Is that title OK?? I heard it on a song and thought it was hysterical!
Okies girls, Amy and I thought it would be a good idea to get another weight loss/health support thread cranked up again as we havent had one for a while and NOW IS THE TIME to start getting pro-active, eating right and excercising properly. The sad thruth is, is that the symptoms of PCOS can be dramatically affected through weight loss - its all good! Even if we only lose 2kg, its still a loss and it all helps in the end.
I, for one, benifited last time from all the support and encouragement shown towards eachother on these threads and I truly need to be held accountable for my weight! I drew strength and inspiration from other gals here who kept on walking and getting themselves out there and just TRYING! I hope others here in the Aussie and Kiwi thread can benifit as much as I did (and Im sure others??). I had loads of fun in the process too and will never forget the utter hatred I felt towards the makers of Magnums, who brought out the 'Seven dealdy Sins' flavoured Magnums just as we were all starting to get into the whole weight loss thing. It was like waving a massive piece of rump stake in front of a bull dog!! I still like to blame Streets for my demise back then !
Soooooooo we could start by writing down our 'realistic' goals (lol, like "I want to look like Elle McPherson by Xmas" doesnt count as a realistic goal!!), when you would like to reach those goals, and what you hope to acheive by reaching them. We could also have a dialy goal set for ourselves, a weigh in day if people wish to let everyone know how much they have lost. Its really up to you. You can also do your stats if you're comfortable with that (I'm not afraid to tell the WWW but can understand how others can be).
Everyone is welcome to join in, our pregnant cysters can still join if they are trying to be healthy, as can our thin cysters. All of us can benifit!
I will be back soon with my goals and ambitions, the baby has just woken up and needs the saggy boobs....lol....
I will def be joining you once this baby is out... mind you I am having to be pretty healthy with the GD at the moment but to be completley honest, my eating plan is not that different to what it was before - just much more routine, snacks etc.
Good on ya Bec !!!! I'm in........I'm just about to go grocery shopping so this thread is a great reminder to buy HEALTHY food!!!!
I will come back this arve and list my goals, exercise plan etc.
I'm really excited.........I need all of the support (and kicks in the butt) I can get!!!
WOOHOO!!! Come on girls.....join in the fun!!!
Count me in. I started a diet last week, and I'm keen to get myself into shape. And some support would be great! I did the Sure Slim diet a couple of years ago, so I'm giving that a go again, it worked lasted time, I lost 12kg, before I fell pregnant with Alyssa and stopped. (I'm not going to join up, just do it at home).
Ok, I'll go first with the goals and stats ect... My current weight is 78kg, and I should be 60kg to be a healthy weight for my height.
1. GET ACTIVE and Feel fit and engergised - Be able to swim a full lap of a pool without stopping by xmas.
2. To loose 15-20kg in the next 6 months. So thats March 06.
3. I'd like to have 10kg off by xmas.
4. GIVE UP chocolate - cold turkey. (this one's going to be the hardest!)
I might have some more to add, will see what you all have on your list first!!!
Nic xxx
Ok girls I'm back with a wee bit more time up my sleeve than last night!
Thanks Christy - I'm pretty damn proud of myself! I'm smaller now than I have been in over a decade. For 20 years doctors told me I was just lazy and ate too much when that wasn't the case at all. Then I find my lovely doctor and she says "Hmmm, there might just be something wrong with you my dear!" and it was figuratively a weight off my shoulders and literally a weight off my body.
I've still got a LONG way to go though to be in the "normal" range, but being four and a bit dress sizes smaller than I was in February is pretty damn good!
So, my deal at the moment is exercising in my work gym three days per week (I usually do an hour of cardio) and I try to eat healthier. I've given up Coke (which was a biggie for me) and make sure I eat at proper times (rather than waiting until I feel hungry).
But that said, if I really want something, then I don't deny myself. Because for me that is the quickest way to make me binge. I just don't have "naughty" foods in the house because the risk is that I'll pick at them. If I really want something, I make myself go for a walk up to the servo to get a SERVE of chocolate, or ice-cream, or chips or whatever, rather than having a whole block/tub/bag in the house that I can pick at.
Tollee - my doctor said to me "There is nothing in this world that would make me give up chocolate pet, so I'm not going to ask you to do it!" So I'm allowed my choccy fix from time to time!
Ok girls I am back. Glad to see we have a bit of a group already starting and I for one think that Kath needs to be our head coach . You are amazing woman!!
I went to the doctor today and we discussed my weight blah blah. I jumped on the scales and.....Oh my am I really going to write this........it said........I may as well bold it and make it bigger....105kg Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! I was devestated! I was 96kg at my 6 week check up about 6 months ago so its a massive gain.
I need to be honest with myself, and all of you. I eat too much . I ge so famished that I eat loads, then have no control over when to stop! And the sad fact is, is its usually food that isn't *that* bad for me. Its that extra bit of pasta, that extra bit of meat, Finnlays left overs. This is my major goal right now, the BIGGEST of them all right now for me is portion size and self control with over eating. I need to recognise when I am full/satisfied and when to STOP. I have done really well today, had a bit of a scoff at lunch but heaps less than I would have before. Tomorrow is another day . Plus, its hard for me as I am still breastfeeding so I need to eat a bit more but I think I may have been using that to justify my gorging . Not any more!!
My other goal right now is to join the gym! One of Finn's best friends' mum is an instructor there and her an DH 'discuss' me and my lack of confidence to join lol. She is the loveliest woman you could meet and I feel really comfortable with her so that is big for me! I am going to go to a class THIS WEEK, so if I dont go I expect you lot to remind me of what I have said and promised! I am also going to walk for at least 45 minutes at least 3 times this week.
I would like to lose 10kg by Christmas too and that is what, 12 weeks away and totally do-able.
The thing is I really, really want to succeed this time, I feelt he time is right. I feel I CAN and WILL do it!!
I agree Kath, you're a great inspiration! 4 dress sizes in 8 months is amazing! OK, you've talked me into cancelling the NO CHOCOLATE rule, afterall I'm a cholcoholic from way back! I think the weight watchers rule with choc is 6 squares then stop.
You are sounding very inspired too Bec, Do you have a dog at home? Instead of eating Fin's leftovers, give them to the dog. Thats what I TRY to do. I know its hard when its something really yummy, And I hate wasting good food, but I tell myself that if I give it to the dog it isn't really wasting, (even though I might feel its too good to give it to her!)
Anyhow, Better go wake up Alyssa for Breaky so i can cleanup!!
Nic xxx
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Cheers girls!!! I'm so pleased to be in the company of such 'motivated' girlies!!! This thread is going to be great!!
Kath - I couldn't agree more with the others - you have done so well....AND I bet you'll be buying even SMALLER clothes next summer. Your motivation is an inspiration.
Well, my starting weight is HUGE........so I'm just going to say I would like to lose 10kg by Christmas. I am also starting to USE my gym membership regularly. I am going to aqua aerobics twice a week and am swimming laps twice per week. I just want to build up some fitness before I actually 'hit the gym'.
My eating is very chaotic.......sometimes not enough and sometimes way too much. My daily goals are to:
1. eat breakfast (this is a biggy for me)
2. eat a healthy and well-portioned lunch and dinner
3. eat healthy snacks (fruit, nuts or yoghurt) in between meals if I am hungry.
4. Avoid refined carbs as much as possible.
I have done EVERY diet to death......I really just want to make a lifestyle change rather than go 'on' and 'off' a diet. I have cut right back on refined carbs so I know that I CAN do that pretty easily. I still want to be able to have a little 'splurge' when I go out and not feel guilty about it.
This is very exciting - I feel very motivated to do this!!
Kath - I like your 'no junk in the house' rule. I have just adopted that one myself. The only thing we have in the house is ice cream. I am strict with how it is served though....in a little ice cream cone...so the portion is not out of control (dh doesn't like that rule much LOL!). I just find if I have that after dinner I don't feel deprived and am much less likely to binge.
Bec - good on you for being honest with yourself. I have no doubts you will be 10kg lighter by xmas!!!
Nic - Good luck with the Sureslim. One of my workmates lost HEAPS of weight with that diet. She swears by it (and looks GREAT!!).
Brooke - not long before you can join us now!!! I was just looking at your ticker - can't believe your bub is only 7 weeks away!!!!
Anyway girls....I'm going to check in here daily - just to keep myself honest .
I just wanted to send a big "GOOD LUCK" to you all - I love the sound of all of that motivation!! I think you've all set good realistic goals, so best of luck, I know you'll all do it!
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No dog here Nic (unless you count DH , except here's more of a pig than a dawg lol) so no one to give scraps to but my gob. I have LOADS of containers though so instead of eating whats left at the time I might put it in a container for Finn to eat the next day. She is such a grazer, eats small amounts all day. What does Sure Slim entail??
We are walking to my mums today, it should take us over 45mins though as Finn cant walk that fast but she LOVES coming with me on walks, she doesnt shut up the entire way asking me questions about everything, telling me pointless stuff. I am forever going "Mmmm" "Yep" "Really?" "Oh yeah". She talks in ehr sleep too!
And I have sussed out the gym time table and I am going to a 10.30am pump class on Friday morning! Eeeek!!! Now I have to figure out what to wear although the other day in Kfart I bought some Bonds long pants that I bought especially for the gym so might give them a whirl !
Amy - tell me more aboud refined carbs . What do you avoid? Do you eat any carbs at all? Im interested! And good on your for the swimming thing, that'd be great for a full body workout! I am hopless at swimming, I get puffed so easily even doing the old granny breath stroke with my head above the water. I am so with you, I am tired of being 'on' a diet, this is what I need to do for the rest of my life, its jsut breaking old habits I suppose and learning new ones to stick with!
Kath - It is so good to have someone here with us that has done so much already on this path, at least we have some realsistic tips from you too as you already know what its like!
Ok, off to get the girls ready, B just woke up but hoping she resettles for at least another hour! None of this 45 minute cat nap crap!!
Hey Bec!
By refined carbs I basically mean - 'the white stuff'. Pasta, rice, white bread, potatoes, etc. I don't eat ANY bread anymore and I've cut right down on the other things. I LOVE pasta - but I try to restrict it to a treat if I am out for dinner. I have a bit of basmati rice now and then.....the hardest thing for me is cutting out potatoes....I just love those little suckers!! Cooked any way - they are my faves. I am trying to stick to a meat and salad meal at night. A meal without something starchy is new to me - but I feel so much better for it. Not so heavy when I go to bed. I'm no saint by any means...but I just want to reduce my carb intake a bit to help shift the 'junk'. I am also avoiding all of the obvious stuff eg. lollies, chocolate, chips, etc. I will allow myself the occasional treat - I can't live without a bit of sugar here and there LOL!!!
Tonight I am making Zuchinni Slice for dinner - YUM!!
The Sure Slim diet is really restictive and I can't stick to all the rules! But last time I didn't follow all the rules and it still worked, just not as fast, so that's my plan this time too. Basically, its a low carb type diet. But there a list of food you can eat and it fits on an A4 sheet, if its not listed you can't eat it! No snacks between meals, and you have to leave 5 hours between meals and finish you meal within one hour. 2 litres of water a day, and you can only have diet soft drink at meal times, not in between, only black tea or coffee and no other drinks allowed. Ummm, You have to eat seeds everyday! and an apple.
So I've already broken the rules everyday since I started! I don't want to be too strict anyway, cause I want the weight to stay off. My plan is to diet at breaky and lunch and just eat with the family at dinner time - its just too hard to cook different meals! I'll just have to make sure I cook healthy for everyone!
Well I reckon I got my exercise for today... I went out to the shops and went looking for a particular shop I hadn't been to before. I parked in the westfields, but it was in the mall, so I walked up the street I thought it was in, but 20mins into the uphill walk pushing the limo pram, I realised I was in the wrong street!! I was in the next street parraellel! No wander I couldn't find the place!! But as it turned out, I hadn't over walked that far... so, I did a 50 min round trip, so thats good right!?! My lazy side thinks the car park that was out the front would have been a better option!!
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Thank you all for your compliments - it really does help give me momentum to keep going. I don't know about being a coach though, but I am passionate about finding what it is that makes people struggle with their weight as once you've worked that out, it's the key to opening the weight loss door. I REALLY believe that for many people weight struggles are NOT about food or exercise, but about a myriad of other reasons. Once you work out that reason and let go of it, the weight thing follows as a secondary.
Bec - I'd love to be 105kg!! Mind you, I haven't got far to go to get there now, but it's still less than I am!
On the subject of dieting... I dieted for 20 years and just got fatter and fatter. And do you know what diet was the worst? Low carb. It not only didn't work for me, but my weight ballooned, I got horribly sick with asthma, hayfever and eczema, my skin became disgusting and my stomach was constantly churning and roiling. When I told my lovely doc this, she told me that it's very few people who ever find true success with low carb. Her words "Pet, there's no fat in a potato. It's the stuff you put on it! Not to mention how you cook it." So I eat spuds. And I eat pasta. And I eat white rice. I try to avoid bread, mostly because it makes me bloaty, but I figure a ham, cheese and tomato sanger is so much better for me than chicken and chips or something like that!
For example today I had a baked spud with a little grated light cheese, a few pieces of cabanossi, lots of pineapple chunks, some basic bolognaise sauce, lots of capsicum and onion and a little dollop of light sour cream on the top. If I was being really strict I would have omitted the cabanossi and sour cream, but you gotta have a little leeway.
One thing that I think really helps though is green tea. I've always had a dodgy tummy (inherited that from Grandma) and not only does the green tea seem to help me digest everything, but I am sure it's cleared my skin and helped me lose weight.
Amy, ice-cream is a weakness for me too. I have found those little "gourmet" tubs from the Night Owl are my saviour! You know those little "connoisseur" ones? A bit less than half a litre? They're expensive, but I buy one of those and have half of it, and put the rest away for another night. I'm also not allowed to have it more than once a week, because at $6 for that little tub it's pricey! If I'm home on a Friday night that's my usual treat, a baby tub of ice-cream and a DVD!
And exercise... well, I NEVER thought I'd say this, but I am such a gym junkie these days! I used to completely sneer at the thought of a gym, and declared myself as a walker to all and sundry. I've always walked and for hours and hours too - I have always loved it. But then I started swimming three nights per week and could feel myself getting fitter and started to lose weight. Then the gym at work (we have a free gym, which is a God-send!) offered a weight loss programme and I thought I would give it a go. The gymmies were so supportive and friendly that I kept going and one day it just "clicked" and now I love it. In fact I get cranky if I can't go for some reason. Plus I'm lucky that my boss is supportive and I can go in my lunch hour three days per week!
Shift that Junk from your Trunk!! 
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!!!! I'm in........I'm just about to go grocery shopping so this thread is a great reminder to buy HEALTHY food!!!!
. You are amazing woman!!
. I ge so famished that I eat loads, then have no control over when to stop! And the sad fact is, is its usually food that isn't *that* bad for me. Its that extra bit of pasta, that extra bit of meat, Finnlays left overs. This is my major goal right now, the BIGGEST of them all right now for me is portion size and self control with over eating. I need to recognise when I am full/satisfied and when to STOP. I have done really well today, had a bit of a scoff at lunch but heaps less than I would have before. Tomorrow is another day 
. Plus, its hard for me as I am still breastfeeding so I need to eat a bit more but I think I may have been using that to justify my gorging 
. Not any more!!
Cheers girls!!! I'm so pleased to be in the company of such 'motivated' girlies!!! This thread is going to be great!!
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