Feeling Good...

Which is great!

I have been a little down lately, so it's good to be able to say I'm feeling good! I have been having some hormone problems (still) and my body is doing weird things, so I have been feeling pretty awful. But I have preserved, I've still been going to the gym even though I have felt permanently lethargic for more than a couple of weeks, and I am so glad I have done that, cos now I feel ready to face anything, and to get to goal and conquer the mountain once and for all!

I have even gone to the gym when out of area, I was working down south and so was my hubby, but he started 3 hours earlier than me, so instead of shopping and eating, I killed the time at the gym! Abs and butts class, followed by step, then pump. I'm so proud of me! I had done pump the day before too, so exceedingly impressed!

Mum and I are determined to be at our best come Christmas time, so we have even pulled out the good ol' weekly menu planners and are following them for the next few weeks, so here comes the new us!

Oh, and I don't think I had updated everyone on the house news... Well my parents are moving to Perth. In fact Dad has gone already, Mum and Daniel follow at the end of the year, and my other brother (20) is planning on staying in Canberra, provided he has steady employment. So we are going to rent the house from them, which is fantastic, cos there is simply PITTANCE in the way of rentals in Canberra. In the meantime, we are happy staying here, so it's worked out well.

Oh, I lost 1/2 a kilo this week, am happy with that!

Today's pictures are my AWESOME new runners which I just love, and sure, I paid a fortune for them, but they will last and be great support for me! And a pic from a few weeks ago of me and my wonderful Hubby.

Funny thing last night, the leader had asked me to bring in my before photos as she was interested and had already said she couldn't imagine me bigger, anyway her friend - who saw me give them to her - asked "who's that?". I'm unrecognizable!!! OOOOOooo, I could work that to my advantage I'm sure!!! tehehehe *grin*

Fairy Floss - The Results are in!

Well, I guess we can say that the majority of people think that Rae was a regular piggy wiggy when eating that fairy floss! A staggering 36% voted 21.5 pts, and 40% voted for 12 pts.
And you know what? I don't blame you! I, before WW, would have said the same thing - that fairy floss is EVIL! But do you want to know the real answer?

The exact points, of the ENTIRE bucket (and it's not exactly a small bucket!) is

1.5 pts

Yes, you read correctly, only 1.5pts. I attached the nutritional panel, 5.5 pts for 100g, and there is only 25g in the tub. So next time you are at the fair, the show, the movies, and you don't want to miss out on all the fun, fairy floss is the way to go. I mean it's still sugar, and definitely count the sugar points, but I think I could do a whole lot worse!!! In fact it's kind of like letting yourself go on a bender, and it being perfectly ok!
For reference, the eating out guide states that I stick/bag (which is how I always have seen them at the show) is 1 pt.

COOL!!!!!

*grin*

So I hoped everyone enjoyed the poll, should I do some more? I was amazed at how many votes it got, I was honestly expecting about 20! BTW, you can still view the results of the poll below if you are interested, I sure am! :)

A Little bit of fun!

Over the course of two days, within that eating spree i meantioned in the bikini post below, I ate this entire bucket of Fairy Floss (only had a little help!) - though I was good and counted the points! So here is the challenge, what do you think is the damage?! (Do you think I have been looking for an excuse to create a poll?!?! *grin*)

How many points is this entire bucket of Fairy Floss?
	21.5 pts
	12 pts
	1.5pts
	7.5 pts
	9 pts
	3 pts
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She wore an itsy bitsy...

BIKINI!!!
What am I thinking?!? (oh, and if YOU don't want to see the blinding bikini... Don't keep scrolling! *grin*)

I am thinking, that's it's time to get REALLY SERIOUS!!

I have been getting very slack lately. I am generally so comfortable with myself, that I haven't been making the best choices that I possibly can. I have been eating a bit more, of whatever I feel like, I ate a TRUCKLOAD of food last week, I was sick and felt STARVING and just ate and ate and I didn't even think.
So all in all I have put on 2 kilos in the last two weeks.
Pretty bad, huh!

Anyway, I have been talking about getting a bikini and taking pictures for a while, well I finally have got the guts up! I didn't have the guts to go try stuff on in a store though, so I took a huge leap and signed up for ebay and bought a bikini. Oh you should have seem me, I almost DIED when I pulled it out of the packaging, it is tiny!!!!
So I had a little panic, and seriously considered not even trying it (and definitely no photos!). I can't hid ANYTHING with this bikini. I guess that is the whole point, isn't it!

So anyway, you may not want to look at the pics that I have posted today - they are "warts and all" pics, no sucking in my belly, no angles, no nothing! URGH! But you know what? It has REALLY helped me!
For starters, it doesn't look as bad as I think it does (or I think it should?). It shows me that my chest really is a LOT smaller, in my head I still think it's bigger... And I can see my belly button!!! I thought it had actually gone for good! *grin*
Secondly, there is some definite work still to be done, and stripping down to the bare minimum has definitely helped me to see the muscle tone I have now, and where I like things to improve!

As a comparison, I have put in a pic of me when I had lost about 8 kilos and thought I was looking great and wore a bikini... hmmm... It's from a post from earlier this year, belly revealingng, and it's nice to see that I have changed so much since those belly dancing shots too.
Hmmm, the more I look at these pics, the more I really don't want to post them... but I am going to anyway, and you can expect (demand? someone keep me accountable!) regular updates on progress. It's only about two months til Christmas, and I'd love to take some time off down the coast after the busy season at work is over, so gotta look good!

Well this morning I am going to get the ball rolling with an half an hour run on the treadmill before Pump with mum. Should be good! We have been housesitting a place for a little while and have had no internet, so I promise to get around and look at everyones blogs in the next few days, so expect comments!

AND BRING ON SUMMER!! WooT!! :)