Onya Gen - I'm very proud of you . Your comments about disappointment reminded me of how I would come home from school with results in the 90's, and my mum would say: "Where's the other 6%?". I know now that she was proud of what I did, but I'm sure it helped foster my 'all or nothing' approach to life.

An approach I had to learn to change in order to lose weight.

Barb it was me who said that, and it's why I have been aiming for a more consistent approach lately.

I'm not having such a good week this week. I'm frustrated that I'm not losing much, and am eating a little too much these past couple of days. Really need to snap out of it - today - because I don't want to end 2008 above 73kg… not after all the work I have done this year!

Gongrats Gen on getting such great grades that's an awesome effort!

I'm really out of whack at the moment. Just not interested in exercising AT ALL. Didn't make it to the gym yesterday as I caught up with a friend who's on holiday here from Scotland and I'm not feeling very optimistic about getting to the gym today either.

Just can't be bothered!

Bah humbug.

Wow Ani I just had a look at yr ticker and you are on fire girl. So proud of you :clap:

haha here's your clap.

Funny Ani - my mum said:

"Good on you - we think you are very clever, taking up study over there, and doing so well. The results are excellent, you have every reason to be proud of yourself - stop arguing with your inner professor who seems to think anything less than 100% is less than acceptable."

Hah.. I recall the psychologist talking about "all or nothing", "black or white" thinking... it's something I've always done. I do the same with weight loss.. I go nuts or do nothing!

is all or nothing "bad" i definately have that

It's very self-defeating. When you don't reach your "all or nothing" goal, you tend to give up entirely. Setting small, achievable goals with a reasonable time frame is much more productive.

Sounds like some very wise words from your Mum Gen!

Work is so quiet at the moment and this week is passing painfully slowly. Yesterday I took the afternoon off and took myself out on a "date". I went for lunch by myself at one of my favourite Thai restaurants then went for an hour long full body aromatherapy massage.

Bliss!

I think that one of my New Years Resolutions will be to do more of that sort of thing for myself.

Jumped on the scales this morning...

...95.5kg!!!

Ugh!! I suck!!

Not surprised really given what I have been putting in my gob though!!!


I refuse (REFUSE!!!) to see 96kg!


Gen great results!! And, although I am also an all or nothing person, getting top marks for everything, all the time, will make life really boring and monotonous! Right now you still have the challenge of bettering yourself if you feel you need/want too!

Gotta get to work!

Oh yeah...good to see you back on board Julia! I was wondering where you were!

Julia I wish my work was quiet - it's absolutely insane at Bunnings at the moment, and I don't imagine it will get much better until the other side of Christmas .

Lindor surely some of that has to be water weight doesn't it? Don't beat yourself up - you're about to go through some major life changes, and that always makes weight loss more challenging.

Kel I agree with Gen. "All or nothing" is the worst way you can approach weight loss. I have been an "all or nothing" person all my life, but I have learned to control that - and to find a much better balance in my life.

I need a kick up the bum! Have had a bad few days with food - totally unprepared for the fact that when you work with other people they give you endless amounts of food when the Christmas spirit moves them. And I wasn't ready for it.

Oh well, another lesson to learn…

It's funny, when I started the whole lifestyle change thing, it was Xmas time. I figured if I could cope with that, I could cope with anything, and it was fine. Now look forward 2 years and I'm a massive fatty again!

I have eaten better this week - grilled chicken and steamed veggies for dinner a few nights, salads for lunch. My friend is planning to join my gym, so maybe we can start going together.

It's quiet at my work as well - only 1 patient inhouse! Since there are 5-6 of us engineers, I took the afternoon off yesterday as well as today. Going to get some shopping done (at least I don't have to buy presents for many people over here!), do the laundry and clean the house.

hey im slowly getting myself back on track i have decided that i wont snack at all anymore.. .. and this has helped.. alot.. yesterday i was on target for calories and very happy

so now the challenge is maintaining it..

I have been very tired for weeks now .. and just eating better yesterday made me feel better.. no crap to make me feel crap .. just good nutriious food

breakfast
* banana
* milo

Lunch
* ham
* grated carrot
* tomato
* cheese
* mountain bread rye wrap
and
* avocado/mayo home made dip
* jatz crackers

Dinner
home made spinach and feta quiche
* feta
* spinach
* Bok choy
* Garlic
* eggs
* milk
* pamapas reduced fat pastry

Water
2.2 litres

Exercise just house work 60 minutes

Total Calories 1764 .. exercise cals 284 .. net calories 1479

Amy my body feels so much better when I eat unprocessed, healthy food - so I know what you mean. And way to go! You have achieved so much this year - SO much - and I think you'll really see the changes in 2009.

Just in the last couple of weeks I have sensed an enormous change in myself. I can't really describe it but I feel more peaceful, I'm having more fun. Even though my weight loss seems to have really slowed down, the other changes and benefits are really beginning to show.

I've put a keyboard on layby - too exciting! I grew up playing piano and I really miss it. I never dreamed of being able to afford one, but here I am with only a few payments to go and I'll have my own keyboard - cannot wait.

Unwrapping all these layers of fat, sadness, despair, self-loathing and that terrible feeling of being trapped in my own unhealthy body… it's leaving me! What an amazing gift I am giving myself. More energy, more possibilities, impossible dreams coming true - I never imagined that losing weight would be this significant. I never thought it would give me a whole new life.

But it has!

Now you just need a new chick!

Gen . Don't scare me!

Although sometimes it would be nice…