It's been awhile...

Yes, I have been slack with blogging lately - not sure why, just really busy at work and haven't had the time to get really into a good blog, but I have been still checking up on everyone...seems like we are all busy at the moment!

Well let's see what have I been up to....last night went to the Eskimo Joe concert at Capitol in Perth. This is the second time I have seen them play live and they are just brilliant live, the vocals are just as good, if not better, than their cd - so always impressed. What I wasn't impressed with was the venue...could a worse venue be picked, I don't think so! Unless you were right up the front or against the front railing you could not see a think and it was packed like sardines - the upstairs was like a sauna, so that was actually very disappointing. Last time I saw them at Metros in Northbridge and usual that was an excellent venue, with viewing everywhere!!!

Anyways onto my health and fitness. I am loving my pilates, am doing it 3 times a week at the moment (except on 2 times this week due to sleeping in on Wednesday morning), I already feel my legs feel longer and leaner (hehe), you do soo much leg work, particularly the beloved "leg circles" that you really can feel it, I better have a great butt soon - ha! Also loving my PT sessions, he is really pushing me each time and I feel my fintess is starting to improve - yah!

So my gym membership expired on Tuesday and for the first time in like 10 years I am without a gym membership. I really thought that would stress me out but I'm really relaxed. I think in the end I just dreaded going to the same ole boring gym day in day out and I need this time now to do something different because now i love my pilates, I love my pt sessions and I have my orthodics now and am going to start jogging. First day was meant to be Thursday and today but for those in Perth, it is absolutely WINDY and freezing at the moment, so I will just wait til hopefully Sunday when the weather should (?) be better - but yeh, so I am really loving the idea of doing outdoor summer exercise and not "dragging" myself to the gym - I'm sure in 6 months or so I will be ready to go back but at this stage the new exercise regime is making me feel really good and helping my anxiety levels and happiness heaps - I don't seem to be pressuring myself as much....if that makes sense?

Now food wise - OMG, what have we done with Melissa!!! I am going great guns! I'm not saying that I am perfect at all but I have slowly been changing some habits and I am really proud of the way its all falling into place. I havne't been having carbs at night with my dinner, besides the minimal found in salad and veges, this is a huge thing for me because I was addicted to stir frys with rice or cashews and because its not portioned controlled I would majorally over eat - so I have finally kicked that habit and been having like a chicken breast and salad each night and I feel lighter afterwards and in the morning etc....as for alcohol well I have put myself on a minimum alcohol consumption type "dare" for the next 4 weeks - I'm actually one week down and went through a whole weekend (including a girls night in) with no alcohol. Last night I had one glass of wine the whole evening then water all night. I have found I am starting to really think about what I am having and only having it if I really love it, the wine was great last night and they didn't have the drinks I felt like having so instead of just continuing to drink I didn't - that is just amazing for me because I wouldn't have done that a couple weeks ago and I find that is the same with food now, I'm really thinking about if I really want it and if its going to be worth it...I hope that all makes sense but I am just really proud of my new thinking.

I haven't noticed any weight changes or anything like that but I have noticed my attitude and positiveness changing - I'm not as worried and stressing about my weight - I kinda just feel calm and "happy" and I am really trying to concentrate on that....so yeh, I'm happy with things at the moemnt - yipppeee!!!

Next weekend is one of my oldest friends 30th birthday and she is having a fancy dress "G" party - am going with Stu as Goths...so can't wait to don the black fishnets and heavy black makeup - speaking of make up, which I love, I used my new napolean eyeshadows in purples last night and did my eyes nice and black with the purples shadows and shimmer....I got lots of compliments - I just love playing with makeup these days...haha!

Ok, this one is dragging on a bit - so I better go - hope you all have a fantastic weekend and I will chat more next week....PS - my weekend is a family roast tomorrow night (no alcohol for me) and Sunday will be clearing out the spare room to paint and start putting together a home office for Stu to do motor racing stuff from, I got the new ikea catalogue and am in love with some of the office furniture so I can't wait to get that (go look next week) and of course new a new lap top...goodness there is always something!!!

Melly
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