I need to lose 10lbs anyone want to join me?

[loopity]

Need the encouragement and motivation of others!

Morning everyone, Well done mrs fish...wow thats 5pound you've lost in all. half way there just another 5 to go and you will of lost 10pouds way hay!!!!!
Ok Ive lost 2 pounds
Now Im not going to slack this weekend like I did last weekend. I think thats the main problem for all of us. We should thing of some tactics to avoid too much wine and too much food.

Well I have a big party on Saturday, but I am hoping I will be so busy entertaining and tidying up as I go along that I won't eat too much

Well done on your loss too.

Its motivated me into being really good again this week.

Im going to think of another thing to cut out this week aswell as bread. Really I think I need to stop having wheatabix, but I really hate the taste and texture of porridge. I think I dont know whether to try chew it or swallow it...anyone else find this? I really wish I liked it because its so good for you and is very satisfing. Hmmm Ill have to have a think about what I will have instead. Maybe I should go completely wheat free this week... not sure how long id last, but im going to give it a go. Anyone want to join me?

Mrs fish, is it your party? If so make some healthy snacks for you to have. Will there be alcahol? Id say enjoy yourself and drink but try and not eat, but once you've had a drink you kind of lose all good intensions and eat whatever you like, well I do anyway. You've done so well, maybe be ridiculasly good tommorrow and just enjoy yourself on sat then back to being strict on sunday.

Morning everyone

Well done Mrs fish and BlB - Just weighed and I've lost 1.5 pounds so that's 4 in total for me so far which I'm very pleased about!

Will really have to be good this week, but this weekend is going to be very difficult - we are out for dinner with friends tomorrow and then to a halloween party on sat night. Will have to up my exercise levels to balance out.

I'd love to do the no wheat BlB, will have a think about it. Could you try the porridge with some of costa's stewed fruit mixed in to make it tastier?

BlB - Why don't you try the Oatibix instead - (then you can tell me what it tastes like )

Yes its my party, thats a good idea, I'll nibble on carrot sticks instead of crisps.

Main food will be ok as I am doing a large chilli, jacket spuds, rice, pukka pies, mushy peas and garlic bread. So I'll just have the chilli and a spud.

Im not all that keen on cooked fruit, but i will try it as it would be a very healthy breakfast. Your going to have to remind me on how to make it. My mum made a batch for ds a while back, with cooking apples she didnt add sugar as it was for ds, and it tasted awful. It was very tart. Could that be because it was made with cooking apples? Another I may try is adding raisins to it. My mum suggested I do that to bring a bit of sweetness and bite to the porridge. What porridge do you use? I have sainsburys original easy oats. It says make with milk, is it possible to use water instead?

Sorry forgot to congratulate you on your weight loss...WELL DONE, your nearly half way there if we cut out wheat im sure the weight would drop off. Apparently going wheat free helps your digestive system function better, so im sure that can only add to the weight loss.
I think we should do it loopity...we can keep each other motivated. Its going to be so hard for me, im a pasta addict!

BlB, costa's recipe is to soak apricots overnight then chop and add to peeled, sliced apples. Add some cinnamon or mixed spice and simmer until stewed. You definitely will need to add sugar to taste to offset the tartness of cooking apples or just use eating apples.

BTW, have tried sainsbury's porridge and didn't like it - I prefer oatso simple either plain with tsp of sugar or the flavoured ones are lovely.

OK, I'll go for the wheat thing but you will have your work cut out keeping me on track, what with my scone habit and everything!

I use sainsburys porridge oats, I usually have 1 1/2 ounce, add water straight from the tap until its about double the quantity of oats and then I microwave it till it goes nice and thick and yummy Result only 150 calories, plus whatever you add to it

Ok mrs fish will try it with water, i might prefer it without milk. If I still dont like it I'll try oastso simple. Costababes recipe sounds really tastey. I think the cinnamon would make it really nice, i love cinnamon. Ok thats what I will have tommorrow for breakfast.
Loopity lets try and think of a scone replacement. Cant think of one just yet, but loopity dont buy any not even for the kids because you'll eat them. Have you got any in the house now? If you do, have one and make it your last, untill you've lost your goal of 10lb then you can treat yourself to one. Something to look forward to.
As for scone replacement why not have carrot instead...haha im only joking, we need to find something apealing but not wheat or fatty. This is a tough one....

Appealing not apealing me and my spelling..

Loopity I thought you could have a rivita wil low fat philadelphia, but is it the sweetness of the scone you like so much?

2Ibs off

Well done sweetheart.

Don't know what it is about scones Just think they're lovely with a cup of tea! Don't have any in the house so will avoid the bakery for next few weeks so that I don't give in to temptation.

Sweeetheart, well done

well done every one on your losses this week !
i have lost 1.5 lbs this week, im kind of suprised that i maneged that cos a cople of days ago it didnt look good for me at all,but saying that i have been good most of the time.
i have also some how maneged
1/2 inc of my tits
1inc below my tits
1 1/2 inc from my waste
1/2 inch of my hips
1 inc of my ass
god knows how i have maneged this i have only been on dance mat 2 times in last week and ice skating 1 time outher than that i have been doing very low energy stuff.
how ever today i am at exactly 1 stone less after having baby 4 mounths ago so that makes me v happy so just 9 lbs left to get me back to pre pregnant and then anouther 8 lbs wood be grate ..........seems better to brake it down like that.

Oh wow well done dic, seems more exciting when you actually know how many inches you've lost. Im going to measure myself now and right it all down so I can record inch loss neaxt week.
Loopity what are you having for lunch? Going wheat frees hard when you dont have any rice eggs or chickpeas in the house. Im out of ideas.

Write not right...

hiya big
can i sugest if u r going to write them down make a chart, i have and in my collems i put it like this

1. date
2. weight 3&4)left arm right arm
3. bust 6)below bust 7)waste 8)belly 9)hips 10)bum 11&12)right thigh L. thigh 13&14) R. knee L. knee
4. totle weight loss
5. totle inch loss i find doing it that way its relly good when u look back on it and see the difrence, sometimes lbs dosent seem good to me untill i c it written down and see where the lbs r going from, i think i will try and join u all in the no wheat for the week,im sure i feel better allredy for not having had any bread all week, how about ryvita? im stupid some times but is rye wheat?

lost 1 lb, well done to all, and thanks for support, this shaming your self is def working for me!

Rye's made from rye flour not wheat, so we can have itits wholgrain and really good for you.
Well done costababe.

cool thanks, maybe i wil get some for despret moments then, i guess eating ryvita will help me increse my water to cos they r sooo dry, made my porrege relly thickly this morning,was very filling its nearly 2 and im soooo not hungry still,
but very thursty, think today might be the first day i get my 2 ltrs of water in me,
i keep meaning to but forgeting untill night time then its to late to drink that much hehe

Hi everyone

Just been to supermarket and bought some ryvita and oatcakes! Also some wheat and gluten-free bread so that i can still have some with my scrambled eggs! BlB, just had loads of fruit for lunch (mango and melon)and i'm going to have some yoghurt now - see, making healthier choices already!