After seeing some atrocious photos of me....the challenge is on!

[Beautitude]

on the weight loss Lilias. I too have lost 2kg i think i was really kidding myself about my portions and eating habits. Im drinking over 2 litres of water a day and feel great.Its really easy though in this weather, we are having a stinker in adelaide, 39 for a few days and its not getting better. Really into eating fruit and veg too. Eating well means that i have to do the cooking though as dh usually does it. He is one of those people we hate that eat junk and never put on weight. Running isn't going so well though as it is so hot in the house its hard to get on the treadmill. Heading to the gym tonight to see if its any better. I am up to week two day two on my running program and its going really well. Thought week two would kill me but my body felt really good, just couldn't push coz it was too hot. Wearing some more of my pre preg clothes too which im really happy about. Still a way to go though so cant become complacent. Feeling really positive this week. Hope your all well!

[krysalyss]

Hey Kel. Good luck with your weight loss journey. I was the same last xmas - 86kg - my heaviest ever except during pregnancy. I made the committment and am now 20kg lighter at 66kg.

The secrets that I have found have worked for me (may or may not help)
1. It doesn't matter how many times you fall off the wagon - it only matters that you get back on. I get on and off at every station!
2. Know which foods are worth their calories/fat and which calories/fat you are eating when you don't even like the food (e.g. normal mayonnaise - 20g of fat!, low fat mayo - 0.8g!)(a weis ice-cream bar is worth about the same calories as a monte carlo yet I could eat 20 monte carlos but would never eat more than one weis ice-cream)
3. Make changes that you feel comfortable keeping up for the rest of your life e.g. don't cut out every treat or feel you have to run a marathon every week to lose weight. My first goal was to cut out junk food at work and to start playing soccer.
4. Pick up a team sport or another exercise that you cannot skip. Team sports are great because other people rely on you being there. Exercise that is also social as well as voluntary is shown to burn more calories as similar exercise that is forced or solitary. They are also important because when you fall off the wagon (as everyone does) it will put you back on. Every week I have to go to soccer no matter what. Even if I eat crap the entire week soccer resets my button and away I go again.

You sound like you are doing so well already! Keep up the good work!

[Queen]

Bleurgh I feel fat now LOL! I have about 40kgs to lose!

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You are not alone..I have AT least 40kg, but closer to 60kg, yes I am fat I have just started today I want a future for me and my kids. It will be hard, but I am 30 next year and I want to be slim for that

[minimatron]

Quickish post from me....I have been doing ok I guess. My biggest thing is I started the couch to 5k program and for me that is a big effort coz I havent ran in more than 16 years.....I went on my second run today and did well. I have a friend who is doing it with me, we did it together on Friday. She is my motivation. She is very fit and skinny despite having twin 3 year olds and a 2 year old (dont you despise those women!!!) I think I have nearly lost 2kgs. I also started water aerobics on Tuesday nights...again with my fit and skinny friend! So feeling pumped and dh is being really supportive and its great I have him on board

Oh and the other thing I am going to start tomorrow is some lovely and maybe a little confronting for me...colonic irrigation....I have always had "poo" problems, so looking to detox myself and start looking and feeling good

[MrsFabuloso]

Isabel, you're going great! I'm doing ok with my drinking. It has been pretty warm in Syd too, though not 41! I'm better at drinking at work than I am at home. I get sooo distracted at home!

Krysalyss, wow, you have doen so well!! Thanks for the tips, it sounds like your have approached your weightloss in a similar way I am. I want to implement things that are realistic for me. Eating super healthy 100% of the time and going gang busters with exercise just isn't me and never will be so trying to lose wieght that way for me lasts about a month or two before everything falls apart and I just go back to my old ways and probably put on more weight than before anyway! So my walking and eating ok most of the time is working so far. I will review and modify things once I hit a plateau.

Mel, woohoo! You're going well!! I'm thinking of trying the couch to 5km runs soon, might start monday...maybe, lol! I'm so not a runner though. I never have been! Good.....luck?? With the colonic irrigation, lol! It's something I have always wondered about, though I've never been so curious that I have tried it, lol!

Hope everyone has a great week!

[minimatron]

Kel- I have never really been a runner except when they made me at school, I always was amoungs the last! I suppose for me I am doing it coz its free and only takes about 30 minutes to do. I hate the thought of having to pay child care fees on top of a gym memebership especially since we arent loaded with $$. As for the colonic irrigation, I am hoping to have a good clean out because I suffered bad constipation when I was pg with Bec and post birth I got that very painful fissure. We are ttc so I am hoping a clean out will prevent some of these issues as well as make me regular. I read in another thread that a girl had it done and dropped a few kgs from her first session and am kind of thinking that will happen to me too (but definately not the main reason for it).

Kel...I think you should give the running a go....if i can do it, you can too

[~breeze~]

I went to the gym tonight & had a PT session. I had to sit down after 15 mins as I was about to throw up & couldn't go on any longer... how embarrassing!!!

Sorry no personals..... just too tired