Aw Lindor, chin up mate. Don't give up because of a bad day! I agree with what everyone else has said. If it was as easy as only eating when you're physically hungry then I'm sure none of us would have a problem! For me, the biggest thing I do that keeps me on track is to write down absolutely everything that I eat. As I'm doing weight watchers that also means working out points value for everything I eat. I'm surprised by how often I won't eat something either because I don't know how many points are in it or I just don't want to have to write it down!

Good to see you back Amy, welcome back on the wagon with the rest of us!

Well done Ani on your loss, that's great and good on you for calling in sick to work. Times like these you need some time out to deal with things.

Gen you're being so strong, you really are an inspiration. I hope the doctors can figure out something good to do with her meds.

As for me, I've had a reasonably good few days. I didn't track my points yesterday as I felt that mentally I needed a day off but despite that I didn't go crazy on anything and I'm back on track today. Have stuck to my points and did a good 40 minute session at the gym with a 20 minute jog, 10 minutes of walk/sprint intervals and another 10 minute jog after that.

And now in order to stop myself from having a glass of wine which I don't need, I'm enjoying a cup of peppermint tea

Oh poo the computer just ate my post

Hope everyone's doing well. I think I'm on track with my points for the day but can't be sure as I've left my food diary at work. Was hoping to do spin tonight but there were no bikes left when I got there I struggled through a 10 minute jog - my thighs felt like lead so I didn't last long. Followed that with 10 minutes walking and 20 minutes on the bike.

Tomorrow morning will be a challenge as I've got a hosted breakfast to attend and I tend to scoff when free food is on offer! Fingers crossed they have some good options.

Julia just spend more time being a social butterfly and talk with yr hands. that way u wont be able to pick stuff up and scoff lol

It's 10.05pm...I am just about to go to bed.

I can report I had a good day today, and I think I was on par with my food!

I feel safe saying that now because I am going to bed and I am not likely to jinx myself into a binge!

Good luck with the breaky thing Julia!

The start to week four has been a little bit wobbly for me - but I've persisted in writing everything down.

Today's plan is to just get back to basics, and to make sure that a couple of bad days doesn't turn into a bad week. So, to remind ME more than anything else I want to reinforce that my goals for today are:

• Eat no more than 1750 calories;
• Drink 2L of water; and
• Walk 10,000 steps.

I'm not enjoying my work at the moment - it's a little bit boring, and I have never been one who gets into the 'office politics'. And I think that has affected the balance of my life a bit. For me, boredom has always increased the risk of eating unhealthy food - or at the very least, eating more than I need.

Hmmm… a challenge!

Been eating over calories the last couple of days with my routine out, hit 2400 yesterday (!) but my weight is still heading on down, albeit slowly. Today: 113.8 so that's 3.9 lost in 3 weeks.

Must drink more water and do more exercise!

Also, it's really annoying that if a skinny bird lost 4kg her clothes would fall off, but it really makes no impact whatsoever when you're fat haha. Maybe the waistband of your jeans sighs with relief, but that's about it.

I have a confession to make! Actually a couple!!

But before I get to that I want to make a note of how well I slept last night!! A full, tight belly makes for a very uncomfortable nights sleep...last night my belly was not that!!! How do pregnant women do it???


Now, back to my confessions.

On Monday night was feeling pretty damned awful about what the scales revealed that morning. I came here to have another whinge about how hopeless I am feeling about my weight-loss efforts, but before posting I read what you guys had written.

Ani, yesterday between meals I popped in a piece of sugar free chewing gum! What you say is so very true! It worked! And I used to do that when I first started losing weight before...how easily I forget! So thanks for the reminder

(That wasn't exactly a confession by the way, it was purely to say thanx. On to the confessions...)


Julia, your words also inspired me! And in the mood I was in Monday night I did something very impulsive, something I have always talked myself out of by saying it is a waste of money! Truth is, I can't do this on my own. So on Monday night I joined Weight Watchers On-line (I can't do the socialising thing just yet). I never really understood how the Points system worked when you spoke of it, but by the end of yesterday, I had a better understanding. And going by my food intake yesterday (well within points!) I actually feel better about doing this now!

That was confession number one!

Confession number two...

...yesterday I had to take my car in to get new tyres. The job was going to take two hours, so rather than walking home just to turn around and go back I wandered the streets for the duration. I sat a Gloria Jeans and had a cappuccino (regular size rather than a large that I'd have ordinarily have had). I then went and had my haircut (I had put that off since January). And I then found myself walking through Toyworld! Through the bike section. Admiring the selection. Thinking which one I'd love to own. Then a sales person asked if they could help me! Well, a little while later, I walked out of there a touch over $350 out of pocket, but a proud new bike (plus accessories - lights, helmet, odometer, lock, etc) owner! I know I said at around 95kg I'd reward myself with this, but it was a Stocktake Sale, and I really needed the motivation to exercise too - I hadn't been for a real walk in several days!

So yesterday afternoon/evening I attached all the accessories to my bike, read the instructions (particularly the bit about the gears as I have never ridden a bike with more than three speeds), gave it a name (Dixie - no idea why, it just suited! ) and promised to take her out at least once a day!

So, this morning I enthusiastically got out of bed, showered, ate a 4.5 point breakfast and went for a half hour (8.8km) cycle around the streets! Apart from struggling up one rather steep hill near the end of that, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! And I managed the gears really well too! I was quite impressed with myself - I can't remember the last time I really rode a bike, at a guess, I'd say it was going to school back in 1989!! Yeah, I had bought a couple of bikes over the years, but I never rode them - the intent was there, but it never happened. I wound up selling them after I had dusted off a year or two worth of dust, dirt and cobwebs in new condition!!


So why didn't I mention this yesterday? I guess I was worried I fail at these too! But, today, with this new found enthusiasm, I think I am able to give this a good go again!

HELLOOO WAGON!!!

Awesome Lindor!!!!!!

I have to get my bike out. I was so into riding to training uphill when I was in Sydney, I so enjoyed the bike. After buying a nice squooshy seat for my fat arse that is. Have fun and good on you!!

The great thing about tracking food online is that even if you stuff up a day, then you get to click over to a new, blank, fresh day.

Ummm, yeah! I have to admit it was not comfortable balancing 106.4kg on that small, rock hard thing that they call a 'seat'!

Wow Lindor you're doing some amazing things!! Good for you Let me know if you have any questions about weight watchers. I've been doing it a while now so if there's anything I can help with just sing out. For me, counting calories was in the too hard basket but counting points makes sense and I find it easy to do.

Tracking what I eat is the only way I find that I can lose weight as I am really bad for snacking mindlessly. Tonight for example it's 7pm and I've got 1.5 points left in my day's allowance. I'm tossing up having a bottle of cider or a weight watchers ice cream ... I know I can have one but not both so I'm actually thinking about which I'd prefer rather than having both as I know I would if I wasn't tracking!

I'm so pleased to see that you're making some progress and are obviously feeling good! Here's to a long and happy relationship between you and Dixie

No gym for me today as I ended up taking half a day off work and came home and studied for a few hours so there was no point driving back into town to hit the gym. I'm on target with points though ... now to decide whether I want cider or ice cream to finish the night off!

Ani i know what you mean about the office politics. My working life would be so much happier without it!

Gen that's a good loss that you've achieved. You should be proud of yourself!

YAY for Dixie! Lindor that is awesome, and I think it's an excellent idea that you've joined Weight Watchers. Maybe I should buy a bike too…

I'm having a better day today. I came home from work and spent an hour in the garden. I've neglected my garden for months, partly because the summer sizzled everything, and partly because I live with the laziest person in the world and I REFUSE to do everything around the place.

But I'm cutting off my nose to spite my face, and it felt so good to get out and pull some weeds, and plan a garden bed today. I'm going to try and spend an hour every day pottering in the yard, just to try and find some balance back in my life.

One more day to go and then it's my 'weekend'…

worked this morning taking a patient to another bigger hospital and when i got back at 12.30 wondered why i was feeling sick and headachey. I hadnt eaten at all. BOO for me. so i had a bikkety dip. thats all i ate until dinner tonight. no wonder i am feeling like crap but honestly i am forgetting to eat. which i know is bad for me because my body will go into starvatin mode and slow metabolism further so when i do eat i will get fatter.

So - four days off and I am going to religiously eat breakfast lunch and dinner and drink a huge arse glass of water at each meal.


Oh Lindor yayy for Dixie

Wish I could forget to eat.. esp snacks! I am eating good meals but losing the plot snacking, esp at night. I think I'll have to go to bed earlier or make a date with the ellliptical or something.

hey guys so the wagon had a crash and we had to build a new one huh??

ok here is the plan.. for the new wagon now it up and running.. bang bang bang... a nail in everyones foot so we stay on lmao

I am still here just busy working at the lolly shop has been fabulous i enjoy the work very much.. what i dont enjoy is all the rushing about .. its really not getting me anywhere that piled up with no time for lunch and i find myself starving at night time.. so the last week or so i have made a real effort to eat regualr meals .. and the only day i have stuffed up really was yesterday .. and considering everyday was a stuff up b4 i think thats a great improvement .

Lindor Dixie sounds fabulous.. i would love to get a bike.. but im not going to until im a bit smaller.. last thing i want is my big fat *** on a bike seat for the world to see

gen i know what you mean about skinny girls losing and loooking like they did and us..... pffft lol

Ani how can you actualy get bored at work isn't it always busy?

Julia is the point thing that much different to calorie counting??

vonni hope ur feeling better soon

anyway time to get the kids off to school. actually seems like one of them is coming to work with me.. he's not well once again.. ugghhh winter.. poop..

Amy, can I jump in and answer your question to Julia?

(I am going to anyway And Julia feel free to add more too! )

Weight Watchers and their Point system is so much easier than counting calories! And what I like about the Point system is that it also take into account the saturated fat content of foods. I did some experimenting last night and the frozen dinners I used to eat and budget for while counting calories actually uses up on average more than half my Points allowance.

A 400g, McCains Tuna Mornay is 13 points according to Weight Watchers, and contains 619cals. Last night I had a serve of lean veal steak, a generous serve of cous cous spiced up with various herbs and spices and veges and a huge serve of salad. It filled a large dinner plate and filled me completely! That meal was only 5.5pts!

Weight Watchers also has a huge range of recipes and meal ideas that are easy to follow, tasty (from the few I have tried), and the point values are already worked out!

I know I am only a couple of days into it, but if you are thinking about Weight Watchers Amy, I say go for it!! Don't waste time thinking about it like I did.

I had a great day yesterday! Ate within my points, drank a gallon or two of water and, of course, took Dixie out.

I am about to take Dixie out again, I've had my breakfast (half cup toasted oats, a cup of mixed berries, a tub of yoghurt and coffee - 5.5pts)

I feel so 'back on the wagon' you don't need to nail me down Amy!