Oh my golly goodness, you ladies will never guess what I did in the weekend ...

On Saturday, I RAN FOR 70 MINUTES!!!!! I was on the treadmill and kept a slow but steady pace of 7.5kph and ended up running 8km!

Then yesterday, I went for a walk with a friend that ended up lasting for 3 hours! So I exceeded my goal of 4 hours cardio for the week by 3 hours.

Go me!

My goals for today are to stick to my points and do my usual class at the gym.


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:bday2you::bday2::celebrate::gift::balloons:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VONNI!!!!!



imagine if you ran in a straight line for 70 mins where you would be!! forever away!!!


i am having salad or a ham and salad roll for lunch today, am quite looking forward to it.
i may have a friend and her bub coming over but if she wants lunch that is what she can have. if she wants morning tea i have some ww cookies in the cupboard or i can 'whip' up some pumpkin muffins that are 2 points each apparently....

my vege patch is kicking butt coz we have had good rain the last 2 weeks
hope not long now til i get some food in there!

Morning all!

Just about to walk out the door and leave for my work trip! I spent a good deal of time yesterday assessing what my diet was going to consist of whilst away, and although any nutritionist would kick my butt big time for my choices, I am just satisfied that I have kept each day to under 1500cals! So, assuming nobody is going to say 'lets go out for dinner' I should be fine!!

I know I am bad for maintaining my water intake while away too, not sure I'm going to be able to change that! Where I am going some people react to the water in a rather unhealthy way - I am one of those people! And I am not one who can justify spending lots of money for bottled water, whatever the reason. I bring my own bottles of water from home, but I drink from them sparingly in case I might run out and not have enough to get my morning coffee! It is all psychological of course...because I have never returned home with less than half the water I took! :lol:

And apart from that, I work 10+hr days in an office that feels like I am based in Antarctica!! They loooove their air-conditioning there!!!

So, today is day four of my new weight-loss attempt and lifestyle change, and so far I have kept to my goals, bar the exercise bit (which apparently bothers me, but not enough to get off my butt and do something about it!). For now, I am content with the water and calorie limit. I wasn't sure if I wanted to make Monday my weekly weigh-in day or stick to Fridays as that was the day I started on...I'm going to try Fridays for a bit and see how that goes.

Julia! Awesome work with the running!!!

Vonni, happy birthday mate! ;)

Kel, you mind sending a few drops of rain my way please?

And thankyou everyone for responding to my banana delema! I cut one up and froze it yesterday afternoon, and had it on my breakfast this morning! It was just perfect!! :dizzy:

By the way Vonni - I couldn't cook muffins (or anything else for that matter) even if my life depended on it! :lol:

Ok, must go! See you in a few days!

Hi Everyone!

So I read my post back and clearly I wasn't concentrating at all when I wrote it! What I meant was perhaps all the Adelaideans could meet up, (coz we are all close to the city from what I can tell). And it would be cool that all the Sydney-siders, Brissy girls etc could meet.

Hey Kel, I noticed you said you use blackle - I have a way cooler idea - www.givle.com. It still has the black screen, but it also donates money for each search you make to a charity my friend runs, called Carpets for Communities.

Must dash, boss is coming shortly!

Oh dear god, got totally smashed at the work dinner thing last night. Keep getting told things I said and did which I have *no* recollection of - that never happens to me! The hot guy from work turned up with his wife, and apparently I was sitting there chatting away like a big-mouthed loon to her for ages. I shudder to think wtf I was saying.

Oh god, someone tell me it wasn't that bad haha. I am dreading going to work tomorrow, the boys will give me so much crap!

wow gen! you must have drunk alot!!! it is awesome you are having a great time!!! i wonder what you were talking about with 'the wife'??

Thanks for the birthday wishes. :encore:

Unfortunately the scales don't say happy birthday. But they haven't smacked me in the head either. STill the same.:dizzy:

My eldest came over with her b/f this morning to do me breakfast. :fr: OMG just having her turn up before 10am AND DRESSED was enough to give me ten happy birthdays lol. Well the breakfast was Mcdonalds haha. Didn't have the heart to tell her I am OFF maccas. So had 2 pancakes (they gotta be real dont they?) with only half the butter and syrup I would normally:bravo:.

Then friends came over and I had a small slice of caramel charlotte. The Matt came over with a sponge cake.

And I am bloated, as I have been way out with my pill taking so george is hovering and will do till the full blown thing grrr. My fault.

Having a lean lamb steak and mashed taty with peas and corn for dinner tonight.:D

A friend came over yesterday and he made me a guinea pig cage. His wife breeds them and Ebony wanted one (mummy wants lots):^:

I went to pet shop and bought one that was soooooo quiet and lovely. We had him in a shoe box inside until cage was built. My son left the screen slider open and my dog got it grrrrr:mad: She didn't maul it, but grabbed it out and took it outside. It was dead though as she had pierced it with her teeth. Anyhow I got another 2 from Margy. My dog is sleeping next to the cage licking her lips. Thank god it's been made dog proof lol.

ebony woke from her sleep and even though I told my son not to tell her, he must have. Cause she came out to me and said Prinny ummm. and made chomping face. :(

Anyhow, better run. Dinner is almost ready (early I know) and I feel like proper food as all day I've had crap.

Vonni xxx

PS Gen Gen Gen :p

I actually didn't drink that much (yes, that's what they all say...) - maybe 4 glasses of wine. But I didn't eat anything because I was to busy yapping away. I really shudder to think what I was saying, but unfortunately I am sure I'll hear all about it at work today!!

Make sure to fill us in Gen lol. Drinking on an empty stomach???? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?????:nono: Oh well. As long as you had a good time. Hope you don't feel yuk and hope they dnt give u 2 hard a time 2morrow / today.

My sis says that all the time "I only had 3/4/5 drinks" Prob with her is she drinks out of greedy peoples glasses. One glass holds equivilant of a stubby and a half..... so in wine thats way to much grog lol. Specially her. But she's so funny when she's had a few.:crazy:

Happy birthday for yesterday Vonni, it sounds like you had a lovely day.

Try not to worry about what you may or may not have said Gen, I'm sure it won't have been as bad as what you might imagine!

All my hard work last week paid off and I have lost 1.1kg
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Stuck to my points exactly yesterday and had a good session at the gym. Unfortunately it seems that I am getting shin splints so I'll have to try and come up with some alternative to running for the next week or so.

Goals for today are to stick to my points and do 40 minutes cardio at the gym.


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hey guys im doing great feeling great and am happy.. kid free this morning and enjoying myself.. :) i have a whole load of parcels to send off today but imn gonna sort them out after lunch ... im going to walk to kindy so.. no point doing the parcels now. im not gonna be able to carry 10 of them to the post box.. lol ..

Vonni happy birthday for yesterday

Julia congrats on the fabulous loss and that kick *** run..

Lindor great to see you in high spirits :) and feeling better about everything..

Gen please do tell us what you find out about your sloshed antics.. im sure you behaved yourself really lol

Kylie its just you me and Barb in adelaide.. and barb hasnt been around for quite sometime.. im meeting a whole load of girls from calorie king at a park in albert street goodwood on november 15.. could you make it there?? to meet up would be great they are all on the same journey as us.. and it will be great.. i have never met any of them beofre and only chat reguly online with one of them.. lol ..

Kel love the new picture of jem very cute.. sounds like your doing well with your chpoices.. your gonna have the best veggies im so jealous..

well its that time again i have pictures lol.. so here they are.....
january when i was 280 pounds.. already lost 17 pounds but didnt take one before this was size 26-28
http://i33.tinypic.com/10poe54.jpg

me on the 19th oct.. 252 pounds i think.. anyway size 18.. :) lol
http://i33.tinypic.com/2j3h2kh.jpg

not bad eh.. :) im very happy to say the least..

wow weeeeeet woooooo
you look hot - you can so tell and you stand different too!!! you look awesome
before and after photos really motivate me

vonni you sound so brave with the dead gunniepig thing... i'd be a mess
pancakes are the better maccas brekky option for sure! and they are yummy

got to go and play with jemima

oh oh my capsicum plant has a flower on it!! woohoo

fish for dinner tonight - ww recipe - i ate jems brekky which was not in the plan but i will have no avocado in my salad at lunchtime to "fix" that

Hey there!
I'm a newbie to this thread so I'm sorry if I don't get all of your names straight away! Ahah seems like it'll take a while to get into the swing of things.

But you all seem really lovely and I can't wait to get to know you all :)

Vonni, sorry I missed your birthday - happy belated birthday!

Amy, you look amazing! I can't believe how quickly you've done that! You're about to overtake me! Congrats, you really have done an amazing job.

Well, seems I wasn't THAT bad - the boys gave me a bit of crap, but nothing like what I was expecting! I am getting sick though, so maybe that's my punishment!

oooh - I got 97% on my patho exam last week! Now if only I could do that for statistics this week....

97% that is so good!!! do you have to study lots??

i had ham in my salad and didnt really snack and did clean when jem was asleep and then i cleaned when i usually would have been binging i think.... could have gone for a walk with jem.... but didnt and it is stormy here so i am glad i didnt although the girl likes the rain....

Mammy WELCOME to Aussie Chicks - looking forward to getting to know you and share your weight loss journey. I'm interested to know more about what you're up to and what your weight goals are. What kind of plan are you following?

I'm Ani and I've been around for ages. I count calories and work in a physical job now. Have lost a little over 30kg in just over 2 years. Still got a bit to go, but I'm getting there.

Vonni HAPPY BELATED to you. Sounds like it was a winner :).

Julia - woo hoo :carrot:. I'm very proud of you.

Gen, Gen, Gen - do we have to charter a plane and go over there to slap you? :D

Amy the change in you is stunning! You look so different, and I am really inspired by you. You go girl!

Kel you never cease to crack me up.

I've had a mongrel of a day - spat the dummy completely at that b!tch from work… and in true Ani style I did a spectacular job. Must go stuff my face with food now… but don't worry, it's vegetables ;).

Welcome Mammy. You've found a great group and I hope you'll enjoy coming here :D

What awesome photos Amy! It must be so encouraging to be able to see such progress.

Gen, congrats on such stunning exam results! That's awesome :cp:

Yesterday wasn't 100% great food wise - someone brought in a chocolate mud cake for their birthday so I had a slice of that. It's hard to figure out how many points for things like that that aren't in my book but I estimated it at around 6 points and by the end of the day I was over my daily allowance by 3 points.

I did go to the gym and did 20 minutes walking, 20 minutes cycling and 15 minutes walking which brings my total for the week so far to 100 minutes. 140 to go!

No gym tonight as I'm getting my hair done so the goal for the day is to stick to my points.

Have a great day ladies!


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Welcome Mammy.
Amy WOW:twirly:
Julia you are entitled to some nice stuff dnt beat yrself up about it :hug: Yr loss on weigh in was fantastic:D

Gen glad to hear it's all good :p

Ani 30kg in 2 years wow. I've struggled to lose 3 n a year. what the heck am I doing?:mad:

Yes, I did study a lot for that one. Now statistics this week, I'm finding it hard to study for. It's just so BORING! Heh.

vonni you look too cool as a punk.... you SO dont look like the mother in law (close enough) or the grandmother in those photos!!!

gen i admire people that can study and still work, live, etc must be full on, i cant even clean my house!

ani - whats so funny??? it was the ham hey........ probably worse than avocado........ whats wrong with this picture??? THERE'S NO BACON!!!

julia -are you doing exciting things to your hair??? next hair cut I am getting all the colour taken out of my hair... or at least starting the process..... big deal! going to be weird....

had a sneak peak at the scales WHY DO I DO THAT and looks like i have put on...... i am not sure what to think about that.... so i wont until tomorrow offically weigh in....................
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Hi Everyone!

Mammy welcome! It's great to see new faces around! My name's Kylie, I've been overweight since I moved out of home nearly 3 years ago. (Has it really been that long!?!)

Amy - you look smokin'! That is so excellent - it really must feel great. I think I'm about where you are - if I convert, I must be approx 220 pounds?

Hope everyone is getting on well. I'm really not trying at the moment, I'll be honest. Yeah, poor form. You know I realised that I don't eat at home anymore? I rarely have breakfast (Ani don't hit me), I always buy lunch, and I'm very very rarely home for tea. The only reason I noticed that was because I realised I hadn't done the dishes in ages - because I hadn't used any!

The meet in Adelaide on the 15th sounds pretty cool. PM me with the details etc, and we can sort it out :)

Hope you all have a great day!

I survived my trip away! And I am kinda pleased to say I did not exceed my calorie limit at all! Yay!! But, I went totally the wrong way and ate way too little!! Boo!! Yesterday was less that 800cals!! But it wasn't because I didn't want to eat...it was kinda because I forgot to eat! :lol: I had a lot of work to do and I HAD to be home today!!

Other news...I got a call from the breast doctor in Perth. The lump is officially a benign fibroadenoma...that is good news! But, because of the discharge before and the fact that it re-occurred after the recent biopsies she'd like to see me again as she thinks there is duct involvement that needs further investigation/surgical intervention! So Ani...don't pack your walking boots away just yet! :p

Kylie, I have to admit it is very hard to get back into a diet if your head is not there to do it...but don't get caught in a rut. I know...I've been there!! Your best bet would be to set a start date and knuckle down and do it! And the first thing you need to do is get stuck into regular breakfasts!!! If Ani doesn't hit you I will! :p

During the whole time I was 'off' my diet, I always ate breakfast!! The thing you need to change is your lifestyle, get regular meals at regular times, don't worry about what they are just yet, but get regular! Then look at cutting back the calories with those meals! And maybe later throw in some regular exercise...did you look into that kickboxing class??

Hang in there Kylie...you will make it! :hug:

Amy...awesome pics! It must be really rewarding to see the change!!

Vonni...I picked you in the photos before I read that it was you! :lol: Looks like it was a fun event!

Julia...well done on your loss! And your achievement with your exercise goals!

Gen...excellent results! And good luck with the next one!

And Mammy! Welcome to Aussie Chicks!! I have just restarted my weight loss journey! I was initially 112kg, dropped to 80kg, totally fell off the wagon...and starting again now at 91.5kg! I can't do it without this bunch and I am sure we'll help carry you through too! Please don't be shy...jump in and talk...about everything weight-loss and anything else!

Alright, gotta run. I got a job interview tomorrow morning that I need to prepare for! Not going to jinx myself by saying more about it just yet...but I really want this job!! And I suck at job interviews! So please cross your fingers for me!! :^:

hello mammy???
hello barb???
hellllllllooooooooo everyone

my weigh in is tomorrow.....................

What fabulous news Lindor, I'm so pleased for you. It must be a huge relief to have gotten that news.

I kind of fell off my wagon last night and went over my points allowance by 5 points. I think that where I went wrong is that I ate too much during the day and didn't have enough points left in the evening. That and the fact that I bought a bottle of wine and drank 4 glasses!

Anyhoo, today is a new day and I will move on. I've packed my gym gear and will go to the gym after work. I will also stick to my points today!


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Fingers are crossed for you Lindor.

Yeah we had fun at the 21st. There were a heap of bikies at the hotel (in a diff area) and when I went outside for a cigarette they thought was so cool and wanted picture taken with me lol. A guy said he was gonna tell anothers wife I was the trollop of the night so I said tell her she shoulda seen the others.... I was the best looking lol. All in good fun though.

Last night went to the RSL and watched Dan England. Anyone remember him of Aussie Idol? He was very good, but a very poor poor poor turnout.... a dozen people in fact exactly. Was so disappointing to see this small town not support. They whinge nothing ever comes here and when it does.... they dnt support it.... go figure.

Anyhow we had a great night. He is a very talented singer and guitarist.

Shoot, gotta run bbs. kid playing with toilet.

Good Morning!

Lindor, I'm glad you're ok. :) Thanks for the encouragement - I won't tell you that I didn't have breakkie again this morning, even though I'm starving. I just forgot and now I'm at work.

As for the kickboxing, I'd still like to do it, but I need to get some money problems sorted out first (still left over from when I was unemployed). Probably will look again in the beginning of November.

Vonni...Where are we all seeing these hot pics? Are we all on Facebook?


lol hahahaha!

Hey all im new here too!i live on the Gold Coast in qld!
Im so glad i found this place....except im sure my boss doesnt because i pretty much sit on here at work reading all these threads!
I'd love to eventualy share my experiences with you guys to!!
p.s. how do you get a ticker?xx

hi taryn - you get a ticker by pressing on one of our tickers and then creating your own.... let me know if you need a hand.
i am in brisbane.

vonni's photos are on her bebo thing - she looks awesome

i lost 100grams this week.
am a little disappointed coz i ate salad 3 days in a row for lunch BUT figure that it couldhave been NO loss if i didnt...... ho hum

julia - i am with you
today is a new day!

lindor - so glad you are ok!

ani - i am thinking about getting a job at bunnings... other than being wanK3rs whenyou hurt yourself are they are good company to work for?

hehehe
my cupcakes are ready!

Welcome Tarryn :welcome2: hope you enjoy it here!

I had a great day yesterday - stuck to my points and had a great workout at the gym.

No gym tonight as I've got a birthday celebration to attend so the goal for the day will be to stick to my points.

Have a good one ladies.


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julia - how do you stick to your points at birthday celebration when you have been unable to plan??

kylie - i am on facebook and so is vonni - and so is jemima... are you?

Hey guys hubby is home atm which is why i have been mia ..lol

welcome mammy and Tarryn ..


Hubby has noticed a huge change in my shape since last visit.. and is very happy with me .. :) :hyper: :whoo: .. ok truth out he wont leave me alone..:drool::rofl:


thanks so much for your comments :):thanks: im feeling very happy with everthing and had my weign in today...

113.7 kilos.. so im down 1.4 kilos this week.. from last weeks TOM weight of 115.1.. that will do.. it looks like i may do fine in reaching my xmas goal of 110 .... lol.. maybe i should try for something lower like 108?? hmmmmm... will have to think about it ..


Lindor:hug::hug::hug::hug: that is such great news :) im so glad its all come back clear :)

Kel.. dont discount the little losses... well done . :):goodscale

Tarryn and Mammy with these boards you have to be registered for more then 20 days and have made more then 20 posts to get a ticker... so come on .. tell us about yourself.. dont be a stranger.. whether your ready to start losing weight or just wanna chat for a while before your start we dont mind ..:wel3fc:


Kylie go and join the class.. can you just do it as a casual for now and asee if you like it? :exercise:

Vonni that party looked like a blast.. :hat:and i love the joke you had outside .. gave me a laugh :) shame about Dan england turnout though

Julia looks like you've been kicking butt all week :boxing:dont be so hard on yourself.. one night of fun is fine every now and then

Gen well done on you 97.... wow.. you smart cookie.. :):congrat:

Ani i hope your week has improved form your dummy spit day.. :( :hug:



ok now i have gone smilie mad.. i will go.. lol John is home till thursday.. so ill be fairly quiet till then... yeah i know me:ziplip: strange huh? lol.. ok talk to you guys soon

Hi, my name is Lindor and I am obese! However...


...today marks the end of one week of weight-loss management for me and I have learned (re-learned) that I can live without binges! In this week I have waited patiently for a doctor to confirm test results on a breast lump. Prior to this week, I have used the lump as a 'what's the point of dieting if I have cancer' excuse and I blame that for a good deal of my weight gain over the last few months!

This week I have also agonised over an impending job interview...for a job I really, really want to have! I sat that interview yesterday and I am still not entirely sure how I went!! Ordinarily anxious moments like that would lead me to the junk food section of the supermarket!

This week I also traveled to another town for work...often that will result in huge roomservice meals that most likely amount to near 2000 calories each! And for the drive I would require a huge box of hot chips to munch on to relieve the boredom!

This week there was also a morning tea 'birthday celebration' at work...normally that would involve picking on chocolate biscuits, party pies and other calorie filled crap!

This week my daily calorie intake has never exceeded 1500 calories!

This week I have also managed to improve my water intake...although I was far from perfect, I did managed to drink some!



And finally, this week...my weight went from 91.5kg to 89.5kg this morning!!

This week I feel happy and confident and ready to start another week of weight-loss! :dizzy:

Lindor that's AWESOME :carrot:. I'm so happy for you, and I can't wait to see how you go over the next few weeks/months…

Tarryn welcome to Aussie Chicks. Don't be shy - jump in and join our chats. I know it can be intimidating to try and join with an established group - but we love it when new people join us and share their weight loss journey. They are a great bunch, and have certainly made a massive difference to my weight loss.

Kel it's worth applying to Bunnings. They are pretty good to work for most of the time - the main problems tend to be with the personalities of some of the people, but you get that wherever you go.

Amy - great result! You are doing amazingly well. And you sound really happy that John is home :D.

Julia don't worry about a few 'off-plan' moments. They will happen throughout our lives, and the trick is to just find ways to incorporate them into our worlds.

Kylie do you know what's stopping you from eating better? Is it money? Time? Something going on in your head? And of course I won't slap you ;).

Hey Vonni - funny pics. I loved them.

I've had a pretty ordinary week and expect to gain weight on Monday. I don't really know what's going on - but I need to sort it out.

The good news is that it is RAINING here in Perth this morning. YAY!!!

lindor - i am so so jealous!!!! you are under 90!!! wooooooooo hoooooooooo
for some reason THAT has given me inspiration!
i CAN do it
i have NO excuse
grrrrrrrrr
i am so not in the zone but am trying!
and my new best buddy loves to bake so i REALLY have to try!

Kel, it's hard to know exactly how many points I have if I'm out on a celebration night out, I generally just guesstimate.

I had an okay time last night but the people I was with were all couples and all planning weddings and that's all they talked about and I ended up feeling really sad to be single and jealous of their lives. Silly I know but that's how I felt.

I think I probably went over my points because I ate a big bowl of kumara wedges with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce but that's okay, I wouldn't have been too far over.

Working this morning and will go to the gym after work then I get to enjoy a long weekend as Monday is Labour Day.

Hope you all have a great weekend.


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Went to Mardi Gras last night for Rodeo. Standing at side of road and tractor / trailer ride did a speedy uturn in front of us and rolled over. Puleed pram out of way real quick. Got Bree to stand with her and helped. 8 taken to hospital. Manb that I and another lady stayed with & helped was on the side when it tipped and got crushed. The crowd lifted it up. Lots of kids on board to but I think most kids were just badly shaken. Another man close by had severe gash on back of head. When 000 asked me how many people required assistance it was so hard to see cause of the crowd.

Note to self

NEVER EVER let my kids on one of them fun train / tractor rides..... EVER.

Note to Kel and AMy.

never EVER let yr kids on em.

or near them by the sounds of it!!!
YOU are so lucky you and your kids are not hurt!
Were any of the 8 taken to hospital seriously hurt?

I am not going to lose weight this week, i am not going to not try but i am not going to be surprised or sad on thursday as i have not been 100% committed the last 2ish days to expect or deserve results.... and i am ok with this as i am out of the quick fix phase and happy to weigh a little more for a little longer knowing that every 100grams i take off is going to stay off...

Sorry! Still having troube keeping up and getting names! Ahah

You're all so inspirational! So motivated!
I'm doing great with my exercise, but I still can't kick the habbit of binge eating, eating the wrong foods!
How did you all overcome this??

Went to a psychic today and she said I'll accomplish my goal, just need to change my approach! (and that I'll meet my dream man in april/may next year! Ahaha!)