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Went home and made a yummy chicken and fresh vege stir fry for dinner and then jumped on my bike for 30 minutes and went for it, jumped off (jelly legs) and drank a litre and a half of water in about 10 seconds.

Felt fantastic!

Weigh in tonight and I am just hoping to stay UNDER 90kg's for the week after my blow out on Sunday. Will let you know in the morning.

Going home to sort my wardrobe out tonight and get out all my clothes and take a heap up to Chris's on Saturday for a swapsy section hopefully. I have one of those wardrobes where I buy something really nice, wear it once and when I go to wear it again it doesn't fit.

Talk to ya tomorrow, cherrio.

Kid's birthday parties.

BAD BAD BAD day yesterday a Reece and Adam's friends birthday party, sausage rolls, savouries, cake - the list goes on. Bugger really as I had been on track all week.

Good ole MONDAY and I am back into it..........I love the routine that work gives me.

Didn't get on my bike all weekend either or any other exercise come to think of it, back on that bike tonight.

Got a phone call from my hairdresser Saturday morning while I was at Reece's soccer game asking where I was - BUGGER!!! it will now take another month to get in to see her and I wanted to look all glam and gorgeous for Chris's party this weekend....oh well.

Speaking of Chris's party, I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited, I am making mini Xmas mince pies (Wed night) which are my mother's recipe. The secret really is just add HEAPS of booze. I use either sherry or brandy but I think I'm out of both so I will have to visit the supermarket after work as I want to make them no later than Wednesday. I bought my gift a few weeks ago but I don't think it is very unisex, more girlie but I'm just hoping like crazy a girl picks it or the man who picks it will just have to give it to their lady as a present.....hahaha.

Can't decide what to drink?? Bourbon will make me last longer but give me indigestion but we all know how quickly I get sloshed on wine, oh the dilema. I'm just hoping everyone gets to see the nice sober Rachel before the pathetic loveable Rachel comes out (and then promptly falls asleep).

Cycle Girl

I managed 28 minutes on my bike last night which is a major improvement of 7 minutes only 2 weeks ago. That 28 minutes is also peddling at a good pace as well so I got off sweating and red cheeked...........lovely!

That reminds me, I really need to update my music on my MP3 player.

Had another great day with eating and water and exercise yesterday but did feel very bloated and yuk which I have no idea why but I'm glad to report that today I'm feeling great again.

A friend of ours who owns a farm bought around a sheep (yep a whole sheep) the other night and after bagging it all up etc I left out some chops for Andrew to have last night which I just marinated in some soy sauce and garlic and slow baked them.
I had a seafood risotto WW meal (my favourite) and made a huge salad for both of us (no potato's for him) and we really enjoyed it.

Salad consisted of:

Mesculin salad leaves
Iceberg lettuce leaves
Red onion
Feta Cheese (tiny bit crumbled)
Sundried tomato's
Sprinkled with sea salt and cracked black peppercorns
Lightly splashed with lemon juice

There was also nothing on TV last night (same as every other night really) so once the kids went to bed I did the bike and then scrubbed my bathroom from head to toe and got a better workout in there then I did on my bike.......hahahaha.

Got to bed at 9.30pm and woke up feeling fantastic this morning, jumped on the scales (daily weigher) and it read 89.9kgs....WTF???? I was 89.4kg on Tuesday *shrug* but as I am a daily weigher I know how the numbers can be totally wrong 5 out of 7 days, so I am just going to carry on my merry way and see what next Tuesday brings.

I love it when I am doing all the right things and feel great.

Sunny days

Its such a nice sunny day today that I feel like I should be out in it rather than sitting behind a desk feeling unmotivated (about work) and having everything pile up.

Went to the doctors with hubby last night and she was telling him he has to change his diet and start eating more fruit and vegetables and less carbs (he's such a meat and mashed potato man) and exercise more to which I said (I just couldn't help myself) "You can start eating what I do dear and go for a walk with me"....hehehe god I'm a bitch but I couldn't let that opportunity get away. I always offer him what I am eating and he usually refuses and instead of going for my stir fry, goes for chops and mashed potato with peas and corn (or something boring like that) but not anymore....LOL.

Right Doctor story finished.

I am feeling bloated and yuck today for some reason. I have drank 2.5 litres of water so far (2.05pm) and had my usual WW cereal for breakfast, 1 coffee and a corned beef and salad sandwhich for lunch plus 1 banana but feel blar....

Ummmmmmm what else.........dunno.
I'm just avoiding work because I'm really not in the mood but since I don't have anything to say, I think I'll go read some blogs...*waves*

Weigh in

Lost: 2.6kgs (Biggest loss ever)
Total loss: 20.6kgs (20kg loss major goal hit) = Reward
Current weight: 89.4kgs (80's girl goal hit) = Reward

Well well well isn't THAT something?

Yeah yeah I know I threw up for a 24 hour period over the week that has taken a big chunk of that but 'come on' surely my water, food and exercise has got to have had some effect.....hehehehe. I am SO happy that I hit 2 major goals in one week.

I am rewarding my efforts with an overdue eyebrow waxing and a new face and eye cream and I may throw in a lipstick for good measure.

I'm sure I had other interesting thing to share with you but I just can't think of them right now.

Back to normal

All better now.......thank god.

Andrew has now got the bug and is in bed for the day, so his theory of sleeping on the couch while I was sick (more like so he could watch the golf all night) didn't work.

So the kids and I are back in form and hubby should be OK this time tomorrow, the world will come to an end before then I'm sure just because he is sick *wink*.

I have been really good with my steps and have hit 4000 by lunchtime today which is great considering I have a desk job and I got on the exercise bike again last night.

ThingsI have made an effort NOT to do this week is eat hot chips for lunch (I don't buy them but my friends do and I always pick) and no lollies (we have to stop at the gatehouse on our way back to work and the guard always has a full lolly jar) so this has got to help with my daily points and I'm not so sluggish after lunch (go figure!).

I have kept active and I can honestly say I don't think I have watched any TV this week apart from the bits and pieces of the news.

Overall I am feeling positive and have had quite a few compliments this week for some reason (losing 2.4kgs in one day with illness had to help....hahaha) which always keeps me focussed.

I am also seeing the effects of my efforts rub off on the kids in particular. If I am not watching TV and doing something else, they tend to do the same thing and instead of turning the TV on at all they will play with their lego or ride their bikes (weather permitting) so the whole family is feeling more active.

Tonight is weigh in and I don't have anything organised for dinner (I always eat dinner after I get back from weigh in - surprise, surprise!) and since hubby isn't going to feel like anything I thought I would treat me and the kids and have some takeaways (ie. McD's for the kids and subway for me) which will be nice and easy.

Be back in the morning with my weigh in results - I'm thinking it will be a big one with all the above factors (fingers crossed).

The easiest way to lose weight

DON'T EAT and either throw or poo everything else out.

Yep I got that horrid vomitting/diahorrea bug off the kids after having Friday off work with Reece (Adam had it Wednesday). Luckily the kids didn't get it half as bad as me and only really had the vomitting and slept all day but me.....WHOA I have never spent so much time in our toilet in one day.

I weighed myself in the morning about 7am (as I usually do) and I was 91.3kgs and I then re-weighed myself at 7pm and I was 88.9kgs - 2.4kg's in 12 hours!!

I got a phone call later in the day to say the other lady wouldn't be at work this week so I had to drag myself in here this morning which was a major effort.
I had 2 pieces of toast yesterday morning (which came straight back up) and still haven't eaten anything and it is now Monday afternoon. I am finding it really hard to even keep liquids down but just had to have a coffee about an hour ago and so far so good.

Anyway, I know as soon as I start eating the weight will go back on but boy it actually felt good to see an 8 come up rather than a 9 last night on the scales....sick eh?

So needless to say, I haven't gotten much done since last Wednesday with two sick little boys and one sick Mummy. I have tried to keep my water and food on track (apart from yesterday and today) and got on my bike twice. The highest day for my steps (8,496) was actually on Friday (I think) one of my days off which just goes to show I do heaps more running around at home than I do here at work.

I haven't caught up with anyone's blogs or commented so sorry about that but I will get to them soon hopefully. With the other lady here at work off for a minimum of a week, I'm going to be flat tack so may not comment as often.

Be back with weigh in results on Wednesday.

Photos & Weigh in

G'day there, I'm back at work after a day off with Adam (vomitting, runs etc) but he is all honky dory now (24 hour bug).

Having a day off I finally got my camera downloaded so I will put some photo's up that are a few weeks old but never mind.

My 37th birthday cake that the kids decorated and helped make:



Andrew and I going out for dinner. Gotta admit I still hate photo's of myself because I was feeling gorgeous and 'slim' this night and nearly gagged when I seen the photo..........yeah yeah I know but that was my reaction, might be one of the reasons I'm back on track with gusto.




The boys playing with their Dad. I remember my Dad doing this to me when I was little.





I love this photo. My Mum sent the boys some books on Australian animals but didn't think to look inside before sending them and one of them had this lovely photo (sorry about the flash) of an eagle eating a dead kangaroo......LOL. The boys got such a fright when they seen the photo and now don't want to ever open that book again.




And last but not least - my bike which is all set up in the spare room but I must work on my time, last night I only managed 7 minutes!




Eating and water has been awesome and steps really need to improve as I haven't hit 6000 yet and when I was all suped up last time I was averaging 8500 on a bad day.

I went to weigh in on Tuesday night and:

GAIN: 900g
Total loss: 18.3kg
Current weight: 92.0kg

BUT

I am 100% sure I will have a good loss and lose at least the 900g I put on as I feel great and am doing the right things.

Near perfection

Had a great day yesterday.

Steps: 5309 (really bad but gives me a starting point)
Took my multi-vitamin
Food: 100%
Water: 100%
Excercise: No bike (didn't get it inside but aiming for tonight)

So I was quite pleased with my efforts even if they weren't perfect.

Things to work on today:
1. Increasing those steps
2. Lunch time walk (its not suppose to rain - fingers crossed I won't melt)
3. Get back to planned weekly meals (I don't know why I stopped this as it was working)
4. Water, water, water! (On my 2nd bottle and peeing like a trooper)

I have weigh in tonight which I am going to even though I have put on, I need to be accountable and front up. I am also still going to give myself a mini reward at the end of each week if I have stuck to my guns (ie. lipstick etc). I also still have my more major rewards for when I hit those bigger milestones.

My mind is in the right space at the moment and I am going to try everything in my power to keep it there.

Slipping

Sat down yesterday morning after getting up, going to the loo and jumping on the scales and being 1.8kgs heavier than my last weigh in (nearly 2 weeks ago) and thought about what I'm doing with myself to be putting weight back on.

I realised that nearly on a weekly basis, something is slipping. I thought back to when I started this weightloss (again) in August 2006 and what I was doing then to do so well. I was wearing my pedometer, walking heaps, counting points, taking my vitamins, drinking water and in general just being more active (especially of a night).
I am not doing ANY of these at the moment, OK I am drinking water but not nearly as much as I was a few months ago but that's it.

So today (gotta love Monday's) I put on my new pedometer I got for my birthday over a week ago, got my points books back out (not guessing), took my multi-vitamin and filled up my water bottle first thing this morning and last night I got organised (something I love being) and got the kids, dinner, lunches etc done nice and early.

The only thing I have to still work on is my exercise which I am hoping to get sorted tonight when I ask hubby to bring in my exercise bike (set up on that thing so I can use it when stationary) into the spare room as I just don't get the opportunity to exercise on my own with Andrew's work committments and the kids at the moment but if I have it at home (inside), I WILL FIT IT IN, even if it is at 11 o'clock at night once everyone is in bed.

Right, got that off my chest and I feel much better now.

Friday night was a blast and myself and the hostess got blastered while our other 2 mates were driving so they were unfortunately enough to listen to us blabbering on (at least that's how I remember it).....LOL.

Woke up with the worse hangover I've ever had (seriously) and I'm sure I only had 1 cocktail and about 1.5 bottles of wine. Thru a few panadol down my throat and then chucked the kids in the car and off we went for the day (shopping and visiting friends). Got home and had leftovers for dinner and Andrew and the boys went to bed early so I stayed up until after midnight watching 'Superhomes' on Sky TV and drinking coffee and just enjoying the peace and quiet and being on my own............bliss!

Sunday was another day to get the boys out of the house (haircuts, new shoes/clothes for the new school term) while hubby did his paperwork (poor bugger has moutains of it) and set up the spare room as an office. The kids had a TV and DVD player (in the spare room) as well as their games and stuff, so we moved that into their bedroom and even though it was wonderful having them both in bed by 7pm watching their own TV, we will definately have to watch that as I don't want them in their room constantly watching TV and not being with us.
After the a lovely roast dinner I kicked into action with my getting organised (as mentioned above) and then managed to crawl into bed about 10pm.

I love weekends with my family, even though I wanted a quiet weekend it really wasn't too bad as I was out and about but it was with the kids and they are getting really well behaved in public......hahahaha.

I have a photo post coming but it has been too cold to go into the spare room and download my photo's........soft I know - haha.

Time with the girls

Tonight I'm having 'drinkies' with some very good female friends and I am SO looking forward to it.

We are going to one of their houses and starting with drink's and a few nibbles and then we will decide if we go up to the Cossie Club or another pub in town or if its too cold we will stay there in front of the fire. Being such Nanna's I'm guessing we will stay in front of the fire which sounds good to me.

I don't have any plans for the weekend so far which is great.
Work this week has been really hectic so I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

I had a sneek peek at my scales this morning and they aren't being very nice with the numbers that appeared so I am burying my head in the sand. I am feeling very bloated and 'fat' at the moment and feel I need some decent healthly food and exercise to get me back to feeling fabulous.

I will put some effort into this weekends cooking and exercise and see how I feel on Monday.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend *waves* bye.

No weigh in last night.
No real excuse besides I was really tired and cold and didn't want to go out.

Work moan to follow:
The other lady who works with me has been off all of this week and I've just heard this morning that she may be back next Tuesday.........WTF???

The job I do is enough for nearly 2 people and now I'm having to do her job as well (some stuff just can't be left) and my boss just comes up (weak as piss) and asks if I'm OK to which I say "Well I have to be don't I?", hence the quick escape he made a few seconds after that.

I don't mind being busy because my normal day to day stuff is really busy and I don't even mind having to do her job for a day or two but anything more is just too much. She is in her late 50's and just wants to finish work and reckons she can convince her hubby to let her stop if she keeps getting sick (she has said so in so many words) but I am the one suffering as our company has said we can't get anyone else in because of 'head count', I hate that excuse 'head count'. I mean if you don't have enough people to do the job, you don't have enough people!!

Right, rant over. I'd better get back to work seeing as I am going to be here quite late tonight.

P.S. The little fella is all better (fingers crossed) and I am feeling 100% again. I'm drinking my water and feeling great.

Brrrrrrrrrrr

0.5 degree's when I left for work this morning, took me ages to defrost the car enough to drive it. I had on 6 layers of clothes........really, its THAT cold!

I had a lovely birthday (thanks for all your birthday wishes) that started with me sleeping in to 9am and then having a lovely cooked breakfast (omlette) and then Andrew and Reece taking off for a few hours (bliss!) which just left me and the little fella (who was a wee angel all day).
I ended up baking my own birthday cake with Adam and we iced it with pink icing and sprinkles (I do have pictures but haven't downloaded them yet).

My Dad babysat that night and Andrew and I went to The Cobar Restaurant and it was TO DIE FOR. Let me tell you what I had:

Bread and oils to start with (1 small bread roll)
Pumpkin and kumera soup for entree
Toasted almond, bean and mushroom risotto for main (this was devine)
Shared cheese board for dessert (I ate most of the fruit and 2 crackers with cheese)

Oh and a bottle of wine.....hehehehe

I felt I did really well with my choices and I enjoyed every mouthful.

Got home and let Dad go back to his place and then the little fella came out grizling and I took his temperature and it was 39.4.......wow poor little thing.
Got the pamol into him and sponged him down with a cool face washer which helped and then he slept with me. Unfortunately his temperature is still up and he has a runny nose and generally just miserable. Since I had time off last week for myself and time off with him the week before, it was Andrew's turn to stay home with him and Reece (who is still on school holiday's) and after a phone call from Andrew, I was told all is well and he is snuggled up on the couch with the fire going.
Boy that kid has had a hard time of it this winter.

Oh yeah, I also had my sister and brother-in-law for lunch on Sunday and I made roasted pumpkin and kumera salad with walnuts, red onions and a citris dressing plus chicken, camember (sp?) and mango chutney panini's with another feta, kiwi fruit salad............YUMMO my mouth is watering just thinking about it. She also bought homemade banana piklets with jam and cream (which I passed on) that went down a treat with the kids.

All in all a good weekend.

Birthday Girl...........

Yep on Saturday I turn 37 years old.
I'm celebrating by staying in bed Saturday morning while Andrew and the boys bake me a birthday cake and then spending the day with my family (hopefully going out weather permitting) and then Saturday night Andrew and I are going out to one of my favourite restaurants - The Cobar in Eastbourne.

Sunday I'm having my eldest sister and her hubby for lunch (to give me my pressie..hee hee) as I wanted Saturday just for us and the kids. I'm trying to think of something light and healthy for lunch that is different as sissy and her hubby have both been on Jenny Craig and are still eating really well. Any idea?

So I'm still banking on a quiet weekend, which will be lovely.

I thought I'd also mention that I'm feeling amazing! The last couple of days I have felt really good and I think it is because I have been drinking my water, getting more organised of a night (housework, lunches etc) and I have been more active and taken on something that Lee-anne said which was to wear clothes that are a bit snug which is giving me the incentive to have them NOT SNUG the next time I wear them and I think its working.

I have on my size 14 jeans (just had to say size 14 again *squeal*), which will be worn through soon, as it is winter and they are 3/4 jeans but I am wearing them to death. I also put on a really nice t-shirt with pretty light and dark pink embroided flowers on it that I got off my sister about a year ago and haven't been able to wear as it is a size XL (yep, only 1 X) and was too tight BUT when I put it on yesterday it practically fits (just a bit snug around my hips) enough so that I wore it to work today for 'casual Friday' and have had several compliments.....YAY.

So I look kinda weird as it is a cold and rainy day in Wellington today but here I am with 3/4 jeans on and a t-shirt with pretty pink flowers.........LMAO.
I don't care, as long as I feel good (and I do) that's all that matters.

Weigh in

Lost: 1.5kgs
Total loss: 19.2kgs
Current weight: 91.1kgs

See its not so bad being sick when you can register a 1.5kgs loss..........LOL

Being sick for a couple of days did help with this weeks weight loss but I'm taking it! I only have 3 days left until my birthday and hitting the 80's (my birthday challenge) isn't going to happen but I'm happy I got close. My next mini challenge is to get to the 80's in time for Chris H's Midyear Christmas party (4 weeks) :)

I have been very slack with exercise, even hydro which I love but with one thing and another (sick me, sick kids, bloody freezing etc) I have opted to go home of an evening and snuggle up in front of the fire.

I'm happy to say that for the first time in about 2 months, everyone in my house is fit and well (touch wood) and the dredged cold and flu has moved on.

As I was saying in an earlier post, I want a nice quiet weekend and so far the only thing I have planned is dinner out with hubby for my birthday and making my birthday cake with the kids on Saturday morning.

WOW this post is all over the place, I should have put bullet points in.

Okey Dokey this little vegemite has to get back to work so I will catch you all later....bye

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Photo's

Quick catchup as its the end of the day and I'm off home.

Friday - Sick, stayed home

Saturday - A bit better so I went off to Otaki for our brunch and LOVED seeing the girls and catching up (picture = me, Helena, Jenny sitting and Baby Rachel and Karen, Anne and Janene and Jorja standing). Then Helena and I just HAD to go to the Bendon Outlet store but unfortunately didn't find anything and then tried Coastlands shopping mall but again didn't find anything. Got home and Adam was grissly with a sore ear, so I dosed him with Pamol and he went off happy to play with Reece and his mate (who we had for the night for a sleepover).
Made the cake and nearly got divorsed - enough said!

Sunday - Adam's 3rd birthday party at McDonald's and he had a ball. I told everyone he loved trucks and books so he ended up with about 9 trucks and 8 or 10 books - YAY.
Dropped him off home and took off with a girlfriend and her daughters for a quick bite of lunch and shopping.
Got home, made dinner, put kids to bed..........had a mini breakdown, cleaned the tip I call my house and went to bed.

Monday - back at work

Photo's in no particular order.