Nearly midnight here on east coast Aus now, Slimn. As you guys start your Friday, we are heading into Saturday.
Marvellous how the internet allows us to chat, share ideas, get to understand our similarities and recognise our differences. Hopefully, one day, bigotry and hatred will be a thing of the past and we can all share this beautiful world fairly.
Snow on the mountains in the south of NSW. Minus 15, wind chill, there today. Yes folks, it can get cold in Australia too. I’m rugged up in bed, pyjamas and bedsocks on (a very rare sight), well fed, with cold winds howling outside.
‘night all. P

NEARLYSLIM .. All the people in my family and all of my friends voted YES last time soo there should be a lot more next time I am sure . We will sail through it 🙂 🙂

Slimn,

Although your ancestors may have been in Scotland, the family name appears to have originated in Cumbria.

This, from ancestry.co.uk
Strickland Name Meaning – English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from Old English styr(i)c, steorc ‘bullock’ + land ‘land’, ‘pasture’

And see, which also suggests Cumbria (Westmorland) as the origin,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strickland_(surname)

No shame in coming from Cumbria though, a fine northern English county!

slimn . I have heard the name pal . bot I don’t know anyone called Strickland ( yet) xx

Obviously some of your Strickland mates came here too. Quite a common name and place/street name in Sydney. P

Nice work with the fast Slimn 😊
Just think of the Stricklands as go getters! P

Sitting having a warmup coffee by a lake. Did you know pelicans yawn when they wake up? I wonder if they then decide what to eat? Hmmm…fish or fish? 😀😀 P

BTW Happy, that was really cool to read the link you provided. I had never seen my name growing up in Ohio or anywhere in the Northeast.

Morning/evening all,

Hi Jo, sorry you’ve had a bad week. Mine hasn’t been the best but it is nearly over.
Fasting has been a real challenge this week but I’ve managed two. The non fast days have been even more difficult so I doubt I’ve lost anything. I attempted a 3rd FD yesterday but it turned into a 1000 calories but considering how the week has gone I’m happy with that. I’m going to try again today :fingerscrossed:

I’ll be getting a bit more than strawberries at Wimbledon as it is a hospitality package, morning coffee followed by champagne/Pimms, three course lunch with wine, afternoon tea and of course a Centre Court ticket. I am really looking forward to it and am going to wear my new dress which shows the world that I now have a waist 🙂

It’s a nice warm and sunny morning here, long may it remain that way.

Happy, I got your email, thank you very much 🙂

Have a good one everybody 😜

Jojo…hope you soon get your voice back so that you can at least join in a bit. Remember to look after yourself too….often when we are engrossed in supporting others we neglect ourselves.

Amazon…enjoy yourself, it sounds exciting!

Im certainly not a stranger to exercise, I used to run regularly although stopped about 6 months ago when my partner was forced to stop due to an injury. I was going to get my bike out and do some leisurely cycling alongside walking and also add a bit of resistant work with weights. I know the benefits of exercise etc but I was just a bit confused about some of the threads on this site which take a different view!
I think I will just go with what I know and get on with it!

Yesterday was supposed to be a full fast but then I downgraded it to a 400cal day but in truth it was probably more than that but definitely not TDEE. Tonight I am out meeting friends in a pub, but at least Im driving! I had my dinner at about 6pm last night so I may not eat until I get to the pub about 6ish and then choose carefully.
I need to be careful that I dont end up with days of low cal eating rather than the 5:2 as I know its the fasting part teamed with normal eating that gives you the health benefits and weight loss without your body going into starvation mode!

Right enough rambling….have a good day everyone and be mindful!

Kay

You’ll look very glam, Amazon! Enjoy. ☺ P

Good Morning,
I just told my hubby that checking on Jojo’s group it’s like going to AA. It’s a must.
Jo looking forward for your email! I wouldn’t mind to post my info here but from time to time I unpleasant people showing up.
Our dinner last night was wonderful! He used to work for UBS, Denmark who’s been all over the world and finally met a beautiful woman from Panama (Pastry Chef) and settled here in the US. I don’t have to tell you what was the topic last night.
I never bake anything! My passion fruit cheese cake was a success … Half is on the fridge and I need someone to feed 🙂
Ancestry, stock tips… Always learning something 🙂
Amazon, Nama, RT – I know nothing about sports …. I wish I would follow anything
Busy today! I finally found a tenant from one of our empty rental. Going now to paint and clean up.
I take fish and fish 😍
See you later 💋

Good to see you JoJo, sorry about your hard week. Bravo for not rewarding your troubles with lots of treats n weight gain. Hope that voice comes. Glad to see your children have good positions.

Amazon! So excited for you, we will look for the royal blue paisley dress. 😊

Happy, you are inspiring me to visit England to see these ancestral paths. So funny i lived all over the Continent but never spent any time in the UK, only London once.

Hi all,
Re exercise – apart from swimming and walking I am allergic to exercise. And I agree NearlySlim, it makes me ravenous too! Amazon I love that you enjoy your workouts so much, sometimes I envy you. But I have never, ever enjoyed exercise and at 63, doubt I ever will. Intellectually, I know how good for me it is, but I still hate it! Would much rather read a book! I think that losing so much weight with 5:2 has improved my health significantly, so am prepared to risk it not doing much exercise. I suppose swimming laps 3 times a week is better than nothing and I am sure I get some unstructured exercise just gardening etc, but as far as anything more, you can count me out. Its just not worth all the guilt I get if I don’t follow through! All the willpower in the world is no good if you are miserable doing it. I am happy just to eat less!

Just home from a delightful family meal at a lovely Polish restaurant. Polish dumplings, baked polish cheesecake and some warm mulled wine – really hearty stuff! This place specializes in Polish vodka – over 100 imported varieties, luckily I was the designated driver, though I was tempted to try the Green Fairy (absinthe) – back to the coleslaw tomorrow!

Nama, what is doing laps in a pool three times per week if it isn’t exercise? 😉
I am lucky that I enjoy the gym and I know that it isn’t for everyone, but we all find a way to get some for example Bay who is trying to turn floor scrubbing into an Olympic sport……..

My comment to NSJ was more about exercising willpower than anything else but as he used to work out there is no reason why he can’t do it again.

I love traditional baked Polish cheesecake and many years ago used to buy it regularly from a deli near where I had a Saturday job.

I’ve only ever been to Australia December/January and it comes as a surprise to me every time any of you SHers mention winter or hearty warming food because in my mind it is forever summer Down Under 🙂

Oh, forgot my biggest happening.

Im hoasting a Radio show here in Austin one saturday a month..i mention it because i have an old tape from childhood performing (mom rewarded my pushing through stage fright with treats after). So i tend to finish a show n then…treats for Slim!

So today, after the show, im going to begin practice being mindful of these old feelings. Really get in touch with the parts of it, and feel into it all. Then breath and give the girl what she really needs. Wish me luck!

No, we have Silver Surfers, not that many of them have ever set eyes on a surfboard, who travel elsewhere in our winter. I guess I’m one………

Oh brother!

You all are not gonna believe who i have to interview today. A conspiracy theory guy who believes the UK vote finally outpaced the government’s ballot rigging. Jeesh! Not looking forward to this. 😔 Now ill want double biscuits after.

Like Nama says she doesn’t associate swimming with exercise, I’m the same in that I don’t associate going for a ride on my bicycle every couple of days with exercise. To me running on a treadmill or using a cross trainer is exercise, walking in the fells or cycling to the sea and back isn’t exercise, it’s fun. Maybe it’s because the exercise I did in the gym was never much fun, it was hard and I didn’t enjoy it.

I’ve made my vinegar slaw – yum- will def be a NFD food until I tire of it. Nama m HB, Do you all use sugar in yours or replace it or leave it? Or anyone with ideas.

Interesting thoughts on what constitutes ‘exercise’ or not!

It seems many people are exerting themselves in different ways but don’t consider it exercise. Interesting. Is it fair to say we only think of it as exercise if it’s physical activity we don’t really enjoy?!

Amazon,

I agree totally re the more cream crackered the better! But I think you have to get to a certain level of fitness before that kicks in?

I’m pretty fit now and love that feeling of having worked my muscles. But my muscles are used to regular exertion and recover quickly. When you’re not very fit it hurts, your muscles are slower to repair and you’re put off hurting yourself again…,

Don’t worry about it, I’m sure it’s overrated 😉

I’m drinking red wine and watching the fabulous Adele who has taken Glastonbury by storm. She likes a good swear 😄

I had terrible problems with pain, stiffness and cramps when I first started at the gym and it took me months to get to grips with it, but my body recovers much faster now but I always do 10 minutes of stretching after working out or I’m in trouble.

I love her!