Morning all.

I’ve had a guts full of this weather – not exaggerating, in my little corner of Wales it’s been a couple of weeks now without a fully sunny day. Whilst the rest of the country was baking over the last few weeks we had cloud and rain, and today it’s more of the same. Very annoying. Bring back summer!

I think I’ll do an FD today. Even though I can change my days around without too much difficulty it throws me off not doing the beginning of the week. I might only recently be getting back into the swing of things but even in ‘the old days’ I used to always do a Monday.

Aside from getting my prints mounted and framed my home office is sorted, it looks really good, loads of desk space.

Who’s fasting with me today?

🙁 We’re always in for more.

HI all
Can’t believe you all managed to be up early…and we overslept! First day back at school, first day back into the ‘fit everything in before 8.45’ routine and we blew it!
Got up at 5 to the hour as usual, went down and started on breakfast…looked at the clock to check it was time to call the stragglers and it was 8:08 not 7:08…nightmare!
So the boy ran up to the school gate just a minute after the bell rang – and I then had to back peddle through all the things which normally fit just exactly in to my morning before school – except of course I only did the bare essentials of the dog walk and packing my bag. Walked out and shut the door behind me on a house that will no doubt still look like a hurricane has passed through when I return tonight. Didn’t there used to be wee folk – brownies – that would secretly do all the tidying up?!

So at my desk starting late, wondering how to get myself in to advanced prep for the Armistice services so that when I see the youth organisation leaders tomorrow to talk through the year I have some idea of what I might be asking them to do! Maybe next week I’ll start planning Christmas!

Pseu – you’re not the only one regularly wet at the moment. I’d been waiting for a dry day to go into town with the boy for some outdoor shows. Monday was supposed to be cloudy but dry, and was the last chance, so we hopped on the train – it did not stop raining all day. Wet regularly yesterday, too. Tipping it down outside my window just now as well! I do remember, though, living on the west side of the country and feeling that grey and wet were the only two weather options for months at a time. You have my sympathies!

Mx

Was fairly well behaved at breakfast,just had sausage poached eggs and bacon,left four or five items off my plate.Been in western for a few hours,back in hotel for a cuppa,got stopped on the way in to see if we wanted any more tea or coffee.Speedway at 7-30so no beer tonight, maybe a couple if we get back in time,off to Swindon tomorrow for speedway,got to book an hotel when we get there.There is a travel Inn near the track so will try there first.Weather permitting.

Good evening FB Brits.
Xx

Mino… Hope your day got better after your late start. Always unsettling. Xx

Pseu… hope you managed to stay strong and mindful. Xx

Brads … have a few beers you are on holiday. Xx

Hedgehogs hope your day went well. xx

Sym… glad you had an enjoyable fun day with your daughter… bet she is so pleased she has such a helpful Mum.

Yes… you deserved your wines. Xx

Had a lovely day… a liquid wine lunch good chat … then on to Posh little finger out afternoon tea… A wonderful array I would really recommend .

Feeling tired now… and still very full. Lol

https://www.hartwell-house.com/wine-dine/afternoon-tea/ Xx

Hemmy…
What a lovely day you have had…the afternoon tea looks yummy..something I would like to do but never have..maybe one day..

Hedgehog..
Getting already for the puppy it’s very exciting and all organised…and a good saving…have you got a date yet?..all the food from the garden very good considering the weather..well done..

Jean x

Speedway was great last night,we won.Denise said it’s because she was there😆We have had heavy rain here in Somerset,so will decide about going to Swindon tonight later,the forecast is good from 12pm,so will have breakfast and keep checking the radar.

Morning All…
A rainy start this morning clearing later…

A cleaning morning planned to keep busy as it’s our fast day today…we deep cleaned our dyson cordless as it smelt dusty..so will be using that one……..so doing the deep clean to the large one today, I think it’s throwing dusty smells out too…..a job I don’t do, only just general emptying..

A bit of cross stitch later…

Dave…
You must take Denise to speedway more if she makes them win…lol

Pseu…
Good luck on your second fast today…we will be with you…

Hedgehog…
Good to get the breaks in before the puppy arrives…it won’t be long to wait..

The dementia book is frightening…for us oldies…but best to be prepared….Steves sister and my sister are both 75 and both very repetitive and continue just talking over you and just don’t listen…😬

You are a busy bee this morning on the go early…enjoy your walk later..

A lazy start for us this morning still in PJs…lol

Jean x

Pseu…
How old is your mum and dad, younger than me I think…it’s a worry the cancer and tablets and mum too…we go again to hospital with Steves cancer at the end of the month..hoping things are still stable…

We are going on a trip on the Humber on a very old Sloop boat on Saturday, a belated birthday present for me..hoping to get the sails up, about a 4 to 5 hour ride…my ancestors for three generations, worked on the Humber Keels…they are very similar but the sails are different…weather looks good but I will take fleece could be windy…still I need some wind…

Housework done upstairs, a coffee now then shower…still in our PJs 😂…

Have a good day…

Jean x

Dad’s 68, Mam is 67 next month. He’s had loads of investigations and medication tweaking but it doesn’t seem to be helping at all. They had him in hospital for weeks so they could do tests but still nothing came of it.

Jean – I love going on boats, any excuse and I’d be on one, going on a sloop sounds great fun!

HH – Was he expecting the results to not be great?

Afternoon All…
We had our showers at 12.15 after the upstairs cleaning…popped to caravan to take washing back, tea towels and bath towels etc…

Still going strong on our FD…few more jobs to do yet…grass to cut?? Clean the Dyson…

Pseu..
They are just younger than us…big 70 for us next year….shame on the walking stuff we have stopped with Steve being unwell..I must start again…

Hedgehog..
Looks like a plan in place for son, hope he’s not too disappointed …we are not expecting much for next weeks results for grandson….

Good news on the 19 year old he is collecting a works van tomorrow he is so pleased…he can put all his work tools in as he is working around the country..maybe they are going to let him do some jobs on his own, as he is now starting his third year apprenticeship.

We are having omelette and salad for tonight…a couple of hours to wait yet….

Jean x

Hi all… Having a wee break watching the boy at his swimming lesson. I don’t think ill fit a FD in this week, but keeping my day’s light – soup again tonight before I head out for work. I’m only recording weight and measurements every month now, as things are so slow, so will have to show great discipline if I’m to have something to celebrate in a couple if weeks. Hope springs eternal!

Everyone keeping busy and fasting well, from the sounds of it.

Mx

Evening All…
Just cut the grass and cleaned my Dyson, it’s on a 24 hour dry now…going to eat shortly a bit late for us…

Dave..
Glad all is well and you are enjoying yourself..

Minols..
It’s a good idea once a month weigh in….but I don’t think I could keep off the scales that long 😂

Jean x

Evening!
Pseudo- we had that strange thing in the sky for about half an hour this evening! Yes, son’s results were expected! Sometimes you have to let ’em make their own mistakes…
Minols- I couldn’t keep off the scales that long either! But a lot of people say it’s better to weigh monthly, irons out the little blips & stops you stressing about them…
Jean- made up for the lazy morning then!
Dave- enjoy Swindon!
Saw parents this afternoon- for a change she didn’t repeat everything about their caravan neighbour, we heard all about the fish shop man who has cancer- AGAIN! The Contented Dementia book is really interesting though!
Lovely stir fry for dinner tonight!

Morning!
Pseudo- I think that’s a healthier way to be, as long as you don’t go too low without realising! I’d rather be like that than stress over every pound… but I can’t keep away! The only time I’m happy to keep away is when I’ve had spells of definitely putting on weight in the past, I can certainly avoid them then. Hopefully I can nip any weight gain in the bud this time with fasting & maintain this weight, I feel too old for all the yo-yoing now!
Dave- I’d keep off the scales for a bit if I were you, until you’ve fitted in a couple of FDs anyway!
Seeing my new H-S family this afternoon- she wants me to come over at 3.30, which is a weird time, as the visits as usually 3 hrs, I guess maybe having me around so she can get dinner going will be helpful. This is only a very temporary family, filling in for her other volunteer for a few weeks. Will work out fine this week, as we’re out tonight for dinner- son has been given £100 towards a meal for getting the most sales recently, they give bonuses every so often as incentives. He was going to take his girlfriend out but they never organised it.
Anyone fasting today? Have a good day everyone!

Tch, article on BBC this morning saying low carb diets are dangerous, but the ‘study’ relies on people just remembering how many carbs they ate over an extended amount of time. Who on earth eats a normal diet and remembers their carb amounts? They’re just going to be rough estimates, and if that doesn’t result in a fatally flawed study I don’t know what does. Also the supposedly dangerous results seem to focus on people doing a carnivore diet (which I’d argue is a wholly different beast to general low carb) and makes a big deal of people not getting nutrients from veggies… I ate loads of veggies before keto, and eat loads of veggies now. So sick of these sweeping studies saying things are dangerous based on blatantly poor research – why are people wasting their time doing half-baked studies, it’s the epitome of bad science.
Do you remember when we were all told not to eat eggs because they caused cancer? Then suddenly they’re a superfood.

Morning All…

Sunny here…glad we are sharing it around….

Weigh in for us me the same..( that’s 4 weeks now)…Steve 2 lb on , still we ate a lot on holiday…we are both OK about it…

Doctors for Steve with his bursitis this morning..injection did nothing for him last time…

Grandson has gone down to Telford on train at 5.30 this morning to pick his works van, he is so excited also he has got a permanent contract as trainee field service engineer, pay rise too…we are so pleased and proud of him….his Dad wasn’t talking to him over the van last night and the parking…there’s no problem at all as plenty of space…..no fuss, or pleased or anything, Steve is so very angry at him…how you can’t be pleased for your own son…..he could of talked him through driving a van and it’s automatic too…Steves talked him through a few things this morning …and different road speeds too….he has only been driving a year..

Hedgehog…
Good luck with the HS family hope they are nice, yes it seems a bit late..I agree with you these studies they never feel or sound right and all the wrong information we have had over these last 50 years, well for me…I think go with your gut feeling for your own body, we are all different.

Enjoy your meal out, your son has done really well, nice they appreciate his sales…

Pseu..
Up and out early…no idea on paneer, although like you say a lot used in Indian cooking..no fasting for us day off…

Dave..
Enjoy your day… forget the scales 😀

Nothing planned today only doctors and shopping……grandson calling to show us his van 😀 pm

Jean x

Just got home, Heidi went ballistic, traffic not too bad,but was awful going the other way,we are going back next week so we will try to get past knutsford before we get on the M6.Heidi jumped so much she is asleep now😁😁😁, will wake her up for a walk.

Haddock and chips for tea,see the week out😈😈😈, Heidi is following me everywhere I go😍

HH, I don’t usually get hungry in the day, in fact eating in the day usually makes me feel queasy. If I do decide I want something there is an ASDA across the road from my office… I was just too lazy to go there today!
I got chicken, which is very rare, and I’m going to make a big caesar salad with it, mmm. I also pan fried some asparagus in butter when I first got home because by then I was ravenous. Nope not doing anything this weekend, there are some walks on but we’re forecast rain so I think I’ll stay in. Hope your pub meal is nice!

Evening All…
Grandson arrived with the van…a VW and very nice two years old…he thinks he will get a larger one in February…he’s is very pleased and fussy…stayed quite a while….

Doctors arranging a MRI scan for Steve within the month..see what’s happening and another blood test …we did really push for it….he wanted physio and more pain tablets, as we said when we know the problem we can see which way we want to go…we was in 30 mins, quite a queue when we got out..😬

Dave..
Glad you are back safe and sound enjoy the chippy…

Hedgehog..
Hope you are ok tomorrow without bruises…at least you helped…enjoy your meal…

Minols..
Yes I would have to keep an eye on the scales even logging once a month…the nights are drawing in..

Pseu..
Have a lovely lazy weekend..

Just had a lovely steak dinner and wine…leading into my belated birthday present my trip on the Humber tomorrow hoping in full sail…off quite early in the morning…

Have a lovely weekend all…

Kwan x

😂😂😂 one too many wines!!

Morning All…
Up ready and nearly off…looking forward to the trip ..will the sails go up ….please..

My ancestors of three generations worked on these boats, a trip back in history for both of us…

Hedgehog..
Glad the meal went well even a bit mixed up..we are eating out at Ask, when we finish our sail it’s just across the road…

We are getting dark now on a night, and chilly in bed too…the next duvet tog may be on tonight if I can get bothered…lol

Chat when I am back…have a good day everyone…

Jean x

Must have ate like a pig,put on half A stone,oink oink.Decided I am going to get weighed the last day of the month in future.

Evening All…
We have had a lovely day..a 5 hours sail on the Humber, full sail and no engine…quite emotional…we had a meal at Ask, a visit to daughters…just got in…

A low day tomorrow on the food….

Dave…
It will soon come off a couple of fasts and being thoughtful with food…you have to enjoy your breaks…not a diet it’s a way of life….

Hedgehog..
All set for this puppy a lot of work involved….all very sunny here after a cloudy day…shame on the funeral, nice to be match maked…lol

Jean x