Just a quick one.

So far so good, will weigh in tomorrow

Have a great day!

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Barb

Ani, have to go to Melbourne for New Years because I've already bought my ticket to the event I'm going to and have paid for my airfares!!

Congrats on your great exam results Gen

woohoo Gen congrats.

huh.. ive learned nothing.. my day got worse.. freddos.... choc chip cookies and cookie doe... no dinner.. unless you count the cookies as dinner.. hmmm... no exercise..

lunch was then only healthy thing i had .. spinach silverbeet cabbage garlic and tomato stirfry with omega 3 eggs and a bit of watermelon for morning tea.

rest of the day was choc choc and more choc.. stupid.. i know .. tomorrow im going to go buy some real food.. i have none which is the real problem.. no veg left no fruit.. made the cookies so the kids would have something to take tommorrow to school/ playgroup.. and definatly wasn't up to go shopping today..

i am feeling a bit better tonight though. and im shopping tomorrow even if im half zombie .. with ratty hair.. lol ..

AMy go shopping straight as early as possible. Have a good brekky first. I find it helps heaps not to be tempted to buy crap.

Vonni

Hi my name is Lindor and I am obese!

Today marks the end of week two and the start of week three for me.

It has been yet another challenging week for me, dominated essentially by waiting for the result of my job interview, and then the joy of being accepted for the job! I am absolutely thrilled by the result...yet rather overwhelmed by the prospect of such a huge change in my life!

It was when I sold my house, nearly two years ago, when I first really started to lose control of my diet, it was a huge change, and food was my only stability and a mighty comfort. Although I have struggled on and off over the two years, I never managed to really get my act together again from that point, but I did manage to reduce the damage to just a 10kg gain.

So, here I am again at another huge point in my life. So far, I have not had the desire to 'celebrate' my success. Although this result would previously have been the perfect excuse to over-indulge, I have still managed to stick to my weight-loss goals. And that is a massive achievement for me!


Other little achievements for the past week...

I went shopping last Friday...and never strayed from my shopping list!
I bought chocolate...and it remains unopened in my fridge!
I went out on a photo shoot...and never stopped at the roadhouse for icecream or chips!

I have learned (again) that from not binging I can get a better nights sleep!
I have rediscovered that I do not need an afternoon nap on the weekend anymore!


All week I did not exceed my daily 1500cal limit. I drank water...but I still need to work on making the 2L though. And I did NO exercise! Why does that seem to bother me and why am I not doing anything about it??? Ugh!

And finally I went from 89.5kg to 88.0kg


This week I plan to continue the same. And this week should be a little more settled...apart from the NEED to think about packing up home! I looked at my calendar and I think I have a total of two full weeks at home before I leave, between work trips, a trip to Perth and a trip to Darwin! I also have to be cautious on Tuesday - Melbourne Cup Day - as we have a luncheon at work and that often involves LOTS of food!


Gen...well done with the exam result!!

Amy...we all binge! But we souldn't worry about the binge itself, it's too late for that after we've done it, it's getting past it that we need to concentrate on! Go easy on yourself will you! And go to Collie!!!!!

Julia!!! ENJOY CANADA!!! Really wish I was in your suitcase right now!!

Barb! So good to see you posting again!


Alright...gotta run! Sorry for the brief personals! Not enough time in the day just now...sooooo much to do!!! But I do read all your posts and smile at your good news and feel sympathetic at the tough times!


Oh yeah...a quick laugh for you - at my expense!!! I woke up just after 3am this morning with a huge headache! Went to take some nurofen for it before I stopped myself thinking: 'I can't take this - it might affect my weigh in!'

So I took myself and my headache back to bed!!!

Do I have cause to worry here???


Have a good day all!

Lindor - you're on fire . Fantastic result on the scales, but even better is your determination and those insights you're coming up with.

Gen it's good to hear from you. And congratulations on those exam results!

Amy it was just a bad day. I have them - and I just put it down to history and move on with better food choices. I'm especially vulnerable when I haven't planned, and don't have a choice of healthy food in the house - so I understand where you're coming from. And it would be hard for you with John going back to work. Take a deep breath, and make good choices today!

Yesterday I was sick and spent all of my day off sleeping on the lounge. Back to work this afternoon, so hopefully I'll manage. Still feel a bit plain, but I'll get there. I want to make sure I reach my goals today - especially my food goals - and stay on plan.

well bel;eiev it or not today was weigh in day and between the dining out take out and yesterdays binge i still manged to loose wight... 800 grams.. so im down to 112.9 this week .. which brings me only 1.3 pounds from 50 pounds lost.. what a rush.. even with my crap week i stayed in my calories most days.. except yesterday i went over by 200.. lol ..

I eat 1500 calories and cal king reccomend 1800.. but i find it better for me to focus on 1500 and go a little over then try and eat more and end up binging.. again.. lol on 1800 i was having trouble.. oh i still got room i can have choc or cake.. or or or.. now at 1500 i feel guilty for eating the crap.. just works out better for me.. USUALLY.. lol..


so yesterday i just put down to being sick im feeling alot better today had i felt good yesterday i would have sent the kids to school for the afternoon( we had yet another teacher strike yesterday morning kids were supposed to go from 12.30 - 3pm.. i didnt bother that would have meant getting out of my pjs and brushing mty hair... lol) and gone and got some food but i was ill and i didnt ..


comforting thing is i read your body needs more calories when your sick in order for you to get better.. lmao thats my excuse and im sticking to it..

Last night i was sick guilty and lonely so i came and whinged on the boards thanks for your replys


Lindor congrats where you moving to with the new exciting job??? ??? congrats on the loss too

Gen well done on the midterms

Ani i hope your feeling better today

Kel is the kitten a duke or dutchess?? dont you give up on us like ww.. i thought you were onto a good thing there.. you've been far more motivated lately then you were .. do you really think it was a good idea to quit?

not a hugely great idea quitting but money REALLY is an issue at this moment for us so the 30bucks a month i am saving will be much appreciated by the family
and i was not getting a huge amount out of going to the meetings and the weigh in i do here is just as motivational...... and benji said that i had to keep a food diary and he will look at it..... so still have the tools in place

at the moment though i just dont care and id ont know why

it is 6 weeks til xmas
anyone up for a 6 week challenge???
challenge ourselves to do something we have not done yet every day for 6 weeks? or something?? i need something....

and it is duchess and she is lovely, and somehow still alive with jemima loving her lots!

i better go put her and myself to bed - huge day tomorrow
going to help friends do yard work
then going to fancy dress halloween party (i will upload photos) i am going as steve irwin (coz he is scary) and benji probably a hippy and jemima a little witch (or if i can find the right outfit a evil clown)

Woo hoo Amy . You must be feeling a lot better and have heaps more energy. I'm about a pound or so away from having lost 70lb - and I feel like a completely different person in terms of what my body is able to do now.

Kel what kind of six-week challenge are you thinking of? It's nearly eight weeks until Christmas, and I think we could all lose 2-3kg in that time if we really worked hard at it. But it's a very tough time of year to lose weight because of all the parties, family gatherings - and the sheer availability of excess food.

I've stuck pretty well to my goals this week, and am hoping for a good result on Monday. I'm working all weekend, so if I exercise a bit of discipline for the next two days I'll be OK.

We had snow and 28 degrees yesterday. Today it's cold, but blue skies and 60 degrees for Halloween. Now if only I wasn't on call!

Bugger it! Since I write down my steps/km every day I'm setting a big goal. I'm seriously gonna walk across this country (or the equivalent of it), and I don't care how long it takes me. I've started this ticker from last week's walking and will update every Monday.

Gen aren't you FREEZING?

today is 1st November
today my cold has finally gone..
today im going to eat no rubbish
today im going to workout for at least 30 minutes
today im going to take my multivitamins.
today im going to catch up on my washing pile
today im going to be kind to myself
today im going to drink all my water
tonight im going to go to bed and feel tired and im going to sleep becuase i didnt sit on my backside all day eating rubbish..

Ani i do feel alot better in myself.. and yes i can do everything alot easier .. i mean i was having trouble with just about everything.. i could hardly reach around to wipe my own butt before and that is no joke i could only just reach .. (terrible isnt it )

i had a pretty good day yesterday went and got my shopping and ate fairly good.. the only exercise i got was doing the shopping.. but it felt good just doing that .. today im considering taking the kiddies down the pool.. they love that. im still a little tired.. i went to bed at 11 and slept in till 10 (which is ungheard of for me im usually up at 6.30)this morning lol.. the other nights i was hardly sleeping.. what with the sore throat and blocked nose.. you know 3-4 hours.. so i have caught up some..

This morning i had chocolate cravings before i even had breakfast.. i even opened the cupboard and looked at it before shutting it again and grabbing a banana..

great idea kel heres my week one for a 6-8 week challange

.. so i promise to be chocolate free for the next week...
anyone else wanna give something up for the week with me?

i also promise to workout everyday for 30 minutes minimum....
come one some one can join me on this one.. 30 minutes could be 2 15 minutes walks a day .. a workout dvd.. whatever..

and i promise to drink 8-10 glasses of water each day

ok - i am going to be in on my own challenge
and my promise for this week is to drink 2L of water every day
and then when i achieve this weeks challenge
NEXT week will be to exercise for 30 mins every day
and by the end of the 6 weeks i will have achieved 6 things i didnt think i could consistantly do
thats the plan anyhow

the only choc i am eating at the moment is milo

oh did i tell you all - my life now complete - i got job at woolies checkout chick!

Forgot to weigh in on Friday morning so I did it yesterday. Down 1.7kg! Got to be happy with that.

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Barb