FFF 9 & Good Friday

Darn it, I usually manage to type up my FFF posts quite early on in the week, but this week has been rather hectic, what with out of town relations being here and all.

As predicted, I didn't manage many exercise days last week cos of the busted knee, but I did manage some more than 10k days!

No of  > 10k steps days - 4/5 (minimum met)
Exercise days - 1/4
Max no of steps in a day - 10,222
Total of steps for the week - 61,865

And as Abby mentioned, water exercises are great for zero impact workouts... have a look at some ideas here

20-min Water Workout

Strength-Building Water Workout

These require some type of apparatus... so if you're so inclined, have a look and then maybe go shopping for stuff!

Hand webs, noodles and other things

And here's a video on how to get awesome abs!

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And for those of you who observe Good Friday... may you have a blessed Holy Week

Durian

If you've been to South East Asia you might have come across this very pungent 'some-love-it, others-hate-it' fruit. It's one of those controversial things that luckily both BIKSS and I enjoy so we went out and had some for dinner yesterday. Yes. Dinner. 

Cos it's so filling and rich that nothing else was going to fit in our tummies once we were done with these fellas!

So the guy picks some ripe ones for you and dumps them in a plastic basket. Then you pay him and haul your loot off to an empty table where you pry them open and dig in!

The ones that come as single seeds(above) are my favourite - I call them 'tikus' or mouse (in Malay) and they're the ones I go after! Only cos there tends to be extra bits of flesh on both ends, unlike the ones where a few seeds sit side by side together in the "pod" (below). 

We managed to get about 25-30 seeds out of these three fruit, and I think I had about 10 to 12 of them; I can't say cos I stopped counting when my tummy began to hurt at number 8. 

And still I ate. 

The weather has been extra hot resulting in suppliers having to let go of an uncharacteristically large supply quickly. 

This is good news for consumers cos it means lower prices!!

To give you an idea, some of the more sought-after varieties (with weird names like Cat Mountain King and Red Prawn) can cost around (USD) $15 - $25 per kilo. At anywhere between 1.5 and 2.5 kg a fruit, the average cost is usually around $30 a fruit. In comparison, we had these three last night for a grand total of just under $25. 

That's something like a third of the price (they weren't very big so probably would have come up to about $70 - $80 in total...)

There have been "reports" of the Cat Mountain King variety hitting crazy highs of $30+ per kg - I think that was in 2016. 

And so you see, we HAD to have some this year! 

I still have a lingering tummy ache... the things I suffer for durian.

Here's a video:

And another showing you how to get the darned thing open! (The bit about washing the smell away with the water running off a durian segment is totally true.) THERE IS SCIENTIFIC PROOF HERE plus I've been doing it for years! If you're wondering about its nutritional value - check out THIS LINK.

It was a great dinner-dessert-date all rolled up into one night!

FFF 8 Recap

Welcome everyone to our 8th recap! It's been almost two months - I say almost because technically there is still ONE more Friday left in  March so I'll take THAT as the 2 month mark :)

Don't get slouching just yet... we've got another week to go then we'll all go out and celebrate with our favourite treat. For what's the use of all this hard work if there's not a reward at the end of it eh? 

This looks like something I could definitely go for

And now, for the updates:

Lindy ~ Still killing it with her exercising!

Olivia ~ The Happy Failure (Her words, not mine...)

Lea ~ Still Losing (the pounds, that is)

Abby ~ Not Letting Her Back Get in the Way

Comments are next...

Deena's -

This was not my best week on Weight Watchers - had a small gain but hopped back to it. Drink more water, walk more often, wait before I snack in the hopes the urge with pass (what are the chances, lol)!

Morningstar's - 

I don't keep up (as I should) with visiting everyone on FFF days -- but always seem to pop over here -- you SO positive about everything and definitely about keeping up with FFF...... gives me the push I need to not fall off the wagon again (cheeky grin)

Downunder Don's -

It has been a good 2 weeks. Last weekend was our local election and I am 2IC of a polling booth. Worked an 18 hour day and walked about 18,000 steps. Followed up with a long walk at the beach on 2 separate days. Fast diet going well and I continue to lose weight...now down 5 kgs in the past 6 weeks. Because I am not a big person it is really starting to show.

And Roz's - 

My update for the week: Goals met with exercises and I did get some walking in this week.

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Let me just take the opportunity to say THANK YOU to everyone for the warm get-well wishes. My knee is better;  I managed a 24 minute exercise walk today with no pain at all. I've also resolved to get back to buying and cooking (and eating) these anti-inflammation foods. (Here's the cheat sheet if you don't want to click on the link...)

Nothing says anti-inflammation spices like Indian food... so I shall endeavour to include more such dishes when I'm cooking and eating in (and not stuffing my face with yummy Lava Cheese Burgers...)!

And because Indian food isn't hard to come by where I live, it's quite easy for me to get my fair share of turmeric and ginger etc. in the ready-to-cook spice packets from the store. I'm convinced the pork keema I had for dinner on the night I busted my knee had something to do with how quickly it healed up. It may very well be all in my head, but whatever works right?

It looked like this only instead of the Corn/Carrot/Peas combo
I had chopped onions, zucchini and french beans.

Here's another handy infographic on Foods that Fight Inflammation if you don't want to click on that link.

FFF 8

I didn't think I would have any exercise days last week but I managed to squeeze in 3 sessions over the weekend.

Here are the stats for FFF8 : (P.S. minimums met!)

Exercise days - 3/4
> 10k steps days - 4/5
Highest step count - 12,972
Total steps over the week - 65,099

And with the recent LCL incident, I thought I might share some links this week on joint pain, how to prevent it and remedies!



The summary of all summaries on Joint Pain

When it could be more than arthritis - more serious conditions

How to relieve the pain

Some more ways to relieve pain - naturally

Preventing Arthritis and everything else you want to know about it

Here's what to eat if you DO have arthritis



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ALSO... since it IS Friday, if you haven't been over to Nora Jean's yet, have a look at her blog and give her a nice warm welcome to Blogland! She's over at Living a Loving Life.

Getting Old and LCL

That's right. LCL. Not LDL - the bad cholesterol that everyone knows about ... LCL - lateral collateral ligament.

Last night I sat watching telly with one leg crossed over the other knee. Like this. 

And when I got up to go to the loo I couldn't walk. It hurt. Shooting pain. After a while I managed to put a little weight on it and I managed to hobble to the loo and back. Thankfully it was bedtime so I crawled into bed and let out a sigh of relief. I'll go to sleep, I thought, and tomorrow morning when I wake up I'll be good as new. It's happened to me once or twice before, and the pain has always gone away in an hour or so, I reassured myself.

I figured with a whole 6 hours' rest ... well, nothing to worry about right? 

Wrong. 

When I woke up the pain was still there - possibly worse than those previous times because of the stiffness in the joint from being asleep and not moving.

The doctor (aka my boss) said it was an LCL strain (you're not getting any younger, that's why...). An anti-inflam should do the trick... or I could just suffer the pain while it heals. 

I decided that would be the smarter thing to do. I didn't want to pop pills cos if I don't feel the pain it's likely I'll over-exert and make it even worse. This way I have a constant reminder NOT to stress my knee further! 

It worked. I was really good all day. (Except for mopping the floor... but it was terribly FILTHY!)

Anyway in the evening after Daddy's thing he came by to take me out for a drive. I needed to get out of the house. Well, not really. It's more of a mental thing. It's not like I've been cooped up for days, or that I haven't stayed home all afternoon before. I wasn't stuck indoors any longer than I usually am - and mostly by choice too! 

But it was just knowing that I shouldn't go galavanting that was making me sick of being stuck at home (I use "stuck" loosely LOL).  So I headed to the car and off we went. And then I got hit by a chocolate cake craving. 

It took some driving around but he was determined to get some chocolate cake in me. I was whining and being sad cos my knee hurt and I neeeeed chocolate cake. (Note: A busted knee is a GREAT excuse for eating cake!)

"Let's try that special Japanese bakery in Chinatown," he suggests.

 "But it's 9:52 now, it closes at 10!" 

"It's right up ahead and the carpark's just behind it - let's live a little!" He grinned!

He left me in the car and made a dash for it. It was 9:56. But by the time he got there they had already begun shutting down for the day. He texted and asked if I wanted a muffin. Nah. Cake, please. What about blackforest cake? Nah. Chocolate, please. 

He came back to the car and we drove to an area known for having shops open till late-ish... no luck. All the food in the world, but no cake shop.

Eventually we went somewhere we KNEW had good cake... only it was a little out of the way which is why we didn't head straight there in the first place. And there was ONE LAST PIECE of blueberry chocolate cake sitting on the lazy susan in the display fridge. Well, it wasn't there for very long. 

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Here's me in the car with a ketoprofen patch on my knee, and some yummy cake on my lap. 

It was totally worth the hunt.

Questions - Lindy and Ronnie and Lea

So I'm combining some of the questions so that I won't forget to get to them: 

Lindy asks- 

If you could live anywhere in the world where would you choose? What one item do you always pack whilst travelling?

I think if I could have my cake and eat it too I would say I'd like to live in a place where there were more than just ONE season (HOT) so that I could get decked out in autumn coats and winter boots, altho I also recognise that the place where I live has a certain buzz that is missing in most places (all night supermarkets, coffee shops a 5 minute walk away from any neighbourhood you live in, satellite towns in even the tiniest of residential blocks...) and we're a super safe country - gun violence is unheard of, and it's safe for any woman to walk on any street at any time of the day or night!

But if I had to choose just based on the beauty of the surrounding then I would have to say any Australian city. People are friendlier, and there's more in terms of stuff I enjoy doing (book cafes, artsy shops, more focus on holistic / organic living) than where I currently live. And people speak English.

As for an item I always pack - my multi-usb-port so I can charge all my devices! 

And Ronnie asks-

If you could relive six months of your life, when would that be?

Oh gosh what a tough question. 

I think I would go back to the last half a year of college - if only so that I could pay attention to what was going on and actually studied so that my grades could have been better. 

But if we're going to talk about reliving a time I enjoyed or would want to do again (as opposed to RE-doing differently) then I would say any 6 month period when I was working at United Airlines because that was probably the most fun I had working and travelling and just generally exploring my independence and learning about myself!

Gosh. Tough ones.  But there you have it!

Something easier from Lea-

If you could make a 20 second phone call to yourself at any point in your life present or future, when would you call and what would you say?

I would have many such calls to make to myself.  But perhaps the most important one would be to the self who signed up for her first credit card. I would say at that point - don't sign on the dotted line. Get a debit card. You'll be in debt for the next 20 years!

Thanks for the questions! 

I Had to Have Beer

Because things were moving very quickly at the end of last week. The mother decided that she needed full time help. This is good. When it's a decision SHE came to herself it also means there is less likelihood of her blaming the rest of us for forcing a huge lifestyle change on her. 

She also decided she wanted to speak to this one helper herself because she knows this lady who has helped her out before and she thinks she's a good worker. Which is even better, cos this means SHE is choosing the person that is going to be helping her at home and can't blame any of us for choosing a "lousy worker" if the helper messes up. 

As for paying for this help, she's asked me to work out the sums and give her a breakdown of all the subsidies and grants she and the father receive - and she's decided that she will pay for this live-in help out of the money she receives each month from the various agencies. Again, this is good because that will mean she feels she is in control and SHE can tell the helper what to do and what not to, and no one else can play tug-of-war with her over who's the boss. 

All this is very good news to me. 

But there is a bit of a time crunch cos the helper in question has to be placed with a new employer within 7 days. So you-know-who had to scramble. Got on the phone with the helper to confirm details, spoke to the current employer to find out a little more about the reason for transfer etc, contacted their agency to get a list of documents I needed to furnish them with to move forward on the application... 

Most of this took place on Friday last week so by 7 pm I was knackered. I took a nap for an hour then went to have dinner with BIKSS at a place by the beach which I had never eaten at before. As I got into the car I announced I needed a beer.

Just as we sat down I had to take another call, so I told him to order for us since he knows what I eat and what I don't, I figured it wouldn't be too difficult. And besides, I had already decided that I would just suck it up and eat whatever he ordered cos you know, I handed the decision making over to him.

Caesar and Calamari

Lava Cheese Burger

He picked stuff I eat. Hurray. No stress for me there. It's not the cheapest place, but the food was good. And that lava cheese was the best thing ever!

I still don't dare drink a whole alcoholic beverage by myself, but the 3 sips I took out of the glass (accompanied by lots of plan water) did help. For all of 10 minutes. Then I started to feel a little sick. 

We came home, and fucked our brains out. Yup. Sometimes that's all you need to make the icky go away.

Dressed Up and Somewhere to Go

BIKSS has a two week thingiebob at the convention centre and has to wear a

for his event. 

We live in a very 

country so it's always exciting to see him in a suit. Ordinarily, most people are out in typical summer garb. I practically live in shorts!

Last Thursday I met him at his event venue and we went to a swanky restaurant that looks kinda like 

that is known for its extensive tea menu. 

I had the barramundi dinner set (the lighting is a bit icky, I apologise)

which came with a delicious vanilla bourbon rooibos iced tea and opera cake (too rich - had to split it with Daddy), and BIKSS had a 

BUT he also had to have a third of my dinner cos I couldn't finish it. 

We sat and talked for a bit after that and it was fun and relaxed. And then we went back to mine where he was totally in Daddy Dom mode and I was jell-o by the end of the evening. 

Sigh. Put Daddy in a suit and I'm a useless pile of mush. Yup. That's me.  

FFF 7 Recap - The Sore Muscles Edition

Ok, so for a little while I couldn't log into the "new post" page, even though I could view my blog and reply comments. 

But here we are, still in time for this week's recap!

How about we put up the comment updates first? 

From Deena ~

My week was meh but still a small loss. I feel much more like exercising now that I've lost a few pounds so that's a nice thing. I also got back to tracking what I eat and preparing a bit more so hoping this next week is better.

And Roz ~

I am no longer doing the walking and stairs, but did do a bit of walking today. Am on target with the exercises though and increased the amount some days.

And now the links to our blogging participants ~

The Tale of the Once Too Tight Pants - by ancilla_ksst

5 Pounds Down, 25 To Go - by Olivia

Working, Working Out, and Working Thru - by Lea

The Activity Count is Up and Up Downunder - by Lindy

The Sexiest FFF Update Ever - by Amy49

A Mini Meltdown - by Morningstar

Today's links are proudly brought to you by the aches and pains in my hips and thighs. 

Muscle soreness is a real pain. Literally. And with all the exercising going on around here I bet we're all in some state of soreness. 

Here are some ways to ease the pain and be rid of the nasty DOMS -  delayed-onset muscle soreness that is, not the Doms we love!

Tips for During and Post Workout

So is it Muscle pain or Joint pain?

Skip the NSAIDs but Don't Forget Those Omega-3s

When Should You See a Doctor for Myalgia?

7 Slides for Soreness

Finally, I didn't like the website where I got this off cos it was a pain to navigate - but thought they were helpful reminders for a quick read so I've pasted them here:

Tips to relieve muscle pain and soreness

1. Use an ice pack
If it's an acute injury, or if one notices swelling of the muscle or joint area and it feels warm, wrap an ice pack in a thin towel and place it on the sore muscles for about 15 minutes. If there isn’t any swelling and the muscles are just sore from the exercise, apply a heat pack for 15 minutes to boost blood circulation.
2. Go for a massage
A trigger-point or sports massage will help to relax very tight sore muscles and soothe muscle aches.
3. Stretch, stretch, stretch
Stretch your muscles for about 10 minutes after a rigorous workout to prevent sore muscles. And before exercising, remember to warm up the body with simple movements like arm swings and marching on the spot, or start walking slowly and gradually pick up the pace.
4. Do light exercises (such as walking, swimming)
Do not stop exercising completely. The fact that you are experiencing muscle soreness after a workout is a sign that your muscles have been stretched and are slowly getting stronger. By using your muscles (with light activity), you can speed up the elimination of lactic acid buildup.
5. Build up eccentric exercises slowly
You are more likely to get muscle aches if your muscles are working eccentrically. Eccentric contractions occur when your muscles lengthen under tension as seen in the “down motion” of a bicep curl. Walking or running downhill are also examples of eccentric training. Increase intensity gradually.
6. Take a warm bath
A warm bath may loosen tight muscles and boost blood circulation, providing temporary relief.

What about topical creams? “There is little evidence that liniments, oils and other typical over-the-counter sports creams have any effect beyond the massaging action,” says Cindy. However, by making the skin feel cold or hot, they may distract your mind from the soreness.

Questions - KDPierre

I had to think about KD's question:

March question: if there were no obstacles to doing so, what hobby would you take up?

I think if I could do ANYTHING I would probably dance. I love dancing. I just never did, as a child, and I love tap, and ballet and anything old school I suppose.  To do so now is tough as it costs a bomb here, and I'm not as limber as before... plus I get tired after 5 minutes of anything. 

Also, I think I would have liked to learn to fly an airplane. What on earth for, I don't know. But it's just something that I think would be cool to be able to do!

FFF 7

Aight peeps. It's week 7. And it's so great that everyone's still here!

Here's my update for the week!

No of exercise days - 4 (GOAL MET! Finally!)
No of more than 10k steps days - 5 (GOAL MET HERE TOO! Woot!)
Highest no of steps in a day - 11,659
Total step count - 71,591

And since Lindy posted that thing about standing on one leg while brushing your teeth to strengthen core muscles - here are some more links on core strength building. 

Increase Core Strength with Everyday Activities

Exercises with Pictures - These look too tiring for me though

More on working on that Single Leg Balance

And Even More on How to Improve Balance and Stability

Questions - Roz

Ok, you know early in the year I said I would try to keep my posts short. 

Somehow that hasn't been the case... I still write novels on this site... 

Today's post will be short, I promise. 

Roz HAD to ask a tough question -

Questions: Given the nature of your relationship I'm sure plans with BIKSS have to be changed or are interrupted from time to time and that must be hard. How do you handle that?

and an easier question, what is your favourite movie? 

Well, this doesn't really need a long answer, to be honest. I've gotten my head around the fact that plans can change at the drop of a hat. So there is that. I'm also very conscious of how he drops by when he can, even when we didn't have plans to meet, so that helps. And I have friends who live nearby enough that if I'm feeling the need for a distraction I could call them up and head out for dinner / coffee or just a sit down and a smoke. It really is a result of living in a place that is very active at night, so that I don't have to sit and mope by my lonesome in the evenings if our (BIKSS and mine) dinner plans go down the drain. 

As for the easier question? I don't think I have a ONE favourite. But I do enjoy most of the Superhero movies, musicals (old favourites like Sound of Music, West Side Story and Grease) as well some obscure things like A Hazard of Hearts and Big Fish.

 I'm more of a TV watcher than a movie-goer so you'll often find me stuck to my lappy with good law show or procedural - Sherlock, Broadchurch, The Good Wife, as well as some easy watching titles such as The Big Bang Theory, Will and Grace, Grace and Frankie... I watch tv for the hot fellas too - NCIS, Greys Anatomy, Arrow... as well as for the hot chicks - Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Beauty and the Beast...

And those are the answers to Roz's questions!

Happy PI Day and Questions

And I realise it's almost the middle of March! I wanted to say "ASK ME ANYTHING" and then I forgot, and then there were all the other things going on, and each time I saw answers to questions on someone's blog I reminded myself to post the post. Only, I didn't. And now it's the middle of March. 

Argh. So this is me sending out the official invitation - if you wanna ask me anything, go ahead. 

You've read all the kinky stuff on the blog, all the emo stuff, all the psycho stuff. So if you want to ask me the mundane ordinary things, that's perfectly fine with me too!

A Greasy Dinner & General Updates

... is the best way to get over a bad day. 

We didn't really have bad days... they just weren't the best days.. .and the whole week had been a little bit stressful so off we went (last Thursday) to a part of town that we seldom go to - it's kinda out of the way and tends to be crowded... but since it had been a while, there we were!

Jalapeno Poppers / Fried Mozzarella Cheese / Onion Rings

Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip

Battered Mushrooms with Tartar Sauce

Elder Sitter for the Parents:~ 

Meanwhile in other news, the parents seem to be doing ok with the elder-sitter, but I'm not so sure I like his work ethics. He came late a couple of times, altho he did stay on past his scheduled end time; on one occasion he said he wasn't well so he lay down on the floor when my father was resting and took a nap. Um. OK. I'm not sure how I feel about that. On that particular session he left an hour early too. I'm waiting to see if he makes up the time later on. And he's only been there 4 times! Which means he's only had 1 "proper" session so far where he showed up and left on time. And on the first day despite my giving him a marked up map showing him directions AND confirming the address on the day itself, he ended up at the wrong place block and I had to wait for him to walk over. So he was 15 mins late in the end instead of 15 mins early - which is what we had agreed upon previously. 

This is NOT the greatest track record in the world as far as I'm concerned. 

I mentioned this to my ex social worker who is now officially my friend.. and she doesn't have a lot of confidence in this fella either. 

She's suggesting I apply to the home-assist programme with the Integrated Care agency which is part of the hospital's geriatric support services - after yelling at me for not telling her sooner (before her last day at work) so she could have put up the paperwork for me. Oops. 

I Have a New Friend:~

Anyway, on the topic of my social worker, I thought it was strange that she would suggest we be friends... cos she's way younger than I am, and it's not like we had anything in common (that I knew of) - but after that first lunch and coffee, we're both like WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE???

So now, I have a new friend. Haha. BIKSS is proud of me for making a friend. I hate making friends. I don't like meeting new people and getting to know them and telling them my entire life story. I suppose it was easy for us to some degree cos she already knows ALL the crap in my life from when we had our interviews at the hospital... 

I also tend to get bored with people really easily. Plus I can't stand the overly-polite types (who feel fake to me).  Nor can I tolerate the overly-familiar types (you don't know me, don't pretend like you know me). I know - I'm impossible! Which really just means it all boils down to luck. If someone is forward enough BUT not too invasive - we're good to go. 

Good enough to go on holiday even. She's gone and suggested that we should go to Bangkok to shop for a few days. In the process, we're working out our general lifestyle and bedroom habits - What time do you sleep? Are you an early riser? How long do you take to get ready in the morning? Do you shower before bed? In the morning? Can we go hang out at cafes or are you intent on a shopping-marathon? If I get hungry in the middle of the night can we go eat?

The big plus, I think, is that we're both smokers. And seem to have a similar smoke-rate. LOL. I know that's a really weird thing to base a friendship on, but it really helps! And yes, of course we're kinda mostly aligned in our views on other things as well - even our Myer-Briggs results are the same. Only where she's a strong "I", I fluctuate between "E" and "I".

It's working out quite well so far. So I'm looking forward to that trip next month!

Termites:~

The guys came last weekend to spray my cupboards and gas the area under the baseboards. The cabinets are now sealed up with tape and will remain so for a week till next Saturday. I suppose this is a good time for me to rearrange my kitchenware - when I can finally put them all back into their homes.

For now, the spare room and the living room are overflowing with pots, plates, piles of random things; some in boxes, some just stacked up, some smaller things sitting in basins...

It actually isn't as bad as I thought it would be.

And that's the weekly round up from here.

FFF 6 Recap

It's RECAP time!

Thanks to all of you who posted your updates this week... here they are:

Ancilla-ksst is going really strong! Another pound off!

Olivia has done a great piece on goals vs aspirations...

Abby's back, and back in the saddle this week

Lea's had a slow week and needs to recuperate

(but hey, resting and pampering oneself is important too, imo!)

Lindy's doing really well with her new walking-round-the-table plan

(I can't help but sing 'she'll be comin' round the table when she comes... she'll be..' you get the idea...)

I'm also including Amy49's recent update on the FFF front here because I think it's great that Eric51 is joining in the fun! (And he seems to be off to a really good start, weight-loss-wise!)

In comment updates, 

Downunder Don writes:

The "fast diet" seems to be working; I and my wife have both lost around 5kgs in 6 weeks and it appears to be staying off. We have done lots of walking as well which may be helping. 

Many thanks

Roz says: 

I'm on track with my exercises this week but down a couple a few walks due to weather and stairs. Now that I am in between jobs I will have to think about how I replace the stairs and change my walking habits.

Deena adds:

I love reading all the updates. This was not a great week for me. Too much eating out and not enough planning. I'm finding that these are two huge traps for me. Actually the planning would take care of the times we eat out but I was being, well, lazy. Ug. Back on track now and painfully aware that this will be a marathon and not a sprint.

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And now links to the question on everyone's mind this week - why are the guys losing weight so much quicker than we (girls) are?

Here's why...

Testosterone... among other things

Muscle mass vs fat stores

And yes, Size does Matter

BONUS LINKS 

- How hormones affect hunger - ladies - it's not YOUR FAULT!

- How hormones affect weight loss with special notes for menopausal women too!

FFF 6

I think perhaps I should include my total steps for the week. I only just realised that Fitbit keeps track of goals by the week so that makes it a whole lot easier for me to find the figures. 

My update for last week - 

Exercise - 2 / 4

More than 10k days - 4 / 5 (minimum met, yes!)

Highest no of steps in a day - 12,354

Total steps (week total) - 68, 215

And now links to - KETO! 

I was talking to a client who had lost 9 kg in less than a month. I'm not certain that's a healthy way to lose weight (to quickly innit?) but then he had a lot to lose and he didn't starve himself doing so so I guess that's ok. How did he do it?

He added a daily 15-min walk to his usual everyday routine, and he went keto. So I've linked to the What is Keto site before, but here it is again in case you missed it. 

What can you eat if you're planning to try this (without having only fried chicken all day all night that is...)? Here are some foods to eat if you're on a keto diet.

What about veggies? Which ones are safe? Here are the best low carb veggies for a Keto Diet.

Also,  Low-carb Vegetables (including a top 10 list)

And here's another - 11 Low Carb Vegetables that you can safely eat on the Ketogenic diet.

Finally, the list to end all lists. Keto for beginners!

The Spa Blowjob/ Handjob Experience

We had both been feeling rather stressed lately, so I thought we should treat ourselves to an at-home spa experience. Here are all the ingredients you'll need:~

Getting Into the Mood

1. Scent - Essential Oil Diffuser / Scented Candle / Oil Burner

 (I used rosemary, clove and sandalwood oils in a diffuser for a warm, sleepy feel)

2. Lighting - Dim, but not dark - yellow light is great!

3. Music - I recommend pan flute instrumental tunes with water in the background. Youtube it. There are a ton of recordings. Here's the one we used today.

<<<The blowjob goes here, yes, before the handjob, because you don't exactly want to be swallowing a ton of massage oil... well, I didn't. But if you don't mind it and are using something safe to ingest - beware, not all coconut oils are created equal - then go right ahead and have the handjob and blowjob done together!>>>

4. Oil (optional - depends on whether this is going to be a blowjob only or a two in one combo thingamajig ... see note above). I used jojoba as I wanted a fragrance-free oil. But if you are familiar with essential oils and how to dilute them, or have other fragranced massage oils that you like which you know are safe for delicate areas, have at it!

"For topical applications of essential oils for sex, ylang ylang, clary sage, rose and jasmine are go-to oils that are known to be very safe and, when highly diluted (1% – 3 drops of EO blend per tablespoon of the carrier oil of your choice), can be a pleasant body massage oil or even lubricant."

Taken from 6 Essential Oils for Sex: Boost Libido and Set the Mood Naturally

Spa-up your Clean-up!

5. Warm wet washcloth - Access to a hot water source is necessary for this step. A non-hot-water tap and a microwave will work just as well. 

Wet towel + 20 seconds in the microwave = Heaven on his balls

A couple of drops of your favourite essential oil won't hurt either.

(Or you could have boiling water ready to go in a Thermos, and do it the in-a-bowl way like this.)

6. Dry fluffy towel - A wet towel, even a hot one, will eventually leave his boys cold in no time. So a dry fluffy hand towel / bath towel will come in handy draped across his hips after you've wiped him down. 

You could also snuggle under the sheets together, if the room is cold, but let's face it, nothing screams ---SPA--- like fluffy towels!

For added spa-like feels, try doing up the bed in crisp white sheets; make sure the room is tidy and clutter-free. Getting the temperature just right is also helpful so no one needs to worry about freezing fingertips or beads of sweat. 

"Setting" the bedside table or bed before you start is also a great way to get into the mood from the very beginning. It also means you don't have to stop and hunt down items as you progress, since they'll all be within reach. Just don't light the candle till you've got it in a safe place!

Gross Post - Blowjob Related

If you can't handle gross pukey stuff please close your browser now. 

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We both had an awful day Monday, so we decided we wanted a good dinner. BIKSS had a beer, we had chicken cutlet and fries, a Caeser salad and cake for dessert afterwards. 

For some reason (stress?!) I managed to finish my dinner without feeling too stuffed the way I usually do. Got right past the last fry without my normal end-of-meal deep-breath that I do when I've had enough. 

But I must have eaten way too much cos when we got down to some Roger-sucking later on my dinner came back up. Yup. It was all fine until he decided to grab my hair and hold my face down into his crotch as he pumped into the back of my throat. 

That gag reflex? Yeah. 'Nuff said. 

He was gonna cum. I didn't exactly have the option of stopping and extracting myself from the situation to deal with the um, reappearing dinner in my mouth. So it went down the hatch again, along with a load of cum this time. What else could I do?

(I did warn you about this being a gross post.) 

Has this happened to you? I don't think it's something I EVER want to experience again. Bleugh.

Tuesday Toon #29

I don't know what happened to the weekend! I blinked and now it's Tuesday :)

Enjoy this week's buffet!

Have a good week ahead everybody!