New eating plan

04/22/2012

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I have been trying so hard to lose weight. Last year i was counting calories and it drove me nuts! All i would do all day was think about food and how many calories each item had.

Then at the beginning of the year i decided to try Weight Watchers. I have lost weight on WW before but this time i struggled. I think the whole keeping track was doing my head in. So i stopped and since then i haven't lost any weight.

My personal trainer had been telling me about Paelo for a few months but i refused to take it up... it just looked too stressful but over the last month i have been talking to others in the community online and have found so many people that have benefited in this way of lifestyle.

What is a Paleo diet?
Mother Nature has provided us humans with Natural Foods for human consumption. The natural foods are basic to the human biology and digestive system. Natural foods are what make us healthier and maintain a proper weight level. This is the basic philosophy of Paleo Diet.
These natural basic foods are what make up The Paleo Diet. This diet is based on foods designed by nature not a food processing plant or chemical lab. Fatty foods with preservatives and chemicals are not what the human body is designed to eat.. It is getting back to the basic foods our bodies are designed to eat. This diet restores your energy, creates a healthier body and strengthen the immune system. 


NO SUGAR, NO DAIRY, NO PASTA, NO RICE, NO BREAD, NO GRAINS......NO NO NO

Both my husband and i are going to try this. So i will keep you up to date on how we go.

So anyone who has done Paelo please let me know. Any food ideas are great appreciated. 

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The 9th Month

09/01/2011

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So here we are 9 months down the track. 

In January i had ONE Goal and that was to lose weight. 9 Months later i am still going strong, if not stronger.

I have been 80 per cent focused most of the year but stepped it up to a 100 per cent maybe 2 months ago.  The Lake Taupo Bike Challenege was getting closer and i had to step it up, mostly because of the purchase of my bike. I decided earlier in the year that i was going to do the relay and accomplish 40k. 

At the time i thought it was a HUGE number and didn't think i could ever bike that far. Well with all the training throughout the year 40 k's will be a breeze in the park. :-) 

So when i was confronted with my team disintegrating due to team members work commitments i was surprised that i  didn't take the opportunity to just back out. The old Pauline would of been "Well that's that!" The perfect excuse "My team failed me" No No no what did i then do.................I decided i would then pull my Husband into the mix and make him relay with me and do 80k.

Well what a can of worms i opened. Hubby smiled,  took up the challenge and then ran past me! Bloody Husbands! My darling husband is addicted to riding his NEW bike and now i am having to try to catch up with him and not only that,  he has decided that we can accomplish the 160k's!!!

So my small little goal of 40ks,  has now turned into me doing the WHOLE bliemen race!

And all i can think is BRING IT ON!!!

What also has been great about this challenge is how it has progressed,  at the beginning it was just me working out and now Hubby and Miss 12 are right along beside me. We are riding out together and it has brought us closer as a family. You seriously cannot get better than that.

So people put Nov 26th aside and come on down to Taupo and support me,  cause i am going to need it!




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Excuse Queen

07/24/2011

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When i started out with my goal at the beginning of the year i was adamant that this year was going to be the one!
I was going to succeed. The funny thing is i have had the same thought pattern for 5 years comments like “ this year is different”, “I will be better than all the other years”

funnily enough this year has been different, but it has been a hard slog.
Step one : I joined the gym
Step two:  GO
Step three: keep going

What i have learnt in the last 6 months is  i cant do this alone and i am good at making excuses. things like :
  • Im too busy
  • I was sick
  • Im too sore
  • I just couldnt get there
  • Its not my fault i ate the cake, it was a birthday party
  • They made me have a beer
  • It was raining
I have been doing well, i was going to the gym and working out, i was at least getting 3 days in, which equates to 3 hours a week exercising. Of course i was also chatting and socialising and thoroughly enjoying it........ which means, no weight loss!

To be honest i was 60 per cent committed . When i talked to the trainers they were giving me a hundred reasons why i wasn't losing weight, maybe it was my food intake, in which i replied “ nope that has been great, I'm doing really well” and in my head i was saying “except for last nights takeaways and the wine i consumed on Friday, oh and those donuts the other day, oh and the lunches at cafes everyday”

Its taking the time to actually listen to yourself, the excuses you make and they were flying out of my mouth before i have time to even think what i was saying.

I came to realise i needed help, so i hired a personal trianer. I even think i chose my Pt because i thought i could push her over, make her bend to my will and at the start i guess i was winning. I started to use those famous excuses that came so naturally to me.

Then one day she told me she was on the verge of Firing me! ME ! I couldn't believe it, how could anyone even think of firing me, i mean dosent she know who i was! I have thousands of followers! people love me!  ( lets hear it Pauline.....blah blah blah)
I was so blown away ! She said “ Im not wasting my time when your not putting in the effort, i dont want to hear all your excuses! Buck up or ship out was what she was basically saying!

I went home pissed, no one in their right mind would even think about firing me, i pay her to put up with my shit!
Anyway after a day of being mad i realised that she was right, why should she put up with me when i am not even putting in the effort she is. Why should she pull me along unwillingly and what am i doing! I am
Why waste all this money if i am not committed.

Once the realisation came something clicked and i think i changed my focus and everything has been easier because i have committed to my commitment. dont get me wrong there are a few excuses popping out but i am going to the gym everyday and if i miss a day i make it up.


so watch this space................. this week i have been working on running (yes me ) and today i ran 7 minutes! (yes i ran, i know, totally insane)

Loving it!!
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small update

07/07/2011

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As most of your realise i had taken  "Time out" from all online Media. i have had 6 weeks off and it has been good.
i have been working on Treehut and working on my new role at Local Matters.

I have alot of emails asking me to provide things for  your kids to do over the holidays and weekends, so i will update the blog with fun activities that i know kids love to do.

Keep posted some very exciting things are about to happen , cant say more than that.

thanks for reading

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Fitness update

05/20/2011

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My goal at the beginning of the year was to lose weight. My only goal.

I succeeded in joining our New local gym, Northern Arena. I have been steadily going 4 days a week for 4 months.

Weight loss so far................. 0

Yep that’s right no weight loss!  Although i have lost centimetres all over, but  the scales haven’t moved.

Its not all bad my fitness is incredible, i can run 2 km and i can ride 30km. I have noticed i am becoming toner but still nothing has been lost.

My eating hasn’t changed. I am still busy and still eating badly, grabbing poor choices and not having breakfast which i know doesn’t help my quest.

So what is the next step............. I hired a Personal Trainer. I think i am the type of person who needs to be accountable to someone.

I hired the delightful Laurinda; well she was delightful until i had my first lesson!

She is one tough cookie and doesn’t let me bully her into getting away with anything...........actually i got away with nothing.
I think we will be a perfect pair, ill complain she will tell me to keep working!

I will be accountable to Laurinda for my food intake as well. This means being more organised and handing in a food diary at the end of the week.

My long term goal is to ride Taupo. 

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5 Weeks into goal

03/03/2011

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After making my ONE goal i looked around for ways to achieve that goal. I quickly came to the conclusion that the new gym/pool called Northern Arena was a bit of me.

So i set a goal of going to the gym 4 days a week and alot of people were skeptical and thought 4 days was a bit much for a beginner and i would be able to keep it up.

i was concerned as well but i can now let you know that in 5 weeks i have managed to only miss ONE day. Only One!

Today i didnt go. With my daughter leaving the country last night today has been a haze! 

So i am happy!

i can already tell the gym is working and i am happy with the little goals i have made and accomplished!

Thought you should know
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My years goals

01/24/2011

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At the beginning of each year i do a list of things i would like to achieve throughout the year. Firstly here is the list i wrote for 2010. I have been dreading doing this cause i felt that i hadn’t done well.

1.       Two nights a week no TV                                                             Didn’t achieve
2.       Be more creative, knit, sew, felt, paint                                        Achieved
3.       Complete one project a month                                                     Achieved
4.       Once a month go to a new destination to take photos                 Achieved
5.       Spend a weekend on Rangitoto                                                   Didn’t achieve
6.       Blog at least weekly                                                                     Achieved
7.       Start Girls Club                                                                             Achieved
8.       Write letters                                                                                  Didn’t achieve
9.       Finish my children’s book                                                          Still completing
10.   Move Treehut to its own location                                                 Achieved
11.   Do more studio work                                                                    Achieved
12.   Have 2  exhibitions                                                                      Achieved 
13.   Complete a small triathlon                                                            Didn’t achieve
14.   Creative workshops                                                                     Achieved
15.   Have a holiday every 3 months                                                   Didn’t achieve
16.   Complete my photography book                                                 Didn’t achieve
17.   Be a great friend                                                                           I was a good friend
18.   Be more generous                                                                        Achieved
19.   Go to a night class                                                                        Didn’t achieve
20.   Be Happy                                                                                     Achieved



13 out of 20 isn't too bad

This year i have struggled with what i have wanted to achieve within my personal life. I still feel at a loss of what should be my goals.  I have written things down and this week i have thrown the list away.

I had Stuart Fleming stay with me the other night. He is on a personal journey to walk the whole of New Zealand. He quit his job and took up the challenge. I picked him up as he headed in to Orewa and he looked thin (having lost 7 kilos) but he has this glow of accomplishment. He looked Free.

It amazed me that he had just walked from Warkworth and did it in one day.  It seems like such a long way. Imagine walking from Cape Reinga to Auckland. It seems so far fetched.

It hasn't been all smooth sailing for Stuart but what is amazing is he has met those challenges face on and continued. 

So with seeing Stuart and having these goals floating in my mind i have decided to Stop and just have ONE personal goal.

The one goal that i want more than anything : To be Healthier and Fitter, in other words THINNER!

I have struggled with my weight for years and i guess a lot of it has to do with i haven't been 100 per cent committed because i run a business, i volunteer in the community and i do a lot outside activities.
You usually find me helping everyone else but me. Lets not forget the goals i set myself, which all takes time. 

So this year i am going to be selfish for a year. 

My best friend will be the word NO, i will not be doing any volunteer work this year. I will only be concentrating on my family, my business and my GOAL.

So this years challenge is to lose weight.




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Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why

09/23/2010

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My personal goals this month are:

1. To get up early and go for a walk, 3 times a week
2. Stick to my healthy eating plan


My business goals this month are:

1. To complete two paintings
2. Set up for Official opening of " Red Door Studios"
3. Prepare for seminar i am guest speaker for.
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2010 Goals

01/10/2010

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There has been hundreds of blogs the last few weeks with everyone’s goals on them and i have been sifting through them trying to decide what my goals are.

So i am not going to post my personal goals but I decided I wanted to post 20 things I want to achieve this year. I see people have done 100 or 50, I feel 20 will do for now and if I get to June and I have completed most of them i will do a further 10 and see how we go from there.

I think it is so important for us to sit back and take stock of our life’s, as you find you are so busy most of the time things slip you by. I don’t know how many times a whole month has gone by and i haven’t completed one thing, and it is because usually I have sat back and got lazy.

Me lazy, yes it is hard to believe but I am way more lazier than I used to be and i can only put it to one thing, it’s a devil of a thing and it is called TV. You know, I bet you do it yourself, you have dinner, you’re full and happy and then you sit down in front of the TV and then Woosh..... 3 hours go by and it is bed time. It is amazing what you could have achieved in those 3 hours.

When my daughter was younger I refused to have a TV, I didn’t want to be one of those parents who had an in house babysitter, so I didn’t have one for 4 years. It was great, I got a lot done. Anyway I’m getting off the subject, I have just explained goal one

 

1.       Two nights a week no TV

2.       Be more creative, knit, sew, felt, paint

3.       Complete one project a month

4.       Once a month go to a new destination to take photos

5.       Spend a weekend on Rangitoto

6.       Blog at least weekly

7.       Start Girls Club

8.       Write letters

9.       Finish my children’s book

10.   Move Treehut to its own location

11.   Do more studio work

12.   Have 2 personal exhibitions

13.   Complete a small triathlon

14.   Creative workshops

15.   Have a holiday every 3 months, (3 days at the least)

16.   Complete my photography book

17.   Be a great friend

18.   Be more generous

19.   Go to a night class

20.   Be Happy

I am not sure how I am going to complete all these things but I am going to try. I will place the list all over the house and I will have goals each week to work towards some of them.

Some will be easier than others.

 

Lets see how I go!

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