Danni. I lost 38kg in six months, I was 113 and got down to 75, my goal was 68 but I never made it there. I did manage to keep the weight off for two years but I let is slowly creep back on. I'm not quite back to my previous heaviest weight but if I keep going the way I have been it won't be too long before I'm there again. I'm not going to let this happed! There was no way that I could keep restricting myself the way I was and not feel deprived. My usual menu consisted of 1 egg and 75g veg for breakfast, 95g tuna and 110g salad for lunch, 110g red meat or 90g chicken and 110g veg or salad for dinner, two pieces of fruit and 5 vita wheats, no milk or cheese. I know if I go back to eating this way I'll lose the blubber again but I can't make myself do it again!

oh
guess what else

basically i am getting there but you have to join me in FORGETTING everything we THINK we KNOW about weight loss

COZ YOU KNOW WHAT


IT AINT BEEN WORKING HAS IT

It does work Kel you just need to be persistent and keep at it, hard I know but it will work

if it works why are we all changing what we are doing every week?
if it works why do we lose weight and then put it all back on?
ani - where are you??? what did you need to learn to help you stick to the lifestyle change?

oh i dont mean to sound like we are ALL doing something wrong - that is WRONG of me..... so please dont take it like that anyone

i just know FOR ME
i need to stop thinking cheese is evil and eat it when appropriate etc etc
i have to eat bread, and potato in moderation instead of what i do now
etc

wow Kel you rock :carrot:

Hits home xox to you for you helping me realise I CHOOSE

Kel maybe you should stop eating out so much. Last week you said you had Maccas and Kfc. If you know your going to be out pack yourself a salad or something instead of eating take away. I don't want to sound like I'm preaching to you!!!

exactly barb
that was last week.... the "click" happened for me on tuesday
i have eaten awesomely since tuesday

and i had brodies last week tool... maccas twice and kfc once - the friend i saw on tuesday also informed me (coz remember she knows it all) this stuff is not real food, but for me that makes/made no difference
i did not and do not eat it for the nutritional value, i did not eat it coz it was food, i ate it coz i liked it, i ate it coz i was lazy

and you not preaching barb you right.... however all those times last week i did not realise i would still be out at lunchtime but should have pulled into subway or the shops that have a sushi bar, the CHOICES i made when i was at these places or out and about were stupid ones (except for the first trip to maccas when i got the chicken wrap instead of the quarter pounder)

forgive me ladies for i have sinned, and busted on facebook lol.

my status was eating an aero bar and Kel and Danni got me hahaha :p

you know i was thinking about dobbing hehehehe

I had a cherry ripe yesterday (first one in years!) and I didn't enjoy it one little bit, just goes to show that its really not worth it!

You hooo Ani, Lindor, Gen where are you?

Kel it does work. We change what we are doing, and we put weight back on because we choose to ignore the things that work.

It would be impossible for me to summarise the things I have learned over the last three years, but let me try and highlight the things that are really important:

Know your body. Weight loss is actually very simple science - if you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose weight. You have to create a deficit of 3500 calories to lose one pound - so realistic weight loss is going to be slow.

How do you know how many calories you need? It's a matter of trial and error, but if you make it your goal to average 1700 calories/day for a couple of weeks and weigh yourself during that time, you will get an idea of whether you need to eat more or less to lose weight.

Set small, realistic goals. As you know I only ever set a goal of losing 5kg at a time. There is no use in expecting to lose 30kg - that is overwhelming. But you can lose 5kg - and you can do that as many times as you want to.

Once you have that goal in your mind, make a plan on how you are going to do it. For me I would weigh-in every Monday and record my progress all the time. I also wrote down my calories every day, and planned my meals ahead of time.

Drink plenty of water. Not only is water the best way of hydrating yourself, it takes the pressure off your liver/kidneys. Your liver can't do its fat-burning job properly when it has to concentrate on tag-teaming your kidneys. Not only that, but sometimes we interpret our thirst cravings as hunger - having enough water is all part of better blnce overall.

Don't eat diet food/low fat food. You don't need it, and it is either higher in sugar or has chemicals added - it's heathier to eat small amounts of the real thing - and it satisfies you much more too.

Don't deprive yourself! I have eaten every kind of food I want, including chocolate on a regular basis - as long as it fits within your daily calorie allowance, it's important to feel like you can eat anything you want.

Plan ahead for parties and eating out. It's the only way to avoid the temptation to 'treat yourself' or 'cheat' - have a plan and stick to it.

Read the labels in the supermarket. You will be amazed by how much crap they add to "food", and how calorie-laden some healthy foods are.

Be patient. If you really want to lose weight and keep it off, you have to slowly chip away - and learn (all over again) how to eat in a more healthy way. You have to learn to confront things emotionally, how to forgive yourself for mistakes, and to develop a brand new relationship with yourself.

It's worth it. It is so good to be able to live your life EVERY day, enjoying the benefits of a stronger, smaller, healthier body - and mind!

There are a million more things I could say, but it really is as simple as: want it, work it, nail it! ;)

I'm around, nothing exciting to say :)

Kel yr nasty :p

Well said Ani.

Gen ? nothing to say? when r u in Oz again?

Ditto :)

lol at Von being busted on facebook :D

Well I'm back. After AGES away. (so long in fact that I've put on 20kg since my last sig) I joined Jenny Craig today and this has to be it. Otherwise I'm just a loser who can't lose weight.

no no no no such thing
it is weird now that it has clicked
there is no such thing as someone who can not lose weight
unless there is a medical reason why you can not lose weight you are choosing not to lose weight
jenny craig works, my aunty did it 26 years ago when she was pregnant and after her baby was thinner than when she was before she was pregnant.


thanks ani for that awesome list of reminders, i think i have been so brainwashed by so many 'diets' that in the past i have self sabotaged myself what i THOUGHT i KNEW about losing weight was conflicting or didn't work long term or didnt suit my lifestyle, i am going to buy some cheese this week and have cheese in the house and i KNOW i can co-exist with it and eat it when appropriate and enjoy it.

GUESS WHAT?
I got chickens!! we got 3 laying hens Rhonda, Cheryl (to be known as Chazzzzzzza) and Bruce and so far (we got yesterday) they are too cool they are on my facebook.... i didnt know they could be such friendly creatures ESPECIALLY when being watched through a fence by three bordercollies and watched by a cat who thinks she owns the place (including the three border collies) and smothered by a two and a half year old.

today is my mum's 50th birthday party, i have to wake up in a couple of hours and ice the cake for 34 people, i have had an edible image of three photos of her (baby, 20, 50) made so the pressure is off i just have to pray it works! then we have to go to dugandan pub near boonah more than an hour away for her birthday lunch, it should be fun but a long day, i have printed out photos from the last fifty years and mixed them all up, instead of doing a photo board i am bringing six envelopes with the photos in to put on the table so that people can flick through them while they are eating....
her pressie is a tattoo so i HOPE she likes it she has wanted one forever a bluebird and i have made her a voucher that says i will get a matching one and i really hope she gets it soon because i would love to get a tattoo for her, especially after i know you girls and know how you have lost your mums or have mums fighting awful illnesses and especially now being a mum as well


yesterday we had red rooster EEEEK GAD nah no big deal, i didnt even feel like it but benji had not had it for ages,i just had the skin free chicken baguette, he had a rooster roll and jemima shared his and had some chips, i didnt even think about wanting a chip

my aim for this week - other than to keep reminding myself i choose NOT to be fat anymore - is to CHOOSE to pull my daughter into line about HER eating choices, she wants noodles and chippies WAY too often which is stupid because she LOVES veges puts most other kids to shame so rather than fight her (with a typical sandwich she doesnt like/want) and then give in and give her noodles or something, I am going to make her veges to eat at lunchtime her faves are broccolli and carrot and corn, sometimes mushrooms if they are cooked sometimes raw and this will give me time to figure out what her issue is with MY sandwiches as i know she fart arses around but eats some sandwich at daycare (not big centre family daycare so it is not like ALL THE KIDS are eating and so she does etc) and she USED to eat sandwiches for me
i made her one for daycare once and did what she loves and made it a rabbit shaped (then by the time she eats it ears and nose she has eaten most of the sandwich) and my friend who is the daycare chick said she said "IDEA - throw in bin" so i am going to have to figure out what is going on there! (i have not bothered making her lunch since and pay the five bucks for my friend to provide food for the day)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...7&l=7ead2a8c83 our chooks

It defentitly worked for my grandfather. He lost about 50kg on it 20 years ago. My grandma was the one who suggested it.

I was just a bit down after buying all the JC food then going and spending $40 more for the perishables. Bit dissapointed with how much it costs but it WILL work.

Of course I'm never eating the porridge again. It actully made me throw up. Disgusting.

Thats a good plan for Jem Kel. Its a good thing she already loves veggies - she is probably just in the habit of eating noodles etc Your chooks are adorable!!!! :) Hope you are having a good time at your mum's bday party - its such a beautiful day down here that I am sure that it must be glorious!!! up there.

Welcome RennySue - I agree with Kel - anyone can lose weight - we just have to make the right choices instead of the wrong ones for us. I did Jenny years ago and loved it - it suited me bcos I was living on my own, but I also incorporated a few dinners and lunches "out" a week even at the very begining bcos I wanted to keep my life as 'normal' as possible (we had a lot of work lunches etc and if I couldnt bring my own food, I would just plan it in). If you get a good consultant its great! Dont be afraid to change consultants or centres if you need to - you are paying them so you need to get out of the program what you need. Good luck!

Where's Julia? How are your teefs doing?

And Lila?

Barb - so you start work soon? How's your niece :)

I am doing good on the weight stuff, not looking for unrealistic perfection but am counting my little calories and continuing to ask Am I hungry? Do I need this? Can I wait until lunch? Its been good to just keep me conscious rather than walking through the door from work and just grabbing something. Even too much 'healthy' food is not good! Calories in and calories out . . .

The last week I have been working nutty hours so no gym time. So I made sure my food was 'perfect' to balance it out. If you cant control everything, just controlling something is a start. Looking forward to less work from this week so I can get back into running. I miss it!!!! Also I need to get more water in. I am usually good about it but during TOM I have NO interest.

Hellooo ladies

Ani, once again you're making perfect sense. I agree that most of us know exactly what we should be doing, when we get lazy and move away from what we know works, that's when the weight comes back on. And it's hard work too. Losing weight takes time, effort and dedication to the cause. That's a hard thing to keep up all the time so occasionally we all slip up. The important thing is to get back on the horse asap and not make excuses and let the slips become disasters.

I've used having my teef out as an excuse to go way off track. It was a conscious decision and one that I made alone. I know what I should have done and I made bad decisions anyway.

Most importantly, I have acknowledged it and now I'm moving on. My mouth is still sore but is getting better. I've done some shopping and have got some yummy healthy food to see me through the first half of the week and I'm looking forward to going to the gym tomorrow.

My goals for the week are as follows:

* Write down everything that I eat.
* Exercise at least 4 times.
* Start a new weights programme.
* Eat well.

And one last one which is a biggie:

* Stop drinking diet coke!!

I've been going through masses of the stuff lately and I know it's not good for me! If I want fizzy drink this week I will have soda water.

Looking forward to sharing some positive results with you all soon.


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HERE I AM!!!

Hubs & I went away to Copacabana (hottest spot north of Havana) for the weekend. It's wee beach north of Terrigal, our friends live there, we went on walks, got some sun (ie I got sunburnt - I'm so pale, I definitely don't look like a local) generally had a great time. Dietwise not too great, but not too foul either. While hubs is on holidays I plan to maintain, but he's back to work next Monday, then it's "Diet hard with a vengance".

BTW, there is some FABULOUS advice in the previous posts - really good sensible advice & really motivating - you guys are great!!:carrot::hug::carrot:

I (used to! lol) do the same when I was away on holidays Lila - just go for lots of walks and be moderate with food and maintain and then get back to plan when I am home.

When you said Havana I thought you had jetted off somewhere exotic overseas . . . like Cuba. heheheeeeeeeeeeee

I have chicken boobs in the oven just sprinkled with some McCormick's cajun spice (I picked one with no sugar in the ingredients) and it smells sooooooooooo yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

welcome sue :)

Kel how did your mums birthday party go?

Lila sounds like a great little holiday you had there :)

Julia i cant beleive your mouth is still sore :( sure is dragging on.. but im glad your getting it back together. :)

As for me i dont know what im doing.. i kinda am fed up with trying so hard and getting no where... lol .. but ill just keep on keeping on.. and hope for some changes..

I am home in Aus right now, leave next sat.

gen- how was your flight? who looks after the kittens when you are in aus?

amy - WHY do you sound down? what are you talking about? did you put on? i dont think so? are you lighter today than you were say 3 months ago?

julia and lila - TOO cool you are both on facebook now!! keep an eye on vonni she uses it like a confessional

ME ME ME ME ME - I LOST ONE KILO THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!! :carrot:
mum's party - she loved it - which is the most important thing - LOVED her cake - LOVED the photos on the table - LOVED her pressie of a tattoo (we also got her a fancy smancy french looking bag tag and a puzzle of a red door like in ireland) i will put photos on facebook
when all i wanted was a loss andnot a gain as my new and locked in mindframe allows forever to lose this weight i am a very happy kel today with one kilo gone!

have to go and get ready to buy pearl jam tickets and take me and jem to the dentist

Kel I got Pearl Jam tix last week, it's a surprise for the boy's birthday :D I can't wait to surprise him with them!

So far so good today. I've eaten some delicious honey flavoured greek yoghurt for breakfast and have a most amazing looking salad waiting for me to have for lunch. :T:T

Got my gym gear packed and I will go to the gym tonight even if my mouse is still sore!


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We went and saw the baby on the weekend. She's so tiny! Her head fits into my hand and she's the length of my forearm! I think mum would be so proud. Oh and Vonni, you'll appreciate this. my SIL's labour was 15 minutes! I can't figure out how to post a pic here so if you want a look send me a pm with your email and I'll send some pics back!

dont worry about me kel i just woke up bloated and grumpy.. and weighing a **** of a lot more this morning... goodness knows why i stepped oin the damn scales.. lol ... but anyway i setpped on them again b4 i had my shower after eating my breaky and they showed me 3 kilos less then they had earlier.. im pissed with them.. how can i be 3 kilos lighter 1 hr later after having breaky?? stupid bloody things... i feel like throwing them in the ******* bin. but my little obsession continues... lol...


i actually had agreat week end we took the kids up to victor and took the horse carrage over the bridge to granite island.. and back.. they loved it then the went on the go karts and we had lunch out .. hubby wanted fish and chips.. but i said no and got a turkey wrap from subway instead.. .. so was good and had fun.. too . it was unbeleivable blowy though... if Leah had of spread her jacket out i think she would have blown away.... lol


.. Yesterday was the opposite of the gorgeous day on saturday... it rained near enough all day and was cold .. but we just had a nice quiet day at home.. got out the old playstation and John and the kids played video games.. most of the afternoon.. ... i like to have a lazy day every now and then.. it was nice in its own way. ( pictures are on face book.. for those just joined add me thru kel or [email protected] )


anyway,.. im off to do some exercise that will lift my mood.. swimming with miss muffit... my favourite thing in the whole world to do. :)

this also lifter my mood .., i found a picture of what i used to look like.... lol i was like OMG... hubby has the old sd card for the camera and we used it this week end.. and lookie at these pictures... me in 2007... september Leahs 3rd and Cams 7th birthday ( i know the date say 2005 buts its wrong)
http://i31.tinypic.com/15pips8.jpg what can i say other then lumpy dumpity dee heffalumpy like me........ lmao

im pretty sure this is me at my biggest of 135..
http://i27.tinypic.com/v3g3e8.jpg

Woweeeeeeeeeeee Amy!! You look about half your size now!!!!!!! I saw a pic of me from New Years 2007 yesterday and was like WHO THE **** IS THAT??? Its nice to be reminded that we have made progress.

Julia yay on gymming it and eating foods you love and that make you feel good! :)

Congrats on the kilo Kel!!! Rockstar baby!

Big hello's to everyone else :) Hope you are all being good to yourselves no matter where you are.

Wow Amy, I didn't recognise you from those pics! The difference between those pics & your avatar - well you look like 2 different people.

yeah my nose becomes a huge honker when i smile... lol

I gave my kittens back to the shelter to get another foster home since I was leaving and had done my estimated time of 3 weeks with them. They were lovely and well socialised so I'm sure they had no worries sending them somewhere to finish fattening up.

Much more positive today after two days on Jenny Craig. Its AWESOME. I'm just so, so positive on this as I'm eating new foods, and learning new ways to eat healthily. On WW and SureSlim, I never really had that. It costs a **** of a lot more, but if I come out of it healthy and fit and KNOWING how to cook, then even better!

Glad to hear you sounding so motivated and focused RennySue!

Great before and after pic Amy you look way different now!

I had a really good day yesterday - ate well and did weights followed by a 20 minute jog and 20 minute walk at the gym.

Have brought another delicious salad to have for lunch today and I plan on doing a spin class at the gym tonight.

Mouth is still pretty sore so will be chomping on painkillers all day :dizzy:


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Awesome work Amy.

Guess what guys? A friend of my daughters joined a gym last week. and when we had spoke bout it a few weeks ago i said if she joined i would do it with her just a time thing.

Well for joining she got a free pass for a friend that is for 5 days in gym and a free evaluation and program. Then if I join I get 2 face to face with a PT each week and ongoing check ins. Might be what I need.

My first time is this afternoon... woohoo I am soooooo excited :D

I am sorry your mouse is still sore Julia :D

:p

Well done on gymming it when you feel off. That is my best excuse for no gym. In fact I am using that one right now. TOM has arrived for the 2nd time this month (i have a heap of issues thereeeeeee ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) and i am headachey and emo and just pissed off in general)

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But food is still good so thats a win! :)

Von let us know how the gym goes!

RennySue congrats on two great days!!! I love Jenny.

Renny Sue, how does JC teach you to cook - don't they give you prepackaged food?

26 dollars a fortnight direct debit if I join. Achievable. 3 - 5 times recommended by the instructors, - perhaps achievable?????

They do a program for you cardio and weights. they recommend 2-3 weight and 3-5 cardio workouts a week. but u can combine them only do half yr cardio befofre the weights and the other half afterwards as a muscle cool down. The girl was only young but lovely and knowledgable (is that spelt right?)

They dont expect yu to push hard full on, they only recommend 20 minutes cardio, and only 2 pieces of equipment (10 min each) They start a program off of about 4 machines for weights and 2 ab exercises. one with a medicin ball and the other on a machine. Hey they even have a BUNS machine lmao.

That sounds good Vonnie! :)

They do, but you supply the vegtables and perishables. So I'm getting the food prepackaged, but I'm cooking it myself, which I've never done before. When I get closer to goal, I start cooking my own food from scratch, so its baby steps ATM.