Swim and lift

I am getting bad at keeping this updated (sound familiar Mum?)!

So last week, Wednesday... I don't remember much about work. But then I do remember that at 5pm I went to my car, got my gym stuff, changed and then ran to the gym. 

I then did a super quick set of squats, lunges and a couple of leg machines and then I ran/walked.. mainly walked to the leisure centre to meet Lois. 

We got changed and headed into the changing rooms to get into our swimming cossies!

We used to go swimming lots and just do some lengths whilst having a natter. We haven't done it in a while so it was really nice to do again. Although, you seriously get out of breath! We used to go every Sunday when we were at school, and I don't remember having to stop to breath so much, definitely getting old. 

We chatted about life whilst swimming up and down and getting splashed by kids, which I couldn't help but laugh at cos it was just annoyingly funny!

We waited around for the sauna but it was too full so just gave up, showered and headed back to mine. 

I'd made Lois that slimming world stew so she tucked into that and I had a beef stew I'd made and frozen recently too, it was so good! We'd built up an appetite. We chatted some more (we could talk forever and ever) and then Lois headed home to watch 13 reasons why. Finally my girl is watching a series we can chat about. 

Then me and Ant chilled as usual and off to bed.

Thursday was a good evening! (I'm skipping the day parts now because I just don't remember work from a week ago.)

I got home, did some housey bits and then got into my gym gear, ready to go to Ladies that Lift. The clues in the name what it is.. but it's a weight lifting class for women, just in case I need reminding in my old age when I read this back.

I was actually quite nervous! I don't know why as I gym/lift a lot and really enjoy it! And as I've mentioned in this blog before, I feel most confident exercising.. 

But anyway, I left really early cos I just wanted to go!! Then got there super early and thought I'd go chat to the other early arrivers cos I'd like to get to know people who like lifting too. But I was the only one there that early (loser).

I got chatting to the lady that ran the class and she explained that you go to each station and do 1 warm up set and then 3 sets of 12. The stations were deadlifts, chest press, leg press, hip thrusts etc.. 

Anyway, I ended up being paired with the founder of Ladies that Lift - who was obviously really strong! I am so glad I got to go with her as she really really pushed me! She made me beat my personal best in most exercises as she was like 'you can go up in weight, you got this!' and I did! It was frigging awesome, I was so buzzing afterwords as I felt quite strong and proud of myself. 

It was really really good and I want to go every week! Everyone was so nice and really encouraging each other. 

BUT omg I ached the next day.. it's now Monday and my hamstrings still hurt! But I love the ache, can't wait to go again. 

I got home and wanted to tell Ant all about it but he had his friends over so I couldn't chew anyone's ear off about it.. shame. 

Sunday munday

Sunday we honestly did nothing, as usual! 

I felt fine, Ant was feeling rough! We slobbed together and watched a film in the morning which was really nice. 

Then I got to the point where I was feeling like I needed to do something, so I got up and had another Sunday cook up.

It wasn't as exciting as before.. this was just cooking all the chicken I had defrosted from a meat delivery we had a week or so ago. 

I made loads and loads of flavoured chicken for our salads in the week, green thai curry, a pesto pasta meal, erm.. and I think just a chicken stuffing sandwich for lunch the next day! 

So, not really a cook up, just making use of the chicken.

Erm, then we chilled some more! Ant made me dinner for the first time ever.. oven pizza and chips woo!

Monday came around faaar far too quickly as usual. 

I got up and exercised in the mancave which felt good! I am feeling really motivated again and am going to exercise ALL THE TIME I SWEAR.

We had a normal work day to be honest, can't say anything exciting happened. Work and then home to chills, we did have a banging spag bol I made/froze last weekend. Delicious. 

Then Tuesday was pretty samey too! Work was work then I went to an appointment to try and sort my stupid female body out.. won't go into too much detail but fingers crossed I may have a solution soon!

We then went to Hithermoor, where we used to live, to see Hannah and fam for her birthday. 

It was nice, we sat and ate Prezzo, I got a low calorie meal as I'm exercising and being healthy again. It was cool to see everyone as I haven't for a while. Well I have seen Hannah just not the others. 

I felt a bit bad as I lit up a cigarette in the house and then asked for the ash tray and they said they hadn't been smoking in the house.. and then when I used the beer cooler to get Ant a drink it started making a funny noise and then wouldn't stop.. so yeah. Don't think they'll invite me round again in a hurry haha!

Me and Ant headed home, I made our salads and we chilled for the night. 

Bbq fun times

Friday was the usual work day.. I had done the housey stuff earlier that morning so that I could go home and chill straight away. 

And I was so grateful! I got home, had a shower and straight into my comfies with a glass of wine on the sofa. Bliss! 

Antony came home and we chilled all. night. long. We ordered curry which was amazing and had such a lovely night.

Saturday morning, I got up and cleaned/tidied the whole house. Antony made us some cheese on toast and we got ready for the day. 

We were off to a bbq at Antony's friend's house to celebrate a couple of the girls in the group being pregnant. Exciting times! 

Ant was going to drive.. but soon after leaving the house we ended up in Tesco buying lots of booze, surprise surprise! We have no self control.

It was such a brilliant day. The sun was shining (for most of it), everyone was there, chatting, laughing. It was awesome. 

I decided I'd take on the boys and persuade them to have a (jokey) fight with me. As soon as one of them, Tay, punched me, all the boys started on him! Was hilarious. 

I did wake up the next day with a sore arm where he'd punched me. I was happy to hear he was the same the next day (or so he says anyway)

I tried to make more of an effort with the girls as I've mentioned before that sometimes I feel like they might dislike me or think I'm a bitch as I always hang round with the boys. I don't know why! I just always do.. the girls sit and chat and the boys are loud and silly and I think that's a bit more me.

Cheryl, who's bbq it was along with her husband Chris ended up trying to do some pull ups on a wooden thingy outside and then everyone had a go. It was really funny to watch.. the man were eager to have their go and show off. I couldn't do one.. I couldn't even reach the floor once Ant had lifted me up to get my hands on it. 

Then we ended the night with the girls doing a spice girls dance routine (I winged it as I didn't know it) it was so funny. We then moved on to the cha cha slide which we got everyone doing. 

It was a really awesome day and night! I do love that lot. 

Me and Ant went home around 1:30am and even though we didn't need it as we'd eaten loads of bbq food.. we ordered pizza. Standards. 

My week

I can sum Tuesday up reaaal quick.. wake up, go to work, go to the gym and do a leg set, go back to work, head home, make food, wash, eat, bed..

Honestly nothing new or exciting to report! 

Wednesday was pretty much the same, wake up, go to work, but this time I had a lunch break with Ant. We sat by the river and ate our salads which we hugely enjoyed! I'm not even sure how healthy they are to be honest.. flavoured chicken breast which is literally just a herby mix I coat the chicken in and cook.. then lettuce, sauce (LOTS for me), onion, carrot shavings, little bit of pasta, jalapenos, gherkins, beetroot.. croutons for Ant. And bosh, there's our salad.

It's bloody delicious, hence why I'm questioning whether it's actually healthy! 

The other one we have is lettuce, sauce, lil bit of pasta, onion, boiled egg slices and ham. Bosh again. 

See, that's how unexciting my posts are getting.. I'm sat here fully describing my salads.. oh dear.

So anyway, lunch was beaut. I went to quick gym after work and we headed home to chill, as usual.

Thursday, I woke up.. a little grumpy as my body is just going through some shit and it's getting me down.. I can't seem to sort it out. So I woke up and went to the doctors, who were pretty unhelpful to be honest. They recommended putting me on the pill which I don't trust and have had bad experiences with. 

So anyway, after moaning to my manager she's recommended going to a proper clinic and so I've booked an appointment there. My manager is literally like a bestie/mum to me all at the same time. 

At lunch, I met Ant and we went and got a coffee, both had a wee moan and a chill, it was nice. 

Tonight, I was supposed to go to a class called Ladies that Lift but I just don't have the energy/motivation so I've cancelled and booked for next week. This is something I really want to get involved in! I love weights/lifting and I want to do it more more more.. just not tonight.. I just want to go home and eat/bath/chill to be honest.. 

That's another thing bothering me, I'm either not eating at all unless my stomach growls at me for being hungry.. or eating EVERYTHING and then feeling really bad about it. 

All appetite or no appetite. 

Loads of energy or no energy.

Anyone fancy giving me a happy medium?

Sicky Sun..

Ohhhhhhhh my god.

Sunday was one of the worst hangovers ever! I was honestly just throwing up everything. Even water.

I was feeling so so sorry for myself and wishing it would just stop, damn me and Ant for having fun on Saturday!

So yep.. me and Ant were feeling sorry for ourselves for a lot of Sunday. Which I hate as it was such a nice day and we were even enjoying slobbing this time. We both felt bad.

So I forced myself to eat bread and butter.. which was a real struggle, I won't lie. But it worked! I got up, tidied, cleaned and got my cook on.

All the food I had ordered on Saturday was so I could cook loads of food in bulk so that we have lots in.

I think I made 13 dinners in total or something like that. I made slow beef stew, slimming world bacon, squash and sweet potato stew, spag(less) bol and Hairy Bikers chicken tikka masala. 

They were all yum! Apart from I may have got a little OTT on the tumeric in the curry which I was really annoyed about. I didn't mean too.. it was me tapping the jar and then BAM way too much.

But I was still yummy, to be honest.

I was cooking for hours and it was so so hot.. It was a struggle but I did really enjoy it. I love cooking and listening to/singing along to my music as well. I think I sat down around half 8.. my feet were aching and I smelt quite bloody awful but I'd had a productive and I was proud!

That night I didn't sleep well at all which really sucks when you know it's Monday the next day!

I woke up and just knew it was going to be a struggle! But I got through the day, it was really hard cos I just felt so tired! Traffic was so so so bad as well trying to get home so me and Ant were a bit miffed.

But we had a lush little evening as we sat and chilled early as we had a pre made dinner woo!

Sunny Sat

I was supposed to wake up and go to the gym in the morning but I woke up and just couldn't be bothered!

I kept saying I'd get up and go but I just never did. I actually wore my gym kit all morning and even that didn't work.

We had a Live Lean delivery which is lots of reduced fat meat, I got a discount from the gym so I thought I'd give it a go. Think it ended up being £35 for loads of chicken, steak, burgers, sausages and meatballs.

We then got an Asda order which I spent almost £100 on and when it arrived I realised I didn't get bread, eggs, or milk.. how! How is that even possible.

Anyway, Ant popped to the shop and got those ESSENTIAL bits so we could actually have brekkie. When he got back we made and ate some sausages sandwiches and discussed what we'd do for the day..

We didn't have any plans.. so I went and got a bath and sorted myself out. It was a really nice and sunny day so I wanted to go out and do something!

Ant got ready too and we decided to walk into Egham, which is half an hour away from our house, and go to a pub garden.

We got to the first pub and sat outside with a drink, it was so lovely! But maaaaybe, a little bit too hot. So we headed inside to play a game or 2 of pool.

I was so rubbish! The first game was better but I was still bad.. the second I literally didn't even pot a single ball and Ant potted all of his! It's lucky we weren't at my mums cos they have a rule you have to run around in your underwear if you don't pot any and lose. Not that I would have done that of course!

We decided to head home, and figure out what we were gonna do for the night.

We had a nice chill at home, sat in the garden and had couple more drinks.. and yeah it ended up being a very drinky day/night before we even knew it.

We ended up going to Sunbury and meeting our friends Hannah and Matty and going to the pubs around there. We sat in one pub where we got some drinks and Ant got a burger. Lois' brother was on the table next to us and we kept shouting/chatting to each other. Bants!

We moved onto a different pub and sat in their garden, and had a great night!

Matty came back to ours but I couldn't hack it! I went to bed around 1/2.. how I made it to there from starting drinking at around 12 I do not know!

Friday yay

Time to catch up!

I've not written on here since Thursday and it's now Tuesday..

So let's go back.

Friday, as far as I can remember was a normal working day.. I got up and did a weights exercise in the mancave, which I've not done in ages and it was really good!

I keep staying up later and so not getting up early and exercising which has always been my routine but for some reason recently I just can't wake up. Anyway, Friday I forced myself to and I'm so glad.

It really reminded me that, that's the best way to start the day. Everything just felt so much easier about the rest of the day. But maybe that's because it was Friday as well, so everything's a bit more positive as you're ready for the weekend.

Work was work.. I can't remember too much to be honest or even what me and Ant did at lunch time.

I do remember work being quite a laugh that afternoon, as me and my manager were chatting and laughing about stuff.. one thing being our next team away day being to go and spend time with micropigs! But my director said no.. boo!

I finished work anyway and headed home, I rushed to get ready as I needed to go and pick Lois up and then head to the Slug and Lettuce for a little school reunion. It was just a little meet up with the friendship group I used to hang around with in year 7-11.. not the whole year.

Me and Lois have been friends ever since so we, of course, were going together.

I picked her up and we got ready at mine, poured ourselves a pre drink (prink!) and waited for the cab.

Theeeeen the cab took ages so which was annoying as the girls were arriving and Lois booked the table. Oops.. fashionably late dalllling!

Anyway anyway, we arrived and it was bloody brilliant!

First there were Annie and Sophie, so we got there and did the usual OMG HAvenT SEEN yOU IN aGES!

Then the so what are you doing these days, how are ya! Turns out Annie is 8 weeks preggo, so exiting!! Sophie was saying she's really happy working where she is as well, she's moved around a lot but happy now. Woo! Onto the prosecco..

Then Becky, Emma and Rachel arrived. Now we have the old crew! We all had loads of chats, loads reminiscing and lots and lots of laughs! 


I ended up doing a jokey dance on the sofay bit where we were sat like omg look at my twerk and then pretended I was doing it but not really moving my butt... anyway I turn around and Ant't bloody work mate is there watching, laughing! Cringe!

So we all moved onto the dance floor anyway and the girls started doing the Lissa's mum dance! I had totally forgotten about this and can't even really remember how it all started! But it's basically where you start off dancing really rubbish-ey cos you're not really feeling it... then slowly but surely.. getting into it.. until you dance loads like an idiot! Haha, it's so funny!

We ended up walking to Mcdonalds after (definitely my fault as I hadn't eaten dinner). I ended up putting a sign on my head and running around like an idiot hahaha... why am I like this. I was drunk but I remember it all, it was't me being out of it (even though this blog shows you I do that a lot) but this time I was actually just being stupid. I think I've always been the crazy one of the group.

Lois' boyf picked the two of us up and I got home and ate my Mcdonalds.. well tried to anyway I couldn't finish it. Ant helped of course.