Team UK - seeking a revival!

Hi everyone how are you all today? I've been running my oldest to school this morn then taking my two youngest to a toddler group in a min my three year old is starting nursery from tomorrow so I'm going to have afternoons with just me and my one yr old and you guys have inspired me to buy the 30ds to do while he's there.

Other than that I seem to be on a plataux at the moment and spend my time going from 145lb-150 and back each day really got to try and get out of it.

I had the weirdest brecky this morning of porridge with a spoonfull of peanut butter I was really dissapointed it didn't taste that great lol. What have you all had?

I wait to everyone is in bed before I shred.... even the dogs and cat evacuate the room when they seem me turn it on and get out my weights !!! LOL

Breakkie this morning was Honey Nut Shredded Wheat - no milk as we had hardly any left so I let the kids have it instead !!!

So what is this 30 day shred ? is it hard to do ?

Have u previously done all of the 30 days of the 30ds ??

No, I haven't. I was about half way through level 2 then I had a week off... and then I did the crazy thing I did today haha

Its a Jillian Micheals workout DVD - go to Amazon and search 30 day shred and it should come up

It is a hard workout but the results are fab

Hi, I'm Vanessa, I'm in please! 40 years old, two grown up kids and a part-time 7 year old (partner's little girl). Part-time partner too lol as other half is in the Navy and often working away. Work full time, been on here since July and just around half way through now with the weight loss. My main aim is to have a healthy BMI but size 12 and fit wouldn't be bad either!

Part time partner - sounds perfect !!!!!! LOL - only kidding

Would love to join, need all the help I can get :happy:

Hi I'm Lydia from Aylesbury I am 35 and have 2 girls, 4 and 2. I am 6' and was 16 st /102kg at Easter. I've lost 33lbs / 14 kg since then by changing what I eat (esp portions!) And increasing exercise, most usefully with half an hour of personal training a week. My main goal is to be fit and healthy and a good example for my kids but have about half a stone to go to be a 'normal' weight. also want to reduce body fat %! Biggest nsv was buying a size 14 skirt recently having been a 16 or tight 16 for years! I know the bigger challenge for me will be maintaining..

Hi there, I am Angie. I have always been a big girl but don't want to be any longer. I lost 1 stone on my own over a year, I have lost another stone since joining MFP but am now staying the same :grumble: I need to lose another 6 stone and I am joining Slimming World this evening - I will do it, would love to join team UK please to keep my exercise on track during the winter months :happy:

Yay! I found you!! I had no idea this was here!!

Good grief!
I just saw this thread...Good call, Dotti- I was wondering how to revive Team UK cos I really miss it... Apparently you just post the wish, and the result is 7 pages of UK people in 27 hours!!! Doh

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Ros, I'm 44, live on the border of Sheffield, Barnsley and the Peak District with my husband, 3 kids (16, 15 and 9), a collie cross called Milly.
I joined MFP in Jan when I was off sick, did really well then went back to work and it all fell apart. I've spent the last 6 months falling off and getting back on the MFP wagon, but I've really got my act together now. I work part time in mental health, and I've started doing the Beck Diet solution by Judith Beck who is the daughter of the inventor of cognitive therapy, Aaron Beck. It's making all the difference, as it gets you to challenge your thoughts which lead to overeating, and that is exactly my problem. I'm also going to slimming world just to weigh in and accompany my 15 year old daughter (SW do a programme for teens based on making healthy food swaps, with no emphasis on weight loss. My daughter has a learning disability, and loves the applause she gets from the group, so I figure it's worth going for that, as I haven't been able to help her change her habits on my own). I'm mainly tracking calories on MFP, and it's more-or-less ticking the slimming world extra easy boxes too.

One of my tasks for this week is to decide on an exercise programme. Currently, I walk the dog for an hour on Mon Tues and Fri, and do a ballroom and latin class with my husband on Sunday evening at City Limits in Sheffield. For any Strictly fans, our teacher is Darren and Lilia's sister-in-law, and his identical twin brother may be taking over our class.
I love dancing, but I also think I need to do some resistance work. I think I'm probably too unfit for the 30 day Shred, plus i don't bend very easily at 15 1/2 stone...might save that for when I've lost a couple of stone! Davina is a possibility, I know I can do that...apart from the jumping jacks!

Just realised the time. Got to get on with my jobs. Good to see so many UK peeps- old friends and new :happy:

Ros x

I'm in the West Midlands (Wednesbury) need to shift my 2 year old saggy baby weight from my Stomach.

Morning every-one (well nearly mid-day)
hope every ones doing ok, went to get weighed this morning, but the scales weren't working, so going to go back next week.
think I might do some Ripped in 30 in a mo,

ETA: Name is Karen

Hi all can i join
i'm from the west midlands, i seem to have spent the last 10 years alternating between stopping smoking and losing weight, at the moment i'm not smoking and trying to lose 3 stone, a stone of that was gained this year after stopping smoking again.
i'm 42 live with my partner, boyfriend , other half ,old man (or whatever i'm calling him at the time ) we have 2 grown up kids and a 18 month old grandaughter.
i also have a lovely 7yr old gsd girlie who you can see in the pic

Hello :flowerforyou:

I'm Emmy from Cheshire. I'm 41 (and STILL find that number amusing when put in connection with me) and have two teenage sons, three whippet dogs and a cat. And a husband.

I'm on day 8 of 30 Day Shred and also take the dogs for at least a 3 mile walk every day so that's my exercise! I started C25K before Summer but then my routine disappeared over the hols, combined with the best social life/ travelling I've had in a while so I kinda put that on the back burner, but I WILL finish it one day, not least to get my money's worth out of the cheap running jacket I bought hehe.

I'm a house elf at the minute (copied that phrase from someone else on here, love it!), looking after my son who has Asperger's. I used to be a Sixth Form English teacher but gave it up when my son was diagnosed and he needed more support. I want to get back to work but am wondering whether to completely change direction and do something with dogs as they are my real passion.

My goal is 150lbs but if I get it down further I would be stunned. I never had to worry about my weight until I had kids and the poundage piled on. Before that I ate ANYTHING and I never got above a size 10. I guess my metabolism changed and I could no longer eat three donuts for lunch without it showing...this year I finally got around to doing something about it (I was definitely in some kind of weird denial over the figure on the scales.)

Hi there,

Great thread & group of people :-) Well done for reviving it.

I'm Angy, 34 years old from Alton in Hampshire. I'm only 5'2ft and hit 76 kgs a couple of years ago which was a complete disaster and the doctor told me I was obese. I guess the baby weight (I had my son in May 2006. He is 5 and such a lovely biy, very proud mummy), post natal depression and being unhappy with myself didn't help. I was very angry as I had got married in 2005 in a small size 10 dress and my weight was only 55kgs so I had to get back to it... My husband is very supportive and allows me to go out to the gym all the time which makes it easier as I have friends who don't have the support and really struggle.

I started eating better and doing running which I quickly got addicted to and gradually, I managed to get down to 57kgs last November but my Mum was very ill at the beginning of the year and it all went badly again and I regained the weight. I started being good for 3 months before our holidays in June and felt so good but fell of the wagon again in July so enough is enough, I have to do this once and for all and stick to it.

Since the begiining of September, I have lost 7lbs, 3 inches of my tum and 3 inches of my thighs by using MFP religiously and doing exercises at least 5 times a week. I am being healthy and feel so much better for it.

I have won a competition which is a photoshoot in London on Saturday and believe me, I am so determined to lose another 2/3lbs this week so spending my time doing loads in order to keep fit...

I'd love to join Team UK as all of you are what keeps me going. You inspire me to do well and knowing you are not alone is a great boost for my confidence!

Feel free to become a friend if you want :-)

xx

Hi My name is Anne, age 50! mother of 3,(22, 20, and 18 , all left home :sad: ) Live near Derby

I used to go to body pump twice a week , which i loved, pulled a muscle in June and found it hard to get back in the habit since , need Motivation, to get back to the gym.

Did get my weight down to 149 , but its crept back up to 163! ( i'm 5ft 4in)

sounds good I'm in