Great news Jean Well done that man!
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Hi Audrey
Gave a lovely time, try and be very good, then you will probably just be good. I gave a friend who has just found out she is borderline diabetic, she also has had thyroid measured for antibodies 4 times in a few weeks, high blood pressure and very overweight.
She likes to eat out 2/3 times a week when she is working, she is a learning support at college. During her long summer holiday, June to September she likes to eat out more and also she has a drink. I asked her how much she drank and she said 2/3 a night (pints). When I suggested she just cut down to two as she said she wasn’t going to stop she said she would cut down to three!!
I did point out that alcohol has a lot of sugar in. She said she knew!! She is going to diet after the holiday, I gave her some encouragement and she said she would cut down now at home. Whether she means this or not, time will tell…….
I was much bigger than her, I am now smaller, this just makes me sad for her, her Mum died two years ago and she missed her pre summer diet, since then she has continued to put on weight missing her normal dieting spell this year. This must be a familiar sound to us all. I am really worried about her and I shall e ringing her to let her know I shall so a weekly check in with her for weight lost on Tuesday’s my weigh in day. We used to do thus before.
Hi Jean
I am so pleased for Steve. Some good news for him and he needs all the encouragement he can get. It’s a shame you haven’t lost anything. Maybe in the next weeks you will, with Steve being good you both have an incentive.
Well that is you, Audrey, my friend gone for 6 weeks and my other friend away most of the time in her caravan. I am in contact with three of you by messenger and two here, the other friend by text.
Planning on painting the toilet soon, but first clear out the bottom of the airing cupboard, build a shelf for all of the decorating materials.
You as well going away,
Hi All,
Arrived safely and all set up.. Off shortly to bakewell for a walk round.
Very hot here hope it’s better tonight for sleeping..
Ginette..
Shame about your friend you can only advise… Our friends today have said they are going to give 5.2 a go.. They have being going to start since Xmas so hope they do.. Only a stone each but they are very short so the weight soon shows.
Have a lovely weekend all
Jean x
Have a good weekend.
Hi Jean
I phoned her today and said I was worried about her health, I suggested that we check in each week with weigh lost……or gained, we used to do this when dieting together, looks like I shall also gave to pull my socks up as if I am encouraging her, I can’t afford to gain and must carry on losing. She said that she also though it would help her. So that is all good news, I said I don’t want to nag only encourage and we are going out for lunch next week (how ironic is that!) I have that free dessert to come and I am going to her house and setting up my fitness pal and also my model which is the photo simulation app I use. I use another which shows weight and BMI.
Then she will be all set to go. I weigh Tuesday’s she will weigh Wednesday. I shall keep my fingers crossed that it helps.
I hope your friends do manage to lose the weight. Seeing you progress will help and you don’t need to say anything. This is probably what prompted them to say it again.
Enjoy Bakewell, dodge those tarts, have a lovely time away xx
Hi Audrey
Traffic is really heavy today, my friends are travelling down at 4am they have a breakfast break and then travel on to Devon. I’m not sure how many miles it is but well over 200. I shall ask her later.
The sms thing works as I have confirmation from a friend.
You too gave a good drive and lovely weekend. Xx
Ginette.. too late Bakewell tart bought.. Shared 4 ways.
Realised we didn’t buy the pudding everybody up for buying another NO have another day.
So quiet and relaxing, 30 caravans well spaced out. Meal tomorrow night 😬
Glad you got your iPad and phone to work together.. Ours do.. How we did it I don’t know!!
Have a lovely weekend and meal and cards at Pams.
Audrey..
Wish we could do more at the caravan.. Our old Symba needs us, three days is our lot at the moment. We have a sitter who goes in to check and feed her. We feel guilty when we go away for longer. She choose us we didn’t want a cat, it’s the best we can do for her. She’s 22 years old now and sleeps a lot.
Enjoy next week away.
Minols..
Have a lovely time camping, you should be getting ready now.
Have a lovely sunny weekend.
Jean x
Hi Jean
I do agree really, how can you visit and not have a tart, didn’t know there was a pudding though.
My phone has been attached to iPad for a couple of years, but I had to turn the sms option on as it was set up for iMessage, now I can send and receive texts to people who haven’t got iMessage and also iMessages as well.
Great isn’t it. I always had to have my phone close to me and I only use it when I go out normally.
Not at Pams tonight it us tomorrow this week as my son is playing at a wedding so Saturday he will be away for more hours.
Glad it is nice and quiet, pity people in Kent as torrential rain is forcast there. Also a lorry caught fire causing big tailbacks.
HI All
HOme safe and sound, and really enjoyed yesterday’s FD – so glad to be back in control, and even took satisfaction when I started to feel a bit hungry in the middle of the day knowing that it would pass. Kept busy, obviously, with lots of folks around (helping with a wedding), and the distraction no doubt helped. I’m looking forward to Sunday’s FD, too, and then I’ll give it a rest for a week while we’re away camping…this is the only week we’re off as a family since February and until October, so while I will be a bit careful, I will not be ‘Fast day strict’.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Mx
Morning all
I have been reading all your post……well done Steve really pleased for you.
Well still no scales was tempted to go on the ones in boots but thought otherwise might not like what I would have weighed…..different time of day and fully clothed.
Been a bit up and down but not to bad think I might have lost as my work trousers fit better.
Lovely morning in pewsey been out for a run/walk not much planned for weekend just chilling in the garden.
See you later. Lynda x
Hi all
Lynda glad we have heard from you was beginning to get worried. ..
I am having a liquid only day today. It’s going to hurt but I need to get back on track. girls are here for lunch tomorrow and want pizza so I will do another fast day on Monday too..
Minols have a great holiday..
Have a great Sunday everybody
Audrey
Morning All,
Lovely here blue sky, sun shining, birds singing, deer in the field. What more could you want.
Too much wine last night it’s hard around friends…decided the slim line tonic coming out today, I did it last time no one knows there’s no gin in it..
Ginette..
The bake well tart still in fridge that’s how much we all wanted it.
Audrey..
Enjoy the girls and family lunch today.
Lynda..
Glad to hear from you, hope the scales are kind when eventually home.
Minols..
Enjoy your camping holiday and getting out and about.
Today we are off to visit Eyam Plague Village then to Cromford Canal… Hoping the back holds out.
Enjoy your Sunday
Jean x
Hi Mino
I always like being back home, it’s nice to to away but lovely to come back home again. I also enjoy the routine of fast days.
Hi Lynda
You are always better to weigh on the same scales, others no matter how good do differ.
Always nice when clothes fit or got better as well…..then if you keep going they will get too big, this is always depending on what you have to lose of course.
Hi Audrey
You sound as if you are on a mission now, well done. Do you make your own Puzza or buy one in?
Jean
Well done!! Lovely here not to hot yet! Blood pressure up again a bit last night. But the other morning it was really low.
Have a lovely day all
Ginette
I have bought in a pepperoni pizza and a garlic bread with cheese… plus we have 2 toffee puddings for the girls and some gingerbread men to decorate…lots of calories to try to avoid. me and Vicky will have fruit for our pudding I have some low calorie ice cream too so can make some cornets if they want one… I fill them full of sugar then send them home LOL. ..
Have a good day I have done a 40 min walk on the treadmil so feeling very smug just now…
Audrey
Morning all – lovely to be back on my own scales and comparing like with like. And remarkably it means that I’ve ‘lost’ 5lbs! That means I’m back at my lowest point so no new weight lost, but really chaffed, still.
had a great night out last night at a RUnrig gig at the castle esplanade in Edinburgh…chilly being so high up, so maybe I shivered a bit of weight off?
Having my usual Sunday FD this morning and looking forward to being really busy – always helps me, as you know.
Heading north for the camping trip, so expect to have very limited internet, so posts will be shorter and fewer as i’ll have to use my phone.
Catch up properly next weekend, so have a great week, everyone.
Mx
Morning All,
Another lovely day hoping it’s going to last for the rest of summer.
Food and drink has been a nightmare this weekend. So difficult when friends are with you. Sitting outside on Friday night till 10 pm such a lovely barmy evening.
Last night we went out for a disappointing Italian meal. The starter lovely, three of us went for 3 different pizzas for main course they were all over cooked and tasteless, we both left half which I suppose was good. I could of bought better from Tesco basic! We still enjoyed the night out in general.
We may go to the canal later but we have not decided yet.
Have a good SUNDAY all …lol
Jean x
Morning all
Minols enjoy your week camping, well done on your weight loss. and jean, enjoy the rest of your weekend away, such a shame the meal was bad it’s so annoying when that happens.
I am ready for my little visitors I have cleaned the house ready for when they arrive, although why I don’t know as I will have to clean again when they go again!
Just sat in the garden enjoying an hrs peace before they arrive. I had a good fast day yesterday today is unfortunately bad calorie wise bit I am doing another fast day tomorrow to compensate. ..
Hope you all have a happy Sunday, will be back later
Audrey
Mino
Well done on your 5lbs loss, hope you have a lovely time camping. Look in when you can.
Audrey
Have a lovely busy day with your family, time will fly today, I hope there aren’t too many temptations.
Hi Jean
You do seem to be on a run of temptation. I think that being at home it is so much easier to stay in routine. I am out for a meal Thursday and I though it was next week I have my health trainer but it’s not, it is the week afterwards. Bad planning with the meal then, I normally choose the week after I have seen him, then any weight I have gained I will have lost by the time I see him.
Coffee are you doing alright?
Morning all
After a chat with mum yesterday she seem a bit low so decided to surprise her with a trip to Cardiff to see her and stay the week oh bless her she cried and gave me a big hug then she said I’m fading away and hope I not still on that silly diet (so I bit my tongue your only here for a few days) think I can get away with it fast day for me if I eat morning/noon/night she will be happy.
My sister said I can weigh on her scales on Thursday if I want will decide on Wednesday night as I can take them to mums.
Mum wants to go Tesco shopping this morning.
Have a good day all
Lynda
My mum just the same, got profiteroles some cream cakes and then said I was putting weight on but she didn’t like me starving myself. Lol…enjoy your visit I think you have been very brave to ditch the scales.
I had a great visit yesterday with the girls but was absolutely shattered afterwards.
I am busy preparing for the caravan so will probably not be back on today, its a fast day today so will be good….
Quick post tomorrow then will be back in touch as and when I can….
Keep in touch everyone, enjoy your summer holidays. ..remember that together we are stronger
Audrey
Morning All,
A lovey day. FD for us.
Starting to pack up the van, ready to set off in an hour. 3 days pass quick but it has been very nice.
So difficult with friends about, eating and drinking… Much more in control when just the two of us.
I went on a 7 mile walk yesterday a group of us.. I got 14,000 steps in so hope that helps. I haven’t walked that in 45 years, I did enjoy it and my toes ok today.
Lynda..
Hoping your stay with mum goes well.. Go with the flow.. lol ..she sounds as if she needs your company.
Audrey..
Have a good packing day and safe journey tomorrow.. We are like passing ships in the night…lol
Ginette..
Will look at Steve’s video when home.. Hope you are ok.
Must go catch up later
Jean X
Hi Lynda
Your Mum sounds as if she really needed to see you, just the tonic!!
What would our Mothers do without their daughters, mine is no longer here but she always looked forward to my visits and she lived with me for the last five years of her life as she became unwell.
If you decide to weigh on other scales, bear in mind that scales alter greatly from one to the other, so you may not get a true reading.
I’m sure she will try and feed you up!
Hi Audrey
Enjoy your break, it was so quiet on here yesterday.
Stay strong!
Hi Jean
That time flew by, yes nice to meet with friends, I am meeting up with my friend who is unwell, I am going to set her tablet up with spots that will help her, my fitness pal etc.. I hope she manages to lose some weight before September, this will help her conditions greatly.
Have a good drive home xx
Ginette…
Home now and un packed just having a cuppa. Sort washing shortly and get in washer.
Enjoy you afternoon with your friend and get all the ‘bits’ sorted on the tablet. Is she going to try fasting or doing something different.
Looks a bit cloudy here could get some rain but it’s 21 degrees so still hot and humid.
Xx
Hi all
Well after a free rein on eating and drinking on Fri and Sat and trying both yesterday and today for a fast day but only doing TDEE days, my weight is up 2.5lbs from Friday! Yeesh…you spend all week getting the weight down and then puff…its back on in a day or too!!! Lol…I need to learn that if I am likely to go over my tdee I need to add in some exercise to bring it down a bit, and stick to a FD afterwards!
I have 2 days left I go off camping, and will be away from home for 2 and a half weeks! Thats no scales and lots of socialising. Im going to have to build some restraints into my time away and I will be walking quite a bit!
Ginette, thanks for the link! I figured I could play it on my Tablet and prop it up in front of tv…the other ones I found on utube through the tv and box which was great to do. That being said, because I lost a couple of days when I was preparing for hospital and having the procedure done, I lost the momentum and didnt manage to get back in it.
Need to get some sleep now but hopefully everyone is ok and Ill stop by again tomorrow.
Morning all
Kay, don’t worry about the gain it may be food in transit and I usually find if I put weight on quick a couple of good days and I lose it again. We will both have to do our best whilst on our holidays.
Hope everyone is ok, jean glad you got home safely, Lynda have a good visit with your mum,
Ginette have a lovely day out on Thursday with your friend.
Minols hope you are having a great time camping,
Celtic and coffee are you both ok? You are very quiet!
Off to van this afternoon so posts will be as and when I can.
Love to all
Audrey
Morning All,
A few shopping jobs to do today and ironing! which I hate.
Fast day went well yesterday, I think after all we had it was nice to not eat much. A careful food day again today just to pull back, hubbys idea 😇.
Popped on the scales, I am up but about a normal weight after a weekend…I expected more, my 7 mile hike must of helped..
Audrey, Kay, Lynda and Minols
Have a lovely time away and enjoy the summer sun. Pop in if you can it will be really quiet without you all.
KT..
All ok with you, keep popping by.
Ginette..
Hope the doctor helped yesterday and gave you the advise to get the BP stable.
Enjoy the meal for Thursday something to look forward too. Rest up and take it easy at the moment.
Looks as its me and you holding the fort on here at the moment..lol..lol
Celtic, Milena and Hemmy..
Pop back in and help us along….. it would be so nice to have you all back..
Enjoy your day everybody and safe travels on the holiday crowd.
Jean X
Morning all.
Not posted much recently. Home very stressful at the moment. Managing my fast days but not much control on NFD. Weigh in today and I’ve gained 1/2 lb, not bad considering.
Daughter struggling with some post delivery issues but baby doing really well. Trying to give her as much help as I can but it causes jealousy in my house.
I notice some of you are on holiday, hope the weather is kind to you.
Ginette
I hope your BP is better now.
Raining here hope weather later in the week.
Have a good day all.
Hi Jean
Yes as Audrey says could be food in transit or also the hot weather causing our bodies to hang on to water. Weigh in a couple of days and you will probably see a drop.
Glad to be of help with the video. X
Hi Audrey
I hope your journey goes well for you. Maybe see you later when you have settled.
Hi Jean
I too don’t like ironing, I hardly ever need to do any. Good news that you haven’t put on as you have had a few treats. Nice to be able to do that.
Missed calls from the doctor, they were meant to call on my home phone but didn’t they called my mobile and 02 were working on phone masts so no signals or very little, I couldn’t make a call all evening.
I shall call doctor today.
Hi CMum
Don’t worry about that weight gain it was so small, it will soon disappear. Glad the baby is Doug well, sorry your daughter is having problems, let hope they pass quickly.
BP still on the high side but I had ear ache and slightly swollen glands yesterday, so with the headache which is really unusual for ne sounds as if there is a bug of something, I am hoping a few more days and it will pass.
Thanks all for asking.
Well I have something really strange to tell you, I got on the scales, got off, got on again, got off I still didn’t believe it, so got on and was satisfied that it was 0.2 of a lbs heavier. The first weight was 14.10 so 4lbs, the second was just over so I am going to cossider I gave lost 3lbs which is still a huge amount for me. Yes, I’ve been off my food with the hot weather but I have no idea why this sudden weight loss. I did wee for England last night, through to 6 this morning when I eventually fell asleep. So less water retention, I’m pleased about that as knees are aching a sure sign, they still are a bit today as well.
I knew I had lost weight as my skirts are getting longer and some blouses are really too big, so I need to put them away.
Coffee how are you doing?
KT are you back on track yet?
Hi Ginette
I have also noticed my skirts are getting longer. My hips are my worst feature and my backside was like a ledge but now its much flatter. As a bigger person I’ve always dreaded flying as seat belts vary so much and the fear of it not fastening fills me with dread. Mostly I manage but I almost have a panic attack on route to the airport. I’m hoping it will be better after nearly 3 st off.
Very tired as I was awake at 3.30 am again and struggled to get back to sleep. Might have a nap. Must be an age related problem. zzzzzz
Ginette..
What a lovely surprise 3 lbs off that’s a great amount when you aim for your 1 lb to 2 lb a month. Your health trainer will be very pleased.
Shame about the doctor ringing, maybe you have a bug if your ears are hurting and swollen glands..
Cmum..
Sorry your daughters not picking up it sometimes a month before you are feeling more yourself after the delivery and she did have a bad time. At least Louie is fine and well, hopefully sleeping well for her.
Just do the best you can, trying not to go up in weight. Just being stable for awhile you then can push on again when things settle down. The half a pound is not much at all… as Ginette says food in transit.
Audrey..
All settled in a lovely feeling…a bit of gardening to do? Have a lovely break..
Jean x
Hi CMum
Yes I am noticing small things that other people maybe wouldn’t. I am pleased to say that I have had half an hour trying on blouses that now fit, I have got about 5 blouses in a smaller size that now fit, they also look better than the old ones as they were getting too big, the ones that I can now wear are so old that they have small shoulder pads, I like this as it gives definition and they are the small ones, not Dynasty style.
Hi Audrey
I have had another lazy day still a bit of a headache and slight earache but no tablets taken, I shall take some going to bed though.
Hi Jean
Yes I have thought the same perhaps a budget, we shall see or it will disappear, as you say a really nice loss, such a surprise. My ankles are really skinny today!!
BP not so high today thankfully but still too high.
See you all tomorrow
Morning All,
A bright day but could have showers later…the garden could do with it.
We are having a light day food wise, think Steve’s back on track with the 2 lbs off last week , his idea…lol.
Nothing planned as yet today…ironing for me and if the rain doesn’t come a part of the garden needs watering, some turf we put down earlier a few months back is feeling sorry for it’s self.
Scales are saying the same as last weeks weigh in so that’s good, will my body let go of my weight on Friday ..it’s holding tight these last 3 weeks.
Ginette…
Good news on the blouses and going down to the next size, I think it makes you feel good and slimmer.
Looks like you may be on a shopping trip or are you holding tight at the moment and can manage.
My trousers are all getting big and roomy now, having to wear a belt to hold them up…I have one pair down a size I can get into them and fasten them up but they are very snug, just a bit too tight for comfort.
I shall now wait to replace my summer things till next year…too late in the season now.
Audrey…
I just love that morning feeling in the caravan the very out door flavour. Hoping you are settled in. Gardening for you today?
I have a hair cut this week and Steve’s physio next Wednesday then hoping to get away again maybe for 3 or 4 days, no idea were yet.
Cmum..
Hoping today is a bit better all around for you. It’s a trying time looking after two households. You have been on the go for six weeks or so…you need to take of yourself. X
Speak later
Jean x
Hi Jean
Ha ha….best Kai’s plans, within two hours you had turned that around to make cream cake. Nice surprise for you though, looks like it will be tomorrow that you cut back.
I am buying a couple of blouses from eBay then I need to start looking at 18s I am hoping to be a size 18 by the time I finish with my health trainer, January next year I think. I need to be looking for skirts soon though. The length that I wear they don’t make any more 29 not in the style I have been wearing. 27 is too short. This will be from EBay though.
I hope you have a quick heavy shower that will stop you needing to water and then the sun comes out.
I have sorted out about 5 blouses that I can wear at the moment so not too bad, I also don’t want to buy too many.
Nice to be able to wear them again, I have got some others in the same size that are too small so these will fit me but makes differ so much and when you are buying from eBay how old they are also means that the same size varies a lot.
Have a lovely time with your daughter and grandson. Love to Steve he seems to be much better, hopefully phisio will help.
Mixed weather day here today.
Spent the morning at the hospital with baby Louie getting his blood checked. He now has lumps on his little feet because of the amount of needles that have been stuck in him. Poor little boy.
Jean
Sounds like Steve is getting back to normal and still losing weight. Yum chocolate cake. Mouths watering and its a FD for me.
All quiet at home at the moment. OH is out. Needed some peace.
Have a good day all.
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