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Hi guys, I've had a migraine since Friday and it's only just let up a bit now on Sunday afternoon NZ time. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow to discuss the change in my meds and how it's working, but it's obviously not so great. I haven't been able to look at a screen and I haven't caught up on posts in days, hoping I…

Ouch. Kiwis are not quite the same thing here in New Zealand... this is your resident Kiwi talking! (We call the fruit a kiwifruit!)

Hi everyone, back to work yesterday and I got so many more steps than I did each day through lockdown! Probably because I make a point of getting up and moving around the office a lot, and I always walk to the furthest away bathroom, kitchen etc I looked forward to getting home all day though, so I could get into the gym.…

xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Weigh in Day: Sunday Weigh in Week 1 PW: 251.5 (114.1 kg) CW: 252.2 (114.4 kg) LTD: 23.8 lbs (10.8 kg) Meh. My weight has been bouncing up and down the same kg for the past couple of weeks, I think muscle soreness is masking a drop on the scale. I'd had a lot of nerve pain with the change in my migraine…

Hi everyone, I'm Kristy. I'm 41 and I'm from Auckland, New Zealand. I've been married coming up on 18 years, and we have 4 children. Our oldest daughter will be 17 in a few weeks, then we have a 15 year old son, and then boy/girl twins who are 11. My older kids both play basketball, my son at rep level and I spend quite a…

Hi team! I haven't been able to access the community in days, I missed you all! Quick update from me - I am on track, going back into the office for work next week and realised that my work clothes are too big. Went and got some nice jeans on sale today, actually bought a size 14 (US size 10) which are snug but do up, and…

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh in: Week 4 Weigh in day: Sunday PW 253.3 (114.9 kg) CW 251.5 (114.1 kg) Not bad given my migraine/eye and face pain all week. I barely did any exercise, although I was stretching/yoga as much as I could manage. Today is much better.

Migraine med transition continues and I'm feeling rough. I want to feel okay and get into the gym, but my default seems to be migraine unless the meds are controlling it. Reducing the Topamax means I'm not as tired but I do have more pain. I'm too tired to comment much, but I am on track each day with food and water.…

Today I am well under 115kg and I started at over 125 back in Feb, and my brain has just gone "right, goal weight range isn't that hard to get to." I've been getting a bit frustrated that my weight loss is slower than the last time I was seriously focussed on losing weight, and it can take me 3 weeks to lose a kg, but it…

11pm Sunday night - pretty good weekend, food on track. Spin bike both days, but just 30 min sessions. I am really feeling the med side effects with tired and dizziness right now, hoping it all settles down soon. I had a nice long nap this afternoon! @melaniedscott I have tried so many different drugs... my migraines only…

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh in week 3 PW 255.5 (115.9 kg) CW 253.3 (114.9 kg) That's last week's gain plus a little extra gone. I saw my doctor this week and we are changing my migraine meds, a lot of the feeling awful that I've been putting up with can be put down to side effects of Topamax which I've been on a high dose…

Checking in - it's been one of those weeks. Highlights include an 8km walk, locking myself out of the house for two hours, and coaching my BBall team in their first game to a nail biting finish - down by 6 with a minute to go, and we won by a point. (Go team!) Food was really awesome until yesterday when I went a bit off…

You're telling me! I missed 2 hours of work and I have an upcoming deadline. But I did get some basketball coaching pointers from the most qualified and experienced coach I know, so that was helpful - He runs the program here that gets a lot of our kids scholarships to US colleges.

I need to catch up in here, but NZ officially has no cases of Covid 19 and we're at level 1 which basically just means that our border is closed and no other restrictions apply. School, sports, everything is back and I am crazy busy with work and kids. I didn't miss this tbh. Yesterday afternoon was a write-off, I wound up…

Pics of the "Steampunk Chicken" cake, this is made from buttercream and modeling chocolate. My twins (age 11) made most of the steampunk decorations.

xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh in week 2 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 253.7 (115.1kg) CW: 255.5 (115.9kg) My weight has been bouncing all week, but I haven't helped it this weekend by eating around maintenance calories and consuming a bit of sugar while making a cake for my step-dad. Not a real gain so I'm not worried, but it still…

So, school is back and now sports are starting back too. Muggins me is coaching my son's U17 basketball team, first training is tonight. Wish me luck - there are always a few boys who get peeved off they're being trained by someone's mum and not a man, but that's only because they haven't met me yet! Luckily I know quite a…

Wednesday check in - I am also horrified about the rioting and everything going on in the USA. We've been watching news reports here, the world has just gone to pieces this year. Back in my world, I've been really wiped out today so I took a rest day, apart from a short yoga session before work. I've also been really…

Big welcome to @danisp one of my very first MFP friends from years ago, and another member from down under! Check in for Monday - it was a public holiday here, so hubby and I continued with our 2x daily workout from the weekend. Just spin bike and elliptical with some yoga, about 100 minutes in total I think. Food tracked…

@pacsnc6 My parents-in-law have been married for 50 years on August 15th, they celebrated their 30th anniversary the month after my husband and I became a couple :smile: What an achievement! And I'm happy that your treatments are going well also. I'll post a funny pic of my cat a bit later, he's gone completely daft now…

Sunday check in - food tracked and good. Water - 2 litres + Exercise - morning was 20 Spin bike, 30 Elliptical. Then this afternoon I threw together a circuit for fun, haven't done one in ages. I challenged my dodgy shoulder and nerves a bit, but did the circuit 3x, 45 seconds per station. Which is hard work! Bosu Punch…

xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Weigh in: Week 1 Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 255.2 (115.8kg) CW: 253.7 (115.1kg)

Hi everyone, quick intro. I'm Kristy, 41, from Auckland, New Zealand. Married for almost 18 years, we have 4 children aged 16, 15 and 11 (twins). For work I essentially translate Technical engineering mumble-jumble into whatever the end user needs to understand - I'm a Technical Writer working mostly in financial…

Just checking in, Saturday night here. I've been a bit migraine-ish for a few days, took a couple of days off work and rest days off exercise. Some of the awful dizziness I had in April started coming back, but it seems to have passed. Felt a lot better today so I spent some time in the gym, just taking it easy. I really…

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Monday check in: Calories tracked and on target. Water good. Exercise: 30 mins Spin bike, some yoga and I conquered Swiss Ball Jack Knives for the first time since 2016. They used to be one of my favorite core/stability exercises but my nerve and shoulder problems stopped me doing them. I gave them a go last week and my…

Weigh in week 4 xX_phoenixrising_Xx Weigh in day: Sunday PW: 255.2 (115.8 kg) CW: 255.2 (115.8 kg) I've been bouncing around this weight all week, it will probably drop in a few days. This week I learned that I shouldn't buy baked mango or pineapple - my calories have been fine, but I get obsessed with foods and I can't…

Hi everyone, just checking in. Saturday afternoon here. You've all been so busy commenting that I can't keep up! I did want to comment on the body shaming by parents though - it wasn't my mother but my father. My mother was obese until she had weight loss surgery in 2009 after dumping my father's sorry *kitten*. My father,…

I have another photo to share - I just found this on my profile from a few years back. This is me at 330 ish lbs, and at 167 ish lbs. I am obese in one photo and overweight in the other, if you believe BMI. I needed to lose around another 10 lbs to be considered at the top end of a healthy weight range for my height (5'…

@KrissFlavored I just want to send you some extra strength from afar... we are very similar. I lost 160+ lbs, gained over half back, I have BED and Anorexia but I am in recovery and safely losing weight again now. I have had CBT and ACT - once I really understood where my learned habits came from and how unhelpful it…