Ladies and gentleman of the Internet.
Today is an auspicious day!
Today is my 32nd birthday!
At approximately 7am on the 22nd of August 1981 in Yeovil hospital my parents greeted me in to the world. Possibly a little disappointed that I wasn't a boy, but hey, what they got was even better right!?!
This birthday is a life changer, or so it feels. I am literally starting this new year with a blank slate. I have very few ties, no mortgage, no boyfriend, no job. It means that I can start the next 365 days of my life afresh and maybe make something new and exciting with it. Well that is what I am telling myself anyway.
So to help me make the most of the next year I have written myself a todo list.
My challenge should I choose to accept it is to complete (or at least try to complete) each of these things over the coming year. So without to much of an ado, I present.....
32 Things to Do at 32
Work
1. Get a job
2. Do some freelance work
3. Get business cards printed
4. Create my own (business) website
5. Get something I have written 'published' (either in print or online)
Health and Fitness
6. Eat a Vegetarian diet at least twice a week
7. Aim to exercise at least twice a week
8. Finally drop that dress size I have been trying to do for the last 3 years
9. Limit takeaway food to once per month
10. Run the race for life, and beat this years time
Life
11. Develop a love life (Date, meet people, flirt)
12. Go on a proper holiday
13. Volunteer/get involved in a cause I believe in
14. Pass my driving test
15. Start properly saving
Things to do
16. Visit my friends across the country
17. Go to a sports game
18. Dye my hair
19. Go to a convention
20. Write more
Fun Stuff
21. Develop a hobby, something I will do regularly
22. Go to the cinema more regularly
23. Go to the theatre more
24. Get more involved in online communities
25. Get a Tattoo
Things to complete
26. Watch all of the BFI Top 50 films of all time http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time
27. Read all of the BBC Big Read top 100 books http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml
28. Listen to all of the Guardians top 50 albums that changed music http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping
29. Watch all of the season of The Wire
Things to buy
30. Get a bicycle
The most important things to do
31. Finish writing my bloody book
32. End my 32nd year happier than my 31st
So that's my list. Seems a bit daunting now they are typed up and numbered, rather than being vague ideas flailing about in my head.... Oh gosh.
Wish me luck! I am determined that 32 is going to be my best year yet.
Have totted up the booze from last night. I did not stick to one drink all night as planned, but I stopped drinking at 11 and only stepped over my saved bonus points by 1. However Thinking about it I must of earned at least 2 whilst out and about, I danced my socks off! I am a little bit gutted I failed to take any photos of myself, however I am sure something will show up on facebook... My hair looked amazing, Beehive-tastic!
No hangover and feeling ok, however I am not sure today is going to be a good day food wise...
Drinks:
X 1 Double Ameretto (4) and Cranberry Juice (4): 8 PP
X 1 Malibu and Diet Coke: 2 PP
X 1 Lager: 3 PP
X 1 Southern Comfort and Diet Coke: 2PP
X 1 Shot Apple Sourz: 2PP
Total: 17 PP
Breakfast:
X 1 Cherry Müllerlight: 2PP
Lunch:
X 1 Apple: 0PP
X 2 Slices Fruit Loaf with Butter: 5PP
X 1 Tesco French Fries: 3PP
Dinner:
X1 Portion Saveloy & Chips: 16 PP
Snacks:
X 2 Portions Mango Chunks: 0PP
X 1 Can Pepsi Max: 0PP
X 1 Tesco Strawberry Scone: 7 PP
Points Used: 33PP
Points Earned: 4PP - And that's without dancing!
Challenges:
It had been the plan that I would bulk out on fruit at lunch time to try to keep some more PP for this evening. Alas to no avail, I was starving. I did manage to steer away from the cakes and Chocolates though and went for rather yummy fruit loaf. Well done me!
It's Rebecca's birthday today, so we are heading out on the town for a few drinks and some dancing. I have budgeted for 5 bottles of lager, this comes in at 12 PP I just hope I don't go to wild. My sister is a really bad influence and like to try and make me misbehave, she succeeds quite allot of the time. All I can do is plan, if I had known before hand I would not have had a past hurrah on Sunday, using almost all of my weekly points, I could have kept a few behind. Oh well hindsight is a wondrous thing but mostly useless at the same time. Wish me luck. Watch out Ipswich!
Achievements:
No chocolate bars from the vending machine! This is a trigger point for me especially when I am bored. It didn't even occur to me today that I could snack on crisps or chocolate.
Tomorrow:
I will mainly be at my parent tomorrow hanging out with my sister and my nephew. It is a bit of a danger time as My Mum and Dad have a huge amount of nibbley chocolate things. Also despite my Mum moaning wildly about her weight she still like to indulge in pies, pastries, cakes and crisps and there is a dearth of fresh unprocessed 'healthy' food. Plan of action, go out for lunch, cook lunch for everyone or just not eat. Not sure which path I'll be taking, but I'm pretty sure it not the last one.
Verdict: Could be worse! I'll find out tomorrow!
Having just realised that I managed to Blog about my new bum tightening FitFlops and forget to give my weigh in result, I have also missed a weigh in. Oh How rubbish I am.
First Things first, so my weigh in 2 weeks ago was a goody, after putting on 3.5 lbs the previous week I managed to lose it all the following. Good job!
The bad new however is that the week that followed though intending to be super good was not sooo super good as it consisted of a trip to the zoo (great for bonus points but not so good when you top up with ice cream) my nephews 3rd birthday party (full of crisps sweeties and cake) and a very awesome hen weekend.
The hen weekend was awesome, a sandwich lunch, which was positively healthy followed by a facial, followed by a Jacuzzi, followed by a swim followed by a sauna, followed by a cold shower, followed by a Jacuzzi. It was the first time that I had word a swimsuit in about 10 years, I have realised however I have forgotten how to swim. I feel this was pretty major considering I got my wobberly bits out surrounded by some very slim and glamorous friends (all between size 8-10) and a male friend, a year ago this would have never happened!
All was well until the post swim munchies kicked in and there was the suggestion to have pudding before going out for our evening meal, so a large slice of chocolate cake, a shower, and a quick change later we hit the streets of Nottingham. We headed to La Tasca where we enjoyed an almost wholly vegetarian dinner. A great choice and I came away feeling I had eaten my five a day in one meal. As the evening progressed the sangria flowed, and we danced the night away entertained by quite a lot of men dressed as school girls. There was no trouble, no one got groped by letchy men and we all got to our hotel safe and sound, no one too worse for wear.
Woke up on Sunday with a terrible cold, and indulged in what can only be described as a MASSIVE breakfast, knowing no lunch would be had and it was a long time till home. Off to Manchester Velodrome I went where I met Rebecca Romero Olympic Gold Medallist from the Beijing Games, and very nice she was too. I even got to hold her gold medal (not a piece of jewellery you could wear very often as it is bloody heavy) that was really cool.
Another week till weigh in and the flu and TOTM resulted in a lot of Ribena being drunk, allot of Minstrals being eaten and allot of bread being eaten, and ALLOT of Lemsip. A pretty disastrous week as I couldn’t do any exercise and this has resulted in an impressive 4lb gain!
Cold has got better, but it has been replaced with a pretty impressive cough which is starting to feel like a chest infection... My new leader (another occurrence I have not mentioned) has said I should aim for a 2lb loss this week. I am not feeling too confident as the only thing that keeps my loss going is exercise, and currently I can’t even walk to the top of the road without wheezing like a 60 a day smoker.
Oh well onwards and downwards xx
This birthday is a life changer, or so it feels. I am literally starting this new year with a blank slate. I have very few ties, no mortgage, no boyfriend, no job. It means that I can start the next 365 days of my life afresh and maybe make something new and exciting with it. Well that is what I am telling myself anyway.