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

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Need the encouragement and motivation of others!

Brekkie - 1oz porridge (dry weight) with hot water, tsp sugar

Lunch - Mug of homemade veg soup, banana

Dinner - haddock fillet, smeared with red pesto, wrapped in 2 slices parma ham, leeks, baby corn, tblsp mash, 1 roasted tomato, tblsp salsa

Xmas shopping this afternoon - Steps 11,697 - 5.53 miles - 632 cals burned

i am feelling cr*p, very bloaty ( might be hormaonal ) i don't have periods as had hysterectomy but still have ovaries so have hormones - and DH has been away and despite trying hard have let myself ( and all you lot) down very badly every evening ...feeling very fat and fed up and have not done any exercise despite promising to, think i might go christmas shopping tomorrow on afternoon off if can get dd2 palmed off onto grandma as it looked liek a lot of walking and 600 odd cals - great, where di dyou all get your pedometers from ?? i think i migh tneed one ot spur me on and a good pep talk please....i don't want to be fat and fed up anymore...sobsob

ooohh i love baby weight chats dd1 was 4Lb 4 oz at 35 weeks and dd2 was 9 lBs at 42 weeks - hence the emergency c/s and hysterectomy ( well not exactly her fault of course...) all my tiny baby clothes didn't fit such a porker...

hi there, mummydoc, I am feeling crappy and bloaty today, af due any day, we need to think positive, if we have one bad day, so what! balanced with the rest of the week being good and trying to put any type of exercise in will help, there have been really good ideas for exercise on here previously, dancing around to the tweenies music video being the one that made me laugh the most, but it worked and was a great mood lifter Pedometers, I think they are all buying them from boots, Ive got one but it keeps resetting itself so I dont seem to be doing more than about 200 steps a day, now that cant be right!!

thanks costa - will get dd1 pop party dvd out this evening wiht her and instead of homework we will do a bit dancing - she and i could do with cheering up.

Dont worry md, there is still time to get back on track. I always find if I dont eat very much during the day I tend to binge eat at night. Maybe if you make sure you have a good breakfast and a good luch and a smaller dinner you might find it easier not to snack.
Wow 4lb 4 and 9lb. Bet it was 2 very different expiriences.
I think going christmas shopping tomo is a very good idea. It'll help cheer you up. Maybe you could treat yourself to something.

Mummydoc - come on we can do it! Even if we're not losing heaps of weight every week, at least we're not piling it on for xmas instead(Although I did have 2 slices of leftover birthday cake for my lunch - not good )

I find it really hard to be good sometimes as well - evenings are my downfall - tea and toast or wine and crisps.

We need some strategies, hmmm... anyone any ideas? Liked texasrose's £1 in a jar, any more...

BTW- my pedometer from boots online £9.99 - counts steps, cals and distance

We could also set each other exercise challenges eg at least 30 mins exercise everyday, even if it is just going mad doing the housework with some music blasting, or dancing with the Tweenies. Or do 10,000 steps a day. Are you a member of a gym mummydoc? if so, we could promise to go on at least a certain amount of days to e.g. swim or go on the treadmill for say 30 mins or more.

Another tip - log onto mumsnet in the evening after you put to kids in bed. Even if no-one's around on this thread, reading through the others will keep you occupied and out of the kitchen!

i am liking you all sooo much , particularly the suggestionof mumsnet in the evening to get away from fridge ! and buy myself something while christmas shopping - just not a mince pie!!! feel better now, and yes am member of lovely health club, so in revenge for dh trip away i am going tonight to swim and will leave him wiht kids/puppy and school uniforms to sort out ...hurrah , a plan i feel better all ready!

lornaloo , yes it was very different having such a whopper after a tiny first baby, dd1 didn't make 9lbs until she was 3 months, she used to wear babyborn clothes, dd2 wouldn't have got one chubby thigh into them ! and i had been convinnced that i would have an even earlier baby so 42 weeks seemed to last a lifetime.. but love them both to bits obviously.

Enjoy your gym trip tonight mummydoc- think I might go myself after kids to bed, maybe for a swim and spa pool - then can take as long as I want to get changed, do hair, have a coffee etc, as opposed to the minute or two I have in the mornings before school run.

Reading this makes me want a swim too, have a friend over for dinner though...
Do any of you know a good website for bathrobes and pjs? Its for my mums christmas pressie.

how much are you thinking of spending?? the white company do lovely thing but are expensive.

I did have a quick look on the website but didnt see what I was looking for. I might have another look.
Any other ideas?
Im making a chilli any tips on how to make it really yummy?
Ive addded dark chocolate to it already.

Evening everyone
Here's today's intake!

Breakfast/lunch - 2 slices (small) of birthday cake
Dinner - 2 sausages, mash, carrots and broccoli

Don't think I'm going to get to gym tonight after all, heap of things to do at home - will try for tomorrow instead x

BTW lornaloo, Per Una (M&S) do really nice, soft and fluffy bath robes, I got one for my mum from there last xmas

Today - No exercise at all, ds has been poorly and very clingy, so not had chance to do much other than sit and cuddle him.

Brekkie - 1 crumpet, 1 nimble and gold
Lunch - Veg soup, 1 w/m and gold
Dinner - 1/2 tin mushy peas, few chips, 1/wm bread
Snacks - Special K bliss bar, 3 pink wafer biscuits

Hope he's better soon, Mrs Fish.

lornaloo, i think mumsnetters may get discount at the white company - their stuff is very nice too

Right, have poured a glass of wine and am off to watch the "celebs" in the jungle

Breakfast bowl of wheatabix
Lunch wholemeal pasta with sweetcorn red onion and a spoonful of extra light mayo.
Dinner chilli with brown rice.
Snacks 3 satsumas a few bites of ds banana.
4liters of water and 2 cans of diet coke.

Ugh Im feeling really down tonight.
Its going to sound shallow but about my stomach. Its horrible. I really want a tummy tuck but my mum and dp hate the idea. I want more kids too so there wouldnt be any point.
I obsess over my stomach everyday, I dont think I will ever be happy with it.
Ugh why dont they have a bloody cure for stretchmarks and saggy skin..... and .

How on earth do you drink 4 litres of water in a day???? I struggle to drink one.. mind you that is one and also cups of tea

evening everyone, sorry haven't posted for a couple of days but have just been away with estranged husband and kids for 2 nights in Hastings.
Had a really good time and even better, because I am always a bit nervous when away from home, I couldn't eat very much so maybe tomorrows weigh in might bring some good news.
Have been really rubbish again today with food because back at work.
1 x Special K bar for breakfast
1 x toasted tuna and cheese panini for lunch
chicken chop suey, egg fried rice & sweet & sour sauce for dinner
snacks - 5 rich tea biscuits, 3 small chocolates and 4 malted milk biscuits.
No exercise today because left the house this morning at 7 to get kids to Dads house, went to work, got home from Dads house at 7.30pm and made 18 jars of blackberry jam for Children in Need craft stall at work on Friday.
Sat down at 10.15pm with a cup of tea and the biscuit box - really bad I know but absolutely no will-power in the evenings.
Good luck for weigh in tomorrow everyone!!

I fill up a 2 liter bottle with tap water in the morning, and sip it every couple of minutes. Then if I finish it early enough theres time for another. I wee loads though, its quite anoying but good too.
Forgot its weigh in tomo.

Morning everyone

mumtogusnalbie - busy day yesterday, very impressed by the jam-making!

Weigh-in - I have lost 0.5lb - prob the half pound that I put on last week so that's 5lbs in total - half way there