Sunday Weigh In

YES! I lost weight! Granted it was only 1kg, I am still very appy about it.

I have only made a few small changes this week bt they worked. I cut out TimTams (do they have them in America? If not then consider yourselves lucky that TimTams is one less temptation for you to not worry about), Increased my water intake and always made sure I had a bottle with me. This really helped keep hunger away.I started eating breakfast again to get my metabolism going in the morning and stop the high sugar cravings mid-morning.

So today I weigh 83kg. YAY!

Look at my changes!!!!

Okay, so although they might not be massive, they are there.

And I am not only talking about the changes to my blog, but also changes to my life.

After a BIG MOMENTARY LAPSE OF CONCENTRATION, I have managed to make some changes to get back on track to becoming healthy, looking hot and feeling great!

You know it all comes down to mind frame. I am still disappointed in myself for how I let all my exercise and healthy eating habits go for the last 7 weeks but that is the past. The most important thing is not letting those bad habits go on forever. That is when I run into problems.

SO what have I done this week?

Walking - 4 times this week
Stopped eating icecream, chips, chocolate and stoped drinking juice.

Obviously these small changes have made a difference as the scales are now saying 83kg So that's a 1 kilogram loss which I will take especially after the gains I ahve had the last 7 weeks!

Plan for this week

I have organised with my best friend (who is also one of my bridesmaids) to go walking 2 nights a week. It's daylight savings here now and the weather is warming up (well not today, but it has been).

5km of Interval training on treadmill 2 nights

Drink 2 litres of water a day

Eat breakfast daily

Hope that everyone has fantastic losses this week.

We have all done it right??....Time to get back to reality!

You reach a goal, you relax, you have a few extra wines, some extra nibbles, you stop exercising and before you know it you are way off track!

It was time for me to weigh in tonight and face reality after not getting on the scales for 3 weeks.

I am now 81kg! I think I have put most of that on since I got home to be honest but I need to make some changes, own that weight gain of 4.5kg (how someone gains 4.5kg in 3 weeks I will never know!!!)

Got big plans a head and new goals to set. Will keep you updated!

Leaving on a jet plane, dont know when I'll be back again!

Does anyone remember that song? I remember hearing it on the movie Armageddon when Ben Affleck and his buddies were leaving to go to outerspace to save the world. Its never left my head!

I will be back though and promise to share some holiday snaps and memories with you.

When we first booked this trip (at least 4 mths ago) I didnt think I would get to where I am now.
Dont get me wrong, I aimed high but in the back of my head, I thought it was impossible. I had always failed in the past, so what would make this time any different??

That thought stayed in my mind maybe for a total of 10seconds, before I wiped it away and started using my mind as a weightloss tool. One of the keys to my success.

Your support and inspiration along the way has been incredible. I never thought I would have this many followers but to think that I can be an inspiration to others just means to world to me.

So, I saved my weigh in for today.

I didnt weigh in last Sunday and I wanted a big push towards my last chance/last week training before the holiday. Geez, anyone would think that it was me getting married the way I have been  preparing for this but no, I assure you its not! 9 years together and an 18mth old makes me feel like an old married couple anyway!

I trained mighty hard this week. Gillian Micahels would be proud!

There is this fab new show on in Australia called The X Factor. Its like Idol but heaps better. Think it has been in the UK but not the US yet.  I have been going hard on the treadmill with the tv cranked listening to some awsome tunes (and some dodgy ones as well) and before I know it, I have done 7.5km of interval training in one hour! I can easily do 2 sets of 20 pushups with perfect form and still struggle through the 3rd set and crunch out 100 situps on the fitball.

So where does that leave me with my weight??

76.5kg!

It has taken over a year but I have now lost 27.6kg!!

I have lost 13cm from my chest, 22cm from my hips and 36.5cm from my waist in the last year!

Here is the before and now photo comparison

 And close up

I feel fabulous, have confidence, I enjoy shopping for me and finally have clothes that are super cute, I look youger, I am healthy, I am in a much better mood all the time, I am succeeding at my job, my relationship is a million times better and I am a hell of a lot more fun!

So I am off now, to pack some more, before leaving very early tomorrow morning.

 

I will be thinking of you all as I search for some low calorie cocktails (is there such a thing) and read my book whilst relaxing under a gorgeous palm tree on a tiny island in the South Pacific!

Love to you all,

Missing but MIA

Yep, you may have noticed I haven't been blogging as much as I used to, or need to or would like to for that matter!
But I am still here and have been reading what I can of everyone's blogs.

Life is going by at a million miles.
It has been going so quickly that I actually forgot to put my passport application in!!!!!!!!!!
Who forgets that???
Oh well, hopefully get them back this week otherwise on Friday I am going to be paying an extra $300 to get them expressed.

On the weekend I went on a hen's night for my friend who is getting married in Fiji. It was at this fantastic restaurant in Sydney's King Cross called Tharens. Saw some interesting things whle we were out and about but had the best night out in ages! This is me outside the restaurant we started at. It was fantastic

And  let my hair down and had a few too many champagnes but I didnt care! 

I needed a night out and all the walking, dancing and partying would have helped me burn off the extra calories.

The scales on Sunday morning pulled up a littel bit better than me considering I rocked up at home at 4:30am and moved 500grams down so I am not sitting at 79kg.

Lots of hard work these next two weeks!!!!

Back to the future!

Without my little blogging world community I am not sure where I would be. Actually I am pretty sure my hand would still be in that bag of chips! Thank you to every one of my supporters. I have noticed a few new followers as well and I am goign to try and catch up and visit your blogs as I know all of you will be able to inspire me as I follow your journeys.

I have taken some massive risks lately. risks I wouldnt ordinarily take. It's funny that  in days gone by I would not have shown anyone photos of me and now I feel so good showing people how far I have come. The support, encouragement and inspiration that you have given me in my Swimsuit post and easing my fears about it and then picking me up when I had lost my way, encouraging and inspiring me to get back on track have been invaluable.

Well I am back on track. I weighed in this morning and am back to 79.5kg so that means last weeks half kilogram gain is now a 1kg loss and I am back on the path to achieving my goals and it is great to now be heading in the right direction. I cant believe that your help has helped me to tur myself around and get a loss with 4 days of hard work. Not only that Ihave broken through the 80's (just) so now I am a 70's girl! It has been a long time!

I have been so busy lately but need to keep reminding myself that I need and deserve my time as well. I feel like I am time poor (hence catching up on all of yout blogs at 1am on a Saturday night and then being so tired this morning but things just seem to be so busy!

Today marks only 3 weeks to go until our holiday to Fiji. Putting the dress in to be altered this week. Cant wait to show you what it looks like.

Right now though I have added a couple of photos from this weekend of my gorgeous girl and I!

 

And the nominees are....

Gain ............................Boo!

Loss ...........................WOOHOO!

Stay the same?.............>meh!

  

LOSS!!!!

And representing loss this week is

80kg!

Let me just say I am a little lost for words but here is my best effort.

That is a loss of 3kg!

First of all I would like to thank the food that has nourished me over thie last week. Not only have you tasted great, but you have kept me healthy and did not sit in my body and turn to fat. You can come again anytime  as you haven't overstayed your welcome (special mention of some of the most popular foods this week are mentioned below).

Special thanks also go to my other half for not bringing home any alcoholic beverages this week (if it's not here, it can not be consumed).

More thanks going out to family especially my gorgeous daughter who has kept me extremely active this week by running away from me laughing every time that I say stop (because it is so funny to see mummy get up and down chasing me and picking me up) and for bringing the joy of dancing back to me. So many dance sessions have been held at our house this week. Most involve me holding and spinning 10 additional kilograms around which must have contributed to me reaching 80kg!

Also minor thanks go to a little thing called stress and of course being the week after my most bloated time off the month.. I am sure you have both helped in some way.

And to each and every one of you who have supported me through my blog or by writing your own, you each give me inspiration and strengthen my inner powers to achieve and succeed! 

Popular food choices this week:

BREAKFAST
Biggest Loser Shakes for breakfast

CRUNCH & SIP MORNING SNACK

Carrots with hommus for morning snack

LUNCH

Multigrain sandwich with tuna, salad no butter.

CRUNCH AND SIP AFTERNOON SNACK

Strawberries or watermelon for arvo tea

DINNER

Soup or grilled chicken breast with winter veges (favourites at the moment are broccoli & cauliflower)

DRINKS

Green tea x 2

Normal tea with skim milk (no sugar) x 1

Diet coke

Water x 3 

Exercise this week:

Treadmill 5km a day (5 days)

Abs x100 (5days)

Lots of incidental walking, running, rushing, chasing, cleaning, stressing, dancing, lifting, etc!

MEASUREMENTS

Chest-100 (minus 2cm)

Waist- 84 (minus 4cm)

Hips- 100 (minus 2cm)

 

Sunday Song!

Today was weigh in day (even though I have had a feew sneaky peaks through the week)!

The song that became Sunday and had me dancing after getting up at 10:30am

(Love it when kids sleep in)

was.....

Rock DJ

by Robbie Williams

Warning: this music video is quite controversial and you shouldn't watch if you have a weak stomach so think carefully before clicking on Robbie's body!

So the reason for a bit of Rock DJ was because I am down another Kilogram which brings me to 83kg. This song always makes me dance and is a "happy' song for me!

I can't even begin to tell you how many compliments I have received over the last week. Returning to work after 2 weeks holidays made a lot of people notice some changes. I think when you dont see someone everyday you really can tell. My other half has been giving me lots of encouragement and praise for my efforts and is really proud of me and most importantly I am proud of myself.

I have 6 weeks until my island holiday. Did I tell you we are attending a wedding whilst we are there for some very good family friends? I will get the dress that I intend to wear altered 2weeks before we go as it is an Australian size 16 and now I think I would need a size 12! I am still a size 14 but because the dress is quite flowy I could comfortably get away with a 12.

My weight goal for my holiday is to lose another 6kilograms. 6 in 6! I think it is doable and not an unrealistic goal.

It will still require hard work so my plan is:
Biggest Loser shakes for breakfast
Carrots/capsicum/celery and other raw veges wih either hommus or salsa as a snack
Lunch will be my main meal
Small dinner
If hungry at night I will have green tea.

Exercise this week will include:
5 sessions of at least 5km of interval training each session on the treadmill
100 situps and 50pushups each day.

You may notice I am not around toomuch at the beginning of the week for the next few weeks. Work is hectic (I work the first half of the week as I am part time) and recently got a promotion which is code for a shitload more work so I am rather busy up until Thurs/Friday.

Hope that everyone else is going well. Looking forward to checking out everyone's progress towards teh end of the week.

If the scales could talk...

What do you think they would say to you?

I am in the market for some new scales as my one does not give me accurate readings. It just does to the nearest kilogram/pound.

These talking scales look good as I would love to know what it has to says each time I jump on the scale.

Specification

•Automatically turns on when you step on the scale (step & weigh)
•Various funny voice commands (can say 'hello', 'good-bye', 'I think you just broke me!', 'Is someone else on here with you?', 'Eh, eh...I can't breathe', 'It's a good thing I can talk, 'cause you probably can't see me', among other sayings)
•Extra large digital display

Will ley you know if I end up getting some.

Yep, they are definitely trying to tell me something!

Sunday reality check!

What will the scales tell me today?

Well I was hoping they wouldn't be too harsh. My calories have been a bit out of control this week.I know I could have done alot more this week.

I ended up having no change. So I am still 84kg.

Actually, if I stand on one leg, I actually weigh 83kg but I feel like that would be cheating.

One would have thought that a person standing on one leg would weigh the same as standing on two legs but I think I may need some new scales.

  

Check this baby out!

That's enought to make you want to stand on them all day (well almost).

 

If Sunday was a song

Then today would be playing something like this little gem!

Why because today I am happy and I just want to jump around! (and that is good exercise too)

Not every Sunday is as great as this song but this Sunday has been a great one.

A great one for results!

So this morning I weighed in at 84 Kg.

I think the last few weeks with getting sick, putting on weight and now a good loss has kind of even things out to maybe how they should have been all along.

I have worked so hard this week. Pushing through barriers in my exercise. Watching every single thing that I have been eating.

What is even better than achieving this weight loss is that I have now lost 20.2Kilograms since starting out (in one month short of a year)!

For people talking pounds 1 pound equals 2.2Kilograms.

So today was great!

So tell me what was your "Sunday song" today?

Hope it was a good one!