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You are awesomely doing great, NewMe! Your losses are really impressive! Keep it up!

I use it when I have a break from A/S.

Just continue taking the colon cleanse, NewMe.

We never suggested drinking the cc's you take the colon cleanse with water.

Belle wrote:

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We never suggested drinking the cc's you take the colon cleanse with water.

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NewMe wrote:

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Thanks guys.
I just started Day 1 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred workout DVD (the first workout DVD I've ever owned! woohoo) .. it was an absolute killer! Can't wait to see my fitness and strength improve over the next month:)

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good on you, newme!  best of luck!

WOW! awesome loss this week, well done! Yes, you do have to juggle special occasions or treats, it just takes some adjustment on what you eat for the rest of the week. Enjoy.

wow newme! i am so proud of you
and envy you a little
well in a good way - that is
i hope i can have big losses like yours
great great job!
and yes, we need a little break sometimes
the pills need a breaking from their work too...lol

Thanks everyone!
Badmintonplayer - don't envy me! I get big losses sometimes because I have soooo much to lose! I'd take weighing less and losing weight slower any day! Lol
I had a huge weekend - lots of partying, drinking and hangover eating :( Not feeling too hopeful for this week's weigh-in but I will do what I can to minimise the damage. I'd be happy to lose nothing this week along as I don't gain anything! Ahh well, live and learn hey!
Wishing you all the best of luck this week xx

NewMe wrote:

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Hey everyone! Had a great week this week - lost 2.2kg!! Hope you are all doing great too! I have a big weekend planned with friends' birthdays and whatnot so am expecting a not-so-excellent weight loss result next week but I will try to minimise the damage (gotta have fun sometimes, hey!).

Starting weight: 124.1kg
Week 1 weight: 120.1kg (4kg loss)
Week 2 weight: 119.2kg (0.9kg loss)
Week 3 weight: 117.6kg (1.6kg loss)
Week 4 weight: 118.6kg (1kg gain)
Week 5 weight: 117.2kg (1.4kg loss)
Week 6 weight: 118.5kg (1.3kg gain)
Week 7 weight: 116.5 kg (2kg loss)
Week 8 weight: 115.0kg (1.5kg loss)
Week 9 weight: 112.8g (2.2kg loss)

Total weight loss: 11.3kg

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 Great progress, Newme! Well done.

considering how you're going so far, i don't think there's anything to worry about even with the party and all.  over 2 kilos in 1 week...just amazing!

Hey guys.. I need some advice
I totally let myself down this week, it was like the moment I went out to dinner on Thursday night was the moment I flipped the switch off. I drank and ate a heap on Thursday and Friday night, and then ate the most unhealthy hangover food on Saturday convincing myself I could classify it as a calorie spiking day (I knew I was BS'ing myself!). Then for the rest of the week it was like I had forgotten everything I had committed! I ate loads of carbs and sugar and oily foods, didn't take my AS and CC, didn't drink much water, and didn't exercise one bit. My new scales have also been messing up (recording different weights every time I step on the scale - within a minute of doing it) which pissed me off and made me feel like I couldn't see any progress (so stupid I know as the change I should care about is the change in my body, not on a broken scale!)
*Sigh* I'm getting back on track right now.. have taken my AS and CC and am drinking a bucketload of water with fresh lemon juice in the hopes of flushing myself out. I'm embarrassed to say I weigh 116.2kg today which is a 3.4kg gain from last week. Who gains 3.4kg in a week!?!?! I would like to blame it on my dodgy scales but I know I have definitely gained weight regardless of whether that number is correct or not. I weighed myself after eating a lot this morning so hopefully part of that will disappear with a bowel movement but still!
I think my problem is that I have an extreme personality when it comes to health. When I'm good I'm really good and really focused and really strict (hence the 4kg, 2.2kg, 2kg losses in a week) and then when I'm not focused I'm TERRIBLE! Hence why I've GAINED weight 3 weeks out of 10 so far. And when I gain, I gain BIG!
I'm so embarressed to admit this to you all but I think I need to - obviously I got this big for a reason so I don't want to pretend I'm a weight loss pro and that it's easy for me. It's really hard. Do you have any tips that have helped you stay on track? Routines/motivation/vision boards/mantra's/websites/books/anything else?? I think I need to keep surrounding myself with more and more health and fitness things to keep me focused, interested and therefore on track. I get really into things initially (muay thai training in Thailand, going to the gym, 4 Hour Work Week, Couch to 5km, 30 Day Shred, Lemon Detox Diet and various other cleansing/detox products, MyFitnessPal, calorie counting) but I never stick to it over the longterm. I perform so well when I am on a program and then when I have no rules and directions and get out of a very structured routine, I fail miserably. I know you probably won't have the magical answer I'm looking for (and I'm sure there isn't one) but am just hoping you have some advice/past experiences you've been through and what helped you improve your health habits. Honestly, even just admitting all this stuff is making me feel lighter already

Ok, first thing is DON'T PANIC! lol It's great that you can be honest with yourself, but it's even better that you can tell us, that's the answer your looking for, that you have non-judgmental and sympathetic help with us. If you have time, read from the start of my thread, you'll find that I struggled for months most weeks, I gained more weeks than losing, it took me months to jumble all suggestions that I was told or had learnt over a lifetime of "dieting" to come up with a tailor made "life change" that fitted with my lifestyle, the one thing I didn't want to change as I'm happy where I am in life and so didn't want to go back to starving myself eating raw broccoli and cauliflower! Keep being honest with yourself, maybe just start writing down whatever goes in your mouth for a few days, you might be surprised. Find out what works for you, juggle your foods, count calories, eat more protein less carbs, just keep trying to find the right way for your body to get healthy then it becomes easy after a while, you don't need to think about it. And like Belle said, you need to get it solidly in your head, that you are doing this for life, a diet has a start and an end, a lifestyle change keeps you where you need to be, for life.

Damn iPhone doesn't put paragraphs in!

Yes, and it tries to spell check for me! Like it thinks I can't spell!

Thank you both SO MUCH Dinkidi and Belle

I already feel a lot better today after taking my AS and CC and drinking lots of water. I really need to find MY healthy balance and I think it's going to take a lot of time and work to find it. I've been overweight my whole life so nothing I've done in the past has really worked for me to keep me at a healthy weight longterm. There have been a few times when I went on crazy weightloss missions for a few months, lost a lot of weight, felt comfortable with my life and then it all came back on. Which means I really need to get to know my body and my mind to find out what I need to do daily to be healthy. I know 100% I am on this mission and there is no turning back - it just sucks when you have a week where you really let yourself down and undo a lot of progress you made.

I'll tell you what though - for the first time I think forum has REALLY helped me - beyond anything else I could do for myself. Admitting to other people that I ate myself silly this week and gained a lot of weight despite my deepest desires to be healthy and slim is something I NEVER do. Considering the huge percentage of people in the world that are overweight and obese - that's a hell of a lot of people not admitting that they're doing something wrong! I feel some serious relief right now.

Dinkidi - I will definitely read your thread. I find the fact you gained weight more weeks than you lost is really interesting and very inspiring. I say this to myself all the time - "I don't need to be perfect, I just need to be healthy". Ideally I want to eat more balanced, filling meals (I tend to make myself eat very small amounts when I am trying to lose weight) and exercise more. It's funny because I imagine what my habits will be like once I've lost the weight and I imagine myself eating lots of good, fresh food and enjoying an active lifestyle. Ironically, in an attempt to get to that lifestyle I am starving myself one day, overeating the next day, and having a very inactive lifestyle. I really need to start creating my ideal lifestyle now. I'm going to focus on that this week. I need to focus less on the numbers on the scale and more on doing what I know is good for my body (and of course refer to the scales to make sure it is working!).

Thanks ladies, I really appreciate your support and advice. I WILL get there - it's going to be a long and interesting journey I hope you both are doing well at the moment - you should both know that you have achieved things so many people dream of. The amount of weight you have lost is amazing and the fact that you are so dedicated to helping the rest of us in the forums is even more amazing.

hi newme
i know you'll do good this week
a little fall wouldn't hurt,
instead it will make you stronger
you have lost a lot so just keep on going
you are one of my inspirations here so
stand up and get back on track ;)

Good news - 1.4kg has dropped off since yesterday (must of been a stomach full of food and water retention) so that means I gained about 2kg, not 3.4kg (still terrible but at least a bit better!). I must say, my new scales are terrible and give different readings all the time but I'll do my best with them.

My goals for this week is to get back into exercising and listen to my body about its' hunger levels. I need to find a good balance because when I am dieting I don't eat enough food and when I'm not dieting I eat way too much food.

@Badmintonplayer - thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it

@Belle - Yes it's not a small setback but it has demonstrated to me how dangerous it is for me to not pay attention to my health. The fact that I could put that much weight on in a week shows to me how important it is to change my life. I'm on a long road to finding a routine and lifestyle that works for me. Really appreciate all your advice and support

I think you really need to pick a weigh in day new me. I know how tempting it is to get on the scales everyday but your weight can fluctuate a lot from day to day. So my suggestion to you is to choose a day that would suit you and weigh yourself that day (in the morning) and then come on here and tell us. 

I have also found that if you get weighed at the hospital you can put on weight.

It will be interesting to see what you are on your official weigh in day, I'll bet you'll be back to last weeks weight or less with the determination you have now!

Go get 'em! You can do it!

Good luck on your next weigh in day, Newme!

I get you.  I appreciate that you're so honest, newme.  It's actually good that we share our ups and downs because that's how we learn from each other.  Move right along and you'll do just fine.  You already are doing a lot better as I can see.

Hey everyone, so I lost all the weight I gained last week plus an extra 500grams (thankgod!). Thanks for all your support!! Have a great weekend! I have another weekend of birthday parties but this time I will get back on track on Monday unlike last time! Lol never going through that again!

Starting weight: 124.1kg
Week 1 weight: 120.1kg (4kg loss)
Week 2 weight: 119.2kg (0.9kg loss)
Week 3 weight: 117.6kg (1.6kg loss)
Week 4 weight: 118.6kg (1kg gain)
Week 5 weight: 117.2kg (1.4kg loss)
Week 6 weight: 118.5kg (1.3kg gain)
Week 7 weight: 116.5 kg (2kg loss)
Week 8 weight: 115.0kg (1.5kg loss)
Week 9 weight: 112.8g (2.2kg loss)
Week 10 weight: 116.5 (3.7kg gain)
Week 11 weight: 112.3kg (4.2kg loss)

Total weight loss: 11.8kg