Live Life Healthy - Weekly Thursday Check-In #4

56.7 Kg's on Thursday I am assuming because I forgot to weigh. I usually weigh both morning and evening when I come back from work but apparently I forgot on Thursday, why? Well I got promoted and I was so busy with work and transition and 'people management', yes, I am now a people manager, what can I say? Yesterday night (Friday night) I thought up something so smart about what it is to be in middle management, it went like:

You look at me and think wow, you want to be me, let me tell you about me, I am squished stuffing between the grilled sandwich, I get it from both sides, my boss gives me the 'look' which means 'get it done' and the people I 'manage' give me the look 'No ways', I have toddlers and teens and 'know-it-all's disguised as human beings and God help me when a toddler and teen end up fighting. How to I handle an arrogant teen and a stubborn toddler at the same time? I have to handle the customers who if I don't respond in the next second emails, my boss and boss's boss and boss's boss's boss that I need a lesson in communication?! Really, where did the paper edge go. Could we get the postman again so I have enough time to dictate to my secretary an appropriate reply AFTER finding the solution! Job Description: If you love being a punching bag, this profile is for you. Welcome.

Trust me, it's not nearly as funny as what I creatively thought up last night. Thank God, I have not experienced all the above, yes, teens and toddlers I am just beginning to recognize them, but being in the corporate world and listening to the experiences and situations of others, this is what middle management is all about. I need to find a book to guide me. I just started a new job. I was a simple analyst and now I am a manager? and team lead? Agreed that I aspired for it and trained for it and I thought I could very well handle it (coz the scene was so pretty before) but now after being promoted, so many 'disturbed' Ha-big laugh, individuals, who are like why she? why her? why not me? So well I got the medal and now I am learning how to wear it. Let's see how it goes. I know, in my heart that I am going to be a good leader. It's like telling yourself, I know I am going to be a good mother, but when you ACTUALLY become a mother, do you know what being a mother is all about. (And I am not yet a mother.. go figure)

So anyways, coming back to my live life healthy, loose weight, eat good, sleep sound programme, Wed, Thurs and yesterday, Friday has been three hurricane days with the new role and fire fighting and change management and I haven't consciously worked on my health, having a few sleepless nights and work and so I figured I was 56.7 KG on Thursdays but yesterday night, that is Friday night I came home and I weighed 55.7 KG!! What?! Definitely recommend stress, work and no time to eat to people who want to loose weight.

I have begun loving to exercise, feeling the sweat, the energy boost after exercising. My sleeping habits are a toss. Still not doing anything about it. I have Insomnia.. what do I say? I sleep by 3:00 am and of course wake up late as my work starts at 11:00 am but I want to sleep by 9:00 am and wake up by 4:00 am. That is like Nirvana, the ultimate goal for me. My everyday for now I want it to be 10:00 pm to 5:00 am sleep. I think if for one week, I by hook or crook get up at 5:00 am, I am going to be so exhausted that I shall sleep by 10:00 pm. The books, gadgets and Internet and TV distract me too much.

As far as work out's go, it's Quick Burn Cardio by Denise Austin and I love it. I can almost complete the 20 mins now. I started with 5 mins and slowly built my stamina. Love the routine, very simple, yet fun and the cool down is great as well.

Yep, so this is how it is going. The next three months is going to be rough waters as I run how to sail this ship of mine... otherwise, all is good and glad to I am writing down my journey however choppy because sub-consciously, I am getting there.

Life Life Healthy - Weekly Thurdsday Check In #3

56.9 Kg's on Thursday. The goal was to be 55.5 kg this weigh in. I am 1.4 kgs farther from my weight goal loss every week. For some reason, I have not been able to loose 1 kg per week. There have been weak moments and I was doing well till Tuesday. My morning weigh in was 55.9 and I was on the way to achieve 55.5 by Thursday but then, I had a migraine and kind off let go of my dieting as I usually have migraine triggered by acidity.

Anyways, 'shit happens' as my boss says many times. I am back and this time I have decided to make a menu plan well in advance for the week and also increase my excercising. I on an average have exercised like 2-3 days out of 7 although my goal has been to exercise daily. On Wednesday or Thursday, I went out in the morning at 6:00 am for a walk around the apartment and OMG, it was so cool. I really enjoyed my stroll in the morning breeze and as much as I want to wake up by 5:00 am everyday, I am unable to do so. I still am not doing it. But I am not giving up. I won't. In my mind I know I want that and I am going to become that one day. I am going to be an early bird, exercising, eating healthy, great working habits, great housekeeping habit kind of an individual and that's my vision and I am going to hold on to it till I finally become that.