Guess what I did today?

Its called a BIKE JAM

It is a fun (Yeah right!) bike ride for kids aged 5 - 13 years.
My oldest did the medium course 4.9km on his own but my little fella (6 years old) had to do the short course (2.3km) with a parent - namely me!
I figured it was only 2.3km, how hard could it be???? Ummmm it was a mountain bike ride not a road ride..........I have ONLY ever ridden on the road. I think we did it in about 15 minutes but it felt like HOURS.
The before and after photo's of me (on a friends camera) won't be pretty I'm guessing but I did take a photo of the kids.
It has been raining and the course was very muddy with puddles and lots of stumps and bloody tree's etc on the course....I was quite proud of myself for doing it as I thought it was quite hard. My little fella finished in the top 5 and my oldest boy was in the middle of the pack. I was very proud of both of them as it was their first time and they did very well.






The kids also had Muftii day with all gold coin donations going to the Christchurch Earthquake appeal. You had to come in red and black.

Photo's

I didn't weigh in this morning which is more than likely a GOOD thing as we have had friends from Wellington staying for the past 5 days and we did a bit of OVER INDULGING in food and alcohol and I can feel it.

I have been thinking about it and think I might just weigh in 'officially' and record it on here maybe every month? I dunno, I'll see how I feel.

Had the camera out on the weekend, so my 6 year old son took my 'at goal' photo's (which aren't really any different from the 9 month photo's I took a couple of weeks ago). I also took some photo's of the kids making cup cakes out of Reece's new 'Kids Cookbook'.

I also want to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Jo and J who had a beautiful little girl called Jaynie.

No particular order:

Weigh in - G.O.A.L.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week: 65.9kgs
This week: 64.9kgs (Goal was 65kgs)
Loss: -1kg (-45.2kg total)

I did it, I can't believe it, I actually did it. It took me 41 weeks or 9 months and 17 days.
Not that you need proof but here it is anyway..............


I am so excited, I'm actually numb. I have NEVER in my 25+ years of dieting - EVER hit goal. I've come pretty close in the earlier years but NEVER hit goal.

I am sooooooooooooooo going shopping....hahahaha. Winter coat (and maybe a few other things) here I come.

I have also been busy baking for the Christchurch Earthquake. This kids school got a 20 foot container organised to be sent down and all the schools in the local area filled it with stuff (ie. one school did clothes, one school did blankets etc and our school did food (fresh - baked)).
I loved doing it because I felt like I wanted to do something to help but you feel so helpless. Yes I have put all the change and notes I have into collecters boxes and texted a number or name to my vodafone account to donate but it just didn't seem enough. Everyone I know loves fresh baking, so I really enjoyed doing that and thinking about all the families that are still without basic needs having some fresh baking to eat.


I also get a new car this Wednesday (well its near new - 4 years old). I am really excited because its the 'newest' car I have ever owned and it is a automatic (never owned one of those before). It is a 2007 Nissian Maxima SI Sedan and it is navy blue (I'll take a photo when I get it) and it has been a company car of a good friend of ours and when they re-new their lease's, he gets 1st option to buy it. I currently have a Toyota Camry Station Wagon which I LOVE but it is a 1997 model and it is now starting to cost us money when warrants etc are due. It also needed another radiator 2 weeks ago (2nd one in 2 years) which was pricey, so I'm hoping with this car having been a company and had all of its services etc, it should last for many years to come.

OK that's all my news for today, talk soon.

Weigh in

Last week: 66.9kgs
This week: 65.9kgs
Loss: -1.0kg (total - 44.2kgs)

OMG, OMG, OMG...................900 grams left to go until I get to goal!! I can honestly say I have NEVER, EVER, EVER been this close to goal in my life.

Feels good!

Guess what this week goal is????????????????? Yep, you guessed it.

Hit Goal weight by this time next week.

I know I can do it, I just have to GET THE JOB DONE!

I am so excited ------- can you tell? LOL.

I have just thought of something, what will my 'reward' be for getting to goal? I haven't even thought of it before as it was always 'so far away' but I reckon I should do something special to mark the occasion.
I cleared out my wardrobe yet again this morning don't actually have any winter clothes for this winter that will fit me. Maybe getting myself a winter wardrobe might be a goal (just need to win the lotto this weekend...hahaha). I would really love a stunning winter jacket, its always something I have wanted.....hmmmm will think about it.

We are going to have 3 days off at Easter (if we can get a driver, our normal guy is also having time off) so we are thinking of heading to the Wairarapa for a night and then 2 nights in Wellington. Will go and do the 'family' thing with my sisters but this time I'm not going to spend that much time with them (sounds horrible eh?), just a coffee and a chat and then off to our mates house for the remainder. My mates actually come and visit us and ring us, where I never hear from my family unless it is for a birthday or something, so I'm going to spend time with the people who I hear from and see and NOT feel like I have to 'do the right thing' (as my mother would say).........bugger em!

Right, time for a coffee..............bye...............

More Art Deco photo's

My mate Zelda came around yesterday with some more Art Deco photo's - thought I'd share them with you. We had SO MUCH FUN.

Andrew with 'Chloe' who use to be a Wainuiomata girl who became this weird sort of icon years ago........Andrew has always loved her and she was at the Art Deco weekend as she now lives in Hastings.


The BAD BAD shooters............I'm smiling because I didn't have any and I new what they were going to be feeling the next morning.


Zelda and I at night in Napier looking at all the beautiful cars


Some ladies all dressed up walking past who loved Andrew's car and wanted a photo in front of it............our Morrie is a classic (1957) not a vintage but everyone just loved it because it is very cute.


The four of us after just arriving at Mum's flat............getting ready for the evening ahead


Me posing in front of the car (hubby inside the car arriving at Zelda and Steve's