The End Of The Road

So, here we are!

I made it to the end of this journey and, not only did I survive, but I am more ready than ever to make my life a healthy and happy one.

It was a roller coaster ride for the entire 6 weeks but I am so lucky to have had one constant and the single soul on this planet that totally gets me and understands the emotions that some would think were silly and totally unwarranted and trivial.

Natasha has been both my rock and sounding board through this entire thing. I am so very lucky to have someone that is possibly as deranged as I am to support me no matter what choices, good or bad, that I make. I love you with all of my heart and I thank you so much for being a huge part of my life.

All of the final results are in from "Curing The Cupcake Hangover" and although I am disappointed in some ways, I am feeling accomplished in others.

I fell almost entirely off the wagon in the final week due to stress and illness ( probably caused through stress!) plus extreme dental issues but managed to pull myself together and jumped back on it.

I proved that to myself tonight when I went out for dinner and, despite the delicious array of menu choices on offer, ordered 6 oysters and a bowl of vegetables for dinner which, may I add, was delicious!

I only lost 0.4kg in 6 whole weeks which was a total bummer but I also lost of 17.1cm off my body which is great!

I now enter a new phase, and a new blog, which is my road to the mothers day classic 4km run to be held on May 9th. I intend to do some rearranging of plans and methods of attack but my main focus will be on health, strength and endurance rather than weight loss.

Thank you all for sharing this phase of my journey with me and I invite you to continue on through my new blog posts. Your support and kind words have been an invaluable source of inspiration to me and I cannot thank you enough.

Below I am posting all of the photos side by side from week 1 through to week 6 including all of the statistics that go along with it.

I don't see much of a change physically however I am feeling better emotionally about the way that I look and the way that I treat myself.

Thank you all again and I will see you all on day 1 of the new chapter.




Neen xo

Day 6, Week 6

OMG! I can't believe it has nearly been 6 weeks already!

Another super busy day today. More cake decorating and I babysat my nephew which meant alot of stopping and starting. As a result, it is now 12.15 am and I have just finished up for the day.

I managed to get out for some lunch with my little Tyler and opted fora Subway turkey salad which are always delicious and under 200 calories even with my fave 'naughty' dressing! Tyler thought Subway was a crappy idea and wanted McDonalds instead! I realised how much cheaper it is having only one child too. I managed to feed us both for 10 bucks! AMAZING!!!! LOL.

I also did alot of walking with my nephew and running around at home which is good considering I of course didn't manage to get any structured exercise in.

Adrian was home late and because I didn't have to cook for my kiddies ( they are away with their grandparents) I had a big bowl of cereal for dinner.

My calories are pretty low for the day but I have a birthday party tomorrow and I am sure that I will be making up for it then!

Well, hitting the hay now because I still have some last minute decorating to do and plenty of organizing in the morning before picking Tyler up and heading off to Ballarat for Nan's 90th birthday celebration.

NOT FINISHED (AND NOT A GREAT PHOTO) BUT THIS IS THE CAKE I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WEEKEND

Neen xo

Day 5, Week 6

Busy day. I barely stopped.

I was up early to do the usual school run and then I headed to the hardware store for some final cake supplies along with running a few more errands.
Back home to begin decorating and I honestly didn't stop until 7.30pm!

Adrian got some Pizza for the kids ( of which I pinched a slice ) and had a bowl of pea and ham soup.

It was only when I was eating dinner that I realised that I hadn't eaten anything else all day!
I had forgotten what it is like to be full on caking again! I used to regularly forget to eat when I was on a roll and I fell back into that trap today!

I did 15 minutes jogging @ 8kph and 20 minutes walking uphill @ 6kph in an interval style.

I am now about to bunk down as I am up early again to get the kids ready for their big birthday weekend and I will be back in the kitchen finishing the cake as well as rehearsing for my song that I am singing to my Nan for her 90th on Sunday plus I am babysitting my precious nephew for a few hours amongst it all. Thank God for pain killers!!!!!

Night all

Neen xo

Day 4, Week 6

OK. Today existed and I am on the mend.
I had to get up and take a trip to Melton to pick up some supplies for the million cake orders that I have coming up over the next few weeks and popped in to buy myself a pedometer which turned into a Jonas Brothers T-Shirt for my little girl instead.
I came home and baked 4 cakes in total and got into some decorating.
I had a So Good Berry Vive Lite for breakfast and then hung out some washing.
I did some business book work that had to be done ( close orders, new orders, balance updates, receipts and quotes etc...) and made kids lunches plus got out some clothes for tomorrow's casual clothes day at school.
I did a small grocery shop and picked up the boys from school.
Paige made dinner tonight out of a magazine that I bought today. It was a mexican chicken dish and I had a very minimal serving after yesterdays madness.
My tooth is killing me and I keep forgetting to take my anti biotics but have learned that, in order to actually get anything done whilst I am going through this crap, I have to lower my pain killer threshold to crappy ibuprofen so it hurts alot more but I have commitments that need to be fulfilled.
It has also meant that I could stand up a little longer tonight and decided to do a mini workout. The 1st for this week mind you!
I managed 20 minutes at an incline of 6 at 6kph. That was plenty as my body told me that if I didn't stop that it would stop for me!
So, slowly catching up again and, with any luck, this time next week I will be back in full force.

Neen xo

Day 0. Week 0

TODAY DID NOT HAPPEN

Day 2, Week 6

Well today has been full of ups and downs.

Ive been a huge deal of pain due to my wisdom tooth needing to be removed but the dentist required me to have an X-Ray and go on antibiotics for 5 days before they can take it out.
I have been on pain meds all day and have been very woozy and lethargic.
I didn't eat for the 1st half of the day.Partly through fear of pain and partly because I really didn't feel up to it.I never expected it but Tasha came with me to the dentist after calling in to see how I was this morning and then taxied me to the radiologists to have my X-Ray and then to the doctors surgery to make an appointment and back to the dentiist to drop my films off and finally back home.

Im so lucky!

Because of the pain medication and the associated pain of course, I have been advised by both my best mate and my hubby not to work out and, to be honest, I think if I had tried tonight, my husband would have found me dead on the end of the treadmill!
I had a super depressed night.You see, I have had dental problems from the age of 9 when I had my tooth knocked out with a metal bar and lost my front tooth.
Ever since ( the past 25 years) I have been in and out of dental surgeries with more and more problems. After that long , that much pain and that much money, enough is enough!
I stayed off the smokes through most of it but tonight I caved in.

Laying here, by myself, I felt so fat, depressed, frumpy and like a total loser.
I was about to pig out on chocolate and reached for a cigarette instead.

Now I feel awful!

It was a lose, lose situation . No matter which way I went, I was going to feel like crap.
I can't stand being negative anymore. It is the one trait ( besides dishonesty) that I loathe in others and yet, here I am being possibly the most negative person I know! ( well,perhaps 2nd)

So now, I sit here thinking that tomorrow is a new day and come what may. I will embrace it and all that it brings ( besides tooth ache that is! LOL)

Oh, I ended up eating a cup-a-soup and a bowl of cereal with skim milk. I had to eat to take my tablets. I alo had about 20g of cheese and a slice of ham but alas, no bloody exercise! AARRGGHHHH!!!!

Bring on tomorrow and come what may!

Neen xo

End Day 1, Week 6

Keeping this brief. My day was average. Paige and Tasha being with me made it that bit easier to bare.

I got into a bit of house work which was refreshing and forgot to have breakfast in amongst it all.
I had a bowl of rice bubbles with skim milk and splenda for lunch.

I snacked on about 4 stalks of celery with some light french onion dip. I also had a couple of sugar free coffee lollies and a cinnamon mint, a couple of sakata crackers and my usual coffee's! ( I suppose that made up for breakfast!)

Dinner was tough because, by that time,my back tooth felt so sore I felt my face was going to explode.
I picked at a little of the kids dinners ( which, note to self, made me feel like crap because I never do that any more) and ended up shooting down to the supermarket for 2 sushi hand rolls so I could eat something both quick and nutritious.

By 6.30, I was in complete agony and was so close to lighting up it wasn't funny.

I went to see Tasha who had offered me some stronger pain meds that she still had as mine weren't even touching the sides.(Thank God for Tasha!!!! She is always there and I love her sooooo much.I know I talk about her a lot but too bad!There is a good reason for that!)

So now I sit here without having worked out ( besides a short walk to kinder and back to pick up little Jazza) and I feel fat and sore yet the cravings for a smoke have lessened considerably.

The tablet I had has taken some of the edge off and relaxed me a lot more so I think that it has actually helped in more ways than one.

Will try to get in to see the Dentist tomorrow and see what the no doubt shitty verdict is. They will WANT to rip all of my teeth out when they get an eye full!

Here is hoping for a solution!

Neen xo