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  • Bridesmaid83
    Bridesmaid83 Posts: 159 Forumite
    just had a banana and an apple so things are looking up. but i'm going to a gig tonight and i know im probably going to give in and have a macdonalds afterwards..HELP ME!!!
  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    Eat before you go Bridesmaid, and only take enough money that you KNOW you'll need. Otherwise, just enjoy it and treat it as a treat. :)
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
  • phoenix_dragon
    phoenix_dragon Posts: 413 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I've just noticed that my boobs are literally spilling out of my bra. How professional looking :o

    Need to shift half a stone so my bras fit again!
    HSBC Credit Card £608.69, HSBC Overdraft: £4123.67, HSBC Loan: £8,270.69
    Lloyds Credit Card: £1418.62, Very Account: £518.99, Barclaycard: £126
    Total Debt as of 9th June 2020: £15066.66
  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    :) my problem with bras atm is the wires digging in under the arms since I put on weight. Its a wee reminder every day that I am a fatso, in case I forget :o.
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 1 March 2011 at 4:36PM
    I've done sooo badly today foodwise:

    2 slices of toast with BUTTER
    120g of smoked salmon
    2 oranges
    Copious amounts of Nutella and Lindt

    I am having a really bad day, nothing is going right at all and I am craving sugar...blush.gif
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
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  • poppy_f1
    poppy_f1 Posts: 2,637 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    so biting the bullet and joing scottish slimmers :eek:
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    jackieglasgow wrote: »
    Hello All,

    After being ill last year, I regained a lot of weight I had lost, and some more besides, but have decided that as I am now well on the road to recovery I am back on the diet bandwagon. I have more than half my body weight to lose, and although I am impatient, wee half stone increments will do me just now. I am veggie, and am trying the low carb /low GI thing as I tend not to have so many peaks and troughs with it and it pretty much suits my lifestyle. I am a snacker, and a biscuit eater - tbh I eat anything :o but having rules in place for myself should really help. I do lurk here but now that I am on days of the change of lifestyle, I thought it was time I took the plunge officially, so please add me to the list, Dragon. :)

    Sorry to hear you have been unwell Jackie, but welcome to the gang!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
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  • SamanthaA
    SamanthaA Posts: 345 Forumite
    I have been pointed in this threads direction by Maldives Lover (hi) and I aim to lose 24lbs, end of April, by healthy eating & Wii 3 times per week.

    I need some support, encouragement and an occasional kick up the jacksey! Please feel feel to do any of them!

    I have named the above as part of my March goals on DFW forum, as I have had said wii for a while & not used it to my advantage!
    Living debt free, since Sept 08 & Dec 10 :wall:

    "After a time, you may find that`having` is not so pleasing a thing after all as `wanting`. It is not logical, but often true." MR SPOCK

    "Failure is always an option" Adam Savage
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    SamanthaA wrote: »
    I have been pointed in this threads direction by Maldives Lover (hi) and I aim to lose 24lbs, end of April, by healthy eating & Wii 3 times per week.

    I need some support, encouragement and an occasional kick up the jacksey! Please feel feel to do any of them!

    I have named the above as part of my March goals on DFW forum, as I have had said wii for a while & not used it to my advantage!

    Glad to see you SamanthaA (oooh we are getting people recommending us :eek::eek::eek:), jump in and join in!
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • poppy_f1
    poppy_f1 Posts: 2,637 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    poppy_f1 wrote: »
    so biting the bullet and joing scottish slimmers :eek:

    scrap that class location changed and didnt know in time
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