Team UK - February 2010

kpnuts23

Hello All UK'ers... Welcome to a new month and hopefully the begining of a new you!! :flowerforyou:

Im going to start this post off by asking what your particular goals are this month and how you are going to achive them?

I would ideally like to loose another 4lbs by the end of the month (only 3 weeks to do this)!! Short month!! :laugh:

January was pretty hectic for me.. i did a lot of birthday celebrating so im all partied out.. well apart from tonight.. im going out for a meal with an old school friend (our 21st are 2 weeks apart, so we have decided to go in the middle of them)... needless to say im going to have to watch what i eat.. Can anyone recomend something healthy from Zizzis??

The rest of this month im going to stick to what i did last month to loose the lbs... and thats to completely cut out the sweets,cakes and picky foods.. i love grabbing handfulls of food and just grazing!! hehe :laugh:

Hope to hear from you all soon,

xKatherinex

sparklepants

Hi Katherine!

Well I am off on holiday in 2 weeks! (eek!!) so I will have to have a half month goal!! I'd like to lose 6lbs before then, I know it's 3lb a week and more than you should aim for but ermmm....I will have to wear a bikini for God's sake!!!!!

So no carbs and no sugar for me.... I am a massive cake and chocoholic so it's going to be interesting!

Do you like seabass? That would be a good option from Zizzi's

Good luck!

Lauren

kpnuts23

Lauren,

Oh wow, where are you going? Lucky you.. wish i could go on holiday now.. all this cold weather has driven me mad!! :-D

Oh yeah i am too, i cant resist it sometimes.. just gets the better of me n i have to have a slice.. especially if it is chocolate cake! haha!

Good luck with it all.. always here for support :flowerforyou:

Oh yeah i do, do they do a healthyish dish with it in? I was also thinking of the tomato pasta - but i've tried to avoid carbs after lunch.. mmm should be interesting!!!

sparklepants

Totally don't want to rub it in but I'm going to the Caribbean! 30 degrees!! Woop! It's the only thing getting me through this weather!!

Oh God, I really can't start thinking about chocolate cake now!! Haha!

Yeah I think it's like a tomato, seabass and new potato kind of thing. I know what you mean about the carbs in the evening, so hard, but makes such a difference to me.

dax58

Hey, Missed the Jan board

Started on 17th Jan on MFP once allowed to get back into the gym after breaking my ankle.

Slightly jealous of your holiday sparklepants But hope you have a fantastic time !!!!!

Im working towards a work annual day in May and a good friends wedding next year. Want to make sure i look good in a suit for the many photos that are going to be taken.

As they say, let the fun begin.

sparklepants

Thanks Dax!

Good to hear you're on the mend....good luck!!

JimJam87

Hi everyone,

My goal is to lose 4lbs this month. I only started calories on Saturday after a few months of following slimming world. I'm still going to sw classes though as I need the discipline of being weighed by someone every week and I have my 1st weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed!
Good luck to all UKers this month x

curvykatie

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mynyddisamrs

Hi to the UK .... MFP's February here we come! Let's hope we can achieve the goals.
My February goals are:- To keep within my calories - hopefully without using the exercise bonus calories!
To drink more water - yuk!
To lose 5 lb - pleeese!
To get in to those size 16 trousers that have been in and out of the "Thin" suitcase!
Not to eat when bored!
Not a lot really but enough! Here goes then...... Keep keen and be Lean!

Jackie

lorro

Hello Team UK and a big welcome to all the new people, including Col, Lauren, gemma, gixer, dax and the person with the long name which I keep forgetting Hope you all find your way over here from the January thread.

Cross Thread coversation with shoppie: OMG 8 hrs of a child crying in pain :noway: I'm suprised you have any sanity left at all! :frown: Hope all is well now.

OK surveying the scene, my weight loss efforts almost sank last month under the excesses of my social life, but still I still managed to lose 8 lbs. :bigsmile: Still lots to lose so this month I'm aiming for 10. Good luck everyone :drinker:

embr

Hi!
I missed the January board too, don't know where I've been! I'm aiming for 8lb loss this month, I'm going on holiday to the Caribbean too on the 3rd March and although won't be in a bikini any loss is better than none!

seems like everyone here is doing well, carbs are my nemesis, i think it's just almost all English food is carbs and it's winter so i crave them even more! I'm jealous, I looooove Zizzis!

lorro

Welcome, embr :flowerforyou: I love zizzi's too (sigh!).

Speaking of jealousy, are either of you caribbean bound people heading for Jamaica? I spent much of my childhood there.

embr

i'm going to St Lucia, and sorry to rub it in but i cannot WAIT to feel sunshine on my skin, whilst it's pouring with rain tomorrow I'm gonna sit on my desk daydreaming about it! haha
mmm i could so eat a zizzis pizza right about now!

kpnuts23

Good morning everyone! Day 3 of the February Team! I hope you are all doing well!? :flowerforyou:

Instead of Zizzi's i went to Pizza Express and had the Vitabella Pizza, it was sooo tasty and one of the healthiest pizza's on the list plus i didnt eat it all so i've saved on the cals woop! :drinker: Only had a Diet coke and no dessert! Luckily the guy i went with isnt into desserts so i avoided like the plage!

Embr.. im so jealous of your holiday - you lucky lucky thing!! I hope you have an amazing time! Can i come!? :laugh:

Lorro - WTG on the weight loss!! Im sure you will do fantastic this month!

I havent put on any weight, or lost any in the last week or 2.. i blame a certain someones 21st birthday - but i've got back into the swing of things pretty well and look forward to seeing thos lbs drop!!

curvykatie

Morning everyone!

well ive lost another lb this week so im on the move again lol

my goals for this month are:
lose 2lbs (at least)
keep the refined sugar out of my diet (im not craving chocolate now)
drink more water

Ive never heard of Zizzi's lol
i ate a whole pizza to myself last night :S 820cals! was still within my cals for the day though so was fine

dax58

Well goal this month is 8 - 10lbs.

Aiming for 2st loss over next 14 weeks due to having a annual company event mid May. Gives me a weekly target of 2lbs a week and i know its going to be hard to maintain over that time frame but want a good target to aim for.

So.... Watch this space

barrierfreeman

Ive never heard of Zizzi's lol

...and there was me thinking i was the only one!

Not much to report to 'group' this week. Missing chips but i am sure i will live. Managed to get out on my bike both sat/sun for a bit of off road riding. Got about 50 miles done in total. Wish i knew more accurately what the calorie burn was on that. As i know i must have earned a decent wedge of leeway on what i could eat and still have a deficit, but always end up miscalculating and feeling a bit burned out on the monday.

Anyways, aiming for a 1.5lb weekly drop this month so a slower rate than last month. I am going to increase my calorie limit to allow for the exercise i have been doing, as have been feeling a bit frazzled of late and think it is because i am not taking enough fuel on. Something i really do not want to suffer from next Friday as have my driving test! .....which i was supposed to have before xmas but it was cancelled due to the Arctic weather we had.

Right, i am off for a run......and i am actually looking forward to it!

Weird i know

sparklepants

So so SO tired today, I could just eat a whole family sized cake I'm sure of it, probably followed by giant fruit and nut bar!!!!!

I haven't been tooooo bad, ate a packet of crisps though! Grrrr.... baked, but still!!

I'm off to the hairdressers tonight, this is either really good because I wont be able to eat, or really bad because I'll get home and be starving!!!!!

A bit fat *sigh* for today I think.

mynyddisamrs

Hi everyone - :happy: Have had a good day so far... Scales were the same but hey it's early in the week!! Day out in Liverpool . Pub lunch was no problem... Cajun chicken, salad and 1/2 jkt potato. Sorry... I had salad dressing and a bit of butter on my potato. Had a black coffee for dessert and lived dangerously and had a diet coke. And it was.....boring but worth it! It was ...It was!!

Tonight I've earmarked some Vegetable soup and Ryvita, some carrot sticks, and my hot choc. drink. Well within the calories . No exercise today so I have nothing to help anyway.

I told my friend in Liverpool about MFP and what a great bunch you all are. Maybe she'll tag along too.

good luck achieving all the goals you've set for February :drinker:

Bye for now

JimJam87

Well I've stayed the bloody same this week...again, 2nd week in a row!! I'm gonna put it d0wn to switching diets half through the week as my week runs thurs-wed. Anyway, hopefully a loss next week!!

kpnuts23

Hi everyone - :happy: Have had a good day so far... Scales were the same but hey it's early in the week!! Day out in Liverpool . Pub lunch was no problem... Cajun chicken, salad and 1/2 jkt potato. Sorry... I had salad dressing and a bit of butter on my potato. Had a black coffee for dessert and lived dangerously and had a diet coke. And it was.....boring but worth it! It was ...It was!!

Weh hey! Well done for being so good.. sounds yummy anyways!!

Diet coke is my vice at the moment, if i cant have anything else.. ill have a coke.. it satisfys(sp.) the cravings!!

Kat x

kpnuts23

Good morning everyone.. Hope all is well.. nice to see you are all working so hard!!

Not much to report today... Ill be on later to give you an update :flowerforyou:

Katherine x

sdscouser

morning to all. Saw this group and thought "hey why not give it a go and join in". I have a 15 week goal to lose 20 - 25 pounds so I don't look like a beached whale on holiday (keeping the thread going we are off to Aruba:happy: :happy: ). I've been on this site since early in the new year and averaging around 2lb loss each week.

Last night I was dragged out by the wife for a meal with some friends. I must say that I even surprised myself by not going for the usual large steak with all the trimmings followed by a large dessert. I had a small salad starter and then a simple pasta dish. :happy:

Good luck to every one and i hope we all achieve our goals for February.

sparklepants

Morning all!! & Welcome sdscouser!

Oooh I love Aruba!! Good luck with the weight loss, I wish I'd started 15 weeks ago....I fly out next week!! EEK!!!!

This weekend I have decided I will try on all my holiday clothes!! VERY NERVOUS!!!!!!!

Was good yesterday but ate quite late because I was at the hairdressers til 8! Scales not moved yet...boooooo

kpnuts23

Good morning Everyone..

So.. the working week is nearly up for me.. i only have half a days work on fridays so the afternoon is always a testing time for snacking.. i hope i dont give in!! Off out tonight with the girls for a few drinks in our local town!! :drinker: woo!

Hi 'sdscouser', welcome to the group.. hope you find it a help.. :flowerforyou:

Went to the gym last night - i think i was officially in "The Zone" I was on a mission of some sort and felt amazing after i worked out.. my HR seems to be reducing so i now have to up the resistance on the machines to keep up with my fitness level which is actually pretty cool.. im running for longer without feeling like im going to drop off the running machine!! Anyone else starting to feel like this?

Ill catch up with you all a bit later...

Katherine x

DaveyGravy

Helloooo :-)

My goal this month is to lose another stone hopefully, but I really think it's asking a lot. I've kind of reached a plateau I think, but i'm hoping to break that and lose the 14lbs to achieve that goal!

kpnuts23

Helloooo :-)

My goal this month is to lose another stone hopefully, but I really think it's asking a lot. I've kind of reached a plateau I think, but i'm hoping to break that and lose the 14lbs to achieve that goal!

Hi Davey

I've got to be honest with you - i was having a little snoop on your profile (i saw you had posted on the 8,000cal post) and saw you had commented on the UK Team post.. Where is Billingham?

You have done amazingly well so far with your weight loss.. well done!! :bigsmile:

Katherine x

sdscouser

I too have started to notice the the gym is getting "easier" and I have to increase the resistance to feel like I am working out. I am working from home today and this is the hardest type of day for me. Two steps away from the kitchen

When I am at work the gym is only a 5 min walk away so the motiviation to go is not too hard to achieve but being at home I have a 10 minute drive and it is so easy to have lunch sitting in front of the TV instead of going for a work out:grumble:

dax58

hey sdscouser,

I know your pain. Working from home when i couldnt get into the office due to the snow was an absolute nightmare. It was like snack heaven.

Living by myself i operate the only buy what i need for the week policy. This means if i eat something else in the fridge then its less for another meal down the line. The only bulk items i have is porridge oats and protein powder..... Not the most interesting snack items !!!!

If you want something sweet try a low cal jelly... its something like 10 cals a bowl and i find it can stop the craving if you have some made up.

Dax

erikazj

Hi everyone,

My goal for Feb is to lose something....anything....1/2 a pound, but hopefully more. I'd also really really like to get in to a size 14 pair of jeans. I've got some size 14 tops, but the jeans...

Erika x

clairebear82

Hi Everyone,

Can I join the team? I started on here on Monday and I've lost 4lbs, which tends to be the norm in the first week when I try and diet.

The picture on the left is what I want to look like again, that was three and a bit years ago. I met my boyfriend, left home and moved home twice in that time and my partner has been ill for the last 16 months, so I'm now his carer, so I think all that has led me to putting on 3.5 stone in that time.

I just seemed to have lost all will power in those 3.5 years and keep striving to do what I did. My lifestyle is drastically different to what it was all those years ago so I have to remember that and just try and work as best I can. in fact my partner found this site and its great. I love the estimation of your weight in 5 weeks and that's a great motivator to keep going. We are both doing it in fact and I really feel that this time I am on the right track.

Its our 3 year anniversary next Sunday (yes valentines day :-) ) and we will have a nice meal but that will be a treat for us.

To the people going on holiday, have lots of fun, would love some great sun right now but glad I don't have to wear a swimsuit though!

Good luck everyone for Feb! Claire x