Walked past the gym today :D

Some of you may remember a while back I mentioned that my work was doing a 10,000 steps pedometer challenge. Well my office has won first prize and we're getting $200.00 per person to be spent on something sports/fitness related. Everyone's keen for Rebel Sports vouchers (massive sports store in case you guys don't have it there) so that will be a nice treat in the new year.

Well, after being in a dark fog for the past 4 days I'm finally coming out the other end. I guess that illustrates just how much I drank on Saturday night that the fallout lasted that long. Valuable lesson learned: everyone knows that alcohol is a depressant but never in my life have I seen just how much this is true until now. I've been doing fantastically both physically and mentally and then with one night that all got washed away.

Onwards and upwards.

While my diet has been pretty awful so far this week and I haven't exercised at all, I'm determined to get back on track. Not least because I know that doing so will make me feel a lot better. The week may almost be over but that doesn't mean it's a total loss. Tonight I will find something healthy to eat for my dinner and I will take a healthy snack to work this evening.

Tomorrow I will eat well and I will go to the gym between jobs as I did each day last week. Saturday and Sunday I will do some form of exercise.

I will not allow this to derail me.

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Very weird. I do not know how those linky things got into my post :-/

those linky things been happening to us all sometimes... its wierd and annoying but only if you click on them

oh yeah ani, i agree with gen - it is so so so sad that some people have to make you feel bad to make themselves feel better... but it is great when you know that is what is going on as then you are better than them... you are not that low and sad and pathetic....

Vonni, I don't think that counts! Haha...:D

So the housemate comes home from work yesterday and gives me two DAYS notice that she's moving. Since it isn't possible to either get another housemate or a job over Christmas, that's just delightful! It's going to leave me in a big struggle for money over the next few weeks…

The lying cow has been telling me (for the past fortnight) that she would give me plenty of notice when she found a place to move to!

Julia I asked the moderators about those highlighted/underlined words. They told me it's a form of advertising that they're trialling.

My best friend is off to Bali tonight. Her whole family is going up there for Christmas. She's about 174cm and her scales would die of fright if they ever registered anything over 63kg - she's tall and skinny! She said to me last night that she's really proud of how much weight I have lost. Made me feel good!

I'm not sure how to take this but people are starting to treat me differently - and its really noticeable. It's becoming more and more obvious to me that as a 'fat chick' I've been invisible for a long time, people haven't taken me all that seriously, and people haven't noticed much about me because they wouldn't look past the layers of fat. My fault - I did this to myself - but I still feel a bit offended about it.

Have a good day everyone.

:)
Ani

It is a bit offensive, isn't it? Another thing is when people see you're losing weight, suddenly the topic of your weight becomes open for discussion! I know I'm a pessimist, but whenever people say "Oh, you've lost weight, you look great!", I hear "Gee, you used to be fat". LOL.

Re the flatmate, you might have to go with the "it's only money" attitude - it's worth it to get rid of her.

Yeah, good point about the flatmate. The downside is that both she and her partner will be here for the next two nights, but there's an end point to this – and I'm sure mum will loan me money to get me through the next month if push comes to shove.

I'm looking forward to having my space back! SO looking forward to it!

I'm the same too about when people talk about my weight loss (and it seems to have become a topic of fascination for a lot of people), I hear: "you were so fat before".

Oh no! An ambulance has just arrived at my neighbour's - lights and sirens. Hope she's OK. She only lost her husband a few months ago.

i would love people to notice and i would let myself think i was fat before because I WAS fat before! i usually think if people dont notice god how fat was i???? i lost 15kg beginning last year and not a lot of people noticed so that really gets you wondering exactly how fat you were......

it really puts your friendships in perspective though... you start wondering if you were only there to make them feel better about themselves.

ani is your neighbour ok??

Oh Ani, I really wish the Christmas fairies would bring you a lovely flatmate who's never there :rolleyes:

I didn't get to the gym yesterday as my physio appointment was running late. I was secretly pleased as I couldn't be bothered! Worked at The Warehouse last night though and that was a good workout - I was up and down ladders and carrying boxes around all night.

Work this morning and my friend is meant to be panelbeating my car. So far he's not there and when I called him he hadn't left home yet. He was meant to have started last weekend but didn't show up and do anything at all and now he's doing it again and I'm going to be without a car today and tomorrow at best. Grrrr. I know it's good of him to do it at a discount for me but a little bit of communication would go a long way.

Officially finished my Christmas shopping this morning. Had a last minute panic when I discovered that my sister's boyfriend's daughter is spending the holidays with us too but that's now sorted and the gifts are all wrapped.

Getting my hair cut this afternoon which is looong overdue. Looking forward to a few days off work too, I'm only doing 5 hours on Monday and then not back in the office until Thursday.

I hope each and every one of you have an absolutely wonderful Christmas. Thank you all so much for your words of wisdom, support and friendship this year. I really couldn't have done what I have without you guys.

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Only 200g down for me this week - but I did have Thai one night and Chinese another night! At least it's going down... although I HATE how when I have a big gain one week, it takes another month to get it off. It's very frustrating.. especially when I know it's totally in my control and I'm just not doing what I need to do.

Hi everyone

Well I'm in another emotional hole. Dammit. I'm sorry that I never have much to say, I know I haven't been very supportive.

I hope everyone has a lovely Chrissy.

Kylie

i know EXACTLY what you mean... think 3 days of work over 6 months for new kitchen.... yes i have saved close to 7k but is that kind of stress and frustration able to be priced??

kylie - the silly season stirs up all sorts of things for everyone so I can only try and imagine what you are going through, just try and think of all the positive things in your life and all the good things that you have achieved this year and imagine what next year can bring, the options really are always endless and exciting...

gen- :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::c arrot: 200grams down is a fifth of a kilo and that is awesome, if it takes a month to keep a kilo off who cares as then you dont have to worry about that kilo ever again:carrot:

jemima's christening is tomorrow, i'd have liked to have been a couple of kilos lighter (well derrr) but i am comfortable what I am right now and will be too busy being annoyed by other people's children to worry about my weight, i thought about it tonight as went to a dinner party and felt kinda pudgy in what i was wearing so wont wear that tomorrow.....

benji is home this week so i may not get to post much so i can do as much around the house as i can while he is here to distract jem, so have a great christmas day and boxing day and then my weigh in day is the day after that so i will be here to be the first post xmas weighin!!!!!! maintainence is where we are aiming!!!

Gen if I lose 0.2kg at tomorrow's weigh-in I'll be thrilled. I know exactly what you're saying about the frustration of losing what you have gained - it's what happened to me when I got stuck between 85-86kg for 13 weeks. And it was only when I switched my scale over to pounds that I started to see changes.

Everyone seems a bit sad or deflated at the moment - well, not everyone. But as joyful as Christmas can be, it seems to amplify the hard times for a lot of people. I've been feeling a bit sad this week - and I know it's because I haven't spent Christmas with my own family for many years.

Kylie I'm not surprised that you're down. It's been a tough year for you - hang in there :hug:

Kel - hope the christening is a great day for you. Did you choose this time of year because all your family will be together?

Julia what are you doing for Christmas?

Lindor, Vonni, Barb! I hope your absence from here is because you're having lots of Christmas distractions.

My housemate is moving today - so with any amount of luck I will feel a sense of calm by this evening. As I tend to do whenever a housemate moves out (which is pretty often :D), I'm going to rearrange some furniture and 'cleanse' the house today.

After a strong coffee, that is!

:)
Ani

Call me a misery guts if you like, but Christmas does nothing for me...I hate it!

And this year I am finding it particularly hard as it is the first year (since the start of a huge family rift that has been going on for nearly five years now), that I am neither working nor going away. And dumbass me accepted taking the full week off next week!

The guilt trips and disappointment from the family is being laid on thick and fast already!!! Of course, it is all my fault!!!

I am feeling really low and miserable, so needless to say, food is a great companion just now. I expect to be the size of an overweight elephant by New Year!

Ani, I hope you have something fun to do to occupy yourself over Christmas. Drinks with friends maybe? Somewhere to go? I don't know, I'd like to think there are more options in the city for people who can't be with their family on Christmas day?

Anyway, just wanted to make an appearance, let you know I am still alive. I have nothing very positive or constructive to offer in this mood so I'll sign off here.

Kel, I hope the Christening goes well!