Memories!!

What a lovely day I've had.  Even though the internet is being a dick, I managed to go back and read the first 12 months of my blog.  What a cool thing to do.  It was nearly 7 years ago.  So the kids were 4, 7 and 9.  What a different life to my life today of surviving teenagers and one pre teen.

Life was uncomplicated back then........

Someone reminded me as I was looking back on the photos that there would be fire victims that have lost all their photos.  Luckily in the digital age, we can access them easily.

Food is totally on track.  If anything I'm not eating enough.  I have discovered avocado and have been having it in a sandwich as a spread instead of butter.  I have been so lazy these holidays with my food as well so it's now been 2 days of tracking and being on track.

I'm really looking forward to weigh in next Tuesday.

Anyway just a quickie today.  The catalogues have arrived and I have 3,600 to fold.

First Ever Christmas Loss

Well for as long as I can remember!!

My last weigh in was about the 19th December.  Christmas eating and drinking (a lot) and I weighed in tonight to a 500g loss.  Woohoo.

I'm feeling totally relaxed as well and Martine commented on that tonight.  Amazing what a few weeks off can do to recharge the batteries.

I'm going to track on My Fitness Pal and see what this week brings.  I don't know what it is about a new year that brings renewed passion.  Long may it continue.  For those that don't know, I left weight watchers about 9 months ago and followed my leader when she went out on her own.  She is the most knowledgable person I know when it comes to nutrition so I am learning more than I did with ww in all the times I have gone.  An amazing friend Martine and I go to her house for an hour session of talking and working through things.  And all at the bargain price of a ww meeting.

So I need to take advantage of this and prove once and for all that I can lose this weight and keep it off. I am still about 15 kgs from my highest weight which is good but I need to keep going.  I do feel that this year I will make progress.

A Port Douglas and Palm Cove luxury holiday in April is on the agenda for my big birthday that I'm not talking about so I want to lose 20 kgs before then.  Is that possible?

I think so......watch this space.

Helloooooooooooooo

Wow, I haven't been on here since March 2011.

I doubt anyone is reading but if you are leave a comment pleeaaseeee so I know who's there.

A couple of amazing friends have commented lately about getting back into their blogs.  I don't enjoy blogging or writing really but I love looking back at my online diary.

So with the new year approaching, I am going to continue this journey in life and get back into my weight loss journey.  I am 50 in April and going to Queensland for the holiday of a lifetime and want to be under 100 kgs.  Is that possible?  18 kgs to lose.

I have put on 5 kgs this year which is still ok considering where I was 5 years ago.  But I want to keep going and prove I can do it.

Approaching 50 is a bit scary.  Especially in the health department.  I can't keep putting my head in the sand and think nothing is going to happen to me.  I eat crap and food that has made me this size.  It has to effect my health.

Anyway small steps.  Back to eating from my planner.  That's when I get results.

Say hi if you are around here.

For Chris H

These photos are on facebook but I know Chris doesn't use facebook much. The room is nearly finished. Just have the floorboards to do and then we can start moving stuff in. The photo of our existing family room shows how cluttered we are. So I can't wait to swing open those doors and finally have more room.

My poor neglected blog :(

Life just keeps getting in the way of updates here. I guess that why I prefer facebook. So easy to update on there.

We've had a crazy few weeks. Unfortunately not all good. Bullying has reared its ugly head again but not with Ashleigh this time.

Nikki has been the victim this time. She tries to be friends with everyone and it has backfired big time. She got caught in the middle of some of her friends fighting this week and 2 of these so called friends turned on her and verbally abused her nearly to the point of a physical punch up. Luckily it didn't get to that. The school were great and I got phone calls from the head of the middle school but unfortunately one of the girls father has bikie connections and they are intimidated by her family. In the school's words - 'We just don't know what to do'

This girl has had so many run ins with other kids and she is still there. The school told us they know Nikki is innocent and just got caught up in typical teenage lies and rumours but she has learnt a very valuable lesson. To keep out of things that don't concern her. She can't solve the world's problems as much as she wants to try.

It was Jarryd's 10th birthday last week. I can't believe my baby boy is 10!! Where did that time go. He had a laser skirmish party with 11 friends which was a huge hit. He asked for money because we bought him an ipod touch and he had to contribute some money towards it. Well he got so much money from family and friends he also managed to buy a new ds lite console and the new pokemon game. So he is a very happy boy.

Ashleigh has a part time job at a local footy club. A good friend of ours has taken over the contract to do all the meals on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so she will be doing some cooking, dishes, taking orders and taking out the meals. She is absolutely loving it and is getting $10 an hour cash in hand. She is saving for a laptop.

Steve is off to Alice Springs again for 2 weeks. He is getting a lot of breakdown work now so the finances are looking a bit stronger. Just as well. The mortgage has sky rocketed due to all the renovations we are doing. He has been offered another job within the company which is a step up and will get him off the tools but it means being the co-ordinator for all the jobs and he's not sure if he really wants to do it. He's asking for a big pay rise and along with the car that comes with it so we shall see. If they come to the party money wise, then it's meant to be.

My weight loss has stalled a bit. I haven't gain but haven't lost either in the last month. I know peri menapause is playing a huge part in that. I had a blood test the other day and my iron levels are way to low again so I'm back on iron tabs and have been told to eat 3 red meat meals a week. Hopefully that will boost things again when I have the next blood test in May.

I've been trying to post a YouTube link of Nikki playing ukele and singing on here but it's not playing the game. I'll keep trying. She is amazing and so many people have commented on facebook. She is so passionate about her music and I am very proud of her because she has never had any lessons. She has learnt to play the ukelele from the internet. She sure doesn't get her music ability from me!!!

Ok maybe blogger doesn't let you link YouTube so if you want to look go to my facebook page or search YouTube for ukelelefreakxo

Ooops

8 days later and I am back to finish my last post. I had meant to put up some photos of the new room so here they are. The big hole you can see on the side photo is going to be french door to match the existing doors.

The part I hate about rennovating is all the crap lying around. As you can see in the side photo, the airconditioner is sitting my the back door.

Interrupted again. Just got a phone call from a friend coming over for coffee. Definitely be back..........................

We have concrete.....

I have been so busy that I completely forgot about getting quotes for flooring, painting, a new split airconditioning system and lighting. All of which is going to cost money. Well it will increase the mortgage. Just hope the interest rates stay steady for a while.

We are thinking floating floorboards for the new room and a mocha or coffee colour paint scheme. Sort of African. I will have to ask for african or balanese type things for my birthday. There is so much still to do. Before Nikki can move into the lounge, all the above has to be finished first so we can move all the furniture into the new room. Then we will pull up the carpet in the lounge which is awful with kids spills from the last 13 years. And maybe paint Nikki's new room before she can move into it. It will be so good when it's all done.

I had a small loss this week. 300g. That's ok. Slowly but surely. I need help with my sugar addiction though. I have come to the realisation that I am fat because I eat too much sugar. Some people have problems with savoury, cheese, dips, etc but for me it's sugar. My current addiction in this warm weather is zooper dooper iceblocks. Yes they are ok but I have about 10 a day!! And it's all sugary things I crave. Might have to get me some hynotherapy!! Any suggestions on how you beat this demon, please feel free to leave a comment.

Have to go and get Nikki from work so will finish this later. This is the reason I never get to blog - LOL!!

A Date at Last

I just got confirmation that our new room is starting Thursday. So exciting. We have definitely outgrown this house as it is. Ashleigh needs her own bedroom. At nearly 13, she can't keep sharing with her brother. So they start preparing on Thursday. Lucky Steve gets to have a 5 day weekend. Even though he has work to do. He has to take down fences to get the bobcat in from the street behind us. And because the room is going on the neighbours boundry, that fence has to come down too. But it is going to be so worth it.

Weight wise, things aren't so good. I gained over xmas and the week after for no reason apart from this crazy peri menapausal body. I couldn't go last week but the scales are down slightly as of this morning. I am getting a period every 3 weeks but it last for a week to 10 days. I have read lots of information about menapause so I think this is very normal but I need to get it checked. Something I am putting off. I have made myself accountable now to go and make an appointment.

Nikki got some bad news yesterday. Her job at Boost was a christmas casual job. She reckons she was told when she went for the interview but she didn't tell me. It was quite a shock. Surely after all the training she has had they could keep her on for 1 shift a week?? They told her they were very impressed with her and they want her to fill in if needed so that's something I guess. She needs to get another job because she has a phone to pay for.

Ashleigh and Jarryd spent a week at Steve's parents in Kadina. Steve's dad hasn't been too good so I think it gave him something else to think about having them there. They didn't take any computers or consoles. Just DVD's and lots of fresh air. Love it!!

Back to school for them all next Monday. I can't believe how quick the holidays have gone. Next ones will coincide with Easter in late April.

It's been an incredible few weeks here in Australia with all the flooding. I have family in Brisbane but no one was affected. A few blogger and facebook friends were in the areas and it would have been just devistating. Now the water is making it's way all the way down to our rivers in S.A. So hopefully by the time it gets here it can do some good instead of the devistation it has caused in so many areas.

My decluttering has continued. My computer has been shutting down and I suspected it was overheating. I had no idea of the crap at the back of the computer desk until I got at the back to clear the area. Years of paperwork and crap that had fallen down the back. I wish I had taken a photo because it was disgusting :( Bad me!! Just one of those jobs you never get to because you can't see it. Anyway it is all cleared and vacuumed. And the computer box cleaned and dusted. Guess what!! No problem since. Touch wood - haha.

My job for this week is to take down the christmas tree!!!

Be back tomorrow with my result.

:)