Sorry to hear about your discovery Gen. You must be bummed

Vanessa that's such bad timing that your PT session got canned! Unfortunate that you binged on chocolate but hey, at least it was the good stuff eh? Lindt is THE BEST

How are you doing Vonni? Is the new man able to distract you from the issues with the ex?

As for me, my god I am SORE today! Got sore arms, shoulders, pecs, abs, obliques, back and calves. So I'm going to take today off as a rest day and get back into it by going for a run tomorrow.

Food has been good today so far: banana on toast for breaky, nectarine & little banana for morning tea, subway for lunch and a trim latte for afternoon tea. I think I'll probably have salad for dinner and will make enough to have one for lunch tomorrow too.

Hi all....

.... Vanessa ..... sounds very stressful .... hope it can all work out ..... your son sounds like he is a character .... I laughed at the Zumba story


Julia ... hope it is not too sore today .... but I get sore arms just thinking about it ... my PT once got the gloves out .... it was truly the worst(most exhausting) thing I have done with her ....

I'm having another session tonight .... but it is so hot here today ...

Gen .... I have a vein on my leg.... I got quite a few with my last pregnancy ... they all went away bar one . Nice one for your loss )...

Well it is back to work time for me ..... I've been popping in and out of school for a few days now .... but tomorrow we have to be there .....

My fingers are finally "less chubby" enough to wear the ring my grandmother left me.. I don't like emeralds as a rule, but I think it's the most beautiful ring.

What a great feeling Gen. I'm waiting for that to happen to me so that I can wear a ring my mum bought me for my 30th!

I'm so proud of myself today, went for a run after work and made it twice around the park which means I ran just over 7km. I can't believe it!

Had lovely salad and steak for dinner and am now enjoying a cold soda water. Have got a weight watchers ice cream sunday waiting for a treat later Also made salad for tomorrow's lunch but then proceeded to drop it all over the floor I've washed it all off but won't be surprised if I find a few dog hairs in it tomorrow!

7km!!! That's an amazing effort Julia!!

Hi all! Went back to work this week and back to bad habits. I started today off well so I am getting back on plan.

Poor Gen - does your leg hurt? Great news about the ring though.

I wish I had your motivation at the moment Julia. I have eaten junk and not exercised - I will probably show a gain on the scales on Monday night.

I am off to dinner tonight too, hopefully there will be some good choices on the menu.
Catch you all later,

Nah - only hurts my pride and vanity! Heh. I bought some graduated compression stockings to wear that should improve the blood flow. Might see someone about getting it injected/lasered. It's just 2 small blue spots.

Gen .... let me know if the stockings work .... I haven't really worried about mine .... I usuallhy wear pants so its never seen ....

I am starting to fit into some of my old knee length skirts so it may be a good idea to do something about it soon ...

Julia .... sounds like you are doing wonderfully with the exercise and food for the moment ....

I have some spider veins around the sides of my knees. I always wear compression trouser socks or stockings to work. I think it just comes with the job.

My man left on Friday. was horrible. Even though it's just been 4 short weeks I miss him like crazy already. Even the girls do. Ebony-Grace clung to him like a monkey, then when he finally got her down she jumped in front drivers seat of his car and wouldn't get out lol. It was a long kiss goodbye. Very long kiss goodbye. He grasped my face and traced like he was memorising every little wrinkle lol.

On the upside to this - while he has been around I have eaten no junk. And yesterday i bought a packet of twisties, ate a few then went yuk and threw the rest out. woohoo.

Dnt know when he is coming back. He is hoping for 3 weeks time. its an 11 hour drive so I don't think I could throw the kids in the car that long, even though I have 9 days off soon. but we've talked on phone about 4 times already and sent a few texts.

Anyhow, I'll stop griping. Have read everyones posts, just nothing really being processed inside my head to comment lol.

Oh, and notice the ticket change? last ticker 72.1kg woohooo now its 69.6

Woohoo for under 70, Von! What is your goal?

My stockings I think are a bit thick for work - might have to get the thinner trouser/stocking socks which is more what I wanted. These are like really thick opaque tight material.

goal is 60kg. would like to get to 58 which is top end for my height but taking a reality check and figure my age and 4 kids plus my thyroid and stuff will hinder that.

Gen trouser socks are the way to go. can also buy just footlets that ave arch support and compression over arch which are awesome for a lower cut shoe. and the trouser socks i have go above my knee as i am short so i can wear under a skirt heehee

Change your ticker to 60! No reason you can't get there if you try hard enough! Childbearing and age don't hurt weight loss, and you are euthyroid now on meds, right?

Nope Gen not on meds yet. Still have to get to specialist. With all the **** that has gone on the past 6 mths i have neglected my own health BUT i went for my bloods today and doc app on the 7th Feb

Hi ..

That is great your under 70kg ..... .....

I think it is quite hard picking a goal weight .... I don't have to worry too much about what mine will be just yet ....