Good morning folks And well done to all those who participated in last weeks class. 

Between us we lost an amazing 9lbs in weight. There was a wee gain of 4lbs and 3 of us stayed the same.



I would like to include the following people for a SPECIAL MENTION, and they are as follows:-

**** M E L A N I E S **** - Her weight loss took her over losing a stone now! Well done you.

**** SCOTCHMISTS **** - Has now lost over a stone and a half since the new year! Amazing!

And lastly, Margaret lost 3lbs, Good for you, Well done!




Now, without further ado and in Kiwis absence I will now go on to talk about the importance of BREAKFAST.

Some of us skip this important meal. Simply because we do not have time, can't be bothered eating in the morning or think that it will aid our weight loss, but in fact the opposite happens. 

If we regularly skip breakfast our metabolic rate will slow down, we will probably be grazing on all the wrong sorts of food throughout the day and we will be working less efficiently throughout the morning.

So come on ladies and gents eat your breakkie and if you already do, how about trying some different cereal or a cooked one this week for a little change.

Let us all know what you have for it and if you try something a little different let us know.




Well thats all I'm going to talk about this week. Hope you are all enjoying more exercise or keeping up with what you were already doing.




HAPPY PEPPING AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK! X

Hello,after staying the same last week due to my trip to Amsterdam,this week sees a 5lb loss.I have now lost 2 stone in 2 months.Just given my self a new target (1 stone at a time now)
Just signed up for another 2 months also

Happy Days!!

Hi Pete, thanks for posting your magnificent weight loss. You really are an inspiration to us all. Two stone in two months, Wow! One stone at a time, thats brilliant. Glad you've decided to sign up for another two months, everyone here helps us all stay on the straight and narrow. x

wow Pete that's amazing! I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself today but it's nowhere near like your loss, well done! I've lost 2 lbs this week, week 9, and that takes my total loss to 15lbs =1 stone 1lb hooray!!! I started at 14stone and am now 12 stone 13, I can't tell you how great it was to see 12 at the start of it this morning. Looking forward to losing the next stone, aiming for the end of May so we'll see. I had hoped to be 12 stone 10 by my little boy's 3rd birthday, which is 2 weeks today, so if I can lose 3 lbs in 2 weeks I'm bang on my personal target. I would then be exactly 3 stone above my ultimate target weight. Can't wait! I'm currently trying to motivate a friend who wants to lose weight, she used to do weight watchers so I'm going to try to persuade her to go back, or convert to ss!, and do it online like I am-hopefully it will have the same effect on her as it has on me.

Great losses for you both - well done x

Again - I dont weigh in until Friday but wanted to share brekkie ideas. I always, always, always have weetabix - its tastey, I dont have to weigh it out, simples. Occasionally I have porridge at weekends, and when it was really cold in Jan/Feb, if I got up early enough I'd have that before I went to work. But I am trying to cut out aspartame out of my diet, and the granulated sweetner I use has aspartame in it, so I'll have to resort to using crushed sweetex or hermestas as theses are both aspartame free. BUT I have been actually having something different for brekkie the last few days - musli and natural yogurt - it is lovely and I can throughly recomend it. I have 45g no added sugar musli - 6, and 150g natural yogurt - 3 or 3/4 of your edb. Yum Yum!

Thats GREAT news! I remember you saying last week you needed to lose a pound to hit that stone mark and you've done it - Well done! x 

P.S. I bet you'll be down a dress size or two since you started?

Hi Rosie, yeah I love Weetabix too. Most mornings I just have toast and marmalade or jam, I'm quite boring when it comes to breakfast. I like the idea of sugar free muslie with natural yogurt. Does it have sweetners in it though to give it a sweet flavour? 

No it doesnt, but I find that I dont need it, you get alot of natural sweetness from the raisins that are in it, I suppose you could add a sweetner or 2 if you wanted it sweeter, but I think its lovely just as it is.

just back from class 1 1/2lb of so happy with that Maybe the Zumba class helped going back on Thursday all being well.

Liz

Great result Fergie!    . By the way what is a Zumba class? It sounds like some sort of an African dance class! x 

Ok. Thanks Rosie. x

Zumba is sort of latin american dancing come aerobics it is really really good try googling Zumba or Zumba with Lyna on facebook. Have a look.

Liz

Well will not be posting my weight for the next few weeks as I fell at work yesterday and fractured my ankle and damaged the ligaments.

Carla xx

Sounds painful Carla, hope you're better soon xx

Just home from class and that's another 2 1/2 off for me Lets hope I can keep this up.

For breakfast I have been eating dry weetabix, I can't stand it with milk added, or dry oatibix with cranberries, both are really filling. I'm not really a breakfast person, but since joining SS I have breakfast most days.

I am going to try some new recipes this week. In the oven I have the sausage, apricot and rice loaf cooking for supper tomorrow night, will let you know if it's any good.

Here's to another good week for us

Ok, will do Liz. Thanks. x

Ouch! Hope you get better soon. Take care. x

My goodness, you're really doing well Scotchmist!  . Well done!


That sausage, apricot and rice loaf sounds interesting, let us know if you enjoy it! x

Just googled it Liz, looks very energetic but great fun! x

hello! great post! i always make sure to eat something for my breakfast even if it is only a cereal bar...my nanny distilled it into me lol.
well i have managed to lose 0.6lbs this week which i am really happy with as i am used to losing nothing for 2 weeks and then having a bigger drop but i have lost 2 weeks in a row so i am chuffed!
well done to everyone!
x

Thanks Rhianny, and Well done on your loss! Even if its just half a pound its going in the right direction.  . 


P.S. Cereal bars are lovely aren't they? You can always munch on them on the go. x

The sausage Apricot and Rice loaf was really good. I will definately make it again. The recipe is in the More No Check Low Check book.

Thats good, Scotchmist. I have this book, so I'll need to look that one out. Thanks. x

cmcinroy- what a shame, I really feel for you. I tore the ligaments around my ankle last year, it's not fun. Look after yourself.
Catrina-thanks for kind comments!
re breakfasts-I'm usually toast and marmalade. I'm also not using sweeteners this time around as I don't want the aspartame either. I count in one check a day for sugar in coffee- half spoon x2. Whenever I have weetabix for me or kids we have it with mashed banana. When I was a wee girl we used to cover it in sugar. Not now! We also have it with hot milk. This morning I made pancakes and we had strawberries too. I worked out a while ago that each little pancake was averaging 1.5 checks according to the ingredients used and how many were in a batch. I like mini shredded wheat with sliced banana and cold milk. Favourite is Jordan's new muesli with tropical fruit but avoided this as there is so much dried fruit in it I think I'd only be allowed a wee tiny bowlful! Porridge = I like the easy to make packs, with syrup in. Can't quite eat it plain and definately not with salt, the way my mum likes it! Talking about food, am now off to make lunch for us all. Am hoping to make free soup today, have been without it for a couple of weeks and really missing it -though now i'm right off topic.

well done everyone on your losses
i dont weigh in til sat and i'm really hoping for a loss this week, been really good, not been over my checks and also been doing Wii fit and just dance eveynight but think i'll give it a miss tonight, my arms are really sore.x

 Hi singing mum! thanks for the message. Its nice to see your a toast and marmalade kind of girl too and like weetabix, thats like me. The banana in the weetabix sounds nice and I like pancakes too. I had a pancake for breakkie yesterday morning. What is aspartame? and are you allergic to it? Also, I like using something called "Spenda" in my coffees and on my cereal, it is a "check free" alternative to sugar, don't know if you will have heard of it or not.


I also am thinking of getting muesli and making a pot of soup sometime soon.

Well better go now, hear from you soon. Take care, Catrina. x

 Good luck for the WI on Saturday Lynne. You deserve a loss! x

Hello everyone great losses and Great talk Catrina Thanks! Well I am pleased to say -1lb off for me Phew my ticker has not moved for 4 weeks!!! But!!! Away on my holidays tomorrow to won't be checking in for 2 Weeks as we have no internet there!!! I am not going to pep but I am going to be careful and watch my choices I have packed porridge in my case, so I can have a good breakfast every morning

Well done Simmy!  I am afraid to say that my weight has STS this week, but not too disappointed as I could have done more exercise than what I've done. 


Enjoy your holiday and look forward to hearing from you when you return.  .

Take care, Catrina. x

1lb off - better than nowt! My git of a husband lost 2lb this week - not speaking to him now!!

. Well done Rosie! A pounds a pound, still a loss all the same. I had a STS this week, but I know I can do better for next week. x

4lbs off for me this wk just over my 1st stone
think i got off lightly, lunch in town with my daughter yesterday and a bottle of wine lastnight, hope it doesn't catch up with me next week

My goodness Lynn, thats some weight loss!  .Well done. Like you say just watch your checks this week so it doesn't catch up with you next week. Good luck and take care. x


And congratulations for losing just over a stone.Remarkable!  .

Just a wee 1/2lb off for me yesterday, but, a loss is still a loss

I am delighted to report a loss of 1.5lbs this week (after my 3lb gain remember....... )
happy, happy, happy!!!

So chuffed to get my ticker moving again, and am now raring to get going with this next week x

 Well done Audrey. Like you say a loss is a loss. x

Hi Shirls, glad you're tickers going again!  . 1 and a half pounds thats brilliant. You really must feel you're back on track again. Well done you. x 

thanks - it's a great feeling!! x

After 2 weeks of staying the same i've lost 1lb. Don't know how since i've only had 1 day when i was'nt over. Feeling more positive, so here to a good week hopefully!

Well done margy x

I've been hiding as I had a fall from grace and a 5 lb gain about 3 weeks ago and I didn't want to see it written down. However I've lost that again and another 2lb on top this week, so I'm right back on track.

Thing is it is my 40th on Wed so I'm expecting a fair amount of not sticking to plan over the next week or so...

Hi all
I'm happy the class is back. And i'm double happy cause that gave me even bigger motivation.
This week i lost 2,4lbs (1,1kg) which made me schocked lmao
lots of love and a lovely, warm spring xxx

Well done! Were you perhaps exercising more? That can sometimes lose the excess calories. x

 Thats excellent Ewitka, you're a real star! Keep positive and yes lets hope we all get a spring in our step with the better weather thats to come. Take care. Luv, Catrina. x

Well done on 2lbs loss this week Lexin.  . Try if you can to save a few checks for a few days before your birthday on Wednesday, as you don't want to ruin all your hard work over the last few weeks. Good luck. x

 Well folks thats this Online Class finished for the week. Well done to all those who participated and I will be with you tomorrow with another "talk" and those who deserve a "Special Mention". Take care. Catrina. x