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.

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!)

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 .

Funny how people think if yr getting thinner you are sick. When I lost a heap of weight last time (yes last time before I out it all back and more) People would walk right past me and not realise it was me. Lucky they had the good sense not to speculate or they would've known about it. I'm not backward in coming forward. Most just said I looked great. Funny how when u have a good period people say you look well, then if dramatic change even for the better they don't say it. Or in your case Ani - ask if yr not.

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

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 pussy 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 .

Me - GAINED 0.9kg . 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