I got to lifetime today!!

HIP, HIP, HORRAY!!!

(I'm very excited, just in case you can't tell!)

32.5 pts, in one day!! EEEK!

So things haven't been so great the last few days. We were over at a friends house for dinner Saturday night, and even though I had 7 points ready for dinner, I went over by 7.5, as we had takeaway pizza. Then Duane and I both had a yucky 24 virus, so that wiped any hope of any redeeming exercise on Sunday.

Then yesterday, I had a whooping 32.5pts.

It's all a bit crazy, isn't it!

So I still have to make up 21 points to break even, by weigh-in on Saturday. Which means treadmill everyday! I can't remember the last time I have ever had such a bad time, I have been tracking perfectly for so long, it just feels so terribly wrong!

To be fair, I did try. Our store got broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning, so after we got the call from the police, we then went in to the store to take a look at the damage. at 4 in the morning. So at 5am we had Macca's. Which I don't ever have, and had no idea on. Needless to say, I was not happy to work out I had started my day with an 8 point breakfast! Then out for lunch, and a few of Duane's malteasers at the movies. And there you are. Easy as that! No wonder we all put on weight so easily! I'm proud of the fact that I still tracked every morsel. And I probably estimated the malteasers and lunch a little high... but I'm going to make up those 21 points.

Hopefully it won't kill me! :)

Size, shape, and all those conformities...

Does anyone else find it impossible to work out what their shape is? I know what it used to be... it used to be fat. Now it is not. But what is it? I don't seem to fit any of the boxes... I wanna know how to Trinny and Sussanah it up!

And then there is the sizing measurements. If I was to believe what size I am from the measurement charts, I come out like this:

Bust - size 6 (YEAH RIGHT!!)
Waist - Size 14 (EEEEEKKK!!)
Hips - Size 10

So yeah, that was really helpful, wasn't it!

That's it, that's my rant. I just don't get it...

My 10yr High School Reunion!

It's over! The 10yr High School Reunion I've been planning for most of the year was on Saturday, and it was great! We ending up with a rather small gathering, so I changed the venue to this GORGEOUS restaurant called Ellacure in Bruce (visit it if you are in the neighbourhood, you won't be disappointed!) and had a wonderful time catching up with old friends. It was wonderful to not only get compliments on how I looked and on my little red dress, but to just feel normal around the people I always felt humongous next to. That was a truly wonderful feeling. To not have to worry about squishing anyone in photos, or that I as popping out of my hold-everything-in underwear (which still didn't eliminate the tummy rolls), it was just plain good. :)

I even made an event of it at my WW weigh-in! The white T-shirt with the black print (left hand photo) was a freebie I got, size XXL. That picture was taken the last day of high school, and I'm wearing my daggy freebie shirt, cos honestly, I didn't have a lot else to wear! It was even too small to fit over my hips, so just kind of bunched around the middle. Anyway, I wore it to weigh-in, over the top of my reunion dress, and under my coat. Being very brave, I went up the front of 30 or so men and women, and took of my coat, and showed my photos of me 10yrs ago and my size XXXL school jersey (Which was also uncomfortably small. I think it was the biggest size I could get though. And it came down to my knees...). Then, while they were exclaiming about that, I showed them what I was wearing that night the reunion, and it was GREAT! I've never had so many cat-calls in my life. *blushing*

So that was my weekend. I am paying for it on the scales this week, eating 5 meals out in 3 days will do that! However I'm getting on top of it before it becomes an issue, and I'm looking forward to getting my lifetime membership in 3 more weeks!

He's 2!

It's been a very busy month in the Green household. On the 17th of September, my little boy turned 2! I'm still in denial, but we had a party for him anyway. :)
In fact, he had a birthday party, followed his actually birthday, and then a cake at Playgroup the following week. So it was a week long celebration! Gotta love birthdays!

Obsessed with Thomas, and spoilt for choice. Nearly every present involved Thomas!

Opening presents is so exciting!

With some friends at the party. It's not really about the kids, is it... :)

I get my very own Birthday cake? YAY!

I MADE IT TO GOAL!!!!

Well, so much for blogging! I can't believe how terribly slack I have been, I didn't do a single post since I rejoined WW in January. Well at least it has been successful in other ways, because I have finally made goal! IN fact, I'm under it. Even better.

So, after 13 or so years of being overweight or obese (with the exception of when I was pregnant, which funnily I was at a healthy BMI for most of it), I am here. The Healthy Weight Range. I'm a bit in awe actually... I think it will take some getting used to!

I think that is why, after all this time, I remembered to blog again. Because this will be something totally new to me. The idea of being no longer labeled as "big", "fat", "overweight", "obese", I'm finding it hard to wrap my head around. So I think writing down my thoughts again might just be the thing I need right now.

On a really positive note, this means dress shopping for me! I have my 10yr high school reunion in a few weeks, and I'm getting a cute little dress for the occasion, since I made it to goal. Duane even bought me flowers today as a congratulations. :)

So this is me. Having my own little celebration party on my neglected little blog. I have only told my mum, husband and 2 friends that I have made goal as of my WW meeting this morning. So it feels nice to send this out onto the web. Like I'm telling someone who has been there through all the ups downs and blank periods. It's a cool feeling. :D

hmm... I just went looking for a recent picture of me, and I couldn't find one! So all I have from the last few months, is a rather unflattering one of me at the Perth Zoo. Better get Duane to take some. Opps! At least there is plenty of Xavier!

It's been a looong time, but I'm back again!

Ok, so it's been more than a year, but we can forget that right? I'm back into the blogging!

It was a very big year for me. I was still in a wheelchair at the beginning of 2008, but I left it without walking aids. In fact, I've been aid free for over 7 months now. In that time I've been mostly maintaining my weight. I've been up a bit, down a bit, but I'm glad to say I haven't ballooned, so thats something at least!

Right now though, I'm struggling to get out of the random snacking habit that has crept back in again lately, so I've joined up at WW again. It also come down to simple maths really, I can spend a small fortune on a new wardrobe so that I'm not always feeling slightly uncomfortable in too tight clothing. Or I can just lose a couple of kilos. Makes sense really!

So I signed up last night, joined the unlimited program so I can't just go whenever I feel like it, as it has already been paid for, and moved chocolate off the bench and safely into the cupboard! I will admit to dressing very heavily and drinking 2L of water directly prior to weigh in though, as I wanted to make sure I did have 5 kilos to lose to get to goal, though I overcompensated a little I think! WOOPS! So My official rejoin weight is 73.5, however I'm only about 70. I'll dress normally next week. Plus I found out when I got there that you only have to lose 3 kilos now, I wish I'd known that before I went!

Well now that I've almost done my first weightloss post in over a year, I also want to add, that I'm going to be very relaxed about it this time. I still don't have great movment, and my physical recovery is of a higher importance than weightloss. However losing weight means less strain on my pelvis, so it's well worth it!

So if there is anyone still reading my old forgetten blog, HI!!

Rae :)