I'm back!!

Yes that's right. Back on top of the world, back on track! After a couple of very flat days I am back eating all my points and feeling great. Weigh-in tomorrow (had a sneak peak this morning so I know it is good already!!)

Have just been to a body combat class at the gym. It was kinda fun, although a bit gung-ho. I was also very unco-ordinated! Might try a RPM class or something instead. I need something fun to do as a cardio class for a bit of a change. Have PT tomorrow night and then bring on the weekend! I'm going to see if I can talk Berni & Shayne into doing the Spit to Manly walk with me – I want to see how much fitter I am since I last did it (that was 4 months ago, pre-weight loss).

Need to keep up with the excercise cause look what I have coming up over the next 3 weekends....
• Friday 1st Sept drinks with gym people
• Thursday 7th Sept, my birthday (need I say more)
• Friday 8th Sept, my "-4kg date" with Nathan
• Saturday 9th Sept, more birthday celebrations
Then the following weekend... in Melbourne from Friday night til early Monday morning. Friday will be OK cause staying at Mum and Dad's, but Saturday & Sunday at Matty's and out with work people. Look out!!!

I think I need a plan for all this. Drinks this Friday are OK - I'll only have a couple and I have the points for it. Next week however.... hmm that's hard. OK, Saturday night can be alcohol free. And as for the rest... maybe I should just move into the gym :)

Struggling a bit... but I don't know why

Firstly, my day in Melbourne was great. Lots of people commented on me losing weight which was a fantastic boost.
However, today I am feeling a little flat. I shouldn't be – I had a 1.5kg loss last week. But I am. I am tired, I don't really feel like eating but I know I have to. I need to get those energy levels up before I go to gym tonight, or I won't be lifting much at all!

Thursday's PT session was unreal. I worked really hard... I know I did because I have been very sore ever since! Couldn't even go to pump on Saturday cause it just hurt too much. Went for a run instead, which felt good.

Sometimes the road ahead just seems so long.

Going to Melbourne tomorrow!

I am very excited that I am going "home" tomorrow. At first I was disappointed cause I wasn't planning on going for a few more weeks, and was hoping to have lost a few more kilos. No-one has seen me (except for the odd web-cam appearance) since I began this mission to shed the kilos, so I was hoping for a more dramatic "reveal". But I'm over that now and just excited to be seeing everyone again. Got a meeting at work in the morning, then lunch with the Galaxy boys and then Mum and Dad are going to pick me up from work and we'll go out for dinner. A bit of a whirlwind trip, but should be fun.

Will weigh in tomorrow morning (a day early, but pre-Melbourne!). So far have lost 8.1kg. Hoping for -1.5 this week cause I have worked extra hard. Had a few wines Friday night, but stayed within my points. Have done heaps of excercise since last hot date with the scales...

Thursday 45 min walk + 1 hour PT
Friday 45 min walk
Saturday 45 min walk + 1 hour pump
Sunday 1 hour stroll then 8km hike
Monday 20 min bike + 1 hour pump
Tuesday 3 x 30 min walk

Fingers crossed....

Toronga Walk

Had a great weekend. There were a few wines to be had on Friday night, but that was offset by walking and a pump class on Saturday, and an 8km walk on Sunday. Did the 8km in 1hr 40min so was quite happy with that effort. Plenty of stairs to get the sweat going, but the views of Sydney were unreal! Ended up at a nice little park right on the beach.

My Virtual Model

Here's what I will look like in May 2007

How did I get here?

One of the very friendly people on the WW boards asked a question today that really made me think about where I am and what I am doing. Here's my response.....

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My main focus in life for the past 5 years has been my career. I loved my job and it somehow became my life. I was eating up to 3 meals a day at work (very, very long hours).

Lunch, and sometimes even dinner was whatever everyone else was having cause I didn't have time to leave the office. It usually involved takeaway, or if I didn't have time for that, vegemite on toast.

I tend to eat when I am stressed. So add in chips or chocolate every time I stopped for petrol or someone at work was sharing.

I would occasionally walk on the weekends, but apart from that there was very little excercise. It was dark when I went to work, and dark when I left.

Looking at this, it is not really surprising that I am here. Realisation hit me about 6 months ago – I had had enough. It took me another 3 months to sort myself out because it was a massive mind shift from "career, career, career" to "there is more to life than this".

I have accepted a new position at work (same company, but different location). Not really a promotion, but the pay is the same so I can deal with that! I now work a normal 40 hour week with little or no stress. I eat healthily, and with all my newfound spare time I am going to the gym and walking. I even walk to work cause I live closer.
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I think that acknowledging why I ended up so overweight is part of the healing process. Onwards and upward from here! (And I'm not going back to my old job, no matter what).
Enough of the deep and meaningful stuff xoxox

Port Douglas

Well i survived my long weekend in Port Douglas... just! I am so tired! Therese's wedding was unreal - she looked fabulous! I was a bit worried about what I was going to eat, but I think I did OK. Had chips with dinner on the last night, and a few drinks at the wedding but apart from that I was pretty good. Went for a walk every day which should help. Weigh in on Thursday will tell all!
The top pic is where the cocktails were had... middle pic is the lovely bride and me, and the bottom one is pretty obvious!

This Week's Excercise Diary

This week's gonna be hard... 4 days in Port Douglas (the things we have to do!), but seriously, I have a wedding to get though and no gym. I'm going to have to behave myself.

Monday: 45 min walk, 20 min bike, 1 hour pump class (DONE!)
Tuesday: 45 min walk, personal training 1 hour
Wednesday: 30 min walk
Thursday: 1 hour walk on the beach
Friday: 2 x 1 hour walks
Saturday: Swimming/snorkelling on the reef
Sunday: Beach cricket... Australia V the rest of the world

Wish me luck... I want to come back minus another kg!

A whole new wardrobe....

Well, it kind a feels like it anyway! I am now wearing my size 16 jeans that I haven't worn in ages.... and the dark blue ones, the ones that I love and haven't been able to fit into in OVER 12 months.... I can do them up! They're not terribly comfortable yet, but another week or two and they will have an outing on the town for sure! It is such a great feeling.

I was very well behaved this weekend. Also did a bit of exercise, although not as much as last weekend. So I thought I would have a little "preview" on the scales this morning.... -2.3kg!! Are you serious??!! I had to step on twice just to make sure. Going to be extra careful between now and Thursday to make sure that that figure stays there.

6.1kg down

This is me on the phone at work (a pretty normal occurance!). Believe it or not I am actually enjoying gym (it's all Nathan's fault). Set a new goal today.... -20kg between now and Christmas. That's in 20 weeks so have to keep working hard. Lost 1.1kg this week so definitely on track. 18.9 to go.

Starting to notice some changes...
• Have to wear a belt to hold up my work pants!
• Can fit back into my fav black pants that I haven't worn for a very long time
• My skin is clear... must be all the water I am drinking
• I walk the long way to work now.... the way that has the biggest hills
• I look forward to going to gym at the end of the day (who woulda thought??!!)

At the start...

This is me at my worst... and not very happy about it either!