Bad blogger !!

I m still around - where does time go? I'm going to sit down this arvo and actually post a blog. Whether anyone reads it is another thing but it will help me to process everything in my pea-brain thats been happening over the last few weeks. I'm off to the doctor now (probably to sit in the waiting room for at least an hour after my appointment time - don't you hate that) so i'll be back later today!!

Family Day Out

We actually made time for a family day out last Saturday! We caught the train into Circular Quay (only paid for 1 child out of 3 on the train - nice! $16). Took a packed lunch and drinks (no cost) and walked across the Harbour Bridge. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the view fantastic. Walked through The Rocks and had an icecream ($10) then headed home. All up 4 hours and cost only $26. Pretty good! Good thing was we still had Sunday to do something.

Back from hols

I'm sick of the kids being sick (poor things) but how much coughing can you deal with all day and all night! Been to the doctors, antibiotics all round (did nothing for them) doing all the right things but the flu just won't go away. It did subside by last weekend so I took the kids down to our caravan on the south coast. We caught up with close friends and the kids had a blast with their friends (a few drinks didn't go astray with the mums). Phil stayed home as he was working and nobody elses husband was there either. It was just the girls and the kids. Long walks on the beach, catch ups over a few drinkies, went to the movies to see Ice Age and the weather was perfect sunny winter weather with no wind. A very relaxing 4 days we didn't want to come home but Daniel had footy training and I had to work. Bt unfortunately, the flu freshened up again and the coughing goes on. Came home to a very sick Phil - haven't seen him much since we got home - he's been in bed with a very bad dose of the flu. My oh my, what would happen if I got sick? Mums don't get sick - who would wash clothes and get dinner ready? Anyway, only a few more days til the end of the hols - kids go back Tuesday - is that a good thing?

Quick catchup

I haven't done anything on my blog for ages and its always in the back of my mind how guilty i'm feeling for not blogging. I don't know how you girls keep it up! So a quick update to keep you up to speed.
Trying desperately to lose the last bit of weight - you know, 1kg off and 1.5kg back on, only been to the gym once in the last week. Watching biggest loser US and loving it. Still busy working - not as much during the school hols. Finishing renovations so busy painting, staining, choosing furniture. Loving Masterchef - try to have dinner/dishes done by 7pm to watch it in peace - always a struggle. Still trying to budget - out of necessity more than anything!! Looks like Daniel (7yo) may be intollerable to metabisulphites (additives 220 - 228) so thats going to be a long winding road to go down. Brooke's due back to Westmead Children's Hospital in a few weeks so hope she doesn't catch any germs in the meantime. Kurt (11yo) and Daniel are sick with the flu at the moment (which sucks in school hols!). Social calendar is getting busy at the moment with parties and dinners (makes it hard to diet). Bird traing going good - we can scratch him behind his neck and he's starting to let us do it. Not going on twitter lately or reading blogs so I don't know what going on in the blogworld so must catch up this week.
Well, i'll wrap up now, thats basically what going on in frugalmama's life at the moment!!

Fifteen Facts about Frugalmama

1. I'm a left hander but do lots of things righthanded.
2. Had braces/plates for the whole of my high school years.
3. I used to be a control freak - 3 kids knocked most of that out of me but its still lurking around !
4. Have yo yo dieted since I was in high school
5. Am addicted to reality tv - mostly Survivor and Biggest Loser
6. This is the first time since I was 16 that I have my natural colour hair - no grey and I actually love the colour!
7. Favourite drink is Gin and Tonic
8. Have survived a life changing trauma and have come out the other side a better person.
9. I need a capaccino every day - I have a machine at home.
10. I'm a very determined person - if I want something badly I'll work out a way to get it - it might take a while but I usually achieve it.
11. When I was working in corporate 12 years ago I used to type 95 words per minute, 98% accuracy - now, not so good!
12. I am 180cm tall (5"11')
13. I feel the cold easily - am a summer person
14. Love wearing black at the moment
15. Love reading novels but dont get the time anymore, I miss it.

'Fessing Up !

I'm confessing - my last week of dieting was appalling, bad, an outright failure, shameful, embarrassing, miserable and lets just leave it at that.
Too many temptations, too many baking sessions trying out new recipes, just plain lazy and unmotivated. So with that said I'm in a better headspace today. Went shopping and still managed to stay on my Bodytrim diet (no carbs, high protein). Had my eggwhite omlette for brekky, protein bar midmorning with a Gloria Jeans skim capaccino, Sumo Salad for lunch and a tin of tuna at home for mid afternoon. Dinner will be garlic mushroom cream chicken breast (skinny tinny - not cream) and steamd veg. Work everyday for the rest of the week so a packed lunch and snacks. Aiming to go to the gym 3 times this week. Unfortunately going to friends house Saturday night for beer and pizza so that will be my cheat meal. Stocked up on vitamin supplements to keep up the enegy levels.
Will do my measurements and weigh in tonight and get out that pair of jeans that are way too tight. Will check in tomorrow to report. Wish me luck!

Diet Diary Update

Day 1!
Breakfast: small bowl All-Bran with light milk, tea
Mid-morning: 3 egg white omelette with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, onions (cooked at home and taken to work)
Skim soy capaccino
Lunch (late) salad with meatballs
Dinner: chicken veg stirfry
Naughties: tiny piece of banana carrot cake i cooked for kids - new recipe and had to sample. also tried choc weetbix slice (reason as previous)!
Tea before bed

Exercise: treadmill at gym - 400 calories burned

No baking tomorrow so i'm clear!! need to add protein shake for mid afternoon snack.
Overall - not bad!