Sam, Treat yourself to a little rest & relaxation!! Good Mums deserve a little pampering more than anyone. Unfortunately for them(probably fortunately for the kids) the kids almost always come first. A happy mum is a better mum don't forget. (Just out of curiosity- what is a treat for your kids? I cringe when I think back on what I used to 'treat' my kids to. No wonder my YS had an eating disorder! OMG! There's no point now feeling guilty I know but I do.) Cheers, Cate.
Glad to hear that you kids had a good start on their first day back. How is it feeling having a quiet house again with the kids at school, relaxing?? or do you miss them??
Enjoy a day of relaxation, us mum's totally understand that it doesn't come around very often when you can get some time to yourself to relax. So just enjoy.
Walking the kids to school is such a good idea, Shai doesn't start primary school till 2011, but I would love to be able to ride to school with her (bit far to walk), something that I can't do now, but I will in the future with my new healthy body that is on the way
Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for your very nice message in my diary! It made me happy to see that you are happy that I'm happy he he he!
I hope your day was nice and relaxing. We had no quiet over the weekend so I spent last night just listening to music and playing with my dogs. That was really awesome. It seems I'm either extremely boring or I'm getting old quickly. Having a house filled with noise and teenagers and the busyness of it really made me tired. Hope your day was also awesome.
Another day successfully completed. I didn't watch that movie after all.....funny that.
I ended up paying the bills and sorting out paper work and then went shopping and by the time I came home and packed that away and had lunch it was nearly time to leave for School again. It rained so I drove, but I still had to walk up a hill.
Esthee it's funny you should mention feeling old because that is how I feel at the moment....I am so worn out. I cooked a fish and vegie pie for the rest of the family they all loved it....but it is alot of work and cleaning up after. I am trying to be more inventive with my cooking at the moment so the kids experience a variety of foods. I have bought cook books and I plan to bake on a Sunday so i have healthy treats for the kids lunches. This is my intention anyway.
Cate I bought them a curly wurly chocolate and a hot rod car set they had a 5 on sale for less then $10.00.....it worked out cheaper then buying a single vehicle. Us Mums are shocking with food as treats.
Hi Sal....I didn't miss the fighting and all the noise. It was so tranquil in the house today, but I must admit come the afternoon I am ready to see and hear them again and then by bedtime I am back to wanting peice and quiet again. I didn't realise before having kids how much they talk....well my do especially my os.
Thanks Lauren
I am feeling a bit bloated today I must check my cycle but that may be due to TOM arriving. I am so glad I have gotten into the zone now. I'll be weighing in Saturday.
I can't wait for my bras to stop strangling me at the moment.....I bought proper fitted bras post Cohens and I only kept about 2 of my larger bras but they are not very supportive so I will know when the weight starts melting away by my bras fitting more comfortably.
Thanks everyone for tuning in.....I love hearing from all of you.
Day 5 it is.I am practising what i preach by having all meals prepared today and have just cleaned the kitchen.
And I am now going sit down and watch TV.....I am actually pysching myself up to do this believe it or not.
And like I predicted in last nights post my TOM's have arrived today. So I think I will put off weighing until after they have gone. I'm just too bloated and full of fluid to set myself up for failure if I see those scales haven't moved down much.
On a good note I met up with the Mum today who does the personnel training so i am going to start this next week with a group of other Mum's. (I am so unfit) so this will be a challenge.
I hope everyone else is doing well and will catch up later.
Hi - Just a quick update before I retire for the evening.
Another successful day concluded....it certainly gets easier as the days go by.
Strategies for post weight loss
]B]I just thought I would mention that even though I have quiet a few kilos to go before I get to goal - well i have decided to prepare myself mentally for when I do reach it so that I can maintain my goal weight......remember the affirmations I used to start the plan again - well now i am visualising how and what i should eat post weight loss.
The last few times I revisited the diet and was losing I would be thinking of all the foods I would treat myself with, well now I plan to do the opposite and start thinking about eating healthier and have the odd treat now and again instead of everyday.
Since finishing Cohens I have pretty much yo yoed with my weight as you all know......and I think it's time I found a balance with it all. I am tired of feeling good about myself then bad again only because i have no control of what I put in mouth. I have a wardrobe full of size 14's to 10's........I got rid of all my 16's after losing weight with Cohens the first time.....but I still hung on to my other sizes, this is from past experience you see......where I have lost and thrown out my larger clothes then gained it all back and then had to go out and buy larger clothes again......no wonder the fashion industry is a booming one.
So I just thought that I would let you all in on what I am planning to get me focused and zoned for the next stage which we all know is the hardest part to manage the so called maintenance stage
I will also make this the heading for that new thread I have been talking about
Just checking in. I didn't do so yesterday I wasn't feeling 100% I don't know the reason for feeling this way. I know that TOM is here and that really drained me, I am heavier than usual as well so I'm glad I could stay at home.
The good news I didn't deviate...... if anything I feel like not eating at all. I know I am finding it hard to go to sleep at night and the night I introduced the new thread to the forum it was late and then i was awake at 5am. By yesterday afternoon I was feeling so drained.....like I had run at of batteries
So it is day 7and I have to admit I feel so bloated and just feel (for lack of a better word) YUK!!!!!!!
I met for a coffee morning with a few mums I had a green tea and sparkling mineral water on the side and had my snack with me. I have to admit it was an effort....I would have liked a coffee to perk me up.
On a postitive note I am still walking to and from School with kids...it has dried up a bit here in Brissie but the humidity is very high. I am so glad it is the end of the week...my ys didn't want to go today he was very tired......but after speaking to a few Mum's that was the general consensus concerning their kids too.
To sum up this week:- diet wise all has gone well and to plan. I didn't really take the rest week i promised myself. I have been cleaning and organising all the kids after School programs.....i think i mentioned my os wants to try out gymnastics so he starts Monday...it was difficult trying to find a program which is just fun based but luckly I have.
Another mum is doing this with her kids which works out good because I have to leave him to take my ys swimming. So basically that is that and soccer sign up is tomorrow and starts the end of Feb so they will both do that. Sorry for rambling on about all this ( I know I shouldn't apologise) it is my diary. I am just so wired.......tired and wired.
I think I need a me day of pampering and retail therapy - but i don't want to buy anything until I lose all this weight.
Okay so where was I.....So Monday the kids.... Tuesday is me I start the group fittness program at the park and after School is indoor soccer for my os. Wednesday nothing until outdoor soccer starts. Thursday guitar with os and Friday is me again I have decided to take swimming lessons!!!!!!. After having that swimming incident with my ys well I mentally have been building myself up to this point. I can swim but I am not good at the breathing side so this is me doing something for me and my kids.....they only have us to rely on and if anything were to occurr like that day in the pool and it went the opposite way.....I would not forgive myself.
This will also challenge me to actually take up swimming as an exercise program. I have a friend who has been asking me to go and she knows I am not a strong swimmer, so once I learn properely this will give me the confidence to go.
Also we are getting that pool in for next summer.
Well i hope everyone else has had a good week and and their weightloss program is doing well for them. I'll go check out the rest of the forum in a bit.
I just thought i would mention that i am not one of these mums that put their kids into lots of after School activites. I have a limit of three for my os and 2 for ys and they are doing things they like not what mum and dad are choosing (except for the soccer) that is dads choice. Sorry again it's paranoia setting in. I don't know what's up with me......blame it on TOM and turning 40 this year
OMG......I have just read my most post from this morning I sound so hyped and paranoid.
I am so sorry for going on about everything.....I don't think i am normally like this.
Anyway another day down (successfully) onto day 8. I will weigh in monday now due to TOM. Have a good night every and a enjoyable weekend. I am too tired to elaborate on my day.....and I have probably said too much already.
That is right no need to apologise, this is your diary and great place to get all of those thoughts out, and sharing defiantly helps, and even reading back over them helps to re-adjust our thinking if we find we might be over reacting to something. I find it works so well for me.
Well done for not deviating even though things have been a little tiring, and TOM is visiting which doesn't help matters much.
I hope today you are feeling better in yourself. Take Care
Hi Sam, I sometimes read what I posted the day before & often horrify myself. It's all part of the process though. Seeing how you did actually feel about something does help you process it clearer. I love reading your diary & the others. It's great to know we're not alone in the way we think, react etc. Your swimming lessons sound like a wonderful idea. I love swimming. You're in the best place for a pool (ours would have to be heated & enclosed!) Take care Sam & enjoy your week-end, Cate.
Day 8 over with......and what a busy day this has been. All of a sudden I have had a big burst of energy. I woke a bit croggy but once I got started there was no stopping me. We had someone over to quote on a pool then I got stuck into the house work and i haven't stopped, I am just taking a breather then I will get stuck into the ironing.
I just want to see the house clean besides just maintaining it during the holidays it really needed a big clear out of accumulated papers and school things and also a good dust and mop.
Everything went well today food wise. I made the family fetticine and steak and they all wanted more....I wasn't tempted at all. I will probably have to nip over to the new thread I opened and tell everyone what my thoughts and strategies i have been planning for when i reach goal weight.
I hope everone else is doing fine. I will catch up with your posts tomorrow, I had better start the ironing...wow it's getting late!!!!!! but if I do it now I can have a lie in tomorrow and we have also got plans with boys....so better to get it done now.
I am so glad to hear that things have kicked in for You!! You sound like you are feeling a bit more “normal” or like your old self again? It must be that sense of feeling like you are back in control of your life and of course the fact that the food you are eating is so clean and healthy!!!
I think I could quite happily speak for most people here who read your diary regularly… We would have no judgments of you!! This is your space to think and dream and explore some of your thinking and feeling…you don’t need to justify or be worried that we think less of you! We think you are great!! You just stomp on some of those worrying little thoughts when they come up! Otherwise they have a tendency to take over!! (Trust me…speaking from personal experience!!)
Anyway… I am so pleased that things are settling into routine for you and you are feeling better about yourself! Oh… and this time can I encourage you to get RID of your clothes when they are too big for you!! That way there is NO going back! Even to a size 14!
Day 9 over. It was slightly more difficult due to being out and about today. I know this is something I need to address bofore reaching goal. How to manage appropriate eating habits when I have lost the weight.
Thanks Annie and Kannadew.....I know I should practise what I preach to others. And yes this is my diary so if I want to be woeful I will. I definitely think my TOM's had alot to do with this and maybe the weather.......we have had so much rain here in Brisbane.
Well it's weigh day for me tomorrow. I don't feel any different in my body but in saying that today is the first day i haven't felt my bra strangling me so fingers crossed for Monday.
I have been reading everyones diary I apologise for not posting anything it has been so busy this weekend but I will get around to this week some time.
As promised I weighed in today and I have lost a grand total of??????? 3.1kg - I am now at 70.9kg. Starting weight was 74kg.
I feel estastic with this outcome so far.
My next goal is to reach 67kg the weight I was prior to the holidays. Next goal will be 65kg. Final goal - 63kg.
I know the weight loss slows down after the intial major loss, the reason for me breaking this down......I would still like to lose another 3kg hopefully by this time next week though. So my motivation has improved I was getting abit worried that I wasn't doing something right. But I am and that is great.
outcome so far.