Amy - you could always start it in another weeks time ;) I mean, you could start doing some gentle exercise next week, just walking or whatever, but still eat normal stuff, and then the next week after - start the diet..
Just an idea..
I brought more junk food yesterday - stocking up for when i have to go cold turkey!!! LOL
Ahhh missy is grizzling again... stupid reflux...:doh:
Done! Diet starts week after next (I just needed someone else to suggest it!!).
I'll start walking again next week - I bought some new trackies last night and new clothes always get me in the mood to get off my bum!
Well I was naughty last night. It was a very busy night at work and someone bought in mudcake and rumballs and you know how it goes when you're already stressed. Patients always bring in chocolate and sweet things like they wanna make us fatter or maybe sweeten us up lol one of the 2 hehe. Anyway, back to behaving myself again today, I am so exhausted from work I think I ran all night long so at least that makes up for the sweets...well thats what I tell myself lol. I came home and sat down to a few scotches, was so good to destress! One more shift and off for the weekend yay !
Missy- thats great you joined curves. Is it very expensive? I've heard good things about that place. And 5 kilos is awesome, congrats! doesn't matter what size you are, 5 kilos is 5 kilos! Keep up the good work! you're doing better than me!
Lea no its not expensive at all. Especially atm, they have a promotion on. Only $30 to join instead of the $199 joining fee. Its $59.00 a month, direct debited, or $69.00 a month paid by cash. With the $59.00 its a 12 month contract, BUT unlike other gyms the most you will pay to cancel out of the contract is $50.00 which is pretty good.
I didnt make it in today, LONG story but just didnt happen so i need to go in for my first session and so on....
Im just still wrapped about the 5kg's.... yes, over 4 months isnt huge but thats not exercising, thats purely just changing eating habits etc...
Anyhow, how is everyone today?
I haven't started the diet yet so I can say (without too much shame) that I had a meat pie for lunch - and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! I also got a frozen coke :redface:.
I will be doing heaps of walking this weekend so I don't feel too guilty!
Hi All, well I was very good today . . . Until I caved this arvo and trotted down to woolies near my work and bought a block of cadbury's rocky road. Have you guys tasted this stuff? It's the best.
Needless to say my one main naughty food is chocolate. I'm not fazed about takeaway foods or packets of chippies or anything like that but my vice is definately chocolate :rolleyes:
Hmmm, need to work through this weakness!
What is everyone elses?
Lea, sounds like you would have worked off the cake from all the running around at work.
Amysarah, have a great roadtrip.
Missymoo, good on you for joining curves.
Arimeh, sorry to hear Mehkelti has reflux. I had a terrible time with Charli when she had acid reflux. The paed put her on all sorts of meds but in the end good old Mylanta worked best for us. Have fun eating your goodies before cold turkey day . . .
OK!! Day 1 of diet....
Weigh in - not telling but has a 9 in it....
DH weigh in - not telling but has a couple of 3's in it... LOL (yes he is along for the ride with me!!)
So far today - had weetbix (in place of cheerios) with boiling water and a splash of milk (no sugar :(), a cup of coffee (a MUST in this house first thing in the morning!!), two malt o milk biscuits and having a cup of tea now.....
Anyone else starting today?
Congrats on starting your diet today Mel, great start! I got up and had a couple of crumpets drowned in margarine and honey so thats my naughty for the day, I washed it down with water does that count lol. I went and got pawpaw and pineapple from the markets yesterday so will have that for lunch and quiche for tea with salad from last night. Hoping it goes well for you! I fixed up the bike seat of my bike last night....well Selena did lol, so will be able to go for a ride without feeling like I'm riding a BMX lol. Tomorrow arvo will do that, I have to work a late shift today then early tomorrow :doh:
AF came early so am not very happy with things, everything was just so spot on and then it had to stuff up on me, 3 days early it was! oh well gotta change my requested days off at work, let our donor know, lucky haven't booked his flight yet he's coming from Sydney. Might have to book it last minute!If things go to plan now we should be looking at insemination 12th and 13th December which makes 2 weeks later xmas! :pray: the first one is successful and we have a fantastic xmas present!:dance:
Where has everyone gone???
Day 3 of diet - have resisted maccas both the last two nights - monday was having a huge fight with DH and was just the easier option - but i resisted and made the planned dinner - last night we didn't get home till 6.30 and had to get the kids fed and into bed, thought we wouldn't have time - but luckily I have cut all vegies up that arvo so didn't take too long to cook.
Maccas - nil
Mellie - two
;)
Good on u Mel! i haven't been so well behaved and dropped into maccas on the way home from work on Monday night. Need to control myself better but its just so easy to drive thru! We bought a dishwasher yesterday and installed it today so I am very happy! Dishes are my pet hate so might make things more easier and have a clean kitchen!
Hey Girls..
sorry for my MIA... i have been head down arse up with my biz... its just that time of year everyone planning thier wedding's so just getting alot of promo stuff ready to get out there!
Well, i havent exactly started the diet so to speak, however, i am kinda following it to a degree. Did my first workout on monday at curves, was awesome. Will be going first thing in the morning...
Lea- wow you are so planned ey.... you must be so excited..so not far away!!!!!!
Ari- good on you for resisting. better than me lol :P
how is everyone else????? everyone gone quiet!!!
DF and i were talking and he said he really didnt wanna try for #3 until mid of 2009!!! I am a bit :( about it, but at the same time, give's me longer to loose the weight and get fit i spose. I must admit though, if i dont come on here, the clucky feelings arent so bad. Maybe there is alot of weight in the whole out of sight out of mind hahahahahaha
Well, it is 2am and im still up (i couldnt sleep)..... im gonna be a zombie at the gym in the morning.. lol
power to you all
xo
hi girls,
well I have the day off today. Yesterday I felt really sick with high temps but it seems to be all gone now, not sure what that was but it seems my body has fought it off. I have to spend the whole of today doing my assignment as its due in tomorrow. All the assignents seem to pile up, I cant wait til they are all overwith and the exams are over and I can just concentrate on getting as many births as I can. I only have 21 shifts in birth suite and I need 18 births to go! I really hope I get them. :pray: I will just have to ask to do lots of night shifts as that is the time when most births happen, all to do with the hormones peaking at 3am.
As for weight loss, it doesn't feel like I have lost anything but I haven't weighed myself either. I have been getting back on track. We had fish and salad for tea last night and have been trying to eat more sensibly during the day. I wish I could find time to ride my bike. Maybe if I get most of my assignment done today I can go this arvo.
Missy- thats fantastic you have started at curves, keep it going girl! and yep we seem to be all organised. We have just finished with the donor agreement. More than being a legal document we have made it so when little bumpling grows up they can see how much we wanted them and the reasons why. At the end of the contract me and selena have written a paragraph on why we want our babe and our donor has written one saying why he is helping us and what wishes he has for them. But he will always be part of our lives anyway so it wont be the only few words they will hear from him.
Anyway, wishing everyone lots of slimming thoughts!
cheers,
Leanne:D
I feel bloated and horrible today. Can't wait to start my diet on Monday (YES I WILL BE STARTING ON MONDAY!!)
I've had a peanut butter obsession this week which is really not good. And I was so naughty over the weekend in Melbourne/Sorrento. I'm motivated to go on this diet now because I just feel so lethargic and crap!
Good to hear from everyone - Lea I hope you get your 18 births!
Well I fell off the wagon big time, mostly cause I was "in training" to give blood, needed to boost my iron levels! AND, may I say, they are above average! wOOHOo!
Tomorrow I'm starting with the shakes, but am goig to an 18th so that will be interesting. I also have my monthlies and have huge cravings. Doh.
But, still down @ 74.6kg, so that's not too bad.
Hey ladies..
How is everyone??
Lea- wow, 18 births in short time span.. i really hope you get them. What happens if you dont?
Kazbah- ahhh those craving's... they are evil!!!!! how'd you go with it all?
Amy- one day to go :o) dont feel too bad for having a free food fest while you were away.. who wants to diet when they are away anyways ?!! lol
Me- well, have attended Curves twice this week... 2 down from what i am aiming for! Its just been one thing after another this week. Food wise, ive been kinda middle, not good but not bad either lol... DF and i talked again and have set a date for the wedding (woohoo) and said we will start TTC in septermber 2009... so same month as the wedding :)
Although i really did want #3 born in 2009 (then id have a 05, 07, and 09 babies)... i also think it gives me just under a year to work on my health, we can have the wedding which means we would finally be married.. (long story but it just keeps getting delayed) and the kids would be slightly older. Although i wanted our son and #3 close too, i must admit im not coping very well right now with our daughter who is 3.5..... im hoping its just a phase but im feeling very fragile and just not coping 100%..so maybe its best to have that year ??!!!
Anyhow, i do feel good knowing a rough when lol
Ok well.. better go
Hugs to all
Missy - two days a week at curves is great going!!! WOOHOOO!!! Any exercise is better than none at all (ie, me!!!) LOL I'm sorry you are having a rough time at the moment - these children will test us hey!!!!!! Sometimes you just wanna put your head like this - :wall: ;)
Kaz - I wish I weighed what you do!!!!!!! Fingers crossed I get there.
Amy - good luck tomorrow - first day is the hardest!!!!
Lea - I hope you are feeling better!!!!!
Me - have not gone off diet all week - had to rearrange some stuff on the diet yesterday cos went to see a man about a car. (AND woohoo! Brought it!!!)
Weigh in day tomorrow.... fingers crossed!!!!
Hey all!
One day to go!! And it couldn't happen at a worse time because my stress levels are through the roof! I thought I would be pigging out big time today but luckily DH has the car at work all day so I only have access to what's in the pantry - which isn't much given our last shop was a fortnight ago!
The plan for tomorrow (I am on annual leave - perfect really!)....
Wake up and have a light breakfast (I'll be buying cheerios!)
Go for a 1 hr walk (approx 6km)
Come home and do light weights and abdominal work
Finish cleaning the house
Lunch (according to Mel's diet plan)
Pull weeds out of the garden
Dinner
Walk with DH when he gets home from work
Hopefully it will be a great kickstart and the beginning of losing 15kgs! On a normal work day I will be walking every evening with DH. Our dogs are looking quite plump so they need walking! Plus the weather is so nice and I LOVE daylight savings. :)
DH is thinking about joining the police force (very new development) so he is eager to get into shape too!
How is everyone else going?
Amy - ooh the police force!!! I wanted to join, but with my father being an inspector in Tassie and my sister being a cop here in Queensland...I think thats enough blue in the family!!!!!
Weigh in day here - here are the results:-
1st week
Me: loss of 2.9kg
DH: loss of 4kg
I love my diet!!!
:dance:
oh wow Gudi - that's bloody amazing! Well done!!!!!!!!
Holy cow Mel that is fantastic!!!!!!
Last night Dh said to me (in a whinging sort of way) "I'm so sick of not being fit" so straight away I said "Right, put your runners on - we're going for a walk!". We went for a really long walk up and down hills and into the reserve near our house. It was fantastic and I felt so great after.
I weighed in this morning and I have officially started Mel's diet! :dance:
I walked 2km this morning and will walk another 3km this afternoon when DH gets home. YAY!
Hi guys! Sorry I've been MIA from this thread for a while.
Amysarah - you go girl :cheer:
And Mel you are doing awesome! I've got to get your diet out and start following it me thinks.
Lea if I was having a baby up your way I'd let you be my midwife! I was a follow through for a student mid with Charli and although I had a crappy birth experience (CS under GA) she was a great support both before and after.
Missymoomoo, thats great that you are going to Curves. I'm embarrassed to say that I am a member too but havent gone for ages.
Kazbah, how are you going on the shakes?
Well I got on the scales the other day :crying: and I've put on 4kgs since I started this thread :wall: I wish I could fully blame it on the fact that I have graves disease and that my metabolism is constantly going up and down (which it does), but the fact is I'm a chocoholic. I need to go to chocoholics anonymous!
Hmmm, it's o time of the month too right now and I'd sooo just love to make a bubba this month :shhh: But I weight about 8 kilos heavier then when I fell with Charli.
Hi everyone,
I have just finished night shifts so have been MIA for a few days, I cant do anything else when I'm on nights. The worst thing about them is that you eat to stay awake and its usually nibblies like junk food so I have been bad again. Oh well, I have 8 days off including today so time to work on assignments! I went for a ride on my little granny bike a few days ago and it was great except for the car of teenagers laughing lol I can imagine it would've looked funny with a fat chick riding this bike with a basket down the street. Oh well you get that! But it wont look like I have eaten the bike seat soon! hehe. Anyway, How has everybody been?
Missy - Congrats on setting date for your wedding PLUS TTC the same month! What a double goal to look forward to in losing weight, fantastic! You ask me what will happen if I dont get my 18 births. Well, I have 21 shifts to do 18 births so if I throw in a few night shifts there I shouldn't have too much of a problem. If I dont get them all I will just extend my time in birthsuite until they are all done. It will be new year and for some reason that is the prime time people have babies so everyone says that I shouldn't have a problem, wish me luck! We are TTC in December and a few weeks after that I will be back in birthsuite so I hope that if we are successful the first time that I dont get too sick.
Amy- thats a fantastic amount of exercise!You go girl! I might have to go for a ride this arvo just because I read your post lol
Mel- congrats on your initial weight loss! Thats great in one week! I'm thinking maybe I should give it another go too
Good going everyone! Makes me more motivated to know you are doing it too!
Spice- Dont you worry, I have the same probs as you do with chocolate cravings. That is exactly what I did on night shift! Thats really sweet of you saying you would let me help you birth your baby. I feel like everythings gonna work out fine! 4kg? perhaps its mostly fluid, I know I retain more than I used to thats why I lose weight quickly and gain it quickly. Sending you lots of slimming thoughts :)
OH BUM!!
I fell off the wagon...... but I'm back on again TODAY (you hear that tummy - TODAY!).
We got stuck without a car on Monday and yesterday (we've since had to hire a car) and there was no food in the house on Monday night so........ we ordered pizza AND fudge brownies for dessert :redface:. I felt so guilty!!!!! I had a job interview yesterday so I didn't eat much - but had the leftover pizza for lunch :redface:.
I had weetbix with hot water this morning and I'll be walking tonight!!!
me too! I got on again today! I went and got my hair cut this morning, just a trim then this afternoon I went for a bike ride, not very long but it still counts!I am panicking! Only 8 weeks to go b4 TTC and I'm still the same weight, well there abouts, oh well cant go worrying too much, get on with it! Hope everyone is all good :)
Hi Girls
Is it okay if I join you.
I have PCOS so the journey to lose weight is that little bit hard. I've been TTC for (feels like forever) and would love to lose some more before I do fall pg. At the end of 06 to mid 07 I lost about 15 kilos. I've put about 4-5kg back on and really need to lose another 15 (for starters). I was seeing a dietician, but for reasons I won't go into, cancelled all appointments and haven't been back. He put me on a Low GI diet with exercise. I was walking around 6 days a week sometimes once sometimes twice a day.
I'm having problems with walking again, (just lazy I think). I really enjoyed it before, just need to push myself out the door and I'll be right. Maybe some motivation is what I really need.
welcome Molly - the more the merrier :)
Don't worry about falling off the wagon guys - as long as its just a day here and there, not for like a month!! lol
I haven't fallen off it - and successfully ignoring the block of mint chip chocolate in my fridge!!!!
My OB agreed to support me in my quest for a VBA2C - all systems go for June next year baby!!!
hahahahaha
Hi guys, and welcome Molly!
Well, we are going to start TTC next month! woohoo . . .:dance: I want to lose 6 kilo's in the next 4 weeks. Can I do it??? Lea, I wish it was just fluid retention but I don't think so :(
Off track a bit here but woohoo to you Mel for your Ob supporting VBA2C. That's great news! I'm definately going to be pushing for my drugfree VBAC waterbirth. Can't wait!
I too would also love to join this thread. I have PCOS, though I am starting some natural therapy. My biggest problem is sugar and caffiene I work night shifts, with an agency, plus I study so my hours are all over the place. Just need a kick ;)
Thanks!
welcome Haley! Welcome Molly! Mel - yay on your OB!
Well I sorta fell of the wagon ad have been trying to climb back on so have been running after that darn wagon! Just can't catch the bugger though.
Have been "good" ish - salads for lunch, mangoe and other fruit for snacks. The shakes are great, but if I can't find my shaker I'll go for a cuppa which is sorta bad. And Pip's sick so working from home with all that food. Prolly also drinking too much alcohol. Plus have AF. Doh.
Welcome girls!!
BIG WOO HOO for Mel - this is fantastic news and I know how important it is for you! Nothing like that to give you a big boost of motivation for some weight loss!
I was SO good yesterday - but I had icecream with choc topping for dessert. I'm going with the "slowly slowly" approach! ;)
Big walk planned for tonight!
Amy - baby steps are fine honey - I go cold turkey from all junk food / alcohol because I know if I allow myself just one little bit extra - I want more!!!!!! I did the same when I gave up cigarettes too...
Kaz - pmsl @ the alcohol.. what I wouldn't give to drink the corona in our fridge!!!!!
I have a goal of 10kg (cos its half way for me) and I can have a saturday full of whatever I want to eat/drink.
then back on it on Sunday :)
Maybe I should be doing that - I should set a goal and if I get to it - I can have a mad day where I can eat whatever I want (sensibly of course!) and then get back on the next day and head towards the next goal.
First goal is 5kgs.
I think it helps if you make small stepping stones on the way to your big goal... otherwise you get distracted, unmotivated, don't feel like you can achieve it because it looks so unattainable..IYKWIM?
i am currently excersing and eating healthy in the hope of dropping some kg, this is being closely monitored by my doctor as we are also ttc already, i would like to loose a little before i fall pregnant, but at least i am on a health diet and excersice program now that with a little modification i will be able to carry on through pregnancy once i fall pg
That sounds great Kell.
good luck with your TTC journey!!
Hi Kell, I'm a bit like you. Not quite TTC yet but will be in 4 weeks time. I am hoping to shed 4-6 kilo's in the next 4 weeks then carry on from there. I'm not going to totally starve myself - about 1500 calories per day. As I have found in the past that if I restrict my calories too much the weight just comes back on sooo fast.
When I've conceived I also want to stay on track under the monitoring with my Dr. I can really afford not to put on any baby weight. Last preg I gained 13.5 kilo's which isn't too bad but this time I want to maintan healthier choices and still lose a little fat during pregnancy. The calorie king website will tell you how many calories you can eat while pg in order to still lose a little weight. When my friend was pregnant with her third she did weight watchers (ww won't allow you to now but they used to) they just allocated about 6-7 extra points per day if you were pregnant and at nine months she weighed the same as what she did when she fell. So that's what I am going to aim for. best of luck! Hey and we may even end up being belly buddies :)
Thanks for the weclome!
My biggest issue is cutting out my sugar! I am addicted to the stuff, right now I have a nice cold glass of coke beside me. I dont drink coffee or regular tea so it's my 'caffiene fix' for the morning.
I have a pretty hectic day today, but since it is such a beautiful day, I will definately go for a walk this evening :)
My short term goal is to lose 5kgs, but I want to lose 20kg's in total :)
Haley - instead of normal coke, try the switch to coke zero or diet coke. You'll really notice the difference weight-wise.
Now if you're really game ... try the caffiene-free diet coke!
Haley - next time you're at the shops - check out the kilojule count on a bottle of coke. Then compare it to a bottle of diet/zero coke! The difference in the amount is SCARY. I never drink normal coke now!
spice - thanks for the info about the calorie king website just checked it out seems pretty good, good luck with the diet and exercise and the ttc