Hi Lotus, now trying to explain why Im wetting myself – he thinks yours was a lovely present!!!!

Bet he doesn’t get me one though.

Best one ever though – my friend once bought his wife a new range rover for her birthday, he sold her beloved Porsche 911 convertible to pay for it.

Hi team. Well some interesting chat re makeup. I’m of Scandinavian and Scots to descent so I too have a very fair skin. Some years ago my dermatologist told me to chuck out my old moisturisers. She told me to buy Calmurid cream. It’s cheap , not in a fancy jar but it is excellent. As I worked as a theatre nurse for years I didn’t wear much makeup as it all got rubbed off by the mask.i still don’t except when I go out. I use sunblock and wear a hat. I guess it’s a personal thing.
Thankfully I’ve not come across any injured animals of late. It’s cold and windy and wet here today. I plan to be like a sloth and do some reading. I’ve found an author I like. Sue Monk Kidd. I’ve just read ” The Invention of wings” by her and now I’m on ” The secret life of bees. “.
Have a happy weekend team. I plan to enjoy the odd glass of Sav Blanc too GG.
XX Doggy.

Oh no! I lost all my responses to all of our posts! I changed pages , I was working backwards! 🙁

CG – the resident bunnies and the boys wanting to catch them is a beautiful way to start the morning 🙂 Milena – I’ll let my family know about primrose oil to give cats a stunning coat! They are always trying to fluff our mean cats up 🙂 lol! Fit -11 kilos is fantastic! Skincare- a friend of mine uses rosehip oil! She has fantastic skin and no age spots! She said the rosehip oil got rid of them, including age spots! I don’t use anything , I’m too lazy! I used to use oil of Olay or whatever it is called , but now I just put on foundation! I think it has everything added to it. I use Natio- it isn’t tested on animals -cruelty free and it is all natural $20 and it covers everything up just as good as the expensive brands. I use the medium cover 🙂 but I must admit, I have to start moisturising – I hope it’s not too late 🙁

Hi Fatbuster

we have friends with money – though that friend is a little poorer, she never forgave him – imagine a great lump of a range rover arriving, she was not very impressed – her hubby did it as a surprise – I think its a size thing with some men – the porsche was a classic and much loved – and the guy he sold it to wouldn’t sell it back – she took him to the cleaners!

We have no money but lots of odd cars, a 7 seater people carrier – usually we have two but one has just been sent to car heaven – two 7 seaters for a family of 3! We have three racing cars, a lotus elise – all girls should have one – wish I did, but OH lets me take it whenever I want – and a wee classic mini, sons first car! Oh and an MG Midget, think its a project but as its lived under my bedroom window for 4 years, and has never turned a wheel, it must be a garden ornament!!!!

Milena, Anyone who traded a classic car to get a monster… hmmm.. frog rather than prince 😉
GG, Taco – I think I will go get a rose hip oil.
I am travelling (for work) to Manila for a week so log-in times will be odd… I hope to eat well while away, but those buffet breakfasts are the bane of my travel life! Oh well, thi stime will be different because I have this WOL …

Can’t believe we crossed posts again, Lotus!!!! Talk about great minds think alike! Hope you have a great trip and I’m sure you will be able to make lots of healthy eating choices. You are right, you have lots of skills in this new wol of life to handle those buffets! Manila sounds very exotic to me…when I was a child, I had an uncle who was a priest and he spent many years on the Missions in the Philippines and I remember my mother getting letters from Manila and other places.

Thanks so much Fit, GG 😉

Above, the first was 12 months ago and the other 2 yesterday. More to go but a lot better than the first!

Wow, lookin good!

Well, Up, you make the most of your fab legs and the rest will catch up!! You don’t look as if you have much to lose in the mid-section either, to be honest.

Thanks, well if I had to stay this weight it would be Ok but seriously have actual fat left to go. Don’t worry, I love food too much to become anorexic or similar and I know gaunt is not a good look.

Hi All!
Seems very quiet here; everyone must have been enjoying their weekend too much – don’t know whether that’s a good or bad sign 😉
Sunday just started for me and I’ve decided to get back on the horse tomorrow so I’ll head to the supermarket soon to get my healthy supplies in for fasting – the four Ps!! I will be taking my sister (with dementia) to my house for lunch so will have to organize myself around that; thinking of skipping breakfast, light lunch with her and then light supper of hard boiled egg, salad leaves and cherry tomatoes.
All the chat about make-up got me thinking and I discovered I had six MAC empties so I traded them for a gorgeous red lippy called Brave Red; of course I had to buy two new eye shadows to go with it! 😆 Yep…I sure do have it bad!!!
CG – your lamb and bacon sounds delish!
Up – you have the right attitude and I think this woe does attack the problem areas, especially around the tummy so best of luck with the last 5kg.
GG – so glad the Sav didn’t do too much damage 😉 Weather here has been just awful for June bank holiday weekend; so disappointing for working families looking forward to a nice break. My daughter went to a big outdoor rock festival yesterday and was drenched to the bone; but that’s the beauty of youth, it didn’t knock a feather out of her!
Wishing you all the very best for the week ahead. Xxxx

Lotus, enjoy your trip 🙂 Fit 🙂 thanks , I’m glad I’m not the only one that loses post.

Thanks Fit 🙂 I can’t even take a day off tomorrow 🙁 so I’ll have to wait till the afternoon to go to the Dr’s and get antibiotics. We will be outdoors all day tomorrow, I’m going to ask if I can take my car with me- at least I’ll be warm during the breaks! I will skip the fast day if I have to. I normally rely on miso soup and lots of tea to help keep me full but because I hate public loos – and that’s what we’ll have tomorrow- I don’t like my chances 🙁

Hi Lotus – good to hear you got there in one piece! Yes, my pale colouring needs a very different type of red but luckily there’s no shortage of shades to choose from! 😉 Best of luck with the rest of your trip – sounds very exciting 🙂

Good Morning Gang
And OMG, Upt, your transformation is amazing. You look very very very very beautiful. I don’t see any extra weight on you. And I must say that you have sexxxy long and thin legs. True Inspiration you are!!!

Taco, hope you feel better soon.

Fit, enjoy your red lippy. I tend to throw away my empty MAC containers. Now, will hold onto them for a new Lippy too.

Lotus, sorry, i missed that you were travelling. Hope you had a good trip. Don’t work too much. Have a bit of fun too and don’t worry about 5:2, it will be there for you when you come back. 🙂 🙂

GG, I had a chain reaction. ended up finishing a bottle of Sav on Saturday night. Worst part, with cheese, olives and crackers…LOl But< i am not stressing as my weight did not move anyways. Looks like my body likes this new number 69.8 kilos.
Do Not worry about 800 grams gain, it will evaporate with one fast.

Fasting Day for most of us team. And what a start to the week. First official day of winter here and damn cold. Soups soups and soups for comfort in this weather. Maybe some shredded Tofu or other protein in soup to fill you up. Let’s do it Gang,
WE CAN DO IT!!!

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Hi team. Up you look fantastic. You must be so proud of yourself. It’s very encouraging for those of us who still have a way to go to see such great outcomes. It’s very cold here today with a southerly wind blowing straight up from Antartica Brrr.! I woke up feeling like I didn’t want to fast today but as per usual told myself it’s just for one day and of course I can do it. I’ve got my meals prepared so it’s no big deal. When I’m finished here I plan to look at the recipe threads to see if I can find something to cook for Thursday’s FD.
Taco I hope you gets to see the Dr,and get better soon. Re public loos. I always use the one reserved for the disabled. I’ve had two major knee ops so don’t feel I’m cheating. They are invariably much cleaner then the others.
Fitto some of the worst sun damage I’ve had I got in Italy and France. I just did not expect the sun to be so hot there. Stupid me wiht access to the net and temperatures around the world.
Cheers and enjoy the day.

Hi all

I have been very quiet today, a bit tired as had a long day yesterday. Family dramas to end off my great weekend which was not nice (very long story)Had a great lunch out and no dinner so I did not eat until 11.00 (2 ryvita) this morning other than 2 x cups of tea and soup at lunch. FD has been going ok and only an hour to home time and have a chicken salad. I can still have them as not that cold yet CG. 🙂

UPT, you look so so so amazing with your weight loss, well done! Lotus stay safe in Manila and eat some yummy food.

Have a great night everyone.

Hi All!
Feeling the cold here too – the temps here over the last few days have been similar to what you said, CG, but today it’s only 9 degrees! The only real problem is….this is supposed to be our summer!!!!! 🙁 You’re right about winter wardrobe and the layers; it’s the only way to tackle our changeable weather here. Today I’m wearing a light knit tunic dress over leggings and I have a long coatigan to throw over it if I feel chilly. I discovered the tunic dress in the back of the wardrobe; another item I bought and wore about once before deciding I looked too fat in and now I’m loving it 🙂 Woohoo!
Doit – so sorry you had bad end to your weekend but I admire the way you are staying focussed on FD and not letting family troubles derail you. You are strong and will get through this and feel free to moan or let off steam here. Big hug )(
Doggy – I had a bit of a scare with skin cancer about 20 years ago and have been told to wear factor 30 every single day even from house to car, so I’m very vigilant about it now but I think the underlying damage e.g wrinkles and lines can’t be undone. However, all my lines are around the mouth and eyes due to smiles and laughter, none on the forehead – so no frowns!!!! At least, that’s what I’m telling myself! 😆
Best wishes to you all for the week ahead xxxx

Good on ya, CG, sounds like you have the perfect plan. Hope the scales are kind to you. No breakfast for me this morning, the first time I have tried doing things this way so it will be interesting to see how it works out. I’m hoping to lose a little in the next two weeks as I have a fancy black tie ball to go to. I’d love to post some pictures but tried to sign up for photobucket and it wouldn’t let me…don’t know why. My younger daughter is pretty tech savvy and she will be home in two weeks so maybe she will be able to sort things out for me. Keep warm and snug xx

Hope you happy with your new hairdo…such a lovely treat getting your hair done in friendly salon; great for catching up on gossip and reading all the trashy magazines!!! Off to get stuck into the ironing…my go-to task to keep my mind off eating!

Hi all,
Have just joined and wondered if I might join your group. Fasted today and found it okay but bit peckish now. I live in NSW and retired after 39 years in Education. I have two kids and 3 grand kids.
Your posts are great and the pictures inspiring
Cheers Pip