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Vonni! What an awful experience! The small local Mardi Gras we have here each year, I sometimes wonder how safe the drivers are! You have think, with all the excitement going on around them, are the drivers of the vehicles paying enough attention to their driving as they should?
Glad you and yours are all fine! Mammy, binges are just a way to temporarily distract you from other things! What you need to do is find other ways to distract yourself from food when you feel that way! Try reading, needle-craft, jigsaw puzzles, walking the dogs, picking up the phone and talking to a friend etc. And another trick is to drink plenty of water, often when you are thirsty you can mistake this for a need to eat something (weird huh? But it is true). And if you absolutely don't think you can avoid a binge, have a load of healthy options in the fridge and cupboard to reach for! Cut up some fruit and veges, have some portions of unsalted nuts or seeds around etc. It does work...but you need to want it to work too. Good luck mate...we have all been there! Oh yeah, and you need to look at overcoming what it is that makes you want to binge...that is the tough bit! So, why am I up so early on a Sunday morning? We switched to daylight saving time at 2am this morning! Ok, so that might not make sense as technically we have lost an hour over night and I should still be sleeping! But, last night I got to thinking that, now with the sun coming up later, it would be a lovely opportunity to brave the 39C day that is predicted and catch some early morning photography time! I haven't been out with my camera for a looonng time, so today is it!! Besides, I need to distract myself from this 'waiting' for the outcome of my job interview last week! It's driving me batty!! Ok, enjoy your Sunday!! :) |
Mammy I sometimes still binge - this week has been a BingeFEST for me - so it's a life-long learning thing. But obviously I've learned to manage it most of the time, and the way I have done it is to plan my meals and have healthy food on hand.
I've learned to identify my 'danger times' - the parts of the day where I am most likely to overeat, or to go off plan. And I've learned to eat meals that are high in "bulk" but relatively low in calories. I've also spent some time trying to understand WHY I eat when I'm not hungry. Vonni are you OK? That was an awfully traumatic thing to go through… and are the kids OK? Lindor - you go girl! I'm envious that you are up early and going out to do photos. I'm up early because I have to go to work. A couple of funny things happened in the last few days. I went to a chemist to get something, and when he was putting my stuff in a bag, he slipped a pamphlet in there for weight loss. Must have thought I needed his "slimming products"! Then last night I ran into an old friend that I haven't seen for more than a year. She looked at me, mouth dropping, and said: "You've lost so much weight", then nervously asked: "Are you well?". Lucky I don't define myself according to how other people see me :dizzy:. |
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Yeah we ok. Kids were pretty wide eyed. I left Bree with Eb and pram just a couple metres away but kept turning to check on them. A friend had come over to see what had happened and saw them so stood with them for me while we helped. EB keeps saying how her mummy helped a sore man. lol. Just a matter of being in the right place at the right time, but almost wrong place wrong time. Newspapers just had a small paragraph on it as it was as they were goin g to print, prob more on Monday. But it said police are investigating the incident. The tractor and trailer got taken on a tow truck. No need to investigate - driver error is a simple but dangerous thing. I bet they find nothing wrong with the safety of the coupling etc.... Already given my statement. Told em straight ... to fast to sharp. Dnt think any weight will be gone for me this week.... grrrr. so much for my 500gm I wanted gone. George has been in the wings for a week (forgetting pill) and I guessing he will be making an appearance in the next day or 2. Feel bloated and yuk and greasy. Didn't help that for the past 2 nights I have binged when gone to bed with book. I might take to painting my nails so I have to carefully turn pages and can't eat n lick my fingers lol. Water water everywhere........ Well, at least in my belly. How's everyones weekend been? Lindor how's the photography? I got given a beautiful prosumer camera a couple of christmases ago but havent had the opportunity to use it properly yet. One of these days........ Ani hows work going with the light duties? Hi Mammy. Dn't think I welcomed you before. To caught up in self lately. sorry. Hope yr faring ok. Kel, Amy, Barb?, Kylie. Everyone else........ HI :D Vonni |
Hey everyone! I haven't posted here before but I am a sydney girl.
It's nice hearing people talk in kilograms... I like taking a break from making imperial to metric conversions in my head. =] |
Oh, BTW. Has anybdy thought more about Melbourne? A date perhaps? I have some money coming to me (not much but enough for accom and flight) soon so want to put it towards that. Though I think I can give to travel agent and they just have it till I decide. Though prob cheaper to do all myself online. Is a weekend better? Or weekday? I know flights are cheaper tue - thur. Maybe I was thinking I might make 5 days of it. Go on a Thur so I can take in any markets on weekend and fly back on a monday/
Ideas people? Lets start throwing them around. Anything exciting happening in Melb those months? |
hey vonni
i have no money whatsoever, infact tomorrow i have a group interview for nightfill job at woolies. but i would be able to pull some moneyout of somewhere for a quick trip to melb and sleep on my brothers floor. i have jem's b'day early feb but all of january i am free benji is not talking to duke/dutchess... that is the four week old kitten jemima and i acquired from the asians next door (they were meant to get 2 kittens but ended up with 4 so need to get rid of 2 - i like kitty cats.....) if we succeed in keeping him/her for a couple of days i will bring it to the vet and find out if it is a him or her and if it is going to survive get health check etc........ it is very cute jem has to learn to be gentle though..... she loves it very tightly and upside down i had two parties today........ so party food to match..... how BAD is maggi noodles?? the low fat ones?? |
Hey Mazza welcome to Aussie Chicks. Don't be shy about jumping in on any of our conversations - everyone is very relaxed and welcoming around here :D.
Me - GAINED 0.9kg :frypan:. My bad eating, lack of water over the last week or so has shown up on the scale and I have nobody to blame but me. And it stops NOW! My roster is all over the place, and it has really affected my routine. For example I started at 8am yesterday (and we switched to daylight saving) and only had four hours' sleep. Today I start at 6am - with five hours' sleep - and tomorrow I start at 1pm. Try having a consistent eating plan and sleep pattern when you have to work that kind of roster. But today it goes right back to basics for me. To start with I am going to write down all my goals before I go to work, and then I will stick to them throughout the day. So: • No more than 1600 calories; • Five serves of veges and two of fruit; • At LEAST 2L of water; • More than 10,000 steps on my pedometer. This week I AM going to make healthy choices and not let myself down. I mean it!!! |
Good Morning Ladies!
Vonni I'm glad to hear that you and the kids were ok...you sound a bit like my mum, actually. She's always the first to jump in and help when these things happen. Kel, I worked at woolies for 6 years, including some nightfill. It's not a bad job, easy enough. Most nightfill managers are pretty chilled out, as long as you don't waste time. Lindor honey! I am so happy to hear you talking like that! I know what it's like to give up and feel like s**t, so I'm glowing inside to hear you happy! Ani - it's funny - I never worry about you, because I know that if you ever do falloff the wagon, you always catch the next one. That determination is awesome. Welcome to the new girls, it's great to see new faces. I hope you'll join us on a regular basis (we are in here most days). I know it's hard being single, especially when everyone around you is blissfully together etc. But it's not always that blissful. My flatmate just broke up with her fiance, turned out he has a major gambling problem, and he'd rather breakup than get councelling. Stupid man. She's pretty shell shocked, but she's strong. As for me, I'm not sure why I'm dallying around. All my friends are giving me little nudges about losing weight (only because I've been talking about it). I feel wrong every time I eat bad food, but it's become a bit of a joke : "Diet starts tomorrow" Gotta split - boss. |
perthchick: no big deal, look at the huge amount you've lost already! it's amazing :) very inspiring! and I think I'll follow those guidelines too XD ahah
smylie: I think i read in the weight watchers book they'e about 2-3 points..but i could be COMPETELY wrong. so dont take my word for it. elerine: ahah I'm exactly the same way, "diet starts monday" moday comes and i see myself eat a large serving of fries "okay diet starts tomorrow" it's a vicious cycle! but the last few days have been good :) aha has anyone heard of EFT tapping? I'm going to see a specialist for it in a little while, hopefully, if it's not too expensive. Apparently it has a huge success rate and can rid you of emotional eating. which is my main problem. oh and hey Mazza! another sydney girl and another new person! i'm not alone! :P oh my god. could it be any hotter today??? |
Hey its me Barb
I've finally realised that I can't do this on my own so I'm making a promise to regularly check in here, whether its good or bad and be honest with myself. I'm not going to sit here and do the whole "woe is me routine"! So for me to no longer be obese I need to shed 22kg, then another 12kg to be "normal" (puts me at around 68) somewhere that I haven't seen in a very long time ,if ever!! Mammy. I just did a search on EFT tapping and found a site that gives you instructions on how to do it. Sounds interesting, have a look. http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse2.htm I promise to be back soon! XX Barb |
Hi guys. Never rains but pours with me and my family. Have 2 days to finalise assignments before I go on clinical next week (or not allowed to go till February) but it didn't get done. Ebony had another siezure today. We were playing this morning blowing bubbles and jumping on tramp etc... When I was finishing dishes and getting ready for her nap she just started staring off into space then went a bit wobbly then fell down. I picked her up and she was hot and wouldn't acknowledge me and her pupils were dilating then pinpointing so I put her in lounge room to get panadol and thermometer then was going to take her to Dr. Heard a thump and went back in she was fitting. poor little thing. I rang 000 as I couldnt very well drive with her like that and they came and we went off to hospital. Lucky she was still out of it as she freaks at emergency vehicles. We were there for 3 hours then came home. She's fast asleep now. Her temp had suddenly gone from normal (for her it's 35.5) to 39.4 with no warning nothing which is why she had convulsion. Lucky I had noticed her being weird and moved her off hard floor. I had a feeling she was going to as I have seen my nephew have epileptic siezures plenty and recognise the 'gaze'. Anyhow, she was pretty dazed and confused for some time after and had to wait for her temp to come down before bringing her home. Funny, cause she isn't sick in any way shape or form for her to get the temp.
Barb great to see you back here. I lack motivation, have put on more weight . Have so far lost zero zilch nothing according to my start weight last Feb. But I soldier on and come in anyway for the great company and I do get spurts of motivation. Please stay. Mammy yeah it was hot here in sunny QLD to. think we might have storms by end of week. So getting out the kero lamp (our power supply in this town seems to die at the slightest hint of a storm). Ani I feel for you and yr roster. Can't they do it with consistency? Like a rotating monthly thing? Have sll same shifts for a month then swap them? Or are other people to hard to accomodate? Kel good luck with yr group interview. I have done night fill at my work (big W) and love it. Kylies right.... most night fill managers are pretty cool. Ok I gotta get of 3FC and get onto some medical website for my ***. Catch u all later xoxoxoxoxoxoxox Vonni |
oh vonni!!! you are so brave! i would freak out big time i think if jem was like that - or does that supermum thing happen where you just do what you have to do and then freak outlater???
i went to group interview for nightfill (but turned out the job i had gone for was longlife assistant which sounds like dayfill to me) ANYWAY i left at 4.50pm and my emails at 5.29pm had a second interview invitation for checkout chick so that could be fun....... more glamous than nightfill but less exercise... its all good i think i talk too much to do much good at nightfill or TOO padantic to be of too much use..... jemima is LOVING the kitten we acquired benji is NOT, jemima though cracks a huge mental everytime she has to leave the kitten then she promptly forgets about it until we are looking for it... it is REALLY small.... if benji has not given it back by thursday i have a vet appointment for it..... then it can change from an IT to a he or a she hi barb!!!!!!!!!! welcome back - i've been worried about you!!! pm me your email address so i can spam you if you go MIA again........ how are you kiddies??? what have you been doing???? where do you live again??? vonni do you want to meet up sometime??? i can come to you, my mum grew up in warwick so i'd love to go and look around there again and jem would probably love it too i gotta get to bed, jemima has been waking up WIDE AWAKE at 4.30 the last couple of days this morning at least at 7.30 she went back to sleep with me until about 9.30 - 10 but the 3 hours fighting her to nap with me was exhausting! |
Wow, so much to catch up on!
Vonni what a terrible time you've been having! I hope your daughter is okay and that everything is on the improve. Welcome back Barb, it's great to see you here again. And welcome to all of our newbies. Ani your shifts sound horrible! I hope you are keeping well despite having such short amounts of sleep at the moment. Good luck with your interviews Kel! I didn't quite get to my goal of 240 minutes cardio last week, did 220 so only 20 minutes short. I did go to the gym 4 times so that was good. Diet has been pretty average, I overindulged during the weekend and went over my points allowance every day :frypan: The next couple of weeks are going to be a challenge and my goal will be to simply maintain my current weight. Tomorrow afternoon I go to the North Island and work there for 2 days and then Friday afternoon I go to Canada for a week. I won't be able to do much in the way of exercise and my diet is bound to be less than ideal so maintenence is what I'm hoping for. :twirly: |
Kel supermum happens. Almost anyone you talk to will tell you that and only afterwards do you really think about it. Though when my 19yr old was a baby her cousins put her on a table and she flipped onto hard floor, I flipped out and literally threw her to my mum. (she was 3 mths old) Maybe thats whats wrong with her lol.jk
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That'd be great to meet up sometime. But next mth I am at the hospital for clinical every day but weekends. Saturdays I work. But Sundays are fine. We have a nice walk round the river here and a nice park for kids to. And yummy place to go for lunch lol. a HEALTHY lunch hehehe. But are you sure you wanna drive all this way? Its an hour and half from brissy city.
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Vonni how is Ebony this morning? I had epilepsy from the time I was a child, and only went off meds 10 years ago. I know that dazed look, and I know how bloody tired you feel afterwards.
BARB! I'm so happy to see you posting here. Doesn't matter whether you are losing or not - I love it when you are hanging out with us. Do you have a plan, or are you thinking about it at the moment? Kylie why don't you set a 'start date'? Maybe do some planning, and work up to it? Hey Julia, I wouldn't worry about weight loss too much while you're away. If you can maintain, and maybe take the opportunity to walk around a bit more while you're in Canada, that may help. But the most important thing is to enjoy yourself. Mammy I'm not sure what EFT is, but I reckon if you use it as a tool and not a lifeboat it might help. I have a friend who has done something like tapping, and she claims that it helped her release some kind of emotional barrier. But I understand emotional eating, and it's an ongoing process to learn why we do it - and to overcome it. Kel - keep the kitten. It's very very cute :D. I had a much better day yesterday and achieved all the goals I set for myself. Today will be a challenge as I work from 12.30pm - 9pm and I have physio from 11.30-12.30pm. I don't get my meal break until 5.30pm and have no time for lunch because of physio. These are the times I am likely to get so hungry I stuff my face with something 'quick'. And I can't get my head around it. Oh well, it's just a day… Gen where are you? |
Barb great to see you back..
Vonni .. your having a terrible time.. im just like ani .. epileptic as a kid.. it really does make you feel awful. i hope your little one is feeling better today , Julia have a great time in Canada.. wow that will be fun.. enjoy yourself and dont worry about nothing.. Ani .. yup today roster suck.. could you eat lunch early??? would that work.. say just before you go to physio.. ? Kel i have my fingers ans toes crossed for you to get your job :) Mammy..Barb and Kylie .. you'll find your way soon.. one little step at a time.. why not just start off by taking a walk everyday.. say 5 minutes.. build it up slowly to 30 and then do the same with your diet.. one small change at a time.. thats what i did .. worked pretty good.. im going fine atm.. no problems at all with food or exercise.. even with John home.. amazing huh? lol hes leaves thursday morning :( lol.. but at least ill get my car and computer back... lmao.. ok.. better run.. cya'll later |
Just quickly...while I sit here during my lunch break...
...about an hour ago I was informed I was successful with my interview and I got the job!!! OOOHHH MY GOD!!!!! So, the next couple of months will be a huge challenge for me...not only am I resigning from my current job and starting a new one...I will also be packing up house, moving interstate and starting a whole new life!!! At the moment that feels too overwhelming to bare!! But I know I will see all the good in this again, and I will enjoy the ride! And what is best...I can bring you all with me!!! :lol: |
Congrats on the job Lindor woohoooo......
Eb had tests done after 1st siezure but no eplipsy was found. But for a while she did have blank moments and sometimes fall down. Dr said she has little brain collapses that an EEG wouldnt show up unless she was having one at the time. So they put it down to febrile convulsion. Yah Kel I agree with Ani. Keep the kitty. We are getting another one in a few weeks. My daughters moggy had 4 and they are so cute. |
julia - woohoo have the bestest time in canada - make out with some cute guy no strings attached.
vonni and ani - i plan to keep the kitty..... i was also thinking about saving the other one my neighbour needs to get rid of...... of course i may end up divorced - cat is currently lost she is very little.... most likely under the couch though lindor - i am SO excited for you..... a little jealous actually..... starting a fresh wow!!! me - am thinking seriously about saving 30bucks a month and quitting weight watchers officially but not unofficially..... we shall see went on mega walk to day it is 3.5km to the dog park which means 3.5km back again!! |
ok im back.. hubby left at 4.30 am this morning... lets hope his plane doesnt stuff up again.. he was on the flight last week from brisbane to adelaide that landed without brakes... boy did that plane come in fast..
wrotten qantas need a severe kick in the butt.. they have all these problems since they sent there maintence to china... hello.... maintance here may be more expensive but soon the lawsuits will cost you more then the maintence ever did ... grrr.. anyway.. emotional eating kicked in first thing this morning.. i have had chocolate cake for breakfast... I got the whole cake out of the freezer.. with the thought of binging.. but i had a small amount and put it back in the freezer... on the pack it says a serve is 1/6th.. i had less then 1 .6th.. lol so i suppose my habits have changed a great deal.. once upon a time i might have eaten half that cake.. or more when emot eating reared it ugly head... yup i have had chocolate cake for breakfast.. yup it was a bad choice.. but im not pisssed with myself... Im actaully pleased that i just stopped.. (222 cals) I have a nasty azz head cold and hubby left while i was unconcious and probably snoring.. so i didnt get to say good bye.. :( i woke up at 5 and ran down the house to go give him a cuddle and say bye and he was already gone.. :(I tryed to go back to sleep and couldnt so i turned on the computer.. which decided to lock up the minute i got on CK.. got pissed and upset and headed to the kitchen.. ok confesion over.. my week has been great . me and hubby went out to lunch kid free on thursday(after my aqua and swimming ), played the wii together most of friday , saturday we played the wii and watched movies.. it was too hot to do anything.. sunday we went around his parents house for roast dinner.. (lunch time) and then went to the shops.. monday i went to aqau again.. then we took leah to the park and to the lolly shops ( Nannys shop ,Johns mums) and then went for a walk at the river and out to tea with the kids .. tuesday he went fishing.. and i walked 9kms.. he had the car.. i walked the kids to school came home.. grabbed the parcels for the ebayers that had finally payed and carryed them up the shops (9kgs worth.. omg was that a struggle and to think i used to carry double that all the time.. lol) walked home again becuase hubby promised to be home before Leah got out of kindy.. nope.. he wasnt so walked back to the school to pick her up.. .. i was strating to feel wrotten tuesday morning so i had a maon at John the minute he got in the door becuase he wasnt home when he promised.. lol.. yesterday.. i spent 90% of the day in bed.. hubbys last day home.. i cooked a dinner i couldnt even taste and then fell asleep on the couch at about 8pm last night . Hubby didnt wake me up so i moaned at him again.. poor guy lol.. and then didnt get to say goodbye this morning.. lol yup i am feeling very guilty and a bit upset.. and pissed with myself.. for being sick.. and moany.. all in all we had a great week and had a great discussion about our future.. he wants to get a Job in Collie WA .. it looks really nice there and if he gets it we may all move there.. So we can be more of a family.. The idea is to pay off our home as quickly as we can.. if he got a job there he would get living away from home allowance.. to pay the rent and we could be together.. we would leave our house empty. dont want anyone in our home.. we have spent to much time and money making this house perfect for us.. which is why he works away .. we addeded 3 rooms and 60k to our morgage.. it 07.. he has been away since feb this year and we have reduced our loan by 26k .. every dollar we dont need has gone straight into the home loan .. and the thought of coming back to work in adelaide for just enough money to get by and still have a big loan is not one that is sitting very well with my hubby .. So fingers crossed he gets the Collie job and the place is as nice as it looks.. anyone know anything about that area please let me know ?? |
Amy it sounds to me like your way of dealing with food and binges has changed dramatically! We all slip up every now and then and you didn't slip up nearly as badly as you could have.
Good for you :cp: I had a terrible day yesterday. Was leaving work to head to the airport and was in a hurry. I was backing out of my parking space, looked behind me and in both directions, slowly backed out and straight into another car :cry: No damage at all to my old tank but the other car copped my towbar and that put a reasonable sized ding in the side and took out a side light. I have 3rd party insurance and that will cover it but I will have to pay the first $400. I'm off to Vancouver tomorrow and I'm committed to going to Melbourne for New Years and I'm really stressing about how I'm going to pay for both of those and now this added $400. I want to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tantrum::tantrum::tantrum: |
julia - so glad you are ok
amy - your life is so full on! me - not telling what i weigh today, just cancelled weight watchers (not from lack of results just coz i cant afford it) really over losing weight but slow and steady is going to work for me but not last week coz i just didnt care and also didnt plan or shop properly just enjoyed time with jemima and didnt think about what the next meal for either of us was going to be - and had 2 birthday parties to go to etc gotta get ready to take kitten and one of my dogs to the vet and then will decide if i am going to officially go and weigh in before i have to go to hair dresser which is going to take hours (taking colour out of my hair) (colour that has been there for ten years) then i gotta work at the opshop... stupid sneakpeak weigh in |
Amy, Collie is a small country town south of Perth. It's obviously a mining town, and has a great feel of 'community'. I think it would be great for you and John to be together with the kids full-time - so I really hope he gets the job.
Julia what a b!tch of a thing to happen. I know what it's like to be overwhelmed by financial stress, and not know how you're going to manage. Why do you have to go to Melbourne? Hey Kel the scales are not your enemy; they are just a tool. You're right about slow and steady - it is the most effective way to lose weight and then keep it off (for most people). I'm doing alright this week. I've stuck to my goals around 85% of the time, and I can't ask for much more than that. I'm determined to get back under 74kg by Monday's weigh-in - I refuse to gain weight and keep it on. Simply REFUSE! Have a good day everyone. |
Woohoo - still fat, but I got a 92 on my statistics midterm! Yay.
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So far so good, will weigh in tomorrow Have a great day! XX Barb |
Ani, have to go to Melbourne for New Years because I've already bought my ticket to the event I'm going to and have paid for my airfares!!
Congrats on your great exam results Gen :) |
woohoo Gen congrats. :D
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huh.. ive learned nothing.. my day got worse.. freddos.... choc chip cookies and cookie doe... no dinner.. unless you count the cookies as dinner.. hmmm... no exercise..
lunch was then only healthy thing i had .. spinach silverbeet cabbage garlic and tomato stirfry with omega 3 eggs and a bit of watermelon for morning tea. rest of the day was choc choc and more choc.. stupid.. i know .. tomorrow im going to go buy some real food.. i have none which is the real problem.. no veg left no fruit.. made the cookies so the kids would have something to take tommorrow to school/ playgroup.. and definatly wasn't up to go shopping today.. i am feeling a bit better tonight though. and im shopping tomorrow even if im half zombie .. with ratty hair.. lol .. |
AMy go shopping straight as early as possible. Have a good brekky first. I find it helps heaps not to be tempted to buy crap.
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Hi my name is Lindor and I am obese!
Today marks the end of week two and the start of week three for me. It has been yet another challenging week for me, dominated essentially by waiting for the result of my job interview, and then the joy of being accepted for the job! I am absolutely thrilled by the result...yet rather overwhelmed by the prospect of such a huge change in my life! It was when I sold my house, nearly two years ago, when I first really started to lose control of my diet, it was a huge change, and food was my only stability and a mighty comfort. Although I have struggled on and off over the two years, I never managed to really get my act together again from that point, but I did manage to reduce the damage to just a 10kg gain. So, here I am again at another huge point in my life. So far, I have not had the desire to 'celebrate' my success. Although this result would previously have been the perfect excuse to over-indulge, I have still managed to stick to my weight-loss goals. And that is a massive achievement for me! Other little achievements for the past week... I went shopping last Friday...and never strayed from my shopping list! I bought chocolate...and it remains unopened in my fridge! I went out on a photo shoot...and never stopped at the roadhouse for icecream or chips! I have learned (again) that from not binging I can get a better nights sleep! I have rediscovered that I do not need an afternoon nap on the weekend anymore! All week I did not exceed my daily 1500cal limit. I drank water...but I still need to work on making the 2L though. And I did NO exercise! Why does that seem to bother me and why am I not doing anything about it??? Ugh! And finally I went from 89.5kg to 88.0kg This week I plan to continue the same. And this week should be a little more settled...apart from the NEED to think about packing up home! I looked at my calendar and I think I have a total of two full weeks at home before I leave, between work trips, a trip to Perth and a trip to Darwin! I also have to be cautious on Tuesday - Melbourne Cup Day - as we have a luncheon at work and that often involves LOTS of food! Gen...well done with the exam result!! Amy...we all binge! But we souldn't worry about the binge itself, it's too late for that after we've done it, it's getting past it that we need to concentrate on! Go easy on yourself will you! And go to Collie!!!!! Julia!!! ENJOY CANADA!!! Really wish I was in your suitcase right now!! Barb! So good to see you posting again! :) Alright...gotta run! Sorry for the brief personals! Not enough time in the day just now...sooooo much to do!!! But I do read all your posts and smile at your good news and feel sympathetic at the tough times! Oh yeah...a quick laugh for you - at my expense!!! I woke up just after 3am this morning with a huge headache! Went to take some nurofen for it before I stopped myself thinking: 'I can't take this - it might affect my weigh in!' So I took myself and my headache back to bed!!! Do I have cause to worry here??? :lol: Have a good day all! :) |
Lindor - you're on fire :carrot:. Fantastic result on the scales, but even better is your determination and those insights you're coming up with.
Gen it's good to hear from you. And congratulations on those exam results! Amy it was just a bad day. I have them - and I just put it down to history and move on with better food choices. I'm especially vulnerable when I haven't planned, and don't have a choice of healthy food in the house - so I understand where you're coming from. And it would be hard for you with John going back to work. Take a deep breath, and make good choices today! Yesterday I was sick and spent all of my day off sleeping on the lounge. Back to work this afternoon, so hopefully I'll manage. Still feel a bit plain, but I'll get there. I want to make sure I reach my goals today - especially my food goals - and stay on plan. |
well bel;eiev it or not today was weigh in day and between the dining out take out and yesterdays binge i still manged to loose wight... 800 grams.. :) so im down to 112.9 this week .. which brings me only 1.3 pounds from 50 pounds lost.. what a rush.. even with my crap week i stayed in my calories most days.. except yesterday i went over by 200.. lol ..
I eat 1500 calories and cal king reccomend 1800.. but i find it better for me to focus on 1500 and go a little over then try and eat more and end up binging.. again.. lol on 1800 i was having trouble.. oh i still got room i can have choc or cake.. or or or.. now at 1500 i feel guilty for eating the crap.. just works out better for me.. USUALLY.. lol.. so yesterday i just put down to being sick im feeling alot better today had i felt good yesterday i would have sent the kids to school for the afternoon( we had yet another teacher strike yesterday morning kids were supposed to go from 12.30 - 3pm.. i didnt bother that would have meant getting out of my pjs and brushing mty hair... lol) and gone and got some food but i was ill and i didnt .. comforting thing is i read your body needs more calories when your sick in order for you to get better.. :) lmao thats my excuse and im sticking to it.. Last night i was sick guilty and lonely so i came and whinged on the boards thanks for your replys :) Lindor congrats where you moving to with the new exciting job??? ??? congrats on the loss too :) Gen well done on the midterms Ani i hope your feeling better today Kel is the kitten a duke or dutchess?? dont you give up on us like ww.. :( i thought you were onto a good thing there.. you've been far more motivated lately then you were .. do you really think it was a good idea to quit? |
not a hugely great idea quitting but money REALLY is an issue at this moment for us so the 30bucks a month i am saving will be much appreciated by the family
and i was not getting a huge amount out of going to the meetings and the weigh in i do here is just as motivational...... and benji said that i had to keep a food diary and he will look at it..... so still have the tools in place at the moment though i just dont care and id ont know why it is 6 weeks til xmas anyone up for a 6 week challenge??? challenge ourselves to do something we have not done yet every day for 6 weeks? or something?? i need something.... and it is duchess and she is lovely, and somehow still alive with jemima loving her lots! i better go put her and myself to bed - huge day tomorrow going to help friends do yard work then going to fancy dress halloween party (i will upload photos) i am going as steve irwin (coz he is scary) and benji probably a hippy and jemima a little witch (or if i can find the right outfit a evil clown) |
Woo hoo Amy :carrot:. You must be feeling a lot better and have heaps more energy. I'm about a pound or so away from having lost 70lb - and I feel like a completely different person in terms of what my body is able to do now.
Kel what kind of six-week challenge are you thinking of? It's nearly eight weeks until Christmas, and I think we could all lose 2-3kg in that time if we really worked hard at it. But it's a very tough time of year to lose weight because of all the parties, family gatherings - and the sheer availability of excess food. I've stuck pretty well to my goals this week, and am hoping for a good result on Monday. I'm working all weekend, so if I exercise a bit of discipline for the next two days I'll be OK. |
We had snow and 28 degrees yesterday. Today it's cold, but blue skies and 60 degrees for Halloween. Now if only I wasn't on call!
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Bugger it! Since I write down my steps/km every day I'm setting a big goal. I'm seriously gonna walk across this country (or the equivalent of it), and I don't care how long it takes me. I've started this ticker from last week's walking and will update every Monday.
Gen aren't you FREEZING? |
today is 1st November
today my cold has finally gone.. today im going to eat no rubbish today im going to workout for at least 30 minutes today im going to take my multivitamins. today im going to catch up on my washing pile today im going to be kind to myself today im going to drink all my water tonight im going to go to bed and feel tired and im going to sleep becuase i didnt sit on my backside all day eating rubbish.. Ani i do feel alot better in myself.. and yes i can do everything alot easier .. i mean i was having trouble with just about everything.. i could hardly reach around to wipe my own butt before and that is no joke i could only just reach .. (terrible isnt it ) i had a pretty good day yesterday went and got my shopping and ate fairly good.. the only exercise i got was doing the shopping.. but it felt good just doing that .. today im considering taking the kiddies down the pool.. they love that. im still a little tired.. i went to bed at 11 and slept in till 10 (which is ungheard of for me im usually up at 6.30)this morning lol.. the other nights i was hardly sleeping.. what with the sore throat and blocked nose.. you know 3-4 hours.. so i have caught up some.. This morning i had chocolate cravings before i even had breakfast.. i even opened the cupboard and looked at it before shutting it again and grabbing a banana.. great idea kel heres my week one for a 6-8 week challange .. so i promise to be chocolate free for the next week... anyone else wanna give something up for the week with me? i also promise to workout everyday for 30 minutes minimum.... come one some one can join me on this one.. 30 minutes could be 2 15 minutes walks a day .. a workout dvd.. whatever.. and i promise to drink 8-10 glasses of water each day |
ok - i am going to be in on my own challenge
and my promise for this week is to drink 2L of water every day and then when i achieve this weeks challenge NEXT week will be to exercise for 30 mins every day and by the end of the 6 weeks i will have achieved 6 things i didnt think i could consistantly do thats the plan anyhow the only choc i am eating at the moment is milo oh did i tell you all - my life now complete - i got job at woolies checkout chick! |
Forgot to weigh in on Friday morning so I did it yesterday. Down 1.7kg! :carrot:Got to be happy with that. :D
XX Barb |
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