Woohoo, lost another .65kg and this was only after five days, not a full week!

I also officially hate Easter. Damn chocolate and their gooy goodness!

Renny Sue that's great :). I suspect I'll have a gain this week, but I'm not going to stress about it… it's just one week in a long journey!

I went for a walk with a friend of mine this morning, and it was 1hr 40 minutes. We barely noticed because I found this beautiful spot along the river, and we were too busy looking around to notice the time. My body is feeling it now though.

Tomorrow I'm going on a beach walk - that will be fun too.

Hope everyone is having a great Easter Friday. My mum is still in hospital in NSW, but is recovering from back surgery really well.

OK - I'm off to prune a few trees.

:)
Ani

Oh My Gosh not a good start to the weekend food wise. Started this morn with 2 eggs on dried toast. Then......... Hubby came in with fried chicken.....That chicken thigh was really nice!!!! Skin and all lol. Brrrrup. Later had to pick up some grand children a take them out to stay with another son at the beach!!!! MMMM ICE CREAM. :fr: (did get a single cone.) Goody Goody Gum Drops a mix of ice cream and lollies. No exercise, came home and slept most of the afternoon. A few beers watching the football, blues and south africa. MAN!!! I really am going to have to look for an open gym tomorrow.But today I thought to **** with it!!!:shrug: IT's been a hard week and this is the first day of the school holidays (which I am lucky enough to have off work) AND that's my day, will try very hard not to repeat it. Good idea jumping off a brigde, but I think I will keep my feet on the ground. I get scared just standing on a chair. I would love to come to Aussie again, was there many years ago. Just did the Kings Cross and Sydney tour and went up to New Castle to stay with a friend for a while.BUt I would really like to take Hubby to the outback and ride a camel. And to do that some time before he gets too old and I have to push him in a wheelchair LOL
Have a Great Day tomorrow people, and stay away from the eggs.
I don't have much of a problem with sweet things, not a sweet person. (Ask my kids) Mary

Mary I wouldn't give yourself a hard time about one day… we're all allowed to have days like that from time to time.

I've been pretty good with food and exercise today, but it is a lot easier when you don't have family stuff on over the Easter break. My closest friend gave me a box of chocolates before she jetted off to Germany the other day - and I intend to eat them all (not in one day :) ), and not feel slightly guilty about it.

Lindor where are you? I hope you're not spending all of Easter beating everyone at on-line Scrabble :p .

Hmmm… riding camels in the outback, hot air ballooning - I want to do everything now! White-water rafting in Bali, followed by an all-day pampering session: you know the ones where you lie in a bath full of rose petals, then get warm oil poured all over you, and a full-bodied massage…

Ahhhhhh…

:)
Ani

I'm here...lurking, as I tend to do when I am not being good with the food! Not going to whinge though, nor am I going to lie and say all is good :lol:

I've also done something to my back...have been in a good deal of pain the last couple of days. I think it is just muscular and from sitting for too long at a PC while I was away. So I am also not getting much done in the way of exercise.

Looks like this week is another write off! I can feel the kgs going on and I know the scales will show it again on Monday. I need to get myself back on track.

I have not got any plans for the long weekend...just as well with my back the way it is :lol:

So scrabble looks like a plan...and reading when sitting up gets too much! :lol:

But now...I am looking at some pain relief and my bed.


And Ani, great to hear your Mum is doing well :)

I've had a ****ing horrible day today. Not only did I eat **** (chocolate eggs, Red Rooster) but I have two friends over and $50 and both my mother and I iPod's are stolen. I'm sitting here at my computer sobbing as this girl who took it (the other one had no bag, and emptied out her pockets for me) I considered one of my closest friends. Its the first time she's been at my house and her excuse she's never stolen from me before dosen't hold water.

I'm going to Domayne tomorrow and getting the intrest free deal, as I feel terrible about my mum's iPod. Why should she have to suffer because I put my trust in the wrong people.

Rennie Sue is there any way you can contact your *friend* and tell her that IF the iPods are returned by tonight you won't go to the police and report it - otherwise you'll be filing a complaint? I'm not sure I would let them get away with that.

It's very hurtful when friends do things like this to you - and in some ways it's the betrayal of friendship that hurts more than what was stolen.

Lindor, what's going on mate? I jumped on the scales yesterday morning and was quite horrified - but it gave me a wake up call. I went for a really long walk, and have been for another one today - because I can't stand the thought of undoing the good work I've done. Yesterday afternoon I sat down and wrote a long list of things that I like about the weight I have lost - and of some of the things I want to achieve over the next six months.

I like being healthier and a little bit smaller. I like it that my clothes are looser, and that people are starting to notice. One of the things I like the best is the amount of energy I've got now that I walk regularly, and the really obvious benefits to my health.

If I have noticed this much difference in 16-odd kilos, I can only imagine how I will feel when the next 16 come off.

But I've also learned a few hard lessons this week - mostly that I haven't learned enough, made enough changes and embraced them to be confident I can keep the weight off when I lose it. I think that's iimportant to know now - so I can start to make more changes, and start to believe in myself a little more.

I refuse to let this weight come back on - I simply refuse to allow that to happen. No point doing all this hard work if I'm gonna blow it and not be able to enjoy it.

What have you done to your back, and what are you doing to treat it?

I don't have any plans for the rest of today - I might clean the house, unpack some boxes, prune some trees … it's really humid here and heading for rain - and I'm in one of those moods where I'm not sure what I feel like doing. Blurk!

:)
Ani

Hi all,

Going to be a short one, it hurts to sit up for too long. Ha! It hurts to lay down for too long and it hurts to stand up for too long too!! I'm not sure what triggered this back pain, it could be one of a few things - sitting too long at work, the three hour drives for work earlier this week, even weight gain (!!!) could be responsible.

I am popping nurofen every four hours and applying heat - although neither seem to be doing much. If it is still this bad come Tuesday I'll get it looked at.

Not sure what is going on with my diet just now. If it is food, it is in my mouth!! Yet I coped well while I was away for those few days. Maybe it is just boredom at home? I don't know...but what I do know is it has to stop!

I am the same as you Ani, I am holding on by my fingernails because I don't want to see the 30kg I have lost climb back on. But I'd love to see these last 15kg come off. But something is stopping me from making it happen and I don't know what it is.


Renny Sue, I agree with Ani. Confront this person and tell her you will involve the police. What went missing is worth a good deal of money. If it was a stranger who took it you'd have the police involved already. You are giving the friendship a chance by giving her the chance to return this stuff without the police...and maybe she'll appreciate you a little more by giving her that chance. It's an icky situation, I hope it works out for you. :hug:

I gotta move again, I'm starting to hurt.

Have a good Saturday afternoon ladies. :)

Hey Lindor, has it occurred to you that you may just have hit a plateau? I think it's very possible, and if that's the case you might just need to change something small to get the weight loss going again.

Look after that back! Have you tried doing stretches? If it's muscular, they'll help (as will the Nurofen and heat). Mind you, if there's some inflammation there, maybe it would be worth trying icepacks instead - sometimes heat will aggravate an inflammation.

Oh who knows? Don't listen to me… I'm having my own back saga this arvo, and am trying hard to avoid taking drugs!

I have filed a report with the police. There's "no proof" so we can't do anything. The police are ****ed.

The friendship is well and truly over. Even if she returns them, I don't want a bar of her. I bought new iPods today (thank God for Harvey Norman's 20mth intrest free) because I need my iPod and why should my mum suffer because my friend is a theiving *****?

OK a few things....

Sux about yr ipods rennysue. Do you have insurance? If so check the clause to see if it will cover. But some don't if there was no forced entry and the person was there with your condent. I had a *friend* take about $100 off me a couple years ago. I couldnt prove it but I KNEW how much I had in wallet and I ducked next door to the school to pick kids up for 5 minutes. I thought she was trustworthy. Just goes to show....... I'd let your friend who was innocent know that it'd be nice if they were plopped into yr letterbox or left on yr doorstep overnight.

Ok Mary yr funny. I had a good chuckle at yr post after my stressful work day.

Lindor, if you feel yr tailbone with 3 fingers (I know some of us find it hard to find under the extra flesh but it is there. lol) then move up about 3 inches then off to the left side of yr spine about an inch and half and press firmly for a minute then rotate fingers slowly without sliding over the skin (more like trying to massage yr bone) Sry hard to explain without showing. You should be feeling sort of between boney sections rather than on yr bone. Could help. Is it a dull ache or sharp pain? Or try gently rotating yr hips while standing. Forget the nurofen so much (naughty only supposed to be 6 hourly and not for more than 48hrs), or alternate it with panadol. It is quite safe to do that as it is 2 different substances. I know you can take the N say at 12noon then take P at 3pm and N again at 6pm (example time of cause) Learnt this by experience with sever pain and mnay visits to Dr and Hospital.

Ani great to hear yr mum doing well. Question... Would it be just as beneficial to have a leisurely long walk as to have a 'normal' walk for half hour?

Gotta go. Think other half is getting cranky or impatient. I was making a tea an hour ago but been sitting here laughing.

You all have a wonderful day tomorrow. And if you don't celebrate easter have a nice day anyway.

Talk later
Vonni xxx

I don't think it's a plateau. Not when I can lose weight when I do the right thing and gain when I do it all wrong. I am just making a mess of things just now, when what I really need is to give myself a huge beating and get myself back on track. I feel so fat at the moment and it is getting me down...which starts that vicious cycle!

As usual, I start each day on the right track, but I lose it by the end of the day. And exercising with my back as it is, is impossible. It is all I can do to get up from this seat to walk!

And to cap that off, I believe I have a sore throat in the making this evening too.

I feel yuck!

Well I've been emotional eating all weekend. It stops now. That ***** has stuffed up enough for me, she's NOT stopping this!

I am with you Renny Sue, diet seems to have gone out the window this weekend. Feeling a bit down I think, Sooo I am going to do some retail therpy and go shopping for the easter sales. Next time you this person, do what I would. And take her out the back and give her the bash!!!!! :rollpin: :frypan: :kickbutt: Won't get your ipods back but you will feel better,:rofl:
Have a great day people!!!!! Be good or least try

Good morning everyone. Are we having weigh-ins today? Or did the Easter Bunny bring too much chocolate. lol. How was everyones weekend? I hope you all had a lovely time. :goodvibes
:bunny2:
I got a bunny but I have been good and only eaten his ears and back of his head. Prob be gone by tonight though. The sooner its outta here the better. Then I just don't buy any junk to come into the house.

We had a wonderful Easter day. My DH family came up for a visit and we had simple BBQ lunch and spent several hours catching up with his brother whome we haven't seen in just over a year.

Then A friend whom I love dearly and haven't seen since b4 christmas came for a visit. She moved away mid year when her BF got a job offer and I miss her so much. She wants to come home because she is lonely and misses her mum and friends. :cry: Makes me cry thinking about her being unhappy. I am going to try saving to go visit her soon (6 hours drive).

I weighed in this morn and pleased to report that I have lost another kilo. FINALLY. I have been hovering around this weight for far too long.

I am going to visit my sister in 2 weeks and I have a pair of jeans that I can get on now, but would like them to be a little more comfortable and not have to hold my breath while walking. :dust:

Am off to tidy my PC room now. Hope you all have a wonderful day
Love VONNI xxx

Hey Vonni - I weighed in this morning and am the same as last week: 88.5kg. I'm not unhappy with that, because I thought it would be more.

I've had trouble getting on this site for the last couple of days. Is it just me? I wouldn't be surprised, given my frosty relationship with Telstra :)

Lindor where are you? How's your back mate? I hate to see you struggling the way you seem to be at the moment :hug:

OK, gotta run. I'll check back in later today - if I can get in, that is.

:)
Ani

Happy Easter girls!

Well, the Easter Bunny was totally forgetful this year. She left the hot cross buns at her friends house, and didn't buy a single egg. :shrug: We ate raisin toast instead.

Well, fat old me gained .7kg this week. I'm not surprised one bit. I decided to give life a go without the meal replacements, but I didn't replace -them-. Did that make sense? I just fell straight back into old habits, and I didn't even make it to the gym once this week. So, when the chemist opens on Tuesday, I'll be there, buying my antifat juice again.

Good to hear that you've dropped Vonni - yay! I know how it feels to see old friends, its just the best feeling ever! I hope she is alright.

Oh RennySue, that really sucks about the ipods. Although, I had to laugh at myself. You mentioned Harvey Norman's 24 month interest free thing, so I went and checked out the website! I'm thinking I could afford an ipod now!

Ani, I don't seem to have any trouble coming online at all? Maybe there's a pi***d off telemarketer somewhere, fiddling with your connection? lol

Here's to a new week.

Kylie

I'm here, and I have no probs with connecting either.

And I am here at 84.2kg! Yup, up again! But right now that doesn't seem to bother me too much...maybe if I was in a little less pain I'd be a little more disappointed in that result.

Vonni, well done on your loss! Do you think you can turn the wagon around and come back to collect the rest of us now? :p

Sorry, I can't sit up here for too long at the moment. I'll be hitting someone up for drugs tomorrow if my back is no better...and somehow I don't think it will be! If only I knew what I did to it!

Have a good one ladies!

Hmmm… I just connected a new modem, so hopefully that will fix my connection problems.

Lindor I'd get that back looked at - I know how incapacitating a back can be.

I haven't been for a walk today; decided that I'll have a day off every week, and try to find lots of fun new places to walk. Yesterday it poured with rain while I was out walking in Kings Park. I got soaking wet, and was 1/2 an hour's drive from home and a hot shower! Oh well…

I'm pottering today, unpacking some stuff, pruning some trees and dodging the cats (who are having a mad morning). But back into the exercise tomorrow as I am more determined than ever that this is NOT going to beat me.

Hi girls

In an effort to avoid starting my assignment, I thought I'd drop by to say hello. Yep, it's nearly 1am, and it's due at 9am. Thankfully it's only 1500 words long, about three different Motivational Threorists. Oh yeah, thrilling stuff. Anyone want a run down on the Expectancy Theory?

Depending on my finishing time, I'm going to the gym tomorrow, for kickboxing at 9.30, and then pump at 10.30.

w00t, thats it. I really cant avoid it any longer. See you later :)

Kylie

Good luck with assignment Kylie.

Oh btw anyone seen Barb?

Gotta fly
bbs
Vonni

Kylie I'll pass on Expectancy Theory, but thanks for the offer :p

Back to work today, and I'm going to try really hard to make myself go for a walk this morning first. I have a really busy day, but I need to learn that exercise is an important part of that - not something I squeeze in if I find the time.

Yes where is Barb? And Gen? And leeny?

Lindor I hope you get that back seen to today and you get some relief from the pain you've been in. I want you to feel better so I can throw you a challenge :D

OK - off to take my just-brewed-coffee onto the verandah!

:)
Ani

Strangely, I woke up this morning in very little pain??? Typical for me! I get an extended break from work and I am sick, the day I am due back at work all is (almost) fine! Last time that happened I had just started a two week break and wound up going to the hospital four times a day for ten days for IV antibiotics for a massive ear infection!! And that was only because I REFUSED to be admitted and be put on an RFDS plane to Perth!!!

Anyway, I was noted to be walking a little stiffly this morning and was smuggled some stronger pain relief. I haven't taken any yet as the pain is not so bad just now.

So Ani? Challenge? What are you thinking? It only hurts if I put my leg out too far, too fast now! :lol:

Kylie, Expectancy Theory?? I learned today that a friend had her baby on Friday, three weeks earlier than expected...am I on the right track here? Some how I think not :lol:

Hope it all went well for you anyway :)


Ok...back to work for me!

Hello ladies, I'm just back from my weekend away, no internet, it was lovely! Lots of walks/jogs by the lake, a bit of swimming, hanging out with my nephew and parents.

Ate a bit of chocolate.. ah well. Not too bad. Will weigh in tomorrow - feel like I'm the same, or within 1kg of last week. I did buy a Size 14 top while I was away, and a pair of knee-high boots! (They never used to fit my calves).

I made the trifecta this afternoon!!

Pringles

Tim Tams

And Nuts!!

I am so over this!!!

Why am I destroying things?

I sometimes think beating alcoholism or a drug addiction would be so much easier? To abstain totally from something would be so much easier surely? With food we can't do that. We have to eat, and I am thinking control and moderation is harder then stopping altogether.

And I don't have the strength or control to do this anymore. I have been struggling for six months now - more! Is it really going to change? This dieting and failing is just making my life miserable! And is that all I have to look forward to when, or even if, I reach goal?

Sorry, feeling sorry for myself again.

I'll get over it! :lol:

Ok, disregard the above post :lol:

This thing ain't going to die unless I beat it! So, with a new found determination, I am going to bloody beat it!!!

I am going to look at it like alcoholism or drug addiction, I am going to abstain from my problem foods! No more Pringles! No more Tim Tams! No more nuts! NO MORE JUNK!!!

Do I sound determined? :lol:

I'll just see how I go today for now :lol:

Before I read your first post Lindor I was about to make a suggestion that you ban either Pringles or Tim Tams until you feel you can just eat one or two, and then leave the rest of the packet in the cupboard.

I noticed you haven't put your weight up in your signature for a couple of weeks now, but you said you've gained. This doesn't make you a failure - it means you've had a couple of ordinary weeks in an otherwise very impressive journey.

Maybe it's a good time to try and take some of the pressure off yourself - and take some time out to reflect on the journey sofar, and on the positive changes you've made to your life. And maybe it's a valuable thing for you to make 80kg a personal project. Never mind anything else right now - just sit down and work out a plan for getting to 80kg, and a timeframe for getting there.

As you get closer to goal it does get more difficult to lose each kilo - and it is slower. But maybe this is the part of the journey where patience and determination come into their own for you.

How much fibre are you getting in your daily diet? How many grams of fat? How many serves of fruit and veges?

Maybe it's time to make one radical change. What would happen if you got up an hour earlier, went for a 40 minute walk and served yourself a yummy high fibre/low fat brekky after that? Somehow I think it's important to find a different way to make a commitment to the 'new you'!

I don't know mate - I'm just throwing up ideas to try and help you out.

There's also a small chance that you've reached the stage in your weight loss where you're going to stall UNTIL you face the emotional baggage that got you here in the first place. No matter how much we all try to avoid it, it get's us all! I'm very close to that point myself (if not right in the throes of it, and trying to pretend it isn't happening :dizzy: ).

Another thing I do when I am stuck is convert my weight to pounds, and then set a goal of losing ten pounds. Sometimes it helps.

But don't you dare give up on us!!!

:)
Ani

Hey! I'm here, lurking in the background. Things have fallen in a heap for me so I've been keeping up with everyone on here but not posting. I seem only to post when I've got nothing good to say! This is supposed to be a support forum for weight loss and all I've managed to do is gain weight and be miserable :(

My brother and his fiance had their baby this morning. Little girl, 8lb 2oz, 49cm's. they've called her Gweneveir Rose (not what I expected, her son's name is Baily) I'm deciding what I should call her! I can't imagine calling someone so little Gwen!

Good to hear from you Barb! And we are here to support you when you are having good days and bad! Look at my recent posts...miserable and negative to the max!!! But someone always manages to help me back up a little.

Thankyou for your suggestions Ani, I will definately take them on board. I know I need to make changes...I just need to sit down and think of where to start. One thing I am pretty certain of though, I don't think I can give up. At least my stubborn streak is good for something!


And, just quickly, I want to add this...

Just came across this exercise regime suggested for the over 40's - but I figure anyone can do it - to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy so I thought that I'd pass it on. The article suggested doing it three days a week.

1. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 2kg potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax.

2. Each day, you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 5kg potato bag. Then 25kg potato bag and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 50kg potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

3. After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the bags.



I actaully had a good belly laugh when I read that! :lol:

Just a quick post.
OMG Lindor where on earth did you find that? I think we'll all lose a couple kilos just laughing. Oh, and BTW - I agree wholeheartedly with Ani and her wise words for you.

And Barb, we're here through good and bad. Post away....

Back soon
Vonni

Oh dear Barb - I'm a "genevieve" and I have enough trouble with people unable to spell or pronounce that!! My niece is due any day now, hoping my sister in law gives her a nice simple name.

I weighed in at 91.2, same as last week which is a nice escape after Easter!!

Kylie, I feel your pain - just realised my first assignment is due in a couple weeks and I haven't done any reading, let alone started the assignment.. eek.

Doing some contract work for my old employer, which I wish I had refused - don't have time and don't have the inclination!!!!

OK I am not sure if I am allowed to post so much at one time but I am going to try. The info below really interested me. Lets see what u guys think
Can you read these right the first time?

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English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France.
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One goose, 2 geese.
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If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
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Ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
Have noses that run and feet that smell?
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VONNI :)

:) Hi my name is sue

I just found this site this morning it seems great!! I have been out walking and eating healthier for the last six weeks:carrot: I have been driving people at work crazy talking about it so it would be great to have other like minded people to talk to.

Cheers

Hey Sue

Welcome aboard - glad you found us.

I'm Ani, and I think this is one of the best support places on the web. I've been hanging out with Aussie Chicks since August last year. Back then I weighed 105kg, and have shared most of the good, the bad and the very, very ugly with the girls here.

How much weight do you want to lose? Do you have goals and a plan?

The women in here are wonderful. They'll help, support, share and listen - we never get tired of hearing people's stories, struggles etc - so please contribute as much as you want to.

Barb, I don't want you to lurk! You know that Lindor isn't shy about telling us when things are tough - and it doesn't matter if the struggle goes on for months. We are a SUPPORT group, and it's even more important to be here for each other when things are tough.

You're a valuable member of our little group here - don't be a stranger.

Vonni you have successfully discombobulated me this morning. And made me giggle. English is the toughest language - but one of the things that has made it MORE confusing is the Americanisation of the language.

OK - I've just come back from a one-hour walk, and my muscles are complaining (I haven't walked for three days so it serves me right), and I had better get on with work.

:)
Ani

hi girls -

Welcome Sue. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you :)

I had tears in my eyes after reading the potato sack exercises! And I've always thought english was a little pick'n'mix, but that proves it!!! :rofl:

I have come to the realisation that I can't do this on my own. Don't get me wrong, you girls always give me tons of help and support, and so does bf (he says hi btw), but when left to my own devices, I let myself go.

I usually have this problem, no matter which area of my life it is. If I commit to something for someone else, then I'll be there, I'll do it, no problems. If I'm doing it for me, it's not something to be valued, or stuck at.

I think I've talked about this before. But it's still bugging me. *bangs head against brick wall* Maybe Lindor and I should jump into the chocolate boat, and sail away to Candy Mountain.

Today I am going to the gym. Well, that is the plan. I dont have to work until six, and its only 2.30. I do have time, but excuses excuses??

Kylie

Hi everyone

Just a bit about myself as way of introduction! I'm 38 years old and have three children, two years ago I seperated from my hubby and life was great but stupidly a year ago I decided to let him back into my life :mad: Life with him wasn't so great and I started to over eat and the kilos piled on. My hubby was quite abusive and made up a lovely little song about how fat I was which he would sing with his son (my stepson). I finally got smart and kicked him out 6 weeks ago and decided it was time to get my self esteem back:D My goal is to get back down to my usual weight of 65kg (I'm currently close to 85kg). I don't have the opportunity to go to a gym so I have been walking during my lunchtime and after tea. I have started to lose weight and feel heaps better about myself. My plan is also to meet some really nice people now. So I'm really happy about finding this support on this website.

Sue

OK, OK, I confess!!!!! (hands in the air) I have had a **it of a weekend.Went completly off plan. Ate, Drank, only went to gym on Saturday.Ended up with a bad cold, and some nice person told me to have a few drinks to help sweat it out LOL MMMMmmm half a bottle later, did not care what I ate.Everything went down the drain.!!!! Went to the gym today to see how much I could handle, and weighed in at 82.1, Oh cr*p was 81 last Thursday. But, Hey, what the **** ,another day tomorrow, and I went to the doc's today, (after the fumes had worn off.) Not beating myself up over it. Because I know without you people beening here I would have given up long ago.
So THANKS PEOPLE!!!:grouphug: At the moment you seem to be what keeps me going. And you have No Idea how grateful I am at this moment. Because I really did not want to come in here tonite.
Mary

Sue I can't afford a gym and, in any case, have a dodgy back - so I would be really limited in what I could do. For the past 9 months I have walked for an hour every day (well, almost every day) - and that's been really helpful for me to get this weight off.

I'm lucky in that a few weeks ago I moved into the Fremantle area - in a suburb that is right on the Swan River. So my walks have suddenly become very different. Every morning I look across the river to the city … it's gorgeous!

Good on you for kicking your ex out! He sounds awful. And good luck with losing this weight… you can do it!!!

Mary - did you have a big Easter? it's all good - I don't know anyone here who hasn't had weeks where the weight hasn't gone up. But it comes back down again with a little bit of work. I've hardly lost any weight in the past few weeks, but it's all good.

Kylie, what kind of help are you thinking of getting? I'm not surprised you'r having a bit of a struggle - going from a very disciplined diet to something a bit more "free for all", you're probably dealing with a changed metabolism too. Don't forget you've lost quite a lot of kilos in a pretty short space of time. Don't beat yourself up :hug:

I walked for an hour this morning, whipper snipped my new lawn, planted a few things - and then took a couple of Purple Team girls for a short walk. I feel like I am getting back on track now.

:)
Ani

Hi Guys, I can't believe that in the month or so I have been here I haven't found the Aussie support section, saw the one for the pommy's though. LOL

I live in Adelaide near the beach. I am married to David, 21 years in June, and have 3 girls, Maryanne (19), Caroline (16) and Kristina (12) and then Tommy the cat and several fish. :)

I have a MASSIVE amount of weight to lose. I need desperately to do this for several reasons, as most of us do, my health and also for my self esteem. I also realise that if I don't get on top of my weight now the older I get the harder it will be to lose the weight and also the less I will be able to get around. I already have arthritis in my knees and a bad back.

So with the support of others in the same boat I hope to succeed in this challenge.

Take care,
Jennylee