Weigh in

Loss: 400g
Total Weight: 86.8kg
Total loss: 23.5kg

Thank heaven's I lost 400g as that was what I was going to have to lose before I could buy anymore clothes and I did just that last night (bought more clothes that is). Apart from the 3 new pair of casual shoes I got, I also grabbed 2 simply fabulous tops from Ballentynes......Oh oh, I'll take a photo now..........hang on.

Here they are, cool eh?








I am also at home with Adam today as he was up most of the night with a wicked temperature (38.6) but after whacking that Pamol into him it is now down to 36.8 which is much better and he keeps telling me he's all better. I'm not exactly sure what caused it but he has had a weepy eye for the last two days and a bit gunky this morning, so I'm hoping it isn't conjunctivitis AGAIN.

Here's a photo I took of the boys on the weekend at my sisters. My brother-in-law has a big red ducati motorbike and my boys (Adam especially) just LOVE motorbikes (ay Leenie?) so their Uncle took a photo of them sitting on it. Take note of Adam's face, he's in motorbike heaven......LOL

Exercise - FINALLY

It always amazes me why it takes me so long to get back into exercise because I feel so good after I've done it.

Last night I got home from work, got changed into my 'gym gear' and jumped on my bike. I did 10 minutes on the bike but it was a HARD 10 minutes and my legs were like jelly once I got off........loved it.
The boys sat on the floor next to my bike and watched and couldn't understand why I didn't have my bike helmet on....hahaha.
After my 10 minutes on the bike I got off and me and my boys got on the floor and did sit-up's, push-up's, lunges and squats and my legs are feeling it today (such a satisfying pain).

I had WW Seafood Risotto for dinner (my favourite) and a gallon of water (tick that box) and there was no picking or nibbling after dinner which is a terrible habit I have gotten into lately. I ironed instead......whoa is me, hehehe.

Weigh in tonight and I'm not 100% confident on a loss but I'm feeling heaps better and more in control and next week will definately show my efforts.

Be back tomorrow with my weigh in results......bye *waves*

Birthday weekend

Well my eldest turned 6 years old and he had a fantastic weekend.

They went 10 pin bowling, pizza for dinner, rugby with his mates and dad in the backyard, played with his remote control hummer and 4 wheeler (biggest hit), watched the fireworks (from our house) out the window, watched 2 DVD's (one was 3D...funny) and finished off with McDonald's for breakfast the following morning.

I also made him a 'soccer field' cake which he loved.

All they boys were very well behaved, full on but well behaved and Andrew and I had just as much fun with them.

Okey Dokey - photo's.









I ate really well, didn't drink all my water but felt great by the end of the weekend that I had eaten well and didn't consume a loaf of bread.
I've had my ww cereal for breakfast this morning and have sushi for lunch...mmmmmyum.

I also (finally) lugged my bike back into the house and have the hubby setting up the stepper tonight (fingers crossed). Feeling much more in control.

My Family

Well my 'plan' which consisted of 4 things has NOT gone to plan, I do have the eating under control but that's about it. Must try harder to get myself motivated, I know I go through this every couple of months so I'm not stressing about it as I know I'll get my mojo back.

Here are the family portraits I got taken a couple of weeks ago.

Aren't my boys just gorgeous!







Reece turns 6 tomorrow so I am having 2 of his friends for a 'sleepover' and there just happens to be a firework display on at the park which is 1 street away (convenient) and of course he thinks it for him.......LOL

He is at the 'cool dude' stage at the moment, notice in the photo's the spiked hair, ripped jeans and open shirt showing his singlet.

Adam just goes with the flow but did want his hair spiked after seeing his brothers.

Weigh in

GAIN: 200g
Total loss 23.1kgs
Current weight: 87.2kgs

Not good!
In the last 5 weeks I have managed to put on 400g which doesn't sound that much but when I'm trying to LOSE weight, it isn't great.

What happened to my plan? I was all gung hoe and then...........nothing.
I even bought that new stepper thing that is still sitting in the hallway waiting to be put together.

I've said it before and I'll say it again............BACK INTO IT RACHEL, STOP MUCKING AROUND.

This weeks plan:

1. Put stepper thing together tonight.
2. Get bike back inside so I will use it.
3. Get back to my points and stop guessing.
4. Stop buying clothes until you have lost the 400g you have put on (oh man....stink).

OK 4 things, I can handle that.

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Right enough about that.

I went to Farmers on my way home from work yesterday looking for a birthday card for a friend (I have no idea why I walked into Farmers for that) and managed to get a really nice 'knee high' black pants and a gorgeous black top with a black and white strippy thing over it, looks great on (I have it on today) and even Andrew said "Aren't you a bit dressed up for work" which believe me, is a MAJOR compliment coming from him....LOL.

The only thing I can't work out is branding in Farmers, I tried on 6 different tops and 2 fit me in a size 16, 1 fit me in a size 20 and 3 were a size 18......go figure!

Still haven't downloaded any photo's but I'll get to them sometime this week.

Bye bye for now.

Long Weekend - A distant memory

WOW that weekend went fast.
Had a fantastic time and the weather cooperated.
Don't have much time on here as I'm at work by myself as the other lady rang in sick (yeah right!) so its going to be a bullent point post.

* Took Adam to his first swimming lesson and he loved it and is WAY to confident.
* Had a friend and her kids around for lunch.
* Went shopping with said friend and left kids at home.
* Picked up family portraits and they are smashing (I'll take a photo soon)
* Got a new toy (Eppi something which is basically a stepper with handles)
* Got a visit from the gorgeous Leenie but she didn't ride over on Trude (much to
my kids disappointment).
* BBQ for Dinner on 3 occasions (love BBQ's).
* Visited some old neigbours who now live an hour away.
* Went shopping with hubby for some clothes for him (didn't get anything - he is so
fussy).
* Also went out for a coffee with hubby (no kids) which was a real treat.
* Helped Reece finally ride his new bike (still has to use the step to get on it).
* Took the kids around to friends house to play.
* Hubby finished building new front gates (they look fab).

- Drank too much.
- Ate WAY to much and it was the non healthly kind.
- Didn't exercise *sigh*.

So all in all I had fun, ate whatever I wanted (so gunna pay for it tonight) drank whatever I wanted and socialised to our little hearts were content - one very FABULOUS long weekend.

Be back tomorrow (hopefully) with some pictures.

Weigh in

Loss/Gain: Nope - stayed the same
Total loss: 23.3kgs
Current weight: 87.0kgs

A bit dissapointed with that but so be it.

In Paulene's Spring Challenge (6 weeks) I managed to lose 1.5kgs which is something eh?

So my day off was a total disaster, started off getting the kids off and out of the house late, then did my shopping and didn't finish that until 9.30am. After getting home with the shopping and putting the meat (only) away, off I went to meet a JP who needed to sign some papers for me which took forever. I then popped into Upper Hutt to post the said forms away and had parked next to Postie Plus (BIG mistake), was just about to walk in the door and heard a 'oy!' which was from the fabulous looking Helena who was also going in for a shop. Then popped in to the place where Reece is having his hip hop concert in December to get the tickets (I'm now totally broke, what is with that?) which cost me $70.00 for 1 adult ticket for each show (there are 4 in total) and 1 child's ticket for Adam so he can come with me on the last day.

After finally getting home at midday, I finished unpacking the groceries, put on a load of washing and took in the 2 loads that were on the line, tidied up the lounge and kitchen and then thought I'd better get onto the kids room.

Looked at the time and it was 1.30pm and I had to pick Adam up in an hour to take him to the dentist....argh!

Needless to say the boys room got a quick 'lick and a promise' rather than a 'clean out' but at least it was bareable to look at by the time I had finished with it.

Went and picked up Adam from daycare - dentist (he was a little angel) and then back up to Upper Hutt to get Reece his remote control car and a transformer for Dad to give him for his birthday *phey - wipes brow), ice cream for the little fella for being a good boy at the dentist (how ironic) and home to get dinner on.

Are you are tired reading that as I was doing it?

So I did get a few things done but not half of what I wanted, thinking I could do most of it in 1 day was mad (yes thank you chris - stop nodding your head now).
We (in Wellington NZ) have a long weekend coming up (Labour Day) so I am going to try and tackle the hallway (sanding and undercoating) in between taking Adam to swimming lessons, having Reece's mate and mother over and viewing our pixi photo's which we had taken the other week.....yeah right! Wishful thinking.

BUT what I did get done for myself last night was 4 scrapbook pages after the dishes were done, kids bathed and into bed, while neglected husband watched mindless TV.

Sore back

I spent 3+ hours on my PC last night downloading stuff for my digital scrapbooking and had an absolute ball but I can't remember the last time I spent that much time on the PC and it isn't really set up very ergonomically hence my sore back this morning........well worth it though. That stuff is so very addictive and I was telling Kate that even Andrew made the lunches last night because he knew I wasn't coming off that PC anytime soon......LOL. That NEVER happens!

I've decided to take tomorrow off work because I have heaps of 'stuff' to do at home and just never find the time to do it (no I won't get off the PC of a night....hahaha). The boys room is the most major thing that needs to be de-cluttered and while they are at school/daycare tomorrow I'm going to tackle the whole room (wardrobes/draws/toy boys).

I also wanted to get the paint (undercoat and top coat) for the hallway and get some sandpaper and get started on the wooden skirting boards and doors. I HATE HATE HATE the preparation when painting but it must be done so I'm hoping to get most of it done while there is nobody home.

I also want to get the groceries done, take Adam to the dentist (3pm) get a JP to sign some papers for me, get some items together for a Xmas raffle at Adam's daycare, look for a remote control car for Reece's birthday, pop up and visit Helena, soak and wash all the nettings in the house and look for a new BBQ table for outside but I'm guessing those things aren't going to all get done tomorrow (DUH ya think?).

I wonder if I'll fit a walk in????? Here's hoping!

Right best I get everything sorted here at work so I don't have a massive pile when I get home.

Time to spend some money

Firstly the weekend rap up:

Saturday -

Cleaned house in the morning

Went and got groceries in the afternoon
Went to a friends house for a pot luck dinner and by the way, I am the dance mat queen (some thing you attach to your playstation and dance). Ate way too much, drank even more but danced the night away on this dance mat thing.......nice!


Sunday -

Late start (with very sore head)

Visitors for a coffee

Tried to clean kids room out (draws, toys etc) but didn't get very far

Sister turned up so went shopping with her while kids stayed home with their father who was building the front gate.

While out I got the kids a cowboy outfit each and also stopped off at 'Tog Zone' (swimming bars in Upper Hutt) and got Adam signed up for swimming lessons starting next Saturday at 10am (parent assist...argh!).

Went and had coffee and toasted sandwich with sister

Plonked in front of the TV while hubby cooked dinner

Went and had bath and went to bed by 9pm.......ah bliss.

Very lazy weekend.....not good.

Anyway back to the title - time to spend some money.
Hubby and I have been talking about getting a few things down around home and we have been trying to do things as we get the money but most things we just want done NOW, especially the fences (only 1 side to go now - 50m long) so the kids can go out and play and one of us don't have to be out there with them.

So we have compiled a list and are starting to get some quote's together and when we know approx what we need, we are going to the bank to get some more money and JUST GET IT DONE! I'll be happier, hubby with be happier and we will be able to spend more time with the kids on the weekend rather than always working on something for the house. Here are the things we want done (in no particular order):

Fences/Gate - $3,000.00
Underfloor insulation - $800.00
Texture coating house/garage - $ waiting on quotes
Carpet (lounge/hall)- $ waiting on quotes
Interior Paint & undercoat (whole house) - $300.00
Exterior paint (gutters/sills etc) - $100.00
Heater (bathroom) + sparky - $150.00
Lino (bathroom & toilet) - $ waiting on quotes
New curtains (master bedroom ) - $200
New bed linen - $200.00
Front door (add glass and repaint) - $ waiting on quotes
Treadmill (I wish! - we'll see) - $2,000.00

Our house has been revalued by the council and has gone up $110,000 in 2.5 years which is brilliant apart from the extra rates we have to pay now but it really needs a spruce up.

Digital Scrapbooking

OMG your've done it now Kate, I'm addicted.

Following Kate's lead (private blogger) I have followed her instructions and started digitally scrapbooking and I am 100% addicted. I joined a site and got a free starter kit and have now created my first page. Its very basic but its a start, I have been sitting on this PC for over 2 hours while my poor husband sits in front of the TV on a Friday night by himself.......LOL

Here it is, what do you think?



Right best I go and talk to hubby before going to bed and then getting up early to start on my 2nd page.

Nite nite *yawn*

SPAM

How do I get rid of spam left in my comments?

I occasionally see when I am leaving a comment "deleted comment" but I can't find where to do that.

2 posts ago (Head in the sand) I have a massive spam comment which was also left on Lyn's latest post....grrrr

If leaving advise, please make it idiot proof as I'm not that crash hot with this blog navigating.

Weigh in

GAIN: 100g
Total loss: 23.3kgs
Current Weight: 87.0kgs

Strangely enough I'm quite pleased with this result as 2 days ago my scales were showing a 2kg gain so I think I'm quite lucky getting away with only a 100g gain.

I've got my head back in the right place and got most things sorted at home (de-cluttered, menu's sorted) so this week is going to be a pearler!

Reece has his first Hip Hop class tonight so I'm leaving work early to take him the first time (then his Pop will pick him up from school and take him).
I will make sure I get some photo's of him in his Hip Hop gear because he thinks he is such a 'dude' (which he is of course).

Weather has really packed up after a lovely day yesterday, terrential rain, flooding, cold - roll on summer I say.

Nothing else to report so I'll love ya and leave ya...........bye.

Head in the sand

Boy have I had a shocking week of eating and exercising.........I mean SHOCKING!

Got on the scales this morning and I am over 2kgs up on last weeks weight, lets see what I can reverse before tomorrow nights WW weigh in.

I'm cluttered!
I mean everything is cluttered at the moment in my life. My house is a mess and I HATE that, I'm not organised as far as planning my food and exercise and the kids stuff is everywhere around the house and I sit on the couch of a night and look at it all and it annoys me but not enough to get off my behind and do anything about it.
Hence my weight has increased because I have just eaten 'whatever' is going and everything I've made has been quick and easy (ie. sausages, chips and egg's etc) not good.

I can't work it out *shakes head*, I really don't know why I have gotten 'lazy' for a better word the last week as I was feeling so fantastic a few weeks ago *shrugs shoulders* I just can't work it out.

I'm back at work this morning and have had a 'shake' for breakfast as I wasn't organised this morning and didn't bring my yoghurt for my cereal. I have had 1.5lts of water which is good compared to my efforts of late but don't even want to think about lunch - oh I've just had an idea (lightbulb moment), I have to go and get Reece some shoes for hip hop today at lunchtime and subway is next door which means I could just get a subway and not think about it..........yep, that's what I'm gonna do.

Had a nice, if not uneventful weekend. Quite Friday night and then Saturday morning at 7am (yep 7am) I had a friends mother's funeral to go to. Headed to McD's for a coffee (trim latte) afterwards as it was the only place to get a coffee at 8.15am.
Off to Upper Hutt to get Reece's Hip Hop pants ordered and pick up hubby's jeans which he was getting altered. I then decided I had 15 minutes to kill before my hair appointment so went and spent $70 on a new pair of jeans as the only long pair I had are just too baggy now.

Hair done (just a colour and a fringe trim) and grabbed some more groceries for the BBQ in the afternoon.

Had 8 adults and 4 kids which was great and the weather even co-operated so we were able to stay outside for 80% of the time.
I ate stuff I would never usually eat (ie. apple crumble, homemade cheesecake, creamy pasta salad) for no apparent reason as I didn't enjoy the way I felt afterwards.

Drank lots of wine instead of breaking it up with some water and woke up really dehydrated the following morning.

Sunday morning and the All Blacks (Rugby team) lost their quarter final in the World Cup which put hubby in a hineous mood. Had to get family portraits taken and then hubby to golf and me and the kids just stayed at home and played with lego and Adam's Bob the Builder toys.

Kid's in bed by 5.30pm (tired fromt he night before) me in bed by 9.30pm but didn't go to sleep until 11.45pm and now feeling 'low'.

I'm hoping some retail therapy (even though it is for Reece) at lunchtime will lift my spirits.

I need a plan.......

I think I will go home tonight (nothing else planned) and get my planned menu's out and write myself out a shopping list and get the food side sorted out for the week and then do some exercises at home (ie. lunges, swats etc) and I'm sure that will make me feel better?????? Get the ironing done which I keep saying I'm going to do but then sit down and watch TV instead and clean my kitchen benches of 'clutter' as this always makes me feel better (anal I know).

Right I've got a plan so lets see me stick to it !!!!!!

Sorry for the doom and gloom post but I felt the need to vent and to let you all know why I have been slack updating this week.

Weigh in

GAIN: 100g
Total Loss: 23.4kg
Current Weight: 86.9kg

As you can proberly tell, I'm not a happy camper.
A gain??????? What is THAT about????
I THOUGHT I'd had a great week and before anyone starts telling me that its only 100 grams, I know I know it is but I need to vent and I've done that now so I'm over it.

Hubby took me out for dinner last night to 'Speights Ale House' which was absolutely devine!

I had pumpkin soup for entre' with a half loaf of bread (that I shared with hubby) and then had the Black Cherry Chicken for main which was a chicken breast stuffed with cashew nuts and cream cheese and then wrapped in bacon with a black cherry sauce....mmmmmmm yum.
I would have loved the chocolate mud cake they do which is really good with a coffee but thought better of it (plus I was full) and went home.

Went to bed and woke up 2 hours later with the most wicked reflux/heartburn and when I thought about what had caused it, I summised it must have been the pumpkin soup which I think had cream in it (cream does it to me everytime). I haven't had reflux since I was about 100kgs and I must admit I don't miss it, I managed to find a couple of quickeze tablets but it was very uncomfortable for a good 30 minutes or so.

We have a BBQ planned for this weekend and the weather is going to be horrible for the rest of the week but is suppose to clear on Saturday (fingers crossed) because we have quite a few people coming (ex Cadbury people) and we only have a little house so I want it to be nice so we can stay outside. We have opted for a lunchtime/early afternoon BBQ hoping we can stay outside. We have heaps of seafood in the freezer that Andrew's Mum and Andrew have caught (ie. crayfish, white bait and paua) that needs to be eaten (only lasts a couple of months in the freezer) so we are looking forward to that.

I'm hoping to pop into Helena's after work to see how 'Miss Gorgeous' is getting on.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to KT today as well - 24 years old!

Ho hum

Hello

Just plodding along here, haven't had anything exciting happen in my life in the last few days...........how boring!

Didn't get up to much on the weekend, went shopping with my sister and got a nice pair of shoes (yes another pair) a pair of 3/4 black pants for work and 2 tops.
Took the kids to the park to fly kites and kick rugby balls and that's about it.

I have been quite good with my food and water but not so good with my exercise (no suprise there) if only I could get it ALL together, I'd be on fire.

Still feeling really good and going shopping and managing to get clothes from shops I have NEVER stepped into before is a real buzz.

Had a pedicure on Sunday with a mate and ran into Jenny who was buying a really cool outdoor furniture set.

The boy started his new job at Tip Top Bread yesterday and he bought home the freshest loaf of bread I've EVER had in my life (bread being my downfall) and I only managed to eat 4 slices before I put it out of sight. They get 2 loaves a day to bring home of whatever flavour they like so he is going to get one white loaf for him and the boys for lunches and a nice loaf (i.e. seeded/grainy bread) or garlic bread for BBQ's.

Weigh in tonight and I'm confident of a loss which is a nice feeling. I've got 2 weeks left (after tonight) for my Spring Challenge I'm doing over on Paulene's blog and I wanted to reach 85kgs (which I thought would be EASY - NOT!) so I have 1.8kgs to go.