Julia - HAPPY BIRTHDAY for tomorrow

Lindor I think it's excellent that you lost weight. I cracked up when I read your description of weighing in this morning … that was very funny. Can't wait to see what you come up with in your planning, and how things go for you over the next few weeks.

Kathy it's good to see you back in here. Sounds like you have a plan, so don't feel too disheartened.

Gen are you back from conferencing?

Hi Ladies,

Firstly Julia, I hope you have a great day tomorrow, most of Australia will be celebrating anyway so that is a good thing. Surely you can convert the bednotch into a step count. That would be worth at least 1500 steps.

Lindor, I know exactly what you mean. I had a very similar experience on my scales this morning as I was convienced the scales were lying to me. I thought that I had done pretty well last week (except for the pizza slip up) so I was expecting something.... anything.... but nothing.

It was almost like my brain went straight into - why do I bother mode. I could not believe how quickly I was prepared to notch it up as a failure. It took me until I got to work to convince myself that it was OK as I at least did not put weight on and I lost a lot last month so now it was going to slow down.

Have a fun day tomorrow if you are doing dress up, race day types of things.

Morning ladies. Thank you for the birthday wishes. It's been a nice day so far - went out for breakfast at the local casino which is always great and it's free on your birthday which makes it even better

Unfortunately I didn't get the same results as Gen when she had her night with her friend and I've gained 700g Not surprising though after having 2 BBQ's over the weekend and consuming far more than I should.

However! I went and bought a new pair of jeans yesterday and blow me down, I fit a size 16 They're actually a tiny bit big on the waist but other than that they're perfect and most importantly they're a lot smaller than I used to have to buy.

Oh Lindor you crack me up. hehehe@ yr scale jumping. And well done on yr loss. You to Ani and Julia happy happy birthday day today Sry bout the short post. But have to go clinical. xxx

I’m SO OVER THIS!!! No matter what I try I just can’t seem to get below 97kg. All I want at the moment is to be 95, do you think I can even get close……….NO! It’s just a lousy 2kg for goodness sakes. DH has managed to lose 7kg without even trying, I’m not even gonna tell you how that makes me feel. (I’m sure you can guess!)
I thought by coming here and posting it would make me accountable for my decisions and actions, but that obviously hasn’t worked. I don’t know what I should do now. I don’t want to give up completely, I’m definitely not happy at the weight I am now. I need to lose 29kg to get into my healthy weight range, but I’d be happy with any amount at the moment.

Enough complaining!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vonni for last week, and Julia today.

How’s your rib Ani?

I'll pop back a little later when I've calmed down a bit!

XX
Barb

Barb, I reckon you would have to post here pretty regularly to feel accountable for what you're doing, and we haven't seen much of you lately.

Are you working to a plan, counting calories, exercising? What are you doing to lose weight?

If the number '95' is proving to be a hoodoo for you, why don't you switch to pounds for a while and come up with a plan to drop 10 pounds. That way you see results more quickly, and by the time you switch back to kg, you'll be past 95.

It's what I've done to get past 85kg and it has worked for me.

My ribs are feeling a lot better. I feel a bit sore today, but nothing like last week.


Ani

Thanks for b'day wishes Barb. lol @ calming down. Don't think we ever really do that do we? You WILL get there. I have been stuck hovering around 71 for months now. up down and all around but can't get past it. peeves me off but.....

I am a whinger bout these kilos but I only have myself to blame for the foods I put in my mouth. And everyone else for the lack of exercise lol. It's not the motivation factor but the time factor. Everyone wants a piece of me and the exercise is the first to go.

I also have an issue not so much the weight (which as I said the foods that go in my mouth) but around my tum is my cranky thing. No matter how much I lose it's always there.

Ani is right. Post more often. We miss it when someone doesnt show. And we can scold you or praise you and sometimes both.

ani hope the rib is btter.

Von

Happy Birthday Julia!!! Told you I'd be here! Although the day is probably over for you now!

Barb - good to hear from you!! I agree with what has been said already - POST MORE! I know I do better if I post daily. And in the back of my mind now, I know you ladies know if I don't post it is most likely because I have made a dietary stuff up with my day! I can't hide from you now can I!!!

Vonni, you need to make a daily schedule and hang it where the whole family can see it. You need to put on that schedule 'Vonni's Time'. And you need to encourage the family to work with you and let you have that 'Vonni Time'. An hour a day (or whatever) where they have to fend for themselves, where they don't humbug you or demand from you, where if household chores need doing they chip in and do them, where if there is a phone call for you, you are not able to take it, where if there is a visitor, they wait for you or come back another time. 'Vonni Time' is your time of the day where you do what you want!

That's it...lecture over!


And me...

It was never going to be an easy week this week - I knew that months ago. Melbourne Cup day traditionally means a big lunch at work where everyone brings in a huge plate. My role in that is the desert and every year I supply a massive trifle!

I made the trifle last night...of course there was left over cake and custard and cream and everything else. So yes, I'll admit to picking at the leftovers...a lot

Today I limited myself to one round of food at lunch, and small serve of my trifle (I was sick of it after last night! ).

I haven't been counting calories yesterday and today - I'd only get angry with myself. But I have been careful not to overeat to the point of calling it binging!


I have also thought about my approach to losing the next 5kg:

• I am going to try Anis' trick, and mess with my head by changing my scales to pounds
  
  I did that after weigh in yesterday - I did not weigh myself after changing over to pounds. I don't know what my current weight is in pounds and I refuse to think about it (I know it doesn't take a genius to work it out). When I weigh in next Monday it will be in pounds. That will be my 'base line' weight - it will not be a gain or a loss - it will be a new start for me. If you know that it is a drop or a gain from my last weigh in I am asking you to please NOT tell me.
  
  
• Next Monday morning I am going to measure various bits of body. I am going to stash those measurements away somewhere and in a month I am going to re-measure my bits! I hope to see a change!! I need to learn that the scales show only a part of the change!
  
  
• I am going to include three fresh salad meals into my week.
  
  
• At some point in the next few weeks I want to bring a packet of Tim Tams into my home and I want to live in peace with them. I want to be able to limit myself to one or two biscuits in an evening after my meal. Tim Tams don't deserve to be referred to as the enemy!! I want them as friends, I want to enjoy their company! Too mushy? Ok, I'll stop!
  
  
• I am going to climb to the top of Mount Everest! Well not seriously. I have calculated five steps equals a metre when I do step-ups. Mt Everest is 8848m so I need to do 44240 steps. I figure if I can do 500 or more step-ups a day (give or take a few days) I can do that in eight to twelve weeks.
  
  I am doing step-ups this week (kinda...half heartedly) as my warm up to my adventure! I will start my climb from next Monday.
  
  
• And I have to add this point here to say that after all this time posting here I have finally learned how to make a list!!!

That's my plan for now!

For the rest of this week I just want to concentrate on not over eating!! I am still angry about my 4000cal/day week last week!!

But that anger is motivating me...so I guess that is good!

Will post again tomorrow!

that so cool lindor that you climbing mt everest! i have one of those step counting thingys, i look at it on the window sil all the time

barb - i say what everyone else says post all the bad stuff you do as much as you can and you will start to educate yourself heaps better, you may cheat more than you think you do.... ok for you not to be losing weight you MUST be cheating more than you think you do, and cheating no one but yourself!

me - tomorrow is weigh in, but it will be inaccurate again... last week it was after 3 shakes so couldnt tell if loss was from shakes start or from being 'good' THIS WEEK it will be after a half arsed attempt at shakes diet (ie i had my 2 shakes a day but went a bit overboard on my one meal a day) or the fact that yesterday i had a stomach bug and have NEVER been so sick in my whole life, both ends sick all morning, i have never spewed at exactly the same time as doing toilet stuff, it was gross - sorry about the too much info but most of you guys seem to be in the medical world so wouldnt be too grossed out.... unless ur having brekky then sorry! but anyway tomorrow i would hopefully be posting a loss but if it is coz the shakes are working or the fact i only ate light dinner yesterday after vomiting all morning i will never know grrrrrrr
ps - with a stomach bug on tuesday should i go visit the oldies on friday?

pps - sneak peak weigh in shows i have lost but not even a kilo so i think that is funny as we all know that we can all lose at least a kilo on normal sensible dieting!!! but i dont find shakes diet hard and was sick of not losing at all so i will soldier on for a while but usually on a shakes diet u would lose more at first.... which is why i am annoyed at myself for overdoing the one meal a day thing..... i gotta get the book out and look at the 'allowable' foods pretty sure chips are not on it

Mmmmm. I think I was having a really bad day yesterday! Could you tell!

I know I should post more often but when I have the time I don't have the inclination! Lazy hey!

Ok, so here's yesterday..........2 multigrain weetbix and 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 beef yuros with lettuce, tabouli and sour cream, a McDonalds regular skim Latte and 2 teaspoons of sort serve, home made lasagna (mostly veg), cup of peppermint tea and 2 bikkies, an apple. Lots of water (not quite sure how much but it was enough). Thats it.

If I post each days menu maybe it will help.

As for exercise...........does retail therapy count!! About 3 hours worth

Lindor - What a goal! Good for you

Kel - Hope your feling better today.

Vonni - Have to agree with Lindor there, you really need you time and the daily chart might be just the thing for you. As for the baby belly, the only way to get rid of it is surgery. Once its stretched no amount of weight loss or excercise will make it go away, sorry.

Ani - Thank you for putting things into perspective for me. Pounds it is!

Yes I'm back, been working since I got back. Will have to be head down bum up to finish.. okay, START actually, a paper that is due next week for uni. About research methodology... yawn. No enthusiasm at all!!

Was moderately good at the conference, but achilles playing up something terrible from walking around in (low) heels - so can't gym. Well, I could do upper body but prefer to sit at home and whine.

According to my scales, I am 4kg up since my last weigh in 10 days ago!!! How can this be? I LOOK at regular food and gain 3-4kg!! We shall see my "official" weighin on Sat, but jeez, that was a quick visit to the 80s!

I've decided I'd rather live with a nest of rattlesnakes than a housemate . I wish I could win Lotto and get my life back!

Lindor - good on you for climbing Mt Everest! I think that's a pretty awesome goal, and now I feel inspired to find something creative to do. Does driving myself around the twist count?

Barb - YAY! Glad to see you here, and I would definitely count three hours of retail therapy. At least you walk, and bend to check prices, and lift to look at things on high shelves - and bend your elbow to drink that coffee. Definitely works for me.

Hey Gen - I reckon you might be carrying a little bit of extra fluid. It isn't possible to gain four kg of fat in a week, is it?

Anyway, I'm as grumpy as a Menopause Mary so I'll stop now and go and make more coffee.


Ani

I think for my arse, it is possible, yes!

lmao@ everyones posts. You all are so serious yet funny at the same time. I love it here.

Ani have you thought of seeing if anyone has a granny flat they want to rent out? Maybe they like cats and you can still have pricacy?

Kel I wouldnt go to oldies really. Though what is it you do? If it's getting to close nope I wouldnt, and if you do go, make sure to wash yr hands regularly

gotta fly bed beckoning - will post more later (during vonni time)


vonni

Welcome back Gen! I think 4kg is an awful lot for a week too! Don't panic until you have had your official weigh-in!

Woohoo!! Can't wait to hear all about 'Vonni Time'!! What's the plan???

Ani, what's this flatmate done? I dread to think because I thought you had had it all already with flatmates!

I am interest to hear what creative thing you come up with to include in your diet/exercise routine? Have you considered Julia's idea of using a pedometre? You could walk from one town to another or something?

I've kinda got excited about my adventure! I've done a little research and read up on some treks up Mt Everest. I have broken the journey down to smaller steps, although the first step is a big one...I need to get from sea level to Kathmandu - 1355m (6775 steps)

Hopefully my enthusiasm will get me there easily enough!

Barb, maybe you can think of a challenge to encourage you to do more exercise? I have no special equipment or memberships for mine, I will just be doing step-ups in front of the TV (while imagining the rugged conditions of the real trek)!

Kel, I hope you are feeling better! And stop sneak peeking at the scales!

I've had a very average day again. Haven't counted calories, but I don't think I have gone overboard too much...certainly haven't overeaten. It's TOM and I feel fat and I can't be bothered with anything anyway!

I neglected to mention water intake in my new plan, but I think that goal will remain the same as usual - over 1.5L a day.

Ok, that's me for today! I'll be back tomorrow!!