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 Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:14 pm
Good Morning and Hello,
My name is Amie and this is a guild I have created as a way to keep myself in check to lose 40 kilos by August and as a way for people to connect with others who wish to lose weight, maintain their weight loss or maintain their current health. Each diary I will record what I have eaten and done each day. Whilst I will not calorie count I will make myself and others aware of what I put into my mouth and body. Todays date is 19th April 2010. I am 21 years old, I live in Melbourne, Australia and i weigh 104 kgs last time I checked.
This morning I got up at 6.15am, made my bed, got dressed, brushed my hair, went downstairs have about a cup of honey buzz yoghurt, brushed my teeth and packed my gym stuff. Forgot my lunch but that is okay, I am going to workout at lunch so I will have late lunch early dinner when I get home. NOW! I am not condoning missing lunch that is bad, I forgot and I need to be careful with my money I need it for a range of things, as long as you eat healthy and dont put your body into starvation mode, that is the important thing!
This afternoon after work I will go for a jog, have something to eat, have a shower, wash my clothes dry them and write so more of my novel.
Then I shall go to bed.
I will update this when I can. Have a good day/ Night if in the northern hemisphere.
Be safe and remember
No reserve - Dont hold back, do all that you can when you can
No retreat - do let anything stop you from achieving your dreams not even yourself!
No regret - Live this life like it means something so that when it is your time to go you are happy with your lot.
Thank you for Reading
Signing off
Amke Please Feel free to make this your journal as well.
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:34 am
Good evening,
day two of no cordial, it is hard, you are thirsty and water is so bland, but I am trying very hard. At the end of the week I will eliminate something else.
Wish me luck. Checking my other gaia accounts, bye for now.
Signing off
Amke
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:39 pm
Day three without Cordial it is getting a bit hard but i will continue to hold out. one of my Girlfriends has made the suggestion that next week is cordial plus soft drink, that will be big - I dont drink alot but a little here and there. Lts see how next week pans out for me. Today I am at work having an exercsie group that I run and that is a workout for me as well. Then I have a scooter day out with a client so walking around for a few hours, so lots of moving around today with hardly any sitting time. I will be buggered by the end of the day. My lunch for today is left over Pasta and water as my drink. Dinner haven't decided as yet, I'll keep you posted.
Signing off
Amke
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:12 pm
Good Morning/ Good Afternoon/Good Evening,
It has been now a little over a week without cordial and now I am doing no cordial plus no soft drink. it is hard and annoying but I will fighht temptation and the cravings. How are you going with the thing you have given up?
I am at work today keeping busy. I will be going to the gym at lunch time for a half hour workout, then I will go to the Laundromat after work and wash and dry all of my clothes.
Have a good day.
Amke
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:25 pm
Good Morning Everyone,
I'm at work today not much to get done really. Last night my boyfriend made me drink a fire engine:- red cordial and lemondae mixed together. After a week and a half or not having either it tasted awful, it was strong and sickly. Now I know I must stick to no Cordial or soft drink. How are you going?
This afternoon, I start my Personal Trainer's course Certificate IV in fitness. I am looking forward to it as well as not knowing what to expect really.
I'll tell you how I go, not sure what I will eat for dinner but I will make it as healthy as I can make it.
Have a good day or night.
Regards
Amke
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:47 pm
My apologies, I have been busy with other things in my life but as of Today I will be here every day, to offer advice, answer questions and express to you my personal weight loss journey.
Today is September 28th 2010, 10.32am in Victoria, Australia. I'm at work today, and unfortunately for me, there is not a lot to do I am quite efficient in my work, always organised and get my work done in a timely fashion. That is a huge key to success when managing stress, have a procedure for every day, a list of things that you do no matter what and add and remove to that list every day.
Stress is a huge part of everyone's lives, it use to rule my life and nearly destroyed me, but if you work hard and practise at removing stress in the little ways, life will be so much better than you could have ever imagined.
Tonight I am making honey mustard Chicken drumsticks with vegies, My boyfriend and I will be making up a menu for every day of the week and will only buy what we need, not what we want, if you only buy what you need, you will save money, less stress, no wastage of food and you fill so much better becasue slowly but slowly you will have more time to do all the things you truly enjoy doing.
I go for a walk every night and it feels wonderful 30 mins one way 30 mins another way, each week I will increase the time until I get to 2 hour round trip. Exercise when you have time 10 mins here 40 mins there 30 mins over there, the time will build up and you will feel better, walk with a friend, your family members, your partner, your pet(s), house mate, listen to music, read a book, plan to get somewhere by walking, and reward yourself in a healthy way for getting there.
Now please go to the other threads and forums within this guild and find out ways to reduce stress, exercsie more, eat better, keys to happiness and more,
current weight 111.7kgs
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:57 pm
Wednesday 29th September 2010, 10.47am
Hello and Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Evening,
At work again today, a little bit of work to do but not much, I am just hopefully I will be kept busy until 5pm, then I will hurry home to go to a job interview that I am praying I am the successful applicant and I will be hired and I will have a full time job closer to home and it will be something I enjoy doing. GOD will provide for me as he always does, in his own special and unique way.
Today my lunch will be mashed potato, vegies and a drumstick, left overs from dinner last night. I cooked drumsticks for the first time last night and I was very pleased with how they turned out I will do them again but in a different way.
I am determined to drink 2 litres of water today and every day and cleanse my body and remove all toxins from my body and lose some of this weight, that I believe is attributed to Fluid retention.
I've almost gotten through 600ml already, which is good for me. I am also going to no longer as I have said in previous entries, have milk in my diet, no Tea with milk, unless I am at home and I have my soy milk, no milk in cooking, unless I am using soy milk, no more cereal unless I am using Yoghurt, but eventually no cereal at all.
I wrote one more page of my novel last night whilst my boyfriend read the bible which I am so very happy about, that we can share that with each other.
I have gotten rid of alot of unnecessary junk but still have a bit more to go through. Each day I am with my boyfriend I am moving one small thing from my place to his place. So far it is only my figurines and snow globes, but as they dwindle from my place I'll move up to my books, in my room, followed by cookbooks, and just slowly but surely move my things into his place and one day, I will move in completely, however that is a few months away.
Why not move in now you say? - I have my place that is rented and my housemate can't afford to live there on his own, so once we find another house mate to help pay the rent, I can go, we have advertised so now it is just a waiting game.
Anyway, I'll get back to work and keep busy for the rest of the day. Enjoy reading and post in the open journal section in the Main Hall.
Bye for Now
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:31 pm
September 30th 2010, 8.27am,
Another day at work, last night I had an interview at a gym for a Certificate IV traineeship, the only downside is I would need to study one day a week for three months during the day. So now I have to rrange a meeting with my bosses and colleagues and see if it is possible for me to work four days a week and do this course, if I cant do the course, I need to make a big decision, do I follow my dream, or put it back on the shelf.
What would you do?
Today, I am helping with a seniors expo as well as hopefully discharging a client from the service I work under, which will be good.
I had cheese this morning and it did not agree with me so it is with sadness that I say goodbye to all diary products, who knows maybe that will allow for a lot of weight loss, who knows will wait and see.
That's it for today, Spaghetti Bolognese in a can and watermelon for lunch - oh blast I left them on the bench, guess I am buying a healthy lunch from somewhere.
Bye for now
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:13 pm
October 5th 2010, 1.08pm, long day, oots of paperwork and sorting through paperwork, I'm very tired and soon, all the work will be done and I will have run out of things to do. But GOD has provided as he always does, and I can do my studies in Certificate IV in fitness and become a qualified Personal Trainer, I am so very excited. Every Wednesday from 20th October - December I'll be studying to be a PT, then at the end of it, I will have a job closer to home and be able to quit my current job, because GOD provides when you ask and seek and knock for what you are longing for. No dairy is going well it is hard but going well. Please post in the open journal section and the other threads around the guild, have fun whilst you are here.
Going to my church course tonight, 6th week only two more weeks to go, then I can do my other two courses and be active within the church I am part of the Prayer team and will soon join Planetkids as a leader and Child minder, go to Urban life, but hoepfully i can do a whole lot more for the church.
Talk soon
Amke
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:48 pm
October 7th 2010, 8.40am.
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening everyone. Today is hopefully a good day, lots of things to do, being kept busy and out of the office unless the weather changes drastically. Last night I got to work as Aua instructor filling in and running another instructors group, it was good and I got ideas, from the class members of activites to add to my routine so I'll see how I go on the weekend.
I drove to work today and tonight I will find my rain coat and that way if the weather turns sour, I can ride and not get too wet, when I ride tomorrow to get to and from work.
I weighed myself this morning and am now 111.6kg, never ever get disappointed a little loss even 100g is better than nothing, that 100g is gone and I will do all that I can that it does not come back.
I am going to start writing letters more and more to family members friends and my boyfriend's family members, one day I will be proud to be able to be away from the computer and not online every day all day, but that wont be for some time, so do not panic.
As I am going out with my Chinese Exercsie group for an outing today, Lunch will be provided so I am saving money by not buying lunch today, I'll do my grocery shopping after work on my way home.
I was sleeping this morning it was so hard to get out of bed, but I used my stretching tip and open the blinds in every room and just let as much natural light into the house as I could, it got up and ready for the day, but when you are in a job you dont fully enjoy the motivation to do your job can be difficult to find, that is why I do my best to keep active all day otherwise, I would just be tired and exhausted all day every day.
I'll have my prayer time tonight from 7-7.30pm EST if you wish for me to pray for you please tell me your name and what I am praying for. I cannot make it happen but if it isin GOD's plan for you than it will happen.
That is it for now talk soon
Amke
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Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:11 pm
October 8th 2010 2.03pm,
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening everyone. Today at work has been okay I have had a bit of work to do, but my OT work has finished for today so I will try and get through some PT stuff this afternoon,even if I only get through a bit it will keep me busy which is the most important thing, I believe anyway. I got an interesting email from an old friend, stating that I needed to drop my Happy-Go-Lucky attitude because I was not being myself. I thought that strange as I am sure I am being myself and this personhad not seen or spoken to me or even spent quality time with me for quite some time, it astounded me how people can feel they know you, or know how you should act and don't believe when you are being yourself. Always remember you are who you are, but what you perceive as your personality. Let no one ever tell you, how you should act, speak, think or what you should do with your life.
It is up to you to make mistakes, to learn, evolve and develop into the unique perfect person you are. No one is "Perfect" but our flaws define us and make us incredible people to know and associate with.
Going to have dinner tonight with BF and a friend of his, not sure what we are eating but BF and I hope it is healthy we are both adopting a much healthier lifestyle then we have been living as individuals, I'll keep you posted.
Talk soon
Amke
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:44 pm
October 13th 2010, 8.29am,
Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening everyone. Today it is a dark overcast rainy day. It is also Australia's National ride to work day, I rode to the local station, caught a morning train, followed by a connecting train then rode to work. Indoors for most of the day doing paperwork and data entry, however I am excited tonight as I get to run the Aqua Aerobics group at my local Leisure Centre, which is good for me as it is another opportunity to prove myself to the manager and allow him to hire me on either as part time or casual either way, weorking in the gym is my dream career.
Also I weighed myself today and I am now 110.1 so i have lost about 1.5 kgs in one week, so awesome for me, snacking every two hours, drinking a mouthful of water every 10 minutes, it is working, I'm going to keep it up as well as trying the 8 wk, weigh it up program.
I'll keep you posted. Have a good day not much else to say
Bye for now
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:03 pm
Friday! October 15th, I love Fridays end of the week, weekend to have fun and do what I love to do. I rode to work today in the rain, it was called and I felt like a drowned rat, all my clothes wet, and no change of clothes, I have to use a little foot heater to dry my pants off they are not completely dry but I couldn't sit there holding it over my legs all morning, my arms were getting sore and I have things to do today.
Tomorrow, our Church will be busy in Geelong, we are calling people to join the church I am really excited, I will wear my White shirt with Planetshakers on the front please check out our website www.planetshakers.com. It is gonna be a great day, I love Geelong such a great place to visit.
Sunday Armageddon! Pop culture expo. As well as church I get to go to both as they are both in the one venue how awesome is that.
Having Dinner with a couple of friends at home pizza without cheese, due to the lactose intolerance, I will have ham, capsicum, mushrooms, tomato, Onion on my one, it will taste fine and use of the garlic bread to make room in the freezer for our helathy foods we are gonna make.
Nothing else for now, have a good day/night
Talk soon
Amke
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:54 pm
October 21st 2010, 8.50am,
Hello everyone, I am on the weigh it up 8 wk program and am happy to say I have lost 2 kilos in 4 days, www.weighitup.com.au try it and see if it works for you, At work today a few home visits planned, and some phone calls, having yesterday off, was so good. I am happy to have Wednesdays off forever. It was so good and relaxing to be at home and cooking french food. and cleaning and moving more thing's into my boyfriends house.
Anyway I am very busy and this is a short journal entry, talk later bye for now.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:07 pm
Friday 5th November 2010, 9.01am I love Fridays, such a great day, weekend coming up. Families are difficult, my stepmother is angry at me, I am angry and hurt by my brother, my brother misses out on things, so my stepmother can have her own life, I am made to feel guilty for leading my own life, oh it is such a horrible thing, being in a family. One of my friends family is breaking up potentially, and my boyfriend and I and his family are getting on with each other swimmingly.
Going to a dinner theatre tonight, never been before it is called Dracula's, in Melbourne, we are all excited, Three course dinner and a show how neat.
Going out for lunch with friends on the weekend and taking boyfriends little brother out on the weekend whilst their mum and dad go see ROBIN Williams! I love him he is so funny and just an awesome actor.
Going well with eating plan, went off a bit when I was with family, stuck to it mostly, just a couple of meals out of whack, but I had green curry chicken for the first time last night, it was hot, but it was very nice as well.
Back at work so much to do and catch up on it is ridiculous, I love being away from the office, I am gonig to speak eith boyfriend and see if we can afford for me to work part time and split my role with another AHA, we shall see.
Talk soon
Be safe and my love to you all
Amke
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