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VJay · 04/06/2010 17:54

...thanks to all the support we get in the greenhouse

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MummyLovesSadie · 25/07/2010 20:53

Moon so pleased to see you back. Tell us what's been happening, don't feel like you have to put on a happy face. We've missed you.

4ever half a stone, that's great. Did you weigh yourself just before you had dd as I know you were struggling at the end weren't you? I'm quite pleased with myself as when I stepped on the scales a few days ago I'd only put on 1 stone & 2lb so I hope I'll be able to keep the total weight gain to under 2 stone.

Barbie if she likes sweet things then you should try her on the baby porridge-type stuff.

Cupcake how does fruit turn to alcohol in your stomach?? Did I get that wrong?

Sabs I meant to say the other day, I admire your willpower over Ramadam. Can you really not even have water all day?? In August??? It must be so much easier when it falls in winter & the days are shorter.

PFJ I've been thinking about you this weekend. I know you are still in the aftermath of your latest tragedy & must be feeling pretty desolate right now.

Vjay are you starting to cut carbs tomorrow? How has your eating been this weekend?

Should we text Iggy?

Mermaid did you actually get dressed today or did you have a duvet day?

Curly if you like walking with Curlygirl then check out this buggy! Man if I was a runner I'd so want one!

Blue high heels? What is this strange language you are speaking?

Neeko I don't think you actually are supposed to cut back while you are bf'ing are you? I heard that between each meal you are supposed to have something like a piece of toast loaded with peanut butter . God I just hate seeing skinny women with tiny babies - life is so unfair sometimes!

We took dd to her first festival today, the Ben & Jerry's Sundae on the Common at Clapham Common. I've promised myself that next year when we go I'm going to get ver ver drunk! Right gotta dash as my bladder is about to explode!

bakingqueen · 25/07/2010 21:17

Hello all been lurking sort of but felt so far behind did not want to post as was conscious of missing some of you out . Thinking of Iggy hoping she is holding her new lo now.
Hope your all well have missed talking to you all will try not to be a stranger xxx

cupcakefairy · 25/07/2010 21:42

Haha mls i might be talking crap about the fruit but im sure thats the reason not to eat fruit on a full stomach as it ferments.. hi bq no apologising we're just glad to see you x

bluesatinsash · 25/07/2010 21:47

Hey bq, hey moon . The mother ship was calling you in . Great ot hear from you both and hope, hope, hope you will fill the medium pant bench before MLS graduates to saggy pants.

barbie I used to wear those type of leotards to the gym. bum munchers. It was the 80's though in my defence . God I'm showing my age...

barbieagain - I actually never gave B just baby rice on its own now I think about it as read it could cause constipation. So he always got it with either pear/apple/mango although mango's are so footery to peel and de-stone.. Its just trial and error in the frst few weeks. Other suggestions are rusk mixed in with baby rice. Its very sweet though and may give D a taste for bread! Carb heaven... Mashed banana?

cupcake - awww re: J sucking his thumb. I was the same didn't do dummies but happy for them to suck on their thumbs. Isaac didn't really just proceeded straight to his teddy for comfort but B does back and forward and it is sooo cute. On a slight tangent but relevant, I had Isaac on my knee for most of Toy Story £ (fabulous, cried and laughed and cried) and spent most of the film stroking his hair whilst sucking my thumb . So glad to hear your BF is going well. don't think of an end date to stop bf, just take it as it comes.. Enjoy the damp patches on the clothes, wait til it gets to sweet potato patches dribbling down your beige trousers! Also can I come round to yours for cake? .

Great idea having a weekly weigh in and mutual support. I have returned to my pre-pregnancy weight but before you all throw buns at me I'm a slimish but chunky sort of gal and certainyly need to tone up my arse big time as well as my tummy and thighs.. mermaid - did we agree yonks ago that our cankles are beyond help?

MLS - LOL at you getting ver ver drunk next year. Bet you do to .

Vjay - did you find a use for your yokes? You need to post a photo of Ajay's shoes .

Spent the last hour in the garden, what a lovely time of day to potter and tend to my flowers. I may even transfom the shed into my sanctuary when the boys are older and Ineed a break from the testosterone .

Ah well, work tomorrow. My Mum is on holiday so DH is looking after the boys. First time everr all day. He'll be fine, no he will.

Iggy - no news = baby is a brewing!!

Oh and I bet you now go and have a girl to boot.

Amelie? Anna? Emily? Imogen? Elizabeth is beautiful...

Neeko · 25/07/2010 22:17

Hello all and huge welcome back to BQ and Moon. We've missed you both. No pressure for personals, just keep letting us know you're ok.

OK Vjay and Mermaid, and whoever else is joining us, I'm mentally primed for tomorrow. The time has come. I'm not really dieting but cutting out the sackloads of chocolate, crisps, cakes, biscuits and ice cream I've been eating since before my BFP. I'm going to aim for 2 litres of water a day and my 5 portions of fruit and veg and limit bread to two slices. Will eat plenty though as don't want my milk to dry up as the bottle refuser would starve . It'll be great to have support.

MLSfestivalqueen Glad you had a good time and you're sounding more chilled about being next

Blue I'm really excited about Tuesday. Wasn't Toy Story 3 fab? M found it quite scary at parts and I had my phone on my knee in case I had to nip out and feed H It was good to have some time away from the boob monster

Barbie Huge gold star for how well you've coped. At least when your DH comes home you'll get some sleep.

Curly Are you stopping BF at the 6 month mark? I'm doing that too unless H takes a bottle happily before then [in-my-dreams-emoticon] and then I'll mix feed.

Cupcake You sound really chilled but please don't list cakes on here after today

4ever 100 sit ups? I only have time to think about them. By the time I get onto the floor one of the DDs needs something

Sabs I'd really like to do your diet! Come on and join us though - the more the merrier.

I'm negotiating monetary rewards from DH for every pound I lose. He'll no doubt want something in return but maybe when I'm slim and toned I'll feel like that too.

Night all. Sleep tight (or at least sleep)

cupcakefairy · 25/07/2010 22:48

Sorry i missed u earlier moon i tried to say hi in another post but my phone died on me! so glad u r still around. neeko yay to time with dd1 blue thumbsuckers anonymous and pls do come and eat the cake! i shouldnt be! hope ig has baby just after midnight so i win sweepstake dh's birthday tomo.

cupcakefairy · 26/07/2010 00:34

Hooray! A baby girl for iggy born at 7pm weighing 6lbs 14oz WELL DONE IGGY!! She asks that we don't mention on fb yet as they still have people to tell.

4everhopeful · 26/07/2010 00:49

Lurking for news on iggy? Happy birthday to mrcupcake! I too have a v dribbly babe but has been quite sicky today poor soul.. Welcome back to bq & moon have missed you girls, big hugs & lots of babydust.. Where is Jools? ...Blue ah to the thought of you pottering in garden in evening sun, just love that time of day! We went and picked up the amazing bronze cast of S hands & feet today, will post pic if ever back on pc! Yay to the return of dh Barbie pat yourself on the back, you done great! Mls wow only 1stone so far, well done! I put on 4stone! Have 2stone left to lose! Vjay Neeko & Mermaid im tryin to cut the carbs too! My tips are always try & leave a bit of dinner, and i cant shun choc completely so i get funsize packs of choc buttons, only about 9 in a pack which i suck slowly! As for sit ups i do 50 crunchies & 50 leg raise ones, not hard to find time, really doesnt take long! I try & add oth exercise in if poss.. Used to do pilates & 5k runs, however so scared to do anything strenuous during the 5 preg in 3yrs, which massively took its toll on my once skinny body! Its so amazing to exercise again! Am lying here with watchful eye on my sicky Summer laying on my chest.. Poor love...

4everhopeful · 26/07/2010 00:57

Ah x post cupcake! Yay to the iggy family! Massive congratulations! Another girl! Looking forward to the birth story!

barbie1 · 26/07/2010 04:35

and finally iggy pops! Fab news, congratulations to the iggyfamilyplusthedogs ooohhhh i cant wait to hear the name

baking how was dubai, did any of my tips come in handy? hot wasnt it?

Baby rice, or what she ate of it made her very very windy and uncomfortable, so another night of no sleep for the both of us, oh well this to shall pass, im clingy onto blues words of support because i know she had it bad too......
blue if i had an ass like that i would quite happy wear a bum muncher leotard although ill probably be banned from the gym!!!!

4ever what is wrong with summer? hope its just a little wind or something that passes (excuse the pun) quickly.

louey lovely bedroom for the dt, very nice! They look so happy x

So diet starts here im going to miss eating chocolate and yummy carb licious stuff.

My name is barbie and i weigh 9 stone 9 eeekkkk!
i would like to lose at least 9lb by the weekend in time for my trip to the uk in oct.

I think we should so a sunday night weigh in, or another night to suit you all....hows it going girls????

I might fast for Ramadan....oh damn im breastfeeding, i cant

MummyLovesSadie · 26/07/2010 07:10

Congratulations Iggy! A girl! A girl......? Are you sure......?

Come back soon & tell us how it went.

(Holy shit I'm next )

MummyLovesSadie · 26/07/2010 07:16

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jools
bakingqueen
Bluemoon
monkey
gingermumi
ThePF J
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QuestionsAnswered
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Bigpants

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VJay 01/09/09 BOY Alexander James 8lb 6oz
Lionstar 27/09/09 BOY Arlo Bryn 9lb 5oz
Sabs 30/09/09 GIRL Saara 9lb 1oz
Buddhabelly 25/11/09 BOY Ewan James
Annie 25/11/09 BOY Ellis Charles 8lb 11oz
Bluesatinsash 23/12/09 BOY Benjamin Charles 8lb 3oz
MM 30/12/09 GIRL Nieve Ellen 8lb 6oz
Curly 05/02/10 GIRL Grace Eliza 8lb 4oz
Graciegirl 05/02/10 GIRL Isabelle Clare 7lb 1oz
Barbie 21/02/10 GIRL Devon Nimah 5lb 15oz
MrsKate 09/03/10 BOY Jack David 6lb 13oz
Neeko 29/03/10 GIRL Hannah Denise 8lb 15oz
Littlebellsmum 18/05/10 GIRL Joanna Emily 7lb 7oz
4everhopeful 25/05/10 GIRL Summer Clementine Hope 9lb 4oz
Cupcakefairy 05/06/10 BOY Jude 8lb
iggypiggy 25/07/10 GIRL 6ib 14oz

Neeko · 26/07/2010 07:38

Congratulations Iggy and welcome to the world newest Emmsy graduate Looking forward to an emailed pic in a few weeks. Thanks for the update Cupcake

Ok girls today is the fattest day of the rest of my life! Glad you're joining us Barbie even if your "fat" weight is lower than my target weight Christmas is 21 weeks on Friday.

4ever I put on 4 stones with M and never lost it all The 2 stone I have to lose consists of half a stone of H weight, a stone of MC comfort eating and the final half stone I didn't lose with M.

Wanders off to drink some water

MummyLovesSadie · 26/07/2010 08:00

Iggy lovely name & gorgeous pics.

SabsFabulous · 26/07/2010 08:27

Congratulations iggy! a baby girl can't wait to hopefully meet her in October. Who won the sweepstake? Posting from phone, will be back later

VJay · 26/07/2010 08:36

Congratulations iggy and mriggy fabulous news ans can't wait to see pics [smiel]

Hello moon and bq, just jump in whenever ladies, it's good to know you are ok, or as well as you can be

Ok DAY 1 in the Emmsys greenhouse,

We all have varying amounts of weight to lose, but in 21 weeks {thanks for that neeko), we will be thinner.

I have lost a pound already and mls i was crap yesterday, ate far too much, but I begin afresh today. cupcake your bakery listing didn't help

blue once I've got Ajays shoes I will post a pic and I'm going to throw one of cupcakes cupcakes at you anyway for being pre preg weight

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Neeko · 26/07/2010 08:36

OH! I won the sweepstake! Yay!

VJay · 26/07/2010 08:39

cupcake and barbie thanks for those links, I had a quick bop to barbies, then ds1 walked in and said 'wow look at that ladies bum', so I quickly turned it off!

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Neeko · 26/07/2010 08:40

X-post Vjay We can do this. Next week we'll be thinner than this.
I'm going to make no-points soup for snacking and I'm only going to weigh myself once a week because if I see I've lost a pound on Wednesday then I'll reward myself with chocolate! Have you considered writing everything you eat down like on WW? I find i can't bring m,yself to write "5 biscuits" so I don't eat them!

VJay · 26/07/2010 08:43

Yes I am going to find a notepad in a minute and start jotting everything down, I've not had breakfast yet, so am ready to start. I might make the nopoint soup too for lunch, will have to dig out all my old WW stuff. I have got the new WW book that tells me how many points are in everything, got it off ebay a whie back. Here goes.....

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Neeko · 26/07/2010 08:49

I've forwarded a diet plan on email to all of you I have the address for. Hope it helps

QuestionsAgain · 26/07/2010 08:51

Whoo ooooh, iggy congratulations! Hope everything went smoothly and you are now enjoying lots of cuddles with your baby girl.

Thank you mermaid monkey Barbie vjay and MLS for the kind words and warm welcome back, pleased to see moon and bakingqueen have also popped on and stopped lurking along with me.

Barbie You are doing so well 'home alone' I hope you have got a bit more sleep, the heat must make you feel even more tired. Loved your 'Pep talk'! Thank you for that. For me, the baby talk is fine, I like to hear how everyone is getting on and I am sure the other small panters would agree, that we wouldn't want to take anything away from other emmsy's and they shouldn't feel that they have to censor their joy at being pregnant or having their gorgeous babies.

mermaid you put it so well about the 'circle of life' and the shifting places. I am still and at just how much some of you have gone through.

monkey It is so that you have had such a 'heavy load' to carry and it sometimes seems that the loads are not always distributed fairly in life. Keep coming on here and off loading, even if it is only a little bit, as they say, Every little helps...!

MLS Bet it seems more real now that you are next! Glad you enjoyed the festival we are hoping to go to one later on in the summer, I will make up for your lack of drinking for you if you like?

cupcake Aww at Jude finding his thumb. I love to see babies sucking their thumb, I sucked mine until I started school.

Vjaytheweightlossqueen Bread is my downfall too when it comes to weight loss. I would love 2 weddings to go to With your weight loss coach ( barbie) and your team of fellow dieters, you will be all slinky malinky at the weddings.

4ever am impressed that you fit 100 sit ups in every day. Hope Summer is feeling better today?

curly I don't know how you coped with 3 hours of cricket (in the back of the car?!) Just watch out for your hormones next week when you stop breastfeeding, they can make you go a bit and all at once

Neeko I like the idea of weight loss versus monetary gain, it will give you an added incentive.

blue your post to monkey was lovely Your photo of DS is just sooo gorgeous, he is adorable!

sabs I am joining your diet!

Are we sure that the Eric Prydz link that barbie posted is not actually the Emmsy's weight loss club in training?

pfj and jools How are you doing? Been thinking of you both.

louey I also have the EDD date in my head as a looming deadline and due to my illness it doesn't look like I will be ready to ttc again before October Sounds like you have been very busy with your DT.

That has taken me ages and have probably cross posted with all of you!

Joolsiam · 26/07/2010 09:08

Just dashing in to say massive congrats to Iggy and welcome little Iggypiglet

Just seen piccies on FB and lovely lovely name that won't be mentioned

Am OK - mega mega mega busy and shattered, but in a good way. Had long chat with DP last night - he was convinced I was PG last cycle too but didn't like to say anything. No idea what CD I am on right now, but it doesn't really matter as we had total BD failure again

Good luck to all the dieters - I made a big effort for 3 weeks and lost a big fat nothing, so am a little discouraged and eating Walkers belgian choccie biccies whilst sat in my bargain first class train seat en route to the office in Wales. Atkins is great if you can stand it - I lost over 3 stone on it a few years ago - the constipation is a killer though !

Back soon to "talk" properly - not easy on a flaky wireless link

monkeybumsmum · 26/07/2010 09:09

Thanks for the text Neeko, what lovely news about Iggy and the arrival of her little girl Hope everything went well Iggy and that you're enjoying spending those first precious moments with your dd!

All this diet talk is inspiring me! Have always been a weightwatchers girl myself, don't think I could live without bread We could conduct a MN experiment to see which diet works best I'm caught between feeling podgy, and wanting to put on weight in case I do fall pg again and get really sick - argh!

Vjay well done for losing a pound already, you go girl

Lovely to see you back moon and bq, hope you're both okay?

Must go - ds and I travelled back to the UK yesterday, and have a week packed full of seeing friends, racing round doing stuff and of course the obligatory visit to Tesco Aaaaaah, english food

Sorry for lack of more personals, but got to leave the house in 30 mins and need to shower and dress ds! Love to all xxx

ps Curly thanks for thinking of me yesterday, am doing okay, and Blue and VJay thanks also for yet again being so lovely to me

VJay · 26/07/2010 09:11

Hiya jools and at your biscuits

qa not quite slinky malinky, but a little less than I am now

neeko that has actually been my problem, I am good at breakfast and lunch, then all hell breaks lose afterwards

See I should be on fb, I'm not going to be able to see babyiggy or know her name

Gotta go and see to my monkeys, laters

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