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not a happy bunny! Still not very well - got the doctors again tomorrow. Saying that, I'm a lot better than what I have been. They think the pneumonia has caused asthma. I lost another 4lb since updating the ticker, but since then, put on another 8lb on top despite having stuck to my diet and...

I didnt drop a thing for two weeks and was mighty annoyed. All of a sudden, it's just happening. A lot of it seems to have been water retention and I've dropped 4lb in the last 4 days !

thanks. Went to the docs again today and was given an inhaler for when my chest gets bad with colds :-( I've not plucked up the courage to try it yet ! All of a sudden the water retention is dropping back quite sharply - I've dropped another 4lb in 4 days ! I'd really like to be able to shift...

:jeaous: I so want to go to Rick Steins. I'm a true foodie at heart. Don't forget that 1lb is still two whole packs of butter ! It maybe 1lb, but it's a damn good loss all the same. I've booked a sourdough bread making class on Sunday. Just something I'd fancied having a go at for a while...

so much easier to get on track when you have had a little blip. Derailments are in my experience, bad news. LAst time I went off the rails, it took me over 3 years to get back on well done !

looks like you are almost on a par with me atm - good luck !

there is that ! It's a lifetime change and remembering to get everything in moderation. Last time round (about 4 years ago) I recording inch loss and it really brings home how much your body is changing. This time, I haven't been doing so - but maybe should. Maybe give me a boost if...

Well - another 4lb off, so 19lb down in I think it's 7 weeks.... I think it should be more and there is some water rentention going on as I've eaten barely anything this week and haven't lost anything. I'll probably notice a big chunk drop (hopefully) in a week or two whenever it sorts itself...

carbonated water (bought a soda stream) with a squeeze of fresh lemon and nothing else is glorious. Sometimes I shove in some ice and a couple of crushed mint leaves too. Hot water with lemon is refreshing too :-) Loose skin is nothing but cosmetic. When the time comes, I would possibly...

It's not so hard once you get started and into a new routine. It's breaking the routine and getting into a bad one of grabbing whatever food was available on the go that led me to the state I am now. I'm 15lb down in 4 weeks and not far behind you. My interim target is to try and get another 2...

Go for it girl. I want my life back too and I dont want my little one to grow up remembering how mummy looks now. Ok - there will be the odd photo - but I know I can do it !

sounds promising. The more your mum can do herself, the stronger and more capable she'll get and quicker road to recovery. Heart breaking news about your friend. Has to be every expectant mother's worst nightmare.... She'll appreciate all the support she can get - even only in thoughts at such...

Thank you :-) I know I'm thankfully back on track and looking at it as a life change rather than a diet. I'm now just over a stone down in 4 weeks and really pleased with that. So busy at work that my little pot of salad at lunch time can take me about 3 hours to eat as I barely get to nibble...

3.1/2 weeks gone, 13lb gone. Equated to 26 packs of butter or a very large baby - I'm very pleased !

does anyone know if having a cold affects weight loss ? I've been really really good this week and am a little disappointed with just a 2lb loss. Currently full of snot (TMI !) and my head feels like lead - so wouldn't be surprised if there was a 1lb or 3 of water retention !

I wouldn't care what he says - you've moved on since then and have a beautiful new baby. He'll be an ex for a reason ! Be happy and live your life for you. If you want to lose weight, you can do it !

very well done ! Enjoy the highs :-)

two weeks down tomorrow. Looking forward to standing on the scales. As long as it's gone down, anything is a bonus. Been sticking with it and feeling good. Every day I've got more energy and more determination. This time next year, hopefully there will be a brand new me !

I'm back after rather a long break.... My head is back on track and I'm back on the wagon. Looking forward to my first proper weigh-in tomorrow - but I know I've lost several pounds this week after yesterday's sneaky step on the scales. I've been a carb addict for far too long .... and it...

just found your page - Eriana looks such a proud big sister and how cute is baby Liam ! I want more photos ;-) I'm back here too.. Back at step 1 - where I was 4 years ago. Double damn and blast ...... but at least I've screwed my head back on and got back on the wagon !

Fantastic !

yep - carbs are my evil addicition. I had 1/2 a strawberry shake for breakfast (after having an accident with the other half) some petit pois peas at lunch and some fish in homemade white sauce with a handful of spinach leaves tonight. My main aim is to do a lift change and cut out all the bad...

I've got a load to lose too. 5 or 6 stone would be nice. 8 would be target. Staying on track, LOSING and KEEPING it off long term is the ultimate goal I'm 36 now and have a not quite 3yo little boy..

well - I'm back on MiniMins after a very long break. As TripleWhopper says, over eating is an addiction. Pure and simple. I lost over 3 stone by totally changing my diet and then fell pregnant with my son (who is now about to turn 3yo in October). I kept the weight off right through pregnancy...

Oh Em - we got a miniature donkey. Mum was imported from America. He's a yearling called Cocoa and very VERY steady :-)

not been on in a week as been VERY poorly. Some kind of gastroenteritis kind of thing. I think I'll need to go to the docs this week. I'm starting to feel a lot better but still got severe runs despite Immodium. My parents have been down visiting over the weekend which was lovely. Also very...

Well - it has been a long long time. I've put quite a bit back on recently - psychological stuff - but hopefully now I've pulled my heat out the sand I can get on with it again. I don't suppose a 14lb weight gain is THAT bad given I've had a baby in the last year..... BUT I've put that...

Hello It's a long long long time since I've been on here. Oliver will be 10months old next Tuesday. Goodness only knows where all the time has gone ! He's a little treasure and a little terror all rolled into one. He started crawling the day before he turned 7 months and we stopped breast...

GOOD LUCK! My baby is 4 weeks old tomorrow. I came out of hospital HEAVIER than when I went in ! Work that one out... !?! I'd initially lost a good chunk of weight this year before finding out I was pregnant. Now the fluid retention has gone - I'm 8lb lighter than I was when I found out I...

another 3lb off in 3 days !!! Must be the breastfeeding that's really pushing things along at the moment - I know that's meant to make you burn an extra 400 calories a day. I'm certainley not complaining - it seems all too easy at the moment.. I'm just still sticking to the sensible eating...

well - almost a week since I last posted an 6.1/2lb less. Been bad today though and pretty much blown out the healthy eating. Oh well - it's only one day. I'll just need to be good again tomorrow more pics - taken saturday at 3 weeks

Jocelyn looks very messy but very happy bless her ! Lets just say my diet today has been shocking :blushes: - oh - it's one day... I'll live. I've dropped 7lb in the last week... so very happy about that. The fluid retention seems to have sorted itself out :-) Some of the new clothes I'd...

i'm pretty pleased i've managed to maintain given my diet was pretty severe calorie counting initially. I'm really looking forward to losing the rest. i even feel so much different and think i look it too since that picture with me i posted the other day :-) thank you !

dont go too hungry - you need 400 extra cals for breastfeeding... i had a soda farl for breakfast, a fish cake and salad for lunch and chilli con carne without rice for dinner - plus a handful of grapes

i thought so.....sorry one hand typing ! why dont you join us on the diary threads ? my little boy is called oliver james. there are photos on my thread. unfortunately - i'm heavier than you. but i stood on the scales yesterday and had dropped a stone (fluid) over the weekend. i'd like...

stood on the scales today and got a pleasant surprise. 1 stone lighter (ok - fluid, I know) which means only 3lb heavier than when I found out i was pregnant. still got extra fluid. hoping to lose another stone by christmas tape measure shows hips 1" less than before baby at best point of...

well - i've dropped a stone since i last post ! i know it's really all fluid and there is more to go - but I'm now only 2lb heavier than i was after losing the weight at the beginning of the year and then finding out i was pregnant. i'm pretty happy about that !!!! hopefully, i can maybe...

I'll post some more pictures for you... I can't say we're in any kind of routine yet - apart from the fact he'll sleep from about 5pm > 10pm and all hell lets loose when we try to go to bed. I'm generally up 3x through the night for an hour or so each time. The stitches have pretty much...

A YEAR ???? Flipping heck... Oh well... he's still worth it ! I'm starting to feel a lot better, though blooming tired. I'm sort of back working already - doing technical by email from home. I managed more or less working hours all last week, in between feeds and nappy changing etc. So so...

it's amazing how time flies - especially now I'm trying to continue working from home and have an Oliver ! Oliver is 2 weeks old today and I simply don't know where the time has gone. Wouldn't swap him for anything. I've turned into the inevitable milking cow and have enough to feed 4 I...

10 weeks ? yikes ! it is starting to improve but has a long way to go oliver is being very good in the main, but I've got trouble putting him in his crib at night. I tend to have to bring him into bed with me until he settles and goes to sleep otherwise its a screaming match. After getting up...

it could ALWAYS be worse. I had my baby a week past on Saturday (oliver is 10 days old today). I was losing weight whilst pregnant and put on 11lb during the pregnancy. The galling thing is that I'm HEAVIER now than I was the morning before Oliver was born !!!! 4lb heavier !!! I've been...

stick in there. I started the year at just over 19st and found out I was 8 weeks pregnant at 16st10 at end March. I wasn't dieting to become pregnant - but that's what happened and I wouldn't swap my little one for anything. Oliver only just arrived 25/10 - so 10 days today. I got pregnancy...

just bumping my thread so I can start posting again tomorrow. now baby oliver is here, it's time to get back on the bandwagon....

he's an absolute sweetheart. no matter how many dirty nappies or sleepless nights - I'd forgive anything :-) my parents visited at the weekend and it was fab to able to show him off. any ideas how to shift the fluid retention ? my legs and feet are enormous - certainley cant wear shoes or...

thanks :-) I'll be back on the diet bandwagon with you guys now if I can find my thread !

i'm so over the moon and so far he's being soooo good. we're truly blessed it's so true about how quick you forget the bad bits / labour ! oliver is currently curled in a ball on my chest - hence no caps.

yes - that's daddy ! :-)

hi paula i've so so so missed you and am very glad you are ok. you're far from off the band wagon - i think most of us know that we'll e battling for the rest of our lives to control it. i've accepted that... I put on 12lb since finding out i was pregnant... i stood on the scales yesterday...

every day just gets better and better. I can't stop grinning ! and at home.....

well - little Oliver arrived 4.28am saturday at 7lb 11oz... and I'm totally besotted. they induced me thurs 8.30am and waters broke approx 6pm. However, cervix was posterior and after lots of internals and highest level of hormone drip - I was having all the contactions in my back. Cervix was...

Good luck with the scan on Monday Shrinking Annie. I remember bursting into tears at my first scan. I'd been so worried and it was a relief I think to see little bean in there. hopefully I'll get a day off ! :-P I'm going to call the vet tomorrow to come and see my old horse. I think he's...

I'm sooo tired. It's hard at the moment - very hard. Short staffed at work ( one of the lads is off sick and my part timer isn't doing as many hours as he's meant to) - and far far more work than we can handle. Taking 5 mins out at the moment - but I'm generally working 9am > 7pm ish and then...

well - I've got a date for induction of 23rd Oct. The diabetes has been rather unstable and I've generally been in the hospital weekly for clinic appointments right the way through. They've ben changing the insulin amounts every 2 days and have just changed insulin type too. I feel really...

I've been doing my own thing.... but generally healthy eating. I lost just over 2 stone this year, a fair bit of it whilst pregnant but before I found out. From finding out at 8weeks, to now (almost 32 weeks) I've put on 7lb and am pretty happy at that. Baby is on target and expected to be...

Last weekend wasn't so good. My dh was away camping for the weekend - so I spent the weekend at my parents in Scotland. However, the slight reaction I was having to the Metformin blew up and I ended up in a & e on the Saturday night. I was also really ill on the Sunday. Came home Sunday night...

Hello I've not been on in a while.. been staying away actually not wanting to admit what appeared inevitable. I was put on metformin 2 weeks ago for gestational diabetes - but it's plataeud and not doing enough. I've now got to start injecting and at the moment am attending hospital every...

I'm due back at the hospital on Thursday. Until I go and can ask - is there anything I can take for heartburn? Carbs SO do not agree with me... but I'm doing as I'm told and eating them. However, I can't sleep and even trying to lie raised on pillows keep waking up with acid on the verge of...

Blood pressure has been fine.... Tuesday's contact was an odd one - but in reality something I probably triggered and not neccesarily a bad thing.... it was more of just a case that more stress hit me in one go that day than I could handle. I had a scan yesterday at the hospital and baby...

super loss Sunflower - keep at it :-) This week hasn't been good. Tuesday, I went into melt-down from the minute I got into work. Shall we say, it started in floods of tears and ended in the same... Booted the pc and there was an email from someone I chose to "lose" contact with from...

Hope everyone is well Blimey - Jocelyn is growing some ! I can't believe how big they get how quick... No bump pics - sorry. I'm even more paranoid now I'm getting bigger (though I know with good reason). Fat and pregnant - nah - photos need banned :embarrassed: I had midwife 28 week...

Sunflower - 28 weeks tomorrow - 12 weeks to go.... eeek ! Time is certainley moving along. I've got a midwife appointment on Monday. I feel a bit of a fraud really :embarrassed: I wasn't exactly skinny to start with (far from it) - but even around the middle I'm still less than I was back in...

I started dieting whole heartedly towards the end of last year - but didnt start weighing until mid January. From mid January until First week in April, I lost 2.1/2 st and then found out I was pregnant ! I have kept eating healthily since and am now 27.1/2 weeks - so a bit ahead of you. I...

Hello I've had my 28 week bloods and GTT tests done on Friday ..... which THANKFULLY after the last episode, proved uneventful ! I'm occassionally getting really strange soreness in my stomach. Not cramp (though had the odd leg cramp) and not nasty nasty - just real dull aching. I've been...

Hiya I've not been on in aaages. I'll pm to make sure you have my numbers - you should be in GY I believe now. I can do Saturday afternoon and or Sunday - or an evening (except tomorrow). Let me know when you're free and I'll take you out :-) oh yes - it's a little boy. He's a toerag...

glad all the littlies are doing well !

not experience talking here - but try Vasogen from the chemist. It's a nappy rash cream for babies - but practically a miracle cure on excema (sp?). I used to also use it on a horse with asking condition and it worked far far better than anything else.... The contents are nothing exciting -...

I'm still here. I felt positively dreadfull the past couple of days. Today has much improved. I've struggled to sleep - and ended up curled up in a ball at the bottom of the bed... then downstairs ...upstairs, spare room... you name it. On top of that, generally rough and rubbish ! My work...

:-) take care not to overdo the alcohol too much :-P

Bea and Sunflower - I admire you both so much - seems like there is a hell of a lot of determination (and pain) that goes into breastfeeding. I'm kinda glad mine has another 16 weeks of cooking time left !!!!!

I've just been and ordered the cot today ! It's not coming until end of September ... but given Mamas and Papas have a sale on... it seemed worth doing now. 4 > 6 week standard wait - but I arranged it for a bit later

How much weight did you put on when you were expecing... and how much of that came straight back off when you all gave birth ? After having been so good early part of the year - I'm paranoid since I stopped dieting. I weighed again this morning and I've put on exactly 4.1/2lb so far... Diet...

cute photos. She's definately growing !

maybe that's part of what worries me... I moved here 6 years ago. My family and friends are really back in Scotland, and I'm in Norfolk. My oh's mum is ages with my gran and stays a reasonable distance away and doesn't drive. We're really rural. I'm sure my parents will come and visit a fair...

I've been staying somewhat quiet recently. Don't get me wrong - the pictures of all your little ones are GORGEOUS (wish there were more of them) - but I'm absolutely scared stiff at the idea of looking after my little one when he arrives. I find tinies very frightening. Possibly down to the...

Hello All glad everyone seems to be doing ok. I can't believe some of these babies are 5 >6 + weeks old already.... Just where has the time gone ! I've had a hectic last few weeks really. But that's NORMAL for me - without hectic I wouldn't be me ! We're moving premises with work tomorrow...

congratulations Bea :-)

Gt Yarmouth isn't a million miles away. Are you staying with friends there - or have accomodation booked ? I think my mum is down that first weekend too. I've got GTT blood tests to have done on the Friday and mum is coming down to make sure I don't go on my own. I'm sure you'll remember me...

don't forget me ! If you've got a chance to meet up anywhere that is... :-) I've just flown back tonight from my mum's. I'm currently on the phone to the bank as it turns up I've screwed up big time and transferred £500 into some strangers account rather than Steve's !!! They're currently...

Well done Sonkie and congratulations :-)

any updates from last night ? Hannah here yet ?

:goodvibes:

hey sunflower - any new Jocelyn pics ? I'm fine thankfully - just got a really big fright and discovered I am not invincible !?! Sonkie - doesn't sound like you're far away now..... lets hope baby gets a move on and gives you some peace. If she doens't hurry up - I'm going to miss out on...

race to the finish. Good luck Bea and Sonkie ! Naomi - Kayla is gorgeous. I can't believe how much hair she has ! I've got my 20week scan on Thursday. I'm a bit wibbly atm as I had some odd but extreme abdomen pain most of yesterday. Maybe baby trying to make more room ? Dunno. Still...

the race is on by the sounds of it.... I'll be left on my own soon ! We've been out in the city today looking at buggies etc. So far - I think we've narrowed it down to a Quinny Buzz or Mothercare's My3. Basically because they have large wheels and are designed for all terrain..... and we...

I'm fine ! I'm just starting to realise though that I'm not indestructable :-P I think it's time we had more pics of these new little ones.... hint hint

I hired another one on Wednesday who started Thursday. This time I've got a 50yo junior though ! So far.... so good.... :rollseyes: You'll be too sexy with all those new knicks. We'll need a padlock and some iron pants :-P

I'm fine...apart from the fact I was nearly obliterated by a horse on Thursday... :rollseyes: Was trying to bring one of mine in from the field when my mare who is hormonal and in season charged at my gelding to chase him away when I was trying to get him in. She lashed out with both back...

Fingers crossed for Thursday then !

what can I say.... it didn't..... and no way on earth was it going to work out. I've fired him already... :rollseyes: Back to square one !

Congrats Naomi. When did you get home ? Sounds like your lo was a fast mover ! Looking forwards to the pictures :-)

Hiya Paula Glad to see all is going well. My diary has somewhat lapsed - it seems pointless keeping it up "in my current condition". I've joined the mums to be thread instead ! Weight wise I'm doing ok. THe scales told me this am that I've not put ANYTHING on that I had lost - so I've...

sounds like you are kept busy then Helen. Is the spd pain relieving any ? No news from Naomi today so far... may be promising ? I'm just toddling along. Nothing much exciting doing here. Have been out with dh helping him put the engine and gearbox back in his landrover - nothing phsical... I...

I like the idea of a sling - but I wont get away without a buggy / pram with a carrycot attachment. Two reasons really - one is a long car drive to Scotland to mum's at Christmas when little one will be 8 weeks old IF he / she comes on time. They cant sit that long so young in a car seat...

Hi Helen. Glad you are home and both well. Hope the spd is starting to calm down.... and that you are finding some sort of routine. I think I might find out whether it's a girl or boy - but I also think I won't be telling anyone. LOL. I'll be 19weeks on Sunday - just where has the time...

I feel HUGE today - and I don't even really have much of a bump to speak of yet. I think quite a bit of it is water retention though - there is no way I've put on 5lb since yesterday !!! I dread to think of what's to come right enough..... Midwitch appointment on Monday and 20 week scan a...

Dash to the finsih now for you and Naomi , Sonkie. After that - I think there is going to be quite a bit of a wait!

The fact these kids are not mocking it is good... But my real concern is the amount of vastly over weight young kids and teenagers there days. With all the technology and vast amounts of computer games etc - the majority of kids just don't go out and play any more like they used to when I was...

Hang in there Naomi... come on baby....! I'm ok - been overdoing it a bit this afternoon. Been outside putting in runner bean and courgete plants, digging over more veggie plot and strimming ponies electric fencing. I feel fine - but definately knew when it was time to stop. For some odd...

she's GORGEOUS ! Hope you both get home soon x

nothing interesting doing here... just plodding on as usual. Mum is knitting for Britain I believe. 20 week scan is 19th June. I spent the rainy bank holiday yesterday surfing the net looking at "wheels" (prams) and getting even more thoroughly confuddled... I'm feeling fine - better infact...

Congratulations Helen :-) - lots of them...... x

everything crossed things are going well. I feel a bit odd tonight. I think my little alien is doing sommersaults !

ooohhhhh

everything crossed here too xx

:bighug: At least you're on your way now Sunflower..... aaannndd BREATHE... lol

Just seen this :big grin: We have a tiny pony here for if and when Erianna comes to visit :-). He's very sweet and cuddly and just her size. She'll be too big by next year !!! I last rode two weeks ago. I might take Summer out for a walk this weekend, depending on how things go... but I...

oh Paula - I don't know what to say...

aw bless - can I send a cyber hug too ? :-P My gosh - all these lurkers are coming out the woodwork.. I never realsied so many of you read this thread ! Thanks for that Nina - I'm definately aiming to go down the reusuable route. Come on Jocelyn - get a move on ... ;-)

Congratulations Nina. Looking forward to pics of your little Sunflower - OMG - I'm barely getting use to the idea. I CANNOT imagine being top of the list to pop never mind having a lo myself !

Hi All Welcome Naiomi :) Sunflower... I hope this little girl makes her appearance soon.... she's certainley making you go to hell and back ! I'm doing fine. The cramping I was having has stopped. I'm wearing the maternity jeans in the right size and keeping the too big jeans and belt for...

Happy birthday Helen !

maybe I'll get them on tomorrow then. I'm starting to show - but look more fat than anything... well - fatter than I was, and less fat than I was in Feb ! I'm sick of hoisting up these jeans that are too big (a dress size up from what I was currently wearing a week ago...) These ones had been...

no cravings here at all. The only thing I find is that by 5 / 6 pm I have pretty much no appetite and don't want to look at food. I'll pick at dinner and then later have a piece of fruit and glass of fruit juice. Yesterday - I felt really bloated and crampy. I had just bought a load of new...

flaming hell Paula... Is Erianna ok atm ? It was horrendous when there was foot and mouth here a few years ago - having it every year AND it contracting to humans is very frightening. Be careful :gentle hugs:

I wasnt sole sourcing but was doing a low calorie diet. From end first week of Jan until beginning of April, I lost 29lb. When I missed my period in Feb - I thought it was because of the diet. When I didn't come on end of March, I did a test. By the time I did the test I was already 8 weeks...

Bea - yes, it's my first and exciting but very scarey at the same time ! I'm not sure if I'm having little movements or not at the moment to be honest. Once or twice thought I had... I certainley know when I roll over in bid in the night - it feels like I've got a grapefruit in my belly

oh god Sunflower - you are having such a rough time :gentle hugs: Lets hope Jocelyn makes and appearance for your birthday ! How early in your pregnancy did all this start ? You and Sonkie certainley both seem to be having a really really rough time and it does seem MOST unfair ! I think...

Hope all is well with Nina Sorry not to have popped in for a while - I think I've been just coming to terms with things... The fact that I am actually expecting (now 15weeks today) and the fact that the diet has to be on hold. Mentally, I'm doing ok. Belly is definately starting to expand ...

mum is doing great thanks. She sent me a disc that was meant to have all the Beijing pics on it - but it was only Guangzhou. I think there just wasn't enough room on the disc ! Hopefully this week, mum is going to do another disc with Beijing on it. If you pm me your address, I'll post you a...

Hiya Paula I've missed you ! I presumed you must have been away... Glad you had a good time - but that's really not nice about the in-laws. You've done SO well and look SO good ! Don't believe them because it's NOT true babe ! It's got hot here too - nothing like as hot as it is there mind...

I'll second that... !

I cant tell you HOW fab a time I had in China with Paula. We had a complete BALL and I miss her to bits already (big hug). Hopefully we'll maybe do some kind of UK meet when she's over in the summer. She looks even more amazing in real life than in her photos and Erianna is such a cutie :)...

I am still catching up... Got to about 3pm today and then the tiredness hit me. Felt like I was walking into a brick wall. It probably didn't help that I was stressing a bit over this scan and was up and down several times through the night with very vivid dreams and nightmares. I reckon...

I just got back from China this morning and am shattered. Loads to do before I can go home. Hope all is well - and glad to see you are enjoying the popadoms :-) Surprising how tasty, low cal and filling they are microwaved. Enjoy the last of uni life. The end of an era....

got in at 1.30am this morning. I'm truly knacked. Thank you for a wonderful time in Beijing !!! Mum is still driving home from here to Scotland I'm just about to pack up work, go do the food shopping and then go do ponies, then home and crash. I'm so so tired. I had 6 hours sleep last night...

oh Paula ~ I've not been on for a few days and have had a bit of a bad week. Things really seem to be in melt-down for you at the minute and that will be creating copious amounts of stress. Remember that all negatives eventually turn into positives. It can and will get better. If you want...

yeah - I'm doing ok. Was out riding yesterday - though it was very windy. I'd literally just got back and was untacking when the heavens opened and it poured down. Still - at least I managed to go for a ride out as that's probably the first time in three weeks and it's doubtful if I'll get a...

glad you seem to be back on the up. Was wondering where you had disappeared to ! :-P

Midwifes appointment on Tuesday - but in a nearby town as they couldn't fit me in in our town at the moment ! I'm also waiting to hear from the hospital as to when I've to go for a scan.... Otherwise - I'm doing pretty much ok. Scales are playing up big time and giving me all sorts of odd...

good luck !

I know what you mean about belts. I can't not have one now or my trews would be round my ankles. I've bought smallers sizes which are a much better fit (tho still need a belt) really as my shape is changing. Another month and I'll probably need more new jeans - but for different reasons ...

oh wow - well done ! Obviously I'm not going to be able to keep up with you ... "in my condition" lol. Still - I'm doing ok. Scales playing silly yesterday and today. Getting 4 > 5 differences from if I get off and get on again. I KNOW I havent increased and that the higher readings are...

erm.... you're not pregnant are you ??

oh Paula - you've been having a rough time. Can only have been made harder by having a poorly little one too :-( Actually - I couldn't remember the dates and thought perhaps you had gone to Guangzhou. I'll email you over our trip details tomorrow hopefully - I've got them in work. We're...

I'm here.... got on quite well at the docs. Sorted out a few issues and addressed weight concerns amongst others. I believe she's referring me to a dietician which she thinks might be valuable to me atm. It was a new doctor as mine left and she's really really nice. I'm being fast tracked to...

excellent - I shop in Sainsburys, but practically live a lot of the time on piles of stirfry veggies and a sliced up chicken breast. Some of the sauces are very low cal and very tasty too ! Try porridge. I've started having a small amount of porridge oats, bunged in the microwave with 1 cup...

yes - not too bad thanks. Definately a lot stranger and odder things to come - and some weight gain and a huge shape change.... but at least it will all be for the right reasons

weigh in today - a day late but never mind. 1.5lb down which I'm pleased at. I'm not as scale mad now - I know everything has to change. I'll be happy if I can maintain and not put any weight on for the next few months. Everyting went well at the docs. I've to see the midwife probably Monday...

I think I should maybe say hello... I've only just VERY recently found out I'm expecting (my first !). I reckon I'm about 9weeks. First docs appointment tomorrow.... I'm really woried about my weight. I'd been losing well healthy eating and vague calorie counting (lost 2 stone since Jan) -...

I dont think the SAD lamp would be a waste - lack of daylight does affect me badly in winter.... but maybe I wont need one if I see more daylight in winter. After all - I wont exactly be working much through the majority of next winter now ! No - not planned... Doctors tomorrow and the day I...

hey - excellent ! Nothing better than getting into smaller clothes. : PARTY ON :

you CAN do this :-) Stay positive !

I'm exactly 17 stone now - I'm still hoping to lose some more before I expand. I'm not on a vcld though. Just shows - anything can happen ! Don't get me wrong - I've always thought I wanted kids - it just doesnt seem real though that it's going to happen. Very scarey....

I've been calore counting and lost 2 st since January. I've got a long way to go ... But, just yesterday found out I'm 8 > 9 weeks gone !?!

Given I'm trying a change of diet for life rather than an end goal - I'll keep going. However - at the moment I think I'm still in state of shock. Crying, laughing - you name it. I cannot imagine life with a baby. OMG - did I say BABY ? heeeeellllllppppp !!!!

UH OH - TROUBLE AHEAD. Fatter than ever - or will be.... :wave_cry: Found out yesterday.... I'm approx 9 weeks pregnant :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hope you're feeling a bit better babe. My brother is arriving down from Scotland tomorrow and going home Tuesday am. There will be quite a lot of news for you to catch up on by next week ! For now, the weather is dismal. Rain, snow, sleet and wind. My paddocks resemble paddyfields ! You can...

hey - don't do yourself down. THe good thing is you have taken notice and are trying to do something about it. I'd KILL to be 14st - I'm currently 17 and that's after losing two. I'm a huge Heffalump and am going to contine being so for some considerable time to come :-( I've been...

I'm just in from work and shopping. I was working until 2pm today. I've now got to go do my ponies and then go pick my oh up from his work. Weather is miserable here today. Wind, rain, sleet, hail and some snow. Very very windy. No way I'll be out riding in that ... I dont mind riding in wind...

Nice on Pugs mum ! Good healthy stuff there ... and nothing like a hearty Scottish Broth You would be amazed at how tasty, filling and yet low cal many soups can be. If it hadn't been for the bread and yoghurt - you could probably have said about 250cals. If it had been a soup with say lots of...

Thanks guys :-) from standing on the scales this morning I seem to have put it all back on again - but I know that's just water retention and it'll likely be totally different tomorrow. I'm on one good sized but well balanced meal a day - plus ad-lib fruit in the evening. I certainley dont...

bad carbs like those are addictive and what puts the weight on. It's taken me AGES to wean them out my system and only have them as an occasional treat. They're what I'm most likely to head for right enough in times of crisis - but at least now I do think about it first :-S

I lost the thread ! This weeks wi is 3.5lb off .

do you eat fruit and veg ? It's AMAZING how much you can eat with very little calories... Keep it up - you're doing fab !

Thursday weigh in again already. I weighed myself mid week and was mightily cheesed off that I hadn't lost an ounce. I had to have about 6 gos on the scales this morning before I could actually believe that it was recording a 3.5lb loss this week ! I think that's my best week yet !!! My...

you're so so close Paula. Please don't let it get to you. You look absolutely STUNNING now - so I wouldn't let however long it takes bother you to get to your goal. I've had a surprisingly goo d loss this week which I'll record just shortly. I've eaten MORE this week - has a carb fest with...

If you are only on one meal a day and avoiding bread, rice and potatoes - you'll find it hard to come out ketosis by accident. I'm doing my own thing as opposed to a ss diet. One decent pretty low carb meal a day with plenty fo greens and I've stayed in ketosis for coming up 3 months !

I find when I'm on a high for no reason like that, my weight losses are higher too. It raises your metabolism and losses seem better. Hope you look forward to a good WI next time :-)

wow - that's amazing. That's faster than my 2lb (3lb max) a week losses. I'm going to China in about 3 weeks and don't want to ss overseas. I may however consider it when I get home

spangles were a type of sweeties - boiled sweets type thing. Puggs - this is really good.... Try getting a packet of Pataks puppodums. Raw, uncooked. Blast them for 30 secs in the microwave. No fat. Decent amount of eating and from memory about 30kcal

wow - lot going on there. You're braver than me. I've never ben an outgoing type - more the sort to hide in a corner (and that's from way before I put the weight on) I met my husband through a website to do with designing online shopping carts. We talked a few times - well lots of times - and...

Doesn't she just look FAB - and the best thing is you can SEE Paula knows it. Paula - I'm so so happy for you. I just hope I can get there too. I'll need to pm you. Got some fairly exciting news. Our schedule may have changed !?! I'll know what's happening by the end of the week - but looks...

that sounds good going. At that rate you possibly don't need to change anything apart from reducing down the pastries or chocolate to a once or twice a week treat. I've had a mince beef and onion pasty thing (puff pasty - I know...) with a couple of spoonfulls of beans and an onion and some...

these crackerbread things sound interesting. What on earth is a pink panther ? I used to remember it from when I was a wean as a pink strawberry chocolate. From around the same time as Spangles ... do you mind those ?

I've just been healthy eating. By having a low carb meal once a day, I can stay in ketosis... though I have been bad and had carbs occasionally at weekends which throws me out. Apart from Saturday / Sunday - I've been in ketosis and eating for nearly 3 months ! I'd have a large bowl of...

Hello Busy I've tried in the past too - several times. I think most of us have ! My last main effort lasted about 6 months until I fell off the wagon and put most of it back on. This time, I'm truly determined NOT to fail. After all - you are only a failure if you give up. From my diary...

:welcome: Blimey ! Really ? Wishing you all the best of luck. I suppose we forsee ourselves in different ways.. It's really strange because although this time on one hand I'm absolutley determine to do this (and keep it off) - the other side is constantly finding this really hard and a bit...

Absolutely horrid weather. Cold, windy and rainy. Doesnt help that we've had no heating or hot water for 3 days as the boiler failed. Seems to be worknig again now - though the engineer thinks it could be an intermittent fault. I'm looking forward to a bath once the water heats up ! I spent...

Just good friends ? sorry - I just couldn't help it. I may be in East Anglia now - but once a Scot... always a Scot :-) I'm from Bothwell orginally

you didn't need to ... hehehe

size 8 ? OMG !!! Well done gal ! Enjoy the party :-)

rofl. Piper's don't wear tuxes. Just kilts and nae knickers !

you're same height as me.. I'm flying over on 14th. I know we're staying 3 or 4 days and then going 1200miles in another direction. I'm not sure exactly what's happening on what day yet as the internal flights are not booked. What do you do in China ? Did you get married and move there - or...

I've no intentions of giving up - none whatsoever. Perhaps it's down to seeing to so little daylight. Working inside all the time with no windows. Perhaps a SAD lamp / lightbox would help : dunno : Thanks - I am pleased with the 3lb. Next week, I should hit my 10% weight loss - and...

thanks for posting the measurements - very interesting ! My hips were 56 when I started and are now 52. My waist was 48 and is now 46. I'm having a fairly good sized meal and some fruit once daily and pretty much nothing else. I have been bad today and had a creme egg a short while ago...

Pataks popadums. Uncooked. Instead of frying them, pop them one at a time in the microwave. They are just as nice and with no fat are no doubt much better for you

weather this week has been appauling. Thankfully, today has brightened up and the wind has calmed down. OH picked me up from work about 7.30pm and we went to feed the ponies on the way home. They have a huge Y shaped feeder in the field that I fill with hay every night. The hay comes in...

3lb down this week

3lb loss this week - one of my best weeks in ages. Strangely - I fell nothing. Normally , it's a good buzz and a great achievement. For one reason or another - things are obviously playing on me at the moment... Hopefully I'll snap out of it shortly ! Case of sticking to the diet and getting...

I'm not doing much other than being at a desk during the day (Mon > Fri) - will be different when the clocks change.... I came to work 9am yesterday and left at 8.30pm. I could have eaten my own leg by the time I got home right enough ! At weekends I've got plenty to do between work in the...

well done - something good for this week :-)

least you've got some extra choices. That's a definate bonus :-) Diet chocolate ? OMG ! Take it easy. You look really fab and are no doubt well inside healthy bmi now. I can understand setting your goals - but you've got to eat again sometime...

I've had a chicken breast chopped into little bits mixed with some tinned tomatoes and a bit too much chilli - and some gnocchi.... followed by a couple of oranges... I'm now bursting at the seams ! Gnocchi is fairly high kcal - about 400 in 1/2 a packet - so ... whatever I've had I'm well under...

in all honesty - no - I doubt it. I've had about 3 days of moping over all what was caused by a bacon sandwich ! In reality - I'm doing ok. I'm due to weigh in tomorrow .... although I was on the scales this morning and know I've lost just over 2lb so far this week. I doubt I'll be lucky...

Hiya I'm not on shakes or anything - though if I get to stalemate point - I'll head that route. I find if I eat ANYTHING in the morning I could eat my own leg by lunch time... then I'll want lunch - then something later on. I just can't do it. That's what got me into this mess. Before I got...

if you want anything badly enough... you CAN do it. /trust yourself and stick with it :-)

it's not easy. It never will be. There will be weeks when we don't lose an it can be seriously discouraging. But - on the plus side - if you haven't over eaten by 6500 cal - then it's not fat ! It could be extra water retention casue of the walking.... Have hug - it's blooming hard when you...

welllll - not the best weekend ever... kinda lost the plot a bit. Had a craving for a bacon sandwich for the last few weeks, and decided I'd actually have one Sunday morning. WRONG thing to do - I should have waited and had it as a night time meal instead. I've not been eating anything in the...

blimey - a very good loss on top of being out and enjoying yourself ! I had a heavy day and feel quite diheartened for it. It was a bit of a blow out - and feel a bit worse for it...

I'l third it !!

I started at 18st13.9lb - so 19st literally. I'm now 17lb 6oz today... so lost just over 1.1/2 st in two months by cutting back and healthy eating

Hi PAula Guangzhou - over at one of the trade fairs. Also thought we would be going to Inner Mongolia region... but that's changed and I'll now be heading over the opposite side of the country. I'm sure China is a very big place. Be far easier to meet up in the UK sometime !! lol I'm only...

I'm not cc'ing - I'm just being careful in what I eat. Some fruit and beansprouts will do you no harm. I have some berries - either strawberries, blueberries or raspberries EVERY day ... usually a punnet of them.... and one decent sized main meal that's low fat and low carb - ie no potatoes...

2lb down for week 1

yup - 2lb down this week :-)

you are doing really well. It looks like you are far far more in control than you think. I've found that now I've manage to get the type of food under control - the volume is also now under control and I really dont have too much trouble "behaving". Please please keep the thoughts of the...

I didnt see that... but it certainly burns well - we'd to chuck it in the sink and turn the tap on to put it out ! DH is sitting munching pringles again now. Lucky for him he's a skinny thing. On the pack it says 35g fat in every 100g. Shocking indeed !

pyromania is just about right. I love fires ! Least I was only burning Pringles and not eating them - lol. No idea about Walkers cheese and onion.... do you get those in China ?!? DH and I both agreed they'd make fantastic firelighters if we run out of kindling for the stove ! The jeans at the...

I've read about how many calories there are in Pringles and how they ignite easily. DH had some for nibble tonight. When I scrounged one, I honestly think he thought it was to eat ! Nooo - it was for setting on fire. It's pretty shocking actually. They light easier than a piece of paper and...

go with them and drink water... and laugh when you see how stupid they are drunk..... and be glad it's not you !!

hey hum. Another weigh in . Not overly impressed. I hope the scales are wrong. Well - I KNOW they are wrong. how can it weigh me X stone 9lb, get off get on again and it weight 1/2 a stone heavier .... then consistently that stone heavier .... then flip back the way jsut as quick! The...

it's not bacuse you have to. You don't have to do anything... But if you DO and you stick at it - the rewards ARE worth it. You feel heathier & look good You don't get so out of breath you'll find clothes that fit ! you'll gain confidence. Every little bit is worth losing. I'm not setting...

Blimey - and why not ! You're living proof it will work and good motivation to others :-)

I was in exactly the same position as you this time last year.. My gran had just died and we were all distraught. As soon as I knew, I sent flowers and flew home. The house was full of flowers. More flowers would not have been appropriate. Instead - at last minute, I went out to the city for...

once you shift the first few pounds - it'll give you SO much motivation and enthusiasm. THe more you lose - the more it goes. It was really really hard in the beginning - but now, it's really not a problem at all :-) You just get on with it....

sounds like you are doing fab !

nothing is un-achievable. You only fail when you give up.. Sure - there will be hard times, but to achieve goal will make it all worthwhile. 'm not following a sole sorce plan like Lighter Life. I've totally changed my diet. I'm looking at it as a life change rather than a diet. For me, I...

It isnt easy - but once you are past the frist week, it DOES get easier... Good luck

try using www.hotukdeals.com Loads of tesco discount coupons for either money off shop (£10 on £50 spend and the likes) Free delivery - or sometimes loads of free points. Don't spend your points at the till. Save them up and they are worth 4x the face value. If you see nothing in their deals...

I'm back end of beyond in a little village 1/2 way between Thetford and Norwich

Sarahloveswelshcobs 8lb Weigh in - Thursdays

just think.... that's THREE packs of butter ! Be proud and chin up - you're doing good !!

I'm in Norfolk

well done Daisy ! I'm here and plodding along nicely... long way to go - but on the right road. I'm not sole sourcing - but watching what and how much I eat. So far so good ...

Good post KD. RussianDoll - I'm not far in front of you. ut you have done it before - so you CAN do it again. It's making and keeping the life changes once you gt there. It's not letting gloom and doom get to us or saying sod it and chucking it away. It's the realisation... you've gone off...

I'll maybe pm you in the next couple of days when I send your parcel... and you can tell me more about it (if you don't mind)

I'm sticking with it. I don't think I'm as postitive and happy as I sound - but if MAKE myself that way - I do start believing it myself. It's my anti-depression mechanism... and it works. Was working until 1.30pm yesterday and then went out riding for an hour on my little palomino mare. It...

me too RussianDoll ! Paula - that picture as you avatar with you and your little girl is absolutely stunning. You both look gorgeous and very very happy :-) Glad you enjoyed the festive period. You SHOULD be very proud of your achievements. You are certainley a great inspiration to me...

Well done lass - you've done super so far. I've thought but not done anything about weight watchers. I am doing my own kind of heatly eating plan. So far, it's working just fine and I've lost a fair bit since my 6th January start dat. I'm looking at it as a change of life forever and not a...

My scales were in the bathroom. Thy varied enormously if they were moved and inch - and I had to pull them out from the wall to get on them ! The whole bathroom floor is uneven. I could get a 6lb variation in the bathroom. The hall and kitchen floor are also uneven (there have been tiles...

me too - got 4 (29yo tb x connemara black gelding - retired, 10yo black welsh cob gelding who is more off than on as lamanitic, 4yo welsh cob palomino mare just backed, rising 2yo highland x coloured dun and white colt, ....and a 1/2 (mini shettie - cream dun gelding 6yo)

Hey - you're both doing great - stick with it :-)

Couldn't wait. Knew I'd been doing "too good" - so jumped back on the scales this morning and saw a 2lb loss from yesterday. I know I know - it's not an official weigh in - but it's lowest recorded weight yet - so I've updated my ticker. Now I'll have a permanent smile for the next few days :-)

my way past it is not having things I'd be prone to binging on in the house... I'm allowing myself a small treat once a week - so far, it's always been bread ! I had a binge demon a couple of weekends ago. Couldn't help myself. But the only thing I had access to was carrots. I don't even LIKE...

you can't put on 1lb in a day. Not unless it's water retention. I can fluctuate by several lbs during the course of a week. Stick to the one weigh day a week and do your best to stay off the scales - otherwise, it can bring you such disappointment on a daily basis other than a weekly high. I...

Dug the diary up from the depths. This weeks weigh-in is identical to last weeks. Actually - I'm very pleased with that ! I've been good all week, so KNOW I'm losing and although calorie counting am still in ketosis all week too :-) It's just THAT week - and I usually find I go up 4 > 7lb...

My weight fluctuates... a LOT. For example, I weighed in last Thursday with a 2lb loss. I weighed this morning and I'm 2lb HEAVIER than I was this time last week ... yet I know I've not eaten enough to put anything on ! The week before last, I'd recorded a 4lb loss. On the Wednesday following...

Hello folks : wavey: Halloumi is a cheese you can grill that won't melt. I think it's Greek origin ? It's nice, quite salty. Jazzes up salad brilliantly. Just checked the fridge 310kcal per 100g. 250g in the pack. 25g fat / 100g and 20g protein

1. Do you keep a written record of what you eat? no - only if I'm having a bad day (rare) 2. Do you drink 8 glasses or more of water per day? sometimes - but not often enough. I usally manage about 3 litres including tea and coffee 3. Have you reached a plateau? If so, how did you...

Well - not so bad this morning. I was expecting the worst ! My weight seems to fluctuate so much ... as is very easily seen from yesterdays post. By some miracle, I'm 5lb lighter than I was yesterday - so a 2lb loss this week... which I'm more than happy with considering. Just to make sure it...

As you'll see - I haven't updated this in a few days.... or so. I was on SUCH A high last Thursday having dropped 4lb. I was a bit bad Sunday and pigged out a bit... saying that - it was on raw carrots ... so although I was stuffed - I cant have done much harm ! I think I had 4 - maybe 5...

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SmileyFace The key, is SMILING and teaching yourself to be happy. I know - sounds weird. I suffered badly from depression and wouldn't admit it to anyone nor myself. I kept myself constantly busy. I became completely and utterly addicted to coffee. (I'd drink it espresso strenght mug after...

WEIGH IN MORNING !!! Despite that weekend Failure of a carb fest sandwich - healthily filled mind you... It's not affected this weeks weight loss. 4lb down this week and I'm EXSTATIC. I dont know where it's really going from. My upper half I think.... Waist and hips are only 1/2 less in...

Not a bad day... visit to Spring Fair trade exhibition in Brum with a business collegue / friend. Walked lots and lots and lots - we reckon about 10miles - 7 hours of constant walking round exhibition halls. So the exercise front was good ! It's been a long day - up since 6am, got home at...

hey - no worries. It isnt going to beat me this time - that's a problem. It's not like I pigged out - but I did have that sandwich and you didn't... so WAY TO GO GIRL :-)

I've had a naff weekend feeling rotton and full of the cold. I had a mini carb fest Saturday and fell for a sandwich. I felt so damn awful afterwards. Nice at the time but I was so guilty afterwards. Still - onwards and upwards. Looking back on it, it WAS nice - but not that good that I couldn't...

wow - you're doing fab. I've got a lot of catching up to do to (I'm near your top end rather than bottom end) but sticking with it and doing ok. It certainley isn't easy. I'm out in China for the second time in April on business. Industrial zones - not really showing me the best of China I...

Loaded with the cold - a not well snotty bunny I'm afraid ! Had a bad day Saturday and succumbed to a lovely fluffy bread sandwich. Felt really guilty all day Sunday as I'm trying to stay off bread ! No excercise this last week as I've felt so grim and I definately haven't been drinking m...

ROFL ! Ah well - you never know your luck...

I'm in East Anglia. I'm not actually following a plan - but I'm just trying to totally change my associations with food... I didnt go out walking last night. Weather was EVIL. Its blooming windy and rather cold at the moment. There are no street lights at all where we are and it's out the...

I must say - I think I am too.. Longest I can go is two days ! I don't mind not going down daily - I'm just paranoid they don't go up ... at they always do one week of the month. Then I get in a flap... :-( At the moment - they're my friend. I'm seeing about a 1/2lb or more loss daily this week

enjoy that chicken - and lots of congratulations

just wearing a dress is a good one - I wont wear them and havent in years - as I dont want to look like a sack. I INTEND getting a figure !

nothing yet - but I want to wear shorts ! I also want to wear a LITTLE black dress and not a bin bag ... lol

Hi I mean it this time too !! I'm trying to go solo to start with rather than follow a fixed plan. I'm eating less - and healthier - and on a greatly increased water intake. I've weighed this morning because it's just too tempting not to - though I'm not meant to until Saturday. I've lost...

just read a couple of pages (I'm new). Well done for sticking to things during the rough times. It isnt easy - BUT you're doing fab !