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  1. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    I know I know - or I could always hire a marquee and WEAR IT??
  2. Mrs Pink

    OH MY GOD!!!! My 100 day photo!!!! WOW!!!

    Well done - great legs!! Think how FAB you are going to look in skinny jeans with legs like that up to your armpits!!! Keep going - you will be like a supermodel once you're at goal! Go on the Tall Galls!!!
  3. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Makes me 37 as well!! What a hunk I married:D No weigh in this week - going next week instead - am not being very "pure" at the moment!
  4. Mrs Pink

    first weigh in

    Good on ya, Ron! Keep it up.
  5. Mrs Pink

    Its Official - I HAVE reached target!

    FANTASTIC! Well done, you. Enjoy your new slim bod!
  6. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Dolly Parton Bruce Springsteen
  7. Mrs Pink

    a weight loss query

    I think a minimum of a stone a month if SS?
  8. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Meatloaf Otis Redding
  9. Mrs Pink

    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    What other books are on your reading list, RD?
  10. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Meatloaf Frankie Goes to Hollywood (blast from the past!)
  11. Mrs Pink

    I've had a sodding 'nuff

    Hey Wobbly I am wondering what you meant about snide comments in group in your original post? I wonder if thats why you are so fed up with it? Sorry you feel like that anyway- if the feeling persists maybe you should try Atkins for a while.... I lost 3 stone on it in 5 months, eating LOADS...
  12. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    :DAh and there was me trying to raise the tone! Luther vandross Barry Manilow
  13. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Arctic Monkeys Mozart
  14. Mrs Pink

    How do you know and what do you do................

    Why not go and speak to your GP? Depression has many different symptoms for different people... Hope you get better soon
  15. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Thanks I did have a nice birthday! Bad Mother that I am , I told DS I was going to work, dumped him at the childminder then hotfooted it to the health club where I spent the afternoon pampering myself! :) Got a smoothie maker as a present - its FAB! What a difference it makes to the shakes -...
  16. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Carpenters Cat Stevens
  17. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    cardboard
  18. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    hop
  19. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Def Leppard Rush
  20. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Oh Mich dont say it in stones it makes it sound worse! But yep, aiming for August. WI tonight -4lbs off this week - well 6 days actually because got weighed a day early. Off to update ticker- what a palaver! 25lb in 4 weeks - if only it was possible to keep that rate up!! It's my birthday...
  21. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Yazoo Al Green
  22. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Fine fine - wishing time would pass so it was OVER tbh! Well done on the walking. Off for a schmooze round the arcade .....
  23. Mrs Pink

    WOW Love this Diet

    Great to hear that Dutch - I hope I'll be feeling the same in a few months! Congratulations.
  24. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hiya Mich Well done on surviving the first 2 days - after tomorrow it'll be plain sailing! (IT WILL!) How are you managing with the water?
  25. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Lulu Lemar
  26. Mrs Pink

    MEN!!! cant live with 'em... you know the rest!

    Hear, hear!!:D Mrs Depp no way am I letting my DH see your comments - he's want to marry YOU instead!:eek: Far too nice and reasonable IMHO!:rolleyes:
  27. Mrs Pink

    PORRIDGE

    Don't get too excited Bigley :)!- for every magician like RD who manages to make, it there are half a dozen of us who always end up with inedible slimy snot :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
  28. Mrs Pink

    Clothes for Motivation? Show us your pics!

    My husbands sister had one of 11lb 5!!! He(DH) is one of twins - he AND his brother were EACH 7lbs 4!!!! Imagine - over a stone of BABY! And his mum was only wee..... about size 10, 5'3 .... :eek::eek:
  29. Mrs Pink

    Clothes for Motivation? Show us your pics!

    WOW! I LOVE that !!!! I want one too!!! Thanks for the link
  30. Mrs Pink

    PORRIDGE

    Yes we do, RD! And you're the very person to write it! :D:D
  31. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Corrs The Pogues
  32. Mrs Pink

    Bread - tummy gone down

    Bread does that to me too! Feel so much better without it ....
  33. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Eagles Fleetwood Mac
  34. Mrs Pink

    My Weigh In last night

    Fantastic loss well done! x
  35. Mrs Pink

    5th Week Weigh In :)

    Well done Katie and BL!
  36. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    style council rush
  37. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Fine Young Cannibals UB40
  38. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    radiohead belle and sebastian
  39. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    grass
  40. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Tom Jones Ben Harper and the funlovin criminals
  41. Mrs Pink

    PORRIDGE

    AHA! Incredible - knew you wouldnt be able to resist !!! PMSL
  42. Mrs Pink

    PORRIDGE

    Just a test to see how many milliseconds it takes RD to open this thread.... RD you have porridge on the BRAIN!! :D (I am just jealous coz I cant manage to make it)
  43. Mrs Pink

    husks

    RD I am going to start calling you "THE PORRIDGE MESSIAH"!!! Do you have shares in the company? lololol
  44. Mrs Pink

    Curry powder is it friend or foe

    I use tabasco and curry powder and black pepper with no problems so everyone must be different I guess .....
  45. Mrs Pink

    nits!

    Thanks guys! Glad I am not alone! Will try the tea tree and will look for Delacet... think I'll give the mayo a miss, Pandora, it would make me hungry! I am still itching .....
  46. Mrs Pink

    nits!

    Mine is curly too... and v long... was blonde yesterday then went red and God alone knows what it'll be like after these chemicals have done their stuff! Nippin' me eyes .... :cry:!
  47. Mrs Pink

    nits!

    Yesterday I spent £60 getting my hair cut and coloured and tonight I am sitting doused in nit lotion! My DS (age 6) keeps catching them and passing them to me! This is the 6th time in 2 years!!!:mad:
  48. Mrs Pink

    Clothes for Motivation? Show us your pics!

    Hey Ava mine was 10lb 7 as well!
  49. Mrs Pink

    goal for tomorrow!

    Tomorrow I am going to SS 100%:) Drink 5 litres of water :tear_drop: Walk for 45 minutes at lunchtime instead of sitting at my desk surfing the net!:p Oh and due to pressure from Blonde Logic (!?!?!) do 20 stomach crunches!:eek::D:eek: What about you?
  50. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    tulip
  51. Mrs Pink

    Clothes for Motivation? Show us your pics!

    Summayah where is that tankini from? its gorgeous!
  52. Mrs Pink

    MINI GOAL: One weeks Physical Activity

    Thank God! Amazon are out of stock;).... Does that thing not hurt your lower back?:confused:
  53. Mrs Pink

    MINI GOAL: One weeks Physical Activity

    Hi all Well, I've had my exerciuse for the day! We visited my brother who lives in the middle of nowhere and he wanted to take his hulking great rottweiler (I know!I know!:eek::eek:) for a walk. I said "I'm not walking up any bl00dy great hills" and he said "No- don't worry!" He lied. Good...
  54. Mrs Pink

    MINI GOAL: One weeks Physical Activity

    I'm reclining here on my bed PONDERING doing some crunches :p .... The thing is, not sure how to do them! If you do them wrong, can't you make your stomach stick out WORSE?:eek::eek: Don't want to risk it - lol- any excuse! What is the "right way" to do them - ??:confused::confused:
  55. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    How did the WI go, RD? I was at hairdressers today - had a bit of a brainstorm - I've been very blonde for - mmm my whole life I suppose! And today I have gone RED! DH barely noticed :confused::confused: and DS (age 6) said "it's orange" lol:D (It's NOT!)
  56. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Earth Wind and Fire Marvin Gaye
  57. Mrs Pink

    Sorrel tea with ginger

    chai tea is lovely
  58. Mrs Pink

    Splitiing Packs

    guesswork!
  59. Mrs Pink

    E-Bay - Long, some may want to skip this!

    Have you thought of selling CD packs on ebay?
  60. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    The Proclaimers (they used to come into the newsagent I worked in in Edinburgh and buy the Guardian every Saturday and I was so COOL I pretended not to recognise them :)) Deep Forest
  61. Mrs Pink

    Hands up if yer in bonny Scotland!

    Did you live in King St, BigLors? I used to live in Richmondhill Place in the Midstocket area, near the hospital. Nice when the sun was shining with all the sparkly granite! Prefer Inverness any day though......
  62. Mrs Pink

    Hands up if yer in bonny Scotland!

    Hiya I was in Inversneckie on Monday! Go on, say "Black pudding supper" lol Love the accent
  63. Mrs Pink

    I cant change my Tracker ?!?!

    me too!
  64. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Twisted Sister Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  65. Mrs Pink

    *Sorry* Need something to make me "go" tonight, not well.

    I don't want to panic you but I think you should call NHS24 and ask them...
  66. Mrs Pink

    Following on from the buying products on ebay

    Another thought - these rip-offs are just a symptom of Ebay (the free market economy?) My DS wanted a Nintendo DS for Xmas .... I couldnt find one ANYWHERE except ebay - so I paid £170 for one when it was selling for £99 in the shops!
  67. Mrs Pink

    Following on from the buying products on ebay

    People who live in places like the Shetlands or Orkneys or Hebrides may find it impossible to see a CDC.... so for people like that, its a shame there isnt some kind of scheme whereby they can get their GP's permission then buy the stuff and get it delivered to them direct from Cambridge? Or...
  68. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Faith no more Tom Waites
  69. Mrs Pink

    NO way i would do CDC now

    Great! Now there's going to be a fight between Minnie64 and Whistlefish! :D "In the red corner ........" lol hiya Minnie good to see you back
  70. Mrs Pink

    The Daily Mash

    Some funny stuff on this site.... The Daily Mash - 'LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS FUCKING RAT' SAY ZOOLOGISTS :D
  71. Mrs Pink

    how much water do you drink?

    Minimum 4 for me -usually 5- but struggling not to eat today so I think I have had about 6 so far!
  72. Mrs Pink

    *Sorry* Need something to make me "go" tonight, not well.

    After my c-section I didnt poo for nearly a week and they wouldnt let me out of hospital until I did - nurse told me to boil the kettle then drink as much water as I could, as hot as I could stand it - it worked! Took a couple of hours. Dulcolax works a treat but takes about 9 hours.... and only...
  73. Mrs Pink

    NO way i would do CDC now

    Fab, KD!!
  74. Mrs Pink

    should I have a bypass

    No, Smileyface don't say that! Many many of us have lost and gained more, lost and gained more..... you are NOT pathetic! You are human. You sound as though you need some kindness -from others and from yourself. Please please stop beating yourself up. Why not go to your GP and tell her how you...
  75. Mrs Pink

    Minilady's Diary... getting back on track

    lol I think you're right Trace!
  76. Mrs Pink

    NO way i would do CDC now

    Someone told me that people who deliberately make inflammatory comments on messageboards are called "trolls" and that they do it just for fun - apparently it's a well-known phenomenon (news to me!) Anyone else heard of that?
  77. Mrs Pink

    NO way i would do CDC now

    Bet its in fact the same person Minilady was debating with yesterday, come back to try to make her feel bad!
  78. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Nick Cave (Nature Boy is one of my faves) Paul Simon
  79. Mrs Pink

    T.G.I.F!!!! Hour X Hour

    Hi BL I'm struggling a bit today as well :( but LET'S NOT GIVE UP! Tomorrow WILL be easier. Just a thought - why not re-read your diary to remind yourself what your goals really are and to remind yourself why you're choosing to do this? I'll bet this is some kind of knock-on effect from last...
  80. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Morcheeba The Clash
  81. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Amy W Green Day
  82. Mrs Pink

    should I have a bypass

    Hi Good advice from Sweetpea I think.... there is always a risk of regain however you lose the weight (as most of us know to our cost!) and dealing with the root causes why we overeat must be the only way to maintain in the long term? (Shouts) KD WHERE ARE YOU WHEN WE NEED YOU? lol
  83. Mrs Pink

    People throwing up after butterscotch Shake??

    Alas, RD, I just can't seem to MANAGE to make edible porridge!:(
  84. Mrs Pink

    should I have a bypass

    Hiya You don't say what your history is - have you ever tried a VLCD? Are you determined on this route, having tried others?
  85. Mrs Pink

    When every conversation revolves around food and your starving!!!!

    Grab the remote and when the ads come on, flick to another channel for a couple of minutes! Or leave the room and go for a pee/drink of water :D And when bf talks about food, stick your fingers in your ears and go "Lalalala I'm not listening!" Sorted.
  86. Mrs Pink

    What to do...

    Don't go!! Once you are there it will be SOOO hard to have something you are "allowed" and any pleasure you get in your lunch will be outweighed by feeling a bit cross with yourself afterwards (In my humble experience!) You are SO close.... if I was you i'd take RD's advice - head down and eyes...
  87. Mrs Pink

    People throwing up after butterscotch Shake??

    I think its ok as a mousse but it would be creepy to drink I think - but not as creepy as the one with walnut in - I cant imagine driking something with walnuts in!
  88. Mrs Pink

    Minilady's Diary... getting back on track

    Hiya Tracey Well done you! Are you using the inhalator? I remember using that - someone thought I was smoking a big tampax insertor, and someone else thought it was a big joint!!:eek: I found nicotine gum best. I stopped for nearly 4 years then my dad died and I lost my job and various things...
  89. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    hendrix stevie wonder
  90. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Thanks RD! Good luck at your WI.....
  91. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    The White Stripes Bob Dylan
  92. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Take That The Eels
  93. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Right - can we get one of these started for us oldies and you young 'uns can continue talking about bands we've never heard of? :rolleyes:
  94. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hi guys Happy to report a 5lbs loss this week! Mich - did you get my pm about the identity of CHRIS? You didnt reply and now I am worrying that it was your friends husband!!!!
  95. Mrs Pink

    Compliment - or um... not

    Now I am going to make some of you feel REALLY BAD....:D Someone was telling me yesterday that the reason old people can be so rude is that something happens in the brain when it gets old- the effect is like when there is frontal lobe damage as after an accident ie "disinhibition" - so they...
  96. Mrs Pink

    Game: What band/singer do you like better?

    Jeez how old am I - never heard of either of them lol!
  97. Mrs Pink

    What are the mousse like?

    PMSL!:D I must be an idiot too ... but its the PORRIDGE I can't seem to manage! I have completely given up as every attempt so far has been boke-inducing and I'm fed up wasting packs! (Is "boke" a Scottish word? ....If so I bet you can still guess what it means! lol)
  98. Mrs Pink

    Valentines Day?

    It's my birthday on Valentines day!:D I'll be SSing this year and not going out - or at least not to a restaurant. They are always heaving with "romantic couples" anyway which kind of puts me off ;)... so I think DH and I will get a babysitter and go to the cinema instead, which is a rare treat...
  99. Mrs Pink

    I've jumped ship...

    Aha! I see that now!
  100. Mrs Pink

    4 Packs- what time do you have them?

    Thanks guys - I think the idea of splitting a pack or tetra and using it in several coffees is great. I'll start doing that ... and try to space the rest out more. I think havin them all in the evening does have a bad effect on energy levels. Gem - 8 litres?? Hats off to you, ma'am!
  101. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    carry
  102. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    jangle
  103. Mrs Pink

    Advice Please Re: 4 Packs A Day

    No idea!:D Just wanted to say congrats on your weight loss!
  104. Mrs Pink

    I've jumped ship...

    Blackrose I'm sorry I just HAVE to ask - is that a gallows type of thing on your avatar :eek: ie "hung by the neck until you be dead" etc???? :confused::confused::confused:
  105. Mrs Pink

    4 Packs- what time do you have them?

    Hi guys I left all my packs until evening the other day and had a bit of a wobbly (ie I cheated!:() SO I don't think doing that is wise for me... I was wondering what time other people have their packs - and also, does it make any difference to the weight loss? eg does your body go into...
  106. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Yes I'd love to- when and where is it? Are we all good on our diets at these meets or is caution (and SS) thrown to the wind?;)
  107. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    OK Starlight next time we'll make sure there are 3 of us gabbing away lol!
  108. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    brown eyes and hair ......
  109. Mrs Pink

    just starting.........

    Hiya Sparkly! You've got exactly the same number of pounds as me to lose! How are you getting on?
  110. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Wish I knew who Maisie was! Starlight which part of town are you from? My work colleague is from Govan - HE has a strong accent - and HE taught me to swear (honest!) lol I was pure as the driven snow until I met him! Mich - know any guys called CHRIS???
  111. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    I lost my virginity to a bloke from Coventry :eek: so if you sound like that, I can imagine how you sound! He used to say to me "Are you all right?" and I was always a bit puzzled by that and eventually I asked him "Why do you keep asking me if I'm all right? Do I not LOOK all right?" Then it...
  112. Mrs Pink

    I have just stuffed loads of chocolate - help!!

    I agree with all the good advice everyone else has given you - virtually all of us do this! Don't hate yourself for it. The important thing is to learn from it and keep going! We will all get there in the end...
  113. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Glad to report I'm back on the straight and narrow today, feeling strong and positive. Onwards and downwards! Thanks for your support, DQ!
  114. Mrs Pink

    I broke the bed, twice

    Err - yes! But I sound NOTHING LIKE Sean Connery (unless I've been on the vodka and smoked 40 fags) - honest!
  115. Mrs Pink

    I broke the bed, twice

    PMSL! Mich thats fab - breaking future mother in law's sofa...:D But I have to say its a tie between RD nipping her bum in the crack and the bending exercise bike..! :D:eek::D:eek::D Come on guys, don't be embarrassed, we won't tell anyone :rolleyes: - 'fess up!
  116. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    ps weighed myself this morning and have lost 21lbs and my third WI isnt until Wednesday! So I was doing well! Whats THAT all about I wonder??
  117. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Gosh DQ you are right there when I need you! Thanks I know you do understand xxxx
  118. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Not so smug tonight - don't know why but I have cheated :sigh:- started off with a bit of chicken and spiralled so I had (look away now if you dont want to know!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .big chunk of chicken with mayo,7...
  119. Mrs Pink

    Water Flavourings...

    Yes I find it too sweet if you use the whole tsp as well - so I use less. I think they are both lovely, and particularly nice in sparkling water with ice...
  120. Mrs Pink

    JEM Before and After losing 185 pounds!

    !!! What can I say?? GORGEOUS!
  121. Mrs Pink

    slendertone

    erm... what size do you have to be for the shorts to fit?
  122. Mrs Pink

    ANYONE GOT THE POWER TONIC...

    oooooh bet that feels weird! Do let us know how you get on!
  123. Mrs Pink

    slendertone

    Theres a thread on here somewhere by Icemoose recommending it .....
  124. Mrs Pink

    Toning/spot reduction

    bump
  125. Mrs Pink

    Spa/Bath Lights.....any suggestions?

    Yes do check sellers reputation - I paid £130 for a handbag from a "new seller" ie had no reputation - and it was a scam!! Very painful loss of cash..:mad:
  126. Mrs Pink

    tummy tuck/bust reduction???

    A woman at my work had a breast reduction last week - she got it on the NHS in Clydebank, near Glasgow. She had to wait 3 years. She was in hospital for 2 nights and is off work for 4 weeks. She emailed me the other day to say it went really well and the pain wasnt too bad and she feels fab...
  127. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hows it going guys? My halo is shining - been swimming yesterday and today! Great appetite suppressant, flaunting my flab in a size 24 cossie!:D
  128. Mrs Pink

    Tell me about your pants!!?

    Do you have to take it off to go to the loo or has it got snapper fastenings or is it crotchless?? :confused:God, the guys will be enjoying this thread - come on out Allan, we know you're lurking!:D
  129. Mrs Pink

    I've binged argh

    I wouldn't call that a binge- I'd call it a meal! Look at it this way you are one meal further away from goal - that doesnt sound so bad, does it? You are doing SOOOOO well - just forget about this, learn the lesson, and carry on...... good luck!
  130. Mrs Pink

    What will you do to celebrate?

    Go for a big curry and 6 pints of lager! lol ..... But seriously, folks .... plan on buying myself fab new work suits from Austin Reed ... they are about £400 a pop, so I'll HAVE to maintain!
  131. Mrs Pink

    Groups

    I like being 1 to 1 - feel I can be more open with CDC that way
  132. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    temperature
  133. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    rhythm
  134. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    rain
  135. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    run
  136. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    playground
  137. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    cat
  138. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    mind
  139. Mrs Pink

    What exercise do you do?

    Just wondering..... Went for a wee swim today and plan on starting going to the gym soon... (gulp!) Havent done any real exercise for 10 years and its pretty daunting....
  140. Mrs Pink

    5th Weigh In

    Well done Louisa!
  141. Mrs Pink

    First time I've asked for this.........

    Well said Shaz - body fat is more important because as you say, if you have a lot of muscle your BMI will be higher... Anyway Missy IMHO what is happening here is that you are entering uncharted waters for you and you are quite understandably (subconsciously) scared! You havent been lighter than...
  142. Mrs Pink

    How are all the other restarters doing?

    I have some work to do to get out of that mindset too, RD.... feast (binge) or famine (diet) .... That is the main reason for me getting so overweight in the first place! All those "better eat this now coz the diet starts tomorrow" episodes....
  143. Mrs Pink

    How are all the other restarters doing?

    Like RD, I can't say I'm jumping with enthusiasm either - I'd say I am "resigned" to it..... have lost 16lbs in 2 weeksand am now starting week 3 SSing... keep reminding myself of Icemoose's mantra "Head down and eyes on the prize" - and that helps. I also remind myself that time passes...
  144. Mrs Pink

    VD ANYBODY?

    It's my BIRTHDAY on Valentines day which is a bit of a bummer - so I don't get 2 "special" days, just one!
  145. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    :DJust checked my card - it was FIVE yesterday, not 4 I lost! That makes me feel better Hope y'all have a good day
  146. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Thanks DQ - I think it must have fallen off on the Glasgow/Edinburgh train .... I'll phone to see if it was handed in but I doubt it.
  147. Mrs Pink

    I broke the bed, twice

    PMSL, RD!!:D I once sat on an antique chair in front of a bunch of Italian workmen (in Italy, funnily enough!) and it fell to pieces as if made of plywood.... And even more EMBARRASSING.... on holiday once when I was young free and single I broke a bed in a hotel in Turkey while getting...
  148. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hiya How're you all doing today? I had a really really sh1tty day :(:( but at least lost 4lbs at second week WI ..... Unfortunately I also managed to lose A LOT of money and an expensive necklace DH bought me 10 years ago :cry: If I had a bottle of wine I'd be pouring it down my neck about...
  149. Mrs Pink

    Long way to go..

    Hi Sappho Welcome! :) You are NOT ALONE! There are a fair few of us with several stones to lose - makes a nice change from going to a slimming club and being surrounded by skinnies who have all of SIX POUNDS to lose, doesn't it!! :D And there are lots of peeps on here who have succeeded and...
  150. Mrs Pink

    Weigh in and Great Body Cream

    Fantastic, Dutch! You are my inspiration as you had about the same to lose as I do.... so thanks!
  151. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    (I look a bit like my avatar, if you can imagine him with blonde curly hair!)
  152. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Yes you look well skinny in that pic, Mich! What a lovely pointy wee chin you have! I'm looking forward to having a chin (as opposed to THREE!):D You'll get there ....
  153. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Well done Mich! I've got my second WI tomorrow ... but I hope to be 7 stones down for a wedding I'm going to in August... sad thing is, most of the people there wont have seen me for 10 years, when I was 8 stones lighter anyway so they won't notice! It's good to have a goal anyway - where are...
  154. Mrs Pink

    Glasgow Meet - Renewed interest for 2008

    I'd love to come - I planned to come in October but I fell off the wagon and was too ASHAMED:o !! Will def come this time tho'
  155. Mrs Pink

    Xtreme makeover

    Anyone else see tis tonight with the 3 sisters? AMAZING!!
  156. Mrs Pink

    vague bad feelings, my head is strange

    Know how you feel - but I think Georgies advice is right - the only way is one day at a time. Love your avatar by the way - what a monstrously big cat! Is it yours? I used to have a beautiful pure black cat the size of a labrador, called Alasdair - he was like the Beast of Bodmin Moor! I still...
  157. Mrs Pink

    CD - Bad Breath???

    Bad breath? Absolutely !:D:D Nasty nasty smelly dogbreath... tongue like you have licked out the bottom of a budgie's cage - but hey! You get used to it and its worth it in the end!! Drink lots of water and brush your teeth often -and I think you are allowed some kind of mouthspray....:confused...
  158. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Well done on being strong DQ! Did you find the PB? Lucky for me my DH and DS don't like it so I just don't have it in the house:) As for DH and his carnal desires .... I suppose he's been QUITE nice today , so I may succumb to his charms later! :D:D But I have to keep reminding him - "Stop...
  159. Mrs Pink

    How do I know???

    :DWow what amazing losses you guys have had!! When do we get to see the photos?! Pleeeaaaase post some to help inspire us!
  160. Mrs Pink

    Easy exercise for very overweight people

    Swimming ! The water supports your body and you can exercise without stress on your joints etc....
  161. Mrs Pink

    yr opinions please

    I once had a "friend" who asked me to be her bridesmaid then changed her mind and said I couldn't as I was fat and would spoil the photos ..... I agree with the others who advise - ditch this nasty shallow cow! With friends like that who needs enemies?
  162. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    :D Thanks RD and DQ .... I did manage to resist - but I got my own back on DH in a sneaky, perhaps uniquely female way! ... I know for a fact he was expecting and hoping for a lurrvemaking session - but I made sure I was asleep before he came to bed! Haha - that'll teach him ..
  163. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    And my DH has just arrived with an effing chinese takeaway! :mad: I will just stay upstairs and take deep breaths, 10 fags, and a litre of water .......
  164. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    :(Struggling today, girls! Been to a kids b/day party and managed to avoid eating anything but it was torture and I am now feeling a bit crabby :mad:and DS is being an annoying brat... and I feel like troughing in the fridge! Just sticking my head right in there and hoovering up whatever it...
  165. Mrs Pink

    SLIMTHRU

    Slimthru - natural source, innovative weight and food management product Has anyone tried this? Supposed to reduce appetite or something - saw ad on TV so looked up website.... too good to be true??
  166. Mrs Pink

    Do you dress differently?

    I was looking on the "clothes for inspiration" thread - and then went off to look for some clothes to put on there myself - and you know what? I found myself looking at exactly the same kinds of clothes I ALREADY wear and thinking "Mmm that might be nice, it would hide my fat tummy/cover up...
  167. Mrs Pink

    Psyllium Porridge

    Thanks RD and Miss Piggy - I'll try it that way later - fingers crossed!
  168. Mrs Pink

    Psyllium Porridge

    Hi Miss Piggy I just threw a couple of tsps in with the powder then added water then whizzed with braun hand blender ....?
  169. Mrs Pink

    Psyllium Porridge

    I got some stuff from Holland and Barrett with the delightful name of "Colon Care" sounds yum, right?:D Well I've tried this porridge business using this stuff several times and have now given up - I end up with a gloopy slime which makes me boke ..... :( Is it because this is the wrong stuff or...
  170. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Thanks ! Have to say - Cadbury's choc spread is more yummy than nutella..... TORTURE when DS asks for it on toast in the morning! So whenever possible I give him nasty imitation coco-pops from Aldi.. lol no temptation with that!
  171. Mrs Pink

    ARGH struggeling

    Hope you are feeling better today?
  172. Mrs Pink

    Help dogs names

    Bob or Bill! I always give animals human names - over my life I have had.. Angus, Phyllis, Andrew, Alasdair, Duncan, Fiona .. and at the moment I have a cat called Sarah - and one called Mac - but my son named him hence it's not a "proper" human name! (Now lots of you are going to say " hang...
  173. Mrs Pink

    Weigh in

    Can I just say well done too! It is a fantastic loss and you are doing so well sticking to the plan. If you look at some peoples tickers, they can lose 3 or 4 one week then 5 or 6 the next! Who knows what our crazy bodies are up to but one thing is for sure - if you stick at it you will lose...
  174. Mrs Pink

    2nd week weigh in and it`s not working

    Sorry to lower the tone but are you very constipated?
  175. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Glad you're enjoying the 1000 plan, Mich! I had 1st WI tonight - 11lb off! :D Now I can't seem to manage to update the damn ticker! Think I'll need to start again .... oh no- sums!
  176. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    curry
  177. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Great idea Mich - it's so important to be ready to do SS, mentally prepared and all that, isn't it. I took about 4 months to get there.... :sigh: but I'm sure you'll be in the right frame of mind after a couple of weeks on the 1000 plan! Maybe you should wait until I have 95lb to go as well and...
  178. Mrs Pink

    Whats Everyone's Favourite Film..

    "It puts the lotion in the basket ........" :rolleyes:
  179. Mrs Pink

    recommendations for a smoothie maker please!

    £10! Fab - can it cope with crushing up ice cubes?
  180. Mrs Pink

    recommendations for a smoothie maker please!

    Hi all I'd like to buy one of these so I can mix up lots of ice cubes with the shakes! The mixer thing I have at the moment would break I think if I put ice in it .... so all suggestions welcome! Thanks in advance
  181. Mrs Pink

    What is YOUR song?

    Disco Inferno ... lol ....like it!:D
  182. Mrs Pink

    Does your cellulite disappear when you get to goal?

    Thanks Georgie and Lil K - that IS encouraging!
  183. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    bra
  184. Mrs Pink

    Whats Everyone's Favourite Film..

    Great films, Georgie..... Lots of people tell me I look like the big girl at the beginning who sings "American Girl" in her car before getting kidnapped by the freaky bloke and put down the pit to STARVE:D
  185. Mrs Pink

    Does your cellulite disappear when you get to goal?

    I am hoping it does as I have a rear end like a bag of cottage cheese .... So come on those of you who have made it (or nearly made it) - does it improve?:confused: (Please please say yes!)
  186. Mrs Pink

    What is YOUR song?

    That reminds me of the funeral of a gay guy I knew a long time ago in Edinburgh - he died of AIDS - and at the funeral they played "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" from The Wizard of Oz..... True Story. And in the same funereal vein but off-topic strictly speaking - is it Spike Milligan who has...
  187. Mrs Pink

    WHAT'S YOUR FAVE FILM??

    Its a Wonderful Life always has me in tears.... Also like The Usual Suspects Cinema Paradiso Gone With The Wind Fargo An Officer and a Gentleman and that one with Bruce Willis with the wee boy who sees dead people...... so good I've forgotten its name lol
  188. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Obviously a mutant penguin with ears like that ..... lol
  189. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hiya DQ Wheres that beautiful photo you used to have as your avatar?
  190. Mrs Pink

    week one done

    Well done Suemal - fantastic start to your journey! My first WI is on Thursday - hope I can achieve what you have! Keep posting and let us know how you get on
  191. Mrs Pink

    Billy Connolly's Diet Advice to Americans..

    Or this one about smoking .... YouTube - Billy Connolly - Smoking
  192. Mrs Pink

    Billy Connolly's Diet Advice to Americans..

    YouTube - Billy Connolly 2005
  193. Mrs Pink

    What is YOUR song?

    YouTube - Hayseed Dixie - She Was Skinny When I Met Her Hayseed Dixie "She was skinny when I met her"
  194. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    RD don't you realise thats what kitchen worktops are FOR?!? :) And ironing! - well you can stop that time-consuming habit right now! IMHO its a waste of energy .... I iron on an "as required" basis ie DS's school uniform gets ironed 10 seconds before he puts it on and my OH knows if he wants...
  195. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Aw Mich Can you escape the house and go and do something for YOU? Have a swim, a steam, a sauna .... go to Boots/Superdrug and treat yourself to a new lippie/some gorgeous smellies? Or just go for a drive and have a good calm think, well away from the kitchen and your family who are obviously...
  196. Mrs Pink

    Oolong Tea.. ok on Lipotrim?

    Is that the stuff advertised as an aid to weight loss eg on Oprah?
  197. Mrs Pink

    can anyone tell me where to buy a BIG mug?

    :DThanks DQ I have bought 2 of the lime green ones (so DH doesnt steal mine he can have one too!) Can't wait to get it! Thanks!
  198. Mrs Pink

    HELP!

    I miss my booze already and its only been 3 days!!! Still, its the price I have to pay I guess....:)
  199. Mrs Pink

    My unpublished novel

    Hi Dave I have looked at your blog and I have to say I find it hilarious! Fantastic- I think you have a real talent for humorous writing and should have a magazine column!
  200. Mrs Pink

    boobies...

    I went to Bravissimo in Glasgow and was MORTIFIED to be told I was a 38K and they didnt have anything big enough for me in the shop!! :eek::eek::eek: Got some off the net as they were able to recommend some websites..... When I lost 52lbs last year I went down to FF.... One of my so called...
  201. Mrs Pink

    can anyone tell me where to buy a BIG mug?

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions ...think I'll pop into Asda....!
  202. Mrs Pink

    can anyone tell me where to buy a BIG mug?

    I'd like to buy a big mug - a pint or 750ml type thing - any ideas where yoiu can get these? Cheers!
  203. Mrs Pink

    Get Off Your Arse And Lose Weight

    Knew that would get your attention! ;) Its the name of a book I bought today - the subtitle is "Straight-talking advice on how to get thin from the Life *****" . Author Steve Miller is a life-coach/hypnotherapist type .... I've flicked through it and it pulls no punches! Bits are LOL...
  204. Mrs Pink

    OK! this is a bit depressing but IMPORTANT

    .".. it really doesn't matter what the reason is, we are overweight because we eat too much for our bodies. Not too much compared to Mrs Next Door, Or Mr Jam Butty, but eat too much for us. For example, a diabetic has to regulate their diet. There is no point in them saying 'but hey thats not...
  205. Mrs Pink

    Joke Thread - Post Your Jokes Here!

    MY NEW PARROT Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words...
  206. Mrs Pink

    "Before" Photies!

    :DHaha ..Ajax I can't WAIT to see them! I'd put mine on my pc as a screensaver but I think I'd frighten everyone else in the office
  207. Mrs Pink

    "Before" Photies!

    Boy are you guys in for a treat ....:D I took lots of photos of myself yesterday in my UNDERWEAR.... Huge black sloggi Fat Bum pants and a bra which is scarce able to contain my heaving bosoms ... with nearly 9 stones to lose, it ain't pretty!! :eek: I love looking at the before and after...
  208. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hope you are feeling better today Mich ..... just take it one day at a time..... promise yourself you are going to be good when you get home tonight and let tomorrow take care of itself.... you can do it!
  209. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hi all - day one of restart over! Freezing cold , headaches - but I have survived and downed 4 litres of water! Things can only get better:)
  210. Mrs Pink

    Clothes for Motivation? Show us your pics!

    off-topic but SJ I love that picture! Did you paint it? Do you have an ebay shop.... do you have a link to the picture on ebay? Ta
  211. Mrs Pink

    Fat Pants

    The ones that go up to your bra - does your spare tyre not make them roll down to your waist?
  212. Mrs Pink

    The Century Club - Let's Make 2008 Great!

    Hiya hope I qualify! Restarting in the morning with 123lb to go - reading all your posts to inspire myself! Bring it on!
  213. Mrs Pink

    Positive Restart

    Thanks RD. Is there anything you're going to do differently this time?
  214. Mrs Pink

    Positive Restart

    Hi all I lost 55lbs last year on CD and have regained 56! :cry::eek::cry:Anyway - I am restarting on Thursday and have been thinking about how to approach it as I believe the psychology of the whole weight loss thing is key - at least for me. I hate to read the "First Time is Golden Time"...
  215. Mrs Pink

    I think this is the place 4 me... I need to lose half of me...

    Hiya I'm in the same boat! Nearly 6 foot - and an average-sized person to lose.... I lost 55lbs on CD last year then it all went wrong.... and I have managed to put 56 back on so as of this morning I am officially the heaviest I have ever been in my life (including when I was 9 months pregnant...
  216. Mrs Pink

    which famous persons figure would you like

    Kate Winslet for me ....
  217. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    prize to the man for killing the word association thread! Or .... dastardly? will that do???
  218. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    What the F is a tinkie - a teletubby I've never heard of?
  219. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    sorry - getting too excited - winkie was in ref to willy - ignore me .....
  220. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    winkie!
  221. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    (sorry didnt mean to turn this into another threadstoppers - over to you, Sonkie girl!)
  222. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    cock
  223. Mrs Pink

    KD Rambles No. 2 Food addiction and peptides

    Jeez, so to top it all you're a sex addict? As they say in Glasgow, Nae luck!:D:D:D Mmmm ...and can a celibate person advise on addiction to something he's never experienced? Probably so as I doubt eg AA counsellors have to have had a drink problem ...
  224. Mrs Pink

    Threadstoppers United. For the new, nearly new...or even the old members :)

    FFS I'll be slapping on the factor 50 next week then ....
  225. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    wine
  226. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    jolly
  227. Mrs Pink

    Im Back, So Who Missed Me? lol

    !!!!! Omg You Are Not Old Enough For Him To Be Your Son???!!!???
  228. Mrs Pink

    KD Rambles No. 2 Food addiction and peptides

    Hiya I often observe skinnies to see what they do .... the ones I have observed (!) take smaller portions than me (I eat like the proverbial Irish Navvie) eat far slower than me (keeping up the similes, I wolf it down like a Dobermann that hasn't seen food for 48 hours) and they often leave food...
  229. Mrs Pink

    please help with my 1st day blues...

    Hi Lorna - its hellish at first - cling on by your fingernails! It does get better! And Bagpuss, tell her about your amazing loss - that'll inspire Lorna to carry on! (Very modestly she hasn't put it on a ticker .... but I know she has done fantastically well!):D
  230. Mrs Pink

    my chatterbox is really fighting me today

    Hi Kirsty maybe a "break" on WW is the best plan - then you can come back to CD afresh for the final push? You are probably used to always putting others (esp the kids!) first but you need to do this for YOU - stop beating yourself up and enjoy the scenic route - God knows lifes hard enough for...
  231. Mrs Pink

    Can anyone recommend a GREAT firming cream or gel ??

    Is Bio-oil greasy? Saw it on offer in Superdrug .... Phoned a few places about the contour wrap today - prices vary wildly! In Falkirk it was 35 at one place, 50 at another - and 60 in Glasgow!
  232. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    never
  233. Mrs Pink

    Threadstoppers United. For the new, nearly new...or even the old members :)

    NOOOOOOOOOO! Tell me that photo isn't real ......!!!!!!
  234. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    fairy
  235. Mrs Pink

    Top 10 things to stop yourself eating

    phone a friend! sex (as a last resort:eek:)
  236. Mrs Pink

    Haven

    Haven't been there but have been to a Haven place in Holland - fantastic for kids. Hope you have a lovely time!
  237. Mrs Pink

    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    Yes Canada would be great .... got lots of distant relatives there I could horrify by turning up on their doorstep! I think I mentioned this in a previous post somewhere - but has anyone else read The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson - I loved it but the people I have lent it to were...
  238. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    stair
  239. Mrs Pink

    Can anyone recommend a good set of scales?

    Thanks Minilady .... BTW your avatar looks like one of my cats - Sarah - I swear she smiles when she's happy! (And its usually followed by lots of dribbling - yeuch!)
  240. Mrs Pink

    Can anyone recommend a good set of scales?

    cheers! I'll get a set of those ...
  241. Mrs Pink

    Word Association

    sour
  242. Mrs Pink

    Word Association Thread

    chain
  243. Mrs Pink

    What's everyone reading at the moment?

    Hi Ellie talking of Canada - I love Margaret Atwood- my fave is The Blind Assassin but also loved Alias Grace .... have you tried any of hers?
  244. Mrs Pink

    Can you visualise youself as a slim person?

    I have a problem with this - it's been 20 years since I was a healthy BMI (and even then I thought I was fat, compared to my size 8 pals!:sigh:) And I was often told (before I got undeniably fat!) "You carry it well, you're not meant to be skinny, you wouldn't look right if you were thin" etc -...
  245. Mrs Pink

    Work lunch: oh dear,not too much damage?

    As you say, it's done so forget it ... and be pleased with youself for making sensible choices and not saying "to hell with it I'll have a pizza" or some other carb-laden dish .... and good news on the suit! It will soon be hanging off you .....
  246. Mrs Pink

    Weigh In After 'BIG' Cheat

    You lucky girl! Don't let it make you think you can have a wee sneaky nibble from now on and get away with it! (Consider youself spanked) Sure you can lose half a stone at least before your hols - go for it! And keep us posted ....
  247. Mrs Pink

    Im Back, So Who Missed Me? lol

    I was wondering where you'd gone! 10lbs is NOTHING (I can gain that in one week!) You'll lose it in the first week I'm sure .... welcome back and now - give us some of your craic! (sp?)
  248. Mrs Pink

    4lbs loss....so disheartened...inspiration please?

    Isn't it probably because you are only a couple of pounds away from goal?Sure a CDC will advise - but I'd say 4lbs is pretty damn good and you'll be at target next week! Well done
  249. Mrs Pink

    Dep-provera,anyone?

    Hi Nina Shame you have to be on warfarin (rat poison, isn't it?!?!) My dad was on that for years - he had a few clots. I know the symptoms so I know what to watch out for - and you can be sure I'll be wiggling my toes like crazy on the plane next week! Well done on getting to day 5 - keep it up...
  250. Mrs Pink

    Excess Skin

    Hi Emma - have just checked and there are 2 salons in Falkirk - may book one before my holiday next week! Thanks for the tip..... I have a big fat tum and had a c-section so my tummy is a disaster area but I am too much of a coward to consider surgery - think I'll stick to the big knickers !
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