Oh thank christ my bloat is pretty much gone. I finally feel human again!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!!

:D

Well I'm another one with dental problems ... had an appointment with an oral surgeon yesterday and a week today, I'll be getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out :eek:

Went for a job interview last night for a part time casual position with a company that does event hosting. I'm not feeling overly confident but will find out by the end of the week if I get it.

Fingers crossed for you too Barb!


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oh dear lord Julia i feel for you. i whinge with ONE i cant imagine FOUR. stock up on some pain killers.

Dani what on earth is a gum graft? it sounds painful if its anything to do with gum reconstruction.

Ouch Von. I am suffering after my root canal - the guy isn't doing crown until Sep 2 when I get back from Aus (yes visiting home, no particular reason). I can't bite down or even touch down with left side of mouth - friggin kills! I called to ask if it's going to be like that for my whole vacation and they said no, but we'll see. If it stays like this for long, I'm going to get it fixed while I'm home.

PS I got all my wisdom teeth out at once, under general anesthetic with pethidine. It was great! I didn't have a bit of swelling or pain.

Bloody **** we're all falling apart arent we lol

Von the gum graft will be to fix a receding gum on one of my teefs. She said that she may or may not need to do it but that I will need a frenectomy (sp?) at the very least . . . I am skeered to google it cos I dont want to know the deets!

Hope everyones teefies and other bits are feeling better soon!

x

I am so sick of myself and my excuses! It will be three years on Friday since I started losing weight - and for 80% of that time I have been pretty good. For the last 20% I have done everything wrong - everything!

So I am going to declare this the start of a whole new weight loss journey, and come up with a plan to lose 10kg and then keep it off.

And I'm going to give myself a massive incentive to kick-start this new plan. I don't usually 'reward' myself with material things - but this time I am going to if I stick to it and make good decisions.

Every day, for the next six weeks, I am going to work at getting five gold stars. Two stars for eating less than 1700 calories, two for drinking 2L of water, and one for walking 10,000 steps or more. Each week I can earn 35 stars.

After six weeks, if I earn at least 80% of my stars (that's 168 altogether out of a possible 210) I am going to reward myself with a Mac laptop. If I don't - then I miss out!

So today's goals are:

• eat less than 1700 calories;
• drink 2L of water;
• walk 10,000 steps; and
• make a list of all the benefits I will experience by losing another 10kg.

There's no point in being annoyed with myself for stuffing up. I just need to learn from it, move forward and make sensible, healthy decisions today.

Good plan Ani!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

And yes, dont get mad . . . get even (hotter) ;)

G'day!
 

Hello! I am not officially an Aussie Chick, but I will be soon enough. My husband is from Melbourne and we are moving there permanently in November. I've been to Australia before and loved it, everyone was truely lovely. I am a bit nervous to live halfway around the world from my family, but at the same time I will be halfway around the world from my family!! :devil:

Its time for us to start our own family and we decided Australia is the best place to do that! So I am awaiting my approval for a spouse VISA. In the meantime, I continue with my never ending battle with food and exercise and figured I'd introduce myself to you all.

Oh, and my name is Allie :D

Hi Allie!

Welcome to Aussie Chicks!

We have a couple of pseudo-Aussies here already so you are more than welcome to join our little team. And really, does it matter where we are from or going to? Weight is an issue in most countries right? The main purpose of this thread if I recall was so we could speak in our own language...kilograms and centimetres and kilometres etc!

We are a friendly bunch and we don't always rattle on about weight-loss either. So feel free to open up and join in.

So, where are you leaving to come to Australia?

What are your goals and what is your plan of attack with regard to weight-loss?

And do you have any tooth issues currently? (you don't need to answer that...it just seems to be an Aussie Chicks thing at the moment!) :D

Alright...must run.

Welcome Allie! I'm actually from New Zealand but am quite at home being part of the Aussie Chicks group ;) It's a great bunch of ladies here, I hope you will enjoy hanging out and chatting with us!

Ani, you're sounding very sensible and determined as usual and I'm sure that now you've got a plan you'll be successful :carrot:

I'm having a lazy week ... haven't been to the gym since last week and won't be going tonight either as I have an appointment after work. Haven't been keeping an eye on my food intake either and yesterday was another day of scoffing lollies :(

Back on track today though - I've made a good lunch and have a couple of good snacks to get me through the day and I've got the food diary back on my desk.


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skulks back in... my scales went the wrong way.. so i decided "BUGGER IT ALL" and have been stuffing my face ever since... today i am sick of my self ... lol so back onto the wagon i go... I wish i didnt do this to myself i really do.. but what can i say im a nut job obviously. lol.

so my plan for today ... go do aqua aerobics and lap swimming ...
eat goof healthy food ... not choc or white bread and other such garbage .. drink like a fish .. and get my head back together..

Welcome Allie :)

I finished work at 3 am

Not happy and work still isn't done

when the GST is lodged next wk am not doing this anymore

not fun!

Ok off to work I go . . .

welcome Allie

LMAO Lindor at your last question to Allie :p

Welcome Allie, the more the merrier!

Don't lose hope Ani. Look at where you've come from and where your at now. Its a big achievement to have come so far. You know you can do this and it doesn't matter how long it takes to get there.

Amy same goes for you.

I'm faring well this week. I'm busting to get to Friday though, they'll let me know if I have this job by then.

lmao a friend of mine just shared this on facebook i thought it kinda applies to toothy chicks this week .... lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqNKwJjYSa0

Fingers crossed Barb - I really hope you get it.

My plan today is to stick to my goals and nail them. It's a bit disheartening to go back over old ground… I already lost these kilos once, and now I have to turn around and do it again.

But there aren't many other options, except to put the weight back on, so I just need to suck it up and keep going… blurk!

Good luck Barb, I really hope that you get the position. Sucks waiting eh!

Well I've just had some news that I'm very excited about ... I got the job that I interviewed for on Monday :carrot:

It's on a part time casual basis - I let them know when I'm available and they'll roster me on during those times. It's with a really big events company here in Christchurch, they manage 4 big venues and they do events management for stuff like sports events, concerts, conferences etc.

My role will be stuff like ushering and merchandising as far as I can tell. They need more staff to make sure they have enough for the upcoming NPC rugby season.

I'm really quite excited, I think they'll be a good company to work for, the job should be pretty interesting and best of all, I now have the opportunity to earn some extra money!


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I hear ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay on all the new jobs :) Julia that sounds great - you can hopefully get tix to lots of great things. I have some friends in Christchurch I just realised lol

Its 3pm and I am started to feel very sleepy. Am just doing a to do list for the next week or so and see if I have enough time to finish everything. Am being extra careful with food bcos I dont have time for working out at the moment . . . have been leaving here after 7 or 8 pm and last night it was 9! Ick.

I have been taking the re-losing the weight stuff slowly slowly this past year . . . first it was hard to get over the fact that I got so bloody fat again :mad: and then i was actually hesitant about getting too hardcore bcos that is the only way that I know how to be . . . do it super fast and then hello gain again . . . but now I am no longer mad at myself and I am well and truly over not being as cute as I know I can be. Vanity, thy name is Danni ;)

So am ready to do it properly and just get. it. done.

I started South Beach cos I needed some structure. Its pretty much the way I have been eating for my insulin resistance anyway - lots of low GI foods but I found that without SOME structure my portions of 'healthy' foods were still way too big. I am not getting nutty about following a 'program' but am enjoying the emphasis on fresh veggies and eating only when I am hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a novel concept . . .

:)

For me doing a "programme" usually works, but I find that if I have to front up somewhere and weigh in I really try hard. I think thats why doing this on my own isn't working very well. I only have me to make sure I stick at it!

You know it would be so easy to come here every week and report a loss, its not like you're all gonna see me and know if I'm lying to you. But I just can't do it, why is that I wonder?

Firstly, Thanks Everyone for the warm welcome :) much obliged!

We are leaving New Jersey USA. I spent a couple years abroad in Europe and Australia. (I met the husband in London, didn't realize London was crawling with Aussies! I met more Australians than Brits! Aussies are more fun anyway :D)

My goals for weight loss is to not only re-lose the same 25lbs I always lose and gain, but for the first time in my life to have a fit and firm body! I was an obese child and have been yo-yoing all of my adult life so my skin is saggy, have barely any muscle and I have lots of cellulite (pretty picture :?:).

I have been going to the gym for my longest stretch ever (a few months) and though I haven't lost any weight really my body has firmed up a bit, not much, but a bit. I would like to reach my goal by the time we get to Australia. New start, new body!

I have come to love exercise and it is now officially a part of my life. I have committed to exercise atleast 3 days a week whether I lose weight or not because it makes me feel good. I feel better about myself simply because I know its good for me and thats why I enjoy it!

As for my teeth, I stay as far away from the dentist as possible, so if there is anything sinister going on in there I don't know about it!

I love going to the gym too Allie, it's a really positive thing to do.

In saying that, this week I haven't been at all which isn't good :nono: I will aim to go on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to make up for it ... I've got to get some exercise in before my teef get done next Tuesday! I had thought that I had an appointment yesterday evening so didn't have my gym gear and then found out that it's actually tonight. Duh :dizzy:

Today is payday :carrot::cb::carrot::cb: so I get to go and buy some more food. Very exciting!

This week I'm trying to get back on track with the low carb thing. I had been sneaking in chocolate and OD-ing on lollies and that's got to stop. I've looked at my food diary and am going to try and go back to the same foods as I did during the first couple of weeks but with fruit as well.

I need to remember that EATING WITHOUT THINKING WILL NOT HELP ME LOSE WEIGHT!!!


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i only had time to read this page
i hope everyone is good
seems like everyone is re losing weight
woohoo
i am putting it all back on
i hate it
i put on weight this week have i been here since weigh in
the other day i had maccas
last night i had kfc
today for lunch i had brodies
brodies OMG they serve it with wedges and sour cream

anyway - fighting with everyone
hating myself for that
off my meds and dont care
over basically everything
my body is freaking out with anxiety

Kel? Facebook chat me if ya wanna talk or ring tomorrow, I'm not at work (bloody tooth). We really do have to catch up again sometime soon. We miss you and Jem. (Ebby loves Jems pic on facebook always yelling out MINA)

As for my sore tooth. Rang the dentist today as I have been in agony (9 out of 10) and prodeine forte only takes the edge off for an hour and they said go straight to Dr. Turns out infection has set into the bone so I am on 2 different antibiotics and they gave me 2 days of heavy duty pain killers to get me through until antibiotics sets in. Taking them as well as the nurofen plus and prodeine forte. All this for me, who doesnt even like to take a panadol for a bad headache and now I'm watching the clock counting down the minutes till i have my next round of pan relief.

As for weight loss, well what can I say, I am down nearly a kilo maybe having this some good will come out of it lol.

Hopefully that kilo can stay off. Now I dont think my loss will be as much as i wanted for my holiday but a couple will do nicely thanks.

Amy I just watched it. puts a little humour into our agony.

Oh Von your teethy issue sounds so painful :( Hope the worst is behind you.

Kel I am so sorry you are feeling crappy :( I wish I had something to say to make you feel better. I hope you are feeling better soon. Hugs to you sweety, x

im getting really frustrated atm .. i just looked over my last checkins and i feel like im getting no where at all .. it is awful.. i cant stay this way for ever i have another 30 kilos to loose ...

in may i was 110 and got to 107 by ther end of the month... and ever since i have just jumped around that number
by the end of june i was back up to 108.7
end of july i was 107.8


its so damn frustrating..


kel i had one of those days yesterday too... hqd a fight with my hubby wednesday night that continued threw the day yesterday... then argued with kindy becuase leah was covered in a rash from getting her skin on the carpet .. and the teacher was what has changed it cant be the carpet ...... she has been sitting on it for months no problems at all..

yes she has had long pants on for months ... protecting her skin but wednesday due to plumbers crack ... her skin was on the carpet and she was a mess.. all i asked is that she sits on a towle for extra protection. why the **** did i have to argue to get that... i dont know.. .. and by the wat teacher she has always been allergic to bgosh darned with sprinkles on top carpet.... grrrr... scream... whine whinge.. the only reason you idiots havent seen her sick is becuase i do everything in my power to prevent it..



you know what writing this all out its not the weight that is bothering me... its the idiots i have to deal with ... lol ... the weight will come off when its good and ready... i think i just needed a good vent..

i must have done something right this week becuase my 1.4 kilo gain from last week .. is down to a more subdued 600 gram one... .. so a loss of 800 grams to bring me back to 107 ( or may..... lmao)

Can't wait to get home where codeine is over the counter! Nurofen plus rocks! As does Mersyndol.

I've just been to the pharmacy to fill my script for the medication I'll need next week and it cost $55.00!! I'm poor now :(

It actually annoys me a bit. Surely he could have prescribed me something just as effective that has some sort of government subsidy! I mean, $15 for 2 days worth of antibiotics, $25 for voltaren and $15 for a paracetamol/codeini mix.

Grrrrrr.

We're all a bit out of sorts it seems! Amy I'm glad you feel better after having a bit of a vent. Kel, chin up babe you'll get there. I know it seems really hard at times but you'll get there. And please get back on your medication. Not taking it will be making you feel worse. :hug:


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25 for voltaren? Holy crap! Ibuprofen would do the same thing.

I had a doc that prescribed me Brufen! I particularly questioned her as I was taking two Nurofen four times a day and I was 99% sure Nurofen and Brufen were one and the same...she assured me they were different drugs! I figured the pharmacist would do the right thing if they were the same thing and let me know...no!

I paid for the Brufen. Got home and compared both products and sure enough I was right! I was prescribed one Brufen four times a day which was the exact equivalent of my two nurofen four times a day!

I was soooo pee'd off I let the doctor know and told her I'd not be seeing her again!!!

Doctors pee me right off!!!


My little vent for the day :lol:

Amy, cheer up! So long as you don't go back to where you came from then you are doing the right thing!

Kel...despite our grumble at the cost of drugs, get back on yours! You know they help! Hope you find your smile again...because that is what we love! :)


Mista continues to look better and better! And I am sure that is not just me hoping he is! I have had the full greeting - jumping, yapping, licks and snorts - when I've got home from work all week this week! We see the vet again on Monday, I'm hoping she is going to be impressed with his progress too.

Sad thing is, I know this is just setting me up for another fall in the not too distant future! And it is also going to make it harder for me to do 'the right thing' next time! :(

Anyway...won't get all woeful on you now!

Diet has sucked lately...but mentally I haven't been entirely with it either. But I am determined to get back on track again now!

hahaha!
 

A woman after my own heart! I used up my Neurofen plus after I had surgery a few months ago but we still have two packets of mersyndol. Seriously though, I can't wait to be able to buy neurofen plus again! Its genuis for my TOM. Whenever people visit is from overseas I make them bring me some, lol.

I'm sorry to hear all of you are having troubles at the moment! I hope everyone feels better!

As for me I spent the better time at work yesterday researching flights to Oz (they are crazy cheap right now!) and also jobs in Melbourne. I want to start over when we get there and on top of wanting to start a family both the hubby and I need to get our careers going! I have decided I want to help people, that is my main concern. I would love to work for a charity or non profit full time but I of course can not volunteer my time, I would need to get paid. If I can't find a career there, I think I may go back to school and get a certification in counseling. There are several abusive habits I experienced in my life and I want to be there, to share what I learned from it all, especially for young people that are suffering. If only I had had a mentor or someone to talk to, I could have saved myself so much pain!

What do all of you do for a living?? Do you love it?

Anyone know of anyone doing what I want to do?

harps do you have any other skills like adminstration or whateva as you could perhaps get a paying job at an organisation that helps young people that are suffering?

i am WONDERFUL
i have been feeling up and down not on my meds but the ups are so so awesome i feel like i am back
i didnt relalise how flat the meds made me and not only do they supress anxiety and depression they surpress SEX DRIVE
now i DONT remember reading that in the side effects booklet!
anyway i have been loving the randomness and "old" me so much and have been pretty proud at how i have been dealing with my frustrations that i went to the doc today (as i had to also take jemima who had 4 mega coughing fits today but she is FINE too) and he said that he would rather see me walk out with no meds - coz i said i ran out and decided i dont want them anymore - so i walked out with no meds for me or jemima
and a whole heap of motivation and confidence
exercise IS a natural remedy for depression and anxiety
my body is still freaking out a little but hopefully will settle down as i get more and more control back
my personal trainer is a little concerned that i may randomly and uncontrollably eat crap
and he has a GOOOOOOOD point
so must keep that in check

the day i posted and was sad and down in the dumps was such a stupid day
the fight i had with benji was so so so so stooooooopid
did i tell u what it was about??
HE DID A LOAD OF WASHING - for fuKKKKKKs sake i am a loser
i think i just wanted attention as the lack of sexdrive thing has taken its toll in the way that i dont think he thinks i am every horny anymore so i wanted attention wasnt getting it so i yelled and carried on about nothing
(ie i had ONE day off and the washing basket was full and so i am a failure and so he is a prI***K for doing a load of washing and then he was a Priaosfkjasl;fk for not reacting when i am yelling like a wierdo yowie at him and then
so the next morning as i had requested in my stupid rage he did NOT wake me when he left for work so then it was longer before we talked about the fact i was feeling like crap
i really enjoyed the brodies for lunch thogh
anyway when he got home
we had a good talk and we are extra good now
especially since we/i have realised how much more fun i can be without the meds which means i must go now as he has just gone to bed!!

vonni - my computer doesnt tell me when there are replies to this so i didnt get your kind offer to talk - so we MUST catch up soon - come to brissy and i'll take you to brodies

amy - OMIGOSH i totally know what you mean - SOME PEOPLE ARE CLUELESS AND HOW HARD IS IT

i now sell Mary Kay products and still Tupperware so let me know if you want a catalouge or whateva, benji just used the "satin hands" scrub and night cream so i am looking forward to that! (mechanic hands are so so rough in the winter time and he always feels terrible touching me or jemima)
and tupperware just brought out a heap of new colours and stuff on wednesday

i am going to a slumber party tomorrow night - we are going to kidnap the pizza delivery dude and make him serve us drinks wearing just his cap and maybe an apron

everyone have an awesome weekend

oh and i just realised i type like i talk so PLEASE if anyone is offended by my language on here sometimes PLEASE tell me and i will try and keep that in check as well

I do have TONS of experience in Admin/Clerical. I have been looking from that angle but haven't found anything yet. I am going to register with some temp agencies just for regular work in the mean time.

I used to be on daily meds for 2 years and decided after getting dumped by my boyfriend at the time to get off the meds and go on a diet. I lost the weight, though now its back, and have stayed off the daily meds for 7 years. (I still take xanax as needed) I was/am a mess, but I am better for it! The sex drive always seems to suffer when you have depression whether on meds or not! I am still trying to figure out how to get a healthy libido b/c compared to me, my husband is a nympho! :devil:

Exercise really is the best remedy!! Atleast it is for me! Its really good for people who suffer from anxiety/depression because the exercise expends all our extra adrenaline and it boosts our circulation which in turn makes our thyroids and and adrenal glands healthy as well as scores of other benefits (I've been reading all kinds of articles and journals about the subject) but its all pretty obvious. Exercise = healthy. It just took me 30years to give in to and just do it :D

oh and good plan with the pizza guy, wish I could do that with the young studs that deliver by me. My husband always laughs at me cause I comment how young and cute they are (I am a cougar at heart :p)

Have fun!

Yes Harps me too - whenever I go home to Aus, my friends in the US make me bring back nurofen plus/mersyndol. It is great for TTOM. If I still lived in Melbs I'd show you around but I'm living in Pittsburgh for work now!

I am heading to the airport in about 15 mins for my flight home - dreading the flight but can't wait to see my mum and nieces.

The flight really is dreadful!
Well, more like flights...
Well have a wonderful and safe trip home! (you've left already and won't see this:^: anyway)

What the heck work brought you to Pitssburgh? I'm guessing you love it or wouldn't have done it in the first place ;)

Hi Harps, Gen and I are nurses. Gen a fancy one lol. (:p Gen). It is an awesome feeling when you can help people and most of those people appreciate it.

I am so OVER taking nurofen plus. that and prodeine forte and tramal SR. I was hoping antibiotics would have kicked in by now but the pain is as bad as ever. The nurofen was helping with the inflammation which eased the pain until the tramal kicked in but now even THAT isnt helping muc. And go figure but the pain killers side effects can be headache... why? and last night i copped a doozy not long after taking them. The codeine is starting to make me feel yukky to.

I got 3 call ins to work the past few days (aside from my roster) and i hated saying no. Have to work this morning though (roster) and hope to go i can manage. Already asked them though to give me a ward that will be a light load and not needing to much assistance with showers so i am not bending down so much.

Gen you prob home by now or close to it. Say hi to your mum from us and i hope you have an awesome time.

Gotta run or i will be late.

Love to all ya gals xoxox

Time for me to refocus im gonna restart.. no more i have lost xxx.... im trying to change my thinking to i need to loose xxx.. becuase the amount i have already lost is holding me back in my own head..


so im gonna focus on that 99 kilos for xmas more then the over all amount.. and with it getting ever closer im feeling more and more like a failure.. a whole month and im down 900 grams lol... pittiful. but at least it is down.. right. .. lindor you are right i am moving in thr right direction . :) thanks for the reminder.

Kel ... we are very much a like i think with the whole mood shifts.. I think being home with kids does that too ya.. and atm for me the biggest issues is of course Leah .. lol she starts school next term.. which means i'll be alone during the day 5 days a week .. and that is something i havent done for 9 years ... lol . So huge change for me and i worry about her starting school without being fully immunised... and the clinic hasn't got back to me yet.. so my head is all over the place.


oh and how did kidnapping the pizza guy turn out??? lol or did you get and ugly one and decide to just let him leave????? lol

anyway with the weather improving everyday.. i can walk them to school more often .. and maybe just keep walking after i have dropped them off ..


Vonni that must be a real bad toothache.. i really hope it settles down soon :(

welcome Harps.. :)

i cant beleive the price of meds over there .... why cant you buy nuerofen?/codiene over there is there a problem with it?

i haven't gone back and read your posts, sorry. I'm down 300g this week, not much but at least its in the right direction.

I got sick of waiting to hear about the jub yesterday so I called her to see whats going on. she was sorry for not getting back to me and didn't have a n answer yet but did offer me a better position, assistant finance manager! Not even there yet and I'm getting promoted!!!

i know what you mean about the i have lost thing
i am trying to reshift focus too
as someone said "relosing weight" i am over losing then relosing the same 800grams
so i am totally trying to not care at all about what the scales say and care more about how my body is feeling and looking

gotta go take a photo of my power pole for danni now

oh but i was telling benji last night about the sexdrive suppressing meds and we were laughing coz if you are depressed surely the LAST thing you need is your sexdrive supressed any more!!



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