I Am Australian!

Today was a big day for me. It is my birthday, but i also became an Australian. I hade my citizenship ceremony in the city. I pledged my oath to Australia, then had to sing the national anthem. I surprised myself and got quite choked up as i started singing.

Afterwards, Bill and i had a great celebration lunch at the Opera Bar. As you can see from the pics, it was a glorious day. Not a cloud in the sky. There is nowhere better on a day like this than Sydney Harbour.

I felt so alive, and have decided that once i am back on my feet and the leg has healed up, i need to make an extra drive to get the weightloss going again. I am not going to be fat and 45!!

Mardis Gras

Last night was my first time at Mardis Gras. Boy oh boy, what a great time i had! We were there 5hrs, i never once thought about food, in fact i was naughty and went straight to bed without any dinner when we got home. Just goes to show that when you are enjoying yourself food is the last thing on your mind!

Clovelly to Bondi Coastal Walk

I really enjoyed the walk yesterday. The views ans scenery are quite stunning. In total the walk was 3.5km long. Well done to Em and Carmen for walking the return trip making their walk 7km! In the photo from left to right we have Emharvie, Timesfour (Carmen), Aempson (Anne), Wombat50 (Jan) and me. We are looking forward to making these walks a regular thing to help us get fitter and lose weight. Making new friends and having fun is a great added bonus!

When I Fell Off The Wagon

This picture says it all really. From April 2006 to January this year, i had a real bad time focusing on my weightloss. It was a very bad year for me. I have my gallbladder removed had complications after the op. My daughter had a miscarriage, and in October my dear dad died. I am not making excuses for myself other than my head just was not in the right place to give it my all. I would do weel for a few weeks here and there, then fall over and gain a bit. I yo yoed up and down with the same 6kg for months. It is over now, and i am back with a heap of motivation and drive. Even so, that cake was good and the company of the Sydneyy WW girls is always fun whether i am behaving myself or not. The other blonde lady in this photo is Kerryh.

This Is Where I started

This picture holds a lot of mixed emotions for me. On the one hand it was one of the happiest days of my life. On the otherhand i cringe at how big i am . I think i was around 150kg at that time, although when i started my weightloss journey 3yrs later i was 147kg.
We have made a promise to each other that once we have reached our personal weightloss goals, we will marry each other again as a slim couple.