I'm going to set some goals for today and see if I can stick to them (it might help me get back on track). Gen I'm with you when it comes to spreadsheets and graphs - when I'm sticking to them I DO lose weight. It's sad being an all or nothing person :)

So today:

• Eat no more than 1700 calories;

• Walk for an hour; and

• Drink 2L of water.

If I can manage to do that, and report in here every day I should get myself back on track and start to lose some weight again.

:)
Ani

PS Kel yes! They have shown that sleep deprivation is harmful to health, including weight gain. Recommend 6-8hrs per night.

Ani, glad to see that you feel comfortable here. Me too. Sometimes I wonder if I post too many details and I'd die if someone I knew in "real life" read half this stuff!

Sigh. I'm still freaking out about my friend the other night. I really don't know what to think about it, or what we should discuss about it. I REALLY don't want to turn into the clingy chick saying "what's happening with us?", but at the same time I feel like we need to talk about it and at least work out where - if anywhere - things go from here. If it's back to mates, that is okay for me, but I'd like to know. Because I hate uncertainty and it's already doing my head in!!!

See! Bad things happen when I lose weight LOL.

I think my new motto should be "what's the worst that can happen?". Because it really puts everything else in perspective.

My brother in law has kidney failure and needs a transplant. My sister can't donate hers, and I really feel like I'd like to. It's a huge commitment though, and I have not had kids yet etc so I'd hate for something to go wrong. Hmm... something to think about!

PS: Ani, if you eat 1700 cals AND walk for an hour briskly, you may not have enough net cals to lose weight..? Maybe you can eat 1700 + exercise cals..?

I lost 1.1kg last week with eating net 1980 cals (2400 food - 420 exercise cals per day).

wowee papa smurf i keep telling my friend to hop on this forum as it is so just not about weightloss but all the things that prevent us from losing!

gen - ask your friend what he thinking, you have nothing to lose, it is not clingy to ask, he probably is thinking the same thing

ani - i know EXACTLY what you mean about getting attention and not being sure what to do with it - when i lost weight ages ago when i was with my first hubby, i felt more confident so i got more attention and i was scared and excited... (i then joined some naughty websites and met people and did naughty things) (BECAUSE i didnt know what to do with the attention) my hubby and i split up and i went to one counselling session where i found out i WAS allowed to feel special i WAS allowed to want to be treated like a princess, my hubby didnt go to counselling coz he couldnt find a park, he didnt really get the special thing and so we officially split... 2 weeks later i met benji who asked me not to see anyone else, i thought about it for 2 seconds, 3 months later we got engaged now we have just been together 3 years and i am finally losing weight for myself as benji loves me just the way i am and i know it............ sorry to go on but i am just saying it is hard after not getting attention to realise that it is ok and that you deserve it...

did i tell you i joined the gym!
i was going to go to body balance tonight but WAY too sore from bodypump monday morning for that and i plan to go to bodystep in the morning...... talking about the morning........ weigh in day...............................

heres hoping to be back at 88..........

ps - julia your photo is awesome

Well, while we are on the subject of weight and noticing etc.... I met my current partner as I was losing weight the "first" time. He noticed and kept noticing, we bacame friends and sounding boards for our 'bad' marriages. Then we both separated from our partners and got together. He treated me like a queen, and even though I have put that weight back on he STILL worships my body (thought I don't) He showed me what my ex husband couldnt. That we are beautiful inside and outside is only the carton. Sometimes the most beautiful things are found inside the plainest box.

:carrot:
one carrot will do today.........
88.5 on the old scales and 88.1 on the new ones
so i lost .5 yippee
so from now i am 88.1 but i didnt lose 900grams..... but it's not cheating
OK???

update - old scales still say 88.5 but new scales say 87.7?????
i like the new scales
hmmmmmmm
what to do?
if i ignore the updated weigh in i will mentally 'lose' more next week.... so i will do that but secretly know things are working

Vonni, your partner sounds like a real keeper :-)

Just a quickie for me today as I'm in training for the day. Went for a 1 hour walk this morning so am very pleased with that.

Yay, it's Friday tomorrow!! Keep it up ladies.

Congrats on your loss Kel, that's very cool news :D

My training was really good yesterday and best of all we finished at 1:30pm! I didn't come back to work and went shopping instead. I went to a factory shop and got a pair of nice black trousers, Glassons brand, size 16.

I'm still smiling ...... I haven't worn size 16 trousers in YEARS! :carrot::cb:

I've done well with my eating and exercise this week but the challenge will be the weekend. Tonight I've got dinner out with "the boys". I've checked the menu and have decided that the best option for me will be Prawn Star: Seven Tiger Prawn cutlets, panned in fresh garlic, chilli & coriander butter. Served with basmati rice.

Tomorrow night I've got a BBQ for my best friend's little sister's 18th birthday and that should be ok as my friend is going to have chicken kebabs and salad for me. The hardest thing will be limiting my alcohol intake.

Still hoping to have lost 500g by Monday!

:twirly:

I wrote a massive post and the computer gremlins ate it. Boohiss. Just pretend I said something really long and entertaining, ok?

Teehee ... I'm not a believer in the theory that puter's only do what you tell them to!

hey hey
gen - that was really inspirational
julia - you know what size 16 means??? NORMAL SHOPS! that means you can almost basically go anywhere and be able to buy stuff and try things on!!! I am about the same size by the sounds of it and i do actually ask the staff if it is a normal size 16 or if the XL is like a 16 and then continue to shop, I am feeling close to not having to worry though......... my added problem (vonni is this true) is that I feel i have a different shape now after baby so i think it may take a little longer for things to comfortably do up for a while.......

had my first personal training session today and am not as pumped as i hoped i would be.... i'm sure it was a good session we did weights and i know it was the first and get to know you session and all but she seems like a nice girl but i am not sure if i can see her pushing me........ i will maybe talk to her about it next week, perhaps she doesnt know that is what i want....... she does know that i dont care about variety i want results and she does know i cant count which is why i have bothered with a personal trianer - we shall see next week.

meanwhile my baby is sick sick sick we have spew everywhere, she cant even keep breastmilk down, and now we also have diarrea, it sucks the docs say she is teething and that she has a viral infection, but they also said the yogurt i gave her 2 days ago may have something to do with it.... so now i feel it is my fault...... i eat everything she does and feel a little off so i cant imagine how she is feeling.......... she has slept for the last 2 days except for when i have woken her, yesterday i got heaps done around the house, today she wanted to sleep with me so a little harder and we went to the home and i still took her to the gym (i think a bit of scenery keeps her from feeling too down)
but the spewing up everything she eats thing is not cool, but she is happy as larry right now so i so dont know what to think or how long it is going to go for, it has been 2 days now......... and now she is crying......... she is on benji's watch but i better go see...

have an awesome weekend!


(benji is doing the electrical stuff for our new kitchen with his brother in law - yes i am still working in half a kitchen, i now have 3 stoves not connected (i am selling one, keeping one and want to throw the old one down the stairs) so dinner has been cooked in microwave and electric frypan for the last week) (kitchen surely not too far off now)

Gen I feel entertained :). Was it about your FWB? Have you talked yet?

And did you factor last weekend into your calorie counting :p. Next time, I think you should wear your polar heart rate monitor and see how many calories you do burn… all for research purposes, of course!

Right, I should go now. Oh no, I should tell you that I caught up with Lindor today (as you know, she's in Perth this week) and we had a lovely lunch in Fremantle.

No chocolate.

No cake.

No chips.

Hmmm… one of the above statements is a small untruth :D

Oh I can't even remember now, but it was long and wise! Yes, I did mention the FWB, only to say that he called last night and I was pleased to hear that he is sick too. I told him it's god punishing us for doing rude things. Everything was fine as normal, although we did have a few chuckles about the other night and how completely crap we felt the next day haha.

I did count the alcohol in my calorie counting, but somehow I'm thinking you mean the extra exercise, you bad woman!! Laughed out loud when I read your post haha. My old training group and I did discuss saying "hang on, let me get the strap on" and meaning the Polar to check the calorie burn.. muahhaaaaa.

Still sick, called in for the weekend shifts as I would prob be okay but I'd hate to make my patients sicker. Yes, I'm just thinking of them lol.

Weekend plans: lounging.

Actually saw a 91-something on the scales today, so I'm hoping to get under 90 by 1st October

Ooh, just saw the bit about Lindor! Is this the first time you'd met? Give us more gossip!

Found some funny avatar pics last night - this one reminded me of last weekend..

I love your avatars Gen!! hehe!

Ok, so I forgot to tell you all that I'm in Sydney next week for an AIESEC Conference. (yeah, another one!) This also means I won't be able to weigh in on Monday, because I am not taking my scales with me in my suitcase. No Sir!

WooHoo to meeting Lindor Ani! That is awesome. It's so cool that you guys caught up! Actually, I'll be in Perth in January for yet another AIESEC conference...hmm...

Anywho, off to work. See you all next week!

Kylie