Today is the day we have all been waiting for, we finally get our menus, shopping lists and workouts.
I have been curious as a cat but being careful of the killing bit so not too curious.
Firstly my day started out in less than ordinary ways. Kids not cooperating, dog going missing( turns out she was hiding from all the noise *rolls eyes "i wish")
There was certainly alot of mutiny, kids fighting, things and dogs missing , kids crying cause dogs missing. I was ready to roll up in a ball and suck my thumb , day over, i have had enough. Teenager didn't want to go to school, thinks she ready to leave school and live off air i assume, not on my watch missy. Her punishment for saying such rot? She got to take my before pictures for me . Oh yes I'm evil!!!
Now before pictures are not an easy thing for me to pose for. I mean damn, my kids have seen me naked before, (poor babies) and i haven't really cared , but do you think i could pose for a fatty boombah pic of me in my undies and bra so i could see what damage i had to repair, welllllll this wasn't fun. I was rather embarrassed as the little ones were wandering around the house and the only place to get a plain background was in the hallway in front of the toilet door.
I gave Tatjahna my phone, raced over to the door, stripped of my outer clothing in a not too easy manner as i still kept my shoes on. I think it made me feel less naked if i had my feet covered.I was madly praying that Damian didn't pop in to say G'Day otherwise i would be busted. I haven't let him see me naked or in my underwear.
Tatjahna lines the pic up, then i realise , what the hell do i do with my face?????/
Do i smile? no wait that will make it look like I'm proud of how i look. if i scowl it will just look silly, i try to keep a neutral face but look more like the incredible hulk just as hes about to turn. *sigh
She then says, " you don't look that bad mum", "turn sideways and get one like that too"
ugh , OK OK , i turn sideways , she takes the pic. I dress faster than a pair of lovers almost discovered by their boss.
I get all set to upload a pic when i see the newspaper still on the table "shit"
"Tatjahna we to do it again"
This time i undress, much to the amusement of my smaller kids, i get the newspaper ready and Dakotah, (8) walks past looks me up and down and says" oh mum what happened to your stomach?" Gee thanks kid.
I rather hastily blab out something along the lines of " you are what happened to this stomach, you kids and bad food and that's what will happen if you kids don't eat right and blabh blah " Kids get bored and move onto getting ready for school.
Phew, back to pic taking, i resume my previous position , this time with a paper in my hand.
Get dressed again and get ready to upload the pic.( first having to crop out the background which includes my 6 year old son brushing his teeth while staring really close to the mirror.
i upload pic onto my computer ready for its eventual loading into cyberspace. I have a brief look at it and can only feel disgust.. I'm more excited to see what the menu has in store for me and my exercise plan. They are not showing yet so i get myself set to do measurements. No tape measure.!!!!
I will need to buy one. ( not often this happens, as I'm a seamstress by hobby and rarely have i not got a tape measure. )
I take the twins to school( it takes some convincing to get them into the car) ( rather loud convincing i think as the people in the bus stop across the road were looking at me rather aghast) oops
the kids are crying and calling out to the dog, I'm trying to get my teen into the car after her 5th failed attempt to get me to leave her home.
I reassure the kids that Tinkerbell will be fine and i will find her as soon as i drop them off at school.
I drop the twins off and then have to head home for Connors school bag that has been forgotten in the fray.
We head back, still no dog, get his bag and go back to the same school i dropped the twins at. Next i take Tatjahna, more arguing, more drama, i drop her off with a short sharp barking session as mothers sometimes do when faced with defiant teens and i drive off like my life depends on it. Well my sanity did.
I take a deep breathe and head for the shops for my batteries and my measuring tape.
Oddly enough these two items are right beside each other in the aisle.
choosing batteries sometimes makes me feel like I'm being naughty, I don't know why but every time I'm caught standing and staring at batteries it feels like i have been caught in a chemist buying condoms.
"mmmhmm , shes buying batteries huh. i see, oh and look , a tape measure, oh definitely something ain't right girlfriend"
I hastily pay for my purchase after i manage to shake of the elderly gentlemen that wanted to have a chin wag about his D size batteries and the floods, so i patiently chat with him then wish him a good day and scoot out of there.
OK now i have what i need to measure myself and to get my wii fit board up and running again so i can have a play.
I watch Mish's video on the correct ways to measure and get to it..
Arms, 4 fingers above the elbow crease, OK got it . I cannot deftly grab the tape the way she does with one hand, instead I'm like a dog chasing its tail as i keeping trying to grab the other end with one hand and still keep the same hand holding the end down. I finally figure it out and record the numbers, so far so good.
Next? Chest, straight across the nipples she says. hmmmm , I'm thinking she wants this with a bra on cause right now my nipples look like they have had a nasty disagreement and are not talking to each other , in fact they cannot even stand looking at each other so they are facing opposite ways and trying to race each other to my belly button. Bra on and measurements done finally.
Now we move to the waist.. use belly button as a guide
* puts hand up" but miss what if your belly button doesn't actually sit where they are supposed to sit,?" i mean its on my stomach but my used to be belly button , that is now cavernous hole, is sadly dropped a lot lower so I'm going to have to measure where i should actually be if that's OK ?
My other issue here is , do i take the measurements from the tape and then add the extra couple of centimetres of fat folds that are trying to envelope the tape measure right now? There seems to be a groove that the tape has nestled in around my waist but I'm going to assume that's the place to be.
The widest part of the hips is tricky too, do i go over my tummy flap that hangs a bit down and is in the way of a perfect hip measurement? Or do i tuck the tape measure up under it and go for a true measurement?
I will do my best to miss the tummy bit and try for hips , but i make note of how i did it so i can do the same measurements next time.
Then last but not least its my thighs, i didn't have too much trouble here , found the biggest part and measured it on both legs. cant wait to see those numbers get smaller.
So here is where i am at, as of the 7Th oh February 2013, 10am
Arm left 34cm
Arm right 36cm
Chest 120cm
waist 107cm
Hips 130cm
Thigh right 69cm
Thigh left 70cm
That's a wholllle lot of woman right there i must say.
I check and see that the menu etc are available and with a quick perusal i save then to my usb so i can print them on the way to get kids and i can put them in my special 12wbt folder .
I grab my permanent marker, and add some affirmations from my fellow 12wbters onto my fridge ,
I have to reassure the kids that only i am allowed to write on my fridge, that they can read it and that is all .
when i want to i can wipe it all off with metho(i hope)
i am now getting the things ready for my week ahead, cleaning will be done, wiifit board ready, my energy levels will need a kick in the ass though, i didn't workout yesterday due to extreme tiredness, a pathetic excuse but i was so exhausted i fell asleep sitting in my chair while watching some inspirational clips from Ellen. My mum will be my trainer and exercise buddy so i have told her , Sunday is your last day woman, then its hard workers are us.
I will still keep filling everyone in on my journey, especially how i am coping with all the exercise and my vertigo, the past few days have been terrible for dizziness and agitation so i am hoping it simmers down soon.
Its time for me to have a hot mug of Activite then I'm going to get my wiifit happening.
Hope the other 12wbters are enjoying their recipes etc, my only problems, i hate olives, icky poo yuk,
I also cannot stand avocado so i need to figure out what i can have instead of it,
bon appetite and good luck with your workouts.
