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

morning ladies.

i shall add my stats because happily i have lost 2 pounds this week. Good because I've stayed the same for the 2 weeks prior. That means I've now lost 9 pounds in 7 weeks - not record breaking but i'll take it thank you! Lisa, i reckon your mum is right - 1000 calories is very low I think, you must be hungry on those days. It also gets harder the less weight you have to lose, doesn't it. Best of luck with your next weigh in.

Did anyone see that "documentary" with Louise Redknapp last night...basically she was saying how terrible it is that women feel the need to lose weight so quickly after giving birth (whilst she was simultaneously desperate to shift 2 stone in 3 months to do an underwesr shoot!!) So basically she was saying, we lardy 'normals' should be happy with extra bulk but she will lose hers in lightning time...mmmm not the most compelling argument...happy weekends.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
Polly/MASailors...11s9...10st13...11st
SilentT error.. . .. 10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 2
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.
Mrs Mattie........13st6...11 st 11lbs
JKS.................9st13...9st0
chipmonkey 11st9.....11st7
luckymoray.....12st6.....11st11

i shall go to the rice pudding ball! thanks Wintersun!

yes...luckymoray - there's that meedjah double standard again. It's really interesting, and seems not a little patronising and misguided. Going to have a think about this...

Lisa, i know you're having a brilliant time! Very !

Not gone yet

ah - i'm working on the premise that friday 10am is the start of the weekend. can you tell i'm a layabout.

your mum makes sense lisa ... your own personal diet consultant... not bad!

Hello! I've made it to the 10 stone something mark! Hurray!! Weighed in this morning and was 10st 13. so so pleased. Only 1lb loss this week bu its got me to that milestone that I was desperate to reach!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
Polly/MASailors...11s9...10st13...11st
SilentT error.. . .. 10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 2
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2..11st0...10st13.
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5..12st3
LisaLessL umpy... ..11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12.
Mrs Mattie........13st6...11 st 11lbs
JKS.................9st13...9st0
chipmonkey 11st9.....11st7
luckymoray.....12st6.....11st11

Nooo waaaay! Well done you!!

Bet you texted me first thing too - my phone died on the way to work. Will go charge it up.

That's so brilliant

Yes. Can't believe I've got there. Just got to work to keep it off and to keep going now!

You will get there

Off to drop dd2 at cheerleading. Be back in about an hour so will text you.

Gibberish was Wheesht before, if anyone's wondering who the hell is this woman invading the thread!

Well done Countess

I ate dinner with the DCs so not surprisingly was 9,1 on the Wii tonight.

The upstairs scales are showing 8,12 consistently and also showing a reduction in body fat - does anyone else have the Tanita scales that show body fat?
there are 4 colours, yellow, green, orange, red and 4 boxes in each colour.
i was up in the lowest red box at my fattest!
went down to the second green today.
(sorry if that makes no sense!)

It is so quiet on here! Where is everyone? We started off so well and now hardly anyone's checking in. Come on, let's get motivated again! We were all doing so well.

Hi everyone - sorry not posted on here for a while! Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Good news, I've lost 2lbs this week, which takes me down to 11st 0.6 - hope I'll be 10st something by next week! For additional incentive, I've booked a holiday abroad for the end of May, so I've got 8 weeks to get into reasonable shape for the beach! I'm aiming to be around 10 stone by then, so a stone to go (be nice to lose more, but I've got to be realistic!)

I've been exercising 3-4 times a week using the Wii Fitness Coach. It's very good, and the workouts are getting progressively harder. I can tell a real difference already and feel more toned. In this last week I've lost 1/2" off each thigh and 1/2" off my waist!

Hope it's going well for you. We're all a lot lighter than we were at the beginning of January!

Undervalued.......14s8...12s3
Wintersun ........10s10...10s6
Summerfruit.......11s5...11st
Polly/MASailors...11s9...10st13...11st
SilentT error.. . .. 10s10...10st6
TessieB...........11s12...11st 0.6
Countingthe.......76.2kg...74.4 kg
MixedMama.........10s1...9st 10
Countess..........12s5...11st4..11st2..11st0...10st13.
bananapaddlepop...13s2...12st6.5..12st3
LisaLessL umpy... ..11st9 . ..11st2
Whyme2 ...........14st8...13st12.
Mrs Mattie........13st6...11 st 11lbs
JKS.................9st13...9st0
chipmonkey 11st9.....11st7
luckymoray.....12st6.....11st11

Hi Countess - our posts crossed! Hope you are ok.

Hey Tessie that's great news. Well done on the loss and the fitness levels too.
Are you going somewhere nice and hot for your holiday. I'm sure you'll get to the weight you want by then with the getting into a bikini as motiation.

I'm doing ok. Sticking with it. I am determined to not give up until I get to my goal which is 9 and half stone. And once I get to it I am determined to stay there and not have to go through this again. I'm still exercising on bike regularly and it's definitely helping with the weight loss and I feel far healthier and have lots more energy than I did in January. I can also see myelf in mirrors and shop windows and not feel too bad about how I look now, which is great.

Hi Tessie & Countess & everyone else

Nothing to report here, stuck at 9,0 and though i might just get below it tonight i will be eating dinner with the dcs so unless i do it before tea there's no chance (big spag bol + wine planned)

The upstairs scales staying at 8,12 but until i get an 8 on the Wii i'm not counting it.

You'll get there JKS. You're an inspiration to those of us with some way to go yet. I'm having a roast dinner in a bit so have been frantically peddling on the bike to 'earn' myself some extra calories.

Thanks Countess

(even when you only have a little way left to go it's lovely to get some encouragment)

Have been out on my new (to me) bike with DS1 in the trailer for the first time this afternoon - wow my legs are like jelly now!

In theory i can get both boys in the trailer so could take them to playgroups and things, will see....

Countess, I'm not sure I'll be ready for a bikini in just 8 weeks!!! I'm off to Spain, so hoping for nice weather as it will be the end of May/beginning of June.

Justkeepswimming - the bike and trailer sounds a very good way to get some exercise with young children.

Countess - you have lost so much. Well done! It does feel good to get fitter and healthier.

Has anyone noticed that you've lost weight yet? I've not told anyone in RL that I'm trying to, and nobody has noticed yet. Then again, I'm still wearing the same clothes, it's just they're baggier now and I need a belt on my trousers (had to move up a notch a few times too!).

tessieb a few have started to notice now. Most especially those I haven't seen for a few months. My clothes feel great. I actually got a pair of size 12 jeans on from my pre pregnancy days and they fit great so I felt wonderful doing that.

Spain sounds great at that time of year.Lucky you.

Tessie - lol at the 0.6 bit! so near to the next stone though so keep going! a holiday is great motivation isn't it?
Mine's for my brother's wedding so all the family will be there, esp my skinny sister so no pressure there then

Countess you have lost loads - went back and had a look, is that all since Jan 1st? well done you!

Hope the trailer will help to 'tone up' as well as lose weight as i'm still flabby where i didn't use to be

People noticed with me and its so lovely - the phrase 'you're disappearing in front of us' is one of my faves

What's odd is that all the mums i know i only met when pg with ds1 (& huge!) so they have never seen me so slim, while i'm still (a bit) bigger than i see the 'real' me. weird.

sorry i have ben missing ladies... so much stuff going on (nothing important just time consuming).

Gym is gong well but eating not so. Just ate 2 scones instead of dinner.

Am being very very strict the rest of the week.

JKS I think I started the diet on about the 6th Jan, when my foster lads went back to school after the Christmas break, and all the chocolate and goodies were gone.

I've just had a piece of cake and some cream. Will just need to do about 3 hours on the bike to make up for it now. Haha.

Hello Mixedmama. Good to hear from you.

JKS - these digital scales are so precise that I always feel I ought to include the ounces! So near 11 stone, but I WILL be 10 something next week. How long have you got till your brother's wedding?

Hi Mixedmama - glad you're still keeping up with the exercise.

Countess, it's great fitting back into clothes that were once too small. Bet you feel great.

Just wondering how much more I need to lose before anyone notices?