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

Yesterday was 20 points

Today is shaping up to be about 22points.

I'M ON FIRE PEOPLE!!!!!!

How do you "forget to eat"??
Well, it's not that I forgot to eat.... more like every time I was hungry, there was nothing suitable, then I'd get busy again and the hunger would go away...
Then, before I knew it, it was 2am, and there was NO WAY that I was gonna eat then!!!!!
I guess that is what happens when you're having fun huh??
Hehehehehe.....

My weekend was FANTASTIC!!!
Started with the wonderful show on Friday night... I still laugh when I think about it!
Saturday morning was a bit of an early start, as we wanted to get the top coat on the windows in my room before heading off to the races...
I think my "lovely" flatmate woke me up at about 7am - tricked me into believing it was 9.30am and made me promise not to go back to bed!
I was stupid (and probably still a little tired) enough to agree, and when I walked in to the kitchen and saw the clock - I could have killed him!!!!
7am!!  NOT HAPPY!!!
But, I knew that there was work to be done, so I just dealt with it, and now I can laugh about it too!
Once the painting was done, he went off on his merry little way to the races, as he was going with work, and taking some of his customers...
I got ready and headed up a couple of hours later, only to find that the girls I was meeting had been there for a few hours already, and were pretty trashed!!!
They had been drinking wine in the sun, and were all pretty damn happy!
I sat there for an hour and a half nursing one glass of wine and politely refusing the gorgeous cheeses and dips that were being offered around!!
By 2pm I had decided that I had had enough, and was just about to leave and go home, when my flattie texted me to say that he needed a ride to his cousins wedding!
I had offered the night before, to drive him if he felt that he'd had too much to drink to drive.
So we headed off at about 2.30pm and while he went to the wedding, I went shopping!
Bought some new undies, some new jim jams, and a cool pair of shoes..... I was pleased with my efforts!!!
Picked up flattie and headed back to Wellington (the wedding was in Kapiti for you locals!)
Got back to the races at about 5pm to find the girls completely trashed, and one was even sleeping!!!
Let me explain the situation...... One of my friends, has a friend who owns a house bus.  Every year they take the bus to the races, park it in the centre of the track and put up an awning.  We all just hung out there.... and when I got back at 5pm, Sue was asleep in the buss and apparently had been for quite some time!!!
We decided to go out to our local bar after the races, but I also decided that I wasn't going to go in the dress that I was wearing, so off I went home to get changed, and got back to the course in time for the last race!!
TOO FUNNY!!!
7.30pm and I had the car packed up with drunk girls, and chilly bins, which we then deposited back at Sue's place, dropped the kids of at Sharon's place, then headed to the bar.
The other three girls all still had their dresses and hats on, and created quite a stir when we walked in.....
Of course people were quick to realise that we had been at the races, and pretty soon the bar was packed with people that had also been there, so there were a lot of dresses and hats around!!!
I stayed sober all night, and managed to last until 1.30am when I FINALLY convinced flattie that he'd had quite enough to drink, and it would be a good idea to go home....
I had his car, and had promised him a ride home you see!!!
So, by the time we got home - it was 2am!!!
Sunday morning rolled around, and we had to make a trip back to the race course to collect my car, drop some packing boxes off to a friend, get some lunch, then go home again.
The afternoon consisted of a lot of sitting on the couch watching mindless TV, but it was really relaxing!!
A girlfriend called in for a visit, so we sat there gassing for a while, and I could have sworn that I had a hangover - I felt really seedy!!!
So there ya have it - MY WEEKEND!!!
I had a great time, and really enjoyed it all......

Points wise, I only had 12 points on Saturday!!!
BAD HUH???
That consisted of two slices of toast for breakfast, then 3 beers and one wine throughout the day!
I was so busy ferrying people here and there that I completely forgot to eat at all, and to be honest, I didn't realise that I hadn't until Sunday morning!!!
Sunday I came in at 28 points - and that was including the Chinese we had for dinner last night!!!
But since I had so few on Saturday - I'm not worried about it AT ALL!!!!!!

I was gonna try to get to the gym tonight after work, but since most of my stuff is still packed in boxes - I have no clue where my gym shoes are!!!
Tonight I should be able to unpack properly, as my room is due to be finished!!!
I can't wait!!!!
I've been living out of boxes and sleeping in Rhian's bed or the couch for a week now - and I'm over it!
I really just want my own space where I can spread out.....
But I'm not complaining at all....... really I'm not!  Hehehehe...
I'm LOVING living there, and I'm LOVING the company!!!
It's quite cool to go home after work and know that someone is there that I can talk to.......
I didn't realise how much I missed having company until I moved in!
But I guess it is all part of the process.....
It's been 6 months since Chris and I separated, and at times it still feels like only a few weeks, but at other times it feels like years....
But I'm loving my new life, I'm finding the independence that I craved, yet I have the security of knowing that I have an amazing family and bunch of friends, both old and new, that are there for me no matter what!

I'm on fire - and loving it!!!
I'm in the zone!!!!
I'm just damn happy!!!!!

2007 IS my year!!!!!

Keep smiling!!

Got this via email today - I don't usually do these, but hell, I'm bored!!!  Hehehehe....

Come on.. Play along...

1. How old will you be in five years?
39 - too bloody old!!!!

2. Who will you spend at least two hours with today?
Rhian - I miss her like crazy and can't wait to pick her up from daycare and CUDDLE!!!!!!!

3. How tall are you?
186cm – 6ft 1in - I think that may be classed as "Amazonian"?  Hehehe...

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six months?
Saving some money - God knows, I NEED to!!!!

5. What's the last movie you saw in the theatre?
King Kong - It sucked!!

6. Who was the last person you called?
A customer - How rude!!

7. Who was the last person to call you?
Jeremy

8. Who was the last text message you received from?
Jeremy

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?
A customer - again - HOW RUDE!!!  Hehehehe...

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Text - It's easier sometimes......

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Sleeping like a baby!

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Married – 40 years next year!!

13. When is the last time you saw your mom?
Ummmm, a couple of weeks ago?

14. What color are your eyes?
Grey (or red if I’ve had a hard night!!)

15. What time did you get up today?
6.50am dammit!

16. What are you wearing right now?
Black ¾ pants, Black boob tube, Green wrap top, Black sandals - and apparently I look "hot"!!  GO ME!!!!

17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Fairytale Of  New York by The Pogues (does that count as a Christmas song??)

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
At home in bed, sleeping!

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
Right here at work when there is nothing to do!  I’m BORED!!!!

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
If i could go anywhere? Well, depends.. How long could i stay? And could i take someone with me? Would I have high speed internet access where i went? Would I be able to stay at a hotel or would i have to camp? Because, I hate camping and bugs and ants and sleeping bags.

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
God knows where the hell I’ll be in one year, how the heck am I supposed to know about ten years???

22. Do you tan or burn?
Tan - thank's to my Grandad for great Olive skin!!!

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
The Heffalumps and Woozels under my bed!

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Menopause – The Musical!  FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC!!!!!!

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Three - Probably two too many huh??!!??

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Laptop

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
Jim Jams!!!

29. What color are your sheets?
Pink - pretty pink!!

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two

31. What is your favorite season?
Summer – definitely summer!

32. What do you like about Autumn?
Not too hot, not too cold

33. What do you like about winter?
Cuddling up in bed on a cold day and listening to the world go by

34. What do you like about the summer?
The heat – definitely the sun!!

35. What do you like about spring
Daffodills

36. How many cities have you lived in?
Three

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
Foxton, Palmerston North, Auckland, Wellington

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Bare feet - except when there are prickles!  

39 Are you a social person?
For SURE!!  Probably a bit too "social" at times!!  Hehehehe...

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Dinner last night – Chinese takeaways!

42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Cookies & Cream – YUMMO!!!!!!!

45. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Peanut Butter and Banana

46. Do you like Chinese food?
Hell yeah – see question # 40!!

47. Do you like coffee?
I can’t live without my coffee!!

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
About 2 litres, so that’s about 8 glasses I think??

49. What do you drink in the morning?
Coffee – lots of coffee!!!

50. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Hell yeah – MY SIDE!!!!!!

Ohmigod!!!!

I don't think I have laughed out loud so hard or so much in a damn long time!!
I'm talking about the show that we went to see last night - "MENOPAUSE - The Musical"
It was side splittingly funny, and the whole audience was in fits of laughter most of the night!
I would 100% reccommend this show to ANYONE who wants a good laugh!
It was FANTASTICALLY AMAZINGLY HILLARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!
In fact, it was so damn good - I would pay to go see it again in a heartbeat!!
The actors were fabulous and their voices...... WOW!!!
Those four chicks can sing!!!!
I can't say enough good things about it, so if you were ever thinking that maybe you should see it - DO IT!!
JUST DO IT!!!!

Righto - time to go get ready for the races now - HOW EXCITING!!!!!

Just remember to drink LOADS of water Jo!!!!

Keep smiling everyone!!!

Oh Yeah.......... I came it at 22 points yesterday and 2 litres of water, so I'm thrilled at that too!!! And that INCLUDED a beer before the show!!
GO ME!!
I'm on FIRE!!!!!!!!!

OK - So I have made Friday the official weigh day...
Today the scales flashed 112.1 kg at me, which is about the same as what I was when I got back from Sydney last year!
So to know that I have gone through Christmas and New Year without gaining any weight is FANTASTIC!!!
I'm really really happy about that!!!
Last night I made the yummiest dinner EVER!
It was Trim Pork Steak, marinated in a bit of honey, soy sauce and garlic, then cooked in the George Foreman Grill.
I also had Cauliflower & Broccoli with a tiny bit of low fat white sauce, a small jacket baked potato with NO BUTTER, and I threw together some carrots and zucchini with a bit of garlic and sauteed them until tender... it was bloody beautiful!!!!
Really filling and really really YUMMY!!!!!

Tomorrow will be a bit of a test for me....
I'm off to the races (Wellington Cup) with a bunch of girlfriends
They have every intention of drinking up a storm and eating all kinds of yummy treats, so I am really gonna have to watch myself there...
I was thinking of taking my car as I can get a corporate parking space (through a friend of a friend) and that way I wont drink, but the traffic is usually horrific on Cup Day, so I'm thinking the train might be a better option, as the stop is literally right outside the front gate of the race course.
We are all getting dressed up, a few of my friends are even going so far as to wear hats with their dresses, but I'm gonna give that one a miss!
This hair doesn't react well to hats, and I can just imagine what I would look like by the end of the day if it came off!
Hat hair is NOT a good look!!!

Righto - work to do, then I'm off to get my nails done at lunch time....
Gotta have them looking pretty for tomorrow!!
I'll try to remember to take pictures!!

Oh yeah - I tried on my dress that I am gonna wear - and it is TOO BIG!!!!
I got it last year to wear to my company Mid Year Ball, but opted for a different one....
I'll have to get the sewing machine out in the morning and take it in!!  YAY ME!!

I'm off into town tonight with a group of my workmates to go see a show ' "Menopause - The Musical"
We have heard great things about it, and tonight is opening night, so I can't wait!!
Should be a blast!!!!

OK - here's the deal.......
My flatmate and I started counting points today!!
YAY for us!!!
Problem being, is that it has been so long since I have done this, that I can't remember how many points we are allowed!!!
Can someone please enlighten me on the scale of points for both men and women??
THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

2007 is MY year!!!

Woohoo!!!

Well, I'm all moved and settled in to my new house....... kind of!
My room hasn't quite finished being renovated yet, so I have had to spend a couple of nights on the couch!
But that is what ya get when things move faster than anticipated huh?
Rhian has her own room, and the run of the whole house, and as long as she is happy and settled - which she is - then I am happy!
I'm LOVING living with someone so far.....
It is easier than I remember, and it is fantastic to have company...
And of course, the house is big enough, so that if I feel I need my own space, I can find another room to hibernate into!
I have the computer set up in the spare room, and there is a couch in there too, so if need be, I can escape there....... but so far I haven't wanted/needed to.
Mind you - it has only been 3 days!
Hehehehe.....
Not much to report on the weightloss / exercise front at the moment...
I haven't gained anything - YET!!!
And I must admit that I have been slacking off with the gym lately - loads of packing and sorting to do instead!
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!  Hehehe...
I have promised myself that this week I'll get back there, so it is just a matter of getting more organised in the morning or the night before, so that I can get my gym gear ready!!
It is cool when I don't have Rhian, as I can go straight after work, or first thing in the morning and spend as much time there as I want.
But when I have her, it has to be a carefully timed precision move, as I have to get there, work out then get to daycare to pick her up all within an hour!
It can be done, and I know that I feel good once I have, so I just need to get motivated again....
*Sigh*

Went out for lunch with some blogger girls yesterday..... it was great to be able to sit down and have a good old girly chat!  
I have missed that lately, cos the friends that I have been spending most of my time with, are quite self centred and the conversation always seems to revolve around them......  
Gees, that sounds really bitchy huh????
Guess that is why I am trying to spend less time with them, and more time with friends that are genuine!!!

Righto..... time to stop being a bitch and time to go do some more work....
It was Wellington Anniversary day yesterday, so we had the day off, but of course the rest of the country didn't, so it means that we have two days worth of orders to catch up on!
Totally mental at times!!

Keep smiling!!!

It always seems to happen to me..... or at least that is the way it seems sometimes!!!
Waaaaay back last year when I flooded my house, there was damage that needed to be repaired...
Well, it wasn't until I handed my notice to my landlord that he decided to chase up the insurance company to get it all sorted.
That was cool - it didn't worry me at all...
Monday a maintenance man was at my house at 7.30am, and I thought he was going to sand and re-polyurathane the kitchen/laundry floors
And therefore I had arranged for Rhian to stay with Chris and extra night, and for me to stay at a friends place, as he said it would be very very smelly.
But...... when I got home on Monday night - the floors were still in the same state that they were when I left that morning!
I rang the guy to find out what the story was, and he told me that he couldn't get hold of the floor polishing guy, so it probably wouldn't be done until after I moved out!
I was totally cool with that!!!
BUT........... when I walked in the door last night, and found that EVERYTHING from the kitchen and laundry was in the middle of my lounge, and the place smelled like chemicals, that they had in fact done the floors yesterday!!!!!!
Literally, my house is like a bombsite!!
The washing machine, oven, fridge, pantry, and anything else that was in the kitchen, is now in the middle of my lounge, plus all my furniture is pushed to one side, as the wall needed to be replastered and repainted!!!
I was in a panic!
There was no way that we could have stayed there with that smell, so I had to ship Rhian off to Chris's place again, then find an understanding friend to let me crash at her place!!
I had arranged to have the lovely Rose and Ashleigh come help me pack last night, so I had to call them and tell them not to bother, cos even if I did pack, there is NOWHERE to stack any boxes!!!!
Next problem......... they have to put another coat on the floors today, and finish painting the wall as well........... which in turn means that once again, I cant pack anything up, and once again, I have to find somewhere to stay!!!!!!
And of course, that also means that I have ONE EVENING left to pack my entire house up - because the movers are coming in at 1.30pm on Friday!!!!!!!!
WHY ME?!?!?!?!?!?
So not fair!!!!
But in saying all of that - I am really really excited to be moving!!!
Except I hate packing.
And I hate packing in a hurry even more!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

Breathe Jo, just breathe!!!!

Made the decision on the weekend to move house!
Told my landlord on Monday, and both of us thought that it would be a few weeks before he would find someone to take over my lease....
Turns out a friend of mine needs a place, and loves my flat!!!
So, I'm moving out in a week, and she is moving on in!!
It's all happened really really fast, and my head is still spinning a bit, but I know it is a good decision!
I spoke about it before Christmas, how I had the opportunity to move into a friends house while he renovates it?
Well, that is exactly what I am doing...  Will save mega bucks in doing so, so it HAS to be good!
The sucky part now though, is packing everything up again!  
GOD I HATE MOVING!!!   hehehe...
But in the same breath it is rather exciting!!
I'm gonna have a flatmate again after living alone for 6 months....
Hope I can cope!  haha
Hope HE can cope!!!  
Hehehehehe.......

Not much happening in the life of Jo lately.....
Things around the house are strange without Sharna, but I must admit, not having cat hair everywhere is brilliant!  hehehe.
She had really really fine fluff, and it got EVERYWHERE!!!
Rhian asked about her on the weekend...  I didn't really know what to say, so I just told her that she had gone away.
She didn't get it though, and just kept asking and asking where the pussy was...
I have been a bit slack on the gym thing..... but I'm gonna try to rectify that this week....
I want to get there three times...
Last week I only made it twice, so this week I will go one more....
Not much more to say except that my eating is great - my alcohol consumption leaves a lot to be desired though!
I think that if I give up the booze, maybe my exercising and eating right might just pay off and I might start to see some results!
Hehehehe...
I'm not gaining weight, but I'm not losing either, and that sucks!!
2007 will be MY YEAR!!!!!

I sat down and tried to think up some rewards for myself - non food related!!! - for when I reach certain milestones....
But do you think I can some up with anything???
I have said that I will reward myself with Sunbed sessions once I get to 99kg.
That's the first one...
But should I have something before that?
Something little for say.... 108kg, which is my lowest ever weight?
Maybe a pedicure?
So many people tell me that they are fabulous.....
Yeah - that'll be my reward for getting back to my lowest ever adult weight... a pedicure!!
OK, so there are two for now..... I'll think up some more as I go along I reckon!

Typical huh??  The weather in Wellington today is just plain gorgeous, and I am stuck inside at work....
Oh to have a job where I could take time off over this period....
Most of my mates are on holiday..... I bet they are all enjoying the sun right now!!!

Well, Sharna is now in PussyCat Heaven, and my house is eerily quiet!
I woke up at 3am thinking that I heard her miaowing.....
Weird!!!
Then this morning when getting ready for work, I could have sworn that I heard her jumping off the chair that she slept on!
Double weird!!!
It was so hard last night at the vets, and I will admit that I did have last minute doubts as to whether I was doing the right thing or not.
But at the end of the day, I KNOW that it was the right decision, and she is happy and pain free now...
I was with her until the end, just patting her and crying like a baby!!  The vet was awesome, he reassured me that it was the right thing...
But it was still hard to say goodbye to a faithful friend of 16 years.
Some will say "It's just a cat!" and I know that, but she was a part of my life for so long, I will miss her!
My gorgeous friend Rose came along for moral support, and I swear it was the best thing ever!
I'm not sure that I could have done it alone!
But it's done now, and it's over.....
Time to move on....

I have decided to get my old cat put to sleep.....
I complain about her all the time, but I know that it is gonna break my heart when I finally have to say goodbye!
I got her when I first went out flatting, and she is now 16 years old!!
Problem being, is that she is losing her mind!
She never really settled in to my new place, and lately she has been getting more senile and more senile!!
Last night I was up to her about 10 times, just putting her outside, putting food down for her, trying to shut her up!!
She walks around the house all night just miaowing really loudly, and I haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks.... actually - months!!!
She has problems with both her back hips, so it make it hard for her to jump up onto anything, and she has now started peeing inside as well!
I know that it is the right thing to do, but it is still gonna be sad!!
7.15pm tonight....
Think of me - I'll be bawling like a baby!!!

P.S.  Pauline..... Chris and I separated in July but I don't think I mentioned it in my blog until August??