Creating My New Life

It's been a long long time

2009-06-28T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well well well

It took me a long time to get back on track after I travelled to Tassie - it all went sort of ok but I wasn't being real with this weight loss journey.

So now I have lost 10 Kilos by WW (official) and I would be about 1/3 of the way here. But I won't look a the BIG picture - I will now look at the next increment another 5 kilos down - this way I don't ovewrwhelm myself and go over board.

Challenges are a no no for me now as I sabbotage myself with them

so, ok for the next challenge and on we go. Back on track feels good.

My secret to this weight loss this week??? It is walking, walking walking

OMG I am losing again

2009-05-16T22:01:00.001-07:00

Wooooohoooo!

I weighed in today - being Sunday as Monday seems to be getting unreal around here.

I have lost .7 this week so that's 1.2 in 2 weeks - OMG that is fabulous _ I am losing again

I am away next week so will not be able to weigh in but will definately watch my food intake while away.

I am actually allergic to take away foods now anyway - they all seem too stodgy for me now - I am having a slow cooker recipe tonight I can smell it as we speak.

OK. I have to thank Vegie for this wonderful change - she brought it all to light for me - what a gal - thanks heaps Vegie you are truly the legend.

OK - I am feeling much better and was able to have the confidence to buy a pair of 16 tracky daks and not try them on at the shop and when i got home they fitted perfectly - wow!!!!!!!

Bella - where are you - I miss you - please answer me.

Ros:-)

BAD DAY BUT OVER NOW

2009-05-11T02:30:00.000-07:00

Well I can see it has been a long while since I hAve blogged - no excuses.

This morning was an absolute disaster - I usually Weigh in at 10.00 am but for some reason I hadn't written a time in my diary and put it up against 9.00 This wa after I dropped off Rob for his work - iwas going to ahve a shower and go to my WI.

In the meantime just as we were leaving to drop Rob off one of my clients called with an emergency I needed to help with. So, now I am going to Weight Watchers at God knows what time and a client coming over and then me having to go to Doinvale for a class and then back for another Counselling session at 5pm

AND

As I was not able to weigh in last week I was expecting a huge loss and only lost 1/2 a kilo but during the week I was under another kilo on my scales and I have found the difference between my scales and WW scales is 1 kilo if I wear the same clothes every time.

Today I didn't have time for my shower so I went in my walking gear and runners of course and they wouldn't let me weigh in without them and they weigh lots.
it was all a bit much BUT!!!!!!!!!!!! I wqs able to get through but nearly had a melt down i assure you.

So, now I weigh still lots and have a HUGE craving for chocolate OMG.

BACK ON TRACK

2009-05-04T17:05:00.001-07:00

OK, I had a lovely weekend and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with my hubbie. We sooooo enjoy our times together.

i wasn't sooo goof on the calories side and was not able to WI this week as I had no car to get to Wi but I know I ahve put on so, really this week in between will probably be good as if I weighed in I would have been very disappointed and would ahve gone down again.

So, most of yesterday and today I am back on track and raring to go.

Come on Bella get back on with me - we can do this babe - forget about challenges right now - just concentrate on the basics and we will get there.

Hilly said she never went into challenges as it put too much pressure on her I am beginning to think she is right as usual.

Jen - I am sooooo sorry your family especially shawn and his family are having such a tough time.

I want to put my Counselling hat on for just a minute - Is he having Counselling? and if so, is it the right Cousnellor for him or is he fighting them also? Not all Counsellors suit everyone - maybe he needs a new one. The other thing is try not to do a lot for him ( and I know that is a struggle when it is your family and you are the Mum) he has to learn to pick himself up and take responsibility for his actions. If we do everything for him he will never learn.

DCP can seem brutal and hard sometimes. I like the fact that you want to spend time with your grand daughter - great idea - even if it is not allowed - let her know that you tried your best babe.

OK, hat off now- if you need more help with this please call me - my phone number is on my website and my website address is in my profile.

OK- back to work and back to WW lifestyle - I want to lose weight

speak soon

Ros :-)

YUCK YUCK YUCK I gained

2009-04-28T17:11:00.000-07:00

OMG - I gained weight this week.

When i look at it I think to myself "hey it is only .3 what are you on about?" but with all the hard work you do it is rather deflating - but i know where I went wrong and will remedy that this week - in fact I already have.

Bella thanks for your kind words, we are back on track now -how the hell we will get to lose 10 ks by the end of June I will never know but we have to try.

Jen - thanks for all your inspiration - you just have to get into that Eagles shirt and then you can come and see them beat Carlton and so they should too. LOL. I am a bombers supporter.

OK, I am in my dressing gown scouring the boards -s 0 I will get on my wlaking gear and go and do my walk - speak soon

Sunday morning

2009-04-25T18:25:00.001-07:00

OK - I thought I would check the measurements this morning - I have seen a few posts where some people didn't lose weight but lost in cms instead - so I thought I would give it a go.

the results were as posted I lost over all 25 cms in a month - this has got to be good yes?????

So, feeling better now - and can only hope I will lose tomorrow.

the talk on the scales this week made me think about mine - we only just bought them in Safeway - different weight every day ( I am a daily weigher) _ I told my hubbie he suggests we get a pair of the Tania ( I think that is them) pair - what a man - he really is totally behinbd this weight loss thing and he is also ready to go down in portion sizes as well. woooohooooo - different results next week for sure.

Thanks for the lift up Bella it helped a lot - I will check those portion sizes and also the water intake, exercise is fine -it must be the eating - thanks for the tip - when you get low you don't think of those things do you? I hope I can help someone else in these circumstances sometime.

Until tomorrow

I am low very low

2009-04-24T14:52:00.000-07:00

I am gaining weight I am not losing weight.

It seems all that i do I am gaining weight - at the beginning of this journey I was losing fast now all I do is lose either a little bit etc. but this time I think I am going gain weight - I am losing this battle and I feel very very low.

To get out of this mood I usually say to myself - Ok today is another day - we can conquer this - but today my hubbie and I have to help some people move some pebbles (rocks) and champagne and nibblies is on offer and I am going to find that very very hard.

I spent yesterday making soups and pasties so that we will have some decent food in the house but all my effforts seeme to have been thwarted now.

Oh - woe is me - I feel like giving up this effort. What is the use?

I will come back when I feel better .

updating me

2009-04-23T00:47:00.000-07:00

Today I had a rest from exercise - yesterday I did 10,000 steps again and tomorrow I will go to the gym and who knows maybe that walk like I did on Monday.

I was taken out for lunch today by my hubbie and our best friend we had a wonderful day and a great lunch but get this - after lunch we went past an Artist's Galkery which I love and our friend liked quite a few pieces in there. When asked if he was going to buy some his reply was NO! I have a birthday coming up soon. Hmppfffffff His birthday is in September - he was giving me hints for what to buy him in September my goodness what a hide!!!! Gotta love him though he has been a mate for some time now.

Speak soon

2009-04-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

OK - I did my walk - thank goodness 5010 steps 3.50 distance in 36.50 minutes

that is my starting point - i will see if i can better that in the next few weeks

OK - now down to work ...................

an update

2009-04-21T16:44:00.000-07:00

It's Wednesday morning not Tuesday evening.

Oooooh it was lovely to get on here this morning and have 2 comments on my blog thanks girls it really gives me something to get up to in the morning. I will return - thank you

I am sitting here on this puter tossing whether to go for a walk or go to the gym today. I will have to get myself motivated shortly or I won't do either . OK - I ahvge decided - i will walk and I will try and walk furhter than I have in the past - I will track it with my pedometer. Will come back on her after and see how far I have walked.

I have a big day ahead of me - I have stacks of writing up to do for clients - I have a client at 4.30 and a tutorial to do for 14 ladies this evening.

Either way I need to do something this morning as I won't have time later today.

Ok, now I know that my weight is slowly coming off and not fast and I think I have nearly resigned myself to that now - but I still have the FLAP smaller than it was but is STILL there.

My hubbie keeps telling me it is shrinking but I think he is just being kind.

Until after the walk......... sounds like a song doesn't it??

Weigh In Monday

2009-04-19T17:45:00.000-07:00

OK, I weighed in today. I lost .3

I am sort of disappointed with the result as i wanted to lose more and I watched what I ate even though I didn't exercise.

As the pattern goes though when i get vsck into exercise I reckon I might lose more this week as there will be a bit to lose from the last weeks.

That's my theory anyway.

So, I ahve lost 1.7 on this 10kg challenge by the end of June - I thought I would be further along by now

Oh woe is me !!!!!!!!! At least I lsot - not gained!!!!!!!!

Until tomorrow ........................

I'm back

2009-04-18T04:01:00.000-07:00

Ok - I went for a walk today - a BIG walk - I did it !!!! I am proud, very proud.

I think I need to new runners or walking shoes - the arches of my feet really hurt after the walk - everything else is fine now - it wasn't before - it really hurt.

So, I will look around for new shoes - and then I will have to break them in and stuff - oh woe is me!!!!

I am feeling better now - back on tracjk - but with all this non - exercise - i don't think I will lose any weight this week, in fact I think I will put on weight - I am NOT looking forward to that.

Ok- speak soon - have a lovely week everyone

speak soon

I went to the gym

2009-04-15T21:35:00.000-07:00

OK - I went to the gym today and did my whole work out except for the cardio.

I was pleased with that effort as I ahd not been able to exercise for some time this week. I feel as if I have gone backwards in my exercise - but it is understandable considereing how sick I ahve been.

I look back now and can see that i was sicker than I thought I was.

but that is the past and on we go to the future of losing weight.

I was going really well with the eating over the easter break until someone gave me an easter egg on the monday and from then I have been craving chocolate since - it has been months since I had some and now I am craving it.

Oh!!! Well I am going to put it down to - that was then - just get back on the bike and we will see what we can achieve.

Until next time ..........

Still there slightly but getting better

2009-04-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

Why do these bugs or cold or whatever they are last for over a week these days??

In my early days (now i sound old) you had them for a few days and then off you go back into your life. These days they drag you down for a week and then you take a week to get your strength back .

Oh poor me !!!!!!

OK - Rob and I are going to the gym now - by the sound of it - he just came in

I will continue this tomorrow

I'm better today

2009-04-14T03:45:00.000-07:00

Yes I'm better today. I hope it lasts.

I went to my Personal Training today and got through it - glad that I did.

But by this afternoon I crashed and had to have a nanna nap -- poooor Ros.

But my hubbie let me get out of reception duty and I was able to rest - love him to bits I do.

So, I will walk in the morning - my 3.3 ks and have signed up for 5 more Persaonl Training sessions. I need to keep going with the 10 ks b4 e/o June.

Had a BIG meal tonight - had to eat the rest of the BBQ from yesterday - but it was yummmmmm

until then.................................

feeling better but not quite there yet

2009-04-13T00:10:00.000-07:00

Well we have had the guest over - went well - my cheesecake went down well as did the Rippa Rissoles - recipes were even asked for.

I started to flag about the end of the afternoon as I felt the noise level got higher and my head started to pound - ot usre if it was the noise level or just my head - but easing now.

Ok - so, for the weigh in today I lsot 600gm - better than i thought - I am going to start to record the weight loss on here just as soon as I find out how to do it.

OK, going to rest now - I ahve PT tomorrow so will try and get enough rest to cope with that.

until then

I had to do something for Easter

2009-04-12T05:27:00.000-07:00

OK - I went out today(first time all easter) - we went to "Docklands" with a very dear friend - we needed to catch up with this man - and he lives in the city so we (my hubbie and I ) suggested we go and see docklands of which we hadn't seen before - BTW we loved it and will frequent there again soon. It was a lovely day in Melbourne for a change so lapped it up.

We found a lovely restaurant - Greek food - Saganaki Restaurant and enjoyed the aftenoon very very much.

Up to then I was doing Ok - but with having a glass of wine and the end of my cold I started to flag on the walk afterwards.

When we arrived home I immediately went and had a nap = boy oh boy did I need it. I had no energy at all.

I have been pretty good food wise this week but I haven't exercised - I am not looking forward to WI tomorrow as my scales tell me I haven't lost.

When I weigh at home it is usually 1 kg under what I weigh with clothes on ( no matter what clothes I wear) at Weight Watchers - so no differnece so far - we will see tomorrow.

I am a bit disappointed that our mate had not seen a differnce in my weight today. I had to tell him and as soon as I did - he had another story of someone in his family who had lsot double of what i had lost - I went down way down becasue of that - but my hubbie was supportive and i feel much much better now - especially after that sleep.

OK, we have guests tomorrow and I ahve made a WW baked cheesecake - it is colling as we speak - so will serve that tomorrow as planned- I am also serving rippa rissoles -we love them - so hope our guests do also.

until nex time

I've got a cold

2009-04-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

I thought I had a cold the other day and low and behold it got a hold on me.

I think it is just a cold - I am Ok during the day a little bit more tired than usual but able to cope but at night I flag very easily - it is when the cold night starts to set in - that's when I start to feel flemmy and yuck!!!!

But, I am still sticking to the weight watchers plan and still on my goal to lose 10 kgs by the end of June - that woudl be awesome if I could I would eb over 1/2 way if I did.

Summer here I come - new shorts wooohooo - I can see it already.

Today is Good Friday - my hubbie and I a lot of plans to do over this break. The most solid plan is to have some freinds over for lunch on the Monday but other than that we will see what we get up to.

We had talked about going in to the city and seeing the new resaturants and shops at the extension of Southbank - the name escapes me right now - will let you know if an when we go.

We will see at the moment I am feeling like I wnat to go back to bed but every time I jsut about go to sleep the lady next door yells at her kids and I wake up with a jump.

OK- will up date this when and if we do something this easter weekend.

me

exercise exercise exercise

2009-04-08T04:56:00.000-07:00

Funny how you learn new things.

I had just written a really good post and then saved it - (God knows where to) and not publised it. I think it has gone into cyberspace now.

Any wayIi over did the exercise today I double up - did my BIG 3.3 kms this morning then hubbie said come on we are going to the gym - I went but flagged half way - I have been feeling like I have a cold ever since. Maybe I do - we will see in the morning.

10 kilos by the end of June challenge - I can do this - I really can - I just have keep building on what I have already done.

Food wise was good today but water not so good

I will see what happens by Monday when i weigh in. Whewww the mentality of it all - trying to work it all out is hard work

I reached the 5% goal and into double figures wooooohooooo

2009-04-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

Yep I did it. It took me far longer than i thought I would but yes I made a goal - 5% of my weight off never to come back again.

I have felt much better in myself of late as I have been exercising 6 days a week- doing some sort of exercise each day. I find I need to do this as it keeps my ligaments nimble and I find i can do more things if i exercise more.

I have a Personal Trainer now - sandy - she teaches me where my limits are and I ahve to tell you she is very very patient with me.

Some people are starting to notice my weightloss - I don't know if it is that they know I am on Weight Watchers or that they really see a difference. But when they do comment I sort of shy away from the comments as i don't see a big result myself as yet.

OK, I will post some pics soon - let me lose a bit more weight and you will be able to see a difference in the weightloss.

I love this BLOG - it gives me a chance to whinge and brag - what else could a girl ask for ??

CYA soon

Ros

My Weigtloss Adventure

2009-03-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

9th March 2009

Today was WI (weigh in day) and I am proud to say that I lost 1.4K which takes me to a grand total of 5 kg so far lost on my journey of weight loss.

Suffice is to say that I am pretty excited about that and I am pretty fired up to keep going with this.

I am also walking or going to the gyme pretty much everyday and I drag my hubbie along with me.

I ahve found some wonderful people on the Weight Watchers message boards who have been a great inspiration to me through the 6 weeks I have been doing this journey.

I have intentions of keeping this blog going right through the journey and my first BIG goal is to go to Tassie at the end of May 2009 with my hubbie and go to a ball for his Massage Convention - I will of course have heaps of other little goals along the way like my 5% goal and My 10% goal but ultimately the Tassie trip is in my head as a guideline.

I will be back with more in the near future- and I will be learning how to do this blog a little better

Ros