Morning All..
Everything ready I don’t have the confidence to hold lunches, family is different…we never have visitors so you get out of doing things…it all looks ok….hope nothing is forgot…rose wine is chilling so a bonus…and a change for me…

Set the chairs out in the garden but I think we will be chasing the shadow and the sun, maybe get away with 45 mins..

Hedgehog..
I weighed in and was the same this morning, so the weight will be today’s or Fridays 😂….we shall take it steady with the food, picnic things heavy on calories and have to be eaten…

Hope everything is up and running for your holidays…I would think they have been ready and waiting…a short summer for them…enjoy mum later…

Dave..
Maggots it puts me off…can’t you use something like bread or meat…

Endellion
Enjoy your meet up with your friend and your picnic and a bit of shopping too..

Jean x

Afternoon All..
Everything went fine and all eaten…I do get up tight I think I just want it right..we don’t do much entertaining…our friends usually stay a couple of hours if we meet in the pub they stayed nearly 5 hours, so I was pleased with that…Charlie was a good boy too…

Just sat not doing much may start a book..walking tonight about 8 pm…so very hot..

Kay..
I can’t believe it’s three weeks you have had Tara it has passed quickly..It’s good she’s settling in now and you can start some training when the weathers cooler…. Well done on the fasting…I seem to be thirsty a lot today…

We will be fasting Thursday…

Jean x

Evening!
Jean- glad that you had a good time with you visitors! And that Charlie was good! Lots of food to eat though, with the hamper too?
Endellion- hope your shopping trip & picnic went well, our Boots is only small so that’s why the one way system didn’t really work!
Nana- lovely to sit out with wine to cool off, good that you’ve had a nice day…Mum’s fine with the heat, she loves sitting in the sun!
Kay- that’s good that Tara’s tummy isn’t getting any bigger, fingers crossed for a phantom pregnancy. Pleased she’s settling in too…keep strong on your FD!
Dave- will you go fishing if it’s that hot tomorrow?
Minols- how’s the poor old dog?
Busy day- holidays places are all paid for, arranged a walk with the dog sitter at the weekend. Harvested first lot of potatoes, got quite a few. Saw Mum, her internet keeps playing up, managed to get back on so we did her next shop, & sat out for a bit. Lots of cooking done getting hot & bothered in the kitchen! Took Xena out later although still a bit too hot realky, & just finished our asda order for tomorrow. Bloomin youngest son has taken my bike & gone out- his car is in the garage, went out at 7pm & still not home, no lights on it, just like when he was younger, always late home 😬😬

Morning All…
A late post early walking popped back home dropped Charlie and went back to the shops..long queues at Tesco I only wanted a few things and Super savers …taken me ages…

We are fasting today…..having a lazy day hopefully..tiny bit of washing and I may reproof my two walking coats as a good drying day…a book read!!

Nana..
Good you got to sit in the garden yesterday…I was hoping to today but I think I am too late too sunny now..lost the shade…

Hedgehog..
No food from the hamper eaten..we may go to the beach tomorrow for a picnic depends how busy and heat!!..we will take some hamper food….
Pleased you have all the holidays sorted and getting the sitter sorted too…very welcome breaks this year..
James Martin did a good tarte tartin recipe on his programme used shop puff pastry maybe worth a look, I was tempted to try but haven’t as yet…calories!
Tinker riding bikes with no lights I used to ground mine for two weeks…it took them a hour to walk to school!!…my daughter now understands when she’s driving her car and can’t see them…

Dave..
Enjoy your fishing day…hope they are biting….

Jean x

PS the boy finally won an award at the BB parents; night lsast night! Great night on ZOom…but absolutely chuffed that his efforts this year have paid off. He’s such a rapscallion wee urchin that he drifts through everything…then gets upset at the end of the year when no awards come his way! Last year’s talking to about hearing what it took other boys doing to get awards, and then starting to think likewise has seen quite a change in him this year…still essentially a scraggly, gangling string of nonsense…but he’s really tried to step up to the plate and lead his wee bunch of boys this year.

Oh I am getting hungry now…it’s a bit to go yet….

The fish were biting and fortunately the insects weren’t.Heidi will be 14 in six days. Will buy her a chicken for her birthday. I use ultrasun for the sun, it’s the best I have ever used, the England cricketers use it so it must be good. Jean I wouldn’t go to the beach if it’s anything like down south, the beach was absolutely packed out, not even 2 inch distancing never mind 2 metres apart, much safer in a supermarket.

Evening!
Jean- well done fasting & getting ready for a picnic, hope the weather is good & not too crowded…
Minols- glad that your dog’s back to his usual self! And great that your son’s won an award! BB & clubs like that are so good for them…hope you got everything done, sounded like alot to do 😱
Dave- thought it would’ve been too hot for the fish, glad you had a good day!
Endellion- ooh a hangover! Sounds like you had had a good day! & lovely to have a lazy day today too…
Nana- well done with your FD, & resisting the wine!
Another busy day, they seem to be flying by right now! A good walk with Xena early, then spoilt my boys with a cooked breakfast, & did haircuts for all 3- maybe the last, hopefully they’ll go back to the professionals again! Did sit outside for half an hour before we had our asda order (all good this time!) Made a tarte tatin- my recipe is great for the pastry, but the apples don’t caramelise properly, so tried a new one. Thought it was going to be a disaster as I’m not good with caramel, but turned out ecxellent- not that I’ve tried it! Walked Xena after dinner, packed lunches done for tomorrow & I’ve finally sat down. Abit weary! Hopefully less to do tomorrow!

Morning all

Having a low day today before a takeaway and movie tonight. But I will have a little breakfast…we have some lovely strawberries so I’ll have those with skyr.

Got lots done at the last gasp yesterday so should be able to lift my head and look a bit at what’s coming down the track.

Hope everyone’s week finishes well.

Mx

Morning everyone!

Dave – good to hear you were safe in the sun and had a successful day fishing! It was a very sticky night… I bought a cheap Argos fan during the heatwave last summer and it’s been a lifesaver. On the really hot nights I then branch out to a wet sheet on me as well. Extreme but works!

Nana – well done for staying strong… I had a minuscule glass of rose on my FD yesterday, couldn’t resist in the sun!

HH – ooh congrats on the tarte tatin! Let us know how it tastes! Hopefully you can have more of a restful day today and a good fast.

I’m feeling surprisingly strong and powerful today – I really sprang through the workout this morning and it was a tough one too. Perhaps it’s because I’ve overeaten a little this week, so I’ve plenty of energy in store. I’m thinking of some online shopping today, the ab workout at midday and some writing. I hope everyone has a lovely day!
x

Finally dropped 0.2kg after a 3 week plateau, which has been so soul destroying; since I felt I had been honest. I can’t do the 5:2 in the way described, because if I just eat “normally” on 5 days of the week I won’t lose a gram. So, with very few exceptions my NFD’s are all CD’s and still I can plateau or even (apparently) GAIN (which is SO depressing). I concluded some time ago that, for me, OMAD has to be my norm. Anyway, enough moaning. At least I was finally able to register a loss on my tracker and followed that with a great power yoga flow that made me feel strong. It’s technically a NFD for me today, but will be a OMAD as I’m planning a lovely fillet steak dinner with my son who is shielding and won’t be able to join the rest of the family as we get together tomorrow (at my daughter’s). He will be at home alone and I feel for him as he struggles with his mental health also (as a result of serious illness). Park that! It’s a lovely day again, so let’s enjoy because the rain is on it’s way!

Afternoon All…
We have had a lovely day, sunny, warm and pleasant, a good picnic…I have done two half hour walks along the beach plus Charlies morning walk…
It was a good slope down, I took the car down to pick Steve up it was a bit much even for me…
I think only about 200 people on the beach, the tide went out leaving it very empty…a good choice..nothing there, a car park, loo and a cafe..that’s it..
Home shattered now…

Weighed in the same this morning, same as Wednesday…so all happy…
A busy weekend seeing daughter tomorrow before our isolation again and a steak meal on Sunday our anniversary of our first lunch together 25 years ago..then I really must get my head to fasting and even NFS seriously again !

Endellion..
Hope you are feeling better as the days come along…..lovely to catch up with friends…the weather makes you drink more..it does me 😂..have a good writing day and doing your workouts..

Dave..
Getting an old girl now 14 she deserves her treat…you caught a lot of fish…Enjoy your visit with MIL hopes she’s ok in this weather…

Best Intentions..
Keep strong and keep going a loss shown so that’s good…these last three months have been hard for all of us..it can only get better…

Nana..
I really enjoyed the rose wine…something I never drink..there’s another bottle in the fridge unopened..

Hedgehog..
Your tarte tatin looked wonderful…you bake more than me..and resist more too 😂..hope your neck soon feels better, gadget problems for Mum again, she keeps you on your toes..Getting ready for your holiday too…

Jean x

Not looking forward to my weigh in.Definatly gained weight 😫.Too much comfort eating.Its our Sapphire wedding anniversary in a month, I doubt we will be able too go out and celebrate it😷.So I don’t know what we will do

Morning all!
Nana- hugs to you for yesterday 😞. Nice you could see friends though.
Dave- oh dear, so hard to watch what you eat when you can’t go out & keep busy. Hope the scales aren’t too unkind!
Jean- have a good visit with your daughter, keep safe…
Endellion- hope you got your writing done, & the workout. Hope to have time for one today!
Minols- how’s hubby cooking working out? & is your son ‘off school’ now?
Walked Xena, raining now so I timed it right! Hope it’s dry later, meeting the dog sitter for a walk. Might do some housework now it’s cooled!
Another measly pound off, was hoping to lose another 2lbs before our holiday, but only got a week 😖

Morning everyone,

Welcome Good Intentions…we all need to adapt 5:2 individually based on our lifestyle, eating preferences etc, so stick with it.

Jean, Im glad your lunch went off. I know how you feel with that kind of thing. I worry unecessarily, wanting things to go ‘just right’ which is silly as I end up stressing over it and not relaxing until its underway and ok!! Mind you that said we never have visitors so not a worry anymore!
Your beach trip looked fabulous, a lovely thing to have done to set you up for a bit of enforced lockdown.

Minols, how fabulous for the boy to have done so well. Hopefully that will boost his confidence and things will continue to improve going forward. Things sound hectic for you, but only as per usual, so Im sure you will be fine. Glad doggie is back to his level of normal. He does ‘spring’ back quite quickly after an episode which is in his favour.

Dave, in spite of the heat, it sounds like a productive fishing trip. Fingers crossed the bowling green reopens. I would have thought it was one of the easier sports to reopen, but I guess its down to individual associations.
How was your mother-in-law? Ok I hope. Sleeping should have been better last night, it was here.

HH, well done on the pound, its all in the right direction. Hope your headache has gone from yesterday. I think today will need to be dodging the rain for dog walks. Do you want to get anything in partiular sorted before your holiday?
How was the tarte tartin?

Endellion, well done on the workout already. Hope you get your writing and abs workout down too.

Nana, virtual hugs,for yesterday. Nice that you had your friends meet up earlier in the day. Well done for maintaining.

Mel, I hear you!! We both restart ok then loose our way 🙈
Come on lets make this last week of June postive and successful! x

I didnt weigh myself this morning as Ive already had a coffee. Feeling a bit bloated as well as fat! 😀
Today is not a fast day, we are going to have a tapas type dinner, depending on what we have in the freezer and will share a bottle of red, but will try and be mindful.
I need to remind myself of this way of life being about fasting as well as eating low on 2 days a week or whatever. So today I am going to give my body a rest and not eat until late afternoon.
I have a bit of tidying up to do, dog walking and some training, and some research into which plants I want for my wall planter that Neil has made me. I am thinking mixture of trailing and upright but lots of fragrance…
Oh and I need to feed my tomato plants!

Have a good day all and catch you later x

Afternoon!
Mel- so sorry that you’ve been feeling rough, tough times, you & Paul must be missing friends. You’re strong, you can get back on board!
Kay- how wonderful it is to read you talking about dog walks & training! So pleased you have Tara! 💝 Hope you can get her mixing with other dogs…And hope your low day/ IF goes well!
Hope everyone else is doing okay…
Have a weird burning rash today, the sides of my face, took piriton which helped, starting to wear off now 😞 Have finally finished my ironing pile- only done essential bits all week as it’s been too hot. Done a workout & some housework, time for a sit down. Trying to keep cals even lower today…

Afternoon All…
Sorry for a late blog….we have had a lovely visit to daughter and SIL, a lovely lunch and a good natter, we did sit in her kitchen as it was raining, it’s biggish so distancing sort of….SIL on form as his holiday is on for the end of July and he wasn’t too bad with Charlie…

Nana..
Sorry on your Mum, it brings memories back, it’s strange some years seem worse than others, it never goes away…

Hedgehog..
I thought you were going next week on holiday..another week to wait…hope the weathers dry for your dog walk with the sitter….Hoping your headache is feeling better..and rash…time to have a relax..

Charlie settles for a while then still gets upset at peoples houses, Steve stepped outside when we were leaving and he absolutely panicked he thought we were leaving him…he must have been left so many times before he came to us..messed about for 18 months being dumped about we think…not purposely just through illness….sad really, he’s very sensitive…

Dave..
Shame on your anniversary let’s hope you can think of something special to do…Cook a nice meal with candles….which we will be doing tomorrow 25 years since our first lunch together…

Mel…
Let’s get you feeling positive before the start of your holiday….two stone off last year feel good about that, a few pounds up…we know it goes up and down….we all do….I wish we could go on holiday, I am waiting to hear the news as you all go away ….then it might our time…..you will have a great time 😀..chin up and feel strong,…

Kay..
I think we are all loosing it a bit over this bloody virus….hoping we can set our mind and get back on track again now normal times are looming…I know I am struggling…
Have a good walk and you can get some training done..I like the idea of plants with fragrance, lovely on a barmy evening….

Endellion..
Are you relaxing today or getting yourself ready for your holiday..It won’t be long…my daughter is off to buy holiday bits today you go away before her…

Lazy day now for me…seaside knocks it out of you 😂😂😂😂

Jean x

Jean- thinking of you, must be hard when everyone else is creeping (or leaping, stupid people on the tv!) out of lockdown, & you’re having to be shut away…what are you planning for your anniversary meal? Glad daughter’s lunch went well, nice that they were happy to have Charlie inside, poor baby though getting stressed 😞
Mel- I’m sure we’ve all regained weight- I know I have! Keep strong, sounds like you’ve done well today!
Dave- hope you got your refund & son’s webcam, & tidied up enough, was Denise pleased? When’s your anniversary?
Nana- hope you’ve had a good day?
Kay- hope you kept strong & enjoy the tapas!
Endellion- were you working again this weekend?
Minols- hope the service tomorrow all goes to plan!
Feel like it’s been a good day- a nice balance of exercise, getting jobs done but a bit of relaxing too! & very controlled food wise too! The walk with Cass went well- Xena was pleased to see her & the dogs, got in Cass’ van when we got back 😂 A bit worried though as because of Covid you can’t bring any our your dog’s bedding, Xena’s so funny about hers & a couple of soft toys, although maybe it’ll do her good!
Have a good evening everyone!

Morning All…
A breezy day a bit sunny….

Nothing much planned today unless I change my mind ..a bit of ironing …walking shortly meeting up with Oreo then it will be three weeks before I am at the park in the mornings again..Steve will have the car unless we can juggle it and go later….

Mel..
I am drinking more too…I am having today then I must really get back on board tomorrow…the rubbish gets to me too …the rubbish left in the park over the weekend is appalling, I look forward to the bad weather and it keeps lovely…
We can do this…maybe have your holiday and come back refreshed with a line drawn…things must improve soon…

Hedgehog…
We will have the ribeye steak, mushroom and peppercorn sauce tonight with salad and wedges, wine too….I have not thought of pudding too full I think..

It’s a shame Xena can’t take toys and blankets hope she will be ok…I know in the caravan we took a few toys, he cried for the toys left behind, so the toy box used to come but never really played with them all, it’s if he counted them…She sounds settled with Cass she will be fine…

How’s your headache and rash??

Nana..
Glad you are feeling better…we are not watching the news too, so depressing at times, rioting and full beaches..put my head in the sand and have a wine 😂

Minols..
Hope your service is on track….

Thinking of everyone else …..Have a good Sunday….

Jean x

Mel..
Very impressed with another fast day…go girl go….😀…I shall fast tomorrow….

Jean x

Roast beef tonight 😋,got soaked for the second time today with Heidi. But she loves being rubbed down with a towel.Still deliberating about a phone.Lots of rain forecast for next week 😫.May go fishing on Thursday.

Evening everyone, have just had a roast beef dinner followed by homemade cherry pie and custard plus a glass of wine. Definitely need a FD tomorrow.
Jean glad your meal was nice and hope all goes well tomorrow remember going with the husband for 7 weeks of radiotherapy Mon to Fri and thinking it’s going to be a long time but it passed by fairly quickly.
Enjoy the rest of the evening everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

Lots of lovely meals for you all! Sparkly for me- sparkly mineral water, with a dash of diet cherry fizz! Living the high life 😂
Jean- didn’t realise that you & Steve had been together so long 💝. Don’t be too hard on yourself foodwise, it’ll be tiring, looking after Steve if he doesn’t feel good!
Nana- haven’t had cherry pie for years! Yum…
Dave- will you still go fishing if it rains? Shame you got wet- I did too, while I was out watering the garden, we had a shower 😂😂
Poor Homestart family have had to have their cat put to sleep, he was 13 😢. Baby at least is okay…
Poor hubby back on antibiotics as he has sinusitis again. Hungry, looking forward to breakfast tomorrow!

You’re up early HH or is that the norm for you? Mind you if I take Jodie out I am normally off by now. Paul taking her so I am in my dressing gown writing this. A good two fast days, both around 600 cals although I was planning 800. Think my weight two days ago was a blip as I am down 3 1/2 pounds! Mind you I am so empty. Will weigh tomorrow after a non fast day which I think will show a more true weight. Walked over 24,000 steps yesterday too. Enjoy your non fast day too.

Morning everyone else! What are you up to Jean while Steve is at the hospital?

HI all

OH on board with a strict couple of weeks before our holiday…he’s going to do lvoely protein omelettes for brunch for us both every day, so just had that and feeling lovely and cheesey! The ide is that we eat twice a day this week, so no nibbling or anything cos I’m supposed to be satisfied until he cooks this evenign!

We[‘re cautiously optimistic that we’ll be heading over on the ferry to the Netherlands as planned…assuming all goes well with the virus, the dog…etc! Of course, all the same distancing rules will aplly, and I’ll be taking quite a few supplies with us so we’re not having to shop lots…but it’s nice to have some hope!

Which means I need to get my act together to be fit enough to not be siting on my bum all day…cos our holidays don’t generally allow for lots of sitting around – the boy won’t let us! So lots to get ready / check out as it’s been a while since we went overseas…in fact, the Netherlands may have been it a few years ago? And of course, I have to leave this place tidy, and I have to have a plan in place for work when I come back…Ooh I sense the need for lots of lists!

Rigth…time to get my head back into the game.
Mx