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Starting weight is 177.6. Don't think I will be able to find Pumpkin Pie and it would be too tempting to make a whole one just for me :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: but I promise to have a slice of something equally naughty at Thansgiving to make it fair. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Pam

"I am a little scared but we do what we gotta do. I hope you all have a great day. ". Hang in there, Robin, we are all thinking of you and sending you love and hugs! Crazycat59 - I know just what you mean. Two years ago I was happily married, had a great job, had a wonderful holiday in Virginia and then Aruba and was…

Robin, thinking of you today and hope all goes well. :smile: Pam

Sorry to see you are still down. There are lots of people who are rooting for you, so keep strong! :wink: :wink: Pam

I'm in; will post on Thursday. Like Looby 1968 I am in blighty but am proud to be an honorary American. All the best Pam :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Christy - it is so good to have an occasional day like you did. You will feel so much better and will tackle the normal regime with renewed vigour having had a bit of R & R. Robin, so sorry to read your post; will be thinking of you on Wednesday and hope all goes well. As you say, this too shall pass and I am sure…

Sounds great; its just lovely that now the cooler weather and darker evenings have arrived it's lovely to indulge in proper comfort food regardless of whether one is a vegetarian or a carnivore!!

Lushes, on top of this week's weight loss I have this morning done 25 mins brisk walking and 90 minutes gardening (including moving some paving slabs and putting up two pieces of trellis). As a reward I have made myself a cottage pie and a rice pudding for dinner tonight which will be accompanied by a gin and tonic - real…

Wow, 2lbs lost this week - what a result! Am feeling really great and looking forward to my weekend treat of a little drink (just the one!) with dinner tonight and tomorrow. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Have a great weekend everyone. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: , oh, and welcome to the other Pam…

Hey, the weekend had arrived, so tomorrow and Sunday I get to have a drink, :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Have a great one lushes and chillax if you can. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Pam

Didn't we all do well but particular congratulations to Julie Rose. Pam

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the fighting ceased in World War I. Today in my village in spite of strong winds and horizontal rain about 30 of us gathered at the War Memorial Gardens to lay wreaths and to remember the dead not just of two World Wars but all the other conflicts,…

Hi. My weight today was 177.4 which means I have lost 2.2lbs during this Challenge. I know others will have done much better but I am very grateful for such a loss. Think I have managed to fool my metabolism as for a while I have only been losing very small amounts (around 0.5lbs) so a 2lbs+ loss is GREAT!!!!:laugh:…

Yvonne, so sorry to hear about your stress, it must be a nightmare. Stay strong, my dear, this too shall pass and before you know it you will turn round and your daughter will be in her 20s, 30s or 40s!! I enjoyed my Pilates Class tonight but boy did it feel cold when I came out. I wonder if this means that we are going to…

Hi Robin. This lush is still here but have not had much to report lately. Off to Pilates class this evening with a friend - not bad for two 60+ 'gals'. We enjoy doing it, it is doing us good - we are both finding that we do have waistlines! - and we have a good laugh, which is nearly as good as a workout!! Weather here in…

Oh yes, I soooo agree!! :drinker: :drinker: Pam

Don't feel guilty; you certainly deserve one night to treat yourself after 7 weeks!! I build in an occasional treat, both as an incentive to maintain the routine for the bulk of the time and also to 'fool' my metabolism and kick start it if I have reached a plateau. You had a really great night, enjoy it for what it was…

What a fabulous weekend you must have had, Robin. Happy start to the new week, lushes. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Pam

Hi everyone. Managed to lose 0.6lbs this week; a bit disappointing as I have burnt off over 2000 cals doing exercise. Still, I will accept any loss :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Am going to have my treat tonight; I plan to have Chilli for dinner so think I may have a glass of red wine to go with it. :drinker: :drinker:…

Robin, that is fantastic; think it will be a long time before I can achieve something like that. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Christy - you are brilliant. Keep motoring fellow lushes, the weekend starts tomorrow! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :wink: :wink: :wink: Pam

Hello Crazycat. If you have been visiting this site over the past year then you will know that there are a lot of people here who will cheer you on, support you and dust you down if you slip. Just take tiny steps; set realistic goals and give yourself rewards and, if you do slip, don't beat yourself up, there is always a…

Good for you, Yvonne - you're a winner. :wink: Pam

Tex - my 'baby boy's' 40 and he has two older sisters, so how do you think that makes me feel!! However, the good side is that they take me out eating and drinking (and they pay!). Robin, hope you feel a lot better soon. Mama; I like your goal. I allow myself two treat nights at the weekend when I can have either a gin and…

Hi everyone. Good to see the new thread for this month. Robin, hope you are feeling a lot better now. fsuxo - I have definitely decided to go much more on how I feel and how my clothes feel rather than getting too hung up on the scales. They seem to yoyo so much in defiance of whether I have been good with my calories and…

Hi fellow lushes. Weighed in today and had lost just over 0.5lbs since last Saturday. Have really confused my metabolism this week - ignored calorie allowances, did practically no formal exercise AND drank my (self imposed) booze allowance for a month in one night!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:…

Weighed in today at 179.6lbs; good luck everyone. :wink:

I'm in. Will post my weight on Saturday, my weigh in day. Pam

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I was way over my calories today but felt I deserved a break Also had a coupld of glasses of red wine last night and tonight, instead of my usual gin and diet tonic. Anyway, I still feel good. Calories, booze and exercise might be off the schedule for part of this week as I am going…

Wow, am I good?!! Woke this morning just before 07.00 so got up and did 55 mins on the WiiFit including 30 mins Free Step. Then washed hair, showered and dressed. Stripped bed and put load of washing on. Walked to High Street to get my paper and was home by 09.12!! Whoooeeeeee. Am now going to 'chillax' (as the grandkids…

OK - starting weight for this round was 182lbs, today 180.2lbs. Didn't win but I'M HAPPY. Good luck to the winner!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: