Team UK - July 2010

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yes i lost weight this week yippee

xXmimiXx

Hey Lee

Detox awesome! I really want to do a detox...which one are you doing? What's a day's "food" like?

I look forward to hearing all about the success of it! :-)

Mimi xxx

Hey Mimi welcome back.

Your holiday sounds great fun and full marks to the amazing pic. Hows the first week back going?
Have a good weekend

James x

Hi James,

Thanks :-D first week back was harrrrrd but luckily my boss has been on holiday so I've had it easy really! I am looking forward to my next holiday (probably next year) so I have something to look forward to!!!

Have a good weekend - and everyone!

Mimi xxx

krinio

Can I join? lol I'm in Northern Ireland

sdscouser

Can I join? lol I'm in Northern Ireland

You sure can.. welcome

Plantpot

Hi all,

Well its weekend and I usually kibosh my weeks hard work...... but I feel really in control this weekend.

Was good yesterday, did well food wise and did a 30 day shred work out, had a lovely bubble bath followed by an early night. Am out tonight with the girls, so had a healthy breakfast, did another 30 day shred workout and a 4 mile run, so I now have plenty of extra cals for wine and yummy (but healthy) food!!!

Fingers crossed I can continue to do well this weekend, ready for my weight watchers weigh in on Tuesday!!!

Hope you are all having good weekends!!

xx

James501

end of week 3 and i have lost 7 lbs.
I'm now 159 lbs and my god it sounds good to say that, i remember when i was saying 190 lbs. Still 5 lbs to go to reach this months target. Might be touch and go getting there.

I didn't do alot of exercise this week but have stuck to my diet well.

Anyway I hope all is well with everyone

Catch up with you all soon

James

xXmimiXx

Happy Monday Everyone!!! :flowerforyou:

I hope you all had great weekends! They never last long enough do they...:ohwell:

I had an ok Saturday but didn't do much exercise and also set the fire alarm off in the entire building cooking my tea then in my panick trying to turn the fire alarm OFF I turned the burglar alarm ON then that went off...oy! :embarassed:

I had a great day yesterday I went walking across Ilkley Moors all day had a lovely lunch and walked back it was about 5 hours walking all together through bracken and up hills and across bogs...yes OK it shouldn't have been across bogs but we got "slightly" lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh: Anyway all that walking (and pretty fast paced walked too) enabled me to not feel so bad about the pretty darn awful food I ate...it's all in my diary if you want to look...ah!:sick:

I had a prune juice and porridge for breakfast so no bacon in sight! :bigsmile:

Have a great hol Katherine

Mimi xxxx

lilmissy2

Hiya,

It's way too close to last Friday to be Monday, huh? :laugh:
I had a good weekend, just needed to get out of London since I was so homesick, so went and stayed overnight in Shere in Surrey... where the cute little snow covered village scenes in 'The Holiday' were filmed. It was very nice and couldn't believe how much sleep we got. My fiance laughed at me when I set an alarm for 8am (just in case... I'm usually up byy about 5.30) and when it went off we both checked other clocks to make sure that was really the time! :laugh: It was just so lovely and quiet :happy:

Still not weighing but I feel like I am losing weight. Feeling like absolute rubbish though, have done pretty much since i got to the UK. I think I'm going to try an elimination diet but I really, really don't want to! I know it could help my symptoms but I'm not sure I want to live without any of the foods on the list so it's kind of a lose-lose situation. I think I'm going to try an altered elmination diet... maybe I will keep eggs, dairy and tap water since I dont think those are problematic and hope for the best :ohwell: I think I will do it when I leave for my new job so that it doesn't affect my fiance.

Hope everyone has a great week :flowerforyou:

xXmimiXx

Hiya,

It's way too close to last Friday to be Monday, huh? :laugh:
I had a good weekend, just needed to get out of London since I was so homesick, so went and stayed overnight in Shere in Surrey... where the cute little snow covered village scenes in 'The Holiday' were filmed. It was very nice and couldn't believe how much sleep we got. My fiance laughed at me when I set an alarm for 8am (just in case... I'm usually up byy about 5.30) and when it went off we both checked other clocks to make sure that was really the time! :laugh: It was just so lovely and quiet :happy:

Still not weighing but I feel like I am losing weight. Feeling like absolute rubbish though, have done pretty much since i got to the UK. I think I'm going to try an elimination diet but I really, really don't want to! I know it could help my symptoms but I'm not sure I want to live without any of the foods on the list so it's kind of a lose-lose situation. I think I'm going to try an altered elmination diet... maybe I will keep eggs, dairy and tap water since I dont think those are problematic and hope for the best :ohwell: I think I will do it when I leave for my new job so that it doesn't affect my fiance.

Hope everyone has a great week :flowerforyou:

Hey

I love Surrey my nan and grandad live there as well as my aunty and my cousins! But omg. Thank you for telling me where the holiday was filmed that's one of my favourite films and literally my goal in life is to be able to live there I think it's the most beautiful, idyllic village in the whole world! Omg!

What symptoms do you have to be on an elimination diet? Do you get bloating or IBS? I know you can go the DIY route but Lloyds Pharmacy do a £60-odd test for any food allergies, I'd rather do that because I'm lazy hehehe :flowerforyou:

I think it's a really good idea to not weigh yourself for a few weeks! It's so disheartening when you can fluctuate daily and even if I tell myself I'm only weighing once a week, when I get to the gym I always find myself popping on. It's not good! I think I'd feel a lot better if I knew I'd had a pretty good month and weighed once, I think I'd feel happier with that! Maybe I'll give it a go! Starting August because I definitely need to weigh myself next week before I start my mini detox!

It's miserable weather in Leeds...almost don't mind as I'd rather be stuck behind a desk looking at rain than sunshine :bigsmile:

Happy TUESDAY this time! Mimi

lesley1981

Can I join? lol I'm in Northern Ireland

I'm from NI too

I had a bad weekend diet-wise, but I have a good excuse! My little sister was brought into hospital on Friday morning... and my little niece was born on Sunday evening :happy: I'M AN AUNTIE :happy: :happy:

With everyone out of the house pretty much the entire weekend I lived on scones, bread, goujons, happy meals, etc... just whatever was quick and available! Although I stayed away from the trusty chinese take-away

MistahLee31

Hiya all,

Hope you are all okay. Had a nice long weekend, was off Friday from work and I enjoyed it so much I rang my boss and asked to take Monday off aswell! :laugh:

Finished that detox and the results were amazing; I lost a total of 10.6lbs! :bigsmile: Was hard going but I stuck with it and I was made up that I saw results. It's now up to me to maintain that weight and try and lose some more by upping my gym routine and watching what I eat!

Had a busy weekend so not been on here much! But it's time for knuckling down and improving my weight loss!

Hope everyone manages to reach their targets this week. Good luck all! :drinker:

Lee.

xarra

*waves*

I've not really got any challenges atm, other than 'try and cycle home without stopping except for roads, etc' and 'try and go for a walk once in a while'

I always feel silly doing excercise in the bedroom/lounge - although I'm tempted to try the 100 Push-up program... Hmmm...

neilmc74

Hey all, started a detox this week, and it seems to be going okay at the moment.

What do you do on a detox?

lilmissy2

Mimi - I love 'The Holiday' too and so totally would love to live there... well ok, maybe I will stick with Aust but if not for that I would choose there! It was very pretty and very peaceful I'm not sure an allergy test would help because I don't think it's likely to be an allergy, probably an intolerance so wouldn't show up on even a good allergy test. Mostly I get quite severe pain and yes, some bloating. It's really annoying! I think it is something in the food but I think perhaps it's more like chemicals on the outside of veggies or something. It just seems really strange that I only have the symptoms when I'm in the UK (even when I only visited here for 6 weeks) and never in Australia. I think I will just procrastinate for a bit longer hahaha

Lesley - congrats on becoming an Auntie!

Lee - Wow! How long was your detox for?

I wish this weather would make up it's mind! The cold then hot then cold thing is way hard to adjust to. Hoping when I move to my new job that the hospital will have airconditioning.

Take care all
xx

xXmimiXx

Mimi - I love 'The Holiday' too and so totally would love to live there... well ok, maybe I will stick with Aust but if not for that I would choose there! It was very pretty and very peaceful I'm not sure an allergy test would help because I don't think it's likely to be an allergy, probably an intolerance so wouldn't show up on even a good allergy test. Mostly I get quite severe pain and yes, some bloating. It's really annoying! I think it is something in the food but I think perhaps it's more like chemicals on the outside of veggies or something. It just seems really strange that I only have the symptoms when I'm in the UK (even when I only visited here for 6 weeks) and never in Australia. I think I will just procrastinate for a bit longer hahaha

Lesley - congrats on becoming an Auntie!

Lee - Wow! How long was your detox for?

I wish this weather would make up it's mind! The cold then hot then cold thing is way hard to adjust to. Hoping when I move to my new job that the hospital will have airconditioning.

Take care all
xx

Heya :-)

When I said allergy I think I meant intolerance, good intolerance tests. Wow that is strange you get it here and not in Australia! Weird weird!!!! I hope you find out what's up and kick it's bum :-)

xxxxxx

MistahLee31

Lee - Wow! How long was your detox for?

Only 4 days hun!

xarra

I lost 3.8lb this week! (My first week...)

JimJam87

Well done Xarra, that's brilliant!

I started RC last week and have my 1st weigh in tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous coz I have been good but I was out on Saturday night and I'm just hoping it doesnt affect my loss too much! I'm looking forward to trying the exercise part of the class too, I really need to get back into the gym, still havent been since I got back from holiday on the 5th!

Hope you're all having a good week, Happy Wednesday...it's all down hill from here!

xarra

I suspect it's all down to watching what I eat, rather than the 5000-odd calories I'd eat a day before. I'm under the 200lb marks and planning on staying there!

James501

I lost 3.8lb this week! (My first week...)

Wow what a great start.
well done

MistahLee31

I lost 3.8lb this week! (My first week...)

Well done Xarra, fantastic stuff for the first week!

xarra

I'm expecting it will slow down now, but it was a real boost to see that dropping the rubbish really could make a difference!

leannemr

Hi All

It's my second week weigh in tonight at RC. Managed to lose 4lbs in my first week last week so am hoping for 2lbs this week.
Not so sure I'll have such a good week next week though as it's my 10th wedding anniversary today and we are out tonight (as its also my Dad' birthday) plus I am being whisked off to a nice boutique hotel tomorrow night with a 3 course dinner :happy: I think I will have to have a night off!!

Also running the Race for Life in Swansea this weekend. My Aunty and a friend are both suffering from Breast Cancer - my friend is only 35. We are also running for my friends dad whose cancer has just returned
I have raised £200 so far which I am really pleased with :happy:

Hope everyone hits their goals and has a happy and healthy week :flowerforyou:

Leanne x

krinio

Can I join? lol I'm in Northern Ireland

I'm from NI too

I had a bad weekend diet-wise, but I have a good excuse! My little sister was brought into hospital on Friday morning... and my little niece was born on Sunday evening :happy: I'M AN AUNTIE :happy: :happy:

With everyone out of the house pretty much the entire weekend I lived on scones, bread, goujons, happy meals, etc... just whatever was quick and available! Although I stayed away from the trusty chinese take-away

Hello! :flowerforyou: Yea I'm having difficulty staying away from China China in Belfast! ...damn chinese food buffet:grumble:

Plantpot

Hi guys

Hope you are all well!! Thank god its Friday eh!!!

Well I have been as good as gold since my blow out on Sunday, I have exercised everyday (loving the 30 day shred)....... but have lost a big fat ZERO :grumble: :grumble: I have stayed the same for my usual Friday weigh in!!! Bit gutted, but at least I havent put on. Am wondering if it could be that I have been doing the 30 Day Shred daily, plus the odd run. I have not done strength training for ages with weights etc and I can see changes in my body so am hoping the lack of weight loss is due to building muscle!!! I hope so!!!

I have 3 weeks till Ibiza, and according to the scales this morning I am 10.8, really wanted to get down to 10 for the beach, but at the mo it doesnt look like I will get there, which is really frustrating as I feel like I have put in loads of effort!!! On the positive side though, I found an old weight watchers book when cleaning out some paper work and it said I was 11.9 when I last joined!!! So I have officially lost over a stone which I am really please about!! :happy: :happy:

I do feel much better about my body and feel much more confident, which encourages me to keep going and try to loose more!!! I would love to get to 9 something (even 9.13 3/4) for my wedding...... Just got to keep going!!!

I am putting all my trust in next weeks detox, which I cannot wait to start on Monday!!! Fingers crossed for some fab results!!!!

Have good weekends all, I am going to try and stick to my weight watchers points this weekend and get in loads of exercise!!!

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

JimJam87

Happy Friday everyone :drinker: It's finally here!

I had my first weigh in at RC and lost 3.5lb, I'm happy with that as I was out on a hen do on Saturday night and we went for a meal on Sunday lunch time.

Hope you've all had a good week, and have a good weekend :flowerforyou:

erikazj

Hey everyone, sounds like you're all doing really well.

Plant pot - try not to stress over it. If you've been doing the shred every day having not done anything like that for a while, you may well be retaining water and glycogen in your muscles. If you keep going you'll start to lose again.

I've been on a plateau for aaaaages, I'm just not losing. I'm not gaining either, but there you go. Just got to keep at it I guess.

Hope you all have amazing weekends.

Erika x

James501

Hey

did everyone have a good week? Weigh in tomorrow for me and I feel like i have had a good week.

James

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krinio

Good week for me! Lost 2.2lbs I just reached half a stone lost!:noway: I can't believe it, it's gone so quickly and I have been actually enjoying myself! It's a total of 4.2 lost this month & I want to get to 5lbs by the start of august.:)

Plantpot Could it be water weight? Are you drinking enough water? That happened to me a few weeks back and I made sure to drink at least 8 glasses and then weighed myself again 2 days later and I'd lost 1.4lbs!

James501

oh yes another great week. lost another 2lbs, which is 9lbs in 4 weeks.

I have 3 lbs to do next week to reach that first milestone i set at the start of the month. It's going to be tough but i'll give it ago and will let you all know Saturday. Even if it turns out to be 2 lbs like the previous weeks i wont care i'm that close to being 10 stone something feel so damn good.

OK well i'm off put to play poker tonight and maybe have a few cheeky beers as a reward.

Catch you soon

James