NOW or NEVER, NO EXCUSES thread Part 3

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Ooooooohhhh, that's exciting, and a bit of an honour, I feel like the Leader!

Johnny That casserole sounds nice. Do you have a recipe or just make it up? Might be something I could do in the slow cooker.

Hi tort

It's here, only 264 cals so I may add a dollop of sour cream or have it with a small bread roll.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4824/squash-and-chorizo-stew

This is the link to the thread that I am finding so useful.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1567814-5-2-Fast-day-recipe-ideas

The courgette, lentils, feta one is on this page.

www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9483381/52-diet-healthy-recipes-250-calories-or-less.html

I also read a low carb thread (can't remember which one there are so many) and they suggested courgettes made a nice alternative to pasta. You can shred them or cut them finely and then I think you boil them and add pesto or another sauce.

oooh thanks JOhnny!! Tasty vair tasty

I am going to have a cup of tea and some malt loaf. Only had 700 cals today so can have a little something I think.

Hey all! Ta youcan
Yes johnny he is bloody rude. How on earth has your DH not noticed?!?!

tort Blimey that is fantastic, I envy you with your bike riding.

didi we are pretty much the same, I am 5ft 6 so I do look quite fat in some clothes. Bizarrely when I wear tighter things people say how slim I look I think I have a fairly thin waist and wrists, ankles etc, it is my stomach which lets me down!
I also have a wedding to go to in June, and is with uni mates who saw me when I was a stick (had a particularly party/clubbing lifestyle which helped with the weightloss ) so I am determined.

I am also looking at my fitness pal, very surprising how many calories things have that I wouldn't think twice about, eg small bags of raisins etc, an orange has 87 calories for example!!!!!

We will do this, we are established now, we are friends, we look out for eachother and we have human as our motivator so we will all be fine!

OMG didi by the way I wasnt saying we were the same and I am fat because I think you look fat, I just joined two sentences without thinking about it!!!!!!!

I just think we are starting from the same weight!!!! Eeeeeeek!

Thanks for recipe. Have added chorizo, butternut squash and passata to Tesco shop! Not sure Dds would eat it though.

Finished off my jar of jelly beans tonight. No more temptation.

Dds have requested cycling to school tomorrow. Will go for an extra ride after dropping them off. Think its going to be painful on the bum! It already hurts

CCC - I do not think you look fat at all...I was surprised when you told me your dress size..genuinely surprised. You do not look like what you weigh at - I would put you at atleast a stone less.
But still we ARE doing it.

Johnny - have you given your DH any clue? He sounds like my husband. i lost 3 stone and he didn't notice That's MY DH not yours...haha

Go for it Tortoise! Your health will improve so much and your self esteem if you feel fit - even when I wasn't losing weight, just running made me feel confident because I knew I could run the socks of any of the slimmer mums I went running with.

I'd better invest in either a padded seat or some padded bum shorts to wear under trackies!

It's ok CCC I didn't think you were calling me fat. I think I look fat or I wouldn't be here. I'm 5'9" so am slightly taller than you but I am a definite apple shape so my belly is huge. I'm a size 18 atm and I would love to be a size 12, but a 14 is probably more realistic to maintain long term. I will be a 12 for the summer when I've got these wedding to go to though.

youcan checkpint I've bought loads of new clothes from eBay and sales and he's noticed them, just not me! He's always been unobservant when I get a haircut or manicure so i guess he's just crap. Most of my friends think it's just because he sees me every day but I think that's a rubbish excuse. If I'd lost 7lbs I wouldn't expect him to notice but 27? That's probably the weight of our 2 year old! And his jeans are hanging off him due to my diet but he hasn't twigged it might be because of my cooking!

didi another tall lady I'm sure you will look fabulous even if you maintain at a 14.

Grumble at y'all think I'm officially the shortest of you all as think in around 4 foot And sitting means I can't hide the belly

On train bus can be dangerous right in line if someone farts though bright side I'm right height to appreciate a nice arse in a man to ti

In pain and can't sleep.

Heard from DM this evening that she doesn't have the right gene for the only therapy which we were still holding out hope for.

This is it...she really isn't going to see her grandchildren grow up.

My head is spinning and I have to give a blinder of a talk at work tomorrow and I don't know how I can do it.

I know it's pointless posting now because even human won't be up exercising for another 3 hours but ....I don't even know but what.

Oh Icb I am so sorry

Have they offered any help or any treatment ? I can reccomend Macmillan nurses the support from them for my dad and rest if us was great

Ever need to talk pm me anytime

Sadly can relate I lost my dad 6 years ago to cancer he never got to see my younger ones getting older and changing

ICB - I am so sorry. I (thankfully) do not have experience of this. Can some posters on the other forums give some proper support with Human? I really hope you are getting some support irl from the right people? How is your DM?

Johnny - See how far you can push it with your DH - see if you can get his trousers to falls down in public!!

ICB Sorry to hear that. I too have no experience, but ypu could start a thread in the right topic on here and I'm sure someone will have some good advice.

I'm still rather saddle sore this morning . Will see if dds still want to cycle to school.

Cycled with dds to school then went for a quick ride. Another 5 miles done. Different route to yesterday's. Slightly harder, knackered now!

icb I am sorry to hear that. Could you postpone the work talk while you get your head around things? I'm sure people will understand. I'm sure you have brought your mum a lot of happiness by making her a grandmother.

youcan Getting his trousers down in public? Just like old times

Thanks all for the kind words.

It turns out posting on here was the magic trick and I was sound asleep about 30 seconds later.

Thank you for sharing your experience human I just know nothing about anything - including McMillan. However I will get internetting and see what I can find!

Johnny- maybe you should actually sabotage and add loads of fat to his meals. See if he notices the - the fun to be had from his inattention to detail is brilliant. Ever read The Twits ?

Another just under 2 miles cycled . Dds wouldn't have been happy if I hadnt picked them up from school on my bike.

Yay for tortoise!

youcan we do have a set of Ronald Dahl boooks so will see if the twits is there. Have never read it. I did wonder if dh was being polite (can't be easy for a man to comment on his wifes weight without saying the wrong thing) but I made loads of comments over Xmas about his jeans being too big expecting him to comment on my weight and he didn't.

Such a healthy day. Had chorizo and butternut squash casserole twice with loads of veg and a bacon sandwich for breakfast and am still under 1,000 cals. Got the scary message from mfp about too few calories so I will be having some Xmas cake as a treat later.

Just spent nearly an hour not combing DDs! DD2 had loads and she's got short hair! I think we might be cycling again in the morning.

That would be NIT combing.