Another update

 Back again…

This last 4 weeks have flown by. I lasted the month without weighing myself till the morning of my Dr appointment. 

Yay I lost, and close to what I thought I would. Dr was very happy as was I. Could have been more but it wasn’t till the third week that my knee allowed me to exercise. I’ve been getting up early and going to the pool and going water walking. I love it and really enjoying it as there especially as there are 3 others that I regularly see doing the same and we all have knee issues. 

On Saturday my daughter and the kids came and picked us up and we went and visited a Forest Discovery Park. I managed to to walk around with them with no pain…though I didn’t attempt to climb any steps and do a tree top walk. 

Was a lovely day out. 

The kids had a great time and I really enjoyed the time I was able to spend with them. 

Ohhhh and don’t you love that pic with William and the emu….😍😍😍 That boy has a wicked sense of humour. 

More holiday pics and a update

Just letting you know I’m still here. Knee is very painful and I’m limping around. Was feeling very sad and sorry for myself so carted myself up to my Dr. She is lovely and could see how frustrated I was. She sent off a letter to orthopaedic specialist and I now have a long wait until March before I can get to see him unless a cancellation comes up. Anyways my Dr told me quite bluntly I had to lose weight and gave me a diet and exercise plan to follow. Less weight my knee has to carry the better. Told me she would see me in a month, to hide my scales, to stay off them and she would weigh me at my next visit in a months time.  Well I’ve got a less than a week to go now before I see her and I’m feeling quite good. I’ve followed her plan, not 100% as my knee wouldn’t allow a lot of the exercise (other than the last few days where I’ve gone to the pool and walked for 45 minutes) but food wise I’ve been good.  No weighing myself either though that has been hard as I usually weigh at least once a week. I will weigh here the in morning of my Drs appointment though. 

                                         Wildflowers were just starting to open up. This is just one small patch of Everlastings. It’s beautiful when you get all the colours out in one patch. 

                                              

                                    Full moon reflection over the water 

                                    Tide out on one of the beaches we were fishing, or should I say waiting as we did a lot of that. 

                          

               The days were mostly fine but the nights were chilly 

                          

                                   

                                  The colours in the cliffs are amazing

                                  London Bridge, natural rock formation 

   

                 A deserted homestead, just look at that ladder!! 

                 Lake Deborah, out in the middle of nowhere