Dev Journey Diaries

Exploring the Web Development Realm

I knew nothing about web development (well, I knew about HTML from my Myspace days when I used to rearrange a couple of lines here and there for backgrounds) before walking down the somewhat unknown web development door. I had just finished my six-month contract at a local nursery in my hometown in the Bay of Plenty. I had no idea what I was going to do afterward; I didn’t really think about it. I’ve always had old jobs to go back to (the joys of seasonal work).

However, the thought of returning to jobs I so longed to leave behind didn’t appeal to me at all. If anything, it made me not want to work, but a girl’s got to eat. So, I got my act together and started sending my CV off around the city, 30 minutes away from me. Bigger city, better options, right? Well, no, not so much. I visited about 30 shops, handing out my CV. Twenty of them said I had to apply online, and the other ten, I never heard from, even after harassing them, or they were not hiring at the moment. I did this for about two weeks straight—cold calling, emailing, dropping into shops, you name it, I did it. I maybe got five calls and emails back, with no luck.

It was when I was scrolling through Instagram that I saw someone showing off some code. It looked really intriguing, and the way they had displayed it was captivating. That’s when I knew I wanted to do that. I didn’t understand anything about the code; I just knew I wanted to learn how to write it and to create . My brain started going a million miles an hour, as it does when I’m excited about something. It’s like idea strings all being fired off at once in all directions, hoping to catch and cling onto something. This is when I had to reel in all the strings of ideas before my brain exploded. So i made a road map and a plan.

It’s feels so good!

Ohh Omad!!!! I’m back yer that’s right!

I’m back doing omad (one meal a day)! it’s been a hot minute or so, seems Easier this time, maybe cause I started off doing IF? Or maybe I know what to expect and my body knows what’s up?

So IF was good, it got me back on my feet, but I had a funny feeling 16:8 wasn’t going to be enough, yes I lost weight but I also gained and then lost then gained…you get the picture, I was pretty much stuck between 72kgs and 71kgs even working out and healthy eating. It was FRUSTRATING!

I have 3 weeks off work and thought “fuck it” I’m going to do omad again, I felt amazing doing it and it was working. It has been 3 days and I started at 72.8kgs as of today I’m 70.1kgs soo close to being under 70kgs again! after almost 3 months of up and down and going nowhere I’ve finally pushed threw. I hope I can carry it on when I’m working as I’ll be doing 11 hour days. Might have to do 2mad morning & dinner we’ll see when that time arrives.

P.s I know I’m horrible at blogging and I don’t update in ages and I’m sorry I’ll try to get better

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Much love and appreciation and a big thank you for sticking around 😁

ox Lil

 

 

 

 

So far

Here is my  progress so far.

Been ups and downs, flat lines, mountain gains but what goes up must come down eventually right?

Oh An update!!

Good morning!

Happy Wednesday hope you are doing well?.

It’s been a week and iv lost 1.4kgs so far on IF (intermittent fasting) currently sitting on 70.5kgs yay! Slow and steady.

Till next time.

Lil

16/8

So as of yesterday IV started IF 16/8. So far so good, as always I have stomach acid upset, but happens for me. the start is always the hardest, but that will pass soon then it will be a nice smooth ride first week is always “uncomfortable” I have found from my own personal experience. I’m yet to weight my self should do that so I nowhere I’m starting….. 71.6kgs

At the very start, May 1st I was 73.kgs dropped down to 66kgs then gained it all back as IV said in my last post.

I’ll make Fridays my weight days see how much I lose or gain, here’s hoping it’s losing.

Until next time…

Lil X

Good morning

Why hello there!

So Oman (one meal a day) was working I started off at 73kgs and got down to 66kgs within a matter of a month. Sadly I’ve gained them back and some. I would really love to do Oman properly this time around and make it work, I was doing so well!!!

So as off tomorrow, I’m making my plan on when/what to eat. I was eating at 12pm each day. (May have to change)

I nowhere I went wrong. I need to use that focus I had when I was single and merged it into my relationship. What makes it hard is control, self-control and myself do not get along but I’m going to do my best. around about dinner time that’s when I lose all control cos my partner eats 3 meals a day, I just need to learn control, when I’m cooking dinner. or I could just change my window to dinner time but that that leaves me wanting food threw out the day…I’ll make this work!

Lil

X

Goodbye to the 70s hello 60s!

I did it!

what a hell ride this last 3 month has been. From walking away from an unhealthy toxic 5-year relationship to been sick for almost 4 weeks and stuck in bed, also food poising. I managed to get in under 70kgs been here for about a 3 weeks currently sitting on 68.4kgs!   I found that the way I have been eaten while dealing with my brake-up and all of the above was actually a legit diet called omad (one meal a day)
if you want to know more about  omad <

I started new and fresh and single on 1st Mays my starting weight was 72.8kgs  iv been up and down with the flu so that put me up but at one point I was down to 67.0kg. I like this under 70kgs it not much but I feel different kinda beautiful…. and one goal complete. so now I have to set a new goal which will be to get to 65kgs. going to do these in 5’s I think small but easyish goals.

till next time.

Be kind, Stay happy, Be you!

Lilx

 

Step 2 Accepting the Truth…

I just want to thank you for sticking around and following my weight-loss adventures of ups but mostly down and my win and losses, even if you’re just popping in for a read. Thank you, you are amazing!

Hello and welcome back.

Soo had an eye-opener this morning. It shocked me, to recap last week I said I had given up for a while and didn’t care.

And now I’m back on board once again well…… Iv gain A LOT of weight and I have no one else to blame but myself,  and I know how and why and I’ve accepted that this morning. You can’t just go from watching what you eat and working out daily to then eating shit food and not do any fitness with “I don’t care attitude” and my frame of mind was “oh I won’t gain that much” well I proved myself wrong!  You  will gain weight and I knew this  but I didn’t care, so from 62 to 72.1kgs I’m kicking myself,  I’ve relearnt why I don’t go off the weight loss boat iv gave me purpose and a drive  and now I have my drive back I have more weight to lose, so my goal for this month is to get under 70ks again. Hopefully, my next blog is a good one and it’s a win cause I love sharing the good news.

 

Till next time
Lil x

 

 

Step 1 Blogging Again

Well Hello There!

It’s has been minute, but I’m back from what feel like forever! (which it has, cause I gave up…. ) not going to lie, fully just fell off the spaceship to the weight loss planet and been floating around in space lost and Dahh you know gaining weight, not giving to crap about… ANYTHING.

I was laying in bed this morning and I asked myself  “what am I going to do today?!” I have no work all week (haven’t worked for the last three weeks) it’s been nice, not going to lie staying up late, sleeping in till the afternoon, it’s been wonderful till…..

Today kinda just hit me I’m bored as hell! and need to start taking little steps to get back into weight loss again, There are only so many ps4 games and Netflix you can play and watch. So yeah, that’s been me for the last 3 week. Since my lost post, it’s been a steady downhill of ups and down and takeaways.

But here I am today said good-bye to my old laptop and brought a desktop, I find it much better, also and I’ve been good I stopped drinking alcohol can’t even drink a glass of wine or beer, even though for Christmas I was gifted 10 bottles of red wine just from one friend! (I only have 3 very close friends) she knows I’m not drinking but yet she got me wine for years! It’s a shame she doesn’t drink wine cause I would have gifted them back to her over the years to come.

she and I attempted to join a gym the idea is still there for me, it’s one of my goals it’s just awkward for myself to cause lack of work and the timing is just wrong plus I live an hour away from the gym, so yeah doesn’t help,  so I’m changing that by finding a new job closer to the city. 

Current weight is 62kgs that was 3-4 weeks ago haven’t weighed myself since then cause I haven’t really cared, which is very sad. But I know I NEED to do something cause the older and bigger I get the harder I will have to work!, so I’m going to find a challenge since I know I can stick to them.

Oh yes, I tried keto wasn’t for me sadly, I got keto flu it was horrible the brain fogged up and it the threw me off life and overwhelmed me, turns out I can’t deal without being able to focus, it was like when writer have writer block I had life block,  but congrats to you guys and gals who pushed through it proud of you!

 

Till next time xox

Lil

 

Off And On Again

 

Hello and welcome back yes I’m still here!

So it’s been a while!

Since my last blog, The Forgotten 80kg things have changed from good and bad good news is I’m back at work. I had about almost two months off work and in those 2 months, I have put on 8kgs or so leaving my weight at 70-71kgs bad news.

I’m not going to lie to you I was eating unhealthy cause I was stressing about not working I live with my father and he did not help me at all! I didn’t think I was an emotional eater but looking back you could say I fell off the wagon and landed outside a take -away strip of KFC Mc D’s and BK I’m not happy about it at all, so that’s what has happened.

1^st of October I started doing my work out DVD again pretty much died and I’m starting to attempted a meal prepping thing (I don’t even nowhere to start) I also forked out and got a new blender cause my old one was getting old, and you know it’s time for a new kitchen appliances when you can smell burning coming from the machine, so hello magic bullet blender life!!

Also, I have to figure out how to lube the treadmill (that sounds weird yes I no!) But the track you run on is catching to the treadmill and it freaks me out.

Till next time

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Lil x