Where the bluehourbird flies ....

Wow that is a lot to go through in such a short time! Hope the bad stuff is all behind you and the New Year brings only good things! Congrats on the contract and finding a great new place without breaking the bank :) And managing to repay debt with everything going on, WOW! Good job!

Hope the scale isn't too horrible to you tomorrow. I'm sure with everything settling down you will be back to it in no time!
 
Well, the scale WAS rather horrible to me, 80.9kg, so a 7.1kg gain ... however I am guessing that New Year's day may not be the most realistic weigh-in day of all after late and too much dinner and little sleep (and tummy bug ... but who's counting that ...) so I am not letting it get to me. Instead went straight to updating my budget for 2014 with the latest start of month numbers and those are looking better than expected so yay me :hurray:. And plotting the course for this year, realizing that 21.9kgs are not THAT frightening a number after all. If I can just loose half a kilo a week I'll still be done way before the end of the year. In 44 weeks to be exact. Just no dropping the ball ...

Happy New Year everyone, may it bring you health, happiness, and success in all areas of your life, not just in this one!
 
Welcome back BHB!

The hardest part for me in all of this has been 'patience.' It's just extremely difficult when you want to be somewhere knowing that it's going to take more time than you'd like. But it's just one of those things where instant gratification isn't possible. I've done ridiculously well for a year and a half and I'm still a little short of where I ultimately want to be. I suppose the process itself is a good learning experience anyway.
 
Ouuuufff! Yesterday's weight WAS a post-New Year's Eve number ... 79.7kg this morning, that sounds a little better! Now for a cheerful attack on the million and one little things I should have done a long time ago ... if I can get something like 50 of them done today, I will FEEL a few kilos lighter even if my body won't yet be.

On a diet note, it was easier than I thought to return to shakes for breakfast and dinner ... probably a really good idea to start this during my vacation rather than during a working week when my will power is considerably less at 6am than at 8am - apparently the time of day when I have to decide what to have for breakfast makes all the difference between chocolate and protein shake :)
 
First chance to weigh after returning from holiday was this morning, 79.3kgs so 400g lost. Not a lot but honestlz, I will take every single gram! Being back in the office is not so easy, temptations abound and I am not nearly as well "entertained" as on holiday, where honestly I can easily forget about a cookie jar right next to my elbow if I have something fascinating to read!

But otherwise life is going well, I am slowly emerging out of post-holiday chaos, which actually is mostly pre-holiday-did-not-manage-to-do-this-before-I-had-to-get-the-train chaos, and am on the first diet project, getting rid of everything in fridge and cupboard that's not really helping me loose weight. Unfortunately, with a budget that's ... let's say at least a couple sizes too small kinda tight - those are free calories, financially at least (and many were actally well-meant gifts along the lines of "You like that brand of muesli/pasta/biscuits, right? I don't so why don't you take it." by people who know how determined I am to get out of debt), even if they will cost me in terms of weight loss. So they will be gotten rid of by slowly incorporating them into my meals. Sad, but true: I am simply more scared of being broke than of being fat. However the meal plan is coming along nicely so there won't be that much carb overload, and so is the plan on gradually getting the healthier stuff in the house. Lots of lentils and beans I guess :)
 
Ouffff - feeling about 400 pounds lighter - pounds sterling that is, the sum I had budgeted for my last UK tax payment, only to find out when I finally braved the online tax return tonight that I was below the threshold for personal allowance and he actual payment will be 0 pounds. That is one nice number! Next weigh-in on the kilos scale tomorrow, but no matter what the result of that will be, the load off my mind has to be celebrated!!!

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YAY! Always good to know you owe less, especially when it comes to taxes! Hope the weigh in tomorrow is good as well!
 
Finally finally finally managed to weigh-in in the morning, after being side-tracked by work and TOM and yet more dentist ... but as of this morning, all fillings are done, the dentist bill is paid off and I am at 77.9kg - finally below starting weight again! I had absolutely no idea, I have been more careful with eating and very regular with replacing breakfast with protein shake, but still ... I really didn't know what to expect.
Now it's time to re-engage fully with the diet aspect - usually this diet starts with 3 days of nothing but shake, and I will be re-starting that way ... but on weekend, with no vending machines nearby and many less stressful triggers that make me want to eat than there are at work. The ony really tempting thing here at home are apples from my parents garden and jam made by Mum ... And those will wait for 3 days :)
 
Even better, 77kg this morning after two good nights of sleep and lots of fluid yesterday... ah, what rest can do! I think if I had just one more day of weekend per week, I'd be so much faster at losing weight ... but unfortunately not at paying down debt, so for now, I will have to make do and put my dreams of part-time work on the shelf for later. Not that I will let that stop me ... Clothes are starting to fit better, my face is less puffy, and cravings are much reduced. All in all, just one week later I am feeling so much better ... Now if only my salary would arrive in my account so that I can pay off another chunk of debt, and lighten my load that way ... have to sort this out with HR on Monday, the payslip I got was correct, but the money just hasn't appeared. Luckily I have enough of a buffer now from last month not to have to worry about bills that may come in, nothing will bounce, there won't have to be any deadlines missed or overdraft fees, I just won't be able to make the debt payments for a few more days. So so so much better than a few months ago when I was truly living paycheck to paycheck and this situation would have sent me right into a panic and to the cookie jar.
 
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