Maybe 13 pounds lighter and a BFP for Christmas please?

[MrsMcJnr]

Hello, this is a follow on from the half stone for September thread! Natty and I decided it was time to re-think our goals!!

Phew.............I was in the green!!!!

Not even going to tell you where I was before I started to reduce my intake.

It was V. scarry, although I think I narrowly escaped the category of having a "problem"

I was amber.

Coggy - You know you can get those 10.5 off, go girl!!

Natty & Indignatio - good losses, well done! Inspiring. You can buy pedometers from Tesco (or you could!)

Hello JL2! I discovered that site last week after I saw it mentioned on here. I started the 6 week plan and have now done week 2. I am becoming a Thinker Drinker! I did cut my amount of booze down last week to 31 units. Not great but better than before. I have to admit, I have not had any dry days this week yet but I have not drunk very much. Next week and the week after though are the 2ww and I shall be very, very good.

Planned all our meals for the week last night to keep the calories in check.

Not been on the cross trainer yet Natty, last night I felt too depressed and wanted my dinner when I got in at 7 and then the night disappeared. Was going to go on this morning before work but have a splitting headache. Thanks for your concern for me, I am feeling more positive today.

The first week I did it (before I cut down) I was 53 units!!!! And I don't think that was a particularly unusual week for me back then.

It's a wonder my liver still functions atall.

Good luck with the new healthy lifestyles girls. I've given up running already in case it's too much, but have promised myself to get out the pregnancy pilates dvd next week (may help with that extra stone .

JL2 - It's easily done, all it takes is a few bottles of wine and you're up there! scary! I am really so delighted for you, everytime I see your name I smile because I think it is so lovely! when is you due date and how are you feeling? My sis had the Cic de Soleil maternity DVD, I could not do the things on there now never mind when pg!!

How many units should be our max?

Impressed with a pg dvd Juicy....I exercised for the first 3 months....then felt sick....then enjoyed doing bugger all!!!

Seem to have continued the 'bugger-all' phase ever since!!!!

Think it might be 13? is that right?

It's 13 or 14.

It's really wierd being pg, as the thought of alcohol is not attractive atall - except for the thought of an nice cold beer - but then it tastes crap so not tempted. I'm addicted to water - which I could only ever drink fizzy before, now it has be be still.

Due date is 29.05, assuming all goes ok. Keep everything crossed for me girls. xx

Nice to hear your feeling better Mrs

Any lovely to hear everything is going well for your Juicy - scan date yet?

x

Got a 9 week scan at the EPU next week (as they're very kind), so hoping that will be ok.

Still waiting to hear about my 12wk + nuchal.

Good luck and all the best am sure we will speak again before then but if not let us know how you get on. x

13 or 14 a week??????!!!!!

Blimy..........used to do that in a night when I was a bit younger!!!
(Okay...a lot younger!!!!!)

Fab due date Juicy....my DS's due date was 30/31st May...depending who you asked!!
Me and the m/w said it was the 31st but my GP said the 30th......he wanted our DS to be born on his birthday!!!!!

Afternoon ladies! I got sabotaged last night! I had made a Thai Green Curry for us all to have at home before going to see Chicago so we could cut the calories but my friend pitched up with all sorts of yummy food including Indonesian pre-packed food that had to be eaten plus a camembert that was oh soo yummy melted with brown bread and cranberry sauce at 1.30am plus there was the wine at the theatre - didn't have that much really oh well Thai Green Curry tonight and Natty - after this I am going on the cross trainer! Wishing you all lots of weekend resolve (that's the fortifying stuff not the hang over cure!)

JL2 - so glad things are going well I had heard that wine tastes like vinegar when you are pregnant, our first bottle was like that last night but it was corked, my friends had drunk a glass each before I tasted mine and it was gross, couldn't believe they'd got past the first mouthful . I am naive to all things baby EPU? nuchal?

MrsMc.....EPU = early pg unit I think....I had to ask someone recently.
The scan is the 12 week scan...I think they test the nuchal fold at the back of the neck if you want.but I could have totally made that up......I didn't even know it was called that until I came on MN and I've had a baby!!!!!

Weird that you had a Thai Green Curry...we went out to friends laat night and they cooked one for us...not had one before......yummy!!!
Only had one wine as I was des.

Thanks Coggy - it's a whole new world!

Well, added Puff Exercise to my chart today! Window cleaner pitched up yesterday and I was too embarrassed to be seen puffed out so I had a walk instead. Today, we walked for an hour and then I watched the first episode of Sex in The City whilst on the cross trainer - 26 mins and 8.5 K later - I was pretty puffed but how great was it to see Carrie and the girls again

Coggy - I have two receipes for Thai Green Curry - one Scottish Slimmers and the other Weight Watchers, would you like me to post them for you?

Hope you are all having a good weekend!

Ooooh yes pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze.
My DH LOVES curries and I can only do them from a jar!!!!

That would impress him no end.......I'll save it until BDing time next month!!!!

He, he - way to a man's heart hey!?

Will post them tonight for you when I get home.

Thank you.

Coggy - this is how much I care - I am missing Spooks to type this! (after last night, I told DH to start watching without me!)

Anyway, here goes:

Thai Green Chicken Curry
(recipe is per person)

Cube & cook 1 medium skinless chicken breast in spray oil until browned & cooked through. Remove. Re-spray pan & stir-fry 2 sliced spring onions, 1 crushed clove of garlic & pinch of ground ginger. Cook for a minute. Stir in 100ml reduced-fat coconut milk, 1 tsp Thai green curry paste, 1 tsp Thai fish sauce or light soy sauce & 1 tsp heat-stable sweetner. Simmer for 1 minute stirring. Add chicken & simmer for 3-4 mins more. Stir 1 dspn chopped basil or coriander. Serve with 30g dry weight of bolied rice, some green beans & some broccoli.

I'll work out the and let you know tomorrow.

Thai Beef Curry
(serves 4, 275 calories/serving, freezes well)

300ml (10 fl oz) 88% fat free coconut milk
2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
1 stalk lemongrass (thinly sliced or from a jar!)
4 dried or fresh kaffir lime leaves
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
450g lean rump steak, sliced thinly
225g shallots
150g carrots, sliced thinly
175g sugar snap peas
175g cherry tomatos, halved
3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

Place coconut milk in large saucepan with 300ml (10 fl oz) water. Add curry paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice & fish sauce & bring to boil. Boil rapidly for 2 mins. Add steak & shallots & simmer 10 mins. Add carrots & sugar snap peas & cook further 10 mins. Stir in cherry toms & chopped coriander & hat through for 2 mions. Serve curry laddles into warm bowls.

You'll need to count rice in with this one!

Hope you enjoy them, I know my DH lovs them both.

Bless you....and thanks for missing Spooks for me!!!

I have copied and pasted the recipes and saved them as 'MrsMc'c Curries' !!!!!
I will let you know if they have the desired effect!!!!

Actually saved them as 'MrsMc's Curries' but I have had two bottles of Grolsch and typing is proving to be rather more difficult than normal!!

Had to copy the word Grolsch from the label!!!!

I shall be stealing these aswell. x