211 bits from me

been some time again! I'm down to 88kilos now. With excercise and loosely following bodytrim. Feeling good!

210 bits from me

I hit 102 kilos in late November last year. Last week i weighed 96.1 kilos. Finally heading in the right direction again. Been doing bodytrim and finding it easy. Hip has been playing up a bit hoping it doesnt impede my excercise, been doing yoga once a week and just started back after all this time with the personal trainer. Now to get regular cycles/walks in would be great!

209 bits from me

Well I did it. I broke 100 kilos... in the wrong direc tion... I am currently

100.4kgs

there I said it.

I will be back soon.

208 bits from me

96.9kgs today...

207 bits from me

97.1 still.

went for a walk today. not far bit a start. Trying to find routine whilst working full time is very difficult.

206 bits from me

I'm back again.

My weight has been such a struglle the last 10 years or so, so different to my life before that where I could eat what I wanted and saty thin. It sucks not being able to be like that anymore.

Today I am 97.1 kilos. Its ok though, After a hip operation and lack of excercise and not the greatest diet i dont think thats all too bad.

I am going to start to get a routine back, put some excercise in my life and basically try to get healthier and fitter. I'm certainly not getting any younger so there is no time like now to do it. I am not following any diet, just going ot try to eat a balanced diet and incorperate some excercise. I'll continue reading the gabriel method also, have found that book good so far.

My measurements:
Neck - 40.5cms
Boobs - 112cms
Waist - 98cms
Tummy - 107cms
Hips -121cms
Thigh - 70cms
arm - 34.5cms
calf - 40cms

My goals for this week are to just start. Start eating less take away, start some form of excercise, even if i only do somethign once. Just start.

205 bits from me

almost 2 weeks post hip op and feeling good. hip still a little sore, especially if I overdo it but i can walk fine and this week I am allowed to start cycling/swimming as i feel up to it.

today went for a walk, 3 laps of the path at our neghbouring park.

I am in the first chapter of the gabriel method too. Very interesting reading.

204 bits from me

did I tell you I joined weight watchers again about 7 weeks ago? i went to one meeting, paid for everything then havent been back.

I will end the membership this week.

I had my hip op too, so will hopefully in the next few weeks get to be able to start excercising again a bit.

sitting at about 94.5 kilos

203 bits from me

about 96 kilos atpresent...due to hip injury last year. Hip operation finally on tuesday hopefullyina few weeks can start a new escercise regime again and start to move back down.

202 bits from me

Been doing wii fit each day, been for one bike ride. I sometimes feel frustrated being so limited excercise wise but at least now i am doing something each day and I do feel better for it.

201 bits from me

Well Santa brought me a wii fit for Christmas!

It is certainly fun and is light excercise (though some of the wii sports is pretty full on and really gets a sweat going!) and it weighs you, tests your BMI, your balance your fitness etc.

So wii fit tells me I am 92.4 kilos. Which is about right late last week I was hovering in the high 92's so on the way back down. Not dieting just trying to listen to the body. Too much drinking due to Christmas festivities etc but still trying to watch intake etc so somethign has worked anyway!

I'm a bit concerned about weighing myself so regularly with the wii fit, not sure I can handle being told everyday I am overweight! LOL

OH and some really positive news! I bought and wore 2 different dresses over the last week! Yes me ina dress! I NEVER wear dresses. Actually I have been the hubby for over 10 years and we chatted and realised in all that time he has NEVER seen me in a dress! I used to wear skirts/dresses occasionally pre kids when I was really skinny but since getting bigger I felt they were completely ourt of bounds but I was wrong!

I attended a Christmas bbq a week or so ago and there quite a few girls in skirts and dresses of various shapes/sizes, some bigger than me and I really thought they ALL looked gorgeous! So I took the plunge!

here are 2 images!

the first is a black and cream dress, bought for a bargain $16! the second was more summery and is alovely light weight cotton bought for $30.
I felt lovely in both of them :)

200 bits from me

weighed yesterday... shouldn't have... 94.2 :(

On a positive note yesterday I did my first real excercise in a LONG time! I cycled 10kms, just took it easy, hurt a little but not too bad and not hurting today from it so am going to try get out each day and do a bit of something.

199 bits from me

Was able to go to a photo shoot yesterday, was a good test, went fine, had pain when getting form sitting to standing on the beach and when sand gave way as it does, under my left foot, sharp quick pain in the groin but otherwise just the mild pain that seems ot always be there now.
Good news.

Ging to go see the physio linked to the surgeon, hoping I can swim and cycle between now and the surgery! Swimming is looking good. Went to the shops today and walked around a bit, again not too bad. Seems the worst pain has passed now.

Lots more Can's to list!

I CAN walk around (a bit slower but can walk comfortably!)
I probably CAN do housework now (shhhh dont tell Joey yet!)
I CAN still work :)

198 bits from me

weighed in this morning because I am curious. 92.6 kilos.

am OK with that. Weight is not everything, how I feel is more important. While I feel really flat about not being able to excercise and about being quite house bound and restricted mobility wise I feel OK about my physical self today.
At the same time i am cross at my body too. It was doing such a good job with all the excercisem, getting fitter, feeling good! Then this stupid hip issue!

I had a very down day yesterday. Realised how much this hip effects my life. I cant do so much of what I enjoy doing. I cant excercise, cant run, swim cycle yet. Cant do any personal trianing. Cant garden. Cant work on house projects. Cant even clean the house (OK so I'm, not too upset by that! LOL)

So yes, yesterday was focused on all the things I CAN'T do. When you are physically impaired and stuck in the house and in pain I guess there are going to be many times I have 'CAN'T' days.

I'm going to try turn it inot 'CAN' thoughts instead.

I can cook.
I can get on top of all clients work (just have to take my time in intervals at this computer).
I can read a book (something I haven't done for a LONG time).

197 bits from me

Have a date with the OS - Jan 29th. They said we'll get paperwork moving in the mean time for surgery too so that should be soon after that date.

Pain is OK at present as I am basically doing NOTHING! I have had my niece spend the last 3-4 days with me to help round the house and give me time to completely rest. Sleeping is annoying as I wake achy and cant sleep on my left hand side as it hurts too much.

At least we have a date now.

I am going to research what I CAN do as i dont want to bcome completely unfit and def don't want to gain weight during this period.

196 bits from me

Went back to physio, xrays show what appears to be a tear in the labrum? labral tear? the cartliage around the hip socket. This needs surgery to repair so have been referred to an orthapedic surgeon for review.

Feeling a bit flat as at present I am on rest. Cant even walk to the milkbar or i will be in a lot of pain. sitting at the computer causes pain, laying down causes pain. This does suck!

195 bits from me

Pelvis/hips have gone from bad to worse. Been at the physio each day for the last few days and had xrays done today as well. Results on Saturday.

194 bits from me

bah I'm injured :( Not sure what it is but my hip, groin, pelvis lower back are all very sore. they have been sore for a bit over a week but getting worse and worse each day :( Will have ot make a trip to the physio!

193 bits from me

http://www.mindwisebodywise.com.au/

This is a link to the coaching I am getting. Its been great so far , addressing hunger etc and moving away from a 'diet' mentality.
Check the link out, its worth the read.

Today I went out did a 22 km cycle with a friend, we rode to Jells Park and rode around the 5km lap I intend to start running around then rode back home. Not entirely sure we got the lap right but know for sure there are some decent LONG hills involved in it! I am looking forward to when I can run the lap without having to stop! If the weather is good I intend doing my first go at it tomorrow morning.

Anyone in melbourne keen to join me for the 5km run? I don't run fast and would love to find someone who would like to do it with me, entering these events with others is more fun and less scary than doing it on your own :)
http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/au

192 bits from me

I entered another event!!!

I'm ding a 5km run in Williamstown on December 14th, only 4 weeks away.... not sure what I was really thinking, have not actually run that far yet but we'll see!

191 bits from me

I'm making a recipe book for my kids, one each. Going to have these printed as photos, 8x10 inches. the images will be taken all with my mobile phone ot make life easier and so I have no excuses!



been a bit lethargic excercise wise since the triathlon, finally got out for a bike ride with Liam yesterday which was good, need to get moving as i intend entering another in feb/march next year, only 5 or so months away.

190 bits from me

I realised I hadnt posted that I did my TRIATHLON!!!

I did it last Sunday and completed it without stopping once! Am quite prooud of that achievment!

Here are some images!

189 bits from me

mmmm long time no post hey!

Well I have BIG BIG news!

I am officially NEVER EVER going on a diet EVER again!

huh? yes thats right, you have read right.

Diets are a proven way to GAIN weight really. Seriously think to yourself, how many people do YOU personally know including yourself who have went 'on a diet' and succeeded LONG TERM? for me its maybe 1 person! the rest have either regained what they lost and most have regained more or simply had no change at all.

I'm sick of being obsessed by how much I weigh and sick of being ruled by what I should and shouldn't eat.

I LIKE food... heck actually I LOVE food and I want to be able to enjoy it wihtout GUILT for the rest of my life!

I watched this utube link form a forum today
It resonated with me and actually made me teary... I have a seriously fucked up body image issue and its time I changed that!!



BTW for records sake. I am getting 'coaching' more about that in another thread but I last weighed in 2 weeks ago at 92.8.... yep my dieting was helping me GAIN yet again! I'm not sure when I will weigh next, not making any decisions or giving that too much thought at present!

188 bits from me

89.3kgs today. Back under the 90 mark again (had crept up to 90.8)

No excercise today, another rest day, legs are still sore! Tomorrow hoping for a bike ride or swim at some point in the day.

Havent done measurements for a while so figured I'd update them too!

Measurements:
Neck - 36.5 was 37 cms - .5cms
Boobs - 107 was 109 cms - -2cms
Waist - 93cms was 96 cms - 3cms
Tummy - 104cms was 106 cms- 2cms
Hips -115.5cms was 117 cms- 1.5cms
Thigh - 66cms was 68cms - 2cms
arm - 32cms was 33.5cms - 1.5cms
calf - 38.5cms was 39cms--0.5cms

My measurements at my highest weight:
Neck - 39.5cms so 3cm loss so far!
Boobs - 113.5cms - 6.5cms
Waist - 101.5cms - 8.5cms
Tummy - 109.5cms - 5.5cms
Hips - 124cms - 8.5cms
Thigh - 73cms - 7cms
arm - 36cms - 4cms
calf - 41cms - 2.5cms

187 bits from me

oh my poor aching legs :( I am sore today. Did a really hard work out on Thursday at bootcamp, sooooo sooooo muich running and sprinting an hill climbs! but it felt good to do it. Todays personal training was hard as even though I rested yesterday my legs are still fatigued from thursdays workout! Tomorrow is another rest day or maybe a cycle something light.

I need to bring the food into a bit better order now though... then the weight shuld start shifting again!

Training for triathlon.
> 7/8 - 20km bike ride
> 9/8 - 30 minutes personal training
>11/8 - Bootcamp - circuit training - 1 hour. Plus walked to shops and back, plus walked to school and back in afternoon.
> 12/8 - 400m swim.
> 13/8 - circuit training with friend - including cycling, running, sit ups, push ups, squats and hill climbs. Am going for an hour long walk tonight too.
>14/8 Bootcamp. which involved LOTS of running, sprinting, hill climbs, squats and push ups.
> 16/8 personal training. - all running, some lunges and more running.

186 bits from me

All is going good, its been a very busy excercise week!

Training for triathlon.
> 7/8 - 20km bike ride
> 9/8 - 30 minutes personal training
>11/8 - Bootcamp - circuit training - 1 hour. Plus walked to shops and back, plus walked to school and back in afternoon.
> 12/8 - 400m swim.
> 13/8 - circuit training with friend - including cycling, running, sit ups, push ups, squats and hill climbs. Am going for an hour long walk tonight too.

185 bits from me

Went for my first swim in ages today. I kkind of suck at freestyle swimming. I can swim lots of laps, but by doing back stroke or breast stroke... freestyle requires more co-ordination... something I dont have a lot of!

So hubby came to the pool with me to teach me how to swim (I was going to pay for a lesson or two but he insists he can teach me)

I did OK I think for my first go. I swam nearly 100 metres without stopping, face in the water breathing to the side properly... took a while but feel I am starting to get it. I swam 8 laps all up, so 400 metres. The triathlon is a 300 metre swim. i have 5 weeks to improve, should hopefully be ok. Going to go again on Friday.

Training for triathlon.
> 7/8 - 20km bike ride
> 9/8 - 30 minutes personal training
>11/8 - Bootcamp - circuit training - 1 hour. Plus walked to shops and back, plus walked to school and back in afternoon.
> 12/8 - 400m swim.

184 bits from me

OK I am entering both of these this week

http://www.triathlonpink.com.au/ The 300swim/9km ride/3km run (10 weeks away)

and also entering this
http://www.bv.com.au/great-rides/20005/ the 50km ride. (8 weeks away)

Time to start some serious training.

> 7/8 - 20km bike ride
> 9/8 - 30 minutes personal training
>11/8 - Bootcamp - circuit training - 1 hour. Plus walked to shops and back, plus walked to school and back in afternoon.

183 bits from me

Still plodding along.

Slipped off the wagon for a week as was super hectic with work and had a few do's to go to. but all back on track nicely again.

I am entering a trialthon too so need to start training for that.

Will record my training each time in here :)

Today is 20km bike ride.

182 bits from me

a big day of excercise here!

Back to bootcamp this morning and boy ws that a hard workout, loads of running, lots of lungesm, squats push ups and did i say loads of running? we did hill climbs too. THEN after that I went on a 28 km bike ride with Joey :) We rode on the main road in traffic for more excercie and more practise! So all up I did 3 and a half hours of excercise today! Was good as have a busy week so wont have as much time during the week to get a really good workout in.

I'm off for a well deserved soak in the tub soon!

July total: 127kms.

Really want to try get in 100kms a week if i can.

181 bits from me

Cycled 17.2 kms this afternoon. Was a difficult ride as the first half was all int a strong headwind. Felt good to do it though!

July Cycling total: 99.2km

180 bits from me

I'm an 80's chick :)

I now weigh 89.8 kilos!

Feleling really good today.

Going for a bike ride later so will update my kms after that.
I start back at bootcamp tomorrow too and have an extra 20 personal training sessions on top, doing every saturday morning at 8am from this saturday onwards (well when I dont have work)

179 bits from me

another 8 kms today :)

Trying to get out each day for at least a few kms.

July total:
72kms.

178 bits from me

Cycled 12 kms today.

The best part it was my first commute in traffic!
I am a bit cared of riding in traffic so posted on a cycling forum and they suggested cycling wiht someone else who cycles already, so since dh rides most days and commutes to work etc I figured he'd be good to go with :)
I rode from Noble Park through dandenong in peak hour trafic along princes hwy. was a bit scary but was ok. rode the service lane in parts as princes hwy was so busy!

One step towards commuiting more in general I think!

July cycling total:
64kms.

177 bits from me

Cycled 21.4 kms today.

Total for July:
52 kms.

A bit to go.

I am feeling very motivated in all areas of my weight loss at present, diet, drinking wine, eating well, not eating too much junk and excercising. hoping it keeps up for a while!

Here is a photo of me form yesterday, i can see in it that I have lost weight.

176 bits from me

did 31.6 kms yesterday on the bike. thats it for this month as the first week we spent away on holidays.

Weighed this morning. 91 kgs.

Need to break 90 to keep my motivation going, been 90-91 for too long!

175 bits from me

didnt get out for the 30km cycle due to no one to watch the kids.

new month tomorrow so will aim for 250 kms for july!

174 bits from me

170.6kms.

rode the now opened path from princes hwy up to jells park and then around jels park then back again.

Tomorrow I plan to ride to patterson lakes with the husband. Its a 30km round trip so will be me at my 200kms for this month.

172 bits from me

135kms.

getting there slowly!

172 bits from me

Up to 116.2 kms for this month now. will update again llater today as I have to go to a clients this afternoon and have decided to ride there.

Participated in the Eastlink ride yesterday too, did the 30kms along with 50,000 others! Was chaos but was glad I did it.

171 bits from me

I blitzed in my 100 minutes excercise last month, just stopped posting!

This month I am cycling as I picked up my new bike a few weeks ago!

I am aiming for cycling 250 kms during June.
I am up to 74 kms so far.

I am doing more personal training too now. 2 bootcamp sessions a week and one single session. This weight is going to budge I tell you!

170 bits from me

May 1000 minutes challenge -
60 minutes bootcamp
- 70 minutes walking
- 100 minutes cycling
- 20 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 45 minutes walking
- 40 minutes cycling
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 35 minutes walking
- 110 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes netball
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 100 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp

Total - 900 minutes.

169 bits from me

Feeling good!

Going to blitz it in for the 1000 minuts of excercise for may.

Today I went on a big bike ride. they have opened the new bike track that goes along the new freeway. I rode from Noble Park to patterson lakes! and back!
It was 30 kms. Took me about 1 hour and 40 or so minutes and I rode faster than normal.

then tonight i walked with another mum while our kids were in their dance/music class.

May 1000 minutes challenge -
- 70 minutes walking
- 100 minutes cycling
- 20 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 45 minutes walking
- 40 minutes cycling
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 35 minutes walking
- 110 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes netball
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 100 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp

Total - 840 minutes.

168 bits from me

updating.

Home scales weigh me in at 90.7 kilos so down some more!

May 1000 minutes challenge -
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 45 minutes walking
- 40 minutes cycling
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 35 minutes walking
- 110 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes netball
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 100 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp


Total -650 minutes.

167 bits from me

going well in the may goals!

My shins are sore though. I am worried I may be getting shin splints, hope not as they are painful at the moment. I'm going to go no impact other than bootcamp so might stop netball for 2-3 weeks as that seemed to make the pain much worse.
Cycling doesnt hurt at all so think I'll just keep that up for now.

May 1000 minutes challenge -
- 35 minutes walking
- 110 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes netball
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 100 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp

Total - 445 minutes.

166 bits from me

Had bootcamp again this morning. Was tough again. But feeling really great.
We have to keep a food diary this week too.

Got netball as well tonight.

May 1000 minutes challenge -
- 40 minutes netball
- 60 minutes bootcamp
- 100 minutes cycling
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp

165 bits from me

just adding to the excercise tally.

I went to IKEA today and was there for 3-4 hours (dont ask!) so will count 40 minutes of walking in all that also went up and down their front steps (about 30 steps, at least ten times LOL)

My legs and bum are sooooo sore from yesterdays bootcamp. Planned a bath but ran out of time now. If it still hurts this much tomorrow I will have one tomorrow night (aaaahhh radox)

Doing well with my eating and not drinking at all. Feeling healthier!

May 1000 minutes challenge -
- 40 minutes walking
- 60 minutes bootcamp

total = 100 minutes.

164 bits from me

I'll be updating regularly over the coming weeks as I participate in bootcamp.

Bootcamp is being run by my partners personal trainer through a different school group. I got to attend cause I have wanted to do sessions but couldnt afford individual ones just yet.

Today was our first 'real' session and boy was it HARD!!!
There was a LOT of running involved and I did at least 200 sit ups! Lots of lunges, squats etc. Our legs got a real workout today can only assume Mondays session will be an attack on our upper body/arms!

I'm not drinking either for the duration of the bootcamp to get the most weight loss I can get from it. I'm not strictly dieting but am being more aware of what I eat, cutting back take aways and fattier foods. I cant diet though, I dont think I'll ever be a successful dieter. I instead want to make changes I can stick to in the long term.

There are 2 prizes for the bootcamp. one for the most improved fitness and one for the most weight lost. There are a few bigger girls in the group so the weight loss one will be difficult and there is such a variety of fitness levels so wh knows who is in for a chance at that.

It has let me draw on my competitive side though and get motivated more tobe in the running to win either or hey even BOTH! LOL.

My personal goal for the challenge/bootcamp is to finally break under 90 kilos. Preferably be under 89 so that I am more comfortably under 90. That would make me super happy!

Wish me luck and feel free to leave comments, I love them for motivation!

May 100 minutes challenge -
- 60 minutes bootcamp

total = 60 minutes.

163 bits from me

I started bootcamp on Monday, and I am sore today!
We didnt even do all that much really! We did more assessing etc. I weighed in on his scales at 94.8 kilos (though it was late morning and I was fully clothed including a jacket) so will be interesting to see what I am at the end of the challenge on his cales.

I feel super motivated and good (after a week or two of health issues this is good!)

I'm challenging myself to 1000 minutes min excercise for May also. Its getting heaps colder at the oment so motivation is sure to wane at times and I have no gym membership anymore so I am left to excercise in the cold! LOL. I will do it though!

162 bits from me

Just a quick update with my weight :)

I'm currently 92.2kgs. So have slowed but still going down.
Next week I start bootcamp which 2 1 hour group personal training sessions a week for 5 weeks.

161 bits from me

April update has been delayed!

I've had gastro most of this week and another health scare so havent weighed or assessed myself as with having gastro for a little while it means I weigh less but it isnt accurate. will be back in a week or once it all settles down to do a proper update!

160 bits from me

February update/overview

Down another 2.3 kilos this month! woohoo going in the right direction still! My current weight is 93.6 kilos.

What I did this month:

- NO ALCOHOL at all! and I feel so much healthier for it! I had drinks last night but am now going to go another month of no drinking since it is def helping my weight loss!

- Excercise. I have had to stop the steps for a while due to shin splints. So now I walk for 1 hour 3-6 days a week and cycle 3-5 days and play netball once a week. Last week my sister and I cycled 38 kms! woohoo, very proud of that! I cycle a min 10 kms each time I head out. I've also been riding the bike wit the kids after school for fun and its a bonus to get osme excercise form it.

What I can improve on:

Eat less take away. This month since I have started working again I have been grabbing a bit too much maccas, kfc etc as the drive thru is just so easy! I need to be oganised and have some fruit and nuts etc in the car to tide me over til I get home.

Measurements:
Neck - 37 cms was 38 cms - 1cms
Boobs - 109 cms was 109cms - same
Waist - 96 cms was 98 cm - 2cms
Tummy - 106 cms was 107 cms - 1cms
Hips -117 cms was 117.5cms - .5cms
Thigh - 68cms was 69.5cms - 1.5cms
arm - 33.5cms was 33.5cms - same
calf - 39cms was 39cms -same

6cm lost since last measurements!
Total 32cms lost!!


GOAL:-

My goal is 74 kilos by the end of December.


This month i lost 2.3 kilos so am on track to bring a new loss over the next 10 months to 1.9 kilos a month. A healthy goal of 500 grams a week.

159 bits from me

January update/overview.

Well i did well really. I am currently 95.9 kilos. So aloss of 2.9 for january. Considering my birthday is in January, we went away to the beach for a holiday for 8 days with the family and some friends had a few other birthdays and it was school holidays the entire time!!

What I did that worked-

- excercised!
I did the steps 3 times each week until the week we went away, then while away I walked the sand dunes at the back beaches each day. I've also swam a few times and been for a bike ride a few times.

- Food
OK I wasn't perfect but I did cut back on take away a fair amount.

Areas for improvement -

-Water
I need to drink more. I am getting at least a litre a day but really should be 2-3 with all the excercise I am doing.

- Alcohol
Well with new years, holidays away, birthday etc its been a month of way too much wine! February I am going alcohol free for the entire month :)
You can even sponsor me here to support charity.
http://www.everydayhero.com.au/Susan_Darcy

- Food
Want to increase the amount of vegie meals and also try more recipes to keep it interesting.


Measurements:
Neck - 38 cms was 39.5cms - 1.5cms
Boobs - 109 cms was 113.5cms - 4.5cms
Waist - 98 cm was 101.5cms - 3.5cms
Tummy - 107 cms was 109.5cms - 2.5cms
Hips - 117.5cms was 124cms - 6.5cms
Thigh - 69.5cms was 73cms - 3.5cms
arm - 33.5cms was 36cms - 2cms
calf - 39cms was 41cms -2cm

Total 26cms lost!!
7cms lost since last measurements!

GOAL:-

My goal is 74 kilos by the end of December.

To do this I need to lose 2.08 kilos a month.
This month i lost 2.9 kilos so am on track to bring a new loss over the next 11 months to 1.9 kilos a month. A healthy goal of 500 grams a week.

158 bits from me

OK.

am going well on the excercise front.

I didnt weigh this week due ot having my period and I usually weigh more so didnt want the dissapointment.

I have taken new measurements though as I have been excercising a bit regularly for alittle while now so was hoping to see change

these are compared to my last lot

Neck - 38 cms was 39.5cms - 1.5cms
Boobs - 109 cms was 113.5cms - 4.5cms
Waist - 100 cm was 101.5cms - 1.5cms
Tummy - 108 cms was 109.5cms
Hips - 118cms was 124cms - 6cms
Thigh - 70.5cms was 73cms - 2.5cms
arm - 34cms was 36cms - 2cms
calf - 40cms was 41cms -1cm

so losses in ALL areas even though my kilos loss in the same time is only around the 3-4 kilo mark! woohoo!

so a total cm loss so far of 19cms

169 bits from me!

Still going!

I regained AGAIN!

I got back up to 98.8 after Christmas and in one week am back to 96.7kgs.

I want to get to 74 eventually.

I am tracking some of my goals here
http://susans101in10012008.wordpress.com

I'm feeling pretty motivated, not 100% but I want to reach my boal by the end of the year.

168 bits from me

Well I havent documented much the last few weeks as I was away in Queensland for a week with work and pleasure and it stuffed my weigh days. Also school holidays were here and meant I didnt get really get to te gym much at all.

BUT!

I did weigh today and I am now 92.7 kilos!!!!!!!!!!

167 bits from me

weighed today.

95.7kgs.

So down again whichis good.
I ended up weighing last week and was 97 so am glad I am back in the right direction.

I'm chaning weigh day to Mondays form next week as am participating in the EB body blitz challenge for some extra motivation

166 bits from me

I am still here :)

I skipped weigh in this week due to a not so good food week and this is more about being healthy and fit and taking care of myself than what the scales say BUT I also know if they said i gained too much it would effect me emotionally so better to skip :)

Still going ot the gym and wlaking being busy at hom.

165 bits from me

Weigh day!

96.7 so down another half kilo :)

I have alos just got my period so I expect to lose more net week, even if I dont though I am happy.

Gym again today!

164 bits from me

Gym again yesterday so was good, gym again tomorrow too.

Feeling quite motivated.

Weigh in tomorrow!

163 bits from me

Went to the gym again today!
Had to go through my new program.
So today was a full workout.

My workout currently consists of
rower warm up
dumb bell shoulder presses on fit ball
dumb bell chest presses on fit ball
dumb bell flyes on fitball

leg excercises on 2 different machines
fitball squats

Dumb bell bicep curls
dumb bell tricep kick backs
close hand lat pull down

push ups
hovers
reversed leg sit ups

then 5km on the rower.

I did all that today except the 5 km on the rower as I didnt have time so instead just did 10 minutes.

162 bits from me

Went to the gym again today :)

Did a quick workout as i had a lot of work to get through today. Did cardio, the rower and the bike.

161 bits from me

Had my gym assessment done today.

It went well.

We knew I had gained weight since my last assessment(which was over a year ago!!) and the guy was wonderful, very encouraging and supportive. He reminded me that sixze and weight are not the be all to being fit and healthy, that excercise and taking general care of yourself is much more important than what the scales or tape measure says.

I did a small workout at the gym before leaving, did the rower, the bike and the cross trainer.

He said the rower will really help with losing kilos so that will be one well used piece of equipment for me!

Oh another half kilo down. 97.2 this morning!

I also went to the girls school and helped do 3 and a half hours of weeding and gardening so more excercise there.

160 bits from me

still going.

walking each day, just need to start making the walks longer.

have a gym reassessment WQednesday, hoping it motivates me back into going regularly!

159 bits from me

Wednesday weigh in day.

97.8 kilos.

Down 1 kilo. Happy about that!

todays excercise.

4 hours solid gardening. yes at least 4 hours digging weeding, lifting.

and I still have a gam eof netball to play.

I am knackered!

158 bits from me

I've been having a good week. Been tracking points and writing what I eat each day to try to get on the right track.
Have also been trying to excercise more.

I think I need to up the excercise more so i think I am going to track how much I do in here each day.

I'll be back tonight with todays excercise :)

157 bits from me

I'm still here!

I so need to do this. I really dont like my body this big, its getting uncomfy and it is definitely unhealthy!

I weighed this morning.

98.8 kilos!!!!

Oh my!

So I got Joey to go get me a new white board marker as i was working today and i am going to track my food on the fridge to be more accountable and am going to loosely follow the weight watchers points plan as it is something that has worked for me int he past and means I don't feel like I am giving up all the treats I like.

I am also planning on tackling it heavy on with excercise, nothing ridiculous but it will def help me along the way.

I plan to walk to school more often also.

So lets see today:
I walked the kids to school this morning then worked for most of the day, I went to aldi after work somewhere I have never shopped, and icked up heaps of their 'just organics' range of products, they were cheap and will add to my cupboard for extras.

I'm going to do my measurements also, its been a while since I have.

Neck - 39.5cms
Boobs - 113.5cms
Waist - 101.5cms
Tummy - 109.5cms
Hips - 124cms
Thigh - 73cms
arm - 36cms
calf - 41cms


think I might go down to the neighbours and see if she wants to run tonight! and bring the cross trainer in from the garage!

156 bits from me

8 weeks til I go t o queensland!

Hoping to shed at least 5 kilos in that time. Excercise is my main focus. Plannign on doing some sort each day.

Will be posting regularly to keep myself in check.

All encouragement most welcome :)

155 bits from me

I know I havent posted in here in ages.

Nothings changed, nothing lost nothing gained.

I did join a netball team though and played my first game on monday, I was so sore for the next few days! I loved it though!

Kylie has inspired me.

I am going to try for 1000 minutes excercise in une. so far I have done 2 45 minute walks this week.

so my starting total is 90 minutes. I have a bit of catching up to do!

Not much other news here, sititng at the same weight, been lacking motivation.

153 bits from me

Oh my!

Yesterday I went and met Joey and we climbed the Thousand steps at upper fentree gully! Boy was it hard work! The walk up to steps was a killer enough wihtout even hitting the steps!!! Apparently there are in actual fact around 670 steps. not a thousand but still 670 steps!!!! Thats a lot of steps! It was very very hard work and coming down the hill wasnt much easier! But it was gorgeous up there and it felt great to get to the top! So I am going to try to do this at least once a week preferably 2 times aweek and I am sure then it will help these kilos to shift!!!

We took my camera to get scenery photos and photos of the ferns and texture etc along the way. So once at the top I got Joey to take some photos of me, this will be my new photo place i think! i cant wait to see what I will look like up there in 3 months time!!!

I look lovely and rosy red, boy was I knackered! You can see how tired I look!

152 bits from me

no sunday photo! I've changed my mind yet again and will do a new photo every 5 kilos instead so I see the change.

I am currently 95 kilos so have lost 3.4. Just need to keep going.

My measurements taken today are:

Neck - 39.5 (was 40cms)
Boobs - 110 (was 115cms)
Waist - 99.5 (was 101cms)
Tummy - 108.5 (was 109.5cms)
Hips - 122 (was 124cms)
Thigh - 71.5 (was 73.5cms)
arm - 35 (was 36cms)
calf - 40cms (same)

total cm loss is = 14cms!!

151 bits from me

I forgot to post that I weighed the other week and was an astounding 98.4 kilos! Yuk yuk yuk!

weighed today and was 96.2 after doing 5 days of a detox, I htink that helped. I bought the 15 day detox kit but am away for the week next week so knew i wouldnt be able t do it then so did 5 days now then will do 5 days in the week after I return and then have the weekend then do another 5 days the following week. Should help kick start me into new better eating habits.

I feel pretty good.

150 bits from me

Have had a good day today.

Eaten well enough, a pie for breakfast (our ocal bakery does nice home made ones and they are not as fatty as normal ones) a foccacia for lunch and tea will be kangaroo steaks and salad/vegies.

No wine today. No cigarettes today (yes I know very bad but under the stress of the relationship I ended up smoking more than I would have liked!!)

Went to the gym and did 45 minutes weights/and alittle cardio today so all good and I think i am going to go for a wlak or bike ride tonight.

Off to edit yesterdays post as i realise I forgot my measurmeents in it!

149 bits from me.

OK back with photos as promised.

Today has been a good day so far. Been drinking water again which is one habit I have gotten terrible with. Am going ot go for a walk a bit later and also mow the lawns once this post is done so that is the excercise for today. Food wise, i slept in so had breakfast/lunch combined and had scrambled egg (1 eggs worth) piece of toast, grilled bacon and a stir fry of mushroom, chilli, tomato and spinach. Very nice.

I took the photos before, Yes they are AWFUL!!!!!!
But just think each month i will look better and better :) Not weighing today as i ate before I thought too so will do that tomorrow morning.

I notice in the photos just how bad my lazy eye is looking! and yes my room is messy! and yes i look mighty frumpy, but hey I did say i was about to go mow the lawns! Off to do that now...

Oh nearly forgot: my measurements taken today are:

Neck - 40cms
Boobs - 115cms
Waist - 101cms
Tummy - 109.5cms
Hips - 124cms
Thigh - 73.5cms
arm - 36cms
calf - 40cms

148 bits from me

OK, again itsbeen a while in between posts.

I haven't been doing very well and have been in a place wiht out a lot of motivation for a while.

Thats changing.

I do not like the way I look and I do not like at all, the weight and size that I currently am.

Getting motivation to lose weight is hard. I have been on this roller coaster for so long and if I don't do soemthing then it is only my health and well being that is effected.

I want to look in the mirror and be comfortable with what is looking back at me.

Last week i changed my bedroom around and I now have a full view of myself in my mirror and its not a nice sight.

Tomorrow i am going to take a photo and I am going to get back on track. I will do a photo and measurements every 4 weeks on a Sunday until I get to goal.

I am off to Queensland in October and I want to be at least 10-15 kilos lighter than i currently am right now. That's exactly 30 weeks away so now is a grat time to get working towards my goal.

I will weigh in the morning and take measurements and a photo for all to see.

Wish me succes on my journey because I need it right now!

147 bits from me

I'm back.

I have the flu at the moment and my weights been fluctuating. I feel finally that I can dedicate myself tothis. the rest of my life is falling into some sort fo order and now this is the last hurdle to happiness for me, happiness in myself.

I currently weigh 96.6 kilos.

Weigh day will go back to friday though.

145 bits from me

wanted to post my calorie king food diary... its poublic so you can all see wherre I make my mistakes :P

http://www.calorieking.com.au/public/?member=susand

144 bits from me

Last weeks weigh in was a 900 gram loss. happy with that but haventhad a great week as had a 40th on the weekend and overindulged.

Back on track today though!

143 bits from me

yes need to edit last entry to 142, skipped a number! oops

weigh in tomorrow, or saturday... not feeling very confident. have had heaps less junk food and heaps less alcohol but still not sure, not enough excercise... have been tired tired tired every day.

143 bits from me

NEW YEAR NEW ME!

OK so its not quite the new year yet but 2007 just IS going ot be MY year, I can feel it in my waters :P

I currently weigh in at 93.3 not too bad considering the separation from my partner 6 odd weeks ago, the general breakdown of myself over the past year of crappola, but no dwelling, its time to get myself into better shape and health!

I am giving myself the whole year, i might have mini goals but i just want to be in the healthy weight range for my height by new years 2007/08 so that is UNDER 76 kgs.

I need to do my measurements again and update them and promise to post here more oftedn with what I am doing.

I left weight watchers a bit ago now but will loosely follow their proigram as I know it works, but I dont want to count points forever, I want to just get new habits, excercise more, sleep better, drink less, completely quit smoking, eat more whole foods and just feel better about myself.

So here's to the new me :)

141 bits from me

I know I've been slack lately.

Had some issues at home, they aren't sorted yet, not by a long shot, but I figure I need to take a bit more care of me for now so its time for an update.

Weights hovering around the same, which is good considering I've drunk extra wine in this stressful period!

I had negeklected the treadmill for 2 weeks too and the gym due ot cick kids.

but today i hopped on and am going to start running!

I did 2 minutes then 3 lots of 90 seconds over a 20 minute period, whilst walking in between.

going to aim to do that a few times a week and try walk on it the other days, getting out for walks is abit harder at the moment.

140 bits from me

ok I am a slacker!

I have been excercising this week, I just havent tracked it, so form memory!
I did 2 gym workouts of 1 hour each, did 2 walks of 45 minutes each, I think thats it this week, having the long weekend meant less excercise.

I am going to start running on my treadmill this week though, going to attempt the couch - 5 kms.

Also other big news is I am not going to Weight Watchers anymore.

You see I've been helping out at the meetings for ages now and I knew a month or two ago that I had lost my enthusiam for it all. I LOVE weight atchers, it really is the BEST way to lose weight and I highly recommend it to anyone :) I will be following it myself to finally get to goal, I just wont be going to meetings anymore.
I had been fretting about telling my ww leader (who btw is a lovely lovely lady :)) that I wanted to use the time to go to the gym instead as I think it would help my weght loss more, plus I am busy wiht work kids etc so thats a good solid 2 hour block each week, heck i could do a class and some gym work in that time! anyway my eader pulled me aside to mention how I hadnt been pulling my weight staffwise lately, in a very friendly nice way, and I knew she was right, so in fact it worked out well for her and me, she didnt feel bad (she wasnt asking me to leave either, it just gave me the opening I wanted to have the guts to say I'd rather be in the gym)
I hadnt weighed at the meeting in ages anyway, I was too afraid too :)

OK enough rambling about that, you get the point :)

So here i am, me on my won, going to go for it !

now for a bit of blabbering/crap
a survey I found online, so for fun :)

Bold what you have done before- (oh and feel free to add this to your own blogs!)

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside outside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk.
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe.
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raiseding children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life


oh and november excercise! = 1175 minutes to go!

139 bits from me

weigh in day.

gained 400 grams, not at all fussed or disheartened as have done a lot of weights this week so thiking its just change.

Excercise today 1 hour and 15 minutes at the gym.

1385 minutes to go.

138 bits from me

Going to count backwards for excercise this month :)

I want to rech 1500 minutes!

did 40 minutes this morning at the gym.

1460 minutes to go for November!

137 bits from me

weigh in day!

92.3 kilos! woohoo much better :)

136 bits from me

well i am there!!!

45 minute walk wiht the neighbour on Tuesday night and 50 minutes at the gym tofday! makes for 1000 minutes EXACTLY! and with a few days to spare :)

Going to do this again next month, at least if anything I'll be getting fitter!
Next month i am aiming for 1500, with the treadmill at home there is no excuse!

135 bits from me

still going!

Didnt do any 'specific' excercise on the weekend but did do a few HOURS gardening on saturday, loads of digging, heaps of weed pulling and some planting, was a good workout!

Sunday was a day off :)

Yesterday was 40 minutes on the treadmill last night, then today was 40 minutes at the gym and hopefully another treadmill walk tonight.

October total: 905 minutes (not including tonights treadmill yet)

so almost at 1,000 minutes!

134 bits from me

still plodding along.

Made a big mistake yesterday and weighed myself. i think last weekend had caught up with me...

95.1 kilos!

Thats IT. I am NOT going any higher! I have crept up slowly over the last year, just read down the blog and see. this is atrocious! I have neveer been this close to 100 ever! Even at 9 months pregnant my biggest 94 kilos! and iAM NOT PREGNANT! grrrrr...

My measurements are
thigh: 72.5cms
calf: 40cms
hips: 122cms
waist: 98cms
bust: 112cms
arm: 36cms

last measurements taken back in january this year!!
thigh: 67cms
calf: 38cms
hips: 113cms
waist: 92cms
bust: 108cms
arm: 32cms

but hey i am pretty much 10 kilos heavier :(

Now back to the grindstone... or is that the treadmill!

I am feeling really positive xcercise wise.

lets see thsi week, Wednesday night I did 35 minutes treadmill, Thursday I did 25 minutes walk in morning, then 25 minutes treading water at the pool, then a 50 minute walk in the evening with my neighbour and her dogs.

Today will be 30 minutes treadmill later.

so october excercise: 825 minutes

133 bits from me

oooh no post for a week!

Its ok all is good :)

Last wednesday I walked for 1 hour, thursday I swam for 45 minutes, Friday was weights at the gym for 1hour and 15 minutes, then I went on a girls weekend away and went for a good one hour or more walk Saturday, nothing Sunday.
Yesterday nothing and today will be a one hour walk on my newly hird TREADMILL! woohoo, no more excuses!

so october total = 660 minutes

132 bits from me

OK this excercise goal is working well, am staying motivated to do something each day.

Today was 45 mionutes at the gym (was late was meant to be 1.5 hours!)

So new total = 360 minutes (I added wrong yesterday)

131 bits from me

well a bit of a slack weekend, well saturday I worked so i chased a 2 yr old around for 2-3 hours photographing them (see here www.susandarcy.com.au/myblog ) then Suynday tidied up at home and got one 15 minute walk in.

Today I did a 50 minute walk so that was good.

So new total = 310 minutes

130 bits from me

Still going! Feeling good!

Yesterday swam for 30 minutes in the morning, then today went to the gym and did weights for 1hour and then did a 15 minute walk this afternoon

so new total for october is : 250 minutes!

that makes me 1/4 of the way there already :)

Not weighing yet, just going to focus on this for a bit.

129 bits from me

Had a good day :)

Walked 10 mins this morning
then 1hour at lunchtime

October total = 145 minutes

128 bits from me

only 12 weeks til Christmas! Scary hey! Whats scarier is the hot weather is already hitting and none of my clothes fit!!!

How many times in the last year have I said it? I am going to get there? I willd o it? BLAH BLAH BLAH!!
How about I JUST DO IT ALREADY! LOL

I know what needs to be done, I know how to do this. So you know what I am going to do it :)

On the 31st of january 2007 I will turn 33, maybe at least by then I might be down at 80 kilos! Then I can spend time working towards the next goal!

Now this month I am keeping it simple, focusing strongly on excercising. i feel sooo much better when I excercise regularly and it really works to help fshift the wiehgt and allows ne alittle of leeway with food/wine so its best I get moving more!

Just had a weeks family holiday so loads of walking. So a good kick start back into action!

Now going to count the minutes for october, goal is a min 1000 minutes starting form today!

Today
2 x 15 minute walks
1 x 45 minutes gym workout (weights)

October excercise count: 75 minutes.

127 bits from me

91.6 yesterday morning... and 91.1 this morning.

I figure my first week properly back on track will bring a good loss, i certainly don't expect to see the scales drop so much in the coming weeks.

Did a fair bit of excercise yesterday too, assembled our new bed, did a heap of cleaning, went for a walk, just busy most of the day.

126 bits from me

OK weighed yesterday late morning as came home my friends as I have a throat and ear infection..fun...

I was 93 when i hopped on.

This morning I hopped on at the time i actually intend weighing myself, first thing in the morning and naked, after my first wee:)

I was 91.5kgs. that sounds better.

So will keep this up for a month to see how my body changes along the month.

125 bits from me

My new tanita scales arrived today. I got them through flybuys a good thing i think as mine at hoem suck and I am too scared to weigh at ww anymore! I will get there though and as I go along will weigh at ww aghain.

So I weighed just before lunch......

93.4 kilos:(
40.4% body fat
44% water

Oh my!

Oh well am going to weigh each morning for a few weeks and watch how much I fluctuate, kind of to in the long term make less fuss of my weight, I dunno, maybe to get me motivated again too.

I reckon I was higher as it was half way through the day and I had been to the gym this morning, now rtomorrow orning i will be at a friends so no weigh then, so from Thursday morning onwards every morning i will weigh for a bit. I'll probably check in here a few times a week.

124 bits from me

Going very well excercise wise.

Monday 2 hours solid gardening
Tuesday Gym in morning for 40 minutes
Wednesday nothing
Thursday 1 hour weights at gym

so august total is now = 340 minutes

123 bits from me

Friday, did one hour total excercise, saturday nothing, today half an hour so far (a short walk, tramp and totem tennis! Have stuck to points so am happy, need to stay on track!

Joey's jined the gym too, this will either help or hinder me! We'll see....

Aug excercise total = 120 minutes

122 bits from me

well weighed myself today and am back up to 92 :( bwahaha....


Took some photos to try shock myself into reality...

it worked!!

bah load, will try tomorrow!

Finally started my countdown of excercise today

August total: 30 minutes
( a walk with Joey after tea)

121 bits from me

well July is over...and it sucked!

After the detox i have fallen off the healthy eating wagon and straight into pig out hell.

Alas I must plod on along. Tomorrow is the first of the month (and 2yrs since my darling mum passed away) so time to finally get this ever growing 'A' into 'G'.

Going to attempt another excercise challenge, find that more motivating than trying to diet too strictly, will still do ww but plan to hit 1200 minutes excercise for the month...

I will be back...

120 bits from me

20 minute walk with Joey tonight, making it 330 minutes for july now.

I did so well tonight, everyone else had fosh and chips for tea and I had a lentil curry with brown rice... ok brown rice actually sucks, its the first thing I have eaten on this detox that officially really tastes awful!

Also its a weekend and no wine for me, at all, no chips, no crap, nothing!

119 bits from me

well I blitzed in my 1000 minutes last month so set a new goal of 1250 for July, so far so good, have been quite active, walking,m cycling, gyming etc and am at a total so far of 310 minutes!

Am in the middle, well day 5 of the quick cleanse detox and doing well on it, am suprised!

118 bits from me

OK been going good really.

Excercise is on a roll :)

did go for a walk after my lasy post in the vening, that was 40 minutes then walked friday and saturday during the day 30 minutes each and friday night a 1 hour and 10 minute wlak wiht dh so all up am up to

June excercise total = 905 minutes!!! I am so going to get there :p

117 bits from me

well Liam did come down wiht chicken pox so no weight watchers again this week.

Have had a good week though, been getting right back into tracking points and taking note :)

Excercise:
Monday night walked 1 hour 10 minutes, yesterday walked 1 hour and 20 minutes and a 40 minute wlak today though might get another lak in after dinner possibly!

June excercise total = 735 minutes

Might still get to 1000 yet!

116 bits from me

ooh no update yet this week.
Ok no weigh in as Liam might be coming down wiht chicken pox so no creche.

Excercise, been quite slack this week. Went to gym Tuesday (50 minutes) have done 2 20 minute walks and 1 30 minute walk. oh and today walked for 45 minutes.
so not too bad when I write it down I guess.

excercise total for June: 545 minutes

115 bits from me

bah gained a kilo!

Back to 90.6!

Period arrived today too so hoping thats part of the cause.

No excercise last 2 days.

114 bits from me

25 minutes walk today so far, might do gym again tonight, will see how I feel, might maybe go for a swim instead.

Food today:
Breakfast: Osso bucco and vegies (last nights left overs)

Lunch: salad and soup

dinner: pork noodle dish (ww recipe)

113 bits from me

20 minute walk this morning then 1 hour at the gym tonight.

June Total = 355 minutes.

Had KFC though today :(

112 Bits from me

Gym this morning, so 1 hour workout wiht weights.

June total = 275 minutes!

Foods been good, feeling motivated, have Joeys support which helps.

111 bits from me

Did loads of walking today!

1 hour and 20 minutes this morning then another 1 hour and 10 minutes this afternoon, so all up 2 and a half hours!!

Thats 140 minutes!!

June total: 215 minutes

Looking healthier now!

Eating was good, apart form some potato chips as we watched desperate housewives!

110 bit from me

Feeling determined.

Walked 40 minutes today.

June total= 75 minutes

109 Bits from me

Weighed in today at weight watchers!!

89.6 kilos. So not too bad, back under the 90 mark and I intend well and truly staying this side of 90 now!

So to get to goal by christmas thats a loss of 514 grams a week needed.

Quite doable :)

Walked 35 minutes yesterday, planning to walk with Joey tonight.

June total= 35 minutes.

108 bits from me

Still plodding.

Setting myself a new goal for June.

To attempt 100o minutes of excercise.

Been good, been wlaking wiht Joey most nights after dinner, so if we can keep that a few times a week it makes winter excercise a bit easier, we just reup and walk fast and tlak to the whole way, its good for us too i think.

107 bits form me.

Signign in again.

Been doing really well food wise, feel like I have that under control, same wiht my wine consumption, I feel like my head is in a good spot finally to achieve my goals again.

I did weigh at home the other day and my home scales said I was 90 kilos again.

I think I just need to bite the bullet and use the weight watchers scales only. Mine arent great, they are ancient crappy ones.

I guess I just dont want to see 90 recorded in my weight watchers book.

Maybe I can just keep going weigh in a month and hopefully the ww scales have me under 90 by then.

I want to finally get to goal weight. i feel like this has been such a long journey that just hasn't gone anywhere. I feel like I am going in circles.

So its time to move forward, instead of chasing my tail.

I need to find my measuring tape, i really want to take measurmeents so I can compare them also, they help when i feel I work hard but the scales dont show results.

OK now i am setting a new goal. Christmas is 29 weeks away. I'd so love to get to goal by the end of this year. I think its achievable.

Start weight 90 kilos
goal weight 75 kilos
15 kilos to goal.
thats a loss needed of .517 grams a week form now til christmas.
or 2 kilos a month fomr now til then.

It sounds very achievable.

I promise to update here my progress too.

106 bits from me

weighed again today, though mind you it was directly after lunch and I normally weigh in the morning before I eat. so i think I am actually less than this, anyway I weighed at 85.5 kilos. So even wiht lunch in its still a loss.

2 weeks now wiht no coffee and I really dont feel like it at all.

Foodwise, had a couple of off-ish days this week but got right back on track each time, excercise has been going but not as much as I'd like, just been busy this week.
So in general all good.

Still haven't found the measuring tape, might have to buy a new one.

105 bits from me

I went to the gym this morning to do my workout, whilst doing my weights I was atching myself in the mirror and i think I look slimmer! I think I have lost a bit more weight. Not a huge amount but my shape is defintly changing again, for the good!

Food has been good, bought the new the very contented tummy cookbook form weight watchers last week and am really enjoying trying some new recipes form it.
Have been eating more soup too and drinking loads of green tea instead of coffee and I feel so much better!

Really need to find my measuring tape and do my measurements.

104 bits from me

1 week of no coffee now, actually ihitnk its 8 days! I feel much better, am sleeping better and all! I had head aches for a few days there but feel fine now and have now made the switch to green tea.

Food and excercise have been gong good, I'm feeling good that if I weigh in another few weeks I'll be down again.

103 bits from me

I weighed myself! I am now 89 kilos! Yay! so back under the 90 mark and plan to stay that way!
I've also now been 3 days with no coffee or soft drink!

Will be back later to do todays food diary.

102 bits from me

As promised will be back more regularly wiht updates!

So far so good fomr the other day!

I went and bought a bottle of this detox drink to drink over 10 days and started that today. Will see how it goes.

Food today is so farZ:
Breakfast:
Plum and banana and a glass of juice

Lunch:
bowl wholemeal noodle and vegie stri fry.

Snack: off to make myself a garden slaad now and a cup of green tea.

No coffee at all for 2 days now! Going to see if can get rid of it for good! No diet soft drink either!

101 bits from me

OK as promised photos from today!

This is my new outfit, a bargain from fashionable target! LOL

The tops are both an 18, the jeans are a 16, I got new shoes and socks too, felt very special!

These were all taken my my 7 yr old so excuse the poor quality but you get the idea :)

FIL, is about to return form NZ today, knowing my luck he will have bought me a bottle of alcohol!! Just when I am thinking of detoxing!! MMM maybe I am wrong and he hasn't!

OK photos, front:


Side: and no i am not pregnant!!


Back:


and one of my face, blurry I know but I want to be able to see change in it and this shows my extra chin :)


Havent found my measuring tape so havent done measurmenets yet btu if and when I find it I'll be back again :)

100 bits from me

OMG! My 100th post!!

Well things seem to be going fomr bad to worse weight wise for me. It truly sucks and I know the biggest thing is I need to get my head int he right space for it! I need to really want it and be dedicated to it, I need to change my habits, I need to do so much more!

I weighed a few days ago, I was 91 kilos!!

91 kilos!!

Shocking stuff! I hate it. i went shopping for new clothes and am back to a 18 :( Its so very sad. Oh I can squeeze into target 14 jeans though but I know they arent really accurate!

I am thinking about trying a detox diet for 2 weeks, eliminate coffee, alcohol etc completely and eating really healthy and giving my self a kick start back on track.

I've been tracking probably 4-5 days out of 7 a week but its not enough, i am not doing it right.

So my goal is to go to the chemist tomorrow, then go shopping and try the detox.

I'll post in here more often too, when I did a long time ago last year i was actually doing well for a while.

I took some photos of myself before, OK my 7 year old daughter and my 4 year old took them but here they are all the same, my new outfit I bought a few days ago on and all.

I'm so sick of being a frumpy mum, I need a new haircut, I need some more make up and I need to make sure I buy myself clothes regularly. I'm not going to wait til I lose weight to do these things, thats what I keep doing, saying oh when I lose 5 kilos I'll do this etc.

Be back in about half an hour to update photos and to post my measurements.

99th bit from me

well things have gone fomr bad to worse in my absence! Instead of possibly hitting goal by my 100th post I am at an all time highest EVER weight! I am currently 90 kilos!!!!

Thats is over my ww joining weight by far! It sucks it really does!

So I have been getitng osme cousnelling fo rother issues and had a chat wiht her this week and we have agreed that it would be a good idea i just don't weigh at all for a while... that is going ot be hard but I know really is for the best!

So I am going ot go back to tracking, exzcercising, being busier, getting soem routine in my life etc but no weighing, not for at least one month,m so not til at least the first week of may!

Will be back sooner than my gaps between last posts, promise!

99th bit from me

well things have gone fomr bad to worse in my absence! Instead of possibly hitting goal by my 100th post I am at an all time highest EVER weight! I am currently 90 kilos!!!!

Thats is over my ww joining weight by far! It sucks it really does!

So I have been getitng osme cousnelling fo rother issues and had a chat wiht her this week and we have agreed that it would be a good idea i just don't weigh at all for a while... that is going ot be hard but I know really is for the best!

So I am going ot go back to tracking, exzcercising, being busier, getting soem routine in my life etc but no weighing, not for at least one month,m so not til at least the first week of may!

Will be back sooner than my gaps between last posts, promise!

98th bit from me

OK have cooked 2 recipes form the new book so far,
yesterday made a tuna, cannelini bean and olive salad that was yummy, I have enough left over easily for lunch today too.
Last night I made couscous with roasted cherry tomatoes and red onions, with a lemon and basil dressing, very nice!

food and excercise today:

Breakfast:
Coffee, banana and water

Gym for 1.5 hours weights workout.

Lunch:
Bowl weight watchers point free soup
Tuna salad (from new cookbook)

Afternoon tea:
Nectarine

Dinner:
Pork, noodle dish form new cookbook

Snack:
Rice crackers and salsa.

Might hopefully get another walk in today too.

March total: 320 minutes
So on track for my goal of 1300 minutes for March!

97th bit from me

Went to ww friday, am currently 86.6 so technically only down 100 grams form a fortnight ago :(

I can only keep going.

I went shopping saturday afternoon to buy some clothes as was going out saturday night and felt I had nothign to wear. I bought a nice skirt (size 14 but is a tad too small but still looks fine and is comfy and its a good goal, only 3-4 kilos and it will fit really well) I also bought a black shirt in a size 16. I wore my jeans and the black shirt with a top under on saturday night and actually felt I looked nice. Weird for me!

Excercise, Thursday did another 20 minute wlak in the afternoon/evening
Friday I cant remember!
Saturday I toook the kids ot pools os mucked aroudn with them butno specific excercise and yesterday none.
This morning did a half hour walk.

March excercise total = 215 minutes.

Oh got the new weight watchers recipe book 'pantry pull-togethers' and it looks great, menu planned for the week inlcuding lots of recipes from it.
Will post osme during the week.

96th bit from me

Still here and have had a good week really.

Excercise has been good, but gave up counting for feb as I reached goal and surpassed it.

March goal is 1300 minutes.

Yesterday I did a one hour walk in the evening and a 20 minute walk in the morning, today did a 45 minute walk this morning and am planning either naother walk this evening or a bike ride.

Food today has ben great, toast with hsam cheese and tomato for breakfast, and a beef salad for lunch. Dinner not sure yet but most likely chicken and vegies.

March excercise total = 145 minutes

95th bit from me.

Well not going to reach goal by my 100th post here thats for sure!

Not giving up though!

Short again!

Weighed on home scales and a friends scles as didnt make weiht watchers this week, both said just under 86 kilos so will go with 86 kilos for this week and hoping to get back under 85 by next week.

excercise, lets see wednesday, walked 40 minutes, then yesterday didnt do anything, then so far today did one hour walk this morning.

so new feb total = 1105 minutes!

94th bit from me

another quick updte :)
Food has been great today. excercise has been even better.

I finally have my motivationback and am rolling properly with my excercise routine. Its become a priority again adn I am enjoying it! Plus I know it brings results!

Yesterday I went for a extra 20 minute walk i nthe afternoon, then this morning I did 1.5 hours weights at the gym then this evening I went for a 1 hour walk.

Also went to the osteopath today, she was great, very lovely. I am going otstart pilates soon and she has given me a range of more excercises to work all those inner muscles, yay one day I might be in better shape after all :)

Feb excercise total = 1005 minutes!!!

WOOHOO Reached my feb goal with a week to spare! Will be aiming for 1300 for march!

93rd bit from me

ok not a great weekend but not too bad, had take away Friday night, but then spent 5 hours straight on my feet saturday as was shooting a wedding so very busy for that.

Went for a bike ride yesterday for 30 minutes and then got up this morning and went for a 40 minute walk. so am keepign the excercise going, going to go for another wlak this evening too, going to aim to walk most evenings on top of whatever other excercise I can manage.

Feb total: 835 minutes.

92nd bit from me

short today.

86.7 so down again, back under the 86.9 mark so has to be good form here out.

Excercise has been good, yestrday I did a 45 minute walk in the morning and a 45 minute walk at night.

Feb total = 765 minutes

91st bit from me

well good and bad to add..

the bad first, can you believe have eaten red rooster 2 days in a row? yes 2 days in a row, truly ashamed :( My lame excuse too is that I was working and by the time I finished work each day I was starving and had a long drive home each time so i stopped by RR :( shameful stuff, I havent eaten it ina while and been great with eating, i think the gains of recent have gotten to me mentally!

Anyway now the GOOD! I have excercised each day!
Yesterday was 1 hour and 15 minutes at the gym, then a 45 minute walk in the evening, then today was a 20 minute walk this morning then 45 minutes cardio at the gym tonight.
so brings my new total to:

675 minutes for february!

90th bit form me

Hello :)

Well I'm back again. Had a bit of time off the ocmputer over the last week, been good, caus emeant more excercise.

Big downfall, I gained again last week, was actually really badly dissapointed as i had done well all week points wise and excercise wise!

I am now 87.4 kilos! Yep the BIGGEST I have been all up! what a joke.

If its any consolation I have been feeling very flat and down. and I think that has cntribute. I also went to the doctors today and had my bloods done to see if anything shows as have been super tired lately.

Excercise have been good. Cant remember every day last week did walking everyday and a bike ride friday.

Friday i know I did a 1 hour 20 minute of walking and a 30 miunte bike ride, Thursday i did a big walk, and have walked to and form school every day which is 40 minutes a day. So adding 200 minutes to febs total even though i am sure it should be more than that. might motivate me to actually fill this journal in more often!

One complete bad day since friday and that was yesterday, Jaimes 4th birthday, had maccas for lunch and a few wines at dinner. but hey their birthdays are but nce a year :)

Feb excercise total = 490 miuntes

89th bit from me

Been feeling quite flat so havent been online much at all, ben a good thing though done more excercise and have eaten wihtin my points every day so hoping to see some results friday form my efforts. Need some motivation to keep me going.

Excercise, I have been walking, went for a ride with Liam on the back of the bike, more walking and today i went to the gym and I have booked the kids in 2 times a week to the creche for the next few weeks so i can get back into going.

Will blitz it in for my 1000 minutes this month I feel!

So adding in
another 35 minute walk in the evening of my last post
40 minute bike ride saturday
no excercise sunday or yesterday (well unless a heap of housework yesterday counts :))
1 hour at the gym today

Feb total = 290 minutes

88th bit from me

OK updated photos fomr last week, very scary stuff, cant believe I am posting them for people ot see!

I cant wait to be able to post smallr pics of myself!

87th bit from me

OMG I really suck at this!

86.9 kilos this morning!!

I am back to exactly where i was 12 months ago... yeah its dissapointing! Very much so actually :(

BUT I am just going ot use it as a good excuse to start afresh, the last few days have been good so am going ot keep going, onwards and downwards :)

I i give up now I'll be over 90 before I know it!

So this week keeping it really simple

2 things i know i can do.

I know if I travck and stick to my points I WILL lose weight
I know if I EXCERCISE regularly I WILL lose weight.

Walked home fomr weight watchers today so already had a 35 minute walk.
Will do more excercise later today

Feb total = 155 minutes

86th bit from me

another quick post, food been OK, walked 40 minutes total today so

Feb excercise total = 120 minutes

85th bit from me

New months today, short post, been good, want to trak the excercise ot get to 1000 minutes thismonth atleast.

read back in my journal and I was doing best when I excercised HEAPS so am trying to build back up to that again :)

Today walked 1 hour and 15 minutes in total

Feb excercise total = 75 minutes.

84th bit from me

Back again :)

No weight watchers last week as was too busy with stuff and joey had the car so I couldnt get there.

School is back tomorrow and I am pleased, need the routine of walking somewhere each day might motivate me to excercise more in general too.

No where near this months gola of 100 minutes, have done soe excercise th elast week or so but didnt make it, might try again this month.

Tomorrow is my 32nd birthday! Every year I say 'oh by my next birthday I'll be at goal weight' now this year I wnt say it, I'll just DO IT! :P

Saw video footage of myself a few days ago, i tell you its a good motivator, Was actually a shock to myself looking so big!
I also got Joey to take photos of me front back and side with bathers on, will upload them if i can ever get access to the laptop!
I'm back to where i began, on my scales I actually hit 88 last week :( This week they say about 86.5. Not good, but really over the school holidays and all of december really excercise has gone out the window.

the last two days however I have done something, yesterday i went for a bi8ke ride to the pool then swam some laps then rode home and tonight i went for a walk wiht Joey after tea.

Tomorrw morning will walk to school then to kinder then school again in the afternoon, will excuse me to eat osme take away for tea and have a wine or 3 :) Joey has ot work late tomorrow too so will be having a lonely dinner on my own or will have to wait til 10pm to eat with him.

Glad to see a few people siged in and said hi :) i know there are heaps mor elurkers here :)

83rd bit from me

OK FIRSTLY! ITS SIGN IN TIME :)

FORALL THOSE LURKERS READING THIS BLOG, SIGN IN BELOW AND SAY HELLO! THE VIEWS HERE GO UP EVERYDAY BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHO LOOKS LOL SO TO SATISFY MY CURIOSITY I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL.
THANKS!!

Now back to buiness :)
Weekend was a bit of a write off, well Friday we had the funeral, was as nice a service as they can be under the circumstances. Afterwards we came back to our place for drinks, we intended getting pizza for tea but we forgot wiht all the drinking going on, so myself and a few others did a wlak to maccas in the late/early hours and to be honest even drunk it was gross! LOL but hey we never learn when under the influence!

Yesterday was written off due to a bit of a hang over, red rooster for lunch then pizza for tea.... yes two take aways in one day.

So now today has consisted of bacon, eggs, mushroom and tomato for breakfast and a plate of steamed vegies for lunch (see you eat crap like yesterday and now i am craving fresh healthy food!)

Too hot to go out wlaking, might try a walk ths evening.

82nd bit from me

No weigh in tomorrow as attending a funeral instead.

Day reasoable today.

Went for a 30 minute bike ride so thats agood thing at least!

this march trip will sneak up on me fast, so best get my butt firmly into gear after this weekend is over!

an excercise total = 430 minutes.