another motivational monday, another reason to continue

[StealthPolarBear]

New thread for those of us who need a little kick every now and again. Remind me of your reasons for doing this again? I need to be a healthy weight for possibly the first time in my adult life.
We all have blips. Days, sometimes even weeks off. And the scales stay the same or even go up. But long term, you should be losing weight and learning new habits to maintain. Think of it like house prices - they fluctuate and go down as well as up (apparently they do go up!). But over a long period of time you're unlikely to regret buying a house.
welcome yoghurt :) you'll find all the support and virtual kicks up the bum you need here.

Morning! Thought I'd posted on this but obviously my message was lost

You know that thing that happens on our thread sometime where you have a couple of days weeks off and you don't gain? Well it's my turn. I'm actually in shock.

It doesn't look great when you look at my line on the spread sheet but I'm happy with that.

Stoptober is ok thanks reastie. I had an off weekend 5 days in but I'm ok now I think. I'm spending all the money I've saved using the links and info on your Christmas thread.

Morning everyone! Love that you've experienced the spooky thread maintain hair enjoy!

Well we're in house buying mode so viewings instead of spinning! Hoping the stress will help, as we've fallen in love with the second house we viewed! First time buyers so all very new and scary!

The title of the next thread needs to be The Magic Motivational Monday.... !

I have lost another 2lbs somehow. Not really had my heart in init this week but its still gone!

Good luck with the house Kato !

of your new kitchen Reastie!

My last day at work today. As of 6pm I will be a full time professional storyteller.
(Short Story Lady is now a searchable public page on FB if any of you fancy a look).
I suspect there may be cake today, there will certainly be alcohol at my leaving do anyway. Back on it tomorrow, at least I had a big loss last week to balance this week's excess.

I think you deserve not to worry about it today. Have a good time tonight.

IMST I have 'liked' you on fb

mummified don't doubt the reasoning, that's a great loss!

kato hope someone picks up your house top quick, I shudder at the thought of keeping everything looking pristine all the time for viewings

Gym today at last

Enjoy your last day, cake and wine imst :o

Wow happy last day IMST

Bonkey enjoy your mystery loss! I told you our bodies are playing all sorts of tricks on us!

Reastie we're lucky in that we've been renting and saving so nothing to sell! (and it's only taken us 7 years haha!)

Second viewing of house we've fallen for on Thursday, with a few more inbetween but meh...

Just checking in.
Off to read bits of thread that I have missed.

Liked you too IMST Have a great last day!

In a good mood, having a good week with 'work' . Chicken and homemade wedges for tea.

Afternoon everyone. It's so much easier to be good when you're busy. I had no time even for a coffee at work never mind snacking. It will be a good day today.

Chicken soup for tea.

Thanks everyone, it was a good last day (despite the fact I had to unblock a toilet), and the leaving do was nice, I had 2 pints of beer, didn't eat the crisps that were all open on the table in front of us all evening. Stayed under calories, although I have a box of chocolates that will probably take me until Christmas to eat if I'm on form. Lots of cycling today, I am getting business cards printed etc.
thanks everyone for looking at my page, it all helps with getting the word out.

Hello everyone

Weighed myself cheekily this morning and looks like I'm on track for a 1lb loss which has really perked me up as I was feeling down about last week not doing so well and how far I still have to go.

IMST glad you had a nice leaving 'do (and resisted the snacks)

eighty wow, well done your friend, that's amazing, although I'm not quite sure what is involved in a cave man diet...I'm imagining lots of foraged berries and slabs of meat!

kato hope the viewing goes well today

I'm still here,
I have a box of chocolate from my leaving do, I haven't even opened it!
I'm very busy with the business, I sent all the nursery parents to the FB page, now they're all engaging with my stories it's hard to keep up! Good busy though.
Might well weigh today, to see where I'm up to after all the cake this week, and all the exercise. Hopefully they'll balance.

Morning everyone. Well done on hitting the 11st bracket eighty and for your 1lb loss reastie. I'm glad it's spurring you on as you are doing really well.

I'm birthday cake baking today so that should keep me busy. Dd wants a theatrical cake.

Well. I've made a ginger and syrup cake and a chocolate cake and a batch of banana muffins and I only shaved a little bit off to check it tasted ok.

I've also made a cottage pie for dinner so quite a productive day around food. I've found I'm really not hungry now though. :)

Hair how very restrained of you to just have a shaving of a banana muffin. I am at the thought of a theatrical darrrrrhling cake

I caved and bought a pack of chocolate coated nuts today. In my defence I got my blood test results back yesterday and I'm low in iron, which explains my exhaustion and general lethargy recently. I bought dark choc coated nuts as dark chocolate is high in iron isn't it?! Anyway, I've had 4, hoping that isn't going too crazy and I haven't ruined my weeks loss.

Has anyone got any ideas btw for good diet foods that are high in iron for me? I am vegetarian and can't eat beans and lentils due to IBS so struggling a bit with ideas apart from spinach!

Bran flakes?

Hey guys! Hope your well! eighty you're nearly a 'baw hair' off 11 stone! Weigh in tomorrow for me... I'm aiming for 11st 1 then I'm into the tens! Me?

Oh yeah stealth forgot to add, I'm also gluten free!

is quorn high in iron?