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2010 Weight Loss Club - the Summer Slinkies!

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GettinTrimmer · 03/07/2010 10:48

Here's the new thread

Weighed in today, sts

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 1lb, Wt loss 4st
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 9lbs, Wt loss 11lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.7 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 9lb
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 0 lbs: wt lost 5 lbs

Posted the list for easy reference.

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GettinTrimmer · 06/07/2010 09:49

Ali Yes, large town beginning with B, lots of roundabouts I'm in a small town beginning with F, close to the coast.

Good luck with your shred today. I am aching a bit too, don't feel like doing it, but I'm planning on doing it at 11am when I've cleared up. Also walking to Sainsburys in a bit, 3 mile round trip. Forgot to get loo roll!

bebe Anything you gain will soon drop off again I am sure. Take care.

We've got Blondes, Laughalot and Prettybird on holiday, hope they are all having a good time, very !

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Alibabaandthe40nappies · 06/07/2010 10:20

I have shredded, blimey it hurt today! Not sure what I'm going to end up eating today, DS and I are going to see my parents so we will see what there is to eat!
Annoyingly my mother has a habit of sabotaging my diet attempts even while having a go at me for being overweight. Dysfunctional?!

Ah yes I know where you are, I grew up not far away

Have a good day everyone

bebejones · 06/07/2010 11:28

Alibaba - your mother sounds just like mine! Constantly on at me for losing weight, constantly saying how proud she is of me for losing weight...whilst sticking a massive slab of cake in front of me!

Been to music class with DD, I'm sure she knows I can't chase her at the moment and is acting up accordingly! Also did lots of bashing of other toddlers...the older boys got a pasting today! so embarrassing, she is just so small & feisty & very very sure of herself!

Had some toast for brekkie, needed something 'substantial' and grapefruit just wasn't gonna cut it! Prob have soup for lunch as DH won't be home. Then will have to have a lie down when/if DD naps coz I'm feeling quite crap today! Not sure about dinner. Possible quorn dippers with wraps and salsa with some lf chips. Just had a small handful of maltesers...lighter way to enjoy chocolate & a quick sugar hit to give me enough energy to get to the kitchen for something better!

Really really going to need you guys to cheer me on when I'm back on it soon. I can't get this far & let it all go to pot now!

Murtette · 06/07/2010 21:48

Bebe - you're not going to let it go to pot! Think of all of the good food habits you've learned over the past few months - they're not going to suddenly disappear. I feel a bit hypocritical giving you advice when you've lost so much more weight than me but how about you do a bit of menu planning for the next few days to make sure that you've got food in so that you can eat more substantial meals and have snacks but that you don't buy loads and loads of cakes/biscuits/Haagen Daas etc as, if you do, it will still be in the cupboard when you're back on the wagon and so much much harder for you to resist.

re your DD's behaviour. My DD is only 8mo but I'm sure she can sense weakness already. I had a headache yesterday and just wanted to curl up on the sofa and she didn't stop crawling; today I've been back to normal and she's just sat, no rolling let alone crawling!

PBM - desperately waiting for an update. I hope the scan went well.

bebejones · 06/07/2010 21:58

PBM - you have been on my mind all day too, hope you are ok? x

Murtette - Have made loads of cake for Playgroup 2moro, so after that it shall all be out of the house! Burgers (nice meaty ones) and salad for dinner 2moro. Got a sanwich for lunch that DH brought home today...hope it's still alright for 2moro! Got some homegrown New Potatoes from FIL so will make some potato salad with fat free yoghurt to go with the burgers as well. Got some chicken as well in the fridge, but not sure what I'm gonna do with that yet?!

I know DD has somehow picked up that I'm not quite myself. I sat down on the edge of the bed last Friday & she looked at me & said 'Poorly legs mummy' hugged me & said 'don't worry'! Hadn't even said anything to her, was really sweet!

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 06/07/2010 22:19

PBM - just popping in hoping for an update xx

bebe - that is so sweet

Poohbearsmom · 06/07/2010 22:23

Thank you for all your kind wishes.
Im very very sad to say it was not good news today
my little one had no heartbeat
i have to go back next wednesday for a confirmation scan (in case my dates were all wrong or something which they are not, but thats the way they have to do it she said)
im just so very sad. I knew there was a chance but didnt at the same time iykwim? Im just so sad.
Im sorry for drowning the thread with my stuff and thank you all for being lovely as always xxx

bebejones · 06/07/2010 22:27

PBM - so so sorry! Massive hugs xxxxx

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 06/07/2010 23:26

Oh PBM that is such sad news, I am so very sorry

RatherBeOnThePiste · 07/07/2010 07:01

Am so sorry PBM, I thought about you yesterday and I am desperately sorry to hear your sad news.
Hugs from London x

GettinTrimmer · 07/07/2010 07:49

I'm so sorry PBM

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GettinTrimmer · 07/07/2010 09:48

We're all here for you PBM Talk to us whenever you like, not drowning the thread, it happened to me inbetween my two.

Ali Good luck with your shred today, I am having a day off! My shoulders ache and I am knackered.

I would love to reduce my tummy and love handles, but having said that I am wearing a top not worn for years and it looks alright.

bebe Your dd is so lovely, really sweet Enjoy the toddler group, I am sure the cake will go down well.

We can take this healthy eating/diet thing meal by meal - you sound like you are doing alright.

I had my lunch in Sainsbury's yesterday, and I can't tell you how difficult it was to resist the carrot cake! But I did it.

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bebejones · 07/07/2010 11:39

PBM - talk to us all whenever, we are all here for you! You are not drowning the thread! x

Trimmer - resisting carrot cake...saintly!!

Cake went down well, thank goodness! Have just the tiniest piece of ginger cake left at home now as DH has taken all the rest of the stuff I made in to work! Have got a v naughty Brie & grape sandwich for lunch, but am trying so hard to be good. Just tricky when I need more ood than I am now used to having! Steroids are making me water retentive as well I think, I'm feeling very puffy!

Murtette · 07/07/2010 18:15

Oh PBM, I'm so sorry. Big hugs to you and take care of yourself. Our shoulders are always here to be cried on.

bebejones · 07/07/2010 20:01

PBM - hope you are ok given the current situation. Thinking of you!

Finally all the cake has gone. I have just had the last piece. Hopefully had the last of the steroids today so can start to get rid of all this extra weight they have made me pack on. It's such a huge dose (500mg/day) that it really messes with me! Tried so hard to be good today though.

Breakfast - Banana & half piece of toast
Lunch - Brie & Grape sandwich (not so good)
Dinner - Burger & roll with green salad & home made potato salad (made with fat free yog)
Snack - vanilla mini milk (needed ice cream, stupid steroid hot flush) and the last middley sized piece of ginger cake.

All in all, not that bad considering, is it?!

Need to go find my diet head & attach it back onto my shoulders. I must lose this last stone(ish)...I must, I must, I must!!

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 07/07/2010 20:07

PBM hope you're alright.

bebe - glad you're off the steroids, that food day doesn't sound too bad at all.

I have had a bad day today. Was awake in the night a lot because of DS teething so I overslept. No time to exercise this morning and the whole day has gone down the pan from there! Breakfast was ok, then lunch at a friend's I ate too much bread. Dinner ended up being McDonald's, aaaarrrrrgggghhhh.
Need to get DS into bed and then I'm going to do 30 day shred to make myself feel like I've been less useless.

This working is so much about state of mind for me and today I do NOT have the right one.

Murtette · 07/07/2010 21:13

Bebe - that looks like a very good day to me! Well done. And you couldn't have made all that cake and not had some. A friend visited today and brought my a victoria sponge so I'm having to eat some of that although luckily have more friends over tomorrow so I'll get them to eat as much as possible!

Ali - how old is your DS? My DD is 8mo and has only slept through for the past couple of months. Until then, I found it impossible to lose weight as I just seemed to need to eat to keep me going.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 07/07/2010 22:16

Murtette - he is almost 2. I lost weight quite easily after he was born, partly I think because I was BFing him. After he started solids I should have started watching what I was eating because obv. he was BFing less, but I didn't! I've had depression over the last year and only came off ADs at the beginning of May - and DS has only been sleeping through since Easter!! Definitely the broken sleep didn't help and I just craved huge amounts of sugar to get through the day.

All in all a lot of excuses/small reasons why I was finding it hard to shed the pounds but they are all gone now so I must succeed!

I have not shredded yet, I know it is late but I am going to do it now.

RatherBeOnThePiste · 07/07/2010 22:31

Hello alibaba!

Bebejones let us hope that is the end of the steroids.... I must say the thought of a Brie and grape sarnie makes me go bllleeeuuuugggghhhhhhh! But then I love marmite so what do I know??!!

I need a kick up the bum I think, seem to have lost momentum and work is at a frenzied pitch right now.

Am curious about this 30 day shred lark. I need to get into something good because my daily cycling will stop when the summer starts. Any advice or tips?!

Hello

RatherBeOnThePiste · 07/07/2010 22:32

Sorry I peaked too soon then. I WAS going to say
Hello PBM... Thinking of you
And hello to murtette and GT too!

Poohbearsmom · 07/07/2010 23:47

Hi everyone
thank you all for being so kind to me!
Im very lucky to have found this thread way back when and yer words have helped me today. Im so sorry youv been here too Trimmer
i dont know if im more worried now about it happening naturally and being in pain and seeing everything happening or about going into hosp and being told the worst next wk then having to make the decision what to do. I jus wish this was all a bad dream i felt i was wasting their time yesterday sitting waiting for my scan, that i knew all was fine really and the doctor said so many women spot and its so common not to worry at all. I just need to accept this awful truth but im finding it very hard
i need to tell my sister, i need someone but just couldnt bring myself to call her i just shuck and shed yet another tear and couldnt, but i will tomorrow and maybe she could come up and come to the hosp with me next wk. It just all feels so wrong thank you guys so much for supporting me xxx

bebejones · 08/07/2010 08:32

PBM - def tell your sister, you need all the support you can get. So horrid for you

Piste - Brie & Grape tis yummy! But I love marmite too...so maybe what do I know?!

Alibabaa - sorry you have been depressed, how are you feeling now you have stopped the ADs? My DD is nearly 2 (in a month, eeeek!!) it's a tricky age I am finding! I think I put weight on after DD started eating solids, kept eating hers in an attempt to get her to eat it! She has never been a good eater, although getting a little better now!

Just waiting to get a call back from my GP about the steroids! Fingers crossed!

bebejones · 08/07/2010 09:44

Haruummph! 3 more days of poxy steroids!

Feel like a heffa at the momment! DH says it isn't noticeable so must be water have consolled myself with marmite on toast Got some bns/red pepper soup for lunch though & chicken with new potatoes for dinner. Must try & reign myself in!

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 08/07/2010 09:53

Bebe - yes I did that too with DS and solids! I feel ok actually, better now that I've lost some weight and am doing regular exercise. Boo about the steriods Hopefully that will be it and you can start afresh on Monday.

PBM - yes do tell your sister, I'm sure she would love to be able to support you through this. ((hugs))

Rather - I really would recommend 30 day shred. It's only 20 minutes including warm up and cool down, although I add a few more stretches on the end, so it is easy to fit in. It works all bits of you and is seriously punishing which has to be a good thing! I have just done day 5 this morning and can feel it's getting a bit easier - my waist is also starting to pull in a bit, yay!

Food today should be better than yesterday. Weetabix for breakfast, salad and a slice of pizza for lunch and then roast chicken with veg for dinner.

GettinTrimmer · 08/07/2010 10:56

Piste Yes, I would recommend the shred too. Having said that, I've done level 2 not at the beginners pace and feeling the strain. Thighs are complaining a bit today and shoulders stiff. Doing it again tomorrow, just going for a brisk walk today and doing a tummy toning session (have another dvd called Blast off Belly Fat, 10 minutes for each section).

The scales haven't shifted for a little while, but I put on a size 16 top the other day and it fitted me better Also my arms are more toned, thanks to the shred.

PBM Agree with the others, tell your sis. She will be glad you told her and will want to support you. Please come and chat. I remember how I felt

bebe That's pants, 3 more days of steroids

Brie and grapes (with biscuits) is my idea of heaven. So is stilton!

I love marmite on toast too. Dh hates marmite, the dcs used to like it, but I would happily munch copious amounts of toast, butter and marmite. That's why I put on the weight.

Ali Well done on the shred, it's like a mini boot camp every day isn't it?

I found a website for a bootcamp that meets twice a week, different locations around here, it works out at £6 per session. I am considering it

I had weetabix for breakfast as well. I am having omelette for lunch. Really trying for a good day today.

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