vonni what kind of medciation are you on?

i was 91.7kg when i weighed in yesterday not cool
but i had a good brekky and dinner and no snacking today - dont ask about lunch - long story but special treat for lady at opshop and was not healthy AT ALL but she talked about the jamie oliver special the whole time we were eating it so we wont be doing that next time i work there again hehehehe

my medication seems to be working heaps good, i am having heaps more good days/times than bad... i did have a meltdown at the bookshop the other day which was so embarrising but hey these things happen and i am learning from every day and treasuring every moment i have with jemima things are looking up
starting to eat real food and going to the effort to make healthy choices so long term i will be awesome

Sorry to hear you've broken the 90kg mark Kel. Hopefully you can nip this in the bud now though and start going down again!

I had a great day yesterday. Stuck to my points and did weights followed by 10 minute run, 10 minute walk, 10 minute bike so I exceeded my goal by 10 minutes of exercise

Today after work I'm flying up to Wellington to spend the weekend with my sister and her family. I won't be exercising while I'm up there so will have to try to focus on my diet.

Goals for the weekend: 1) most importantly, write down everything that I eat. 2) don't eat rubbish!

Have a great weekend ladies.

basically i WONT wear tracksuit pants to the shops and my jeans are getting too tight so i HAVE to lose weight in order to keep that promise to myself

i AM going to the gym on monday morning, at the moment all i have on monday is appointment with another counsellor at 1pm so there should not be ANY reason why i can not go and do at least 30 mins on something - i am going to take it easy as dont want to freak my body out but i am going to get there

i am going to tidy my study more today - i got a heap done on wednesday night and all i have to do today is get to ikea to get jemima a new bed and then be home to get money for tupperware to take to bank and then be organise dog washer and then be home to get jemima and get her ready to go to my parents for a sleep over so i can take my husband out for his birthday! i have got tickets to go and see the new batman movie - goldclass was sold out but he wont mind i dont think...

It's great to see that everyone is thinking about our weight loss, and plans are being made. Let's make ourselves proud !

For me I have decided to focus all my energy on losing five pounds. I've switched my scale over to pounds, accepted that I have been out of focus, and challenged myself to reach this next goal.

I'm stripping things right back to basics and am going to set my sights on things that I KNOW will work. Today:

• No more than 1550 calories;

• Two litres of water and NO excuses;

• Two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetable; and

• Find every excuse to work as hard as possible.

Next week I am working 6.30am-2.30pm every day, so I need to plan for that as well.

But this next five pounds is coming off. I mean it!!!

Ani, just as soon as I get new batteries for my scale, I'll join you in the 5lb challenge.

what is five pounds?? 2.5kg???
if so bring it on!

We had a tornado yesterday - it was a bit scary. It smashed the front foyer at work, took the roof off about five buildings, and trees and power lines went down everywhere. Then when I got home from work there was a huge gum tree laying in my front yard (and it's still there).

It's calm, cold and fine today and I'm going to have to spent today cleaning up after the storm. And hand-washing my clothes of course because I can't afford a washing machine yet.

Gen get those batteries! Let's see if we can get ourselves in the right frame of mind and drop a little bit more weight.

Kel five pounds = about 2.3kg, so you were close.

OK - off to clean up the storm damage…

Ani im glad thewre wasnt any damage at your home other then the tree.. it must have been scary.. that is very uncommon in prth isnt it?? i dont think i have heard them have one of them before?

Im still on plan and going strong.. and feeling great depite tom.. last night i was feeling really hungry though my cals were done for the day .. and i ignored it and went to bed.. hehe.. i like victories no matter how small. its all the little snacks and things are what creeps on the pounds for me .. so im trying not to snack at all just 3 meals a day .. i wont to break the habit.. i know they say to have 5 -6 small meals a day but i eat crap that way .. im eating more at my meals instead .. and that has lost me the 700g this week... i dont know if this link will work but this is my food diary..
http://www.calorieking.com.au/public/?member=amouse
i weigh and measure everything that goes in.. so i can have 100% control of my calories.. while im at home.. i have a snack if im really hungry but i want hunger to be the only reason i eat..

anyway John is home and whinging becuase im on the computer.. he is here till friday morning so im gonna be busy hope you guys have agreat week

hey hey hey
ani i am glad you are ok, i will have to message my other friend that lives in perth and make sure everything in her world is ok too..... hand washing must feel so weird! i have to hand wash a couple of things in my world and i always feel so domestic doing it, but i can not imagine having to do all my clothes... i keep telling benji i want to have real money and real savings for just in case things like the washing machine die on us

we have so many mice in the house it is driving me crazy they walked on my feet again, creepy! and now make it clear they hang out in our bedroom as well!! so i am going to take matters into my own hands and buy some "humane" mousetraps and see how i go catching the mice.... what i am going to do with them once i have caught them i am not sure.....

amy - how is john this time??? did he get to come home early or something ?? and you go girl not eating for any other reason but hunger is so simple it will work!!! we all overthink it so much but making it that simple is awesome!

2.3kg - 5 pounds - bring it on - i told benji, i am going to lose 5 pounds and he thought that was a great idea...

and I AM GOING TO THE GYM ON MONDAY MORNING (sadly though i dont think i have a shirt that fits me for the gym.... so that sucks but i will sort that out before monday so there are no excuses)

last night we went and saw the dark knight, heath ledger was AWESOME in it, i always loved him anyway but he really really really was good - and benji enjoyed it which was the main thing and we got to sleep in this morning as jemima stayed at my parents house

just about to put her toddler bed together and then figure out how to rearrange the house to fit everything in!

Hey Girls!

I'm so glad to see you all again. I know I haven't been around for soooo long - sorry 'bout that.

I'm living in the city now, right in Adelaide itself. I'm so lucky to have found a place here. I'm sharing with 2 girls. I am unemployed (had a job as a union rep but quit - long story). So I'm living off VISA and my mum's good graces. Anyone need an admin asst? lol

I'm just under 100kg these days. 2 minute noodles and pasta does not a diet make.

I don't know if I have the energy to focus on losing weight right now, but maybe it's time I started thinking about it at least.

love to you all.

Kylie

And oh my gosh hasn't Smylie's little girl grown!

OMG Kylie welcome back. Haven't seenu around in forever lol. Besides the no work thing, hows everything else going?

Ani glad yr ok. Pretty scary stuff a tornado.

Kel I am on Lovan - An anti depressant, Now most of those can have a side effect of gaining weight, however when I looked in my MIMS it doesnt say anything about weight gain or increased appetie, it DOES however say that an undesirable side effect can be weight loss (but usually in those already underweight). But one can only dream lol. My appetite has increased, however I am making good choices. And eating brekky every morning helps. If I dnt eat brekky with them, I end up feeling ill.

I was diagnosed depression in 2005 but have battled through. Though with everything going on in my life and household right now I just felt I couldn't cope.

I was feeling nauseous all the time, getting numbness and painful pins and needles in my arms and hands, and chest pain. Dr thinks is stress related and trying anti depressants for a couple of months and if it doesnt settle will be having other tests. Was funny cause it was the Dr I did my prac with, and he sat back after me describing and he says "What do you think it is?" LMAO. I asked him if he is asking me my (learning) professional or patient opinion lol. He said quite seriously "Both".

So anyways, enough about me. Hows everyone else faring?

KYLIE!!! . I've missed you, and often wondered how you're travelling.

Even if you're not in the mood for losing any weight, don't be a stranger. Everyone has our ups and downs - and we've all been there where we put weight back on and can't be bothered.

Are you studying? What are you up to?

One of my neighbours (who I had never met before) came over with his chainsaw yesterday morning, and we chopped up the gum tree - it saved the State Emergency Service volunteers a job. Apparently my suburb was the worst hit from the tornado - out of 200 emergency calls to the SES from all over Perth, 136 were from where I live.

In terms of weight loss, nothing much to report. I stuck reasonably well to my goals and managed to avoid drinking water as per usual . But it's 1.2ºC here at the moment, absolutely freezing! Water is the last thing I want.

By the way Vonni - what is your opinion of what's going on with you? It does sound stress-related, and you've had a lot going on. But you keep a close eye on things - and if you need someone to talk to you know I am here .

Wow Ani , that is so nice of your neighbour poeple that still care make me all soppy .. lol i have a tear in my eye just thinking about it.. we live in such a cold and uncaring world.. its nice to hear there are still real people with real compasion out there that will help a stranger in need.

Hi Kylie nice to meet you. im just down the road from you in the southern suburbs. I hope you can get back into the swing of things and get on here more .. they all talk about you so i know you must be a great person


Kel woohooo go to the gym.. go without a shirt if you need to.. lmao .. Im sure you can find something that you can sweat in .

Vonni your doctor sounds funny .. like your still studying with him lol.. i suppose its good to figure things out for yourself in a way ..

As for me im great i weighed myself again this morning.. despite having tom.. i just had a funny feeling .. and guess what im down to 120.1. this morning ..

the weight i put on here before was thursday and i was 121 but it was th day tom started so im guessing there was some fluid involved in that weigh in.. so now i cant wait for tom to finish so i can finally find out if i got under 120.. if i did im gonna go wild.. lol