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  • tigzem wrote: »
    3 stone is my overall goal, I'm thinking of joining SW next week (or when they have an offer on) so I guess maybe I should start low for Jan, how about 7lb for Jan? Is that too ambitious?

    Oh gosh I have to lose 3 stone too so perhaps I could join too after all. I was thnking it was only for people looking to lose a pound or two.

    Can you add me in please then ben ben I need to lose around 3 stone possibly even more.

    :beer:

    Would like to aim for 1stone but more likely to do less so lets say 7 - 9 lb



    Make £200 by end of January... £20.42/£200
    Grocery Challenge £200 pm Jan £0/£200
    January no spend days - 1/31
  • benbenandme
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    Yay, well done you two :T ....

    Benbenandme: get to goal (10 st), not bite nails, 30 day shred (swap the no choc for no alcohol ;))
    Lellybun: 30 day shred, ww
    Daisy78: 30 day shred, lose a stone, gym
    Mummytogirls: lose 7lbs
    Gilligansyle: lose 1 stone
    Beanielou: lose 1 stone
    Polesalot: lose 7lbs
    Buffy: lose 7lbs, 6,000 steps a day, gym x 2 per week, less chocolate
    Smartmart: lose 12lbs
    Tigz: lose 7lbs
    Pinklady: lose 7lbs

    If we all lose the weight we are aiming for, we would collectively have lost 7 stone, which is the equivalent of Kylie :D:D So, which bit of Kylie are you aiming to lose?? :)
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • Good luck to you all.

    I need lose a whole Kylie myself!!! :o I did lose 9lb in the 6 weeks before Christmas, I started to lose weight when I had my LBM and started my diary so I'm hoping there won't be too much damage on Sunday when I get on the scales and I'll take it from there.:eek: xx
    DMP with CCCS started Jan12 £34,906 Jan13 £31,893 Jan14 £26,836 Jan15 £21,894 Jan16 £16,839 Jan17 £14,415 Jan19 £12,938ish Jan19 £9,649 Jan20 £6612 Feb 21 0 Self managed from Jan'17
    Jan 18- Bcard1 £0,Bcard2(PRA) £0,C@ptl £0,Ybank,£0,Virgin/MBNA £0,YB1 £0,S@ntader £0,Bcard loan £0,
    DFD - [STRIKE]Jan 2027[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Nov 2018 [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Jan 2019[/STRIKE] - DFD 28 Feb 2021
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
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    Alice if you wish to join us just let me know, with a few more people we can always work on getting rid of Danni too :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • Alice if you wish to join us just let me know, with a few more people we can always work on getting rid of Danni too :D

    Well if you're trying to get rid of Danni then put me down for 7lb. Happy to help :D
  • benbenandme
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    I will add you to the list Superpup :T

    I've just been trying to work through a few bits from my to do list, one fo which was sorting out my breakdown cover. I got the renewal form a couple of weeks ago, it is £38 for the year. I checked on quidco and could get it for £31 plus £5 cashback, so phoned up the company I'm with and they agreed to reduce it to £28, which makes it £2 worse off overall but saves me the hassle of cancelling / joining a new company / waiting for cahsback to track etc, so one quick phonecall saved me an easy tenner :T :D

    Now to try and get a few other bits crossed off ....
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • benbenandme
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    Christmas tree is safely stored back in the garage, rubbish is downstairs in the bin, the flat looks a bit tidier ;)
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • o2bfree
    o2bfree Posts: 429 Forumite
    Hi BenBen,
    I'm usually a lurker but I am coming out of the depths of the Internet to join your challenge if I may?
    I am aiming to lose 70lb this year so I am aiming for 7lb a month for 10 months.
    I also aim to go to Zumba class every week.
    So please could you put me down for 7lb in January and 4 Zba classes.
    I will weigh in on Monday.
    Thank you.
    Pay as much as you can in 2011- £3688.54/£6000
    Pay as much as you can in 2012 - £3190.96/£6000
    LBM - August 2010 - £19202.30
    Current - August 2012 - £11803.68
    Paid so far - £7398.62
  • Well hello Benben....
    KeepingMotivated suggested to me that this may be a diary that I could relate to and that I may find inspiring, and how very right.
    I've spent the past 2 days completely neglecting my family/os/debtpaying to read your diary and learn your life story.
    Fantastic - hope you don't mind me joining in. I couldn't bear not to stay updated.
    I desperately need to lose weight (I'm getting married in August) but really have not had my lbm there yet. Small steps and all that.
    Ninja Saving Turtle
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
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    Welcome O2BFree and Wannabee (can't believe you read it all :eek: :))... please keep posting by the way, I will add you to the list :D

    Just been well and truly beaten by ds on mario kart yet again ;)
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
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