Day 5 and still sticking to my diet! This has to be a miracle as I usually don't last past breakfast I must really want to lose weight LOL. I didn't do any exercise yesterday though because I had poker and I did really well, made it to the final table but then lost it all on one stupid round where I thought the guy was bluffing and turns out he wasn't!! Too funny...
I was very good at the pub too as I drank water instead of my usual crap :)
Busy doing the staff newsletter today..

I have been given a lot more responsibility at work, which is very exciting for me and keeps my days busy. Am doing a lot of marketing and research which is great fun. I am also looking at doing the website! Cool stuff
Still sticking to my diet, so far so good
Poker tonight

Had a nice relaxing weekend, started my diet and really checked out the sparkpeople website and am hooked! On Saturday afternoon Kim and I went and got a nice relaxing massage at Yungaburra's Mountain Spa it was just what I needed and I also got to check out all the renovations they are doing at Eden House as the lady that runs the spa also owns the restaraunt
On Sunday I did a bit of work in the shed in the morning and Teina came over and had a chat and picked up some things. After that I literally did nothing, I vegged and watched TV and relaxed. I wasn't feeling well as I have had the flu hovering around all week so have used that as an excuse.
Rhett spent the day at his Nana's while Gary played Bowls (he won) and Gail (Gary's mum) dropped him back late in the afternoon and so I got to have a bit of a catch up with her which is good as I haven't seen her for ages because of work.
Gary's nephew Scott and his girlfriend Jess came over for a visit and so met their new dog Sheila and had a chat, then I cooked dinner and watched TV (love Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and What about Brian)
I did exercise both days so not a total slug!

I have the blasted flu and just feel yucky! I have had a bit of a splurge food wise today as I am going to try and go on a diet tomorrow, I found this great website http://www.sparkpeople.com/ that customises a diet and exercise plan and it actually looks like something I can follow, so wish me luck as I don't usually stick to this sort of thing but after giving up smoking successfully I am a little more confident on my ability to follow through on something I need to do.
The shed is an absolute pigsty at the moment and am not looking forward to going home and having to clean it all up for Midnight Madness tonight, hopefully Megan will have come and put a big dint in it for me :)
I can't believe Stingray died on Neighbours, they tried to make it like a Molly moment but didn't quite pull it off, it was still sad though.
Counting down the hours until my massage tomorrow!!

arrgh I woke up this morning with a really sore throat and feeling like shit, of course I took a day off work last week so don't feel right about having another sickie so I have dragged myself to work despite feeling like crap, took some Codral Cold and Flu tablets this morning and they really made me feel better but I think they are wearing off as I feel awful again now and I didn't bring them with me.
I weighed myself last night and I have put on another 3 kilos!! I am so depressed but not surprised, It has now been 4 months since I gave up smoking and I have put on a total of 6 kilos :(
I am thinking of going to the doctor and getting one of those weight loss tablets that speed up your metabolism as I think that is my main problem, it is well known that when you give up smoking your metabolism basically slows right down.
I got on the cross trainer last night for a good couple of hours and did some situps and weights so will try and keep that up as well.

Goodness it says here I haven't updated since December 2006, that is so slack but is easily explained by the fact that I am now working full time and still running my scrapbooking business and still being a mum to my two kids!! Argh I am tired just thinking about it!
Anyway thought I would try and post every day from now on (but don't be surprised if I don't)
Had to start work early yesterday as Veronica (the girl I work with) is away at a course, as is Ann (one of my bosses)so I basically had the office to myself for a while. I was surprised and a bit annoyed to discover that my computer is playing up with a few programs, the IT guy here has restricted anyone putting new programs on so I can't fix it myself so will have to wait until he can get around to it, no big deal but a little annoying. Other than that it was a pretty boring day at work.
Managed to chat to Kim for a while which was fun, we have known each other for 7 years and have only just started to develop a real friendship which I am very excited about (Hi Kim, now stop reading or you will get a big head)LOL seriously she is a very cool chick and we have a lot in common but enough not in common! Looking forward to our massage this Saturday!
Went to Poker last night and got crap, crap, crap hands!! It was funny because Gary got crap as well and we ended up getting knocked out on exactly the same hand, which made life easier as we got to go home at the same time, rather than wait around for the other person to finish.
Couldn't sleep last night though, have no idea why as I was very tired, I think I was worried about work and all the things I still have to do for the business, hopefully will sleep well tonight.
Very exciting today as Nerida (one of the ladies at work) brought down an Echidna for us to look at, have included a photo, I have never seen an echidna up close before so it was a bit of a thrill!