LOL Poor old George! My fat-looking staffie weighs the same as he did over a year ago, according to his vet. (I forget how many kg but he's definitely over the breed standard, weight-wise!) I told the vet I'd taken him running almost every day - or at least for long walks - for the past year. She said it didn't matter then, because maybe what used to be fat was now muscle! Not sure an insurance company would agree though - do you think they refuse to cough up if you have a pudgy pup who develops a condition affected by their tubbiness? Worried for my staff now!
At least it's not just us who have crappy BMI charts, though!
I've had such munchies today. Even worse, I've actually had stomach ache and felt really bloated, but still kept on reaching for the chocolate to make me feel better. I'm sure there's logic in there somewhere, stuffing extra bits into an overloaded stomach, but I can't quite find it. I'll just call it carb loading for tomorrow's run...
Hope the shoe search is going well, shoes really aren't my thing most of the time.
I might have an early night tonight, I couldn't sleep too well last night, and tomorrow will be a late one with doing the half after work, and then waiting for the bus in the pub...
I feel for George, but I have to ask what happens at "doggie slimming class "
My kids drove me up and down each side of the wall today, swearing, yelling, two of them got in a fight. By the end of the day I was exhausted, I hate days like this. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
I'm off for a run, I'm going to picture each one of their faces as my feet hit the pavement
My sister's dog was meant to be on a diet, but if they didn't give him their leftovers he just got them out of the bin for himself. I don't think he had a great deal of success on that one. Whereas my mother's old cat decided to lose weight of his own accord so that he could get through the cat flap next door to go and visit his girlfriends!!!
Helen I've done exactly the same today eaten chocolate,chocolate rice crispie cakes and all sorts today even when I felt full. Mind you I went to the gym this evening.
Redsoxgirl my boys do that to me often. It's so quiet here at the moment my little fella has gone away for the week with his friend and his family.
My new dress came from Next its green and black wrapover and a petite size 12 and it fits. I saw this gorgeous green necklace in Assessorize so I shall buy that tomorrow. Then I have to go and buy a book about Hitler for myt Conor for school.
Right I must get going or I shall just witter on and on
aww poor george!
Its really wierd imagining animals losing weight. Dunno it seems like if they r podgy they shud b cos they are meant to be according to nature. Shame i dont fell the same about me!but m
Anyway today has been a mixed day. Started off great- plucked up the courage to speak to this guy i really like. Hurrah to me!!!!!!! But now it is gradually turning v.foul, due to tension between my flatmates. Huge argument about mess and bins in the kitchen. There's 5 black bin liners full of rubbish and our kitchen was smelling worse than the big black bins outside, no joke!!! But am not taking them out his time!!!
Btw - YP1 if u havent seen my post on the other thread. Thankyou vermuch for the offer of the stepper. Will love to buy/get it from u. But would be able to find it within a coupla weeks? Sori to be pushy, really wannna lose sum more weight. Finding being fat a uni harder than i did at home,lol!!! Thanks.
This feels like I'm planning my life out to the last minute, but 4th November will probably be your day, that's the next time I'll be home in daylight to rummage through the garage! I'll give you an answer one way or the other then, depending whether I find it (if it's not in the garage it's in the attic and I'm not going up there when I'm alone in the house for anything!)
Sounds like a typical student flat with rubbish building up! Glad that you found the courage to speak to the guy though.
My scales this morning are back to nine stone 10lbs so my Christmas challenge starts this very day.
I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamt I grew a new pair of bosoms
and quite nice they were too. However didn't I still have the old pair growing out by my belly button oh god it was just so horrid. When I woke this morning
I thanked god for my bosoms that aren't as good as they once were.
Shoe search isn't bad... ordered 3 pairs from office and faith, then found two more pairs in faith that I wanted to order, but decided I didn't want to pay another £5 postage. Then on viva la diva I found 2 pairs, both over £100 - one nearly £200 (but reduced from £250!!!) I think I might be taking advantage of Oxford Street on Sunday.
My finger's feeling quite a bit better today - it still hurts to bend it and it has a nice click now, but it's not too bad. I feel like I might be able to pick up a dumbbell!
My hamstrings are hurting from something! It's either "Spidermans" at kickboxing, or hamstring curls on the stability ball or leg extensions One of them anyway!
Tonight I am baking more gingerbread men! Lord help me!!!!! I have to resist that mixture and those freshly baked smiling faces! I might take my industrial sized box of chewing gum home with me!
YP1- That killed me! The cat who slimmed down so he could ..err... 'get some'.
Miche - Your dress sounds really nice. I wish I could wear wraparound but I do not think they are kind to tummy-bummy ladies and I wore one once and it always splayed open atthe front. Damn.!
2frus- hope those shoes are comfy!
Saw The Devil wears Prada last night. I had to dash out of work throwing crisps down my gullet as I was starving. I had to wait ages for my friend (not her fault, she does not work nearby. I spend my life waiting for people!
Anyway, I really enjoyed the film. It was worth it! We then went to a greek place afterwards. Lovely!
Off to see 'scanner darkly' today after a lovely veggie Indian meal first of course.
I feel for George, but I have to ask what happens at "doggie slimming class "
Its a free service to owners who have got their dogs registered with that particular Vet and go there regularly for booster shots and other medical care. Its a sort of preventative medicine thing, run at the same time as the doggie heart & diabetes clinic (because a lot of the overweight dogs also have diabetes and heart problems, same as humans). The dogs get weighed and the Veterinary assistant doing the weighing fills in a little Weight Watcher's type card, then the owner transfers the information on to a massive wall chart of all the dogs that have ever belonged to the slimming class showing name/age/breed and all their weigh-ins - so you can see how your dog is doing compared to other similar dogs. When they get to goal weight they get their picture taken for the Hall of Fame! The Vet assistant gives the dog a quick health check - heart, lungs, ears, eyes, that kind of thing and gives advice on diet/exercise. He was good enough to keep a straight face when giving me diet/exercise for George when I was at MY biggest weight. Bless him!
Peacock - I really want to see The Devil Wears Prada but I don't think its DH's kind of film so I'll have to wait until it comes out on rental DVD Indian veggie meal.... YUM! Indian food is so much nicer when its veggie.
Jen - HOW many pairs of shoes are you going to buy??????
Chewing gum - yuck - it gives me splitting headaches!
Michele - Ooohhhh creepy dream! Your dress sounds lovely - I love crossovers but I use a brooch to stop them gaping at the bust (I haven't got much of one to hold the two sides in place!).
Shmoo - Yuck about the flatmates' mess. Be firm with them, they've got lazy and someone needs to take charge. Try and persuade them in to some kind of rota. BTW, there was nothing natural at all about the way George got porky - when he was a puppy we used to give him all our leftovers (as well as his normal meals) - I realised there was a problem when I found myself dishing up a roast dinner on to three plates - mine, DH's and George's! Nowadays he only gets vegetable leftovers with a tiny splodge of gravy AFTER we've eaten - he adores cooked carrots, cauliflower and spinach. He won't eat salad though.
Helen - poor you with the munchies. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and get it out of your system. I love the idea of your Mother's cat slimming down to find his girlfriends - maybe thats where we went wrong, we got George castrated about the same time he started piling on the weight.
PhatPhoenix - I don't know! I suppose it might depend on whether your dog already had the condition and was overweight before you took out the policy and whether you disclosed it or not. I know that we had to tell the insurance co. about George's porkiness when we changed insurers recently because we had to disclose that he had attended the Vet in the last year for something other than his routine booster - they weren't too bothered - they said it was 'elective' - and the premium for George is the same as for Fred. It might be a good idea to check, though, because it seems to me that insurance companies always try to wriggle out of paying out if they possible can.
I'm not planning on BUYING them all... I just need to try them since my feet are big and not all shoes are comfy. Plus, as you may have noticed, I'm a bit picky when it comes to shoes!
hi everyone , you all seem to be doing ok on this diet misson, don't you just get fed up with it all though, if only we could just eat what we wanted i feel like i have been on a diet my whole life, but my jeans are getting looser it would be nice to go shopping for clothes from a regular shop.
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The thing is that I do eat what I want most of the time, I just do it sensibly, I've found healthy things I like and I balance it out with exercise. I made up my own "rules" (and I still tweak them and make them up as I go along) so it's pretty hard to get fed up with it.
I managed a 40 minute swim this morning, and now I'm just gearing up for running club this evening. I've still got the munchies but I'm indulging them a bit today because I should be running far enough to burn the worst of it off.
Poor George! Just like in life - don't pay attention to the charts! As long as his jeans fit properly then he'll be ok! 
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Michelle! I was dreaming about bunny rabbits! 
I think I might be taking advantage of Oxford Street on Sunday. 
One of them anyway! 
Indian veggie meal.... YUM! Indian food is so much nicer when its veggie. 
