Hi Margot

If you've got to get up at 5.45 am on Sunday morning I definitely recommend a Bombay Sapphire & tonic!

It's not midnight for 10 minutes yet ... it'd be wrong not to. :D

Meal sounded gorgeous.

Jo :)

LOL at Jo! Whatevers in that brown rice get me some. At the moment I cant eat as Ive got a RAGING toothache from under my lower jaw to my temple and Im popping painkillers every 4 hours. I can go to the dentist once Ive got £ 30 deposit on NHS treatment.

Poor you Lorelei. Try a glass of wine - might numb the pain slightly. ;)

Jo

Hang on ...late starter!!
START WEIGHT..will post tomorrow after visiting boots
TARGET WEIGHT ....as above
DIET METHOD...cut down on fat and calorie intake
DIET WEAKNESS...chocolate/sweets
FITNESS METHOD....walking the dog(more and further)
FITNESS TARGET....to be able to RUN the dog!!! Want to wear nice clothes again,not be uncomfortable running round a show ring and feel...well you know!!
Archer

Way to go Archer!

Welcome to planet fabulous. ;)

Just thought I had better eat the last of my chocolate stash, now I feel sick, only a min to go will finsih the mars bar double quick

:D :D @ Britney

I had to do the same with a bar of Green and Blacks!

O. M. G. - it's gone midnight and the programme has commenced. I feel healthier already!

Jo :)

Jo let me know if u got my PM tonight (it is now on its way to 12.3pm) cos it keeps saying "maximum length exceeded" or some words to that effect and it was only a short PM to you and I am completely confused now (as well as being very merry having drunk a whole bottle of Moet to myself) LOL :p

Gina

Nothing's come through yet Gina - maybe the system is too busy?

Jo

Will try again xx

Jo

I couldnt reply to your message so got fed up and posted it to you as a new PM - did you get it - it wasnt that long was it ????

Gina x

Just got it - have PM'ed you back!

Jo :)

Trouble is that I tend to ask myself if I'm hungry AFTER I have eaten :D Have to retrain. Not off to a good start today as have to take some of hubby's clients to a Rugby match with lunch :( Good thing is that I am driving so won't be on the booze :)

Daisy

OK - Adrian didn't read the note - so I ahve had a coffee :(

Starting weight though:  14st 12lbs!!!

Margot

Hey, good going Margot!

Good luck with the eating-out-thing Daisy. It shouldn't be too hard - just go for the healthiest options you can find. Failing that, say you've got a nut allergy and demand soup. :D

:D  @ Brihow.  Sorry, is it starting to show? It's all Lel's fault though - it was her idea. :D

Jo

Jo,

You're mad as a hatter!  Hope the madness rubs off and we all do well :D

Marina

la la la happy happy the world is amazing !!!!!!! the first day of my diet (only a small one), i planned to lose about half a stone, but i eventually got round to buying a weighing scale today and i weigh 4 pounds less than i thought i did !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i last weighed myself at my parents house about 2 and a half weeks ago so i lost weight !! woohoo !!! so as far as im concerned i've lost 4lb on my first day of my diet ! i love diets ! although i am quite hungry.... only need to lose 3 pounds now !

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I was 13 1/2 stone last time I weighed myself a few weeks ago,(well, new year)
Going to weigh myself tommorow. Although it will be after work, but then again, I will have eaten healthily all day, and we are shifting slabs and digging out, so going to be hard labour all day.
Lea :)

Well done girlies - keep it up! :D

Can you beleive it I have become addicted to special K after only one day :rolleyes: :D

Is it that good ? I will have to get some :)

Daisy

Edited - you should ask Kellogs for commission :D

Not sure Daisy but the blumin stuff doesn't fill you up that is for sure !! I am going out again to take the dogs as it will take my mind off having another bowl of the stuff ! :D

Don't go too far from the loo tho' until you find out what your stomach makes of it :D

Daisy

Ok, weighed myself today, at 6 after I finished work. (really must get some scales!!!!)
I am 13 stone 6lbs. (1lb lighter than new year)
So aim to loose between a 1 and 1 1/2 stone. to get me to my ideal weight!!!!!
Lea :)

I feel really good today :D :D :D

Had herbal life protein plus with yoghurt raspberries & banana  (2 portions of fruit ;) ) in a smoothie for breakfast, herbal life pp in vegetable soup lunch time, went for a 20min walk (walked for 10 mins up through the city til my timer went off, then 10 mins back).  Tonight I have had 3 slices of roast lamb, NO roasties, but roasted veggies (carrots, leeks, peppers & tomatoes).   No wine (yesterday or today) but I am going to have a low calorie belgian chocolate drink any minute now.

Very smug Margot :D :D :D
(probably singing a different tune tomorrow ;) )

Well I was having a good day until Tara decided to nip daughter's boyfriend's leg :( No damage done - but I was not a happy bunny :( Every time that we think that we are getting somewhere, we seem to go back to square one. So had a piece of Xmas cake :( :( Have just come back from agility , so have done a bit of running this evening.

Daisy

Sorry to hear about Tara's misdeeds, Daisy - does she just get tooo excited???

I'm always very aware that I have to keep Vinnie and Loki very very calm before we go into a show - they get so keyed up!!!  If you've just been to training, maybe she too was up on a high?

You'll have worn off the calories in the Christmas cake with worry!! :D

Margot

Hi everybody, sorry I'm late for check-in. Please count me in.

Current weight: Not exactly sure as got no scales but about a month ago was 16'3"
Target: 14 stone for starters and then 12 stone once I've got that far (need to go for something achievable to start off with!)
Weakness: Takeaways, whether kebabs, Chinese, Indian or pizza's. I cook for the kids and then can't be bothered to do anything for myself later. Also get to eat free in the Restaurant at work, so smoked salmon starters and steak with pepper sauce far too often ... and the toffeanna pies .... YUUUMMMYYY! This is going to be harder than I thought :-(
Method:Weight Watchers
Goal: To buy some new clothes (refuse to buy size 20's, lol)
Goddess moment: Sorry but this is a family-accessible site! :-D

Will post exact weight tomorrow after borrowing broth-in-laws scales again (will also go and buy some this week).

Well done Champ-goddesses - keep it up!!

I've managed to stay on the straight and narrow myself, though have been tempted by a particularly yummy bottle of organic chardonnay that needs 'using up' before we move this weekend. :D  Have resisted though -  despite blasted agents of current house attempting to screw an additional month's rent out of us. Pah! Wait until I tell them that Cam the wonder-dog has a black belt in karate :D

Only another 5 full days to go before our first virtual weigh-in <excited gasps>. As you should be aware, I'll post the results on the forum - but only indicate how much people have lost, not their current weight (if for some reason you don't want to be mentioned at all, PM me before Sunday. :) ). For info, there are now 25 participants on the goddess programme.

In the meantime ... lets make like goddesses (and god) and liven things up a little! Who's willing to take on a Workplace Goddess Dare? Be warned - this dare is designed to sort out the women from the girls. :D

The dare is:

When someone hands you a piece of paper, finger it, and whisper huskily, "Mmmmmmm, that feels soooooo good!".

C'mon girlies ... zigazigaah!! :D

Jo :)

<<<<<<<Workplace Goddess Dare? >>>>>>>>
I dont think that will go down very well with my boss, who also just happens to  be my DAD!!!!!!!!
(and there is only my dad, me and one part timer!!!!!!)
Oh and the customers are mainly elderly!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO
Lea :)

I'd probably end up with a paper cut!!

Er .... Jo what do you do when one of the chaps at work reports you for harassment because you fondled the paper? Some people have no sense of humour!

:D :D :D

Oh well, you can't say I didn't try. :D

I did it... the women give me such a funny look lol

Hello everyone,

Need a stiff drink to post this ... gulp ...might have been 16st3 about a month ago but now 16st10. Ouch, that hurt :-(

Oops, BUT you have 24 people to help you along. So WE can all do it together :D
Lea  :)

Nice one Eddie! You are Tuesday's official Champ-goddess!! :D

Welcome to the gang Helen - your vital statistics have been duly noted. Fear not, we are all in this together!

How's everybody doing? Any major slips or do we have some contenders for serious weight loss this week?

Jo :)

I have turned down a bar of chocolate 3 evenings in a row and had fruit instead.  The extra walking had me knackered for a day or two but I'm definately feeling better for it today.  Thank you Jo :)

Well, if I had lost a pound for every time I've told myself "you ARE a Goddess" so far this week, I'd be well on my way already ..... ;)

Hope your move goes well, and hope we all reward your nutty motivation with good weight losses on Sunday.

Marina

i had an aero today... it looked miserable and lonely, it deserved to be eaten... :D ah well

Mostly air, so no calories ......... that's how it works, isn't it?

M. :D

:D :D @ everyone

Well done everybody that has been steely-willed this week.  Fear not those that haven't - get in an extra 45 minute walk and we'll forget about the Aero. :D

We're nearing the end of our first week now, and facing the prospect of our first weekend - which will inevitably be full of temptation of the calorific sofa-slumping kind. To get you in the zone and ready to face any challenge Mr Cadbury throws at you, I want you to assume the personality of Austin Powers and repeat the following phrase when you first look in the mirror after lunch tomorrow:

"You're switched on! You're smashing! You're shagadelic, baby!"

Oh, go on. You know you want to. ;) :D

Jo

buggerd my diet up past two days :( starting fresh tommoro , someone ring my family and freinds up and tell then no i dont want them to buy me dinner :P :D

C'mon girls, this is no time to slouch!!

Ok, tomorrow's the first day of the rest of our lives. Grab yourself a carrot stick and go battle your demons!!!

Hmm, I think the pressure is starting to show ... :D

Jo

having a bad week got the flu so havent eaten but have been sucking those cough sweets only to realise they are full of sugar :-(

Had a sneaky weigh in this morning and onto my third bag of sugar now :D

I am doing well :)
Salad for lunch. healthy dinners.
No alcohol.(and after the amount I drank, thats good.
Thinking of doing the weighin on Sat each week. As my treat is, Saturday night I have a bottle of wine.
I actually find, as I am not drinking in the evenings, I am not getting hungry either.
Bet after all of this, I wont have lost any weight at all this weekend!!!!!!!!!!
Lea :)

I have a feeling that I'm not losing much :( Had a bad start to the week and then I always put on at least a couple of pounds mid-month - but finally got the running machine out yesterday, so am building up slowly on that - not that I ever run on it :D Must weigh myself Sunday morning as my sister and husband are coming for lunch.

Daisy

ive been spending a rather large amount of time on the weighing scales since i got them and have discovered that i vary 3lbs during the day, depending on how recently i've eaten/gone to the toilet... is this normal ?

i used to be a member of a gym and there was no way i would run on a running machine - ony ever walked - i was always concerned at the volume of the noise of my thumping away like an elephant and was also worried about getting slapped in the face by my boobs... anyone else braver than me ?

sarah
x

You are ment to weigh yourself in the mornings only.  Your weight will vary if you have just eaten, so don't depress yourself by finding you have put on weight since before breackfast and after lunch!!!

Rox