How am i surviving????

I really dont know how i can keep my eyes open at all at the moment, baggy seems to be going thru a growth spurt, and is feeding contsantly, im very tired, and its weird, but i seem to look forward to my walks, who would have thought??

Its good tho, as its something that keeps my going,, when i dont have my friends walking with me, i get to listen to my music, and i LOVE walking listeing to music..

I do know that baggy will settle his feeds down a bit, and im just hoping i stay sane while we wait for it,,
anyway,, back out for another walk

we will be able to call me baggy soon,, my clothes are getting baggy wahooo

Well that was a good first week

I started on monday last week, did my first weigh in was last thursday so i lost 700grams that week, then this weight in i lost1.1kgs, im so happy

I am so tired

Wow,, what a hard week, baggy has been so hard,, hardly sleeping, and just needing constant cuddles, 2 year old has also been a bit hard, he is sick so he is grissly and keeps creeping in our bed at night time, (dads side) so im so shattered right now,,
we took baggy to the osteo for cranial massage, so hopefully that makes a difference, my body and mind is just so exhausted.
im sure it will get better,, well of course it will,, :-)

How is it showing on the scales

Thursday 6th November
98.3 (-700grams)
97.2 (-1.1kg)
95.9 (-1.3kg)

Well i havent really been doing too much but the scales today show
93.6
91.7 19/2

Oh Gosh,,, Measurements

Damn you Liz,, why did you have to post your measurements,, hahaha

ok, so i will post my measurements, that way if my journey doesnt show in the scales, it should hopefully show on the measuring tape,,

Waist: 103cm
16th Nov 98cm
10th Feb 94cm

Hips: 122cm
16th nov 120cm
10th Feb 112cm

R thigh : 69cm
16th nov 67cm
10th Feb 64cm


L thigh : 70cm
16th nov 68cm
10th Feb 64cm

R bicep : 38 cm
16th nov: 38cm
10th Feb 36cm

L bicep : 39cm
16th : 38cm
10th Feb 36cm

Exercise journal,,

So i should be doing this too,, yesterday (day one) i did a 4km walk with kim, which was great,, hadnt done that walk since i had bradley, or well, even since i got pregnant, so it was good to get out and do it again.

Day Two

today im walking the boys to daycare and back, its just a bit shorter then the 4 km walk,, i would guess 2.5kms
but am not sure,, will figure that out later,, anyway
because it was a shorter walk i did it twice, i picked my son up from daycare and walked home.

then after the kids were in bed, hubby and i did 10 minutes of cardio party turbo jam, and 10 mins turbo abs, man, they were hard,, i love the ab exercises tho,, which is good start,, need to get my cardio levels up before i can go back to body combat classes,, hopefully this coinsides with the baby stopping his cluster feeding :-)


Day Three

today i walked up to mums and bubs session down the road, then followed on to daycare, and back,, then had lunch, and walked to daycare and back again,
such a good walk,, have my mp3 player blasting, and just enjoying being out there in my community, lots of friendly smiles and greetings :-)

Day Four

Went into town today, bit of a busy day, got new walking shoes, and new socks, comfy socks, did groceries and all that,, but since i was in town so long i didnt get home in time to walk and drop off mr 2.. so i dropped him off on the way home. But did pick him up, and it was 2.5kms, and then did the 3.7kms walk i did before i got pregnant,, its got a mighty hill, and have to cross the highway, so its not one i can do often, as i didnt take the pram or baby, and baby cried from teh time i left till the time i got home, so cant do that one much :-( felt awesome tho!!

Day Five

what a horrid day, the kids were hard today, i didnt get a walk, or anything, but i will tomorrow, so thats good,, i will not let it stop me, this is a rest day (mental day off) not a give up

Day Six

Been out all day, walkign around our area, first did so much, my feet hurt. dont know how much we walked as it was here then, there, then up to the lake back down, went to fire station,, so much walking!!!

Day Seven

Went shopping today for hubby xmas pressie, after that i went for a 4,5km walk with kim,, she is so good, texts me most days, "walk?" with just that word i feel as tho i shoudl walk,, if she didnt text me i wouldnt have gone for a walk,, so she makes me feel good,, and another bonus, baggy sleeps when walk wahooooo

Week Two

Day 8

so tired today,, must have needed a rest day, i only managed 2 kms today, but im sure 2kms is better then none,,

Day 9

just the usual walk to daycare and back, then jumped 100 times on the tramp, harder then i thought,, then i did the daycare walk again,,

im enjoying it more now

and its not taking aslong :-)

Day 10

Walked 5kms today, and jumped on teh tramp 100 jumps, pretty tired today, but i am not walkign son to daycare tomorrow, so had to do a bigger walk today to make up for it.

Day 11

Walked two daycare and back, only managed 2.5 kms, as i had a busy afternoon, so couldnt walk him to daycare, but i did walk around pac n save twice, the joys of not having a list, so tired today,, i need to try get a nap one of these days!!!

day 12

Did the 4km up hill walk today, felt so good,, pretty tired, i was out and about today, i dont like it when im out and about, its too messy

Day 14

no exercise yesterday,, today i did the 4km walk :-) and 50 sit ups

Day 15

walked to playgroup and back today, and did sit ups and pressups, but it rained today, so couldnt take the kids out for my walk

day 16

today i walked to daycare, and then to the end of hika, thats 4.5 kms, then walked the 4kms walk,, baggy is going thru a growth spurt, and im so tired,,

day 17

Today was another good walk, i managed 9kms today, im still oh so so tired,, but at least im getting out there,, im not sure how i am managing!!!

Day 18

Today i got out and visited my cousin, and talked about walking up tiki hill with her,, that will be a nice challenge, then i did my groceries with a nice quiet baby, got home and rushed around putting shopping away,, then did 4.5kms,, then did it again,, it was hot the second time, far out, hahaha

two weeks

This was taken about 2 weeks after i had my baby.

ARGH

I think this was taken a few days before i had my last baby,, i was so big, and so tired, and sore, it was really struggling,,

but he came out and weighed 7pound 8oz,, and i lost 14kgs within 4 weeks.

Food Diary

Ok,, so im also listing my sins
Again im breast feeding so am just trying to make good choices.

Breakfast,,
2 weetbix with milk

Lunch,,
2 burgen bread with sliced tomato
1/2 packet of rice crackers!!

snack
the other 1/2 of rice crackers
(feels sick!!)

Dinner
we had stew, with carrots, pototo, and onion

(and i didnt have bread with it, like i normally would)

supper..
i had a yoplait yoghrt


DAY TWO

Breakfast
two weetbix hibran with milk

morning tea
1/2 an apple

Lunch
two burgen toast with sliced tomoato
rice crackers

Afternoon tea
rice crackers

Dinner
two tacos with mince, lettuce, tomoto, cheese and salsa

supper
chocolate yoghurt (dairy food)


Day Three

Breakfast : 2 Weetbix with milk

Lunch : burgen salad sammie, with once peice of cheese
Rice crackers

afternoon tea: fresh n fruity yoghurt

Dinner: spag bol, smaller portion :-)

Day Four

Breakfast: bowl of weetbix

lunch: had 3 peices of sushi, didnt like it... so had a roll with ham and coleslaw at home, then had 10 rice crackers

afternoon tea: yoghurt

dinner: beef stirfry, mmmmm

Day Five

Breakfast: bowl of weetbix

Lunch:burgen ham and coleslaw sammie

afternoon tea:yoghurt, and rice crackers

dinner: chicken and veges, and roll

supper: shake, (banana, milk, berries, and i pottle yoghurt)

i went to the lactation consultant today, and spoke to her about keeping my milk supply and losing weight, she said to add more food - more protien into my day as i will be burning too many calories, and my supply will dwindle, so now i just need to really think about walking, not food,, which is not an issue,, just continue to cut out the crap. happy about that :-)

day six

bad day for shell today

left the house in a rush,, harsh day,,

didnt have breakfast, so i had a corned beef for lunch, then 3!! yes 3 bran muffins,

walked like 100kms it felt like, and didnt get any dinner out, so we had to decide what to have, we have no healthy options around here, so the kids and hubby had fish and chips and i wanted to get chinese,, im just so tired and so blah,, NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT BREAKFAST

DAY 7
breakfast: bowl of weetbix
lunch two peice of toast, with avacado as the spread and sliced tomoto
afternoon tea, : special shake
dinner: 2 home made blt sammies, mmmmm

Week Two
Day 8
Breakfast: bowl of weetbix
morning tea: fresh n fruity yoghurt
lunch: mcdonalds, seared chicken snack wrap and banana berry smoothie
afternoon tea: 10 almonds
dinner: mince chow mein (home made) with 2 burgens

Day 9
breakfast: bowl of weetbix
lunch: 2 slices of burgen toast, with avocado spread and sliced tomato
afternoon snack: special shake
dinner: chicken and salad (lettuce, carrot, cheese, avocado, tomato)
supper: rice crackers and a yoghurt

Day 10
Breakfast: Bowl of weetbix
Lunch: two slices of burgen bread with avocado as a spread, and sliced tomoato, and yoghurt
Afternoon tea: special shake
Dinner: shepards pie mmmmm

Day 11
Breakfast 2 slices of toast with marmite
Lunch toast with sliced tomato
Afternoon Tea special shake
dinner chilli con carne
Supper yoghurt, and 2 bickies

Day 12
breakfast: bowl of special k
morning tea: slice of banana cake (at a la leache league meeting)
lunch: chicken salad roll
dinner: 2 home made fish burgers
2 x rtd drinks (bet that will set me back a bit!!!!)
grrrr

day 13,,
right
i had
breakfast: bowl of special k
lunch: chicken salad
banana berry smoothie
afternoon snack: corn thins with cheese spread
dinner: ham and cheese toastie,, 3 battered mussles, hot chips
2 rtd drinks

Day 14
Breakfast: Special K
Morning Tea: fresh n fruity yoghurt
Lunch: corn thins with cheese, and relish
Dinner: been schnitzel and mixed veges
Supper: super shake

Day 15
Breakfast: Special k
Morning Tea: marmite on toast (sore mouth)
Lunch: sliced tomoato on toast
Afternoon Tea: yoghurt
Dinner: beef stew, with veges
Supper: corn thins with cheese and relish, mmmmm

Day 16
Breakfast: special k
morning tea; yoghrt
Lunch: toast with marmite
Afternnon tea: special shake
Dinner beef stir fry
Supper slice of choco log!!!

Day 17
Breakfast: special K
Lunch: bacon and egg, salad sammie
Afternoon Tea: super shake, and small pack of rice crackers
Dinner: burritos,, mmmmmm
Supper: yoghurt :-)

Day 18
Breakfast: special k
Morning tea: yoghurt and stroggin
Lunch tomato and lettuce sammie
afternoon tea stroggin, and rice wafers
dinner: chicken salad,, it was so so nice
supper: super smoothie

So here I am

what a ride,,, i first started the weight loss journey, when i was 25, i got up to 90kgs, no excuse just was eating the wrong foods, and not exercising,, that was when i joined weight watchers, and it was great, i lost 10kgs really fast, and stopped going, i kept walking, and eventually joined a gym, my first ever. loved going there,.

By the time i was 26 my weight crept up, i got up to 86 kgs, and wanted to get married,, i didnt really mind what weight i was, but i did need to fit into a dress my sister had purchased previously, so i had to fit into it to get married in it, i went to the gym everyday, twice a day, cardio, weights, and classes,. lost 4 kgs, in 4 weeks, got married,, then got pregnant.

my first weight in, with that pregnancy was 87kgs, i stopped weighing myself at 112, and i still had a way to go.

after i had my son i didnt really think about how big i was getting or the fact that i really didnt have many clothes that fitted me,, didnt bother with exercise, and drunk sugary alcohol.

It wasnt until we wanted to change our life insurance, that i had a wake up call,, i needed a medical and while the lady was here i asked if she was going to do a medical on my hubby, she said no, i wondered why she was on doing one on me,, she said its probably due to my weight, i was then at 99kgs!!!

The next week i went to see my dr and asked for reductial, and she also gave me an eating plan and an exercise plan, it was brilliant,, i couldnt stay on reductial very long, as i was suffereing from side effects, which was fine,, the short time i was on it, it had trained my brain to not need food all day, i was walking 4 kms 4-5 times a week, doing aqua jogging once a week, and body combat once a week. i managed to get down to 82 kgs, before xmas, then i fractured my ankle, then put my neck out, and by new years we had decided to try for another baby.

My first weigh in with this baby was again 87kgs. and again i gained so much weight with my pregnancy,, 27kgs, Baby is 7 weeks old, i am (or was at my last weigh in) 99kgs.

So hopefully by putting this out there, i am ready to start my next phase in my weight loss,, i am breast feeding at the moment, so its more of an exercise thing, then a food thing,,
but also going to be making healthy food choices for my snacks, by following teh eating plan my dr gave me a 18months ago.

and walk my son to daycare 3 days a week, starting off this way, and aim to get to the body combat classes,, its impossible at the moment with my baby cluster feeding at night, and hubby goes to the fire service trainings the same time as my class.

But he wont be cluster feeding forever and i aim to get fit enough to join up again,by the time he settles down.

I too will put up my measurements, as thats another indicator of my loss other then what it says on the scales.

im a size 16-18
i will weigh in on thursdays.

Wish me luck