MOTIVATION through the power of non scales victories

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All welcome :) losing weight and being healthy through the power of motivation (particularly on Mondays)

4.5lb to go to my first stone gone. I'm very happy, I'm in size 14 jeans for the first time in years! It was 10.5lbs gone, but the past 2 weeks a pound has crept back on due to bad eating.

I need an event or a goal or something to help with motivation...

Fili re: your jogging ability - from little molehills do mountains grow (or something similar) :)

LV well done on the size 14 jeans, that's fab and yes you can do it!

Today has been a rubbish day - dropped a slab of granite on my big toe, it was agony, had to go to hospital where they told me they don't think it's broken but even if it was they couldn't do anything . I can't drive or walk much so exercise DVD has been scrapped for the immediate future until it's healed a bit I'm so annoyed with myself!

Reastie - Ouch! Hope you're on the mend soon.

Thanks IMST . Thank goodness it's a bit better today, just very tender and bruised. I may try doing some arm weights to at least feel like I'm getting some exercise in and am off to Halfords to get a childs bike seat to go on the back of my bike so when I can get back to exercise properly I can try cycling with DD on the back.

In good news, 1 lb down this week. I'm now 12 st 4. Current goal is to get into the 11 stones, then I'd like to get to the low 11 stones as then finally my BMI will be healthy.

Well done Fili, I'm still maintaining at 9st.
I got lots of comments at a barbecue on Saturday, usually "have you lost...a lot...of weight?" Then the inevitable quest for my "secret", because just eating less can't possibly be all I did.

Hi everyone!

Lost the thread for a while there, but alls well here. DS happy to be going back nursery after the holiday weekend which is great.

I'm in work in my gym gear as I'm running MVA and breakaway training today, and have had lots of compliments on weight loss and like you IMST they want to know the 'secret' but not happy that its calorie counting and 5 nights per week in the gym!

Going to MILs for an Indian and Les Mis on DVD, so going to the gym first!

Hope you're all well, will read the full thread now!

Yay 3.5lbs off this week, and I got our group's Slimmer of the Month award for May, which was VERY unexpected, but a nice surprise :)

It means I'm 1lb away from having lost my first stone. I can't believe it, I've never managed to lose this much just by dieting on my own! I love my group

Well done LV, keep going everyone.
Hair's fine, she's going away for the weekend so mostly packing and DC wrangling .
How's half term treating you all? I've been busy working so far, but off on holiday (to Wales) on Saturday, for a well earned rest. I say rest, if it's true to form we'll be hiking and visiting archaeological sites of interest I love it really, I'm a massive geek but I get a rest the week after (which I'll use to edit my book).

very quiet on here this week end, hopefully everyone is out and enjoying the dry weather at last .

1 lb down this week . Managed 4 workouts last week.

fili why did one of your posts get deleted?! I read it at the time but can't remember now what it said but don't remember being about whatever it was you said.

Toe is much much better thanks for asking 8020 pretty much back to normal use (but a bit bruised and sore).

kato what's MVA and breakaway training? Should I admit I have no idea what you're talking about?!

LV well done on slimmer of the month, you must be doing amazingly

IMST hope you're enjoying Wales

Well, I'm sat having just had a little cry, and a moan over in chat about how ROTTEN my job seeking situation is. Just been rejected even before interview for a job I REALLY wanted.

Fed up and in the past would normally go and find chocolate - can't do that any more so I'm just feeling sad :(

lpv ah no don't feel too awful, I'm sure things will pick up soon.
How is everyone doing this week?
My weigh in tomorrow and I'm bricking it. Had a shit week last week so sought solace in pizza hut on Friday.......

DrD things did pick up - I spent the afternoon with a friend and her lovely 22 month old DS.

Although it did prove I'm still not ready for my own children - helped her change him after his nappy failed to contain everything

LV FWIW I think I'd struggle to change anyone elses nappy except DDs and I won't comment on not containing everything as I've just eaten

DrD good to see you. Good luck for the weigh in, hopefully it won't be as bad as you're worrying about

Reastie yeah, my friend told me she thought she'd struggle, but apparently when said child is yours, it's different :)

I just love the fact he can call me by my name now :)

Off ice skating tomorrow - hoping to burn off the ice cream I treated myself to while I was out :)

Sorry forgot to say I'd .nc'd (in case anyone thought some random nutter had hijacked the thread). Another 2lb off this week.....that means (fanfare please) I have lost my first stone!!

Got my 1 stone award at SW group this morning - I've now lost 1 stone 2lb. I'm off out for a meal with friends tonight, some of whom don't know I've been losing weight, so will be wearing a nice flattering outfit to show off :)

Ohh LV well done, hope you get lots of well deserved compliments tonight at your meal out.

80 Croatia?

DrD yyyyyay to first stone.

Work colleague said to me today: you've lost tons of weight haven't you?me: 'yes'
colleague: how much have you lost?
me: 5 1/2 stone
colleague: face

She is one of the loudest chattiest person at work and she was rendered speechless [proud]

Hello Strangers!

Reastie I love that you silenced a chatterbox! You rock!

All's well with me, still maintained at 143 but I've renewed my programme at the gym and the instructor said 'well, you are very fit, some people need a longer cool down but you don't' I was very and

Loving the hot weather for the first time ever, wearing vests and dresses without flabby overspill and chaffing thighs!

Got a scrummy chorizo and chicken salad in the fridge for lunch and looking forward to another sunny weekend!