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The Compers Inn - Part 20

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  • blackmidnight
    blackmidnight Posts: 13,296 Forumite
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    mad_gemma wrote: »
    guess who's back... :D

    Did you have a great time? Watched some of the coverage on ITV2 - looked great :D
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  • Tombo
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    What's with all the fannies on captcha??? Is it just me?? 3 times now I've had a number followed by fannies. Do you think it's lucky??


    Splodz - freeze some grapes maybe? I like sucking on frozen raspberries when it's warm, but that might just be me :o

    Nice to see you back Snidely - I look forward to some random comments around 6pm daily! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Haha, you're always there to cheer us up with your humourous comments! ;)
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  • Splodz
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    mad_gemma wrote: »
    guess who's back... :D

    Welcome back! :):) Did you have a great time?!
    Life is all about the journey.
  • mad_gemma
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    Did you have a great time? Watched some of the coverage on ITV2 - looked great :D

    well I'm pretty burnt on my head
    was absolutely wasted on Saturday night so much so that when dancing to the Rakes on the barrier, I was constantly flashing the bouncer (he even thanked me afterwards :o)
    haven't slept properly
    haven't showered
    and feel exhausted
    but LOVED it.
    met Nicky and C on Friday, had a natter. Went our own ways as we wanted to see different things. Found Nicky again briefly on Saturday but I don't remember it - my Oh told me today :o
    danced my SOCKS off to the Maccabees and Rakes on the barrier
    saw Will Young in Katie's honour :)
    saw Goldielookinchain today who were the BEST act of the entire festival
    had a MASSIVE headache saturday evening so couldn't see the sterephonics for long
    saw the Prodigy and really enjoyed them
    met so many lovely people
    and am just ready to flop out now :)

    we decided to leave early today, get back with no hassle, plus didn't want to see anyone else today (know nothing by Neil Young, Simple Minds and noone else appealed so bailed :) )
    hows everyone else?
    photos should be up this evening
    will catch up in a sec - I need cleaning! :rotfl:
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  • Splodz
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    Sounds amazing Gemma :)
    Life is all about the journey.
  • Lynsey76
    Lynsey76 Posts: 3,079 Forumite
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    Snidely you are so lovely, I hope your wife continues her improvement x I love your sig btw :)

    Splodz I am such a picky eater that I find diet plans to be really difficult. I lost a stone (just before getting pregnant :rolleyes: ) by having what I wanted, but in moderation. I only cut out biscuits and fizzy drinks as I could quite easily eat the whole packet of biccies!
    I found having a small cooked meal for lunch rather than sandwich, crisps, yoghurt etc helped me feel fuller for longer. I only needed a light dinner then. I also cut down on my cups of tea which helped too.
    I alternated days for bread too, as I didn't want to cut it out altogether. And if I wanted a cream cake I had one! So because I didn't deny myself anything I didn't feel I was missing out, and didn't get terrible cravings. I lost just over a stone in a couple of months this way but abandoned it once I knew I was expecting.
    Don't give in, you've done really well to come this far :) Maybe next month just look at a 'sensible eating plan' rather than a 'diet' :)
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  • Splodz
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    Lynsey76 wrote: »
    Splodz I am such a picky eater that I find diet plans to be really difficult. I lost a stone (just before getting pregnant :rolleyes: ) by having what I wanted, but in moderation. I only cut out biscuits and fizzy drinks as I could quite easily eat the whole packet of biccies!
    I found having a small cooked meal for lunch rather than sandwich, crisps, yoghurt etc helped me feel fuller for longer. I only needed a light dinner then. I also cut down on my cups of tea which helped too.
    I alternated days for bread too, as I didn't want to cut it out altogether. And if I wanted a cream cake I had one! So because I didn't deny myself anything I didn't feel I was missing out, and didn't get terrible cravings. I lost just over a stone in a couple of months this way but abandoned it once I knew I was expecting.
    Don't give in, you've done really well to come this far :) Maybe next month just look at a 'sensible eating plan' rather than a 'diet' :)

    Thanks Lynsey, that all seems very sensible. I found that I was eating sweets, cake, chocolate and other carp every day (and most days it was all those things) on top of my normal diet (which is actually ok!) so I needed to take drastic action. I was advised that I was getting sugar cravings which was making me over hungry and so cutting that out for a short period of time would help reduce my appetite. So I set myself a challenge for 1 month to cut out processed sugars as found in those things. I'm obviously still having sugar in fruit and juices. Once I've done this month healthy eating will be the name of the game and eating a bit of what I fancy in moderation. I'm one of those people who eats more when I'm being emotional so I'm trying to stop that too.

    You guys on here have been so supportive and have come up with some great suggestions which I am doing my best to put in to practice. Thank you so much it really does help. xx

    I will try not to have any more wobbles between now and the end of the month!
    Life is all about the journey.
  • Splodz
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    Life is all about the journey.
  • Lynsey76
    Lynsey76 Posts: 3,079 Forumite
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    I will be a bit healthier next month - once Magnum and Pepsi finish :D Comping is not good for the waistline! Got to set the Wii fit up again too, it's still packed after the move, that will help.
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  • Tulip
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    Nicky63 wrote: »
    Quick morning all and hiya Cis :D

    I expect you got some much better ones than these but here's a couple of pics for Katie to keep her going ;)

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    Having a brilliant time, over 200 pics so far :cool:

    See you all tomorrow xxx


    thank you so so much Nicky.I drool over the William pics,what a lovely man!

    *dreams* sorry everyone having a Will Young moment,Cis sent me some video links of him singing as well so I have a bit of Will,shes sending me a cd soon,thanks Cis for this,it was a complete surprise both of you.I am over the moon that you went to the trouble of doing this for me,I am really touched by both your kindness very much.

    Katie x
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