Maybe I'll be happier next week... my hot married man has been away on vacation so work was very boring this past week.. hehe

Hi all. been trying to fight my son for the computer lol.

Welcome Chineta. This bunch are fantastic. We share ups n downs n even kicks in the bum when needed. Plenty of hugs and love to.

Gen I echo Ani and Amy, but in the end you do what you feel is right for you. It sounds like you have done yr research and at least yes it's reversable. I just worry about the post op recovery period. I have heard that they r times of extreme self esteem issues and pain and vomiting etc... Hope if you decide to go through eith it that you suffer not much of this.

I have read everyones posts but to much has happened for me to comment on all.

Amy wow love the picks. What circus was it? We had one ion town a few weeks back but didn't get there. grrrr. they were here for one day only.

Me - well I thought I had been going ok with my eating but obviously not. I jumped on scales this morning and they said 73kg grrrr. However I do have george on his way out the door so maybe hopefully it is him contributing. If not, I am in serious trouble. Maybe its the bikkies I am having with my coffee. But I thought I could have a couple. Whats the point if ypou cant enjoy the occassional treat?

gotta fly. Have 2 assignments due tomorrow and as I have to take bree to her MRI in the town wher normally I post them to I will finishe today and take them in personally. Think my lecturers will have a fit lol.

Vonni

Well, my 106 must have been pre-curse. Today I weighed in at 103.4. At least now I'm weighing in, I will have to face the numbers every day so maybe that will give me the required motivation to stop stuffing my face.

Also I got into the nurse practitioner program at Pitt, the university attached to my hospital (can't remember if I told you yet?), so once I get my uni ID card, I can go to the student gym which is about 2 mins from my office. I have to walk past it to get to my car, so that should make it easier.

I start being on-call at 8am tomorrow... ****ting myself!! The other boys said I can call them if I need to, but arrghghhhghh!! Any problems with device, implants or explants or transplants overnight, guess who gets paged? Eek!

Go Gen.... Thats super responsibility and you have obviously earned it, so don't be scared. lol. Wow you must be really something.

As for the gym way to go... go for it. but don't overdo it after a huge shift.

vonni :)

Welcome chilenita :welcome3: it's a great group of women here and I'm sure you'll benefit from checking in with us.

I had a TERRIBLE weekend! Went on Saturday to get some more tattooing done. I sat for just over 2 hours and that's definitely my limit. I'd taken 4 panadeine plus and that helped but at about the 2 hour mark it just started to absolutely kill and I think I started going into shock as I was trembling and my teeth were chattering!

I'm really happy with the progress and I rekon one more session and the guts of the piece will be done.

Unfortunately after that, good eating was the last thing on my mind so I had fish n chips for dinner and then ended up drinking quite a bit and cured my hangover yesterday with Burger King.

Doh! :halfempty

I'm also absolutely skint and I'm going to have to borrow some money from the float at work until I get paid next week. Will make a big cauldron of soup and that'll keep me going for the week.

I won't be able to go to the gym for a few days as the tattoo on my back is pretty big and sore and I don't want to aggrivate it by jumping around so I'll be working hard at sticking to the diet.


:twirly:

Still 75.9kg - at least I didn't gain anything. This week I am determined to lose something, and I'm going to just take it day by day.

Today's goals are to eat no more than 1600 calories and drink at least 1.5L of water.

I feel a bit off colour - hope I'm not coming down with a winter lurgy - so it's even more important that I try to drink enough water to flush out any bugs etc.

Gen your job sounds awesome. Are you feeling any better?

Hey Vonni let us know how you go with Bree. I'm thinking of you.

Julia I don't know how you can stand the pain ;).

Sh!t!!! I just remembered Kel is in Perth this week, and I haven't organised a catch-up. I must do that this afternoon when I get home from work.

Have a good day everyone.

:)
Ani

yes you must!!!
like kel is leaving earlly in the morning!!!
hehehehe
i think i pm you my mobile so just sms me if you forget
i am maybe going to be let loose in perth with just me and jem on saturday
and rest of time i think i am south of perth

weight loss out the window or on the back burner for the week
then loooooooooook out

welcome new aussie chick!!!

we all rock!

oh yeah gen
i reckon heaps worse for your health to yo yo 20-30kg
i am yo-yoing 10kg every couple of months and that is taking a toll on me physically and mentally
in feb i got down to 82kg
by june i was back to 90ish
not cool
you wait til i get back from perth
everyone be excited
and ready for a challenge!
i am going to kick butt
(i am teaching jemima butt butt) (and bum bum depending on what mood we are in) (benji taught her "wax on wax off" the otherday - cute as!)

Hello all

I haven't been to the gym all week and it feels very strange! My new tattoo has still been a bit sore so best to stay away from the gym. It's feeling a lot better today but I've got a function to go to tonight so won't be going today either.

I haven't been keeping a record of my food but have been eating sensibly so that's cool.

How's everyone else doing?


:twirly:

Hi everyone!

I have a job! I am employed! Hoorah!

I'm working as a receptionist/admin/trainer, 9-5 in the Adelaide CBD. I am so lucky! I live in the city, so I will have to walk to and from work - good for me.

Also trying to keep up the water, and as soon as I get paid, I will be eating nothing but green vegetables and chicken.

Also realised that the racecourse is a lot closer than I thought, so I plan to start lapping that in the mornings.

Gen, I'm sorry you're struggling. We must be built really differently, coz I'm 100kg and I can manage size 16-18. I hope you research everything and make the best choice for you.

Kel, it's always a joy to read your posts - so bubbly! Keep it up hon.

I'm going to really try hard to get my sh*t together weightwise now. Having a job really has given me focuc, and new motivation to look after myself.

Love to you all!

Kylie

ok. so I just read Nightingale Shane's success story and had a look at her goal photos. She is beautiful. I'm 25lb heavier than her highest weight, which means I needs to lose over 30kg.

I'm half crushed, half wanting to go for a walk right now. (It's 1am).

Argh. Ok, I've had enough of this. I'm sick of being fat. I need to get back to basics. The only rule I can remember is 'drink 2l water/day.'

I know this sounds silly, but could you wonderful girls please help me get started again?

Ok. This is all a bit sleep-deprived, but you get the gist right?

Hey Kylie. Congrats on the job! It's great to hear you sounding so upbeat and ready to get back on the horse so to speak.

I've had a funny old week. Couldn't go to the gym Monday or Tuesday because my tattoo was too sore then Wednesday I had a work function and that's set the tone for the week - no exercise and not being overly careful with my diet.

Diet has been okay, but I haven't been keeping a food diary so I could well be overeating without realising.

So ...

Goals for today: Start my food diary again! and go to the gym after work tonight.


:twirly:

Kylie I think the best way to approach weight loss is to keep it as simple as possible. Find a plan that works for you, whether it be Weight Watchers, calorie counting or something else - but it needs to be realistic, and to fit in with your daily lifestyle.

Here are a few things that have worked for me over the last two years:

• You only lose weight if you burn more calories than you eat/drink. Work out how many calories your body needs every day, then eat less.

• Set yourself small, reachable goals (maybe 5kg at a time), then make a plan to get there.

• Drink as much water as you can. There are so many reasons why water is important for losing weight - and try to aim for 2 litres/day if you can manage it.

• Never miss breakfast - it's the meal that matters the most.

• If you can find a way to exercise, or to at least move more throughout the day, that will help you lose more weight, and give you a focus.

Hey Julia it's frustrating sometimes, isn't it. But it only takes a couple of good days to get your head back into the right space - and to remember all the good reasons we are trying to do this.

I've had a really good week so far. As long as I keep my focus over the weekend I should be able to lose something at Monday's weigh-in.

hey. Maybe thats where I have stuffed up these past few months. I have stopped eating breakfast (cause my 7 yr old keeps eating my cereal grrrr) and I am not drinking any water. Its to damn cold. I might give that warm water n lemon juice detoxy thing a try.

Goals for NEXT week (Yes I am saying next because my goals for the rest of
THIS week is to get my house in order to concentrate on next week) -

Keep a food diary. Not really changing anything but to see a pattern in there. Then the following week I will be altering the pattern.

Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day. Morn noon and night.

Thanks everyone. It's always good to hear the basics again.

Drinking lots of water, and walking quite a bit. Brekkie is also going to become part of my morning routine, as is walking the racecourse.

Just a quick one coz I'm off to a friend's 21st.

Vonni, they'd wanna be biiiiig glasses! You need more than 3 glasses of water per day. Can't you fill a water bottle and carry it around with you?

Vonni last week I gave myself an 'assignment' to write. I decided I needed to know WHY the human body needs water, and how it helps weight loss. As you well know I have struggled to drink enough water, especially in winter, but I often force myself to do it.

Last Saturday I did my research, and rather than writing an essay I came up with a list of reasons - and it has really helped me understand why I should drink more water. It has also motivated me, and I have been really diligent this past week.

There's nothing you can put in your mouth that is more important than water, in my opinion, and you just have to work out the right amount for 'optimal hydration'.

I'm in a space where I'm feeling pretty determined to lose some more weight. I've been really sticking to my goals for food, physical activity and water and am hoping for a good result this week.

Today I'm going to potter. I want to clean the house, and maybe whipper snip the front lawn (I'm saving up to buy a lawn mower), and I need to wash my clothes for work too. Aside from that I think a lazy day might be in order.

I had a lazy day today.... sort of.

This morning I got out in the garden and weeded then picked up all the river stones. (30kg of them lol).

Cleaned house.

Then at 12 a friend came over and we watched Spiderwick Chronicles and Little Miss Sunshine. So there went my afternnon.

We sat on a couch with a blanket each and a bowl of chippees (oops) and a Weis bar.

Coulda been worse. Could have eaten crap through the whole time.

Dinner was a mince, cabbage, celery and pineapple concoction so wasn't tro bad.

But the 165gm pack of maltezers I ate last night were a big no no. I felt so ill when I woke up that I am never eating another maltezer again. :D

Oh yeah.

I did manage a glass of water :(

What did you think of Little Miss Sunshine Vonni? That movie cracked me up big time :lol:

Last week was a total bust for me. No gym all week and despite trying, I didn't manage to keep a food journal for more than half a day :(

So, back on the horse today. I've got my food diary at the ready, have a nice healthy homemade lunch and a date with the gym for after work.

The big ask will be to weigh in tonight when I know I will have gained. Not what I want to see but necessary unfortunately.

Here's to all of us having a great week :hat:


:twirly:

I dropped 0.6kg this week :carrot:, and weighed in at 75.3kg. Can't wait to get below 75!

Amy where are you?

GO ANI!!!

:carrot: :cb: :carrot: :cb:

Awesome work mate :D

Helloooooo .......

Where is everyone?

I had a perfect day yesterday, a great way to get back on track. My food choices were really good and I stuck to my points. Gym session was really good and I feel so good for getting back on the horse.

I'm up 600g which is not bad at all considering how bad my last week was.

My main goal for the forseeable future is to keep on track and stop having bad weeks. Looking back over my journal, I've been hovering at the same sort of weight for a couple of months now, going up and down, up and down. If I stop messing around and get focussed, there's no reason I can't get below the 80kg mark.

Goals for today: 1) Stick to my points. 2) Go to the gym after work and do a minimum of 40 minutes cardio. 3) Write a shopping list and think of some yummy, healthy new things to eat.

Wish me luck, I'll try and post a photo taken at the concert I went to in the weekend ...

:twirly:

I just looked out the window and it's snowing again. Pretty!

I love snow - except for the cold that comes with it. And you look very rugged up in that photo :D.

Don't beat yourself up over not losing weight - give yourself a big pat on the back for maintaining, because that's hard to do. If you persist, something will click in your head and the weight will start coming off again.

I've got my sights set on breaking 75kg this week, and feel pretty determined to do it. I don't normally set myself up to 'reach a number', but I decided to throw myself a challenge this week and see if I can do it.

I had a good day yesterday and reached all my goals, and I'm going to do it again today.

And yes, where is everyone?

I'm here.

I know I shouldn't hide when I have gained..... Yes GAINED.

ARRRRRRRR. But it is my own fault. I havent even been trying. It's just in the to hard basket at the moment with everything going on.

And I can't plan meals cause I never know until an hour before tea if Mick is gonna be here for tea or not, so I never know how much to cook. I have taken to going to bed early and reading. Problem is I eat a bowl of chips or a chocolate whilst doing so.

I will NOT whinge I am FAT. Yes FAT!!! Because I only have permission to whinge when I am fat and doing something about it and it won't shift. It's being a bit hypocrytical (is that how ya spell it??) If I whinge I am FAT and keep eating the crap. It's my fault. No-one elses. I am the one who puts the chips in the bowl. I am the one who buys them. I am the one who reaches in my hand.

I did say this week I wasn't really altering anything. I am just keeping a food diary. I used to do calorie king really religiously but it's a pain in the rear to even try and get on the computer lately with my son and his MSN grrrr. Not worth the drama. And by the time he goes to bed I am to tired.

On a brighter note....... The tablets seem to be doing ok with the mood swings :D

Vonni

BTW

congrats Ani

:carrot: :carrot:

Good to see you back Vonni. You can join me in getting back on track having gained last week too.

Food was good yesterday and I did go to the gym after work and did 40 minutes of walking and cycling.

Today I woke up with the start of a cold :( I'm lucky not to have gotten it before as everyone at my work has had it but I am starting to feel pretty rotten.

Goals for today are to stick to my points and go to the gym.


:twirly:

C'mon Vonni - don't you let me catch up to you!

Now what's going on? Sounds to me like your eating is a symptom of other stuff going on in your life. Are you feeling like other people are controlling your life? Are you punishing yourself for something?

And what can we do to help you :hug:?

Yay Julia! It's great to see you on plan. I'm with you this week - having another pretty good week, and reaching my goals every day.

Today the plan is the same: eat no more than 1500 calories and drink 2L of water.

I've found a swimming partner - one of the women from work is going to start swimming with me next month.

hey guys sorry i have been missing i have just been busy.. and im pretty pleased with myself atm.. im at day number 21 on plan.. which means i have worked out everyday and behaved with my food.. and....


im now at the lowest weight i have been since i had Leah .. :) 116.9 kilos. and i have tom.. atm.. :) lol . yippeee .. i got to 118 when she was about 18 months.. and gave up again.. until november last year where i was 135.. so i have lost 18.1 kilos since then.. :)

I have been busy workoing my butt off everyday.. and not spening any time on line sitting on my butt on the net.. lol ;) which i think is a good thing.. and since im tired at night im getting in bed and watching the olympics.. at 730 every night.. so not going on the net then either..

I have had a great week .. i was brave enough to get my swimmers on in public and went for a swim down at the local pool.. ( 2 hours of laps ) last thursday .. went back with the kids for another 2.5 hours saturday and have walked every single day this week becuase the sun has been out. I have walked 32 kms this month(burned 10,332 cals so far with my workouts this months) so far as well as all the other things i do like my elliptical and aerobics.. im tracking my workouts on www.mapmywalk.com which im finding fabulous.. last month i walked a whopping 112km.. (burned 19,256 calories with my workouts) no wonder im losing weight now.. :)


Ani i like your goal for the week .. 74 here you come.. did you meet up with kel at all??

Vonni ....... no more chips or chocolate... dont buy it the kids dont need them either..

Julia im glad your getting back on track.. great picture i love the scenary that is special.. glad your getting your mojo back..

Kylie congrats on the job

Gen im glad 106 was a precurse weight

Hey all!

Enjoying my first week at work. Not eating any vegies, and smoking too much (yes, we can thank the break up for the smoking).

I'm drinking about 5-6 litres of weak cordial every day. I have a big cup, and drink one when I get up, one when I get home and one later in the evening. The little bit of flavour helps a lot.

Loving my red lentil soup at the moment. Slow cook red lentils in chicken stock. Sautee onions, garlic, add to lentils and cook a bit longer.

I added some salt and pepper, and lemon juice. Still a bit bland, but tasty enough!

Love you all, congrats on the losses, and chin up for those who didn't.

guess who is back?

HEHEHEHE

MEMMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEEME!!!!!!!!

sick as a frekin dog though!!! not cool, ani are you sick?? seemed everyone was sick in perth! all my friends kids and jemima got so crook and i am not really getting better that much quickly.... i guess maybe if i stopped i might but too much to do too little time
the next day i have off is maybe next friday other than that something on everyday

weight loss??
whats that???????? food - dont really care about that at the moment my body doesnt know what is going on, i am so fluey that everything tastes the same and not really hungry but then stick a chook and roast veges in front of me and i eat eat eat (thank you mother in law that heard i was sick and made us all dinner last night sent it over on a silver platter (for real))

anyway i am too sick to do anything hardcore - am a little disappointed for so many reasons - but think i thought that when i got back from perth the house would be sorted
note to self
husband is mechanic not a cleaning fairy
another note to self
was only away five days
jemima screamed and was unsettled alot coz she missed her daddy and she also slept alot coz of the virus she has picked up so that made my five days seem like heaps heaps heaps longer
so when i got home and the house was EXACTLY the same i was a little disapointed - basically meantally i NEEEED to get my house sorted before i can FOCUS on anything else
i forgot my medication when i went to perth and am kinda glad coz i went ok without it - and since i am sick i have stayed off it coz i cant take cold and flu tablets while on it - but last couple of days i have reaalised i DO need it so will try and get better quickly then hop on it
it is supposed to be TOM at the moment, i was due on monday so i am all confused and frustrated i KNOW that since it is only going to be second time is 27 months that it will be irregular but i am waiting so i can get on the pill, and so i am obviously wondering/ hoping i am pregnant but 3 preg tests have said negative (yes i know 3 in 4 days pretty desperate) - i will WAIT until next week and try again
then when i am finally not sick and not pregnant i will go on the pill and HOPE HOPE HOPE that it does not make me keep weight on and exciting stuff like that



kylie - you rock - getting a job - admitting you need to start again with the basics - how is work going??? do you love it???

ani - bummer about not meeting up with you last week - we were all sick as a dog and when i met my aunty she ended up cancelling her whole day to show me around perth (we only got to the zoo and kings park) (i will be back to go shopping) so next time definately!!

i got to see the sunset at rockingham beach it was lovely - as was the fish and chips!!! tee hee

julia - can you please post some tattooooo photos, you know you could say your friend is really weird and wants to see a photo of you being tattooed and maybe take a photo of tattooooo boy for us to see!!!! heheheheheheheeheheheheheheeheheheh i am working on my new tatt design, rainbow with a cloud and either a heart or tenderheart carebear with jemima's name in the middle and gotta decide exactly where i want it too

amy wow - if i didnt feel so crook i'd find some funny dancing fruit for you!!!!!!! you are a mazing DID YOU KNOW THAT 21 DAYS MEANS YOU HAVE FORMED A HABIt!!! it only takes 3 weeks to make or break one
that is amazingly awesome


oh oh ani - woo hoo hooo hoo hoooooo you so so so sososososososososososo close we are going to have a massive party for you when you get to 75 i cant wait

i was 90.7 on monday and calorie king wants me to weigh in again - but with a roast in my belly i am a little anxious................. and the study ios such a sty again i dont see the scales so i will wait til i find them

am going to cancel going to "work" today - gotta do funky things with photos on computer for this chick i work for but feel like sleeeeeeping
have to go meet friend and we are going to print out photos at harvey norman it is only twelve cents at the moment apparently so bring that on!!!

hey vonniii - woo hoooooo you drank a glass of water!!! ok i am just being cheeky!!! how is eb?? jhow is your GRANDdaughter??? how is your daughters father???

did i forget anyone???
how is that new girl that came on before i went away??? chei chie?

everyone drink lots of water

julia - it is so cold over here but we dont have snow that is so not fair

have a great thursday everyone!

mwah mwah

Me!

LMAO

Yeah Kel...............

GEN :p

damn it!!!! i didnt forget gen i was about to write "to" gen but then i thought she may prefer if i private messaged it and then i was going to write
gen i'll private message you but then i didnt write that for some reason
and then i didnt private message
i suck!!!
well then i am going to private message now
so there

so how is everyone???

guess what i still lost my scales

I don't have a whole lot to report other than that I'm feeling exeptionally blah and ended up having half of Wednesday and all of Thursday off work sick so no gym for me. I have stuck to my points though and that's my main focus while I'm feeling like this.

Good to see so many people back :D Amy it sounds like you're really powering on ahead! Good on you.

Here's a photo of my latest tattoo, it's not finished yet but you'll get the idea ...

omigosh!
julia that loooks awesome!!!!!!!
and you want to know what else??
so does your body!!!

Thanks Kel :D The trick is to hold my arms up so you can't see my back fat!

i never saw the other one on your feet
only the peacock
did you get a fish??? or a dragon fly???

I had yesterday off work - took a sickie because I had lifted around 8 tons of fertiliser the day before, and I was stuffed.

I've decided to change my weigh-in days to Fridays. It just makes sense to me that I weigh in at the end of the week, when I am most likely to record a lower weight than after a weekend.

So I will weigh in next Friday, and I am very confident that I'll break that bloody 75kg hoodoo by then!

Good grief - I just heard on the news that "one in four Australians are obese" :eek:, and that another 25% are overweight.

Julia I wish my back looked like yours - I've still got a bit of really annoying back fat. Grrr!

Kel good to see you got home safe. Not surprised you picked up a lurgy - travel does that, and there are a lot of winter bugs in Perth this year.

Amy you're on fire :carrot:! I'm really proud of you.

Kylie are you a vegetarian?

Hey Gen are you following a plan? What are you up to?

Vonni :p - you're avoiding answering my question you cheeky bugger. Don't think I haven't noticed!!!