posted pic

i just posted a pic of me, just my face at the mo tho till i do body shot but for some reason half of me is cut off, typical eh. darn it. im not sure how to fix this problem, maybe i hv to make the pic smaller, who knows!!!!

so long

hello peoples.
man, its been so long since i wrote on here. i have been away on holiday and with christmas and everything i just never got a chance to write.
life has been good. i managed to do well on hols, i stayed with my best friend and she is so supportive, as was her family. i did go out for dinner a few times and ate other peoples cooking but i managed to make it to monday night meetings in melbourne and had a great loss the first week but then the second week i gained 200g! i was devestated, it was my first ever gain and i wasnt expecting it at all, which was silly really coz of eating out but i had thought i went for the healthy options and didnt over indulge or anything plus had been walking loads with bev...so when i saw i had gained i nearly cried! sad but true. i couldnt even stay for the meeting coz i was so devestated. on reflecting back that was silly of me not to stay coz i needed the moral support and i could hv gotten heaps from the meeting instead of running away. i have learnt alot from the whole experience and am not upset at myself for gaining or anything, it was all just a shock and i had to get my head round it.
since then i have had good losses, the best thing ever is that i now weight under 100kgs! woohoo! wow did i celebrate last week when the scale said 99.4kg! i was so excited, as was the lady who weighed me, we both whooped for joy! haha this week i lost 1.9kg and now weight 97.5kg! totally awesome. im so proude of myself, sound like i hv a big head but man, i deserve it! haha my hubby is so supportive and so are my friends and family...well...most of them!!!!
so i have lost a total of 26.8kg now...amazinglly cool...dont u think. i sooooo cant wait to get into the eighties now! haha
its pretty late and i need my beauty sleep. promise to put some recent pics up here asap...
reading joannes blog, fellow weight watcher and totally awesome blogger, i was inspired to take some pics of myself, she has lost so much weight and posts great pics...anyone reading this should seriously take a look at her blog too, very inspirational.
cheers
jacqueline

exercise

hiya, weighed in last night, lost 700g so happy with that. now its 18.7kg lost...only another 1.3kg and i would have lost 20kg...so im really aiming for that loss this week.
im thinking about going to the gym. its been raining here alot and i cant go out and walk in the rain coz i dont wanna push shammah out in it plus i dont want either of us getting a cold again. i have heard that contours is good and might be just the thing for me to do to start me off. im gunna enquire about prices and times coz i either have to go when shep gets home from work or b4 he goes...which would mean really early morning!!! im still not 100%sure i wanna do the whole gym thing yet but its been bugging me this week so i probably should give it a go. i just didnt wanna spend money or put my son in care or anything while i went to the gym, walking has been great so far but like i said...when i rains i cant go! it really frustrates me coz i now actually enjoy going for my walk and can really see the benefits from going and i kinda feel lost and annoyed that i havnt gone. anyways i better stop moaning and do something about it!
im going to buy my first pair of trainers in years tomorrow. yes, i have been walking in my crappy black work shoes that i have had for ages and worn to death...so much so that they are almost ready for the tip! so i was talking to my hubby and said its time to get them, not only coz my black ones are dying but coz i need proper shoes to do all my walking in and for the gym-if i go! he said dont just get them, buy 2 nice pairs of shoes of my choice...not 1 but 2!!!! i couldnt belive it, i was so happy! he said i hv worked so hard to loose weight and havnt had new shoes in so long, isnt he a sweety! im gunna hold out on the lovely offer though and get some nice ones when i have lost a bit more weight, now summer is on our doorstep i will just wear flip flops most days anyway. it was just so nice that shep said that, he is such a sweety! when i get my trainers i will take a pic and post them here! haha
everything is going well on all other fronts, im trying new recipes frequently and mixing up what i eat, good to keep the body guessing, not letting it get used to the same thing everyday...especially breakfast, i love the ww fruit and fibre cereal but now try and have something else twice a week too, our leader suggested we mix it up a bit so i have! :)
i have some great recipes to try out and alot that have filo pastry, can you belive i have never cooked this filo pastry b4! so it will be a real treat baking it.
anyhoo its its after 10pm and im feeling tired, my hubby is off to the west coast for 2days with work so id better get some cuddle time in b4 the bed is empty...boohoo
cheers
jacqueline

i have lost 18kg!

hiya, well i went to weigh in tonight feeling a bit aprehensive. i have been sick most of last week and wasnt able to exercise and had been on medication etc. i had remained in my points, with a few to spare even but was still worried, that time of the month and just felt rather blah!
it was with relief and joy that i saw i had lost 800g which brings me to total 18kg loss! yay! i was so happy and one of the ladies who helps sign in new members at weight watchers came over and gave me a big hug! that really made my day. i went home after the meeting feeling so good about myself (big head i know) and it goes to show that even when we are ill and life throws some unexpected things our way, we can still stay on track, i counted all my points, as i always do, i planned as best i could for meals (was very ill couple of days, went to emergency etc with severe pain in my lower abdomen...which with all the tests they still dont know whats causing it) and i still got a loss!
i love going to my weekly meetings. i find them so motivating and its great to catch up with the other girls and see how they are going. we have a new leader and i find her so great to listen to and she is such an inspiration as she has lost alot of weight and kept it off. our old leader is still doing the morning sessions but needed an extra person for the evening weigh ins, so lynne has stepped up to the challenge and she is brill!
im 2kg off my christmas gaol. i wanted to be 20kg lighter by then but to be honest my main aim is to be 99.9kg by new year....ohhh i cant wait to be under 100kilos! im telling ya i will be doing the happy dance then! haha
im making a new recipe for dinner tomorrow night, its not a weight watchers one but i have worked out the points etc, it sounds delicious and im up for the challenge of cooking something different. we cant get stuck in the rut of eating the same foods all the time, we have to mix it up a bit to get all the diff vitamins and stuff for our bodies...gotta keep our bodies or there toes!
i will post the recipe if its a nice meal! i hope it gets my 2yr olds approval!
ohhhh its getting late and i do need my beauty sleep. night all.
jacqueline

not well

im really not well now, my head and body is aching, my throat hurts, im coughing, my nose is running...i feel so crap!
i havnt been able to go for a walk in 3days, its been raining here and with this cold i dont think i could make it to the end of the street without coughing my head off! im so ticked off, just typical eh coz i had got in a great routine of walking etc...
dont mind me, im just having a pity party!

feeling totally crappers!

woke up this morning feeling totaly rubbish. my throat feels all dry and irritated and i have a runny nose. im not happy! i feel as though i could sleep all day, but cant as i have a 2year old. he is asleep right now, if i was smart i should have layed down with him for a nap...but since im not smart, i didnt, instead im on the net writing this!
did my grocery shopping today, is it just me or are things getting more expensive? i spent $230 and my trolley wasnt even full! scary. nappies are included in this, im gunna have to start toilet training my little man soon so at least thats one cost that will get cut down.
my best friend invited me over for a cuppa yesturday so instead of driving, which i usually do, i thought i would walk. it only takes 20mins to walk there (with my slow walking) but there are a couple of hills..i hate hills! but i went and huffed and puffed up the hills but felt so much better for doing it...i used that as my daily walk. her daughters got such a shock when they came inside and saw me there, they were like, wheres the car? shammah had fallen asleep so we kept him in the pram and just left him in the hallway, he slept for ages...the poor girls were waiting so patiently for him to wake up!
im walking alot more now, i cant belive it but im actually enjoying it, i sometimes have to motivate myself to get off my butt and go but once i do i love it. i think shammah enjoys it too, he is in the pram but the fresh air and change of scenery is good for him.
my weight loss is also going well, im loosing weight at a steady pace and so far havnt put any on. i have days where i feel so tempted and have had a couple of things i shouldnt but im always honest with myself and write the points down, i think its so good to keep a food diary and count all the points, i really thank weight watchers so much for the tools they equip us with to loose weight. i was so totaly clueless befor but now i know more about portion size and oils and eating a varied diet and not all the greasy crappy stuff i used to eat. i think the exercise has really helped alot too, now that im walking consistantly its getting easier and i can walk a bit further and push myself a little hard (such as the hills!)
i love how you can fill yourself up with good food, and you dont have to eat so much till u can hardly move...it makes me feel so horrible when doing that now, i always try and remember to eat till im satisfied,not full! but as i said befor, i do have days when i wanna eat crap and have given in to temptation but its not often and i dont totally blow out...i have changed so much compared to how i used to be, like say i might have decided to go on a diet but then i would eat some bbq samboys, well instead of leaving it at that i would then have chocolate, kfc or fish and chips and fizzy and the list goes on and on...now i have been tempted and have eaten a piece of cheesecake or some hot chips but not too much and havnt thought "stuff the diet", i have written the food down, counted the points and learnt from my mistakes, it really makes you think and evalute why we do the things we do. its so good to feel more in control.
this weight loss journey is gunna be a long one but its soooo worth it.
shammah is awake now, better go and tend to my motherly duties! :)

munchies

have you ever had one of those days when you just feel like picking at food all day?
yesturday was one of those days for me. i soooo wanted to eat a chocolate, i dont know why and im telling you it was hard to resist walking to the shop to buy some but i did resist. i ate a freddo frog and loved every bit of it...problem was i wasnt completely satisfied, i kept looking through my cupboards to find something else that was yummy but low in points. in the end i made popcorn and munched on it till my heart was content! later that day i went for a walk, it really cleared my head, i guess i had been feeling a bit low and was doing what the old jacqueline would have done....eat! im so proude of myself for not giving in totally to temptation, instead of pigging out i made much healthier choices... on my walk i was thinking why didnt i just do something to get my mind off food, like call my mum or a friend or something...or play with shammah or clean the house instead of torturing myself with thoughts of food. it was a real lesson for me and one i will learn from.
today was a great day, took shammah to jungle gym with other mums and there kids from our church milestones group, the kids had a ball and it was great to catch up with my friends over a cuppa. i took my own snacks and sandwhich with me for lunch and im happy to say i didnt over indulge or feel envious of my friends eating chocolate biscuits.
it feels good to be incontrol of my thoughts and decisions! :)