AWW, I wish I were there to pat and hug your little lamb…
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Hi ETJ, I totally understand the feeling of push, push and do feel the pressure as well, but I’m still not down to your starting point, so have to try and keep up the momentum. It has gone cockeyed at the moment but feel confident I can get back on track. I love to hear how you’re going with all your advances on your property. It seems such a wholesome existence. Will keep dropping in. I’m enjoying a ginseng plus herbal tea right now in the sun. It is delightful. I’m sure you’re doing something very constructive. Enjoy your day.
Hey ETJ,
it is so good to read your story again and to follow your amazing weight loss. I have had a few bad month with overeating and having way way too many sweets. Not surprisingly I gained about 5 kg and feel awful looking in the mirror now.
But: I started wearing my fitbit again and right now feel very motivated to get back on track. The first kg is down again and I really hope to keep losing during the next weeks and month.
Starting weight: 95 kg. Current weight: 88.5 kg. Goal: 75 kg
Have a great week!
ETJ: So close to your goal. How wonderful that must feel.
Your flooding has been intense. I was really pleased to get some rain as our tanks were less than half full. That’s awful news about Jack. No wonder you want to retreat from the world. Your OH is being very noble taking on your chores. They say old age isn’t for sissies, but neither is farming. The loss of a favourite pet is very grim. Warm hugs to you and yours.
We went next door to look at the foals and they are just gorgeous. 5 of the grandchildren and 92 yr old MIL were there and all had a pat. They had a very difficult delivery of a large male foal yesterday and they are worried for the foal. Time will tell. The kids were besotted. Life is full of these small pleasures.
Hi ETJ et al, I have just read thru all of your posts and I am feeling really positive about making this change to my life today. Well done on your weight loss – what an inspiration you are π I have a massive way to go weighing in at a hefty 100kgs but no matter how long it takes I will not be this weight again! Here’s to my first week π
Hi ETJ, When I took the kids to an Aquapark yesterday, ( the human kind), we saw some kids (the animal kind) in cages ready to be put into a pen that was being constructed. They were so cute. The chap filled a bucket with stones to rattle so they would think it was food and follow him. Half a kilo in 2 and a half weeks is doable. Good luck and I hope you have a wonderful birthday if I miss out on the actual day.
Must stop looking up everyone on the whole thread and get to the vacuuming. I mean it this time. Bye for now.
Hi ETJ,
so annoying to be stuck on this plateau. Especially when you’re that close to your goal. I seem to be stuck on one, too. The first weeks back on IF went amazing with a loss of almost 1kg per week! Now I haven’t lost anything for two weeks even though I haven’t changed my routine. I’m still happy though and feel very determined to reach my goal sometime this winter or next spring.
Your weight loss is fantastic and you can be very proud. Hope you’ll lose those last few grams before your birthday.
Btw I love to read those stories about your animals (even if some are really heartbreaking). Makes me imagine living on a farm in Australia which seems really exciting seen from my small town life in Switzerland. π
Hi ETJ – just popping in to say hello. Oh you are so close to your goal – really rooting for you. You have done so well, an inspiration for anyone thinking about 5:2.
So sorry to hear about Jack – I remember when I had to make that decision for my first horse. He couldn’t get up if he lay down without help and I knew it was not fair on him. It broke my heart and I hope he understood I was doing it because I loved him. The vet came and put him down while he was lying down and I was lucky enough to be able at that time to bury him by the oak tree at the top of our field along with our other family pets – 6 dogs, a cat, 2 budgies, and a rescued bantam chicken called Hoppy (for obvious reasons).
Fingers crossed for you but remember it is just a number on the scale look at the bigger picture and how far you have come x
Hi ETJ, thanks for your words of encouragement and for continuing your posts – they are very inspirational. I am so pleased for you that you met your b’day goal (but not the reason why – flu is awful. Belated Happy Birthday wishes from me. Well as planned I started my first fast day on 26SEP and 5 fast days later (Mondays and Wednesdays) each week, I have lost 10 lbs/4.5 kgs – which is rather a lot π I guess most of it is fluid but in any case I can feel the difference. The fast days are not as hard as I thought they were going to be, drinking water and hot drinks of Bovril keep me going. It’s true what you say about being more susceptible to the cold though – I am normally a warm beast but have had to wear a pashmina whilst sitting at my desk. Hope you have a great week.
Hello ETJ. Looks as though I missed your birthday. Still, I hope you had a lovely day and congratulations on achieving your goal weight. πΎππ
Hope you are well and truly over the flu.
You have done so well. I can’t wait for those 30 extra kilos I still have to lose to be gone. Then I will be at your weight. Do you think in 10 months time I could be there?
How;s the farm going? No new animal stories to tell? You could write a novel about your farm.
Hi ETJ, It’s a week since your post. Just wondering how that little bunny is getting on. You must be getting into the shearing now. Busy busy busy. I’m not surprised you are not eating much. Glad your birthday went well. Your pony sounds like a handful. . Time has got away. Must go and get the boys.
That zoo trip sounds amazing ETJ. What an experience for your sons. I haven’t heard of anything like that before. The gumboot throwing comp sounds as though it would have been a lot of fun. Beware of putting ones’ shoulder out of joint . Not a problem for the kids but old shoulders could get carried away by the momentum.
Only a week away till I’m travelling. We should be around Tamworth at this time of the day. So looking forward to it.
Enjoy your time in Sydney. I get anxious watching magicians. I think I’m always scared something is going to go wrong. Crazy, no??
Hi ETJ, it was lovely visiting you at the farm. Really beautiful part of the world and I was so impressed with what you have done. So sorry to hear about the gall stones. Can’t you just have them blasted into smithereens? Otherwise fat will always be a problem without the gall bladder won’t it? I’m no expert, just asking the question. We had a great drive, deciding to go through Canberra and spent the night in Cooma, before travelling down through the Monaro hwy to Cann River and on through Lakes Entrance Yarram and down to Phillip Island. Got here just after 5pm. Good run. Going into Mt Eliza to my sister’s place tomorrow. Good luck with the gall bladder. Give my regards to OH and the boys.
Hi ETJ,
I am spending a good part of my morning catching up on all my favourite threads. I’ll be looking to see how the surgery thing shapes up. It’s sad that you have to go through this when you have been so diligent and successful. I can picture clearly your work on the fences and the mowing. I have you all in my minds eye. the kittens must be growing to quite a size now. They are very cute. Please give Dilly a pat for me.
We ended up having a great trip. It was very tiring. That thunder storm was really hard to drive through. Could hardly see through the windscreen. The drive down the Monaro highway to end in Cann River was totally worth it. It was a delightful drive and very picturesque. I kept taking little videos and sending them to OH in Thailand. We were really impressed by all the enormous roses we saw in bloom in the towns on the way, and my sister’s garden was an absolutely glorious display. We drove back up the Newell Highway and visited the Dubbo Zoo.We didn’t stay there overnight, but moved on to Moree. We stopped at Forbes the night before and were able to visit the Dish in the morning near Parkes. That was really worthwhile as well.
Weight going down again now. I’m feeling a real buzz and very positive about moving on and losing weight. Maybe indulging in melting moments and a real cream bun has got rid of those torturing feelings of Missing out, when I found that whilst they are enjoyable, they don’t live up to the promise of the be all and end all. The increase on the scales was quite devastating too, so now they are moving downwards again (admittedly over old territory trying to get down to where I was 2 months ago) I’m feeling much happier. No food gives me that same buzz as seeing the lower numbers on the scales.
I don’t envy you the weed spraying. Our property has a lot of weeds on it at present, but I’m hoping that vigilant mowing will eventually overcome them. I’m too scared of poisoning myself with spray.
Looking forward to hearing how things are progressing. ππ»
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11 Aug 16