Busty Babe With GSOH Seeks SW Partner for Weigh-Ins, Bad Jokes & Barely Veiled Self-Loathing

[BlooferLady]

All right, when you've un-cringed from the above -

I'm about to (re-)embark on Slimming World and since I have neither the time nor the funds to go to classes could really do with a coupla pals for those delicious weekly morning weigh-ins. Is anyone interested? I guess it would be ideal if we were all SWing, but it ain't essential. It's the praise or blame I need, alongside willing recipients of lengthy descriptions of the size of my arse .

Few stats (and needless to say we needn't go in for actual weights here)

I lost 3.5 stone a couple of years ago on SW, and have gained about 20lb of that. I KNOW! Silly bint.

As a first step I want to lose 10lb because this will take me into the 'light enough for IVF' category (I have 6 months left before referral for fertility treatment and if not pregnant by then would like to arrive in the pink of health).

After that I would like to lose another 10lb and say 'hello stranger!' to my sad neglected wardrobe of vintage frocks.

Finally, if you are interesting in hanging out, would you mind awfully looking in the mirror and checking that you actually are properly overweight?! Because nothing would depress me more than celebrating getting into a size 16 dress, when everyone else on the thread was lamenting finding their size 10 skinnies a little snug

Right. I'll now sit back and await rejection. Alpine my luvva, if you're reading this do join!

It's Morrisons 12 for £2. Were off there in a minute after I have taken fishylilacbud to the park. We have just been to see "Hop", it was very funny but I ate popcorn. I didn't think it would be that bad but it's frickin 6 syns for 28g. I didn't weigh it but I prob ate more than that. No matter i shall endavour to chase the small one round the park this afternoon.

Fantasy clothes- large or small I shall remain a long way from fashionable, I'm more for the comfort. I want to get back into comfortable jeans+boring t-shirt and not have a muffin top getting sweatily mashed up about the waistline(HA-I wish there was some sort of actual waist at the minute). I also find I really don't like my tits bigger (don't get excited, it's all relative when you've been B for most of your life, I mean only D/DD). I cannot find shirts to fit at all- they all gape. I have no idea where you ladies with actually impressive frontages find shirts to fit.

No points/ syns and the suchlike for me. I will see how I go on for a month on reasonable portionsizes and just one hot meal a day. If that doesn't make any impact I'll have to find somewhere local to swim or fix the bike tyre that has apparently been flat now for about 5 years and not yet been dealt with.

Blimey guvna! I've just spent 20 minutes trying to catch up with you lot! I've only been orf tinternet a few days coz its half term. I feel a bit bad because I haven't been doing any supporting and stuff!

So Hi to all the new people!
My SW weigh in is Wednesdays (gulp). It will be the second one today so I will post what I lose tomorrow. haha, see that? Lose. Thats optimism for you (probably brought on by the 30 words of my thesis I've written this morning and the hour or so messing with a huge table so it looks like I have more results than I do). 'Hello, my subject is kind of developmental neuroscience and it's been 9 months since my last experiment.' Still, writing makes me want to drink coffee, which I find dampens those hunger pangs. But I think I've been ok this week; survived a food parcel from the mother-in-law when she came to visit, but have had the lurgy the last day or so. I just wanna EAT. Have just had bacon eggs beans mushroom and tomato. Followed by the almost pudding choccie orange muller light. I know they're too sweet and runny to be real yoghurt, but when you want something really sweet they do the job for me.

I can also relate to what people are saying about staying at class, but I car share with a neighbour who is lovely except for being THE most negative person in the world. But I wouldn't go if I was just to pay my money for being weighed. The consultant is quite good, I've lost a lot with her before and she cuts to the chase when you need her to. I've bought a countdown, and am telling everyone I'm back on SW and to ask me about it. Does anyone else sometimes feel a bit, oh i dunno, guilty/embarrassed that they are 'on a diet' ? It's wierd, it's a bit like admitting there is something wrong with you.....I keep telling DD1 its healthy eating, not a diet. I don't want her picking up the 'must be dieting' messages at such a young age.

Oh, blimey, ent I waffling? Bet this is onto page 50 billion or something by now!

So my target to lose is 69.0lb (FUCK thats a big number); I've lost 3.5lb so far; so that means I've lost 5% of what I want to lose. Wow. Is that right? Or should I be working out something else. Anyway, I'm 5ft6, straddling (fnar) size 18/20, my weight when I joined sw two weeks ago was 15st3lb (a whole stone more that I hoped) got down to 11st7lb ish when I first did sw, just to get a man!! (my lovely DP who is also 'eating healthy', and lost 6lb last week and another 1lb this morning. Git).
Right, off to wash up lunch then taking DD1 swimming (halo). Will update tomorrow. Keep up the pressure!!

Can i join? I'm cheating really as i have Gastric band hypnosis tomorrow. It's a last ditch attempt before actual surgery as i've been on Atkins since new year and lost 3lb.

Yes, you read that right.

My Dh has lost 2 stone and i am sooo envious, i just want him to be proud of me!

I'm 30, 5'7" and as of this morning i weigh 17st 5lb. Size 20. My main aim is 4 stone loss, but currently will settle for 10lb by May 15th as that's my ds' christening!

I've chuckled my way thru this thread and am now feeling way more positive!

Welcome count I look forward to hearing about the hypnosis!

Iwillcounttothree Well, in that case, I'm "cheating" too as I currently have a gastric band. However, it's on its loosest setting (almost) and so not really restricting me. I am in quandry as to whether to get it tightened (and subsist on dust & vitamin pills) or to get my head in the right place and stop eating crap. I had mine fitted when I nearly hit 21 stone because I was at the point where nothing was working - I think my metabolism was totally b0rked and it was re-set I'll give it that. I just don't know what to do. :(

Iwillcounttothree Hypnosis is a weird one, with my science-type background I'd be tempted to poo-poo... and yet; when I was small (brownies age) I used to bite my nails beyond reason leaving only bleeding stumps on the ends of all my fingers and I had got completely used to any of the nasty tasting stuff you can paint on nails. My parents sent me for hypnosis sessions. I wouldn't say I'm totally cured but it got measurably a step better after them. So, it may work.

AlpinePony Hard to say- from the outside it looks like a choice between getting the routine straight- which is really valuable longterm of course, or potentially getting some major headway on the weight off- which can also give you massive confidence boost to keep it going the right direction. Which do you feel gives you the best payback?

Re hypnoisis - like C4ro I've got a science background and I also used to think hypnosis was a crock of shit BUT then I finally managed to give up smoking after reading the Allan Carr book, which is basically self hypnosis I think. I've been a lot more humble and open minded since then!

Anything that gives you a chance to reset some addictive bad habits is a good thing!

I think i've tried every diet going so far, and have now told my DH that if this doesn't work then i'll be saving for an actual band! NHS not an option as i think you have to have a BMI of over 40 to qualify.

TBH if i'd saved everything i've spent on slim fast, SW, WW and the like i'd have paid for it 10 times over!

I'd be tempted to have it tightened Alpine but is it major resrtiction or what you have now? Is there no middle ground?

Interesting bt on Breakfast this morning tho, NHS are recomending surgery earlier because of the high cost of treating obesity relaed diseases. They're saying 6k is not much to prevent a much larger outlay in the long term!

Sorry, spelling appears to have gone to pot. Must be hunger!

I wish I could have a band fitted...

Ditto, Stinky. I fear I have obliterated any chance of being considered though, having managed to lose almost 50% of what I need to lose. Now I'd swap a kidney for one.

Today started bad (hot cross bun), gently ambled downhill via a lemon bakewell tart, hit rockbottom at salted chilli squid and may only be redeemable if I go to the gym and stay there til they evict me at closing time...

See you about 11.30pm then...

My Dad weighs just over 6st, but my mum denies having a fat postman

I have now lost a stone :) Another 4lb this week. Would have got SOW again if I hadn't gained last week.

Woo Hoo - well done Fishface

Fab fish well done!

That is great news Fishandlilacs, do you feel thinner?

Thanks guys. @ Only Yes I do a little. I can feel my hip bones when I am laying in bed now which is weird. i think my norks are going slightly too. Not a bad thing as I have ample boobage to go round! My mum said I had my waist back but I haven't really noticed that so much. My wedding ring was getting too tight to wear and I am now wearing it comfortably again which is lovely.

I have a little more energy and my back hasn't bothered me anywhere near as much recently.

Wonder how Bloof's 'big event' went/is going.

I have done ok today - although I did do a bit of emotional eating after a visit to see my Dad. His wife can be such a cow, and the strain of being polite despite the thinly veiled hostility meant I ranted all the way home. We popped into Aldi to get cat food on the way, and I insisted MrBoo buy some chocolate and gave him short shrift when he said I wasn't allowed, snapping something mean like 'I'll control my own diet plan thank you I know perfectly well what I'm doing'.

I had two segments of dark chocolate stuff with nuts in before regaining my self control. Other than that it was a fairly good day, and unlike this time yesterday I'm not feeling ravenously hungry at the moment.

Oh Boo, tell me all about it on friday if you want. Grrr at the "difficult lady".

Fantastic, fish. Well done!!

Well done Boo on limiting your chocolate intake - very impressive.

Kids improving today - and quite challenging as they have the inclination but not the energy. DH has been a tad inconsiderate today - student, working from home, did not offer me a break at all - the kids want me when ill, but this is day 5 now and I am going slightly insane. PLUS he made a lovely SW lunch for himself - didn't even ask me if I wanted any. I ate his last teaspoon of houmous in spite (wicked wife emoticon) and an after eight. Still within syns, but still eating for the wrong reasons - better than beating the shit out of him I guess

Off to NOT have sex with DH. I know by going to bed early I will miss all the best bits! I look forward to reading them in the morning

event went really, really well! can't believe it's over, I really can't. Months and months of work and sleepless nights and panic and it's OVER and it went well and all is happy and much will come of it. I am absolutely elated!

I am quite drunk so no more from me. Blessings and Spanx to all.

Oh and FYI? Got asked out on public transport again. Don't let 'em tell you they don't like a chubster. (And it was a young barrister this time, so it COUNTS, not like that drunk chap that said "I'll give you a tenner to fuck you. 20 to do it up the arse." What a gent! Didn't tell him there was a discount on sodomy.)