Anyone in the 9s want to be in the 8's ??

[Nikki<3]

Where's Annie disappeared to, anyone know? x

Not sure.... I'm send her a Facebook message. X

 

[kim63]

Right that's it....fed us seeing my name off the list. Kim am going to keep trying so will weigh in tom as usual, deal with consequences and get shredding.
If you don't mind adding me again I would appreciate it.
Going to dig out the diary and jot everything down. I need to get back into the feel good mindset!!
Thanks ladies x

So, you've tried doing it 'your' way for a week Debs & it sounds as tho you're not too happy with it! Personally, I think we all need discipline & structure to lose weight & following SW to the letter is the only way! So, get your diary out & start writing everything down again & it will all fall into place. xx

 

[debtin]

So, you've tried doing it 'your' way for a week Debs & it sounds as tho you're not too happy with it! Personally, I think we all need discipline & structure to lose weight & following SW to the letter is the only way! So, get your diary out & start writing everything down again & it will all fall into place. xx

Yeah Kim your right...I was doing so well until Friday night...wine night. Downhill from there so today is new day. Having chicken curry for dinner which is about four syns for the sauce and will no doubt have couple oven chips, apart from that today has been good already. Work days are always good as I don't bring rubbish and don't bring money. Just need focus harder at weekend x

 

[donna88]

I feel your pain donna...just can't get into it. Need to weigh tom to try get started with excercise. The way I feel about myself is reverting back to how I was a while ago. All loose and yucky...need work hard and get back in groove.
Try have good day at work x

At least we only have one more day of it. My week started off great with exercise, I did loads while I was offplan and the two days of the cross trainer, but it died off.... will have to get myself back into it this week as well.

Work was good (yeah I'm finished already lol) I only do volunteer work for an hour or so while little ones at nursery, but hoping it'll turn into a proper job when he's at full time school

I know how you feel im the same. I should have year 11 period one but they have finished. Saying that though they have their exam this afternoon so I dont know whether they will be coming in or not!!!

I ended up having year 11, they have an exam as well so came in this morning. What do you teach?
It doesn't sound like many of them will be in tomorrow so I'm basically going in to see if they are and if not I'll be put with some year 8's. I feel better about that now I know I'm just going to my usual room and will have something sorted whether it be my year 11's or some younger ones.

I ended up working quite a bit today with a girl from another class I don't usually have and before she left she said thank you, I know that sounds really silly but it was really unexpected and nice to hear.

Good morning ladies :-D

Hope your all well. I'm feeling we start these positives again do here goes.....

1. First day of my future today....back on SW and hoping to lose 1 stone
2. Me and OH had a lovely day/night last night and spoke a lot about future
3. Just in a generally happier mood


Kim.... Can a join the 100% group again please. I'm ready and rearing to go.

X

Great positives brilliant to see your feeling good, I think I'll have to start joining you with the positives.... I need to focus more on the positive things I have going on rather then worrying and dwelling on all the bad things

1. Had a brilliant first day back at work and even got a thank you from one of the girls
2. Feeling quite slim despite the bad start to the week and WI tomorrow (I usually feel massive before WI lol)
3. Little one was very excited to be going to see his friends this morning, so hopefully he'll be in a great mood when I pick him up

Morning ladies
I was just thinking about what you were all saying & reckon its weather related! A few weeks ago we were all chirpy & motivated, it was lovely & warm with lots of sun & now feeling yuch, its cold & miserable, more like a winters day! I think when its lovely & warm, we all wear less clothes so want to have nice trim bods, so try harder with SW & exercise & when its cold & miserable outside, the winter clothes come back out again & our motivation wanes a bit......just a theory!
Believe me, there is nothing worse than cycling when its cold, windy & wet & I have to force myself to go out!

Nikki, the new week of the challenge starts tomorrow, do you want to start then or today? xx

I think your onto something, I always feel rubbish when the weathers rubbish and I eat so much more when its cold!

Right that's it....fed us seeing my name off the list. Kim am going to keep trying so will weigh in tom as usual, deal with consequences and get shredding.
If you don't mind adding me again I would appreciate it.
Going to dig out the diary and jot everything down. I need to get back into the feel good mindset!!
Thanks ladies x

Good luck and yay for weighing in tomorrow, I feel like skipping it to some extent but to be honest I mainly want to see if I've gained or not so I can move on

 

[lilprincessvic]

I ended up having year 11, they have an exam as well so came in this morning. What do you teach?
It doesn't sound like many of them will be in tomorrow so I'm basically going in to see if they are and if not I'll be put with some year 8's. I feel better about that now I know I'm just going to my usual room and will have something sorted whether it be my year 11's or some younger ones.

I ended up working quite a bit today with a girl from another class I don't usually have and before she left she said thank you, I know that sounds really silly but it was really unexpected and nice to hear.

I teach Maths. We have some in but not many so I am working with them all morning before their exam!

 

[icklerockchick]

Don't mean to alarm you vicky but was just having a look through a ww diary of someone who used to do slim&save and so some of the people posting on their diary still do it. Anyway point of the story one girl was saying she had to stop it as her hair was falling out in massive clumps and had bald spots. The scariest part was several other people said they had suffered the same thing or had friends who had :-/

Obviously it won't happen to everyone but the side effects can just be a bit scary! Maybe healthy eating and exercise is the way forward!! X

 

[donna88]

Don't mean to alarm you vicky but was just having a look through a ww diary of someone who used to do slim&save and so some of the people posting on their diary still do it. Anyway point of the story one girl was saying she had to stop it as her hair was falling out in massive clumps and had bald spots. The scariest part was several other people said they had suffered the same thing or had friends who had :-/

Obviously it won't happen to everyone but the side effects can just be a bit scary! Maybe healthy eating and exercise is the way forward!! X

Wow that is scary. :/



Good mood isn't going to last long at this rate. Picked little one up from school and I've been told he needs to start doing more things himself (such as putting his shoes and socks on) he used to do it, but has decided he can't now. I want to try and get him to get himself dressed as well. But literally as soon as we got upstairs and I asked him to try and take his jumper off (I'd already told him if he tried to get changed himself he could have a sticker) he burst into a fit of shouting/crying saying he couldn't do it and rolling around on the floor.

At school his best friend always helps him, apparently she put his shoes and socks on today at school and when they had their assessment earlier when she was asked what she thought she was good at, she said helping him put his coat on because he can only get one arm in. Although this is very cute, he's becoming more and more dependant on other people helping him.

I've told him I was going downstairs for a drink and that he needed to calm down and to come down to me when he felt he was calm and ready to try and get changed himself. I've told him I'll help him if he needs it, but that he needs to start trying to do things himself! I don't know what else to do with him, I can see him coming downstairs in a bit when he's hungry or fed up of playing in his room but I know as soon as I ask him to take his jumper off he will start again!? I don't know what to do, I know I can't just do it for him and I will stand my ground, but at the same time I don't know how I'm going to get him to try when he's got it into his head that he just can't do it

 

[lilprincessvic]

Wow that is scary. :/



Good mood isn't going to last long at this rate. Picked little one up from school and I've been told he needs to start doing more things himself (such as putting his shoes and socks on) he used to do it, but has decided he can't now. I want to try and get him to get himself dressed as well. But literally as soon as we got upstairs and I asked him to try and take his jumper off (I'd already told him if he tried to get changed himself he could have a sticker) he burst into a fit of shouting/crying saying he couldn't do it and rolling around on the floor.

At school his best friend always helps him, apparently she put his shoes and socks on today at school and when they had their assessment earlier when she was asked what she thought she was good at, she said helping him put his coat on because he can only get one arm in. Although this is very cute, he's becoming more and more dependant on other people helping him.

I've told him I was going downstairs for a drink and that he needed to calm down and to come down to me when he felt he was calm and ready to try and get changed himself. I've told him I'll help him if he needs it, but that he needs to start trying to do things himself! I don't know what else to do with him, I can see him coming downstairs in a bit when he's hungry or fed up of playing in his room but I know as soon as I ask him to take his jumper off he will start again!? I don't know what to do, I know I can't just do it for him and I will stand my ground, but at the same time I don't know how I'm going to get him to try when he's got it into his head that he just can't do it

any idea why donna?

 

[lilprincessvic]

Don't mean to alarm you vicky but was just having a look through a ww diary of someone who used to do slim&save and so some of the people posting on their diary still do it. Anyway point of the story one girl was saying she had to stop it as her hair was falling out in massive clumps and had bald spots. The scariest part was several other people said they had suffered the same thing or had friends who had :-/

Obviously it won't happen to everyone but the side effects can just be a bit scary! Maybe healthy eating and exercise is the way forward!! X

That is a bit scary. How long was she doing it for? I researched loads and this one seemed to be the best for side effects n stuff. I only plan on doing it for a maximum of 4 weeks then going back to sw to maintain after their refeed program thing x

 

[donna88]

any idea why donna?

No idea I'm hoping its just a phase

I was wrong about him coming down and playing up again though, he came down and got changed himself, just needed a tiny bit of help taking his jumper off, a bit more help with his buttons on his shirt and help putting his jeans on. But he did a lot more then he has done for a while, hopefully he'll keep it up! He used to be so proud of himself doing things himself.

Think I'm just going to have to keep offering stickers ect. for when he does do it himself, or at least gives it a good go

 

[icklerockchick]

Sorry vicky I really don't know anything else about the situation just noticed it and thought eek!

Sorry to hear you are having a hard time with your little one Donna- thats great that he is trying now though. Think the best you can do is keep encouraging and praising him. Kids aren't stupid if they can get away with not doing things for themselves they will take full advantage of it but hopefully he will revel in the praise and enjoy being a "big boy" doing things for himself. X

 

[lilprincessvic]

No idea I'm hoping its just a phase

I was wrong about him coming down and playing up again though, he came down and got changed himself, just needed a tiny bit of help taking his jumper off, a bit more help with his buttons on his shirt and help putting his jeans on. But he did a lot more then he has done for a while, hopefully he'll keep it up! He used to be so proud of himself doing things himself.

Think I'm just going to have to keep offering stickers ect. for when he does do it himself, or at least gives it a good go

Sticker charts r always good. I would behave for one of th'em lol x

 

[donna88]

Sorry vicky I really don't know anything else about the situation just noticed it and thought eek!

Sorry to hear you are having a hard time with your little one Donna- thats great that he is trying now though. Think the best you can do is keep encouraging and praising him. Kids aren't stupid if they can get away with not doing things for themselves they will take full advantage of it but hopefully he will revel in the praise and enjoy being a "big boy" doing things for himself. X

Yeah that's the plan, just hope it works

Sticker charts r always good. I would behave for one of th'em lol x

Haha actually that's not a bad idea, think I might get myself one for the 100% challenge x

 

[debtin]

Yeah that's the plan, just hope it works

Haha actually that's not a bad idea, think I might get myself one for the 100% challenge x

Ha I like it. I am about start proper potty training...where is best to get reward charts?
I think wee boys can be lazy donna and if you make sure he tries his best on his own, which am sure you, then he won't be as willing to let his friend help him...how cute though. Maybe just a wee phase. I am trying to not worry about the future etc with my boy but it could eat you up knowing we are responsible x

 

[donna88]

Ha I like it. I am about start proper potty training...where is best to get reward charts?
I think wee boys can be lazy donna and if you make sure he tries his best on his own, which am sure you, then he won't be as willing to let his friend help him...how cute though. Maybe just a wee phase. I am trying to not worry about the future etc with my boy but it could eat you up knowing we are responsible x

Not sure about best place to buy reward charts, maybe check ebay?
Or you could try what we did, we just made the chart up ourselves on paint (I think it was paint) we had his name and potty training chart at the top and we had different things he could get a smiley face for, I can't remember them all now, but things like sitting on the potty, doing a wee, doing a poo, washing hands ect. and we had each day of the week on. We got pictures of his favourite characters from the internet and decorated it with them. My boyfriend had just bought his laminator so we used that and then instead of using stickers we let him draw a smiley face in the right box when he did something. We started new every week.

To be honest it didn't work too well with our little one, we tried for a few weeks and he wasn't interested, then he got chicken pox so we put him back in nappies as he was very ill with it. While he had them he got loads on his bits, then once he was better he decided he was using the potty and wearing big boy pants, I think he found nappies so uncomfortable with his poorly bits that he had enough and wanted to get out of them. We used the reward chart still but he just seemed to decide he wanted to do it, so he did.

Yeah I think all I can do is keep making sure he does try and help when he really needs it. He is so clever but is the laziest little boy I know, he didn't walk until he was 18 months, just because he couldn't be bothered, but he did everything else really quickly, he loves academic things and learning but it so lazy with most physical things (I say most as luckily he's started loving football and running around a lot more, even played basketball the other day at my mums....so he loves fun physical activities now but is still very lazy with the others)

 

[debtin]

Not sure about best place to buy reward charts, maybe check ebay?
Or you could try what we did, we just made the chart up ourselves on paint (I think it was paint) we had his name and potty training chart at the top and we had different things he could get a smiley face for, I can't remember them all now, but things like sitting on the potty, doing a wee, doing a poo, washing hands ect. and we had each day of the week on. We got pictures of his favourite characters from the internet and decorated it with them. My boyfriend had just bought his laminator so we used that and then instead of using stickers we let him draw a smiley face in the right box when he did something. We started new every week.

To be honest it didn't work too well with our little one, we tried for a few weeks and he wasn't interested, then he got chicken pox so we put him back in nappies as he was very ill with it. While he had them he got loads on his bits, then once he was better he decided he was using the potty and wearing big boy pants, I think he found nappies so uncomfortable with his poorly bits that he had enough and wanted to get out of them. We used the reward chart still but he just seemed to decide he wanted to do it, so he did.

Yeah I think all I can do is keep making sure he does try and help when he really needs it. He is so clever but is the laziest little boy I know, he didn't walk until he was 18 months, just because he couldn't be bothered, but he did everything else really quickly, he loves academic things and learning but it so lazy with most physical things (I say most as luckily he's started loving football and running around a lot more, even played basketball the other day at my mums....so he loves fun physical activities now but is still very lazy with the others)

Am sure they all get there eventually, its just the stress they cause us inbetween
What age was your son when potty trained? On our days off he will be naked or in his pants and tell me when he needs toilet. This has been going well til last week he did poo on floor. Not sure if he just couldn't control it so not decided whether he is ready or not. Am dreading it to be honest.
Will have wee look for charts, thanks donna x

 

[donna88]

Am sure they all get there eventually, its just the stress they cause us inbetween
What age was your son when potty trained? On our days off he will be naked or in his pants and tell me when he needs toilet. This has been going well til last week he did poo on floor. Not sure if he just couldn't control it so not decided whether he is ready or not. Am dreading it to be honest.
Will have wee look for charts, thanks donna x

He was 2 and a half....maybe just over that. I tried him before he was 2 and he wasn't ready and I tried when he was 2 but he was terrified of the potty so we left it for a while, but when we decided to start properly when he was 2 and a half we did what you did and just let him run around the house in big boy pants, luckily we had laminate floors then...don't know what we'll do if we're still in this house when we have another (think we'll have to take the cream carpets out before potty training lol)

It sounds like he's doing very well to be honest, it was probably just a fluke or maybe he was being a little bit naughty or lazy... how old is your little one? It's a lot harder then you think it is isn't it. I think the best thing to do is not put too much stress on them but don't keep going back on yourself either, I had a friend who kept starting and stopping as she'd put her little girls in nappies in the morning because she couldn't be bothered to get up, or when they went on holiday or if they were going for a meal out (these were all after she was pretty much potty trained, I can understand yeah when first starting you don't want to take them out without their nappies) it just ended up confusing the poor little girl and it took her so much longer to actually get trained.

 

[debtin]

He is two and half now. I don't want to keep tryin pants or no nappy in house then putting nappy on to go out. Think this will confuse him. Maybe after this week I will let him go walk to shop or with pants on so we aren't too far from home. Am nervous about it. My neice was fully trained at 22 months...but know few girls younger than mine who are also trained.
Just scared to take the leap and that I will be trying too soon. Was maybe going to buy pirate Pete book as this had good reviews but dunno.....thanks again
Oh yeah you may need rethink those carpets haha

 

[donna88]

Oh we did also have a book for him about potty training, again don't know how much it helped.

Try not to worry too much about it, boys in general tend to be slower at these things then girls and also every child is different. If he's potty trained a year later then another child it really doesn't mean he's ''behind'' that child or wont be as smart as that child or anything. But I know it is hard not to look at how other children around you are doing.

I think what your planning sounds great, just try start it when you don't have loads of trips out planned. I did the same with walking him to the shop in his big boy pants after a few days of being in the house. Good thing about boys is if they do need a wee while your out and tell you, you can always get them to do it against a tree or wall.

The girl I was talking about was only trained a few weeks before her 4th Birthday.... which I completely think was down to her mum confusing her with the nappies. To be honest I think the only reason she eventually did it properly was because she was due to go to school :/

Good luck with it anyway, sounds like you have some good plans in place for starting

 

[icklerockchick]

Bit off topic lol but all this wedding / engagement chat has got me interested spent most of the day looking at wedding things online despite the fact we aren't planning a wedding anytime soon lol!

Ooh pretty dresses :-D x