Diet & Weight Loss General Support #8

wow way to go belfie and ausgirl! that is seriously impressive!

belfie - HIIT is "high intensity interval training" and have been (procrastinating from hons seminar am meant to be writing...) surfing the net and it keeps popping up everywhere, so i figure maybe was worth a try lol, so bought for US$20 (NZ$25) three fit yummy mummy mp3s so i don't have to time myself and can just play it and go. oh and so thank you for the reassurance about walking! and awesome work with the cycling feeling great!

ausgirl - yay! well done you! that waist measurement sounds impressive!

ahhh. found american heart, lungs and blood institute recommended waist measurements to be taken just after breathing out, so less depressing measurement i took this morning... 76cm! :D so happy! only 6-7cms to get back to prebabyness!

after 45min (hard) pilates class today i felt really energetic again.. am wondering if it is that my fitness level is rising? ...maybe? :P

although must confess was naughty today and had an indian takeaway for dinner... chicken korma and a garlic naan (i skipped the rice)... oh well. gotta give ourselves a break sometimes, right?

have wonderful weekends! - am so glad we stopped on our roadtrip today. we stopped for five mins, just as we were about to leave the volunteer fire siren goes to call the volunteers (thought for a terrifying moment was a tsunami siren as sounds the same), and then five as we're driving five mins down the road is just carnage: huge trees snapped like matches, buildings shredded to nothing, just piles of rubble, 4 cars thrown off the highway - there had been a tornado and if we hadn't paused on the road we'd have been in the middle of it. was so scary. :(

:hello: I've been stalking you all. Ha! Been a while since ya'll heard from me :( I know you're upset, but I promise to stay around this time ;) I was pregnant... key word was.. After a D&C and a week of eating absolute crap, I decided I need to pull my thumb out. So here I am. Incredibly inspired whenever I see a new picture of Leesa on FB. Girl... you look incredible! So far down 3.2kg. Want to get rid of another 10. I totally can do, but will need your help to stay on track! :D

Livvy - Woop and Woah! Woop - Nice one on all of the exercise, and that you're beginning to notice a difference in your fitness levels! You must be feeling incredible, and so you should! Keep up the awesome work! Woah - Holy crap on the tornado!! :o Glad you're safe :hug:

ausgirl - Well done on the loss so far! I bet you were super stoked when you saw you were in your 70's again. What is your ultimate goal?? I wanna join you in the 70 group :)

belfie - you are doing AMAZING. Both you and Leesa! Be proud! Under 60's hope you get there soon!

My goal is 73.5, 10kg down, but would love to be 70 - I'll see how that goes but!

You're so close then ausgirl. 4ish kgs left! Yeehaa!! :D

hi tellytubby! i hope you're alright... D&C is never fun. :hug:
the 70s group is great! am sure you'll be here soon. love love

Ausgirl - sounds like you're going great! That's fantastic!

Tellytubby - I am so sorry :hug:. I ate total crap for 2 months after my D&C. I'm so impressed you're in here, you'll feel so great losing that 10kg, and 3.2kg down already, that's great - and we'll definitely help you stay on track.

livvy - aaah thanks for explaining that to me. I try to do interval work on the bike, but sometimes I just can't be bothered & sit there going with the music (and typing on BB :lol:). But today is a running day, which is great, cos I'm totally sick of the bike. Re that tornado, omg I'm glad you're ok, and how lucky that you stopped!

AFM weeeelll I had a bit of a naughty day yesterday celebrating my 50's, which is counter-productive really - in fact that would be a good way to send myself back to the 60's, so I'm gonna make sure I reign it in today. I'm back on the healthy today, running & walking. I'm gonna have to be careful for a day or two, as my little lady starts family daycare tomorrow - and I don't want to comfort eat. So tomorrow I'm letting myself have a leetle clothes shop (am I excited about that or WHAT!?!?!?) so that should be fun! (before I get stuck into all the yucky end of FY bookkeeping). I need a new bra desperately, maybe a cheap pair of jeans & a t-shirt? None of my old small stuff fits well as my shape has changed a bit, so I'm always just wearing all this big baggy stuff and feeling like such a grot! So fingers crossed I can find some great stuff relatively quickly before I get stuck into work.

Leesa way to go. Sounds like your on fire IYKWIM. Woohoo. You deserve it your so motivated.

Livvy sounds like we are similar. My 16's a loose now and I could squeeze into a 14 but they were tight. I'd love to be in the low 60's (what I was when I met DH) but anything less I'd look emaciated. To tall.

Tellytubby I too am so sorry to hear about your m/c and D&C go easy on yourself.

I am going to try the Michelle Bridges 12week challenge. I have a few friends doing it and my sister in prep for her wedding so I think having a few people to talk about it to will keep me on the straight and narrow. I'm excited. I'm hoping to be in the very low 70's by Christmas. DH is still not been supportive. He loves me trim but for some reason isn't helpful at all. I wish he was fat.

Belfie well done on getting below 60 woohoo. Well done Ausgirl also.

Well I'm feeling like the odd one out. I can boast I lost a few kilos but that was from Gastro. I guess the first thing I need to do is get of this computer and go for a run. But I can't run. Thats something I am going to need to change.

Mildez - if it helps any, when I started in march, my goal was to walk 10-15 mins a day! It's amazing how quickly your fitness will improve when you get stuck into. The 12 week thing sound like a great idea too :)

Thanks for the love ladies, I appreciate it :)

Belfie, how exciting to be going clothes shopping! I know what you mean about feeling like a grot in too big clothes, that happened to me last time I list weight ( yes, classic yoyo'er here). You'll feel a million bucks once you're in some skinny jeans! Enjoy the 'me' time :)

I'm on my phone so can't see back on other posts. So excuse me while I have a squizz, lol

Mildez, how annoying that your hubby is still being unsupportive :( don't worry, we are here cheering you along! And I agree with belfie, just start small. 15 minutes a day. After a week, or when you feel ready, slowly increase it.

Afm, was feeling emotional last night, and wanted nothing more than to drown my sorrows with a bottle of moscato, but didn't! Woke up this
Morning wanting bacon & eggs. Chose the lower fat options, ate around 7 points (cup of tea included), but counteracted it with a 30 minute brisk walk. Feeling good about that! Have a great Sunday everyone! :)

Argh! Trying to muster up the will power to not enjoy the cornflakes and sultana biscuits baking in the oven!!!

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Argh! Trying to muster up the will power to not enjoy the cornflakes and sultana biscuits baking in the oven!!!

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lol i totally sympathise! i think it was on about day 10 of my "no baking et al" diet (yay! up to almost 3 weeks!) and was making gingernuts with the baby and it took *all* of my willpower not to taste even one! but truly it is feeling so so so much easier now. they say it takes 21 days to form a habit and am on day 19 or 20 i think. :)

you'll get there!

mildez - yup am tallish too (not tall tall, but average tall IYKWIM) at about 170-171cm. and big boned too so although WHO guidelines for BMI say that someone my height can be as light as 53.5kg (dear GOD that is small!) i don't go below 60kgs without being unhealthy and look severely underweight if i do... (last time got down to 58kg after D&C so was really unhappy and just not managing to eat although didn't realise it, time before that was after wisdom teeth so mouth too swollen to eat).. and am a bit sad that i think i will never fit anything below a 14 again as hips were pushed apart by bub coming out - he was in a rush - natural birth without pain relief, only took 3 and a half hours! midwives asked if i was sure i'd not done it before, that made me laugh! :P

have a fabulous day everyone! is gorgeous and sunny today! who would have thought yesterday was so stormy, still windy though - but then this is wellington!

Tellytubby - I'm so sorry about the D&C hun, but I'm glad you're in here with us hun. Exercise does help release good endorphin's etc and they hang around longer and have less guilt factor than eating a Tim Tam anyday - honest - it's a proven fact. Are you with me on the Fat Chic Slim FB page hun? And are you happy with me offering some tough love sometimes? Just like to check first as some people aren't ready to face facts and need a more gentle approach...

Livvy - have you got a Heart Rate monitor? If you do a hard 30 min HITT session, continuing on with a brisk / gentle walk won't lessen your efforts. Though you will move down from 'fitness' training (generally anything above 80% of your HR maximum) into the 'fat burning' range (anywhere around the 60% - 79% of your HR maximum) you'll still be burning calories at a higher rate than if you didn't do the HITT session in the first place. Does that make sense? Any activity is GOOD activity (I'm tempted to wear my HR monitor during sex lol but I think that'd be too distracting lol, even if I put it on silent mode). Having a HR monitor helps taking the 'guess factor' out of exercise and can help you keep track of the calories you burn (+ or - 20%). I found my training was more fun when I could try and beat my personal bests each session - or at least make sure i'm on par with the previous session and not slackening off too much.

Belfie - You are shorter than me (not taking the pi$$ hun) so I think 55kgs is totally do-able for you. I've also found even second weight loss time around the weight will always come off the ab's last. Lol, we sound like mirror images. I'm also athletic build and my DH is not wanting me to go back down to 55kgs again, he said I looked to scrawny - he's happy with where I am right now (to be revealed shortly ;)). Now I'm going to stop telling him what I weigh otherwise he'll just say I look scrawny based on a number and now how I look, IYKWIM? Dunno about your budget but I'm so stoked with my weight loss that I've got an appointment with a 'fashion stylist' to help me pick clothes that suit my colour, shape and lifestyle etc. It's a bit of a splurge, but I also view it as a reward and an investment (not buying clothes that I wear once and throw to the back of the wardrobe never to see daylight again).
And I totally agree re - feeling fitter, stronger etc, I now feel like I 'glide' through my workouts (although it is still a damn hard workout IYKWIM?) and they give me more energy rather than sap it.

Mildez - not sure what the go is with your DH, but let me just ramble here...? You say 'you wish your DH was fat', so I'm assuming he is slim? I question his security - eg, would he / does he feel that if you were slim you might score some interest from other men, so by keeping 'not so slim' he doesn't have that insecurity? I notice a big difference in my DH's security now that I am slimmer again. He keeps saying he feels threatened that I'll run off with some other guy lol. I just keep reassuring him that won't be the case - the rest of the work he needs to do in his head, IYKWIM? I've heard lots of positive stories about MB's 12 wk Challenge - so I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress!

Ausgirl - 8 cms off your tummy is friggin great! Surely you'd be due to go shopping now too eh?

AFM - My waist is now 80cm's (I take the measurment over my belly button so it is consistent fyi) and I'm in the 60's now (60.8 as of this morning). So I've averaged a kilo a week for the last 8 weeks - and that's doing vigorous exercise every day since DD2 was 4.5wks. I've got 800 grams to go to my first weight goal. Then it'll be time to re-assess.

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Livvy - have you got a Heart Rate monitor? If you do a hard 30 min HITT session, continuing on with a brisk / gentle walk won't lessen your efforts. Though you will move down from 'fitness' training (generally anything above 80% of your HR maximum) into the 'fat burning' range (anywhere around the 60% - 79% of your HR maximum) you'll still be burning calories at a higher rate than if you didn't do the HITT session in the first place. Does that make sense?

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lol...uuum, no i don't have one. and that went *way* over my head! have never been a gym bunny or exercise fanatic, so am not really up to speed on all the lingo lol! so is lower heart rate better for fat burning? so like walking better for fat burning that doing intervals? or was it the other way around? sorry sorry sorry for being dim lol!

oh and are they something that has a battery to be work on your person? if so i might have to pass on it as have a high magnetic field (i kid you not) and make all things with batteries (laptops, cellphones, watches etc) stop within about two months of meeting me... is very sad and rather annoying!

Oh wow - Livvy! Um, yeah, it can also function as a watch. No worries - we can do it old skool style ;).

220 minus your age = X (we'll use me as an example as I can't see your age on your sig lol). So 220 - 31 = 189.

189 is my heart rate maximum (if it beats faster than that I'm in trouble lol!).

Then you just work out what each % is eg if I wanted to stick to a 'fat burning' range I'd aim for 70% (70 divided by 100 multiply by 189 = 132 beats per min).

How do you work out if your heart is beating that fast during a workout? Well you do have to slow down a bit (but don't stop entirely, just walking around is fine - this prevents blood pooling around the heart). Find your pulse and count the beats for 15 seconds. Multiply that number by 4 and it'll give you the number of beats per minute. So I'd want to reach the number 33 in that 15 second count to hit 132 beats per min to KNOW I'm working out at 70% of my maximum heart rate. If I only reach 30 beats per min I know I'd be just under that 70% - but still in the fat burning range etc....

I hope it's not all gobbledegook to you - I've tried explaining it as clear as I can.

My tip is to work out what 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% of your heart rate maximum is - write it down and before long you'll have a really good idea on where abouts what level you are working at...I hope this helps hun!

Aaah Leesa, you remind me I should get more scientific. I do have a HRM, but the battery is flat :doh: and I ...erm... haven't done anything about replacing it :redface:. Interesting re your DH & the numbers, I think mine would be exactly the same if I said I wanted to be 55, and yes I truly am shorter than you :p good things in small packages (I know you weren't taking the pi$$ :)). As for your loss, woo hoo, you go girl!!! Congrats! I'm so excited for you!!!

I have a confession. I'm jealous of your waists. I can't believe everyone seems to have a smaller waist than me lol (I know I shouldn't compare... but you know :dunno:). I'm still on 87cm, and that's with a BMI under 24!!! I read s'thing the other day about a study where folks who drank diet soda had a much greater increase in waistline over 10 years. And diet coke, well that's my not-so-secret vice :(. I love my diet coke. But I've decided to cut it out for 30 days and see if I notice a greater improvement in my waistline, honestly I've nothing to lose. But interestingly I'm on day 3 off it, and I'm like a cat on a hot tin roof - soooooo edgy/grumpy/jumpy/snappy. So I'm 'fessing up in here to try & keep myself honest. And I do feel a bit embarrased/ashamed. Help me to stay off it pls pls!

oh belfie! that's no good... i have to say i used to like coke and would drink it with takeaways quite happily (this was years ago), and then just stopped i can't remember why...possibly one of those science experiments with the tarnish off copper with coke... or a tooth hanging in it for week... that kind of thing! but now if i taste it it is sooo sickly sweet, i can't stand it! so am certain it's possible! well done you for giving it up! sounds like how i was with baking lol!

lessa, am 24 but turn 25 in just over a month so am going to go with 195. so for the 15sec counts do these numbers sound right: 90% - 44, 80% - 39, 70% - 34, 60% - 29? thank you so much BTW!

well, am feeling super virtuous today with eating (after last night's curry lol), hopefully will keep it that way as ought to do some baking and fill the tins... :)

Leesa I wondered that my self if DH wanted to keep me fat for a reason. My husband is very thin. He was 70kilos last time he weighed himself years ago and his thinner then that now (his 6'4") His the jealous type but his not insecure in our marriage at all if you can be one but not the other.

Tellytubby your doing so well. I don't think I could have resisted.

Belfie I am so going to have to give up on my coke zero if thats true about the added waist line. Your waist is way smaller then mine. My BMI is about 27 I think and I just did my waist and it was 97cm. I expect if I did it first thing in the morning it would be smaller. That was measuring from my belly button and not pulling the tape. It was loose. I have no idea how to do measurements. Its not something Ive done before.

Well of to sneak in a walk and then I can come back and update my lack of progress.

mildez - i take the measurement from the narrowest part (as i figure that is my true waist) which has always been about an inch above my belly button as i have really *really* wide hips. if i put it over my belly button it would be higher, but have always been told to measure the narrowest part for the waist. for some people that might be at the belly button, but i imagine that would only be for people with much smaller hips. my sister for example would be someone who could measure her waist at her belly button as she is very very petite (people often don't realise we're even related, let alone sisters lol - they used to mistake us for twins when we were young!).

so the nz heart foundation said to take the measurement at the narrowest part when you take a normal breath in, but the us heart foundation said to take the measurement (at the same place - narrowest part) when you'd just breathed out, which i like more lol as is a smaller measurement ;)

but yeah, also best time to weigh and measure is just after you wake up and have gone to the loo, but before breakfast. hope that helps hun!

oh and beckoes, sammiejane and tanstar (and probably others that am being terribly neglectful of but can't think right now.... sorry!), how are you getting on love? haven't seen you in a while and wondered if everything is okay... :)

Hey everyone!

Thought I'd join in...

Long term PCOS sufferer so my weight has always been up and down... I am currently seeing a fantastic nutritionist keeping me positive and focused! At the moment I am on a herbal diuretic 3 times a day an iron tablet of a morning and dr vera's vitamin b morning and at lunch...

Here is my current eating plan from the nutritionist

Breakfast - 1 metagenics shake it protein shake
morning tea 10 almonds or half an apple
lunch a tin of tuna/ salmon 95g or any protein max 100grams and unlimited low carb vegies or salad
afternoon tea if I am hungry half an apple or handful of berries!
Dinner is 80-100grams protein and 2 cups of low carb veg or salad
Supper another protein shake :)

I had gotten the incorrect fluid retention tablet and have only just started taking it the last 2 days so fingers crossed this helps to drop alot of unwanted fluid.
I have been loosing cms but not weight this being the reason she thinks fluid plays a major part which was suspected with the PCOS.

I have a goal to loose 15kgs :)

Welcome Miss K. Are the protein shakes any good? Are they milky tasting? I did try shakes once upon a time but they were to milky tasting.

Ok it sounds like I was measuring wrong. Will measure first thing tomorrow before food. Of to bed now. Its super early but I'm tired and bub is a grumpy bum and atleast if I am on bed I wont eat. There is a pile of cream bickies I'll devour if I stay up much longer.

Hey Mildez no not milky tasting at all they are the only ones I have been able to stomach!

Yay, on the computer to I can type properly! hehe!

Leesa, err... yes :redface: I am a member of your fat chic slim page! Whoopsie! But I am ALWAYS reading your posts, just not posting myself. I loved the one a week or so ago, talking about how you guys can't make people do things, its up to us, and how much we want it for ourselves (or something of that nature). It actually rung true, and I *listened*. I would love love love some tough love from you. I think thats exactly what I need, my two besties are also *cough* obese.. (hate saying I'm obese! sucks!), so they'd never mention my weight - worse still they're always keen for cakes, hot chips, all the crap that got me here in the first place! Gah! So yes, tough love! Slap of reality! Bring it on!! I've been reading your blogs lately too. Bit queer, stalkerish how much Ive been thinking of you lately actually! This morning after my brekky, I sooo wasn't going to go for a walk, and I thought to myself. "Leesa didn't get where she is today by doing sweet nothing! She exercises everyday! I can do it too!!" Yes I know, I'm odd. You can take out a restraining order at anytime, haha ;) But seriously, thanks for the motivation! I might have to look further into my HR when my fitness levels start to increase (which hopefully WILL happen!). Are you hoping to reach your 800g loss at the end of this week? You're doing fab, keep it up!

Hey Miss K and welcome to the group! I've only recently gotten back on track too. First goal is 10kg, second 15kg. Glad to hear your nutritionist is keeping you motivated! Do you find the shakes filling? I've never had one, so no idea really! I'm a WW girl. Been doing it for so many years I just subconsciously count them now. I know what i should eat, what I shouldnt (obviously don't care most times, hence the reason i'm here! :wall: ) But am feeling so ready this time around, its quite bizare. I've never felt this mentally focused. Loving it!

Livvy I have no idea on where you're suppose to measure. But it sounds like you're sourced a reputable website to get your info! I like the one where you breathe out too, ha! Did you stay good with your baking today! I can proudly say I didn't even have one bite of my baking efforts! Wasn't easy.... but I managed!

Belfie - don't be jealous of my waist. I'll be jealous of yours! :) And yes... I am going to join you on the Diet coke loving. It is SUCH a bad habit, but jeeze... I can't help it! I love my diet coke, even when i'm NOT dieting! But when I'm dieting.... yep... gets really bad :( I find myself, rather than boredom eating, I boredom drink DC. Gah! Not good! All those nasty chemicals are not good for us! I've actually bought some Saxby's diet ginger beer, which is different! Nice with some ice (as I'm finding it a bit spicy!). I have one of them, while DH has his scotch :) Let me know how your results go, be interesting to know if it does effect your waistline!

Mildez - Hope your walk was nice :) And definitely food for thought in regards to your hubby subconsciously wanting to keep you cuddly, hehe. Have you talked to him about how you need some support??

Leesa I just remember to say to enjoy your personal stylist!! What a fantastic reward! :)

AFM. Fish and vegetables for dinner. Not too bad. I really wanted steak, but tomorrow is my official first weigh in, so didn't want anything heavy. Next week I'm determined to NOT weigh myself daily, I'm so impatient. I get so disheartend when the scale says the same number (or heaven forbid 200g HIGHER like this morning!!! Damn it!). So figure once a week really is ample. Went shopping with mum today, she got some redrooster hot chips while she was walking.... wow, i felt like tackling her to the ground and snatching them off of her like a wild animal, hahahaha! So I had a diet coke to keep my hands and mouth busy (see belfie!! so naughty!).

Tellytubby - The shakes are really filling surprisingly... There is another one I'll have to check the brand its even more filling I just don't enjoy the jamaican chocolate flavour as I was silly when I was younger with jamaican rum and still to this day I can't handle the smell or taste LOL
How do you like WW? I always wanted to be a weight watchers girl! Once a week with the weighing is better than every day as your weight will go up and down slightly (my nutritionist nearly died when I told her I weighed myself everyday as she said it doesn't keep you focused and makes you obsess too much)
Damn people having to have Red Rooster or any fast food really tests our will power! Good on you for not attacking her like a wild animal hehe!!

Another interesting thing I will add about my weightloss is I started walking/ powerwalking and doing 13kms a day and I have been told to stop for now and do aqua aerobics 3-4times a week minimum or water running as normal walking was releasing some kind of thing that doesn't help with my weight loss or frame of mind who'd of thought! I prefer aqua/water excercises better!

Well I've had a blow out this weekend with DD2's 2nd birthday party so I'm putting it behind me and will focus on the week ahead. I'm weighing in tomorrow morning which I haven't done in a while and will get the tape measure out too. Right, I'm ready!

I need the tough love Leesa and have liked your FB page. Looking forward to it.

Hi all,
Hi Tellytubby, sorry for your loss :hug: well done for getting back into it, after my m/c i did nothing for months...
Miss K, welcome :)

I have been :hide: from you all, trying to pretend that i never joined this group and that i can eat all i like :redface:

I had a really bad week, followed by last week where we had DSS for the school holidays and i didnt do ANY exercise - other than clocking up close to 10,000 steps each day (just from general walking around/housework etc AND poor eating, not terrible, but snacking more and not really considering what was going in my mouth... so i didnt weigh in and then stopped reading the thread cos i wanted to pretend i wasnt part of it (easier on my phone too as i cant see my sig each time i post)
I could go on with the excuses, but i wont, i am back and tomorrow I start again.
Tonight i measured my waist... i was totally dreading it, but i have managed to loose another cm :cheer: so obviously i have been makeing better choices with my food - not sure what i weigh, i am sure that i havent lost anything, will hop on the scales tomorrow, but i am happy that i have not go backwards with my waist.

Anyway... here are my goals for the week...
Drink a glass of water before each cup of tea and ONLY drink water and tea
10,000+ steps a day
Walk x 3 times a week (weather permitting)
Watch food intake again

A quick question for you all... exercise, i find it hard to fit in, DH works weird and long hours, so going to the gym is our really. I can go for walks, but am aware that this really wont give me great and quick results. Girls are in bed at 8.30pm so can do stuff then, but we have a tiny house so have nowhere to go to do it alone - no other TV room etc...
(can you see my excuses here!!!!)
What should i do, what will give me good results?
Leesa - i am up for some tough love :D

Sorry for the lack of personals

Tellytubby - here's that link about diet soft drink & waistlines. And the good news is that I managed to avoid it yesterday, I hope i'm through the worst of it now! Gotta go :)

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Anyway... here are my goals for the week...
Drink a glass of water before each cup of tea and ONLY drink water and tea
10,000+ steps a day
Walk x 3 times a week (weather permitting)
Watch food intake again

A quick question for you all... exercise, i find it hard to fit in, DH works weird and long hours, so going to the gym is our really. I can go for walks, but am aware that this really wont give me great and quick results. Girls are in bed at 8.30pm so can do stuff then, but we have a tiny house so have nowhere to go to do it alone - no other TV room etc...
(can you see my excuses here!!!!)
What should i do, what will give me good results?

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hey sammiejane,

i'm the same re gym - i simply can't afford it quite apart from the fact i don't have time lol. so yep, i go for walks with bub in the pram (have a mountain buggy so is *awesome* for walking hills), other than that i go to a weekly 45 min pilates class that is run locally on a saturday morning ($12 per class with concession, so manageable), i have a pilates book i bought at an op shop for $5 years ago and never looked in til this year, i bought a skipping rope from the heart foundation ($6.50) and my intervals mp3 (which i'm sure would be easy to make your own - fast paced music with no lyrics, voice saying "start...15 seconds down...half way...15 seconds to go...aaaand stop" then about 50 seconds of just music and then "congratulations you have just completed round X of 6 rounds, starting again in 3...2...1...go" etc).

so all of those things essentially i can do in a small space. the skipping i do just outside the kitchen door, the intervals i push back the coffee table in the living room and do it there when bub is asleep and the pilates i tend to actually do (very quietly) on the floor in his room after he goes to bed as is warm in there and there is nothing worse than trying to do pilates in the cold lol. i don't have a pilates mat and his room is the only one in the house with underlay and carpet.

oh and (if you're BF) please drink some milk too to keep your calcium, cos you don't want to end up with osteoporosis.. :) hope that helps hun!

welcome miss K and hey tinsel - don't worry about what is past hun, we're looking to the future now!

tellytubby - i actually didn't get time to do any baking yesterday so will have to do it today or tomorrow as spent all time trying to get through a particularly dry reading on the parthenon as global cultural heritage lol... still have about 15 pages to go... gah!

I am glad I am not the only diet coke fan. I think I got stuck on it in the days Diet Coke was 0 points in WW.

Miss K that is interesting about the walking. I hope its not the case for me also as walking is one of the only things I can do effectively. I was another daily weigher. I needed to kow it was going down and if I had a slight gain I would work extra hard. Now I am older I don't care as much (hence why I am so much bigger now)

Oooo I love the skipping rope suggestion. Thats something I can do at home. Of to buy one today if I can get a big enough one.

Livvy thanks for the tip of measuring your waist. I did mine this morning above my belly button and it was 90cm. Alot smaller then the 97 it was yesterday around the belly button. My thigh was 66 and arm 32. I didn't do my bust as I'm BF and little miss sucked me dry all night so I imagine it would be smaller then it really is and every time I measure its going to give me something different depending on how full/empty the old jugs are.

Leesa how can I join your fat chic slim? Do I just like your page?

SJ welcome back.

TT I did speak to DH about it but he clearly didn't give to hoots as yesterday I packed my healthy lunch (we were going to our property out of town which we do every SUn) as he buys hot chips/scollops and knowing I couldn't eat them and prepared for that (after he goes on about no one else missing out) he fed my food to DD because mummy's food looks better then her's. So not impressed but thats the way it is. I know I'll never get his support on this. His a good bloke in many ways but supporting me is not one of his good points. Actually he sucks. But never mind. I'll do it on my own.

Mildez - Yup, all you need to do is 'like' the page hun. As for your DH I'd not be impressed at him sabotaging your effort to eat healthy. My DH has a sweet tooth and he used to offer me ice cream, chocolate - you name it. And the more he offered it (knowing that I was in the process of losing weight) the more is pi$$ed me off; which caused me to dig my heels in and become stubborn on it. In fact, then, the more he pushed me to try and eat badly ('oh, come on - what is 1 little chocolate going to do' he'd say) the more I found it easier to reject the bad food. And that carried over into social functions where there would be the option for cake or fruit salad for dessert - I'd feel his eyes on me and just to tick him off I'd go for the fruit salad no matter how much I salivated over the cake lol! Hang in there, I know there is an even sexier Mumma in you dying to come out - it's only a matter of time!

SJ - Yup, I'm reading an excuse there hun - and yep I've heard it before from others too. Lol, 8.30pm is generally when I start my exercise too - and being so so cold at night (and when DH is on afternoon shift) I have no option to exercise BUT to do it inside. So I have exercise DVD's which I manage to get a big sweat up in a space of 1.5 mtrs x 3 mtrs. I have to change direction a bit more than they do in the DVD lol, but I still sweat and that's all that counts. This week though DH is on arvo shift so I'll exercise, um, when he wakes up, so soon I'm hoping(before breakfast). This way I'll be burning more fat cells. If DD2 is in an ok mood this evening I'll also do some more exercise then too (maybe just a quick 30 min session).

TT - Lol, you're not stalker-ish at all. But you have reminded me to add a new entry to my blog - thank you :). I think kinda similar things during my workouts too (not about myself though - that'd be weird lol). During an RPM session I'd think 'hang on, I'm not working as hard as I could - what kind of results do I want? Spectacular or just ok'? Then I'd turn up the resistance dial and work that little bit harder. In that case there are a few things you should know about me 1) While trying to lose weight, I very, very, VERY rarely give in to eat a 'treat' no matter how badly I might feel like it; 2) If there is an option to do incidental exercise (like walk to the shops instead of drive or take stairs over the lift) I'll do it - lol I even play chasy in the house with the kids lol!

Belfie - Hun, being short is the reason why it takes us longer to lose that off the waist area. Just accept that - try not to get too hung up on it? You have gone so far and so friggin brilliantly with your weight loss thus far, the last place fat will come off of is the waist / belly area (generally). And yep, I think you're ready to go scientific on the fitness now - by far! In fact I think you jinxed my HR monitor - that battery indicator came up last night - first time ever lol. I hope it gets me thru this mornings workout.

Tinsel - great hun, I'm glad you're with me on FCS too.

Hi ladies, it's time I join in here.

Quick history- I put on 20kgs during my pregnancy with DS. Miraculously I lost 15kg in the firat 6 weeks PP. I think I can thank the stress I was under at the time for that. I'm currently sitting at around 72kg and want to get back to 55kg. So 20ish still to lose. I was slim and trim once, and have slowly piled the weight on over the last decade or so.

Looking forward to getting to know you all as we become the yummy mummies we want to be!

I weighed in this morning and I'm 1kg heavier than I thought I was :( sadness!
So I'm starting at 75.2kg
Waist (thinnest part) 84cm
Waist (at belly button) 97cm
Thigh 61cm
Bum (or widest part around there) 103cm

I'm starting my Wii Active 30 day challenge again when DD2 has her nap soon and I'll continue with the Michelle Bridges crunches, tricep dips, push ups, stretches etc

Plus I need to drink more water - I am a shocker at home, but I find if I have a glass near me I will drink it.

Tinsel, :hug: What a downer, weighing in 1kg heavier. the 30 day challenge sounds like an awesome idea! I'd love a Wii, got a kinect, and although it rocks, our house is too small for it, so need to re-arrange furniture just to play the bloody thing. Hope you see some results soon!

forshelby, why hello stranger ;) Welcome to the group, and well done on your 15kg loss, awesomeness! Good luck with the 20ish you have left. My dream is to be 72kg, lol!

Leesa, thanks for the tips! We actually got a dog a couple of months ago, and am finding I am walking places more and more, just to get her out of the house. DH takes her for a jog every morning, but she has soo much energy, even a walk to the corner store she thinks is awesome. I'm actually finding I'm saving money because of it too! ha! Rather than driving to woolies and getting this, that and then some, I'm JUST getting bread/milk.

Mildez - YES! That is where my addiction originated from too! Good old ww! 0 points for diet softdrinks. Love my DC! You do so well to pack yourself a healthy lunch box while he mungs out on potato scallops! :clap: Men can be such a PITA sometimes, they really dont get it. My DH is a bit the same, will munch on some apple crumble and custard while I eat a strawberry...... -.-

Livvy - I love the skipping idea too! Might have to get one from my old work, they had hundreds! Der, should have thought of it earlier. You're very motivated! Have you noticed any difference in your fitness levels?

Belfie - thanks for the link, I'll have a look once i finish up on BB.

SammieJane - Thanks for the love. I'm starting to come out the other side now.. Finding myself obsessing a little of this healthy eating. I guess its keeping my mind busy, so I'm not stopping and thinking of what should have been :( Yes, I have been in this group for years, seriously! But doesn't mean i've been actively posting for years! I also do the "unsubscribe", lol. If i can't see it it doesn't exist! ha! Good luck! And stay on track this time! You can do it, WE can do it!

AFM - I'm making chicken casserole for dinner. Not the healthiest, as I"m using drumsticks as opposed to breast. But today is weigh in day, so I'm happy to lash out slightly (Hell, I could do ALOT worse than chicken casserole!). My loss this week was 3.4kg! Bloody stoked with that! Bring on week 2!

Chicken casserole is no longer happening. Dh just got 4 mudcrabs! Chili crab! Mmm! Please tell me crab isn't so bad?

Leesa I liked your page. Looking forward to looking around and seeing you motivate me.

Welcome Forshelby.

TT it didn't help packing my lunch as DH fed it to our 4yr old so I ate the chips. I was so angry at him as I told him don't let her eat it (I was down the paddock feeding cows at the time) I packed her snacks knowing she would ask for mum's lunch and sure enough as soon as I left on the bike she was tucking into it. Going to have to take a backpack now and keep it on me at all times.

I brought a skipping rope today. Look like the biggest tool trying to use it. Its all scrunched up from been in the packet so it needs straightening out and I can only do 2 jumps without stuffing it up. I'm so looking forward to improving my fitness. It is dreadful.

Forgot to mention it appears my baby is lactose intolerant so I have to go on a dairy free diet. OMG. This might help cutting out icecream and cheese and cream (bye bye potato bake) but OMG I have no idea what to do and where to start. Yogurt is also out the wondow. Boohoo.

quickly - i bought a pair of jeans... and they look hawt hawt HAWT! And 2 new bras on special at target. Down a size (or two) yaaaaaah. Amazing how much better the girls look in a bra that fits... poor lassies need all the help they can get to fight that pesky gravity!

Hi all. Just wondering if i can join in here. Im currently on my weight loss journey and feel like i need a bit of support. I am about 3kg of my healthy BMI but i would like to lose at least 10 maybe a bit more but my aim at the moment is 10kg. My main issue is eating i suspect. Since iv stopped bf I am still in the bf mind frame and i suspect my portion sizes are much too big and i do like to treat myself, probably a bit too much! I have started on ww points today. I find calorie counting much too difficult and this seems a bit easier so although i havent joined ww im going to do the points to work on my portion sizes and get into a better eating mindframe. I have been running/walking and doing exercise dvd's but the last couple weeks have been horrendous with illness in our house so i have fallen off the wagon big time and hope to get back on.

Im looking forward to getting to know you all and joining in your weight loss journeys. I find losing weight very difficult. I have always been the person who could eat anything and do nothing and not put on weight but since having the kids things have changed but it seems my mind hasnt changed along with it.

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quickly - i bought a pair of jeans... and they look hawt hawt HAWT! And 2 new bras on special at target. Down a size (or two) yaaaaaah. Amazing how much better the girls look in a bra that fits... poor lassies need all the help they can get to fight that pesky gravity!

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As Gok Wan would say "Let those puppies come out to play"!!!! YAY!!! AND down a size or two in jeans Belfie - you ROCK hun! I have no boobs at all lol, so I'm jealous!

TT - 3.4kgs?!?!?! You absolutely are on track, what a great kick start. Keep going with some strong momentum and don't use the big loss as an excuse to back off a bit in the next few days. You gotta keep it going.

Mildez - thanks for liking FCS! Great to have you on board! Post on the wall as much as you like. If you remember Mothergoose? She is my other 'admin' on the page. I'm pretty peeved at your healthy food being eaten, sounds a bit sneaky on your DH's part TBH. Sorry to say. BUT I'm so glad you're taking a back pack now hun! Great thinking! Yup, this dairy free could be a god send to keep you away from those extra 'sweet' calories. Did they recommend to take a calcium tablet for you?

AFM - Down to 60.2kgs (after the morning RPM session) - so I reckon I could be under 60kgs in the morning...Pretty happy that I fit back into a small size 8 jumper I bought last season :D.

Leesa yes they definately recommended I take calcium. They stressed that big time. Wanted me to get that before cutting out dairy. Stupid me brought stuff in the shop only 10mins after and didn't buy any. Well done on getting into the smaller size 8. I bet you look hot. I can't wait to get my fat bump out of a size 16. I haven't taken my backpack to the farm yet. But everytime I ever go with DH I will be taking it from now on.

Exercise I only went for a 5min walk and took all the kids. J came in the ergo but she doesn't fit to good yet (14week now and I dont have the infant insert) So I came home mowed the lawn for a moment, did a tiny bit of skipping and then went and chopped some wood for 10mins. OMG that is hard. Will get on the wii tonight.

Beautitude I was the same never needing to worry about my weight until I got pregnant. I gained 40kilos in 35weeks and lost it all but it took 2years. I was lucky enough to keep it off until I got pregnant again and ever since its been a huge struggle. I'm not as active as I was and I cook so much for the family (who are skinny but me) maybe because I taste test everything, eat my serve and the left overs. Goodluck. I too am over my idea BMI by 4kilos. I want to loose alot more then that but even to be in a healthy BMI is a start for me.

belfie woohoo on the new bras and jeans and looking hot. I'm jealous. Thats my fault from been a slob. Must be a lovely feeling to see your rewards.