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I am kind of a lurker in this thread, but have been here since the start. I haven't had any big losses, but have just been achieving slowly and steadily. More of my clothes are now fitting me again, and through walking with ZF i am feeling more healthy. Well, I now have a new number at the start of my weight! Yay!
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Well done HotI!
Coming back later for more personals
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I only just joined here this morning and I already stuffed up :-( - DD is home sick and I ended up getting macca's on the way home. It really wasn't worth it at all - pushed me well and truly over my calories for the day - so tempted to throw the rest of the day away on junk but am going to stay strong.
Heres hoping tomorrow is a better day!
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Good on you Ash! That's where i tend to trip over, so reading that was very inspirational!
Well I was feeling good this morning & have eaten well - but haven't had time to track calories in CK as I had hoped... but I'm so ****ed off. My hip/sacroiliac joint is playing up. I had SPD/pelvic instability during my PG last year (finished up on crutches) and recovered really well after birth.... until this year when I stupidly tried to move something heavy and set it off. And it doesn't seem to want to settle down ever since... i've stopped trying to go jogging, I tried a exercise bike session (30 mins) last week and that was too much. So was settling for 2 x 15 min walks per day... but only managed 15 mins walk today and the hip is just not right. Grrrrrrrr. So now i just have to eat like a saint and go back to the osteo again. And I'm really more of a "eat the chocolate & run 8km" kinda person(apart from the fact I'm not remotely fit enough to run 8km anymore). So anyway... gotta keep focussed on my food. Am doing my groceries online tonight cos I was too sore to hobble round coles - better get to it.
Btw, what do ppl do for snacks? that's where I struggle.
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HotI hun your doing a wonderful job, our walks are getting quicker and i enjoy your company sooo much.. you on for Wed before library?
Will try and catch up on personals soon, am uploading pics from the weekend to FB and trying to do a few other things at the same time.
How is everyone going motivation wise? I am LOVING walking with HotI and we aim to get quicker and quicker, she's looking FABULOUS by the way
I'm ok here, would like to fit in a bit more if i could, like the bike on the days i'm not walking but with DP on crutches i'm just finding it hard to get a routine and stick with it, he asks me to do things and i loose track of time and i soooo wish he was back at work
BUT on the plus as a bit of a joke i got on the scales tonight (after dinner and crap food and softrdrink while damping) and am down around 93.5I was so so excited.
Only 13 more kg to go to get to my goal.
I also wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for sticking it out with this thread, for being so supportive of each other, when i started it months ago i never thought we would still be going this long.
So a massiveto you all.. keep up the great work ladies i am so so proud of you all
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Hooray for a new thread!! How exciting
ZF- that is great news to hear! You are still doing really really well! I know if i was home with DF i would have put on as much weight as you have gained, it is so incredibly hard! Keep it up, i am so pleased you started this thread, i have joined so many others like it and never gotten anywhere and have dropped out silently, but not this one
Belfie- ouch hun! Wow, that sounds like an injury and a half! I hope you get it sorted soon! For snacks, i am into almonds at the moment, the fat free, low sugar yoghurts or a diet coke/coffee. I'd like to think i was the eat the chocolate and run 8ks type, but i am actually just the 'eat the chocolate' type! LOL...
Welcome Ash! Its fantastic that you decided to join us! The more the merrier
HotI, that is so awesome that about your progress. Slow and steady wins the race hey? I keep telling myself that, i think so long as its persistent small losses i am more likely to keep it off
AFM- still sickHad an annoying day at work, but managed to eat reasonably well. 2 pieces of DF's home made bread for breaky with vegemite, a nectarine for morning tea, a cream of broccoli soup with a small dinner role for lunch and then bowl of DF's homemade teriyaki chicken for dinner. I haven't logged it, but i am guessing between 1000-1200 calories? Oh yeah, plus another slice of bread when DF's next loaf came out of the oven! Too hard to resist! I was desperate for some sugar before bed, as i had gotten into the habit of eating some easter chocolate, but i made a vow not to eat it any more and don't have any in the house. Last night i was so desperate for something sweet that i actually ate some of the chocolate sprinkles i had in the cupboard! How silly... It didn't help, in case you were planning on trying it
Did anyone see the commando's diet for the black team on the biggest loser? Have you thought about trying it? It was basically fruit + cottage cheese for breaky, half a yoghurt + 3 almonds for morning tea, a tuna salad with a small amount of cucumber and tomato with 6 cups (!) of lettuce and a 90g piece of chicken breast with beans and 4 (?) cups of bok choy. It sounds alright to me, i could come up with some similar variations and stick to the main idea. I don't think i want to go that extreme though, but i like how simple it is! My problem with other 'diets' is how complicated it all seems and how many different ingredients you need to get, so this kind of appeals to me.
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blerk, the gym today was such a chore. I couldn't sleep last night and DS started the day at 5.30. He's such a morning bird.
I did 20 mins each on the rower, treadmill and crosstrainer. I got sweaty but I didn't work as hard as I should. What do you do to pick yourself up and make yourself work when your heart's not in it?
Also, work-out music? What are you all listening to at the moment? I feel like I need to re-vamp my workout playlist.
ETA - the shin thing on the treadmill. I know we're all different so it may not work for other people but I find that if my shins are hurting a quick fix is to use the incline. Just 0.5% or 1% seems to take the pressure off my shins without making running a great deal harder.
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Good question. I used to find I sometimes just had "off" days where my get up & go had got up & gone. I used to just try to push through them and work at the level that my body seemed happy with. I reckon it can be either that you are just tired or haven't fueled up well enough prior to the workout.
Playlists... I love The Bongo Song by Safri Duo, We No Speak Americano (great beat) by Yolanda Be Cool, quite a few by Eminem including Lose Yourself (particularly if you want an angry work-out lol - good for simulated hill climbs, strong beat but working working!), plus there's a few by Pink - her latest is great (Raise your Glass) and finally a classic - Thunderstruck by AC/DC is aVERY good cycling track!
Well my hip seems to have settled down again thank goodness. Went to go for a 10 min walk last night and realised I'd forgotten I'd already done a 20 min walk earlier in the day down to the playground... yay! So that's a good sign as I'm really keen to do my 30 mins walking (gawd it sounds pathetic - but hey, baby steps!). I've been eating well even though a tiny part of my brain is freaking out thinking can I REALLY eat like this for 6 months? Oh my!
Appletree - hahaha re the eat the chocolate type! Thanks for the snack ideas. I cut up a heap of carrot & celery sticks & had it with a proper serving size of beetroot tzatziki dip, gosh it was small lol. You are doing so well at this, I was just admiring your ticker!
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Onyx, if I'm not into it I try to do a class so I HAVE to work, if there isn't one on then I grab a magazine or book and stick to the treadmill for the full time at a walking pace on a very slight incline and I know I'm not pushing myself but if I stay on for 50 mins I burn at least 500 calls for what seems like very little effort. I think it's important to give yourself permission to have days where you dont push yourself, I know there have been some days where I have just been completely wreaked from ds being up the night before, or emotionally drained from fighting with df and I just can't give it 100%, but if I still made it to the gym I am happy enough. These are also typically my bad food days X)...
As for playlists, belfie I think we have similar tastes, except for eminem, I loathe him!! I have a 100% hits album that df got for me and I just stick it on shuffle, some if the music is ****e, but it mainly has a great beat to work to. Anything black eyed peas or rhianna usually gets me working a bit harder!
Afm- I am so stressed out by work I could barely sleep last night, even though I took a cold and flu night tablet which should have zonked me completely. Today is my Friday thank fully. Also, any tips on what I can do today? We are having a team lunch at yum cha to farewell someone going on mat leave, what should I eat? How can I politely decline the majority of things. I am so tempted to say bugger it and just eat what I want, but I also had a big lunch yesterday as a colleague wanted to show me a nice Japanese place nearby and they had no sushi left and I ended up having an absolutely delicious chilli beef don.
Belfie- thanks hun, I keep admiring my ticker tooI needed to redefine my goals before I could move forward so I made myself a new ticker so I could be reminded of where I am going and where I have come from. Your snacks sound yummy! I love beetroot dip, I haven't tried beetroot tatziki dip though!
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92.3kg - got on the scales clothed and i'm down to 92.3
Am about to head off for my walk with HotI, see if we can't push ourselves
Will try and catch up on personals tonight, still unpacking and had a dental appt yesterday, seems everyone is doing really well
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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 myselfbut 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:
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Belfie - what have you tried to fix up you hip? I had the same thing (possibly) quite badly a few years back and it interfered with my running really badly - in the end I went to Bowen Therapy which is a natural therapy and after 10 sessions I was fixed - haven't noticed it again since and he told me I didn't have to go back again unless I needed to (which I really liked coz I hate feeling like they are trying to suck me in for the rest of my life!). My Nanna actually started seeing them afterwards for her arthritis and she swears by them too! Just thought I would mention it coz it was a lifesaver for me! I really hope that it starts easing off.
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Go ZF go!!!
Jayne- you dork! I was wondering what happened to you! Hahaha... I can only imagine how ****ty apartment hunting must be, it was a complete nightmare for us recently and that was here! It must be a million times harder for you. Try and get a break when you can! I love your incentive scheme, it's fantastic! Not sure what I should reward myself with, I am trying to save money, for some reason now we have two incomes instead of one we have half as much money! Df being home all the time is turning out to be lethal, he is doing daily grocery shopping! Yikes...
I'm off to the gym in the morning, anyone want to throw me a challenge? I need to fit some weights in and should have an hour and a half total to work out. On sat I will rechallenge my 1k run time to see if I can beat my last time
I ended up just going with it at lunch time today, probably consumed over 1000 calories, but it was so worth it! I made up for it though as I had to work late (lunch took 2 hours out of my day so couldn't get everything done), didn't get home till after 9pm and just had a muesli bar on the train and then some yoghurt for dinner, so it's possible I was still under 1500 cals for the day. Holding no hope for a significant loss in the morning though as it was also pouring rain most of this week so didn't get my normal 3k walks each day either!
We are also going to be celebrating tomorrow as DD had her 4 year old hip check this week (she had hip dysplasia as a baby and was in plaster for ages, then a brace till she was one), and at her 3 yr old check they told us she would probably need surgery between 4 and 5 years old and to go back into plaster. Well, they were wrong! Her hips developed sufficiently on their own, and though they still aren't perfect, she doesn't need surgery!! Hooray!!! It's such a relief! Going to do something special to celebrate, but not sure what yet!
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APPLETREE - What fantastic news about DD's hips! You must be so relieved. To celebrate I would do something physical that she needs to use her hips for - like a jungle gym, or ballet lessons even! Something to prove that her hips are fine just the way they are! Followed by icecream of course!!!! yay you for having a big lunch, but still keeping under your calorie count. Bugger bout the exercise though! I'm seeing some new apartments tomorrow - so wish me luck.
Off to bed for me. I was ready for sleep about 3pm today. hahaha
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Appletree - that's wonderful news! So happy for you!
Ash - I tag-teamed a phsyio & osteo all of last year which seemed to work ok... buuuut I've never tried bowen therapywhat a great suggestion thank you. I will definitely give it a go, i've got nothing to lose (well ok just a bit of money & time) but hey if it fixes it... i'd be thrilled.
Jayne - thanks re my LO... she's a chubber alright - 97th percentile!!! I wonder if that's my diet making all that high-cal EBM lol! I like your status by the way, it always gives me a giggle. I should update mine to "hello fitness, can we be friends again?".
Well I managed 2 walks today... and the second one I felt so good I went a bit longer - 23 mins instead of 15. And now my left achilles is really sorefor pete's sake I'm not even going that far or doing that much! Ah well, up & at 'em, tomorrow is another day. Ate... okish considering I had my goodbye lunch from work. I picked a salad but it wasn't all that healthy (yummy tho!). Am still finding myself getting caught by those pesky old habits...
It's funny I reckon when you really start trying to lose weight, I always feel so excited about my newfound steely resolve... but then I look in the mirror and realise the weight hasn't actually gone yet! Lol it's like I think it'll happen overnight - so silly really. Still I haven't fallen off the wagon yet despite my work redundancy being confirmed and DH getting sicker again. And on the bright side, his back is improving and he might actually be able to lift somethign or do something/anything vaguely useful again - I live in hope!
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Appletree! WHOOT!!!!!!! DD went through the same thing, plaster and all, so I'm SO happy for you!!!! To get that wonderful news must be such a heavy weight lifted off your shoulders. Fantastic news!
Jayne - Hope a gorgeous apartment pops up for you soon.
Belfie - Well done on the walks, but sucks about your achhilles. Does this happen often, could it be your shoes?
ZF - Well done on the loss!
Hi to everyone else!
Not much to report from me Just walking each day, taking the dogs who are loving it! DD is starting to get a bit ansty in the pram, so I'm hoping it's a phase, because it's really my only form of trying to get fit right now and if she comes out of the pram, then we'll be reduced to a stroll. I took her and my niece to the park yesterday, maybe half a k from SIL's house and it took nearly 15 minutes! So I'll end up doing my normal 4 k walk in about, I don't know..........six hours?
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HI Ladies,
Sorry for such a flying visit............ I'm starting to run late for Chinese Class. But I had to report that I have lost 1kg this week! I'm absolutely gobsmacked! Totally gobsmacked. But so, so, so, so happy as well!
I'll BBL for persies.
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