Good Morning all and a bit fosty and foggy here today, so tired as had my staffie up all night with an upset stomach, they are worse than kids. Not too bad as i brak off tomorrow for a few days

I am feeling so motivated this week , hopefully i have now found my mojo again

Jaci - Note i am here again this morning so no girls round yet please

Teri - Well done on being organised, if your organised you will find it a lot easier

Agnes - dont beat yourself up, draw a line and start again

Hope everyone has a great day, away to fill in charts

Good morning Musketeers, so good to see so many people here, busy threads are great for the motivation!!

Pleased to say I finally woke up without a headache - think a combination of all my painkillers must have worked Not letting them get me down though, still on track and staying there. Never made it to Curves but will go tonight all being well

Have a good day everyone, off to fill in my Food Chart from yesterday

Morning all - you'd have thought the cold spell would have killed of many of the 'bugs' but no DH had the sniffles last week and guess who's got them now
Still being good - not had breakfast yet - but may go and get it shortly - baked fruit, musuli and lf yoghurt
Didn't weigh myself last night - may go on the weight from Sunday morning when I was testing the scales and work back from that? Or Thursday night's when I got the digital scales working?
Decisions decisions

Morning everybody could anybody tell me the cx in a chocolate croissant I had one last night on my night shift

Hope everybody has a good day night night xx

Good Afternoon Peppers!

Straight down to business ...

CMC - A normal croissant (50g) is 8cx - a pain au chocolat (55g) is 9cx. I hope this is the news you were expecting - nothing worse than a shock!!!

Agnes - Don't worry about a tiny gain - you will have that worked off in no time! 2 days pep perfect and you will be back to normal.

Teri - Glad to see you are enjoying being part of our happy gang! It has really helped me and so many others.

Lorraine - Keep that mojo and focus on the positive - remember how great you will feel with a fantastic loss this week!

CBx - Great news to hear about your pain free morning. I will PM you back when I get home and check out the names of stuff I have tried and tested. You actually seem to be more of an expert than me! Take it easy today and don't go pushing yourself too much. I am a little nervous about getting back into exercise, pumping the blood and risking a relapse.

Jaci - Hope Mack is Back to normal!

Meg - How you doing Chickie?

Elaine - Whats your pepping like at the moment Mrs?

Laura - Is your day any better today?

Audrey - How are things with you and yours?

Julie - POST PLEASE!

JenniB - You have gone a bit quiet - hope you are behaving!!

Ethne - Stick with the digital scales and the day you weighed on them - they will be more accurate in the long run - doesn't really matter what your start weight is - it will be much less next week!

Have a great afternoon Musketeers - I will be back later to check up on you!! Jen x

Afternoon Fellow Musketeers

OH decided not to go to his Uncle's funeral today, long story, families eh?!?!?

I hurt my wrist last night, lifting my big soup pan full of water to wash it it's awkward typing, but I'll try my best have to stay quiet, OH is night shift tonight, so is just away to his bed good excuse to do nowt

Have a good rest of Tuesday

Afternoon,

Just popping on quickly as I'm still not feeling too sociable today... thanks for all the hugs though folks - and in a strange way I'm rather proud I didn't subcom to the biscuit barrel last night. Is that weird?

Nice to see some of the missing musketeers coming back - Lorraine keep posting please! We can help you keep your mojo!

Audrey hope your OH is okay - families can be strange sometimes! Hope your wrist is feeling better too.

If anyone is struggling just keep doing your best and pep will sort itself out eventually

I'll come back on later maybe but it depends if I go to my mum's or not.

Have a good evening people xx

Afternoon ladies
Well reporting a STS which i'm not too pleased about as i've been so good trying to br positive and will just have to put my head down and get on with it!
Good to see the post so busy
Elle
Jen good to see your back i'm glad your feeling better
I'm off to toning class tonight
will pop back later
Shona x

Afternoon all,
Was not hiding yesterday I was at work and then home for tea and away to the football.

I have filled in my eats chart and was bang on my checks.

Hope you are all being Pep friendly.

Jaci hope wee Mack is feeling better

Will catch up with you all later

Julie x

Hi all

Just waiting on potatoes boiling so thought I would pop in and see how you're all doing. Had a great day, headache free, went a walk in afternoon. SS Corned beef hash for dinner tonight, not had it for months.....I love it!!

Evening all slept longer than expected today so did not have tea organised but found a tin of soup how do you work out the checks on something? I did see it posted but can not find it
Hope everybody is having a good day and all who are ill are on the mend


Does any of the Perth posters want to meet up for walks?

25 calories = 1 check so you should roughly be able to work out what cxs are in your food.

I tend to go to the gym and classes Carla but I am sure someone will join you for walks.

How has everyone else been today?

day 3 at work for me and I already feel like I need a holiday again. Lots of changes.

Checkwise I have been good but not got to the gym today and feel like crawling into bed so won't get much exercise done tonight. Come hell or high water I will get to the gym tomorrow.

Right best go and get tidied up.

Speak later.
Laura xxx

Just had dinner a lovely homemade chicken curry and two thirds of a light naan bread - 16 checks
Currently updating my internet security so I'll be jumping off and on throughout the evening

Hello everyone

Well I have finally sit down on my backside. What a busy day. Had to leave work at 1 to go to dentist - fractured filling . No injection as there was no root in the tooth............... it was ok

Went back to work at 3. Work is megga busy at the moment. Left work at 5.30 got home at 6.30 and then hubby went to work

My puppy motivation is as high as ever

Miss Broxi - how is your wee boy today?

Away to update charts.

JENNIB IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING ACCESS TO A COMPUTER SO I AM POSTING THIS ON HER BEHALF...

Hi guys hows things

pep is going well and i will be going swimming tomorrow really pleased with myself that im still going too went to uni today was sooo good to be back.

feeling really good about this week actually. so heres hoping for saturday!

Anyway its not a long post so you all seem to be doing really well,

to everyone that needs one. and a MASSIVE well done to everyone whos staying on the wagon this week , and to those who have strayed - we can all do this and this support helps!!

right best go will be back soon.
Hope your all well
Jen xxx

Evening All

Wow - mega busy here - well done folks.....makes great reading......

I have had a heck of a day, busy at work, meetings ALL day, then home quick dinner, off to toning and then Mack took 90mins to settle - I have no patience for antics at bedtime......grrrrr!

Phew ....deep breaths....anyway, just going to fillin charts and settle to watch BL - yay!

Off tomorrow, Mack getting better but not right for nursery yet so Mummy and Mack day

Shona - well done on STS, losses coming next week - hang in there.

Lorraine - I'm keeping a record Mrs....beware!

Jen- gym plans???

Audrey - hope wrist is better soon.

Elle - big hugs hun and you are very right to be proud of avoiding the biscuit barrel. I was feeling tired and upset at Mack being ill the other night and was explaining to Russ how it made me realise what an emotional eater I was. I kept "nearly" eating loads of bad stuff, chocs, biscuits etc but the difference now is.....it was just nearly....even with a choc in my hand I came to my senses before eating and fed the dog lollll. Well done.

Off to update charts - Happy Tue Musketeers xx

I love how easy it is with PEP to work out the checks, good for when you have to catch something on the go. Surprising too when you look at some of the ready made sandwiches etc!!

Chicken curry sounds lush littlefire.

Amazing what changes can happen when your off, we are always desperate to get back, then it feels like you never been away. Hope it isnt too stressful and you get to the gym Flick.

Glad your headache is gone CBx, hope it stays away.

Ainey, glad tooth is better, your brave.

Audrey hope the wrist feels better soon.

Today has been a good day for me too, managed to clock up 1hour and 10mins on the wii fit. Im now finding that im enjoying the exercise. Never thought id say that. Weigh day on Thursday, so i guess i will find out if its paying off.

Good night ladies xxx

wow everyone been busy today.
Back at work, was worried, being at home for two weeks made it easy for planning pep. However too busy getting back into things and took all my stuff with me so fine.
Had made a plan on my charts last night so need to come and have a look to see what delight I am going to have tomorrow on another early.

Chicken curry sounded lovely may have to make that tomorrow night!

Good luck for Wednesday everyone in all the trials and daily life we have to work through

Thanks for the tip on working out cx
Just spoke to my tutor meeting up with her on Thur to look at my re submission apparently I have to do a short (2000 word!!!) reflective essay to get my diploma but the option is there to take a year out and come back to gain my Msc
Feeling good stayed with in checks and been at Dr today for bloods (family history of heart problems Gran died when she was in her early 50's and my dad is now on meds for high BP and cholesteral) so spoke with GP and happy to do bloods for me BP 90/50 V good he is happy I am also trying to loose weight now just need to weight for cholestral results
Sorry for ramble hope every one is well

C xx

Morning Musketeers!

Weigh in again today, ack! I'll report back later...

Welcome Teri

CBx Hope the headache stays away today also and Littlefire hope the sniffles don't stay too long

Elle

Stephie keep at it, you will see those results next week!!

Ainey love the puppy motivation

Miss Broxi hope Mack is feeling a bit better today, poor wee soul

Audrey hope your wrist is better today

Good morning to anyone I missed and a big well done to everyone for staying on track. Here's to another PEP perfect day!! Good luck to Wednesday weighers xx

Morning all,

Feeling much more positive today! Thanks for all the support everyone

Just popping on quickly for now but I'll be back at lunchtime to catch up properly.

Have a lovely day girls xx

Morning All

Mixed night for us - Mack was sick twice last night between 7pm and 11pm but then slept fairly soundly until 9am.......I have NEVER know him to sleep that late. He still has an awful hacking cough but seems bright enough. Hoping he can get back to nursery tom even for a few hours.

I'm not feeling the best this morning tbh, headache, sore throat and cough but have taken 2 Beechams plus and will be fine in a bit - nothing else for it eh?

Oh and Russ hurt his back last night so is in "agony" again....OMG I am soooo all out of sympathy!!!

Good luck Shoe and anyone else weighing in today

Nothing at all planned here today but I think we will get wrapped up and go for a nice long walk, get some fresh air and blow away some cob webs.

xx

Morning all,

Half a pound off for me today. Not amazing but I'm a bit hormonally challenged this week so it'll probably even out with a better loss next week.

My ears won't stop crackling and popping today, stupid sinuses! I also have a mouth ulcer on the side of my cheek so I'm just full of the joys today!

Haven't been to the gym yet this week hopefully if I'm feeling all right I'll be able to go later, am away to go and snaffle some nurofen from somewhere - might make me a bit brighter. xx

Morning Fellow Musketeers

January will soon be over yay!! it always seems such a dreary month, and everyone seems to have bugs and such I don't want to wish the year away, but, roll on February and all round

Wrist is a bit better today, mind you, I haven't lifted anything heavy yet

WI tomorrow hopefully I'll get away with a STS, a loss will be a miracle bonus

Have a good Wednesday

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm back on track this week. I went out for a long walk this morning. Thanks goodness the snow is going.

Has anyone signed up for the moonwalk? I signed up for it a few weeks ago - when I was on my 4th day of being snowed in. I think it was a symptom of cabin fever. I thought it would be a doddle and I would manage it fine. I'm now realising that it will be a very long walk.

Ainey - my mum has a s*** zu. They are really cute little dogs. Why don't you get it now? Walking a dog is great excercise. We recently rescued a retired racing grey hound. They are absolutely fabulous pets. Totally laid back and actually very lazy. Two 20 min walks per day is all she needs and she is brilliant with my two very noisy boys.

Jacki. I hope Mack is feeling better today. I find it hard being a working mum when the boys are sick.

I watched Lorraine Kelly's fat family show last night on Bio. I'm now feeling very motivated to carry on with the diet.

Good morning everyone. Im shockingly just up out my bed about 10mins ago. Must have been the 1hr and 10 on the wii fit yest, she did keep telling me id be sleeping like a log.

Jaci, your poor wee man, we had that with our lot over xmas and new year. Oh and you know, you can come here cause i can totally give you sympathy. Enjoy your walk, that fresh air always seems to perk us up.

Audrey glad the wrist is a bit better today, good luck for tomorrow.

Carly well done on your half, thats still a loss and your aware of why it may well have happened, fingers crossed for the rest of what you deserved next week

Elle glad to hear you feeling bit better this morning xxx

Hi Shoe, hope it was a good result for WI.

CMC, what great BP you have. My BP going up was the motivation to get me back on track again. My dad passed at 66 and my brother at 41 of heart disease. So, i want to get this job done and give my body half a fighting chance against it. Not sure if your doc can do the same, but, my GP was able to give me a percentage of what chance i was likely to develop heart disease, thankfully, never being a smoker it was minimal at only 4%

Katlyn hope work is settling down today and you can concentrate on your planned meals
CBx, hope its another headache free day for you and a perfect PEP day too.

Flick, hope you made the gym as planned and have a good day at work too.

Well, mum visits today, with her jaffa cakes! Im not having any of them, tomorrow is my weigh day and im not jepordising that for anything. Hope everyone has a wonderful day today. Thank you for the motivation this challenge has given me and for all the support from you all too, its much appreciated

Ha Ha - it looks like I've broken the SS forum rules with my poor spelling of shih zu in my last post.

I watched the Lorraine Kelly programme last night too - cant say I'm very convinced for their commitment, maybe the eldest daughter but the other 3 are not really on board

It really does keep you motivated though, I cant beleive that the mum thought a good low fat food would be trifle !!!!!!!!!

Loads of chat this morning
MsB - I know what you mean about 'sympathy' - it can be draining for you just listening to all the moaning
I hope all goes well for each of you in the Musketeers today
I'm currently on 16 checks used today - don't know what's on the cards for dinner tonight - something that can be thrown together quickly probably
Still have to sort out and address the exercise issue - I think I might have to get a dvd player for upstairs so I can disappear there, but we'll see how the rest of this week pans out

Hello everyone

Miss B sending you lots of hugs

Agnes - can't get puppy just now. Need to wait until the beloved hamsters have departed to hamster heaven

Plus when i see food - all I can see is a black and white puppy face

I never saw that Lorraine Kelly programme - what channel was it on last night?

My work is totally mental today - so busy that you are not in control of workload (if that makes sense) However i am in control of my food - due to PUPPY POWER.

Well i am away to update charts as I am writing down everything that i eat - have been doing this for a couple of days now and i can say i am feeling the difference!

Ainey

xx

Afternoon all,

Sorry didn't catch up last night was tucked up in bed with a bad headache just after 10pm.

Miss B hope the wee man is better like today.

Ainey keep it up your going good keep that pup in mind.

Good luck to all those getting weighed today .

Off to get orginised to go and get the kids from school .

Julie x

Afternoon all
Just seen Miss Broxi and wee Mack on their walk and her wee face was all red!! lol ( I was in the car just outside St Kents)
hope you enjoyed your walk Jaci I'm hopefully going to toning tonight so might see you then
Another good pep day for me
Went to toning class last night and really enjoyed it so heres hoping motivation for exersice is back
Oh I made the bacon leek and macaroni bake from the SS magllast night I it was yummy so much so i'm having the other half tonight
will pop back later
Shona x

Lol how funny Shona, sorry I never saw you. I was blinking freezing......walked from our house to meet Russell from work so about 3 miles probably. I really enjoyed it though, did the trick I think.

Yep I'll be at Pump so probably see you in the passing

Just made burgers for dinner, need to start cooking them shortly, just updating charts xx

Just enjoyed a lovely dinner - oven chips, bacon and egg (dry fired) + some beans - all wieghed and taken account for that makes the check total for today 41 leaving me 14 in hand
Looks like I've got some leftovers (curry) that I can take into work tomorrow for dinner - doing this is great - it saves on buying sandwiches (or whatever) and also saves me from the temptation of other 'goodies'

Hello everyone

Well i am over my checks today - however i have counted everything and know what i need to claw back!

Had the willpower to have half of a creme egg but had a toffee bar thing out of bus as well. This has put me over my checks today. Not a disaster and i know what i need to do.

Away to play monopoly

Ainey
xxx

Hi hope all is well, doing well with cx really trying hard this week decided to take the dog for a longer walk when I took little one to brownies, only prob is I must have the laziest greyhound whippet, he kept putting his head down and refusing to go on!!!
husband and little one enjoying the recipes and I am quiet chuffed as she usually prefers husbands cooking, even managing to make the recipes for two stretch to the three of us with all the extra veg I am adding.

Anyway must go, I thinl I will make some leek and potato soup later

c xx

Hi all very busy in here Jaci hope you sleep better and Russ and Mack better and a big hello and to everyone else I had pork and pineapple stirfry tonight delicious Never made WI last night lots of things were happening but promise to go next week We are going to Kircaldy on Saturday Gordon,s cousin has got liver cancer and Docs have said probably a matter of weeks he has left {they were brought up together}so very sad away to fill in charts
Lots love
Meg xx

Oh my gooodness lots of sad news for folks at the moment, puts my moans and groans into perspective. Really sorry to hear about that Meg, I'm sure your giving Gordon lots of love and hugs.

Mack loves SS recipes Carla, stands to reason I suppose, lots of nice fresh flavours eh? and I dont know about you but I alwats feel happier feeding him things I have cooked and I know exactly whats in it. I love that he has a healthy appetite for good food.

Laura - massive well done on getting to the gymat 7.00am this morning - much respect

Jen - super impressed with your planning ahead with the free soup ahead of your night out tonight- is this a new Jen we see before us?

Ainey - good stuff, better than just throwing caution to the wind and saying aww stuff it. Hows your Dad doing now hun?

Just back from Pump - loving the new release , had early dinner so planning some supper and early bed, I can still feel this cold hanging about.

xx

Big hugs and thinking of you this week end , just post if you need to talk we seem to all be there for each other

C xx

WOOOO HOO, another headache free day and another PEP perfect day under my belt........roll on tomorrow.

Great to see you all posting, I have a great feeling about this year!!

Will do and thank you so much xx

Hugs to Meg and your family honey.

We are waiting on dad's results but he is doing well.

Am away to manicure my names and then it is off to bed as i am a knackered ainey tonight!

xx

Well, another day is almost over. Checks all accounted for, enough for my tea and toast later too
Also been drinking at least 2litre a day along with doing another lot of wii fit today.

Wishing everyone a good PEP day tomorrow, I hope you all feel refreshed, happy and healthy in morning.

Evening all

Oh dear it really is a difficult time for alot of the musketeers. to you all

Been a busy day here I challenged myself to get up and go to the gym at 7am this morning and I made it- just
Work is hectic just now, all has been sorted out but I find change very stressful so need the gym more than ever just now. It's either that or food/cakes/ choccy. So I am very proud of me for making a good choice.

Really tiered now so heading to bed, am within my checks with a few to spare.

Tomorrow it's work and Body Attack for me. Off now to plan my menu for tomorrow too.

Hope everyone is ok, will catch up more tomorrow.

Laura xxx

Just wondering still new to working out the cx on things so sorry if I keep asking daft questions

How many checks would a mug of horlicks be if made with skimmed milk?

C xx

Morning,

Meg, thinking of you and yours

Jaci, hope today is better for you and your men folks are on the mend!

CM don't worry about asking questions! I've checked my check book and 150mls of skimmed milk is 2 and 3 heaped spoons of horlicks is 4 so roughly 6 I think but depends on how much milk you used I suppose.

Laura well done on making it to the gym! You are making brillant choices and I bet you feel better for them!

Ainey just keep with it, you have so much to worry about at the moment. Hope all the test come back fine

CBx and Teri well done on another pep perfect day!

Sorry I didn't make it back on yesterday, ended up finishing my book (I was so near the end and it was rather exciting) at lunchtime and then I left a wee bit early to go for a walk and then head into town to give blood.

There was a huge que and I ended up being nearly 45mins late to meet Robert so I was naughty and when they said I could go straight after (before I'd had a cup of tea) I did as I felt absolutely fine... unfortunately I was not so fine about an hour later when I fainted at my MIL - whoops!! Felt awful last night and still not feeling the best

Suffice to say I want over checks last night but my planed food takes me 2 under today (so will have 15 saved for tomorrow - thank goodness for edb and nc foods ) but I don't think I had eaten enough on Monday or Tuesday and then it just caught up with me... stupid, stupid woman. Gave everyone an awful fright too!

Anyway back to normal today I hope!

Have a good morning folks
xx

morning all
I've done that before Elle. but I didn't even make it out of the hall, felt a right fool!!
Not to sure how today is going to go I have to take my dog to the vet He is 13 (quite old for a rescue greyhound whippet I believe) but every time he is left for any time or overnight he is having an accident in the hall he does have kidney problems

Anyway will post back later

C xx

Aww as Flick said, some trying times for some of us Hope things get better for you all.

It is weigh in day for me today and im pleased to say that ive lost 2lbs this weeks Im a happy bunny, normally when i begin to exercise i tend to either gain or sts. Things are defo going in the right direction and i intend to keep them going that way!

Have a wonderful day, stay determined and it will work. xx

Well done Teri

Anyone and everyone who needs it

The musketeers are going through the wars a wee bit at the moment aren't we...

xx

Morning Fellow Musketeers

Got away with a STS at WI, breathed a sight of relief at scales, will try and not do much more damage at funeral tea later.

Have a good rest of Thursday