A good week..

 

No New Year resolutions this year, every time I try I end up trying too hard and end up failing. Then I tend to throw my hands in the air and say F@rk it !! WW has a new program, one very similar to another one that I did well on. This last week I have found it so easy and I’m quite enjoying it. Scales this morning showed me a kilo off so I’m doing something right. Now to carry on carrying on WITHOUT too many over indulgences. My surgeon doing my Dupuytren’s Contracture has said he’d like to see me 5 kilos lighter at the end of April for my surgery. That’s over 3 months away so I think it’s totally doable. I’ll be trying my best and hopefully I can do it. 

Nothing exciting this last week in the world of Jen. At the moment sitting inside under the air conditioning as it’s a bit hot outside.  Counting down for my eye appointment in 2 weeks, hopefully will get date for cataract surgery. 

I’ve rung my sister today to wish her Happy Birthday 🎂🥳🎉. She is 4 years younger than me. I can remember the day  my mother came home with her. My 2 brothers were besotted and I hated that, i was so jealous. I was used to being the only girl and being doted on. Up to she reached the age of 12/13 years there was a lot of squabbles and sibling rivalry then it just changed. I matured as did she and we became close and still are. 

Going down to hers in 2 weeks to spend a couple of nights with her and just have some sister time. 

Right, I’m out of here. Down a worker tonight so muggins me is doing the shift. 

Bring on 2025

 Well the New Year is nearly here and it’s time for me to pull up my big girl panties and lose some weight. It’s now 25 months since I bit the bullet and rejoined WW. 

This pic in the dress was one of the ones from when I started, the other is about where I am now. All up with WW this time I’ve lost 17 kilos’s but since June of this holiday (when we went on holidays) I have done nothing but yo-yo to the extent that as of this mornings weigh in I have regained 7 kilos. Christmas and chocolates and overeating all the yummies didn’t help. 

My biggest problem was I STOPPED TRACKING. I had a journal BUT I was not tracking the points of my food. I need to do that, I have always needed too. I enjoyed the break from the tracking but today I started again. Already I’ve realised how I managed to regain. I’ve consumed all my points already and I still have dinner to add 😏🤨🤪 That will be a 0 point meal 😘

So today is day 1. (Wonder how many day 1’s I’ve had over the years of ww’ing?). I’ve walked 45 minutes. That I do most days and it’s just as well I kept that up otherwise I think the gain could have been a lot more. 

Big year coming up. Eye operations. Hand operations. Hopefully a holiday too. Won’t be a big one but do have something we want to do if we can fit it in between the operations. Will get a date for the cataract in middle January then we can possibly plan it. 

Had the best Christmas Day. We had open house. First up Kylee arrived with the kids…that’s the best part as they believe in Santa. Then niece and nephew and their families arrived for a visit. Then Simon and Tammy arrived, followed by Kylee’s girlfriend Jess and her kids. Then to top off the day our late son’s 3 kids arrived for a visit. It was wonderful. Lots of happy moments and memories. 

Bring on the new year, I am hoping it’s a good one. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Monday again.

 Monday again…..but no weigh in. You know what that means ehhh 😘.      Yep, I have been indulging. Not counting points or calories, just been eating. Yep, the scales will be up…..BUT at this point in time I just don’t care. I will deal with the consequences after Christmas. 

Kids are back from their Dads and we are counting down to Christmas Day, the kids especially Summer are getting excited.  

I’m ready, gifts are all wrapped, most are under the tree. Most of the food has been bought. Just fruit and some veg, whipping cream and a few bits and pieces to buy and I’m done. I’m working in the morning so I will get them then. I’ve got the kids after work while Kylee does a shift and planning to take them to the movies to see Moana 2. 

Anyways till next time…..

Weigh in day

Right….first up my grandies and why you mostly only see the little ones. 

I have a blended family. Both hubby and I had been married before, and been together now nearly 44 years. He had a son Paul and a daughter Rosemary, and I had Simon ( they were 10, 7 and 6 when we got together) and then we had Shawn and Kylee. They all grew up together and were very close.

Anyhow Paul’s kids, after he passed away we don’t see a lot of them at all. Busy with their mother’s side of the family, work and friends. They have grown so much since Paul died. Caitlin is 22, Ashlee 20 and Matthew 16. His eldest Luke is 28 and lives in Perth. 

Simons kids since the very nasty breakdown of his marriage we don’t see much of at all either.  The eldest 2 girls sided with their mother after their breakup and they don’t have anything to do with their Dad, but the 2 boys do. They stay in touch with us too and visit occasionally. Boys are 18 and 19. Girls 21 and 22. 

Shawn lives with us as does his eldest daughter Skye. I see the others except the youngest who still lives with his foster mother. Jaydene, Shawn’s 2nd born has just graduated high school and is the mother of my only great grandchild Jahzara. Shayden (3rd child) is still at school and lives with his mum. 

And Kylee as you know has the 2 little ones. 

Yeah…..the Waltons we are not!! 

Families can be complicated. 

Saw my surgeon re my hands and the Dupuyten’s Contracture. He’s going to my left hand which is the worst on April 29th next year, the earliest I can be done. It’s a day surgery. 

Weigh in day. 400g loss.

I’m happy with that after the horror week I had a fortnight ago. This last week I’ve stuck to plan and I feel better for it. 

Below is William after they came runner up in the soccer grand final. It was a hard fought battle but unfortunately there can only be 1 winning team. 

Sunday today…

 Tomorrow SHOULD be my weigh in day but I’ve had a horror week and I think…no I know that if I weigh in the number would do my head in. So…tomorrow is a no weigh.

Also tomorrow morning I’m off to see specialist about my Dupuytren Contracture in my hands. The last few weeks they have got worse. Be very interesting to see what he is going to say and do. I’ll keep you informed. 

School finishes for the year on Thursday. The kids had their last assembly and awards presentation on Friday. Speaking to Williams teacher after the awards and she said he was so close to getting the academic award for his year but his writing let him down,  he knows that too….  He knows he has done well over the year, he has had his work acknowledged with merit certificates plus all his Children’s University acknowledgements. 

For the past 8 or 9 weeks William has been playing evening soccer. After a try out he was selected from a bunch of Under 11 girls and boys from various teams in the league he plays for.  His team has done really well considering all but 2 of them had never played together before. Last week I went and watched and I’ll be going this week too as his team is in the Grand Final. It’s an awesome achievement by the boys and girls. Well done to the coaches too who have all donated their time to the kids who just want to play soccer all year round.

The local news station heard about it and took some footage. William is in the footage, yellow and blue shirt, #17 

Let’s hope this works, 😊😊

Dragging my feet ….

 Dragging my feet this week with my weigh in result. 

Another 400g gain…why I don’t know as looking through my diary I was on track. But it is what it is…. 😘

BUT it did my head in and this Monday, Tuesday and today I am floundering. Heck with all the years I have been “dieting” you’d think I would be able to deal with the scale results. All it does is cause me overindulge for half the week and pull my head in the rest of the week and eat a calorie controlled diet…and hopefully no damage caused on the scale come the next weigh in 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

One thing I have done consistently is write in my diary. It’s day 38 today…and I have done a jabberwalk. Didn’t want to as my feet were sooooooo sore but I did. Worked yesterday morning, even did overtime….then worked again last night setting up the Christmas trees for the centre. 15,200 steps…ughhhh no wonder my tootsies ached. 

Ohhhh my grandies had their Santa pics done on Saturday. Wonder how much longer Master nearly 11year old will want to keep this tradition up?? 

Anyways will leave you with their cuteness 😘

Back again…

 Gee sometimes the weeks go by so quick, before I know it I’m standing on those demon scales of mine for my weekly weigh in. Had a heck of a week, what with sabotaging myself, Skye’s 21st, and a babysitting gig among that as well.  Anyways, weigh in wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, just a 400g gain….I expected a lot more. 

Today I’ve been babysitting so a few treats have passed those lips of mine….but I’ve not been too bad. One thing that has saved me is that I do not eat after 7pm. I started doing it in my personal challenge, I set it as a goal….and that’s one goal I have mostly achieved. Only times I haven’t has been Skye’s 21st dinner and when I overnighted with my sister.

I am counting down to my specialist appointments. First one thankfully is in a couple of weeks and that’s for my Dupuytrens Contracture in my fingers. I can’t tell you how many times I have dropped things because my fingers aren’t gripping. Or I can’t grip to open jars or bottles. I’ve also had to taken my wedding rings off that finger is starting to contract too 😕😕

I can tell you I’m not liking it at all. But not long now as we will see what’s to be done. 

Eyes, meaning cataracts, will be next after the fingers. Hopefully all my ducks will line up in a row 🪿🦆🪿🦆🪿🦆 and appointments will go smoothly and I can both hands and eyes done and recover before we hit the road come winter.