BigMoFos w/c 15 February

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I've just come back from a shopping trip. I had to buy a swimming costume and start looking at clothes for our holiday which is in 7 weeks time. Am now officially depressed.

Scary wedding is in 3 weeks time. FUUUUUUU*K.

Ooh god Littlefish, poor you - buying swimming costumes is enough to depress anyone. I've tried on loads, and still feel shite in all of them, including the one I ended up buying. Couple that with trying to find a wedding outfit (or have you got that sorted?) and that's a recipe for extreme chocolate eating, in my book (which, I think you'll find, is the Big Book of How Chocolate Will Make You Feel Better).

I have a possible outfit for the scary wedding. It's a floaty blue top with an hem that starts at the hip on one side, and ends up mid thigh at the other. It has sparkles on the sleeves and a low drapy neck to make the most of my clevage. I would have felt great in it, but saw the video of myself wearing it for my concert and I don't look 4 stone lighter than I really am.

DH is also away for the next 2 and a half weeks (apart from 1 night). I'm dreadful about snacking when he's away. There's about 6 large Easter eggs in the utility room. I might give them to my neighbour to look after until DH gets back. What do you think?

DH being away should be a perfect excuse to eat lots of salad (because he doesn't like it), but somehow, I just know that unless I pull a massive amount of self-restraint out of a bag, things are not going to go well.

The ridiculous thing is, I know that if I put my mind to it, I could easily lose half a stone before this wedding, and therefore, feel much better about myself.

Where is that massive kick when you need it .

The only good thing is that I haven't put any weight back on, so I'm still 15 pounds lighter than I was before Christmas.

Bloody hell. Me, me, me.

Sorry Jackie - how are things with you? Where did you manage to find a swimming costume? The only place I could find one was in Bravissimo, but it's a bit tight around the legs (making me feel even more huge).

Bugger - me, me, me again.

OUtfit sounds gorgeous. You're right about losing a bit making you feel better, but I also know what I'm like when DH is away (even just for the night). 2 weeks is going to be difficult. Sorry - not helping here, am I.

I ended up getting a swimming costume from Figleaves, but I still don't really like it - it has a kind of bra strap back (visible, iykwim, not hidden), which makes my back look all lumpy and bulgy. I think I really must try the Bravissimo ones, but like you, suspect they might be a bit tight on the rest of the body.

I've been stuffing myself with large amounts of chocolate today - it's very busy at work, and I've been over-compensating.

Actually, if you want a bit of quick weightloss, you could come over here - DH arrived home with a huge headache, and is even now kneeling over the toilet trying to throw up. I'm sure he'll be passing it on to me soon, and I'm sure we could spare some germs...

Yur poor dh - do you think it is a bug or a migraine?

Actually, my swimming costume sounds very similar to yours. There is a "keyhole" bit missing below the bra style fastening on mine, and you can see the fat wadgy bits at the sides

I'm off to check out figleaves to see if they're any better. There's also a place called amplebosoms.com. I wonder if they do swimwear?

Yup - fat wadgy bits here too. I think I need kind of boob tube shaped ones, though halter necks could work - maybe a fifties kind of thing?

I noticed that Lands End have a load of new ones, but they're about £70 . I'm just not prepared to pay that kind of money.

DH isn't prone to migraines, though does get the odd headache, so I think it's some sort of bug.

These are not cheap, but there are lots to choose from!

hello
I haven't been on here (this thread) for ages. have been lost to playing ridiculous word games on Facebook BUT also to running, am on the COuch Potato to 5k thread and last night did my first 20 minute run with no problems

and I seem to have managed to lost about 6 pounds too. so feeling quite happy. and my brother is here with my nieces from the UK which is lovely. Also I passed my audition last week and am now on the casual list for the prof. orchestra here so have the prospect of some music, and am starting rehearsals for teh show I'm in on Sunday. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah

littlefish - I know it's horrible when a goal comes and you didn't do it BUT at least you haven't put any weight on. Can I give you a kick? THink about losing that half stone before the wedding. Every time you think about eating something, think about feeling good. It's easier said than done I know and it doesn't always work, but just think how good you would feel.

(tries to put own advice into practice)

Swimming costumes
one thing I'm doing with the running is trying to lose enough weight/tone up so I feel I can go swimming and also to some sort of aerobics class at the sports centre without feeling like a flabby fool.

Littlefish - there are loads, aren't there - some nicer than others, but worth a try, I reckon. I think I ordered about 8 or 9 from about 3 different places to try on, before getting the least worst one.

MrsJC - I'm very impressed - that's brilliant. Lovely to hear you sounding so positive, too - you've had some tough times. How are the LOs? I'm still running, but hadn't done anything much for about 3 weeks over Easter, so trying to get back to it properly now.

ah well I have started on happy pills now which is helping my mood. I was fed up with being such a misery
children are fine. DS is 1 . crawling like anything, no signs of walking thank goodness. DD is - erm - challenging but mostly lovely...

No - he's never one - that's whizzed by, hasn't it (maybe not so much from your point of view). Glad you're enjoying them (well, mostly).

I won't be able to go to WW this week as I've got a friend staying and dh is away (again). Hope you've all done ok. I've either stayed the same or put on 2. However, I feel a bit more motivated which is a good thing.

I'm not doing very well. Just relapsing into bad habits, and eating just a bit too much all the time.

Well I weighed yesterday morning for the first time in at least a month

I knew I'd put on a little weight over the Easter break, what with having no kitchen so eating takeaways/restaurant meals every night, plus vaste amounts of chocolate etc!!!!

However I was NOT expecting to be 13st 10lbs so its time to get very serious about my binging and comfort eating AND get back to some sensible exercise. I'm so at myself for letting myself sabotage me (hope that makes sense), I'm heavier now than when I first posted

Sorry to whinge! But its got bit out of my system now.

I hope you're all doing better than me and that you've all had or are having a lovely Easter break!

I know exactly where you're coming from LMS, being in the exact same position

We have been doing sleep training with dd which thankfully seems to be working but dh has been away/ill/very busy at work for the past few weeks and I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself with the usual outcome...

We are quiet atm aren't we?

Must. Do. Better.

I'm glad the sleep training is working it makes everything so much easier if you haven't been sleep deprived doesn't it .

Sorry to hear about the other problems though, will dh need to keep working away or is it just a short phase? My dh has to go away occassionally and it always seems to come in lumps!

It is very quiet maybe everyone is enjoy Easter breaks? I hope it's that or just busy lives and not because everything is too depressing and awful.

Oh well, back to the sales ledger and not thinking about food (an hour 'til lunch!)

just a quick hello - I'm back in work after two weeks off - really nasty chest infection with sinusitis. Will come back and have a chat lunch time about how I start again...

DS is 1 MrsJC?

5 days until scary wedding - can I lose 3 stone??????? Also, any chance that my hair, which has been cut too short by a new hairdresser, can grow about 2 inches???????

More realistically, 4 weeks until gorgeous holiday in the Caribbean - can I lose a stone?

Lovely to see you back Kew. Let's start again, together.

How are you feeling Kew? Hope the AB's did the job.

Littlefish - we are off on holiday on Sunday. iirc we were going to lose 1.5st before this weekend weren't we? I am precicely 5lb lighter - at least it's lighter I suppose [sigh]

am much better - everyone else thinks I am still ill as I have a sore throat, slight cough and runny nose. They know nothing! Infection is obviously better - no green mucous coming from any orifice and though tired I feel fairly normal - I just think it was a particularly nasty infection that will take a littel while to kick properly.

I have been exisitng on about half a normal meal a day for about 2 weeks until 3 days ago when I started inhaling food!

Would love to start again Littlefish - think I will aim to weigh (is it Thursday) and just see how it goes. I'm a bit scared of never being able to lose weight again so I need a very gentle and acheivable goal to reassure myself that I can acheive something IYSWIM.

Have I scared you all off

Even with hair 2 inches too short you are still several hunderd inches more gorgeous than most people Littlefish so I wouldnt get too worked up by it.

Thank you Kew. You are a lovely person. I intend to eat, drink excessively and be very, very merry this weekend. I'm 40 on Monday so I need to celebrate it.

I'll weigh myself next Thursday (including all the drink and food!) and start from there. What about you Kew?