Thanks for the welcome to your little (okay, large
) group!
Sorry it's been a busy few days, so my reply is a bit late.
I am currently not following a specific plan, my doctor pretty much told me to take it one day at a time. I smoke, and he told me to slowly cut back on that, and I can say so far I have cut what I was smoking in half. I am also eating less, and questioning my 'hunger' more, as it tends to be from boredom, stress, and when I feel depressed. 10kg feels like a huge loss, but with how much I still have to lose I feel mostly overwhelmed. Thank you both for your encouragement.
My mum, my sister and myself have opted to hire a treadmill for the next three months to see what comes of it. I really, really wanted a gym membership, but the prices here in Auckland are pretty ridiculous. It is 100 NZD a month, plus the traveling it takes to get there multiplied by five, that's 500 a month which is 6,000 a year ... it seemed a bit more than my family was willing to do.
The three of us (of all different weights, my sister Kaity is 80 KG, my mum is 110 KG and has a lymph (lymphodema) issue that makes her retain water/lymph fluid...) have created a weekly plan and competition starting after mothers day. We have been eating healthier over the past week, and have been using the treadmill since its arrival yesterday. We will be weighing in and taking measurements once a week, and the winner each week doesn't have to do the dishes or clean the kitchen for two weeks.
I don't think I will have much of an issue keeping the weight off once I get it off, mostly because I would like to live a more active lifestyle. I
want to be able to go camping once a month, start surfing again when the weather is right for it, join the runs for cancer/causes. ****, I'd like to go dancing with my sister on the weekends, but at this point I am too self concious to even do that.
Recently I have started a journal to help me with becoming a healthier person, mentally, emotionally, physically as well as spiritually. I've decided to update it as often as possible without writing about things that I find completely inane. (I have no interest in writing about how long I ran, or what I ate with specific facts, but how I
felt about the run and what I ate.)
Suzie: My view on New Zealand is a bit scewed, I love it here, but even as an American moving to this country I have to say I enjoy the idea and the proper allocation of a socialist society... and that's coming from a woman who is from a fairly well off family.
I will be looking over weight watchers and deciding the proper course of action weighing my own abilities against the possible costs of such a program.
Side note: Finding a hula hoop adult sized of any type is terribly ridiculous! I have been unable to find one for over a week here.
Hello, From New Zealand!
