Me at 73.6kg

I had a neighbour take these this afternoon as I have hit half way
I have only got 10 kg to go to goal so I thought half way photos would be a good motivator.
I lost another 100gms this week, not a big loss but every bit counts
Eloise had her orientation morning today for prep next year and she loved it so much that she didn't want to come home...Roll on next year.
I stayed with her so that I could get a feel for the teacher and how the kids interact with her. Well all looks good and I will be happy to leave her next time.

Hope everyone is having a great day

You guys rock!

When I first discovered blogging on the WW site I started reading them for inspiration. It is so much easier doing this when you know that there are other everyday people out there that are facing the same hurdles as me. Never in my wildest dreams that I thought by having my own blog I would have the support that I have found here in blog world. I really believe that I would have given up if it wasn't for the little comments and support you guys give me.

I would love to say a huge thankyou.

I sat at my computer this morning feeling really good about my self and wrote out my questions to the little list that inspired me from Slim Suzy. It is mainly weight loss but I am considering doing a general one and scrapping it...

So here it is

Getting Started Journaling (from Discovery Health. Com)
Complete the following phrases:

I am eager to ... get to my goal weight and stay there

I doubt myself when ....I have a bad day of eating, I beat myself up and thinI'mIm not strong enough to do this

I feel powerful when... I have another loss on the scales and I think "yes I CAN do this"

I'm proud of myself because ... I am doing this and I have lost 9.3kg so far

My 10 favourite things are...my kids, sunny days, good music, roast lamb, good movies, good friends, my electric blanket on a cold night, a good book, dark chocolate and a good coffee

I am most grateful for... My friends and family that are supporting me through this

I can simplify my life by living without .. being so hard on my self

I feel my mission in life is to... Haven't figured that one out yet! But I think to raise my 3 kids to be responsible happy adults

In my wildest dreams, I ... would love to find a nice person to grow old with

I believe in myself because ... I am strong and I am stubborn.


Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. - Margaret B. Runbeck

I'm back

I was a bit lost there on the weight loss front for a while but I'm back.
I was reading someone's blog (I cant remember who's) and they were saying about not using kids illness or "I will start fresh nest Monday" as a excuse to not watch what you eat, or something like that because life will get in the way and what we are doing is a life change not just a diet.
So I have snapped out of my little slump of binge eating and not counting.

I'm back....Oh and reading the new WW mag also helped with the inspiration

I was also inspired by Slim Suzy ( how do you make the link here???) and her little list of questions and answers...I might go think on it a bit and answer tomorrow

Hope everyone is having a great night

Oh and thanks to everyone with regards to the bus thing....I am taking it all the way to the top!
The bus driver was at fault with his lack of duty of care and I never want another child to go through what Talia had to...Next time the out come might not be so happy

A huge scare

My dd Talia (7) was supposed to take the bus home this afternoon from school, it drops her off on the street next to ours and it is a 2 min walk home...at 3.35 I saw the bus go past and I waited for Talia to walk down the road....I waited...

I waited 15 min and sent Eloise up to the bus stop on her bike to see if Talia was there talking to a friend....but she wasn't there!

At 4 pm she still wasnt home, I wasn't going to panic but I woke Matthew up and put him in the car....I then drove to the bus stop and went across the road to one of Talia's friends house thinking she may be playing there....I was ready to give her a serve for not telling me where she was. Her friend which was also on the bus said that she was sitting next to her but Talia didn't get off the bus.....
Ok I am not going to panic but what do i do now...the bus does a loop of the town then heads back to school.

So I drove to the school and went and saw the principal explained what had happened and that Talia was on the bus but didn't get off at her stop.

They tried to ring the bus driver but no answer...by this stage I was feeling quiet ill. They then rang some of the families further on the bus route...no one remembered seeing Talia...

Then the bus driver rang back saying that he saw her crossing the bridge on the other side of town...when I heard this i was almost sick...that is a few Kms away from our house and she was walking alone.

So I headed off to the bridge then home to see if i could see her walking and the principal would drive around looking for her via the bus route and would meet me back home.

When I got home she was there......I have never been so relived in all my life

She missed her stop and then at the end of the route the bus driver told her to get out....even though he knew her stop was way back at the begining...so the poor little kid had to walk 2-3km home...crying and scared that she would get lost...

The principal eventually turned up and I explained what had happened and she said she will be following this up

So i am not happy but relieved that my girl is OK.....I don't even want to think what might have happened
I cant believe the bus driver would leave a 7 year old girl on the side of a busy road to walk all the way home on the other side of town

I decided last week to change schools and this has confirmed that I made the right decision

83 kg

Week 17

I have been feeling pretty BLAH for a week now, at first I thought it was because of all the crap food I have been bingeing on....But it still didn't stop me from eating more crap...I even stopped counting points but alas it was gastro....Talia now has it and I had to go get her from school after she threw up in front of the whole class.

I was expecting a huge gain on the scales this week due to my food indiscretions....But to my utter surprise I had a loss of 0.9 kg...so I am now a happy 73.7 kg
I am so close to half way and 10 kg that I can taste it....

I was reading "M" s post this morning and everything she said I came away thinking "yeah!" I totally agree. By the way "M " you look fantastic!!!!

I don't have a photo of me when I first started but here is the one I used for my profile shot...It was taken in June this year and even though I am wearing dark colours you can still tell how large I was...
I am going to have to get more photos taken of me...Not be so camera shy

A Big Decision

My eldest dd Talia is in year 2. She started at the local primary school this year as we moved. I was extremely happy with her old school and she was happy there but it is 50km away.
I haven't been happy with the school here, it has been little things like not knowing how she has been going, what level of reading she is up to (I asked but was told that they don't do that here as it causes the kids to be competitive) The school reports are basic and are not as detailed as her old school. Everytime I ask how she is going I am told that academically she is fine. I am happy with the teacher it is the school as a whole...I'm not sure if it is because there are so many students that it lacks the personal touch or what.

Am I being to picky???

The teacher has been great with a few incidences of Bullying - they put a stop to it straight away, unfortunately we live next door to one of the bullies...So all in all Talia has been a bit miserable. I know she wants to go back to her old school.

On the other hand the local school is just that- local and later when she reachers High School it will be the school she will be going to .

So I have been in two minds about what to do...

I went and saw the principle of a small Catholic school that I have been told about. I am not religious but my first concern is my children education. Eloise starts Prep next year so I really needed to get my butt in to gear and sort out schools.

This school is in a small county town 20km away which means 80km round trip every day instead of standing on the door step waving as the kids ride their bikes to school.
It is a very small school with a total of 52 students from prep to year 6 but has an excellent reputation both academic and social.

As soon as I walked in I was welcomed and the Principal personally showed me around (I have spoken to the local principal once and I was never shown around the school when I enrolled Talia at the beginning of this year)

The reports are detailed and you know exactly how your child is doing and what they are meant to be achieving .

so to end a long story I enrolled both girls today...They are both pleased

I just hope I have made the right decision

I haven't meant to leave it so long between posts but life has gotten In the way and before I knew it a week has past.

Friday - My sister, niece and I took the kids to TheWerribeee Zoo. I woke up feeling very average and drove the 70kms to meet Jen and Miss at McDonalds. I was feeling so crook that I didn't even splurge.

Miss was a bit nervous as she has only just got off her P plates and it was the first time to drive alone in Melb traffic.We live about 1.5 hours away in central Vic so she had plenty of time to get sweaty palms. She did a great job.

The zoo was great and the kids had a ball. They especially liked the bus tour. I think their favorites were the Rhinos.

We left the zoo at about 3 and headed through Melb traffic to High Point ( a HUGE shopping centre) the first thing was to go to pancake parlour. I was good and only had one

We walked around the shops for a while, had a look at Toy R us and Pumpkin Patch, finally we grabbed Nandos for dinner and headed on home.

Finally got home at 11pm a very long day but soooo worth it
I wasnt to bad on my eating.

Tuesday- weigh in.....I was pretty bad with my eating over the weekend and I wasnt too confident getting on the scales (when am I????) and I am pleased to say that I had a 200gm loss.

Today - Eloise had her first swimming lesson, we got there late due to a tosser doing 70km on The Hwy so I wasnt able to tell instructor that this was her first ever lesson. There was no need as she had a ball and even put her face under the water. We went to Big w and bought her a pair of goggles for next week.
Once we got home I found one of my cats looking very under the weather, so I rang the vet and took him straight up....he has an abcess in one of his lymph nodes in his neck. So a jab of antibiotics and tablets for the next 6 days things looked much better

Well Im off to clean the house as I have an inspection first thing in the morning
Thankyou everyone for their comments, you guys are the best and make things managable