Oh my goodness...there are loads of posts to catch up with!!! You have been a busy lot!!

I've been pretty busy the last few days....so haven't had much time to come on and with the site being down most of yesterday too....

I'm working until 10pm tonight (same as last night) so I'm feeling a bit spacey though I have the doc tomorrow as my thyroid test results have come back with a change in them....I've been on the same dosage for years so will see what he says tomorrow

Hope you are all well and I'll nip back and read over the posts in a bit

xx

Hi everyone - just read through the latest set of posts - great to see so much action here
Jo - thanks got your mail and I'll send over the chart when I get home - Lurpak light - funny this was mentioned in class last night - there is actually very little differience between this and the real macoy - I have to admit I only use proper butter and only have it on a slice of toast occasionaly - rearly on anything else like mashed tatties
Paula - what a stinking time you are having - your poor babe - it horrendous when you get an 'attack of the munchies' - as you all know I had a few (minor ones) last week - I really don't know how you cope with these attacks and the sleepless nights
The photo - well after looking through the new magazine last night (re the Glasgow Meet) and checking out the new site - I began to feel a little guilty about being 'hidden' - so I hunted through some pictures and cropped this one to put for you to 'see' who you've been chatting to - sorry its an old photo taken whilst on holiday back in 05 - I'm now probably back to being around the weight I was in that photo - I haven't had the courage to post the very very unflattering photo that was taken back in early 07 and that was meant to be an incentive to loose some weight (I'll be honest these photos will probably never be on line)
I'm a little differient now - hair longer and maybe I'll get a new photo when away that I can post on instead - ie a me NOW photo
Now back to checks - 23 saved yesterday and so far today -
breakfast 10 checks / lunch 15 checks (hamless ham salad box - girl in shop forgot to put the ham in )
Dinner - still to be decided
Point for discussion - Mum was saying that whilst they were away last week - lovely 4* hotel d b&b deal (christmas present for M&D from us kids) that each morning she had a good breakfast (good as in lots to eat) - likewise when back at the hotel in the afternoons they had 'afternoon tea' and later their 6 course dinner - yes they had the option of 6 courses - now I take after Mum in many many ways - (DH says I'm her clone) - so she too has a weight problem - you'd think that after 5 nights of this she'd have put on weight - but NO - she STS - but she has noticed that now she's home with a standard cereal and toast breakfast - she is picking and snacking throughout the day and as a result expects to have weight on - have any of you noticed this - fortunately whilst at work there is little chance for me snacking but if I went out ???????

Well didn't get to my normal class today as the meeting I was in went on longer than planned.

Anyways went to the lunch time class and get the results of my 2 week binge........................



5lbs on

Oh well I enjoyed everyone slup and bite of it all.

So now I am off to get my 2 treats then bang its chicken spaghetti for tea tonight followed by a nice walk with the dog and maybe some rebounding on the rebounder.

Am going to make myself a weekly meal and exercise planner up just till I get back into the swing of things.

Got a 10 week pass at class so I am committed and going to kick a$$.

My sister joined weight watchers last night and I am determined that SS is the better plan so the race is on to see who can loss more weight in the 10 weeks.

Best get back to work, catch you all later.

Flick

sorry to see your gain here Flick - new chart starts this weekend so YOU ARE ON IT and will be joining us to hopefully loose nearly 1st over the next 10 weeks - this chart will take us all into June - wedding / summer activities time
Don't worry you'll get the support / praise / telling off or proverbial kick if and when necessary from any one of us - you've been watching and reading so you know what its like
Just post a note to confirm you want added to Chart 2 - the next 9-10 weeks

Hey Ethne

I was really pleased that it was only 5lbs .

Definatly count me in for the challenge. Hubby bought me new trainers for going to the gym and everythinng as it's my birthday tomorrow.

Catch you all later,
FLick

Nothing like a bit of healthy competition Flick....good luck and make sure SS beats WW!! (sorry Julie! )

You will find your pep mojo again....you have done so well losing what you have lost so far

Have a great week xx

Hi Flick
Incase I forget have a great birthday tomorrow - you will get loads of support from us all here - plan the day and enjoy
Have a good one

nicky hope your app goes well tomorrow at the docs!

flick, you'll get that 5 back off in no time im sure! if you canny splash out a bit when your on your hols then when can you do it eh

ethne i have to say i will probably never know what its like to stay somewhere where you can get a 6 course dinner. when me and my other half get a chance to get away for a night it usually just a travelodge type of hotel that we stay in as we tend to only do it if were at concerts or things along those lines. it does sound fabulous though. i'd imagine it would take a bit hard to get back into the swing of things if you had gotten used to that for a few days.

well im looking forward to this new challenge starting. i will be 31 at the end of june so im hoping to get as much off as i can befre then. not got a number in mind but i think it helps me when i have a date to look forward to asd to see how well i can do in the time. i have been really good so far today on the pep, reckon ive had less than 30 checks as ive munching on the jelly and soup again, had some 2 slices of toast and a couple of slices of bread with the soup and a 2 finger kitkat, 3 small pieces of garlic bread (can anyone see a bread theme emerging here ) so what do yous think that'll be? its good to get a second opinion lol. i went for a walk up to the next village today which is about a mile there and back, uphill on the way, then came back in and went on the pc again for a wee bit then my mum came in and took the wee boy so i got to the gym thisafternoon as well 500cals worked off ! im not going to let that easter egg beat me is what im trying to say in a very long winded way! is anyone still reading this??????

A quick hello before Emmerdale...

Minnie...thank you for those kind words and hope the cold clears up soon.

Flick....you're back and pepping you'll have that minor gain off in no time. Give Julie a hug from me and tell her to get her gorgeous ass back on here.

Ethne...at last a face to a name, and what a lovely face you have I have the Dundee meet in June, fingers crossed for at least another stone off, more hopefully. Thank you for those kind words too.

Smiles...my friend how are you ? Hope work isn't too demanding this week.

Nicky...Good luck for docs tomorrow, delighted to see you posting again

Jane...a greatresult for us @ weekend

Annie...got your number, will text you later , hope you're OK

Allie...hope you're well.

Me, well I blitzed the house, been to tip, made stewing steak, mash, cauli, turnip and cabbage for tea Shattered now, but hoping not to fall asleep.

Bye for now xxxx

Hiya,

Well done on your loss Ethne. Count me in on the next challenge. Hopefully I'll do better on this one. Well I couldn't do any worse than last time

Sorry to hear about your gain Flick but its worth it because you had a good time. You'll lose it again no bother. Happy birthday for tomorrow Hope you're still going to celebrate.

Hope you're starting to feel better now Minnie . Did you go out for a walk today? Its been a gorgeous day (well, apart from the rain and hail stones earlier). Maybe it wasn't such a good day after all. Good luck for your WI tomorrow.

Hows things Smiles? Don't work too hard honey. You must be shattered. Gran was quite good last night - talking and quite coherent. Mum phoned earlier and she was back to being really tired and weepy. Its the drugs they're giving her. Its such a shame because she's always been the typical sweet white-haired wee wifie. She was pleased to see me last night though.

Hope you're doing fine Jane and Allie.

Paula, just txt me anytime. Hope you get a good sleep tonight honey

Just been listening to the Real Radio phone in. Most of it is people talking c**p but, as the mighty Rangers are doing well, I can tolerate it . Can't wait to meet QoS in the final . Listen to me - smug rangers fan. Was going to start going to a yoga class tomorrow night but then I realised we were playing Celtic tomorrow night so guess what won........... I found this yoga centre in Glenrothes and they do different types of yoga and meditation so I'm going to try it since I'm not allowed to do any proper exercise (I mean the gym). had a not too bad day PEP-wise. Have had a glass and a half of wine (I'm not supposed to drink while taking these new drugs so thats why I'm wittering now. Apologies and I'm going to stop now.

Hope everyone has a good night.

Bye for now,

Annie xxxx

Nicky good luck at the doctors tomorrow, and hope today has gone well for you

Ethne thanks for the advice regarding lurpack, I never buy it usualy, otherwise it would be empty after a day or so, I could easily use most of the packet up on thick sliced toast but for some reason picked some up on Sunday, why do we do this, when we know it is BADDD!!!! As for the photo is is lovely Ethne and I am the same certainly could not post just any photo haha I think mine I had hubbie trying for about an hour trying o get a half human picture you really must be so very excited about seeing the family in a few days...

Flick you will soon lose the 5lbs, just think how much you have lost since Christmas?

Paula ooooh my lord babe you have been sooooo busy, and put us all to shame today hopefully this will also help you sleep tonight honey, crazy question but have you tried a hot bath before bed? but really do hope you sleep well honey, not long until your holidays

Annie must be so very hard for yourself and family, your poor Gran thinking of you honey, before I forget are you still staying of the wheat and dairy? hope you have a good day tomorrow...

Minnie ooooooh 31!!!! such a wee baby I think sometimes we reach for bread because it is a comfort kinda food, and also instant, do you not think.. Well done on the gym and the long walk, you really are doing amazing.....

Allie where are yoooooou??? Jane hope you have a peaceful evening...

Today we had a different Estate agent round to value the house, why can't selling be the same as the Scottish system, so very much better.. have spent a fortune on flowers, plants, strange looking fruit, hand soap and lotion ooooh the list coud go on
On Thursday the photo's are being taken, have managed to decluter some, really is exciting in a way, but with the problems of the market at the moment, we might have problems selling, but we are going to test the market for six weeks and see, luckly all it will cost us is a HIP's report, worth a try anyway..
haha I'm going on tonight!!... xxxxx

paula woohoo you are cooking with gas! your tea sounds delish! i havent had stewed steak for ages and i used to love it! think that might be on my next shopping list !

annie, i hope your gran is better tonight, and hope you are ok to. i didnt know there was a yoga centre in glenrothes, would you mind if i askd where it is ? my brothers girlfriend works in glenro and goes to a gym up there called spirit i think (at the back of jungle jims), she said its really good, they seem to do loads of classes plus she said its not full of folk that are super fit either, all age shapes n sizes she says.
will you be taking a trip to the links market over the next few days? i am going along tomorrow afternoon with the wee boy, it gets to busy once the schools finish. i can remember when i was at high school though how much i loved it and the leven bus home was always packed! memories......

smiles that sounds like youve had great fun getting all that shopping in for the estate agents ! its amazing how the wee things can make a difference to how everything looks! listen to me being sarah beanie there lol!
hope it all goes well. i know how stressfull it can be selling but you and your hubbie must be virtually pros at it by now i imagine

hope your all having a nice night and good luck to anyone getting weighed tomorrow xxx

I was also going to say, hope your having a good night Minnie, because of your ideas I now have jelly setting in the fridge for tomorrow, cannot believe it is yours, Paula and my weigh in the day after tomorrow, have to say because I missed last weeks weigh in, have found it really difficult this week, in future I really must NOT miss a weigh in ggrrr, remind me in future please everyone xxxx

YOU MUST NOT MISS A WEIGH IN IN FUTURE SMILES

ok hope you got the message!

haha thanks honey Paula just in case you do not get time to read all the posts since you last posted babe, really do hope you sleep better tonight me darlin, my heart really does go out to you

Hellooooooooooooooooo

On top of those other jobs, I also did some ironing tonight too, feeling full of energy today for some reason...hope its weight related I have had a brilliant week and hope scales reveal the same.

Got some chicken out for tomorrow, going to throw it in slow cooker with some veggies and spices and see how it comes out tomorrow night.

Smiles (aka Linda Barker ) ....good luck with estate agents tomorrow

Annie...I'd love to try yoga or something similair.


Have set myself a goal to go back to gym when I'm on holiday next week.

Minnie...did steak in slow cooker...melted in the mouth

Off to bed soon, shattered

paula im sure your gonna have a great weigh in this week ive got my fingers crossed for you! i know you are a thursday the same as me but what tim eof day are you again? just so i know when to start checking for your result! no pressure or anything lol

hope you manage a better sleep tonight xxx

Thursday evening, but I'm straight to work after that.

If you want to pm me your mobile no, I can add you to my multi WI text list

Hellllllllllllpppppppppppp

Awake since 0100, narrrowly avoided a binge, stopped after 2 slices of WW malt loaf (not having it in house anymore), got a thumping headache and feel very

Tell me what you think ?

After weigh in on Thursday, I might have a few less strict days/nights, then when I start my hols its right back into it....I'll probably be OK @ work ....but the thought of not sleeping thru the day and being up all night fills me with dread

Paula

Everyone!!

paula how are you feeling now? hope your heads better. you have done so well over the last few weeks so try thinking of that and hopefully that'll help make you feel better! i owuld totally agree with you about the malt loaf, if you cant stay away from it then dont buy it! i have had to do that with so many things and i can honestly say that has helped me to stick with it sooo much!

can you make up loads of check free meals or SW alternatives and stick them in the freezer or have lots of now check foods in the house when you think your gonna be up all night! if you have it made up already it would be so much easier to avoid eating anything else that you know is gonna make you feel rubbish the next day!.

xxx

Paula - my heart goes out to you - if I had to go thru what you've been going thru folk would be fleeing at the sight of me - I have the temper to go with the red hair plus I'm an Aries and my site name if the meaning of my name - so firery all round - even when I 'boil' the dog hides - I really don't know how you cope
Do you have something to do when your awake during the night and everyone else is sleeping - other than watching TV or binging - a craft or reading? I must be so hard having to keep quiet and probably wanting to shout and scream or
I'm glad you'r getting the chance to get away for a break - enjoy it and hopefully you will come back refreshed and rearing to go - don't go too daft though on the over PEPing

Morning all

I am just getting ready to head off to Edinburgh for work today, so will catch up when I get back .

Going to have a good day (almost PEP perfect).

Catch you later.
Flick

Happy birthday (again) Flick
I hope you are doing PEP well today
I need to report in for last night's dinner etc
Tue 23 checks saved
Wed 10 +15 +15 + magnum ice lolly - 11 + 51 = 4 checks saved
total saved this week 29 checks
I'll total up today's checks later
How have the WI's gone today? Come on Jo we are all anxiously waiting - and how's it gone with this next agent?
Sister in NI has now got her house on the market - 3 valuations and gone with 1 agent - so fingers crossed for a good sale soon!
Catch up with you all later

ethene as smiles isnt online at the moment thought i would tell you that she usually doenst get weighed until the thursday morning. i know this cause it the same with me. just so your not sitting waiting !

flick happy birthday, have a good day.

paula hope your feeling ok.

everyone else have a good day!

i really think i should get a loss this week as i have manged to grab back all the checks i went over. have already been to the gym this moning and now just out the bath, the wee man is having a sleep before we head off to the links market this afternoon. cant wait! as i said on another thread, last year i had to stand and watch the wee man go on all the rides with his dad and my mum but this year after my weight loss its gonna be my turn. im going to take the camera with me so i have the photos to prove to myself just how much all this hard work has helped improve my life sorry to sound sloppy

Afternoon!

Paula ...how are you feeling now?? ...you are doing fantastic...your chicken dinner for today sounds lovely ..... I haven't used my slow cooker for a while...think I might cook something in it for tomorrow's tea.....

Minnie...well done on clawing back the checks...you are such an inspiration and proof this plan works....have fun this afternoon and enjoy your goes on the rides...you have come a long way and your wee man will be chuffed that his mummy will be there beside him...aww that's so lovely Minnie, it really is and I'm so happy for you!

Ethene...you are doing fab...saving the checks...I'm not very good at clawing back and end up starting afresh instead!

Flick...Happy Birthday...hope you are having a lovely day

Smiles....good luck with the house sale...hope it goes well...I'd be a bag of nerves!!

Annie...how you? I hope your granny is doing well

Good luck to all those with weigh in days tomorrow xx

I saw a lovely GP today who tried to explain my thyroid results to me!! so anyways, my medication has been increased slightly to 150mcg...hey hum!

I'm still peping pretty well but have no idea what I'm having for my tea tonight...I meant to take chicken out of the freezer to do something with and forgot! I've had 2 late nights with working in the library Monday and Tuesday so I think it'll be an early night tonight....

Hope it's sunny where you are...it's lovely here today although there is a cold wind off the sea!!

Catch you all later xx

Hello everyone,

I hope you all well. I'm fine doing well with being pep perfect so am happy with that.

Just wanted to say still around just not posting much.


Regards,

Allie.

How's everyone getting on tonight -
Not long home and DH getting ready to watch the match - don't know if I'll stay in the living room or go and do other things - hair, clean out cupboards - whatever
What are you all up to tonight?
Checks today (so far)

breakfast - 10 checks - rice krispies
Snack - 5 checks - 2 kit kat fingers
Lunch - 15 checks - ham salad box
Dinner - 25 checks - 1/2 portion of cantonese s/s chicken with f rice
will probably share a bottle of wine - 11 checks
making it 66 checks today - therefore leaving me with 13 checks in hand

boy oh boy but it helps to write things down you really see where you could guess and radically underestimate your daily intake

Hiiiiii
Paula babe how have you managed today, if you are still having problems sleeping honey, when you are back on days or holiday you might have to visit the doctors, but really am thinking of you honey, and as Ethne said my heart goes out to you

Ethne hope you have had a good day, I love to read what you have been eating, I seem to find some wonderful ideas from your menus, you should be relaxing after working all day honey as for me tonight might watch Nip Tuck (crazy programme but I enjoy it ) and followed with an early night..

Allie good to see you around and keep posting ...

Nicky you really are doing fantastic, glad you got on ok at the doctors, really helps if they explain everything to you, you made me a little home sick when you mentioned the weather up there, our last house was in Newtonhill and over looked the sea

Minnie how did you get on at the Lincs market, you must of been more excited than your little boy, regarding the rides and he must of been over the moon having his wee mummy on the rides with him, well done on your amazing achievement today

Annie hope today is going well for you

Jayne hope your day is going well also and happy birthday Flick..

Dreading weigh in tomorrow I should not of missed last week, I think this week I have been far more relaxed than usual, but will be facing the music tomorrow hope everyone has a good evening

Hello everyone, just wanted to see if the new forum was up and running, and it is. Didn't go to WI tonight either, so that is 2 weeks I have missed now considering going to class on saturday morning, but that means only 4 days before I go back to 'normal' class. Fully expecting a gain, I have been terrible, especially when OH was in hospital last week, just bought and consumed absolute rubbish. Hope everyone is having better success

Hiii Audrey hope your OH is ok
and sorry to see you did not go to class honey, and you have missed two weeks, now I do not mean for this to sound harsh but it might be best to go to class on Saturday if you can, otherwise you are likely to spiral out of control, and when that starts to happen it really is very difficult, to grab hold of it again, please go to class on Saturday, you realy will feel so very much better and then visit your usual class four days later, you are probably thinking oh no I will leave it until my next class next week, but sometimes excuses seem to take over and that class never seems to happen, sorry once again if this is sounding harsh honey, but I just do not want you to spiral that is all Good luck with what you decide

Thanks Jo, OH is ok, had a shoulder op, only in hospital for 3 days, but looooooonnnnngggg convalescence I'll be by the time he goes back to work No, you are not being harsh, you ARE right about 'spiralling' it has been a bit like that these past 2 weeks just because I haven't been to class. My excuse for not going tonight was that my daughter wasn't going, there was absolutely nothing stopping me from going myself, apart from a lack of self conciousness

Evening all

Hope you have had a good day, I have had a lovely day but not a PEP perfect one, but hey it's only your birthday once a year eh!!!

I have planned my meals for tomorrow and am raring to go, have set myself a target of a 3 stone loss again by my birthday next year and decided I need to make more time for me. So thats my birthday wishes to myself

So when does the new challenge start? I have a new recruit!!! As I said the other day my sis Julie aka Fatghirl Slim started WW but guess what she is starving and not mananging to remotely stick to it.

She has about 7 stone to loss not quite a 100lbs but would you all mind if she joined us. She really needs our help and support as her weight is beginning to seriously affect her health. So what do you say? Can she start on our new challenge with us? She is coming back to SS next week with me.

Well I best be going. I will catch up tomorrow and I promise I will be PEP perfect.

Oh almost forgot to say, I managed to get out walking with my dog, so his diet and exercise has well and truely started.

Catch you all later.
Flick xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

poor you could not imagine hubbie being under my feet for that amount of time no wonder class is the last thing on your mind..
Well done for being honest regarding your excuse for not going to class, just remember to keep posting, and we are all here for you ready to give a kick if needed for Saturday

Oooh before I forget next week we are starting the new challenge for summer, imagine how many pounds you could lose between now and summer.. As Paula has said before.. take baby steps...
One day at a time, those one days soon add up to a week and so on

Julie would be fantastic
welcome to the challenge and get posting honey

I do not mean to sound bossy, but if anyone else would like to join in next weeks new challenge, just post away, really does not matter if you do not have 100lbs to lose, everyone's more than welcome
(oops I am sounding bossy once again ) Imagine how much we can lose for the summer!!!! xxxx

hi folks just a wee quicky to see what everyone else thinks about this idea for the next challenge.

i wonder if any of you think it would be a good idea to start a new thread to go along with the new challenge? for posting results and that in but keep all the chat on this one we already have?
i dont know about anyone else but i dont tend to post in topics that have been running a long time or even look at them if im honest as i think i would just get lost if i started.
now that there are more of us, which is great, it may attract some other new faces to these parts if we posted a new challenge? just an idea though

it would be great to know what everyone else thinks!

nicky, allie and audrey it really is great to see you all posting again girls ! audrey i hope you make it to class on saturday! take the bull by the horns and go for it CMON xxx

Hello......... well managed today, at work tonight and I could sleep for England

Flick....glad you enjoyed your day, good luck for tomorrow. Can't wait to see Julie back, tell her I'm doing WW now, my 3rd WI tonight, I love it, I'm doing core, not points.

Minnie/Smiles...good luck for today. Thank you both for your advice and support. Have I missed something regarding a new challenge? I thought we were just carrying on from the previous one.

Ethne...thank you again for your kind words, hope hubby not supporting the 'gers, if so tell him hahahaha and 'mon the hoops from me

Audrey...delighted to see you posting and I agree you should go on Saturday, why not make that you're new class ?

Annie...sorry I know I haven't texted, will sort it later, hope you're OK

Nicky...glad you got sorted @ GP's

Jane....wooooooo hoooooooo the hoops won, happy night in your house last night eh ??

I've decided to stick at it over the next few nights, tomorrow is treat night anyway and then I only have Friday and Saturday, got my shifts for the week after my hols and I can't wait. Will report after weigh in.

Good luck for weigh in girls, I think we are carrying on from the previous one Paula, but it was only dated to the end of this week, if I remember correctly (haha does not take much to get me confused)!!
The next one is for Summer I think we should do the next challenge until the end of August ie the meet date, I think this would be a great incentive for all of us, (even if not going to the meet, imagine how much we could all lose beforehand in 4 months (18wks or will this be to long? anything from nearly 2 stone)
what about a new name or something? anyone have any ideas agree with you Minnie might be best, I do feel while this challenge is going on in this thread it might scare newbies away and I also think that new blood gives us all new motivation and so on.... oooooh it is exciting

And to you Eli

Hi all - great to see all the chat here last night -
I hope all goes well for those going to WI today - Jo / Minnie- I look forward to seeing the results
Audrey - best to bite the bullet and go to the Sat WI - I fully intent to try and get to the W&G on Sat before heading off on holiday - just as a wee check to see how I've got on so far this week and if necessary (hopefully not) show how 'bad' or 'good' I was while away
Flick - yes of course Julie can join in (Kat in work here has asked if she could have my help and I've suggested she scan the forums to see if she would want to join in this challenge or any of the others - she too isn't a 100+ plus looser but aren't we all fighting the same battle at differient stages / levels?)
Paula - DH is blue through and through - but he's a football man not at bigot - and he said the better team won - even if lucky with the extra time goal
Firstly my checks - back to 23 saved so far this week - didn't have the wine last night
Ok now what are we going to do with the challenge - separate the WI results and charts - what name do we go by - we need to be easily found - and if we are growing we need to set a cap or get a better way of identifying the losses as trying to find them to post on the chart can be very very hard - part of me would be disappointed if it left this thread as maybe the same community element we've established would be lost and likewise having a large number of participants could effect the personal supportive challenging chat we have between each other - it might be worthwhile looking at other challenges on the forum to see which you like and which you don't think work in such a supportive way
I have to say that I really really don't want to loose the comaradie that we have going here - IT WORKS and I feel IT HELPS US
The new challenge - it might be hard to read a new chart spanning right through to the end of Aug - I've got the new chart ready (based on the same no of weeks as the challenge we are just finishing) which takes us to the end of June - then we could do the next challenge No 3 to the end of Aug (again works out to be 8-9 weeks)
I look forward to reading views later - but be warned I might not get back on line tonight - monthly stitchers group - I will however check in at lunchtime

I think a challenge thread would be a good idea and you could ask the hostess to make it a sticky, that way those of us involved in the challenge can post away on both threads as usual and those who are not wanting to take part in the challenge can still post without feeling we are taking over.

What about adding a wee bit excerise into the challenge. I could be just a wee walk 2x a week or something, just to try and get us all moving? Just a thought.

Well ladies thats me back onto the road slenderness summer is coming and I reckon we could look pretty damn good if we keep up some the the good work we are trying to do.

Have a great day, good luck those of you getting weighed today.

Catch you all later
FLick

ethne totally agree with you that we should keep this thread going for all the support, just think it would be easier like you say if we have a seperate thread just for our weekly results which will make it easier not to miss peoples individual results, thats not to say we still cant post them in here anyway, just have 2 on the go at once i suppose, but the other one would make it easier to look back on from time to time?
i hope that made sense lol

oh and well done on saving all those checks ! not long til your hols now! lucky thing

I think it would a great idea to have a seperate challenge thread, be much easier to keep an eye on results and more folk may join in too and of course keep this one going for support

I'd be up for including a wee bit of an exercise challenge with it too as I've been a bit lazy on the exercise front and really must start going out for some walks again (wouldn't think I had a beach front nearly on my doorstep!)

I have planned a perfect PEP menu for today and am planning on sticking to it.....

Hope you are all have a good day xx

Sorry guys but I have to be quick as blitzing before the Estate agent comes round to take photo's
ggrrrr I stayed the same but to be completely honest with you all, because I did not attend last weeks class I found it really hard this week, and have not been to the gym for 10 days, and with working so many hours, and now selling the house I do not know if I am coming or going.. but oh well.. (excuses excuses )
Tomorrow after work I will go back to the gym, and hopefully over the weekend, and I promise to get back to drinking more water, I really do believe this helps, I am going out tonight, and intend to enjoy myself with the family (will not go crazy tho ) and will be back on the soup tomorrow, to make up for today, I really do need to get back on track, before I start spiralling once again thanks for listening to me going on, and I promise once I get a chance I will read the last few posts

Stayed the Same is better than a gain Jo, so just jump back on the PEP and you will get there.

Yes the water does help I am doing my best to drink some as I don't really like plain water, but I will get used to it.

Have a good day
Flick xxxxxxxxxx

Well done Jo on staying the same - Minnie how did you get on?
Well it looks like I'll be coming back to a new format with a separate thread for registering our losses - I'll need to get the thinking hat on to see if we can come up with a chart which give direct input from each member - saving on missed listings, or errors - let me ponder this
Now we have to come up with a unique name for our challenge - eg '+ girls - reducing (2008 chart 2)' - splitting the year into 10ish week slots give us 5 charts this year - though as we started mid Feb that would be 20 Apr to end of June - July to Sept - Sept to Nov - Nov to new year
Any catchy name ideas? - lets get the thinking caps on

Thank you Ethne and Flick for your kind words, really does mean a lot
As for the challenge chart, Ethne you have been doing such an amazing job, with the last challenge, would you mind continuing with that, and maybe have it updated twice weekly or whatever is easier for you honey, or continue the way you were doing you really are doing an amazing job..
oooh just have to think of a name now, and do you think maybe a separate thread loved + girls reducing 2008

Hi Minnie, the yoga centre is called Synergy and is in the Southfield Industrial Estate near Hedgehogs nursery. They do loads of different things. Their website is www.Synergycentre.co.uk. I've never been to Spirit gym but I do know that a lot of Millennium members left to go there. I'm a member of Balbirnie gym. Its ok. Bit basic but the instructors are really good.

Not going to Links market but used to like when I was younger. I'm supposed to be going out in Kirkcaldy (Blue Mondays - love it!) on Saturday night but thats maybe not such a good idea as the place will be mobbed.

Gran still not good. The drugs are making her really drowsy. Going in to see her tonight.

Will catch up later, lunchtime finished.

Hope everyone's having a good day.

Bye for now,

Annie