Team UK - January 2011!

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this and found a UK thread when searching
I was doing SW at the end of last year but have decided to do healthy eating/calorie counting instead as it seems to shift the weight faster (although I've been struggling since Christmas!!)
Anyway, about me...I'm from Blackburn in Lancashire, live with my boyfriend of 8 years and our 2 jack russells and I LOVE LOVE LOVE football and have a season ticket at Blackburn Rovers

I feel soooo pleased with myself. I survived the London trip (with 2 meals out) and stuck to my WW points & came in under my calories.:bigsmile:

If I dont show a good loss when I weigh in on Wed I'm going to be very dis-chuffed!

We did loads of walking, thanks to most of the tube being shut for repairs. And the in-laws had a good time, the weekend was their X-mas prezzie from us.

Oh well done Jain!
I think we northern numpties need you on our side....

And welcome too, Jim Jam

I know it is a bit quiet - I need a distraction from work so would like some posts please!!

I'm feeling a bit blergh today - went to the gym Monday and Tuesday and just dont feel like its getting any easier. Been doing it for 3 weeks (2 routines, A and B, which I alternate) and I thought I might be able to see some progress/improvement now. Hmmmm.

Also saw my PT whilst I was there and he said we're going to measure my body fat % on Monday (when I next see him) so I'm going to be stressing about that until then!

Hope you're all ok xxx

Morning all! Hope everyone is well!

I've had the week from hell (and we're only half way through) work-wise, but my week has been brightened somewhat by my sister announcing the date for her wedding!!

I got dragged along to a bridal shop on Monday to help her on her search for the perfect dress and we found it!!! It's beautiful and she looks gorgeous in it! We also managed to find the perfect bridesmaids dress

Needless to say, our household is now a bit mental! Everyone (except daddy) is on a diet, and just as someone is coming in from a walk, someone else is going out for one! Laurie, the bride, had a baby in July and her weight has increased fairly rapidly since, so she hopes to lose around 4 stones before the wedding. Lynz, my other sis, wants to lose a stone and get a boob job and my mum has 4-5 stone to shift!

So for the next 7 months, it's going to continue to be mental!

Anyways, I gotta go.... hen party to organise :laugh:

New boobs - yes please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:happy: Leapt on the scales today and once again they've not shifted so I'm officially going to weigh-in again tomorrow and send Rosy that weight..... just hope its not a gain LOL! I haven't been to a wedding for ages, but we have 2 coming up in 2012. Watched the Biggest Loser last night, I'm glad they don't drag it out like the American version where they have adverts every ten minutes. I'd love to have those trainers for a couple of months.

Good luck with the fat measuring Irns

Had to get my ex hubby to babysit tonight while I went out to a circuit class. Came home and he'd taken over the kitchen and cooked himself a huge plate of burgers and chips. Is was just downright cruel for me to come through the door and look at that while I was starving hungry. Pleased to say though I didn't so much as steal a chip (I'd have had to fight him for it anyway) and stuck to my chicken, cous cous and veggies.

Think the site was playing up last night, because I posted on here and its not arrived. But I just said how much Rosys post made me LOL about the Trainers and Angies admiration of the contestants chucking up and coming back to continue!!!!

I'm just bracing myself to Shred this morning, ache all over but know once I've warmed up I'll be ok.

Hello Team UK

I've recently discovered this site and am slowly learning my way round, just found this thread

I'm UK based, so hope I can join you all.

Having a reasonably good month so far. I'm aiming to lose 3 stone by mid April, enter my first 5k race in June and losr 5 stone by then end of the year.

Ellie x

Hi everyone

Well i weighed in yesterday and discovered that i have put on 2lbs in the last week!! EEK!! :blushing: I must hasten to add that it was my birthday and i have had THREE birthday cakes bought for me this year!! I must stress that i didn't eat them all myself and obviously shared them out! So it was probably down to all that cake, plus wine every night since last Weds as it was "almost" my birthday, then going out and drinking vodka and lemonade all night on Saturday. My diet has pretty much gone to pot! However, when i weighed myself this morning (i know, but i cant help but weigh myself daily!) i'd lost 1lb again so i am hoping i can get rid of the excess pound (plus more!) by weigh in next Wednesday.

:bigsmile:

Hello resh! Welcome on board! Good luck with your journey!

Welcome Resh

Have to share a pretty fantastic find with you all! Have you heard of Nakd bars? They're fab! They come in loads of different flavours (my fav at the moment is cocoa orange) and they are completely natural - made out of fruit, nuts, dates and thats normally it! Calorie wise they are around 120 - 150 depending on the flavour, but in my opinion they are good calories and the chocolate ones do taste of chocolate!

I found mine at Watirose but apparently Healthfood places sell them too - I highly recommend giving them a go

xxx

Hello

I discovered this thread from the Anyone from UK thread.

I am Mel from the Channel Islands. I am trying to lose my last few pounds. Finding its much harder to lose the final few than it was to lose the initial 40.

Irns well done for putting your foot down over eating out. I gave up sugar 10 years ago as it triggers binges (but am slowly adding it back where I feel safe) so everyone knows I don't do iced cakes. One year, my friends gave me a huge melon scooped out and filled with raspberries, strawberries and blueberries and then a jug of double cream !!!!!!!!!!!! I was really touched.

Nakd bars, I'll have to look out for those, thanks.

That is the cutest present ever I love it!! I'm fearing the mountain of cake that comes my way. One of my friends (who I love dearly) bakes us all a MASSIVE cake for our birthdays - seriously its huge - but never touches it because "she doesnt eat cake" - she's an enabler I tell you!

xxx