November natterings
 

Oops sorry! Just realised it is Thursday and November!!!!:D

It is indeed, and a very mild day here on the island I must say. I've been a good girl and worked out and now am about to root through the freezer and cupboards to see what healthy foods I can prepare for tonights dinner, have a good day all.

Happy November! :p I've put on 7 pounds... :o Serves me right for not weighing myself all month.

Hard to believe it's November.

Veggie I'm up this week 2.5lbs. Knew that was going to happen.

Lots of candy and chocolate from trick or treating last night. My youngest got a ton of it when she went out.

Lovely day here as well but I've not worked out or looked for healthy foods!!!

heylo all, im having a tuff week, TOM has made me have a gain, which i hate considering i was wavering on another 2lb loss just before, now im up 2lbs. i also had a bit of a binge drink on monday, but i thought id made up for it by walking about 12 miles.?
alcohole seems to do alot of damage. :-(
i have a wedding on the weekend, i really wanna be down 4lbs by then, i really hope that this weight is just water retention that has not passed through yet. I am walking a **** of a lot at the moment, maybe not 12 miles a day, but at least 4 everyday sometimes 6 and somtimes 8 (like today) that should keep me loosing on a low cal diet right :-( sigh...... ill try not to loose hope yet, maybe monday if im good all weekend ill have a loss.

Quiet in here!!!

Chris I hope you aren't floating, or blowing away down there, it's supposed to be awful all afternoon.

I got up, went to spinning, then had my haircut and a pedicure, now I'm deposited on the couch with a blanket and a movie where I will most likely remain all night :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend, freethetoys have fun at the wedding.

I'm back!1 I went to London for a gig last weekend then went to Norwich for a few days with Bf. Dread to think what will happen when I go to WW on Wednesday:o

Hi Everyone :wave:

Well Done Frus :cheer:

Hi Chris ;) yeh I got a new job :carrot: started last monday :D 8.30 to 4 at the moment :) i'm not sure what my regular hours will be :dunno: we have'nt decided :rolleyes: just know i'll be starting at 8.30 which is a damn sight better than 5.30 :lol: I love it and no weekends :cheers:

Veggie and Clydegirl, I've put on weight this month too :( my own fault because i've not tried at all :shrug: i've got to do something because i'm down to one pair of jeans that fit me comfortably :yikes: every other pair of pants cuts in and UP :eek: and I refuse to buy bigger 'uns :lol:

We put the clocks back tonight its a bit later this year for some reason :dunno:

Have a Great Weekend :wave:

man its quiet in here! hows everyone doing at the moment?
the scales shew me a 3 lb loss today, which was great yes, but i dont belive the scales half the time, ill weigh myself in a couple of days and ill b up a lb or 2 for no reason.
also i did go to a wedding last night, and ALL the food was pastry and fried or covered in sauce. i also had a few drinks but i tried to get diet pepsi, its just weather people who bought me drinks got me diet pepsi or not :-s

so delighted at the loss, but not sure if its real yet, if that makes sence.?

So far most nights this month have been about comforting my two dogs as the fireworks go insane around our place. Last night I had the tv on really loud, put the dryer and the washer on and still we could hear them. My pug just barks at them all and my spaniel claws her way up my legs until she is sitting on my shoulder and stays there all night!

As far as I go, I am a bit miffed because I woke up feeling really bloated and weighed myself and over night I put on four pounds. Now, I know in my head that this is because of some hormone related meds I have to take the first ten days of the month. Somtimes they really bloat me badly but I seem to forget about it until it happens again. I was up maybe four times in the night peeing but yet I still feel bloated. So, I know that one night I will just pee most of it all out and be back to what I was before the overnight gain but it still really stinks to see a gain even if I know a four pound gain overnight couldn't be real.

I had a weird dream last night I was on holiday and getting stuck into the free breakfast but when I got it I had to go and sit at a table where some man added up my calories. :o :p

Poor SarahJayne doggies I hate fireworks!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: Last night I had a man standing outside in the street shouting 'I'm going to kill you all'... I think I prefer fireworks to that! I have no idea who he was shouting at.

Helen good luck at the New York marathon.

Chris you're very quiet did you lose power? Hope you're not splashing around in lots of water.

Hi Cat. It's wierd the day after you change the clocks.I always feel a bit off my routine.

Hi All

It will be noisey tonight (I know it has been for ages because of Diwali et al).

SarahGrace - what gig did you go to???

I found out that Saturday was particularly bad because there was an official display in the park that is about half a mile from my house. I have a general fear of fireworks that I have always had since I was a kid (that I know is totally irrational..if I have something over my head I am fine but if I am out in the open I start to freak a bit). I am totally fine in the house though but the dogs go nuts with even the small ones so being right in the middle of a big display was too much for the spaniel in particular. It has taken me two days to get her to eat again..yikes..eating disorder dog!

On the plus side ..much peeing = bloating weight nearly gone. Amazing how little things can trip your confidence.

Must have been the month for gaining as I gained through Oct as well. I am settling into my new job. Working 900 to 230 at mo. As of next week its 1000 til 330. And I do half a weekend every 6 weeks.

Peacock- The gig was Martyn Joseph at the Union Chapel in Islington. It was:carrot::carrot: as ever. He's got a new album out Vegas, which is about the best one he's done yet. :) It was great to meet him again afterwards too. i got three hugs off him which made me very :dizzy: and :o. ;)

Hello everyone

I am still here.

Just had a mad old month. Everything is fine here thank god. My boys are great and my parents are in good form. I've just been madly busy as I've been doing a Saturday job looking after clients with a learning disability. I absolutely love it, but for the past month they have been short staffed so I've done a couple of hours for them in the evening after my own work. So I've been worn out.

As well as that my husband's brother was here for three weeks from Australia with his son. I kindly but foolishly gave them our bed so hubby and I were on airbed in the living room for three whole weeks. I'm not the better for it. Anyway the Australians went back Saturday and I've been enjoying my own bed ever since.

Eating wise i've been a complete greedy guts, mind you I've done a couple of sessions at the gym. I have really struggled this year with my weightand I've freaked myself out a couple of times worrying I was on my way back to fifteen stone.

I have been catching up with all your news.

Take good care my friends.

Michele

Glad to see you back Michelle, i was wondering where you'd gone ;). I work with people with a learning disability too.

We survived and have electricity :) Talk about bloody rustic living, I would never have survived as a pilgrim...

Off for a nice HOT bath now having had no running water fro three days, it's been a tad smelly round this house....pooh stink!

More tomorrow.....

Huh? I must have missed something - what happend BritinNJ????

Sarahgrace - I don't believe I have heard of him - but then I rarely listen to the radio now.

MIche - wow - you must be knackered!!!


OOh - a bargain girls! My friend gave me a day cream from Aldi (with Q10 in it) - it was lovely! A light fresh smelling face cream for under £2. Over on the Daily Mail beauty board they have been championing it and the Lidl one too. I might get one as a cheapie Christmas tree gift for my mum.

Morning all...

Peacock, we had the trails of hurricane Noel pass by on Saturday, we did have weather warnings and such and presumed power outages so we were ready, however, we are on a well in this rustic house I live in, and when the power goes out, the well stops pumping wter as it's electirc, so no running water, no flushing of the loos...quite horrible as you can't stop your bladder and bowel operating over 48 hours :(

But we're back with power now and I am doing a ton of washing, and cleaning all around with nice hot soapy water.

WB Michelle, you've been missed, glad to have you back after your busy month. :hug:

Helen.... NY marathon? How did you do, did you have fun?

Ok, washing is finished, time to shove it in the dryer :)

Peacock- you're unlikely to hear him on the radio unless you're lcuky not in the charts unfortunately, he has his own website with video clips on etc though :)

Chris- glad we don't have weather like that here (yet anyway):dizzy:

SarahGrace, you don;'t want this weather we've had, I wouldn't even think about sending it your way, it was a pain in the bum, but at least at home we have brick houses...unlike the one's here made of straw, well, maybe not straw, but wood isn't a fib.

Have been for a nice workout, am feeling great, walked in the rain with Pen and Lew earlier and will try for the :tread: later while watching AR on the puter....

Have a good evening all :wave:

Cat, congrats on the new job luvey... I k ow how six o'clcok mornings suck I have a few of them myself....I'm always grumbling about them....

Back to work for me today. Have spent the last 2 days on a moving and handling course that showed no resemblance to my job. Got Friday and the weekend off. I haven't got any plans for my time off other than to do some exercise.

Aint that just the way of it Knightbabe - I have often gone on courses that seem totally irrelevant to what I am doing!!!

BrintinNJ - Glad things are back to normal. I remember once we havd a plumbing problem and were not allowed to flush. We just poured loads of water and disinfectant down and that was only for one night but with 5 of us then, well.....

hello all, I've just dragged myself back to the UK. My grandmother has taken a turn for the worse so once I've got some clean clothes and a bit of sleep I'm heading back off again over to see her, I promise I'll tell you all about New York at some point, but for now I'll give you the link to the video the bbc did of us.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...m&asb=1&news=1

Hello everyone

I've had busy day doing stuff around the house, then went to my parents to do some ironing. This evening I got my mother to do a small bit of hoovering she wasn't amused.

Went out last night to a wonderful Tapas place in Sawbridgeworth ate so much I am still stuffed today.

Sorry to year your grandmother isn't doing so good Helen I can imagine how tired you are. When someone in your family is ill it is so draining in every way.

Take care

Michele

Hello all!

I am now 2nd best kickboxer in Britain! :woohoo:

I entered my first tournament yesterday and got through to the finals and placed 2nd overall. I have a humungous trophy that doesn't really fit in the house! I would've preferred a belt, then at least I could've worn it or something! :lol3:

Oh my word 2frus - very well done you!!!

What swine robbed you of the top post then???

Do a lap of honour around your flat (I have a feeling it won't take long!!).

Congrats!!!!

Hello everyone

Whose a clever girl then Frus.

I am tired, but I've been so healthy today I made a gorgeous salad for work with advocao and all sorts. Had yoghurt and fruit for breakfast. Have just spoilt it by swiping a few oven chips from Conor's plate but it was only a few.
I'm trying to have a bit of a fresh start. I may gym later but not sure yet may leave it until tomorrow.

Had a quiet weekend I got very dull.

Michele

Well done frus :). Well I had a quiet weekend but was pleased that Villa beat blues!!

I had a nice weekend in Mexico for a wedding.

I'm tan and 5 lbs heavier, hopefully that will go away this week. I honestly was very lazy and ate and drank whatever I wanted. This was like a reunion of friends from all over the US and I couldn't be bothered to go out and exercise when I could be lounging around with them. I did a bit of walking but obviously not enough :)

Frus and Helen congrats, very impressive.

redsox - I am jealous! Not of the wedding but of the trip!!

Miche - What kind of mum pinches her son's chips??? Shame on you! You do know when that happens the chips magically become even more calorific don't you????!!! The shame of it makes even more inches stick to your hips!:devil:

3 of those lbs gone today...YAY.

Hoping to run today, our weather is weird, now it's very warm but going to get cold this weekend.

Helen I just watched that video and had tears in my eyes, pretty incredible!!!!

It's really quiet around here, where is everyone??!
I'm having a crappy couple of days, as usual. Someone bought a huge box of my favourite choccy biscuits and I ate about 7 of them yesterday, then I had a takeaway and a Galaxy last night. My willpower has been sapped already. It seems that if I step on the scales and they don't show a loss it's enough to make me think 'sod it, it's not working so there's no point in trying'.
It's my boyfriend's birthday today and we're going away for the weekend though, so I'm going to try to sort my head out then.

Hello everyone

Oooh Redsox your trip sounds fantastic and those few pounds you gained are dropping off you lucky girl.

Peacock you know what an old lush I am!!

Wanawear sorry about your crap few days. Sometimes it's just so hard to get yourself motivated and keep at it. I've had a real good healthy week and I am feeling so much better but the weeks and there were plenty of them where I ate just for the sake of it were awful. Have a lovely weekend and get yourself in the right mindset for Monday. Good luck.

Well again here its been frantic, my father took ill again but wait for it, didn't he have the most miraculous recovery in A & E and practically hopped off the bed when the doctor said he didn't need a blood transfusion this time. He he is so frail just seven stone 12lbs but he is in good form and in fact I know he feels good as he rung at 7.30am to tell me his phone is ringing constantly if he leaves it on the hook and can I come round and sort it!!

I'm off to have a fried egg sarnie.

Love to all

Michele

MIche- Well you r Dad has made a remarkable recovery hasn't he? Must be the thought of all those pints he would miss!!! Glad he is ok.

Mmm fried egg sarnie sounds good to me. I was in a rush a few days ago dashing out to the theatre and wanted to fry some eggs. Unfortunately the oven is electric and takes an age to heat up. I thought the pan was hot enogh and two sad egg yolks look up at me in a watery clear pool before, finally the whites became white and they eventually cooked. Unfortunatley because it is a hospital place I suppose they can't have gas - there would always be some ninnie leaving the gas on!!! However it takes an age to even cook pasta and you are not allowed to leave your cooking unattended so I have to stand there while it is being done. I try to cook up enough stuff for the next day but what a chore!

I shouldn't complain cos with the last lot of house mates I could never get in the kitchen and there was no room in the fridge or freezer. There is now. Yippeee.

Peacock I forgot to ask which job did you get in the end?

Michele

HI Miche- it is the same company (so I lost out in a good redundancy settlement) but at least I can keep my pension etc etc and have continous whatsit (forgotten the term but meaning you have not broken your contract). It is a University but on a different campus so I have to commute a few stops (not many).