Gotta love US sizes - I just bought a pair of jeans that are "size 2" - yeah, right! Haha.. I'm going to sit here gazing at the tag for a few days...

LMAO god yr so funny Gen. Buy me a pair :D

Honey, if I'm a 2, you must be a -2!!

Kel tell that PT to take a flying leap… he has no insight into how serious you are, and he's obviously been watching Shannon and Michelle on The Biggest Loser. If he couldn't get the message that you TURNED UP at a time when you didn't want to, and that means you are VERY serious, then he needs a good slap. Or you should just sack him!

I can't fit into a Size 14 - I tried some of my old ones on last week, and even though the pants do up I feel like I'm in a straightjacket. Another few kilos and it will be a different story.

While I'm flattered that you want to take on board the things that have worked for me, you have to remember that this is your journey. As you know I am a very big believer in 'slow and steady', because it's the only way you can learn, practice, make mistakes, fix them, and enjoy the benefits of being more healthy.

We live in a world where we expect quick fixes - but until you really understand in your heart that there are no shortcuts, you're only going to frustrate yourself. And the first thing to really accept is this: slower weight loss is permanent.

There's nothing slow about losing 0.3kg/week. It's realistic and it's a good goal to aim for. Anyone who believes that you can lose 10kg in 5 weeks is kidding themselves - you might drop it but you won't keep it off.

To me the single most important thing to do is to set a goal that is real, and then to make a plan to reach it. If you don't have a goal in the front of your mind, you're never going to know where you're going.

There are foods that you really have to live without if you are serious about losing weight. I have to admit I get shocked by the number of "junk food confessions" that happen here - it's crap food, unhealthy and it's fattening. There's very little nutritional value in it and if you are fair dinkum that you want to lose weight it is the FIRST thing that needs to go. I would eat takeaway about three times a year now, and it is never as good as I imagine it is going to be.

It's also important to remember that exercise is way over-rated as a weight loss tool. Shows like The Biggest Loser would have you think that you can work your butt off, and the weight will fall off you. Out here in the real world that just isn't true. Aside from anything else most of us are too busy to be able to exercise for long enough to do that.

No matter how we try to get around it, the truth is that 80% of our weight loss will happen because of the decisions we make about what to eat and drink. Exercise is the icing on the cake, and the way we improve our health - it isn't something we use to burn off our bad food decisions.

Take a Hungry Jacks meal. An average burger with chips and a drink will take three hours of fairly quick non-stop walking to burn off. And HJs is far from the worst of those fast food places. It's far easier to make a choice to eat less calories in the first place…

You can do it - all you need is a plan and a determination to do it. And I KNOW you have the determination!

Gen I cracked up at your Size 2! And then I cracked up at Vonni cracking up… :D

Right on Ani :cp:

In regards to your personal trainer issue Kel, you need to find a trainer who "fits" with you. It sounds to me like the male trainer is more suited to working with bodybuilders/athletes who have no problems with sticking to very restrictive diets and committing to more extreme training programmes.

You already know the fix to that problem - stop training with him and stick to the lady whose methods fit in with what you're trying to achieve.

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yep yep going with supportive lady trainer that charges next to nothing and WANTS to help me, understands me etc.... the male trainer has the pleasure of my company one more time then he can watch me from afar!

ani - you are right - THANK U WEIGHTLOSS GURU :yoga: hehehe i have actually FINALLY admitted to myself i am not going to see the scales drop 1kg every week, woo hoo if i do but it is not how i am going to keep weight off and that is that
yes i have to stop eating crap, i am getting that much closer to making that a reality - i CANT go cold turkey i just cant but have been heaps better....
my decision to go back to work may work wonders for my diet, it will mean a little more routine and consistancy in my world, at home with Jemima I am all over the place, it and i are insane

my junkfood confessions shock me too.... worst bit is i dont even realise half the time i am eating somethings i eat!!!

i am going to get my microwave cookbook out for how to cook the chicken

i am not going to say what i had for dinner tonight or what i am planning for dessert
i have two rooms left to organise in my house, then i will be almost organised and ready - then i will also try and get crosstrainer cleaned up so i can use it the dogs put dirt in it....
amy and barb - how and when do you fit your exercise in with work and kids?

DId anybody manage to read that gobbledegook that I posted a while back there? lol. I got no comments so thought maybe you guys thought I was going nuts.... or the gremlins had invaded my body :D

:yoga: i like this chick....
and that reminds me i am going to start yoga again soon, at nighttime no baby!!! (i used to do baby and me yoga - that was fun........ erm interesting) i have photo of jemima's site...: http://www.totsites.com/tot/jemimaalice

hehe
i just went and reread it, i had been emailed similar before, i guess it has a point that spelling is not that important.... my brother would like that he is studying to be a doctor and has NO idea how to spell, he types in "SMS" language no word is an actual word....
but then i always say if you can say it it is a word......

Ok, seroius post here. Kel you train with who you feel comfortable with and who will give you the most EMOTIONAL support during this journey. You don't need someone being tough and yelling at you, it will only make you dread those training sessoins.

Ani I am glad to hear you are enjoying your job. And you're right about the junk food confessions. I just have way to much when I KNOW its not good for my weight loss. It's not good for my health fullstop.

Julia how are you doing? I've read everyones posts but probably been a little to wrapped up in myself at the moment. And for that I want to apologise. I shouldn't abandon my friends (and thats what I call you guys) because of my selfishness.

Gen why do they call it a 2? I've heard they have a size zero..... like who is a zero for god sake. They are VISIBLE aren't they? zero to me is literally nothing? :shrug:

It's a big girls' shop and they have this weird pants sizing system: yellow if you're straight up and down (I wish), red if you're curvy, blue if you have booty! Then they go petite/average/tall length. Then sizes 1-6. They measured me and told me size 5, but even the 3 were puffy like I had a nappy (or should that be diaper?) on.. so I tried the 2 and it's a tad..er... snug... at the waist, but perfect everywhere else. So I'll have to eat my way down into them until they're looser. They are stretch, so forgiving :) I think the sizing system is just to make the fat girls feel better.

Cool, I'd go for the curvy booty petite hehehee.

BTW who wants to be yellow? Not me, even when skinny I have a booty and a waist and thats the way I'd like to stay. :p

f---ing barstard son i just causght smoking in effing room. Just walking in there I stink of effing smoke.

I am so effing effing effing angry right nowe. I HATE HIM RIGHT NOW>
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I watched my mother struggle for every breath the last five days of her life to lung cancer. It makes me SO EFFING MAD

Kel it seems to me that when you've been on the shakes etc that your diet has been far too restrictive and therefore it's no surprise that you end up on a binge. The best diet you can have is one where you can still have a treat when you feel like it. Don't deprive yourself!

Vonni how old is your son that you caught smoking? I must admit, I was a horrible teenager who smoked in my room, not realising how much it stank. Here's hoping he grows out of it!

Yesterday was a perfect day. I stuck to my daily points allowance and had a killer workout at the gym, managed to do 20 minutes of 1 minute run/1 minute sprint intervals then a 10 minute walk and a 10 minute jog.

:tread::cheer2::tread::cheer2:

Ah, bok choi my lovely little green friend, how glad I am to see you back on my supermarket shelf :D Bought my first lot for ages and had loads of it in a delicious stir fry for my dinner.

Today will be a great day. I went to the gym this morning and have re-committed to seeing my trainer once a week for the forseeable future. Did weights and 20 minutes of jog/run intervals and 10 minutes walking. Have dinner out at a Bangladeshi restaurant so that will be the only challenge for me today.

Hope you're all good.


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He's 13 Julia. Yeah I smoked to, but my mum was still alive then. I didn't understand cancer and other disease processes then. I have drummed inot my kids the whole thing and explained in gory detail. And I've lost both my Pop, Mum and Stepdad to cancer, and my Nanna to emphasemia. So it is pretty prominent in my family and has hit generations on both sides so you can see why I flip. Hopefully it'll skip a couple generations and miss me and my kids. But it scares the **** outta me. My mum was only 53.

Kel i put on a video for Leah and workout on my Elliptical whilst watching the picture i put on for her.. She is happy and i am happy .. lumpy dumpy da dee lumpy dumpy da dee heffalumpy like me .. you make a game of your name so its never the same never the same .... lol . now who can guess the film she always picks??? lol

Kel i think you put weight back on becuase you were starving yourself with those shakes.. and once you started eating again your body was already in starvatoin mode and held on to every calorie it could.. shakes gave you fast weight loss but it all came back so. it proves shakes dont work becuase eventually you have to come off them..

Vonni i have had the gobbalygosh email before and can read it easily lol..
Your son.. needs a kick up the ***.. i wouldnt mind knowing who sold hime the cigerrattes.. he is 13 for god sake.. Who couldnt tell he is far to young to buy them?.. I would take him down the shop he got them from and twell the shop keeper you will call the police.. if he/she ever sells to a minor again.. then go home and ring them anyway.. The shop keepers have a responsibility to keep our kids safe.. I would get them in trouble for doing it.. i bet hes not the only one they sell too. You have to come up with a very good punishment.. I would give him family service to do.. Dishes, cleaning floors/windows putting rubbish out. cleaning pets and pet bowls and feeding pets . Tidy up other kids rooms.. clean the car, all that sort of stuff.. Make a list and tell him he will do it for x amount of days and will also be grounded until he has completeed each task x amount of times..
I tell you he wont want to do it again.. lol ( i have been doing a directive parenting class.. and a girl of the same age had broken into a school. and this is how the director of ther course told her mum to deal with it.. and said do the same for other big things, like stealing smoking, explustion from school.. make them work.. no free rides.. lol) I think its a great idea.. It worked for this girls mum.. The girl has been a real problem child.. running away from home stealing of mum, breaking into a bike shop, starting fires.. etc etc.. So now the punishments is big she is behaving.. and the director says the family service teaches them to behave before there offenses become community service.. and works for extreme kids and normal kids..

Gen im coming to that shop even size 6 sounds fine to me... lol 6 wow lol...

Ani your right about the weightloss which is why im gonna hide the scales lol.. ( you have to remember im sick and feeling sorry for myself so probably not the best time to make weightloss decisions lol but putting the scales away i think is a good decision lol)

Julia its great to see you doing so great :) your so motivating me to get off my butt lol .. and i promise i will as soon as i can breathe properly.. lol..

Tommorrow we plan to take the kiddies to the zoo .. so that will get me off my butt . though on monday when we went shopping a sat down whenever i could.. i hope tommorrow ill feel better .. i feel a little better today then i did yesterday so by tom i should in theory feel better again.. lol Typical to be sick when hubby is home.. lol . Ive come to relive life is alot easier when he is not here .. lol hes always so grumpy .. also growling at someone .. Im kinda sick of his BS .. and im very happy when he is not here making trouble.. The kids are happy too when hes not here.. so this working away thing is very good .. lol .. He is worse then the kids he asked me to find my Camera and i dont know where it is so he carried on like a baby .. and called me nasty names.. He can go jump.. i dont need his bs all the time.. all he does is call me names and moans.. .. Im seriously thinking about my future .. without him.. He knows i get depressed and he is trying to make me depressed.. im sure of it.. *******.. .. I am sick but im also sick of him.. time will tell if he wont stop acting like a child i will leave him.. simple.. i dont need him putting me down and being his slave.. and if i dont he calls me something,.. **** him..

yes magor hubby spit.. ******* ******* *******.. lol

ok i feel better now.. *******...
ok im done lol...
Men stink..

I bet he is jerk at the zoo on the way to the zoo and after the zoo ..
Cameron who is 7 Fell over yesturday at sports day and cut his knee open he cryed his knee was a mess and John yelled at hime for falling over... *******...poor kid.. he was a mess when he got home and he had trouble walking all day ,i cant believe his Dad yelled at him..

ok im done whinging about him.. im just really mad at him but it is good to call him an *******.. becuase thats what he is.. lol

Ill stop now i promise.. cyas later..
oh btw .. i have not weighed myself for 3 days now :) lol

Oh Amy, it sounds like you're in a pretty rough spot with your husband. To be honest, it sounds like you really are better off on your own. Nobody deserves to be spoken to like that, it's abusive and unacceptable. I'm so sorry to hear that he treats you and the kids that way.

It's so hard to leave relationships, even when they're not good ones so I know it's easier said than done but you've planted the seed if you can picture your life without him.

Look after yourself :hug:

PS, Kel, I've seen that funny email before too and I could read it no worries! Re your 13 year old smoking, that's tough. Perhaps you could try the theory of getting him to smoke a whole pack one after the other. It'd make him so sick he'll never want to smoke again!

Amy you don't deserve that - you really don't. And neither do your children. What happens if you tell him it isn't OK to speak to you or the kids like that? Julia is right - it's abusive, and whether it's that you put your foot down and set some new rules for your relationship, or start imagining life without him, I think it's important to take a big, brave step now and make some changes.

Vonni you know as well as I do that you got really angry because you were scared. Can you talk to that boy and tell him why you're afraid? And maybe ask him why he's smoking? Kids might try it on - doesn't mean they'll make it a habit. But if there's something going on with him, and his bad behaviour gets attention from you… you're wiser than that my friend :hug:.

Kel I'm very pleased that you're going to that other PT - good stuff!

Gen how's the pretty doctor going ;)? I have a secret crush on a pretty woman - it's perfectly safe though, so don't get excited that I might be leaving my single life :D. Yes I know - I'm as bad as you!

Anyway I must do some work. It's a day off from Bunnings but I have a deadline - I'm writing a story for a book and I have 10,000 words due tomorrow morning, and I've only done about 10% of that. Lucky the research is finished!

I ate well yesterday but did no exercise. Spent my whole day researching and writing.

Amy - tried that. I just get told to eff off and effing shut up. He has major attitude at the moment. And cops say prob is the kids KNOW that neither the police nor parents can do anything. They control the world. I dread what it will be like in ten years time.

Grounded and he hates that. I get yelled at and sworn at etc etc but it falls on deaf ears. As for the family work - dishes should be a part of being in a family not as a punishment or pocket money incentive. They wont get paid to do it when they live on their own lol. other stuff well...... lol

Amy, I feel for you and yr hubby. Lifes not fun when you're trying to deal with your own issues and then they throw in the little boy act or the 'I'm a victim' act. Just be true to yourself. If you are seriously thinking of leaving start getting yourself a little 'starting over' nest egg first. I've been there done that. It's not fun leaving and trying to sort out your money at the same time as your emotions. As long as you save enough for a bond, and some new items (as I'm sure you will have to split stuff) and a decent one months worth of grocery money put aside. Even if you have to get a trusted family member to hang onto it for you. Do your research into centrelink payments / work and childcare arrangements, and also where you would think of living. If you have any joint debt pay extra on them now each fortnight. But I really hope that this is a storm and it will blow out shortly. :hug:

Ani thanks for the words. You are right. When I get angry I yell and kids don't care what kind of attention they get as long as they get some. He does it to get a reaction out of me. His father used to do the same, then laugh at me when I finally got burred up. (No wonder I divorced the ******* lol). The smoking thing has been going on about 3 months now, but last night was the first in room. He has done it once only in the yard. If I keep him away from town and the derros that hang there he gets really angry so it makes me wonder if he gets withdrawals already.

Ok now YOU tell the goss hehehe. And Gen how's the handsome dude going? Still keeping things safe???????

Gotta fly, assignment calling (2 weeks ago) and 2 others due next Monday and Monday week,

Vonni :D

Yes indeed, spill the beans Ani ... who is this lovely lady you've got a crush on? And Gen how is your crush? Hope you're keeping it safe!

I still have a big crush on tattoo boy and am looking forward to my next appointment which is in a couple of weeks time.

:love::love::love:

I went for dinner last night at a Bangladeshi restaurant and it was really lovely. It was an event put on by a supplier with work and it had an open bar and loads of food.

I'm very proud of myself ... I had 3 glasses of wine over the 4 hours we were there, also had 2 diet cokes and was pleased to remain very sober. I avoided all of the amazing looking deep fried morsels and stuck with the plain meat and had only a very small amount of the creamy sauces.

It's hard to tell but I would estimate that I probably went over my daily points allowance by around 4-6 points and if I counted the bonus points you can earn from exercise then I was actually well within my limit. I even went for a half hour walk before bed and felt much better after that - it helped both the digestion and my legs which were sore from the weights in the morning.

Goals for today: 1) stick to my points and 2) go to the gym tonight and do my circuit programme followed by a 20 minute run.

Happy days everyone.


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Well done Julia:high:

another session with good trainer tomorrow
with me in better mindframe coz i have made some decisions about work
i am going to go back temping for a couple of months (after we get back from holiday in a couple of weeks) and then take a couple of months off to be with jemima then go back again and wot not

food and me is interesting at the moment, not really focused on anything in particular just healthy eating so we shall see how that goes.... i am going to seriously ask trainer if there is anyway to keep milo in my diet i mean how often can i have it and i can hold out and treat myself

no matter what i will always be an advocate of shakes diets for weight loss, not for maintaining weightloss that is another ballgame of its own but for dramatic i need surgery or i have a very special occasion happening i would recommend shakes diets..... it may not be healthy but i am still glad i did it, and would do it again.... i have kept off 3kg of the 6 or so i lost in the month or so i did the shakes and will NEVER know if i could have done it without the shakes
i am glad though that i am now in the mindframe of no more quick fix, as i could just keep losing 3 kg every couple of months until i am at goal weight but that is not a long term solution and we all know it.....
making healthy 'stuff' part of my daily routine is the only way i will get anywhere, thinking of it as a diet or thinking of the gym and stuff as just a weight LOSS thing is never going to work long term

Great post Kel, it sounds like you're in a really positive frame of mind which is awesome :carrot:

I liked what you said about not thinking about everything being to do with weight loss. I agree that it's better (not easier, but better) to take a more holistic approach to this journey. I try not to worry too much about the scales because I want to lose FAT not WEIGHT. After all, what's the point in losing WEIGHT if it's muscle loss or water loss and not FAT loss?

How's everyone else doing?

I'm right on track. The boss asked me if I'd go up to Wellington again next week and after some careful consideration, I said no :eek: While it would be another chance to see my new nephew, I know that being away from home would send my training and nutrition right off track and that's my # 1 focus at the moment. Very pleased with my decision.

Met my goals yesterday which is cool. Today was going to be a rest day but I found myself wide awake at 5am so I went for a 40 minute walk :lol: and have been at work playing on the internet since 7am!

Going to a friend's for dinner tonight but she knows of my diet so is going to cook me something simple and healthy. My big challenge is the weekend because that's where I have difficulty sticking to a routine without the structure of a working day.

Goal for today: Stick to my points

Goal for the weekend: Stick to my points, exercise at least once, write in my food diary like I do every other day.

Now Ani, where have you been? Are you hiding so you don't have to tell us about your crush? I actually just got an email from a friend in London that made me laugh ... she went out for a drink with an old friend whom she'd had a crush on 10 years ago and this woman up and kissed my mate out of the blue, in the middle of the pub. Needless to say, my friend is sporting a healthy glow after that ;)

Gen, how's the US treating you? How's the diet and exercise challenge with your workmates going?

Amy, how are things with you? And where has Lindor disappeared to?


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Hey ANI Can you remember when we were talking about everyone catching up in 12 mths time? When is that 12 mths up and is everyone still a go on it?

Vonni

Lindor you were about then to and I think Julia and Kylie was also, thought where she has disappeared to who knows lol. Kylie Kylie where for art thou Kylie?

I'm here - and I actually think we might be overdue for our meeting. I'm up for it if you give me a few months to save up some money.

As for my crush on this woman, it's harmless and safe :D. And there's no chance of it going anywhere, which is perfect for me - LOL.

Anyway, I'm flat out. It's very difficult to fit in full-time work with a writing deadline, and I'm completely stuffed - still have four afternoon shifts to go, and about 2,000 words so I need to get going.

But I'll be back when life gets more sane in a day or two.

:)
Ani

I'm still up for it with a few months too. lol. I have to finish my course and graduate first as there isnt really a break now till graduation in November. But I can start saving and we can start looking at locations and adventures. Hmmmm, might be a goal to look forward to with losing so much by then lol. my goal is to lose a kilo a monthy and drink at least a litre of water a day.

OH, BTW,, Think I'll be a granny tomorrow lol. She's in early labour. I have her home here with me now, been up to hospital to get checked and things are slowly taking place.

Vonni

oooooooooooowwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee grandma!!!!!!!
how exciting
i want to know everything
i love babies

julia - that must have been hard to say no to work trip but good on you, make yourself number one and kick arse

amy - jemima doesnt focus on videos she doesnt really watch telly unless i have her in front of dr phil having lunch, my crosstrainer is out the back and i cant put her down out there coz of the dogs and annoying ground while she is still only just walking, i wish it could be in the house and i would do it while she was sleeping..... soon i guess when i go back to work i will need to or i will get heaps fat again

we all basically have 12 or 13 kg to go..... should we go for a mini challenge or 12 week plan or something??? to help us along the way - i was reluctant to suggest because we all should be working together to help ourselves achieve it by ourselves i know but i love a challenge and thinks it kicks me into getting stuff done.................

am already getting sad at leaving my baby girl for all day... especially since i dont know how far away from her i will be working, as i will be temping there will be nothing set in stone so i have opted for a daycare place near my house but i live 20mins+ away from town so if anything happened it is a long way to get back to her...... :(

ps - amy dont take any crap from your man..... have you asked him how he would feel if you treated him that way?? have you asked him why he makes you feel like crap?? does he know he makes you feel like crap, sometimes people are so stuck in their own little world they dont know how they are affecting everyone else.....

Hey - I'm still around :)

I've been away for work for a few days - just got home. Needless to say, food intake was not well managed! Heh! I really don't want to think about that now! :lol:

I think if we are to seriously consider this meeting, we need to give it 12 months notice? I'm just back at work after taking leave and therefore not likely to have leave approved in the next twelve months. Granted I'd be allowed to take a day off here or there, but I think if we were to meet somewhere it would mean a bit of travelling for me and a random day off will not cover that.

I also think 12 months might be ample time for those of us who might be struggling with our weight loss at the moment, to feel inspired to make some changes and possibly shed a few kilos before the meeting.

I think we'd have to find somewhere central to all of us...or definately somewhere practical, where most of us are going to be able to meet.

But, I am all for the idea! I'd love to do it!


Anyway, short post tonight, I am buggered and hot and in need of a shower! Just wanted to give my two cents on the 'meeting' before it got forgotten about again! :lol:

Good luck with the grandkid Vonni! Keep us informed! :)

Kel :p I'll be Nanny I think. At 35 I feel to young to be a grandma lol but sometimes I say grandma. See, My eldest nan growing up was Nana and mt youngest was Nan or Nanny. I think Nana sounds OLDER than grandma lol. She's gone home to sleep now (hopefully) So I am going off to bed myself in a minute. Supposed to work in the morning but I will give her a ring and if her pains are worse I will take day off or only work the minimum 3 hours. So will be done by 11 (12 at the latest).

I'll be sure to keep all posted. And to post pics when bubby is born :D

Vonni

PS - Kel the whole day care thing isnt as scary as it seems. You will get used to it and so will Jemima. And if heaven forbid something SHOULD happen, you will already BE in town so its a matter of getting to wherever they may take her if she falls ill or something. You will find she LOVES it after she gets used ot it and you will also enjoy the 'adult' conversation back in the workforce.

Von

Lindor we were posting at same time. 12 months sounds good. Lets throw in some dates and figure it. Hey, did you know that at Harvey Norman you can LAYBY your holiday? The only thing up front is the flight cost and these days thats not to bad.

I reckon we figure who is the furtherest South and who is furtherest North and maybe pick a middle spot and good luck to the in betweens, lol or even say bugger it and go UP. where we all prob have to tracel the same distance. Go to where is dot com and see whats up same distance. You may as well say I am in Brisbane (an hour and half inland) so theres my northern. Julia you'd prob have a distance, but yr airfare prob cheaper lol. International usually is as you would already know.

Vonni

LMAO I just went and looked. Central Northern Territory is central. I think Bris is furtherest and Ani near Perth is firtherest. The two meet halfway then go UP halfway and it lands about Tennant Creek. HAHAHAHAHAHA thats funny.

Well ladies here's my confession ... I actually work for Air New Zealand, so if you decide to meet up in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth it would actually be really easy for me to come and join the party!

I had dinner at my friends place last night, she cooked me wiener schnitzel with steamed veggies and mashed potatoes. Oh my goodness, it was sooo goood :T:T:T Mashed potatoes are up there as one of my absolute favourite foods but I hardly ever have any so that was a real treat.

I enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine and was sitting at 21 points for the day when I went home. The nibbles got the better of me and I had an ice block (1 point) and 6 weight watchers cookies (3 points) before bed and that put me 5 points over for the day. Not ideal but hey, it's done now and there's no point beating myself up for it.

Plan for the weekend: Stick to my points. Being the weekend, I really need to make an extra effort to stick to my usual meal/snack times and to write everything down in my food diary.

Have a great weekend everyone.


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With the need to consider Julia and Gen in this meeting, I think Melbourne sounds like the most appropriate place so far?

Lets consider the fact that if Gen is going to plan a trip back home she'll more than likely want to catch up with family and friends too? Correct me if I am wrong Gen!

And I gotta say Vonni...Tennent Creek really does not appeal to me!!! :lol:

And anything January to mid-March would fit in beautifully with me :)

January to March is good for me too - I'll be able to get holidays by then, and I'll add my vote for Melbourne for two reasons. Firstly it's one of the cheapest options from Perth, and secondly it's easy to go from there to visit my mum.

I haven't been counting my calories for the last few days, and neither have I been drinking water. All these strange work hours, PLUS the fact that I'm trying to finish writing this story… haven't had time to go shopping and won't get time to go shopping/cook anything until Tuesday. So - as dangerous as it sounds - I'm just having a week where anything goes.

This will test me. Trying to get through a week where I'm completely distracted from food etc will give me some idea of what I have learned.

Last night at work two of us moved several 40kg BBQs - all good until one of the boxes fell (on its edge) on my arm. You should see the bruise! But it did occur to me that when I finish this weight loss, that bbq will be the amount of weight I will have lost :eek:

OK gotta fly! weekends are really, really busy at work - and I'm working 11am - 7pm today and tomorrow. Might be good for Monday's weigh-in, but it leaves me feeling completely stuffed!

:)
Ani

Feb-Mar in Melb might work for me if my brother and sis in law get their act together and get re-pregnant soon, as I'll have to come home for the christening, I'll be the godmother.

I am so fat!! At a conference in Boston, so lots of drinking and eating of seafood has happened (rich, like crab and lobster!!) - NOT diet friendly!! I am busting out of my pants again.. I think I've gained back everything I lost last year, I really do.

This weight loss challenge at work is still on for another 10 weeks though, and I *HATE* myself being so blah and fat, I feel disgusting! So it's off to the friggin gym when I get back to Pitt tomorrow!!

Pretty engineer very pretty. Still restraining myself from licking him. We have been hanging out and drinking at the conference - very difficult!! Although makes me pull my head in when he goes off to call his kids and say good night... haha. He is so hot. Sigh. If only he wasn't such a sarcastic bugger, I wouldn't like him so much!!

End of Feb early March sounds brilliant for me to. and I LOVE MELBOURNE!! :D:D:D Place of my birth. Well Frankston is. I had planned to take my younger three and partner to St Kilda and go to Luna Park and do the St Kilda market thing.... but who wants them tagging lmao. No sireee. I'd love to do it all together but he will sulk when I want to do anything with you guys so maybe I might get them there first so I can take off alone for a couple days. Someone get on web sites see if motel availability is ok then (in case some big event in Melbourne) and I reckon maybe we start throwing some dates around and stuff to do so we can start organising accommodation and flights etc.....

Vonni

PS No baby yet. Went back this morn for BP check and also ECG and examination, 2 cm dilated but pains are short. Not long enough to actively do much. Keeping eye on her BP at home every 8 hours or so. She's gone home to sleep now so I will go in morning with my sphygmo and check. An hour ago was a little high for my liking but the hospital seemed ok with it yesterday being that (though they rang Dr in case not allowed home) but if high again in morning I might ring them.

PSS - That was a long PS :p

Hey I just realised I posted that at HARVEY NORMAN you can layby a holiday. LMAO I meant to say HERVEY WORLD TRAVEL. OMG I have no brain these past few weeks.

SORRY guys :D

my brother lives in melbourne so that sounds awesome!

ok - everyone ready to make me feel better........
my lovely blunt coz of her culture vietenemese neighbout today pointed to my belly and said "fat!" and i said "no" so she said "baby?" and I said "no" and she was confused so i said "trying to get skinny and trying for baby"
HO HUM

surprisingly that has not made me more or less motivated just feel like crap