Hi everyone

Thanks for all your best wishes, I have had a super fabulous birthday, I have been really spoiled…

We went out for lunch and I had steak and chips and a mocktail….

Had lots and lots of calories but hey you only turn 60 once…

Will be back tomorrow

Audrey x

Morning all

Fast day for me, feeling very fat, I enjoyed my birthday but we are on holiday from next Monday so need to regroup and start fasting again.

Hope everyone is ok

Back later

Aud x

Messing about with my fasting this week – normally do Mon & Thurs but taking my youngest and his friend who’s staying over out for Harvester breakfast this morning – will only have fruit and poached egg with avocado myself while they have the Full English but still not fast-fodder! Then fasting through to tomorrow lunchtime and out for a curry (and vino) with a friend Thurs night. Might find it easier this way, first time I’ve tried it…

Shera I did Body Pump yesterday too – I find it’s OK if you do it regularly but even if you miss a couple of weeks due to a holiday you really feel it! When I first did it about 16 years ago I only lifted 2 x 1kg weights throughout and still couldn’t move for 2 days – now I do up to 25kg for squats and lunges and don’t ache at all as long as I go once a week 🙂

Morning All..

Rain just leaving us now a bad two days….look after yourselves down south looks a lot heavier than we have had..newspaper says a years rain to fall in the next 24 hours..hope they are wrong…keep safe…

A down stairs clean up for us I have my helper back with me….lol

FD for us to today….seeing daughter tomorrow we have had a change around…don’t know what we are doing yet.

I am rather worried about her..have been since March really…I don’t know if it’s menapose or depression she’s 45..I have asked her to go to the doctors hopefully this morning, she is crying and emotional, upset about the block fire in London thinking I was in it, upset about grandson driving in his car and he will be driving to Birmingham 3 hours drive in September after his holidays, loads of other strange things she is upset about. I think her ‘nest’ is being broken up she does agree with me on that…..all the upset with katie while she was here….she wants to be in a room on her own. Hoping for a good chat tomorrow with her.

The balls definetly in our court at the moment!..😬

Audrey..
Lovely your birthday went really well and you had a good time…

DF…
Of course you can do b2b it’s easier than you think..if Steve can do it anyone can..lol…keep busy..

Sally…
Enjoy the Harvester and you are being thoughtful on your food…FD change around for you too..

Hemmy..
What are you up to…a busy girl socialising….

Sun has just appeared…need to paint 4 spike tops on the fence they got missed….do it later..

Have a good FD everyone…and a good NFD day to the rest…

Jean x

DF…
Thanks I will take your hugs…

I wish she would talk but she doesn’t want to depress people…but she needs to talk to me or her friends…her younger son is 16 1/2 and not started puberty yet, he’s another worry I told her to tell the doctor as it’s all a part of her worry…

It will sort out..

All good going here…..Just sat having a coffee…sweating buckets as a full clean down stairs done…off for a late shower soon..

Omelette for dinner with salad ….it seems a long way off for food…lol…have a good day yourself..

Jean x

All finished now feel quite full…omelette and salad……447 cals plus milk……..( I don’t count that MM says you can have some to help you sleep)…lol

Milk later as usual before bed….

Hope you going ok DF….anyone else with us today?

Jean x

Eng…
Welcome…jump in the deep end and get the weight off…lol

It’s a way of life not a diet…if you stop doing it, go back to your old ways your weight will come back!

It’s harder maintaining than loosing the weight …you have to be thoughtful on what you eat..

Join and keep with a thread and get help and support which you need..even when you get to maintenance.

Join us here we are a friendly group and get to know us…

Good luck which ever way you do it…pop by each day…

Jean x.

Sorry not been in touch I am full of a cold think I caught it on Sunday off Katie and Matt..

Going bed not fasted fed up… feel rubbish.. . Moan moan… Hehe

Night all

Audrey x

Morning…

Up bright and early..looks a lovely day…

Steve off on his bike trying to do what he did the other day before his bike limped home..so off to Northumberland for three clues, 250 odd miles…sore bum when he’s back…

He’s going off without me a few times lately I don’t think his legs are up to two up but he’s not saying…( he must think I am daft not to notice) we must start swimming after the holiday and see if we can strengthen them…

Out to lunch with daughter, she ended up with a low dose of beaterblockers, I am not keen on them hope it’s just for a little while…doc would of liked to give her a higher dose but she has low BP like me so couldn’t, she is back in a couple of weeks to see her..

Having a cuppa ….made his packup ….a bit early for breakfast…

Rowena and Audrey hope you both feel a bit better this morning…

Speak later

Jean x

Hi all

Still feeling bad…. curled up on sofa …

Back tomorrow

Audrey x

Afternoon All…

I have had a lovely day with my daughter..she seemed much herself and not so weepy, had a tablet yesterday and today…fingers crossed….

Steve managed the three clues and bike ran well so a happy bunny, on the road for about 7 hours…

Audrey ..
Hope you soon come round…it will be a week or so…

Rowena…
The swimming sounded lovely..always lovely not crowded and full of children…glad your aches are a bit better…

Kay…
Enjoy your early afternoon off…out walking with Ellie in the sunshine …it’s 20 here beautiful…well done keeping to low days….

Quiet on here has everyone deserted us??…we need to rustle some new people on the thread….

Jean x

I’m still here but having a bad time and didn’t want to bore everyone with it! My son is half-way through an Apprenticeship and yesterday they let him go…he’s done loads of coursework etc. He has very mild special needs which they knew about right from the interview…they only needed to keep him another 6 months so he could finish his NVQ…long story short, I screwed up my fast day and wound up drinking most of a bottle of wine 🙁

The College might be throwing my son a lifeline by offering him a job in their own marketing dept for 6 months so he can finish his NVQ. We are waiting to hear. Stress City…

Oh Sally that’s awful…. bless him I hope the college thing pans out for him…

I am going to bed soon not well…. 😭😳😵 sneeze cough…

Love to all

Audrey x

Sally…
How awful I thought they had to commit to finish the apprenticeship on both sides…maybe different these days…hoping the college can sort something out for him…very stressful…fingers crossed for him x

Jean x

Morning all

Audrey, Rowena, hope your both feeling a bit better today *hugs*

Jean, I’m glad you had a nice time with your daughter and that she seemed more like herself, its such a worry 🙁 I was glad for the time with my son yesterday, he’s been struggling this week too, so it was lovely to hear him laugh yesterday *hugs*

Sally, sorry to hear about your son. I really hope the college sort something for him .. my son also has mild special needs, and struggled all the way through school .. thinking of you *hugs*

Well, didn’t fast yesterday, in fact ate so much .. it was one day though, so back on it today 🙂 We’re away in the camper all weekend, so really excited about that, its been a while! Nothing like chilling out in a field with a glass of wine in hand lol.

Have a good day everyone, stay strong and feel better xx

Morning All..

A lovely day here..

My Grandson is 18 today..I look at my daughter and think of her as a toddler, 45 now and now an 18 grandson..where do all the years go…

I chuckled this morning..I am making a trifle and a large quiche for the buffet on Sunday..this morning grandson has asked me to make a three layer fresh cream chocolate cake, his favourite as he won’t eat his ordered in birthday cake…daughter was very put out as she cooks and bakes loads…Why is yours better than mine?..I mix the old way cream the butter and sugar she does the all in method…..looks like another job for the list but I was secretly pleased…lol

DF..
I am glad the day with your son went well..they are all a worry at times….enjoy your camper weekend..we are away next weekend Thursday to Monday in Blackpool a 40’s do at Lytham with friends…

We feel as if we haven’t done as much caravanning this yearl…the 5 weeks Katie was here takes the best of summer weather….think we will book Brittany, France next year for three weeks but still thinking…

Audrey..
Glad you are feeling a bit better have another snuggle day be better for your holiday..

Weigh in today both maintaining a good few fasts but a few heavier days…so balanced it out…a low food day today as the Birthday buffet is on Sunday..

Fun with the burglar again today the new batteries have arrived..it will sounding and stopping while we fit it, then testing to see each room is working …car clean in and out…then a bit of shopping

Have a good weekend all..

Jean x

Audrey…

Three hours now..the inside of house done, he’s now going on the ladder up to the box…not keen really his knees are not good, I would go up but he says it’s too fiddley for me…I will be holding the ladder 😬

This should be a FD job keeping you busy…lol

Enjoy your fruit…do you put anything on the top or is it just the fruit?

Daughter found a recipe for coconut bites supposed to be healthy and helps the gut..everybody she has given them to likes them…the family don’t like coconut so she is on a winner…a bit of heathy plain chocolate on the outside lol…..tastes like a bounty bar…(helps with ladies yeast problems)

Let everybody know the out come…

Jean x

Rowena…
You are working yourself hard…really well done…wish I were young again…

The alarm now sorted, glad it’s once a year 3 1/2 hours…we have been on the go 6 hours!..grass cut and shopping…having a sit now.

Enjoy your evening and especially your well deserved biscuit and cuppa..😀

Jean x

Just bought some tins of pear cider won’t go off so quick as a big bottle….but bought some martini as well not had it for ages..a martini and gin with ice…I am really being temped…lol…it’s Friday ..

Think I will make one…

Enjoy yours Cheers

Xx

Well I think it’s only fair I join you both with a port n lemon… cheers ladies have a good weekend

Aud x

Haha you both made me laugh!! 😀

Hi yes Kay off to the van Monday afternoon..for a couple of weeks.. then back for back injection on the 1st… 😭.

I am doing a fast day today, and possibly another tomorrow will wait n see..

Have a good weekend everyone..

Audrey x

Morning All…
A cloudy dry start…

A busy day, get the party things on the go for tomorrow…trifle about ready to go in the fridge, one down two to go….

Kay…
I am not baking The birthday cake ..I am making a cake for the birthday boy, he asked me special he doesn’t eat much and very faddy..mines his favourite 🎂….he won’t eat the main one….mine is a triple layer, fresh cream chocolate cake…

The 3 lbs will soon come off, it’s so hard to keep within goal area…have a lovely walk later…hope Ellie’s fine..

Audrey..
Good luck with the fast today…enjoy your holiday …hope the colds going, get it passed on…lol

Rowena…
Rest up over the weekend…enjoy your house party..

Have a good weekend..
Jean x

Rowena, Good grief you are making me feel tired.. I don’t think I would fancy going out after doing all that either.. .

Just open a bottle and put your feet up… Hehe

Audrey x