The 'I need to get skinny for the annual BB meetup' thread

[sushee]

Ok hot mummas,

the truth is, you'll have to exercise if you want to lose consistently and tone up as well. I want to get back into exercise myself (used to do it heaps - great stress relief, but sucks sh*t when you first start out) so am looking for volunteers to join me to set realistic exercise goals and hold each other accountable to meeting exercise targets.

We are all hot mummas but we want to BLOW Syndey away when we get there, and feel better about ourselves to boot!! Am prepared to be lovingly supportive, or practise some tough love if I need to!

Okay, who's with me? (don't all rush at once! Lol!)

[Bathsheba]

Good point Sushee. My weight is fluctuating terribly this year. Would love the motivation of a meetup to help.

I would strongly recommend everyone who is struggling with losing weight despite eating well and exercising to ask their GP for a blood test to make sure their thyroid levels are on track. If you have a problem with your thyroid then your metabolism will work against you no matter what you do. My endo said that more and more women are presenting with thyroid disease every year... he used to say that 1 in 10 had a problem... but now it'sore like 1 in 5... and it's often undiagnosed for years.

With the exercise thing: if i didn't walk the school run i would be in big trouble weight-wise. School is nearly 1.5km away and it's STEEP in places but i do it twice a day rain hail or shine. For some people voluntary exercise will never work... if you have a kid waiting for you at school at 3.30pm and you don't drive (or refuse to use your car) then this could be very useful in losing weight.

Also know that the body will confuse hunger and thirst. Force yourself to drink a glass of water 15 mins BEFORE you eat anything.

I only want to lose a bit of weight but these are my tips.

[Muffy]

Ok im in too.

Current weight: 64kg
Goal Weight: 50-55kg

You all might think thats extreme BUT i am only very short and i look bigger than what i actually am!
Right now i am the same weight as my sister and she is about a size 8, the only difference is our height!

[tattoo_mama]

but wifey then i have no love handles to grab on you if i weighed 50kg id be non existent.

[CrazyLady]

Ok hot mummas,

the truth is, you'll have to exercise if you want to lose consistently and tone up as well. I want to get back into exercise myself (used to do it heaps - great stress relief, but sucks sh*t when you first start out) so am looking for volunteers to join me to set realistic exercise goals and hold each other accountable to meeting exercise targets.

It helps I don't drive so I walk everywhere anyway. I do about 20 kilometres of walking a week. I am 2 blocks from town so I just walk it.