2010 Weight Loss Club: here comes the Summer!

[bebejones]

Old thread here

Nice new home for us now that March is over!

Thanks.

Glad to hear calorie counting has worked!

Just the act of writing down what I'm eating has helped. Have to say though that today's "extra" allocation of 1700 (following the zig-zag method I came across) is proving difficult. I have had to have an extra glass of wine and a banana - and I might still have to a couple fo jaffa cakes with my "going to bed" cup of tea

I'll add my details tomorrow but use Monday as my baseline and for future reporting (with the excpetion of the 5th and 12th though!)

I'll join the Christmas thread - especially since 1 April is my target wieght (as I plan to be at a luxury game reserve in South Africa for my 50th 5 days later - the same place we went to on our honeymoon and again 2 years ago for an early 10th wedding anniversary).

With the exception of the next couple fo weeks, I am going to try to be sensible and maintain a reasonable but steady weight loss.

welcome pretty bird - have added you

i am not expcting a loss tomorrow after cake/brownies and malteasres

working today so cant get to the gym [sad[

be good all

its sunny!!!!

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 11 lb - Wt loss 22 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 11st 3 lb, Wt loss 3st 12lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 12lbs, Wt loss 6lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 11st 3.5 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 23lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 8lbs Wt loss 13lbs
Mummymels. Start wt: 14st 10lb, Target wt: 9 st, Current wt 10st 1.5lbs, Wt loss 16.5 lbs
CoteDAzur start: 68kg (10st 10lb). Target: 60kg (9st 6lb). Weight loss: 8 kg (1st 4lb)
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Fruitgums: start weight 12st 9.5lbs; Target weight 8st, Wt Loss 7.5lbs
SarahMia: starting weight 17st 2lb; Target weight 13st 2lb
Kayz: Start wt: 15st 1lb, Target wt: 10st, Current Wt: 13st 1 lb Wt loss: 28 lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs: Target wt 9st 13 lbs: current wt 13st 2 lbs: wt lost 3 lbs

Fabulous trip Prettybird!! Definitely a great incentive. I certainly find it easier To focus on losing weight when I have a target date. My current target date is the first weekend in September as we have a family wedding and DD is a bridesmaid.

Just been for a run, had to keep stopping and having some water, but I did it at least!

I am also wearing a size 14 pair of black linen shorts from M & S, I couldn't get the waist done up even when I bought them, now they are comfortable on me.

piste you've reminded me about goals, I have the wedding coming up. Not long now till 1st August. Would just like to be 11 stone by then or just a bit under.

I'll be with you at Christmas.

blondes good luck for tomorrow. You never know!

that zig-zag method sounds sensible prettybird, how many days do you have 1400 cals/1700 cals?

Nothing much happening with me today.

Ds has an ant house, but it fell over this morning: "there's a spillage over here mummy!" I think we managed to retrieve the escaped ants, but just seen one crawling up the door.... and I've noticed some scratching of heads, so the head lice might be back. Insects everywhere!

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 11 lb - Wt loss 22 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 11st 3 lb, Wt loss 3st 12lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 12lbs, Wt loss 6lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 11st 6 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 20.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 8lbs Wt loss 13lbs
Mummymels. Start wt: 14st 10lb, Target wt: 9 st, Current wt 10st 1.5lbs, Wt loss 16.5 lbs
CoteDAzur start: 68kg (10st 10lb). Target: 60kg (9st 6lb). Weight loss: 8 kg (1st 4lb)
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Fruitgums: start weight 12st 9.5lbs; Target weight 8st, Wt Loss 7.5lbs
SarahMia: starting weight 17st 2lb; Target weight 13st 2lb
Kayz: Start wt: 15st 1lb, Target wt: 10st, Current Wt: 13st 1 lb Wt loss: 28 lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs: Target wt 9st 13 lbs: current wt 13st 2 lbs: wt lost 3 lbs

Just updating myself, didn't do it at last weigh in after the gain.

Hello everyone
welcome to our new members! I can def say this is a wonderful group of women and they will support and kick your backside when needed
speaking of which i need an ass kicking! Agh i look 5months preg already!! Not only has my belly JUMPED out but my bum is making shapes to follow!!! I know your tummy muscles and more stretchy etc when you already have dc's but this is madness! Agh! I have been eating stuff i never would hav when i was dieting but its like my body is welcoming back its old friends with overly open arms anyways enuf of my moaning you hav all been having lovely sporty sunny weeks so far by the sounds well done little piste on doing well tis fab she has a natural liking of all things sporty wish it was in me!
Bebe how'd you get on at toddlers any more tantrums?
Trimmer we all have our not "perfect" mummy moments you couldnt have known she was allowed to bring the toy for sure cause they didnt let you know! If they'd sent a note or something it would never have happened...
Blondes will you be lap topping us while your away to make our envy much worse or will we have to miss you?
I have yet to make lunch... My boys slept in very late today and im just being lazy (nothing new there!) how on earth will i manage come sept when i actually have to do school runs!? Anyways better go do something motherly TTFN

Oooooo Trimmer thats not nice! You poor thing

tbh i will leave internet/mn/email alone when im away

but will no doubt put up pics on fb so if anyone wants to have a peek let me know and i will add you

never understood those who pop on when on holiday

i shall relax with dh - gawd knows i need it after the past few months

pmsl at escaping ants

and fab you got your butt into 14 linen trousers

and pmb - stop eating crap, it all got to come off as after no 3 !!!!

GT - my two went through a phase of nits ( spawn of the devil ) but happily not for a long time now, like a couple of years. But DD who loves science used to quite like getting them and putting them under her microscope LOL You could actually see blood pumping round their little bodies!!

TMI anyone?

Anyway one day she had a big one, put it under the microscope with the little glass slide on top. When she came back the little bugger had tossed aside the glass slide and legged it We never found that one!

Wooohooooooo My builders have gone
My kitchen is so gorgeous!!!!
Before we can actually use it we have to oil the oak tops which is deffo a DH job, and we are aiming to move back in at the weekend. It's so busy here it's mad - it's DS's school Year 6 production tonight, and DD's marathon Sports Day tomorrow. Realistically it will be Saturday, but I am so glad the builders have GONE!!!

Blondes When are you actually off?

What shall the name of our next thread be???

Bebe should do it as she did such a good job last time

That made me itch Piste, just have to mention them and I itch, all over. That one that legged it! Tenacious little buggers aren't they?

New thread name: 2010 Weight Loss Club: Summer and beyond (sounds a bit naff, any other ideas?)

PBM Your poor sis. I know my friend tells the story of how she had the worst case of head lice her doctor had ever seen, but she managed to get rid of them. Very hard when pg not to overeat, I know we feel like the green light is on. But stick healthy eating with us, and it'll be OK when baby's born When is he/she actually due?

I need a big kick up the bum.

Just took the dc to get an ice cream, ds didn't like his so I ate it. And there's more...

Went out for lunch and had lentil, spinach and sweet potato curry, then a small pot of creme brulee. I though it was a healthy choice, but it didn't fill me up.

snacked and grazed while doing the dc's tea. I am not expecting a loss again this week, just hope it isn't a gain. Last Thursday I just seemed to go awol, must be the Thursday munchies...

piste Your kitchen sounds fab.

Just a real quickie! Got to go get Petrol & pack stuff up, off to my mums 2moro!

Thread name...

2010 Weight Loss Club: Onwards & Downwards

2010 Weight Loss Club: The one where we all stay slinky!

Will try and pop on and catch up when I'm at mums, just got so much sewing to finish! Roll on Tuesday when it will all be over!!!

Sorry I disappeared, ladies. DD was teething and I had a cold and then there was soooooooo much housework to do to catch up. I've still been listing what I've been eating and am trying to reduce the carbs and up the veggies.

Piste - my aunt taught at a pre-prep where the mums used to turn up in pretty dresses for sports day only to whip them off just before the parents races to reveal proper running gear underneath.

Bebe - how is the elbow? That curry recipe looks scrummy

Blondes - good luck with the weigh in tomorrow.

I came across the zig-zag calorie calculator here.

For my weight/height etc, it calculated (for "extreme fat loss") 1472 calories a day with 1767 allowed on Wednesday and 1620 on Saturday.

I'll change to the "fat loss" calculations once I am back from holiday.

I've had a look at the Food Focus web-site - it's really good! I've keyed in my food back to last Saturday (got bored, so won't go back further). I like the weight you can slo caluclate your exercise.

Freudian slip . Let me correct that last sentence: "I like the way you can also calculate your exercise"

1395 calories so far today - so I'm OK for some tea with milk still

Did another 2+ mile run today, followed by 45 minutes Pilates with a ring (I got my Pilates instructor to email me her crib sheet from the class on Monday so I could remember what we'd done)

Hi everyone just a quickie got a plane to catch . Hope you all do well whilst im away, please dont delete me off the list as i will defo need it when i get back . See you in a few weeks.

at laughalot Hope she has a great time!

afternoon all

i sts but happy with that as have been bad and thought sod it

i fly wednesday early am and really looking forward to it

laughalot and prettybird enjoy your holidays x

Hi everyone

murtette well done on listing your food. It's really hard work when they're teething, especially the back teeth.

laughalot have a great trip another from me!

prettybird thanks for the link. I'm going to try the zig zag method, and glad you found foodfocus helpful.

blondes well done on sts. Has that 30 Days Shred arrived yet? I did level 2 today, it is very hard and I'm hoping either for some kind of loss or sts tomorrow.

Exercised x5 this week.

My dress from Bravissimo has turned up, it is very flattering really pleased, it emphasises the slimmest part of me. Size 14 seems a bit roomy, so I'm going to try a 12, I think their sizes are quite generous.

Evening ladies

Gettin - delighted that you found a dress you liked. How did your DS get on at school this week.

Blondes - have a fab holiday. I bet you'll come back re-motivated to get into those suede trousers - after all, you wouldn't want to be wearing them in this weather!

What about this for a thread title - "2010 Weight Loss Club - Summer Slinkies"? I thought we should recognise the amazing progress so many of you have made.

Today's food:
Breakfast - toast x 2
Lunch - ryvita x 4; cottage cheese; carrot; pear
Snack - WW brownie
Supper - cod with tomato paste and leeks, peas and potato; melon
I'm just about to sit down and enjoy a vodka tonic

Trimmer. Yes DVD arrived and no I haven't opened it

I'm happy I sts and I ate badly so part of me thinks what's the point and being good and yet I sts like the past 3 weeks

I'm sooooooo looking forward to my holiday yet know I will pile on the lbs when I eat and drink and normally drink diet drinks and on holiday they never haev diet lemonade or diet tonic

murette. Well done for writing food down

I hae my friend staying ad went out for a meal and wine and tomorrow I'm up in the big smoke aka London meeting nannies for meal and drinks so think I can say diet has gone now till I'm back and will start afresh 16th July but that weekend I'm doing a wedding crèche and then it's my birthday (19th) so basically July will be a total write off

'sits on naughty step in antispaction'

Have a great holiday Blondes, maybe a break from the diet will be good you'll be renewed in August.

You haven't gained at all since starting the thread?

murtette If you get hungry the only other thing I would do is add some protein at breakfast, but well done, you'll definitely lose on that.

I lost 1lb this week. My goal is to lose 5lb by 1st August for the wedding, then to be almost at goal by 21st August, which is when we go on holiday.

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 11 lb - Wt loss 22 lbs
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st 7lbs, Current Wt 11st 3 lb, Wt loss 3st 12lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 12lbs, Wt loss 6lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5; current weight 11st 5 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 21.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 8lbs Wt loss 13lbs
Mummymels. Start wt: 14st 10lb, Target wt: 9 st, Current wt 10st 1.5lbs, Wt loss 16.5 lbs
CoteDAzur start: 68kg (10st 10lb). Target: 60kg (9st 6lb). Weight loss: 8 kg (1st 4lb)
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 5lbs ; Wt loss 16lbs
Fruitgums: start weight 12st 9.5lbs; Target weight 8st, Wt Loss 7.5lbs
SarahMia: starting weight 17st 2lb; Target weight 13st 2lb
Kayz: Start wt: 15st 1lb, Target wt: 10st, Current Wt: 13st 1 lb Wt loss: 28 lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 5 lbs: Target wt 9st 13 lbs: current wt 13st 2 lbs: wt lost 3 lbs

blondes In sept when you have time, I'd definitely recommend that dvd, it is really hard but I am sure it helps me with the weight loss. I've not been great with food this week but lost 1lb.

well done trimmer for 1 lb loss

and no i havent gained at all during the diet, just a lot of sts lol