Gen whatever you decide to do, whether it's lapband, calorie counting, or walking to the moon, you know we are here for you and will give you all the support in the world.

Intellectually you know how to do this, and when you get yourself going you are unstoppable. But weight loss is all about the tough mental stuff, and about finding a way to believe in yourself. I know you're worth it, and I know that you can do anything you set your mind to .

Amy you sound frustrated with yourself. I think your challenge is a great idea though, and I hope other people take you up on it .

I'm having another good week. Even though I was grumpy yesterday and decided I wasn't going to make any special effort I still managed to eat 1510 calories, drink 2L of water and walk over 10,000 steps. It occurred to me last night that this is becoming 'normal' for me.

The big 70kg milestone isn't far away now, and neither is my ultimate goal - if I don't pig out at Easter I am very likely to be in the 60's sometime next month. Who would have ever believed, looking at me two and a half years ago, that I would be standing so close to this massive milestone today? None of my friends had any faith, and I'm not sure that I did either. But I'm nearly there .

Ani, how do you always know the exact right thing to say? Thanks.

I had another good day yesterday.
1602 cals with only 1532mg sodium (I'm trying to be careful with sodium)

Did not have a chance to exercise, but didn't feel hungry and did resist the temptation to eat lunch with the boys. I am going to eat my own thing during the week, then Fridays will still have pizza with them for lunch. It's plain pizza, 2-3 slices so will work it into my allowance as it's our Friday tradition.

Realised again worst time for me is evening if I'm sitting bored watching tv, I just eat to pass the time. I am busy with stuff most nights this week so hopefully won't have to stuff my face.

Amy, I am IN. I can DEFINITELY do 1 hr in a week, and I think it would be good for me to start slowly back into it like that.

Ani im not frustrated with myself at all.. actually im quite happy atm. though im not losing weight my body is definatly changing.. for example im starting to see my collar bones.. lol..


I have taken the pressure off my self quit counting calories and am going by my own body ... no more pressure ..it just does my head in.. and with counting i alwasy eat more then normal to get upto the recomended.... and in doing so my weight hasnt moved since November ... well it went up and back down but that is it...

I quit counting last week and this week im down a whole kilo from last week so i think my own intuition is my way forward for now..

Of course if i start eating crap again.. i will go back to counting.. but im very happy with everything atm.


But i do feel we need to get together as a group and get our toushys moving.. lol .. i swam with the kids for 2 hours last night am going to aqua tommorrow morning and plan to get my walking up by monday .. lol .. will walk to school a tonight and friday night .. that will be my hour since its 15 minutes each way .. lol .. too easy ... Jetson will be happy he loves going to the school .

Gen it sounds like you have a great plan.. you can still have your fun with the boys just not everyday. .. hey even they shouldn't eat it everyday skinny or not.. that rubbish can lead to all sorst of health problems... and they should know that..


Ani your are amazing......... so so close.. do you feel like your almost there now in your self... do you feel nearly done???

It's funny Amy. Just in the last two weeks I have begun to feel it: I am so very close, and I can finally see it when I look in the mirror. Something has also changed inside me - at that training course last week they brought out this massive morning tea. And it was gourmet pastries, chocolates, and rather interesting food. I took one look at it (while everyone else was diving in) and the only conscious thought I had was: "I'm sitting on my ar$e at a training course - no chance I could burn that off", and I walked past it without the slightest urge to touch it.

It didn't look like food to me. I saw fat, sugar, more fat, more sugar - nah! nothing to see, move on! The old me would have eaten as much as I could, or felt really deprived if I had "been strong" and avoided it. The new me couldn't have cared less. YAY!

I agree with you that us Aussie Chicks should get our collective ar$es into gear and remember why we are here. Sometimes we make this the Aussie Chicks Excuses board , and I can be as guilty of that as anyone.

I would like to call everyone here to a challenge: Let's all lose a kilo in April. Come on girls - WE CAN!

Gen I am really proud of you, and really happy to see you focussing on yourself and your health .

Well I was going well, but now I'm eating chocolate biscuits...

Got a call this morning that my mum is in hospital with a pleural effusion (fluid in lining of lung). She's been short of breath for a few weeks and just got an xray and ct yesterday. They are going to drain it, but apparently they saw something "suspicious" on the CT in the lung. Mum thinks she has got a cancer. How ironic would that be, 4 months after quitting smoking after 30 years...?

I couldn't stop bursting into tears all day. I am such a mummy's girl, and I literally don't know what I'd do without her. I know it's early and it could just be pneumonia or something, but I am so scared. It's hard being here and not being able to help, or just be there and see mum. Plus, dad was scheduled to go in for a pacemaker on friday but he postponed it.

Miserable being far away with no friends to cry on...

hugs to u gen. Hope wrks out. Just quick i am on my mobile. I am up 4 the hour a week. And a kilo next mth. I got on scales this am and up a kilo again. Grrr

Gen . Nothing anyone can say is going to make you feel better. Even though I'm on the other side of the country to my family, and not the other side of the world, I understand that terrible feeling in your gut when something is going on - you're just so far away.

And your imagination plays tricks on you because you have nothing else to balance it with. Do you have the option to go home to your mum if you need to?

Come on Vonni - don't put on any more kilos. We all want you to win this one!

All is good with my goals - I've had as close to the perfect week as I ever had. In fact if I nail my goals today it will be a 'perfect' week, and tomorrow is my weigh-in… and even me, who is the queen of slow and steady, is vaguely anxious to see that 70 disappear! Normally I wouldn't care what the scales say, but being so close to a milestone I feel impatient now to get there.

Slow down Ani! It isn't going to be the end of the world if it takes a few more weeks!!!

Not really - I'm heading home in 4 weeks the day after my final exam for pharm, but I will have to miss the exam if I go earlier, and don't even know if my flights are changeable.

Spoke to mum this morning and feel a bit better, but have to wait for results. I did tell her I love you, which I *never* do, and it just came out so easily that I wonder why I don't do it more often. We are not an "I love you" type family.

i know what you mean gen, we are not an i love you type family either but lately i have been saying it to my mum, something about having jemima and problems i have make me want to make sure she knows
thinking about you big time......

amy - WOW its almost like where did you put the old amy, you are so pumped i am so so in for 1hour a week
i have actually already done mine this week! i have walked every morning this week except today when i plan to walk to go and get jemima from daycare

i now HAVE to walk and go get her coz i had a car accident and feel like crap, benji had to get car towed to his work and my back hurts and i basically feel sorry for myself and terrible that i hurt benji's car

ani - i think i can definately lose 1kg next month even with easter
bring it on

also can you eat TOO many good veges? i mean even when i am full i like to eat and i was wondering how bad it was to KEEP eating zuccini and squash and celery??

kel i would say the veggies are a great idea not many cals in them.. but if its just chewing your after why not chew gum??


Yeah Kel you are very right about me.. its so nice to just feel like me again... i have bitten the depression dog on the *** and he has run off yelping.. lol....

I think it has been a on going problem for me since all the mess last year that started at about the same time i stopped losing weight....... funny that... lol and has continued through.. since it was just a snow ball affect of one thing after another after another... for now i can just carry on with what I want..

So much so that im really turning things around... Im fixing my hair... ya know the dark roots... i've had my nails done ... ive volunteered to help out with the kindy .. im going out with my mates to shop and have coffee ... im back to being Me ! I have even enrolled Cameron into scouts which is something he has wanted to do for over a year but i just never got around to since he was too young then for the group he wanted to be in...

Cameron goes on his first camp tomorrow night.. they are sleeping in tents.. going on a night hike to see fairy penguins... and then going to do biking as well .. they are all taking bikes or scooters... it will be so great for him .


should be great...


I have completed my 1 hour of walking and some.... lol Last night Me and Leah went for a 70 minute walk around Camerons scout hall.. It is in a lovely little suburb .. with a duck pond and walking trails... I didnt get to aqua today becuase i had to go into town to get Camerons uniform for camp.. but i spent all of the morning walking around town with my friend then we went to Ikea and spent a hour or so walking round there too ...

I know probably burned off about the same amount in walking from 10-1 then i would of in 40 minutes of aqua so im hapy enough with that.


Gen i wish all the best for your family.. and im glad that you are coming home fairly soon will be great tobe back with your family again....




ok where is julia and lindor hiding????????

It is cancer - most likely incurable. I just want to get home to my mum. I can't stop crying - figured I may as well get it out of the way now, since I'll have to be the sensible one once I get home.

Sounds so stupid to think "I'm not ready" to lose her - who ever is? I should know that in my line of work **** happens. Of all the people for it to happen to though, this is my worst scenario.

oh Gen im soo sorry that is the worst news especially since you're so far away....

Gen that's devastating. I'm so sorry .

If you need anything, or even just want to chat - don't hesitate to PM me. I feel really sad for you.

wiegh in day and im down to 110.5 which means i have lost a whopping 1.2 kilos this week .. through just trusting myself and taking the counting pressure off ...


yippeee