24 HOURS AND 42 MINUTES TO GO...

Counting down .... to school ! Much as I love our kids I am so grateful school is compulsory. I have had kids home now for 28 years and I have had enough! If I couldn't send them to school I think I would run away from home. Brylee is usually pretty quiet and good,but even she is bored silly. Griffin has been fine the past week or so as we set up the playstation for them and he's hooked.

In fact he screams when we make him get off it, so we will have to watch how often he uses it, don't want him to turn into a couch potatoe. He's a big boy and needs to run around heaps, or he's going to get very fat I think. Then again, his mouth NEVER stops, does that count as exercise! lol

I'm off to the gym this morning, then midday our new dishwasher is coming... weird cos it's a public holiday today and it's still getting delivered. Stew will be so pleased. later...

You know how delivery people say "we will be there at 11 o'clock" then turn up 3 hours late? Well, that did not happen today! These guys turned up half an hour early, and were in and out of here in 10 minutes flat! So now all STEW has to do is figure out how it works, ha ha ha ! Maybe I'll get a look in sometimes, but it's his domaine, he does the dishes in this house! How lucky am I ?

It was mad at the gym this morning, usually it's not too busy, but today being a public holiday, it was hectic. Luckily I got there early enough to book all the machines I wanted, so not a problem for me. I am starting to think about whether or not to continue at my present gym after my membership expires, or change to a bigger gym that offeres aerobic classes, kick boxing classes etc. My gym does not have them. We do have the pools though, but I could get a concession pass for the pool? Just thinking about it at the moment, my membership expires in June, so I have time to check out a few others first before making up my mind.

We have another beautiful sunny day here, trying to think of how to make the most of it.... later...

So, we went into town and got an instruction book for the dishwasher, it didn't have one, then had lunch (I was evil) at the foodcourt, wandered around for a bit then went home. Where I proceeded to clean all the downstairs bathrooms and toilets, such a shitty job. Broke the mop so had to go buy a new one, two hours later that job is done.

I am getting excited about tomorrow....

Brylee and Griffin just went to bed, one more sleep till school, I can hardly contain myself!!

Watching end of Coronation Street, then not sure what the evening holds, but it will be relaxing. nite nite.

LAST DAY TO GET ORGANISED FOR SCHOOL

Today: head into town to get extra uniform for Mike and Griffin, Mike's hair cut (or he will be sent home), and get my contact list transferred onto my new phone, hopefully telecom's computer is working today!

It's another lovely day out there, but knowing our luck it will cloud over by lunchtime like yesterday. It's a weird summer we are having, still can't say we have had it yet.

Am going to drink heaps and heaps this week, and try not to hold onto water like last week....Must take me piddle pills! Ha, feel like an old lady saying that!! later...

Well, got all of the above done this morning, then it was home for lunch, another lovely surimi, egg and tomatoe salad. I was going to the gym, but am running outta time, Mike (who babysits for me) has to be at work by 3.30, so may have to do my workout here at home instead. Oh well, I will have Stew to yak to instead of my gym buddies. That's ok, since I kinda love him ! later...

Firstly, it was a beautiful sunny day all day ! freaking amazing.... and the best bit of new today.. we are getting THE BIGGEST LOSER back, it starts this week!! I thought we wouldn't get it for months yet! So love that show! Now the girls in Aussy can't spoil it by talking about it before we see it, cos we are seeing it the same week as them... cool!

Just had dinner, a lovely pork stir fry with noodles, done with a sweet and sour sauce and some BBQ sauce added for extra yumminess. All good ...

Briony, not sure now if we are getting The Biggest Loser Australia or American version, will know by Thursday... and as if I'd stop reading your blog! Not bloody likely! As for posting recipes... don't think I'll go there, me blog is long enough already! And I find recipes boring, I just chuck in some of this and some of that, and how do you measure a " good shake of this" ??? ha ha.



And just for you Briony, cos I felt sorry for you, here's a picture of our dinner... sad you can't post the smell, it was divine.... hee he. It doesn't look as good as it tasted either.

Another day bites the dust, am off to bed before I pig out on something! nite nite

YEE GODS IT'S A LOVELY DAY !

Woke up feeling a million dollars ! Had a great sleep, no bloody teenagers kept me awake, and all is good with me world... last night my niece Chris from Melbourne rang and we had a wonderful yak.... I miss her so much. But, she is going to meet us in Coffs Harbour in May for my Mum's 70th birthday, so that's fantastic.

I can't see a cloud in the sky, so maybe today we go to the beach with kids and dog, and maybe I shall jog along the beach and have some fun!
I am feeling so so much more positive today, thank god those scales were nice to me! It's awful how they dictate how I feel, but that's just how I am and I have to accept that.

So, if I don't update during the day, it's cos I'm at the beach having fun... later...

Well, the sun came and went, but we went to Foxton Beach anyway, the kids loved it. On the way home it was ice blocks all around, I had a fruju, 1 point. Very yum. See, you can still have something nice! So far today I've only had 10 points, and am having steak and coleslaw for dinner, so should be under points by bedtime... all good. I am still feeling chuffed about me weigh in yesterday... yaaa me.

Been watching Survivour Cook Island, kinda a silly programme, but watchable anyway. I am embarrassed to say I love my new phone, I really do ! I keep picking it up and txting someone, just so I'm using it, ha ha. Silly eh?
Am off to bed shortly, it's been a long hot day, and I'm looking forward to the gym tomorrow, I'm all pumped up and rearing to go! I am loving seeing the scales go down for a change, and I want it to continue. Maybe I've finally found my motivation again?
nite nite

WONDER IF IT WORKED?

So, yesterday I was 110% good, and I drunk masses of water and piddled like a trooper... and it's weigh in in about 2 hours.... feeling kinda hopeful that I've managed to shift some of that 3 kgs.

If not, well shit happens ... today is my day off from dieting, when I allow myself an indulgent meal... usually lunch. So, am going to have a lovely lunch no matter what the scales say, then work hard again for the rest of the week. This has worked for me in the past, when I lost the 61 kgs, so I know it will work again, just so long as I stick to the plan.

And I so want to lose these extra kilos, to feel good, to look good, and to prove to myself that I can DO IT, and keep it off for life. No more of this bloody yo-yoing, it is pissing me off big time! later...

And the verdict is.... You are not going to believe this, but it's TRUE!!! I LOST 1.1 kgs ...THAT IS SO WRONG! Yesterday I was still showing a 2.5 gain, ???? Who am I to question the scales, they can say what they like today... must have been all the water I drunk and promptly piddled out again! Weird.
Just had a wicked morning tea, a small savoury, a cheese and onion sandwich and a chocolate slice... but I couldn't eat all the slice... Man am I full... feel ill actually. Probably won't have an evil lunch afterall. That's good then.

Going into town again later on to do a few jobs, take the kids to lunch etc. Just the usual saturday routine. later...

so, obviously in order to lose weight one must drink like a fish (water) and ROW YOUR BOAT! (or the rowing machine that is, ha ha ) Hey, thanks for all the kind comments, I'm surprised to be able to report a loss, really I am. I so was thinking of not weighing in today, and I was too scared to get on my scales this morning, cos if they had shown a huge gain still, I wasn't going that's for sure... so not knowing was good.
I had a nice lunch of a chicken sandwich and about 6 hot chips with sauce... and that's all. So I did rather well I thought. Now to kill the afternoon... later...
Oh yes, here is my new phone, it's a Sanyo Diva, it IS PINK, just a subtle pink. It's a camera as well, not something I thought I wanted, but hey,it's part of the phone! I got a free pair of Diva Sunglasses as well, so that was a bonus. Wonder if that's the end of me shopping spree? NAH! Bought a skort today, skirt and shorts combined, to wear at the gym. Cute. Maybe not me legs, but the outfit is, ha ha ha.

Had a lovely dinner, made a salad from surimi, boiled egg, tomatoe and parsley and some lite mayo... 7 points. Watched telly for a while, put kids to bed etc. Am now off to bed, hope to get a good sleep tonight, didn't last night thanks to the bloody teenagers mucking around till 3 in the morning! nite nite

DRINKING WATER ALL DAY, GALLONS OF IT

Today I am going to drink water like there's no tomorrow, maybe Jadey's suggestion will work! I usually drink 2 - 2.5 litres a day, so am aiming for 4 litres today, hope it helps! My scales say 2.5 kgs up still....

Retail therapy: gunna go buy a new dishwasher today, Stew will be so pleased, it's his job in the evening to wash the dishes... well, I DO THE COOKING! Fair's fair eh. No gym this morning, might go later on today or even this evening. later...

Well... bought a dishwasher (Fisher & Paykell), not a dish drawer, me Mum's one always breaks down. AND.. a new t.v aerial for the kitchen t.v, a new wee unpright vacum for the kitchen, a vacum for upstairs, a new frying pan and the most gorgeous Grill ! Think that counts as MAJOR retail thereapy !! FUN. Stew got some new runing sneakers and this afternoon I might just get me a new phone, want one that is pink. later...

Just spent 1.5 hours at the Travel Agents sorting out details for our trip to Aussy in May... booked flights, motels, trains etc etc... So that is sorted now. Just have to lose some weight so when we are there I can go shopping for clothes !! I love shopping! Can ya tell ! *lol*

Fun over, it sure kept my mind off food and weigh in tomorrow. And No, we didn't win Lotto, worst luck. If we did we'd be going to Disneyland too.

One of my best friends is off to England tomorrow night, totally unexpected trip for a family funeral, sad . Ran into her in the Travel Agents, she is all a tizz.. hope to spend an hour or so with her tomorrow at weight watchers and morning tea. later...

Shopping is sooo tiring, I'm buggered! Gunna go to bed and toss and turn all night (knowing me luck) and wake up at 5 am and try to piddle some more weight out! Wish me luck.

nite nite

FEELING BUMMED OUT AND SHITTY

I know I havn't been fantastically good over this week, but hey, my scales are still saying a 3kg gain.... so I'm obviously feeling totally pissed off! What do I have to do, Friggin Starve! It is "that time of the month", but 3 KG !!!

so, maybe I won't go to weight watchers on saturday, don't think I could stand seeing those numbers on my card... am going to the gym today to really put in a good effort... will get on the bloody rower and do 3 kms today, that will be good. Might kill me, but hey.... I will fit in me coffin, lol. later...

Note to self, when feeling pissed off and bummed out, go to the gym! It really really helps lift your mood, I am feeling so much better now... hot and sweaty, but better ! lol

I WILL go to weight watchers on saturday, I WILL... don't know if I will weigh in, but I ain't missing me mates cos of bloody fluid retention. I take medication every morning to make me pee, otherwise I only pee once a day ! It's a FAG. later...

Oh Yeah, the gargage door opener is coming back in a mo, so I can finally put me car and bike away... Just back from taking the kids for a walk over to the school and then the dairy for an ice block (them, not me)...

Garage door - fixed. Dinner - done and eaten. Coronation Street - on soon and I'm gunna watch it!

Here is Steve and his "Prodigy", so cute! Griffin has a major case of "hero worship" when it comes to his Uncle Steve, and funnily enough I think Steve really loves this kid too. (and Brylee of course!). Just as well cos Steve is the kids guardian if anything ever happens to us "grown ups"... Coronation Street is starting soon, so better go...

Thanks for all the positive supportive comments Re: me weight.... I will (maybe) weigh on saturday.... I do have a real problem with fluid retention, it is the bane of my life... I really can put on heaps of weight when I havn't got the water works under control! Working on it. nite nite

ONE WEEK TO GO

So, one week to go till the kids go back to school, I can't believe how long these holidays have been. I wonder if Griffin will go back to crying every morning? I do hope not. Don't suppose it will matter, cos he's going and that's all there is to it, I am hanging out for some peace from the constant demands, I am sick to death of hearing "Mummmmmm, can I?"

It looks like another nice day out there, might just go to the gym... I have missed it. Got on the scales this morning and they showed a gain of 3Kg in 4 days!! How's that, impressive eh! I can gain huge amounts in a small time, not fair. Wonder if the chocolate ice cream did that? Surely not! I think I still holding lots of water, and not going to the gym makes a big difference too I'm sure.
Oh well, must go feed the kids their breakfast... later...

I went to the gym, it was hard after 4 days and still feeling yukky, but I'm glad I did. I got on the rower today, first time in ages and rowed for 2km, not bad! Am now home, where it is a bloody mess as per usual... so want a housekeeper!

Just had a bloke in me kitchen (hmmm), he fixed me new oven door, it wasn't closing properly and me chook took 2 hours to get cooked the other night! Not good. AND our automatic garage door opener crapped out, so that's 2 things broken , wonder what the 3rd will be ? don't you always find things go in three's ?? Like births/deaths/ breakdowns? I do.

I am looking forward to the weekend, we are going shopping for a new dishwasher, ummm, that crapped out months ago (is that no#3?). What else, ummm, a wee upright vacum for the kitchen cos I'm sick of having to sweep it 5 times a day .... my kids are pigs! Oh yes, and I want a blind for the kitchen window, I can't work in there in the evening without getting full sun on my face, and that is not nice when you are slaving over a hot stove ... so roll on the weekend..

so, what happens when you can't use your garage? A traffic jam outside your house! We live in a little culdesac, with only 8 houses, and it's a one way street... all these vehicles are ours or friends! Hope they bring our new opener tomorrow, it's just a bit conjested eh? !...

Another quiet evening, watching Dr 90210 right now, some of it is interesting, some of it is just dumb! After that I'm going to bed, so nite nite.

SUNSHINE, OH YEAH !

Ok, so if I'm stuck at home today... at least the sun has come out ...I might just work on me tan! It doesn't take much for me to tan luckily, and when your legs are chubby, they look so much nicer a bit brown. So, that is about it for today, except for the usual housework.. oh bloody joy!

I am feeling really sorry for the kids, they are getting so bored, these holidays have been much longer than usual.... 8 more sleeps till school.

... thank goodness.

Aren't ya lucky you don't have a bad hair day EVERY day like our girl!! She wakes up every morning looking a fright, lucky she ain't at the age where it matters yet. ha ha ha. She is the spitting image of her mother (our daughter) ! later...

Ok, for you nosey buggers out there (just joking)... Brylee and Griffin have known that Stew and I are their Grandparents as well as their Mum and Dad from the word 'GO'... we slip it in conversations when we can, like when we see a pregnant woman, we might say "you came out of Lacy's tummy", and we tell people who don't know us that they are our grandkids as well as our "kids", in front of them all the time. There is going to be no confusion later on with them, they know where they came from, that Lacy wasn't ready to be their mother, etc. One day Lacy will have to explain herself to them, I will just make sure she doesn't bullshit them with crap excuses..... so there are the fact for you who wonder.

We have a nasty wind here today, so while the sun is shining, it isn't that warm... maybe I won't be getting a tan today afterall. darn...

I got tagged:
Four things about Me:
A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
- Medical typist
- Pottery Tutor
- Teacher Aide
- LayBy Storeperson

B) Four movies I would watch over and over:
- Ghost
-The Green Mile
- Forest Gump
- Fried Green Tomatoes !

C) Four places I have lived:
- Tokoroa
- Auckland
- Whitianga
- Palmerston North

D) For favourite T.V. shows:
- House
- Ugly Betty
- Coronation Street
- Boston Legal

E) Four of my favourite foods:
- Pizza
- Seafood
- Chicken
- Nachos

F) Four places I would rather be right now:
- A Huge shopping mall, with lots of money to spend
- Partridges Jewellery Store, Wellington, again with lots of money to spend
- Whitianga, on the beach
- At the Gym

G) Four friends I think will respond:
- Janene
- Michelle
- Slim Suzy
- Mandy
Ok, gunna go tag em now...

Great afternoon, shoo'd kids outside to play with Izzy, then went to Yamaha Dealer and paid off me scooter in full, great feeling! Got $10 in me purse, I'm still rich !!! lol
Not much else happening, felt yukky all day, tomorrow should be better.
Dinner tonight: homemade spagetti bologneise, yum.
Watching Boston Legal tonight, first night back for the new season... just love William Shatner's character... too funny. So that's me for another day... nite nite.

VALIDATION !

I just knew there had to be a good reason why I was craving chocolate.... and there was! TOM has arrived on time for a change, so that means no gym for me today or tomorrow, darn. Once upon a time it would not have mattered, but nowdays (going through menopause) my monthly is horrendous, flooding for two days. So I am pretty much housebound till wednesday. I can, however, get on my treadmill and exercycle at home, so all is not lost.

So, what to do today? I have promised the kids lunch in town, and I need to post away our passport applications too, so might brave a trip out later. Oh joy, will have to be VERY careful, and make a visit to a bathroom every half an hour... such a pain in the butt. How long will this shit last? 1 year? 5 years? later...

Thanks for the comment Linda re: Mirena... I have thought about that, but as I don't get pain as well, I'd rather not go there... I don't like the idea of having hormones in my system like "the pill" cos it causes me to get dark patches on my skin. I havn't had to take any form of birth control in 17 years, thanks to Stew visiting a surgeon! lol After having 6 kids in 10 years it was NECESSARY ! later...

Actually, that reminds me of our visit to the surgeon....
- Stew and I went to the hospital for his "procedure", taking 6 week old Michael with us.... we sit down in the office in front of the surgeon, who was the BLACKEST man I have ever seen, with a stong South African accent... and he starts to go through the procedure with us.... and tells us that this is irreversible, and did we really know what we were doing? He decided perhaps we needed some counselling first! Then he said "and your baby boy, what number is he, 2 or 3?" ... well, I promptly repied "He's bloody number 6 !", to which the surgeon said real fast... " NO COUNSELLING NECESSARY, WE DO YOUR HUSBAND THIS AFTERNOON".... fuck did we laugh !

later... Ok, went to town, saw cute dress and bought it. Great way to pep up my day... a bit of retail therapy never hurt anyone.... Brylee and Griffin got to spend some money in the $2 Shop too. I know I shouldn't buy clothes while so overweight, but hey.... it will still look ok when I've lost 10 kgs so there! I just love being able to go into an "ordinary" shop and get a dress, such a neat feeling after having to buy size 24 - 28 for years. YAAAAA Ummmm, I know this dress is probably too young for me, but I don't give a shit !

Ok, long day over, am off to bed. nite nite

MIGHT BE A NICE DAY !

It looks promising outside.... we might just get a nice day even though the forecast is for rain.
Top priority today is.... clean my poor vehicle! Honestly, it only gets washed once a year, and I am ashamed of it. On the way back from the beach last weekend I tipped some sticky fruit juice out my window (while travelling) and it went all down the side and it's still there, only now it's covered in dust as well. Not a good look. And there is rubbish and sand all through the inside too.... might just make that my "new years resolution"... clean the car monthly! hee he he later...

I spoke too soon, it's a mixed bag, some sun then some rain.. got my vehicle cleaned tho, took 2 hours with both Stew and I doing it!! Looks nice now so it was worth it... must never let it get that darn dirty again ! Lunch time now... hmmmm.... must be good! Think I'll have some brown rice and veges. later...

Lunch was brown rice, coleslaw and surimi... total of 6 points and delicious. Then took the kids and dog up to the shop for an iceblock... I did not have one.... dog drove me nuts pulling all the way. Then we went over to the primary school where Brylee swung on the bars too much and got a nasty blister that popped and is stinging her... DOH. It has turned into a really hot muggy day, nice under the trees with a good breeze to cool us down. later...

Forgive me for I have sinned... I felt like chocolate and had some! I know now that I shall have to work bloody hard all week to have a loss, but I will do my best! Sometimes the urge to have something just can't be denied, I tried all bloody day and got more and more pissed off, so decided to just have some and deal with it. It's the first sweet thing I've had in over 2 weeks so maybe I don't feel so bad about it ??? Am going to bugger off to bed now, and get up in the morning with my craving over, and get on with a good workout at the gym.
nite nite.

OH YEAH, I'M HOT !

lMAO... !! Don't know about being hot in my jacket Helena, but thanks anyway!!

Couldn't sleep again last night, I am sure I shouldn't be stressing so much about weigh in anymore! It's not like I havn't been doing this for ages and ages! I wish it didn't worry me so much, there is more to life than what I weigh!

Hope the weather is nice today, it would be neat to head out to Himitangi again with the kids and dog.... if we can get the garage door open! They took away the whole automatic opening mechanism, it's gunna cost over $500 to get a new one, fuck! So for now we have to try pushing it up manually, I'm sure the guys can do it.

Lost some of me post?
Bugger, gained .500 grams, my scales said I'd lost .500, but weight watchers say gain , damn and blast. Oh well, that just makes me that much more determined to do better next week!
Went out for lunch and had planned to have an evil evil lunch, but once I got there I didn't want to pig out, so just had a shrimp cocktail.... nothing else. WAs rather pleased with myself. I did however, have a diet coke.... so yum.... only drink it on saturday. That's my day off... shoot me if that's evil !

Stew and I went grocery shopping this afternoon, I swear to God it's a wonder we don't leave there and head straight for the "poor house", we have to spend so much! Now we broke again. Story of our lives. later...

I read this on Mary's blog, have changed a word or two, but the gist is almost identical....I loved it....:

"Succeeding is not about reaching your goal, it's about the growth, the journey and where it takes you".

I believe in order to reach our goals we do have to learn life lessons along the way, and we don't do it alone. In some way, we all take other people along with us, and we learn from them, as they learn from us. I think this is neat. Soppyness over. I'm not into soppyness really, but this just "hit the right note"...
Gunna go now, nite nite.

TGIF....

Last day before weigh in and my scales are being nasty to me, probably cos I'm holding lots of water... getting near "that" time of the month ... typical.

Steve goes to see the cardiologist this morning, I hope they can tell him when he's off to Auckland Hospital for his heart procedure, it's been a few months now since they sent the referral up there.... lucky his condition isn't life threatening or he could die waiting with our public health system!

Off to the gym this morning, now that I'm back in my routine I'm loving it again, it's so nice to meet up with the regulars and have a laugh and yak... later...

Does this ever happen to you? Got home from the gym, pushed the button to close the garage door, and headed off to the shower..... then remembered my clean pants were in the garage with the clean washing, so back I went, to find the garage door was only half closed, and DEAD.. SO rang the electrician, who said they'd come soon, saw the garage floor was a bit of a mess, so got out the vacum and did it, then proceeded to vacum the hallways and bedrooms.... and THEN remembered what I was doing before I started vacuming... DOH!!! SO I still stink.... hope the electrician doesn't arrive while I'm in the shower.. just my luck. later... lol

Our holiday plans are coming along well, looks like we shall be flying to Brisbane, spending 3-4 days there, then off to Coffs Harbour for a week, then on to Sydney for 3-4 days too... I know it's months away yet, but it is exciting just thinking about it!
So, to all you bloggers out there in Aussy, where are the "must see, go & do" places in Brisbane and Sydney for us ??? Bearing in mind I LOVE shopping, and buying clothes is top of the list !!!

What a great incentive to get back in shape, to buy new clothes on holiday !! YAAA . I smell nice again too...

Here I am in my "biker jacket", I have been waiting about 10 years to wear this jacket! It belonged to my brother Vern, who was killed in an accident in 1999. He gave it to me about a year before he died... said it was all mine if I could ever fit it (I was kinda big back then)... so now Vern, I am wearing it on my scooter... and I love it. Not just cos it's a leather jacket, but because it was his and now when I wear it I think of him. later...

NERVOUS ALREADY!

This is so weird, I'm already feeling nervous about weigh in on Saturday, probably because I havn't been 100% good this week.... silly me. So, I'm off to the gym again this morning (doing well there) and when I get home I am going to plan my meals for today and STICK TO IT.

I know sometimes I get shitty and eat cos I'm mad/annoyed etc, so must try to get over the emotional eating shit... got mad with Stew last night and ended up having more dinner than I intended... the stupid thing is I didn't feel any better, I felt worse. MEN, can't understand them sometimes! later...

Another good gym workout, and I even swam in the rain! Lunch today: coleslaw, surimi, tiny piece of edam cheese and beetroot. All for 6 points. Have been trying to remember to eat something in the dairy family, I can easily forget as I don't take milk with anything and don't eat yoghurt either. So a wee bit of cheese it is..... once a day, as long as I remember... must look after me bones eh?

A long afternoon looms, it's wet and miserable outside, wonder what I can do??? later...

Just got my mammogram results in the post, my boobs are A OK... no sign of breast cancer.... so that's neat. To tell the truth I had completely forgotten about the exam, so wasn't even wondering or worrying.
I've just finished preparing Mike's room for painting, yeah thanks 14pk! Now I have to put the darn undercoat on, and that stuff bloody well stinks, a real chemical smell that makes me eyes run....I am blaming you 14pk! Then again, I did need something to do to stop me nibbling....

I didn't do the undercoat.... sat on me arse and read a book! bliss. cooked family dinner, steak and home made wedges..... had some steak myself too. Yum.
Poor Mike has to sleep in his room with no curtain for the time being, took them down to strip the paper and won't put them back up till I've done the painting..... poor boy won't be able to even pick his nose (or anything else) without the neighbours seeing, ha ha ha. I'm not nice.

Am off to bed now, want to read for a while to try and fall asleep quicky and not stress about bloody weight again. nite nite

TIRED...

I'm feeling a bit tired, probably cos of the painting yesterday, gawd it was hot doing the hallways! Good exercise though, my arms are telling me about it this morning.

Am off to the gym again today, I'm really pleased I'm back into a routine, even though it's still the school holidays. Mike is a godsend, he drags himself outta bed every morning to watch Brylee and Griffin for me, ain't that so nice? He's a lovely guy.

Don't have much planned for today, have to find someone with a current passport to witness our passport applications, so that's high on the list of "to do's"... Michelle: surimi is this stuff that looks like fish, tastes like fish, but probably isn't! I think it might be crabmeat pressed into a block and made to look like fish! Whatever, it is very low in points and tastes lovely in a salad. later...

Here is a photo of one of the nicest things Stew has bought me lately.... LMAO !!! The roller extends so I can reach right up to the roof and don't have to stand on a box or chair... hmmmm, what a good idea. No more flying down the bloody stairs then!!

My gym workout today was cool, got really hot and then when it was time to jump in the pool I realised that I'd forgotten a towel, so had to have a sauna instead... shame that! It's a great way to unwind, and as there's a light in there I could read too. BLISS. later...

Sue: nope, it was Steve and Lisa who kept me awake for two consecutive nights, not my Mike. Mike can be a pain in the arse too, but nowhere near as much as the others!! I actually like Mike most of the time, LMAO ! I really do love all my kids, but sometimes I don't really LIKE them much... can you get that? It's weird eh!

Dinner: chicken drumbsticks and veges, not bad. Quiet rest of evening, Stew is now doing heaps of exercise in the evenings, I find it really hard to get motivated tho, usually just can't be fagged in the evening! Must try harder. nite nite

YO-YO, THAT'S ME

Went to bed last night pissed of with myself, I had way too much dinner and felt ill.... when will I learn? I am going to have to work like hell in the gym today to work some of it off!

It is cloudy, windy and looks like rain again this morning, stupid weather. Hopefully it will fine up by this afternoon like yesterday. Ok, off now to feed Brylee and Griffin, get the washing on, etc etc , then go to the gym...later...

Home again, did an hour intense cardio workout, treadmill/exercycle and rower, tonight am going to do free weights and more cardio. Now I want to get on to some housework, (more cardio?), and touch up the hallway paintwork (again!). KIDS.... scrape walls, put dirty hands on em, draw on em.... shit shit shit. Glad I painted them and didn't put up wallpaper again. later...

Have spent the last 2 hours in town getting passports organised for me and the little kids, we are going to Coffs Harbour, Australia in May for my Mum's 70th Birthday. So it was haircut for Griffin, photos for all of us, documents copied etc etc. My passport was lost ages ago, so had to get a new one, what a fag.... my new photo makes me looks like a criminal !!! This is a photo of Coffs Habour, doesn't it look beautiful? We havn't been overseas in 10 years, so looking forward to it. May is ages away!

Had lunch in town too, a ham/cheese toasted sandwich, not bad. later...

Dinner tonight was surimi, coleslaw and brown rice.. yum! Not much else happening, so am buggering off to bed! nite nite

WHAT HAPPENED TO SUMMER?

Ok, it's not cold, but it is raining... when are the gorgeous summer days finally going to get here and stay for a while?
I'm off to the gym this morning, Stew is looking after the kids, yaaa.
Both my kayaks were picked up (and paid for) yesterday, so finally we have room in the garage again... my scooter looks so cute in there... hee he. Amazing how such a small thing can boost your mood ... wonder when the novelty will wear off? later..

Home again, had a great workout, swam in the rain (lovely), and when I got home it was straight onto the vacuming... my house is such a mess with everyone home... those darn kids have fry ups in the middle of the night and leave it all on the bench for us in the morning , the shits. I would love to kick 'em out to go flatting, but they simply can't afford to go. One day.... later....

This afternoon, summer came back, so we headed off to Himitangi Beach with the kids and Izzy. Our Izzy had never been to the beach before and she LOVED it. So did we. I got lots of extra exercise cos I was running up and down the beach with her.... If she was not on her lead we would never have kept up with her, particularly when she spotted a seagull !! I think she would have run for miles chasing them.


The highlight for Brylee was when she got to piddle in her pants and dunk her bum in the water to clean off.... very funny. Home now and getting ready to cook nachos for dinner, so yum... later...

A quiet evening here, dinner - had too much, if I'm not careful I will gain this week!

This is my 100th Post since I started this blog, and I am still loving it. I have "met" lots of lovely women, on line and in person. Thank you all so much for helping me on my way to goal again..... and being my "friends". Gunna go to bed now, nite nite.

BLOODY TEENAGERS

Thanks to my bloody teenagers, I didn't get to sleep till well after 2am AGAIN! They went to a party, came home pissed, stumbled upstairs with some mates, proceeded to make heaps of noise till I got mad and went up and yelled at them.... so they buggered off somewhere and came back in about an hour later even more pissed. Poor Mike was their sober driver, and he didn't get to bed till after 2 either.

Now of course, even though I've had very little sleep I have to get up and look after the kids, do jobs etc... and they will sleep all bloody day! Sucks.

I DON'T LIKE KIDS... for those of you with cute wee ones, enjoy them now cos they morph into bloody monsters. And if you are wondering what's better, girls or boys (got 4 of each).......NEITHER ! They are all awful at some stage or other. If you have perfect kids who give you no angst, you are darn lucky. I ain't. later....

Ok, took my lovely new scooter to the supermarket for a few items, got there fine, did me shopping and loaded it in the box, put on me helmet and gloves, turned the key and.....NOTHING! Panic.... tried again, still nothing. So rang me trusty man who promptly came down with Steve to my rescue..... and Steve turned the key and it went! Fuck, I am such a dork, I was forgetting to hold the brake on while pressing the ignition button! Nothing wrong with the scooter at all, just a twit of an owner.
You can all laugh now, my guys sure did.

I'm just so glad I didn't ring the AA and have their breakdown vehicle come out to help me, that would have been so much more embarrasing eh? LOL

We are all having a lovely lazy day. The weather is only so-so, even had a few spits of rain. I did 40 minutes on the treadmill and exercycle this morning, may do it again tonight. Am right on track with my food too, overindulged yesterday, so am cutting back today. later...

Lovely dinner... pork pieces and veges in a sweet and sour sauce over brown rice.... and everyone loved it. Am now going to sit back and relax until it's time to do some exercise.... then bed. chow, nite nite and all that.

NERVOUS AS HELL

I can't sleep, again. Anyone would think I was off to the bloody dentist today the way I feel. I couldn't get to sleep last night till after 2am (partly nerves, partly noisy teenagers), and I woke at 5am... and that was it. So I'm up, and wondering what to do to kill time till I am off to Weight Watchers.... Everyone is still asleep so can't do the vacuming... ha ha ha.

Might be getting my scooter today, not sure if the bike shop is open cos it's a long holiday weekend. Will find out later I suppose. EXCITING !

So, wonder what I've lost???...later... Well that was fun! I lost ... 2.5 kgs !!!!
I have never felt so relieved, I was so thinking I'd not lost much. WOOOO HOOOOO
We are now off back into town for lunch, and I think I am picking up my scooter too! later...

Ok, now I'm a "bikey chick" LMAO !!! It is very cute, goes well, looks fine. Ok, it's not a Harley Davidson Helena, but it's cute!

We had a lovely lunch at Breakers, fast becoming a lunchtime favourite. The kids had burger/hotdogs with chips followed by a chocolate sundae. We had Burger/Chips (Stew) and Chicken sandwich/chips (Me), but I didn't eat even 1/4 of the chips. I'm back to my usual "saturday" off routine, where I allow myself to have whatever I fancy (within reason), then back on track for 6 days. It works for me, you don't end up denying yourself 24/7 and end up having a huge blow-out.

Now I'm kinda tired and might just have a Nana nap... only got 3 hours sleep last night.... later...

Didn't get me nap, ended up watching Mike, Lisa and Steve all have a go on the new scooter.... all thought it was cool! Even Mike, who a while ago said he wouldn't be seen dead on one... ha ha.

Both my kayaks get picked up tomorrow, so that's great, will have room in the garage for the scooters, Lisa's and mine.

Been evil today food wise, but hey, it's my day off. Well, that's me for the day... nite nite.

ONE MORE DAY TILL WEIGH IN

Can you tell what dominates my life at the moment??
Am off to the gym again this morning, after 4 days I am finally feeling a bit sore in a few places, especially my shoulders and arms (swimming), but not too bad. I thought I would be dying by now actually, so am quite pleased with myself. Must have been fitter than I thought.

I've got two HUGE baskets of washing to be folded sitting in the dining room, and do you think anyone else in this house would think to do it?? NOOOOO, they all walk past it as if it ain't even there. I tell ya, sometimes I just want to go on stike and see how long it takes for them to run outta clothes! Now I know it wouldn't affect Steve and Lisa cos they never wash anything anyway, but maybe Mike and Stew would notice ! I am sick of being a housewife, it sucks.
Rant over... later....

Ok, done the gym, am knackered! I think it has finally caught up with me. Am off into town shortly with Brylee and Griffin, taking them to lunch cos they have been such good kids this week. Wonder if I can get away with NOT taking them to McDonalds? later...

Had a quiet afternoon, did some of the washing (shitty), shaved me legs (1kg gone - lol), cooked sausages & bought chips for dinner (had none), and shortly I'm off upstairs to do some free weights (for me arms) and then have a sauna. Wish me luck for tomorrow.... nite nite.

MAMMOGRAM TODAY !!

This should be fun... I'm having my first mammogram today! ONe of my girlfriends told me I should as they are free for women our age.. so before I could chicken out I booked me one for today...I don't feel too worried about it though, flashing me tits is something I kinda do now and then anyway, ha ha ha!

Just love freaking out the teenagers - give em a flash just to get them back for driving me nuts, Steve and Mike just laugh at me. Did it once to a young nephew, don't think he's ever been the same again. What a laugh, and that's what life is all about, having a good time eh?

Got the gym first thing again, then the mammogram, later....
WELL !!! That was ..... interesting, and not in the least painful. It did feel weird having a total stranger manhandle me boobs, but in all not a bad experience. I get the results in a week to 10 days, so that's cool. Time to get the littlies their lunch and get on with some housework... later...















Two happy kids... and outta my hair... hee he. Amazing really, give them some water and they are happy for ages. Shame it doesn't work for teenagers. later...

BTW, I am amazed just how good I'm feeling after going to the gym 4 days in a row, after not going for 3 weeks! And I am TOTALLY in control on my eating for the first time in months, so I am on a "HIGH". This is how it feels when you know you are doing the "right" thing, instead of feeling pissed off and annoyed with yourself when you pig out... long may this feeling last. I am not going to blow it again. Can't wait till saturday!!


YES!!! YES!!! Adro won Biggest Loser, I am so happy for him!!! What a great result.... if I'd been on it and could have lost my weight in that time I would have won... hee hee. This programme has been so inspiring, loved it. later...

Another day 100% on track with food and exercise, yipee. It is hard to resist the temptation to get on my scales every hour though! I am feeling stressed cos last time I looked (yesterday?) I still was not showing a loss... Must resist.
Am calling it a day, nite nite.