BRON'S BLOG

Enough of the 90's!!

2010-04-06T14:11:00.002+09:30

Ok, easter is gone, I'm still seeing the 90's, so back on the weight loss journey. I got a new delivery of optifast this morning. I just did 12km's (450 cals/30 mins)on the exercise bike. When Brooke wakes up we are heading out the door for a 30 min walk.
Yes, I'm ready to lose some more weight now, enough of the 90's, by the end of the week I'd like to see 89kg's!!

YA!!! 90.7kg

2010-03-20T13:46:00.004+10:30

I can't believe I finally saw 90.7kg this morning. Finally on my way to the '80's.
I've temporarily stopped optifast as I found the scales weren't moving much so I'm eating fruit in the morning, salads, vegies and meat. Counting Calories around 1000 a day because on optifast that was only 800 calories. I've just read an excellent book lent to me by Melissa and it was very interesting, called 'Sweet Poison' hence I'm avoiding anything with sugar and the past 3 days have had my coffees with no sugar.
So I'll go this way for a week or 2 then maybe do optifast again for a while.

to the '80's I go

I've now got 13 paperclips linked together on my fridge, finally been adding a few more lately, I started this chain when I started ww in sept '08. It's getting longer, about time.

4 weeks down, 8 to go

2010-03-15T15:01:00.002+10:30

Well I've lost 6kg's and it hasn't changed a lot this past week. So with 8 weeks to go, I've got to get more serious.
I will go for a run tonight, I need to get a bit more hot and sweaty from exercise. I've been for a few walks lately, but I need to start cracking the whip if I'm going to fit into size 12 this winter (target layby) This Friday I have to see 90.9. The scales are going into hybernation until then.

NO change

2010-03-08T13:30:00.000+10:30

Well friday has been and gone, I didn't change my weight. So this week I'm starting a walking plan and will walk for 30mins in the morning before Paul gets up. We shall see how we go this fri. Fingers crossed for 90.9!!!

2 weeks on optifast

2010-03-01T13:29:00.002+10:30

I've lost 5.5kg's in the 2 weeks.
Now it's TTOTM and I ate food this morning, I'd been doing so well and caved so easily, rice crackers and lunch meat. Oh well I've picked myself back up and it's water and diet jelly for the rest of the day.
Paul has gone away for the whole week, so hopefully on friday he will be able to notice the loss I've had so far. I got Paul to take a pic of me in that sz 18 rockmans dress that I could finally squeeze into, even though I'm wearing sz 16 now, the dress hadn't fit me this summer, so finally does now just. I'll put it on again in a month and take another pic.
My sister Mandy wants to try optifast so hopefully she'll survive the first few days.
I'm going to weigh on fridays so I will be back then with a weigh in of hopefully 90.? !!!

OPTIFAST

2010-02-22T13:02:00.003+10:30

1 st week over on optifast
Well the 1st 2 days were terrible and the 2nd night I felt sick and like I was going to pass out. Now I'm finally going ok. On Saturday I had a meal instead of a shake so I think I will do that each week on Sat night....so after 7 days I've lost 4kg's!!! I saw 97.5 before I started last weekend and am now 93.5kg. I feel slimmer already and am keeping on going with replacing all 3 meals with shakes and having 2 cups of vegies and I'm having it with a sm amount of protein to help me stick with it.
I'm glad I can see I'm back at a loss of 10kg again had put a few on and it was going out of control again.
I will keep up the good work and stick with it.

counting!!

2010-01-25T14:06:00.002+10:30

Well I've actually made it to lunch still counting points, I've found I've stopped counting once breaky ends. Definately a slow process of getting up and running. But it's 2pm and I've tracked everything, so we are off to a good start for the week. My dad is coming for a week from tomorow, I need to track to allow for the alcohol I will no doubt drink.
Hoping to get out for a walk tonight providing it's not too hot. Might pick up the pace soon and start trying to run.

2010-01-15T14:59:00.002+10:30

New Decade=New ME!
Well I'm 300gm's lighter than I was this time last year, so that sums up 2009. See ya 2009 and on to the new me at least a 10kg loss and also begin using my brain and start reading into setting up your own website as that is my 5 year goal to have my own website up and running but to do it myself.
Have started tracking on the ww site once again so I will continue doing ww properly as that is how I lost it originally.

Time for some action

2010-01-13T15:03:00.002+10:30

New year another 10kg's to go!!
It has been some time since I've been on here and am feeling a bit blah. Just wanted to hop on and say "let this weight loss journey continue!!!!"
I don't think it's asking too much to aim for just another loss of 10kg's to get me feeling lighter and smaller. I will weigh on Friday. I'm starting counting again from tomorow, so I can get rid of some of this excess baggage...
till friday

Closing in on the '80's

2009-07-17T07:52:00.003+09:30

Well I've lost in 1 week what I gained in 2. So all good now. Back at 92.3. So next week I WILL see the '91's. Paul came home with an exercise bike last weekend so no excuse if the weather is bad not to exercise now. Brooke has decided to sleep in and not have a day sleep, so at 3pm I get the pram out and go for a walk, then she sleeps for me. So that makes me walk too.
Not much else to say really. till next time.

Plodding along

2009-06-18T07:27:00.002+09:30

Last week I lost 500g!! Ya have been doing well since I made the decision to stop meetings. I actually thought I'd lose more as I walked for miles on 4 days. I walked from the Port to Semaphore playground and back. The next day I walked from The boat ramp to somerton pk surf club and back, with a couple of playground stops.
This week I haven't walked any where near as much, I was sick then Brooke got my cold and still has it. We will go for a walk later this morning when the air warms up. But weigh tomorrow, not expecting much change. Back on the walking wagon soon. I have been good food wise, maybe a few points over a few times. We shall see.

2009-06-09T07:28:00.002+09:30

I lost 900g last weigh in and I just had to post my thoughts on the ww forum as I was so excited and I just wanted to let people know how easy it is once you get going and to motivate a few people and with comments back I think it did.

""I just want to let you know how a little change has helped boost me back into losing weight. I started last Sept, going to meetings by end of Nov I'd lost 8kg's. Up until 2 weeks ago I'd only lost .5kg's since then. Thats .5kgs in 6 months. With a lot of gains and losses along the way. After an interesting few chats on the skinny train it made me STOP and look at what I'd been doing, which was NOTHING, I'd hop on here some days and always talk about what I'm going to do etc and never actually do it, I decided we can talk all we want it wont lose the weight. I also looked at my meetings, we'd had a stuff around with a few crappy leaders for a while then we got 'shazzawomble' who was great, but then she left. I thought to myself I'm not getting the motivation I need from the meetings any more, so I stopped and I think having the change and knowing I was going to sink or swim when I'm only answering to myself, I made myself do it properly. And thats all it is counting points and exercising.
I'm just so happy to be back on the weight loss journey. In the last 2 weeks I've lost 1.4kg's. I've lost 9.9kg's now.
It was a plateau but a self inflicted plateau, I was going to meetings, buying every mag, but that still wont lose the weight for you. Only the exercise and counting will do that.
So I hope to now stay on this road, I certainly feel happier now.""

I'm so happy to be close to a 10kg loss and finally the 10% line on my ww tracker that I've been parralel to for such a long time. I need a 500g to get to 10% this week, I'm sure I can do it if I keep doing what I've been doing for these past few weeks.

Finally on the move

2009-05-30T14:20:00.003+09:30

Well my 1st week at home has been fantastic, I lost 500g's. So I'm finally in the 94's...but not for long. This week to lose my weight I exercised everyday except Wed. I walked an hour to an hr and a half each day as well as on 2 days I did exercise dvd's. I had so much energy I could'nt help but want to go out and walk for miles. I did between 10 000 - 15 000 steps each day. If I could have a week like that this week I might just make my 10% and 10kg loss. I would have to lose 1.6kg, maybe possible, I might need 2 weeks. Even to lose 1 kg to get to 10kg's.

I can do it, there is nothing stopping me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO THE 80'S I GO.

Time for a change

2009-05-19T13:30:00.002+09:30

Well I've been doing a lot of thinking, I've been going to meetings all year which has not helped me lose any weight, well maybe 1-2kg. So I'm thinking meetings aren't for me, like I once thought they were. I thought I found motivation there, but obviously now I look at it, I'm not. Certainly having Bec there makes me accountable to turning up and weighing which has definately kept me going, but as for losing the weight no one is cracking the whip hard enough on me. So I will be cancelling my subscription to meetings and just do etools. I think a few chats over the past few days on the ww thread has made me stop and think about what I'm doing which is nothing, just plodding along and doing sweet fa in the weight loss department!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I thought I was going to playgroup so I told myself to go for a walk first and I did, it was that easy, I had done 6500 steps by 8.20am, then change of plans didn't go to playgroup so I went to my mums and walked to westlakes from her house, 10 000 steps by 11.30!! Unbelievable. I'm making a few meals at the moment so haven't had lunch but have snacked on raw vegies and a little rice (vegie rice balls), too hard to work out points that way I know, but at least it was raw vegies. I will be working 3/6 days betwwen now and Sunday so need to be organised with meals.

My sister is plodding along doing ww, she didn't weigh for 5 weeks, but weighed last weekend and had lost 1.3kg, so she has lost 6.5kg, she needs a good kick up the bottom too....Andee do your magic on her too. Andee gave me some very helpful advice which has helped me to get here today with these thoughts churning around my head. The skinny train thread is certainly doing it's job at the moment with encouraging and pushing each other etc, you are all great!!!

Rebecca we NEED to go for a walk. NOW!!! You might have lost nearly 20kg which is bloody fantastic but like me you still have your bad days, lets be 100% with this, goal by xmas!!!!!

Definately broken the cycle!!

2009-05-07T13:03:00.003+09:30

Ya, I'm happy I haven't seen a gain for 4 weeks and I want to keep it that way. I bought a ww pedometer today so I might even do a few challenges and join the pedometer thread and record my steps. Hopefully seeing the steps will motivate more to walk more often. My meal plan helped a lot, just knowing what I was eating for a meal and having my points worked out for that meal before I eat it. Very slowly chipping away at my weight. I have 9.7kg's to go for my July challenge.

Broke the pattern

2009-04-30T13:02:00.001+09:30

Well for the 1st time in 4 months I've broken the cycle!!! I didn't gain, I stayed the same. Could've been worse. So this is the start of the new me...look out. I have my 10kg by end of July challenge with Andee & Superbanana, so we can get there. I just reread my action plan and reminded myself of the priority I'm meant to be putting on walking. I went for a 1hr walk yesterday, 1st one in a few weeks. I will be doing a big food shop this arvo after Brooke wakes up, I'm about to plan my meals for the next week. We were aiming for the 94's this week, I haven't seen it yet but Rebecca blitzed it and went to 93.9!!! Ya Rebecca. Well of to do this food plan.

2009-04-24T13:49:00.002+09:30

MY WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

Key Issues I want to change- Weight
High Body Fat Level
Posture
Inconsistency
Motivation
Attitude

3 month plan - by 31/7/09 I want to lose 10kg's and weigh 85kg

6 month plan - by 31/10/09 I want to lose another 10kg's and weigh 75kg

12 month plan - by 24/04/09 I want to definately be at my goal, infact by then I want to be under my goal of 69kg's and wearing most of my 'skinny' clothes.

FORMULA TO GET THERE
- I will keep a food and exercise diary
- I will keep this blog up to date with photos as I lose my weight
- I will stick to my ww recommended points for the day
- I will walk at least 5x's a week for 1/2 hr

CHANGES I NEED TO MAKE TO ENSURE I SUCCEED
- Work my daily routine around my 1/2hr walk in the morning
- Prioritise my morning walk
- Plan my meals for the day
- Only allow myself no more than 2 points of wine per day

WHAT HELP DO I NEED TO GET ME THERE

Support and pushing along from all my ww buddies online and those I see

Thats it, thats the plan!!! For all the world to see. It doesn't seem much to lose 10kg over 3 months but when I think about what I've lost over the past 4-5 months...zilch I think I would be over the moon to lose that amount in 3 months.

2009-04-23T13:05:00.002+09:30

WEIGH IN
It's raining!!!!!!!
Ya I lost .6kg, so that was nice to adjust my ticker for the 1st time to a loss. At the meeting today there are 3 of us at 95.? so next week we all plan to be 94.? (don't we Bec!) I'm still not quite at the lowest I was 5 weeks ago, but will be next week. I'm still in the middle of training for my new job so not much on the exercise front. So it's still nice to lose even when I'm not walking much.
I've started a book by Craig Harper - Your perfect body. So far seems excellent and good to keep the motivation up. My dad and his wife are here at the moment so it's nice for them to spend some time with Brooke. Keeps me busy anyway. I plan to work on 22 points again this week as it worked for me last week and try to do 3 x 1hr walks.

2009-04-21T12:43:00.000+09:30

Working on getting my points right.
My friend Bec and I have decided to put our selves as inactive so I lost 2 points per day, which is probably right as I haven't been walking much. My Dad arrived yesterday from Cairns and I've started training in a new job which is during the week for 2 weeks so have been reasonably busy, although no plans today so I will be going for a walk later when Brooke wakes up, off to the library to borrow a Craig harper book they got in for me, Andee suggested a book by Ajay R. but I can't find that one yet. Wi on Thurs so I hope to lose close to 1kg, but would really love to see 94.? for a change. Been around 95/96kg for far too long...since 11/12/08. This has been one long plataeu of my doing of course, just not tracking properly, when you know it works it's stupid to not do it. Why do we stop tracking???? Lazy I guess or I think I've eaten pretty healthy but there is little things you forget you even ate and it all adds up.

1st Blog

2009-04-17T16:30:00.000+09:30

I have absolutely no idea what I am doing so I am just testing for now.