Team UK - January 2010

Afternoon!! Hope you guys are both ok? So its the 5th of Jan and im full of cold... Bahh its rubbish, so i have no motivation to get down the gym.. however i've cut back the cals a LOT... its my birthday party on the 22nd Jan and i suppose im going on a bit of a crash diet.. i know i know... i shouldnt be doing it, but once the party has passed i will continue with the healthy eating/exercise... and seeing as im not exercising at the moment i dont really think its tooo bad...

Xmas was amazing, ate loads of yummy things, drank a lot of booze.. all of which i didnt log... i wonder why!!?!!! heh! How did yours go?

Its a new year, so it means a new start... and a new me... and it will be summer before i know it!!

x mwah x

Sounds like you are on a really god track. I am a bit over my healthy BMI at the mo :-( My target weight is only about 7lbs under the maxfor my height though and I have been that weight before and it is genuinely slim for me *nod* Thanks for the tip on how to change my start weight too :-)

kpnuts - were you around last year? I'm sure I remember you? Tbh I don't think there's anything too wrong with crash-dieting provided its short-term and you accept that to maintain the effects may mean a few weeks of no reslt from 'normal' dieting while your body catches up with itself.

I am doing ok so far, did a big 5 mile walk in the snow yesterday as I'm obviously not going to get to the leisure centre in this!! I might do the same tommorrow so at least I will hit my minimum 3 workouts per week goal (I swam Tues a before the snow hit).

Generally I'm still doing ok, a couple of little slips (extra slice chicken breast, extra rice cake) but fortunately nothing too major.

heya wondering if i could join up here as well....just started week ago lost 4lbss xxx

Ooh, a flurry of newbies, welcome! :-D Good luck, it will be really niceo have some more people posting in here :-)

I have my first weigh-in tomorrow, I'm sooo nervous! I have been really good today, I walked 5 miles in the snow and spent 2 hours shovelling snow *faint* I have had some nice food, but all good (Tsco lamb light choices moussaka, boots shapers stuff)

Good luck everyone!

Hi,

Can I join too?!

I also have started drinking black coffee even tho I said I never would!

Needs must eh'!

Sam

im also 12 days without a cig or a drink! sooooo proud of my self lol xx

Hello, good to have a UK team going again.

Christmas was a bit difficult putting on 5 lbs!! Now back down to 168lb and still the same target - 140 (I think will need to check!! lol)

WOW! Its so lovely to see so many new as well as old faces back on the Team UK group!! Its nice to know that you are out there... in the snow!! :-D

Im having trouble with the exercising at the moment, partly due to my chesty cough/blocked nose and of course... that SNOW!! Its pretty amazing to be fair.. and as i type it is coming down thick and fast again in Guildford! Its good in a way because it means i wont venture out into town tonight with the girls for another drinking session!! = Fewer Cals!!!

So what have you all given up for New Years??? And how are you finding it?

I haven't had Chocolate, Cake, Biscuits, Crisps or any sort of snacky things along those lines for 6 days now... I started when i went back to work on monday!! :-D couldnt quite give those things up straight after New Years.. especially when hungover and craving carbs and sugar! :-D
My motivation is my 21st Birthday in exactly 2 weeks! Im soo excited! I met up with the party planner yesterday to go over the final arrangements ect, i felt like i should have had an MTV crew following me round making a programme called "My Super Sweet 21st"!!!!!!!!
After that.. who knows.. i might be able to do it for a little bit longer?

This is a first for me logging on the weekend.. im pretty proud of myself!!

Hope your all ok... and Welcome Newbies!!

x Katherine x

Well I've lost the 6 pounds I put on when I stopped using MFP and it's only taken me a week! :bigsmile: I thought it would take me ages.

Shoppie I have the Tesco light choices lamb mousssaka in my fridge too - a bargain at around 250 cals. Well done on shedding 6 pounds in a week. Isn't it a GREAT feeling?

Sam you have more willpower than I in being able to stick to a weekly weigh in - my scales are in my bathroom and I can't resist hopping on and off them daily, just to see how things are going. I have certain times when I snack too. Tried cutting them out all together but eventually ended up doing a combination - eliminating some, replacing others with healthier alternatives and keeping a few but planning for them.

Katherine your party sounds like it's going to be fun - tell us what you have planned

Good morning everyone!

Hope you are all ok, got into work alright? I did.. just about... There was a pretty bad accident that happened on the opposite side of the road to me.. shocked!
Im hoping this snow goes now... I've had enough of not being able to do much..

Going to try and go to the gym tonight! Even if im not feeling 100% im going to take it easy.. (not being able to taste things has also helped, i dont really crave sugary things atm, or add extra flavouring to my food, so im cutting back on the cals..)

Weekened was pretty un-eventful.. but still good!

Well... Lorro + Sugarmummy... I've booked a place thats near to where i live in guildford, they have a huge function room at the back, going to have about 80 people there, disco, food and drinks to celebrate! I've got a new dress for it which i cant wait to wear... its a size 10 so its a bit of a squeeze.. im just hoping a couple of weeks down the gym toning up should do the trick!!:laugh:

x katherine x

Good evening, another new UK user here. Came to the the site via the iPhone app and thought it would be rude not to say hello to my fellow UK peoples.

So hello

Hi Lorro... Dont worry, i have already promised SugarMummy that i will post some piccies up on here!!

Im doing well on the old food situation atm.. cals are still low.. oops.. BUT its only for a little while longer.. then i can have my birthday cake.. and eat it!!! :laugh: :laugh:

How is everyone doing on the 2nd week in?

Another snowed in day for me today so i havent made it to the gym.. just walked to my friends for a bit of exercise... :drinker:

Going round to a friends now.. PRETTY NEAR YOURS JAMES.. In Merrow.. Except im gonna be lazy n drive! ha.. Too dark and cold now!

Speak to you all tomorrow x Mwha x

Welcome mrsberry and barrierfreeman!

Sorry to go so missing - lorro came to find me thanks for thinking of me :flowerforyou:

Work has been absolutely frenetic this week - I work in HR and we have been announcing redundancies so working very long hours :sick: Have been a bit naughty foodwise :blushing: though mainly eating more eg a second low fat yogurt rather than actually naughty things (though I did eat an M&S rocky road yesterday :ohwell: Man did it taste good! :laugh: )

Anyway, weighed in today and lost a pound anyway - probably cos have been exercising hard (its my main means of coping with stress after food). Think I was lucky, am going to try to be more restrained this week :happy: