7th Jan - Sat

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts Used: 40/60
Weekly Pts Used: 00/49
Exercise Pts: 6

Friday's Post - Weigh In results

I have linked to yesterday's post that I wrote just before this and back dated LOL - I explain in there why.

Now for Sat

Thryoid tab taken - done

Breakfast - done
Lunch - done
Afternoon snack - done
Dinner - done
Supper - done

Exercise - 30 mins weights
Water -

Beautiful day here already, blue skies, cool wind, gorgeous sunshine, actually gorgeous sunrise this morning and I am feeling more positive.. (thanks Jackie for the txts "yelling" yesterday :)

And to all my supportive friends on the "lots to lose" FB group, thank you too, without being able to be myself and "talk" there, I'd be lost.

So on the agenda today, as above have breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and supper or as close to that if possible, rest in afternoon with legs up, some form of exercise and drinks lots of water - doable?  I think so, it's just one more day :)

Back later throughout the day with updates.

Breakfast was scrambled eggs on toast I made myself (proud of it actually as it's really hard for me to even stand for few secs let alone reach up to microwave etc that up high (head high when I'm standing up) but I put the swivel chair in the middle of kitchen and just stood sat stood sat etc LOL :)

I also did 30 mins weight before breakfast which I am glad I did as it has gotten so hot as the day goes on.

Lunch was 1 piece of my Zucchini slice

Afternoon tea was 1 tub Wild Strawberry yoghurt

Dinner was fish & oven baked wedges, sour cream light and sweet chilli sauce

Supper was pikelets (I made myself tonight LOL burned my arm though reaching up to frypan) with WW strawberry jam spread & light aerosol whipped creme - 21 pikelets @ 1 pt per one (without anything on top)

Zucchini Slice Recipe
Serves 6

1 Cup Zucchini grated

1 Cup Carrot Grated

1 Med onion Chopped

1 Cup Mushrooms

3 Eggs

1/2 Cup S.R. Flour

75 g Low Fat Cheese Grated

1 PKT WW Bacon or Similar

1. Preheat oven to 190o
2. Spray Quiche Dish
3. Mix Eggs, Cheese & Flour
4. Add other Ingredients
5. Mix and Pour into Quiche Dish
6. Cook for about 35-40 minutes..till it browns on top

  

6th Jan - Fri - Weigh Day

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts Used: 71/60
Weekly Pts Used: 11/49
Exercise Pts: 4

Previous weight: 190.6 kg | 419.35 lb
Current weight: 192.9 kg | 424.38 lb
Lost / Gained: +2.3 kg | +5.06 lb

2012 weight loss: +2.3 kg | +5.06 lb
Total overall loss: -40.3 kg | -88.66 lb

This is a hard post to write - in fact I'm writing it early Sat morning but I'll post it with yesterday's date (Friday)

I gained 2.3 kg this week, yep first week in 2012 and I already gained even though I "felt" like I had lost and I had tracked over Xmas / New Year and last week, so I haven't even got that guilty satisfaction of knowing that I had over indulged and "deserved" the gain..

So I felt frustrated, angry, upset, pissed at myself, worried about going upwards in numbers (that dreaded 200 is always looming there)

Yes there are circumstances.. being on antibiotics still since before Xmas from my last attack, only now am I eating again after being sick, getting used to all my new tablets incl thyroid - having to adjust to having that first thing in morning then waiting 1 hr before the rest of the tablets and food (it's hard when I'm lucky if I get 4 hrs sleep in a row, so it's not like going to bed at night and when waking after 6-8 hrs sleep in the morning get up take tablets etc... I have to wing it in regards to timing etc.

And that brings me to another problem I know isn't helping in the weight loss dept and that's having breakfast / lunches / snacks etc.  I just haven't been doing that since before Xmas and I can't get back in that routine for some reason, I am just not hungry until early evening.

So I know I have some things to work on and even today (Sat) I went to bed at 2.20 am and back up again at 6.15 am sigh - but I have taken my thyroid tablet already so I am ready to do breakfast today :) 

On that note though, I'm closing the post now and starting the "real" Sat one LOL

5th Jan - Thu

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts Used: 49/60
Weekly Pts Used: 49/49
Exercise Pts: 6

Lot cooler today thank goodness, didn't get to sleep till after 8.00 am this morning and up again by 1.30 pm - still was a good sleep but things to do this afternoon including setting up and enrolling in my Tafe course for this year - yikes!

This afternoon hopefully heading out to gym if Toni's up to it.

PM Update

Yep went to the gym about 4.30 pm and it was much cooler driving there this time.  Had a ball at gym, worked my ass off!!!!

Mel says she knows how far to push me and then a little more LOL and boy I was so sore afterwards today - felt good :)

Toni and I then went to Coles which is in the same complex as the gym and it was a fantastic place - wide open entrance and very wheelchair friendly plus they had for a $1.00 which you got back when you returned it, disabled little trollies - very cool, so we spent a fair bit of time in there for me to have a good look around cause I very rarely get to shop in person and see stuff rather than words online.

Tracking was 100% again today

4th Jan - Wed

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts: 58/60
Weekly Pts: 49/49
Exercise Pts:

Oh boy it certainly is hot today, up to 35 degrees and counting AND it's so hard to breathe, the air is just so heavy, but hopefully a thunderstorm will cool things down later today (crosses fingers)

Nothing much else to report today, we are all staying indoors with air cond on full and relaxing lol.

Back later today / tonight with updates for tracking - still not trying the healthy filling day yet - have to do my shopping after Thur before I can do that I think.

PM Update

Ahhh the cool change came through, well, a smallish one that is LOL still better than nothing, though. where's my storm?????

Tomorrow hopefully gym in the late afternoon, so far feeling great :)

3rd Jan - Tue

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts: 49/60
Weekly Pts: 49/49
Exercise Pts: 6

Hot, hot, hot here today and had to be the day we were returning to Curves Gym for our first 2012 workout LOL - sigh well, we went in the afternoon and it was fantastic - Mel really works me hard while Toni goes round and does her circuit twice.  I meanwhile am sitting in the middle in the wheelchair and Mel puts me through my paces with the dumbells, 30 secs on and 30 secs resting and so on for the whole time Toni is doing her circuit.

It's brutal, hot, tiring and I'm loving it :)

We're hoping to go back again on Thursday afternoon late if I have no side effects from today.

Unfortunately once Tafe goes back in Feb, we have to organise different times to attend gym as Toni will be attending 5 days a week - so we're going to experiment in Jan different times and see how it goes, of course the heat will play a big part as it takes such a toll out of you without even getting to the gym.

Tracking well again today, still haven't done a full healthy & filling day yet on the WW plan but I am just taking it one day at a time at the moment getting well again before I focus on things too much.

So how has everyone else been today in this dreadful heat or are you lucky enough to live somewhere where it's been nice and cool?

2nd Jan - Mon

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts: 57/60

Weekly Pts: 49/49

Exercise Pts:

Hot today here in Sydney, got up to 30 degrees today and of course much hotter actually out in the sunshine, but about 3.00 pm Toni and I went outside and started filling the dogs seashell with water and I got the bright idea to sit in my chair next to it and put both my feet inside the seashell and paddle LOL :) was bliss!!! Oh I had put on sunscreen and wore sunglasses and wasn't out there too long bout 1/2 hr I think in total, but I need the Vit D plus the uplifting in morale that sunshine gives me, I love my sun :)

Tomorrow will be 32 and Wednesday supposeably 35 degrees before a thunderstorm (can't wait LOL)

Tomorrow too Toni and I are hoping to go to Curves for our first 2012 workout - can't wait for that either :)

Last night felt a little strange with extreme pain on the front of my thigh on left leg but after massaging it for a while it seemed to loosen up and then I was busting for the loo, so we think I might have had a pocket of lymphatic fluid trapped which finally released (thank god, the pain was pretty intense and Endone didn't do a thing)

Back later tonight with update

PM Update

No real update to do actually apart from hot hot hot LOL and I"m on track... so roll on tomorrow :)

1st Jan - Sunday

SW: 233.2 kg | 513.04 lb
CW: 190.6 kg | 419.32 lb
Loss: -42.6 kg | -93.72 lb

SW for 2012: 190.6 kg | 419.32 lb

So there we have it... 190.6 kg end of 2011 - start of 2012

I will be following WW ProPoints again this year, 60 daily points with 49 weekly points.  But I want to try the Filling & Healthy Day plan at least once if not twice a week, just getting my head around how to follow it LOL - printed out the plan and it looks doable for me, so we'll see how it goes.

Still on antibiotics 4 tab 4 times a day plus my thyroid, iron and Vit D tablets as well, going for bloods in fortnight time to monitor and if it shows no infection present, then I'll come off the antibiotics, but this time we're going to keep going until there is no infection present.

Legs are not so bad atm even with the increased hot weather we're suddenly experiencing, how rude of Summer to finally kick in ? LOL  But I am resting a lot with legs up either in the recliner out lounge room or in bed (I have a hospital bed which is fantastic as it has head, leg and knee raise capabilities which such a blessing plus when I lie on my stomach to sleep, I have my legs raised up on my boomerang pillow so my feet / ankles are suspended in air LOL and believe me that really helps with draining lymphatic fluid more than if I was sitting up in bed with legs raised, weird I know!

Someone asked me what my goals were for 2012?  And apart from the obvious (lose weight, become healthier / fitter) I also have the goal of being able to wrap legs properly to help with the lymphoedema - at present, the clinic says it's too hard to wrap and told me to come back when I had lost more weight, so ok there it is again, the weight limiting what I can do for my body / legs sigh.

Sick of the vicious circle though, lose weight, exercise, but need to lose weight TO exercise and exercise TO lose weight - tough but I am determined to do it this year, slowly with acceptance of my limitations and slowly increase what I can do in very small increments - I mean, any step forwards is a good step regardless if it's just a shuffle right? :)

Ok, back tonight with updates of measurements and photos plus today's tracking info.

PM Update

Measurements	1-Jan
	inches
Bust (with crop top)	63.5
Waist	59.5
Hips	67.5
Neck	17
R.Arm	24.5
R.Wrist	8
R.Ankle	11.5
R.Thigh (1/2 between knee & groin)	40.5

Daily Tracking

Daily Pts: 59/60

Weekly Pts: 49/49

Exercise Pts:

Last day of 2011 - Sat

Last day of 2011 - it's been a turbulent year, filled with unfortunately more lows than highs, but I am still here.. fighting away, just maybe a little more weary, but I am looking forward to 2012 - new beginnings, new hopes, new dreams, new ambitions.

Healthwise I am going into the new year with a few more problems than before, but that's ok, I needed to get my body sorted from the inside out and that starts with identifying problems such as extremely low iron, Vit B12, Vit D and an underactive thyroid and hopefully now that I'm taking medication and injections for these, maybe my body will finally find a balance and start repairing itself again, still, I am giving it my best shot this time round, no skipping medication, no burying my head in the sand.

I am still on antibiotics too from the last attack of cellulitis just before Christmas, but that too is ok as I seem to always have a lingering infection as my last lot of bloods showed, so this time we're going to keep taking them till the blood tests come back showing no infection, maybe then I can have a break from the almost monthly cellulitis attacks which believe me have absolutely worn me out emotionally and physically.

Weight well, the end of the year sees me with a gain to report but not a massively large one which I am very thankful for.

I will be weighing in officially tomorrow, 1st day of 2012 and then weekly after that on Fridays. I will be following the Weight Watchers plan still and I am hoping to attend Curves Gym at least twice weekly (of course depending on my legs as to whether or not I can go that often) plus weights at home plus the Wii programs.

I will be back on 1st day of 2012 with an update on how I am approaching my life differently which includes my weight, my lymphoedema and my mobility issues and all that entails (such as getting out of the house more, socially & mentally active)

So, to my old friend 2011, good bye, farewell and thank you for teaching me more about myself and I hope to put into practice all I have learnt going into 2012.