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Hey Sweety!!
You are doing soooo well, I wouldn't stress too much about the caramel slice much, chin up and keep moving forward!!
Well Mum's birthday party was a barrel of laughs!! I didnt quite make the 10kg back up mini goal but I managed 9.2kg before I headed up to Broome for the weekend!!
Got plenty of compliments which had me beaming for the rest of the night! Stay positive and you will reach goal weight before you know it!!
kc :)
 
Heya Sexee!
Thanks for dropping by - I've been AWOL lately.

Glad you had a great time at your mum's birthday - it is so great that you got compliments and that you felt so good. WELL DONE!!! Proud of you, girl.

Del - I sure did look pretty for valentine's day! Dunc told me around half a dozen times how gorgeous I am. :) And during a bit cuddle on Sunday he said 'you are getting so skinny!' - yay! He's lovely.

Diary

I don't think I will hit my goal for my birthday - one week from today. I need to lose around 2.3 kg in a week, which I haven't done since the very start. That realisation has made me feel a bit bummed out. I REALLLLLY wanted to be in the 'healthy' BMI by then.

So, I'm trying to take steps to make me feel more positive about myself and the whole thing. If I don't hit the goal, that is totally OK - I've actually already hit my original goal. It's the more difficult one that I made myself that I might not meet. I'm not going to weigh myself everyday at the moment. I know that if I don't lose, I will feel bad, and that will make me want to deviate. How strangely the mind works! Self-sabotaging...

So, I'm going to wait until Friday to weigh myself (my weekly measurement day) and then wait until my birthday. Hopefully then I will remain happy with my progress.

Sorry to be such a downer lately. I think that I'm just plateauing. Also (a bit too much info, and I don't talk to anyone at all about this) I've taken steps to reduce my anxiety meds... blah. :ack2:That was 2 weeks ago, and I know that this is the tough period. In around 3 days I'll be better :) At least I know that now!!!

Thanks for always supporting me, guys. You don't have to respond to all this - I just kinda need to get it out there.

xxxx Happy losing! :seeya:
 
Yay Joh,

As I found out -the best thing about a plateau is that it results in a bigger loss when it's over - something to look forward to!! Don't be too hard on yourself re reaching your goal by your birthday - you are so close and there isn't much more you can do but stick to the programme, sweetie.

See you at school,

love lots,

xxx Del xxx
 
Thanks Del. You're a life-saver. I'd be lost without you. :Angel_anim:

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL!!!

Ha - that makes it sound more exciting than it is...

On Sunday night I was feeling inspired, so I looked up some yoga classes around the place. There was a 'beginners intensive' course that started at 6am on Monday morning, so I signed up! The next morning, the alarm went off at 5.30 and off I headed (truly!) - it was freaking brilliant!!!

The course is only 2 weeks - Three times a week. Then you can join the normal classes. It's ashtanga (never heard of it before), which is a fluid kind of yoga where you are constantly moving and flowing. You get very tired and sweaty, but man it is good for me! Great for my body and my mind.

I'm proud of myself for my spontanaeity. :) I'd better head to bed soon. I've never been very good at early mornings!
 
Hey Joh!!
Thought I would swing past and let you know I am still keeping up with your diary!! I wouldnt stress too much about not quite making your secondary mini goal by your birthday as planned as you are doing SOOOOOO WELL!!!
Good on you for signing up for that yoga course, I know that can be a real work out! You will have nice tight buns before you know it!!
How sweet is your man, letting you know just how good you are looking!
Keep up your hardwork hun and you will within BMI in no time!!
kc :)
 
Joh- I'm sorry. I didn't read your diary yesterday & have done every other day since I knew you had one. It's hard to set target weights with Cohen's as your body will lose at it's own pace. You will get there. The longer it takes to get there the more you will learn about your body & what is good for it & what isn't. It might feel frustrating but it's all a learning thing. Take care sweety & I won't miss your diary again! xoxo Cate.
 
Joh? I'm getting worried about you! Hope all is well with you & Del. Sending you good wishes & thoughts from Tassie, xo Cate.
 
Hi Cate,

We are flat out at school - I am in a different office to Joh and probably hven't seen her for the best part of a week! It's incredible how hard teachers work -I'd never have believed it until I became a teacher.

It is Joh's birthday tomorrow so we are having morning tea -well, Joh and I will watch them eat while we sip our decaf back coffees!! I usually make cup -cakes -(my students also love them and expect them too!) but I think tomorrow I'll take a bought custard roll so I'm not tempted!!

Will be back on line soon -long weekend next weekend here -thank goodness.

Take care all,
Del xx
 
hello there my beautiful ladies! Yes, I am still alive. :) hehe you are all so sweet looking out for me.

Like Del says, it has been insane in the world of teaching. I'm hitting that point where I really need a week off to catch up with filing... I'm getting really swamped and not feeling at all in control - in many areas of my life. gr.

Anyway, THANKS CATE for the birthday wishes! I've had a really lovely day. And my weekend was just gorgeous - my man is fabulous in every way, and i realised (as I do every year) that I really do just have the mosdt incredible bunch of friends.

Del DID bring some cupcakes to work today for my birthday - she is a superstar! And my friend Georgia did the cutest thing and bought me a peach and popped a candle in it :) she is lovely. And pregnant! So exciting.

And... you may have noticed that I haven't been talking about food. I don't want to.... but.... I have been really good and making really smart decisions, but we have been out for almost every meal. I haven't weighed myself in forever. I'm avoiding it - I am petrified of being really disappointed. I'm going to wait. I don't care how long I wait for. If it's a month, then so be it.

I'm getting so much better at yoga already! It's awesome. three times a week starting at 6am. I'm a total zombie at the moment though - utterly sleep deprived - but I'm getting much stronger (physically). Also, I've made an appointment... so I can maybe try to fix some of my anxiety and depression problems... I know that, for me, it seems to be a chemical thing. I can tell you the exact moment it all started, which was just after I first got glandular fever in 2000. since then, I've struggled with chronic fatigue for four years, followed by fibromyalgia, which I still struggle to keep under control. One of the major symptoms of this is depression... blah. It just became completely out of control when my sister became really sick. So, that's just another thing I need to sort out. But little by little, I know I'm getting there.

Wow - therapy session today! :) There are probably a lot of people with the same story.

Have to run - I need to organise a levy for the Marist Netball Carnival. WHY OH WHY did I ever volunteer to organise a trip to Melbourne and Adelaide with fourteen girls from the ages of 15 - 17? insano! hehe.

P.S. Will post some birthday pics. My man insists - he says I looked the most beautiful he has ever seen me. :D
 
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Look at you girl!!:eek::eek:
STUNNING is all I have to say!!
Size 12??Cool so how many dress sizes have you dropped now?
You are doing soooo well.Whatever you doing keep on doing it!!!!
xoxoxoxoxox
 
WOW!
Joh- You look absolutely beautiful! It sounds like you are also blessed with a loving, lovely man!
xo Cate.
 
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Thanks so much girls! I'm feeling really pretty - yay! It's so nice. SEXEE - yes, a size 12!!! I'm a 12 ontop and a tight 14 on the bottom at the moment - which is really exciting! I was in a size 18 / 20 on bottoms before, and a solid size 14 on top. I've always been reasonably slender ontop... but completely out of proportion.

I hate to be a guru, but yoga is awesome! I did a head stand today!!!!!! WOAH! YES! ME! A HEAD STAND!!!! I never ever thought I'd be able to do that. I have improved so much in just two weeks. I've been going three times a week for an hour and a half each time.

So, I had almost two hours of yoga this morning. And then I just got back from my wed night volleyball. And I don't feel like the exercise was strenuous enough for me! crazy. I felt like I could play another 4 games! Such a good feeling.

xx Gotta go to bed! I have the first training session for my netball girls at 6.30 tomorrow at school. I am slowly getting used to going to sleep earlier.

xxxxxxxxx you ladies are fabulous. :grouphug:
 
I just added you to the challenge spreadsheet :), i hope you enjoyed your volleyball.
 
Thanks so much for adding me, Trusylva! Freaking awesome

Del - these ones are for you, baby!
 

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Hey forgot -first three classes of marking comes in tomorrow -just in time for the long weekend!! Going to see Cate Blanchett in War of the Roses over 2 nights at the Regal too - so a bit of balance -sigh!
 
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