I was always fit and good looking and now am unhappy with myself and depressed. I am sick of it impacting on my life. I have a family and daughters who look up to me.

Also I am on a social networking site and dread anyone "tagging" photos of me!

I have a friend coming back to Australia from overseas and I want to look good.

Also I have been treated badly by my own family and my inlaws for putting on weight and being "fat" so I'm guna show 'em! I will look great and they will still be horrible people. But mainly its for myself and my family as I am depressed I dont feel like myself and I want to be me again inside and out.

Winter is always the time I have the inspiration I dont know why, it will be easier to exercise as I live in a hot part of the country. I love soup (although I still love my salads too!) I love the forums already and the support we have too. If you have done your exercise and had your shake and have 5 min to spare you can jump online and get a bit more inspiration!!!

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1st Goal- lose atleast 1kg this week  (i can do it! budge scales budge!!!)     

lost 3.8kg week 1 and 4cm off waist!

2nd Goal-week two EXERCISE more 

(as week one could not exercise as had infected socket after tooth pulled and on painkillers all week - but did stick to diet! which was a feat! looking forward to seeing how many kg's I can budge in wk2) 

lost 1.6kg in week 2 and 2cm off waist,week 3 lost 1.6kg again and 1cm off waist, week 4 lost 300g and 5cm off waist

3rd goal- 80kg by 30th August

4th Goal-to get down UNDER 75kg  to be down to 75kg is my main goal   reached 75.1kg on the 14/10/08 (75kg on 23/10/08)

5th Goal- 25kg by November maybe or just to stick to it and get down to 65kg before xmas atleast, as I have gotten to 75kg before and stopped and regained...                           

6th Goal-  KEEP IT OFF AND BE ME AGAIN!!!

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I know that sounds incredibly morbid and depressing but that's my motivation is to have a long and healthy life with him that and look incredibly HOT in a sexy wedding dress on our wedding day (which isn't for a while thank goodness)

I guess also it's all those stares you get and plus I have actually been KICKED OUT of a store by some snobby bleep bleep lady coz and I quote an"You are too fat too fit into any of these clothes try MYER they have a big girls section and I am sure they would have something that would fit you" I would just love to go back in there once I lose some weight and show that lady up, coz she won't be getting any of MY business I can tell you that much.

Plus it's cooler months I won't get soooooo gross when I do exercise and hopefully I can fit into a more flattering looking swim suit in the summer.

Only I can change my life...no one can do it for me

FIRST MINI GOAL

ULTIMATE GOAL

 To lose 10 kgs

 To fit into the dress I bought by 3/10/08

 To lose 20 kgs by my 21st bday 14/01/09

          Me now...                       Me waaaaaayyyyy down the track

I have just started back today after months off recovering from major spinal surgery. Due to this surgery I am now able to walk again without being in terrible pain so for me getting out for a walk, no matter how cold , is just the greatest. This is a major motivation for me to get back on track (no pun intended) with my weight loss.  I lost a few kilos on my own before going into hospital and took off more afterwards but for the last month I have found I am struggling on my own so I thought this was the right time to start back on TF. I have always found dieting in the winter so much easier than the warmer months. I love soup and there are so  many lovely flavoursome soups you can make with the help of herbs and spices.   These keep me filled up and warm.  During summer I  love salad but just cannot eat these without oily dressings etc so being winter I do not fancy salad at all which helps me to drop those kilos. I love vegetables and never tire of those available in the winter.These are just a couple of things that make winter dieting easier for me. I will be reading the different forums to help me along the way. I am just about to head off for my walk now and it is freezing outside but I feel "alive" with the wind on my face and then the smell of the soup pot cooking when I come in the door after the walk, all good stuff.  Cheers  msjones

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The other motivating factor is that I'm nearly 40 and have never really worried about my age but in the last year or two when everything seems to be going south....its more and more important to me not to carry any unnecessary weight.  If you carry a few extra kilo's it can tend to make you feel and look frumpy so I'm all for looking and feeling younger as I approach the 40's.  So I'm told, the new 30's!

- Had a panic attack at work and thought it was time i started looking after my body more - normally i used to ignore it (easier that way)

- Have a vision of how i want to look as a teacher and the things i want to do with students once i graduate - me being overweight dosent fit into the picture.

Motivation:

- Saw the wedding dress I WANT SO BAD

- Started walking with my best friend at night time to catch up and talk

- My beautiful partner not pushing me and always telling me i am beautiful 'thats why i love him'

    UNI CHICK'S PROGRESS

MY UPCOMING GOALS:

x Have lost 15kg's on TF

x By Week 14, Kim Wedding (Under 100kg)

x Halloween Challenge 31st of OCT weigh 98kg

x Have lost 20kg on TF

x By Week 24, Christmas (Under 90kg)

x By Teaching Prac, Semester 1 (75kg)

x By, Week 54, My 21st Birthday, (67kg)

MY ACHIEVED TF GOALS:

x By Week 2, Have lost 4.1kg  (plus an extra 200grams )

x By Week 4, Under 110kg

x Lose 10 kilo's on TF

x By Week 9, Dads 50th Birthday Party (105kg)  (achieved 1 week earlier)

x spring challenge (103.6) 5th september. pledge of 12.5kg