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.

thanks for your sympathy better day today!
feeling alot better in myself ds came out of school and offered his tomato to his friend saying would you like this i picked the biggest 1 just for you. (Bless) so i gave him a big kiss & told him how kind & caring he was.
he is going up tto juniors in sept too. gsz wwwfsxfwf
sorry dd joined me
dh took ds to bed tonight and read a book and played word games with him and he went quietly (thank god)
i think it proberbly is we send him up on his own due to me washing up and tidying round whilst dealing with dd and dh catching up on outdoor jobs (raining tonight so he can't do jobs)
Any way today sil went for an interview & got the job & i got confirmation of work starting aug and my bf also got offered a job so it seems like a good day all round
celebrating with a jd & d/coke and a box of maltesers (they are the lighter alternative!)
hope things are better for you today (((((((((hugs))) to you both and thanks for being there when i needed someone to moan too.

Glad all is better today kidsrus and congratulations with the job successes. I hope you enjoyed the jd and maltesers, sounds just what you needed and after a day like that you deserved them. Sounds like ds just needed a little bit of extra attention too. Alls well in the kidsrus house!!

I'm very happy for you, kidrus and it's lovely to hear from you, fimbles. i feel good because you are both here. It makes a big difference.

How is everyone doing this week?? So far, not been too bad, but will keep you updated. Keep in touch X

I can sign under every word, fimbles. x

I can sign under every word, fimbles. x

Oh, dear, not twice!

Fedda/Kidsrus - Are you still about?? I was going to start a new thread, as once again having a bad time of this healthy eating lark!! But I thought I would see if you are still about to tell me (firmly) to pull myself together and sort myself out. Last week had a fantastic week and lost 3lbs, once again confidence boosted, only to have a c**p weekend and have now put the 3lbs back on in 2 days. Why oh Why???

Oh dear - Well thats it then, you have obviously finally had enough of my constant whingeing. I don't blame you! But I don't want to lose this thread so I am going to carry on in the hope that someone will sympathise and join me. Heres hoping that Fedda and Kidsrus are just enjoying the hols and will come back soon. I NEED YOU!!! X

sorry fimbles i dont seem to get any where near the comp lately.
also found face book and have been playing with that when i have.
look at the time now been on face book and just thought i would look in b4 going to bed.
well done on losing its all about maintaining i believe now.
as much as we would like to be 9 stone again we aren't 18 anymore although we feel it!
i have decided if i had a breast reduction and a tummy tuck i could lose at least 1.5 stone so until i do that i will have to just maintain.(well its better than gaining)
lets learn to love ourselves instead after all we are the yummy mummys!
hope you all well and enjoying the lie ins (yippee!!!!!!!!!!! 6 weeks of it)and a hol in portugal coming up(yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Thanks for replying kidsrus. I know what you mean, I think I have a stone round my tummy and at least 2 stone on my hips which just doesn't seem to want to shift. I would love to just be able to love myself, but unfortunately I only feel good when my body looks not too bad (in my opinion, even if people say I look fab). I know I need to change the way I think - that is half my battle. Anyway have a fab holiday and once again thanks for checking in on me.

read an article somewhere that said once you lose some weight it takes a lifetime to maintain it so don't be so hard on yourself just maintain for now until you feel ready to put the extra effort into losing a bit more.
which i agree if we can maintain and feel good then blitz again to maintain again then by the time we are 80 we should all be 6 stone lets hope!

Hi, Fimbles and Kidrus. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you. I had tummy upset for almost a week and it made me loose some weight which no doubt will be back once i feel better. I don't like this way of loosing weight as I felt unwell, weak and hopeless and I couldn't go on my computer so sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I'm here, I understand when you feel low, Fimbles and I'll always be there for you as long as you want me to. I'll never be feeling I had enough of you being upset so please don't worry if you feel you'd like to talk about your as you put it 'constant whingeing'. I think we all have our moments and it would be strange if we didn't as not everything goes how we want it. It's Summer now and it's not as easy as i thought to loose weight (unless you are ill which I don't wish to anyone as it's really not nice to be ill) so let's enjoy our Summer with our families and go back to our slimming plans in September when our kids are back to school and they don't tempt us with crisps and biscits. Whatever happens, let's support each other.

Oh Fedda, Bless you - I am so pleased to hear from you, and hope you are well on your way to a speedy recovery. At first I thought you were away on holiday and then I wandered if I had lost you altogether. I am so happy to know you are still here so we can support each other. Together with kidsrus we have made a good team and have kept this thread going. When you read through you can see that we have all had our ups and downs but the main thing is we are all still here and still trying. Enjoy your summer with the children and try to relax and make sure you are fully recovered as I will need you in September rearing to go again

Thank you, Fimbles. i'm glad I wasn't on holiday as it's worse to be ill while you are away but of course it is possible that if I was away I wouldn't be ill, it's difficult to know though. Anyway, I'm better now, hopefully I'm over the worst and guess what - my scales already showed more today so the moment I'm better i'm back to where I started but i really wouldn't like to suffer the way I did. it's very unpleasant to have a tummy upset but that's enough of that. let's hope we'll all feel well from now on and we get the best we can from Summer. i had blueberries and grapes and they were fantastic. I'm off to have 2 whole meal seeded toasts with a cup of tea. Have a nice evening, Fimbles, Kidrus and everyone who is still reading our thread

How is everyone today? It's so rare we can talk. I think our thread deserves more attention as I feel it's kind, understanding and supportive. I know other threads are good but this is my favourite one. It's a pity it's not as active as it could have been though.

Well then Fedda, we will have to make it active again then. I rejoined WW last week having gained 10lbs since Easter, so have been really good since Thursday, but could do with some inspiration, as don't really fancy soup in Summer and getting bored with salad every day. Trying to exercise a bit more, which seems easier when the kids are at home, at least we can walk to the park etc. What about you?? Are you still trying to be good or have you decided to restart in September. I cannot believe it was this time last year that this thread was started.

I'm trying to be good but I couldn't resist ice cream two days running so when everyone was in bed I went to the kitchen and i had 2 generous scoups of ice cream with blackcurrant jam and then coffee with some ice cream in it (my childhood habbit, really awful one but I love it). Soups aren't difficult when it's so rainy and grey but difficult when it's sunny and hot although you could have cold soups (but I prefer hot soups myself). i love salads - fruit, veg, any type, just don't like pasta salads but whatever else comes into my mind I love the taste - cherry toms, cucumber, avocado, grapes and coriander - one of my favourites - I often have it without any ressing and it's lovely and refreshing. Raspberries, blueberries and grapes I can have even with my tea instead of sweets. I often have fish with green and veg. salad. I just like experimenting and have whatever I fancy at a time. I went to the playground with my kids yesterday and I walked a lot today so I suppose I'm trying to be good. Well, in some ways.

well done fimbles you are being very pro active rejoining ww.
im going to wait till sept before getting back to it.
i will still keep trying to maintain at least.
fedda you sound like you are eating all the right things and what is wrong with a bit of ice cream?
i had some with strawberries at the park yesterday!
i'm off for a few days away so will catch up next week.
keep it up you are all doing fab and looking good for it!
give yourselves a pat on the back for staminia!

Kidrus, nothing wrong with a bit of ice cream, something is wrong with ice cream every day and generous 2 to 3 scoups (that's plain naughty and even more naughty if I know it but still do it).

Hi, Fimbles, I just wanted to share with you what I had for my dinner - I just made poridge with honey, pieces of apricots and grapes and a cup of tea - simple, easy and nutricious. It's a lso a good alternative to salads. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you

Fedda - Not at all, I like to hear from you with ideas. Unfortunately, although it sounds lovely I cannot eat porridge. I am a bit strange like that - its one of those foods that I would probably like, but for some unknown reason cannot bring myself to taste, I think it is the texture I know you are probably now thinking I am weird! Now ice-cream on the other hand, don't beat yourself up about it, everything else you eat seems to be so healthy that I am sure two scoops of ice-cream is not the end of the world. Where do you find all your cooking ideas??

Fimbles, there are many people who don't like the taste of poridge, nothing strange about that. I'm fond of it so I eat it. There are so many things you can choose from and there is no need to force yourself to eat something you don't want to. Yes, ice cream. I had to be very strong not to have it today. The thing is - I can perfectly well leave it out for me when I don't see it but once it's at home - it's hard not to start and even harder to stop. Anyway, my ideas - well, I just like experimenting and sometimes my DH can't look at what I can mix and match but I just love different combinations so I discovered for myself I love grapes in my tomato and cucumber salad - sounds vierd but I just love it. I love fruit salad and I don't put any cream in it I just eat it straight. I experiment with soups which means they can be awful sometimes but usually they are good but at the moment I don't feel like soup. Actually, I don't feel like anything right now. May be a nice cup of tea later. I think eating should be pleasant and I don't like having to drink something like cucumber juice because I don't fancy it but I love eating raw cucumber and celery so that's what I do - I just find what I like, what I fancy and try to chnoose healthy stuff if I'm not too tempted (well, I think everyone can have some weaknesses but some are worse so I should try to avoid ice cream if I can

What happened to our thread? So many others are active in spite of Summer and people going away, ours isn't and it's my favourite (I know I keep saying this). I miss you, I could do with your support, Fimbles, Kidrus and everyone who used to be here.

So, nearly one year on, has anyone lost 2 stone?