Nutty Stepmum's Club (NSC) - Who Wants To Join Us? (Thread 2)

[Squirrel3]

Ah ha! I knew I could get it to the two thousand posts!!!!

I'll have a vodka if we are hitting the booze

40 miles! think that'd kill me, in fact I think half of that would!! I'm the queen of unfit people me

Glad you had a good weekend, sorry you're not feeling too good, hope you're better soon. Long weekend coming up

I wouldn't mind some vodka too, just what I need

Blimey - 40 miles bike ride. I'd need the whole bottle of gin!

DH was watching the marathon on Sunday and suggested we take part next year. He was partly serious but also enjoying the look of pure terror on my face. He got a straight NO WAY!

Blimey - 40 miles bike ride. I'd need the whole bottle of gin!

DH was watching the marathon on Sunday and suggested we take part next year. He was partly serious but also enjoying the look of pure terror on my face. He got a straight NO WAY!

OK I'm impatient and keep hitting the keys! Whoops.

Hello Loopy How are you?

London Marathon???? Blimey - he'd have got a no way from me too - far too much like hard work

Especially as jogging around the garden would probably be enough to finish me off! I keep promising that the diet will start tomorrow. Weighed myself yesterday - one of those, ouch where did that come from moments I'm afraid!

Loopy I can so relate to that!! I was doing quite well on my diet then a couple of weeks ago when everything kicked off I was like "I need a drink and some chocolate!!"

I really must lost some weight though. Seriously - I only have about 7 or 8 items of clothing that fit me!! I'll be so angry with myself if I'm still the same when we go on holiday in 6 weeks (not that I'm counting ) I daren't weigh myself but I'm only 5'2" and I'd say I'm about 15.5 stone

It sounds like a lot when you put it all together but I did do it in stages which makes it easier. A MARATHON!!!! No way would I do that I hate running or pretty much any other form of exercise. I like cycling cos it gets me to where I want to go quite quickly and is pretty cheap too.
Dont blame you fer not sticking to your diet with all the stress you have had NAAM. Jsut think of all the exercise you will get this weekend tho doing up dsds room.

NAAM - I'm sure you still look gorgeous! Know what you mean though about running out of clothes that fit. I took myself off to M&S last weekend and got some bits. Very sad, but I was really pleased to have a pair of jeans that I could actually wear without discomfort! Blimey - just worked out that I have put on 4 stone since moving in with DH - yikes..... I'll join you on a 6 week count down if it helps! Wine is my great weakness (well one of them, along with bacon sandwiches etc..... .

tarantuless you're right about the weekend - at least I won't have much time for eating things I shouldn't be

Loopy, a joint 6 week countdown sounds like a good idea, thank you I've put on about 5 stone since I met DP - and it was only 22 months ago!! I should add though that before I met him I had recently lost 5 stone 10

That's my mind made up now - I start tomorrow. Going to weigh myself in the morning so I'll post my weight first thing. I know I was 16 stone a few weeks back but I lost 7 pounds so I'm hoping I haven't put any back on since.....[optimistic emoticon]

Oh no snap! I had lost 4.5 stone before I moved in... We will have to start up a Porker StepMums Thread if we're not careful lol...

Right the 6 week challenge is on!

Bugger! I'm 15 stone 12!!!!

Oh well, nothing I can do about getting here but everything I can do about getting back down again. I'm seriously getting into positive thinking now, not just about my weight but about life in general

Target for 6 weeks time is 14 stone 7 - I can do it

How's everyone else today? Wonder where Squirrel is? I'll e-mail her tonight make sure she's OK

No-one about today?

I'll join you NAAM. I've just spoken to the Slimming World Consultant and I go tomorrow for my very first ever slimming group meeting. I've been kidding myself for ages that I can diet on my own. I know what to do and just need the motivation - but I've been saying that for too long. Plus last week my GP told me my thyroid leves were completely normal, so that didn't account for my overweightedness and perhaps I had better try a diet(he did say it nicely).

I'm wondering how on earth I'm going to manage without my evening drink of wine - hope at least some is allowed!

surfermum I've done slimming world - didn't go to class though just bought all the books and did it myself. It's a fantastic diet, the amount of food you can eat is unbelievable as long as you eat the right things on the right days. And yes you will be allowed at least some wine

How is everyone?

Squirrel where are you????

I'm here Naam, sorry I haven't had a lot of time lately, and I'm sorry this has to be a quick visit too, hope to be on later around 2pm-ish.

Talk to you then hopefully.

Glad to hear from you Squirrel, was worried about you I meant to e-mail you from home last night (must put you in my contacts at work) but it's difficult with dsd being there. I know I shouldn't really grumble but I can't go anywhere without her following me, haven't been on MN in the evening at all since she joined us - I have to wait till she's in bed, by which time I'm ready for bed myself

Are you OK squirrel?

How's everyone else? Or more to the point where's everyone else?

NAAM - sorry was a manic day at work yesterday. I wussed out of weighing myself yesterday having had an Indian takeaway and a bottle of wine the previous night! Useless I know!

Are you getting yourself some nice bits for your holiday - you deserve a few treats. Personally I love sarongs (great for hiding all the wobbly bits under).... My other weakness is packing loads of books - well that's my excuse for why my case weighs far more than DH's!

lol at the Indian and wine Loopy

It's not going to be a "lying in the sun reading" kind of holiday really, we're going to Ingoldmells (nr Skegness) to my brother's caravan for the first week of the World Cup so we'll be spending most of our time in the pub watching the footy

I've told myself I can have a treat (treat = alcohol ) next Saturday night when we're on our own but apart from that I'm really going to knuckle down and do it. I just know that if I don't I'll be really annoyed and upset with myself when we go away. Realistically I can't expect to lose lots in 6 weeks but, hey, anything's better than nothing - and certainly better than putting even more on

Naam, you are doing so well with dsd, well done!

I know its not easy, when I decided to take dss1 (21) in, it was a really hard decision to make (he had drug abuse problems at the time) but when push comes to shove (so to speak) you do just get on with it. The 'rewards' were brilliant, he doesn't do drugs anymore, he seems to be really on top of things now. He is knuckling down at work (he works with dp now) and he is enjoying it. I know it’s a bit different because he landed up spending equal time between us and BM (more or less) but he was based at ours. He is back at home permanently now, he still comes to see us of course, but he is based at his Mums.

The 'rewards' will be just as good for you when dsd gets through this 'difficult time' realising that you and dp were there for her, no matter what. You are doing brilliantly!

I do hope that your dsd will eventually sort things out with her mum though, it can't be easy for her or her mum.

You are very sweet for worrying about me, but I’m ok thank you, well a bit better…

Had a bit of a row at work yesterday, I’d just had enough and I told the boss that they have only got me until the 2nd June because I was leaving, they had until then to find someone else and for me to train them up and nothing was going to change my mind! I feel so much better, so what if I can’t find another job, dp can pay the bills, (dp’s mum can be right for a change) and I’ll look forward to a nice relaxing summer.

Tarantula, have you got another pet yet?

Can't fault you squirrel - there's little worse than being so unhappy at work. Quite right too about your DP paying the bills for a while, won't hurt him

Thank you for your kind words about dsd, it is very difficult but, as you so rightly said, you just get on with it

I do feel sorry for her mum, honest I do - with gritted teeth maybe - but I do realise it must be hard for her too. Still can't understand why she hasn't been in touch though but I suppose we've only heard dsd's side of the story

Have you been to the doctor yet or are you OK now?

Naam I thought you had forgotten!!!!!

You are going to keep on nagging me aren't you?

P.s. I can't understand why her mum hasn't been in touch either, after all she is her mum and the adult in all of this, she should be the one to make the 'first move' it shouldn't be dsd's responsibility and the longer it gets left the harder it will be to sort things out. Surely her mum is adult enough to know that!