Need to lose 2 stones[blush] Want to start on Monday 2nd Sept. Mainly with exercise.

[Starbear]

Got back from hols last Saturday and promised I would start weight lose on Monday. Got into work on Tuesday to find a large tin of biscuits on the desk. Not good. Thought I would try Mumsnet for moral support and found out everyone started without me.
I'm 44 years (Jane Fonda where are you now!) 12 stones 5'6 and need to join in with others to lose the flab. Have 3 year old and work part-time 3 days a week, in a Yukky job. Anyone want to join me?
What get advice on losing weight mainly using exrcise as I really love my food
With a little support I might be able to diet too.

i couldn't live without snacks! I try to snack on healthy stuff but tell me i have to have three meals a day and nothing else and I just can't function. it's probably up in my mind but as you say old habbits die hard and to be honest i'm not sure this is such a bad one. it's WHAT you eat, not when, I feel. So, I can have a handfull of cherry toms or a carrot muchsticks or pieces of an apple, or grapes or anything else healthy - berries. Today we went to the cinema and i knew kids will be wanting pop corn so I took for myself a small bag of prunes and they saved me from pop corn. At work i take a little box of chopped fresh carrots and some raisins, prunes or salad. i have soups at home and i use them for my hunger strike in the late evning time. i have my tea with chopped apple and some grapes trying to avoid biscuits. i know it looks strange but that's better then my body looking strange and my tummy is not as wobly as it was in September so it works. Let's support each other and try not to give up. There is something very important to remember. It's hard to loose weight but it's harder to maintain the way you achieved after you've lost weight. Even when we loose weight to the point we can say, right, that's it, we achieved what we wanted, let's stay on the thread and help each other not to slip back.

yes welcome mrsm the more the merrier!!!!!!
i started at 13 stone 3 years ago got to 10.9 and went back to 11.12 after dd was born 2 years ago. been doing well from sept to xmas when i put on 3lbs and have been trying to kick start myself again since.
eating the right meals but need to replace the bad snacks with good ones.
i am going to dig out more ww mags and see if they will inspire so if you have any ideas they will be gratefully recieved.

fimble well done you 2 stone i bet all your freinds and family have noticed.
try and have a big get together with people you haven't seen for a while and wait for the comments to flood in,its a great confidence booster and inspires you to keep at it.

fedda you need a get together too to spurn you on and i bet your hair and skin are glowing with all that fruit and veg.

Also we must all have very toned jaw lines through all the talking we do

I'm getting very toned fingers from typing as DS pulled all the keys off my keyboard this week and now they don't fit properly, so I have to push REALLY HARD.

Reckon that's enough exercise for the day?

It's a very wishfull thinking, kidrus. I look older then I was a year ago. My skin is not glowing although I do have a lot of fruit and veg. I suppose I could have looked worse if i was eating not that healthily, who knows. Anyway, I do meet friends, I'm one of this people who can't be without friends but so far nobody commented on how well I look. May be tomorrow they will

mrsmalaprop, how about typing standing up and gently dancing to the music?

Too knackered from the jumping-around-the-living-room-like-a-loon I did earlier. Time for bed, methinks!

See you tomorrow!

My time has only started now!

Sorry! We'll catch up at some point, I'm sure. DH has just got back from a power boating course in North Wales and needs some tlc.

G'night all.

Have fun!

hadn't thought of typing as an exercise too but that explains my skinny fingers and slim wrists.
im sure your keys will settle again soon.
hope all goes well with your ds bless him i bet he's a pickle like my dd 2 (need eyes in the back of your head at this age)
last weekend i spent 2 hrs in a&e xraying her foot she was sofa jumping without the bean bag & landed awkward, all ok with her just a bit bruised but I would rather check than leave and regret.
think she learnt from it as she hasn't done it since.

Well, it's good if she has. My DS is 4 and he doesn't learn from any fall. He cries, I couddle him and in a minute he runs off waiting for the next thing to happen. i'm sure my grey hair is an answer to all my worries.

my excersise today was avoiding lift in a car park and walking up and down.

mine was a lovely walk along the sea front before and after sunday carvery.
wasn't it georgeous.
i was feeling a million dollars as they are trying to upgrade the town with new developments to bring more moneyed people in.
looked at the new eatery and pent house suites the place was buzzing.

Funtastic, kidrus. I made a mistake discovering my yesterday potato cakes so I had some with tea, jam and clementins.

im off to bed now as need to cream and gleam.
should look 10 years younger next week doing this boot camp thing.
did think of posting a picture of my mum as a before then myself as an after 6 week boot camp. (we do look alike, except i have less wrinkles and no grey hair yet!)do you think anyone would guess?

Well, worth trying. I must take myself off to bed as well, I spend far too long on computer and i'm a heavy snacker in the night time as well.

Thanks kidsrus - Yes, my family and friends are now commenting on my weightloss which is great however, I am still not convinced I am eating healthy. I have lost the weight but it seems to be swings and roundabouts with me. I have had four streaming colds since October, and am taking iron tablets for anaemia. That really can't be good can it?? Hubby is convinced it is because I am not eating enough of the right stuff. I have 4lbs to lose to the 2 stone mark, but that worries me even more. As Fedda said I am petrified that I will not be able to maintain the weight, and then the hard part starts - if it can really get any harder Oops, that all sounds a bit negative doesn't it. Feeling a bit low today, sorry, and thankyou for all your support.

Fimbles, sweet heart, I didn't meant to make you feel that way. I was just saying it would be nice to support each other even when we achieve our goals. My weight is up and down. Today it was more then yesterday but the funny thing is it varies if i weigh myself before the shower and after before I eat anything so I just don't know what to think. My scales are digital so it's not my mistake. Anyway, went to coffee shop and had tea instead of cofee with no sugar which is rare for me but I had a seeded whole meal sandwich with smocked salmon as well. That was my B. For L - shop bought three beans and red lentils soup where I put some chopped fresh coriander, tea with jam, apple, grapes and lichey.

Fedda - You didn't offend me at all, without you I would not be where I am today I just know, with my track record, I will have trouble keeping the weight off. I would love to be able to wear some nice strappy tops in the summer for a change, but I can imagine that by then the chunky arms will have reappeared. You could never lose me from this thread, I definately need your support. I feel like I have found my true weight loss buddies and I will be here to the end. By the way having a bad day today. So far, Breakfast - bagel & butter, Lunch - Sandwich with Snack a jacks, since lunch 3 cakes which I baked with DD this morning. No going well is it...

Sorry I have only just logged on - just cycled back from the gym (and am a rather ridiculous shade of puce)

I'm sorry you are feeling low today, Fimbles. I know how you feel being pessimistic about keeping the weight off - I've been there too many times myself and always promise myself not to end up unhappy with myself again. Yet here I am! Don't worry about the bad day. My philosophy is that they are all part of the process. If we didn't have bad days now and then we wouldn't feel so good about the better days and would go mad from denying ourselves. Just try not to think about it tomorrow. Let it go and start again. I think the whole beauty of WW is that after weigh-in day you get a completely clean slate. It's as if it never happened!

I think Fedda is right. If we all stay on here when we've got to where we want to be, we can support each other to stay that way. We obviously can't be trusted on our own!

MrsM - Your post made me smile. You are so right. I cannot be trusted on my own. Well done you for the gym workout and the cycling. I can see why you are looking smug. I have done nothing all day today, but am considering going on treadmill tonight to make up for my eating habits today. I have been so bad, usually I have breakfast, and then take my lunch to school consisting of sandwich, snack a jacks and fruit. That is all I have with me so that is all I eat until tea time. Today, I have been at home with the kids for half term and I haven't stopped eating from the time I got out of bed. Tomorrow is a new day

It's so hard being at home all day isn't it?! The fridge just calls to you.

I can't be too smug - I've hardly started my essay and have a load of lessons to plan too. This exercise malarky is just work avoidance. It's a talent of mine. By the end of half term I will have a spotless house, aching muscles and will still have not started the fecking thing.

Alas, I will never change.

How are we faring now, everyone?

By the way. I didn't mean to ignore you, kidsrus - these toddlers are a bit of a nightmare sometimes aren't they, bless'em. Mine is deaf, so I can't even shout to stop him doing dangerous things. Sometimes I just can't get to him quickly enough! He gets into some scrapes! How old is your dd2?

This bootcamp thingy sounds interesting. How's it going?

fimbles, I feel for you. I've been having bad days as you saw in my posts. Yes, girls, let's supporteach other and be friends for ever. You are my inspiration and you help me very much.

Hi, fimbles, kidrus, mrsmalaprop and everyone who likes our thread. How are you today? I'm not too bad (yet). B-poridge with grapes and honey
11 - white bread sandwich with cheese, grapes and tea with jam
L-home made broccoli soup
D - will be home made lamb stew with mush and baked beans