Dieting was Is it fair? - mega moan

June 29, 2001

> What's the secret Sue? I'd be over the moon to loose that much in

10

> weeks - you must be really pleased

I am pleased but there's still a long way to go to get to where I want

to be - another 18kgs give or take one or two :-( It sounds like a

long run ahead but 18kgs is a lot less than 30kgs :-))

I started to lose weight without trying when we moved to Australia,

just because I was only eating grilled meat/fish and salad and not all

my fave cheeses and breads etc. I lost almost 5kgs between Xmas and

Easter. Then I joined Weightwatchers cos I hadn't lost anything for a

month.

I also have a friend here who is very keen on nutrition and fitness so

she rings me each week specifically to find out how I got in at

weigh-in. We meet up at other times during the week too but don't

spend all our time talking about diet and exercise. In fact, we go out

for lunch and a couple of glasses of wine!

Sometimes I get up early (6am) specifically to do a brisk 3km/2mile

walk. Mostly I drop Steffi at Kinder 3 times and week and do a brisk

walk after that.

I love WW because I don't have to follow any pattern of eating

particular foods or menu. I just eat what I fancy but in smaller

quantities and cut out any unnecessary fat. And I've readjusted some

of my meals e.g. roast dinner, to include more veggies and less meat

and potatoes.

I love the lots of little rewards along the way though - finding out

I've gone down another size in clothing, under another stone marker,

under a 'ten of kgs', being able to run a little better, not feeling

exhausted hurrying to school pick up, etc, walking into a room of

people who haven't seen me for over a month and being showered with

compliments :-))))

I also have a couple of major targets - I return to the UK in 7 weeks

and intend to be at the top of my healthy weight range by then and

it's my birthday in November which is when I intend to reach my

Ultimate Goal, which is the middle of my weight range.

Go for it, whether you choose the egroups support option or going to a

slimming club, once you have a run of success, it's amazing how good

you feel.

--

Sue

June 30, 2001

Thanks Sue, that's enough to get me going! I think one of the keys

is that walk every day. I did that after DS1 was born and I lost all

the excess very quickly, but with three of them now (aged 4, 2 and 14

weeks), I struggle to have a " brisk " walk - even with the double

pushchair, the eldest one has to walk. DH is home quite a lot at the

moment so I must make the effort to get out more and leave them all

with him - I have tried recently, but keep meeting friends out in the

street and it's so nice to meet another adult that the walk gets

shorter and shorter......!

Good luck with the rest of your diet and hope it doesn't slow up once

you're back here in the autumn, but you should be OK as you have

targets to aim for.

Hannah

PS. Where's Lilydale and what's it like? BIL and his family have

just emigrated and built a house there. They originally went out 7

years ago as an exchange with the Oz army, but have now made it

permanent.

> > What's the secret Sue? I'd be over the moon to loose that much in

> 10

> > weeks - you must be really pleased

>

> I am pleased but there's still a long way to go to get to where I

want

> to be - another 18kgs give or take one or two :-( It sounds like a

> long run ahead but 18kgs is a lot less than 30kgs :-))

>

> I started to lose weight without trying when we moved to Australia,

> just because I was only eating grilled meat/fish and salad and not

all

> my fave cheeses and breads etc. I lost almost 5kgs between Xmas and

> Easter. Then I joined Weightwatchers cos I hadn't lost anything

for a

> month.

>

> I also have a friend here who is very keen on nutrition and fitness

so

> she rings me each week specifically to find out how I got in at

> weigh-in. We meet up at other times during the week too but don't

> spend all our time talking about diet and exercise. In fact, we go

out

> for lunch and a couple of glasses of wine!

>

> Sometimes I get up early (6am) specifically to do a brisk 3km/2mile

> walk. Mostly I drop Steffi at Kinder 3 times and week and do a

brisk

> walk after that.

>

> I love WW because I don't have to follow any pattern of eating

> particular foods or menu. I just eat what I fancy but in smaller

> quantities and cut out any unnecessary fat. And I've readjusted

some

> of my meals e.g. roast dinner, to include more veggies and less meat

> and potatoes.

>

> I love the lots of little rewards along the way though - finding out

> I've gone down another size in clothing, under another stone marker,

> under a 'ten of kgs', being able to run a little better, not feeling

> exhausted hurrying to school pick up, etc, walking into a room of

> people who haven't seen me for over a month and being showered with

> compliments :-))))

>

> I also have a couple of major targets - I return to the UK in 7

weeks

> and intend to be at the top of my healthy weight range by then and

> it's my birthday in November which is when I intend to reach my

> Ultimate Goal, which is the middle of my weight range.

>

> Go for it, whether you choose the egroups support option or going

to a

> slimming club, once you have a run of success, it's amazing how good

> you feel.

>

> --

> Sue

June 30, 2001