No more sleeps

Taking off in the next hour or so....ohhhhhhh I am so excited. Tonight I will be cuddling my darling daughter Kylee.

Had coffee this morning with my friend Rach (Rachie06 on the forum) We used to go to the same WW meeting when we had the Saturday mornings. Rach is doing so well, has lost of over 10 kilo's and is looking good.

Will be going to WW meetings in Doncaster just to keep me on track...now I am down to my lowest weight again I want to enjoy my holiday but to stay focused too and too try and maintain this weight.

Two sleeps to go.....

Yep....only two sleeps to go and I off to Melbourne and my darling daughter....

Weighed in tonight....and yep Jen's version of "no count" is still working...I lost .5 Now to maintain while on holidays, eeeeeeeeeekkk!!!

Carol, (vegemite) did these pics of me up and emailed me the results.....wowwwwwwwww have I changed that much??? The christmas one was taken in 2004 when I must have been at my heaviest ( 105kg) I started WW in September last year at 95 kg and Carol took the other when we met during my lunch break last week....

Still Counting Down

One less sleep.....3 sleeps to go now till I fly to Melbourne.

Today we had a family gathering to have an early birthday for Skye who turns 3 years old on Tuesday...
We face painted, and played games...and generally just had a couple of hours of fun with everyone.
Tomorrow it's back to work...last day until I get back from Melbourne.....

Counting down..........

Had my hair done today as I heading off to Melbourne on Wednesday arvo to spend some time with my darling daughter......
and I going to meet my wonderful friend Berrie......
and the delightful Donna.......
and hopefully catch up with Maria and Janinne too....


COUNTING DOWN........................

Jen's week.....

Tuesday.....I went off to work at the "funny farm" and found myself out in the paddock on the potato harvester. Hard yakka out there....made me wonder why I made the effort to to do a 45 minute walk ..... no wonder at the end of the day I was soooooooo tired.

Wednesday...on the harvester again. Found a new walk track...a good 50 minute one. Very interesting, lots of wild geese with their little goslings...very cute!

Thursday...Yayyyyyyy the highlight of my week....I met Vegemite in my lunch break as she and her hubby travelled past on there way further down south on a few days holiday. We met up at the roadhouse over the road from my work and had a cuppa and had a chat. Loved it Vege....mwahhhhh thanks.

Friday....The end of my working week.....phewwwwwwwwww thank heavens. My son 'went of the rails" that evening and had me very distressed. For the first time in forever I shared my emotions with a friend. I rang Berrie and even though the call was brief I was able use the comfort in her kind words and find strength. Thanks darl for being my friend and being there for me.

Saturday....My mum come up for the day to do some chrissy shopping. Ohhhhh boy, I'd rather take all 8 of my grandies than her......she kept disappearing. Quite often I found myself talking to myself and mum nowhere in sight !! Ohhhhh but it was great catching up again....

Sunday....ahhhhhhh son Simon and his partner bring their 4 kids around for a play and catch up with Pop and Jenna.. Little Thomas is just growing so fast, love cuddling him...

Monday....weigh in night...and Jens version of "no count" maintaining is working...lost 1.6

Yoyo......

Yup....thats me...a darn yoyo. Up, down, up, down up !!! A gain this week of.9 so am back in the 72's again. My leader and I went throu my journals and passport and I have not done anything but yoyo between 72.9 and 70.2 since July.
I know I have problems with menopause, thyroid and family stress....but hey can't blame it all on that!

Plateau says my leader....
Perserverence says my leader...

Now the plan is not to lose...not to gain .....but MAINTAIN !!!


So I will perservere and keep on going....I will not give in, I want goal and I will get there eventually.

Yayyyyy

Went to weigh in tonight....lost 1.5

I feel good ....

A good weekend...

Its been a great weekend, lots of lovely sunshine and most of the grandies around to play with and cuddle....so love those little ones. Even went to the local show...and didn't indulge in all the yummies that were available, but did treat myself to a single cone choc mint ice cream.....yummmmmmmm.

As far as the medication go's, I feel great....don't feel blahhhhhh, haven't been getting the hungry's, been eating within my points most days, have been out walking and feel as though I might have even lost some of that 2.6 kilo's I put on. Tomorrow night is weigh in...so I'll let you all know.

As I expected....

I GAINED big time.......2.6 kilo's !!!

ahhhh well, it was expected, so now it's gotta go....

Struggling....

I went to the Dr's on Thursday evening after work and got results from my bloodtests. The results show my thyroid medication needs to be lowered again, I am taking too much oroxine and taking too much of course doesn't help with weight loss just as taking not enough!! Dr said we'll get it right soon, it is a matter of trial and error .... and then I'll be be able to carry on losing weight. At the moment I am battling,,,,I feel as though I have gained at least a couple of kilo's,,,,I can feel it in my clothes. Dr said I will struggle with the 'hungry's" and feeling blahhh until the oroxine levels out.....and of course menopause doesn't help either. Nor does the stress of having my son and little family live with us. Son is still ok at moment but it's like walking on "eggshells" around him at times. He is using still and at times moody and unpredictable. It just breaks my heart to see him go this way again after all the effort he went through at detox and rehab. The last 18 months I truly did have my son back,,,,now I am losing him again. Anyways am really trying to keep it together, some days are better than others. Monday evening I will weigh in.....if you hear a SCREEEEEEEECHHHH off in the distance, don't worry it will only be me!! Till then I will keep on walking everyday, trampoling when I can and try to make wise choices.....but mostly try not too stress.

No weigh in.....

No weigh in tonight as I had a meeting after work and couldn't make it in time.....
Was going to use my own scales and see what they said, but because I have had them hidden I don't know how they compare to ww's ones. So with the "bad" week I have had this week decided not to. And believe me it has been a "bad" week....I have had the hungries something terrible and feeling really down, ....and just couldn't summon up the energy to fight it. I had a blood test on Saturday morning and have a Dr appointment on Thursday evening so maybe they can find a reason as I just don't feel right. Maybe it's the change of medication I had a few weeks ago, maybe it's stress over my son, I don't know but I want it gone....I so over it, I hate feeling like this.....

Weighed in ...

Weighed in this evening....and after a brilliant week starting at the beginning again on Week 1 .... I GAINED 100 grams !! Was really peeved off when the scales told me a gain...but I should be used to it now....coz how much hope have I got when I have those damn dwarfs giving me a helping hand !!!
Anyways another week starts tomorrow so I'll be at it again, excersise, water and more water, tracker and food scales...and trusty week 1 book again....
Bugger it....I WILL do it eventually...won't I? Of course I will !!

All's calm on the home front at moment, son and family move in tomorrow so we'll see how all goes. Have had a few grey hairs added this last week with the stress of it all, but I HAVEN'T not once gone for food for comfort.....
Thank you to everyone for your support and friendship during this difficult time with my son...much appreciated espesially you Carol and Berrie...

Someone give me strength....

Forgive me if I ramble on a moment....but have to write it down before I go bonkers....as the cat in the pic is how I feel at present, gritted teeth and ready to pull hair out, it's going grey anyways!! AND SCREAM !!!!! My youngest son, my problem child, has become a big problem again....and it's really got to me badly today. Won't go into too many details coz if I start I won't stop...but 18 months ago he went into rehab for a cannabis problem which with his ADHD was very addictive. He came out clean but this week he had a big conflict at his work and got the sack/ walked out and now he has started using again. I don't know if I have the strength to cope again, without me going off the rails. He was here a little while ago, and was stressed out to the max, and had been using, but he did eventually calm down again and we were able to talk to him. Don't know how much he took in but I am hoping something sunk in....I really don't know if I will cope if he heads down that road again. Hubby won't have him here if he uses and has told son that as he won't put me throu all what we went throu again. Son has a partner 7 months pregnant and a 3 year old girl who he loves so I am hoping and praying he can see the damage before he go's that road again. Pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzzze let him be okay again, find another job and house and move on with a stable life.

Nephews 21st

After the big game yesterday we drove down to Manjimup to my sister's for her eldest son Rikki's 21st. It was a great night where I caught up with most of my family and my best friend from my high school days.

EAGLES ARE WINNERS

What a game....phewwwwwwwww, talk about nerve wracking but we WON!!!! 1 point win.....but ohhhhhhhhhh they did so deserve it.

WE ARE THE EAGLES
THE WEST COAST EAGLES
WE ARE HERE TO SHOW YOU WHY
WE'RE THE BIG BIRDS
KINGS OF THE BIG GAME
WE'RE THE EAGLES
WE'RE FLYING HIGH

Feeling....

This is how I feel at the moment .....so "WHATEVER" !! I am not sleeping properly, work is sooooooo busy, and I am tired, moody and downright bitchy!! And so hungry...I am eating too much these last few days, I don't think I have gone to much overboard...I hope!! I am drinking gallons of water daily, and excercising everyday. Emailing Berrie tonight and other than menopause and hormone troubles we think it could be lack of protein thats causing the hungery's. So think it's back to basics for me...weighing food, checking portion sizes etc and stop being so casual about all this and start getting serious again. RIGHT !!! I can do it!!!
Am hoping this new medication for hormones/menopause and thyroid I am on will start kicking in soon and I can get serious about losing this last little bit of weight....I do feel better than what I did other than the very restless/sleepless nights. Can't really tell as work is so full on and tiring anyways. Got 3 days off being a long weekend so hopefully I can have a bit of r&r. Some fishing hopefully if the weather stays fine...ohhhhhh and my nephews 21st Saturday night in Manjimup, and catching up with my dear mum, brother and sister and friends who will all be there.
But I am not going to put a time frame on it.....I will just keep at it and one day soon I will get there....I know I will.
No weigh in this Monday evening, so have time to get myself into gear and do something to get this body of mine back to norm and me feeling real good again!!

All good

Just a post to wish me HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!!!
Yeaaaa this week I celebrated my 1st year with weight watchers and after my 100g loss last night I have lost a total of 24.9 kilo's!! Did my measurements again this morning even thou they aren't due to next week and in the year I have lost 126cm....wowwwww!!!

We WON AGAIN .....

WOOOOHOOOOOOO

What a game.....

WE WON!! WEST COAST EAGLES beat Adelaide...yeaaaaaaa

I am so excited still.....I could hardly watch the game, my tummy had a herd of elephants in it instead of butterfly's, but I earned heaps of bonus points bouncing around in the last quarter willing the Eagles on to a win!! Gee, wish I could go see the EAGLES kick Sydneys butt at the Grand Final!! Ohhh I hope so anyways, its gotta be our turn this year!!!

Had a loss

After a topsy turvy week, I weighed in on Monday evening and lost 600g.......

Having another "topsy turvy" week this week...menopause and thyroid meds have been changed....and having some sleepless/restless nights and having cravings but I will be doing the best I can....

WE WON!!

WE ARE THE EAGLES

THE WEST COAST EAGLES

WE ARE FLYING HIGH






My footy team played tonight, phewwwwwwwww we won!! I wonder how many bonus points I earned myself jumping up and down barracking!!?? Being the semi finals, and having lost to Sydney last week, it was nerve racking to watch.

It's been a tough week for me this week...I had a phone call from my daughter who lives in Victoria, she needed me as she had few problems and was suffering from a huge bout of homesickness!! I felt hopeless and feeling completely drained and tired and missing my girl heaps I headed for the "sugar" and began emotional eating!! Work has been so "full on " and physically hard so all the tiredness I had been feeling I put down to that. It could have been worse, I think I would have gone on a real binge but my dear friend Berrie realised how bad I was feeling and picked me up and helped me try sort out my feelings and moods and tell me all I was feeling was normal... THANKS darl. And Carol too, your advice has been taken on board too, and I agree with you ....MENOPAUSE SUX!!!!
Anyways went to my Dr this morning and my hormone levels are nearly rock bottom, I am allergic to some ingredient in my hrt patches, and my thyroid levels are too high .... so hopefully a change in my meds will get me up and back to feeling alive again.


ANYWAYS ADELAIDE >>>LOOK OUT >>>HERE COME THE EAGLES

Hanging in there!!!

It's been one of those weeks....!!

Had a great week, did everything right, or so I thought, go to weigh in Monday evening.....AND GAIN 200 grams...!!!

What can I say...but I am hanging in there, and I WILL get there eventually...I am too stubborn to give in, I want to get to goal.

Saturday walk

This morning was lovely and sunny so I donned my joggers, grabbed my water bottle and walkman, picked up my digital camera and went walking. Along the way took these pics, plus many more, so my good friends Berrie and Vegemite could enjoy the walk with me. The walk takes over an hour and I love it, what with the scenic water views, wildlife and fauna it goes all so quickly.

Small loss

I weighed in on Monday evening....I lost 100grams. Was disappointed in that as I expected better, and got very frustrated with myself. But over the "dummy spit" now and upped the excersise, changed the food around a bit...and moving onwards and downwards...with a bit of luck this week....

#3 son Shawn with his daughter Skye

Happy Fathers day son...

#2 son Simon with his daughter Zoe when she was little....

Happy Fathers day son....

#1 son Paul with Caitlin, his eldest daughter.

Happy Father's day....

Daddy's Girl

Being Fathers Day today, we had the 3 boys come for a bbq lunch and all the grandies of course...but missing was "Daddy's girl" who lives in Melbourne.

Fathers Day

Dad....4/6/1930 to 11/10/2001


I miss you Dad...

You won the battle but lost the war.

Love ya..........

Hard Yakka

This is me on the potato harvester which I have been working on for the last week or so....real hard yakka!!! But it has helped me this week to lose the 700g I put on after celebrating little Thomas's birth.

"Jenna" cuddles

Today little Thomas turns a week old....
I took his big sisters (Jessica & Zoe) out today for a Subway lunch then to the hairdressers for a "pretty up". We had a great "girlie" afternoon. Of course when I took them home I had to have a cuddle of my 2 litle boys..18 month old Sheymus and Thomas.

Can BRAG at last!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO Blogger pic uploads is working.
Now I can show off my granson....the latest addition to my family.
Please meet THOMAS SHANE 7lb 40z 51cm

As expected

Too much celebrating Thomas's birth and ttom combined gave me a gain of 700g. Less than I expected coz I did celebrate lots....hehehe

So this week, its WALK>TRACK>DRINK WATER!!! And with all that work and luck I will lose it...don't want it or need it!!

Blogger still not posting pics....darn, I wanted to show of my newest addition.

Rae "tagged" me

Yep, Rae the super model "tagged' me and I have to post 5 wierd things/habits about me that people don't know about me! mmmmmmmm no where do I start??

Wierdness/Habit #1 I HATE, LOATHE snakes and even when one slithers across the road in front of the car I lift my feet up off the pedals and scream and have to stop myself from looking where I am going!! I can't look at them on tv or in books....I shudder to think of them!

Weirdness/Habit #2 I am claustrophobic....I don't like being closed up in confined spaces

Weirdness/Habit #3 Geeeeeeeee this is getting hardish!! Does biting my fingernails come into this...mmmm yea its a habit, a bad one too.

Weirdness/Habit #4 I very very rarely wear dresses. I like trousers, jeans and pants. Am a bit of a "tomboy" and like to race speedway cars, climb trees and don't mind getting dirty!!

Weirdness/Habit #5 I am allergic to pine trees in bloom..the flowers and sap give me a hive like rash.

There you are Rae...being "tagged" certainly got me thinking....
Good luck tomorrow on your ww super modeling, smileeeeee and have fun, you and Donna both deserve it.

Blogger still won't let me post pics, darn! I wanted to show off my newest little grandie. oooooooppppsssss been celebrating, weigh in tomorrow night.......eeeeeeekkkkk demon scales!!!!

Yes, it's happened!

Yes, it has happened....my granson was born this evening and I was there to witness the birth. Absolutely magic!! The little boy is as yet un-named but it should be Thomas Shane.....ohhhhhhhh I am so happy. He was 7lb 40z and 51cm long...and just so beautiful.
I was hoping to post a pic but for some reason I can't get pics to post...darn!


On Monday I weighed in and lost 200g.
2.8 kilo's to go....

Tornado Update

Was going to post a few pics but "blogger" won't do it for some reason! But ohhh well when it gets sorted out I will.

The tornado that went through this estate I live in was devastating and very destructive leaving many people homeless, some houses were completely demolished and others damaged, some more will have to be demolished, others can be repaired. They are saying over $10 million of damages. The premier has been and declared the area a natural disaster zone.
Over the past week a lot of time has been donated by people and businesses and a massive clean up has been going on. It has been marvellous the way people have come together and supported the community.
It is going to take a long time though before insurances etc can be sorted out and the rebuilding process can begin.
Today I have been down the local bush brigade helping with the morning teas and lunches for all the volunteers. All the food has been donated by businesses and cakes etc have been donated by families like mine who were not suffering damage. Being Sunday I didn't think there would be too many but there were over 30 of all ages. Marvellous the way this community has pulled together to help each other, isn't it?

The tornado was very frightening and I think everytime we have a storm I will be scared of a reoccurrence...I hope not as it is a noise I NEVER want to hear again!!!
I want to THANK all those people who were concerned about me and sms'ed, rang or emailed wondering how I was. All I can say is mwahhhhhhh THANK YOU

Just letting you ...

All know I am fine. A shocking disaster here with a tornadeo going through the area I live in at 1.10am this morning. The noise was so loud and frightening, and the thunder, lightning and hailstones made it deafening!! It past our house about a 100 meters or so away leaving debris everywhere BUT so many other houses were totally destroyed or severely damaged. Huge trees were just twisted down a foot from the ground or totally stripped bare...its terrible to see. Over 25 houses have been destroyed and over 30 damaged...those poor families and a lot of them live just a few hundred meters from me.

Went to weigh in tonite....lost 600g..

Temptation....

I went to a birthday party last night and YES I resisted TEMPTATION again. There was a lovely big black forest birthday cake, and my very favourite pavalova, and fruit cheesecake. And I had NONE! No not even a taste.
The dinner was a pig on the spit, which I didn't taste either. I would not have been able to resist the crackling. So yes, I am proud of me and I hope those demon scales will be nice to me tomorrow night and thank me for resisting those yummies!

Just letting...

Just letting you know that I weighed in last night and lost 900g !!

Wooohoooooo!!

Was beginning to think that this last little bit wasn't everrrrrr going to move


Onwards and downwards I go again.....hopefully!

Only 3.6 to go.....