Welcome Cherie. my doctors scales are about 3 kilos heavier than mine - so I stick to mine lol. You stick to yr gym hehe. but as they say a kilo lost is a kilo lost as long as you continue on the same scales. In saying that, I guess they all need to be collaberated at some stage.
I'm hoping these couple of weeks leading up to xmas will see me lose a little weight. Working 5 days full on now and it's go go go.
Gen that's a great result! Not long to go now before you're in the 80's… and how good is that going to feel!!!
And by the way, that was an interesting article you linked the other day. Food for thought.
Hey Barb, what's going on? There are heaps of reasons why we weigh heavy on the scales - salty meals the night before, not enough water, TOM, stress, illness… don't let those scales become your master. They are ONE of many tools we use to measure our progress.
Think about the things that have improved: how much better you're eating, how much further you are walking… and don't give up
Vonni I want to see you get below 70kg!
Cherie welcome to Aussie Chicks. Don't be shy about jumping in here - everyone is really friendly and supportive. We're looking forward to getting to know you, and sharing this roller-coaster ride with you. I started (in August last year) at the same weight as you.
Have you thought about breaking your goal into smaller ones? I only ever set myself a task of losing 5kg at a time. It seems to work better if you keep your goals realistic.
Kel how are you travelling?
I'm having an OK week - not sure if I'll lose any weight this week or not, but still feel motivated and on track.
I got distracted by a neighbour early this morning and forgot to weigh in. We hadn't planned to do it, but ended up chopping down an oversized ficus tree, and stuffed as much of it as possible into our bins before the rubbish collection.
And since we were there, garden tools in hand, we finished what we started and chopped the whole tree down. And then chopped it into 'bin size' bits, and piled it up neatly in the yard.
up a kilo............ Grrrrr dont know WTF is going on. Maybe I have to much going on in my head right now. I dont seem to have time for proper eting. I buy the salad stuff, but dont end up eating it. I have not been eating at the proper times of day. And guess what.............. I realised that even though I am not eating THAT bad compared to what I used to,..... what I am eating isnt good enough and I am skipping breakfast once again. Since this weight has started creeping back on I havent had breakfast or drank water.
So.............
Goal for this week. Drink a glass of water on rising everyday and also at lunchtime and dinner time. Rise earlier and go for a walk around the block Tuesday Thursday and Sunday. (not saturday (I work to early and then to late). Pack my lunch for work and make sure I take it.
Ani good on you for the chopping of the tree. I'm taking it that it was starting to invade things because of its size?
barb - why did you put on weight this week? if you figure out why then maybe you wont next week?? was that the only thing p1ssing you off? if there are other things they may be the weight gain reasons???
vonni - i am too busy to eat my salad stuff too, the only time i do is if i have to stay home all day.... not very often.... but i make a big deal of my salad and do the jalapenos and tuna and stuff i reallly get into it.... you obviously have to maybe make more of a big deal of lunch???
ani - i am still here, heaps busy now this child of mine has learnt to move properly, next is walking which perhaps will be less hassle than crawling and pulling things over is?? gotta find time to baby proof more rooms of house is totally exhaussting
my brother came home from overseas yesterday he had been away 10months so that was really cool he had never met jemima so he poked her and she loved it big exhausting day we had already planned a trip to the beach as brother was not meant to be home for another week so squeshed all our plans together and had huge day - baby got sunburnt head i suck as a mummy oh well she is ok and i have learnt for next time.....
food food food ate a bit yesterday and here is one for you to remind me about next week ani HUNGRY JACKS for lunch on rush to brother from beach yesterday... i did have the baguette though not a burger..?? salad for lunch today was good and have been snackingon grapes and making steak and 3 veg for dinner so happy should be happy with that.
ok baby is trashing study so i will go and clean up after her! ho hum
Went to the gym today and saw my trainer. Have been off for three weeks while she's been away! This was our last session, because she's got a new job and has quit the gym. Although, she said she will do private sessions if I want. She introduced me to another trainer whom I have bought a pack from: 3 PT sessions + a massage. Might be good to have a new trainer, as me and my current one chat a bit too much. I prefer being scared stiff of my trainer so that I definitely don't miss any gym sessions! Haha.
GO ANI
you in the zone!!!
you are going to be under 80 for new years!
i fumbling round hoping i am in the zone
it is actually too hot to walk even in the afternoon here at the moment so i guess i better find another kind of exercise.....
Well done Ani you're doing really well and it's great to see. Well done to Gen too, that's an awesome result!
I'm stuck on a plateau at the moment and everything's remaining pretty much the same. Weighed in at 85.1kg yesterday which is about 200g more than last week but typical of what I've been doing lately. My goal is to just keep on keeping on and I'm sure that the weight loss will catch up with me eventually.
Welcome to Cherie. It's a great group of ladies we have here, I hope you enjoy them all as much as I do
Wow everyone's weights are all in a similar range, aren't they. Well done Ani, I'll be almost as proud as you are when you get under 80kg!!
I am thrilled, I just read an email from my lecturer with the grade from my final paper - got an 82, so my overall mark for the subject this semester is 85: High Distinction. I am rapt with that!
Congratulations Gen on your high distinction that's really great
No gym for me last night. Had another massage from the physio after work which was great then started work half an hour early at the night job so had no time.
Will go tonight and do my weights and 20 minutes cardio. Diet is great during the week while I'm working these two jobs as I'm really not snacking on anything naughty. Well, apart from the slice of chocolate cake I had yesterday but hey, I'm only human and I enjoyed every mouthful which is the main thing
A couple of our managers came down from head office a couple of weeks ago and apparently I've lost so much weight that they didn't know who I was. They asked my boss who the new girl was at the front of the office and were amazed to find that it was me!
julia that is so cool.... motivates you to keep going! have you got a "before" photo we can sticky beak at??
it is almost like i am praying to the weight gods for me to put on weight this week, last night i ate half a pepporoni pizza coz i didnt feel like cooking......
Congratulations Gen, a high distinction is a wonderful result for all that effort. Have you heard any more about going to work in America?
Julia what a great compliment. It's great when something like that happens - I think sometimes we get caught up in the small stuff and forget to see the big picture.
Kel I don't think I'll be below 80kg by New Year. I've still got nearly 2kg to go… but I'll get close
Now Vonni if you wait till I catch up to you I'm going to you! Just joking! How's your water drinking going? Do you know what? I reckon the ONE thing that would make a difference for you would be eating breakfast. Even grabbing a banana or something on the run would be better than nothing. But you're letting your metabolism slow down by not eating breakfast.
I didn't eat brekkie for years - and I got fatter and fatter.
Had a good day yesterday: walked 45 minutes, drank 2.7L of water, and ate 1495 calories. The landlord is dropping in today, so I'll be doing domestics this morning - blurk!
you're doing really well and it's great to see. Well done to Gen too, that's an awesome result! 
that's really great 
it is almost like i am praying to the weight gods for me to put on weight this week, last night i ate half a pepporoni pizza coz i didnt feel like cooking......
you! 
Just joking! How's your water drinking going? Do you know what? I reckon the ONE thing that would make a difference for you would be eating breakfast. Even grabbing a banana or something on the run would be better than nothing. But you're letting your metabolism slow down by not eating breakfast.