God, I've had a shocker. I ate a tub of icecream last night, then I ate a bag of "fun size" Twix today. Sigh. Why do I do it? Even thinking about the training I'd have to do, I walked to the shop and bought crap. I cannot let this get out of hand. BAck to training tomorrow morning, will tell my trainer to kill me.

I have suddenly got a whole bunch of deadlines to meet in the next week or two, and my response is to work on none of them, and sit here stuffing my face instead. Very productive of me. I think going away for the weekend unstuck me, as I have had no plan this week, no good food in the house etc. My mum had a weekend of "oh go on, one bit won't hurt you", which I gave into rather too easily.

Gen, I'm coming to Sydney to smack you :p . Well I would except I'm sitting here eating a tiny Cadbury easter egg. Pathetic as it is, I bought it for myself because nobody bought me any this year!

Why are you having such a bad week? You're usually a lot more determined than this - have you got stuff going on or is it the different routine?

Jennylee WELCOME! Come and have an adventure with us, because we are quite 'unique' :). I was on 3FC for about 2 years before discovering Aussie Chicks - not losing weight, mind you - but reading all about other people's great success.

So what's your plan? When I first jumped on the scales and weighed 105kg I nearly threw up on the spot. I was overwhelmed and couldn't even imagine how I could lose so much weight - so I set a goal of losing 5kg. And when I got there, I set another 5kg goal…

Good luck with it, because this is a bit of a roller coaster. Some weeks are wonderful, others are really frustrating. But you'll get heaps of support here.

:)
Ani

I know... :( I'm a procrastinator from ****, and avoidance is my favourite mechanism heh. So I'll eat instead of working on my assignments. Clever, huh? I did do 156 minutes of exercise to try and minimise the damage... and managed a 20 minute continuous run, which I was happy about!

Hi All

I'm very proud of myself this morning. I went for a walk with my 6 year old last night and when we got to his school oval I managed to jog around it with him! Something I never thought I could do again. Tomorrow I'm going on one of Canberra's Heart Foundation walks. It is 2.05km and takes in a really nice area of canberra. So I plan to have a super healthy weekend.

Hope everyone has a great weekend as well.

Sue

HI ALL. Has to be very quick, as I have to leave at 7.30 for an hours drive to get my car serviced and I am still sitting here (with 15 minutes to go and a baby to get ready) in my pyjamas reading everyones posts and contemplating whether to have weetbix or a maccas muffin for brekky.

:welcome: to JennyLee and Sue. Looking forward to getting to know you both. These guys here are wonderful. In good and bad they know just what to say or what not to say.

Gotta fly (wish I could):p
VONNI

Thanks for the welcome Ani and Vonni.

Well Ani, at least I wasn't quite as slow as you in finding the other Aussies. :) That makes me feel a little less silly. Mind you I couldn't find it again this morning, thank heavens I actually put it in my favourites last night. :)

I would kill to only weigh 105 kgs, at this moment even 120 would be nice. I have always had a lot of trouble losing the weight. I plan on going down with LOTS of mini goals, I think I have overdone my mini goal for April but will still keep plodding along.

I have a few problems that limit the exercise I can do. Arthritis in my knees and a spinal disease which is similar to arthritis. Also lately my ankle has been killing me, turns out there is an old fracture and also I have torn the ligament at least 4-5 times and the body has tried to heal all these but not well, so I am suffering big time now. :( With my ankle the other day I literally screamed out in pain and felt like vomiting there and then it was so bad.

Anyway I am so determined to lose weight as it won't get easier as I get older.

Take care,
Jennylee

Jennylee have faith - you'll get there. I have two friends who have started their weight loss journey. Just six weeks ago they weighed 151kg and 131kg respectively. They have each lost 5kg sofar. One of them has significant health problems which restrict her exercise, so she has been trying to manage her food choices better. At the moment the only exercise she can really do is in the pool.

Will you think I'm rude if I tell you I think you've set really tough goals for April? I would be aiming for something between 1-2 pounds each week - because this is a long journey, and you don't want to feel like you're failing this early on.

I reckon that if you can manage 8lb/month (or around 3.6kg) that would still be an awesome achievement.

What is your food plan? Are you counting calories, changing anything about your food?

Are you drinking lots of water?

For the last three weeks I have been trying to stay on track without writing down my calories - and in that time have lost the grand total of 0.4kg. Not very happy about that, because it is affecting my motivation etc. So I conceded defeat today and started to record my food again.

I haven't been for a walk yet either - which is a little naughty. For some inexplicable reason I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps at the moment, and need to slap myself out of it.

If I can make it to 87kg by the end of this month I will be thrilled. Not sure if I'm going to get there or not - but even to get under 88kg will be excellent.

:)
Ani

I've had a bit of trobule this week (three week hump) Easter KILLED me and I had a packet of chips yesterday. I felt like **** afterwords so its a lesson to me!

OK it's TTOM so at least I know why I had my mad chocolate and icecream binge! I might just have to leave a warning on my calendar when it's approaching so I know to start exercising madly!

Feeling back on track after going to training this morning and having a good food day!! No need for a trip and a slap after all, Ani.

Finally got the skipping rope I bought on ebay too - having trouble using it without hitting the ceiling though!

Ani, I don't think you are rude for thinking my goal is too large, I set that one in the middle of March and was at 301 pounds at the time, I had hoped that about 3 pounds a week would be nice. I realised the other day that I don't think I have any chance of making it. Especially since I really haven't been able to exercise because of my ankle. :(

At the beginning of the year I decided this was the year to be strict with myself and lose the weight. I know SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE. So I started off making sure I only ate the good stuff, and I cut out my only really bad things, bread and butter (they are my big downfalls). So I went to about 1000 calories per day and was doing well, felt full and had managed to lose about 3 kilos in about 6-7 weeks. I then spoke to a dietician who told me off BIG time and said that I wasn't eating enough proteins, I was having cheese, meat and yoghurt but she said that wasn't enough. Also she told me I needed more calories, I told her that I stay stable on about 1500-1600 calories per day but gain if I eat much more. She stuck me on about 1800, generally I tried not to eat more than 1200-1500 cos I knew I would gain weight. I ended up gaining 8 kilos in 5 weeks, I ended up being in tears. All the dietician kept saying was "Give it a go, you need to stick to it for 8-12 weeks and your body will get used to it." I know my body, I would have kept gaining. :(

Finally I told her that I couldn't continue any longer as I would get too down and end up just eating anything, because if I was gaining anyway why not eat some of the things I have as a treat, like smoothies or a coke.

I went back to eating one meal a day and not having more than 400-500 calories, I am now just back to where I had got to before the dietician, so am now starting all over again. I now am back on about 1000 calories per day and LOTS of water, I love my water.

Thanks for the support.

Jennylee

Jennylee, your body needs at least 1200 calories per day just to run at a basic level. You may be sabotaging your metabolism in the long run if you eat so very low now - where will go you when you hit a plateau (and we all do)...?

The best thing I've found with the CK food diary is that I can track which calorie level and fat/protein/carb percentage works best for me in terms of weight loss.

Jennylee, have you done much research into weight loss? If you were eating anywhere around 500-600 calories a day, how long did you do that for?

Gen's right when she says that the 'minimum' we should be having is 1200 calories/day. That's what you need just to sleep and function at a very basic level. Any less than that and our bodies start to 'burn' our lean body mass. Where that gets dangerous is that it can really affect our vital organs.

If you've been eating less than that, there's a really good chance you've slowed down your metabolism. It's well worth researching metabolism, because it's one of the keys to being able to successfully lose weight over a long period of time.

At the moment I am able to lose weight when I have around 1750-1800 calories a day - as long as I exercise.

I really feel for you, and I am loathe to try and give you any advice. I think it would be valuable for you to a) get a full check up from a doctor and b) map out a long-term weight loss plan for yourself. 1000 calories/day isn't enough for a long-term plan. Are you able to work out a 1400 calorie/day plan and stick to that for 3 months to see how it goes? Or something similar?

:)
Ani

I have been going insane for the last 36hrs with no internet!!!

Of course nobody is taking responsibility..."it's a fault with a third party"

I was really stressing that I was going to have to go the whole weekend with no scrabble or Aussie Chicks!!! :lol:

Welcome to Sue and Jennylee! I see the ladies have already kicked in with the support!! Aren't they great? :dizzy:

I agree with what Ani and Gen have said, Jennylee. Don't cut your calories too low too soon. I lost near 30kgs in the first six months of my dieting by reducing my food intake. I wasn't counting calories back then, but now I wonder if I may have been under doing it. I suspect it has come to bite me on the bum now as I am having huge issues trying to lose these last 15 - 20kgs. My problem is I am now counting calories and to lose weight I have to eat less than 1400 and I am finding that tough as I am always hungry now!

As it has been said, this is a long journey and you should plan small changes over the duration.

I can't really advise much more than that because in the last six months I have been struggling to drop below 82 - 84kgs! So whatever I am doing is soooo not working! :lol:


As for me...no change really! Still HUNGRY!!! Not drinking enough water and too sore for exercises! Although, I attempted some step ups last night, it wasn't too bad and I did 100! Might work at a few more today, even if it means going to the steps several times through the day and doing 100 at a time.

I NEED to get back into this! Or I am going to have huge issues getting into my clothes!!! :lol:

So what are the plans for the weekend?

I need to try and clean this place up! Had great plans of doing that last weekend, but my back put an end to that!! Managed to clip a dog last night (I was bored ok! :lol: ) so that is one less thing I need to do!

Whatever you do...I hope it's a good weekend for all! :)

What about exercise Lindor? Have you tried mixing it up a bit. The other option is to maybe eat more. If you're always hungry than your body isn't getting enough fuel and will hold on to the fat.

I lost .8kg! Woohoo! Of course, this now puts me at 120.15kg which I'm pissed at, cause I really wanted to go under 120kg this week, but oh well I can do that next week!

I of course, did get some packets of 2min noodles and had them for lunch, but oh well all I can do is just go back to the healthy eating. I REALLY need to learn new recipes cause at the momenet all I'm having is Subway and stir-fry! My aim is to learn a new reciepe a week and start adding some variety in.

Renny Sue, I could live on stirfries! So easy, and I have a cool electric wok which goes in the dishwasher, so I always have chopped up veggies in the fridge or freezer so I can just throw them into the wok. I find I do better when I eat the same thing all the time, though - I try to have the same thing for brekkie and lunch, then just switch the dinners around.

One thing that is easy and good is get a steamer for the microwave (few bucks at the supermarket), then get some fish and veggies, 5 mins in the microwave and you have steamed dinner, lots of protein and good fish oils.

I've got SO MUCH paperwork to do this weekend, HAS to be done for work. No motivation, as I'm sitting here with a painful and nauseating uterus. Heh. It's really not fair if I'm not having kids that I have to suffer every month. LOL. Mersyndol the wonder drug, here I come.

On a random non-related subject, I've been getting terrible blind pimples lately - huge ones! It seems really unfair - I've always had good skin despite eating crap, and now that I eat great and exercise every day, I start getting enormous eruptions. Sheesh.

PS> It's also very upsetting that I love the new Gwen Stefani song Sweet Escape - I hate her with a passion, and would rather stab myself in the ears than listen to her rubbish normally.

Ani, I did the REALLY low calories for just over 4 weeks since I had more than gained ALL the weight I had lost since the beginning of the year. I am now back to what I was before going to the dietician so am trying to go down again from here on in.

According to the dietician because of my size I should need 2000 calories per day for my body to simply rest. :( That is more than I normally eat anyway. I will stay on around the 1000 until the end of April and then try and work out a 1200-1400 calorie plan. Although that is only a little under what I have been eating for the past 2 years since gaining all the weight when mum died and realising I had to go back to my "normal" eating.

My doctor had said last time I should have my blood work done again as it is a while since that was done. I do know that in the past my thyroid is "borderline" underactive, the doctor said it isn't at the stage of being able to require medication, don't know if I would take anything even if she gave them to me. I don't take panadol unless I am on deaths door, I have just been put on blood pressure medication and more often than not forget to have it. :( I mark it off daily so I do try to remember to have it.

As for the weekend I have been working on emptying out the junk in my bedroom, hubby wants to paint it this week and then we will also get built in robe and also polish the floorboards in the bedroom and hallway. :) So I am a busy girl. Just got home from a two hour grocery shop with Nana.

Jennylee

:welcome3: To Jennylee, Sue and any others I may have missed.And Hello again to all you wonderful people.
Sorry to have been away the last few days. Finally getting over a flu that made its way down to my chest. Have only been to the gym once this week, the first time my nose ran faster than my feet LOL.Have no idea what my weight is as I went to a different gym, with diferent scales.

2 minutes noddles!!!!, on a weight watcher program they are 7 points very high in sat fat. A good noddle I have found are the nokkien noddles, and the recipe on the back is great, very quick to make, with a bit of pork or chicken and frozen veggies.

Augigi, the steamers you are talking about are great, I use mine for just about everything I put in the nuker, and my non stick pan is the best thing I ever brought.

JennyLee I agree,500 - 600 cals a day is not enough, your body has probably gone into stavation mode and is hanging on to what it's got. Your body is like a car it needs a constant supply of gas throught the day or it just putts out.

For all those with the creaking joints etc, I too have these problems, 3 fractured bones in my back, sore knees,stuffed up rotor cuff in my shoulder etc . The good thing about taking some of this weight off is, that it has allowed me to be more active without so much pain.They will never go away, but they will get better.

Renny Sue, Well done on your lost :bravo: It's going the right way lol. dam, sight better than I am doing at the moment..:o
Well, start of another day, have to go feed the man, and off to the gym later.
Have a great day folks, Be Good:D

Hello everyone. Sorry I have been slack. I've worked extra shifts this week and the eldest needed to be moved into a flat and it's all kids weekend. They're all out waiting for me to get them breakfast but I don't think they'll starve..... Well, maybe they will. It's taken me AGES to catch up on all the goss in here this morning lol.

Ani here's that slap you reckon you need :frypan: for not walking yet. You have done so well with them lately so please don't be too hard on yourself.

JennyLee just so you REALLY feel part of our group here's one for you too :kickbutt: Everyone is so right. You really do need to eat more. Try having a bigger brekky in the morning and bigger lunch to add calories. Maybe even a smoothy. I love smoothies, and quite often make one to have as a snack if I am feeling hungry. Fresh fruit and milk is good for you. Fibre, vitamins and calcium for that arthritis.

I know it's hard. I got to a point when i wasnt eating enough and I've hit a brick wall at the moment due to lack of variety, no water and no exercise. I've skipped breakfast a lot the past few weeks and THAT I know I can't afford to do. Becasue then I will graze without eating proper meals and I graze on the wrong things. Just tiny bits at a time, but they all add up.

I kicked myself this morning when I woke and decided to start the day with a big glass of water and DH has gone to get some bread for egg in the hole (protein).

I'd love to reply to all, but he's back and the animals are chomping at the bit for food then outside time.

Catch u all after.

VONNI xx

Lindor - where the bloody **** are you?

I've had a lightbulb moment this morning. Someone asked me why I wanted to lose weight - and I realised I had stopped knowing the answer. I also realised I am a little bit scared (well OK - a big bit) to lose the protective layer of lard I am currently carrying.

I have lost JUST enough weight to be able to buy clothes from a normal shop. I've lost just enough to ease the pressure on my back, and to have the stamina to go for long walks.

But I'm still fat. In fact I'm still obese.

So why can't I get my head right about losing the next few kilos? It's because I'm scared that if I get to a normal weight, people might actually see me for who I am instead of the 'fat-chick' stereotype.

And I'm scared I won't have anything to hide behind anymore.

So this is why I haven't unpacked my weights and my weight bench since moving, and why my resistance band is curled up like a sleeping snake on the floor. And why my dumbells are double-tasking as door stoppers!

Challenge to self: just take off one layer and see how it feels!

That means I need to get to work on making it to 85kg. I suspect that tomorrow's weigh-in will reflect the Easter chocolate binge… but it's more important to look at the future and make a plan.

It doesn't matter how long it takes, but I am going to try and get there in the next few months, What matters is that I don't give up - that I don't sabotage the journey and put weight back on.

Sorry for being so self-indulgent, but I had to share my lightbulb moment.

Today's goals for me are:

• Unpack the spare room and set up my weights;
• Walk for an hour;
• Do a light weights/resistance band routine;
• Eat no more than 1750 calories;
• Stop pretending I'm a camel and drink some bloody water; and
• STOP being afraid of shadows!

Now where is everyone? Lindor, Kylie, Barb, leeny…

:)
Ani

PerthChick I have the same worry. Every time I get close to going under 100kg I fall of the wagon. I'm a bit scared that I'm going to do the same thing here (of course that's at least two months away!) but I have to just keep on, keeping on. If I fall down, I fall down.

I am actully glad I cheated last week. Because my cravings have been for chip and noodles (I used to eat four a day in high school!) because they made me feel like ****. I was bloated, I was gassy and they just *sat* there. I won't be having them again for a long time. Shame chocolate dosen't do the same thing! (mmmm chocolate!)

A question for the exercisers. I go five nights a week, generally for between 30 min and 60 min. I don't do weekends, as a rest period. But everything I'm reading says to do half an hour every day. Am I doing it wrong?

Rennie Sue, exercise is a personal think IMO. They run ads on TV to get the message out to "Find 30" every day… but those are generic messages.

It's important to have a rest day to enable your muscles to recover - in fact for weight stuff I'm pretty sure they recommend no more than 4x a week.

:)
Ani

I only walked 20 - 40 minutes 3 times a week when I started losing weight. It fell off pretty quick at the start due to sudden strict change in diet and exercise (that was non existent). Even though 20 minutes is less than the reccommended 30, part of that was up a big hill and most of the rest a slight incline. I felt my muscles working and when finished felt a "buzz" that was hard to come down from for a while, so I usually ended walks with getting clothes off line to wind down. My longer walks were level along the river.

The other days well, I work Thursday nights and Saturdays and am on feet the whole time moving so figure that into exercise plan (sounds good anyway lol). If I went walking any other time on weekends I counted it as a bonus.

Now the weather has cooled I AIM to walk kids to school more often. Will be good for them too.

Has anyone ever walked with a child in a backpack sling? My bubba is 1 now and the pram is hard to push up hill. Too hard on my knee. I thought maybe a sling would be easier.

Vonni

Hey Ani???? I just noticed - 3 more kilos and yr halfway to goal. Great going.

OK here's what calorie king says.

That I should have around 1480 calories a day. And aim to drink 6 glasses fluid. I am guessing that they prefer that fluid to be water.
Yesterday I had 1319.... included a half a hot dog and half a milkshake from wendys.
Today is 1199 and I had a tiny bit of KFC for sinner.
I know I am below calories which is better than above, but my choice of food of late has been pretty crap. Must eat more fruit and veg.

Hi girls

No, I'm not dead. (in case you were wondering). I've been dropping by everyday, keeping up with everyone. I can sympathise with Barb at the moment, re 'if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything'. I just seem to be a big ol' misery guts right now. I've been on a mega binge for the last four days, only eating chocolate, chocolate pudding, icecream, maccas, and coffee. Sabotage anyone?

I am beginning to think I may be temporarily depressed. I don't want to say I have depression, because I understand that is an illness, I think I'm just reacting to the last few weeks of crapola. I'm going to try and get an appt with my doctor tomorrow, I'm sick of feeling like shi....crap all the time. and bf doesn't deserve this either. I am no fun to be around at the moment.

That said, I will be going away for 3 days, Tues-Thurs for AIESEC. I will be facilitating a few of the sessions, and guiding my new team. Not that I really have any interest in preparing, or going, but I will. I do want to go, but it all seems to hard right now.

Today (after a 10am meeting) (on a SUNDAY!?!) I came home, curled up in bed and read one of my favourite books ever, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. As usual, it made me cry :'(

Off I go, I don't think I'll bother to weigh in tomorrow, I already know what it's going to say. FAT.

Kylie

The weights don't say anything but a number. Nothing else. *hugs* for the feelings you're having though. I suffer from depression (six months off meds!) and even being slightly depressed sucks. Are you exercising? I find my mood drops if I don't exercise.

I'm here Ani!! I did post yesterday :p

Oh boy are we all in the dumps right now? Myself included!

So this evening I am laying down the law!

1) We are all going to stop beating up on ourselves!
2) We are all going to believe we are wonderful ladies regardless of our size and shape! Because we are!
3) We are going to believe in ourselves!

And by doing that we are going to do what we know is good for us! Lets jump back on this wagon once and for all...and lets ride off into the sunset! Lets do this for US!

Ani is right, as we lose this weight we are taking layers off of ourselves. And emotionally we feel we are exposing ourselves more than we feel comfortable with. I don't know how to over come this other than telling ourselves over and over that we are so worth this and we so deserve to love who we are.


For me, tomorrow is the new beginning. I have planned my meals for the next few days, keeping my calories at around 1400cals. I have come to the conclusion that I can do my step ups with minimal discomfort to my back (with the help of drugs :lol:). And I am with Ani in that I have to stop thinking I am a camel!


Come on ladies...lets just do it ok? :hug:

Well my lunches for the next week are ready. I've divided my food up into pre-alloted groups, cut all the celery and carrots up and have the onions all ready! Dinner for tomorrow was preapred tonight (I'm such a novice at this, I had no idea there was actully a tupperwear piece that MARINATED things for you!

I suck - despite being semi-unemployed, I've caved and gone and upgraded to a Polar F11 HRM. I love my F4, but I really want the fitness tracking features on the F11. Plus it tells you what % of cals burnt were fat~! Anyhow, excuse it as I might, I'm just a spendthrift for shiny gadgets.

Funnily enough, procrastinating about my papers due any day now has seen me get a lot done! Anything to avoid the homework! Have cleaned the kitchen, done the rubbish, laundry, fake tanned, exercised... hehe.

Kylie, sorry to hear you're a bit miserable. I have a history of depression and had a massive slump last year before getting onto some medication. I should be going off it soon, they recommended 9-12 months' worth.

Great idea to go to the doc - might be worth getting a "psych plan" so you can get bulk-billed psychologist appointments? Going to counselling was the hardest AND most valuable thing I've ever done. Took me years to do it, but it was SO worth it. Losing weight alone is a massive emotional "reveal", let alone all the other stuff we have going on in life. It helps to talk to someone. Hope you feel better soon :)

I'm scared that if I get to a normal weight, people might actually see me for who I am instead of the 'fat-chick' stereotype.

Perth Chick.
I already see you for who you are. You are the one that invited me in here, and made me welcome. You are the one that has been here for a lot of people that need the support you give. What people will see is the person with a big heart :val1: and mind.That cares!
In saying that. Don’t you dare go running off on me!!!! Or I may have to come over there and kick butt, :kickbutt: you are after all, only a few hours away. We can do this, even if it takes a little longer than we thought. But we will do it!!!
And we will all do it together. So chin's up people, and butt's off seats, let's get on with it.

Something to boost moral and inspire us...

I was laying in bed last night thinking about what might get us motivated again. And I wondered if maybe we could make this a team effort? That way, if one of us failed to lose anything one week, what others lost could make up for it? Ok, so that will have no effect on our individual weight loss efforts, but at least we'd still see progress on the group effort and possibily boost our mental view on this.

Confused? Hang in there...

This morning I combined all our starting/current/goal weights (those of us that have posted in the last two pages anyway) and came up with this picture...

Starting Weight - 848.2kg
Current Weight - 756kg
Goal Weight - 555kg

(these figures came from Ani, Gen, Lindor, Kylie, Vonni, Renny Sue, JennyLee, MaryL)

Now how does it make you feel to know that we have lost a combined weight of 92.2kg already? Ok so the fact we still have 201kg to go is not so inspiring, but as I said, we get to do this as a team! If one of us loses nothing one week a loss will still show from the others!

Shall we give this a shot? What do you think? I might even start up a ticker for it!!

I am happy to keep up with the calculations as we lose, or (dare I say it) gain or as new members join us.


And if this whole thing sounds like a stupid idea...I will not be offended if you say so!


Oh yeah...I weighed in at 84.9kg (yup up again!)!!

Jumped on scales this morn. Hmmm..... I wondered if you stood on only one leg it would weigh only half of you...

NOPE:shrug:

In saying that though, I have lost a kilo, give or take a couple hundred grams (needle scales). And that was with BOTH feet firmly on the platform :goodscale:

:hug: Kylie I really hope you start to feel better soon. Don't think you have anything "abnormal" about you. What you have been through is enough to send anyone into a spiral of depression. I'm just glad we can be here to help ease yr burden and hopefully take some of that weight of yr shoulders. Let us know how you fare at the Dr.

Gen are you a gemini? Compulsive purchasing of shiny gadgets? what on earth is a Polar F11 HRM? A heart rate monitor? Scales? Exercise machine? lol. :tread:

I agree whole heartedly with Mary about Ani being a wonderful person. An oasis in a desert. You give us strength. :goodvibes In saying that, Ani don't think that we won't be there for you. I'd like to think that when you need us, we are there to pick you up if you fall or just need a kick up the bum.

Lindor fantastic idea about having a combined weight ticker. Something we can get excited about when we're not excited about our own progress.:yay:

Ok gotta fly, schools back tomorrow thank goodness and I need to start organising kids. They are driving me nuts with the bickering at each other. :boxing: Sry if I haven't acknowledged all of you, but know that I think of you all as wonderful people and I get a chuckle when reading your posts (or have a cry for you)

VONNI xxx

A group challenge? Fantastic idea Lindor - I'm IN!

I'm thinking about moving my goal weight down to 67kg, because at my height (5' 4") I'll still be "overweight" when I reach 70kg.

I gained 0.4kg this week - and why would anyone be surprised after my undisciplined couple of weeks? But it's coming straight back off this week - I promise!

Mary and Vonni thank you for your kind and supportive words. The support I get in here is awesome, and definitely keeps me accountable. I'm not going to walk away or quit this journey… I know I've hit an emotional speed bump, but I just need to dig my heels in and become more determined to beat it. And if there's one thing I am good at, it's being stubborn :)

So Lindor, tell me more about this group challenge. What's the plan for this week? ie are we aiming to get to 750 group kilos next?

Gen, you crack me up with your gizmos and gadgets :p

OK - this week I am going to try and get ONE thing right, and that's to walk every day. I've been a bit inconsistent with it in the last month, and it's the ONE single thing that makes the most difference to my weight loss and motivation.

Good luck with having a productive week everyone!

:)
Ani

Good Morning Everyone

:hug: thankyou everyone for being so supportive. It makes me feel so much better knowing you girls are here. :)

Lindor, good on you! That sounds like a great plan. I also think it's great that you don't leave us in the computer, so to speak. You went away and thought about it, which is lovely. I'm in too. I'm always ready to celebrate others' successes, especially with cake :P

Well, I'll be blowed, but after all my efforts to make myself explode, I gained 0.1???? I feel a bit miffed. I should be back to 90 the way I'm feeling.

This is it for me, off to Conference tomorrow. Its a back to school theme which will be fun. Thats only going back to the 90's for me, not too long ago at all. I might go op-shopping later, to find some dodgy uniforms!

Have a great week girls.

Kylie

Ok, I guess the group challenge is on!

I like the idea of group goals too Ani! So I have set our first goal - we want to reach a group weight of 750kg by April 30th. Figured we could start small? We all happy with this?

Now just a thought...do we suggest that if we don't hear from members for more than two weeks we take them off the team ticker? Shouldn't be a problem as they can just as easily be added if/when they return. Would be somewhat frustrating if we keep hold of their weight if they weren't reporting in with any losses.

Woohooo...I think I am feeling a tinge of motivation :lol:

I'm in for the group challenge!

Me to I'm in.

And shouldn't be a problem hearing from me in the two weeks.
I usually write novels on here:write:
I probably bore some of you but hey, you can always scroll down. hehe.

VONNI

:carrot: I'm in the group thingy. Weighed in at 82kg yesterday so only down about .2 since my easter munch out. But what the **** I'll take it and run.lol:o A change of habits for me, I will be posting at nite.By doing this I will be trying to not pig out at nite, hopefully this will keep me out of the fridge.:mcd: :eating2: Will be back tonite.Should change my ticker, huh!
MMMMMmmmmm But while you are sitting there, HAVE YOU GOT YOUR WATER?????????

Well done on your drop Mary! Although, your ticker went up 1kg? And don't mention WATER!!! Until last night, I had forgotten how much that affects the number of times I get up during the night! :lol:

So, this group thing is well under way! In case you hadn't noticed, I have set up a ticker in my signature. From signatures and profiles I got the following info on you lot:

(starting weight/current weight/goal weight)

Ani 105/88.5/70 (do you want that changed to 67?)
Vonni 78/69/58
Renny Sue 124/120/70
Lindor 112/84.9/67
Kylie 94/87.3/65
Gen 105.6/91.2/65 (you in on this?)
MaryL 91/82/70
JennyLee 138.6/134.5/90 (you in too?)

And anyone else who wants to join - at anytime - just let us know!

If any of the details I got are wrong, can you please correct me so I can update the ticker and we can make this as accurate as we can!


Well, I had a much better day yesterday! First time in how long?? :lol:

I ate within 1400cals, drank 2.5L water (peed about 20L!) and did 20mins of steps! Woohoo..and it feels good being able to report that! Going to work on doing the same again today too!

How'd did the rest of you go?