Reserving my place for January 1st - Part 2 - Spring into Summer - Anyone welcome :-)

[LisaLessLumpy]

1st March - Time for a new thread

We can now forget/capitalise on the first two difficult months. The lighter mornings are upon us, soon the sun will be shining more and more and it will become warmer. Time to start thinking about the spring wardrobe...

Come on ladies, lets go for it, Summer will be here before we know it, and we want to enjoy it don't we?

I have copied the stats from the last weigh in, I have put the Jan start weight first, and the last weight that was posted, so update as necessary I have taken off a couple of people I haven't seen in a while, apologies if you are still checking, please say hello and add yourself to the stats again, as well as anyone else who would like to join.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s6
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
PollyGarter.......11s9...11st1
SilentTerror... .. 10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st9
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st11
Countess..........12s5...11st4
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5
LisaLessLumpy.....11st9...11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12.
Mrs Mattie........13st6...12st 7

Well done whyme, thats a great loss and you have made it to your first stone

Excellent news whyme.

This months Runners World has some really good abs exercises. I found them tough but my goodness I really felt the muscle they where working. The article says there better the your standard crunches as they targets the muscles at a deeper level.

Definitely have to work on my abs to get rid of the saggy belly i've got going.
have started crunches but not done many yet!

But....tried on my wedding dress today and....it fits
got married in 2004 and it would have stopped fitting me about sept 2005 when i got pg, then bf, then pg again, then more bf, then slow weight loss, now it fits again, yey!!!!!
(can you tell i'm pleased?!)

about the wedding dress!

Howdy y'all!

That's very cool fitting into your wedding dress again JKS!

It was hard to climb all the way up to the back of the wagon, but i got there.

Back for a stats in. My weigh in starter weight shows 2 weeks after Jan1 weight as i started on that day, but we started the stats later, so going to adjust to my original starter weight.

Had a couple of tough weeks, i haven't had a chance to do the full on walks that i used to do as my pelvis starts aching - so almost no exercise over the fortnight which shows in my offering for the week, unfortunately. But i'm happy i haven't put anything on. I think i'll have to stick to lots short spurts of activity for the while.

Still figuring something out for tomorrow Mixedmama!

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
PollyGarter.......11s11...10st13...10s12
Silen tTerror.. . .10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 5.5...11st4
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5
LisaLessLumpy.....11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12...13st8
Mrs Mattie........13st6...12st 2
JKS...............9st13...9st1
chipmonkey....... 11st9.....11st7

Hi everyone.
Have been awol for a while too. Just been busy with rl stuff.

I've not been sticking to the diet very well but I've not over eaten either so have stayed the same. I've kept up the exercise so thats a good thing.

I'm very good at maintaining my weight but rubbish at reducing it. I just need to eat less. Its so simple, isn't it?

Lots of good news about weight loss and fitting into wedding dresses so well done all of you

Those of us having a tough time, we just need to kick our butts into gear and get back to it!

Hello ladies.

JKS well done on getting in your wedding dress. I could probably get into mine too, as I was 11stone when I got married.

I have had a busy weekend and have over eaten, and I am away the next two weekends too
so I am having a very low week this week in anticipation of the weekend.

I did an hour on the XT this morning and then spent an hour cleaning windows this afternoon.

Hi all, congrats to those of you who have lost weight, and JKS for getting into your wedding dress again, that must have felt great. You all seem to do so well on this thread - hope it will keep me going!!

In my first week I've lost 3lb which I don't think is bad. Probably just a shock to the system to be fair as it's the first time in ages (since before I got pg actually) that I have actually thought about watching what I eat/exercise etc. My body has been sooooooo used to me eating whatever I fancied!!

I went swimming on Wednesday which felt really nice and I tentatively braved the gym on Saturday morning (first time since CS). I took it REALLY steady, but it felt so good to get back into it.

Hope you don't mind but I've added myself to the bottom of the list.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
PollyGarter.......11s11...10st13...10s12
Silen tTerror.. . .10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 5.5...11st4
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5
LisaLessLumpy.....11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12...13st8
Mrs Mattie........13st6...12st 2
JKS...............9st13...9st1
chipmonkey....... 11st9.....11st7
Jack2601..........10st4...10st1

Take care all and speak soon.

My Wedding dress is hanging in the spare room wardrobe. Think I might make getting back into it a challenge.
I was 9 stone and a size 12 when we got married and I was very disappointed in myself! I also hated my honemoon photos as I thought I looked fat! When I look at them now, I am amazed at how thin I look. How time and motherhood change things!

Thanks everyone

My wedding weight is my ideal, i think so anyway.

HA chipmonkey - i was convinced a had a major pot belly when i got married.....2 dcs & a c-s later i really have a saggy belly

JKS that's great about getting into your wedding dress again!

There's no way I could get into mine as back then I was 8 and half stone and still thought I was incredibly fat!. Mind you that was nearly 19 years ago. Gasp! Where did the time go?

jack well done on the 3lb loss. That's a brilliant start.

Hello to everyone else. i'm just off for a bit of a power walk with ds in the buggy. Then I plan on going on my bike this afternoon. I have really got to get this flab shifted! Summer is coming far too quickly.

Sorry haventbeen on ladies.. loads going on well diet is justflopping at the minute but have been to gym loads and doen mammoth walking etc.

Will catch up now.

Man at orchestra last night was complimenting me on my figure and losing weight and asked how i did it. i started explaining about eating less, no biscuits with my tea, etc. and he said so 'through willpower then' and i really liked that, yes i've lost the weight through willpower & it has been hard to say no to things and change my eating habits

if only DH could figure that out and not eat too much & drink too much he might get somewhere

oh, and dug out pre-dc clothes, am in some pre-dc jeans & top, yey

(so what if fashion has move on the last 3.5yrs.....lol)

Well done JKS. Pass us some of that willpower, will ya, I appear to have misplaced mine?

Am doing my usual maintaining.

Have an unwell ds2 and am getting frustrated with it all. I can't seem to get much done and some of it is really important like cleaning up sick!

Off I go while he has a nap....

Yeah, pass some of that willpower my way will ya. Mine seems to go missing every weekend

Hello all,

I'm sorry I've been so rubbish. I'm back, feeling spritely and motivated. Lost 3.5lbs in the last 4 weeks so edging ever closer to the stone! Must be the slowest stone in history.

anyway, I hope everyone is okay! such good results for everyone. keep it up.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
PollyGarter.......11s11...10st13...10s12
Silen tTerror.. . .10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 5.5...11st4
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5..12st3
LisaLessLumpy... ..11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12...13st8
Mrs Mattie........13st6...12st 2
JKS...............9st13...9st1
chipmonkey....... 11st9.....11st7
Jack2601..........10st4...10st1

Hey i think i've given you all my willpower! 9,2 on the wii tonight....
will have to be good and get walking to get below that tantalising 9 stone.

Thanks for the wilpower! I will use it thoroughly today

I am having a low calorie today and tomorrow as I think I overate this week and I have a party to go to on Sat. Lots of water, fruit and salad.

I got my hair done over the weekend. I got it cut, re styled and dyed a mid brown colour (normally its dark brown/black).I think its made such a difference to my appearance and my attitude.
A friend I saw yesterday said I looked really 'youthful'

Hope youre all having a good day. Off to get some cleaning done.

Wintersun - hope your ds is better today. My Ds2 did a massive puke at tea time yesterday after being 'off it' all day, he seems ok today though

I have been really good since monday, exercise every day and averaging 1000 cals. I know it seems low but I am getting desperate!

I am away this weekend and I am going to try my hardest to be good, I have a feeling my one day of excess is damaging my entire week, no matter how hard I try to claw it back.

The sun is out, spring is here, have a good weekend ladies

Not getting on the Wii tonight - ate with the DCs earlier (stuffed jacket with tuna, cheese & sweetcorn, not too bad hopefully - should get on tomorrow.
still hovering over the 9 stone mark i'm sure.

Wintersun - hope the willpower helped, throw some back over when you're done, lol! haircut sounds good

LLL - 1000! that is low. my weekend does tend to undo my week's willpower i agree.

hoping for more sun tomorrow so we can get gardening/chasing each other in the garden!

Hello everyone. I'm feeling good today. Weighed in and have lost this week thank goodness. Lost 2 lbs which I am really pleased with and I'm now sooooo close to the 10 stone something mark!

Have a great day in this lovely sunshine everyone.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
PollyGarter.......11s11...10st13...10s12
Silen tTerror.. . .10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 5.5...11st4
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2..11st0
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5..12st3
LisaLessL umpy... ..11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12...13st8
Mrs Mattie........13st6...12st 2
JKS...............9st13...9st1
chipmonkey....... 11st9.....11st7
Jack2601..........10st4...10st1

Evening all - hope you're all out exercising, lol

Still 9,1 here but a lower BMI according to the BMI and it says i only have 7lbs to lose to reach 8,7
Have to try harder to keep willpower over weekend....

Well done everyone.
Feeling better this week as I managed to be down 3lbs that makes up nicely for the 1 1/2lb weigh gain last week. Plus I'm now 1/2lb off me first 1/2 stone of weight loss. Only about 7 stone to go.

hello is it too late to join this thread. I'm trying to lose 2 stone by the summer and am struggling a bit!