sounds like you had a great morning sounds very relaxing xx

and what a tattie for yesterday!

just back from spin and eating my sanny x

Evening ladies
Well Greg is part of the way there ,he's in Sheffield,then its a couple of hours before next bus to Derby,then shuttle to Donnington!They've to put up tent after that.
Audrey sounds lovely and well done on your packed lunch.
Skippy enjoy the feeling of fitting in your new jeans.
PJC I get tired reading both yours and Skippy's posts,you're doing well.
Carly sounds like you're back in the "fit" zone as well.
Where is everyone else,Dawn,Marion,Ona,Pat,Nicky?Don't be strangers.
Take care
Di

Evening ladies

Def got a blooming cold - hope it's a short-lived one!!!

Di - how's things with you?

Skippy - how do you find spin classes - my sis-in-law goes, says they're mega hard going

Carly - sounds like you've been exercising hard

How's a'body else doing?? x

thanks dianedry am so pleased tryed on 2 pairs of jeans this morning and they fit me again went swimming last night done 40 lengths my body shape is changing even tho am stayin the same weight a tried on ma bikini this morning and it looks nice on lol hopefully in 7 weeks it will look even better

shirls they are one of the best "fat burning" exercises so they say!!!

the good thing is you can set your resistance to your level rather than try and keep up with others in a class


well decided to weigh in today after all and 2.5 on!!! ahhhhhh no totm and i know i overdid the old weekend but ahhhhhhh!!!!

so no line to be drawn as i havent been "bad" as such just need to realise meals out / hebabs and chinese's over the course of 2 days isnt doing it for me! xxxxxxxxxxxx

so plan for the next week is to shift the gain!!! no classes today or tomorrow as i have "serious" work issues to deal with but plan on going to 9am spin

marion / carly fancy joining me????

di is son all settled now? he will be missing his home comforts!

Morning all,

Shared a dominos pizza with o/h last night, didn't feel overly full after it but my stomach feels really swollen today. We were off round the park this morning again.

I can't go to spin tomorrow, I'll be at work! (I'm also still scared of it)

Got a 2 hour zumba class on Saturday and I'll be trying my gym programme again on Sunday. We'll try and get a proper hike in with the dog as well.

Wish it was Friday!

That's fab news about the bikini JC.

Have a good day everyone xx

soz carly 9am SATURDAY x

forgot to say jc well done on the BIKINI x

Ah! Sorry was being a bit of an idiot.

Got my 2 hour zumba on Saturday morning. Going to concentrate on my programme for a little bit, until I get it so my muscles don't hurt for days afterwards!

bloody hell you booty shaker xxxxxxxx

Morning Ladies

Had my early swim again Managed to be back home in time for the fish mannie, so lovely fresh herring for Mum and I's tea, OH is getting haddock, oven chips and peas, oh! and his bread and butter, just like a sit down chippy tea for him

Well done with the bikini PJC
Hope the work issues get sorted out Skippy
Bummer about having a cold Shirls, especially a "Summer" one aye, right, WHAT Summer
Wonder how long it will take for your son to get homesick Di
Zumba for 2 hours Carly you must like it
Hello to a'body else

where is everyone?

we need lots of champagne corks popping!!!!

marion marion marion?

pat pat pat

ona ona ona

dawn dawn dawn

di di - you only get 2 as you popped in xxxx

nicky nicky nicky

soots soots soots

4 amigos present and accounted for auds.jc and missy zumba xxxxxxxx

Morning champers!

You're right Skippy where is everyone!!?

It's FRIDAY!!!!! (Hurrah!)

Was at a quiz at Inn at the Park last night. Stuck to the diet coke and didn't go near the half time stovies!

Have a good day all xx

how did your team perform?

Carly where do you go to Zumba classes? I am looking for ones in Aberdeen but dont know anyone that goes that can tell me where they are and if they are good or not.

Here I am - head mince and very, very busy. Caffeine overload at big meeting this morning - hands were shaking. I am not pepping - sitting here with crisps and a hot chocolate from Costa with cream and HEAPS of marshmallows - I am officially hopeless at the moment with no willpower whatsoever and I am exhausted!!!

Working long hours and eating rubbish. Very disappointed with myself. Not sure how I am going to get back on the wagon - it is away in the distance at the moment.

PAT

that is gluttony greed and slothy!!! xxxxxxxc

dont let the buggers get you down! or undo all that hard work you put in xxxxxxxxxxx

I've been popping in............ x

Elaine, I go to one of the classes at Cults. But if you go on the zumba (Worldwide not zumba scotland) website there's a section where you can find a class. Loads have suddenly sprung up all over Aberdeen!

http://search.zumba.com/en/classes/international

Skippy we were rubbish - 19 out of 25 or something! Some of the questions I had put the right answer down then convinced myself it was wrong. That was annoying!

MB - Step away from the Costa!! I feel your pain, I love a good hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows and Costa certainly provide them by the bucketload! HOWEVER, you just have to tell yourself it's not worth undoing all your hard work!

I also love a good bar of chocolate which I'm really craving right now. But I will have to wait until after tea. I've got 22 checks left for the day and I'm not going over!

Hi Girls...hope this finds you all well!
Had a fairly reasonable week pep wise but kinda fell apart Wednesday night due to stress at work. They told me Monday that I was to attend a meeting on Wednesday afternoon re my job, so I was on tender hooks for 3 days and on Wednesday they kept me waiting till 3.15 before they called!! I was up to high doh!!
Needless to say it was a bit of an anti climax as by the end of the meeting I was no further on!!
So its back to 'waiting to see what happens' when the job comes to its natural end in a few weeks. They know I wont work in any other dept but by the same token they dont want to be responsible for me 'walking'...so...stalemate!!!
Anyways...went home opened a bottle, went out for tea and the rest as they say... is history!
Not the best thing to do the night before WI, but hey ho....a STS at the scales was the result!!
Trying a slighty different tack this week, as I've been reading some articles about 'Bodyism' and very interesting they were too!
All about good fats, bad fats and toxins in the body and why we feel so crap sometimes and have no energy.
I'm not a big meat eater so its not so easy to follow but I'm trying to adopt some of the principles and see where it gets me!!
Will keep you posted....

Youngest son is away at Download too Diane...I had one text yesterday and one today...lol!

Hope you all have a great weekend...xxxx

Hello Everyone

Sorry been AWOL again but been pepping (mostly!! will see what scales say tomorrow !! )

Had my school reunion last weekend it was really good fun we all got a raffle ticket when we went in for the prizes that were drawn half way through the evening it was such a laugh prizes were stickers of chopper bikes, 80's cd's, the jackie cd, school disco cd's and quarters of sports mixtures,dolly mixtures,licquorice torpedos and lucky tatties was much fun and ended up very drunk

Sunday was a quiet day spent catching up with sky plussed programmes and eating rubbish

Not much on this weekend so will try to stay on that pep wagon you are trying to get back on Pat, I'll give you a leg up

Well done Skippy,Carly,Audrey for your gym,zumba and swimming

Hope everyone has a fab weekend and keep pepping as Carol says we need champagne

soots hope you get a satisfactory outcome at work and well done on the sts always better than a gain

Evening ladies

Sorry for being awol kinda not much to say

Dawn good luck for weigh in tomorrow glad you enjoyed school re-union, which school did you go to?

Skippy well done on shutting window and not giving into burger bar

Soots, hope things work out for you over job, its nae fine, its been one thing after another for you of late

MB come on youve done it before and you can do it again, your champagne buddies will help you get back on the wagon, thats what we are there for

Di, hope youve heard from your son, sounds like some journey to get there

Audrey well done on 4lbs off, the swimming has paid off at last, well done on sticking with it and not giving up

Carly have u still got dog staying? well done on all your exercise

Marion and Nicky hope you are doing good

Been kinda fed up this week, feel so much better when sun shining. One good thing managed to get part fitted to boiler 2 men and 3 1/2hrs later. Had a skeleton staff today as 6 members of staff away on a trip to Madrid , to see round a football stadium and watch England v USA on a big screeen, lukcily it was kinda a quiet. Those left behind got a chinese for lunch and a chap took in his wives chocolate brownies that are to die for

Well that world cup started feel sorry for you Skippy, are your men into football Marion

Anyone going to be watching big brother?


Have a good weekend

Ona

ps we will have to meet up soon, think some cocktails are needed

Spoke to Greg on Wednesday evening when he arrived at Sheffield ,nothing since ,though I have texted him a couple of times and tried to phone ,with no reply.At least your son has contacted you Soots.
Nothing much else to say ,its the weekend and I am off,though Erin has her birthday sleepover tomorrow.
Sorry but am really tired ,all these early mornings are catching up with me.Away to bed soon.
Have a good weekend.
Di

Di sleep tight

Ona xx

di xxxx

and good to see everyone

only nicky and marion MIA xxxxx

Evening Ladies

Reporting a tiny half pound off today am pleased as its TOTM

Have a great Saturday night anyone watching the football??? think we are not looking forward to it much!!!

Well done Dawn every 1/2lb counts No I dont intend watching any of the football if I can help it Flicked over to Big Brother last nite though wasnt intending watching that either.

Hope abody is having a good weekend - think maybe in for a cold

Ona xx

well done on the loss dawn

i hate footy too ona!!!!

have had a relaxing weekend

all washing and ironing up to date

3 beds washed dried and made again!!!

have dr at 7.10 tomorrow morning so an early alarm call for me!!

carly was was the 2hours of zumba?

are the boys on their way home:?

Better clock in!!
I've had a glorious [not] food fest..last night I actually ate a whole tub of pringles 99 bloody sour cream n chives crisps down the hatch and that was after 2 burgers and vino!!! and the heartburn today serves me right. Been busy busy at work just got 2 months of paperwork up to date. Gym hisn'a had a look in..really need to pull the finger out. Tv is crap watching come dine wi me on more 4 - oh I actually ate the pringles while watching fat famillies!!!!!!!!!!!

Now tom I will begin AGAIN!!

Evening ladies

Marion lovely to see you dropping in, get posting so we can keep our eye on you lolxx Hope work gets less busy for you soon.

Skippy yey they fly home today Madrid -London -Dyce, hope they are all at work tomorrow sharp eyed and bushy tailed
Ive done 2 loads washing today inc bedding, but do prefer it so much more when you get it out to dry

Well thats weekend over again

Have a good Monday one and all

Ona xx

Evening all,

Busy weekend as usual! Had my extra long zumba class yesterday. Half was zumba and the other half was latin aerobics. Was good fun! Today I tried my gym programme again, managed much better compared to last week although I've lost one of the weights machines. Will have to do a more thorough investigation next time I'm there!

Just done my online shop, saves so much hassle!

Dawn well done on the half lb!

WI tomorrow, I honestly don't know how I've done this week. One the one hand I've been counting, but I don't know if I've done enough exercise!

well done on the extra long exercise!!

well BP normal now xxxxxxx

have spin at lunchtime yayayaya

and if i can get up at 6.15 for dr at 7.10 i can sooo get up for a spin class!!!

Enjoy spin skippy xx

shirls it is always a thought to go

but as it is only 45minutes it passes quick x

I am very stressed at work!!!! Will be a long day today.

Had a strange experience on Saturday in Bravissimo -getting on fine, and then when I came to pay I thought I was going to faint or be sick!!! Had to sit down for 15 mins in the shop!!! Shaking, sweating and feeling really ill. Think it was my blood sugar as I had no food or even a coffee that day before I went for my fitting.

Had some water and felt a bit better but I was mortified!!!! I ws feeling so dodgy I had to go straight home on the bus!!

Anyway - I might have some motivation back. I was a 40D and I thought I wasn't changing despite losing the weight. However, I am a 32E!!!!!! No wonder I was nearly keeling over! What a shock.

So, £94 lighter aand a bottle of Prada perfume and I am fine again!

Had to laugh at Marion with the Pringles. I need the tough love Skippy - keep it coming!

Oh, my stress levels are SO high today - I am a grumpy so and so with everyone!!!!!

32 E wowser!!!

i bet your 40d could hold a tub of pringles or 2 xxxxx

remember marion once you pop you cant stop!!!!!

pat stick the perties out and deep breath!!!!!

we dont want the stress buggers get to you x

mental spin class

instructor teaches hip hop as well got off her bike started shouting to motivate while dancing

i wanted to peddle past her and knock her down

Hello Ladies

Aww Marion, blummin Pringles eh! As Skippy says once you pop you can't stop, that's why I NEVER put them in my trolley
Good news about your BP Skippy
Hope you manage your stress a bit Pat, try and relax at the end of the day, (I know, easy for me to say )
Glad you got your cupboard and boiler sorted Ona
2 hours of Zumba, you're keen Carly, hope you don't suffer too much for it
Well done on the wee loss Dawn it's still off no matter how much
Hope you get something sorted about your job soon Soots, fingers crossed
Did your son get home OK Di? and none the worse from going to Download
How are you today Shirls? cold going away
Are you doing OK Nicky big for you too

Didn't go swimming this morning Bill start's day shift today, so lunch is a "proper" one for him, meaning I have to have time to cook Whatever we are going to have as a meal I cook at lunchtime, then the rest of us have it at night, bit of a scutter, but it works for us

I like this shift, means NO FOOTBALL and those blummin vuvuzelas, they sound like a swarm of bees

Have a good rest of Monday

Oh! BTW lost 4lbs at WI

hahahaha xx

Evening ladies

I'm home again, what a fantiastic time, batteries are well and trully recharged, we both had the break that we were needing, weather wasn't too bad, didn't do too much puttering out and about on the Isle of Man, but what a week, 5 solo races and Hutchy wan the lot, thats an incredible achievement, never been done before!!

So, i need to stand on the scales again tomorrow morning, i know that my leathers a wee bit nippet again, but i did buy a new, expensive back protector so that makes it virutally impossible to have anything but a thin base layer on underneath (Andrew likes the 'pert' look!! )

We did loads of walking every day, possibly round about miles a day on average, maybe more, but i also ate like Andrew for days, gave in after a couple of days and went back to having cereal and toast for breakfast, i was having an amazing fresh cooked breakfast but the food is so rich!! And the ice cream, omg, i can't even begin to tell you how amazing it is!!

I've got a wee sun tan too, looking healthy and ready to start my new job on Monday morning, wee bit nervous!!

Right, i'm off to finish my bottle of wine, catch up with you all properly tomorrow morning


claire xx

ps, even more convinced now to get my bike license!!

Sounds great Claire - you will be all ready to start your new job now!

Well done Audrey, that's a good loss this week

Bad points to my day:

I am still at work.

I experienced tears of frustration at 4pm when I "lost" a very complicated spreadsheet and had to start again!

Someone really wound me up big time, but I am trying to be calm now.

Good points:

I have only eaten 17 checks so far (and feel in control) Maybe running on adrenaline!

I spent £150 in M & S on power dressing and fancy undies at lunchtime to make myself feel better.

I think I have finally done everything I need to do for my big meeting tomorrow.

After Friday work will calm down considerably. I can't believe how stressed I have been today.

Very, very tempted to have some Bison Grass even though it's a school night...

Well done Dawn and Audrey on WI's.
Greg won't be back til later tonight,bus gets to Aberdeen at 10pm.
Sounds like a good holiday Claire.
Marion how did pep go today?
MB-a properly fitted bra always makes the boobs look better.
I am still not pepping but am maintaining so not going overboard either.There's a new SW class opening in Stoney soon,kinda feel the change might do some good but don't want to be disloyal to SS either.
Take care
Di

Evening all,

Pound off for me tonight which is good.

Audrey - WELL DONE - 4lbs is fab.

Claire glad you had a good holiday.

Skippy good work on the class.

MB I hope tomorrow is better for you.

Right I'm off to keep watching Glee!

Just typed a long post and lost it somewhere

So hi to abody and I will repost tomorrow

Ona xx

for MB

morning all

pants morning all round here at work!!

di your not disloyal and if the class suits you i would go for it! and you are still a founding member of the champers club!!!!

pat - you will feel empowered with the new underwear under the suit!!!!

claire well done on the tan - your new colleagues will be impressed xxxxxx

and carly xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx it was the double zumba!

Afternoon everyone.

What a busy day i've had, i had to remind himself that i was still on holidays you know, he did remind me that he's back to work tomorrow, so i'll let him off on that!

I got all thhe paperwork together for my new job, including my P45 from the old place, so on the off chance i might get to meet everyone i toddled off to Elgin mid morning and i did indeed get to meet all my new work colleagues, i think i'm going to fit in just fine! I could indeed be the round peg for the round hole, i'll let you all know next Monday how it went!

I had to do the food shop today aswell, i really did let the cupboards and the freezer run low before we left, it wasn't a cheap shop , never mind, back to normal.

Got caught up with my sister and the wee fella today aswell, he's grown, but he's got a throat infection so wasn't up for leaving his mums side for long today, but he's got new Lego so we sat with that for a wee while!

Got mince and tatties on the go for tea tonight, hotel and restaurant food is affa fine, but really looking forward to some simple food!

Going to hop back into the exercise mode tomorrow aswell, so Carly, Skippy, PJC, i'll get back into!!

Got about 12lbs to get back to where i want to be, the sooner i start getting motivated the better!

catch you all later

claire xx

morning all xxxx

poor nephew claire and well done on the new job visit xxxxxxx

pat how did everything go?

I am running on bananas, muller light and andrenaline!!! I am shattered, working 11 hour days!! Friday is the light and the end of the tunnel- next week won't be so bad.

I might wear my new fancy underwear on Friday - important day, with external visitors and I need to feel super-in-control! Boobs are looking more pert.

Have a good day everyone - Carol hope your pants day at work is not repeated today!

Afternoon all,

Quiet here today isn't it!??

Busy day at work for me, can't complain. Also have 2 good pep days under my belt so here's to more than a pound off on Monday (I'm a bit keen this week, can you tell!?)

O/h did loads of overtime at work this month so apparently I can pick a treat for myself - But diamond encrusted shoes aren't a viable gift apparently - spoilsport!!!

MB and Skippy - is today better for both of you?

Claire glad your intro at your office was a good one! xx