Team UK - March 2011

Happy March Everyone,

Despite having a bad cold iv been really motivated this week and have done loads of exercise, can't wait for saturday's weigh in!

Also hoping the weather is good this wkend as I want to tackle my major over grown garden. I want to be able to relax in my new garden with a new body by July and for the 1st time ever not be embarrassed to sun bathe.

Good morning everyone, hello from Dublin (I'm the cheater on this thread with not really being from the UK)

Bloody freezing here as well and a thick fog. Hopefully it will burn off soon, like it did yesterday. I was in your lovely coun try just yesterday, for work, and it was glorious weather in Harwich.

Lost another pound this morning on the scales, so am very pleased. I really feel so, so motivated.

The only thing that freaks me out a little bit, is the amount of money I'm going to have to be spending soon. I've lost nearly two clothes sizes (14/16 to nearly 12) and my clothes are literally hanging off me, I'm a bag lady at the moment, very unflattering. I haven't been this size for as long as I can remember so I literally have NOTHING in the correct size. Even my bras and knickers are too big now. Obviously I'm delighted, but to be frank, the Irish recession has hit our family big time as well, so how will I afford a new wardrobe? And what if I even drop another dress size (not really planning on that, but you never know)?

I can't believe I'm actually moaning about this, but when I looked in the mirror last night and saw even my tits swimming in my bra (sorry if tmi), I realised that there's nothing left that fits me properly anymore.

Wow hello all the newcomers! I'd love to get into size 12 clothes and I'm hoping when I reach my goal of 167 lbs and/or 24% bf I'll be there.

I was lucky enough to be working outside today. I've been weeding a large gravel driveway. Its been back breaking but satisfying with it all looking so nice, that is until the owner came home in her large 4 x 4 and made tracks in it :frown:

Another gardening job tomorrow, then hopefull spend some time doing mine in the afternoon. Shame I can't log all this as exercise and I've already taken it into account :sad:

I'm experimenting at the moment and put my calories up, as I've plateaued. I think I may not be eating enough. The only reason I say that is because I've had a really bad couple of weeks where each day was between 600 - 1000 cals over and my weight still stayed the same and my bodyfat %. It actually hasn't moved since 11th Feb.

So I'll let you know.

Anyone else had this problem?

Evening all,

Everyone is doing so well!!! Loving the UK thread!!!

I'm hopefully going to hit 1 stone weight loss on weigh day tomorrow......... measured a few vital statistics a couple of weeks ago for a bad week when i don't lose!!!

Which I had measured body fat before starting!!
:flowerforyou:

I'm so happy had my 1st loss this week for a while. Only a pound but i'm proud of it!

hello everyone!

good week for me! 2lbs off, now 9st 2lbs! my goal is 9st but now i might aim for 8st 12lbs.

hope everyone had a good week

Just found this thread - Hi all Last week was the first in ages where I didn't lose much Feel a bit worried, especially as I'm going on holiday for 3 weeks from Friday - don't want to mess up all my hard work now .....

Hi everyone just checking in to say hi from the sunny south coast! love this site and have been browsing for a while - thought id start tracking and have done really well this week with my food - exercise was a bit crud as ive had a chest infection but cant wait to get started on the Wii fit again soon. Am really excited to be joining you all on my journey - hoping to look halfway decent for a festival/my wedding anniversary we are going to in the summer. Love reading about how well everyone is doing on here. Husband decided he wanted a takeaway tonight- i didnt want to say no ( and be a diet bore) so just had a chicken kebab with no chips/sauce etc was quite yummy - hope the calorie count on the site is not way off though!! Saved calories for a couple of glasses of wine on friday night but ended up not having them - still its nice to know you can be pretty much normal and healthy and still have a treat now and again. I'm saving £6 per week for every week I track on MFP (my weightwatchers fees) lol so hopefully by the winter I shall have a nice pot of money to buy some lovely new clothes yay!!

Does anyone else find the cold makes them REALLY hungry?

I do and I work outside in the cold. For the winter I increased my calories on those days. When its hot I tend to lose my appetite maybe its because I drink more water.

smileylittleorange, I'm on the SouthCoast (Portsmouth) where are you? Buddy me if you like and anyone else who wants some support. :happy:

Welcome all the other new comers.

Maria thats an awesome weightloss for this week congratulations!

Ha how funny and i was overjoyed to find UK peeps! i'm in Havant :-) love living down here especially summer sundays at the bandstand and nice long walks from Southsea to Gunwharf and back (shopping along the way lol) will try to figure out the buddy thing !

Hello all

Fellow southerner here.

Isn't it great how the sun shines for 2 days in a row and positivity shines with it. I've already been for 2 really nice long walks. Looking forward to the weather getting warmer, so that I can enjoy the outdoors while burning calories.

I lost a pound yesterday (after a trip to Belfast last weekend, with a relaxed attitude to booze and food). So I'm already feeling good for the rest of March.

Hope everyone meets the goals they've set themselves. I think its going to be a good month.

aaarrrggghhh weigh in day tomorrow - not looking forward to it

Isn't it great how the sun shines for 2 days in a row and positivity shines with it. I've already been for 2 really nice long walks. Looking forward to the weather getting warmer, so that I can enjoy the outdoors while burning calories.

The weather has been my single best motivator to date. I really enjoy the walks. Got a nice App on my iPhone to track the walks and it's great fun competing against myself (seriously, 3 months ago I would be laughing in your face if you'd say something like this to me).

I'm going to buy new scales today, proper ones. I'm looking forward to it, lol, how sad!

Welcome to all the lovely new faces. :flowerforyou: :drinker:

Just weighed again this morning (thinking yesterdays scores on the doors were a bit "mean" for all the training I had done... a smidgeon below maintenance??!! :noway: ).

Thinking I was doomed to be pre-menstrual forever, I weighed this morning after late arrival of TOTM, and actually down 0.6lb from last week's 145 to 144.4, so just over half a pound. Together with the extra inch off my waist I'll take it.

Fingers crossed for jolly good weigh-ins allround. :drinker: