Welcome Luise!!

I think you make Kiwi number three for us

Good luck with your diet plan...I personally swear by frozen meals of any variety because it helps me with my problem of portion control! But at the same time, I understand Kathy's point too, frozen meals would not be practical in a family situation.

Kathy! It's been a little while??? How are you doing?

Leeny! If I can dump here, why can't you? We are here to carry each other through! One bad day (and your reasons seem very valid to me!!) after several good weeks is nothing to get too upset about. You just need to regain control and recollect your thoughts. You will be fine!!

Britt...2kgs is 2kgs!! Water or not! Well done anyway!

I try and brush off the topic of weight loss with my mother too. She doesn't exactly congratulate me...more makes it sound as if any weight lost is something that was expected of me a long time ago!! She sort of has that 'it's about time' tone to her words.

And Ani, she is like this because she is so skinny and always has been, and I don't think she fully understands terms like 'emotional eating' and 'comfort food'. Yes, she nags a lot about it...things like sore feet or a twisted ankle, back ache or joint pain she'd always put down to my weight. And yes it annoys me! Oddly enough she annoys me more now because she comments and voices her disgust for the overweight more now that I have lost weight! Does she think, now I've lost this weight, I will view all overweight people the way she does?? Wrong!!! I understand them more because I have been there! Arrghhh!! YES SHE ANNOYS ME!!!

Anyway...not such a good evening for me! How unusual?

I've decided this week will be another 'easy week' for me! Folks are back home in the middle of next week so that will be one less burden to stress me out.

But, I start my new job in two weeks...that will be the next stressor! Just thought I'd warn you all in advance

Alright, I am off to bed

Well I've started off the week well.The fact that it's the start of Spring helps, it's so nice to see the sun even if we still have snow on the mountains.
Getting warm enought o wear a t shirt as long as the wind isn't blowing from the south.Roll on Summer.

It's been a week since I posted and wow did I get behind or what? Perth I'm with you on losing weight with a plan you can stick with for life. The book I really think makes sense is The Overfed Head by Rob Stevens. It really works at the rate of about 2lb a week. He lost 140 lb in a year and a half. My mom used to annoy me, too, but now that she is gone I wish she were here to annoy me.....tears......

Lindor, have you thought about other ways to help relieve the stress at all? Probably a stupid question, but one that I have to continually ask myself. Besides alcohol and smoking, I think there are other ways - healthy ways - that we can find relaxation. Baths, books, etc....I find that if Im stressed during the day and am not really in a position to take a bath or read, music helps a lot. Being a singer though, maybe thats just me...but maybe think about it. I can totally understand that your life is one big stress after another, so if it doesnt look like settling soon, maybe time to implement some other better habits for handling it all. Just a thought anyway. I in no way am able to really preach on the subject since Im a stress eater as well....but Im on the journey to correcting that.

Carol, am so sorry about your mum...It does help me to remember that although my mum annoys me beyond words sometimes, I still am so thankful that she is here to annoy me. Am so happy your plan is a "lifer" and something that you are passionate about....youll be successful as long as you stay passionate about it I reckon...

Luise, I know what you mean about spring. I cant believe its 24 degrees here today! Man, summer around the corner for sure! Supposed to be 27 tomorrow...might go into Centennial Park for a walk...beats our boring neighborhood!

Alls well here ladies. Pizza for junk meal last night - prob wont do that again though. It IS prob one of the healthiest fast food options, but portion control is hard to manage when you end up with half a pizza for leftovers. Dont want my junk meal to spill into my junk day, if you know what I mean. So, from now on, I think a couple of croissant sandwiches will do the trick. A little indulgence, but still relatively healthy. A bit of choccie with it will go down nicely and keep me sane for the rest of the week too I think!

Have a great day ladies. Carter teething, so was up all night and a terror today. <sigh> Gonna be a long few days I think, but will get on as much as I can.

Love Britt

Okay I just had the ultimate butt kicking...just found out that I have high cholesterol,luckily my ratios of good/bad are normal but my total is high.So if ever there was a time to get my diet sorted out it would be know.
My DH has high cholesterol and we both smoke although I have been trying to quit, so this is great motivation for me to get healthy.

Cursing the person who gave me a 500g bag of Peanut M&M's today!!!!

Exactly what I was craving!!!

So, not such a good day today either!

I guess it's 'tomorrow' again


I gotta get back to work now...so I'll post more another time!

Have a good evening all

All I have to say is Im glad you were nowhere near ME with those devil-candy M&Ms! I would have stolen them from you! No eggs tonight and I was planning on having a veggie omelette, but oh well. Settled for salad. Did 40-min walk - was ticked I couldnt finish the last 5 mins but my poor son is just a nightmare now that hes teething. Fusses the whole walk almost and he usually likes his walks. <sigh> Did as much as I could without losing my cool. Poor little guy.

Anyway, just sitting here playing bingo online to unwind as I just put Carter to bed and its been such a lloonnggg day with his continuous whining. Hoping to win the $4800 jackpot (and no, Im not gambling...its free to play! ). How I would love a glass of wine (or 3) right about now! haha...

I have to say that this time "feels" different, ya know? Ive been on a continual diet pretty much since I was 8 and this is the first time that I feel like Im in control and that this is my lifestyle from now on...for the long haul...and Im ok with it. I accept that I will have ups and I will have downs, but that I WILL win this once and for all. I cant afford to keep failing - literally and figuratively. I dont want to die young, I dont want to worry about my next pregnancies...being at higher risk for everything. Anyway...

Have a great night all...am off to relax some more. See you tomorrow!

Britt
xxxx

Who Me? Me not saying nuthing lately? Hmmm, what do you suppose that means. Yep, I've not done anything. I've been baaaaaaad. Pizza tonite. Hmm, and a lot of it too. Shakes head at self. I honestly dont know what to do with myself anymore. Tut Tut.

But I've not put on weight, but I feel and look like cr@p.

It's great to see so many women posting here - and it's sad to hear about how many of you are struggling. I've had an average week. I'm hoping to get some work done in the garden over the weekend, and to keep up my walking.

I don't think I've lost any weight this week, but I'll know on Monday when I weigh in. I think I need to tweak my meals, because I've been feeling hungry the last two nights.

Lindor what did you do with all those M&Ms? Dare I ask? I ate some chocolate tonight :-).

I hope everyone is able to get through the tough times and get back on track. We all deserve to be the very best we can be – it's just a pity that losing weight requires so much physical and emotional effort ;-)

Ani

I donated the M&M's to the 'Save the KG's' fund! Seems a few have gone missing in recent months

Found the lolly jar at work this evening too

Why am I craving sugar so badly??!!

Kathy, it is ok to maintain for a bit...I am hoping I can manage that at the very least too. Try not to feel too despondent about it all...we will make it

I have four days off now (unless I am called to do over time again!) and hope to get some stuff done! Mum's place needs a good clean, I'd like to consider mowing her lawn too. My lawn needs another mow and I need to wash my car! So I have a few distractions to keep my mind on track over the weekend.

Hope we all have a positive and productive weekend too

Hey Carol, been thinking about you and wondering how you are holding up. From my own experience, the death of a parent is something you never really get over … and the first year or two is the worst. I don't think it's the first few months that are the worst – you're still in shock during that time. It's when life gets back to "normal", and you have to re-define what normal is with a big gap there. My thoughts are with you - and all I can say is that it really is a matter of 'one day at a time'.

Britt, what is the 'junk food day' that you wrote about so enthusiastically? Croissants and chocolate – is this part of your diet?

Chaarli, good on you. It's great to see someone here chatting about their walking and losing a kilo. The rest of us are talking about our chocolate and pizza fetishes - and I won't even mention someone's M&M's ;-).

Where's Leeny? I hope she checks in here soon. I've been wondering how she's coping…

Kathy what are you up to? Pizza, pizza, pizza :-). You OK?

And as for M&M chick – I sincerely hope your silence here means you are out sculpting everyone's gardens and working off some of that stress. Either that or catching up with a certain unmentionable man!

I hope everyone has a good week. It's weigh-in day for me tomorrow, so I am going to try and behave today. I sliced a finger open yesterday, while working in my garden, and being a big sook who doesn't need many excuses I may have to take it easy today! But I really want to stay on track with my weight loss. It means a lot to me to be able to achieve what I have set myself to do.

:-)
Ani

Hi ladies,

Happy Fathers Day!!

Ani, yeah, I allot one junk meal a week...if I get tempted during the week, then I can keep myself from having something damaging if I am able to look forward to a meal where anything goes (within reason of course). I have found that in the past, I have had the most success when I am able to do this...it not only kickstarts your metabolism but prevents distaster (in my case anyway! )

Stepped on the scale - another kilo down, which brings me back to where I started before I lost the plot. Happy and sad at the same time - happy that those kilos are now gone FOREVER, but sad that I had to "relose" them...

Otherwise doing really well - exercise good, food good, water good. Been on track all week! Not even going to indulge in the banana cake set aside for hubby tonight. Went to the store today and forgot that the fruit and veg stand isnt open on Sundays! Duh! So...will have to go tomorrow to buy fruit.

Baby napping and have a million things to do! Have a great day..

Britt

Have mowed my backyard...front still to do!

Have mowed Mums DUSTPIT!!! But where the little bit of grass still exists, I have to admit it looks good

Have scrubbed Mums house too. Gagged while doing the toilet!! What is it with men and the toilet?? I tell you this guy they had house sitting has serious aiming problems!!!

I have also washed and clipped two out of three dogs!

Still got two days off to go...want to wash my car, clip the third dog, mow the front yard, got to go shopping for Mum. Got the plumber coming around tomorrow and the washing machine guy again. Assuming he fixes the washing machine...I have a **** load of washing to do too!!!

As for 'Mr Unmentionable'...not much happening there



Diet-wise? HOPELESS!!! Pigged out on a huge pot of pasta yesterday! No more lollies or M&M's though Today, I have had breakfast, mowed my way through lunch and about to have an early meal. Drunk lots of water too.

Not sure what tomorrow's weigh in will bring? Somehow think I might be up a little more though

Bloody M&M's!!!

Britt, well done on the re-loss. It is still an achievement even if you have done it before! I also kinda do a 'junk meal' day too. I tend to do it on the Monday as a reward for having the courage to step on the scales. It also gives me the rest of the week to work it off again! Although, in recent weeks I have been avoiding it because I usually stuff up the rest of the week too. Maybe I'll start it again and give me something to look forward to every Monday?

Alright, I have to clean up the mess I have made with dog clippings

Will post again soon

Just checking in to report that I am sitting steady on 82kgs this week again!

That is a relief actually...thought I'd stacked it on this week!

Next week I will be down a kg or two!!! I am going to really work hard at it this week




Plumber has just pulled up the driveway...

Lindor - good job on the steady weight (ie, no gain!). That makes life a little earier I reckon. It must have been all that hard work at your mums...you worked off the M&Ms!

I actually forgot to weigh this morning (today is official weigh-in day), but I think Im going to change my weigh-in day to Sat...Lindor, I think its a good idea to have your junk meal after you weigh-in, and as I usually have my junk meal on Sats, might change it. We'll see. Ill try and remember to weigh tomorrow though. I also started logging my food and exercise in fitday.com and that is very enlightening!

Ok, off to do housework...seems like every time my husband comes home, there is more mess to clean up. Yipee! Have a great day everyone!

Britt