yayyyy Lindor how awesome. we want pics

Wow Lindor. Amazing. I am chicken poop when it comes to things like that. Feel the fear and do it anyway, hah! More like feel the fear & run a mile - hey that's a thought, I'd get more exercise then!

I am usually chicken poop at these kind of things too. But for some reason, I feel I need to do this? I am sick of just existing and not living...every day is just a routine for me. It's time for me to live a little!

Before coming here, I was 'living' in a small town where I literally hid away from everyone and everything. I was fat, boring and convinced people were mocking me and every thing I did. Everything I did was also with others in mind - "What will people think if I did that?" Stupid...but I think that is what is called small town mentality???

Anyway, here is a whole new world for me. Here, is where I don't care what people think. Here, is where I do what I want to do!

Here, is where I am me!

Woo Lindor that's awesome! I'm sure you'll absolutely love it and good on you for challenging yourself to do something so out of the ordinary. :carrot:

Ani I'm so sorry to hear what's happening with you and your friend. It seems totally unreasonable that she has done this to you and it's put you in an awful position. No chance she can find someone else to use the ticket?

I've had a quiet weekend, toof pain still pretty severe so I've been laying low. Diet seems to have been pretty good. I've tried to do all meals as low carb as possible and today I got a couple of books from the library so that I can learn more about it.

Here's hoping that my toof is feeling better tomorrow! I'm on antibiotics to try and kill the infection and have to wait till 3 August for my appointment to see an oral surgeon who will then assess if I need the wisdom teef excised. Eek!


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good luck with the tooth Julia :)

Toof's a little less sore today thank goodness. Hopefully it will be totally painless soon :D

I've been doing the low carb thing for a few days now but I'm considering today my Day 1. Breakfast was 1 rasher of chicken bacon, 1 chicken sausage, 1 egg and some onion and green pepper.

Gym tonight and I'll do weights and maybe 30 minutes cardio.


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hi guys. well being sick has its advantages i suppose. lost a kilo even though i am still eating haha. prob damn well put it all back on again though when better. Have read all posts just no energy to reply to all.

have a great day
Vonni xoxox

julia where did u get the chicken bacon? What did it taste like? that sounds weird lol

is there such a thing as chicken bacon?
i am over it
but i know i have to keep on going
today i am up 800grams
i dont understand it
i exercised everyday - i thought that alone would make me lose weight
i ate well everyday - the minimal treats i had should not have made me put on weight
not happy jan

The more I read about lap band complications - bands slipping, rupturing, infections etc, not to mention port problems, needing fills/unfills forever... I am leaning towards laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Makes your stomach smaller permanently (staples) and reduces the hormone ghrelin, which causes hunger. No followup maintenance needed (apart from usual checkups).

Only problem is - don't think my insurance pays for it as they call it 'experimental'. Will have to ask the surgeon when/if I get to that stage.

Sorry to hear that Kel. I'm afraid I don't have any words of wisdom but I can definitely sympathise because that's pretty much what happens to me all the time. It's VERY frustrating! I guess you've just got to keep on keeping on and it'll pay off in the end.

Gen, you've certainly got a lot to think about. Any kind of surgery is a BIG deal.

Chicken bacon is produced here by Tegel which is NZ's biggest chicken supplier. It takes very much like bacon but is made of chicken so contains less fat.

Lindor I am in awe - do you have to do anything to prepare? Are you doing a tandem jump or leaping out solo? I think it's a fantastic thing you're doing, and I can't wait to hear about it.

For $50 I can change the date of my trip to NZ - but of course my friend has refused to change her plans. So I am stuck with a plane ticket I hadn't planned on buying, and will now have to start saving to make a trip on my own that I hadn't planned on taking. Excellent!

I'm working late shift for two weeks in a row now - so I guess I'll have some kind of routine.

Gen keep researching. It's a big decision, so you should be really comfortable with it before deciding to go ahead and do anything.

This week's plan is to stick to my goals. I'll weigh-in tomorrow and see how I am tracking. If I can't get myself sorted by the end of this month I am going to join a local Weight Watchers.

Where in NZ is your ticket to Ani? I'm in Christchurch and you're more than welcome to come and visit me! I don't really have room to put you up but my mum's got a huge house with several spare beds if you want one :D

Ani what a mean freind.. you just cant rely on anyone these days :( .

Julia im happy your tooth is on the mend.


Kel that sucks big time... but is TOm near??? maybe hormones are at play?? dont be discouraged... why not get on cal king and see if there was anything you can improve on.,. somtimes.. you can be eating more then you think...
I know you dont like it but if you just have a look at a few days maybe you cann see whats up... if nothing then blame it on hormaones.. dust off and keep going :)

Me dont ask..... lol.. TOM is well and truely making me pay... i gave up on sleep last night at 2 am... dint get a wink.. till about 5.30 and woke at 6....

feel like crap.... made something nasty and ate it and am sitting at 1645 cals and havent even had dinner yet....

grrr .. so my plan now is to go burn some junk off on the elliptical.. and hope i dont pass out from lack of sleep ... atm im feeling ok... later i will be very grumpy so better go work my *** off now.. ... lol...


lack of sleep as always is when i eat crap... like eating crap is gonna give me more energy........ wrong.. i have felt sick most of the day after eating it and am only just feeling good now... tee hee hee.... one day ill learn...... maybe.... hey at least im not gonna have anymore children.... so no more sleepless bull crap... :) thats bascially where i have put all this weight on...

ok better stop stalling and go work some of it off.. :)

TOM last week
so cant blame that
going with muscle growth until further notice