Hope everyone had a great Easter break!!
I spent some great quality time with my sisters on Saturday - the rest of the weekend I caught up with alot of spring cleaning - the main thing was a huge cupboard that is 1/2 a linen press the other half just full of stuff, the kids were to scared to open the door as things always fell out...lol
It was a huge job, but it is lovely now!! there is even room to put more suff in!
I washed all the sheets that were in there too, aswell as all the other washing that needed to be done - I was so proud this morning that ALL washing was done and put away. The boys got home a few hours ago - so it's all piled up again!!
I also cooked a few meals to put in the freezer for when I don't have time - or can't be bothered cooking.

I had done very well not eating choccie all weekend! the boys brought home chocolate which is broken up in the fridge, which I have been picking at...naughty me!! That's why I came up here to blog instead.

I forgot to mention that I lost .7 last week, which is a total of 1.8 since the new sart of my weight loss journey (from 1st April)

Tonight I am cooking beef and blackbean from Annette Syms cookbook!!
...Did I mention that am loving cooking again??
Well enough rambling from me!!

I am still doing great with my exercise at the moment - in the mornings I am doing a 40 min walk with the Mums a school, and if I am not working I have been doing at least 30 min of various exercise at home. I am finding that since there is no daylight savings that I really miss my late afternoon walk!

Yesterday after school the boys and I went the the local park and did 2 laps around the oval before we went home, they enjoyed doing it so I am going to try and make it a regular thing!

I am enjoying cooking again, I have leftover portions in the freezer - so the food side of things is going really well. Hubby is taking the boys camping for a few days over Easter, and I will be sending the eggs with them, so I won't be left with a fridge full of chocolate. So hopefully I can come away with out to much damage over the weekend *wink*

Hope you all are having a great week:)

Hi all!!
I weighed in yesterday and recorded a loss of 1.1kg which I am very happy about!
The weigh in group I go to have a slimmer of the year thingy like weight watchers - the difference being we have a winner in each group - then a winner for the whole state. The start of our 'year' is the 1st of april - so any weight lost from now is counted, so it is a new 'year' for me so I am off to a good start!! I would really love to be the Queen for this coming year ( which is slimmer of the year for wwers) so that is what is keeping me focused!!

Today was walk to school day, so I have done two walks as well as working from 9am to 3pm - today we had a big conference so did alot of lifting chairs and moving tables which means alot of exercise done for me!

Tonight we are having Sue's chow mein for tea - it is cooking at the moment and smells divine!

I hope you all have a great weekend ~will catch up on some blogs over the weekend!

Thankyou for all your lovely comments! My fil and friend are doing well:)

The past few days have been going along really well, I have been drinking 3 litres of water everyday and I have walked every morning with the other ladies.
It is amazing how much things you can get done in the day when you are feeling in control!
Things have just seemed so much easier and motivtion is here...lol

I have to confess this week I have been 'faking it' ... for dinner I have been having frozen meals to help keep within portion sizes - a thing I was having alot of trouble with! I have been making a better effort with my lunches, having things like pita wraps or pita pizzas!

I went though all my recipies from various blogs and have planned my dinners for the next week, I am also planning to make a bit pot of pumpkin soup :)

I am glad to say that I am officially back on track!!!

I have been very slack lately, and have had alot on my plate, so to speak!

A dear friend was put in hospital a couple of weeks ago with a brain tumor - if it was not operated on she only had 3 weeks left - they operated and got 95% of it, but she may only have 3 months. A very upsetting time!

My father in law was told he has at least 4 years, which in a way is a bit of a relief - but still scary.

Lately I have found myself slipping back into my old habits - eating more takeaway than I have for ages, snacking more, not drinking enough water and being too relaxed about exercise ~and feeling a bit depressed about it all, the result being that my skin is feeling terrible, I have been tired and irritable and I am up a few kilo's - to top it off I have a cold now!!
The kids are back at school so I have started walking with the other Mums again and I am drinking water - I just need to sort myself out foodwise now:)

Enough rambling from me:)
Hope you all have a great weekend!!

I slept in today which means I missed out on my morning walk ~ I have been feeling crappy about missing exercise!! I know on Monday the girls will be telling me off for not turning up!

Today is hubby's birthday ~we woke him with his presents! The kids have spent part of today decorating a cake for him (so there is icing all over the kitchen!!)

Last night I took the kids to the circus which is on near my Dad's place ~most of the family came, except for Dad. The kids loved it as it was the first one they have been to. We got home very late (which is why I slept in :)

Well hubby is due home soon ~ so better go get things cleaned up!!

It's been ages since I last posted ~ I have been very busy!

My Dad had some trouble with his knee so I was helping him before he got operated on, the op was last Friday and he is doing really well!
My father in law isn't doing to good at the moment either, his prostrate problem is flaring up and he is getting other tests done - which included a bone scan. We are worried about him, especially yesterday when he sent all his old personal papers to us ~ makes us think he is giving up!

The boys are on holidays now, because of the commonwealth games ~ so the ladies I walk with decided to walk earlier in the morning, so for the last week I have been getting up at 5.30 am to go walking!! A big shock o the system...lol
We will go back to walking at 9am when the kids go back to school:)

Not much else has been happening~just having fun spending time with my boys:)

I'm back!
Although it's just been over a week, it seems like forever since I got online!
My computer cracked it yet again - so was in getting fixed.

So where to start!

I did gain a kilo last week - as expected, so I was fine with it:)
This week I have stayed the same, which is good as I worked all week and ate both lunch and dinner at work: it is very hard knowing what goes into food that someone else is cooking, and we all sit down to eat together - and I don't want to upset the chef..lol
- but I have been doing ok, having small portions and filling my plate with salad or vegies!

Work has been going well - no more sackings...thankfully:)

A group of mothers from school have started walking after they drop the kids off - so I have joined in too, they do it every school morning, so if I am not working I will be there!

I am also planning on going for a walk at night after tea, so with two lots of walking and doing my toning ball exercises - I should be really fit!
The days I work I will walk at night only, and night work will be the morning walk - because just being at work burns enough for the walk I would be missing - does that make sense?

Well I am starting to ramble...lol
I am off to find ou what you all have been up to:)

I've been a bit down yesterday and today, because I know that I will definetly be reporting a gain tommorrow - I re-read M's post about negativity which made me really think about things...Like I am only going to be recording a gain because I didn't weigh in last week - my at home weight was 83.3 on the friday, and I am lower than that today - so I really have lost. But it will still be a bad feeling when I weigh in with a number in the GAIN colum!

Had a bit of shocking news this afternoon, my best friend who I also work with (- who helped me get the job I am now at) she recently got a promotion, which made her full time (I am a casual) rang to say she had just got fired! She doesn't even know why -just walked into the office and was told 'off you go'!
I don't have a shift till tommorrow night - I am a little worried about what it will be like at work!

Talking of work - LeeAnne asked if I wore my pedometre to work - I did once for a wedding and the steps were 10364, which is alot of steps!
I don't take my camera to work - but I might have to start if the weddings get interesting - I have to admit it is never boring at work. I am hoping I will be there for a while!!

Well Vic just got home - so I'll go for a walk to try and minimise tommorrows gain:)

P.S Happy birthday to my baby brother , malcolm - he is 17 today!!

It's been a while since updates - things are going fine!
Vic's wrist is feeling much better, but he is still being careful with it.
I didn't get to weigh in this week, as I had to take Vic for his check up - I was up on Friday morning at home, but I did have a big dinner wed night - which I normally would not do night before weigh in!

I worked another wedding sat night - the groomsmen all ran around the room nude towards the end which was a bit of a laugh!!

The other day I brought a toning ball, from coles around $8. I saw the guys on biggest loser using the medicine ball, and thought I would like to get one for my granny arms - this one is smaller, and came with a sheet of exercises! I can really feel the muscles I don't normally use in my arms - so I think that it is working!!

Well I am going to go read some blogs:)

Help!!
For some reason I am not allowing comments at the moment!
I have gone into setting's and turned them on - but it still isn't on,
What am I doing wrong?

I hate these photo's - but they needed to be done!
Here are a front and side shot taken this morning - the side is a little wonky, as my son took it!

I am wearing a T-shirt that I only wear around the house, I am hoping to be comfortable wearing it out really soon:)





size 16 top
size 14 jeans
81 kilo's

Here is a photo of the flowers that were just delivered!!
( very handy for me that Vic's supervisor's wife owns the local florist, and he takes orders at work ..eh)


Hope all are having a great day!

We got the antenna back on the roof, just before biggest loser started - so I did not miss it after all:) Huge thanks to our neighbour! I rewarded him with a whole lot of fundraising chocolate that arrived home with the boys yesterday! - the rest of it went to work with Vic this morning:)

Now that the photo thingy is working again I will scan the photo's I found the other day - I also got my son to take some this morning, this time I am wearing a fitted top which shows more bulges, which I hate - but I will be able to tell the difference more when I lose more weight!!

Not much planned for us tonight - we don't go out for Valentines day since our anniversary is on the 24th of this month! But I have made lasagne and garlic bread for tea which is Vic's favorite:)

Thanks for your lovely comments, Sorry I didn't say how Hubby was injured! As most of you know, he works at a tree nursery - on Thursday afternoon he was dragging a heavy pot (with tree in) and the handle snapped so he fell backwards - he didn't want to hit his head on the wooden pole behind him, so he put his hand out to break the fall, bending his wrist way to far the wrong way! His boss took him to the Dr's and they just told him to ice it and come back Monday if it is still sore (very slack). The poor thing was in so much pain the whole night - so I rang the boss in the morning and told her I was taking him to the hospital, she was shocked that no xray was taken the day before!
At the hospital the Dr thought that it may have been broken, but xray showed that the ligaments are badly sprained and he strapped the wrist firmly.
Vic is one of those (annoying) people that never sits down, so it has been hard on him being one handed - and made him quite grumpy too! It didn't help that last night the tv antenna fell off the roof,(which means no tv at all, maybe for a few days!!) and he can't do anything about it with one hand - so I will most likely miss the first biggest loser tonight ~ not happy!
He has gone back to work today (light duties) and will just take things easy.

Last night I was going through old notebooks and things, and I found some of my fat photo's and some really motivating quotes, which I will post soon!
~since my computer has been playing up, it hasn't let me post photo's - they don't load properly in flickr. But I will post them when I can!

I have been reading a few blogs this morning ~ it sounds like the girls that met up in Sydney had a great time! I wish I could have gone too :) Maybe all you girls should come down to melb!!

Hope you are all having a great week:)

Just a quick update to let you know I'm still here!
Weighed in and lost .6 this week - very happy
Will write more later - looking after injured hubby at the moment!

We had a very productive weekend! On saturday I cleared out the rest of the spare room and we painted, which has made a huge difference! We had some spare paint leftover so we did the upstairs bathroom and toilet as well. I even painted one wall in the kitchen where he table is, the previous owners had their table pushed up against the wall, and it left a huge mark that I could not remove without paint coming off as well ( I have hated it for a long time!) now it's done and I can put the kitchen table where I want...lol
On Sunday I moved all my stuff upstairs, I now have a computer desk area, a space for my scrapbook and cross stitch things - and a table with shelves underneath - the boys toys are on the shelves, which leaves the top for my scrapbooking - and for the boys to do homework!
I even have a corner for my minitramp!
I am loving having my own room already!! (can you tell!!)

In response to Mary's question; what did I do differently this week? Well I stared exercising again, and I spent alot of time cleaning out my 'new' room - which kept me occupied, which means no time to snack...lol!

On this weeks weight loss - I did eat a bit to much Friday night, and have snacked my way through the weekend! So today I am going 'back to basics' - to try and stop too much damage!
I am already on my 3rd litre of water and have done 40 mins airwalker - so things looking good today:)

I weighed in yesterday at 81.2 - a loss of 1.2 which I am very pleased about:)

Thankyou for your comments regarding the in laws situation.
Vic got home from work late wednesday night - after a few drinks with he guys, so he was in a good mood when he got home! So fortunetly there were no explosions over here:)

After disscussing the situation, instead of Vic ringing up - then probably ending up in a yelling match, which normally happens. I dedcided to write a letter to FIL from me giving our side of the story, and including that it's hard for Vic as he is stuck in the middle of all the bickering - and that he can't do anything from over here! And the only reason he said anything was because he was sticking up for his father!!
The letter will probably get there on Monday ~ so we will just see what happens from there!

Today is my Dads birthday (52nd) so we will be going to spend family time with him tonight!

Hope you all have a great weekend:)

I am feeling very stressed at the moment, I really felt like going and getting some chocolate - but came on here instead (feeling proud of myself for making a better decision)
I just recieved a letter from my father in law!
You don't have to read the little print, I needed to vent!

When FIL went on the boat to home, hubby rang his sister ( who (FIL-Ray) lives with) all she ever does is put FIL down, when Vic said that he was on the way home, and that he had had a nice visit, her reply was 'silly old prick' - which of course sent Vic into a temper! When Ray was here he was telling us how vic's brother in law has been pushing him around, and that he wants to move out - the problem is that all his money is tied up in their house. He wants his money back, but they won't get a loan out to pay him off! Vic was livid that BIL has been pushing him around (physically) and sister is letting it happen - so he told his sister if it happens again he will be on their doorstep with a baseball bat! ( and break BIL kneecaps) - He also added before the conversation finished that if Ray was told that he had called 'shit would hit the fan' - she promised that nothing would be said, and that BIL would not touch him again!

So I got this letter today saying they told him as soon as he got home ( which Vic is going to be wild at them) and that he better write an apology to his sister!

I am going to have to be careful about when I give him this letter! He is going to explode!!


I spent a fair bit of yesterday cleaning up the spare room (not really in the mood to do any more today) I have thrown out alot of stuff and sorted things out which is great. Normally when we 'clean' the room - it's mostly surface cleaning, but this time I am going through all the boxes (huge job!)
Talking to hubby last night - we have decided once I am done, we are going to paint the room - then I will move my computer stuff, aswell as my scrapbook and cross stitch things - which hubby is happy about, as it will ge rid of alot of 'clutter' in the lounge and dining areas! Which he admitted that he has hated the stuff everywhere for ages!
As there will be no TV up there - this will be the place for the boys to go up and do their homework quietly. I will have a table up there so they can spread out posters, and not have to move it all because we are having dinner! - And I can use it for scrapbooking!
We had great fun working out how to change the dining area - once my stuff is out of the way:)

Well weigh in tommorrow - I am hoping for a good result, as I have exercised for 3 days in a row!!

Hope everyone is going well! - I am feeling calmer now! It feels good to vent:)
Will update tommorrow with my weigh in results:)

I exercised!

Thankfully it's alot cooler here today - not sure how long it will last though!

I am happy to report that for the first time (this year) I have actually done some planned exercise (shocking, I know)...And I feel so great for doing it!
Lately I think (know) I have been avoiding exercise...all I needed to do was to start (..who woulda thought it would be that easy:)
Looking over my diary - I noticed that I kinda didn't track my eating over the last few weeks - I only started properly this Saturday (very slack, I know) - no wonder I have not been getting anywhere much weight wise!
The boys go back to school tommorrow (yay!) We are all organised! Luke can't wait to go back - Jason is not as enthusiastic!!

Last week we had Antenna guys over to connect an antenna to Vic's shed ( will be great during footy season!) While they were here I got them to look at the connections in the boys rooms - apparently they were not connected properly by previous owners. So now the boys have their own tv's which means they have not used the 'playroom' upstairs. I am planning to clean the room out - it still has boxes from when we moved in ( before I was pregnant with Luke!)
I want to throw out all the broken toys, and get rid of things we won't use any more - as I see it, if we have not missed the things in boxes for this long - we probably don't need it! I might even put a table up there for my scrapbooking!
I also need to go in and clean the boys rooms - to get rid of alot of junk they have accumulated over the holidays. Luke's is the worst - he is a hoarder (like his mum!)

So it sounds like a busy week planned for me:)

Hope all are having a great week!

Wow it has been so hot the last few day's, even though it rained last night - it is so muggy here!

I weighed in yesterday with a little .1 loss - I did not expect it to be much as not much exercise has been happening latley. Also it was my father in laws 77th birthday on tuesday - so we took him out to the pub for tea, then came home to have cake - and I did have some:)
He is going home tonight on the boat (to tassie)- so I will be able to get back into the exercise TOMMORROW!

We went out to a friends for a BBQ last night (for Australia day) and I had a few drinks - so with a mini hangover and this heat - my head is POUNDING!

The boys are back at school on tuesday - so I will be able to get back ino a daily routine, which will be great!

Well I'm off to read a book in a cool bath!
Hope everyone is having a great week:)

Sorry for the lack of update, my computer kinda died, I have managed to revive it for the moment - I really need a new one - so I need to start saving!!
I am really doing it basic at the moment, I will need to reload my photo program - Just need to find the disk ( so it could be a while)

Not being able to read blogs has been so hard ~ I have really missed all of you, not being able to read what people are getting up to.
I weihed in during the week and lost .4 which is not too bad as it's been a really crappy week - Jason has had a bug since last wednesday, and is only just starting to feel normal again - he has not touched the playstation at all - so we knew he was bad!!
It has been hard with the father in law here too - he is a tad annoying - though he does not mean to be; it's just that I am used to having my own space. It has been so hot - but I can't strip down to keep cool...lol and because I have been getting up to Jason during the night - I am very grumpy from lack of sleep!!!

Even hough I did have a loss this week ~ I really need to start getting my act together! I had to wear a skirt to work on Saturday night ( for a wedding) and it is starting to get tight, which is not good, before christmas it fitted ok and I only have one skirt for work - and only intend to buy another when this one is to big!!

I spent the last few days (getting rid of frustration...lol) cleaning out my kitchen cupboards. We had a few dinner sets and glasses still upstairs - which were wedding presents (5 years in feb!)
so I boxed all the old stuff and replaced with all the new. Then I did the tupperware cupboard and found all the lids to the containers and put them all together ( to hubby's delight!)
Nex came the pantry... threw out all the crap!! So now I have a healthy, clean pantry!
I will do the frezzer next...then I will be done ( I clean the fridge out every week)

Well I am off to watch Oprah - she has Kirsty Alley on and it sounds interesting!

Will catch up on blogs this afternoon:)
Hope everyone is doing great!!

This week has flown by!
We took the boys to sovereign hill on friday and the had a great time - because it is school holidays they have free kids activities the boys got to dress up as soldiers and had to get gold off the miners and escort it to the bank - where they got paid gold (chocolate) coins for their services, the pic is the boys in their uniforms:)
They also got to make their own candles and dip them in dye to color them. We went down in the mine - which they boys didn't really like! The place looks the same as it did when I was a child. Next time we will go when daylight savings is over so we can see the southern cross show, it was going to start at 10.30 the other night, which was way to late for the boys.
It has been really nice doing things with the boys ~ very soon they won't want to be out in public with us, so we may as well take advantage of family time when we can...lol

I weighed in on thursday at 82.9 which was a .6 loss!
Eating has only been OK lately with everyone still on holidays - looking at the scales I have been maintaining through the week which is good!

My father in law gets on the boat tomorrow to come from Tassie, so he will arrive here on tuesday - unless he goes and does some visiting before he comes here! I will be nice to see him - the last time he was here was in March! I don't know how I will go when he is here as I can't get on my air walker or mini tramp while he is parked in the lounge room..lol

Well I must go clean out the spare room and make up a bed!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend:)

Just found a new site I think we will all love:
www.thepointscafe.blogspot.com/

Go and have a sticky beak:)

Sorry for the lack of update - We have been doing alot of family things together!
We have taken the kids for day trips into the city, we have had my nieces 5th birthday, a friends 21st and yesterday we went to the funeral of a friends wife - so it was nice to stay home today (and catch up with the housework...lol)
Tommorrow we are going on a river cruise down the Yarra and on thurs or fri we will take the kids to ballarat to visit soverein hill!
Hope everyone is having a great week - I have been reading blogs, but not many comments as I have been so busy:)

A B C's of me!

A is for age: 31
B is for booze of choice:Vodka or Baileys
C is for career: Waitress
D is for your Dad's name: Neil
E is for essential items to bring to a party: Drinkies
F is for favorite song a the moment: The sugarbabes one!
G is for favorite game: Monolopy
H is for hometown: Essendon, Vic
I is for instruments you play: None
J is for jam or jelly you like: rasperry
K is for kids: 2 boys aged 6 and 8
L is for living arrangements: Hubby, 2 kids, 4 chooks and 1 fish!
M is for mum's name: Deslee
N is for name of your crush: My hubby :)
O is for overnight hospital stays: 2 for birth of the boys, 1 for gallstone op, 1 for back spasms
P is for phobias: snakes, creepy crawlys
Q is for quotes you like: We are here for a good time, not a long time
R is for longest relationship: this one, 10 years
S is for sexual prefrences: straight
U is for underwear:anything comfy
V is for vegetable you love: green beans
W is for weekend plans: 5th and 21st birthday parties
X is for x-rays you have had: teeth, body - for gallstones and back
Y is for yummy food you make: Lasagne and all baking!
Z is for zodiac sign: Libra

2006 - A fresh Start!

The numbers are in;
New Years day weight was 83.5, which means over Christmas/New years eve I gained 1.4 - which I am pretty happy with, considering I thought it was nearly 3 kilo's!!

Up to now I have lost 14.5 kilo's ( heaviest weight was 98)
I now have 18.5 kilo's left to lose to reach my doctors goal weight of 65 kilo's
( I will see if I wanna go lower when I get there)
I worked out that~
If I was to lose 1/2 a kilo a week, I can easily be at 65 kilo's at the end of september (20th) which is 37 weeks!

My aim for the year is to be at goal of 65, or at least very close by my next birthday (oct 22) That gives me a month leeway as well:)
Looking at it this way, this is very achievable:)

How I will do it~
I have started to re read AJ Rochesters books, and will read Dr Phil again to give me a boost with motivation!
I have also printed out low fat recipes from blogs and the ww website, and gone through my healthy cookbooks and put all our favorites in a note book. Now I have a huge variety of dinners to cook!
I also have put my name down for Paulenes new challenge.

I am also aiming to exercise for at least 30 min per day ( excluding the days I am working) as I am moving the whole time I am at work anyway.
I will stick to drinking my 3 litres of water a day - I don't have much trouble with this one:)
I am feeling really motivated to have a great year - I am not going to worry about what I am eating, just eat healthy - and only when I am hungry:)


...And for something totally un-related...we took the kids to see Chicken Little at the movies today- it was a very funny movie, I recomend everyone to go see it!!

Hope everyone is having a great week:)

Happy New Year

Even though I said I would be really good these past few days - things just have not gone to plan. It has been so hot here! Which translates into I have not done any exercise, eating has been OK but alcohol consumption has been really high (especially since i hardly ever drink!)
We have had friends over and spent most of the time drinking with our feet in the pool:)

Tommorrow night we are going out for dinner to a local pub. I won't be drinking much since I have to do the breakfast shift on New Years morning!

~ Don't worry though - I have not gone completely off the rails,
although I did sneak a peek on the scales and I am nearly 3 kilo's up from last weigh in - mind you I am so full of fluid, I can feel it in my hands!

Today when I went to the newsagent to put tatts on, I brought a 2006 Diary that opens 2 days to a page. I will be using it to track my food, as well as other bits and pieces ie. measurements
Lately I have done this in a note book that has been easy to rip out pages if they looked bad!
I will not rip pages out of a diary!!

Since I don't have an official weigh in until 12th Jan, I will weigh myself on the first of Jan. That will be my start weight for the year - I will be cleaning the slate and starting afresh!

Well this will probably be the last post from me this year ~ So I hope everyone has a great New Year for what you all have planned!

I will be back next year with my goals for the new year:)

All over for another year...

Glad to see that we are all starting to come back - and everyone had a great christmas!
I have eaten and drunk quite a few times over the past week!
We had Christmas eve instead at Dad's- which was great with the family together (except one of my brothers)
On christmas day me Vic and the boys had a lovely picnic, it was nice to be able to sit and relax instead of rushing around on the day. In the afternoon my brother and his girlfriend came up to give the boys presents - it was a great day!
The boys got a play station which has kept them very quiet when we have been home..lol
The best present I got was a Hydro bath Spa - a mat you put into the bath and it turns the bath into a spa, and it massages ( I have been having a bath everynight!)

On tuesday we took the boys to a trout farm - and they had a ball fishing! The photo's are above. Luke caught the first one!! These are the first fish the boys had ever caught, so it was a great day for them. We also went through Daylesford and hepburn springs - it's so lovely there!
Yesterday we were back at my Dads, as my Uncle who now lives in Townsville is down for a few days we ended up going out for chinese which was nice ( not for my weight loss though)

I don't weigh in again till the 12th of jan, and I won't be jumping on the scales at home ( if I can help it) either - I feel that I have gained over the week - I have already started eating well again
If I w3eigh the same as I did last week, at my next weigh in I will be really happy!
I was looking through last years weigh in book and I gained 2 kilo's over the christmas period last year ( and 6 kilo's the year before) So to maintain will be great!

Hope all that are still on Holidays are having a great time:)

I finally got the santa photo done - this is a bit blurry because my scanner is playing up and this is a photo of the photo...lol

The boys and I spent most of yesterday shopping, I got myself some 3/4 jeans and a few singlet tops for summer. While out I bumped into a friend that we have not seen since our wedding - so we sat and had lunch with her 3 boys, which was really nice!

Tommorrow we are having lunch/dinner and drinkies with my family at my Dads place - so will be doing the present thing with them all!
Then on Christmas Day we are going to a park for a picnic - We have not been to the park since the day I went into labor with Jason!

I will not be stressing about food ~ will no be over indulging either, I am just going to enjoy spending time with my family!

If I don't update till then... I hope everyone has a wonderful stress free christmas!! And that Santa brings you what you want!!
Congratulations to Jodie and Jamie for their early christmas present:)


P.s I weighed in yesterday and gained .8 - I will be better next year:)

Just a quick post to let you know I am still here..lol

I have been a real slackass the last few days! I had my work christmas party on Sunday, and drank way too much - and have had a constant headache ever since. Which means I have not done much in the way of exercise!
My last weigh in for the year is tommorrow, I am not expecting a loss - mainly for the above reasons!

I brought the ww mag yesterday, and read more about the new program - so I will be giving it a go next week! I really need to get motivated again:)

Hope everyone is going well, and that all your shopping is done and wrapped!

The boys finish school at 1pm today - so I will go and make use of my last few hours of peace:)

Angel Decorations

These are so cute - they are holding hym little books with the year written on them!

Candy Cane Raindeers

Here is a picture of the boys taken yesterday out the front of our house to send to family in Tassie. I have been so busy that I have not had time to take them to get santa photo's done, they finish school on wednesday - so I will take them sometime after that:)

My new profile pic is me in my work clothes! I was getting sick of looking at the other one..lol

I weighed in yesterday and gained 1.6 which means that I really lost a kilo - as I did not weigh in officially last week. After weigh in the group went out to lunch for christmas, it was a great afternoon. One of the ladies made candy cane raindeers and angels for the tree which are so cute! I will take a photo of them later.

Things are really busy at work, last night was another grade six graduation - it was fun watchinhg he powerpoint presentation they did of all the kids from prep to grade six, they seemed to be all well behaved - but when I was leaving there were jelly and choc mousse cups strewn all through the car park..lol ( only cause I didn't have to clean it up!!)
Tonight we have the wedding party coming for a rehersal and they will stay for dinner - when people get married at the winery they have the ceremony in the gardens - so it should be a fun night. Then on Sat night I will be doing the wedding. So far, according to the roster I have all of next week off:)

Before I go I just want to thank Jodie for sending me the no count list for the new ww program!
I have printed it out a will go through it, and will email you with my questions!
I am excited about starting something new:)
Well must go get my uniform washed for tonight!
Have a great weekend everyone:)

Wow it's been a while since I updated!
I have been busy with work - and we have been to a few christmas parties and a christening in the last few days...I am tired!!

Food has been Ok lately, but I have been drinking alot of alcohol which I do not normally do - and exercise has been pretty slack too!

Today I went and got my licence renewed...and for once I don't mind the photo..lol
and I picked up the last of my layby's - which means chrissie shopping is over...yay!

Sorry this is quick - have to get ready for work tonight:)

To caramel kitkat - thanks for the beauty tip, my sister did a course there last year...I forgot about that place! I will definetly do it:)

Just a quick update;

I am working today, so cannot get down to weigh in - I weighed myself (unofficially) this morning and I was 2.6 kilo's heavier! I have given myself a stern talking to and my aim this week is too get rid of these two kilo's.
This time in the past is when I would say 'well christmas is coming, I'll try harder after the holidays' ....But I don't want to be heavier in the new year!!

Today - thursday is normally my shopping day, and a 'free day' eating wise - but not today! I have done a plan of my meals for the week. We are going to a chrissie do on Saturday night and I have already said that I will drive so I won't be drinking - there will be dancing which should help with what I eat!
....And I am working four shifts till next weigh in which helps with the exercise - and I will be having dinner before I go so I won't pick at food while I am there

Well those are my plans for the week, Hope everyone is having a great week:)

Here is our christmas tree which the boys put up and decorated yesterday!

Friday was a great day, I had a facial - my skin still feels really soft!
and a massage which was just wonderful, I will definatley be having more of those :)
Eating wise was good too - I had a salad wrap, water and green tea during the day.
After the spa we picked the guys up from the pier, and went on a train called the 'blues train' We had a bbq dinner before we got on, the train had 4 carriages and there was a different band in each one. The train stopped every half hour or so, and we all got off and go into our next carriage - it was really fun with everyone up dancing!! I did have a few too many drinks though!
The bad part for me was when we stopped at Mc donalds at 1am on our way home!

On saturday my sister came with me and the boys - and we did christmas shopping, so now I am finished..Yay!!! We ended having take away for lunch, then afterwards we went to my Dads and had more takeaway for dinner...NOT GOOD!!

Yesterday I just ate junk.... I am really missing Vic not being home, so I guess I have been emotional eating!

...But I got up this morning and have gone back to basics - I feel like I have gained heaps, I have not got on the scales...cause I am too scared too!! Last night I had a horrible sleep as I felt so bloated and yuck!! ....What an awful feeling!

Well I better go clean up, Hubby should be home soon:)

Just a quick update before we get picked up to go for Vic's work breakup.

Weighed in yesterday and lost...wait for it.... .1!
Just scraped through to get my engine ~ I am the only person who has the whole train so far!!

Today is the day we go to the day spa ~ I can't wait for a massage! Afterwards Vic will be going away for the weekend to a fishing competition, and when I pick the kids up from Mum's sometime Saturday, we are going christmas shopping to get something for Vic! Then I have promised the kids they can put up the chrismas tree - they wanted it done yesterday, but they didn't have much time before they went to their Grans!

Well hope all have a great weekend! Not long to christmas now!!

It is so cold here today!! I have the fire blaring... wha happened to all tha warm weather??

The wedding Saturday night went well - I remembered to wear my pedometer and the steps from 5.30-12.30 were 10364!! I didn't think it would be that much!

The boys had no school yesterday which was bad for me as I ended up baking cookies for them ... and once I had eaten a few I just grazed food wise for the rest of the day..not good!!
Normally when this kind of thing happens I think to my self - stuff it- I will start again next week!
- But I am really determined for a loss, so I will be really good for the next few days!
I am working tonight - I think it is in the resturant, and then I am doing breakfast Wednesday morning. I will be having my dinner/breakfast before I go - so I won't be hungry and snack while I am there!!
This week is the last engine - so I really want to get it!! When I feel like junk I have been saying to myself 'engine,engine,engine'...lol

Well must go get some housework done - probably won't have time to update till after weigh in on Thursday!! Have a great week:)

I just wrote a huge post - and lost it cause my computer shut down!! Bugger!!

I lost .4 at weigh in yesterday! The best thing is that it means I am now out of the 80's!! I weighed in at 79.8! Last time I was at this weight was july '04!

Where Jason does Karate, 'Wu lin retreat' (www.jamessumarac.com) You can go for workshops, or just stay. Last night they had a camera crew from 'Getaway' come a do a story on the place. They taped bits of the kids doing karate too which was really fun to watch!
The show will no be on air till next year - Jason is so excited and can't wait!
We got a photo taken of him with the presenter 'Jules' - they gave him a karate uniform to wear, and he tried out a few moves too!

Well I must go get some jobs done - I have a huge list to do!

Hope everyone has a great weekend:)

Been a while since I have updated!
I worked on sunday doing lunch which was good, but a bit slow. I enjoyed the wedding better as I was on the move most of the night!
My next rostered night is on sat night - another wedding (yay)

Yesterday I went to centrelink to let them know I was working, had to wait for over an hour - so was not impressed..lol
Afterwards I went and saw my sister, and niece and nephew which was really nice - we see each other on thursday mornings because her kids go to playgroup in the same building that I go to weigh in, it was nice to sit and talk instead of rushed 'what have you been up to!'
my niece is starting school next year and is so excited!!

I have spent most of today catching up on housework that has been very neglected, aswell as all the washing the menfolk brought back from their camping trip! The boys had a ball - and gave Vic alot of grief about having to come home..lol

Tommorrow I am helping a friend, she does cleaning at a bed and breakfast - and when she is busy I go and help - tommorrow I will be doing some mowing. Hopefully that will help with weigh in on Thursday!

Not quite sure how I will go for weigh in, even though the exercise has been good ( I will have to wear my pedometre saturday night!) when I am working they give you lunch or dinner - normally what they are serving guests - and it is not exactly diet friendly!
I have been taking my water with me - and not had dessert, I will just have to see!
I want to lose, so I can get my next carriage..lol

Today I did some airwalker while I was watching the Kylie concert that I taped on Sunday night - it was really good. Now I want the dvd, I may have to put it on my christmas list!
I don't think I mentioned that last week I brought the dove firming range - it was in a box that consisted of a bodywash, for in the shower, a firming cream and a gel for stubbon bits, I paid $20 which I think is a great deal!
I have been using it since Saturday, so far my skin feels really soft - so I will keep going and see how it goes!
Hope everyone is having a great day!

The wedding was great last night! No real funny stories - but they were really drunk by the time they went downstairs, and we were making bets that someone was going to fall.
It was a small one - 70 guests. They actually had the ceremony on the grounds as well. We had to serve canapes which was really fun as everybody wanted to talk to the person with the food tray. then when everyone came upstairs we served the food and just kept bringing drinks out - which was all pretty easy. The worst part is at the end of the night we have to polish all the glasses - there were a couple of hundred!!
Once everything was cleared away ( and polished!) we had to set the tables up for breakfast, and put the cereal boxes, and the jugs out! Every shift we do we have to set up for the next one!
I signed off at 1.45am..when I got home I fell asleep very quickly ( and did enjoy playing starfish, Julie..lol)
I am doing a lunch shift today, starting at 12pm. So I am going to make the most of being home alone and go have a nice bath and relax awhile before I am off again!!

I lost .2 at weigh in yesterday - not a huge loss, but I did get another carriage!! There are only 2 people that have them all so far:)

Had a very rushed day yesterday - drove all the way down to weigh in, then got a phone call from school to pick Jason up as he was throwing up everywhere!
Then when I got home I got a phone call to say I will be working on saturday night ( for a wedding), so I needed to get a black vest! So I had to drag poor Jason down to airport west! He was not throwing up any more, thankfully:)

Today I got called again - I will be working sunday lunch, and I am down for another wedding next saturday!
Vic and the boys are going away for the weekend and I was looking forward to getting a few things done ( and peace and quiet), but now I won't have any spare time:)
The boys are already packed - waiting for their Dad to get home so they can put the stuff in the ute (even though they are leaving in the morning..lol)
Three guys (including Vic) are going with their kids - which will make a total of 8 kids!! I can't wait to see how they get on..lol

The website, with photo's of the winery is at http://www.grangecc.com.au/2005/leisure/gallery.html?=cleveland
I have tried to link it - not sure if it will work!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Had a great day shopping!
I even wore my pedometre for the first time in ages and was on 7825 when I got home!
I have also done 30mins on the air walker this afternoon!
I got what I needed - a work shirt and white bra for underneath, some plain gold hoop earrings as well as leather sandles for $30 down from $70 and at Priceline I got a free Max Factor makeup bag for buying 2 products - I got foundation and a mascara. I also got some t-shirts and two pairs of size 14 3/4 pants which do up, but are a bit snug around the tummy - I am hoping they will be just right when the warmer weather stays!
I am very proud to say that while I was out the only thing I ate was the ao bar that I took with me:)
I have always used the excuse that if I am out, and around a food court that I will buy lunch - today I was happy with my snack and had a nice healthy lunch when I got home!
~ I do think that the fact I have to weigh in tomorrow really helped:)

I have just got back from signing up for a new job! I am very excited!!
It is waitressing at a local winery, they do weddings, confrences and it is also a motel. The best thing is that it only takes 5 minutes to get there!!
I am not sure when I will be starting, as they have not done the rosters yet!

So tomorrow I am going shopping as I only have one white shirt - so I should get another ( any excuse to shop I say) I will be going to highpoint - which is a huge centre, so will be getting heaps of walking done, and I may go to the new DFO at essendon airport too, if time permits!!

Well hope all are having a great day!! - better get back to some housework:(

What a cool cow!!

I lost .7 this week, which means I got another carriage - a red one this time!
And because I was the highest weight loss for the week, I also got a free weigh in/meeting voucher for next week!
When I was doing my shopping afterwards I wasn't really feeling hungry, I was going to grab a salad roll just because it was noon, but I said to myself why eat if I am not hungry? So I told myself I would get something later!! So no takeaway after weigh in at all!! (for the first time ever!)

I went to my Dads around 1.30 ( I do this every week- he is a shift worker, so is home during the day!) He was cooking vegies with noodles for my little sister - so ended up having a small bowl which was much healthier!

Today I did a dvd that arrived yesterday - line dancing for beginners!
We have an elderly lady at my meeting that does line dancing and she is so fit, so I thought I would give it a go! I can really feel it in my legs - I was a litle un coordinated but with practice I will get there! thats why I got a dvd instead of finding a class.
I brought the dvd from www.LineDance.com.au

Well I have to go and find all your blogs again, yesterday for some reason all my bookmarks had dissapeared!! So if I have not visited you - I may not have found you again..lol

Hope you all have a great weekend:)

I found this on Angels blog today,which gave me something to think about, she got it from the diet club website;

Weekend Calorie Crunching

When the weekend hits it's easy to think ' I was good all week, it's time to party' but consider this:

There are 104 weekend days per year. Add another 26 if you count Friday night as a half weekend day as a total of 130 days.

Now mutiply by 300 calories, which is a relatively low estimate of the calories you won't burn because you feel you shouldn't exercise or the extra calories you'll consume in weekend treats, and you have accumulated 39,000 calories - the equivalent of about 5 kilo's!

Although the occasional splurge can actually be a good thing, it's best to think of weekends as just an extention of the week. Keep eating right and exercising often!

I find my problem is not normally weekends - mine is thursday as I weigh in the morning and then do my shopping and eat lunch in town (naughty takeaway), which leads to friday too!!...and then if I am having a problem weekend ( party ect) I tend to work my butt off to undo any damage...I really need to stop this!!!

So this thursday I am going to have a salad roll, or subway instead to KFC or Chinese or potato cakes like last week :<

I have spent most of this morning at the local pool with Luke watching his school swimming lesson. He is doing really well, putting his head in the water - a far cry from the little boy that used to scream the whole house down while we tried to wash his hair!!

Spent yesterday at a friends house down in Essendon relaxing in the sun it was nice to be able to just sit there and do nothing - thats what I love about summer ( typing as it is raining outside)

The last few days I have found it hard to motivate myself to exercise because it has been so warm ~ no trouble with water intake though!!

Last night since the boys had takeaway pizza, For myself I made a sweet chilli ham and potato pizza that I copied off www.my lunchbox.blogspot ( can't work out the link) - it was really yummy, I didn't use the sour cream and I added mushrooms! will definetley be making that one again!!

I am going to go get my butt into gear and do some airwalker while I watch Blue Heelers. Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Just a quick update to let you know I lost .6 today - I was stoked as I thought that I was going to turtle again! So today I got a yellow carriage!

We all went to lunch for Oaks day today - so I am quite full at the moment:)

Town does have a website -www.townclubsofvic.org (I think that is it!)
There is a link to the website on the Annette Sym website!

About the old points - they have changed a bit, some of the newer people will be able to explain more!!

Will update more later - gotta go pick Luke up from activities!
Have a great day:)

We are all enjoying our long weekend here!
I am happy to say that even though Vic and the boys have been home, I have managed to do some form of exercise everyday!
The cup is on this afternoon - I have backed the Diva, as I don't really know what other horses are around - and I have backed her for the last couple of years!

Not much else really happening, so I thought I would post the recipe for the cottage pie we had for tea last night!

Cottage Pie serves four, 5 points each ( the old points)

2 tsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped finely
1 stick celery, chopped finely
500g lean beef mince
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon flour
400g canned tomatoes - I used crushed
1/2 cup beef stock
1 carrot, grated
5 medium potatoes
1/2 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Heat a large frypan, cook the onion and celery till soft. Add the mince and cook. Stir in garlic and flour. Add tomatoes, carrot and stock, bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer till mixture is thick and moist.
Meanwhile. Cook potatoes until tender. Mash with milk.
Spoon meat into ovenproof dish. Spread the mashed potato on top and gently press down with the back of a fork. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 30 minutes till heated through and golden on top.
Enjoy!!!

This week I lost .8 which means I got my carriage to go with my train engine which is in the photo. I also put in the little turtle I got last week for staying the same!

So at the moment I need to lose 1.7 to get to 80 kilo's - which means I get to use my gift voucher!

And for my 'get to 75 kilo's by christmas challenge' I have 6.7 kilo's to go in 8 weeks which is very achievable:)

Every year Vic's work has a day out for christmas break up, that includes the wives too. (There are only seven workers) They are always great days out - last year we went to the Kyneton cup, the year before on a river cruise then the guys went paintballing while the girls went shopping and the best one was hot air ballooning!!

Last night Vic brought a flier from the Queenscliff day spa (www.queenscliffdayspa.com.au) we get to chose what treatments we want done to the value of $100 If we want to spend more we pay - there is so much to chose from!! Any suggestions will be welcome!
I have never been to a place like that before!!

While the girls are getting pampered the guys are going on a charted fishing trip. Vic said they also mentioned something about a train ride as well!

Since it is melbourne cup this week, the boys have Monday off school, and Vic won't be working either, so it's a very long weekend for us ~ we won't be doing a whole lot, maybe some visiting!

Tommorrow night is my best friends 31st party ~ she was pregnant for her 21st so she is having a big one this year.
We went out for lunch today as we do as our birthdays are only a week apart
saves going out twice! We has a pub meal which was quite filling, so it's a light dinner for me:)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Firstly thankyou all for your birthday wishes:)
For thos ewho asked I don't go to weight watchers meetings ~ I did at home for a while, then I joined a group called TOWN which is a very fun and supportive bunch of girls ~ A little like a once a week blog face to face..lol

I was tagged by FBB;

The fifth line out of my 23rd post was,
'Only problem today was I made some gingerbread cookies...

I had made the cookies from the latest Slimming Mag ~ they were so good I had eaten a fair few..
Most people have already done this - if you haven't you are tagged!!

This week has been great so far! I have had my determination hat (thanks M,) on very tight. And I am actually looking forward to weigh in this week ~ I think he fact that christmas is so close has given me a kick up the butt, so to speak:)

Yesterday I had to go into town to pay bills ect... I told myself before I left that I was not going to have anything to eat till I got home, as I walked past the food court, I kept going knowing that I would have a yummy lunch when I got home. This is a big step for me as I always have lunch when I go into town ( I brought myself a magazine instead!!)

Before I go.. I found a site that has some great weight loss tools, a ww calculator and lots of spread sheets it is worth a look. http://wwcalculator.blogspot.com/

It has been a while since I have posted. The last few days I have had the worst hayfever ever!!
It seems to be getting better, but I still have a slight headache (but that may be from alcohol)
I weighed in on Thursday and turtled (stayed the same) ~ I wasn't expecting a big loss because of the last weeks loss, but I thought I would have lost something since I had been pretty good all week!
Yesterday was my Birthday ~ I was woken at 7am by the boys with breakfast and presents, which included candles and a glass lamp. Vic gave me a voucher to buy clothes which think I won't use till I get to under 80 kilo's!
We went out to lunch with my family at a local pub ~ and for tea had a BBQ. I ate pretty well considering ~ had a few scotches as well.
I weighed myself this morning and I am only a little bit up ~ so I will be VERY good for the next few days!!
At our weigh in group we were given a little train engine for not gaining this week, if we lose again we will get a little carridge to go with it ( in six weeks we should have an engine and 5 carridges) but if we gain weight we have to give a piece back!
I want to keep my engine so that is motivating me to do well, and when I lose over 2.5 I will be under 80 kilo's then I can go clothes shopping!!

Today it is nine weeks to christmas,I am making a mini goal to myself to try to be at 75 kilo's as this was the weight that I was on my birthday last year!!
So I will be trying my best XXX

Hope everyone is having a great weekend:)

It is such a lovely day here today ~ it's a shame I had to work for half of it!
It was so bright this morning even the boys were out of bed before 7am, which was great as it makes the morning run really smoothly:)
The show was great on Sunday! I should have worn a pedometer though, for all the walking I did. I was on my feet all day! The guy who announced what was happening was in the middle of the football oval - so everytime I needed something said on the loudspeakerI had to jump over the fence and run to the middle of the oval - I slept very well Sunday night!!
I woke up with a very sore back yesterday (must have been from jumping over the damn fence) and i am a little sunburnt on my chest ,so I had a hot bath and took it easy all day:)
Eating was very good, I took salad rolls and bottles of water to the show and other snacks for the boys - worked out cheaper than buying food, and the boys were happy as they could have extra rides and showbags!

Well nearly time to go pick the boys up ~ I think I will walk to school to get them!
Hope everyone is having a great day!

Chris - I am a libran, my birthday is the 22nd which is the last day of Libra:)

Thankyou everyone for all your congratulations and words of encouragement!
I have a tough couple of weekends coming up - so I am hoping to continue well with my eating!

Tommorrow is the local show - and it will be a long day, I organise the childrens activities so I need to be there around 6am, and we won't be leaving til at least 7pm!(depending on drinkies)
Next week end it's my birthday, and the weekend after that, my best friend is having a party ~ so there will be alcohol involved!! I have managed to avoid it for a while:)

Well hope everyone is having a great weekend ~ hope the bloggers in joggers have a great time!!

Just a quick post before I go pick the boys up from school!

Went to weigh in this morning and lost 2.5 Kilo's!

I am a very happy chicky today:)

Glad you all liked the calender ~ Paying bills has sure been fun this week:)
On Sunday - Vic brought me a Lily plant from work, which was really sweet - so I have planted it in the garden.

Otherwise ~ not alot has been happening!

I have been doing very well with my eating, exercise and water - so I am expecting a good loss tommorrow:)
I have my meals planned for the week and my shopping list filled out and ready for tommorrow.
I am using the list Jodie sent me ( adapted to what I need to buy) A big thanks to Jodie for sending it to me:)
...So I will be back tommorrow with my weigh in results!!

Congratulations to Kate, who has just announced that she is expecting her second baby:)

Here is a picture of the Tree nursery guys ~ my hubby is the one closest to the cab (the left).
The guys are February 2006!!
It was a great night, the calender runs for two years - so there are many locals in it!
Including the local cop, postman, petrol station, bakery and more!
It will make shopping more fun from now on *wink*



...I have been a little sad today ~ as it has been a year since Nan died!
I brought some lillies ( her name was lily) to remember her, as I cannot get to the cemetary.

My sister had a jewlery party, so I brought myself some gold hoop earrings and a bracelet :)
Hope everyone has had a great weekend!!

Thankyou everyone for all your words of encouragement and support!!
I have been doing really well the last few days:)
Vic and I are going out tonight for his calender launch( it is a community nude calender!!) - so I went shopping the other day to get a shirt to wear. It was the first time in ages that I really looked at my back, in the mirrors! I was shocked at the fat rolls!!
This morning I got Jason to take some photo's for me as encouragement, one of my back, and a side on ( I hope that isn't cruelty to children...lol). I am not brave enough to post them as yet, I was quite discusted at them myself ...but maybe when I have smaller ones to compare to!
I am going to print them out for me, and have them sitting in my food diary:)
Well I have to go take the boys down to my sisters ~where they are spending the night!
Hope you are all having a great weekend:)

*Edit* I printed those photo's 5x7

This week I have felt really fat and frumpy!!
I have weigh in tommorrow, the first for two weeks;
In the past fortnight my exercise and eating has been very dismal. The only thong I have really kept up is my water.
The main reason has been change of routine and lack of planning~coming home from the cafe tired and having takeaway - or something quick and easy - not healthy!
I knew that I had already gained early on in the week, and I kinda got depressed about it...
So what did I do??
I ATE MORE!!
A normal person would have exercised and eaten like a angel!
I frustrate myself!!!
BUT
I have prepared to have a great week ahead!
I have worked out my meals ~ written my shopping list, and that is all I will be buying.
No excuses!!
When I am working I have had lunch made for me - from now on I will be making myself something healthy!...and I will NOT touch any of the cakes or slices:)

I am feeling positive and I won't let tommorrows gain get me down, because
I already know it will be a better result next week!


*Update*
Weighed in and gained 2 kilo's!
I am hoping to lose a decent part of that next week!
I have all my vegies to chop up, I will have them in a container - so I just need to grab a handful for a stirfy. I have different sauces and meat for variety. It wont take long to cook tea at all - no takeaway's for me:)

I had a great day Thursday. I learn't how to make coffee's and hot choc, did some dishes, arranged new gift items - it was really fun!
I am still on trial - as the other woman has a few people she is looking at, I go back on Sunday. It will be the first time they open on a Sunday, so not sure how long the day will be:)

My brother has been given a court date in Dec - so not much to worry about til then...lol

Today Vic had to deliver some trees in the work truck - and he has taken Jason with him ~ so Luke and I are having a quiet day to ourselves.
School goes back on Monday - so am busy making sure the boys will be organised:)
Hope all are having a great weekend!

My eating has been at little crappy the last 2 days! My little brother (21) has got himself in a bit of trouble with the police - so the whole family has been kinda stressed...waiting to find out what is going to happen!
I have really noticed today that I have been mindless eating - luckly I don't have much junk food around - but I have been eating way to much!
I am really proud of myself in the fact that while I was driving home yesterday afternoon (feeling really stressed out) I talked myself out of stopping to pick up a family block of chocolate! I must be starting to think like a normal thin person:)
I have got my food for tommorrow all planned out so I will be strating afresh. I start work at 9am...I can't wait!!!

Thank you all for crossing your fingers for me...it worked!!!
The interview went really well, I am doing a trial on thursday to see if I like it, and if I do the job is pretty much mine:)
It is a little coffeeshop/cafe, I will be learning to use a coffee machine aswell as making light meals. They also sell a few gift items as well! I can't wait till thursday!!!
...the only bummer is I won't be able to weigh in this week (officially) but I will weigh in at home:)
I am not sure of exact days I will be working - the shop is closed on Mondays. The boss, Stella said I should be working at least 30hrs per week.
So if I end up having to work on Thursday's I will transfer to a night time group to weigh in - which will be a tuesday!
Well off to cook dinner:)

So excited!!

I spent most of today at my sisters house - she had a Le Reve party, so I have brought a few oils that I had run out of!
When I got home there was a message on the machine from another traineeship that I applied for a while back for a cafe in Romsey (5 mins from home) I rang her back and talked for a while, and it really sounds like a great job and the owner sounds really nice too - I have to go in for an interview tommorrow afternoon...so I am really excited, this would be even better than the one I went for the other day, so much closer to home! The other one was in Sunbury which is a 40 min drive!
I also changed my photo again - this one looks more like me I think. I was starting to hate the other one...lol
Keep your fingers crossed for my interview tommorrow!! Will post to let you know how it went:)

Sorry about the lack of updates, the boys are on holidays so we have been out and about since the weather has been nice!
I weighed in this morning and lost .4, my eating has been really good this week!
I went for my first interview in years this morning. It was for a hospitality traineeship, I was really nervous - but I think it went ok. If the company is interested they will call me for another interview, so fingers crossed I will be called again:)
If I don't get it the lady said that my details are kept for 6 months and they will call me if any other traineeships turn up. So I just have to wait!!
Well better go get dinner ready - hope everyone is having a great week:)

Have been busy the last few days, but I am doing OK!
We had the school concert on Wednesday night (photo's below) which was a really great night, Jason really loves to preform, and judging by this year, Luke seems to love it too!
The boys got to sleep in on Thursday morning (with permission by the principal), so I missed my weigh in this week. I weighed my self this morning and I gained 1.4 - not very happy with that, but I really deserved it, and I am lucky that it was not more than that:)

Yesterday I brought a sample pot of the colour that the boys chose to have their room painted, so today I painted some area in their rooms to see how it looks(it's a light bluey grey) - if they (and Vic) like it I will buy the big tin next week and get painting. I could even start the 'cutting in' bits on the weekend, as the sample pot has quite a bit in it!

Well must go get ready to pick the boys up from school, they finish at 2pm today as it is the end of term!
Hope everyone has a great weekend:)

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Here is Lukes class, they sang "Baby Face" and "Born to be alive". He did very well, as it was his first time on stage in front of a big audience!

Here is Jasons class, they sang "Happy Days" and "Friday on my mind".
(Jason is 4th from the right)

Here is my very proud son showing off the green belt he earnt tonight. He did very well in his grading exam!!

much better!!

I feel alot better today - have not really been good eating wise, but my head is in a better space (if that makes sense!)
Thankyou all for your comments - I didn't really want to blog it, but I knew if I didn't, that it would get worse and worse and I would just give up...But I don't wanna give up - so thankyou all for the support:)
I have so much on this week - I think I just stressed out BIG time.
Jason is going for his green belt in karate tonight.
Wednesday I am working at school all day - then we have the school concert at night - I have been madly sewing the last few days...lol
And on Thursday another AGM! So my week is chock full!

NOTE:At the AGM I went to on saturday the last line of the pledge was officially taken off!

I feel like crap!
I have been eating crap for the last few days and just can't seem to stop! I hate feeling like this!
to make things worse my car is not going, so I had to stay home today - and maybe tommorrow if the part does not turn up, so have been in a real grumpy mood and have been mindlessly snacking.It has been pouring all day - so can't even go out for a walk!
I don't really have much else to say, so I will leave it at that.
Sorry so negative today,I am planning on going to bed early tonight ~ and hopefully will wake up on the right side tommorrow:)

Weigh in today and I lost .4 - which means I have exactly 17 kilo's to go till christmas!!
I now have to go email paulene my loss for the Who challenge:)

About our town pledge - we have had dicussions at management level that some want to lose that last line - while others want to keep it, at my last meeting, most groups want it gone. The big AGM is this saturday and the final vote will be done!

Weigh in group was great this morning - we did a mini circuit of exercises, and finished with a relaxation cd... I left really energised!!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

This is a picture of Vic's "beloved" fountain. This is out the front too!

This is a view of half of our front yard

Things are going great at the moment with my eating and exercise!! I am wanting to do really well on my spring goal that I set myself in the post below, So I have joined Paulene's Who challenge to keep me going:)
Not much else to say tonight so I thought I would share the town pledge that we say to open our weight loss meeting every week;

I am an intelligent person.
I will control my emotions and not let my emotions control me.
Everytime I am tempted to use food to satisfy my frustrated desires,
build up my ego or dull my senses.
I will remember
Even though I overeat in private,
my excess weight is there
for all the world to see.
What a fool I've been!

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Just a quick post;
Have been doing really well foodwise the last few days~and I am still having 3 litres of water and exercising everyday:)
We spent a quiet day at home today - Vic's father lives in Tassie, so we spoke to him this morning. My dad is travelling around the middle of Australia at the moment - his mobile was out of range so we have left a sms for him.
The boy's and I took Vic to his favorite pizza resturant for tea, I had 2 slices of pizza~and was not even guilty as I had allowed for it for the day:)
Well I will leave it at that, hope everyone had a great weekend!

Happy Fathers Day to all the dad's out there:)

AGR~ The photo of the boys was taken on the front porch looking out on the front garden, my husband works for a nursery, so spends alot of time in the garden - we have a fountain too that hubby really loves~ will have to take a pic:)

First day of Spring!

I weighed in officially today - and lost .1
Which means I actually lost 2.7 this week~so I am extreamly happy:)

Have been having a look at my weight loss stats; I started at 98 kilo's, am down to 82.4 (15.6 kilo's lost) and my goal weight for now is 65 ( when I started town, I had to get a doctors cert saying what weight he would like me to get down to, when I reach that weight I have the option to go back to the doc and get a new cert with a new weight) - which is 17.4 kilo's to go which means I am very close to my half way mark:)

At the moment my goal is to get back to at least 70 kilo's before christmas - that was my weight in october '04, before Nan died!
That means I need to lose 12.4 kilo's in 17 weeks, which equals to about . 7 a week~I think that is really achievable!
So that is my Spring to Christmas goal!! Now I will have to think of something really cool as a reward, any ideas welcome:)


Here is a pic that suzy had on her blog - I have printed it out and put it on the fridge.

We all got up early this morning - it has poured with heavy rain most of the night - and it's really windy!
I am still at my course - in the last week I have applied for a few Hospitality traineeships, so I am waiting to see if I am successful - I hate waiting...

On the "diet" front I have been an angel~as of this morning I have .8 to lose by thursday to be at the same weight I was when I last weighed in officially:)
- I'ts a shame that I can't be an angel like this every week!
To help with the not feeling like cooking because I am so tired - I brought some ww and lean cuisine meals, so there has been no takeaway at all!!
I also have been drinking 3 litres of water again and having a green tea when the others go for a coffee.
Well I hope everyone is doing well - I have been reading some blogs during the day, but not able to leave a comment on some because I am not registered on the other computers!

**To Margaret - hope the news about your Mum is positive:)

This is a photo taken of the boys before school yesterday. They had to dress up as their favorite book characters. Jason went as Harry potter, and Luke went as Spiderman:)

First I would like to thank you all for your lovely posts of support:)
I do believe that if I had not posted what I was feeling the other day, that I would still be going down the wrong(crap) food track.

My unofficial weigh in resulted in a gain of 2.4. I have already got rid of another .2 today, which I am stoked about since we went to a friends place last night for his birthday and had pizza for tea(2 slices), and I had 2 lemon, lime and vodka UDL cans - so if I put in the work this week, hopefully I can make a big dent out of this figure by next Thursday:)

Had a bit of a stressful day yesterday, just before I went to the job centre, I stopped to buy a salad roll from the bakery. When I got back in my car there was was no power at all, I had to lock all the doors individually - and could not even reopen the doors with the key!
Wost thing for me is that my Dad lives a 5 minute walk away - but he has gone on a 4wd trip up the centre of Australia for a month.

So I walked down to the job place to tell the girl what was going on - and burst into tears, as I was so stressed out, from being late and not knowing what to do - and extremly worried about getting home in the afternoon. She said it was fine, and to take as long as I need, so I walked to the Holden dealer and they were really nice - the guy drove me up to my car, and worked out that it was a flat battery, he wiggled some wires and drove the car back to the dealership, drove me back to the job place and said he would fix it up!
I came back when I had finished the job stuff - and he said the car was ready and explained what he had done. When I asked how much - he said 'Don't worry about it" and sent me on my way. I rang hubby and told him what had happened, and when I told him there was no charge - he took the guy some beer to thank him:) As he had been so nice!

I will go have a read how everyone else is going, hope you all have a great weekend:)

confession time...

This weekend (and today) has been shocking eating wise. Hubby has noticed how tired I have been - so he brought takeaway home all weekend!!
I also have been eating whatever since Friday. I think it is due to being out of sorts because my routine has been totally different. And also a little bit naughty because I already know I won't be able to make it to weigh in on thursday!
I checked the scales before and I am 3 kilo's up - so I have alot to do in the way of damage control:)
So starting in the morning - back on track!!!!
I have been doing good in the last few weeks, and I am really pissed at myself for wrecking it!

I have a free day today - which really isn't that free since all I have done all morning is a whole lot of housework I had to catch up on:)
I quickly went to weigh in yesterday and lost 800 grams which I am happy about!

The things I am doing during the day are things like getting a proper resume up and going, writing application letters and help with interview questions.
I am waiting to do a course in aged care - which won't come up for a while, so am hoping to pick up some work until then. The Tuesday night course is a food handlers course - to help with any future employment!
I was hoping to get out for a walk today - but it is pouring really hard. It has been really nice all week, but I have been stuck in a classroom, the one free day it rains~typical!!
Well hope all of you have a great weekend~not alot happening here, Vic is working all weekend and I have homework to do!

Just a quick post to let you know that I am still here!
At the moment I am doing a get back into the workforce course which is quite fun during the day - it will last for 3 weeks.
Then for the next 3 Tuesday nights I am doing a food handlers course...so busy, busy, busy!!
So far have had a good week eating wise - and I did a 40 min walk last night, and am hoping to do another on Wednesday night!
Water is down to 2 litres a day - or else I would miss most of the course...lol..
Well hope everyone else is having a great week - will catch up when I can:)

This isn't very clear - but this is the view I have to put up with daily...lucky me!

This is the start of the walking track. If you go to the right it is a 2 minute walk to my house!
As you can see it is a lovely day here today.

Have had a great start to the day - as soon as I dropped the boys off at school I went for a walk, it took 55minutes. I drove it later and it was 4.7km's.
I came home and did some housework, which was a breeze with the energy that I have, so now the rest of the day is just for me...
By the way I gave all access chocolate to the boys in their school lunches - So you will not have to come over and thump me Felicity...lol
I will go now and see if I can post some photo's of where I walk - not quite as nice as Kate's spots, but still nice!

Unfortunatley no Turtle for me :(
I gained .3 - I have eaten a whole heap of chocolate, and now I feel sick...lol
I have already planned to go for a walk when I drop the kids to school in the morning!
I remember one leader at a zone meeting saying once ' to gain once is not too bad, but to gain twice in a row is very bad' SoI won't be gaining twice in a row!

Yes the new photo is of me - the other one was too dark and taken side on, this one shows what I really look like. It was taken at our awards night in June this year and my weight is the same as it was then!

Hope everyone else has had a great day:)

It snowed here at lunchtime - only lightly, and it is frezzing here even though the sun is out.
I have spent most of today at school with the lady in the office - she is going on long service at the end of term, so I will be doing the school newsletters while she is away. So I have been going through how things are done - the school computer is a litle different to mine (settings) so I have learn't how to do a few new things:)
I have been naughty food wise - just with snacking as it has been so cold - I know that is no excuse - so I am hoping for a turtle tommorrow at weigh in ( turtles are for staying the same, a cute little turtle button)
Tonight I am going to another scrapbook workshop. My sister has decided to become a consultant and do the workshops - she is so excited. She is having a demo next Thursday and when she gets enough sales she will recieve her kit:)
Well must go and get some excercise done before the boys come home:)
Have a great day everyone!

Feeling better!

I have had a very quiet few days - no voice for some of them...lol
Today I have been much better. At 11am I had to pick Luke up from school as he was pale and feeling icky - once home for an hour he was fine! Go figure!
I went for a half hour walk tonight when Vic got home, I have really missed my walks - so I am planning on going on Wednesday and Friday nights. On tuesday and thursday's I don't get home till it's dark ( I am too scared to walk in the dark!!)
Tommorrow the boys have a dental checkup at 9am - am hoping I can get their hair cut while I am in town. When I take them back to school I will try to get another walk in:)

Town club is in Victoria - but we are starting to get over the border in NSW. It is a non profit organisation, so they really care how you are going! I am a zone leader, which means I help other leaders in my 'area' when they need it - and I get paid at the AGM in september, which is pretty cool:)
Well better go get organised - some great telly on tonight :)

I have been a bit sick since Friday - I have a scratchy throat and my voice sounds all funny, I also have been feeling tired. So I have not done any exercise yet for this week!
But my eating has been good - I have not stuck to the plan100%, I am using it as a guide and it is working well.
For the first time since I have started this weightloss journey I did not weigh more on Friday than I did at weigh in on Thursday - I was actually .1 down which I am stoked about ( even though I caved and had some chocolate!)
- And yes our meetings are alot of fun!!
I have mentioed before that I don't go to ww - my weigh in is called TOWN. We wear sashes and get little buttons each week, depending on how you went on the scales. This week I got a little star ( for losing .5 or more) a little fish ( for drinking water) and a little foot ( for exercise) aswell as my 4 week loss button - with four little pearls on it. The person who loses the most weigh for the week is Queen of the week, and the runner up the Princess - they get even nicer buttons then they get up and tell us what they did during the week!
It is a lovely bunch of ladies -we all have a great time:)
Not much planned for the rest of this weekend - just rest time for me I reckon:)
Hope everyone else is having a great weekend!

Weigh in day!

Weighed in today and lost .6 - this is the first time for ages that I have lost 4 times in a row. I was given a little button today, if I lose for six weeks I get a bigger one. So that is a little goal of mine for the moment!
Todays eating has been to plan - except for some chocolate, but I am not stressing about that as I normally eat so much more junk on a thursday. I have even had 1 litre of water, and should get another one in before bed ( water is also slack on thursdays)
When I go to dads I normally have my one glass of real coke for the week - and I said no today - which I am happy about!
At weigh in group we had a body shop demo today which was real fun, we had footspas and manicures - so have had a great pamper today ( and spent a wee fortune on girly products!)
Hope everyone else is having a great day!

Was woken up very early this morning with hailstones on the roof and thought it was going to be a crappy day! But at the moment the sun is shining :)
I love nice days as I seem to get so much more done. I went to the butchers and got all my meat for the week, and came home and weighed it into individual portions - so I have no excuse to not following the plan! Also brought a yoghurt to take to weigh in for breakfast tommorrow.
Usually on weigh in day I am in town all day, I don't have breakfast before I leave and I end up having some form of takeaway for lunch, then visiting my dad( sometimes snacking there too) and as I am tired after coming home, and after school stuff - I don't get to start cooking till after 6.30...so dinner is very low key!
On fridays, on the scales I am normally more than thursday - so am finding that during the week I am making up for my "free" day! Hoping that will start to change:)
Tommorrows lunch is a salad sandwhich on wholegrain bread with a slice of ham and a piece of fruit. I will buy the sandwhich in the food court, I will having fruit from my shopping. Dinner is stirfry beef with vegies - which is quick and easy!
...Luke was very happy this morning to find $2 left for him from the tooth fairy (hubby) - I need to have a word to hubby when he gets home though - cause I can't find where he left the tooth, I am afraid he might have thrown it out when he emptied the water out of the glass!
I have kept all Jasons teeth in a little silver tooth tin, Luke may have to wait till next time:)
Have got the last Auskick today and they are all having party pies and hotdogs but I won't be ruining my weigh in chances - that is enough motivation for me not to eat...lol
Hope everyone is having a lovely day:)

It's been a busy day - this morning while he was getting dressed Luke lost his first tooth ( down the bottom, in the middle) He is so excited - he has told nearly the whole school!!

I had my scrapbook home workshop today, I kept it small with My sister, Jen and Colleen, my dad's girlfriend. It went really well - my sister is now saving money to get the consultant's kit and dad's girlfriend brought a starter pack - over $300 spent all together - so I got a free idea's book and an album at half price:)

Yesterday I worked with my friend, Caroline - and we went to the supermarket afterwards, she was buying avacado's so I thought I would grab one to try. I came home and had some squished on toast with melted cheese - it was so yumm I ended having 2 slices of the toast for tea!!

I have been hearing alot about the total wellbeing diet (csiro) and was given a photocopy of the diet plan that was in the paper ages ago - the breakfasts and lunches are basically what I have been eating - and there is some nice recipies for dinner. So I have written out my own plan based on the diet that I will start on thursday (weigh in day) to see how it goes. A big thing that is different is that there is a piece of fruit with lunch and sometimes dinner - which is what I have been lacking latley (naughty me)
The website that has alot of information on this is www.themainmeal.com.au

M, if you work out the points to the apple slice - can you let me know...thanks!

Nutmeg Apple Slice

This is the recipe for the slice I made ( and ate to much of) yesterday, it worked out great - and it tastes really yum!!

1 packet buttercake mix
125 grams low fat butter or margarine
250 grams light sour cream
1 cup coconut
425 grams tin pie apples
nutmeg

Combine cake mix, coconut and melted butter. Spread over 7 x11' tray covered in glad bake. Bake 15-20 minutes till slightly browned.
Combine apples and light sour cream. Spread over cooked cake mixture.
Sprinkle with nutmeg and bake a further 20 minutes until cream sets.
Cool and cut into slices.

Enjoy!! ( I did!!)