Is anyone feeling all MOTIVATED on this lovely sunny MONDAY

[StealthPolarBear]

I am :o

yay, that's ace who . Rome wasn't built in a day and this is a marathon not a sprint (someone on this thread gave me the marathon analogy a couple of years ago and I still mentally refer to it alot in RL).

Mmmmm malteasers. Why did you have to mention them! Well done on the loss whodoes

Thanks for the suggestions reastie I'll have a little look on google. I'm gonna try and go the gym tomorrow. I haven't been yet this week as DS is teething and only wants cuddles which win every time over the gym. At least if I don't go I can try and give one of them a go.

Can I come back please?

Sorry for my looong abscence. I've been lurking as I was totally demotivated and didn't want to bring others down. I think the SAD got the better of me for a while, plus I'm currently running on about 5hrs sleep. Not good.

However, I really, really want to do this. I want to be a slim person. I'm starting small this time and not setting dream goals.

First on the list is to drink more water. I'm going to slowly replace my hot drinks, starting with after dcs' bedtime.

Also, I seem to be giving in to my sweet tooth again. I'm craving and devouring chocolate so I must get that under control.

When I've succeeded with those goals, I'll tackle the rest of the food and exercise. I'm trying to not be a perfectionist so I won't feel like I've failed again.

Hello to the new people and all round if you let me back in and aren't too cross with me. :)

Hello Hair it's good to see you (gah, as I typed that I sung the 'hello' Mr Tumble song in my head ). I did ask about you a few times but you didn't reply . See, I keep saying this but I think everyone should stick on this thread EVEN more when they're going through a rubbish time/given up to keep them on the straight and narrow. Plus, it doesn't bring the thread down, it just makes everyone realise we're all struggling, it's not easy. It seems to always feel like it's just me coming on here moaning about everything . FWIW your lack of perfectionism tackling each habit at a time sounds really good.

Things OK here. I ache all over after doing my first P90X kenpo workout yesterday (lots of kicks and punches). It's weird as I find P90x hard, but not in the same way as insanity. Insanity was quick quick quick crazy crazy crazy sweat sweat sweat. This is more weights and less manic, but still hard. Sorry, that was really dull

Thanks for the ear worm Reastie!

The water thing is going well and I hope it will make my skin less dull aswell.

Food is terrible but I'm glad to be back and hoping to be inspired.

Exercise is almost nil at the moment. Although I spend most of my life rushing around, it mainly seems to be in the car. I did walk a couple of miles into town and back this week with IMST but we went for coffee and cake that I'd won in a raffle so I think it was wiped out somewhat.

Dd finished school on 4th July so I'll have a few weeks walking ds2 to school and back, plus I promised her a few bike rides. Things are looking up. :)

Just saw this thread title in active and panicked - thinking it was actually Monday!

hair your DD finishes school on 4th July....so do I. We've booked a holiday from 5th July thinking no schools will finish that early so it'll be really lovely and quiet everywhere (our school has changed it's holiday dates). Am I in for an unpleasant surprise I wonder...

mum

Urgh. I'm here too. Still ttc so over on the conception boards a lot, but keep hitting the biscuits when AF trots up!!

Stuck in a random 4lb on and off limbo, still keeping on at the gym, kettlercise 2x week and spin 2x

Generally meh and bleurghhhh

X for toefluff, it's a habit!

I always finish off texts with x, a few have even crept in when emailing my team manager at work -that's not cool!

I had a night out last night and feeling delicate so not counting food today, went on a bike ride this morning only to come home and eat half a packet of cookies...

Hi Hair! little steps still takes u a long way, I might join you in the water one, how much are we actually supposed to have a day?

I leave xs on texts too. You're far from the only one!

I think water is supposed to be around two litres. No way I'd manage that much but I'm aiming for over

One.

Food tonight is Quorn and rice with salad so a better choice than of late but it may be followed with a white wine chaser.

2litres! That's a heck of a lot if water, i don't think I've ever drank that much in a day, vodka maybe but not water

Lol I'm all by my lonesome tonight and I can't decide what's the best way to spend it, horror movie/hot bath and early night or start a new book.. My life is so exciting!

I'd go for bath and film so I can crochet at the same time. But I'm very boring at the moment. If I had the energy I'd turn my room into a spa for the evening and catch up with some much neglected maintainance.

Disclaimer- the water amount comes from a long forgotten memory so may be very wrong!

Hair remember the 2 litres includes water in food (which is surprisingly high) and that figure has actually been disproved/confirmed as being a bit of a random number by scientists and not accurate, so don't stress about 2 litres. If you recall I'm water obsessed and at one point drank over 6 litres a day so I'm always trying to cut down on my intake not up it! And in answer to what you're thinking, yes, I need the loo all the time

Haha. It did cross my mind.

6 litres! Wow.

What is the recommended amount anyway?

6 litres! I don't think I manage one. I have drunk zero water today and instead drunk a load of traditional lemonade.
I've been terrible today, the closet I got to exercise was a half an hour stroll and we ended up with pizza for tea. In 5 weeks I'll be on my holiday so I really need to fix my ways. I'm planning on hitting the gym early tomorrow.

one you sound like me, go for a walk and finish it with cake. I find it too hard to give up food and was hoping to work it off at the gym but its really not going to plan.

toe I'd go for the bath with a book and just chill. I'm in a lazy mood tonight.

It's catching I nearly added x on the end then.

Yes, well, I had been gradually increasing my water intake over years so didn't notice the quantity. I'm still on maybe 4 litres a day, but it's better than before. Hair there is no scientifically proven advice on how much water you actually need a day [unhelpful] this is quite interesting

Kato good to hear from you. Fingers crossed on the ttc. I remember that time well, I was such an anxious mess on the 2ww. Did it take long with DS?

Toe to xing your manager! What did you do last night?

wanna it's early, so I'm checking you're off to the gym and giving you a kick to go

xx for everyone

Interesting article. Thanks Reastie.

Did you go to the gym Wanna?

It's great to "see" you all btw.

I've just cleaned out the fridge freezer. I am soooooooo rock and roll!

Goodness me, I started a book... And at 3.15am I finished it! I'm so tired I ache, urgghh! Shattered isn't the word.

What's everyone up to today? I'm waiting for dp to get back and see what state he's in before including him in plans (stag do last night)

Hangover is gone though so back to calorie counting, feeling the need for shed loads of veg!!

It's got to be done Betty.

Definitely suffering this morning too Toe, the champagne came out last night. Oops.

I have to drive dd to a party today in Stoke-On-Trent. It's probably going to take 2hrs to get there, for a two hr party and I cannot be arsed!

It's not even a good friend of dd and I will know precisely 1other mum.

Hi everyone
nice to have you back hair and btw you are a slim person!
im doing ok in general but having weekend off, first days off in quite a while

I'm at the gym now doing a cool down on the bike. Can't have you all telling me off for not going
I shall check in properly later but it's hard to type when riding.

@ Wanna. Don't do yourself an injury. And well done!

Thanks Stealth but you've not seen me for a bit and it's crept back on I'm afraid. Plus I keep looking at InMySpareTime and feeling like a failure. I know that's not her fault.

Anyone who doesn't know IMST, she's a poster who lost around 5st on the Motivational Monday threads (she still posts now and again). She's also my friend and neighbour. She is now tiny and looks fab and I don't think I've met anyone with more will power.