Sh*t.......

Oh Ani that sucks! Murphy's Law eh. I agree, my weekend was so awful all you can do is laugh really. Being told that my cervix was hiding just topped it off really!

Onwards and upwards :D

holy dooly what a weekend for everyone
i have totally wasted today
i had such plans but didnt get out of bed til 11 then have stuffed around between the computer and the tv for the whole day
i just had a shower and have to go to tupperware tonight to pick up my order otherwise i would not bother going - i have it sussed out now though i am going to pay the eleven dollar delivery fee and get next weeks order delivered to me and take benji and jem out to a steak night somewhere with some other people NOT tupperware related.

there is a family of mice in my house/study/laundry/kitchen/livingroom and i am not happy jan! one of them had the nerve to run over my foot when i was washing up last night so i am so totally ready to catch it in my hands and ring its neck
every so often we catch one in a trap but other than that they just run around annoying us

anyway i best go and try and get something done before i have to leave - jemima is at daycare so i have no excuses at all

oh and it seems i binge eat a lot - i am hating finding out the terms for the things i thought was 'normal' if i had to write down what i have eaten today it would be embarrsing and weird

amy - what are you going to do? is there any way you can move closer to where john works so he can come home more?

ani - i can not believe you are one week out of warranty!
julia - sorry but i had to laugh at your weekend too - everything that can go wrong does and after the first couple you are not phased by it at all you are expecting it?? i know exactly how you feel! (my car got run into i sprained both ankles and i got sick in the same couple of days) (etc)

No if they dont change ther mind John will come home and work in roxby which is only 1 hour flight away ( as apposed to 9 hours)and 3 weeks on 1 week off .. he is in east arnham land in a tiny town called Nhulumbuy ther are no road oing in or out the only way to get there is fly or boat .. so not a place i would take my kids too even for a visit.. not with leahs allergies no way ..

Kel.. as much as you dont like it maybe you could write down what you eat in the day.. do add it up or anythig just write it down.. then you can see where you are going with it.. what do you think? it might help you.. get over the binging thing.. im like you a binger and i have to find myself something insteda of.. i cant just say im not gonna do it i need a replacement.. for me its usually cleaning, reading watching tv or getting on the net.. anything to get me away from the kitchen.. also only keep you food in the kitchen.. dont leave anything anywhere else.. its all just an excuse to binge.. . I hope you kind find your funky weightloss happy place again..

fingers crossed he does get the job in the closer town with the better shifts!! my dad worked away and shift work when i was younger and with everything going on right now i have been trying to remember how i was brought up... but i honestly cant remember him being home...

yes i want to get back to my funky happy weightloss place! i maybe will start going to the gym after jemima goes to bed, maybe, as it is too cold to go outside onto my cross trainer, i will find a gym buddy and just do it! (my old gym buddy joined another gym closer to her house :( )
and i will get stuck into the belly dancing classes with my neighbour
and i will take my baby on a walk once a day
and i will drink more water
and stop buying chocolate when i know i will eat it inappropriantly - jemima doesnt like it anyway so i am only buying it for me - benji has some as a treat but i eat it all throughout the day - i need healthy snack options or have to learn to have none
getting out of the kitchen wont help coz i go back in anyway if i tell myself i want/need to eat something lets see if i can remember what i ate today....
got up, went into kitchen, ate a choc chip cookie back in bed, got up got a pepsi i think and a cheese stick sat in front of computer, went back to kitchen got 1/3 pack twisties (benji's stash i already raided the other day) and went back to bed with the paper, then read some of my book (that was good of me - trying to relax) went back to computer with another cheese stick, whilst in the kitchen ate a mint slice biscuit and got half a block of choc sat back at computer, then it is lunch time so while cooking my lunch i am eating snakes then i cooked some potato wedges and some rice and some chicken tenders, drowned them in soy sauce and had a pepsi max and watched the rest of that weird movie with robin williams in it when he worked in a photo shop and then watched all saints until the mail man came about 3pm coz i had to go and take a photo of him with my neighbours new mailbox, and then came back in side and had a shower and i think i posted on here and then i tried to do some tupperware stuff on line and then i wasted more time and MONEY on ebay and then i went to try and accomplish something and ate more snakes and chocolate and then i got some water out of the fridge and started to washup and then i wanted to get dinner ready but we have no meat so i went and got jemima from daycare (brought my water with me) and went to the shop to get meat ($80 later) came home and benji was watching a tv thing on frozen pizza so we decided to have frozen pizza and frenchstick covered in butter and crisped up in the oven instead and apple crumble and light whipped cream i had bought from the shop - i was meant to go to meeting but couldnt be bothered
today was a cant be bothered day, i get annoyed at myself for those days
tomorrow i am going to town to meet mum for lunch with jemima and then i HAVE to go to tupperware to get my order!! and i dont think i will eat anything else today so i will brush my teeth so i dont
or i would
maybe
i dont eat coz i am hungry

OMG kel. how did you eat all that?

its not really a lot of food
it is just a lot of bad choices
if i had had a proper breakfast i would not had picked all through the "morning" when i wasnt snoozing or ebay ing
but a block of choc, a couple of cookies and some rice and chicken and about 5 wedges is not a lot of food - it is just crap (oh and i had almost forgotten about the pizza for dinner)

tomorrow -
brekky will be cereal and lite milk and a juice
lunch probably a kebab or sushi
water all around town
dinner - spag bol

lets see how we go

picking is not good huh .its very easy to loose track of what your at for the day but hey im glad you getting ready to get going again.. :) tommorrow will be a better day im sure .. but hey kel at least your day wasn't as bad a julias weekend :) lol ..planning looke like your best friend.. plan it and try to stick to it..

and ani washer.. omg id be so so mad about that..

Kel, I second Amy's suggestion that you try to write down everything that you eat. It's something I've been doing for months now and honestly, it does stop me from bingeing quite often.

Yesterday was a great day for me. I stuck within my points allowance and had a great workout at the gym.

Unfortunately I'm getting shin splints so will have to lay off the running for a bit which is annoying :mad: so rather than go to the gym today I got up early and went for a 50 minute walk.

Goal for today: stick to my points.


:twirly:

okey pokey
today:
cereal (fruity bix i think) with slim milk (aka white water)
and a piece of whole grain toast and vegemite and butter and some tropical juice
then a kebab (could be a good choice but i always have tahini sauce to make the hot chilli sauce and the jalepenos not so over the top and i have cheese and pineapple most times as well - like today) and a energy drink I NEVER HAVE THESE it was called mother and was nothing exciting so i wont bother doing that again
pepsi max on the way to the doctor (went and talked to awesome doctor about meltdown i had in town today apparently i got upset at the lady at the bookshop enough to be asked to leave) (sigh)
then didnt get home for ages and then benji got home and decided he wanted pizza again coz that is what was on his meal plan for today as we were not meant to have it last night, he never REALLY wants anything so i encouraged it but tomorrow DEFINATELY spag bol
and i have had a handful of lollies tonight
and a glass of water

but am planning to go to the gym either friday or monday morning
and planning to walk the dogs in the morning

julia didnt you freeze your arse off on your walk this morning! you go girl!!!!!!

oh and i maybe wont weigh myself in the morning
i wont be able to cope if i am over 90 and i have done NOTHING to encourage maintenance this week......
but maybe i will
will see how i am feeling in the morning....

Weighed in yesterday - still 76.5kg, and for some reason I feel really annoyed with myself about that. In the last six weeks I have dropped less than a kilo and I'm frustrated because I don't feel like I have my head in the right space for losing weight.

I know I can put a positive spin on it and pat myself on the back for being able to maintain, and not put it back on. But I really want to lose weight, and I just feel like I'm treading water.

What am I doing wrong? This is what I'm aware of:

1. I'm not drinking enough water.

2. I'm eating too much - it isn't that I'm bingeing, I'm just eating a little too much every day.

3. I've lost sight of my goals.

4. I don't do any structured exercise because my job is physically demanding, and I have convinced myself that I don't need to do anything extra. It's probably true - but exercise used to give me a focus and remind me of what I was working towards.

5. There is part of me that seems to think I have already done enough. I haven't explained that very well, because that's not entirely true - but when you balance things out I am less motivated to be disciplined now, and I struggle with the 'small choices'.

I really need to work through this, because I am NOT willing to stop now. I'm still a long way from reaching my ultimate goal, and would be very disappointed with myself if I quit now!

Maybe I need to switch the scale back to pounds for a couple of months. Maybe the thought of reaching 75kg is more scary to me than I realise.

I just don't know!

I have to say that some of these weight loss websites are a joke. I was surfing today and came across one that calculates 'normal' body weight. I put all my height/weight/age stats into their calculator, and they came back with the amazing info that I should weigh between 49-58kg to be healthy.

49 kilos? I'd be a bloody STICK!

I emailed them and told them my biceps are probably 49kgs (yes, it's a lie :D), and that they are promoting unhealthy, impossible and overwhelmingly stupid advice, and that they were making themselves look like top-shelf d!ckheads.

Yes, I'm still the quiet, shy, retiring woman I've always been ;)

haha Ani you made me laugh at the shy retiring type :p

My scales are broken. Dunno what happened to them. One day they worked fine, the next I find the battery cover on the floor and when I replaced it they didn't work. And yes I did make sure batteries were in there and the correct way. Nothing zippo zilch.

I am back to mechanical things but I am not touching them for a couple of weeks. Some medication the Dr put me on this week may cause weight gain and I am not to impressed about that.

Everyone else seems to be plodding along ok (with a few hiccups and woes)and also seem to be real chatterboxes lately. good to see.

Cheers
Vonni

I had a fabulous day.. i had a bit of a cold and didnt get a good workout till today.. i got up early and did 30 minutes on the elliptical .. i vaccumed the whole house today (80 minutes i have hard floors and leather couch so fairly quick) and then i got back on the elliptical tonight did 30 minutes again then did 20 minutes weights and 10 on the mini tramp.. i am positivly buzzing.. i feel fantastic.. :) woohoo.. what a great day

Ani, you're very good at knowing your weaknesses and setting goals to overcome them and I for one am SURE that you'll achieve whatever goals you set your mind to :D

I had a duvet day yesterday. Slept in until lunchtime then watched rubbish on tv during the afternoon. In the evening I went to a friend's for dinner as it was her 30th birthday celebration. Diet not good and no gym but hey, that's life and I'm back on track today.

Goals for today: 1)stick to my points 2)do weights and at least 20 minutes cardio.

Looking forward to spending this weekend up in Wellington with my sister and her mob. As of this morning, my nephew is able to roll over so that's exciting!

Also, I'm booked in for another new tattoo on Friday next week so am excited about that. It's some lyrics from the song Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix. It's a song that's always reminded me of my sister so it's really quite special.

:twirly:

Did you guys watch the Jamie oliver special on ten last night eat to save your life?

The programme was very confronting. i had no ideas that would be chopping up bits of poeple to show the affects and at times it left me quite queesy but still very interesting..
there amount seems higher then what we aim for fat salt ect.. but all in all.. the recomendations were far better then the diets the group on it were on .. and small steps i suppose..
The mri was an eye opener for me .. i like always presumed skinny poeple were healthy even with apoor diet . i had decided there body must just work better then ours so they can process crap better but its not the case .. The skinny man with the poor diets had more fat in and around his organs then the obese man that lead an active life and played rugby.. they both had poor diets .. the rugby player was a bad Vegaterain ( as Jamie put it) and the only real difference was one exercised one didnt . the skinny guy was worse off the the obese one . since the obese guy had alot of good muscle and only carried fat under the skin.. the skinny guy had it in his liver and around everything else too .. and he was barely even 20 year old .
It was great and it made me feel great .. my diet is 90% home cooked and prepared so it makes me feel like im doing everything right .. i eat loads of fruit and veg and lean protien and a small amount of wholegrain.. and im feeling fantastic.. the show has hit home to me the impotance of exercise and though i do plenty now.. i was gonna skip the early one this morning since i did so much yesterday.. but watched the show got up and did my 30 minutes HIIT again.. im on a roll oh and though its not my weigh in day i had a peak on the scale.. i weighed last week on saturday mroning ( but put it on friday so the check in thing would be happy and i could keep my graph .. lol.. and i was 121.7 then .. i have lost 700g since then and im 121.. straight.. lol
.. ill weigh on saturday again........... i am really hoping next week to be below 120............. come on 119.. i will love to meet you.. i met your friend 118 an few year ago but he didnt stay for long and i got back together with 125 . and then 125 intorduced me to 132.. . so im hoping me and 118 can sort out our differences and he will introduce me to his other friend 117...


Julia i cant believe he is already rolling over he only little . lol.. that was fast ..
Vonni broken scales.. that mysteriosly have a broken battery back.. hmm gee i wonder if there were children involved in thier demise??? hmmmm gee .. mmmm .. lol... wonder how long it will be till one of them confess...

Ani wasnt your original goal 75?? i mean you have a very labour intesive job ad all .. have you thought about get a body fat measured?? you might be at the weight you need to be.. i would say you have alot of muscle doing what you do . maybe your not losing becuase your body doesnt need to? i dont agree for as second your should be that skinny 49-58.. calories king says i should be between 56 and 71.. to be in my healthy range.. but you would have a few kilos of muscle im sure .. so.. 75 sounds very reasonable to me.. and we are almost th same hieght so.. it cant be too wrong can it?

Wow Amy I missed that show. I did see the shorts once and thought wow that'd be good, but neglected to find out when it was on. Is there another one showing? Or was it a one off special program?

Yes I think the 2yr old had something to do with the scales, but the other kids never saw a thing. Hmmm. They were all playing together at the time. Oh well, I have given scales a rest. They are NOT my friend at the moment. I will just see how my clothes go, and maybe then jump on if they feel looser.

My ideal weigh for height should be 46 - 58kg. I am aiming eventually for somewhere in the middle. Which means I have about 20kg to go. Oh boy it looks like a long hard road ahead. How depressing. Maybe I can set a goal for a year? God I hate this sometimes.

The Dr was right, my appetite has increased with the tablets, but I am making ok choices when I want something. I've been eating fruit and yoghurt and small meals. And if I ignore my body saying feed me, I just get nauseous. So I gotta eat. Oh, and since starting them one good thing is I get reflux and heartburn now if I eat crisps. Whoohoo. so thats one thing I know I will be laying off.

Vonni

hey if you like since you missed it .. i actually taped in do if you have a vcr i can make you a cop and send it to you.. .. just send me a pm with your postage details.. and i can dot it easily we ahev 2 vcrs so i can just tape from one tho the other .. if your interested.. that goes for the rest of your guys too if you want a copy send me a pm.. and ill copy and send

Amy I do have a fair bit of muscle, but I also have more fat around my tummy and thighs than I am happy to live with. I really think that 5kg will make a decent difference to me, and I definitely take your point about body fat.

I'm going to keep chipping away until I get to around 70kg, and I just don't care how long it takes - it's just one of the goals I have for my health, and I understand that a lot better these days. Even though I get frustrated, I am surprised by how much muscle I have built in less than four months.

AND

Amy we are all cheering for you to get to 119 :carrot:.

Hey Vonni - ONE kilo at a time matey, and I don't know that you need to lose another 20kg. That seems vaguely ridiculous to me.

Anyway, best get off the computer. We've got a massive thunderstorm that's coming in, and it's only about 30km away.

vonni what kind of medciation are you on?

i was 91.7kg when i weighed in yesterday not cool
but i had a good brekky and dinner and no snacking today - dont ask about lunch - long story but special treat for lady at opshop and was not healthy AT ALL but she talked about the jamie oliver special the whole time we were eating it so we wont be doing that next time i work there again hehehehe

my medication seems to be working heaps good, i am having heaps more good days/times than bad... i did have a meltdown at the bookshop the other day which was so embarrising but hey these things happen and i am learning from every day and treasuring every moment i have with jemima things are looking up
starting to eat real food and going to the effort to make healthy choices so long term i will be awesome

Sorry to hear you've broken the 90kg mark Kel. Hopefully you can nip this in the bud now though and start going down again!

I had a great day yesterday. Stuck to my points and did weights followed by 10 minute run, 10 minute walk, 10 minute bike so I exceeded my goal by 10 minutes of exercise :D

Today after work I'm flying up to Wellington to spend the weekend with my sister and her family. I won't be exercising while I'm up there so will have to try to focus on my diet.

Goals for the weekend: 1) most importantly, write down everything that I eat. 2) don't eat rubbish!

Have a great weekend ladies.


:twirly:

basically i WONT wear tracksuit pants to the shops and my jeans are getting too tight so i HAVE to lose weight in order to keep that promise to myself

i AM going to the gym on monday morning, at the moment all i have on monday is appointment with another counsellor at 1pm so there should not be ANY reason why i can not go and do at least 30 mins on something - i am going to take it easy as dont want to freak my body out but i am going to get there

i am going to tidy my study more today - i got a heap done on wednesday night and all i have to do today is get to ikea to get jemima a new bed and then be home to get money for tupperware to take to bank and then be organise dog washer and then be home to get jemima and get her ready to go to my parents for a sleep over so i can take my husband out for his birthday! i have got tickets to go and see the new batman movie - goldclass was sold out but he wont mind i dont think...

It's great to see that everyone is thinking about our weight loss, and plans are being made. Let's make ourselves proud :carrot:!

For me I have decided to focus all my energy on losing five pounds. I've switched my scale over to pounds, accepted that I have been out of focus, and challenged myself to reach this next goal.

I'm stripping things right back to basics and am going to set my sights on things that I KNOW will work. Today:

• No more than 1550 calories;

• Two litres of water and NO excuses;

• Two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetable; and

• Find every excuse to work as hard as possible.

Next week I am working 6.30am-2.30pm every day, so I need to plan for that as well.

But this next five pounds is coming off. I mean it!!!

Ani, just as soon as I get new batteries for my scale, I'll join you in the 5lb challenge.

what is five pounds?? 2.5kg???
if so bring it on!

We had a tornado yesterday - it was a bit scary. It smashed the front foyer at work, took the roof off about five buildings, and trees and power lines went down everywhere. Then when I got home from work there was a huge gum tree laying in my front yard (and it's still there).

It's calm, cold and fine today and I'm going to have to spent today cleaning up after the storm. And hand-washing my clothes of course because I can't afford a washing machine yet.

Gen get those batteries! Let's see if we can get ourselves in the right frame of mind and drop a little bit more weight.

Kel five pounds = about 2.3kg, so you were close.

OK - off to clean up the storm damage…

Ani im glad thewre wasnt any damage at your home other then the tree.. it must have been scary.. that is very uncommon in prth isnt it?? i dont think i have heard them have one of them before?

Im still on plan and going strong.. and feeling great depite tom.. last night i was feeling really hungry though my cals were done for the day .. and i ignored it and went to bed.. :) hehe.. i like victories no matter how small. its all the little snacks and things are what creeps on the pounds for me .. so im trying not to snack at all just 3 meals a day .. i wont to break the habit.. i know they say to have 5 -6 small meals a day but i eat crap that way .. im eating more at my meals instead .. and that has lost me the 700g this week... i dont know if this link will work but this is my food diary..
http://www.calorieking.com.au/public/?member=amouse
i weigh and measure everything that goes in.. so i can have 100% control of my calories.. while im at home.. i have a snack if im really hungry but i want hunger to be the only reason i eat..

anyway John is home and whinging becuase im on the computer.. he is here till friday morning so im gonna be busy hope you guys have agreat week

hey hey hey
ani i am glad you are ok, i will have to message my other friend that lives in perth and make sure everything in her world is ok too..... hand washing must feel so weird! i have to hand wash a couple of things in my world and i always feel so domestic doing it, but i can not imagine having to do all my clothes... i keep telling benji i want to have real money and real savings for just in case things like the washing machine die on us

we have so many mice in the house it is driving me crazy they walked on my feet again, creepy! and now make it clear they hang out in our bedroom as well!! so i am going to take matters into my own hands and buy some "humane" mousetraps and see how i go catching the mice.... what i am going to do with them once i have caught them i am not sure.....

amy - how is john this time??? did he get to come home early or something ?? and you go girl not eating for any other reason but hunger is so simple it will work!!! we all overthink it so much but making it that simple is awesome!

2.3kg - 5 pounds - bring it on - i told benji, i am going to lose 5 pounds and he thought that was a great idea...

and I AM GOING TO THE GYM ON MONDAY MORNING (sadly though i dont think i have a shirt that fits me for the gym.... so that sucks but i will sort that out before monday so there are no excuses)

last night we went and saw the dark knight, heath ledger was AWESOME in it, i always loved him anyway but he really really really was good - and benji enjoyed it which was the main thing and we got to sleep in this morning as jemima stayed at my parents house

just about to put her toddler bed together and then figure out how to rearrange the house to fit everything in!

Hey Girls!

I'm so glad to see you all again. I know I haven't been around for soooo long - sorry 'bout that.

I'm living in the city now, right in Adelaide itself. I'm so lucky to have found a place here. I'm sharing with 2 girls. I am unemployed (had a job as a union rep but quit - long story). So I'm living off VISA and my mum's good graces. Anyone need an admin asst? lol

I'm just under 100kg these days. 2 minute noodles and pasta does not a diet make.

I don't know if I have the energy to focus on losing weight right now, but maybe it's time I started thinking about it at least.

love to you all.

Kylie

And oh my gosh hasn't Smylie's little girl grown!

OMG Kylie welcome back. Haven't seenu around in forever lol. Besides the no work thing, hows everything else going?

Ani glad yr ok. Pretty scary stuff a tornado.

Kel I am on Lovan - An anti depressant, Now most of those can have a side effect of gaining weight, however when I looked in my MIMS it doesnt say anything about weight gain or increased appetie, it DOES however say that an undesirable side effect can be weight loss (but usually in those already underweight). But one can only dream lol. My appetite has increased, however I am making good choices. And eating brekky every morning helps. If I dnt eat brekky with them, I end up feeling ill.

I was diagnosed depression in 2005 but have battled through. Though with everything going on in my life and household right now I just felt I couldn't cope.

I was feeling nauseous all the time, getting numbness and painful pins and needles in my arms and hands, and chest pain. Dr thinks is stress related and trying anti depressants for a couple of months and if it doesnt settle will be having other tests. Was funny cause it was the Dr I did my prac with, and he sat back after me describing and he says "What do you think it is?" LMAO. I asked him if he is asking me my (learning) professional or patient opinion lol. He said quite seriously "Both".

So anyways, enough about me. Hows everyone else faring?

KYLIE!!! :carrot:. I've missed you, and often wondered how you're travelling.

Even if you're not in the mood for losing any weight, don't be a stranger. Everyone has our ups and downs - and we've all been there where we put weight back on and can't be bothered.

Are you studying? What are you up to?

One of my neighbours (who I had never met before) came over with his chainsaw yesterday morning, and we chopped up the gum tree - it saved the State Emergency Service volunteers a job. Apparently my suburb was the worst hit from the tornado - out of 200 emergency calls to the SES from all over Perth, 136 were from where I live.

In terms of weight loss, nothing much to report. I stuck reasonably well to my goals and managed to avoid drinking water as per usual :D. But it's 1.2ºC here at the moment, absolutely freezing! Water is the last thing I want.

By the way Vonni - what is your opinion of what's going on with you? It does sound stress-related, and you've had a lot going on. But you keep a close eye on things - and if you need someone to talk to you know I am here :hug:.

Wow Ani , that is so nice of your neighbour poeple that still care make me all soppy .. lol i have a tear in my eye just thinking about it.. we live in such a cold and uncaring world.. its nice to hear there are still real people with real compasion out there that will help a stranger in need.

Hi Kylie nice to meet you. :) im just down the road from you in the southern suburbs. I hope you can get back into the swing of things and get on here more .. they all talk about you so i know you must be a great person :)


Kel woohooo go to the gym.. go without a shirt if you need to.. lmao .. Im sure you can find something that you can sweat in . :)

Vonni your doctor sounds funny .. like your still studying with him lol.. i suppose its good to figure things out for yourself in a way ..

As for me im great i weighed myself again this morning.. despite having tom.. i just had a funny feeling .. and guess what im down to 120.1. this morning .. :)

the weight i put on here before was thursday and i was 121 but it was th day tom started so im guessing there was some fluid involved in that weigh in.. so now i cant wait for tom to finish so i can finally find out if i got under 120.. if i did im gonna go wild.. lol

:D Thanks for the warm welcome back, girls!

I've deferred uni, because a. I want to find full time work and b. I'm still the president of that student org (remember?). If I added uni to that I'd screw up all three.

Life got extrodinarily difficult a few months ago, family stuff happened, plus being broke, plus depression = scars that aren't going to fade for a while. But chin up - I'm ok and safe now. Been travelling well since then.

My shopping reciept from the other day totalled $14 exactly. 4 packets pasta, 2 tins tomatoes, frozen spinach, frozen veg, onions. Trying to be healthy lol.

Amy, it's lovely to meet you too. I've been reading the previous posts, the saga that was the Elliptical must have tested your patience.

In fact, it sounds like everyone's been facing challenges lately. I hope we all stay strong. I'll be around more often now, so you can rely on me for a big cuddly shoulder if you need to.

love

Kylie

Hi girls, I'm new. Can I join?

I'm in Brisbane, and have just started WW Online (crappy work hours involving rotating days/nights and 12 hour shifts mean regular appointments are out for me). I'm married with 4 teenage boys (and a cat).

I weighed myself a couple of weeks ago - first time in ages - and I've reached 98 kg. Thats' about 10kg heavier than I was when I was 39 weeks pregnant!

WW has set me a goal of 69kg, and at first I thought that was a little optimistic, but then my pre-preg weight was 64kg, so it's probably not that far off.

Is 17 years a record to retain baby weight? Just realised my last sentence makes it sound like I have small children. I don't, I have just been slack for the last decade or so. But now it's me time!

Look forward to hanging out here and giving and receiving much needed support.

Cheers,

Ruth

Welcome to Aussie Chicks, Ruth - glad you found us. We're a small bunch, really supportive of each other and always happy for new members to join in.

I think Julia is doing WW - and others on here have dabbled with it too.

I have been losing weight for almost two years. I'm the tortoise around here, and still chipping away.

Looking forward to getting to know you and sharing the highs and lows of your weight loss with you :).

Ani

Hey ruth its great to have you here with us .. :) . as you can see these girls are a grteat bunch and are very supportive in the good the bad and the ugly...

you will soon get to know i cant spell to save my life but i dont shut up either lol .. 17 years is by no means a record my friends mum is still claiming that one and her only daughter my friend is 33.. lol ..

WELCOME

Hi Ruth
:welcome:

I'm about an hour and a half away from you. Looked on yr profile and says yr occupation is RN. Gen on here is currently working in the states (she's an RN) and I am currently studying toward my diploma to become an EEN. 6 months to go. YAYYY:book2:

I have 4 kids ages - 2 (g), 7(g), 13(b) and 18(g). And a new grandbaby (well not so new anymore she's 3 months).

Everyone here is so great. They're like my bestest friends and if I don't get a fix regularly I go nuts :crazy:

I love the saying . "I love my computer because my friends are in it"

Look forward to seeing yr posts and sharing yr ups n downs (hope theres not many of them for you).

Vonni:D