I survived Easter

I did it! I got through Easter and did it easily. I don't know why it's taken me so long to get back to WW. It's the way to go for me. I don't feel deprived, I don't feel resentful when others are eating what ever they want around me, because I can have something too. My positive things which happened over the weekend. Some have been posted on the WW forum, but I don't think anyone actually reads this anyway....actually I've just copied and pasted, no need to reinvent the wheel, I've just added stuff to the bottom.
* * Saved extra points and had more than I needed to indulge a little for our EAster Sunday BBQ.
* Fit in one huge walk on Good Friday. Unfortuately I overdid it yet again, and my hips have given me grief for the last two days. They are a little better today, but weather is revolting - and i hate walking in the rain.
* Darling Husband bought me some new handweights so I can do a session inside (out of rain), and i normally follow up my walks with floor work, so now can add weights too.
* downloaded more up tempo music for my ipod, but downloaded a program which calculates bpm so I can make up playlists to exercise by.
* drooled over Polar HRM watches....
* Went to Mcdonalds and had a filet of fish (accounted for) and didn't feel left out,deprived or resentful of everyone else having whatever they wanted.

Am feeling more positive about this WW journey than ever before.HOpe everyone else had a great Easter and that they felt in control. The kids have loads of chocolates and I am holding strong. If I want some I will weigh out a little of an evening and count it. My only regret is - why didn't I get back to WW earlier? It's taken trying all the other methods to realize (the hard way) that WW is the ONLY way.

Added from WW post
* I did end up going for my walk and I feel fabulous and am so glad I went. By the time I got down to the milkbar I thought I'd go the extra distance, because I felt so good, but refrained as it's taken me over 2 days to recover from the last walk.

My hip problem scares the living day lights out of me. I hate the thought that once again my exercise plans are going to be thwarted. I have finally decided to do something that is achievable, realistic and easy to maintain, and now I am having trouble going as often as I'd like because of pain. Thank God for the anti inflammatories, without them I would have no hope at the moment. I am doing a lot of stretches when I get home, hopefully it's enough. I downloaded a Kathy Smith powewalk album on the weekend and I walked to it . It's fairly fast paced. Sort of life aerobics music, you know the long play songs. Now will be interesting to see how I feel when I totally cool down.

I have been doing some reading of some things I'd like......way too expenive, but a girl can dream hey......


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This one's the basic Polar HRM watch, and it sells for $109 (plus $25 p&p) on ebay. I might ask for money toward it for Mothers Day. I will shop around though. I don't want an expensive one,but I like the fact it's plastic (I am allergic to metals on my skin), and it's red!! It beeps when you reach your target heart rate and does other cool things. I like the idea of a stop watch too, as I am starting to time myself on my walks.

I have read about these MBT shoes. Now they are expensive, but sound awesome...... You can read about them on here. These sell for around $280, but do awesome things for your whole body. Thank goodness it's free to dream.

The visit to REBEL sports store was great. I really liked the clothes there. I will go there next time I want some new pants to walk in. Their tops are really pretty too, and so much variety....

I survived Easter

Another loss

It's all still going well. Quite frankly, I don't think it will change this time.  I have lost 4kg in four weeks, so am very pleased with myself. My next goal is to get under 70kg which would be a great feeling.  

I read a post on WW the other day where ladies were posting their starting BMI and their current one, and it was good seeing the change in something else other than the scales. These are my stats.

Starting BMI 28 (should fall between 20 - 25)

Current BMI 26 (Looking much better and getting closer to where it should be)

I am very pleased about that.  I don't have to lose much more and I won't be classed as 'overweight' anymore.  

Yesterday I walked, the first time since my anti inflammatories have kicked in.  It was so good to not pay for it last night. I even fell into a light jog at times.  I took my ipod yesterday, for the last four weeks, for some reason I have never thought to take it with me. It made a huge difference to how I felt and to the pace that I kept.  I am checking out 'walking podcasts' today to download onto my ipod.  So far I haven't found what I am looking for, but I know they exist.  

Easter this weekend, poses no threat as far as eating too much stuff goes. The BBQ on Sunday will have good food, so not a worry there. I need to work out what to do with all the chocolate that's coming into the house. I am not real happy about that. I have dieted over Easters before, so I know I can manage it. I may keep it in the fridge as I tend to like my chocolate at room temperature these days.  I might even get Bunny to put it high on top of the pantry cupboard.  It means I need to get a chair to get it, and I hate doing anything where I need those chairs as they are so heavy.  

Will report in my next loss.

All's well

No I haven't not been posting because I have fallen off the wagon, quite on the contrary.  I have been doing really well and it doesn't fill every thought of every day like it has done in the past.  I have lost 3.5kg since I started this new WW journey.  

I do wish that I had digital bathroom scales as they would register the smaller losses. I can't see the numbers properly. At this point in time I am waiting for the needle to fall under the 70kg mark. That's something I haven't seen much of in the last nine years or so.  

I am walking, I wish I could walk more, but I managed three times this week which is great, and I hope to get in more over the weekend.  

Managing life with WW

This time around on WW I have been really conscious of trying to have strategies for coping with my 'danger' times. One of the danger times, is a Friday night. I can eat pretty well all week and then the KFC or Thai meal on a Friday night can be quite deadly I think. So last night, I had a Thai Beef Salad and passed on the rice and curry puffs. I allowed 8.5 points, but it was so worth it. It was delicious. Don't think I can afford to do that every week, so I don't know what I will do on the weeks, we used to choose KFC. I did look up a Sweet Chilli Twister and it was 9.5 points, so I may opt for that, as l don't normally eat much during the day, so can manage that okay with my points.

My Mum and Dad are coming for dinner, Dad was going to spring for pizza, which we enjoy, but I would rather use my points for something more delicious, so we are having eye fillet, with chargrilled vegies and blue cheese sauce. It's my current favourite meal and I am really looking forward to a lovely evening. I went for my walk today too, so that's four times this week which is really good, I hope to go tomorrow too. So I have lots of bonus points up my sleeve which I can resort too if I need to.

Back and stronger

I like to keep 'diet' type of posts separate from my 'daily ramblings'. Maybe because the other blog is 'me' and this is about 'my weight'. I am not my weight, I am just a person with too much weight on. It's kind of like, when you discipline a child, you hate the behaviour, not the child. Like a person who is ill, they are ill, they are not their illness.

On the weekend I spent time with my dear friend Kerrie, whom I hadn't seen in many months, due to her looking after her sick Mum. Kerrie's Mum passed away about a month ago, and this was Kerrie's weekend to reconnect with herself and to have some time to reaffirm a friendship, and to scrapbook the photos of her wonderful family. It was a great weekend, for both of us. Kerrie has lost 15kg in the last six months and looks fabulous. She is one of those lucky women though, who put on weight and just become more voluptuous, as the weight doesn't really go on in any one particular area, so I never really thought of her being that overweight. She has a girl like figure now and looks wonderful. She achieved this with Weight Watchers. On the Saturday night, I came home, and lay in bed at 2am perusing my old Weight Watcher books (and thanking God that I didn't chuck them all out during my 'non diet' phase).

So, on Monday, I walked the kids to school and started my diet yet again. I am using points this time, and may convert over to Core when I need a shake up. I am feeling confident this time. I read a post last night on the weight watchers forum, which told another poster, that, just because she didn't lose weight for a couple of weeks, didn't mean she had to chuck it all in. She wisely said, that okay, you are dieting now, but don't you realize that to keep it off, you will need to continue eating, pretty much as you are now!! Light bulb moment for me. It's not for the short term. It's a long term thing, it's ongoing, I will never be able to become lax.

I am writing down my reasons for this new journey, and my thoughts, I will do it in point form.

* I think about how I look all the time. I would much rather be putting those thoughts into a positive light, by thinking about when I can exercise next, and what good things I need to buy so I can eat right. Rather than eating and then feeling badly because I am overweight. It has to have a much better impact on my well being.

* I want to buy clothes and have them look nice, and be able to buy a smaller size.
* I want to be able t sit down and not feel the spare tyre around my middle.
* Having had two pre eclamptic pregnancies and one which was starting that way, I have a predisposition to blood pressure issues, so this can help me control my bp.
* I want to be able to eat something I like, and just have a small amount.
* I want to stick to this so that healthy food become the more attractive option for me. I do that now most of the time, but too much other stuff creeps in, plus my portions are too big, which is my main problem.
* I need to do WW because it's a tried and proven method. I lost nearly 5kg on Kate Morgan, and promptly put nearly all it it back on again, in about the same time it took me to lose it.....so it's not an option for me. Plus at least with WW I can eat normal food, and even allow small amounts of occasional treats.
* When I see myself in a shop window, I don't want to cringe.
* I want to look nice in my walking gear, and my bathers.
* I want to wear nice lingerie and look nice in it.

I will add more thoughts as they come to me. I will need to read this back over if I am feeling like throwing in the towel. I also have to realize that if I stuff up one day, then I can just get back to doing the right thing the next day. A diet isn't doomed with one meal or even one day, but it's having the strength to get back on track, and not beating myself up about it.

I am on Day 3 and feeling really really good. The evening munchies have stopped, I am eating more fruit again, and am looking forward to cooking new delights. I am going to incorporate exercise this time, and have started walking the kids to school on the mornings I don't walk.

Blog, remind me when I need to re read all this....

Pausing Kate Morgan for Christmas

I went and weighed in today, with the full intention of not continuing with the shakes until after Christmas. I put on .3 which is to be expected with what I have eaten, although it's scary how quickly it does come back on. Thursday I was so excited because I had a chicken and salad roll, which was delicious. Dinner was Peter's new recipe of eye fillet with blue cheese sauce and char grilled vegies, which was divine. I had Thai on Friday night, and then had the blue cheese ensemble again on Saturday night. In between though I have been good, so I am happy with that.
Gina at the pharmacy has said I can come in and weigh in at any time, so that's very supportive and helpful. I will take her up on that offer.

I will be back in the New Year, to finish what I have started............