Well I broke the 85kg barrier this week. After my binging the week before, I got back on the wagon, and dropped 2kgs, so that brought me down to 84.5kgs. Woohoo. I dragged myself to the gym on Tuesday morning, after a friend asked me to go with her, as she wanted to check it out. I did an hour of cardio that day. Didn't manage to get back till today, but I think I made up for it. I did 40 minutes of cardio and then did a 1 hour pump class. I am already sore. It really doesn't pay to take 4 weeks off from pump class. I want to build up my cardio to a point that i can run, I really like running, but dont feel comfortable doing it yet.

Oh and for doing a work out today, I won a 30 minute personal training session with the PT. I'll get a phone call from her next week to make a time. I'm going back tomorrow to see what else I can win. Hehe.

hi ladies and gents

i have been on here for ages and only just found out about this thread! i mainly hang out on the 20 somethings board. hope you don't mind if i just jump on in.

so glad to have some aussie vegemites to kick butt with ;)

Hi everyone!
I am new to this thread and thought I would introduce myself.
I am a 24 year old single mother of two. I used to do a bit of modelling, but then fell pregnant. After I had my daughter I got a personal trainer (who cost me $105p/w for 90 minutes a week ) and I lost all my baby weight and had abs again!! My pregnancy the second time around was a result of a bad incident, which actually led me to lose weight during my pregnancy. At 6 months pregnant I weighed 61Kg (I was 64kg before I got pregnant and I'm 157cm). After I had my second daughter I was 66kg, and am currently sitting at 64kg. The problem is that even though I am the same weight I was before I was pregnant, none of my clothes fit me because all the weight is in my bum and thighs!! My target weight now is 56kgs, but I will be happy just to tone up and be able to wear bathers again!
I am following Jillian's winning by losing plan, and I love ithe exercise part of it. I absolutely love being in the gym. The hard part for me is eating enough calories a day. I have played around with the different circuts and everything, and am properly starting week one on monday after my oldest daughter goes to her first day of big kids school!!
Looking forward to meeting you all!!

Kiarii

Hi everyone, it was great chatting to you on tues night.I wish I could say it has spurred me on to great things but its been a bad week. I have been eating everything in sight it seems, and since the kids are home for schoolholidays, have hardly made it the gym. It was the twins b'days this weekend and they had 3 friends sleep over and I took them all to the circus. We all ate junk food for 2 days. Todays a new day and Im going to go hard doing Atkins induction until I leave for my Melb. trip on Fri. I will also aim for 4 days at the gym.
Lindor; we are all human, and none of us perfect. You are a real inspiration and I hope you are feeling better about yourself.
Leeny; I know what you mean about being hesitant to go out for lunch with dh while dieting. My week went awry after going for dinner and drinking wine, but whatever you do I hope it is a nice day for you . 18 years of marriage is awesome.
Kathyheg;It must be feeling great to have cracked the 85 kg mark.I can relate so well to the sore muscles after pump. I dont know how many times I have suffered thru days of pain. I think sitting on the toilet or walking down stairs being the real killers!
welcome daisy boo and kiarii, im new here too. its great to have found more aussies . I hope you can make it to the chatroom on Friday nights for some realtime talk.
Now Im back on track I feel so good again. Its only been a day and Im feeling stronger and more optimistic about reaching my goals. So keep pluggin away folks

Hi Girls,
thought i'd check in, i've only been at it a week and crashed miserably, I mean to the point of sitting on the couch, spoon and nuttella in hand.
Tomorrow is Monday, i'll start again, I have a cross trainer coming from DP's work (hopefully this week some time) so that it won't be so hard to "get into it".
Chat Friday night, i'll have to put it into the memory bank.
Have a good week, until then
Rebecca

Ohhh boy!!! What a crappy week I have just had!!! :(

Not happy at all. I feel like I have eaten myself out of house and home :(

I had to buy 'nibblies' for a kinda social event over the weekend with a group of other people. I bought up big so there would be enough. So did everyone else...my stuff remained uneaten at the end of the night, so it all came back home with me....there is not much of it left now. There are also a lot of those easter eggs that I resisted over easter that have gone too :(

And I thought I had learnt controll Ha!!! Pfffffftttt!!!

Bad bad week...and the scales have shown it this morning. I am actually up a kg today.

But, like Rebecca says...it is Monday, so I am starting over.



Welcome to the newbies!!! So cool seeing this place grow :)

I have got Friday night's chat event worked out, I'll post the rules and instructions in the next day or two. I have made a slight variation...it is not so much 'trivia' but a kind of word game.

Anyway...I must do my morning ride...not been on the bike since Tuesday either :(

MONDAY = NEW START

I jumped on the scales, lol, what a dismal effort, I mean dismal, .6lb, but this week I think i'm more prepared, .6lb is better than none I spose.

Keep at it Lindor.
OMG, I just noticed you've lost 20kg, thats FANTASTIC!

At least by coming on here i'm sort of accountable for my actions, if you know what I mean.

I've started counting calories and keeping a food diary, so that I can see where i'm going wrong, or hopefully, going right.

One good thing, I don't feel as bloated as I did the other week, my spare tyre doesn't stick out quite as much, lol

Where has the week gone! I can't believe it is Monday again already!
Sounds like there have had some great results - while the scales might not have moved as we would have liked we are being accountable for what has happened during the week and putting plans in place to make this week even better! Lindor, you are so right that Monday = New Start!
Liam's Mum - I started keepng a food diary during the week, something I haven't done before. I found it a really interesting exercise - I didn't always like what I had to write but it seemed like a very important step in becoming more accountable. I am going to keep it up, at least for now.
The exercise I did during the week really seemed to pay off and I am down 1kg!

Monday = New Start....

Unfortunately Monday ended badly :(

I don't know what is wrong with me. I have totally lost it and I don't understand why.

What has happened to the control I had a few weeks ago? I limited myself to just four Tim Tams back then, rather than the whole packet!! Now...I just can't stop!!! It is really depressing me.

And the more depressed I get...the more I eat :(

I went for a big walk today, big, 8.5km big, lol
I feel good, netball tomorrow night, might be sore, but i'll get over it.
Lindor, try the kelloggs K time twists, they may satisfy your sweet tooth, i'm addicted to them.
Don't give up, you're doing so well.
Everybody keep at it (take my own advice here) and next week will hopefully bring good results.

Slight variation to the planned 'trivia night'.

This idea came to me while playing a game of scattergories with a couple of six year olds!!!

If you are familiar with the game then this might make some sense...if you are not, then I hope I can explain myself properly.

Instead of trivia questions I will come up with topics.

The first one is to start with the letter A.

After that the last letter of the winning answer will be the letter that the next word is to start with.

Example...

Clue one: A fruit.
Must start with the letter A so an answer could be 'Apple'

The next clue may be 'A vegetable'
An answer (must start with the letter E because that is the last letter of the previous answer - applE) may be 'Eggplant'

The answer to the next clue must start with the letter T...

Blah, blah, blah...

I hope that made sense!!


The object is to be the first in with a suitable answer.

When we have all had enough (or after a set time/number of topics) I will total the winning answers and announce a winner - that person being the one who gave the most suitable answers the quickest.

Did that make sense???

The winner will have the satisfaction of being the best at the game :)


Are we all happy with this??? If not then I'll go back to the initial trivia questions?

Originally Posted by Lindor:
Monday = New Start....

Unfortunately Monday ended badly :(

I don't know what is wrong with me. I have totally lost it and I don't understand why.

What has happened to the control I had a few weeks ago? I limited myself to just four Tim Tams back then, rather than the whole packet!! Now...I just can't stop!!! It is really depressing me.

And the more depressed I get...the more I eat :(

Sweety, I know just how you feel, I've had a real carb binge today and last night. But I figure, that tomorrow I'll go to they gym, work out and get back on the Low Carb Wagon. Hugs for you .

Scattegories sounds fine btw.

Hey all,

Another newbie checking in :D

Before I do my intro I'd just like to say that Lindor, you are inspirational and you should be proud of what you have achieved so far. People who are starting out (again) can only dream of being 20kgs lighter. And we've all had those 'awful' moments that can turn into days and feelings of depression start to creep in because we can't find answers. But you know what, you'll get back on track, this is just a learning curve. You're suppose to learn something from this particular experience. And I'm sure throughout the journey it will happen again - but you can't beat yourself up about it. You have to refocus even if you don't want/feel like it. And remember that tomorrow is a new day ....

Sorry, you don't even know me and I'm here offering advice when I should be taking it myself (isn't that how it always works..haha). But hope it helps a little.

Anyway now with my quick intro :) I'm Jo and I'm 30 (turning 31 in October) and I'm from Sydney. I've been married 5 years (in October - great month) and my DH is from Maryland USA but he moved to Oz to be with me! We have a 14 month old daughter who will definitely keep me on my toes in the upcoming years.

I have been overweight since birth basically and I have always resigned myself to being 'the fat chick' (as I was told by a family member). This comment always stuck in my head and instead of using it as a motivator I used as an excuse to keep myself down. In the back of my mind I don't think I'm worthy and then I say "it's to hard, I'm suppose to be this way" ... this set up the pattern of my life.

I have been fat for the last 30 years and want to be healthy and slimmer for the next 30+ years! One of my closest friends died of a heart attack 2 weeks ago - she was 51, and it was a big wake up call to me. I want to be around for my daughter as she grows up. But if I keep going the way I am, I won't be .. as I'm also a heart attack waiting to happen!

I've put on A LOT of weight over the years and now weigh in at 120kgs! It's gonna be a long and hard journey but the time is now! But no more excuses I just have to do it, change my life and never give up! I never finish anything I start - but I'm sick of being negative and quitting. It's what I usually do, but I don't want to be that person anymore.

Anyhow - I've rambled on enough, and am happy to have found you all ...

Thankyou Jo, for your encouraging words...in fact thankyou everyone. And Jo welcome to the thread. I can see your presence, like everyone else here, is going to be a great asset!

The best news I have to offer with regard to my battle, is that I officially have no more junk food in my house!!! Bad news...I ate it all :(

I have convinced myself that I will NOT buy or stash anymore.

So far this week...Monday and Tuesday have not been good. I have put a bit of thought into what has been happening on an emotional level with me. And I think I can direct a lot of my 'worries' to my exam in June. I am really not confident about it and I really cannot find the motivation to study for it. It is really bothering me right now :(

Anyway...I am going back to square one. I started my weight-loss by changing my eating habits for the better...I am aiming for just that for now. Exercise has come to a halt lately and, until I can get back into the swing of things, I am not going to push myself with the exercise. After all I did lose my first 5 - 10kgs without exercise!

Like Jo says...I need to refocus.

Tomorrow is a new day!!!

I might be coming back into line again. I am still eating more than I should...but it is not junk any more.

Has anyone tried the Mariani Apple Chips???

They are thinly sliced apple pieces, dried to a crisp and packaged just like a packet of potato chips. The only ingredient is the apples. They are air dried, therefore no oils or fats or anything. A 57g pack contains 240cals and are naturally fat-free. They are very sweet so it is near impossible to consume a whole pack in one go...but it really sets the surgar cravings at bay. On sale now in the health foods section of you local supermarket :lol:

So, not many comments on tomorrow nights chat game? Are we going with what I suggested or are we going trivia questions???

Whatever fomat you want for tomorrow night, what time??
I'm having not too bad a week, walked about 20km in total, and know i've lost something, been watching what I eat, like a hawk, lol
Officially addicted to k-time twists, may have to try the apple chips, just for something different.
I also tried the WW icecream thingo's in the little tubs, very yummy and not too many calories, i'm such a sweet tooth but they satisfied my ice cream craving, nowhere near as many calories a Baskin Robbins.

Well done on the good week!!! At least some are on the right track :lol:

Chat tomorrow is at 6pm WA time (which is 8pm with you...I think?).

Jo...you are welcome to join us as well.

45 minutes 'til chat games begin :)

3 minutes to chat

Thanx for the chat Kathy...twas fun as always.

We'll postpone the games until next week and hopefully have a few more players?

Come on girls!!! Quit the social life and stay at home!!! :lol:


Have a good weekend all :)

Sorry I didn't make it to chat ladies, visitors, next week should be ok, if all goes to plan, social life??? What social life? I wish, lol

Hi everyone
Where to start??
Well, I have spent a total of 9 hours in the gym this week, I know it doesn't seem that much to some people, but I can tell you it's a lot for me. I don't know what I did today but somehow my knees died...I can't run or jump at the moment...they hurt so much! I think it was because there were annoying other people at the gym today, and insted of being able to do my lat pull down/leg press circut I had to sit on the leg press and do 53 presses before the damn lat pull down was free. I was so angry! I think that is why my knees are sore. On the bright side I actually managed to skip for a whole minute today without stopping. I really hope I get good results with this program...I want to sign up for Jillian's online program, but I don't have credit card, which SUCKS! I wish they would let people pay via paypal or something. I'm really mad about it.
I am beginning to wonder if my body is going to ache for the rest of my life...I mean really....I am sore all over...I hope this goes away eventually!
On the bright side I got Jillian's Shape up dvds in the mail today, which made my daughter very happy! I promised her I wouldn't open them until tomorrow when she is awake and we are ready to do it!! I let her stay up 2 extra hours tonight so we could spend time together. I have missed her so much while she has been at school this week. I hate it!!

Rebecca...don't worry about missing chat, nobody is obliged to be there. But next week, lock the doors, turn the lights out, close the curtains and maybe hide the car out the back or something. :lol:

Kiarii...it does get easier. I ached for what seemed like ages when I started my exercising, but it did ease. I have all that to face again when I take up my exercise again - I've kinda let it slip of late but I am determined to restart on Monday.

Now, I must make myself go to BED!!! :lol:

It was great chatting with you Lindor. Come on everyone, come next
Friday, its great to chat with each other for inspiration, and also to get to know one another better.

So I posted in the "How to use the Chat" thread in the Announcements and Forum Help section about not being able to change text colour in chat...no helpful replies as yet :(

But I tried.

I wish I could join you in chat!!! Do you think I could tell my manager that I can't work Friday mornings coz I have to be on the 'net!? :D

The weather here is getting gorgeous. I have the beginnings of a tan on my arms (that could be the Johnson Holiday Skin, however) It's been so lovely today. Sandwiches taste so much better with sunshine sprinkled on them.

It's only 6 weeks til the big trip back home, I'm going to Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Sydney. My reward for losing half of what I want is to go on the Indian Pacific from Adelaide to Sydney in Gold Kangaroo class!!! For goal, it's going to be swimming in Greece!!!!

Hope all is well with everyone

Your Aussie correspondent in England!

Tell your boss it is an improtant 'net meeting!!! :lol:

Good to hear from you Kykaree!!!

The weather is just coming nice here too...cooling down nicely. Not using the air-conditioners anymore now!!!

So cool about the Indian Pacific too - we should all think of rewards like that! For me I'd love to do a Safari Tour in Africa. But can't see that happening unless I win lotto :lol:

But it's nice to dream I guess!

Hi again everyone,

I've been pretty busy this week at uni (I do block release) and work 4 days a week to. It's very stressful most times but there will be light at the end of the tunnel next year. I'm hoping a LOT of kgs lost by then to ;)

I 'officially' start tracking my food tomorrow but will start exercising today! I'm not following a specific 'diet' or anything just trying to make the right choices and balance it all out. I've tried other methods before (Weight Watchers) and I've found that it doesn't work for me. I have to do this myself because at the end of the day - I'm the only one who can change it. I am not going to the gym or anything it costs to much for me right now. At least I can exercise with my lil girl in the pram and she loves being outside. So I don't have to be away from her all the time to get results.

With your Friday chats I can see that there are 2 different times 10am & 8pm. Is that still the case or is it only one time now? I wouldn't be able to join the morning one cause I'm at work but the evening one I would. Where abouts do you chat? In this forums 'chat' or somewhere else?

Anyhow - will check in later. Won't be as busy with Uni now (well for at least a couple of weeks) :D Take care everyone!

Hey Jo,

I wondered if the 10am might confuse people.

The 10am is GMT which, if you scroll right down to the bottom of the page you will see 3FC base their times on, by showing the time difference (GMT + 8hrs for me). Therefore at 10am GMT it is 6pm Australian WST and 8pm Australian EST as Kathy states. Kathy and I decided on Friday night, that maybe we will try and get other members of 3FC involved in the games too, rather than just the Aussies - so a standard GMT time is less confusing when looking at times globally.

So if I confused...I just didn't know how to word it any better with all the time differences in the world.

I think you are on the same time as Kathy, so chat is 8pm your time too.

I hope I didn't make that anymore confusing than it already is :lol:

Hi girls, just checking in, tomorrow is my official weigh day, i'm going for a good loss, i'm pretty excited as i've been watching closely what goes in and been trying to get out and walk as much as possible.
Hope you've all had a good week dietwise and otherwise.
Rebecca

Greenwich meant time is helpful for me too, although it's BST at the moment (British Summer Time). So confusing!!!!

I was meant to swim this morning, but I slept in!!! MY dh is suffering from a really bad hangover, and I feel rough too, though I haven't been drinking!!! How unfair???

I'm feeling a bit stressed lately. Col (the dh) is doing my head in - he's stressed and it's rubbing off on me. He's starting to crave bad food, it's alright for him, he's kinda skinny (except for the beer belly :D )

But I am standing firm, and sending him off to MacDonalds whilst I stay home and eat salad. Oh what an exciting life I lead :lol:

Well I did it. I've eaten horrible junk food till I now feel ill. On the good news side of things, I no longer crave that cr@p and am ready to get back on the straight and narrow tomorrow.

Low-carb here I come again. I've boiled my eggs up and am working on a nice low-carb treat for craft on Tuesday. Back to the gym tomorrow, I now have 20 - 30kgs to lose before my sisters wedding in November. I have decided that this is one wedding I'm not going to be fat for. I was fat for both of my weddings. Not for my sisters, as I'm going to be her bridesmaid.

Lets get physical!

Hi everyone..
Long time no chat. I have only just got on the computer again after about 10 days and it has taken me ages to catch up on the gossip you guys have posted.

Sorry I missed your games chat night and havn't been on for ages. I have been really sick. Got tonsilitis...couldn't even swallow water...great diet though. I feel much better now...i can tell by the way I am "fossicking" everywhere for food...and yes you guessed it..for bad food...why does that happen???

Welcome to the newbies. I hope your journey is very successful and that this thread will help you focus.

Thanks Lindor for the Hi. I havn't forgotten about you guys and look forward to reading all your inspiration. You can do it Lindor. You have been so successful the whole time we have been chatting...a slight hiccup that's all.

I am not game to even get on the scales tommorrow. The number might freak me out. My neighbour whom I walk with came over tonight to see if I was still alive and that walking is back on for tommorrow. A big yes I answered. I feel so much better when I eat right and exercise.(God did I just type that):D

Lindor have you tried the Chromium GTF capsules for sugar cravings. They truely are great. They trick the body into thinking you have eaten sugar(no calories either). You get them from the Health Shops. Alot of diabetics take them to curb their insulin levels. They are completely harmless as your body already makes chromium anyhows. I take them when it is "that time of the month" when I go beserk for sugar. I take them for about 2 weeks and then stop. I find that if you stop and start them instead of daily they work better. Give them a go if you can get them...they are great.

Anyhow guys, I am back in the land of the living and will difinitely be here for the chats again daily and the game on Friday night....keep on slimming guys:hug:

Oh I just remembered I wont be here this Friday, I'm going to a scrapbooking retreat. Woohoo. But I'll post here through the week.

LEENY!!!

So good to hear from you!!! I was starting to think something was wrong. Sorry you haven't been well, but pleased you are on the up.

I guess most of us have had a bad time of late with our diets...maybe it is seasonal??? :lol:

I've tried hard this week...I haven't been perfect, but I have backed off a great deal from the bad stuff.

I have small tubs of lite Jelly (9cals a portion) in the fridge should I crave something sweet and natural nuts if I crave something not so sweet. I haven't tried the Chromium Leeny, but I might look into it - thanx.



Kathy!!!

Scrapbooking retreat??? Are you admitting to having a social life???

Actually I recall you mentioning it in chat, I had forgotten though. I hope you have a ball ;)


So from tomorrow...we are all going to get back on track right? I start cycling again tomorrow. Going to start at 15mins twice a day...it's not much I know, but it is my 'Find Thirty' each day!!


I am a bit unsure about tomorrows weigh in, but I'll do it anyway. It might serve as a cold, wet slap in the face and bring me back to my senses :lol:

Goodnight all :)

8th May
 

Alright!!!

I am heading in the right direction again!!! :carrot:

Down a kg this week to 92kgs again!

I also did my bike ride this morning. I've got that positive feeling back again too :D

Hope everyone else did well ;)

Hi guys
Well I had a disaster of a week...surely it must be all fluid as most of the time I did not even eat as I was too ill......I am UP 3KGS:?: :devil:

I am back on track again with avengence...I will lose this fluid in a week if I'm good I hope. Did no walking today though...too busy and only got home about an hour ago...it seems to get too dark by then and I am not too keen to walk then...too many weidos around then:dizzy:

Hope everyone else did OK this week. Hope you had a happy anniversary Married an Angel...just enjoy the day and get back on track the next meal.

Lindor as usual you have done well and am pleased you have refocused. You have come such a long way so far...you can make it. It seems to be a common thing that when we lose a significant amount of weight and we are feeling good about ourselves and looking better we "fall off the wagon". That happened to me about half way thru. I seem to have that feeling at the moment again....maybe because we get sick of the diet and people comment how much weight we have lost...puts us in a false sense of success. I just think that it is Day 1 again and this is what I weight and foget I have lost 50 odd kilos. Does that make sense and hopefuly you can relate and focus:hug:

Keep on posting...that has helped so far:carrot: