We're on a roll ani............................................... ....................... its time to PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amy I got a bit carried away with myself there - and didn't mean to make it all about me. Woo hoo for your fantastic loss this week too !

It was so exciting to stand on the scales this morning and see a drop of 1.2kg - even more so to see SIXTY nine point six.

It has taken me two years and nine months to get to this point. It could be the slowest weight loss in history, but I don't care. Now my focus is on getting through the next 'phase' of this journey - and that means finding the way to drop the last 3-5kg. I don't know where I will stop, that will depend on how my body feels once I get to 67kg; I'll assess things then.

So my challenge for April is to narrow my focus, make sure I do what I need to lose that ONE kilo, and to keep chipping away.

Ani i actually think 69 is the biggest thing ani... lol ......... that is a huge milestone........ and dont you worry a bit i was just like you on that cloud nine this morning....

... so are you going to give yourself a little reward for breaking the 70 barrier???????? like a nice new coat for winter ... a new hair colour... or some new shoes........... budget is no excuse since there is always layby.. you really should reward yourself.. with something nice that will make you feel good about yourself..... ( these do it for me... lol ) hey or maybe even a cheap flight to see your family... that may be a nice lil reward too and with some place doing $39 flights im sure you could afford that ... ....

anyway do something special for yourself you deserve it...


I plan on doing something when i break the 100 mark


i just realsied im only 500 grams off losing 25 kilos.. that sure made me smile.

Congraulations Ani well worth the weight (hehe)! Good on you too Amy.

Gen I'm so sorry to hear about your mum. I'm thinking of you.

Oh, Amy if your still interested in getting together I am too.

gen big loves to u. And that is awesome telling yr mum u love her. That will give her some strength. 4 wks will b here b4 u know it. When u get home take so h time ov 2 spend with her. Must go on mobile again and typing blind cause ran out of

i was just about to say vonni says hi and has no internet but she said hi anyway

gen - so so sorry to hear that the cancer is most likely terminal.... very sad for you - puts a lot of things in perspective

ani - you ROCK
i am so jealous but i know i can do it!!!! i dont care if i take longer than you did, one day i will look at those scales and they WILL say 69
wow - congratulations - it is awesome awesome awesome

amy - congrats to you too!!!! carrot party for everyone!! but i dont have time to go and get a carrot as benji telling me to help him move something

gotta go
had sizzler tonight and hardly touched the potato skins and cheese toast which is what sizzler is all about so woohoo!

Ani - congrats, you are awesome.

I am heading home tomorrow. Work and school were awesome in organizing for me to drop everything and get out immediately. Will let you know what is happening.

Gen I am SO glad you're going home. Please stay in touch with us, and if there's anything you need, don't be too proud to ask.

Kel I KNOW you will be able to achieve everything I have, and more. And in answer to your question about overdosing on vegetables - it would be incredibly hard to do (as long as it isn't potato). I eat at least 300g of vegetables every day, and it hasn't hurt me. Vegies are really filling, and have so many fantastic nutrients - go hard, I say .

Amy I'm not sure about what reward to give myself. I have already experienced so many rewards through shedding 35kg - but perhaps I'll put some money aside and get a massage. I demand a lot from my body these days and I always have a niggle here and there so a massage would be a real treat.

Barb how are you travelling with your weight loss?

Is Julia back from Fiji yet?

Vonni get your internet back - we miss you!

i know veges are really filling and i was full but still eating them which i hoped was not going to 'ruin' my good week
it is zucchini and squash in pasta sauce i am pigging out on.... that was just the other night and probably tonight as well
and celery and mushrooms NO POTATO it is evil - i did have a nibble on it at sizzler but didnt eat a whole potato skin i dont think as i was VERY concious of it

gen - ditto what ani said - if you need ANYTHING ask us and together we can make it happen - you are NOT alone

ani - i am so excited that you are 69.6kg it is awesome, can i ask when you will stop?? and then how do you feel about maintenance phase?

i would like to lose 3.3333333333333333333333333kg per month until xmas
totally doable

i did 15mins cross trainer this morning in my pjs knowing i did not have enough motivation to get changed and go for a walk - so that is a BIG step in right direction

i am scared about monday, first proper weigh in since really trying this week and well sneak peak at scales AFTER sizzler last night said i had only lost 300grams so that is not really what i wanted to see as i feel skinnier oh well wont 'worry' til monday
and if it is 300 grams that just means in the next 3 weeks i need to lose 1kg per week to lose 3.3333333333 in a month

amy - what do you feed your kids for lunch? what do you have for lunch?

have a good weekend i am so close to finishing cleaning the study.... i just sold the bookshelf to my evil sister in law so now that is 12 cube shelves i cant put crap in, so i have decluttered heaps
it feels weird
but i know it is for the best

My goal for March is 5 lbs. I think it's possible because I'm doing an elimination diet for 6 weeks starting next Monday. I'm trying to figure out which foods give me trouble.

Thanks girls

Gen im glad your able to head home stay in touch..


Barb I would love to catch up .. when are you free?


Kel lunch ... well i do all sorts for lunch.. the kids have a peanut butter sandwich.. that is there favourite thing.. Leah likes to have salad at lunch time .. I usually when its just her and me home.. cut up a salad and we have that for lunch .. umm when im on my own i generally have some sort of leftovers from the night befores dinner.. Johns not here but i still manage to cook like he is.. lol

Today i had veggis toffu stirfy minus thw noodles.. so really it was just mixed veg and tofu very yummy though..

Something i do also is crack and quickly fry it by stirring it around the bowl .. take it out .. and i add loads of chopped veggies... cabbage. spinach 'carot and zucchini' (grated ) capsicum.. tomato.. garlic.. and a bit of sundried tomato seasoning.. and fry it up in my wok.. and have that withn a small amount of ham thrown in .... yumm .. (kids eat this too )


another fav is tuna on crispbread with cucmber and beetroot... dont know why i just love the flavour.. lol

Ok i love food ....... i also buy mountain bread and make myself taosted wraps.. ... yumm.. hehehheh .. ok all this food talk is making me hungry... hehe.

Im not a big fruit eater at all so i eat extra veggies to make up for it.


the all time favourite in this house is my meatballs.. i do the best meatballs.. the kindy kids loved them too when i cooked them there..

its a dinner thing .. but very yummy and healthy ..

i always make extra to keep the kids happy.. then they can have it twice ..

Balls ( serves 6 )
500 grams of mince
1 egg
1/4 cup of bread crumb.. i use crushed crackers (allergy again but extra flavour anyway lol)
3 sprigs of rosemary chopped finely
2 teaspoons of massel chicken stock powder
grate 1 carrot + 1 zuchinni (medium sized )
1 teapsoon of both dry garlic and onion
Sauce
2 cans of crushed tomatoes with garlic and basil
1-2 teapoons of massel stock again
1 handfull of chopped spinach very small
4-5 mushrroms.. cut very small

and a dash of oil lightly brown onion and garlic then add zucchinni and carrot and rosemary .. fry in a non stick till veggies are soft .. leave for a few minutes to cool .
while cooling put meat, egg ,breadcrumb add in 2 teaspoons of massel stock. ( i say massel becuase i dont know how strong others are ) in a bowl and mix once cooled add veggies mix..


make your balls ... makes heaps.. lol I have a big pan and manage to get them all in.. your pan has to be flat ...

brown your balls on each side then add the tins of tomatos ... and everything else for the sauce but only one teaspoon of stock .. the balls then cook the rest of the way in the sauce on the stove top... and i use one pan the whole time.. so not too many dishes just the pan a mixing bowl and the pasta pot..

taste your sauce to see if you need another spoon of stock or not.


oh yeah serve with pasta .. lol

anyway im off to bed

a serve of the balls without pasta.. is

220 cals
7.3 fat
20.8 prot
15.8 carb


and this is witnh jatz crackers in not breadcrumb since no breadcrumb in this country are preseravtive free

anyway bedtime for me..

sorry if i missed anything else.

yum yum and yum
i am going to bookmark this page and make that tomorrow night i just happen to have 500grams of mince in the freezer

guess what
i lost 2.9kg since monday! i weigh in tomorrow but if the scales show worse than 98.6 i am ignoring it (for motivational purposes)
i am just too excited - i can do this and i will
i have been vege and salading and i am not bored of it yet
but i have also been moderating 'treats' etc
so i can and will do this

and amy - 24.5kg lost WOOZERS

ok today being "official" weigh in day
and yesterday being 2nd birthday party (that served up lots of indian food and stuff) and then mum and dad dinner that was pie i decided to weigh in this morning and admit and be honest with myself and count today's weight

and
i am not disappointed
i weigh 99.5kg today which is TWO KILOS less than last monday
which is awesome
i have been eating and walking (but i have had shakes for brekky coz that is just easier for me at the moment)(when i have lost a bit of this excess weight i am definately going to introduce brekky again as weetbix and banana was working but i am not ready right now)

so woohoo 2kg down
28kg ultimately to go and about 10 until i am under 90kg
slow and steady bring it on