Now are we talking 8pm NSW day light savings time, or 8pm QLD, cause if its 8pm QLD, thats 9pm NSW time, and I was on at 8pm NSW time, cause ACT is the same time zone?

confused yet?

Originally Posted by kathyhegg:
confused yet?

Errr...yep :?:

I was not aware of the daylight savings thing.

I was going on 6pm WA time which I believe is 8pm QLD time (unless QLD has daylight savings too??)

Why can't we all just have the same times??? :lol:

I know its soooo annoying. So 9pm here for the next couple of weeks. Ok, put it in my mental diary. See you guys then.

QLD doesn't have daylight savings.

Went to the gym today. I didn't feel like going but I burnt up 500cals on the eliptical and the recumbant bike. Came home with a moster headache mind you, but those calories are burnt baby.

Well done Kathy!!

I am struggling to to 5 mins on the bike :shrug:

Mind you I got the tension set at the first section in the red zone. I feel like I am working hard with it on that, anything less makes it feel too easy. Somehow I stuck at it for 10 minutes straight last night, but I am thinking that was the thrill in using it for the first time. Tonight I have done 5 minutes and I am pooped already! Did burn 100 cals in that 5mins though.

Hoping I can get myself used to this workout thing soon.

You go girls...Lindor it is hard work on one of those things. I had one for a while and yes...it did collect cobwebs after a while..I hired a treadmill for 3 months and found that a lot easier..well as easy as exercise is..not...I get my workout reading about yours...does that count:carrot: Maybe not:D
WEll it now looks like the op may be postponed for a while. I have a Urinary Tract Infection and they will not operate with an infection. Am going to the Dr tommorrow morning to see and fingers crossed I will be fine and the op will be on 8.00am Tuesday morning. If so I will miss our chat. if not I'll be there 8.00pm Qld time. I'll keep you posted. I have pysched myself into the op and if postponed I think I will get cold feet.
Diet wise..not as bad as I could be. I seem to be always great for breakie and lunch but the evening meal always seems to be the one I struggle with. I think because the rest of the family are eating something I always want and know I can't have. I am not a snacker and drink heaps of water. I still am walking with my friend. We have lots of hills where we live so that is definitely a good workout. I even mowed the lawn yesterday and pulled lots of weeds.:cool:
Anyhow guys, I'll chat tomorrow and hoping you are all doing great...Leeann

Good luck with your operation tomorrow Leeann, I hope you are able to have it, and that you are over your infection. I'll be thinking of you. I'll be off at the gym in the morning burning up all those calories I dont need or want. I've got another appraisal on Friday so I'm going to really push myself this week, cause after two weeks off I feel chubbier even tho the scales are saying otherwise.

I did notice in the mirror yesterday and one of my thighs has more fat than the other, soooo weird.

Catch you all soon.

Leeny, good luck with the doc tomorrow. I hope you manage the operation on Tuesday even if it is only to put the procedure and anxiety associated with it behind you :hug:

Kathy, good luck to you with your appraisal too. I reckon you will do well! You seem to push yourself hard all the time :cool:



I have to confess to crumbling slightly last night :(

Seven weeks ago this would have sounded so trivial I'd have just laughed it off, but I have come so far since then, and the emotion I am feeling because I scoffed a 250g pack of Doritos last night is just over whelming.

It should never have been in the cupboard tempting me in the first place!!! But why last night? Nothing else felt different last night to any other night in the last seven weeks. They had been there for the last seven weeks and I hadn't even thought about them until last night :mad:

But what I couldn't cope with was the guilt after eating them.

It's odd, before starting to diet I'd have eaten a packet of doritos, 1.5 litres of ice-cream and probably a full cheescake or something, in one sitting!! And I'd have eaten that quantity 4 or 5 times a week. Last night was just one pack of Doritos!!! Ever since, I have been beating myself up over it. I tried to compensate by skipping lunch today and only eating a salad tonight. I pushed myself on my bike tonight...to the point of feeling dizzy and ill. I know how I am dealing with this is wrong, that I should accept it as a 'slip up' and get on with my dieting, but I can't get over the guilt.

Sorry, I am waffling :(

And I am sorry too, because this post is going to drag out because I actually have a few little things that are bugging me. Again, things that seven weeks ago would not have bothered me.

Tomorrow, at work, the department has organised a morning tea to celebrate a staff members birthday. This happens regularly, but until tomorrow, I have managed to avoid them because I am on a day off or not working that shift. So everyone will be bringing in something yummy and we will all dig in. I am feeling guilty just thinking about it :lol:

Seriously though, this has been bugging me all weekend, I am actually considering throwing a sickie to avoid it - except I'd feel bad for faking being sick. How do I handle it? Being around all that food and trying not to make a pig of myself? Until the Dorito incident last night, I actually thought I'd cope. Now I am not so sure :?:

And another thing (sorry :o ), has anyone ever had to deal with a person who continually tries to sabotage your dieting efforts? A lot of people at work have now commented on my weight loss. A few haven't commented on it, and one of those I think, is very aware of it and is in fact jealous of it. She is overweight herself and has tried dieting on a few occasions herself - unsuccessfully. Anyway, all of a sudden, from about last week, she is constantly offering me chocolates and ice-creams. She won't take no for an answer, to the point that she has opened a chocolate bar and tried forcing it in my mouth!!!

Truth is, by doing this she is making me more determined, but I am finding her extremely annoying!!! And I know if she sees me eat something tomorrow she will make some smart arsed comment! I shouldn't let it get to me, I know, but I can't help it. She is bugging me no end!!! :mad:

Hmmm...did someone comment about long posts a little while ago? :lol:

Sorry...I needed to get the frustration out - so here I am venting I guess :lol:


I'll go to bed now with a little less on my mind :D

Weigh-in tomorrow! Good luck everyone. I'll see exactly what a packet of Doritos can do!! :lol:

Goodnight all :)

Well, I wonder if it was the Doritos or two days with the bike that has caused me to lose 2kgs this week?

:carrot: I am now BELOW 100kgs!!! :carrot:

Hope everyone else did good!!! :)

Hey Lindor,

It seems you have been having a pretty sucky time this weekend, so a big hug for you. I know about the guilt, not that I've broken the diet since the dr put me on it, but I've thought about it lots. Just today I was looking at a nice white slice of soft soft bread lovingly. But I resisted...lol. I actually had a dream the other night, where I ate what ever I wanted, a patty cake, a sausage roll and who knows what else, and the guilt I felt afterwards, OMG and it was a dream for goodness sakes. But it did help me decide to not break the diet in two weeks when Dh and I go away for our annual weekend trip, cause I was seriously thinking of blowing the diet in major proportions. I wont be now, I don't think I could handle the guilt afterwards.

Now as for your morning tea problem. Before went on low carb, I took a platter of fresh fruit to a morning tea with a low fat cream cheese sweet dip, I think it had splenda and lemon juice and I cant remember what else, but experiment. Its really yummy and great for you.

And the colleauge that wont let up. I'd tell her that your dr has told you that you have an allergy to refined sugar and similar products and that he has said that the only sugar you are allowed is that which is in fruit and vegetables. That might just help you. I'm lucky, everyone so far is being quite helpful with the no carb thing, except for one guy in the back of the classroom the other night eating hot potato chips, OMG!!!

As for me pushing myself at the gym, well I haven't been lately. I've been suffering from what ppl call induction flu, and Ihaven't been for 2 weeks. i did go saturday tho, but was feeling too unwell to drag myself down there this morning. I hope I get over this soon, I'm so over feeling nauseated and making friends with the bathroom. I've ended up keeping plenty of reading material in there for my long visits, lol.

But I know I've lost weight, I hope i haven't put on any cms tho.

Catch you soon.

Oh and I'm down to 85kg this week. Woohoo (thats according to my scales) No one elses, I haven't found a scale yet that weighs me less than my scales. Boohoo.

I really relaxed my food last week, I do this every eight weeks, and I lost weight for the first time in ages. So I'm having another relaxed week. I suspect that I haven't been eating enough to fuel my exercise, but I could be wrong. So I'll give it a try and if I gain or maintain, then I'll pull back again.

It snowed big time yesterday, and now its all slushy and iced over out there, wish me luck! I don't want to fall on my derriere this morning!!!

Hi guys
Well it is Tuesday and obvioulsy I am not in hospital. It should have been all over by now. Yes I have an infection...actually quite sick and they will not operate. The next available date is 6th April...not happy..oh well...life is said to try us eh:D I am not in the right frame of mind either with all the job stuff goin down...maybe thats why I picked up an infection. My little boy is not well either...I would have been worrying about him if I was in hospital so maybe all for the best.
Lindor...you are way too hard on yourself. It was only food you put in your mouth. We seem to put food in two catagories..good and bad food depending on if we are on a diet or not. Wrong way to look at it...it is only food that we need to nourish our bodies..that is it... No need to feel guilty about eating the dorritos. I know it is not part of your diet plan but it is a necessary part of the "dieting game"we are all playing at the moment. You acknowledged how you felt and recognised it...you can learn from that feeling...and move forward. You know you can get away with some ïndiscretions"as you are doing more exercise with your bike now. Saying that though ëxercise is not a free licence to eat anything and everything"..some wise person told me once..I have always remembered that as it is too true. Saying all that you lost 2kg...you go girl as they say:carrot:
Kathy..you are great with your exercise..keep it up..I'm sure you feel better about yourself when you do it and I'm sure others will pick up on your positive vibes as well.
Kykaree...great idea to give a little once in a while...that keeps us sane eh:)
I don't know whether I will be on the chat later...see how I feel..might go to bed early tonight...been a stressful day..not feeling the best...
Keep on dieting girls...you are doing great:) :) :) leeny

Ok, I am on the puter right now, its 8.13. So I'll be in chat in 45 minutes. Be there or be square.

Great chatting with you Lindor and Leeny, catch you next week, same time, same place.

Yes! It was fun! Can't wait for next week :)

Thankyou for being there Kathy and Leeny :cool:

Well, I got another Morning Tea to face tomorrow at work! Two in one week!!! Am I being tested or what??

I feel better about this one though. I have to wonder if these urges that I get to EEAATT is related to a certain time of the month? Any comments on that ladies???

Anyway, so far this week, I have been good with my eating. And I am now on the bike 30mins a day non-stop. When I started on the bike I was exhausted and puffing and panting within 5 minutes. In just a few days I am up to 30mins and doing it quite comfortably. I'm pretty proud of that, considering exercise was non existant previously.

I hope everyone else is doing well!

Hi guys
Great talking to both of you Kathy and Lindor the other night. I wonder what the other ladies have been up to...long time no hear.

Well Lindor aren't you a champ. You should be proud of yourself now cycling for 30 mins...you deserve your weight loss..you go girl:) :) :)
The morning tea thing is hard to resist but remember you will feel bad if you eat the goodies...I know your collegues will not remember if you ate some cake or not so be true to yourself...does it really matter if you offend someone for not eating some cake or would you rather dissappoint yourself. We always seem to make others happy but when all said and done you must make yourself happy.

I know when it is "cycle"time that your Blood sugar levels drop dramatically and we crave some sugar. Have you tried GTF Chromium? It is a natural capsule that you buy from your Health Food Shop. It tricks your body into thinking that you have enough sugar so you don't crave the high sugar foods. I take it a week before "cycle"time when i crave the most. Everyone is different...you don't take it all the time...only when it is bad. A lot of diabetics take it to help stop the sugar craves as obviously they can't have it. It really is great and has helped me tremendously at times..give it a go.

Well I am on track again...been walking daily with the neighbours...food great...I seem to be in control again..well today anyway...heres hoping it continues. Jumped on the scales today(yes I know you shouldn't weigh everyday)...bad habit to break..and it is finally going down. That helps me to stay on track plus a feel a lot better when I eat healthily.

Anyhow guys..keep on posting and keep on dieting...we will make it..leeny

I jumped on my scales yesterday morning too, down to 84kg according to them. Woohoo I think, I'm gonna show the girls at the gym this arvo. Ha! I got on their scales and I've lost 1/2 a kg in 6 weeks. All I can assume is that its water weight, cause my scales cant be that wrong, moving every week, and theirs not moving at all! I'm gonna go by my scales me thinks.

I've really been movin and groovin this week, been to they gym Wed, Thurs, Fri and today. I did 1/2 hour on the eliptical and 1/2 or so on weights, gotta build those muscles. I also went to an information session about their new Change for life challenge, but at an extra $55 a week, I simply cant afford to do it. I'm already paying $30 a week to go to the gym, i cant afford to pay more. Ah well, I'm going to try and up the intensity of my work outs a bit more and up the weights on a weekly basis. Evidently thats pretty much what they do in the challenge anyway. I couldn't believe that all you had to do tho was 5 x half an hour each week. I'm working so hard at the moment, 5 days a week, and the scales are bouncing around like a rabbit.

But I have worked hard, and I've stuck to my diet, not that it seems to be doing much except give me strange dreams about breaking it. I'll keep going and pay closer attention to what I'm eating.

I give up this week! :mad:

So I've been doing the exercise - fat lot of good that'll be with all that I have eaten!

As if two morning teas at work this week wasn't enough!

Today I had to take a family pet to be put down. I feel miserable and just don't give a stuff about anything just now - I miss the dog :(

I have turned to the fridge this evening. It was not so much what I ate (most of what I have now is the good stuff) it is the quantity that I ate. I am a PIG!!!

Hope everyone else is doing better than me. Kathy, well done on your progress.

Hugs for you Lindor. You have obviously had a terrible day. Put it behind you, (the food that is) take a long bubble bath, grab a book and have a good read in bed. You need to take care of yourself girl.

Hugs

I guess no change is better than gaining.

I'm stuck on 99kgs this week...BAD BAD WEEK :(

Good luck everyone else.

Weigh in day!!
 

Lindor, you have done so well, and your week has been really rough. So lets get ourselves together and start over again. You are going great guns.

Angel, congrats on getting to 126kg. you are doing so well too. Even with a naughty weekend, once in a while it turns out that they actually do us good.

As for me, I'm not game to weigh myself today. I put on 3kg in half a day last week (has to be fluid) and haven't been ready to jump back on the scales again. But I went to the gym on Friday, Saturday and Today, and have done 3 pump classes in that time. I upped my weights today and have gone from 2.5kg to 4kg and 5kg as my heavy weight. I'm hoping that by increasing my weights that I'm lifting will get my kgs and fat dropping soon.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to weigh myself today either...I knew if it had shown that I had gained it would have been the continuation of a big fall for me.

It has been a bad week...but it's onward and upward (or downward so far as the kgs are concerned) from here right!

Well done again on your progress Kathy!! You seem to have so much energy, I feel exhausted just reading your posts!! :lol:

Angel, I admire your positive out look. Although I had a bad week I did not once say to myself that I was going to quit trying for good. I gave up for a day or two, but was always going to get back on track come the new week...today. I think if we continue to believe we can do it then we will ultimately make it. Well done on your progress too!

Has anyone seen or heard from Leeny? I know she is in Queensland, but just not sure where. I wondered if she was anywhere near Cyclone Larry and if she was ok?

ButterBall was the other one too. Haven't heard from her of late either? Hope she wasn't too close to Larry's path either.

My fingers are crossed for you both.

I ended up jumping on the scaes today and I'm down to 85.5kg, so some of that weight has come off again, I just have to keep working hard and hopefully I'll have lost the 4kgs that the dr asked me to lose a few weeks ago. I'm due back there next thursday.

Thank you
 

Hi kathyhegg ,Lindor and the rest of you nice people
Thank you kathyhegg ,Lindor for PM, I have been feelng very lost and upset for the passed month or some as my Gran passed away and with her passing a large part of what was very special in this world has gone. we were very luck to have her for nearly 95 years.So yes I know she had a very long and full life and she lived it to the fullest(and yes she would kick my butt for being a cry baby).So I have not been very good at all but I have started to go for a walk at night with Hubby again so thas good . To have you remember my tonight was great thanks again:hug: I will try very hard to get back on line and on track .
Thanks again Karen

Karen!!! :hug:

So good to hear from you!!

Sorry to hear that you have been having a rough time though. I know when I lost my Grandmother I hit rock bottom. They maybe a part of the extended family, but they are family none-the-less and are wonderful people. Don't fight the greiving process Karen...let it take it's course. We all deal with it differently and there is nothing to be sorry about in the way you are handling it.

Know that you are in my thoughts :hug:

I was worried that Cyclone Larry may have had an effect on you? I am not sure where in QLD you are. I hope he managed to steer clear of you.

Hang in there Karen...and again, it is sooo good to hear from you :hug:

Hugs for you Karen from me too. I remember when I loss my grandmother, and I fell apart. I mourned her for a year, and I still feel guilty for not ringing my mother the morning she was going to die to come and say goodbye, because my grandfather told me not to, but I still miss her desperately.

Keep up with your walks with your dh, its doing you good, and keep on posting here, we are here for you, even if we are spread all over the country.
I'm so happy that you let us know how things are going, and look forward to chatting to you again soon.

Hugs

Hey welcome back Karen. Don't be sorry you have not posted for a while...i know that life has been a bit tricky for you recently. My thoughts are with you and just be kind to yourself. It takes time as we know to grieve which is soo important in our lives so just take it easy, have some cake (and maybe some wine) think about the good times with her and let time take over. When you are strong enough again the diet will follow.
We all seem to put a lot of importance on our diet (and yes it is) but you have way more important things on your mind just at this minute. Take care of yourself...keep on posting...it may be a release for you at the moment you might need.:hug: :hug:
Well I am back on track again..finally. I have had a lot going on life wise and the diet has taken a back seat for a while. I have been to a lot of job interviews...they are stressful..I have forgotten about those for the last 4 years. I have managed to get one of those jobs..dont start until the end of April which is great. This will give me time to get the house sorted out, me sorted out and hopefully have had my tummy tuck by then.
The reason you guys hadn't heard from me for a while( and thanks for thinking of me Lindor) is that i got that infection which put the op off and consequently ended up in hospital for a few days. It went through my whole body...i truely think my body was so stressed that in a funny sort of way it made me "slow down". I am all better now and even back to walking with the neighbours. I intend to weigh myself on Monday to see what the damage is.
Hey Lindor how do you get the number thingo on the bottom of you posts each time. I think that would be good for me to actually see my progress.
Anyhow guys, keep on dieting, we are all doing well.
Beeee kind to yourself Karen and keep on posting....leeny:hug:

Hi, everyone I hope you don,t mind if I join in I,m 48 mum of 5 all grown, 8 grandkids and another on the way, I post on Daily check in 11 in on this thread I,m from country NSW as well and am glad to meet some fellow aussies, although everyone I have spoken to on these forums are really nice, from your posts you sound like you are doing well, sometimes I lack motivation and need a kick in the butt now and then to get going again, fingers crossed this time I,ll get there if we all help one another I know we will all get there , well, BYE FOR NOW, BLESSED BE... JULS

Hello again!
 

Hey there,

Well the power is now back on again, no thanks to Cyclone Larry... So it's time to post! It wasn't much fun up in Far North Queensland while the cyclone was here. We live about an hour away from Innisfail, where the main damage was done, so I was thankful for that at least! Lucas (my 7 month old) decided it was a great time to get sick for the very first time... Everywhere was shut except Cairns Base, so we spent a few hours there getting chest x-rays and stuff. Trying to measure out medicine in the dark is a bit tricky! As is giving them baths with no hot water... I definitely do not like having no power with a baby! lol. So my diet was pretty much out the window, as we had to live on packaged stuff for a while, everything in my fridge went off, and no money to replace it mum had to come to the rescue when it was over with food and money for bubs medication. I feel like a terrible mother for not having emergency money for when he gets sick!!! But on $195 a week, you can't really put any money away! University has started up again, and now that I've got the computer back on I can start researching journal articles for my report. I'm really going to put in the hard yards and push for that High Distinction this term. Well Shaun's work is picking up a bit at the moment, so some of the final notices are being paid off... lol. The tree blocking our street was finally taken, so now we don't get scratches on the car trying to get out, which is good. Wow, I've really done alot of whinging! And not even about my weight! Okay, well trying to get back onto the weight loss subject... I haven't been able to get outside (thanks Larry!) for exercise, and the power stopped the exercise videos... So basically I've been sitting around in the dark eating packaged chips... Not really diet friendly, but oh well, what can you do? I had gotten below the 100kilo mark (to 98.6!!!) but I have gone back up to 100.7, so today I'm back on the way down again. Staying over at my mums with the bubs tomorrow night. So she can watch him while I jam some uni time in. Oh, about the morning tea thing... I heard some advice a while ago, which is basically to not make the event about food... When I used to go thoughts like 'What have they got, who's watching, they'll think I'm stuffing myself, I'd better get a bit of everything in before I miss out, there's only one piece left!!' going through my head, but I realised that the food was only there as an aid to the event, the whole thing wasn't about food! It was about socialising... So try to concentrate on conversation and other things instead. Just something that helped me out with that anyway... By the way, Lucas is now alot better... Okay, well that's enough for me! Update yous all another day!

Leeny...glad you over your infection and feeling better and things are getting back on track for you. Congrats on getting the job too! I am sure you will do well.

The numbers at he bottom of my signature are manually added every week. Just add to your signature in the same way that you change the details on you ticker. I am hopeless at explaining things, so I hope that made sense?

Juls! Welcome to the thread. You appear to have done well so far with your weight-loss so well done for you. I certainly understand the motivation thing too. But I have found that I am motivated by reading the posts of these very determined people here. We also have a regular chat on Tueday nights (6pm WA time - 8pm QLD time - 9pm NSW time I think? Kathyhegg should be able to confirm that for us), so feel free to join in there too if you can. :)

Angel Rose: I knew someone here was in the area of Larry...sorry I overlooked you. I am glad you and your family missed the worst of it, although it sounds that it did have a huge impact on your lives. The plan now is to prove that you are not going to let that impact set you back for too long. The hardest thing about unavoidable interuptions while dieting is finding the determination and strength to get back on track again...I am sure you can do it!! Good luck!! Good luck too with the studies! And thankyou for the tips on the morning teas - I tend to take just a small plate then quietly sneak back to my desk and get back to my job :lol:

So far this week I have stuck to everything. Eating properly. Half an hour on the bike a day. I feel good for it and really hope the scales show a difference after this week :lol:

Hope all else are well and doing well :)

I'm happy to announce that I've gone 3 full weeks cheat free! Woohoo. Makes me feel proud of myself. Haven't done much exercise this week, Stepson11 decided to share this weekend, share the flu, and here dh and I are getting ready to go away this weekend. I am feeling a bit better, tho, I really think its my new diet. I am having a couple of problems on it, like waking up at 5am full of energy. What the!

Angel, I'm glad you have come out of larry some what unscathed. I'm glad your house is still in one piece. I too am studying part time, with a 4 year old, and I suggest that you remember to make time for you by exercising regularly.

Juls, welcome to the gang. You will find the girls here very inspiring and we love to chat. We chat regularly on Tuesday nights, and I think day light savings finishes this weekend, so I reckon we are looking at 8pm for our chat. Its great to catch up with the others and get some extra motivation.

Well, I have to go and finish packing the car, and dh and I are off to Albury for the weekend. Woohoo, no KIDS!

Thanks For The Welcome
 

HEY THANKS FOR THE WELCOME LINDOR AND KATHY :) I always think its funny people you don,t know and can,t put a face too sometimes seem warmer than people you do know :?: Angel Rose I agree with Lindor, try to stay on track and keep away from :devil: food no matter how much it calls remember:angel:s are stronger all my prays are with you and yours :hug: Hey:carrot: Kathy 3wks and not 1 temptation :cp: :encore: have fun on your weekend NO KIDS ;) ;) I,ve had a good day so farnot hungry for food today have had breakfast bar and glass of skim milk and about 3 green teas and 2 glasses of iced coffee made with that 98% fat free powder not to bad actually, thanks for the invite for chat I,ll try to get there if I can just have to figure out how to gain access, BYE FOR NOW...JULS

Thanks Girls for the support, My Gran had lived with my Mum (whom lives with us along with my step Dad, our Daughters and our Eldest Daughters little boy (the joy in all our lives). Yes that’s right five generation .My Mum and step Dad have a Granny flat attached to our house and our Daughter and Grandson have releasable home in our back yard, Hubby youngest Daughter and Me live in the main house.
I really feel for you kathyhegg that you regret not making the phone call, I was lucky that we were with Gran as she left this world.
I am on my way to work, so all have a good week-end.
Great to see you again angel_rose105
The Diet well it comes and goes but I will get on top of it soon I hope lol

Well daylight savings didn't finish so chat for NSW, ACT and VIC is still 9pm Tuesday night.

I managed to get through the weekend without breaking my diet at all. Woohoo. I did have a little bit of curry sauce that was on my prawns tho, but I figured it wouldn't hurt me much. Well this morning I had hives all over my left elbow. OMG, what caused that!

Haven't exercised, this bloody flu bug is getting worse unfortunately, and my weight is up and down like a bloody yoyo, but I've passed that magical 21 day mark now.

Hi all again and welcome back Angel Rose. You did your best during a difficult time with the cyclone. I can only imagine how hard that experience must be and will a little one sick as well...you are doing just fine. The diet will come back when it is physically possible to do so. Hang in there:)

Welcome to you also Juls...I look forward to reading all your diet successes as well. What type of diet are you trying?

Thanks Lindor for your wishes. I am fine now and back to walking. Weigh in day tommorrow...been pretty good this week and deserve some sort of loss..maybe not huge but something is always better than nothing. I did get some bad news this week though and guess what.... went to town and bought a vanilla slice. I gobbled it down like it must be the last one in existance...why...still the bad habit is always there. The guilt set in and I wouldn't even eat any dinner. Seems to be my pattern every time. I know it is all about will power but that vanilla slice is just so good...are you all droooling...no it was yuccky truely.lol..

Hope all have had a good week...get better soon Kathy...how was your weekend with no kids...I am jealous...leeny


















































Hope all had a good week and just a little down on those dreaded scales would be great eh:carrot: ..leeny

Well I think I have had a pretty good week too. Eaten properly, with the exception of an afternoon tea at work this time, but that one was safe for me as it wasn't in our department and I suggested my colleague go to it while I man the desk. She brought a FULL plate back for me but, other than eating two small chocolate coated meat pies (don't ask!), I threw the rest in the bin!!

I have done half an hour every night on the bike too (fourteen days straight now). I feel great!!! And confident that tomorrows weigh-in will show a change in the right direction.

I am going to try and add another 15mins to the bike each day from tomorrow - thinking of doing a 15min ride in the mornings as well as the half hour ride in the evenings. Who'd have thought I'd become so passionate about exercise??? :lol:

Anyway, Kathy, well done for sticking to the diet while on a relaxing weekend away!! Hope the weekend was good all round despite feeling a tad unwell. Hope you feel better soon.

Leeny, isn't it horrible that we beat ourselves up for doing something that is so natural as eating. When I slipped up the other week with those Doritos I cut out lunch everyday for the next week!! I wonder if we do it as a way of punishing ourselves or as an attempt to immediately eliminate those calories we just consumed?

I overheard a conversation a few weeks ago at work where one person was trying to convince the other that dieting was no different to overcoming a drinking/drug problem or quitting smoking.

I don't believe it is the same. When someone quits drinking/drugs/smoking all they have to do is abstain from it completely (admittedly getting over the withdrawals is difficult), they can live without touching another drink/drug/cigarette.

With dieting it is all in control...to live we have to eat food. We can't just stop eating and never touch food again. We have to learn control, to stop eating when we don't need to eat anymore. It is a hard task, and even the most devoted dieter is going to slip up. We just need to understand that slip-ups happen and we need to learn to move on from them without beating ourselves up.

So you had a Vanilla Slice, I had a bag of Doritos...have we fallen off the wagon completely, or are we going to continue this battle against the bulge??!! The fact that we are both here shows that we are here to fight another day.

We are all doing well and we should all be proud of ourselves, the fact that we come on here and openly discuss our ups and downs in our dieting life shows our determination!!

And there you have it ladies! My pep talk for the month :lol: