2008 here I come

OMG am I back in to blogging or what.

So far this morning slept in till 9am woohoooo that doesn't happen often but I woke up with another headache... Jeremy seems to think I have a nasel infection or something like that... I think I agree with him.

Corbin and Quinn wanted friends over today so I said we would phone some and so Corbin phoned Cathan to come over and then Jeremy talked to Ange (Cathan's mum) and she said she was going over to their new house (they are building) and would drop him off but he could only stay till lunch as he has a friend coming over... and we said we were going berry picking so he could come with us... well 10 minutes later Cathan phoned and said that he couldn't come over today but Corbin can come over tomorrow... Jeremy thought that was strange so he said can I speak to your mum he said she was in the shower and would get her to phone back...

Well when I got out of the shower she hadn't phoned... hmmm strange.. so I phoned her and she said that Cathan said that it was arranged to do it tomorrow and Jeremy said "no cathan phoned to say it.. he he he" so we realised that Cathan didn't want to go berry picking as he didn't like it but was too scared to say so... so he thought he would say he couldn't make it instead... anyway so we said we wouldn't go berry picking and he should come over and visit..

I went to pick them up from the building site and said to his mum that we could take Kiely as well (his sister) as she gets on with Quinn so well.

We also had Tahlia Rose (Quinn's girlfriend) who came over for the afternoon and Quinn was soooo excited. We went Blueberry picking and then they went swimming in the pool (paddling pool), and then we made blueberry muffins yummmy (but we also made mini ones for me to have he he).

We are going over to Cathan's place for lunch tomorrow and then on Friday we are going to our friends batch (hmmm not much of a batch it is better than a mansion he he he) at Mt Maunganui right on the beach for the day... and one of their son's is Corbin's friend at school... it is going to be fun.

Tania came over for dinner tonight we thought we would have ANOTHER BBQ he he he quite like the steaks on the BBQ.

I am back tracking and walking and feeling better today. Yesterday I wasn't feeling good in my tummy but we wen for a walk... I am enjoying the walking with Jeremy as we talk about things and work things out etc.

This year has to be a good one. I have managed to change habits and even with Xmas I haven't gained like I would have before and I have to be happy with that... I know that I can maintain and that is the hardest thing I reckon and if I can maintain then when I get to goal (YES I AM GOING TO GET TO GOAL) then I am not going to gain it back again and I do reckon that is the hardest thing.

My New Year's resolutions are going to happen this year.. I am going to achieve them and they aren't unrealistic I reckon.

Well better get going as we have Tahlia coming over and then we are going to go Berry picking as I have been wanting to do that like forever.

Saturday we are thinking about going to TeAwamutu to the Lavendar farm and Corbin wants to ask Ashley (Kris's daughter) he he he sooo funny he is smitten by her like you wouldn't believe and asked me to phone and ask.. I said why don't you and he said no... can you and had a red face.

Cathan and Corbin playing soccer swing ball (above)

Quinn and Tahlia picking blueberrys yummmy

Me... telling Jeremy TAKE the DAMN photo please... hate photos he he he

Yummy blueberry's... we got two and a half containers full of blueberrys yummmmmy

And a picture of Quinn and Tahlia... hugging... hmmmm not sure about this one... was being quite protective when they hugged and said now now... you guys are rather young... at least it was only a hug GEESH... OMG I am going to be in trouble with this boy when he gets to be a teenager that is for sure.

This is them making blueberry muffins and Corbin and Jeremy below making them too... sooo cool.

We went for a walk tonight and went the big block too... it was great and then tomorrow morning we are off to the gym woohoooo back on track back on track.

Good night all.

Chubbymum

7 Habits

Have had a headache today and hubby seems to think I have a sinus infection... but it was not going to make me eat the wrong things. I have tracked today and feel good about it... work was hectic today but that is fine.

Got to school this afternoon to pick up the boys and James (Quinn's friend) asked Quinn if he wanted to come over for a play date..... and the father said that since Corbin is friends with James older brother then why doesn't he come over too... OMG both kids gone for an afternoon OMG OMG what to do? What to do? So I decided to get in my study and make cards... OH WHAT A CHORE he he he.... he he he...

Going to lose this weight!!

5 kilos to be gone by the end of January even with Christmas... it is going to go!!!

That is 5 charms from hubby for my Italian bracelet too he he he... they aren't expensive but hubby start saving!!! he he

Have any of you had lots of things that you wanted to do but couldn't work out which is first etc... I want to make cards, digital scrapbooking, read the magazines I have in a bag because I haven't had the time to read them. Books on my book shelves that have been sitting sitting on the shelves that I haven't had time to read. There are so many things that I want to do but can't seem to find the time.

I remember doing a course by Stephen Covey "7 habits of highly effective people" that the Uni put us on about 8 years ago and it was amazing... it certainly made you think about your priorities in life and I was going well until my Dad died but then about 4 months after my Dad died we went to a refresher course with the same tutor and I got to thank the tutor because it had a part where you sorted out your life by your roles... like I am a Mother, Wife, Daughter, Employee, Friend and most of all Me role etc and to sort out your week every week to cover at least one thing a week for these roles so that you are balanced etc... and so I managed to do that for about 6 months and every week I made an appointment with my Dad to show him things on the computer... it was great because I treasure the times I made with my Dad and without doing the course I wouldn't have done it because there were too many things to do...

So I am going to try and sort out doing this again so that I do things with everyone but also most importantly to make sure I have time for me...

I have tried to be more positive today even with a headache woohooo and I think I am doing better. The other thing I am going to try (TRY) to do is blog everyday as it was helping me when I was losing.

Good night

Chubbymum

Postive

Ok...

Have you ever noticed that us bloggers go through this up and down stages all together?

I have noticed it and I am one of them too.

We can do this!!!

I know we can lose this weight and if we are to do that then we need to get positive with ourselves... yes I know I can be negative a lot too but in the last month I have realised that...ok I don't lose as much as others but that is ok as long as I am not gaining... as long as I am trying and as long as my life is going well and 90% of the time I am chosing wisely.

I just want to get some oomph back into blog land because if we all cheer each other on then I am sure we can get some weight lost. I don't mean by doing a challenge as such but by being aware and putting down in our blogs each day how we are really feeling..

Do you find that you don't always put how you are feeling because of what others may think?

I know I do!!!

So lets have a little challenge to say it how it is and not to not blog just because you think it won't be an interesting blog and people won't want to read and to track honestly!!! HONESTLY

I have been tracking consistantly since 13 August (Janene is witness to that) and ok I am not losing a hell of a lot but it is better than I had been since March of this year and that is because I was thinking I was keeping to my points but obviously I wasn't and it took having Janene watching what I eat for me to think about what was going in to my body. And let's face it we all do it (well I used to but not now Janene and I are tracking) put down only what we thought others wouldn't tell us off for... when in reality most people don't care what you eat they just care what you loss is for the week.

When we get in to this negative thought process that we can't do something it turns our world upside down and we just can't get back on track.

Because I don't know about all of you guys but when I get down (or negative) I eat more and I think about food more and I get depressed more and it is a ficious cycle.... and it is hard to get out of... take the step now!!! Track every little piece of crap that comes in to your mouth even if it is not good and slowly you will start seeing that it isn't worth it and that you can make little changes here and there and lose this weight..

I am a work in progress and I am not saying I am perfect but we can only help ourselves and NO ONE can help us but us...

Keep blogging everyone!!

Keep tracking everyone!!

And let us as friends get US to healthy!!

Yeah that sounded like an informercial....

But wait there's more he he he

Sorry it is just that OMG I want to get back to when I started in 2005 when I was losing consistantly and getting the weight off and back then I didn't lose a lot each week and it is just me... I just can't.. but I have lost 40.9 kilos OMG who would have ever thought... certainly not me... and I have 40 or more to go... I just don't want to give up and neither should you.

Chubbymum

Update: Janene you are right... "for fear of what other people will think - especially seeing how I have met so many bloggers in person. It didn't really matter so much when I didn't know anyone and was anonymous."

I sooooo blog differently now that I have met everyone. I used to write all my feelings down exactly how I was feeling and what was going on in my head but now that I have met a lot of my fellow bloggers I do blog differently... but why should we is what I say... it is hard but we have to be honest with ourselves for us to lose this weight aye..

Anne: I don't think you should feel that we think you have got no problems because you haven't got long until you reach your goals... OMG no matter where we are on the scale is is just as hard for someone that has only 5 kilos to go to someone that has 40 because (remember I haven't been there YET he he he) but I have heard from lots of people that the last amount of weight to lose is really hard and even harder than losing the 60 or 70 kilos before that.

Isn't this what blogging is for? Isn't this the place where we should be telling all what we are feeling because if not WHAT IS THE POINT of the blog.. because if we aren't saying it how we are actually feeling then we are writing what everyone else wants to hear so that isn't helping us out at all... I hope I am making sense in all this?

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