Lifestyle Challenge Week 2

Hello Blog World,

Week 1 was a challenge but week 2 WOWEEE even harder. I have tried to push myself and achieve more this week.

First my motivational this week

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Secondly as I only had one entry into my link party last week I will feature her!

Lovely in Pink – Natascha’s Blog
Another lovely lady trying to change her life style, check out her space there are lots of recipes including a yummy looking celery and carrot soup and a personal diary updating her progress in this lifestyle change.  Go over there now and offer her support




Monday
After a not so good weekend Monday has turned out fantastic!! Lots of good healthy food, water and exercise.
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – protein shake
Healthy Morning Tea achieved – 1 apple
Healthy Lunch achieved – tomato soup with 2 slices of multigrain bread (no butter)
Healthy Dinner achieved – grilled chicken with a morroccon seasoning, garden salad with low fat tzatziki dressing
Over 3 litres of water consumed
30 minutes of aerobics
30 minutes on treadmill
NO LOWS!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday
WOW Another great day!
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – Oats made with water, no sweetener
Healthy Morning Tea achieved – 1 low fat diet jelly
Healthy Lunch achieved – tomato soup with 2 slices of multigrain bread (no butter)
Healthy Dinner achieved – Tuna, garden salad with low fat tzatziki dressing
Over 3 litres of water consumed
30 minutes of aerobics
30 minutes on treadmill
NO LOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday
Wow another great day except for my dog chewed the cord of my treadmill so no treadmill till hubby get’s it fixed
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – Protein Shake
Healthy morning tea achieved – 1 apple
Healthy lunch achieved – Lean Cuisine Sun Dried tomato and pasta meal
Healthy dinner achieved – Broiled Salmon with lemon, green beans, 1 baby potato
Over 3 litres of water consumed
30 minutes of aerobics
45 minutes on exercise bike
NO LOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday
What can I say this week has been fabulous, great healthy food and exercise which is starting to pay off, and today is no exception!
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – protein shake
Healthy morning tea achieved – low fat yogurt
Healthy lunch achieved – tuna, garden salad with low fat tzatziki as a dressing
Healthy dinner achieved – Grilled Chicken, cauliflower, broccoli, corn and 1 baby potato with salsa (rest of the family had beautiful baked potatoes, drizzled with garlic oil)
Over 3 litres of water consumed
40 minutes of aerobics
30 minutes on treadmill (husband fixed it!!!! What a good boy he is)
NO LOWS!!!!

Friday
Friday is my day off for aerobics because we have to go to little athletics on Friday nights and it goes from 6pm to 9-9:30ish.
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – oats made with water no sweetener
Healthy morning tea achieved – apple and small box of sultanas
Healthy Lunch achieved – weight watchers meal vegetable cannelloni
Healthy Dinner achieved – Had to head out to little athletics so quickly whipped up a tuna and salad wrap.
Over 3 litres of water consumed
30 minutes on treadmill after athletics
NO LOWS!!!!

Saturday
So another weekend is here and I am hoping that I have a better weekend than last!
Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – protein shake
Healthy Morning Tea achieved – low fat yogurt
Healthy Lunch achieved – tomato soup, with 2 slices of multigrain bread no butter
Healthy Dinner achieved – Chicken meatballs with a couscous salad (recipe to come soon)
Over 3 litres of water consumed
40 minutes of aerobics
Lows
No Treadmill

Sunday
We had another little athletics carnival today. Check out this great photo that appeared on the courier mails website.  Congrats to my daughter who came 2nd in her relay race.  And I also managed to stay healthy! 



Highs
Healthy Breakfast achieved – protein shake
No morning tea today
Healthy Lunch achieved – ham and salad on a wholegrain roll
Healthy Dinner achieved – warm mustard chicken salad (again recipe to come soon)
Over 3 litres of water consumed
30 minutes of aerobics
30 minutes on treadmill
NO LOWS!!!

All in all a fantastic week I feel, I have stayed highly motivated, but I still want to see how everyone else is doing out there.  I have a lost a massive 3.5 kilos this week for a grand total of 5kg!!!!!!
I am going to get into my skinny dress in no time if I keep this up

Link up below and help me keep motivated  so until later happy healthy crafting 

I am also sharing with the following link parties
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Baby Card

Hello Blog World,

It’s Sunday night and what a big weekend I have had.  Firstly WHEW, just finished 40 minutes of aerobics and I am poofed!  I also had a big day at little athletics today and Tiana did very well (more on that later). And I also got a few cards made. 

I love challenges, all sorts of challenges, sketches, colour challenges, techniques etc…  They just get the creative juices flowing. So I played with this weeks Monday Mojo Sketch and The Play Date Cafe Colour Challenge



And I came up with this…




I had trouble fitting the grey in there but I managed  a little on the stamp, the liquid pearls, some inking around the edges and believe it or not the brad in the middle of the flower is grey but my camera didn’t want to pick that up for some reason.

Anyway I am off to make my warm mustard chicken salad, fix a friends dress and then the treadmill.  Until then, Happy Crafting.






Also Linking up with these great parties
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Cards, Cards Everywhere Cards

Hello Blog World,

My sister in law Kelly from KV Creations is so talented and creative; she sells a lot through her website, but even more through her Facebook page which has more one off originals than her actual website, check her out!

Anyway she is having her first market stall this month and has kindly asked me to make some small gift type cards so she can give away with purchases. She is also allowing me to put some cards up to sell as well, I really don’t know if they are good enough or if they will sell at all, but I am going to give it a go, nothing to lose right?

Here are the tiny cards I have made for her.


Being that these are quite small, I decided to go the clean and simple route. I have just used my slice cutter to cut out different shapes in different colour card stocks, then matched those colours to the card base, stuck some white card stock on which I have stamped a sentiment and then popped the shape with foam. Wah Lah little cards completed. We didn’t want happy birthday or congratulations or anything specific, so I just stuck with “Just for you”, it can be used for most anything.
Below are some cards I have made to try and sell at her stall in TWO weeks time!!


Being so close to Christmas I need to get some more Christmas Cards in the mix!
But if these go well – stay tuned for more cards to come.

Until then happy crafting



Sharing with the following link parties

Masculine??

Hello Blog World,

Well Friday is here thank goodness and I have a weekend full of crafting to do (except Sunday as I have a little athletics carnival for my daughter).
The healthy lifestyle challenge is going great, but more of that on Monday.

As you know I have been making a lot of cards for a market stall I am attending in 2 weeks!!! Got so much to do! And I have another one for you today.  I have tried my hand at a more masculine type of card.

What do you think?  Did I pull it off?  I don't know...I just can't decide. But I am going to enter it into the following challenges...

DYSU Teal Challenge

Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes Challenge

So I am off to little athletics, gotta make a healthy dinner to go first but until then enjoy the weekend ahead and happy crafting.

Also linking up with these great parties
I'm Loving It
Tickled Pink

And don't forget my own link party for the healthy lifestyle challenge!

Christmas Christmas Christmas

Hello Blog World,

I have been seeing Christmas Cards popping up everywhere now and they are fantastic! I have a very quick post today to show you another one.

I took CAS-ual Friday's Sketch

Flipped it on it's side and came up with this....

It's another one for my stash that I may take to the market's in a couple of weeks. 

Anyway go check out the other beautiful cards out there, I am off to aerobics again but until then Happy Crafting.

Also Linking up with these fab parties
Blue Cricket Design Show & Tell Wednesday
Running with Glitter





And don't forget my own Link Party for the Healthy Lifestyle Challenge

Christmas is a coming

Hello Blog World,

I have been busy busy busy making cards so stayed tuned! My sister in law is having her first market stall in a couple of weeks and has asked if I want to put some cards in there to sell.  Well I was overjoyed and thought how cool this could be fun.  I don't really expect to sell anything much but you never know your luck and with Christmas only 53 days away (can we all scream NOOOOOOOOO now) I thought I should really get some Christmas Cards in there.

So I took this fabulous sketch again from Clean and Simple 164

Changed it up a bit and came up with a lovely Christmas Card.

Off I go now for some aerobics (wish me luck) and don't forget my link party I need more creative ideas on how to maintain this healthy lifestyle, until then Happy Crafting :)

Also linking up with these fab parties
Made for you Monday, Just something I whipped up, Get your craft on Tuesday, Craft Catwalk 54, & Make Something Mondays