Eeeeeek!!!

 I’ve had a horror week and it showed big time on the scales this morning….1.5 gain 🤦‍♀️ No one to blame except for myself. And I’ve got no excuse. Self sabotaging at its best. Don’t know why I do it to myself, but I do time and time again. 

I’m up early this morning, going for a walk with my jabberwalk bestie. Will get a good start to the day and hopefully keep up the effort all day. 

Was looking on my ww site for a countdown to Christmas challenge but I couldn’t find one so I’m going to challenge myself….I am sure Deb (my walking buddy) will join me too. I’ve found myself a diary and after my walk I’m going to rule it up and set myself a challenge a day all based on staying on track and not self indulging. I’ll start it on 1st November and keep it up till Christmas Eve. There will be occasional hiccups I know, like my granddaughters 21st which is a month away, overnight visit to my sister, speedway events but they will be marked in diary and we will work around them. Plus my health issues….knee and feet. 

It’s a big challenge to MYSELF. 

I’m back again….

 Gee another week has rolled on by. The older you get the quicker they roll on by I think. And I haven’t been doing anything much, just pottering around home doing bits and pieces. Still feeling the after effects from the dreaded “lurgy” but slowly I’m on the improve. I’ve had a few relapses but this week with a bit warmer weather I think I moving slowly forward. My jabberbuddy is back from a few weeks away and is keen to start walking again so I’m looking forward to getting moving again. Want to keep walking as long as I can while I still can 

I have Dupuytrens Contracture in my hands and some signs of it are showing up in my feet AND then there’s my knee to throw into the mix 😏

My hands are not effecting me too much as yet, it’s annoying,  but my Dr has booked me into a specialist and I see him in December so we’ll see what the out come is. We have been watching the progress of it for years and not much can be done till it gets to where we are at now. 

Right…weight in this week…..1.2 kilo off

Time to start organising dinner. See you next week. 😘

Ohhhh my……

 Another week has flown by…..and ohh my this one has been a disaster. Had a relapse with this lurgy and spent a couple of days feeling sick again. NOT sick enough to eat myself silly though …… those darn emotions. One day maybe I will STOP 🛑 eating my emotions. 

On top of the lurgy, I walked under a tree and managed to scrape my head on a sharp branch and give myself an egg on the head, as well as a cut plus a headache that lasted 2 days. Not impressed 😏

Anyways all the eating turned into a 2 kilo gain. One day I will learn that food may make me feel better at the time but constant eating doesn’t !! 

Another week…

 The last few days I have been feeling heaps better….thankfully…as it’s been 3 weeks of feeling horrid. I’ve still a bit of a cough but I’m starting to feel human again. Appetite the last few days has been nearly back to normal and the scales showed a 400g gain. I expected that after weeks of hardly eating then starting to eat “normally” again. Haven’t been doing the exercise to burn the calories have I? 

Today I drove down to Busselton to catch up with a cousin. When we went on holidays we took some of her Dad’s ashes with us as Billie-Jean wanted them released in her Dads (and ours) fishing spot. I made up a little scrapbook as a momento for her with some pics and descriptions of where it was and she loved it. Hopefully she will get there one day to see it herself and the remembrance plaque for Ray we put up. 

Whilst in Busselton I asked my brother to join us. I didn’t know if he would, I was hoping he was having a good day and could. Rod has early onset dementia and luckily today was a good day. It’s so bloody hard watching him slowly deteriorate. Thankfully, so far, the horrid disease is slow moving….pray it stays that way. 

Been a big day, think I might have over done it….so it’s goodnight from me. 

Another week

 Slowly getting back to normal….

All tests show NOT Covid, just a horrid virus.  Just about back to normal other than a cough…but even that is better than what it was. Food has some taste again, atm eating what we feel like but watching portions. Hopefully in the next day or so I can start tracking and counting points again. Weigh in this morning…..a sts. 

A face change pic ….. over 3 years difference. 

Sick…

 Most of last week I was sick with a horrid virus. 

It was terrible, killer headache, chills and temps, a cough, lethargy, my body ached right down to the bones and just had no appetite. Food had no taste anyway. 

This week it’s still lingering on…but thankfully I’m moving around now. Still not much of an appetite but I can at least taste it now. 

Anyways a 1.5 k loss

And being sick helped the scales move downwards again. 

Not much else happening really. I’m babysitting William and Summer all morning this week whilst Mum works. Kids are on school holidays atm. 

Dinner to cook, best move. 

No loss…..

 But no gain either……a sts said those demon scales of mine this morning, better than a gain I guess 😏

I haven’t been over indulging, but I haven’t been 100% committed either. AND I haven’t been exercising a lot either, my knee has been giving me a bit of grief so I’ve  not been walking as much. Stayed off it over the weekend and walked this morning and it wasn’t too bad. 

Not much been happening, been a quiet week really. The weather has been glorious so I’ve managed to get out in the garden a bit. Spring has sprung I think. Plants are budding or in flower…and a walk around our block showed that all the native orchids are out.

I love this time of the year 🤩😍

Update

 Ok…Blogger working for me today, tried earlier on in the week and it was having a hissy fit….

Weigh in was Monday….a stay the same on the scales. I nearly had one of those hissy fits myself as I had stuck to the plan. But I didn’t as the previous 2 weeks I’d had good losses….so hopefully this week if I stick to plan I’ll have another good loss…or at least a loss.

Today I think spring has finally sprung here. The sun is shining, the sky is blue. I’ve just had a good walk around my garden and saw some of my succulents are budding, my petticoat daffodils are budding and some of my orchids have flowered ☺️

Little Miss Summers class hosted the last school assembly, they did an awesome job and their little song was just beautiful. She was also awarded a merit certificate for her hard work in the classroom. 

And speaking of her….i must away and have some lunch as I’m due at the school in 45 minutes to pick her and her brother up. 

Another week begins

Another week begins.

Another loss this week of 900g so I’m slowly losing the weight I gained while we were travelling. Still a few more kilos to go yet. I’m back at work a few hours a week again plus I’m jabberwalking with my bestie when I can. Trying to keep motivated but I’m struggling with “jet lag”. Still coming down from the high from our trip. Some days it’s hard to find the motivation to just do ordinary everyday things but each day I’m pushing myself to get out of “holiday mode” and get on with things. 

It’s great to see and be near the grandies again. Soccer was on the weekend so went and watched my boy strut his stuff on the soccer pitch. He’s a great player, love watching him. 

I’ll leave you with some gorgeous scenery…the ranges in the Northern Territory are incredible to drive through.

 

Another week….

Every road we travelled on our 8 weeks away there was something to see. 16,700 kilometres we travelled and we saw so much. I loved it all and would do it all again. 

But since being back I am so lacking energy, some days I can hardly get out of my own way…I keep telling hubby I’m suffering from jet lag…that’s what it feels like. We did go through a few time zones but not that quickly.……

Anyways this week I have managed 4 jabberwalks with my girlfriend. The weather hasn’t been the best, we’ve missed the rain most days, only had to cancel one walk. 

All going well. Scales were very good this week, I lost 900g. Need to keep that up, I’m wanting to get back to where I was before we went away asap so I can continue the journey down. I think my ww contract runs out in November so I’ll have to keep an eye out for deals as I’m going to continue doing what I’m doing. 

100 grams

 A 100g loss this week. Sadly it could have been more BUT I over indulged ALL weekend. The weather was wet, constant continuous rain all weekend. Kids soccer matches were cancelled due to the pitches being under water. I went out with Kylee and kids Saturday morning to a science fair but on arriving home sat in my chair in front of fire and read….and ate….    Grrrrrrr I’m really kicking myself as I had been so good till then, even back to my jabberwalking. Makes me wonder how much I could have lost if I hadn’t had an attack of the munchies. 

Wildflowers are out in abundance atm…

Snack Attack

Mmmmmm weigh in day…another gain. Too much takeaway and salty snacks over the weekend and the scales didn’t like me.

Ive got the grandkids today while mum works, it’s a school development day. It’s cold, wet and miserable today but will try and get out and do something with them. 

I was going through my camera and discovered these awesome pics of brolgas dancing in outback Queensland. It was amazing, the 1st time I’d ever seen them do this dance so I’m happy my pics turned out.

Right…best get organised, kids will be here soon.

See you next week, hopefully lighter than I am now. 

I’m back

 I’m back.

The trip was fantastic. The 16,000+ kilometres and nearly 8 weeks of it. Hubby and I loved catching up with some friends on our travels. We had the best time 😊

I’d do it all again tomorrow……mmmm maybe not tomorrow, next week though as I need a few more cuddles with my grandies first 😘

Travelling across the Nullarbor 

The water, the trees and the hills

There she blows…

Sunset on a river bank 

Love the rivers and flowing water 

Another river bank 

Camp on the beach 

Fishing 

Another sunset

And now I’m home the ww start again. I gained 4.5k while away, I did think it would be more as I did drink wine or beer most nights 🥂🍻

Right…it’s time to get up and moving.

Still some unpacking to do and catching up on things. 

Last weigh in

 

This weekend we hit the road…across the Nullarbor we will go. Planning on 3 long days of driving to get us across and into places we haven’t travelled.  Bring it on ☺️

We are 95% packed. I’ve a few things ready in the house to go pack into vehicle. Doctor visit tomorrow to get my thyroid meds and some painkillers just in case knee plays up. 

Then it’s wait till Shawn and Skye get home. Thursday he pulls out of Shark Bay, and will be calling into Kalbarri to go do some crabbing if he can. A lot of rain there so whether he will be able to without getting bogged…who knows. 

Anyway, last weigh yesterday, 400g down. Hopefully I don’t have anymore days like today where I’ve eaten way way too much. 

Feeling very emotional. One of Kylee’s good friends lost her dear little boy in an accidental drowning. They are a beautiful family and are feeling for them all. 

Also today I was given some of my cousins ashes to take with us, so on the way home in August we can stop at his, and our, favourite fishing spot and sprinkle them into the water. I’m also placing a plaque up there too in memory of him. Heck I miss that man.

Right…I’ll be back eventually. 

Don’t think I’ll be posting whilst on the road. I might just so I can record some favourite places…but we’ll see. 

Bad weather

 The last few weeks we have had some awful weather on and off. Huge storm on Saturday night where Bunbury, which is 20k’s from my location, had ANOTHER tornado. Just a few weeks ago in Bunbury during another storm they had one form and wreck havoc. Scary thing was that first tornado William was meant to be training for Country Week trials in Soccer. Coaches canceled the training due to lightning being forecast. That tornado went across the pitch where they would have been training. 

Anyways we been lucky here, no damage, a few branches off trees is all. 

This is a pic that someone took of the tornado. They are scary, I know as 6 years ago in the middle of the night we had a tornado that went through 200 hundreds meters from our house. The noise it made woke us up. It was a sound I can tell you I never want to hear again, so eerie. Hubby and I hid in our walk in robe, the safest place with no windows. Next morning our yard was covered with debri, twisted off branches, guttering from houses, roofing, just so much debris. Quite a few houses destroyed including our neighbours at the back of us 300 metres away. 

Anyways, weather has cleared up a bit today but more bad weather due Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

In under 2 weeks we hit the road, can’t wait. I’m mostly packed and ready to roll. One of my friends in NSW is our first stop, so excited to see her. 

Right, work in morning, early start to I’m out of here.

Baby sat this munchkin today while mummy worked for a few hours. We had a great day. William was at his best friends, it was his friends birthday today. 

Ohhhh, weigh in today, 400 gram gone, I’m finally back to my lowest weight from 5 or 6 weeks ago. 

Another week down..

 Another week down and an another week closer to our trekking across the Nullarbor. 600g lost this week….and only 2 more weigh ins to go. I’m 400g off my lowest weight which was 5 weeks ago. Soooooo maybe I’ll get lower than that before I go…But I don’t think I’ll reach my 20 kilo off. I may, if I really give it a go..but to be honest I’m not going to push myself to the extreme. 

That’s it for this week….short and sweet. Only for my record anyway. 

Another week gone..

 

Thankfully I’ve had a better week this week. Just about 100% on track. 

The scales showed a sts, and considering I never weighed in last week after my horror week I am happy 😊 

My jabberbuddy will be back from holidays tonight so we’ll be back to walking on Wednesday. That will help me as I’ve been very lazy since Deb went away. 

The kids both played soccer on Saturday. Both teams won. Summer is improving weekly, running a lot more now.

William, wow what a game he played. Every now and then he throws in a blinder of a game and Saturday was one of them.

He’s trying out for under 11’s Countryweek team. Going to be a tough decision for the coaches as there 35 boys training and they all as keen as William. He has another few weeks of training yet then it’ll be fingers crossed. William is hoping to be in the squad but says it won’t matter if he’s not because he’s loving the experience of trials to get there. 

Nothing much going on. 

Counting downs the weeks before we hit the road, but before we go Shawn and Skye are having 2 weeks away. As soon as they are back we will hit the road. 

Lunches to pack, till next week. 

Weigh in day tomorrow…

 But I’m not weighing in tomorrow. It will be a big fat gain. 

Every time I set myself a goal I fail. I’m not going to set a weight loss goal again. My goal was to get to my 20 kilo loss before we take off trekking. Don’t know why but if I set goals I self sabotage myself. EVERY SINGLE BLOODY TIME!!!

I’ve just gone on an all out binge and literally gorged myself with everything and anything. 

Hasn’t helped that my daughter had to call me and hubby down to hers to get the kids. Her boyfriend over indulged with alcohol and got abusive scaring the kids. She asked him to pack up his shit and leave. He was refusing too until Hubby arrived. 

Anyways that’s not the point…I’d started the binging before all the above went down. Apparently they had a big argument last week and K told him it was his last chance. He didn’t like the fact that she and her best friend of over 25 years were not including him in some plans they were making. He had been drinking heavy. 

I liked him, but I was concerned about his drinking. He came around home one day at lunch time and had a can in his hand. Apparently when he moved in with her how much he drank became obvious as his mood changed.

Anyways he left last night, and his mum bought him back to pick up his gear this morning. As K told him in front of her Dad, her kids come first and no way should they be made to feel scared in their own house.

My girl does not seem to have much luck with men. I hope one day she does find some forever lasting love

Mother’s Day today.

I miss these Mum’s, my mum and my mother in law so much. I think the older I get the more I miss them…more so my mum. 

Love them so. xx 

 

Another week gone.

 Days are passing by quickly. It’s so dark in the mornings now and we’ve had to push our walk in the morning to 7.30am so it’s light enough. And it’s dark earlier too….my chooks are looking to be put to bed earlier too. I can feel winter creeping in, mornings and nights are a lot cooler…won’t be too long and we’ll be lighting our fire 🔥 

Thankfully we’ll be trekking by the middle of next month and we in the northern hemisphere of Australia so will miss the cold and miserable weather we get here in the south in winter. 

No change on my scales this week. A stay the same. I’ll have to try harder this week. My tracking was a bit of a hit and miss last week so I’m not surprised by the sts. WW is so easy to do, and I love that nothing is off limits. BUT you do have to be accountable, that’s why I use the app on WW and track honestly. If I indulge at one meal I can always have a lower “point” meal next time so I stay within my point range. If you cheat on your points you’re only cheating yourself and WW won’t work. I exercise most days, always at least 5 times a week and always in the morning. I find it sets me up for a good day. 

My weekend was busy. Both little grandies had soccer Saturday, Summers team lost, and Williams won.

On Sunday we went to Perth to the Fire Fighters Memorial Grove to a memorial service to honour fallen firefighters. A dearly loved cousin of mine tragically died early last year whilst fire fighting and I was honoured to see his name being placed on honour roll to commemorate his bravery. 

I’ll leave you with my cat enjoying the sunshine. Dare say it won’t be long and she’ll be curled up on the mat by our fire inside. 

Went backward..

 Had a bit of a bumpy week … was craving and constantly hungry. I gained 700g. It could have and should have been a lot more. Think it’s me being a lot more active saved me. 

Been doing a lot of list making and prepping for our trip away. I know it’s 6 weeks plus away yet…but we are going to be away 2 months so I want to be totally organised. We travel self contained with a canopy on the back of our dual cab Toyota 4x4. It is comfy, the bed up top is as comfy as my own bed, it has a hot shower…. so really it is house on wheels. If we stop at a place for any length of time we have a wrap around canopy so yeah it’s a home away from home. It doesn’t suit everyone but it suits us. 

Not much been happening, it’s been a quiet week. 

The soccer games started on Saturday, Miss Summer played in the morning. A completely new team from last year but she fitted right in. 

They won their first game 6 goals to 0

William played in the afternoon, he’s in the same team has last year but a few have left and they have new players. They jelled very quickly and also won their game 8 goals to 0. William played defence and has the game was more down in their half he didn’t have much running to do. 

Right….dinner prep to start.