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!

Pretty - how can you bear to do gardening in the cold? I'm perishing, but maybe it's coz I'm a southerner!

Broad bean soup sounds really yummy, can you share the recipe?

Bad news...We aren't going to ILs for Xmas dinner. Now some might say this is a good thing BUT it means I have to have Xmas food in the house & cook xmas dinner for 2(.5, although DD doesn't count as a .5 coz she won't eat any of it!)

Bloody Hell. I've got Trimmer's 9.30 Munchies. Badly.
Really
Really
Badly.

Step away from the food.

Step away from the food.

(that's supposed to be a stern face )

I Mean it.

Step away from the food.

Omigod Pretty. You is well scary!

I'll have a cup of tea instead.
Still got the munchies. But not going to act upon them.
You got snowed in yet?!

Piste, very strong pickled onions have just cured my munchies the vapours went up my nose

No snow forecast for the West of Scotland. It's cold though: ds' rugby training finished early 'cos the ground was too cold.

Bebe - if you work hard, gardening gets you nice and warm! :) I also wear a thermal, a wool jumper and a sweat shirt. My hands were getting a bit cold though - especially as I prefer to garden without gloves (unless pruning roses or brambles). I'm doing the tidying work that I should have done months ago The six raised veg beds have now been dug over, now I'm trying to tidy the patio area (and plant up a couple of pots with some bulbs) and will then get onto cutting back/tidying the beds.

The recipe for the soup is here. I used streaky bacon instead of pnacetta and an onion instead of shallots and pheasant stock instead of chicken stock. I should perhaps have skinned the borad beans as their skins were a bit tough and made it a bit grainy. I also had to thin it down with more hot water after I blended it. But still tasty :)

Hiya folks. How have you all been?

I lost 3 this week. phew! I can see the first little goal of getting into the 10s rather than being in the 20s. It's quite exciting!

The new WW thing is supposed to be more scientific instead of going on fat and calories, it goes on how much is left available to you after the energy it has taken to digest it. That's why they say it's more accurate.

I think it's an excuse to sell all new stuff!

That wheel is a great big pile of SHIT! It is next to impossible to get an accurate count on it. I took one look at it that first week and bought the calculator! If I were a cynical person, I might suggest that it was deliberatly difficult to use...

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 9 lb - Wt loss 24 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 2 lbs, Wt loss 18 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.10 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 6lb !
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 5.5 12.5; current weight 12st 7.5 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 12lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 12lbs Wt loss 9lbs
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 8lbs; wt lost overall 11lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 2 lb weight loss this week: 3 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinaces - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 2.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!
Smalline - start weight 13st 1.5lbs. Current weight 12st 3lbs total wt loss 12.5lbs
Rugbylovingmum - start weight 14st 3lb,

You really are doing marvellously Hectate - congrats!

I agree with you re the WW, see my earlier post. I am not connected to WW, but a big organisation like that only does things for commercial gain, and I am cross because I think people are being ripped off.

well done hecate

was at a friends last night and she had nibbles out and blonde nibbled

But you will be good today won't you Bolndes !

I have magically morphed from being "obese" to simply being "overweight": simply by measuring myslef! I'd always thought I was 5'4", but I measured myself today (metal tape measure, so it should stay accurate) and I am 5'5".:):)

My targets remain the same though - and feeding the new height into FoodFocus reduces my daily amount of calories Doesn't matter though, 'cos with the exception of the weekends, I have been consistently under them anyway. I'm getting good at allowing myself a clementine or 4 almonds if I get an attack of the munchies. And I then have to log it in FoodFocus, which helps concentrate the willpower!

Hecate well done on your 3lb

blondes those nibbles are lethal!

pretty I am 5ft 4.5, that extra .5 makes all the difference.

I am sitting an exam this evening, word processing stage III, to get my skills more up to date. The job hunting has gone to pot, after christmas I will be trying my hardest to get more interviews through (fingers crossed).

I've also decided to give ww a miss because I have information on propoints, but I am going back to foodfocus.

Good luck to all weighers tomorrow. I have tried hard this week so I am hoping to have lost something.

Clementines and almonds pretty? I do pickled onions/left over salad/grapes for the munchies, but they can sabotage the whole week if allowed to run riot can't they?

Yesterday I had 3 clementines and 2x4 almonds. 4 almonds are only 28 calories - so provided you count them out, they're better than biscuit - and surpisingly satsifying

I also have 2 brazil nuts after doing the Shred: they're higher in calories (45), but the selenium is good for you/thyroid function (apparently).

Blondes, when you say "Blondes nibbles" this is what I imagine? No?????!!!!

Pretty - well done on growing !!?? ( Lol) and selenium is supposed to aid a healthy circulation, plus other things.

GT - good luck with your exam this is for you!

I am going to try pickled onions, to see if I can fend off the Munchy Monsters at 9.30 tonight.

DH has gone to Australia work wise, not cricket wise until a week on Sunday. Tis warm there.

Didn't know about selenium's positive effect on circulation: that's really good as I have shocking circulation (approaching Reynaud's Syndrom).

I looooove my silk inner gloves and my silk socks when we are skiing. :)

A friend of mine is a GP, so she has general knowledge, but selenium is supposed to help rid the body of toxins, and improve delivery of oxygen and blood, so help circulation. She told me because my toes are always frozen and I get chilblains which are horrid. I think Raynaud's phenomenon is a v much nastier circulation condition isn't it?! You don't need much selenium, but she said to get a probiotic multivitamin and minerals that had it in! I don't know that I can see much improvement. Ssssh.

and yes, big thumbs up for your silk ski socks! DD has one luxury silk thermal base layer. Obviously I have cheap Tresspass!

Do you ski in Scotland? If so where do you go?

piste erm no your pic is totally wrong

i have been very bad today (but have an excuse)

mummy blondes been in hospital again having her heart shocked yet again :(

last time was august and failing again - good news op went well :) heard this afternoon :)

bad news ive been comfort eating today these

gonna gain tomorrow but hey my mums alive :)

So more like this then Blondes?!

Glad mummy Blondes is ok How scary! :( Don't blame you on the Thorntons toffee, although I like the mint one best! Tis yummy, if a little bad for the teeth!!

DH & DD are having sausages for tea, I am having BNS soup! How good am I?! :o

Needs must Blondes - glad your mum is ok

Piste: I used to be able to say truthfully I had never ski-ed in Scotland. Now I can only say I have never si-ied outside in Scoltand, since Xscape opened about 5 years ago (only been twice and ds is now good enough not to need a refresher before going to Meribel).

I've never had chilblains but my fingers do go white sometimes with cold (and I presume my toes if I were to look at them). I'm good now at keeping them warm (cashmere or leather gloves, silk inners when skiing, no expnse spared on ski gloves).

I'll have to have words with my best friend - she's a GP too and she knows what my fingers can be like (we were at St Andrews together) and she has never suggested selenium to me

Blondes: :( about your mum but good news that she is ok now. :) There are times when comfort eating is not just understandable but absolutely required

Hecate: congratulations on your loss. You've done brilliantly to get this far. You'll soon be sub 20 stone :)

I went shopping today for a new pair of jeans: got a pair of size 14s from M&S. I've tried to forget that I had to buy a pair of size 16 jeans - and then had to buy another pair 6 months later when they wore out between the legs - so I'm really pleased that I've got back into a 14. :) A wee bit of a muffin top but that'll go soon

One pound loss here. Yaaaaaayyyyy

Will update the list when I'm on my pooter not my phone! Good luck all.

Ps. Fab on the jeans front pretty!

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 9 lb - Wt loss 24 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 2 lbs, Wt loss 18 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.10 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 6lb !
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5 12.5; current weight 11st 13 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 13.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 12lbs Wt loss 9lbs
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 8lbs; wt lost overall 11lbs;
Liz Abbott: Start wt 15st: Target weight 11st
Huffythethreadslayer: start wt 14st 9lbs: Target wt, 13st
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 2 lb weight loss this week: 3 lbs.
DespicableMe - start weight 14st10lbs. Target 11st6lbs; wt loss 2st10lbs
Shivermetimbers - start weight 27st3lb. current weight 22st5lb. wt lost 4lb
Smokinaces - start weight 13st 9. Current weight 12st 2.
Sandstorm - start weight 12st 4. Current weight 12st 4
Amygeorgina - start weight 20st. Current weight 20st. Target weight 15st initially, 5 st to go!
Smalline - start weight 13st 1.5lbs. Current weight 12st 3lbs total wt loss 12.5lbs
Rugbylovingmum - start weight 14st 3lb,