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  • what a wicked idea! hope you have a brilliant day out...Im at work boooooooooo! xx
    £ for a lb Challenge = total weight lost 3lb total money saved £3
    August £10 a day challenge = £10 / £310
    Sealed pot challenge = £13.64 (started 30.07.08)
  • sistercas
    sistercas Posts: 4,803 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    stayed the same this week. To be honest I have been a bit down. working overtime and not much help around the house by DH or kids think i,ve been comfort eating .
    going to have nat yog and blueberries for breakfast start off healthy and hope to continue
    congrats to everyone and keep going x
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Have lost 3 pounds but the important thing is.....the thingy on the scales is now to left of a stone marker not to the right.

    Son in bed having done the last of a stint of 8 12-hour night shifts, so can't do any noisy housework, like tidying cupboards,hoovering or cleaning the bathroom, or dusting ( very noisy stuff , dust!) so will have to sit and watch Olympics instead.

    Laer on though, today looks like being a clear day, so once shopping is done, will go out on bike.

    Have a good day all.
    Debts at LBM - Mortgages £128497 - non mortgage £27497 Debt now £[STRIKE]114150[/STRIKE][STRIKE]109032[/STRIKE] 64300 (mortgage) Credit cards left 0



    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • RebekahR
    RebekahR Posts: 5,988 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    1lb loss for the past 2 weeks (as in 1 a week ...) Not great but it'll do
  • I lost 1lb this week! I'm sure my scales are wrong, will double check when I next go to tesco's.

    Not what I expected but better than nothing:o , I did expect abit more after all the exercise and my trousers are feeling looser round my thighs and bum.

    However, last week when I first started on my treadmill it took me 32mins and 39secs to do 5 laps and this week it only took me 30mins 37secs so I must be getting fitter :j . Next weeks goal is to get it below 30 mins :rolleyes: . I wish I could get out on my bike though, the weather here as been awful.
    Well done on all the lbs & £'s girlies, everyone is doing really well!!:T

    LMS xx
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    Current End Date 1st April 2039.
    Total Overpayments to date £950.00 :j
  • jtb2412
    jtb2412 Posts: 1,782 Forumite
    Am pleased to report a loss of 4lb this week ! My first week so very pleased and all i've done is cut down on my portion sizes and eat small meals regularly.

    Can't put £4 in the pot yet though as I'm brassic until Tuesday ! lol

    Am going to visit my parents on Weds for a week so not sure how i'll get on but want to try really hard not to pig out (we've got a birthday party over the weekend too). I am really going to try hard and eat smaller portions so hopefully it will minimise the 'damage' I might do ! :o

    How's everyone else doing?
    :jWeight loss to date 1st 11.5lb :j
  • bauctu
    bauctu Posts: 222 Forumite
    I'm not weighing myself this week, it's that time of the month so i know I won't have lost anything and don't want to depress myself. lol On the plus side I haven't actually bought anything bad in two weeks, there was unfortunately a big box of chocs and a box of york fruits at work this week...:o and some delicious buns......:o

    Well done to everyone who has lost this week. :beer:
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    Debt at LMB: £22500. (July 08) DFD: Oct 2012 (DMP) Current debt: Aug 08:£23049.00 Now ??? (fallen off the ladder but will get back on!!!)

    February 2013 nearly there! Time to start kicking HSBCs **** for PPI and charges! :D
  • Just been to my Slimming World meeting and have lost another 1.5lb. So that's £7 in the pot now :D
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  • nicnacnoo
    nicnacnoo Posts: 408 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Just been to my Slimming World meeting and have lost another 1.5lb. So that's £7 in the pot now :D

    yey, well done you.

    I went to Blackpool, with my elastic band on my wrist and i didnt eat rubbish, it worked! i normally have something from thorntons (even tho weve got one here!) and always always get dohnuts but i didnt, drank loads tho ha ha and totally enjoyed it, i danced all night too so i reckon that probably used up a few calories.

    my weigh day is Wednesday so ive only got tomorrow to go, need to have a nice salad for dinner then something light for tea, im going for 2lb, will take me to my 10%...as in 10% of my body weight lost for those that dont know.

    have a good week everyone and keep it up.
  • NW-ANGEL
    NW-ANGEL Posts: 299 Forumite
    Hiya peeps!!

    WELL DONE EVERYONE!!:j :T hope ur all ok x

    well i did say i was away for a few days...weighed saturday a.m. and id only lost 1lb...so 6lb now in total and £12 in my pot ..will update siggy shortly...but ive had a couple of nights out and many a sambuca on saturday too :rotfl: :o but hey i had fun !! so i dread to think how hard i gotta work till saturday now!!! argh:rolleyes: :eek: lol...but will get back on track (as i sit here with a glass of wine in hand:p )

    keep up the good work peeps xxx hugs
    kel
    xx
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