Oh right Barb, you did write “carer” and not “career” didn’t you! I probably got confused because OH used to make up stories for our youngest about our little dog, who had a career as a bakery delivery dog, but he got in trouble for eating the pastries too often. He would leave little notes around the house about his delivery adventures (written by OH w/ his left hand and using cute little “malaprops” a/k/a dog lingo). So yeah, he’s messy but has a big wonderful creative heart (do wish he could cook like yours, Fit!). I know we are all treasures, too – my only bad habit is how brightly I can make that halo glow. HA.

Good luck at the scale to Barb and all who are venturing near the dreaded thing. xxx

Holding steady is not the worst thing in the world and you enjoyed time and treats with your friend 😄 So it’s all good! Every time you hold steady you are a winner,CG xx

WB, that’s a fantastic loss, well done! Some of us have plateaued at one time or another for various reasons and that is when we have to dig deep and persevere. Remember that this is a marathon and not a sprint.

I’ve lost 3.3 kg since I started on Monday 4th…..I think! Reason being is I had dodgy scales so had to go buy a electronic one !

Bert, you’ve obviously done a great job with Harley. 17 years old is a terrific age! How cute that he sits in your lap 🐕

Here I am again…no you can’t get rid of me that easily! WB well done on your continued losses FANTASTIC! And yes you SHOULD get some way to recognise your losses whether it be tins of food stacked up or old butter containers (anything so long as they’re either 500g or 1kg). That’s an old trick from my Easyslim days – sometimes the number on the scale is just a number but we need something visual to get it into our heads what we have actually achieved! Never under-estimate that!!
Plateaus yes for sure sometimes for months & yes can be extremely frustrating. Most of us have found some tweaking of 5:2 will get us on our way again & some of us still working on that one. I think that sometimes the body needs time to recalibrate so to speak or it holds on like glue to the rest of the darn fat reserves and says…….NO you’re not having it. It’s all mine! I need it to survive!! The trick is to persevere x
Barb take your 100g & add it to the rest of what you’ve lost. Now how does it look? I seem to remember you’ve had some great losses. So take every little bit no matter how small and consider it a win. I know that’s hard to take when as you say you’ve been so good but remember you’re also building good habits to last a lifetime. Have your measurements changed or your clothes fit better?
Ooh CG I forgot to add to the list of topics discussed……….chocolates!! Gee amazing how often THEY appear on our discussion lists. Yummo! And 73.1 sounds pretty good to me….if I remember rightly just a bit lower? And you’re the perseverance queen anyway remember?! Or was it sheer bl**** mindedness! ENJOY YOUR MASSAGE 🙂
Now let me add to the messy OH debate. We had to buy a mat for under the kitchen sink where OH slops the water when he washes up (no room in our kitchen for a dishwasher – he’s it since I do all the cooking). Does the same when just brushing his teeth or the like…I mean why can’t you just keep the water in the bowl rather than all over the place. The mat has solved part of the problem but as I pointed out to him it DOESN’T fix up the tops of the cupboards under the sink where I have to open them up & wipe the water away. Man oh man…does he think he’s washing a boat or what??!! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Jade you gotta try that eggplant recipe sometime. You’ll love it. Too many cals for a FD though unless you’ve had very little. My OH would be similar to yours re serving sizes but would still work. Sometimes with us it’s for 2 days where I get a serving for 2 nights & he gets 1 1/2 or 2 servings each night – maybe 1 serve left for the freezer. Freezes well.
Fit hang in there despite being cold and cranky. You CAN do it and you know hoe good it feels to add another successful FD to the list! Hot soups or cups of tea/coffee.

Hope everyone else gets to weigh in. It’s always great to hear how we’re all going. Encourages us when we hear of other’s losses & we can encourage you if you haven’t lost or gained or on a plateau. So……off to track my food & do some cooking for tomorrow’s lunch for 6. I’m very much a last minuter with preparation (well leave it all to the day & then stress out) so trying to do better this time. Most will be cooked today & all easy stuff just the salad & dippy stuff tomorrow. Even making my own healthy dips this time. Have a splendid day everyone….you owe it to yourself to do so! It won’t come again. suejen XXXX

I have missed all of these posts for some reason? I have it automatically email me when one comes in and all day I have not seen anything. I thought that was very strange so logged on and what do you know…. Nearly a whole page of interesting posts including how to get the grease out of my washing machine, thanks Bert & a pep talk from SJ, thank you too. I know you are right but it was disappointing nonetheless. Then I told my daughter & prattled off all the things I ate over that day 1/2 I was away & I can understand why. My goodness what I didn’t eat wasn’t worth mentioning.
We have finalised our trip to Vietnam & decided to add a 17 day tour into Cambodia & Vietnam before visiting my brother. Can’t wait…yes I can, got to get rid of at least another 6 kilos/13.2lbs so no more “eating sprees” for me. I know that’s a tall order but I will give it a good nudge.
Congrats to all the losers this week.
Doggy my friend lives in Dilston, I have emailed her to see if she is ok but the email was returned, her husband died & they shared an email address it looks like she has changed it. Do you know if the fires are near Dilston? I think I will call her tomorrow. Fingers crossed she hasn’t changed that too.

Is anyone ,anywhere awake? I finished my shift at at 1230 am. And its now 2aam AEST.Icannot sleep. 61/2 hrs of such with a92 yr old Greek lady that I bonded with instantly….. thats me and my personality. … I do stay within my professional bounderies BUT by the stars I am one of these nurses that push the envelope st times. I did all that a daughter cuold do for my Dad in /on his final journey and I guess that set the bar for whomever I have in my care!….💖…..Go GAl xxx

Hi all, hope you are asleep by now GG . I am having a restless night too. Been a bit down the last few days with back pain, you think you have sorted out what makes it bad and put processes in place to manage it and then whamoo!! It comes back to bite you with a vengeance. Hopefully have had enough couch time now to get on with life again. That combined with OH having a bad few days made me feel really sorry for myself😰😰😥😥..have given myself an good talking too and a kick up up the bum and all should now be good.
Lots of friends going through much worse than me , I am now quite rightly ashamed of myself for being so self indulgent. So onwards and upwards from here and back to the real me.😄😄🤗🤗💜💜

GG Know what you mean about the oldies. They are so interesting to talk to and have some wonderful stories to share and love nothing better than a good listener..I got close to all the others in the room with mum when she was in the nursing home. I would take enough treats for the other two in the room as well as mum when I visited her, 4 days a week and my brother would do the same on the 3 days a week he would go. She was very fortunate and had a visitor every day..we would take ice cream tubs🍧🍧, or special fruit🍉🍑🍒🍓 or chocolates🍫🍫🍫 etc and have a little party..on special days I would take Some party hats up and a cd of old time dance music or old songs and we would have a sing a long. 🎤🎧🎼Other days I would phone her sisters and repeat everything she would say so they could hear, and then repeat everything they would say so mum could hear. Special times…💗💗💗

Doggy hope all the smoke around is not worrying you to much. I read in the paper that they were setting up an evacuation centre at Wynyard near Burnie. That is where my youngest and his partner and her family are. Things hopefully settling down now. Their baby was due yesterday and they have to get to Bernie for the birth. While I think of it I will go onto the Tasmania fire site and see what is happening. Bye for now all.

just had a look. No new ones indicated on the map and fortunately the fire is to the west of them and the hospital to the east. They told me last night not to worry because it was still a long way from them, but you know mothers, worry is our middle name when it comes to our kids. Need to take their advice and get back to sleep. Nite nite💤💤💤

Oh boy! It’s 4am, been up since 2am. Got all overheated and hot. Had my bloods done recently and I may be going hyperthyroid again .getting lots of missed beats. ( ectopics) which r keeping me awake when trying to sleep n feelin like poo when awake. I think next bloods will see me back on tablets again.graves disease makes you all hyper , anxious and hot .it was tough down park w kids yesterday… 88% humidity..felt like Darwin weather in Sydney!!

Finally got home from my sister’s. Just had a few extra chores to do and it entailed going to several different shops so that’s what took so long.
SJ, yes it looks like your OH is just as messy as mine! Delighted to hear about your loss, we know that slow and steady wins the race. Thank you and others for kind words of encouragement as I struggled with the cold and bad temper yesterday. As soon as I had my evening meal, I was as right as rain again.
Dawg, so glad to hear that Pepper is ok again- that could have been a very nasty situation indeed. What a funny sight you must have been with a Great Dane in your lap. My sister used to have an Irish Wolfhound who was a very fussy eater so she used to get down on the floor beside him and feed him with a wooden spoon.
CG, great news about all the compliments and that you enjoyed the massage. It will probably take a course of them to get lasting results. Hope the migraine is gone now. Looks like it’s slow and steady for you too with the weight loss but it is happening and you’re feeling so good…..lots to celebrate 😀
GG, sorry I was away for most of the day, I would have loved to keep you company 👭 I’m sure your client thoroughly enjoyed your care and attention 😇
JL, well done for resisting all that temptation during such a stressful day 👏 I must email you too so that you will have my email details if you want. Hope you get to relax now, take care xx
Barb, I’m so jealous of your planned trip to Vietnam and Cambodia…..I have heard wonderful reports from anyone who has visited there.
PH, sorry to hear you have been feeling down. You have been a lot of extra running around and chores for the last few weeks since your daughter moved back, so you have probably been overdoing it. I hope things ease up soon and that you get a good night’s sleep xx
WB, hope things settle down for you too, take it easy.
Milena, congrats on your anniversary and what brilliant loss to date……you’re doing an amazing job! 💪😇👏😃

That’s a great day’s work, Barb, well done!

Mornin’ CG! You do alot better than me at remembering who said what. How are your glutes today? 😉 Have a great weekend filled with lots of good times for you and your boys xx

Morning to you too CG. Sadly I too suffer from Cluster Migraines and my doctor has advised when I feel them coming on (as you do) to take 3 disprin straight away (disrobed in water of course) and it lessens the pain to a plain headache which is when you take normal pain killers. This has worked every time and I am happy to say I have not had a cluster for nearly one year….touch wood!!!
Have a great weekend everyone xxx