Morning All…
A miserable day who has got all the sun as it needs sharing!

Just back from our walk a busy walk for Charlie, he is very tired..hoping he’s not running too much..

Going to make a quiche for tonight, Steve likes it with pastry….my Indian new recipe for cheese on toast, so prepare the topping…

Lost a long post this morning..a pain!!

Lucia..
Welcome …are you coming to join us, it would be nice….

Dave..
Is it hard to format the computer ..ours needs doing…

Kay..
Glad the tuna quiche went well, I have just had a delivery of food, I have a tin of tuna now….but for another day…

Mel..
Well done you are back on board…a day off for both of us…thoughtful!…no idea on the lost post, it doesn’t happen often…

Endellion..
Must look for some older recipes….busy bee, you sound like you are in the army cleaning with a tooth brush 😂..still a job well done with the shower, a pain to do…
What another busy cleaning day..a nice one sorting makeup that job never seems to be on the to do list….

Nana..
Enjoy your day whatever you decide..nice and early for your walk…

Jean x

Very dull here, no sign of any sun yet.

Working in the shop this afternoon.

Think we have some quorn escalopes in the freezer, will have them for tea with salad.

Think I’ll aim for another 800 day today. Day off tomorrow, then another FD on Thursday.

Dave, I need to get on the scales regularly, otherwise I end up convincing myself Im fine when Im not!

A few of you already been for walks. Not done anything yet! I was going to go for a short bike road…we’ll see.

I think I might have to give up with Sharpei Rescue UK. I spoke to him again yesterday and he was going to send my a couple of photos of a dog, but nothing.
Its rare to get a sharpei through the ordinary rescue centres, so maybe I need to rethink the breeds and then start looking at Dogs Trust etc.
This is the ideal time to get a dog whilst I am at home most of the time.

Still in PJs 🤣 Must got motivated to do something!

Kay x

Dave..
I hope you get your pillow sorted and it can help your neck…

Kay..
Talking to a Sharpei owner this morning he had a rescue….he said you wouldn’t have much trouble as loads waiting to be rehomed..lots of people take them on then don’t want them, don’t think things through…I wouldn’t give up trying….although through someone who helped him get his first one, they sent him direct to the house, she was a grey 1 year old, never been out on the lead just children playing with her in the garden, it’s so sad for them.

Hedgehog..
A late walk for you..enjoy mum later….

My Indian slant on cheese on toast turn out well, quite tasty mango chutney lifted it…we would have again….

Jean x

Good morning everyone, ridiculous time to be up🤯.Hope I catch a few fish🐟🐟🐟🎣🎣🎣.Just having breakfast then I will be off.

Morning everyone!

Jean – I have to say, I did find myself questioning myself and my life choices as I sat on the bathroom floor scrubbing with the toothbrush, but there we go.
Your Indian cheese on toast sounds amazing!

Kay – hope the sun has come out for you today!

Dave – enjoy fishing!

HH – well done on all these low days! Sounds like you’ve been keeping very busy too. I’m so impressed with the haircuts. I’m going to come out of lockdown with the longest hair I’ve had in years haha!

Was feeling a bit ‘stuck’ the past few days, and felt like I was eating a little bit more than usual on my NFDs… but I decided to force myself back on the scale for some perspective. Luckily I’m back at my last lowest weight, so that’s a relief. It’s nice to feel like I’m going in the right direction, and I’m motivated to keep at it after the scale stalling this past week. Not sure if I’m still on track to lose the 2 more pounds I’d hoped for by the end of May, but either way I’m not far off.

Another beautiful, beautiful day, and will be a surprisingly busy one for me too. Off to workout in a moment, then am off to meet one of my best friends in a nearby park for a picnic. Then tonight’s the weekly quiz. Will probably be quite a boozy day… Drink of choice will be ‘tinto de verano’ – that’s cheap red wine, lots of ice, mixed 50:50 with diet lemonade. That might sound nasty but it’s really refreshing and not too high calorie either.

Enjoy the sunshine everyone x

Eek, forgot to post this morning!
Dave- quite a shock for you being up that early! Hope the fishing & weather are good…
Jean- enjoy the chat with your neighbour, & hopefully nicer weather for you too…
Kay- what is the world cup of biscuits? Doesn’t sound too good for the waistline, especially if you are going to have to make more!! Have a good potter about too outside!
Endellion- scrubbing away with your toothbrush doesn’t really compare with the travelling you’ve done, but hopefully it was a bit satisfying when it was done! Your parents must love having you home, cleaning & cooking…Really well done with the weight loss too! Have a lovely picnic & quiz!
Nana- hope you’re okay & finding things to do, enjoy your garden too today!
Hubby woke early for a change so we went out together with Xena- shared the stick playing to keep her away from the bracken, son’s started something now, she’s a bit obsessed with it! Have planted out my runner beans & courgettes, my task for the day! Will enjoy the sun for a bit, Asda delivery this afternoon.
Fasting still going okay…

Fishing was good, caught my biggest ever bream and Carp but it was too hot. I use ultrasun which is the best I have ever used. Only put on once and it dosent leave any stains on clothes.Some of the English cricketers use it.

Evening all!
Jean- hope that you’ve enjoyed your lazy day! And no cooking tonight…
Nana- well done getting the Tesco slot- they do release them at random times for ours too, seems to be more early in the morning! I reckon that they get overtime shifts confirmed so can get more workers on & release more slots! I am cross that hubby didn’t get more gas for our bbq before lockdown, so we won’t be having one for a bit!
Dave- did Denise enjoy getting rid of you for the day?! I’m sure that it was good for you being out…
Enjoyed sitting out in the sun for a bit, making the most of it! Most of the Asda stuff came except for some veggies; was going to complain but I’m sure they’re rushed off their feet, son comes home saying about customers nitpicking about their orders, so decided not too, just grateful we don’t have to go ourselves! Salad again tonight, lovely to pick my own…FD gone well but more hungry today…

Looks like Im first today!

Full day of work today. It sounds like my main task will be continually cleaning over all touchable surfaces in small ‘welfare’ area and same in building plots between tradesmen. Hope its not too boring and slow as Im there for 8 hours.

Yesterday wasnt a too bad a day calorie wise, although slightly higher than I would have liked for a NFD, but much better than my usual NFD.
Today is a FD 800. At least being out all day will control the food intake. Wont eat until I come home from work.

Cooler out there today and cloudy at the moment.

Right need to finish my coffee and get sorted. Have a good day everyone and if you are fasting, make it a good one!

Kay x

Mornign all – quick post – don’t know how I’ve got this far into the week without touching base with everyone…sorry!

All good here, although I had a bit of an achey bug at the start of the week. Instantly labelled by the boy as you know what! But probably just one of those things, maybe over-doing things, or having too much bread (treated us to a loaf of white from M&S and given we never really eat bread…?)

Haven’t been up to running either, until this morning. Weight is back up, so I need to do something there, as well. Meanwhile, the OH has managed to lose 6lbs on a diet of Abernethy’s, coffee and a main meal. He’s remarkably able to have a large packet of crisps at his desk and make them last the best part of a week! Love him…hate him! (Obviously over-stating the second part but seriously…to have crisps close by and not have eaten them all within 30 mins???)

Hope you all have a good day.

Mx

Morning everyone!

Kay – hope you had a lovely day out in the garden yesterday. Well done on your FDs! How did the biscuit wars go?! Hope work goes well today and passes quickly enough.

HH – sounds lovely – homegrown courgettes are my favourite!

Jean – great about the trainers. I always find a new pair very motivating…

Nana – it’s so weird how all these algorithms work for online booking. No idea if there’s any logic to it at all… Still, good news you got one in the end.

Minols – sorry to hear about the bug, but glad it’s on its way out.

Mel – fasting with you too!

The picnic was so amazing yesterday. Sat out in a quiet field with my friend, laughed a lot… he said I was looking great and healthy. It was just so nice to spend time in person even if from a distance.
Quiz went well too, and decided not to drink for it. All in all a great day but being out in the grass has got me very sneezy!

FD for me today. Not sure what I’m going to get up to… weather like this just makes me want to be outdoors all day long! Going to get suncream on and begin with a black iced coffee.

x

Minols..
Slapped hands for not checking in….you should know better..glad you are feeling better and it’s not that….laughed at hubby nursing crisps all week, still I have Steve nursing a bar a chocolate for ever, 1/4” bit sucked for ever..mines gone in 10 mins flat when he is on his second bit 😂..keep strong and with us…

Mel..
Good luck on your shopping expedition…Charlie seemed awake all day yesterday, he’s a bit tired today…
Really thinking Charlie walking and fasting, the week is planned for you, it’s no excuses!..Still you have the watering to put into your day too..
Thinking we may go for haddock and chips again tomorrow they were so lovely…

Endellion…
Trainers are very comfy..I always have bother with comfort…quite bouncy underneath 😂
No idea what I am up to today…nothing maybe..I don’t want to bake 😬..jigsaw and book…
Your picnic sounded lovely a good chat and laughing works wonders…hope your sniffles calms down…

Hedgehog…
A good day really I think hotter later, a small shower this morning not enough to get wet..no coat on so a good job..no more rain for us…
I have had that amazon spam a bit concerning and also an Apple spam, I have accounts with both..the Apple one I was so unsure about, in the end I deleted it without opening it….I thought it would come again if important….
How exciting to have the ball you have found appear …was Josie loopy like Xena, is it the breed….

Jean x

Dave- that’s such a pain about the holiday- can’t remember if you’d paid on credit card, if so they can take it up for you. Hubby’s finally been able to get through to someone for our credit card, they’ll sort getting a refund for our March trip. He’s got to ring about the short break we should’ve gone on to Yorkshire next week, see if we can get our deposit back for that…I had read about the vit D, supposed to give your immune system a boost. (Working on mine now, outside!) Vitamin C has been tried in high doses if you get the virus & seems promising, but that’s really expensive now too! Hope your aches & son’s improve!
Jean- Mum’s thing was a phone call, & coincidentally she’d just been looking up stuff on Amazon, I think that’s why it seemed so plausible, emails are easier to delete I guess…
No, Josie wasn’t as excitable as Xena- she loved visitors, but not so much over toys. Xena has got ocertired & silly & grumpy now, being protective of her cushion toy, not the new one, she is so weird!
Cleaned a couple more windows, dusted & hoovered, too hot to do any more now. Will enjoy the sun while it lasts…

Evening everyone, FD would have been around 750 but caved in just now and sitting in the garden enjoying a lovely large glass of chilled wine 🙄
Pleased with Tesco delivery everything arrived with only a couple of substitutions which were items I’d ordered for a neighbour but they were happy about it.
Well done to those of you who fasted today. Will aim for one tomorrow.
Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

Dave..
Sorry no news on holiday, it’s very bad service I hope everyone remembers the good companies when re booking their next holiday……hope you have sorted the sink out…100 in a queue goodness!!

Hedgehog..
Hope mums ok now about the spams…that’s the thing when you have bought, that makes you think, my Apple I just had paid for my storage, a couple of days later I got the email….it’s so easy to bite!
You are still working hard..I have had two lazy days …
Going to daughters for haddock and chips again tomorrow while the weathers good….Grandson will go again, daughter is getting me a top up food for me to bring home…

Nana…
Lovely evening sat out…..a glass of wine would have been nice…..playing ball with Charlie..

Fast days gone well….I shall have a wine tomorrow …

Jean x

Hi everyone, yes cloudy and cool here. Fast day went well again, just under 700 cals. Tried the new scales. Seem about the same as the old ones except these go to quarter pounds, the old ones only did to the pound. Down a couple of pounds since I stopped the rot and had two fast days and stopped with the chocolate and nuts! Expecting a Hotel Chocolat delivery soon (my two monthly standing order treat) so will have to be careful. Should stop them really but never actually get round to it 😂.
Good luck HH with mum and Nana with the fast day. That chilled glass of white wine sounded nice. We never have white because it gives Paul indigestion but it’s lovely when it’s hot out.
Have a good day everyone, I am looking forward to my two days not fasting. Then looking forward to my fast day. Think two/one ratio is the way for me at the moment.

Morning All
What a windy day…Going to daughters for haddock and chips ..don’t know if we can sit in the garden our meal would be cold…in the garage? In the car?…I have to collect my shopping from her..

Weight maintaining so ok…would like to see some movement down..really struggling under lock down…no wriggle room.

Hedgehog..
Daughters Academy are opening about the 10th for children…teachers in before that to sort out…depending on Boris….it’s taking 18 classrooms to put all the groups in with teacher and their own dinner lady…..if they are wanting the full school in it’s not possible…it depends on staff and unions too!
Daughters not bothered about going back, she thinks get everyone back,,they are mixing with each other’s families now at home. They are missing to much learning..

Your Mum seems to do a lot on line shopping for one person, unless the weeks are passing so quick I am not noticing…hope you sort her out..

Mel..
That’s good 2 lbs down..you are back on track…..the two monthly chocolate experience delivery sounds yummy….looking forward to my Friday off….your scales are different mine go up in .2 ounces..

Minols..
You sorted me out in flour…you bought as we were going in lock down a good idea so I followed you, I still have enough…
A good plan in place..I like a plan….it must be hard when you have wee ones and their sweets about..

Jean x

Can someone remind me of the plan?
I DON@T get to eat biscuits with my coffee after lunch? Is that right?
Mx

Afternoon All…

Lovely haddock and chips, garden well sheltered at daughters. Lovely chat for a good hour. She is so busy we left her to get on with her work…dings on emails and another meeting to start……chasing vulnerable children up on the phone, she may have to go and do home visits after 4…

So very windy here the garden furniture is blowing about, hot in the sun…

Endellion..
Well done on your half stone off…another 5 lbs you are well on your way….
A handstand, I don’t think I ever managed that a well done on doing it…
A glass of white wine why not sometimes just go with the flow as long as it’s not all the time…

Minols..
Biscuits !…..we have been eating them here is our downfall no more will be bought!!….I really don’t know why I have bought them…….I haven’t really bought them in years, only an odd packet for visitors.

So No biscuits they don’t go with lunch!!!

Dave..
No loose clothes yet to notice….hope a bit shows at the end of the month….when’s the next fishing trip?

Jean x

I’m not particularly hungry hungry…probably more boredom or habit? How come bad biscuit habits form on just one repeat…good habits take forever?!

Refused the biscuit craving at lunch…on here again becuase it’s tempting to have one just now with my post-dog walk coffee! I’ll sew buttons instead while I take a break before cooking. Haggis truffles from the butchers tonight! no spuds, just peas and carrots.

Sorry to bore you with all the details…just trying to keep tight control.

Mx

Jean – glad you had a lovely time with your daughter! It’s so windy here too. My window keeps slamming!
Luckily I’m tall so my TDEE is quite high, around 2200… so it means I can sneakily get away with the odd thing here and there. But I try not to make a habit of it, especially on FDs!

Dave – fingers crossed for the weigh in, and for the refund…

Minols – keep going, you’re doing great!
I’ve often wondered about why I find myself really wanting certain things when I don’t need it. In my case it’s usually emotional – maybe I’m bored or stressed… and having a ‘treat’ feels like something I ‘deserve’. I’ve been keeping a diary to record how I’m feeling and make some connections which has helped a lot. Or I try to really ‘feel’ the feeling and then tackle it. Bored? Ring a friend… Stressed? Cup of tea and some fresh air… Also thinking about how I will feel afterwards if I do choose to eat something. Sometimes the right decision IS to have the biscuit, other times I remind myself of the end goal, or that eating because of a feeling won’t resolve it…
Another thing I remember reading was the technique of visualing this ideal (yet realistic) way of how you want your habits to look, and then pretending to be that person until it’s natural.
I always used to want something sweet after a meal, but that’s faded.. a trick is chewing gum or a mint to ‘close’ the meal.
Just some ramblings, hope some of it might be helpful…

Felt a bit blah this afternoon but did some more tidying which always helps, and posted things on Olio for people to come round and collect. Cathartic!

Really REALLY looking forward to a glass of wine tonight.

I always find if I am desperate for food I brush my teeth, that soon stood the urge. It worked for quitting smoking too.I can’t do anything about getting a refund from TUI until they send me an email.The voucher they send to use for a future holiday runs out October 2021 so that’s no use at all. Probably still in lockdown then. And if we are not I very much doubt there will be insurance that covers Covid19.So it’s impossible to go abroad until they find a cure.What gets me is nobody is asking questions about insurance for the future.

Busy today!
Jean- glad you had a good day, lovely to be able to see your daughter outside…
Minols- keep strong, glad you’re back on here, it does help! No biscuits except one day of the week of your choosing might be an idea? Popcorn’s a great & low cal alternative! Enjoy the haggis truffles tonight…
Dave- frustrating with the holiday, hope you can get it sorted soon. They said on the TV you’re entitled to a refund, you don’t have to accept vouchers, if you can!
Endellion- have decided I’m an ‘any excuse eater’- stress, boredom, just like the taste of it…! Really, realy well done on the weight loss! Enjoy your wine tonight!
Nana- your family are so close, lovely that they’re missing you! Well done on the low day too. Such a shame for your Cornwall holiday, & you missed your Sheringham one too…
Mel- well done on your loss, that’s a great start! A Hotel Chocolat regular order? Ooh, I’m envious! Love their chocolate…
Sorted Mum’s order- she has one about every week-10days or so, Jean, she eats lots of fresh fruit & veg so needs one often! Had time for a game & a cuppa outside, was better then forecast…hubby got a nosebleed on the way to the park so Xena didn’t get her game, so I took her back after dinner. Met one of her doggy playmates, so she played ball for ages! Nice to get home & put my feet up now!

Yes I want the money, mainly because this virus could be around for years or even decades.When we are allowed to go abroad I am pretty sure the travel insurance will not cover Covid19.So in other words we will not be insured.Should we then need to go in hospital abroad it could cost us thousands of pounds.

Thanks Ann we have not had the email yet so can’t do anything until we get that.We are due to go on the 2nd of June.You should come on more often,a nice bunch on here.