Yet another image we don’t need at lunchtime!!
I am in white shorts today. Yes. Shorts. White. I feel like I am 15 and down the beach! I also have a pair of nemesis jeans in the wardrobe that claim to 14, but I reckon are 12’s (like you Lucky, I bought them supposedly the same size as another pair). They are my target, long with some suit trousers that I bought secondhand and never squeezed into!
Come on, I know you lot by now. You’d probably want to see a photograph of it!
Well Timmy, that’s a good excuse as any to go shopping. Reminds me of my poor hubby who seems to be going from one extreme to the other without any Cinderella moments in between. Everything he’s trying on that was too small for him, is now too big. He came down in some shorts on Thursday and I could have squeezed a leg in them too. He was mortified that he looked stupid in them. He’s having to make notches in his favourite belt now as the pre-punched ones have finished. Now THAT is going to be bloody costly, because without wanting to stereotype, you know how women are about clothes shopping? Well, that’s my husband. Me, I buy what I need, when I need it. And even then I’ll go through charity shops first. Him? Like a bloody Kardashian sister.
Yep Janey, mine were both (supposedly) size 18. Same shop, same style jeans, same bloody rail even only one was traditional denim and the other was the dark blue. Never ever had a problem there before, as long as I know what size I am, I just replace the jeans the moment they wear out. Usually between the legs… because I walk a lot? *nods*
Well, you could be Mr August I suppose…?
We now have BSD monthly pin ups???!
I love this WOE because honestly I cannot be bothered to have lunch! In the past, working from home was deadly as I used to graze my way through the cupboards! Today I had ham and egg muffins for breakfast and since then I don’t want anything! I’ve just given in and had some yog and strawberries to use them up.. otherwise.. bothered? Me? Not!
That’s a good idea. When we’re all in cracking nick we should do a charity calendar. I could get all greased up and lift up some tyres like that bloke out of the athena photo (as if!)
Janey could bare her backside like the tennis girl out of the athena poster…
LMAO .. count me in! My secret tattoo would be on show then! I’m not dying my hair blond though. I’m brunette and proud now!
Lucky.. you can be on your treadmill, Tokyo you can be on the bus, Eps.. swimming costume shot a la Baywatch!??
There’s one thing about clothes sizes and me that I don’t get. All of my current trousers/shorts are 34 inch waist. There’s no way in hell my waist is 34 inches, when I measure it with a tape measure it looks more like 36/38! But my 34s are too baggy.
Also, everything was tight before and now it’s loose, and according to my measurements, I havent’ really lost much from my waist, and sweet FA from my gut. How TF does that work?
Oooh tattoos. I’m thinking about more ink when I’m back in shape.
Tokyo on the bus!!! *Crying* Poor Tokyo, can’t we think of anything more exciting for her? You get tennis, Timmy’s lifting tyres, Eps is channelling her inner Pammy, and Tokyo has to be on a bus???
I know what you mean Timmy. Hubby is in 38/40 waist and there is no way on this EARTH his waist is that small. Beats the shiz out of me too. My ‘chest’ is 50 plus inches, but my bras aren’t (thank God, or they’d have to be specially made!)
Tokyo in the garden, trimming her hedge?? Ooh er missus!
She will tell me off for that when she sees….
It would have been worse (better?) if you’d said trimming her bush 😂😂
don’t think it didn’t cross my mind. Saying it, not thinking about it!!
Keep digging Janey 🙁
I’m saying nowt. You’re doing such a good job yourselves. I’m like a proud mother here…
ha ha ha ha .. a calender!!! :-)))))
I’m not sure I have the cleavage for Pammy… in fact I am sure… I dont! oR the way too small swimming togs!!
Timmy, I know more about your body parts than I do about you as a person… worrying ;-))) just added your white arse to the mental picture…
Great about the jeans Lucky – I’d say keep one pair to show how far you’ve come but ditch everything else quickly, knowing that you will never be back to them!! I’m with you on the clothes and charity shops – saw this really depressing documentary on clothes being made for us Westerners and the terrible lives the people making them have… Since then I’m pretty fussy what I buy! But second hand is ok I decided, because at least two people at least wear the stuff 🙂 Though I do like new stuff too – hmmm it’s a battle. Might have to get my mother to make me a dress for this wedding so – at least I know she’s not working in a sweat shop, just her kitchen!! 🙂
You know a calender of BSD-ers isnt actually a bad idea!! For charity???? And to inspire!
I think it could work actually. Would anyone be brave to put the before picture in there too?
Yes, a diabetes charity maybe 🙂
Yep definitely everything else is getting donated instantly, but I’d love to be able to stand in them jeans one day, me in one leg, my daughter in the other lol.
I love clothes – don’t get me wrong, but the quality and price can be so much better in charity shops. Those who follow fashion getting rid every season, fine by me! If it looks good and feels good I’ll wear it. Don’t care if it was A/W 2010 lol. You’re helping a charity too, so win win.
I’ve got before pictures. Ye Gods.
My photo wouldn’t be amazingly different – I still haven’t had that many people noticing and I’ve nearly lost 2 stone now! But who cares eh… I know! And my insides are hopefully fat-free or getting there.
I think stats might be easier to put up and then a FABULOUS photo :-))) Though if anyone wanted a before and after, that’d probably be really effective too! The important thing is that people should look WAY happier I think..
I’ve never understood the fuss about this seasons/last seasons. The most ridiculous I’ve heard of were my sister in law buying a mamas and papas buggy, brand new, for £30 instead of £300 because it was last seasons colours. It’s a f*^£ing baby’s buggy! And the skiing sallopettes that I bought this year. Screamingly bright blue because they were also last seasons colours. Ski gear doesn’t have seasons, it has decades!
that would be a great photo (the leg one with your daughter!!:-)) – you should definitely do it!
hee hee yes, ski gear is forever 😉
I’ve got before pictures…..gulp.
Maybe i should do a ‘then and now’ pic when we go back to the place in Spain that we went to last year. you know, that place, where no body failings can be hidden… That’s late September. I’ve got 2 months to carry on the battle!
I’m also a fan of charity shops, dress agencies and Ebay. There’s a smashing shop near where I work, and I’ve had some designer bargains from there over the years 😀 About the only things I have to buy new are jeans, because they’re tricky to get right. Oh and underwear. Second hand underwear?? Nooooooooooo
hee hee you sure Janey? There was that incident with the granny knickers….
;-))))
That was essence of…. quorn fish fingers!
hee hee
I go away briefly because my parents are paying a visit and – bloody mayhem here.
Nobody’s noticed my weight loss either really, I’m quite cross lol. Only people who know about it. Mum said ‘Have you been out anywhere? No. What do you expect then.’ So that was me told lol.
Oh the baby stuff is beyond ridiculous, Timmy, that’s the worst. All mine had second hand prams, and I don’t care either. And proper prams too, not these that cost as much as a car and the baby looks ridiculously uncomfortable in.
It would be a great photo op if it ever happens Eps 🙂 Considering my daughter’s waist is smaller than my thigh circumference at the time of starting. Never say never, but according to the goals on my UP app, I’m 81 weeks off my goal of 62 kg. That’s gone down 3 weeks since yesterday lol, it obviously hasn’t encountered BSD before 🙂
Stop mentioning the Q word… please… *retch*
ah I tend to ignore the Up goals – way too slow for BSD-ers. You’ll be there before you know it!
well all i can say you rottern buggers!!! tokyo in a bus !!!!!!! i think not or with a hedge i shall be photographed crying into my pinny after epic fail friday ( explain to timmy !!)
Oh Timmy, last Friday… it was a bit of a bugger all round. Everything we tried to cook turned to crap. Lessons were learned.
I’m going to just input my start weight in Eps and see how many ‘Up weeks’ I’ve gone down in 6 real weeks!
Omg Eps 110 weeks to my goal when I started, and 81 weeks now! So that’s…29 weeks I’ve gone down in 6 real weeks! Way to speed up time! Wooooooo!
Well if you want a meal that is a raging success, try the steak and creme fraiche thing I was on about the other day.
I did it again on Sunday for the whole family. Even my kids were smashing in the medium rare fillet steak. Absolutely lush it is.
So you’re going at 5x the speed Lucky! Therefore the 81 weeks is achievable in just over 16!!! That’s before Xmas!
Even crying into a pinny whilst holding an appalling brownie (the cake not the girl guide type) would be funny Tokyo 😉
wow that’s amazing – and not all that long at all!!
Timmy – THANK YOU, you’ve broken it for me. I was staring at creme fraiche in Aldi wondering why I wanted to buy it, hubby couldn’t think so I didn’t buy it. Twas the steak meal.
Omg Janey, can you imagine??? How brilliant would that be? And yes, Tokyo, for comedy effect, that would be funny.
I know Eps! Eeeeeeek! I love figures and stats, you see, hence my list of forty thousand mini goals. I think I have a goal for every pound. Probably. Ok, I’m not that bad but I’ve crossed off… ten since I’ve started; Half a stone, get into 16 stone bracket, lost 5% of body weight, lost a stone, lost a stone and a half, get into 15 stone bracket, lost 10% of body weight, get under 100 kilos, lost two stone, and today BMI is officially under 40! Next goals are 6lb off for 2 and a half stone, and 8lb to get me into the 14 stone bracket!!
Before I click the link, let me guess. It contains almond flour… and no chocolate…?
Ooooh I was wrong!
Au contraire. It has NO almond involvement.. and a LOT of heroin chocolate. Whoop de doo!
YUM!!!!!
That’s all I have to say.
All jokes aside, I think I might be addicted to chocolate even more than I was… like I only have one square of 85%/70% but omg it tastes just….better than anything. Maybe I need more magnesium or something!
Mini goals are good, great ideas Lucky! I might try it too as I sense this last 9kg will be slower than the first 10!!! Will still get there though…YES!
I’m making them – definitely!!! Will have to find people to eat the other 4 though… any one like to visit? ;-))
I’m game if there’s chocolate mousse involved…
I’ve just had the most divine meatballs. Just minced pork, garlic, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin and ground coriander in a tomato and paprika sauce. Meant to be sweet paprika but I used hot paprika cos I’m a rebel like that. Excelled myself and stuffed now! Need to do some walking again though Eps, I’m languishing around the 2000 mark – again! Cooler tonight though and earlier so might get an hour in before rugby (watching not playing btw).
Yes me too, I have done very little but planning good walk later. Meatballs sound delicious!
They were. And a portion left over for freezing, handy little lazy tea there one night! Might get my backside into gear and do some now (and someone else might do the dishes then 😉 always thinking)
They’ll be waiting for me when I get off…
Ooh meatballs do sound good Lucky!
and you can send one of your mousses to me Eps.. I’m willing to take one for the team.
I have just baked Elana’s salt n pepper crackers. First impressions.. look and taste ok, although I’m waiting for them to cool. All this so I can have a bit of goats cheese later!!
tomorrow is CAKE BAKING DAY
I’ve made them a couple of times now, there’s garden peas in the sauce too and I add red pepper and onion too to bulk it out a little. Plus, food without onion sometimes can be a bit bland. Wondered why they were so good this time and I remembered I made it from my head last time and left out the spices. Plus I used a heaped normal metal teaspoon of each spice this time instead of a level one.
Have you made them before Janey? I have, but with ground almonds. Turned out ok, if a bit faffy getting them off the paper I rolled them between. Had the thumbs up from hubby who had some of his favourite Lancashire cheese on them.
Me too. Hey, how will you know if cake is nice? Are you making two? I’m going for the one Eps put up but in cupcake form. I’ve got a nice selection of cupcakes in the freezer now! The blueberry almond ones, the banana ones from the other day and I’ll hopefully have nice choccie ones too tomorrow!
First time making them. I substituted a bit of the almond flour with our old staple, gram flour. Added a bit of olive oil as dough seemed a bit crumbly. No problem getting them off the paper (used a fish slice!) Added a bit of parmesan to some for a pimp.
I’m only making one cake tomorow although might divide a litle of the mix off to bake seperately.. for testing purposes of course. Probably safer to test before I confront the family with it!! Don’t want my sister getting all smug if it fails, do I?!
Let me know how the cupcakes go. Do they have maple syrup in them? If so, that’s why I vetoed the recipe.. of all the useless, expensive ingredients I’ve purchased recently, that is the one I don’t have to hand!