hey hey everyone
wowee so so so much going on everywhere - life is incredible

vonni - you are superwoman - you have SO much going in your life yet you ALWAYS seem to stay positive! hope it does turn out to be a good thing that partner moving out - what a huge step...... how is ebony liking being an aunty??

daycare and working is freakin me out!
here are afew of my fave pics from our holiday:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...d&id=672125417

i weighed in on monday - but didnt look - and i am going to weigh in next monday and benji is going to tell me how much weight i have lost - hoping this works as if i had weighed in and saw the number for myself i may have just chucked a little tanty and eaten more food - stupid i know

How is Jemima settling in at daycare? And apart from it all freaking you out, is you working and Jem in daycare working out okay? I hope it is!

I got a new battery for my car last night ... $110 later it's working again. Gutted to have had to spend that much but at least now it's done and my little car is behaving itself!

So for the first time this week, I'm going to be able to go to the gym tonight! I'm determined not to let 3 days off plan ruin the whole week - no point waiting till Monday when I can get back on track now.

Kel your holiday looked beautiful. I love the pic of Jemima in the leaves. And the sign with your last name on it!

How long now before your off O/S Julia? Can't be that far now.

I can't access facebook from work so can't see your holiday pics Kel

My trip to the US is now 4 weeks away. It seems like it's taking forever to come around!

I hit the gym last night and had a good workout. Weighed in and was gutted to see that I've gained 1.7 and am now sitting at 84.7kg.

Boo Hoo!

Just got home from work, and now have two days off - yay me! I do have a house inspection tomorrow morning, so I need to spend some time cleaning here, but aside from that I have no great plans.

Been fairly determined with my goals this week, and aside from a couple of minor glitches have managed reasonably well. Have to say I have worked pretty hard this week too, so as long as I'm not too slack over the weekend, all should be OK.

Kel it looks like you had a wonderful holiday - I had a look through your photos and was most envious .

Hey Gen how's your weight loss going?

Julia I wouldn't get too concerned - weight fluctuates for so many reasons; whether it be TOM, fluid retention, salty meals, stress… even time of day. It will come off again! I know it has happened to me so many times now that I laugh when the scale does it, and just keep on going.

Anyway, after a hard day at work I must go and clean up this house in time for the early morning call with the landlord.


Ani

Did you mean weight gain? If so, it's going great! I can't stop eating.

hmmm weighed myself today. Did great on exams, however sitting on my a r s e every day for 2 hours driving then while examing has resulted in an extra 2 kilos GAINED grrrr not happy jan, or ani or gen or julia or kel or babr or lindor or kylie? or everyone lol.

Kel those pics of yr holiday look fantastic. It sounds like you had such a good time. I'm envious. Jemima looks like she loved the hotel rooms hehehee. and the trees are awesome.

Ani how have yr days off been? Hope you made the most of them. Lindor where are you?

Hello all

Didn't make it to the gym at all during the weekend so last week was a super lazy one. Back on track with diet and exercise this week. I made a huge batch of soup last night so that'll be my lunch all week.

Sadly I had a run in with the knife when cutting up the pumpkin and I took a massive chunk off the top of my finger

I went to the doctor but there was too much skin gone to stitch it up so I've got a big bandage on it which makes it very difficult to type!

i dont know how much i weigh but it is 400 grams less than last Monday.... so carrot dance
especially considering i didnt do anything hardcore or really miss any food.... i had a couple of treats of milo and a little choc here and there and no exercise
next monday i dont know if i will get benji to tell me how much i weigh or not, this morning i am in a weird sad place coz i have no work lined up for next 3 weeks (then i have a week of work lined up and then a week i want "off") but to get jemima used to daycare she is at daycare today and was on friday so i have a day off a totally free day - and a messy house to clean and highschool reunion to plan but i feel so sad to not have my baby girl with me and feel so slack coz i have frozen my gym membership for another week i think coz that is what my monday morning usually would have been.
vonni - how is the new baby going?
is everyone gaining weight coz of the weather?
i'm going back to bed coz there is no baby going to tell me not to!

Hi Kel. New baby is screaming all the tme. Apart from that she is great. I've spent a few nights there till midnight / 1am settling her for my daughter. Last time the poor kid fell asleep and the next morning sent me a text apologising. I'd rather her sleep while I am there though, at least then she gets a bit. That night bubba slept 3.5 hours which is the most ever. She usually wakes every hour and sometimes more often grrrr. I say she has really bad reflux. All the signs are there so she is off to the health clinic tomorrow.

Kel are you on a daycare system where if you don't go your booked days you still have to pay? We are. Its annoying especially when a day is a public holiday. Like, how can they charge for a service that they wont even provide that day regardless? Make the most of those days you are not at work, even if it's to take some 'me' time.

Ani havent heard from you all weekend. Lindor where are you? Gen? barb? anyone

Me, I've gained a few kilos last week. not happy at all. hopefully this next 2 weeks will help as I am being physical all day at the nursing home for clinical.

I'm due for my period and I can not get enough chocolate!!! Am trying a a different tack with weight watchers and allowing myself to eat a bit more and see if that affects my weight loss.

My weight has been so up and down lately but in the long run has basically remained the same. I'm down 900g from last week and now sitting at 83.8kg.

Anyhoo, I hit the gym last night and did weights followed by a good, hard aerobics class. Will do 40 minutes cardio tonight and have my trainer tomorrow.

Kel that's got to be tough with a screaming baby My friend has a baby with bad reflux so I kind of know what you're experiencing.

Congrats on your loss Kel keep up the great work!

I give up! I am so tired of trying to lose weight. I'm not going to think about it for a while and see what happens. I've complelely lost focus..........AGAIN. I'll just have to be happy being a fat person.

I got a laugh from this I thought you girls might too.



WHY GOD MADE MUMS

Answers given by 6 year old school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the sticky tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.


How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mum just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.


What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.


Why did God give you your mother and not some other Mum?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's Mums like me.


What kind of little girl was your Mum?
1. My Mum has always been my Mum and none of that other stuff
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.


What did Mum need to know about Dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?


Why did your Mum marry your Dad?
1. My Dad makes the best spaghetti in the world... And my Mum eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My Grandma says that Mum didn't have her thinking cap on.


Who's the boss at your house?
1.. Mum doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mum. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mum is, but only because she has a lot more to do than Dad.


What's the difference between Mums & Dads?
1. Mums work at work and work at home and Dads just go to work at work.
2. Mums know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but Mums have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Mums have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.


What does your Mum do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.


What would it take to make your Mum perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.


If you could change one thing about your Mum, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my Mum smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Last night I made a very exciting discovery ... a whole pack of pate is only 1/2 a point on weight watchers. I've been eating a fair amount of it lately and was stoked to discover it's so low in points

Did well yesterday and stuck to my points allowance. Did 40 minutes cardio at the gym. Got up early and had a session with my PT this morning. 30 minutes of weights followed by a 40 minute walk.

Still craving chocolate like crazy but so far am managing to fit it into my plan. I think I'll be getting my period today so am preparing for some cramps and an early night in bed.