My little girl is growing up

Demo pt 2

Check out the noise. Matt and his friend Josh

Weighty Matters

I have been at this weight loss thing now since Boxing Day 2008 When I jumped on the Scales and was 99.8 kg! (This is not the largest I have been though) I lost a couple of Kgs by Myself Just by cutting out some of the snacks etc and trying to get some more exercise. But in  March I decided I had to do something DIFFERENT! I have tried a myriad of diets etc over the years. I've been to the gym  and had Gym memberships that I paid for and never used!!!
I first went to Weight watchers when I was 18 and weighed 78kg. I lost weight , put some on went back lost more weight got to my goal of 63kg when I was 20.  THen I steadily gained weight over the years until about around 6 year ago I was up at around 110kg. I again lost weight and hovered around the 90 to 100k mark except when I was pregnant . I Actually lose weight when I'm Pregnant! I get So Sick. I generally lose around 20kg in the first trimester and put some back on in the rest of the pregnancy And Seeing as my last two pregnancys didn't go full term. I was around 80kg after having Elizabeth and 83kg after Annalise. After Annalise was born I steady gained back the weight over 8 months tto be 99.8 on boxing day.

Anyway After talking to my Sister Lisa.  I rang a personal Trainer!!! Thats Right a PT. I decided That I would Spend the money (invest the money in ME!!). Because I really was shortening my life with this weight and lifestyle. (I'm Pre Diabetic).
I met Tarsh and my life has changed.
I now weigh 84.9kg . I run 3-4 days a week , 5 km in 39mins I train with Tarsh once a week and I am fit and Strong. I am still on a journey and its not always easy. I have had a plateau in my weight loss lately basically because I was having to many "treats"
Yesterday Tarsh and I worked out a deal Perfect eating =1 treat per week (ie a slice of cake with my coffee) Perfect Excercise =another treat.. We had a good talk about things and  I'm back on track.
I still have around 20kgs to lose. I would like to do that this year.

My Top Tips for losing weight

• Use a small plate (portion control) mine is 20cm (8 inches)
• Have a plant based diet. lots of fruit and veges Think about planning meals with f&V as a base.
• Eat a healty plate 1/2Veg (non starchy Vege)1/4 Carb ie rice potato pasta 1/4 protien
•  No eating after Dinner. ( I find it easier not to start other wise its hard to stop the snacking)
• KEEP A FOOD DIARY!!! I lose more weight when I keep one than when I don't
• Get a Personal trainer. Having someone who knows what they are doing is awesome and they are always there to support you.
• Read some good exercise magazines I read fitness life and healthy Food Guide
  
• Exercise lots and get sweaty! Make your heart work. I use a heart rate monitor to make sure I'm in the Right Zone.
•  Believe you can do it.!

I never thought that I would enjoy running! But I love it!
Feel free to look around my blog and see some of my weight updates.

Demo pt 3 Dad gets in on the act.

Chris has to finish off. 3 very excited boys!

My little he-man!

My son and husband are demolishing our old wood shed and matt's old hut to make way for a new lawn area. Matt is loving it! All I can hear from inside is matt yelling like a warrior! Give a boy a sledge hammer!...

Candy Exchange

The great candy exchange.
 Woo hoo! It was fun.
Thanks Dee for the lovely parcel. I loved the cinnamon chewing gum. And that Nut roll? mmmm Who would have thought of salty peanuts caramel and marshmel1ow.  I savoured it, one bite a day for a few days! Thankfully no one else in the house liked it. More for me. The wafers were great too.

I had fun shopping for my parcel. It was hard trying to make the final choice. Unfortunately some lollies didn't make the cut.  Sorry !
i Took these photos and have only just worked out how to link my Mobile blog to this one  So see photos below.and also this one I hope you got your parcel Dee.

"Sailing" on the Opihi River

My beautiful girl loved this dingy and did not want to get out.
Taken on January 2nd 2010 . We were on holiday at the Opihi River staying with our friends Drew and Lou. The weather was not good but we decided that for sanitys sake we had to take the MSC "many small Children" for a walk down to the river mouth.
So We skimmed stones and tried to "sink" various logs etc by throwing stones at it. All the while counting the number of attempts it took us to hit the object.
Annalise took a shine to this dingy  and did not want to leave. ( don't worry the boat was on dry land the entire time) Pretty Cool photo HUH?
This is my first successful post from my mobile yeeha!!!