2010 Weight Loss Club : The Wannabe Winter Waifs

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Piste is busily plumping up the cushions and making a space for Blondes to dump the naughty step.

Here we go! Let's see 2010 out in style my fellow Slinkies!

amyg, your soup was 2p - so fab :)

i LOVE red and yellow and even ornage peppers but heave on green ones, soooooooooooo bitter

Have to have Green peppers in Chilli, tastes wrong to me if they are left out! I'll happily munch on peppers and dip for ages! Yummy!

Can't remember who asked about soups the other day, was it Piste?
If you like celery, celery soup is MEGA low in calories! :o

Hello everyone, thank you all for your lovely welcome

Will add myself to the list after I have weighed myself. I'm not following any plans just trying to eat sensibly, and exercise hard. The most annoying thing is that like most of you, I find it so hard to lose weight, but so easy to put it on, I put on 1/2 stone during a week away at Easter, lost it with a bit more by the Summer holidays, then put 8lbs or so back on during the summer holidays and I haven't lost any weight since then, I feel like I have lost my motivation, I would really like to lose 7lbs before Christmas as I do not want next January to come and find me the same weight as I was last January, if that makes any sense.

My downfall is wine & chocolate.

Welcome Smalline and Amy

Am still trying to find the zone really. It was me bebe asking about soups, I need to make loads and stock my freezer. I made Hectate's carrot and ginger, and am making the two you put up the other day, just need to get some bits. I really do love celery, but can't imagine a celery soup that's not creamy? Pass the recipe on please!

Oi Pretty this is for you LOL!!

AND OI Blondes this one is for you!

So much for a new month and a new me. This week, I've been bad, bad, bad. Every day seems to have involved an excuse for cake and whilst sat on the M40 & M25 for three hours earlier, I ate all of DD's snacks (she was asleep - phew!) and then 3 of the Cadbury's mini rolls that I was supposed to be taking to the friend I was travelling too! Oops. And this was the week that I was supposed to be ultra good as next week I have to go shopping to get a posh frock to wear out for dinner on the Saturday night. I am dreading going shopping.

Welcome to the newbies. More people to kick me up the backside!

Piste - loveing the pictures! Te hee hee!

Celery soup - Soften an onion (and garlic if you have some) in a little oil/fry light. Chop Celery into small pieces and slightly soften in pan with onion. Season well, plenty of pepper! Add veg stock & simmer until celery is soft. Blitz in blender (I always think it's quite nice to have some pieces of celery left whole). Add splash of skimmed milk to make it slightly 'creamier'. (Sometimes I leave the milk out & just serve it with a little low fat creme fraiche)

Murtette - I was supposed to be good this week too & have finished the day off with more fudge...ooops! I seem to have lost my willpower!

Meant to add, on foodfocus (without the skimmed milk) it worked out at 35cals per portion (roughly) :o Which leaves plenty of calories for bread!!

While I am happy to fish mushrooms out of things (my other pet hate), I can't eat anything that has been cooked with peppers in them as the bl**dy things infuse everything :(

I can however eat a salad with raw peppers in it (eg a Greek salad) as then they can easily be put to one side (dh loves them!)

Smalline: dh is the wine business, which makes it reeeeeally difficult to cut back on the wone . What I try to do is to encourage him to have at least one, if not two totally wine free nights a week (never quite manage three!). If he deicdes to open a bottle, I can never resist, so it's better he doesn't even start.......

Lol at pics - bad piste!!!

Murtette , chin up chuck. I was the same last week hence my lb gain :( I just had a week of eating crap and then this week been good

sometimes we need to be bad :) to be good again lol

kwym about weight gain. I gained 7lbs in 10days of holiday and took think 10weeks to get my gain off :(

but stick with us and this time next year we all should weigh less :)

regards wine - booze doesn't bother me - I rarely drink oldies will know why but when I do then I do go for it (like last weekend and 2 bottles of White)

I had a chicken and salad roll for tea

roll on weigh time tomorrow

think I will sts but be fab if I lose and devestating if I gain :(

3 holiday pounds on here. Not unexpectedly though! Shall be shifting those next week ( and probably the week after and the one after that!)

1lb off for me! :) (piste haven't updated you coz I assumed you left it for a reason? ) Let us know if you want it doing! :) 3lbs isn't too bad, it'll go when you get back to normal, might be a bit of water weight)

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 11 lb - Wt loss 22 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 10st 7lb, Wt loss 4st 8lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 12st target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 14.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 10.5lbs Wt loss 10.5lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 12st 13lbs; wt lost overall 6 lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 9.5 lb weight lost: 4.5 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinpumpkins - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 3.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!

Yes please Bebe, will you do it? I am in my phone now for the rest of the day and I forgot earlier and I will inevitably forget later !

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 11 lb - Wt loss 22 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 10st 7lb, Wt loss 4st 8lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.11 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 5lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 12st target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 14.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 10.5lbs Wt loss 10.5lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 12st 13lbs; wt lost overall 6 lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 9.5 lb weight lost: 4.5 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinpumpkins - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 3.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!

Hope that is right Piste?!

piste - least only 3lbs compared to my 7lbs from holiday, so will take you less time to get it off :)

bebe - well done you are at GOAL!!!!!!!!

ive ...................

lost a LB :)

'dances happily - well hobbles round in a circle limping'

tbh amazed, although have been good, this week, i havent been to the gym or done any exercise as cant still :( and wont for another few weeks

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 10 lb - Wt loss 23 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 10st 7lb, Wt loss 4st 8lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.11 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 5lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 12st target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 14.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 10.5lbs Wt loss 10.5lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 12st 13lbs; wt lost overall 6 lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 9.5 lb weight lost: 4.5 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinpumpkins - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 3.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!

Blondes - How is the purple foot? Any less purple/swollen? Well done on 1lb!

I am at goal....again! This maintaining malarky is bloody tricky! I sort of want to feel like I'm still trying to lose so that I'm not tempted just to stuff my face IYKWIM?!

Just had blood test which I had to take DD with me for, she was angelic & watched the whole thing! When I put her back in her carseat she said 'Mummy is your arm better now? I kiss it better!' Awww love it when she is being nice & cute! :o

Got some oaty bread flour so going to go make some bread rolls. We were supposed to be letting off fireworks at ILs tonight but think it's too wet! :(

she's so cute Bebe! Well done on our 1lb also. We seem to be giving firework night a miss, it's a shame really but ds not interested and dd is just as happy watching them out of the window.

Blondes - well done also on your 1lb. How much longer do you think your foot will be giving you trouble?

Piste - 3lb not too bad for a hol gain, will be gone in a couple of weeks.

For anyone interested I have a link to post about the new ww diet, our e-mail isn't working atm so will do it asap. Basically it looks like including more protein.

Firework night is always a big occasion for me, means my Birthday is nearly here! :o Have some very lovely childhood memories of sipping tomato soup out of polystyrene cups round a bonfire, wrapped up in scrafs, hats & gloves and getting massively over excited at the really loud fireworks! :) Shall be trying to pass this enthusiasm onto DD!

Cross fingers it is drier 2moro!

bebe - thats so sweet of dd :) and yes maintaining is hard - i did it for 5years no probs then got bad/slack and gained 2.5stone - hence i am trying to get it off again

unfortunately you will ALWAYS need to watch your weight - sad but true :( or you will be back where i am now

ankle is still sore and swollen but isnt bruised anymore so getting less sympathy lol - hospital said it would take 4 weeks to heal - been 2.5 - there is no way i can manage to jump about/kick box/arse etc yet :(

I am so of people who can eat whatever they want & stay skinny. I will never be able to just eat all the 'good stuff'! I could demolish a cream cake right now....or a doughnut!

Have just been a teeny bit naught at lunch. Had a piece of quiche and a ryvita with a little bit of cheese & chutney. Was only 1oz of cheese...I weighed it! Going to have an apple in bit, which I'll probably have to share with DD! Cheaty 'carbonara' for dinner, coz it's quick & at the moment I have no energy to stand in the kitchen cooking!!

Know what you mean about the exercise Blondes, I know I don't do classes etc but I miss being able to walk everywhere! Stupid hip & stupid rain!

I lost TWO pounds :) Now down to 12 stone 11lb. :) I hope I'm able to keep it up......

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 10 lb - Wt loss 23 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 10st 7lb, Wt loss 4st 8lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.11 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 5lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 12st target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 14.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 10.5lbs Wt loss 10.5lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 12st 11lbs; wt lost overall 8 lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 9.5 lb weight lost: 4.5 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinpumpkins - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 3.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!

well done pretty :) fab weight loss

bebe,cheese is sooooooooooo high on ww,not worth the points for me :(

gg - if you can post a link to the new ww stuff, but from what i gather that things have different points due to how long they fill you up, ie chicken breast will fill you up more than cheese

but sounds confusing (im blonde lol) so i shall stick to the old ww way - i know if i stick to my 20 a day points that i will lose weight

I cannot imagine a life without cheese! Poor Blondes! :( Christmas will be a cheese fest for me then off it for TTC (potential TTC). I think DD takes after me, she loves cheese, the stronger the better! :o

WW has alawys confused me...it doesn't take much...and I am not Blonde!

i love strong cheese and goats cheese but not mouldy cheese

I like the mouldy cheese but not that fussed about goats cheese...although i'll eat it if it's there or in something, just wouldn't buy it!

I've got a sore lump coming up on my nose right by my eye where DD smacked into my glasses yesterday :( Really hurt at the time but has got bigger throughout the day today & is really hurting! Hoping it goes down over the weekend!

DH text to say he doesn't feel well & doesn't want dinner, so will have soup coz I'm not cooking it just for me! :(