Keep up the great work Wishes!!

Okay..I have been away and had to check back on the cheerleader challenge...I see no one (including me) was brave enough to meet the challenge(lol) ! GO WISHES!!!! A cheer for your 1 lbs weight loss!

hahaha I was waiting for your pics!

Nah ive been rather busy. I used to read a couple book a day - i barely get time for one a week now.
On the other hand I talked to 2 seperate guys today. One couldnt believe that i have a teenage son (I mentioned i was buying him a car today) and the other I couldnt believe was 61 years old! he didnt look a day over 40!

He had to be one of the hottest 61 year olds i know :P~~

Not that im into older men - im married to an awesome man who is like 4 years younger in fact! My ex-hubby was 18 years older than me - maybe i do have an older man fetish thing going *eww that sounds soo gross*

Alternativly I could just be going through midlife crises early

I'm the other way round! Younger man fetish

I'm 37 next month and partner is 28

And Wishes.. ur doin great, keep up the good work

I was just looking at your ticker hun you have lost a ship load of weight, congratulations . I was having a bit of a read through your diary, thanks for the laughs .

Just poppin' in to say 'hi!' Hope everything's going well!

Hey there! You have been doing incredible...keep up the good work!

Thanks for thal spelin

Ive had a niggle in the back of my throat all day yesterday and today. I think a cold is trying to take hold but ive been sucking on anti bacterial losnges etc to keep it at bay.
Im supposed to be starting my biking to work tomorrow. Hopefully I dont go getting sick :/
Had a bunch of cake and junk food at the in-laws place for a great aunties birthday thing (shes like 60 or something). I didnt go overboard and we had soup for dinner so i think im fine on the calories. Hopefully no weird surprises.

I did notice however that one of my kids is displaying behavior that normally nobody would pickup but because ive been eating healthy i see myself in it. She went back for 3 platefuls of crap food. So i sat her down and explained 'I think you've had enough' and explained why she had had enough and explained about bad habits

Good for you. I'm trying to do the same with my daughter, but she's only 4. I'm telling her why I'm exercising and eating healthier. I really don't want her developing a complex about her weight or appearance, so I only ever mention health, not appearance.

Yeah thats a good point. My kids have on several occasions asked how many calories things have and are all interested in it a lot. They are primarily worried that they will get fat because they hate seeing me being fat. I guess I never realized how much it meant to them until now. But i dont want them worrying about their food overly much right now so I have encouraged them to not worry about calories right now because they are young and need it to grow etc and give them a little explaination.

I've been trying to get my daughter to focus more on how she's feeling when she's eating. Not like emotionally, but whether she's full or not and I just encourage her to eat slower, as it's not a race. I've noticed that the slower she eats, the less she eats at a time. And her school's pretty cool as they get a snack break before lunch and I give her a snack right after school, so she's been getting six mini meals during the day. Which I think is a good habit to get her on while she's young. That way she doesn't think she has to eat until she's stuffed 3 meals a day like I did as a child.

I just realized you are almost to your halfway mark!!!! YAY for you!!!! You are doing great honey!!!! And although I'm not a mom, seeing you mothers out there getting educated about food and then passing that on to your children....well I think it's wonderful. Think how much better it would be if the generations to come are more aware about food and don't have to experience the struggles that we have. You moms are AWESOME!!!!

Have a great one, wishes!!!

I so agree! I have also struggled with this with my 5 year old daughter. She once came home from a friends house asking me if she was "fat". I was bowled over. I mean I know she has heard me say how fat I think I am...and I now that I should not say things in front of her...but frustration has gotten the best of me more than once. She actually is a skinny little thing. I try to help her make good choices and explain why to eat healthy food and exercise to take care of our bodies, unfortunately kids are smart (lol) and my daughter can always seem to connect it back to my weight! I just don't want her to have a complex at ANY age and worry about her size at age 5!

aww you guys are awesome.
So ive been battling with protien shakes - i do my workout and i need the protien within an hour of it. I cant stand any of the protien shakes ive had so far. they are disgusting,
Anyway yesterday i noticed they have the protein bars, so i hunted through the shop to find the one with the lowest calories and highest protein. I found one that was the same calorie as the shake and only marginally less protein.
Man they taste so much better! and they are filling! unlike the shake that added 180 calories and didnt do anything for filling me up! So it might cost a bit more but i can just get the 7 i need for the week rather than the 3 weeks worth of the other stuff. And no need to try and quell that gag reflex or use special mixing cups to get it to blend yada yada. Just chuck it in the pocket and away we go!

So im supposed to bike to work today. Im thinking i may not. The bike that was supposed to be fixed on the weekend never got done (just ran outta time) and only my crap bike is left. I guess these are just excuses and a copout.

Feeling a little unmotivated today lol. Ill let yall know how it went

You can do it!!! I don't know about New Zealand but it's a great day for a bike ride here in New Jersey!!