Dark Hunter Series - Sherrilyn Kenyon

I've been reading this series for some time but wanted to share the titles .. I've only got 3 to go and I've read all of the released books .. :-)

I'm a serial series reader .. can't stop until I've read a whole series of books .. and hunt out all the possible books to read .. lol :-)

   

Fantasy Lover (Julian & Grace)
#1 Night Pleasures (Kyrian & Amanda)
#2 Night Embrace (Talon & Sunshine)
   

#3 Dance With The Devil (Zarek & Astrid)
#4 Kiss of the Night (Wulf & Cassandra)
#5 Night Play (Vane & Bride)
   

#6 Seize the Night (Valerius & Tabitha)
#7 Sins of the Night (Alexion & Danger) - reserved at library
#8 Unleash the Night (Wren & Maggie)
   

#9 Dark Side of the Moon (Ravyn & Susan
#10 The Dream-Hunter (Arik & Geary)
#11 Fear The Darkness (Nick)
   

#12 Upon the Midnight Clear (Aidan & Leta)
#13 Devil May Cry (Sin & Kat)
#14 Dream Chaser (Xypher & Simone)
   

#15 Acheron (Ash & Tory)
#16 One Silent Night (Stryker & Zephyra)
#17 Dream Warrior (Jericho & Delphine) - reserved at library
 

#18 Bad Moon Rising (Fang & Aimee)
#19 No Mercy (Dev & Sam) - reserved at library
 

#20 Redemption (Jess & Abby) - released - 8/2/2011

# Invincible - Chronicles of Nick -US Release: 2011-03-22

Week 3

WAHOOOO!

A 1.3 kg loss today ..

So I have met my first weight goal .. feel very empowered :-)
* Lose 2.5 kgs (77.5 kgs)
I stuck to my points .. and exercised a couple of times this week .. so things can only get better with exercising at least 5 times this week .. I was hoping to go for my "actual" walks this week .. but the weather has packed it in .. so on the treadmill I'll go :-)
Will take photos every 2.5kgs .. so will put that on my photos later on :-)

ETA: I rewarded myself by buying the EA Sports Active (just the basic one .. because holy heck almost died at the price of the other one) .. but anyhoo.. when I went to pay for it and it was on special .. bonus .. so that's a new incentive for me to keep using the Wii :-)

I'm writing them down!

My Goals
I'm a goal orientated person .. so I'm writing them down .. tomorrow is a new week .. and then the next day a new month ... so onwards (and downwards) I go :-)

ULTIMATE GOALS FOR THE SCALES

* Lose 2.5 kgs (77.5 kgs) - yay!! - 31/1/2011
* BMI change to Overweight (76 kgs) - yay!! 28/2/2011
* Lose 5kgs (75 kgs)
* Lose 7.5 kgs (72.5 kgs - halfway to my goal)
* Lose 10 kgs (70 kgs)
* Lose 12.5 kgs (67.5 kgs)
* Beat my lowest adult weight (67)
* Lose 15kgs (65kgs) - at GOAL WEIGHT - yeeehhhaaaa
* BMI change to healthy (64 kgs)
* Lose 5 extra kgs - total loss 20kgs (60kg) - this may be a stretch but I'm putting it there.

ULTIMATE FITNESS GOALS

* At least 10,000 steps a day
* Complete a 5k walk again (I know I can do this!) - yay!!
* Walk 5 kms at least 4 times a week / or at least 30 mins of exercise 5 times a week - yay!!
* Complete a 7.5km walk again (I also know I can do this!) - yay!!
* Complete 2x 5km walks in the same day! (and yes I also know I can do this as have done so before)
* Complete 2 x 7.5km walks (no ever done .. but willing to give it a go ..)
* Learn to swim
* Get on the bike I brought! (before Christmas and have only ridden around the house on!) - yay!!
* Complete a Duathlon/half marathon (21.? km walk) or Triathlon
* Compete in an organized biking event of some sort. I'm new to biking, so I'd like to just give this a go :-))

OTHER GOALS

*Fit my wedding rings
* Do the Couch to 5km course
* Complete a 5K run
* Compete in a Duathlon/Triathlon
* Shop in a store and buy anything I want
* Fit my Size 14 jeans comfortably - yay!!
* Fit my Size 16 jeans comfortably
* Fit into my favorite pair of jeans
* Have hubby be able to pick me up - yay!! (he wanted to without me even asking - reckoned I was looking skinnier -lol)
* Be my goal size...12
* Climb a mountain
* Ride my bike in a biking event
* Wear a sexy costume to a party
* Buy a bikini
* Do some type of race every month once a year
* Complete at least half the Olex Fun Run series

WEIGHT GOALS - aims for the next 6 months

* Lose 2.5 kgs (77.5 kgs) - yay!! - 31/1/2011
* Leave the BMI of Obesity - such a horrible word that 'obese' depicts! I don't want it to describe me .. I don't want it to define me and the way I feel - BMI weight change to overweight (76 kgs) - yay!! 28/2/2011
* Lose 5 kgs (75kgs)
* Lose 7.5 kgs (72.5kgs) - halfway to my goal weight

FITNESS GOALS - in the next 3 months

* At least 10,000 steps a day
* Complete a 5k walk again (I know I can do this!) - yay!!
* Walk 5 kms at least 4 times a week / or at least 30 mins of exercise 5 times a week - yay!!
* Complete a 7.5km walk again (I also know I can do this!) and keep this up. - yay!!
* Complete 2x 5km walks in the same day! (and yes I also know I can do this as have done so before) and keep this up.

Done this before .. and wrote a novel .. and brought the T-Shirt

This was my weight loss journey - 3 years ago ..

My weight loss journey 2008 - 2009 ... I was depressed then .. and lost weight really well .. but with 'artificial food' .. and exercise .. and without AD's ..
.. this is posts on my blog over at Wordpress that are weight orientated :-)
This time last year - in this post - I felt so fat and unhappy
.. and this year I can't believe I'm 10kgs heavier .. funny how this body image perception can get so screwed up .. just shows my head wasn't where my body was at .. at all .. lol
This time - this year .. I'm losing it with healthy eating, positive goals .. and exercise .. with WW online ..
.. and I know it'll be hard work .. but worth it :-)

Urrggghhh .. seriously not well ..

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

.. so we went out for dinner last night ... which was lovely ..
..until from about 11pm .. where I spent a little bit of time hugging the toilet bowl .. and today .. my tummy feels very squeamish ..
Urrghhh ..
.. so just nibbling on crackers and water ..
... so the big plans for the exercise are a little bit out of my league today ..
.. feel bummed out .. and urrghhh ..
.. hopefully will be a lot better tomorrow ..
ETA: OK maybe far TMI .. but it isn't a tummy bug .. sometimes don' 'cha dislike being a woman .. esp at my age .. explains the other symptoms that I overlooked.. probably a mixture of both ... urggghhh!

.. Ok .. so maybe .. the better eating will start tomorrow ..

.. hubby has just told me he's booked for us to go out for dinner at my favourite restaurant .. for my birthday dinner that didn't happen yesterday .. because the weather was atrocious ..
.. so will look at the menu for the best choices ..
.. but will also enjoy myself ..as this is a lifelong thing ..
.. not restricting ... not keeping away from bad choices .. but giving and taking ..
.. where I may not eat "healthy" one day .. making sure that I exercise .. and eat sensibly the rest of the week .. not to "make up for it" .. but so that I feel good in myself for the way I look at things .. the whole picture :-)
... ahhh .. feels good to have a different perspective :-)

Week 2

Holy heck .. have no idea how ..
.. but I weigh 300grams lighter this week ..
..was sure with yesterdays drinks and food it would be at best remain the same .. but sooo expected a gain ..
.. but VERY happy .. will take it however it comes :-)

It's my birthday ..and I'll eat if I want to??

So today was my birthday ..
.. so the eating was a bit out of the ordinary ..
.. and the 3 drinks I had also were a bit out of the ordinary ..
I'd had a rotten couple of days and are 15 points over my weekly allocated points .. so tomorrow the scales will be interesting ..
.. but next week .. will be newly focused :-)

My 40th birthday

Hotcakes with bacon, banana and maple syrup for breakfast ... yummm!!!

The beautiful cake mum decorated (fruit cake)

Me with the cake ... Mum and I

 

Me, Mum and my beautiful sister

(you can't tell she had a baby just 8 weeks ago can you ???)

The cake the kids decorated (banana cake)

Afternoon tea with the kids and hubby

Milkshakes and me blowing out the candles on the cake

The kids having a turn to blow out the candles

 

Mike cutting the cake

Miss with 'her' lollies

 

The beautiful 40th frame with my favourite baby picture of me in it and all of the beautiful gifts from my Mum and Dad

 

My cards and present from the kids and hubby - a Kobo E-Reader ... wahoooooooo!!!

 

The beautiful cards the boys hand-made with help from J during the holidays and kept a secret .. and the Kobo E-Reader .

.. more info here about it: http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/ereader

All the cards lined up ..

..then J came around for a drink and brought ANOTHER birthday cake.. this time a chocolate cake .. covered in lollies just for the kids to eat .. holy smoke!!!

We were going out for dinner but with all this rain we gave it a miss .. so are heading out tomorrow night :-)

A lovely day .. totally spoilt and made to feel special .. lots of lovely phone calls ... and messages :-)