Mary I've been using a wheat pack for years. The main problem for me is that as I live alone there are things I have to do around the house which probably exacerbate things. But there isn't anyone to ask to do the vacuuming, sweep, put bins out, clean out kitty litter trays…

But that's life. Hopefully I can start exercising on Monday

Bugger - might take it to Godfrey's tomorrow and see how much to resurrect it. If it's too much I'll just have to ditch it, bugger bum poop! It's only 2 yrs old, and wasn't cheap!

Gen they don't make appliances to repair anymore. I think you'll find that if it's out of warranty it would probably cost as much to fix as to replace.

Just a quick note. I will be away for a few days. hubby has deicied that he has had enough of the city and we are shooting off down the line somewhere.
As always, nothing planned, just hop in the van a follow the road until we are tired.He normanlly gives about an hours notice, for us to pack, so it's sort of throw something in a bag, and we are out of here!!!!!!
But, I am in the middle of cooking a roast pork and I will be buggered if I am leaving without eatting it, so he will just have to wait, will leave the mess for the boys to clean lol. Never know might even hit the snow for a few hours.
Be good people.(I will try to be)

Have a great time Mary!

I got up today, rode to the gym and had a swim and a spa, then rode home. Did about 600 calories worth, so I'm happy with that.

Had a slight run-in with a guy who actually ran up the back of me in my swimming lane! I had moved to a medium-slow lane and this guy came in and started powering up and down. Once he was right up my arse and hit my leg, I turned around and said "You might want to try a faster lane", but he kept swimming in mine. After a few more laps, I waited and said "Look, there are 2 fast lanes EMPTY, why dont you move?" - he finally did. SHeesh. I don't understand people who do stuff like that - if I have a choice of 3 empty lanes, or one with a person swimming, I'll take the empty one! Wouldn't everyone sane? Heh.

Bugger - I gained 0.5kg this week.

So here's the plan:

• Walk 40 minutes a day;

• Drink 2 litres of water;

• Eat 1650 calories; and

• Swim on Tuesday and Friday.

I'm going to make myself a big pot of vegetable soup today, and freeze it in portions. I'm also going to buy some fruit - even though it's ridiculously expensive.

I'm annoyed with myself (and don't worry, I'll be over my tantrum by tomorrow), because I hate it when I let myself down.

How did everyone else go?


Ani

I've lost 500g this week. Not as much as I'd hoped but hey, a loss is a loss right? On the plus side, my measurements are starting to change too. I've lost around 2cm from my hips and my bust and my jeans are getting a little baggy so that's great.

Keep on keeping on everyone :-)

Little Kiwi thank Ani for finding the 500grams you lost! heeheh
ok not funny i know
ani what on that list of things you are going to do this week DIDNT you do last week??

What didn't I do?

I didn't walk at all.
I averaged around 1800 calories a day.
I haven't been swimming for two years.
And I hardly drank any water!

So I have nobody to blame except myself, Kel.

And yes, I did notice that I've taken LittleKiwi's 0.5kg .

How are you travelling?

HAHA@Kel and Ani.

I lost a little this week. About 200gm lmao. Don't they say you can fluctuate a kilo a day? Or is it half a kilo. But anyhow, I see it as a loss cause I weighed myself same time and in same nakedness as last week with scales on same part of floor. George is lurking around somewhere too so maybe even could have been more. We'll see what next week brings. I have orientation week and nowhere to store a packed lunch so probably use the canteen. I just hope they have some healthy options. And hopefully NOT have machine coffee with whitener... blerk. Though I will pack some fruit in an insulated bag and leave in car. Then if I don't get 'good' food I can have the fruit.

Talk about fluctuations - I weighed on Sunday and was 89.9 (yay, back under 90!), then weighed in "officially" on Monday morning, and was 91!!

Anyhow, that's a loss of 1.1kg, and I was pretty crap with my food, and good with exercise, so I'm happy.

Goal for this week: No icecream!!!

Tee hee Ani, I'm afraid that you're most welcome to my 500g! Sorry mate!

I've hardly been sleeping the past couple of nights and strangely, I'm not feeling tired because of it. This morning I woke up at 3:30am and couldn't get back to sleep so I finished a book I've been trying to read for weeks and then got up and went to the gym at 6.

Did half an hour of weights and 60 minutes of cardio. I noticed today that my trackkie pants and starting to look baggy!!

Still FREEZING here and I'm SO fed up with it. Yesterday we had a frost of -5 degrees and today isn't much better.

Brrrrrrrrr

Gym freak! Uh oh..

I know!

It's funny, I used to be a total gym bunny about 10 years ago - went every day after work and did crazy workouts like 1 hour of weights followed by 1 hour of the hardest cardio class the gym had and I LOVED it. I was really fit and although I didn't appreciate it at the time, I was in incredible shape.

Funnily enough, that stopped at around the same time that the depression started.

I'd be so happy to fall in love with working out again. I'm on my way back to that state of mind but am certainly not there yet.

A friend actually asked me this week if I'd be keen to sign up for a 12 week challenge that her gym is running. I instantly said no and when I think about it, I know why I said no ... number 1 is that I'm scared that I'll fail once again and number two is that they take your photos before and after.

Now I'm having second thoughts though. Perhaps I should do it. Hmmmm.

Hi littlekiwi. Our local Gym is having a 12 week fitness challenge too. But I am not going in it. In the advertising, they showed last yars winner and runner up. They weren't even overweight to begin with. One had a bit of chubby but bugger all really. Just around hips. Legs tummy arms etc were fine. And they had muscles afterwards. I don't want 'muscles'. Just no fatty bulges.

besides the type of people that even begin it, it is way to expensive, and way to regimented for my liking. They have so much filling every day that how in the heck could I fit my family in. Not to mention housework, work and study.

Anyhow. Have to take little one off to Dr now. She has sticky eyes and though they are clearing now, I want Dr to check on them.

Von