Health & Fitness

Good Luck Shar.

my next weigh in and measure, is next week..

Weigh and Measure today

Weight up .5kg
Measurement loss of 4cm

so you gained lean mean muscle

but beware too much pav, Rolanda!!!!

Looking forward to the Pav this coming Saturday, Mary !!

I'll be baking it with my own fair hands

ahhh very good!! am not very good at the pav myself..
I'll stick with the cheesecake !!

Just Joshing Rolanda!!!!!!ME???? Bake?????

anything is possible Mary !!! if one tries, that is what I tell #2 boy!!
see you on Sat.. Rena's plane is due in 3 1/2 hours..

needless to say..
with MIL moving last weekend and me helping her pack boxes all week, and Rena here this week..
Exercise and diet has gone out of the window..
I think I will miss this months weigh and measure.. and do it at the end of next month !!

good idea...time to get over the pav

BTW Mary
the Pav twas vewy vewy noice !!!

glad you liked it Rolanda....

Nobody has been around for a while here. Today it has been one year since I quit smoking. Woohoo!

Congratulations Rena, that is a brilliant milestone.

hey everyone!

nothing exciting to report on the health front for me, just excited to be back on-site, and catching up from last summer.
Good to see people are still working on their health goals :)

Not sure anyone comes here anymore.

Hello marylinn I hope you are well. It is nice to see you posting again.

Health front; I've managed to lose just over one and half stones to date. It has taken me an age to do and I still have a long way to go. What did annoy me and still does to some extent is that certain people treated me as though I was some kind of binge eater, stuffing my face at every given turn, when, in fact, it was the result of a medication that I was on the time. That hurt a great deal. It is bad enough to have to deal with ill health without unkind comments being made by the general public who know no better. Friends and family have stood by me and they have been a tremendous support. I feel a lot fitter and more determined than ever to get healthier.

It's funny that a lot of people feel they have a 'right' to comment about other people's weight. It's like open season on big people.
My pet hate is staff who look aghast when I politely ask for a second sugar sachet for my coffee. Since when did 2 sugars become a punishable offence?

To get this page back to the top of the list....I lost 2kg last week and THEN had the most decadent chocolate mud cake....1kg leapt straight back on...aarrgghhh.
Healthy salad today as Albany Anne, her sister Lynne, Rolanda and Colleen can attest. Sitting on the dock of the Marina, cool breeze...Suduko friends....bliss....AND I did leave before the dessert...it killed me, but I did it!

yes very noice healthy lunches by all, except of course Mary missed out on the icecream and the Cappuccinos..

aarrgghh

We did do a lot of walking Mary.. you know over that white bridge to the other side to get that icecream, and then all the way back for the Cappuccinos!!

I'm relieved to hear it, Rolanda......

well, I am pleased to report that while I haven't lost any more weight over the past...ummm while, neither have I put any on AND I have resisted the temptations of chocolate eggs (rabbits are my favourite). With 5 shopping days left, and with the blasted things in the shops since xmas, I have had ONE (1) rabbit (rather large) and 2 small eggs. This is a HUGE improvement for me. My focus has been on healthy eating rather than a diet, so I'm happy. Addiction is a terrible thing!

Well done Mary, chocolate is a rather terrible temptation and hard to overcome. My problem is the Natural Confection company easter bunnies. They only come in a large bag 500g +.
I started to watch my weight over the last few weeks - suggested in the nicest possible way by my doctor and the specialist she sent me to. I lost 1.4kg last week but I still have 10+ to go.
This time it is a necessity that I lose weight. My weight is affecting my liver, giving me highish cholesterol and I'm borderline type 2 diabetes. It's not a choice. Hubby and the boys are very supportive.
Exercise is the next challenge - when it stops raining I'll strap on the joggers and take off with the dog.

Thanx Victoria, I lost 7k initially and have 5 to go, but mainly its to lower my sugar intake and increase the proportion of healthy stuff. I too needed a medical scare to get me to move my butt.
With the weather you've been having, couldn't you just swim????

Mary, our weather has been pleasant but not hot by any means. Our pool (while it's on the northern side of the house) is surrounded by trees and cools very rapidly after February. I'm sure the polar bears and penguins migrate to it during winter. Plus, we've had quite a lot of rain.
The mornings are lovely and cool and so are the evenings - perfect for walks with hubby and the dog.

Good on you, Victoria. My exercise regime has ground to a halt, thats one thing I should really work on......healthy food AND exercise

Hello, I don't think I've visited here before!
We joined a gym two and a half weeks ago, have being trying really hard, working out three times a week, and so far I have lost - ta-dah! - NOTHING! Not a single gram. Ah well, it must be doing us good somehow, right?
Hubby says we will be severely limiting the eggs and bunnies this easter ... we'll buy a couple of the good ones, and eat them very slowly. That's the theory, anyway. :)

Well done Judy, keep up the good work at the gym. One of these days you'll jump on the scales and see the result of all your hard work. At least you are toning up and your clothes will fit better as well.

I BELIEVE (can't say from personal experience) that nothing APPEARS to happen for a while abd then POW! the weight plummets!!!!!

Thanks guys! Bring on that plummeting! :D

I'm waiting for my plummets Mary...is it going to be painful?...

not painful for you André, but your screams of delight will cause consternation amongst your neighbours.....

Hello again! Just back from the gym - not quite as painful as it was in the beginning, but still pretty tiring. I seem to be going further and faster than before (sound like the Bionic Woman!) Still no weight loss, but am I imagining that my T-shirt is loser ... or has it just stretched? We'll keep at it - decided to stay with the personal trainer for a while, we can spend on him what we save on naughty foods! :)

I had my first serious walk yesterday. We took the dog down to the off-leash park and then walked him home again. Its about 3-4 kms round trip. The dog was exhausted and I must admit to feeling a bit stiff and sore this morning. It was raining this afternoon so didn't go but will tomorrow.

good ladies...I'm applauding from the sidelines

Todays weighin and another .4 loss. Not large but at least the scales are going down. I've managed to only have a cadbury creme egg and a small caramel egg. I hope that is all but I'm not too sure I can resist them all. I bought grapes as my alternative to chocolate. It will be easier when I go back to work tomorrow.
Keep up the good work everyone.

whoo hoo, have lost a miniscule amount...BUT IT WAS OVER EASTER!!!!!!!!! It has also meant that the first number dropped one, so that is a huge psychological boost. MUCH better to be ?9.9 than (?+10)1.1....now that the distractions of Easter rabbits are over....watch the plummeting

whoops...I meant (?+10)0.1...maths was never my strong point!