Lindor, you sound so fired up! A great thing about our group is that we're usually not all misery guts at the same time, so there's always someone around to kick the rest of us up the bum!

Ani, enjoy your solitary weekend!

I did indeed keep my PT appointment, and did indeed have sore muscles afterwards! I now have to weigh in tomorrow am, then get to the gym, then got a barbeque on.

hey gen you are right, there is always one pain in the butt motivated person who only seems like a pain in the butt coz we wish it was us.......
not me at the moment.... i am happy with my 400gram loss dont get me wrong the reason i was aiming for 500grams was to get into the 85s, so i guess technically i should be more determined this week!

everyone else is doing so so good!!!! barb, come to my place a walk to mackay from there not so far i dont think!! hehehehe

i just saw my pedometer........ hmmmmmmm

my friend had her baby today - so exciting - i was there when the pains started - anyhow - her name is Odella and she is beautiful!

I was very reluctant to do my step ups tonight. I had a crappy day (week!!!) at work and I was feeling really negative about everything. But, seeing your post Gen and recalling what Ani had written in hers, the determination came back. So if I am a pain in the butt, it is because you guys are supporting me and pushing me in the right direction to be one!!

I am curious Kel? What are you going to do with that pedometre?

Gen, good luck with your weigh-in tomorrow.

And Ani, what are you planning for your 'housemate free' weekend?

As well as doing my 650 step-ups today, I ate well again...kinda, and I drank little!!

I have this problem of going from one extreme to the other with my calories. I either over eat, or under eat. I have been under eating all week...some days I feel too much. The most I have eaten was Wednesday, and that was (according to Calorie King) 1277cals. I don't feel particularly hungry with it, but I fear it will affect my weight-loss down the track. I could eat a Tim Tam or two to make up some calories...but is that right? I don't know?

On the topic of the Tim Tams...they still remain unopened in my fridge! Am I too scared to open them? 'Tis possible!

I have no plans for the weekend (do I ever?), so I'll kick back and relax and do whatever comes to mind. I might take a day off step-ups too, I'll see how I feel!

Enjoy your weekend!!

LINDOR! Yes, this is me shouting at you

You have to eat enough to lose weight, and you know that. Are you trying to lose 10 pounds in a week or something? I know most of us tend to be a bit "all or nothing" around here - but as I am the resident tortoise among all you hares, I think it's wise to suggest some balance.

It's "all or nothing" that gets us into trouble, and sets up the whole yo-yo thing, in my opinion. But it's when we can consistently maintain healthy eating and reasonable exercise that we start to live our lives the way we will when we reach our goal weights.

You are probably stuffed from doing all those step-ups and not eating enough protein.

OK - lecture over. Except to say don't you dare take up Kel's 'pain in the bum' mantle

Don't know what I'm going to do with my solitude - maybe nothing.

My mother really wants me to go home for Christmas, and now I'm having a manufactured drama about that. I hate flying, and it's a 4-day drive…

I'll ponder that one.


Ani

Thank you all for your comments and advise. I don't know what it is at the moment but I've just lost it. I'm sure it's not the car crash, the problem is that I'm feeling really resentful at the moment that I have to watch what I eat all the time. I've been doing this for around 5 months now and I'm so sick of not being able to eat whatever I want.

After setting a goal of sticking to my points I blew out and had 31 points on Thursday and 28 yesterday. Took mum out to a lovely Indian restaurant for dinner and that blew the day's allowance. I have been walking every day though so that's one thing at least.

I've read back over my food diary and can see that where I'm really falling over is snacking in the evenings. I usually have a glass of wine or two in the evening and where I used to smoke with that I now eat.

That problem will be solved very soon as I start a temporary night shift job tomorrow doing night fill from 10pm to 3am so I'll be going to bed as soon as I finish my dinner in the evening.

Anyhoo ...... I really want to get back on track and I certainly don't want to ruin all the hard work I've put in so far so once again, I will set the following goals:

1) STICK TO MY DAILY POINTS ALLOWANCE!!!
2) Exercise daily

julia - "exercise daily" i think you need more than that..... maybe or something more specific..... maybe walk 3 times a week or something?? stick to your daily points and drink heaps of water....... i cant believe you losing motivation, look at that ticker girl!! 12kg GONE only 5 to go!!!!!! guess what xmas is 5 weeks away.... hmmm what am i hinting at... merry xmas to julia you can be at goal for xmas!!! Hi relatives and friends yes i have just lost 17kg... i rock!

Julia the hardest part of this battle is in our heads. Yes, five months seems like a loooooong time - and it is. But you need a big cheer because you've stuck with it for this long already, and I would think you've learned things about yourself, and your relationship with food, in that time.

It's an old saying: "Weight loss is simple - it just isn't easy", but it's true.

Are you allowing yourself to have your favourite foods in your calorie allowance? One of the things that makes people fall off the wagon is that they "feel deprived", and it's the reason why I have always allowed myself to include everything I like in my weight loss plan.

I've been doing this for almost 16 months, and I fully appreciate that there are times like you're having now. Sometimes they last for days - sometimes for weeks. One of the important things you can do for yourself is to understand that whether you ignore it or not, your body is going to do something about your weight every single day.

Unlike those naturally thin women, we have to work to improve our relationships with food, and to become more healthy.

Now Kel what are you up to? Aside from calling people pains in the bum, and taking photos of yourself at Hungry Jacks . How's your weight loss going?

I'm planning a quiet - VERY QUIET - day. It's a housemate-free zone, and I'm going to do domestics and potter around. I must be good with food and things this weekend, as Monday is weigh-in day… and I'd love to be able to lose a pound this week.

And I'm waiting to hear how Gen went with WW today too!


Ani

PS: I'm going to be in Sydney and Brisbane in January, so if anyone is around there and wants to catch up for a coffee - PM me and we'll organise it.

Ok Ani, I've listened to your lecture, and I have researched a little this morning. According to Calorie King I should be consuming around 113g of protein a day. You are spot on, I am not getting enough! I am sitting somewhere between 30g and 50g a day!

So I have looked, and searched, and surfed, and played, and calculated, and I cannot for the life of me find how to increase my protein intake to much more than 80 - 90g without blowing the calories!

Admittedly, I am very lazy, and I really don't want to cook up slabs of meat, or chop up vegies etc. I have paid particular attention to things like nuts and seeds that I can nibble on through the day.

I guess basically what I want to do, is stick to what I am eating now and add the protein by utilising the 200 - 300 odd calories I have to spare most days.

Any suggestions?

And as much as I hate the thought of supplements, is there anything and should I consider it?

Lindor. My walk consists of a pedometer and a Google map with the quickest route marked on it! Nothing quite as adventurous as you. I’ve been writing down the total steps then changing them into km’s (2 ¼ strides = 1mtr). My knees are complaining though!

I’m feeling a little disheartened at the moment. I weighed this morning and have gained 1.3 pounds. I’ve had plenty of exercise, loads of water and my food intake has been really good this week. I have no idea what’s going on with my body. I think it’s trying to sabotage all the good I’ve done by making me feel bad. I took my measurement though and there’s been a slight change there so something is happening.


I'm off. Have a nice weekend ladies.

XX
Barb

Well, I think my week of damage limitation helped - I weighed in at 91.5 so a gain of 1.6 in the past 2 weeks. I can live with that, although it's disappointing to be over 90 again.

My head is in it again, but my achilles is such a pain at the moment, especially after I work a shift at the hospital, that I'm finding it hard to get any enthusiasm for exercise. My trainer made me promise to hit the gym at least 2x week while she's away. I really need to get my bike out while the weather is nice, as that's one thing that doesn't annoy my foot.

OK, ramble over.

I have not under eaten today.

The Tim Tams are gone.

I can't be bothered doing my step-ups.

Today is a crap day.

Gonna call it a rest day...back to it tomorrow.

go lindor!!!! i'm with you sista!!! heheheheh sorry
i know this is bad but i was kinda glad i was not the only one who failed the day! (food and exercise wise)
today was a shocker.... i am a little demotivated coz of my 400gram loss while on shakes diet... i think i expected more from it
BUT Ani is right, (even though she didnt say it) i am not doing a lot but calling people pains in the butt and going to takeaway food places.... hmmm cant expect miracles on that one.........
it is my own fault big time, i also buy chocolate and 'bad' food and without thinking devour it all..... and then pretend it doesnt matter coz of the shakes

so this week who knows what will happen, tomorrow i have bbq lunch at mates place and dinner at parents (mum is losing weight too so it sounds like it is fish and salad) (so that will be ok) and then it is up to me this week to get stuck into sticking to the list of "allowed" foods so i can give it a good go for a week BUT i may not buy another box of shakes.... hubby says so what are you going to do and i say cabbage soup diet... he says you dont do soup.... he knows me too well.... BUT i am going to do what i know i am supposed to and THINK about calorie king more - 2 boxes of celebrity slim i think has equalled 2-3kg loss so depending on thursday's weigh in that may be it and i will calorie king and then do another box another month or so.... so that i dont forget how to eat etc.... does that make sense??

i have just designed our xmas card so i can get them printed, so cute, it is jemima as an elf in various poses.... like i have time for that!!!

Hey Lindor, did you have a crap day because you ate Tim Tams, or did you eat them because you were having a bad day?

It's only a day - and it's over. And it doesn't undo all the great work you've done this week, so I'm hoping to hear about the next steps up that mountain tomorrow.

Kel you are a ratbag . I'm confused about your shakes and Calorie King, and everything else… but then I get confused easily, so that's quite understandable. Are you watching calories this week?

Hey Gen - great going! You'll get back under 90kg in no time at this rate.

A very quiet day for me. Absolutely nothing good or bad to report

Thanx for the support Kel!

Whatever.

I ate the Tim Tams because I was having a crap day...well continuation from the week! The day got worse because I ate the Tim Tams! Don't really want to get into it. You don't need to hear me whinge today.

Will aim for a better day tomorrow.

Sorry for the mood I am in.

I know the feeling Lindor. For another of my rhetoric questions, why is it that we are so sure eating crap will make us feel better? Especially given that it invariably makes us feel worse afterwards...?

I lay on my bed reading/sleeping all damn day after weigh in today. Trying to give my foot a rest, as well as feeling antisocial and blah lately. Foot feels somewhat better - physio said I probably need 6 - 8 weeks sitting on my arse by a pool in QLD to let the achilles rest. I wish!