Evening ladies

Skippy hope your son gets home very soon, what a shame for him

Di glad you enjoyed yesterday, despite locking keys in boot easily done

Marions barbie looked lovely and the weather was certainly kind to you

Audrey hope back bitty better

Claire hope yesterday didnt drag too much for you and that you enjoyed your meal

Dawn that 2lbs will be off in no time at all

Ncky you will be on hols now, enjoy

MB glad you enjoyed hols and im sure you will be back at target in no time at all

lovely weekend but glad its a bit cooler for working, got prickly heat after weekend sun Off Thursday and Friday so it wll be a fine short week Chased up ariel folk today but the MD I spoke to has gone AWOL apparently, but I winna give up just keep phoninh

Have a good tuesday one and all

Ona xx

di - sounds like an adventure was had!!!

ona - cold tea bags helps take the sting away, my brother was a red head and was always burnt when we lived in australia and this was a tip my mum picked up!

marion that wasnt your barby? i thought you downloaded pics!!!

son has now been given tablets to help clot his blood ( asked if he normally bled after operations / cuts ) hopefully this works or he said the dr said he will have to go back to theatre!

fingers and toes crossed for ma wee bub!

Morning everyone hope yous are all well it WI day for me the day ave have a good week so am hoping to see a result on the scales xxxx

Morning all. Hope your son feels better soon Skippy - sounds sore! I am back pepping now - few pounds on since being away, but will hopefully get rid very quickly. My eldest is doing it with me - oh the horrors - she weighs 8 stone 10 and feels too fat!!!!

See the forum is full of teams and motivation- anyone in a team???

Morning everyone

I attempted to saboutage my decent weekend of pepping last night, i had a bit of a blip when i got home from training last night, namingly a mars bar (i hate them!!) and a bag of salt and vinegar crisps - makes me around 16 checks over for yesterday! I'll just have to hold back tonight and tomorrow night, no idea what took me, well could have been the boredom i suffered at work yesterday, having said that, i really enjoyed training last night, oh i've no idea!! Pleased to say that the Pep head is firmly in place this morning and there it will remain, fingers crossed!

Meal was quite good on Sunday night, Andrews mum and dad are both into there 80's and to say they are getting deaf!! Food was nice, nothing new on the menu though! So i hada treat and had fish and chips!!

So how is everyone? What a change in the weather we have today, its actually quite cold this morning!

Andrew is on 12 hours maintenance shifts for the next couple of weeks, left before 7 this morning, won't get home until the back of 8 tonight, which is fine in a way, i won't feel so guilty for sprawling on the sofa for an hour before i make dinner, its incredibly good fun surfing Sky TV watching rubbish!!

I read somewhere once that it takes 3 weeks to form a habit, so its nearly 3 weeks since i gutted the house to get on top of the housework, i'm really proud of the fact that i do a room every single morning and i have to say that the house looks lovely! Not quite a show home (never ever be like that!0 but clean and fairly tidy!

Ona, can i just say that you have my complete sympathies with the credit control, unfortunatly i am the one that is getting all the phone calls and people demanding money, i've had to do the job myself a few times!!

Di, i hope that the sunburn is a little easier today, i did that on hols this year, but it was cloudy and sunny!! Painful!

Skippy, hope your son gets better soon, poor boy, can't be easy for yourself either!

PJC, hope you get a good result for weigh in today

Audrey, how are you today? hope things are ok with you

Marion, hope you are fine too, its cooler here today, hope its w ee bit cooler for you working to!

Dawn, hope you are fine also, you were a right busy bee Sunday, sometimes its just easier to blitz the housework!!

Pat, that weight will be melting off before you know it, but know what fun it is getting yourself back into motivation mode!!

Right oh ladies, i'd better get on and make it look like i am here at work to do some work!

claire xx

i love sky surfing

hubby does shifts so when he is on a 2 to 10 i sit my fat ass on the setee and flick away!

theraputic!

couldn't agree more skippy, i have to admit, i have a soft spot for the true movies, not advised when feeling hormonal!!

claire xx

true movies

a bit of coach trip and just recently deal or no deal!!!!

Have I been AWOL!! Sorry son is doing my head in And no that was not my barbie [nae far aff it tho'] it was just a pic I downloaded.
Yours is fairly having a time of it Carol, hopefully now can get him sorted it sometimes looks like more blood than there actually is as it's diluted.
Pat a bit of healthy competition is good am trying to encourage my eldest as well but another just canna win.
16 checks is nothing Claire esp when your so active - and I don't mean the tv control method! I like tcm and movies 4 men..
Prickly heat is murder Ona I had a really bad case in Turkey yrs ago needed to get a piriton and steroid inj to clear it up. I could send round my hubby he's a nightmare when it comes to complaining about something but he gets things done.
Pjc good luck with WI did Andrew get away ok?
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Hya everyone pleased to report a 5lb loss this week ! Andrew loved thomasland he was also at the circus in the tower at blackpool which he really enjoyed xxx

Evening ladies.
Sounds like he had a good time PJC ,bet its good to hve him back home though.
Claire am sure the 16 checks over won't have made much of a difference ,hope you manage to claw back.
Skippy hope your son gets better soon.
Ona canna believe that about ariel-be persistent and you will get a result .Maybe take up Marion's offer?
Marion was looking at your ticker -do you only have 3lbs til target?
MB great to see you back in the fold and good luck with fresh start,won't be long til you're back at target and with your daughter doing it too,will help with the motivation.
Dawn and I are both in team one of the challenge posts.
Have a lovely day tomorrow all
Di

Aye Di to THAT target but still a loooooong way to go if you look you can see I gained 2lb need to adjust that one .
Been watching Michael Jackson memorial thingy really good and I wasn't that particularly fond of him [sorry Dawn] was more into Osmonds.

Sorted!

Marion I was watching it too

affa sad when his daughter spoke am a wee bit cynical tho was it for real or maybe stage managed

Evening ladies

Okay wanted it to be a bit coooler, but nae this cool - never happy are we

Pjc Well done on 5lbs off great start- and a good boost for the team you are in

Skippy, hope pills work for your son and that he gets home soon Thanks for teabag tip will try it

Claire 16 checks is nothing at all, dont beat yourself up at least your pep head is on again today Credit Control is murder just now, it would help if folk were upfront and honest instead of making false promises

Marion Im sure you will sort those sons of yours out

di well done on 1lb off

MB well done on being back on PEP Im sure your daughter will be just fine with you to guide her

Dawn hope you are doing fine and pepping away

Audrey and Nicky hope things ok with you

Update on saga re aeriel, MD too busy to speak to me today but a young junior advises me a cheque in post tonite for a refund - great stuff believe it when I see it though Prickly heat still annoying me know i shouldnt start to scratch but canna help it, hopefully will die down in this cooler weather Might have known weather would change as brought a sun lounger back from Mums on Sunday and bought a pair of sandals from Next at weekend lol

Have good Wednesday one and all

Ona xx

Some was i think but it was still there dad, couldn't get over how all the kids was chewing gum, maybe to help get them thru. Still very good Shaheen was excellant. They were a family of performers and that's what got them thru.

thats Americans for you with the gum !!

I actually thought Shaheen stole the show he was fantastic

I almost ashamed to say, by i totally over ate yesterday

So i've deciided to make today my fresh start day, i've only got 6lbs to get to target.


Work is just incredible at the moment, i found out something yesterday that really annoyed and upset me, but i really can't do anything about it. And as i discovered i am definately an emotional eater. Didn't help that Andrew didn't get home until after 8pm, by which time i had gorged on so much food it was incredible (i'm turning a pleasant shade of red at the thought)


Rightly or wrongly, i'm not weighing myself this week, i'll leave it until next Thursday, all the white bread is finished (way to sweet for me) and i've told my mum and my sister no unplanned treats at lunchtime, i feel cheated out of my plan and i usually have a treat after tea anyway, i look forward to it, its just my way of saying well done on being so good all day!

I'd better go get breakfast sorted and i've my housework to do before work, oh yes, i'm managing to stick with that habit! Its the other one i need to give up on!

claire xx

Morning everyone!!! claire dont be 2 hard on yourself your so close to your target. have a good day at work keep your chin up.

Hope everyone else is good and has a good pep day xxxx

Hello!! Two pep perfect-ish days under my belt. Maybe a couple of checks over on Monday...should change my ticker, but will see what the scales say on Friday. Race you again Claire!!

Hope everyone has a good day - my feet were freezing walking to work and it was raining!!! Hair all a frizz, so straighteners on as soon as I got here! But I see the sun is trying to shine now. Might go and have a look at the sale in New Look at lunchtime - my daughter said it was good. Really quiet at work, so I will sneak away for a longer lunch. Sometimes being the boss has advantages...

Morning girls

Claire dont worry and dont be hard on yourself I'm sure we've all been there and done the same as you once or twice 6 pounds is a teeny amount left to lose ( tho i know it can seem like lots ) you will get there hope you have a good day today

to everyone else hope we all have a fab perfect pep Wed middle of the week again and i'm on holiday for a week from Friday YAY

by the way what happened to the sun ?????????

i thought jacko's daughter wass very articulate and when you see and her brothers surrounded by the family, the first thing i thought is no way in the world would the "mother" get custody!!!

if it was staged - in my mind it worked as could you imagine a court of law being shown the family hug?

his kids are gorgeous, and now i understand why they wore masks with him so they could lead a normal a life as possible when out with nannies ect

as until he died i wouldn't have looked twice at them thinking they were his kids!!!!!

not sure he would have approved of his daughter being in the spotlight like she was, but the 3 kids did him proud!

Pat - your on, i'll race you!

claire xx

dawn are you up to anything?

Why ?? just off to work soon

sorry i meant during your week off!

Yes we are off to London on Tues morning ( was meant to be seeing MJ that night ) staying two nights and seeing Dirty Dancing on Wed night , then we get back home late Thurs and on Fri morning get the train to Edinburgh for two nights and seeing Simple Minds at the Castle on Sat night

Dawn!! We're going to see them too!!

claire xx

Afternoon..I actually thought I saw a 'swipe' o MJ in Blanket???? Is at possible??? We'll never really know. I didn't think it was OTT at all very nice wasn't keen on the rev whoever or Martin luther's lot on using it as a bandwagon. Brooke did a very nice speach. Oh well now the fighting will begin no doubt.
Have a good week off Dawn, a very busy one by the looks o it.
How's your bairn Carol??
Pat and Claire lets see who wins this time.....
Di if you also check my ticker you will see that the target is 150lbs and I'm nae 6ft+ .

one of the quines in the office said the same thing about blanket!!!

he has catheter removed this morning and i think they want to keep an eye on his " business" today and all going well he will get home later this afternoon or early evening!

parking was a bloody nightmare yesterday! round and round and round and round

ended up over near old childrens hospital and walked past matty and in the other entrance!

told hubby we need to leave at 1.30 to see if i get a space!

and no road rage from me at all!!!! just did the take it on the chin theory!

meant to be going to rustico tonight for a meal with a soon to retire boss so will make my own way there in case son doesnt get out till later!!!!

he is numero uno!

Here's hoping, his first 'passing of water' will prob be nippy but the sooner done the sooner out and to drink plenty. Agree about the parking its bad enough for us.
Another boss retiring, your fairly getting rid, where's rustico never heard of it.

Afternoon Ladies

I can sit down back pain has gone, but I've been left with a 'funny leg' it's all down the right hand side of my right leg, and the only way to describe it is like being at the dentist and the Novacane is wearing off, very weird

Managed to get an appointment with the doc on Monday, he thought I had slipped a disc and it's pressing on a nerve, got three lots of tablets to take, that make me feel but persevering Thank goodness the 'ache' has gone, OMG on Sunday and Monday, I didn't know what to do with myself, I was like a prowling lion, walking back and forth in the house, and outside, just trying to get a bit of 'peace' couldn't sit, stand or lie down, was in tears ended up finding some relief by lying over the kitchen table not a pretty picture you'd think I was 'posing' for one of 'those' films it helped though

What has happened to the sun had to put heating on just to heat up house for Mum

poor you auds xxxxx

Poor Audrey hope you feel better soon xxx

Back pain is murder, hope it eases off and you don't have to take part in any more of 'those' films Audrey

he is home!! and away again


picked him up during rush hour traffic!

then he hits me with he is staying at girlfriends as she has a bath and he was told baths were better than showers to heal the stitches!!! GRRRRR

went to visit this afternoon and one of the guys was obviously bed bound as the room smelt of poop ( the nurses were seeing to him) and he couldnt get out of bed to go to the toilet!

i was coucking the weed that i am!!!!!

well have a good mid week my wee cherubs x

Just been to the gym am f***ed lol xxx

I think I saw Audrey in one of "those" films, with a man wearing an arran sweater and a big smile.

I know i said i wouldn't stand on the scales this morning, but i did

Glad i did, only 5lbs to go to target.

But, i've got a busy couple of weekends ahead. I'm out with mum and Kim tomorrow, me and Kim having a night in on Saturday night and we're off to Edinburgh for Simple Minds next weekend, i can't wait!!

So i promise to do my best and to not let work get to me, promise!

Oh, i finally convinced myself to go for a run last night after work, i really enjoyed myself and i will stick at it!

claire xx

Well done claire thats brilliant! keep your chin up at work chic, sounds like you have got a couple of busy weeks lol xxxx

morning all!

its thurs!

i want a boring life - im drained

now the bambino is home i feel blah!

yet i have barbie sat afternoon and a sunday afternoon start for a hen shine

i want my boring life back - you know the one you sit on your ass and do nothing!!!!!!!

am i old before my time?

Well done Claire - not long to go - I will stand on scales tomorrow....planning a good day today to make it 4 in a row.

Nurse Skippy is a busy wee bee!!! And you will always be younger than me!

What funny weather today - feet are cold again!

Drinking peppermint tea as I feel bloated - yuch to the tea and the bloating.

Just seen you Dawn - when are you off?? You are another busy bee!

Aw Audrey what a time youv'e had of it with your back nae fine glad to hear its a bit better now

Skippy glad son is home and on the mend and a busy weekend planned i'm sure youd rather that than sitting doing nothing cos you'd just get bored

Claire well done on weight loss Is it you and Andrew or you and Kim who are going to SM? hav you listened to thier new album? i got it off itunes its good and unmistakably Simple Minds

Pjc well done on your weight loss this week cracking start

Mb good luck for day four and for weigh in tomorrow

Ona have lost track of the tv ariel story is it fixed yet? and hows uncle and auntie settling in now ?

Soots hows you? not seen you here in a wee whiley hope theres good news re a job for OH soon

Di hope you are still doing perfect pepping working towards team ones losses for next week cant believe how well that challenge is going

Marion fit like? I saw photo of MJ youngest in paper yest and think he could well be a son and heir, the other two look a bit Italian or Spanish cant decide which!! nevertheless he was thier dad wheather biological or not

Nicky its this week your'e on holiday am i right?? hope you are having fun pity the sun seems to have disappeared tho

Well think thats everyone hope i've not missed anyone out if i have sorry

Have spent the last two days at work in training mode Tues on appointments with our newest member of staff who started this week very quick learner by the end of the day she was looking up and finding appointments for people at the desk and yesterday spent on results and enquiries with our other new lady who started three weeks ago again picking things up fairly quickly but she is a bit more nervous still doing well

Cant believe i've been there over a year

Anyways enough of my rambles off into the shower have a good day everyone

Hi Mb finish work tomorrow 5.30 YAY

Saturday I'm off to get weighed and then into Aberdeen to meet my niece ( shes here fo a three week holiday at Grandads ) taking her out for lunch and to the pictures to see My Sisters Keeper

Sunday will be house cleaning day

Monday day to do whatever maybe lunch with OH

Tuesday off to London

Wed and Thurs London

Fri and Sat Edinburgh

Sunday home

Dawn, its me and Andrew that are going, he isn't a huge fan, likes some of there music, me - i'm mad daft on them!! New album is just fantastic and yes like you say unmistakably Simple Minds, me and dad are going to see them at AECC in December too! I've been listening to all there albums, a different one each day!!

Pat, today is a brand new day and i seem to do very well when i make my fresh starts on a Thursday, so fingers crossed this time next week i'll be reporting a decent loss!

We had to put on the heating this morning, mind you by the time i had cleaned the living room and the stairs i had to switch it all off again!! This time last week i was melting!

I've got one of the big bosses up today, fingers crossed it will be an uneventful one!!

claire xx

Afternoon. Well done Claire, it was a bitty nippy last night made for a more comfortable nights sleep tho'.
Your welcome to the peppermint tea Pat , coffee for me.
Dawn I'm exhausted just reading the holiday plans, just hope the weather stays fine.
I'd be grateful for a boring life too youngest doing my head in AGAIN!! more companies e-mailed today Harvey spoke to a couple today as well finally got K off his backside and he's handed in a few CV's. Tell you, my voice is going up an octave on a daily basis.

You know how i've been struggling with over eating this last week or so? Well, as Andrew rightly pointed out the other night apart from my Karate i don't have any other hobbies, so i hada good think about it last night and i've decided that i'm going to start knitting again!

I used to love knitting when i was younger, Granny used to look after us at the weekend and she was always knitting! So i had a rake on Amazon and i've just bough 10 balls of fluffy wool for just over £10, so we shall see what happens, hopefully it will keep me from munching at night!

claire xx

Claire I would probably spear flumps or donunts on the needles and shove them in my mouth between stitches!! Back on the normal tea Marion - that peppermint is vile, but my "trapped wind" feeling is gone - sorry, maybe too much information there. Good job I have my own office.

Sounds like a good week Dawn - you will have a ball!

Forgot to say that daughter number 1 who is supposed to be pepping with me has crumbled already in the face of biscuits. She has 40 checks per day and had used 35 before she had her tea!!! Depression at this led to a plate of Mackie's ice cream. I remained smug

Weigh day tomorrow!!!!!!!

she has my sympathies, i to have done this, but have i learned that scoffing a packet of biscuits solves all the issues in the world....? No, alas i have not!

And as for spearing flumps and donuts on the needles, ta for the idea

claire xx