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Lardy Ladies 2010 time to think thin thread!

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Tortoiselookingforwardto2010 · 01/01/2010 15:41

OK, new thread for 2010!

My aim is to have lost 2 stone by my Birthday on April 6th! Booking a weeks family holiday for that week and want to feel and look better!

So, weigh in Friday? I always find weekends harder so that would be a good day for me.

Smalline mmm roast dinner soup sounds interesting.
I normally do carrot, onion and leek or leek and potato. Sometime spicy butternut squash. Carrot and coriander is nice as well.

Good luck for 2010!

OP posts:
Tortoise · 17/08/2010 19:13

Oh dear furball. You can get back on track though. I know you can Smile. Portion sizes are a good start. Do you use that free site? Food focus or something? Might help you.
And exercise helps of course. I am really finding the 30 day shred good and can't believe i have nearly done 60 days of it (with a few days off in between Grin).

Tortoise · 19/08/2010 22:16

Finished 2nd round of shred tonight Grin So thought i would post my results here to motivate you Smile.

Thigh - 1/2 inch off
Waist - 2 and a 1/2 inches off!! Grin
Upper - arm Zero Sad
Hips - 3 inches Grin

Will weigh in tomorrow. Probably gained or stayed the same!

Furball · 20/08/2010 07:06

Excellent Tortiose!

I'm off on holiday today. I hope I'm sensible and we plan to do lots of cycling as we are taking the bikes.

I'm planning to meet up with some friends in the near future that I haven't seen since I was 8 stone, (13 years ago) so I'm going to have to try extra hard and THINK before I eat which should help motivate me.

Tortoise · 20/08/2010 09:26

Have a good holiday Furball. We are off tomorrow Smile.
Stayed the same this week. Am ok with that. Smile

Smalline · 20/08/2010 11:43

Excellent results Tortoise especially the hips & waist, I bet the upper arms look more tonedSmile

Hello Furball lovely to see youSmile.
I know that once you set your mind to it, you will be back in your size 12 jeans in no timeSmile.

Hope you both have a great holiday, no holiday for us this summer, DH is waiting to have an operation on his legSad, looks like he has fully torn a tendon.

Ooh I nearly forgot, lost 1.5lbs this week so I am now back to 11st 12Grin.

Furball · 28/08/2010 19:10

I'm back!

and somehow 4 lbs lighter Confused - ate 3 cooked meals a day and couldn't eat anymore but we were very active, so maybe that was it?

Well done smalline on your loss Smile

Tortoise · 28/08/2010 20:49

I'm back too. Smile
Will weigh myself tomorrow! Not sure whether it will be a good or bad result!

Well done Furball. Smile

Tortoise · 29/08/2010 10:43

Well. I am still 11st 9 (phew!). Smile

Furball · 29/08/2010 13:49

very jealous tortoise - well done!

Furball · 02/09/2010 08:13

well......I'm still making the effort.

Will have to wait for the scales to see if it's paying off

Running 3 times a week and Monday we went for a 10 mile bike ride - which I hope to do on the 2 weekdays I don't run BUT winter will soon be here, so I may just be a fair weather girl.

Went out to a friends last night who was under stict instruction not to feed me! ended up stuffing my face with..........carrots and cucumber so no harm done Grin

How is everyone else?

Smalline · 02/09/2010 10:05

Well I'm very jealous of you twoEnvy, managing to lose weight/stay the same whilst on holidayEnvy, but I take my hat off to youSmile.

I was very naughty whilst you were away, while the cats away the mouse playedGrin couldn't face weighing myself last week, so I thought I would be very good this week but haven't beenBlush.

Going away tomorrow, back on Monday when I will restart my healthy eating with renewed vigour, will report my weight loss/gain next week Friday.

Furball · 02/09/2010 10:12

mine was just luck smalline as I literally ate 3 cooked meals a day and most weren't exactly healthy.

I'm sure you'll be back with gusto next week

ps you both are still a stone lighter than me! ok so i have myself to blaim BIG TIME but, at least you have kept on the straight and narrow. Smile

Tortoise · 03/09/2010 10:31

Just luck for me too! Grin Probably ate less overall even though we had Burger King twice, Pizza one night and chips on the beach.

I am 11st 8 1/4 this week
(11 st 9 3/4 last week, didn't bother about the 3/4!!)

So lost 1 & 1/2lb Grin See why i needed to mention the 3/4 lb on last weeks weight? Other wise would have lost less than a lb! Grin

Furball · 04/09/2010 08:02

lost another 1 lb - hard work this week (as is every week!)

my ds isn't back at school til Tuesday, so hoping to go back to running in the morning. the evenings are killing me, I've run out of energy by then.

saying that - I'm off out this morning, but feel lethargic as me insomnia meant I was up at 5am. - me thinks I'm good with excuses!!

Tortoise · 04/09/2010 09:29

Very well done Furball Smile.

I need to get back into shredding! Have had about 2 weeks off now Blush. Probably do it monday!

Tortoise · 10/09/2010 19:48

Statyed the same this week Smile. Would have liked a loss but happy not to gain as i have been eating chocolate and still not shredded!! Blush

Smalline · 11/09/2010 13:21

I'm now back to 12st 4.5lbs so I've got to lose 6.5lbs to be back at my best weight so far this year (11st 12lbs)Blush.

Tortoise I would advise you to get back to shredding as soon as possible, the longer you leave it the harder it is to start, and you'll be undoing all your hard work, you know that now you have started, you have got to keep if up for the rest of your life don't youGrin.

How are you doing Furball? won't be long before you'll be weighing less than meWink.

Tortoise · 11/09/2010 14:32

Small Thanks for that! I do not want to shred for the next X yrs!! Grin
I will maybe do it tonight or tomorrow or monday!!BB has finished so can't use watching that as an excuse for not doing it! Grin

Smalline · 11/09/2010 15:30

Last time I watched BB was when I was pregnant with DD, she's 7 nowGrin.

Furball · 11/09/2010 15:42

oops - forgot to weigh!

Hello smalline - thought you were off doing a 'me' as I hadn't seen you for a few weeks.

I'm still running - got up to 20mins non stop and next go will be 25mins. I now have a buddy to motivate me force me to go.

Tortoise · 14/09/2010 22:23

I am Angry with myself. Slipping back into old ways Sad. Eating chocolate too often and will no doubt have gained weight by Friday Sad. And i still haven't shredded.

Smalline · 15/09/2010 17:41

Oh dear, I know that feeling Tortoise chocolate is soooo yummy and soooo addictiveGrin, I suggest that you get it out of your system, but then plan a day (say Monday) when you will stop eating chocolate ensuring that there is no more in the house, then get back to your normal sensible eating & shreddingGrin.

Smalline · 18/09/2010 14:07

1.5lbs off this week am now 12st 3lbsSmile.

Did you remember to weigh yourself this week Furball?

Are you still getting it out of your system Tortoise?Wink

Furball · 18/09/2010 14:25

I did yesterday and I was still 12 stone 10. Not making much effort food wise, but I am running for 25+ mins 3 times a week!

Feel really slim Hmm until I have to do up my trouser button Grin

Tortoise · 24/09/2010 11:53

Ooops forgot to weigh in last week!
I am 11st 9lbs this week. Seem to be stuck at the same weight (glad not gaining loads though!).
Still not got back into shredding. I want to though. Just need to push myself to get back to it!