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Monthly weighin + ultrasound results!!!!

2006-06-01T10:45:00.000+10:00

We are having a boy!!!! i had a feeling it would be a boy and have said this since day 1!!!! yay! his boy-bits were massive and really hard to miss - so i doubt there will be a mixup and we will have a girl.

i weighed in a couple of days early cos i still dont have batteries for my scales and i used a friends scales.

I put on 2.7kg this month but im fine with that - even tho its more than what i wanted to gain each month. i am still under my goal weights so it all evens out in the end. i had alot of growing to catch up on this month and my belly FINALLY looks well and truely pregnant!!!! its gotten so big in the last 2 weeks. so i knew this month would be a big one.

Im positive next month I will be in the 1-2kg gain that i strive to achieve.

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Pre-Preg Weight 68.6

Date - Timeframe - Goal Weight (Actual Weight)

8/4/06 - 12w - < 70kgs (68.8kg)
6/5/06 - 16w - < 72kgs (70.4kg)
3/6/06 - 20w - < 74kgs (73.1kg)
1/7/06 - 24w - < 76kgs
29/7/06 - 28w - < 78kgs
26/8/06 - 32w - < 80kgs
23/9/06 - 36w - < 82kgs
21/10/06 - 40w - < 84kgs

16 week preg weighin!

2006-05-15T08:35:00.000+10:00

hi all! i doubt anyone still reads this blog as i am rediculously lazy and havent posted in about a bazillion years! ive been blissfully relaxing and catching up on my scrapbooking but thought id drop by and post my weighin results.

i should have done this on the 6th may but my scale batteries were dead and they dont sell my batteries in this hick country town i live in. so i had to wait till i went into town to visit family this weekend.

i weighed a blissful 70.8kg!!!!!!!!! that is 2 kilo in 5 weeks of pregnancy! a total of 2.2kg in 17 weeks! im in shock - i really am. cos my belly has REALLY popped and sticks out heaps - i thought i would be more. so cos im a week over im guessing i would have been around 70.4kg when i ws SUPPOSED to weigh in. thats cos i gained an average of 400g a week this last month.

this is fine cos i wanted to gain between 1 and 2 kilo each month tops. and ive come in at 1.6kg.

im still eating tonnes of fruit and walking when i can. i sometimes overdo the walking and regret it afterwards. like last week i went for a 3 hour stroll and while i felt fine afterwards - that night i was not feeling too good. so im not doing that again. i didnt mean to go for that long. but i walked to the supermarket, then to the scrapping store, then to the library, then to the park, then walked home - all with Bee in the pram. never again!

i hope u are all well. big belly rubs to all u preggers women :D

Twelve Week Preg Weighin

2006-04-08T09:25:00.000+10:00

my weighin went really really well! this morning - i was 68.8kg. so im basically the same weight as before i got preggers. but the last 12 weeks has seen me jump to 70kg (in the first 4 weeks), then I dropped down to the high 66's (around the middle), and now Ive settled down to what I was at the beginning!! so it has been a turmulous time that I will blame on the hormones and my changing body

but overall - im very happy with this result as it puts me ahead of my goal!!

Pre-Preg Weight 68.6

Date - Timeframe - Goal Weight (Actual Weight)

8/4/06 - 12w - < 70kgs (68.8kg)
6/5/06 - 16w - < 72kgs
3/6/06 - 20w - < 74kgs
1/7/06 - 24w - < 76kgs
29/7/06 - 28w - < 78kgs
26/8/06 - 32w - < 80kgs
23/9/06 - 36w - < 82kgs
21/10/06 - 40w - < 84kgs

I have been eating ALOT of food. but i really have been trying to make good food choices. I will just not focus on the two pieces of carrot cake i ate yesterday! i baked it with good intentions - but those intentions went out the window when i realised how damn good it tasted!

ive been staying away from the chocolate though because that really is a weak spot for me. I know I shouldnt dabble there cos I cant stop myself once i have a bit. Easter may be hard for me this year. but Im gonna be asking family members to either get me something else that isnt food related, or get me a couple of those tiny choc eggs. if i get those individually wrapped tiny eggs then its alot more effort to eat them. damn those things are hard to unwrap sometimes!

have a great weekend everyone :)

starting to look preggers!

2006-04-06T08:32:00.000+10:00

so far so good in regards to weight. but its my first preg weighin the day after tomorrow so i wont ruin any surprises by posted my weight from today :) you will have to come back on the 8th to check my weight!

my belly has well and truely popped out though. my pants are getting mildly snug lately. and i can feel the difference. i seem to have popped out in the last week because i really noticed it while visiting mackay.

morning sickness is a thing of the past now. and im starting to feel less tired. i think im entering the blissful 2nd trimester. this is a good part of the pregnancy i reckon. well, at least it was with Bee. although i did just suddenly remember the HORRIBLE heartburn i used to get every day. i nearly forgot about that!!

its raining today in moranbah. i love the rain. bee just went down for a nap so im gonna snuggle up in bed and read a book for an hour till she wakes up. i love how long she sleeps for! last night she slept through from 7pm until 6am. then just went down for her morning nap at 8:15am, for most likely a 1.5hr nap. that is her normal naptime length.

such a good girl!!

Cyclone

2006-03-21T10:41:00.000+10:00

we are alright! we live way down the bottom of the "warning area" so all we got was some overcast skies and 1 shower of rain. i really feel for those in innisfail. it would have been so scarey. espeically for those with kids. i woulda just packed everyone up on friday and went driving west to keep out of the way.

on the weight side of things this morning I weighed 67.2 so all is good. my morn sickness has disappeared except for when i let myself get really tired and dont eat enough. so im sleeping when i can!

im starting to collect second-hand stuff for the new nursery - such fun!!! i need a toddler bed for Bee cos i wanna use her cot for the new baby. plus a new chest of drawers. i want a comfy breastfeeding chair for beside the cot (kids sleeping in seperate rooms). and im getting 2 room dividers from an office that is renovating in mackay - so im gonna cover them in colourful material and sew big pockets in it so i can store toys/books and stuff in it. brighten up the room and will help seperate off the play/sleep areas.

i love this sort of thing!

for those that are interested - i posted up more pics of Bee in Flicker yesterday.

have a great week.

Current weight: 67.5kg

2006-03-13T10:42:00.000+10:00

i thought id be around 69 so was extremely pleased with this result!

i also posted my goals for weightgain during pregnancy on the left to help keep me on track.

quick post

2006-03-12T14:40:00.000+10:00

ive been in mackay for the last 1.5 weeks visiting family so that is why i havent posted. just wanted to let u know that i am still alive! a couple of dot-points:

EDD: 21st Oct - thats my brothers birthday!
I lost weight and got below my WW goal weight (I got down to 67kg), but now im back up again!!!! Weight at the moment is around 69kg. ill weigh tomorrow and post results.
Basically no exercise cos have had bad morning sickness and always tired.
Eating lots of fruit and fresh produce - thats great!
I have a feeling this is gonna be a boy!

Cyas later!

Catch-up!

2006-03-01T16:09:00.000+10:00

Food/Exercise:
I cant even keep up with how much food im eating now!!! ive had all-day nausea every day since i found out i was preggers. so im eating basically every 1 - 2 hours to keep it bay. Im trying to stick mostly to fruit so im finding that im having around 5 serves of fruit a day! so i have widened the range of fruit i eat so i dont get sick of it - nectarines, grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, plums - i eat it all.

In regards to exercise i have just been too sick and tired to do it. even a small walk just seems to be too much at the moment. but once the first trimester is over i really want to do more exercise.

Weight gain over pregnancy:
I've heard that the plan should be to gain 1-2 kilo in the first trimester, then 1-2 kilo every month after that. so that is my plan!

Bee's sleeping:
I have taught her how to go to sleep on her own!!!!!!! previously i was rocking her to sleep. now she cries for less than a minute and SLEEPS THROUGH!!! i cut out all her night feeds cos she doesnt need them anymore. so now i am getting more sleep at night and more rest during the day. she really settled into this routine nicely. it only took 1 night of being unsettled for her to set the new routine and we have had 4 nights of sleep-throughs since then! hallelujah!!!

Dr Shultz is weird!

2006-02-23T15:25:00.000+10:00

I went to the hospital here at Moranbah to check out the facilities and to get a referral for the dating ultrasound for Monday. I saw Dr Shultz and he is so weird! he is really cranky and said that I needed to go to his private practice to get that referral cos he couldnt do it there.

I honestly think he was just doing that so he can get money! He said he will bulk bill it but then he gets the money back from the government. Why would I go see a docter as a public hospital, only to be told to go to a private doctor so i can get an ultrasound at that same public hospital???

What a waste of my time.

Plus that hospital doesnt do births there. So that is a bit of a worry. I wanted to go to Mackay Birth Centre like I did with Brianna, but I wanted this hospital to be a backup in case I went premmie, or there was an emergency. So much planning to do ...

Some really exciting news ...

2006-02-23T08:38:00.000+10:00

Im pregnant!

For those who have been following this blog may know that over the last 6 months I have been battling to get my weight down. Ive gone from 83.2kg to 68.6kg - with my weight watchers goal weight being 68kg.

Now that I was only 600 grams away from my goal weight I am pregnant - lol!!! SO CLOSE!

Im packing away my scales because I dont want to weigh myself while pregnant.

When I was pregnant with my first I put on 22 kilo through eating the wrong foods and not exercising. Now that I have established better eating habits and an exercise routine I would love to continue this on into my new pregnancy.

I am just hungry all the time and I know that I will need the support to keep eating good foods and not get into the "oh Im preggers I can eat anything" mindframe.

My food goals with this pregnancy are to eat as much fresh produce as possible for my snacks and to eat smaller meals more frequently. This way I am eating all day so minimising the morning sickness. Last time I was pregnant if I ate a huge meal I would be hungry 1.5 hours later. But if I ate a small meal I was hungry the same amount of time later. So I would be constantly eating way too much food in one day. But if I am hungry I am definitely going to eat. I will not go hungry or try to diet. I just want to make better choices.

My exercise goals are to walk as much as I can. I live in a country town so I want to walk to everything now instead of driving. Most things are within a 20 minute easy walk. I joined the gym last week but they are going to refund my money (God bless them!). Because I now cannot do the aerobix classes I joined up for

Another goal Im setting for this pregnancy is to sleep more. I dont get enough sleep.

Wow so exciting! I dont have any idea what date I am due as I have only had 1 proper period since my daughter was born 13 months ago. so i got an appointment at the doc today - then im getting a dating ultrasound done on Monday.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Weighin Results

2006-02-22T08:29:00.000+10:00

I stayed the same. No loss or gain. So that is ok. Im not over the moon about it for obvious reasons, but Im not disappointed. The good news is that I managed to work off the gain I had attained previously in the week!!

Im skipping the FatBuster class today and Im going to go for a walk instead. I need a few groceries so Im gonna walk to Coles today to get them. My new rule at home is that I only take the car if I am in a rush. Moranbah is so small and I live only a few minutes walk from all the main shops/utilities I use.

Yesterday I walked to the WW meeting, then the cafe for lunch where I had the BEST brushetta (sp?) I have ever tasted! And then walked home. I asked the chef about the ingrediants and she said that the tomato mixture itself would only be 1/2 point because she said there is only about half a teaspoon of olive oil in each serve. The rest of the ingrediants are point-free. And it was served with 5 pieces of toasted crusty bread which I guestimated to be the same as 1/2 slice of bread each. So all up its 4 points. Im sooo going again.

The Biggest Loser
Last night I was once again flabbergasted at the way the contestants on TBL are treating each other!! When they were in the pool competition the looks between the teams were deadly! I think this show is bringing the worst out in them. But I still love the show. I wonder what happened with Bob - I guess we will find out tonight!

The Biggest Loser - Week One

2006-02-20T07:35:00.000+10:00

I love this show! I am totally hooked. And my husband knows it too, so that is good. He helps me out at nights now so that everything is done by 7pm. I cant believe how much weight they lost last week!!!! I was absolutely flabergasted at Wal's 15 kilo loss!!!! In ONE WEEK! That is all the weight I have lost in 6 months! He had to be feeling that his clothes were bigger.

But I must say that I dont really like the attitude of some of the blue team. They seem so obnoxious. Saying "Red is dead". Not very good sportsmanship.

On the blue team my fav is Fiona. She is just so beautiful and is such a nice person. On the red team my fav is Kristie. I was crying when she shared that she had lost a child in the last year. My heart just went out to her and I really connected with her. As a parent I dont know what I would ever be able to do if my daughter died. So incredibly sad.

Tomorrow is weighin and I think that I will be down from what I was last weighin. Two weighins ago I got down to 68.6kg. Then I jumped up to 69.1 at the last weighin 12 days ago. Then I joined the gym and saw my weight go up to 70.3kg on my homescales (which are really dodgey) on Thursday. But on my homescales this morning I was in the high 68s so I think I wont be too disappointed tomorrow. At least it wont say 70-something I hope!

I have really been working my ass off at the gym. Im going to go again tomorrow morning before weighin. But here is my exercise regime for the last week:

14/2 - 60 min PowerBar class at gym
15/2 - 60 min FatBuster class at gym + 30 mins cardio
16/2 - 60 min power walk to the shops and back
17/2 - 20 min treadmill - 20 min bike at the gym
18/2 - 20 min treadmill - 15 min bike - 10 min abdominal exercises till my tummy felt like jelly and wouldnt do anymore
19/2 - same as the day before
20/2 - 60 min Step combo class
21/2 (to do tomorrow) - 20 min treadmill - 15 min bike - 10 min abdominal exercises

Total: 345 mins

I cant wait till I get my PT session so I can get started on the weights.

Light dinner tonight so I dont bloat for tomorrow. Maybe a frittata ... mmmmmm

Im putting on weight!?!

2006-02-17T10:27:00.000+10:00

eeeek I weighed myself this morning and Im up over 70kgs. I have been eating really well so I think its the gym. I saw a post about this on airlie's blog where she was going to the gym heaps and then this week she gained weight also!! So i think the same thing is happening to me. Its really disheartening but I know its for the best. itll just take a bit of time for my body to calm down then I will hopefully lose that weight plus more.

Yesterday I didnt end up going to the gym. But instead, after Brianna's morning nap we went for a walk to the local pool (about 20 min walk), then swam for an hour (not much exercise benefit tho cos I played with Bee), then walked back home. There is a slight inclination on my street so I could definitely feel the legs working!

Today I went to the gym but didnt do a class. I wanted to give the cardio machines a go so I did 20 mins on the bike (I did the repeatedly up/down hill cycle - hard!), and then 20 minutes on the treadmill (I set it at a pace of 6.5 so I got some really nice long strides happening).

I might take Bee to the pool again today. But Im not gonna walk cos today is hotter than yesterday.

Have a great weekend girlies!!!

To Gym ... or Not To Gym

2006-02-16T07:46:00.000+10:00

I am loving the gym at the moment. But this morning Bean woke up an hour early - so this means that she is due for a sleep right when I wanna go to the gym!! So if she is awake then Ill take her. But if not I may not be able to go to the gym today. They only offer childcare for 1 hour a day so my times are limited.

Yesterday I did a fatbuster class in the morning but then got a chance to slip back over for 30 mins in the evening while Bean slept after DH got home from work. On Tuesday I did the PowerBar class. That was heaps fun but I really felt I got more out of yesterdays FatBuster class.

I am so sore though! So if I go today I wont be going to the Step class. Ill just be doing some cardio so I can pace myself. Maybe even just do 30 mins.

I really hope it all pays off and I lose weight on Tuesday!

Im back!

2006-02-14T11:33:00.000+10:00

I really miss being able to play with the side panels of my blog so Im back to this format haha! The other blog I cant edit anything! frustrating cos I cant update my butter :)

A couple of bits of news just quickly. Last week I put on 500g - but Im on my way to work that off again. Last weighin I was 69.1kgs.

I joined the gym this week and plan to go 5 times a week - 3 classes and 2 gym sessions.

I skipped WW this morning cos I plan on being AT GOAL next weighin. So check back on TUESDAY cos Im gonna be posting that I reached my goal weight :)

Starts a mantra - Im going to be 68kgs next Tuesday! Im going to be 68kgs next Tuesday! Im going to be 68kgs next Tuesday! Im going to be 68kgs next Tuesday!

New blog

2006-01-30T12:52:00.000+10:00

I have realised that i am struggling to get motivated to post in this blog. so I have created a new one. Maybe the fact that this one will be a blog about my weightloss as well as my scrapbooking hobby will motivate me to post more. ive chosen to move away from Blogger as its easier at this place to post up my layouts.

http://www.scrapbook.com/places/milkshake

I chose "Milkshake" as my URL and login name cos Im a breastfeeding mum and proud of it!!! :D

Love the country lifestyle

2006-01-24T09:51:00.000+10:00

I know this blog is sposed to be about my weightloss but I just wanted to mention how much I love Moranbah so far! This little mining town is soooo under-rated. I heard so many bad comments from ppl when I said I was moving out here but I think its great. Its so peaceful. The people are really friendly. The library has a better space for kids than the library in Mackay does. I certainly dont miss the humidity. Plus I love how quiet it is.

I must admit though. Ive wanted to walk the federation walkpath since I got here but still havent gotten off my butt and done it. My two sisters are coming to town overnight on Wednesday night so I will walk it with them on Thursday morning.

I cooked again yesterday. Its so hard to eat good when Im making yummies for DH. I made "Werthers and Cadbury Bikkies". One of my DHs fav foods I bake. I just make up a normal basic biscuit mix but I use half normal sugar and half brown sugar. Then before I roll the mixture into balls I add 1 family block of cadbury milk chocolate (crushed) and a 135g packet of Werthers Chewy Toffees (chopped). It is devine. Gotta love both those brands :) But definitely not good points-wise.

Ive spent the last couple of days trying to do the "No Count" plan but I find it way too difficult. I need the flexibility in my eating. So Im going back to counting. I forgot to post yesterday's tracking so Ill start with todays now:

TRACKING:
Incidental exercise - 1 hour housework
Planned exercise - none

Food:
Breaky: lg banana (2p), 2 slices toast (3p) = 5p
Morning Tea: 2 home-made "Werthers and Cadbury Bikkies" (oooops) = 3p
Lunch: egg and lettuce sandwiche with mayo = 6p
Afternoon Tea: 10 rice crackers with salsa = 1p
Dinner: 1 sausage (7p), 1 potato (1p), point-free veges (0p) = 8p
Dessert: TBA

Doin' the Happy Dance ...

2006-01-20T11:54:00.000+10:00

I went to WW while in Mackay yesterday because I couldnt wait until next Tuesday - I weighed in at 69.2kgs!! This means that I lost 1.5kgs over Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!! 1.2kgs left till I reach goal.

So now Im back to counting my points and tracking what I eat. I was going to do the No Count plan but I am finding that I really need the flexibility.

And I finally have the Net at home so I can get back to posting everyday. If I dont I will lose track again. So I am looking forward to getting back to reading everyone's blogs. I have really missed the communication and support Ive recieved and hopefully given over the last 5 months I have been blogging.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy New Year!!

2006-01-10T14:09:00.000+10:00

sorry about not posting but i have been sooooo busy plus I have no internet at the new place in Moranbah. Im at the library using their net at the moment.

Firstly, I didnt get to my WW goal weight but I am a 60s girl now!! I cant remember what weight I was at my last WW weighin before christmas but I think I was 70.4kgs. This morning I weighed myself and I was 68.8kgs. I am DEFINITELY thinking that my scales broke on the way from Mackay to Moranbah. This is the first time I have weighed myself since I moved here.

The WW meetings are on Tuesdays here - and I will be busy next Tuesday so it looks like itll be another 2 weeks before I get a chance to go get myself weighed officially! If my home scales are right though it looks like I may actually be at goal by then! They may be right because of all the packing boxes and moving I did. I have no idea.

Moranbah is fantastic. I am loving how quiet it is here - and everyone is so friendly! The scrapping store here is great. They stock all the brands I love. And have a big pile of Basic Grey papers (my fav).

I hope everyone is doing well. I will try to get back here to post again late this week. Its Bee's 1 year birthday party this weekend so Im back into Mackay for a few days so we can celebrate with friends and family. Busy busy busy! But hopefully htings will start to settle down once I am back out here on Wednesday.

NoCount

2005-12-22T13:26:00.000+10:00

Today I got the first book of the NoCount plan as I didnt go last week. Ive decided Im going to give that a go. Try to get my motivation back.

I lost 0.5kg this week so now I am 70.7kgs. I wont make goal but i dont mind - i know its my own fault :)

With me packing stuff up and moving it should budge the other 0.8 in 2 weeks to put me in 60s!

dont think ill make it

2005-12-21T16:04:00.000+10:00

Mum picked a fight with me today so I emotionally ate. I wont go into details about the fight cos its personal, but lets just say I ate alot of sugar this arvo! Plus it was a stressful day at work - my last day there - so that made it worse.

Tomorrow I am anticipating around 70.6kgs - we will see. I technically have until Saturday morning to lose the weight though cos its Christmas Eve then.

Have a great night!

Home weighin - 70.2kgs (4 sleeps left)

2005-12-20T14:08:00.000+10:00

Hopefully itll move a bit more further south before Christmas Eve :)

Daily reports on weight until Christmas Eve morning!!! I have to get to 60s!

Have a great day!

Mum graduated from TAFE last week!

2005-12-19T09:26:00.000+10:00

Bee and Grandma Mallett at her TAFE Graduation Ceremony - Dec05

We are so proud of her. She has come through so many battles in her life and this is just another confirmation that she can rise above it and make changes. She graduated with a diploma of business and marketing. Go Mum!

On the weightloss front I weighed myself this morning and it came up at 70.2kgs. So it seems promising for Thursday but I dunno! I gotta work my butt off to try to lose this weight.

Im not off to a good start though cos this morning I had 3 snack-size turkish delights :( Three sugar points straight up!

I made some beautiful fruit salad yesterday - so Im gonna be munching on that today as my snacks. It has in it: apple, banana, passionfruit, nectarines, cherries, plums, rockmelon, watermelon. Tastes sooo good. I love love love stonefruit! Especially nectarines.

Its been ages since I made my own fruit salad, as opposed to the canned stuff. It just doesnt compare. But I must say that its quite expensive making your own!

Im gonna get back into tracking.

TRACKING:

Incidental exercise: washed car, hung tonnes of nappies on the line

Planned exercise: none yet, maybe a walk later

Food:
Breaky: 2 slices multigrain toast (3p), 2 eggs (3p) = 6p
Norty After-breaky snack: 3 snacksize turkish delights = 3p
Morning Tea: Fruit salad (2p), 100g diet yogurt (1/2p) = 2.5p
Lunch: Garden salad (0p), tuna (2p) = 2p
Afternoon Tea: Fruit salad (2p), 100g diet yogurt (1/2p) = 2.5p
Dinner at mums: TBA
Dessert: none
Total points:

Not weighing in today

2005-12-15T08:57:00.000+10:00

Bee in the garden at home - Dec05

Im too sick. Ive decided to have a morning off. I took some photos of Bee this morning so Im gonna go get them processed before work.

I dont think ive lost any weight this week so Im gonna work my butt off for the last weighin before Christmas.

For those who weigh in today - best of luck!!! :) Have a great day everyone.

Flickr set up

2005-12-14T10:33:00.000+10:00

Bee - Silly Faces - Dec05
Originally uploaded by KarenDay.

Ive set up Flickr and Im going to upload photos to it. Last night Bee was acting like a total doofus and kept pulling these silly faces. i think she musta had a booger tickling her nasal cavity or something cos she kept screwing up her face like this.

Just as well I had the camera handy to catch those classic faces ;) Feel free to browse through my photos!!!