These are the pics we took on saturday night of all of us for mum and dad for christmas... first one is all three kids, the next is brendan (brother) and his fiance Alisha. The next one is my sister ashlea and her boyfriend Gus. We had fun and I think mum is going to be SO excited!! The bottom one is of me and chappy! Youll have to read the post below for my actual post..

Why do we wait till Jan 1..

Hi there,

Im back, havent blogged since last wednesday, the big birthday so I decided I better pull my finger out.. make myself a bit more accountable to you all!! I havent done any exercise AT ALL since tuessday night last week.. big smacks... i wish I could say Ive been too busy.. but what doing.. eating and drinking and socialising?? Which I know is important but no excuses here...

So tonight after work im going home getting changed and getting a 40 minute walk done before i have a quick tea before tennis. theres another couple of hours of running around to get me back in the swing of things.. I have to really focus on getting my eating back on track as well... I was back to 84 this mondays weigh in, so have been going up and down a kilo (give or take) for the last few months and im a bit over it to be honest. but its nothing else but reflecting how ive been living..

My new personal goal weight is 72 kilos.. WW goal is still 75 (so 9 kilos off) but i decided that my goal weight would be set at 72 and that way I can go between 72-75 in maintenance.

GUESS WHAT - I HAVE BOOKED IN MY WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING FOR THE 31ST OF MARCH.. WHICH WILL BE WHEN I AM AT MY PERSONAL GOAL...

Hey I know its harder to lose the last lot of kilos and theres always excuses.. so enough of that, and it just means i have to change more things and work even harder to get there.. cant come all this way and stop hey! Biggest loser finale last night was my last little bit of inspiration.. the transformations are amazing.. and hey im up there.. looking at it in pounds.. by my goal i will have lost over 77 pounds.. thats incredible im proud to say!!

Anyway I need to keep in contact to keep me accountable and really the moral behind this post is all about, why do we say.. ill wait till jan 1.. hey every weekend in january we have things on already, weddings engagements, 21sts, 30ths... every weekend, so why wait till after christmas to do the right thing, to kick start my weight loss again.. what better time to start than - TODAY... Get a head start on that 11 kilos to lose.. Ive just checked the calander... I HAVE 15 WEEKS TO LOSE 11 KILOS how achievable is that!! As long as I keep up the exercise and track religiously to get myself back on track there is actually nothing in my way.. I have to make some smarter choices over the next two weeks in particular with both alcohol and food indulgences.. but it can definiately be done and im going to do it..

Yesterday I had gastro and my back was out all day, so i was bedridden, lost 400grams when i weighed in this morning.. just from fluid.. so this morning i was 83.6.. I will definately be 82 something coming into the new year okay.. so ten kilos to lose after that!

Thanks for listening to me rave and rant.. I tried to post some pics as a reward but not working... will see if i can later on... have a great day!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Chocolate mudcake today, and its TTOM TODAY too, wheres the fairness in that..
Pushing through though and thats the main thing!!!
Been spoilt rotten and looking forward to the day Talk soon - x

This is a picture from the weekend of my cousin and I at our work doo. We have her 21st this weekend. See below for my post from this morning.. Just thought id share a pic, and a bickie & dip!

What the ?

So after an exercise free, food and alcohol filled weekend - i lost 800grams... what the???

Friday - no exercise
lots of sugary drinks and even more wine and the rest.. too many nibblies.. cabana cheese sundried tomatoes and tatziki was the favourite.. then a big bbq dinner followed by 5am toasted sandwhiches when we finally got home...

Saturday - no movement - let alone exercies (my apologies - i did move from one couch to the other) two fried dim sims, 1 huge chicken snitzel burger with cheese gravy and onion, another half sandwhich in the afternoon, then greasy margharitta pizza and the lot at 9 that night..

Sunday - toast for breaky, then salad roll for lunch - doing alright until the favourites chocolates came out and i demolished half the box i think, as well as some other lollies on the table at lunch.. and then went home and had two massive wraps... what a pig.. and oh - no exercise...

So that was my weekend, and it is TTOM this week, so the usual bit extra gain or little extra loss... and I lost 800grams.. where i ask??? I have no bloody idea!!

The positive to come out of the weekend is that even though I have out for lunch wed, thurs and friday and birthday cake wednesday and tea at mums that night.. as well as out for tea and drinks friday night and saturday night a hens night and 21st... i still have something to keep me motivated for the week..

So heres the plan...

Monday and tuesday are going to be saint days... started off with cereal and will have a nice healthy salad roll or of the like for lunch, and then a decent meal both nights.. and 1 hour work outs.. walk and work out at home.. then wednesday will be my day of rest (why not-my one day of the year - my birthday!!) and then thursday night ill do another hour walk and work out at home.. friday ill go in the morning again since were out for tea that night and then - saturday and sunday i can get some morning walks in before the rest of the weekend tics over... that is the plan..

Even though im going out for lunch doesnt mean i have to make naughty choices so that will be a big test, ill save my big pasta meal for friday night when we go to spaghetti hollow and make lighter choices for the lunches.. and i should be right if not stay the same next week.. hey if im in the 83 range by christmas that is going to be enough for me i think, anything extra is such a big bonus.. I also want to really enjoy this week and then mum is taking me clothes shopping saturday for my birthday - i cant wait!! So this week i aim to lose 200grams even with everything on, so im 83 if not under by monday week!

I hope your all having a great week, and a good start to it.. one day at a time one week at a time, dont get overwhelmed by the whole christmas period.. glad i posted i feel much better now!!

Good day

Ive had a good day I am happy to report... Morning started off with some fruit loaf toast, then morning tea i did have a couple of pizza shapes.. but counted.. and then for lunch i had some tomatoe soup and a toastie.. filled me right up.. will have some celery sticks after work and then for tea ive got a ww lasagne out of the freezer.. I will have some greens with it and then off to tennis. if i have time straight after work i might even walk down to the supermarket instead of driving.. Feeling good and know ill feel great tonight, finally getting my mojo back.. and guess what.. its nock off time..! a week till my birthday tomorrow too, look out!! My mum is taking me clothes shopping for my birthday too, which is great with funds as they are at the moment.. I am really looking forward to it! some nice outfits for all the things we have coming up to christmas...

Time to walk home, have a great day all, thanks for those who comment, it is great to know someone is reading what im dribbling! have a great night.. NITE! P.S stuck to my ritual of doing situps and weights and other little exercises while i watch the biggest loser.. its making me angry at the moment though - the people left on! Anyway better run, have a good one xx

Back to those 'basics' for longer than a week...

Okay here goes.. im back to 84, so a gain of 1 kilo this week, the scales tossed up between 600grams and 1kilo so i thought - right.. ill take the kilo thanks and deal with it properly this week. and thats what im going to do. sat down and planned the week out this week, remembering christmas celebrations and planning them into my eating/drinking schedule... last time i got back to basics i lost 2 kilos first week up, but then i lost the plot in week 2 and 3...

Need to up the exercise anti a bit this week and make sure im getting my water intake - over and above.. Im also going to stick to all my points.. when seriously every single time ive done all these things - i have lost.. so thats the PLAN! Theres no point dwelling over the past.. but it is important however to still realise how far ive come.. i think i lose sight of that way too often.. 23.4 less than this time last year, and thats something to be proud of.. And to be 25 kilos lighter by christmas is my new goal for the next few weeks... its going to be extremely tough with birthday next week, christmas the week after and all the other celebrations in between.. but hey nothing is easy....!

82.4 is my new christmas goal weight.. Here we come!

THIS WEEKS GOALS
water, water, water
exercise (6 x 50min sessions),
Track EVERYTHING
STICK to my POINTS
Love myself for who I am...

Have a great week everyone xx

As per in the past - I really need to regroup and recognise how far ive come.. heres a before - and more recent pic..









I cant wait to post another pic in ten kilos time... thats what im really looking forward to...

Getting there

Its been a rough couple of days but im getting there and can finally see some light.. since friday/saturday my ugly depression has been rearing its ugly head for no apparent reason and ive been very self loathing and not coping with lots of things going on.. financially we have had some troubles but we are coming out of that and at the end of the day i just cracked.. had a good cry to chappy and my mum last night and the good nights sleep did me a world of good.

Food wise I havent been too bad, back to one sandwhich at lunch as aposed to one and then halfa one when im making the other one.. if im still hungry i have celery sticks or sakatas and salsa, tomatoe are my favourite.. Today I had a corn on the cob as an entree to lunch it was sensational, dripped in sweet chilli sause! Its thursday so I have a few days to go till I weigh in on monday so im planning on pulling off another loss. exercise has been good, Monday night was a big walk, tuesday was a run and then tennis and last night was another big walk so cant complain there.. tonight ill go for a quick walk before playing netball after dinner so ive got it all planned. hoping to get up tomorrow morning and get my friday walk out of the way. we have bbq at a friends house tomorrow night, so ill choose wisely, a meat portion and salad.. and just going to take a bottle of wine so might have one or two glasses - driving,... saturday night we have chappys xmas party break up at his bosses house - seafood banquet and drinks.. ill have to make some more wise choices and ill still be having a very quiet night. will be walking saturday and sunday for some extra points there too... cant wait till weigh in now.. tracking has been a bit slack this week so i really have to make that a big focus..

I love this blog, i can talk crap and ramble on - rather than dribbling it all to chappy when i get home! Thursday arvo, looking forward to netball tonight, filling in for the oposition (on a saturday!) should be good fun! Thanks for listening, and hope everyone is enjoying their weeks.. christmas is coming WAY too fast!!

Heres a picture to make you smile... zara on the spare bed at home, pillow and all.. someone tell her shes not human.. please..

No change - lucky....

Hi there, no change this mroning when I weighed in, 83 still which is fantastic after the shit I consumed at the weekend.. a block of chocolate in that, chicken snitzel burger and fish and chips, too much bbq and nibbled all day to recover from a very big headache after the wedding.... so staying the same this mornign was fantastic, was so miserable and depressed yesterday so its good to be feeling back to normal today, this week it gives me a clean slate to loose some more for next mondays weigh in! the month is flying, i cant believe how quick the year has gone!! my birthday in a couple of weeks not to mention xmas... thought id attach a couple of pics from the wedding on friday for you to see... before we were so drunk!! I dont think I like these pictures but Ill share them anyway.. everyone else is gorgous, i just feel grose for some strange jenna reason - see above.,. me and chappy - and me alice, meg, bride - ains and nat at the wedding!! talk soon xx

Thank god its Friday... (Thursday!)

We have a wedding tomorrow so its my friday today anyway... bring on the weekend, a warm one here too by the looks, so most will be speant in mums pool, gosh i need some new bathers.. but not for another 3kilos ive said! will be a nice birthday or christmas present!!

Guess what - tomorrow im getting a new hair style, im getting lots of layers and a long sweeping fringe at the front.. im a bit scared but i think it will suit and ill just have to get used to it! ill have to take some photos at the wedding tomorrow and post them next week! I found some shoes today they are very pretty and comfy which is very important.. I tried my dress on again last night and i wasnt as happy, i had just had a big pasta dish and felt frumpy and gross, and my hair was greasy and yuck so i was a bit down, i told myself to get over it and get the dress off before i do any damage... so i took it off and after i did my nails, tan and washed and dried my hair i tried it on later with a better result.. and with my hair done nicely tomorrow i think the dress will be lovely. its black with white pocka dots, so its just getting used to that style if you know what i mean...

This week has been pasta week.. we have had way too much carbs/pasta, monday lunch, monday tea tuesday tea, wed lunch and tea so we are having nothing for a week now.. i think that will affect my weight loss on monday, especially after such good numbers this week too... can only do my best for the rest of the week though, we have the wedding tomorrow so the wine will be lovely and the meals are normally pretty good there, and then we have friends kids on saturday and sunday so ill be tracking my meals for the rest of the week, pasta is my enemy, i always splurge, i started to lose when i went to one serve for the week and then it was like a treat, so i am going to go back to that from now on...

My other big change this week - bread - multigrain... we have been getting way too comfy on white bread and i know there is no points difference but i think this will help alot, not only the nutrition value but also because white bread is way to easy to have too much of it and too frequent where as multigrain bread i will have when i have to and if its all that in the cupboard its all i can have!!

Better get back to it, lots of loose ends to tie up before i leave for the weekend. have a great weekend all, and keep yourselfs accountable and enjoy yourselvse at the same time.. for any of you that read this.. havent had any comments in a while, who knows i could be talking to myself! im a good listener!!

Back to Basics - PAID OFF

Guess what - I lost a whopping 2 kilos this week!! Yes thats right from some treturous 6 weeks before of eating and drinking and not as much exercise, weigh in this morning was very exciting and a bit unbelievable.. 83 exactly!! start weight last week was 85 so look out! that 5kilos by the end of the year and ten by mid feb is looking very nice right now!! I think setting my stats back to zero and starting from scratch, back to basics with tracking and everything really helped./ Needed a boost and by the looks of it its worked! Having a bit of food poisoning last night helped too i think! even though i had had a few naughties over the weekend i was pretty good. Friday night was pizza and cocktails but i stuck to my points then last night we had bbq but i had a chicken steak and lots of salads.. but the mud cake and two udls cans had me worried this morning too. maybe thats what posioned my poor tummy... rang chappy after i weighed in this morning and he goes.. no wonder after how sick you were last night, hes a very very good nurse!

Hugs and kisses go out to kel and leigh and their little baby who was born friday night, everything was fin and we went to see her saturday and she was tiny, screaming and gorgous though.. found out saturday night she might have a hole in her lungs and they have her in ICU, taking one day at a time.. very sad, so my thoughts are there with them today, gosh it puts things in perspective doesnt it...

On a better note, My brother and his now fiance alicia got engaged on wednesday night, we had dinner and drinks for them last night, very excited for them both.

Talk soon xx

What a miserabl wednesday -

Morning, Sorry about the double posting below, my blog was being naughty yesterday!!

So Day 3 and everything is going to plan, back on track and going well, counting and exercising and all planned for the weekend. That horrible time of the month has struck and ive had the worst period pains all morning, feeling a bit blah but keeping up the water and having some fruit for morning tea so im hoping that if i have another couple of nurofens it too will pass!

Raining here today, gosh where is all this rain coming from, the farmers will be dancing!!

Anyway better get back to it, busy at work as usual, not much time to chat, just posting to let you know im doing well! tonight some chops with vegies i might even do a warm soup for entree to warm us up and contend our tummies and the chops are only tiny so we could do with something else.. havent decided what ill have for lunch, maybe a wrap or a toastie.. will see!!

DAY 1 DOWN! DAY 2 GOING WELL

Hi there,

I cant view my blog for some reason but ill keep updating for you all that decide to have a read..

Day one went great, and how great did it feel and what a difference it made to get out and exercise, it was just a walk but it did wonders for how i felt! highly recommend it!! Decided not to join curves, I thought - ive lost this much weight not paying for it why start now.. and I have enough on with walking as well so it probably wasnt going to be worth it! Each to their own though, who knows i might one day, i have been doing my own toning stuff at home anyway so I dont really need to, its easy enough to pay a membership but the membership doesnt help with losing or gaining anything!!

Anyway just a quick post hope it works. Latina fresh pasta with spinach and ricotta for tea tonight with a tomatoe based pasta sause - yummo. Chappy cooked a yummy lean steak with vegies last night, needed some veg, another couple of serves tomorrow night and thursday too, drinking loads of water the last few days too which has been helping! Got my energy back last night and turned into sadie the cleaning lady! chappy couldnt believe it after the day before - not getting my butt off the couch at all!!

Hope your all doing well, Its great up here on the wagon again! come join me if you havent already!!

Take care xx

DAY 1 DOWN! DAY 2 GOING WELL

Hi there,

I cant view my blog for some reason but ill keep updating for you all that decide to have a read..

Day one went great, and how great did it feel and what a difference it made to get out and exercise, it was just a walk but it did wonders for how i felt! highly recommend it!! Decided not to join curves, I thought - ive lost this much weight not paying for it why start now.. and I have enough on with walking as well so it probably wasnt going to be worth it! Each to their own though, who knows i might one day, i have been doing my own toning stuff at home anyway so I dont really need to, its easy enough to pay a membership but the membership doesnt help with losing or gaining anything!!

Anyway just a quick post hope it works. Latina fresh pasta with spinach and ricotta for tea tonight with a tomatoe based pasta sause - yummo. Chappy cooked a yummy lean steak with vegies last night, needed some veg, another couple of serves tomorrow night and thursday too, drinking loads of water the last few days too which has been helping! Got my energy back last night and turned into sadie the cleaning lady! chappy couldnt believe it after the day before - not getting my butt off the couch at all!!

Hope your all doing well, Its great up here on the wagon again! come join me if you havent already!!

Take care xx

TODAYS THE DAY!! WEEK 1 DAY 1

Okay - busy at work so ill make this quick!

Just announcing that im starting from day one today!

START WEIGHT 85 KILOS

GOAL WEIGHT 75 KILOS

Ive set a 3 month challenge to achieve this goal weight and I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
Ill be blogging even more to keep my self accountable, I have been on a six week bender which had no losses and even some gains, (any loss i had was right back on with more the next week!)

I know its a strange time to start - the silly season, but as I said to leesh today - id rather be skinny than silly and if that means making a few sacrafices here and there - im there!!

Have a great day ill blog later or tomorrow, one day at a time, here we go!!

THIS WEEKS MINI GOALS -

Walk/exercise every day this week, I have 14 days to make up for - start slow so i dont overdoo it, asthma has been up since ive been very lazy the last few weeks so want that back on track...

Water water water - 3 litres a day this week, flush the shit out of my system is the plan..

SOCIAL DOO friday night - have a couple of drinks, not over points, healthy food choices, no nibbles!

TRACK EVERYTHING (planned the week last night)

NO CHOCOLATE - thats right, its TTOM this week and it will be a tester, I have some ww chocolate cakes instead - i know i said no chocolate but ive allowed for one or two of them to get me through - instead of a packet of freddos..

I also realise that my body might be too used to what i was doing after losing 22.3 kilos and its time to make some more changes - so ill be remaining aware of that and changing little things at a time i think, so i can maintain them for good!

GO ME!

Hated that before picture

Hated that opening - before picture flashes up.. didnt have the affect i wanted, so heres one of me and the girls from the weekend instead... youll have to go down further for more - gosh im premenstural today arent i!!! mood swings have kicked in full throttel!!

NEED A LIFT

OK after posting some pics before I really needed to post another before and after shot to make myself feel better, ive been really down this week so i think it cant hurt...

PICS FROM THE RACES

Okay here they are some pics from the weekend, what a fun day!!
(first one is me) (second one is me and kelly) (then me and chappy) (and the last one is me kristy and narelle - they are sisters)

OKAY - ITS D DAY

I actually dont know what that means, but its DO OR DIE day for me today!

What a weekend - had a blast - but my body is kicking and throwing things at me now... So is my bank account! Spent over $700 on food and drinks over the weekend - one weekend - plus races and hardly any of that was betting too.. and ate and drank WAYYYYY too much friday saturday sunday and tuesday... was in melbourne on weigh in so i didnt weigh till tuesday morning and id actually lost 300grams since the gain of 600g the week before so it was 84.2 i think, it was good to know but it didnt stop me blowing my points for the week in one day on tuesday and then yesterday - not to mention the maccas for breaky - more than id eat at tea time though and then chocolate pasta, pizza and anything else you name it i had it - what do they call this - my confession, my reconcilliation i think we called it at school. im reporting my wrong doings and im planning on making amends...

I havent recorded the loss this week. im starting from scrath. I have lost nothing, i have ten kilos to lose from today! START weight 84.5 ive decided and ill weigh in on monday. So the next four days are going to have to be detoxing and exercising, I havent done one bit of exercise for a whole week, what a blow out. so walking each day thurs, fri sat and sunday and at least 2 litres of water, possibly 3 every day. as well as fruit and veg to cleanse the crap ive been putting in the last seven days or more - try the last month i think.

I have a hens night this weekend which i think im going to get out of so i can save money and points on drinking and eating out. i have had far too much on lately and my body is saying to stop. i really want to feel good again. it was really hard accepting compliments about my weight loss on the weekend when i felt so frumpy and bloated. so the buck stops here!

I will fill out my tracker today and stick to it till weigh in monday and then its a whole new week, i guess one good thing is the old me would have said, wait till monday to start - you cant start on a thursday - but i am!

I have SOOOOO much work to catch up on so i better get cracking. I had to confess straight up to keep me honest for the day, will put a roast beef in the slow cooker at lunch and then ill cook lots of vegies after my walk tonight! Will blog tomorrow to let you know how im going, thanks for checking in cassie, i love that we keep track of each other as well. i need big smacks and big pushes this week.

Have a good day xx - ill post some pics this arvo or tomorrow too, got some great ones from the weekend x

The luck had to stop somewhere...

So im feeling a bit shit today - flat and tired and a bit down after my weigh in which was inevitable and I knew it was coming. I gained 600grams this week so those little bits i lost over the last two weeks of drinking and partying are back with avengence. which is hard when this weekend is going to be so big and with so many things on but ill just have to pull my head in a bit, and even more after that. Friday we went for thai and i ate too much and drank some sugary udls that i should have left in the fridge, as much as i needed them after a hard week - i was buggered, i could have had healthier alternatives. Saturday i got off to a good start, stuck to the plan till after lunch when i had a few snackos and 2 chocky frogs. Went for a walk both saturday and sunday, but sunday i followed it up with a massive bbq - way too many nibblies, a 4 pack of midori splices and then a couple of glasses or more of wine, then we did it all again for dinner, bbq meat and salad but that extra bit of bread and sausage in bread still so none of it was good. So there's my confession, im feeling really down today and i even thought my depression reared its ugly head this morning when i was getting ready for work and I hated who I seen in the mirror, i had to tell myself to ignore those feelings and get to work. hopefully step helps tonight, and hey i havent had a gain for months so i have to learn something from it and move on. I hope everyone had a good weekend and had some good losses. Check in soon :I

6 WEEK CHALLENGE

Okay so ive gotten a bit off track the last few weeks with netball trips and ladies days - hardly!! and even though ive still been losing, i really want a big week this week and i decided to start a six week challenge. 3 kilos in 6 weeks. 3 of these weeks we have weddings /races so that is why ive set this challenge, and im going to do it too, it will mean i will be 80.9 and my goal pre birthday and christmas was to be in the 70s... so thats looking more real than ever!! Step was great last night and ive set my weeks eating and exercise plan and sticking to a tee at the moment. Hot today but still going to get out there and walk/run tonight after work then to my brothers for tea so i can do his tax. risotto, yum! Have checked out quite a few of the other ww blogs today, donna and raes are especially inspiring and its great to see so many transformations. big hugs to leesh who isnt feeling the best at the moment and having her life turned upside down professionally and health wise, keep on track and we'll all get there. I thought id show a few more pics from the netty trip too, which are above, the first one was friday the second was saturday morning.. were all a bit crook as you can tell.. we had a ball! two weeks alcohol free now though which im actually really looking forward to and hopefully the scales will be too! had headaches this week too, maybe my bodys saying enough is enough too! Have a great week, better get back to work xx

PROGRESS REPORT - PHOTOS

Okay here you go! a before and progress photo, from one netball trip to the next!! drunk in both, smiling funny as always! never trust a cheeky smile~ 23 kilos difference, the before one isnt a good indication but i was big,. its also going from a size 20 - 14 so this is my progress...

Cant say before and after, because ive still got 9.2 kilos to go to ww goal.. then ill see how I feel and go from there! who knows I might have to get photos of next years trip too!!

I still have to scan my actual before photo in which is a shocker, but im waiting till i get to goal so that i can see a huge transformation! I think one of my 21st photos was the worst, ive got that there too so you can tell the difference, enjoy - and stay tuned for more updates! I think I love photos now!!! - which is a good think considering I just paid the deposit for the wedding photos!

BLAH

Just a quick post today, TTOM and its hitting me horridly. Felling so Blah today and had a shocker yesterday too. ate almost all the nibblies left over from the trip and then some.... chocolate everything you name it.. i felt so sick and disgusted in myself and then i was too tired and upset to go for a walk - which i know is crap because you cant be too tired and upset for a walk!! thats what fixes it!! tell me that last night though - actually chappy tried but did i listen.. i dont think so.. so im trying to look at today as a new day,. im going to track diligently for the rest of the week and hope i can redeem myself. more alcohol this weekend though so ill just have to make smarter food choices i think!! Big walks tonight and tomorrow night and then friday morning too. its nice and warm here so the mornings are lovely. See just have to keep myself focused and ill be right. thanks to leesh for all her support and words of wisdom. where would i be with out you girl xx Have a good day, lunch with one of my best friends and bridesmaid sarah today before she flys out overseas tomorrow, shes 21 weeks pregnant, so her belly will be big when she gets home!! cant wait! Hope your all having good days... no more chocolate, thats my punishment.. some goals to get me back on track

- 3Ltrs of water a day this week, - cleanse that crap out of me before monday.
- vegies vegies vegies, - at least three nights (left in the week)
- exercise every day for the rest of the week... ive had my rest days sunday - tuesday.. so get moving girl
- NO CHOCOLATE - thats right i dont care if it is TTOM - quota is done!!
- Track EVERYTHING religously, back on track with the tracking is a must!

Have a good week guys,
4.3 kilos to lose before chrissy!
I CAN DO IT!

BLAH

Just a quick post today, TTOM and its hitting me horridly. Felling so Blah today and had a shocker yesterday too. ate almost all the nibblies left over from the trip and then some.... chocolate everything you name it.. i felt so sick and disgusted in myself and then i was too tired and upset to go for a walk - which i know is crap because you cant be too tired and upset for a walk!! thats what fixes it!! tell me that last night though - actually chappy tried but did i listen.. i dont think so.. so im trying to look at today as a new day,. im going to track diligently for the rest of the week and hope i can redeem myself. more alcohol this weekend though so ill just have to make smarter food choices i think!! Big walks tonight and tomorrow night and then friday morning too. its nice and warm here so the mornings are lovely. See just have to keep myself focused and ill be right. thanks to leesh for all her support and words of wisdom. where would i be with out you girl xx Have a good day, lunch with one of my best friends and bridesmaid sarah today before she flys out overseas tomorrow, shes 21 weeks pregnant, so her belly will be big when she gets home!! cant wait! Hope your all having good days... no more chocolate, thats my punishment.. some goals to get me back on track

- 3Ltrs of water a day this week, - cleanse that crap out of me before monday.
- vegies vegies vegies, - at least three nights (left in the week)
- exercise every day for the rest of the week... ive had my rest days sunday - tuesday.. so get moving girl
- NO CHOCOLATE - thats right i dont care if it is TTOM - quota is done!!
- Track EVERYTHING religously, back on track with the tracking is a must!

Have a good week guys,
4.3 kilos to lose before chrissy!
I CAN DO IT!

I dont think id gain if i tried !!!

OMG!! I dont think I would have gained if I had tried any harder!! and i had a crack at it thats for sure!!! Got back from albury late saturday night...

NETBALL TRIP was awesome!! Funnest weekend ive EVER had!! We had a ball! three massive days of drinking SOOOO many sugar filled drinks and not counting (or remembering most of) what I ate! chips and gravy was the dinners usually, easy quick and cheap - eatins cheatin of course!!!! ha! then lunch was maccas or something greasy, after a maccas breaky or something just as healthy and nutritious! And guess what we had a ball!! it was so much fun, was So drunk both friday nght and saturday night and then sunday again!! was SOOOO sick in the mornings but back up and drinking before lunch!! and then wanted to go back when we got home finally sunday night!! couldnt have asked for a better weekend, wish we could go back again very soon, we decided we wouldnt wait for the next one, wed have to do more girls weekends away.. we were with a footy trip for most of the weekend, they were awsome!! theres some talent in druin, - or however its spelt!!! funny times!! 29002 steps on friday - can you believe it! dancing pays off!!

And while i was 'off WW' for the weekend.... weighed in for interest - as to how much id set myself back (but didnt care) yesterday morning,.... and i had LOST 200 grams.... WHAT THE!

I know, I was so shocked, and i even had more shit to eat yesterday and said to chappy... im even trying to eat shit and its TTOM this week and i still lost!!! but back on track today... and im happy to keep the downward spiral continuing too dont get me wrong, i just thought that it was amazing to have lost after the weekend that i had had,, and it wasnt like id worked hard with the start of the week either, i had a shocker all up!!!

So theres my weekend, back to normal life now.. back at work and slowly catching up on sleep!!
Have a great week and enjoy every second we have, because life pretty bloody awesome when we have a crack at it!!

P.S Ill have some photos to put up this week too! not many but i can tell the difference when i see them. 23.2 kilos less than last years trip! yey!

300g pattern

Ive hit a new pattern, 300grams a week, a bit slower than I would have liked but considering what ive been eating and drinking, its a HUGE LOSS! Had a run in with a block of chocolate after last weeks massive weekend and horrible eating and too much drinking, and the week started out bad.. very bad. no tracking and lots of eating, then i got back on track, but wasnt as strict over this weekend either. we went to pizza hut friday night, me mum and a cousin, it was load of fun though, and i ate more than enough, but got up and walked again saturday morning, then we had a big bbq lunch both sat and sunday and pasta for tea again saturday night, then home made pizza last night, which wasnt bad but it was big enough!! and then i weighed in this morning for a loss of 300grams. current weight 84.4 - which when i think about it is a week before the netty trip - this friday and im 1.6kilos less than my netty trip goal! so im happy!!

My goal by birthday is to be in the 70s and even if i keep losing slowly im confident ill get there (dec 13th) 8 weeks to lose 4.5kilos - too easy! so i need to pick up to about 500grams a week and after the netball trip im going to get some bigger ones than that anyway when we have nothing on!

Hope everyone had a great weekend like I did, good luck with weigh ins, lots to do at work today and lots to organise for the trip ! four sleeps!! Step class tonight which will be interesting let you know how we go!! Total loss to date 22.9 kilos!!! I know - Ill lose another 100grams at least by friday so i can say ive lost 23kilos all up!!

toodles x

TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU ALL!

Its large font day today, because its Friday and I can! try and make the blog look a bit different i thought - so guess what - im over my start of the week slump and im feeling great. have been exercising my butt off and i even looked in the mirror this morning when i got out of the shower, and went - oy thats a bit smaller! thats a great feeling!! Casual day today, first friday of the month, and I got to wear some new pants I bought size 14 (down from a 20) So im feeling great, went for a walk with zara this morning and got some yummy cereal on my way home, then I got ready and walked in to work. Im hanging out for lunch - going to the new restaraunt down the main street, its has my FAVOURITE pasta - spaghetti florentine, ive saved my pasta dish all week for this guys, so im going to enjoy every last minute of it!!!! And then its home made hamburgers which are only light, for tea tonight,

Tomorrow night were having a night in, or a girls night as i like to call it, except chappys a guy!!! but you get the gist, movies, home made pitta pizza and just relaxing.. A dry weekend, first in a long time!! looking forward to it, i wonder if we'll start to get withdrawals... IM KIDDING! And pottering around the house all weekend, cant wait!

Speaking of not being able to wait.... NETBALL TRIP NEXT WEEKEND> 7 sleeps!!!
Went shopping and bought lots of fun stuff last night, window chalk to decorate the bus, (everythings red) our tops, our stubby holders (all with white writing) and we have red jelly shots, red thongs and red glow bracelets and necklaces!! for those that dont play netball, get on it, just for the end of year trip! its the funnest weekend of my year i think!! im really looking forward to this one too, great crew going and races saturday, winery tour friday and more drinks sunday!!! bring it on!!

Anyway better do some work for the day, why, i know - its a friday - works overrated!! But it will make the day go quicker i figure!! have a great week and I look forward to logging my big LOSS monday morning... im going for a big fat kilo, let you know how i go!!! x

BACK ON TRACK

Okay i fell off for a little while and have been a bit slack since the weekend but im back on track.. the chocolate got the better of me.. its gone now though.. but heres my confession, NO MORE! and there are my sugar points gone at the start of the week, lucky its an alcohol free week coming up!! My biggest note to myself is DONT LET YOUR MIND TRICK YOU INTO THINKING YOU CANT DO THIS. of course we can do this, we have done it and were still doing it!! we have hurdles and speed bumps like we do in life, keeps things interesting, if it was ALWAYS easy none of us would be overweight.. ill just have to go for an extra big walk tonight to pay off some of the spending (eating and drinking) i built up on my credit card (body) over the weekend!! its as simple as that!!

I CANT BELIEVE I LOST! I LOVE MY NEW METABOLISM

I think im in love - whats is up with my new metabolism.....

I lost 300 grams this week so 84.7 kilos today.

AFTER - Midori splices and nibblies friday night, followed by two mornings of greasy bacon and eggs on the bbq, finished off a bottle of champagne and --- wait for it - a 700ml bottle of vodka saturday for grand final day.. who won again??? it was a massive day/night and i cant remember what food went down my throat that day! it didnt come back up which was a bonus! (nice i know!!!)

Then yesterday i must have thought it was the last day in the world to eat food! I ate everything in site, and i even went down the street and bought a block of cadbury - a big one - which i ate half of, before feeling worse, and after not moving my but off the couch unless it was for food... i didnt move all day! So you can imagine my SHOCK HORROR this morning when the scales went down instead of up....

Ive thought about it all morning, and while its put my spring back in my step... I decided that it must be because over the last six months my metabolism has sped up and is more capable of handling a one off weekend like this as aposed to doing it every single weekend - like the old me - hence the weight gain hey!!

So I was happy with that loss this morning and ill aim to be in the 83 range next week - nothing on this weekend which is FANTASTIC - and then the weekend after is the netball trip, so ill need a weekend in between to reward my metabolism for its hard work this weekend just gone!

Netball trip - i promise you some updated photos too!!

GOALS FOR THE WEEK

DRINK LOADS OF WATER - especially today and tomorrow, flush that vodka out!!!
EXERCISE for at least 40 minutes Monday - Thursday and at least two days on the weekend Fri- Sunday... Yes i said i had to make up for last weekend...
LOSE AT LEAST 700grams this week
STEP CLASS starts this week too, wednesday nights, so i can have that night off walking i just remembered!
NO CHOCOLATE - I think ive had my quota for a few weeks, i dont care if i have to throw the other half in the bin im not touching it. I PROMISE YOU!!

Anyway I better get back to work, have a good day!!

THIS WEEKS GOALS

Hi there,

Thought id change the colour today - keep it interesting! Im posting a lot more than i thought i would, just to keep you updated of course!!

MY GOALS FOR THIS WEEK

To lose - something - anything - a loss is a loss, ill work hard all week but have a big weekend planned for the grandfinal and a few other things so im looking forward to all of that. Ill still make smart choices (drinking vodka and diet coke and champagne rather than udls/cruisers) and ill get some nice meat and salad to have for the bbq lunch! and ill make a platter or two so i know what im eating before i go, lots of sakatas, and celery sticks is a good one!

Drink loads of water!!

To get over 12000 steps monday - thursday, 13805 last night so im crusin!

ANOTHER CHOCOLATE FREE WEEK - why not!!

So there you go, im set, ill go home tonight and plan my meals for the rest of the week and im sure that ill lose come mondays weigh in.. which will put me under the 85kilo mark! look out! and then ill have an awsome week the following week an AFW (alcohol free week) before the netty trip the following week, im not as worried now about gaining that week, because ive had some big weeks lately and havent gained a gram!

Have a great week everyone and keep up the brilliant work!!

what a goof

I thought id share a pic that my uncle just emailed me - he found it at home from when i was at kindergarton! I thought it was funny and wierd since id never seen it before and it was from so long ago!! SO THIS IS A BEFORE BEFORE PHOTO!!!! I would have been 6 or 7

THE OVERALLS AND EARINGS ARE COOL OKAY!!

I DID IT!! LOST MORE THAN A KILO!

I DID IT! - LOST 1.2 KILOS FOR THE WEEK - THE GOAL WAS 1!!!

And for those of you who think it cant be done if you eat SHIT ALL WEEKEND then im here to prove you wrong!!! Friday night we were running late so we ordered a pizza, we got two in the deal and i ate - when i counted back - seven pieces of pizza. i was so depressed and thought it was the end of me, i was so angry at my own will power and couldnt believe what i had done, then i decided saturday was a new day, - my plan of not drinking fell out the window a bit too... had three vodka zeros at the footy (3 points) and then 3 red bulls (3 points) these are just my approx points, but i think theyre about right, the red bulls are the sugar free ones! anyway then we got back to our house, did the usual ordered pizza with all our friends.. that god damn convenience curse!! and i had four big pieces.. what is wrong with me... i was angry again but we had friends around and it was just the norm.. had a bottle of champagne, and that was my two bad nights, i know the drinks werent bad when i look back, i just said iw asnt going to then i did.. but hey thats life i guess...

Anyway yesterday we had a christening so i ordered a entree risotto, which wasnt too bad, then had a ww meal for tea, and a salad sandwhich in the late arvo, and i drank load of water to flush the system of the crap id been eating all weekend, hadnt exercised since friday morning, which im glad i got up and did!! and i weighed in this morning to my surprise, - 85kilos! which not only means i lost 1.2kilos, ive lost 2.2 for september... chappy lost then gained then lost again, so his total is 600grams... and ive lost a total of 22.2 all up!! i know wow! im feeling awsome this morning now instead of the guilt i could have carried all day from my bad weekend, i lost double of last weeks and i was stoked with that! so this week im back on track completely, lots of exercise, lots of water and lots and lots of good choices, all in preparation for our big weekend for afl grandfinal, friday and all day saturday, so it will be a big one. anyway i hope your all having great weeks and losing great stats. keep up the great work and dont let 11 pieces of pizza get you down - i know what a disgrace!

Oh - also, i wore some of my new gear on the weekend and got load of comments, that is the best feeling for sure!!

SIZEs dropping and SUMMERS a comin!

Okay its official, im size tops and bottoms! which is fantastic from the 18 tops and 20 bottoms! what a transformation! need to update my pics might get some from the netball trip in a few weeks! Got up early this morning for the first time in months and did my walk this morning instead of tonight - were going shopping - again!!! so ive got that out of the way and feeling great all day now! still going to lose that kilo on monday morning.. you just wait!! summer cant be too far away and im going to be looking great!! yes its still TTOM, i had a downer the other night but i didnt feed it - my mood that is. i had a bit of a cry to chappy he put things back in perspective and i moved on. so im looking forward to the weekend and weigh in monday - have a good one!

This weeks going to be a big fat kilo!!

Thats my goal for the week, to hit the kilo mark this week, im having an alcohol free weekend, (except the one or two maybe at the footy grand final, but im designated driver so i have to!) and im drinking my new found vodka zeros, which are only a point each!! So ill only have two points on sugar/alcohol for the weekend. I have also budgeted for a couple of freddos to get me through TTOM this week, so im going to be well under my sugar points/alcohol for the week. putting in some decent exercise this week too and mixing up a few things to try and get to that kilo goal for the week! Feeling great today, done heaps of steps and its only lunch time! cant wait to get home and try on some of the new outfits i took home at lunch to try, just some summer tops and a nice white skirt... very different to the jet black that the fat me used to hide in!!

Anyway just thought id check in and run my goals by you... have a great day and rest of the week!

Broke the trend - 600grams down!

So I smashed that 400gram trend out of the water, and who would have known after the weekend i had. I just added up friday night drinks - didnt get home till after 1 - and with cocktails pizza and sugar full UDLs i consumed 70 points of the stuff! That and the fact that its TTOM this week, I was very prepared to gain a few hundred grams if not more this morning at weigh in. I jumped on the scales before jumping in the shower this morning and there it was 86.2 - I had lost 600grams! I was stoked! Im always stoked when i get off those things lately!!!

So this weeks the week, over a kilo this week, i know its TTOM but who cares!! Im not drinking more than one or two drinks at the footy grandfinal this weekend, designated driver! Im glad I offered now! Ill feel good for the christening we have sunday too!! So sensible eating all weekend and one or two drinks is going to get me over the kilo mark for sure! Exercise every night this week and pumping the water into me still, and im getting closer and closer to goal every week.

I realise that with such a busy social life the kilos are coming off slower, but they are coming off and thats the main thing. I have reassessed my goals for my birthday, and while getting to goal might be achievable, I have decided that my goal by december 13 (birthday) is to be under the 80s instead of 75kilos straight, that way anything extra is a bonus! Ive got about three months so ill be laughin!! and i will buy myself some new hot outfits for my birthday too!!

AND TO SHARE MY NEW PHILOSOPHY that i read about on the weekend -

MY BODY IS A CREDIT CARD - what ever crap i put on it (food and drink) I have to pay off the same amount or ill be in a lot of trouble when the bill comes out - (weigh in) think about it its pretty clever!

Have a great week xx

FIRST MEASUREMENTS SINCE THE START

Hi there,

Measured myself for the first time since I started weight watchers last night, and it was a pleasant surprise. I lost a total of 31.5 cms off my whole body (all the losses added together) the best was off my hips 9cms and waist 7cms. It was good to look at the weight loss from a different angle!

Hope everyone is well, keep up the great work!

400grams seems to be the trend!

Hi there,

Weighed in this morning - loss 400grams! was happy considering i had a no count weekend, weekend away was sensational, i was still good and still got plenty of exercise, but the chamgane and chocolate on arrival were too nice to say no too and tea was very yummy too!!

Down to 86.8 which was a goal by the weekend to be in the 86 range so that was great! netball trip in five week and hoping to be under 85 by then, which i think is really possible!

Hi to Cassie if your reading this!! I just rang chappy and he said that he thinks it might be cassie bruhn or brawn (he didnt know how to spell it) friends with tara nunn (he also said tara and paul just got engaged!) i hope your the right one he thinks - otherwise that would have meant nothing to you!! ha! WHAT A SMALL WORLD! that still spins me out! love to hear how your going with everything, are you still in the area?

And leesh cant wait to hear from you this week xx

GOALS THIS WEEK - to lose a kilo (have a big night planned friday - so will have to be good the rest of the week) and to exercise 6/7 days and incorporate more weights and exercises out of the herals sun tone up for summer blitz. did them last night and they were great!

Talk soon xx

ZARA & CHAPPY

I didnt want my before photos showing up when you go in - i know im silly. so i thought id put up zara and her dad instead xxx and she is a daddys girl thats for certain!

Okay beware - before photos

Okay beware - this part is all apart of the journey, showing the before pics... i havent got my worst here because mum has that.. she wouldnt know that its my worst but im going to snavel it one day to put on here.. i hate these pictures, but i guess its all apart of it hey...

The first one is from my 21st. my face looks enormous. this is with my best friends and two of my bridesmaids, emma (left) and katie (right) love them heaps!!

The other one in black - most of my photos are in black!! is from another friends 21st, with some more girls from school.















This one is of me and kelly (another of my best friends) with paul from big brother, we met and had drinks with him and his wife on our netball trip last year, this was one of my heaviest where i got very upset at night because i felt so big... as you can see i even look uncomfortable!








And the last one is me (far right) with my best friends from the netball club. all the girls were in their hot dresses, even rachel (middle) was 8 months pregnant!! and i had to wear top and pants.. not this year.. (see first photos) inset - kelly, sarah (bridesmaid) rach, trudi and me!















So there are some of my before photos that i could find on my computer, as i said i dont have many because i delete them normally..

PICS

This is me and chappy at our engagement party this year - june 23rd. bit pissy by the end of the night but it was good fun, all of our friends and family together, finished up at our house with the juke box in the kitchen at 6.30am... so big night!


Top left in the dress - is the ball in July or August this year.. i had lost 10 at the engagement and 13 i think by the ball - ha chappy has the same top!!

And last but not least.. my little girl zara xx

Zara has trouble believeing that she is actually a dog... here she is with her poppy, dad. We even say wanna go to poppys, and she bounces around the house!! very cute!!

THE HAPPIEST IVE EVER BEEN

Hello there!

I just thought id share my day with you since its a friday and im hangin out for lunch..

I have been listening through a few songs today that we were thinking of having for the wedding, and they just made me ponder a few things. I dont think that I have ever been this happy. Like really happy, for no reason in particular, im just so happy with life! I have never been so in love, and i know that that gets more and more every day. I am so excited about so many things.

I am so excited about getting married next year, but not just the weddding itself, dont get me wrong though thats very very exciting, but im so so so terribly excited about the marraige that comes after that! I know it wont be too much different to what we have now, Its just very exciting to think about the future especially when your sharing it with someone who excuse me but has to be one of the most wonderful caring and special people on this earth. I havent met many like it anyway!! So thats very exciting.. Who knows i might just be bias but i think hes pretty wonderful. And the thought of having a family and a life together is an incredible feeling.

I also accredit a lot of my 'love of life and feeling great' to my weight loss journey. I have found myself again and to be honest im loving it. I used to be so down and depressed numerous days in the week and now i dont remember the last time (and i try not to anyway) that i felt like that!!! feeling great is helping me enjoy every day things, work, and taking care of my house and myself more importantly! I never thought i could feel like this and im only three quarters of the way through, imagine how great im going to feel by christmas.

And im still doing everything socially that iw as before, its not like i had to cut that part of my life out or down, ive just changed healthier habbits. and thats the secret i think! I love spending time with my family and friends so much its all very exciting... see how i said i get excited about little things.

I will have to read this post if im every having a dull day i think!! just to put things back in perspective!

Some highlights coming up in my life - this weekend, chappy and i are going away - barooga, our engagement present from footy club friends, will fill you in.

Grandfinals, always a very festive time with friends, our leagues then the AFL will both be fun weekends!!

THE NETBALL TRIP - always a year highlight, but last year i became quite depressed on the trip, no one else that went would know otherwise, but i was crying myself to sleep, i was probably at my heaviest then and just hated myself everytime i seen myself in a window or mirror, and we walked quite a bit and i felt useless and out of breath the whole time the eating and drinking didnt help but it was horrible, this year im going to be light as a bird so to speak, im really looking forward to enjoying everything out of the weekend!

And then rolls on christmas really.. the year is flying, but so am I!!!

Anyway time for some lunch, Ill check in after the weekend, Thank god its friday!

Thanks for listening! xx - im going to try and get some photos up this arvo xx

WHAT A WEEK - whats going on??

Hi there,

What a week, this week was my toughest in 19 weeks being on the program. After being bedridden last week for a few days with the flu and trying to get myself back on track - which was my first priority, I then had a few days of turmoil. Pizza, chicken and gravy burger, big bbq and chocolate was my sunday, and seven days of NO exercise - I was in for a big shock this morning. I weighed in expecting 2-3 kilos gain, but to my Massive surprise i had lost 600grams.

87.2 - so nearly at my next mini goal of 86kilos. I couldnt believe my eyes, but then i worked out that after not eating much tuesday and wednesday when i was sick, and losing a lot of fluid with the flu, i guess things counterbalanced once again?? it was wierd though and im going to make a concerted effort to push myself this week so that it doesnt show up a week later on the scales!

Me and Chappy set up our own little challenge last night too. - Septembers challenge, were going to do our own biggest loser, we weighed in this morning and will again at the end of the month, and who ever has lost the highest percentage wins! the prize - the other person buys the winner a present, something nice and something as a bit of a treat, so what a great idea! My goal is 3-4 kilos in the month, and im cutting back on drinking and bumping up my protein this month as well as exercising every day!

Well its time to head home, the day has flown and im in a much better frame of mind than last night, i was a bit of a mess after a splurge weekend. heading home for a walk and some meat and vegies for tea!! will check in later in the week

Have a good one -
note to self - its amazing how much support can change how your feeling, thanks chappy and leesh, love you both x

My week off with the Flu

Hi there, So im back at work today! havent got much done but im here. Have been in bed for three days now with the dreaded flu. Tried my best to keep the fluids up, and I didnt get much food into me, until my yummy chicken risotto which i had out for lunch today!! I didnt worry about the points since i have been well under all week, I think it was magic risotto because i feel ten times better than what i did this morning thats for sure! and worse the last few days! So heading out for netball break up drinks and tea tonight at a friends house, will be pretty casual but good to catch up with the girls, another busy weekend with a friends engagment tomorrow night, footy tomorrow and then fathers day on sunday! have to get down the street and shopping for that as well, will have to do that tomorrow. got on the scales yesterday and had lost two kilos in the couple of days i was sick, so trying to get back to eating properly, hoping to be normal if not a bit of a gain this week with no exercise and being sick, that might not make sense but well find out monday anyway!

Enjoying the meltdown marathon challenge on the ww community site, hope to see some good results, its great the support thats available there. Elisha is kicking her chip habbit right to the curb, one day she'll hate the taste!!

Better get back to it, almost time for home!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

MONDAY IT IS - NOT MONDAY-ITIS!!!

Hi there,

So its monday again, and OMG what a weekend..

Our girls night out was awsome! We had so much fun, drank, ate and danced so much, and guess what. I lost 300grams this morning still!! I was stoked with that after chinese, kfc midnight snacks, creamy risotto and a yummy entree saturday night as well as mars bar, chicken roll and bbq yesterday! OMG i know!! Lucky I did do so much last week in preparation, it just shows though that we can still live life and lose weight, so dont let anyone tell you any different!!!

27778 steps saturday, WOW! I know, i bet that helped with my loss this morning. Still feeling very flat and tired today, have vote count for the league on tonight so wont get time for a walk, but one day doesnt change things. ill get out and go for longer tomorrow night!!

Next weekend is another big busy weekend so ill have to learn a few tricks and change a couple of eating habbits from last weekend and im sure ill lose again, 400grams till ive lost a total of 20kilos!

Going to see my grandparents tonight who have been away for three months travelling australia, cant wait to see their faces when they see me, i seen my auntie who i hadnt seen in a month yesterday and she goes... OMG you have lost lots of weight, you look fantastic, i said yeh thankyou, im feeling great!! the old me - oh what, nooooooo!

Anyway have a good week, will log in soon xxx

Hello everyone,

Hump day has come and gone, half way through another good week! Today was good, I have been drinking SOOOO much water, it think its going straight through me though, ten times ive been to the little girls room today! But i am feeling great and cleansing all those bad toxins!

TTOM so ive treated myself to a strawberry chocolate frog that a friend gave me this week. It was delicious, its amazing how great things taste when you savour every bite, rather than hoe in and then your finished before you've really tasted anything! Still cant believe Leesh and I lost the same this week, it just goes to show how valuable a ww buddy is througout this journey!

My new work pants (had to get some new ones, because my big ones were falling off) well my new ones are too loose now, so another month or so im going to have to go smaller! fingers crossed! ill never say thats a frustrating feeling though!

Two weeks till our romantic weekend away - that we were given for our engagement presant... i cant wait. im hoping to buy some sexy new underwear and loose another kilo before then too. 2 weeks to do it so very achievable!

This week is my 700grams to 20kgs goal! and i think ill get it with flying colours!

I cant believe im going to be at goal by christmas, how exciting, shopping this summer is going to be amazing!! Anyway I just thought id say hi, Time to head home and out for a walk, zara has a vets appt tonight so im off to pick her and my fiance up from there! i get too queezy when i take her in! Then well go for a BIG walk, go home, do my weights and sit ups and then time for some vegies! i think ill get a rack of lamb for tea tonight - yum!

Sorry this post was a bit boring, will update after next weigh in for you - cant wait for the weekend!!

KICKIN GOALS

Hi there,

Welcome to my second post!!

What a great week - this week i weighed in to much delight - TTOM saw a loss of 1.3kilos, i was estatic, and have been loving every second since! I am down to 88.1 and in another 700grams ive hit the 20kilo mark from this time last year and i cant wait...

I credit the last two weeks to myself of course but also my very special friend elisha, and other special friends i have made through ww online! The support base is amazing and with out this kind of support, the whole journey would be ALOT harder I believe.

This weekend we have a big night planned saturday night, out with the girls, but my 700gram goal with Leesh is what will help me make some smarter choices come the weekend. friday i have the day off and im headint to the gym for a workout and going to get some new underwear because other things can get baggy but bras and undies that fit are a must!

TONIGHT i danced the night away. after my 45 minute walk i had tea and feeling a bit bloated, (by the way this is so out of character for me at TTOM - ) I thought bugger it, ill pump up the tunes and dance for half an hour, i even included some weights and guess what i had a ball. clocked up 4000 steps and quite a sweat too! Favourites to bop away to - i want that man, by deborah harry and my humps at the other end of the scale by the black eyed pees, ill be all ready for some moves on saturday night too, great way to burn off those drinks. Ive also planned to have wine or diet coke and vodka too, with a few just diet cokes in between and ill pump up the fluid so im hydrated all weekend.

Our last game of netball and football this weekend so definitely something to celebrate, and because we can.. Lunch with the girls friday too which im looking forward to after my work out! should be good!

My tips for success this week are - drink lots of water, keep active, walk dance and love life, and if your hungry eat something good or youll eat something bad when your not!!

Hopefully my next blog is titled 20kilos down ten and a bit to go!!!

Have a great week, and look forward to my next post! thanks for the comments leesh. mwa! x

MY FIRST BLOG!!

hi guys,

and welcome to my blog! I have taken a lot of interest in reading a few of your blogs and never even knew about this kind of thing before now. So I decided like a lot of you I would use this as a diary to log and monitor my weight loss journey!! And im excited!!

I am proud to announce I have been a member of weight watchers from home now for 16 weeks, this is week 17 and i weighed in this morning to be astounded with a loss of 1.5kilos.. which im very impressed with after a massive weekend - cocktails and pizza - till 5am!! So I must have worked hard and made some smarter choices than the weekend before when i gained 200grams.

Not must - I DID MAKE BETTER CHOICES!! and i had a ball!!

So this week im ready for another good week, no drinking this weekend either so ill be even more in control!

In 16 weeks i have lost 14.1kilos and since this time last year i have lost a total of 18! So i am very proud of my achievements, im noticing the benifits with my health, and with my self esteem. and ive finally learnt to accept compliments, which are coming at me left right and centre at the moment so id be silly not to! it is easier said than done though thats for sure>

Ive already made some fantastic friends in the ww community and i hope that i can share my journey, tips and inspiration with all of you.

Enjoy the rest of your night and ill log in again very soon!!

xx Jenn