Gawd I"m such a dag, I forgot to subscribe to the new thread so I'm thinking all week that everybody is MIA!!! Der!

ONYX _ I have downloaded off Itunes an album called "Crave Volume 5". It's mixed by DJ Havana Brown (major girl crush happening here! bahah). I have seen her before as the warm up act at Britney & also either PussyCat Dolls or Beyonce (yes, I KNOW, you don't have to tell me, I'm a TOTAL groupie) & she is fantastic. She mixes great songs & she puts a really fantastic beat on it. Anyhoo, I downloaded her latest album & there are some really awesome beats in there that get me really going when I'm jogging or on the cross-trainer. I find that Black Eyed Peas has some good beats but also Glee Volume 4 has some great songs. I just downloaded their latest album but it's a lot slower. I can COMPLETELY sympathise with you about having zero motivation this week. I feel like I have pushed myself to the brink, but in actual fact, I haven't really upped anything. If anything, I have slacked off. Already I feel sick about my weigh day tomorrow because I know I haven't lost weight & it's making me really depressed. It's completely irrational, but i have had 2 weeks of big losses & I can feel in my body that this week the scales just won't be my friend. It's like I have become obsessed. This is the CLOSEST I have ever been to my goal weight & I can smell the finish line, but it's like it always going to remain out of reach? Does this make any sense? lol. But, I must admit, I got my mojo back after promising myself 1 piece of clothing each week if I have a loss. So maybe you need to give yourself a weekly reward?

ZF _ Wooooot wooooooooooooo Smoking hot mumma is in da house!!! Rock on my friend!! That is awesome. Your walks sound like a lot of fun too!!! I'm super impressed, especially after being camping! That is awesome.

APPLETREE _ Black Eyed Peas does it for me too!!! Also, Flo Rida really gets me working hard too. Eminem is sooooooooo damn hot! How can you not like him??? I'll happily keep him all to myself then. I love his song with Rihanna. I too am a fan of your new ticker.

BELFIE _ Wow, your hip sounds really painful! I really hope that it cuts you a break really soon. I also like carrot & celery sticks as a snack - but I like dipping them in salsa. You're LO has the most cutest chubby cheeks in your ticker pic! Bless!

HOTI _ Plugging away at weight loss slowly is the best way of ensuring that it stays off! So well done to you too!

ASH _ You know, changing your mindset of 'ok, I have buggered up one meal, lets just screw up the whole day' to 'ok, I have buggered up one meal, lets eat sensibly for the remainder' is such a milestone! It really is. I'm a huge Maccas fan myself but now I have trained myself to NOT order the fries. I just get a drink and a burger & I'm satisfied. Just lately though, I have been grossed out by the entire lot. I don't know why. I took the kids there on Saturday & didn't touch a thing. Bizarre for me!

AFM _ Well I'm being Debbie Downer again. Apartment hunting has REALLY got the better of me. I am eating really well & still doing all my exercise but I'm just not feeling the love of it, you know? This week has definitely been a chore. Motivation is at zero & my feet are soooooooooo tired & achey. I have been promising myself a foot massage to loosen them up for weeks now. But between Chinese class 3 times per week, Zumba one day per week & then viewing apartments, it's leaving very little time for anything else. We are off to Seoul on Friday night for the magical visa stamp, so I'm really, really, really hoping that I leave some stress behind & just try to refocus. Even Alan has noticed that I'm not chirpy & he is never bl00dy home to notice! msl: