size 16 to size 10 and anything to get there: whether you have eaten lettuce and ryvita all weekend or worked your way through a munchy box and a dairy milk get over here for MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

[StealthPolarBear]

Rules of Motivational Monday:
The weekend is the past. You start from now. If not, you'll end up here in a couple of weeks and a few pounds heavier so do it NOW
MM involves healthy eating and some exercise. Your excuses will not be tolerated here.
MM is when we all get back into control and back into the swing of things.
Welcome all and best of luck. :)

Wow Stealth, well done, you've officially overtaken me now . Btw is that 1200 cals after exercise, out of interest?

Phew panicked for a minute stealth but lovely to get a pm. DH and I are going out soon for a good walk to make sure I hit my 10,000 steps today.

Sorry everyone, panic over :o Apologies for being an idiot!

1200 is what I eat in total. I don't log exercise as I don't do enough :) just shred and then some walking when I am away.

Good evening everyone!

Our second Motivational Monday is coming up. Thanks Stealth for the great thread. (And Milkshake for the first great thread!).

Okay day for me today. Had 3 glasses of wine, and baked trout and some salad.

My goals for this week-

1. To stick to my 26 WW points.
2. To do one zumba class and one spinning class.
3. To remain resolute. :)

Thank you everyone for the inspiration and the motivation. :)

Wow. You look away from the thread for five minutes and it takes forever to catch up.

So well done to everyone. It seems to be going in the right direction. Stealth I'm glad you're losing now. You deserve it after your wobble and I'm glad you came back to it us.

I think I've done really badly this week but I'm kind of waiting for weigh in and Morivational Monday to kick start me again. I'll see what the damage is tomorrow morning.

How can it be almost MM already?! And a whole week since the munchy box!! Congrats stealth fingers crossed for an 11 on thurs!

Hope everyone's had a good weekend and ready to be back 'on it!' again! I've not been as active as I should have considering the dinner I had tonight... Pasta and pizza 'jimmy style' may haunt me... Vague dreams of seeing an 11 tomorrow... But highly doubtful!

Hoping to see a 12 tomorrow, but not holding out hope. Had 2 drinks earlier when with friends, but I'm under calories and have eaten really well today, so who knows what tomorrow might hold.

Hopefully a number around 12st 12 or lower :)

Evening everyone - sounds as though you've all had nice weekends. I went for a very long walk in the woods this afternoon with my DSs and one of DS1s friends from school and his mum and sister. Had a great time but got completely soaked about 10 minutes from home when the heavens opened and absolutely drenched us. It was rough terrain and I was pushing a buggy for nearly an hour and a half so that counted for a few calories I think. I'm over 600 below for today and have been well below for about 3 days, so hoping that come Wednesday weigh in I might have lost another pound or two.
Anway, it's been a good weekend but I'm knackered now so off to bed. See you all in the morning for Motivational Monday!

Eeek, just sent my local running track a message on Facebook with some questions. I really want to go but I'm scared lol

Good for you Lollipop - i know what you mean, I'd be the same.

Welcome to Motivational Monday everyone!

Rules of Motivational Monday:
The weekend is the past. You start from now. If not, you'll end up here in a couple of weeks and a few pounds heavier so do it NOW
MM involves healthy eating and some exercise. Your excuses will not be tolerated here.
MM is when we all get back into control and back into the swing of things - except this time it seems like last week went really well for most of us so it's now just about not losing that motivation

I ate too much yesterday :( But am getting back on it today. Also didn't shred over the weekend,

Last motivational Monday for me until 20th August but I have lost another 1.5lb, so that's a total of 10.5lb in 6 weeks. 5cm off bust, 8cm off waist and 6cm off hips. On hols today, fingers crossed that I'm good because I don't want to reverse any of this when we are away. Good luck to you all and please, please, please keep the thread going and let it be here in three weeks times.

Well done married :) enjoy your hol, and we will still be here when you return

Crap already eaten 265c of chocolate :( in Crap mood baby been up since 5am feel like saying to hell with it today but know I will hate myself more later if I do

:( be kind to yourself.

Well done married that's fab. Enjoy your hol.

Cheer up ssmile - we all have those days.

Quiet day for us today, might get to the gym later. Chicken breasts to eat for tea being as they were the only thing I managed to salvage from the freezer when I realised it had been accidentally switched off. Everything else got binned .

Didn't do too badly yesterday despite being at the pub from 2.30-7.30. Pig roast - stopped at one pork bap (and a few snafffled pieces of crackling), half a cider and a bottle of Crabbe's. Scrambled eggs for breakfast. 2 malted milk biscuits at 9pm.

Waiting to be 11st6 - really want to be 11st4 or less before we go away Fri 10th.

Well done married :)

You will do it sassy !

Official weigh in today and I have stuck at 12.5 , which means that I have lost 2lbs this week but nothing since Weds, and considering I had a small blowout yesterday not too bad.

Not happy though, must try harder! Need to try and get some more exercise in.

Have a good MM everyone :)

Morning all. Well done losers. Chin up ssmile you'll get there. :)

Well I just weighed after my week away and it's not as bad as I feared. I put on 1lb but it's not as bad as I was expecting. I knew I'd had a blow out week and it was mainly alcohol. I am now 11st 9lbs and considering I was 12st 4lbs when I joined the thread I'm doing ok.

I'm looking forward to getting back on it today as I have two weeks before we go away again. (I love that M&FIL let us use their caravan).

Feeling positive today. Just need to plan a healthy dinner that doesn't make dh feel deprived but is low calorie. Any ideas?

Steak and salad? Onion rings and jacket pots/chips for DH?

Can I join you? Have let my gym routine slip over past few weeks but want to get back on it.
Am feeling motivated!

Steak is a good idea. Thanks.

I think having different accompaniments to the meat is going to be the way forward and hope dh decides to join me some days. He could do with losing a pound stone or two himself.

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Welcome to Motivational Monday AphraBehn. :)

Hi Aphra :)

I am struggling to get motivated to shred. I am lways like this - I am so close to being

Oh bum, I've gained a pound. Back at 13st.

Still, it's motivational Monday, so my motivation is, I need to lose 2lbs this week to make up for it :) I'm off to the gym today - have decided to brave the running track on Friday.

Aaaah, and I've just seen the time - I'm leaving for the gym in an hour, best get moving and eat some breakfast!

Off to the gym - 45 mins of tedium on cross trainer coming up...

Sorry to hear that lv. Hope the gym's not as dull as you expect sassy.
Well I shredded. Am doing the right things but my hearts not in it. Think ill have to fake it until I get back in control