: The happy haps
Weight Loss update:
In the last 7 weeks, I have lost 12 kg and 12 cm off my waist. Yay! Seems to be slowing down a bit now, as expected, but still losing about 1 kg per week, which I'm pretty happy with.
Thesis update:
Just about finished chapter 4 now, and am going to move onto chapter 8 (the last results chapter at the request of my supervisor). A little annoyed, because I wanted to write them in order, but am happy that he actually has an opinion on anything to do with my work, so I'll go with it. About 90 pages written so far, of a projected 200-250 pages.
Other stuff:
Started meditation course at the Nan Tien Temple last Wednesday. I didn't realise that meditation wasn't just sitting cross-legged and saying "Om". We did walking meditation, standing meditation, tai chi and THEN sat down and practised "mindful breathing". It was a good start, but I'm definitely no meditation master. Also didn't get time to do even ONE day of the requested homework (15 minutes of mindful breathing per day), so I'm not likely to get much better any soon.
Miserable night on Saturday - lovely dinner, but then weird dodgy company, and demanding divas ruined the rest of what should have been a good night. Bleh. At least it is over now.
Fletch won a prize, and I'm going tonight to the Engineering Department Prize Night. Parrrr-tay!
We booked in our ski trip - 24th-27th July! Woohoo! Peak season skiing is an unusual thing for us, so I'm looking forward to it. We got a good deal, even if we are staying down in Jindabyne rather than on-snow which we had talked about for this year. I've started to do some muscle training stuff (only on Wii Fit, don't be impressed) to make sure my legs are ready! Looking forward to skiing with a bit less weight on me - should be fantastic!
Weight Loss update:
In the last 7 weeks, I have lost 12 kg and 12 cm off my waist. Yay! Seems to be slowing down a bit now, as expected, but still losing about 1 kg per week, which I'm pretty happy with.
Thesis update:
Just about finished chapter 4 now, and am going to move onto chapter 8 (the last results chapter at the request of my supervisor). A little annoyed, because I wanted to write them in order, but am happy that he actually has an opinion on anything to do with my work, so I'll go with it. About 90 pages written so far, of a projected 200-250 pages.
Other stuff:
Started meditation course at the Nan Tien Temple last Wednesday. I didn't realise that meditation wasn't just sitting cross-legged and saying "Om". We did walking meditation, standing meditation, tai chi and THEN sat down and practised "mindful breathing". It was a good start, but I'm definitely no meditation master. Also didn't get time to do even ONE day of the requested homework (15 minutes of mindful breathing per day), so I'm not likely to get much better any soon.
Miserable night on Saturday - lovely dinner, but then weird dodgy company, and demanding divas ruined the rest of what should have been a good night. Bleh. At least it is over now.
Fletch won a prize, and I'm going tonight to the Engineering Department Prize Night. Parrrr-tay!
We booked in our ski trip - 24th-27th July! Woohoo! Peak season skiing is an unusual thing for us, so I'm looking forward to it. We got a good deal, even if we are staying down in Jindabyne rather than on-snow which we had talked about for this year. I've started to do some muscle training stuff (only on Wii Fit, don't be impressed) to make sure my legs are ready! Looking forward to skiing with a bit less weight on me - should be fantastic!
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