Yay! Clothes are fitting me again!

I decided that I wasn't going to buy any new clothes until I lost 10kg. But I'm happy to say that my old clothes are fitting me again and feeling more comfortable than at the start of this journey! I might just find a whole lot of old clothes that I can wear again and not have to buy new ones....haha. Not likely!  Can't wait to buy something new in a few kilos time.

Passport Photo - arrggghhhh!

Passport photos are always so dodgey.

I've been holding off from getting my passport photo taken because my face gets very round and puffy when I put on weight. So I have left it till the last moment to get my passport photo taken...and now I'm down to the wire to get it processed in time before my flight to NZ. Such vanity!


I went yesterday to get my photo done properly, and the photographer in the shop told me I had to part my fringe because it was too long and partially covering my eyes! Argghhhh! I hate my fringe parted! I have forehead phobia! So my face my be less round, but I feel blurrrgh and dorky with my forehead showing.

At least it's only 5 years till I can get my photo retaken.

Why You Aren't Seeing Results

I thought this was brilliant when I saw it...and I've never thought about the centre aisle at all!

A birthday weekend!

I had a big weekend full of food! We had our step-nephew staying with us and we took him to Yum Cha which I love, and then there was my daughter Sarah's birthday yesterday.  Not good the day before I weigh in! So this morning I weighed in and I fortunately stayed the same!

Not the best way of getting to Paris, but not too bad considering what we ate over the weekend.

I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEK!
Paris is calling...

A photo of what I'm aiming for!



Me when I was 78kg at Westminster Abbey, London.

I've just been looking through my old photos of our Asia-Europe-America trip in 1994-95 and reminiscing. DS11 Ben had a look too and said how cool the photos were of all the places we went, and he said, "boy mum you were skinny"! Actually I was about 78kg at the time and had lost about 25-30g before the trip...so that's my motivation...to get back to Europe and be about the same weight. I know I'll enjoy it more if I'm fitter as well.

Some Short Term Goals

I think I need to make a checklist of some short term goals to keep me on the straight and narrow for the next few months.

This Week:

• Walk on Tready 3 times for 10-20 minutes
• Stay within points
• Drink 6 glasses of water

By end of June

• GWEJ - originally 108kg, now amended to 106kg
• Walk 3 times a week for 30-60 minutes
• Do some ski-training every day for 5-15 minutes
• Go skiing in NZ for one day

By end of July

• GWEJ - originally 106kg, now amended to 103kg
• Walk 3 times a week for 45-75 minutes
• Start training for the City to Surf, walk 7km once a fortnight.

Week 7 Weigh-In

I weighed in this morning at home and woohoo, another 800gm lighter than last week!

I'm happy! If yesterday had been weigh-in day I would have lost 1kg, but it'll just balance out and might make it a bit easier to lose some extra grams next week. ;P  I'm enjoying this journey, and loving ProPoints. How good are those weeklies!?

I now weigh 108.7kg and have lost a total of 6.8kg. Paris is another step closer!

Loving Winter Weight-loss

My favourite season for weight-loss is winter...I know that this might be the opposite for many people, as winter tends to be season for weight gain.

But I love winter veggies more than salads - especially roast veggies. 

Winter is also great for making soups, going for walks (as Sydney is too hot for me in summer), putting on the slow cooker, and getting onto Tready - my long lost friend.

And then there's skiing in NZ which is coming up in 4 weeks...yikes better get fit!

Healthy Pizzas?

It's my daughter Sarah's birthday coming up soon, and we weren't going to do a party this year, but I thought we could have a pizza party if she wanted. I went to Coles and bought the last 2 pizza cookers they had on the shelf - only $29 each!


I've been to a few parties where they've had the pizza cookers going en masse, and the school I work at also bought some. So not my original idea at all.

So, we had pizza last night for dinner.  I tried to buy low point ingredients.  Lite pizza bases, light tasty cheese, and lots of veggies and a variety of meats and smoked salmon.

A normal piece of pizza is worth 4-6 points and about 35+ points for a whole pizza! But I worked out if I went moderately on the cheese a whole pizza could come to 12-16 points. The main naughty factor is the cheese as the veggies are all free!  My favourite combo last night was smoked salmon, red onion, capers, pesto and feta!

Do you eat when you're bored?

I went to work at Brent's surgery today as I'm filling in for someone who's on holiday. I didn't really have enough time for a proper breakfast, and just ate a banana and a Weight Watchers ginger kiss bar.

Normally I'd be ravenous by 11am, but I was really busy and didn't notice time going by. I didn't feel hungry at all, and went for lunch in Chatswood with our niece Hannah. We felt like Vietnamese spring rolls, and by the time we found a Vietnamese eating place it was probably 1.30pm. It was very healthy and yummy (but not as good as Cabramatta) ;P


If I had been at home, I would have been nibbling all day! I reckon I must eat out of boredom. And probably when I'm tired, stressed, when watching TV and just for something to do.  :O