health and diet and sleep and stuff

[seldear]

So, I've finished phase 2 of the diet - Cruise - and am onto phase 3 - Consolidate. My last weighing was 56.4kg in spite of feeling bloated and swollen, so the diet seems to have worked quite well.

I'm now allowed limited carbs, fruit, and everything that I wasn't allowed during the Cruise phase, as well as two 'splurge' meals a week. I think there's still a 'protein only' day, but I'll have to find the book and re-read it over to see how long this phase lasts for.

So I had a sandwich for lunch today. Brown bread, tunafish, cheese, and onion. And now I feel kinda sick.

I haven't been sleeping well at all lately - ever since the other weekend and the Night of Manuscripting Madness, wherein I didn't sleep a wink. The dark bags beneath my eyes are becoming permanent fixtures, and I don't really see it letting up in the coming weeks. And even my weekends lately seem to involve late nights and early starts.

This weekend? It's the Grower's Market in Sydney, starting at 7am. Earlier is better when going to the grower's market. And I'm out the night before at the STC play Uncle Vanya.

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[b36.livejournal.com]

I'm not trying to be funny when I ask the following questions:
1) Are you going to the NaNo TGIO Party on Saturday as well?
2) Do you have any leave coming up in the near future?

As a life-long insomniac myself, I feel your pain. I hope you get some sort of break and rest soon.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

1. Yes.
2. No.

[b36.livejournal.com]

1. Cool bananas :)
2. Uncool flared slacks :(

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

It's driving me mental. And I can barely keep my eyes open through the afternoon at work. *sighs*

How're you? I don't think I have any time to catch up until the new year, but what are things looking like for you around Christmas? It feels like ages since we've seen each other. (I think it was the last FSF meet. There's the Christmas dinner this Sunday, if you're able to make it... I don't think I can make the meeting during the day, though. I have the hockey AGM from 2pm.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Man, tell me about busy weekends! :/

So do you have plans for Christmas Day if your parents are up in Townsville? Or will you spending it with Dave's family?

Otherwise I'm free on the weekend of the 18th: but then, I think that's J and K's Christmas/birthday party thing.

I have Christmas Eve off, but I'm working the 29th and 30th, with the 31st off. (Work picnic day, although there's no actual picnic.)

[audrich.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the diet (though I thought you looked gorgeous in your last photo).

I hope you enjoy the growers market and get a good nights sleep tonight x

*massages your neck & temples*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It is largely vanity (and laziness: I don't want to go shopping for more clothes), but it feels quite good to have lost the weight!

Were you on a diet earlier this year? Did you manage to lose the weight you were aiming for?

And I got an okay night's sleep. Went to bed early-ish (10:30). Woke up 5:15am... But I managed to lie in bed for the next hour before I got up...