Monday 5th March weigh in.

It would help if I had put the link on

www.gransnet.com/forums/dieting/1191377-Monday-12th-March-weigh-in

Maureen sorry to confuse you, I should have said that every Monday a new thread will appear for that week entry here is the link to thin weeks. that should say this weeks but it may have been a Freudian slip

Well done on loosing 2 lb. Just keep focused over the weekend and plan ahead if your going to be busy, good luck.

I thought this was a Monday weigh in thread, so I weighed myself this morning ready to report in. I had 4lbs to lose to get back to my best weight and now it is only 2lbs so a positive week for me. However it is a hectic and stressful week at work ahead, followed by a very sociable weekend, so I hope I don't undo the good efforts.

couldnt get much smaller, but I will drink red wine

Good for you, Glass! Mony a mickle mak's a muckle - in other words, just what nanachrissy said!

Every little helps Glass

Good for you glass!

Well 1/2 lb off for me.

sorry chrissy I cant spell either.

crissy your clothes are the only scales you need, when those waist bands start to dig in thats when you need to take action, but ohh I love leggings and long tops but they trick you into a sense of false security.

I don't have any scales, so I'm living in chubby happy ignorance!
Just wanted to say well done to you all. It's a great feeling when you lose a few pounds, (or even 1/4lb Jeni) and Susie you have really stuck at it and done so well.

Thank you all - it IS a good feeling! And now, instead of having to wear elasticated waists, I now have my very own 'drawstring' one....!

Well done green you should be very proud of yourself, good feeling isn't it

What an achievement green. Just the time of year to be discarding clothes that no longer fit, too

Well done greenmossgiel, it feels lovely to go down a size. I have just sent some skirts to the Red Cross that are too big, and it felt great.

I've managed to get into a size 14 at last. I have cleared the cupboards of larger sizes and bagged them for the charity shop - before I was tempted to keep them 'just in case'! I tried on a new top (well, bought it on Ebay, actually) yesterday. As I pulled it down over my middle, I noticed lumpy creasing which I wasn't able to smooth out....then discovered that the lumpy creasing was my 'middle'! This part of me was always stretched out so didn't 'gather' like old, worn elastic! Oh well, nevermind...!

Granny K, glad you beginning to feel better. In retrospect I think mine has also been flu plus chest infection rather than a cold as still not very well after 3 weeks.Can relate to the stringy chicken look. Having finally put clothes on yesterday they all hung sadly off, not a good look. Am back at work tomorrow and can't go in pyjamas.It does seem a bit daunting to have to try to put weight on. Perhaps we can support one another? Thinking of the saying about being careful what you wish for.suspect exercise is going to be needed as well as food. Yuck

GrannyK people say they have flu but until you experience flu you have no idea how ill you feel and it seems to go on forever. Glad you are feeling better, we are all here and will try our best to cheer you up.

Hello ladies,
Haven't been with you for the last three weeks as I have been really ill with flu ( which I now realise is not to be confused with a bad cold- something COMPLETELY different !) The good news is that I now weigh an unbelievable 8st 11lbs / 56 kilos. Except of course it isn't really good news- it isn't a real weight; I look like a 100 year old stringy chicken with a body that definitely isn't mine and no muscle tone ( I wasn't Madonna before, but this is ridiculous ) and I am now going to have to mentally attune myself to putting on some weight without getting too depressed about it. Same position as SEWSIlVER , I think . Will report in weekly and expect you to keep me cheerful please !!!

Have just weighed in. Have lost the pound I gained and one more, am tottering on the edge of moving from elevens to tens!

ga home made soup you cant get anything better for you.

green it will show next week keep at it.

grace go with a loss

carol well done another 1lb.

sba see sleeping with Paul has paid off

susie 1 1/2 fantastic.

notso make sure you are eating enough, it will show next week.

sew when you have been ill and loose weight usually you do gain a little of it back as your body re-adjusts. Get yourself well then tackle your weight.

raggy put it behind you, new day new start.

granb it gives you jolt when you write down everything that goes into your mouth, we pop things in when cooking/putting shopping away etc and dont even notice.

maureen lovely to have you with us, we will get that 4lb off.

susie what a lovely post, I agree set yourself small targets, small steps and it will happen. Dont look at the overall picture just aim for something achievable.

jeni might only be a little but its off keep at it.
Sorry I have been a bit slow this week I have not had chance to come and have a peek, sorry if I have missed anyone.

May be 1/4 lb down. Perhaps it will work better if I go to kgs?

Lovely feeling last night at SW. When I started this mega weight loss journey three years ago I had so much to lose the idea of a target weight or target member was way out of my league. Last night the Group Leader asked me to set a target as I was surely near what I wanted to be - so now I am 12lbs away from what I want to be and that will be 5 stone less than where I started. If I was asked to give advice which I'm sure I wont be I would say make yourself small realistic targets as stepping stones and have a reward non food goal in mind for each one- a new dress, a manicure something that gives you the comfort you used to get from food. Overall its breaking the bad habits - mine was ice cream with dinner every night, chocolate whenever I fancied it - hourly!, bottle of wine a night and too many lunches out and resturant dinners. Find an eating regime you like and don't go with the fads different regimes suit different people. I have a friend who likes to force her Dukan diet on me suits her doesn't suit me to be permanently constipated and overloaded with red meat as she seems to be.

My arthritis is more manageable , it wont go away but I can cope with it, I play lots of golf, walk as often as I get an opportunity and am in size 14 clothes which was my goal (except for jeans got a bit of work to do there). So for me slow and steady has won the race (almost). Keep on keeping on my friends. xx

Welcome MaureenM! That wee extra 4lb will be off before you know it.

My first time reporting in. I think it will be a good idea for me to weigh in each Monday and hopefully it will help me to keep on track.
So today it was 11st 4 lbs, which is just over a stone less than my heaviest at the same time last year. I have been down to 11st in the Summer, but the few extra pounds crept on over the Winter and I am determined to lose them once again. So 4lbs to lose shouldn't be hard to do, but often can be harder than when there is a lot to lose and your clothes don't fit.