2012 Weight Loss Club: Third Time Lucky!

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Here we go again Slinkies
Can you believe we are starting our third year together? We always said we were in this for the long haul, well we weren't kidding!

So stay and enjoy success, the support and the lunacy. There will be ups and downs, but we will do this together.
So Cheers
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OOOoooh, Smokin I might just do that. Need to work out how much I want to lose. I'm also going to go back to Monday weigh ins, Fridays are dangerous, I just let myself go over the weekend!

Congrats to Murtette too.

I'm back, ladies, as the mince pie bump that used to be my bum is almost as big as the baby bump at the front! I've put on 6lbs over the past two weeks - owch! Although not quite as bad as the 7lbs I put on in a week last Christmas. And I guess I'm still 3 lbs lighter than I was last NYD and 16lbs lighter than I was two years ago.

I'm obviously not trying to lose weight but I don't want to gain more than a pound or two over the next few weeks and I want the gain after that to be slow & steady and made up of baby rather than chocolate. I'll be weighing in on a Friday as that is when my week of pregnancy changes IFKWIM. I guess I'll be vaguely sticking to WW principles. The main change I need to make compared to the last couple of weeks is choose fruit rather than biscuits/cake when I get hungry. And not eat biscuits because they're nice! Took the tree down earlier (it was very dead) so I can now get to the exercise bike again.

I seem to remember making some really nice soups this time last year - maybe an apple & parsnip one and a BNS one. Can someone remind me of the recipes?

On a separate note, if anyone has any recipes for vegetable pasta sauces, please let me know. DD has abandoned vegetable eating unless forced but will eat pasta with anything. At the moment, I do a tomato sauce blended with loads of other vegetables but there must be others I can do. Any suggestions?

Blondes - thinking about WW reminded me, did you ever get the hang of pro points?

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 12 st 3 lbs - Wt loss 16 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs Wt loss 4st 3lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb (21 weeks pregnant)
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current wt 9:13 target 9.13 loss 4st 3lb AT GOAL!!
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 7 current wt 12stone 13.5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 7.5lbs
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 2lbs; wt loss 1 stone 4lbs
TheMagnificentBathykolpian - start wt 36 stone . current wt Don't even ASK me about it! weight loss this week:
Smalline - target weight loss 32lbs.
smokinaces - target weight loss 47lb. Weight lost last week 3lb. To target = 19.5lb

lol murtette - no i didnt get the hang of ww pp :(

but everyone says how good it is - so will seriously try after oz

i did the soups - basically chop up bns and add 2 litres of stock, season and simmer and whizz

same for parsnip/apple - 3 large parsnips and 2 apples - cop, simmer in stock, season and whizz

I have a bns to start the new year

I've not eaten yet today - I will have ryvitas for breakfast as there is very little food in the house until ASDA deliver later on today.

Really not a very good start to the day - was backing out of our drive and backed into our built-in flower pot that's been there since 1967.

Flower pot is demolished. Car thankfully has small scratches on it, nothing more serious.

When do you leave for Australia Blondes, and which part is it?

Arse GT - you and your reversing! Didn't you take out a wall in your old house?

I'm fully low carbing, in ketosis by the end of tomorrow I hope. DH and I have a posh black tie do to go to this month, so I want to be back at goal by then.

What I will say re the weighing in, is that we have been together for so long, and we have known each other at our heaviest don't forget, there is nothing to be ashamed of here, you are amongst friends who don't judge. We have all been there. Also we have all declared our goal weights, so if you start declaring weight to lose, we can work out what weight you are now iyswim?! However, the most important thing is that you are honest with yourself.

Lecture over x

Haha! many people in our road have taken out the bloody stupid flower pots as they are completely in the wrong place. Not my reversing at all I am not the first to demolish.

In last house hardly touched next door's ornamental brick gate post. Damage to the car. Next door very upset as they'd built it themselves.

I have a new dinner man to train today, he is boy-band handsome

ooooh Trimmer is the boy-band handsome new man single?!?!? he he he

Piste, for me it was seeing that number in black and white again, having crept back up. Seeing it would have been negative for me, I kept it a secret from everyone until I'd done something about it. Being able to track the intended weight loss (and even having you guys guess where I'd gone back up to) was fine. Seeing it there in front of me would have been demotivating, not motivating. Does that make sense?

I am back into my low carbing too. salads and lean meats. Loving it. Roll on losing the next 15lb I have to go.

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 12 st 3 lbs - Wt loss 16 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs Wt loss 4st 3lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb (21 weeks pregnant)
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current wt 9:13 target 9.13 loss 4st 3lb AT GOAL!!
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 7 current wt 12stone 13.5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 7.5lbs
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 2lbs; wt loss 1 stone 4lbs
TheMagnificentBathykolpian - start wt 36 stone . current wt Don't even ASK me about it! weight loss this week:
Smalline - target weight loss 32lbs.
smokinaces - Starting wt 13st 5 (30/10/11) (13st 9 2009). Current wt 11st 1. Target Wt 10st. Loss = 32lb (36lb)

Have updated. I went back up to 13st 5 in October, am ready to confess. So have now updated it with the figures.

Whens your posh black tie do Piste?

My do is next Friday 13th (yeay for staying with Piste!) though have had serious issues with the ex and everything, so nearly couldnt come. Upside? The emotional torment has ruined what was left of my appetite. I have a black lace top (same style as dress I wore for NYE) and my skinny skinny size 12 jeans to wear (fingers crossed) Cant wait now. Its a big work reunion - everyone still working there is considered v. well paid and successful so I feel so much more confident going now. I have a fab job which I am great at. I have 2 beautiful boys I am raising on my own. And I now have a rather good size 12 figure. Yeay Me!!

Blondes - thanks for the recipes. When are you off to Oz? And where are you going? Is there room for a not so little one in your suitcase?!

Now that Blondes has given me the soup recipes, I'm after recipes for stodgy but healthy snacks. Mid morning, I need something filling - fruit just isn't cutting it. Its far too easy to head down to the cake stand at work or the biscuit tin at home. All we have at work is a kettle so I can't make a piece of toast or do some porridge in a microwave.

Today I ate:

2 x weetabix
Apple
Cinnamon roll (see what I mean about stodge)
Pasta with loads of veg
Twix (should be replaced with something else)
Pear
Smoked mackeral salad
Fat free yogurt

Is anybody watching the Biggest Loser? I didn't realise it's started again and was on last night.

Also another one on Channel 4 with personal trainers (can't remember what it's called) I saw last night.

Yes, Piste and I watched it last night. Watched the USA one on Living at 8pm too.

Oh, and theres one on Sky1 on a Monday I think, called Obese: a year to save my life. Very good - and in a couple of weeks its my friends uncle.

lol - so i see you have chosen my team - hope you havnt chosen me naff ones - will watch tonight!!!!

are there only 6 colours then - so 12 people

Yes, I watched BL too. I know some of the people were huge but a couple of the women particularly didn't strike me as being as big as before.
Had you realised that the previous female trainer committed suicide? I hadn't - but then I'm not sure I would have recognised her name. Apparently, she had been struggling with alcohol & other addictions. So sad.

Slightly better day today:

Special K & toast with breakfast
Apple
Lentil soup with slice of bread for lunch
Slice of Xmas cake (only a bit left now)
Pear
Another apple
Chicken pie with loads of veggies
LF yogurt

Blondes, I chose my own naff ones - the bottom 2 were both my two bloody teams!!! So dont worry!!

Yes Murtette, I saw a link end of last year. Apparently battled addictions and depression, which losing her job and her relationship breakdown didnt help and she jumped from Beachy Head.

Your day sounds good. I've done ok, but did give into a teeny tiny little cupcake. Naughty.

one little cupcake will throw you out of ketosis!

I am in ketosis again as of lunchtime, and feeling smug!
Murtette - come and watch BL on Facebook with us! We get v competitive! And you too GT.

yes i did know that about the trainer :(

It was a 6g carb one Piste so should still be in my allowance, just. I never check if I'm in ketosis or not. I slide into low Carb so easily now and barely ever feel hungry which is fab.

I put on a few lbs of water weight etc from new year, but should still be on Target to lose 1-2lb this week, break that 11st barrier hopefully.

Yes I'd like to join in the BL fun! I'm possibly being daft here, but do you watch it live together on fb? I can't get it on catch up telly.

Murtette that is a good day.

good luck to your friend's uncle smokin. He's brave going on telly! Really pleased for you & size 12, you deserve it.

I am bracing myself to do the shred in a minute in my new trainers. My foot is now only slightly sore so can't put it off....

So far I've been a good girl, 4 days in!! Even refused cake at toddler group yesterday! Had chicken noodle soup (ww one) 51cals and low fat pretzels 91cals for dinner so will have some fruit and fat free yoghurt when DD is in bed!

Will catch up better when not on phone!

well done Bebe! How did shred go Trimmer?

I've done ok today. Looking forward to bed today, have struggled a little.

I need some locarb soup recipes. Going off hunting....

Shred not as bad as I expected thanks smokin. I have achey pectorals and achey legs but not too bad. Doing it again tomorrow.

Anyway, I have lost 2lb this week!! Only 1lb to go and xmas weight will have gone.

But I am going out for dinner tonight to ASK and also again tomorrow night with dh somewhere, but will try my best to make good choices.

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 12 st 3 lbs - Wt loss 16 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs Wt loss 4st 3lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb (21 weeks pregnant)
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current wt 9:13 target 9.13 loss 4st 3lb AT GOAL!!
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 7 current wt 12stone 11.5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 9.5lbs
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 2lbs; wt loss 1 stone 4lbs
TheMagnificentBathykolpian - start wt 36 stone . current wt Don't even ASK me about it! weight loss this week:
Smalline - target weight loss 32lbs.
smokinaces - target weight loss 47lb. Weight lost last week 3lb. To target = 19.5lb

Anyone else wi today? Hope so

I honestly forgot, sorry Tomorrow, promise x

Well done Trimmer! Just updating the list, as we seemed to be using two different ones - yours you updated was different to the one I updated for some reason.

Piste, have you got out of the cycle of daily weighing with low carbing? I admit I tend to hop on most days, but I use my "official" weigh in as the one with my lady

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 12 st 3 lbs - Wt loss 16 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs Wt loss 4st 3lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb (21 weeks pregnant)
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current wt 9:13 target 9.13 loss 4st 3lb AT GOAL!!
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 7 current wt 12stone 11.5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 9.5lbs
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 2lbs; wt loss 1 stone 4lbs
TheMagnificentBathykolpian - start wt 36 stone . current wt Don't even ASK me about it! weight loss this week:
Smalline - target weight loss 32lbs.
smokinaces - Starting wt 13st 5 (30/10/11) (13st 9 2009). Current wt 11st 1. Target Wt 10st. Loss = 32lb (36lb)

1lb on. Damn! And its not baby but Xmas leftovers causing the damage. Still, there are very few leftovers left so hopefully next week I'll stay the same.

Well done, Gettin. That's a good start to the NY

Bebe - I am impressed at your will power.

Was walking down the corridor at work this morning & one of my colleagues called out after me "You can tell you're pregnant from behind now, can't you" . She's the sort of girl who tries so hard to be nice & helpful but always gets it wrong.

Have a good weekend. We're off to Gourmet Burger for lunch tomorrow so that's not going to help the weight. We'll be going for a walk afterwards but given the speed DD goes at and the fact we have to stop at each puddle for a good splash, its not really going to burn off any calories!

Just think Murtette it could have been 4 or 5 lbs going on this week instead of just 1 hopefully next week, your hard work well show.

Well done Trimmer there is only .5 lb difference in our weights, I can feel a competition coming on

Pretty how are you doing?

Hello & hugs to everyone, thanks very much for your kind wishes, we are settling in nicely in our new home, kids have now been offered places in new schools, we are all feeling a bit nervous about that, and it means I will have to say goodbye to my lovely classes where I currently work but the journey is too much and I cant be in 2/3 places at the same time.

5lbs off this week, I am about the same weight as I was before we moved, but I don't look as toned - probably due to lots of driving and not much walking, that will all change soon though.

Blondes;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st Current Wt 12 st 3 lbs - Wt loss 16 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 12lbs Wt loss 4st 3lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 4 lbs, Wt loss 16 lb (21 weeks pregnant)
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current wt 9:13 target 9.13 loss 4st 3lb AT GOAL!!
Trimmer:Start wt 13st 7 current wt 12stone 11.5lbs target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 9.5lbs
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 2lbs; wt loss 1 stone 4lbs
TheMagnificentBathykolpian - start wt 36 stone . current wt Don't even ASK me about it! weight loss this week:
Smalline - Start weight 13st 3lbs current weight 12st 12lbs target weight loss 32lbs, loss so far 5lbs (27 to go).
smokinaces - Starting wt 13st 5 (30/10/11) (13st 9 2009). Current wt 11st 1. Target Wt 10st. Loss = 32lb (36lb)