Oh my goodness, ladies it is SO good to be back here again.

It's been so long because I have no computer at home and this site was blocked at work! I don't know why, but today I'm able to get on so hopefully that will continue.

A lot has been happening with me ......

I've been officially diagnosed with depression. Had a meltdown a few weeks ago and had to have a week off work. I've been going to a counsellor and even a psychiatrist and am now taking some antidepressants which are helping.

Still not feeling 100% and yesterday I broke things off with the wonderful man that I've spent the last 8 months with and I really feel awful for hurting him but it felt like the right thing to do for me at the moment.

I've actually been looking after myself pretty well lately, have cut down on alcohol massively and have only had 5 cigarettes in the last 2 weeks. I've taken up Bikram yoga (a 90 minute yoga class in a really hot room) and feel wonderful for doing that and have kept up with the gym too.

Haven't lost any weight, but feel well within myself and I'm happy with that at the moment.

So big changes with me. Thanks for listening, hope you all are well.

LittleKiwi!! I was wondering where you had got to! And how great is it to hear you sounding so positive?

Are you going to join us in our Team Effort thingo we got going here now? Basically we are one massive overweight group and the group is making an effort to lose all that weight...it is in my ticker and it is explained in more detail a few pages back.

Vonni...hang in there mate. We know this journey is made up of good days/weeks and bad days/weeks. We will get through this so long as we keep at it.

Ani, you know it makes me smile when you lose weight after a few difficult weeks. You have sounded a little more focused this week so are you going to let me smile this morning...please? :p

Although I have been watching some Big Bother I can't say I am a fan. I think it is a nasty way to mess with peoples heads. Although now days I guess the contestants have more of an idea that their heads are going to be messed with big time!

Having said that :lol: ...how did the news of the relationship go down with the others? And what about Billy? That was aired here at midnight and I was snug in bed by then so I missed it!



I've just noticed the time!!!


So quickly...

...despite a topsy turvy week, from over eating to under eating, exercising to not exercising and drinking very little water, I have managed to bring myself down 1.4kg!!! Somehow? :lol:

I am not complaining :lol:

How did the rest of us go? :)

littlekiwi *hugs* I'm still fairly new here, but I've suffered from depression. Its an evil, evil disease. For me councelling helped HEAPS and if I keep up my exercise I can stay off my meds thankfully. Do whatever works in keeping that black ******* down.

just quickly - Littlekiwi glad to have you back. Hope you are ok. I can imagine you would feel bad about yr B/F but as you said - you need to do whats right for you and makes YOU happy at the moment. Thats not selfish, thats reasonable. Everyone needs to realise that if you're not happy within yourself you aren't the best person you can be. I try telling my other half that. He can't understand wanting ME time. I tried to explain if I am feeling better withint myself, I can be a better wife and better mother and better person all round.

Oh shoot bub waking and crying, will finish this post later -

Oh btw..... sorry guys I gained about 600gm :(

Little Kiwi - yay, you're back. I know how frustrating it is to not have your computer for a while. At least you've been diagnosed now, with your depression, and that's a big step towards getting better :hug:

OK Lindor - SMILE! I dropped 1.1kg this week and weighed in this morning at 88.8kg… phew!!! Would hate to be responsible for you having a bad day :p

I'm really restless - just haven't settled since the move, and I know it's affecting my focus and everything else. I need to come up with a plan!

As for Big Brother, I'm growing to hate that show. I watched a little of it last night. When they revealed 'the couple' and then Billy there was the predictable shock, nervous giggles, and then rushing to embrace everyone. BB has added the twist of earning $50,000 towards the prize pot for successfully deceiving the rest of the house. Hmmm…

OK - must get ready for the day. This week's goals are to aim for 88.3kg, walk 5 days, eat well and try and work out what I need to do to get my life back in balance!

:)
Ani

hi everyone (gosh the group got bigger didn't it!)

Well, we survived our weekend dash to Melbourne. Flew in on Saturday night, got to our friends place about 1am, and caught the overnight bus home last night, got home about 7 this morning. Ugh. It was a whirlwind visit, my auntie's 50th birthday.

As per my new eating trend, I ate crap all weekend...(although that engg and bacon sambo at 1am in the middle of nowhere was great!)

I forgot to weigh myself this morning when I got home, and I've eaten now, so I'll wait til tomorrow morning. The outlook doesn't look good though. I have a favourite pair of pants that I couldn't fit into anymore. Then I could again, and it felt great. But I really know that I am putting the weight back on now, becuase my pants look/feel really tight again. damn. But I'm not surprised.

lalalala off to Uni now. Busy busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Kylie

Good work on the losses girls, btw. I love reading all your chirpy posts. It cheers up my days! 0h, so does that rain!!!! It seems to be raining everywhere!!!!

Just 300g for me this week, I suppose to be expected after my big loss last week. At least I'm at a nice round figure of 89.5kg this week.

Congrats Lindor and Ani on great losses!!

I was down this week too- 1kg :) I am happy too -I was thinking it would only be 1/2 kg but it was a bit more -although now I am only going to expect 1/2kg per week.

Well my weekend ended with a bit of a disaster - yesterday I cleaned my 3yo son's fish tank and I use a magnetic algae remover to clean the glass, as I was putting it in the tank one of the "wiggles" swam between the glass and the cleaner and got squished - I was very distraught although my son hasnt noticed... and then this morning I get up go to get a loaf of bread out of the freezer and I notice my freezer is defrosted - its gone - I bought an extended warranty so hopefully it gets fixed and all is good- but I had filled the freezer up with fish, chicken and frozen vegies to last the next fortnight, I have stuff sitting in my neighbour's freezer at the moment but I also had to throw out some fish it had fully defrosted-so I hope it gets fixed soon-still waiting on call back from Fisher and Paykel. My insurance wont cover it either because I didnt pay for fusion insurance!!!! Bad things come in threes - what will be next!!!!

Congrats Ani, Liamsmum and Lindor and Gen on yr weight losses. I'm going to work extra hard this week on trying to get out for a walk. Even around the block will be something to aim for. Don't think I can tackle the hills at the moment till I get back in move mode.

Oh dear liams mum!!! Poor fishy. I have one of them cleaners too and my fish get caught up in the string that connects both magnets together. It's on there to pick magnet out of water if it disconnects from other one through glass. I'm tempted to just cut the string off, but can't handle the thought of getting my hand in the fish water. ewww! I have a phobia about my hands getting yuk.

Ani yep I watched BB too. and I record it cause I miss some parts due to noisy kids. They all seemed cool with Andrew and Hayley but I wonder how they'll deal with being in the house and sharing a room with everyone else. No nookies in that bedroom. lol. And I think the others may feel uncomfortable and nominate them if they get too smoochy or sneak off to quiet room. I think it is pretty bad of BB to mess with heads like throwing Billy into the house. Thats not real good. As Hayley said, she was finding it hard keeping this from Andrew and felt she was no being honest with him. He seemed to handle it ok, but I noticed after hayley said it, she didn't go to Andrew, sort of sat with girls for a bit. Was good though that she admitted to all she diodn't know about it beforehand. But maybe BB needs to back that up so others don't think she is a *****.

As for *****es, I don't like Kate or TJ or Rebecca. I was ok with Rebecca for a bit, but she's trying to hard. And Emma I thought was a ***** at first but warming to her a little. I like Ashleigh and Jamie. How's poor Thomas's cutdown from TJ... The cow. was totally nasty.

Anyhow gonna run again.

WB to Kylie. Glad to hear you had a good weekend. Don't panic bout yr jeans love - mine are a bit on the holding breathe side this week also. Speaking of food at 1am - has anyone ever had a pie from coolangatta pie shop after a night out - yummo!!!!! the best in the world.

Vonni xxx

My mum and I have agreed that the 3 things are Fish, Freezer and Food Loss - the freezer is on extended warranty but Fisher and Paykel cant get here until at least Thursday - so I threw out all the opened frozen vegies, fruit (love those mixed berries in smoothies) fish and Liam's nuggets etc.

Wonder what the nomination twist is? I hope I get a chance to watch it - about to do swimming lessons with Liam and then dinner at mum's, she does not watch BB. You guys will be able to fill me LOL

Hoping the start of everyone's week is better than mine ....

My Gosh, you girls can talk!!!! Sorry, I have not the time to read through. But I have seen some wonderful losses. WELL DONE.:carrot: And I can finaly say that I have lost, after something like 6 weeks of standing still. 500g gone. Yah for me.:carrot: Could have been a bit more if only that fried chicken chips and beer had not jumped out at me on the weekend. But what the heck that's the way it goes. Have to run, will have more time tomorrow
busy, busy, busy have a good one
Mary

TJ is quite scary on BB. On another board I'm at she's been nicknamed Single White Brunette, with lots of jokes about bunny's.

I hurt my shoulder at the gym tonight! I was doing weights last Mon with my PT and went a bit high on chest presses. I hurt it a bit then but it was fine for the rest of the week (including weights). I go to do my exercises tonight with her, but the momenet I did chest press it started stinging! Even doing my other arm exercises hurt it. So I'm off the upper body weights for a week and we'll try smaller weights next week. Stupid shoulder. Its also going to affect pilates!

Well done ladies...we achieved our group goal!!! Collectively we have lost 112.6kg! :carrot:

And well done for everyones individual efforts too! ;)

So, what is our next goal? Any suggestions?

Cant think of a goal at present but just wanted to share a good feeling from the weekend...

Well - I threw out my fat pants(size 24) LOL and had bought three recent pairs for this winter- well I went out sat night, it was freezing and I had left planning my wardrobe till the final half hour before getting picked up (I had soaked in a bath for over 3/4 hour) ... so I went to put on my new black pair and I had forgotten that they needed taking up as well as my new brown pair, and I had worn the other new black pair on Friday to work and I hadnt washed them yet... I did a mad dash - pulling out all the clothes in my wardrobe hoping I had kept a pair of fat pants that I could wear pulled in and pinned and rummaging through some of the skinny clothes I kept aside that I had spent heaps of money on before I had got married, well the skinny clothes are still toooo skinny, so I thought about rolling up the new pants but I need at least 6 inches cut off both pair of pants - so I ended up wearing the dirty pair - I quickly spot cleaned the gluey finger marks that some of the kids had put on during the day - I am LOL now, but at the time - I was in a panic... Reflecting on this I am glad that I no longer have to wear the FAT pants, it feels like I have reached a small milestone!

Lindor I think that between all of us we can aim for another 5kg this week.

I had a good day yesterday, even though I did no exercise. Went to the Dr because my sinuses have been shocking and I'm now on antibiotics - blurk!

I feel pretty good about being able to lose another 0.5kg this week… I'll certainly work hard to try and get there. Hopefully I will be able to find time for a walk today.

Hope everyone else is travelling OK. Come on Kylie - stay with us :hug:

For some reason even though I had a gain this week, my pants seem looser! And now for the first time in forever I need a belt :D

Do you measure yourself? If you're exercising you might be losing fat, but gaining muscle.

I had a Coke today! I have a soft drink in my short breaks, and went to get Pepsi Max. I honestly didn't realise until I started drinking that I had the wrong drink! Since I had no other money I had to finish it (it tides me over to my meal. Technically I'm supposed to wait, but I'm getting better at the five horus. Before I had to eat celery or carrots, now its just the drink)

Pushed up the level tonight at the gym on the treadmill, bike and arc trainer - I was feeling the burn on the arc trainer after 10 minutes but perserved through another 5 - left the gym bright red faced and sweat still pouring out even after towelling off and changing but later tonight I feel soooo much more energised, feel soooo much better for working out. I like how I can look back and remind myself I started the arc trainer on level 3 and found it hard to do 3 minutes at first (Jan 18th) and now tonight I did Level 6 and lasted 15 minutes... my new goal for that equipment is to push it 20 minutes and then I will go up a level again! I love reaching fitness goals as well as weightloss goals.

Vonni even though I have gone for a month (prior to this week) without losing any weight, I lost 3cm in my hips and 1cm around my waist - sometimes it is impossible to work out what your body is doing!

I had another good day yesterday - ate properly, walked for an hour, and drank some water. I plan to do the same today - even though I slept in this morning. Grrr…

I'm really determined that another 0.5kg is going this week.

:)
Ani

Hi girls

Well, I finally booked the doctor's appt. It's not til Monday, but at least it's booked.

Have been feeling progressivly worse, getting very angry/anxious/stressed, often for no reason. But never fear, the doc will patch me up, or send me to someone who can (hopefully for as little money as possible).

Vanessa, you have reminded me of how great exercise can be! I haven't been going to the gym at all the over the last few weeks. Perhaps I should go, and see if it helps.

Thankyou for all your hugs and support. Hopefully, this is the start of a happier (and healthier) me.

Kylie

Good on you Kylie - making that first appointment is the hardest thing!

We had a fitness test at training this morning - the "beep test". Measures how long you can keep doing 20m sprints for, with the speed increasing each minute. I could only manage up to level 3 when I started training 3 months ago, and this morning I got level 6.2! That is a good improvement and shows I am actually objectively "fitter", not just feeling fitter.

And I was doing sprints on my injured foot, so I probably could have gone a few (very few!) more levels if I wasn't limping!

Righto thats it. With all you talking about gym and how good you feel, I fell motivated to move. Walking doesn't cut it anymore as I get bored so.... I am definately going to have a chat to our gym next week. We have 3 in town.... One that has "My poop don't stink" people, one attached to the aquatic centre (not too bad but intimidated as all the walls are glass even people walking past can see you) and Curves. I think I'll try the aquatic centre as they open early and close late though winter their times change. DH has been asking me what I want for mothers day, I said warm jimjams or a footcare poack. Maybe he can get me a gym membership.

Will keep you posted.

VONNI
PS - I rarely measure. I just 'feel' how my clothes are fitting.

Vonni-I joined Curves 2 years ago -I got results but found my local Curves's hours too restricting as I work full time - they had great tools for motivation (comps, quizzes, raffles for attending and working out)- I miss that but, I enjoy the variety available at my local aquatic centre - I can do aqua aerobics, laps, gym floor weights and cardio, pilates, as well as several other types of classes I havent tried yet - the variety is also motivating- hope you get a membership for mothers day then

Tonight is my aqua night - had a different teacher from the usual and I am soooo grateful - I went a lot of times during school holidays and had different teachers and I realise that the regular teacher doesnt push me as much as the others... I hope it becomes a permanent thing! I am not working tomorrow - my freezer is getting repaired under warranty and my son will be in daycare still - so if they come and go early enough I am going to drop my car in for a rego check and then go looking at the shops and pay bills child free- even doing housework child free is something to look forward too, get an early start to my usual weekend chores.

Morning!

All this talk of gyms and exersice is wearing me out! :lol:

But it is great to see so many of you sounding enthusiastic! Keep it up!

I've had a slack few days as far as diet/exercise goes. My enthusiasm for this journey is gone! I have lost a good deal of weight, I am a lot happier with my shape and size, I feel so much better for it. These last kilos feel more like a chore rather than something that I am going to benefit from. It's hard to explain, and I think until you get to such a point, it would be difficult to really understand where my mind is just now with this weight loss.

Or maybe I am trying to make excuses! :lol:

Fact is, I want to lose these last kilos! So I need to pull myself together and just get on with it!!

So...

...no more junk!

No more undereating!! (Which I have been doing a bit of recently?)

Lots of water!

Exercise!


I can do this...I am going to do it!!!

Did that sound convincing?? :lol:


Ok! I gotta go to work! Have a good day ladies!!

Hi ladies

You're all sounding great - it's so nice to read such positivity!

I'm feeling so mixed up at the moment. Honestly don't know how I feel about having ended my relationship. Scared that I'll never meet anyone as good as him again - he was honestly perfect in every way, that just wasn't enough for me. Hating myself for hurting him. And now I have to wait until next Thursday to talke it through with my counsellor.

It's strange becuase he was the first person who helped me to realise that I am a good person and that I do deserve to be loved. I'm finally taking care of myself having stopped smoking and cut down on the drinking, the change in medication seems to be helping with weight loss and I feel great having taken up yoga. I just don't understand how being with such a wonderful man can not make me feel right.

I guess there's always something to battle through.

Lindor I know exactly what you mean about the 'mid-diet' motivation slump. It's happening to me too.

I'm almost at the half-way point and, as everyone knows, have been dithering around for the past five weeks. I've come to the conclusion that I'm at the point where I need to confront some of my emotional barriers if I'm going to be successful for the rest of this weight loss.

A most uncomfortable thought :dizzy:

At the moment I am trying to look at very small goals and ignore the big picture. I figure that whatever it takes to move forward, I'm going to try it.

Are you exercising? Can you get inspired to change your diet?

Gen I'm really surprised that your PT has you doing beep tests when you have acute achilles tendonitis. As you know I have the same thing, and I have been forbidden from doing anything that involves stop/starting, stairs etc

LittleKiwi are you clear about why you ended this relationship? Is it really what you want to do?

Vanessa you're inspiring! You seem really focussed at the moment.

OK - if I'm going to drop 0.5kg this week I need to get off my bum and go for my walk. NOW!

:)
Ani

Ah Lindor and Ani, come on now. You've done so well!! It does seem hard when you feel you've been good for aaaages on end and you're "only" halfway there, but just think of the differences you've already made! Every kilo off is one kg less stress on your heart and joints, and less fatigue!

Ani, PT gave me the choice, and my foot was strapped at the time, so it didn't feel bad. Also we did it on grass - the podiatrist just said don't do hill running, run on hard surfaces, or do anything that hurts too much. Do you know, I'm such a sieve brain that I don't think I did realise you had the same problem!! Went back to the podiatrist today and got my casts done for my orthotics. Don't get them for 2 weeks, but he's strapped me up again in the meantime - can't believe what a difference it makes!

I am so sorry I have been missing in action. Have just been busy with family. One wayward grandchild, that's one out of 27!! that's just come back for Nana to sort out, and 4 boys, and a girl still here at home . Ages 17 - 31 But Hey, but what can you do !!!! That's what home is for.The door goes round and round. What ever your posts are!!! I feel eveything that you have at one time or another.Be it from drinking too much (beers) to eating, not exercising, losing the plot, all these things make me feel like I am not alone, and a very normal person, and that today is just what I need.!!!! With tears in my eyes THANKS SO MUCH :grouphug: :grouphug:

Mary - I agree with you - no matter what the problems we are faced with -its good to know that this board is here and we can vent. Just knowing this makes all the other things going on in life just that little bit easier...

So Lindor and Ani - dont worry about how you are feeling just know that we are here for you, let it all out!

Here's how my day went - I got my rego check done today and my car failed - it needed 4 new tyres :( Money is really tight at the moment- and I dont have money for one tyre let alone 4... so I bit my bottom lip and rang my sister to seek some advice - I was thinking about doing the interest free thing, and she was at home and I wanted to check the internet and see which tyre companies offer interest free... well she did some searching and told me the name of a place and I started to drive there- well on the way she rang me back and offered to pay for them. I was crying as I drove to meet her at the bank. I am soooo grateful for her generousity, it has really helped me out.

Having felt soooo low and embarassed for asking for money - I cancelled my gym child care booking and just wanted to get home and curl up and cry... but after getting home I felt guilty for cancelling and after dinner I put some work out videos on - I did walk away the pounds and 10 minute abs... having worked out made me feel differently about the day - I was embarrassed and felt ashamed and sorry for myself that I havent got any money left in my account before my workout and now I feel so blessed that I have people in my life like my sister and this board that can help me through the rough patches. When I was feeling sorry for myself I indulged in a packet of M&M's and a Gloria Jeans iced white chocolate whilst waiting for the tyres to get fitted... I am going to think about today as the day that I realise there are other ways to cope with disappointments and look for support and comfort outside of food.

TGIF tomorrow - have a good day!

Thanks everyone for your encouragement - don't worry, I'm not going to give up :)

I'm going to have to try weight loss without exercise for a week or so. I STACKED it in the bathroom today… my right foot slid and jammed under the door, at the same time as all 88+kg of me landed on my left knee. Not nice!

I am bruised and sore and limping… and I imagine it would have looked very funny if anyone had seen it.

Bugger!

However I'll try to be good and eat right. I HATE not being able to exercise - when I'm not walking regularly I struggle to discipline myself to eat properly. And there's something in my head that believes it isn't possible to lose weight without exercise.

Oh well!

:)
Ani

PS: Lindor - WHERE are you?

I am exercising a little lighter too the next few days - in April I tripped and fell landing on my knee - last night it was aching, and it has been 3 -4 weeks since I injured it... this morning I got up and did aqua aerobics - Iusually dont do this class on a saturday- the other participants were so slow when we had to jog around the edge of the pool and the pool was full. There was another new instructor and she didnt remind people of the etiquette - slow movers inside, fast movers outside ERRRR!

It is my primary school's(work) 50th birthday this weekend, so I am going to spend this afternoon at the school with my son - we are having an open day with memoribillia displayed for previous students to reminisence - there will also be a BBQ and the band playing. I will be patrolling my building... WHAT FUN!!!! I have been there 11 years this year - so it will be nice if some of the previous students come back and see me.

After starting the week well, I've gone over calories (by a LOT) for the past 2 days - biscuit binges!! Just reminds me why I shouldn't buy the crapola, as I'll eat them all at once. Some things don't change...

16kg to go!!! Why is this sooooo hard!!!

I am here, and I am getting more and more frustrated as I go from under eating to over eating again!!!

It's like I have lost all control over this.

But I won't go on about it.

Ani, I am laughing at the mental image I am getting from your description of your fall! I think I watch too many slap stick comedies! :lol:

I guess all you can do is rest it, but I can imagine that is hard to take when you walk so regularly and you have just managed to get yourself back into it again after the move. Keep up all the other exercises in the meantime ;)

Thankyou all for you words of encouragement too. Like Ani, I am not about to give up. I have hit a massive bump in the road, but I WILL get over it.

My parents go away for three months from next week. And I am determined to make a huge dent in these last 16kgs before they return. See, my mother has been my biggest critic with regard to my weight, all my life. Although she has said a few times she is impressed with my weight loss so far, she is constantly reminding me that I still have a way to go! I'd like to shut her up...and the only way I can do that is to lose the weight! So that is my goal for the next three months!

For now though, I want to concentrate on saving myself from disappointment with Mondays weigh in! I am going to eat right, drink right and try some step-ups this weekend. At the very best, I want to remain at the 82.6kg I was at last Monday!

So, Vanessa is doing a school reunion this weekend (sounds kinda fun too!), I have no plans but like the idea of a book on the couch weekend again...what has everyone else go planned?

I have had a rotten few weeks. It sucks that I literally ate not much over a two week period, only ended up eating a small meal on 4 nights over the whole 14 days, I was too nauseous to eat anything, I would try to eat but get it to my mouth and would heave so gave up even trying........DIDN'T LOSE AN OUNCE. :( I was only managing to have about 600 mls of fluid a day and was feeling REALLY ill after each mouthful of water. Doesn't life suck?

I have had a really busy week this week, worked two days of 11.5 hours, and one day of 5 hours. I am on my feet ALL the time I work so I was aching by the end of Wednesday. My grandmother got sick so I spent 10 hours sitting in the hospital with her, they thought she had pneumonia but she doesn't....she is a mystery, they have her in hospital and she isn't happy, wanted to come home yesterday, and definitely today but they want her in until at least tomorrow. I am putting off going to see her as she won't be happy.

Nana's birthday is on Tuesday and her sister and her neice are coming over from Sydney on Monday. Nana will be 93, we will go out to lunch for her birthday.

I still haven't managed to lose anything more which is really starting to bug me now since I am being so good with what I eat and still not losing anything. Since it has been a hectic I haven't had a chance to do any exercise as such, I was too tired at the end of the three days of working I don't think I could have exercised even if I wanted to. :(

Oh well heres to a better week this week.

I hope you all are doing ok. I read some are stuck in a rutt but hopefully you will get past it.

Jennylee

I had a **** week. I just felt blah and was naughty here and there. I had a HUGE binge last night (kebab, 2min noodles and chocie) I had my weigh in today and thankfully still lost (.1kg, but still!) I've also lost 6cm in TWO weeks! Yay!

OMG Ani are you ok? Still, like Lindor I can't help but chuckle at the image. :lol: Reminds me of a funny incident when I was little.

When I was about 8 or 9, my cousin (was 10) lived across the road from a caravan park. We both, & a friend went over to 'play' in the amentities block. We soaked the floors, & soaped the floors & played naked skids. Well, we heard someone coming & bolted.... My cousin first into the bath cubicle, then me & I turned, shut & bolted the door. I forgot about our friend. SHe was right behind me & hit full body into the door then slid underneath slamming against the bathtub. :rofl: I just laughed and laughed it looked so funny. The poor girl was screaming in agony, & my cousin was scolding me for laughing while trying to hold a straight face herself. The girl ended up with a broken leg. My cousin & I ended up with a red bum & broken egos. Needless to say she wasn't our friend anymore & we were grounded forever (well it seemed that long).:dunno:

Enough of that anyhow. really Ani I do hope yr ok.:hug: A fall doesn't tickle at anytime, let alone it's when yr foot gets caught that causes it. How bloomin high is yr door off the floor? Or do u have dainty feet?

Lindor isn't it awful when yr parents are yr worse critics. When I was big before this time (how depressing that sounds) I ended up losing 24kg. I hadn't seen my dad in a year & he never said a word until I was leaving I asked him what he thought - big mistake. He turned around & said to me, "Yeah thats good Von but yr arms are still big". :boxing: Like how negative & a kick in the guts. I have not talked to him much since.

JennyLee are you feeling any better? :getwell: Don't panic about no real weight loss while sick. Yr body has just gone into conservation mode & once you get back in the swing of eating properly yr body will swing back with you. :running:

Seems we all have some ache or pain with our lower body (knees, tendon injuries etc...) I see a pattern emerging with excess weight and lower body injury. Hopefully when we all get closer to our goals the pain lessens.

I don't know if any of you remember but waaaayyyyy back in the peace I said something about my knee playing up & was prob due to a fall years ago??? I had recently had xrays on it and nothing came up. Apparently could be arthritis setting in.. oh yay! But since I haven't been walking it hasn't been hurting that bad. I think I might try some new shoes see if that helps.

Anyhow I'll shush now. I started out comiserating with some of you & I ended up being selfish & 'all about me'. Perhaps the crap day at work I just had hasn't helped.

Kylie?? Are you out there? Are you ok? Worried about u darl:hug: . Give us a holler so we know yr still lurking there somewhere. Even if a simple "I'm here".

Gotta go drown myself in coffee :coffee2:

VONNI xxx

HERE HERE

I'm glad I was able to be a source for your amusement Lindor and Vonni. Your sympathy in my hour of need was very touching :p I'm rather bruised and sore today - and feeling a bit weird.

And no, I don't have dainty feet. It's an old house and the bathroom door is kind of unique. I guess the fact that it jammed my foot underneath it stopped me from doing the splits – now that would have been elegant.

I'm frustrated that I can't exercise, and I ate too much today. Blurk! So I may need to starve myself tomorrow if I'm going to lose any weight this week – just joking!!!

Sorry this is brief and self-indulgent. I've had a couple of Panadeine Forte and they addle my brain. Hopefully tomorrow I can go for a tiny little walk.

Hey Lindor, did you end up spending the day on the couch with a book?

I must go to bed - sorry I didn't reply personally to everyone, but I've read all your posts and keeping up with what's happening.

:)
Ani

I'm here.



:D


It's ok, loves, I'm still kicking. Spent last night with old friends, reminiscing about a mate who passed away 2 years ago. It was great to see them, I don't see them much anymore. We all just grew off in different directions, but we're all still heaps close.

Well, my little black hole isn't getting any smaller or lighter. That said, I have these weird little interludes of a few days at a time where I feel fairly normal. Then *CRASH* back to Planet Kylie! Never mind, I'm off to the doc tomorrow, I don't know what I'm going to say.

I think someone must have loosened the bolts that hold the wheels onto our bandwagon. They are sounding a little wobbly for most of us. Is there a planet out of alignment this month or something??

Kylie

Sorry team...

82.9kg this week!!

That's up .3kg!

And like a broken record, I will promise myself that I will be good this week! Unfortunately, I don't feel those words are very convincing.

Maybe I should just be satisfidied that I have lost 30kg and my body has decided that 82 - 84kgs is my goal. I feel like I am going around and around in circles...and that is depressing me.

Gah!!! Another woeful post by me.

Alright, here we go...another week :lol:



Good luck to all else who are weighing in today.