feedmysoul

I need to find me and in the process look after the me that I want to take into my future.
  • Reading other peoples journals has inspired me to try one for my own. Perhaps I can lose weight and find the inner me.
  • It is time to feed my soul not my body.
  • Friday, August 22, 2008

    SHOULD I BLOG??

    Ok I have not blogged for about 15 months for many reasons. Have had some enquiries/emails which I rudely ignored. Again lots of reasons but I am sorry. But I have been reading all my regular buddies. Should I blog again? Would anyone be interested? I miss you guys.

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    Wednesday, April 04, 2007

    I'M BACK!!!!!!

    Hi everyone. Sory I have been missing in action. A combination of things but the main one being a big job at work requiring me there all day and then in the evenings a swell. Ends Tuesday but most of my work is finished so hopefully I can relax over Easter and catch up. I have had to stay away from the computer for anything personal as I have really been fighting the clock each day to get everything done. Have missed you all so be patient and I will catch up on your news and then share some of mine with you.
    THANKYOU for all the birthday wishes. Made me feel very special I am now officially an old chook of 50. We did cram in some celebrating that week which also included DS1 fiancees 21st and my DS2 graduation from Uni, as well as a quick trip to Tasmania for this job for DH and some trips to Mulwala for me to do some work on another job..
    Have to get back to work now but I will be back over Easter and will share some photos and birthday details with you all. Thanks for being patient..........and have a great easter.

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    Friday, March 09, 2007

    DOING A MUNNELITA!!!!


    Look what was waiting when I got home form work. Sometimes Dh does the nicest things.

    Have exercised this week like a madwoman and the scales responded appropriately. The personal training session was intense and fantastic. Thought I would collapse but loved it. The past few nights though I have been extremely hungry but did sensible things like went for a run instead of eating. I was very proud of myself.

    Then when I got home yesterday I caved. Just one little thing which then turned into another, and on and on. I am getting a cold, have been having dizzy spells for a few dyas, have broken a tooth so off to dentist today and I am scared of dentists, spent 3 hours with E doing a job application, my house is a mess and I am sick of cleaning it, T broke a new ornament I had just bought!!!! Have a 21st dinner and a 50th to organise and not in the mood....... EXCUSES!!!! SHIT I am soo stupid. Like Munnelita I had excuses, I deserved it after the bad week, after training sooo hard, I can work it off tomorrow etc. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Of course there was a trigger and I knew it and still gave in. Mum went into hospital Thursday and I agonised over whether to visit her all night. Yestreday I raced out of work and to the hospital, stopping to buy flowers on the way. Got there to see her DH was with her. Told the nurse I couldn't go in and gave her the flowers to give to mum. No way could I be in the same room with that man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is pathetic.

    Instead of going back to work I went and did some retail therapy and resisted all food temptations. WHY then did I give in to the food at home that wasn't even nice???

    Watched a show on Oprah I had taped and some of the words really hit home. The problems with my mum are easy to answer and rationalise but the healing is very difficult. Ecah time another problem occurs it is like a little murder to my soul. Sounds dramatic but it is exactly how it feels. Each hurt brings back the hurts from the past when I wasn't mothered or loved. Always thought I could cope and it had made me strong but that strength just keeps vanishing.

    So yes just feel sooo sad and ate my way through it.

    Today is another day though and I have 4 days to reach my own personal goal for the big BDAY! So I am going for a run. Hopefully it burns a few calories and rattles my head back into the mindspace it should be in.
    UPDATE; PENANCE 1- Just ran 6km withot stopping. I have never ran more than 4km without stopping and only done that a few times. It helped to have a running partner to talk to and take my mind off the running. And she egged me on to go for 6km. WHOOOHOOOO
    Now off to do Penance 2. more later.... Ok just got back and had my haircut. Have been trying to grow it and it always looks a mess with no style so had it cut short again.
    Penance 3:- Now I am going to an Abs class. Don't like these so this will definitely be a penance. Also will fill the time until my dentist appointment. Only other option is housework and although I have made a start on that it wouldn't be enough to stop me focusing on dentist drills, and smells and pain..........
    OK so dentist was as expected, Had major tooth repair carried out. Actually didn't hurt she is so good but still hated it. Have 2 more visits for other teeth to go. Then final penance, went for a 10km bike ride. Wanted to do more but combination of 33 degree heat, feeling my back burning even though I had slapped on sunscreen and cars bipping as they passed me made me alter the course to a 10km one.
    Surely that is now enough punishment to make up for last night??

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    Thursday, March 08, 2007

    FUNRUN PHOTO

    Great to have E come on the run with me. I told her to go at her own pace so of course she took off and left me behind. On the second lap though I was surprised to catch up with her and her friend. Only because they were walking!! I did the run faster than a year ago by about 10 minutes BUT I walked more of it than I ran and my times were slower than more recent runs. Think I had over-trained because all my body was so sore so I just did interval run/walking. . I was disappointed but still I did it. I had been running more in training during the weeek and last night went for a run and had no trouble maintaining my pace for 30 minutes. Hard to figure. i do dislike running but want to get better at it. Thought on Moday about giving up on it but as I said ran last night and again tonight so guess I am not quitting.
    Have my first personal training session at the gym in the morning. Quite worried about how I will go. Just another challenge. This week I have been to cycling class, body combat, circuit class, tennis and 2 runs. Oh yeh we beat the 2nd top team at tennis by 1 game. Definitely need to consider career possibilities on the pro tennis circuit me thinks.
    More problems with the M word today and the weekend will probably bring further developments so need to stay focused on eating well and exercising. Figure if I don't take the first plunge downhill then I can stay out of the hole.
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    Saturday, March 03, 2007

    another week gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    THE BIRTHDAY BOY
    MY BEAUTIFUL E


    THE HAPPY ENGAGED COUPLE

    Damien Leith was absolutely fantatsic. he can really sing, sent shivers down my spine! His own music is really good too. we had a great girlies night out. Have exercised my butt off thi sweek, much better way to cope with stress and hence I feel much better.



    SUN: 35 km biking, 20 mins treadmill

    MON: 45 min cycle class, 45 mins weight session, 30 mins run

    TUE: 2 hours tennis, 10km bike ride

    WED: 45 mins weight session, 20min streadmill, 50 min boxing circuit

    THU: 60 mins circuit training, 20 mins run

    FRI: 45 mins weight session, 10km bike ride, 60mins Move Your Body session

    SAT: rest day

    SUN: will be doing the 8km funrun at the tan.

    Jodie and her beautiful son came over for lunch. It was great to catch up again.

    Had a lovely night out Friday night and enjoyed a big meal. Felt the exercise during the day would balance it. Have to say it did feel good to eat out awithout counting points, and enjoy but couldn't do it everyday. It was my nephews birthday and the family had fun getting together and never mentioning the "M" word.

    Last night DH and I went to see Rocky. I was really inspired by seeing him achieve his dreams against the odds of being old and some of the lines in the movie even hit home. He said something like " it is not how hard you can hit but how long you can take the hits and keep on getting up for more."

    Came home and go t E t o download the Rocky song to put on my ipod for the run today.

    Have a great day everyone....
    Completed run, alive and well. Will update with pics later. Feeling tired but proud.




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    Monday, February 26, 2007

    I AM A DAG!!!!!

    Restless night last night worrying about M and even resorted to a chocolate fix in the early hours!!!!!!!! when will I learn. Didn't go for my early morning run because I was cranky. Did however play 2 hours tennis. Played against the top team and we lost but I won 2 out of my 3 sets so that was OK! Then I went for a 10km bike ride as penance for my chocolate fix. Followed by grocery shopping, and reading blogs the afternoon disappeared. I am about to leave to pick up E from work then out for a "Date" with my DH. Except he won't be there. I bought tickets to see Damien Leith from IDOL at the casino tonight as a surprise. Daggy I know but I love his voice. Problem- my DH went to NSW at 3am to work till tomorrow. What timing!! So my tennis partner is coming instead.
    It will be good I am sure and a nice break from everything else.

    If you haven't heard BRi is celebrating 4 weeks no smoking- a major achievement. I am sooo proud of her. Just wish I could drag her along with me tonight for some girly fun.

    Is anyone running in the wecanwalkitout run this Sunday at the TAN?? Would love to meet up if anyone is.

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    Saturday, February 24, 2007







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    BIKE RIDE PHOTOS


    Blogger is being a pain so I am trying to put photos here.

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    A MIXED WEEKEND




    Thanks for the support everyone. I went to the police on Friday and they are going to speak to the DH. Interesting now he is trying to change the story to it being a female who made the calls. Police were interested in that as they have it on record that he said it was 2 young males. Have kept having calls from mums family and friends advising what I should do. I keep telling them I am doing nothing! This is it for me. Mum claims to my elder sister that she didn't know he was going to the police. BS of course, but in any case don't care. She brought this scum into our lives and we have had 4 years of hell with him and with her. The past 6 weeks have been a never ending nightmare, ( one of 8 periods in the 4 years when she has left him and then gone back) She nearly ruined the engagement party by choosing that day to have a fight with her carer and return to him again. Of course at least that day I finally let loose and told her she needed psychiatric help! That offended her and she told me to get out of her life so now I have. Of course she has now told people how we have mistreated her but I know in my head everyone who knows her knows the truth. Still this is more pain. The head and the heart react differently. I am feeling heart broken. This is my mum and she is an invalid and I lie awake at night picturing her living in a pigsty, crying and miserable. I won't give in though.
    Yesterday I tried to have a nap as I had not slept all week, actuallyfor about 3 weeks now. As I was drifting back I thought I heard a knock at the door. Of course I worried it might be trouble but ignored it. I fell asleep and had another vivid terrifying nightmare where he and his schizo family came into my bedroom and attacked me. And my friends and family kept giving me advice and telling me what to do but not helping. In the end I grabbed my Dh and my sisters Dh and told them to order them out of my house. They did and the crowd turned into a screaming frenzy with thugs attacking us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course then I woke up with a blinding headache. Shows though how scared I am of the situation.

    My Dh took me to the movies last night which was great escapism. Then tried to get an early night only to be woken by a call form DS2 asking me to pick him up. Did this only to find he couldn't tell me exactly how to find the house and as I had no glasses with me I couldn't find it in the Melways. Drove around the estate for 25 mins then stumbled on the street. Came home at 12.30 wide awake and couldn't sleep. Ended up in front of the Tv and then got ready at 5.30 for the big bike ride.

    The girl that had asked me to do it had backed out but my son who couldn't do it due to work changed his country job to yesterday and came with me. That was wonderful. As you know I only started riding in Oct last year for the triathalons but I have been going to cycle classes for the past 3 weeks. I was worried whether I could get over the bridge without stopping, especially as my anke doesn't allow me to stand up and pedal on the hills. BUT I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YAY. Thought I would never make it. Let me tell you that is one giant hill but I was determined and although I slowed right down near the top I didn't stop. My son waited at the top for me and we raced down at 40km/hr. Felt like a kid again. I loved it. Towards the end I struggled with a few hills but again managed to NOT stop. Last 3kms I sprinted home and completed the 30km course in 1hr 50 minutes. WE passed hundreds of people. Not bad for an almost 50 year old used to be fat/unfit woman. My son said he was impressed with me!!! Thank goodness for the cycle classes at the gym. AND of course the best part, I did it with my son. AND he said he will do it again next year. Best thing that has happened around here for a while (except for the engagement of course.)



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