Hey all

Ani what are we going to do with you did that make you feel better???I didn't squeeze too tight!!!!Has the Cr given you anything for the pain or do you have to suffer in silence? Is there anything they can do? Don't push yourself too hard with the exercise though will you...you don't need any more discs going...you'll have none left. Did you succumb to the chockie? One square won't hurt.....

I'm glad Augigi that you enjoyed your meal out and still stayed within points. I must admit i have gone over my points often. Have you heard of the Wendy Plan for WW. You vary your points so you have very high days and low days and overall in the week you still eat the same calories as you would have done eating the same points daily. It gives you more freedom and plus i think it confuses the body...its like a feast and a famine for one week. Its on the net...check it out.

And Lindor...i meant pepitas which are pumpkin seeds....i roast them and sprinkle on salads and cereals etc or just munch on them...they taste like nuts....maybe a thought for your nut fetish...better for you and heaps less calories.

Me...OK day yesterday although i overate at dinner time. Made a pork chow mein with noodles and it was yum and consequently ate too much. Not a tradegy i know but the kids have taken left overs to school today so i can't be tempted at lunch time. I even went for another walk yesterday(SHOCK)!!
Drank my water and stuck to plan.
Been out to the Uni this week and bought all my text books for this semester....$585 later...not cheap. I had to buy scrubs for hospital placement next term...charming they are. I didn't know what size to buy as i intend to lose more weight by then. I tried on the Medium....a snug fit around the hips....but a few more weeks.....i will be great. The Large fit just right with room to spare but i thought if i buy the smaller ones that will make me do it....right....right!!!The sizes went up to 6XL so i felt quite good only buying a Medium. Small would be better but hey....
Still having the dramas with my friend. You know her husband hasn't contacted her in a month....poor darlin...better off without him i say.
Anyhow guys, just finished cleaning the oven. What a crap job...it took me 2.5 hours and now i am not cooking in it ever again Sweat pouring off me so maybe thats my workout for today...can it be...please...
Keep well all....xxxx

Kylie, there's so many low calorie recipes on the net, I wouldn't bother paying for it.

Leeny, I'm doing the wendy plan this week! It's weird to get used to, but we'll see what happens at weigh in on Monday.

Teppanyaki is Japanese, they cook in front of you and throw it into your bowls, it's good fun!

Kylie, we do have water restrictions here - we're allowed to use our sprinklers twice a week, on rostered days only, and before 9am or after 6pm. I don't think that's as strict as some places.

leeny I resisted the chocolate - had 6 grapes instead, because I am REALLY determined to show a loss on the scales this week.

Yes, I was prescribed Panadeine Forte and Mersyndol forte and valium for the back. Haven't got the scripts filled, because any combination of those drugs would turn me into Granny Ani! I do have Mersyndol in the house though, because the pain can get quite intense sometimes.

I've had prolapsed discs since 1998 - and it's one of the reasons I put all this weight on me. For the first two years I was scared to go for a walk - I really lost my confidence, and it's hard to admit to yourself that you actually have a long-term debilitating injury.

I actually find walking and doing abdominal exercises to be the best treatment I can do for myself. It strengthens the muscles around the injury and helps keep me mobile. The other thing, of course, is to get this excess weight off so that I can take some of the stress off my spine.

Surgery has been suggested to me (as the hole where the nerves come out is almost closed on one of my vertebrae, and a couple of the longer term prolapses are fusing) - but I'll wait and see.

Must get back to work!

:-)

I didn't want to get up today! If I sleep, I won't eat right?

Nope, I've got to get up and work out a whole new plan of attack, because what worked for me before just isn't working anymore.

I think it all starts with my head. I think I have lost track of why I wanted to lose this weight...apart from the obvious that is. I think I had expected my weight loss to solve a lot of other things going on. And I think now I have come to the realisation that I have to solve those other things as separate issues...and that, might in turn, help with my weight loss. In other words, my weight is not the cause of these other problems...maybe these other problems are part of the cause of my weight problem? Which I knew, but didn't fully understand the impact of it all.

Wow! How many times did I use the word 'think' in all that???

Yeah, I've done a lot of thinking this past week. It has revealed a lot too.

And I am now thinking that all made no sense at all to anyone else? But it is staying there because it made sense to me!

But I won't go on with it and bore you all into the ground.


So, yesterday showed another poor effort with dieting for me. I feel the weight going up. It's been two weeks since I made any real effort in this game.

Today, so far so good. But it's the evening when I lose it. I need to find a distraction in the evenings...and watching TV is not a good distraction because it just makes eating even more comfortable

I have actually thought about going into work in the evenings to get away from the fridge and the food here. But that would just run me into the ground and drive me even more insane!!

I don't socialise much and I don't go out with friends. I am not a sport player. We don't have a movie cinema here. The main night life here is the pubs...and I don't do that scene either.

So what can I do at home in the evenings to take my mind away from the food?


Leeny, I am so jealous of you. You are sounding so positive and so sure with this weight loss thing right now. You are taking the big step by going out to Uni to better yourself. You are so focused on the future. Where do you get that enthusiasm from? I want to buy some

Augigi, thankyou for clarifying Teppanyaki...and I though Japanese was all raw fish!!

Ani, how goes the back? Good that is has taken the mind off the achilles tendon?

Sorry, probably not the most opportune time for humour. It sounds very painful.

I understand what you say about the pain killers too. I avoid them until I can't anymore. And I guess it is harder for you because you have deadlines to meet all the time too.

I hope you are taking it easy and resting up as best you can.

Alright, I gotta go find something HEALTHY for lunch!!

Hoping we all have a good weekend!

Hey

Lindor - good to see you! A lot of good can come from thinking about stuff, and it's amazing what you find out hey! Now you've started to get your head aruond stuff, things might get easier? As for the evenings, I play World of Warcraft (a computer game online). It can be addictive, but I am too busy to be! The benefit is that you must use both hands to play, so you can't eat! Otherwise, I am a fan of Scrabble, internet surfing, and reading.

I haven't been to the gym for a few days, and I can feel it. I was meant to go on Friday, but I got called in to work. Today I worked allday, so tomorrow it is! (PS I love Saturdays - its my only 'traditional' workday - 9-5.30!)

RPM is on the cards, followed by C25K. And maybe some weights. I have been eating brekkie everyday (LeRices) and making wraps like they are going out of fashion. I have been a little slack on the water issue though!

Dinner is still a problem, 1. I hate doing dishes with a passion, so there aren't any clean pots at the moment and 2. Mick isn't often home to eat dinner so there is no point doing the whole shebang just for me.

Kylie

Ah yes, thank god for my dishwasher - I hate doing dishes too. Although the worst thing is when they come out of the dw not clean and I have to wash em anyhow! Grrr.

Did my grocery shopping online yesterday, so got to get to my chopping and dicing tonight at some point.

Just worked out my calories on fitday.com as I'm not losing as much as I thought I would with all my exercise (45-60 mins daily) - worked out I'm only eating 1200 calories, so I think I'll increase my protein next week and see what happens with weigh-in.

Sofar it has been a reasonably good week for me. I had a day off from exercise yesterday, but plan to get back into it today and at least go for a walk. While my back is playing up I probably should leave the other stuff alone.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day so I hope I can report some progress. I feel like I've been treading water for a while now.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend - you included Lindor

You've infected me Ani - my lower back is killing me the past 2 days!! I thought exercise might warm it up or loosen it a bit, but it's worse than ever. I can barely get up and down off the couch!! Will have to work from home tomorrow - I don't think I could drive into work and sit in a hard chair all day. Will have to hit the chemist tomorrow for some painkillers - the hot baths and showers aren't cutting it. Have to be in shape for my personal training starting on Wednesday!

Will see how the wendy plan went at weigh in tomorrow, but I'm thinking I'll try switching to Core/No Count for a few weeks - I eat mostly core foods anyhow, with the odd WW dessert, so it will be a relief not to count points!

Good luck for weigh in tomorrow everyone!!

Hey all

Good luck all who weigh in tommorrow...mine not until Wed. I agree Augigi it is good not to count points. I did the Core Plan last week and lost 1 kilo and have stuck to it this week. It suits me too as i am not a big snacker so its good. Hope your back is OK soon. Rest up and take it easy. You too Ani to both.

I'm still on track. Even went for an hour walk on the beach with one of my sons and then had a great swim(even thought there were a few stingers...but we didn't get got). I can't believe i am still motivated....please please hope it continues. WEnt to a BBQ yesterday for my neices birthday and even took my own salad wrap and apple so i wouldn't eat fatty sausages and cake and lollies. I am very proud of myself. Although i find it easier to stay on track when all my family knows and is watching.
Tommorrow will be a tester though. My eldest son is 17 tommorrow. He wants to wag school and go to movies with me, have lunch and "please make a cheesecake for birthday cake)". Cheesecake is my most favourite thing in the whole world. I thought i could go to the Cheesecake Shop and only buy half a one and not make a whole one so there would not be leftovers. I must do that i think.

Lindor....hope you are feeling better. Isn't it funny we think that losing weight will "fix" all our wother worries but they are still there. Be kind to yourself and just go with the flow. I had a bad year last year as you know and i tried real hard to just "keep going" with normalness so i wouldn't flip out totally. Time will heal all and you know i am hear to listen if you want to talk.

Anyhow guys, must away and wash up before TBL.....keep as positive as you can girls and keep posting.

Hi everyone, This is a good idea for the Aussie support.
GOOD LUCK for all who are weighing in tomorrow, I'll leave it till next week as I've only just begun.

A bit about me........
I live in Qld about 2 hours west of Brisbane. I'm 34, in my second marriage (well we aren't quite) and have 7 children from 10mths - 17 years. (His, mine and ours). We have them all together every 3rd weekend, and 3 live with us and the 17yr old is out of home.

I guess I got so busy with the family that I neglected myself and put on heaps of weight. I am heavier now than I was at full term with our DD.

Something inside me snapped just over a week ago and I made the decision to change my lifestyle and lose weight. So far so good. I've walked every day but 1, and I have not had a single bite of junk food and have only eaten a midmorning snack (fruit) twice. I feel great now, but the first few days I felt like crap. But I soldiered on and I'm determined

Good luck to everyone else with their goals.

Cheers
Vonni

Welcome Vonni - wow, seven kids!!! Oh my god, you're wonder woman!!! It's certainly easy to understand how you could put yourself last with everyone else to worry about, but I'm glad you've made the decision to look after yourself.

I'm in week 11 of weight watchers (online), have lost 8.9 kg so far and weighing in again tomorrow.

You'll find great support here, keep checking in!

-Gen

Thanks for the welcome Gen.
I've just been on 3FC wandering aimlessly since joining then I stumbled across this thread tonight. I've been randomly reading some of the posts and evryone here seems to be really supportive of each other. My kinda people.

Off to bed now to dream happy dreams

Vonni

Hey Vonnie, welcome aboard. This is a great place to get support and have a bit of fun while you're here. We're there for each other through good and bad times, and I'm glad you found us.

Gen, I'm sorry. Do you know what the damage is? I'm fed up with my back, but nothing I can do.

I walked today, and ate pretty well. I hope tomorrow's weigh-in is a good one.

Anyway, I'm going to have a rare early night. Hope everyone's had a good weekend.

:-)
Ani

Welcome Vonni!

Always good to have a new 'face' here. I admire your determination too.

The ladies who contribute to this thread have a never ending supply of support, understanding, advice and comfort. We want this change in your life to be successful about as much as you do...because we are in the same boat.

Well done with the changes you have made so far! And good luck.


Ok, I made the decision to step on the scales this morning. I was dreading it because I have not been good at all for the last couple of weeks. But I was blown away at what the scales said...I am still sitting on 83.5kgs!!! Of course I can't help but wonder if the scales are stuck on that figure now

I have been convinced to set small (and possible) goals for the time being and see if that can help get me back on track. Reaching one short term goal might push me on to go for the next. So I have set myself the task of reaching the 70's by the end of March - 7 weeks. I am hoping 3.5kgs will be easy, but I have been hovering around the same weight for a few months now.

Gen, sorry about the back! Hope it feels better soon. I am curious to see how your weigh in goes tomorrow after this Wendy Plan you have been following. It strikes me as and odd kind of plan...but who am I to judge!

Leeny you are doing well!! Keep it up! And a small piece of cheesecake surely won't hurt that much...will it?

Alright, good luck with the week ahead people. I might even give it a good shot this week for a change

Ok, well weigh in day today - lost another 800g, so I'm down to 95.9, which makes 9.7kg lost - so close to 10!! I need another 900g to make 10% lost, so that's my goal for this week. I did the wendy plan, but didn't stick exactly to it - was actually under points for the week by the time I added in my exercise.

Going to try switching to Core this week, as I mostly eat that anyhow. Will just have to use my 21 points for my WW desserts or apple cereal bars. Also have to get wholegrain bread rather than wholemeal.

Not sure what the problem with the back is - wonder if it's jarring from the running on the treadmill, as that's really all I've done I can think of that might have done it.