Decisions...

Well I went along to the Information evening last night for the Miarculoss programe - it was very informative and a lot of what they said did in fact make sense... and I am keen to do it - however there is one thing stopping me right now and that is $$$$!!!  Okay, you can pay it off but you still need to come up with the deposit and as $$$ are tight right now we don't have the money sitting there to pay the deposit.

Today, I have done further research into the Cohen Lifestyle.... my 25 yr old niece lost 27 kilos doing their programe about 4yrs ago and has kept it all off and looks flaming fantastic!    And she is now working for them as well!  However, same issue with this one - $$$!  At least with Cohen, they do let you pay weekly payments with no deposit paid providing you pass the credit check.  I am tempted to do this one mainly for that reason; however as Stephan says - their price on the website says it's for 6 mths SO if I need to do it twice to lose the amount that I need to lose - he says I would need to pay all over again.  I have sent my niece an email so am waiting to hear back from her re this one but I think Stephan could be right (just for a change LOL).  The Cohen programe also seems to require less "extra's" compared to Miaraculoss although with Cohens you do need to pay for the blood tests but am happy with that. 

So I need to do some serious thinking about which direction I head in...  but I have decided that 2013 WILL be MY year!!!

Don't want to go back to work...

Yeap back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks off... and I don't want to go back :(  I am not enjoying my job at all these days so am trying to move on but obviously I need a job to go to (at the right salary) before I can leave.  I have applied for a role in Masterton over the break - applications close tomorrow so I am guessing I will hear sometime later this week.  We have both talked about making the move to over the hill as house prices (to buy or rent) is so much cheaper and my sister and her family are over there as well.  Sooooo if I was to get it and they offered me the same money I am on now (not likely but you never know); it would be a decision that we would have to make fairly quickly.

I have had a great 2 weeks off work; and am loving cold meats and salads.  And my new all time favourite drink is Schweps Soda Water with a twist of lemon - it is so damn refreshing on these hot days.  I have hardly touched any other soft drink at all.

I am still looking forward to going to the Miraculoss info evening on Wednesday - got a call from one of the directors today (missed the call) and she said they are basically full up for the meeting and that she will save me a seat which was really nice.  In response to ANON's comment - You may be right I can't answer it to be honest but I am more than confident that they would not be doing anything that would cause damage to people's bodies... I will do a more detailed update on Thursday all going well as once I get home on Wednesday, I will be heading to bed.  For those that haven't already googled it - here is the link to their site http://www.miraculoss.co.nz/ so feel free to have a read if you wish to.

Sorry that my updates are pretty slack and boring.... maybe once my weight starts dropping they will become more exciting :)

One week to go....

This time next week I will be sitting at a Intro night for the Miraculoss programme...  It all sounds rather interesting and think it can be something that MAY work for me.  One of the ladies in our FB support group has been doing it for the last 12 mths and has lost a great deal of weight so after chatting to her on the phone yesterday for about 30mins or so, I have decided that I will go along to the Introduction meeting and check it all out.  OK it is $7-$9 per day but when I add up my daily hot chocolate and other crap that I have been buying, we can afford it as I won't be buying any of that stuff!  I emailed the website and they estimate it should take approx 18mths or so going well for me to lose the 70 odd kilos that I need to lose! 

One thing you do on the programme is weigh daily (lots of info behind that) and our bathroom scales have been playing up for some time so we got new batteries for it but yesterday I got on them 4 times (while waiting for the shower to warm up) and I got 4 different results!!  Today, same result twice and a different result the third time!  So today, we went to Briscoes as they were having a sale (SHOCK HORROR BRISCOES HAVING A SALE - for those that don't know - Briscoes have sales on a daily/weekly basis) and they had 50% of bathroom scales.  I had seen a set of scales on their website but they didn't have any in store so we got another set and when I got on them this evening - full clothed, after 2 meals, a couple of drinks, nibbles etc I was 100 grams lighter than the old ones said this morning (and I was naked then)!  So hopefully these new scales will be my friend as I embark on 2013!

Also got some new sheets while at Briscoes (as they were on sale too shock horror) for our new bed that is due to arrive in a couple of weeks.  Our new bed has a much deeper mattress so we needed to ensure that the fitted sheet were deeper ones so they would fit the bed!  Then picked up a new duvet cover while there (also on sale) as I am so over the 3 we currently have.  So once I can get another new duvet cover, I will pack up the old ones and pass them on to the Sallies etc...

Right enough rambling from me - one day I might actually have a fun filled exciting blog to read! LOL

New Years Eve

Yeap, it's the 31st Dec today and another year has flown by!  And no loss for me in the weight front this year but fark - 2013 WILL be better for me!!!  I found an old WW attendance card from Dec 2003 and I am approx 32 kilos heavier now than I was then... but remembering that Dec 2003 was about 10 months into my weight loss journey (when I lost 42 kilos). 

Hope you all have a great New Years celebration; no matter where you are or who you may be with... we are off to help one of Stephan's nephews celebrate his 18th birthday today - think we may take 2 cars as I am not planning on staying late (yeap just call me party pooper) so am thinking that Rachel and I may head home about 9ish and then Stephan can either crash at his brothers place if he drinks to much or can then drive home when he is ready (if he chooses not to drink either) or he may be able to hitch a ride home with someone and we can then go and collect the car tomorrow.

Rachel now has "Slap Cheek" virus but at least now that the rash is out, she is not contagious so can still go along to the party tonight as long as there are no pregnant women there as it is only a major concern for unborn children.  It really flared up after she had been in the pool today but has gone down again now.

Happy New Year to you all and may 2013 bring you what you wish for xxx

8 months later....

And I'm still here.  Took a break from blogs altogether but have started reading them again and thanks to a friend Tania who has recently started blogging again, I think I may try too!

About 3mths ago, a friend of mine announced on Facebook that she wanted to lose 10kgs before Christmas - she lost 9.8 kilos!  So when she announced this, I thought I can do this too and between the two of us we set up a Private Facebook support group for all those losing weight and who needed support/encouragement OR had already been there done that, and was able to offer advice/tips to those that wanted them.  The group now has about 30 members and is going along really nicely, however it hasn't helped me on the weight loss journey!  I am approx 2 kilos heavier than when I started the group!

I have joined WW for some accountability as I have found that I need to have that to ensure I keep on track!  Oooops not the case this time - however as I have joined up as a WW Plus membership (pay monthly and works out cheaper per week), I am still paying my monthly membership and I intend to be back there on the 8th Jan (first working Tues of the new year).  Am so not into counting calories, points etc and would love to be able to give up wheat/sugar etc - but I know that's not my style either.  So I just need to find something that fit's me, myself and I!

I was talking to a good friend Lucy today (who has about 20 kilos to lose) and we are going to support and encourage each other throughout 2013 and see how we get on.

Unfortunately I have major issues with my foot/heel - both the one that I had operated on almost 2 yrs ago and the other one as well!  So I am finding walking a major issue so getting back to the walking/gym that I did pre Rachel days is not an option for me right now.  Also, neither pair of togs fitted me "nicely" (in other words, they were indecent) so wasn't able to do the aqua jogging etc either so was in a vicious circle going around and around... BUT today I did manage to find a pair of togs at Kmart, so I have bought them (they are tight but more decent than the pairs I already had at home) and will be making a real effort to get to one of the local pools for Aqua jogging etc...

So let's hope that 2013 will in fact be a better year for me and my health!!!

Absent but still here....

Yeap it sure has been a while since I posted on here, but I am still here - not doing the best at times but I am taking one step at a time...some days I do really well but other days I hit rock bottom and eat crap!

Haven't gotten on the scales since my last weigh in - Over Easter I found myself getting off track so decided to have a break that week, then my 4 days off with Rachel (school holidays) - well lets just say we had some fun times out and I didn't always make the best of choices.  So will be stepping back on them on Wednesday to see the damage and getting back on track (again)!

Like I have said previously, the mornings up until Lunch is fine in my world, but after lunch onwards my day seems to go down when it comes to eating. Coke is sneaking back in more than I would like so I do have to deal with that.  

I wish I could be more chatty and creative in my blog writing like other blogs that I visit -  I used to really enjoy blogging (pre Rachel days and when I was doing well and being a gym bunny) but these days I really do struggle so perhaps it's not what I need to do - who knows???

Not even sure how many are reading these days, so won't rave on for now - gotta get my lunch ready for tomorrow!

The day after weigh in...

Oooops I forgot to update again last night.... I do tend to forget about blogs sometimes - slack I know!  And it's probably why I don't get many hits really - I don't update and I haven't been commenting on other blogs!  Though on that note, with the new format that the comments box is using, I have not been able to leave comments on blogs! :(  Have tried at home (Firefox) and here at work (IE) and neither of them work... It lets me leave a comment, but it won't publish it.  About the only one that seems to work is Chris' one and I know it gets approved first but the others, I have no luck at all :(  So please remember I am reading your blogs but just unable to comment :(  I do try to send an email (or send a msg on FB) if there is something that I really want to say to the blogger otherwise I nod my head with what others have said and read on....

This week - 600 grams down!  I SO want to get out of the 130's so 1.1 kilos to go.... sitting at 131.0 at the moment, and I so want to see 129, 128 etc etc.... Sooooooo if I want to see those lower numbers appear on the scales, then I need to pull my socks up, and flaming well start cutting out some of the crap that has snuck back in..... and to get some walking done. Someone recently suggested swimming/aqua jogging; but I don't fit my togs at the moment - that was one of the "lightbulb" moments while on holiday in Taupo that made me realise that I had to do something before it was to late! 

So since January I have lost a miserable 3.5 kilos - better than gaining those 3.5 kilos but should also be more than that!  I set myself a goal of 7 kilos BEFORE Easter - well I only got 1/2 way there!  But never fear, I won't give up - just got to get in the right mindset and kick some arse!!!

Back to work - been a flaming boring week here this week *yawn* and the days are draggggggggging on.... but only 4.5 hrs to go (including my lunch break) and then I am outta here for the Easter break!  I hope you all have a very Happy Easter Break and that you stay safe and that those that travel, drive carefully xxx