Amy I got a lovely wide padded seat for my bike too when I got it, and it made SUCH a difference!

Julia the cost of ww is the reason i have never done it.. its stinks. that they charge so much..

that bike seat is a god send.. bike cost $50 .. seat cost $75.. lol but so worth it .. I took the little boy out for a spin again today with me.. on the bumenator.. lol we did 9kms without stopping and it was easy i could go again.. but the boy had had enough .. so nice to be out on the bike.. on a lovely day.. makes me happy..

Yesterday i did 30 minutes wii fit bopxing then swept up the whole back yard and my arms were so sore last night .. definalty gave me a workout.. so things are looking really good on the exercise front for me.

both kids are still sick.. had the dr out friday night cameron has conjuctivitis in both eyes , pharangitis /tonsilitis and an ear infection.. but the anti biotics have kicked in.. and he is alot better though we come home from riding becuase of his throat ..

anyway little miss cheeky chicken wants the computer and is counting the time b4 she can get on it.. and i dont think she can get passed 39... hehehehe

Well. its been just over 3 weeks since I moved out and 3 kilos lost. Just goes to show stress can play a major part in weight gain and eliminating some of it has helped me. Have read all posts but doing a fly by. hope everyone is well and happy xox

I had a crappy week with dieting last week so I haven't bothered to weigh in this morning. Weight Watchers wasn't even looked at, Dixie is sitting outside collecting dust and dirt and my walking shoes are probably housing spiders and lord knows what other critters!

I had planned to lay off with Weight Watchers and planning exercise for the next two weeks. I have visitors arriving this week and I know there will be no hope of me staying on track with them here! They come from a remote town in WA and are already excited about the prospect of eating KFC until they pop! I will try to remain conscious of what I eat and how much I eat, and I will take every opportunity I can to get some exercise in - they won't know I deliberately parked the car two or three blocks from the desired destination!

I fully intend to hit Weight Watchers and exercise hard when they leave!!

I chickened out of resigning! I had another job lined up and all, but this whole business at my old job has shattered my confidence and at crunch time (signing the new contract) I started to really doubt my ability to do the new job. With a few tears, I explained to the new employer that they had chosen the wrong person for the job. They have given me a couple of weeks to reconsider, but I don't think anything is going to change in that time.

Well done on the cycling Amy! Maybe, after my friends leave, we could plan some form of cycling/exercise challenge?

Good work on the weight-loss too Vonni! And I totally agree that stress has a huge impact on our weight control, diet and overall health!!

Julia, I'd love to do a Weight Watchers challenge too! Maybe we can think of something when Ani gets back from Bali, especially if she joins Weight Watchers too?

Anyway, back to cleaning the house!


IT'S JULY!!! AND IT IS BLOODY WELL JUST STARTED TO RAIN HERE!!!! IT NEVER RAINS IN JULY!!!!

I hope everything works out with your job Lindor, it must be really stressful

I came home from work sick at lunchtime today - have had a bad headache that I just can't kick - so no gym for me today. I am on track with my points though so that's good

Where's everyone hiding?

I was home sick from work again today so once again, no gym for me. Pretty good on the food intake, though I haven't writting anything down which isn't good for me.

Goals for tomorrow:

* Write down everything that I eat & drink
* Go to the gym
* Stick to my points

Vonni hugs.. too much stress sucks.. hope it all gets better soon and well done on the loss..

Lindor.. get back on the bike you know you wanna.. Hope you can come up with a happy solution work wise.

Julia get well soon

as for me.. im feeling great back on the bike today and rode 21 kilometers.. woo hoo.. it was a **** of a ride and most of it i was kid free with music so perfect .. and such a nice day to boot.

yesterday me and the kids walked upto target.. and they had a tag along bike up there which is basically half a kids bike,, ( the back wheel pedals/chain and handle bars.. with no front wheel.. and it attaches to the seat of my bike.. so leah can come riding with me and cam..
It was 199.. reduced to 129.. then reduced again to 79.. so im really pleased with that.. and it attaches/detaches with a locking pin.. so very easy for me to rmove and go ride alone... previously Leah could only ride about 500 metres before getting tired and wanting to come home.. yesterday and today she rode 5kms.. with me.. (part of my 21ks today)
i also walked about 5 kms yesterday to go and collect my car from the repairers.. so plenty of excercise for me this week .. lol.. i record my rides on map my walk... and have just discovered i have ridden 50kms.. this week .. lmao.. if i dont loose weight after this week i dont know what im doing wrong.. lol

I have had a sucky 4 or 5 days too. My sister's ex-hubby has been over from the US so I was entertaining him all weekend (drinks, drinks, drinks, mexican meal, drinks...). Also my older sister is down with her kids and her meals are: cheesy potato bake, chicken parma.. not too healthy.

Arrrrrrrrgh!

Ugh, I know it's so hard when you have to entertain other people who aren't concerned about eating healthily!

I'm feeling a bit better today and was back at work and back into the gym. Did weights and 10 mins jogging/10 mins walking so 50 mins exercise in total. Weighed in down 200g which I'm very happy with

Goals for tomorrow:

Go to the gym again
Stick to my points

Oh and Amy ... 21km that's AWESOME!!

Oh dear, things are not good.

My iPod was flat so I didn't go to the gym yesterday. Me + gym + no music = not happening.

Got home and found out that the bloke's been told to start looking for another job. Times have been tough for months and I've been supporting him and now this so that's more stress.

Then I found out that my dad had a fall and has broken his hip, they're hoping to operate today. Dad's only 65 but has multiple sclerosis, bi-polar, parkinsons, osteoparosis and dementia among other things so this is not what he needs! This will be the second time he's broken the same hip and with such limited mobility and little strength I can't see how he'll recover.

I'm trying to be good with food choices but counting points has gone out the window, as has exercise this week.

God I'm glad I've got a holiday coming up next month!

Oh Julia sorry to hear about your dad, and about your man's job. That sucks.

Mum has gone into the palliative care unit and is in a coma now.. on a morphine drip and we're just waiting. They think it might be a few days at most.

Gen I'm so sorry. This time is the hardest of all, soon she'll be at peace and there will be no more pain for her. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Thanks, Barb. I think it will be a relief when she's peaceful and doesn't have to struggle to breathe anymore. Just seems surreal because it happened so suddenly in the end - last Saturday we were all at the bowling alley with my nephews and nieces. Luckily my sister and nephews were all here from QLD.. and Mum did make it to my brother's 40th a couple of weeks ago like she wanted.

And as awful as the circumstances are, I will be glad to get back to my place and work etc. I'm just glad I was able to have these months with Mum.