Creations From The Heart

for all those watchers of weight out there! LOL

You've got to be kidding me!  I'm dizzy just watching....

Weigh in day....More prize giveaways

I just realised I didn't post my weigh in info last Saturday...maybe because I put on a little - it was only 200grams so it wasn't a big disaster but today I've lost 600grams so it's even better as I haven't done any exercise for over 2 weeks....what with getting over a head cold and getting prepared for Chrissy.  Although today Mum and I did our hour walk before WW and boy was it a mish-mash of weather.  Left at 7.45am and it was bright and sunny.  Within half an hour the sky had blown over us - it was so dark and threatening then the wind just whipped up around us.  The clouds blew over but it remained overcast and it became so cold.  We just made it back to our car and arrived at WW when the rain came pouring down!  Talk about typical Melbourne weather for you.  So hoping next week not to pile on any weight with our big Chrissy lunch and dinner.  I'll be happy if I just maintain my weight for the week.  So in total I've lost 3.4kgs in 4 weeks.  And congrats to Mum (Margaret) who reached 10kg in her weight loss today!!  Whooo, hoooo to you.  Looking at a couple of photos from early September this year, she already looks so different around the face and i'm sure she can feel it in her clothes too.

Yesterday's lucky winners in my Chrissy prize giveaways were:

PAM HICK & VIVIEN GRIFFITHS - they have won $20 worth of papers of their choice

And today's lucky winners are:

KELLY McINNES & GABBIE COBURN - you have won rubons to the value of $15

A big hello must go out to Gabbie who has been unfortunate enough to break her foot - she has even been walking around on it for 5 days...and going Christmas shopping in there somewhere too!  Then on the last day of school, her 10 year old daughter broke her arm too.  So she's going to have a fun school hols with the kids isn't she!  Don't think you'll be coming around here for a little while to choose your prize Gab or you can hobble on in if you like!  As Mum said in your comments, will those crutches fit in Buglsy!

Weigh in day....

Wow, I weighed in this morning with Mum and I lost 1.8kgs this week (3kgs in two weeks)!  Don't think I've ever lost this much weight when I've started back at WW at any time in the past.  I look at what I'd been eating over the past couple of years and the fact that I was doing absolutely no exercise at all, and it goes to show what eating well and exercising can do for my body!  Anyway, am off to Susan's to do my first official Stampin' Up workshop so wish me luck!  Will post some more cards I made as samples over the next day or so....

Weigh in day....

Today was my first official full week on the Points program at Weight Watchers and guess what.....I lost 1.2kg!  Yippee.....  I reckon most of it was water as I've been on the loo day and night.  I'm really bad when I'm not consciously monitoring my liquid intake as I could go a whole day just on one glass of liquid which isn't giving my body it's much-deserved hydration.  I'm still not quite drinking my full 2 litres of fluid a day but I'm getting there.  Even though I've been at WW for a week, I've been making a concerted effort to eat well for about 6 weeks now and that has meant only takeaway once at week if that.  The boys have even started eating things they wouldn't touch like more vegies and meat.  Cooked a stirfry the other night and don't think they've ever had a homemade one before.  Ryan's still picky about meat but he's been eating maybe half a dozen new vegies that he'd never had before so it's starting to teach them those much-need good habits.  Anyway, needed to share my news so I keep myself on track!  Have no deadline of when I want to lose my 12kgs by as I'll just do it gradually in my own time.  Hopefully my weight loss will slow to around .5kg per week and that's just about enough for me as I still like to have my treats every now and then.  One thing I've found really hard is to not sit and scrapbook with nibblies around me as that was a very big problem for me...always having something (usually junk) not far from reach to nibble on until the early hours of the morning when I normally go to bed.  Have tried to scrap and stamp myself silly at night so I distract myself from wanting food.  Sounds silly, but it's just a very bad habit I've never tried to break.  Anyway, speaking of food, off to Parkdale to catch up with some old work friends so this will be my first test of eating out since I've started my wellness journey!  Wish me luck!!

Weight Watchers

I have finally got to a point in my life where I'm feeling great about myself and about life in general after a pretty ordinary past 12 months.  Mum, Gabbie and Yvonne have motivated me to rejoin Weight Watchers after seeing how they've all lost weight doing their own little things.  I am a Lifetime Member at WW so certainly know what to eat to maintain a healthy weight range but since Ryan was born, I have not done one single bit of exercise.  When I walk, it has to be with two kids in tow or two elderly dogs, so you don't get to work up any sort of a pace...just stop and start the whole way.  Prior to having Toby, I was going to aerobics classes a few times a week and walking regularly but that was prior to having children like I said!  I actually got to my Lifetime goal when I was 3 months pregnant with Toby and after I had Ryan I hadn't really put that much back on but the weight has slowly crept back on over the past 2 and a half years.  I know my eating habits are very poor and with also not exercising, it doesn't make for a very good example for the kids to learn from.  Ryan's so fussy and won't each much protein apart from tuna, chicken, baked beans and some fish.  Won't touch any red meat apart from mince when it's in spaghetti.  So I don't seem to be cooking hearty meals as they just go to waste and I can't afford that with the price of food these days.  Anyway, I've rejoined and now have 12kgs to lose to get back to my goal so the kids will have to start eating healthy and not asking for KFC or McDonald's every day of the week (oops, my bad habits have started to take effect!!).  Thought I'd be a bit heavier than what I weighed but think I've lost a bit of weight being sick for so long.  Now it's been nearly 3 months since my last irritable bowel episode, so things look more positive and I'm in the right frame of mind to move on and get back to a much healthier lifestyle.  I bought atlantic salmon fillets yesterday and last time I served them, the kids wouldn't touch them but last night they both finished their whole plate off which was great.  It isn't cheap to buy but I love poaching it in fish stock, teriyaki sauce, a bit of soy, spring onions and pickled ginger.  It's just delicious!!  So I'll keep my blog posted of my weight loss progress that way I'll be less inclined to go off the rails if I make it public!  Along with the Wellness Journey class I'm still doing at Big Picture Scrapbooking, I've certainly got the support and material to stay on track for life....the Weight Watchers website  is so good these days with forums, recipes, information on health and well-being along with all the right tools to keep you tracking your daily food and exercise.  I've been walking with Mum while Dad minds the kids, I've been doing some exercise videos at home and last week I bought a beginners yoga dvd that was recommended in my Wellness Journey class so I'm looking forward to trying that to relieve the stress in my body and mind.  All in all, I think I'm on the right path....