A journey of ups and downs, smiles and tears, struggles and triumphs, motivation and attitude and determination to get to my goal weight
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Anatole France
Friday, April 25, 2008
ANZAC DAY
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
The Ode comes from For the Fallen, a poem by the English poet and writer Laurence Binyon and was published in London in The Winnowing Fan: Poems of the Great War in 1914. This verse, which became the Ode for the Returned and Services League, has been used in association with commemoration services in Australia since 1921.
We have just come home from the March here in Tamworth ....
I want to thank all of you ..you have no idea how much reading your supportive comments have meant to me..........I have been deeply touched to know that you all care so much.........my daughter is home here with me, the past few days have been a bit rocky but with our love and support hopefully she will be fine. She has to go see a Psychologist here, the Psychiatrist said he didnt feel she had a mental illness but that she did need to learn to talk, so this is a step in the right direction at long last.
Without going into too much detail, it all erupted due to the length of what her ex boyfriends
family went too over the week leading to her being admitted..... they blame my daughter for him being in prison and all the problems he has and my daughters supposedly friend who she now finds out is visiting him in jail told him that my daughter didnt have a miscarriage those months ago , that she gave birth to a baby two weeks prior and then the baby was lost. This resulted then in him telling the welfare officer at the jail who then reported it to DOCS who came and interviewed my daughter last Friday morning ( morning of her being admitted). The police were called and after my daughter was assessed and interviewed , she then had to have ultra sounds, all her medical records were sought and she was cleared of all the allegations. She also was informed that his mother posing as me had presented at a number of local hospitals with a young girl posing as my daughter looking for the baby . His mother even tried to see my daughter last Saturday while she was still in the mental health unit posing as me.
UNBELIEVABLE is a mild word to use
Like I said that was without going into too much detail so you can imagine how awful it was for her..
Hope everyone has a lovely long weekend..
Love Em xx
Saturday, April 19, 2008
I need someone
I am numb, heartbroken, dont know what the future will hold, scared,the list can go on and on
Yesterday I received a phone call to say my eldest had been admitted to the mental health ward...suicidal...today she will be assessed by a psychiatrist............tears are pouring atm for my little girl ...I know she is 22 but she is my little girl ...I havent been able to reach out to her for so long....have tried and tried..... I realised a very long time ago that she needed help..hopefully this will be the breaking point where she finally gets the help she needs.She sent me a text last night saying she loved me and she wished she had of listened.....replied I love you and am always here for you... waiting to see whether I will go down and bring her home.......
On top of that my week has been shit, have had the flu, still have the flu, feel so run down ,no energy at all, am so behind in everything, exercise, study, assignments, but I guess what is happening with my daughter makes me and my woes seem pretty damn nothing......
Have been reading just not commenting.........please dont give up on me as I wont give up on me, hopefully will be back in to the swing of it all soon
Thanx for reading..hope you dont mind but I needed to air this and think of you all as my friends
Take care
Em x
Monday, April 07, 2008
Lost
I have been reading..keeping in touch with what you are all up to in your worlds....just am very lost atm...cant explain how I feel other than that..............had three really bad days with eating and exercise..........really struggling atm...dont want to revert back, cant revert back, just need to find the old Em once again.....how many times can one keep coming back......anyways just to let you know
Have a great week ....will be around ....in the distance
Em
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Step Forward Challenge Ends
Whats news .....
Well eldest daughter is comig up this afternoon to spend a week here, she decided to come up for her sister's 21st this Thursday ..am so glad she made that decision.......hopefully we can have some her and I time and sort some stuff out..fingers crossed on that one
Miss 10 entered some of her art work in the Show and came third overall ........how proud is mum ??? Very proud let me tell you .....she has a nice ribbon and award which she has been showing everyone possible and why shouldnt she is a fantastic effort.
Next week she will performing in front of the whole school with her dance group , first big performance she has been involved in since being with this group at school.... normally she has only been involved in Drama.. but this year wanted to do dancing and learn to play the guitar....definately the performer here :)
Anyways hope everyone has had a gr8 weekend .......
Em
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Taking some time out
Do you ever feel like you just need time away, time away from everything, to think, focus and hopefully come up with some answers?
I did and that is what I did for over a week......cut myself off from the net, friends, went to tafe , didnt really mix with my friends just got the job done so to speak, came home of course looked after the girls but my free time I spent exercising, going to Curves, walking, biking, you name it I worked myself hard and did some long hard thinking...... I have had some really tough obstacles thrown at me lately, dont get me wrong I know we all do and what doesnt break us only makes us stronger, on the surface I seemed pretty good but I knew deep down that I was cracking.... so my answer was to exercise and then do some thinking...strange perhaps but it has worked and at the end of the day is all that matters.
Anyways thats the long n the short of my absence
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter......we went to the Chinese festival at Nundle on Saturday..was such a nice day weather wise and I really enjoy this festival, is much better then the country one we have in Jan I reckon..... I bought some cows ...I love cows have cows galore in my kitchen.......Easter bunny was alive and well ....well he wasnt too bad he only brought me a small box of milk tray chocolates 12 in the box and I did share them so all was good.........I believe that Easter is once a year , a few chocolates are not going to make you gain kilos....
Ok must run ..assignment to do..
Em x
Friday, March 14, 2008
seeing red
I didnt have the slightest concern I had this but my thoughts were how dare you test for something without asking me, is it not a patients right to be told this, then also their right to say yes or no apparently not with this dr...... I went and paid the account, when I rang for my results today I told her I wouldnt be coming back and the reasons why, her responce this is entirely your choice....yep exactly my choice and I am making it.
Anyway my rant ...have a great weekend all
Em x
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Filling in the gaps
Seems like I am getting really slack with my blog at the moment..another week has passed
On the weight front , well I weighed myself again at my neighbours house and this week showed a loss of 1.2 kgs..this is good, have decided might weigh regularly but am not going to jump up and down if they say I have gained etc , as I will know the reasons why and if its because I chose to go off the rails then I will have to be accountable for that and pay the price.I am up to day 43 in the step forward challenge, am feeling good and proud to have come this far :).
I went to Curves last Thursday, was made feel very comfortable indeed, explained how everything works, given a trial run and I decided to join up....I have heard comments like its boring after a while the same thing etc but I feel that anything can become boring and I feel the key is to make it work for you, and am a firm believer you only get back what you give and I am determined to give it all I have got. I have been twice now and am enjoying it...
Was my eldest daughters birthday last Friday, she was 22, sadly though she didnt come home for her birthday and sadly again I dont think she will even make the trip for Easter or her sister's 21st early April.....want to reach out and help her see the light so to speak but am afraid that I cant do a damn thing just be here if she needs me.
While on the birthday front my 3rd daughter turned 14 today........she got a new mobile phone and money so far and we are just having a quiet family dinner tonight with cake (of course )....will be having a small piece.
Catch up real soon
Em x
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Hanging on
I am still here , just havent posted for a while...........where do I start
Ok well I have had 2 sessions with the psychologist now and am feeling really positive...things are going well with that... am dealing with the blaming myself for my daughter and all the other drama the past few months has delivered.
On the job front I didnt get the job, went for the medical last Friday , more like a fitness test than a medical , was very invasive and their report said that I was unfit to lift heavy....dont know where the heavy lifting comes into it anyway as its against the organisations policies and procedures to manually lift any clients, another thing that bugs me is after each assessment that the girl got me to do she gave me positive feedback; said things like your quite strong, that was great etc ...anyway bottom line was no..when the supervisor rang me to tell me she was so god damn patronising...said I dont know how to tell you this, I ve got bad news , how do I tell you ...gees you dont need to be a rocket scientist to see that she was going to say you didnt pass your fitness test, she went on and on ...I said just tell me (for fucks sake under my breath)..to say I was upset would be a understatement...I had my cry then decided to turn it into a positive ..the positive for me an appointment tomorrow with curves and a gym,......... I owe myself to give myself the best chance I can ..so will seek out both and then make a decision....
Got to tell you this though am busting here lol ..measured myself last Saturday...have lost 33 cms in 1 month with measuring my waist, hips, thighs and chest.......:)
On the home front weekend was pretty full on, was our local show so we took the girls on Saturday afternoon for a few hours ......gained an addition to the family or should I say follyfoot farm as we already have 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 bird, 10 goldfish, 2 hermit crabs, 2 guinea pigs now we have a little rabbit, she is gorgeous and so friendly :) Sunday we went for a picnic , weather was lovely, we really had a mild summer this year .
Will be around over the next day or so ...hope all is well
Em x
UPDATE: Weighed myself at neighbours house .....well what can I say am a glutton for punishment but alas this week showed a loss of 2 .7 kgs woooo hooooo
Wasnt too impressed with the gym ...appointment at curver is 5 30 this arvo ..see what thats like
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Can I sleep today away
I am having a very down day today....yesterday I had a headache all day , couldnt seem to shift it and last night it was practically unbearable .......probably stress related although it felt like a migraine...can stress bring on migraines??
I weighed myself this morning next door and the bloody scales said I had gained 1 1/2 kgs.......tears how could I have gained ..ive been eating well never going over my points and have been doing a minimum of 60 mins of exercise each day some days 120 mins so what more can I do ....my clothes are getting bigger, will take my measurements this weekend which will bring up 1 month since I first took them so will see what the tape measure says ..as for the scales am not going near them , I allow them to play with my mind and when the mind is against you its hard yakka.
I have my medical on Friday...I know this is playing a major role in my stress levels atm........am really fearful that the physio place will report back to the organisation that I am overweight and unfit to work there............but I am not going to run away like I have done in the past I will turn up for the medical and face the music ..thats a good thing isnt it ???
I have my first appointment with the psychologist on Thursday.........so as you can see a lot is happening here atm....am feeling a little overwhelmed, still got a bit of a headache and really just want to go to bed and sleep ...but I wont ...think I might go for a look around the shops
Anyway
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Catch up
I cant believe its been a week since I last updated ..things have been very busy in my world.
Firstly I received 12 lovely red roses all boxed from DF for valentines day ..they were so gorgeous, probably only got a couple of more days of life left in them now though :(
I received a phone call from where I did my work placement on Thursday afternnon so Friday I went down and saw the team leader, we had a chat and she gave me all the paperwork to fill out so looks like work will be coming through in the next few weeks..they seem happy to work around TAFE and have offered me weekend and holiday work for the time being which suits me...only hiccup
I have to go for a medical.......I cringed when she said this to me.....all these thoughts came to mind SCALES being the no1 on my list .......since Friday this worry has been in the back of my mind..what if they say I am too fat to work there......what if they take one look at me and think omg how fat is she .......I hate feeling like this and worrying about it..there is nothing I can do will have to go for it and hope for the best ..have no idea what they do or dont do .
Miss 13 has been getting a few babysitting jobs which is wonderful for her, gives her a sense of independance and has helped my bank balance :) or should that be lack of bank balance mmm lol
TAFE has been really full on ...this year is going to be huge, we still havent been given anymore information on these projects. ..hopefully that will be next week
On the weight front ..didnt weigh in this week so cant report any figures..am on day 23 of steps forward.....still eating well and exercising, still drinking my 4 litres of water a day and still smiling about it all so thats a good thing.....went out and bought book 3 and 4 of STGTBT..had book 2 and intend to get 1 and 5 ..I find them great value....
Take care
Em x
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentines Day
I weighed myself yesterday at my neighbours house, she is a big fan of the scales I am not as you all know but she said to me that I need to know where I am at for points reasons if nothing else ...mmmmm in a way I guess she is right anyway did the scale bit and lost 2 kgs ......pretty happy with that although probably the majority was because I was sick for almost 3 days......bottom line being I have now stepped forward for 16 days today being the 17th day....clothes are definately getting bigger on me, not as much around the middle area as I would like though but thats always the last part for me...soon I will be able to fit into my clothes in wardrobe no 2 the ones that have been hanging for so long it isnt funny.....never will I gain this weight again... this time its for keeps.
No TAFE until Monday ..no assessments as yet so the weekend is looking pretty good...will take advantage of the weather and do something with the girls..thats the plan :)
Take care
Em x
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Feeling much better today
Didnt weigh myself today ..scales have had it...like I said am not going to go and buy a new set , will weigh myself at some point in time at someones house or at the shopping centre one Friday night ....am onto day 15 of stepping forward ........so alls great on the weight loss front, well it should be hey.
Tafe is back and dont we know it......isnt going to be any easier as far as the work load goes this year..haha silly me for even uttering such ridiculous words but will be worth it in the long run..... We arent going to do 240 hrs of work placement in term 4 like previous years, we are going to do something completely different and new...... we are going to be put into groups of 3 and we are going to pilot a program..start from scratch and get to the point of where the program can be implemented for the Smith Family ...sounds really exciting and scary at the same time
The rain is back ....everything is so lovely and green, we have had more rain the past 2 weeks then we have had in the 7 years I have lived here ...unbelievable .......the dam that provides Tamworth is almost 80% full , is even talk about lifting water restrictions, personally I hope they dont act too liberal and re introduce sprinklers again , well at least not for the moment as we all know from the past it can change pretty quickly and we dont want to get back to the lows we had not so long ago of 17%
Tomorrow Kevin Rudd ( Australian Prime Minister) will say "sorry " to the Indigenous people.......this is the main topic of conversation and debate atm.....by the end of the week am sure I will be so over hearing about it...... personally my concern is what level of compensation will come from it..time will tell
Take care
Em x
Monday, February 11, 2008
Mixed Bag
Today was my first day back at TAFE........really struggled, feel really weak, had a light salad lunch and have managed to keep this down ...went to have dinner tonight and just dont feel like it ..did manage to do 30 mins of exercise this morning....hope all is well , will try and catch up soon ..for now I am off to bed ...cya
Em x
Friday, February 08, 2008
It's Friday
Girls are enjoying school , Miss 10 is learning to play the guitar this year, she has her swimming carnival today so will be joining her mid morning...miss 13 had her first babysitting job last night, she was excited.She is so keen to work but she isnt 14 until March and for most places that is too young, you have to be 14 and9 mths....she was paid $10 an hour so was very pleased :).
On the weight front, things couldnt be going any better...am exercising, eating really well, drinking my 4 litres of water with no problems ( actually love the stuff ) and am feeling really wonderful have so much energy. Mike ( WW forums ) and I have decided to pair up for the Challenge I set myself, he is keen to do this with me so now it has become the 60 day challenge .... is really great having his support and if he can step forward for 60 days he has a real great chance of reaching goal ...how awsome that would be for him :)
The weekend is almost here...DF will be here this afternoon which is great, seems like forever since I have seen him :)....Sunday his parents and brother are coming up for the day so will be good to see them again.....have lunch in control instead of going out I am just going to make a nice chicken salad .
Hope everyone has a great weekend
Em x
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
If I didnt laugh id cry
As today has gone on I have been thinking about the minor panic attack I had, the I must weigh myself mentality NOW, TODAY not TOMORROW... I have decided that if my scales are going to play funny buggers with me that I dont need them....if it turns out they are stuffed for want of a better word then I will not be rushing out to replace them.........I know I am exercising, eating well, weighing and counting points so at the end of the day alls good.......I have never been a fan of the scales probably cause of my fluid retention problem...for me the tape measure has always been a better option..yes its great when you see the numbers go down but I feel that I need not to rely on what they say for motivation...this is a lifestyle change ..one that is here for keeps..I know what to do...I know not what to do( learnt that one in a big way ..gaining almost all I had lost ) and to be frankly honest the "one step forward challenge" I have set myself is the best motivation tool I have used....... to know each day you are stepping forward not back is such an incentive to keep on going........
Have a great day
Em x
Monday, February 04, 2008
Monday
Sunday was much the same, watched a couple of dvds with my girls, it was raining here and I found myself sitting on the lounge looking out the window at the rain falling ...was such a peaceful time ....not a worry in the world just looking at the rain
Today is day 7 of steps forward...... just taking one day at a time , not looking at the big picture as each day forward is a step towards goal. Weigh day tomorrow , regardless of what the scales say I am eating healthier, exercising and feeling good .......so all will work out at the end of the day.....
Miss 13 is home in bed, woke up this morning with the vomits ...poor baby..... I have been and had my hair cut and eyebrows done...made an appointment for Thursday to have my hair coloured ...comes in handy having a friend who is a hairdresser :)
Hope all is well
Em x
Friday, February 01, 2008
Meet Mike ...well Mike's Mathematical Theory
Mike
A big thankyou goes out to Mike ..this really makes sense and is a huge motivational key for me so I thought I would share it with all of you :).
I personally am on Day 4 of steps forward........exercise has been around the 60 minute mark everyday and eating has been spot on ...am feeling really vibrant..positive....happy.....even sexy haha. I discovered this body butter which enhances your natural tan so am looking rather coloured atm.......well being so fair its hard .
Girls went back to school...miss 10 couldnt wait was up and ready by 8 am .. she really loves school which is great. Miss 13 was keen to go back to but one has to wonder just how big of a part the "social scene " played in this .
Hope you all have a great weekend...... mine will be pretty quiet compared to last weekend...... just going to go and catch a movie with the girls........
Em xx
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
What one does on a Country Music Festival Long Weekend
I have had the busiest long weekend..must admit looking back its been a hell of a lot of fun and atm I am travelling pretty good.
Friday night I took the girls to see Kasey ......we met up with some friends and even tho I am not a huge fan of hers I have got to say that girl gives a great concert.......afterwards we went for a walk around the place looking at the carnival and I mean looking sheesh I am not paying $6 for a ride and $ 4. 50 for a single icecream cone .
Saturday morning sees us all up bright and early and off to see the cavalcade......most of the well known artists were on floats.. this year there were over 70 floats ...then we tackled the crowd and went and listened to some of the buskers..had some lunch and came home. Here are some pics from the cavalcade.... as you can see we live on the wrong side of town but to get across the street to the side they drove on sounds easy hey ?Not at all if you knew the drama to do that you would agree with me this side will do lol .Damn batteries went flat so couldnt take anymore ..really organised hey NOT... think miss 13 needs to check the date on her camera too lol

Lee Kernighan ( Aussie of the yr ) our N.S.W. Premier and the McClymonts
ohhh and the back of miss 10's head , the head next to her is of a 30 yr old lady just
shows how tall miss 10 is.

Troy Casser -Daley
Base Hospital Float
Saturday night I had a child free zone for a few hours so we used this to our advantage and went to see The Black Sorrows......absolutely fantastic..danced , sang, danced some more..all miss 13 could say the next morning was thank goodness I wasnt there ..sheesh how rude of her lol.... after the concert we went to the pub well we finally got into the pub after queuing up for 3o mins got to love festival time here .......decided to stay at the one pub tho , didnt much fancy the idea of the queue again....
Sunday I had a 40 th birthday to go to out of town ....was wonderful catching up with my TAFE friend and helping to celebrate her 40th ....... was child free again all night too wow that doesnt happen very often and have to thank miss 20 for this :)..was so wonderful to be able to spend the night with my DF without the girls came back very refreshed, tad tired from lack of sleep but very refreshed does this make sense ??
Have done a lot of thinking, analysing, and even though I still intend to see someone I do think I am doing rather well...have a lot of support in my DF..he is truly my best friend... this brings me to today exercise has been good, eating has been good and all in all am feeling strong and determined.............. DF had to go back early this morning , even though I hate it when he has to go back I am very thankful that he has been around a lot lately and am thankful just having him in my life , even if 4 hours away :) one should always appreciate what they have, not be sad over what they dont have my view anyway :)
Was so good catching up on all your news..hope you all have a fantastic week
Luv Em xx
Friday, January 25, 2008
Smiling
Today is Friday...girls go back to school next Wednesday/Thursday....... they are looking forward to going back ( as is mum lol ) I didnt say that ok :)...miss 10 goes into year 5 and miss 13 into year 9 wow where has the time gone hey.
Today we are going to have a look around at the festival.........from what I have heard it doesnt seem to be as big this year as previous, not as many people here apparently.....we normally get around 70 000 extra people during Country Music Festival.......whether you like country music or not the festival is definately an experience .........
Miss 10 wants to go see Kasey Chambers tonight...she always gives a free concert in the park which is pretty damn good of her really so we will be going to that around 5 ish.
As each day passes , I am feeling better and the pain is easing..... time is what its going to take but I know its going to be ok.......there are some incredible ladies out there in blogland..... truly inspirational , really has made me sit back, think and gain some positives ........
To hear the news of Heath Ledger , such a sad loss, so young, my heart goes out to his little girl , Michelle and his family.
To all the Aussies hope you have a great Australia Day ..... to my NZ friends have a great weekend
Em x
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Home
I am back home......holiday was relaxing, even though it rained some of the time...girls had a great time as we all did....shopping, seeing friends, went to the beach a couple of times.... very relaxing just what the dr ordered :).
Didnt get to see my parents or my brothers and their families....they have made their mind up that its my fault miss 21 is the way she is, some very hurtful things were said on their part to miss 20 which I see as being so wrong anyway, if they have a problem with me say it to me dont run me down or say stuff to my children.Miss 20 was so hurt by what was said to her that she cut her holiday (she was staying at their place) and came home before we left.
I have decided that they arent going to change....I keep allowing them to hurt me and boy could I fill you on some stuff they have done even to the extent of denying that my two younger children even exist to my uncles/ aunts etc all because I didnt marry their father.... I think the term my parents used once was "BASTARDS". Anyway I have shed enough tears, they are who they are I cant change that but I do have control over how much I let them into my life..... and am going to seek some professional help so that I can face this and everything else and move on to a happier healthier me :).
I weighed myself this morning and the scales say the same ...this is ok could be worse and say I've gained so am smiling and saying thank you :).
I am doing ok I think ...will definately still be blogging and trying really hard to continue this journey..am positive that my life will be much brighter now...sorry for being a downer again but it really helps airing it even if here.........
Will catch up really soon .....
Love Em