General Chat

Good morning:)

MartynSue....well done to your OH, thats brill.

K....yes you must and good luck :-)

l'm afraid l have'nt lost any for about 3-4 weeks now, not gained any either, so still wearing my size 14 jeans ;-) ;-)

l will get back to it asap.... ;-) ;-) ;-)

Keep it up everyone...

jude x

Just come back from holiday and must get back on the wagon. Too many ice creams and meals out. You both are inspiring me again :-D

hi jude,
my hubby has lost 3 stone 10 pounds,he is thinking of stopping now as he looks quite slim.

I have been using quark and fresh berries a little sweetner then blending them & freezing in portion size containers,it is fat free ice cream,hubby has it everyday.

Hello everyone....hows the slimming going??

l can now get into my size 14 jeans....l bought them a couple of months ago and was determined l would wear them....yippeeeee

jude

Hello everyone....:)

Welcome Sandra...thats brilliant and so nice that your family have joined in.Must admit l love the SW chips too, l'm not too good at getting them very crispy though, same with roast potatoes :-0

Well done to each of you, brilliant and keep it up :-) :-)

l am now just below 11stone, have been flitting between 11.4 and 11 stone, still need to lose atleast another half a stone, a stone would be really good though :-)

Take care :-) xx

Hi just found this thread, I have lost 21/2 stone with SW feel great i am on target. My consultant great i do not need to go for pain relife anymore, When we move house in a few weeks time i will stay at my group, My family have done it with me myOH loves SW chips xxx

That's great news. Hope he can keep it up until he reaches his goal.

I've been back to my doc and I've lost 7 kilos since the beginning of the year that's another stone gone. I have about the same to lose again so should be down to a size 8 by the end of the year.

I've been doing this for just over a year and I'll never know how much I've lost as I wasn't weighed until I'd dropped 2 dress sizes so going on what I know now I'd say between 4 and 5 stone has gone.

Martynsue keep him going and I hope you all get to your correct weight, we can all do it we've just got to persevere. <3

just thought I would post,hubby has now lost 3 stone 2 pounds.

Martynsue......Well done to your OH...and thank you, sounds yummy :-)

My weight is now 11st....yippee, another half stone to lose though ;-)

jude

well hubbys total weight loss is now 2 stone 5 pounds,he is so proud .

my latest sweet treat,

sugar free jelly made with half a pint off boiling water,when it has cooled I had frozen mixed red berries,

this is a free food dessert.

Hello Martynsue....now that sounds lovely, will give that ago next week.

l am 11stone about half a stone from my goal, but if l feel l need to lose more l'll give it ago ;-) ;-) ;-)

Keep up the good work everyone :-) :-)

jude

jude this is the latest experiment I have been trying on hubby.

sugar free jelly,mix in a bowl with half a pint of boiling water,stir until dissolved,allow to cool,then mix in a muller light yoghurt,stir until well blended,put in fridge to set.

sugar free jelly --free food.
muller light yoghurt 0.02 of a syn.

I do one of these daily to help with the sweet tooth needs.

never tried it myself but hubby likes it,

Evening :)

Well done each :-)

Ben & Jerry's ice cream...lol

jude

well hubby has lost another 4 pounds,only 2 pounds away from 2 stone weight loss now.
you can really notice it now,he is so made up.

Back on track this week. Walked around John Lewis yesterday with a friend and only had a fresh juice for lunch, Tonight grilled fresh prawns with salad and rice plus fresh strawbs,

To my delight the local shop has stopped it's half price offer on Ben and Jerry's ice cream :-D

Kay

Morning everyone:)

Martynsue...hows your OH diet going?

K....how about you,hows it going?

PatinCyprus.....blimey what a journey, sounds like he is young and fit. How long is he with you, hope he has rested??

Well...we changed those scales and the next lot make me 2lbs lighter, which l can deal with (lol), but its annoying. The old ones (the original ones) this morning were way out again.....l was 10.10 nice but not right, then when l tried them again, l was 11.4 which is right....old ones now going to the tip...lol

Salmon salad lovely:) l had 2 pieces of ham with jacket spud and salad last night, where l go wrong there is l have butter and low fat mayo, not too much, then lunch time l had egg in egg cup with pieces of toast and butter. My syn with coffee with 2 choc digestive (weight watchers)....but then in the evening l had a cheese sarnie...that did it me thinks..

jude ;-)

Skin of his teeth Jude - skin of his teeth.

Our son is a chef working at the moment in Belfast. He found a Thompson flight out of East Midlands Airport early afternoon so booked a flight early Saturday morning for EMA. He was to have a 5 hr gap from arrival to flight here. Flights to here direct from NI are rare and very expensive same with Ireland.

He turned up at Belfast City Airport about 06.45 to be told no flight because of technical problems. They offered a flight into Manchester about 50 mins before Cyprus flight due to take off at EMA. They did offer to bus him to EMA but it would be too late. He phoned here and we tried to sort things out.

OH found a Thompson flight coming here from Manchester. We had to wait for the office to open but told son to book his passage to Manchester as offered. Thompson transferred him for a price but much less than a full new ticket.

Flight from Belfast took off late, son placed at back of flight, only 1 set of steps - at the front. No one in front in a hurry. Got to terminal 3 then found it was a 15 min walk to terminal 2. Decided to power walk on walkway. Called out all through - COMING THROUGH, PLEASE LET ME THROUGH. Son said everyone moved out of the way and smiled at him as he shot through.

We'd sent his new details by text so he got to the Thompson desk explained his predicament showed his phone to a very nice lady who quickly got his docs through and told him where to go and to run. He threw himself on the last bus to the aircraft. He phoned as he ran for the bus to say he'd made it. He landed 40 minutes after the East Midlands flight.

We were all stressed on Saturday until he was in the air.

I'd sack your scales even if it's true and go back to the old scales. Make sure you're on a flat hard surface as some scales are very temperamental. Had a cousin who went to a slimming class and decided to buy some new fancy scales and found over half a stone difference according to where she placed them. Used the place that was nearest the slimming class weight. lol

Had a lovely smoked salmon salad yesterday. Great treat and fish is carb free.

Out tonight so will have to see what's on offer at the buffet.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend with no temptations

;-) ;-) <3

Pat....its sounds like you managed to get a lot done during your time in the UK. Thats some age, sorry she was so poorly for so long. Your hubby needs to look up the meaning of Matriach...slap him..lol
Has your son arrived?? enjoy his stay:)

Got new scales and they say l am a STONE HEAVIER than the old ones, they can go back thats for sure....grr..lol

l know l havelost weight by my cloths, l've even bought a pair of jeans a size smaller, but can't do the button up yet, but l will. l'm fine checking my weight each morning, but the scales need sorting!!

jude ;-)

Flew to East Midlands Jude.

Daughter lives in Nottinghamshire. Travelled to Walsall and spent a couple of days there as that's where I was born and my family is based and where the funeral was.

Auntie was 89, would have been 90 in 2 months. Poor auntie was in very poor health the last year but had been very active until then. She hated being so ill. Insisted no black or mourning at the funeral, she wanted us to celebrate a long and active life. We did just that.

Went shopping in Wolverhampton with my sister and daughter. Daughter needed clothes for today as at a hen do at Ascot. I raided Bon Marche and M & S. My husband gallantly volunteered to stay with sister's dog and keep her company. Wonderful gesture don't you think? ;-)

Came back on Tuesday. Couldn't stay much longer as our son is due to fly here later today for a 2 week stay.

My husband now tells everyone I'm a matriarch as auntie's death has left me the oldest in my mother's family. Told him I'm too young to be a matriarch :-0

I also remind him I'm 3rd youngest with only my sister and 1 cousin younger than me on my father's side. My eldest cousin on that side was born in 1933.

Stay off the scales they'll stress you out. Stress leads to overeating. Find some clothes in your wardrobe that are a too tight and aim to get back into them, you'll know your succeeding. :-D <3

Hello Pat:)

Good to see you:)
l know l'm the worst, l weigh every morning, its me routine, l don't like my scales so we are getting new ones, these are about 15yrs old and give weird weights. 11st 6 one minute then 11st 4 the next ....or similar!!

Yes very strange how we are all different :-)

Sorry to hear about your aunt. Where in the uk were you?

Night night

jude