Morning all

What's everyones plans for today?

Mine is to get tidied up, do some ironing and then this evening it will be decorating again. Hopefully will get the rest of the wallpaper up tonight so we will just need to get the carpetfitter in a.s.a.p and get some 'normality' back in the house. The girls are really excited about getting there bedroom done so it is worth it.

Off now to plan my food for the day and get moving.

Laura xxx

Morning All

Plans here this morning are Toning at 11.00, quick shower, then off to Morrisons with Mack and Mum to do the shop. Leaving Russ at home to watch the footie - poor soul was up at 5.00 with the hooligan. Then its the usual getting organised for the week ahead - ironing, lunches etc.

Feeling a bit better but not great, was in bed sound asleep by 10.00 last night - party, party!

Have a great day folks x

Morning Peppers,

Not much planned here. I have just been looking on Facebook at some pictures of Erin at a birthday party and she had a MASSIVE plate of food (a) I was mortified at her greed as I know she would not have eaten half of it ( Is she turnng out like me? © No she is a normal 5 year old child!!

Going to try Booster for another week but went WILD yesterday!!

CBx - Well done on your loss - The Saturdays did good!!

JenniB - Did you get your cooking/planning done? Well done you!

Meg - You are doing really well on the Wii - keep at it Girlie!!

Laura - You are a dedicated woman! The Girls will be soo pleased!

Jaci - Hope you feel better soon - keep taking the drugs! They do work

Have a good Sunday peoples!

Good Morning Eveyone

Well, what can I say................ I went mental yesterday McDonalds Big Mac Meal and I went large, Chicken Nuggets, blah blah blah! I am so angry with myself cos I am pathetic

Anyway, hopefully that was a Saturday blip and I will be back on track today. Planned some lovely meals for the week,, Goulash being tonights meal Booked my trainer for tuesday and thursday and have set a Wii Challange with my pal on Wednesday night so fingers-crossed

I have just put the ironing board up to do a mammoth amount of ironing whilst watching Hollyoaks.

My husband bought us tickets to see Stomp at the Festival Theatre next Saturaday and they were offering tickets for a workshop with the cast today at 5pm so guess what I am doing ................. dancing with some mighty fine fit young men
wish me luck lol

Hopefully everyone will have a brilliant week with some great weight losses.

Thanks for hanging round this forum and making me smile.

Take care

Lesley x

Just posted my reply and it has gone

Last night i had a chinese (half a starter and half a main) - an acheivement for me. Also went to mcdonalds and had a couple of spoonfuls of a mcflurry. Had 2 glasses of vino last night ( i would normally drink more of the bottle) and then had a ham sandwich and packet of crisps. So not the most positive of eating but changes are taking place!

Today am going to tidy the house whilst hubby is working, then go for a new pair of glasses as my son broke mine last night. By the way if anyone needs new glasses and lives /comes to Edinburgh i have found a place that does designer glasses at internet prices We are then going sledging.

Still can't see my dad as my sinuses are horrendous. Have taken some sudafed so will see if that works otherwise it might be a trip to the drs.........

Ainey
xx

Hello Friends,

Lesley - hope you have a ball at the Stomp Workshop and don't stress about the eating ... it was Saturday and I saw on BL the other night that even the 'housemates' get the day after their weigh in as a we break - gets 'eating' out of your system and also jump starts your system! What Bob says is law in my house!

Ainey - Small changes are the way to make the big changes that will be with you the rest of your life so WELL DONE YOU!!

Now I need your support everyone ... I am starving!!! and free stuff will just not hit the spot ... so should I have a few wee things but in moderation. Added to this my headache is coming back ... 2 days off the brain busting steriods and it is niggling! I was hoping for a few more says resbite

Do any of our newbies get migraines or had them in the past? The 2009 Musketeers will know that I have been suffering badly with them and just want to know there is an end to this!! Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. I am back to work tomorrow (hopefully) after being off since the 14th Dec (I have hated being off).

Back later

hi all Ainey you are doing brilliant just having that especially what you are going through at the moment I also had a chinese last night shared a starter as well but never had wine had to much the night before!!!! We are heading out for food shop as well sun is out tho i,m sure still cold out Will pop back later have a lovely day evereyone what ever you are doing
Meg xx

Afternoon all,

Jen I hope the headache doesn't turn into a migrane

Ainey well done your doing really well especially at this hard time and not feeling to well your self will not be helping but you are being strong keep it up

Where has today gone I have been busy baking (I know you are all thinking oh my god!!!!!!!!!! but I never eat any of it !!) i had promised the kids I would make choc chip muffins and I have never tried to make caramel short bread so that's in the fridge cooling I might try a bit if it but will cut it into small squares I promise but it has kept me busy all afternoon and away from munching so all is good.

Good luck to all weighing tomorro
away to get the choc chip muffins out the oven


CAtch up later

Julie x

Afternoon Musketeers

I was convinced I had posted yesterday hey ho! must be my age just disregard this comment I DID post yesterday definitely a senior moment

Congratulations on everyone's losses
So jealous of you Lesley, would love to see "Stomp" never mind going to a workshop, only ever seen them on TV.
Snap! Julie, I bought all the ingredients to make "Millionaire's Shortbread" on Friday, haven't done it yet, far too tempting

Had a brilliant way of relieving stress last night, I decided to take a leaf out of BL's book (the "page" where that "celeb" chef went to cook for that young lad, where he did that grilled chicken breast?!) Anyway, I don't have a proper meat tenderiser so I was thinking of what I could use, so went out to the garage for a look and saw my OH's "persuader" (if any of you are old enough to remember Ground Force with Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and builder Tommy Walsh, well, Tommy used one, to "encourage" paving slabs its a rubber mallet/hammer thingy, so you can guess it's a bit heavier than a normal meat tenderiser by the time I was finished you could "see through" the fillet it WAS tasty though

Night at the TV methinks, Dancing on Ice is back yippee!!

Have a good rest of Sunday

Ha Ha Audrey! I quite fancied the flat chicken breast myself - looked a lot more for your 'money'! Great to see so many of us getting carried away with BL - Love it, Love it, Love it !!!

I would love to watch BL is there anywhere i can catch up, saw a couple of them last week, are they on over the weekend cos if im not missing any i can start recording them on monday maybe. Joelle really annoyed me tho and i liked that damien guy cant believe it was between them two that time. not seen it since tho

Anyway good morrow all!!

yesterday was terrible i had chips at work other stuff before i wnet to work as was trying to empty the freezer so im scrapping yesterday and going from today. double checked my WI this morning as well and i have put on 3lbs but agains its understandable was being really at the begging of the week so not suprising. but this week is a fresh start and i will lose. also going to aim to do on the wii 3 times this week for at least 3 half hour sessions.

well i had an unbelievable sleep in to 11:30 really needed it was absoloutly knackered after yesterday for some reason. then went to Sainsburys with my plan for food for then next two weeks. went slightly over budget for food but only by a 5er so not too bad.

today i have had porridge with edb milk - 6, 6 X melba toast - 3 with some blue cheese spread-3. and a ham and bluecheese spread toasty-12. so thats 14 out of 50 so far!! go me. and i have melba toast and cheese triangle for snack at work so thats 5. 19 left. this if very unusual for me to have so much left at theend of a day!!

An decided that freezing rissoto should be fine, i'm making the seafood paella for the "lets eat" bit, but using all prawns as dont like calamari or muscles which is what you get in most mixed seafood packs.

all i need to do now is decide when im eating what cos havent actully put it into days yet but will fill in chart with thatwhen i get home as forgot to bring bit of paper with meals on it to work.

Jen glad to see you back and posting properly hope you can shift that pesky headache before it turns into a migraine

Ainey

Julie those goodies sound really yummy

Leley enjoy stomp!! sounds like it should be fun

Jaci glad your feeling better

Laura bet youll be glad when you get the decorating finished!

right best be off
work to do and all that, feeling fairly positive for this week!!

Jen xxx

Evening all

Thought I would pop on before I head off to do more decorating. Should get it finished tonight- well will have to get it finished tonight as the carpetfitter is coming tomorrow afteroon. I tell you this is one expensive birthday present.

So far so good on the eating front although I just had to change what I was having for tea. I was so busy cooking for the kids and David that I forgot to make my own tea was only when I was dishing up that I realised so I ended up with beans on toast What a muppet I am!!!!

Anyways went shopping and get steak and mushroom pies, and, chicken pies in tesco. I am going to try them tomorrow I think , they are WW so only 13cx each. With some pots it should make a lovely main meal

Tesco also still have their Muller Lights on 5 for a £1- so I have restocked on them too.

Anyways best go and get on, David is starting to look too comfy on the couch.

Will try to pop back later.
Laura xxxx

Evening All

OMG Julie I just dont know how you do it......when i baked for the xmas fayres I was a nightmare!!!! It was when I was cutting it up and wee bits were breaking off - ALL of that was for me.....I just vowed now only to EVER bake things I dont like....so fruity pastry type things, nothing with caramel or choc in it.

Jen what about making some "free" meringues to have with a cuppa or your EDB yoghurt?

I am feeling much much better now, toning was fine - bit different today - more intense than the Sunday class normally is so it was good. Benn to Morrisons for a food shop with Mack and my Mum. He was a wee star, really making me laugh with his nonsense today. Came home made the dinner...the leek and bacon macaroni in the latest Boost mag and Mmmmmm mmm mmm its was so yummy!

Mack, Russ and I all cleared our plates - definite got the Broxi seal of approval

Plan now is to make lunches for tomorrow, sort nursery bag, baths and showers and then enjoy Dancing on Ice and Wild at Heart before bed.....and of course a cuppa and a treat.

Hang in there Laura - the end is in sight and the girls will be super pleased.

xx

Evening everyone. Hope everyone has had a nice Sunday. I do believe I am finally beginning to get back to normal again. Yesterday felt yuk again.

Jaci hope you are starting to feel better, Ainey it will get better, lots of things happening for you at the moment but well done on sticking with your healthy eating anyway . And well done everyone else, escpiecally baking that is brave lol.

I went off to tesco today and stocked up and found the BL for the wii I was very excited so bought it! Will start it tomorrowwas going to restart my Wii acitive challenge again. My two daughters have done well this week, their first weeks one lost 4lb and the other 6lb

Well off to have the hotpot smells nice hope it tastes as good

Evening all that sounds delicious Jaci will definately try it this week I filled up earlier with free soup and it,s prawns in a sczhan spicy tomato sauce Will take bad going back to my 5 days work tomorrow as it was only 3 days for me last week never mind has to be done Was on the wii for half an hour earlier Away to have a look round the forum I also like dancing on ice i,ve put it on sky plus as we are watching the darts just now which i love Be back later
Meg xx

Aww Katlyn thats fantastic, massive well done to the girls....great that you are all supporting each other. I love the BL game for the Wii, hoep you enjoy it too.

Just updating charts, will make lunches at the ads and hopefully be settled for 9.00 x

Hey guys loving that this thread is buys just now

Jaci thank you so much about mentioning wild at heart, i love that programme but never know when its on and always catch the series near the end or half way through. i ttake it its just starting tonight? text keeley to v+ it for me so looking forward to that tomorrow morning

evening all
Everything all baked now and have resisted temptation on the cakes Jaci. I tend to bake choc cake as I'm not fussed for it so the temptation is even less.

Kids haven't resisted them tho

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Will pop back later

Julie x

ARrrrGGGHHHH

Okay so I lost 4 and a half pounds and then lost the plot yesterday and today hasn't been good either

Will start again tomorrow

Just typed a big post and it disappeared! The jist of it was this though:

Not been very good pep-per the last few days. Had a bit of a fever last night and slept for 11 hours! Still a bit of a cough but I went to the gym for the first time in a month(!) I have missed it soooo much. Didn't push myself too hard, but working up a sweat was good enough for me.

Yesterday we provisionally booked a wedding venue. I still haven't decided between the two places yet but we are definitely getting married on 10th September 2011!

Am definitely back on the Pep wagon now - went and bought my snack carrots this afternoon for tomorrow. Here's hoping I'm back on track!

Hope you're all doing well!xx

Oh wow Carly how exciting......do you want to tell us where your 2 venues are? Love wedding chat.

Jenni -I'm the same, I love Wild at Heart, its just nice sunday night drama lol - gos I'm getting old - I remember the days when i went clubbing on a Sunday night

Cummon Dawn - jump back on the wagon Mrs, I'll pull you up

Wow Julie - amazing....I thought all women were programmed to LOVE chocolate!

Whoops yes thats me back on thanks Miss B for the helping hand

Oh Carly that is so exiting and as Jaci said keep us informed all your planning and i never had a great day yesterday but clawed back a few today so i,m sure you can do the same Hope everyone else has also had a good day Away now to fill in food chart to you all
Meg xx

I'm getting quite in to this wedding thing - if our wedding goes well I might become a wedding planner!! We provisionally booked Glentanar Ballroom up in Aboyne just outside Aberdeen. The other venue is Haddo House which is a National Trust property. They are totally different venues which is what makes it so difficult! But we're leaning more towards Glentanar.

We've found our band and luckily they're available so think we'll probably book them this week so I've one less thing to be concerned about!

Excellent My husband is from Aberdeen originally we.ll be married 5 years in April and it is so exiting i,d relive the day tomorrow if i could as it just flies past we are so happy
Meg xx

I love wedding talk too my flat mates got engaged at christmas so excited for them, Keeley really loving talking about it but stu is being typical bloke They have managed to get the guest list sorted so that a start. I might be making the wedding jewelry which im quite excited about, if anyone knows where you can get cheapish wedding cakes from let me know!! AND i get to be a bridesmade SOOOOOO excited!!.

Keenan better watch out tho im secretly planning our wedding at the same time...it really is food for thought!! lol to be fair though think we need to be living in the same city before we get married...that might help eh??

Yeah my H2b is pretending to be interested when I show him flower displays etc. in magazines but I know it won't last! He is interested in the big things like weddings, photographers etc. but at the same time he is bowing to my superior wedding knowledge!

I'm contemplating making a scrapbook of pictures of things like flowers and favours I like. But that might be a tad Bridezilla for such an early planning stage!

Just wondering if I can possibly re start the challenge. Had a week off work and ended up just sitting around doing nothing, not getting out because of the weather. Have not stuck to my plan at all. Plan to weigh my self tomorrow and not sure if I should reset my tracker or leave the weight increase (there is bound to be one) in place to remind me. Feeling really low this week, not sure if I want to continue with my MSc (TOO EXPENSIVE AND V STRESSFUL) have been comfort eating. It was my birthday on Friday and actually could not be bothered doing anything. Will need to try and get more motivated anybody got any tips PS how do you get the links on to your posts?

hello everyone.

Eating front has been fine but everything else hasn't been that great. Going to dr tomorrow as i still have this sinus infection and i have got a horrible cough that will not go away. Have not been feeling 100% since beginning of December. Need to get better so that I can go and see my dad for myself................

Ainey
x

Flying visit from me.

Room now decorated- heading back upstairs to tidy up a wee bit and moove things out for the carpet fitter coming tomorrow.

Carla- come on jump back on that PEP wagon. I am not sure how to do the links. I just copied and pasted Miss Broxi's ones into my signature.
If there is anything we can do to help you on your way just shout or PM someone and we will do our best to help you along your way.

Ainey- hope you feel better soon- so much going on for you just now.

I am in work tomorrow for a while, then need to get sorted here. I also hope to get to the gym for a while in between the carpet fitter coming and the kids finishing school at 3.30pm If not it will be EA Sports and a 1.5hr gym session on Tuesday.

Oh all this wedding talk Sounds fun but have to say I loved my wedding but I pretty much turned up and got wed. I had no interest in the planning at all- left it all to my Mum Only thing I would do it again for is so I could have a smaller dress.

Right best get on or I will not get to bed tonight.

Laura xxxx

Good Morning all and a wee bit better weather wise here. Sorry i have been awol but my pc at home is playing up and ready to throw it at the wall. Hopefully it should be fixed by tonight as it is getting looked at today Wi this morning and sts which is fine , as i havent done any exercise what so ever apart from a 30 min walk every day last week. I am going to get on the exercise front this week though.

Laura - Now your room is finished , you can head over to me and do mine

Ainey - Hope you feel better soon

Jaci - Sorry to read you weren't feeling well too, glad your better now

After reading all the posts, well done to everyone, you are all doing brilliant, keep up the good work. Better do some work as doing this on the pc at work lol . Catch up later

Start of a new week weight not good put on now even more to loose. Other half did all the technical things to set up wii fit for me but have now not got near it. I need more than the 10 years younger program my wii age is 18 years more than I actually am. I am seriously thinking about a slim fast week to get me started!!!! Feeling really low this morning wonder if I will ever get back down to my weight getting closer to my heaviest ever which was 12st ++

Morning everyone!

My trousers feel a bit tight today - uh oh!! However, all my food is written down for the day. Have 8 checks spare currently so maybe I'll get a nice treat this evening. Have a bit of a chocolate craving today but I've got my massive bag of carrots so I'll be ok.

No gym tonight as we've got to go and do the shopping after work but I'll go tomorrow and Wednesday.

Keep checking the Rotterdam Zoo webcam as apparently the polar bear is in labour. I've been looking since Friday night and still no baby!!

Better go and get on with my work, will try and pop back later on xx

hey guys hows things??

eating been good today, just had tuna pasta salad for lunch, wasnt hungry this morning so didnt have breakfast. been an alright day. more wedding talk been had, quite excited lol!!

Anyway hope your al well
chat later
Jen xxx

Afternoon all
Just popping on to say that so far so good with pep but will find out tomorrow at WI.
Jaci will prob see you in the passing on Wed night as i'm going to toning at Whitburn (1st class back since Nov so wish me luck).
Will do BP on Thursday and a class on Fri.
Our big car has gone and died on us the gears are knackered so its in the garage at the moment thank god its still under warrenty
not had much luck with cars in the lasr few months !!
Great to see everyone so positive.
I'm only a 2 day weeks this week thank god, I feel as if i've never had a long stretch off work since before christmas.
My sis in law and I have been treated to an overnight stay and pamper at Airth Castle so we plan to go the end of March so want to slim down a bit for then, then it's my brother in laws wedding in Milan in July so have to be much much slimmer by then
will pop back later
Ohh just loving BL at the moment
Shona x

Afternoon Fellow Musketeers

Made a pot of soup this morning and have "proper" rice pudding cooking slowly in the oven real warming food, although there is a slight thaw here today Was considering trying to clear some of the ice that has softened slightly, but OH is in bed, night shift tonight, so gave it a miss

Have a good rest of Monday

HI ALL oops cap lock on! I lost 2lb this week which means my tracker still shows 0 as I had gained two last week. However at least I lost it again and hopefully next week it will move .

I have had a funny day. Still within my checks but seem to be wanting something to eat all day. Oh well will go and walk the dogs at least i cant eat and walk them at the same time..... unless I take something with me lol and I have made carrot and coriander soup which is free so will have that.

Speak soon
forgot to add. I got the BL Wii yesterday set it up today and done 20 mins very good.

Katlyn

Well just had a lovely tea. My daughter made a chicken pasta bake it was delicious only 16 checks. Had the free soup and then the pasta now full.

I now also have two trackers they still say 0 I could not work out how to add the ticker one and was determined to try!

Well going to walk the dogs and then watch BL it is on tonight?

Evening All

Wow so much to catch up on.....need to stop this working nonsense so I can catch the chat lol.

Laura - great news about the decorating, you will need to post some piccies when its all done - let us see your hard work.

Dawn - no problemo, glad to be of assistance

Ainey - hope doc can help you hun, bet you cant wait to see your Dad and of course its just rubbish feeling poorly.

Lorraine - god dont you hate computers.....great when they work.....grrrrrrrr when they dont. Thanks too, yeah I'm feeling mucho bettero today.

Shona - OMG you and cars.....whats going on????? Hope to see you tomorrow, even if it is just in the passing......oh and room for one more at your spa day - love those kind of things? lol.

Carly - def do the scrap book thing I did when we got married - its lovely to look back on all your plans. I had lists upon lists, so super organised....only thing Russ wanted a say in was the.....menu!!!!!! Typical!

Right better dash, got stovies on the cooker but not eating until after combat at 7.00 so need to go and get changed and organised.

Back later xxx

Not a particularly nice end to Monday, my Uncle passed away

Aw Audry sorry to hear that. Had he been ill? Thinking of you and your family x

Really sorry to hear that Audry, hope your ok!

Really sorry to hear that Audrey. Sending you lots of hugs.

Better day today for me...................Also been to dr - she said it was to do with my sinuses so got a steriod spray for my nose. Feel the difference all ready

Ainey
xx

So sorry to hear your news Audrey to you and your family Ive had a good day Pep wise long may it continue
Meg

Aww Audrey I'm so sorry - lots of love to you and your family xx

Katlyn could i possible ask for that chicken past bake recipe please, i love that kinda thing!!

been alright today absoloutly starving now tho. got plenty checks left for something when i get home. second day seems to be a gudden long may it continue. is BL repeated at anypoint would like to see it?

will fill in charts when i get home, might be bak later, if not will see yas in the morning
xxx

Jennib, it was really easy, for each person, grill 1 chicken breast and chop up, boil 30g pasta, par cook veg, we used peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower then mix them all together, make a sauce with 1tbsp phili extra light some garlic and some creme fraiche then pour over the chicken mix and bake in oven for 20 minutes. It was delicious. I worked it out to 16 checks. oh and we put a slug of white wine in the sauce too all counted!

Enjoy

Hi just joined SS at home as i'm down in Cornwall. lost over 2 stone 3 years ago and put it all back on! Too much stress. if you could send me the links that would be great. Its just too easy to buy bigger clothes but depressing. The best thing about 2009 was i passed my motorbike test now in 2010 i do not want to be fat and 50!!!

Audrey - Sorry to hear your news.

Jen - I also have migraine. I'm now on a daily tablet which has helped things a lot. I sometimes use brufen and paracetamol taken together when I first feel a headache coming on. I then have a slice of toast and a coffee and this sometimes ( not always) stops the headache develolping into a migraine.

Carla -I was feeling just like you last week. I was dreading getting on the scales. But this week I'm now 4 pounds lighter and feeling really pleased with myself.

Jacki - thanks for trying with the charts. For some reason I'm still denied access. Never mind, I've recorded my loss on my progress chart. I think you mentioned free check meringues. Could you tell me how to make these, as I've got diet jelly coming out my ears!

Agnes xx ( Hope I've got your names right)

Thats not good, I will be thinking of you and your family!!!

Take care xxx