Good to hear from you little kiwi. Don't worry to much about what happened last week, focus on a new beginning next week. Isn't it funny how while your doing something you don't really notice the benifits till you stop

Lindor... Nope. Definately was only a 3cm loss. Goodness knows how she managed to get that. I had a look at the computer printout she gave me and she's even entered things wrong in there! My arms measured 36cm's on day one and 37.5 yesterday. She's put a total gain of 3cm's? Don't think so! Oh well, next time they'll think I'm some sort of wonder woman wont they!!! If I were you at the moment I would try and concentrate on maintaining. Too much going on to really stick to anything. Enjoy your holidays, don't beat yourself up over little slip ups. Hey, what happened to your exercise bike?!

I had a great day yesterday, weight loss wise! I did my exercise, ate really well and had three litres of water. Suffering from mega PMS though! DH even said something! Will try and be a nicer person to be around today!
Bye for now, lunch is calling

Hi girls!!!!!

Im back! Ok, no real excuses for being away...we were busy with trying to make a baby as you know, but alas, no luck so far. Sadly, I have been so obssessed with the whole thing, Ive kinda committed all my free time to reading and researching about getting pregnant. SO, here I am...still trying for a baby, but a bit more balanced!

I see there are new faces here! Welcome!

I will go back and try and catch up with everything tonight, but wanted to say that I HAVE been thinking about you girls...and have missed you. I, am back where I started weight wise...sad day. But, I guess the old adage is true - it doesnt matter how many times you fall...as long as you keep getting up. So, Im getting up...again. Hope to stay up for a while at least. Did my grocery shopping last night and am set again.

Will be back soon, I promise! I wont fall behind again...

xxxx

Welcome back Britt and Little Kiwi - great to hear from you!

I've been behaving myself this week … very boring. I SO want to get to at least 95kg by the end of the year, and I've decided that I have to put in some hard work to get there. I've got around 2.5kg to go, so it's not going to be a breeze.

I hope I can get back down to 97kg by Monday (my weigh-in day), so I'm working hard to try and make that happen.

This weight-loss business is SO frustrating!

:-)
Ani

I feel fat!!!


Rock on Monday!


Britt!!! Good to see you!!! The wagon seems to be waiting for me so jump on while you can

LittleKiwi, welcome home too! I'd have probably let loose to if I had all that good food in front of me!! Wait 'til monday and start fresh...and enjoy your weekend!!!

Oh and the exercise bike...I just sold it as I wasn't using it and there really isn't enough room in the unit for it! And I sold it for $30 more than I paid for it too!!! Yeah, I am naughty!!!

***Thinking of all the pizza I can get with $30***



The paperwork for settlement on the sale of my house did not arrive as expected yesterday so now settlement has been delayed until Monday or Tuesday! I am planning to be out now on Sunday night, Monday will be for a final quick clean up and then I'll lock the doors for the last time!!! YAY!!!

Alright...more packing, more moving, more cleaning!

Catch you all later!

Hi everyone

I'm on track this week - except that I still need to drink more water. I don't know if I will lose any weight, but I feel good that I am making healthier choices and looking after myself.

My new extended family of fluffy things have turned this house into a circus - I now have three 8-week-old kittens, a one-year-old and an 11-year old … as I write this FOUR of my cats are playing demolition derby through the loungeroom and kitchen.

My vertical blinds are in danger of becoming horizontal, and I can't even begin to describe the state of my house. I've no doubt I'll get a decent workout cleaning up after them.

Lindor, how are your babies coping with the move?

Today I'm planning to walk and do situps - and I'm really going to try and drink plenty of water.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

:-)
Ani

Hahah...well, if you have coupons, you can get about 5. Sad that I know that. Im married to a pizza-addict and sad to say, I tend to join in...

How is everyone?!? I havent been my BEST, but Ive been making better choices...I had planned to go full-on, but see, I got two positive pregnancy tests last night and this morning. Im still in shock and as the lines are still so faint, Im hesitant to believe it until they get darker. In the meantime, I dont want to do anything stupid, so Im doing my best to eat small frequent meals (low GI - all wholegrain, etc) and drink my water. Its so hot here so Im not sure if I will get any walking in, but we're going to the beach later, so Im sure we will get a bit of exercise in. Tomorrow will be spent cleaning my tornado-hit house. Seriously. Carter is into EVERYTHING! I might try and put a pic up of what he was up to yesterday.

Anyway, will keep ya posted. Have a good day everyone!

I have decided that, although settlement is now not until the middle of next week, I am moving out today! I'll have access to the place for cleaning etc on Sunday and Monday and on tuesday I'll had the keys over!

I am sick of staying here! I have no furniture except for my bed! I have no fridge! I feel like I am living in poverty!! Except I am eating more than 100 people in poverty!

I also want to move today so I can get the dogs and cat to the new place today and I'll have all night and a full day with them tomorrow to settle them in before I have to go to work and leave them alone for full days! I am also extremely eager to get some sort of routine back into my life and get back onto the weight-loss thing fully again!

I have so much to do still! Out of nine rooms, a hallway and the backyard, so far I have only completely cleared two rooms! It still does not seem possible that I can do this!

And this darn machine only aids in procrastination!!!

PC gets moved today, so if you don't here from me this evening some technician stuffed up with the new connection at the unit! I'll be back as soon as I can!

Have a good weekend all

Britt, I didn't see your post...

I got my fingers crossed that everything is positive for you! God knows you have been trying hard

Good luck mate

Go, go, go Lindor! You can do it!!!

I am soooo over moving!

But I am out! My first post from my new (albeit maybe temporary) home!

One dog is cool with it! The other (deaf and blind) dog is very bewildered, he is walking into everything from doors to walls, beds and stoves!!! But, he does still seem ok within himself. Cat...has remained under the lounge since we got here!!!

I have been way to busy to even think about food today! I sat down at 4pm and had a snack of (lite)cheese and (lite)biscuits - haven't thought of eating again. Now I know that is not the wisest way to diet so no lectures please. I think the fact that I drank twice my set quota of water today (yes 6ltrs!!!!) may have filled me up!

No step-ups either tonight, but I would have walked a 100 miles today lugging huge boxes from one house, to the car then the car to the unit!

I even found the time and energy to take the dogs for a half hour walk too. I plan to do that everyday as the yard here is about the same size as the cats kitty litter tray!!


Britt, you captured Carters 'I didn't do it' look perfectly! It's a cute pic!

Ani, you are going great...and I reckon you might surprise yourself on Monday!

Well, I need sleep! Another full day tomorrow! Gotta scrub the house top to bottom and, thanks to the rain! I need to mow the lawn again! Pity I sold the lawn mower last weekend!!! Mum has kindly agreed to let me use hers!


And how is everyone else doing???

Glad to hear the move is almost done Lindor, and that you have managed to maintain both your sanity and your sense of humour.

I had the worst sleep last night. Didn't manage to fall asleep until almost 2am, then one of my cats started jumping on the bed and meowing at me to wake up from about 5am onwards until I acquiesced. Blurk!

I'm hoping I will have enough energy to walk in a minute - coffee, of course, comes first. Can't let myself down when tomorrow is weigh-in day and I really want to improve on last Monday's 97.6kg! And I'm going to measure myself tomorrow as well to see if there's been any improvement.

Yesterday was mostly good. I ate a pasta dish for lunch, but prepared it myself, so it was less than 500 calories. I walked for an hour as well.

Today I hope to walk for an hour and do my situps. I hope you all have a great day.

:-)
Ani

Heloooo ladies!

I'm doing so well at the moment.I've had a great weekend, still done the whole snacking thing and the wine but have managed to lose a little as wellHappy happy happy!! I think cutting down on the meal sizes has made a HUGE difference!

Ani. My son is sick at the moment so I now what its like to be woken at ungodly hours!
Britt. CONGRATULATIONS A positive is a positive!! I would so love to be in your shoes at the moment. Now that you have two pink lines just try and eat healthy. stick to the unprocessed stuff and you'll be fine. I'm cheering for you!!! Don't forget to take a preg multi vitamine.

Lindor. If you weren't so far away I would come over and help you out. I'm an end results girl. I'd love to clean out your old place and stand back and see a job well done! Oh and well done on making a profit on your exercise bike!!! I was reading way back in the thread and you were doing great with the whole exercise thing. I'd love to own an elicptical trainer. Will have to see how things go next year. So far Curves is doing well for me.

Has anyone heard from Leeny? Hope everything is ok there.

Little Kiwi. How are you doing? Over the working holiday now!!!

I'm off to bed now. good night all.
XXX
Barb

That's more like it - 96.6kg this morning, which means I dropped a kilo since last Monday! Now I need to make sure that I don't "celebrate" by sabotaging it - which has been my pattern for the last six weeks or so.

This week's goal is crystal clear for me - it's my birthday in 8 days time, and all I want is to be as close to 96kg as I can get. I've got a shocker of a week with work, which means 16-hour-days until Thursday - so I'm going to have to work extra hard to find time to walk and do my exercises.

I'm thinking about going swimming next month. I'm not a strong swimmer, but I enjoy it, and since I will be on holidays it would be good to add something else to my exercise routine.

Barb, it's good to hear you sounding more positive.

Right - off to get coffee and find my walking shoes!

Have a great day everyone.

:-)
Ani

Just a quickie as the power has been out for over an hour and has only just come back on - and I still need to get ready for work!

I haven't weighed-in...can't find the flipping scales!!! But I am back into it 120% from today. Ok so it is only going to be for two weeks and then I am on holiday. Ideally I'd like to remain around the 82kg mark but a slight drop would be nice too

Plan for the next two weeks...

Eat good and no more than 1700cal
Drink lots of water - 3ltrs!
20mins step-ups a day!
Half hour (slow) walk with the dogs every afternoon - weather permitting.
NO NUTS!!
Daily check-ins here.
And anything else I can think of that will help!



Hoping Ani has reported her weigh-in now because I am so sure she will show something positive!

Ok, gotta run!

Hey Lindor, I'll join you in a two-week plan. Here's mine:

• Eat no more than 1700 calories a day;

• Drink 2 litres of water every day (I know it should be more, but if I set this as a goal I'm more likely to stick to it);

• Do 40 ab crunches and 40 situps every second day;

• Walk for an hour every day;

• In week two, swim 3 times; and

• Report in here every day!