Getting healthy and losing weight through the power of MOTIVATION

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Motivational Monday - where we are motivated to stick to our diet and exercise plans for the rest of the week.
Progess logged on Kato's spreadsheet (if you want to of course)
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Well done that's fantastic IMST!

Well done IMST. Ive just had lunch at friends and then am out for tea later. Staying with PIL at the moment where healthy food is not readily available. Expect to be back at square 1 at my next weigh in but have not binged at all. Eaten too much and of the wrong stuff but I still feel Ive achieved a lot over the past few weeks. Running shoes at the ready for when we get back home

Crap I've just eaten pizza hut... Having a girly get together round a friends, all the kids trashing the place and some bright spark suggested it and I was the only one against it.. Would walk home to counteract it but its over a hour walk and no buggy for ds. Been so good since thursday too, boo!

Happy old year everyone, are we all motivated for NYE celebrations?
I'm going to a friend's house for a party later, so I think I'll get through it by sitting away from the snack table, and drinking plenty of water. I don't want to start the new year feeling over full. we'll see how that intention pans out though!

Morning everyone. I'm in shock. I have maintained over Christmas. I can't really believe it as I've not been careful at all.

I've drunk wine and I can't stay away from the gingerbread house the dcs made. I've only really walked once too.

I'm ready to get back on it tomorrow and am prepared for Christmas week to catch up with me. I'm ready. :)

How are you all getting on?

Enjoy your party IMST. It's a quiet one here. Just me and dh. Ds1 will be out and the other two in bed. I'm not in the mood to go out anyway. I'm struggling with all this rain and lack of visible sky.

What are you all up to?

I'm just staying in with dp too, he's apparently cooking me a nice meal but we'll see.. I prefer it when he doesn't as he doesn't get the whole diet thing and even when there is veg its drowned in butter.

On a good note scales are showing 11.7 so going the right direction.

Well done on maintaining over Christmas, that deserves an award!

We're going to be in with PIL and SIL. Have a good one whatever you're doing everyone x

Ooops, I failed a bit yesterday. Had some bread and olives, and then some cake, plus wine

Right, today is a new day, tomorrow is a new year - friends' wedding is in 10 weeks, must do better!

LV well done for getting back on it, and remember that at the start you would have thought nothing of eating like that, see how far you have come.

IMST, it's so true - I'm actually quite tempted to go swimming on Wednesday to supplement the skating. If I get off my bum and sort the forms for my council's concession card, I'll get free sessions, which is good.

Can't really do anything til Wednesday due to stupid new year bus schedules. Will just have to eat well and then really work Wednesday at swimming and Thursday on the ice.

Hope I'm not overstepping the mark but you skate in altrincham don't you?

IMST and I live very close if you ever fancy meeting for coffee. Feel free to tell me to bugger off if you want.

haha, it's OK! I don't skate in Altrincham regularly unfortunately, there's a new rink that's opened much closer to me. Do still find myself at a loose end occasionally on a Sunday (which is how I ended up going for tea and eating cake yesterday lol!).

Hmm, might see if my rink is still looking for stewards. If I can get experience/free skating out of it, it'll be alright I reckon :)

That sounds good. Free ice time!!

Yep, going to speak to another lady at the rink who went to a meeting of interested parties and see how she got on. The only issues i can see is you have to be able to do certain things on the ice, and I don't know what those things are yet, or whether I can do them

Bit of ice skating! Its something i have always wanted to try!

Am sick again :(
Docs on friday!

Silver lining - 1lb off this morning

Well done on your maintain Hair !

Oh Bonkey you poor thing. This has really dragged. Maybe it's time for further investigations from your gp? :(

Well done on your loss though. That's great! :)

I'm not leaving that doctors until I have some sort of reason as to why I keep getting like this. Its just ridiculous now! Been months! :(

Completely ballsed up tonights plans too. I shall be in bed by 9 I suspect! This girl knows how to see in a new year .

Anyhoo, anyone got any resolutions for 2013?

Not got any real resolutions, apart from; have fun, enjoy life and work hard for what I want :) Oh, and the usual "lose weight" one.

Unfortunately my relationship ended at the end of November, because DBoyfriend, as lovely as he was as a person, was doing nothing to try and work, and I wasn't happy any more.

Now as an ex, he is being a pain. I've posted a status on Facebook about the good things 2012 has brought me, and he's messaged me saying "oh at least one of us had a good 2012, up til November it was great. Much as I like the memories I've got I don't want them any more, they're a constant reminder of the relationship we didn't fight to keep."

Ugh, just, GROW UP! You're 28, addicted to your Xbox, won't get a job, and see nothing wrong with that. I kept him on Facebook because we wanted to try and stay friends, but clearly, that's unlikely to happen.

Right, sorry, had to get that off my chest. Off to fill in the forms for my pool concession card now and plan to swim on Wednesday :)

My resolutions for next year are to make a success of my business, lose a bit more weight, and tone up areas which now have a little extra skin on them.

Awwww, pool is closed til 6th January :(

Was looking forward to a swim as well. Need to do something this week, before skating on Thursday, or I'll go slightly stir crazy being sat in the house.

Ah sorry to hear that lollipop but I'm sure someone else will come along soon.

No resolutions here. They only make me feel bad. I rub along quite happily without them. :)

Mine are pretty much the same as Imst !
And learn how to keep my accounts nice and tidy so that they aren't code like .

Lollipop Sorry to hear that you split but if your not happy then it was the right thing to do. I'm sure someone else will pop up in your life soon :)

I've been thinking about it and I do actually have a resolution.

To make sure I spend plenty of time outside soaking up the vitamin D. This winter has been really hard so far because of all the endless rain. Sometimes it feels like the clouds are a physical weight pressing on me.

I'm also going to look on eBay for a sun lamp. New ones are too expensive atm.

Here's to longer days and maybe some sun.

Happy New Year everyone. :)

I am living the rock and roll lifestyle tonight.

Sat practicing my crochet skills, oh yeah!

Hi everyone just guiltily checking in. Diet is on again on Wednesday. Lviv, so sorry, hope 2013 bring better things. Bonkey, can't believe you're ill again, hope you can get well xx