I am back ladies, i haven't had a chance to check everyone out yet but i will catch-up when i can, just wanted to come in and post while i remember.
Sooo the hard facts - i have gained weight since my little challenge last year and am back to 97.5kg, i am 5'11" and although tall i still feel i don't look as great as i COULD, i am unfit and feel totally unhealthy and i hate it.
I feel like my mum and i hate that, i hate that there are times i really don't want to do things with friends or the girls because of how i look and it has to change.
My goal at the moment is get back into doing some exercise - at the moment it will be at home prob the exercise bike (who's electris don't work so i can't calculate anything) and by doing work around the house and in the yard - let's call it the farm girls workout
I am also going to get back into eating breakfast and drinking LOTS more water.
It's my 28th birthday next month and i want to loose 7.5kg by then... i KNOW i can do it.
My future goals will be to take DD2 walking on the mornings DD1 has kinder, i should also gain my walking partner back once she has a bub and i just want to get back to be the happy/healthy me.
I've also made a Dr's appt for next week to have a general check-up, weigh and measure etc as i feel quite tired and drained lately and have unexplained bruises... so hopefully we can get everything on track!
TIA ladies, looking forward to catching up with everyone and being here to help/support.
Argh not only do I have the OS trip to get ready for, one of my girlfriends is here in March for a yoga event and I need to drop some weight and get back into yoga before she gets here because I expect 3 days of yoga torture from her I know she will make me go to her launch at the yoga festival and expect me to keep up! Plus yoga every morning and night. At least I'll be getting my positions corrected by her in preparation of the trip (she is coming with us and we will all be doing yoga morning and night with her - same as she made us do in Bali)
zarava: welcome back. you sound a bit like me not obese but just feel fat and flat ?? or is that just me ?. good luck to you and remeber it's another day so dont look back on what you did yesterday but what you're doing right now !! ..WOW i should be a life coach... lol... he he he...
best of luck to you !!
AFM: well i have been having healthy breakfasts and lunches then .......... everything seems to go down hill !!!!!
like sausages in bread mon night
like pizza last night
??????????? why do i do this ???????????
so i am doing fish and sald tonight , already have fish prepared !!!
Welcome back ZF - regular exercise is definitely the key. I really want to set a healthy example for my kids, so eating well and exercising each day is a part of that. I cannot wait til we move to the beach, where we will be bike riding, swimming and walking every day!!!
Sopdet - Yoga sounds fabulous!! I can't wait for mine to start up again in early Feb - I really miss it. I do Dru yoga - totally awesome for my anxiety.
JBM - Back on it tomorrow hun - I was good today too - until I ate a whole massive cherry ripe and did no exercise. SO frustrated but am getting back on it tomorrow and have got a 7 day pass happening at a local gym so will go and check that out and hopefully get this a$$ moving!
Astrid - I am too scared to put my jeans on - they were rather squeezy last week when I wore them while we were away
JBM - i find dinner the hardest, fussy DD's and time make me go the usual meat & veg but I do make my own bolognaise from scratch with lots of hidden veg.
Tanstar - thanks hun, it's hard to exercise here as we're not in town so I have to try & make time for the bike & might adapt some cleaning to bemore 'exercise focused'
Astrid - my jeans are a little snug, I thought my button would pop last week... Right there with ya!
Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!
Astrid - GL with the rellies going, surely that'll help.
Sopdet - you must be a yoga queen! I want to try bikram one of these days, but I'm too scared lol. Awesome loss too
JBM - how long till you can exercise? I'm so impressed you're watching what you eat already.
Stevie - I reckon there's heaps you can do. Worth a google for exercises to do at home... but i'm thinking pushups on the ground (kids love watching), squats holding bub (maybe not post feed), lunges across the room.... just some quick ideas.
Well I did a PT session on Tues. And OMG my abs are so sore. And my arms. And my legs. And my back. And my shoulders. hahahahha so many unused muscles. It's all good pain though. Am going to try for a run today... hmm mightn't be a long one. For some reason I can't get my mind into it this week. I did so well last week and this week I just want to eat chocolate. Dunno why. I might need a mindset re-set this weekend!
EDIT: just re-read my "goals" document & hid the chocolate. Just posting in here helped to motivate me.... flab roll begone!
belfie: i dont have a time frame for when i can exercise as i had a natural delivery not a CS. but i am still sore if i do too much and i am so so tired cause im not getting enough sleep that i seem to have no energy .. but i did get a little walk in yesterday. thanks. yeah for PT. i remember those. he he. good luck to you
zarava: yes dinner time is the hardest. i also do the spag bol with hidden veggies. lol. good luck to you
tanstar: have fun with your 7 day gym pass. sounds like fun.
astrid: oh the thought of fitting into jeans again ... one day... lol.... i still have a VERY flabby tummy so the jeans goal will be a while away .... good luck to you
AFM: well had healthy salad and fish ;last night. made extra salad and had some with tuna for lunch and still enough for tonight... yipee.... one more step in the right direction
JBM : ooh, fish that is something we have vowed to do more off. Very slack in the fish department
belfie: PT, brave woman
Sopdet: been many years since I tried yoga. Have a friend who teaches it, but she went off to an Ashram before I got a chance to get to one of her lessons.
Zavara F: yes, dinner and children and add to that hubby , can make it hard to eat well.
tanstar: Beach walks - used to do those when we lived in town. Must get back into it, as we have a localish beach that has a killer set of stairs to get to it.
Ok, getting a plan together. Once in-laws have gone, I am going to get cooking. Have a couple of homegrown chooks in the freezer that need to be used. So some chicken stock and chicken soup is to be made. The veggie patch is starting to produce heaps of zucchinis, spinach, cucumbers and tomatoes are just beginning to ripen. Will be basing as much as I can around those veg. Need some serious meal planning with me being back at work and working 4 days instead of 3. Found a good butcher, so can get some good well priced protein. He has some great bulk packs. He is also next to a fresh fish store. DH and I have vowed to have fish once a week, will be making a real effort to go there (even though he could go fishing).
Ummm, other plans. Cut back on bread, potato and pasta. Also look up some juices. I am so bloated, my bowels are just horrid and I keep on getting thrush. I need to eat better not just for my weight, but also for my overall wellbeing.
Decided to stop taking Zoloft. Been 6+ odd weeks now. Weight has gone up (could just be due to Christmas). I am a bit happier, but then my weight drags me down. TMI, it has destroyed my sex drive (sex is great exercise )
belfie - your being a good girl, keep up the great work hun, isn't it great having a thread like this to keep you motivated.
JBM - mmm sounds nice and healthy, i don't do seafood but i should really get into cooking fish for DP and the kids and maybe just doing chicken or something for me.
Astrid - your food plans sound good, DP and the girls got me veggie seeds for Mothers Day last year and we hadn't gotten around to planting them yet, i really need to work out when is best and get it going to save me some $$ and so i know exactly what i'm eating.
AFM - jumped on the scales this morning fully clothed and i'm down 600g but that doesn't mean much as it's only a couple of days, last night i did fried rice and satay chicken but i used all fresh veggies in my rice (baby corn, red capsicum, snow peas, brocollini, onion) and only used a little oil... i set aside some plain rice and plain veggies for lunch today and i halved the serve of satay i would normally have eaten at dinner.
Today i haven't eaten breakfast as i am not feeling 100% but i will be eating an apple at some stage this morning, my rice & veg for lunch then some rice cakes with banana this afternoon when the girls have their snack, tonight for tea not 100% sure as i am going to bingo with MIL and there are usually donuts involved... am i strong enough to say no?
Maybe i should cut up some carrot sticks and take some rice crackers and pack a big water bottle ????
Exercise wise today i am planning on throwing on a big thick jacket for the girls and I and headingh out into the paddock to weed around some of the trees, i will park the trailer & motorbike further away than normal and walk, wlak, walk as much as i can!
Belfie - I have said it before and will say it again - you is a machine! Such an awesome inspiration hun!!! Love it! PT sounds fun! I just can't justify the extra $$ right now although I think $31 for the gym a fortnight will be well justified in winter when I can't run at night!! Are you needing to drop weight again or maintain - I can't remember?
Astrid - Huge changes hun, the veggies sound amazing - i was a bit slack planting and am missing my hoards of zucchini I had last year - toms are about to go red though so lots of salads here coming up! Good luck stopping the zoloft hun, I hope you can find something to help you like counselling etc.
ZF - Rug up the girls? Do you live in Canada????? - oh that's right we are in Melbourne SOunds like a great plan hun and a loss is a loss, even if it is a small amount!
AFM - Went to the gym and did my C25K - a bit silly really because I can do that outside and get the benefit of hills, but it is a bit gentler running on a tready sometimes! Only did 30 mins as I had to pick up the kids but I weighed in today and I am 1.2kgs down Wooooo!!!!! All I have done is cut the crap, lower carbs, no crappy snacks and exercising! So far so good!!! Very excitimicated!
right as i was about to head outside it started to drizzle, then the sun shone for a minute & now it's greay again, instead i vac'd my room & did the dishes.
Am tidying my room then i will rush around & vac the lounge & hallway (work up a sweat to some music) then see what the weather is doing and head outside, it would be nice to get some fresh air.
I am also going to write down a food diary, i got some little exercise books from safeway yesterday for 5c so might just right a few things down in them, maybe even set myself some goals, find some inspirational quotes and things... HARD CORE...
I have my Fitness Pal on my phone, but have not begun to use it for tracking my food.
Started off well today, then slid badly. Oh, well just start again tomorrow, even though I do have a bottle of bubbly sitting in the fridge just waiting for when the in-laws leave
hey ladies. Sorry I havnt been on here. Been in hospital since Tuesday and only just had my gallbladder taken out. (owch!)
Obviously weight loss will start again when I am recovered after surgeries. 2 surgeries in 6 weeks (c sec and gall bladder) my diet will be different, fats have to be limited . I'm determined to be a Yummy mummy.
Sorry about the selfish all about me post. I'll Jump on for persies very soon x
Go ZA! I had a good day too - til I remember the Cadbury in the cupboard and then drank 3 vodka raspberries (Free though so at least they weren't tooooo bad ) because i hate sleeping on my own when DH isn't here and I fall straight to sleep after a few vodkas
Back on the exercise wagon today!
I LOVE MFP Astrid - phone and computer, and they both update each other - super easy to find foods too! THe diary sounds like a good idea ZF - I find it easier on the computer or phone than paper though!
Lysndan - Hope you recover quickly hun and remember it is still very early on hun so go easy on yourself.
C25K run for me once DH drags his butt out of bed and NO chocolate today.
I know she will make me go to her launch at the yoga festival and expect me to keep up! Plus yoga every morning and night. At least I'll be getting my positions corrected by her in preparation of the trip (she is coming with us and we will all be doing yoga morning and night with her - same as she made us do in Bali)
, can make it hard to eat well.
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Wooooo!!!!! All I have done is cut the crap, lower carbs, no crappy snacks and exercising! So far so good!!! Very excitimicated!
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