tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42993690191494933912024-02-06T22:28:05.067-08:00Redefining MeTurkish Delights meets 12WBT....with a Thermomix!Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-2728037593781496732015-06-28T00:41:00.001-07:002015-06-28T00:41:36.402-07:00Newcastle Colour Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Ok so I'm the world's slackest blogger, I'm not apologizing for it anymore. I lead a very busy life and I always forget!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>This weekend for my week 8 milestone challenge I did my second ever colour run...and I walked it. 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<i>In typical Emily style, I started out well blogging last round, but then I let it slide...so here's the fast forward version of my first round 'back in the saddle'!</i><br />
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<i>I did pretty well this round, losing a total of 9.1kgs. I forgot to do my final weigh in prior to the last night and so officially I lost 10.1 but I know I put on 1kg in the last week. </i><br />
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<i>This round also saw me participate in my first ever MUD challenge - Miss Muddy - with Debbie and her gorgeous girls! Don't I look confident! HA!</i><br />
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<i>I was super excited to catch up with the beautiful Hayley and meet gorgeous Imogen for the first time while at the central coast for Miss Muddy!</i> <br />
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<i>Our clean BEFORE photos:</i> <br />
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<i>Yep, we bought team shirts...such nerds!!</i><br />
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AANNNDDD.......our AFTER photos:<br />
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<i>I was a bit, well a lot excited to get my photo with some of the crew!!</i> <br />
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<i>And I got some cool Miss Muddy stuff, including a MEDAL! MY FIRST EVER!!!</i> <br />
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<i>One of my favourite parts of the round was getting back into Saturday SSS workouts with Debbie and rewarding ourselves with a coffee afterwards!! So delish and best company!!</i></div>
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<i>So today marks the start of the May round. I've half done my preseason tasks, I'm spending 4 days in Toowoomba this week helping my brother furnish his new unit, then end of week 2 we are moving house....exciting but I've got to plan, plan, plan!!! Eating out the freezer before defrosting it while staying on track is proving a challenge but not impossible!! So here's to a new round which will hopefully see me smash out another 10kgs!!</i>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-85998852374427518912015-02-24T21:28:00.002-08:002015-02-24T21:28:45.717-08:0012WBT 2015 February Round week 2 & 3<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Pretty well I think. See, historically my 12wbt rounds fall into one of two categories - very successful (10+kgs lost) or unsuccessful (characterised by gains). There has been no happy medium. I think that this time, I set myself up well. I did my preseason tasks, I signed up early to give myself time to be ready to 'give things up' and focus on my goals again, I set up a sticker chart (cause who doesn't love stickers), got my reward jar back out and gathered all the items I would need for Mich Workouts at home. </i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">As soon as the menu plans were released, I logged on and customised my week's food to ensure I could minimise my costs; printed both an overview and the recipes I didn't already have; and printed out the exercise plan for the week. I laminate all the recipes and keep them in a lever arch folder. I also used the shopping list, adding extras that we needed for hubbie at work or home items.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">The other thing that I did was get more active on social media. I started posting regularly again in several facebook groups I belong to, full of supportive women. I was surprised how many were in the same or similar position to me - having put on weight - some lots, some a little, but all after losing focus and 'giving up'. I really like the quote below. It was posted on one of those pages and it really spoke to me. The power of admitting that something is wrong, or needs to change. If you can't admit you've been making poor choices or that you need help, how can you possibly make a change. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">I posted my previous post in one of the bigger support groups 12wbt 30+ at the urging of my friend Kate, and opening myself up like that to a group of strangers and friends was a big part of confronting where I've been for the past 12 months....down in that chasm. I'm happy to say, I'm well on the road to climbing out. I no longer feel like I'm rock climbing the sides of that chasm without a rope or harness, with just my hands and feet, with the fear of falling in the forefront of my mind. I now feel like I'm harnessed up, rope attached leading up to the edge, with a group of amazing friends who take turns holding my rope, and more recently a rope ladder has been thrown down so that I'm no longer trying to find hand and footholds. </span></i></div>
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<i>At the end of week 2, we went camping at Forster for the first time, with our dear friends the Nelson family. I took the gorgeous bangle the lovely Debbie bought me last year to help remind me of my goals and keep me on track. Packed into the car was my gym bag, towels, weights and my mat. There was no way I was missing my SSS on the Saturday. </i></div>
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<i>It was an emotionally tough weekend for our friends. The friend who had arranged it has been their dear friend for a long time. His wife who was also their close friend, passed away years earlier and this was the first occasion when they had spent serious time with their friend and his new (8 or 9 years) wife. She had brought along her sister which was why our friends took us with them. It was seriously difficult for them for a variety of reasons but that isn't the story I'm here to tell. </i></div>
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<i>Despite the temptation to drink wine and eat constantly, I didn't. I drank lots of water, got up early and did my SSS, ate my planned breakfasts and had a great time. It's hard when your friends are having a hard time, but it was still a nice weekend. We used to camp a lot in Queensland and it amazed me when the camp people tagged me on entry!! </i></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Day 1</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Day 2</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Day 4</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">So the way the stickers work is when I meet my daily goal in any area, I get a sticker. I'm not so good at getting to bed early so I get the minimum 7 hours sleep, and getting up at 4am makes that harder too. Then if I get 7/7 in a goal area, I get a bonus sticker. Each normal sticker is worth $1 and each bonus sticker is worth $2. It all goes in my reward jar, ready for buying clothes etc further down the track!</span> </i></span> </div>
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<i>Reflecting on the last two weeks I think my success has been dependent on my planning. Planning meals and doing my shopping, printing the recipes, laminating them and having them ready in my folder. Having my gear ready the night before so I just roll out of bed, have a pit stop, get dressed and get going. It's certainly been a long while since I've seen my polar band drying in the shower every day. </i></div>
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<i>This post is dedicated to <a href="http://cocogirlbutter.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Kate</a> for telling it like it is and helping get me on track again, without really knowing it. Thank you for your friendship, your inspirational strength and determination.</i><br />
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<i>In her most recent post, Kate talks about the many times we fall down (metaphorically not physically) and that it's not important how many times we fall down, because in a journey like this - losing weight - the falls are almost inevitable. It's how we got here in the first place. So the fall isn't important, it's getting back up that counts. </i><br />
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<i>This time though, my fall was more like a series of slips that took me over the edge of a gigantic chasm, one that I haven't been able to climb out of for 8 or 9 months. While stuck in the bottom of that chasm without a ladder or a rope that I felt could support me or the confidence to even try, my weight crept up, and up and up.</i><br />
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<i>At some point in January (I can't remember the date) I weighed myself (which I've been continuing to do and torturing myself with every gain) I reached the high 120's and I decided I couldn't get over 130kgs. I just wouldn't allow it. This had gone on long enough. I told Marko I wanted to do the next round of 12WBT and I signed up, that night. </i><br />
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<i>I also found these two quotes which gave me courage to believe that I could be successful again. </i><br />
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<i>I love both of these quotes equally because they help me see that failure is necessary for success. I will fall. It might be regularly or occasionally. It might be a stumble or I might fall into a chasm. But the important this is that I get back up and try again.....to succeed. </i><br />
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<i>So this is me, getting back up and climbing out of the chasm. In climbing out, I had to come to terms with the results of the last year - of letting food smother my emotions of grief. After being my lovely friend Meagan's bridesmaid in January 2014, I continued to struggle to deal with the miscarriage I had the previous August. Honestly though, I dug my head in the sand, put food in my mouth and said I was ok. I wasn't. Then in August 2014 we lost Poppy, my Mum's dad, then only 5 weeks later we suddenly lost Nanna, my Mum's mum. In the space of 5 weeks both my Mum's parents died. It was devastating. I think the bit that still makes that ache in my heart worse, is that when we were up in Biloela for Poppy's funeral, Nanna said to me that she was just waiting to hear the news that we were pregnant. I have shed buckets of tears over the fact that Nanna and Poppy will never meet our future children, but I hold hope that our little angel baby is with Nanna and Poppy. </i><br />
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<i>After all of this emotion, stuffing myself with food down in my chasm to not feel it too much, I decided it was time to get my shit together. I put these photos together to show my journey so far...from 128.4kgs - down to 102kgs (I did get to 99 at one stage though) and back up to 128.0kgs. Because although I don't like it, I can't change it. I also know I CAN do it!</i>
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<i>And this photo shows that although I feel like I'm right back where I began, I'm not. 128.4kgs was my weight when I got involved in 12wbt. But I'd worked on my own for a year before that to lose 11kgs, down from my all time biggest - 139.9kgs. This photo makes me feel great, because although I have put on a LOT...I'm not back there. And I won't get back there because I'm on my way down again.</i><br />
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<i>This morning I got out to do my SSS a bit later than I intended but at least I did it. The workout was hard, really hard, for someone who hasn't regularly exercised in about 8 months. There were moments when I thought my muscles weren't going to continue to hold me up, but they did and at the end of the workout I'd only burned 600 calories (the aim for a Saturday session is 1000). So the newly motivated and determined me said to myself - lets keep going - so I did 4km of intervals (200m jogging, 200m walking) until I hit 1000 calories burned. </i></div>
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<i>I am really proud of myself and my efforts this week. I've got a new sticker chart up and each sticker earns me $1 and I'm copying Kate's idea to reward any 7 out of 7 weeks with an additional sticker worth $2 - all proceeds to go to clothes! On day 6 I'm in line for 6 stickers for calories, exercise (Thursday going down as a scheduled rest day which also earns a sticker) and water consumption with only 2 for sleep (minimum 7 hours) due to my many late nights over the assignment. </i></div>
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<i>So far working out on my own is really hard but I'm leaning on my online support groups and believing in myself that I can do it. Bring on Week 2. </i><br />
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<i>On Monday my Thermomix arrived. I have admired and coverted these machines for some time but knew that the cost was well out of what we could afford....thank goodness for the special deal in May allowing me to get mine on interest free and pay it off weekly!!!</i><br />
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<i>So my baby arrived Monday and my Thermy consultant and I made stock and chatted. </i><br />
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<i>Mostly this week while learning to use my Thermy (which doesn't yet have a name) I stuck to soups from the cookbook that came with it. But after defrosting some mince for visitors that had to postpone I thought I'd give spaghetti & meatballs a go - the Michelle Bridges 12WBT recipe. </i><br />
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<i>With an amazing machine. A Thermomix! </i><br />
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<i>I have been to two demonstrations now and while discussing it with my super amazing, wonderful husband he said 'if you want one and we can afford it, get it'. So it's ordered...it's on its way! </i><br />
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<i>Honestly I'm super duper excited about this new learning curve and the changes it will bring to cooking after a long day at work!!</i>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-84185057940048136742014-05-07T05:09:00.003-07:002014-05-07T05:09:59.565-07:00Starting again....again...again...arghhhh!!!!<i>Yes here I am again, scraping myself off the ground and getting back on track...yet again. </i><br />
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<i>I found these quotes to share with you. Although yes, last round didn't end well and technically I failed - I choose not to see it this way. I choose to learn from each time I stumble, slip up or fall (flat on my face) so that next time hopefully I can avoid whatever it was that tripped me up. This is a life time choice I am making. It doesn't matter how many times I fall over, it only matters that I keep getting back up!</i><br />
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<i>So here's to another new beginning! Another step towards success!</i>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-71169913008185326762014-03-25T04:39:00.000-07:002014-03-25T04:39:10.256-07:00Starting again...again..Part 2<i>Blogging is amazing really. It's what I always thought writing a journal would be like but with the added bonus that when people read it you don't have to watch their faces...not that I ever let anyone read my journals. I dread to think what I filled the pages of my teenage journal with...in any case, writing is therapeutic. It is like talking an issue out in the form of a monologue, with no-one to stop you or interrupt your train of thought.</i><br />
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<i>So with this in mind, I am tackling the issue of having to start again...again with some concrete plans (again). We all stumble and fall at times, it is persistence that will get me there in the end. Stubbornness and determination that will finally see me reaching my goal - probably after I fall on my face again a few times...but I plan not to fall.</i><br />
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<i>I'm following <a href="http://cocogirlbutter.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/5-steps-to-help-you-lose-weight.html" target="_blank">Kate Beck's 5 steps to help you lose weight<span style="color: black;"> </span></a></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black;">I realised when I re-read this post that I've hitting some and missing others in this list, which is perhaps the reason I have been going round in circles like a duck paddling with only one leg. Below the surface I'm paddling as fast as I possibly can but because my other leg is 'tied up' I'm going round in circles. Time to free that leg. Honestly, I think there is a few things holding me back and there may not be 'easy' solutions but I figure I can 'fake it till I make it' as the saying goes. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black;">I'm good with steps 2, 3, 4 and usually 5 but 5 kinda hinges on 1. And 1 is where I fall short. I want it, believe me I do, but I think I've been holding back from letting myself want it fiercely and with passion, in case I mess it up, in case I fail. Why would I believe that I can truly do this when 35 years of history tells me I can't and that I'll fail? And how can I fail if I don't really believe I can do it? It makes it a self fullfilling prophesy I guess and links back to previous posts about how what we 'know to be true' about ourselves determines our actions. I knew way back when I had my light bulb moment that change would be hard and the work that would need to go into it mentally would be hard. And that before the trauma of August last year. So I need to work on Step 1 - want it more than anything else.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black;">The bracelet Debbie gave me last weekend has lived on my wrist except for when I'm in the shower or sleeping. It's a wonderful reminder to stay on track. And I'm starting to get that trickle of self belief again - IF YOU CAN DREAM IT....you can achieve it! My new mantra. </span></i><br />
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<i>WANT IT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE:</i><br />
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<i>START (again):</i><br />
<i>So I bit the bullet and started again, yesterday. I made no announcement because I half expected to not do it. I did well with food - half the battle - but didn't exercise. Today I had a huge work day and went to bed knowing I needed every second to get ready for my day and getting up at 3:50am to run really wasn't going to happen, so exercise starts again tomorrow. Kate, I'll put a photo on instagram to prove I did!! Help keep me accountable. </i><br />
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<i>GET ORGANISED:</i><br />
<i>I spent a lot of time getting organised over the weekend. I made a big batch of Penang Chicken, a batch of Beef Strogenoff and froze them for meals when I'm home late or lunches. I'm planning another cook up this weekend too - now that I have a big freezer it's time to fill it! </i><br />
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<i>This step is about preparing to fail - so that when you do you can get right back up again. I think that my resilience has been so seriously tested over the last couple of weeks that when I get a roll on again I'll bounce back quicker next time - I hope.. but my fail safes are blogging, the fb forums, Kate and Debbie. I'm also going to plan to go back and revisit my letter to myself whenever I'm feeling some doubt. I can do it. I just have to keep telling myself till I believe it. </i><br />
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<i> It's time. It's really time. Noone else can put in the hard yards for me. Kate has set me a challenge. On the 30th of August we have a family reunion in Brisbane for my Dad's family. Kate wants me to drive with her to the Sunny Coast for the Marathon on the Sunday. She is convinced I could do a half (21odd kms) I think she's insane. I'm terrified of the thought, and maybe that's the key. Maybe I need to set some insanely crazy goal and just go for it. I'm not really sure. I do know that right now I take 45mins to run 5kms so there is n way in hell I could do 21kms in 3 hours (the time limit). I wouldn't care about coming in last, I think just finishing in the 3 hours would be an insane achievement for me but I don't think it's possible right now. I'm going to figure out a training schedule I can stick to and work it out closer to the time and after speaking with Marko about which one to sign up for. At the very least I will probably sign up for the 5km and 10km runs if they aren't on at the same time. </i><br />
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<i>If I could set any goal and achieve it no questions asked I would have two - get to goal weight and have a baby. Goal number two is going to need specialist assistance and would be greatly helped by goal number one. Deep down I do want it more than anything but wanting it so bad scares the hell out of me. As previously stated I have never set dates and kg targets for those dates. The only time I've done that was this round and I haven't done it. Perhaps it was a deliberate self sabotage, I haven't figured that one out yet, but our family reunion on the 30th of August gives me 23 weeks of hard work. Ideally I'd love to aim for a 1kg average loss per week but that might be expecting too much of myself. I can't seem to hold it together for 12 weeks how on earth could I sustain it for 23?? The alternative is to aim for a weight range. If I lose between 500g and 1kg on average this will put me between 80.9kgs and 92.5kgs.... When I wrote that number down my throat almost closed up with fear. I don't know what I'm afraid of, but that 80 seems so unachievable. Where is my self belief? I don't know....</i><br />
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<i>I really think part of the problem is that I don't have a goal weight. Well I do, but I don't know whether it is realistic (the fourth part of a S.M.A.R.T. goal). Years ago on another program I was told for my height I should be 65-79kgs...I think 65 is RIDICULOUS but I've had 79 in my brain ever since. And that 79 was SO far off and SO unachievable I NEVER believed I could do it. I've 'known that to be true' for years. And so I recreate the cycle. I really need to either stop that merry-go-round or jump off, but in order to do that I need a goal weight. I've decided to get a DEXA scan done with my friend Debbie. I have emailed MeasureUp - Sydney based company - about getting the van up to Newcastle. I'm thinking for the Saturday before the colour run. I'm sure there are heaps of Newcastle 12wbters who'd love a scan done....hopefully.</i><br />
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<i>Part of making myself really believe this is possible I will think up another catch phrase I can say. At the moment I'm repeating the bracelet phrase which worked today, but I need a few back up plans I think. I also think I need to get an outfit to aim for to wear to the Family Reunion - OMG that scares me. I don't know what size I'll even be. </i><br />
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<i>I'll work on that....Might have to call in reinforcements for that one. I'm putting money in my goals jar again and this is the money I'll buy the outfit with I'm going to extend my chart to cover the next 23 weeks not in rounds but to get my head in the frame of mind that I'm focusing on 23 not 12 weeks this time. </i><br />
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<i>Is to lose between 11.5 and 23kgs in 23 weeks. Anything in that range will be considered success! This will put me at least in the low 90s for the family reunion, if not lower. </i><br />
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<i>1. Doing everything I can to put stickers on my chart - by focusing on meeting my targets each day for calories, water, exercise, max 1 coffee, max 1 pepsi, weekly mind set videos and bed before 10pm....Each sticker is worth $1. 7 stickers per day over 7 days over 23 weeks would put $1127 in my jar, IF I get all 7 every day. If I only manage 5 on average (totally NOT what I'm aiming for) I should still get $800. That will get me one kick ass outfit...well hopefully more than that. </i><br />
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<i>2. Thinking of a kick ass code name for my goal....nothing popping for me yet but I'll get to it...</i><br />
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<i>3. Putting reminders of my goal on my pinboard at work and in my wallet where I look regularly, on my screen saver - might have to be in code though. I'll also wear the bangle every day. </i><br />
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<i>4. WORK. HARD. (thanks Kate)</i><br />
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<i>5. BELIEVE IN MYSELF - faking it till I make it!!</i><br />
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<i>I guess I should start by saying I've had a challenging few weeks. Emotionally I've needed to be the supportive one for several friends, while being shot down by another and coping with a few of my own issues too. The result? I lost my mojo. If I could do the last two weeks again the only thing I'd change is my attitude to it all. </i><br />
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<i>My friends needed me, so I was there. </i><br />
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<i>Yes, I was accused of being a bad friend by someone I have spent time and effort helping. To say it hurt is a massive understatement. I have always been proud to think that I'm the sort of friend people like to have. I try not to be too high maintenance and I always give what I can, trying to take little. I know her state of mind was a major factor, but it hurt me a lot. </i><br />
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<i>Then, I put on weight. Not just a little - 1.8kgs. I hoped it was just fluid due to my monthly cycle but this last weigh in day I only lost .1 of the 1.8 so I must have been living in the world of denial and thinking I'd done well with nutrition while clearly not doing so. </i><br />
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<i>All of this has left me feeling out of control and like I've let myself down completely. For the first time ever, I set a goal of the weight I wanted to be by the end of the round - and it is highly unlikely that I will get to it this round. I feel like it is a self full-filling prophecy. I never set target weight goals so that as long as I finish a round lighter than I started I'm happy....the one time I try something new and I blow it completely. </i><br />
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<i>So, my 90 in 90 challenge will need to be changes to 90s in 90...now I just want to get into the 90s. </i><br />
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<i>I'm disappointed with having to move the goal posts but happy that this might still be achievable. </i><br />
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<i>This week I finally put together the video of all the photos from 5kms Same Day Same Time - you can view it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpNhE_kxpU" target="_blank">here</a>. It's pretty cool and took hours to put together. All the people who participated enjoyed watching it so I'm glad I spent the time on it. </i><br />
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<i>Despite feeling like I've blown this round (hadn't got my head to where it is right now) I nearly didn't get up this morning to exercise, but I'd promised Debbie we'd do a run/walk before she left town for the Day on the Green. We did about 6kms and chatted between runs, which was just what I needed. I'd spoken with her through the week so she knew where my head was at. Over our traditional post workout coffee, Debbie handed me a box and inside was this amazing bangle.</i><br />
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<i>It says "IF YOU CAN DREAM IT.....you ca achieve it". She told me that she had purchased it to give me when I reached the milestone of being under 100kgs, but that she thought it would do more good for me to have it now. She jokingly said I should hurry up so she doesn't have to take it back - she wouldn't she was just being silly. I do know that she has my back. I do know that she wants to see my game face on again and I do know she wants me to succeed. And it worked. I have only taken it off to shower. I have logged in to 'my fitness pal' today and tracked my calories. I also had a cook up!!</i><br />
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<i>And just to make myself feel a little special I did my toenails tonight! Hot pink - as if there was ever any other option!!</i> Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-82530563859188592022014-03-01T23:19:00.001-08:002014-03-01T23:19:09.594-08:005kms Same Day Same Time<i>The story of the 5kms Same Day Same Time challenge began a couple of weeks ago with a discussion on the 30+ facebook site about a Mini Milestone Challenge walk in Brisbane along the kakoda track at Mt Coot-tha. One of the girls wanted to give the 5km track a go but wanted some company. I would really have loved to have been able to jump on a plane and go up and do it with her but that seriously wasn't going to happen. </i><br />
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<i>I told her how Kate and I did the crazy adventure long distance together (read about that adventure here) and that we kept in contact via facebook and messages while doing the walk. She thought this was a great idea. Then I had a crazy thought, how cool would it be to have 12WBT members all over Australia doing a 5km walk/run on the same day and at the same time....and so the challenge was born. I floated the idea and got heaps of positive feedback so I created an event in the 12WBT 30+ crew page, on the Wide Bay page where I'm a member and on the Upper Hunter page I administer. </i><br />
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<i>And so it began!</i><br />
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<i>Originally I planned to get a map of Australia and put pins in all the towns where participants were located but it quickly got too big, with a participant in New Zealand and one in United Kingdom, so I found a cool app that helped me show how cool we are!</i><br />
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<i>It grew slowly, gathering momentum. </i><br />
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<i>until game day (today) arrived with 73 members agreeing to participate. I need to do the final map as there are a few spots missing in NSW on the above map. </i><br />
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<i>Until this morning I wasn't sure if I'd be doing my challenge alone or with company. Yesterday we were discussing it after our SSS. Mandy was planning on coming in but wasn't sure she'd make it due to having to clean her house in preparation for a thermomix party (which I was supposed to attend) and Debbie thought she might make it if her Hot Air Balloon flight was cancelled due to the rain. I had always planned on just doing the 5km track around town that I have been doing when I run on Monday and Wednesday, but then Debbie assumed I was going up the hill to the lookout. I told her I wasn't sure if it was a 5km walk or not and she said 'why not walk from town' laying down the challenge. </i><br />
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<i>What Debbie didn't know is that ever since my first walk up to the lookout, I have wanted to do it from town. I have been talked out of it twice, by well meaning friends who thought it wouldn't be safe walking along the side of the narrow road. As I went to bed I made a promise to myself. If Mandy came in, I would do the 5km around town with her, but if she didn't come in I'd do the walk up to the lookout from town. </i><br />
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<i>Now I had NO idea how far it was by foot from my house to the start of the walk up to the lookout, but as I said I have wanted to do this for over a year. </i><br />
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<i>I was very excited when I got up to see that the rain had stopped. I got ready, checked my phone - no message from Mandy, put my all terrain asics on (better soles for walking up the hill), checked my phone - no message from Mandy....decided to go for it. I packed extra water, an apple and a small towel in a back pack, super glued my poor polar's band back together and set off. </i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was please to see as I arrived at the base of the walk up to the lookout that I wasn't the only one out here on a Sunday overcast morning after heaps of rain doing this walk. I felt more confident knowing others were on the track too. At this point I realised how crazily I'd underestimated the distance, I'd already walked nearly 5kms...and I hadn't started going up...but I had decided to do it and so I would. I could hear Kate (CocoGirlButter) in my head telling me 'You've got this'. And so I kept going. I thought at this point I might only go as far as the first lookout.</span></span></i></div>
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<i>The second stage up the the TV aerial and lookout 2 is steeper. It's quite deceiving as you go down before you go up. It is steep and there are no spots where it levels out...just crazy. On my way up this bit I passed a lady on a horse - I told her it looked like a much easier way to get up to the lookout. I didn't think to get a picture until she had already gone!</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Then I was there, at the top....8kms later...and I still had to go back! Gosh it felt awesome though. I had a quick stop, filled up my water bottle and got out my apple to eat on the way back down!!</i></span></div>
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<i>The whole walk ended up taking me 3 hours, I walked 16.5kms and burned 1445cals! Insanity! But it's something I've wanted to do since I moved here and I'm thrilled to have accomplished it. When I got home I had 20 minutes to make breakfast, have a shower and get ready to go to Mandy's for her thermomix demonstration - needless to say I was late for the demo. </i><br />
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<i>All the other participants had a wonderful time too and we are going to make this event a regular each round!! Very exciting!</i>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-47840265914686155242014-02-18T03:39:00.006-08:002014-02-18T03:40:34.412-08:00Operation 90 in 90 (because 90 in 84 just doesn't have the same ring to it)<em>This is my 8th consecutive round of 12WBT and I have never focused on a specific amount of weight as my goal weight loss in a round. I think this is because I figured if I didn't set a goal, I couldn't fail. And my results have reflected this. I've had some good rounds, some mediocre rounds and one where I finished heavier than I started....I like to forget that round ever existed but I'm being honest and owning it....</em><br />
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<em>This round will be different. </em><br />
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<em>Because this round I have set a target or a an end of round goal. </em><br />
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<em>My overall goal this round is to get to 90kgs by the end of week 12. Even as I think this number I feel myself tensing up inside - disbelieving that I can do it and laughing at myself. Mostly it's a mental thing for me. I have SO many issues around that three digit number changing to a two digit one. It sounds insane but I honestly do. Issues like that revolve around that picture of what I know to be true about myself. I posted about this a while back and was discussing it with my friend Kate last night. There is so much fear and doubt that when I challenge what I know to be true about myself that I won't like who I become, that my best friends won't like who I am, that I won't fit in anymore and that my life will change too much and I'll lose the wonderful stuff not just the weight and all the weight represents. </em><br />
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<em>I know it sounds CRAZY. But that's what irrational fears are about. Others listen on in amazement wondering how the heck this seemingly normal and functional person became so neurotic about the difference between 2 and 3 digits on the scales. </em><br />
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<em>I guess for me the first step was sitting in that work session and realising that I'm more than the number on the scale and that I can't let that number define 'what I know to be true' about myself. Easier said than done. Particularly when that number HAS defined 'what I know to be true' about myself for as long as I can remember. It's a new way of thinking and it takes practice. </em><br />
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<em>So I'm taking a leap of faith. I'm aiming to be 90kgs by the end of Round 1 2014 and I am planning on doing exactly that. </em><br />
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<em>As per my letter to myself I have a strategy and a weekly goal to aim for each week. I was thinking more about it today and about my buddy </em><a href="http://cocogirlbutter.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"><em>Kate</em></a><em> and her awesome catchy goal names and I thought '90 in 90' sounded pretty cool. Unfortunately 12 weeks of 7 days only equals 84 but as I said '90 in 90' sounds better. So realistically I've bought myself 6 additional unofficial days (which I may need cause I didn't get off to the best start). </em><br />
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<em>There are a few key things I need to do to make this happen. </em><br />
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<em>I need to:</em><br />
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<li><em>Be better prepared</em></li>
<li><em>JFDI with exercise</em></li>
<li><em>Use My Fitness Pal</em></li>
<li><em>Focus on my goal</em></li>
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<em>Today when I wanted to eat on my way home I just focused on the number. "90 in 90" I said to myself and I found I didn't want to eat after all. When I got home I said no to the rice crackers that Hubby had out (and the cheese and dip) and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I said "no" to the pepsi max he offered me and chose water instead.</em><br />
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<em>So "90 in 90" will be my new mantra.</em> <br />
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<em>In deciding to be better prepared, tonight while I cooked dinner I also cooked up a batch of my good old favourite Cupcake Quiches!! I usually do a double batch, bag them in pairs then freeze them for work lunches - however tonight I didn't have enough eggs so I just did a single batch. </em><br />
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<em>I feel good knowing I have a plan and a goal to aim for. Now I just have to do it!!</em></div>
Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-63409577579988641842014-02-12T03:36:00.000-08:002014-02-12T03:36:08.360-08:00Weekly Challenge - Week 1 - Letter to yourself...<em>Dear Emily,</em><br />
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<em>Well done on signing up to 12WBT for your 8th consecutive round. I know that you have struggled not to feel like a failure that you haven't achieved your goal weight and that after 8 rounds you still feel like you have so far to go. You need to remember how far you have come. Do you remember that family holiday at the beach, right before you first found out about 12WBT? Do you remember how hard it was climbing the stairs where you stayed and how after two days there you could barely walk from the pain in your muscles? How uncomfortable you felt...all the time? Well since that time you have lost 30kgs and 47cms. You have learned to run. You have found a grit and determination that you never dreamed was lurking there inside you. </em><br />
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<em>As your dear friend Debbie would say, "You LIVE your life instead of watching from the sidelines". </em><br />
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<em>You need to watch your own video again and be proud of who you are and what you have achieved so far. </em><br />
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<em>Go! Watch it now! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLCby17Bh4" target="_blank">HERE!</a></em><br />
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<em>I know that you are apprehensive about your 8th round because you want to set an achievable but challenging goal. You have admitted to me and one or two others, that your dream result for this round would be to finish at 90kgs. GREAT! Lets make it happen! You have set goals before and you have achieved them. You can do it again. I know this is different because you have never placed a weight loss goal on paper because the pressure worries you - but in another dear friend's words - "Babe, you've got this". </em><br />
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<em>So let's nut this out, let's make some plans. It's mid week 2 (and yes this is a week 1 task - I can hear you already saying how you wasted week 1 - GET OVER IT!) so lets work on the remaining 10 weeks. You gained this week and you owned it. Good for you. So you are starting from today at 105.1kgs. You want to be 90kgs so the goal is to lose 15.1kgs in 10 weeks. That's an average weekly loss of 1.51kgs. Very achievable. Again, I can hear you freaking out saying you never lose that much in a week but you have done it. Look back at your stats and think about those weeks and why you were so successful. What did you do well then? You planned your food, you planned your training and you STUCK to your plans. </em><br />
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<em>So what do you have to do? Stick to your plan for the next 10 weeks. I'm proud of you for getting stuck into it last week and setting up a new goal chart and adapting the one for your stats from last round. This is a wonderful start. Now you need to get in and get your menu for week 3 sorted. </em><br />
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<em>You need to NOT TURN OFF YOUR ALARM TOMORROW MORNING. I know you haven't been coping well lately. I know that the painful loss you suffered back in August haunts you every month and sends you into an emotional spiral but you need to take control of it. Channel the emotion into your exercise and use this time while you are not growing a baby to get closer to your goal weight and healthier so that next time you fall pregnant it will be a happier story. No-one knows why these things happen but it can't hurt to get as physically fit and healthy as possible to give yourself the best start. </em><br />
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<em>You need to stop comparing yourself to others. It is ok to be the slow and steady achiever. In fact you need to celebrate your steady commitment and continued focus. Sure you've hit some speed bumps where your weight has fluctuated a little, but each time you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and you start again and that is true commitment and focus. WELL DONE! I'm so proud. You came a long way in this during round 4. You committed to doing the round as if it were your first, and I challenge you to embrace the next 10 weeks in that way. Find that spark inside you that I know is there. I know you can do this and I believe in you wholeheartedly. </em><br />
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<em>Your other goal for this round is to be able to run 10kms. You want to register for the Gold Coast 10km fun run. I know you are scared and haven't taken any steps towards that yet. Think back to Christmas when you first ran 5kms when only two weeks before you could only run 3. You can totally do this. You know most of it is a mind game, persisting long enough to run that far. Again lets break it down. You can already run 5km so to get to 10 you need to increase by 5km in 10 weeks. That's an average increase of 500m each week. Totally doable! Focus on the small goals...each step which will take you to the end goal. </em><br />
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<em>These are the goals that I know you are thinking you want but don't really think you could possibly achieve them. You want to be 90kgs but deep down you don't believe you can do it. You want to be able to run a fun run and eventually a marathon but you don't believe you can do it. Well I do. I believe and for now I will carry and support your belief. </em><br />
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<em>Let's break it down - here's what I am going to help you achieve over the next 10 weeks.</em> <br />
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<em>See, that is ACHIEVABLE. I've set you a weight goal for each week, on average if you are getting to those mini goals by week 12 you will be there. Don't be afraid to ask for help, I'll be checking in to make sure you are ok and are finding positive ways of coping with your emotions and those old habits that have crept back. It's time for some tough love. Think about what you want. Make some decisions about what you are willing to compromise on in your life. How badly do you want it. I want it for you, but you have to want it for yourself. You know this. And you know you are capable. </em><br />
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<em>all my love and support, </em><br />
<em>Em. </em>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-83426918157524187572014-01-31T23:13:00.000-08:002014-01-31T23:13:41.640-08:00An update on my running!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<em> So I guess my next goal should be 10kms....can't wait!</em>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-56437593648043988452014-01-31T22:04:00.000-08:002014-01-31T22:04:56.538-08:00New Undies and a warning about running!<em>Due to my lack of internet service this post is coming to you way later than first intended! I wrote this while on holidays before Christmas.</em><br />
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<em>How thrilled am I to be the very happy owner of size 14/16 undies. </em><br />
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<em>LOVE IT!!! And had to share.</em><br />
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<em>Ok, secondly, the warning about running. If you dislike reading blogs that are blatantly honest about personal stuff, you might like to skip the rest of this post....hehehe</em><br />
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<em>Running is hard. This I already knew. It takes hard work and persistence to run further and faster each day...I'm good with that. I've been working hard going further each day and I'll post more on this later..</em><br />
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<em>Its not a good idea to run while wearing pads. </em><br />
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<em>I would go so far as to say don't run while wearing pads. Yep, you heard me don't do it! Of course I learned by experience, this week at the farm I have my period and I've been determined to continue my running. Today I made the grave mistake of doing my run wearing a pad. And the result? Pain, serious pain - the pad chaffed while I ran and rubbed my skin raw. </em><br />
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<em>After around 6 hours (including stops) we crossed the border into Queensland!!! Great feeling to be heading home, well to Mum and Dad's home. </em><br />
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<em>At the beginning of this round I did some serious goal setting. I set two types of goals Habit Goals and Achievement Goals, you can see my goals under the Goals tab at the top of the page. </em><br />
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<em>One of the goals I set for over Christmas while in Stanthorpe was called 'Choose your own adventure fun run - run from the house to the back dam at Mum and Dad's property'. When setting this goal I had no idea how far that was in kilometres but a goal is a goal. </em><br />
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<em>As I was running, avoiding the above hazards, I wondered who had been at the farm with horses...</em><br />
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<em>I had completely forgotten about the cattle. The ones Mum and Dad earn a living from for agistment!</em><br />
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<em>Now normally cows don't worry me at all, but usually when I encounter them either they are in yards or I am in a car....not in the same paddock as them on foot.</em> <em>The first ones I came across were more afraid of me and turned and ran off!</em><br />
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<em>But this one really had me worried! Those horns gave me a fright and then the damn thing started coming towards me. At this point I was still running and it certainly made me run faster....</em><br />
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<em>And then of course I had another hazard to dodge while running - fresh cow poo!</em><br />
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<em>From the house to the dam it was 2.2kms and it took me 18 minutes! I completely smashed the goal that I'd set - the run wasn't as long as I thought it would be but it was just as challenging!</em><br />
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<br />Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-31968765685739499412013-12-16T02:21:00.001-08:002013-12-17T02:33:18.626-08:00Protein bars<em>These little babies are my saving grace on my big work days. I pop one or two in my lunch box for when I'm driving. I'm a compulsive eat-while-driving sufferer. I try really hard not to but I think it's years and years of conditioning, combined with radio ads and boredom. My strategy to fight this habit is to have a full bottle of water on the seat and a protein bar in case I cave in. </em><br />
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<em>but I've also been researching home made protein bar recipes. I found one I liked the sound of but it requires tinned black beans - only available in America. Lots of other recipes sounded good but required crushed nuts and I really wanted to try the bean base. I figured I should just experiment and see what happened. My desire to make my own really only stems from trying to eat as clean as possible without additives and other nasties. This way I know exactly what is going in to my bars. </em><br />
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<em>The original recipe came from <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/10/08/fudge-brownie-chocolate-protein-bars/" target="_blank">here.</a></em><br />
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<em><u>Fudge Brownie Chocolate Protein Bars</u></em><br />
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<em>1 1/2 cups Red Kidney Beans drained and rinsed well</em><br />
<em>3 tbs cocoa powder</em><br />
<em>7 tbs chocolate protein powder (I used Natures Way)</em><br />
<em>1/3 cup of honey (pure maple syrup or agave can also be used)</em><br />
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<em>So far this round I'm pretty happy with my progress. After my world fell apart in August I did put on weight and started this round at 108kgs. Not happy about that at all but I set the goal to do this round like it was my first. So, not too much looking back and being annoyed and definitely no beating myself up. I watched the live feed from Mish afterwards and she addressed this - she wanted to know if the lady who wrote in was enjoying beating herself up...and to get on with it and move on. Which is what my goal was this round anyway.</em></div>
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<em>Week 1, 2, 3 and 4 I did well with my sticker chart...sticking to calories most days and when I didn't get a sticker I'd usually only gone over by a little. Doing awesomely with the water, not so great with sticking to one coffee, or the softdrink, mindset video, or getting to bed early. I've also been inconsistent with exercise. </em></div>
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<em>Here's the sticker chart...I get $1 for every sticker...looking forward to some new clothes!</em></div>
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<em>Another goal this round was to start the running program. I've already posted with great excitement about running 2.8kms on Tuesday in 28mins, well I followed it up with 3kms on Wednesday!</em></div>
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<em>Measurements wise I have lost 1cm from my chest, 1cm from my waist, 3cm from my hips while my thigh and arm have remained the same. Not too bad its a 5cm loss over all. For week 8 measurements the goal is to beat that!!</em>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-21471642139650429562013-12-10T03:26:00.001-08:002013-12-10T03:26:55.825-08:00Daring to dream...<em>Every now and then I surprise myself, I'm reminded that I am strong and capable. Far more capable than I've every believed. Today was one of those days. </em><br />
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<em>Early on in her running career someone said to her 'If you can run 1km you can run 5kms' and it has been her mantra ever since. That and 'I've got this'...love it. At the beginning of this round I decided to see this as a completely new round and I had a secret desire to become a runner. I shared this with Kate and she was just beautiful. She encouraged me to change programs to the Learn 2 Run (L2R) program and I did. But that's where it stopped. I carefully avoided logging in and focused on my nutrition - which is important but wasn't getting me any closer to my goal of being a runner. </em><br />
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<em>I think the biggest issue has been that voice in my head, that laughs at my goals and says 'yeah right - as if you can do that'. I do my best to ignore that voice or at least keep it in check but it does niggle away at me. In any case I had a good think last night, after reading Kate's post. I thought about my <a href="http://emilyturkalj12wbtjourney.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/that-lightbulb-moment.html" target="_blank">lightbulb moment</a> and the promise I'd made to myself - that I'm more than just 'the fat girl' and that I deserve to be happy and healthy. I stood up, went and got my workout gear out and set it on the table. I shut down the computer and went to bed on time and set my alarm for 4:30am. I didn't dare breathe a word about it to my darling husband. I have often said over the last few months - 'tomorrow I'm getting up early' and then I don't. I also made an agreement with the amazing Kate to be accountable to each other. I told only Kate that I was planning on getting up to exercise. </em><br />
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Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-63359271023089306442013-12-05T04:03:00.001-08:002013-12-05T04:04:31.982-08:00Theme songs and radio advertising....<em>I love music. I love songs that inspire me and often find myself connecting so much with a song that I adopt it as my theme song. </em><br />
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<em>For a while now my I've had two and I'm still loving them. If you watched my video then you'll already know they are 'Change your life' Little Mix and 'Roar' Katy Perry. I have a few reasons for having chosen these songs. Firstly, they just spoke to me when I heard them for the first time. I mean, why wouldn't they. What do I work on every single minute of every single day? Changing my life. This is NO FAD, this is NOT a phase I'm going through, this is NOT A DIET. So 'Change your life' was a no brainer on the theme song front. The bit that got me in 'Roar' was the line 'you held me down, but I got up, get ready cause I've had enough' - that's exactly it. My weight has held me back all my life and I've had enough that is why I'm doing this. </em><br />
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<em>Well I think everyone should have at least one theme song. I also love 'Burn it down' Ricki-Lee and there was another with the line 'this girl is on fire' - I like it too. </em><br />
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<em>For my work I spend an absurd amount of time driving and constantly listen to the popular radio station that regularly plays one of my songs 'Roar'. Sometimes I get organised an bring the cable for my iPhone to work so I can listen to a playlist, but this is very rare. But I think I'll be turning over a new leaf. </em><br />
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<em>I haven't had the best two days work wise. A family I've been working with for a while that I've been planning on exit blew up like a fire cracker....I can't really go into it...privacy issues and what not but I have done exceptionally well and not reached for food to get through it. But today in the car, with the mindless advertising between songs which I usually ignore and plan work stuff during I realised I needed fuel. I pulled into a servo feeling pretty crap, got out and filled up. As I went in to pay I thought 'should have brought my wallet so I can get an iced coffee' WTF??? I don't drink iced coffee - it upsets my stomach and the results are NOT pleasant. Luckily I hadn't grabbed my purse so I didn't buy anything. I got back in the car a little perplexed but patted myself on the back for not caving, still not sure where the idea/craving had come from. </em><br />
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<em>As I drove down the highway an ad came on for their 'road crew' advertising where they were and what the had in stock. I nearly stopped the car for fear of running of the road. I was furious, here this station was saying about a certain type of iced coffee that it would 'fix it'. My day needed fixing and my brain had obviously registered their ridiculous advertising and told me I needed an iced coffee to fix my day. </em><br />
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<em><u>1. My weight loss goal is to lose 10kgs and crack into the 90's.</u> </em><br />
<em>I want to be under 100kgs by Christmas and my 35th birthday. I know this is achievable but I think I'm scared of trying hard and not getting there - of failing. The other day this came up in my feed on facebook from Michelle Bridges 12 WBT:</em><br />
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<span class="userContent"><em>I promptly shared it with the 30+ crew and my girls on our Wonder Women page. I really REALLY struggle with this and it drives me NUTS. I look at some of the amazing women I know of and <strike>stalk</strike> follow on facebook and wonder why I couldn't be as hardcore as them and be at my goal weight now. How could I let the emotions of the past few months cause me to gain during a round of this amazing program and really waste my money. The truth of the matter is I am me. I have serious food problems and what I know to be true about myself has always been "I'm the fat/big girl of the group" - that's always been my role. I recently re-read my Lightbulb Moment post and I know this is something I need to work on daily - hence the mindset video goal in the habits goals. I know food is my go-to crutch. So I need to put some plans in place to help deal with those crappy days when they happen - my bright pink sticker chart is a start - it makes me smile!!! Which leads me to goal number 2:</em></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><em><u>2. Do it like it's my first!</u></em></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><em>This round I'm aiming to compare as little as possible - technically this isn't an achievement but it will be for me. I've compared myself to others all my life. I'm trying to see everything as if its week 1 of my first round - so finally doing my fitness test, I didn't groan and cry over the fact that 6 months ago I could cream my current 1km trial time...it doesn't matter I'm here now and I'm Doing it like it's my first!</em></span><br />
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<em>This goal is SIMPLE! I want to beat my starting fitness test in week 4, then beat week 4 stats in week 8 and so on. There will be an associated chart and reward - undecided on the reward. </em><br />
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<em><u>4. Hit the Fit Pit!</u></em><br />
<em>Jo in Denman runs a bootcamp 2 afternoons per week - Jo's Fit Pit. Monday arvo at 5pm and Thursday arvo at 5:30. I will attend as many as possible this round - 1 sticker per attendance = more money in my jar ;)</em><br />
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<em><u>5. Run!</u></em><br />
<em>This is one of my very favourite P!NK songs right now. And yes it is now a goal. I am going to <strike>attempt</strike> do the Michelle Bridges Learn to Run program. I've officially changed over to that program and it's a little scary. To start with the aim is just to follow her program. The very amazing Kate found <a href="http://cocogirlbutter.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">(here)</a> said in her running interview<a href="http://cocogirlbutter.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/my-podcast-interview.html" target="_blank"> (here)</a> to be successful at exercise you have to do something that 'Takes your breath away". Well of all the moments in the gym that took my breath away it was when I cracked 5, 10,15, 20 and 25 mins of being able to run on the treadmill but I'm going to start again outside.</em><br />
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<em><em><em><u>6. Operation Bridesmaid!</u></em><br />
<em>I'm going to be a bridesmaid for my dear friend Meagan on the 4th of January. When I tried on and ordered my dress I was at my lowest - when I first cracked into the 90s at 98.9kgs. I need to get back that low at least for the wedding! Totally doable!!!</em></em></em><br />
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<em><u>7. Choose your own adventure - fun run!</u><br />
<em>At some point during my 3 weeks at Stanthorpe (mum and dad's farm) I will run from the house to the big dam up the back. NO idea how far that is...but my goal is to do it!</em></em><br />
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<em><u>8. Operation Little White Dress!</u></em><br />
<em>Wear my white dress with the black embroidered flowers out for our Wedding Anniversary Dinner in Stanthorpe 30-12-13.</em><br />
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<em><u>9.Run 5kms by 1st of February 2014!</u></em><br />
<em>So I want to be able to run 5kms without stopping. Goal 4 will hopefully lead to goal 5 if I'm committed and consistent!</em><br />
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<em>I want to do the Colour Run in Newcastle in 2014 and the Neon Run in Sydney in 2014 but the dates haven't been released yet. So I'll settle for registering for the events. </em><br />
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<em><u>11. The Amazing Race - 12WBT style!</u></em><br />
<em>My friends in Hervey Bay did this earlier in the year and I'm going to set up my course and one for the Brissie mates who did the Biggest Loser style weighted-backpack-carry-up-a-mountain-challenge with me last round. Not sure how it will look or what the challenges will be or when we'll do it...but it's ON!!!</em><br />
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<em><u>12. Operation Blue dress!</u></em><br />
<em>Debbie wore my GORGEOUS blue dress to finale and having seen it on her - my major goal is to get into it myself! This round or the next but it a BIG goal!!!</em><br />
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Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-23862193082901575612013-11-14T03:39:00.001-08:002013-11-14T03:39:47.744-08:00A special gift!<em>This is for the lovely Myriddian Shrinks! Email me your address at emily_turkalj@hotmail.com because this ready for you!</em><br />
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Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4299369019149493391.post-32910252221446018412013-11-13T03:53:00.000-08:002013-11-13T03:53:00.158-08:00Habits....<em>Habits are funny things. We don't even really notice doing them, I guess that's how we know it is a habit. Like throwing the chocolate bar onto the cash register at Woolies. I do it, then consciously ask myself 'Do I really want that? Or do I want to achieve my goals more?' then I put it back. Some habits are easier to break than others. Obviously, food habits are the bane of my existence and the ones I really struggle to change. Funny that...I've been doing it one way for 31 years and 3 years on I expect to have made lasting changes - HA!!! That's why this is a LIFETIME change for me...and I may have to consciously focus on it every day for the rest of my life, but you know what...it's totally worth it. </em><br />
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<em>On the topic of habits and them having crept back in while going through my recent turmoil (see previous posts) yesterday while checking facebook I saw the following status update on the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation page:</em><br />
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<em>Well, talk about a turning point. I stopped me in my tracks...well I was sitting at the time...but it metaphorically stopped me in my tracks. </em><br />
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<em>I sat there in the work car (as you do) and thought to myself 'If Mish was really in my house she would kick my butt'. You know that look she gets on her face on 'The Biggest Loser' when someone is kidding themselves and she is disappointed or wants more out of them...that's the face I can see in my mind! The more I thought about it the more I realised I've been fooling myself. It's the little things. Telling myself 'its ok, I'll walk this afternoon so I can sleep for another hour' but then I don't walk. Well it is time to stop and make the changes. </em><br />
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<em>Here's the list!! These are the changes I'm making from right now!!</em><br />
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<em>1. No more diet softdrink (I'm saying goodbye to my last one as I type).</em><br />
<em>2. Reduce coffee consumption to 1 and only 1 per day!</em><br />
<em>3. Stick to the 1200 calories - if not the food plan...adapt where necessary but stick to the 1200!</em><br />
<em>4.</em> <em>Blog my thoughts and feelings instead of eating them. Even if I've covered it before!</em><br />
<em>5. Exercise - simple! Go to Jo's Fit Pit with Debbie on Mondays and Thursdays plus other workouts. </em><br />
<em>6. Plan ahead and do some cookups (did my first one this arvo...broccoli soup in the freezer and four serves of the eggplant cous cous salad I love in the fridge).</em><br />
<em>7. Increase water consumption.</em><br />
<em>8. Watch the mindset videos!!</em><br />
<em>9. Put the non 12WBT foods into containers so Marko can still eat them but I can't see and want them. </em><br />
<em>10. Get a visual chart up showing my goals.</em><br />
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<em>I'm sure I'll think of more but this is a damn good start. Now I just have to stick to it and that cranky face of Mish's that I'm seeing in my head will turn into a proud happy smile!! So now I'm off to make my reward chart!! I'm envisioning another list of rewards to help get me through!!</em><br />
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<em>So, an hour or so later, here's my reward chart. </em><br />
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<em>It will go like this, every day I meet that goal I get a sticker (if I can find small ones) or a tick. At the end of the week I'll put $1 for every sticker or tick into my clothes fund jar. At the end of the round I'll go spend it!!! Making up a cool jar is tomorrow nights job! </em><br />
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<em>I went to Hervey Bay to meet Mish all the while feeling like I didn't deserve to be there. I put on weight last round. I know why and I totally own it. I know if I hadn't been signed up things would be worse right now but I have been feeling like I've let myself down. </em><br />
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<em>Having a miscarriage was devastating. I felt like my heart had been ripped out and stomped on. But no one else could see the difference in me. My darling husband knew and some close friends but outwardly I didn't look any different and there was no one to bury, no grave to visit yet I felt that there should have been. </em><br />
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<em>I've always used food to cope with feelings and I'm proud (sort of) to say that I've only put on 3kgs. And it's time to refocus, see the accomplishments of the whole journey and start round 4 as if it were my first round. </em><br />
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<em>While working through the preseason tasks I've mechanically done a 6 times before I decided it was time to announce my commitment on my main Facebook page - I was terrified. I confided in my friend and Round 3 12WBT Hero Kate Beck, who suggested doing a video. So I did, and I posted it to my facebook page!</em><br />
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<em>I was overwhelmed and emotional reading all the amazing comments from my friends and family.</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28182810}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28182810}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28182810}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]"><em>'Awesome Emily. That was amazing. Well done. Well done. Well done. '- Debra</em></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28182810}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[3]"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28183157}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28183157}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28183157}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[0]"><em>'Omg Emily Turkalj</em></span><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28183157}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[2]"><em> I have shed some happy tears watching that! What an amazing achievement <span aria-hidden="true" class="emoticon_text">:)' - Laurel</span></em><span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r[3wmmp].[1][3][1]{comment10151753090156795_28183157}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[3]"></span></span></div>
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<em>So part 2 of our incredible weekend was the beautiful marriage of Tania Wilson to Scott Field. I felt so priviledged to be part of the celebration - even though I never got an official invitation in the mail...shhhh no-one knew..</em></div>
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<em>Our day started much like the previous one...breakfast at Enzo's overlooking the beach - amazing. We decided that seeing as we had a pool at the resort that we needed to go swimming, and I didn't have togs so off we trotted in search of togs. I found this lovely pair at Millers and we hit the pool. </em></div>
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<em>Anita, Lizzie and Me in the pool - Tracey behind the camera.</em></div>
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<em>Anita and I went back early to start beautifying ourselves. We had both decided to do our own hair and left more time than the previous afternoon to get ready. </em></div>
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<em>The wedding was just beautiful!!</em><br />
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<em>Thanks to my amazing roomies Anita, Lizzie and Tracey for an unforgettable weekend!!</em>Emily Turkaljhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158113611995923026noreply@blogger.com0