Mary, any day can be 'weigh in day' for you. Just pick a day and stick to that day...and report here if you want to. I know a few of us weigh in on Mondays, so if you want to join the rest of then feel free.

It sounds to me that you need to alter your routine at home so as not to get caught in that rut that has you screwing it up at night. Maybe you need to find something that serves as a distraction? Can you join a social group or something in the evenings...a book club, or a sport, or a commitee?

I am not much of a socialiser, I spend most of my evenings at home alone. I sit here at my PC and play scrabble most evenings. If I don't supply myself with nibbilies before I start I am fine...and I don't get up midway through to snack. If I had food in front of me I'd pick all evening :lol: (Which is what I have been doing most evenings these last few days)

I am the same while watching TV, reading books etc. - if I don't set myself up with snacks I can often refrain from them.


Last night was a shocker for me!! But I had expected that from weeks ago as it was planned that I'd be eating out. Not going to beat myself up over that (not that I'd notice as I am beating myself up over the last two weeks anyway! :lol)

I am off to work shortly...yes I know it is Saturday!

I am working today so I can take Thursday off and enjoy a five day easter break! It's been a hectic week and I am away for work this coming Mon - Wed too. A five day break will be welcome!!

I am going to work hard at being good this weekend to try to make Mondays weigh in a little less painful :lol:

Ani, any news on how Mum went with her surgery?


Ok, gotta run!

Enjoy your Saturday ladies! :)

I spoke to mum last night - not that she'll remember it because she is on a morphine infusion and sounded very dopey. Seems she came through the op pretty well, and she will be in hospital for a couple of weeks. It's one of the lovely things about small country towns (where she lives) – they're not letting her go home until she's able to "do for herself". So that's a relief.

I feel like I've stalled a little with my weight loss. My problem is one of self-belief I think, because I haven't been able to get below 86kg for years and years, and I am in that danger area now where I'm going to have to come up with something really creative to get through this next little phase. It's not that I'm doing anything really wrong - just need to find a way to believe I can get below 86kg.

I'm going for a walk with one of the Purple Team girls this morning. Then this afternoon a friend is coming to see my new house, and wants to go for a walk along the river… so exercise won't be a problem today.

Anyway, just wanted to check in and let you know that so far so good with mum. Now I need coffee!!!

:)
Ani

Well today was my first weigh in day (go into SureSlim to do that) and I lost 2.65kg! I'm so excited. Now I just need to continue doing this, because this time it WILL happen!

Congratulations Renny Sue, that's awesome!! I have heard that SureSlim is pretty hard to stick to, so well done!!

I sneaked onto the scales today and saw 91.5 - so let's hope that sticks for official weigh in on Monday.. getting close to the 80s!

Lindor. Kool, thanks, I think I will weigh in on Fridays. That way I can use the gym scales. My ones at home gave up the ghost years ago. Maybe it thought it was weighing in 2 people at a time lol. But I am very much like you , not a great socialiser. Never really been into groups and such. I seem to have enough of a group at home, still have 5 of the kids living here, ranging from 17 to 31 and for some unknown reason don’t want to move lol. And you think that I would be busy when I get home but I find that I just can’t sit around And I find it hard to relax at nite. But you are right I will have to find something to do. So in saying that where do you play scrabble ????lol. What kind of books do you read??
Perth chick, Good to hear your Mum is Ok, She sounds like a very independent lady, don’t worry about the weight it will move, I have found that I had to redo my gym programme to keep interested and move the body move ,walks with the girls will help.
Renny Sue What a great loss, Well done that facial is getting closer already.
Augigi just look at your scales!! Down from 105 you are doing great as well, Come on shake that butterfly. Gotta go some grand kids have just arrived for the nite, there goes the floor space, bodies everywhere. Have a good day .

Hey Hey

The Easter chocolate is starting to get to me. I am also beginning to understand my diets like Atkins aren't always successful...I can't live without bread/rice/pasta forever. It just ain't gonna happen. I am beginning to tire of my diet plan - brekkie and dinner = shake, lunch = chicken/tuna and salad. Thats it, all I've been eating. Yes, it's worked, but it's getting boring! I'm happy I'm 10kg down, but I cant help thinking "oh god, another 20 to go!!!"

MaryL! You really have a full house don't you! I don't know if I could handle all that busy busy business that must come with all those people!

Well, nearly weigh in day...hopefully Computer says "yes" lol

Kylie

Gosh I seemed to miss heaps today. Usually Saturdays are pretty quiet.

OK here goes my novel. Mary I do my weigh in on Monday with some of the others, but that might change soon to whatever day the scales look better:D OMG 5 STILL at home? How many do / did you have? Must be mum meals thats keeping them home lol. Can't beat a mum meal. Oh, and I don't know where lindor plays scrabble but I used to yahoo with literati which is about the same thing.

Congrats Rennysue on yr weight loss. Thats a huge effort.

Ani glad to hear yr mum doing well.

Lindor scrabble? (echo MaryL) where? I'm same with snacking in front of pc. I tell ya its hard not to.

Today went ok at work. I did have a choc and a pkt chips, but I am NOT going to beat myself up over it. I'll use the excuse I was so full on probably burnt it off anyways. hehe:p

Kylie I am going to reward myself at small goals. What about a mini massage? Or perhaps a new gym outfit? That won't cost the earth.

Gen yr a sneak and yr naughty lol.... I did that the other day. had dropped a kilo, but then last night was back up again grrrr:mad:

OK have to run. wasn't even getting on comp tonbight but my sis rang for my other sis's email addy so I HAD to come see how u guys were all doing. See you all later

VONNI xxx

It is hard to stick to, and I've been very restricted so far. (my own fault, I need to cook more) My aim is to add a new meal a week that I can eat and continue going to the gym. At the momenet cutting out the soft drink and chips will see a huge difference. Its when I get down under the 100s that it will start to get harder!

Hey everyone, since tomorrow is weigh-in day for me I need to behave myself today :). Living as close to the river as I do, I had two lots of friends pop in yesterday - both of whom wanted to go for a walk. So as a result I ended up walking TWO hours yesterday, and was buggered by the end of it. And being a sucker for punishment I'm going for a different walk with one of the Purple Team this morning.

Then a couple of other friends are coming over at lunch time. I really hope they don't want to go for a "little stroll along the river".

I unpacked my office yesterday, so the house is slowly taking shape.

Spoke to mum, and she seems to be doing alright – in fact the doctors are very pleased with her progress, so I'm very relieved.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

:)
Ani

Glad to hear your Mum is doing so well Ani!

And can I claim one of you two hour walks? Because I have been soooo lazy this week and such a pig I am sure it is going to show big time on the scales tomorrow! I think I have managed to drink 2lt of water for the week too!

What a write off this week has been!!!

I have been planning for my three days away next week (eeek! From tomorrow!)...got healthy snacks in and I'm packing a 20min resistance band program that I will do in the evenings in my quiet motel room! So I hope next week will be better than this week!


Ok, Scrabble! Not sure if I am allowed to post such links here but lets see how I go...

If you go to the Internet Scrabble Club Website you will find all the information you need to set up an account (it's free) and to download the required platform for playing on. Understand this is a real scrabble game played under standard scrabble competition rules (that does not suggest players are professional competition players though). Two real players from anywhere in the world, per game, playing via a web connection. It is fun and a great way to kill those hours where you get bored and reach for the food!

Kylie, what is the plan now? I refuse to follow a strict diet program for that exact reason...I can see myself getting bored with the lack of variety. I think you need to work out a normal diet with variety - something you could stick to even once you reach goal and need to maintain you weight. Don't look at cutting out foods you like completely...look at changing things around to suit your new lifestyle.

We should be able to enjoy a piece of chocolate...guilt free! We should be allowed a can of soft drink every now and then. What is wrong with an evening with friends and pizza? This is only a problem if it becomes too regular. And I think that is what dieting should be about. Restriction and moderation, not stopping totally. And the fact that I lost 30kg just by reducing portion sizes and cutting out the extra huge and unnecessary snacks proved that restriction and moderation worked for me!

Ok, I got stuff to do before leaving tomorrow. I'll be so glad to get home and to have that five day break!!! :lol:

Enjoy your Sunday ladies!

Oh My Gosh!!!!! Have you seen how many scrabble site that are on the net. This may take me some time. But at least I am not eating lol. Have a great day.

Weigh in today. :(

Hmmmm.... Not the what I was hoping for, but no no suprise there. Haven't lost any, but at least I haven't gained any either. Today is the day I begin to resume my walking / water plan that was going so well.

Lindor, Mary? - I went to that link and registered. But be damned if I can figure it all out lmao. I downloaded and even watched a game being played for a few minutes. But when I went to seek a game It just sat and sat and sat. I ended up yahoo literati that I am used to and played with a friend.

Hope everyone has good results on their weigh ins. and if not.... there's always next week, :D

Tataaa for now
VONNI xxx

Well, Vonni - I'll be looking forward to next week... :(

I'm feeling a bit like an idiot...I counted my chickens before they hatched. It looks like another Sunday Sabotage has ruined my 10kg loss! I thought about saying that there was no change, but I can't lie to you all!!! So here I stand, red faced and fatter than last week. I am hoping the salt in the Jatz is holding water, and thats the reason. *fingers crossed* (86.3, up from 84.8 all week)

Anyway, hope the results are what you've worked for this week! Hey - did you notice the Worldy Chicks are in Aus this month? Maybe we should stop by, or invite 'em over for a cuppa? :D

Kylie

Woohoo - lost another 1.3 this week, so I'm down at 91.2. Almost joining you in the 80s, Ani!

Well I'll admit to being rather red faced again this week too :(

I shouldn't be upset with my result...I know where it all came from, I even expected a gain. But a gain still comes as a slap in the face when you step on them scales.

The only good thing about this mornings weigh in...I haven't quite made it up to my starting weight again yet :lol:

So, here I am 1.3kgs heavier :o than last week!!!!!

I'm not sure what this week will bring with work and Easter...we can only try our best right?



Just quickly Vonni, when you 'seek' a game of scrabble your seek request will only be sent to those members who fit into your seek variables. The TWL98 dictionary (the American one) is by far the more popular choice, although the SOWPODS dictionary (English) is becoming more popular. I have my rating variables set from 0 - 9999, just to open the seek up to more people too.

Alternatively, when you have your seek variables set you can click to the Seek Graph tab at the top right of the screen and by clicking on one of the dots accepts someone elses seek. Light green dots are SOWPODS requests, blue are TWL98. Be careful clicking on the dots near the left of the graph...they are seek requests for 3 minute games!! How they play that I don't know! On average you will find most games are set for 25mins per player - as daunting as that may seem, it is a comfortable paced game I think - you will need to set that in you variables also.

Hope that helps? If not drop me a PM with your questions and I'll try and guide you through when I get home Wednesday afternoon? The best way is to fiddle around with your settings.

Anyway, gotta run. See you all in a few days :)

Gen that's awesome - you'll be here in the 80s in no time, and at this rate you'll beat me to 85kg :)

I lost 0.4kg this week, and I'm happy. The most important thing is that, after a seven week plateau in Dec/Jan, I have now lost weight every week for the last eight weeks.

Lindor I hope your three days out of town is productive, and that you find a way back onto the wagon. You know that you don't want me to catch up to you … :p

Kylie I wouldn't get too upset. You have lost a heap of weight pretty quickly. Don't look at this week's results on their own, look at the bigger picture.

So what is everyone planning to do this week? What are your food/exercise goals?

Mine are simple: I'm going to start writing down calories again (I have let that slip since I started moving), and I'm going to exercise for an hour each day. I would really, really like to make it to 88kg by next Monday's weigh-in.

Good luck this week everyone!

:)
Ani

Ani: good idea about setting goals for the week - I was beginning to lose focus. I have decided not to use the shakes this week, but try 'eating healthily' and see where that gets me. I would love to say that I'll exercise for an hour everyday, but I just don't think I can. So, I'll aim for activity at the gym 4 times this week.

My next goal is 79kg - I can't remember ever being below 80, so to get there will prove to myself that I am doing something, not just undoing the damage :)

Good Luck girls, remember - Chins Up!

Kylie

I have stuck really tightly to my calories the past 2 weeks. I have gone out a few times for dinner, but I've just made sure I left enough or exercised more.

The past week averages:
- Food cals: 1650
- Exercise cals: 407 (53 mins)
- Net cals: 1243

However my water intake was only an average of 2L/day, so I'd like to get that up towards 2.5 - 3 L/day. I'd also like to stick to my goal of 350 exercise calories/day, every day. Will be harder with going away for Easter, but I'll take my HR monitor so I can record.

Well done Gen and Ani.:broc:

Lindor and Kylie.... :( right with ya both.

And Lindor, maybe when I have ME time to actually sit and look at scrabble properly I might get it. Doesn't take to much to confuse me these days with all the goings on around me:dizzy: I might just take u up on the offer of help one day.

Well, I visited calorie king today and have started putting in my food again. Had given it a miss for a while cause seemed time consuming. But so far today (I've already included dinner) I have only 200cal left. Maybe a cuppa and a half a dessert after dinner. it lets me have 1400 cal a day.

Today I skipped brekky and was starving when I finished birthday prez shopping. KFC is on my way home so naughty me got a zinger works combo. Granted though I only ate half the burger and half the chips. But boy now I feel sick like really really ill. :barf: I must talk myself out of it from now on.

Off now to tidy my room. Looks like a teenagers at the moment. clothes everywhere.

c ya later all.

VONNI xxx

oh and guys????

I LOVE U GUYS :grouphug:

Congrats on all the weight losses!

I'm still doing half an hour of cardio a day. I really struggle to find something I enjoy for any length of time. I'm also having problems of my calves getting too tight after too long on the treadmill (15 min) and I struggle to do more than five on the cross trainer. (I'm aiming to be at eight by the end of the week on the X trainer) I love both, but I don't think I could do more than 20 on either at the momenet. Hate the bike, would blow up the rower if I could and stepper is HARD.

I'm also despairing about this weekend. My work gives out free Easter eggs (have already asked my boss to make sure I'm skipped) every year, so there's a tempation, let alone the shops. My gym is closed Friday and Sunday, and the restricted hours for Sat/Mon mean I can't get in there (I'm working all weekend) Which means the dreaded bike! Its the only piece of equipment we own!

Food and drink are good though.

Renny Sue.... You can do it. You WILL get through this week and weekend.

VONNI

Hi all. Just a quick post. I am so excited. Its my darling bubba girls very 1st birthday today. :balloons:I am just about to embark on making her a butterfly cake. Will let u know how turns out.

:hb:

Don't know how I'll go today. Having a very rich meal for dinner with friends and then the cake. But I might be good all day to save up for it.

vonni

:woo: !!!

:bday2you:

What a milestone! Congrats Vonni!

Blerk.

I don;t know wether to blame this on my last teenage year (I'm 19), or womenly hormones, or what...but I just can never seem to control my mood! Yesterday, I felt great. I fit into some pants that I had previously out-fatted, I had a nice top on, and I spent the whole day floating. today, I feel like crap. I lose motivation to do work (although there is no way I can afford to do that), I get rebellious about the work I have to do, I feel pi**ed off at everyone, and I find myself wasting my time in the most entertaining way possible (reading 3fc threads).

****, yesterday I even wrote up a big list of goals for myself. I was gonna lose weight by this date, acheive good grades etc etc blah blah. I wrote it as my "I will.." list, but today I thought about it, and it became the "I will never hope to..." list.

The worst part of this is it seems totally unpredictable, and I can't seem to get a hold of it either. It could go away tomorrow, or I could be like this for weeks. Bah! I just get more and more frustrated every time this happens. It makes me sooooo unproductive, at a time when there are a bazillion people relying on me to be the exact opposite.

And I end up **** to live with (sorry honey).

Do you girls have any ideas??

Kylie

Hey Kylie - take a big deep breath! When I think about all the emotional things you've been through with family in the last several weeks, I'm not surprised your moods are all over the place. What you've been through (and continue to have to deal with) is enough to send your moods on a massive roller coaster ride.

I know you're keeping busy, distracting yourself, and juggling lots of Uni/work/volunteer stuff as well as a relationship with your BF. And you are trying to be a functioning member of your family. But you know that somewhere inside you is a little girl who desperately needs to be nurtured and loved. Please don't ignore her…

I really admire you, and I think you're a lovely, thoughtful and funny young woman. You know that I'm here for you - as are the other women in here, and that we will give you as much support as we can. But I have some insight into the tough stuff you're going through - and if you ignore it, or push it away by making your life extremely busy, it's gonna bite you on the bum in insidious ways.

Talk to someone. I'm really serious when I say that… and maybe it would be good for you to find someone outside your family who can be there just for YOU! I know your mum and your sister need love and support too - but don't think I haven't noticed you've been very good at talking about them, and ignoring your own needs.

If it helps you can PM me at any time. I'm a good listener! But in any case, I don't think food/moods is the main issue for you at the moment, and I really hope you reach out to someone and let them in.

:hug:
Ani

Renny Sue, you may find that the longer you go on the treadmill, the looser your calves get as they warm up - try going slower for longer. You'll burn just as many calories, but you won't suffer as much. As for the weekend, you can always walk!!

I love the treadmill, as it's how I've lost most of my weight, and I have it in front of the TV so I don't notice the time.

Ani, I doubt I'll beat you there, but hopefully you'll have a drink waiting for me when I join you!

Gen at the rate I'm going you probably will beat me there. Nothing seems to be working for me this week - just can't get my head right. It's not that I'm doing anything particularly wrong - because whatever is going wrong is subtle.

I think I should go right back to basics and give myself a lesson in Weight Loss 101, because even though I thought I had this thing under control the house moving has unsettled me and changed my motivation somehow.

Starting today I'm going back to writing down all my calories and walking for an hour every morning. I'm going to do my resistance bands tonight, and try to set up a new routine for the week. Enough is enough… if I don't stop this new pattern that is developing I will be back up to 95kg before I know it - and that would make me feel really disappointed in myself.

:)
Ani

I put on a pair of boardshorts that have NEVER fitted me and whoohooo they fit with about 2 inches spare.

WellDone Vonni! Wow! It's a GREAT feeling isn't it!!

I was just looking at a thread suggesting a 3FC cruise...in America. Now, I know that is a little out of my reach, so what would everyone think about meeting up one day?

I would suggest Adelaide, only because it's central. That said, Perth would be nice, or Brissy, or whereever! I guess it wouldn't be on the cards for quite some time yet, but it was just an idea :shrug:

Ani, thankyou. I am making enquiries about talking to someone. You are so thoughtful; I really appreciate what you've said. In fact, that goes to all you girls who have supported me recently. :hug:

I am finally going to the gym tonight after work. I think I will run/walk/cycle/lift until I can't move, because I haven't been able to get there yet this week. If I run for half an hour, then walk out, walk back in and run again, does that count as going twice?? :rofl:

Kylie

food
 

It is so good to see everyone getting up and moving.:carrot: I have a question Please !! How many weight watchers points do you think is in this soup.
SIN FREE Butternut Squash Soup



2 servings
30 min 10 min prep


#4 cups butternut squash, peeled,de-seeded and chopped (1 medium)
1 onion, chopped
1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 1 pint hot water
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon ground coriander
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, to garnish

Put the squash and onion into a large saucepan along with the spices and pour over the stock.
Bring this mixture to the boil, cover, then reduce the heat and allow to simmer for about 20mins until the squash is tender.
Once it's ready, pour into a liquidiser or a food processor and blend it until it's smooth.
Return to the saucepan and reheat it gently.
Season to taste and serve, garnished with the parsley.
Add Sweet Chilli Sauce before serving. I like mine a bit lumpy so I use a potato masher.

One of my sons brought me a lot of pumpkins and this is very nice. I have made this and frozen some for later. One serve of this with 2 bits of toast for lunch and I don't even feel like dinner. Have stuck to my points today.
Thanks so much for beening here and supporting me.
Mary

Way to go Mary that recipe sounds so yum. Do u have your weight watchers points book? I would just look up the individual ingredients then divide into servings for your points. I have one around somewhere so if u don't have one, give me a few days and i can check for you if u like.

Well done Kylie on your regular attendance at the gym :exercise: 2 times in a day is amazing. :lol: And I think it's a great idea the americans have. Maybe as u say one day we could all meet up. Might take some of us a while to save the dollars though. An easy way to organise a central spot I reckon is for everyone to go to whereis and get the distance from say your town to adelaide or melbourne or something.

I've been pretty good today. Still no exercise or water, but eating isn't bad. Oh, I had about 3 lollies. Sue me lol.


And speaking of treadmills rennysue and gen.... I am going to see if they hire one out around here. That might be the only way I get a walk.

Ani - you are so kind. I echo your thoughts about Kylie and time for her own needs. An outsider really will help I think.

Gotta fly. Bubba girl having a hissy fit cause tired.

Bye all

VONNI xxx

Mary, only the sweet chilli sauce would have points, as far as I can see. Looks similar to the "no point" WW soup I used to make. Sounds yum!!

Ani, I really admire people who can NOT record their calories and still lose weight! I have not missed a day's tracking, either on WW or here, since December 1st. I would be very nervous to miss it now - I just don't know enough about calories yet to do it without watching. You've had huge upheavals lately, so don't forget to give yourself a break :)

I'll be away from tomorrow morning, so hope everyone has a lovely Easter, and try to avoid too much chocolate.. but have a little bit!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter. What are you all planning for the long break?

I've got three walks lined up with people; one along the beach south of Fremantle, one along the river, and another through Kings Park. Should be fun :). Aside from that I have no plans, except to try and unpack the final room in this house - and clean it!

Lindor are you back from your latest "away" adventure?

Yesterday I wrote down everything I ate - ended up around 1800 calories, and I walked for an hour as well. I still don't feel 'on track', in fact I'm feeling very negative about my weight loss at the moment. But I figure that if I keep doing the walking/eating right stuff, my motivation etc might change and I may start believing in myself again.

The thing that is keeping me moving forward is knowing that I don't want to undo eight months worth of hard work. I threw out all the clothes that were too big for me (or even the ones that were getting loose), and I don't earn a lot of surplus cash… so I literally cannot afford to gain the weight back.

I also know, somewhere inside this scrambled head of mine, that losing 16kg is significant for me - it's a bigger achievement than I give myself credit for.

But I look in the mirror and I can't see the difference. I still see a fat chick, someone who wears a Size 18 and is bigger than most of her friends.

One of the things I struggle with is that I have worked hard and consistently for eight months - and done pretty well - but I have still got such a looooong way to go.

Does anyone else experience this, and if you do, what strategies have you used to overcome it?

:)
Ani

Morning all!

Looks like most have been doing well while I was away - well done!

I hate this coming back after being away...even after just three days there is so much to catch up on and I just don't have the time to respond to everything. :lol:

Anyway, one thing that did particularly jump out at me, other than that recipe up there - YUMMO! - was Kylies idea of a meet!

I think it would work as some sort of incentive for us too. Like if we set a meet date say 12mths from now we could all use that as a date to achieve a weight loss goal (not necessarily our final goal)?

And I think we'd need to include some sort of activity with it? Like Renny Sues sky diving over Uluru (not that I think I could do that), or if we choose Sydney maybe a climb to the top of the bridge, or hot air ballooning over Perth, or a theme park somewhere with roller coaster rides? Something that we have held back from doing because we haven't had the energy or have been just too fat to do? I think we need to think about this, baring in mind too, that there are some of us with limitations - Uni, $$$, family, injuries etc :)


I did manage to be pretty good while I was away. I ate my usual breakfasts, was provided huge meat and salad sandwiches for lunch. Dinner both nights was in a restaurant - first was a buffet which wasn't particularly exciting and the second was a counter meal at the bar which was nice but probably not the healthiest choice :lol:

I even managed some exercises with my resistance band...and I think I only did that because I was so cold in my room :lol:

Coming home wasn't so good diet-wise...I was rather hungry last night and it took control :(

Back to it today though.


I have today off :carrot:

But I have to pop into work to get rid of all the stuff I took - computer, books, papers etc. I was going to hold onto it until Tuesday, but I know if I keep it here I'll wind up doing some work! I want my five days off! :lol:

Alright, I gotta move. Sorry I didn't respond to everyone personally.

I no doubt I'll drop in intermitently during the day. Have a good one ladies :)

Climbing the harbour bridge sounds like and excellent idea Lindor. So we better work on our fitness lmao. I'm for it. How's everyone else?

OK I have been good so far today. Had a coffee, tea and my brekky / lunch was leftover casserole and a piece of toast. HEALTHY casserole. Mostly veges and a little meat, no fats or oils added during cooking..

I know I shouldnt combine meals and leave it late to eat with no real brekky, just that I get so busy. I was up at 6.30 made kids lunches, got kids ready for school then away to school, fed baby clothes baby clothed myself and went to shops for SALAD for tomorrow. As soon as I got back I ate 10.30am.

Working tonight, so will not have dinner. I am just going to take some fruit salad while on my 15 minute break. I really have to rethink my fluid intake. I have to start drinking more water. I used to drink 2 litres or a little less, but now it is cooling down i drink less and less.

Gotta fly. Scrapbooking a couple of pics.

VONNI

Lindor I am NOT jumping out of a plane :p. I'll abseil off the Harbour Bridge, but couldn't climb it with my dodgy back.

But I LOVE the idea of us getting together - and I think the combination of a celebration and a challenge is a ripper. But where should we meet? Alice Springs or Uluru is central for all of us - but let's throw some ideas around and see what we come up with.

I'm off to Busselton next week - just for a day trip - as I am writing a story and need to go there for interviews etc. While I'm there I might spend a couple of hours playing tourist, walking the jetty etc. For those of you who've never been there, Busselton has one of the longest jettys in the world and it's fun to walk out there.

Lindor I'm glad you're back. What are you doing for Easter?

OK - I must go and torture the cats… gotta vacuum (which neither me or the cats enjoy). At the moment three of them (all the boys) are laying on my desk here, looking out the window at a couple of Willy Wagtails – what a life!

Ani I must try and post a pic of my puddy cat on here. He is a himalayan persion and we called him Snoop Dog or Snoopy for short. He is the most laid back cat I have ever had and adorable. He just flops wherever he may please and god knows u can NOT budge him. He likes birds too, only he is to lazy to chase. The dog does that for him then brings them to him. the naughty pair get into trouble but I guess its natures way of culling. Not like he's roaming the neighbourhood on a killing spree or sowing his wild oats (which he doesn't have anymore anyway).

Ok must fly, just had to put my 2 bobs worth in.

Vonni

I would love to ride a hot air balloon - over a crisp Canberra morning. *sigh*

Just dropping in before work. Skipped my lecture today - couldn't get motivated. In fact, I had a good cry this morning. I needed it. I've just laofed around, stressing about what to cook for lunch tomorrow.

Bf and I were just going to stay home, I had grand plans for honey-mustard salmon for lunch. However, now we're invited to a friends. And one of them doesnt like salmon. And the other is fussy. And bf is fed up with tomatoes. And so on. Gah, am I the only person in the world that will eat anything?? So they are getting fish parcels with lemon and garlic. Take it or leave it!

How are you girls approaching the 'easter egg issue"? I have decided to splurge on one or two quality eggs, instead of eating a million normal ones. This way, I'll really enjoy the treat, instead of mindlessly chomping.

I probably wont be on tomorrow, so have a lovely Good Friday!

Kylie

Here's one option...Hot Air Ballooning - Alice Springs Outback. It's not exactly jumping out of a plane. It's central. It's adventurous. Doesn't involve too much climbing. And to me, I think it would be fun!

Price may be a bit up there, but if we give it a year to work for it maybe we could manage it?

As I say it is an option...just one, I am definately open for others! ;)

:fr: ARRRR Hot Air Ballooning. I'd do it but they scare the **** outta me. A huge gust of wind and yr up and away lost forever. lmao $360 each isn't that bad considering u get brekky, and that beautiful view, not to mention the fantastic company. Hey hows that - their largest balloon carried 20 passengers.

Easter is a day for us to spend with those we love. And I guess we love chocolate. I asked my family NOT to buy me any, but my other half is allowed to buy me a bunny of good quality choc.

Gotta fly. Its 11am and I'm still in jimmy jams and lots to do. Been on phone all morning with rellys arranging my visit to them in 2 weeks time.

Vonni xxx