The Big Fat List and the Days of Doom (TM) Part VIII - The One Where We Waist Away!

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Yes, it is cushion plumping time again

Pull up your favourite chair (I'm bagging the one in the corner thanks ) stick your feet up and join in with the nattering.

Plenty of room for everyone

Its very hot here, 26 today I think. It was raining when I left for work but still very hot but very sunny for the rest of the day.

I didn't continue to be good for the rest of the evening as I had some wine. I haven't had any wine for ages so it literally took one glass to make me feel tipsy! I then decided to use my power plate which was hilarious. DS fell on my bed laughing his head off as I was wobbling on the machine. Thats the whole point of it but I'm glad he had a good laugh, even ig it was at my expense. I am still unsure if the power plate actually works, I haven't used it enough to see any real results. It would be great if it does work as its so easy!

Definitely no more food or wine for me tonight. I'll have pepsi or water and no food at all. I suppose I have to declare the chips I had with dinner, argh, need to buy some salad for original days. Tomorrow is a green day and take away day too so a day off cooking for me.
We're off out for a meal tomorrow to a steak house so I'll have the steak and try to resist the side order of chips. I'll have to stick to diet coke as one wine will lead to another and another. How many syns is a glass of wine anyway?

I did a tiny little run at work today and I think I don't look too bad at running, even when wearing dodgy shoes. I wonder if I can pull off running without sounding like a herd of elephants? Worth a try and some point I suppose. Exercise is so hard though and I am such a tired wimp!

jealous of all the nice weather you're a;; having! The rain is currently battering off my bedroom window and my poor wee husband is out on night shifts!!

I really like having so much salad on an original day, I am really enjoying doing that for a change. I do think the EE plan made me a bit lazy.

Have more gorgeous strawberries for breakfast in the morning and planning on doing shred before bed tomorrow night as have a really full on day and won't be home until about 9.30/10am.

Kim, on those power plates, I noticed a lot of my members either maintained or gained weight when using them. I personally think that unless your heart rate is being raised then there's no point. One member was very honest and told me that she thought as she was doing X amount of minutes on the power plate, she 'deserved' a treat ie: a snickers afterwards. They can lull you into a false sense of security.

I don't feel that the power plate means I've burnt any fat off or deserve any treats, I just want it to tone me up. I have worked really hard in the past at the gym and definitely saw a difference but the gym is such hard work and it takes a couple of hours out of my evening. The power plate can be done in 10 minute slots which is ideal for lazy me

Thats why I started shred, 20 minutes is about as long as I can hold my attention span!

shred is so hard though, I have to take several breaks during it. I usually only stop for 5 seconds or so. I really don't think I could go all the way through.

I keep thinking about jogging half way home from work. But as I get to the 1/2 way point, the road looks so long and there always seems to be workmen around and I don't fancy showing myself up by huffing and puffing my way down the street.
I am beginning to think shred will be a better option for me but would love to be able to run.

I need a running partner (who is less fit than me!)

Why don't you use shred as a bit of a challenge then kid? It's supposed to be hard work or it wouldn't be exercise!!

Quick post as entertaining IL all bloody day.
B: weetabix and fruit
L: homemade chicken soup, fruit and yog
D: sw chicken pie from the mag, brocolli

Just me today then?

I'm here, but been very busy at work today. I think I will give the shred a go but not until Monday. I know it works but I hurt so much after doing it. If only there was an easy way to get fit and look fabulous.

I'm here now, stupid rl work getting in the way of mn time!

I'm here, I've been baking most if today for tomorrows school fete I probably shouldn't have "tested" as much as I have .

You ladies are sooooooo brave even having the Shed DVD in the house, it scares me witless

Here, but not being very good. I am my own worst enemy, I loose some weight , get complacent and pig out. I can not get back in the right frame of mind! Arrrrgggghhhh

Today I have had my meals as usual but its the in between things that are naughty ie creme egg, toblerone triangles, jaffa cakes, Easter egg from the kind person who brought that into work. Need a good talking to ladies!

Oh and I forgot to mention the curly wurly after lunch too :(

chocgirl if you can suss out why we all self sabotage then you have a best selling diet book on your hands.

I slipped up tonight and had a small slice of cheesecake and 1/3rd bottle of wine. Not horrendous but not dead pleased either. I've plugged it into myfitnesspal and I'm still under calories due to a long walk then run.

choc don't be too harsh on yourself. Draw a line under it and get back on the horse tomorrow.

How is the boot camp slinky?

Evening Doomers! Started three week boot camp tonight and lady running it told us how to lose weight: eat less! Durgh. We had to sign little contracts that said we wouldn't eat junk food/drink alcohol or 'junk' drinks for the duration and she gave us wee note pads to write out food diaries. Also gave us our own little recipe books which look good.

The exercise was a lot like shred; short, 35 secs, bursts of intense exercises. We did ten different ones, with 35 secs rest between each one, then had 2 min break and did them all over again! The sweat poured outta me, and my legs were like jelly afterwards. Instructor said if you don't feel like this, you're not doing it right!!

She measured my waist and thighs (depressing) and promised that if we stick to the regime we'll see results.

So, surviving the IL's Face? How many syns have been used up on GIN?

choc - write today off and start again. We've all done it a hundred times. Just get back on the SW wagon tomorrow matey xx

X-posts! I'm so feckin slowwww on this tablet! Boot Camp was HARD!

Mmm, cheesecake and wine . Must confess to eating a small handful of Haribo, a banana, and some Onken yogurt since getting in. The ink was still wet on my 'junk free contract' when I ate those sweets!! Argh.

Well done on run, sounds like you earn your treats.

The boot camp I went to recently sounds quite similar Slinky. The instructor at our one made us do a station for 60 seconds and then move straight on to the next one for 60 seconds and then the next. There were 6 stations altogether and after that, we got a 60 second break.
I went twice but couldn't face going back!

I was a bit pathetic tonight to be honest, but that's to be expected really. Hoping to see some improvement in fitness over the time. Next one is in a local park on Sunday am, she mentioned we'd be hopping, skipping and jumping in short bursts

How's the shredding going fhf? Are you aching all over?

Pardon my Irish, but fuck me pink! My poor wee legs done't even know who they belong to anymore! I walked like John wayne all day today and ache all over!!

Wasn't home until 9.40pm - but guess what??/ I shredded then boked

Food today has been good! Original day (although it could be EE too apart from the 2 HEBs)

Breakfast: Fruit Salad (plum, pear, banana)
Lunch: big thick lean slices of cooked ham with a big box of lettuce, beets, tomatoes, red onion, spring onions, cucumber, boiled egg and ex light mayo (1 syn) followed by a bowl of pineapple, strawberries and grapes with dd yoghurt.
Snack afternoon was 3 mini mints (1.5 syns) Bite of a meringue (1 syn)
Dinner: (At 10.30pm!) 2 poached eggs, 2 nimble (HEB) Flora (2 syns) followed by two cups of tea and two hifi light bars (HEB) Milk in tea was my HEA.

Total syns: 5.5
20 minutes of Shred and I am officially going to collapse in a heap!!!

SlinkyB - bootcamp sound touuuggghh!! And I really did LOL at the confessions whilst the ink was still wet on the contract lol

Morning im hoping to be let back in after a wee absence?

Im desperatly trying to get back on SW and sticking to it (have stayed a simmilar weight since April and im fluctuating within a few lbs up but feel bloated and horrible!)

I have been reading the last few posts and you all seem to be doing so well esp with the exercise and i would like to be in the same frame of mind as you lot and need some help.

Here is the food plan for the day;

B - watermelon, SE on toast with beans (1/2 HB) 1syn for spread
L - sweet chilli tuna open salad sarnie (1/2 HB) 1 syn for sweet chilli sauce.
D - HM chilli with rice and salad syn free

Will be taking kids for a walk (they will be cycling/scootering) and plan to shred this afternoon.

Re-starting weight 12st 11.5lbs Goal 11st 6lbs total to lose 19.5lb.

Morning im hoping to be let back in after a wee absence?

Im desperatly trying to get back on SW and sticking to it (have stayed a simmilar weight since April and im fluctuating within a few lbs up but feel bloated and horrible!)

I have been reading the last few posts and you all seem to be doing so well esp with the exercise and i would like to be in the same frame of mind as you lot and need some help.

Here is the food plan for the day;

B - watermelon, SE on toast with beans (1/2 HB) 1syn for spread
L - sweet chilli tuna open salad sarnie (1/2 HB) 1 syn for sweet chilli sauce.
D - HM chilli with rice and salad syn free

Will be taking kids for a walk (they will be cycling/scootering) and plan to shred this afternoon.

Re-starting weight 12st 11.5lbs Goal 11st 6lbs total to lose 19.5lb.

Welcome back madeinscotland I was hoping you would be back! We've missed you! Just draw a line under it, as slinky said, we have all been there.

slinky I'm very impressed. It sounds hardcore! Did she shout at you a la Gillian?

Gin? moi? Well I had wine last night, it was lovely. I will probably need it tonight - DD was up at 5am for the day. The inlaws also decided to get up so I've had the pleasure of their company since then! They leave in a couple of hours - phew! Dh is working so I've got the rest of the day to entertain a tired and miserable toddler .

Food
B: weetabix and skim milk (HEA and heb)
L: tuna salad
D: haven't decided! Beef curry? Chicken stuffed with feta and tomatoes? Hmmmm will see what Sainsbos has to offer.

Thank you face, can you not take tired miserable toddler to the aprk after inlaws depart to tire her out and maybe she will nap while you nap do something productive?

Made the kids a scotch pancake stack with nutella in each layer and a drizzle of syrup and strawberry sauce as a treat for breakfast and i tell you i was super duper uber hard not to eat any myself!

Oh well done madeinscotland, excellent will power! I just wouldn't have made it for them as I wouldn't have been able to resist

I'm taking her swimming in a bit then I'm hoping we she will nap after lunch. We'll hit the park this afternoon!

Welcome back MIS!!! :). Good to see you :)

My legs totally ache.

Do I have to do this shred every day? I didn't read anything

Breakfast: melon, orange, grapes and ff blueberry yog!