Morning everyone and welcome to my first online class!
Big thanks to Kateyboo for her first class last week- well done u!!

Hope youve all had a good week? I know that a lot of you had brilliant losses last week so i'll start with this weeks stars

Suzanne Hwang and Summer Sun lost 3lbs
Dying angel lost 4
Abbys mum lost 4.5

But I want my star of the week to be Shirls - who has lost 1lb this week making that her first half a stone gone! I know youve been struggling to get started Shirls and your doing fantastic at the mo, your on a roll so dont stop now!! Yeyyyyyy

Between us last week we lost a MASSIVE 1 stone and 9 lbs!!
2x STS and no gains!
Which I also worked out between us is an average loss of 1.8lbs!! Which is amazing.

OK so todays talk!
Motivation is the theme for me this week, so heres a wee story.


Consider this scenario. On July 1, Jane and Jill both resolve to eat well and exercise more. Jane makes her resolution with excitement, eagerness and wholehearted anticipation or reaching her goal. Jill's resolution, on the other hand, is made with halfhearted commitment and detachment.

When she talks about the possibility of losing weight and living a healthier life, Jane is passionate and exuberant, while Jill responds to questions about her weight management goals with only lukewarm interest.

On December 31, assuming their attitudes don't change during the year, which of these two women is most likely to reach the weight loss and management goals??

Enthusiasm and motivation is critical to the success of any endeavor, but this is especially true in the area of weight loss and management. Think about it. When we are feeling down and out, that is when we are most likely to overeat and least likely to exercise. Our passionate desire to achieve a goal is what will drive us to get up at 5:00 am and exercise before going to work or to pass on a second helping of butterey potatoes.


So its all about how to keep your motivation and enthusiasm - Some tips:

Ive noticed a few motivational threads over the last few days, so add your thoughts to these, motivate each other.

Call someone positive and talk about things, let their positivity drive you.

Rent a movie, something that makes you want to get out and do things, Im thinking like Rocky??

Do something you love, too much time we spend focusing on the diet and not enough about still managing to enjoy what we love?

And finally a quote:

"The good Lord gave you a body that can stand almost anything. It's your mind you have to convince." --Vince Lombardi, NFL Coach

Your body is fantastic, it CAN and WILL lose weight if you give it the tools it needs, motivation and exercise and healthy eating!

So for those dithering about on the sidelines struggling - its only you that can do it for yourself, not for anyone else! So get stuck in!

And for everyone, step up and show me what you got!

Thanks for listening - hahha have a great week!
xxx

Awww, i'm blushing now thanks for that!!

GREAT talk Sue, very thought provoking x

Well done Shirls


Also a well done to

Suzanne Hwang and Summer Sun
Dying angel
Abbys mum




Wi this morning and lost a pound

Considering I've been ill with a cold and needed to take pain-killers (which slow down ones metabolism) and had a wee bit extra Chinese takeaway on Saturday night, I've lost a pound as well! So that's 11 pounds gone away...forever!! Yee haa!

Well done to all the losers last week, too. Here's to another successful and highly-motivated week. Thank you, rebelsue xx

Woot woot! go you Suzanne you are on a roll!

Well done Weeebarrell -
x

Well done weebarrell and Suzanne, your both doing great

xx

hi and wat a motivational chat......thx so much!


wi 2nite another wee pound off 4 me....slow but its off and i'm pleasesd as had an unplanned event so really chuffed

well done to all the 'losers'

huv gd week hugs xxx

great post, and well done everyone xxx

Hi everyone,
What a brill talk rebelsue
I have been having big computer problems and lost a very close family friend in the week so i'm very sorry for not being on.
I am happy to report a 2lb loss for me this week just a 1lb to go woop woop i really needed that loss as this last half stone has been an a*se to lose
For those of you who asked for the lemon chicken recipe here you go and enjoy

4 skinless chicken breasts

3oz wholemeal breadcrumbs

salt and pepper

spay oil

a little skimmed milk

1tsp cornflour

grated zest of a lemon

3tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp sugar

1/4 pint water

. preheat oven to190/gas mark 5

. slice chicken horizontally across to make 3 slices eachseason breadcrumbs.

. Spray non stick baking tray with oil and spread breadcrumbs over tray.

. Use surroundingcrumbs to cover top of chicken pieces. spray lightly with oil and bake 25-30 mins turning half way through.

. put cornflour into a sauce pan and stir in lemon zest and juice.
add sugar and water and bring to boil sirring continuosly untill sauce thickens if sauce is to sharp stir in some granulated sweetner.

Yummy Tray that sounds mmmmm

And Excellent news on your 2lbs loss!! I need 2 off to get to 2 stone loss this week but Ive been so lazy on the exercise front! bad me!

Mini Maz well done on your pound off too!

Hope your all having a good week! I still cant post from my phone so im off to the apple shop later - but i doubt it'll be fixed so im posting a bit less
And my bf has now broken his wrist so im driving about and doing everything for both of us!! hahah but im still keeping an eye on you all!!

xx

Gained 3 , prob need to go back to GP for more antibiotics too, now starting my 7 off and hope to lose this gain by next Weds

Great talk Sue pleased to report a 1lb loss

Sorry - half on for me this week x

Sorry to hear about your gain kop queen but im sure you'll have it off soon!! your doing brilliant! hope you feel better soon - antibiotics are yuck!




Well done simmy your doing fantastic



Shirls- a little half in nothing atall! youve been doing so good - so dont beat yourself up about it - just get on and keep pepping and you'll have another good loss this coming week

Happy to report -2lbs for me this week - got a big shock as ive been unable to do much exercise this week - been so busy!!
Chuffed tho

Your all doing great, keep going xx

happy to report a 1lb off for me this week - 16lb to go to target! Bring it on!

Great Rosie 15 for me! not long now for both of us!!

xx

1lb off for me this week - 8 to go!!!

Excellent news summer sun!! Your almost there!!

xx

Great lossess gals

1lb on for me

Dont worry about it! You did fantasic last week and you'll have that off no bother soon!

xx

2lbs on

New week starts

Really enjoyed this week's talk rebelsue2. STS last week so am pleased to have lost half a pound this week!! At least its down not up

2lb off for me - takes my loss to 2st 1lb

Just 1st 13lb to go lol


x

Ah well Audrey - cant be great every week good luck with the new week



Thanks, well done on half a pound! every little helps




Well done kateyboo!! youve lost 1 more pound than me! hehehe

Your going great

Nearly the end of the week everyone! Hope youve had a good week and are all pepping well
Im still having computer issues and now the laptop has packed in so im at a friends house having to use the computer there!

Its driving me mad!!

Only sunday left so if i cant get on tomorrow then well done everyone and over to katey for next weeks talk xx