If I wasn't being picked up, from my home, in the pool car, before the sun comes up, I'd probably seriously consider a sickie. But instead, I will save that sickie for another day!

Ani, you are right and if we all spoke up more it would help a lot of situations. I do speak up when things annoy me, but when it is a direct insult against me, I tend to scurry off with my tail between my legs. Yup I am a sook :lol:

And to support your cause, I will avoid Coles and Shell as much as possible. Which should be easy considering we only have Woolies and IGA, and I only ever use BP, in this town.

Vonni, yes I did break my brothers bones...two fingers to be exact! But he never touched my roller skates again!!! :lol:

Well, I'll support the cause too- I shop at Woolies anyhow (i get discount) and I'll make sure to use caltex.

Ani, Im also having a couple of days where all these minor things just make me want to...well, at least throw a few punches at an inanimate object. I also had an experience at a petrol station a few months ago, it wasnt the guy who worked there though - my mum and I stopped off to get petrol and bought everyone else in the family a treat [there are 6 of us]. Yes it was all junk :(. A line formed behind us since mum used EFTPOS to pay for it, maybe about 3-4 people, as we left I heard a woman say quite loudly "You are what you eat!" in a rude, aggressive tone of voice but mum didnt hear so she kept walking. I looked back and the people in the line started laughing :mad:. Part of me thought it was justified since both mum and I are overweight and we were buying junk food, but still...just because they had to wait a minute to pay for petrol. It just bothered me at the time but I did nothing about it, so good on you Ani for sticking up for yourself in a way which might actually make a difference.

Just so I avoid excessive ranting, a list of my current frustrations:
- Its that TOM and I either feel like Im stuck in a sauna or being kicked through in the gut by a donkey.
-Spent over six hours setting up new computer; brother came home and decided the cables I spent hours organising and labelling were 'messy' so thought he would disconnect it all. Of course he doesnt know how to put it together again, so he kept harassing me all night as if I had done something wrong.
-No one bothered to thank me for setting up the computer, but since it doesnt work now I know no one is going to go out of their way to fix it under the guise of not knowing how computers work. So I will prob have to do it all again or risk being called 'lazy': it isnt brothers fault as he 'doesnt think before he acts' :mad:.
-At awards ceremony yesterday, the Premier didnt bother showing up. Out of about 800 students, 3 were overweight [inc me] and the majority of females were incredibly slim, looking all professional and fashionable. I dont know what I expected, but thinking that these were suppose to be the top students in the state I thought at least a few might be like...me? :?: Since the only thing I am good at is regurgitating a load of facts in exams, my self-esteem just kept dropping as I realised all these people could do that too but also managed to look like models and have some enthusiastic social life. I know I really shouldnt be hypocritical, judging people by how they look etc, but a lot of them seemed to know each other but no one talked to me, they justed seemed to stare :stress:. I really dont want to start uni now. :cry:

I have hardly eaten anything in the last two days, and what I did eat was mostly of limited nutritional value. Feeling flat, but hopefully tomorrow will be better. Sorry for the rant, I am in one of those 'no one understands/cares about me momemts', although I dont want anyones sympathy because I know a lot of people have it worse than I do. Im just not putting anything in perspective at the moment. :hug: [And we get petrol from caltex now, but the incident happened at a shell so Im glad we changed]

hey everyone

I was gone for what - 6 hours? And a page of posts arrived! Ok, where to start?

Ani: Thanks for the info about the resistance band...I might look into it, I could use it while doing other things at home by the sound of it. If you guys wanna pass comment on my food, go for it, I need all the help I can get! (note: carrot sticks became a coke and a hot cross bun - I stayed late at work :( ) Also, I work at woolies, so no worries there!

Lindor - think of it as a day off work, a roadtrip -and- free lunch! I'd be happy about it, especially as you get the company car!!

Vonni: AIESEC is a global student organisation that facilitates global exchange, leaderhip and personal development. (in a very small nutshell). Basically, we let you develop all these awesome skills, and then send you on a paid, working exchange to another country. I am the Director of the People Development portfolio, which means I'm responsible for HR, basically. Recruitment, Induction, Selection, session content, and making sure everyone is happy and challenged and all that good stuff. It's more complex than that - I could take all day! Suffice to day it is -the best- thing I've done for me. It opens your eyes to the whole world, not just your own bubble.

Cite: honey, don't let the 'skinnies' bring you down. you were there to be recognised for your acheivements, not your waist measurement. Bloody well done for getting that far!

Please, please please don't feel bad about uni. Trust me, everykind of person goes there, tall, short, big, little, tattooed, stoned or otherwise! PS: join AIESEC!! What uni are you going to? It's alot of fun, once you get used to the fact that the teacher isn't going to nag you about anything - you really have to do everything off your own bat.

I had a really crappy night at work, but I guess its not too much to worry about in the scheme of things. I work in the cash office some nights, and somethings went wrong, so I ended up staying until 11.30pm, instead of 10pm. I dont get paid the extra either, because it (theoretically) shouldn't take that long. Gah! I don't care. Everytime this happens, I think to myself - time to get a new job. Truth be told, I'm too gutless.

wow - hope you guys had nowhere to be before you started reading this!!

Kylie

Hey y'all

Damn, so much happens here in the time you're away, it's hard to catch up with everything! :dizzy:

I've been slacking for the last week but got back into it yesterday with some good food shopping and a damn hard workout at the gym.

Having moved into my flat, I'm probably going to have to give up my trainers which will be hard but I guess I can't have them forever. I'll try save money in the meantime though and hang on to them for as long as I can.

As for my weight, it's about the same. I'm sitting at around 96.2 as of last night but that means no gain and we like that ;)

Morning girls,

Just had to pop in after my official weigh-in and say....I lost 1.5kgs this week!! Im now 115...still suck a high number when you think about it, but at least its 4 kgs less of me. Im thrilled that LiteNEasy has worked so well....its easy, its pretty yummy, and altho still a bit hard trying to juggle the meals around, etc, its way easier than having to cook in the kitchen all day. Im sure once exercise gets thrown into the mix, it will be even better!

Vonni, TOTALLY normal for your bub not to have crawled yet (but congrats that shes doing it now!!)...Carters cousin, who is only a week younger than him only started crawling at 12 1/2 months (shes a girl). Girls tend to do the physical "stuff" later than boys, but they advance faster with talking etc. Carter was crawling at 8 months and walking at 11....but he hardly says a word...only mama, dada, hello (more like "ow,oh"), and baba for bye-bye. I know some girls his age who are saying things like "love you"!!

Cite, so sorry to hear about your bad day as well! Hope today is much better for you! :)

Ani, I shop at Woolies anyway, so Im on board!

Lindor, think of today as a field trip!! You can be 5 again....

Kylie, hope you were able to sleep in a bit after such a late night last night...I went to bed around 11, but ended up reading until 1.30am! But, Im really used to surviving on 5 or 6 hours of sleep, so its nothing for me...haha.

Littlekiwi, sorry to hear about having to lose your trainers! Im jealous that you have them tho...at least youve been able to get experience with them and know how you should be working out. If I had the money, I would DEF get one - even if it was for one week!

Have a great day everyone....and I mean a GREAT day...its all what you make of it. Sometimes its a choice to be happy - it is for me anyway. :)

xxxx

Kylie, I'm with ya on the work longer paid not.

I work Big W mainly in courtesy desk. Tell me something - Why am I rostered till 9pm on Thursday nights when we are closing at 9, wait for all customers to finish before I can end of day my tills, lock down the smokes, take S&D out back, take all registers out and to cash office etc... We are NEVER able to do it all within a minute of store close. lol. Usually around 15min - half hour. Last week our counts were different and it took half hour to do it right (we both had a hard day lol) all over an elusive $20 note. After all the drama recounting time and time again I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS RIGHT :D

I think finally they got sick of my whinging though, and as well as sign off on Kronos clock I get the night manager to sign me off in the book now so I get paid for it.

I'd be saying something to your manager. How can they expect it to be done in a certain amount of time when some days things just don't add up, or they've counted incorrectly etc.... It's you who has to find it and fix it. Just tell em next time you don't care if it's not finalised, you're finishing at time you're supposed to if you're not getting paid over.

Gotta go shop, will post more tonight. Just had to sympathise with Kylie :)

VONNI

Cite, one of my favourite quotes, from Eleanor Roosevelt, is: Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent! I know it might sound a bit like a cliche - but it's true. Kylie's right - at Uni you'll meet a really diverse bunch of people, and those who are worth anything will like you for who you are.

Those slim/fashion conscious/brainy chicks who hang out in groups are not worth aspiring to be like. Often they're insecure and need each other's approval to feel OK about themselves. Congratulations to you to being in the top 800 students, and for getting an award - I think that's awesome!

Kylie, have you got your scales yet? Or are they on this week's shopping list?

WooHoo Britt! How exciting you've found a weight loss plan that works :). I'm really happy to see you enthusiastic and achieving some great results.

Hey LittleKiwi I was wondering where you were. Good to hear from you.

Vonni, how's your walking and stuff going this week?

And where are Kathy and Barb?

I managed to eat around 1800 calories yesterday - not bad considering it was such a bad day. I also walked for an hour and drank 2 litres of water.

Today I'll walk again, and I'm also going to do my resistance band workout as well as my step ups and abdominal exercises. I would really like to get to 92kg by Monday - and the only way to make it there is to work at it!

I hope everyone has a fantastic day!

:)
Ani

Hey Vonni

My problem is the other cashiers (to my knowledge) all finish on time, every night. I did charge late to begin with, but they wern't happy about it. We all know that wages are soooooo tight all the time, (says the multi-billion dollar comany) they really get annoyed when I spend over (by staying late). *sigh* If any of you want to get me a new, exciting job that goes around uni, feel free!!

Sorry to monopolise the conversation, girls, you won't hear anymore about woolies. (for now!)

Kylie

Ani my walking is going so so this week. I went for a walk along the river on Sunday evening it took just over half hour. DH phoned my mobile when I was almost back to car to "say hello" GRRRR. :mad: I told him I can't talk while walking and he got offended. Sheesh and they say women are touchy. Then he said well why not leave phone in car if I don't want to be phoned. I said I needed it to time my walk and so on it went all night.

So that saying, I missed Monday (tired & cranky) but walked 40 minutes yesterday uphill for part of the way.

Due to george deciding to visit with cramps in tow and tiredness because of iron def I did not walk today. But I feel like crap. I should have just gotten off my arse and started hightailing it up the highway. Tomorrow morn will walk Bree to school to make up for it.

I've been doing well with my eating though so thats a plus. Craved a bit of choc today but resisted :D .At least I'm not sticking calories in that I can't walk off. Although I had a toasted bacon and egg sandwich at the shops today I did ask for it to be done with as little oil as possible, and it was ok. Need to get more water into me though.

Enough of my whinging.

Lindor how did the meeting go today? Hope all went well and your lunch was ok. Cite, did you get that computer back up and running again? :p And how rude of the Premier to be a no show.

Britt I'm glad your meals are working for you. 1.5kg WOH! thats heaps :carrot: Welcome back littlekiwi. How's your flat going?

I'm off now to have a cup of decaf tea (2SM, I refuse to give up my sugar) and do a crossword before bed.

TTFN :wave:
Vonni

Evening everyone

Oh my - another busy busy day over. I shouldn't be suprised - it's only going to get busier when uni starts next week!

Ok - Kylies Menu for today:
Brekkie - yoghurt and PLUS protein cereal
Lunch - ~2 carrots chopped with 2-3tbsp cottage cheese
Dinner - protein shake

+ 3l water, and 2 coffees.

I had meetings from 9am til 12, then I worked this arvo. Good news is I went to the gym after work!! I don't know why I had been putting it off, I love it! I did W2D2 of C25K. I remember someone saying they were going for Week 5...how did it go?

I am so glad that George or TOM never drop in at my house anymore... I have a little stick in my arm that acts like the pill, 'cept its automatic, and as a result...no more TOM! It's a blessing!

Those scales should hopefully be bought on Thursday. I have to get my scooter serviced on Friday, so it will be a budgeting thing...plus rent is due. I really want them, bf said he'd buy them for me, but I don't want him to. I've always been stubborn about him spending his money on me. (With the exception of Valentines ;) )

On an even more positive note - I had a -great- day at work! I was just on checkout, but my customers were so friendly, one even remembered what I'm studying! And I met the wife of one of the nightfillers, and she knew who I was! I also bumped into an old classmate I ued to study German with. Last I saw him, he was off to Germany...and now he's back! Even the boss was friendy tonight...something in the water???

Take care lovelies...see you tomorrow

Kylie :carrot: I -am- feeling good!

Good evening everyone!

Thanks for all the advice and commiserations :hug:. I had a much better day today! I didnt really do much, but the computer now works and everyone is talking to me again so it was an improvement on yesterday at least. I didnt treadmill though, still suffering from cramps and kept feeling a bit lightheaded when I stood up :?:. My diet was better today though, and I think I am slowly deflating and lossing all the water I have been retaining.

Kylie - I am going to Uni of Sydney. O-week is next week so it should be fun. I want to somehow get involved in some student organisation like you have, but I am not going to try and run for SRC or anything big like that [I never realised how political things like that are!]. Also, what is C25K? Some sort of gym program? It sounds familiar but I cant place it.

Vonni - I used to work at Big W :(. At the store I worked, I really didnt fit in - everyone spent their shifts flirting with each other and basically took turns dating each other. Which meant really bad customer service. I used to finish at about 9:45pm on thursdays - and to make it worse, we couldnt leave the store without a store manager opening the door to the carpark with a password. Otherwise a loud alarm went off. So we were supposed to sign out, then keep calling over the phone until someone bothered to open the door. Once it took over half an hour [I learnt not to sign out until someone actually came to open the door - if I am still at work and cant leave I figured I should still be paid for it ;)]. Sorry, I am ranting again, but I still cant look at the store without feeling frustrated.

Wish me luck, I am going to court tomorrw - as an observer lol, not on trial. We have an assignment before we have even started uni :mad:. I hope everyone has a good day tomorrow! :carrot:

hehe Cite, I don't think anythings changed at Big W. The flirting isn't really here in our store, but yep you have to wait FOREVER for a manager to open the door. And I reckon thats right - you shouldn't sign off till you're let out. What if there's a fire? If you've signed out you're apparently accounted for yet could be stuck in the locker room.

Been bad this morn. Had 2 pieces crumpet toast with honey and marg (Oh but it's so yummmm). Bad in the way of high carbs, but I figured I've been pretty good so why not. I will though have a weetbix and a handful of grapes. I guess that I should be having bigger breakfasts, as I don't snack during the day and I'm not meeting my calorie needs. So starting this Monday coming I am setting myself a 2 week goal to have 3 items from the foodgroup for brekky, Cereal, bread, fruit. Oh and milk of cause.

Didn't walk Bree to school. Had a bad night with the baby (well she's not a bub anymore - 10mths). She was up at 1.30 wanted a bottle and was stirring the rest of the night. Up again at 4.30. Tried to get her to settle with me but she was too restless so let her cry for a bit. Eventually I just got up with her. Must be more teeth coming through. But boy I'm buggered. Have to work tonight too.

Might go for a walk before i start work to get some energy to see me through.

Oh yeah Kylie, what is C25K? I've seen it talked about a bit here but it's double dutch to me.

Have a great day all.
Vonni :)

Hi ladies!

I was bad yesterday, after such a great boost with my workout on Tuesday, I ended up working until 6:30 last night and was sooo hungry that I ordered honey bbq pork, steamed rice and garlic veges. I'm sure the rice and veges aren't too bad but the pork is surely full of bad stuff - it tastes so good!! Didn't get to the gym last night either after working late so that's bad too.

Tonight I am going to the gym and no doubt my trainer will put me through the hard yards which will be great but then I'm going to visit a friend and with her, bubbly is always involved!

MUST do better!!

HeY Hey
Gee away for 2 days and it takes me an hour to catch up on the goss...i must post more often...its just the time factor.

Firstly Ani....that bloke is an a..hole!!!!He was probably ugly right???I don't know whether you where posting back when i quit my job early last year....but long story short....i was told i was too fat and sexually harrassment....i quit the next day and took him to discrmination court etc....still proceeding because he is South African trying to stay in Aus...etc etc...looks like he will be deported as the business is not making the money it should(because i'm not there i'm sure)lol. So stick to your guns...i did...felt really yuk when it happened and lots of tears but now....no-one should be treated in that way.:hug:

Just a quickie today as i am starving(lunch time) and i need to do some reading ready for Uni on Monday. WEighed in yesterday at WW....lost another kilo:carrot: Thats 10.1kg since i joined 13 weeks ago....can't complain i spose.

Will post more later when i get time....keep going girls

Good god, look how much I've missed~!!

Kylie, feel free to tell me to shut up if you like, but there is no way this is enough food for you to effectively lose weight. You need carbohydrates, fruit and veggies. Your losses will definitely slow down if you don't eat a bigger, more varied diet. Also, if you eat too much protein, you can put yourself into ketosis (burning up proteins), where you get really stinky breath, amongst other things.

For example, today I ate:
Breakfast: Fruit salad w. non-fat yoghurt
Lunch: Leftover chicken & veggie stirfry with couscous
Dinner: Small piece steak, steamed vegetables, fruit smoothie for dessert
Snacks: water - 3L, diet cordial, apple, kiwi fruit.

Some days I have multigrain toast w. vegemite for brekkie, usually have fish or chicken for for dinner, with steamed veggies or stirfries. There's no way I could live on what you're eating, and I don't think I'd want to do that forever!!

leeny, your weight loss with WW is awesome - you go girl! How's Uni - big shock to the system? Don't worry - I have no intention of letting that matter go. I'll annoy them until I get at least an apology.

Kylie … EAT! You're going to get really stuck soon and not be able to lose more weight if you don't give your body enough food. Gen's advice is very good.

I'm doing OK, but having one of those days where I want to eat everything in the house - and in the neighbours house! It's possible that TOM is lurking because I don't usually get this carried away with myself. Mind you, I haven't actually eaten badly today - but I am constantly thinking about food! And I've been hanging out for something revolting like a chocolate eclair. I wouldn't have eaten anything like that for about 10 years - so what's that about?

P'raps I should eat a really early dinner and see if that controls my hunger. Who knows? My back's in a lot of pain, so maybe I'm subconsciously looking for some comfort. I'm also extremely tired - and I read somewhere that you get more hungry when you're really tired. There's supposed to be some logical reason for that.

OK - I'll stop whinging now. Hope everyone's doing well!

:)
Ani

Hi everyone

I though I was eating!!!! I really thought I was on a roll, because I am eating more than normally, and its all healthy!!! Damn, i have to eat more? I promise I'm not starving myself. I just dont eat much, because there's either no time or there isnt any to be had. That said, I'll try harder to eat more.

On a happy note - I Bought Scales Today!! Woo for me. Actually, mum bought them for me, I'll pay her back soon. They are flashy fangdangle ones, that tell me my fat/water/muscle %. The weight I displayed on my ticker was a guess, I actually weigh 93.8kg. At least now I have a number.

Simons funeral was this morning. It was actually really good. Mum was upset (naturally), but we did a bit of shopping afterward (coz mum doesn't live in the city). I think she felt a lot better by the end of the day.

Today I had 'the usual' for brekkie - yogurt and cereal. I had KFC for lunch (the kids wanted a treat, and they behaved at the funeral). I did have water instead of fizzies, and it was only 3pc boneless and small chips. A couple of coffees and 2 bickies. I'll deal with dinner when I get home. Probably more carrots!! ***Edit - I snacked on left over party food for dinner (at work). 1 slice mud cake, little bits of ham, salami, cheese, kabana, 2 jatz bikkies and about 4 olives. Hey, it was free, and I was hungry. I and just not making this work am I? End Edit***

Take care everyone

Kylie

Oh - C25K is a interval training program where you walk/run set times for 20 min, with the running part getting longer each week, until you you can run for 30 min, or 5km. The name stands for Couch to 5km.

Man am I sore today. Went to the gym last night and went through the second new weights programme that my trainer has drawn up for me. Even he said that he must have been in a bad mood when he wrote it!

It was a great workout though and I really enjoyed it. I just have to push myself to get back into going to the gym at least 4 times a week.

It's funny, I really love the gym when I'm there but getting there is such a battle for me. I mean, when I'm working with my trainer, I'll tell him to up the weights or that I feel like I can do a few more reps - I enjoy pushing myself and I make sure that I work as hard as I physically can. I can't understand why it is but so often the couch wins over the gym, I just can't be bothered!

It's that TOM for me at the moment too so I'm also battling with chocolate cravings and stomach cramps :( Working Saturday morning so will be looking forward to a rest in the afternoon.

:wave:

Hey hey all

Thought i might checkin earlier today so i can get to my reading for Uni.

Ani...i think that when you are in pain, your whole world gets turned upside down. It really throws things out so don't get too hard on yourself...maybe you need to give into temptation once in a while and then you won't feel deprived as much...plus TOM doesn't help i know!!!

On the subject of food Kylie,(and i am not on your case) but you do need to eat more. I know it is hard when you are not used to eating a lot and you are honestly doing better than before but your body has litterally nothing to burn if you don't give it anything to burn. Your body will go into "starvation mode" and hold onto every little bit of food you give it cause it thinks you are starving it. So Please eat some more even if it is snacking on cheese, nuts, hard boiled eggs(protein is good as it makes you feel fuller for longer). Those carrot sticks are good for snacks but not for a meal...not enough nutrients for your body darl.....so saying that....i am not nagging but trying to help you lose your weight as i know how hard it is and we all need the support of each other if we are going to win our battles.

Little kiwi...you amaze me when you go to the gym. I admire anyone who can get off the couch and do that damn execise thing. I hope you are doing some for me too!!!!

Me...having a few bad days when i am soooo hungry. I don't really know why and i am obsessed about food again at the moment. I have not given in and eaten anything naughty but have definitely overeaten...eg last night after dinner which was a huge chicken curry and basmati rice(lower GI) and had an apple. About 1/2 hour later i ate a banana. Another 1/2 passes i ate a plum and some nuts. I was still hungry going to bed but thought my tummy must be stuffed so enough was enough and go to sleep. The last 2 days like that....i really don't know why. I made WW bacon, eggs, tomato and mushrooms and wholemeal toast for breaki today so that would fill me up i hope...so far so good...i hope i am over the starving stage and get back to normal soon.

Anyhow, enough procrastinating and get to that reading i should be doing...:hug:

I've woken up with a sore throat and what feels suspiciously like an ear infection - fabulous! Oh well - Echinacea for brekkie and a long hot shower will work wonders.

I haven't been as disciplined with food this week either, so I'm not expecting to lose any weight on Monday. Not sure what happened, except that after two good weeks I think I let myself relax a bit too much :).

Our Biggest Loser competition starts on Monday. We have 20 women in my team and most of them weigh more than 110kg, so hopefully the next five months will see some women change their lives for the better - woo hoo!

What does everyone have planned for the weekend?

:)
Ani

hi girls

I'm off to work now til 6pm, then I might go out tonight, with a bunch of Uni friends. bf is working til late again, but I hope not too late! We are already back in the swing of things, and I don't like how busy we get. The only time we spend together out away from work is in bed. asleep. But hey, that makes our Sundays even more special. I'm cooking roast kangaroo with sweet potato. Maybe some beans too?

Kylie

Morning girls,

Sorry Ive missed a bit and am rushing to get Carter into bed for a nap - he was up for the day at 4.30 this morning!!

Just wanted to check in and say congrats on all the losses ladies! I weighed this morning cause I was feeling a little down and it was another 1kg lighter! I still have 3 days left of the week, so we'll see what happens on Wed, but I couldnt be happier! I really doubted LiteNEasy would work for me with insulin resistance, but its obviously doing something! :) Im on the 1500cal plan, and will drop to the 1200cal plan once I hit a plateau. Ive upped my water to 3l now and will be starting walking with dh on Monday (I told him I NEED him to do this with me and he gave in...).

Hope all is well. AF or TOM as you guys call it has been over for almost a week now and I still get the munchies because of the fertility drugs Im on. But, I think Im doing pretty good with it - Ive cheated a couple of times with a handful of pretzels or a piece of cheese, but nothing really bad thank goodness. Im getting ready to ovulate (if I do ovulate this cycle), so we have started the "bed-fest"... :)

Hope you are all well!
"Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of."

Christy Borgeld, Founder Stepfamily Day

xxxx

Hi all.

Sorry haven't posted, went to the inlaws y/day and stayed the night. Ate too much at the inlaws. We had slow cooked dutch steak, red cabbage, sweet and white potato. I overate 2 pieces of meat and ended up with indigestion. lol serves me right. Creamed rice for dessert but i only ate a spoonful (That texture thing again). This morn we had cooked brekky but I only ate an egg and a bacon eye and a bit of tomato.

Well, I didn't end up walking before work on Thur - Thank God. "y thank god?" I here you say? Well at 8.30pm the new night fill manager came to me at courtesy desk and asked if I could help fill till midnight. So I had a break at 9.15-9.45 then got to it. I had four cages and 2 x 8ft high pallets to unload and stock shelves with it (by myself). A lot was overstock or new items that had to be cut in. So I had to RELOAD the 2 pallets with the overstock. Ended at 12.30am. Was good because with only the walking my upper body never really gets anything. But 2hrs 45mins of lifting boxes was a good workout :strong: ps - I ended up grabbing 2 juniors to stock shelves. tried them with the pallet but it ended up looking like a mushroom, I had to redo it lol)

Worked for 5 hours today was busy busy run run so no walk this arvo.

Congrats on the 10kg loss Leeny. WTG

Kylie yep I may as well get in on the bandwagon. You are eating way to little. I can't talk though, cause most days I only have weetbix, sandwich and dinner, no snacks. But I make sure my meal is not carrots lol. I think it's a learning thing. We have to learn how to eat properly to sustain our bodies. I'm getting the hang of it slowly.

Ani I'm with ya on the craving thing. I hate George or TOM as you call it. And its hard to beat the feeling.

Plump good luck with the fertility. Hope all goes well, and if it doen't happen for a while, have fun trying :lol:

Hey Ani :getwell:

TTFN
Vonni :)

I got my fandangled scales, hopped on and got the weight, then couldn't work out how to get the body fat/hydration info. Checked the manuals, turns out I was getting an error message - BF too high!!!!!!!! It only measures up to 45% fat, and when I worked mine out online by entering measurements, it comes up as 46.2%! How depressing! So for now my goal is to get my lard arse to register on the fancy scales!

Ah well. Still motoring along - I must say, it's suprisingly easy when I'm in a routine. As long as I get my groceries delivered, chop everything up right away, and put it in the fridge, I have no prob with eating for the week as there's always something not far away. I used not to cook as when I was hungry, I was hungry NOW and didn't want to cook. Now I just have stuff ready I can zap, but healthy stuff.

My next goal is quitting smoking. I have smoked since I was 16yo, and have decided it's not compatible with my lifestyle now. I read a booked called "Allen Carr's EasyWay to Stop Smoking" and it really made sense. My brother attended their seminar 10yrs ago in Melbourne and never smoked again. So I recently found out they are now in Sydney - I've booked in for next Saturday .. $500 (!), but it's money-back guarantee if you don't quit, so I figured it's worth it - I'd spend that on smokes in a few months anyhow if I don't do this.

Was in terrible pain yesterday from the new personal trainer, but he is totally awesome and I'm very excited about working with him. Shoulders were sore from pushups and tricep dips, but better today. He is also big into teaching boxing, so we did lots of that, which was great fun and made the time fly by.

I have also just bought some protein supplement powder to add to fruit smoothies, as I'm not getting enough protein in my diet. I eat mostly veggies at meals, with a little meat. Don't want to up the meat, so I'm upping the powder instead!

Have cancelled my WW subscription after it expires on Wednesday, and taking my newfound knowledge and points calculator over to calorieking, since it's free - and awesome, breaking up the day into protein/carbs and fat.

Wore some work pants yesterday that were massively tight, almost to the point of not being able to wear, and they are loose and almost falling off now, so that was fun!

OK, enough waffle from me. Got my hair coloured today and it's all swishy and lovely, so I'm out to show it off!

Lindor really needs to say something here because she is letting the wagon get away from her!

I'm having a bit of a mucked up time just now. Lots of confusion over a few little things.

I don't really know if I am eating enough or if I am eating too much. I know I am not eating the right stuff!!! I am not drinking anything like enough! And I am not exercising.

But I won't accept that I have given up on losing these last few kilos!!

I am away for the week from tomorrow for work. I am not going to have my PC with me so the evenings are going to be very empty. I am going to use some of that time to seriously think things through - probably while I am sitting there eating McDonalds or Pizza!! :lol:

I want to work out goals, diet plans, exercise, etc. I want to get into deeper things too...like what I want from my life. I've been feeling a tad lost lately.


And just so this post isn't all me, me, me... :lol:

Britt, well done on your one kilo drop! LiteNeasy sounds like the plan for you! Are you going to stick with it all the way? I sometimes wish these plans were available for remote communities! But then, knowing me, I'd talk myself out of it because I would think it was too costly!!!

Gen good luck with quitting smoking! I agree that if you are going to make lifestyle changes you are best to tackle it from all angles!

Kylie! Woohooo! New scales! (I'm still waiting for mine!) At last you officially have a weight! :lol: Seriously, it is nice to know where you are at, whether you like it or not, because at least now you know what the task ahead is. Lets watch those figures on the scales drop!!

But I agree with the others Kylie! EAT!!! Reality check here - you are a person, you are not a sparrow!!! :p

Ani! Hope you are feeling better. Sore throats and ears suck!!! Rest up and drink plenty and look after yourself! :hug:

Looking forward to hearing your progress reports on your Biggest Loser challenge! I am sure it is going to motivator for you and the ladies in your team!!

Leeny? How's Uni life going? Are you enjoying it? I'd say anxiety and change may be the main contributing factor to you feeling you need to eat more. It was how we dealt with such issues in the past and I'd say your mind is wanting to go back to that way of thinking for a bit. Don't let it win...but don't be too hard on yourself either.

LittleKiwi...how's the gym going?

Alright, if I have missed anyone or anything I apologise. I need to go pack and tidy this place up a bit for my week away.

Have a good Sunday all.

This is me exactly at the moment. :( I've just lost a bit of momentum, and now that I have events every single day this week and uni starting next week, I am wondering how I am going to fit everything in. Although I am only at uni three days a week so it could be worse. I have a serious procrastination problem with doing work though, so what happens is I mope around for six hours, realise late at night I havent done any work or exercised, and then chastised myself for not treadmilling when I was trying to avoid doing work. I cant seem to break the cycle. I am thinking I will move exercise to the morning, that way it will be out of the way when I come home and need to do work - and hopefully it will wake me up! :carrot: It sounds good, now I just need to get up early in the mornings.

Sorry this post is all about me, it is FINALLY that TOM - I've been feeling all crampy and bloated for like the past 5 days but it finally hit today and I'm alternating between feeling like I want to be sick and feeling faint/dizzy. Hopefully I will post tomorrow. Hope everyone has a nice day, and a good weigh in for those doing it tomorrow!

Gday girls

Sorry I haven't been around - I'm not really sure where I went! Days are escaping my grasp a little too easily!

So, I have been eating more. Really! I slept in this morning (a rare luxury), so I didn't eat brekky. I had ham and salad rolls for lunch, and roast kangaroo with sweet potato, peas+carrots, and cauli for dinner. Yum yum! I know roo should not be overcooked, and I was a little paranoid, so after we ate the vegies, I had to put the meat back in the oven, coz it was still bright red in places! Oh well, thats one for the books!

My friend at work has recently lost a lot of weight and now she looks fantastic! (Not that she didn't before). She had used a meal replacement called Iso-Whey. For ten days, you have it for brekky and dinner, and you can only really eat chicken, fish and leafy greens for lunch. Apparently, it makes your body burn fat, not food. She used it until she was down to her goal weight, but I know that wasn't a good idea. It's only meant for the short term. I would be a little more skeptical, but she swore by it, and I had to get it from the chemist, not some dodgy website. (And the lady at the chemist had done it too). I didn't want to tell you all, coz bf doesn't really approve, and I thought you girls might not either. :o But I'm willing to try it, and it is only for 10 days. I'm starting Monday.

Also, back to uni tomorrow. Busy busy - I have to pick up a textbook before I go to my first class. Blerk - as if I can afford that!

*sigh* - bf is usually the 2IC of the Nightfill dept at work, but for the last six weeks, he's been the fulltime manager. This ended yesterday, which means he is back to the overnight shift on Sundays (ie now). So he left for work at 11pm, and will be home sometime tomorrow morning. Then he has to go to TAFE. He works really hard, I don't know if I could do what he does.

Anyway, phew - thats it for today. I will also weigh in on Mondays, so I'll see you all tomorrow!!

Kylie

So I received a massive early morning slap in the face today!!

Weigh-in....85kg!!!!

I am UP 1.5kg!!!

I have to make this a good thing though! This has woken me up to what I am doing! I am letting things slip and I really need to put a stop to that!

So, I am going to get into my head this week. I am going to fight hard! I am not going to see another gain on my scales!!!

And I am out on the highway today - the one all the roadtrains use!!! And I am seriously considering taking my scales with me!!! :lol:

Have a good week ladies...I gotta run!

Good luck with your weigh-ins :)

Lindor you don't need to pack your scales - just your determination and that good old stubborn streak of yours. Yes it's a gain, and yes it's disappointing - but if it's the smack you need to get you back on the wagon, it isn't all bad. I know you can do this! Good luck with your week away, and take care of yourself :hug:

Nothing new to report here - unless anyone thinks the loss of 0.1kg is worth celebrating. It isn't. But I know I ate a little too much - I still write down everything I eat, and I averaged 1825 calories/day. Just a touch too high - so this week I am going to drop it a little bit and be more disciplined with my food choices.

It's Day One of our Biggest Loser competition today, and as captain of the Purple Team I feel like I need to lead from the front. I spent a few hours yesterday with my most challenging couple - and set them some realistic goals, and I really hope they do well over the next five months.

For me, if I can lose another 10kg during the course of the competition I'll be thrilled. As most of you know, I'm of the 'slow and steady' variety and am really pleased if I can average 0.5kg/week.

This week I am going to increase the intensity of my exercise a little bit - I'm going to add 10 minutes to my walking, and do 30 minutes of exercise in the evenings. My arms are really flabby (and they'll only get worse as this weight comes off), so I'm going to do as much toning exercise as I can over the next year and see if it makes a difference.

Gen, good luck with quitting the ciggies. I take my hat off to you - being a fellow smoker I'm not sure I could manage to tackle both food and cigarettes at once… and I think it's awesome that you're able to do it!

How did everyone else go with your weigh-ins and your weekends?

:)
Ani

Ok, the weigh in... I'm blaming natural body fluctuations for this, but I'm only 92.3kg, down 1.5kg from Thursday????

Ani, good luck with the Biggest Loser stuff - I don't watch it, so what do you have to do?

Kylie

Good morning all :)

I've had a crap weekend with overeating meat (got a bad pain in solar plexus area) and we had a BBQ y/day so I had a beer and a softdrink. BUT I jumped on scales this morning and I've lost just over 1kg. So now I feel a little better. Was pretty slack with my exercise last week so getting back into the swing of things this week for sure.

I've reached a 5kg mini goal so providing Wednesday scales say same, I am going to give myself a reward - perhaps a new hairdo or a pedicure.

Hey Kylie. Cause I work late on Thursday nights, it's too late to eat dinner so I have something light before I go to work and I have a powdered supplement (medical vita-diet) on my 10min break. They taste pasty lol :barf: . But I wouldn't make a habit of it. Maybe if you just had one replacement a day to see? And vary when you have it. They are good if you are on the run. But I'd prob make sure not for breakfast as they say its the most important meal of the day.

Have a great week Lindor. though by the time I post this you would be well and truly on the road. Drive safe. :hug:

Ani 100g is 100g. Thats a packet of chips :D Good luck with your biggest loser work challenge. I can just picture you up there with your teammates :coach: You go girl!

Gen - "I got my fandangled scales, hopped on and got the weight, then couldn't work out how to get the body fat/hydration info. Checked the manuals, turns out I was getting an error message - BF too high!!!" Want a funny story about scales? At work on Saturday a lady returned her set of digital scales she got for Xmas. Starting weight on them was 43.3kg :rofl: She said she got such a fright because she didn't look at them before she got on. We both laugned about it though and I said it'd be alright if they started at minus 43.3kg. We exchanged them for her and the new ones are fine.

Do you guys check they're weighing correctly? I measure out 5kg on my kitchen digital scales then put same food onto bathroom scales once a month, cause humidity and the like can affect them.

Ok gotta run mop floors. Double mopping nearly everyday now - heavy traffic through house and don't want bub getting grubby.

C ya all after
VONNI
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Hello ladies, haven't been here much as I'm temporarily obsessed and in love with calorieking.com.au. Anyone not sure if they're eating enough/too much/the right things, go sign up!!!! It's FREE, and has an up to date food diary, also works out all your carbs/protein/fats as well as fibre, sodium etc and tells you what you should be eating.

Thanks for the funny scales story Vonni - I'd die if mine did that. I'll just use mine as plain scales until my BF is <45%! Keen to get there, as they also have hydration % so I can monitor my fluid intake.

Lost 700g this week, down to 94.6 (total loss 11kg). Glad to have finally got over the 10% lost barrier!

Did PT this morning - still getting sore shoulder from tricep dips, so have had him modify that one. Really didn't want to get out of bed this morning, but knowing everyone would be there waiting made me do it.

Did week5, session 2 of the C25K last night - now the last one of the week is a 20 minute continuous run.. argghhh, not sure I'm ready for that, but let's see if I can surprise myself!

Adding chromium (thanks for the tip Britt) and protein shakes when my online orders arrive. Also got snazzy food scales so weighing things willy nilly.

Hi all

Spent most of Friday with a friend as they've just found out that the cancer her mum had last year is back. She had a masectomy last year and they knew that it had spread to her lungs and would be just a matter of time before it came back. They've also found 4 brain tumors and they think it's in her bones too so the prognosis is not good. Heartbreaking to see as she's only in her 50's and she looks so healthy. Sadly, my friend and her sisters don't seem to be accepting how bad this is either.

So with all of that, I used it as an excuse to eat. McDonalds on Friday for lunch, pizza for dinner, about 4 ice cream bars over the weekend and then way too much roast pork (even crackling!) at mum's for dinner last night.

Back on track today though and I'll be heading to the gym after work and now that there are no ice creams left in the house I won't be overindulging there.

Little Kiwi I'm sorry about your friend's mum - that's awful!

I had a rather unpleasant day. The real estate agent rang to tell me the owners have put this house on the market - so I need to find a new home for me, my business and the menagerie. Perth's rental market is a joke at the moment - every house that goes on the market seems to have a dozen potential tenants lined up to rent it. Because of that, people can charge what they like, and the average price for a house is $300/week here now.

So I may have to look at sharing with someone, and I'm not altogether happy about that. But if I don't, I won't be able to afford to live.

One bloody powerball!!!

But the challenge for me here is to see how I react to such a stressful situation (in terms of my weight loss). This afternoon I was in a shocking mood - mostly worried and feeling a bit overwhelmed - and I really wanted to eat something. So instead I drove to the local shopping centre and walked around it for an hour… walked so fast I had to do three laps of a big shopping complex before I felt I had burned off my frustration.

But this will test the things I have learned over the last six months about emotional eating. I need to remember that no matter how bad things get around me, I deserve to be treated with respect and care - which means eat well and exercise.

Or something like that!

:-)
Ani

Ugh, what stink news about having to move Ani. I know what you mean about rental prices ...... here in NZ the property market is just ridiculous at the moment and rental prices are following suit. Best of luck, you seem to be pretty good at keeping things under control.

Went to the gym last night - god only knows how I managed that because it was stiflingly hot yesterday. Good though as there were not many people there which is always nice.

Seeing my trainer tonight so will be in pain after that no doubt! :D

How is everyone else going? You ladies were all on fire last week, hope you're all still going strong!

Oh gosh Ani thats bad about having to move :( . We have probs here because there is so many of us and landlords think "kids = mess = ferals" which is definately NOT the case. Do they bid for houses there? I know in QLD there is a rental crisis and its a problem with so many people applying that they start to offer more rental money just to get the house. Doesn't seem fair does it? We just had our lease renewed for another year thank goodness, but the rent went up. We're in a 5 bedroom house, with 3 bay garage, 2 bathrooms, office and rumpus. So its pretty big, and good value for what we pay, though still not enough room for all the critters lol.

I don't know what sort of business you run therefore what accom you need, but is it possible to get a unit or flat? Or are they rare as hens teeth?

Get some "good" snacks in the house for when you need to eat. Remeber that some houses are on the market a long time. Are you on a lease? If so, the real estate has to find you a similar style of accommodation. (well thats the case here) Hope all goes well :)

LittleKiwi sorry to hear about your friends mum. But remember never give up hope. On saying that, if she does get defeated and tired of all the treatment and stuff, know that sometimes, no matter how hard, it could be time to let go. Just let your friend know that she and her mum have your support. :hug:

LittleKiwi sorry to hear about your friend's mum :( That's terribly sad.

Ani, sucks about having to move! Eek they say moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do, and having done it several times last year, I agree! Wish the rental market was more like that in Melbourne - I am a landlord and I might be able to get more rent (I like my tenant, so I haven't put it up for 2 years as I'd rather keep her than have the hassle of finding someone else).

Don't forget to put the word out with everyone you know that you're looking - often things turn up through a friend of a friend (although always make sure you have a decent lease). Or else go and talk to an agent who can let you know early when places come available. Handy people to know!

Yeah, the rental situation is as bad here - so much so that it is a regular 'news' item. It's not uncommon, when a house is up for rent, to have a dozen people bidding - and people even offering an extra $50/week just to be the chosen ones.

I couldn't live in a unit. I grew up on a farm, and the few times I have tried to live in a flat I've felt like a caged tiger. Don't want to do that to my soul. Also my business takes up a full room in a house - and if I lived in a flat there wouldn't be enough room for it … or for the cats.

I put the word out to friends and acquaintances yesterday, and got a call from a friend of a friend who has a house near Fremantle. It's $300/week and I am going to look at it this afternoon. Of course that means I will need to find someone to share the house if I take it. But the market is desperate, and if I can (as Gen suggested) bypass the agents and do it privately - then I'll snap this place up this afternoon.

I agree Gen that moving is stressful. I've moved over 40 times in my life, and it's lucky that I have something of the old gypsy in me because it doesn't faze me too much. Don't get me wrong - I despise the packing, unpacking, re-settling and all of that … but Fremantle is a completey different cultural life to Perth, and it could be just what I need.

Another advantage of this place I'll be looking at is that it is very near the Swan River - and some awesome river-walking tracks. New places to explore for my morning walks - woo hoo!

Vonni - good idea about the snacks too. I'll get some in. Mind you, with having to spend all my money on rent/bond/moving/cleaning and spend hours packing boxes and tidying the garden here, and the stress of it all - you'd hope I might shed another calorie or two :)

Sorry this post is all about me - just trying to clear my head and get myself into a positive frame of mind about this rather unexpected and abrupt life change! But will it derail me from my weight loss journey? Not a bloody chance!!!

:)
Ani

Hey ladies

Ani, hope you got on well looking at the place in Fremantle. I'd love to get over to WA some time. Like most Kiwi's, I've been to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns but haven't yet gotten over to the west. Might have to see if I can get on an educational with work!

I'm a travel agent and boy have the last few days been hectic. Thank goodness this morning I can take a deep breath because one particular booking has all come together at last. Now I just need to get all the documents up to Auckland for the flight tomorrow! Luckily a workmate is going up there tomorrow so she will do the drop for me :dizzy:

I managed a killer session at the gym last night. 20 minutes of 2 minute walk/2 minute run intervals and then 25 minutes of pain and suffering with my trainer. He's got me supersetting 7 weights exercises and then my rest in between is 2 minutes on the bike :ebike: so it's damn hard work. I'm feeling good though and will go as planned for some cardio by myself tonight.

How is everyone else going? Keep it up guys!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: