4th day of Paleo. It's difficult, indeed! I managed to follow the "Mostly Paleo", and breakfasts are the most difficult to plan. I used to eat toasts with something (a slice of ham or a spoon of cheese cream...) and now it's not possible. So, I have to get something equally fit for pre-workout meal, as you know I hit the gym afterwards...

Then, how enormously difficult it is to replace the yogurts...

I also have a huge headache on me because of this (absence of sugar and carbs, LOL)... I know the first 2 weeks are crucial.

I'm also very proud of myself because I survived a holiday at home without breaking it. OK, at a point I had some cream in my coffee, with stevia... but, as I'm telling you, I do MOSTLY Paleo. I think the main goal is to get rid of refined sugar and carb overdoses, and to get lower on lactic products... which I am managing beautifully!

I couldn't post my foods in the past few days, too much exposure and my tablet goes crazy and I just don't have the patience ... grr...

Heading for the pool, gotta work later, boooo...

7h00 scrambled egg (1 egg), a slice of lean ham and half slice cheese, LF milk w coffee - 250 kcal 11H30 mf milk w coffee, a mini apple 120 kcal 13H30 Lunch at indian restaurant. Lamb speenach. No bread!

Hellow!

No workout yesterday! I had hell of a morning, alone at work. I had to put out fires everywhere because the server went down and everybody was calling. It was a bank holiday and we don't have an out-of-hours service here at the Development department. Helpdesk has but they don't do anything for dev issues. Baaad mojo.

Then, I left somewhat pissed off. Man invited his mother to a new sushi place, so I had to skip gym (GRR) and spend the day with them. As a result, I overate of course (buffet sushi is evil). And then we had sweets for dinner (strawberry with chantilly - no sugar added, only stevia, and light chantilly), and coffee mousse (too much).

I presented man with the paleo diet list, hehe. 12 weeks! :-) New me.

Today's menu (still not Paleo):

06H00 - toasted bun w/ a slice of ham, LF milk w/ coffee - 250 kcal
10H00 - 2 yogurts w/ protein powder, LF milk w/ coffee - 250 kcal
11H00 - 2 small cookies - 50 kcal
12H00 - small dose of cooked white rice w/ chicken breast and speenach - 500 kcal
15H00 - 4 small cookies - 100 kcal
16H00 - 2 yogurts w/ protein powder - 200 kcal

 TOTAL: 1850 kcal

Fitness: GYM (50 min weights - new workout plan kicks ass!!! - 30 min Blast Bike (HIIT)) - 680 kcal, Blast Dance (forseeen for the afternoon)

 Conclusion of the day: I really have to buy fruit, because I need to have healthy snacks in here. The only thing everybody has is salt & water biscuits or basic, sweet biscuits. I can't eat biscuits (cookies), they are not allowed in the Paleo diet and they are a big NO when it comes to healthy eating in general.

Dang, bank holiday today. No swimming. Boo. Well, I'm lucky then to have a new workout plan and I'm soooo eager to start.... lol, ya know me. And this new gym I belong to, is open on holidays. So, you know where this is going. And you know where I'm going!!! LOL.

Breakfast: 07h00 - bread, toasted w half slice of light cheese and a slice of light ham, coffee w milk - 350 kcal

@work: 09H00 - LF milk w/ coffee - 100 kcal

Snack 1 (10H30) - an orange (small) - 50 kcal

Lunch: (14H00) - sushi - 1000 kcal
 

Ice-cream downtown - 300 kcal

Strawberries w/ chantilly (stevia, light chantilly) - 250 kcal

Coffee mousse - 450 kcal

Total so far: 2250 kcal - BAD

Workout: NONE - BAD

Hello, Girls!

I'm turning regular again, I really have to gain control over this, I want to be in the best shape by the end of the year.

Goals: 100% HEALTHY, NORMAL WEIGHT, FITTING CLOTHES.
Fitness goals: STRONG, STRONG, STRONG.

Diet: 1700 kcals max per day, reduce gluten, bread and snacks (complex sweets).

Breakfast (6H00): 2 slices of bread (white, toasted, light - 70 gr) with 2 slices of light ham, LF milk w/ cofee - 300 kcal
Post-Workout (9H30): 250 gr yogurt w/ whey protein, LF milk w/ coffee - 250 kcal
Snack 1. (11H00): 1 orange - 100 kcal
Lunch (12h30): soup, steamed veggies w/ grilled chicken breast, half ananas - 600 kcal
Coffee-break (15H00) - LF milk w/ coffee - 50 kcal
Snack 2.: 2 yogurts w/ whey protein, some bread (a sample my colleague brought) - 250 kcal
Post-Workout: a toast, whole grain. 50 kcal Dinner (20h30) : 3 kiwis, 200gr cottage cheese w cinnamon 250 kcal

TOTAL (so far): 1800 kcal

WORKOUT: morning gym (500 kcal) + afternoon dance class (30min, 150 kcal)

It's today that I fall on my knees and lay on the floor without thinking too much, blank mind, blank body ... lol. You know those exercise routines when you actually get to talk to God at the end? LOL... yeah, I did it yesterday at night (not usual!) and then today in the morning. One of the trainers at the gym challenged me to a workout together from 07h10 to 08h00. Argh. Very demanding... We did a 5x3 circuit suggested by him and then 5x3 suggested by me. I am unable to raise my hands, and my legs feel jelly. LOL... Dang, I really love the feeling.
Do you know when a professional (personal trainer and certified LesMills instructor) says to his colleague: "Don't tell her but ... This girl is killing me..." It's really an achievement. LOL.

Hello, Ladies!

Thank you all for the nice comments. :-)

One would think, platonic, secret, forbidden, etc. love belongs to teenager years. I'm not in love though. I just fear to fall to a false feeling of it. It's when you get some attention and get distraught by it. Actually, when we are in love with a person, and living with him/her in a solid relationship, we surely do receive attention from elsewhere from time to time, we hardly ever notice. In extreme cases we do and repel instantly but let's talk about "normal" here...

The first day without FB was really difficult. I even renewed my account on Twitter, for C's sake... LOL. Pathetic, isn't it.

And now I'm very prepared to get another slap from life. I was trying to get a different job inside the company - Business Analyst - and I got as far as the second round. Most probably I'm out by now, because I saw one of the candidates being "interviewed" yesterday, and that counted for the third time so most probably he's TOP 1 and they're already negotiating with him. If he fails to accept the salary conditions (can happen!), then maybe I still have a chance. Otherwise, not. One day I'll try to explain you the second interview. It was a dynamic interview in a group where they observe the personality of the candidates. As a woman (I was the only woman there), I have a completely different view on things. I'm not at all methodical, I'm overly emphatetic and I really stress on personal values. This can be considered a time bomb in front of customers, but come on, I'm in the business dealing with customers for almost 7 years now and I'm favourite of most of them. As a non-native speaker, I'm known as the "no-bullsh..." speaker, I always say things as they are at first place and no flowers included. The Portuguese really like to talk about nothing for hours and include a whole rose garden in the dialog. Me, on the other hand - if it's not possible, then I say so. The conclusion is always the same so why steal each others' time?

Well, talking about time, gotta go to work. Sigh.

xoxo,

Kat

Hello, Lovely Ladies (And Charming Men), hehehe!

I owe you an explanation for my disappearance from Facebook. I deactivated my account (means that I can go back and continue wherever I was) for now. I really need a break from Facebook, it started to grow viral on me. I really can't afford to get addicted.

And there's this guy from work who's just ALWAYS present, and always comments on my stuff. And when he doesn't do "Like" or comment, he makes it clear (spoken) that he's seeing the posts. It really freaked me out. First of all, I don't want to fall in love and he's the kind of guy.. he's MY type, I mean the looks and his personality is like a stupid magnet to me.... He's acting weird, first he wants to give it all then he's not interested, etc. etc. really, he's playing a game, and me, as a good cat (Leo, you know :D) cannot draw my attention from him. He also likes to give me life lessons which don't go that well with me, because again, as a good cat, I like to know it better. And before you think "What a sweeet story!" - let me tell you the dirty details. He has a GF at home and I have a BF here, too. Things are not too shiny on my side though, and I don't know his side, but I'm not willing to enter in the alley of a second life. Although, if I want to be perfectly honest ... I wouldn't mind having a lover. This comes from the girl who hasn't been enjoying/having any intimacy in her relationship for 2 years, ok? Before somebody wants to throw the first stone. And it's NOT my fault, curiously enough.

Yesterday I was siting on the sofa and my BF was upstairs in front of the PC. I heard the Google Talk ticking constantly, and I was thinking... "Is he flirting with someone online?" Then I started to analyze my feelings of such possible scenario. If you'd asked me a couple of years ago, I would had gone mad with jelaousy and would had made a scene. On the other hand, yesterday my feelings were mostly of lamentation. First of all, I would be HAPPY if he'd found someone else. Because in that case I would be able to set myself free and let him live with an other person. That would make him being stable mentally and financially. He still doesn't have a job you know. I know you think smart of me most of the time and now you must think I'm stupid but I'm an emotional person and this part of me comes from my family and roots. The roots are really well planted in this case. I feel like being in the same freaking situation my mother used to be - keeping a man financially, and without reward. Well, this one is a good partner and he helps (sometimes) and he holds my respect and care. Love, too but not that burning love and this love I have still can be considered a miracle, when you see the overall picture. Refusals. "Don't be ridiculous, everything's fine between us". Suddenly growing old at 30. Children? Who knows, I have no expectations and worst, no hopes of whatsoever. I should be able to have hope, shouldn't I. But not with him.

On the good side, he doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke like a chimney... He doesn't hit me, he doesn't put a gun in my face (happened with my mom once when the guy was heavily drunk, and this is Europe where guns are prohibited by law!). Some things are not forgivable/forgettable.

So, I think I'm going to ask him about his chatting at night and will be perfectly clear on the subject. Today. Really. I need to pick up some integrity on the way.

New hair... It should be BLUE. But it got a bit dark. I guess the real colour will be revealed after a few washing. :P

I'm at work, but I'll be leaving soon. This is crazy, workmen are here and they are very NOISY and they messed up the whole place. The floor looks like that playstation game where you have to step on the square that lights up... this one has squares too but they are holes with wires and dangerous-looking stuff so the "aim of the game" is to avoid stepping on them. Tricky.

I haven't been to the pool because I had to come to work .. and then: my train was cancelled (daaaamned strike), I had to came through the whole town to get to here... then, this! It would have been a wiser thing to stay and work from home...

Oh but then, I made it to an extra BodyPump class, and I saw Handsome, too. I haven't told you about Handsome but it's just a guy here at work, very pretty, in the very, pure meaning of the word "pretty". So pretty that I can't even look him in the eye while talking, hahahahah... I 'm afraid I get blind!