[pacman12]

Friends have posted tons of pics from the weekend, and I look disgusting. I feel disgusting!! I am in Large scrub tops and XL bottoms... and they are getting snug.

I have to start losing weight again!!!! I know if I could just have one good week then I'd feel like I could do it AGAIN... but I haven't been able to even manage a good week for ages.

I honestly can't stand looking at myself when I'm this fat because it doesn't even seem like it's me.

[LittleKiwi]

Sorry to hear you're feeling so bad Gen Time perhaps to set some new goals and start afresh?

I had a lovely dinner with Kel, Benji and Jemima last night. We went to a Thai restaurant and it was great meeting them all

I'm still not managing to get to the gym, this week is pretty much a wash so I'm just trying to watch my diet and hope for the best.

I WILL BE BACK ON FORM AS OF NEXT WEEK!!

[amouse]

yeah i have had a good week and have lost some weight .. yes i know i should put the scales away again.. lol.. but i have a problem...

Hi everyone my name is Amy and i have had a scale problem for 5 years... i havent weighed in for 3 days........ lol We need AA or weigh_a lol

So anyway Atm the scale is my friend becuase i have gone from 274.5 to 273.. lol so 1.5 pounds .. im happy with that..

OK confession of a junkaholic for me too lol ( that was a good one Vonni)
I had a gf come up yesterday with her kids she live the othe side of town and on a bad day it can take 1.30 to drive to my house anyway she came up with her kids and was here all day .. the kids were hungry and they wanted tinned spaghetti for dinner.. i hadnt cooked anythingt becuase i hadcooked lunch .. so instead she jumped in her car said she would be back in a minute and came back with KFC.. lol something i havent had in hmmmm 9 months... yumm..... but you know what.. it wasn't as good as i thought it would be lol.. Leah wanted it and i just felt guilty for eating it since she definatly cant have it .. she was eating her food but still poor little kid couldnt even have a chip.... lol so not worth it .. i had one of those twister things.. im thinking oh well twister would be pretty good .. but OMG over 600 calories in one of those.. i couldn't believe it .. so after i had eated my 900 calorie meal i logged in and found out ther truth i was pissed lol.. amazingly i only went over my points buy 50 calories .. but still.


im jealous of julia gen and ani.. i wish i had someone to drool over.. lol .. ok i usually do i have a rather good looking hubby who is fit and sexy but,,, lol ATM .. im all alone and have no one to drool over.. lol

as far as chocolate goes.. hmmm i cant make that sort of promise lol.. though i dont have it everyday . I love the stuff lol and i have found a few snack bar things with low cals and a light cover of chocolate that are really yummy .. so im not gonna give it up not now maybe not ever lol ..

Julia did you end up meeting with kel?? i bet it would be a blast to see her and jem..

Vonni how is the little bub going .. has she settled into a routine yet?

[barbegirl71]

I have realised that I can't go longer than 2 days without chocolate! Is that bad?

[PerthChick]

Barb this is my 5th day without chocolate and I've had some serious cravings. But I promised myself that until I can figure out how to have chocolate as a treat and not a habit, I'm not touching it.

But I haven't got it worked out by any means. I've been eating 'treats' anyway - so I'm a bit stuck at the moment.

Gen what's going on? It was a big life change moving to the US, and it was always going to be tough to find a routine. Are you happy over there? Settled?

Julia, how exciting that you caught up with Kel. Are you travelling OK? It's been up and down for most of us lately for some reason.

Amy it's a really long road to lose weight. I keep an Excel spreadsheet and chart my weekly goals, and it's funny when I look at it because it shows exactly how tough it is. But it's definitely worth it.

Vonni are you OK?

Lindor what are you up to?

I have to work today - at least it pays well, but honestly! Work until 9pm tonight and then start at 6am tomorrow… Blurk!

[LittleKiwi]

Well my tattoo is finished and my foot looks amazing but I totally chickened out on asking him out on a date

I feel so incredibly frustrated. I like this guy so much but just don't have the guts to do anything about it. Aaarghhh!!!

[Lindor]

Yeah, I'm still about! And I continue to plod on!

I was away Monday to Thursday last week for work. Twenty-four hours into the trip I came down with an icky bout of gastro. I continued to work despite having to go to the bathroom...well, very frequently! And it got a bit scary when it was announced that the water was going to be turned off for an hour at work!!! Pleased to say I survived that without embarrassment!!!

The gastro had me a little fearful of food for a few days - which really helped me avoid the roomservice temptation!!

I got home Thursday and was starting to feel better, then got struck by TOM!!!

So, I've been kinda laid up in bed for most of the long weekend feeling pretty yuck!

Feeling better now though

I am looking forward to weighing in on Thursday. I feel positive that I'll see something good on the scales. Give or take a day or two, I have managed to stay within my daily calorie allowance since returning from holiday, and I have managed to drink a good amount most days too.

Ani, well done on the chocolate challenge so far. I thought about it, but I have decided I won't be joining you in that challenge. I have managed to cut back my chocolate intake to just one 'funsize' portion a day, and only if my calorie budget can afford it. And I don't take chocolate with me when I go away either. Thinking about it, for me that is really quite an achievement considering I was once, not all that long ago, able to sit and gorge a full 250g block in one go!! Not to mention a full pack of Tim Tams in one sitting!!!

And shift work sux, I know!! But think of the $$$ for doing them! How does your roster work? Do you occasionally get more than two days off at a time? That can sometimes make it all seem worthwhile too. And if it is any consolation, going from six plus years of working odd hours to a 'normal Mon - Fri, 9 - 5' job is also difficult to adjust too!

Julia, how cool was it to finally sit down talk to one of us face to face!! I know it was pretty cool catching up with Ani in Perth last year. And, if all goes to plan, I hope to catch her again at the end of May! Yay!!

And Julia, maybe you need to plan on getting another tattoo??

Gen, hang in there, you know you can do this!! Bite the bullet and pick a day...you know one good day will lead to another, and before long you'll have that week wrapped!! Where are all your gadgets that had you so motivated before? Your progress charts and records? Maybe pulling them out again will help you find the motivation? You know, we want you to be successful with this journey as much as you do!

Vonni, you're being too quiet!!

Ok, I gotta run!

If I don't get on before, I'll definately be on to report my weigh-in on Thursday!!

[Lindor]

Has it really been 80 days since my last weigh in???

I am sooooo going to want to see a drop on Thursday now!!!

[LittleKiwi]

Sounds like you've been awfully sick Lindor. Glad you're on the mend now though. Still can't stop thinking about tattoo boy. At least I've still got more to be done on my other foot so I'll still get to see him again at some stage

I had a really quiet long weekend. Haven't been to the gym for a week now so it's time to get back into that today.

Goals for today: 1) Stick to my points 2) Have a good workout at the gym.

[PerthChick]

Lindor I am very glad to hear that you're feeling better, and I will cross everything for you for Thursday's weigh-in. I'm going to weigh in on Wednesday this week, because I find that all the shift-work and overtime I have done this week has thrown my body out of balance. Going to bed at midnight, getting up at 4am, not eating properly… so I will have Tuesday off and let my body calm down - then I'll weigh in.

Julia I would ring that man and tell him you want to take him out for dinner! Well I think I would .

Gen - HELP! There's this married woman at work and she is chasing me. Seriously!!! I would not care if she was not gorgeous. And by the way she isn't the one I have a crush on…

Bloody ****. Do I have to put 10kg back on to uncomplicate my life? I"M JOKING

[barbegirl71]

Good luck for Thursday Lindor. After the nasty week you've had I hope you see something great!

Don't have any advice for you Julia. If you never ask you'll kick yourself! Go on can't hurt!

Ani! Goodness! What did you do to her! You should be flattered! I know I would be.

I've had another really bad weekend. I'm allowed one free day a week and I'm making it a free weekend so all of the good that I do throught the week is ruined by Monday morning. I must show more self control! So once again I'm not expecting a loss this week, but the kids are back at school now so I'll be able to get back into the swing of things again.........hopefully!

[pacman12]

Ani, yes I hate to tell you, but I've always found getting fat again defers the attention from love interests... heh. So don't listen to me! I wish I could help, I'd like to have that problem I think. Would you like to switch for a crush on the married one that remains at the smouldering, sexual tension phase? I have one of those...

LOL. To be honest, the only way to stop someone chasing you is either a) Let them catch you or b) Tell them you're not interested.

I weighed in this morning - think I've lost a couple pounds, so that helps my mental state hehe. Got all organized yesterday with lots of arranging my room and made a big stirfry, so I have my lunch to take today (even though hot guy will be annoyed I don't want to order lunch).

Julia - I would love yo give you advice, but I suck at dating myself. Could you call him and say "I meant to ask if you'd be up for a drink sometime?"

[LittleKiwi]

Hey ladies. Yes, yes. I know, I really should just suck it up and ask him out but I just don't have the guts basically. What I am going to do is continue to get any work done by him and continue to chat and get to know him.

My number one focus has to be me. I'm still at the very beginning stages of trying to give up alcohol, deal with my depression and get healthy and that is more than enough to focus on for the moment.

I weighed in last night and am down 300g, now sitting at 82.7kg. Isn't the human body an odd thing ... the 2 weeks previous I had eaten perfectly and exercised lots and I gained both weeks and then the week I don't exercise and don't eat so well I have a loss. Go figure I know that I just need to stick to my guns and keep on keeping on.

Goals for today: 1)stick to my points 2) do weights and 20 minutes of hard intervals at the gym tonight.

[PerthChick]

Yes I need a slap - it's ridiculous to have URST at Bunnings. Honestly! I really need to ground myself so that I don't run off and eat to cover my discomfort with everything.

Weigh-in is tomorrow, and if my roster comes out this week and I continue to have Tuesday/Wednesday as my days off I am going to change my weigh-in day to Wednesdays every week. I haven't adapted to shift work yet - got home from work at 9.30pm last night and didn't go to bed until 1am. I've been up since 6am today - so clearly need a day or so to settle.

This week I have afternoon shifts every day, so that should be better.

My goal for May is going to be to try and drop a kilo. I have discovered that, now I am in the 70s it is harder to lose weight, and I think there are two reasons for that. Firstly it's a big head-game; I look and feel better, and there's a constant battle to motivate myself now. Part of me thinks I have done most of the hard work, so I can afford to relax. It's also physically harder to lose, and it's true that weight loss slows down when you get closer to goal.

But I'm not happy to live with this weight. So onwards and upwards .

[barbegirl71]

I didn't weigh in today..........I'm afraid of what I might see!