Team UK - April 2010

Hello UK people! Just thought I'd check in and see how you were all getting on with your long weekend.

I had a bit of unplanned drinking on Thursday night. A friend of mine was leaving work, and I was going out for one...you know how it goes! :drinker:

So, last night was my friend's 30th and I didn't do too badly, kept the drink within my calories, had a bit of a dance etc....then came the 1am kebab. I did have a chicken sish, so grilled and no sauces, but it wasn't in the plan. :blushing: :noway: So, now I'm off to the gym to try and make up for it, and a bit of gardening this afternoon.

Tomorrow is going to be the big challenge, but I'm going to try and be semi good. Treat myself but try and mostly behave - however I was talking to some of my friends last night and we decided that it was ok to do these things once in a while, you just can't do them every week.

Hope you're all OK, and having a good weekend so far.

Erika x

Hi All
Weekends are my downfall, and with my son at his dads the temptation to pick is greater. The support and encouragement here, however, helps greatly.

So many encouraging tales of, not just getting the weight off, but the slip-ups, the family pressures. It makes it so much easier to cope knowing its not a failure to slip up.

I've had a very encouraging 3 months, losing 3 stone, but I know I still need to change my eating habits as I still pig out - even if its on 'good' things, such as grapes or satsumas! Too much is bad for my blood sugar, but I can't stop at one satsuma or a few grapes.

If I close my eyes Easter will have passed and with it the choc temptations :mad:
Mandy

Keep up the good work, and in your quests for fitness and good health.

Hello,

Does anyone ever go to the Exmouth Seafront Beach or The Crossing at Abbey Road? If you do, send me a message when you'll plan to be there and then wave at the camera. I'll say "Hi" Back.

at last found you uk lot and tagged....

Hey everyone!

Happy Easter Monday! :flowerforyou: Man oh man, I haven´t done as badly as perhaps other Easter´s but I went out last night, didn´t drink much at all but it all adds up...was over by about 350 cals...today I´ve eaten half of my galaxy easter egg, 500 cals :noway: :noway: :noway:

Need to go for a jog today but feeling very :sick: I´m going to make myself go though and hopefully eat something ridiculously healthy for tea! Watch this space! Back to work tomorrow...where DID the weekend go!!!!

Have a great day!

Mimi

One hell of a weekend that has just finished today. Can't believe how much I enjoyed eating and drinking crap. Nando's all the way. Ive had so much piri piri chicken its just not funny.
Starting tomorrow its back to good old tuna baked potatoes and salads. I really am looking forward to it.

Oh and thanks for the comments Lady C. bring on the summer, the beach, the sun and the sea Its about time.
Two months till I go to France.

At last Easter is over.. And all the chocolate in the house has gone :happy: :laugh: :happy:

Now I have two weeks before my next break, off to Spain for a long weekend, so I would like to lose at least 4 pounds before then.

Katherine good for you girl. Now it's time to focus on you!!:flowerforyou:

I hope everyone has had a good break and we are all ready for a bit of hard work over the next few weeks to get back on track for our goals.

Later!!!!

Hey everyone, sounds like you all had great weekends...if only we could have a four day weekend every week!

Sunday as feared was pretty disastrous for a number of reasons. Lunch at Dad's was great (not for the diet). Homemade bread, salami, cheese....lovely....followed by pudding AND cake. All washed down with a couple of largeish glasses of vino. When we got to Mum's she proceeded to get the bubbly out...I lost count :drinker: :blushing: :noway: For dinner we had prawns baked in cream for a starter, followed by chicken in a tarragon sauce with pasta and salad, and then fruit salad AND cake. I have to say I only got half way through the chicken as my stomach threw a wobbly and I then spent a good couple of hours in the bathroom....you do NOT want to know!!!! :ohwell: Turns out I can't take that much food anymore. A good thing I suppose, but it was learning the hard horrible way. I then proceeded to get the hangover from hell before we even got in the car to go home. I must be getting old. :noway: :laugh: I ended up eating the fruit salad and cake yesterday...you know how mum's are, they have to send you home with a load of food. I also gathered four easter eggs, and various other chocolately treats. I will have to ration these! :bigsmile:

Anyway, back on the wagon today. I don't have anything super bad to deal with until the 17th so let's hope I can lose a bit between now and then.

Katherine - glad to hear that you are ok. Here's to a fresh start.


Erika x

Hiya

Hope you all had a good easter. I had the kids down from Norwich with me from Wednesday night, took them back yesterday, and now feeling a bit low as miss them loads

Was quite good whilst they were there, did have more snacks than i normally would and had popcorn when I took them too see Nanny Mc Phee 2, which was brilliant and then pizza hut after, but we had fun so i don't care lol.

Am off to Belfast tom for work, never been to Ireland so looking forward to that staying in a right posh hotel so will go swimming and might treat myself to the spa.

Have a good week

Paul

Goodmorning everybody

Hope you all are well, I see alot you couldn't take the temptation of chocolate.
Oh well your all back on here on the Tuesday so i'll wont give you to much stick. Listern to me being judgemental, it's all in jest i hope u know.

I didn't eat any chocolate at all so go me, i did have a night out Saturday though but i see that as a reward for the half a stone i lost.

Anyway alot more hard work before Saturdays weigh in. hopefully back in the 150's whoop whoop

Chat laters

James

Katherine,

I know I was very proud of my willpower, didn't even know there was any deep down haha. But I have come back into the office today and the guys in accounts have a mountain of easter eggs that they haven't eaten yet, and they look so good. Luckily they aren't mine so I can't even eat them, and to top it off the guy next to me is eating MCDONALDS!!

Anyway I have eaten my low fat low carb brown breaded ham sandwich and a banana. I have also come up with the idea of bringing it ALL my own lunch and leaving my bank card at home with only a few quid in my purse so I can't go out and spend un-necessary money on mainly food!!!

11 weeks till my holiday - SHAPE UP SHAPE UP!!

Love Tanya xxxx:flowerforyou:

Yes I completely agree Ben,

I work in the heart of Covent Garden, just a walk away from Leicester Square, Holborn, Piccidilly, and it is FULL of shops and lush restaurants! Leaving my card at home is the best idea, I will still bring enough food for me to eat during the day without starving, but it will also help me save a great deal of money

Have a good evening!
Tanya

Thanks for such a nice welcome from some of the UK'ers on here who have already been in touch, it seems a great site.

I did introduce myself on the general introduction board yesterday, so would like to say hello properly on the UK board, and hopefully give and receive some inspiration over the coming months as I get on the road to losing 1 1/2 stone.

Three years ago, after being overweight most of my adult life, I realised I must do something to protect my future health.

In December 2006 with Christmas coming up I was just under 20 stone and knew if I didn't so something at that time I would go over 20 stone for the first time in my life as I normally put at least 1/2 stone on over a Christmas period.

I went on the Slimfast diet, at that time I didn't know what else could work for me !!!. Well, in my first month I lost 1 stone, but knew Slimfast wasn't the answer as I liked my food too much.

I searched the internet to see if I could find something to check the calories of my own cooked food, and stumbled across a site similar to this one, but not as good as this one as it cost money ( so well done to myfitnesspal for making this great site free ).

Well, I was gobsmaked to learn that my portions had been way to large, especially pasta and rice, which i always thought were healthy.

So, for the rest of 2007 I logged my food and started to exercise, religiously. I started off just walking a few times per week. In a short space of time after losing a little more weight I got my bike out again, it had been laid up in the garage for about 10 years. By the end of that year i was taking part in 60 mile charity rides.

To anyone just starting from scratch, in finding a site like this, it will be your saviour............, over that year of logging and increasing exercise I lost nearly 7 stone, and maintained the loss fully for a good six months.

Unfortunately, a couple of stressful life events over the past 12 months have caused me to go off course a little and I have regained 1 1/2 stone, hence the reason I am here, as I know this system will work.

For some inspiration to anyone else just starting, or part way through, here is my before and after pictures from a couple of years ago:-

Before - Dec 2006 ( 19st 6 lbs ):-



After - Dec 2007 ( 12 st 7 lbs ):-



Just glad I have got my head back into it again before i put too much back on, and look forward to being around this place and like minded people which was a great help last time.

See you around on here.

Regards

Paul