[smylie]

tee hee i went sanity - by the time i spoke to benji in the arvo i was just so tired.... will work on that next friday

vonni - go the china cabinet but get the funky one we saw at the opshop... also think about the stuff you are going to keep in it.... are you keeping it on display because YOU like to look at it or because you think you have to because of who owned it?? would that person really care if you didnt have it on display?? do you think it would really worry them if you got rid of it? the less stuff you have around the house the better
but in saying that being surronded by "special" things that hold a special message for you is completly different......
i am decluttering big time.... even wedding present are going, if i have not used them i am getting rid of them, i dont have room around here to keep things "just because"
i just logged out of facebook, but i was going to ask you when you wanted to catch up.... i might be free this coming tuesday to come and visit? or the next tuesday?? or i am home most days if you want to come to my world?

ok, must go and get ready for huge weekend...... all surronding food too..... i can do this weekend in moderation i know i can

[pacman12]

Hi ladies. Thank goodness, it's a long weekend here - I need one. I feel like I haven't stopped since I got back from Aus! My housemate is all moved out (sniff) but I have the cat until Monday. I will miss them both.. it's a bit lonely here now! Once I sort out the new lease etc, I'll have to get a new housemate. Bit scary, since I got along SO well with the current one, but what can ya do. Luckily, she has left me a whole houseful of stuff - furniture, dishes, appliances, etc. Lucky, because I only had a bed and a dresser!

School is full-on already this term, and having missed the first week I still feel like I'm behind, but plan to get caught up this weekend.

Went to the docs last weekend, had to get her to sign off on a school physical. She gave me new happy pills and made me an appointment with their counsellor to talk about stuff since I have been so miserable, esp with mum's illness.

Mum was doing ok, but got readmitted this past week with some clots in her good lung, so she's on blood thinners and stuff... just bad luck, probably happened after her last operation.

Anyhow. I am massively fat and dreading 2 weeks away - my boss & good friend is getting married, and I have no clothes to wear and don't know where to get any at this size. Ugh. I have had a good last week - since i got back from Aus, I just haven't really been hungry. Ate fresh fruit for breakfast each day, salad for lunch (except Friday pizza!) and a sandwich for dinner for most days. Have lost a couple of kilos. Dr did support me going to the info session for the lapband, so I am going to check it out next week.

Hope you're all doing well. Amy, I hope you are proud of yourself and take the time to realize what an incredible achievement that is. You look great.

[7senuf]

Hey Gen didnt know u were heading back to the USA. Hope everything turns out well for you. Miss yr chats. Dnt be a stranger and feel our hugs over cables and air. {{{GEN}}}

[PerthChick]

Gen I've been wondering how things are going. I hope you have some decent support over there, because things don't sound great .

I'm counting down to my holiday - just four days to go - and I cannot wait. All I really want to do is potter around in the garden and read a few books - I'm SO looking forward to a break from work.

I had a bad, bad week with food last week, so this week I am setting myself some basic goals:

• Eat no more than 1850 calories/day;
• Drink 2L water/day; and
• Keep a food diary every day.

I need to figure out what's going on in my head, and what's causing me to go back to bad habits. If I haven't got it sorted by next Monday I am going to go back to 'weight loss' mode, and see if I can't fix it that way.

[smylie]

i've put on weight - somehow (ok i know i know why)
and i just got in a argument with the eletricity department
sigh

[pacman12]

Well, I got a dress for the wedding today - first one I tried on.

[LittleKiwi]

Hey Gen I'm so glad you've popped in. I have been thinking about you and wondering how you and your mum are. That's great that you found a dress for the wedding, one less thing to stress about eh! Is there a shop called Torrid near you? When I was larger I used to love shopping there when I went to the States. They have funky clothes in bigger sizes and decent variety.

As for me, I've come to realise that I'm on a VERY slippery slope. My weight has been creeping back up and if I don't do something about it now, I'm going to be back in the 90's before I know it.

I get paid on Thursday so can't afford to buy much in the way of food before then so over the next couple of days I will write a grocery list and start thinking about a plan of attack.

For some unknown reason I stopped eating breakfast a while ago so I need to start that up again. Get some fruit and stuff for snacks and start measuring portions again.

I also need to get back into some sort of routine with the gym. Over the past few months it's been really sporadic - I'll go lots one week and not at all the next.

I also need to stop drinking wine during the week.

So there's clearly lots for me to think about. I'll look forward to checking in here more regularly and getting back on track.

[7senuf]

Julia sounds like even though yr on that slide.... you have a plan of attack. And that plan to me sounds awesome. I to need to get back into meal planning. At the moment I have been making my decision around 3 in the arvo what we r having. Thats not good for my waistline OR the kids. They've been asking for the family monthly menu to be back so tomorrow kid and work free I shall sit down and at least figure out the next 2 weeks. I will work on what I already have in the cupboard so i dont double up and spend needlessly.

Woo I am finally under 77. 69.9 to be exact if this mornings weigh in is anything to go by.

I am setting myself 2 goals this week,
ONE - to walk around the block on 2 days (baby steps)
TWO - eat breakfast grrrrr.

[smylie]

i desperately need meal plan as well!!!
especially now benji is working late a couple of nights a week, i need to know what is coming and pace myself etc.......
i have just been eating lots lately

[pacman12]

Kel, I have been decluttering as well. Helping my mum clean stuff out of the house has made me realize what a lot of crap we accumulate, and how little it means. I have always been a packrat, and found it hard to get rid of things, because I "might" need it one day... but no more! I am keeping things that are important to me, but no more "stuff". The house already looks a lot cleaner!

[LittleKiwi]

I need lunch ideas! So far I've got:

* Ham & salad wrap
* Pasta salad
* Rice salad
* Stir fry
* Soup
* Baked potato

What do you ladies have for your lunches?

[7senuf]

Coffee and a smoke!

[amouse]

Julia i like wraps a whole lot..
but also buy the Hi fibre lo gi bread from bakers delight and might make a ham tomato and cheese toastie.. yum..

Tuna cucumber and betroot on crisp bread is nice..
peanut butter on corn thins..

salads

home made pizza on the wrap bread with loads of veggies and a little ham and cheese

or home made dip made with avocado.. and some low fat mayo .. salt and pepper and some rise crackers..

and then of course there is always left overs from dinner the night b4..

alot of the time i will have a sandwich.

Gen Im suprised your back in the us didnt think you were going back.. but i bet you feel good to be getting back to normal.. great news on that dress

Kel IM a huge fan of decluttering i find it makes me feel alot better when i have less crapolla around me ..

Ani only 2 days to go....... woohooo .. hope your back incontroll of your calories

Vonni .... that is a terrible lunch... and considering you said your not having breakfast either.... when do you eat?


As for me.. im very happy my hubby is home now... for good .. and im over the moon the only problem i can see is getting access to the internet... lol he is a computer hog... But its a very small price to pay to have him here. He took me out the lunch yesterday and i had grilled chicken breast with sundried tomato and pesto .. and salad it was lovely. .

I went and did my hour of laps yesterday morning and am going to yoga today.. im just continuing my exercise plans.. with him home. not changing a thing.

But got this week off work again.. im a bit disappointed but thems the breaks.. she hasn't got much for me to do fingers crossed for next week .


anyway gotta run.. its amazing how dirty this houise is after hubby being home a day and a half.. gotta go clean up.. ..

[barbegirl71]

Julia, I usually have a salad with tuna or beans, a sandwitch with ham and salad on seedy bread or leftovers, soup is the new salad at the moment!

Amy, why's your husband home for good? Did he leave his job? Has he got another one to go to? My husband took a year off last year to finish his degree and is finding it really hard to get work now, making things really tight financially for us. I had to scrounge around today to find enough 5c pieces to buy a litre of milk!!

Vonni, your breakfast used to be mine too many years ago but I gave up smoking and took up eating!

I've been having big clean outs too, I volunteer in a place next to an op shop so I have no excuse to keep the stuff I pack away, it goes into the car and I drop it off the next day I'm in there so it gives me no chance to change my mind and bring the junk back in!

Anyone heard from Lndor?

[pacman12]

Makes me feel guilty when people say they are surprised I'm back... I couldn't really not come back, I have a job and contract and apartment, and I'm in the middle of school.. hanging out in melbourne just isn't an option, as much as I've love to spend more time with my mum. We talk most days, but she doesn't want me to quit my job, and I think I will need it when she is gone. Sucks being away from her, but life marches on...