kime316

Hey! Hope you are doing okay. Thats one hell of an xray! Scary stuff.. I have never broken anything so its become a bit of a fear of mine! As for the picture above and you saying your gross arm.. I don't think its gross at all. The scar will fade a lot, not straight away but it will look better. Hey - atleast it didn't go straight through your tatt! My dad had major knee surgury last year and he had a huge scar running down the front of his knee, approx 40cm long. Its now all faded and you can honestly only see about 5cm of it, still amazes me! Chin up, you'll be fit and healthy and back to the gym before you know it

Hey, just reading through all that I missed while being awol.. awful to hear about your car crash! hope your arm is healing up okay and its not too painful for you! how long do you have to have it in plaster for? hope your doing okay!

Well.. I'm back! Absent for what seems like months! Well, turns out I have nearly been gone for a month. I have no excuses, I guess when life gets tough I give up on everything, its the way I have always done things. The result.. I gained weight. So I am back to my beginning weight of 115kg - 254 pounds. I have everything ready food wise for tomorrow. I even have my bag packed to go to the gym after work - as long as I finish work early enough. Had a lot going on for the last month or so, probably at the lowest of low that I have felt for a while. But thats life isn't it? I figure things can't get much worse, so time to start trying to get things better. Onwards and upwards

Sunday 4th Aug - Prep Day Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, mushroom, bacon, coffee Lunch - Beef Stew Dinner - Chicken Stirfry Snacks - Marshmallows, chocolate, chips and lots of coffee So not an ideal day, but hey it happens. Cooked a big quiche today, as part of my food prep for the rest of the week, nothing like being prepared! Tomorrow night after dinner I will make Stew, some for lunches and the rest for the freezer. Didn't do much this weekend, quite cold and rained a lot of the time.. can't wait until summer! or at least spring! Edited to add in: Did the BBWR today.. it nearly killed me, dam I'm unfit! Anyways - better go do the dishes and head to bed - work tomorrow (booooooo!)

Hey good luck at 'assessment day', kick ass at the gym, then kick ass at the interview be positive!!

Saturday 3rd August - New Start / Plan Current Weight: 112.1kg (247pounds) (Will weigh weekly) Total Weight loss: 2.9kg (6 pounds) Measurements: (Will take measurements monthly) Neck - 38cm Waist - 119cm Hip - 136cm R/L Leg - 81cm R/L Arm - 43cm R/L Calf - 45cm I planned all my food for a week today, then made a food list and went shopping. I was very surprised how cheap the food shopping was.. Weird. Anyways, have texted a friend about going for a walk tomorrow. Time to get active. I will even give the BBWR a go this week too. Goals for the week: Eating - Paleo 80/20 Drinking - Water, Coffee or Tea (no soft drinks) Exercise - Walking and BBWR (either option but everyday) So there you go.. Lets get started!!

Time to get my Ass into gear and start again. Its been a bad week of eating rubbish, pretty much reverted back to my old evil ways.. and I must say, I feel physically awful! Time to get some of this weight off. I must learn not to be so hard on myself.. and to recover quickly from when I slip up, easier said than done I know, but really need to just 'get over it' really. So, in saying that.. I'm over it (My pity party.. not NF!) Time to start living my life again Thanks for the kind words guys, they really do make a difference (even though I didn't reply I did/do appreciate them!)

F = FAIL food + fail = fat easy to work out.. why can't I work out how to change/stop it

Sunday.. brillant sunny day here - not bad for the middle of winter! Breakfast - Scrambled egg, salmon, yellow peppers, onion, mushrooms (was gross), coffee Morning Tea - Coffee Lunch - 2 mini rice paper rolls, coffee AFternoon Tea - Coffee Dinner - Nachos Late snacks - 2 x strawberry jam sandwiches! So, there you have it. I was out for most of the day, I failed to take snacks with me, so by the time I got home at dinner I was starving to say the least! On the good side I was dying for a coke all day and I didn't have one. Also made up my goals for the 6 week challenge. yaay me lol Right time to make lunches and do the dishes.. oh joy. Have to take cat back to the vet tomorrow too.. Brillant

So, not really sure how to start this.. so here goes: My main quest is: in 6 weeks time I want to have lost 6kg. My 3 specific goals are: 1) Attend GYM 3x per week 2) Eat Paleo 80% 3) No sugar in coffee Life Side Quest: To have paid $200 off on my creditcard by the end of the challenge Think that is everything? Prob forgot something but sure I'll work it out soon enough! So a bit about me.. My names Kim, from New Zealand. I'm 31. I currently weigh 111.7kg so to have completed the challenge I will have to weigh in at 105.7kg (or less).

My Paleo breakfasts during the week are 2 boiled eggs, every day. I boiled up 10 eggs a the beginning of the week, and eat them cold in the morning. I know it doesnt sound very appealing, but I like it. I have never had breakfast before (no joke), and the eggs are easy as I can eat them while I make my daughters lunch. Truth is - I'd rather sleep for an extra 20 mins that get up 20 mins earlier to make something better. Lol, least I'm honest!

Well.. what to write about today - oh yes health and fitness. Breakfast - Scrambled eggs with onion, yellow peppers, mushroom Morning Tea - Coffee Lunch - Basket of fries with mayo dip, 2 cokes (out with friends) Afternoon Tea - Coffee Dinner - Pineapple burger, few fries, pineapple ring and donut (wow, no wonder I felt sick afterwards!) Snacks - Coffee, 2 x mandarins So, what can I say but... shocker! Been thinking that I might have Saturday as my one day off. Not to go crazy or anything, but just have a day where its okay to eat what I want. And what better day than weigh in day!? I then have the whole week ahead of me to be good Anyone do that? have a cheat day or cheat meal? On a totally different note.. having a nightmare time with the sick cat. Can't get him to take his meds (the nice way or the mean way), and he has eaten nothing in about 24hours.. and doesnt seem right again. PETS! ARGH! So if this keeps up I'll have to take him back to the Vet on monday. Anyways, I feel totally sick with all the fat and grease I have eaten today, plus have a stinking headache with this cold. Might head to bed. 940pm on a Saturday night - how sad is that?!

Well.. an early morning post - just to quickly say I weighed in.. dum dummmmmmmmmmmm Gained 500g (approx. 1 pound). Not really surprised, but I'm not letting it get to me. Had a rough week, its in the past.. time to move on, time to LEVEL UP! Total weight loss now - 3.3kg in 2 weeks.(Just over 7 pounds) Lovely picture AliceM - some of the cathedral is still there, the spire isn't though, and the whole front fell off, but the main body and roof is still hanging on for dear life, it was okayed to be demo'd, then this got stopped and it went through the high courts, and yesterday is was okay to be demo'd again. Pitty was we really have no historic buildings left, and the cathedral really is chch's identity. But the church wants it demo'd.. surprising really, as the public body want it saved (I believe). Not sure if the hostel is still there, I know the press building that was to the left of the hostel, semi collapsed during the earthquake, sadly one person died in there. This building has also be demo'd.

This is probably not going to be the most helpful comment but.. I love KFC! I haven't had it for months though as the one close to my house is average and is always so busy and I'm far to impatient to wait 20/30mins in the drive through. Anyways, hope you enjoyed it (YUM!). I totally agree that 1 meal does not undo all the work you have done. Afteral, its only 1 meal!!

Hey, just read through your log.. pretty impressive stuff I reckon! I really can't offer any advise on the stuff you do as I don't have a clue as have never done anything like that. I think you'll find that there are plently of people reading it, just not people commenting on it currently.. if that makes you feel better Anyways, keep up the good work, your doing great

Well.. woke up this morning with a full on cold! Typical, after spending 2 days off with my daugther being sick.. now I'm sick. Returned to work though to infect everyone there hehehe. Felt rather average all day, actually think my head might explode - seriously! Got the cat back from the Vet today.. along with a lovely bill (which I can payoff thank goodness!), so he is all good but now has to be on 'special prescription diet' which is another way to say really really expensive food. **And breathe**. Will have to try and budget this in as I am already on a tight budget - bloody pets! On the good side its good to have him back and my daughter was so excited to see him again, which was lovely. So, cat currently sleeping on my bed, other cat sleeping on the couch, dog sleeping in his bed and daughter fast asleep - geez I live with some lazy individuals lol. Too be fair though - Its 1015pm lol. So down to the business.. Breakfast - 1 yogurt, banana, coffee Morning Tea - coffee, 1 banana and 1 mandarin Lunch - Vege Stirfry, coffee Afternoon tea - The ultimate comfort eating - the 3 c's = chocolate, coke, chips (well doritos but 2 c's and 1 d doesnt have the same ring to it).. Dinner - no dinner Snacks - coffee So again, not a great day, but it could be worse - and it often has been in the past. Got the 3xC's after picking up the cat, began stressing about how I could afford the cat bill and afford this food - Bill is $260 nzd, cat food - $35nzd for a 1.8kg bag (4 pounds). Makes sense - I stress out about money so go and blow money on crap food I don't need. Never mind, live and learn.. Thanks for the messages back guys, good to get feedback/encouragement.. well its also good to know people actually read the crap I write! Who would have thought?! AliceM - interesting that you have been to ChCh, hate it say it but most of what you saw is probably gone. The staduim is still there but is un useable, likely to be pulled down - think they are waiting for the insurance people to decide what to do. Scary that your friend Wellington during the quakes, hope they are okay. Must say when I heard the news they had a large quake I burst into tears. I don't think I could ever forgot (as much as I try) the fear I have felt with our quakes. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I was terrifed that the Seddon/Wellington quake would trigger quakes in ChCh. Anyways - I realise that I don't talk much about health and fitness but hey.. life is life..

I'm quite looking forward to starting the challenge.. Read some of it today, must admit - I'm a bit confused!! At least I have a couple more days to suss it out before it starts! Have you done a 6 week challenge before Pink?

Thursday 25th July 9am - Omelette with mushroom, red peppers. Coffee 10am - Coffee 1230 - Roast Vege salad (gross!) 1/2 coffee slice (yum!!), english breakfast tea. 3pm - Coffee 530pm - Vege Stirfry with soy sauce, pre packaged pre crumbed fish 8pm - 3 mandarins 10pm - coffee Have been drinking water non stop since dinner.. think I OD'ed on the soy sauce.. man I'm thristy! The fish I cooked was a bit of a nightmare, put them in a tray, up on a rack in the oven.. in theory so the fat dripped out. Well it dripped out alright.. There was heaps of it, when I opened the oven a big black puff of smoke came out.. Knew I should have put water in the bottom on the tray. In the end I had to turn the oven off and wait it out.. Couldn;t move the tray as the fat was spitting everywhere! Pretty good day off with my daughter (she still can't go to pre-school..) so we went out for lunch, took her to the playground and did heaps of jobs at home. In that time though 1 of my cats had a bit of a turn so had to take him up to the Vet, where he still currently is. Problems with his bowel, he will be fine they think, just keeping him overnight incase he has another turn. Daughter is quite upset as she thinks the cat isn't coming home. As we had to have our dog put down last easter, so think the daughter has put 2 and 2 together.. so this is what she thinks is happening with the cat. Poor girl, have tried to tell her other wise, but she doesn't believe me. Despite the cat situation the day has been good, much better than the past couple days. Not looking forward to weigh in Saturday as I know I have put on weight, but I will still weigh in - its part of the journey afteral. Need to keep positive! I don't know how many times I thought to myself today LEVEL UP!

well.. I have certainly had worse days/weeks/years. I really am my own worst enemy, once I get down everything seems bad even when its not that bad. last night I was quite upset (infront of my daughter) which I have never done before, she came and sat on my knee and asked are you happy mum? I replied, no not really.. so she looked away, then looked back, pulled a silly face then asked 'are you happy now? are you happy now? are you happy now?' I couldn't help but laugh and say yes, she really is a special girl, my gorgeous girl. its truely amazing how much you can love someone x

Oh, on the good side I am going to do the new 6 week challenge, put my name down before so there is 1 positive step I have taken today

So I saw a couple interesting jobs today, so looks like I will spend the weekend applying for a new job. Spent today at home with the daughter as she is sick, well shes not really sick, but sick enough for pre-school to say she can't go. Might keep her home tomorrow as well, just to make sure she is much better before going back to preschool. Lucky my work are pretty good when I need time off. Last year I spent all my annual leave up during the year for days off I had to have for when my daugther was sick. Great use of annual leave - who needs holidays anyways!?! So on the eating side.. 8am - scrambled eggs, mushroom, red peppers and coffee 12 - mini sauages and tomato sauce, coffee 3 - coffee 5 - coleslaw (store brought so not paleo thats for sure), crackers and dip. oh and a coke. 9 - coffee so once again a rather crappy day eating wise. Have been feeling crap all week so far (emotionally not physically), and this isn't helping. trying to get back into the I CAN DO IT attitude, as opposed to the pity party I have been having. I need to Level up, I am not meant to be at the bottom of the heap, on the base level. I must succeed!

Hey Just wanted to say that your doing really well.. and well done to you Keep up the hard (but excellent) work

23rd July 730 - 3 boiled eggs, coffee 10 - 1 banana, coffee 12 - 1 banana, 1 kiwifruit, 2 mandarins, coffee 2 - coffee 430 - McSpicy chicken burger combo (McDonalds) (!) 1030 - coffee So another average day. I had a big day planned.. planned to go food shopping after work then pickup daughter and head home for chicken stirfry. Instead pre-school rung and asked me to pickup daughter as she was unwell, went to dr, waited for ages, saw dr, headed home (via McD). So now daughter is off pre-school for 24 hours, so no work tomorrow. Guess I can go food shopping in the morning. House is almost bare - hence not been having decent lunches the past couple days, as we have no food! Well - no Paleo food anyways. I did some research PTSD today, the city may still offering free ptsd counselling so, have emailed them to see what they say about getting an appointment. I know they were doing it for free up until June, but not sure if they still are. Hopefully - as I really can't afford counselling. Good advice on the eating front pink, my lunches have been all fruit only really because its I could eat in the house. If the child is well enough in the morning we will go food shopping and get a few things. On a different note but still on leveling up my life.. I have seen good job advertised that I think I will apply for, no harm in trying right?!

Ahhh Monday, the worst day of the week.. Well - in my case anyways! Breakfast - 3 hard boiled eggs, coffee Morning Tea - banana, coffee Lunch - kiwifruit, banana, 2 x mandarins, coffee Afternoon Tea - Coffee, handful of chips (!) Dinner - mince, potato, vege Snacks - coffee, 2 hard boiled eggs, icecream (!) So, not the best day but hey its better than yesterday. Felt like crap this morning after all the rubbish I ate yesterday, the body certainly didn't like it, so thats saying something. I have told a couple people in the 'real world' about my success and they were wrapped. One of my friends even said I am inspiring her to start losing weight. Who would have thought - me inspire someone to lose weight?! I didn't dare tell her about my bad day yesterday, but its certainly encouraged me to keep going and believing that I can succeed. Afteral, any progress is better than no progress.

Yaay! Well done! Good idea on not listening to the thoughts in your head. If they are anything like mine... When it comes to weight loss they can't be trusted! You are doing well, doing what you are doing, keep it up