WWW's six week 10 year younger boot camp, WEEK 1 all over again, everyone welcome

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This is week 1 of the fourth boot camp of 2007 , everyone is welcome.

The rules (anyone can join):

This is about feeling better about yourself...not necessarily a diet per se etc etc

• Sunscreen at all times. I know it's winter, there are still rays trying to damage your skin
• No or little booze. Wine at the weekend is allowed if you want it
• Walking is important, a small amount every day if possible. 30 mins if you can
• Lots of water, aim for 2 litres a day
• Apply body cream as often as possible
• Use hand cream
• Go to bed early, by 10.30pm if pos
• Eat healthily
• Be happy

The idea is that at the end of six weeks we all feel happier, healthier and glow with the good food, sleep, exercise, water and lack of sun damage

I'm in! And I badly need to get tested at GPs - I think I'm anaemic and would like proper advice.

Sunscreen - always have since late teens (shiny halo)
No or little booze. Haven't drunk on a regular basis for over 5 years.
Walking - out with dog everyday & running
Lots of water - dismal. & Too much coffee.
Apply body cream - dismal
Use hand cream - I use twice daily
Go to bed early - This is my worst area - atrocious, never before 1am/2am (too much work)
Eat healthily - I do pretty much
Be happy - I mostly am.

I'll try and start going to bed before midnight and bring it down gently. I really can't see me ever going to bed by 10.30? I'd never get anything done. How do you all manage it?

I totally agree that this is not a diet, it's thinking like a thin person. And then occasionally deciding to screw the thinness and think like a drunken wastrel.

I was very proud of myself at a kids party this afternoon, as I snacked on grapes and tomatoes instead of the chocolae biscuits. And it meant I wasn't stealing treats out of childrens mouths. And yesterday instead of walking home from the village and phoning the hairdressers, I walked past the end of my road and went their personally - it only took an extra 15 minutes, but added to my step count.

Oh, forgot to say Well done Winnie and Pamina. Whilst I think it will be a long time before I get too small fo my current wardrobe I am hoping that I will soon be back to being able to wear my jeans without a roll of flab hanging out!

Hope you feel better soon Batters

Well done londonmamma on no wine and lots of water. What's a rebounder?

FIS, that's an ok day, we'll overlook the ice cream Hey and I'm impressed at anyone who manages to go for a run.

Marina, 23,000 steps, wow, that's a LOT, you lot are raising the bar (bleurgh at expression) big time. Well done on thinking like a skinny person, the restaurant (and night out!) sounds lovely. And congratulations on years together, that's lovely.

cappucino, good re sunscreen and walking.

Yoyo, oh no, do we really think the moron is a moron? Really, don't think about the weight, think about how you feel and look.

Tortoishell, agree re pm dip. Nuts? If you only have a couple it's ok and they're good for you. Or an apple? A salad? I think 4pm is lethal for a lot of people and is when they reach for crips/cake/crap/sugar fix

Oh no, I hope you feel better soon batters too. But 10,000 yesterday is good.

Monkeytrousers, which bit are you shittest at? Tell us, we might be able to help. Or commiserate or something.

Hello Kate100, resisting the biscuit tin/cakes at work has now become a habit for me most of the time, I'm pleased to say. It mostly doesn't cross my mind to have one so well done. Absolutely re the weekend, enjoy it!

Winnie, I hadn't realised the comment was an unpleasant one. Oh well, I guess the positive thing to think about it is that you really MUST have lost a noticeable amount for them to be mean about it. Tosser. Agree, being good 5 days out of 7 is do-able I think. And I am sometimes fairly good-ish at weekends too as a result of thinking about this thread. And good news on the clothes, fantastic!

Eemie, hello, welcome, of course you can join. That afternoon slump, hmm, apple, banana, nuts, WATER, coffee if it helps? I think I'll have a little search on this, see if I can come up with sometinhg else for pm cravings.

Pamina, my love, welcome! Impressed at RFL, wow. Do buy sunscreen. I KEEP reading about how a LOT of skin damage is the sun.

Batters, what's downsize me? Do tell!

Sobernow, you eat VERY little. Aren't you starving? That's only, what, 600 calories? Even if the soup's double it's 1000!

Welcome DuchessNorksbride, you must be KNACKERED, aren't you? Tell us more and see if we can start you going to bed earlier. What time do youget up?

Prufrock lol at drunken wastrel, quite. And good re the long way to hairdressers and on resisting at childrens party, fantastic.

Right,

Granola
wheatgrass shot
perfect skin vitamin
apple
strawberries
100g reduced fat hummus with raw carrot and a small red pepper
a few walnuts, brazils, pine nuts and pointles goji berries
another apple
loads of water
walked at lunchtime with sunscreen
body lotion this morning
1 chapati (oops) dipped in a pea thing (brought here by ex dh for ds's supper)
380 cal salmon steak
salad with watercress, pepper, capers, beetroot, tomatoes, cucumber
no wine for 3rd night running
and I've done 7,300 steps and am about to go for another walk, will post final step count later.

I am finding the moron is making me WANT to walk more to up my step count. I deliberately took a route around the office today that would increase my step count!

Hi WWW - a rebounder is one of those mini trampolines and you can bounce up and down on it whilst watching repeats of The Bill on UK Gold

www, I know what you mean about the moron making one want to walk to up step count. I have found myself taking slightly longer routes than usual! So far today I've done 9100 steps. WWW, I meant to say earlier 'well done' on the early morning walk & the lunchtime walk! fab

I have had a very good day. I even resisted the very tempting Brownies that are sitting in the larder.

Am off for a walk in a minute as h came to talk about ds and it wound me up so much I just need to let off steam which is an improvement as previously I would have simply raided that larder!

Usually my weekdays look like this...

I get up at 7am. Feed animals/muck out ponies. Have shower. Get DCs ready for school & pre-school. Breakfast.
8.30 Leave for school. Straight onto pre-school.
9.15 Walk the dog, approx 40 mins.
10 - 11.45 Work - I'm a Company Director & Pre-Sch Chair or I do chores/gardening.
12.00 Pre-School pick-up/lunch/play with DCs
2.45 School run
3.40 Afternoon snacks/drinks homework/play/phone calls/make dinner
5.30 Dinner
6.30 Baths/books/DCs to bed
7.30 Feed animals
8.30 Work and Mumsnet. We have a lot of American clients who don't come online until quite late.

I should be feeding ponies now but I'm waiting for accountant to phone. HE SAID 7.30PM...

I have always worked long hours and not slept much but I'm nearly 40 and beginning to feel it.

Sobernow, but couldn't you eat double that, so 2,000 calories and stay at the same weight? Isn't the amount you're eating the right amount to make you lose more weight? I thought it was supposed a woman was allowed to eat 2,000 cals a day for weight maintenance and c 1500-1700/day to lose weight depending on how much weight there is to lose. Sorry, didn't mean to make you , it's fine if you don't want to eat more! And you're right, my lardy stomach probably does expect more!

Winnie, ty for being impressed at my walking and well done at walking anger off rather than eating.

DofN, could you try going to bed at 11pm and aimng to be asleep by midnight to start with?

I am very tempted to have a glass of red wine tonight. It's the 6th anniversary of my dad's death on Friday and my sister just texted me while I was out walking to say do I sometimes feel overwhelmed with loss. And it made me cry and yes I do. I'm ok now.

Anyway, I walked more, in the rain (which I love) and I've now done 10,700 steps today and burned 430 cals according to the moron. So that's my supper burned off supposedly.

I think I'll allow myself a glass of red and a small piece of dark chocolate with The Apprentice

and I have pmt so am a) bloated and b) weepy and c) stroppy. WHAT a lovely combination that is!

www, you enjoy a glass of wine. Lots of love to you, x

So far I am failing to think like a thin person.

Mind you the thin people I know are either ex-anorexics, like my sister, or eat like horses, like my cousin.

Hello MI, how are you feeling?

WWW, enjoy your wine & chocolate. I can't believe it's six years. {{{{}}}}

Have done 13000 steps today so I am very pleased BUT I wasted 1/2 hour working time by walking to and from a meeting instead of driving and I know I can't get away with that too often. This evenings walk cleared my head and calmed me down

Batters, 8000 steps and you are unwell Well done you! Glad you are feeling a bit better

I'm still quite wiped, but not as horribly prone to bursting into tears as I was, thank you, Winnie. Am very impressed with your walking/anger technique. Duchess, did you use to be CJinSussex?

Glad you are feeling a bit better MI. I've had a lazy day - just not felt v. motivated. Ds was tired this am, so we just sat on sofa and he snoozed whilst I watched TV, which kind of set the tone for the day.

Ate well - though haven't had any dinner yet. I have to decide whether to go to bed now and watch TV, with a cup of tea and arge slice of birthday cake, or whether to go and watch Tv in the gym whilst on exercise bike. Please vote in the next 10 minutes whilst I finish sorting out accounts.

MI - that anyone would remember that name! But yes, twas I.

Am steaming through my work in a bid to get to bed by midnight. Currently printing large docs so have 10 minutes to MN

Think I am having Moron envy! I don't think I could be much more active as I am one of nature's fidgety types. A Moron would probably make me want to do more which might not be a good thing for me. I am convinced I am getting prominent veins in my legs because I actually sit down so little!

Hey ho - have had a reasonable day with plenty of walking. No gym but will be there tomorrow morning with my all-improved playlist. Food was fine apart from a couple of slices of garlic bread and some red wine with DH just because I fancied it.

MI - hope you have more energy soon.

Winnie and the Moron fan club - well done with those steps. You MUST buy new clothes Winnie as they will make you feel fab.

Batters - hope you are over the lurgy soon. Sounds foul.

WWW - your ex-DH is always bringing you very lovely Indian bits and pieces!

Sobernow - like the idea of a last-min shapely moment. Hope it lasts a fair bit longer than that though.

Must go and chat to DH. Newspaper rustling getting very loud.