Lose 10 pounds in 7 weeks - anyone like to join me?

MrsMcEasterBunny week 1 12.2 1/2 wish 9.12
OvenReadyhotcrossedbuns - week1 10.8 wish 9.7
Iwillbepgbydec2007
mumto3girls
Scotia
linjasmom
eclipse
yum03creameeggs
theheadgirl
Coggy

Coggy - Hi!! I am doing WW, not going to meetings though... too shy I have the pure points books from years ago - I wonder how much has changed, if anything? I thought someone told me that skimmed milk was now free?? That's great going on the 9.5lbs in 5 weeks!! Good for you What's the "weight confession thing"??

Yum - I think it depends on what type of hot choc it was?? Was it with milk or boiled water? Sugar or no??

Blimy MrsMc..........the twiglet thread is back!!!!!!

I'm in........I've lost 9 1/2 pounds in 5 weeks at Weight Watchers but started to get bored and not do it properly the past two weeks so this thread could not have come at a better time!

Hiya Ready......and several people that I don't know yet!!!!

Are we doing the weight confession thing?

Linjasmom....I don't think anyone has said it yet (sorry if I am repeating)....1 kg is equivalent to 2.2 pounds.
HTH.

It looks like we have a good group of us now. So first question - does a mug of hot chocolate (that I have just had , count as being naughty???

Ooops, am not ttc atm, but I guess will be in a while (I hope). I thought losing weight before ttc might be a good thing for me to do though, soooo.... here I am!

Ok, I'll join in for weight loss attempt, if thats OK and just be a TTC supporter

theheadgirl just cos you are not ttc doesn't mean you can't join us!!

Bugger, I'm not TTC ladies! Just spotted which topic this thread is in. Sorry for intruding, good luck gals and will watch from a distance

I want to join!! I am not technically overweight, but at 9st 8lb and 5'2" I'm the heaviest I've ever been whilst not pregnant. To be 8st 12lb would be great. I'm not exercising at all, and comforting eating like its an olympic sport. This has to stop, so count me in!

I am off to bed ladies, talk to you later!!

MrsMc, have you reached any decisions about the running thing (saw your message on another thread). I may not be the best person to advise because as I mentioned, I love it so can clearly not be of sound mind, but if you have somewhere nice (away from main roads), safe and enjoyable to run, it is a relaxing and manageable way to get fit. It's very easy to start as long as you take it slowly and build up gradually.

The main problem for me with running is that I feel so noble afterwards that I eat double my body weight in toast and re-hydrate with sauvignon blanc.

Fab, Ready. Well, I don't propose to list what I eat every day but I hereby swear to fess up to all shamingly embarrasing moments of sheer gluttony and I'll face the court of mumsnet and Judge Ready for sentencing.

Eclipse - You can rely on me to be on your case I can be a right PITA!!

And I'm ashamed to say my last chocolate was my son's chocolate pudding which I ate on his behalf yesterday. When I gave it to him I kind of knew he wouldn't eat it and possibly suspected I might end up polishing it off (hate to see it wasted). It didn't even taste that great but it said chocolate on the label and it drew me in with its hypnotic rays.

yum03, you possibly didn't need to mention the chocolate addiction. Your seasonal name rather gives the game away. I'm like you and have avoided the weight loss threads so far.

When I signed up to this one a few minutes ago I then thought, oh, no, now they'll all be on my case but now I have to confess, that's probably what I need. Naming and shaming and lots of bullying if I fail weigh ins please. I'll try to be supportive of you lot if that's what you need but I need to have a scary voice in my head saying 'Shut the fridge, walk away with your hands empty and your mouth closed or we'll be round to staple your lips together' - stuff like that.

Yum - Chocoholics Anon... I am a member of the Breadandcheese-aholics Anon!!

thanks eclipse.... if I can at least lose 1-2 pounds per week, I think ww does wonders for me. Will get the ww-point-book-thing soon (don't know what it is called in English, where you find all kinds of things you can buy in all kinds of shops with point values), so that should make life easier for me then.

OK ok, I avoided the post-christmas weight loss thread successfully, and managed to put on a further 4lbs in the meantime, so it is time for me to 'fess up and say
"my name is yum03 and I am a chocoholic and exercise avoider. My last chocolate was 30 mins ago. I have not done exercise for weeks, and I can feel the difference it makes to me!"

Current weight 11st 11 1/2 lbs.
Target is to lose 10 lbs in 7 weeks so that means that by the 16th May I will be 11st 1lb or less.

thanks ready, x-posted again....
just want to add that I am NOT abominably (sp?) fat but had trouble with my thyroid (back in order now) and would like to lose what I put on. Put on weight whithout eating, THAT was frustrating!

P.S.: Of course you cannot call me skinny either....

Well done, linjasmom, that's a good lot of weight to lose.

Well, just tried to look it up on wikipedia and found out I want to lose about 3 stone . Also found out I lost 11 pounds these past three weeks. {don't know if I should use or emoticon}....

Count me in. I was 3 lbs from my target weight a few weeks ago and have just put on 7 lbs as if by magic. How is that possible?
Anyway, I've been trying to get back to pre-preggo weight of 11st 7lbs for ages but am still just over 12st (I'm a strapping 6 footer).
I am such a saddo I love running and do about 10 miles a week but that doesn't seem to be enough. Need to cut the snacks and post-wine scoffing.
I find Ready's suggestion of a food diary helpful. I use a tiny notepad that goes everywhere with me. The pages are so small that they sort of limit what I can have in a day.

Linjasmom - Just found out that 5 kilos is just over 11 lbs!!! So well done!!