Hello From One Fat Chick In England #10

[veggie]

Yes!!!!!!!

[flumper]

well done to veggie :cool: .......anyone remember if ive posted my loss for this week ? i cant remember doing it ...bimbo head on now

[flumper]

hello all:wave: , been readin some of the wackier boards on here(i was bored) and a few are doing challenges like each of them to lose say 10 lbs before a certain date , do you think we could do something like that, would be challenging and could keep us motivated , but nothing heavy if we dont all lose the weight we wont be letting anyone down or the group down its just a new motivational method ......im badly needing one TOM coming and doesnt my little:lol: belly know it

[Smiling Sal]

Flumper think I already post on one of those 'whackier' boards. "ten pounds at a time" has a challenge going to lose weight by Easter - going by the name of the thread - yes you could be fooled into thinking we all want to lose 10lbs by then. This time last year I think we did think that way - now we all just want to be a bit lighter by Easter. I'm game if others are.

Had a really busy day today & now it's taken my half an hour to catch up on al the posts. Didn't manage out for my walk because of the horrible weather - heavy rain & snow showers then beautiful sunshine - couldn't make it's mind up. Only good thing is the snow hasn't settled - here anyway.

So it also meant I didn't get swimming tonight - now you know it is bad. Everything was freezing up when I got home from work so I just stayed at home & did an aerobics vid - same one as yesterday - really need to buy another one.

Sarah - good luck for tomorrow.

Well I'm going to watch Club 18-30 Reps uncut and eat my chicken and vegetables - the highlife :lol: :lol:

Carol

[flumper]

the weather has been awful here too , all i wanted to do was grab a nice fish supper on way home from work and huggle into heaters ...............but i didnt :smug: i had very healthy meal know where near as good though, such is life eh, im glad you didnt go walking today because im afraind it really would have been the men in white jackets for you i did see on other threads about the lose before valentines day and ive seen on for st patricks day ....didnt see the easter one maybe thats because im closing my eyes to all things easter ...easter=chocolate not good at all
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm :dizzy: .im working over the next few days so i wont be able to start a thread if anyone is interested in doing it , so if theres enough people up for it if someone strts thread ill join it when i get home .
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND EVERYONE!!:)

[BigPhatBooty]

Meant to post this earlier, but hubby was hogging both PCs :mad:

GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW SARAH

[flumper]

yes im with BPB there srah good luck to you and kevin today

[veggie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELANEY!

[tupperware queen]

happy birthday Delaney!!

Well I am back and have been busy catching up with you all......lots of posts this week!!

Awful journey back to London, all that blizzard like weather:mad: :mad: but we are home safe and that is all that matters.

Bit of a challenging week for me..............licqorice allsorts, WHITE KIT KATS!!!! chunky ones at that ,and lots of other goodies but I did my best to fight em off.:s:

Big news on the clothing front, I bought some new trousers from BHS and not only were they long enough but they were a size 16!!!i havent had size 16 clothes on since 1995. Now I must admit they have an elasticated waist but still my last ones were size 24 so this is a big improvement. I will now be shopping at BHS all the time as it made me feel great, someone will probably tell me soon that it is a well known fact that BHS have really generous sizes!!:?: :?:

Well done to all the losers this week, nice to be back in touch with you all!

[veggie]

Where you been TQ?

I haven't had any size 16s since about...before age 16 I think!

[BigPhatBooty]

Happy Birthday Delaney

[veggie]

WHITE KIT KATS WHERE DO I GET THEM???? On second thoughts dont tell me!!

[BigPhatBooty]

Veggie - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing :lol:

[Delaney]

Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday - I'm having a lovely day, and getting ready to go out to dinner tonight - yippee - I LOVE BIRTHDAYS:D

TQ - who cares what there sizing is??? You're in a size 16 - that's brilliant.

Hope Sarah and Kevin are having a good day - I've been thinking of them. What did Sarah decide to do about lunch I wonder?

Better go, have a good weekend everybody - be good - even though I'm not going to be :p

[Jano]

I hope you have a wonderful time tonight and your re-bounding booklet is on its way.

What a difference in the size of those trousers - you must bepleased

Janet

[Posy]

Hi everyone

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELANEY

HAVE A GREAT TIME TONIGHT :)


hope you are all doing well


well I was having a fantastic week last week...TOM finally decided to make its appearance on thursday 2 weeks later than it should have been, but I wasn't that bothered about it even though I thought it would probably spoil fridays weigh in, I have just been feeling so good with all I achieved last week, I thought nothing could ruin how I felt....was I ever wrong.

Thursday evening I was sitting on my computer happily reading through the messageboard when all of a sudden I got the blue screen of death appear, oh was that bad...not half as bad as the black screen that appeared 5 minutes later....After a panic phone call to my mate Dave in Scotland ( Computer Wizard ) :)

Well final verdict after much fiddling and deliberaton was that the only thing I could do was a complete reformat of my machine, he got me to the stage where I was able to make back ups of the really important stuff, but as is always the way there is loads of things I forgot to back up and have now lost...you know important things like email addresses from my address book, so if any of you that email me could send me one so that I can re add you otherwise I can't get in touch :)

As you can see by the fact that I'm back posting, things are more or less back to normal now thank goodness.

Weigh in on friday really cheered me up even though the nightmare caused by my computer had me stressed to the limits.
Despite TOM arriving on thursday I had still managed to lose 2lbs this week so I feel brilliant :)

Well I just thought I would pop in quickly to report in, I need to get loads of stuff downloaded now so that I am back to some sort of normality on here

Have a great weekend everyone

Ali :wave:

[dentrassi]

Okay! I admit it, I live in the U.S. My Mom is from Swindon though, so can I ask all of you a question? I LOVE Marmite, but do not know how to count it in diet terms. Can anyone tell me calories, or fat content?

Thanks!!

[BigPhatBooty]

Zero points - but I will double check for ya!
I have a 250g jar and the details are as follows:

per 4g serving
Energy 39kJ/9kcal
Protein 1.7g
Carbohydrates 0.6g
of which sugars 0.1g
fat 1g
of which saturates trace
Fibre trace

Do you need anything else? Just checked my UK Shopping Guide and one heaped :eek: teaspoon of Marmite is ZERO points.

Hope this helps.

[Jano]

I need some urgent help I am doing SW red days and I am going for a chinese tonight. What's good and what's not

I know I have got to be careful with the amount of rice as I can "sin" some but what else should look out for??????

[geneve]

:cool: Happy birthday Delaney.Hope you have a great time.

I will sign up for a weight loss goal...especially after today. EvilFather visited and DH sped off to the chip shop and Offy the minute he left! No chance of any loss this week. I tend to do the scales thing on monday in an attempt to keep me on track over the weekend, so I will post it, no matter how awful.

Don't know about Chinese......suspect you should be avoiding the noodles and rice on a red day

[Sarah Ann]

Happy Birthday, Delaney!!

Well done TQ!!! - I am soooo jealous - I am looking forward very much to getting in to a size 16.

CONFESSION TIME.... I ate like a ... well... like a woman possessed today! I have NEVER broken a diet so spectacularly.

I managed to ignore the Danish pastries with the morning coffee but as the day progressed the things we were being asked to deal with got steadily worse and worse. I think this is a way of weeding out the weaker people who are perhaps looking at the world of fostering through rose tinted glasses.

Yes - it was a choice of fish & chips or pie & chips or sausage & chips or chips & chips at lunch time - but I promise you I couldn't have given a monkey's - I think all of us were prepared to cram it in with both hands (or even without any hands if necessary) - it was definitely a case of mass COMFORT EATING. The one time they should NEVER show you pictures of abused children is just before lunch! I thought it would put me off of eating, but it did exactly the reverse and it did it to everyone.

Then - to compound things.... a group of us decided to stop off for a 'quick half' on the way home - which turned in to three quick halves and a lasagne and garlic bread - with (as nod to healthy eating) a side salad. I am going to say the next bit quietly ... then I had some dessert... sob!

I am all over it now. Yes, I want to go ahead with foster caring and so does Kevin, but we both realise tonight that we can't react so strongly to the awful things we are bound to see. This was a first and last time for me to lose control like this. If we are to take these children in to our home to care for and keep safe then they can't see me going to pieces like this whenever I am confronted by the attrocities that have happened to them in their pasts.

Sorry to moan on - I am not trying to lay the blame for my piggyness anywhere else than at my own lack of self control.

Give all your babies a BIG hug from me.

I'll be alright tomorrow.

[tupperware queen]

Sarah - today happened and now you have to forge ahead and forget it, just like I will forget thet huge pile of pasta etc that I had for tea topped off with a giant glass of Sheridans:dizzy: :?:

Those trousers are size 16 but I am not kidding myself...........the day I can get into a fitted dress/skirt with zip and button in a size 16 i will be one happy lady but it certainly put a big smile on my face walking around Meadowhall. I am getting there as we all are slowly but surely. It just goes to show how we shouldn't get hung up about the size on our clothes as they vary so much from shop to shop. In my younger days I used to love wallis as I was a size 16 and in wallis size 12's fitted me.......nice to pretend though eh!!

[geneve]

Sarah, the good things you will do for those children far outweigh any ounces gained.
And if it helps, my Dad used to beat the hell out of us, and even now when we see him (like today) we head straight for the calories after and I think that's ok...I mean, there are worse things you can do, just they don't show so much.
TQ, size 16 is size 16. Ilike shopping in the US where I am a 14...I know that's an 18 in the real world but it still feels better!
Geveve

[dentrassi]

Thanks Phat Chick!!!!:D

[Smiling Sal]

I think you still need a big pat on the back Sarah for still being strong enough to want to carry on fostering. I'm sure yesterday will have 'weeded' out the faint hearted - me included. Forget about the eating - put it behind and just carry on as normal today. I didn't eat too great yeaterday either.

I took the boys to the pictures and had no popcorn what so ever so I was very proud of myself. Then I came home & had salt & vinegar crisps and cheese rolls and twixs - 2 I think, plus 3 cans of cider. Should of just had the pop corn & got it out of my system:o :o

never mind - Sunday is another day. After I did that well last weekend as well. I'm hoping to go for a walk later on when Ray surfaces - he was at a boys night out last night - think that is how I let myself get away with the eating. Would never have tried it if he was sitting there. Although he doesn't nag he is like some kinda of slient witness and keeps me on the straight & narrow. I cope all week when he is working shifts but at the weekend - well this one anyway I just fell to bits.

Never mind - again !!!!!!!!!! I am big enough to admit that I'm not perfect and that these days are going to happen.

I bought the Geri Halliwell yoga video on ebay yesterday. The seller is going on holiday so I won't get it until she comes back, but am looking forward to trying the workout. I don't want to get to Geris size it has to be said, but fancy the yoga. Will let you know in a couple of weeks if it is worth it or not. Really depends on whether or not I'll be able to move after my first attempt at it - will no doubt end up like BPB with her new rebounder vid.

Hope you had a lovely birthday Delaney.

Well Steve wants his breakfast, best go feed the monkeys

Carol

[Jano]

Never mind Sarah, don't let the food break your resolve. Today is a fresh start, and yesterday is history. Anyway you couldn't possibly have sat there and not eaten whilst everyone was shovelling it in could you? And if you hadn't have gone to the pub you would have been classed as anti-social!!!! That would have gone against you, so I think you did exactly the right things:angel: :angel: (I have all the answers!!)

Well, went for the chinese, hadn't a clue what was good or bad, apart from the rice bit.

We ordered a meal for 2 and I had a little of everything, even less of the rice but I did have apple fritters afterwards Hmmmm.. Guess what, and I can't see that last night has anything to do with it yet, but I haven't lost an ounce again this week. (Don't forget I don't have any sins in the week) I have until Wednesday I know, but I don't think what I am doing is working. I don't want to give it up, but I am going to have to look at the diet again and maybe control the free foods more, mind you I have cut back on them anyway this week, so lets hope Wednesday's weigh in pays off! I do think, though that I need more exercise and I am having problems finding the time!!:(

[BigPhatBooty]

Sarah - today is a new day, forget about yesterday because you can't change what has been done. My first question would be, did you enjoy it :s: My second question is, is it out of your system? :s:

I agree with Jano about being social. You would be amazed at how people scrutinize every action and how it is interpreted. Who knows, you may even keep in contact with some of these people and provide each other with support when you all eventually start fostering.

I am so scared of my new trampolining video :lol: I may even do some housework to avoid it.

[Jano]

OMG BPB - that's desperate measures!!


(R U deelite on the femail board?)

Jano

[BigPhatBooty]

Yep - that's my other alias :D

Does any one else type their posts in a hurry and then edit later because you've seen some atrocious spelling and grammar :lol:

[geneve]

All the time! I can't type...wish this thing had an auto spell checker!

[Jano]

Yes we all do I think, It's not until you see your post "in print" so to speak that you notice the typos......hehe!

:mad:

[veggie]

Geneve Im not surprised you go for the cals after your visit must be difficult to say the least.

Sarah these things happen but I know unlike me your strong enough to not let it get out of hand!!

I have toothache after trying out a new tesco bun roasted veg and cheese ate half then got da pain!

Walked home from my sisters in the rain totally exhausted with the trip to tesco I was walking for about 90 mins and thats my limit I collapse after that :lol: Had to clean my sisters house as well (cinderella thats me) TIRED OUT.

Woke up with pain in lower leg anyone want to diagnose me? Think its linked to booze just a guess might not be!!!!

Ah the edit button...I know there is a preview button but who can be bothered?

Monday new course eek eek eek not looking forward to it.

Watched pop idol for 60 mins then 90 mins last night I need locking up.

Geneve you are da radiohead fan arent you? If I got that wrong ignore me did you see them on south park last night???? My brother has taped it for me fingers crossed!

[veggie]

:cool:

[veggie]

Much better looking than that Robbie :lol:

[veggie]

I found a new button you click on ignore and you dont see that persons post its quite useful. :p

[veggie]

I agree Chichi not posting "there."

[tupperware queen]

how do we do the ignore thing veggie?

[flumper]

i mustve posted that same time as chi chi did ....veggie how do you ignore someone
:dizzy: :rolleyes:

[veggie]

Go to the persons profile and click on ignore.

[BigPhatBooty]

but that poster had posted a number of posts within a matter of minutes under extremely misleading titles and I did PM a moderator as soon as one came online. Unfortunately at the moment they do not have access to delete from the threads they are not moderator of.

Thanks for the ignore post - assumed it was just for PM's.

I am calm now :lol:

[ChiChi]

Originally posted by Smiling Sal
I bought the Geri Halliwell yoga video on ebay yesterday. The seller is going on holiday so I won't get it until she comes back, but am looking forward to trying the workout. I don't want to get to Geris size it has to be said, but fancy the yoga. Will let you know in a couple of weeks if it is worth it or not.

One of my mates that Im going on holiday with has the Geri Yoga video but she hasnt watched it yet, 3 of us are planning on meeting up to do it together but its difficult coz our college timetables are all different, then after college my mates are free but I work and at the weekend Im free but my mates work! We figured out that we could meet on Tuesday afternoons, but next week my mate has a driving lesson then! So tell me what the vid is like when you get it!

Ive been to a couple of yoga classes but its really busy and you have to book before you can go and we always forget til the last minute! Its quite good though, Ive only been twice but Im sure I ached more the day after yoga than the day after I'd been to the gym, coz you have to bend yourself into unnatural positions!
I practise the positions at home and Ive managed to perfect my shoulder stand!

[flumper]

just went to the persons profile but it says there banned so dont need to mess about with ignore

[geneve]

I missed Radiohead on South Park! BUM!
AM off to see if I can find a thread with someone I want to ignore. I am totally paranoid that it is me.
Geri Halliwell is an X-ray. As DH says..would be like sleeping on a bed of nails (no offense Geri, tho' I doubt she ver looks here )
Gen....

[Smiling Sal]

Think I missed something here today, can't make head or tail of the posts. Did we have a spam poster trying to talk us into trying walking on hot coals or something as a mind over matter theory on weight loss. Come on spread the goss - what are you all talking about ??

We went for a 4 mile hike this afternoon, took the kids to Culross and walked by the river - lovely it wasn't even cold. Bad thing though we walked further than planned and had to drag my 4 year old back with sore feet - he should sleep tonight. Like to think that all that fresh air & walking will have undone some of the damage I did last night.

I too think Geri Haliwell has over done it on the weight loss - if you are reading Geri - cos we know you like it here - go eat a couple of pies. Shoulder stands Chi Chi - at times I struggle to stand on my feet - now I'm worried :lol: :lol:. I am looking for a challenge & a different work out sounds like I may have found it.

Am off to watch some telly & have a snuggle with Ray. He's backshift this week so I won't see him again until Friday night - has some good points :lol: :lol: but the evenings are reall ylong once I have the boys settled.:(

See you tomorrow - if you all haven't marked my posts to be ignored that is :dizzy: :dizzy:

Carol

[BigPhatBooty]

Flumper, obviously your dinner got banned too :lol: so here's a replacement

[ChiChi]

Originally posted by Smiling Sal

I too think Geri Haliwell has over done it on the weight loss - if you are reading Geri - cos we know you like it here - go eat a couple of pies. Shoulder stands Chi Chi - at times I struggle to stand on my feet - now I'm worried :lol: :lol:. I am looking for a challenge & a different work out sounds like I may have found it.
Carol

Shoulder stands arent as painful as they sound! Its when you lie on you back, stick your legs up in the air, then push you bum and lower back up in the air as well and you are just leaning on you upper back and shoulders and holding you self up with your arms! Your supposed to have you legs sticking straight up in the air, I always tend to fall backwards so I have my feet on the floor and my knees by my head! Can you understand why I ache after this?! Lol!

The yoga teacher makes me laugh, she tried to create an atmosphere by lighting insence sticks but one woman ended up having a coughing fit so she moved the insece stick over the other sie of the room...right behin me! Cheers!

[Smiling Sal]

Couldn’t get out of bed this morning :^: , then when I get to work, can’t create the reports I need done by 10 as the main system in Glasgow is down:?: . Plus it’s raining.:(

Typical Monday morning :mad:

Carol

[BigPhatBooty]

:moo: Nothng to say, just had to use the new smiley!

[Sarah Ann]

Maybe its me still in a 'delicate' frame of mind - but I am with Carol here - the posts on this thread over the 24 hours or so make absolutely no sense.... come on girls.... share.... did we have a weirdo doing awful posts who got banned??? Who did you need to ignore? Has someone been through this thread editing out some nasty posts??

I hope its not my old stalker from a diet website I used to visit!!! At least they seem to have done something about him/her here, which is more than can be said for the other site.

I am over Saturday (I think). I was really shocked by the amount of 'damage' I had done when I got on the scales yesterday morning - it showed an increase of 3lbs, but that has gone today. I think I am going to give up alcohol altogether - I noticed that my fingers were puffy and Kevin, being the wonderful person he is (!) told me I was puffy all over. I still can't get my rings off so I can only assume that I am still retaining fluid... if it wasn't the booze then it must have been the fat in the fish & chips.

The second day of training is next Saturday and then it is every evening for the week after that - and I have GOT to devise some sort of a strategy for dealing with it. I really felt bad about myself all day yesterday, which didn't help me deal with the problems of Saturday (if you see what I mean). Apart from actually losing the weight, the secondary purpose of this diet is to try and teach myself not to use food as a comfort when times get rough.

The strange bit was that I didn't particularly enjoy the FOOD I was eating - it could have been anything - it was the actual act of EATING that I felt I needed to do.

Sorry to ramble on - but it sort of helps to write it down.

[Jano]

BPF will tell you about the ignore thing

[Smiling Sal]

My day is getting slightly better. Reports are ran, tea is drunk, rain is off – for the moment. And a woman I used to walk with every day wants to come out with me at lunchtime today. Just hope the rain stays off. I’m wearing a knee length light grey skirt, which will show every raindrop.

Big problem though I have the munches and still 30 minutes until lunchtime – if I drink much more water I’ll make sloshing noises as I walk.

Off to try & fix a few other things

Carol

[Smiling Sal]

Curiosity is killing this Cat, can someone – anyone – please tell me what happened at the weekend before I go off my rocker thinking it is something I have done, which has upset people.

PLEASE

Carol

[Sarah Ann]

Carol, aren't you a bit cold on the top half. Were you in a bit of a rush this morning????

I'm getting stir crazy - I am having to wait in for an Avon delivery so I can't take George out for our normal walk and I'm going NUTS! I really need some fresh (!) air.

My anniversary on Wednesday and the Avon dodgy undies thing is scheduled to arrive today in the delivery I am waiting in for - I am quiety confident that I won't fit in to it... I think I will hang on to it though - perhaps it will fit me on my birthday in June.

Dreams.....

I love the new smilies - especially this sheep :sheep:

PLEASE someone let me and Carol know what has been going on - it must have been awful cos its VERY quiet round here today!

[veggie]

Im on my lunch break will speak later but about yesterday...

Someone posted a pro anorexia message and posted it quite a few times all over the place its been removed now. Thats why the ignore and spam messages were there.

[Jano]

Veggie is right:mad:

[Smiling Sal]

Thankyou Veggie & Jano. Can get on with some work now instead of jumping in here every few minutes.

:moo: :joker: :shrug: :smoking: :strong: :jig: :sheep: :spin:

Love the smiles

See you later
Carol

[Phoebe]

How can anyone be pro-anorexia? Some people are very strange, glad the posts have been removed.

Well I've just been for my lunchtime walk (1 mile) in the pouring rain and blowing a gale. Everyone at work thinks I am mad to go out in this weather but I have got used to a little bit of exercise at lunchtime.

It sounds like you had a very stressful day on Saturday Sarah, I think its perfectly understandable that you had to comfort yourself a little. I had a spell of comfort eating this weekend myself as I fell on the stairs and have landed myself with a black eye. I decided that a bar of Fruit and Nut and half a pizza was just the comfort I needed. What I really wanted was my bf but he was 260 miles away :cry:

I love the new smilies too :sheep:

[Smiling Sal]

Phoebe you are not alone in being thought mad. I went out in the wind & rain at lunchtime as well for my stride around the Business Park. I changed my lunch hour to fit in with my walking buddy then she nearly cried off when she saw the weather. She came though and now feels better for it, although we are both definitely wind swept & mysterious.

Hope the eye isn’t too sore

Carol

[ChiChi]

I had a VERY bad Monday morning!

I was gonna walk to college, walk back, go to the gym, then go to work, but when I was eating breakfast my neck clicked and I have been in a lot of pain all morning! I could hardly move at first, its getting a bit better now though, but I havent been to college or the gym and Im not going to work either! I usually go to the gym on Mondays and Tuesdays cos those are the days I have the most time, looks like I wont be this week!

Im weighing myself tommorow and Ive been good all week, I went to te gym 3 times and the only slip Ive had 1 ONE packet of crisps which isnt bad for a whole week! So hopefully I'll still have a loss tommorow in spite of today! Lol!

[Sarah Ann]

So Carol - did you find anything to put on the top half? (This will make no sense at all unless you read your post earlier this morning!!!!)

I have been for my walk as well - and its so bad we couldn't go off of roads so we haven't had much of a walk. I have never seen so much rain - and its coming down sideways!!!!

I can't understand how anyone can be pro-anorexia either. I can understand how someone can develop anorexia or bulimia and I feel deeply sorry for them but to be PRO-anorexia seems more than a little weird!

Kevin has left a message while I was out - this morning I mentioned to him that its adult evening at a swimming pool about 12 miles away on Mondays and he has spread the word at work - now there is a group of about 8 (possibly 10) of us going and I am the ONLY one who needs to lose weight. I love him dearly - but I cannot figure out why he does this sort of thing to me!!!!!!!! :joker: Men!!!

[BigPhatBooty]

Smiling Sal - don't know about being windswept and mysterious, but you must be getting so mysterious looks at your top half :joker:

[Smiling Sal]

Yeah I’m just bouncing around the office, hanging out & flopping around the place. Can just imagine me coming to work topless. Would put people of their food – although maybe in a few months

Carol

[Jano]

OOOh I have a sore ear today, it is really hurting and burning hot

Do you think a Mars bar might cure it ??????LOL:moo: (that's what I'll look like if I give in)

Janet

[BigPhatBooty]

Here you go, a sin free Mars Bar

[Delaney]

Hi all

I'm glad that wierdo's gone from last night - I fetched dh to come and look at the claptrap she was spouting :rolleyes:

I can't believe you nutters have all been out walking - it's February you know :p

I hope you had a good day at college Veggie.

Going to a psychic night at the pub tonight - I went a couple of months ago and it was a good laugh. I've said that I would be the designated driver so I can't drink :angel: I have to make up for B.day w/end - I'VE BEEN VERY BAD :devil: for the first time since I started this in January, I'm not happy with myself and neither are the scales :lol: Will let you know the real damage tomorrow after my weigh in.

Have to go and feed the kids, the cheek of them:lol:

[geneve]

Hi...my son, who is four is standing behind me saying things like 'I love you lots, can I play on the computer now??'
I'm terribly nosey so I feel deprived missing the spammer! What a sad cow I am!
Seriously, whenb I was at school a girl a few years above died with anorexia, it was a terrible thing to see and God knows I'd rather be a lardarse all my days than be that thin. Sometimes I wonder if the owrld is going mad, everywhere our 'role models' get thinner, and normal people get fatter. I'm glad I don't have a teenage daughter.
Anyway, thanks for the Mars bar, looks like I'll be enjoying it with my Spam fritter later!
Weigh in tomorrow, if I have time to get to the scales before the little angels start demanding things from me. I have gained, I'm sure.
Following are for no 1 sons amusement....
:joker: :shrug: :sheep: :strong: :ink: :moo:

[veggie]

Im so tired not used to this getting up early going out in the rain sitting in a room for 8 hrs malarky one of my "tutors" the male one is a total prat I just sat that imaging me shouting shut up you insert any abusive term :devil: Just sat around talking today very very boring tomorrow we have to solve a pretend crime cant wait!!:yawn:

[tupperware queen]

sounds like a lot of fun Veggie:spin: I don't think...hang on in there things can only get better..............

[veggie]

Wotcha!

Anyone posting on UK forum who wants in on the msn messenger chatting? Just though they may be a few people who are newish to UKFC who may want to join in? Just a thought no pressure!!!! :lol:

[BritinNJ]

Hello ladies, sounds like you've all been busy. Glad to hear that you're all doing ok, albeit, so of you being a tad wet today. Hope you're all dried out by now :)
I am feeling pretty good today, although my alarm went off at five and when I looked at it again ( a split second later, it felt like) it was ten to six so I didn't manage to fit my Tae-Bo in before work. I'm hoping I can be a really super spiffing person and do it tonight.
I don't have my weigh in until Weds night but hope I do better than last week. I have done really good with my points all week, and already have some daft total like 27 extra. I don't plan on using them though cos the WW thin lady said I'd lose faster if I didn't.
Now a question, I haven't been home since the millenium :( but last week I bought veggie burger's called Boca Burger's. Do you get them over there? Just wondering as I keep rambling on and telling my Mum about the stuff I'm eating and she says she's never heard of it.
Well that's about it for now, I hope you all have a great evening and a wonderful day tomorrow. Take care all.
Chris.

[BritinNJ]

I have MSN messenger, I'd love to be able to chat to you on it :) Juat let me know you're screen name for it and I'll add it to my bud list if that's ok.

[veggie]

I hate the male prat tutor have I said that already :lol: The womans ok though she wear evans she quite tall and at least size 20 I'd think!!maybe bigger maybe not.

[veggie]

I am judith32uk@hotmail.com.

[BritinNJ]

Thanks, I'll add you...look forward to chatting.

[BritinNJ]

Duh, just thought you might like to know mine too...oops! Dcjhparker@hotmail.com

[Smiling Sal]

Evening all. BritinNJ I too switched the alarm off this morning & went back too sleep. No Tae Bo this morning, but I just finished doing it. Wasn't looking forward to it, but when I finished the warm up I was in to it & I have to be honest it didn't last long enough. How sad is that. What tape do you do ? I'm currently doing Tae Bo Basic Live, still working on the technic, but think I may finally being getting there.

My MSN is open, but I am heading for a bath to ease my aching muscles - the cool down in Tae Bo is rubbish. Not being anti social if I'm ignoring anybody - just whacked.

Off for that bath. Need to be up early to walk tomorrow morning . In the Glasgow office all day so I won't get out at lunchtime - I'll be too busy gabbing, and Ray is backshift so I can't leave teh boys. So if this nutter wants to walk tomorrow it'll have to be at 6am - think I am offically a nutter.

Speak to you all tomorrow night - no computer in the workshop I'm stuck into tomorrow - Veggie you think your lecturer is bad you haven't met dynamic Gerald, from the company who is assisting in us implementing ITIL. Sure he is a really nice guy socially but at works he needs a rocket up his bum :dizzy:

Really going this time

Night

Carol

[BritinNJ]

Hi Carol,
I am currently doing the basic work out too, haven't plucked up enough courage to even look at the next chapter in the four video's. I agree with you, the cool down is a total loss, and I get all confused bringing my arms back in and by the time I've got it, Billy is bowing, and I must say, I always feel a right nit bowing back to him, there's noone in the room with me, just him on telly...and my tow dogs who always seem to watch while I throw myself in all directions!
I WILL do it later tonight, after I've walked the dogs cos I do feel a wee bit guilty for not getting up when I was supposed to...I'm a bad woman...hehe.
Hope you have had a lovely soaky bath, and have a nice dreamy restful sleep. Wish I could have a nice soaky bath here, however, for some reason, my bath is only five foot long so if I want to soak my shoulder's I have to put my legs up the wall...not a pretty sight I can assure you! How I long for an English bath....
Have a good day at work tomorrow.
Chris. :)

[BigPhatBooty]

Apologies to who ever was chatting on MSN last night. Went to bed with a stinking headache and hubby was logged onto both PCs. I got up at about 11pm to take another tablet and noticed that someone was trying to have a conversation - so sorry. Cause we have ADSL, the PCs are online all the time, so I will log out properly of MSN, so you don't think I had anyone on "Ignore" :lol: :o

[Sarah Ann]

This wind is a bit scary - our electricity is carried in over head power cables so I am sort of expecting the electricity to go off at any moment. We have already lost our fencing panels (again) from the back garden.

Gosh - I feel so VIRTUOUS today!!!!! Clean living, lots of exercise.... OMG - just listen to me!!!!! The couch potato worm has turned....

Yes - we went swimming yesterday evening and the best thing that has happened to me in a long time happened last night..... YAY!!!!! I OUT-SWAM ALL THE PEOPLE WE WENT SWIMMING WITH!!!!!

Oh - it was SOOOOO wonderful.... we all met up in the nearest pub and all the blokes were making these macho comments about being stronger than the women and us having to wait for them, so they jumped in and did a lot of splashing up and down and exhausted themselves out after 10 lengths. One of the woman said she couldn't be bothered and sat in the jacuzzi sulking - the other two women managed about 20 and then said their muscles hurt, but I was really enjoying myself - and I just ploughed on at a steady pace and managed 32 lengths (which is half a mile at that pool). I even felt I could have done more, but Kevin kept hissing at me not to show him up. Well - it was his fault for inviting all these people on my first swim in 4 years!!!!! I noticed that he was happy enough for them to insinuate that, with me being overweight, I wouldn't be able to manage very much and would need to sit and wait for THEM, but he didn't like it when the tables were turned. I definitely want to go back next week!!! The only downside was how hungry I felt when we got home.

I feel a bit more confident that I will pass the fostering medical now.

BritinNJ - or anyone else - if you want to add me to your messenger my user is Sarahmmii@hotmail.com

BPB - I wondered why you are always on line no matter when I log on.

Delaney - I hope you enjoyed your psychic evening - I have thought about going to one, but have never plucked up the courage... what happens exactly??????

[Delaney]

Sarah it's really windy here too, our fence is not going to last the day - doh

I've been to a psychic evening before but I didn't reckon much to it and only went because my friend's really into it, but last night - wow!!! Firstly I'm a bit of a sceptic and was also an annoyed sceptic because we had to wait 4 hours to be seen, I was sooooo close to just walking out but as I already said friend was desperate to be seen. I was seen by a white witch (don't know what that means) and she went mad over me, and said all sorts of things which she couldn't possibly have known about me - it was very wierd. She taped it all for me so I will listen to it again tonight with DH (very much a sceptic) and see what I think then.

[veggie]

This morning we watched a film and discussed it! We watched what women want everyone else thought it was the worst film ever I thought it was ok! Whenever we discuss anything I seem to have the opposite view of everyone else yesterday it was capital punishmnet this afternoons crime thing should be interesting NOT. :p

[BigPhatBooty]

You sound like you are having fun :s:


I am stalling. I want to go out, but I have that tingly feeling which means I want to spent lots of money. Can you believe this, I saw a bracelet in silver in Harrods, which I am trying to get made into gold. So Harrods phone the designer with my name and the designer comes back wanting to know if I am the wife of a famous footballer (cause if I was I would get some freebies). Now doesn't that show you that the more money you have, the less you have to pay. I mean if I was this famous footballer's wife I would have shouted it from the moment I got into the store. :lol: Actually my PA would have been doing my shopping for me :D

HELP

[shuxs]

So this is where its all at, How is everybody doing. Is it ever going to stop raining lol. Weigh in tomorow night gives use a buzz later. Take care have fun Shuxs

[ChiChi]

In the daily mail today there is a little story about a woman who went from a size 28 to a size 8 in a year!!! She lost 9 stone!! From 17st 4lb to 8st 4lbs! Now theres dedication for you!! :angel:

[Delaney]

Chichi is that the woman who made a bet that she would lose all the weight within 1 year???

BPB - that's really unfair isn't it? You have to say who you are in all honesty - it'll only backfire in the end - but then again I am a pessimist - any optimists out there with a viewpoint??? LOL

[Sarah Ann]

I think I've lost the plot here a bit - is there something about BPB I don't know????

BPB - I get that tingly feeling as well - the only thing that gets rid of it is a spot of retail therapy! Luckily for our bank balance I live in a tiny village so I don't get the opportunity to splurge too often. If you can afford it then get out there and melt some plastic!!!

If it were me and if you can string the designer along that you are the footballer's wife, without actually lying and SAYING that you are the footballer's wife, then go for it! More fool them!!!

Veggie - perhaps its me, but your course actually sounds very varied and interesting. In fact it sounds almost perfect!!

P.S. I had my first kiss in the main entrance of Harrods and got ticked off by the doorman!!

[Phoebe]

BPB - who did they think you were married too? Someone hunky :devil: It proves money goes to money.

I can't say I would ever have a burning desire to move to London if my boyfriend didn't already live there. He lives in a nice part of north London and I am hoping to get a job that I can travel to by bus, instead of by underground (I'm too claustrophobic).

[BigPhatBooty]

Having re-read my post, I guess some of you think I went down the dishonest route. Nope siree not me. 'fessed up straight away, just laughed and said if I was married to him, I wouldn't be shopping at the silver jewellery counter :lol:

As Phoebe said, money goes to money. Why hand out freebies to someone who can well afford it. Obviously if I was this famous footballer's wife, I would obviously "promote" the jewellery by being seen wearing it.

[Sarah Ann]

I can't even begin to think what your name is... the only footballer's wife I know is Victoria Beckham... just shows you how much I know about football!

No - I don't think you did give the impression you had been less than honest - I think Melissa was just sort of posing a 'what if' type of question.

I think yesterday's exercise is catching up with me today - I'm starving.

My Avon stuff turned up and that all-in-one undies thingie I ordered is absolutely gorgeous (much nicer than in the picture) but it is about two sizes too small - I can't make up my mind whether to send it back or hang on to it in the hope that one day I will fit in to it. What do you think?

[BigPhatBooty]

Victoria Beckham - puuuuuuuurrrrrrlease:mad: don't get me started or it will be SPAM all over again :lol:

[tupperware queen]

BPB- Tell them you are married to a much more influential man than a footballer :)

sarah - Keep it you will get into it hang it on the back of the kitchen door :o

[tupperware queen]

sarah well done on the swimming you showed how it is done lass!! I did i/2 a mile last night too. I had been doing 30 lengths but when my cuz told me 32 was half a mile I thought I would have to do the extra couple. I have told myself I am going again tonight......on my own..............lets see if i actually do it.........or am I gonna be all talk and no action?????

[veggie]

Welcome back UKFC I have missed you soooooo much haven't been able to load the site since dinner time boo hoo!!

Sarah feel free to go tomorrow instead of me!! Did the murder mystery was ok even though everyone thinks Im a freak because of not supporting capital punishment :p tomorrow we do an equal opportunity thing god help me if we start on any ism Ill be there waving my anti racism sexism flag.

BPB mysterious...who what where??? Harrods???? so posh!! Who did they think you were???? Chardonnay ha ha!!!! :lol:

[geneve]

My EX is a jewellery designer. I'd say LIE LIE LIE!!!!!
Sarah, well done for the swimming.
I'm really lousy today. A number niggly irritating things have happened, and I have greasy hair, spots and I hate all of my friends....must be PMT time again. Which explains why I have eaten so much too.
Bring on the happy hormones.....
:devil:

[BigPhatBooty]

Cheers Veggie :lol: More Dubbonet than Chardonnay

[veggie]

Mmm...imaging myself married to patrick berger. :love:

[veggie]

Emmanuel Petit...Alan Shearer...Rob Lee...Jamie Rednapp...mmm...

[tupperware queen]

Steady veggie! Steady!!

[tupperware queen]

Well i did it! i went swimming again, 3 days on the trot!! 32 lengths again all I can say if that is only 1/2 a mile there is no hope of me ever swimming the channel:D
weigh in night for me tomorrow I really wanted to have lost 3lb and be in the next stone as it will be 2 weeks since my last weigh in, keep everything crossed for me, with all the swimming and bouncing I have been doing I hope I do it!!:sheep:

[Smiling Sal]

Had a busy busy day. They announced the new organisation structure at work today & people were not happy. But I see it as i have 2 options, I either work with it or I go get another job - the choice is mine - simple :^: :^: Some people were getting very hung up about it - just there way of coping.

Got up before 6 this morning & went for a 2.5 miles walk in the dark & the rain. It is quite nice being out & about before anyone else. The way the rain is hammering off the windows tonight I may need to postpone tomorrows walk until the weekend. We'll see how it goes.

I also did my full arobice tape - 50 minutes, am whacked now, but feel good. Been a long time since I did the whole thing usually break it down into sections.

My eating too has been good, despite being in meetings all day. But the scales have stayed the same this week - aaaaaaawwwwwwww. At least it's not a gain. When other people stick I'm usually the one telling them it's because they bodies didn't know it was supposed to lose the weight by a specific time - how come it's not so easy to convince myself.

Tomorrow is another day - I had a big loss last week & that can't happen all the time.

In that very interesting meeting / workshop in Glasgow again tomorrow. Speak to you all tomrrow night - hopefully a bit earlier.

Carol

[KateintheUK]

:wave: Hi, My name is Kate and I wondered if I could join your group. I used to post on the 3fc site a few years ago with a group called the Pink Flamingo's. At that time there wasn't a group for people from the UK. I've been visiting the Weight Watchers UK site but don't really like the way the boards work there so I thought I'd come back here. Please can I stay :)
I started back on the WW plan yesterday, weighing in at 14st 4lb:( and have had two good days. I haven't set a final goal weight yet but my 10% goal is 12st 12. I know it's early days but I really want to be healthier and I think I could do with the support of some like-minded friends.

It's very, very late now, so I won't ramble on but I'll come back tomorrow, if thats all right.

TTFN

Kate:)

[BritinNJ]

Sarah, thanks for the buddy list name. I have added you and hope to chat soon. Well done everyone on your fitness and eating. I have done pretty well today, so am proud of myself. Got up and tackled the Tae-Bo, my son came down as I was half way through and stared in amazement. I like to think it was cos I was kicking my legs so high...not, but I expect it was because, one he couldn't believe I was up that early, and two that I was actually throwing myself about in front of the telly....
If anyone else has msn messenger names, I'd love to be able to add you, if you would like so as maybe we could have a good old chin wag, although the hours difference could make it a tad hard. I actually have a cable modem so my msn messenger looks like I'm on line all the time, so if you decide to i.m. me, please don't think I'm ignoring you, I wouldn't be so rude,, I just might not be anywhere near the computer at the time, or darling hubby could be sitting here too
It was 70 degrees here today, very funny weather we're having this winter in NJ. Tomorrow it is supposed to drop down into the twentie's, with the wind chill, what a difference hey? Everyone will come down sick I should think.
Weigh in tomorrow night so after I've been and stepped on the hidden scales, I'll come back and post, good or bad...finger's crossed it's all good please.
Have a great day tomorrow all of you. Oh yes, I have been warbling on and forgot to say Hi Kate, nice to meet you. Hope to see you in here again soon.
Chris. :)

[Jano]

Welcome to Kate....... I am sure we will help to keep you motivated and on the right lines... you don't have to be daft to post here.... but it certainly helps.!!!!!!

Chris and anyone else who is intersted, I am jano432@msn.com, make a note of it if you wish. Maybe we should have e thread just for that so that we don't have to trawl the boards - what do you all think??

The dreaded weigh in tonight, I've got new tactics for next week, irrespctive of what happens tonight. I'll be back to post later. Get that calculator out Sarah.

Janet :lol: :lol: :lol:

[tupperware queen]

Welcome Kate!
Anyone who is interested I am tupperwarequeen@hotmail.com feel free to add me to your buddy list.
weigh in today for me please let it be a loss!!

[BigPhatBooty]

:wave: Hi Kate

Welcome to the mad house. It's a great place to hang out and chat and sometimes we even discuss "diet" topics.

I have stayed the same this week (bad weekend and ToM) but I'm still hanging in here.

Take care all, be back for more later.

[tupperware queen]

i agree about it being a great place to hang out I am addicted, you ladies are really keeping me focussed thanks a million!!

BPB these weeks are sent to try us we will not give in!!

[flumper]

whatever happened last night i got home from work at back of 5 and tried to get straight on here to catch up, but it wouldnt load the site!!!! i kept trying until 8 ish but no luck was in a bit of a bad mood after that lol, well done on the swimming sarah and TQ , id love to go but there is just no way i could put a swim suit on just now id be sick never mind everyone else in the pool. youse are so brave, im still managing to stick to this regime even though TOM is here and telling my body i need sugar and fatty things, but i will not give in.....does anyone remember i bought a skirt for my interview was 3 weeks ago, but i couldnt even get the skirt up, well last night i got it up over the hips couldnt fasten it though but that will come, so that cheered me up even though i couldnt get on here to see what everyone had been up to

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE .......im weighing in on friday but i amnt expecting anything after the big loss last week

[geneve]

what is happening to the weather? My garden is covered in hailstones and now the sun is shining.
Still feeling very PMT and struggling to stay away after a long night up withthe baby.
Am going to make Andy look after the kids when he finishes work so I can go to the gym and get a break. Either that or I spend all evening yelling at them.
Hi Kate.
Baby grizzling, eyes closing.....zzzz zzzzz
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[veggie]

Hi Kate welcome back :) I used to post elsewhere too!!

Am sick of noise bloke sitting next to me on course shouts all the time also end of exam noise and nuclear siren keeps going off!! Hourly very disturbing hopes it a test :lol:

[Smiling Sal]

Having a day off today, off exercise, off healthy eating, off journalling, off everything - wished I'd just stayed in bed all day - that's a wonderful thought :dizzy:

Went to the dentist this morning to get my crown put in, after much drilling & pushing we finally decided that the crown didn't fit. The technicians made a boo boo.

Then I went to a meeting at work & was bored bored bored. I should have made more effort to get into it - need to do that tomorrow.

So I have decided to have a day off everything and treat tomorrow as another day. I will only be stepping off plan for one day - couldn't cope with 2 days - would never pick myself up again.

Need to go get the swimming stuff together, Seans swimming lesson & me & Steve have a play - so suppose I am doing some exercise. Thens it's an early night for me - think that is my real problem - I am tired.

See you tomorrow when I will be all motivated again

Carol

[flumper]

no wonder you call yourself smiling sometimes we all need to have a day of from it all because its damn hard work, but have you noticed(or is it just me) when your having a day not bothering about fat or cals you dont really want it anyways? but the relief of knowing yes today i WILL have you mr mars bar in the cupboard is immense.............good luck smiler
:dizzy: :lol:

[KateintheUK]

Hi everybody :)

Thanks for the welcome. Today is Day 3 and although it didn't start as planned (ran out of time for breakfast before work) I managed to cope until lunch with an apple. I still have a few points to use but I'm saving them for a little later, first I want to do 30 minutes on the walker (not sure if want is the right word, more like feel the need).

It's going to take me a while to get to know you all but already I feel better for being here. Just writing down my minigoal is a positive move.

Smiling Sal - Enjoy your day off, sometimes a little time-out can keep you sane.

Flumper - You're only 3lb off that first mini goal - forget those sweet toothed gremlins :s: that are beckoning you, b4 long you'll have that skirt fastened.

BritinNJ, Jano, tupperware queen, BigPhatBooty, geneve (sorry if I've forgotten anyone) - Forgive me for not replying personally - I've spent longer on than I thought and if I don't get on that walker now I might not make it.

Catch you all later:)
Kate

Started 25/02/02 = 14st 4lb
Mini Goal = 10% = 12st 12lb by 29th April (10 weeks)
Weigh Day = Monday

[flumper]

ty kate but im afraid i gave in to the gremlins they just won , but as i said to sal a day of does us good ....soon find out on the scales on friday but i dont think it will have done too much damage as long as its not a gain and it remains the same or a loss ill be happy but this week if it is a stay the same result i know why :ink:

[Sarah Ann]

Hiya everyone

We're on page 8 so its time for a new thread

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