Still going down

Well this is the week where I learnt the lesson that if you eat lots of bad things you will not lose lots of weight :) Sounds like commonsense right? Well I have had this mindset of if it happens on the weekend, it doesn't count- you have five days to burn it off!!! Well I certainly did burn it off, and a bit more, but didn't get the 1kg I was hoping for- I had a loss of 0.5kg. So I am pleased, as its a good loss, but I am fighting my complacency hard at the moment. There are little things I am starting to get sick of when it comes to dieting... like having sweetner in my tea. It really does make it taste crap, but to me, going without something sweet is worse. And when I am out and about, feeling the pressure to make a good choice. I eat healthily all week, and you just want to have something a bit different and yummy when you are out, not another blooming salad!

The thing that is stopping me from giving up altogether is the fact that I am so close to goal, and I am seeing the results on the scales, and I have great support (thanks Jenn :) ). I WILL get to 68kg, and I will do it in the near future!!!

Close call

I didn't post last week as I have been super busy! Basically I had no loss last Friday, due to me being PMS-y and exhausted, and indulging in wine and cheese! This week I was headed for another no loss week as I was super-stressed at work and decided the only way I could cope was to eat lots of lollies. I managed to polish off a packet and half's worth! But rather than get cranky at myself about it, I decided to take it on some cardio machines at the gym and my pump bar :) It paid off because I managed to get a loss of 1kg this week. I reckon about half of that was loss of my PMT bloat, but I'm happy to take it :) So to deal with work stress in the future I'm going stock up on some different teas... as for PMS... who knows??? Any suggestions gratefully accepted :)

Mini Goal Reached

Today I weighed in at my mini goal of 74kg, which is a loss of 1 kg this week. Really happy that I achieved this, as I was sure any loss this week would be modest after indulging on the weekend when I visited my parents! I promised myself 2 new gym outfits when I reached 74kg, but I think I may have to settle for one, as things are a bit tight money-wise! Besides, reaching 74kg is a reward in itself :)

I've been doing 25 min runs for the C25K program this week, and its been hard going! I've started listening to my radio on my mobile to help the time go a bit faster, but its all a bit bizarre that you hear people on the radio just blithely chatting away while my lungs feel like they are about to explode!!! But I still think running has helped the rate at which I have losing weight at the moment, so I'll keep working away at it :)

Jenn has been fabulous with her encouraging emails, and has been great in terms of keeping my mind focussed and my eye on the prize! I hope I have helped her as much as she has helped me. We'll soon be at goal and looking and feeling fabulous :)

No loss, but finally have some before and after pics to show!

Well, unfortunately I didn't lose any weight this week. But I on a positive note, I didn't gain either! I know what went wrong- I ate more than I usually do, and exercise was difficult this week, with my muscles feeling like lead. I'm all pumped for this week though, to make the scales move down again!

I have finally got some pictures uploaded of before and after (well not quite after, but getting there!). The first one is of Scoop and I in Nov 04 in front of Sydney Town Hall, and the second one is Nov 06 just before we went off to my 10 year high school reunion.

The difference in weight between the two pics is 22kg (and about 10kgs for Scoop as well!). I've lost another 5 kg since the above pic, but I think its such a nice one so thats why I posted it :)