SLIMMING WORLD - the summer thread. Lose some lbs, lose some layers!

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not witty though...

Just remembered a thing I was listening to on Radio 4 this morning. I only caught 5 mins of it but someone who has written a book on the causes of obesity was being interviewed by Andrew Marr.

He said we're genetically programmed to eat as much food as possible when we see it as in our evolutionary past we needed to eat this way. ie if we killed a mammoth we had to eat it all asap as we didn't know where our next meal was coming from.

Coupled with this we're also genetically programmed to conserve energy whenever possible so we've got reserves to call on when we need to chase the next mammoth.

So basically we're built to stuff our faces and sit on our arses. Doing otherwise is going against our genetic programming and is pretty fecking hard.

Prof I think that guy may be my new best friend

I'm in a fuck it mood today too... I really hate my job It's not actually my job... it's being away from the kids.. I drop them with a c/minder at 8am & I don't see them again until 6pm. They are asking me all the time, can't you stay at home today mam? But I can't I work with one other male who does the same job as me & an elderly receptionist. If they have days off I need to be there.. I get 25 days holidays, of which I have used 13 & I need to keep the rest for things such as days the c/minder is ill, the kids are ill etc....

It's a shit feeling, like I am letting them down, feel torn in two. I'm thinking of asking work if I can go PT but don't know if they'd go for it....

Anyway, SW been OK today. Stuck to free foods most of day, but am craving egg mixed with mayo & bacon sliced into it... think I'll have that for lunch tomorrow. Monday I don't have a proper lunch break as our deadline is tomorrow am, so didn't get a chance for a walk/run.

Chin up Tits - you can so do this!! And will!!

Welcome Maz

prof. Add a bit of extra sleep to that and I'll be happy!

connie. I am incredibly lucky that I don't work. Financially it would be an excellent idea, but having big age gaps makes child-care near impossible, especially when coupled with DH being at work full-time. We are thinking it's a possibility that I find something while he is off long-term though. Do you have fun stuff planned for your weekends? If you asked to be part-time at work would they hold it against you that you asked if they said no? (Dsis cut down to a 4 day week, but does Saturdays on overtime occasionally - £200 a day)

TBH it is a miracle thatI have stuck with it this long. I am slightly bored/unmotivated, but somehow am more determined than normal. The fact that I have been losing (by the skin of my teeth) is helping. If I have a gain I might not be so keen.

Hopefully I will be away next week, and am planning more walking (hence new name, thinking Victoria Wood!) but don't know how the food will go. Am trying to plan ahead, but picnics need crisps, days out need easy teas, DM and I usually share a bottle of wine(though she doesn't do snacks!)...

My thought for the day is that there needs to be a quicker way of cooking SW chips! There is enough time to walk (slowly)to the shop at least twice for chocolate in the time it takes (thankfully DH was out so I had to stay in with the sleeping boys!)

oops, sorry for long post

can you tell I'm relieved to have got thrugh the first day of the holidays "on plan"

I wonder how many times we can walk round the vilage tomorrow

Ria - get yourself a map and venture a bit further afield (literally!)

Connie - that must be horrendous re work. I felt like that when I went back after mat leave 'luckily' for me my dh has a brain tumour and the critical illness insurance paid off our mortgage when dd1 was a year old. I gave up work immediately and was v pleased to do so!

Even if your current employer won't let you go part time, could you look around for something else?

Hi Prof - I'm sure it was a worrying time for yourself & your husband & every silver lining comes with a great big cloud of rain.

I haven't approached work yet - I'm not sure they would go for it at all as none of their other employees work PT, but then none of the other females have children.

I was offered a job tonight by my bro in law, it would mean flexi hours & could pick the kids up from school etc... but his dad (who owns the business) is a crabit old bastard & I couldn't stand him looking over my shoulder. Anyway, don't they say never mix work with pleasure/family? (or something along those lines!)

I really need to find something that works, I love my job, the people, I'm good at what I do, even though it's just small town journalism, I love the local people, their news, their gossip, you build a rapport with people & gain their trust, it's just the summer is so so hard

dh is fine now, the only side effect is he has no sense of smell so we consider ourselves very lucky.

Small town journalism? that sounds fab, I'd love that job, I can totally see your dilemma. fwiw, I think it's def worth asking for pt, if you don't ask you never know. What about a job share? Have you explored that option?

I lost 1/2lb last night!!! Im gobsmacked, but the loss has pushed my mind back into focus.

I am following the menu in the Extra Easy book to see if i get a loss next week, i have just had the apple/celery/potato/ham salad with a mayo and natural yoghure mustard dressing. It was really nice!

Stuffed Chicken breast for dinner with Steamed veg.
I am so wanting this next 2lbs off before my holiday (end Aug) so i can get to my mini 1 stone target.

I have a tiny kitten now, shes gorgeous so i am playing with her and taking my mind off snacking!

awww what's your kitten called tits?

prof, glad all is OK now thogh, mst be an awful thing to go through.

1/2lb off this week. bit disappointed if I'm honest, as apart from the takeaways I have been angelic. and have been exercising hard. probably another start week though

ah well, maybe next week will be a good one.

Thanks for the support Prof & I'm glad your dh is well now.... maybe he could swap his loss of smell with Maggie's DP though

I have lost another 1lb this week - total loss 22lb

I'm a bit annoyed with 1lb though.. I've been exercising a lot more than normal, but will keep at it this week & wait to see what happens next wk!

Have had a chippy tonight though plus two biscuits and some diet coke...

well done Connie[sile] - maybe we are both gaining muscle?

does anyone else get IBS-type symptoms at the beginning of star week? or is that just me? (sorry if TMI)

I usually have the runs just about the day before it starts!

thanks connie, I get that too, but have also been a bit "spasm"-ish tonight too. I was on meds for something related to stomach spasms/pain in lower back after DS1 was born, but I can't remember what it was. I ususally only suffer when I'm anxious/in Tesco!

p/w this week is chicken

I totally relate to Tesco.... hate the place ;)

Re running and muscle gain etc, it's not just muscle, you get denser bones, stronger tendons etc Your body's making new tissue, I find it makes me really very hungry.

hey all

i've been crap, lifes been crap but hey ho!

glad to see you girls are losing weight - sometimes your body takes a while to catch up weight wise but remember you will be firming up and more toned so it's worth it (says she who hasn't done exercise since.....)

my stomach was really weird around star week - sounds silly but after a year or so on this pill I'm still getting used to it as my previous higher dose one meant I didn't have any symptoms what so ever.

ValDerRia - Shes called Ginny, there is a photo on my profile she is loooovverly! Now i don't haveto have another baby lol!

I am doing ok, red day today after a couple of EE days.
Haven't done an awful lot of excersis apart from walking during my extensive shopping trips

My house needs a jolly good tidy though so will do that to burn of a few cals.

she's gorgeous tits. I'm going to have lots of cats to use up my un-used baby names.

Hello, Ive been hiding in shame

Well, firstly - i did it! I managed to meet my 1 stone in 4 weeks goal - and actually got to exactly 10st 9lbs on the day of my friends wedding!

Now, that was last saturday, and since then I have pretty much eaten whatever I wanted as I was sooo strict before then...and I have now put on 6 bloomin lbs!!!!! in 6 days!!!!! I must just put weight on soo easily, as ive not been that bad!!!

decided to give up til tomorrow so ive had a full week off and then start afresh tomorrow...so having a last indulgence tonight of big box of maltesers and a film with DH.

Does anyone know the password for this week?

Off to catch up on everyone elses news now....

well done on getting to your goal fuzzy.

I am going away for a week or so tomorrow, hoping for some serious walking

Hope you all have a good week, I'll be back when I feel brave enough to confess my sins

Hi Fuzzy - this weeks p/word is chicken

Did you enjoy the wedding? Sure treat the week as if you were on holidays, doesn't everyone gain some weight when on holidays?

I bet you got lots of compliments in your dress! what colour was it?

I haven't got out running this week - I have fell to the wayside The weather has been so miserable here that I can't get out running at lunch time, whic is the only time I have really. Usually the weather wouldn't bother me, but I can't interview people in the afternoons if I'm sitting there with rain pouring down my face!!

I have also had a half slice of pizza this evening... which I will disguise on the sparkly place as a piece of bread... shouldn't have been more than 3 syns in the tiny sliver I ate!!

Enjoy your break Ria HAve a fab time, pick up plan when you come back