Karen's Journey

Well, I am back and still not sure how my blogging future looks but I will just take it one post at a time :)

I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to those that left wonderful supportive comments on my last post! A lot of what you gals said really hit home and has made me do some thinking! So fingers crossed, I may be SLOWLY getting back on track.

I have joined the latest Biggest Loser Challenge on the Parenting Forum that I belong to and in the first week I stayed the same... probably would have had a loss but I forgot to weigh myself in the morning, so did it when I got home and I was the same as I had been the week before but first thing in the morning. The more I think about it, the more I think I may need to go back to daily weighing as that really does keep me on track. I know it doesn't work for everyone and that there are some of you who definitely don't agree with it... I don't really agree with it either but the times I have been successful in losing weight has been when I was doing daily weighing. But will see how I go with this challenge.

Though, I must be honest and say that I should definitely get a good loss this week (weigh day is Monday) as I have had a tummy bug/food poisoning for 6 days, and when I weighed myself yesterday about mid afternoon, I was almost 2 kilos down! I have eaten a little bit today... but do still need to watch what I eat and how much I eat otherwise I end up back at square one again! Oh I should add here how my darling Rachel told the teachers that "mummy sick, sore tummy' lots poos"! How embarrassing! LOL

Took a days sick leave yesterday as we had our units christmas lunch and I decided that I was not going to sit at a restaurant and watch everyone eat... nor was I going to go, eat and then be crook again today... nor was I gonna be the silly fool that stayed behind and worked! LOL After dropping Rachel off at creche I went back to bed and slept till almost midday! And then had a very quiet afternoon just blobbing! Then today, I had already booked Annual Leave so decided to go ahead and have today off as well... though I was a write off until about 10.15am with a very crook stomach but not loose motions this time... the diastop had done its trick - they were firm but very continuous for over 2 hrs! But once I came right, I went and completed my Christmas Shopping... and then did the groceries before coming home for a wee rest before picking up Rachel a bit earlier and then back to the local mall to post off the Christmas cards and Rachel had a ball helping me put the stamps on them all! Though I do now recall why I prefer Rachel in the buggy rather than walking... OMG! What a nightmare in the Warehouse! Not so much touching but going in her own direction!

I have a hair cut in the morning, then catching up with a friend and her daughter who is slightly older than Rachel in the afternoon.. then maybe some other friends in the evening... Then on Sunday, we have the Annual Summer Party at Stephan's parents place though this year, one of his sisters has combined her 40th with it! So a busy weekend ahead of us.

And on that note... a few recent photos of Rachel and then I will sign off and head to bed. Tummy bugs certainly zap you of all energy!!!







Oooops photos are backwards when it comes to the dates of them... but never mind, they are still cute or so I think anyway :)

Good night :)