OA walk - FS TWD

Pretty close to my units on Monday but had horrible indigestion straight after my evening meal. Up most of the night with a flare-up of diverticulitis ...  Going to be on a slightly more restricted diet for a few days and drinking lots of water. Tuesday....  So far today I've managed a smoothie, vegetable soup (3 more hours sleep) and lots of water and weak teas. White fish with mashed potato and pumpkin tonight Wednesday.... A crazy week weight wise. Several days discomfort, bloating and inactivity because of diverticulitis. This needs a bland diet, rest and lots of water for a few days. My waist may have increased 10cm but I've still lost an amazing 400g (plus the extra 1kg which appeared over the weekend).  I'm missing my Burgën, lots of green veggies, nuts, berries, meat and dairy but my gut needs time to heal. Thursday..... good night's sleep but didn't get dressed all day yesterday. Tuesday's singing wore me out and still feeling a bit under the weather. E

We came away from our retreat weekend, exhausted but inspired. We filled the white board with 'post it' notes saying how we saw the future of the chorus and how we can help or become more involved. Some of us felt inspired to do more quartet work and so the Allsorted Baris was born. We have all sung Baritone in Allsorts, although Katie has moved on to Leads now, hence the name. We've fixed our first practice for 4th July, chosen a song (lean on me) and I've sent out the music and learning tracks. I'm excited to see what we can do. So ... we hope to have Katie - lead,        Sheryl - baritone      Helen - tenor  Jane- Bass.  By lowering the tone from G to F,  Helen should be able to reach the high notes and it's not too low for me.

This weekend was my first retreat with the Adelaide Allsorts, having done 5 with Onka, at Nunyara. Sarah and Andrew (and Simon) planned and led it,  with Jono Bligh providing the top level coaching and teaching.  Our new Assistant Director Katie cut her teeth conducting us for the first time and pushed us out of our comfort zone into a more entertaining and engaging performance mode. We had a fabulous time and learnt so much. Jono's style of teaching reinforced things we knew a little about already,  but pushed the boundaries and added more introducing us to the idea of a  connected, corporate sound.  New fun images and ideas helped our comprehension and actions. A shopping trolley on a travelator, pocket and throwing a dart conjure up and reinforce my new understanding. Katie's inimitable style made us express the storyline in new ways and we had so much fun doing it. It doesn't matter if you're young, old, a Nerd, Diva, shy introvert, budding extrovert, seeming very o

Here's a few good days. Sadly, although I'm weighing, tracking and exercising there's nothing much to show for it yet. Off to a good start and a new week determined to get rid of the May gains #DOAP 2 weeks of careful weighing, tracking and sticking close to a plan I enjoy, and I'm finally starting to shift the May gains. A whopping 500g gone and back where I was a couple of months ago. The increased water seems to be helping too with only a few disturbed nights. Thanks for the kick I needed Janet Magin . I'm going to keep on with my #DOAP (day on a plate - with tracker) to stay accountable. Off to make some breakfast ricotta quiches for a change. Determined to keep this up till at the end of the month and beyond. Trying to get rid of my May gains but heavy rain put paid to my walk today so had some 'me time'. Wandered round Pasadena Foodland then watched Mrs Harris goes to Paris I've kept this up for 6 weeks but after an initial good loss it's been