a small loss – IS STILL A LOSS!!

400g. Not much to write home about (hi mum) but still, it's moving in the right direction. I didn't actually go to the weight watchers meeting tonight. I have paper work to deal with before the tax office write me scary notes, so I weighed in at home with my jandles. I've noticed the ww scales show the same results as my set at home (which is handy!).

It's been a busy week, and I had such a great (and completely indulgent) weekend. I went along to Archery with Mary and co, which was a lot of fun. Not really sure if it counts as exercise, but it was a big day (walk/train/ferry/walk/archery/walk/ferry/walk/beer/walk/train/walk) and I had a touch of sunstroke by the evening. Damn weather. Wish it would make up it's mind!

I've been exercising a little bit every day and made sure that despite the eating on the weekend, I did a whole lot of moving to make up for it. During the week, tracking has been pretty easy. Even managed to work the whole Frys Turkish Delight into my point budget yesterday (3 1/2 in case you're curious). I'm getting back into salads again - they didn't really appeal to me much during the winter, but now that it's warm and lighter in the evenings I'm finding them refreshing.

Now, here's some good news (for me). The gals at work asked me if my Gym had opened yet, to which I responded that it hadn't. They asked me if I got to go to any of the others while it was still being being built. I responded no - as the guy who 'sold' me the membership said their was no interim arrangement. Now that the gym has been delayed another month, I'm getting a bit ticked off. After a bit of persuasion from the women at work, I rang the gym temporary office and asked for an interim solution. I now have 4 free passes to FF and a 2 week startup membership. Cool! I'm going to go on Thursday evening and try it out. My actual membership doesn't start till 23rd November, so the passes should cover me till then.

I have a cousins wedding to go to in Katoomba on 18th November, so I estimate 6 sessions at the gym, combined with walking most days should help me dissolve another kg or two. My dress fits really nicely now, but I want to have a naturally flat stomach on the day so I don't have to wear those awful control top stockings. They control everything, including how often I go to the toilet (as a result of them being bloody hard to get in and out of). The stockings do, however, have the power to eliminate cellulite.

Righto. Time to make tea.

Happy tuesday folkels.

Early post - it's Friday!!!

It is early (6.26am) and yes, it's Friday. I might even do a little Friday dance. Well, maybe after I've had a shower. I do smell a bit at the moment. I had set my alarm for 5:30 am but for some rerason woke up dead on 5am. I got up, had a wee, and went back to bed but about 3 mins later decided that I should just get up and go for a walk rather than waiting for the alarm.

I walked for exactly one hour. My exercise for the day is done. I usually walk on Monday and Wednesday nights with Mary when the weather is not crappy. I've also been walking to (and sometimes from) the furthest trainstation from my house instead of catching the bus, so that's at least 1/2 hour walk each day just to catch the train. But on fridays I often go out straight from work, so dragging my bag with sneakers etc around isn't really an option so I skip the walk and catch the bus. I'm thinking the friday am walk is something I could probably work into my routine.

I've had a really mundane week. The highlight has probably been recording the loss at ww. Sad eh! It's been ages since I went out on a school night. Sure, it's good for the pocket, but not necessarily the soul.

I just tried the new Just right crunchy (pink box - the coconut one). Not happy with it, I'm going to stick to the original.

I'm running out of time here. Might finish this later.

C

A loss - woot!

1.4kg. Pretty happy about that, particularly considering I had a fairly big weekend. I feel like my tummy is 'shrinking' a little bit, and skirts are fitting better. Still, the scales are the real measure and I have still got a bit to go. I'd like to achieve losses over 5 consecutive weeks. It's going to take some effort.

The meeting tonight was lame. I got a bit bored. Maybe it's the delivery, but more than likely it's the fact that I've been living ww for 4 years now. What they say doesn't change, the material looks different, but it's a case of hearing it over and over again gets a bit long in the tooth. I really shouldn't have expected too much from the meetings in the first place. Still, weighing in once a week on the scales that aren't my own, having someone detached recording my weight certainly makes me think twice about the choc bars I crave (daily cravings...).

My exercise has just been the walking, and although this is enough to supplement my tracking, I am hanging for my gym membership to start so that I can try something new. The gym will be next to my work and I'm hoping to join a few classes and really get my fitness up. Having a bit of muscle tone will certainly aid my weightloss efforts.

I've been thinking a little bit about my goal weight too. I'm wondering if this time round I should aim for a smaller number. My healthy weight range is 56 - 70kg (167cm) and although I've never fallen out of that range since reaching goal, I wonder if the 66kg I chose as a goal weight is still a bit on the heavier size. I certainly feel more attractive and agile when I'm under 65kg. I'm going to aim for 63 and see how I go.

Not really much else to report - things are fairly mundane in my world at the moment. My partner and I are saving for a house or unit to buy late next year. It's a hard slug when everyone advises that you should aim for 20% deposit. It's such a lot of money! We don't go out or play as much as we used to, all for a good cause I suppose, but sometimes I just want to forget it all and pretend I have no care in the world.

Have just finished a dinner of Fetta and prosciutto panlettes (think omelets made in egg rings) and a glass of red. I'm fighting the urge to have another glass. Think I'll go an clean the kitchen instead.

Ciao.

Cath

Quick update + race day pics

I've made it through a tough week and I'm feeling positive about the one to come. I thought jumping back on the ww program would be a breeze, I was wrong. It did, however, highlight how much crap I have been eating, both the quality and quantity of my food intake over the winter has been appalling. My exercise hasn't been too bad throughout – which is probably the only reason I didn't pile on too much extra.

No point dwelling on the damage now - what's done is done. I'm trying to get on with things, and make myself feel better inside and out. My partner is being really supportive and although he says he still doesn't really understand why I have to take such an 'all or none' approach, he's willing to help where he can. I think he would also benefit from a bit of healthy eating and some exercise now and again, but he's got to make the decision for himself. In the meantime, I'm going to try and introduce a few more weight watchers recipes into our weeknight dinners.

I've decided I will go back to the ww meeting and give it another couple of weeks... some of you have suggested the Dymocks Building meets, I may give one a go if the current meet doesn't spice it up a bit! I only have 2.5kgs to get back to my LTM weight at avoid paying, so a couple of weeks shouldn't kill me.

That out of the way... on to some fun stuff. I went to the races yesterday. It was my first time and a big day on the Spring Carnival timetable. Unfortunately, the weather was crap. It was cold, windy, and wet. Not much fun for the thousands of girls that frocked up (myself included). We were there to celebrate a 40th with a girl from work. I didn't get too many photos due to the terrible light and cramped space in the undercover area, but here's one of me. A few more are posted for view here.

Went back to weight watchers

And I was a little disappointed. I went back to the first meeting I attended, but the leader was different and the meeting was much smaller, and not at all motivating. I'm not really sure what to do. I know that when I do attend meetings, I'm more inspired to stick to the program, yet the meetings I've tried don't seem to have the right vibe. There is a meeting near my work that I haven't tried before, I guess I could try that one, and hope for the best. I wonder if Weight watchers ever thought to check the member demographic before assigning members to that area?

Maybe I am just being a snob, but I hoped that I would be able to rekindle the loosing spark by going back to my original meeting. Now I just feel a bit flat about it. I will, however, go back next week, and see how it goes. I'm only a couple of kgs outside my goal anyway, so it's not like I have to pay a whole lot, or even go to weekly meetings for that long, but still...

On the upside, I get all new books, and the new recipes each week which is great. Tonight I made the Lamb and Fetta burgers out of the latest weight watcher mag. Very impressive - even my boy enjoyed it (although he did mention that add sauce, egg and bacon and it might just be perfect!).

Needless to say, I tracked today. I'm on 19 points and I'm still hungry. I know this will pass after the first couple of days when I get into the swing of things, but tonight I feel crap. I'm tired and grumpy and I'm desperately wanting some chocolate or something sweet. I can't wait till breakfast.

Might update again when I feel a bit more positive. Ciao.

Going back to weight watchers

I need a kick up the bum. I really can't stick to these healthy routines without a little bit of structure and the fear of 'putting on' in front of people. I'm thinking of going back to the Tuesday night meeting I used to go to when I first started. I got to goal successfully the first time, surely I can do it again with the same kind of support.

I haven't been online to play much in the last few months, work has been draining and the last thing I've felt like doing is jumping back on the computer when I get home. Hence the lack of posts following my last 'burst' of motivation.

I watched 60 mins tonight and was interested to find out how popular the You-Tube website has become, and how many people are being 'discovered' via the internet video medium. The recently circulated 'free hugs' video is a great example and it got me thinking... are there any 'video diaries' of people loosing weight? I wonder... (don't worry, I'm not about to post a youtube diary, but I reckon I'd certainly watch someone elses!).

Ok, an update on that thought. I've just spent about an hour surfing you-tube and have found mostly American entries. Some of them are people who are thin wanting to be extremely thin, and others are people who start and 'vlog' everyday for a week and then give up. I haven't found anything that is al that inspiring yet. Lots of ordinary people on YouTube.

I've had a weekend 'to myself'. My partner has been out of town so I caught up with some friends, went for a couple of walks, however I spent a lot of time inside working on a project involving a video demonstration for work. It has all gone terribly wrong, mostly due to the fact that I sound really bad. I do not sound like a professional person giving a technical demonstration. I have not been blessed with a nice voice!

Sadly, I'm loosing the enthusiasm to write this post so I'm going to end it here. I'm going to give this tracking thing another stab this week. I made some vegie soup, that should get me through a few nights at least.