h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm doing better. Making sure I take lots of veg into work for snacking on. Bought a single potato this morning in the local shop so I wouldn't end up getting a calorie-laden sandwich for lunch.

Went to the gym yesterday, thanks to a housemate who invited me along. Spent lots of time on the rowing machine, treadmill and bike, and found a weight thing that works the bingo wing muscles! Had a swim and a sauna and a loooong jacuzzi... it was ever so nice. Even just having a proper shower afterwards (our home one isn't too great)!

My trousers seem quite baggy this morning I'm not working many evenings this week so I plan to go for an actual weigh-in ... scary but it may give me a push.

Weigh-in Monday this week: -1.6 kg since last time two weeks ago!

I'm not sure about the reason though, it's either the fact that I'm eating a bit more (eating all the extra 'points' I earn from exercise instead of limiting them to 12 as recommende by WW) and a bit more fat...

...or because I stayed during the last two weeks I've been staying home from w*rk because of a) two days of tummy trouble and b) four days of bad cold followed by sinusitis

Well done Titania

Thought I'd bump this up on people's convos

Don't know how much I weigh, I'll have to bring my scales home. I know I'm fatter than I was before christmas though

Being super healthy, not one bad thing shall pass these lips, at least till friend's party next Thursday. Actually, if I keep thinking of things to be good for that are only a week or two away, I could be healthy for ages! China holiday is being booked imminently, so gotta start walking again to get in practice for hiking the Great Wall

How's everybody doing? All ready to say goodbye to christmas and get back on the wagon?

Well the last 6 months of hotels, then a holiday in india and then christmas have all taken their toll. I'm almost back to where I was this time last year, still, new year-new leaf. I have decided that I am going to have to take a travel kettle and lots of packs of dehydrated food with me when I travel and just avoid roomservice altogether. Also, work have given me a new laptop that has a dvd player in it, so I can take my yoga vid with me for when I get stuck with no gym in the hotel.

Have lost 4 of the gained lb in the last week - am looking forward to losing new lbs instead of regained ones at some point...


k

What a pity neither of you made it to the London meet-up - it would have been nice meeting you again! That said, I'm not sure if I'll go to the weigh-in tonight - not after a weekend in London!

Did you go Titania? It'll give you something to work from at least.

Haven't started the yoga yet. Lacking in motivation, mainly due to knackeredness

Yep, I was there - here are some photos from the meet-up:

http://www.bcsweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/h2g2/winter04.html

Hello All,
Have put on 10lbs but did have a lovely holiday in Mexico and a great Christmas and New Year and am relaxed and revitalised, if a little rounder. Ah well, who cares I was round to start with anyway . What's more I am now ready to roll up my sleeves and get stuck into the old diet malarkey again, although I have resolved to try and get away from calorie counting/point watching/protein munching in a bid to make proper lifestyle changes and try to accept that this is for keeps, not just a few months. So top of my to-do list is to get fit again and re-visit the gym. All support/nagging and spare motivation willing accepted .

Its awfully quite in here.....has everyone else given up and gone home? *looks about anxiously in case got the time and place wrong*

Well mine is officially back on so that I can fit into a fab wedding dress

k - nil by mouth

Hey, stand a bit closer Kelli .....I want to catch your motivation and that engagement virus from you! To your fab news . Low cal of course

Still here - weight loss a bit of 'sometimes you win, sometimes you lose' kind of thing currently...

I went to a weigh-in last week - and *of course* my body had started gathering water (PMT)! I weighed myself in the morning (after breakfast, fully dressed) and felt confident enough to go the WW weigh-in the evening6 - only to discover that I had gained 2.8 kg (6.2 ounces?) during the day! Hate this, hate this, hate this... *currently feeling about as wobbly as a hippo*

not a lot you can do about that though, so don't sweat it too much

I've put on since christmas, quite a bit. This I think is mainly due to giving up my evening job, so not only am I missing out being on my feet for 4 hours 4 times a week, but I also have time to eat dinners!

I got weighted recently at a pre-op assessment (going into have my varicose veins operation this Saturday), and weighed 84kilos, can't remember what that is in pounds, think it's just over 13 stone. Which, also I'm not overly happy about, it means I must've been about 12 1/2 stone at Chrimble, which is great! Oh the years I've wanted to get down to 12 stone!

I'm still skinnier than I was at the summer meet last year , but want to get back that toned self I had when I came back from USA in October. Exercise is the only thing that's going to do that... bugger

Am going to be laid up in bed for a while after my op, but I plan to do yoga at least on my top half, and then move to my bottom half as I recuperate. Seeing as I'll be off work for 2 weeks, there's really no excuse!

Here's to getting 'Saturday Weight Loss' back on track!

Titania,, that happens to me every single month and I always get fooled by it and panic before I remember what's going on. Don't worry about it too much by tomorrow you'll be to the loo every hour and balance will be restored. Queegle, I certainly join you in a toast to getting things back on track. And also to all going well for you this Saturday. Here have some . Still just think of the fab upper arms you'll have if you do tone up for two weeks while off work....

Well I can heartily recommend getting engaged as an incentive to get back in shape! Every time I think about eating something I shouldn't I look at my rock and picture me in a wedding dress as I look now - certainly helps me back away from the

I have worked out I need to lose 49 lb to reach a sustainable weight. I need to do that by the beginning of next Febrary so that I can start dress shopping and have the most choice. Coincidentally that is 49 weeks so i have a target of 1 lb a week.

So, am newly motivated but I'll probably need some help along the way...

Hey - great motivator Kelli - and congrats!

I'm doing better. Joined a new class for motivation and it seems to be working, 9lbs lost the first three weeks and its not been too difficult so far. I think this diet suits me better as it is based on healthy eating rather than purporting to be a magic wand........I can buy convenience food during the week, have a selection of recipes for the weekend and have even had the odd Chinese takeaway (much to the boyfriends delight, he hates not being able to splurge at the weekend , , ). So fingers crossed, I'm back on track for the moment.

That sounds great Fi, is it a national chain or a local class? 9lb is a fantastic start - especially if you can have the occasional take away

Are you upping your exercise too? I'm focussing on getting my exercise levels back up again as it really does seem to be the key for me shifting any weight. Making things public helps me too so my new diet is going into my nickname so everyone can keep an eye on me - there is nowhere to hid if it is in my name...

k

I was wondering (rather silly really) where does it all go? I mean if each of us lost a pound a week, we'd have collectively lost a few tonnes within a year. Is the earth then lighter?

Well mine floats around near my body waiting for the first opportunity to reattach

I managed to get five pounds off last week - but was able to make a really aggressive start with lots of walking and extra exercise. That might be a bit more difficult next week but we shall see. I'm having a really difficult day today, I'm really hungry and am desperately fighting the urge to eat.

*goes to look at pictures of wedding dresses*

Not sure how long that is going to work...