HotMamas - Five years on, are we fit or are we fat???

[FjorGynAndHotWater]

New thread, this one WILL work!!!!

Sorry, I clicked post.

They are knickers with a waterproof leak free gusset, but are not all crinkly, nor do they look like incontinence knickers. I will also use them when I'm on my period because I normally have about 24 hours when I'm excessively heavy, so it will also give me piece of mind that I'm not leaking everywhere.

Ah, they do look handy for heavy periods Velma.

Well I braved the scales and apparently 11.7 (or 11.2 ) which is about +4 IIRC. However I remain sceptical as to the accuracy.

+4 is probably about right but actual added weight rather than bloating as I haven't had any alcohol for a week and no excessive food as been poorly for the last few days.

No gym today as swapped work days so not quite back into the groove yet - will try to keep focus on food as a priority and exercise once I'm feeling better.

And yes to new thread soon LOTI - this one lasted 15 months

That's not too bad sazz you really need to get those scales sorted!

School run done went to the gym and did a mix of cardio/resistance but not too much!

Hoping for double school run later windy/wet weather permitting!

Hope you are feeling on track today Fjorny/Velma xx

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I may rejoin you ladies on the next thread...

Ooh, who are you Cyst? Loving the name whoever you are!

Hope you dodged the rain LOTI.

Food ok today so far

I'm the other person who likes to invite myself to your house

Aha, the Queen

We'll rollout the cucumber sandwiches minus the bread for you on this thread

Welcome back

Queen I am thinking I may know u?? But not sure???!!!!

No rain but v v blustery but completed double run

Just had my dinner and kitchen is closed but want a treat... I shall and resist!!!

Hello, happy new year. Work is OK I guess. Kids are wonderful. DD did all sorts of educational stuff this holiday and went back to school ridiculously excited that her hair was long enough for a pony tail. DS obsessed with hero factory.

Feeling fat. Sigh. We will see if waving my hands and vaguely hoping that I lose weight is a more effective strategy this year than it was last ...

loti you do indeed know me from August threads of old :)

Anyway. I am very happily not drinking since new year, and have made it back to the gym after December's total write off. Did 50 fast lengths in their smallish pool yesterday, have booked a YogaTone class (whatever the fuck that is) for tomorrow.

Well done on gym going cyst - I may even go today just to calibrate my scales . You are probably unaware unless you have been reading our drivel but my brand new very expensive scales have been consistently weighing 5lb over

11.5 (11.0?) this morning. Seem to have recallibrated the appetite this week and also no alcohol so feel a bit kinder to my body.

Probably out for dinner tonight - part of me wants to go and the other not as I have been doing so well. Unfortunately I am not someone who can go out and eat a lettuce leaf - all or nothing for me

Morning

Hope you have a lovely meal out tonight sazz well done on the downward slope and hope gym scales are kind.

Let us know how yogatone goes cyst sounds like fun

Lovely early morning walk with pal this am, school runs to do and hopefully another good walk with another pal. Food going ok scales not behaving yet but trying to look at the bigger picture

Gym scales at 11.0 as predicted. So ok, but pesky half a stone needs to go.

Hi DrG - am laughing about your waving your arms around ineffectually for a year . Are you still cycling to work?

LOTI - we have freezing rain and wind here so don't think it would be a nice walk here!

• 5 mins powerplate. Given it's been about a month since i was last here it wasn't too bad!

lol sazz got drenched in school run and on power walk sun splitting the skies now and I still haven't warmed up!

Hello GiantGaspingSatanicCyst that means I will know you too (hi!) but can't quite work out who you are. Am v v impressed at the exercise from everyone.

No, not cycling at the moment. But I did get bike lights for Christmas. Does this count? I also got an amaryllis which is doing very well.

loti do you do early morning walks in the dark? It wasn't light here until really late today.

Evening all. Well my eating is under control and I've been to Zumba at the school over the road. Ive had a terrible 2 days at work which resulted in me crying in front of students so when I got home I really didn't want to go, but then I thought, no the fuckers aren't going to detrail my personal plans, they can fuck me about at home, but not at work.

I enjoyed it, the instructor was good and the routines not too hard even though i can't really do legs and arms together, although I give it a good go.

The diary doll knickers arrived, but they are a very odd shape. They have a low leg with a wide gusset, but they are quite low rise, so sit under my podge. If they were cheaper I would keep them, but at £15 a pair, I'll just get by with my granny knickers and a tena and laying a towel on the bed when I'm really heavy. It's true though they aren't really crinkly

I'm off for a spa day tomorrow and they have a 25m pool, so I'm going to take my goggles to do a few laps. I'm also going to take my kindle and its waterproof cover. I will also resist the desserts which I'm sure they'll have on the 'healthy buffet'.

DrG posted whilst I was writing, but when I did my nordic walking on Tuesday and at times I was in the pitch dark with just the light from my head torch. I was lovely, all sensory deprivation, exactly the feeling I get with swimming, so all I had to think about was how my body was moving. I'll probably feel sad once the lighter nights come round.

Velma - I was a little emotional blubbed at the school gates today. Well done you for rising above it and I hope the fuckers leave you alone when you return. In the meantime have a fab spa tomorrow

DrG, I expect the amaryllis is prettier than the bike lights

Had takeaway curry - one beer, curry, 1/2 rice and a poppadom. Absolutely bloody stuffed!!

DrG O RLY?

I'm trying to think of a suitable secret handshake reveal

Turns out YogaTone is a quite brutal dynamic yoga/pilates type thing. It was great! I thought it would be swishy woo nonsense at the start, when we were all swinging our arms around in fake tai chi motions, but fifteen minutes later it was all plank-to-lunge and so on. I feel worked.

Morning

Yogatone sounds fab cyst sounds like a great workout out

Velma it is Dr it is pitch black on the early morning stomp but so peaceful and quiet I do walk with a pal tho

Sazz that takeout didn't sound to bad and hope the emotions are okay today xx

Velma I couldn't do much of the moves on Zumba either but as it was done in the dark I made up some of my own

Early morning stomp down have a countdown dance class to try today eek

Morning lovely ladies hope you all had a good weekend?

Did quite well on sat and fell off the wagon completely yesterday

Walked 1st thing school run in a bit and then Zumba baby

My diet has become really healthy but it causing havoc with my ibs it seems anything that is suppose to be good for you seems to be bad for my tum! Planning on upping the protein and lowering the veg lol

Got to love Zumba

Hmm. Reset needed.

Fab weekend though