Calling all Motivational Mondayers!!

[TheOneWithTheHair]

And anyone else who wants to join in. The idea of this thread is a way to record weightloss, motivate each other, discuss which methods if any we are using to lose weight and give the occasional kick up the bum.

Right you lot. I was going to wait until new year to start this thread but I think that if I'm going to have my head in the right place to start, I need your help now. I haven't weighed yet I'll do that on the 1st but I think I probably have 2 1/2 stone to lose. Last time I had 3st to lose so I'm seeing that as a postitive.

So, are any of you still out there? Who'd like to join me?

Hoping you're all on track and having a wonderful social life which is why you're not on here.

Grr, not goot today, suffering with IBS and as such have eaten too much (sounds weird, but eating helps it). Cheeky weigh in this morning and hoping for a maintain

How's everyone getting on?

eighty sounds like you're a whizz at running. I've been asked to do a 5k fun run for work (I say I like I'm important, what I mean is everyone at work has been asked). Debating it but it's round and round a field several times with people there cheering you on. Which ordinarily would be a good thing. Not so much so if you're a teacher running on behalf of your school and having students likely mock me looking out of puff and walking half of it. Am yet to decide.

I've taken it easy today (in terms of resting and also cutting out the snacks).
It's been quite a week, Gang Show involved lots of late nights, lots of exercise but lots of cake and eating out.
I got in at 1am last night and was up and out by 9 to do Sunday School.
Tonight I'm having an early night, hope I won't have gained too much for tomorrow's weigh in, I've got a few quiet weeks ahead to get back on track.

Yes IMST all the Gang Show parents parking outside the dance school! Pain in the bum! Glad it went well though. :)

Reastie, think of it this way. You teach food tech to teens iirc. They will have seen you become half the person you were and to then see you run will be inspirational to them. I bet they'll cheer you on unbelievably. Everyone loves a hero.

I'm on the radio tonight if you're up at 1.30. We're discussing the proposed new Character and Resiliance certificate that a cross party committee have recommended. It should be interesting and relevant to you as it's for school/college leavers.

Morning,

IMST sounds like you've been super busy. It's good to hear that you can still be teeny tiny and eat cake and moderate things etc though. Tbh I think I'ma bit scared of cake, I can't do moderation.

Hair I heard a little of you on the show last night. You have a lovely radio voice. What I want to know is how does you brain function at such a time? You're having to think of intelligent answers quickly at 1:30am, I can barely remember my name at that hour! Btw I love that you are called a 'parenting expert', will have to save my dilemmas up for you

STS this week, not bad considering and certainly not complaining. Off shopping today for a new sports bra, yet again my bras are getting too big. Wonder what size I am now

Morning everyone, thanks for all the snack recommendations! I'd forgotten I'd tried those nakd bars too and I did like them so might have to stock up.
Thanks for mentioning the character and resilience stuff, wasn't aware of it but it's relevant to something I'm doing so will have a listen

Just weighed and I am slightly under 12st. No idea what I was lasttime, just really hoping I can get back onto it. Work should have got a bit quieter :)

Morning all. Have somehow lost 1 lb this week - which considering I was on some sort of accidental anti-diet on Friday, must mean pre- and post-compensating worked. Yey. Now to keep it up.

I also like those Nakd bars - but couldn't quite remember their name a while ago during a distracted online shop and googled 'naked bars' to see if that's what they were in fact called - got way more information than I bargained for there! I also hadn't heard of the character and resilience certificate, interesting - off now to google it - hopefully with less lewd results

Just catching up. reastie I don't go to bed first so my brain is still awake. I think it's funny to be called an expert. I was brought on as a non-expert in the beginning. I must have gained qualifications I'm not aware of.

It was good last night until the last 15 seconds when the American parenting expert dropped in that boys should do martial arts and national service and girls should learn social skills! I picked my jaw off the floor long enough to express my disgust and the program ended. I hope they get him back on so I can debate with have a go at him.

I didn't weigh as I didn't get up until 11.30am so too late. I ruined every effort with a shared box of sweet popcorn with ds2 at the cinema tonight. we all went to see The Lego Movie. It was very fun.

Stealth we didn't talk about the certificate in the end. They changed the question last minute. They always do that to me.

Well done ifandwhen :)

straight back on it Hair, gladyou enjoyed the movie :)

Oh eighty how annoying. Btw I'm interested re: getting dress altered. How much did it cost you? I want to get a dress altered but it's 5 sizes too big and not sure it's possible to reduce it that much unless it costs alot

Things here OK except chocolate consumption again but have been rubbish at exercise, only once last week and once so far this week. Must do better.

I've not vanished! Been helping my wee nana move into sheltered accom so been very busy!

Maintain (if you ignore the .5 lb gain - we round our numbers don't we?!) which was not bad considering a greedy weekend and missed gym.

Been much better since Monday and two nsv's

I managed to not buy any biscuits at the wall if temptation in home bargains!

When I was helping with the removal, one of the guys said 'if we knew there'd be a lifter we'd have had you on the crew!' So some recognition of my lifting yay!

Thanks Stealth, and well done Kato, once again justifying your growing superhero image, especially with the biscuit willpower!

Eighty, how annoying re dress, but you'll be back in it soon. I have a dress I like that is slightly too small at the moment... and for various reasons too long-winded to go on about involving leaky roof I have it and some other clothes hanging next to my bed at moment, so I'm trying to use the dress as a source of motivation since its the first and last thing I see each day!

Kato love the comment from the movers

Just decorated DDs birthday cake. I'm really quite proud of myself, it looks really good if I do say so myself [proud]

Share a pic!!

Can't work out how to! The memory is too high for the ss/my profile...

Are the file sizes huge?

5m

does this work?

Oh wow! It sure does!

Wowser mate, I'm very impressed!!!

Reastie - that is properly amazing! I managed to almost stuff up icing some little buns the other day, could do with some icing tips...

Sorry I've not been on. Will catch up properly after half term.

If well done on your loss.

Kato, brilliant NSVs. You deserve them.

Reastie that cake is amazing. I hope dd loves it!