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Energy Levels

An old gal friend told me (her kids are 10 and 7 already – I can hardly believe it), that when she had kids, she used to feel so tired, then she’d laugh and tell me, “But you just get used to it, you just get used to feeling tired all the time.”

Boy, was she ever right?!

We just seem to cope with less and less sleep! Or we get accustomed to just feeling tired, and frankly looking like sheet.

Those aren’t permanent wrinkles around my eyes, no sirree, those are tiredness wrinkles. Therefor only temporary. *snort*

The bizarre thing is that sometimes I get so tired, but my brain is so busy that I *still* lie awake at night. Contemplating the merits of the over the counter sleeping pill sitting in the cupboard. Then I worry that if I *do* take it that I won’t be awake enough to deal with any potential kiddy alerts that might arise.

The last time I took one, I was in hospital after having my youngest, and was having complications around my intestine being all twisted (not due to the caesar) and I was in so much pain that they offered me the pill and I swear I would have taken three if they’d offered!

I’m generally not a pill popper, but on rare occasions, I have been so utterly grateful for a little help from my chemical friends, that I think used with moderation, caution and medical advice they are a good thing.

Yay for medical technology!

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Carte Blanche

We have a programme here in SA called Carte Blanche. It’s one of those exposé type shows where shafty business deals are exposed, and government corruption gets put under the spotlight etc. They’re particularly good watchdogs when it comes to health insurance companies, who always seem to be in hot water.

This week the show has a story coming up on some or other diet product where they ask questions like does nutrisystem really work and I can’t wait to see it. Because while they may be great industry monitors, and more often than not expose those that are doing shady business, they *do* tell both sides of the story, so if something appears to be odd at first glance, they will always give it a fair review.

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Just One More Thing

Did I mention I want my 21 year old body back?

Yeah all this talk of weight loss products is driving you round the twist yeah? Well, maybe it’s helpful to some. Did anyone else catch an episode of Top Billing last night, where they interviewed Darren Scott? (For the non-locals amongst you – he’s a local radio DJ / TV Presenter who has had a yo-yoing weight thing going on for years and last night he was interviewed about his ’secret’ regime that has helped him lose weight and keep it off for a while)

I imagine it has a lot to do with the pretty young thing that is now his brand new wife, and in his own words his miracle weight loss is put down to one thing. He said, “it’s called GYM.” Nice when you can have an awesome personal trainer at your beck and call.

Thanks Darren.

Gosh, I’m actually feeling bitter.

Moving along swiftly!

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On the Subject of my Last Post

Has anyone ever heard of something called phentermine? I’m not sure it is something available here, at least not ‘over the counter’ anyways. Back when I was an athlete we were always being approached by pharmaceutical companies to try stuff out, fat burners (if I’d had any fat, I might have been interested), energy drinks etc. Sometimes it was cool and a big brand name sports energy drink company would come and set up a stand where we were training and give us everything for free.

Another time I was shooting a TV commercial, and the company that catered the shoot had laid out all these crazy, delicious treats for the myself and the other athletes in the commercial, like chocolate brownies, biscuits, coca-cola etc, and none of us touched any of it (of course). Seems like such a waste now, but it certainly explained how we got cast in the advertisement in the first place.

Damnit. I want my 21 year old body back!!

Even my 25 yr old body would do!!

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Instant Fix, required NOW

Okay, so I’m quite peeved.

You see I got on the scale just now.

Yes I know, stupid idea to do that on a Friday night.

Only to discover that I am 3 kg heavier than I was two weeks ago.

As you’ll recall I bemoaned the fact that I was stuffing my face with totally inappropriate rubbish? So yes, entirely my own fault.

But it doesn’t take away from the fact that I want the most effective diet pill known to mankind, delivered to my doorstep. Right Now.

I could not have possibly eaten enough to warrant that kind of weight gain even with a useless doorstop of a thyroid.

Boo.

I want my 21 year old body back.

(Pout)

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