Day 93/9

I'm slipping!

The festive season has officially caught up with me. I am getting in to the gatherings and celebrations and am having THREE cheat days this week! Well, to be fair, it's more like a mini-cheat-session and two cheat days, BUT STILL! There are a lot of gatherings happening from now until Sunday, so after that I'm heads down bum up tummy off. I am off for x-rays tomorrow and a derby wife party on Sunday will be my undoing. Thankfully I have decided to skip New Years this year, so I won't have any issues there, I'm saving it for the Sunday sesh. Two cheats this week mean missing a cheat next week which will require some willpower and maybe some SOS texts. I'll make surei put out vegie sticks etc on Sunday but I can not promise that'll keep me outta the brie.

Last night was a somewhat special night but you'll get nothin' outta me. No workout because I woke up late 'n hungover and the evening began as my shift finished and I will say no more. Food went like this:

Breakfast: coffee and 2 x corn thins w pb
Pre-work senseless attempt at revival: Red Bull
Lunch: tuna & pasta thingy (now finished!), 24 almonds (hangover = two portions in bag), coffee & a little choclate coconut oat thingy from the cafe next door. My derby wife came for coffee & I coul- didn't want to say no.
Dinner: half a prawn masala w rice, 4 Lindt balls, ice cream, 1 x Hahn Super Dry - I sure am romantic ;-)

Dog walking and x-rays then cardio if it's looking good down there, and intense arm/ab workout today. More about that later.

Happy New Year!

Day 94/8

Hiya bloggery!

I'm a little slack on the ol' reporting last night. I had a friend come over for dinner (and a few wines) that ran a whole lot later than I expected! No workout because, as I said, my ankle was a little sore. It's pretty sore today, but I'm fairly certain that that has less to do with walking and more to do with drinking. I only had two glasses of wine but as studies show - and by studies, I mean the CARD Christmas party - booze + broken bones = swelling and discomfort. So much so that I popped two Panadol today. I'm sure it'll settle down when I've had more water. I'm not beating myself up about it though; it wasn't great but it was for a great cause, catching up with a friend I've been missing. Food looked like this:

Breakfast: Banana brekkie smoothie
Lunch: Tuna w pasta from a few nights ago
Munchies: BBQ chips with Bermuda Rose *wags finger at self*
Dinner: Steak with steamed greens - the first time I have ever cooked either, and right delicious if I may say so myself
Beverages: tiny bit of strawberry bubble (too sweet!) and two glasses of sav blanc

Turns out two glasses is enough to get this teetotaller a bit pissy! No more for a little while now thank you. I'm going to retreat into my head for now. Hartz n junk!

Day 95/7

Waking up sore again! Geeeez!!

Today I decided to try quinoa. It is DELICIOUS!!! (Wow there are a lot of !'s tonight). I promised a friend I'd post the recipe here but I can't find it at the moment, I will post it in the comments tomorrow. The rest of the day, I ate alright, not as much as I should have and more carbs than I've eaten lately but my muscles feel better for it.

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon, coffee
Lunch: Leftover wholewheat spagetti w tuna and vegies, green tea
AT: 2 corn thins w pb
Dinner: Quinoa w carrot, celery, peas and spices. Next time I would add more vegies but it was extremely delicious and filling.

I had to sort of trick myself into exercising today. I was really sore when I woke up and tried to used DOMS as an excuse to avoid exercise. But I figure pain is weakness leaving my body, and the tiny tears in my muscles are what builds them up, so I started slow and picked up the intensity. I did one set of all these in a circuit, then 10 minutes on the bike, then another set each. For the first set I did the abs first, and for the second I did them last. The first round of abs were the tester. They were extemely sore, as were my arms. But screw you pain barrier! Raaaaaarrr! I am She-Hulk!

•Chest Flys x 15
•Skull Crushers x 10
•Chest Press w Crunch x 12
•Single Arm Bent Over Row x 12
•Hammer Curl x 12
•Bicep Curl x 12
•Clean and Press (deadlift to shoulder press) x 12
•Reverse Flies, W and T positions w arms, no weights, as mine are too heavy and I like having functioning back.
•Crunch x 50
•Side Crunch (drop knees) x 25 per side
•Single-Leg Drops x 15-20ea
•Plank 1 min

I also attempted some lat raises but 5kg is definitely too heavy. It doesn't sound like a lot and I use to be able to do it however I've been out of training for a little while.

Tomorrow I have to work, and I have a friend coming around for dinner, so I will wake up early to do cardio and probably will skip the weights. It's a lower body day so I ... I don't really know if I should push the lower body! But I would not enjoy missing my ab blast. Hmm. Let's just see how early I can wake up. Good night, blogosphere!

PS: WOW! I just noticed that today marks a week since I started this! I know it doesn't fully count because I took two days off in the middle. But hooray, I stuck with it! Now only 95 days to go! Woo woo!

Day 96/6

Man! Work up with some sore-ass abs today! I had trouble sleeping which I think is a product of a late coffee and a later workout. I started to work out today but it hurt my bad leg, plus the soreness. I am, of course, happy to push through my pain barrier. But when it comes to my leg I'm being super careful. I'm getting two month x-rays next week. Well, it's supposed to be next week Wednesday, but I'm working so I'll try and get them done this week instead. I hope all is well down there! It looks good on the outside, the wound in healing really well and there's not a whole lot of swelling.

I decided to break my workout up into Upper Days with a little bit of core, and Leg/Ab Days so I can alternate and workout every day instead of every second day. I'm so pumped that I have weights now. I knew it would motivate me because it offers so much more but I didn't realise just how much it would let me do!

Workout: One set of 10 reps each:
•Front-Loaded Split Squat - only on right leg
•Derby Squat w Weighted Twist
•Overhead Tricep Reaches (aka Standing Skull Crushers)
•Mule Kicks/Donkey Kicks w Fire Hydrants
•Side Crunches (knees down) 25 each side.

I also did 10 minutes on the bike, 4 min moderate and 3 x 1min sprints & 1 min recovery. It wasn't heaps but as I said there was a bit of pain. Tomorrow I'll change it to 30 second intervals and aim for another 5 minutes.

Foodwise:

Breakfast: 2 slices of watermelon, 1 banana smoothie, coffee
Snack: Carrot, almonds, slice watermelon
Lunner: Wholewheat pasta with tuna, peas, broccoli, carrots, zucchini and capers with chilli dressing
Later: 2 scrambled eggs w italian herbs

I have changed my smoothies a bit to make them less heavy but just as filling. I'm going with half water and half milk, 100ml each, one serving of fruit, 2 tbsp of whey powder, and 3ish ice cubes for bulk.

I'm adding another goal to the list. I will not eat after 8pm. That'll make it harder to have desserts and apparently it's good. I don't know. I've always worked in hospitality so I start in the afternoon and finish late, so late meals were normal. Now that my schedule has changed, so will my diet. It should really be 7:30, so I will aim for that, but honestly sometimes that isn't doable and I don't want to set an unachievable goal.

My late night has made me extremely tired early on tonight. Off to bed I go! See you in the morning on the bike!

Back On The Wagon: Day 97/5

Well, it's Boxing Day, and it's fairly safe to say that Christmas Eve and Day were both a write-off. I did do the 40 min pilates audio track I have on both days, but my food was off the chain. But I had accounted for that. So the rest of the week is pretty basic. Today was kind of for easing back in to things.

My home gym is now fully stocked! Hooray! I did a super intense workout today, I think it'll be my workout from now on. Fark it hurt. My hands hurt from holding the dumbbells! More than I've ever hurt, geez! I know it needs some tweaking but I was pretty excited. My day was kind of erratic it terms of eating. Here's how things went down:

Breakfast: Smoothie (100ml water 100ml milk, 2 tbsp whey powder, strawberries, ice)
Mid-day meal: Boost Juice mango smoothie w protein powder and some almonds
Cinema Snack: shared a small popcorn with my brother
Afternoon Meal: Rye w pb and a coffee
Late dinner: Fajitas (grilled chicken, salsa, peas, corn, carrot, too much cheese, but all prepared for me by my little brother so much appreciated)

Workout:
Superset 1: Chest Flies: 3 sets of 12 reps; Skull Crushers: 2 sets of 15 reps w 5kg, 1 set of 10 reps w 10kg
Superset 2: Single Arm Chest Press w Crunch: 2 sets of 8 reps each arm, 1 set of 6 reps; Wood Chops: 2 sets of 10 each side (sidenote: only 2 sets because my bad ankle started to hurt)
Superset 3: Sumo Squat w Bicep Curl: 3 sets of 10 reps; Deadlift w Bent Over Row: 3 sets of 10 reps
Core/Ab Series: In-And-Out Crunch (Double Crunch): 2 sets of 10; Kneeling Oblique Crunches: 2 sets of 10 each side; Side Planks w Reach Thru: 2 sets of 10 each side; Boat Row/Seated Twist: 2 sets of 10 each side w 5kg.

It was mega tough, I kid you not. I think I will downgrade the single arm chest press w crunch to just a chest press, maybe with the crunch, because I'd rather utilise better form. I also want to add lat raises and maybe hammer curls. It's a pretty involved workout. If I simplify it I won't feel like I'm achieving as much as I can in the time that I have. Oh well, I'll reassess it tomorrow. I also PROMISE that I will get on the bike tomorrow. I don't enjoy it but I know that cardio is the key to getting rid of ma belleh so I'll do it because it's for the best and I need to get my 25 in 5 down to under 4 minutes wen I get back on skates!

Day 100/2

Well helloooo Day 2! Today I started to walk! Woo woo! It was amazing. It still is. I felt 100 foot tall! It was like Baby's First Steps. Extremely odd. There might be a painful fallout tomorrow, but that's to be expected no matter when I start. Oh, it's so fabulous! What a milestone!

I'm still riding the high of an amazing week. I paid the deposit on my flights today too. Wow, what an amazing feeling to officially get that ball rolling!

I tried a new workout today too. It was alright, a bit different, incorporating elements of ballet, yoga and pilates. It's part of that challenge I talked about yesterday, only a more extended version. So that was my 25ish minute workout.

Breakfast: Brekkie protein shake
Lunch: Tuna salad followed by mango, passionfruit and aloe vera smoothie*
AT: Coffee and mixed nuts
Dinner: Pork chop w zucchini, carrot and corn
AD: More nuts

*There's a story behind my smoothie! I know it wasn't the best choice, but I was really hungry all day, and when lunch rolled around I had my usual little salad and tin of tuna. Then I had an apple that was supposed to be delicious, but when I bit it it was smooshie and yucky. And I REFUSE to eat smooshie apples. So I was starving and had to correct something I hadn't done right so I needed food real quick that was relatively good. And near me the only option I had was the juice bar next door, so I hit up the smoothie. And it was delicious. And quite naughty. So the memory of it is helping me avoid ice-cream tonight! Winner!

And so the new countdown begins... Day 101

Ah, yes, the brand new countdown. Last time it was the bout, and that went out the window. Now there's RADness. And seeing as I'm officially going, I'd better start working like it. ESPECIALLY seeing as I'll be hanging with GGRD ;-)

My goal is simple.

I will lose 5kg by RADness.

It might not seem like a lot, but it's been. While since there was a shift in the scales, so 5kg would be pretty great. I haven't been exercising as religiously as I should be, so that's the first step. I found an interesting 6 week challenge for abs that I'm going to start tomorrow. The second is to replace desserts with herbal teas. It's worked for me in the past and will work again, I'm sure. The third would probably be to eat more frequently. I used to eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day, all appropriately schedules, however recently it's been a bit more haphazard. I think that these goals are realistic, achievable, and have a time frame, which I believe are the steps to making goals achievable.

Today was a great day. Actually, I've been having a great week. There are a few minor hiccups, but that can only be expected. I'm so happy with my life, sometimes I forget it, so I will again endeavour to remember this feeling when drama rears its foolish head. Oh, the wonderful things in my life!

Breakfast: 2 x pb on rye, coffee
Sneaky: choc toffee from the Santa on our desk, damn you Penergy!
Lunch: Tuna, spinach, carrot & snow pea salad
AT: coffee, later a can of Red Bull which I ultimately didn't need but enjoyed nonetheless
Dinner: Steak w lettuce, roast tomatoes, asparagus, and a small shaving of parmesan - amazing.

I'll leave it tonight with a sweet quote I read tonight, highly appropriate and something to bear in mind when I want to quit. But I won't quit. Coz I'm 2L2Q (that's, Too Legit To Quit)

"Every change you make brings you one step closer to becoming a bolder, more confident woman"

Also, I'd just like to point out that it's 101 days till I fly... Which means that it's Bandsaw Betty days until I fly!

Mondie

Oh dear.  So I didn't post Friday but I can't remember it so I guess that doesn't matter.  Weekend was a write-off, mind and body thoroughly destroyed at three consecutive Christmas parties.  I married my derby wife, tied our host to a pole, was threatened if I want to change leagues, won an award and was showered in love beyond belief.  And so my body suffered.  Whatevs.  Totally worth it.

Today was kinda recovery day.  It went like this:

Breakfast: Smoothie, coffee
Lunch: very small curry with brown rice, little apple
AT: pb on rye
Dinner: Stir-fry

Now to sleep.  I have missed a lot of good-quality sleep this weekend and I know that will sort my body out majorly.  Mmmm.  Bed time.

Tursdie!

Mmmm.... I spent a delicious day fixing up my room and covered it in derby picshas and my signed Bonx Gridlock shirt.  Squee!  I also watched Oly v Rocky at Besternals for about the bazillionth time.  It was lovely :-D.  I've been talking to an old friend since yesterday, it's great to re-connect.  I need to find someone to guarantee my passport application so I can sent it off hopefully next week and get that ball rolling.

Father and I enjoyed some time without power with a book and a glass of wine this afternoon.  It bucketed downn and it was a marvelous break.  Had a fairly lousy eatin' day.  It went a little something like this:

Breakfast: pb on toast w coffee
MT: Carrot and quarter of an orange
Lunch: Chicken and salad
AT: Corn Thins w pb (told you it was lousy)
Dinner: Stir fry?

Workout: 40min pilates and no bike time :-( we had visitors then the rains a'came.

wednesday...hump day

Hump day! I worked today, and am figuring out if I'll have enough moolah for RADness. Woot woot! I got replies from a couple of awesome derby girls, so excitamed. No exercise because I overslept. Waa, bad Dodge! I did go on a huge crutch mission. It was pretty impressive. Tomorrow I am NOT working so I can do whateeeeever I like! Including the long, tough workouts, woot woot!

Breakfast: Shake and coffee
MT: Peanuts
Lunch: Tuna salad and apple
AT: Pb + rye
Dinner: Chicken and vegies, grilled w lemon, yum again!

I've not weighed myself in ages. I still look orright though so that's fine by me. I still miss my arms though. I'm praying that because I can walk in 2 weeks I can go back to the gym. I can't remember if I said that yesterday. But fark I WANT IT BAD!!! I want my PT back! And I wanna rock the shit outta RADness! Woo wooooo!

Woo woo! (Tuesday)

A workout to (almost) be proud of!! I got to bust out 40 minutes of pilates before I hitting the bike. It was hard. And not just because the seat was trying to make babies with me. My knee hurt, which I'm not really surprised about because it has been hard to bend properly for a while. But I threw in 3 sprints and it was a bit weird but I'll get used to it. I was pretty out of breath and my quads hurt, but I also expected that a bit. Oh well. Today I'm ironing, and I'll probably try to get back on the bike tonight. Here's the food 'n junk:

Early: 3/4 orange and coffee
Breakfast: Protein smoothie
Snack: Nuts
Lunch: Leftover Korean beef (very small!), half orange
Snack: Nut bar
Dinner: Steamed snapper with vegies (including asparagus, YUM!)

I should probably explain my protein smoothies. There's 1 banana, 200mL Zymils, 2 tbsp passionfruit yoghurt (brand okay'd by the no sugar man), 2 tbsp protein powder (upped from 1, which wasn't keeping me full for long enough) and 2-4 ice cubes. Scrumptious!

13 December

Oooo-ooo. SOMEone had a weird day!

Goodish news: I can put partial weight on my leg for the next two weeks. That means I'll be walking boot-free just into the new year. It gives me about 7 weeks to be ready for RADness. Will it be enough?! I also found out how much I'll be getting paid. I will definitely have to re-think the budge'.

Food went like this:

Breakfast: Museli
MT: Pb & Coffee
Lunch: Smoothie
AT: 2 x rye w pb & jam
Dinner: Beef & 3-veg stir-fry
Dessert: Ice-cream

I really need to stay away from that ice cream junk. But fark me it's good. Actually, this brand is a new tub & it's not very nice, so there's hope yet. I can get on the stationary bike tomorrow! Yeeeeeew!!! I'll let you know how it goes, Bloggie dearest. N'night!

Weekend recap

WOOOOAH, big weekend again.  Yeowzahs, I'm tired.  Tomorrow I get a sleepie-inie, so that's pretty rad.  Went to training, which was pretty pointless, but had a giggle with Bandsaw, which always makes everything right.


Basically, I am tired, so here's what I ate today.  I hopped around a training a whole lot, like, break-a-sweat style.  Also stretched and some abs.

Breakfast: Griller ham and cheese sammich
MT: Peanuts, coffee
Lunch: 2 x rice crackers w pb
AT: Handful doritos
Dinner: Rogan Josh w brown rice

Choosing to be the Victim

This week I have been inspired by Bonnie D.Stroir's blog. The message was simple. 

Be your own hero. 

The line is used in Whip It! which kind of makes it feel a little trite these days, but really, it's a complete philosophy of exactly what we do.  Now, Bonnie goes on to talk about how she is anti-roller-derby-hero-worship, and I think that's fine for her, but is obviously not for me.  Up until now I have been pretty good, but I do of course have many not-so-odd moments of rage, or annoyance, or whatever you want to call it, about my injury.  I've used it as an excuse to get out of doing things I don't want to do, including neglecting my exercise and food regiment, and my league.  Which is, honestly, crazy.  I've worked so hard in both of those areas that I am stunned that I let myself away with so much.  But I suppose that goes back to my previous entry about the feeling of being down and injured as not unlike those of being down and depressed.  And, honestly, if it was someone else, I would probably think less of them for being as negative as I've been.  Of course, I am extremely careful to only be negative around the right people, namely myself and my Mum. 

What I'm getting at is that I've chosen to be the victim, when really, I have been dealt a card that I just have to play (shout-out, CARD).  It's a whole lot easier to be this chipper about it at the moment.  Going back to working has given me a sense of purpose I've been completely lacking in the past month.  Plus the package from Five Stride really boosted, well, everything.  It's a lot easier to not eat something when as soon as I think of food I think of Bonnie Thunders and what she would eat, or not eat, or her girlfriend and aim for both of them.  Which is kind of crazy, because I am not built like either of them, but hey, I'm motivatin' here!  I really want to meet her in March and impress her with my willingness to get back on skates, and not only that, to fly across the world to prove it to her.  And myself, of course, but to prove it to her, how could she not want me as a Gotham Girls All-Star in the future?  I was also influenced by something I read on a RMRG blog - it was something like "I can eat this food in secret, but the pounds will stay on my body for all to see".  It's a little bit crazy, but crazy works for me.  Good-bye, ice cream binges!

I'm off to a bout tonight.  Of course.  It's Penergy!'s last as a Brisbane City Roller, so it's pretty momentus, it marks her evolution from small-time skater to playing with the Big Kids!  Oh, I'm so jealous, but so excited, and I know that as soon as I am healed, I am not far behind.  So here's today's meal plans.  Exercise is Extreme Crutching.  I know that's lazy, but it's better than nothin'.

Breakfast: Protein smoothie and coffee
Lunch: mixed nuts, pb on rye, serving of frozen peas - a bit of a throw-together when I was half-way out the door, but it's travel-safe cripple food, and really, there's not much wrong with that line-up, it's like 3 mini-meals eaten at once
Dinner: Salad w salmon (yes, I am packing dinner to take to the Gold Coast so I don't end up with another joy-free burger debacle!)
Snack: Apple

Penergy! has also packed us Red Bulls.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to need one.  People should really not spend all night watching bouts online then drive far away, late, to watch them live the next night!  Oh, oh well. 

PS: 2 sleeps till doctor!  I'm having trouble planning for the worst, but it *might* happen.  I'm also going to beg him to let me go to the gym so I don't have to buy weights!  I've been doing push-ups and dips for arms but, seriously, it's like living on bread and water, and just as effective. 

PPS: This time next week I will be a bride!  I had better plan to bring stuff so I don't overindulge in Chrissy treats!

More Sporadic Entries

Yay! dictionary.com says sporadic is "as a disease".  That can be my blog's theme! "The Poisons and Diseases I Inflict Upon My Body".  That sure is a motivator to look after it.

My big work week has been great.  Even greater, it's kinda been keeping me away from food, which is cool.  So today I ate

Breakfast: Protein smoothie
Lunch: Spinach wrap w tuna, olives, spinach, and stuff, w a latte
Dinner: Roast chicken w salad; small glass of wine (by Dad at a pub, it was there when I got there, couldn't be avoided); apple
Mini-Meal: Rye w pb

And yesterday I had

Breakfast: Pb & rye, protein smoothie
Lunch: Wholemeal spiral pasta w pork mince stir-fry, carrot
Mini-Meal: 2 bananas, fiber bar thingy
Dinner: McDonalds fancy chicken burger thing; it was on the way home from training in Ipswich so it was a desperation meal.  I did get the seared thing with no cheese or dressing though so it was really only the probs-sugar-filled bun that let me down.

I'm pretty motivated to get and stay on track again.  Hopefully on Monday the doc will tell me I can start to weight-bear on my ankle so I will start on the stationary bike AS SOON AS I CAN, also will keep up the pilates (and crank it up!).  I tried to get weights the other week but it's quite a task on your own when you can't use your hands.  But I really need to work on my Suzy Hotrod arms again.  I CAN NOT WAIT to get to March RADness to meet Bonnie Thunders and OMG WTF and thank them in person for my amazing present.  They're the greatest, and also the most gorgeous couple ever.  Woohoo!

Tomorrow I'm going to the Goldie to watch Penergy!'s last BCR bout so I will have to bring food to avoid the whole fast-food angle.  And I won't drink.  No drinking until next Saturday's Christmas party.  And OH MY GOSH I'M GETTING MARRIED NEXT SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!! I MUST GET MY BRIDEZILLA ON!!!

Yay!  Okay, that's really funny and exciting, I'm going to go email my future wife and let her know :-D

From Dec 6

Wow.  What a weekend.  I have had the greatest time, I could not have hoped for a better time.  It also turned in to a complete cheat weekend, so food is NOT counted!  It was my first ever bout!  And I solemnly swear that I will not act in the same fashion when I am skating in said bout.  After all, I will be back in the athlete frame of mind then.   

But the weekend!  Oh my!  It was a fabulous success.  Over 800 people paid to come.  Apparently a few snuck in after we packed up the ticket table, but as far as I'm concerned, bully for them, at least that means more people came to see what we're all about.  800 people is insane!  It was such a great venue, and a great day.  Some kind rollergirl brought me a wheelchair to get around in, and Entropy, my co-benchie, wheeled me out after the bout when the girls did their skate-out.  I got a bunch of high-fives and plenty of giggles, which is always a win.  We came second by eleven points, but it was a fantastic game and I'll never forget the joy, the atmosphere, and the incredible love of all the people who came along.  My parents had a great time, and I saw some people from school who came along to check us out.  I never thought "It should be me" at any point, which I think is pretty big.  Very accepting, if I may say so myself.  A few of the other injured ninjas have told me that then had a bit of a teary on the day, or the night before, but I'm proud that I was just there to support and assist the girls and boys who were involved.  And oh!  The after-parties!

There were THREE after-parties!  Obviously I've never been the host league for an after-party but seeing that many well-known faces was fantastic.  The first after-party was at the Kings Beach Tavern and only lasted for about an hour and a half.  Sadly I can't be mobile and babysit my drink at the same time, so I sat with a bunch of ladies whom I love and had a little chat there instead.  I sure don't regret that!  Then we moved to Billie Machette's apartment around the corner.  This was my turn to exercise!  Her flat is something like 5 or 6 storeys up, with only stair access!  It was so funny butt-scooting up there.  It was like 6 flights of tricep dips - helloooo Suzy Hotrod arms!  Once at the top there was drinking, dancing, connecting with these amazing people who have been such a huge part of my life and my heart for the past 9 months that I couldn't imagine life without them!  I semi-proposed to my derby-wife-to-be, so we're engaged and will have a wedding at the Christmas party, hopefully!  I barely used my crutches, instead I hopped and scooted around, beer in hand or mouth. And we crawled back down all those stairs to be home for 4.  And back to the President's house for hangover brunch.  Delicious!

Gaaaw, it was amazing.  Penergy! and I got our drink-dial on an sent emails to Val Capone, derby announcer and Windy City Rollers legend, as well as emailing fiveonfive magazine's Assaultin' Pepa who sent our message to the while 5280 Fight Club!  We've since received messages back from a few of the ladies which absolutely topped off the weekend.  I love that our international heroes are so darn sweet that they are touched with our fangirldom!  

So after a weekend of excess today has been a recovery day.  I'm updating from my phone so I can't make it fancy, but here's the low-down on today. 

Breakfast: Smoothie and coffee
Snack: 2 x pb + coffee
Lunch: Stir-fried vegies and tuna
AT: Coffee + apple
Dinner: Steak and salad

Workout: 30mins pilates while watching Fight Club.  Super cute watching it again after starting derby.  It's disturbingly alike. 


Off to snuggle my bed, I start work again tomorrow, yahooo!

Dec 2, Day 2

Today was pretty uneventful.  Went out and got hair dye as well as stuff to make posters for the bout.  A friend dropped around my CARD hoodie and Bloody Hollys t-shirt.  Can't wait to rock them on Saturday night!  Watched some derby, sat around a lot, blah blah blah.  I did however rediscover pilates and can't wait to do them every morning.

So, Workout: Pilates, 20 minutes

Breakfast: Coffee, 2 scrambled eggs
MT: Coffee
Lunch: Turkey with salad w lettuce, tomato, alfalfa sprouts and cucumber
Snack: Nuts
Dinner: Huuuuge delicious hunk of salmon, cauliflower, asparagus.

Pretty good, really.  Dreaming of RollerCon.  And being a Gotham Girl.  I'm bored a lot so I'm tired a lot.  *yawn*  So stuffed with salmon!

Dodge down.