Onward Slenderistas! MARCHing as to Phwoar! The lose 7lbs in a month thread

[BitOutOfPractice]

Welcome to a brand new shiny thread to help us all onwards and downwards through March.

Here's a link to the last February thread

[pincha]

I've ordered a shiny new set of scales that will synch with my step counter app so I'll do an official weigh in when it arrives.

[FeckinCrutches]

Right, I'm in. I did a 7 mile run yesterday which ended up with me rewarding myself with a glass bottle of red wine. Luckily I fell asleep before I got an attack of the munchies. I was 10st 7 this morning but would love to be consistently in the 10'2/1 bracket by the end of the month.

Plan for today,
Swiss ball
Dippy egg and German bread
Chicken and avocado salad
Pork loin with carrots and cabbage
Fruit

No fucking wine.

[HairsprayBabe]

Welcome Crutches

What is a swiss ball?

[ArseyTussle]

Hello Crutches. Is a Swiss ball some sort of spherical Toblerone? If I ruled the world it would be.

Well, I can report back to say that swimming is a bit rubbish. You can't listen to music or a podcast, you have to consider other swimmers, it's really hard to get the breathing right doing anything other than breaststroke, and whilst I feel like my muscles have had a workout I don't feel aerobically like I've worked as hard as on a run. And I'm now starving.

Told you I'd be in a grump.

[BitOutOfPractice]

Hello Crutches. I also want yo know what a Swiss ball is. It sounds like one of those fat balls you leave out for the birds

[FeckinCrutches]

'Tis this... I do an hours class, various planks/push ups/mountain climbers etc. Good for your core apparently...

[FeckinCrutches]

I realise that a massive ball of toblerone would be better!

[HairsprayBabe]

Oh I thought it was food!

Some sort of cheese and seed concoction rolled into a ball, obviously exercise is much more sensible!

[pincha]

Arsey you can get waterproof mp3 players. I got a cheap one a while back, it's the only way I can stay in the pool for long enough.

It does leave you starving though, I'm with you there.

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Oooh, imagine a massive ball of Toblerone that size!

Quim, hope you're feeling better! Poor you.

Queen, good luck today! And well done on being so thin that the dress doesn't fit!

Fecking World Book Day. I am suffering from PTSD after this morning's efforts with DD's sodding costume. She was perfectly happy with it last night and first thing, and as soon as we were in the car she threw a massive wobbly and howled. She broke part of it, and howled even more. I spent 10 minutes fixing it outside nursery, and then she wanted it all off and was cross because I hadn't thought to bring her any trousers, because she usually loves said costume and it never crossed my mind she would want to take it off. So we took off as much of it as we could, went into nursery and she saw all the other children dressed up and wanted it all back on. FFS. I was extremely late to work as a result.

Arsey, front crawl is just as aerobic as running if you get the hang of it. Put your face in the water, go right, left, right with your arms and then you turn your head to the left and breathe as your left arm comes up. Does that make sense? I am now sitting at my desk trying to work out front crawl arms and breathing without doing the arm movements! It is one, two, three, breathe. One, two, three, breathe.

Thank you for the kind words re Topshop clothes sizing - the thing is, I was standing in the changing room next to my twin sister, who was busily going "oh, this size 10 skirt is a bit big, I wonder if the 8 would fit better?", as I looked at my tummy bulging in the size 12s. Cow. I am determinedly wearing a size 12 Topshop dress today that I got 2 years ago and have never worn because it was too small in the chest. It is not as tight as it was, although I still wouldn't want to try to lift my arms above my head in it.

[Chardonnay73]

I've done it. Hit my target of 21lbs since 1st Jan with a week and a half to spare!!!!! I couldn't have done it without Boop's constant (daily) support and kick up the arse texts! And you guys of course 😘
I've had a few tears. I haven't been this weight since August 2009. I could never have believed 8 weeks ago I would be writing this.
I'm so happy.

[HairsprayBabe]

Well done Chard!

Is this your final goal weight or do you have a bit more you want to lose on top? Either way massive congratulations, lowest weight in 8 years is amazing!

[Chardonnay73]

I'm halfway there now. I wanted to get 1.5 stone off before my holidays in March and April, then another 1.5 stone off by summer holiday in August.
So yes an ongoing project for this year!

[TheDogsMother]

Ummm is it too late to ask, what is a Linda ?

Hope you're feeling better Quim

A pound off today so it must the influence of you lovely lot

[HairsprayBabe]

Linda is a lb - she was an autocorrect back in December!

That is so good Chard I am just under a stone and a half away from my final goal, 4 lbs from my primary goal!

[QuimReaper]

Dogsy "Linda" was a typo for "lb" some time back and it stuck!

pincha SEVEN courses! Wow! That sounds incredible! It's actually an excellent time to join in my opinion, as you'll need to be armed with determination to rediscover The Wagon once you get back from all that decadence

Hairspray you are such a lucky birthday girl, what a wonderful list!

Arsey I got DH an underwater MP3 player for his birthday last week, might make it easier?

[QuimReaper]

Oh Chard that is an amazing achievement, well done! You can join pony on the winner's podium!

And welcome Fecking! Sounds like a super day you have lined up, you'll be right in no time - behind the magic of the thread, in Chardonnay's incredible loss!

[QuimReaper]

Behold*

[QuimReaper]

Also I am feeling heaps better, thanks all. Turns out the chicken was 10 days past it's sell by date Luckily I have an iron constitution, so apart from feeling pretty shattered after a sleepless night I seem to be past the worst of it.

[BitOutOfPractice]

Oh Chard! I am absolutely thrilled for you! Cannot wait to see you! (Just booked car parking!) Very very well done indeed

[Naughtysausage]

Congratulations chard! That's wonderful!

Quim you poor thing, how did you manage to eat that?

And impressive haul hairspray! I love making a fuss of birthdays, no harm in that at all. Do you sew a lot?

[Stellar67]

What sewing machine did you get hairspray? I've been on the lookout as my 70s model is losing its panache, and getting spare parts it expensive.

I too am practising my swimming. My front crawl is rubbish and I keep meaning to go and just stay at the side and practice bilateral breathing before I actually swim. I could do it before the dcs, I'm just very much out of the habit.

Is that what that ball is called? I call it the pregnancy ball.

I'm being good today, so far

[HairsprayBabe]

Yes, I was truly spoiled!

I used to sew more but a part on my current (bargain basement) machine was damaged when I moved house so haven't in over a year, I will have to get back into the swing of things with something simple.

Stellar It's a Singer but I don't know the model off the top of my head, I will have a look when I get home for you. I assume my mother bought it off one of the shopping channels, as is where she gets the majority of her purchases from!

[BitOutOfPractice]

Well I have managed to shift the Berlin pounds. Back down to my lowest weight ever and also broke PB for 5km on treadmill. Feels great though my knees won't thank me for it later

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Hurray, Chard, well done you!