Diet & Weight loss general support #6

Congratulations Cherished!! Good luck with everything - well done on getting to your goal weight. I hope you don't get too sick.

Kryssalyss I'd love to see your before and after photos! They really do inspire me - real ones from people I can talk to and get tips from :). My before and after photos would be almost the same right now :shakehead:

I hope everyone had a good Christmas!

I've been... well pretty good. Our family party was a bit of a write off but other than that day, I haven't been overly indulgent. Going to physio hasn't been great news at all - she is sure it is my hip that is the problem, probably stemming from having clicky hips when I was a baby. She said I'm looking at at least 6 weeks rehab. I am allowed gentle swimming and the exercises she's given me but that's it. It really is depressing. I was really enjoying running... which probably is what got me to this point in the first place :wall:

I have only put on 1 kg on last weigh in day so I'm happy with that for now.

I think so that I don't post personal pics up I will just pm them to anyone who is interested and is part of this thread or the 12 week challenge one. Eeek. It is kind of nerve racking though so be kind!

Kryssalyss I saw the pics before seeing this post - don't be crazy, they were great and you look so good! You've done a great job. I hit send and forgot to comment on your Christmas tree too - where did you get the idea from?

I weighed myself today for the first time since Christmas - I was scared to even look lol. I haven't changed weight though. What a relief!

Thanks T4M! And good work on no gain over Xmas. Not sure I have gotten through unscathed but will see in a couple of days I guess!
The xmas tree came about because on xmas eve I was feeling very un-xmasy. We had a little bit of tinsel so I found the coat hangers and wrapped it around then got some bon bons. I posted the pic on facebook with the caption "the xmas tree for students' lol. Because we really are poor (but happy) students. :) DS loved getting up in the morning though and seeing the 'tree' with all of the presents underneath.

krysalyss - Hun you look fantastic!! What an achievement!! You must feel amazing!! you look so good I'm not sure there's another 5kg to lose.....where you gunna get 5kg from??? :lol: Any tips? What has worked for you in losing the weight?

Thankyou for sharing your progress/loss. I feel very inspired and motivated and will take some before shots today in readiness for when I get to goal :hooray:

*sneaks back in noisily...*

So I'm back! Put 3.4kg back on over the last 3 months grrrrr... gotta learn how to eat for working/not expressing/lack of babysitting/running around like a busy headless chook. But... excuses schmexcuses, I'm over them.

I went shopping with a "skinny" friend yesterday - it was a great day of girlie shopping and I was determined not to get down on myself for those extra kg's... but now it's business. i've started today cos I feel like if I start one day BEFORE New Year, i'm ahead of the pack so to speak... and hopefully that means I'll stick at it.

I'm gonna track my food in CK (plus exercise). Try to walk 30 mins every day plus 30 mins of cycle/wii fit/dance games etc. And I'm gonna post here every day to keep myself focussed... cos I tend to fall off on about day 3/4.

Oh and rewards.
-1.5kg: a book
-3kg: massage
-4.5kg: sandals
-6kg: earrings
-7.5kg (final goal): um um.. can't decide. Shall have to think on this one.

haven't had a chance to read back... but look forward to catching up, hope everyone is going well :)

BELFIE - Glad to hear you're back on the wagon!

I ate myself silly in the lead up to christmas. There was nooooooo holding back on anything! Chocolate, desserts, you name it. Oh, and heaps of wine too. Naughty, naughty..... But Boxing Day brang new motivation. I guessed I had put on a couple of kilo's during the festive season though today I weighed on my scales at home at 65.1kgs. So not so bad after all (64kgs was my goal weight). I have still been exercising like mad as I got a new heart rate monitor for chrissy so that has certainly helped. I am aiming to be close to my 64kgs by next Thursday when I return to weight watchers to receive my LIFE MEMBERSHIP - woohoo. I have done my 6 weeks maintenance so need to return to get my life membership.

As of tomorrow we are going to start trying for baby number 2. I would still like to get to 62kgs before I fall pregnant but i'm not too concerned about it. I'm still going to watch what I eat & exercise heaps but am not going to be counting points or anything. So that means I'll still be hanging around this thread a bit.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEARS EVE & A LOVELY NEW YEARS DAY.

Catch you all next year!

hahaha Georgi, you're stalking me :p
And yes, I'm trying to jinx myself... murphy's law says that if I DON'T try to lose weight, I won't get PG either... but if I DO try to lose weight, I'll undoubtedly get PG! So my goals & rewards are all set as if I don't get PG quickly. Plus after GD last time, I wanna eat well when I'm PG anyway.

And for everyone else, yes I'm TTC too :lol:

BELFIE Yeah, I think the same too. That's another reason why I say I won't fall as quick this time... Just preparing myself in case I don't lol. Looks like we'll be stalking each other a fair bit then aye. All these threads that we'll be in together

lol Georgi, it's too funny! Hopefully we'll bring each other luck on all fronts.

Well my first day went really well - stuck to my calories, felt a bit hungry by bedtime but stayed strong. Today my weight is .5kg down and I'm still determined. My DH has been an annoying PITA today, and I was soooo tempted to have chocolate, but no! I will not succumb. My two biggest challenges atm... avoiding chocolate and changing my tea to low fat milk & no sugar. Geez it tastes foul, but I know I'll get used to it.

*nibbles in a ricecake*

Today I'm gonna go for a walk and try DDR2 (Wii) again. I couldn't get the dance mat working properly yesterday :rolleyes:

Any new takers with a New Years Resolution?

Hi Belfie and Georgi. You guys seem to have similar goals. Good luck TTC!! That's really exciting.

I took my before shots yesterday. Very motivating it was too. I look terrible :( Onwards and (hopefully) downwards on the scale though!

New Years resolutions....hmmm...not sure if it's really a new years thing but I have resolved to start to live my life without chocolate every day or even nearly every day, to exercise most days instead and I also want to stop eating once I'm full rather than just finish what is on my plate/bowl. Hard to do but I think it will make a difference.

I'd like to lose 15-20kgs (I'd be happy with 15) before mid-year. Would like to start TTC end of the year.

So you're stuck with me until then ;)

I think I need to get back on the bandwagon too.

I started eating all sorts of crap due to the emotional hassles of dealing with the inlaws - but they are all gone back to their respective homes and I don't need to have anything to do with them for a while (phew!).

Christmas has probably also done some damage, I'm sure. Spending a week with my parents and having to eat the food that someone else serves - not exactly helpful. I was so choc full of carbs by the end of the week that I was having serious blood sugar issues (damned PCOS!) so it's really good to be back home. No more over-eating and finishing the plate, no more dessert for the sake of dessert, no more overly carb-ish meals. I think the time with my mother has been good though - she's obese and a big reminder (no pun intended) of how I don't want to end up.

Kaz - it will make a huge difference. You know a little of my health issues and that exercise isn't always a possibility for me, but eating sensibly and not to excess makes a HUGE difference and it's how I need to tackle my weight loss.

I'm too scared to get out the scales and see what damage has been done... I'd like to find the motivation to get out the pilates DVDs and see if I can't tone up a few muscles and improve my fitness before I return to work.

BW

Guys.... i am back again i know its been awhile every time I've come back to start again i have some how stopped and haven't written anything:redface:

well Xmas has really done its trick on me this year..:rolleyes: lol

in the last month or 2 i have put on 3 kg i think i am about 68-69kg again which sux as i did get down to 66kg not long ago after having dd..

i'm putting all my weight on my bottom half an am really not liking, it my bottom half is tottally out of proportion to my top half..

i need to get on the wagon again too guys..

butterfly_warrior- i have been the same over Xmas.. Emotional eating has got the better over me too:redface: but we can do it!!

Georgi & belfie gdluck on your journey to losing weight and TTC im so excited for you both xx

Hi guys! Good to see everyone here. I have also put on a little bit over xmas. Plus soccer has been on a break, work is crazy and I have been seriously unmotivated. But I put on an exercise DVD tonight - and was pretty scared at how much condition I have lost in only 2 weeks. But soccer starts again this Friday and I want to get a couple of sessions in before then. I plan to start counting on CK tomorrow, and ride to work Saturday, Monday and Thursday, jog Sunday and Wednesday and do an aerobics video on Tuesday.
My new goals are:
1. to get to 60kg on my home scales (which in reality is about 63kg)
2. Be able to jog 10km in 1 hour

Is anyone else super glad the new year has ticked over. I am so happy to say goodbye to last year.

thanks for the re-welcome (given I've been awol for a few months).

Krysalyss - your fitness plan sounds great. Isn't it awful how quickly condition goes? I used to wish I could just reach a level of fitness and maintain it forever... :rofl: if only! I did a dance game on the Wii today and got a stitch. Hmm.

BC - oh geez can we swap? I am SO apple-shaped/top heavy, I'd give anything to put more on down south. I'm forever dressing as if I'm PG. Thanks for the good wishes on TTC too.

BW - aaw if you weigh-in, you'll be so glad you did when you've lost it all! Were you doing CK? I seem to remember you were..? And GL with the health issues, it is SUCH a PITA when you can't exercise.

AngelPunks - another pre-TTCer, awesome! It's great that you're not doing what I did... keep delaying until I'm madly trying to lose weight at the last moment.

~Kaz~ - hmm I guess I should do some b4 & after shots too huh. Sounds motivating (and scary). I'm with you on the chocolate. When I was feeding DS, I could get away with 2 squares of dark choc a day... and I kept telling myself that I was showing restraint... but it's kinda crept up... and I was having it EVERY day. So I've now been chocolate free for 2 days. GL to both of us!

I was catching up with some friends tonight - lots of sweets and biscuits out, and some gluten free bikkies specially for me (which always makes me feel like I should eat 'em). But I resisted! So this is my little celebration post! Cya all tomorrow... gonna eat well, go walking & do Wii Fit Plus.

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2. Be able to jog 10km in 1 hour

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have you tried the couch to 5km thingie (yeh I'm saying thingie coz brain isn't engaged to work out what I really mean), where over a period of time it takes you up to being able to run 5kms in 20mins (I think). I know some of the gang on here have done the challenge before.

I keep on meaning to start on it, but bewbies still a bit too big right now and I can't find a decent sports bra while I'm in between sizes.

Hi everyone - I'm back on tha bandwagon after a baaaad Christmas. I haven't weighed in but a couple of kg's have snuck back on I think.

Cherished - congratulations hun!

Belfie & Georgi - all the best for TTC. The fitter and healthier you are beforehand makes such a difference through your pregnancy.

Krys - your pics look awesome! I will join you in the 10km in 1hr goal. I was running 5km in 29min before Xmas so I just have to double that :lol:

Hi Kaz, BW, BC & Punks!

Wow, great to see so many people in here. Nothing like a New Year to bring new motivation!

NAI Thanks. I was so determined to get back into shape before the 2nd baby (I was out of shape before I even fell pg with DS) as I am worried it will be 10times harder if I wasn't. That really was my motivation, and it paid off

BELFIE Good on you for resisting those bikkies. You must be full of motivation

KRYSALYSS They are some pretty serious goals. Good luck. Did you know that your fitness decreases every 72 hours? So basically, you need to do something to maintain, or improve your fitness at least every 3 days

BC Well jump on :lol: (the wagon). Thanks. Yes I'm very excited about the TTC thing. I'm hoping for a short journey

BW I always fall off the wagon when I'm with my in laws too. Especially when I'm at their house

ANGEL As i mentioned to Nai, my motivation to shift the excess weight was to TTC. I gave myself 6 months to shift 11kgs.... And I did it... So i'm sure you will too. It's a great way to keep motivation!

KAZ You've got some good goals there. I really need to not always finish what's on my plate too... I'm really bad with that

I've decided I need to be more active during the days. As I work so hard at the gym, I normally take the easy way out for the rest of the day. But I really need to up my incidental exercise. Now I am cutting back to 5 days training instead of 6 (hopefully it will help regulate my menstral cycles) so today i'm not gyming but i'm gonna take DS to the beach!

Welcome Butterfly Child, AngelPunks and Butterfly Warrior - awesome to have you with us :D.

Georgi - Incidental activity is another good way to lose weight, I count my walk to the shops with the pusher as incidental activity (big hills, two kids in the pusher) - anything extra is the bonus, right ;). Even parking the car in the furthest spot from the shops is a start. However the beach sounds like an awesome idea! And something you can do with DS! Congrats on TTC - I hope to read the announcement soon!

Nai - have you weighed in yet? What was the damage? Come on, you can tell us ;). We've all been in those shoes too.

Belfie - great to hear about the TTC - I hope it is a short and sweet journey! I find the best way is to totally avoid tempting foods personally. You must have waaaay more restraint than I do ;) - Good on ya girl!

Krystalyss - maybe put a photo of a person who inspires you on your fridge (my two inspirations are Michelle Bridges - biggest loser trainer in OZ (and friend); and Jillian Michaels - biggest lose USA trainer). Or perhaps a motivational quote. If your motivation is up there everything else should fall into place. You've set some awesome goals too! Well done!

Kaz - it can be so hard to finish off the plate in front huh! I try to recall the mantra 'eat till I'm comfortable' when I'm eating. That way I don't keep going till I feel I could burst lol!

AFM - I've swapped a two Body Pump sessions this week for an RPM and Body Attack session. I felt so guilty on Xmas night I did Body Attack when the kids were in bed and DH was at work lol, but it's all paid off. My fitness has increased, I'm back into most of my 'skinny' clothes and goodbye to the 70's - I'm now 69.9kg. Needless to say I'm going to take the kids for a big walk in the pusher and do Body Attack today - anything that will see me get further and further away from the dreaded 70 kg mark.
DH is getting clucky. He wants another bubs soon. I keep reminding him we have a 5mth old, but thats too old for him he jokes! I'd like to get down to 65kg before TTC. Can't we just practice I say (hey, it burns calories too right :lol:).

Mwah beautiful ladies!

Hehe Leesa, no I haven't weighed in yet. We just got back from Adelaide and I have been trying to unpack so I haven't had time to get to the gym to get on the scales. The creche is closed so I need to get DP to look after the kids too so I will try to get up there tomorrow. Might see what time the pump class is on and just throw myself into it :D I will let you know though as soon as I get back from standing on the dreaded scales :p

my weight is down 1kg after 2 days :o - is that too quick? Or just fluid? I've been eating really well & exercising.... i hope it stays off!!!

Leesa - well my motivation is really high atm... but normally I'd struggle with the bikkie temptation - it's difficult when you're out at other people's places. As for next bub, lol join the crowd, it's the weightloss/TTC group! (even though, I agree with you, not your DH, 5mths is still a baby!)

Georgi - agree about the incidental exercise. I went walking yesterday so "wore" DS in the ergo instead of putting him in the pusher (the flat tyre helped with that too :doh:)... good workout.

I so feel like chooclate now. I had a toasted sandwich with low fat cheese for lunch and the cheese tasted GROSS! Not buying that brand again, I've had others that were ok. And now all I feel like is some chocolate to take the taste from my mouth... no no no NO. Having a cup of tea (no sugar) instead... be strong belfie, be strong.

Just wondering if I can join in. I need some motivation around me to get back on track. Last year I lost 10kg but have put a couple of kilos on over the xmas break (I think I started xmas early this year lol :wall:) I want to lose the xmas bulge plus lose about another 10kg. I would also love to TTC late in the year and would really love to get to goal before then. I also want to see if I can drop the extra 10kg if It will help with my PCOS and assist me in the TTC journey. I figure I have lost 10kg last year so I can do that again this year but I need to motivation to stay focused. I have been doing WW online for a little while and really like it because you still eat really normal food. I don't really like diets that you have to restrict anything. I just find if I restrict anything I end up binging. I have to get back on my cross trainer and taking the kids out for walks because for the past month or so I haven't done any exercise :doh:

I will try to go back and read through some of the posts to see where everyone is at when I get a chance.

Have a great day everyone!

Hi guys! Hope everyones day is good! I am having a pretty good day today. Motivated after aerobics last night. Rode to work (5.3kms) and back and did a bit of physical stuff at work. Then went to a kids birthday (always temptation) but was pretty good. Just had a small piece of the birthday cake (sponge). Tomorrow I am going to jog to work and am actually looking forward to it. I was doing it in just over 30 mins. But tomorrow may be a different story he he!

I did personals but have lost them twice. Grrrr! So once I have recovered from my grumpiness over that I will be back. LOL

Welcome KTgirl! We are all at different parts of the weight loss journey so it is nice to have everyone here sharing their story!

krysalyss- good on you with the arobics is that from a dvd or wii game.. im thinking thi year i might have to buy myself one hmmm..

ktgirl0 Welcome :) gdluck on both you weightloss and TTC later in the year
I'm with you i definitely think i started Xmas early too lmao

belfie Woohoo that's awesome Hun Gd on you!, id be glad to swap with you Hun! i caved with the choc today had to made a white choc mud cake for a bday party and ad to try it but im going for a big beach walk tomorrow to make up for it lol

leesa good on you for getting down to 69.9 hun, i think where on similar weights atm im hoping to get to 65kg to in the next few months and then my next goal will hopefully be to lose another couple kgs.. :) fingers crossed for both of us we can do it xx

im trying to up my exercise as lately with my back i haven't been able to do much, but im trying to make an effort to try to take a walk of a morning even if its only a short one, and i've been taking dd to the beach or pool most days so i guess all the small things count and like Leesa said incidental exercise is great vacuuming and cleaning etc,
Goodluck this week guys you can do it xx the first week of the new year lets make it a gd one !

hey everyone i am back on track again finally and i am feeling better

Weelcome back mr squidipa !!

MRSQUIDIPA Welcome back on the wagon!

BELFIE I drink about 3 decaf coffee's a day. I find they fill me up then I don't feel like eating. Caffinated works best but I have 2 coffee's in the morning so no more caffine for me for the rest of the day

LEESA You do Body Attack at home? Are you an instructor? How did you get the DVD's? I ask these as I taught aerobics & was a personal trainer for 10years. I taught Body Pump, Step & Combat plus freestyle too. I really miss teaching & plan to get back to it after the next baby

KTGIRL Welcome. I also had lost 10kg before TTC. It's a great motivator that's for sure

KRYSALYSS Good on you for avoiding the temptations at the party. I'm a sucker for lollies so probably would've blown it

BC Are you able to do swimming with your back? What about riding a bike? Glad you can get some light walking in, it's much better than nothing at all

NAI Our creche has been closed some days too. It hasn't been too bad though, just that I would've liked to have gone yesterday so now have to go today

I've had two days off the gym so am finding it hard to motivate myself to go today. But certainly can't take 3 days off in a row otherwise my fitness will start to decrease :lol:

Haven't eaten as good as I would like to have but hoping I can still show a shift on the scales. I'm going to check my weight at the gym today, that'll be the real test!

Hey everyone, I am back as well.

Have no idea how much I put on over the last 2.5weeks. Havent had a WW meeting since the week before christmas as they were closed on chrismas eve and new years eve which were my weigh in days. Have eaten so much crap, done no exercise, drunk heaps of wine and feel blahhhhh!

Need to get back into it.

Going to start by having my healthy breakfasts to get my metabolism going, no more wine or sugary drinks, no more unhealthy snacks or big meal portions.

I want to lose 20Kg this year. I lost 10.5Kg in half a year last year so I should be able to do it.

Welcome back Mr S and Ali!! Welcome KT!

I am going to ride my new bike up to the shops to get the paper and bread this morning and see if I won Tattslotto :lol: Then I will leave the kids with DP this arvo and get to the gym! Well that's the plan anyway....

Go Nai!

Welcome Mr S & Ali too.

I'm in the zone this morning.. my 1kg is still staying off woo hoo. Plus I got on Wii Fit which promptly told me I'd reached my 1kg in 2 weeks goal early!

Nai - I hope you enjoyed your bike ride and came back with some winnings on the lotto ticket :D

Belfie - Woohoo on the loss thats awsome!

Ali - Hi. Well done on losing 10.5kg last year!!

Georgi - Good luck at the gym today. Hope the scales were nice to you.

Hi Mr Sqidipa, welcome back.

BC- Hope your back is feeling better soon. What about water areobics?

krysalyss - Enjoy your jog to work. Sounds like you are doing really well on the exercise front!


I am heading down to our local fruit and veg shop soon to get my supplies for the week and I have done my meal planning for the whole week online so I know what I am going to eat, hopefully that helps me to stick to it all week. I am going to jump on the scales in a minute to see where I am at before starting again and I am a little bit scared of what they will tell me lol :doh:

Hey there! :redface:

I'd like to join, if I may. I'm at the precipice of trying to lose about 20 kgs... have lost 18 kgs before falling pregnant (about 3 years ago) so I know I can do it. However, I have more complications than last time - like less time (now have a son!) and heel spurs (or plantar facitis) which make walking painful.

I did some simple things to start - which I'll do again. Firstly to ensure I drink my 2L water every day (then don't get room for cordial or other sugary things) and to stop eating after 8pm. They're my starting spots - as well as trying to incorporate some sort of exercise!

I hope to get to know you all better on this journey...

welcome Nettie! :)- good on you for such a great loss in the past you can do it hun, i havent heard of heel spurs before it sounds really painful what about swimming though? i need to start making sure i drink 2l too i find i go for the suuaet drinks as an energy boost so i need to get out of the habit:redface:


ktgirl- thx hun, its funny you said that im going to start aqua arobics of a tuesday night im pretty excited ! lol thats a great idea about meal planning , might just have to do that too :) gdluck on the scales hun xx

belfie- thats awsome hun gd on you i need some of your motivation :)

Nai- gdluck at the gym hun xx

AliBaby- Welcome back!:) the sugary drinks do alot of damage hay!! i thibnk thats what got me over xmas...hmm n the large portions of food hmmm:redface: you can do it hun!!!!!!

Georgi- gdluck at the gym today hope the scales are gd to you hun, im going to start doing laps a few times a week as i think it will be easier on my back ive got a gym membership which is going to waste might have to start ging back but i wanted to wait untill i saw my neurosurgen again for my back.

Well i went for a beach walk this morning with the fam.. and a swim with dd need to start cutting back on the bad food still got bad xmas food in the fridge which is hard to resist but im being reasonably gd lol, doing aqua arobics tuesday nights and laps 2-3 days a week n walking most days. xx

BW - I know what you mean about eating sensibly as being enough when you don't exercise. I lost a lot of weight a few years ago by restricting my intake and not exercising at all. I was pretty motivated!!!
BC - Hi!! With the left over Christmas food - can you give it away? Or have friends over to help you eat it? We are giving some of ours away (DP is taking biscuits to work for morning teas etc) and we have a friend staying atm who will hopefully eat the nibbly cheeses and dips that are still hanging around.
Krysalyss - I have mixed feelings about the new year. It's great because I'm on this healthy/weight loss track now but I have to go back to work in a couple of months :( Feels more real now that we're in 2010 iykwim? How did your jog to work go?
Belfie - Only 2 squares of choc a day? I'm impressed!! I was eating much more than that :redface: and using bfeeding as my cover/permission slip! Someone else suggested to me to drink a hot choc when you have a craving. Some of them are low cal and might hit the spot. I am on the Wii as well - doing Fitness First routines and Wii Fit plus too! It's so much fun.
Nai - It won't take you long to get back on track. I'm sure you haven't put on as much as you think and it will be gone in no time if you're doing classes like Pump. Did you get to the gym today? Win lotto?
Georgi - How was the beach? I love the beach but live hours inland :( but we're going for a holiday in Feb which will be unreal.
leesa - :hooray: to leaving the 70's behind!!
ktgirl - Hi! :hooray: to dropping 10kg last year.
Mr. Squid - :hello: I was just wondering where you'd gotten to when I opened this thread. Good to see you back and feeling better.
Ali - :hooray: for your 10kg loss too darl. You can definitely do 20kg this year.
Nettie - Not eating after 8pm is a great idea. Think I might steal it for one of my goals.

AFM - good and bad news. Good news is that this is day three without chocolate and already the cravings are much reduced and I have been eating much better overall (making healthier choices) without having the choc during the day. Bad news is that I don't seem to have lost any weight yet. I got myself all confused cause I was weighing on my scales, and the Wii (various programs) and had so many numbers in my head (Wii told me I was losing weight, then gaining, then losing) and Af caused an increase I think last week so I've just gone back to what I started on before Christmas. Oh well. My muscles are telling me that the exercise is having an impact. Perhaps if I go longer without the chocolate I'll see a difference in another week :crossfingers: Going to make Sunday my weigh day and ignore the Wii altogether.

I have put on 1.8kg :redface: so definitely back on the wagon! I rode my bike to the gym, ran 2.5km, did a pump class and rode home - so that's the first step I guess.

I won $50 on Tatts but that's not really going to change my life ;) so no personal trainer for me just yet.

Georgi - Yep, I'm an instructor (of Attack, Balance, Combat, Jam, Pump and RPM) so I can order them online. But as you would know after learning the choreography I pretty much only need the music as the moves are cemented into my head ;). I have my own Lemond gym bike and pump weights so I can do whatever I need to at home if need be. A huge bonus!

Nai - that 1.8kg will slide off you if you keep riding your bike and doing Pump - and you know it :D.

Kaz - Aww, thanks, I'm glad to leave the 70's behind. Give it a little time and the lack of chocolate will reflect on the scales before you know it!

BC - Yep, we'll both get there - but from your pics you can hide that weight better than I because you must be taller than me??? I'm only about 160cm's - so I can't really hide the kg's too easily :redface:.

Nettie - Welcome hun! It is harder to juggle fitness with a little one - but as you said, you've done it before - you can do it again! :clap:

Ktgirl - Ah, the dreaded weigh in - how did it go? Don't be ashamed to tell us, keep it real - it'll give you even more motivation to keep going!

Belfie - Awesome weight loss hun - well done to you :clap:.

Hi guys! Had a good day today. The jog to work was fine and I enjoyed stretching out afterwards. Eating went well too - even though I snuck in some lollies he he!. But they just don't throw your calories out like cake or fried food - my big cravings! Anyway starting to feel a little more toned than a few days ago.

Mr Squidipa - welcome back! Good to see you here.

Nai - Bugger about the gain. I think I am the same but haven't weighed in yet on my work scales. Will try and do it Tuesday I think! Nice work on the exercise though! You will lose it again in no time!

Kaz - I have two scales but only because one is accurate and the other is convenient. I do the convenient one a couple of times a week and the other once a week. But it can be hard when you mix them up. I would stick to one. Also are you taking measurements? If you feel trimmer you probably are even if you are losing weight :)

BC - sounds like you are doing well! I think I am going to take DS to the beack on Tuesday. Definitely the weather for it now! Do you like aqua aerobics? I thought about going but does it get your heart going?

Nettie - Hi there! Great to see you here. :)

KTgirl - you sound so organised! Do you find meal planning helps? I was thinking of doing it so we could save a bit of money but can see how it would have other benefits too..

Belfie - woo hoo! That is awesome!

Alibaby - sounds like you have a good goal. I lost 20kg last year so I know you can do it!

Georgi - How did your weigh-in go? You sound so good with all of the exercise. I hope you got the results you wanted. :)

Anyway hope tomorrow is a great day for everyone too. BTW what days are you all weighing in? I am thinking I will weigh in on Saturdays usually. Not sure....

had a good weight loss this week and thanks for the welcome back