Miche

mbelle

mbelle

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Hi everyone,
Am brand new to the forum, I was hoping that somewhere I would be able to off-load and support others, along the way.

Well, I'm afraid, am a self confessed cot case when it comes to being healthy!
Lets see - just how far back do I go?

My mum and most of my relatives are morbidly obese, so have always grown up with fears and with food!
I've been to Weight Watchers, counted calories, OA, Atkins, I have had stomach band surgery even - and have discovered that while I can't eat the quantity - I certainly can still eat a lot and yes put on weight (haven't had the scary saline injections and I think its stretched..) Recently, I tried diet pills - duromine - phentermine - plus Slimmm herbal fat busters.....

My latest thing is now - a bit of a combo, most of the time NO diet pills - or crutches - as I've heard someone refer to them as....
and I am on the Kate Morgan Weight loss programme:
they do a free weekly weigh in - which I loved the sound of!

Anyway, its kind of a meal replacement thing for breakfast and lunch, then low GI, high protein kind of dinner. Its much gentler than the old Atkins... aims for 100g Carbs per day (I think).

So - it means I can also buy a variety of supermarket available bars and shakes, as well, so that the cost is less too.

I try to walk for about 1/2 hour to an hour everyday, plus be active.

I feel inspired by the Julie/ Julia movie and so my goal is to post daily for my first 30 days.... I think I talk too much - lots of emotions and crazy thoughts etc...

I lost weight - went down to 70kg about a year and a half ago - by utilising diet pills and healthy eating approach. I have always tried to space out the diet pills - alternative day / one every few weeks - IF I am really really having a challenging day!
Anyway, I started to put back on - and when I weighed in (almost 2 weeks ago) I was 91.6kg! Am only 5' 3"!!!!

Anyway, in my first week, I lost 4.3kg - yeah I know most of that was probably water... but anyway a loss is a loss and I gotta say I was fed up with being fed up and am definately in Nike mode: just do it!

Today is my Day 13 of actually CARING about what I eat and having the courage to get off my back side and actually give life a go!

Sorry for going on so much!
Am sure there'll be other days when I won't go on so much,
(but don't count on it, lol)
this is my was of coping, I'm afraid!

All the best to everyone, I look forward to finding my way around the forum and getting to know you! Have an awesome day, michele
 
Dear moderators at wlf,

Could you please help me - am brand new and clueless....
I couldn't manage to paste in a ticker into my signature, grrr
 
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good for u for posting here and wanting to stick to it and help others.

hey i saw that julia/julia movie too. i liked it, it was cute but how come they had to diss old julia like that at the end, where she supposedly commented that julia didnt take cooking seriously or something. the lady was like 90 she prolly didnt even know what a blog is or what she was saying. made her sound kinda like an old bitter crank when they should have left it alone imo.

well i got to go. ur diet sound tough but good and healthy. good luck.
 
Hey thanks Jaeo and Jond,

Dare I ask - how do I get one of those ticker things? Nice to hear from you!

yeah I enjoyed the movie - am a bit of a Meryll Streep fan! Yeah i know what you mean, I thought anyone who would do that would have to be a real fan! I don't understand though, how could someone make money from a blog??? (As you can tell I don't know the background).

Anyway, another day, better fly, see you soon, m
 
hey. good start to your diet and keeping up the exercise too (thats my weak point).
i'm also new, so i still have a way to go but i think keeping with the forum and getting support from people on here helps so much.
goodluck.

and also to get a ticker go to:

follow their instructions and paste the code in your signature.

-hannah
 
Can't seem to paste it back in to the signature part, drat... oh well
Its my day 14, weigh day.... gotta get used to standing on the scales every week, I think that would be good for me.

Felt more inspired about exercising when I read that someone was running in snow!
Don't have any of that here...
 
Day 15 for me, lost 1.4kg last week, whoops I mean 3 pounds, so am feeling pretty good. Must be on my guard a bit more than usual today - I find high and low emotions a bit difficult to adjust too still.
My eldest son is off to the middle east for 3 and a 1/2 months... so its breakfast with the husband and son this morning then I'll take him to the airport...... keep it together, keep it together.....

Have a good one everyone, thanks for being here, michele :)))
 
Thanks everyone!

Yeah I returned from the airport, feeling a bit empty. Certainly not hungry but knowing myself well enough to understand that I need to keep busy, so I been spending a bit of time hanging out at the forum.

Its really great - for getting me out of my own circling thoughts.... so thanks everyone for keeping in touch, I appreciate it! :)
 
Hey, my Day 16.... am in a black mood, but we gotta take the good with the bad. So far have stayed true to my committment for healthy eating, so never mind about the feelings! They'll come and go.

Have an awesome day everyone, all the best in your efforts! :)
 
Good morning, back again, on my Day 17, feeling good, looking forward to the weekend off! Feeling pretty thankful at the moment. Glad to be here.

Well maybe success does breed success - this doesn't feel too hard or difficult today.

Have a cool day everyone.
 
Morning my day 18 today, am feeling good. Yessterday I did an extra bit of walking - about 2 hours all together (I normally do about 1/2 hour to 1 hour everyday). No walking today but just mowed the lawns - still sweating - so for me - that's a bit of a work out!

Had a protein bar for breakfast, an apple for morning tea, and heaps of salad with hummus and protein for lunch. Some days feel pretty easy. I must say though that I really like 3 meals plus 2 snacks during the day - with no eating after dinner.

It seems like a workable healthy routine for me.

Have a cool day everyone, see you later :)
 
i think thats a good meal plan with 3 meals and 2 snack nothing after dinner. not so hard that u can keep it up but tough enough to work, especially as healthy as u are eating. nice job!

glad u are having a good day. good luck next weigh in! man it will be nice to get all this weight off but we didnt put it on in a few weeks so it is what it is.
 
Thanks Jond, nice of you to visit, am still finding it hard to find my way around everywhere!

Its my Day 19 and has felt quite hard today - been clock watching. I was obviously hungry tonight - couldn't eat all my chicken and salad - that I piled on the plate!!!!!

Feel better now - yeah - it won't all come off in a few weeks - like I'd like. Still - I've been overweight for a good 10-20 years now - to varying degrees, and its NOT going to take ten years to come off!

This morning, my heart sank, I stood on the scales (duuhhhh) and it looked like I put 1 kg (approx 2 pounds) on? Surely NOT!!!! Man, I went for my jog/ walk a bit despondent but anyway am due to weigh in 2 days, and hopefully - my scales this morning are way off! lol


Whatever the result - I just have to keep going!
 
yeah prolly wasnt a good idea to get on scale a few days early. especially woman, weight can fluctuate. dont let it get u down although if i did the same it would upset me too. actually i think i would do the same as u, go out and exercise hard.

my girlfriend has had food and weight issues for a while, i know its though (i am more of a drunk who is sober now). she is mad (not really mad but you know what i mean) that i can lose it fast but i am proud of her that she has dropped 6 lbs in a month. that's a good %. i just hope she sticks with it.
 
My Day 20 Hey Jond -
Its great that you can do this together - it makes a difference!

Hey, am probably not going to post for 3 days. Got a family crisis - very emotional - been a bit of a whirlwind today - but the food side been good! Plus I was sooooo angry this morning that I stomped around the neighbourhood for 1 1/2 hours. I ended up a bit tired and still angry!

Anyway, I'm flying to (Western) Samoa tomorrow (my Wed) (should just have time to weigh in - gotta get the priorities right, hehe) - will be back in NZ on Saturday.

So, I don't think I'll have internet connection, while away. Oh boy, I hope I can hold it together food and exercise wise.... I don't like being away from the other half!
But I committ to filling out my food records on my laptop - can't leave home without that, haha!

Anyway, no excuses, RIGHT! Gotta be staunch and just face LIFE!!!!

Will look in on ya'll though, once I'm back!
 
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Anyway, I'm flying to (Western) Samoa tomorrow (my Wed) (should just have time to weigh in - gotta get the priorities right, hehe) - will be back in NZ on Saturday.

So, I don't think I'll have internet connection, while away. Oh boy, I hope I can hold it together food and exercise wise.... I don't like being away from the other half!
But I committ to filling out my food records on my laptop - can't leave home without that, haha!

Anyway, no excuses, RIGHT! Gotta be staunch and just face LIFE!!!!
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hey. hope everything sorts itself out with your family. going away is always hard when your trying to stick to healthy food and exercise, but with the progress you've made already, im sure it will be a breeze for you!!

-hannah.
 
Hey Hannah,

thank you very much for your encouragement! Am currently at the airport, awaiting boarding....

I lost 900g - 2 pounds this week, so I'm really thrilled! I had been looking in the mirror seeing all the bumps and deciding that I'd put on weight! Now I know that my eyes can be wrong and I just have to keep going, no matter what.

I don't want to offend any of the family here - by not just eating whatever I am served up - but I will try to give it a go, otherwise - try to choose as healthy as possible!

Look forward to checking in with everyone again soon! This my 21st day - yipeeeeee - 3 weeks of feeling healthier about food!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day! michele
 
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