HOT MAMAs redefining HOT BODIES after AUG08 BIG BABIES!!!

[TwilightSurfer]

Welcome ladies of the Due August 2008 thread. Today is your day to begin REDEFINING your Post-Baby Body.

Please take a moment to STATE your SHORT TERM goal(s) and to STATE your LONG TERM goal(s) for overall health. This may include a weight you would like to reach, a fitness level you would like to attain, or size you would like to fit into.

I ask that you post at least twice a week. First to state what you plan to do during the week to reach your above goal(s). Then an end of the week post to let us know how you faired. BE HONEST! This is a SUPPORT THREAD so if you didn't find time to run a mile, admit it. Maybe someone else did the same and needs a running partner...thus a MEET-UP a might solve the problem. If you went above and beyond your expectations for the week, tell us and be an inspiration.

Now let's get started.

dhal is a great healthy tea - tasty, full of protein, low fat and cheap. let us know how it turns out, i've got a brilliant failsafe dhal recipe but am always interested in new variations.

would love your recipe.
Am eatingf it now nut didnt know how much water to boil lentils in, so guessed
Tried to drain but bvit watery

Just added onion garlic tumeric to oil, then added tin toms and lentils, bit bland but tis ok.

didnt have cumin, bay leaf carraway etc...

here we go

Boil the lentils till you can crush a grain without any hard stuff. Fry some onion, when translucent add some garlic and ginger, stir for a sec, then add a chopped tomato. The add a teaspoon of paprika, and half a teaspoon each of cumin, chilli powder, tumeric, coriander and garam masala. Once the spices are fried off a little, stir it into the dhal. Add green chilli, salt and vinegar to taste. Serve with chapatis, or whatever bread you've got lying around.

it's really good!

great will get some more spices.
Tbh what I just had was very very bland but I liked the texture.
By the way it was like mush, is it supposed to be or should they still look round.

it's meant to be pretty mushy...i always use red lentils because i'm too lazy to soak the other kind, and they always turn to mush.

Oooh let me know how your babies like your lentils! Mine didn't one bit. I love em cooked as cyteen says then stuffed in a pitta bread with a great dollop of mango chutney.

ooh vg sounds lovelt too, i love mango chutny.
They were red lentils btw

No1 I got dh's at tesco for just under£70 - best price out there at the moment

Mmmm yummy! I eat mango chutney in bacon sandwiches, delish.

mmmm.. I love the m&s wendsledale cheese and caramalised carrot onion chutney sandwhich.
Oh and I love bacon, brie and chutney on crusty bread.

So how much is wii then?

Am I stuck in dark ages with a PS2 then?
Not that I have time tuse it.
In fact not used it since pregnant with dd

back from morning craziness
failed to get walk in...tooooo tired
had a BLT for lunch YUM
water intake only at about 6oz thus far

slowly i'm feeling more flexiblish
i even think i walked without hunching over today

oh and dizzy my rollercoaster has lessened since my whiney post yesterday. [smiled]

Calculate Your BMI

Use this to give you a feel for where you are and where you'd like to be weight wise.

IT DOESN'T TALK!!

glad to hear it TS

Looks like "most" have good eating ideas.

AND YES...carrying screaming baby DOES count towards aerobic activity & strength training.

Welcome Foghorn

You started WW right after birthing Lara?!? High Five!

Can you all do me a favour and post how tall you are and how much you are aiming to weigh ? You all either weigh much less than me already or are aiming for a much lower weight than me .... I am therefore hoping you are all about 3ft tall

forhorn I Swear you just need to stand next to me to look slim

I'm 168cm which is F506 and a half - the half is VERY important lol

I want to weigh 12stone

I've not a hope in hell at the moment

(hides the maltesers)

Yep Lara was 10 days old when I went Terrible I know but I absolutely loathe no longer being pregnant but not fitting into clothes. I don't 'ping' back into shape like some do so I have to work really hard to get back to pre-pregnancy weight, plus we have a wedding to go to 1st November that I wanted to b able to buy a lovely new outfit for so that's my target

no apologies necessary Foggy - am meant to be going with my friend but am waiting till diabetic results are in on Tues first

the two classes near also fall at really shitey times for me which is a PITA

well done you

Lol dizzy - I'm 5ft 7 so am hoping everyone else is considerably shorter than me

I'm going out for my first girlie night out on saturday, said girlie friends are shorter than me but also very slight ... I said yesterday, I am going to find the fattest person I can (horrible of me I know) and stand next to them all night just shouting at my friends when I want to speak to them

just tell me where you need me foggy!!

Not a brilliant day today - v. lovely, but terrible for me banoffee pie at lunchtime and now tucking into a glass of vino. However, so far, nothing else bad and also managed a 45 min walk with DD2 in sling. Given the day I've had though, it wasn't brisk.

Will do better tomorrow.... On the other hand is the start of the weekend and dieting and weekends just don't go together.... I'm useless at this .

poppy I think after the day you had TS won't be chasing you up on it