My workmates are so nice - at least three people invited me over for Xmas eve or Xmas day because they don't want me to sit at home with my cat and no family. Not sure if I'll go, but it's very nice of them to ask.

Hope you all had/have a lovely day and a happy and successful 2009!

Happy Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Christmas day.

Gen I'm glad people are offering to share Christmas with you. I know what it's like - I've been quite happy to spend Christmas on my own several times - this year I've shocked everyone by accepting an invitation to lunch.

My housemate is on the Indian Pacific and is on her way to Sydney, so I'm back on my own again. And yes, I'm OK - thanks for asking .

No calorie counting for me today. I am planning to be as sensible as possible, but no pressure to avoid food or to demonise it.

I start work at 6am tomorrow, so back on the wagon then .

This turkey (me!) that has allowed herself to fatten up for Christmas is here wishing all her buddies a very merry Christmas and hope you all have a wonderful day!!

I have also received multiple invites for Christmas lunches, snacks and dinners...I have refused all! I am just looking forward to a whole four days off, by myself, to get this packing FINISHED!!! I have less than two weeks left here now and I am really starting to stress...and procrastinate more!!! Ugh!

Have a good one folks

I didn't end up going - one of the invitations was the hot married guy inviting me to his parents in law's place along with the wife and kids. Now there's one way I *don't* need to spend christmas hehe.

Hi Everyone.

Matt took me outside last night to show me the lights when he turned them on. Along with the usual icicle lights was a light sign saying Merry Me. Then he produced a ring. lol. Was so sweet.

How has everyones day been? I have been very good as far s food.

BBQ ham, egg and tomato for a late late brekky - 11am lol. And a small pkt chips and very small serve of trifle. 3 coffee one west coast and about to have salad and bbq steak. and then dessert having a very small slice of healthy pavlpva (hmmm healthy?)

I dnt have any family here but i do have my kids and matt. Our place usually a drop in for friends thaT DONT HAVE FAMILY, CAUSE WE are THEIR FAMILY. I love spending the day with those we love and like well. I'd rather that than count the minutes until we can leave family that we dnt really like lol.

anyhows have a good one xxxx

So did you say yes Vonni? Don't tell us half a story

I would HATE to know how many calories I have eaten. Let's see:

• Breakfast - the usual - about 400 cals.

• 2 x diet ginger beer - 70 cals

• 1 x prawn cocktail - 126

• Asparagus with bacon and breadcrumbs - 160 cals

• Chips & cashews - 150 cals

• Pork, ham & turkey - 200 cals

• Fruit salad with ice cream - 240

• Ferrero rocher chocolate - 72

• Mixed lettuce - 30 cals

• Roasted tomato with pesto - 80 cals

• Greek salad - 150

• 1/2 glass champagne - 50

• Coffee & tea - 40

OK - 1768… not too bad! It just felt like I ate, and ate and ate (well that's because I did). The trouble is I am a little hungry now, so might need to eat something light for dinner.

But it's all good - I had a lovely day with my closest friend, her partner and her parents, and I know with absolute certainty that tomorrow is back into the calorie counting and working to get the next little bit of weight off.

Hope everyone else has had a happy and safe Christmas Day .

Congrats Vonni! Must be the season - my roomate and her boyfriend went back to her parents in NY for Xmas and she called me Xmas Eve to tell me he proposed. They've been dating for 4 years, and she was desperate to get engaged, so she's happy. I'm glad she's happy, but I don't like the bf, he treats her like crap and is a moody bugger!

My diet will be good today because I didn't go shopping and it's Xmas day so no shops open haha. Feel like Scrooge because I didn't do anything "Christmassy" and just stayed home alone. Did speak to the family back home which was nice.

.Hey guys we had a great xmas. despite the fact we all have been sick .. with the flu.. i got up at 3 am xmas morning becuase i couldnt sleep from all the coughing and sneezing.. so i started slicing turkey and ham .. and cutting up the fruit.. lol... was on my feet all day and didnt sit down.. but the minute i did i couldn't get back up.. lol....

For lunch we had prawns
then ham turkey with roast potato and pumpkin (my mil did in goose fat ) they were delicous.. ( but i bet really bad) yorkshire pudding and veggies ..

for afters there was xmas pudding.. fruit ( watermelon ,honey dew , rockmelon ,strawberries ,cherries ,fresh pinapple ) mince pies and a icecream log from home ice cream .. curtard and cream... lol.. i had a small amount of pudding with cream and some cherries.. For dinner we ate some of the left over fuit..


We all had a great time.. kids were good all day .. We spent the afternoon of xmas eve putting together their trampoline..(. it takes up half my garden we couldnt beleive how big it is.. lol) and we were both grumpy putting that together but it meant we had a really good xmas..

Yesterday i spent the day on the couch with a box of tissues.. lol today my plans are about the same.. JOhn wanted to get KFC last nioght but i peeled myself off the couch and made up some mash spuds and gravy and served it up with the left over turksy and ham and some mixed veg it was like having christmas dinner all over again.. YUM!!

Kids are outside bouncing around.

So much for my good intentions…

I've been eating everything that isn't nailed down, and not even caring what's going on - and I don't know what that's all about. What is it about Christmas that makes everyone think of food?

I'm fully expecting to gain up to a kilo at Monday's weigh-in, and that will be a poor effort.

Today's plan is to aim for a bit of self control, and to try and eat within my calories. I'm working 9-5pm all weekend, so there are no excuses for pigging out.

Gotta wonder how well I will do at maintenance when I can't even control myself for a WEEK over Christmas.

Honestly!

I did say yes. We have a long way to go but i do love him. And Ebony misses him like crazy. I have some what ifs, but then i think bite the bullet and do it. I know he can't 'provide' for me in the traditional sense of marriage, but i can contribute equally to the finances with my work. prob is i dont have much patience with his kids. oh i do be civil, but they are sooky and it drives me nuts. I'm a bit of a tough love kind of mum.... any of the kids come with a little bloody finger and i'm - yr still breathin? you'll be right off u go and play lol.

Ani I sent you a PM

Congrats Vonni

I managed a good diet controlled day yesterday...making up for that apparent slip up today though!!!

My main airconditioner has sh!t itself again!!! Pouring bucket loads of water all over the place!! Really pee'd off because it has already ruined a bookcase and a stack of books!! How many complaints to I have to make about the one freakin' airconditioner!!!

So, I am confined to my bedroom again as it is the only remaining functioning airconditioner in this hellhole of a flat!!

Two weeks, one day and I am out of here!!!

vonni - i'd marry him just coz he is funny and cool enough to think of "merry me" love it! congrats congrats that is so exciting and a big positive step that is so nice!

merry christmas everyone!!!
to tell you the truth i am kinda glad everyone has taken a pause on the diet for xmas, i was a little worried i'd be the only one to have let go a "little" still didnt go overboard though.......

new years i am really ready to continue not being that bad and really make some commitments to routine and stuff, which includes diet and exercise and organising and cleaning... boring but i need to do it in order to get better in lots of ways.....

mwah mwah mwah i have to go and make dinner for the family, steak and wweight watchers chips and some veges

i have just planted more stuff in the garden and HOPE that this round i get at least one big tomato i can eat - they were all eaten by bugs this time... the grape and cherry tomatos were awesome but i want big ones!! then i dont have to get them from the shops...

Even though I know I have gained weight over Christmas I have decided to laugh it off and get on with the business of losing some more. What's a kilo or so in the scheme of things?

I sat down last night and set my goals for January & February 09. They are fairly small by most people's standards, but in general they represent me chipping away at this weight and getting a little bit more fat off my body. I'm setting myself the task of dropping 6 -7kg in 2009 and I don't mind if it takes me all year to do it.

Today it's going to be hot in Perth and busy at work - absolutely no excuse for not drinking plenty of water, and there are no excuses for not eating properly either.

I haven't been drinking enough water, and I've eaten too much most days, so it's time for me to settle down and get it right. So this week I have set myself the goal of drinking at least 2.5L of water/day. If I make it my reward will be to pick up my keyboard from layby next Monday - if I don't, I will make myself wait until next payday.

OK - better stop waffling and get ready for work!

Somehow I have managed to GAIN 1.6kg in the last two weeks . I know some of it is water weight, but still -

OK - so this week I am going to try and get down to 73.5kg again. And to do that I will work on these simple goals:

1. Try and eat less than 1600 calories EVERY day.

2. Try and drink 2.5L of water EVERY day.

3. Walk at least 10,000 steps EVERY day.

I HATE having to lose weight that I have already worked hard to lose. I know it's my own fault, but at the moment I am struggling with finding the desire to keep losing. Somehow the attack on my housemate last week (I found out the next day that she had been assaulted and raped, which was why she tried to kill herself) has triggered something in me - and I'm in a place in my head where I am REALLY struggling.

I am unsettled, unsure and not very motivated at all.

So… it's right back to basics for me. This is where I have to write a plan in the morning of what I am going to eat today - and stick to it.