BigMothers Week 4

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Nice new thread for a new week of fabulous weightloss, lots of chat and great support.

Congratulations everyone! Ds2 has just been admiring Schneebly's "crown hat". :)

Good luck to everyone for this week.

I rather like the crown - always thought I should have been born into royalty!

Good vibes for a great week everyone!

I WANT A CROWN, I WANT ONE.

Just like my school reports...

"Susan really must try harder"

yes the crown is motivating me

I WILL make a proper effort this week, I will I will I will

Well ... we all know what to do if we want a crown ...

That crown has my name on it

My school report "A is fiercely competitive" LOL

How is everyone doing?

I've got some kind of virus so can't face eating atm. Does this mean that I might get that crown without even trying? :o

oooh sneaky coppertop - a virus eh?

Only joking! Hope you feel better soon.

Oh dear Coppertop - hope you feel better soon.

where did you get it Coppertop? I want it

seriously, hope you feel better. My illnesses always seem to make me crave cakes and sweets...

wwb & jackieno are beating me! I'm going to have cut out my nightly stack of digestives! I'm so proud of us all, can't belive how well everyone's doing!

I think we are officially all just fabulous!

Dear bigmofos,

Had my weigh in yesterday. I'm down 9 pounds in 4 weeks on WW points. Long may it continue. But I've just learnt they've released a new flavour Jaffa Cake and will need to put a few points their way.

The loss means I'm now in the 17 stone band instead of 18 stone which is nice, even though I've lost a dinky little point in my daily allowance. I am destined to lose an additional one on my birthday in a few months too (points allowance is calculated on a number of variables including weight and age)... so will soon be a lot less smiley I expect, LOL.

v.well done hub2dee!

(ps what is the new Jaffa cake then.....)

Thank you. I am so svelte. NOT.

I have staretd a thread regarding developments in Jaffa land \link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?rn=27491&topicid=1375&threadid=179288\here} so as not to cause excessive salivation on this one.

Oh, you guys are all so heroic! Well done to everybody for all that weight loss. Meanwhile, I'm hanging around in the doldrums, not losing, but at least not gaining - I'm not even going to open that Jaffa cake thread, H2D, no I'm not, you can't make me.

I am at least the proud owner of a sprained wrist, acquired through an attempt at ice-skating. Of course I fell on the wrist with the full force of a heffalump, then had to go to the medical room to be pampered [sniff, sniff]. Shows willing, though, don't it?

I reckon you'd have lost at least one pound, maybe more, if you'd have had it off at the wrist...

Jaffa cakes are spawn of the devil

However they don't have VAT on them as they are a cake not a biscuit. This was proved in a very famous landmark case when VAT sued McVities. McV won becasue biscuits go soft when stale and cakes go hard (apparently Jaffa cakes go hard when stale - ergo - cake!).

Is it really obviously that I trained as an accountant? You can tell me...

And I'm eating for England over here in the isle of wight. My sister has BAAAAD things in the fridge

They are a blessing from above.

I quite like being a Big Mofo ... has a good ring to it

A new flavour Jaffa Cake?

Sacrilege.

Well done on your 9lbs Hub ... just don't get too carried away with sampling the Jaffa Cakes, hey!

Obviously nobody is impressed by my interesting VAT/Jaffacake fact. Huh, no hope for any of you...

It is quite interesting, Suejonez; it's just that it makes me hungry. I could eat one of those stale ones right now.

Mmmmm, crispy Jaffa cakes...

I suppose if I'd had my left hand amputated, as recommended by H2D, I'd only have one hand left to eat with. Could cut the calories; but would put an end to my sporting career as an ice dancer, twirling gracefully above dh's head [guffaw, guffaw]

Dh is a Project Manager for a food group, has worked on lines for Jaffa Cakes, and takes every opportunity to tell me (and anyone who will listen) about their famous court case proving they are a cake. I can't believe that there's someone else who is similarly fixated

I also know why the last Jaffa Cake in every packet faces the opposite way to the rest of them ... it's another of his "fascinating" facts.