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Well the scales don't seem to moving a great deal at the mo - either they are stuck or the champagne I have drunk to wet the baby's head is more fattening than I thought!!!
Seems like my daughter will have lost more weight than me this weekend too!
Seems like my daughter will have lost more weight than me this weekend too!
Grandson 7lb 8oz born today, 15th December 2012 just before midday. The bestest Christmas present ever!
Remember girls, there IS life after breast cancer and it is sweet!
Merry Christmas to you all
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Remember girls, there IS life after breast cancer and it is sweet!
Merry Christmas to you all
xxx
Back down to 11st 13.5 lbs today, so I am chuffed! I am having a day off, but am determined I am not sabotaging myself this week and am going to be positively angelic 
However, this is more because I have a Drs appointment on Friday and she will be quite rude - last time she just went "hmm, you've lost a couple of pounds but it's not great shakes is it?". She doesn't believe anything I tell her about my diet or going to the gym and seems to think I spend all day eating crisps, cakes and chocolate. When I say I go to the gym she retorts maybe I should try going for a walk - she basically just gives me all the advice that ticks the boxes on the computer and I know GPs get paid for that.
Sadly, all of them in my practice are the same.
However, this is more because I have a Drs appointment on Friday and she will be quite rude - last time she just went "hmm, you've lost a couple of pounds but it's not great shakes is it?". She doesn't believe anything I tell her about my diet or going to the gym and seems to think I spend all day eating crisps, cakes and chocolate. When I say I go to the gym she retorts maybe I should try going for a walk - she basically just gives me all the advice that ticks the boxes on the computer and I know GPs get paid for that.
Sadly, all of them in my practice are the same.
Are you sure that you are not wearing a really good uplift bra Cherub that is pushing it all upwards and outwards? 
I like the 'soft flesh' thing.
Welcome on board to the 'Movers and Losers' Peacock - the more the merrier! Where do you live then?
I like the 'soft flesh' thing.
Welcome on board to the 'Movers and Losers' Peacock - the more the merrier! Where do you live then?
Got another pair on today that are too big at the waist now, this is a black pair I wore to an Xmas party last year and struggled to get done up. However, I still don't think I've lost and am terrified of weighing myself tomorrow. Maybe the fat is just moving to other places?
Had to laught at the Ideal World shopping channel selling shapewear last night - the presenter never mention fat once, referring to it as "soft flesh"
Had to laught at the Ideal World shopping channel selling shapewear last night - the presenter never mention fat once, referring to it as "soft flesh"
Sounds like a great pair of jeans, Cherub! Perhaps I should put them on my Christmas list!
Well ladies this morning I had a tooth out and a root filling so if I dont get a weight loss this week as I can only eat slop I shall give up !!!!!!!
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Hiya, late post this week, but did manage to weigh myself at weekend, - and - 2lb LOST Yippee !!!! So the bad back and exhaustion from moving were worth it.
Mazzalou, 6 MUGA scans ??? How far are you along with your treatment/recovery? I only had one at the start of chemo, and not since, even though they found a very minor defect.
Chins up ladies, looking forward to Xmas x
Mazzalou, 6 MUGA scans ??? How far are you along with your treatment/recovery? I only had one at the start of chemo, and not since, even though they found a very minor defect.
Chins up ladies, looking forward to Xmas x
Hi Una
Yes I have a soft spot for the WSH as both my son and daughter were born there, my husband has had 3 hip replacements there (no he is NOT Jake-the-Peg with the extra leg!) as well as my BC treatment to name just a few of their services that we have availed ourselves of over the years. My daughter expects her 1st baby on 19th Dec and is booked in there too.
My treatment there has been exceptional - 6 Muga-scans in total - and the staff in the MAcMillan unit are wonderful as are the rest of the Breast Care team and not forgetting my magnificent surgeon. Please freel to message me - where do you live?
Poor you, Lottie - can't even blame it on the Baileys then? At least chocolate is high in iron so will help prevent you from becoming anaemic!!!
Yes I have a soft spot for the WSH as both my son and daughter were born there, my husband has had 3 hip replacements there (no he is NOT Jake-the-Peg with the extra leg!) as well as my BC treatment to name just a few of their services that we have availed ourselves of over the years. My daughter expects her 1st baby on 19th Dec and is booked in there too.
My treatment there has been exceptional - 6 Muga-scans in total - and the staff in the MAcMillan unit are wonderful as are the rest of the Breast Care team and not forgetting my magnificent surgeon. Please freel to message me - where do you live?
Poor you, Lottie - can't even blame it on the Baileys then? At least chocolate is high in iron so will help prevent you from becoming anaemic!!!
Are you srue that you haven't been downing too much of the old Bailey's instead of food on your 2 days?
A tiny tiny loss but still a loss. It is a tough time of the year to lose weight with all those goodies everywhere. I can't resist.
Zeppa, I hope the gastroenteritis is now behind you (pun not intended). Welcome to the group. This is the only place where I don't mind being called a loser.
Zeppa, I hope the gastroenteritis is now behind you (pun not intended). Welcome to the group. This is the only place where I don't mind being called a loser.
Nothing to report this week I'm afraid as I have remained static. Perhaps I'm stagnating! 
Lovely to see more joining us .... dont forget ladies..... LITTLE PICKERS WEAR BIGGER KNICKERS
Love to all x
Love to all x
I maintained the same weight when I went on the scales at the weekend, but at least I didn't put anything on.Just wish I could get about 4 more pounds off for the hols.
However, I can now confirm that I can put a pair of jeans on and pull them off without having to unzip them (OH is doing the same as he is sticking to this with me). I guess I must be heading to size 14 territory and I haven't had a 14 in jeans since I was a mature undergrad 17 years ago
As you may already know, we work from home in a converted spare bedroom. A couple of weeks ago I took the decision to ban items like tracky bottoms from the workplace, it now has to be smart casual or nothing and I put some makeup on, but we allowed a dress down Friday. It seems to be working for my body confidence and I have rediscovered all sorts of things at the back of the wardrobe I hadn't worn for ages.
My salvation at the moment is Muller Greek Style fat free yogurts and the odd mini choc bar. Oh is already talking about not overdoing it at Christmas, well isn't he just Mr Virtuous?
However, I can now confirm that I can put a pair of jeans on and pull them off without having to unzip them (OH is doing the same as he is sticking to this with me). I guess I must be heading to size 14 territory and I haven't had a 14 in jeans since I was a mature undergrad 17 years ago
As you may already know, we work from home in a converted spare bedroom. A couple of weeks ago I took the decision to ban items like tracky bottoms from the workplace, it now has to be smart casual or nothing and I put some makeup on, but we allowed a dress down Friday
. It seems to be working for my body confidence and I have rediscovered all sorts of things at the back of the wardrobe I hadn't worn for ages.My salvation at the moment is Muller Greek Style fat free yogurts and the odd mini choc bar. Oh is already talking about not overdoing it at Christmas, well isn't he just Mr Virtuous?
Welcome to the 'movers and losers' Joan. As they say, 'a moment on the lips - a lifetime on the hips'!
6.5lbs in 5 weeks is good going but we are much cheaper than Weight Watchers!
All useful and helpful hints welcome please.
Off to do my 30 minutes penance on the cross-trainer now so see you soon
6.5lbs in 5 weeks is good going but we are much cheaper than Weight Watchers!
All useful and helpful hints welcome please.
Off to do my 30 minutes penance on the cross-trainer now so see you soon
Too right Jayne - I should be 10 feet tall!!!
Good luck to you, Caroline60 and when you have finished your chemo, rads and herceptin you too will feel 10 feet tall - just like the rest of us here who have had the 'Full Monty' treatment just like you and who have come out the other side - even if somewhat heavier than when we started!
Good luck to you, Caroline60 and when you have finished your chemo, rads and herceptin you too will feel 10 feet tall - just like the rest of us here who have had the 'Full Monty' treatment just like you and who have come out the other side - even if somewhat heavier than when we started!
Well done on losing your 1st stone Lottie so don't be too hard on yourself.
I'm going to try the IT (intermittent fasting) diet for a couple of weeks to see how it goes although 500 really isn't much so I may exceed it slightly as don't want to keel over on the cross trainer!
By the way,as for being vertically challenged at 5' 2" Jayne and 5' 3" Lottie I can look down on you both from my lofty height of 5' 4"!!!!
I'm going to try the IT (intermittent fasting) diet for a couple of weeks to see how it goes although 500 really isn't much so I may exceed it slightly as don't want to keel over on the cross trainer!
By the way,as for being vertically challenged at 5' 2" Jayne and 5' 3" Lottie I can look down on you both from my lofty height of 5' 4"!!!!
Hi Mazzalou/ladies
Well I am trying the 2 day fasting diet and it certainly works as lost 2lbs this week and its really not that hard at all , If you set yourself 2 days that suit you , I do mon & Weds , you can have 500 calories in that day and no more , I have been having a banana for brekkie, low cal soup for lunch and then another soup or weetabix for dinner or a plated of veggies and tbh I am a bit peckish but its really not as hard as I thought , so I shall continue for as long as my willpower allows lol , if you get really hungry on it try drinking water it fills you up , do be prepared to be a tad windy though 
, lol sorry its not going too well for you vercors but dont make yourself miserable its not worth it x well done Mazzalou even with non-lo scales you lost !!
Love to all Janice x
Ps Open access appointment tomorow im very nervous so fingers and toes crossed pleeeease x
Well I am trying the 2 day fasting diet and it certainly works as lost 2lbs this week
and its really not that hard at all , If you set yourself 2 days that suit you , I do mon & Weds , you can have 500 calories in that day and no more , I have been having a banana for brekkie, low cal soup for lunch and then another soup or weetabix for dinner or a plated of veggies and tbh I am a bit peckish but its really not as hard as I thought , so I shall continue for as long as my willpower allows lol , if you get really hungry on it try drinking water it fills you up , do be prepared to be a tad windy though , lol sorry its not going too well for you vercors but dont make yourself miserable its not worth it x well done Mazzalou even with non-lo scales you lost !!Love to all Janice x
Ps Open access appointment tomorow im very nervous so fingers and toes crossed pleeeease x
Oh no, Vercors! You're walking backwards to Christmas!!! Hope that you have your stabilizers on as we all face the slippery slope to Christmas and the New Year!
Hold on ladies - the going is getting tough!!!
Hold on ladies - the going is getting tough!!!
I am not a loser! 
. It is two steps forth and one back. I thought that losing almost 1.5kg last week was too much.
400gr up on last week and with birthday and Xmas approaching, I don't think I would be able to do any fasting for the next month! Just aiming to stay stable until the new year and then giving it another go.
Well sone Mazzalou, steady is the word.
. It is two steps forth and one back. I thought that losing almost 1.5kg last week was too much.400gr up on last week and with birthday and Xmas approaching, I don't think I would be able to do any fasting for the next month! Just aiming to stay stable until the new year and then giving it another go.
Well sone Mazzalou, steady is the word.
Good morning movers and losers.
New batteries installed in my scales now so I am no longer 'Lo'
Another pound gone for me so a total of 8lbs to date and working out at a pound loss a week so slowly but surely so far. The 30 minutes on the cross trainer every day is boring but obviously helping even if I would rather wake up tomorrow morning half the woman I am today!
Thinking of giving the 2 day fasting diet a try to see if I can speed up the weight-loss - have any of you tried it and how have you fared? What did you eat on your 2 days of starvation rations?
Any web-links worth looking at please?
New batteries installed in my scales now so I am no longer 'Lo'
Another pound gone for me so a total of 8lbs to date and working out at a pound loss a week so slowly but surely so far. The 30 minutes on the cross trainer every day is boring but obviously helping even if I would rather wake up tomorrow morning half the woman I am today!
Thinking of giving the 2 day fasting diet a try to see if I can speed up the weight-loss - have any of you tried it and how have you fared? What did you eat on your 2 days of starvation rations?
Any web-links worth looking at please?
Hi All,
Well done Vercors!!! Tam or not!
As for me... stuck
Well done Vercors!!! Tam or not!
As for me... stuck
Mm - maybe you're right girls and I shouldn't bother getting any new batteries for my scales after all!
I have heard this myself but I shall continue to try ... fed up with sounding like a grouch , well its not my fault because of A, B or C if you get my drift , and Mazzalou can I borrow your scales Pleeeeease just to make me feel better by Lo
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Lottie, I did not mean to be the bearer of bad news, but onc warned me about this side effects of tamoxifen. By him saying this, it gave me the right to overindulge and blame it on the Tamoxifen.
Mazzalou, I am sure your scales were right when they announced Lo. All scales should be programmed to give good news.
Mazzalou, I am sure your scales were right when they announced Lo
. All scales should be programmed to give good news.
Ooooh Vercors please dont say that no point in trying to lose weight on Tam as I have 5 years of the damn thing !! I wont like being sooo overweight for 5 blooming years , mind you Im still here after all and thats the main thing , I maybe the exception tpo the rule you never know and be sylph like in a year or so , yeah right who am i trying to kid ... Anyway after the disastrious week of socialising and eating etc etc , I have managed to only put on a pound but as I am supposed to be losing weight I shall not be celebrating , hey ho onwards and hopefully not so much upwards weight wise
Love to all x
, I maybe the exception tpo the rule you never know and be sylph like in a year or so , yeah right who am i trying to kid ... Anyway after the disastrious week of socialising and eating etc etc , I have managed to only put on a pound but as I am supposed to be losing weight I shall not be celebrating , hey ho onwards and hopefully not so much upwards weight wiseLove to all x
Well done Vercors.
I am afraid that I will have to defer my weigh-in this week due to a technical problem - my scales need new batteries!!! They read 'Lo' - and I am sure that refers to the batteries and not to me!!! x
I am afraid that I will have to defer my weigh-in this week due to a technical problem - my scales need new batteries!!! They read 'Lo' - and I am sure that refers to the batteries and not to me!!!
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