Evening everyone

Oh my - another busy busy day over. I shouldn't be suprised - it's only going to get busier when uni starts next week!

Ok - Kylies Menu for today:
Brekkie - yoghurt and PLUS protein cereal
Lunch - ~2 carrots chopped with 2-3tbsp cottage cheese
Dinner - protein shake

+ 3l water, and 2 coffees.

I had meetings from 9am til 12, then I worked this arvo. Good news is I went to the gym after work!! I don't know why I had been putting it off, I love it! I did W2D2 of C25K. I remember someone saying they were going for Week 5...how did it go?

I am so glad that George or TOM never drop in at my house anymore... I have a little stick in my arm that acts like the pill, 'cept its automatic, and as a result...no more TOM! It's a blessing!

Those scales should hopefully be bought on Thursday. I have to get my scooter serviced on Friday, so it will be a budgeting thing...plus rent is due. I really want them, bf said he'd buy them for me, but I don't want him to. I've always been stubborn about him spending his money on me. (With the exception of Valentines )

On an even more positive note - I had a -great- day at work! I was just on checkout, but my customers were so friendly, one even remembered what I'm studying! And I met the wife of one of the nightfillers, and she knew who I was! I also bumped into an old classmate I ued to study German with. Last I saw him, he was off to Germany...and now he's back! Even the boss was friendy tonight...something in the water???

Take care lovelies...see you tomorrow

Kylie I -am- feeling good!

Good evening everyone!

Thanks for all the advice and commiserations . I had a much better day today! I didnt really do much, but the computer now works and everyone is talking to me again so it was an improvement on yesterday at least. I didnt treadmill though, still suffering from cramps and kept feeling a bit lightheaded when I stood up . My diet was better today though, and I think I am slowly deflating and lossing all the water I have been retaining.

Kylie - I am going to Uni of Sydney. O-week is next week so it should be fun. I want to somehow get involved in some student organisation like you have, but I am not going to try and run for SRC or anything big like that [I never realised how political things like that are!]. Also, what is C25K? Some sort of gym program? It sounds familiar but I cant place it.

Vonni - I used to work at Big W . At the store I worked, I really didnt fit in - everyone spent their shifts flirting with each other and basically took turns dating each other. Which meant really bad customer service. I used to finish at about 9:45pm on thursdays - and to make it worse, we couldnt leave the store without a store manager opening the door to the carpark with a password. Otherwise a loud alarm went off. So we were supposed to sign out, then keep calling over the phone until someone bothered to open the door. Once it took over half an hour [I learnt not to sign out until someone actually came to open the door - if I am still at work and cant leave I figured I should still be paid for it ]. Sorry, I am ranting again, but I still cant look at the store without feeling frustrated.

Wish me luck, I am going to court tomorrw - as an observer lol, not on trial. We have an assignment before we have even started uni . I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow!

hehe Cite, I don't think anythings changed at Big W. The flirting isn't really here in our store, but yep you have to wait FOREVER for a manager to open the door. And I reckon thats right - you shouldn't sign off till you're let out. What if there's a fire? If you've signed out you're apparently accounted for yet could be stuck in the locker room.

Been bad this morn. Had 2 pieces crumpet toast with honey and marg (Oh but it's so yummmm). Bad in the way of high carbs, but I figured I've been pretty good so why not. I will though have a weetbix and a handful of grapes. I guess that I should be having bigger breakfasts, as I don't snack during the day and I'm not meeting my calorie needs. So starting this Monday coming I am setting myself a 2 week goal to have 3 items from the foodgroup for brekky, Cereal, bread, fruit. Oh and milk of cause.

Didn't walk Bree to school. Had a bad night with the baby (well she's not a bub anymore - 10mths). She was up at 1.30 wanted a bottle and was stirring the rest of the night. Up again at 4.30. Tried to get her to settle with me but she was too restless so let her cry for a bit. Eventually I just got up with her. Must be more teeth coming through. But boy I'm buggered. Have to work tonight too.

Might go for a walk before i start work to get some energy to see me through.

Oh yeah Kylie, what is C25K? I've seen it talked about a bit here but it's double dutch to me.

Have a great day all.
Vonni

Hi ladies!

I was bad yesterday, after such a great boost with my workout on Tuesday, I ended up working until 6:30 last night and was sooo hungry that I ordered honey bbq pork, steamed rice and garlic veges. I'm sure the rice and veges aren't too bad but the pork is surely full of bad stuff - it tastes so good!! Didn't get to the gym last night either after working late so that's bad too.

Tonight I am going to the gym and no doubt my trainer will put me through the hard yards which will be great but then I'm going to visit a friend and with her, bubbly is always involved!

MUST do better!!

HeY Hey
Gee away for 2 days and it takes me an hour to catch up on the goss...i must post more often...its just the time factor.

Firstly Ani....that bloke is an a..hole!!!!He was probably ugly right???I don't know whether you where posting back when i quit my job early last year....but long story short....i was told i was too fat and sexually harrassment....i quit the next day and took him to discrmination court etc....still proceeding because he is South African trying to stay in Aus...etc etc...looks like he will be deported as the business is not making the money it should(because i'm not there i'm sure)lol. So stick to your guns...i did...felt really yuk when it happened and lots of tears but now....no-one should be treated in that way.

Just a quickie today as i am starving(lunch time) and i need to do some reading ready for Uni on Monday. WEighed in yesterday at WW....lost another kilo Thats 10.1kg since i joined 13 weeks ago....can't complain i spose.

Will post more later when i get time....keep going girls

Good god, look how much I've missed~!!

Kylie, feel free to tell me to shut up if you like, but there is no way this is enough food for you to effectively lose weight. You need carbohydrates, fruit and veggies. Your losses will definitely slow down if you don't eat a bigger, more varied diet. Also, if you eat too much protein, you can put yourself into ketosis (burning up proteins), where you get really stinky breath, amongst other things.

For example, today I ate:
Breakfast: Fruit salad w. non-fat yoghurt
Lunch: Leftover chicken & veggie stirfry with couscous
Dinner: Small piece steak, steamed vegetables, fruit smoothie for dessert
Snacks: water - 3L, diet cordial, apple, kiwi fruit.

Some days I have multigrain toast w. vegemite for brekkie, usually have fish or chicken for for dinner, with steamed veggies or stirfries. There's no way I could live on what you're eating, and I don't think I'd want to do that forever!!

leeny, your weight loss with WW is awesome - you go girl! How's Uni - big shock to the system? Don't worry - I have no intention of letting that matter go. I'll annoy them until I get at least an apology.

Kylie … EAT! You're going to get really stuck soon and not be able to lose more weight if you don't give your body enough food. Gen's advice is very good.

I'm doing OK, but having one of those days where I want to eat everything in the house - and in the neighbours house! It's possible that TOM is lurking because I don't usually get this carried away with myself. Mind you, I haven't actually eaten badly today - but I am constantly thinking about food! And I've been hanging out for something revolting like a chocolate eclair. I wouldn't have eaten anything like that for about 10 years - so what's that about?

P'raps I should eat a really early dinner and see if that controls my hunger. Who knows? My back's in a lot of pain, so maybe I'm subconsciously looking for some comfort. I'm also extremely tired - and I read somewhere that you get more hungry when you're really tired. There's supposed to be some logical reason for that.

OK - I'll stop whinging now. Hope everyone's doing well!


Ani

Hi everyone

I though I was eating!!!! I really thought I was on a roll, because I am eating more than normally, and its all healthy!!! Damn, i have to eat more? I promise I'm not starving myself. I just dont eat much, because there's either no time or there isnt any to be had. That said, I'll try harder to eat more.

On a happy note - I Bought Scales Today!! Woo for me. Actually, mum bought them for me, I'll pay her back soon. They are flashy fangdangle ones, that tell me my fat/water/muscle %. The weight I displayed on my ticker was a guess, I actually weigh 93.8kg. At least now I have a number.

Simons funeral was this morning. It was actually really good. Mum was upset (naturally), but we did a bit of shopping afterward (coz mum doesn't live in the city). I think she felt a lot better by the end of the day.

Today I had 'the usual' for brekkie - yogurt and cereal. I had KFC for lunch (the kids wanted a treat, and they behaved at the funeral). I did have water instead of fizzies, and it was only 3pc boneless and small chips. A couple of coffees and 2 bickies. I'll deal with dinner when I get home. Probably more carrots!! ***Edit - I snacked on left over party food for dinner (at work). 1 slice mud cake, little bits of ham, salami, cheese, kabana, 2 jatz bikkies and about 4 olives. Hey, it was free, and I was hungry. I and just not making this work am I? End Edit***

Take care everyone

Kylie

Oh - C25K is a interval training program where you walk/run set times for 20 min, with the running part getting longer each week, until you you can run for 30 min, or 5km. The name stands for Couch to 5km.

Man am I sore today. Went to the gym last night and went through the second new weights programme that my trainer has drawn up for me. Even he said that he must have been in a bad mood when he wrote it!

It was a great workout though and I really enjoyed it. I just have to push myself to get back into going to the gym at least 4 times a week.

It's funny, I really love the gym when I'm there but getting there is such a battle for me. I mean, when I'm working with my trainer, I'll tell him to up the weights or that I feel like I can do a few more reps - I enjoy pushing myself and I make sure that I work as hard as I physically can. I can't understand why it is but so often the couch wins over the gym, I just can't be bothered!

It's that TOM for me at the moment too so I'm also battling with chocolate cravings and stomach cramps Working Saturday morning so will be looking forward to a rest in the afternoon.

Hey hey all

Thought i might checkin earlier today so i can get to my reading for Uni.

Ani...i think that when you are in pain, your whole world gets turned upside down. It really throws things out so don't get too hard on yourself...maybe you need to give into temptation once in a while and then you won't feel deprived as much...plus TOM doesn't help i know!!!

On the subject of food Kylie,(and i am not on your case) but you do need to eat more. I know it is hard when you are not used to eating a lot and you are honestly doing better than before but your body has litterally nothing to burn if you don't give it anything to burn. Your body will go into "starvation mode" and hold onto every little bit of food you give it cause it thinks you are starving it. So Please eat some more even if it is snacking on cheese, nuts, hard boiled eggs(protein is good as it makes you feel fuller for longer). Those carrot sticks are good for snacks but not for a meal...not enough nutrients for your body darl.....so saying that....i am not nagging but trying to help you lose your weight as i know how hard it is and we all need the support of each other if we are going to win our battles.

Little kiwi...you amaze me when you go to the gym. I admire anyone who can get off the couch and do that damn execise thing. I hope you are doing some for me too!!!!

Me...having a few bad days when i am soooo hungry. I don't really know why and i am obsessed about food again at the moment. I have not given in and eaten anything naughty but have definitely overeaten...eg last night after dinner which was a huge chicken curry and basmati rice(lower GI) and had an apple. About 1/2 hour later i ate a banana. Another 1/2 passes i ate a plum and some nuts. I was still hungry going to bed but thought my tummy must be stuffed so enough was enough and go to sleep. The last 2 days like that....i really don't know why. I made WW bacon, eggs, tomato and mushrooms and wholemeal toast for breaki today so that would fill me up i hope...so far so good...i hope i am over the starving stage and get back to normal soon.

Anyhow, enough procrastinating and get to that reading i should be doing...

I've woken up with a sore throat and what feels suspiciously like an ear infection - fabulous! Oh well - Echinacea for brekkie and a long hot shower will work wonders.

I haven't been as disciplined with food this week either, so I'm not expecting to lose any weight on Monday. Not sure what happened, except that after two good weeks I think I let myself relax a bit too much .

Our Biggest Loser competition starts on Monday. We have 20 women in my team and most of them weigh more than 110kg, so hopefully the next five months will see some women change their lives for the better - woo hoo!

What does everyone have planned for the weekend?


Ani

hi girls

I'm off to work now til 6pm, then I might go out tonight, with a bunch of Uni friends. bf is working til late again, but I hope not too late! We are already back in the swing of things, and I don't like how busy we get. The only time we spend together out away from work is in bed. asleep. But hey, that makes our Sundays even more special. I'm cooking roast kangaroo with sweet potato. Maybe some beans too?

Kylie

Morning girls,

Sorry Ive missed a bit and am rushing to get Carter into bed for a nap - he was up for the day at 4.30 this morning!!

Just wanted to check in and say congrats on all the losses ladies! I weighed this morning cause I was feeling a little down and it was another 1kg lighter! I still have 3 days left of the week, so we'll see what happens on Wed, but I couldnt be happier! I really doubted LiteNEasy would work for me with insulin resistance, but its obviously doing something! Im on the 1500cal plan, and will drop to the 1200cal plan once I hit a plateau. Ive upped my water to 3l now and will be starting walking with dh on Monday (I told him I NEED him to do this with me and he gave in...).

Hope all is well. AF or TOM as you guys call it has been over for almost a week now and I still get the munchies because of the fertility drugs Im on. But, I think Im doing pretty good with it - Ive cheated a couple of times with a handful of pretzels or a piece of cheese, but nothing really bad thank goodness. Im getting ready to ovulate (if I do ovulate this cycle), so we have started the "bed-fest"...

Hope you are all well!
"Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of."

Christy Borgeld, Founder Stepfamily Day

xxxx

Hi all.

Sorry haven't posted, went to the inlaws y/day and stayed the night. Ate too much at the inlaws. We had slow cooked dutch steak, red cabbage, sweet and white potato. I overate 2 pieces of meat and ended up with indigestion. lol serves me right. Creamed rice for dessert but i only ate a spoonful (That texture thing again). This morn we had cooked brekky but I only ate an egg and a bacon eye and a bit of tomato.

Well, I didn't end up walking before work on Thur - Thank God. "y thank god?" I here you say? Well at 8.30pm the new night fill manager came to me at courtesy desk and asked if I could help fill till midnight. So I had a break at 9.15-9.45 then got to it. I had four cages and 2 x 8ft high pallets to unload and stock shelves with it (by myself). A lot was overstock or new items that had to be cut in. So I had to RELOAD the 2 pallets with the overstock. Ended at 12.30am. Was good because with only the walking my upper body never really gets anything. But 2hrs 45mins of lifting boxes was a good workout ps - I ended up grabbing 2 juniors to stock shelves. tried them with the pallet but it ended up looking like a mushroom, I had to redo it lol)

Worked for 5 hours today was busy busy run run so no walk this arvo.

Congrats on the 10kg loss Leeny. WTG

Kylie yep I may as well get in on the bandwagon. You are eating way to little. I can't talk though, cause most days I only have weetbix, sandwich and dinner, no snacks. But I make sure my meal is not carrots lol. I think it's a learning thing. We have to learn how to eat properly to sustain our bodies. I'm getting the hang of it slowly.

Ani I'm with ya on the craving thing. I hate George or TOM as you call it. And its hard to beat the feeling.

Plump good luck with the fertility. Hope all goes well, and if it doen't happen for a while, have fun trying

Hey Ani

TTFN
Vonni

I got my fandangled scales, hopped on and got the weight, then couldn't work out how to get the body fat/hydration info. Checked the manuals, turns out I was getting an error message - BF too high!!!!!!!! It only measures up to 45% fat, and when I worked mine out online by entering measurements, it comes up as 46.2%! How depressing! So for now my goal is to get my lard arse to register on the fancy scales!

Ah well. Still motoring along - I must say, it's suprisingly easy when I'm in a routine. As long as I get my groceries delivered, chop everything up right away, and put it in the fridge, I have no prob with eating for the week as there's always something not far away. I used not to cook as when I was hungry, I was hungry NOW and didn't want to cook. Now I just have stuff ready I can zap, but healthy stuff.

My next goal is quitting smoking. I have smoked since I was 16yo, and have decided it's not compatible with my lifestyle now. I read a booked called "Allen Carr's EasyWay to Stop Smoking" and it really made sense. My brother attended their seminar 10yrs ago in Melbourne and never smoked again. So I recently found out they are now in Sydney - I've booked in for next Saturday .. $500 (!), but it's money-back guarantee if you don't quit, so I figured it's worth it - I'd spend that on smokes in a few months anyhow if I don't do this.

Was in terrible pain yesterday from the new personal trainer, but he is totally awesome and I'm very excited about working with him. Shoulders were sore from pushups and tricep dips, but better today. He is also big into teaching boxing, so we did lots of that, which was great fun and made the time fly by.

I have also just bought some protein supplement powder to add to fruit smoothies, as I'm not getting enough protein in my diet. I eat mostly veggies at meals, with a little meat. Don't want to up the meat, so I'm upping the powder instead!

Have cancelled my WW subscription after it expires on Wednesday, and taking my newfound knowledge and points calculator over to calorieking, since it's free - and awesome, breaking up the day into protein/carbs and fat.

Wore some work pants yesterday that were massively tight, almost to the point of not being able to wear, and they are loose and almost falling off now, so that was fun!

OK, enough waffle from me. Got my hair coloured today and it's all swishy and lovely, so I'm out to show it off!