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LJ - you were right, the weight only lasted a couple of days. Phew! It's amazing how some foods just lure us in.

Oaks - Unfortunately no, the 'hotel' was actually more like a tiny transportable with bunk beds.. I would have been more comfortable sleeping on a rock I think.

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I'm back! Yippee!
The trip was great - I *love* Melbourne, the people are awesome, the shopping is fantastic, it's all just so wonderful. The horse event was a huge success, and everyone came home happy. Unfortunately I was sick for most of the trip, stomach issues on the way there, then I had one cider (as a celebration drink) before boarding which gave me hell on the flight home. While I was there I felt off too, but that's ok. I tried new foods, and attempted to eat as healthy as possible, but I wont lie, alcohol made it into my system, along with some naughty treats. I don't drink a lot, so one drink was enough for me, and I did have a very, very nice fresh pineapple margarita, one glass of wine, and the cider I mentioned over 8 days. That's the most I've had to drink all year!
Luckily there were fresh food selections, I had foods like grilled Mexican chicken (non spicy) with salad, bbq lamb and salad, baked potato with salad (lots of salad!!).. very yum!

I failed at my attempt to do any exercise in the cabin for 2 reasons .. 1. I was sharing a bunk, and 2. I literally had no time. It was wake, dress, walk 10 mins to the cab spot, work for 11 hours, eat, sleep. We did get a TONNE of walking in, and I stressed that I was going to put on weight, but was happy to find out that I didn't! Woohoo! I even lost 1kg a few days after returning, so I am now down 7kg in total.

This week hasn't been great for food or exercise.. I had my first take away burger from Hungry Jacks in over a month, and it was disgusting. What was I thinking??? I also had a coke with it, which both reminded me why I don't eat that crap any more - it's nasty. So with that reminder I'm eating better the past day, getting back into the walking routine has been difficult with the wild storms we've been having, so I've only walked once since returning home, but managed to keep it at a 7kg loss.

I am a push over. A real push over. Last year I quit hospitality and swore I'd never go back, yet some how I have been roped into waitressing a function tonight with my sister at a place I've never been, and people I've never met .... how did that happen? I am weak. I should have said no, but with Christmas coming up I could really use the cash. It's just a once off job, so hopefully my back wont suffer too much (one of the reasons I quit).. but working with my sister?? I tried that a couple of times in the past, we don't work well together. My level of service is very different to hers.. I am *hoping* that I am on the floor and she's behind the bar.. or it may get a little tense. I hope my uniform still fits .... didn't think of that!
 
Welcome back! Sorry about the Hungry Jack attack (courtesy of ESPN3's occasional airing of Aussie Rules Football, I know that's Burger King, and I agree about the disgustingness).
 
I hope the catering event went better than expected! That amount of alcohol over 8 days would be a total win for me, haha. Sorry to hear you weren't feeling too well, traveling under those circumstances is the worst.
 
Thanks LJ! I will not eat that nasty 'food' again. Hehe are you a footy fan? I know I should be.. but men running around in short shorts playing the longest game of fetch doesn't really appeal to me :p

Thanks Oaks - it was actually really good fun! I was sore for 2 days after the work, but it was ok. The people were (mostly) nice, and it was very full on. Hehe I am sworn off alcohol until Christmas where I may make mango margaritas - they were too yummy!

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PCOS has been giving me hell again.. making me sick, bloated, and the usual string of problems. I think I'm over it now, hopefully it was just stress. I was feeling better until I had the junk food, and that's really thrown my body off balance. Some how "Hobnobs" (English chocolate 'digestive' type biccy) made their way into my diet this week... where did my self control go? Come on Bean, we can do this!!

Holding off the 7kgs, but I want to hit 10 kgs now. That's my goal before Christmas - I can.. no, I WILL do this. I've been so slack with my walks due to my work being all over the shop.. that will need to change. Back to eating better, starting now. Since I got back I haven't wanted breakfast, so I will have to get back into the swing of that as well .. perhaps that's why I am snacking on crappy foods?

I am dead keen to lose more weight - I am getting comments that my face is looking better, and I can feel my stomach wasn't as pudgy. I'm back to being bloated again thanks to my silliness of eating the crappy foods..but I will stop that.

Scored some giant mangoes for 99c each! YUM! Need to get some more strawberries, and then I can kiss the sugary junk goodbye again.

I can do this ...
 
Mmm, hobnobs. Lovely little things. Can never just have one!

Love your motivated, BB ^_^ Glad your trip was fun, minus the sickyness!
 
Hey BB, not a fan, it's just one of those things I've come across while channel surfing and stopped to watch a while and say "Wait, what just happened there???" Then again, I ask that when watching American football, too.

Good focus goals for the rest of the month, you can do it!
 
Yep, you're right, you CAN do this! Fresh strawberries will be great, just be strong for a little bit and hopefully you'll stop wanting that junk food before too long.
 
Hi BlueBean, Just wondering how you're going. Hope you're enjoying the Summer fruits that are just starting to appear. Thank you for repping me a while ago xo Cate
 
Good morning all.
Sulking back in after a fair bit of a break. Things got wild here between work, study, family events etc.. Somehow I found myself in a whirlwind of craziness.

I am back up to 109kgs. Boohoo! Ever since I came back from my trip I haven't been able to get back into the swing of things. I decided to give myself until Christmas, and once that was over to get back on track. Which starts today.
My wonderful Grandma gave me a vivofit for Christmas, so I am really excited to use the heart rate monitor to find out how hard the ol' ticker is working during workouts. And my beautiful mummy gave me a gift voucher for a local sporting shop, and I am very keen to look at a boxing bag of some sort.

My eating went to poop. Chocolates, take away and other nasty food that I felt my body hating me for entered back into my life. I knew it was wrong but was too lazy to do anything to change it. My mum has decided to give up smoking in the new year, so I am going to lose aim to kick my butt back into gear and get to my goal of 75kg.

B: Mango
L: left over salad with turkey
D: not sure yet
E: will take the dog for a walk tonight when it's cooled down.

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Glad you're back Bluebean, raring to go. You can do this. We can do this! 2015 is going to be a year to get on track & stay on track & set ourselves up for life. None of these short-term fixes, no falling off the wagon...life! I'm going back on My Fitness Pal on the 1st of January & my aim is to lose 5gs in 2015 & keep it off. The amount of weight you want to lose is what I lost in 2007. You can do it sweetie. If I could, anyone could xo Cate
 
I am loving your enthusiasm and support Cate!! :) I can feel the excitement through the words :)
Would you like to be my friend on MFP? Keep eachother in check?

You're right - 2015 is the year of change - we can and we WILL do this. 2014 was an extremely difficult year, with more downs than ups. I am determined to own 2015 and make up for this year. I will lose the weight. I will be happy with my body. And I will stop shoveling bad food into my body.
 
I got a Vivosmart for Christmas!! I like it so far. The move bar has already got me up and active a few times. The holidays are tough, we all know that. But you're back before the new year, so that's a great start. Let's do this, 2015 is going to be fantastic for all of us!!
 
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I am loving your enthusiasm and support Cate!! :) I can feel the excitement through the words :)
Would you like to be my friend on MFP? Keep eachother in check?

You're right - 2015 is the year of change - we can and we WILL do this. 2014 was an extremely difficult year, with more downs than ups. I am determined to own 2015 and make up for this year. I will lose the weight. I will be happy with my body. And I will stop shoveling bad food into my body.
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For sure, BlueBean- I'm CateAussie on MFP. Jan 1st I'll be back & logging. 2014- history!
 
Nice one, Oaks!! I am really enjoying my vivo - I find it interesting tracking my steps and sleep. I like that it can be linked to MFP too. The movement bar is also helpful. The vivismart looks amazing!! I'd love it if mine auto-sync'd.

Awesome Cate - I will add you :) I will start logging again as of next year as well :)

Sunflower - it's a type of watch you wear, takes your heart rate, steps, calories, etc.. you can tie it in with MFP, track your sleep etc.. pretty nifty little things :) I love mine, I can change the colour of it too!

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Anybody dealt with sciatica pain? The past two weeks has gone from nothing to slowly gotting worse, to the point where I've been advised by my Dr to cut back on my work :( Also means no boxing (boo!), twisting, lifting, or awkward movements, horse riding etc.. including advising me against a job I had just scored an interview for .. Boo hoo to that! The pain is progressively getting worse, and my Dr didn't think it would be worth scanning. I disagree and will be seeing another Dr in the new year.
I love how he casually threw in "don't twist to pick something up, or you might damage your disc and require surgery". Wow, thanks for that. But not worth scanning? Hmm..

Eating wise I am making better choices, but still lots of holiday food around so I am allowing myself until tomorrow and then it's back to the healthy eating only. We will do a nice, big healthy food shop (once I find some muti that allows me to walk for longer than 15 mins) so I have no temptations :)

Getting a massage today - looking forward to it! I am told she knows what she's doing, so hopefully she is able to help.
 
My back is finally feeling good enough to start some gentle exercise. It's a hot hot 42 degrees C here, and there is a chance of a storm so I am NOT going outside if I can help it. I did my first ever pilates workout, and I am feeling okay. I couldn't do everything as I just couldn't keep up (even though it was a beginners video... the shame, the shame), but I did as much as I possibly could.

Eating has been okay. Still lots of chocolates around which find their way into my belly, but other than that I'm making healthier choices.

My goal is to keep up with the pilates videos (for beginners), keep walking around the block (on days my back can handle it), and working the horses on the ground (lunging them, or taking them for inhand walks). I have found a local lake I can take them (and me!) swimming in, so I will start that up soon too.
 
Hi Blue! I'm happy to hear your back is getting a little better. I did a beginner's yoga video yesterday and I was struggling, too. So it's not just you!
 
I unfortunately struggle with sciatica too. I have a disc herniation and the disc nuculeus tissue is out of the disc and engulfing the sciatic nerve near the spine. Seeing another doctor sounds like a good idea. I had an MRI and that showed the herniation. I also have a bulging disc above that. I was told not to squat or deadlift anymore. I underwent physical therapy and electrical stimulation which didn't help and then I got an epidural injection which did help. I have pain again lately, but not nearly as bad as before the injection. Certain activities flare up the nerve pain and spasming and I avoid them. Surgery is the only thing that will fix the problem, but I may lose symptoms on my own. The sciatica is a primary motivator in my weightloss and exercise efforts. I got to a point where it was suggested that I temporarily use a wheelchair and have surgery. I could barely walk or stand and I had to take nerve pain medication to move around at all. I couldn't hold things very well and I had palsy in my head and hands (shaking).

It was truly awful, but I managed to get mobile again without the wheelchair or surgery and now I can run every day. I have had some pain and spasming again lately, but I am dealing with that with exercises, stretching, and foam rolling. I took Lyrica for the nerve pain and it worked great at first, but made me feel really out of it and stopped working well pretty quickly. I started to take it again this time and it made me feel bad enough that I decided to stop taking it. I didn't really have the choice before. My pain went further the worse it got. When it was bad it hurt down into my foot. Right now it is down to my hip and it was barely into my knee.

You have to find a balance. Laying up only helps in the short term and then it makes things worse. You have to find what activities alleviates symptoms and what aggravates them. I ended up walking and then running as that was the only activity that seemed to help me. The walks started as a few hundred feet and now I can run for miles without trouble.

Hopefully you find relief soon. Feel free to ask me anything about it here, in my log, or a PM.
 
Wow, sciatica sounds awful. I would say that the pilates would be good for it though. You're stretching out muscles that wouldn't normally get any attention.

I love pilates but I find it super painful. I think it is because I can be quite a tense person, so my muscles really need stretching out.
 
I wish it was that warm here! We've been looking at about -25 or so with the windchill.
I hope your back sorts itself out. Back pain is never fun (though I have been very lucky to never have dealt with anything lingering in my back)
Good luck getting right back on track after the holidays!
 
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