Team UK - July 2010

I'm back after eating back more than a stone. To be fair I don't look much different but the jeans are getting tight.

I've always blamed my job which involves sitting down for 9 hours a day, so the good news is I start my new job on the 26th of this months which involves being on my feet all day everyday meaning i will be burning and earning oh yes!!! Kinda excited for that, it was one of the reasons i went for the job.

My goal for this month is to get back as close to 12st 6 as I can. when I weighed at the beginning I was 12st 13 grrr!!!
Lets see what happens. Im knida guessing the new job will actually require me to burn energy so I can eat more yay!!!

and hello to everyone too. especially James and Katherine, the only two I rmemeber from a while back.
woop woop! with the weight loss
Ben

good to have you back pal. I've been away for to long too.

This group has picked up a bit since it was just me you and katherine lol

*bump* will post later x

I hate my job sometimes! We had to taste for the new hospital menu today... god knows how to count that... and it wasn't even good food, disgusting re-heated crap :ohwell: at least it wasn't high energy supplements for once! haha

On the plus side, my new job is literally walking all day coz the hospital is huge and also the dietitian office is far from the hospital so hopefully it will even out

that's all you want. lol
don't even track it no need to worry it aint like your be tasting everyday is it.
Good news with all the walking though so that will help out alot.

Im going to be graduating with a 1st class degree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant news Katie!

Woke up to some good news this morning. Friday is weigh in day and I needed one pound to hit my first target one week ahead of schedule, I actually lost 3 to take me to 201 pounds and 12 off in 4 weeks!! Chuffed to bits with that one.

Celebrated by getting my backside out of the house at 4:30am and ran the 7.79 miles to work. I am determined now to get 2lbs off this week and to dip under the 200 mark before next weeks big race.

Have a great weekend all.

Hello from Brighton!! Last month went terrible for me... i just ate and ate and did very little exercise. This month is going to be better! The sun is shining so no excuse to get outside. My weakness is wine and chocolate!! Anyone else have this weakness? Goal this month is to reach my half way point 5.2kg and to start the 30 day shred again. :bigsmile:


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Hi,

Well going on holiday in August so really want to make July a successful month

Hope to lose at least half a stone if possible.

Staying positive, I know we can all do great this month

Wine is my complete downfall. No question!

Rosemary Conley - a friend of mine did it and was very succesful, lost several stone and has kept it off. She's been in a lot of the wpomen's magazines recently with before and after pics. I can't remember exactly what is involved, but I think it is a low fat, calorie controlled plan with a weekly weigh in. If you want to know more I can ask her about it. She's always happy to tell people about it.

Have great weekends everyone xxx

Thanks James, I did end up counting it as 50g chocolate pudding... I had about 5-6 teaspoons of different things, the worst (calorie wise) being the choc pudding so yeah haha but I agree, normally I wouldn't count it, I just did coz I had leftover calories... my mind works so backwards sometimes!

Congrats Katie!!

We just had a delicious dinner We got a tesco caesar salad and had it with some prawns and garlic ciabatta.... yum! and still less than 500 cals

Loving that it's the weekend... I hope it's cooler next week, the hospital doesn't have airconditioning and it's the worst!!

Someone asked about Rosemary Conley further up the board?......

I've done Rosemary Conley before and have just rejoined it this week. It's more about portion control than calorie counting. Obviously by controlling the portions it controls the calories too :happy: but you can get the portion pots from the class (or online www.rosemaryconely.com) and its easier than having to weigh stuff out. You don't have to portion control everything as veg and salad and things are usually unlimited. It also promotes eating Low GI foods to keep you fuller for longer.
You start off on the Fat Attack fortnight which is 1200 cals per day then move to around 1500 until you hit target weight when you can increase further. It is quite strict but it gives you that boost to carry on - I usually lose around 3-4lbs in the first week alone! Its also different to a typical Slimming Class as you get an hour and a half which consists of 45 minutes diet and 45 minutes fitness class, ususally aerobics or such like.
I really enjoy it - it does show you how to change your eating habits (even just swapping high fat treats for similar but much lower fat). It also incorporates a 5% fat rule. i.e look for foods that have no more than 5g of fat per 100g.

I kept my weight off for well over a year but then started to comfort eat again throughout winter and knew I was eating too much as I was serving myself and my hubby the same portions and he is almost twice my bodyweight!! I decided to rejoin to give me the focus I need to lose my 10-12lbs quickly (pending holiday in August!!).

Give it a go, you might enjoy it. If you need any support please add me as a friend and I would be happy to swap recipe tips etc!!

Good Luck xx

Hey folks, how's it going? I'm Geoff from Wirral, been on here about 2 months and nearly on my 1 stone loss. Wobbled a bit recently otherwise I definitely would have hit it by now. Please feel free to add me as a friend on here - I'll always respond to messages and throw out advice when i can.

Morning to all Team UK

what a nice weekend we are having with this weather, hope it lasts all through the summer.

i done a 10 mile race last night with our running club, i thought that with the weather being so hot it was going to be uncomfortable to run in, but it wasnt it was just right.

I managed to do a sub 1hr 30m (1h 29m 42sec) which this is my best ever, so i was really pleased with this:happy: :happy: .

After the run we all stuffed ourselves on a BBQ, and i was literally stuffed :ohwell: , after only 2 burgers and some salad, i had stomach ache :explode:, dont know whether this was down to eating the 2 burgers and normally would only eat 1, but as i hadnt eaten since lunch time i thought would be okay and it was 8.00pm.

Feel better today after a good nights sleep and having taken the good old Rennies :happy: .

have a good sunday everybody. :flowerforyou:

Well my new heart rate monitor finally arrived, so I can see just how the kettlebell works on calories burned! Mainly as I cant seem to work out how to log them any other way! BUT I have to say that I am behind on my personal challenge so need to step it up and get swinging lol!

How is every one else doing on the exercise?

Hey folks, how's it going? I'm Geoff from Wirral, been on here about 2 months and nearly on my 1 stone loss. Wobbled a bit recently otherwise I definitely would have hit it by now. Please feel free to add me as a friend on here - I'll always respond to messages and throw out advice when i can.

Hi there Geoff.

Welcome, I am originally from the other side of the river.
Steve

Morning to all Team UK

what a nice weekend we are having with this weather, hope it lasts all through the summer.

i done a 10 mile race last night with our running club, i thought that with the weather being so hot it was going to be uncomfortable to run in, but it wasnt it was just right.

I managed to do a sub 1hr 30m (1h 29m 42sec) which this is my best ever, so i was really pleased with this:happy: :happy: .

After the run we all stuffed ourselves on a BBQ, and i was literally stuffed :ohwell: , after only 2 burgers and some salad, i had stomach ache :explode:, dont know whether this was down to eating the 2 burgers and normally would only eat 1, but as i hadnt eaten since lunch time i thought would be okay and it was 8.00pm.

Feel better today after a good nights sleep and having taken the good old Rennies :happy: .

have a good sunday everybody. :flowerforyou:

Nice one Wendy, sub 9mm for 10 miles is a damn good pace. I always stuggle with eating after long runs and I really have to force calories down me sometimes, it is important that you get them down you though. It is the following days that I struggle when my body is craving high calorie foods. I have two long runs next weekend in Scotland (60+ miles over Sat and Sun) and I will burn the best part of 10,000 cals over the two days. It is not unusual for me to consume that and more plus my usual daily intake over the following few days though.