I give up this week!

So I've been doing the exercise - fat lot of good that'll be with all that I have eaten!

As if two morning teas at work this week wasn't enough!

Today I had to take a family pet to be put down. I feel miserable and just don't give a stuff about anything just now - I miss the dog

I have turned to the fridge this evening. It was not so much what I ate (most of what I have now is the good stuff) it is the quantity that I ate. I am a PIG!!!

Hope everyone else is doing better than me. Kathy, well done on your progress.

Hugs for you Lindor. You have obviously had a terrible day. Put it behind you, (the food that is) take a long bubble bath, grab a book and have a good read in bed. You need to take care of yourself girl.

Hugs

I guess no change is better than gaining.

I'm stuck on 99kgs this week...BAD BAD WEEK

Good luck everyone else.

Lindor, you have done so well, and your week has been really rough. So lets get ourselves together and start over again. You are going great guns.

Angel, congrats on getting to 126kg. you are doing so well too. Even with a naughty weekend, once in a while it turns out that they actually do us good.

As for me, I'm not game to weigh myself today. I put on 3kg in half a day last week (has to be fluid) and haven't been ready to jump back on the scales again. But I went to the gym on Friday, Saturday and Today, and have done 3 pump classes in that time. I upped my weights today and have gone from 2.5kg to 4kg and 5kg as my heavy weight. I'm hoping that by increasing my weights that I'm lifting will get my kgs and fat dropping soon.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to weigh myself today either...I knew if it had shown that I had gained it would have been the continuation of a big fall for me.

It has been a bad week...but it's onward and upward (or downward so far as the kgs are concerned) from here right!

Well done again on your progress Kathy!! You seem to have so much energy, I feel exhausted just reading your posts!!

Angel, I admire your positive out look. Although I had a bad week I did not once say to myself that I was going to quit trying for good. I gave up for a day or two, but was always going to get back on track come the new week...today. I think if we continue to believe we can do it then we will ultimately make it. Well done on your progress too!

Has anyone seen or heard from Leeny? I know she is in Queensland, but just not sure where. I wondered if she was anywhere near Cyclone Larry and if she was ok?

ButterBall was the other one too. Haven't heard from her of late either? Hope she wasn't too close to Larry's path either.

My fingers are crossed for you both.

I ended up jumping on the scaes today and I'm down to 85.5kg, so some of that weight has come off again, I just have to keep working hard and hopefully I'll have lost the 4kgs that the dr asked me to lose a few weeks ago. I'm due back there next thursday.

Hi kathyhegg ,Lindor and the rest of you nice people
Thank you kathyhegg ,Lindor for PM, I have been feelng very lost and upset for the passed month or some as my Gran passed away and with her passing a large part of what was very special in this world has gone. we were very luck to have her for nearly 95 years.So yes I know she had a very long and full life and she lived it to the fullest(and yes she would kick my butt for being a cry baby).So I have not been very good at all but I have started to go for a walk at night with Hubby again so thas good . To have you remember my tonight was great thanks again I will try very hard to get back on line and on track .
Thanks again Karen

Karen!!!

So good to hear from you!!

Sorry to hear that you have been having a rough time though. I know when I lost my Grandmother I hit rock bottom. They maybe a part of the extended family, but they are family none-the-less and are wonderful people. Don't fight the greiving process Karen...let it take it's course. We all deal with it differently and there is nothing to be sorry about in the way you are handling it.

Know that you are in my thoughts

I was worried that Cyclone Larry may have had an effect on you? I am not sure where in QLD you are. I hope he managed to steer clear of you.

Hang in there Karen...and again, it is sooo good to hear from you

Hugs for you Karen from me too. I remember when I loss my grandmother, and I fell apart. I mourned her for a year, and I still feel guilty for not ringing my mother the morning she was going to die to come and say goodbye, because my grandfather told me not to, but I still miss her desperately.

Keep up with your walks with your dh, its doing you good, and keep on posting here, we are here for you, even if we are spread all over the country.
I'm so happy that you let us know how things are going, and look forward to chatting to you again soon.

Hugs

Hey welcome back Karen. Don't be sorry you have not posted for a while...i know that life has been a bit tricky for you recently. My thoughts are with you and just be kind to yourself. It takes time as we know to grieve which is soo important in our lives so just take it easy, have some cake (and maybe some wine) think about the good times with her and let time take over. When you are strong enough again the diet will follow.
We all seem to put a lot of importance on our diet (and yes it is) but you have way more important things on your mind just at this minute. Take care of yourself...keep on posting...it may be a release for you at the moment you might need.
Well I am back on track again..finally. I have had a lot going on life wise and the diet has taken a back seat for a while. I have been to a lot of job interviews...they are stressful..I have forgotten about those for the last 4 years. I have managed to get one of those jobs..dont start until the end of April which is great. This will give me time to get the house sorted out, me sorted out and hopefully have had my tummy tuck by then.
The reason you guys hadn't heard from me for a while( and thanks for thinking of me Lindor) is that i got that infection which put the op off and consequently ended up in hospital for a few days. It went through my whole body...i truely think my body was so stressed that in a funny sort of way it made me "slow down". I am all better now and even back to walking with the neighbours. I intend to weigh myself on Monday to see what the damage is.
Hey Lindor how do you get the number thingo on the bottom of you posts each time. I think that would be good for me to actually see my progress.
Anyhow guys, keep on dieting, we are all doing well.
Beeee kind to yourself Karen and keep on posting....leeny

Hi, everyone I hope you don,t mind if I join in I,m 48 mum of 5 all grown, 8 grandkids and another on the way, I post on Daily check in 11 in on this thread I,m from country NSW as well and am glad to meet some fellow aussies, although everyone I have spoken to on these forums are really nice, from your posts you sound like you are doing well, sometimes I lack motivation and need a kick in the butt now and then to get going again, fingers crossed this time I,ll get there if we all help one another I know we will all get there , well, BYE FOR NOW, BLESSED BE... JULS

Hey there,

Well the power is now back on again, no thanks to Cyclone Larry... So it's time to post! It wasn't much fun up in Far North Queensland while the cyclone was here. We live about an hour away from Innisfail, where the main damage was done, so I was thankful for that at least! Lucas (my 7 month old) decided it was a great time to get sick for the very first time... Everywhere was shut except Cairns Base, so we spent a few hours there getting chest x-rays and stuff. Trying to measure out medicine in the dark is a bit tricky! As is giving them baths with no hot water... I definitely do not like having no power with a baby! lol. So my diet was pretty much out the window, as we had to live on packaged stuff for a while, everything in my fridge went off, and no money to replace it mum had to come to the rescue when it was over with food and money for bubs medication. I feel like a terrible mother for not having emergency money for when he gets sick!!! But on $195 a week, you can't really put any money away! University has started up again, and now that I've got the computer back on I can start researching journal articles for my report. I'm really going to put in the hard yards and push for that High Distinction this term. Well Shaun's work is picking up a bit at the moment, so some of the final notices are being paid off... lol. The tree blocking our street was finally taken, so now we don't get scratches on the car trying to get out, which is good. Wow, I've really done alot of whinging! And not even about my weight! Okay, well trying to get back onto the weight loss subject... I haven't been able to get outside (thanks Larry!) for exercise, and the power stopped the exercise videos... So basically I've been sitting around in the dark eating packaged chips... Not really diet friendly, but oh well, what can you do? I had gotten below the 100kilo mark (to 98.6!!!) but I have gone back up to 100.7, so today I'm back on the way down again. Staying over at my mums with the bubs tomorrow night. So she can watch him while I jam some uni time in. Oh, about the morning tea thing... I heard some advice a while ago, which is basically to not make the event about food... When I used to go thoughts like 'What have they got, who's watching, they'll think I'm stuffing myself, I'd better get a bit of everything in before I miss out, there's only one piece left!!' going through my head, but I realised that the food was only there as an aid to the event, the whole thing wasn't about food! It was about socialising... So try to concentrate on conversation and other things instead. Just something that helped me out with that anyway... By the way, Lucas is now alot better... Okay, well that's enough for me! Update yous all another day!

Leeny...glad you over your infection and feeling better and things are getting back on track for you. Congrats on getting the job too! I am sure you will do well.

The numbers at he bottom of my signature are manually added every week. Just add to your signature in the same way that you change the details on you ticker. I am hopeless at explaining things, so I hope that made sense?

Juls! Welcome to the thread. You appear to have done well so far with your weight-loss so well done for you. I certainly understand the motivation thing too. But I have found that I am motivated by reading the posts of these very determined people here. We also have a regular chat on Tueday nights (6pm WA time - 8pm QLD time - 9pm NSW time I think? Kathyhegg should be able to confirm that for us), so feel free to join in there too if you can.

Angel Rose: I knew someone here was in the area of Larry...sorry I overlooked you. I am glad you and your family missed the worst of it, although it sounds that it did have a huge impact on your lives. The plan now is to prove that you are not going to let that impact set you back for too long. The hardest thing about unavoidable interuptions while dieting is finding the determination and strength to get back on track again...I am sure you can do it!! Good luck!! Good luck too with the studies! And thankyou for the tips on the morning teas - I tend to take just a small plate then quietly sneak back to my desk and get back to my job

So far this week I have stuck to everything. Eating properly. Half an hour on the bike a day. I feel good for it and really hope the scales show a difference after this week

Hope all else are well and doing well

I'm happy to announce that I've gone 3 full weeks cheat free! Woohoo. Makes me feel proud of myself. Haven't done much exercise this week, Stepson11 decided to share this weekend, share the flu, and here dh and I are getting ready to go away this weekend. I am feeling a bit better, tho, I really think its my new diet. I am having a couple of problems on it, like waking up at 5am full of energy. What the!

Angel, I'm glad you have come out of larry some what unscathed. I'm glad your house is still in one piece. I too am studying part time, with a 4 year old, and I suggest that you remember to make time for you by exercising regularly.

Juls, welcome to the gang. You will find the girls here very inspiring and we love to chat. We chat regularly on Tuesday nights, and I think day light savings finishes this weekend, so I reckon we are looking at 8pm for our chat. Its great to catch up with the others and get some extra motivation.

Well, I have to go and finish packing the car, and dh and I are off to Albury for the weekend. Woohoo, no KIDS!