"If hunger is not the question....... then eating is NOT the answer"


Good point Kel.

Well this weekend was ok. Worked hard on Sat as usual. Today went to the Bramble Patch for BF birthday. Had his mum n dad and suprised him with a friend from Brisbane who drove out for the day with his girlfriend.

We never had an argument all weekend.

The 2 older kids got back from their fathers at 5.30. They are feral everytime so I guess i better go get them into quiet mode.
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Kylie you haven't "dopped out" of uni. You have taken a break from yr studies. Not the same. You have intentions of continueing study, even if u
have a change.

Lindor it's so good to see u back here. I've fallen off the wagon he past few weeks to, have eaten a bit.....a LOT of crap and no water or walks.

I have a stepladder... how do u do yr stepups?? Maybe I can do that.

Von

Just saw yr post Gen... trust me, I'll sing out if I have a question. Thanks heaps. My close friends all say I'll make a good nurse because I have a caring nature yet no nonsense attitude to certain things. I love to help people as much as possible. But I am not backward in coming forward and I am afraid that if I don't agree with the way something is being handled I will step on toes. But my moral standards are high and it will only be in the patients best interests.

I am thinking of applying to the Mater in brisbane when I graduate. They have an excellent post grad program where they employ you and also take you further. They also have an on site child care centre for staff.

I think eventually I would like to get into palliative care. It holds a special place in my heart, and some people have noone, the least I can do is help people be comfortable while giving them also a 'friend'

Vonni, don't be misled - caring is important, but the most important thing in a nurse is aptitude in health sciences, and common sense. It's a profession like any other, although nurses are their own worst enemy in perpetuating this "caring" myth, which keeps nursing downtrodden and poorly paid. Don't do it for love, do it for a career!

Phew. Glad I got that out.

Hi ladies

Well, the truth about me and my gym is that if I don't go, it's 100% pure laziness. My gym is about a 1 minute walk from my office so it's not like I'm going out of my way to get there. I just start thinking about my couch and my heat pump and my tv and the thought of veging out gets the better of me.

However!! I did much better over the weekend. Saturday I went for a long walk with a friend and her dog and yesterday I got up and went to the gym for about an hour.

This week my aim is to do the following:
Monday: 40 minutes cardio
Tuesday: 20 minutes cardio, circuit based weights programme
Wednesday: 40 minutes cardio
Thursday: 20 minutes cardio, weights programme

I'm also starting up my star chart again. It's just like what people do for their kids good behaviour, I get a star each time I go to the gym. I don't have a reward or anything at the end but it's a great way to see how active I'm being. When I used to do it, I would sometimes go to the gym just so that I could get another star up - I hate seeing an empty chart!

Keep on keeping on ladies

For some reason I sabotaged myself over the last three days, and as a result I only lost 0.1kg this week - my fault entirely.

But that's past history and I can't change it, so I am going to make a big effort this week to get back on track. Today I'm going to try and walk for an hour, eat no more than 1650 calories - and drink some water!

And I'll try not to beat myself up for the last few days.


Ani

Water

Remember the recommendation to drink at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of water per day? The new guidelines do not give a set amount of water to consume on a daily basis, but state that Americans get enough fluids just by using thirst as their guide. While water is a good choice for staying hydrated, other beverage choices such as juice, milk, coffee, tea and soda also count toward your daily fluid intake.

It used to be thought that beverages that contained caffeine (like coffee, tea or sodas) did not contribute to a person's daily fluid intake of liquids, but the panel argues that these beverages contribute just as much to the daily fluid intake as non-caffeinated options. About 80 percent of people's total fluid intake comes from drinking water and other beverages, and the other 20 percent comes from food. That's right - water found in food contributes to our total daily water consumption, too.

Wow, so that means I can drink lots of teas and coffees

Hi guys. Thx Gen, yes it's for a career too, don't panic. Nursing can take me anywhere I want to go. And there are so many opportunities. Mostly in major hospitals and my BF and I want a change in the next few years and this is a good way to help it happen. He will be qualified in his career around the same time.

One city hospital that I have researched (among many) has a great graduate employment program. Child care on site, and if to many kids they get another carer rather than turn the child away. Health care benefits, great incentives and ongoing training that count towards other degrees etc... I know you prob know all this but. lol.

No loss for me this week. I'll leave it at that.

Vonni xxx

MMMM Well I hope everyone behaved themselves on the weekend. Unlike me, who tied one on over the weekend, woke up feeling like some one had pooped in my mouth and some bugger was following me around all day with a jack hammer. Everything ached inculing my teeth (and they are false) lol. Not going anywhere near the scales , I can feel all the water weight in my hands.
I will really have to pull finger this week at the gym
Going back to writing down everything I eat again, that sort of went out the window as well.
To all you lovely people that lost this week. I will have to catch up.
As a punishment for pigging out. I have set myself a task of sampooing the carpet and couches.
Anyone ever tried vodka and Bundaberg diet ginger beer?
It's really quite nice lol
Mary

Vodka and Ginger beer.. to shampoo the carpet & couches? Muahaa... nah, hAven't tried that. I DO need to get the old britex machine from coles soon though, to try and get rid of the red cordial I spilled on my rental carpet..oops. I would be more concerned if the carpet wasn't completely feral and requiring replacing anyhow.

It's bloody cold in Melbourne.. I'm only managing taking the dogs for a walk every day so far, and a few skipping/band sessions. I really will have to get a trainer or a gym when I move back down here, the outside thing won't fly in winter here.

Because I don't know where the hours in my day go, this is just a quicky!

After eating within 1500cals on both Saturday and Sunday, drinking 1.25L water both days, 20mins of step-ups both days and 20mins of resistance band exercises on both days also, I have managed to weigh in this morning 0.4kg lighter than last week! Kinda feel ripped off with that, but then if I consider the rest of last week I should be bloody grateful I haven't gained 4kgs!!!

Today, I am feeling very determined!!! I walked to work this morning (20mins) and home again this afternoon (20min). I walked to the post office on my lunch break (10mins) and I have done 20mins of step-ups this afternoon also. So far I have eaten good (apart from about 8 snakes!) and drunk about 1L of water too Now if I was to include the 600ml diet coke and the two cups of coffee I'd be getting close to my required 'fluid' intake right Vonni??

Alright, I gotta run again!!!

I need to stop and catch up with everything here again, I feel like a stranger here!!!

Oh and Vonni, step-ups are simple...step up onto the first step of the ladder and step down again and continue to repeat that


Edit: Been meaning to ask Ani...what was the potential flat mate like?

Hi There
I just discovered this community today and thought I would join. I was wondering if anyone has had periods where they felt a little overwhelmed by the amount of weight they had to lose?
Sometimes I think I will never do it, I need to lose a whole person.
Kris

Hey Kris - WELCOME!

I think everyone here has felt overwhelmed at some point or another. I know when I first started out (last August), I jumped on the scales and said to myself: "F@#%k me! I can't lose THAT much weight!". I got really down about it, and then I decided to come up with a plan.

The way I went about it was to tackle it 5kg at a time. I set myself a goal of 5kg, and then came up with a plan to get there. And when I reached it, I set another goal of 5kg…

Lindor, the flatmate will be moving in. It's almost a month away, so I'm trying not to think about it. She seems OK - boring as bat****, but I really can't afford to keep paying $300/week rent on my own. I'm surprised she agreed to move in - when she came here I told her I don't really want to live with anyone, that I won't tolerate her hanging around me or getting interested in my work (it's amazing how many people get fascinated by 'media'), and that if she brought drugs into the house I would throw her out on the street . Can't see it lasting long.

Diet Ginger Beer! I am in love with that stuff - as long as it's Bundaberg. I live on it in summer time.

Gen are we really supposed to believe you spilled red *cordial* on the carpet . I know how to get rid of red wine stains, but cordial mystifies me.

I had a day off my weight loss today. I decided that I would just take some time out and not be on a journey. Back on tomorrow - but I just needed to clear my head for a bit, and I did that.

OK, I'm in the middle of reading a book about the Claremont Serial Killer. Back to the lounge for me…


Ani

Sad and tragic as it is, yes it actually *was* red cordial. I can't stand red wine - hate the taste, and it gives me a headache. As one of my friends reminded me lately, I've gotten very boring lately - fit, eating well, not drinking or smoking. What is left?

I'm having the same dilemma now - a friend has offered I can move in with her in Melbourne, but I don't really like living with people. I love living by myself.. but it's only for a few months, won't have to buy or move furniture, and it'll be cheaper. Hmm...

Well sh*t I've gone and done it again. Weighed myself last night and I've bloody well gained 2kg and am back up at 97.5 took all my measurements too and all of them were up by 1-2cm.

I'm so mad at myself. This proves that I haven't achieved anything at all this year.

So now I'm really going to have to knuckle down and look at my diet. This is what I ate yesterday and it's pretty typical:

Breakfast: 2 slices of Vogels multigrain toast with a scrape of butter and marmite. Cup of tea with skim milk.

Morning Tea: 1 pottle lite yoghurt

Lunch: Cuppa soup (chicken noodle), home made chicken breast and salad wrap (flour tortilla, chicken, lettuce, carrot, 1 slice processed cheese, lite salad dressing - about 1 tsp, mustard - about 1/2 teaspoon)

Afternoon Tea: 1 banana

Dinner: Pork and vege stir fry with brown rice. Flavoured with 1 tbs sweet & sour sauce, 1tbs worcester sauce, 1tbs soy sauce, 1 tsp honey.

Then the naughty bit: 1 small pancake with 1/2 banana, 2 scoops weight watchers ice cream, coconut, about 1 tbs sliced almonds and a drizzle of chocolate sauce on top.

The pancake I wouldn't have every night, that was a bit of comfort eating but the rest is pretty standard.

What do you ladies think of this??

Funny aren't ya? Well, whatdya need a 3 step ladder for? lol! Unless u have gogogadget legs that extend all the way to the top

Ani that sounds like something I'd say hehee. Nothing like being up front from the start. Hope it all goes well.

Welcome 2 Kris. Hope u enjoy yr time here. I just can't stay away.

Littlekiwi bananas are good for you. Look at this way, you could have slathered them with maple syrup or caramel sauce..... but you chose the healthier option.

Gen - here here about red wine. 3 years ago I worked in an Italian restaurant on weekends & they made their own wine for personal use. I had a taste and was so good I thought to get a bottle to have a glass while BF was at a conference.

One glass tasted yuk but gave me a fuzzy warm feeling so I had another.... and another. Then it was all gone so I thought to have beer or 2. By the end of the night BF couldn't understand his text messages (& I'm sms queen*). He got home to find me in front yard pissed as a newt and hardly able to stand.

Next day I day I was feeling so ill and I had to go to work at the pawn brokers. I was throwing up aaalllll day and I think I was still drunk. The customers woudn't stand still and I couldn't see them very well. Thank god the boss wasn't there that day.

Do you know how hard it is when you need to throw up, but get through 2 heavily locked security gates and then a 25mt long hall before the toilet gets in sight?

ok I am going. Wasn't mwant to be a long post, but.... I can't stay away.

C u all after
Vonni

I'm so confused!!

I've been trying to figure out calories and stuff. According to a website that I found says that to figure out how many calories you need per day, you take your weight in pounds - mine is 215 and multiply by 17 so for me, that's 3655 calories a day.

I've done a wee experiment using another website and I think that I probably consume around 2000 calories a day.

Does this mean that I need to eat more to lose weight? I thought that if you're consuming less calories than you burn then you should lose weight.

This is so damned confusing!!! Any input would be hugely appreciated.