Bit full on at work and everyone wants everything done before Christmas, but fingers crossed tomorrow will be better!
Beautiful sight that met me on the way to work the other day. To bad most of it is gone already!
Had a great session at the gym today, did 3s of 107.5kg deadlifts but maybe not the best form... but still PB!

Have just made some mini santas in marzipan dipped in mint chocolate.

Ive had a great session at the gym! Today, 2 sets of 70 kg squats!!! 3 reps. Felt great with the new shoes :) it wasnt lighter but a lot better if that makes sense. More stable for sure. They are strange walking in, flat cloffy feeling. Like them although they are way to warm.. Ah well... Action outside work today, coppers stopped a BMW and dragged out a couple of guys, they had a bit of an audience as everyone was standing in the windows watching haha no idea what it was about.

Lunch today, shrimp wok with feta cheese and yakiniki sauce (thought it would have more punch in it as I added a fresh chili but got disappointed....) tasty anyway!

Ladies club record in Täby AK

Chris Medina at Täby Centrum

My co-worker trying to get me to eat lollies hahaha

So I survived the dentist yesterday but... When brushing my teeth yesterday (and this morning too) it hurt like hell. It's worse. I m not happy :( I don't want to go there again...
However I had a great back session yesterday. Managed 3 sets of 105kgs :) so next week I'll bump the weight a bit. Love it!
Sofie and family is coming over for dinner tomorrow and I think I'm going to try the bouef again. It was a disaster last time. My stove did a number on me and I stressed out and dropped half of it ... But really have to try again!

Great walk yesterday, we spoke about a lot of hehe different things ;) got approached by a very strange man wanting to sell Christmas trees and discuss safety vests...
Ive ordered a pair of lifting shoes (liiitle to expensive) hoping they will give me a little in the squat being a bit more stable and having a small heel.
Dentist today :( hopefully ill be able to train without drooling to much.... since shes fixing a filling that is broken and will give me anesthetics... ill take some painkillers too to increase the effect... (HATE the dentist.. gaawd)

Awesome!

So yesterday's bench (chest, triceps and abs) session was good but I pushed a bit hard on the back somehow and is quite sore on my left side. Strange :p
Yesterday was also st lucia day here in sweden. Lots of kids dressing up and singing :) apparently we have our celebration today (grown ups dress up as well ;) ) ill see if i can snap some pictures.
I've booked the flight to RAW SM in January and sorted out the hotel. Apparently we will compete Friday night. Luckily the plane (booked before this was made public) arrives 3 hours before weigh in. I like this, means we get 2 days of enjoying the competition and chilling out (they will have loads of snow!)
Today after work I'll be jumping off the train early for a power walk with fab Sofie <3

GREAT leg session today! Managed 3 set of 67.5 kg (yeah did a bit more than that but that was the high point hihi) and sure it was heavy but felt good! Im ecstatic! Im finally 100% again, hopefully it will last a bit longer than last time...

It's been a fab weekend with drama, good fun and work (sorta) about an hour before we where supposed to leave Britten calls me up and tells me she's been puking all night... After talking some more, she reckoned she was okay, we decided to hit the road anyway and chanse it. It seemed like she ate something bad. Got to Anderstorp at sevenish. Took about 4.5 hours to drive there and during that time we had every weather possible. Starting with sunny skies, then rain, full on snow storm. Wet roads and ice... Met up with the guys when we got to the hotel, they had a party there (all of Anderstorp's inhabitants where there at a Christmas part) got the room (quiet then) and it had the oddest toilet door, of glass... Hmmm anyway, we went for a walk, got drenched in the rain and when we got back the party was at full blast... Just under our rooms oh the joy...
Lovisa was crafty enough and managed to change our room so we got a quiet one! Had a glass of red and went to sleep. Up early in the morning, almost didn't get in the car, weighed in (58.04) then back to the hotel where the breakfast was late as the girl had crashed her car on the way to work, she was okay tho. Then the lifting started, I managed the 60kg but happy with that considering I had been sick. Everyone did so well, both teams came third :) it finished early and after an event less drive home I was a bit tired hehe.

TGIF!!!!!!!! Its been a insane week but at least its over and Im feeling a lot better now. Its been good at work although busy, managed to get some other tasks working with SQL and doing some support and training so its been a welcome break from what Ive been doing for a long time. Training hasnt been great but at least Ive not lost a lot of strength. Its just the long sessions thats been tough.

I love the ad on the subway today :D 

We are leaving tomorrow after Britten has taken care of her horses. So its just me, her and another woman. Ill probably drive most of the way. its a 5 hour drive there (funny, second time this year that Im going to Anderstorp) and we have gotten rooms at a nice hotel. Weigh in is at 9 on Sunday and I reckon that the ladies will start (its both guys and girls). The boys is renting a car and are driving down a bit earlier.  Will be great fun this comp. Dont really care about the weight, weight this morning was a little over 58kg so Its going the right way.
Crazy weather outside, pouring down and windy.. snow with rain isnt very nice lol but.. its going to be a lot easier driving down if its not snowing so fingers crossed.

Got the photos for my grandmas Christmas present.. not sure if I can fit them all in the book I bought hehe but at least I have enough...

Struggling a little, feels like there is a old still hanging around but not breaking out. Was completely knackered yesterday. Had to stay late at work, where supposed to go to Täby centrum after to sort dads press out but just couldn't. Went home and went to bed early instead.

The globe arena is changing color every day. Loved pink and the blue is stunning (its white from the beginning)

So ive had a real bad weekend. Been sick, again, driving me bonkers! All my plans went overboard and I didn't do much but at least my sore throat is gone now and I've been to the gym today. Didn't feel to weak although stuffy nose so I'm keepin my hops up for the weekend benching! We had the first snow today, not really snow sice it wasn't much and it didn't stay but made me smile anyway!

No training, stressful dag, work didn't work höhö and it caused me to have to stay late. About midday I started getting a sore throat so now I'm heading home to curl up in the couch and feel sorry for my self... I'm hoping it's stress and it'll be gone tomorrow. Not happy Jane! Was looking forward to my dead lifting session...

Proper benching session today. Did practice helpin Britten with her gear and some planning for the team benching comp and trip next week. The guys where there too and our bench master did a 220kg lift. Inspiring :) did some dips and triceps work too. Long session tho and quite tired now. Been pepp talking with a girl I'm helping a bit as well. Some tips and what to expect backstage. Shell do really well and is a calm no stress kind of person so I reckon it'll be fine. She also has a plan for afterwards and that's good. It's quite important to have so you don't go nuts and stress your body. Hitting bed soon if I can get out of my comfy couch...

Ive been going thru my pictures as I have started to compile a photo book for grandma for Christmas. I found these, Im not sure who took them but they are great and a bit different from the other competition pictures I have.

Just back from the gym, big shoulder session with a sprinkle of biceps and chins. Good session, great contact, jampacked gym but no hanging around waiting for weights. Ive decided to do SM in -63kg and take it for what it is. Since the ladies in this weight class is quite a lot stronger than me Ill focus on bettering my own PB's.
Been freezing cold today, sub zero and slippery since the rain this weekend still hasnt sunken into the ground just yet.
Its been a odd day today, not hungry at all, not normal for me. The lunch was minced chicken that had a filling of feta cheese, chopped parsley, garlic, oregano and chili peppers as well as some salt and pepper. The chili was a tad bit stronger than I thought and it blasted my tastebud's away LOL but not to strong, my lips didnt hurt hehe tasty tho, drenched it with unflavoured Philadelphia cheese to soften it a bit. Some mash and garlic fried mushrooms (yes I was a bit more creative when I cooked this weeks lunches than I normally am :P )
The christmas decorations is everywhere and its so pretty. Love this tree that I found in a ICA store.

At Martin Olsson yesteday

I have had a GREAT weekend! The club championship was fantastic!! Everyone was really into it and in a great mood. We where 11 lifters and everyone did great. I managed my goals 77.5 kg squat, 60kg bench, 115kg dead-lifts. Im so stoked! I managed to squeeze into 57 class for the last time probably lol and I won! I won the PL title, best squat and best dead lift. Im soo happy! After the competition we went out for food.
I was showing one of the guys the way to the restaurant and heheheh we were both on a high and managed to confuse each other, driving the wrong way, trying to turn and almost getting hit by another car and dying of laughter LOL But we arrived safely ;)
Today Im not sore at all, I feel it a little but not much, managed a great leg session and me and my bro have been to Martin Olsson, a restaurant grocer, crazy mega packs of food. I had already been shopping but It was great fun being there. Got some mega packs of veggies and shrimps but not much else. Need time there next time..

Did get some good, well sort of.. News yesterday, the really har module I've bean testing (head butting with really) got postponed! Giving me a whole day of fixing requirement, testing strategies and sort out a lot of stuff for the next testing cycle :D perfect for a Friday! (I guess there will be other things popping up but hey, me happy!

Found this link (on the forum I frequently visit) proeinpow love it! Great style in writing, fun recipes with protein powder hihi can't wait to try! Lucky I'm going shopping tonight with dad!

My pad has gotten a makeover and now its pale pink, of course ;)

Managed to go to the gym yesterday, really tired.. Busy day at work, focus on chins and "light" deads.
Dunno what kind of slippery bar I got a hold on but it was oddly slippery (or maybe just me being tired) even with magnesium.
Got home and my sis had been a sweatie and sent me a 5% discount on the local food store that she cant use.
I finished the off with peanut butter - yummy :) today I'm just as tired. Hard to get out of bed and my calves are killing me, don't normally get this sore but it's BAD! Nuff of the complaining, raise hands over head, smile and do a little jump and state I'm full of energy!!! Yes I'm on the subway ;) and its 6.45 hehe hope you have a great day!

Awesome picture! From Sunday :)

Good training session at SATS and tomorrow I'll do a dead lift / back session. Not super hard but still :) feeling my legs a bit still so no deads today.

My workday has gone way to quickly, time flies and I'm actually using my orange pad lol it's vey handy and since I always carry a massive purse do a huge gym bag it's not a problem bringing it along. My phone works perfect in regards to being a wifi hotspot so the 3G version is not necessary at all hihi Love it! And blogging on it is easy too! They have really improved as it has a dropbox app, photobucket and is visible in explorer in windows so iTunes isn't really necessary either! Sweet as! Only problem is that I spend to much time playing with it haha almost missed my stop in the subway a couple of times... Bet my htc feels a tad bit neglected...

My slow and steady weight gain has stopped so I'm increasing the calories a little :)

My desktop ATM LOL

Saturday was fantastic. Did some studying in the morning, at work we have a book reading circle and we discuss what we have read. I'm reading a book about automated tests.

Then I met up with Sofie and Kenneth and their little gorgeous son Charlie. We took the sub to the city and went to the photographic museum. Nick Brant had an exhibition and it was absolutely stunning! Massive, animal portraits and just breath taking, Loved it! Such a great thing to go se, Sofie came up with the idea! Awesome! Charlie loved it too. The lineup was insane haha who would have thought.

The weather was stunning too and we walked to old town and found (after checking out x cafe's) a cafe with a table and had some warm coffe and tea.

Charlie kindly invited me to dinner and I was thrilled to accept. Red wine and awesome food and I got to try chummychurry. Loooove! Soo good! It's parsley, fresh chili, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper and oil. Perfect for meat! Had a great time and what a great day. Kenneth had gotten a IPad from work and sold the one he had bought to me, so now I'm on the train typing away at it hihi. There was also some holiday planning hihi were going to a all inclusive trip to an island outside west Africa for a week early next year. Can't wait...

Sofie came along to the gym on Sunday, and had a good (tinsy bit hung over) leg session, managed 3's of 65kg in the squat :D. Where supposed to meet up with Ida at TC to do some shopping but she felt really sick so I did some shopping of my own, new warm tops for work. Went to my brothers at 6 to plan for mum's 60th hihi all sorted!

Friday training at SATS today, shoulders, light bench and a bit of this and that, some chins to. Good pump, good session, perfect end on this work week. As the club comp is just around the corner next weeks training will be a bit different. Will do a full blown leg session on Sunday, bench on Monday and deads on Wednesday or Tuesday (probably not since my legs will be sore from Sunday) then resting for the rest of the week. Ive decided to squeeze down in -57 for the last time, to finish the year off in the right class so to speak.
Ive also gotten news about the benchpress team Swedish Champion ship, its in Anderstorp the 11th of December (where my brother drove the F1) and its on Sunday. So It means I dont have to take time off to compete :D and we are a full ladies team! Great girls and great fun! Looking forward to it!
Just chilling in front of the TV (yeeeeeeeeees I have managed to fix my channels)

Finally!! I feel 100% back in business! YAY! 3 weeks... crazy.. had a great back session, deadlifts was a blast, back at 3's on 105kgs :D Feels good for the club comp! Ive started a load on creatine as well, not really a responder to creatine but hopefully it will do some good anyway, I had it sitting at home and might as well use it!

Work is crazy and I have a fair bit of modules to test, but at least they are within different areas so its a bit of change :) + some in the area that I like a bit more ;)
We had a all hands meeting today as well and they provided humongous muffins from the muffin factory.

My my my what a day. Been stressing about the dentist all day. Got there and no caries! No small holes (I always gets told I have them) but nothing!!! Im stoked! Must be the toothpaste Im using, sensodyne repair and protect. Im so happy! Only problem is that one of my fillings had gotten old and I have to fix it, no stress since no caries but still have to go back there... Got told I should take 2 painkillers 1 hour before to make the anesthetic take better. So Ill do that for sure!
Tried to have a look for a tea pot that keeps warmth but couldnt find any that I liked.. ah well, doesnt really matter :)
Found this bottle at the shops too (redwine taste - so I dont have to waste the nice bottles of wine! Cant wait to try it!

Tomorrow is the worst day in a long time! Im going to the dentist after work :( not happy about it and it will HURT it always does (yes Im allergic to dentists) One funny thing tho, well if you can call anything funny in relations to the dentist... anyway, booked online at my local dentist and today I got a call from them telling me that the dentist they had booked me into was sick and that they had another one available at the same time. Did I care to change, and she told me the dentists name... and it turns out its my dentist from when I was a kid :D So not extremely bad!

I have managed to screw my tv channels up today as well... channel 8 is changing location and I managed to do a auto store and now I have 160 channels, 95% codes so now i have to go thru them one by one and delete GAAAAAAAAAAAWD

Gym was good however, did another one at SATS, chest (heavy bench) and triceps. Good pump and although busy I didnt have any problems getting what I needed :D Its a little bit long to walk home tho... and I dont have the patience to wait for a bus... need to check it out tho for when it will get cold and snowy... Thursday is deadlift and back day and Ill be heading to Täby AK, grunting madly and throwing weights around isnt to popular at SATS I think ;)

Spoke to my cousin yesterday and he reckons I should do the urskogsloppet in Övik in june... not sure tho, its 20k's run in the forrest hehe Ill get lost I bet and its a fair climb.. good motivation for starting to do proper runs tho.. Its a bit hilly too hehe
He reckons he jogs around it.. not sure how you can jog that...

Love my early mornings at work. Sure I'm tired and its not always easy to get out of bed but there is nothing better than to come to work, have a quick chat with the few people that's there then sit down with a massive cuppa and sandwiches and start work in peace and quiet :-D

Trained at SATS täby today. Not bad at all. Good atmosphere and all kinds of people. Not only skinny fat coffee chatting ladies. Did the odd session of light shoulders, abs and calf's. Wanted to check out the gym and the rush our so not any  muscle groups that required bench/squat rack. It was busy, so no benching on Mondays (the boyz alway always do bench on Mondays haha)
Was super tired this morning. It was hard getting up but work went smooth and was fun and the day flew so now Im not tired at all :D

Massive weekend. Most of Saturday I spent at STK. I managed one squat at 60kg, I felt my thigh during the warmup so I didnt dare to push it. Didnt want to hurt myself and keep going. I would be way to upset if I cant train properly for a while. Benching at 55kg and deads of 110. Not the best result but not to bad. I won, so now Im the district champion lol
Great get together tho and loads of great people at the event. I quite enjoyed it :D
Today Ive been running around, cleaning, cooking (moose with chantarelles and ovenbaked vegetables) and bread. Me and dad went to Norrtälje to pick chantarelles, got about 20l :D massive ones! Then a quick dash past täby centrum (mall) and then home.

Just chilling tonight. Recharging for series 4 and the district championship tomorrow. I'm doing a empty so ill squeeze into -57 kg weight class. Not feeling strong still so its a good way since not many competitors in this class ;)
Bought new walking shoes today, water and wind proof (gortex) since its a bit wet and cold today, dry feet is important to keep the colds at bay!

I was going to SATS today to do a RPM class but I have decided not to. Partly cause I have a sore throat in the morning and partly cause Ive started to sneeze during the days... a lot.. not so nice for the others in the class... ah well. Ill have a month (sort of a trial) to do a class /train there so Ill get another chance.. .
So today is resting day (tomorrow as well) since Ill be competing in SL on Saturday. No pressure as Im the only one in my weight class (doing a empty now as I weigh over 57) and it feels pretty good seeing that Ive been sick for so long... Ill just go in, do my lifts and collect points for the team. Probably no PB's :)

Did a try training at NJoy on Tuesday too... not a very good gym Im afraid... a very un motivating environment, loads of chatting going on and load of girly girl training, ie talking a lot whilst doing 1 kg dumbbel or treadmill running/walking whatever. Flimsy equipment, I didnt like it at all... So at least I know now

This is some more info about nitrit, a E 250 substance found in processed meat (and smoked meat/fish)
Its a preservative, color enhancer and keep botulism (a disease) at bay. For a Swedish Article about this

Background: Humans are exposed to preformed N-nitroso compounds (NOCs) and endogenous NOCs. Several NOCs are potential human carcinogens, including N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), but evidence from population studies is inconsistent.

Objective: Weexamined therelation between dietaryNOCs(NDMA), the endogenous NOC index, and dietary nitrite and cancer incidence in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)–Norfolk, United Kingdom, study.

Design: This was a prospective study of 23,363 men and women, aged 40–79 y, who were recruited in 1993–1997 and followed up to 2008. The baseline diet was assessed with food-frequency questionnaires.

Results: There were 3268 incident cancers after a mean follow-up of 11.4 y. Dietary NDMA intake was significantly associated with increased cancer risk in men and women [hazard ratio (HR): 1.14; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.27; P for trend = 0.03) and in men (HR: 1.24; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.44; P for trend = 0.005) when the highest quartile was comparedwith the lowest quartile in age- and sex-adjusted analyses but not in multivariate analyses (HR: 1.10; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.24; HR for men: 1.18; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.40; P for trend ≥ 0.05). When continuously analyzed, NDMA was associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal cancers (HR: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.28), specifically of rectal cancer (HR: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.16, 1.84) per 1-SD increase after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, cigarette smoking status, alcohol intake, energy intake, physical activity, education, and menopausal status (in women). The endogenous NOC index and dietary nitrite were not significantly associated with cancer risk. There was a significant interaction between plasma vitamin C concentrations and dietary NDMA intake on cancer incidence (P for interaction < 0.00001).

Conclusions: Dietary NOC (NDMA) was associated with a higher gastrointestinal cancer incidence, specifically of rectal cancer. Plasma vitamin C may modify the relation between NDMA exposure and cancer risk.

N-nitroso compounds and cancer incidence: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancerand Nutrition (EPIC)–Norfolk study Am J Clin Nutr March 23, 2011.

http://www.ajcn.org/content/early/2011/03/23/ajcn.111.012377.full.pdf+html

Stunning views in the city today. Heading home, from gullmarsplan in sitting in the tube :)

It was good going to the gym today. Not so strong but it felt good! Going to go to SATS on Thursday to try out a RPM class. Feel like I want to do some cardio and RPM is fun :D Managed to be able to try SATS täby out for a month for 500kr and then decide if I want to continue.
Im happy with that, after a month Ill know if I reckon its worth it. AND they have a sauna (the picture if from tretti.se and SATS sauna doesnt look exactly like that but you get the idea ;) ) hehehe perfect for the coming months of cold and darkness. Its a bit expensive in my opinion but for a moth Im happy to pay a little. Maybe Ill love it and stay, who knows!
Watching biggest looser and eating lol

Yesterdays adventure was great. Drove all the way to Gyttorp to pick grandma up and then to Karlstad. Great seeing sis, her bf, my brother and his gf was there to, mum, dad and grandma as well. Full house! Not to mention my sisters 2 cats. Skalman got sick om me and my camera i think ;)

After a great cheesecake (sis is a cheesecake master)

and presents we went to Munken, a great restaurant in Karlstad. Fantastic food and we had a awesome dinner. Good mood and delish food and red wine. nomnomnom

Me and grandma

Went to the gym today although my voice is horrible.. no sore throat so its okay. Took it easy. (love the new Täby AK sign they have installed)

Me, Ida and her sister went to IKEA after that, got some new plates, a lamp, candles, bed cover and some bits and pieces. I've got a bit of a pink tendency now lol and maybe going to pink ;) its not a bright pink, more of a light discreet one and I quite like it hihi

Today I have been a bit creative. Made this years first batch if saffron buns. Im going to Karlstad tomorrow to celebrate my sisters birthday and I wanted to give my granny something and figured that this was a good ide. Im hoping she'll like them :)
Saffron buns
1 package of yeast
150g butter
500 deciliter milk
250g quark
3 deciliter sugar
1 g of saffron (finely milled)
1/2 teaspoon salt
17 deciliter flour.
(topping 1 egg and raisins)
Melt the butter and add the milk. When the temperature is 37 degrees add the yeast and whisk until its melted. Add the other ingredients. mix until its a smooth dough. Let sit for 30 minutes. Divide into about 30 pieces and roll them to S shape. Set the oven to 225 degrees and let these buns sit for another 20 minutes. Add one raisin in the twirl of each bun, whisk one egg and brush them lightly. Put them in the oven for 8(?) minutes, I had mine in for double that because they need the nice color.
Delish! and very traditionally Swedish! In Germany, 1600th the devil came as a cat beating naughty kids up and Jesus came as a child, giving out buns to the good kids. A lussebulle is colored yellow with the saffron to keep the devil at bay and isn't originally linked to st Lucia (celebrated mid December in Sweden) but it got spread amongst the Swedish society when we started to celebrate Lucia in the 1800th.

Hi all :)
Im alive but I think most of my brain has gone out my nose... running out of tissues... The throat is better but I have blisters in my mouth, not nice... Ill be staying home for the rest of the week. Resting to be able to go to my sis and be back in full force on Monday (bosses order) I also think Ive slept enough for a month time. The neighbors are still drilling (I'm starting to think they wont have much left if they keep going) Maybe they are putting in a climbing wall or something.. The TV is playing up and loosing signal every now and then, I think its because they are doing some construction work not to far away from my place... its not the TV cause I can watch movies with no problem.

Hmm It's starting again... Ive got one nostil stuffed and a sore throat, only on one side tho, the left (both the nostril and the throat) does that mean I'm half well of half sick ;-) odd and not happy about it...
Now that its so dark outside its important to be seen :) so yesterday I got this cute little fellow for my gym bag
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