Tails’ Blography

So I know I havent done an update in a while, except for the weekly poll results, and that makes me feel sad (the lack of updates, not the poll results).

I have a few things to update on, so to give myself some structure, I’ll make the list here:

The wedding I shot recently
My sister’s graduation
Unisa updates
Weekend away at Sedgefield

So there it is. I might not update in that order, but those updates will be done by Monday evening! Speaking of which, yay for Monday being a public holiday! I need it!

In other news, a quick update on my WeightWatchers programme: I’ve lost 2.2kgs in total since joining! I’m now down to 53.6kgs!! Only 3.6 to go!!

Does thunder and lightning creep you out?

Hell no, I love it!! (58%, 7 Votes)
Thunder does/a little, but lightning is beautiful! (25%, 3 Votes)
Lightning does/ little, but thunder is awesome! (8%, 1 Votes)
Yes, both frighten the bejabbers out of me! (8%, 1 Votes)
No (0%, 0 Votes)
Yes, they both creep me out a little… (0%, 0 Votes)
Yes, I’m terrified when it starts thundering away (0%, 0 Votes)
Yes, I’m terrified of lightning (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 12

How odd, it seems rain-related polls get more vote responses. I chose “Thunder does/a little, but lightning is beautiful!” because, truth be told, thunder does creep me out. Same goes for my dogs, the poor things. I do tell them that “God is just moving his furniture around again and there is nothing to be frightened of” :P

When I was in JHB, the thunder there was so loud I literally jumped each time there was a huge clap of it, and I was all alone in my guesthouse which made me even more jumpy.

New poll up of course. This time involving food. Let’s see if food is as popular as rain! Hehe.

What is/was your favourite Fairytale?

Thumbelina (25%, 1 Votes)
Three Little Pigs (25%, 1 Votes)
Three Billy Goats Gruff (25%, 1 Votes)
Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor (25%, 1 Votes)
Hansel and Gretel (0%, 0 Votes)
The Ugly Duckling (0%, 0 Votes)
Tom Thumb (0%, 0 Votes)
Rumpelstiltskin (0%, 0 Votes)
Peter and the Wolf (0%, 0 Votes)
Little Red Riding Hood (0%, 0 Votes)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (0%, 0 Votes)
The Frog Prince (0%, 0 Votes)
The Elves and the Shoemaker (0%, 0 Votes)
Cinderella (0%, 0 Votes)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (0%, 0 Votes)
Black Beauty (0%, 0 Votes)
Jack and the Bean Stalk (0%, 0 Votes)
Other (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 4

Thanks to everyone who voted! I had to choose between Peter and the Wolf and Three Billy Goats Gruff. I chose the latter because it was the first book I learnt to read, so it has some good memories.

New poll up, regarding thunder and lightning. Check it out and vote vote vote!

Have you ever danced in the rain?

Yes (58%, 7 Votes)
Yes, more than once! (25%, 3 Votes)
Maybe some day (8%, 1 Votes)
I want to… (8%, 1 Votes)
No (0%, 0 Votes)
No and I never will (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 12

Looks like we have some free spirits here! Lots of people people dancing in the rain! And a record number of voters: 12! Yay!

New poll up, another whimsical one: What is/was your favourite Fairytale?

So as the title says, I’ve lost weight (thanks to WeightWatchers). 1kg to be specific! Yes, sure, some will be water loss, but it still counts! I weighed in at 54.8.

Although I’m excited at having climbed on the scale and seen that I was down by exactly one kilogram, I still realise a few factors could have contributed to make it inaccurate, so I’ll only truly get excited when I’m closer to 53 or 52kgs.

The diet thus far hasnt been very difficult to stick to, and I was a little worried because not much of my eating habits had changed, mainly the portion sizes. I even managed to remove sugar from my coffee without much fuss (I thought I’d hate it more than I did, but it’s actually not bad).

But this just goes to show how important portion sizes are! And in case anyone is wondering, no I didnt go on a diet of just carrots and lettuce or something extreme. In fact, I managed to fit in calamari, a cocktail, a hot cross bun, and even pizza into this week.

For those who are interested, I’ll list my week’s intake here:

Day One:
Breakfast: Nothing
Lunch: White bread x 3, margerine x 3, turkey slices x 6, lettuce and tomato (basically, one closed and one open sandwich): 9pts
Dinner: Chicken leg (medium sized), chicken wing, 1/2 cup of rice, peas and corn (just less than a cup): 7pts
Snacks: Coffee, full cream milk, 2 x sugar, 1 x apple: 3 pts
Total: 19/18 pts

Day Two:
Breakfast: Oasto Easy (Strawberry & Yoghurt flavour): 3.5 pts
Lunch: Nothing.
Dinner: Chicken thigh (with skin), gem squash, 1/2 cup of rice: 6 pts
Snacks: Coffee, full cream milk, 2 x sugar: 2 pts
Total: 11.5/18 pts

Day Three:
Breakfast: 45g All Bran Flakes, 1 cup of full cream milk: 6 pts
Lunch: White bread x 2, ham slice, lettuce and tomato: 3 pts
Dinner: I & J Chunky (crumbed fish), 1/2 cup of rice, peas and corn (about 1 cup): 6 pts
Snacks: Coffee, full cream milk, 2 x sugar: 2 pts
Total: 17/18 pts

Day Four:)
Breakfast: Oasto Easy (Strawberry & Yoghurt flavour): 3.5 pts
Lunch: Hot dog bun, mayo (approx 1.5 tsp), 2 tsp tomato sauce, vienna: 4.5 pts
Dinner: Pizza slice (Roman’s margerita with extra tomato, medium) x 3: 7.5 pts
Snacks: Just Juice can, 100ml wine, Coffee, full cream milk, 2 x sugar: 4 pts
Total: 19.5/18 pts

Day Five:
Breakfast: coffee, 2% milk: 1 pt
Lunch: Burger bun, chicken fillets, sauce (basically a chicken prego roll): 5.5 pts
Dinner: 80g cooked calamari, 1/2 cup of rice, gem squash, 1 tsp Grape Seed Oil (chilli flavour!): 3.5 pts
Snacks: Wine, cocktail, oils and bread pieces: 6 pts
Total: 16/18 pts

Day Six:
Breakfast: coffee, 2% milk, extra milk: 1.5 pts
Lunch: Burger bun, ham, 1tsp Dijonnaise, tomato and lettuce: 4 pts
Dinner: 350g cooked pasta, tomatos, 3 olives, herbs and spices, 1 tsp Grape Seed Oil (chilli flavour!): 5 pts
Snacks: None.
Total: 10.5/18 pts

Day Seven:
Breakfast: Oasto Easy (Strawberry & Yoghurt flavour): 3.5 pts
Lunch: Hot cross bun: 3 pts
Dinner: 125g cooked spaghetti, 100g bolognaise, 2 tsp Grape Seed Oil (chilli flavour!): 7 pts
Snacks: 100ml wine: 1.5 pts
Total: 15/18 pts

I dont reach my 18 points every day, but the times where I normally would take a huge portion (*cough*spaghetti bolognaise*cough*), I’ve cut back which is a big thing. Plus the decrease in sugar intake (eg no sugar on All Bran breakfast or Oasto Easy) is clearing working. Also if you’re more aware at how much a teaspoon of margerine is, you tend not to waste points on it. 1 teaspoon of marg is worth 1 whole point! Eek!

Yay! Here’s to the next kilogram!