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Hi all,

Well I had a good week eating really well and very healthily. Loads of fresh fruit & veg, natural yoghurt, fish etc I even managed to go to a conference on Saturday and request no potatoes and extra veggies with my chicken, I had my Saturday night curry with salad and not rice...................however after spending the whole conference with 80 teenagers I felt I deserved a few drinks....oops, had a couple of glasses of wine and 2 bottles of beer.

Anyway back on track now and I even went swimming this morning before college and did 50 lengths of the pool. The good news is when I weighed in this morning I had lost 5lb, now 12st 2.5lb.....Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do normally lose quite a bit in my 1st week then slow right down, I do think most of it is fluid tho!

I am signing up for a Salsacise course next week and will hopefully start at the gym, on Wednesday!

I have now booked my holiday to Portugal in the summer so I now have a target of at least 35lb (from now) by then!

Good luck all

love Theresa(

Well done,Linda G. & everyone else who is trying hard.

Marilyn-don't despair,if you have been really good with healthy eating and exercise,just ignore the scales for this week,and the chockies.I've found that a lot of the time,if you're really trying hard,that will be reflected on the scales the following week,so you should get a lovely surprise next week.
Don't forget too,that muscle weighs more heavily than fat.If you're doing a lot of exercise,your weight is probably being redistributed more evenly around your body,and the fat could be turning into muscle.Try some clothing that's been a bit tight-if it's looser on you,you'll know that what you're doing is working.Measure yourself too,quite often you will lose
inches or centimetres,and your clothes will fit better,but the scales won't move.You have to look at the total picture,don't just focus on the scales!
You will probably feel better and have more energy too,with all that exercise.Keep going,Marilyn and everyone else as well.(I'm finding the Paul McKenna weight loss CD fantastic,it really keeps me on the straight and narrow.)

Best wishes,hope this helps,

Margot xx

Hi All,

I meant to start straight after New Year..but got sidetracked by a large tin of Roses.

Have been good for the last week and lost 2 lbs.

Very pleased with myself.

Hope you all have a good week

Linda

Feeling a bit fed up, got on my Wii Fit this morning for the big weigh in and I have put a pound on. I have been dancing my way through the week on the dance mat plus loads of walking round at work, house to house and I have refused every single little sweet, chocolate or any other form of the sweet stuff. I suppose thats what I get for losing 4 pounds in one go last week !!!

I just want to go and eat a box of chocolates, but have to resist and see what next week brings.

Well done to all those who have lost weight, keep up the good work

Marilyn x

Hi, Folks, not been on for some time , but just had some tests done waiting for results, started the British Heart Foundation programme on Tuesday so like you Claire, I donr weigh ,rather know by my clothes fitting better. so will keep you posted.......well done to the losers ((((( x )))) for the
hopefuls...


Jean x

Glad to hear that the punds are starting to fall away, I get weighed on Tuesday and have been quite good, as long as I loose a pound or 2 each fortnight I will be happy, I have got loads more to loose but I still want to be able to have a meal out and an occasional take away without the guilt!
Am allready planning to go out Tues evening for a treat-does this defeat the object?? No I don't think so as I will be back to healthy eating plan by the next morning!!!!

Well done Tina-j thats a good start,
Keep up the good work everybody!!
Tina

Greetings everyone,

Marilyn,thank you for your words of encouragement,they are music to my ears!! We all love praise,don't we?? My sister said "Well done,you biggest loser!" I THINK she was being nice,LOL!

Theresa,keep it up,you're going well.

Tina~j-2.5 lbs loss-well done-you lost the same amount as I did-1.3kgs.
(1kg=2.2lbs)

Keep it going everyone,

Best wishes,Margot.

PS Has anyone found Paul McKenna's new book helpful?It's about $35
over here,so if I buy it,it will be half-price on-line.Is it worth buying?

Hi Everyone.

Good new from the scales - 2.5lb off this week. I am really pleased especially as I haven't stuck to the exercise side of it very well.

I tried the new Coleen Nolan workout - Discoburn - with a friend on Monday and we really enjoyed it (well, as much as you can enjoy it moving like a beached whale!) It's not to high a level, so you can keep going, but I can't do left and right, so it will take me a few goes to work out which arm goes with which leg etc. Once we have worked that out I think we will enjoy having a sing song and workout at the same time. Not done any since then though

I have found the eating regime much easier to get back onto than I expected (apart from a Chinese last night, which I have been promising the Kids for ages - but I have done it now, so there won't be any more takeaways for a while - phew!)

Tina - I know exactly what you mean. I was 'Christine' when I first joined, and like you, used to look through threads thinking 'Eh? I don't remember saying that' so I changed to Tina (which is what my mates call me) and added the ~j to avoid the confusion!

Hope everyone is keeping going - we'll be so pleased with ourselves come summer. I'm off to paint the kitchen - you can't eat and paint at the same time, and it's a bit like exercising!

Good luck
Tina x

Hi

There is a programme on ITV1 tonight at 9pm - 5 people have lost 100 stone between them!

hi everyone i have given myself a kick up the backside lol though i am still finding it hard to get into the routine of eating sensible i have been keeping myself busy so i dont think about food lol

Hi Everyone-seems like we are all getting off to a good start. It is truely horrible getting on the scales after christmas!! I don't weigh myself at home, I refuse to have scales in the bathroom!!!! As I said before I get weighed by the nurse every 2 weeks. However over christmas I knew I was overeating and so when I went to my sisters I hopped on her scales and saw I had put on nearly a stone!!!!!!
BUT it's a good tip to always weigh on the same scales and at a similar time of day because when I went to the nurse a couple of days later the damage was only (!) 6lbs. I have had a good few days and a couple of not so good but I will go to the nurse next week and hopefully I will be back on track.

Did anyone see that programme on last night called the half ton man-all about the worlds heaviest teenager at 57STONE!!!!
He had to go through so much surgery and stuff, I hope they do a follow up programme on him in say 6 months to see how he is progressing!
Anyway, keep up the good work all!!
Tina

HI everyone,

Well I was going to start last week but it never happened, I think I realised it was unrealistic what with going to the UK.

I decided to start again yesterday and was horrified to find I had gained over a stone over Xmas. I was yesterday at my heaviest weight ever despite 6 babies!! I weighed in at 12st 7.5lbs.........................shocking! I am hoping to go to Portugal in July to visit my sister (who is super slim) and ideally would like to lose 3 stone................................here goes!

I think I did quite well yesterday;
Breaky; tea with dash of semi-skimmed milk & Raspberry smoothie
11's; 2 pears & 1 banana
Lunch; Sushi & Herbal tea
5pm Snack; Apple
Tea; 70g (uncooked weight) rice with onion & pepper & 5 asparagus spears & 200g whiting with chinese 5 spice & Apple & Pear & Black Coffee & Herbal tea
2l water over the day

Hubby came home at 9pm with Kentucky and I ate a few of his chips (6 or 7) and a chicken wing!

I was my first day back at Uni so I walked to and fro the car which is about 2 miles (Although I really need to measure it!)

Hubby on health kick as of today so hopefully no more junk in the house!

Good luck all,

love Theresa

Well done Margot, I am fighting the urge to weigh myself again before Saturday, or Friday at the earliest. Just spent 45 minutes on my Wii Dancing Mat, but on a double shift at work today, so on again in a couple of hours, how is everyone else doing.

Keep up the good work!!!

Marilyn x

OMG- I think I've killed this thread-sorry! How are you all going?

I had a weigh-in today with Slimming Club-I've lost 1.3kg-WOOHOO!!!!
It makes it all worthwhile. My pants are feeling loose too,they felt tight before.( 1kg down, 11 to go!)

I would love to hear how you are all going and what you're all doing,any tips etc.

Good luck everyone, Margot. XX

Tina,well done,keep it up!

Marilyn-losing 4 lbs. is fantastic-well done!!

Tina~j-Good luck with the Kelly Roberts video.
Thank you for your positive comments-I will try harder this week! My stomach muscles are feeling tighter already,I am holding the Plank pose for 30 secs. now without any trembling and it's only the 3rd day that I'm doing it!
You don't need a Wii fit to do it,just your body length on the floor.

Penny-maybe my description of Paul McKenna's weight loss CD as
"brainwashing" is a little harsh,or misleading.He puts positive messages
into the conscious and unconscious parts of the brain,which then influence you to act and think in ways which help you to lose weight.I don't
have a problem with that,for me it always has a positive outcome.
I guess everyone has their own favourite ways of losing weight,if it works for you then that's great,keep with it.

Tinky-thank you for posting this brilliant thread.Already it has sparked lots
of exchanges of ideas,and sharing ways to lose weight.

Good luck everyone, Margot xx

Hi There All,
I am so impressed that so many of you are doing so much exercise I feel like a right couch potato!!!! I read somewhere-I don't think it was on here that the sleep diet is quite good cos if you are asleep then you don't eat!!!!

The eating part of it is going ok at the moment, have tried to do what I did last year when I lost weight and the main thing was to stop eating between meals, I found that heped a lot, also I cut out that last cup of tea in the evening after the kids had gone to bed because I always used to have a few biscuits with it, so now I have one of those hot fruit tea drinks, blackcurrant or cranberry are really nice and don't taste very nice with a biscuit!!!

Can I say hi to Tina-j, I am on here as pain old Tina but as my middle name begins with J I have been getting confused, I saw one of YOUR threads earlier this week and thought "I don't remember typing that message!!!!!" der!!!

Keep up the good work everyone!
Tina

The bit of what you fancy sounds good to me Penny lol. I dream in Chocolate.

Amazon have Paul Mckenna's book half price. I don't agree with the cd brain washing & I can't see the eat when you want what you want working either but I have a pick & mix diet.

Bit of Rosemary Conley, bit of Paul Mckenna & a bit of what I fancy :-)

Hi Margot, Marilyn and all

Margot - how dissappointing for you - but you do seem to have a really good, positive attitude. I hope you have a better result next week - you deserve to and hopefully Paul McKenna's brain washing will give you that extra boost. I have to agree with you about the Plank exercise - for anyone with Wii Fit the Plank is one of the exercises in the muscle section (I think)

Marilyn - congratulations and keep up the good work!!

Tinky - thanks for starting the thread - it's good to have a support group like this.

My friend and I have decided to get back into our Step workouts (Kelly Roberts video) starting Monday. She has a gym on the top floor of her house - I am surprised that the floor is able to support the weight of both of us bouncing around trying to keep up with Kelly. We will reward ourselves with a homemade cappuchino (a little sprinkle of chocolate powder but no sugar!)

Good luck for next week

Tina x

I did my Wii Fit and Dance Mat this morning then weighed in ............I have lost 4lb in a week, whoooooo!! Give me an incentive to carry on now.

I have tried the plank I think I had to hold it for 30 seconds but was trembling at the end. Have seen the Paul McKenna show before but didnt know he had a book out.

Good luck everyoneX