Stupid Me

I can't beleive i have made a big fuck up in my diet. I stopped drinking heavy coke when i first started following weight watchers 6 and a half yrs ago. I've always said bluntly i would not at all have any drink that wasn't diet. I'd rather go without or just have water if i couldn't get anything diet. Today i realised that since i'd change to the coles diet cola to try and save the family some extra money as i drink 2 lts a day. But as i bought my 7 bottles for the week and i was about to put them in the boot i realised it wasn't diet cola i had in my trolley. The penny had dropped that i'd been drinking heavey cola for the past 2 mths. When i got home i went through my recycle bin and found all these heavy cola bottles. I could have died when i got my trusty weight watchers calculator and found out each bottle is worth 12 Points. 12 POINTS i had been wasting on bloody cola every single day. No wonder i've put so much weight on lately and my first week on the diet i only lose 700gs. Whenever i start back on the diet strictly i always seem to lose atleast 2 kgs in the first week. Whenever i get hungry after i've only just had something to eat i'd hav a drink as i thought i was having no points.

But atleast i know where i've been going wrong and now i can turn it around.

Who else has been in my situation?? Felt so silly to make such a simple mistake that can change your weight loss in a major way.

Operation Spring

Hi all. It’s been awhile since I’ve been on here.

Time to kick butt on all these kilos I’ve put on since Easter this yr. Currently sitting at 69.4kgs that’s an increase of 9.4kgs since April 1st. Not good at all. I’ve had the attitude of, bugger it. I’m sick of being on a diet and not being able to eat what I want. And look where it’s got me. Not happy with the way I look. So it’s time to start the diet up again. I’m going to stick to my points (20) every day. Not be stupid and go overboard eating crap. I’ve decided to call it Operation Spring. I want to be able to fit into all my summer clothes and not buy anything new. I’m going to post my weigh ins on here every week and a photo to show my progress as an incentive to do well. I found when i went to the weight watchers meetings I stuck to the diet a lot better but I don’t want to spend the money on just being weighted in so I’ll use my blog for inspiration to reach my goal of 60kgs. I’d really love to get back down to 56kgs but I’ll keep it to a more reachable target to start with.

Busy Times

The last few weeks have been very stressful in our family. We've had 2 little extra house guests for 2 weeks which was the most stressful time in my life. Having 5 kids (4 being under the age of 4) was alot of hard work. My kids are trained and brought up to respect the house. My 15mth old daughter knows to put rubbish in the bin, she knows you wash your hands after the toilet, she understands no among others and responds to the words. The 2 and a half yr old i was looking after understands very little, no doubt the way she has been brought up. She scavenges for food rather than coming and saying she's hungry. Hides food that she doesn't finish or like. She became very violent towards my kids over toys often biting and pushing the other kids over. She needs the one on one time that i just couldn't give her with so many other kids here. I feel guilty that i couldn't last the full 4 weeks with the girls in my care but at the end of the day my kids come first.

Lucy i has 2 big molars breaking through and we didn't realise until the day i ended up at emergency with her because she wasn't eating or drinking for over a day an she developed a rash on her face which after a couple hours was all over her body. 4 and a half hrs later at the hospital we were aloud home because she had calmed down and we got some fluids in the her little body. The stress never ends when your a mum.

And with all of this stress i dropped 3 kgs, but know that its all calmed down I'm starting to put it all back on. I still fit into my size 10 jeans but I'm still grumpy at my self for not being able to keep the weight off.

Will i ever be happy with my body at whatever size it is??

Why do i think everyone looks at my love handles and flaws every time i walk out of the house??

I should be happy that I'm not overweight and a reasonable size after having 3 kids. I'm jealous of all those women out their that have had kids and have come away with no stretch marks and flabby tummy. I can't expect to have a perfect body after being 90kgs on a 163cm frame.

President

I can't believe it but I've just put my hand up to be the president/secretary at playgroup. I'm a shy person and I've just thrown myself into the lime light. Hopefully it all goes smoothly as our playgroup is pretty laid back. It might just bring me out of my shell a bit too, which could be a good thing. Wish me luck : )

Looking Forward to the Weekend

I can't wait for Dave to get home tonight. He's worked alot this week and I've missed him. Usually we try and have movie night on Friday's where we put the couches together and grab our doona, cuddle up and watch a movie. Its so funny because normally one of us are asleep by the end of the movie.

Sat mornings are Dave's sleep in days so i keep the kids occupied and quiet while he rests. Then we head off to cricket just after 12pm and spend all day there cheering on the team. We normally get home about 8pm so its a long day.

My sleep in morning is Sunday's but I'm going to miss mine this week because we're heading down to Port Arlington to visit mum and head to the beach. The kids are looking forward to showing Nana their new swimming skills. On the way home we're taking the queenscliff ferry to sorrento to cut our trip home by about 45mins. The boys love sitting upstairs of the ferry watching all the boat go past.

So its going to be another full on weekend for us. No wonder i get no washing or housework done on a weekend. Oh well, gotta enjoy family life and the boring stuff can wait : )

Mum's Trip to Hospital

Mum had her operation today and all went well. They removed the cancer and a little surrounding tissue. It was only day surgery so she's out of hospital and on route to Port Arlington for some rest and relaxation by the beach til fri. Only a week off work and she'll be right to go.

Wishing mum all the best and a speedy recovery

Liam First Day of Kinder

Yay

Liam has his first 2 hr session of kinder tomorrow afternoon by himself. i'm not sure who is more excited, towards the end of last yr he would get upset walking past everyday (its right next door to the school) saying he was too young and short to get into kinder.

He looks funny with his kinder bag on. It seems so big for him.

Lucy and I get girl time together : )

Missing in Action Lately

Sorry i haven't had a post lately. My mind has been on other things.

Mum is being very positive about everything, so were just waiting to see how next monday goes with the operation.

It very busy at our home now that school has gone back. So that means i have one less child at home during the day but all the extra things have started too.

Monday Josh - School 8.40-3.30
Liam - Kinder 12.30-3.00

Tuesday Josh - School 8.40-3.30
Liam - Swimming 10.05-10.40

Wednesday Josh - School 8.40-3.30
Liam - Playgroup 9.30-12.00
Josh - Soccer training 4.30-5.30 Starts in a few weeks

Thursday Josh - School 8.40-3.30
- Swimming 4.30-5.10

Friday Josh - School 8.40-3.30

And with all that comes the house cleaning, shopping, josh's reading & homework after school, cooking dinner and so much more. No wonder i don't need much exercise after doing all this.

And Lucy just comes along for the ride.

Am i silly to be thinking about another bub ???

Thank You's and Update on Mum

Thank you so much for your lovely words of support and encouragement.

Mum had her mammogram yesterday and it was found out that she has catergoy 5 breast cancer.

Mum saw another specialist today and she will be having a biopsy next wednesday and the operation will most likely happen the following monday.

I will now have to get checkout every year from the age of 30 because there is a high risk in my family of breast cancer. My nan died of breast cancer at the age of 51. She never told mum how long she'd had the lump for, only ever said it had been there for along time. When she finally got it check out march and died that december. So we're hoping that they've got this one in mum in the very early stages. Mum turned 50 last november.

Worried

I just got a phone call from my mum. Normally we communicate through emails but she decided to call me tonight as she had some news for me.

After her shower last night she noticed something weird about her left breast. The skin is pushed in and hasn't popped back out. She saw the doctor today and she has referred her to get a mammogram and and ultrasound with a biopsy tomorrow to see if they can work out what it is.

I hope it's just cyst but i'm scared its something else.

I fell sick to the stomach and i'm worried for her.

It all starts here

Well welcome to my blog, this is my first ever entry in the blogging universe.

Its somewhat scary but exciting at the same time. Scared no one will read and follow my blog and exciting at the prospect of meeting new people from all walks of life out there.

I'm pretty laid back kind of person, very easy going.

I'll probably blog alot about my family and the day to day life of being a mum to 3 kids and a wife to a truck driver that works very long hours (he worked 80hrs this pay week).