The ultimate incentive worked! Now onto phase two

Birdie85

Hello!

I'm so glad it is Friday, I've not had a good night's sleep all week and I can't wait to go home and snooze!

One of the guys is leaving today so he's brought in goodies, I've already had a mini muffin and a mini brownie... calories galore! Dreading the weigh-in on Sunday!

That's great news about you being able to pay some money off already Flower! You'll be DF in no time!

Tete, I know what you mean about the nails, when I did my Duke of Edinburgh (many years ago now, don't like to think how long... 10 years!) I'd stubbed one of my toes the day before we went and after 2 days of walking it was well and truly infected and soooo sore! The nail just dropped off about 2 days later... eww! I don't know what to recommend to keep them on! Maybe it's best to let them come off and start afresh!

ETA: Bingoport sounds like a good way of getting extra 'cash' although I'm a little confused about how it works! May have to figure it out this weekend!

Tete_en_l'Air

Oh yuk Birdie, you haven't made me feel any better about my tootsies! I was thinking of just wrapping plasters around them to stop them coming off They don't seem infected, just ... loose!

If they're only MINI muffins and brownies I'm sure they'll be really healthy don't worry! And hurrah for Fridays!

poddle911

Hurrah for Fridays indeed! I feel like I've hardly been home at all this week - one evening of domestic duties, two gyms and a book club (more like wine and cheese club) and I'm exhausted!

I've mostly been eating jacket potatoes with tuna, sweetcorn and a salad I did give in to cheese last night though! But the hostess (my friend who's lost 25lb since Feb) was still eating cheese and biscuits and stuff so I thought it was okay... I resisted the m&s Rocky road bites though. Phew!

Dinah, I'm pleased you're offsetting the diet challenge with all this talk of malteser ice cream and cheesecake brownies - YUM!

Flower - how is it living with OH's folks? Except for the lack of internet - eek! It's great news for your debt though. I can't wait until all my DDs have come out on Monday so I can update my sig!!

Wendz - that's good profit on Bingoport but does sound a bit mystifying!

Birdie - bet you can't wait to go home! I hope OH has embraced his inner domestic goddess, er... God, too this week! And I second Tete - how bad can they be if they're only mini?! I had a minor episode the other day where I'd allocated myself a kitkat, but one of the fingers was solid chocolate, so I guess it must have been more calories than normal - if I don't lose weight this week I'm blaming nestle!

Cinny, I don't understand dongles at all! I'm far too old. But free laptops sound good

And Tete.. talking about manky toenails first thing... really? Gross! :rotfl:

Tete_en_l'Air

poddle911 wrote: »

I had a minor episode the other day where I'd allocated myself a kitkat, but one of the fingers was solid chocolate, so I guess it must have been more calories than normal - if I don't lose weight this week I'm blaming nestle!

:rotfl: You could probably sue them for that! (Well, maybe in America...:rolleyes:)

My toenails aren't manky! Just overworked!

Dinah93

Yey, just got my 2 free graze boxes (NIM + me), look yummy although I wouldn't be paying £2.99 for one when I could get everything in it for a lot less. Think I might get next weeks half price boxes though as it's nice to try new things. Got a nice autumninal apple, goji berry and blackcurrent mix.

Also, very exciting, got my first win in months! Just a Max Factor blusher, but a colour that suits me and great timing since I can't find my make up and have been using one red lipgloss as both lipgloss and blusher!

Tete_en_l'Air

Ooh I got an email telling me what's in mine, hopefully it'll be there for me when I get in. I've got pineapple (yum!) and american nuts or something ... looking forward to it! Well done on the win, I've been so bad at comping recently Have just withdrawn all my paypal money into my bank, rather than leaving it in there as 'free' ebay spends, will go towards the MOT fund ...

Birdie85

Well done on the win Dinah! It's always good when you win something you can actually use!

I really don't think I'll have lost any weight, dinner last night was steak and chips! I didn't have a fry-up-friday breakfast though as they hadn't put the food out when we went in so I had to settle for weetabix! I was a bit annoyed that they started putting it out just as I started eating! I resisted going up for some though!

I really doubt OH has cleaned, he's enjoying his bachelor-hood too much for my liking! At least if I spend all day tomorrow cleaning I can't go out and spend money!

Poddle, you should write to Nestle about the Kit Kat, they may send you freebies! I know a totally chocolate one is seen as a bonus by most but it's still a fault!

Pilchard

wendz86 wrote: »

I have been doing Bingoport for a while now and usually manage to get a five pounds amazon voucher a week by doing this.

Basiclaly each day you are allowed to do ten posts on the forum, they have to be at least ten words and then you get 100 points per post. This then leaves you with a thousand points. The posts are usually a bit pointless and i find myself repeating msyelf a bit.

Then i go on the slots and cash in 1000 points. I then play these slots at maximum bet and coins. Everytime i win at least 10 points i cash them out till i get to the end of my one thousand points. Then each day i do the same thing. All my winnings stay in my account and build up.

Hi there everyone

Haven't been on for a few days so been trying to catch up. I have to say Wendz, I'm rubbish at Bingoport - it takes me ages to build up the points and the last time they refused to redeem cos they said I hadn't bet enough. Since then I have bet loads and put in to redeem points but it has just sat there for weeks still pending despite several Thursdays coming and going. I think I'll try it again for a couple more weeks and just give up if not. I think I'll try your way and see if I can work it better.

Well. I have been busy with the new job this past couple of weeks and have done a day's overtime each week but have to go down to my contracted 4 days from next week cos we're starting work on the kitchen :eek: My employer paid me wrong this month so I will owe them next month so I have put the money away to cover my next (reduced) pay packet. I knew they would !!!! up but thought it would be not paying me at all. I've started paying off the Virgin CC that has now got the Northern Rock loan transfered to it and have had a couple more £12 MS, which is unusual for me. I'm being good and keeping my spreadsheet up to date when the money goes into my bank so here's hoping I earn more than the £99 I usually manage in a year!

Right, off for a busy day so have a good one everyone xx

Tete_en_l'Air

Wow, quiet weekend here! Sounds like you're getting organised moneywise Pilchard, and hurrah to work remembering to pay you!

I'm just popping on to say I've made an absolute pig of myself all weekend and will weigh myself tomorrow morning, couldn't do it tday as was at OH's and don't want to use different scales. How's everyone else? Back at work tomorrow Dinah?

Flower08

Hello everyone.
Definatly a quiet weekend on here! I have had a really unproductive weekend, really should get on with sorting our new budget out so we know how much spare we have to throw at the debts. Think we have probably wasted about £70 this weekend which is very naughty, but think the excitment of knowing we have hardly any bills to pay took over.
Will get us on track though, and OH knows that all the spare money will go towards the debts.