Posts by jella

Hi to all!  Welcome to krrpt08 - jump on in!  The more the merrier...

I've been offline for over a week as we are so busy shifting house - this week and next will also be totally hectic... then the school term starts... and I know that I;m going to feel like i had no holiday!!!   Currently, the oven is full of noxious chemicals so while I'm waiting for them to work their magic - I thought I'd pop in and say g'day.  I'm really pleased that I have managed to keep my fluid intake up despite all the travel and shifting work (it's a 3 hour drive to the new home and we've done plenty of trips there and back!).  I've also managed to do well with the fruit intake each day but have missed three days of fully meeting my vege goal though i haven't had a day without any veges at all. 

As for the goal of getting to bed by 9pm each night - well I've totally blown that one but have managed to get 8 hours of sleep most nights of the week... At least I'm getting enough hours - starting work again when school resumes will force me to reset my sleep patterns so I'm early to bed and early to rise.

Hope everyone is doing well with your January goals - we're reaching the halfway mark so don't give up now!  Now is a good time to assess how realistic your goals were when you set them and whether you gave yourself enough scaffolding to achieve them.   This will help you set achievable goals for Feb. Hopefully, some of your goals are beginning to feel like habits.  Like Lynhaslost, I intend to continue my January goals and just add in some exercise! 

Hi guys. I understand that you've set up a group - I've asked to join but am still locked out... how does it work?  Do i need to PM whoever set it up?  If so, do you guys know who did???

Started my smart goals thread again for a new year. 

Keep smiling!

DAY 4 of 31 for JANUARY SMART GOALS

Goal - 2 serves of fruit a day - 4 ticks

Goal - 5 serves of veges a day - 3 ticks

Goal - drink 2 - 3 litres of water - 4 ticks

Goal - go to bed by 9.30pm - 0 tick

Hey everybody!  I just did some cruizing through your profiles and galleries - WOW - some of your have come a long way already!!!

Congrats to lynnhaslost!  What an awsome journey so far - I love the determination that you have and lack of self pity and excuses for when you hit a rough patch.  I need some of that!  Only 30 to go - wow!

V - you are looking very fine in that bikini.  What a difference thirty pounds makes! 

Rainbowjelly - I'm like you and measure in kilograms but usually convert it for the forum chats as almost everyone talks pounds.  You've already lost 15 pounds  - well done!  I wish I'd had your good sense and stopped myself at the stage when I was only 15 to 20 pound over my goal weight. 

lizalea - you've come so far!!!  I can't believe that you started at 351lb - you should put up a before photo!  Only 70 more to go to get to 140 - that's awsome!

meesh - we're starting the new year at around the same place!  Well done on losing that first ten pounds - I know you'll look and feel gorgeous for your wedding.  By the way - GREECE????  Wow!

Member Name: Jella
Height: 5'7"
Starting Weight: 210
Goal Weight:175

Calorie for 1/2/09: 1500 cal

I've made up a little chart that I've stuck to the side of the fridge with the water/iced tea goal and fruit and vege goals.  There's 31 boxes below each goal for each day of January.  I've bluetacked a green pencil beside the chart and already coloured in the first day. Here in Australia, it's already the middle of the day on January 2nd, so I'm working on my second day now. 

Sadly, I was up emptying out closets and packing boxes till 3 in the morning... so I didn't get to tick off my early to sleep goal!  THis will be the hard one I think!  How on earth did we manage to accumulate so much junk....hate shifting!

Hi Lizalea - I love your spoon collecting idea!  Rewards are a personal thing.  I like to do things for myself that I'd otherwise neglect.  Meeting up with friends after work, beauty appointments etc are things that I wish I did more often but tend not to do cos I talk myself into thinking that I am too busy.  But if it is something that I've been working towards and earning as a treat then I'm more likely to do it! One of my rewards last year was to buy all new bras and lingerie!  I'd actually shrunk out of my old ones, but because I replaced them as a reward I ended up buying much nicer garments than the boring practical I used to buy... 

Lynn, I like your idea of paying yourself a daily allowance.  I'm a frustrated home decorater - been collecting home styling magazines for 15 years - but I always feel that buying a new cushion, lamp shade etc is too frivolous even though it gives me a real thrill.  So, I'm thinking that in February, I'll give myself some money rewards to buy some little house warming items for my new home...

g'day v_avila.  Where is Cabo San Lucas??? The fruit and vege goal is a really good one.  It's amazing how many calories you reduce and the increase in fibre by making this a habit.  Well done on the exercise goal.  That is my downfall.  I haven't made any exercise goals this month as I'm busy moving - but all that shifting, lifting and cleaning is exercise anyway - right???  With my new job, I gain an extra hour every day as there is less travel time.  I plan to devote some of that time to exercise.  I'd appreciate a not so gentle reminder about that when it comes time to make February goals!

Wear a size 14 (Australia) pair of slacks for New Year's Eve in 12 months time!

When I started this journey on January 1st, 2008, I was a size 20.  Now, January 1 2009, I'm down to a 16 (though they've gotten a little snug over the last few lazy months!)... a size 14 for January 2010 would be heaven!!! 

If I can do it by my birthday in August that'd be great - but I'm happy to give myself all year - slow and steady little steps....

For January, I'm focussing on fluid intake, fruit and vegetable servings and getting enough sleep.  Come February, I'll be settled in a new town and will join the gym and a walking group (the real estate agent invited me to join hers).  Once gettign enough exercise, water, fruit, veges and sleep are a habit for me then I'll start counting calories again in March.

Hi Lynn,

Good goals - how are you going to measure your success & what time are you going to give yourself to achieve your goals? 

Remember to treat yourself if you succeed. I don't normally do food treats (kinda defeats the purpose) but cos I'm moving to a new town, I thought that it'd be nice to organize to go out to a cafe with some of my new workmates.  If you want to make friends - you have to put in the effort.  Also finding a hairdresser and beautician is a good way to get the feel for a new town (small north Queensland town - about 20 000 people only). 

G'day Rainbowjelly!!!  Another Aussie????  I'm a Queenslander too - just shifting to Ayr.  Where've you shifted to?  Aaahhh, chocolate.  I've got out of the habit now of having any choc on a regular basis but earlier last year I was a real addict!  I ended up buying a block, measuring it out into calorie counted portions, then wrapping it in alfoil and freezing it.  I'd get my daily allowance out before dinner and it would be defrosted enough to nibble on as my late night treat.  Because I froze the rest, I couldn't really just keep eating.  There was enough time delay in waiting for it to defrost for my will power to assert itself over cravings. 

Today's New Year's Day - so HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! 

My jug of tea was full this morning and is two thirds empty now.  I've eaten my two serves of fruit - apple and strawberry mango - yum!  I had salad on my ham sandwich and carrot and zucchini strips for a snack.  So long as I have a good serving of veges with my dinner, and pop into bed by 9.30pm, I'll be able to tick off all my goals for January 1st, 2009.

Good luck with your goals!

Goal 3 is about sleep and rest.  I have a bad habit of staying up very late watching TV, mucking around on the computer or reading - I know it affects my mood, gives me baggy eyes and pretty sure it slows my metabolism down too!

Goal:  In January, I will go to bed at 9.30 each night. I will meditate rather than read if I have trouble sleeping.  I'll keep a tick chart beside my alarm clock.  I am aiming for 25 or more early nights this month and if I achieve this, I'll treat myself to a massage.

Achieving this goal will give me heaps more energy - I'm going to need it!  We're moving towns, houses and jobs!  Both hubby and I are teachers and we're on summer holidays now - end of January marks the start of a new school year... I can't afford to let myself get tired!  As I'm only aiming for 25 ticks, this will let me have a late night or two on weekends or big moving/cleaning days. 

Alright, in Australia this is New Years Eve so this is the time to refocus on some healthy goals.

First goal for me is water.  I'm a shocker for not drinking enough and tend to get really swollen feet and all over fluid retention if I don't drink enough.  Lately, i've been forgetting, and been drinking caffiene with added sugar again!  It's summer here, so I plan to make up unsweetened fruity ice teas...

GOAL:  During January, I will make up a 3L jug of iced tea each morning to be drunk by the end of the day.  I'll tick it off on my calendar and if I get 25 or more ticks I will treat myself to a cappuccino in a nice cafe. 

Getting the idea?  It's specific and measureabe.  It's achievable (though I'll be peeing a lot!) and realistic - I'm only aiming for 25 ticks as I am moving house and there'll be days that I won't be able to monitor my fluid intake so easily.  And it's timely as the end of January is not too far away to seem like forever but long enough to re-establish a habit.