Morning all!
Dave- hopefully then if you can lose some weight on 5:2, it might settle down again…Glad you got to see the speedway despite the rain, did you keep away from the burger van? Hope that the extra FD this week helps…
Jean- yappy dogs drive me mad too- maybe pretend to be watering the garden & spray them over the fence?! Yes, food all sorted for next week; hubby not a cook at all, I suggested one night doing nuggets/ scampi/ quorn nuggets & chips for them one night depending what everyone wants & he said that’d be too much doing different things for them all! Although he probably to do much cooking anyway as youngest is working 4 evenings next week, & eldest will go to girlfriend’s a few times, so probably just him! He used to cook for himself when he lived on his own, basic stuff, for hasn’t really cooked much since we’ve been married, except for when I’ve been in hospital!
Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Morning All…
A lovely day ….we are meeting daughter and SIL for coffee half way between our houses…we have jobs to do here so a quick hour possibly…

We have moved the bed and side drawers so we can start..Steve been out to buy skirting board…there won’t be much done today…

Dave..
Glad speedway went well and you didn’t get too wet…

Hedgehog…
I am sure the boys and hubby will be fine, they won’t go hungry….hope he isn’t putting a damper on you going on your hols….my ex used to do that when visiting daughter…

Off to do jobs…

Jean x

My tablet has gone Very slow so I have wiped it clean and started afresh, Denise calls it her tablet so I have set it up for her🤩it’s much quicker now.

Dave- well done on the pound off! Is Denise still doing her diet?
Hemmy- yes, have a lovely weekend.
Jean- nice to get together with your daughter- is she having to go in to the new school to see how things are done as well as wrapping things up at the old school? I hope that you can get things done that you need to, hope Steve’s hip & back are holding up doing things? Hubby said he didn’t mind me going away, he didn’t like the idea when the boys were young, which was fair enough, but they should be okay now! I think it surprised him that I’ve organised it & am going, I’m sure he thought I’d chicken out of it! BBQ tomorrow, son’s bringing his girlfriend over, so have made a maltesers cheesecake! (Did a keto version for me this time)

Evening All….
Tired bunnies here…..

Hedgehog…
Daughter is staying at same school, she has been working with the head these last few months, her passing things over…it’s been hard as she has been doing extra things being paid extra but the head is still in charge…so a bit of conflict sometimes…only a week to go to the heads retirement then she takes over..

We are both very tired today done more than we wanted..filling tomorrow for Steve and painting new skirting board for me..hope not too much…

I am glad hubby doesn’t mind you going away I am sure they will all be fine…no one goes hungry…forget the house….

Enjoy the bbq and the cakes tomorrow…

Dave..
Denise may start to loose again..these plateaus happen..holidays to look forward too..

Jean x

Morning All…
A lovely day again going to be too hot for us…

A couple of hours work early in the bedroom and that’s it for the day…a bit too much yesterday…and with the heat although I think it was cooler inside with wind blowing through….

Dave like you, I like Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison..a blast from the past…I saw Gene live too with a few others along the way…I think it was our way of life then as they toured around the country. Even some at clubs with chicken or scampi in a basket 😂 age showing now…did you ever get to Batley night club..lots of evening bus trips to see people live….

Jean x

Hi all- another scorcher, we have light showers forecast for tomorrow, will do a little dance in the garden if it happens😃 Hubby is watering next doors garden and pots, the pots are plastic flowers 😂 Do you think I should tell him? Lol
Chicken in a basket- do you remember it started off in real baskets, then turned into pinkish plastic ones yuk! More hygienic I suppose
The heat really does exhaust you, Hubby and I have been sitting in the shade – never been known!, so well done Jean getting on with your bedroom.
Just booked to go and see Judy Tzuke at the Sage- used to be a real fan, got rid of our vinyl collection some years ago so sad because the recording quality was superb, just no space, we have ordered a couple of c.d’s hope they don’t disappoint
Hedgehog hope you enjoy your trip away.
Sorry if I’ve missed you
Love to all TTFN G X

Evening All..
Just planning our spots in the ceiling…Steve couldn’t do it as he can’t lift his arms high, so had me up the steps marking x’s and measuring…so all go in the morning when not so hot..took us a couple of hours…

We had the afternoon off…

Dave…the concert sounds my cup of tea..I would get it booked…

Goosey…we did laugh at watering the plastic showers..something Steve would do…😂..too hot for me to sit out, sat in with breeze blowing through the house….we have two weeks before the bedroom fitters come so no choice in waiting…glad you have your show booked…I don’t know them…

Glad to have you back it’s been quiet on here…

Hedgehog..
Enjoy your trip..no panic everything will be fine…enjoy your time and catchup with your friend…

Fasting tomorrow for us…anyone else ??

Jean x

The concert is on the 30th of November,not many seats left so I booked it.

Hi everyone, I’ve been off work for a week (a holiday from home) so not been on the forum – I’ll be catching up a bit through the day. Hope everyone is well.
I’m doing a fat fast at the moment so see if it helps give my metabolism a kick, I seem to have my weight lost at the beginning of June starting to creep back on, might just be a hormonal thing, but I’m not happy about it since I’m eating the same things I was when I had a fair size loss.
Someone on the Keto forum declared I was underweight and that is the reason why – which is ridiculous. I’m not massively overweight but I’m certainly not under!

Good luck to all fasting today, stay strong, will likely be commenting later as I catch up on posts.

Pseu…
Lovely weather for a holiday from home…away from work what more can you ask for….have you done any walking or to is it too hot…I have not walked only when away with the puppy…

We have put on a bit of weight on holiday hoping to pull back by Friday 🤞 I will then declare it 😂

Adra..
Welcome….Hoping you join us it helps with support for each other…chatting as we go…..

Well 10 holes drilled I only did three…I was frightened I caused havoc but he said I had to do some so I have my hand in each bit we do…he managed to do the rest…just having a coffee…. then wiring to do, him in the loft and me in the bedroom, passing the wire between us…all good up to now..🤞

Have a good day…

Jean x

Pseu..
Be daring and do it…lol…23 miles is good going, I must start walking again when the bedrooms done, it will be on my own as Steve can’t walk far now…

My postman caught me in small skimpy PJs, peeping around the corner for my parcel…then next day he knocked again, just out the shower with a towel on, peeping again I said your timing is right this morning you hit the jackpot…bless he went bright red….😂

Well showered and that’s it both relaxing for a bit..so draining working in this heat..alright in Florida they have the AC helps a lot..

So holes done and wires to each hole…waiting for me to emulsion tomorrow…all pencil marks washed off the walls and ceiling…hovered upstairs three times…moved more boxes into back bedroom…may do some filling later near the ceiling see how I feel…ready for the early start…

Jean x

AdRa the sixties concert is all over, depends where you live,I am going to the one in Manchester.

Hi everybody!!! 🙂

I would like to start a healthy diet and go to gyms again, but I can not motivate myself. What do you do guys to keep motivated to the goal? please help

Ham omelette with salad with half a fresh peach cut in segments on the top, a touch of salad cream a shake of white pepper…

Very very yummy…my ultimate salad..

X

It’s not so much gone haywire, I don’t think I’m adapted yet, though I am in ketosis… just thought a bit of a push might help. Trying to figure out how to sort out electrolytes is a bit of a challenge because the powder I bought tastes so gross.

Daniela, what gave me a push was hitting the heaviest I’d ever been and deciding that no, it stops now. I wasn’t huge but I knew if I carried on the way I was going it would only get worse. At first I just tried to eat less junk and forced myself to go the gym multiple times a week. These days I’m focusing more on what I’m eating over the exercise, though I will eventually pick it back up. I was just sick of looking and feeling horrible in everything. I’d still ideally like to lose another stone, the first one definitely came off easier than the second.

Santana be careful giving up smoking and dieting at the same time is not easy,I put about three stones on when I gave up smoking,I just had to stop then I went on a diet,I would say the once you have stopped smoking for 10 weeks you have done it,I used to smoke 40 Benson & Hedges a day for over 40 years.The 5-2 is a great way to lose weight AND KEEP IT OFF,so keep coming back on here to talk to us.By the way speedway called off due to rain,A Sheffield fan asked me to send some rain there way😎😎😎

@dietgogood. Seriously give me a break. You say that fasting can be dangerous and is more of a quick fix and then you point readers to a link that is promoting a two week diet quick fix. Really??? Moderators please do not remove the @dietgogood post so that newbies are made well aware of what a “suspect” post looks like. If you genuinely want to contribute to this site then please do. If you want to promote vested interests then please do so somewhere else. Please have your website proof read as the grammar is atrocious.

Morning All…

A bit of a nice breeze this morning but blue skies…..painting morning for me two ceilings!!

Pseu we are having a very light day, a small cooked dinner as I have some Jersey Royals to use up..no lunch today…hopefully under 700 calories…lost 2 lbs since holiday hoping for more by official weigh in Friday..

Bigbooty….lovely to have you about, hope all is going well for you….I second what you have just said..I would say ‘Go away and sell else where’ no place here…

Hedgehog…safe flight…enjoy..

Have a lovely day all..

Jean x

Hedgehog..’have a lovely time with your pal …
Jean.. What a pair of workers you are!!! 2lb down well done👏🏻
Santana.. Welcome and wish you every success, thats what I call taking the bull by the horns !!
F.D yesterday ended up with about 300 Cals, don’t seem to be able to do liquid only all day at the mo.
Will try again Wed. It’s our-daughters birthday at w’end and into next week so need to get a little in reserve. We are going to the caravan, and will spend one night all together and one night just us and grandson.
Will resist the fish and chips😜 Gx

The big question is did the postman call today Jean?and if so what was you wearing.If i get weighed more than once a week it messes me up and i usually gain weight.Very dull here today so it will be cooler when i take Heidi out.Less than 3 months until Cyprus plus two mini breaks to Somerset,I will be happy if i gain under a stone in Cyprus,will probably gain a little in Somerset but no fasting will be done on holidays.

Too much junk food on holiday,well chips anyhow,plus beer everyday the weight soon goes on.Much cooler here today and they are having a hosepipe ban.I had grilled chicken and med veg,very nice.Just drove my son to Parrs Wood to play softball,tomorrow he plays ball hockey in Oldham and Friday he is going to Old Trafford for the Roses cricket,busy lad.

Morning All…
A lovely morning again…sounds like a record…hoping for a bit of a breeze…

We are back upstairs again..Steve hoping for last fill and sand…then a a once over sand over the walls, where the wardrobes were fitted left lines of 20 year plus of paint and silicone…a more few lights hopefully…I am finishing the bathroom, washing walls, shower glass and mirror needs a good going over although clean needs a deep clean then glossing door …one room then finished 😀

Still having a light day but not fasting..we are missing lunch out again….

Pseu..
What is a fat fast??..keto?….a pound in 4 days is very good… possibly 2 lbs in the week…slowly off the better it stays off, there’s no easy route it takes years to go on….no quick fix…

Hemmy..
Did you have a good weekend…this weathers draining..

Dave…
What are you up to today…taking Heidi out anything else…

Santana..
You are having a FD…shout if you need help or a chat…good luck…

Have a good day everyone..

Jean x

Good morning F B Brits. Xx

Another wonderful day of this glorious summer we are having Xx

Full time job with watering everything looking lovely apart from the hay looking lawns. Lol

Fasting today… busy trimming a big tall shrub so that will keep me active.

Did post yesterday morning but it went whoosh and not time to redo it. Annoying. Lol

Hedgehogs .. hope you are enjoying your time with bestie… Xx

Sym… Had a lovely week-end he is not my choice but that sums it up doesn’t it exactly that which I must remember lolol .. They have Just had a offer accepted on a place in Surrey. So fingers crossed it will all be ok and grow on me. Lolol

Your new bedroom will be lovely what colours are you using for the furnishings. Xx

Brads .. Think beer is probably one of the worst for expanding the waistline. Lol Your son is very busy with all that sport… a very healthy interest though . Xx

Pseu… Well done on the lb loss. .. Think in 4 days that is brilliant. don’t expect too much of yourself though … think it didn’t come overnight so it cant be expected to go overnight. Just keep doing what you are comfortable with what suits you .. We are all different. Xx

Hope everyone else is doing ok…. and a big welcome to our new members of the gang. Good luck to you all… Its a way of life so make it easy on your self to make it work for you. Xx

Anyone else fasting with me today… I am just on 3 milk coffees … had one so far…

Brit lovelies

You are not free until you don’t find the need to impress anybody. Xx

Knocking off for morning coffee….

Adra..
Are you fasting for 5 days? Doing a 2.5….that’s hard going at the beginning …I thought Pseu was eating fat in her fast..which one of us is right?..lol….wait and see….I like the feeling of hunger over the feeling of overful…..

Hemmy..
It’s a good job we are all different when choosing our partners….I must admit both my SILs are quite like my ex so enough said..😂…hope they get the house, it’s a difficult time buying and waiting…

Glad your flowers are surviving after all your hard work it would be sad to loose them..

I am going for the pale grey (I think a hint of blue) theme, silver, with cream… I have been all cream for 16 years and feel I need a change..I don’t like change…I feel the house is dated…I am quite modern and minimalist…so here goes….I can always go back 😂…

A low day today, fasting Thursday for us…I think under a 1000 call yesterday at a guess…

Push on again…

Jean x