Morning Brits,

Lots of bits and pieces to do before we go off tomorrow. Looks like rain for us today.

Strange…hubby has put two pair of Big Jeans away…looking like a sack of potatoes with his belt pulled in and a frill around the top! His shape is changing but not really loosing weight stable for 3 weeks!..it’s like Annette says things happen to your body but the scales stay the same.

The movement needs to be up a bit though…lol

FD for us today.

Nice to see you again Ginette…you are always up late and keeping busy, hope you get sorted soon. My eldest daughter is a teacher her loft is a nightmare, full of each year of infant teaching! She says one day it will fall through!!

Hope all is well with everybody have a good day.

Jean x

Audrey,

Glad to see you back…good news you stayed the same that’s hard to do on holiday..hope you are back rested and had a good break.

Posts were quiet without your imput..

X

H Jean

Enjoy your time away. Yes it is nice to at least see shape is changing. I don’t notice it much really. As long as the weight stays roughly the same. Sorting out doesn’t take much moving about so although I am busy it is not doing anything energetic with my body……just giving my brain a work out.

The problem with teaching notes is you think one day you will need them and so you are always reluctant to let them go. I am sure I shall still keep some, I won’t be able to resist. So much work went into them at the time. I made all my own and spent hours doing them, seems a shame to throw them all out which is what I should do. If ever I needed one I probably would think I had it but where would I look?!! I don’t even have a loft as I live in a flat….

Audrey

Welcome back, what brilliant news. That is really a result. Staying the same is good when you have been away. As jean says it has been quiet without you.

Ginette

Hi all

Sorry I haven’t been on again, I have spent most of the day trying to sort out my mifi with ee! Very frustrating but finally sorted out thank goodness. …so now hopefully next time we are away again I will be able to check in..,, I should have checked it before I went I suppose but just presumed it would still work..

We are on bacon chops slow cooked in pineapple for tea, lovely meal for ian before he starts works. ..

Fast day tomorrow and Sunday for me!

Hope you are all ok, is there still no sign of our milena?

Keep in touch, together we are stronger

Audrey

ha ha hemmy, thank you, although I certainly don’t see myself as brave

I will really try hard to fd on Saturday, as I am making a VERY rich bacon and gruyere quiche (a new recipe) for our tea, Sunday, with salad and a fruit flan
and then its heading towards being with lots of family and the funeral, so no idea when my next fd will be!!

Hemmy,

Daughter taken to hospital last night by ambulance ( kept it quiet as not to worry everybody) had scan and ct scan today, nothing found not kidney stones, just had a text she is on mophine and nil by mouth she’s starving!

A good job we are going towards her tomorrow about 50 miles away looks like hospital visiting! A bit of a worry.

We are away early in morning so everybody have a lovely Easter break and enjoying your families.

A good FD for us today….weigh in tomorrow 😬

If I have a moment over my cuppa may pop in before we go.

Jean X

KT

Of course you are very brave. Look how you kept in touch here although you must have felt dreadful ..and really not up to posting.

I can hear your new positive KT coming through now. So pleased.

That quiche sounds very tasty … you must post up the recipe for us. Enjoy the children. xx

Aud.. there you go then .. it proves what people have always said.. I am a white witch. Lolol

Make sure you have something nice for lunch for Charlotte. Xx

Sym … Oh my goodness.. what a worry… re your daughter. A good sign the scans were clear. I suppose it will be a case of elimination for the Drs. Hopefully something sorted so you can all relax this week-end.

Healing vibes and prayers for her. Xx

Just to let you know…

Daughter has been sent home from hospital…..nothing serious….they don’t know what’s wrong….see her GP if it doesn’t settle!!

Keep taking painkillers…still in a lot of pain…she sounds very unwell in her voice….doctors not open till Tuesday……if you can get an appointment…….all fun the NHS

Will be visiting tomorrow

Xx

Hi Sym

Well good they regard it not serious… but fancy sending the girl home still in pain.

If too painful … they should call the paramedics over the week-end.

Have a Happy Easter both .. you deserve it. Xx

Hemmy

She did offer to call and pick up a ready cooked chicken until I pointed out the shops are shut on Easter Sunday!

So now it’s me and roast beef which Charlotte says you can’t have without yorkshire puddings and of course all the trimmings. …

Oh and don’t forget the pudding….. hehe cest la vie

Have a great Easter with Kristy

Audrey

Hi All,

Just a quickie both 1 pound on …don’t know why thought we were doing OK this week. Things are happening clothes wise getting looser but not weight! Keep pushing on….

No more news on daughter.

Have a good few days everybody…will be back Monday

Xx

Good morning friends hope all is well with you and yours.

And a glorious morning it is too.

Hi Sym .. hope you are enjoying the sunshine for your journey. Thinking of your daughter and hoping you find her much improved.

The l b is probably in transit … this 52 is a strange one been stuck for weeks lost that lb Tues and looking even better today. Funny. It all seems to pan out in the end. Slowly creeping down.

Have a lovely Easter and Wedding reception. Xx

Gine goodness you do stay up late. Lol .. Gammon mmmmm we are having beef. One week got sick of chicken so did beef as my body sort of craved it. Mum said go for it.
Low and behold offered to do a chicken breast for Kristy and she said no she would have some beef . Lol Don’t think the pork or Lamb would work.

We were all talking once about being worriers… anxious I don’t know whether its just coincidence but I have been taking Echinacea for a couple of months now and feel Soooo much more relaxed and laid back.

How is Pam now …

Have a good day. Xx

Aud lovely to see your post this morning. I thought ” our Aud is up and about” Yay.

We love Yorkshires too. I know you must be an expert on them. I make mine with 5oz of plain flour … 5 oz milk.. 2 eggs .. salt pepper … thyme and half teaspoon mustard. Always rise and light as a feather.

Hope the lunch comes up to little Charlottes expectations as I am sure it will. No one has ever made a roast dinner like my gran made. Lol

Have a lovely time with them so precious memories.

Kristy arriving today … so buns for tea … and fish and small potatoes.. peas for dinner. ( smoked haddock). Have a good day Aud. Xx

KT what are you up too today. Xx

Hope all our corner are doing well … another shout for Melina Xx

Brit lovelies Keep Smiling Through And One Day Life Will Get Tired Of Upsetting You. Xx

Hi KT

It’s a beautiful day here too, I have just come back from a little walk outside it’s a glorious day…

I am fasting today too so if you need a buddy give me a shout and I think ginette is too so you won’t be alone. …

I have in the past done b2b fasts I find the 2nd day no harder than the 1st but once I broke the fast I couldn’t stop eating….
I may try for one too, although this is my first liquid only day for ages so will wait and see…

Have to say hemmy I can’t make Yorkshire puddings. … I come from the other side of the pennines hehe…. mine are awful so I resort to frozen ones. …mum makes wonderful ones they are soft not crispy….

Have a good day if you can’t be good be mindful. …

Audrey

Hi KT

I am just enjoying a beef oxo cube….

I have decided to have a boiled egg butty later if it all gets too much taking a leaf out of our hemmys book…

Check in again later

Aud

well I think I managed under 600cal yesterday, so almost there

up early to get to shops before all the millions!!!!

sadly no sunshine here, grey and waiting for the storm I believe 🙁

Morning all,

Audrey is hanging her head in shame…

I started yesterday determined to do a liquid only, upto 5 o’clock went fine, then ian make his pack and I decided to have a ham sandwich, still in calories so not too bad…. BUT THEN I started eating. …everything. ….chocolate buttons, fruit and nut, little chocolate eggs, biscuits, grapes the list goes on and on…..

Audrey is trying again today, I have my beef in the slow cooker so I have put in 2 carrots 1 onion, sone celery and a couple of baby potatoes, so I have a ready made evening meal and I have made a sugar free jelly ( thanks for idea ginette) for when the sugar urge comes again tonight… total kcals under 450….

Here’s hoping for a better day today

Audrey

Good morning friends hope all is well with you and yours.

A dull one here after all yesterdays sunshine.

KT that was a good day for you yesterday… I don’t count my cals on FD that strictly so I reckon I usually come in about 550-600. I would probably lose quicker at 500 but I don’t want that panic if you know what I mean.

How wonderful to be able to crochet … those things always look so very pretty. I expect you can knit well too… You sound a good cook also .

Did that come in with your teaching … housecraft or anything. ( Probably don’t call it that now) lol.

Have a good day KT so thrilled you are feeling better . Xx

Gine.. You really are going to town with the paperwork sort out. Its always a job to know what to keep that you may need to refer too.

I still have all Andrews paperwork … thinking tax wise etc. I don’t think as 4 yrs have passed it would apply to me now.

What are your Easter plans… it doesn’t seem to be treated much differently to any other week-end .. shops opening and everything else.

Glad Pam is feeling better. Also a worry taken of your shoulders too.. plus the driving backwards and forwards.

How are you now health wise .. as you say better weather will help everyone. I have a few aches in hands with rheumatism which will go in the drier weather.

Have a good day Gine whatever you are doing. Xx

Aud … Lol sounds like a good night. Think I must have exchanged with you as it was very unbelievably good here. I bottle of wine … no snacks absolutely unheard of with Kristy around. Lol She has lost weight though and not eating half as much . Thing Is though think she has lost it too quickly and it shows in her face. Better gently .

Your beef sounds lovely can smell it from here.

Bet you will do well today with your will power once you get started.

Have a good day. Xx

Sym if you look in .. hope all is going well for you. Have a lovely time tonight at the reception. Xx

Hope everyone else is okay … newcomers welcome to join us. Xx

Brit lovelies
May our Easter Baskets be filled with Joy ..Happiness..and Peace. Xx

Whoo whoo…..

I have done it….. I have finally done 10,000 steps on my treadmil in one go. …. it has taken me 90 mins. … but wow I feel much better now…. does anyone know how to padlock a fridge? Only joking…..

KT you are doing really well I am proud of you, I know you have a hard time coming up bit you have proved you can get through it and come back to us, so just do it again. … so what if you fall off the wagon for a day or so, just read my earlier post we all do it from time to time what matters in the long run is re joining our group and starting again, none of us here will judge you….

Hemmy I have 2 chocolate pudding things in the fridge for the girls tomorrow and how they are still there I don’t know, I had them both out at one stage last night lol…😀😀

I am determined today I am going to get through, I am now into minus calories I have already burned off what I am going to put in later…. if I start to reach for the chocolate again I will shout out loudly for help….

Sorry nikki our posts just crossed, welcome to the brits thread…. shout if you need any support. ..

Audrey

Hi Audrey

How that made me smile, I have days like that, thankfully not a fast day normally. I do hope you succeed today. That shows you are just like the rest of us, human and prone to temptation. It will pass and the sensible times will return.

Sugar free jellies and such a good standby and do seem to help with the sugar urges. They are also quick to prepare and set. Good luck for today, I hope it is going well.

Hi KT

You are doing well to keep busy. I shall decide whether or not to sort my desk drawers out as I can’t find anything in them. Sadly these things I am doing don’t make anything look tidier unless you open drawers. I have done 5 drawers so far and two shelves. Granted one of the drawers had a few random things put back in there as I don’t know where else to put them. I have a few of those in the kitchen that need sorting out….but one room at a time.

I’m glad things are going well for you. I was great until last Easter and then ate too much chocolate, I got hooked and although I eat some now the three fast days help me. I buy it every week or so and then when it is gone it’s gone.

Hi Hemmy

It is much the same for me. I think it you have your children around things are different. I thought it was 5 years now. I have kept a few things. No have come across some sad things like two lots of funeral bills. I didn’t want to part with them, goodness knows why!!

I am still really stressed, I’ve been feeling really cross lately as if I have got PMT, I feel like a punch bag would help, I’ve no idea why I feel like this. It will pass I am sure, keeping busy keeps my mind alert and I know I should check my blood pressure.

Where would we all be without hair colour, I do mine the same colour as mine was it does seem to go a bit lighter in the sun though. It is a kind of light mousey brown. My son said I should try darker, I did once by mistake and had so many people ask me if I was ok, it obviously made me look ill.

Hi Nikki

You sound genuine but if you put up links to business sites you tend to get removed as spam. The links we tend to add are things that may be of interest to others to do with 5:2 or recipes.

If you are genuine, welcome to the thread and good luck.

Hi Audrey

Well done for your determined effort. Leave those chocolate puddings in the fridge. I hope the rest of the day goes well I shall have an early lunch and then have a look at those drawers. I know I have some floppy disks in there so I can dispose of most of those. I still have an old computer in France that uses them though.

Ginette

Hi Jean

I had made plans to go out. I have just put them on hold. What a shame that the wedding is this weekend.

I gave a friend who us going over to France and traveling through to Portugal in their motor home. Unless the boats are cancelled of course.

I hope you dont get too wet.

Ginette

Hi KT,

She has had a ultrasound and CT nothing has shown up..only morphine kills the pain.. she is on ordinary pain killers at home and they don’t help.. See how she is tomorrow.

Congratulations on your good FD knew you could do it…😀

Xx

Hi all, hope every one is doing ok. Nikki I’ve also got a galloping dose of PCOS. ..I hate it and all the problems it causes. Been odd here . I’ve been so moody (like Ginette said, permanent PMT) and so down . I think I may go and see gp with a view to changing antidepressants. .. I’ve been on Prozac for 23 of 24 years. Stu changed from prozac to sertraline about 4 weeks ago and hes put on 3/4 stone. Also had two increases of keppra (anti epileptic medication).
Got loads on atm got a ESA form for Stu to get done and get checked before we send it back, motability car got to be serviced on Tuesday, which by time we drive there and backand they do everything will be 6 hours.We have had several hospital appointments and Stu is going in as in patient for haemorrhoidechtomy on 8th. Has any one else got experience of switching SSRI meds ? Been feeling so weird havent dared go near scales. On the up side been busy painting… a friend very kindly came and painted the stair well..managed the ceiling plus 2 coats of white on the walls then a coat of the good emulsion on the walls… looks good. But then I feltreally crap thatwhat ive done down stairs has taken me a couple of weeks and he managed all that yesterday. Oh for some energy.

It’s happy Audrey here today…..

I managed a good fast day yesterday and did a very long workout, I am pleased to announce another 1lb loss only .5 of a lb to go then I am into the ten stone something and no longer 11 stone anything…. yeah….

I am slowly losing again and it feels good to be in charge again, I haven’t got to my lowest weight of last year yet but I will get there and it will be a big celebration when I do…

Celtic it’s good to hear from you, I haven’t got any experience to help you I am sorry to say, but you know we will all support you in whatever way we can, keep posting my friend you are never far away from my thoughts…

Jean, I hope they soon get to whatever it is that’s wrong with your daughter, such a worry.

I am off now to ready myself for the arrival of my granddaughter’s. ….Charlotte is to be confirmed this year so they are calling in after church… as you know we are only honorary grandparents as vicky stayed with us for a while when she was younger. .. so as her god mother and ian her god father has anyone e got any ideas what we can get her for her confirmation? It needs to be something she can keep for ever but she already has a cross and chain …..

Sorry for my big post will go now, keep in touch everybody good or bad we are here for each other…

Audrey

Morning All,

A lot brighter day here in Gloucestershire.

A very well done to Audrey and KT on your weight loss.

Thanks for you thoughts, Hemmy, Ginette, KT, Audrey

Nice to see you back Celtic.

X

Morning all,

Lynda, you know you are my hero, well done to you, Ian says he knows how hard I have been working so you must have been too so congratulations from him too…

Enjoy the wedding and the holiday, you deserve to….

Fast day here for me, anybody else?

Audrey