomorrow before meetings - so that will be good - I really look forward to these appointments.
Ok over and out for me - catch you in a couple of days.
Live with PassionKimmy

2008-01-25T23:00:00.000+11:00

Well good day today.
Feeling bloated etc today but hey - I wonder why :)
Well we went to gym really early for us today around 10:30ish and we got talked into doing a classe - it was either rpm or revitalize.
Well we had never done a class before so we went for the revitalize - we enjoyed it and had a bit of a laugh but not fast enough for us - Margie really likes to sweat :)
Food as follows
4 egg whites
chicken
apple and chicken
yoghurt
coleslaw, mayo, almond butter
yes and my chocolate (2 big handfuls of choc peanuts) :)
Over and out
Live with Passion
Kimmy

2008-01-24T20:18:00.000+11:00

OK I AM OUT OF MY HOLE - Thank you to everyone who left a message - it just amazes me how many lovely people there are in this world that care about others. It really did help me today and I really really appreciate it. But today is another day and it is time for me to pull my head in and move forward. I usually give myself 1/2 hour to 1/2 day max to feel the emotions of those things that you just don't really want in your life but for some reason yesterday it just went on and on and I really don't know why I even went there but hey after a load full of chocolate and little headache today and a good talking to myself I am back on track. Well let me just say I am on another track, not sure if it is the right one but it certainly is much better than the one I was on yesterday:) So a really big thank you to everyone for being so caring.

Didn't get to gym today cause I went to lunch with my mum, mum-in-law, daughter, granddaughter and Liv's boyfriend today to Hogsbreath. I had avacado mushroom salad - sounds healthy but the mushrooms were crumbed and deep fried :) and I pinched everyones pig tail chips :) Well it helped the mood. So Margie and I did an hour walk after work this arvo. Food today
4 egg whites
chicken
my salad re above
chicken
yoghurt
chicken, coleslaw, lf mayo, almond butter
Feeling my little headache coming on but I think it is just cause of my stressed mood - of course it would not be from the chocolate I had last night :) Well made be feel better at the time :)
Ok that is it for me tonight.
Be good and Live with Passion
Kimmy

FOUND SOME PHOTOS FROM MY COMP - I AM TRYING TO MOTIVATE MYSELF :)

2008-01-23T18:45:00.000+11:00

FEELY SORRY FOR MYSELF TODAY

2008-01-23T18:32:00.000+11:00

I am having one of those days where I am doubting everything that I am doing. I just don't seem to have any energy for anything, work, home, gym etc. I just ate a great big handfull of choc coated peanuts knowing exactly what I was doing and really didn't care less. Maybe I just need to start my new plan with Di - otherwise my stats that I sent in are going to be all wrong :)

Ok today was gym and I did shoulders and biceps - it was a really good workout but I kept thinking about life and how hard everything was and how much money I didn't have and all that shit that passes your mind every now and again .

On another note Margie was smiling from ear to ear and having a bonzer of a day - she is full of energy, excited to be alive and on a mission to lose her weight - so I guess all in all we evened one another out today. :)

Well until a minute ago when I attached the chocolate my meals were

Porridge and sultanas

chicken

gym

yoghurt and sultanas

chicken

chocolate :)

and something nice for tea -Just becuase I can and I am in a S**h of a mood :)

Ok going to clean the pool, have a shower, put my pyjamas on, cook dinner for Kim, decide what I am having, finish off the ironing and then doing some paperwork.

I had the best nights sleep last night - I hardly slept at all the night before - so I thought I would be feeling great today but it didn't happen. Oh well tomorrow is another day and I am sure my smily energetic self will be back on deck when I wake up.

Ali - if you buy a skipping rope make sure you get a leather one - they are much better. I still only skip about 70 turns of the rope before I am puffed - but hey there is a goal to focus on we could have our own little competition :) and it is great - I do mine indoors on the carpet :)_ Great when it is dark, great when it is hot, great when it is raining, also great when you just want to leave you pyjamas on and not get changed (of course I throw them in the wash after ) :)

Ok must go and do these jobs before my hubby gets home.

Live with Passion and please send me some positive vibes.

Kimmy

MONDAY - NEED TO SNIFF SOME ESSENTIAL OILS :)

2008-01-21T21:36:00.000+11:00

Well - had an appointment to have my nails done at 8:00am this morning. Running out the door and did not have time for porridge so food goes like this:)chicken and apple, chicken, chicken and cauli, chicken and broc, chicken (total chicken in that lot 300g),50g chicken and almond butter. Well you could say I am chickened out today :)
Margie and I were going to gym at 11:30 and 11:30 came and went and we decided on 3:30. Margie got back over to our office around 4:00 so we decided to go thru a big submission that we had been working on first and it got too late so we decided to go for a big walk instead. Anyway I trotted down to the car to get my gym bag and you wouldn't believe it by the time I got upstairs it was pouring. Well that was our excuse today.
I decided I would do half an hour of skipping when I got home but I have only just sat down and it is 9:21.I cooked up a batch of chicken for the next few days. Made Kim crumbed cutlets, mashed potato and veges for his dinner tonight and cooked a piece of crumbed steak for my son for a snack tomorrow (he was eating at friends tonight).
I also cooked some spag bol for tomorrow nights tea for the family (always tasks better if you cook the mince the night before). Cleaned up my mess etc etc. I also made a phone call to a fellow I meet at the optomotrist.
Long story but my husband collects antique fuel bowsers and I got chatting to this fellow and the next time I went to vist the optomotrist this guy had left his business card with my optomistrist to give to me. I nearly feel over when I read his name. He has the exact same name as my brother (same christian name and same surname) - how often would that happen. So I had a long conversation with him tonight telling him the story and then my husband took over so he could talk fuel bowser talk :)
Well I am off to have a shower and then I need to do a bit of work on the computer, iron some clothes and hopefully fall into bed by 11:00pm. Live with Passion Kimmy
PS ALI - I will leave boot camp up to you - I maybe doing my own boot camp by the time Di is finished with me. Had to send thru all my measurements - very scary.

Pinched this one

2008-01-19T20:19:00.000+11:00

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."-- Napoleon Hill

I NEED SOME MOTIVATION :)

2008-01-19T09:14:00.001+11:00

INBA ALL FEMALE CLASSIC

MEMORIES - what a great day night that was - I still laugh every time I think about some of the things that happened - first experiences are always so good cause you just have no idea what you are getting yourself into :)

Amazing how you don't want to blog when you have to own up to the truth:) (EATING BREAD) Went to gym with Margie yesterday - I did abs and 20 minutes of cardio.

FOOD

porridge and sultanas

chicken (everyone in our office had pavlova and cream sponge cake) well except for me and Margie :)

Swt pot/cauli/broc

chicken

banana

chicken and natural almond butter

YES I ATE BREAD :) 2 slices of spelt bread with blackberry jam - Why???- who knows!!!! - but it tasted good. :) :) :)

Today is another day. Doing some work on the computer and catching up on reading for work (boring) :) Cleaning house etc

I went to bed at 10:30 last night (early for this chicky babe) and I slept in until 6:30 and then just stayed in bed until 7:30 listening to the radio and the rain - how nice :)

Ok back to work for me.

We are going out tonight to visit friends and I am just not motivated re my food as you can see but I always seem to go pretty well until night strikes Think I am just getting anxious about my new programme :)- we will see what happens tonight. Only exercise scheduled for me today is house cleaning etc and may get in some skipping. Have a great weekend.

LIVE WITH PASSION

Kimmy

QUOTE FOR THURSDAY

2008-01-17T14:01:00.001+11:00

"Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em, 'certainly I can!' - and get busy and find out how to do it."
Theodore Roosevelt1858-1919, Twenty-Sixth U.S. President

HERE IS A GOAL!!! AWESOME

2008-01-16T20:29:00.001+11:00

Mostly attended meetings today, went to gym with Margie and I did Shoulders and Tris and some of those hanging knee raises - I got to nine (Ali - I am trying my hardest to hit that 15 mark). It was so muggy and hot training today. I have been trying contacts to see how I go and I learnt how to put them in and take them out late this arvo. The optometrist left them in so I am hoping they come out easy tonight :). I just find them so good now that I seem to always have my glasses on and it is so much easier training with contacts in.

Food today - 4 egg whites and 1 slice of spelt bread, chicken, broc/cauli/swt potato, chicken, coleslaw/almond butter/low fat mayo/beetroot, Oops and two slices of spelt bread with jam :) but no chocolate :) NO CARDIO again today.

Some exciting news - I am going to sign up with Di to do a programme (hence getting the bread in before I can't have any - isn't it funny I never normally eat bread at all any way but I just felt that I needed to have some before Di gets the whip out) and she is going to prepare me for a comp next year. I am very excited about that. Hope I look like this lovely lady in the picture :)

So I have a busy year ahead but I am really looking forward to focusing on a goal. Firstly I just want to lose some body fat so I feel good and then we ae going to focus on building muscle over a few months and then a plan to count down to a comp in my home town and well who knows where that will take me - but one step at a time. I just love being accountable to someone else - it just seems to motivate me. Guess it is always more motivating when you are paying money:)- it is always so much easier to say no to yourself when you don't have nay comeback :)

I still have my bet going with Margie - we weight in in 2 weeks - we are doing monthly weigh ins but still the weekly bet amounts - it will be interesting to see where those scales are sitting in 2 weeks :) I love to give and it is a wonderful charity but it just has to stop :)

OK off to do some domestics - be good and live with passion. Kimmy

8 hours SLEEP

2008-01-13T19:50:00.001+11:00

Jolly can't remember the last time I did that but boy do I feel better for it this morning. Kim left at 5:00am and Claudia was still asleep at 6:45 so I went and made myself a cuppa (hot water and lemon )- great for cleaning your bowels :) and went back to bed with a book - jolly it was so nice - cannot remember the last time I did this.I have a morning ritual that I forget to type in cause it is just like brushing my teeth to me but it goes like this* 5 deep breaths - in for 5, hold for 20, out for 10; and then* 5 minutes of mini bounces on the mini trampoline (it helps get your blood moving and is really good for your health)* 1 big slurp of water* 1 tiny bit of my weighed out chicken - just to get a bit of protien into my body so my body starts working before I eat breakfastI gardened from 7:30 - 9:00 and then Claudia came out and found me and then I had oats and sultanas for breakfast.9:30 back out to the garden to clean up all the branches etc that I have been chopping down and removing some of the big weeds to make it look tidier. (That is what you call time management - hopefully everyone else is blind like me and they don't notice all the little ones as much ) :)Well Claudia and I ended up dipping in the pool 4 times it was that hot. We stayed out gardening until 12 o'clock - cutting down big branches, sawing branches off, and repotting pots and plants. Golly did I get some shoulder, back, legs and every other muscle work in today - who needs a gym. While we were in the pool I kept doing freestyle laps - I know my pool is not very big but it is hard work for this little chicky babe.Just having lunch now - one honey sandwich :) for miss Claudia and I am having coleslaw, chicken, beetroot and low fat coleslaw. Also my hubby has just driven in so will organise his lunch and then we are putting out lovely nails on (well not my husband). :)Well it just took me over an hour to put on my granddaughters nails - I would not make a very good nail technician. She thinks she looks beautiful now so that is all that matters and besides now she had nails just like granny :)Just spend another 2 hours gardening and then in the pool again. I am absolutley stuffed. Olivia just picked up Claudia so I am off to get dinner. Will try and load my granddaughers nails :)
Ok sweet potato, cauli and broc with sprinkle of low fat chees grilled on the top for me dinner. For snack today I had chicken with a 1 tpbs almond butter - believer me I earnt it today so food water intake and exercise all good (the exercise only being, few skips, few laps, chopping, sawing and digging in the garden practically all day. Off to finish organising dinner, about an hour of ironing - some catch up work on the computer and then I will fall into bed at 10:30. My plan is to be up at 5:30 in the morning. Have a great night and talk to you tomorrow.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2008-01-10T18:32:00.001+11:00

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment."
H. Ross Perot

Good day today - did leg at gym and food ok for someone who is not really on a plan :)

Be good
Kimmy

CONTINUING THE JOURNEY :)

2008-01-04T20:57:00.000+11:00

Margie and I weighed in on some new scales that are at the Chemist that Margie works at.

My stats were as follows:-

Body Type - Standard
Gender - Female
Age - 51
Height - 165 cm
Weight - 56.8
BMI - 20.9
BMR - 1267 Calories
FAT % - 24.0%
Fat Mass - 13.6 kilos
FFM - 43.2 kilos
TBW (Water) - 31.6 kilos (This should be half your body weight)
DESIRABLE RANGE
FAT % - 23-34%
FAT MASS - 12.9 - 22.3 kilos

The lovely gentleman who took my stats said I was the healthiest person that he had had on the scales and that he was going to use me as a role model. :) Golly and I feel so out of shape - just makes you wonder how half the population feel that are actually obese.

Anyway this is a good starting point. I was lacking motivation so I emailed my wonderful friend Sue to see what sort of programme she could put together for me to see if that is the way I want to go and I also emailed our lovely Di to get some idea of what sort of programme she does for her competitors - not sure if she actually does this on-line but I am waiting for their replies.

I guess I can really do this myself but it is also nice to have someone who is better than you coaching you - I honestly think that everyone needs a coach no matter how good they are.

TRAINING FOR TODAY.

Alarm went off at 5:00 and turned it off and rolled over and got up at 6:00 :)
6:00 - 7:00am Did Qigong (form of breathing/stretching/centering) - I love doing this.
12:00 - 1:00 (Lunch) Shoulder workout with 10 min warm-up and cooldown on Treddie.
5:30 - 6:30 Walk with Margie after work on our usual route.

FOOD

Chicken
Porridge with sultanas (after training)
Apple
Chicken/dry coleslaw
Watermelon
Broc and Cauli/Chicken
Lot and lots of water with dash of real lemon

Have a bit of a headache tonight. Just going to do some ironing and then hopefully in bed by 10:30.

Be good and Live with Passion
Kimmy

FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK

2008-01-02T12:08:00.001+11:00

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
Eleanor Roosevelt

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008-01-01T21:38:00.001+11:00

Happy New Year to everyone -may all our dreams come true in 2008.

Well started out to be a great day today. I could write a novel about the break but I won't bore you.
I went for a walk today, had a swim when I got back, did 2 sets of 50 body weight squats and 3 sets 15 x crunches today.
Cleaned up some of the Xmas decorations etc and washed, ironed, cleaned off my desk in my office, did a bit of work so that I am organised tomorrow and stuck to a very healthy eating plan until just a minute ago when I attacked the chocolate that my friend poured into my bag last night on our way home at 2:00 o'clock - they own a wholesale lolly business - I know who to have as friends :)
Have written up my gym program for tomorrow and I am getting up at 5:00 to do deep breaths, rebounding and my long walk.
Back to work tomorrow and will go to gym with Margie sometime thru the day.
Mentally feeling good and smiling but very very tired tonight.
Ok everyone - here is to an outstanding 2008, may all our dreams come true and may it be a very prosperous year for everyone.
My Diary is nearly full already but there are some good trips away so that is motivating.
I have a week off in February with my hubby and going to Centra Coast, a Wedding in Qld in March, a Conference in Qld in March. We are going on a 3 week camping holiday in July/August and we are also having a family reunion/Xmas get together at Caloundra we think at this stage early December. I also have a few long weekends booked in - one in September, one in October and that is what I know about at the moment. With meetings, Sydney Trips, work and family life and of course my exercise my 2008 is going to be very busy - just the way I like it.
Ok Hope you pop over and follow my journey in 2008 and I look forward to following everyones also.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

MERRY XMAS TO EVERYONE :)

2007-12-25T21:00:00.000+11:00

You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind.
Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing.
Get interested in something!
Get absolutely enthralled in something!
Get out of yourself!
Be somebody!
Do something.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself,
the more energy you will have.
Norman Vincent Peale

SUNDAY STILL - NEARLY FORGOT

2007-12-16T21:08:00.001+11:00

I took my granddaughter to the ballet concert on Friday night. We popped home from school and I wagged work for the rest of the afternoon and we had a swim, something to eat - got dressed up with hair, make-up and costume and back down to the hall by 6:00pm. My daughter, Olivia, my mother-in-law, my son, David, his girlfriend Jess and her little boy, Blayne all came to watch. It was a take off of "Happy Feet" so lots of penguins and animals etc. My granddaughter was a sea horse (she is 6 years old). It was soooooooooo good and she thought she was the ants pants :). She was going to come back home with me and I was taking her back for the Saturday arvo show but she was too tired and wanted to go home with her mum. Claudia had to do a Friday night show, Saturday arvo show and a Saturday night show. On Saturday night at the end she got to run back on stage - she thought that was just wonderful. Will send photos through went I receive them. My camera was not working but there was a photo fellow there taking photos so looks like I will have to buy some :)
Ok have a great night - Live with Passion
Kimmy

SUNDAY AND NOT LONG TO XMAS

2007-12-16T20:55:00.000+11:00

Well a very busy weekend. I have actually caught up on some cleaning - like cupboards, drawers, etc that I never seem to get around to. I finally put up the Xmas tree today so now it really feels like Xmas - wrapped two Xmas presents and went through all the bits and pieces that I buy throughout the year and I have quite a few presents there - so I am not as unorganised as I first thought:
I have nine small children coming to my house on Xmas day with all the attached adults so I thought I better get my tree up and all my wonder Xmas decorations out. I feel like a big kid - I just love to see the faces on the kids as they open their presents.
Well yesterday food was good until our work Xmas party - we have 31 staff so that means approx 6o people to our party. We have it catered for and all the food was home made - not pre-packed purchased food. So the homemade sticky date with caramel sauce and pavlova could not be missed - as a matter of fact I couldn't resist and I had two serves - naughty naughty but hey as everyone says it is Xmas :) - Just remember ladies I am maintaining - well I was point one of my maintenance number last week but if you knew all the parties I have been to that is pretty bloody good for this chicky babe :). I ate clean food all day today until I went to the supermarket to get the groceries - jolly they are dear arnt' they - anyway I thought I would buy my hubby a treat and I got one of those bags of mixed choc coated sultanas and nuts and told myself that I was strong enought that I would not have any. Well as I have been saying it is Xmas so yes I couldn't help myself. Our fridge is full of different sorts of chocolate all the time and I don't really like any of them but I do love plain choc and choc coated nuts and sultanas so lots of cardio this week with clean eating and the gym. I have a wedding to go to in Wollongong this week - we are leaving Thursday going to Sydney to an appointment on the way and then back home Sat or Sunday to get ready for Xmas. Hope by dress fits - I must try it on :)

Ok I should be ironing but I am procrastinating so best go and get a start on it. I have an 8 o'clock appointment so will try and get to bed early so I can go for a 5:00am walk.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

THURSDAY WEIGH-IN

2007-12-13T17:36:00.000+11:00

BUGGER - now just so you know - our goal is to stay the same weight over the Xmas period.
Well I put on point one of a kilo (0.1). Yes that means I have to pay $25 to Margie's charity.
THE GOOD NEWS - Margie had to stay the same weight also but she LOST 1.1 kilos - she is on a roll :) No money payable by Margie.
Ok food good today but no exercise again as had heaps of meetings - started at 7:00. Had to pick up my granddaughter and dress her and take her to dress rehersals for her concert. Just racing back around to collect her now. They all looked so beautiful in there costumes. She is a Sea Horse. I will send photos when I get them.
Well must go - Oh also I am taking my son and girlfriend out tongiht because it is her birthday so we are all going to one of the pubs for dinner - it will be grilled fish and salad for this little girl.
Also it is my niece's birthday also, Callie she is 3 today. She lives in Sydney - I sent her one of the baby alive dolls, its mouth moves and it talks and laughs - it was soooooo cute. It is her combined Xmas and Birthday present. Callied justs phoned me to say thank you and sang Happy Birthday to me and the ABC song and Jingle Bells - they are sooooooo cute when they are 3 years old.
Ok off to collect Claudia, drop her back to her mother's work, call into the supermarket and then home to the farm to pick up my hubby and back out to dinner - so gald I am not cooking tonight.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

WEDNESDAY AND FEELING GOOD :)

2007-12-12T21:03:00.000+11:00

OK - Busy day again today. Meetings at 9:00 with by business partners and then a 9:30 property management meeting, it finished after 11:00 o'clockish. I had a luncheon on with the sales team and Adams Leyland Solicitors at Essence. I watched everyone order hot chocolates, latte's, risotto, creamy this and that and burgers etc. I ordered a mineral water and a plate of steamed vegetables - it was soooooooo nice. Had a busy afternoon and then had to take my granddaughter to Ballet practice for the concert. She is having dress rehersal at the Civic Centre tomorrow - so all exciting. I purchased 6 tickets for all the family to go and watch on Friday night, paid for her costume, purchased some new ballet stockings and sox for her - I didn't get a lot of change from $200 let me tell you - my kids are not silly asking me to collect the tickets etc - hey but I love spoiling them :). Did some finance jobs at the office and putting together a job description for a new role we are handing over to one of the sales team in the new year and then headed home early today around 5:45pm. Cooked beef stroganof for my hubby with noodles and I had steamed veges with sweet potato and a splash of low fat cheese under the griller - absolultely delicious.

So today I had porridge, chicken, steamed veges, chicken, steamed veg/swt potato/low fat cheese, lots of water and a couple of green teas.

It is weight-in in the morning so no more food tonight :)

Will report in tomorrow- don't forget our goal is just to maintain until the New Year - so fingers crossed as I am running out of money fast :)

Live with Passion

PS The photo is of me and Sue Henitze - I was just flicking thru old photos and found this one - I am looking for inspiration - Sue is very inspiring and one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Kimmy

QUICK TUESDAY UPDATE

2007-12-11T21:57:00.000+11:00

OK not sure where I left off but I flew down to Sydney on Monday night. I arrived about 8:00pm. I immediately put on my gym clothes and went straight to the gym. There is a Golds Gym just around the corner from where I stay. I used a free pass from the internet to visit. I did a warm-up on the treadmill and then did shoulders in the Ladies room. I had a big tour of the gym - very big gym. There were only two ladies in the gym and all the rest were in the "mens" section so I really enjoyed my work out. I mainly used free weights for my shoulder workout but had a little play on some of the machines:). When I was booking out of my room this morning I found out the Motel acutally had a gym (but I would say it probably just had a treadmill and cardio equipment manily)- I will have to check it out on my next visit.
We finished the board meeting last this arvo and I rushed to the airport and got home around 9:00pm.
Oh I forgot they had a special Xmas luncheon on today and YES I indulged in all the food, chicken, salad, potato and sour cream - I didn't have one the big bread rolls but I did have half a piece of Cheesecake and 3 little star chocolates :). THEN after the meeting I had a wine and more nibbles. Just downed a handful of choc coated almonds. Well no wilpower today but HEY it is nearly Xmas - don't you just love that logic :). At the moment I am just doing what I feel is right for me at that moment and I am totally fine with the days eats today. I might not feel that way on Friday morning when I weigh in and I am actually too frightened to jump on the scales but I have too good days before then so we will see what happens then :)
Well back to health tomorrow for three days and then it is our work Xmas Party on Saturday night. Someone has to stay sober and in control when staff are partying so I guess that mean me :)- so I just need to control my food as well and all will be good :)

OOps nearly forgot I have my granddaughters Ballet concert on Friday night - I can't wait.

Well sleep tight - I best go and start getting organised for tomorrow.

Be good and Live with Passion
Kimmy

FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER - FAY'S BIRTHDAY

2007-12-07T22:59:00.000+11:00

It was my mother-in-laws Birthday today - she is 84 and looks like she is 60. She still drives and has as much energy as I do. I was taking her out to lunch but she got confused and we were waiting for one another at different restaurants so by the time we worked out what had happened we didn't have time to have lunch :) So no gym today and Margie and I were going to walk at 6:00pm today and we walked out the door and the skies opened up and the rain came pouring down - so no walking. Margie and I had a very productive day today though and I have been ironing tonight - still have a basket left - I just can't get on top of it :)
Working tomorrow and then off to Orange for a Xmas Party and then driving back home in the morning and off to a Birthday party on Sunday afternoon. Have a great weekend and I will report in Monday.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

THURSDAY - WEIGH IN

2007-12-06T23:00:00.001+11:00

Margie called out to my house this morning at 7:00am for a weigh in cause we are not allowed to use the gym scales anymore (they are expensive scales and we kind of just helped ourselves so all ok :) ) unless we book a training session - so we are going to weigh in at my house each week.
My scales recorded Margie as 73.9
and me as 56.5 and 24.4% body fat
This will now be our measuring stick
Our goal is to stay at this weight until 2nd January 2008
I had Margie take my photo this morning also and this helpled me make my final decision about competing.
I WILL NOT be competing in the Dubbo comp. I had alread decided that I needed 12 months to build some muscle first and then compete.
So I will not be competing in 4 months but I will do the comp in 2009 if it runs in Dubbo in 2009.
It is amazing how this decision was such a relief to my little head. After viewing the photo this morning and not really having my head in the correct place I feel very good about my final decision.
Food good today and did a back and cardio workout at the gym today.
Margie and I also attended a Self-funded Super Seminar tonight.
Time to hit the sack so be good, train hard and don't forget alway Live with Passion
Kimmy

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

2007-12-05T22:51:00.000+11:00

Tuesday was a good day - went to chiropractor, busy day at work and had an
Auction on at 6:00pm. I picked up one of my vendors and took him to the auction (he is in his 80's) and then dropped him home again. We have two people interested in his house but it did not sell under the hammer. We did sell a beatuiful home on the golf course for $700,000 under the hammer. I have a rule that I do not go to the gym on Auction day cause my hair drops, my makeup runs etc etc and it is all just to hard so no gym on Tuesday.
Today Wednesday was another good day - I had to go and get my glasses fixed early this morning and then off to a Property Management Meeting at the Grapevine. I shouted the team breakfast as their arrears were very low for the week. We then had an Orana PM Meeting straight after for an hour. I fogot to move my car and yes I got a parking ticket that cost me $79.00 :) Totally my fault - I just totally forgot about my car.
Margie got the whip out and we went to the gym today and I did shoulders and 30 miutes on the incline treadmill. Today I was throwing the idea around of competing in April as there is an Internation Competition on in Dubbo. I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to see if I still have the dedication and discipline. I had decided that I would not have enough muscle once I got the fat down but I was really motivated after visiting the INBA site with all the 2008 dates. Any way because I was thinking today that I would not be able to eat all those just normal foods I started craving all the things that I know I will not be able to eat. This started me tasting a tiny piece of fruit mince pie when I purchased the bread, I then wanted a yoghurt so I ate that with a banana, then it was the Natural Almond butter so I had a tablespoon of that, then it was oh no I am not going to have chocolate so I had 4 choc coated almonds and 3 fun sized chocolates. WHY DO I DO THIS as soon as I tell myself I can't have them I just go mad. If I tell myself I can have anything I want - I am very disciplined - we are such funny creatures.

Anyway now I am making up all the excuses not to do the comp like I will just look too skinny and have no muscle, I need to workout consistently for at least one year before I get up on the stage and make a fool of myself, it is too hard with all the Xmas parties, Xmas break, New Year, Weddings, meetings away etc etc etc.

The comp is exactly 4 months from today but I am still undecided as to what would be the best thing to do - I need to make a decision one way or the other, I need to totally commit to whatever it is that I do so I will totally focus, visualise, put in the work, and enjoy the results or decide that I am just going to maintain where I am while adding muscle.

Sorry for the ramble.

Margie and I are weighing in tomorrow at my house as we are not allowed to weigh in at the gym unless we have an instructor with us we just in case we brake the gym scales. We understand that because if everyone took over like we did the scales would probably not last too long :)

Anyway our current goal is to maintain until January so I will have to make my mind up very soon. I have luncheon tomorrow, a birthday luncheon Friday with my mother in law. I Xmas party in Orange on Saturay - so we will be driving and staying overnight. We then have another birthday party on Sunday afternoon. I have a Luncheon at my board meeting in
Sydney on the Tuesday, A retirement luncheon back in Dubbo on Wednesday, Claudia's Ballet Concert on Friday night and then our Work Xmas party on Saturay night just for starters :)

Jolly I will be a brave girl if I decide to do this comp - I just don't think I have the energy at the moment - I will see how I feel after a good night sleep.

Ok signing off - over and out
Live with Passion
Kimmy
Excuse the grammar, spelling etc cause I am not checking this post :)

Truly great
+++++++++++++++++++

Life is not always easy. And that is a major reason why it is
so precious.

Many of life's best rewards are possible only because you
must work your way through difficult challenges to get to
them. If everything in life were easy, there would be no
opportunity for real fulfillment.

If the only things you experienced were pleasure and
comfort, it would be impossible for you to fully appreciate
them. A life of total ease and a complete lack of challenge
would be unbearably tedious.

When the next challenge comes your way, when the next
obstacle blocks your progress, find it in yourself to be
thankful. For the difficulties provide you with truly
magnificent opportunities to create value, to find meaning
and fulfillment in living.

The challenges enable you to give of yourself and to make a
real difference. And that's something you desire at the
deepest level.

Life is not always easy. And because of that, you have the
opportunity to make it truly great.

Ralph Marston

LOVELY LOVELY MONDAY

2007-12-03T19:01:00.000+11:00

I just love going to work and I really do enjoy Mondays. I had a very busy day today. We had a directors meeting and I booked in my holidays for the year. Booked in who was going to what trainging etc - I got landed with the job of going to Royal Pines Resort in July for a 4 day conference (jolly guess someone has to do all the hard jobs) :). I will then be taking 3 weeks off and my hubby and I are going to Central Australia and up to Darwin. We went about 12 years ago but we both really loved it so we are really looking forward to doing it again - we will be roughing it and camping out in the open in our swags etc. I love my 5/6 Star accommodation but I really do love camping as well. It will be long days but I will take all my reading material and have lots to do on our road trip so I am actually looking forward to catching up on all my books etc as well.
We are also taking a week off in February and going over to the Central coast for a week for a romantic week away (I think) -or I may take my granddaugher yet - I have not quite decided.
Food has been excellent today and we did have our directors at the Milestone restaurant but I ordered grilled Barra and Veges so all good there.
No formal exercise today as my meeting went for 2 hours in the middle of the day and Margie was away so she didn't have her whip out so will be back to the gym tomorrow. I forgot to put on my pededometre so don't know how many steps I did today but I would think that it was no where near enough.
Well just going to cook tea, do the ironing (the only thing I didn't get done yesterday - and who can blame me) and listen to my auction tapes for tomorrow.
Be good everyone and will report in tomorrow.
Live with Passion
Kimmy Australia

TO FINISH OFF SUNDAY

2007-12-03T18:52:00.000+11:00

Had a great day with the kids at the Xmas Party. There was a magician there and he was just fantastic - I couldn't work out how he did 80% of his tricks :). It was fun just watching the faces on the children - kids are just so innocent and beautiful.
Well all food was on track until 5:00pm when I went back over to Dad's after the Xmas party and he needed me to fix his computer. So after an hour of fixing he made me a cup of tea and sat down 3 Rum Balls on a plate. I looked at them and decided I would just leave them when he reminded me that I hand not touched his rum balls. He made them especially so I could taste them for his Xmas run. He stood in front of me while I tasted one, two and three. What can I say he would have been so dissapointed and he is such a good cook. So I enjoyed every mouthfull :)
Came home and cooked Kim a beef casserole and I have my veges and chicken. I had heaps of work to do and was still up until 12:30 and yes you guessed it the choc attack happened and I ate 3 fun sized chocolates :). All in all not too bad for the weekend but need to stay on track for the rest of the week. If I watch the weekends and have a few "bad" foods and then I am good thru the week I should be able to maintain my weight. We will see :) Had a great weekend cause I caught up with both my kids, their kids, all my brothers kids, my mum and dad and my partners of the kids and had heaps of fun while doing so. No formal exercise today but I did do 12,111 steps today.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

SOME MOTIVATION FOR SUNDAY

2007-12-02T07:50:00.000+11:00

SUNDAY 2ND DECEMBER

2007-12-02T07:38:00.000+11:00

Up at 6:45am (6 hours sleep - not enought sleep but hey I have lots of things to do today).
Just going for a walk up the paddock to let the dog out, do the bins as they are collected in the morning, put some washing on and do some cooking, clean out the bathrooms and the normal tidying up and vaccuming to start. I am taking my grandchildren (Claudia and Blayne) to the West Dubbo Bowling Club Xmas Party this arvo. Somewhere in there I need to iron also and catch up on some of my paperwork for my business. Busy day ahead - will report in later today. Have a great Sunday - Live with a Passion and enjoy every moment no matter what you are doing :)

ROUND UP ON THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER

2007-12-02T07:21:00.000+11:00

Firstly, Kim andI had a lovely night with Mum and Dad at the West Dubbo Bowling Club Xmas Party. There were lots of lovely salads (not the healthy type :) and different meats etc. I had a small helping of chicken and some lettuce leaf. It was really nice but not enough food for this chicky babe and I ended up having two bread rolls with butter - oops :). They then carried out about 200 big trays of prawns. There were 400 people at the party altogether. 200 upstairs where we were and 200 downstairs. I drank mineral water all night and then we drove home around 10:30ish. Kim was getting up early and going to an auction in Nyngan today so he went to bed early and I stayed up watching a movie until 12:45 and yes I had about 4 cups of green tea and a chocolate fix with each cup (fun size).
QUICK COMMENTS FOR DEC 1ST, 2007.
Gym - completed (legs)
Aerobics - completed (incline treadmill)
Food - good all day (to plan)
Free meal (2 x bread rolls and 3 x fun size cadbury plain chocolate
HAPPY WITH MY DAY -
GOAL for December is to stay the same weight through the Xmas period.

NEARLY FORGOT WATER SO FAR

2007-12-01T15:49:00.000+11:00

Today Saturday 1 December
I have had two large mugs of hot water with dash of lemon
2 green teas - large
3 bottles of water - 600 mls
3 large travel mugs of hot water
I will drink Mineral Water tonight

Oh and sorry for all the spelling, grammar and any other mistakes in my blogs - I don't have a lot of time so I never check for spelling and grammar mistakes before I publish them.

Have a great weekend

Kimmy

DECEMBER JOURNAL

2007-12-01T15:17:00.000+11:00

Hi everyone - thought I would journal December as it is always challenging with all the parties etc.
Well to catch up I habe been to Sydney this week at a AGM and State Conference and Novice Auctioneer Competition. It was at Double Bay at the Stamford Plaza - very nice :). Well I had no alcohol and took my food for the Tuesday night but the conference started early and finished at 10:00pm on the Wednesday. I was very good all day until the night came and I had a bread roll with butter, duck salad for entree (beautiful) and then the meal was beef and veges. I don't eat beef so I ate the veges only. Then came out the lemon tart with a side serve of fruit and cream - well I looked at it for about 10 minutes before I decided just to have a taste - well you guessed it that was the end of me - I ate the lot but I did only have one taste of the pastry case and left the rest :). When I went back to my room I couldn't sleep so I did a lot of paperwork and was still awake at midnight and got the munchies so I attached the fridge and had a small chocolate and a small pkt of cashews - oops.
So because I am so busy over December and I thought it would be good to journalise my month to help others and keep me honest :)
So last night I had to go to a Xmas party on the way home - it was at the Art Gallery, lovely function - I didn't drink but I did have one little quiche tart. Home to cook tea for my hubby so I cooked a big batch of my chicken and we had chicken salad for dinner.
So today is the 1st December and I have not been to the gym for a coule of days because of my trip in Sydney.
So this monring I got to catch up with my hubby, do a small amount of cleaning before I head off to do three Open Houses for Kathy one of our sales consultants. Kathy was going away but he plans changed so she was going to have a relaxing weekend off. Thoroughly enjoyed my opens and that put me in a good mood and I was determined that I would attend gym today. I had oats for breakfast before I left, I thought I sprinkled a small pkt of splenda on my porridge but realised after that it was actually real sugar. I had some chicken after my open about 11:30 and then headed home to collect Blayne's (my step grandson) Xmas present for Santa tomorrow. I wrapped it up and took it over to my Dad and I also collected some tickents to a Xmas Party that all the grow-ups are going to tonight. I head straight to the gym from Dad's and I did a good leg workout, leg curls and static lunges (super set), Hack squat machine, Deadlifts on the Smith Machine and Standing and seated calf raises. I then did 45 minutes on the treadmill on incline. All in all a very good session. I quickly had a shower and I was back to the office around 2:00 o'clock. I then proceed to have my cup of berries and some more chicken. I am going to work now for the next 2 hours and then will head off home and Kim and I will get ready to go to the Xmas Party with my Mum and Dad. My plan is to have no alcohol (I will be driving anyway and we live at the opposite end of town) and just protien and salad. I have no idea what the food will be so will report back on how my plan panned out tomorrow.
Sorry for the ramble but just goign to do this over December to show everyone that you can still have a good time, eat food and drink water of course :) and still keep on track if you focus.
Oh I forgot Margie and I had our monthly weight in yesterday and we both had to pay BUT HOW GOOD IS THIS - Margie was point one (.1) off her goal and I was point two (.2) off my goal. So Margie lost her 3 kilos you may as well say and I lost nearly 1 kilo and we felt really good even though we did not quite make our goal and we even felt better because our money is going to two wonderful charities. All in all a good result. :)
Ok Well as at 3:40 today my good is on track, my workouts are on track, I have walked over 12,000 steps on the pedometer (goal is 10,000 a day) but I was really keen to reach 12,000 min today as I only walked 8,000 yesterday.
I have heaps of parties and weddings to go to between now and Xmas so this should be an interesting blog.
No temptations have confronted me today and I am feeling as thought I will get a lot of work done in the next few hours.
It has just started to rain although as I look at the window the sky looks clear out to the East where I live. Hope it is raining there also.
Well Live with Passion and everyone enjoy the Festive Season - don't forget you can do that without over indulging in food and drink. Be the person delivering the food and drinks - that way no-one really notices that you are not eating.
Live with Passion
Kimmy

I'M TAGGED

2007-11-24T23:28:00.000+11:00

OK FIVE THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME

1. I was an only child until I was 17 and then my brother came along (we are very close)

2. I used to be a clean fanatic - then a few years ago I woke up to myself :) - although I still like things clean (not just a fanatic anymore)

3. I have been to New Zealand twice, once when I was 17 and once when I was 50.

4. I am an owner of a business and manage 30 staff

5. I am also a Director on the Board of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales

THIRD WEEK WEIGH-IN - FOCUS

2007-11-23T09:30:00.000+11:00

Well focus is what I am NOT doing at the moment. I am not following a plan of any sort just doing what I think is healthy. Well there is a lesson in everything and this mornings weigh-in definitely reminded me of this. I haven't got the stats but I stayed the same weight and went up 3% in body fat over the last two weeks - I will not tell you what I said :)

Margie is doing great guns and her weight is slowly coming down - I think she lost about 1.75 kilos. Fantastic effort.

Well I had to pay $25 for each week which was $50 and Margie had to pay $50 also because her goal was 2 kilos for the two weeks :).

Lets see how focused I can get this week because if I don't get to my goal I have to pay $25 for not reaching the weekly and $100 for not reaching the montly goal. Oh I keep thinking this could pay for a cleaner. Well the race is on this week - there will be no food, only water and continuous exercise - No just joshing :)

Will report in again soon - be good everyone. I have meetings, 3 trips to Sydney, 1 trip to Wollongong, local travel and 10 Xmas parties booked in already - help!!!!!! I know the olny one who can do this is me.

Feeling very positive after this mornings effort :)

Live with Passion

Kimmy

2nd Week Weigh-in

2007-11-17T23:37:00.000+11:00

Margie is in Sydney and I will be in Sydney Monday so we have decided not to wiegh this week but to have a double weight-in next Friday. (Double the costs if we are not on track ) All I can say is I need the time to catch up :) Will report in Friday.
I had a busy morning doing opens for one of our Sales ladies today. I love this part of the job - it is a fun day where you get to talk to everyone - I have a couple of people interested in a couple of houses so hopefully they will bring their cheque books to the auction on Tuesday night so I can feed the family this week :)
My hubby is in Bendigo this weekend. I have been scrubbing my house today - feels so good to give it a really good clean and do some of those jobs that I normally don't get done.
My son, Davo and his girlfriend Jess and her little boy, Blayne came out for a swin this arvo and are now watching a DVD and they are all staying the night. It is so much fun having them stay. Blayne was riding his scooter and ran into Davo's ute and ended up with a big "egg" lump on his head. They took him to the doctor just in case of concussion. All is good now.
Life is good - live with passion everyone and I will report in soon
Kimmy

ZOO WEEKEND

2007-11-12T14:17:00.000+11:00

We have just had the best weekend. Ali, Jacob and her cousin Karyn came to stay at home on the weekend. They arrived Friday night and we sat up talking until way past midnight (I fell asleep in the chair).

My hubbie went to bed early as he had to get up early as he had a boys weekend away and was leaving at 4:30am.

Margie, Robyn and myself and my beautiful granddaughter decided to go to the zoo as well. We had a lovely lunch at the cafe/restaurant (well except for the flys), chicken/prawn salad, mineral water and herb tea for me. Robyn went home and the rest of us drove around and viewed all the magnificient animals. The kids and Ali got to feed the giraffes - so that was a lot of fun. Of course the kids also purchased a couple of souveniers so they (and the adults) had a bit of fun in the shop.
I had to go to a function Saturday night for a business college who was retiring - it was coctail so I go dressed up and headed out to that at 6:30pm. It was a great success - we all had a wonderful night with out 90 people attending.
When I got home in the late hours of the night Ali had fallen asleep putting Jacob to bed and Karyn was still up watching a video.
Karyn is such a lovely person, we meet her in Wagga and she is just one of those people you click with really easily and is just fun to be around. Anyway we decided to have a bit of a party - so I had some leftover cause I was starving and then we had a cuppa and attacked the chocolates. :)

The next morning we all got up and met Margie and Robyn again and had brunch at Village Hot Bake - it is the first time I have ever had a large salad sandwich for breakfast :)

The girls then headed back home to Canberra. I was heading to work but by the time I dropped off Robyn and we had a long talk, and then I went to visit my mother-in-law and we had a long talk and then I went to visit my Mother and we had a long talk and then I got the groceries and well you always run into someone to talk to :), I walked back into the house at 5:30 that afternoon.

I tried to catch up on all my jobs and fell into bed at 1:00am this morning. I had my alarm set to get up at 5:00am but I turned it off and woke up at 7:00am today :)

Fantastic weekend was had by all. Oh I nearly forgot - Jacob wanted to stay and live with me but I have a feeling it was not because of me - I think it had something to do with the pool and all the lollies that I have in my house :)

It was a fun weekend.

END OF WEEK ONE

2007-11-10T09:06:00.000+11:00

KIM - 56.6 AND 25.1%

MARGIE - 76.5

Ok these are our results - think our bodies are levelling out after our girls weekend away at wineries, choc factories etc so we were both pretty happy with the results but we both had to pay $25 to our charities because we did not reach our goals.

My weight came down but my body fat went up and Margie's weight stayed the same.

I have sent Margie's cheque off to Jean Colvin Hospital, Potts Point (Hospital for Cancer patients out West) and she has sent mine off to CANTEEN. Even tough we lost it is a nice feeling that our cheques are going to those in need.

Ok down to business this week otherwise I am not going to be able to afford to buy Xmas presents :)

Ali and Jacob and her lovely cousin Karyn are visiting this weekend. They are going to the Zoo.
Margie and Robyn are coming along today and so is my beautiful granddaughter - it should be a fun day.

Ok have a great day everyone - Live with Passion
Kimmy

QUOTE FOR THURSDAY

2007-11-08T19:38:00.001+11:00

ABILITY is what you're capable of doing.
MOTIVATION determines what you do.
ATTITUDE determines how well you do it.
Lou Holtz

QUOTE FOR MONDAY

2007-11-04T22:14:00.001+11:00

"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires...courage."

Ralph Waldo Emerson1803-1882, Poet and Essayist

WEIGH IN FIGURES - FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER

2007-11-04T10:52:00.000+11:00

KIM - WEIGHT = 57.2 KILOS, BODY FAT 24.2%. MARGIE - WEIGHT 76.5 KILOS

ACCOUNTABILITY

2007-11-04T10:38:00.000+11:00

Hi to everyone - I am extra busy again but I am going to use my blog to be accountable to myself and to keep ME on track.
Margie by dear friend and I have a bet happening. To quickly fill you in my goal is
to lose 1/4 of a kilo per week PLUS 1/4% of body fat per week. We are weighing in each week and if I have not done this I have to pay $25 to Margie's favourite Charity and at the end of the Month if I have not lost a total of 1 kilo and 1% body fat I have to pay an extra $100 to her charity. So I could end up paying $200 for the month if I was not focused. Margie also has a goal of losing 3 kilos by the end of the month and she has to pay to my favourity Charity. I have to write out all my cheques for the month eg. 4 x $25 and 1 x $100 and hand over before we start tomorrow. We weighed in on Friday - so weigh in will be each Friday.
With lots of work functions and lots of Xmas Parties etc happening any my waist growing it was time to put the brakes on.
We are weighing in at the gym and using their scales. I will keep you updated on my progress.
Sorry I can't get around and read everyones blogs at the moment but I will try.
I will update weight and bodyfat etc on Friday - I am not sure of the exact figures.
Live with Passion and Train Hard
Kimmy

HELLO EVERYONE

2007-10-21T21:00:00.000+10:00

Yes I am still here. :) Lots happening so won't bore you all but life is good at the moment.
I had a great day at home today. I Did a lot of jobs that really needed to be done - like cleaning out the garage. Cleaning down a bed that had been at my Dad's and putting it in the spare room now that my two beautiful girls have moved out of home. Washed down the front verandah. Planted some flowers and did some weeding. Got the groceries. Did all the washing - like doona covers and blankets etc. Normal domestic chores as well :) Feeling good but boy lots more to do :) but hey there always will be, so no sense in stressing about it. :)

Averaging about 3 gyms sessions and 3 cardio sessions a week - sometimes four. Really enjoying the gym but I always enjoy gym - it is my stess release :) I have been eating healthy food (but way too much) with a little choc.

Going on a girls weekend away this weekend coming Early Friday (6:00am) til Monday night (late) - we are going to Avoca Beach - I can't wait - lots of drinking, talking, eating, shopping and relaxing - I am making the five lovely lades take their joggers - there is a gym in the complex and I am sure we will do plenty of walking - maybe barefoot on the beautiful beach.

Well be good everyone and good luck to everyone competing next weekend.

Live with Passion
Kimmy

GOOD LUCK

2007-10-11T06:24:00.000+10:00

Sorry I haven't been regularly blogging but have been reading a few of my favourite blogs. Good luck to everyone competing this weekend and congratulations to everyone that has competed over the last few weeks. There is always such an exciting buzz around here.
Finally I am feeling well again but the doctor has ordered about 10 blood tests and I am having a scan for my migranes - think they are just going to tell me I am old :) Anyway at least when they all come back clear I can focus on living again :)
Margie and I have been going to the gym and I have been doing Margie's program with her just cause we have been so inconsistent. I might add I worked out her program and I am finding it quite hard :) We only seem to be making gym 3 times a week as we have been hectic at work, my three business partners are away and I have been starting early and leaving work around 7:00pm. We have been setting out time to go to the gym and something urgent always comes up. Yesterday we started going at 10 o'clock in the morning and we both were still at work at 7:00 last night and didn't make it to the gym. We will definitely be there today :)
Oh nearly forgot - this week I had a sun cancer cut out just above my left eyebrow - so I have had a mini eyelift on the left side - it looks so funny - I think I am going to have to go back and ask him to do the other side just to even it up :)
Ok everyone keep being good
Live with Passion
Kimmy

HELLO EVERYONE

2007-10-08T18:09:00.000+10:00

The Paradoxical Commandmentsby Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down
by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.Give the world the best you have anyway.

QUOTE FOR MONDAY

2007-09-10T20:08:00.001+10:00

" You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."
Abraham Lincoln

QUOTE FOR SATURDAY :)

2007-09-08T20:54:00.001+10:00

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”~Unknown

THIS IS GOOD :)

2007-09-07T19:43:00.000+10:00

George Carlin on age.
(Absolutely Brilliant)

IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REA CH bedtime. And it doesn't end there Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I 'm 100 and a half!" May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."

2 Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever Your home is your refuge .

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10.Tell the people you love that you love them , at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

2007-09-05T17:58:00.001+10:00

Just found some photos from my comp - I fogot how much of my little bust I lost :) Oh well girls they do come back eventually. Well have got my office into a bigger mess today but feeling good about it cause I am getting lots of things sorted out and in the correct spot.

I am feeling heaps better today - all those tablets must be working. I will post some of my photos :)

TIME FLYS

2007-09-04T18:23:00.000+10:00

Ok - I have had two weeks of great workouts, food still good but not excellent but I am very happy with my little continuous progress. I hate winging but I have been back to the quack with a middle ear infection and eye infection and throat infection this week - this is just not me - my little body is giving way on me - but it won't win :). I walked away with 5 different lots of medication (I am not fond of taking medications but hey a girl has to do what a girl has to do). Anyway back to my eyes - apparently the infection was not what we thought, so the drops from the chemist and then the drops from the doctor where not helping the problem. Finally went to an eye doctor cause I was frightened and my doctor was frightened that it may be a germ that would affect my sight. Anyway the eye doctor has now taken me off the antibiotic drops and put me onto cortisone drops along with all the other medication that I am taking for all the other bugs I have - so here is hoping that I will be bug free soon.

On a more positive note I love my workout that I am doing - it is quick, short and fast and all exercises that I love to do like Bench press, Squats, Deadlfifts etc that get you pumping. I have been doing cardio after my gym session and this is working well. Margie and I go mid morning cause it just seems to work well for us. That way we can go to work early and get lots done before everyone comes in etc.

I have about 6 staff members going to the gym now so Margie and I try to go before lunch when they are not there cause we want to go and get our workout done and not chat and socialise as some gym goers do :)

We love our new gym at Fitness Perfection - I will catch up with my gym sessions this week using Saturday and Sunday.

I am taking Margie along to Anthony Robbins not this weekend but the next and I have booked us into an appartment that has a gym and a pool so we can still be able to do our workouts at midnight :).

My hubby is starting to feel heaps better with his shoulder and is doing a whole lot more so he is back to his normal self nearly - he was getting a bit bored not being able to do much - but he hasn't really complained at all - he has been an excellent patient - that is more than I can say about me - I am totally over being unwell :).

My daughter and granddaughter are moving out of home in the middle of the month - it has just started to hit me cause they are packing boxes etc - I am going to miss them dearly as my granddaughter has lived with us for 5 years. But my daughter needs her space, as we all do, and now is a good time so I am sure I will still get to see them both heaps :).

QUOTE FOR THE DAY : "Speak when you're angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret. Lawrence J. Peter"

OK back to the home office filing for me with my throbbing ear, head and blurry eyes :)

Live with Passion
Kimmy

ENERGY TO SPARE

2007-08-27T19:45:00.000+10:00

Well I am back to health tonight and can't wait to get to the gym tomorrow. I have sorted out my next 12 weeks of gym and cardio and next weeks eats.
I have a plan and I am going to stick to it 100% - it is an easy plan :) but all clean food and a free treat here and there with nice healthy balanced food. I will be documenting my progress.

Margie is back from Fiji today so back to the gym with my training partner tomorrow much to her disgust :) She enjoyed her sunning, napping and coctails by the pool more I think:).

Ok lots of work to finish and I have a plan to be in bed by 9:30 so must rush off.

Live with Passion and will be back soon :)

Kimmy

MUCH NEEDED UP DATE :)

2007-08-22T14:46:00.000+10:00

Well again I can't believe how fast time flys when you are having fun. I am much much much better but still having upper back and now neck problems - have been having chiro, needles and chilli sticky pads :) to help ease the problem but not working. Anyway not letting it hold me back so food has been good this week but not excellent but gym has been awesome.
I did bis and tris and really worked them hard and boy could I feel them the next day - I just loooooooveeeeeeee that feeling and 1 hour of cardio.
I did legs, quads, hams and calves on Tuesday and 1 hour of cardi and
Today I did Abs and I hour of cardio.
I am hurting all over - I just love it. Will have tomorrow off and then try and work around my back and neck so I don't do any more damage.
Just eating my sweet potato and broccoli and cauli - I love this stuff.
Oops have to go and pick up my granddaughter from school.
Will report in later.
Live with Passion and everyone keep up the good work.
Kimmy

QUICK UPDATE

2007-08-10T20:36:00.000+10:00

Wish I had some good news but I have had a migrane since Wednesday and on top of my bad back I got the vomiting bug yesterday to go with it. I went to work on Thursday but had to head home and fell into bed at about 10:30 and have only just started to feel normal again tonight. So no training for the last three days but at least I feel like I am alive. Live with Passion
Kimmy