Pppft to fitness

I am over it I tell ya (fitness that is). we bought a beep test CD and decided to practice cos its a big part of getting into the prison service we whoa its soooo hard. I thought that I had to get to level 7.1 and busted my ass over and over again but crapped out at level 3.2. Well I had a paddy and a grizzle and stamped my foot then I read the entry exam test sheet again and realised I read it wrong and I have to get to 3.6. Wooooo Hooooo at least I think I can make that within the time frame - its about 3 weeks till I have to do it. The push ups are still winding me up but I am gonna keep on huffing and puffing until I get it - well at least one of them anyway lol. I have to go and see the psych's on Saturday and I have to have a medical next week so Ill keep you posted. xx ciao for now from your friend the fitness try hard !!

I Passed

Just wanted to tell you all I passed the psych test and next weekend I have to meet with the psychologists and do a face to face. I have been trying to build my fitness up but have had a couple of shocking asthma attacks so thats scaring me a bit. I will persevere and go to the Dr next week if the weaze persists! x

What the!

Today I left for work at 5.45am so that I could take the train in with my bike. You arent allowed on the train during peak time with a cycle and you have to be out of the station by 7.00am so I wanted to play it safe and ended up getting to work at 6.30am AND IT WAS STILL DARK. I parked the bike in the basement and at 2.00pm I left work to cycle home. Once I got to the waters edge (Swan river) I knew I was in BIG BIG trouble because it was soooo windy that people were jogging past me - DON'T LAUGH. I pedalled for dear life and honestly I thought mine was gonna end it was so bloody hard going. Andy had said to me 'just wait till you have left the river you wont have any wind it will be totally sheltered'. Ummm WRONG. It blew and blew and I huffed and puffed. Honestly it was miserable and I was seriously thinking I would dump the bike in the grass somewhere and jump on a train. Well I persevered and apart from pulling faces and poking tongues at the racing bikes that went wirring past me I had a pretty ok attitude. Some of those racers bike pants cost more than my bike which I paid a grand $89.00 for from Target. Bloody show offs lol. Andy called me to see where I was and when I told him I was still a fair hike from home he came looking for me and I must say I was very glad to put the bike in the car 6km short of where I was going. We have our house on the market and our agent rang in the middle of a steep hill. He had some people to bring through the house and like I told him 'I cant breathe mate, I couldnt give a rip' lol. So that was the big bike ride for the day. I did manage to eat a bag of chips and a small picnic bar on the way though. How depressing. I probably didnt even work it all off. Now there's a great comforting thought to go to sleep on! Night night x

Flippin early start to a sunday!!!!

Well today started when the alarm went off at 5.45AM so that I could get ready for the psych test for the prison service. It was a bit of a struggle to get enthused about that I tell ya! I headed to Perth with my trustee navigator. I arrived at my destination at 7.10am almost going cross eyed from needing the loo. I had to find the nearest Macca's for the loo and so de stressed over a fantastic coffee for another 20 minutes then headed back to the acadamy. It was such a long process from there. 4.5 hours of questions and more questions. Honestly they were the most stupid questions and then you had to give an answer. Things like 1. Do you get so angry that you want to hit some one or throw things or 2. Do you like to regularly read about murders and violent crimes..................... Well the answer is no to both! But you had to give an answer. 4.5 hours of that! Anyway its over now and I shall just wait and see. Will let you know when I hear. I am heading to work at 5.45am tomorrow so that I can take my bike on the train (not aloud on the train after 7am until 9am weekdays) and then I will cycle home again as it is a cool 27 tomorrow. I am going to fit in a ladder as well. I am on a bit of a mission as I just ate 2 chewy chocolate bar things and half a moro (like a mars) bar. I also ate some rice and gravy tonight which is quite solid after a few days of smoothies alone. We went out for dinner two nights ago and I managed to lose probably about $15 worth down the loos. Will post soon. See you x

Tour de Perth

Andy and I cycled from Kwinana to Perth today. Its about 33 kms and I must say that by the time we started cycling back I was really feeling it in my arse and legs. We jumped on a train home from the Canning Bridge station so in total probably rode 36kms. We had a sandwhich when we reached Perth but I couldnt keep it down so luckily I had taken a bag of lollies and I ate some of those for some glucose. We set out at 10am and was in Perth by 12.00pm so I was rapt with that time especially as this was our first attempt. I feel really good now we are home but very sore butt. Its magic riding along the Swan river. I really felt like I had achieved something. Will post again on Sunday xx (after the psych test)

A psych test to make you nuts!

Quick post to update. I can't find it anywhere but I thought that I had posted that I had put an application form to the prison service to become a Prison Wardon. Well yesterday I got a letter to advise that this sunday they want me for 4 hours to complete a psych test. ((((4)))) hours worth. So I am contemplating weather I will even go for it not because of the test but because I aren't sure I even want to do it. I still can't decide what I want to be when I grow up. I think one of the really off puters is the fitness test and the 7 push ups - man style and the beep test which is kinda making me gulp. I am pretty sure I can fluke the psych test but on the ground trying to heave out 7 push ups is not quite inspiring me. I will keep you updated. This whole fitness thing is fun when you don't have to do it but the thought of trying to keep it to a level that I can scale a wall chasing some prison leaves me thinking I'm likely to say 'ah, let em go' or 'I'll grab the tazar' lol. Anyway I'll keep you posted on the decision.

And then we did it again!

Andy and I got up this morning (sunday) and decided to have another crack at Jacob. Andy said 'we will try for three' in which of course I replied 'gulp, yeah sure hon'. Why I didnt just say 'are you freaken NUTS' I dont know but I didn't. So off we go and arrive in town (40 min away) park and walk up the humungous hill from hell and get to the top of the ladder. I skip down to the bottom and slowly make my way up. I get to the top and start decending again. Once at the bottom I figure I can do this and go back up. Now by the time I am half way up I am thinking 'this is really hurting'. I get to the top and was I glad to get there! Now I really wanted to say to Andy 'nope thats me' but instead I wont be beaten and head down again. I get to the bottom where we both start the last climb. There are heaps of people going up (overtaking me) and down (looking at me with HUGE PITY in their eyes). Some people even patted me on the back as they passed and asked me if I was ok! I think that it had something to do with the strange sucking in air noises I was making and the distinctly unattractive purple shade I seemed to be turning. Well in the end I made it. My legs were so jellyfied that when I walked back to the car (down the massive hill) I walked on the grass and made Andy walk in front of me so he could stop me rolling if I buckled lol. Funnily enough Andy was asking me if my legs were sore tonight cos his were. lol lol lol. Mine aren't which is just as well cos I have to do it all again tomorrow. After my last fill I have huge restriction so keep getting sick especially as I eat too fast and leave it till I am so hungry that I gobble food down. Still working on that one. Post again soon xx Dianne

luckily I can sit to type

Andy and I did Jacobs ladder 2x and the really steep climb to get to it. Blimmin puffed out now though. The photos arent that good but gives you an idea of it. I bought some wrist weights on the way home just to add more misery to these silly ventures! x

Morning all. I am off to do Jacobs ladder this morning with Andy so this will have to be quick. I got up early to try a jog but I went two lamp posts/walk two/jog two...walk three/jog one thought ppft I dont think so, warbled home, only actually went to the end of our road and back but I made sure I jogged the last two to our house (so I looked impressivly red in the face) only I ran in the door huffing and puffing and master 11 said 'wow mum you were quick the same ad segment is still on the tv as when you left'! Not feeding him tonight lol. So we are going to do Jacob then swing by Freo for lunch. I bought all size 16 clothes yesterday so I think I can safely assume that I have pretty much arrived at that size. Not bad since I started at a comfortable 22. I feel good. I have started having a glass of red every night as they say its good for you. I asked my boss if he new of a really sweet one as they all taste like vinegar to me. He told me to try Browns Brothers Doncetto which I did and OH MY GOSH its delicious. I drank the whole bottle so I figure my antioxident level is right up there! Not going to have any now for another week but man it was good. I will try and get a photo of the ladder today and post it tomorrow. Will catch up again in the next couple of days. Bye for now Dianne

Its been a while

Hi all, Well its been a fair while since I posted and I would personally like to thank my dear friends at Telstra Big Pond for that. I am very happy to say we have finally parted company and I hope that that particular business falls into a big pond! Anyway I am now with another provider who only has you on hold for 40mins at a time instead of Telstra standard 80 minutes so thats gotta be better for a start. I have been to see my surgeon on Monday 4th Feb and was 102kg which is a 6.5kg loss since I last saw him 8 weeks ago. 8 weeks seems a long time and 6.5kg doesnt seem to be that much but in old terms its another whole stone down, so I guess that calls for a woo hoo. I have definatley had times in the last month where I have thought 'what the hell did I do this to myself for?' I have had some real battles with eating food and keeping it down and finding that the good stuff gets stuck and the junk shoots through is really tough for someone who has spent her life making shocking food and quantity choices. I spent the last 3 weeks doing Dr Atkins protein diet and kick started my wieght loss again but at the same time its a struggle when the whole purpose of this band was so that I could (or thought I could) forget 'dieting' and just live life. Anyway after my wiegh in with Dr Hamdorf I flagged the whole idea of Dr Atkins and have resumed just normal eating habits. I had a 1 ml adjustment to the band which had made it very tight - 9.5mls in a 11 ml band. I now can only eat tiny amounts and very limited on the foods. Summer fruit is soooo out. I dont think I will have another adjustment again for a long time. My friend and I at work are walking each lunch time and doing Jacobs ladder. For those of you who dont know Jacobs ladder is 240 stairs that go up the side of kings Park. The first day took us an hour to do the whole route now we are down to 35min so its getting easier and now when we get back to work my legs dont shake involuntarily lol.
Its certainly been a painful experience but becoming ummm more comfortable - I just cant say enjoyable. Andy and I are continuing with our bike riding and other forms of exercise which is great and he is getting quite buff. I have applied for a job as a Prison Warden so I have to master 7 mens style push ups. I am up to 4. At least I havent landed on my nose.............yet! Will post again soon cos I can now. ciao for now Dianne