Hi Everyone

Im posting this early as I am at my book group straight from work tomorrow. Thanks for last weeks great motivational talk Sue – lets see how I fair this week

This week’s topic is planning and preparation...

You know what it's like - we've all done it - when you've had a really rubbish day and you walk in the house and mine sweep the fridge - except, horror of horrors, you didn't shop this week and there is nothing in there to eat but a tub of ice cream and some chocolate and what do you do?....Well you eat it of course, along with whatever else you can find. Moral of the story is - 'when you fail to plan you are planning to fail' so be prepared and have contingency plans in place.

This can be as simple as batch cooking & freezing portions when you do have the time. Try making things like chilli, bolognaise or low check/no check soup or you could make an extra portion of whatever you are having for tea that night & pop it in the freezer for another day. It’s also good to have things like pasta rice and cous cous & cook from frozen healthy items like chicken & fish in the house to make a quick healthy meal & also think about having things like sugar free jelly, frozen yoghurt or small bars of good quality dark chocolate in stock for those ‘sweet fix’ moments. We all have them and its no good to deny yourself constantly or you will likely break and binge on these sweet things till you feel sick. By doing simple things such as these you will be able to stay on track much easier.

Now on to this weeks special mentions:

RebelSue for losing 2lbs and bringing her total weight loss to 2 stone!! That’s absolutely fantastic – well done Sue – you are on the home straight now. I know how motivated you are and know you will keep up the great work! Mini_Maz – for losing 1lb and not going crazy on an unplanned night out – well done! Tray – For losing 2lb and being one step closer to target – only 1lb to go. That is so exciting! Well done Tray

Between us this week we have lost 12.5lbs, gained a wee 6.5 and have no sts. Well done! If you have gained this week please remember it is not the end of the world, you just need to put it behind you and start again.

Good luck for this week!

xK

Hi Kateyboo,

Thanks for your great 'talk'. It's always good to be reminded about planning/preparing ahead.

Well, I can report a weight loss this morning of 3 pounds!!! I had a feeling that I'd lost an interesting amount because I'm really beginning to get back into my clothes now and I feel relatively smaller.

This also means that I have reached my second mini target so altogether I have lost a stone!!

Fanbloodytastic Suzanne, I'm hoping for a loss too, got up this morning, thought something wrong with my legs then I realised I could see a bone in my calfs

Well done Suzanne on your loss, thats brilliant

Yeah well done Suzanne!

Thanks for the mention Kateyboo!

Im upping my exercise this week but feeling like im having a fat week so who knows! Bit worried about weigh in as I want to try get a good loss before october (my hols!)

xx

Thanks everybody. Still trying to decide whether or not to go to Zumba tonight...

Do it!!! Just to try it

hiya
wat a talk////// so true u gotta b organised or u do plan 2 fail!
thx 4 special mention...i'm so chuffed


fell off pep wagon yesterday big time.....got up this morn and thought...do i go 2nite or not??/ well on holiday 2day so decided damage limitation.... so walked 2 town very fast (3 miles) then went swimming, water aerobics, sauna n turkish and went 2 wi and lost wee half pound!!!! soooo over themoon!!!


huv gr8 week all...gd luck @ scales

hugs xxxx

Late this week but...1,7 off for me
have a fab time xx

Suzanne you are the mini target queen - go you! - its an amazing feeling isnt it



You are very welcome Maz & well done!



Hey Ewitka, great to see you and well done!!!!

Sorry if I came across a bit drill sargent guys lol - didnt seem quite so fierce in my head lol

x

Good losses maz and ewitka

great talk Kateyboo

Wow some great losses this week well done everyone

I will not manage my Wednesday WI this week as I am off to Glasgow tomorrow and not back until thursday Been good tho and had my 1st Zumba Class Good luck everyone x

Good losses everyone!

Suzanne- did you go to zumba?
and simmy did you enjoy it??

One more night until wi for me! Fingers crossed! x

WI a day early as may have to be on steroids again

Lost 4

I'm not making my weigh-in tomorrow either, my neices 2nd birthday. Could possibly just go by my scales tho, they're pretty much on par with the class.....

good luck everyone x

Oh dear - sad to report a gain of 1.5lb! I did have an 'incident' with a bag of chocolate over the weekend though - so at least I know it was well and truely deserved!!

Line drawn - moving on to make up next week!

kateyboo said:



ROFL! Well, I've been called many things but 'mini target queen' has got to be a first. And, yeah, it's a great feeling but, of course, part of my mind is nagging at me telling me I still have so much to lose and I still look fat and frumpy. Oh well...I'll get there in the end.

No, I did not go to Zumba last night, however, I did a lot of walking yesterday. That's the most I have walked since my appendix operation so I think I deserved a rest last night. And I still would like to go to Zumba next week.

Well done Kop Queen your doing great- sorry about having to go back on the steriods




Yeah my scales are same as class too - apart from a scary incident this week where i thought id put on 3.5lbs! but turns out the batteries were dying! phew!!



Aww rosie- nevermind! we all have a wee "incident" now and again!!




Maybe give Zumba a miss till your fully healed, because its a lot of tummy swishing about hahah!

xx

ha ha you beat me to it Sue!

Well done everyone

Suzanne - your clothes will be feeling loser now - so please dont think of yourself as frumpy - think 'wow - my clothes are looser than they were a few weeks ago I ROCK!' You have achieved 2 mini goals in a short space of time which is ace! so focus on all that good stuff, you are doing so well!

x

Sorry i was bored at work!! hahaha

Still am - but about to go home- yey xx

Rebelsue said:


LOL! Mine wouldn't swish but it would make one helluva noise!

Weigh in tomorrow morning. Eeeeek!!

good luck xx

Go for it, wabeywoo! Take the plunge! xxx

Think I've lost 3lb. Not confirmed yet but thats what my scales at home tell me will see on the "official" scales when I get to work 3lb is good though fingers crossed!!!

Hi everyone hope your all well went to class last night and i've stayed the same which i am happy with as i've been out for 3 meals over the weekend so thought it might have been a gain so going to step it up this week with a few recipes from the no check low check and fingers crossed for next week.
Look after yourselves and be good xxxx

Confirmed. Lost 3lb!! Yaaay!!!

WELL DONE WABEYWOO!!!

Well doen WB and Tray

Decided to nip along to weigh & go - gained AGAIN this week - 2lbs on

my own fault, haven't counted all week......
gym induction tomorrow too, so FRESH START x

Well done Wabeywoo & Tray!!!!

Shirls - not to worry - at least you know the reason why - enjoy the gym induction

x

gr8 results well done guys xx

-1lb for me

Happy with a loss but was hoping for a bit more - upped the exercise again!

Maybe it'll catch up next week!

Well done everyone on your losses!

Shirls let us know how ur gym induction goes!

xx

Thank you all! Really pleased

Well done Sue!

Sts for me


x

2lbs on for me this week, totally deserved but feeling more positive and just getting on with it. I was really bloated this week and had some stomach pain but everything back to normal now so hopefully will see a loss next week

STS for me this week, okay with that, have had loads of "family stresses" the last couple of weeks but, one or two, hopefully, sorted out now