Toot for me!!

Weigh-in today - total loss to date 5.6kg. Next goal will be 10% body weight loss - then I should really be feeling some difference in my clothing!!

Finding the Cross Trainer hard work at the moment. I guess the novelty has worn off. The last 5 minutes can be really tough as my toes go numb & it's really uncomfortable. It's heaps easier to do if there's something interesting on TV, so taped the Kath & Kim movie last night so I should be set for the rest of the week pretty much.

Started painting skirting boards again yesterday. I had refused to paint any more until David finished attaching the ones that I'd last done. He was so slow. Only took him about 3.5 YEARS!! lol So now I'd like to get the ones done in the entry/lounge/dining area so he can attach them when he gets home this stint. He has been busy though with a couple of other things lately around the house, so I can't complain too much.

Anyway, must be off to shower. Then taking Sasha swimming. Nikita will have to watch from the sidelines as she has a nasty cough/cold. Then home again for weed spraying and skirting board painting. And maybe if I'm lucky & organised, I might even get started on washing the windows & blinds. It's all in a good cause - we're having Christmas lunch here. So looking forward to it!

WW - 4 weeks in

Wow, I was so surprised to see that I'd lost another 1.3kg this week when I stepped on the scales. I'm so just waiting to see a gain at some stage. I feel it's almost inevitable. All up I've lost 4.7kg in 4 weeks, so I'm really stoked with that. May there be many many more kilos lost this year!!!

In particular to have lost that amount at this time of year with a few social events has made it all the more encouraging. I think I'll be making an effort to use my X-Trainer every day this week though to make up for the truffles & other goodies consumed at Larissa's yesterday.

David's so funny. Everytime we go to Larissa's for an event, he always comments on how she knows how to put on a good Do. (despite getting home at 3am from a school reunion!!).

Dad's coming to visit in a week's time. I'm a bit nervous about hosting him at my house for a couple of nights - so different to the plush hotels, etc. But hopefully will give a chance for a better catch-up - if the girls let me get a word in edgeways.

David's heading offshore in the morning for three weeks. He arrives home on the evening of Sasha's last day of Kindy. It's a shame really as her class is doing a concert on that last day, and it will be a really special day, that he's going to miss. But I'll have the DVC charged up ready to record her performance. Hopefully he'll be home in time to go out for a special celebration dinner, and he'll definitely be here for Christmas.

We put our decorations up yesterday as we didn't want to wait until 11 Dec to put them up. So we're all set. Now I just have a truck-load of extra special house cleaning that I'd like to get done. (cleaning blinds & windows in particular!!)

The girls visited Santa at Myers in Garden City yesterday. His first day in the store, so nice & fresh & happy to have a chat. Just as well as the girls just wanted to talk & talk & talk some more. Really funny when Santa asked Sasha her name & she said "My name is Sasha. You've met me before!!"

We're hoping that the new train line is open before Christmas & we'll catch the train to the City so the girls can have another talk with Santa at Myers in the City. I just love the magic of Christmas!!

Hot & Busy!

'Twas a stinker today - 39.something. I've been baking - made a cake and also some cheesies for Sasha's teacher who is finishing tomorrow. She's having her 1st baby next Wednesday via c-sect. Anyway over the past few weeks I've made up this mini-album for her as a thank you. Finally got it wrapped and Sasha & I made a card this afternoon, amongst all the other jobs for today.

I've still got a pile of washing, ironing and dishes to sort out, but maybe they'll wait until tomorrow.

Here's the mini-album. The song might sound a bit funny to have with the album, but it's current and funnily enough it's what the girls were singing in the bath tonight.

WW has been going okay. I've been having trouble sticking to it of late. And today my ankle has started filling up again with fluid - I can see it & feel it, so despite another loss of 900gm (3.4kg total to date), I'm sure a gain is just around the corner if I don't get back on top of things again.

Oh, and whilst I remember, Sasha is going to give the mini-album to her teacher as her news item tomorrow. We've rehearsed it a bit. Along the lines of "Today I've got a present. It's for Mrs Bramley. Here you go. It's to say thank you for teaching me" *insert teacher crying here* lol.

Okay, off to finish decorating the cake & tidy up a little before heading to bed. Hopefully with a good night's sleep I'll get back on the X-Trainer. I think the exercise if key to keep the fluid draining from my ankle.

I'm watching my weight

About bloody time!! I want to lose 30kg. OMG imagine the difference in my life if/when I achieve that. I need to really believe that I can, because at the moment, I have to keep doing the if/when thing.

Anyway I joined WW on Tuesday last week and had my first weigh-in on Monday gone. I've lost 1kg & it came straight off my ankles lol. Seriously the difference is completely visible. I keep staring at them in wonder.

I've been really good and used my x-trainer every single day (except today - I'm waiting for DB to finish watching his movie). I joined WW online because it's too difficult (ie impossible) for me to get to regular meetings. I'll continue with it for as long as I'm continuing to see results. If I get to the stage where I'm struggling, I'll seriously have to look at options to go to meetings. And my intention is to commit to WW for 12 months, or reach my goal weight - whichever comes last.

6 more sleeps!!

Until I am no longer Secretary of the Atwell Playgroup Inc. I am looking forward to handing over the responsibility. I've really outstayed my enthusiasm unfortunately, which makes it harder for the other committee members too. The attitude gets contagious I think.

Anyway, I've been asked a few times what I will do with my time & I jokingly said, go to sleep earlier!!! Most of my paperwork gets completed late at night. However, I'm sure I'll still find excuses for staying up late.

My priority with my new-found 'spare time' will be spent getting our family photographs and video up-to-date. The video stuff has never been up-to-date. But the photos I used to print and put into albums every 3 months. I'm about 18mths behind now!! I think I need to get organised & have certain nights of the week to do certain tasks ie. ironing/housework, photos, scrapbooking, video, tv, early night, etc.

Gee, the list just goes on and on doesn't it. There seriously isn't enough hours in the day to fit everything in.

And now I have another thing to fit in. Health & fitness!! I must make this an important priority in my life as I owe it to myself and to my kids. I want to be around a lot longer that what my body's going to give me if I don't make some BIG changes. I need to change my lifestyle, reassess my priorities, and get my fat ass moving!! lol

So today, I bought a X-Trainer!! Can't wait to get it started. I built it this afternoon. Took me about 2.5-3hrs, it was a major constructacon. Unfortunately the computer part is faulty and doesn't have a DC socket to plug the plug bit into. So I can't control the resistence, use the programs, use the pulse monitor, etc. I am waiting to hear back from KMart re fixing/replacing the computer part. I sure don't want to take the whole thing back as it took so long to build in the first place!! Spewin' it isn't ready to go straight away. Anyway, I hope it isn't going to take too long to fix/replace the broken part.

Now, I'm considering joining WW too. I think I really should!! Off to have a quick looksee, before a little more APG stuff & then bedtime!!