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2010-04-07T15:25:00.002+10:00

Ok So I have finally posted something on my "wedding" blog

http://blingandbliss.blogspot.com/

Tell me what you think. I'll try and post more later

xxx

Thanks to the girls from http://tobandornottoband.blogspot.com for the pointer with my spelling mistakes. How will you find me if I don't spell the domain right :P

MIA

2010-04-07T12:19:00.002+10:00

It’s been months since I have posted a proper blog. I apologise. Life is so damn busy which is my only excuse. The only reason I have time to write anything now is because I have been in bed for days with the flu and a side order of tonsillitis.

So since my last post I have changed offices yet again and I am now working at our Five Dock club as the Sales Manager there. I’ve been working long hours again which sucks but otherwise I love the club and the people in it. It’s presented it’s own new challenges and rewards.

In February Jason and I had family and friends over at our house to celebrate our engagement. I wore the “killer heels” that were my weight loss reward and my black and green dress. I went shopping for something new but I couldn’t really find anything I loved enough to buy. There were some nice dresses but in the end what I already had was enough.

We had about 80 or more people here and put on a spit and some drinks. I had a slushy / cocktail machine which helped keep the party rolling and we had so many friends who came and helped out with setting up and the food and packing up etc. I am so grateful to all of them. Honestly it is such hard work to put together! And they aren’t wrong when they say time passes so quickly! I can only imagine our wedding day.

Which by the way we have booked! Yay!

5^thof March 2011.

The plans are starting to come together – I tried to create a wedding blog without much luck but IF I get around to trying again I’ll be sure to point you in the right direction. I need to learn more about formatting a blog template.

Jason and I normally do Ea5ternats at Sandown every year . Unfortunately due to some arguments with the Racing Club Ea5ternats was forced to make a move to Calder Park. Unfortunately Bob Jane being Bob Jane the event got cancelled because he wanted to take it over. He’s done this kind of thing before so I was far from surprised but to be honest it’s been a blow.

We were relying on this event and another one we do (which has also got the chop) for money towards our wedding. It is 1/3 to ½ of the wedding budget. Now I am freaking out about paying for what I have booked and committed to. Pulling it all together will be interesting.

Other than this life has been quite boring. Hence no posts. Unless you want o see Jadey woke up, Jadey went to work. Jadey went to sleep. Repeat

Oh I must thank Tina for making me some badges! I can’t wait to use the 80’s girl badge!

Thanks gorgeous!

Weighty Wednesday

2010-04-07T11:19:00.000+10:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 94.1 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 2.8 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 32.8 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 25.8%
Weight to Goal:~ 30.1 kgs

April 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 91.8 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 2.3 kgs

Yay! So being sick has it’s small mercies. Weight Loss! This gives me 3 and a bit weeks to lose 2.3kgs to get back online for my yearly goal. Completely doable!

GOALS & REWARDS

2010-04-06T13:03:00.000+10:00

START WEIGHT 126.9kgs

I'm still working on these so I thought I would bump them up - I still have some blocks left to fill in with rewards. Let me know if you think of anything. Next up is 99.9kg.

119.9kg / 5.5% = Movies Gold Class

(New Moon with Loz)

114.9kg / 9.5% = Full Body Massage

(29th December a little later than planned)

109.9kg / 13.4% = Avenue Q (Seen with Jason)

104.9kg / 17.3% = Pink Funhouse Tour Live in Australia DVD (Sitting in my DVD player now)

99.9kg / 21.3% = Killer Heels

Can't find a proper picture Wittner Amber Shoes - Oh so sexy! Oh so high!

HALF WAY!
95.1kg / 25% = Boxing Gloves

Acheived 06/04/2010 - Now to find the right gloves

94.9kg / 25.2% = Tanita BC575 Scales

Acheived 06/04/2010

89.9kg / 29.2% = Laptop Bag

NO LONGER OBESE
86kg / 32.2% = Have my cross necklace made

84.9kg / 33.1% = .....

VIRGIN FAT - In my adult life I have never seen this weight
82.1kg / 35.3% = .........

79.9kg / 37% =MBT's

74.9kg / 41% = Swim with the Dolphins

I'VE ENTERED MY *NORMAL WEIGHT RANGE
71kg / 44.1% = Motorbike Learners

69.9kg / 44.9% = Kiteboarding Lessons

GOAL
64kg / 49.6% = Gold Bracelet

*Note:~ Normal Weight Range = 56 - 71kg

Year to Date

2010-04-06T12:10:00.001+10:00

MONTH	GOAL	ACTUAL	ACHEIEVED
JANUARY	START	101.4 kg	-
FEBRUARY	98.2kg	99.5 kg / + 1.3 kg	12/02 – 99 kgs
MARCH	95 kg	98.3 kg / + 3.3kg	06/04 – 94.5 kgs
APRIL	91.8 kg	96.3kg / +4.5kg
MAY	88.6 kg
JUNE	85.4 kg
JULY	82.2 kg
AUGUST	79 kg
SEPTEMBER	75.8 kg
OCTOBER	72.6 kg
NOVEMBER	69.4 kg
DECEMBER	66.2 kg
NEW YEAR 2011	64 kg

Year To Date

2010-04-05T10:34:00.001+10:00

MONTH	GOAL	ACTUAL	ACHEIEVED
JANUARY	START	101.4 kg	-
FEBRUARY	98.2kg	99.5 kg / + 1.3 kg	12/02 – 99 kgs
MARCH	95 kg	98.3 kg / + 3.3kg
APRIL	91.8 kg	96.3kg / +4.5kg
MAY	88.6 kg
JUNE	85.4 kg
JULY	82.2 kg
AUGUST	79 kg
SEPTEMBER	75.8 kg
OCTOBER	72.6 kg
NOVEMBER	69.4 kg
DECEMBER	66.2 kg
NEW YEAR 2011	64 kg

Weighty Wednesday

2010-03-17T22:25:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 96.9 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 1.4 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 30 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 23.6%
Weight to Goal:~ 32.9 kgs

April 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 91.8 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 5.1 kgs

I’m getting there – Not as quickly as I’d like to but I am getting there

Year To Date

2010-03-05T22:45:00.001+11:00

MONTH	GOAL	ACTUAL	ACHEIEVED
JANUARY	START	101.4 kg	-
FEBRUARY	98.2kg	99.5 kg / + 1.3 kg	12/02 – 99 kgs
MARCH	95 kg	98.3 kg / + 3.3kg
APRIL	91.8 kg
MAY	88.6 kg
JUNE	85.4 kg
JULY	82.2 kg
AUGUST	79 kg
SEPTEMBER	75.8 kg
OCTOBER	72.6 kg
NOVEMBER	69.4 kg
DECEMBER	66.2 kg
NEW YEAR 2011	64 kg

Weighty Wednesday (On Friday and weeks late)

2010-03-05T22:23:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 98.3 kgs
Loss This Week:~ kgs

Weight Lost:~ 28.6 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 22.5%
Weight to Goal:~ 34.3 kgs

April 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 91.8 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 6.5 kgs

T his is not the lowest I have been which is a total bitch. But I’m trying to take heart that this morning I got my period and so, hopefully, I’m bloated. I was 96.9 which was an even 30kgs gone. I was so happy when I saw that number on the scales.

S o looking at the goals I set myself for this year I was aiming for 91.8kgs by April 1^st. That’s 6.5kgs for me to lose in the next 4 weeks. It’s doable. I have done numbers like this before. But it’s going to take a discipline and determination.

O h and even though I’m not blogging so often – Is it too cheeky of me to ask for your support? I still get my comments emailed to me. They are such a big boost for me.

Weighty Wednesday

2010-01-28T09:17:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 99.0 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 0.8 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 27.9 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 22%
Weight to Goal:~ 35.0 kgs

Feb 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 98.2 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 0.8 kgs

101

2010-01-22T14:29:00.001+11:00

I decided I was going to write an all new 101 list. Why not? My life has changed a lot since I wrote my last list in 2008 and some of the stuff I had on my list isn't really applicable to my life right now or won't be before the 1001 days for that list had ended.

But then I thought well maybe I should just concentrate on my 30 before 30 list. I turn 30 at the end of this year and I would love to tick off quite a few things. BUT THEN maybe I can do both at once (Hey coming up with 101 things is hard ok!)

I think I did well getting through 30 activities in JUST over 1 year means I was on track technically. But some of the big stuff just isn't doable. Some of it will move across to my new list and some of it will be left for later.

So should I rewrite my list or should I just stick with progressing through what I have?

The week that was!

2010-01-20T23:06:00.001+11:00

Get your own graph at skinnyr

What a roller coaster huh! Got there in the end though.

Weighty Wednesday

2010-01-20T10:33:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 99.8 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 0.5 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 27.1 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 21.4%
Weight to Goal:~ 35.8 kgs

Feb 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 98.2 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 1.6 kgs

OMG I have finally done it - I swear week after week of thinking "This time I'll be double digits" was starting to annoy me. I'm officially in the double digit territory and that's where I plan on staying! WOOHOOO. This also means I just achieved the goal I had set for reaching 99.9kg which was my heels from Wittner and the Tanita scales. Both of which cost over $100 so will be waiting for a sale after the Engagement party. (Anyone able to get Tanita or Wittner deals? haha)

OMG I just realised my next goal takes me to the half way mark of my weight loss journey! 95.1kgs and I have MBT's as being the reward for that one.

That may depend a lot on cash flow cause those things are far from cheap. Why does everything cost so much?

Weighty Wednesday

2010-01-13T18:26:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 100.3 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 1.3 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 26.6 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 21%
Weight to Goal:~ 36.3 kgs

Feb 1st Weight Loss Goal:~ 98.2 kgs
Weight to Goal:~ 2.1 kgs

Days 1 - 7 of 365

2010-01-10T00:43:00.007+11:00

L-R 1) LOL Mango drink, 2) My new desk (for now) 3) My new bed setting
4) [Centre] Doing my New Years Day Measurements
5) Boogie Nights Nails Movie Premiere (I'm too good) 6) Christmas Cards 7) Looking at You! Playing with eyeshadows

1) We bought some of the LOL drinkn cause we thought it was funny. It actually tastes really nice. It's a carbonated Mango juice drink.
2) They have moved everything into the new office but there is no staff yet. This is my desk for now until I a) officially get promoted and get the corner office or b) lose my job completely.
3) My new bed setting, Bought myself a King size doona and setting this week. I ♥ it!
4) I have this great list that I can write down ideas to blog about. And I thought this pic was perfect to show my start to the new year.
5) I have been doing my own nails again. I haven't done anything outrageous for years so this is "Boogie Nights Movie Premiere" French Nails. It's a coloured acrylic. I'm going to start doing others nails again too. I have very limited places available as I obviously need to have a life too so it's going to be first in best dressed - I'm on the Northern Beaches.
6) This year I put all of our Christmas Cards on the blinds behind our bed. I loved seeing them everyday and had to take a photo before they were taken down.
7) For my birthday I was given a GORGEOUS eyeshadow palette and I simply had to play. I have never played with make up and didn't do it when becoming a beautician so I am using some of the You Tube Tutorials to feel my way around.

Is it the weekend yet?

2010-01-08T15:55:00.002+11:00

I hear a Strawberry Daiquiri calling my name. An hour plus drive time to go.

Are you happy, or do you want more?

2010-01-07T14:49:00.000+11:00

It has come to my attention that the majority of people joining the gym have a birthday the same month. Freaky coincidence or do we really and subconsciously start to think about our lives, getting older and looking after ourselves better around our birthdays?

I know my last birthday was a bit scary. I turned 29 just over a week ago. It’s so close to 30! It’s not really turning 30 that has me scared so much. (I think) It’s all the things I think I should have accomplished in my life before now.

Things like fit and healthy, a successful career, marriage, home and children.

You guys know exactly where I am headed with fit and healthy and I am happy to say at least I am pointed in the right direction. Calories in vs Calories out. Just sensible eating for someone who hasn’t been doing any activity. I have spoken with Loz about getting back into our training programs and we are setting ourselves up for next week. Need to write some programs.

My career is in a bit of a mess right now. I have moved from seconded role to seconded role. Now the role I am in is being made permanent with a big pay rise. I should be partying right? Except for the fact that it has been advertised and I have to apply for it.

I freaked out about that part cause I thought that might mean I don’t get it and that I just go back to a club. BUT then I found out if I don’t get the job and I don’t get another job in the meantime I will not have a job at all anymore.

Finding out stuff like this on Christmas Eve is a big downer! I have to admit I’m trying to forget about it and stick my head in the sand like it will all just disappear. That needs to stop.

Marriage, well at least we know it WILL happen. I’m in the throws of planning at the moment. I have to say people like Miss Nicky absolutely amaze me with how quickly and perfectly they can put themselves together. It’s like they have their wedding perfectly planned beforehand. Me I have too many maybes and not enough definites. I always panic that I’ll make a decision and then something better will come along. Still I will be 30 when we get married. What happened to being 21 married with 3 kids? 21 was so long ago.

FH does own his own home but shares ownership with his mother so I feel that it is their house and not my own. It also means when it comes to things like wanting to clear the creepy doll collection out of the sideboard or removing the cluttering knick knacks I can only want.

I am far from a perfect housewife and I would adore to be a Bree Van Der Kamp domestic goddess but while I go through fazes it never sticks.

One day I hope we can buy her out or get our own home but FH does not want to sell. I know exactly where he is coming from and a big part of me feels exactly the same. Only thing is I haven’t yet won lotto to pay her out yet either.

And the children thing – cannot happen until we are married.

What about you? How do you feel with where you are in life? Do you want more?

Weighty Wednesday

2010-01-06T13:06:00.001+11:00

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 101.6 kgs
Loss This Week:~ + 0.2 kgs :(

Weight Lost:~ 25.3 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 19.9%
Weight to Goal:~ 37.6 kgs

February 1st Weigh in Goal:~ 98.2 kgs

Weight to Goal:~ 3.4kgs

I was 101.4 last week and I have had a few crampy bloaty yucky days. My weight got as high as 102.2kg the other day and is on it's way back down again so hopefully the arse will drop out of it in a day or two and it's TTOM that's mucking with my scales.

Not what you want first week of the new year but ah wells.

Weight Loss Goals for 2010

2010-01-05T23:22:00.001+11:00

In order to reach my weight loss goal this year I need to follow this plan or better every month.

I’m hoping that by breaking it down I have given myself the best way to track my progress, remind me that it doesn’t happen overnight and ensure I reach for the stars.

MONTH

GOAL

ACTUAL

ACHEIEVED

JANUARY

START

101.4 kg

-

FEBRUARY

98.2kg

MARCH

95 kg

APRIL

91.8 kg

MAY

88.6 kg

JUNE

85.4 kg

JULY

82.2 kg

AUGUST

79 kg

SEPTEMBER

75.8 kg

OCTOBER

72.6 kg

NOVEMBER

69.4 kg

DECEMBER

66.2 kg

NEW YEAR 2011

64 kg

2010 RESOLUTIONS

2010-01-02T00:00:00.001+11:00

New Year 2010

Weight Loss - 37.4kg

Career Progression

Spend more time with family and friends

Enjoy life more

Spend more time with Storm

Be more organised and de-cluttered

I need to turn these into SMART goals I may be back later with that or I might keep them to myself. We’ll see.

1 / 365

2010-01-01T23:35:00.000+11:00

New Year 2010 Weights and Measures

2010-01-01T23:29:00.001+11:00

New Year 2010 Weights and Measures

AREA

2009

2010

DIFFERENCE

WEIGHT

126.9kg

101.4kg

25.5kg

NECK

38cm

34.5cm

3.5cm

SHOULDERS

108cm

101.5cm

6.5cm

CHEST

123cm

105.5cm

17.5cm

LEFT ARM

42cm

36.5cm

5.5cm

RIGHT ARM

39cm

35.5cm

3.5cm

SMALL OF WAIST

110.5cm

93cm

17.5cm

NAVAL

131cm

112.5cm

18.5cm

MUFFIN TOP

149cm

125cm

24cm

HIPS

146cm

125cm

21cm

LEFT THIGH

72cm

69cm

3cm

RIGHT THIGH

73cm

72cm

1cm

LEFT CALF

50cm

44cm

6cm

RIGHT CALF

48cm

44.5cm

3.5cm

TOTALS

1129.5cm

998.5cm

131cm

Weighty Wednesday

2009-12-23T09:05:00.001+11:00

Weighty Wednesday

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 101.9 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 0.2 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 25 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 19.7%
Weight to Goal:~ 37.9 kgs

Little loss this week which is to be expected after last week's drop but I am ecstatic about reaching the 25kg lost mark. WOOHOO!!!!

Beautiful Home For Sale

2009-12-18T08:50:00.003+11:00

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Mid - High $500's

Open for Inspection
Sat 19th Nov
11am - 12pm

Or by Appointment

Contact David 0404 881 888

More photos on Domain.

Fuel Rant

2009-12-18T08:32:00.001+11:00

Do NOT Miss the fuel cycle.

I don't know about you but over the years I have always filled up on the cheapest day. If the car was ¾ full or not when the drop in the fuel cycle arrived my car was getting filled to the brim. Over the last couple of months the cycle has changed.

Previously the Sydney cycle ran with a drop in prices on Tuesdays and so Tuesday you would find me filling up. Then quite quickly it went through to Wednesday and then Thursday.

I have no problem with the change in cycle days but I do wish I'd remembered what day of the week it was yesterday before it was too late. Because by 10pm my fuel light was on and the prices had jumped 20c per litre from that morning. Ridiculous really when you think about it. Oil companies do not have such huge waves in their pricing. But they control the world so they get to do as the please.

I waited to fill up this morning and that damn 20c price rise cost me an extra $11.20 in fuel.

Bugger!

Competition!!

2009-12-17T14:36:00.002+11:00

It’s not my Competition but I wish it was because it is AWESOME!
I am always trying to male my blog look better with headers and that kind of thing but I am totally lacking of skill when it comes to this area. So that’s when people like Tara come along.

As you can see here her skills are maddeningly great! These are my top 3 picks from her website (Click the button below to see more) Can you see a little Twilight coming through in 2/3?

You (And I) can win a custom design of our very own! I am super super psyched to get a new header and button. Just click HERE for all the details.

Weighty Wednesday

2009-12-16T12:23:00.003+11:00
Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 102.1 kgs
Loss This Week:~ 1.4 kgs

Weight Lost:~ 24.8 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 19.5%
Weight to Goal:~ 38.1 kgs

WOOHOO I was so excited I was so close to 25kg gone when I stepped on the scales this morning that I totally missed what a huge weight loss I have had this week. Very impressed.

Keeping me awake now is Breaking Dawn. Unbelievable. The Twilight Series reminds me of, but is so much better than the Virginia Andrews - Flowers in the Attic series.

Wedding Plans

2009-12-09T21:16:00.009+11:00

Wedding Plans

This wedding planning thing is working out to be harder than I first expected. While my weight loss seems to be under control, nothing else is. I have managed to convince myself at some point that I have AGES to worry about things, which I do. BUT I have also chosen the most popular month of the year in Sydney to get married. So this means while I have ages to plan, bookings should be made in advance.

In the future at some stage I would LOVE to be a wedding planner. I have always loved the idea of it and delved as deeply as I thought courteously possible into the weddings of friends and relatives. It’s just paying for it is ~~a little~~ scary!

I know that I could do this cheaply. Jason would be more than happy to have a BBQ in the backyard and then surprise everyone by saying hey this is a wedding! Great for someone who wants low key. But I am being selfish this time.

I have missed out on the fanfare that normally goes on in my life for my WHOLE life. I have never had a big celebration in my life. No deb ball, no formal, no sweet 16^th, no 18^th, no 21^st etc. This is the one thing I want to celebrate in style and I feel I deserve that big day.

I remember clearly looking in bridal shop windows with my Mum since I was a tiny child admiring the beading and lace work and the huge ball gown style wedding dresses in the window. We would discuss what we liked and what we didn’t and what we would do for my wedding when the time came. Some things have changed over the years but the dream is still there.

There are certain things I have always dreamed of and on those I refuse to compromise. I was at a wedding recently and there was a woman who spent most of the wedding and the reception crying her eyes out. I was there as her friends gathered to find out what was wrong and she said. “I wish my wedding was like this one, we had to cut corners and I regret all of it, I hate looking back at it knowing my one chance is gone.”

I don’t want to be that woman.

Jason is going to be of no help in this department because he doesn’t get it at all. As I said BBQ in the backyard. My Mum gets it though because she said if she were to do her wedding again she would do it differently, but unfortunately my parents are not in a position to help me, and nor should they really, have to I’ll be 30 by the time we marry. My bridesmaids have been so damn supportive! (I love you girls!) Even my M-I-L and I are getting on heaps better. She took me to a friend of hers wedding last weekend it was gorgeous.

So what’s been organised / decided already?
Not much! Haha.

Ceremony – I have spoken to the good people at National Parks about my dream ceremony location. Jason took me here once when we first met. I think not long after we started dating and I decided this was where we would get married. I have never waivered on that fact and while it hasn’t been booked yet (National Parks want me to wait until next year to book) We are sure the ceremony will be taking place at West Head which is the Northern Most Tip of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It is a stunning cliff top lookout set amongst gorgeous bushland and looks out over Pittwater and Broken Bay, over Lion Island and Palm Beach.

I’ll try to attach a photo later which shows one aspect but I have recently bought myself a park pass and I may visit soon with Jason to take some proper photos of the area myself as nothing online does this place justice. It was recently used by Home and Away for the wedding of Belle and Aden so if you saw that you have a good idea of what we’re doing.
(Update header photo is of West Head)

Reception – Only this week I have a date pencilled in at a stunning venue on circular quay. It honestly can’t get much better than Quay Restaurant. I am pleasantly surprised that the pricing is less than the function centres I have looked at and I have heard first hand experience from a friend who went to a wedding there and said it was the best venue she has ever been in. I have chosen it mainly for the view. Quay has a 260° view of the Harbour Bridge sweeping across to uninterrupted view of the Opera House. I love this city and I am looking forward to showing it off, especially as all of my family will be coming from interstate.

I am going in to see it all set up for a wedding next weekend which I am looking forward to. I hope I can drag Jase along with me and he falls in love with it as much as I have.

Date – Jason and I will be married on March 5^th 2011. It’s a Saturday. I have chosen March as it is a stunning month in Sydney. The smallest chance of rain which is important for an outdoor wedding and the first weekend in March is a public holiday in Victoria which is where most of my family and interstate friends will be travelling from so it makes it easier for them to attend.

Photographer and Videographer – I’m torn on this one but it is the next thing I would like to have booked in as I think the rest can start to work it’s way out around these key things. These are the important ones to have booked.

Guest List – Will be smaller than I would like. I would love everyone I know to be there to celebrate with us, but, if I want more than a BBQ, it’s just not doable. I am worried about tackling the children issue. It isn’t possible to have the children of our guests at the reception. I think it’s going to be a tricky one. I would love to hear from you if you also had an adults only reception or if you are a parent and have had this experience before and when you have what was exceptionally well handled and what wasn’t? Pointers would be great here! I’m hoping most people will be excited about a night without their kids, and those coming from interstate, excited about an adults only weekend which is a rare treat for any parent.

Attendants – Jason has 4 Groomsmen and myself 4 Bridesmaids. He hasn’t decided who’s doing what on the day but the team consists of his high school best friend David, Conrad, Nick and Rob. Supporting me has been / will be Matron of Honour - Lauren (Loz), Simone (Simmo, also happens to be Rob’s wife), Carissa (Will be Nick’s wife as they get married in October) and Angie. These people all hold such special places in our lives and I am so excited to be spending our day with them.
I promise to update with more when I have it.

Weighty Wednesday

2009-12-09T10:05:00.003+11:00

Weighty Wednesday

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 103.5 kgs

Loss This Week:~ 0.4 kgs

Total Weight Lost:~ 23.4 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 18.4%
Weight to Goal:~ 39.5 kgs

As any long term reader would know I am a daily weigher. But I have regarded Wednesday as my official weigh in day for a little while now thanks to the fact that I can use the wanky term "Weighty Wednesday" and have something specific to blog about on Wednesdays. LOL Sad huh! Yup it’s come to that.

But I haven’t been a good blogger at all so Welcome to my Weighty Wednesday.

Yesterday I weighed significantly less – That’s a bastard huh? But that’s what you get when you spend all night reading Eclipse and eat dinner at around midnight. Oops.

Catch Up!

2009-12-08T12:50:00.003+11:00
Good Morning! Good Afternoon! Good Evening and Good Night!

That might actually be as long as it takes you to read this post. It's a long one so grab yourself a cuppa and get ready to catch up.

Ok I have mine are you ready?

Well I've had yet another whirlwind trip to Melbourne this weekend. I get down there about once a month normally to see my surgeon although with Christmas I will be down again in a couple of weeks but driving this time. Then my surgeon is pretty happy with how things are looking so no more visits until February unless I feel I need one.
My pocket is going to be pretty happy about that.
My head however is used to the flights back and forth I actually enjoy them but even more I enjoy the time spent with my family when I am at home. I know to some that's going to sound absolutely crazy but others of you may just understand.
My family, my fiancé and my friends are my everything. This includes my dogs Storm and Knackers and my brothers dog Trigger who would grab hold of the toughest mans heart.
I am so close to my family that despite moving out many, many years ago for me to move home or for them to live with me wouldn't put me out one bit. In fact I would prefer to live that way. My parents are the kindest most giving people I know and I am so close to them. They have a healthy respect for me as an adult and yet the protective guidance and support of a parent that I need. I can't imagine life without them.
Going home and spending time with them is very special and very important to me. Leaving is always hard because I feel so torn. I wish I could be in two places at once, In Sydney with my fiancé and the love of my life Jason and in Melbourne with my family. Though I still prefer Sydney so I pray they move up here very shortly.

Since I was home last the house has finally been out on the market. It's an amazing feat! http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=2008130834

My parents have spoken of moving north since I can remember. I certainly remember talking about it and looking at properties in Queensland when I was at Primary School. There was always something getting in the way of our move though.

Then when I moved to Sydney my Mum decided she could not live more than an hour away from me as when my life progressed there would be Grandkids to take care of and let's face it we are so close that being apart makes us both miserable anyway.
However again something has always kept them away. For the last 12 or more months Mum has worked quite diligently to ensure that the house was ready to go on the market. She's done so much and the house looks great. Now we are praying for a quick sale.
They don't actually have a clue where they are going to move. I am still pushing for Sydney. Dad seems to be on that train now while Mum seems to have fallen off it.
It's a long way, VERY expensive and one of Mum's friends has been in her ear about how she won't know anyone here and all that. I think that scares her because for the last 12 months Dad has rarely been home as he made a return to interstate trucking. At the moment he is home but nothing says that won't change.

That coupled with the fact that they were thinking about living on the Central Coast which is about an hour from me has her worried about being alone I think.

Saturday they help 2 open homes so I helped get everything neat and tidy and decided to make myself scarce. I did a bit of window shopping and ran a couple of errands for them. Then that evening was spent at dinner with some of their church friends at an all you can eat place.

When we got home that evening we found that Trigger had a major gash in her side. It was off to the 24 hour vet hospital for that one and the next day up to Lort Smith for antibiotics and further treatment. Poor Trigger has been so out of it with the antibiotics it makes me so sad to see this normally bubbly puppy acting like a zombie creature. It's better for her though as it helps her to heal if she is still. She's under strict surveillance to ensure no further damage is done.
Monday Mum and I ducked down the street for some necessities. And boy oh boy was I pleased. Dimmies have some of my favourite bras on sale! I only wear Intimo (Thanks Jodie) and Berlei bras. And my Berlei bras generally cost me $55, I bought them for $11.99 each. The only trouble was finding the correct sizing but who can argue with the cost?

Then we stumbled into Target and I bought myself 2 maxi dresses. These are the first dresses I have bought in a damn long time. I never wear them as due to my body shape they look horrid on me. They tend to look like large tents as I have a very defined Pear shape.

The two I bought look good on me and as a bonus despite the $65 price tag on one it somehow scanned at $11!!! So I'm wearing it to work today. Bargain! Geez God has blessed me. I need as much money in my pocket as possible but I have to buy some clothes as they are all falling off me at the moment.

Anyone got a whole pile of good Size 16 & 18 clothes they no longer wear they want to pass down?
I'm thinking I might sell my old size 20's and 22's etc on eBay. Well those that are worth selling. Most have worn out or seams have gone etc. But if someone else is in the same predicament as me and is moving into these sizes perhaps I should post them here first. I would prefer to give what I have to a friend than sell to a stranger.
From shopping we went to see my surgeon who is impressed with my progress. I think I'll be in heels soon. Little by little of course. Today I am wearing ballet flat style shoes.

Being out of my Brooks sneakers for the first time in forever is so freeing! But may have reignited my small shoe obsession beyond what I could have thought possible. Some red stunners have been pointed out to "Santa" for Christmas with my size etc documented. I even tried them on and they fit even with my brace. The brace stops my ankle rolling but not the flexing motion required for some stunning heels. I can't post a pic as the store doesn't have a website for me to steal one from.

There's another 2 or 3 pairs of heels I simply MUST have. The one below but in lace and with a small platform type heel is HOT and available at Betts shoe stores and another pair I saw a girl wearing at the Arias the other week which were an amazing glitter! I have seen similar but not close enough to take my breath away like these did. I think Loz knows where to find them. (I hope she does)

Mmmm heels.

Photo Courtesy of www.betts.com.au

My other small obsession lately has been The Twilight saga. I mentioned it briefly in my last post but honestly unless you are as addicted as me (or more so) You are going to think I am nuts. I know this because I thought Twilight addicts were nuts.

Ok so they probably are and I definitely am but I completely get it NOW!

I was never in my wildest dreams interested in Twilight. I'm not a vampire kind of girl. But it's a powerful story. One that draws you right into it's romance. It's the kind of story where you wish you were the character in the story.

There's an awesome love triangle. Forbidden love and plenty of drama and action. The men are ever protective, strong and powerful yet loving and attentive. I have always had a thing for strong men. Strong, protective men. Mmmm. While Edward doesn't have the body I would dream for (Emmett and Jacob are more my style with those arms – oh those arms) The character himself grabs me and fills my dreams. This also may have something to do with the fact that I can't put the damn book down so I'm not sleeping until after 2am but I digress.

Over the weekend I finished Twilight and I enjoyed the book more than I did the movie. There was so much more included. I also finished New Moon over the weekend and I have to say in that one I enjoyed the movie more than the book. Although they still missed chunks of the book in the movie.

I understand why though – if they were to put the whole book in you wouldn't leave the theatre for the day.

I am 9 chapters into Eclipse already (I only started New Moon Friday night. :-s) Time passes so quickly when you are reading a good book. It seemed like my wait to board and my flight were over so fast!

I can't believe I have to wait until June next year for the movie. I can already see myself reading through the series again and watching the movies again. I never read or watch anything twice – It's an illness!

I know there will be no more Twilight books written after Breaking Dawn but has anyone read The Host? It's by the same author and I wonder if it will bring with it the same enchantment that Twilight does. I doubt it could.

The other weird thing is that this is the first fiction I have read since high school. I have been into so much true crime and self improvement that I thought fiction was a horrible waste of time. How wrong can you be?

Non fictions don't give the same thrill.

If you have thought it all silly like me be brave and give it a go. It's actually quite good.
I can't lend you my books though because I'm too busy reading them. LOL

On a final note – There's 17 days to Christmas (21 till my birthday and I'm getting old) What's Santa bringing you this year?

I think I need to dress well this Friday and have my photo taken with Santa at Bondi Junction – they have a gorgeous Santa set down there and it's always a great indicator of my weight loss over the year LOL.

4th Goal!

2009-11-29T23:31:00.002+11:00
Hi all!

I have reached my 4th weight loss goal!

I weighed in this Wednesday at 104.4kg which is 22.5kg gone! I have based all of my goals around being under the next marker so under 120 = 119.9kg or under 105kg = 104.9kg

My next goal is 99.9kg. It brings me into the double digits. It's a very exciting goal and I am already on my way forward with it.

I finally went and had my 1st weight loss goal reward last weekend. I went with a girlfriend to go and see New Moon last saturday. Let me tell you - I've become an addict! For ages and ages I have thought all you "twilight freaks" were a tad weird. Like everyone who raved about Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter etc. I was so over hearing all about it.

I dragged her here to watch the first one on the big screen we have as she needed cheering up. (Self sacrificing me of course haha) And it was absolutely awesome (save some "special" effects) and I couldn't wait to get to the movies and see New Moon.

Having not read the books it was all completely new to me. But the ending oh the ending !

Now I have to read the books. I have no time to read the books but I am getting there slowly. There is so much more information in there than there was in the movies but I am loving the read. I love that I can see the scenes from the movie as I read the story. It's such an easy to read book too.

My parents would be mortified. Ah wells. I can't believe I have been sucked in. But I do adore it now.

On to my next goal - I need to have my full body massage. I have seen Avenue Q (thank God cause there is an ending to these things) I'm not sure about the Series 2 Underbelly reward. I might do something else. Maybe, Oh who knows.

Up Next - a new laptop bag. It's been on my list since forever (Was on my original list too)

YAY

2009-11-02T13:02:00.002+11:00
What an awesome time I am having with things at the moment. It just seems like God is really holding me in his hand and really helping me at the moment which is awesome.

Dad has been in hospital for the past week after going in with chest pains for the billionth time. They found a blockage in his heart and I got notified at 11pm (after the last plane out of Sydney ((oh I sound like jimmy barnes)) I hate that my parents are in Victoria while I am up here. It's too damn far away and they haven't been well. So I had a bit of a teary and a melt down cause I wasn't there and I was worried. And then I started praying.

We got some news later in the week that was awesome! They told us that things were so much better than they were at first and were going looking for some other problems Dad has.

Those problems were finally diagnosed last night as being Gall Stones! And it looks like he'll go see his doctor and be discharged tonight. Geez I hope they fix them and that's the end of all this scary nonsense.

Praise God! From a cardiac issue to Gall Stones. Looks like he'll be improving his diet like it or not.

On Thursday my manager that I worked with before moving to head office finally quit and left the company. You have no idea the kind of exhileration and relief that ran through me when I got the news. She was a burr in my side and a pain in the arse. And we have prayed for her removal from my life for 12 months. I don't have room for poisonous people but sometimes, like at work, We aren't entirely in control of the people we have to have in our lives.

On Friday I checked my post office box to find Faith (See below) Faith is a beautiful Handpainted bear I won from Kathy Joy

Kathy is such a talented artist and beautiful woman. She has been a supportive and encouraging friend and she has a wealth of knowledge on many things including being a qualified nutritionist (Correct me if I got that wrong Kathy) She has been overweight in the past, suffered as a result and turned her life around successfully all while looking after her husband who has a degenrative brain condition which requires her to be his full time carer AND having serious issues herself which mean that even if she wanted to she can't even live in just the one place which means she can be constantly on the move.

She is someone who truly will not let circumstance and excuses get in the way of her accomplishments. And I really appreicate her friendship. Thanks Kathy!

Saturday saw us up the central coast enjoying lunch with Jason's cousins and their children plus Jason's cousins wife's parents (Who are lovely!) Jason is God Father to their oldest son Jaden and we don't get to catch up often at all. I love them to pieces. Honestly Jaden and younger brother Luke are amazingly well behaved kids with great personalities. It's not hard to see they get that from their folks too who are both gorgeous people.

Then back to Sydney to Ribs and Rump at North Ryde for my Besties birthday (Hi Lozza you lurker you). I always love ribs and rump and it's one of my favourite places to go for a meal. Best Ribs and Steak you will ever eat! I swear. We always go to Manly though which is the original Ribs and Rump so this was a bit different.

We enjoyed a great night with our friends and I hope Loz had a good night too. She seemed to be enjoying it all except for the ribs and rump special bloody mary. If you go there don't do it. It's terrible and looks like poo water (seriously)

Sunday morning Jason and I were up early. I hate getting up early on the weekends so there always has to be good reason and this Sunday there was. A friend owns the very popular catamaran Aussie Magic. Well known as it used to be hired to Matilda Cruises and Captiain Cook Cruises for charters. He took it out on the weekend with an invite to his friends and we were lucky enough to get on board.

It was a glorious day - About 25°C and the harbour was the perfect place to be. Both Jason and I LOVE being out on boats and found the whole thing so relaxing and enjoyable.

We are thinking of asking to charter the boat ourselves for our engagement party which should be organised for February sometime. Keep your fingers crossed for us. It's a small upgrade from the backyard bbq we were looking at :p

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend like I did. And that your blessings are many.

I've finally done it

2009-10-30T23:56:00.002+11:00

I'm booked in for a small "procedure" to have this nasty little son of a bitch removed from my arm. It's something I have wanted to do for over 12 months and I have wussed out everytime. I am not posting the removal photos here until AFTER I get it out because I already made the mistake of googling that once before and I do not need more to freak me out. I am already crapping my pants enough.

It's come time now that the damn thing has expired. And it's causing havok! I'm not sure if it's responsible for the weight status at the moment but it's sure as hell responsible for the fact that Aunt Flo has come and gone a bagillion times in the last 6 or so weeks.

I'm NOT looking forward to the return of monthly visits. I generally end up sick for days beforehand, & during, vomitting and SEVERE cramps that have put me in hospital before. However I'm not interested in putting contrceptive rubbish in my body anymore either. This may change after my first "real" un implanon supported visit but for now this is my stance.

I started putting weight on when I had the implanon inserted. And it's been a hard slog to get it off. PLUS I'm not going through the removal nastiness and freakouts again.

Let's see if I make it to my appointment on Tuesday night. Are there any bets?

Fat-astic Friday

2009-10-30T08:47:00.004+11:00
Well how are you all?

I have been quiet of late. It's all due to me doing more facebooking, working and various other activities than blogging. I have made it a goal of mine to return to weekly blogging at a minimum and there is someone who promised to keep me accountable. (Hi Nicky!)

I've started a new challenge over at We Are Slimming which I have mentioned a thousand times before but will mention again because I know you aren't all readers / members of We Are Slimming yet and if you are looking to lose weight then you should be!

On our last challenge I tried to minimilise my goals and ended up not acheiving a single one of them (after blitzing the challenge prior) so I have gone back to a mighty long list of goals.

♥ Lose 5kg (Be 103kg or under)
♥ Report in every week on WAS
♥ Blog at least once a week
♥ Reduce Snacking
♥ Track all food
♥ Swim Weekly minimum
♥ Improve on laps per half hour (currently 24)
♥ Start Power plate training
♥ Drink water daily
♥ Remove Implanon
♥ Move more everyday
♥ Beat Ali

The goals were set Wednesday last week and this is the first blog post so I am really going to have to move my butt if I am going to make this challenge work for me. Actually reposting this was a good idea cause I was religiously tracking my food (for the first time in my life) when I set this goal and then my computer died and my tracking (which was in my phone) was erased when I synced my phone the next time. So I cracked it and stopped tracking (oops)

Maybe I should print these goals for myself so I can read them everyday. This is one of the things that I found was a huge help to me when doing Body - For - Life. I would read over every goal morning and night. And "touch base" with myself and my progress every day.

Oh I also had a mad cool chart that I used to use that got coloured in when I did something right. That chart was so motivating! I always wanted my colours up there.

So I started the challenge on Wednesday 21st at 108kg. And I weighed in this week at 108.1kg

Starting waist measurement is 111cm. Which is impressive when you think about it, because when I got engaged I had a waist measurement of 131cm! So I'm hovering at just under 20kg gone but 20cm gone from my belly!

I'm getting really peeved with the whole thing though as I've stalled, and stayed put for SO LONG! It's so frustrating that I know something has to change but I'm really, just a bit lost.

Jadey in Pictures

2009-10-13T18:58:00.002+11:00

PRESENTING MY FIRST EVER COLLAGE!
1) The remainder of a Zucchini, Tomato, Pumpkin & Herb Riggatoni. - pumpkin pushed aside (vomit) 2) Lamb & Spinach Curry (whats with the good airline food?) 3) WTF? A book on Twitter, tweets etc. 4) Special K chocolatey flakes contains 1.2 serves - WTF are you going to do with .2 of a serve? 5) Monty stickered up for the ATC 6) Yeah They're Real - Jadey modelling her Avenue Q T Shirt 7) Lemon Pepper Tuna - finally one I can eat 8) Abseiling window washer outside my Bondi Office 9) Winnie the Pooh Doona Cover - reliving those teenage years.

8 STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR BEST HEALTH EVER!

2009-10-13T18:43:00.005+11:00
8 STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR BEST HEALTH EVER!

Have you ever noticed those people who look super lean from head to toe, but have a weird little belly? Chances are it could be to do with their digestive health.

Being healthy is misunderstood these days. Health is all about taking responsibility for ALL areas of your life. Here are the tips I use with my clients, to help them achieve a whole new level of good health.

If it is white, don't eat it! The four white devils are white flour, white sugar, white salt and pasteurisation and homogenisation milk products. If dairy is a necessity and you can't get hold of raw dairy, choose certified organic as your second choice. For those who are lactose sensitive, full fat cream is very low in lactose.

If you can't pronounce a word on a label, do not eat it. Your liver won't like it!

The longer the shelf life, the more harmful it is likely to be to your body!

Choose products and meats in this order:
Certified organic produce and free range meats
Organic produce and organic meat
Locally farmed produce and locally farmed free range meat
Commercial produce and commercial hormone free meat
Commercial meat

Always season foods and water with 100 per cent unprocessed sea salt. The best is Celtic, followed by sea salt from New Zealand, because there is less heavy metal toxicity there.

The minimum amount of water you should drink each day can be calculated by multiplying your body weight (kg) by 0.033. This gives you the amount of water (L) that you should consume per day. Remember, nothing substitutes for water, not tea, not juice, not beer – nothing! Always choose top selling brands such as Evian, Fiji, Trinity and Volvic because they sell the fastest and, therefore, have the least exposure to plastic bottles. The most health-giving waters have a hardness factor of 170 mg/L or greater and a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of 300 or greater. Adding a pinch of sea salt to water is recommended to replace electrolytes. Additionally, it will harden otherwise good but soft waters and will significantly increase the TDS.

Follow the 80/20 rule. If you live healthily 80 per cent of the time, you can absorb the other 20 per cent.

Get to bed by 10pm and sleep until 6am minimum. The body (physical) repairs itself from 10pm to 2pm, while the mind (mental) repairs itself from 2pm to 6am.

After years of living an unhealthy lifestyle it will take a bit of time to repair the damage so you need to be patient and realise that this is a long-term endeavour, rather than something that will change overnight. Depending on how toxic your body is you might experience a number of reactions from eating proper food, which could include weight gain, weight loss, enhanced mood, increased energy and vitality.

When your foundation is established, there are other areas as well that can be looked into such as your digestive health, hormones, adrenal glands, amino acids, to name a few. In conjunction with the guidelines above you can start with the Gut Healing Program. If we eat all of these great foods and take all of these high-end supplements but have a gut dysfunction (low SIgA, parasites, fungus, bacteria, dysbiosis, etc), then what we eat will not have its benefits. The gut healing program consists of the following and should be done for a minimum of four weeks:
Remove caffeine, alcohol, refined sugars and processed foods and bad fats (all irritate and create inflammation in the gut).

Remove foods that you know you are sensitive to. It's worth getting a food intolerance test to find out.

Restore probiotics daily such using lactobacillus acidophilus/bifidus.

Repair with healthy fats such as fish oils and nut oils.

Eat whole foods, unprocessed, lightly cooked and organic wherever possible.

Remove antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, aspirin and tylenol.

Be aware that many other medications affect the GI tract(i.e., osteoporsis mediations, antidepressants, acid reduction medications).

Repair with herbs such as garlic, aloe vera, oil of oregano, and turmeric, nutrients such as L-glutamine, quercitin, fish oils, as well as specifically formulated low antigen medical foods to help promote healing.

You now have the healthy, natural tools that will help rekindle your health and save you a truckload of money on those vitamins and pills, and right now we all know how important it is to save money!

Article by Blake Worrall-Thompson. Blake's fitness industry experience and knowledge is outstanding having worked in an elite personal training studio in London along with owning and running his own bootcamp and holding management roles within Fitness First. He is the director and owner of Raw Solutions, which is an international mentoring and coaching program for those in the health and fitness industry looking to get the edge over others in the industry. Along with being the director and owner of Ministry of Wellbeing the corporate health and fitness program aimed at improving each company's productivity and health. Blake is also the author of the best selling book 'Switched on Health & Wellbeing Professionals' and is a regular contributor to a number of publications including Fitness First and the Network magazine.

I thought this was a really interesting article. It has some great sound advice. Am I willing to take it all on board right now? Nope. But I thought it was good enough to share with others and I can take parts of it on board and perhaps move forward like that. As they say Progress not Perfection.

Every month Fitness First sends out a free newsletter with interesting articles like this one which you can subscribe to on their website.

SORRY!!!

2009-10-03T21:26:00.002+10:00
I have been a bad blogger. And we all know what that means.....

I haven't been losing weight.

Ack.

Ok so what can I say. I think I know exactly whats going on with the whole weightloss thing but I'm not entirely sure. You see I have the Implanon (contraceptive implant) in my arm and it expires on the 10th of October. In the last few weeks all of a sudden I have had my period a few times. I don't norrmally ever get it so this has been uncomfortable, annoying, nauseating, painful and I think weighty!

I'm not 100% sure that's the reason though. We'll see.

I'm still working in head office but there might be some changes to my role on the way. I'm not 100% sure about it all yet but can let you know more as I do.

Tupperware has been great - ATM I am fundraising for National Breast Cancer Foundation which is keeping me busy and sales have been great. Can I encourage you to hold a party this month (You get the gifts I'll make the donation) or at least put in an order with me for your Tupper needs in October so that we can raise as much money for NBCF as possible.

Jason and I are both doing well. I have a little ticker that tells me we are 1 Year 5 Months and 2 Days away from the wedding. And I am completely unorganised! I have only made decisions on a couple of things. BUT I am narrowing the reception venue. Unfortunately I also haven't saved a cent yet so that means I don't have the deposit. But at least making a decision would be a start.

What I do know so far:~

Ceremony Location
Celebrant
Florist
Bridal Party

I have discovered that wedding planning would be so much more fun IF I was spending someone else's money LOL

Jase and I haven't managed to get out to Avenue Q yet. I think we are booking tickets for later this week but it's all in his very capable hands.

We looked into heading to the movies today for a Gold Class session but there's nothing on we really want to see. (So still haven't used that reward) And at some stage I need to go have my massage too. I am sooo freaking stiff and I've been saying I need a massage for over a year, I have even had a voucher to go and get one since December last year and not used it. It's my own fault. I need to make the time for these things.

I am trying to catch up on blogs etc - It's not the easiest thing to do and I fear I am going to need to cull my subscriptions. I don't know how though. Do I cull to the ones that comment here? What do I do?

I can't believe how busy life is about to become here. It's the long weekend this weekend and we don't have many plans. I barrack for the Storm and the Eels. So whoever wins tomorrow I win. But if Storm wins Jason may be unbearable to live with so I am more going for the Eels.

Next weekend I am heading to Melbourne. Except I screwed up my flights so I'll be there Sunday (was supposed to be friday night) then out monday.

The following weekend I have a wedding to go to and a girlfriend up from Melbourne. The one after that another wedding.

It's very very full on!

The weather had been FABULOUS until today when all of a sudden it was Winter. And I have frozen my butt off.

I'm rambling now so I'll leave it here. I hope you are all great.

GOAL 3

2009-09-02T22:05:00.002+10:00
Check out my Weight Loss Goals and Rewards List here
Did you notice anything in my last post??

Yup! I reached the next goal this morning! I'm going to have to push back my pedi a bit as I still can't have my foot or ankle touched by anyone. So FH and I are going to go see Avenue Q!!! I am so excited about that.

STATS

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs

Current Weight:~ 109.6 kgs
Weight Lost:~ 17.3 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 13.6%
Weight to Goal:~ 45.6 kgs

WAS CHALLENGE

2009-09-02T21:30:00.003+10:00

Well today kickstarted the WAS Challenge for me. I am so happy to be a part of a forum of such awesome people. You should really get along to We Are Slimming if you have a weightloss goal or maybe you are maintaining.

It's a 6 week basic challenge so I did my waist measurement and weighed in this morning. I set some goals for myself to achieve in the next few weeks and I'm happy cruising along.

It's not too late to get started if you'd like to join in and it's completely free!

My Goals for The Challenge

* To lose 5 kg
* Eat not more than 3 small meals a day
* Swim once a week
* Blog at least weekly

Starting Stats

Weigh In Date:~ Wed 2nd September
Height:~ 168 cms
Current Weight:~ 109.6 kgs
Current Waist Measurement:~ 115 cms

A Rant about Nails

2009-08-29T22:49:00.005+10:00
There are no decent salons in the Sydney area. Or at least none near me. It's starting to really peeve me. take a look at these
Honestly they are terrible! Wide. Arches and C Curves, Flat and lifting. So bad in fact my pointer and middle finger had the acrylic totally replaced last week and the acrylic on my ring finger decided to pop off this evening. Thank the LORD I still had my nail underneath and I can paint a decent french nail.

I got so peeved I started talk to Jason about buying/setting up a salon. Someone else can run the damn thing but I want decent services! And I figure if they are provided to others it has to make money. (Hey Monnie wanna run a salon for me? LMAO)

Ah it's never going to happen but it's always nice to dream. Hey it might happen one day. I can't work for the man for the rest of my life and I'd like to own my own business. ATM the 2 wants are an amazing salon or a McDonalds. Yesssss!!! I know, I know! I am defiintely brilliant.

Don't think for one second that Tupperware will take a back seat! No way. I have too much fun with it to ever give it up.

Now I need to find a freaking decent nail tech. Arghh!

2009-08-28T21:00:00.002+10:00
3 posts in 3 days??? Surely not!

Yup I'm here. I don't think I have much to say but if this works out as normal we'll figure that part out when I hit send :P

Thanks so much for commenting on my last post and my photos. It's always nerve wracking putting up fat photos. I usually post and wait for the kooks to come out. Thankfully that hasn't happened yet though so I'll continue to post my progress pics as I go.

The trick is being in the mood to strip off and have the photos done. You also need to have shaved your legs the same day and need a co operative partner. MIL has to have gone out or be in bed. It can't be too cold or you'll want to die and you need to be able to find the same clothes as last time, Or at least similar. It all comes together rarely!

I think I'm loving the white background though. Makes my pasty white english skin look tanned haha.

I think I am starting to realise how truly draining my normal job is! I normally crash physically and emotionally whenever I am home. Unfortunately that also means this place is generally a write off 24/7 and I do my best to have a small path from my door to my bed clear so I don't do myself any more damage falling over crap getting to my bed.

Tonight I got home and was like OK cool. This place is a mess lets fix it. I had my washing on and pulled everything apart and got to work. I plugged my iPhone into the speakers cranked the volume started singing and Jadey is a happy girl! It was easy and near on effortless. My feet and ankles would have been happier had I been in bed withmy feet up but I'll pat them and massage them and sing to them and pray they don't punish me later.

This is not me! Not me at all! My new job is basically analysis and data entry. It's a job where I sit at a computer with my headphones linked to my iPhone playing music and not my telephone talking to people. It is draining because you concentrate and it's repetitive and mind numbing but apparently that means I have the energy for a life out side of work.

Now I need to book more tupperware parties while this phenomenon has taken over me!

Has anyone else been in this same kind of situation?

So What Does -15 kgs Look Like?

2009-08-27T21:32:00.009+10:00

I'm pretty proud of myself. The shorts that were stretching at the seems fit really well. If anything starting to get big. My back boobies are disappearing and everything is in general shrinking! WOOHOO!!!

Now cause I don't have my water marking program on here lets hope my photos don't end up anywhere dodgy.

2009-08-25T21:43:00.003+10:00
Hi ALL!

I know I have been a very bad blogger haven't I! My sincerest (is that a word) apologies.

Not that much has been going on in my life so I haven't felt the urge to be writing about boringness, knowing that no one would want to read about boringness. But on the other hand I would love to increase my readership. Any of you popular bloggers got some tips and tricks on how I do that? I'll admit to loving the attention :P

Now are you ready for a catch up? Grab a cuppa and go to the loo cause this could be a long one.

So as you all know I made a return to work and quickly went out and bought myself the car of my dreams. You girls are all too damn funny with your name suggestions!

Cara - I can't call it Jadey that's my name and all too confusing! I did like Diamond though.
Sharon - Montgomery seriously?? Future Hubby read that and was like yup it's settled Montgomery it is. Nooooo.
Sharon, Beck and Wanna - BAZZA????? Honestly girls who's on drugs here and how did you all come up with such a bogan name for my purdy Pajero. hahahahaha I'm thinking Pumpy - Future Hubby (FH from here on in) is in total denial about the whole thing and refuses to accept it but I think it's funky! He thinks it me

Chris - Maybe I gotta offer up a prize to get a cool name like Roxy :p

I think I am going to make FH happy for now and name him Montgomery.

Monty and I have become very close friends. I absolutely adore him. I am very happy to say that he doesn't use more fuel than my old car and he is so much easier to drive. So much easier to park! It's smaller and a can see the corners AND it has the reversing sensors. Oh dreamboat.

My return to work on the other hand seems to have been fairly short lived. I was back in the club but not having all that much luck. I wasn't really doing my own job so I felt like I wasn't doing all that I could to be effective in my position. In fact I felt really useless.

I got sent off to a summit where we were supplied with some extra training and responsibility which was awesome. I learnt so much in my time there! Plus I got to spend the night in a hotel at Bondi Beach and woke up to a short walk down to the beach to spend the morning sitting on the boardwalk there soaking up the sunshine and people watching. It was amazing! Great way to start the day. My poor colleagues were being dragged through bootcamp on the beach but I am sure they are all the better for it (even if it was after a night of hard drinking and no sleep)

We learnt about something called Insights. Which is kind of like personality typing I suppose. You learn about what drives you (and those around you) and why people are like they are. I came up a strong Yellow with Strong Green and Red behind me also.

Yellow is bubbly and loving. They are people that love attention. They want to be included in everything and HATE to be left out. It's like a personal insult. (even when it's not) It is quite energetic. Yellow needs to be loved. Hence the need for more readers or commenter's or both. And the Look at me! Personality I sometimes display.

Green is very caring and compassionate. This is the side that has me worried about people in the middle of the night. I'm sure this is the side of me that makes me cry when people I don't even know die (not celebrities just anyone!) This is the part of me that wants to do whatever I can to help. That takes time out for people even when it's to my own detriment.

And Red is the total opposite! I'm generally red when I'm mad or determined. Red is the fire in me. It's me when I have a short fuse. It's the determination, driven, get in my way and get run over girl. It can be nasty. It doesn't come out much in the bad way thank goodness because Yellow and Green dominate.

Isn't it interesting. If I had my book here or could even seem to successfully google the information I am looking for it I could give you so much better and more thorough explanations of what I just said. I want to do the official test and find out exactly where I fit but it costs. one day one day.

After the summit I raised some concerns about me actually implementing what I had learnt with my regional manager. He completely understood which is great. He's a nice bloke and we get along well. Surprisingly though when I returned to work on Monday I was able to do my job without a hassle.

There was a couple of things that are still a sticking point so on Tuesday morning my Regional manager Hr and myself met to chat and I have moved workplace for a little while to head office. It's tripled my fuel bill and the tolls suck but it's going to give me an opportunity to a) be useful b) stay off my feet and c) become an absolute admin whizz. So it'll be very useful when I do return to my normal duties.

OK off of boring day to day work and onto TUPPERWARE!

I am having so much fun with Tupperware and to be honest it is so rewarding even in these early early days. I have earnt so much stuff for free and I am feeling really good about my decision to become a Tupperware lady. I am not doing as many parties as I would like to yet (Book me now before I get too busy) But I am sure it's coming. My Fan Page on Facebook seems to be pretty popular but I'd love it if you could join (My Tupperware Lady) and if you are already there invite your friends. The wider the audience the better!

We released the Spring / Summer catalogue a couple of weeks ago and as of today it became public! I love it! There are so many awesome products. Some great new stuff. A return of some of the older stuff and new colours in other ranges. It's gorgeous and fun. And really reminds you of the warmer weather. If you want a copy feel free to send an email to me at tupperwarejadey@hotmail.com and give me your postal address and I'll get one in the mail to you.

It's such a great business opportunity with so many rewards as well as cash. But also it's fun! I get to sit with people and have a chat and enjoy a scone or cake or both (oops) and a cuppa with them. And I don't even have to sell! It does that by itself. Not many haven't heard of Tupperware and everyone needs it.

If you are in Sydney and want to come play in a Sales Meeting with me one night and see behind the scenes make sure you let me know won't you. Cause I would love to bring you along as my guest :) No pressure to join or anything.

Oh MAN I sound like I'm part of AMWAY! Nooooo not me. Sorry this is definitely NOT Amway.
Now despite all the cookies and scones and cake I am still managing to lose weight. Although I have remained at the same weight for the last 6 days! HOW FRUSTRATING, I think staying the exact same weight every morning is even more frustrating than going up a bit going down a bit etc. Actually no! I'll take staying the same instead of going up. It gives me hope that it's fluid or something.

So where am I at?

Well I started at 126.9 kgs (shock fucking horror how the hell did I get there?)
And as of this morning (and for the last 6 days running) I have weighed in at 111.8 kgs

That's a loss of 15.1 kgs or Biggest Loser style 11.9% of my total Body Weight

How cool is that? I really can't complain. For those that forget or those of you just joining the program. I have a goal of 64kgs in time for my wedding which will be March 2011 if I get my act together and plan it between now and then. So I have 47.8 kgs to go to goal.

The other day I found a very rare Cadbury Cream Egg supplier and I took a bite and threw half of it in the bin! Like What The????

You see I have also set myself mini goals along the way and I have achieved 2 of these now and I am eager to achieve the 3rd. Now it would also be good if I had actually treated myself to the 2 goals I have achieved but I am sure it's coming (One is movies gold class for which I have the tickets already and one is a full body massage which I also have a voucher for) The Next goal to achieve is for a deluxe pedi. But I am thinking of switching that with something else since I can hardly touch my foot thanks to the surgery and so therefor there would be nothing deluxe about a foot massage at this stage and no pedi is deluxe without one. The next goal marks me getting under 110kgs so 109.9 kgs. I can smell it!

I think I really need to be getting on the bike and swimming a bit more though. Well that's the fakest thing ever cause I'm not getting on the bike or swimming at all. So I actually need to do it! It will help rehab my ankle and help me burn some extra calories.

We Are Slimming is having another challenge starting Monday! It's a 6 week Keep it Simple Challenge so feel free to join in with us. People are setting goals for the challenge already I gotta admit I am still working on mine. WAS is an awesome and supportive forum. The girls are all so close and really care about how you are going and that kind of thing.

Ah well - it's past time for this lil chook to get some zzz's I hope you are all doing well. I promise to catch up on some bloggy reading in the next few days if you promise to feed my yellow and comment a bit more (haha)

I'll try and comment on your blogs too!

Names Required!

2009-08-04T20:28:00.002+10:00

My new toy is still un named. Please don't leave Jason to name him/her because he's saying Montgomery! My last car was Vera and the one before he also named Eugeine-Bailey.

It needs something funky!

END OF CHALLENGE

2009-08-04T20:12:00.002+10:00
Hey guys!

Sorry for the delay but I successfully completed the We Are Slimming 12 Week Winter Challenge! Yay!

ORIGINAL WEIGHT:~ 126.9 kg

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT:~ 124.9 kg
THIS WEEKS WEIGHT:~ 113.7 kg
THIS WEEKS LOSS:~ 1.2 kg
TOTAL CHALLENGE LOSS:~ 11.2 kg / 9%

TOTAL LOSS:~ 13.2 kg / 10%

STARTING WAIST MEASUREMENT:~ 131cm
END WAIST MEASUREMENT:~ 120cm
TOTAL CMS LOST:~ 11cm
% CM LOST:~ 8.4%

♥ Have done all necessary physiotherapy inc the exercises set - Nope
♥ Have regularly updated my blog (1 x a week min) - Yup
♥ Regularly updated WAS - Success
♥ Followed all doctors orders - Yup
♥ Have lost at least 10kg - Yup
♥ Be down at least 2 dress sizes - Not entirely sure. I've definitely dropped one. And my pants are loose. Maybe!
♥ Exercised at least 5 x a week for a minimum half hour as a habit - No
♥ Limit my junk food habits - Getting much better
♥ Establish a sensible sleeping pattern - Nope
♥ Become more aware of my eating - Success
♥ Eat at the table not in front of the TV or at my desk - Nope Still gotta work on this one
♥ Have my engagement party planned and organized - No still so much to work on!
♥ Wear a dress to my engagement party - I will! I wore a dress last night to a cocktail party. And it was too big for me :P

Plus this means I have ticked off number 93 on my 101 list which was to complete a 12 week we are slimming challenge!

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2009-07-30T19:32:00.002+10:00

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Hi All! Day 80 of 84!

2009-07-23T23:47:00.007+10:00
Wow I can't believe this challenge is almost over. I have achieved some of my overall goals. Not all but I am still quite happy with the overall outcome at this stage.

I'll leave the big reveal for day 84.

I have been working on a few of my 101 goals too and I am happy to say I have crossed off or I am in progress of crossing off 25 of those goals. I'm fairly impressed with that but I still have a few more things I would like to cross off in the near future.

I'd still love advice on what to do with redundant goals. Maybe I should cross them off as no longer applicable?

Who has actually completed a 101 list? I know someone mentioned one of the Kate's (I'm sorry I don't know which one) Completed hers just recently. I would love to read over the list and process. All too often we spend so long creating these lists of goals we would like to achieve and then as life goes on we completely ignore it. I'd really like to move forward with my goals and make them happen. The big the small the mid sized. A couple of big things have already happened and they are the hardest. Now talking of the big things....

Let me share with you the latest of goals that I ticked off my list. Goal number 36 of 101. Buy a Short Wheel Base Pajero. See below = My gorgeous Paj which is yet Un named. Total shite photo of it though - I haven't had a chance to take it out for piccys. I just snapped this one with my iPhone when I came back to the car at Chatswood Chase the other day. I was just so in love with it. Esp with my new totally overpriced number plates.

It's a VRX so comes with the HID lights, Side Steps, 18" Alloys, 2 tone paint, Leather Interior, Heated Seats (one of my newest fav things), HUGE almost convertible like sunroof, Lots of airbags, it also came with Pajero mats, Bonnet Protector, headlight and fog light protectors, roof racks and a few other bibs and bobs I can't remember off the top of my head but you get the picture. It's super luxo!
I'll take better photos when I am better again.
I have never owned a car so new nor so expensive in my life. But I am happy I bought it.
HELP ME NAME IT!
My cars have always always had names and I haven't thought of anything for it as yet.
What else is happening? Hrm well with a few days to go until the end of the challenge my weight loss is coming along well. Completing the challenge = ticking off another thing on my 101 list and doing it for me.
To tick off my list this month.
36. Buy a Short Wheel Based Pajero - Done
82. Have a Full Body Massage - I need to book this in
89. Consolidate my super - I haven't even looked at this. Is anyone especially happy with theirs? Tell me who and why!
90. Get Income Protection Insurance - I haven't looked at this either again - are you especially happy with yours? Tell me who and why!
93. Complete a 12 week WAS Challenge - Completes in 4 days
96. Get my Tupperware business off the ground - Yay I'm off and running. I am still looking for some Sydney hosts to spoil with Free Tupperware. Would over $220 worth of free Tupperware OF YOUR CHOICE be great in your house?
100. Organize the catch ups with friends I have been meaning to for ages - I am so happy to have met up with a whole pile of people I have been planning on seeing for ages. Now to stay in touch
In the last couple of weeks I have been lucky enough to Meet Dannie from We Are Slimming, Tina from Mummified Times Five and B from Beetricks. I have known all these ladies online for sooo many years and it has been an absolute joy to meet every single one of them. I am so glad to have such wonderful people in my life. Now the trick is to stay in touch and catch up more often.
I am back at work, I miss my folks. Does anyone want to get involved in a working bee at their place? They really need help to pull it all together and get the damn thing on the market so they can move up here.
At the moment I am in bed with a virus and the flu. There is a small worry it's the swine flu as I have had contact with others who are infected. (Gotta love working in a gym, STAY HOME PEOPLE!) But they don't test unless you are knocking on deaths door at the moment. While I am sure I am dying my doctor says he has seen worse and I'll live. The virus he's treating though. Anti biotics for Jadey to get rid of green phlegm. Even the word is ugly.
Thank God for my TV, my PVR (hard drive video recorder), and my laptop. At least when I am awake I am entertained. All without leaving my bed. I am sleeping a lot though. I don't want to move. I am puffed out and tired getting from my bed to the stairs which is about a 10 metre walk. Don't even ask about getting up and down them. Ugh!
The greatest part is I have been working on this post for hours now (yes lack of energy, concentration etc etc) and I am thirsty. But I can zip a message to Jason on MSN and ask him to bring me some nourishing fluids. I love him. He's the bestest.
I think I am going to go back to sleep now. My neck no longer holds the weight of my head.
Don't forget to leave your comments. And the questions of the day were.
What do I do about redundant 101 goals?
Which Kate finished their 101 recently and where do I find it?
What should I name my beautiful new car?
Tell me about your super company if you are especially happy with it and why.
Tell me about your income protection insurance if you are especially happy with it and why.
Or just drop me a message to say hi!

Correct Change 62/84

2009-07-05T22:26:00.002+10:00
Humans find it hard to change their behavior. Approximately 95% of new years resolutions are never achieved. Dr Adam Fraser looks at why we are so terrible at sticking to goals.

In a way achieving goals goes against our natural biological drivers. Our natural program is to move away from things that cause us stress and discomfort. Studies have shown that the most common emotions people feel during the goal achievement process are frustration, anxiety, fear, boredom and apathy. Therefore we have to realize that altering any habit or achieving any goal flies in the face of our normal biological desires and behavior.

HERE ARE SOME KEYS TO HELP YOU STICK WITH YOUR GOALS:~

1.) Get Over Your Story!
When people stop taking action toward their goal they rationalized it by making up a story around why they couldn't do it. Most of the time they said it was not their fault ie:~ "I will get back to this goal when work calms down a bit". When analyzed their stories were inaccurate and delusional.

2.) Realize It Won't Be Easy!
When people who stopped pursuing a goal, were shown examples of other people who were successful at achieving a similar goal, they saw the other persons goal as being easier, or that the other person was having more fun getting to their goal. Neither of these were true. In fact those that stuck to their goal were as challenged, bored, frustrated with their goals as those that gave up. They just didn't see those things as a reason to quit.

3.) Just Start!
Research shows that once we start the activity, momentum tends to make us keep going. For example to get people to exercise researchers got them to walk for just 10 minutes a day, however once they were out and exercising they continued to walk much longer.

4.) Don't Think Too Much!
People that didn't achieve their goals tended to think about it a lot. Those people that did achieve their goals didn't analyze it too much, when it came time to do their chosen activity, they just did it.

5.) Create Tension!
Often children stick to new hobbies or sports because they have a lot of tension in their environment to make them keep going. Tension from parents, coaches and other students. All these sources of tension keep them accountable. Announce your goals to people and set up tension in your environment to keep you accountable.

6.) Change The Small Stuff!
A recent weight loss study showed that people who changed small habits like the way they drove to work, what wrist they wore their watch on, which hand they brushed their teeth with, lost far more weight than those in the study who did not change these small habits.

Good Food and Wine 61/84

2009-07-04T21:12:00.009+10:00
First up I have to thank you all so much for your blog comments below. It means so much to have you all with me on this journey and I have been so lucky to have so many internet buddies in my life. In fact the people I am closest to including my fiance, maid of honour, bridesmaids the lot were all met online. And that is why you are so important to me.

Today Loz and I headed off to the Good Food and Wine Show. I stumbled across this last year and was mightily impressed with what was on offer. So much so I decided it simply HAD to be an annual pilgramage. Me and my Nanna trolley. (Totally stolen picture) which is an absolute essential. Along with leaving your handbag at home, bringing a big back pack and the essentials only haha.

I should have known what kind of day it was going to turn out to be when the first stand we decided to visit was the Absinthe one. 3 shots down, feeling a little tipsy (no breakfast) And we moved onto the Finlandia vodka stand. 5 or 6 shots of that and the party had definitely started. It was only 9:30am. (oops)

It was rough going getting around the expo. I'm no where near recovered and I think I bit off wayyy more than I can chew. But it was still an awesome day. I even found 2 wines I like! I have never liked any wines. Both Brown Brothers - Sienna and Zibbo. YUMMY

There was even a huge Tupperware stall that my team happened to be manning as we went past so I got to say hi to them. I am looking forward to being able to join them on one of these days. They looked to be having fun :)

Heaps of cheeses and yummy bits and pieces. I came home with chocolates, cheese twists, chai tea and I should have purchased more cheeses. But I came home with a massive haul of alcoholic products. Especially for someone who doesn't generally drink. Oops. See below. ALL bought at the expo and there are some bottles behind others etc.

When we had finished making our way through the expo I called Jase to come and pick us up. I am so glad he was driving because constructing a sentence was hard. No way could I drive. Neither could Loz although she was holding on better than me.

While we waited Loz and I jumped on the Ferris Wheel which has been set up in Darling Harbour, I have been looking at this thing from the road when I pick Jason up from work wondering exactly where it was etc and wanting a ride for a month.

Unfortunately the sun was in the wrong position for photos of the harbour. But I did capture this one of the chinese gardens. An awesome place to visit if ever you are in Sydney.

And this one of Lozza and I. It always makes for a great outing! I highly recommend getting along if you aren't doing anything tomorrow. And pay the $25 for a trolley when you walk in the door. Trust me!

All in all it was an awesome day. I don't think the scales will be happy with me in the morning but my tastebuds sure have been. Hopefully any damage doesn't show up on Monday's weigh in cause I am tracking well at this stage.

Now haven't we had GORGEOUS weather in Sydney this week! Today was cool in the wind and the wind was a bit strong yesterday but the sun has been gorgeous. Not too hot nor too cold.

I was teasing my Mum yesterday. As I was sitting in the car waiting to pick Jason up from work I took a photo of the outside temperature display which was reading 23°C and emailed it to her. I don't think she was happy. Melbourne has had miserable weather.

Oh and you may have noticed I boosted the 101 list as I have ticked off a whole pile of stuff in the last month or so. So I thought I should set myself monthly targets to acheive certain 101 goals or it woud never happen. Last month I finally tried a Custard Apple. I'm not sure this one wasn't starting to turn (see the darker areas) But I ate some of the good bits and it was beautiful! It really tastes like custard.

So this month I am going to try and tick off

36. Buy a Short Wheel Based Pajero - in progress hopefully I'll pick it up early next week.

82. Have a Full Body Massage - I have a voucher the guys at work gave me for my birthday yeah in December (Oops) And I really really need one now.

89. Consolidate my super - Its all over the place and my main one isn't an industry fund so it's charging huge fees. Time to move on.

90. Get Income Protection Insurance - My operation has showed me how important this is. It can be a part of my super so that's how I am going to try and structure it

93. Complete a 12 week WAS Challenge - I have been doing well this challenge and as you can see above there are 23 days to go in this one :)

96. Get my Tupperware business off the ground - I would consider paying off my kit, being confident with my parties, introducing some others to the business and getting some prizes at sessions off the ground.

100. Organize the catch ups with friends I have been meaning to for ages - I have caught up with many people I have meant to but I am finally catching up with B and a couple of other people. When that happens I'll consider this successful.

Does anyone have ideas for 101's that become redundant? Like I have tinting my windows on the list but now I am buying this other car it already has tinted windows. Do I replace it with something else or ignore it?

101 Things in 1001 Days

2009-07-04T02:17:00.004+10:00
An all New 101 things in 1001 days list for me.

For three reasons really. I haven't looked at my last list in a damn long time, I think my 1001 days for the last list is almost up and many things in my life have changed.

My new list should be all ticked off by 18/07/2011
(Originally created 20/10/2008)

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:

1. Be decisive.
Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed.
Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure.
Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals.
It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight.
Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

So what should I list here? Last time it took me FOREVER to get a list together so lets see how we go.

Jadey's 101 Things to do in 1001 Days

Organise write and send my Christmas Cards Completed December 2009
Get weight under 100kgs (Acheived 20th January 2010)
Get to Virgin Fat (82.2kgs)
Get to Goal weight
Become a Club General Manager
Run a successful club at 109%+ EBITDA (work term)
Record expenses and spending Completed 30/06/2009
Create a Budget Completed 08/05/2009
Follow that budget
Get up to date with my tax Completed ??/2009
Learn to Save and keep 3 Months Wages in Savings
Get Engaged to Jason (28/02/2009)
Get Married to Jason
Get Pregnant
Get Ankles fixed properly (First operation 12/03/2009)
Learn to Run
Run a Fun Run
Run all the way in a fun run
Swim with Wild Dolphins
Host a Formal Dinner Party
Get into My Roxy Jeans
Give Blood
Visit Darwin
Visit Alice Springs
Visit Adelaide
Learn Italian In Progress from April 2009
Get a Sewing Machine and Learn to Sew
Enjoy a Health Retreat
Complete City to Surf
Have a Technology Free Weekend
Learn Photoshop
Participate in a Triathlon
Go to the Circus
Go to the Easter Show
Tour Fraser Island
Buy a 4WD SWB Pajero Completed 7/7/2009
Bungee Jump again
Laser Legs, Bikini and Underarms
Fix Torana
Go Scuba Diving
Buy Bookshelves Completed 03/07/2009
Organise Antenna for bedroom Completed 02/07/2009
Eliminate Bad Debt
Learn to Airbrush
Decorate for Christmas
Host Christmas or Christmas in July
Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
Eat and See a show at the Opera House
Eat at Level 41
Try every Gym class at least once Completed: Body Balance, RPM, Cycle
White Water Rafting
Rock Climbing
Learn to Ski or Snowboard
Start Martial Arts
Get Motorbike Permit
Swim 50 laps
Drive Sydney - Melbourne Coast road
Buy a King Sized Bed
Finish transporting and unpacking my stuff
Get into a good Sleeping routine and keep it
Complete this list Completed 5/05/2009
Visit Thailand
Replace Car Stereo Completed 26/12/2008
Take a full month off work Completed March 2009
Go on a cruise
Get front gates fitted
Fit Out Laundry
Refit Kitchen
Buy a slow cooker and learn how to use it
Buy a Kirby
Create a dream board Completed 5/5/2009
New curtains for the bedroom and tv room Bedroom Completed 25/06/2009
Intercom / Alarm and Entry system
Buy giant George Forman grill or similar Completed 27/06/2009
Buy Magic Bullet Completed 24/12/2008
Get matching fridge (already have the freezer)
Completely De Clutter the house
Get Storm's weight down Completed June 2009
Learn to focus on eating, not sitting at my desk or in front of the laptop or TV Completed June 2009
Get car windows tinted Completed 18/07/2009
Get a pedicure
Have a full body massage Completed 30th Dec 2009
Become more domestic, cook regularly, clean etc (oh wait.. WHAT!!!???) I AM!!! June / July 2009
Try Paddle Surfing
Try Kiteboarding
Convince Jase to join me in Rock n Roll Lessons
Trapeze Day
Degustation Dinner at Tetsuyas
Consolidate my Super
Get income protection insurance
Try a custard apple Completed 29/06/2009
Buy House
Complete a 12 Week WAS Challenge Completed 27/07/2009
Do an Urban Max Adventure www.maxadventure.com.au/urbanmax
Go to my first ever Concert Completed 6/06/2009 PINK ROCKS!!!!
Get my Tupperware business off the ground Completed July 2009
Buy a good set of headphones
List and sell Un Necessary or Un loved items on eBay/Trading Post/Whereever
Do a house audit Completed December 2009
Organise the catch ups with friends I have been meaning to for ages Completed July 2009
Buy Helicopter flight lessons for Jason

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2009-07-02T10:45:00.007+10:00
I know I have taken too long between blogs when I have to go back and check on what the hell my last blog actually said.

Well I lasted just over a week at work. Then on Monday night I had really aching horrible pains running down my entire left leg. I had freaked out at first thinking it was a blood clot or something. I took Tuesday off and took myself to the doctor. The Doctor has a theory that it may be pinched nerves in my back. Lucky aren't I? So I am off work again until Monday unless my back get better beforehand. And if it doesn't I'm off for further testing.

I'm not going so well with my physio exercises cause now I'm resting again. Ah well. Shame it also screws up the goals I set for myself on Monday haha. (See bottom of page). While I am resting up though I should update my 101 list. I have started ticking off some things. (yay)

Jason cancelled our foxtel subscription this week and it all finished up yesterday. I am so happy about this as Foxtel is the hugest waste of money! Honestly it cost us $130 a month to watch TV!!!! Screw that. There is plenty on free to air available. I need to get myself a longer antenna cord to plug my PVR in so I can record the shows I normally watch again.

In other news I am buying myself a new car! (YAY) And finally I am getting what I want. Yes. After 8 years of looking and longing I am buying a Pajero. I never liked the 4 door ones and the return of the 2 door 2 years ago excited me no end. Now I am only days away from my new car and I am too excited. (And can you tell if anything gets in my road I will be totally crushed)

It's not my preferred colour. But silver is nice too. It's the second choice to black. It's got a full leather interior with heated seats. A sunroof and a few other factory options. It's so nice to drive. It's not entirely practical so I said to Jase if I don't get one now I will never be able to because a) they are being discontinued again in Australia and b) I don't think it practical for multiple children. In fact it might even be hard work with one. (I might borrow a baby with their capsule and find out hahahaha)

The next thing to decide on is do I pay the yearly $440 for my personalised number plates? I love them. I really do. But I hate that NSW makes you lease them and you never own them. Maybe I'll register it in Victoria where I can buy the plates for $495 and never pay again and own them. It's an option I am lucky to have.

Weight loss wise Operation Wedding Dress is well underway. I am still dropping weight and seeing successes. My measurements are well down on my beginning point and I am feeling really good. I am setting my goals and reporting on them every week on the We Are Slimming forums (as well as here) and seem to be acheiving the majority of them. Sure I miss some things but I am only human and I am accepting of that.

I am still weighing daily which also helps to keep me on track but my main weigh in day is Monday and I accept whatever that weight is on the day up or down knowing that it's a process and one that will take some time. As long as the trend continues downwards I am on the right path.

This week when I weighed in on Monday I was very happy with the results! This week saw me burst through the 10kg mark! This is such a great feeling. I am really happy about doing what's right for me. I can't wait to start doing some exercise!

Now I have been reading and catching up on all your blogs. I will try to be better with the comments but if you are dropping by here for a read please comment so I know you were here. It makes a girl feel loved you know LOL

MONDAYS STATS

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs
Current Weight:~ 116.7 kgs
Weight Lost:~ 10.2 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 8%
Weight to Goal:~ 52.7 kgs

GOALS

FOOD 1:~ Cook and portion healthy meals
FOOD 2:~ Increase water intake

EXERCISE 1:~ Ride Bike for 5 - 10 mins everyday as per physio

OTHER 1:~ Sleep for minimum of 8 hours 5/7 Nights

REPORTING ON LAST WEEK

FOOD 1:~ Cook and portion healthy meals ~ Yep
FOOD 2:~ Increase water intake ~ Yep

EXERCISE 1:~ Ride Bike for 5 - 10 mins everyday as per physio ~ Nope

OTHER 1:~ Unpack Books to Shelves ~ Yep

49 / 84 Back To Work

2009-06-22T09:24:00.001+10:00
4 months goes so quickly and so slowly all at once. Today I'm returning to work after almost 4 months off work. It's a daunting feeling actually. I haven't been there for so long that it feels so weird.

I have a meeting this morning with my
Manager and my regional manager this morning to discuss how things will work since I basically have to remain seated etc while at work. I'm not entirely sure how this is going to go.

I arrived at work 45 minutes early so I'm in the car blogging on the iPhone which is ao much better since the upgraded software has come through with cut and paste options.

But seriously I wasn't sure on travel time anymore sometimes 10 minutes sometimes 45 dependant on traffic and I figured a wet Monday morning I'd err on the side of caution. Of course it took 10 minutes!

Wish me luck!

STATS

Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs
Current Weight:~ 117.4 kgs
Weight Lost:~ 9.5 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 7.5%
Weight to Goal:~ 53.4 kgs

Yay that's down another 2.2kg! So I have made up for last weeks gain and more!

Last Weeks Goals

FOOD 1:~ Cook healthy meals ~ yup
FOOD 2:~ Ensure smaller portion sizes are consumed ~ yup

EXERCISE 1:~ Continue to move a little everyday ~ most days
EXERCISE 2:~ Get myself to the Physio ~ yup

OTHER 1:~ Finish Unpacking ~ nope
OTHER 2:~Clean Out Bathroom ~ nope
OTHER 3:~Catch up with Megan for Lunch ~ yay finally I did
OTHER 4:~Finish mailing out catalogues ~ yup
OTHER 5:~Date 2 Tupperware parties ~ nope I think I need to concentrate on this when I'm on my feet

THIS WEEKS GOALS

FOOD 1:~ Cook and portion healthy meals
FOOD 2:~ Increase water intake

EXERCISE:~ Ride bike for 5-10 mins everyday as per physio

OTHER:~ Unpack books to shelf

Not too much on the list this week. I reckon returning to work will knock me around a little so I won't push things with my goals.

42/84 - A TupperChick and A Bride 2 Be

2009-06-15T18:08:00.005+10:00

Hey all!

Well what a big weekend that was! Friday night I was so happy to catch up with some of the blogger girls from Sydney. It was great to see Margaret again and catch up with Simmo but it was also great to meet Jodie, Chantel, Krissie, Cath and Sam.

We had a brilliant dinner and I split a share with Simmo. We both ordered a main and had half each. One was Blakeys Beef which was an amazing garlic and something marinated diced sirloin steak and the other was a beautiful spicy salt whitebaits. Both soo yummy.

Jason was sooo good to bring me into the city and pick me up. I love that man. (Warm fuzzies)

Saturday was my Tupperware Announcement party. It was my official "open for business" I suppose. In preparation I made way too much food but somehow it all got eaten. We had such a good time as my manager Annika came and did a basic demo for us. Thanks so much to Loz, Carissa and of course the fabulous Margaret for coming along and for helping me get off the ground with my new business.

From there we went straight out to a birthday party for another friend. Anne is such a beautiful person I was so happy to help her celebrate her birthday and we had a fun night.

Sunday morning I met Loz down at Luna Park for the Sydney Bridal Expo. It was at the crystal palace which I love as an idea for a wedding reception venue. But I'm not sure it's doable. Plenty of time to make decisions yet. I just discovered they had more exhibitions upstairs that we didn't know was there. We just th0ught it was the fashion show. Ah wells.

Honestly Lozza is the bestest best friend one could hope for. She gave up her Sunday morning sleep in and dragged herself into Luna Park to support me. Then she carried SOOO MUCH stuff for me while we had a look around. Honestly there must of been 10kg or so of magazines alone. I love you Lozza!

Then I rushed off from there to Cronulla and Trish's baby shower. She is 30 / 31 weeks and looks FABULOUS! She is such an adorable girl and I was so happy to get together with her and meet some of her friends. The lunch was really yummy! I skipped dessert (I reckon I should of stayed) But I was keen to get to the Pittwater Annual Bridal Expo.

I needn't have bothered rushing. It was actually quite small and uninspiring. All I know now is that I don't want my wedding reception there. But I suppose at least I do know that. Oh and I have amazing blisters on my hands from the crutches LOL.

Then Jason and I sat down to a movie last night. We watched a real tear jerker called Taking Chance. It's about an officer who requests to take a PFC from his home town back to the family after he is killed in action in Iraq. It is based on a true story about this 20 y.o PFC. I cried and cried and cried some more. Highly Highly recommended.

Today has been nice. I needed a day of doing nothing so that's what I've done. I'm in bed with my tupperware catalogues and information, my bridal magazines and my laptop. I did create a fan page for my tupperware business called My Tupperware Lady on facebook. And 12 people have joined already so they must be Tupperfans like me. Feel free to join my page. It's fairly bare right now but I am sure I will be able to build it given some time.

I really need some hosts for parties right now. In order to get started I need to have 4 - 6 parties booked in a matter of weeks. If you can host a party for me please let me know. It can be yourself and 3 or 4 mates or a whole bunch of people doesn't matter! There's FREE Tupperware for you too! Hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth so it's a well rewarded exercise.

There are lots of fun parties to be had. Cockatail Parties, Taste of Tupperware, Chocoholics parties etc.

OK now the official stats etc. I so don't want to share. I feel like a damn Yoyo!

Height:~ 168 cms
Start Weight:~ 126.9 kgs
Goal Weight:~ 64 kgs
Current Weight:~ 119.6 kgs
Weight Lost:~ 7.3 kgs
% Weight Lost:~ 5.8%
Weight to Goal:~ 55.6 kgs
That's a gain of 700 grams this week! I don't get it so much.

As for last weeks goals

FOOD 1:~ Continue to cook healthy meals ~ I think I slipped on this this week.
FOOD 2:~ Ensure smaller portion sizes are consumed ~ Nope

EXERCISE 1:~ Continue to move a little everyday ~ Have been a very busy girl this past week EXERCISE 2:~ Get myself to the Physio ~ Nope Oops!
OTHER 1:~ Clean out pantry and fridge ~ Yes they are sooo neat and pretty
OTHER 2:~Sort Cupboards ~ Yes, the whole kitchen got a mini makeover
OTHER 3:~Finish unpacking ~ Nope Eeek
OTHER 4:~Mail out some catalogues to those that wanted them ~ Need to send a few more. Must go shopping for envelopes

THIS WEEKS GOALS

FOOD 1:~ Cook healthy meals

FOOD 2:~ Ensure smaller portion sizes are consumed

EXERCISE 1:~ Continue to move a little everyday
EXERCISE 2:~ Get myself to the Physio

OTHER 1:~ Finish Unpacking
OTHER 2:~Clean Out Bathroom
OTHER 3:~Catch up with Megan for Lunch
OTHER 4:~Finish mailing out catalogues
OTHER 5:~Date 2 Tupperware parties

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2009-06-11T22:30:00.006+10:00

I haven't blogged properly for awhile and I apologise about that. I have been trying to get my life back together in my house in Sydney. It's not easy to have a life in two different places and only others that have left family in other states or countries would understand what I mean. I am so close to my parents that it kills me to not be near them.

So I arrived home nearly a couple of weeks ago now. I made it up and down the stairs (with my crutches) I did think that I would be sleeping on the blow up bed in the lounge room for awhile there.

I hadn't mentioned on my blog that there was some MAJOR nastiness here before I left between the Mother in Law and I. Enough that Jason was very horrified and stopped speaking to her for quite some time. I was NOT looking forward to returning to the scene of the crime so to speak. While I will never forget what was said, (It was a totally one sided attack against me the day after the proposal I overheard her speaking to someone else) I was happy to completely ignore her if she would ignore me.

She is apparently very upset about what she said and has ignored it completely and been really rather nice to me. I forgive, but won't forget and I have been really nice in return. Ah wells. The life huh!

We have a TV room upstairs which tends to be my domain and I leave the TV in the living room to the MIL's viewing (It's almost permanently fixed to the Lifestyle Food channel). The TV upstairs also has the foxtel IQ since I only seem to watch shows that collide with each other and I only like to watch them once they are recorded. (yes I am a fussy bitch LOL)

Well of course I blew up the TV didn't I! I was only in there for a day or two! :( We've known it's been going for a little while because the picture tube would scream if it had been on awhile. I thought when it did blow simple! I would re do the room and get a big flat screen in there. The reality is when you haven't worked for 4 months the flat screen is not an attainable item. (Bugger)

I have RGB cables running from there to my TV in the bedroom and I'm going backwards and forwards to set my recordings, change channel, watch recordings etc. I think it's great exercise LOL.

Talking about exercise the weight has been coming off. It's no speedy process that's for sure but it is dropping. I'm now 8kg down overall and 6kg down since the start of the challenge 38 days ago.

I would love to take Storm for walks now that I am home but I have no chance of doing so. I worry because she no longer has the full on contact she used to at Mum's and Dad's. There she lives inside 100% of the time and is smothered by Trigger (my brothers dog) for attention and playtime. Here she isn't allowed to step a foot in the door and I can't play much with her. Nothing super active anyway. I tend to sit on the retaining wall and cuddle and pat her. But it's never enough.

I would love to have a scooter again so I can go around the block with her. She has lost weight too and I worry about her putting weight back on. She needs to get a little more off if anything.

I am busily planning my Tupperware announcement party which is on Saturday. If you are in Sydney and would like to come please let me know and I'll give you the details. I would LOVE your support. If you can't make it I can mail a catalogue to anywhere. There are some awesome deals on this month. OR you could host a party and pick up HEAPS of FREE Tupperware. What more could a girl ask for??

Actually I would LOVE it if anyone could host a party for me. I have to do 6 parties to help me get on my feet and also to pay for my kit. I expect once those are done I should be able to start getting out there on my own but the start is always nerve wracking and I would SOOO love to do it with friends than start demonstrating at a strangers house.

I am hopefully heading back to work next week! I have gotten my doctor to write a report for work so I can get back without causing myself any damage. But work has so far said they think that it's going to be tricky. ARGGHHH. I do hope that they let me come back. Not only do I need the cash I need to work again! I need to get my life back on track. Although I plan for it to have a few changes.

I haven't had the opportunity to go wedding "shopping" yet. The first plan is to find a place to hold our engagement party. So I might start getting onto that in the next few days. Apparently the hotel around the corner from us has just been rebuilt - Jason and his Mum were the licensee's there many many moons ago. I'll check that out. In the 8 years I have lived here we have never even gone there for a drink or a counter meal or anything. I think that's weird! I also think I might check out the local RSL's and there's a workers club or something around too. Normally places like that are good for cheap food and drink and room hire etc.

Life has been abnormally busy since coming home. I am normally the girl you can find on the couch at home most nights and at work during the days (and most nights LOL) But it's been great since I got back. I'm hardly ever here. And I'm hardly ever alone. I'm not generally a person that likes being alone.

Last weekend I went the big chop! I had shoulder length hair and last time I coloured it I loved the colour. So I kept the colour (well re coloured it the same) And tried to go for the Posh Bob or Pob. I can't do the back quite the same because I have ridiculously thick hair and I was sooo nervous when she was chopping away at it but I love it! I love the way it frames my face. I love the colour and I love that I can now wash and dry and straighten it myself. Not as well as the hairdresser did but still I can do it! I have never been able to do my own hair. It's a nightmare.

I do want to chemically straighten my hair though. However it's damn expensive so that is on the rewards list.

After we (Loz came with me and had her hair done too) left the hairdresser we headed off to see Pinks opening Sydney show. I have never ever been to a concert before. I have a MAJOR fear of crowds so I made it to the ripe old age of 28 before gaining the courage to go to a concert and I am SOOO glad I did. Lozza bought me the ticket for my birthday. We got in early so I could get in on the crutches without too much fuss. We had seats - not just any seats but the BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE!

Faker was below average. I was soooo bored. Everyone around us was saying "ok great finish now" after every song.

When they did get off stage the crowds danced more to the recorded music than to Faker. That's a sad state of affairs.

By the time she started I was screaming (like so many others) I thought I had busted my vocal cords I screamed so loud! My hands were red from all the clapping. What a show! Honestly you hear so many stories about how good this woman is as an entertainer and nothing will do her justice. I would love to go again and again and even without money my heart skipped a beat when I heard she'd released 2 more shows. The costumes. The singing. The dancing. The acrobatics! OH MY OH MY. No words.

BUY TICKETS PEOPLE! GO SEE PINK IN CONCERT!!!! You will not regret it ever.

Sunday night we had a small dinner party type thing with some of my closest friends. Loz and her hubby Jon, Simmo and her hubby Rob and Carissa and her fiance Nick. We decided on a Mexican theme and everyone bought a dish (or two or 3!) The margaritas flowed. The food was awesome and most of all the friendship we all share makes for an awesome night.

My friends are sooo important to me and I am grateful to every single one of them. I have never had heaps of friends but the ones I do have I love with all my heart.

Tomorrow I am lucky enough to be catching up with some more of them at the Sydney blogger dinner. (Did we miss anyone? Drop me a line for the details) And there's a few people who will be there that I haven't met before too so a chance to make new friends as well.

Sunday I am going to try and do a run through of a bridal expo at Luna Park before another girlfriends baby shower. I am so excited because I love the idea of the harbour and the lights etc. I'm not sure if it's doable or not but they have never had a wedding expo there before so I don't want to miss it. Esp if it turns out to be "the place" you know.

Now my girlfriend having the baby shower. She hasn't found out the sex of the baby. But she has asked that we bring our favourite childhood book and I would love your feedback! Is Black Beauty a unisex book? My favourite book as a child was black beauty's family. It detailed their lives. Was about 600 pages but I still treasure that book and it's a hardcover so if I find it I was thinking that's the one. But then I keep thinking it may be girlly. I dunno. I am so excited for her. She is 30 weeks now and such an amazing girl. I'm sooo clucky! LOL

After that if I get back in time I will run through the northern beaches wedding expo. Their once a year thing is on this Sunday too! And since it will have all the local suppliers (I'll be getting married on the northern beaches) I really need to check all that out too.

Then maybe after that I will finally get to drag Jason out to the movies. I have la premiere tickets that Carissa and Nick gave me for my birthday we still haven't used and I want to go see The Hangover, it looks funny!

Full day huh!

Anyway I have babbled on enough. The weigh in and goals were set on Monday by the way. Wish me luck!

THIS WEEKS WEIGH IN

STARTING WEIGHT:~ 126.9 kg

THIS WEEKS WEIGHT:~ 118.9 kg

THIS WEEKS LOSS:~ 1.8 kg

TOTAL LOSS:~ 8 kg / 6.3%

THIS WEEKS GOALS

FOOD 1:~ Continue to cook healthy meals

FOOD 2:~ Ensure smaller portion sizes are consumed

EXERCISE 1:~ Continue to move a little everyday

EXERCISE 2:~ Get myself to the Physio

OTHER 1:~ Clean out pantry and fridge

OTHER 2:~ Sort Cupboards

OTHER 3:~ Finish unpacking

OTHER 4:~ Mail out some catalogues to those that want them

AREA	2009	2010	DIFFERENCE
WEIGHT	126.9kg	101.4kg	25.5kg
NECK	38cm	34.5cm	3.5cm
SHOULDERS	108cm	101.5cm	6.5cm
CHEST	123cm	105.5cm	17.5cm
LEFT ARM	42cm	36.5cm	5.5cm
RIGHT ARM	39cm	35.5cm	3.5cm
SMALL OF WAIST	110.5cm	93cm	17.5cm
NAVAL	131cm	112.5cm	18.5cm
MUFFIN TOP	149cm	125cm	24cm
HIPS	146cm	125cm	21cm
LEFT THIGH	72cm	69cm	3cm
RIGHT THIGH	73cm	72cm	1cm
LEFT CALF	50cm	44cm	6cm
RIGHT CALF	48cm	44.5cm	3.5cm
TOTALS	1129.5cm	998.5cm	131cm