Back Again!

It's been almost a year since I last posted anything on here. A lot happens in a year. We moved house, went on holiday in our bus to SA, got older etc etc. I have just re-joined WW on-line. I have put on about 3kgs since my last weigh in which isn't so bad I guess. But it's not really good enough when I was so determined to get to goal. This time I will do it and do it properly. I feel so much better when I eat right and exercise.

I will post a couple of photos. One of me & Les at a pirate party, me shooting and me at the Blues Train at Queenscliff.

Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon

Me (right) Matt and Wendy who I work with.

Well Sunday was the Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon with an emphasis on the Try. It's a triathlon but no times are kept, it's just so that the kids can participate and have fun. I was handing out medallions at the end and met Matt Welsh, Paul Licuria from Collingwood and Brad Johnson from the Western Bulldogs. Matt Welsh is a lovely guy and stayed at the even the whole day. The other guys hung around for about an hour. Brad Johnson is a big spunk.





On the weight loss side, I haven't been going too well, but I still haven't put on any weight which is a plus. I'm still exercising and am up to week 5 of Couch to 5ks. It's hard because it keeps getting too hot and I can't get out and finish my sessions so I usually go back to the session before. Oh well, as long as I'm doing it I suppose. I'm still feeling great.

I put on this week but only 0.1. Here's a photo taken last Saturday of me and a few HOG friends at Rochford winery in the Yarra Valley. We were filming a promotional DVD for the Victorian rally which is coming up next year.

Happy New Year

Hello and happy new year, especially to all those who are doing the 10 weeks weight loss challenge.

I weighed in the week before Christmas and had only lost 0.1 when I needed 0.2 to get my 10%. I couldn't believe it and asked them not to record it, went to the toilet, took off all my jewellery and anything else I could get away with and guess what - I got it!! Finally after all this time I have lost 10% of my body weight. Even though I'd only lost 0.2 I was so happy. And then, the week after Christmas I expected to see a gain but lo and behold, I lost 0.2 again and got under 80kgs for the first time in 12 or so years! I've had a bit of a blow out at New Years with a lot of drinking and eating the wrong stuff, but now that I'm back at work I'll be able to do better and really make a go of this challenge. I'm going to take some photos tonight of me in my old 'fat' clothes and post them soon, so keep looking and good luck to all those taking part in the challenge.

I'm also almost finished week 3 of the Couch to 5kms program and going really well. I can't believe I'm actually a jogger!

Lee :-)

Merry Christmas

Hi,
Well, I didn't get my 10%. I can't believe it, I only had 0.3 to lose and I only lost 0.1! I was ready to cry and stamp my feet and leave the meeting but I thought better of it and ended up staying and felt much better for having done so. So I've worked my a*se off this week with exercise and eating properly, and I'm hoping to get the hattrick this week 1. 10% loss, 2. 10kgs loss and 3. Under 80kgs. If I get under 80 it will be the lightest I've been in 10 years - very excited about that. I've also decided that I'm going to do a fitness instructors course this year. Now I know I'm not all that fit yet but I'm working on it, and I reckon it will be a good way to keep fit.

I did my stint as Martha in RtB and had a ball. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be doing the 4 nights and it was great seeing so many people come through - 13,000 in all!

Ok, have a great Christmas everybody and talk to you next year.

Lee :-)

More pics of my belly dancing night!

So close and yet so far.............

I lost 0.7 this week. Very pleased with myself as that's 1.5kgs over 2 weeks that I've lost. I'm only 0.3 away from my 10% and 0.9 away from 10kgs! It's been a hard fought 10kgs I'll give you the tip. Some people lose 10kgs in 10 weeks but I've taken almost 25 weeks to do it (assuming I get it this coming weekend). However, I'm pretty pleased with myself because my lifestyle hasn't been compromised too much, we just eat so much more healthy and when we go out, we don't make stupid choices like chips or creamy pastas, we always have just veges or salad. Hubby is a bit disappointed in his weight loss and is threatening to join WW with me. I kinda hope he does because it would be fun to go to meetings with him.

I'm doing my bit for the community this week and I'm playing the part of Martha in Road to Bethlehem. RtB is a walk through nativity type thing that the SDA church in Nunawading puts on. As I work for them I thought I'd do my bit and volunteer. I'm kinda regretting saying that I would do it for 4 nights but hey, at the end of the day, we'll have made a few people happy and conveyed the story of the birth of Jesus to people who may not have known about it (if you believe in that kind of thing).

If I get my 10% I'll post some photos next week.

Lee :-)

Back on Track

Hi,

Well, after a tumultuous couple of months, I think that I'm finally back on track. I've been sitting on or around 81kgs for a few weeks now and it's been getting frustrating. I don't think we've had a weekend at home for about 8 weeks now and coming up to the Christmas season it's getting rather hard. We spent a week in Perth and the diet went completely out the window. However, we do keep up our exercise which helps. I finally got back to WW last weekend and guess what? I lost 0.7kgs!!! I couldn't quite believe it but it felt good to know that all of the things I've been doing haven't been all bad. I think that my metabolism is working a bit better so that when I do slip up it's not so bad. However, I do need to lose more and I'm determined to lose at least 1kg this week. I'm hoping to lose 1.2 so that I get my 10% but I won't be upset if I don't get it this week - I'll just get it next week. Although I've got TTOM in there somewhere which will put a spanner in the works!

I had my belly dancing concert on the 17th of November and, despite my fears (read terrified) all went well. I will post a couple of photos.