Having a really emotional day today. My bleeding from my D&C seems to be easing up... its finally hitting me... its all over I just wanna eat. So I'm having a diet coke instead. Also had my chicken casserole last night, ended up eating 3 legs. Way too big a serve. I suck so hard. Bah.
TT - I'm so sorry for what you've gone through. Sounds like you're not having the best day hun *big squishy hugs*. Just focus on healthy eating, I promise it'll make you feel better in that you won't be suffering from the guilt which 'naughty food' can bring. The cycle of emotional eating must be broken so you can become that (yet again) sexy lady who is just bursting to come out! Like in that pic of yours when you were around 65kgs (coincidence much?)!
I forgot who it was, but did someone mention they had issues with 'tuckshop lady arms'? Best remedy is cardio excerise to lose the extra weight, then there are stacks of exercises like tricep dips, french presses, tricep kickbacks that can easily be done at home. But focus on the cardio exercise firstly.
AFM - argh, the number on the scales is STILL taunting me lol! 60.1 kgs would you believe. I'm not overly upset about not getting the 60.0 kgs - give me another week and I'll be in the 59's - so I'll 'take it' !
tellytubby - you're doing so great just by being here. things will get better. really they will (not sure if you've been through a D&C before). just hang in there hun.
lol leesa, that would be *sooo* frustrating!
well we'll see if i've jumped back into the 80s tomorrow (memory willing). hoping not, but you never know... :S
have a great evening all, tellytubby look after yourself babe. x
Hi all! Posting from my phone so a quick one from me.
Leesa: how frustrating! Love your attitude though.
TT: big hugs! Don't feel bad, your doing an amazing job under very difficult circumstances.
AFM: doing really well on my points. Lost 800 grams in two days! I'm amazed! Exercise is out of the window at the moment though. I tripped out our front door yesterday, sprained my ankle and the worst thing was i had ds2 in my arms at the time so he fell with me and hit his little head on the concrete. Feeling a bit sore so waiting for my ankle to feel better before I start exercising again.
I hope you dont mind me crashing in here, I just saw this thread and thought I would pop in and say hi!
I have been racking up the kilo's since having DS and DD.. kept gaining weight after the pregnancies and just cant seem to budge it!!! My ideal weight is about 60kg.. and I am 85 at the moment. I am taking steroids for my eczema (another really long story) which has not helped my weight loss at all whatsoever!!! I am slowly stopping the steroids over the next few weeks, so fingers crossed once I stop them my excercise will have some effect on my weight loss!! At the moment when I do excercise it isnt making me loose any weight, but more preventing me from gaining it, which I understand after I have been slack and not excercised and I gain a kilo or two.. but when I am excercising and not loosing weight it frustrates me!!!!
At the moment my excercise is pretty much my excercise bike (which i can only use when DD is sleeping coz she tries to climb under it while i am riding.. not very helpful!!!) and situps. I have en excercise ball, but again, anytime I try to bring it out DS thinks its a great game and tries to hop on with me so not much gets done there!!
I also have a wii fit which I started getting right into, I loved the boxing and the yoga and the aerobic step game, but my batteries have run flat on the board and the controller (didnt think about that when I bought it!!) so I am using that as an excuse not to use it coz I havent bought more batteries!!
Honestly, I lack motivation, I go through days where I am like ok, today we are excercising and I keep it up for a few days or a week, dont see any loss so I completley loose motivation, and end up gaining a kg or two, which makes me depressed and = even less motivation!!!
I hate being this big.. I have never ever been this size before, not even while I was pregnant. I have a huge gut that looks like I am, and I am thinking of getting a shirt made up that says, "No I am not pregnant, just fat!!!" from the amount of times I have been asked if I am pregnant again!!!!!!
Eating wise, I probably dont eat the best. I eat alot of macaroni and cheese with dinner, that is my favourite side dish, and wouldnt be helping me I am sure. I dont know alot about food and what is good (other than fruit and vege) or bad (chocolate is another downfall ) Dinner is usually meat and vege and macaroni!! During the day i have breakfast of cereal or toast, then usually snack on some fruit with the kids, then a sandwhich for lunch, then crackers or something in the afternoon then dinner. I have stopped having soft drink and i am trying to drink more water. If there is bad food in my house i will eat it. Choc chip bikkies were my snack this afternoon, i ate like 10 of the little ones... i know this isnt helping, but i cant seem to stop!!
So anyway, sorry for my blurgh dribble here... I am hoping to get some support and help because i really want to loose all this extra baggage and look and feel good again!!!!!! I have been in a few other threads here for weight loss, like the 12 week challange etc, but i ended up starting to gain weight instead of loose it so i stopped going in the threads
I will try to get to know everyone a bit and have a read of the last thread but for now
Hi to telly.. sorry to hear about your m/c... go easy on your self while you recover physically and emotionally
Leesa! Well done on your loss!!!!! I hope you get below that 60 soon!!!!! Keep up the great work, your an inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautitude... Owie for you and your DS!!!!! I hope your both ok!!! Woohoo on 800 grams!! Every bit counts!!!!! :-)
I am looking forward to getting to know everyone!!! And hopefully i will get a weightloss ticker soon, once I start to see the numbers go down i might get one.. i had one before but had to keep up dating it with gains which wasnt much fun!!!
oh beautitude! that would be terrifying! i hope your wee one is okay and your ankle doesn't take too long to heal. hugs hun.
belfie - you cycle that cycle! woohoo lol
welcome starbright! you sound like me three weeks ago lol. do you have to take oral steroids for your eczema? have you spoken to your doctor about just having ointment instead? i've had eczema all my life but it has been extra bad since becoming a mum, particularly on my hands, but i just smear them with goo at night and moisturise like mad during the day... well, if i remember... what about taking your bubs for walks in a buggy? i find that the easiest way to feel like i've done something towards making my thighs not scrape together, and bub loves getting out and about (we have to say W-A-L-K and P-R-A-M until we're able to actually get out the door otherwise he feels cheated by the lack of immediacy with the getting ready - snack box (for bub lol, not me!), drinks, ruggies, hat, clean naps, scarf, shoes etc lol). but yeah.. is really great in that we live on top of a hill, about 20mins away from the shops, 45mins away from town, 30mins away from the beach; and so everything is walking distance (with big hills, but all good for weight loss lol!) and so really there is no excuse to drive most of the time.
Starbright hello! (I don't know if you know my BB name. We were at Lolipops together a few weeks ago) I am exactly like you. Need motivation and will eat whatever is in the pantry plus I go through cycles of being really motivated and then really slack.
Having said that, I did the wii active again today and felt so good afterwards. I was all hot and sweaty and had the door open even though it was freezing outside. I have been drinking a lot more water this week just by filling the glass up and having it near me. Meanwhile I have been going to the loo a lot more too. It's all good and I really hope I can stay motivated.
Excuse my lack of personals, I am freezing so going to get in my PJ's and under the doona.
Thank you ladies so much for the love yesterday. Love this online community so much
Leesa, what a pain in the butt those scales are! Hope you don't have to wait too much longer before that magical number 60 comes up on the screen, if it hasn't already You go girl!
Tinsel, good work on the wii exercises yesterday! You're the one doing the 30 day challenge, is that right? Or am I getting my names mixed up?
Livvy, sounds like you live in a beautiful area I always find walking in a nice area so much more enjoyable. I live about 5 minutes walk from the beach, and its so relaxing some days. The other day there were ducks everywhere (no idea what was going on there! lol). But the kids really loved it. Wanted to catch some, ha! I must say I was tempted.... but my chooks poop enough, without adding ducks to the mix!
Belfie, did you finish your cycle?? Well done! Some days it sucks so hard to exercise, but you ALWAYS finish feeling fantastic
Starbright, welcome to the group! The steriods sound like a bit of a hastle in regards to your weightloss, hopefully you'll notice a huge difference once you're off them. That would be have been heartbreaking having to add kilos to a ticker too Sorry babe x We're all here to support you.. Its a tough road, but its definitely a road worth walking, and we WILL get there!
Beautitude, well done on 800grams in TWO DAYS! Wooop! I bet you're stoked! Can't wait to hear how you go for your official week one weigh in! I'm following points too (well sort of).
AFM, considering how emotional I was yesterday, I am soo proud of myself! I even ate LESS points then what I have been! I normally have rice crackers in the afternoon, yesterday I had none - so 1.5 points less than usual. I was so tempted, but leesa's post really made me think. I could eat crap, and then I'd be sad about my m/c, and that I ate crap - so essentially I would have been double sad!? lol! But I'm feeling much better today, and did a sneaky weigh (I KNOW! I coudn't help it! ). Pretty excited to see another kilo gone! Will let you know my official loss at the end of the week.
tellytubby you are going spectacularly by the sounds of it! after yesterdays binge was glad to see the scales were not tending in the other direction, but still not great loss-wise... trying to remember that it all adds up, and not to just give up as has been *soo looong* without cake or cookies or anything. didn't help that was at a morning tea today with cakes akimbo.. all of which looked scrumptious. managed to stay focussed and had two rice crackers (that was my treat...) along with carrot and celery sticks and a few grapes. also the house seems to be full of cake too at the moment. is so tempting! lemon cake, fruit cake... cookies... scones... IS SO NOT FAIR!
Hey guys just checking in... On phone so no personals...
My evenings are so hard to stay motivated, I had some sweet biscuits last night so I weighed myself this morning (normally only do weekly) and I was the same weight as I was 4 days ago, so had a big chat to myself about loosing not maintaining etc...
On the positive side though, my jeans feel heaps looser
Sammie - may I ask what you told yourself in your big chat? What did you end up committing to change to get back to losing instead of maintaining?
TT - I'm glad that post helped. It's a bad cycle huh? Dealing with a ****ty situation and then emotional eating = making yourself feel even worse than initially. I've never been an emotional eater, I prefer to punish myself by hard core exercise lol! I think I'm odd! You conciously made different food decisions and now look, another kilo has fallen off of you! Keep it up hun!
Belfie - I sooo know that feeling, but I did have a chuckle at your post lol!
Livvy - I know that feeling. I basically switched off the 'treat' thoughts in my head and flicked on 'its a healthy way of life' switch instead. I do get pretty regimented in my eating, and it does drive DH nuts too! Think of your body as an investment. Only invest in good foods to help make your body function at its best!
Beautitude - Ouch - I hope you're feeling better! And goodbye 800 grams - WOOHOO!
Tinsel - is there any exercise you really like to do? Or activity? I find I have to change up the exercise routine otherwise I also lose motivation and don't put in my 100% effort - which basically results in me wasting time exercising and not trying my best.
Starbright - Welcome hun! I reckon we can overcome that problem of the steroids slowing your weightloss down...keen ?
Mildez - how are you going hun? How has DH been with his support?
AFM - GAH - I STILL haven't seen 60.0 kilos on the scale....
Instead I saw 59.8 kilos ! I'm really happy and have decided I would like a bit of a threshold to remain under 60, so I'm thinking about 58 - but I'm in no rush to get there. It's a brilliant feeling achieving the goal - 8 kilos in 8 weeks. Also, I updated my blog last night. I'd be keen if you busy ladies could take a read and let me know your thoughts..? I will still be around the thread to support you gorgeous women - because I want you ALL to realise and achieve your goals!
oh my goodness....im about 6 pages behind on personals and there are about 10 new people to keep up with now....ive never been very good at keeping up (in belly buddies/baby buddies etc) so sorry if i seem like its all about me sometime...i read then get confused and it ends up taking me hours to go back and work out whats going on.
anyway....hey to everyone. hope you are all feeling motivated and possitive. i did for a few weeks then i have a crappy day and feel like ive undone all my hard work and then i pig out and end up feeling misserable...that goes on for about a week or so untill i slap my arse back into line and get motivated again...trying so hard to break old habits....so....
I got a workout DVD...so not like me, but i got the 30 day shred by jillian michaels...i just did my first one....killed me...20 minutes but i did it...going to do that as much as i can, not sure if i should do it every day..i feel so proud of myself for doing it. And hopefully i will see some better results than i have been with just changing my diet....like leese said, you can be skinny and unfit, so heres to getting fit !!
Goodluck all, il do my best to catch up with the old posts....im still reading the other thread!!
My goals basically remain the same everyday so i think im going to do weekly goals now
maintain daily goals (2L water, healthy snacking, low salt, keep active)
Do DVD minimum 4 times a week (being realistic)
One good walk a week (Im limitied as to what i can do living where i do i can probably do one)
If i have a weak/indulgent moment dont let it snowball.....one chocolate biscuit doesnt mean you may aswell eat half the packet...have one..enjoy it...and GET OVER IT!!!
keep a food diary...just to hold myself accountable...not to count every calorie that goes in...just to keep my eye on it! Starting tomorrow
Leesa you just killed me!!! Hahah! I totally thought you hadn't lost it, and was confused with your FB status!! Well done!!! You're in your 50's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOoooooooHoooooooo!!!!
sorry i forgot to sign my comment on you blog - that was me (the one below tellytubby)
i have to say well done! you're amazing! size 8 jeans... well i'd be lying if i didn't say i hate you just a tiny bit right now lol!
one question i thought i would save for the thread (rather than the blog... felt to exposed there): do you think it's possible to get back into my size 11s? after a natural vaginal birth that basically ripped me in two... literally... bub was so fast and he had a large head and then didn't turn with his shoulders so they both came at once and (truly) i had bought new pjs that were loose and comfy 3 days before he popped out and after they were straining to get around my hips and bum... am sure i didn't put on *that* much weight within a week... or do you think i'll have to satisfy myself with a 14 or 12 if i'm *really* lucky (and thin lol... please GOD let it happen!)?
thanks babe. x
oh and beckoes hun - great goals! (sorry meant to say but got sidetracked with hips wonderment)
Last edited by livvy; July 14th, 2011 at 07:49 PM.
: beckoes... :)
I am so knackered tonight, I am about to fall into bed - but I just had to pop in here and say YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH LEESA!!!!!!!!!!! That's awesome. .
I'm so happy for you - we can party in the 50's club together!!
Really hope to be back tomorrow for a proper post & catch-up... but in the interim, go ladies, go! Oh and I did 60 mins in the bike instead of 45. Yah!
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I just wanna eat. So I'm having a diet coke instead. Also had my chicken casserole last night, ended up eating 3 legs. Way too big a serve. I suck so hard.
Bah.
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sorry to hear about your m/c... go easy on your self while you recover physically and emotionally
so I weighed myself this morning (normally only do weekly) and I was the same weight as I was 4 days ago, so had a big chat to myself about loosing not maintaining etc...
! I'm really happy and have decided I would like a bit of a threshold to remain under 60, so I'm thinking about 58 - but I'm in no rush to get there. It's a brilliant feeling achieving the goal - 8 kilos in 8 weeks. Also, I updated my blog last night. I'd be keen if you busy ladies could take a read and let me know your thoughts..? I will still be around the thread to support you gorgeous women - because I want you ALL to realise and achieve your goals!
You're in your 50's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOoooooooHoooooooo!!!!
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