Happy Valentines Day
By blogadmin | February 14, 2008
Valentines Day is a crazy day for any person (women especially), but for a fat girl it can be terrible. You see all these skinny malinkis walking down the street carrying huge stupidly expensive flowers and you think to yourself, if only I was thin, I would have been sent some. Then you get depressed that you don’t have to go home and get dressed up to be taken out for a romantic dinner, so you probably eat or drink too much at home by yourself while you plan how you are going to drop weight. Been there, done that.
Today I did different.
I made myself look so nice for work, and my daughter told me I was beautiful. First time she has ever said it and it was totally spontanious. Do you think I walked on a cloud all day after that? You bet ya! That was better than a rose anyday. I’m not knocking flowers, however that genuine display of love was far better than a flower bought because that’s what you do on Valentines Day.
The big change was today I did stuff for me, I went to the gym, I felt great in my outfit and I learnt a great lesson – you can make yourself feel just as special, if not more than someone else can.
In the end I did get a Valentines message, so I did get to share in some of the love conditioning of the world…..it gave me a huge smile and another boost of confidence……so I guess I won’t turn down any flowers if they come my way.
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Shift your thinking
By blogadmin | February 13, 2008
What did I do tonight?? Well it wasn’t exactly exciting enough to cause fireworks, but it made me feel great.
I cleaned out my wardrobe.
All the clothes that made me look or feel fat and frumpy went in a pile.
All the clothes I can fit into went at one end, the ones with a few more kilos to go in the middle and the one that are 20kgs off down the other end.
I tell you, you need to do this. It’s like I’ve been shopping, I now have all these extra clothes to wear.
I needed to actually try everything on as I still think I’m bigger than I am and those ‘nicer’ clothes won’t fit me. They do. Now I have no excuse not to wear nice clothes every day. I needed to actually see for real that I wasn’t 133.5kgs any more. I know the scales say I’m 118.5kgs, but I still felt so much bigger than I am. I needed to shift my thinking.
This was a very liberating and uplifting feeling.
Anyone who has been up and down the weight see saw would know this feeling. You have clothes in your wardrob in 6 sizes and you feel like you have nothing to wear. It just takes a little organisation, but I swear you will have clothes that will help motivate you to stay on track. I’m not talking that elusive little black dress that you last wore in 1995, I’m talking current clothes that will help you feel like you fit in again, RIGHT NOW!!!!!
That’s the important thing. You want to start feeling fashionable, sexy and attractive along your weight loss journey, not just at the end….because guess what!!! There is no end to a weight loss journey. If you have ever been overweight you are on that journey for life baby. You may not be actively shedding weight but maintaining your goal weight will require just as much effort. I know this because I’ve lost weight, not made the effort and put it all back on again. Never again!!!!
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Dieting Online
By blogadmin | February 13, 2008
There is a good site called Diet.com
Check it out.
Great tips, blogs, recipes, tools etc.
Groups are another great tool they have. I’m going to see if I can get all the War On Waistlines girls to form one.
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Riding A Bike
By blogadmin | February 12, 2008
They say once you can ride a bike you can always ride a bike. Nobody ever mentions, that you may be able to ride it from memory, but your legs feel like they are going to fall off, sweat is pouring off you and your fat arse is so sore from sitting on that tiny very unpadded seat. This last point I can never really understand – I mean if my butt is so big, why doesn’t all the fat make it more comfy???
This was my experience this morning, but WOW what a GREAT workout!!!! I tried Cyclex It’s like riding a stationary bike while watching a Playstation You actually start to try and compete with yourself, which in my opinion is the healthiest form of competition.
I was so tired after this workout, and I’m sure my legs will be exhausted tomorrow, but I feel great. I think I’m a way off being one of those lycra glad cyclists you see on a freeway in the middle of nowhere – you always wonder where on earth the cycled from, but I will go back for more.Â
If your gym has this – go for it – give it a go, you may be a cycle convert like me.
 Speaking of butts, I can’t ever go past this song….I’ve added three versions – just because I could.
 I wish I’d done Gilbert and Sullivan like this!!!
Wonder if I’ll ever get married???
And you just can’t go past the gorgeous Cameron……
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Mondayitis
By blogadmin | February 11, 2008
Is Mondayitis a word???? No, however it is a sickness that many of us are faced with every 7 days. Questions go over and over in our minds, answers are a little less prolific.
Life changing thoughts spin around and around at dizzying speeds.
I don’t know about you, but it’s like every Monday is New Years Day all over again.
I will be great with my food habits!
I will exercise more!
I will keep the house spotless!
I will work hard!
What do I want to do with my life?
Should I change jobs?
Should I find a partner?
Can I be bothered?
I’ll stop spending so much money!
I’ll stick to a budget!
I make phone calls when I say I’m going to!
I’ll finish my To Do List – everyday!
We usually start of well, then by the time the 6th day has come around again, it’s like it’s Christmas, and we think – oh, heck…..I’ll start being good on Monday. What happened to Wednesday, do any of us ever start a new thing on a Wednesday? Probably not as we are to intrenched in worrying if we are going to stick to our weekly resolutions.
I’ve changed this in my house – I start the month on a mission. I have a chart in my ensuite with each day listed for the month. Across the top are then things I want to do everyday. Yes, I’m a dag and I use little star stickers to mark out what I achieve everyday.
Last month I did really well. I even managed to stop biting my fingernails!!!
This month I added “Do Something Fun”, as I felt I was really letting myself down by not making sure I spent some time every month, doing something fun.
I’ll add links to the Strippers Tools page as I go with things I use that keep me motivated.
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