Not too bad

Christmas day has been and gone and I feel like I am a bit back in control ... not totally tho. (there's still choccies sitting at mums that I can't resist everytime i go there)

Christmas day was fun but I didn't have as much control as I had planned. I way overate. I was fine for the Christmas lunch but when we went to a cousins house for christmas dinner I just couldn't control myself ... I ate, ate, ate! Then boxing day wasn't much better. I hadn't felt so out of control in the whole year gone by as I did the last few days. So I decided enough was enough and went out for a run on Saturday morning, then that afternoon Bill wanted to take the kids for a swim in the river so I took Jese in the pushchair and went for another half hour walk. And on Saturday Bill and I went for a run/walk down the river for an hour. I figured if I couldn't control my eating then the least I could do was exercise more to try and compensate.

Then yesterday off I went to ww weighin. The exercise must have worked because I had a 600g loss. Given that I had such a huge gain of 1.3kg last week that went someway to working it back. So I am now again under 80kg. I'll be so glad when all the leftovers and chocolates have all gone!! lol

WW released a new program this week so hoping that will reinspire me to get back into it 100% again. But ultimately I am happy with how I am going and as long as I keep plodding away I'll be fine.

Hope everyone had a great christmas and enjoy the new Year.

Cheers,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.7kg
GW 65kg

what a shocker!! 1.3kg gain!!!!

I am now typing on a brand new computer... finally! My computer lease place has decided to replace the other hardrive that was giving me so many problems. And I have been working on it all day without one single freeze. Feels great to have a machine that's NORMAL! lol

Weigh in gave me a bit of a shock yesterday ... a 1.3kg GAIN!!! lol... I have to laugh ... that's the only way to cope with such a shocker! TOM started today so presuming that had something to do with the huge gain. But in the whole time I have been on ww I have never had such a huge gain before even at TOM. (largest before this was 200g!!) The other thing I thought of was the roast mutton I cooked this week. (couldn't turn down a free roast of mutton) but it was pretty fatty and I was so hungry that day I ate a large helping. Must have been higher in points than I thought.

Probably have to think of it as a possitive in that giving me a shocker gain the week before Christmas will hopefully make me watch what I eat this week.

Went to Auckland yesterday to choose the kitchen/bathroom/ensuite floor and wall tiles. Was soooo exciting!!! I found a really cool tile that had brown and charcoal grey in it (quite rustic) to match with the walls and carpet (carpet = charcoal grey and wallpaper = fawn). And the wall tiles we have gone for a nuetral whitewash offwhite. By white wash I mean each tile looks like it has had a brush coat of white overtop with each tile being unique and different. Then we have a border of tiles going the full circumference of the bathroom. Hard to explain on here but as soon as I have some pics I'll post them up for you.

Roast turkey roll for dinner tonight. Bill got given it in a Christmas hamper from his new job. And it's 97% fat free!!!

That's about it for today.
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.3kg
GW 65kg

Not long to go now

This will be my last update for a few days. My computer goes back up to Auckland tommorow morning (hopefully for the last time) to be sent away for testing and hopefully replaced. Fingers crossed it will play up the same for them as it does for me (always the way tho lol)

Went to a family BBQ lunch today and found myself picking at the food on the table. (my old pre-ww habits creeping back) I do really well when I don't have temptations in front of me. At home I don't have anything in the house that can lead me astray but in situations where I can't control what is put infront I find myself slipping up. Old habits die hard I guess.

Weigh in tomorrow and I'll be happy with a stay-the-same. Over christmas my goal is to maintain. Not going to worry about actually losing for the moment until after New Years.

Only 7wks to go till we move into our house. Wow time has just flown by. After Christmas and New Years, then my birthday in early Jan, then Malachi's birthday mid Jan, our wedding anniversary mid Jan, and then it will only be a couple of weeks to go. I can see the next short while will fly by too. Sounds good to me lol.

Hopefully the next time I write on here I will be on a new computer (that works properly)

Till then, if I don't get a chance to say it ... HAVE A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.0kg
GW 65kg

finally someone actually takes me seriously

Big sigh of relief!! I have just finished the last of my work before Christmas!! Yay ohhh yay!!! I can actually have the whole of next week off. The last time I had a break that long ... wow I don't remember. Can't wait!

Bill is also having 4 days off over Christmas. True Bliss!! Tomorrow will be the first day we have had off together where one of us isnt taking off somewhere. A whole day together ... wow!! All my christmases at once lol.

We got a horrid bill from my computer lease place charging us $325 to fix up my computer. I saw red and wrote them a nasty email to tell them how unhappy I was that I was being charged. After all this computer is only a few months old and it's still not working right even now. I got a phone call the next day to see if they could sort the final problems out. Basically I am disputing that it is a software/virus problem (like they claim) and I'm saying it's a faulty hardrive which is covered under my warranty. But all along they have refused to admit a faulty hardrive. After going over the problems AGAIN on the phone to them the guy goes silent and asks if he can call me back in 10mins. After I get his call back he finally admits that infact it could be a faulty hardrive and for me to send it up to them (again for the THIRD TIME!) and they will send it away to be tested. Finally someone is actually listening to me and I might actually get this computer sorted and working properly!! Took long enough!

Eating??? hmmm ... not bad.. not good. No bad binges or anything but can't say I've been extra good either tho.

Congrats to Leigh ... what a fantastic weightloss this week!!! 1.8kg!! Well done girl!

That's about all for now
Nite all
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.0kg
GW 65kg

Complaining for nothing again ... lol

Very embarrased to say I had a 100g loss at weigh in yesterday after all my complaining about my expected gain... lol. But very happy tho :)

Bill had his first day at his new job yesterday. He said it went well but also turned up after work a very stressed puppy! He drove in in his new Mitsubishi challenger ... wow so nice and sparkling new :) So we spent the rest of the evening taking everyone for drives in it ... mum, dad, my brother, cousin, his wife, my sister and her husband! lol

So nice to have the kids sitting comfortably in the back with even a spare seat. They are used to having 4 kids squashed in the back (including a car seat!). They have done a really good job putting in the extra seats in the back with them matching exactly to the other seats.

I've added the heading/link for the latest update on my front page. Let me know if the link doesn't work properly but I think I have it right.

Make this a short update, this computer has crashed on my twice while trying to do this update (making me retype it all ... I hate that!!)

Catchas later!
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.0kg
GW 65kg

It's normal so don't punish yourself

Just been reading everyone's journals this morning and it seems everyone is finding it hard to lose weight at the moment. Don't worry about it! The fact that we are all finding it hard to lose with all the christmas rush, stress and parties shows that it's just that time of year. I too am finding motivation not happening lately. But in the new year it will be reinspiring to get back into it 100% again. The numbers in our ww meeting has dropped heaps and my leader says this is normal for this time of year. Funny how everyone finds the same thing. So don't be hard on yourself if it's not happening for you at the moment. Just plod on doing the best you can, knowing when the new year turns over we can all get back to it.

Not much else to tell today. Had real cravings last night, just couldn't eat enough to satisfy me, so probably went over my points. Once I weigh in tommorow, find out my gain I can put it behind me and get on with the next week with a clean slate.

Bill starts his new job tomorrow. We are both really excited about it. The main thing being he will only be working one late night and the rest finishing at 5pm. Huge luxury for us!! At the moment he is working 3 late nights (finishing at 10.30pm, getting home just before midnight. Then leaving at 6am the next morning). We also get our new car ... wahooo!! Which means I get a car to use down here. For the last 4mths I have been stuck down here without a car. Have been feeling really trapped. Will be nice to have the freedom again.

Later
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.1kg
GW 65kg

I'm back finally!

I finally have my computer back again and working properly. They managed to save all my files ... LUCKY!

Went up to Auckland last night for Bills work christmas function. Had loads of fun but went way over my points ... whoops. We had a really good time. Ended up staying in a B&B in Manukau. I was a little uneasy at first being in someone elses home but it worked out really well. Better security for our car and having someone to chat to at breakfast was nice.

Got loads of comments from everyone at the work do about how great I was looking. I kinda forget now that I used to be fat lol. Felt nice to have all the compliments :)

The christmas party finished at midnight and we decided to tag along with some friends to a kareoke bar. But it was a bit hairy with the type of people there so Bill and I got a taxi home instead. By this time it was 2am!! It's been a long time since I've been up that late and especially out doing the club thing ... didn't enjoy that part as much as I used to in my younger days. Geez I must be getting old lol.

It was great having a nite off from my wonderful children too. They spent the night with my sister. I tried to have a sleep in this morning but I'm in such a habit of waking up early I just couldn't do it. Still 8am is a record for me :)

This time away might have an effect on my weigh in on Monday. I deserve whatever happens but hey I had fun anyway lol.

Had an email from a reader to ask if I can put a 'latest updated' notice on my front page. I will try and do this but not sure how it will go given that the website I use for the other parts of my website is horrible, slow and often down. I'll give it a try and see what happens. Haven't got time to sort it at the moment but will try and organise it in the next few days. Another option if it doesn't work out is for you guys to put this page in your favourites list rather than my front page that way you bypass my front page and come straight here. You can still get to the rest of my website by hitting the buttons below... but I'll try the otherway first. Anything to make my site more user friendly has got to be a good thing.


Went and had a look at the house this morning on my way home. They are up to painting the arcitraves (sp) and ceiling... and the pavers have been laid on the outside. Was a bit nervous at first of the brightness in colour of them. (they are a terracotta colour) but I know they will fade in time so not too worried. Sorry I haven't got any updated pics yet.

Better get dinner on given it's 6.15pm already!!
Catcha
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.1kg
GW 65kg

Happy chappy!! :)

Another 700g bites the dust!! Happy camper I am :) I think the biggest success to celebrate is the fact that this week I underwent stress more than I have had in a long time and a 2day weekend away, out to dinner, drinks, socialising... yet was still able to have a loss. A year ago my decision would have been not to go or not to be on diet. I would have never thought that I could have both ... healthy eating and a life!

Although I was really upset about my decision to close the business the other day ... today I am much more at peace about it ... actually starting to look forward to it. It helps with the workload now knowing there is an end to it.

Fitted my butt into a new pair of sexy pants on Friday last week. Told myself I would only buy a new pair if I could fit into a size 12. That wasn't to be but liked the look of these new ones anyhow ... so what the heck ... size 12 will have to wait till next time ... size 14 still looked great! lol. Felt so amazing to be the star of the show when we went out that night with people commenting to Bill how amazing I looked (after I left of course lol). I felt so much more confident. Was talking to everyone like I didn't have a care in the world. A year ago I would have sat in the back corner hiding behind my glass, arms folded (legs not folded because they were to fat to lol) and glaring at everyone wondering why no one would talk to me. Now it's a totally different story... I'm the one who starts the conversation and suddenly I have lots of people to talk to. FANTASTIC!! Wasn't till this last week that I realised how much I have actually changed.

My computer is still down. Sent it back to Auckland to be looked at today. But it's given me a good reason not to be working and have a breather.

Leigh you have really inspired me to get back into exercise again. I keep saying that lol ... I guess I just gotta do it!

Catchas all later
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.1kg
GW 65kg

It's over ... I've had enough

I did a big entry last night telling you all about the wonderful two days we spent away in Auckland. It was fantastic!! Then just as I was finishing my computer crashed and I lost the lot. Then when I tried to reboot I couldnt. My computer has totally lost it again. I am currently on my brothers computer to update you guys on whats happening but doesnt look like my computer will be up again anytime soon. I have to take it back to Auckland on Monday to see what they can do. I am so tired of computer problems. I've decided I can't take the stress of the business anymore and have chosen to close it down. It has been a huge struggle for me to come to this decision. I've spent the last 5 yrs building it up to where it is now. And it has the reputation within the wedding industry now of being the best there is. I have been recommended to clients from the top NZ dress designers and photographers. It's a huge saddness to actually close it down because not only has it been my pride and joy for the last 5yrs but has given us the financial ability to have this computer. But it has gone beyond what I wanted for the family. I am continually stressed about it and my family and homelife is suffering because of it.

We are not in the position where we need the business now. We can quite easily survive on Bill's income alone and I want to be just a mum for a while (while the kids are still young). I'm really burnt out and need a break.

I still have plans on creative things I want to do in the near future but for now it's a close of an era... a sad time for me but it has to be done.

The computer hassles have been the final straw for me. Don't worry I'm not disapearing and will continue my weightloss site as normal. I couldnt be without u guys :) Just not coping very well at the moment... trying hard not to comfort eat.

Might not be able to update again till after my computer is fixed whenever that is. I just want to chuck it out the window at the moment.

Ahhh well such is life. Off to check out the other journalers sites hopefully that will inspire me to cheer up.

Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.8kg
GW 65kg

Computer strike

Boy have I had a stressful few days!! On Saturday night in the middle of printing a big 500 item job my computer decided to roll over and DIE!! I figured maybe it was overworked and it probably deserved a few hours off, so left it alone for a bit to cool down (I certainly needed to cool down by now too lol)

But a few hours later and it was no better. Kept giving me an "unmountable boot volume" error and wouldn't even get to the start up screen. I thought ok I can handle this, I'll get my cousin over here first thing Monday to look at it. But even with a few phone calls to a friend (even more expertise than him) I was told my hard drive was f***** (excuse my french). This meant all my work for the last 5 yrs was gone, including the jobs I was working on and due out NOW!! I was really freaking out by this stage. I rang the computer lease place in Auckland to see what they said. Basically they didn't hold much hope for it but to bring it up anyway for them to have a look at.

Cut a long story short ... 2hrs later and alot of ups and downs ... they saved her!! With all files intact!! I tell ya, I could have hugged that guy! I've never been so appreciative of normal life with a normal working computer!! lol

So consequently didn't make it to weigh in yesterday. Will have to wait till next week to see my good results on the scales. I told myself it could have been a bad eating week I couldnt make it to weigh in not a good week ... heheh.

I've got an extension on this job till Thursday. (sounds like I'm a naughty school girl who lost her homework! lol)

Got another pic of the house today ... inside kitchen shot. Went to see it yesterday while I was in Auckland... and fell in love with the kitchen. The colours have turned out far better than I imagined. Kept walking round going "wow,wow,wow". Was a highlight of the day (I've put the pic in the album for you to see).

Came down with a migrane on the way home (around 10.30pm after seeing the last client). Think it was a combination of all the driving and the stress of the last couple of days. By the time I got home I was in tears. I could hardly open my eyes. Walked in the door and flopped into bed. I don't know how Bill does it, driving to Auckland and back each day. Well not long to go now (10wks or so)

I'll go put the kitchen house pic up for you now.
Catcha
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.8kg
GW 65kg

snapped under the pressure

Totally cracked stresswise last night. Had a client ring saying they wanted more changes to a sample I had done and we are already running close to deadline. That along with the job I am running late with now meant I blew it! I don't normally consider myself a comfort eater but last night I certainly was.

So I helped myself to a second helping of dinner (meatloaf, not exactly low fat!) then a big bowl of chocolate icecream (lowfat at least) and a ww choc bar. I didn't work the points out ... didn't really want to but dinner and dessert alone was at least 18pts. Oh well, it's one bad day and I have put it behind me today and got back on track.

Have another house pic in my photo album (under new house album) and I have also included a couple of pics of our new car we are getting (under general photos album).

Not much else to tell ... stress levels are still pretty high today and will be until I get this job finished on Sunday.

Catcha later
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.8kg
GW 65kg

Life cycles

Had a slim day today. Woke up feeling like a sexy slim thing :) Isn't it funny how some days our body feels fat yet other days we feel slim? I'm presuming it's my TOM fluid disappearing.

Been 100% on track the last two days. Hasn't been too much of a problem keeping to the 20pts (so far) Although I am really motivated at the moment so might be a little tougher when that drops.

Thanks to those who sent me their congrats!! You guys are awesome!! But honestly I haven't done anything amazing ... just stuck at it ... that's all it takes. I haven't been one of those 1kg a week people ... have had my ups and downs like everyone else ... but I have just kept at it. If I've had a bad week I just put it behind me and think that at the end when I get to goal I won't even remember those gains. I know it feels like the whole world has caved in and I may as well give up when I have a gain ... but that's so not true. We just gotta keep plodding on!!

Bill's boss had been looking out for a second hand Mitsubishi Challenger for us. He came back to Bill the other day and said he couldn't find a good enough one with low enough km's for the price he wanted to pay. So instead he's going to lease one, that means we get it BRAND NEW!!! Wahooo!! We've never had a brand new car before (let alone a Challenger!) We got to choose the colour today. I've really feel so spoilt this year. It just keeps getting better and better. We have had our years of struggling. At times we couldn't afford even to buy food and had rent payments bouncing. I remember one night we had to go out fishing to catch our dinner because we only had 3 potatos in the cupboard and when I tried to cook them up they had blite (sp) all through them. It was cold, wet and not the ideal night for fishing. But we packed the kids up in the car (around 8pm) and set out to find an estuary to put our lines in. 2 hours later we still hadn't caught anything and by now the kids were crying, we were hungry and now cold. We went back home with our tails between our legs. It took all the humbleness we could muster to ring a charity organisation to get a food parcel. I had never ever asked for food before and I felt so ashamed doing it. But it fed us that night and I grew so much through the experience.

Life is full of ups and downs and everything we go through adds to our life experiences. I'm just so grateful for blessings we have had this year.

On that note, I better get these kids fed and ready for bed.
Take care,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.8kg
GW 65kg

I made it!!! :))

I have done it!!! I am officially a 70's girl!!!! Yeeee Haaaa!!! :)) I was so surprised when the weigher told me my weight, I was really expecting a gain. I'd been a good girl all week but had that 'bloated' feeling with TOM here. So I'm a very happy girl right now! :)

Along with meeting this goal I have to drop down another 2pts a day down to 20 from 22. I'm a bit nervous about how I'm going to cope with this. It should be great for my weightloss if I can do it. I usually use up all my points with none to spare. It's all good tho.

Work is crazy this week. I have 500 cards to have out by Friday!! It's kinda plagueing my brain. I don't really enjoy this time of year ... just tooo busy and stressful.

On that note I'd better get back to it. Skipping a happy dance today tho!! lol

Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 79.8kg
GW 65kg

the bricks are up!! :)

No news to tell you today. Just a quick update to let you all know that the lack of updates is not because I've been naughty (just the opposite ... yay me! lol) but from the crazy amount of work I have on at the moment (typical summer wedding season). I've been working till 10pm most nights and I'm exhausted!! But can't complain tho.

Have a new house pic for you all to see. The bricks are going up ... wahoooooo!!! I am so happy with the result of our final choice. We had to choose them 3 times... the first time we saw the chosen brick on another house and hated it, rushed back to the builders to tell them we had changed our minds. The second choice they told us a month later that it had be discontinued and finally our third choice, but I'm much happier with this one than any of the others.

We had 'lock up' on our house this week ... with all the doors and garage door installed and completed ... yay!! Off up to Auckland tommorow to see it again!! Can't wait!

Karen, so sorry to hear about Stephan. Hope his tests sort something out for you fast! Jo ... have a fantastic time away!! (i'm green with envy lol). Leigh, I know how horrible it feels with leaking rooves, ours leaked in our last home ... scary stuff!! And don't feel guilty, your boss will get over it. Lynda ... well you just rock!! You stick at it still ... my inspiration!! Your graph looks fantastic!! Shows up all your hard work :)

That's about it for today,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.5kg
GW 65kg

could have been worse

The celebrations last week showed themselves up on the scales at weighin (as expected) with a 100g gain. Could have been worse. I knew I had gained this week. I'm bummed with myself for slipping up already but figure 100g is nothing to worry about. Back on track today.

Had a really stressful busy day with business work. Feeling snowed under again. Have to admit I didn't track today, mostly because I just got too busy. But I ate well all day.

I had a look at the house yesterday and it was so exciting. The most excited I've been yet... all the Gib was up on the internal walls. I could really get a feel for the space in each room now. The family room is far bigger than I imagined, while the dining/lounge was smaller. It really feels like a HOUSE now lol. Before it just felt like a project with some framing and a roof, now I can visualise where furniture will go and how it will all look.

There is a lady from my Auckland ww meeting who has moved in 2 doors down from our new house, so I called by her place to have a chat (and a sneak preview of her lovely new home). It's really cool to know someone in the street before we even move in. They are an amazing couple!! All makes the process of moving into a new location alot easier. They said they love the street, that everyone is really friendly... yay!!

Came home all buzzed, to a house full of negativity (at my parents house now ours) Was such a downer ... I hate that! But not letting my parents get to me this time.

Sorry haven't updated my frontpage yet ... it's getting late and I'm pretty tired. Hopefully get a chance to do it tomorrow.

Catchya!
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.5kg
GW 65kg

And the saga continues! :)

Bill got a call from another Pak'n Save owner yesterday asking to see him urgently before he signed the other contract.

So he rushed off to see him after work last night, curious about the details. He was offered a store managers position for one of the 5 biggest Pak 'n Save stores in the country!! He offered Bill $5,000 more again than the job he had just set up along with a company car. But it came with no bonuses and a preassigned company car (not one of our choice). It also meant he would have to commute 1hr each way daily (unless we sold our new house and relocated) But we both felt that $5,000 more wasn't worth that.

So he turned it down. It is such a political decision too. With wanting to own our own store eventually we don't want to get in the bad books of the wrong person, especially if that person has a lot of sway within the company. But overall we both feel we have done the right thing. Pretty overwhelming tho!!

I went off to the craft show this morning with 4kids and a pushchair in tow. Stressful! lol But I survived!

Mum said to me the other day "wow look at you ... all slim!" Huge compliment coming from her! Don't get them too often :)

Off to a BBQ at my sisters tonight, hopefully it won't be too high in points.

Managed to save 4 points yesterday (to make up for my alcoholic splurges at the start of the week)

So far I'm back on track for the week (points wise)

Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.4kg
GW 65kg

working back points

You guys are so right ... sometimes we need to be able to celebrate without feeling guilty. I guess it's so inbuilt into our society that it's hard to break.

It all seems a little unreal still. The best part ... Bill becomes a store manager. He is wanting to go through a scholarship scheme and hopefully finance ourselves into our own supermarket ... that's the long term plan. But he needed to be able to train in a New World (that's what we are looking at purchasing). We were looking at him working volantary and going back on the dole while he did his training, but now we don't have to worry about that because he can do his scholarship training at this New World. Next step in the big plan is to clear as much of our mortgage as possible so we can use the capital gain and equity in our home as part finance for our supermarket. But shhhh don't tell anyone ... it's a big secret lol :) (j/k)

The new jeans I got a few weeks ago and starting to feel a little lose on me but I'm not sure if it's from weightloss or them just stretching and losing that 'new jeans tightness'. But hey I'll say it's weightloss lol, works for me!

A big thankyou to all those who have passed on their congrats to me lately!! You guys all rock! Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!! :) No message goes unnoticed.

Eating has been good today but I haven't had dinner yet. That's usually when I stuff up, or when Bill brings home the alcohol. Mostly I'm good and resist but every now and then when I'm tired, stressed or feeling like a wind down then I give in. I know this is fine every now and then but lately it's been more now than then lol. I never drink a lot tho (usually only 3-4 glasses at the most) so I think that's how I've managed to still get a way with it... and the fact that I save my points up either before or after to work it back. That's what I love about ww, you can stuff up and not have to give up.

That's about all that's happening today, pretty boring, no new jobs lol

Oh before I forget ... new house pic has gone up

Cheers,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.4kg
GW 65kg

Celebration time!!

Bill has taken the job. He ended up being offered $10,000 more than our bottom dollar including a company car. He starts on 15th December. This also means we no longer need to pay for petrol. Of which we are currently paying over $150 per week.

GREAT NEWS!!

Only problem with all this ... I am celebrating too much ... too much wine!! Can't do much about it now except try and work a few points back when I can.

Bill brought home a bottle of peach shnapps, champaign and strawberries tonight .... yummm!!! But very bad, bad, bad! :)

Not much else to tell.
Nite all
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.4kg
GW 65kg

Job interview went really well

Considering I've such a little amount of sleep I'm feeling rather positive today. Bill got home from work around midnight last night and we were both buzzing so much about his interview that we talked for another 1.5hrs. His job interview went really well. The original package he offered was a little low but after Bill told him what he was currently on the guy seemed very keen to see what he could do and is getting back to us sometime this morning. The package includes a 7 seater 4WD company car so that's a huge saving, considering we were going to buy a car in the new year anyway (our current one only fits 5 people and we have 4 kids) Not quite a done deal yet but looks really good. And the best thing ... he goes back to having Sat/Sun weekends!! For a long time Bill has been on a Mon/Tues weekend which has its benefits but means he can't spend as much time with the kids.

My eating was spectacular yesterday ... I even managed to save 2pts!! Bill came home with a bottle of wine to celebrate last night and I thanked him for it but said no. I sat and chatted with him while he got mildly inebriated (sp) instead... lol... good on him tho ... he deserves it. Bill works very hard at his job and is very good at what he does (for those who don't know he is a grocery manager at a Pak 'n Save Supermarket, with this new job being Store Manager). This new guy had done his research on Bill (ringing all his past bosses as well has Foodstuffs headoffice) and knew all about him. There was a lot of positive things said about him by everyone ... so a nice head sweller for him.

Got another couple of busy days ahead with 113 invites to have out by the end of tomorrow. Better get back to it.

Catcha,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.4kg
GW 65kg

Great news at weigh in!!

WAHOO!! GUESS WHAT??? I lost 700g this week!!! That is the most I have lost in a veeeery long time ... and I deserved it too lol. I'm wrapped!! Yay, yay, yay!!!

That makes two losses in two weeks ... wahooo! It brings my weight down to 80.4kg so only 500g to go to be my 70's girl. And only 500g to go before I have to drop 2 points a day ... not looking forward to that part lol. I don't know how people survive on 18points ... I've kinda gotten used to my 22pts and grown attached to them lol.

Called by to see the house yesterday ... it's looking really good (sorry no update photo yet ... next few days hopefully). All the windows are in and they've finished the roof on the first storey too. As I was leaving I noticed the door had arrived and took a sneaky peak at it ... to my shock it was the wrong colour!! We had ordered denim blue (the same colour as the roof) but this one was cream. I was so disappointed it overshadowed all my excitement of seeing the house and even my weigh in loss.

So this morning I made Bill get onto the phone to the builders at 9am sharp (I was too scared lol). The receptionist said that they were all in meetings all day and that we would have to ring back tommorow. I was so annoyed!! By that time they would have hung the door and it might be too late to do anything. Then she rang back a few minutes later to say that it hadn't been painted yet and that the cream was the primer coat ... doh!!! I had to eat my words lol. Big stress out for nothing!! lol

Bill is at a job interview as I type this. He got headhunted by an owner of a New World a few days ago for a Store Manager's position. And it is 2mins drive down the road from our new house. Bill has been wanting a store managers position for quite a bit but we thought we were going to have to move out of Auckland to get it. We just have to wait to see what he offers in pay first.

Congrats to Diane who got her 10% medal!! wahoo .. go girl!! Not far to go now :)

Work is going crazy again. I hate it when I have too much work on and it starts piling up around me. I get overwhelmed with it all. Gotta rush off, pick kids up from school and get my paper order from the wholesalers.

I'll keep you posted about Bill's job :)
Cheers,
Lyn :)
SW 107.4kg
CW 80.4kg
GW 65kg