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Congrats on the losses everyone.
I really need to pop in here more often. :wall:
I'm almost at my first goal of 5kgs. I lost about 1kg this week. I wish I had some digital scales to know exactly how much but it's all good. lol.
Have a fabulous week everyone!
Thats fantastic Jewel! Definitely pop in here more often :) We could use you for inspiration!
How is everyone going this morning?? My challenge is still holding strong! I checked this morning and was down another 800g from yesterday:) I had a bit of a light bulb moment where i realised eating macca's is really holding me back... LOL. I also think my new work out is really starting to pay off, its pushing me hard and i am really feeling it each day. It is such hard work though, and i keep sleeping in and not getting enough time to get through it all!
So what are you having for dinner tonight? I need some ideas! I have lots of salad things, some sweet potato and piece of rump steak. I don't really want to go up to the shops today, a new Aldi is opening down the road from us tomorrow so i am holding out to see what i can get from there. DF is supposed to be at soccer tonight, but as its raining hard it looks like he will be home, otherwise i would just do a poached egg on toast maybe with some baked beans.
I'm doing ok. I have to focus really hard on exercise because weeknights dinner is out of my control as dh is current SAHD so he cooks it. Waaaay to much pasta and processed meats ( he does salami in lots of stuff) so all I can do is try to control portion size. I get home between 630-730 most nights so it's difficult as the kids eat at 6
But I think I lost this week, yay
I'm travelling slowly. So tired!! Today went for my morning walk, then got stuck into the house. Yesterday I managed four loads of washing and folded it all, today was bathrooms, toilets, kitchen and floors. Are you asleep yet? How excitement!
Just jumped on the exercise bike for something different, managed five minutes before my rotten knees gave up. Got on the wii fit and it told me I'd gained 1.3kg, but the other scales are reporting a loss. I think I don't accurately put in the weight of clothes. Anyway...hope you're all going well. Last night's dinner was a hot lamb salad and a roasted duck drumstick. Yum.
i've been terrible so far this week :hide: had a bacon & egg roll for lunch yesterday, and DF's grandparents were here from Monday until today and they've bought morning tea from the bakery...and I've had a bit of Harry's Rocky Road (I figure the sooner it's gone, the sooner it will no longer be a temptation...lol). My mum and nanny are coming down on Friday and leaving Sunday so no doubt I'll have more naughty food then too. And it's been raining so haven't been able to go walking, although I still have done 20 mins or so of exercise tapes a day.
*goes and hides in the naughty corner for the rest of the week* I promise I will be back on the wagon next week!
Hi Guys!! I'm BAAAACCKK!!!! :D
It's late and I'm tired, so I won't reply individually.
I went to Kangaroo Island for two day. Soooo much fun!! We went all over the island. The holiday was filled with heaps and heaps of walking and some rock climbing, but also with pizza, lots of alcohol and nutella for breakfast! I really enjoyed and savoured the holiday, and I don't regret splurging out a bit. You only live once, right? :D So for the next few days I'll have to exercise a bit harder and really watch what I eat. All good.
I'm proud and happy how everyone is doing. You rock! :cheer:
Morning everyone, no walk yesterday.. completely my fault, the weather was crapish i had to mop, then DP called and needed me to taste the water :rofl: so i was late and ended up just going to rhyme time BUT then i went to the hosp in the arvo to see my friends little girl and i had to park away from the hosp and walk down aswell as walking around the hospital.
DP got that bike he won on e-bay so i will try and do say 10-15min on that today.
The screen is not working so how will i know how long i have done etc... i would like to keep track somehow.
Raupe - glad you enjoyed your time away, sounds awesome
ss_storm - hun don't worry about it, life is about living and enjoying. Maybe when you have the 'naughty' food could you serve half of what you would normally eat OR make yummy fresh fruit salad with a little ice cream instead?
PRMG - you'll be back to normal ASAP... stupid knees :)
Pandora - gee where do you find a man that cooks... :rofl: haha it would be so hard when food choices are out of your control, give him a kick up the bum and say make ME friendly foods... lol
Jewel :clap: well done hun, keep up the great work.
Raupe - Did you find the Little Sahara? That was the most fun we had on our visit to KI!
ZF - Enjoy your exercise bike! I'm giving mine the devil eyes at the moment.....
I feel like crap. We had fish and chips for dinner. We haven't shopped since we got back from camping, going today, so I've just been eating whatever I can find in the house and yep, taking its toll. I hope this rain stops for a bit so I can go for a walk, but will def be getting out the zumba dvd today too.
Welcome back Raupe!! Kangaroos Island sounds wonderful, i've always wanted to go there, and it sounds like you had an excellent time there :) I am very jealous and want to go on a holiday now! LOL.
SS_storm- doesn't sound too bad! You have to treat yourself sometimes! Mmmm, rocky road!! Yum :)
PRMG- I always go with the lower number! LOL. That sucks about your knees! What has happened to them that they are doing that? I am in agony at the moment too as my trainer is making me do 30 mins of walk/run intervals on the treadmill, my shins are killing me! I don't think i can keep doing it! I never had this problem when i was running outside, i guess because i stuck to soft surfaces only. As for Zumba, i read somewhere that an hour while burn approx 500-600 cals, so you can feel a little less guilty about eating whatever you find!
ZF- go girl on the bike! How about you just keep track of the time on your phone? Can you set an alarm to go off? If you are up to a challenge i would start with 8 mins in the morning and 8 mins at night, and then add an extra minute each each day until weigh in :) Make sure you stretch afterwards! Has your DH been on yet? Also, really important to be super careful with the kids around, whenever i ring the children's hospital their waiting 'music' is a big lecture about how the number one cause of injury in their emergency department is from home gym equipment!
AFM- had the most awful nights sleep last night. I decided it was time to try DS without his reflux medication, and i will not be trying that again any time soon! He only woke twice, but the second time DD wet the bed (we are on night 5 of night-time toilet training) but then from about 4:30am DS was awake squirming, back arching, crying and grunting. Poor kid :( I bought him in to bed with us, and then DD decided she wanted in as well, even though her bed is right next to ours! I chucked a huge tanty and stormed out because she refused to move over and let me back in and sat in the bathroom for 10 mins while she cried because i don't think she has ever seen me act like a 3 year old before... And DD's latest phrase at the moment is 'why would/should i?' in a haughty voice (and yes, i say this to DF and she is copying me...), which she uses whenever we ask her to do something. Last night i said its time to brush your teeth and go to the toilet before bed and she responded back at me very narkily- "but, why would i?"- Aaarrrrggghhhh!!! And this morning, i asked her to pick up some toys she had scattered around that are a choking hazard for DS and she said "why should i? You do it!". I completely lost the plot and said they were going in the bin and more tears ensued.
Sorry for the big vent, i am tired and cranky and need some chocolate! Thursday mornings are my only non-gym week day and i really struggle!
We got one of the bike things with no wheels and will be putting it upstairs in our room, Ava has already climbed it.. the little feral.
Sorry your having a crappy day hun... don't they just push you to the limit.. damn kids :p
PRMG - mmm this weather is PERFECT F&C weather.. yum yum.. have fun zumbaing... :)
Hey everyone..... going ok here I guess. Having a fat day though. I just want my pre-IVF/ Pregnancy body back :(
I know it's not going to happen overnight but I used to be sooooo fit. This morning I took DD out for a long walk in the pram, it's really hot already in Brissy and I huffed and puffed my way up the hill to our house. There was a time when I wouldn't have even broken a sweat.
I guess I just need to try and not be so hard on myself but i am my own worst enemy, I can be so unkind to myself. I'd never treat anyone else this way :(
Oh well......... sorry for the downer folks.
Am going to make a huge pot of tomato and roast capsicum soup for DD and i to have today and tomorrow for lunches. Nice and healthy! The no dairy is going fine. Not missing it to be honest! I don't think I have a lot of dairy anyway.
Appletree, sorry to hear your little man is still struggling with the reflux, it took us a few attempts at stopping it before we could leave her off it completely.
Raupe, it's great to have you back.
ZF, good on you for getting on the bike!!
SS_Storm, good on you for getting the exercise in though!
PRMG, did you get the zumba workout done?
Pandora, well done on the loss!
Everyone else, keep up the good work - sorry I have to cut this short, DD has just woken up!
Back to it!
Thanks everyone!!
Appletree, sorry for your crappy day. Maybe you can take five minutes for yourself, make a nice cup of low fat hot chocolate, put some headphones on and try to unwind (make sure kids are safe first, of course!). It's hard, but without some "me" time you gonna go bananas! :hug:
MummaSue: Can you share the recipe? Sounds yummo!!
AFM: Sooo, I went for a walk today. I thought I'd put my pedometer on, just because I'm curious if I'm making more than 1000 steps... Well! You should've seen my face when it said 6852!!! :o :o Well, that can't be right!! Soo, it turns out that when I take a step the "after-jiggle" :lol: causes it to count three steps at once :rofl: :spit:
Ooooh how embarrassing!!! I thought you might need a good laugh, so I thought I'd share!! :D Anyone know how to avoid that? These things where obviously not made for people that jiggle when they walk!! :rofl:
:rofl: i shouldn't laugh but it would have been priceless to see your reaction at the 6000+:
No bike for me yet BUT i have vac'd the hall, both girls rooms, moved DD1's bed, tidied, swept the kitchen and chased my ferals EVERYWHERE, they haven't had a lseep yet so after lunch off to bed for them, more cleaning for me and then maybe 10min on the bike :)
MummaSue - I'm another who'd love that recipe. Yum!
Raupe - My counter has a sensitivity setting - if yours has one you might be able to adjust it to a less sensitive setting so it doesn't pick up your extra movements :lol:
Just finished a 30 minute buns, abs and thighs zumba workout. I didn't finish the whole disc, DD thought it would be fun to sit on me and when all of it is done on the floor, well, time to give up really!! It burned!!!!! After I posted this morning, I took my measurements. Last time I did it was September, and I've lost 4cms off bum, waist and boobs!!!! Now THAT made me feel good!! And the pants I've been trying to get into finally button up....they still don't fit quite well, but they button up!!! Got in the grocery shopping today too, but doubt I'll get in a walk. It's raining so hard here that I can't see out my windows.
Hey,
Soup:
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
3 red capsicums (I roasted mine)
1 red chilli
2 cloves garlic
bunch of fresh coriander
500ml veg stock
Boil it up and there you have it!
YUMO!
That sounds like a nice recipe MS! How does your DD go eating it? DS is terrible with anything runny, it goes EVERYWHERE! Hardly any gets in his mouth.
Well, i am off to the gym for pilates and zumba now. I have no energy at all left, really can't be bothered but DF just made a big deal about how proud is of me blah blah blah, plus i have to pick up mum on the way as i have coerced her into going with me. She has just been diagnosed with diabetes and is at probably 10-15kgs lighter than me so it is a big reason i pushing myself exercise wise at the moment!
Mmm SOUP.. DP's not a fan of soup, really want to make Pumpkin and Spinach soup for the girls and I.. yum yum.
PRMG - nice work on the workout.. damn those kids.
I tried for 10min on the bike yesterday Z woke up then wouldn't leave me alone :wall: BUT i did manage 5 min then and about 10min last night.
appletree - it's good having someone else there, to keep you motivated and 'wanting' to go.
Am off for a walk today then story time, can't wait, then tonight i will try and get on the bike for a bit aswell.
Taking the exercise DVD back today.. watching the little oldies was NOT motivation AT ALL! :rofl:
Yay ZF for getting on the bike! How did you find it??
I am REALLY struggling today! Its so much harder when its just DS and i at home, especially during his sleep times, all i want to do is pig out! So far today i have had 2x honey on wholemeal toast, a chicken and salad wrap, about 8 rice thins, 3 diet cokes and 3 or 4 christmas chocolates. I don't have my iphone at the moment so i have no idea how many cals that is yet, but i'm not even hungry and i just want to eat something! I do have a very yummy mango in the fridge for later so i guess i will have that next. I am doing a beef and vermicelli salad for tea tonight which should be a real treat! I am also planning on getting through the weekend without DF's eating rubbing off on me! I will just do my thing and not give in to him.
I really need to distract myself until DS wakes up. I COULD go and put away all the washing, but i really don't want too! I did a good workout this morning. All of my weights plus squats and fitball work, then i did 300 cals of cardio training, i was hoping to get to 500 but i ran out of time as spent too long chatting to the woman who runs the creche! No running today as my shins are hurting far too much. Hmmm, maybe i could go and do some zumba and get my cals burnt up a bit!
ZF- what exercise dvd are you planning on getting this week?
Ooh, so i think i am getting pretty close to achieving my first weight goal, and i intend on treating myself when i do! Any ideas on what with? I was kind of thinking about getting a heart rate monitor so i can see how many calories i am burning each day? Or maybe i will get a facial and massage? I actually bought myself something already which was supposed to be my reward, a pair of really expensive swimmers, but i had to wear them as my only other pair were maternity swimmers and it really wasn't a good look!
Raupe- i was thinking of you this morning! You said you were going to start running once you were sub 90kgs, is that right?
Appletree - i like the bike, i have a gorgeous view from our room so i can kind of zone out once the kids are in bed :) took it easy to start with and will just work my way up :)
I don't think there are any other DVD's at the library so i think i will just make the bike my new challenge :p
Had our walk this morning, stopped less than normal :) and then relaxed at the library, just vac'd out the car and worked up a sweat (man it's warm) , now going to hang and fold some washing and sort out this house :)
hi girls
sorry i've been a bit slack!
congrats on all the weight losses
i went out for drinks with the girls last night and had 2 huge glasses of wine oopps! so not feeling the best today.
hoping to get back on track over the wknd
speak to you all soon xoxo
Finally got my scales working. Then i weighed myself with the scales sitting on the carpet and thought, 'whoa, all that walking is doing me good'. Then i moved the scales to the kitchen lino and weighed myself again. 'mmm, maybe i need to keep walking...' So, apparently digital scales on the carpet give a pleasant but not very accurate meaurement.
Hehe, Appletree! Yes, I will start running once I'm sub 90kg!! I'm 90.7 at the moment, so maybe next week or the one after!! Excited, but also scared :o. Haven't been running in a loooooong time.
:rofl: the walking IS doing us good.. hehe how funny though.:
Raupe - running.. :o
Ginger - mmmm WINE.. a little never hurt anybody :)
I step on the scales every morning and was please to see another drop in numbers today. Long may it continue.
I think and hope I'll get back into the 50's on monday :crossfingers::crossfingers:
Well, today was a crappy food day. It was BIL's B-day and we had steak followed by chocolate cake. :shakehead:. The worst is that I have bad stomach pains now. My body isn't used to so much sugar :sick:. I'm feeling physically and emotionally crappy. BIL's parents haven seen DP and I since last year (when DP was 20kg heavier and I was 17kg heavier). The first thing they said was: Ohhh *Raupe's DP* you've lost heaps of weight!. Then they looked at me and switched topics..... :( They didn't even notice! :cry: The worst thing is that DP stopped "trying" to lose weight six months ago and I'm STILL working hard.... Yet he gets all the recognition and I get nothing. :shakehead: I feel miserable and crappy. It just feels like there is no point trying so hard when no one even notices.... It's my darn boobs. They are sooo big they make me look fat no matter what. I hate them and I hate my body. Sorry for the vent. I just feel poo.
That sucks Raupe. 17kg loss is a great effort.
Oh Raupe, what asses! I can't believe they would be so rude!! 17kgs is an absolutely HUGE weightloss and i think you are amazing! I have no idea what you looked like before, or even now, but i am sure there is a big difference. We are incredibly proud of you, don't worry about them, they don't even matter in the grand scheme of things! I do remember reading a blog a while back about someone else's weight loss and one of the entries was about when people start to notice (or are willing to say something!) and i remember thinking "whoah, thats a really long time!", so rest assured that its not just you!
I almost caved today and got Macca's on the way home! But i thought of my 'peeps' again and our weigh in tomorrow morning and decided to pull out one of DD's snacks instead :) Hooray! I have also managed not to eat like DF this weekend (though did have a meat pie yesterday which i am sure was at least 600 calories...) and i did an extra day at the gym so that is 6 days this week.
Any new challenges for the coming week? I think i am going to ban chocolate as i have been making christmas chocolates and eating far too many of them! Also, i want to make sure i hit a min of 500 calories of cardio workout each day at the gym. I have a later creche session booked this week so there is no excuse for not getting through the whole workout because i was running late. I am also going to be running on the treadmill this week, going back to week 1 of the couch to 5k running program, even though i was up to week 5, as i am really struggling switching from running outside to running on the treadmill for some reason.
Morning everyone... so it's STATS DAY... how are we all going.
Happy to say i've had a loss off 900g this week :dance:
My challenge this week is to get on the bike TWICE A DAY - maybe 15min in the morning and 15min at night.
Am doing food shopping today and will be mainly getting salad stuff and fruit, am actually quite enjoying the foods were eating at the moment.
DP doesn't mind the grilled Zucchini and i'm doing it on my Jamie Oliver pan with the tiniest bit of spray oil :)
Am hoping to get a walk in with Kate today, am thinking we should do the long one to push ourselves, it's nice and foggy this morn and cool so should be easier to do it.
Hope everyone else is well.
Raupe - your doing an AMAZING job hun, they are prob all jealous... don't worry about them we all think your fabulous.
Woohoo ZF!
I have another kilo down, so thats 3.5kgs so far! Was hoping for more, but have AF again so i know i am a little all over the shop right now, as its only 10 days into this cycle? Weird.
As for my kilo, it was actually 500g, but then i farted and it was suddenly an entire kg :ROFL: thought i would just go with it!
Kate07, Appletree, ZF: Thank you so much!! :hug: That really means a lot to me. What would I do without my 'peeps'? :D DP kept saying to me: but I notice! Nawww he's so cute. Have to weigh myself and see how I went. Surely the chocolate cake and other crappy food wouldn't have been to good. Edit later!
Oh, and my challenge for this week is to actually do the sit-ups!!! :rofl: :hide:
I will join you in that one! (i hope, i thought about it lots last week):
Hello lovelies!! Another 200g off for me, which is ok but means I don't see the 50's this week :( *next week, next week*
My challenge for the week is to get on the X-trainer for at least 15 minutes every day - more if I can. DD and I have a full on week this week so I'll be pretty pleased with myself if I get that accomplished.
Raupe, 17kg is awesome, you've done so well - you don't need their recognition for that babe!! xx
I think I'm too scared to weigh myself this week :( Visitors have all gone, but I feel like I've stacked weight back on! My tummy was looking smaller and now it's not. Have already been for a walk this morning with a bit of jogging, but running on pavement hurts my knees too much and can't on grass because the pram wouldn't go anywhere! Helped DF put up christmas lights while DD had morning tea so I didn't get in my usual workout then either. Which just makes me feel like giving up and being fat and lumpy forever. Blaahhhhh hopefully I can get back on track this week because I was feeling a bit happier about my body, and knowing that the exercise I was doing was making a difference, now feel like im back to square one again.
Oh, i so know how you are feeling, i feel like a great big fat blob today. I actually went looking for a sack-like outfit to wear today i feel that gross. I ended up in some pyjama bottoms and a singlet, so we will not be leaving the house at all today. Thats alright because i have tons of washing to do and need to clean the house after the bomb hit it this weekend.:
MammaSue- great work on the loss! i like your challenge :)
Raupe- your DP is so sweet! I wish mine would say something nice like that! I don't think he has actually noticed any difference yet... So how did your weigh in go, are you pleased?
Kat07- i was thinking about sit-ups too! The week where i actually did them i saw a 4cm loss off my waist! I will do them too i think.
I just got back from the gym, I decided to do a class today as well as my weights instead of a cardio workout. I loved the class, but the women in it were very annoying! These three women came in late and practically stood on top of me! They completely boxed me out until i had to move into a corner where i couldn't see anything. Grrr. I like my 'team' upstairs a lot better and think i will just stick to what i have been doing.
nothing off this week, which is better than a gain I suppose
Totally agree with you there, Traveller! :hug:
A little scared to weigh in today, so I might wait till tomorrow. Hahaha
Congrats on all the losses this past week!!!
Raupe - :hug: You are doing brilliantly!
Just a very fleeting visit from me today....no change weight wise, not surprised really, and AF is here too. I feel so pathetic, I guess that's the right word, but having a rough sooky day today, so it'll pass. I just want some time for ME, IYKWIM right now, so I can go for a walk, clear my head and breathe in the air instead of running for everyone else in my life. Woe is me.
hi girls
raupe- 17kgs is fantastic!!!!! what an amazing effort
i have lost 1.0kg this week, so i'm happy with that- especially since i pigged out on thai food and wine this week LOL
Awww :hug: thanks everyone!! Feeling a lot better now.
Appletree and PacRacMG, I think my crappiness-feelings have rubbed off on you. Sowwy! I hope tomorrow will be better for you. You're both doing a fab job. Some days we just feel bleurgh.... I know! :hug:
AFM, after my two days holidays I put on 1kg :o I know, right? So when I weight myself today I thought I'd still be over! But nope, I lost the kilo again PLUS I lost 100g!! :rofl: Yeah, that's right peeps!! I lost 100g :cool: I'm so awesome. :cool:
:rofl: