2011 Weight Loss Club: Super Sizzlers Slinking Sylphlike into Summer

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Welcome one, and welcome ALL to our 10th Thread, celebrating the long haul that has been central to our successful weight loss...

There is certainly lots more success to be enjoyed, so stay and weigh, there is always someone on hand for support or to give a kick up the backside as needed We are good at motivating one another that's for sure!

Passes out the champagne that looks suspiciously like wine, Blondes you are only allowed ONE!

Cheers and cue the confetti!!

Hope that phone call comes through soon GT.

came through. We've exchanged contracts. Now it's happened i feel and funnily enough at the same time. Just because we've been here for 11 years, had the children, made this a real home It feels odd.

Anyway, how are you LRD?

I can imagine ... 11 years is a long time! But I'm excited for you with your new home, too.

I'm fine thanks, life is just trotting along here (working hard) - not finding it terribly easy to lose at the moment because when I'm working a lot DH tends to buy me treats and I have no willpower! But I'm eating healthier things, so not too down about it overall.

So when is the big moving day?

yah for exchanging :)

Yaaaayyyy! :):):):):):):):)

...falls over....

< Hauls a drunken Pretty back to her feet >
GT. I am sO pleased that it is definitely happening. It is odd though moving the family home and I completely empathise with your mixed emotions. When you've brought your babies home there and all grown up together, it's odd to leave. But very exciting too, quite an adventure for you all to share in. The next step for your family.

Just been to the gym. Ran 3K, did ergos for 2K then bike. But not a spinning type bike, one where you pedal out in front. Quite hard work really.

What was a bit was that running 3K ( admittedly not quickly) only burns 197 cals. For the effort involved 197 is nothing. It's a bag of crisps. You could chose not to eat the crisps, and not run 3K. Far less sweaty!!

That's why I hate running on treadmills. It seems like sooo much more effort than running the equivalent distance outside - where at least you are seeing things and breathing fresh air.

I did a 3.4 mile run yesterday - the nice thing about getting my distance back up is that I can run part of it in the lovely woodland wayways of Pollok Park, which is a mile from where I live.

Except I could run and watch Wimbledon!

I am better indoors at the mo. One of my knees ( ski accident ) was getting too sore pounding the pavements and someone recommended trying a machine as it causes less stress. But also, I have controlled asthma (unless i forget to get repeat prescriptions at the right time ) but the hayfever season is always a bit of a dodgy time for my little chesty.. So all in all I'm in at the mo. But I intend to go out again. This isn't a forever arrangement. I just want to keep it up. Plus I get to use the other machines which I like.

Have you tried sorbothane insoles? They do a good job of absorbing impact. So far, touch wood, they seem to be keeping my achilles tendonitis at bay (that and a lot of stretching after a run). Now I just need to worry about my hip

I worked out that the time I trained for the London marathon and didn't have a problem I was using the insoles and all the subsequent times I wasn't (sometimes I can be a bit slow on the uptake)

I'll look out for those, thanks! I also need new running legging things because I have an Embarrasing Hole or two. Fine when running but possibly not in the gym

I need to pension off my running tights: I've worked out that they are 20 years old, are therefore a size or two too small and now the stitching for some of the seams is starting to unravel, creating holes

Hi Ladies, was away the weekend so didn't weigh, ate and drank loads (in fact I was a little piggy), have been good since monday so hope I haven't done too much damage.

Great news trimmer that you have exchanged, have had lots of interest on our house and a couple of silly offers (10-15 grand lower than the asking price), we've seen a house that we like, it's tiny though but with lots of potential to extend, the garden is the selling point though, there is enough for the kids, the dogs and for me to have our own section, unfortunately the schools are not that great (according to the ofsted reports, but we will need to visit them to get a good feel of them before we make our mind up).

I know exactly how you feel trimmer, we've been here 16 years and as you say brought the kids home from hospital and made a home here with them, am I right in thinking that your kids haven't started as school yet?

Ignore my question trimmer have just remembered that you work at your child's/children's school, doh! will they be changing schools?

total shame here

ate rocky road at coffee am

Rocky road is what I made DS for his birthday isn't it? Hope it was as nice as mine then!! There is no "total shame" required Blondes...

You talk about trying to kick start yourself, but maybe at the moment your energies are best channelled elsewhere and not in thinking about dieting? You don't need to put pressure on yourself like that. The joy for you is that when you are ready to return to it, you know exactly what to do, being the WW Queen

And by the way, how many WW points are in a slim Gin, is it a low point thing? Only there are really mixed calorie reports on drinks, and I just wondered, and I don't want to be deceiving myself iyswim

Why have you gone back to calling yourself Pistynomates ?

< arf >
it was in honour of last nights Biggest Loser programme because everyone else was out! I had forgotton that i need to change it back, but that is easier on my computer than my phone. So I might be Pisty no mates for a bit longer!!

I will lose this Friday, even if it means I chop my bloody legs off.
< no idle threat >

My tablet-making might have scuppered my chances 'cos the bowls need to be scraped out and the end result sampled

I am not having a good day

My excuse is having my mind on moving!

Pisty, there are no points in slimline tonic, but I think they've put up points of gin. One of your biggies I think would be about 2 points.

Really pleased and no swearing is needed this Friday - lost 3lbs, so altogether that is 3.5stone, and I think I'm almost there, not quite sure...[indecisive bint] I'm not sure how to know when to stop, we've been doing it so long. I'm a bit fraught at the idea of stopping because I'm so worried it will just all go back on.

I'm also really enjoying the gym, love the machines, but really love boxercise, although I still got in a tangle with my rope! And last night a man in my class (quite yum) when we were doing the glove and pad stuff blew my glove off as in the BL and I had to go and retrieve it from the other side of the room

We are away this weekend, so there will be lots of booze and no sleep, just lots of catching up to be done. Can't wait and the forecast is SUN. Faints

Then on Monday I am giving blood and I mustn't forget this time

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 11 st 6 lbs - Wt loss 1st 13 lbs or 27 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs, Wt loss 4st 3 lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 3 lbs, Wt loss 17 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 10:9 target? loss 3st 7lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5 current weight 12 st 5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 8.5lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Target wt 10st 2lbs ; current wt 12st 5 lbs,Wt loss 13 lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 6 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 12st 6lbs; wt loss 1 stone
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 23st 4 lb weight loss this week:
Smalline - start weight 13st 1.5lbs. Current weight 12st, target wt 10st 13lbs ; wt loss 15.5lbs
smokinaces - st wt 13st 9, target wt 10st 6, current wt 11st 12, weight loss 25 lbs
LRDTheFeministDragon: st wt. 11st. goal weight: 9st, current wt 10st 9, weight loss 5lb
TotorosOcarina st wt goal weight current weight

well done pisty i shall weigh when i get my arse out of bed lol

a lb would be nice but tbh havnt really been that good after a manic 3 day eating spree last weekend

sts but happy with that :)

obv i need to shift 6 lbs but will

You will shift it, you're right, and well done on sts

Afternoon

blondes well done on sts

piste congrats on your 3lb loss. Have good weekend.

smalline good luck with your move. We had to accept £15,000 below asking price due to stamp duty. Can I be nosey and ask whereabouts you are? Dc will not move school, we can still walk.

This evening/tonight was going to be the first time dh & I have been alone (without dc) for nearly 9 years.

Ds is staying at year 4 camp at school. Dd was going to stay with my mum and dad. But sadly she's poorly, we have both been up for most of the night, she was very sick so she can't go.

where is Bebe?