Welcome to team 'Aussie Chicks' Cite!! I really wish I was as smart as you at 18yrs - although if I was, I would not be here and I would not have met these lovely ladies!

Type II DM had just recently decided to come touch my family and was one of the larger reasons for my taking on dieting. It is good to see someone so young taking pride in their health and future!

We ALL wish you truck loads of luck!!


Guess what I did last night? I managed to stay away from the food and the snacks after my evening meal!!! Yes Ani, even the nuts :p But, in doing so, I forgot all about my last litre of water!! And I didn't do my step-ups! :o

But I am proud of myself for not over eating!!! That is a huge step for me!!

Vonni, I am not following any plan as such either. All I have done is cut out between meal snacks (or making smarter choices) and drastically reduced portion size. I don't want to deviate from the foods I enjoy eating...I just want to learn control. And, when I stick to it, it does work! :lol:

Ani, I am following your suggestion...I am going to have a gentle talk to my scales this week, I am going to carry them outside and I am going to introduce them to the road - actually I might take them out to the highway! Lets see how good this really works :lol:

Half a kilo is going to happen for you this week Ani, I can feel it!!!


Lets make it another good day ladies!! :)

Hey ladies

Thanks for your support yesterday. Somehow I made it to the gym and did my weights workout and of course, felt great afterwards.

Today is not shaping up to be so good though. Got a page long email from a workmate which I don't agree with any of her complaints at all so am shaping up to confront her about that.

Didn't pack my gym gear this morning so won't be going to the gym.

Honestly, as soon as I saw the email I burst into tears and went outside for a ciggie. I'm sitting here almost shaking but can't talk to her until she's free so just have to wait.

I wanna scream!

Hi Girls

Welcome Cite! :congrat: woo - I'm in your boat, except it was 10kg over SACE (HSC) and 10kg after moving out of home! I don't think I have any family history to spur me on though - just the sight of me in the mirror is enough! I hope you stick around - these girls are full of good ideas and support.

Augigi - i totally understand the 'zero motivation' factor. At work, i am treated with no respect at all, and the boss has this habit of looking at me as if to say "I -cannot- believe you are this stupid" or " you are scum - why are you talking to me?" I really don't enjoy getting treated like a kid. But, I guess it's hard to find a good job when you work around uni.:mad:

Ani - I've jumped in your boat too! I've got a nasty twinge in my left shoulderblade, not to mention an aching lower back from working registers all day! I know it's not a prolapsed disc, but I can sympathise!

Buying scales on Wednesday :carrot: I hoping it will tell me good news. I've ben too busy to get to the gym the last few days - I really need to get there.

Have a great day lovelies

Kylie :scooter: <- my primary transport! woo!

Little Kiwi, I'd be giving that workmate of yours a mouthful. Did you know this email was coming, or did she decide she doesn't have the simple courtesy to tell you stuff to your face? I'm not a fan of using email for any kind of confrontation - I think it's gutless.

Kylie, sorry to hear about your back and shoulder; promise I didn't mean to infect everyone with aching backs this week! What kind of scales are you going to get?

Lindor you be careful on that highway. The image of you dodging road trains with your scales tucked under your arm is very funny to my warped imagination :). But I must say it's awesome to hear you sounding enthusiastic about your weight loss - and good on you for avoiding a late night snack attack!

Gen did you end up going to work?

I'm on a mission! I'm getting rid of that next 0.5kg this week so there'll be no sitting on MY arse waiting for anything :)

Today I'm going to walk for my usual hour, write down my calories, and try and drink enough water. If I feel really inspired I'll do some stepups tonight as well!

Hope everyone has a great day.

:-)
Ani

Hi ladies and welcome to Cite and Vonni. Its great that you found us to share the ups and downs of this journey ;)

Everyone sounds really motivated at the moment and looks as if all the hard work and effort is finally paying off :carrot:

Me.........well I think I'm in the wrong head space at the moment! I start the week motivated and ready to go and then by about Thursday I start slipping, making the wrong food choices and snacking on whatever. Not good. Saying that I've managed to keep my weight the same so maybe I need to concentrate on maintaining for now and see where that takes me. I know that eventually I'll get really sick of myself and do something about it........sooner reather than later I hope :^:

I'll pop back with my weigh in tomorrow and see how everyone else is faring.

Bye for now.

Barb
XXX

Hello again ladies

Well, I had it out with my workmate. I'd sat here and stewed about it until midday and by the time I talked to her I was so upset that I burst out into tears. :cry: I gave her my side of the story and she was suitably apologetic and I'm feeling better about it all now.

I'm having one of those days now though where I feel like crying still. I wish I could go home and curl up in bed and not have to deal with the world today :(

I'll just try to remember that it's a new day tomorrow and it will be a better day. I must be doing pretty good I think, in the past I would have felt like going on a bender and now I don't so yay for that :^:

Nope, wussed out and stayed home. I'd think my boss is a complete misogynist, except he treats men like crap too. He is just so supercilious and smug, he acts like he knows everything and we are just SO stupid. Yet he says "oh, you're so valuable to us" but I can't even take that as a positive because he's so smarmy when he says it. He's not actually my "boss", he's my CEO and a complete arsehole.

Anyhow, I've decided that it shouldn't be miserable to go to work every day, even though it's a great job and I've loved it and earn a lot of money. I was happier working as a nurse, so I'm going to go back to that for a while as I work out my US registration and job.

Anyhow... will have to go back tomorrow, but a three day work week is much easier to take! I may as well use my sickies before I quit, can't take em with me!

Welcome Cite. I just discovered these guys too, and I love em already :D

Thanks for info Ani, I think I will have to have a snack but make it a bit of fruit. I am a self confessed food addict so really need to exercise some self control. I'm best to go cold turkey rather than try to cut back (A bit like giving up the ciggies which I did 7 years ago.)

LMAO@ the picture in my mind that Ani painted of Lindor dodging road trains: :woohoo:

:hug: Littlekiwi don't let others get you down. My policy at work is "SMILE AND NOD" :yes:. I work at the courtesy desk in a retail store, and sometime s the customers don't have much courtsey. And some staff can be really mean towards other workers. I'm just glad I'm the type that can get along with most anybody, but figure if they are talking about me at all, they are leaving someone else alone.

Rang a friend (who's 4 fooot nuthin and very slim) to come walking with me this morning. (She panicked when I called, thought something was wrong and screamed "what are you doing ringing me this early?" I said I always ring you at 8. Well she freaked out, had set her clock wrong it said 5am lol. She was pretty rushed getting her kid off to school.)

Anyhow to get back on track.... I picked her up in my car and we went to the river for a walk along the pathway. It was nice for a change, beats staring at houses and hills. I was pretty pleased with myself when we returned to the car after 40 minutes and stopped. She was gasping for air:dizzy: and I was fine.

Does anybody have any suggestions for different exercise at home that is low impact? I want to do something other than walk but have a damaged knee, a baby without a sitter and a low budget so a gym membership doesnt cut it.

Gotta go and stop prattling on. Time to get the two legged creatures from their training ground.

C ya all

Vonni

Hi girls!

Man, you guys sure are talkative lately!!

I feel like I miss so much when I dont check in everyday!

Just a quick one - time for Carters bedtime - but I lost only 1/2kg last week...course I started af (haha...remember Lindor??) today, so Im sure I was retaining water. Should be a better number next week. However, I spent over $200 on MY food alone last week and we just cant afford that! So, am on my first week of LitenEasy as its low-GI and only $120...still expensive, but cheaper than what I was spending and a lot easier. I just cant spend all day in the kitchen every day for the long haul, know what I mean? Anyway, so Ill keep ya posted. Ive heard great things about it...and Im not worried about it being pre-prepared as I already know HOW to eat...its just not being able to afford the time and money its been taking. So yeah. We'll see. Still on the supplements to help with the insulin sensitivity and will be starting walking (finally) when Dh gets over his cold.

Sounds like you guys are doing wonderfully!! Welcome to the newbies!

Check in again soon!!

Britt

Barb, what's going on? Have you lost sight of your goals? It sounds like you're having a big battle with your head at the moment, and maybe it would be good to set yourself some new goals. Throw out what's not working, and make a plan.

I agree that sometimes it's really tough to get motivated - but I've given up believing you have to be motivated to do this weight loss stuff. One of the things I've learned is that if you want the weight to come off, sometimes you've just got to get out and do it… and trust the inspiration will follow.

I've just come out of a seven-week plateau - and I refused to quit. I figured my body was adjusting to something or other, so I kept walking, kept visiting here, and stayed (mostly) with my eating plan. And as you know, a few big emotional issues surfaced during that time. I just got stubborn about it - and FINALLY another kilo donated itself to the universe.

Vonni, I'm glad I made you laugh about Lindor and road trains. You do know that I'm scared of her, and she might belt me for having fun at her expense ;). Very good to see you inspired and out walking.

I can't suggest anything in the way of exercise for dodgy knees. Are you near a swimming pool, where you could do aqua aerobics?

Hey Britt, good to hear from you. I think it's great that you've dropped 0.5kg.

:-)
Ani

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! :hug: It's good to know I'm not alone on this journey, and that just because it isnt easy losing weight doesnt mean it is impossible.

Ani, as to your question about my food habits, I am still going through that teenage stage of not feeling tired until 1am and sleeping until noon. So most of my food usually gets consumed between about 4pm and 10pm and since my body is starving by then I have just sort-of grazed on anything sugary and sweet I could get my hands on :( . BUT...now I'm trying to eat at regular intervals, having at least 2-3 pieces of fruit a day etc. If there is a cake or something in the fridge I will just have a small piece, rather than trying to avoid it at all and ending up eating 8 pieces. My mum is always offering to buy me donuts and chocolate when she goes shopping so I think I am going to have to train her...too hard to say no.

Has anyone here seen a dietitian? Dr. referred me to one and I went last week but I got sick of her saying 'you are going to have to eat outside your comfort zone...are you willing to do that? really?' - she gave me a good eating plan but made me feel like a child :mad:. Yes, I know I am only 18 but it seemed pointless that she kept telling me to eat foods I know I dont like, for example vegemite and yoghurt, rather than why my diet had gotten so bad. Sorry for the rant...seems pathetic compared with problems at work and a seven-week plateau [congrats Ani for overcoming that! :D ].

Kylie - the mirror thing isnt working for me since I spent about an hour a day avoiding all the mirrors in the house, any windows with reflective properties...it'll be nice when it doesnt bug me anymore.

Barb - I can also understand the total lack of motivation you are feeling...couldnt be bothered walking today and the treadmill is only about 5m from my room.

Vonni - some aerobics tapes are low impact, depending on the theme; not the oz style bum, hips and thighs one because the whole video is basically squats and lunges [I couldnt walk for three days and my knees are fine]. Aerobics looks easy but it can be a really good workout and most go for 30-45mins. Maybe an idea.

Sorry this is so long-winded, I am going to have to learn to be concise. Thanks again for the welcome, feeling motivated now :carrot:!

Yes Ani I do live near a swimming pool, but alas I have no swimmers, my boardies burst the velcro when i bend forward, and the pool is also home to a gymnasium full of "I love me" people trying to outdo each other. No kidding I think the word VAIN was invented in this town. It makes you feel a tad uncomfortable. Maybe I might case the place first until I see a time slot that the vain and the beautiful aren't around. - Oh BTW, I'll send you a raw steak for your eye when Lindor wacks u one.

Cite I was like you with my eating habits. "Just one little piece won't hurt me" usually ended up being, "oh my god the cakes gone, better just tell DH and the critters it went stale!" But so far for a week I've had zero bad foods. It isn't easy either when DH brings home softdrink and pringles then gets offended when I say no. When will he GET IT?

And yes I have previously seen a dietician. Not for weight loss but for iron deficiency and I agree they make you feel like a child. Man I reckon I've done so much information digging I could probably tell the dietician how to eat properly. She just didn't seem to get it that I CAN'T physically eat as much leafy green vegetables or red meat that they recommend. My body does not utilise it correctly so even when I DID follow her advise my tests still came back low.

I went for another walk this evening after dinner. Thats 2 in a day :yikes:

Keep on movin everyone.
Cheers
Vonni

Someone else with an iron deficiency! I'll never forget when I went to the doctor after getting the blood test back and his only comment was "Why don't you just eat steak?", in an exasperated tone. I never went back to him again. Vonni have you tried Spatone [http://www.spatone.com/en.php?section=home]? You get it from the chemist, it is natural springwater from Wales or somewhere there. It comes in a box with liquid sachets, one for each day, and is high in iron. It tastes a bit metallic but I just add it to orange juice when I remember and my iron is fine now :D. Supposedly it gets absorbed better than the other iron supplements and there are less side effects.

One day I'm going to go and add up the amount of food you would need to eat in a day to get all the essential vitamins and minerals from food alone - I really wouldnt be suprised if it was like 3000+ calories. Ridiculous.

Yes, I am a major vitamin whore these days - I take SO many tablets, it's ridiculous: vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, fish oil, calcium, vitamin B12, multivitamin. It's a wonder I don't rattle!

Went out at 5:30am for my first session with a personal trainer, a group of us from the WW board are sharing the sessions. Was hard but doable, feel very virtuous now. Having another day off work, just because I can :) Back feels much better today after icing it yesterday.

Re parents and partners sabotaging you with yum food - I found it helpful to take my mum and my WW calculator to the supermarket when I was visiting her - then I could add up the points for various things so she realised what I could and couldn't have. I've actually inspired her now - she's watching her diet and has started eating breakfast and drinking water!

Morning ladies!

Just a quickie from me, I over slept this morning and I am kinda running a tad late - despite falling asleep on the couch for a couple of hours last evening!!! That incidently, was as far as I got with my step-ups last night too!!! I got my steps out, sat on the couch for what was s'posed to be a moment and ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz!!

Anyway, I ate to plan yesterday - I think I slept through my 'I need to snack' urges :lol: Didn't quite manage my water quota, and well, the exercise never happened. But I am happy I seem to have the food under control a bit more now, so no complaints from me!!

I scored myself a new set of scales yesterday (should arrive in the mail early next week) - a set the count by .1kg rather than the .5kg that I have now. I think at this point I need to see the smaller losses more. I can't keep expecting .5kg or more each week! These scales apparently have all the other gizmos with it...water and fat percentage etc - they are even going to tell me what my recommended calorie intake should be!!! Hey, they might even wash the dishes and make my bed!!! :lol:

So, it looks like I might not need to waddle out onto the highway, scales in tow and face the road trains after all!!! :lol:

Ani and Vonni, I get the feeling I am going to have to keep my wits about me when it comes to you two! :p

Fortunately I have broad shoulders (not to mention the other broad parts!), so pick on me all you like!!! Because I garrantee you I am capable of making a bigger fool of myself than anyone ever could! :lol:

Besides I couldn't beat anyone up over the mental image I got of me doging road trains!!! :lol:


Britt, great to hear from you! I was only thinking about where you might have disappeared to yesterday! Sorry to hear the Atrial Fibrillation is back...oh hang on, AF, yes that's right you have been waiting on it's return!! :p


Alright, I gotta run!!! Sorry!

I'll try and post again this evening.

Have a good day ladies :)

Hi girls

Gah! I haven't been to the gym! I think I need a big kick in the bum. It's not from lacking of trying - but I feel like I'm shortchanging bf if I go without him. So I just don't go. You don't need to tell me that that is stupid - I know. :(

Oh, mum pointed something out to me the other day. If the scales look back at you and say that you've 'only' lost 500g - go have a look in the fridge at your margarine tub! That's actually a lot! So I'm going to keep that in mind. Those 1kg tubs are huge too, and heavy! I don't know - it's another perspective.

I have no idea about what scales I want to buy - something that says good things! I would spend upto $50 I suppose, so I will see what I can get for that. As long as it tells me how much I am, that'll work!

Yay - I successfully convinced bf to not buy me chocolates for Valentines Day. I got roses instead. *blush* :love:

Ok, hope everyone has a great day

Kylie

:balloons: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE

Thanks for the spatone info Cite. I'll ask my chemist about it when I do my shopping this morning. I agree with the adding up of food you need. Not just the ridiculous amounts, but the cost. If my whole family all ate our recommended 2 pieces of fruit a day for instance 2 apples@$4.00 a kilo it would cost me around $50 a week on that alone. Sheesh :dizzy:

Rattle away Augigi. Do you know if there is a multivitamin that has lower amounts of vit A though? Apparently I am getting my daily quota or close to it, and I do know that if you overdo it it can be harmful. SO I am reluctant to get the multis into me even though I know I need the other stuff.

Gotta run.
Have a great day all

Vonni

Cite I wouldn't get too concerned about a dietician - most seem to have been infected with a dose of moral superiority. I was having a chat to one at a recent Expo here in Perth, and in spite of having told her I'd already lost 10kg, she started every sentence with: "You need to change… ". On a good day I don't respond well to being told what to do, so I mostly ignored what she said. As I was leaving she gave me a very attractive brochure that had pretty pictures of lettuce and carrots on the front - now that's helpful. Not!

Vonni, you make me laugh. I don't go to a gym, but the swimming pool I occasionally go to has a mixture of super-fit and people like us, and nobody cares either way. There are 'health clubs' in Perth that are just for the bold and the beautiful, and they charge the kind of fees that reflect their clientele - more money than sense :)

Kylie good on you for getting those scales. Don't beat yourself up about not getting your exercise done - maybe once you've weighed yourself you can set goals and you'll have more incentive.

Onya Lindor. Now don't be surprised if your new scales weigh you a tiny bit differently - remember that all scales are a bit unique. A friend of mine bought the world's most pretentious scales recently, and they measure body fat, water etc - and they also have a cartoon image. When she gains weight, this little figure appears on the readout, and expands before her eyes. Now in my opinion that's perverse… if my scales showed an image of me expanding they'd be under the wheels of a bloody roadtrain in a second :)

I'm still on track and feeling good this week. I walked yesterday, wrote down what I ate, drank plenty of water… and I feel very determined. I really, really want to get below 90kg by mid-April.

:)
Ani

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
Here's a dozen roses for you all!
:val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3: :val3:

I've managed to lose another 300g this week and I have no idea how! I've still been to the gym so thats probably helping things. Ani at the moment I don't think I really have a goal in mind all I know is that I want this weight gone. I think I'll just keep plodding along and see what happens. As long as I don't put any back on I'll be happy. I think that thing in my head that tells me when enough is enough is on holidays :(

Vonni, I think back there somewhere you were asking about low impact exercise. I have a yoga video that I do occasionally and you'd be surprised at how much effort it takes to do that stuff! It looks easy but its not! Should be ok for your knees. Also get yourself a fit ball, they're great too. Excellent for core strengthening, and just take it easy, do what you can at a pace that suits you.

I've got a set of those super dooper scales that tell you everything too. So far its only happy with my muscle mass, its in the healthy zone!

Hope everyone has a lovely day today.

XX
Barb

My scales are supposed to tell me the muscle/fat ratio, but I don't know how to work them!

My vitamins have 2000IU of Vitamin A, if there's a Chemist Warehouse (waaay cheaper) go and check some out, there are tons.

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!!

Hope the day has been good...and the night will be better! :devil:

Ani, am so glad to hear things are moving in the right direction for you again! After such a long plateau, you bloody deserve to see some movement! :D

Cite, I agree that getting your mum on board will help a lot! I have "trained" Jonno (hubby) not to allow ANY junk food in this house that Im not allowed and if he does, he has to lock it up in his bedside cabinet! Makes ME sound like I have issues with food...oh wait, yeah I do! Anyway, I know this about myself and have made sure that those around me are aware of it as well. It so helps....

Augigi, another vitamin and supplement whore here! :^: I take fish oil (in high doses), zinc, calcium, vit D, prenatal, magnesium, chromium picolinate, sugar balance pills, iron, vit B6, and cinnamon for insulin sensitivity. I thinks thats all from my memory..I, like you, take about 20 pills a day.

Haha...Lindor, Im certainly glad I DONT have atrial fibrilation! Sounds like your scales are pretty amazing! Can you send it MY way for a couple of hours everyday?? Mine are collecting dust (altho I DO use them!) and are just getting worn down...must be from putting 115kg on them so often!

Elerine, thats a good viewpoint about the tub of margarine. I dont keep any at my house anymore, but I know what you mean...I certainly remember those tubs as I took them out of the fridge frequently! :o


Hi to everyone else!! Good to hear you are all doing well and keeping on track!

First day of LitenEasy here...am apprehensive, but if the program can help someone with insulin resistance lose weight, I wont complain. Food is pretty yummy...so many carbs tho! After having a long while with no wheat and dairy, this is almost foreign to me. But, Im eating my dinners for lunch since I would rather have the majority of my food earlier in the day when my metabolism isnt so slow. I will keep you all posted on progress (hopefully there will be!)...

Have a good night girls!!

Britt
xxxx

Duh - it's Wednesday, -not- Thursday, which means no late night shopping tonight, which means scales tomorrow! Yay!

All those pills - I don't know if I could do it! I always see on the labels to look out for too much selenium? That warning seems to be on all the bottles, so I hope there isn't some in all of those Britt! Just a thought.

I wish bf would come home from work - it is Valentine's after all ;)

Kylie

Happy Valentine's everyone! I spent the day shopping for new clothes, and I actually hate shopping so it wasnt anything romantic or even fun :(. I almost wish uni had a uniform - it made school so much easier. I've settled on wearing t-shirts and denim/white/black skirts for the next 6 years, which makes it bearable. It was wonderful exercise though - about five hours of me wandering around the city carrying bags which probably weighed a few kilos in the end. :carrot:

I'm jealous of all these high-tech scales! Mine are getting old, and I have to keep standing on the corner of the scale until it decides to turn on. Which lately has been about 10 times. Although I would probably get upet when all my stats were in the 'unhealthy' range.

Ani - I cancelled my appointment with the dietician today. It wasnt worth another $90 [not to mention that when I went the first time she assured me it would all go on to medicare because I had a referral from the Dr. - but I still had to pay it in the end :mad:]. I'd rather buy more vitamins although I'm not to consistent about taking the ones I already own :p.

Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction for most of us! :D

Thanks Barb I'll be sure to check out the yoga. Might be good for my mind to - As long as I don't have to stand on my head with my legs bent at inconceivable angles behind me.

Hey Cite at least you got digital scales. I still have the old needle point things. But they are pretty accurate. I stand several kilos of sugar / flour etc on them every couple of weeks to check. Though I agree with Britt that Lindor could lend em around. I only want them to do my washing once they've finished with her dishes.:D

Cite how can you hate shopping? I love shopping. Am a self confessed shopaholic. Even if I'm just looking I can be out for hours.

I was naughty today. The first time in over a week I had junk. I had a toasted ham, tomato and cheese sandwich in the mall. BUT I drank water not latte and the sandwich had minimal butter. Thats one thing I refuse to give up as I only have tiny amounts anyhow - butter, and sugar in my coffee.

I didn't go for a walk either:( But figured 4 hours walking around the shopping centre with a stroller was pretty much ok. Just a stroll but moving nonetheless.

Going to walk Bree to school tomorrow morn to make up for it.

Cheers
Vonni

Morning all!!!

I'm running late again!! Arrgghhh!

Just wanted to stick to my daily report though. So, despite last evening/night being somewhat of an emotional one for me, I did manage to stay (well) within my calories and I drank 1.5L of water. No step-ups again!!!

You all sound like you survived Valentines day! It is a day that is of no threat to me just now :lol: But if it was, I think I'd prefer the chocolate over the roses...for all the wrong reasons of course!!! :lol:

Kylie, did bf get home in time to spend a few hours of the day with you???

Britt good luck with the Lite'n'Easy - are they like frozen dinners or do you actually have to go out buy the ingredients and cook them up?

On the subject of shopping, I'd like to throw in my opinion about it! I absolutely hate it!!! Be it for clothes, appliances, food or anything!!! Just HATE shopping!!!

Barb, well done on the 300g drop! It can be surprising what we manage sometimes can't it? I can't belive after two weeks of not caring about what I eat, when I ate it or how much of it I ate, I managed to stay the same weight!!

Do as Ani suggests Barb, set yourself a goal or two. I'm still thinking of what to reward myself with when I get into the 70's - that will just be something small. But I am seriously thinking of packing up a backpack, putting on a good quality pair of joggers and doing a bush walk down south for a week or two when I reach my final goal! But that is just a thought for now - it might change before I reach goal :lol:

Ani! Keep going! I think I am looking forward to you reaching goal more than I am myself! Despite all your efforts, you have been stuck for so long...to see you moving again is fantastic!!!

I'd be happy to rent out my scales when I am done with them...put your names down and I'll do up a roster for it!! But I must have them back once a month so they can do a massive spring clean of this unit!!! :p


I have read all, sorry if I haven't responded to you all. I am not ignoring you all! :p

When I learn how to manage my time better these replies will be less rushed!! :lol:

Gotta go!


Have a good day all!!!

Hey Barb, 300g is still a loss - i think that's great news. It's good that you're still going to the gym, even when your head isn't in the right place - because you're still doing something positive for yourself. Are you feeling resistant to the idea of setting goals at the moment? Is other stuff going on with you?

Onya Cite! Do dieticians cost $90? :eek: I can think of much better ways to spend my money than that.

What is the seeming obsession with vitamins and various other supplements? I seem to be the only one who hasn't caught the bug here. I take magnesium & calcium every day, but that's for my back as I don't use anti-inflammatory drugs. I can understand taking supplements when you've been diagnosed with a deficiency (eg iron), or in Britt's case when you have other things going on - but when you're healthy, what is the point?

All is going well for me this week. In the past I have sometimes sabotaged a good weigh-in by having too much food the next week, or doing something stupid, but this week I've been pretty disciplined with myself. I'm planning to walk and do my other exercises today, and I feel fairly confident I'll be able to behave myself with food - even if I have a work meeting in a restaurant at lunch time :).

Good luck with today everyone!

:)
Ani

Lindor I didn't see your post (must have been busy writing my own waffle at the time).

I loathe shopping! When I go to the stupidmarket I rarely even grab a trolley (it doesn't hurt that I live very close to a Coles, so I can shop every day) - and the only reason I go to a big shopping centre is to use it for its airconditioning, when I want to walk on those 40ºC+ days.

Thanks for the encouragement - and you KNOW that I want to see you hit the 70s at the same time as I hit the 80s.

:)
Ani

By the way, Lindor if you want to watch The Biggest Loser you can download it from mininova.org. Just use the search function at the top of the page - and you'll find the episodes are up there around 4 or 5 hours after they've been on TV.

Just thought that since you don't get it on TV up there it might be a good way for you to keep up with the show if you're interested.

Hey everyone

Lindor, no, bf got home at 3.30am. After going out with mates after work. (just for food, he doesn't drink.) When I asked him if he was coming to bed, it turned out he had another appointment. with his computer game. *sigh*

Just so you all know, my mum's side of the family is quite close, and her cousin passed away this morning. Simon had motor neurone (sp?) disease, and he was only 40. He was put into palliative care 2 days ago, mum saw him yesterday, and gave him all our love, esp. from his family in NZ. We knew he wasn't well, but I didn't think it would be so soon. I'm sad for Rose (his sister in NZ), and his sons. I guess funerals are going around.

On the diet note - i havent been. I'm not eating properly again - it is too easy to fall into old habits. Will have to focus on this much more this week.

Love to everyone

Kylie

Good morning all.

How come everyone hates shopping? I feel like a polar bear in haiwaii - all alone:( .

Sorry to hear about Simon Kylie. :hug: Its hard to lose someone your close to. They say the grief gets less in time, but I feel it gets no less, you just don't think about it as much is all. It gets maybe just a little less painful . And when you do think about it, you more remember the good things :) with sadness. I hope your BF comes home this evening and gives you lots of hugs.

I went shopping last night and thought I'd buy a pkt of snack right choch sultana bikkies, only 206kj per 3 bikky serve (Is that ok?) But I'm too scared to eat 1 for fear of my sweet tooth coming back and then just devouring any and all I that I see. I'm a sucker for biscuits, chips and choc. Before I started this I ate a choc bar, 5 or 6 biscuits (or 9 or 10) and a bowl of chips everyday. No wonder I was getting bigger. :nono: (and poorer)

Well I went for my walk to the school this morning and nearly died when I got home. I guess that shows how much damage can be done when I skip a day. I will say though, perhaps its the pushing of stroller up that damn hill that makes it a little harder, I haven't got my arms free to swing it.

I hadn't eaten brekky before I left and when I got home I had a hot cross bun. Man I feel yuk :barf: . I havent had anything sweet for ages and now my tastebuds have protested. Which I guess can't be a bad thing. Does anyone else have that problem?

Enough prattling for me. Going to try and get some housework done while bubs in bed and before I go to work tonight.

I'm off to the Doc tomorrow for a weigh and blood tests so will post back tomorrow eve.

Buh BYe
Vonni

OMG Quick comment to Lindor.
 

I just quickly went back for a sticky beak at the very beginning of Aussie Chicks and there I read

"my name is not Linda - Lindor came from a chocolate wrapper that was sitting in front of me when I registered here"

Thats sooo funny :rofl:

Vonni

I've been sitting here catching up with everyone and eating a NUTELLA SANDWICH. WHATS WRONG WITH ME!!!!!

My thoughts are with you and your family Kylie. Its always hard to lose someone, and so young. I lost one of my close friends almost 7 months ago to cancer and she was a week away from her 41st birthday.

Vonni. I have this mental picture of you standing on your head with legs splayed!!! Very funny!!! The tape I have concentrates on flexability and being able to hold a position. I'm not very bendy, just trying to hold it can be strenuous, and I always break out in a sweat so it must be good! Oh and I don't mind shopping as long as its not groceries!!!

I'm not much into vitamins I always tend to forget to take them so I've stopped buying them altogether now.

Ani have you and your workmates started your Biggest Loser challenge yet? I'd be interested to see how things are coming along if you have.

Got my new electric wok - it's dishwasher safe too - mucho stirfries coming to me!!!

Hey all

Well i am back...yes i missed you all:D Welcome to the newbies. I have not posted for about a week i think and you guys have chatted on and on it has taken me an hour to catch up on the goss.

Just a quickie as i am sooooo time poor at the moment but wanted to let you all know i am still here. I have been busy getting ready for Uni...it is "o" week this week and i have been to lots of lectures etc. for readiness for study. I am very aprehensive about starting especially as i am a "mature" student. I'll comment on all later on....

Me...weighed in WW yesterday...lost another 1kg:carrot: I am 0.6 off loosing 10kg this time. Had a bad day today though(well sort of). Had to get Hep B needles today and 2 days before some bloods to see if i had any anti immunities. So i treated myself to some peanut M&Ms too yummy. No walking today either...seem to have no time. Poor DH is out washing up now i can hear. Been on track the rest of the week.

Anyhow, must go and clean up the house and have a shower...too tired to chat tonight...will get on tommorrow...i promise....and yes i LOVE shopping too....especially things for me...not too keen on grocery shopping but don't hate it....packing in the pantry is the bit i hate.

Keep going all....oh and Ani i am soooo happy for your loss...you so deserve it after your plateau stage:hug:

Barb - we haven't started our Biggest Loser yet. We kick off on 1st March and go until 31st July with the Grand Finale in early August. I had a meeting about it today actually, with the opposition, to sort some stuff out. Don't you worry - I will keep you posted as we get underway.

leeny I thought it was O week and figured you'd be busy. Excellent news about your weight loss - you'll soon have to run out and buy some smaller scrubs at the rate you're going.

I've been craving something a bit junk-ish all day, and rather than fight it I think I will allow myself to have a night off. One meal does not a failed weight loss journey make - well, at least that's my justification for being slack.

:)
Ani

In regards to shopping, I loathe clothes shopping because I am too much of a perfectionist [although I look far from perfect at the moment so that doesnt really make sense]. For a while now I've spent very few dollars on clothes because I couldnt find anything I liked and would rather make do with the stuff I had. Which was okay when I wore a school uniform 5 days a week but now that I'm faced with uni... But I really enjoy shopping for stationary and groceries, it just seems to be easy to make a decision there. :dizzy: I'm crazy!!!

Ani - I take vitamins because I have lacked them in the past and know that I dont get enough from food. I have my iron supplements, vitamin B injections every few months, vitamin E for my problematic skin [and it is really great for PMS too!], vitamin B tablets [stress :(] and sometimes the multi-vitamin. I just dont have enough variety in my diet to get all these things - although I understand your point: your body only absorbs the vitamins if you are deficient in them, so if you are healthy it is just a waste of money.

I think I need to eat more - I was so hungry last night I couldnt sleep :?:. My appetite supressor seems to make me forget about eating at all until it wears off - which in one way is good but I know my body is prob going into famine mood now and Im not going to keep losing weight. So a bit more healthy food today. And I treadmilled last night! Woohoo finally - 6km. I slept well :p.

Leeny - I have been busy getting ready for uni too, although this is my first year so I am a bit nervous. My O'week isnt until the 27th feb and lectures start on 5 March. Any tips? Although from the scrubs comment you are probably doing something in health, and I'm doing law/international studies - trying to learn case citation at the moment but it seems like a bloody foreign language!

I hope everyone is having a great day! :judge: <-- me one day lol how cute

I just found out I'm definitely back at uni (well via distance) this year too for my Masters in Nursing Practice. Can't wait! Finished the coursework in 1998, so just need to do a couple of research subjects and a thesis. Finally, my life is totally about ME this year!

Gen I'm curious. Why would you want your life to be totally about you? And in what way is it different to the past?

Cite what kind of appetite suppressants are you taking? Do they work? Uni sounds fascinating - I've always wanted to find the time to do politics and history, but at the moment I can't fit anything else in.

It's been a good day for me sofar. Walked early this morning - even got rained on - and have eaten well.

Hopefully everyone has something exciting planned for the weekend.

:)
Ani

Congratulations Leeny :carrot: so close to 10kg now! You must be proud of yourself for having the determination to stick at it. It makes me feel really happy when I see your success.

Cite. What suppressants are you taking?

Ani. I'm looking forward to the updates. And your right, if you deny yourself now you'll probably gorge later!

I had lunch with my nonna today. We had a three course meal! I over ate of course. Cannelloni, roast pork and roast beef with vegies and then cake for dessert. Not looking forward to next weeks weigh in!!

Everybody's off to Uni. Good on u all. I will be starting in July but only doing Enrolled Nursing with medication endorsment, it takes 18mths, most done at home and online and one day a week in class. Will work for a while and find out if it's my calling and THEN spend the big money on Uni for 3 years.

Barb I'm gonna take your advice and give some yoga a go. Will check out Austar to see if it is in their lineup and I enjoy it before I go splurging on DVDs & I will just record myself and do when all is calm in my household:hyper:

Congrats to Leeny on you nearing your goal. You go girl!!! Barb don't be to hard on yourself for splurging. We have to once in a while.

Okay now I'm gonna ask too - "Cite what appetite suppressants are you taking?"

Lucky you Ani to be rained on. We finally had rain yesterday and thought we'd get more today but no :( I didn't get my walk done. My butt muscles are sore today. I think because I pushed the stroller up that damn hill again, only this time a little faster. I think my enthusiasm is outdoing my true ability.

Went to Doc this morn. Blood pressure perfect (unusual 4 me) and have also lost 3kg :goodscale:

I have to eat more though as he agreed with you all that I am prob getting to few calories and my metabolism will slow down within a few weeks if I don't eat more. I'm scared though to have even healthy snacks as I don't want to get into the grazing habit again. Maybe I will just have extra with each meal like a piece of fruit after or something.

me - nothing exciting planned for weekend. I work tomorrow and we have all the kids this weekend so will be busy busy busy. Prob just go down to the park and have a lazy picnic lunch on Sunday.

Everyone have a fun weekend, will check in on Monday

Cheers
Vonni


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