- It is NOT a good idea to skimp out on the gym and hire your boyfriend for free as a personal trainer. Especially when he is twice your size and has in the past gone to the gym on a daily basis.

I decided yesterday that even though I am skinny, and I lose weight more often than I gain, that it would be nice to tone up and get into the habit of working out before I hit the middle-aged mark and look down and wonder where my skinny body has gone?!

So I picked out this to do on alternate days, yoga when I feel like it (because one of my housemates apparently can coach me in that area) and possibly either running or swimming for cardio. I can’t decide whether buying trainers is a good investment? Or if I should opt for the long walk to the leisure center pool a couple of times a week instead?

So I get up this morning feeling good to go! How unfit could I possibly be? I’m skinny!

WRONG!!!!

The first move had my legs aching slightly. By the standing bird dog my legs could barely support my weight. All the while, NYBoy was standing beside me with a big stick (rolled up wrapping paper) prodding me to keep moving, and if I messed up and fell over then it wouldn’t count and I’d have to do it over.

My arms gave way mid push-up later on and now I have nasty carpet burn on my FOREHEAD!!! Thank god tomorrow is yoga day, so I have a day off until my next work out hell session. I only did one cycle but the max. reps for each move. I am so much less fit than I thought.

- My eyes do not need to be made to look any bigger.

= I don’t need to put mascara on my bottom lashes because it makes my eyes look freakishly large. And I think mascara on my top lashes looks fine on its own.

Case in point:

On a side note: I’m less achy now then I was half an hour ago… does that mean I should have pushed myself a little harder with the work out? Out for lunch and getting stuff for dinner, home made chili. Mmmm.

I am sooo sick.

On Tuesday I spent a long night dealing with really bad stomach cramps, and shivers and sweats, and baad poops. And it’s Friday, and I still have all the same symptoms, except I’m on ibuprofen so the cramps can’t bother me so much (although they still do!!)

I was about to panic and call the health service for a check up, but NYBoy went into town and spoke to someone who said that it’s a nasty bug going around. So I guess all I can do is to wait it out, and deal with being uncomfortable in the meantime.

The stomach cramps are the worst, it feels like someone’s squeezing my insides really hard at random intervals.

NOT NICE

The only upside? I am really craving banana bread – and as of right now, NYBoy is being the perfect boyfriend downstairs in the kitchen and baking me some fresh banana bread! What an angel.

Cramps are starting up again… I JUST took an ibuprofen pill like an hour ago, don’t tell me it’s worn off already?!

@11PM

Still sick. Made a trip to the memorial hospital as cramps got worse, and now I have mebeverine pills to take three times a day. I took one at 8PM and instead of getting better, I feel like I’m getting worse!!

TAKE THE MEBEVERINE AWAY, I WANT MY IBUPROFEN!!

Boys are downstairs playing poker, and I’m in bed watching TV. My abdominal pains have gotten so bad, and are so randomly occurring, that to help me deal I googled “breathing exercises during labor” haha. During labor it’s uterine muscle cramps, no? And this is (what I think is) stomach muscle cramping, both are cramping so the breathing exercises should help me?

So everytime I feel a cramp coming on I take deep breaths, breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth, and focus on relaxing my body. WHAT A DORK.

When very bad cramps hit, I get NYBoy to sit next to me and hold my hand. (also recommended on birthing websites, I’m just using this tip to get me some extra love while in pain)

Paris Hilton’s British best friend on ITV2… such baaadd baaaddd TV. I quote “the only thing fake about me is my boobs!”. Yeah. Okay.

Meds (inhaler + various pills), juice & hot chocolate, my Valentine’s teddy, banana bread and banana! He really made sure I had everything I could possibly need while he plays poker.

In case anyone was wondering, this is where I got NYBoy’s birthday cake recipe from! It was the yummiest cake I have EVER made, and so worth the effort. Although next time to avoid having one very hefty cake, I might use round cutters to make little personal layered cakes instead.

I’m supposed to be studying for exams, but having a week in between my 2nd and 3rd exams has made me lazier! NOT GOOD! My last two are Arabic exams, and seeing as third year Arabic is the hardest subject I’ve ever taken, me being lazy is not a good sign.

I lost weight, and I’m now 43kg. Don’t ask why, I don’t know?!

Tonight I’m making meatloaf with potatoes and spinach on the side.

Right now, I’m going to get out of bed, get dressed and do some study for a change.

I wish I had some of this:

Mmmmm….