Health

It's weird - it happened again last night.

There is a mild trait in my family of 'feeling' the weather. Leg cramps being the usual and historically attributed as an old-wives tale to having Rheumatoid Arthritis which none of my family have.

Throughout my pregnancy to date I have continued my training with Hyperactive Personal Training. At the end of my session last week I asked how long I could continue and the answer was so long as my body allowed me to and as long as I felt okay.

In the past fortnight, another staff member has added to the NetCraft family by adding a beautiful baby girl. Of course, there will need to be more attempts of this nature to catch up to the number of Bennett boys which are around!

So, our hat is again in the ring - what will it be for our Bennett family this time - another boy or that illusive girl?

Very quickly as 'Q and A' of ABC1 takes the stage with Min. Nicola Roxon it is interesting to observe that all but three questions posted online to date are about the implications of the legislation that she has put forward impacting the ability of women to birth at home under medical care.

Good job to all the women who posted before I even got my own submitted! :)

Wow, what a day!

I have, as always, kept my routine to focus on taking the more physically demanding path. I still take stairs in preference to a lift and walk whenever possible. And as always, I have watched my food consumption for it's nutritional level rather than quantity.

Today, though, I got my first really big surprise. Nathan my trainer actually patted me on the back for the first time. Why? I broke the 70kg threshold without loosing any muscle mass and with awesome hydration levels - on my way to a leaner meaner Kristy.

For those who have been following my weight loss journey it is with mixed emotions that I blog to let you know that it is now over. This is, of course, over for a good reason and that is that I reached a point where I am happy with where I am at. I have finally finished what is my final post for 'The Reclaiming'. I have also dropped into the forums of Essential Baby to say 'So long, thanks for the fish...' to the people who spend time in the Your Diet & Fitness forum area. That is where you will find my kudos from the journey.

Feeling burnt.

Way back when I had someone explain to me the development of world-view in a child, particularly in respect to children who are victim to abuse or neglect. It went along the lines of this, in a very oversimplified form. If you use an illustration of a piece of paper where black is bad and white is good (classic psychology association there). Children with healthy upbringings tend to see the world as generally white paper with black spots (good with pockets of bad) and children with less desirable upbringings tend to see the world as a black piece of paper with white spots (generally bad with pockets of good).

As we get to adulthood that picture becomes a bit more complex and leads to the labels that we commonly banter around like skeptic, optimist, pessimist, realist, etc. Today my self-classification has been challenged.

This was the last thing I need right now whilst Michael is down with pneumonia and I am waiting for 12.15pm to roll around so I can see the doctor as I think I have it now too. (Breathing is suddenly an important feature of living today).

This must be the 5th or 6th night in a row where I have been up until 2am. Time to find some Melatonin I think.

According to my scales at home, the place where it really counts, I now weigh what I did before Karl happened along. Oh my heart rejoice that, other than some more fat to muscle conversion, I am feeling myself once more.

This past month or so I have felt a real change in my lifestyle. My energy levels are definitely up and I have been undertaking way more than I should have just because I can. I am able to run rings around my kids for the first time ever and well my husband simply can't keep up with this fine form!

Again I have misplaced my camera (about two months ago now) so when I rediscover it I'll get an 'almost after' photo up for you all. I am now six months into my time with Body Blitz however the online support group has curled up and died only to be replaced by a WiiFit group. (Can you see me rolling my eyes at that?)

My chest is feeling better and in anticipation of this weeks victory I asked for Nathan to re-introduce upper body work with a view to trying to work on fat to muscle conversion rather than straight loss for a while. This is with a view of returning to boxing by early next year.

Updated Weight

74.2kgs

Total Loss so far for 2008

4.4kgs