Yeah welcome back Kel. I had a laugh with you having a cleaner to teach you how and not to do it for you! :lol:

My goodness Ani all that walking with such heavy boots on you'll have the best set of buns around! :p

Vonni I pm'd you with bodytrim info.

It rained on and off all day here Amy. I've had to bring in my towels and spin them again!!

I jumped on the scales today (my official weigh day was yesterday) and am no longer seeing three numbers! I hope I keep it up for the official weigh day!

Im annoyed i have eaten chocolate everyday since easter.. lol. John computer has gone missing in australia post.. $3000 down the drain.. i have it registered but they cant find it.. I posted it on 13th and im am being blamed by john.. though i told him to wait till he got home and he still wanted it posted .. im p*ssed p*ssed p*ssed p*ssed p*ssed...
We cant afford to replace it and as usual by john being impatiant we are fu&ked.

Cameron is still not sleeping so is still home from school, I have a bimbo friend p*ssing me off 20 times a day calling me everytime her baby farts and is complaining about all the other kids at school even though her duaghter is a complete feral little sh*t..

So im p*ssed at myself im p*ssed at my husband im p*ssed at my mum im p*ssed at having no sleep im p*ssed at aussie post and im p*ssed with my friends....

Life sucks.. But i ate 300 cals of chocolate to feel better made myself feel worse then went and did 8 kms on the elliptical in 43 minutes and then 40 minutes of free weights.. and now im still pissed but not feeling as guilty..
weigh in friday so im doubt ive lost any weight at all this week .. if anything i have probably put it back on...

I need a new way to cope with stress and the idiots in my life...

Hmmmm, maybe we also need an aussie chicks rant page? lol. Oh dear Amy I feel bad for you. Will you be compensated from Aus Post? How long does it take? Men - can't live with em, can't live without em - well..... yeah I reackon we can lol. Sry I'm not the best to give advice about matters of the heart. As for yr friend, let her know that while you value your friendship that there are times when she just has to deral with things and not rely on you. And I know it's hard when people think their kids are wonderfulk. My experience is that NO child is an angel, just some hide their behaviour better than others or behave in most situations but have the occassional horror time. At least I know when my kids are naughty and not being sly cause they are LOUD. And I'm the first to admit they can be horrible critters sometimes.

I'm still too tired to write much - another 11.2km at work today and I came home starving and stuffed!

I may have to change my calorie intake because I'm starving by the time I get home from work, and I have to confess I've been eating rubbish this week. I was thinking about it tonight, and trying to figure out how many calories I am burning at work… can't seem to get my head around it.

But aside from all that walking I reckon I must have lifted and shifted several hundred kilos throughout the course of the day. So I'm feeling clueless.

Got a couple of days off coming up, so with any luck I will be able to sit down and sort things out. I also get my first pay tomorrow, so I'll be able to go food shopping, and that will help me to plan things better.

Sorry girls - I've read all your posts but my brain is fried. Promise to be more sociable soon.

:)
Ani

oh vonni you hit the nail on the head my whiny friend was saying another child attacked her childs hair with a pair of scissors at school made a huge scene at school this morning about this other kid is and she was ranting that this other little girl was malicous and mean ( they are 7 for goodness sake) She rung the principal and told him if he didnt do something about it she would..
WELL.. guess what..
Her duaghter had lied as usual.. she cut her own hair.. and blamed it on this other child the principal took the girls out of class and talked to them and they both said she had done it to herself.. lmao Her daughter is a real litlle ****.. and im not mean about other peoples kids.. she has killed 5 guinea pigs.. by hand.. she does nothing she is told ,refuses to leave other kids alone in class and wont do her school work.her emotions are all ott to. the school asked her mother to get her accessed for adhd.. and she refused to take her

. ok sorry about b4 iu am calm now i just really neede to vent.. lol i had started yelling at the kids for no reason.. had the steam coming out my ears and come on the boards instead.. lol.. Today turned around on itself..

John sent me an email at about 6 pm saying the computer turned up in nhulumbuy today .. and he will get it tommorrow australia post rang him and told him instead of telling me .. and he has no credit on his phone so couldn't tell me earlier .. The clerk at the company in picking the comp up from the post offic in the morning .. hooray .. lol.. Also the boss has told John he isnt getting sacked just yet.. So he is alot less stressed. and very happy to have something to look forward too after work tommorow..

You see i bought a web cam for my computer so we can have some fun :) The kids love it.. and will enjoy seeing Daddy .. on the computer..

i burned off 701 calories with my workout today which brought me down to 1431.. so i really didnt need to est the damn chocolate i consumed 2132 calories today and 358 of them was chocolate.. i would have been at 1780 if it wasnt her buit nooo, it is here and i ate it.. pfft .. lol so anyway here is to a better day tommorrow..

I will not eat chocolate
I will not eat chocolate
I will not eat chocolate
I will not eat chocolate
I will not eat chocolate
lol do you think that will work?????? lol i hope so ..or i have blown my weight loss once again.. im not doing to good at this really am i?? lol
according to calorie king my mataince calorie leval at my weight is 2450 calories.. so at least im below that .. and according to them to gain i need to consume 2950 calories lol..
they say i should consume 1950 to lose weight.. im happier at 1700-1800 cals. i just gotta stick to it .. lool maybe i should aim from 1700-1900 cals?

It would be easier if everyone was the same and this weight loss thing was simple science lol but no we all different..

Ani have a look at your weight and activity level at http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm at the bottom of the pull down list is phsyical job .. on the days you work i would up to waht these guys say .. the calculations are pretty true ..

I'm glad things are on the up Amy. Thank goodness the computer arrived eh. Your friend's kid sounds like a complete nightmare! Why on earth was she given 5 guinea pigs when she kept killing them? Sounds like there are some pretty bad issues going on there.

Vonni I like your idea of a rant page :lol: I think it's great that we have this forum as an outlet when we need to yell!

Ani I'm sure that will all the extra activity you're doing that a few days of eating junk won't make too much of an impact. Just make sure that you don't keep doing it. When I worked at The Warehouse, it was a great opportunity to kick start my weight loss but I compensated by eating more and my weight stayed the same. I'm gutted now because it would have been so easy to have lost a few kg over that period of time. You must be excited at the prospect of your first pay on the horizon!

As for me, I'm so unfocussed. When I have to buy all my meals and the company pays me back, I always choose bad food. Yesterday I had Pad Thai for lunch which was so oily I only ate half of it then for dinner I had 3 slices of pizza. Not good at all.

Thank goodness I'm heading home tonight. Goal for today: have a coffee and muesli bar for morning tea, have a salad for lunch, go to supermarket and get something healthy for dinner.

Hope you all have a great day.


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Amy thanks for that website - it helped me to be able to look at some new goals.

Julia you just prompted me to check, and my first pay is in the bank :carrot:. It's a week's worth, but that's a good start, and now I can go out and buy food tonight after work.

Also thanks for the reminder that I can't keep stuffing my face with rubbish and expect to lose weight. Starting tonight (when I've been food shopping) I'm going to make a plan to increase my protein and to take snacks to work so I can reduce my hunger and fuel myself more efficiently.

My legs are sore today - calves and quads - they feel really tight. So as daggy as it sounds I am going to do stretches before and after work (and during).

Anyway my goals for today:

• Eat 1800 calories;

• Drink 2.4L water;

• Walk 10,000 steps :D;

• Increase the protein in my diet; and

• Make a food plan for the week.

I'd be very surprised if I lose any weight this week because I've eaten too much rubbish. But as long as it stops now, and I get back on the wagon I'll be OK.

Julia you're right. It's crazy not to take advantage of a physical job, so I promise to behave. Right - off I go!

:)
Ani

Yay Ani I'm glad to hear you got paid! I know how it feels to be living on the bones of your arse so I hope you can get some good food tonight. Good on you also for realising that having a physical job = more weight loss ONLY if you control your food.

I have had a successful start to the day ...... had a coffee for morning tea, salad for lunch and have bought a roast vegetable and couscous meal and a pottle of yoghurt for my dinner.

Back on track :woohoo:

well done kiwi you stuck to your plan :) i too am sticking to mine today i have had enough feeling guilty and crap becuase i eat chocolate.. what is the point of that.. I find if i stay away from sugar completly and switch to splenda in my cofee ect.. i dont want anything sweet , my body stops craving it .. but start eating it again and the old cravings come back , its almost like a drug lol.. something bad our bodies crave.. lol no i have never tried drugs but i9 have been like that with coffee which is why i switched to decaf.. when i switched to decaf i had a headache for 3 days though lol .. So i dont intend to ever go back to cafienated coffee at home.. though i will occasionaly have some when im out..

So anyway im at 123.5 so im not so a small lose of 300 grams dispite the chocoholic attack lol

Ani i have a huge problem getting enough protien .. and i donr know how to change it so i get enough protein and not too many calories.. i buy lean meet and cook it on the health grill but when i put it in calorie king i usually have too many cals when i have enough protein .. there just doesnt seem to be enough balance.. do i need to get turkey or somethng for less calories for my protein.. I est tuna,chicken, beef salmon,. pork lamb and tofu and eggs , so i shouldnt have som mucgh trouble but i find it hard to balance the protein each day ..

oh dear Amy what you said about the coffee and headache made me realise something. The reason I am feeling like crap and headachey is I have had CHOCOLATE. I have had a sore head fluctuating between headache and migraine since sunday.

lol im glad to hear im not the only one addicted to choc atm .. but im sorry its making you feel lowsy, it was making me feel lowsy too .. lol .. we should ban the stuff. its not worth the feeling crappy and guilty and then getting angry.. with ourselves.. it has no nutritional value .. so what is the pojnt.. lol

I used to detest chocolate - really I did, it's only been the past 12 months that I have liked it. omg yuk

I'm quite sure that sugar is addictive Amy. Good on you for aiming to quit it!

I'm home again and happy to be here. It was great to sleep in my own bed last night! Didn't have any food at home to make lunch so will aim to have something nice and healthy from the local cafe.

Aim for today is to eat well and move my body! I haven't exercised since last week so I will aim to go for a walk tonight.


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I've been addicted to chocolate for years - but I try to eat it in really moderate amounts these days.

Two days off for me now, and they're going to be very busy. I have someone moving in here tomorrow, and my departing housemate hasn't moved all his stuff out yet (even though he is supposed to be long gone). So I may have to pack the rest of his stuff up and put it in the garage.

I did better with food yesterday - ate 1590 calories, walked 9.2km and drank 2.1L of water. It still isn't enough water but I'm improving. Guess it takes a few weeks to adjust.

Got a deadline for an article today; it's pretty easy, a monthly gardening column that I write.

Vonni I'm worried about you. Are you OK? Here's a :hug: just to let you know that even though I've been very busy I'm thinking about you.

ok here it is my wrotten weigh in day lol....

ok so time to face the scale...... im 270.6 last firday i was 271.7 so that is an over all lose this week of 1.1 pounds lol

im not to unhappy with that this week i have

gained 3 cm from my bust (must be ovulating lol)

lost 2cm off my waist

lost 4cm off my hipo hips lol

and gained 1 cm on my thigh... must be all that working out lol

so either the chocolate has gone on my thighs and bust or there is something else going on lol .. i beleive its working out and hormones .

so there it is my check in lol

:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::c arrot:
miss me hehehehe :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:
:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:
:carrot::carrot::carrot:
they are definately not for me! i suck i am now about 86ISH kg whoops! heheheehehe ok it is not a laughing matter but i may as well laugh and get over it like i am doing!!

the carrot party is for amy!! you go girl loss is good

got the secret for the chocolate thing DONT DENY YOURSELF you just pig out when you think it is naughty and it is there!!! LET YOURSELF have a LITTLE TINY WEENY bit of chocolate everyday and SAVOUR IT!!! so there
give that a go

i have just finished a training session with a new trainer and i told him how yesterday i burnt 600calories at the gym and then got home and think i snacked on 600calories (cookies mmmhhhmmmm) and asked what i should eat when i get home.... he said 6 meals a day in the beginning of the day go for protein, carbs etc and in the end of the day lay off the carbs
todays morning tea was tuna on rice crackers with salad (i stuck some lettuce on ... that counts ok!) and for lunch i am going to have a ham and salad sandwich then monday i see him again and ask what i should have for afternoon tea and for breakfast.... dinner he said should be (for me) about150grams of meat and LOTS of veges mainly green if i can
so that sounds like fun
sounds like LOTS of food for me to get into

it is scary listening to all these stories about "naughty" children at the moment the worst my girl does is trash the coffee table coz i am being stubborn and NOT jemima proofing it..... she is the "loser" child that tries to share when she plays with her friends too they dont get it and bop her on the headd with the toy after snatching it from her.... will have to toughen her up a little but not to the killing guinea pig stage wooah

vonni how is everything going?? i dont know how you do it so many kiddies, what does your partner do??

ani, i am so jealous of your job, ithink that is what i am going to look for IF i decide to go back to work, i want a warehouse type job where i can sort stuff and walk around and lift heavy things etc..... no office politics

i am so glad that johns computer turned up....

and you will all laugh your arse off my computer not subscribed to this thread again!!!! i suck! will try and do it now...

have a good weekend

Kel I dont kid proof my house either. I make it "safe" but refuse to put anything up. They need to learn to live in our world and no is no and dont touch is dont touch. Ebony trashes my DVD shelf grrrr. So my methodical order of things is no longer methodical but thrown back however I have time to do it. lol
Vonni

this coffee table is going to be the end of me.... but i think i will refuse to give in.... i have given her the rest of the house!!!

not sure if i am going to weigh tomorrow or thursday, think might start a monday thing and that is when i will see new trainer

had an omelette for brekky yesterday and planning one tomorrow morning
and porridge this morning
BOTH things that can be enjoyed by both me and jemima... but unfortunately neither on benji's fave list... ho hum majority rules!

OK my big diet *cough lifestyle change* starts again tomorrow. We have a weigh in tomorrow or Tues, you can weigh in morning or afternoon. I might start in the afternoon so it looks like I've lost weight next time I weigh in in the morning.. haha... it IS a competition!

I have my salad dressing spritzer bottles (1 calorie per spray, allegedly!).

I'm going to the gym today to find my way around.

Currently listening to a song about how lusting after married men is bad. Must get over my workplace crush!

lmao@Gen. Whos the object of this crush? Hmmm???? Come on spill the goss. :p

Not weighing in today. George has arrived and I have learnt NOT to weigh in when he's visiting. But everybody listen carefully....................
For the past week (almost) everytime I have put chocolate anywhere near my mouth I have literally felt sick ...gasp........ silence.............

Woohoo, maybe the junk in my trunk will start to shift. :D

I dropped 0.6kg this week - very happy with that.

Gen don't tease us. You know we want to know details :D.

Vonni! Chocolate makes you sick?

Kel what's your current weight loss plan? What are you doing?

Amy how are you travelling?

I have a challenging week coming up, food wise - and it's called shift work! I'm going to have to be really careful to try and balance adequate fuel for my body with eating at very strange hours. Today I work 12.30 - 9pm, and on Thursday I start at 6am. Oh well, hopefully I can figure it out.

My goal for this week is to stay below 78kg. I'm not prepared to put extra pressure on myself while figuring out this shift work routine.

How's everyone else going? Julia? Barb? Lindor?

I had a bit of a binge session yesterday. Bloody chocolate! I see that I'm not the only one here that's having a chocolate problem at the moment! :D So having said that I'm not expecting to have a great loss this week, but no matter I'm not giving up that easily :broc:

Kel what your trainer has suggested sounds much like the programme I'm doing. Lots of protein, green veg and six meals. Do it girl it works!

:tired:LMAO BARB... i know its terrible:tape: the chocolate,,, its just soooo .. good:whoo: lol ..I gave in yet again to its call yesterday ... :tantrum::tantrum::tantrum:..

and i ended up about 150 cals over my limit..

I am starting to hate the easter bunny , he is and evil evil little creature. How dare he bring so much chocolate into my house its just not fair.. Especially the cadbury crunchie bunnies .. they need to hop out of this house before they hop once again into my mouth:club::bunny2::club: watch out mister bunny im gonna thump you.......

LMAO .. ok i admit it it is not the bunnies fault he didnt pin me down and force feed it to me .. but can i just give him one kick??? please???

ok ill stop playing with the smileys now .. lol

I have had a crappy few days the last week and having to stay up late then get up early to give Cameron his antibiotics has now completely killed my sleeping pattern. I am laying in bed till 3-4 am still awake .. and then the kids wake me between 6 and 7 .. OMG im a train wreck I cant even open my blinds the last couple of days it hurts my eyes and gives me an instant headache.. Saturday my calories wer 1600 ish and i didnt move all day yesterday they wer too high but i did 20 minutes on the eliptical.. I wanted to see if it would make me feel better.. It did for a little while .. but i still couldnt sleep.

So im kinda feeling sorry for my self.. Choc sounds like a way to wake up a bit but instaed this time at least i have gone for a caffinated coffee .. bet its gives me a headache lol but i gotta try something right?

Today my only plan is to stay below my cals .. if i exercise i do if i dont i dont.. lol .. yeah great weight loss attitude huh? lol so yeah .. I feel like CRAP!! Hey you guys are lucky you didn't know me when my kids were babies.. lmao .. i was a constant TRAIN WRECK ... not enough sleep cant be bothered... eat crap.... shower every other day... lmao.. complete wreck.. lol .. OK i am being mean i got post natal with both of them .. but for me i think it was all sleep related.. I cant function at even 20% without enough sleep .. lol ..

anyway wish me luck for tonight ... :)

Oh, haven't I mentioned? I am struggling not to lick this guy on a daily basis. He's pretty. Unfortunately, he's also married with 4 kids aged 5, 7,9 & 11. Doh! I always thought he was hot, but it's just got ridiculous now haha... must stop lusting after him!

You're a naughty girl Gen, but then again there's nothing wrong with looking is there! :drool:

Amy go to the chemist and get Clinicals Tranqn. They're herbal and they stink to high heaven but they help you to relax and sleep. I have problems getting to sleep most nights then if I wake up or get woken up I lay there for ages.........drives me nuts! Anyway give em a try.

ok.. plan implemanted..... sleep plan lol..
I have done my 30 minutes on the eliptical then 15 minutes weights.. i have also done 3 loads of washing and changed the bedding.. I have flipped the mattress on my own .. and its really really heavy .. i also flipped the slats on the bed .. just in case.. lol.. They were no different but i thought id give it a go .. I am uncomfortable in bed and i have lost some of the padding i had before that was making me comfy. so im trying eveything i can you know you always sleep better on clean sheets :) ill change them everyday if it means i will sleep :) lol I realised they hadnt been changed since last saturday so they were due anyway. And subconciously i probably knew that.. now what to do with our dog??? the the little sod doesnt bark all night hmmm ... duct tape??? lol j/k My neighbour across the road leaves her mangy cats out all night and evey night they fight with other catz.. and then all the dogs bark.. Its drives me nutz. well anyway i plan to turn this computer off just after i have had dinner .. so i can sit down and relax long b4 bedtime. IM noit speaking to hubby tonight so he cant annoy me lol..

The wirless broadband isnt working and he is really annoyed about it.. Cant blame him 300 for the modem then 114 a month and the wrotten thing wont stay connected any longer then 2 minutes .. Teltra say its a problem with vista.. i say its a problem with telstra.. Bigpond is a big joke.. When i rang them last night there own computers werent working .. and they run interenet.. what a joke.. anyway .. enough about that..
Im trying to be calm .. and not worry about anything.. calm.. cool and not worrying about anything...

lol i hope it works..

:tired:slepp? :shrug: Whats that? Amy ---- my youngest will be 2 on Thursday and we have only had ONE FULL NIGHT SLEEP since she has been born. Maybe thats why I am so cranky :dizzy:and moody all the time? My other half is ok, cause he goes into deep sleep within 5 minutes of hitting the pillow, but I take forever to get to that stage and just as I do................ I get woken. ADmittedly she doesnt cry for ages, just a small whinge and wanting her dummy and when she gets it thats it and back to sleep usually unless overtired or not feeling well, but it doesnt matter how long yr awake for.... its the fact that sleep has been disturbed. And I have tried the no dummy and no bottle to see if its that she cries for,,,, and its not, she still wakes.

Add to that we live opposite a train line with 2 intersections 100mt either way. Its uphill for them till our place then downhill, so we hear the drone and stuggle of the engines coming up, the blast of horn at intersection, then the brakes squealing as going down and another blast. :censored: All about 2am and SOMETIMES 2 times a night 12am and 4am. We live on a corner block so have cars turning, we live in an area where there is always parties and idiots yahooing on w/ends till all ours as they wander the streets from party to party (theres no getting away from that, this is party town central:smoking:). We have a dog (the one that attacked my kids) that barks highpitched all night. Thise things I can sleep ok, but obviously the little one cant. Though you would think that since its been since she before she was born like this that she WOULD be used to it by now.

OK I've had enough whinging bout sleep deprivation.... Just wanted to let you know Amy. I HEAR YA lmao

Vonni

PS.... Gen.... Kitty so cute, but lust doctor sounds hehehe. Nothin wrong with lusting, just be sure to keep it a fantasy, let it put a spring in yr step each day at work, nothing wrong with that... But take my advice---- married men are dangerous lol

Yup, I agree with the others ...... feel free to look at Mr Pretty, just don't touch!

I'm not doing well at all :( I was intending to get back on track this week but I'm just feeling so blah and devoid of any energy, it's really hard to make the effort.

When I drove into that stupid pole a couple of weeks ago it appears that I aggravated the whiplash from the car accident in November. I've had a headache since Saturday (ended up in bed at 6:30pm on Sat) and my neck is really sore. I've seen the chiropractor and the doctor and it's improving in that today I can move my head to the right but I still have the headache and just feel really unmotivated.

Times like this I know that the best thing to do is take a leaf out of Ani's book and set some goals so I'll do some simple ones for the day:

1) Stick to my points allowance.
2) Go to the gym after work and do at least 20 minutes of something.

Hope the rest of you ladies are doing better than I am :^:


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Julia the Gym and aggravated whiplash.............. R u sure thats a good combination? What about finding a yoga class or something until your body heals?

Vonni

Ani woohooo on yr loss :carrot:

Don't worry, I probably only like him because he's unavailable.. that's my usual way! Did I mention that he has a PhD and is a professor as well? Sigh. And looks good in scrubs. It shouldn't be allowed. :drool:


(I like the drooling icon!)

Weighed in today...........down another 1.5kg :woohoo:

I can't believe how easy this plan is to follow, even with my MAJOR binge on the weekend I've still managed to lose! :D

Did you get some sleep Amy? My youngest is nearly six and he's still waking nights, usually twice a week. I'd be happy with six hours of unbroken sleep a night but with not getting to sleep and then not staying asleep I'm lucky to get four! Oh well :shrug:what can you do!

XX
Barb

Way to go Barb! I'm really excited for you :carrot:.

Gen I have been trying to NOT say you remind me of me in my attraction to totally unavailable people :p. How very SAFE! But if you think it through, and imagine him being available to you - albeit as second-best choice - that would only reinforce that you're not good enough. I think it would be much healthier to start thinking of yourself as being worth more than a married man's scruff - even if he is pretty :D.

Julia I don't like the sound of whiplash and gym? Can you get some professional advice about what exercises you can do? Of course you don't have to take their advice… and I can't talk because what I was doing at work last night would have given my chiropractor apoplexy!

If you've gone off plan and can't get your head right, I think it's a great idea to set small goals. There's nothing like momentum to get you back in the right frame of mind, and as you know I'm a big believer in doing that.

Don't be hard on yourself - we all have times where we just can't get our heads right, and where it all feels too hard. For me it happens in waves, but if you can just set a few small goals, and keep your toe dipped in the water (so to speak), you'll get there.

You've already done wonderful things to change your life; don't lose sight of how far you have come.

I worked last night and ended up with around 1750 calories. But I walked 11.9km, so I'm pretty confident I burned them all. I've now got two days off, and plan to do very little! For the next month I am working every Friday, Saturday and Sunday – all rather busy days at Bunnings! So my time off will be rather precious.

You ladies are doing AWESOME work with your weight loss :carrot: it's very inspiring!

Thanks for your wise words Ani. It's helped to give me some perspective :smug:

Chiropractor was the one who actually recommended that going to the gym will probably be a good idea. I won't do any weights, will stick to cardio so am thinking that a 20 minute walk will be a good place to start.

Once I get back into the routine of exercising regularly I'm sure the rest will fall into place too.


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wow barb that is a great weight loss for the week well done.. :)

My sleep was better last night it was 12.30-1 b4 i got to sleep then something was scratching around in the roof from 4-5 and i went back to sleep till 7.30 ish .. so an improvement ..

oh ... Julia i think with a bad neck i would only do something gentle like swimming or walking .. i dont think the gyrm is the place for u.

Ani its great that you are enjoyinh your work and you have worked out your needs on those days :)

Its not weigh in day for me but im really excited... i finally broke into the 260's this morning ... woohoo .. it sounds so much better then 270 or 280.. lol im only a little under 20 pounds lost :) lol doesnt that sound good :) .. lol had to share my excitement.

my weightloss plan
eat eat eat
but the right kind of food
eat eat eat
so my baby eats and starts life with healthy attitude about food
did i tell u all how proud i am that she has no idea that you unwrap easter eggs and eat them??? she tries to eat the foil..... unlike her choc addicted one year old friends whose parents think it is funny to see their child crazy for more chocolate

i was so so proud of MYSELF last night had my dinner which was choimein without noodles or rice (so mince and veges) and then watched benji get home from parents house with a BIG bag of MORE bloody easter eggs "for jemima" and proceed to eat them right beside me, i could smell it and then leave them there beside me and i didnt even have a taste!!!
i am finally kinda focused
BUT
this morning on my porridge (which my personal trainer said is the BEST BEST BEST thing you can have for brekky it is so full of good stuff and is low GI)
well i had milo flavoured porridge with lots of sugar....
so okey pokey baby steps everyone.... i am going from NO food to LOTS of food and kinda different foods then i am used to so we are making it gradual

carrots for EVERYONE as everyone is kicking arse
i need a good boot as i weighed myself yesterday morning and will whisper what it said
............................87.1kg................ ................ shhhhhhhhhh shhshshshshshshsshsh that sucks!
oh well i am in a very good mind space... not losing weight for my birthday in 3 weeks not losing weight for my holiday in 2 weeks not losing weight for benji's birthday in july DEFINATELY not losing wieght for high school reuinion i am organising for september BUT losing weight for LIFE starting now

now to wake my daughter up - givingher quick nap before lunch backfired as she has now been asleep for at least 2 hours ho hum

Heh Ani, I know, right? Unavailable works for me - no risk that way! Never mind, it gives me something to entertain me at work, I guess :)

OMG barb what a loss this week. Well Done you :Carrot:

Kel how cool that you sat and didnt pig out on the easter eggs. Its easy for me cause I really dislike easter egg chocolate but give me a block........

Went to my first careres support group meeting today and was good. I thought I'd walk in feeling overwhelmed and self concious but there were quite a few people and we had coffee (we met at a cafe) and didnt even have to pay for it how cool is that???? lol.

One lady I met has a son EXACTLY like mine so it was so good to talk to someone going through the same stuff. For 7 years I have screamed for help and nothing, but finally I can see the light and today lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. I even (omg how embarrassing) cried in front of about 15 strangers. When first diagnosed, the specialists say yr kid has this wrong with them and leave you to yr own devices to get info etc... no pamphlets no nothing, they expect you to KNOW what to expect and to deal with it. Even though we go twice a year or 3 times a year to specialist, they still dont get the fact that you need support. Maybe thats something I can advocate for when I get qualified.

Anyhow wont bore you all with my day. Everyone seems to be in a pretty good mindset -------LINDOR GET BACK IN HERE :p. Me, I'm plodding along and at the moment thats all I aim for, not to lose, but just to keep it in sight for a brighter future once other things in my life get sorted out.

Oh yeah, one thing... was naughty this morning. I stole :eek: a cigarette of my sons friend last night and this morning lit it up. IT tasted like I had a mouthful of dry dirt. I put it out after 2 puffs and brushed my teeth. Then brushed my teeth. Then brushed my teeth. Then brushed my teeth. Then brushed my teeth. Then brushed my teeth. Yep 6 times and I could STILL taste it. yuk yuk will NEVER do it again. Its been 8 years how stupid was I to think that a puff would be ok?

Kylie??????????? Are You Lurking????