Well said Ani. I don't see you as being any of those things Gen. Give yourself a break!

I had a shocker of a day yesterday food wise. Forgot to prepare brekky the night before so had to go without. Had more diet coke than what I would like to have had, an ice cream with chocolate sauce for dessert and a packet of potato chips in the evening.

:mad:

Must do better today!

Have a great weekend ladies :twirly:

kel ..... i think you might be allergic to coke zero..... it made you loop lmao:dizzy::dizzy::dizzy::joker:


well we had fun yesturday went bcak to my parents house for swimming

I did 300 laps and played for hours with the kids . im tired this morning:tired: lol. but it was great fun.. my shoulders are a bit burnt but we have about 70% of the pool under shade and the kids stayed in the shallow (shaded end ), so they are fine.. I thought i would be starving today like i was last week after swimming but im fine we swam from 11 till about 6 and there pool is 30 ft long so i worked out i did 9000 feet of freestyle swimming ..lol plus hours of horse play with the kids...:swim::swim::swim::swim::swim::swim::swim:: swim:

Now hopefully this week i might loose some darn weight lol. i have gone up to 277 and i was 275 and i have done nothing wrong.. i refuse to change my ticker .. instead i will just sulk and wait for the darn weight loss p off lol.. i have finally broken my no inches off my butt though this week and i have lost 1 and a half inches around there ( and so far i had not lost at all there so im happy with that).. my boobs went down a couple of inches but have come back up to where i was in the begining and my waist has gone down 6 inches from the begining.. so who knows whats going on lol.. my body is just all over the place. i lost some inches on my legs but have got them back too but my arms have lost 2 inches.. lol.. I GIVE UP trying to figure out my stupid body lol.. i just wanna loose weight and be thinner .. i dont think my stupid body agrees.. and i can see its argument loud and clear..

I give up lol.. no more thats it stupid crap lol....... I am not gonna weigh or measure myself before next friday.. if i do please slap me or :frypan: or:kickbutt:. Beacuse i am now starting to p^&s myself off lol...

i sopse i will have to think about things other then myself next week like packing johns suit case and getting Cameron ready for school.. so it might be easier to ignore myself lol...

Kel. I don't know how you can't drink 2lt's water in a day. I have no problems doing that and more! I don't drink soft drink, cordial or juice, just water and the odd coffee or tea. :p

Gen I agree with Julia and Ani. You seem like a likeable person to me, but that little inner person has a way of making us see all of the bad and not so much of the good. I find I need to be reminded of the good stuff about myself or I'm overwhelmed by the not so good. :hug:

Ani. Have you ever thought about being a counsellor? You can be so insightful. :)

Amy. Maybe you've put on muscle with all of the activity you've been doing. Don't be to concerned about it, your body'll sort itself out soon. It's frustrating though isn't it! :)

XX
Barb

Happy Australia Day everyone :).

Barb I have never thought about being a counsellor. In the short-term it's my intention to get a job which will keep me and the cats off the streets, and to move house. After things have settled down I'll have a think about what I'd like to really do next.

Amy how often do you weigh and measure yourself? Do you do it under consistent conditions?

Julia is everything OK? A few bad meals/days isn't anything in the scheme of things.

Considering that I closed my business yesterday I had a pretty good day in terms of reaching my goals. I ate 1360 calories and drank 2.7L of water.

I'm not going to have a problem with drinking water today. It's really hot in Perth and as of lunch time I have already drunk 1.8L… it's that kind of day.

:)
Ani

i have been weighing myself every morning and driving myself crazy lol.. I know i know i shouldn't but i so want th weight to go .. lol i measure once a week but i think im gonna measure maybe once a fortnight instead.. its really starting to annoy me . I kinda wish i hadn't bought the scales i knew i was gonna be like this lol..I always the same.. bad bad bad .. lol.. . When the invent the magic weightloss button ill buy one.. lol i like feeling good eating good and exercising but . when you work hard for no results its very disheartening.. . I have read the board i know it happens to everyone .. but it does suck huh ... it sucks bad.....

i think i probably drink 2L of water but i do have low joule cordial and diet softdrink as well.... sometimes it is just coz i have run out of water (i even carry around 1.5L bottle) and dont have "time" to go and get another, when i have the gate situation sorted in my house it will be easier, at the moment to get to the laundry i have to unco like step over the gate and get the water out of the drinks fridge and come up and unco like get back over the gate (which i am scared to do) alternatively find a time when jemima is not there and take off the gate walk down the stairs and bring heaps of water and putin normal fridge... i am a sook i know but why do things have to be so hard.

so barb, if you are drinking 2L of water a day, what is it that is keeping your from losing weight??? did you lose your 800grams this week??? I am TOTALLY understanding how hard it is to lose weight when you have so many others to look out for, hubby and 2 kids etc.... i find it "hard" enough with just hubby and jemima, and i am SO lucky that benji would cook for himself everyday if i asked him to BUT i am recently wanting to be "good housewife" and have dinner ready for him when he gets home from being busy mechanic he works LONG day and comes home to demanding me so i feel sorry for him

ani - counsellor would suit you and i think people would be able to relate and talk to you coz you have been there done that not got it out of a book (or so it seems...) i am so excited for you closing one book of your life

gen - I KNOW EXACTLY what you are talking about hating the person you have become, i look at certain people i have taken out of my life and think i hope i am never ever like them... and then sometimes i realise i am and feel awful.... i feel awful about the way i treat my hubby sometimes the way i talk to my best friends
admitting it is HUGE and i think really realising it will make you more consious not to continue, one thing at a time.... moving will enable you to be who you WANT TO BE from the start so you wont have to "change..."??

okey dokey since everyone thinks they are SO good at drinking 2L of water everyday what is one thing that you ALWAYS miss at?????? all these goals you all talk about ... what is one that you dont achieve daily???
it ONLY TAKES TWENTY ONE DAYS TO FORM A HABIT so lets all form a good one in the next 3 weeks??
saying 30 mins excercise everyday does not fit in with everyones timetables, but perhaps should it??? i wont even have time today, going to lake moogarah for dinner but tomorrow i will make myself go for walk or do cross trainer and then monday will be at least 30 mins at the gym then try for walk everyday and then gym on friday if not also thursday...
but i will admit that i dont think i officially drink 2L of water everyday so I am going to stick with that until i think of something else to commit to.......

totally weightloss unrelated but i am going to make myself spend 5 mins cleaning my house everyday..... an official five minutes, today i stressed out and yelled and carried on for heaps longer than five minutes coz i lost jemima's cargo pants and her drink bottle..... now if i had tidied the toys last night MYSELF i would have remembered i gave her drink when she was playing yesterday but benji played 'lets put the crap away" with her last night and if i had piled up the HUGE pile of cheap nappies we bought from bilo about TWO WEEKS ago i would have found the cargo pants i have been looking for!
hopefully by doing 5 mins of housework each night i will also get to bed earlier, i am up til stupid hours of the morning buying crap off ebay or god only knows on the net! so wake up tired and have started to get stress headaches etc

so MY GOALS for the next couple of days:

DRINK 2L OF WATER (cordial and softdrink is extra) (and exercise water not included either)

TIDY HOUSE FOR FIVE MINUTES EVERY DAY

FIND JEMIMA'S DRINK BOTTLE BEFORE I GO TO BED

MWAH

HEYAMY
i have been weighing myself daily out of interest since starting opifast
it is incredible the fluctuations.... eg
thursday to thursday i have lost 2kg
saturday to saturday i have only lost about 700grams!
how about that!

Aw thanks girls. Ani, you made me cry! I did have to write a list of things I liked about myself when I was going to the psychologist. Let's just say it was hard haha. Funnily enough, the list was pretty much what you wrote, so I agree that you're very perceptive - esp considering we've never met. Then again, we probably share more of ourselves here than we do with people we see every day. I know I do.

It sounds so ridiculous, but when I was going to counselling, it turned out that apparently most of my *issues* come from being teased as a little tacker at primary school. My parents did pull me out of the school eventually, but I don't think they (or even I) realised exactly how much it traumatised me and made me feel totally worthless. Surely at some point though, you get to leave that crap behind and just be who and how you want to be...? I hope so, anyhow - certainly can't change the past.

I got to leave work 2 hrs early tonight as they had too many night staff - great, since I am back at 7am tomorrow! Still haven't broken the silent treatment with my mother, so I've walked in at home, and hiding in my bedroom watching TV and computing. It's quite bizarre feeling like a teenager in trouble with my mum when I'm 32. I didn't even do anything! I think as my going away gets closer she is subconsciously being a cow as she'll miss me. Logical, huh?

Hi all I am back :D. Had a great week. Did pretty good food wise. And I walked for 6 hours (well strolling - stopping and starting) at the wildlife sanctuary on Wednesday. I refrained from eating a pile of crap even on the 3 hour drive. All I had in the 4 days that was not great for me was 20gm crunch chocolate, a mini (i mean MINI) packet of chips, and a caramello Koala. The rest of the time I ate fruit and veg. Didnt do fantastic on the water, but at least I DID drink some.

I bought myself a cross trainer for $164. So my plan for tomorrow is to set it up and get going.

Been reading everyones posts and there is SOOOOO much interesting said that is hard to reply. Lets just say read all and I enjoyed catching up on what you all have done, thought and felt this week. Gen - I echo everyone else in here about your personality. I prob come across as a b*i*t*c*h to a lot of people and even my boss when he first met me asked a collegue if I was aggressive. She said nope - thats just vonni. Not backward in coming foward, tells it how it is and sees it how it is. No sugar coating. But a heart of gold. So take everyones advice and dont beat yrself up. Youa re probably only seeing the negative that you believe others see in you, when in fact you should focus on the good stuff.

Welcome back renny sue. Amy you are so funny about yr car. Lindor I echo you in the thought of that ideal relationship (even suggested to my other half he do something away hehe). Kel - get off that bloomin red cordial or coke zero or whatever the heck is makin you a jumping bean. :p Ani good luck in this turn of your life. Julia you are pulling through you hurdles so well - keep it up. and Barb hows yr mum now?

Gotta fly, and check out this semesters workload that just came in mail y/day. If I missed anyone sorry, but know I was reading (it's like a novel when you miss a few days).

Vonni xxx

Gen I think your mother is engaged in the classic "I won't let you go, but since it's illegal to handcuff you to the door knob, I'll stamp my foot and sulk" thing. It's really hard being an adult and living at home. I'm older than you, but when I walk through mum's door I might as well be 15 again :D. And it does bring those old issues to the surface.

Have you worked through the stuff about being bullied at school? Are you feeling any more positive?

Lindor, you're quiet. Weekends in here are not the same without your mellifluous updates… You OK?

Vonni glad to see you back safe and sound, and congratulations on exercising all that self-control. I'm proud of you :). How's your sister?

Now Kel - what challenge are you suggesting? Water? Exercise? I can't keep up :p. Here's one to think about: I challenge EVERYONE to take 20 minutes every day to nurture ourselves. Whether that means getting a foot massage, writing in a journal, being quiet and listening to some favourite music, reading a book, looking at the stars at night… doesn't matter what it is. Just do it!

Amy I am a fan of being consistent with my measuring tools - whether it's scales, tape measure or anything else. I weigh myself every morning (naked and after I've been to the toilet), and keep a spreadsheet of my progress. But I only "officially" report my weight on Monday mornings. My weight fluctuates daily, depending on weather, fluid, food weight, exercise, stress, how much sleep I've had, TOM - and anything else that changes it.

Don't get too emotionally attached to those daily fluctuations - it's the pattern you're looking for. I measure myself every three weeks - again, first thing in the morning.

Barb have you got a plan for this week?

I met most goals yesterday - ate 1450 cals, drank 2.8L of water and walked 6km. And since tomorrow is my official weigh-in day I intend to work hard today to reach my goals too.

Anyone heard from Kylie?

:)
Ani

well i suggested water but everyone seems so sure they are on top of the water thing and everyone seems to have excuses why they cant fit in 30 mins of exercise every day,
us with kids surely have someone that can "watch them" for 30 mins, i even have to pay for the priveledge at the gym to get 30 mins exercise somedays, but i am also lucky i can just stick her in the pram and go for a walk with the dogs before hubby gets home
i do like the self nurturing challenge.... that would be good ..... i have to get off the computer, even thinking about turning it off, i think it has an off switch........ 20mins of self nurturing would mean reflection on the day and what i have done or not done, this could or could not be a good thing but i guess admitting i had not managed to do something one day will make me more determined to ddo it the next

i have had 2 bottles of water today and a pepsi max, last night i had wine and vodka cruisers so i need more more more water today i guess and last night even though i got home at about 1.30am i still did 5 mins of stuff before i went to bed (sorted out the clean and dry washing and stuff) AND found jemima's bottle and washed it out and put it in the fridge (she prefers it cold)

heheh vonni it is not the red cordial it is just me getting excited.... the doc has said NOW is the time when a lot of ladies fall pregnant jemima is only having one and a half feeds a day so i am excited about thinking that all the trying that benji and i are doing COULD actually make a baby AND that i have been doing so well with the weight loss, not TOO fast but noticible and fitting into some old clothes, a little more pride in stuff and also realising i have been a lazy bum and can do more around the house, TODAY i used the edger (old fashion hard work one) and so the front yard looks a treat i have not done that since before i was pregnant so it was a big job!!! but yippee for incidental exercise too

who has had 2L of water today??? REALLY???

oh and gen remember it is all a matter of perspective.... i dont think you are as bad as you seem to think you are but other people may think you are evil... and some may think you are angel.... how other people see you is quite often a reflection on how they see themselves, but i guess you may have worked through that to do with the bullying, the whole tall poppy thing.
i think that you have decided to work on what kind of person you are is a wonderful thing for you for 2008, i am doing the same thing, but i keep muckihng it up by swearing and yelling at my loved ones coz i am getting stressed around the baby all day........ everyday....... but she is awesome so i am very lucky and the more i realise this again the more fun i am having or the more little things i accomplish for myself and family each day the more i want to try harder and being a better person.
and reverse situation is what i tell myself, if i was that checkout chick would i really want to be spoken to like that??? whos fault is it really??

oh i probably should say i got to see what i was really like recently coz i met someone who is basically ME very weird, we are exactly the same in personality and in beliefs and in ethic so we have become very good friends but seeing what i am like has made me want to be different

Hey Hey Hey

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Mine was ultra lazy, especially yesterday when I stayed in bed watching telly and sleeping until 3pm! Happy days :D

I had a great night on Saturday. A good friend of mine had her birthday during the first week of January and everyone hit the booze and went out on the town for the evening. With my drinking battles, I chose not to go and we arranged a dinner date instead.

So on Saturday we went to a local pub and had a lovely dinner. I had 1 drink with dinner. After that, we went to meet a couple of people at another bar and I had 1 drink there over a period of about 3 hours. From there we went to another bar and I had 1 drink there over a period of about another 2-3 hours.

I drove home at around midnight, totally sober and having had a really nice evening. :hat: I'm so proud of myself!! My friend text me yesterday to say that she was really proud of me and how well I'd done. It's a great feeling and I'm looking forward to keeping it up.

Anyway, back to the point. As last week wasn't great food and exercise wise, these are my goals for this week:

1) Eat a balanced diet each day
2) Go to the gym Monday - Friday between my 2 jobs
3) Drink lots of water on the weekend as well as weekdays!

:twirly:

Getting very close to 80kg… I dropped 1kg this week :).

As this will be my first week of unemployment for about ten years I'm not sure what my plans are. I need to apply for jobs, do some stuff to wind up my business and continue packing.

My weight loss goals are:

• Eat <1600 cals/day;
• Drink 2L of water/day;
• Do 10,000 steps/day; and
• Do at least 3 weights/resistance workouts this week.

Julia what an awesome achievement - I'm proud of you :D!

Mellifluous? Really? Hmmmm...

I don't know Ani, I seem to be struggling with words at the moment. I just want to shut myself away and be forgotten about for a while. I am OK however, so don't worry, I just get like this sometimes :)

Well done on the 1kg drop! You had a life changing decision to make last week, so I think that is a great result!

Julia! Great work too! Sounds like you had a good time over the weekend!

Gen, I am with the rest of them, you are a good egg! And at the top of my list of likes about you is your wicked sense of humour! Self analysis can be a dangerous thing sometimes, and it can take us to some very dark places. So, I think we can all do with working towards Ani's challenge to take 20 minutes every day to nurture ourselves!

Vonni, welcome home! And well done for staying on track! I am away for the week from tomorrow, so I have to get my head in order for that! I managed it last time, so I can do it again right?

Renny Sue, welcome to the West!! I am well north of the river, but occasionally work gets me closer! It's good to have you back here and sounding determined!

Weigh in this morning brought me down 2.4lb to 190.0lb! Which I am happy with because it takes me from obese to just overweight! :)

I am planning to stick to the 1500cal a day again this week! I will try with the water, but I have to admit I tend to go for the diet coke over the water on these trips away! Exercise...well, hmmm.

Ok, loads of domestics to do before tomorrow! Good luck to all else who weigh in today!

1kg down for me - 94.5kg. It's a start :) It's also been TTOM so probably will lose more this next week.

Well done on the kg Ani! And on the restraint, Julia! A carrot for you both :carrot::carrot:

that is great news Kel i think lol.. you sure you want 2 in nappies??? lol my two are 4 years apart ( i don't recommend 4 years apart because of the hard newborn and kindy kis saga but , they are fast friends and love each other to death . lol my sister and i only 18 months apart and have hated each other out whole lives lol. i reckon 2 to 3 years difference is good for everyones sanity and fast friendship between your kids. It lets the first one be the baby while they still are babies and as they think they are big kids from about 2 they like to be little helpers for mummy when baby does come.. lol but well this is just my opinion so take it how you like lol..

Ani i bet you feel a little bit of relief and a bit a sadness with ending your business.. but now you have a whole world of opportunity awaiting you :) and jobs over i WA at the moment are plentiful according to the news :) grats on the kilo too :carrot:

I have stopped being a dumbazz and looked at myself a bit more closely .. lol i started at 131.8 kg and I'm now 125.5. even with the weight gain of 2 pounds i still was 125.9 so I'm not gonna cry lol , i will just stop being stupid.. i have lost the extra at my bust again too lol i must have been ovulating or something when i last measured cause now they are down 7 cm lol and i have lost another inch off my waist .. my last measurement were done on the 18th .. so I'm happy enough . and I'm gonna stop obsessing about pounds.. lol they are over rated lol.. kilos seem to put it in better perspective some how lol.. 2 pounds is not a whole kilo lol.. I'm gonna keep better records and stop being such a fuss pot.. i promise lol...

I had a lazy dog week end. i was feeling so down at the end of last week . i just wanted to have the weekend off and i did :) i stayed with in my calories though :) i wasn't stupid but we had hot dogs for dinner last night and i still managed to stay with in my calories :) lol so no harm no foul.

We finally went and saw I am Legend , yesterday and dumped the kids off to johns mums for a couple of hours . we were both happy and relaxed, not having the kids with us. John being John made a huge and very realistic fart noise.. I could have died from laughing and embarrassment. luckily there was hardly anyone in the theater but it was still funny as **** . We were acting like a pair of teenagers in the movie theater i swear.. lol It nice sometimes when you can let loose and be silly . No kids around.

I felt rather bloated after tea last night and spent about 1/2 hour on the swiss ball doing easy exercises just to make me feel better .. but i wouldn't call it a work out by any means.. it just made me feel better :).
Anyway new week new attitude .. no more beating myself up for stupid little pounds lol..

Congratulations Ani and Kel, awesome results :cp::cp::cp:

Well, yesterday was a perfect day for me. My diet was great and I had a good session at the gym.

Goal for today is to keep up my good diet. No junk food!

:twirly:

Back on the weekend!

Take care, and be good!

:carrot::carrot: go Gen and Ani :carrot::carrot::carrot:
julia you are in the zone too! this is so cool - everyone in the zone

i took a 'break' from hardcore optifast on the weekend, unless KFC is on the lisst of allowed foods and somehow i have missed it (there beside musk sticks and fudge)
so this week i will be very happy to have maintained, i feel i did not over do the indulgence and ate sensibly in the sense that i think i ate what i would be able to eat to maintain my goal weight WHICH i believe is the aim of this game - enjoy and fluctuate 2kg up and down now and then

tonight i am going to the movies with two gfriends NO babies NO husbands we are seeing Juno and having popcorn and dinner (i am hoping like **** there is some over the top salad or vege thing on the menu dont know what will be open but bet i end up eating chicken of some description) since i NEVER go out i am going to enjoy but not forget my goal of maintaining this week but will enjoy feeling normal
it is not normal to have to THINK about every thing i put in my mouth or how many calories my work out may have burnt so i am feeling good that i am NOT thinking about it lately coz my body tells me where i am at....

HOOOORRAAYYY the kids are back at school . My house is quiet and leah is sulking.... She comes up to me whining every now and then ... I want my Cameron.. but I made her walk to and from school 20 minutes each way and she is very quiet now .. maybe she is asleep lol .. Aren't i mean making a 3 year old walk to and from school lol... hehehehe.. my plan worked a treat.. wear her out to keep he quiet :).

I was bad this morning i dint have breakfast before i went out just an ice coffee lol.. I am never hungry school mornings and i still aren't but i did just have a john west tuna to go .. so that will be breakfast today lol.. i know i know .. i should est breaky lol.. does the milk count ??? lol.

I'm gonna clean my house today top to bottom .. that will be my workout.. it hasn't had a decent clean since Christmas.. and by that i mean windows outside cobwebs etc etc .. will be nice to have a clean house again.. :)

I'm glad you're back on track kiwi and enjoying the gym again.Kel you might find your less hungry with out the silly optifast stuff lol

OK I'm off to get my cleaners out ..

I went for a walk this morning! :)

Good for you Barb! Amy, hope you enjoy the serenity :)

My foot is killing me, boo hiss. Got a PT appointment tonight, so hopefully she'll do some weights instead of hammering me at cardio.

Work sent my paperwork via UPS, so sitting around waiting for it to arrive today or tomorrow.

My new landlord just phoned, and I am finally going to get to see inside the house I am going to move into. I'm meeting her there on Friday, so I'll feel better once I know what it is.

I've applied for five jobs this morning. I decided that I would apply for at least five every day until I have some success. I'm also going to keep my hand in with freelance writing, and have set myself a goal of selling one article/month to magazines and newspapers.

And I've been roped into doing some volunteer work. Over the next few months I'm going to write a series of policy documents, and train volunteers - that will be great.

For fun I've got a small group of people together and we're going to 'Explore WA', doing regular day trips and just getting out of the city.

In terms of weight loss, I understand the stress that my body is carrying because of all the change and upheaval that's happening in my life. I'm not going to put unrealistic expectations on my body at this time, but I've made a promise that I will eat the best food I can afford, and the most nutritious, so that I can try and keep my body strong and healthy while going through these life changes.

If I can get close to 80kg by next Monday's weigh-in I will be thrilled.

Gen I find that my achilles is much, much worse when I exercise or do a lot of walking - but I don't know what you can do about it.

go go go go barb!!!!

Excellent - my PT was sick so the gym called to cancel my appointment. Let's just say I wasn't heartbroken lol. I did take the dogs for a long walk by riding my bike while they ran!!

Hello,

I was on the site awhile ago and posted in the old thread but figure I will re-introduce myself.

I am 19 and live in Sydney. I'm hoping that coming back to this site and trying my hardest will really get me the results that I want.

Hopefully I will get to know you all a little better!

Can anyone enlighten me as to how much a Personal Trainer in Sydney costs? I am REALLY tight on money but I think I really need someone to kick my butt to do this even someone who lived close by me would be nice but I just don't know anyone :(

Where do you live, Ash? I know of a great group of girls who share a PT from 6-7am three times a week which is only $20 each per session (I used to be in the group, but I moved to Melbourne).

May be an idea for you if you can get 2-4 people together? The PTs we checked out were mostly around $60-100 per hour, with discounts if you pay for a block of sessions upfront.

Good luck with the new house Ani, I hope it's perfect for you ;) It sounds like you've got a great plan for how you're going to attack things with your life changing so much. I'd wish you all the best but I know you don't need it because you'll do awesome regardless :D

Gen, look after that injury mate! It would be terrible if it got any worse. Are you seeing a physio for it at all?

Welsome to Ashory :wave: you've found an awesome group of women here. I hope we can help you to achieve your goals.

As for me, yesterday wasn't perfect like Monday but it was pretty damn good. I ate pretty well, had a pinky marshmallow egg after dinner but that was my only major sin and I'm fine with that. Had another good session at the gym, did my weights and a 20 minute run.

Goal for today: eat well and do at least 40 minutes walking at the gym tonight.


:twirly:

Oops had a packet of twisties and a milky way yesterday. BUT I am not ging to beat myself up over it. I have been prtty good. BTW Mondays weigh in I was another 600gm down, but if I change my ticker it goes down to 71kg. NOT 71.4. damn I want it to show prperly not the whole kilo. even 71.9 shows as 71, anyone any ideas. G' luck with the house Ani. Welcome Ashory. Congrats all who had a loss this week and all who maintained. chin up those who didn't.

Vonni

I had to drop my car off to get fixed this morning, and I was going to get the train home (4 stations). Ended up deciding to walk - it was about 6 or 7km, took 85 mins.

REALLY wanted to go up and get something sweet to eat last night but I had some fruit and resisted.

I didn't lose 800g Kel, I stayed the same, which is better than going up. :)

I had a great day diet wise yesterday. I'm not sure how many calories I ate. Last week I sat here and put a days worth of food into fitday and it took me two bloody hours!

I donated blood too so there's a guaranteed 500g weight loss this week! ;)

XX
Barb

P.S

Anyone else with kids enjoy the silence?

barb, the art of maintenence i reckon is harder than losing weight.
hopefully when i weigh in tomorrow i have stayed the same, the amount of take away food i have eaten this week is just disgusting, but i put it in my mouth so i am willing to cop the consequences, i enjoyed takeaway and movie with girlfriends last night etc etc i am not going to make excuses as i dont think there really is any excuse for not losing weight, it all scientific, if i eat less than the calories i use then i will lose weight, i have not done that everyday this week so i most likely wont lose weight.

jemima just woke up coz some piece of toy of hers started singing randomly, that is very annoying!

Yes barb I was counting down till the very SECOND the kids went off to school. However I still have one at home, but she went to daycare on Tuesday so I had the morning to myself before I went to work. And her sleep times are wonderful and peaceful, allbut hectic. I am studying madly as I was away when my books arrived and I have 7 units to do work for before Friday. I have also been trying to get the house in some sort of order. Great guns Gen walking that distance :carrot: Kel never mind the slip. I have been horrible all week really when I reflect. And today I had some danish with a friend and a bag of lollies tonight. Now I feel sick so serves me right. Will catch up with all tomorrow
Von

Thanks for the welcomes! COngrats to everyone who has had a loss! Hopefully I will be able to say I have had a loss soon too!! To everyone else keep trying and I'm sure we will all have a loss SOON!

Augigi - I live in the Parramatta area. But that is a great idea!! I didn't even think that was possible.... Do you generally need to be a part of a gym to get a personal trainer? I am REALLY strapped for cash but don't see why that should be an excuse not to lose weight but I really do feel like I need someone to guide me...

No, they don't have to be associated with a gym. Our PT just trained us in the local park. I found my group of girls via a post on the weight watchers message boards.

Good morning everyone

I had a pretty good day yesterday. Was dog tired by about 10:30pm last night but had to keep slogging away until work finished at midnight. Had washing that couldn't wait (gym gear) so had to do that when I got home and didn't get to bed until 1am. Boy will I be glad when I can stop working such long hours.

Diet was pretty good and I did a 40 minute walk at the gym. Goal for today is to find something cheap and healthy to eat for my lunch as I didn't bring anything with me to work. Gym tonight will be my circuit programme which lasts around 40 minutes.

29.5 hours of work left and then I get a day and a half of weekend to relax :dizzy:

Have a great day ladies :twirly:

von dont you find one on its own is nice and quiet anyway?? lol My daughter is very quiet on her own :) lol..

Hi ashory

Yesturday was anotheer mixed up day lol John took my car and i had his ute . which is playing up . i took it to the fruit an veg store and hardly made it there it kept konking out at the lights lol.. When i got home finally i called my dad . because it was making the sound your stove makes when it lights up lol.. and whilst on the phone i noticed a sprk jumping form the in of the main coil lead onto the coil. Dad said he had one and i know i dont have to stop at lights to get to dads place so i drove round there . we chnaged the spark plugs and dad tested the leads with his machine and found the main lead was stuffed and said i was lucky it was runnig at all . $18 later the car was fixed.. and all i could think is if i had taken it to the mechanic it would have cost me 200 lol.. we decided since we were on a roll we would replace the broken vet window. John locked his keys in the car and had borken that windo a few months back . lol Ummm we had to pull the whole door apart to fix it wecouldn't just get the glass out of the one we got from the wreckers. which is a pain since its one that hold on with one screw and some rubber. lol. The car is a 91 hilux ute and the vent window sits above the door molding lol.. but no we had toi pull the door apart and then i put the trim on the wrong side og\f the main window so we had to pull it apart again and do it over.. We spent 3 -4 hours sweating and laughing so it wasdn't so bad.. Dad said well that was stupid bloody blonde girl .. so i said i take after my father never get it right the first time but dont give up till i get it right lol.. We had a great day and dad gave me a hug and said it was great doing something together it had been a long time since we had.. :)

I was tuffed last night i went to bed at 8 pm lol . and all my muscles ache today so fixing cars is some kind of workout lol.. .
time to wake up the kids . or cam wont get to school lol.. its dark here this morning and its 740 oops lool.. bye