This thread replaces the 2009 Arse Kick challenge and I thought I'd set it up now so that I won't shy away from the challenge I've set myself, in whatever bleary-eyed hungover state I get up in the morning!

Happy New Year Scottish Slimmers - let's make 2010 a good one!

i love scandal so i am soooo in xxxxx

look forward to see you and your friends regularly again

Looking forward to more laughter and tears in 2010

Erse kickin aw' the way !!!!

Tough love, scandalous gossip and friends - what more do I need to inspire me?

Sign me up please Gin

Yay, we have a team!

Come on all you other sleepyheads, a fresh new year has started!

I have two resolutions for the year: I am going to try to think more before I speak and make commitments. And I am going to try harder to see the things I start through to completion.

No big plans for today. Am waiting home for a parcel to be delivered so will probably be a combination of lazing in front of the tv with a bit of housework thrown in... and an ideal time to throw a ham hock and some lentils in the slow cooker and make some lovely soup for dinner.

Hope you all have a lovely day, whatever you do.

Tough Love and Scandalous Gosspip !! i LOVE it !!!
Im in !!
My resolution to SS was to gt on here more often, I will think o personal resolutions later, im rotten at keepin them !
Im stuck in work, rotten, but at least im not munchin, and by the looks of my theatre list im going to be kept super busy !!

Love the new thread name. xx

Can i join in slowly over the next couple of days?

Of course you are welcome Jean! And Booty, you'd better keep your promise to log on once a week - you have a frock to look gorgeous in, very SOON!

I posted here, where did it go - damn puter !!



aahhhh its ok i just found it !!, xx

Oh ill be logging on more than once a week wen i get into the swing of things !!...
Tel me about it, its coming round oh so soon !!. xx

Count me in Gin and this time I'll stick the course - no more lurking and kidding myself- this has got to be my year. I intend to weigh in tomorrow - not looking forward to the result but it's got to be faced!! Tough love here I come - looking forward to the scandalous gossip too

Think Monday will be my start date

Monday is my start day too, whatever goodies are still lurking then will be packed off to work with OH

Well if it's replacing our thread then of course I am in 100%!!!

Excellent - so are you going to spred some gossip to start us off then.....

Right - Are we all agree'd that this thread is 100% positive?? No whines, no excuses.. Just us trying our best??

There are lots of us have mini aims/targets and things to look forward to in 2010 (Booty getting hitched being one of them!), so let's concentrate on the happy things and not the negatives...

DEAL?!

Absolutely, tough love all the way with no excuses. No excuses but folk are allowed to return after bad days etc... we don't want to scare anyone from having the odd fresh start.... Hmmm, we are short of gossip yet though -any news of Dodo?

He's been posting lovey dovey stuff of FB, so all must be going well!!

Have you been doing any sales shopping? xxx

Fab!! Can I return to the fold?? I've been MIA for months but am back with full internet access and settled into new house so raring to go in the new year! 113 days until I get married so defintely no excuses going to be coming from this camp!

My resolution is to log on every day no matter what else Im up to

Off to catch up on the rest of the posts xx

Almost back to normal here, I'm going shopping later for some basic foods to get me started back on the straight and narrow! Got a mini target to lose the half a stone that's crept on around my middle!

Welcome back Lindsey!

My first goal is to lose 1/2 stone. Hopefully this month!

Morning everyone,

Travelled down from Ellon to Perth this morning and the roads are sooo icy Glad to be wrapped up warm with nowhere much to go for a few days now!!!

Day 1 of fresh start for me today - have a new years dinner at my grans later so not exactly PEP friendly but will make good choices whilst still enjoying it

My first target is to go back to class on Wednesday night then take it from there - 1/2 stone by end of January sounds good to me!

Have a great day everyone xx

Morning... I'm hoping for 7lbs asap too.. The sooner the better!

No plans for today, maybe go into town but I bet its totally chocka, I can't wait til everything is back to normal in a few days... Back into a proper routine with the gym etc when Rachy is at nursery...

Hope you all have a good day! xx

Mrning Ladies, defo defo defo a positive thread !!
Im starting on Monday althought I did have a sneaky wee peek and i have 4 lbs to lose to get back to where I was. Not as bad as I thought.
Looking forward to getting started !!. xx xx xx

Totally back on track today - got to pop in to a wedding dance tonight but have elected to drive and will save checks for some mulled wine when i get back


OMG - just googled mulled wine and saw that there would be 10 checks in 1 glass- I could have 2 glasses of red for that!!

Afternooon everyone, my aim for January is to stay on target - no odd sweeties here, glass of wine there, oops a bit of biscuit - you know the sort of things I mean. Things that have no subsance, you forget you've even had them but boy oh boy do those checks add up.

So here's to a good January for all of us

Hey girls

Best of luck to you all for 2010

7 pounds off in January sounds like a good starting point

Hello all, I'm definitely up for this. Starting this tomorrow with my sister
http://www.getfitoutside.co.uk/index.html and am raring to go!

(By the way, this thread never appeared on my list when I clicked newest posts - I only found it when I searched for the arse kick challenge...)

Looks good Hannah! We have something similar in our local park and I am planning to give it a go once I shift this cough.

Am about to get myself in the kitchen to make tomorrow's lunch for work. Need to take in fruit as well. I imagine there will be boxes of sweets and chocolates around and I need not to be tempted!

Well I'm not starting untill tomorrow but I've cut back a bit this week and the scales have gone down a bit!
Feeling slightly nervous about restarting... How daft is that! Am I the only one who feels this way?

sounds good can i join ?

Hiiiii everyone!!!!!!!!

Its nearly Monday!!!!!!!!!

I hope we are all raring to go

Oh Gill- iv never been more raring to go in my whole journey with SS - am fed up feeling bloated and dull - this IS going to be our year!!!

Am back to class on wednesday so will take my starting weight from there - don't think it will be pretty!!

Who all goes to a class/weighs at home and when do we all WI?

My mini challenge for tomorrow is to ensure I drink 1.5l plain water and g to work prepared for a perfect PEP day

Hope you've all had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead!?? x

ITS MONDAY!! Sitting here with my cuppa tea and NO biscuits!

Same here I'd got used to a couple of biscuits in the mornings

Good luck

Ive been using the excuse for months-I have to eat them to take my tablets

Biscuits are so easy to eat as well aren't they?

Haven't even thought about breakfast yet, will have to have something 'cos I'm back to work today, mind you it's only for 2 hours

2hrs...are you breaking yourself in gently ...Think i may have weetabix or oats so simple.

Seems daft to go in for 2 hours, but that's what the Head has told us to do. It's supposed to be a training day but think we'll be taking the Christmas stuff down as we didn't get in for the last day of term due to the snow.

Hello Everybody, hope you're all having a fabby Monday!

I am back at work, it is very quiet, lots of folk still on leave.

I have been good so far, and went to Tesco at lunchtime to stock up on fruit for the office and veggies to make soup tonight.

It is a gorgeous sunny, icy cold day here and I am planning to finish work early and nip over to the beach to enjoy some fresh air before it goes dark.

Hope everyone is on track and raring to go!

Hope you enjoyed your walk on the beach Gin, so blooming cold here it was a quick dash from home to work and then back again

Only had to go in for two hours today as it was a training day but back full on tomorrow. Almost two weeks without school means that the children will be climbing the walls (literally in some cases ) - wish me luck.

Went for a long walk today and have been successful on the food front too so that's one good day under my belt!!

Good day for me & a freezing cold walk along a river bank.

Good Evening !!
Just home from work and done rather good.
Made myself a lovely healthy dinner, which didnt do very well in my tupperware dish so it got binned and i had rice krispies !! tut !!
Tomorrow is everything back to normal with work and general daily life so im hoping to find it even easier !!

Juts need to fit in the exercise now ! xx xx

Good Luck today everyone.

Good luck today everyone

Morning All! Hope everyone is all set for another pep-tastic day!

I went window shopping after work so arrived home late and failed to make my soup - aaagh, so no home made lunch today.. Done well so far, fruit and coffee for breakfast, must be careful at lunchtime.....

How is everyone doing?

Badly! I was meant to start my outdoor exercise thing last night, but have come down with some hideous bug (couldn't get warm last night and my throat is killing me) so I couldn't go. Plus the snow here is atrocious and as my class is about twenty miles away (through some country lanes) I can't get to class either (and given the forecast I'm unlikely to be able to go until February!)