Morning all – well, I declare it a bruise on bruise on bruise on bone day! Sitting at my desk and trying to keep moving so I don’t seize up after another fall this morning! My own fault…I was just finishing the thought ‘I love that comforting crumping sound of stepping on fresh snow that you can get a good grip into…’ – of course, I should never have let myself start that thought! 10 minutes after that fall, I was striding out again and caught the thought starting again…stopped the thought and only slid rather than falling again! I have to stop my thoughts!

Up early watching the disaster that is America and comforting myself with custard creams…the last of them, thank goodness!

Internet is terrible this morning – can’t wait until my ethernet cable arrives. So I think having done the absolutely neccessary, i’m going to kill all sorts of birds with one stone and tidy / re-arrange the study. Seriously toying with one of those ‘stand up desks’ things to sit on part of my work area so I’m a bit more mobile at least for some of what I do…but that requires some sorting!

Mx

Weighed in this morning and 2lbs down. Not bad for short week.
Weighing in on Thursdays up until my birthday, so 12 weeks of SOFA.

Take it carefully Minols, it sounds bad up there…ice on snow.

Sun out here. No snow and frost gone.

Finding it a bit hard to get motivated today,have been doing 1 tidy/clean task last 2 days. Today’s task may be a tiny one 😄

Afternoon all!
Minols- poor you again…hope it doesn’t aggravate your back, take it easy! Oh, & keep away from the custard creams! Even though the US is a mess…
Jean- still slippery out there for you, hope it’s better this afternoon. Good you have your appetite back, enjoy the chicken…
Kay- well done to you with 2lbs off already! Hope you can find some motivation for jobs!
Dave- is Denise baking her own cake, or will you have a go?! Keep safe if you do get snow!
Nana- enjoy your walks, hope it’s not too crowded. Would you be able to meet your daughter outside, one to one?
Too icy to drive somewhere to walk Xena this morning, & footpath from here will be a mudbath so took her to the park, she loves her ball! Rang my HS family, but difficult for her to talk as all 4 children are at home now. Have tackled a big pile of ironing, a little sit down now & then asda order coming. Another 800cal FD for me, stomach still gnawing after food though 😬

We took Tara for a walk this afternoon rather than leave her to the garden and as predicted it was a big struggle! Even with her double clip lead on her harness, she pulled like a train! And lunged and barked at people and dogs close by.
We can’t drive over to see our dog trainer at the moment and we’ve lapsed in our training – Tara is very reactive at the moment. Every sound outside has her barking and barking – it’s very waring. Going to have to do some more reading on desensitisation!!

HH, hope your Asda order arrives OK. We have a sainsbury order due tomorrow. Im very keen to avoid the supermarkets.

Jean, glad you managed to walk today and it sounds like you are slowly improving from your fall.

Minols I hope you aren’t too bruised from yours!

I think its going to be even colder tomorrow and then we can hopefully see an improvement, although that could see us with rain.

Dave, enjoy your day with Denise tomorrow. Cake day!

Good luck to those weighing in tomorrow on the SOFA! x

Argh, just lost my post 😬
Dave- happy birthday to Denise 🎂
Minols- well done on your 2lbs off! Hope it’s not too slippery for you today!
Jean- same for you!
Kay- can you do something online with your trainer? It’s hard to keep it up all the time, especially if you have to walk her on your own…how’s your leg now? Hope you get your shopping okay!
Nana- are you having a takeaway this week?
Very cold walk with Xena, now have to cut boys’ hair, & seeing mum this afternoon. Having a low day today, maybe not 800 cals, didn’t get the stuff for a stirfry tonight, so will be a few cals more than planned!
Have a good day all!

Evening everyone, am pleased to say that the scales showed me a 3lb loss this Morning so that’s the Christmas gain disposed of now to keep on losing each week though obviously not going to be the same loss each week. Well done on your loss Minols.
Well done to the rest of you who’ve also lost weight this week on our SOFA challenge.
Hedgehogs yes just enjoyed our first takeaway of the new year an Indian and very nice it was too.
Have gone over my calorie allowance today so will need to keep it low for the next few days.
Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

Afternoon All…
A very cold slippy morning again, I feel very frightened to walk out..I managed to wait till 10 but the boy was waiting and I felt mean..I have bought some grips for my boots so hoping they will make me feel better, although the weathers improving from tomorrow.

Batch cooked the boys chicken and mince for the freezer, 36 portions for dinners keep him going for nearly three weeks, throwing some scrambled eggs in.

My back still feels really sore, improving I think but sore…a week now. Hot water bottle out day and night.

I am walking out with someone next week from my club I have joined but not sure if it’s a really good idea with the virus and what we really should be doing or not doing..I am thinking about it but must ring her tomorrow with my decision…I could always see her at a later date…

Keep safe everyone..

Jean x

Afternoon all.

Grey and cold here. I think its due to get warmer after tomorrow but I hope we don’t have grey wet days.

Got bread baking in the machine. Made pastry earlier in prep for pasties for tea.

Definitely a relaxed eating day today! Just opened the Panatonne I received for Christmas! Will try and get the rest of it into the freezer if I can get Neil away from it!

Just had a chat online with my mum, she’s a bit down so will have a facetime with her later.

We have caught up with a few dramas on TV so don’t know what we will watch tonight or do.

I’ve picked up my online photography course that I started ages ago and did a unit yesterday. So will carry on with that for something to do.

Still doing small house tasks every day. Today I tidied out a couple of kitchen cupboards.

Watched The Dogfather last night. He makes training seem so easy!
We have a session in the secure field tomorrow so we are going to try some recall on a long lead after she has had a run around and play!

Jean you are allowed to exercise outside with 1 other person if you maintain distance but I know what you mean. This 2nd strain is so vigilant that it makes you really want to stay away from everyone!
Maybe delay it a couple of weeks, see if things improve.

Nana, you’ve been baking too.
I’m going to join you in a drink. I’ve been good all week.

Minols, hopefully you have had no more falls. Have you got a timetable worked out for work and home schooling?

I think it may be time to start preparing the innards for the pasties…..

Keep safe all x

Good afternoon, watching the football on BBC iPlayer. Heidi gets me up at the Same time every day🤪.So no chance of a lie in 😵, it’s like summer here 4°C.

Just been out with Heidi in the rain☔☔. Didn’t see any of her pals, nobody out. Roast chicken for tea deciding whether to make Yorkshire pudding or not. I have stopped having gravy with chicken. Watching never the twain in TV😁.

Afternoon everyone…

No ice today – wahey! Just done the daily walk with the boy…his last trip to Greggs as we’ve decided that’s one risk we still have that we don’t need, so we’ve picked him up a stash of sausage rolls.

He’s been great keeping to task for home-schooling this morning and is just finishing his maths so that I can run a zoom group at 2pm. It cramps what I can do, somewhat, but there’s always bits and pieces that wouldn’t normally be a priority… and I’m working every evening this week, so I’m probably still ‘working my hours’!

Decided against fasting today, but eating healthily and aiming to decrease intake through the day (an idea from a book on menopause I’m reading!)

Catch you later.

Mx

Afternoon All..
Play date this morning at the park, 75 mins, fast and running tired him out.

First fd for me in 13 weeks, as I fell asleep over lunch that made it easier…very bad heartburn in the night so bad nights sleep…totally due to me drinking 3 glasses of red wine and a box of chocolates so it was well deserved …🐷🐷🐷

Day has gone fast and nearly next walk, feels like a wasted day…….my USA daughter will be ringing shortly a chat before we go.

Dave..
It’s not bad here a cold wind…no frost…I am still really sore, it’s been a lazy week…

Minols..
Must be so difficult doing home schooling and your job too..sausage rolls seem a good idea..make things easy…

Jean x

Evening everyone have had another good FD next one Thursday.
Hedgehogs had an extended walk today as we needed to collect our repeat prescriptions from the next village – met lots of people going there and back.
Mainly dog walkers and cyclists.
Jean sounds like Charlie has had a good day and should sleep well tonight.
Minols keep up the healthy eating.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

HH I have gravy , just not with chicken, don’t like the bisto chicken gravy. The beef gravy is lovely with all the meat juices.Still pouring down, never stopped once, don’t think Heidi will be going far at 10pm.

Afternoon All..
A lovely day today …beautiful blue skies and bright…looks like we are getting a bit lighter on the nights too….good for the late walk..A change tomorrow slippy again and sleet or snow for a couple of days.

A light day food wise again..trying to think before it jumps in my mouth…Charlie’s not happy as no biscuits are coming out at cuppa time…I seemed to get into the habit again after Steve passed as I wasn’t eating.

Hedgehog..
I was wondering about your Mum, thinking how long the grieving lasts, I know it comes and goes. She’s mixed with the dementia as well. You obviously miss him too.
I think I am doing better than I expected I would, it’s hard to know what to expect. It’s 13 weeks now, I am getting more used to being on my own with the boy, I don’t mind my own company. I miss Steve terribly I sometimes can’t believe he’s not here. I feel lost at times and not busy.

It will be better when the weather improves and virus gets under control…hopefully …

Jean x

Morning all!
Jean- I think everyone’s different with the grieving; we saw a change with FIL after 6 months he definitely coped better. Mum & Dad were like you & Steve, they were very close & spent lots of time together, so it’s harder, but then as Mum’s not strong & has the dementia it makes her worse…she’s never been a coper & has always relied on others to look after her 😞 Obvs the virus has made things worse too.
Dave- hope you enjoyed playing about with the firestick & sorting out more stuff for the TV…
Hope everyone’s okay…
Another 800 cal day for me, very hungry now, had a couple of rice cakes. A good walk with Xena, muddy though, the ice had melted on our way back so it was soggy! Catching up on some cleaning, not seeing mum today, her friend’s popping round with Avon stuff, hopefully they’ll just chat on the doorstep & not inside!
Anyone else fasting?

Hi all – quick post cos the dog has just butted his nose into the study and pacing pointedly!

Starting to snow here, and cold if I don’t move regularly, but coping alright. Still trying to eat more int he first half of the day – the old breakfast like a king, lunch like a …don’t remember – middle manager? and dine like a pauper! Still trying not to start eating too early, though, so porridge is around 9ish. Tyring to eat reasonalby at lunch…enough to wait until the OH is home, and then make sure mine is the smallest portion on the table. Still not sure how to have a FD with the boy around though – partly because of the temptation to eat, partly because it’s easy to prep for us both, partly cos I’ve never wanted his abiding image of womanhood to be dieting! Maybe I’ll get a tub of chorizo soup out for tomorrow or Friday, and he can have a treat of breakfast ceral and fruit…we’ll see!

Mx

Afternoon!
Minols- hope your FD goes okay…very hard with your son around I know the feeling! Good point about not wanting him to see you always dieting, I must admit I’ve never worried about that with my boys, their favourite one I did was Slim Slow- Slim Fast, but it was never fast for me- nothing’s changed!
Another attempt at 800 cals today, have had sitting down jobs to do so hopefully won’t have a low sugar wobble later! Very, very cold though! Seeing Mum shortly…

Good afternoon, didn’t get to bed until almost 3-30am, was watching ice hockey.Saturday and Sunday is ice hockey again, so depending on where they play it will be 2 late mornings or if it’s to late a start maybe no late mornings.Wet here but no snow. Heidi is eating better after having nothing the day before.

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Hi I am fasting very little, in the morning coffee and all day waters or soft drink, when get home then meat with a potatoes and then one hour before bed some salad or fruits.

Didn’t sleep too well last night, I think the heavy rain kept waking me up. Sun is shining at the moment. No plans for today, see how the day unfolds.

Minols, how is the King, Prince, Pauper approach working?

No loss for me this week. Managed 3 FDs but obviously eating too much on NFDs!

WEEK 2: SOFA
Nana 0.5
Jo 0
Kay 0
HH 1

SOFA so far:
Nana 3.5
Kay 2
Jo 3
Minols 2
HH 1

Plus Jean is 1 lb down too

11 weeks until April/Easter…

Good Afternoon All..
A beautiful day here the best of the week…chilly but sunny, no snow for us…lovely blue sky.

Daughter cancelled visiting as it was quite bad at 7.30 this morning, a bit early to shout but she sounded shattered..

Home cooked tomato soup for dinner, then I have prepared a leek gratin with cheese for tonight’s meal, sliced potatoes on the top, a suggestion off Cakey to serve with peas..it’s the nearest I have got to a veggie meal..😂 ever….

Possibly trying for 15 mins meditation sometime today, for my Friday sound healing class, I have to do every day if I can.

Some reading of my book…

Nana..
Must get some rose wine again, lighter than red…lovely evening again..well done on your half pound off…

Tech..
Come and join us it helps to do as a group…sounds as if you have a plan ..good luck…

Kay..
Thanks for logging…shame on a bad nights sleep hard when sleeping with someone without disturbing them..I know from the past…

Hedgehog..
Snow for you….I would love Charlie see some snow…Xena seemed upset hope she’s settled now..
Interesting about the vaccine, I think us oldies have no choice vaccine or catch the virus, it’s a worry..not much choice we would be dead, unless you are lucky…how does your mum feel?

Minols..
How’s it going your new plan?…keep warm and safe…

Have a good day everyone..

Jean x