Need to loose A LOT of weight.... fancy joining me?

[phoenixflower]

I need to loose half my body weight to be considered a healthy weight.

Started today and would love to support and have the support of others!

Who fancies joining me?

MrsKitty I tried to kick you up the arse but I just sent my laptop flying .

It's only Tuesday, there's plenty of the week left to get back on track and enjoying your dd's 1st birthday (happy birthday MissKitty) is important!

If it helps, I'm jealous of how much you've lost and have been inspired by your positive attitude and you're always so lovely .

The odd blow-out isn't going to ruin it all and is, IMO, necessary to keep going. Instead of keeping track of what you eat tomorrow could you try planning what you are going to eat and ticking it off as you do? I've found this helps on days where I know I'm going to be grazing all day. When it gets to 3pm and I only have 'cup of tea' and 'apple' left it gives me the shock I need to buck my ideas up.

mrskitty happy birthday to your DD
please dont get annoyed with yourself, have a good few days and you will feel much better

my B I G news is that i need to lose 3lb more and i will have lost 3 stone!
i am now a size 16 [same as you puddlepuss] and actually bought a size 14 t-shirt today .... and it fits well
i have put my size 20s in the charity bag

LOL, Puddlepuss, Thank you . My week runs from Thurs-Thurs (WW is on Thurs), so it has been almost a whole week, but hey-ho.

Fresh start tomorrow...

Well done, Aristo - I would love to be back in 16s by Christmas, so I better get going!

Well done aristocat that's fab news! Can't wait to do the same...

I managed to lose 3 lbs this week by some stroke of luck. Perhaps my scales are broken?!? Anyway, that takes me to 7.5 lbs so now I need to keep this momentum coming a bit.

I've been trying to be better at keeping my house clean and tidy (I'm usually rubbish) and since we have had a loft extension it involves going up and down an extra flight of stairs. Dh is loving it as he gets to do the playing with dd while I hoover and clean the bathroom! Going to keep it up if I can...

How is everyone else getting one?

thanks girls, am feeling rather good

however

i went here to Cosmo this weekend and it was gorgeous! but i need to live on fresh air for a few days now

the occasional indulgence is good for the soul ....... dont you think?

Ooh - I'm going there for a Christmas meal, Aristo...Glad to hear it was good .

I still haven't managed to drag myself out of this spiralling failure... What with DDs birthday, then I didn't feel well for a few days (and 'needed' crisps and choc to feel better ) and now DDs not well (approx 2 hours sleep in total last night) . Am really with myself but can't get back to it. I've not been awful, but I can feel the slippery slope beginning to take hold.

DD sleeping right now so I'm going to have a little lie down myself. (I'm betting as soon as I relax she'll wake up though...

Wow, that looks lovely. Isn't sushi and the such like actually really good for you?!? I reckon you'll be fine.

Oh dear MrsKitty - that is difficult and that is exactly what I would be doing. Well done for not being awful, I'd have eaten take aways at least twice along with chocolate and crisps repeatedly by now. Hopefully your DD will feel better soon, you can get some sleep and ward of that slippery slope. Maybe get lots of fruit to snack on instead? I've been trying that - still eat too much (eg a whole punnet of grapes or cherry tomatoes or pot of pineapple) but can pick at it over a longer period of time and it must be better for me that toast and lashings a bit of butter.

Hello everyone, how are we all?

I haven't weighed myself for ages so no progress to report. I still can't exercise because of my knee but I'm trying to be good. It's hard though because when I exercise I don't want to eat but if I don't exercise I want to eat all the time.

Sorry you're finding it hard MrsKitty. I know what you mean though and I've found myself doing similar the last couple of weeks. I'm pissed off because I'm in pain so I'm eating choclate to cheer myself up. So far it's not had a bad effect but I know that in a week or so it's all going to start showing. We'll ahve to sandpaper this slope together!

Aristo, that's amazing. I'm very because I'm still an 18 on top - masheeeeve boobs!

hi all,
gah....... still need to lose another 1-2lb to be 3 stone lighter! my norks have definitely got smaller, i went to be measured for a new bra last week - i was shocked that i am still only one size less than before

puddlepuss whats wrong with your knee? do you still have chutney with everything?

mrskitty sorry you're finding it hard at the moment too - everything is always so much harder when we are deprived of sleep. hopefully the sleep will return and you can continue being healthy.

quick question aswell - does anyone drink Green Tea?

a friend recommended it to me but it tastes vile ......

Who was it who suggested a homemade coleslaw? Think it was either Puddlepuss or Aristocat? Just made some for lunch with a jacket and it was yummy!

Made it chunky with cabbage/carrot/celery, low fat mayo and some dijon mustard.

Can't take the credit for the coleslaw I'm afraid - sounds lovely though so I might give it a go.

I've damaged the ligaments around my kneecap and now my hamstring is buggered from overcompensating. I'm supposed to be going back to the doc to get it x-rayed/scanned but I've been trying to avoid that as it will probably result in a operation which will not be fun with a 2 yr old and a 4 yr old!

I'm having a break from the chutney as I ate it every day for 18 months and it got boring!! I'm going to have to start making it again though as I seem to have gone from healthy crisp bread to white bread sandwiches recently - oops! It's just so hard living in France with all their yummy baguettes and a dh who can eat anything in sight and still lose weight

mrskitty its me. my coleslaw
glad you like it too, as i said before i have smaller portions (of everything) as well as low-fat food and fill my plate with the coleslaw even DH likes it .....

puddlepuss i forgot you were in France, sorry. i have knee ligament damage too, not as serious as yours though.
an operation hope the pain gets better soon.
sorry if i was too nosey

You can never be too nosey with me - I'm an open book . I thought it was starting to get better but the last couple of days it's been crappy again. Oh well, I might get to put my feet up for a couple of days if they operate!

Mmmm Coleslaw lovely - Thanks again, Aristo!

Sorry to hear about your knee, Puddle. Agree it'll be a bit of a nightmare to recover from a knee op with two young children Poor you.

I don't think I could manage to lose weight and live in France, so hats off to you for what you've managed so far...I wouldn't be able to resist all those baguettes (smothered in thick salted butter...mmmmm) and croissants (filled with ham and melty cheese...mmmm) .

Well, I went to weigh in tonight, and even though I've been feeling down & disappointed in myself, I obviously haven't been as bad as I thought, as I've still lost 1 & 1/2 lbs over the past 2 weeks! Which I take to mean that I've actually managed to change my eating habits a bit so that even when I'm not "in control" I'm still kind of in control anyway, IYSWIM? That's 22lbs now.

Start back at work in 5 weeks . DD had her first settling in session at nursery today. 5 weeks to get back into 18/20 work clothes. I think I can do it!

well done mrskitty ...... that work is only 5wks away though.

we will probably be here forever getting slimmer and fitter - YAY

Well done MrsKitty - that's fantastic!

Well done MrsKitty! That's fab news, especially as I think you're right about being better when out of control if you know what I mean!

sorry to hear about the poorly knees, hope they stop troubling you all soon.

Am going to look up that coleslaw recipe and make some, it does sound delish I have to say, and the sort of thing I like.

I think I am getting better at making better choices - I lost 2.5lbs last week so that is 7lbs now. Am very pleased with myself. This week again not so good - went out with work bowling and had lots of alcohol (and fruit flavoured cide at that), sharing platters of rubbish food and then a macdonalds on my way home as it was opposite the bus stop!!! Obviously though the sprite zero cancelled out the burgers and chips... hmm.....

Thanks ladies .

Well done Hercules. Of course Sprite Zero cancels out the burger...Why do you think it's called Zero - It zeros out the calories .

We're away this weekend - off to Birmingham to see In The Night Garden Live. I am ridiculously excited about it .

Sorry for not popping in for a while. First week of diet lost 5 pounds 2nd week of diet lost .5 of a pound. So all in all good but need to keep focused or I just hang around at the same sort of weight.

Really looking forward to fitting into some old clothes...but it is a long way off.

mrskitty how was Birmingham? and the show?

Hello everyone! I was going to bury my head in the sand this week and avoid my scales of shame, but plucked up the courage to weigh this morning and I have lost another 1lb which is very flukey good, so slowly going in right direction. Some of my trousers feeling a little looser already so hoping that I'll be able to fit into some old clothes for Christmas season and look less blubbery in dd's 1st birthday pictures in December!

Well done Sn0wflake - all in the right direction!

MrsKitty - think you were right about that sprite zero

The show was great, thanks Aristo. Really impressive. Stayed at a travel inn and was so impressed - we had a family room which was huge!

Lost 2lbs this week - very pleased, as I wasn't exactly angelic whilst we were away.

Well done Snowflake & Hercules...It's all going in the right direction .

Congrats Mrs Kitty!

This week has been a difficult one for me, dh away with work from sunday morning until this morning (sat) and dd (10 months) still seems to have the end of a tummy bug/cough/cold that seems to come and go and she can't shake off. I did reach for the snacks and comfort foods a few nights so we will see this week...

Well, well, well - I managed to lose 2 lbs so that takes me to 10.5 lbs. I'm glad I click and joined this thread sooooo much.

Hope you're all OK.

Good for you Herc...Now we've just got to avoid all the trick or treat sweets that will be filling our houses soon .

Hope your DD's feeling better. Mine's been up all night every night for the past 4 nights full of snot and new teeth (12 months). I'm really hoping for a decent nights sleep tonight.