Day 9 North Wales NFD
Wish I had more time to post, I am really envious of all of you that manage to post each day. We have been battling rats and Moles both of whom are having a field day where we live. We have also had a leaky roof.
Love the sewing @stitchincarol you are very talented. I have been sewing today.
I agree with the Daily Mail comments. Many people hate the Daily Mail in the UK. We call it the Daily Fail.
Hope you feel better soon @ccco and they manage to sort out your tablets.
Hope everyone has had a good weekend xx
12 year check in and still 6:1’ing and doing Zoe.
BMI target is 22.5. Over the years it has been:-
2013 Average 23.2 (21.6 – 27.0)
2014 Average 22.2 (21.6 – 23.0)
2015 Average 22.8 (22.2 – 23.6)
2016 Average 23.1 (22.2 – 23.7)
2017 Average 23.3 (22.7 – 23.9)
2018 Average 23.2 (22.1 – 24.1)
2019 Average 23.0 (22.4 – 23.6)
2020 Average 22.4 (21.9 – 23.2)
2021 Average 22.8 (22.4 – 23.5)
2022 Average 23.1 (21.9 – 23.8) (NB changed height used from 6’2″ to 6’1″)
2023 Average 22.1 (21.4 – 23.1)
2024 Average 21.7 (21.1 – 22.6)
Today my BMI is 21.5.
12 year check in and still 6:1’ing and doing Zoe.
BMI target is 22.5. Over the years it has been:-
2013 Average 23.2 (21.6 – 27.0)
2014 Average 22.2 (21.6 – 23.0)
2015 Average 22.8 (22.2 – 23.6)
2016 Average 23.1 (22.2 – 23.7)
2017 Average 23.3 (22.7 – 23.9)
2018 Average 23.2 (22.1 – 24.1)
2019 Average 23.0 (22.4 – 23.6)
2020 Average 22.4 (21.9 – 23.2)
2021 Average 22.8 (22.4 – 23.5)
2022 Average 23.1 (21.9 – 23.8) (NB changed height used from 6’2″ to 6’1″)
2023 Average 22.1 (21.4 – 23.1)
2024 Average 21.7 (21.1 – 22.6)
Today my BMI is 21.5.
2nd Post – Day 9
Pocket List – Day 9 🥚
@funshipfreddie
@ccco
@northgeorgia
Hopefully by the end of the month I will get to the pre Australia 🦘 number. However, clothes that were too tight a few weeks ago are no wearable, so something is going on.
Just next week to go and then it’s half term for a week. My plan is have a couple of no carb days and hopefully shrink the waist a teeny bit too.
Day 9 UK NFD
Well done Sunday fasters 👏
Ha ha I’d be wary of anything the Daily Mail posts they are not known for their high journalistic principles @northgeorgia
Have a great Sunday all , I’ll be back on the waggon tomorrow
Pocket List – Day 9 🥚
@funshipfreddie
@ccco
@northgeorgia
Day 9 – USA/GA – FD
Weigh-in: 237 lbs. Hey, sorry if I burst any bubbles, but I would kind of be wary of anything in the “Daily Mail.” I mean in the article, they can’t even be bothered to print the name of the teacher in question, which is one of the basic tenets of professional journalism. Being a former teacher myself, I suspect the “shocking video” was nothing more than a fun fancy-dress or Halloween type event at the school that was just a bit of fun for a day, and has been taken out of context and given a life of its own in yellow journalism and on social media. The end of the article is a flag for me… who is giving out “lollies” (sweets) at that age level in class, unless it is for a special event day?
I wish I could have a lolly today, from a cat-woman or otherwise, but it is a FD, and I desperately need a good one to start off this week. I must be insane on the most widely-approved snack day of the year in the U.S., but I’m not a big American football fan, so I think I’ll be fine. Is it Super Bowl or SuperB owl? https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5285704/superb-owl-super-bowl-reddit-meme 🙂
USA. DAY 9. FD
Pocket List – Day 9 🥚
@funshipfreddie
@ccco
Just lost my post and doing a redo, so will keep this short.
I just read Funshipfreddie’s article (that’s how I lost my post! LOL). Very strange. I would not want a teacher like that teaching my child. Even if that is how she thinks she is keeping the children’s attention, it is over the line.
I am working out a system that might help me with the “hunger” side effect. I don’t see my doctor until the end of the month but I made a list of my side effects and hope there will be some help for me. I will not let my hunger get in my way but it answers the question of why I am so hungry all the time, even right after I just ate.
Have a great day, everyone, and have fun watching the Super Bowl. I looks like it is going to be a spectacle this year!
Day 9 – Ireland – NFD🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Hi all, just checking in. @ccco so sorry to hear you are suffering from side effects with the medication.
Happy FD @funshipfreddie 🌟
Have a lovely day everyone!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Yes Chloe rules the roost,we all pamper her,she wasn’t eating the other day so Denise was hand feeding her which she liked 😂can just imagine her laying in front of us while we give her a bunch of grapes like in Roman times. It would have to be chews in her case.Chicken tonight so once it’s in the oven she will be on high Good your feeling better Jean all ready for the cruise. Hemmy I bet you look great all glamed up.
Day 9 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD
@ccco – oh no? I hope you can find an alternative medication that doesn’t increase your hunger.
@brightonbelle – ooh, that was a close one! 26 🏴 🇫🇷 25?! 🏉
The world really has gone mad. No apples for this teacher then. Maybe a saucer of milk..? 😹
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14374055/aussie-student-cat-marsden-state-high-school.html
Planning on a first-rate FD today 💪
Happy S🌞nday!
Pocket List – Day 9 🥚
@funshipfreddie
Morning All…
First morning I haven’t coughed or a coughing do! I am feeling more with it now..
I shall go to Jacqui’s as planned, she has holiday tickets and other paper work, I like it all together. Two boxes of crochet animals, 21 pop up mushrooms and about 15 octopus..let her take them to school see what her deputies/ others think before I continue..
Dave..
Threes years has passed so quickly with Chloe, she has got you were she wants 😂
Hope you like the cheese..
Nana .,
Enjoy your stay away safe journey..
Have a good day everyone..
Jean x
Day 9, NFD, Aus
I’ll be watching the Superbowl tomorrow (Monday 10 am on the eastern side of Australia). It’s fun to be able to watch it – normally I’d be at work! 🙂
I can vouch for it greyhounds are total lazybones. We will have had Chloe 3 years on Monday. That’s gone so quickly. Next time I’m shopping I’ll get a tiny piece of cheese.
Evening All..
I got some packing done, our couple of walks.
I had coffee and cake at a garden centre and bought a couple of plants for my bathroom to give a bit of colour. I left Charlie at home sleeping.
I am feeling a lot more my self still coughing a bit and a bit of sniffing.. but got my get up and go back.. I shall see Jacqui and Philip tomorrow..
Dave..
Definitely 4 legs will eat your cheese.. I was reading today how greyhounds are the lazy of all dogs, I did laugh.
Hemmy..
Enjoy your day at Lemmington Spa on Monday, find something nice to wear. I did my family tree when I retired at 60, Steve decided to do his too.. a good direction we went all over the country to different archives..
Jean x
Day 9 NZ NFD 69.4kg⬇️🌴🏃🏼♀️🚴♀️
Like @jaifaim I forgot to post a post…
I’m disappearing soon for a bush walk so this will be quick!!
February is the best month weather wise for holidays… still, dry, warm… 🤞🙂
We have beautiful summer fruit everywhere. I’m limiting myself to 2 per day which usually means 3!! I don’t need to bottle or make jam because I haven’t eaten up last years. However I could do with making relish for ploughman’s sandwiches (sourdough, cheese, relish😋)
Enjoy your Sundays where ever you are!!
Hi Everyone on this dull damp Saturday .
We had a long walk today … we are still missing our little old friend Wesley… I was thinking today how very quiet it is these days compared to a few years ago. So many have gone over The Rainbow Bridge this last year ,, plus people moving from the village. .
I also noticed lots have very small dogs now. and don’t walk far.
I am not in a working mood weekend… Glamming up day tomorrow as Leamington Spa with Chris on Monday..lol
I have just had a cheese and onion sandwich .. this evening its chicken breast .homemade chips and brocholi .
Dave.. I bet you will enjoy your big steak.. careful on the chips lol. I couldnt live without cheese I love it all.
H H .. Oh my goodness all that that ironing you are sooo good to your family. What are you cooking up today.
Sym… How absolutely lovely you did those ancestor records for your girls .. My friend will do hers as it appeals to her writers interest. I was just really playing at doing mine. On the site she pays to look things up.
I don’t think now I would have the patience .. but I did enjoy the bit I did. ..
Enjoy your afternoon everyone. “Saturday is a day to be kind to yourself, to unwind and go with the flow. Xxxx
USA. Day 8. FD
Good day, everyone!
I finally found out why I am not losing the weight I should be with all this fasting and I am very disappointed. I think I really need to pay more attention to myself and stop passing off everything as getting old. I did that and found out I had a brain tumor. Now I am blaming myself for something new. I have quite a list of side effects from a medication I take, including increased hunger, swollen fact and limbs, fatigue (even though I have always been a high energy person), and numerous others. The hunger has been extreme and I have been trying so hard to control it. At least I know there is a reason for all of this beyond myself. I printed out all my side effects and will show them to my doctor in two weeks when I see him. The problem is they have had a hard time for drugs that work on me. There’s always something but I am doubling down on the weight problem but I can’t control the swelling. Hmmm!
NorthGeorgia, it sounds like your mother has something similar to what I have wrong with my knees. My right knee doesn’t bend anymore and the knee dislocates, even when I swing a golf club. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get those pain killing shots because of my brain tumor. Those doctors said that could cause my brain to bleed. At the time I found out I had the tumor, I also learned I had frozen shoulder. My mother had that. I couldn’t have medicine for that either, but physical therapy helped me greatly and I regained the full range of that joint. It’s permanent damage from aging (thickening cartilage and tendons), so it will be something I have to work out for the rest of my life to keep my range of motion, but I think it’s worth it. I do the PT exercises for both my shoulder and my knees at home most days and it helps. Maybe that’s a route your mother can take. It might help. I wish her well. As the saying goes, getting older takes courage
NorthGeorgia, it looks like you are coming up with a plan.
BrightonBelle, good luck to your rugby team today! Tomorrow we have our biggest football game. It looks like it is going to be quite something and the security for it is out of this world. I wish the world didn’t need such things as that.
Excelsior12309, I had trouble refusing bread at one time. I couldn’t get enough of it. Interestingly, some years ago when I decided to swear off white flour, that also meant bread to which I was highly addicted to, but I finally succeeded. I not only don’t eat white flour or white bread, I stopped liking it. I enjoy multigrain bread and no long crave the white bread. I don’t even like it anymore. I gave up sugar, salt, but white flour was really hard for me but I succeeded. Good luck with bread.
Thank you, everyone. I am not looking forward to all the snow but at least I claim the shoveling as exercise! LOL
Day 7 and 8 – USA/GA – NFD
Weigh-in (both days): 237 lbs. I’m going back to some things I’ve gotten lax on: NO FOOD AFTER 8 PM unless it’s a work or social event that can’t be helped. My reflux returned last year sometime and really got bad again. I have a feeling some of my health situations may start to improve by just following that rule. Someone at work said to plan your last meal to end by 7 p.m. (6 is better, but probably impossible with my work schedule) but absolutely nothing after 8. And I want to go lighter on the evening meal, too. I usually skip lunch, but that might be making me ridiculously ravenous. I think my mom may be onboard with that herself…
Speaking of whom, over the past four or five years, she’s just been getting progressive knee pain, and has torn meniscus as of early last year … one of her knees has really given her fits since last autumn. We were hoping she’d be a candidate for the nerve-deadening procedure, but the test did not yield any major positive results, so the procedure will not be done. She’s disappointed, to say the least. Hopefully, she can resume the injections that offered some relief last year (until last fall, they worked very well) and they will resume having some level of effectiveness. The doctor would prefer not to attempt knee replacement unless absolutely no alternatives remain, which tells me they might be worried about complications.
Day 8 UK NFD
Love the pics @stitchincarol and yes there’s so much advice out there it’s difficult to know which one to follow , I’m just aiming to stay firm . I think there’s around 3 to 4 day lag between what I eat and a reaction on the scales , hopefully just knowing that might keep me on track
Ha ha great dream @funshipfreddie – I’ve had some crackers recently that only come back to me later in the day and I have to stop and think did that happen or did I dream 😴it
Hope your weekend goes well @jaifaim . Both my sons and husband are Guinness fans , weirdly it’s having a massive surge over here and some places have to ration it !!
Big Rugby day for me today Hope your weekend goes all have a great time doing something enjoyable
That’s great Jean I may buy a tiny piece of cheese and put it on a toastie with onion. If I don’t like it I’m sure a certain 4 legs won’t turn her nose up at it. Although maybe I should leave it alone, it’s full of calories. The roofers are supposed to be coming today so I’ll wait in hope🤞🤞🤞. Got a big juicy steak for tea and inch thick if not more. Dread to think how many calories are in it. I’ll check before I cook it. Some homemade chips with it and salad.
Day 8 – Ireland – NFD🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Good morning everyone! Happy Saturday! It’s going to be a cracker here… ☀️ beautifully bright but cold – the weather I love.
I had forgotten to post my post yesterday so it’s starting off as a patchy February but I’ll fall into a good flow next week after this busy weekend.
@funshipfreddie oh what a funny dream 😂😂 Thank you, this weekend will be special.
@ccco stay safe and warm 👍
@stitchincarol you are so very multi talented 👏 I am so sorry to hear about your sister but I hope you have a lovely time at Grand Island – it sounds fancy 😀
@brightonbelle wow you are right 1/4 through.. that is crazy but good.. January was way too long for me!
@penz great to hear you are feeling good – the most important!
@iona72 I’m sending you lots of energy – what fun but you are right you will be exhausted!
@excelsior12309 sorry to hear you are struggling with bread…you will anticipate what I’ll guess which is that gluten could well be the issue for you … for me it categorically is the bad guy and realise the signs were there way before I realised it… no gut issues… more like gluten ataxia. It is off all menus for me now. It’s easier than you might think. But…. As I also love bread pastries Guinness etc there are some really really tough moments.
Happy belated Waitangi Day @merryapple 🇳🇿♥️🇳🇿
Have a lovely day everyone!
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
Day 8 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD
@stitchincarol – I had the weirdest dream last night?! I was playing golf with you & your DH, + a couple of other people. I’ve never played golf in my life 🤷
I don’t remember Jason Fung saying anything about eating more on certain days, other than advocating fasting. He sums up the book with – 1. Reduce your consumption of added sugars. 2. Reduce your consumption of refined grains. 3. Moderate your protein intake. 4. Increase your consumption of natural fats. 5. Increase your consumption of fibre & vinegar. Then he says, “There is one more piece of the puzzle…” which leads to the final chapter about when to eat & fasting. Enjoy your retreat & the Super Bowl.
@ccco – I hope you don’t have to shift too much snow! ❄
@jaifaim – I don’t remember having scales at home either. Weight just wasn’t something that was discussed. No eating between meals either though, apart from an occasional biscuit. And I remember only one classmate who was overweight. Enjoy the time with your mum
I’d love to know who sponsored this study. 3500 cals per day?! Who would need that many, unless they were deliberately trying to gain weight? On a high-fat/low-carb diet there’s no way you’d need so many, and no-one needs 3 meals + two snacks..
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14372729/Ross-Turner-Hugo-high-carb-fat-diet-comparsion.html
Have a good weekend everyone 🌤🌈
Hemmy..
Thinking of you overnight..I think it was you who was saying about going into your family history helped by your friend..(sorry I was in my poorly mode)
I did 10 years of research into mine, mum and dad and grandparents then followed the male line. I think my earliest was 1630. I have had my books published for the family, with 5 generation’s of old photos and including dad’s war records. I am proud what I did … something to hand down, each grandchild has one.
Jean x
Day 7 – Ireland – NFD🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽♀️ 🌾
Hi all and happy Friday.
It’s not been a great week for posting but I’m not doing too badly but I have not weighed this week.
I am travelling to mum this weekend so won’t weigh there either so I feel I might just continue with not weighing as long as I can and we’ll see if I can resist the temptation for February. Thinking of it.. mum was always trim and I don’t remember there ever being scales in the house. They really didn’t snack the way we do.
We are hoping to clear more rooms in the house this weekend as there is so much there…
Onward and downward ⬇️
We rise by lifting others 💕
USA. Day 7. FD
Second Post
Stitchincarol, I just checked out the 3 sites you posted above. Everything is lovely. You certainly make some very nice things. 👍🏻
My FD went well and my kitchen is closed. I was reading what stitchincarol wrote about the timing of her meals. I am trying to do something similar. I read an article in AARP today about someone who lost 100 lbs in a year eating one meal a day. I would like to aim for that. Lately,I have been experiencing hunger, even after I’ve eaten. I think it might be because of medicine I have to take. Knowing that, I think I will be able to conquer the hunger. It’s definitely worth a try!
Good night, everyone! I need my rest for the upcoming snow! 🙁
Hi all quick update. Day 6 and the fire is still burning. As of yesterday 20% of the national park has been burnt as well as areas outside of the park. We now have 13 aircraft dropping water and fire retardant as well as fire trucks and local farmers with their farm fire fighting equipment. On Thursday our small town was added to the list of towns in the high risk zone. Fire crews and aircraft have come from around the state and interstate. The next few days have temps in the mid 30’s but next week we’re heading back to the mid 40’s again. The airstrip where the planes are based is about 1-2 kms from our house so we have a flurry of activity overhead every day.
On a positive note, I’m 1.1 kg down on my weekly average weigh in today from last weeks weekly average.
Feeling very tired the last few days, not sleeping well this week at all.
Evening All…
A productive day in the bathroom very hard going and he was grumpy… he’s has the wooden floor and waste pipe done now ready for the tray to be fitted. I did thank him and apologised for the awkward job.. he just said that’s why he gets paid for it most jobs are the same 🤷♀️
He’s back Monday.
I must get some packing organised over the weekend, all Charlie’s dinners are sorted so he’s got his bag getting full. I need some of his blankets washing then me sleeping with them to get my smell on them. Weather doesn’t look good for washing.
I am feeling better, still coughing and a bit sniffy.
Dave..
Give cheese a go a mild cheddar good for toasties.. I like a double Gloucester that’s mild too.
Hemmy..
I will need a good shop after holiday and batch cooking too… I am not eating well enough I really don’t like food, so uninterested in it…maybe it’s the cold…
Hedgehog..
I am after a couple of plants for the bathroom, maybe a fern ?? but I usually kill them!.I shall have a look… just a bit of colour.
Plumber had blocked me in so I didn’t go today, he had to move the van yesterday as we have drain workers down our street.. and he was grumpy!
He went on to plan D !.. not an easy job. I think we are ready to move forward now…
Jean x
Dave..
The roofers paid a quick visit out was 1°C and very windy so think they will be back soon to finish off.Chloe as got two winter hats 2 coats a snood and a sun hat 🤣😂 she’s warm at the moment in front of the gas fire.Denise is not far from it as well but is still cold so put a throw around her. I keep telling her to put the electric one round her but she never does. Don’t know why I got it.
Afternoon!
Dave- before keto I roasted butter beans a few times- delicious like that. Dry them off, toss them in a bit of oil & salt & roast for about 20 mins… wouldn’t fancy them on their own though, just heated up, they’re okay in a sauce …
Jean- I feel sorry for your plumber, not good when you resort to plan C…not nice for you still feeling a bit poorly too 🤗 What house plants are you after? I would love more but our window sills aren’t very deep, & not enough light I think to have them away from the window…
Hemmy- I am still cooking for more than just two here- hubby’s waistline is proof of that as well! What food do you need using up, we might come up with some ideas for you?
All son’s uniform done, hour & a half of ironing – 2 pairs of very thick trousers, 2 smart shirts, a blazer, shorts, towel & 10 T shirts! Freezing here today, & showers, a very brisk walk this morning!
I chose the fabric to match the candle holders (they actually hold tea lights best of all) but the fabric wasn’t as close a match as I wanted, and the dark candles look bad against the table runner. Oh well.
https://imgur.com/gallery/hhG5cZc
https://imgur.com/gallery/z98Bbx4
Front and back of baby quilt:
https://imgur.com/gallery/8eiBY6a
And the t shirt quilt with the binding about half sewn down:
https://imgur.com/gallery/p1hW2jm
And that’s my show and tell for February. 😇❤️😂
Day 7 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 153.8
Yesterday’s WF went fine, and it took a long time this morning to remember I’d not eaten since Wednesday–I love that my body isn’t interested in food first thing in the morning. Over the years, I’ve eaten lunch sometimes as early as 11 and sometimes not until noon, or even later, and I’m working at always waiting until noon these days. I think gaining strict control of when I break my fast will help with strict control of when I eat the rest of the day.
@funshipfreddie Yeah, that’s an astonishing article. I spend a lot of time on the sofa, sometimes because I’m being lazy, and sometimes because I’m busy on my laptop, and I never feel good about it. But the work I do on my laptop needs doing. So I guess I’ll simply do what I do, continue to work to lose more weight since I’m sure that will also be good for my body, and call it all good. 🤷🏻♀️
@ccco I fully understand your excitement about the renovations you’re doing to your home; they all sound lovely!
@brightonbelle Years ago, I read an article about people on WW who weren’t losing weight; the suggestion was that on one or two days a week, you ate a LOT. Now, they didn’t mean donuts and candybars, but healthy food stuff–a larger steak than usual, more mashed potatoes, a huge salad. You get the idea. Then on the other days of the week you limited your food according to the current WW protocols. I wonder if that would help you? And I also have a vague memory that perhaps Dr. Jason Fung said something to that effect in The Obesity Code. @funshipfreddie, do you remember anything of that sort?
@penz Well done on achieving PFDS!! Enjoy your pizza and red wine tonight. ❤️
@northgeorgia Sorry to hear the difficulties your mom is having with managing her pain. Have you told us the circumstances of her difficulties/pain?
I drive to Grand Island this afteroon for a wives of pastors retreat (two hours away, and that description always sounds as if bigamy is involved…) and I don’t get home until suppertime tomorrow, and then Sunday is the Super Bowl with a few friends coming over, so I won’t be back here until Monday, but on my list to do this morning is post some photos. 😇 Oh, and the sister who visited us over Christmas is having medical issues (she keeps falling, and her confusion is getting worse, and, and, and), so our sister zoom call today will be all about hearing what her doctor said. So it’s all a combination of cheerful and fun and worrisome. Deep breaths and faith…
Have a grand one, everyone!
Good afternoon friends, Xxxx
Ohh its a freezing cold one today It was a bitter wind over the fields .
Scales stayed the same this morning so 2 lbs over my best weight still. Its hard this very cold weather as we need the energy to stay well.
Day 19 no Alc
I have just been and got a few bits I needed from My village Coop.. I am not doing a big shop this week as lots to use up from last week.. Think I will stop weekly big shop.
I tend to still buy for a family when I shop not one person. So I have a challenge now with myself to be more imaginative with using up what I have.
Also will copy my friend as she buys a good amount of things when on offer.
Dave … yes i will get a small tin of the beans I am curious now. I bet it is cold at the moment for Chloe bless her she sounds well wrapped up though. Too cold for on the roof I guess but you need it done and dusted now I expect.
H H .. How is uniform washing and pressing going. Its good you and your friend can compare stages with your Mums.
Sym.. Good the plumber is getting on with the job bet you will be glad to see an end .. Its bad enough anyway a woman alone getting jobs done super worry when you are not feeling up to it health wise .
It will be a quick 10mins in the garden today..I am just going to have an easy afternoon curled up under my fur throw. lol
Enjoy your afternoon ….”Friday is a day to finish your goals for the week and take it easy. Xxxx
Good afternoon friends, Xxxx
Ohh its a freezing cold one today It was a bitter wind over the fields .
Scales stayed the same this morning so 2 lbs over my best weight still. Its hard this very cold weather as we need the energy to stay well.
Day 19 no Alc
I have just been and got a few bits I needed from My village Coop.. I am not doing a big shop this week as lots to use up from last week.. Think I will stop weekly big shop.
I tend to still buy for a family when I shop not one person. So I have a challenge now with myself to be more imaginative with using up what I have.
Also will copy my friend as she buys a good amount of things when on offer.
Dave … yes i will get a small tin of the beans I am curious now. I bet it is cold at the moment for Chloe bless her she sounds well wrapped up though. Too cold for on the roof I guess but you need it done and dusted now I expect.
H H .. How is uniform washing and pressing going. Its good you and your friend can compare stages with your Mums.
Sym.. Good the plumber is getting on with the job bet you will be glad to see an end .. Its bad enough anyway a woman alone getting jobs done super worry when you are not feeling up to it health wise .
It will be a quick 10mins in the garden today..I am just going to have an easy afternoon curled up under my fur throw. lol
Enjoy your afternoon ….”Friday is a day to finish your goals for the week and take it easy. Xxxx
USA. Day 7 FD
Pocket List Day 7
FUNSHIPFREDDIE, I was able to read that article. It’s a very good one and suits me right now. By this time of year, the weather seems to have made me have no energy and I find myself tired all the time, so resting being favorable might be helpful to me. I gearing up for a week of snow shoveling, though. I don’t know where all this precipitation is coming from and I am not happy with it. 🙁
I can’t wait until phase 2 of my house renovations begin. This will include a new staircase bannister made of black iron, new wood floors on the first floor, and the entire interior being repainted. It is really exciting to do all this and a whole of fun but I need to stop buying all these gadgets! LOL I also bought a Swiffer to wash all my bathroom and kitchen floors. It is so simple to use. I don’t know what kept me from upgrading for so long. Sometimes old school isn’t better!
Have a great day, everyone! 👍🏻
Hemmy butter beans are totally different from other beans difficult to describe.Denise says they are bland but I like them, they are big and fill you up. Worth getting a little tin to try. Still very nippy, Chloe had her hat and coat on, she makes me laugh the way she walks. Her head goes from side to side strutting her stuff 😂.
Day 7 UK CD
Wow a 1/4 through the month already
I’m loving the robot vacuum tales 🤖
Your decorations sound very tasteful @stitchincarol , for some reason when you first mentioned them I was imagining a Cupid themed grotto 😂
Shame about the Kaffeine @funshipfreddie , let’s hope it’s replaced by something even lovelier 🤞
Right off to do a bit of yoga and try and get in a positive mood – the scales aren’t budging and this is when I get frustrated, but I want to hold steady and stay on track 💪
Have a good one all
HH cruel pasta with cheese,Can’t think of anything worst than that, maybe if you add garlic. It’s still very nippy here no roofers yesterday, no idea when they will be back. Most of you ladies don’t really need to lose any weight, Hemmy is where she wants to be and going of pictures you all look good to me. Forgot to take my watch off so it was vibrating and in the end I had to get up.
Day 7 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.9 kg
Yesterday was a bit of a struggle, I just wasn’t in the mood for a FD. But I persevered & it actually got easier as the day went on. After a small evening meal & an early night it was a breeze 💪 It was nice to see a long pocket list – maybe the longest so far this year?!
@stitchincarol – I hope you manage to shake that off quickly! 🤧
@brightonbelle – I hope you’re feeling perkier too. But I think the last thing on my mind would be food if I wasn’t feeling so great 🤔
@ccco – it sounds like you’re having fun with your new gadget 😅 I didn’t see anything on the news about the DC protesters, but I can imagine!
@merryapple – look at you?! In the 68’s again 🎯 There was a brief news clip during our local news program about the Waitangi Day celebrations
I wish they’d make their minds up. One minute ‘sitting is the new smoking’, & now it’s good for us. But if this is true, I’m afraid I might live forever?!🤔 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14370619/Being-couch-potato-add-extra-TEN-YEARS-life-Experts-warn-gym-buffs-not-overdo-instead-good-sit-sofa.html
Off for lunch later at Kaffeine – for the last time ever. It’s a shame, because there’s a nice crowd of regulars there, the staff are friendly & there’s a very homely atmosphere. The owner/leaseholder (who is never there) hasn’t been paying the rent though, & she gave her 4 loyal staff members 14 days’ notice two weeks ago. One of them has worked there since she left school 24 years ago. I feel really bad for them. I just hope whoever takes the place over can employ them. I heard it’s going to become a burger place – Crave Burger – so I don’t think it’s going to appeal to the current regulars.
Happy Fri-yay! 🍹
Day 7, PFDS, Aus
Feeling very good today and another half kilo down so my wayward vino excess this week had not lasting effect.
I had to laugh at your new Roomba @ccco. A friend of mine has called hers Voldemort because she loves having Voldemort ask her for help! We’ve got a robovac (different brand) and it is fabulous to keep the dog hair under control. Still doesn’t negate the need for a good vacuum but for day to day cleanliness I couldn’t live without it.
Happy Fri-yay everyone!
Hello everyone,
Yes, the hot weather really sapped me, but today is cooler and my place has every window and door open at the moment, it is very nice.
I haven’t heard from Thin. Missing you Thin!
Quacka, hooray for that first good fast day under your belt (literally and figuratively!)
I hope that ‘trouble getting to sleep at the end of a fast day’ settles down soon.
That morning drink, full of natural hydrolytes, is such a good idea. Hooray for it keeping you from being hungry.
Anzac, I do hope you have been able to use your unemployment to do lots of looking after yourself. But also fingers crossed that the job that suits you best comes along very soon.
Enjoy that swimming!
Gday, my heart went out to you with the fire so close. What a start to the year. It is certainly a year of disasters and we aren’t dealing with climate change effectively yet so it is all quite scary. Let’s hope we get into gear.
Best wishes to MissGday with her school year. My 8yo granddaughter is homeschooling this year. I will have her one day a fortnight. I am pretty sure home schooling is easier for primary school (speaking as an ex primary school teacher), and it has been quite fun so far.
Lindsay I do hope you had a good time in dear Melbourne.
I don’t have AC and I certainly found the three hot days harder than I ever have before. Thank goodness they were in the 30’s and not the 40’s, I don’t think I would survive in Gday’s country. I hope you can figure out some good cooling for your place. Even one room to shelter in.
Don’t mind that 50g slow crawl. Once you hit your healthy weight you have to keep on pretty much the same, and you might as well change clothes size slowly. It is easier on your wardrobe!
Neil, oh dear, they need to be paying you double wages at least for working more than one person’s job. I hope you get the team back at work soon. Congratulations for managing it. I also hope you are off right now riding and riding. Happy Waitangi Day!
I agree with you about preferring cold weather to hot.
I watched Dr Chris Van Tulleken’s RI Christmas lectures and particularly liked the reminder that if the food we eat isn’t used up in keeping our body ticking over and the exercise we do, then it goes to inflammation and anxiety. Keep exercising those who can!
Best wishes to everyone, I hope today is a good day.
Day 6 NE England IF 17:7
Childminding today so plenty of activity, and we’ve got 4 full days of it coming up from Saturday, I’m going to be exhausted!
No Valentine decor here in the UK either…. however I like the idea👍🏼
@excelsior12309 I think when eating white bread regularly the effects are not so noticeable, but only now and then means the digestive system struggles with it somewhat, research required!! Hope everyone has a great Friday, the weekend is nearly here 🍷 😉
Evening All…
I think I am a bit better but far from right.
The plumber worked hard today, we had a plan A then B but ended with plan C.. a bit difficult to do, water had got through so he said it was good it was being done. We are down to floor boards now on one side. So it’s the drain and pipes then water pipes, levelling the the floor tomorrow.
Nana..
Hope your daughter’s settling in Castleford, you will miss her.. how far away from you is she?
Hemmy..
I don’t drink enough water, I sometimes have a big jug out and it makes me remember. You do well stopping the alcohol, still I don’t drink much these days.
Hedgehog..
Thick frost here very chilly. I don’t like pasta. No fd here today I just didn’t feel like it..
Just been snuggling watching TV with the boy.. must move tomorrow maybe garden centre for some house plants see how I am.
Jean x
Day 6 North Wales FD
Just checking in
Pocket List – Day 6
@penz WFD
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle FD800
@molij
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@excelsior12309
@ccco
@stitchincarol WFD
Dave …. It s funny but I have never tried butter beans .. what sort of taste are they I always imagine them bland for some reason.
Afternoon!
Frosty start here & foggy as well, up & out early for a walk with my friend and her dog, she’s been ill so hasn’t been able to walk much…we had a moan about Mum’s as hers has dementia too, she’s very difficult, worse than mum…cut hubby’s hair & got the kitchen cleaned up afterwards, bacon & egg for dinner so that’s easy.
Dave- macaroni cheese?! 😂 My favourite pasta 😂
Hemmy- well done with that pound, water or goods in transit I’m sure! Hope you didn’t get too cold in the garden with Pip…
Jean- hope the plumber doesn’t take too long, & hope you don’t feel too rough 🤗
Nana- have a good day…
Couscous – come back, you were doing so well!
Hemmy not tempted at all I don’t like pasta. They are trying to convert me but it’s won’t happen. Just took Chloe out for a second walk and it’s very cold, the sun is out but it’s not warming up at all.Can just about feel my fingers so cold there only benefit with Chloe is that she dosent pull so I could put my hands on my pockets while on our walk. Pity I didn’t think about doing it sooner. Sausage and mash for tea maybe a few butter beans.
Good afternoon everyone. Xxxx
Ohh its a cold day today but at least we had morning sunshine and its dry.
I had lost the pound this morning I had gained yesterday lol .. I expect its just water really. lol
Only just had lunch so I wont want much for dinner… Maybe just beans on toast.
Day 18 and no Alc .. sleeping much better.
I spent an interesting 2 hrs with my artist / writer neighbour .. she started my ancestor chart for me.. soo interesting. Will keep me busy.
H H .. Oh bless your Mum.. I think they focus on anything different and really make a biggie out of any normal events. My Mum did. If there was a Drs app one week Mum would continually say if anything came up that week . ” Don’t forget we have got a Drs app this week. Like nothing else mattered e lol
Dave.. ohh you be careful of those women tempting you with their pasta lolol.
Sym… How are you today.
Nana Are you out and about today.
Enjoy your afternoon everyone.. just going in the freezing garden to play with Pip
Beauty is everywhere. You only have to look to see it. Xxxx
Day 6 – Rural Nebraska, USA – WFD
I woke up with post-nasal drip this morning and am very grumpy at the idea of getting worse. I’ll take an allergy pill and pray that does the trick.
My valentine’s day decorations all started with a table runner I made for a special Valentine’s Day dinner (I used to make something special every year when the kids were little), and now include some cool candle holders; I’ll take a picture of that also…someday, LOL!
It’s a busy day, so must race. Have a grand one, everyone!
Pocket List – Day 6
@penz WFD
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle FD800
@molij
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@excelsior12309
@ccco
@stitchincarol WFD
USA. DAY 6 FD
Pocket List – Day 6
@penz WFD
@merry🍎
@brightonbelle FD800
@molij
@funshipfreddie
@northgeorgia
@excelsior12309
@ccco
At the end of the day yesterday, my FD turned into a CD. I got bored and ate some popcorn. This brand only has 37 calories per cup, so that wasn’t too bad but I wish I hadn’t done it. Today is my correction day. I thought I would be shoveling snow for exercise today but the rain already washed it all away. I am so tired anyway!
D.C. is filled with protesters. I don’t think I have seen anything quite like this since the Vietnam War. I am glad to see people speaking their mind. My sister lives there and she has been sharing.
Since I did all this work to my house, I seem to feel that I need to go kicking and screaming into the 21st Century! I hadn’t made it there, yet! LOL. My latest purchase is the iRobot Zoomba. This one is way different than my daughter’s and I thought I would have to rally the troops to put it together, combine it with my wifi on my phone and make it work. I am proud of myself. I did it myself!! Anyway, this thing talks!! LOL It got stuck under a table and told me “I need help”! It’s hysterical. There is another part I can buy that would enable me to talk to it, instead of pushing buttons. I got it from Amazon in an amazing deal that I didn’t think I could pass up! I am not lazy but at 74 years old, I thought I could use some help!! What I really want is a robot that can cook, clean, drive a car, and talk. I have watched episodes of “60 Minutes” where they were highlighting the worldwide developments os such robots. I can’t wait! 😊👍🏻
Have a great day, everyone!
