Just4Jo - A fat chick trying not to be...

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Things have been a little hectic lately.....
Work is crazy, long story, but it is just mental!
Had to come in early this morning, and probably will have to again tomorrow.

Rhian got sent home form Daycare on Monday with conjunctivitis and since it is deemed contagious, it is a compulsory 48 hour stand down.
This means that the earliest she can go back is Thursday.
With my boss away this week, and the other things going on here, it means that I cant take time off, so she has gone to Nana & Grandad's for a "holiday"
I took her up on Monday night after I spent two hours sitting in the waiting room at the After Hours Dr with her!
Ended up staying up at mums place and coming back early on Tuesday morning to make it to work only half an hour late.

I'll go and pick her up tomorrow after work, so that will be another road trip, but at least I will have my girl back!
I have missed her like crazy this week!!!

Tonight I will start to sand down the walls of the bathroom that are crap.
Turns out that the paint already on the walls must have been enamel, and the pain that I used to paint over them, was acrylic!
So, as soon as the water comes into contact with the walls, it just peels straight off!
It looks like an absolute mess at present, but I have been back to the shop and got the CORRECT stuff this time, so hopefully I can get it fixed up without too many dramas!

I also raised the height of the shower head as it was far far too low for my 6foot 1inch frame, but now the pressure is total shit, so I am thinking about lowering it again, but not as far as it was before - make sense??  Good!

I'll post a couple of pics from the ball on Saturday night once I get home (I'm doing this update from work during a brief lull in madness) as there are a couple of really good ones there.
Although it does make me realise, that although I have come a long way on this weight loss journey, I still have a long way to go.......
This time next year I will be at goal, and I WILL be in a smaller gorgeous dress!!!  

6.8kg to go before I am back into virgin fat......... can't wait!!!!

My eating has been good this week so far.....  long may it last!
And I even hauled my ass to the gym last night as well!!!
I am thinking of going tonight too, but I know that I really do have to get started on the bathroom, so the gym may just have to take a back seat until that is all finished.

What else???
Nothing really..... just cruising along taking one day at a time and trying to concentrate on not stressing out about work!!!

Righto - the madness has started again, so best I get on with trying to make sense of things...........

Ooooo, I got back onto blog sites last night!!!!!!  Not sure what I have done or why it wouldn't let me in the past, but it all seems to be working OK now!!!
Although I still didn't get a chance to catch up on everyone's sites, cos by the time I figured it all out, it was late and I needed sleep!

The ball was GREAT, and I DIDN'T get drunk at all!!

In fact, I think I was just about the soberist person there!!

I will post a couple of pics tomorrow, but for now I am knackered and heading off to bed (it's only 8.17pm!!!)

I am still completely frustrated at the fact that I can't access anyones blogs, not even my own!!

I have tried everything that I can possibly think of - I have changed my security settings in Interent Explorer, I have checked the settings in my Virus protection, and as a last resort, I even downloaded Mozilla Firefox, and still I can't access the bloody things!

It's driving me insane to be honest!

Anyone out there know what else I can try????

OK - all you web people out there............. HELP!!!

I have a new laptop.... It's great!

BUT........ I can't get on to any websites that are hosted by Blogger - I think!!

Anything that has "blogspot" in the address wont work - even my own!!

I can update (obviously) on the dashborad page, but I can't view it, and I can't get onto any of the other blogs that I used to read either.

I know that it isn't a Blogger fault, cos I was talking to a friend on MSN just now and she could get on to my site and it was fine!

Any suggestions??

I have tried to adjust my security settings, and I am currently running on the lowest setting, so I am at a loss to know what to do now!

I NEED my blog fix!!!

Thanks!

YAY ME!!!! I was thrilled when those numbers on the scales flashed up this morning!!

It means that over the past few weeks, I may have yo-yoed a bit, but I have managed to reign it all in and actually post a slight loss!!

Considering I am a total emotional eater, and the past couple of months have been pretty damn emotional, I think I have done fantastically!!

AND........ The results of the Biggest Loser Challenge are in at work, and although I didn't win, didn't come second or third or even fourth (actually - I have NO IDEA where I placed to be honest, cos the leader board hasn't been released) I am STOKED to report that over the 12 weeks, I have lost 9.6kgs!!!
My first weigh in was 124.6kg, and my final weigh in was 114.8kgs! I think that means a % loss of around 8 or clse to it, so I am thrilled at that!!
And the best thing, is that my girlfriend Sue, won the whole bloody competition!!!! She started at 80kg, and got down to 68.5kg and looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is going to the ball tonight, so will make sure that I get loads of photos! Actually, my friend Rose is coming as my partner, so I will get TONNES of pics of us gorgeous girls!!!

Here is my "Before" photo from the Biggest Loser Challenge:



















And here is my "After" one:




















I reckon that there ain't a hell of a lot of difference, cos lets face it - I can lose 10kgs and it doesn't look like I have changed at all!! Hehehehe.....

Although you can now check out my new haircut - but you can't see the colours....

Righto - I have rambled on for long enough, I better go get this girl sorted!
She climbed into bed with me at 2am and snuggled in, so I didn't have the heart to put her back into her own bed!!
But of course it gets to 6.47am (a sleep in for her) and she wants to watch Hi5, and tells me that it is "Get Up Time Mummy"
Who am I to argue!!!

Rambling again.........

I'll be back real soon with photos of the ball.......

Found this today - it just made me smile!

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"

I found the trick to make the bathroom paint job look great all the time......

Keep the light on!!

It only looks blotchy in natural light, so I'll just have to leave the light on at all times!!  Hahahahaha.......

I put it all back together again last night, so I now have a fully functioning bathroom again - and shower!!  Thank god!!!

The shower water pressure is still shit, but I am thinking that there wont be a hell of a lot I can do about that, so I'll just have to deal with it.

It's better than nothing!

So, tonight, I will be sewing.

I have to alter the dress that I am wearing to the Ball on Saturday night.

It is the same dress that I wore as a Bridesmaid at my gorgeous little sisters wedding, and then I wore it to the ball last year as well.

But it is strapless, and after a few drinks, I spent all night pulling at the top of it, paranoid that it was gonna fall down.

So, to combat that problem, I am putting some simple straps on it, so that it stays up all on its own........ and it also means that I don't have to wear a strapless bra!!  YAY!!!

Not a heck of a lot more to say now..........  

Food has been awesome, water intake has been superb, exercise non-existent, but that will improve soon...

I might hit the gym tonight, but it will all depend on the TV man....  turns out that I can't use Sky TV and the phone at the same time, so I had to call them up last night and there is a technician coming out this afternoon to fix it.

Fingers crossed that it works this time!!!

Why does paint look great in the evening, yet so so bad in the daylight??

I'm painting the bathroom, and last night it looked great!!

This morning it looks like all the kids from Rhian's daycare have been in there with paint brushes!!

Hahahahaha.......

Hopefully I can do another coat and cover up all the bad parts!  

Either that, or never go in there during the daylight!!  

Eating has been great today, and all week so far.

Water consumption has averaged about 2 litres per day, so two ticks for me there!!

Exercise............. well..................  the gym has been the first thing to get knocked to the end of the list at the moment.

Once I get the bathroom sorted, and get myself into a routine, then I can factor my workouts back into daily life.

YAY!!!!!

Righto - TradeMe is calling.........  I'm not busy at work today, and the day is just DRAGGING!!!

Ooooooo.......  who watches Grey's Anatomy???

I taped it on Monday night, and watched it last night - CRIED LIKE A BABY!!!!!

I soooooo can't wait until next season!!!

McDreamy or Fynn.............  I wonder???

I have gone over this entry in my mind a million times.

What will I say?

How will I say it?

How will I feel when I have said it?

How will my readers react when I have said it?

And I have come to the conclusion, that there is no need to go into great detail.

I will give you the facts, and that is all that is needed.

So here goes.......

The reason for my absence recently is this:

My marriage is over.

Chris and I have seperated.

We have sold the house.

We are now both living in different houses, and sharing the care of Rhian.

There is no one else involved on either side (everyone always asks me that), and we are completely amicable and grown up about the whole thing.

We have to get along for Rhian's sake, and although our marriage didn't work, there is no excuse for us not to both be great parents to the one thing that we love more than anything else in the world.

So....... there you have it!

I have been stressed lately, trying to find somewhere to live, as our house sold within 3 days of being on the market, and we had a very short settlement.

I have stayed with friends (and Chris)  until I could shift into my own place just last weekend.

And, as of this morning, I have my computer working, and the internet connected, so I will be able to catch up on other peoples journals and also update my own a little more frequently!!

The "Biggest Loser" challenge finishes on Friday (3 days away) and I know that I wont be the winner, but at least I will be a little lighter than what I was when it started!

I'm an emotional eater - and boy have I eaten some crap over the past few weeks!

I will start my weekly weigh ins again on Saturday, as I have unpacked the box with my scales in it and got a new battery!!!

I am HOPING that I wont have gained too much, but I will see what the numbers say on Saturday morning!!

Saturday night is the night of the "Starlight Ball" for work, and I am taking my friend Rose as my partner....  We should have a laugh or two!

Well........ that is it.

The reason for my absence.

But I'm back, and I'm on the last stretch to GOAL!!

Come along for the ride guys - are you up for it??

Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Meeeeee
Happy Birthday to me


And it's just another day...........

And I can't even eat my own birthday cake!!  Hahahahaha.............

You've been tagged.....
THE RULES:  The player of this game starts with "5 weird things/habits about yourself".  In the end you need to choose 5 people to be tagged and list their names.
The people who get tagged need to write a blog about their 5 weird things/habits, as well as state the rule clearly, then tag 5 more victims.  Don't forget to leave your victim a comment that says "you're tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.


NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!

One...... I can't read blogs at the moment

and

Two........ I probably won't know 5 people that blog and haven't been tagged by the time I CAN get back online again!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



But....... I'm gonna do my 5 things anyway.........

1.  I don't like the flavours GREEN or ORANGE.  Make sense??  I wont eat any lollies that are green or orange - they just taste WRONG!!!

2.  I'm borderline OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).  The volume control on the tv HAS to be on an even number, as does the stereo in my car.  I HAVE to take a certain number of sips when I have a drink, and if I step on a crack with one foot, I HAVE to find another crack to step on with my other foot!  Strange strange girl!!!

3.  I once dated an alcoholic compulsive liar on the pretence that I could "Save & Change" him!!!       P.S.  I couldn't and he is still a lying drunk loser!!!!

4.  I drive my Toyota Corolla too fast, and a couple of years ago (pre-Rhian) had three speeding tickets in 6 weeks!!!!!  Cha-Ching!!

5.  My ultimate job in life would be a Police Officer.  I reckon I would look HOT in the uniform!!!   Hahahahaha.............  But seriously - I have always wanted to be a copper, but am too unfit and too damn fat!!!!!!


So, there ya have it!!!

Bet no one knew ALL those things about me!!!!

I just got an email to ask me how I am looking at comments, if I can't look at my website???

Those of you that journal on Blogger.com will know that you can have the comments sent to your email - which is exactly what happens with mine.

So, although I can't see what I have posted, or access my blog to change anything at all, I can still see the comments being written, because a copy of each and every one goes through my email.

Clear as mud??

Great!!!!

Oh yeah - Rhian is fine!  Nothing wrong with that little cherub at all!!  She is learning loads of new words all the time and just yesterday she told me very clearly, that  "Rhian walk on concrete mummy" as she didn't want me to carry her across the road!!  TOO CUTE!!!

Once I get the computer sorted, I will post some pictures.  You will be amazed at how quickly she is growing - and how wild her hair is!!!

And lastly......... it's my birthday next week!!  

16th August, I'll be 34!!  

My God - how did that happen???

I swear some days I don't feel a day over 16!!!!

Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lia - NO - I am NOT pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It must be another "Jo" that you read about - honestly!!!!!!!!!

I am not pregnant - in fact, I am anything BUT pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, that is all I wanted to say for now.......

I promise, in a few weeks when I can access the net at home, and I don't have to send an update through my work server email system, I will fill you all in on what has been going on....

But just know this - I am NOT pregnant!!!

Nor do I want to be - AT ALL!!!!!

Ok - so I have used far too many exclamation points for one post, so I'll sign off here and hope that this update actually works!!!

Oh yeah - and I have gone from being 14th in the "Biggest Loser Challenge" at work, to 6th, so that is great!!!

BUT.......... I have kinda "lost it" a bit over the past couple of weeks, so I just hope that I can hold on to my 6th place!!

Work to do now.........

I'm NOT pregnant!!!!!!!

A woman without her man is nothing.

A woman: without her, man is nothing

Punctuation.... A powerful tool.

No I haven't disappeared, I have stuff going on, and to make matters worse, my computer has decided to pack a hissy fit and I need to get it fixed.
I can't access the internet at home, and my blog site is blocked at work, so I can't update from there either!
Then, as if that wasn't enough....... the ability to update via remote email hasn't been working either, so I have no idea if this post is even going to appear...
And if it doesn't I wont know anyway - cos I cant check it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, I'm not gonna type anymore, in case I am wasting my time....
I'll be back once things are fixed!!!
Hope everyone is well....... I can't even read anyone else's blogs either, so I feel so CUT OFF!
Righto - back to work.....

Not sure if this thing is still working???