Yesterday was a balmy 15 degrees here in sunny Adelaide!! NOT!!
I managed to get myself to the gym but I didn't go for the extra little walk though. It was raining on and of all afternoon. I actually missed it.

Had two litres of water and ate well. I think I'm getting a head cold. Got a nasty headache and a bit of a sore throat.

I got a parking ticket yesterday! Grrr........just what I need! Oh well that'll teach me wont it!

Sounds like everyone is on track so far. Keep it up!

I have my official weigh and measure on Monday. I'm sort of looking forward to it. Will have to be extra good over the weekend

Better get my butt into gear. I'm forcing myself to go to the gym today.........ho hum!

CYA

It sounds like we're all in trouble with the law this week ..... I've got a parking ticket too!

Oh no Barb and Little Kiwi - parking tickets are nearly as expensive as speeding fines. Aren't we all good :-).

I walked for an hour this morning, and whipper snipped the back lawn, then I gardened and cleaned up for an hour – so I feel like I'm back on the rails today. Now I need to go to the stupidmarket and buy some food.

Hey Barb, I'm really impressed with how you're keeping up your exercise and everything, even with all the stuff that's going on in your life. That's fantastic - because it's always extra hard to want to take care of ourselves when times are tough … so good on you!

Has anyone heard from Britt?

:-)
Ani

No traffic violations for me.....yet

Although I had to cough up a small fortune on repairs after smashing into a kangaroo few weeks back!!!!

I am pleased to say it is not so cold at work anymore!!! The complete extreme in fact! A not so pleasant 27C in the office now - a slight change from the 15 -17C we did have!

Why can they not get it right!!!!!!!


Barb, you are doing good! Keep it up!

Ani, one thing I will miss when I leave here will be my lawn! I have actually come to enjoy the task of mowing - I feel good once I have done it! Got the lawn mower for sale this weekend. The unit has a yard about the size of a small bathroom! Guess I'll be taking the dogs on daily walks to make up for it.

Ok...back to the sauna!!!

I have had a baaaaad evening!

I only had to go into the shop to buy milk! Didn't need all the other junk I got too - including the nuts!!!

I don't seem to have the control I had when I started this thing! Can't say 'no' to something when I see it!

Back into it again tomorrow I guess

One of three bad days down.

I had an OK day yesterday, but am still not completely satisfied with how I am going. I'm trying to look at this as a new lifestyle, and part of the problem is that I work in front of a computer. So I do OK in the mornings, and then seem to *sit down* for most of the rest of the day.

I'm going to try and juggle my routine a little bit, and incorporate something more physical in the afternoons. Not yet sure how I will do that - but I need to come up with something creative.

Lindor are you comfort-eating because of all the disruption and change in your life, and the emotional stuff about moving? Don't beat yourself up - it's really hard to stick to a routine when everything around you is changing. At the same time, don't neglect or punish yourself either … this will all be over one day, and you'll get really annoyed with yourself if you let your weight creep back up over 90kg. Just take a deep breath, and know that we're all here for you :-).

Today I'm going to walk as usual. And I'll do some washing, and maybe whipper snip out the front. I'm feeling a bit sad because it's the anniversary of my dad's death - and I miss him a lot. So I need to keep myself in check (speaking of emotional eating), and make sure that I do something kind for myself. Usually on his anniversary I go out and buy an especially beautiful plant - so I might do that.

I hope you all have a great day!

:-)
Ani

Feeling really bloated and blurk this morning!! Can't believe I blew it all in one evening!!

Back on track today though.

Knocking off early this afternoon to prepare for tomorrows fun and games!! I kinda think after tomorrow I should be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. All I'll have to do then is move what is left to the new place!

Phone, power and water is all sorted - did that yesterday. Worse case scenario, I'll be without 'net access for next weekend...but I am working hard to avoid that!!!

Emotional-eater?? Me???? Now why would you suggest that Ani??? Yeah I am bad for it! I thought I had beaten it earlier this year when I was so undercontrol with my eating - apparently not! I am really disappointed with myself today, I had done pretty well with the food intake for the last three days and I screwed all that work up in one evening!!

If I go back to 90kgs plus, I think I will be feeling suicidal!!! I think I have that in check though - I am really trying to maintain at around the 82kg (30kg lost) mark. If I can at least manage that for the rest of this year I'll be happy. I know if I still have weight to lose by new year that will be my new years resolution - as it was this year and I lost 30kg! I am wondering if that is what my mind is leaning toward and maybe that is why my mental strength is not with me on this right now???

Am I making excuses for myself???

Ani, I am also worried about my level of activity now too. My new job is sitting all day in front of a computer screen, where as my last job did involve moving about and lugging huge files around often. When I was doing my step-ups regularly in the evening I felt better and I was sleeping better too. When do you do your sit-ups?? Would you benefit by getting an exercise bike or treadmill or something on which you can exercise in the evening while watching TV or something?? When I am out of this place and settled in my new place, I will be doing my step-ups reguarly again while watching the news or something! Right now, to watch TV I feel guilty as I should be packing or cleaning or moving

Alright...enough dribble from me, I no doubt you are all trying to wake up and I am probably boring you all back to sleep again

I'll post again this evening!

No exercise again...although I have been luggin boxes and furniture from on place to the other for the last 8hrs!!!

No water...lot of diet coke though!

But I have managed to stay reasonable in control of my food intake!

Busy day tomorrow...busy weekend even! So I'll drop in when I can.

Enjoy your weekend all

A much better day for me yesterday. I walked for an hour, and drank almost 3 litres of water. Then I had a think about how I could change my afternoons & evenings to make them a little bit more active. Lindor, I took your advice and did my situps after dinner. I've also decided that I'm going to add in an afternoon walk - just for 1/2 an hour - at least three days a week.

It's a start, and hopefully it will help me. I don't think I will lose any weight this week, but at least I'm not gaining.

The weekend will be fairly quiet for me - aside from going to a housewarming party tonight, so I'm going to whipper snip the front lawn and clean up the garden beds – and I thought I might head to the beach tomorrow and go for a long walk there.

Lindor, I think lugging boxes and furniture counts as exercise - or at the very least, "weight-training". Good luck with the move!

Hi everyone, hope you weekends are going well.

When did I post last...........Thursday I think........Yes thats right it was raining and freezing. Today its hot !!!

So far so good. Did my gym workout, managed to eat well but not too good with the water intake. Too bloody cold!

Yesterday I took my kids to the city to see Santa in the Magic Cave. We walked from my mums place which is about 20mins away. We spent three hours wandering around the city before finally dragging ourselves back to mums! I wore them out so well they both fell asleep on the couch, too cute!

After our marathon I made pasta marinara for dinner (pasta two nights this week), which isn't so bad really, but the Doritos later in the evening were!
I weighed myself this morning and managed to stay the same.

Saturday's seem to be the day that I have trouble sticking to the programme so I'm making today my bad day, but I'm doing well so far. I'm sure there will be wine and bikkies this evening though! Will have to restrain myself and only have a little bit.

Better be off and find something to feed the starving multitudes hehe!

Barb

I was doing so well yesterday! I drank my 3lt water, did a heap of lugging of boxes and crap (and probably walked 200kms!!!) and I shampooed the carpet - I am going to count that as my exercise!

But by 6pm, after spending the afternoon moving stuff from the house to the unit, I was absolutely starving!!! And I really pigged out!! I am annoyed with myself for it! So, that makes 2 of three crap days for this challenge down - with two weeks still to go!!! I gotta do it!

Barb! You are doing really well! And all that exercise must be doing heaps for you too!

Getting a tad concerned about leeny and Britt?? Hope they are well, and if lurking, pop in and say hi!! It will only take two minutes out of the prescious baby-making schedule, Britt!!

Alright! Heaps more to do still...I must be off. Back later to report on a good day!

I've got a stupid question. Do you retain fluid if you get sunburnt? I'm not badly burnt - just a little bit on my shoulders and face - and some of it might be wind burn. But I feel bloated this morning.

Yesterday, after my walk, a friend rang and asked me over for coffee. She's my closest friend and it's been a few weeks since we caught up properly. So coffee turned into an all-day shopping adventure with a friend of hers - who drives a convertible. So here we were, hooning all over Perth in a convertible with the top down. Now it's my own fault for getting sunburnt, but normally when I drop in to a friends for coffee, I don't pack the sunscreen :-).

Today I'm going to clean out my fishpond - it's a major job, and it'll probably take all day – but it needs doing badly.

Lindor, you probably used about 5000 calories packing and moving. I wouldn't get too worried if I were you.

:-)
Ani

Interesting thought Ani! I wonder if you do retain fluid when you get burnt? Because I burnt the roof of my mouth while consuming a pizza last night and I am also feeling really bloated!

I get days when I feel bloated for no apparent reason too, not sure what does it, but I know they are days I really struggle on with sticking to my diet! I think the fact that I feel bloated makes me think I have blown thighs for that day??

And I sometimes think my mind ticks too fast??

Have fun with the fishpond! I used to hate cleaning out the 8 fish tanks I used to own! Massive job!! But it will keep you busy!

Coffee is empty...back to it!

I almost choked on MY drink when I read your post Lindor - and I almost fell off the chair laughing. You are so naughty :-)

And what was the first thing I saw when I lifted a rock around my fishpond this morning? I'll give you a hint - it was black with a red stripe, and it had 8 legs. It is definitely deceased now! The when I was emptying the pond, a large frog leapt out at me – wonderful adrenalin moment there. Anyway - it's all done, and it looks beautiful. I put some new plants and river stones in the pond - so i hope my fish will be appropriately impressed. Now I stink like a pond … hope I don't get any surprise visitors!

I'm in the middle of cleaning out the algae from the front pond – there's so much there because it's in full sun.

Now I need coffee!

Lindor you behave yourself … I've no doubt you'll retain SOMETHING from that nasty mean pizza :-)))

OMG!!!

I have just read my post and nearly chocked on my drink and fallen off my chair laughing too!!!

I swear the bit about '...blown thighs...' was a typo!! It was meant to read '...blown things...'!!! Although blown thighs does seem kinda appropriate there too!

It official!!! I am brain dead!!!!!!!!!


It must be the week for surprises in the garden Ani! I found a snake in my yard the other day! Well, the neighbours cat brought the thing into my yard! I sweetly interupted the neighbours 'p*ss-up' time and kindly asked them to remove the cat from my property and said I'd really appreciate it if they could take the snake too! They did...now I feel I own them???

And as cute as frogs are, I find the scare the crap out of me too! We get the massive green tree frogs here...in the toilet! It is not a pleasant experience sitting on the loo first thing in the morning and having a cold, slimy frog lay it's foot on your butt cheek!!! But it does wake you up in one **** of a hurry!!!

I think I'll have retained a lot this weekend! Blown it again today already!