My bday update!

Well had a great weekend! Fri was my bday and so the day started with my friend calling me from Sydney and singing Happy Birthday in unison with her sister. So cute! Then my mum made me breakfast in bed and gave me flowers! Then I went to uni 9-11am and my uni friend knitted me a lovely green scarf for my bday. Then I went to work and there were signs all over the place saying Happy Bday Sandra. Got some lovely gifts from the girls at work. Little Emily who is two said I give u cuddle for your bday. And she moved in to give me a cuddle! The cutest thing ever! She calls me Shhhandwaaa. Then fin work at 5.15 and all my friends and family came over and we had chips, lollies, cake and all the bad stuff! I didnt eat any, i was too busy entertaining. I got a digital camera from my family, love it! Ate gluten free choc mud cake, yummy. Bed at 1am......

Sat cleaned up the house, went to my friends house who lives up in the hills and we planned for our prac teaching. Made some resources and she made me a lovely asian dish. It was soooo yummy. She comes from Singapore and so it was soooo authentic! Then stayed with my cuzn and her new baby. Ate Tai and watched a dvd. 40 year old vigin, bad movie!

Sun went to church and then a few friends from church took me out to lunch for my bday, which was lovely. Then went home, did some washing and studying for exam on tues and thursday!
Managed to exercise on the treadmill when I had time! Eating good considering it was my bday!

Enough rambling for the day!
Love Sandra xxx

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!

Now, how is everyone? Im well! I have been doing my exercising b4 breakfast, as advised my Jamie lee! and eating protein/salador veg for dinner. Im not a big fan of meat so its kind of hard. I have been eating chicken, free range though, dont want all those added hormones! I feel good, drinking lots of water and eating small meals regularly. That is so out of my character. Im used to skipping meals so that I can loose weight! Wrong, yes I know. I have decided to make tomorrow my cheat day as it is my birthday! My mum buys this yummy gluten free chocolate cake. Its soooo yummy.... I have allergies to wheat so I can only eat gluten free stuff, pretty hard, but its better for my health. My older bro thinks he has it too, he went to the doctors for a test and is waiting. He isnt happy about it, we are Italian and so our diets consist of pasta, bread, pizza, pastries etc. all the bad things!

Have two exams next week, then 4 weeks of prac teaching and then holidays! YAY..... Thats the thing that I love about uni, holidays! So nearly finished! May go to Melbourne for a holiday? We will see. I like to travel, its something I really love. In feb this year I went to Malaysia. Had so much fun. Went with my friend, all paid for! Her work allowed her and a friend to go to Malaysia all expenses paid for! She chose me, it was wicked!!!!!

Well off to uni now and then training from 7-9pm. I am doing a Montessori course for teaching. Montessori is a woman who believed in independence and teaching children life skills, like gardening, cooking etc at a young age. I love it ! I think children need to learn this stuff early so that when they are older they are equipped for life!

Bye for now
Sandra xxxx

The gospel according to Jamie lee!!!!

Been chatting to Jamie lee and she has been giving me a few tips! Printed off her emails and last nite b4 I went to bed i was reading over them over and over again! Finally I had to say Sandra put them down, you havent missed anything, just put it into practice!!!! And so Saturday morning I did just that, got up and ran on my treadmill for 30mins before breakfast and ate a yummy breakfast of one egg, bok choy, a really easy way to cook it is to boil the kettle and just pour it over the bok choy, takes 5 seconds! And one slice of gluten free bread. Now its off to do my chores for the day! BORING! Saturday is my odds and ends day!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Sandra x

Heres a picture of me and my friend Maria when I went to visit her in Melbourne. We always have a ball when we are together!

Look who I found......

Ok have some NEWS!!!!
I looked at Jamie lees blog from Raes blog, any way I looked at where she came from? SA, mmmm I thought let me see where in SA coz thats where I live. So I blogged Jamie lee and she replied and we discovered that we know the areas where we both live and I am friends with her cousins! How freaky?? Small world, even on the internet! So I asked Jamie lee if she wanted to whip me up into shape for my bros wedding in October? She has some time and so we are going to hook up and she is going to whip me up into shape! So I am soooo excited! So you never know what life is going to bring you! Jamie lee!!!!

I will keep you posted and may even put some pictures of the progress for all you guys to see!
Bye for now
Sandra x

Sore Ear.....

Hey everyone!
I was sick over the weekend, its funny how I always get sick on the weekend???? Spewing coz then I miss out on going out, all I did was stay in bed! Well friday I did and Saturday had a funeral, a very close friend of ours passed away. She was an amazing woman, some one I looked up to. Then Saturday night had a Mother's day dinner dance, wooo hooo!!! Had to go check out the band as I am having a fundraiser/ball in July and am looking at having them. They were pretty cool! Then Sunday it hit me again and I couldnt leave my bed, my ear was sooo sore! Bad ear infection. Now I know why babies cry when they have a sore ear! So I couldnt spend time with my mum on Mother's Day as I was in bed all day!

So exercising, very little! Eating, good......

Got to go to uni, boring lecture at 2pm!

Bye xxxx

Time management????

Hello
Well as if it is May already??????
Where does the time go.......
I have been eating good, well as good as I can. I find that sometimes I dont eat enough or I miss some meals still.
I havent been exercising heaps because I have been sooo busy.
I am in my last year at uni doing teaching and it is very hectic. I had uni today 9-6pm, then I have to come home and go straight to a Seminar on Children's Behaviour. Can any one suggest time management strategies???? I know it can be an excuse but I just struggle with the whole time thing. I know i could get up early but I have put myself in a bad habit of going to bed at 1am in the morning every night and then struggling to get out of bed!!!!
How do you all do it???

Here is a picture of me on my last prac, the children called me Miss V and gave me a teddy that they all signed their names on. Soooo gorgeous.....

Well must be off.......

Bon Vouage......

Hello my fitness friends!!!!
How is everyone????
Im busy busy......
Two of my friends are moving interstate this week, one to melb and one to Sydney and another one is moving to Las Vegas with her boyfriend in a couple of weeks. So this week has been made up of social gatherings and farewells!!!! So sad......
Not much time for exercising!!!! When I can I have been jumping on the treadmill and thats about it. I jog then walk etc for about 45 mins......
Eating has been good, not eating enough or not having time to eat all my meals. Naughty I know!!!!

Well must go....
Study to do, meeting to go to and visit my friend to say goodbye later 2nite
Love Sandra xxxxx

Im ready!!!!!

Well im here......
Rae got me involved here, so thanks soooo much! Im also on the OZ forum.
My journey started when I was reading a Women's Fitness Magazine and saw Vanessa Wilton. She was talking about how she had done a 12 week challenge and how it changed her body. She looked amazing! I also saw Sue's story from Ideal Bodies and checked the website out and saw all the other blogs and started reading them and thought WOW. I can do this too!!!!

I have joined up with Vanessa at Fitlioness and she has sent me a 12 week program. I am now in week 3 and I havent been very good with it! First week was after Easter and the chocolates were everywhere! The next week was that time and I was in soooo much pain! So this week I am ready!!!! No more excuses!!!!!!