i realised that today is the first day of the rest of my life and I want to be slimmer,fitter ,happier and content.To be able to do this I know I have to take control over the things that make me take that extra slice of bread or that piece of chocolate.I am asking myself if  I really enjoyed them and I find the answer is no.I will try to take all of the advise from Betalife and I will beat the battle of the wills to eat or not to eat. all that is tempting.I picture fresh salad with a large amount of colour and all the yummy fruit or vegetables then i think of a sandwich.Really there is no comparison.I have it in my mind that it is quicker to make a sandwich than a salad but really if you have a fresh salad in the frig you can have a healthy snack in seconds and the combined colours and smells of fresh produce is by far superior than bread.I just have to retrain my brain into accepting what is best for me.I think this time is my time to spend the rest of my life looking and feeling much better.Is there someoneout there who wants to take up the challenge and join me and win this battle against a life of being overweight and go for the stars and lose this weight?Together we will succeed.Alone I make excuses.why i need that extra but if you have someone to talk to then you forget about the food and enjoy talking to someone.I know that 2009 will be our year to a fitter life and we will look and feel soooooo good for it.I hope everyone reaches for the stars and that goal weight is reached.good on you one and all.Have a great day and keep smiling.You are all beautiful.Rae

As I mentioned yesterday I had come down with a bug of some kind and was feeling awfull! Yesterday I bearly got off the couch as I felt faint every time I did. I slept for 1.5 hours in the morning then agian in the afternoon while Eric napped and did nothing all day long.

Today I am feeling slightly better, my temp has been staying about 37.2 and am getting around but have major stomach cramping, it will force me to bend over in pain every time it hits! I hope it goes away soon. Thankfully other than the cramping I am basically back to normal.

I went to the shops to grab some essentials (bread, fruit, dinner) and decided it was a bad idea- the place was packed!! I soon found out why, the christmas season has offically started at Westfield, Santa had arrived so there was a really really long line of cranky kids and annoyed mothers (personally I would have walked away) and there was a christmas show on with lots of singing and dancing- one point id like to mention, why do these young girls who are bearly teenagers have to wear such skimpy little santa outfits? what has that got to do with christmas! So anyway, it was busy and i was in a hurry to leave.

This afternoon I am trying to get some tidying up done but is hard, maybe i should have stayed home earlier as i am a bit tired and cant get much done.

Oh, I also hoped on the scales today- not weigh in day but was curiouse. I have lost weight which is surprising, not that it counts until Monday when its officially weigh in day.

Woke up this morning (at 4:30 thanks to Eric) feeling like I have a bad cold but I have a feeling its just my sinus issue. I have been sneezing and blowing my nose so often lately that I now have a really sore chest, actually feel like I have gone 3 rounds in the boxing ring.

I will be going to the pharmacy today to get the medication to hopefully fix the problem. Thought I was going to have to wait until tomorrow but for some reason there is suddenly an extra $120 in my account (not sure where it came from but i'm not going to complain, will find out tomorrow when it shows on my statement)

So I think I will attempt to take it easy today. Am supposed to be taking Eric swimming again but will just see how I feel in a few more hours.

I went to the doctors this morning after play group to see about my stuffy nose. I have had bad sinus for a couple of months now and finally got sick of it.

Apparently I have polops and have to use a spray for 6 weeks in the hope that they go down. If they dont, I will have to see a surgeon- NOOOOOOOOOOO I have had enough surgeries to last a lifetime and really really dont want to go back for more.

My sister said she has had them for years and was told she would have to have them out but has not bothered- does anyone have this issue? Is it something you can live with or will surgery be my only option if the drugs dont work.

  I am so excited, my Five Lac has finally arrived and it almost didn't get to me. 

2 days ago I got a letter from the Australian Quarantine Service saying that I had been issued with a notice to Seize Goods. 

I got such a shock as I checked this company out before I purchased this item and they have been sending this product to Australians for 6 years without problem.  Apparently the law was changed only last week and if you have less than 2 months supply it is allowed into the country without a permit but if it is more than 2 months worth you can not bring it in without a permit.   Well how was I to know that!!  Anyway I have the inital 2 months supply but it is is 180 sachets so they stopped it and sent me the letter.

I emailed the seller and he was just fantastic, and without hesitation offered to refund my money including the postage.  I thought that was just wonderful as a lot would not be bothered once they got there $$.

I read and reread the letter, it said I could choose to pay $42.50 and they would send the parcel back to the seller in the US but I wanted to make sure that I was reading it right so I phoned the number in Sydney and thank goodness I got an officer who was very helpful and after about 10 minutes on the phone he told me that he was going to release the parcel to me, which he did and it arrived today. 

Now I am wondering how much I should get in my next batch, I think I will only get one box (60sachets) and then hopefully there will be no problem getting it delivered.

I will report again on this in a week and let you know how much difference it has made for me.  Hopefully a lot!!  I am really looking forward to a change in health with the help of this product.  I just wish I could buy it in Australia, not so much for the cost as I don't think it would be any cheaper but I would love the convenience of being able to get it locally.  Even if it was in Sydney or Melbourne I could still get it express post overnight delivery if I needed it but this way having to get it from the US it takes at least a week to arrive and then there is the issue of Quarantine stopping it.    Oh well today it arrived so I am happy.   :)

Netta

Its now been a week yesterday since my surgery and am starting to feel human again. The only time i feel pain is when i sneeze or cough so am doing everything i can to avoid it.

Am starting to exercise although nothing compaired to what i used to do, i have next to no stomach muscles so need to slowly build them up. Mum and I went for a walk today with the pram, the walk took half hour but thats because we walked so slowly and stopped a few times. I think i did overdo it though as i do have a bit of pain at the moment but just need to take it easy.

Tomorrow afternoon we will be driving back up to Brisbane thankfully before the family reunion on Saturday. The party wont be as planned as my pop wont be out of hospital but my Nan insists on still having the party. I brought a new dress to wear and OMG I look fantastic in it! so skinny and healthy :)

Anyway, will eventually get back online regually and when I do will catch up on all your blogs. I did read through some of them- Thank you to all those who wished me well.

Will chat more in a few days, take care all