Still lost

I am still lost to the ways of healthy eating...I am so annoyed with myself and really need to care and love myself enough to make the necessary changes..
The photos taken last weekend show my extra rolls flopping over my small size clothes..

I refuse to stand on the scales and only go by clothes sizes at the moment
There is still time to make the major changes as I am still wearing what I can of my smaller clothes.
The wardrobe is limited and my work pants are tight. No I will not take out the larger sizes that are packed away.. I know what I need to do..

Oh Oh...

Well....just an update.
I was weighed today
Boy..... do I need to do some work.
weight is 88.5kgs ..... so I need to loose at least 17.5kgs

Need to work on my habbits and self talk as well.
I've added extra water and signed up for curves again
With a little help from my friends...
I'll keep you posted.

Happy New Year 2008

Best wishes to my friends.
You all stuck with me in 2007 and I look forward to making many more pleasant memories in 2008.
The update of my profile picture is thanks to Vegie. She is so clever and we had such fun at the underwater world. I will use this shaddow for a while instead of my shaddow on the beach. Thanks to this person I also made it to the cover of a magazine. What fun.
The Kgs have crept on and I have risen to 88kgs. This means I will have to stop messing about and get serious and join WW again.

Also I found that posting regularily kept me honest so I must factor this into my schedule.

Keep happy and healthy and see you all soon

Lots of Fun and Stress

The stress and fun are not balanced currently. Far too much stress working at two medical practices. This I could do without at this busy time of the year.
My voluntary job is also at its busiest time but we took time out to have lots of fun after enormous amounts of preparation by the team of staff and volunteers.
As you can see I also took time out to work for a very special person that the clients all adore.
Health check showed that all my bloods are in normal excellent range with this new drug for high cholesterol. Blood pressure was good but sad to say weight is 86kgs.
This means I have lost 10kgs and kept it off the past 18mths. My gain of 9kgs is something I will work on and re-join WW in the new year.
This time of the year brings its very own stressors. They can create conflict within my mind that have an effect emotionally and physically. This year I aim to avoid the triggers.
I rejoice because God loves mankind so much that He sent his Son to save us from judgment. Christmas is the time that Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of God's one and only son Jesus.
I do hope you all have a very safe and relaxing time with your loved ones and friends. Take care on the roads.
Merry Christmas to you all.

Wonderful time in WA

I give thanks to my friends that have encouraged me this past 18 months.
It was shuch a blessing to meet two of them in October. Hubby and I had a wonderful holiday in WA meeting with friends and family. To add to this I also met bot Jen and Carol. These lovely ladies took time out to meet me.

Jen is at goal and looks a dream.. I do value her journey and understand how hard it is to stay focused on a healthy lifestyle..... Jen has been encouraging me with comments on my blog since I started .....Thank you for meeting with me Jen....I felt like a young school girl..excited and joyfull all at once....


Another special time for me was meeting Carol. She encouraged me to start blogging and to finaly give her a hug made my heart sing..
we had a great time chatting as we experienced the aquarium at Hillarys. Carol has given me a new shaddow picture to use as my signature ...I wish I could remember how I put the last one there...

Renew my committment

I have struggled with my weight since January 07....
All that I do has not been working for me...
I looked back and saw that 12 years ago I was 106kgs.
This is when I decided to change my life...
I lost weight by myself by walking and cutting down on fats....
Joined WW at 96 kg and got to within 5 kg of goal.
Even though I had lost weight I felt I had failed because I didn't reach goal...
May 2006 I joined WW again and 95.1kg I was determined to reach goal this time...

Now 17months later I am on a plateau and weigh 82.3 kgs....
I have not been to WW for 4 weeks and have received the please come back letter....
This expires 24th November...
I will have my holiday in WA meet with Jen..be inspired..... have my birthday and anniversary in Nov...stress free....keep going to curves and walking....and re-join by the expirey date in the come back letter....
Howzat for planning??

What I am not seeing ....and my physiotherapist and hubby can see is that I am loosing and maintaining my weight at each stage....

Total loss since 1995 is 23kgs.....only 11 to go...

One of our walks took us 18km down a dirt track in the Blue Mts NSW. same view but no people.....
the tree was at a campsite near a dam built to fight bushfires....
It was very windy and cold....

Rock on holiday in WA....
Only 6 sleeps to go...

Busy...busy....busy

In the past month at Curves I have gained 500gms but lost 19.5cms in total from my body...
Hubby is loving the new me...
I am so busy trying to fit in 3 walks, 3 gym and an extra 3 shifts a fortnight at work...During this time we have moved No1 son out and taken No2 son for driving lessons and eventual success with "P" plates.
This has resulted in a spare room inside the house and 2 cars removed from our yard.
Thanks to all your encouraging words both here and by emails.
Where would I be without my friends....