Thought I'd start this and maybe have it as a monthly thread, if not I can easily rename it.

Welcome to the new 100 pounds + thread....post away folks

Thanks Paula

I thought I had lost this thread, glad it wasn't just me as I love this thread.

It was the one to show me I wasn't the only one with over 100lbs to loss when I first started. Not sure even if I would have still been at SS if it wasn't for this thread and a couple of others.

Go ladies (and gentlemen)

Flick

Woohooooo really good to have this topic..
Feels like I am back home Lol xxxxxxx

Yippee!!!! I am back to SS now - went today for the weigh and go and found the scales told me I was lighter than I had expected that was brilliant!!!

I know, I like this thread to keep me going too Flick

Hi Zigzag, great to see you and well done at the scales.

Smiles...welcome home xx

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OMG!!!! i cant believe that its just past 1 in the morning and thats the first of me finding this new thread. im soooooooooooo happy


yeehaaa my favourite thread is back!!!!!!!!

xxx

Great to have the thread - its a must first stop thread for me to see how all are getting on etc
DH settling down to watch the match so I thought I'd just see whats going on before getting back to my sewing
I see I need to re submit my ticker to go with the signiture and will update tomorrow after the WI (hopefully with a good loss)
Thinking of buying some walking boots to walk home from work with the dog on any dry nights after work when DH not around for a lift - this should start help building up the exercise - havn't been too good at getting going with this aspect yet

good luck with your w/i tommorow littlefire! i think getting walking boots is a great idea especially as the light nights will soon be upon us!

Minnie what are you doing up at 1am And how is your week going?..

Ethne.. Good luck for weigh in tomorrow honey

Paula.. Hope you are feelig better, are you going back to work tomorrow? and I hope you did'nt have to much damage yesterday, was thinking of you

Flick... Agree totally with you, this thread really is so important, hope your weekend is going well, how did you do with weigh in this week?

Zigzag.. Welcome backkkkk Good luck for next week, and keep posting

It really is fantasticcc to have this post back, I could jump around the office with joy
Love as always xxxxxx

Many thanks Smiles for your note! All the very best to you all as well.

hiya smiles my weeks going quite good so far (touch wood) just mon/tue/wed to get through until w/i so fingers crossed i'll get a loss! how about you? hope your having a good week and everyone else as well!!

lol the reason i was up at the back of 1 is i had a babysitter so knew i could have a lie-in, aaahhh bliss

Many thanks Zigzag


Glad your week is going well Minnie, I always find that once the weekend is over with.. it is kinda easy until weigh in on a Thursday
My week has been good, have been trying to go to the gym more, hopefully this will help as I must lose 2.5lbs this week for my 2.5 stone sticker, would be good if I can do that for next week (10 weekly weigh in next week)

As for today I was up early showered, did all the housework (well most) made a cuppa, catching up on here, followed with work, gym, shopping Lol hectic day planned !

Hope everyone has a lovely day xxxxxxx

hi all

hope your all well. not been about as much but im back and getting my butt in gear. going back to the gym this week as im really unmotivated so need to get started.

have a fab day

janexx

Hi Jane
Welcome to the forum, or should I say welcome back
Good luck at the gym, really do hope you have fun !

Hope everyone has had a good day.
This posting has gone kinda quiet, where is everyone ?

First blue sticker
Thats another 2lbs off - hoping for another 2 off next week then thats me down to 18st
ONWARD and DOWNWARD
http://www.tickerfactory.com/weight-loss/wsBL3eU
cant seem to get my ticker to come up properly - tried links, tried cutting and pasting, whats wrong?

hiya smiles, i was thinking its been kinda quite myself on this thread, hopefully it'll pick up again v soon ! my week has been pretty good so far so im still keeping my fingers crossed for a wee loss this week how has your week been? hope its going good!

welcome jane, hows the gym going so far? i go to my local swimming pool one, its not very big but i like it that way as i tend to get very hot very quickly and its not a pretty site, but well worth it they dont do any body jam/attack type classes there tho so once i get a bit more in shape i might have to try out something like that, but for now, the cross trainer, treadmill, stepper etc will do me just fine i think

littlefire thats great, well done, you must feel great having the sticker on the front of your wee w/i book now !!

best of luck for the 2lb next week, imagine how great you will feel 2 weeks in a row !!!!

thats when you know its true what they say....... nothing tastes as good as losing weight feels

Hiya,

Well done Littlefire. I'm well pleased for you.

Not been on for the past few days. Back at work after my wee illness last week. At least I'm looking vaguely quite normal now! I coudn't believe it when the alarm went off at 5.45 his morning. Ist weigh-in was tonight and I'm the heaviest I've ever been. Was really depressed after the class but at least thats me started. So pleased the thread is up and running again.

Bye for now and good luck to everyone for the rest of the week.

Annie xx

hiya annie, the first weigh in is the worst eh. good luck to you as well for next week

The worst is over Anne - we have all been there now consider that it is ONWARDS and DOWNWARDS to a new you

Thanks Minnie & Ethne. I'm determined to do it this time.

Annie xx

Just a wee half off for me this week, but I am happy with that. I had a few wee nibbles on the twins birthday over the weekend plus it's TOTM so a haf loss a good I think,

Hope you are all having a good week,

FLick

well done flick

[b]Ethne woohooo 2lbs off fantastic honey, as for your ticker I am unsure on what to do , but maybe have a word with Chaz Lol that fella will sort it out for you . Hi Anne , Well done on going to weigh in, as others have said the first weigh in is always the worse, but downwards from this point... Good luck.. and keep posting... Flick well done, on your half off, you really are doing well, hope all is well, you have gone kinda quiet, but then again you have probably just had a hectic weekend .. Minnie hope your week is still going well, soon be weigh in, how has your day been ..

Paula where areeeee youuuuu??? Zigzag and Jane also

Hope I have not missed anyone, because you all are really wonderful !!
And a huge hiiii to everyone just starting

The last few days I have been back to work, working hard followed with going to the gym where the air con is playing up, complete nightmare as you can imagine... But weigh in on Thursday hopefully i will lose 2.5lb to gain my 2.5 stone sticker yay (fingers crossed) lol
Thinking of you all and sending loadsa hugs xxxxxxxx





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Hey Smiles
I see you joined the week after me - how come you have such a GREAT loss over that period compared to me
Don't get me wrong I'm glad with my losses but to have more would be fantastic
I think I need to reorganise what I'm doing / eating etc
Anyway all the best for Thursday's WI - I've just got my 1st blue sticker with SS (I had lost 4lbs the week before joining up) and am dearly hoping for another sticker for my birthday in April - that would be a super present (along with the birthday quilt blocks from ladies in the US and Norway)
I hope all others on the thread have good losses this week as well

Awwww honey, but it really does not matter how much you lose, as long as you are losing that is all that matters, and also I probably have more to lose.. Personally this time round for me I am giving it 110 per cent, well trying too
It must of been about over two years ago I lost nearly six stone with SS, with still a long way to go, but because of a stressful life I was having, to do with family, personal and my job, I just lost all control, and then started spirraling completely out of it, and for some reason I just could not grab onto it again, and if I am honest I just felt I had let everyone down, including my CM whom at this point, I just could not face In the end I had gained nearly four stone, out of the six which I had lost, I really did feel totally disgusted with myself !!
In August we moved once again, but this time from Aberdeenshire down to Lincs/Nottinghamshire I decided I would like to re-join, so I joined the forum once again, but didn't post anything, because if I am honest deep down I just could not face it just yet, I just was not ready to start healthy eating again the time just was not right.. Anyway cutting the story short, the few months flew by, like they do, now it was November, and I was thinking it will soon be christmas, then I started to think YES I can do this, and I am ready, which I really do think is so important, you really do have to be ready, so I joined the gym (I try and go 5 nights a week) at first I could only walk 4 minutes up hill now I can do 30 mins I really must of been so unfit.. Lol still am but I'm trying I think what I am trying to say, is this time I am totally motivated and I will hear the bell ring, I am planning everyday, if i go out I cut back the day before and the day after, because if I am honest I really do want this more than anything, crazy as it sounds!! That is why I decided I cannot keep looking at the past, just enjoy what I have in my life, and go for it, but as I was saying at the begining, it does not matter how quickly or slowly we lose the pounds, as long as we get there in the end, that really is all that matters.. And it is really only down to us, to make our dreams happen....
Sorry for rambling on and on xxxxx

Hiya ladies

Missing you loads, but off sick with chest infection and just can't be bothered with anything,including pep.

Hopefully normal service will be resumed shortly.

You're all doing brilliantly !! (Yes Ethne, that means you too)

i sts this week but havent done much exercise this week apart from tidying my house up.

have a good week

janexx

Morning all

I'm struggling this week, am keeping within checks but feels like an uphill battle, sooner I'm back to work the better.

Never mind Jane a STS is fine, much better than a gain.

Where is everyone ??

Hope you're all well, if not get on here and see if we can help each other out xx

4.5lbs off for me xxxx

OMG! 4.5 is fantastic smiles well done ! and well done to everyone else as well this week as well, just popping on for a minute so havent had time to read through some of the newer posts yet.

i lost 2.5lb this week very pleased with that!!

Way to go Smiles - what a great boost that is for you and your target - only 1/2 to go and thanks for the 'pep' chat
I'm being good and enjoying what I'm eating - out of the 60 checks allowed per day so far this week
Tues - 37 checks - was that night
Wed - about 50 checks and will probably be about 50 today as well
I dont feel hungry and to be honest for once if I dont buy the sweets, biscuits, cakes etc I'm not bothered about having them even when counting them
that little switch in the head must be locked in place for once
Stick in there folks - WE CAN ALL DO IT
and remember to prevent getting to this stage again we MUST this time become Lifetime TW Members

well im feelin pretty excited at the moment as after this mornings weigh-in i have just done my calcualtions and i have now lost over 100pds 101 to exact! how cool is that lol

Thats fantastic, well done to us all, but you must be delighted to have lost 101lbs.

i am delighted flick! but i really do have long way to go yet. the first few stone seemed to come off easy but the last stone has been much slower, but im determined that i will get there, although i still havent set a target yet so not quite sure where 'there' is yet. i would really really love just to be able to fit into smaller clothes and thats helping me keep going. you are doing fantastic as well! i love your ticker thingy at the bottom of your comments, when you look at that you must feel great at how far youve come.

xx

well hello everyone, as you can see I have got internet again I had a brilliant 1st weigh in last wednesday (16th) lost 6 1/2, but, went and blew it last week at weigh in last night I put 1 1/2 back on

Sorry Tbird on you gain - hopefully its only a glitch (or maybe a throwback to such a good loss the week before)
Minni thats a great loss and to be over the 100lbs loss is fantastic
go out and celebrate - have a nice facial, manicure or massage (on gooey buns) and relax and enjoy the treatment and the milestone

Sorry to hear about your slight gain Audrey, but a huge well done on your week before..

Minnie woohoooooo honey, you certainly are an inspiration You will soon be at target

Ethne.. You really are sounding motivated, which is fantastic, hope your week is going well

Paula.. really do hope you are feeling better, and you are not strugging this week, awful when that happens..

As for me I probably will not be on much as work is sooooo stressful, at the moment and I never seem to be home

Good luck everyone, and as Flick said well done to us all
Before I forget sorry everyone for rambling on the other night xxxxxxxxxxx

Done a stupid thing before weighin this week.I am trying to increase my fluid intake and had 2 mugs of tea and a pint of water and only 1 visit to loo hence a 2lb gain,will NEVER do that again.Don't know what I was thinking of.

Diane from Blyth

Poor Diane
At least you should have a decent weight loss next WI
Maybe take the fluid in the morning if your WI is in early evening - it might help
My problem is I need to reduce the coffee and up the water etc - not as easy as it sounds unfortunately

Smiles - Im having a pretty good week - have had take away only ate 1/2 and marking down the checks I'm going to look closely at the excel document that Chaz as made up for a log and double check the values especially the fats and log into it next week - we'll see if this helps make a differience
Went looking for walking shoes today - not prepared to spend a fortune of course the ones I liked not my size now waiting for cotton traders catalogue and will order from there - puts off walking for another week
I hope you all have a GOOD weekend and an even better week with GREAT Losses

Hi, not been logged on for a few days. The thread's been well busy!

Smiles - you are an absolute superstar well done you!

Diane - oh dear, at least you know the reason for your gain. You'll lose it all gain next week.

TBird - its in the past now. You'll be back to losing this week.

Flick - 1/2 lb is ok

Minnie - 101lb is absolutely fantastic

Littlefire - know what you mean about coffee. I drink really strong black coffee but have managed to get down to a maximum 3 cups per day from at least 10. A spreadsheet is a good idea. I set one up as a template for planning my meals for the week. I also have a graph where I will be charting my loss every week and hopefully the trend will be downwards! I know this is extremely anal but, hey, I work in Quality so I'm supposed to be Hopefully it will keep me motivated.

Kop Queen - hope you're feeling better.

Had a wee bit too much wine last night and got the munchies (not good I know although I had the checks left to cover it). I was a bit squiffy and remembered I had some breadsticks left over from New Year so I went into the cupboard, reached up for them and a tin fell out and hit my foot. I swore a lot and now I have a huge bruise on my foot. You know what the moral of the story is........

Hope everyone has a good weekend


Annie x

Hiii Everyone...
Diane great to see you posting honey (I remember you from ages ago lol when I used to be Here I Go Again) really good to see you back posting, and good luck for this week, you can do this, we all can

Ethne well done on marking down the checks, time like this it really is so very easy to just forget The document which Chaz has done looks great, and I am sure this will help you honey, you really are doing so well, well done on always being motivated!

Annie what an evening you had last night Lol should'nt laugh really But atleast you had saved some checks for your munches, after drinking it really is so easy not to count, I find the same with a take away not good !! lol

Flick where are youuuu, really do hope alls ok honey?
Paula, Minnie and Audrey hope your weekends going well..

My day today has been crazy at work really stressful ! After work I went to the gym, came out to find someone had reversed into my car, luckly not to much damage ggrrr..
Take care all and I hope you have all had a good day.. Love as always xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey all

I am here just been busy with kids, work etc. Have worked 7 days the last 2 weeks.

Been a bit naughty today and went 4 cx over but think I should be ok as I have some cx saved.

Just thinking about our weight losses and when I started someone suggested that I make a paperclip chain, I think it will start it again, will have to go and buy some though to start it. But it's great when you see it growing 1 paper clip= 1lb.
Try it, makes you feel good and you can carry it around to remind you how well you have done.

Anyways enough ramblings, hope you are all having a good weekend.

I am planning an early night as I am working again tomorrow.

Catch up tomorrow on Monday night again.

Take care, keep PEPing

Flick

Hiii Flick
I loved the paper clip idea, I might try this thanks for the idea..
(Lol Minnie you will have to buy a few boxes for your weight loss )
Hope you manage to have an early night, last night Flick, and you manage to stay away from cakes today

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, love to all xxxxxxxxx

WI tonight - I'll let you know how I got on when I come back
Went to Lloyds chemists this morning for their 'Measure what Matters' 12 week programme - ITS FREE - you get weight, BMI, Blood Pressure and waist measured and over the 12 weeks you get vouchers off equipment (juicer or steamer) and at the end a £10-00 voucher to spend in the shop .
I think the Dumfries shop scales are well off compared to the SS ones - tonight will tell probably 5-7lbs of differience
Therefore trusting SS and using L for freebies and bloodp check

WI tonight - no loss this week - mini target in doubt
I'm putting it down to TOTM and the cinnamon twists and options hot chocs I had - and thats with counting them in each days checks and having about 40 checks left at the end of the week!
I think there needs to be a change of tactics for next week - change in foods etc
This WILL NOT DO
also just shows I'm right the lloyds chemist scales are off by 7lbs

I was the same as you last night Littlefire - no loss. CM thinks it could just be because I've eaten more food than normal and it will take a couple of weeks to get used to it. Thinking about a change too - less wine and therefore less nibbles! Might try and avoud bread too.

Oh well, hope this week is more successful.

Good luck to everyone.

Annie x

Just hang on in there honey even tho you are disappointed, just try and have a good week again this week and hopefully you will have a nice loss next week, cinnamon twists? are these danish pastries? if they are they sound really high on checks/cals Good luck and it is only a tiny blip, fingers crossed for next week xxxxxxxxxxxx

hope everyone's having a good week so far Where is everyone xxxxxxxxx

2lbs off for me today, hope everyone is doing well.

Catch up later.

Flick