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You just keep going
Oct. 28th, 2009 | 03:56 pm
mood: 
tired
Firstly I am resigned to the fact that I am on a Plateau. They happen, they end and we move on, as long as I am not putting on weight, things are good. It is frustrating not to lose weight even after these long weekends.
( Stopping Weekend )
( Thursday / Friday )
( Canberra Weekend )
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I need to hit the Brakes. . . but instead I am shifting down a gear.
Oct. 15th, 2009 | 11:32 am
mood: 
rushed
Since the start of spring, I have been going a mile a minute. I haven't had time to stop rest and take stock.
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This week has been catching up with stuff. My Mom has been sick for almost 3 weeks now, and saw the specialist yesterday who is now apparently very upset at Mums referring doctor. Mum goes back tomorrow and hopefully will be given something to fix her up from the apparent infection she has, still 3 weeks with an infection and no treatment still stinks in my opinion, and I am also not very impressed with my Mums referring doctor.
I have been watching all my TV show recordings, I still have a History Channel thing I need to catch up on, only 8 x 45 minute episodes, I am also working my way through the Bathurst Recordings, which seem to have an error in one so it makes it hard to set-up to watch but I will get there, I am hoping to watch all of the coverage from Friday tonight, then Saturdays coverage Saturday morning before heading off to a Birthday Party Saturday. It is normal I watch the Bathurst recording the week after the race, what is not normal is that I wasn't there this year. Maybe things will be easier to get back to next year.
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Updates
Oct. 1st, 2009 | 01:52 pm
mood: 
busy
So lets set the way back machine for 3 weeks ago.
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117's
Sep. 16th, 2009 | 01:18 pm
mood: 
content
I tried on a pair of "Chisel" screath denium jeans, they they were so big I could fit my hand in between my gut and the pants quit comfortable, I then tried on some Normal Jeans and they were again to big, so we went down, (Yes folks I know it is a very different concept) to a part of 46' black jeans.
OH MY GODS. The store I went to is a big mens store, I am not small enough for the regular mens wear stores and those that have big mens sections are normally very limited. I have been a regualr customer at this store since our company moved to the City. The last thing I bought from them was a suit when I went and saw Andre Reiu at ANZ Stadium. That night I wore 56' pants.
46' is 117 cms which means I am now only 10 cms away from fitting into normal gear, that might be a while down the track but so was losing 10' from my waist back in March.
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A Touring Car.
Sep. 14th, 2009 | 04:19 pm
mood: tired
Now my Falcon, I use it as a daily drive, if I drove daily, it is my all purpose car for going everywhere, so you soon forget, how easy the car itself is to drive and how comfortable a car it is.
This weekend I drove to Leura and Katoomba, I would normally go twice as far as that on the Trip to Bathurst, and although it was only a 55 minute drive, the combination of the car and how it handled to trip along the mountains road, made me very happy with the choice I had made in purchasing that car 5 years ago. It flowed around corners, it was stable and poised on the roads, and if I felt like pushing it I knew I could do so with very little effort.
On a day where I purchase a car for my Father to go Bush with, and not destroy, I remembered why I loved my car and the pleasure it gives me.
I will write more about the weekend, latter on but thanks to everyone for their kind comments and Thanks to Shannon and Bayder for a truly memorable day.
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My good week so far.
Sep. 4th, 2009 | 11:50 am
mood: 
chipper
Overall last month I lost 2.1 KG's not too bad, considering. My Doctor wants me to try and be good and lose 4 Kgs in the next month, well I can give it a try.
My Psychologist was quite happy with where I am at, we discussed exercise and non hungry eating and my halted slide into needing drugs for depression. Yay for losing weight and brightening up.
The New Projector is smaller than the old one. That REALLY SUCKS. But we will adapt and get use to it for few months I guess, but I will investigate trade-ins at another place this weekend, see if I can fix my screw up at a decent cost.
I posted a new photo of me on facebook on Wednesday night. I was great to receive all the likes and comments about the "new" me. It is a work in progress, but occasionally I am now able to do little 50 metre runs, instead of ambling along. I can walk steps now with only minor concerns for my knees although they will need to be looked at in a year or so.
Last weekend, I went for a cycle around Sydney Olympic Park. I will be doing it again on Sunday morning. It was a great feeling to be back on a push bike again. They say you never forget and that much is true, in that I was able to stay up, but when I used to ride a push bike, I knew every inch of it, had taken apart and re-assembled it many times, adjusted it and had more confidence in it. Maybe when I feel up to it I will get my own bike and then have more confidence to be more relaxed riding it. But the hire bikes at the moment are fine and the morning cycling around Homebush was just fantastic, we covered about 8Kms, and I went a little further than that, getting and returning the bike to the Bike hire shop.
Things are going well enough in football land, we have won 7 straight, but I will miss my 3rd game of the year in Sydney when I go to Applegrove tonight. Trust me I am not complaining, Kogarah's Jubilee Oval is a hole. It is great for State cup games, but large NRL fixtures, there is no Parking, no facilities, it is just not good enough.
State cup things are going okay, I went and saw them last week and they had a disgraceful 2nd half and pretty much invited the Tigers back into the game. But the week before they were very good against the top running Central Coast Storm. Bundy cup has the Grand Final this weekend and State Cup with play before them at Leichhardt, should be a good afternoon.
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To Explain my Facebook status.
Aug. 31st, 2009 | 12:06 pm
mood: happy
( It's all about Motorsport )
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So what has been happening since my last post.
Aug. 26th, 2009 | 04:18 pm
Monday night was shocking, after everyone left, I had 2 chocolate bars and a packet of Crisps. I don't know what got into my, but I was just craving I think. Stupid move. The Band worked for the most part but I cheated, also having a can of soft drink with all the food.
On Friday after work, I made a decision to go watch Parramatta instead of going to the circle of the hearth. I know my friends understand my decisions like that even if they do not approve, The night though was great, a number of old faces turned up, and the feeling and energy you get from 34,000 screaming footy fans is an absolute energy buzz. Especially for those that work with and sense energies, this sort of stuff is a massive rush.
Saturday was a very weird day. After my morning exercises, I decided to go up to the Central Coast to watch Wentworthville play against the Central Coast. I got their just before kick-off at 1:30, but everything felt wrong and different, it felt as though it was 10:00am in the morning, even at the conclusion of the game when Wenty won and it was 3:15 it still felt like an early morning sojourn to a Local competition football game.
I drove home and got ready to go to the Beldesloe cup, now I am not a Rugby union fan by the largest stretch of the imagination, but I had the tickets thanks to my Gold membership at ANZ Stadium, and we don't want to get bad tickets for future events so we went to this game. Now I am happy to report I got a few good naps during what was a spectacular snorefest enough said.
Sunday was doing some study for my 70-270 Windows XP Configuring exam that I plan to do before October. I also uped my exercise routine to 20 minutes.
Next weekend I am going for a Cycle around Homebush. I can't wait. Look at me doing physical activity.
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I just love my parents
Aug. 19th, 2009 | 12:30 pm
mood: 
sore
On returning home last night I was asked to join my father in the bathroom. Sitting on the floor was a new set of scales, this set has a maximum weight of 200kgs, my parents being cautious I guess. So I took out all my weighty accessories (keys, wallet that sort of stuff) and jumped on still wearing my hoodie (which I normally take off for a weigh in @ SIOS). The number was 149.6. Now I am going to call that an unofficial weight as I want the scales at SIOS to be the authoritative set.
I tried again before my shower this morning and recorded a 146.3 so in effect I add 3.3 kgs of clothes when I get dressed.
Both readings it gave me a little boost, under 150, and a loss of a kilo this past fortnight, where I have been very bad. Which I am blaming on Anthesteria. I got myself dehydrated at the Gathering and one thing most people do is confuse the hunger for thirst, so over the last 2 weeks I have been giving in at the wrong moments to some bad foods, but still I have lost. I know what everyone will say, Imagine how much you could have lost without the Bad foods. All I can say is, I know and I am working on it.
This mornings Pre-shower readout was good though, purely because when I was on my last weight loss kick in 2004, I would weight myself, every few days in the morning after I gotten up and gone to the bathroom. (The scales were in the Kitchen back then). I always pushed to be under 150 back then, but then failed miserably with a change of jobs and the "Requirement" of a Desk full of sweets to "lure" people to testing. I was such a fool back then, then again when aren't we fools "back then". So being under 150, and way under is a great thing.
In other news, last Saturday I attended the handfasting reception for Pip & Mok, it was a great night, full of friends, music, stories and laughter, it was just a great night that is truly beyond description apart from saying it was most enjoyable.
Over the weekend and right up to today (5 days) I have had a sharp stabbing headache behind my right eye, it is a bit distracting but I am hoping a mix of medication will clear it up at least so I can enjoy Friday
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The unpronounceable Greek thing
Aug. 12th, 2009 | 01:03 pm
mood: happy
SPONDE!!!!
So it was great to have a Friday off before the weekend, spent it getting my tax done and my drivers license renewed before heading up Mona Vale road. The good news is my Drivers License photo looks good and I am getting a tax refund this year manly thanks to the Lap-Band operation but also to my new set of glasses and my previous high blood pressure complaints.
I was lucky on the Drive up Mona Vale road, I was supposed to run out of fuel 4 KM's from the venue, but I didn't run out and drove the about 10 Ks further to Pitwatter Road to get some fuel. The Car had a very big drink, something I replicated on the Friday Night.
With over 30 people attending the unpronounceable Greek thing, from many corners of the Sydney Pagan scene, and some from outside the state, it was a hoot. The catching up, was fun, I became re-acquainted with my Friend J Jamison, and spent the night either laughing, spinning cords, talking or singing by the fire pit. One memory I had was signing a Pagan version of American Pie, read out by Lisa while using my iPhone (as it was in her online email). Thank the Gods we were at a camp site with 3G coverage and thanks to my Room mate Brendan for his iPod Charger.
Saturday was our Three Greek Rituals, all with a different flavour, we were lucky that after the first and before the 2nd some of us got to have a cat nap, we had some Greek re constructionist turn up and give some great demonstrations of Greek Armour and battle techniques.
The First was the welcoming of the Children, the Next the Marriage of Dionisys and Ariadne and lastly was the Rite of Hermes to honour the dead. Seeing everyone dressed in Greek garb, be it a chiton or a chiton with himation, everyone looked great.
Sunday was a nice chilled start to the day, but the "Gathering" experience of those that attended shone through with the most people packed up and cleaning up by 10am, by 11am, there was only 1 half of the hall and the remnants of the kitchen and lunch to be cleaned up. Everyone knew there was stuff to do and no one was afraid to help out.
I left at a little past 11 and drove home to quickly De-camp and then take Mum to the Footy, Parramatta were playing Newcastle. Parramatta won and won well. There was a post match function which was enjoyable and it was good to see some of the Past greats hounouring the modern ones instead of taking pot shots at them in the press.
I went home and started to go through some of the things I need to do on weekend, but I was quite tired so I got to sleep a lot eariler than I had the past 2 nights.
All in all I wanted the Weekend to go longer.
SPONDE!!!!
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150......7
Aug. 5th, 2009 | 07:40 am
Doh!
Drat!!
Blast!
F@(k!!!
So those reading my Facebook status updates will know, I lost weight again this month, 2.2 kg , but I am still 700 grams over my half way 150kg goal.
I must say and I am sure you can read from the above, that I am very annoyed with myself for not getting there.
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Interesting Body Shapes
Jul. 28th, 2009 | 04:07 pm
location: Australia, New South Wales
I look at myself without a shirt on and it is weird what I see.
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Looking forward to my next weigh in.
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Finished a Book
Jul. 22nd, 2009 | 03:37 pm
location: Australia, New South Wales
I have just finished a book I started reading many years ago.
I say just finished, but I have not finished reading it, I have listened to the book over again on Audiobook.
The Book is Anne Rice's Vampire Armand. Some that know my will roll their eyes at this title and that is all well and good. But I only mean to relay my relief in finishing the story.
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Harry 6 @ Blacktown
Jul. 20th, 2009 | 09:33 am
location: Australia, New South Wales
As far as I can remember
- one bloke playing poker on his phone
- 5 people with there phones SMSing during the film at different time
- 6 Polyonesians ripping out the arm rests to get a bigger seat .
All in all the worst behaviour of a theatre audiance I have ever seen
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What a hectic week it has been.
Jul. 17th, 2009 | 01:19 pm
location: Australia, New South Wales
The week started on Sunday when I flew to the Gold boast. Last time I went to the coast I drove, the time before that I flew with Qantas. It would appear Qantas have abandoned the route completely and given it to Jetstar, their subsidiary low cost airline. Considering I had not much to take I packed my small suitcase, it wasn't till I got to check-in that I remembered the 10 kg baggage limit. I was quite sure my bag was over 10 kgs but I couldn't check as there were no scales in the terminal with the " measure up" stands. Luckily I was not stopped and got on the plane.
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The Week that was.
Jul. 10th, 2009 | 05:13 pm
mood: 
calm
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Sitting on a CityRail seat
Jul. 3rd, 2009 | 09:56 am
mood: Proud
So I had to fight my way through people streaming off the train and those hanging around in the middle of the platform doing nothing to get on the train, but I was able to get on the last carriage. So I walked up to the top deck and sat down on a 3 person seat, there was someone sitting next to the Window and I was sitting on the Isle.
When we got to Central, a person that had been sitting in a 2 person seat left, and no one sat in the seat so I got up and sat in that seat instead.
So we get to Redfern and people get on the train, a Blonde woman walks along the seats and out of basic manners I shifted a little toward the window. So the Blonde sat down on the seat next to me.
I was shocked, and stunned. We weren't crammed together on the seat, I was not uncomfortably positioned, from my glances at her she was sitting up straight and it appeared comfortable., well as comfortable as you can be on Cityrail.
She stayed seated next to me all the way to Westmead when she alighted from the train.
I know this sounds, well weird and particularly shy and unco to a point. But it was also such an ego boost to think,
1) I don't appear like a large blob of man sitting on a seat.
and
2) I am not a large blob of a man sitting on a seat. I am starting to get back to the realms of normal size.
I have been wearing 3XL clothes for a while, nothing major but still nice to know that things only 6 months ago that would go nowhere near close enough to fitting me are now loose on me and comfortable.
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Onya JB!
Jun. 18th, 2009 | 02:06 pm
mood: Proud
I knew JB for 2 or so years when I worked at OzEmail. Good bloke, spent a week up in the Gold Coast driving him and his partner Alice around at the time, and we stayed in touch while I was at OzEmail.
Watching JB in 2007 was tough he did look out of sorts, I guess the retirement Idea got the better of him for a time.
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So I am settling back in.
Jun. 18th, 2009 | 01:35 pm
mood: numb
It has been an eventful week with not a great deal actually happening.
On Monday I walked into work to find my PC was FUBAR. Well not Fubar but slightly screwed in a major way. The Firewall had screwed up and the PC couldn't get onto a corporate network. That has taken till last night to fix, and was fixed with a new PC so now I am running a new computer, huzar, time to get all the old website and usernames entered in again. Luckily our company uses an offsite back-up application and all of my files have been restored overnight (almost 2 gigs worth) leaving me with just my phone software to install, so sweet.
Monday afternoon as I wrote on LJ I went for my 70-291 exam, Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. I was quite nervous on this one, I didn't feel I had a complete grip on the Microsoft DNS system, for example why would you ever install a . domain had me beat but then again I have always run DNS servers that could access the root zone, to be honest I know why you would do it but some of the wording in the MS tests is just screwy. Any rate I passed my Exam, the pass score was 700 out of 1000 and I got 763. Not as high as my 834 on the 70-290 but still, It is a pass and that is what everyone has been telling me.
My Team lost in Monday night football, end of story and season in reality.
Tuesday was a bit of a blur after the poor Monday night. Tuesday night I was home late because some poor unfortunate had enough of CityRail and had a seizure on the train. Indeed in the carriage I was in. By the time I had heard about it, the Transit Officers were on the scene. Most people left the carriage (it happened at Lidcombe station) and when the bloke was off the train, the train pulled away. I stayed on the train and I think there were only 5 people on the carriage after it left Lidcombe, considering it had been full with a few standing, it was a good result but held me back about 15 or 20 minutes in getting home.
Yesterday I bought a new CPU, a Hard Disk and a Case to make a Recorder PC as I had all the other bits from Dad's Pc "Blow up" last week. I record lots of football and Motorsports and normally have to copy them to a HDD/DVD recorder and then Burn them on DVD before getting them onto my PC to edit. However now I can create them on one PC and Network them across to another to edit, some slight bugs to work out, but I should be able to get them fix. Saves on cutting DVD's and means I can use the other Foxtel IQ in my room to record the Football and Racing and not worry about getting in the way when I have to re-record them out in the main lounge room.
I did however do something stupid, I only half installed the Network card (you know hanging out of the PCI slot) and I think I blew it up. Now when I plug it (all the way) into the PC, Windows wont load. However I think that also might be due to some Driver issues that Windows could have with the new Main board so I am going to test my theory tonight and then try to re-install the card and see if it works.
I recorded the second half of the Soccer last night so I am excited to see how that has gone and how much editing work and changes may need to be done.
Good Win by the Soccerroos even if I didn't get to watch it due to getting the new PC sorted out, saw Cahill’s last goal and the Press Conference and the Victory walk around.
Tonight I am quite sure if I get the PC fixed early, Mum and I will sit down to watch the recordings of Spicks and Specks and the Accent of Money.
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a Quick OMG Moment from the Weekend
Jun. 15th, 2009 | 11:28 am
mood: chipper
So I went to see the Magpies play at their home ground (Ringrose Park) it is not that far away from my house but yeah I still have to drive the 12 or so Km's to get their, but overall no biggy. So on the road to Wenty, I stopped at a set of lights. The Window was closed (being it was so cold) but I still automatically went to rest my right arm either on the window sill or something else. It ended up being something else. It was the arm rest on the drivers door. I could actually put my arm into it. No squeezing or pushing or shifting. Straight down onto the arm rest. It FREAKED ME OUT!!!! Why I don't know but I get a hell of a start, and then calmed down realizing that again my body had changed and these things would come. However this was a bit of a sneak out of the dark and get you moment. The semi dry skin of my elbow touching the almost virgin cloth of the door trim, well that is one experience I will remember on my way to my overall goal weight.
Now here is hoping I pass my 70-291 in a few hours time then off to Monday night Football at Parramatta Stadium