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Bumbling along to be Mortgage Free

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  • hi michelle
    yes - clearly have too much time on my hands to read all these threads!!! ;o) no seriously though am looking for inspiration so thanks for giving me some! sorry about the bathroom disaster- sure it will be so worth it though when you have a lovely new one you can actually use!
  • Hello Michelle

    So sorry to hear about the bath..it CARP news!:mad:

    We had to have hubbies car serviced today, I nearly fainted when I picked it up and the guy said 'yep everything fine luv, that'll be £216 please':eek:

    I've got some humgongous black trousers that I wear for work, I am ahving to turn them over at the waist to keep them up! See weight on or off its all a pain when it comes to clothes:o

    Keep up the good work.

    TPAx
    MFW - We've only gone and blooming done it!
    May 2013:j
  • LittleBit_2
    LittleBit_2 Posts: 533 Forumite
    What size are you Michelle? I have been clearing out and have been coming across clothes in 12s and 14s that don't really fit. I might have something I could send your way?
    Mummy to 3 fabulous boys all under 4 :eek:
  • SmlSave
    SmlSave Posts: 4,911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Despite him lobbing his mobile phone out of my landing window yesterday

    Just being nosey really but was this an accident or temper tantrum? I've never thrown my phone but I have thrown screwdrivers in a temper when nails won't come out. :rotfl:
    Demolished far too many biscuits. I might have to go cold turkey with them

    Busicuits and crisps arn't even allowed in my house Michelle! not even nutella anymore since I devoured a jar when DH was away :o
    Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck :)

    Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
    Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway
  • LittleBit_2
    LittleBit_2 Posts: 533 Forumite
    You are definitely not on your own with the general attitude towards food. My clothes are all too tight, and I just can not stop eating! I've had weetabix for breakfast as I thought I would try and be healthy. But then I've just made DS1 a slice of toast with peanut butter, and ended up having some myself too. Then I've just wondered back into the kitchen and had a slice of carrot cake too! And I'm still hungry for lunch.
    The problem with me is that when I think about food, i.e. dieting, I literally can not stop thinking about it all day, and will eat everything in sight! I'm starting to think the key might be to eat what I like, but just make sure I eat plenty of fruit and veg, drink plenty of water and exercise regularly. If I try to deny myself things I just crave them even worse.
    Oh and I'm right there with you on the Nutella on a spoon :rotfl:
    Mummy to 3 fabulous boys all under 4 :eek:
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
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    Michelle,

    I swear by not buying the wrong foods. DH has diabetes so I don't buy chocolate, crisps etc. I occasionally buy a treat but in small quantities only (even when they cost more - waistline over money saving). So in the nutella example I would buy the smallest jar possible or buy a small amount of the single portion treat sizes and open and use them occasionally.

    My other tip is to eat parts of a portion - for example when I get given a box of chocs, I bite the choc in half, put the other half back in the box and chew and swallow the first half before deciding if I want the second one (I do have to check choc boxes before offering them round :D). I consider the half to be having a choc, IYSWIM. I also eat things like muffins by breaking off and eating bits by hand, and if I have left some on the wrapper for a while I throw it in the bin to prevent grazing on it later. I snack out of the fridge/cupboard but never out of the bin :eek: so I feel it is helpful to prevent me eating the huge portions these things are sold in.

    It isn't entirely MSE, but it is healthier I feel.
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • taka
    taka Posts: 3,483 Forumite
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    I've had to ban most biscuits. The only ones I have in my house are the go ahead crispy slices (like garabaldi biscuits) that come as 5 individually wrapped packets of 3 biscuits. I feel guilty if I have more than one small packet of 3 so it works for me! Normally if a big pack of biscuits is open I eat them all waaaaaayyyyy too quickly! :o

    I've banned myself from crisps altogether for now... none for 2 months now! I sometimes miss them but they have such dangerous food/mental associations for me it is probably healthier all round if I avoid them for now... :cool:
    Mortgage free as of 12/08/20!
    MFiT-5 no 45
    You can't fly with one foot on the ground!
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    well done michelle
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • SmlSave
    SmlSave Posts: 4,911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    IS there a fingers crossed or praying smilie?
    praying-animated-animation-praying-smiley-emoticon-000338-large.gif&h=94&w=74&usg=__ioA_yqVPRw1caw9z3iDumt87kEc= here you are Michelle :)
    And i have been known to eat nutella with a spoon when desperate.
    Me too! :D

    Well done for putting the fairy cake back and sorry about the bathroom problems.
    Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck :)

    Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
    Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway
  • Sending you big BIG hugs and positive vibes xxxxxxx

    TPAx
    MFW - We've only gone and blooming done it!
    May 2013:j
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