Ali: 2018

Week five is over and well I lost weight, but not as much as I'd have liked but really that's my own fault.

Workouts

Damn, they really jumped up in intensity this week. We had 45 minutes of non stop working out, no rests, just go-go-go! It was good, at the time it felt like it was dragging on but afterwards I felt amazing.

Now this week at the beginning of the week I was lazy. Monday was a public holiday and I declared it a PJ day, so there was no way in hell I was leaving the house to go exercise. Tuesday I attended a session and then on Wednesday I woke up to intense neck/upper back pain - which is actually quite common for me and usually get's really bad every few months, so it was due to play up. I then had Wednesday off work, so naturally I didn't attend a session. Instead I did a 5km slow paced walk with the family and my dogs. Thursday I went to a session and Friday I couldn't get to sleep the night before so when my alarm went off at 4.30am and I'd only had 3 hours sleep I definitely rolled over and went back to bed before work - I can't make any other session on a Friday due to work. So then that meant Saturday was my third and final session of the week.

Really what I'm getting at here is it wasn't the best week and I only attended three sessions. I would've done four, had I not been in pain on Wednesday but oh well.

Food

It's getting harder and harder to stay on track. I'm over just eating meat and salad or meat and vegetables and sadly it's getting to the point where I'd rather not eat. But, to lose weight this is what you got to do so I have to stick to it even though I'm pretty much hating life right now and only look forward to my Saturday cheat meal.

I snuck a few treats in this week too which isn't good and definitely doesn't help the weight-loss but I was hangry okay.

So another 600g down. Not the best after the week I had but it was still a lose which I should be happy about, but it makes it hard when you see others losing big amounts weekly. I'm just feeling sorry for myself this week, hopefully next week will be better.

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I love to read but like many people I'm time poor, so of course I have the longest list of books I want to read I just haven't had the chance to do so yet.

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

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I've told myself I can't watch the tv series until I read the book, I don't know why but I have. So after I finally finish reading the couple of books I have going now this is next on my to do list.

2. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve.

Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.

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If you haven't read the Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas, stop what you are doing and go buy it now. I freaking love this series and I got so excited when I found out this novella was released. It's a short story that takes place after the third book and I can't wait to read about what happens to my two favourites Feyre and Rhys.

3. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.

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Another book that has been on my to-do list for far too long. The Red Queen is actually a series of four books and two novellas so I'm excited to get into a new series.

4. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something… unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.

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This was recommended to me ages ago and clearly I never got around to reading it. The summary sounds amazing and I can't wait to finally read it one day.

5. The Selection by Kiera Cass

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

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Another book series that has been on my to read list forever! Five books in the series and to be honest I love the covers of these books because the dresses look amazing.

And there you have it, my top 5 books I want to read. Let me know in the comments below what books you really want to read next, not that I need to add anymore to my massive list but I know I will because let's be honest, I don't read enough.

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