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

Too much alcohol, too much food, too much chocolate!
ARGH!!!!
When in "holiday mode" just how does someone Stop from partaking in too much of all of the above??
Hmmmmmm, not sure!!
We are off to the Aquarium tomorrow, so that should be fun!!
At least the fish are alive so I cant eat them!!!!
Hahaha...
Having an absolute blast here, loving the weather, loving the shopping even more!
Found an "outlet" mall yesterday - OMG!!
Bought the most gorgeous red dress from Jaqui E - size 18!!!! - down from $119.95 to $19.95!!!
BARGAIN!!!
Bought a blue shrug/cardi type thing, again from Jaqui E - size L - down from $79.95 to $5!!!!!!
BARGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Righto - time to go to bed now, it's gonna be an early start tomorrow!
C Ya!!!

I went walking this morning and didn't get lost at all!!!
I have done nothing but eat total crap since I got here... lollies, chocolate, chippies, cheese, nuts, beer, white bread, peanut butter, more lollies and more chocolate!
So this morning when I got up and saw that my stomach is no longer looking like a deflated balloon, more like a half blown up one instead, I decided it was time to take action!!!
I donned my styley (NOT) walking gear, plugged in my Ipod and headed off up the street.
I got brave and started by walking UP hill, then got to the end of the street and saw that there was another street that also went UP, so I crossed the road and walked up there as well... until I got to the end of it and realised that I had hit hte motorway... bummer!
So, back down the street I came, passed Steph's place, and walked right to the bottom until I couldn't go any further unless I turned a corner.
Now, anyone that knows me, will know that I have NO sense of direction, so turning a corner was NOT an option at all!!!
I headed back up the street, and when I got back to Steph's place I realised that I had only been walking for 40 minutes, so I headed back up to the motorway, then back down again.
All in all I was out and about for around 55 minutes, so it was a pretty good walk for me!
I feel great from doing it too...
Now I just have to keep my hand OUT of the lollie jar for the rest of the day, and I'll be fine!!
We (Steph and I) are going out tonight - not sure where to, but I am sure that we will have a laugh or two along the way!
But for now, I'm hungry, so I'm gonna go make some lunch that DOESN'T include peanut butter or chocolate!!

Rhian and I made it to Sydney all by ourselves!
YAY!
And it took her all of about 30 minutes to completely take over her Aunty Steph’s house and turn it into bombsite!!It’s funny – cos Steph’s place looks like something out of a house and garden magazine.. it is just absolutely stunning!!!
And of course it is not designed for a full on 2 ½ year old to zoom around in at a million miles an hour, but then again, we are all adapting pretty quickly!!
Hahaha… Rhian jut came out in a nappy and not much more!!
That child of mine is crazy!!
It as amazing to see how long she stayed awake yesterday!
I had to wake her up at 5am yesterday morning so that we could get to the airport in time….
So 5am NZ time, was 2am Sydney time.
She stayed awake all day – all through the flight, and the rest of the day, and finally crashed at about 8pm last night!!!
I was absolutely stunned at the fact that she hadn’t had a sleep at all….
Anyway, here we are in Sydney, it’s 9.35am, we have all been awake since 5am cos it gets so light here so early, and I think a walk to the park across the road is next on the agenda….
It is supposed to get to 29 degrees here today – YAY!!!!!
I am sooooo looking forward to some nice weather!!
Righto – time to do some stuff….

Weigh Day 109.9KGS
I didn’t get to my lowest ever weight before leaving for Sydney – dammit all!!
In fact I GAINED 100grams!!
That’ll be the pizza I had for dinner on Friday night!!!!
I’m not overly worried about it all…..
Ah hell – who am I trying to kid??
I was gutted!!!
Hahaha…
But I’m over it now of course!!

Bloody 'ell - it's crazy!!!
I'm sitting here wondering where the hell the past week has gone to - cos I have so much work to get finished before i leave tomorrow!
I am off to Sydney on Monday, so I need to get all my stuff up to date before I go..... ARGH!!!!

I'm going out tonight with a girlfriend to see a show, we are having dinner before hand in the city - so that should be cool (Actually - for the locals - it's the Beat Girls at Circa Theatre!)
Tomorrow night I'm going to a girlfriends place (Sue) for a catch up with her before she works an extra night shift.
Saturday night I am going out with Sue and Sharon in town, for some drinks and dancing.
Sunday night I am supposed to be going out again, but I think that since I have to be up and at the airport by 5.30am on Monday morning - I might just have an early night instead!!!!

Went to the gym on my way home from work yesterday and surprised the hell out of myself when i managed to run continuously for 10 minutes!!!!!!!!
Yep - 10 MINUTES!!!!
Then I walked for 5minutes, then RAN for another 5 minutes!!
I tell ya - I am on FIRE!!!!!

But for now - I have more work to try to get through, so best I go do it.....

Just wanted to brag about my holiday and my RUNNING!!!

YEAH BABY!!!!!

NOTE TO SELF:
When a two and a half year old blonde haired moppet says that she wants to help mummy to do the dishes – PAY ATTENTION!!!!

Picture this…..

Sunday night, it was her bedtime, I was getting her PJ’s ready.
I walked into the kitchen to get her a drink, and she followed me.
I casually mentioned that I needed to do the dishes, and she told me “Rhian help”.
I flicked on the jug cos I wanted a coffee, and then walked back to her room.
I got her bed ready, got a nappy ready, and called her into me.
In she trotted and said “Rhian do dishes”
I didn’t think anything of it, and got her changed, into bed, read her a story, gave her a drink (the usual night time routine), and walked out.
I heard a noise, coming from the kitchen and just brushed it off as the jug boiling….
Did a couple of other things, then went to make a coffee….
Well………. There was water EVERYWHERE!!!!!
Rhian had indeed decided to help mummy with the dishes!!!
She had taken a chair from the lounge, into the kitchen, stood on it, put the plug in the sink, and turned on the tap!!!!
I had about an inch of water all through the kitchen and laundry!
It was all too much for me and I just stood there and cried!!!
Of course then I got the towels and mopped up the mess, then I sat down and had a beer!!!!
I was still washing towels at 11.30pm on Sunday night!!
The carpet was supposed to be re-laid (after my first flood) yesterday, but now the floors need to dry out again…  UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
I am starting to think that the house is cursed or something!!!!!
So now, I have industrial heaters and an industrial dehumidifier going non-stop again, in an effort to suck all the moisture from the hardwood floors!
The guy will come back on Friday and re-lay the carpet and take the heaters etc away, and then of course I am going away on holiday for two weeks, so I am not sure when the wallpaper with be replaced, or the kitchen floor will be re-sealed!!!
I was hoping that it would all be done before I went away………. YEAH RIGHT!!!!

Can you imagine what my power bill is gonna be like??  AARGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!


I SOOOOOOO need a holiday!!!
And I soooo can’t wait!!!!!

Maybe... we are supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe... when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but sometimes, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.

Maybe... It is true that we don't know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe... The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe... You should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do.

Maybe... There are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.

Maybe... The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

Maybe... You should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.

Maybe... You should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe... Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe... You shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive; don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Maybe... You could send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life either positively or not, to those who can and do make you smile when you really need it, to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, and to all those whom you want to know that you appreciate them and their friendship.

Stayed exactly the same this week - and I must admit that I am happy about that!
See, I always gain when I have my period, but this week - NO!
YAY ME!!!
Only one more weigh day before I go to Sydney, so I hope that I can make it down to 108kgs, but I'm not gonna stress about it at all, cos I feel damn fantastic!!!

Went out with a couple of girlfriends on Friday night, had an absolute blast!!!
We started by going to Sharon's workplace BBQ, then back to Sue's place to get ready and have a few drinks.
We went out at about 10pm to a local bar, and although it was quite empty, we had a great time laughing and joking and just being chicks!
Thn as the bar started to fill up, we saw people that we knew and started dancing and talking and drinking more!
It was a great night, and I got home at about 2.30am!!!
Not bad for an old girl huh??
I think we are gonna do it next Friday night too!
HOW COOL!!

It's great to be able to go out and have confidence in the way that I look and know that I am not being stared at for being the fattest person in the room anymore!
And even the novelty of getting hit on is quite funny too!
it hasnt happened in a long time, so I am kinda waaaaay out of practise!
I just act like a stupid school girl and giggle a lot!! Too funny!!!

Yesterday was spent recovering from the hangover (I hate that part) and Rhian and I just hung out and did girl stuff...
Then I went around to Sue's place for dinner and then came home for an early night.
It wqas really funny - I put Rhian to bed and about 5 minutes later she got up again...
So I told her to go back to bed...
She trotted off and I thought that she had listened to me!
Well, imagine my surprise when about half an hour later I walked into my bedroom to see her sound asleep in my bed!!
She had even taken her little step stool into my bedroom so that she could climb up on my bed without having to ask for help!
Too cute and too damn funny!

Today we have been hanging out with Sue and her youngest boy (he's 8), we all went down to watch the Business Games as our company (Sue and I work for the same company) had a touch team entered, so we stood in the wind and rain for a while and cheered the team on - it was a great way to fill in a few hours....
So now we have been grocery shopping and are now just chilling out at home...
What a lazy Sunday....

Back to work tomorrow!!!
8 more sleeps til Sydney!!! YAY!!!!!!!

Clothes don't fit anymore.....
I got my clothes ready in my head last night, I knew exactly what I was gonna wear....
I pair of black and red pinstripe 3/4 pants (that I have never worn as they were too small), Red Shirt, Black sandals...
I was gonna look HOT baby!!!
Put the pants on..... WAY TOO FREAKEN BIG!!!!!!!
What the hell is up with that?????
I was disgusted - tried to figure out if I could take them in and make them smaller in a hurry......  I couldn't!
So, instead I had to rethink my outfit and find some smaller clothes!!
A pair of black pants that I have never worn before because they were too small - they fit now!!  
And, if I am completely honest, probably SLIGHTLY too big - but WHO CARES!!
At least the crutch is not hanging mid way down my thighs!!  Hahaha....
The top that I am wearing is one that I bought ages ago, and I have worn it a couple of times, but it was always really tight...... now it's not so tight anymore!!
So there ya have it......  the downside to downsizing!!
I think tonight when I am picking my clothes for tomorrow - I'll try them on first!!  hahaha....

My legs are achey today from all the running that I did last night...
Hahahaha - makes me sound almost like an athlete or something huh???
YEAH RIGHT!!!!
But in all honesty....  my thighs and ass are my biggest problem, so I NEED to make sure that I am doing the most work on them....
Of course my fitness is a huge thing as well, and last night at the gym I found that I could run a bit further than I had on Monday night, so maybe tonight, I will be able to run a bit further again.....
Just gotta work through that shaky achey feeling first!!
I'll get there!!  I'll be a lean mean muscly machine one day!!  hahahaha

Rhian was great last night - she slept right through until 6 am this morning.
And then when she did get up she trotted into my room and pulled the covers back to say "Get up time Mummy"
I can usually wrangle a few more minutes out of her by telling her that mummy needs a cuddle in the morning to wake up, so she will lie there with me for a few minutes!!
That didn't last long though, cos the cat started miaowing for her breakfast, so Rhian thought that was funny....
Must get some up to date photos of her actually....
Although I am sure that we will take LOADS of pics in Sydney (12 more sleeps) and once I get home I'll post them!

I SOOOOOOO can't wait to go to Sydney!  I reckon I need a damn good holiday away from work and just life in general....
I have always thought that if I ever won Lotto or anything (Yeah I know - dreaming is free!!!) that I would still carry on working...
But the last few months, I have seriously thought that if I ever did win a huge amount of money - I'd give up work and just bum around all day every day!!!
I'd love to do that right now actually!!
Maybe it's just the time of year???

Righto - time to go do some work now.....
Only 6 hours before I go back tot he gym again!
YAY ME!!!!

Righto....  I'm off to the gym today!

I think that the lady behind the counter might quite honestly fall down dead when she sees me!

I haven't been back for over two weeks.....  SHOCKING!!!

But tonight I am going, and I am going to start a running program!!!!

Yep - you read right - a RUNNING program!!!!

It's just one that I will make up as I go - but I am pretty sure that it will consist of bugger all running and mostly walking, but I WILL RUN!!!!

I think I will try to do ten minutes walking to start with, then maybe 2 minutes running, 2 minutes walking 2 minutes running etc etc etc until I cant breathe anymore!

Hahahahaa.....

I have Rhian this week, so I wont be going to the gym in the mornings, but I figure that if I can get out of work straight away, I can get in at lest 45 minutes of pure cardio before I have to go collect her.....

Sounds like a great plan huh??

Wish me luck!!!

Oh My God!!!

Another 1.8kg gone in a week!!!!

I just can't believe how much in the zone I am right now!!!

Total loss is now 52.2kg and I have just 1.8kg to lose before I get back down to 108kgs which is my lowest adult weight!!!!

Then it is VIRGIN FAT baby!!!!

WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!

Righto - I actually dont have a lot more to say....

So that 's me!

I ROCK!!!!!!!!

Only 20 more sleeps until I fly to Sydney!!!!!

Can you believe it????

YAY!!!!!

Righto - the weekend was fabulous - drank too much on Sat night, had a slight hangover Sunday, but it was GREAT!!!!!!!

Lunch on Saturday was fantastic too, as was Karen's Baby shower.

So all in all it was a wonderful weekend with good friends, good wine and good gossip!!!!

Back to reality now of course though!

House - Still got heaters and dryers going 24/7.

Today they are coming back to drill holes in the walls and insert little drying hoses into them!

Apparently it will only take a couple of days to dry out properly then!!!

ONLY a couple of days?????????????

I am soooo over it!!!

The wallpaper got taken off yesterday, and the kitchen floors were sanded back..... so once the walls are dried out properly, the carpet can be re-laid, then the wall paper rehung (or painted or whatever the hell they are gonna do) and the kitchen floors can be re-sealed too!

I just can't wait to get my house back in one piece again!

I cant spend any time at all it he lounge or dining room, so I am stuck in my bedroom most evenings watching TV - how depressing!!!

Hahahaha...

Ah well, that's life huh???