woo hooo ani!!!! you are so going to lose that kilo now, i just know it was the job thing holding you back...... you are going to be under 80kg that is so cool
i better go advanced so i can get some carrots happening..... so what will your job be now??

here we go:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

and now a carrot for me :carrot: today 82.1kg the lightest yet on my journey BACK to what i where i was 800grams down from last week mainly having 2 shakes a day and a light meal, didnt get to the gym except for personal training, Monday was weird day for Jemima but got a walk or two in with the dogs
did a pregnancy test this morning coz someone said i could be pregnant and i want to be so bad but NOPE which is good in the way that i can 'concentrate' on losing more weight

julia - are you even kinda a morning person?? is it cold where you are?? I HATE MORNINGS but i am thinking seriously about getting a job in a warehouse 6am-2pm that was the hours i once had one day a week and i just figure they would be ideal benji could drop jem off at daycare before he went to work as late as possible and i would pick her up and she would still get half the day with me - but have had no response from warehouse manager where i used to work and dont want to be pushy so will wait and then look into other companys, we have "the warehouse" here, I HATE IT, i was actually asked to leave a couple of weeks ago coz i was so frustrated with the service i was NOT getting

baby asleep in my bed so i better go watch her and too close to her wakeup time to try moving her, but the otherday when she was asleep on my bed i caught her by the head when she was falling off!!! very close call

Kel my job will be pretty simple. I turn up for work (wearing my 'uniform' of cargo pants, steel cap boots and a supplied shirt), water a few plants, sell a few… and keep the garden centre clean and presentable. They're going to send me off to get my forklift driver's licence - because then I can get a pay rise. And then they're going to teach me the management side of things - too easy!

I'm so looking forward to a stress-free job, where I can get paid to do something I love, and not have to worry about where the money is coming from. And where I'll get paid for holidays and sick leave… I haven't had a holiday in four years, so this will be a big lifestyle change for me.

Well done on your weight loss :carrot: - at this rate you'll get to 80kg before me!

Julia you sound absolutely worn out. I'm a morning person, and I actually prefer to do my exercise early in the day - mind you, now that I have a job where I will be walking around a garden centre all day, and doing physical work I may not need to worry quite so much about structured exercise.

It's raining here. I know that isn't news to most of you who have been having heaps of rain, but it has been hot, dry and humid here… so the rain is a very welcome relief!

I'm going to spend today packing and cleaning. Now that I don't have to spend half my day applying for jobs, I can concentrate on moving. Still have 70% of a house to pack, so it's going to be a busy week.

Lindor are you around?

Congratulations on the job Ani, that is such wonderfgul news. The stresses you have been under are coming quickly to a close.. I knopw you still have to move but that is nothing compared to closing your business and finding a job :) I think you are going to have a great year :)

Julia im sorry you feel wrotten.. But i hope you the the warehouse with your head up high tomorrow night. I would wave the sucky job good bye with my middle finger lol..

Butter ball i would stick to at least 1500 calories and base between 1500-1800 any lower and i dont think you will lose weight. 1 kg is a big loss you shouldn't be unhappy with that at all

Kel those babies certainly have a way to trey to kill them selves each day lol.. I just love it when they are too young to walk but are anyway (like 9 months old) and have absolutly no concept that if they walk into something it will hurt lol... Its so funny to watch.. My Leah at 9 months could climb . I found her on my kitchen table and she was about to threw herself off the side trying to get at the fruit that she had thrown off and that had squished on the floor lol.. Isn't it amazing the mayhem the can cause when you go to the toilet lol.. I can remember a whole slowmotion kinda feeling as i leaped acroos the room to catch her as she fell head first off the table.. I caught her but i was laying on a copuple of oranges lol .. yum.yum.

I had a good day yesterday 30 minutes elliptical followed by 30 minute ab aerobics. I was happy :) last night was really crumby. As you know my hubby has gone away . His ols boss owes him for wed,thur and fri, last week and i think becuase he is away they think they can get away with not paying him.. I have 77 cents in the bank . there was $15 in there last night and i went to get it out becuase im broke.and our morgage will go out today. Anyway i went and got it out and my stupid car broke down on the way home. I was so upset , i have no money and no flaming car .. i cryed defeated and broken.. I rang my friend and she aske me a stupiod question i didnt think of... Does it have petrol?? lol oops well it had run out , She brought round a can of fuel and picked me and the kids up, We went and got my car then i drove to the petrol station and used that money on fuel... poop. so now im broke again.. I am frantically searching the web for the bread and potato weight loss diet lmao.. that is all we have in the house.. I wonder if i will gain weight this wekkk hmmmm... oh YES!!! ... BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER

Congrats Ani! Do you see a light at the end of the tunnel yet? It's coming!

Well done Kel on your loss, remember water, water ,water!!

By the time you go away Julia you'll really need it by the sounds of it! I'm definately NOT a morning person. Takes me at least an hour before I can talk to someone without biting their head off! Hehe!

Amy. I so know where your at at the moment money wise. I'm right there with ya! We have money today but by lunch time, after the bills paid and done a little bit of shopping, I'll be lucky if there's $20 left. Oh well as long as we have our health...........right!

BB I agree with the other girls. You need to start at a higher intake of calories and as you lose the weight drop you calorie intake accordingly.

I think I've gained this week. I feel really bloated and my rings are tight. I'm eating well and have done more walking than normal, so I guess I'll just have to wait till Sat morn and see what the scales say.

Have a nice day girls.

XX
Barb

HaHa, I am absolutely NOT a morning person but I'm willing to give it a try. I love being at work knowing that I've already done my exercise for the day and I don't have to worry about doing it after work when I don't feel like it.

It's worth giving it a go. I'm always fine when I get out of bed in the morning, it's the getting up that's the challenge. I'm very good at pushing the snooze button while still half asleep. And before you suggest it, my alarm clock is on the other side of the room so I already have to get out of bed to snooze it. In addition to that I put my cellphone alarm on and have that in the next room but I still manage to snooze too much!

:dizzy:

I'm here! There just seems to be less and less hours in a day just now! Which is really odd, because I am not achieving much more than I used to!

Anyway, gotta get back to work shortly, but wanted to drop in and say well done on snagging the job Ani!! I even feel a sense of relief knowing you are over that hurdle! And in a few weeks time you'll be settling into you new home!

And Gen! Wooohooo! Two weeks...have you started packing yet? :p

I am plodding on with the diet! Enjoying 13 pringles and a small handful of Smoked Almonds each afternoon after work! :)

Julia, I think you have made the right decision giving up the evening job! You were wearing yourself out! Good luck with the morning stuff!

Ok, gotta treat a sick dog and get back to work!

Enjoy the afternoon ladies!! :)

I have started packing, although I've done bugger all. I did get to the chemist warehouse to stock up on drugs and to pack & send to work out how much shipping is going to cost me.

Yuk! TOM has arrived and brought me 800 grams this morning lol.. what a pain in the butt lol.. Oh well i know its all fluid but gosh do i feel bloated.. My Friend took me out to lunch yesterday . She decided i needed to get out of the house and have a treat . I really enjoyed myself and our kids were really well behaved. :) her son Jacob (my god son) is 9 months old and he was being really funny .. he has figured out if he rocks he can make the pusher move.. so he was eating then rocking and absolutly killing himself laughing when ever the pram moved away from us and we had to wheel him back. It ws a riot . the resturant was quiet so he wasn't annoying anyone and we just kept laughing at him . Leah thought it was hilarious too and kept saying "Jacob what you doing silly jakey?"

I didnt need tea last night but had two pieces of bread to keep me going till morning and my calories were through the roof lol 2423 for yesturday pub resturant lunchs are fat packed lol but oh well i enjoyed myself . its not like i do it all the time .. I dont feel guilty at all for yesturday lol I had fun and I had something i enjoy and i damn well enjoyed it lol..

What a morning. At 4.30am the smoke alarm outside my unit started going crazy (batteries need replacing) and it's too high up for me to reach to stop it. So I was awake for ages then slept through my alarm and woke up just before 10am when I should have been at work at 8:30. Woops! :dizzy:

So here I am, better late than never I guess. Still got terrible period pains and a headache but am quite happy in the knowledge that tonight is my last shift ever at The Warehouse :woohoo:

The idea of doing any exercise is pretty much a wash for the rest of the week so I'll concentrate on my diet. I've also decided that as of next week, I'm going back to counting weight watchers points because I think that my eating has started to slip.

Have a great day everyone.

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Julia I feel the same with my eating - it's not too bad, but it isn't on plan. Certainly not the way to lose weight.

I seem to have scared myself about getting below 80kg, and I feel like my head isn't right at the moment. Any strategies for me?

I realise I am quite distracted with new job and moving - and I am really, really broke. Amy I understand exactly what you mean, because I'm scrounging at the moment. It doesn't help me to be able to plan meals when I can barely afford food.

A friend and his dad are going to help me move. They both have utes - and muscles :D, and I'm really grateful for their help. Mind you - we're moving Thursday & Friday, and it's going to be 38ºC both days.

Lindor you sound like you're going great guns. I reckon you'll beat me to 80kg at this rate. Good on you matey, I'm really happy that you've worked out ways to incorporate all your treats into your daily plan.

Barb I HOPE this is a light at the end of the tunnel and not an oncoming train ;). I think it will be… I'm sure I'll be a lot more settled once I have moved and started work, and then get that first pay!

Gen how long are you going to the US for? Is this a long-term move?

My visa is 2 years initially, then I'd have to renew my visa and get another job offer extended. Should be right, all things considering. I don't know if I'd want to bother getting a green card etc, so I'll wait and see how I go. It is rather nervy uprooting everything on a temporary visa - esp when the US has "at will" employment which basically means they can sack you anywhere, anytime with no notice or severance pay!

Then again, I rock, so they will most likely keep me. Haha!

Ani, I am not much use as I can't get (and stay) below 90kg, but I *know* it's my head doing it to me, and not my appetite. The only thing I can suggest for you is to switch back to lbs, which worked for you before, or to go to weighing only every 2 weeks. Depends if that will help or hinder you, but maybe if you "accidentally" go under you won't freak out.

Of course, your journalling and talking about what happens when you unwrap another layer of safety net is the most likely to help. Why don't you think you deserve to get under 80kg? What are you going to have to deal with if you do?

Now there's a question: what will happen when I unwrap the next layer? Do I feel safe to go there, and see what happens? I guess I'm feeling a little bit unsafe – not because I'm conscious of being emotionally vulnerable, but I do feel a little physically vulnerable because of all the changes that are happening.

A lot of people in my community think it's an incredible waste of my "brain" that I have chosen to go and work in a garden centre. They're very surprised. But for the last 18 years I have worked in some very intense and demanding jobs, and I see this as a wonderful opportunity to de-clutter my brain. I made a conscious decision to create space - almost a vacuum - so that I can have room to get back in touch with my creative, and individual self.

I want to work in a simple job so I can have the room to do other things that are important to me in my life.

Does that make me feel safe? No. It's scary, because I know I'm opening a door to opportunity, and to new adventure… And I have no idea what might come through that door.

Unwrapping the next layer will definitely enhance that opportunity. By the time I've done it I will be 75kg, I will look better, feel healthier, have more stamina – and will have achieved something I never thought I could. Lose 30kg? ME? Pfft!

During the unwrapping of this layer I will leave behind my obesity. And while that's an awesome achievement, obesity is familiar and safe. I've been obese now for almost 10 years - I'm used to it.

And I guess there's the issue of how long this weight loss is taking. On an intellectual level I KNOW that the very best way to do it is to go slowly, sensibly and to make small ongoing changes to your lifestyle. But I've been doing this for 78 weeks - 546 days - and I'm STILL obese! That frustrates me.

Looking forward, even when I get to "only" overweight, I will still have 14kg to go before I'm at a "healthy" weight. It just feels like I've climbed a mountain, thinking there's a great view at the top, but all I can see is another bloody HUGE mountain in front of me.

On a financial level I am very unsafe at the moment. Why is this relevant? I'm really conscious that by the time I get to 75kg I will NEED a new wardrobe. At the moment I'm a comfortable Size 16 (I started at Size 22), but I don't have anything in a smaller size – and I can't afford to buy anything. That will change in the next six months, but it is something I'm aware of. Being broke also isn't helpful when it comes to planning healthy meals.

On a positive note it is still really, really important to me to keep losing weight. At this point in time I'm battling, but I'm aware that I've adopted a "siege mentality" to get me through these changes in my life. I have a bit of battle fatigue from doing this for so long, but I know I have to keep going.

I'm going to take your advice and go back to weighing in pounds for a while, and I'm going to set myself some different goals.

Are you sorry you asked?
:dizzy:

Nope! I think you're incredibly brave to be leaving behind such a successful and *safe*, known job to branch out into something different. It's not lesser or greater, it's just different. And change is good, even when it's uncomfortable! I'm doing something similar with leaving corporate life behind and moving back to clinical work.

I agree, the scary thing there is what we do with the rest of our life when we can't focus on "work". We have to have a personal life, and look at and after ourselves - eek!!

Don't even worry about the healthy weight pinnacle yet. You know the only way to do this is step by step, day by day, pound by pound. It's incredibly frustrating to keep plodding, but getting to "overweight" from obese is a MASSIVE achievement, and a huge investment in your health!

Ani i think that you're quite a few steps ahead of the game already in that you have very clear goals and good strategies for achieving them. You're a real inspiration to me and I'm sure to everyone else here as well. I like your no-nonsense approach to this journey and as you say ... slow and steady wins the race. I know how scary it is when you unravel the layers and therefore make yourself vulnerable. It's certainly a complex journey that we're on. It has so many ups and downs and is such a long process but you're on the right track and I know that you'll continue to do really well.

I can well imagine that the people in your community will be shocked that you're going to work in a garden centre. If you're a well known face in the gay community over there and you've been as involved in it as you have been I'm sure it'll take a while for everyone to adjust to you taking a step back. I'm just glad that you're doing what's right for you.

I had my last shift at The Warehouse last night and actually felt a litte sad to be leaving. They're a great bunch of people there and I have enjoyed working with them. They gave me a lovely big pot plant which I will try my best not to kill :^:

I've got a nice busy weekend ahead. Today I'm working until 1pm then going with a friend to a tattoo expo so am looking forward to that. Tomorrow my work is having an open day out at the airport where they're opening the major hangar to staff so I'm going to go and have a look through there. They've got 2 commercial jet aircraft and 2 military aircraft out there at the moment so that'll be interesting.

My auntie from England is coming to Christchurch tomorrow afternoon so I'll be having a roast dinner at my parents place with her. My last roast meal for a while as I'm starting Weight Watchers again on Monday. I shall dine on many potatoes :D

Have a great weekend ladies.

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Ani Being broke makes life very difficult.. Im even considereing planting veggies so i know i have them when im broke lol.. but alas im a black thumb lol. I hate how rude people are .. the garden centre is your choice.. and it will help you to loose that next layer too . Its far better for your health in many ways and there is oppertunity to expand and learn more plus as you said before you can move up the ladder and maybe run one yourself.. If that is not rewarding i dont know what is . You are still gonna write on the side too right? pfft to those who always judge our decisions.

Kiwi i was wondering how your last night went :) Im glad it wasn't to bad :)

And augi i would be very scared about going over to the US there health system is not good over there if you get sick. Will you get travel health insurance or will you have to purchse a policy when you get there?

Im happy to report im back down to 124.9 this morning .. lol I hate how i gain when Tom arrives . Today me and the kids are going over to my friends for lunch . chicken and steamed veggies , sounds good to me :) My excercise is a bit lackin g at the moment so i hop imnot crampy later and i can get on my elliptical .. Dont like my chances but.. i hope so lol..

Right! I'm back to pounds for a while, and I have a plan :D.

I should be able to lose close to a pound/week if I stick to less that 1300 net calories a day. I'm going to try it for a month, and see how that goes.

Julia thank you for what you said. I think you're doing as inspiring a job with your weight loss, and I'm proud of you.

Amy it sounds like your life is being one big adventure after another.

Kel & Lindor where are you?

Must go and pack some more boxes. Blurk!

:)
Ani

Ani congrats on the job. And don't worry to uch about new wardrobe when you hit 75kg. You have yr cargos and supplied shirt for work, so you will only need out of work clothes and a couple fo good outfits. Now is the time to purchase. Lots of sales and clearance on due to seasons changing.... AND they DO hide some of last years stock that suit the time of year weather. and they sell it clearance.

Gen I am really excited for you. Does your workplace have health insurance as part of its incentive for the job? Be nice if it did, cause yep I heard expensive also. My sister and her family lived over there for a year as they bought into a housing estate they had to renovate. It was 13 years ago and back then when they all had to have antibiotics it cost them like $300. Not to mention the doctor bill.

Julia hope a weight is lifted of yr shoulders now.

Amy you are funny. You're not having much luck with that car are you?

I know what it is like to be broke too. Hate it, but I guess we all go there at some stage. We are not well off, we live week to week, and when a bill comes in I have to juggle things around, but we manage. We have a roof over our heads, food in our mouths and clothes on our back. We are rich in our friendship with others and our family.

Someone back there spoke of journalling..... For my nursing we have to do a reflective journal this whole semester. It will be like a diary and we have to put our thoughts n feelings in it about anything we come across. Private, but will be assessed. It's funny cause a teacher said if there is a part we want confidential feel free to glue the page. So I'm gonna glue em all. Think I'll pass? hehehe.


Kel, I just read a bit about catching Jemima.. I agree with Amy it is amazing the predicaments our kids get into. Just this afternoon, I bought home a new pair of bratz joggers for Ebony. Tried them on her then said "go show daddy". She ran into him, under the model train table and SMACK - straight into a beam supporting the table, and back on her ***. she cried, and it would have hurt the poor little thing, but gee it looked funny. The shoes had given her an extra inch in height. Normally she misses it.

I'm doin ok. Have had some junk food but still keeping within calorie range. AND I am drinking water. yayyyyy. Felt pretty crappy since thursday. Had a sore back across (under bust height) and up the right side of my ribcage (but in the rear) (does that make sense?) In the night I just felt 'weird' and couldnt sleep properly. Friday I wole up tired, and back was ok but developed headache and sore neck towards afternoon. Today is hohum.

Anyhow I wont whinge anymore, survivor is on and I might go have a look.

Take care all.

Vonni (PS KYLIE WHERE ARE YOU??)

Ugh!!! I had a full on Cadbury blowout this afternoon!

(Is it naughty to admit that I actually enjoyed it? :lol: )

First blowout in over six weeks...

...and confident it was just a one off! :D

Lindor what is a Cadbury blowout? Dare I ask? ;)

I had a good day with food and exercise, but a shocker with water - so today's goal is to hydrate myself.

Aside from that I have more packing to do. How very exciting – not!

i hope a full cadbury blow out is not a full block of chocolate lol..

I bet it is!

I definitely get health insurance as part of my employment package! You have to pay as well, but it's employer-subsidised. My employer is a huge hospital network, with its own health plan which is pretty good. I'm going to get the most expensive cover, which pretty much covers all hospitalisations 100%. I'll still have to pay $5-15 to visit the doctor if I'm sick, and a co-pay on prescriptions, but it's more hospitalisations that I worry about. Plus I'm taking some medications from here to see me through for a while ;)

Glad to hear it Gen. I had heard that they can offer some pretty good incentives to work in the health system there. It'll be interesting thats for sure. As all the others say... still keep in touch please. We'll keep u grounded in the aussie way of life hehe.

yo yo!
jemima's cousin's first birthday today and another of her friends first birthday party too! yummo (i wont tell what i ate that is just cruel) jemima impressed me and was more into carrot sticks than cake... good girl....

FINALLY some of the ladies at church noticed i'd lost weight and benji's family at jemima's cousin party said i was looking good too and NONE of them know i'm on a diet (i think they know i am fat and therefore must be wanting to lose weight) yippee to that!

going shopping tomorrow for a new skirt to wear to jemima's party next sunday

ani - if you can tell me what kind of clothes you like i will get them from the opshop for you before they hit the stands! i get all sorts of awesome stuff from the opshop i got a great skirt last week size 14 and so close to fitting for $3! denim and funky loving working there!

Today I'm down 600g so am happy with that. I got up early and went to the gym this morning and it was so nice to have a workout and not be so rushed. I did my weights and then had a 30 minute run and a 10 minute walk.

I'm starting back on weight watchers today and feel well prepared having done a big grocery shop during the weekend.

I'm so looking forward to my first night of freedom now that I'm not working tonight. I intend to tidy my flat and blob out in front of the tv. Bliss!


:twirly:

Down 400gm today. But thats been 2 weeks. I had george visit and I usually eat garbage when he's here. I also had KFC one night and the kids and I had daggy dog when Matt picked up the boys. (He has tea at his mums that night). I am so close to being under 70 so that is my goal for the next 2 weeks. thats 500gm each week. I know I can IF I drink water and eat breakfast. So I guess they will be these 2 weeks goals as well.

At least a litre of water and eat brekky EVERY day.

Woohoo Julia :carrot: Isn't it amazing how when you plan and shop it is easier? I used to do a monthly meal planner. Only for nights, but at least being prepared not only let everyone else know what was for tea (save em asking) but I could prep in advance when pushed for time, so less inclination to grab junk.

Kel I was only looking at Jemimas ticker the other day thinking how she has grown. The year has flown by. Wasn't she only 6 weeks or something when you started in here? Gosh.

I reckon the best thing IS when noone really knows yr on a *diet. And you swore you naughty girl (*Its not a "diet" it is a LIFESTYLE change lol.)

So great they noticed. Doesn't it make you fel good?

Vonni

Weighed in at 177.8lb this morning - so no change for me this week. But I see that as a good thing :).

Very big week for me - I am moving on Thursday and Friday, then cleaning this house and unpacking over the weekend … then start my new job next Monday. My head feels like it's 'not really here' - too much going on :dizzy:.

Kel that's very kind of you, offering to get me clothes. Thank you :). Hopefully I'll be sorted out financially by the time I fit into a Size 14. The next fortnight will be the hardest for me financially, as I have no money at all - but I just look forward and know that everything will be OK in a few months … and I'll have a regular income.

Don't they say that tough times are character building, or some such nonsense ;)?

Vonni and Julia - great work. Vonni you are going to feel SO good when you get below 70kg - I'm excited for you!

This week's plan for me is overwhelming - there is just so much to do, and it's already doing my head in. So I'll break it down into small chunks and just get it done.

I was going to have a week off from my weight loss, but I think that'd be dangerous. So I have set myself the goal of staying on plan all week, and seeing how I go.

Might not be in here for most of the week. I think my Broadband gets cut off here sometime tomorrow, and won't be on at the new place until sometime on Friday.

So today's plan is to stick to less than 1600 calories, drink 2L of water (won't be hard because it's going to be 36ºC here), and work through my list of things to do ;).

Blurk! What a week!!!

Good luck with everything this week Ani. You've got a plan so that's a massive step in the right direction. We'll be thinking of you!

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Ani i dont think yoo will have to worry about excercise this week .. lol your gonna get plenty of it :) Goodluck with the move i hope evertything goes smoothly as possible for you :)

Vonni and kiwi :carrot: well done on your weight loss thias week well done :D.

Ani hope yr move goes well. Get back in here quick as you can.

:carrot::carrot:gen and vonni you rock :carrot::carrot::carrot:
:carrot::carrot: ani the art of maintenance in awesome :carrot::carrot::carrot:

gooooood luck with the move

i just thought we all should have given something up for lent..... i gave up food hehehehehehehehehe nah i gave up smoking and jemima gave up alcohol hehehehehehehehehehe i am so so funny
i wanted to give something up but there is nothing in my life i do that consistantly i can give up.... if it was next month i'd have given up the internet! but this month i need it for birthday stuff for jemima on ebay and stuff like that (the church is having this thing where you give something up and give them the money you would have spent on it)

i think i started on this site when jem was about 3 or 4 months probably 4 months as i had a good 12 weeks waiting for my c-section to heal better and get the ok from docs to get stuck into exercise and what not but the time has gone so fast, my little girl is huge

and seems to be sick AGAIN, this time though i am totally pis*sed off about it as i think it was her cousin that made her sick, and her cousins mum my evil sister in law goes on always about how her baby never sick, well all that gluggy snot looks pretty sick to me sister!!!!! grrrr so now my child weak and sooky and sleepy and not eating and temp is going up..... not happy jan if she is sick for her first birthday it will be so sad

hehehehe diet is evil word, but ONLY way to described the stupidity of optifast, i worked out yesterday that i have 69 days of "diet" to go if i do somekind of optifast until my birthday end of april!!! that is not forever bring it on - i have one more week of hardcore optifast - i am really going to try this week and then after jems birthday on sunday will look at things and do more meals and slowly get back into 2 meals a day, I KNOW with everything i learnt previous to optifasting that i can eat within my calorie limit everyday and that no foods are bad foods

go everyone:carrot:

God.. been on hold with US banks, American Express etc for aaaaaaaaages tonight. Why do they always have crappy hold music? Luckily I'll be gone by the time Mum gets her phone bill... *snicker*

Yikes, I hope the phone bill isn't too bad Gen!

I enjoyed my first night of freedom last night and blobbed out on the couch all night :D I was very careful not to go over my points allowance and drank lots of water instead. I was on the bloody toilet most of the night!

Hit the gym again this morning and had a great workout. When I was in the changing rooms afterwards one of the ladies who's always there in the mornings commented on how much weight I've lost and said that it's really noticable. It was so nice to have a stranger compliment me on it :yay:

Goal for today is to stick to my points and to avoid snacking again tonight.


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Nah won't be too bad, I think mum's place to US is around $6 a call. I'll give her some money before I go.

Very nice on the gym lady - that's nice of her!

Hi all
All you ladies are going great:carrot:, good on you all:grouphug::stress:
I have stayed the same weight this week:?: (very disappointing:mad:):dunno:
I did as was suggested and increased my calories, but to no avail.
I have been good with my food, water and exercise and still no lose.
So am not feeling happy Jane.:(
I will just have to be like British paints and keep on keeping on.:?:
Karen

Karen you'll get there. Sometimes you can do everything right for a few weeks before you notice any change on the scales.

I haven't lost anything for a month - but I don't consider that a failure. I figure that my body is adjusting on the inside, and is getting ready for the next big effort from me.

Nothing to report here… except that the weather is utterly hideous. Starting today we have a whole WEEK above 37ºC. On my moving day it will be 38ºC, and on my first day of work in an outdoor job it'll be 37ºC… bloody delightful.

Hopefully tomorrow will be my last night here. My bedroom in this place is asbestos (well the whole house is), and it faces west. It really traps the heat and the landlord glued and nailed the windows shut. Just to give you an idea of how delightful it is in there, it's 10pm now and the temperature in my bedroom is 35ºC - and no, it isn't air-conditioned.

I think I'm doing OK with my food and exercise goals this week. I'm staying within my calories, and drinking plenty of water - but the heat is making me retain fluid.

Must go and pack some more…

Hope everyone is having a good week.

:)
Ani

boo hoo
evil sister in law is pregnant.
everyone i know is trying i think and i didnt care as long as i 'beat' evil sister in law
she has baby girl one week older than jemima.

not happy jan

so couldnt be bothered cooking for benji and was going to put security bars on church opshop (they got broken into HOW CRAP IS THAT) so treated the minister and his wife to pizza in the church it was kinda weird BUT i so didnt need to eat pizza this week, this being LAST week before jemima birthday

after jemima's birthday it will be interesting to see how on track i stay, i always have something i am aiming for though so hopefully i can see my b'day 67 days away and work towards that

or if i want to get pregnant so damn bad i should just keep reminding myself that my body did not get pregnant last time til i was 74kg and that i only have 8kg until then.... and then maybe it my turn

Try and focus on the positive Kel. You know you can get pregnant so it will no doubt happen eventually.

Ani you poor thing, it sounds awful having to put up with that sort of heat. I'd be happy if it was around 28-30 degrees year round. It's interesting, when I was fatter I hated the heat but now that I've lost some weight I love it!

I must have been really worn out last night because I went to bed at around 7pm. Woke up and watched a bit of telly at around 11pm then slept thru until this morning. I went to the gym and walked for 60 minutes and am glad to have that over and done with for the day.

Tonight I'm going out for dinner with a friend and we're going here http://www.twofatindians.co.nz/menu-mains.html can anyone suggest what might be the least fatty thing to choose from?


:twirly:

maybe the fish bengali or the veges?? both dont seem to be swimming in coconut milk??

i know i can get pregnant and everything happens for a reason, just annoyed coz sis in law was the ONLY one i wanted to "beat" coz she makes me want to be competitive so bad, it is awful... so probably good for me to learn lessons about jealously and patience. doc said that breastfeeding supresses some womens hormones more than others, there is no way that i am going to wean jemima to get pregnant as sis in law is feeding her baby same age heaps more than i feed jem.... just going to wait and keep 'trying'

pizza last night does not seem to have ruined my week but i wont have lost this week i will have maintained, which is ok but i will have to get my butt into gear and start losing again but i am not really in the mood at the moment, Friday my calender says "make party stuff" which means a day off (after personal training at the gym) and i am already thinking about the lasagne that is in the freezer for lunch..... that will keep me on track tomorrow even though i'm going out for lunch i will keep it very light and healthy, iwish sushi wasnt rice less carbs is better for me

i am not drinking enough water that is why i am not losing as much weight
so i will fix that today!

Kel you have a beautiful healthy baby, a wonderful husband and a great life. Why one earth would you be jealous of anyone else in the world? And why would you want to compete with your SIL? I don't understand.

Julia I've never eaten Indian food, so I would be useless at helping you out with calories at that restaurant. Not very helpful, am I - sorry!

I am in a disgusting mood. The landlord can't make up her mind about whether I can move tomorrow or not - and won't let me know until later today. This is in spite of telling me last week that I would have the keys today. And the fact that I have someone lined up to help me tomorrow morning.

This economic climate and housing crisis has brought out the worst in landlords. It's all about money, and it's all about greed!

I'm really stressed today - and Perth is in the throes of a week of extreme heat. Bloody marvellous!

Ani i hope your lanlord stopd being &^%$ at lets you move tommorow.

Kel i really think you will be happier having more of a gap betweeen your kids.. it mean jem will deal with the new baby alot better then her niece because she will be an indepent 2 year ols not a depent 20 month old whe you have thr next one.. and also if you beat your SIL you're baby would be ooh ahhed over by the family only until hers came... lmao so in the end having yours after her is a very good move .. your baby will be the baby in the family not hers .. .. lol i know im evil..

Julia im glad you are enjoying your nights to yourself and going out instead of working all the time.. I dont eat indian so i hope you could find something on the net about the calorie intake.

Karen dont be diheartened you have proven you can comfortably eat more calories.. stay on those calories and let your body get used to it and you will loose again.


Things are finally looking up for me :) im down to 124 kilos . i just sold the ute and we finally have some money :) My exercise has been good and so too has my diet so .. i cant complain about nothing for once lmao. Wow me not whining.. lol isnt that a change .. hahahaha.

I still have my blue bomb and i have decided what im gonna do with it too here you go View My TinyFx lol oh also i got something cute to share.

Yesterday i found Leah on my bike :) lolView My Video shes saying shes not here lol .. Leah is 3 :)