*Weekend Chat Thread 20/21st June 'Run for All'!!

scaredy_cat

and it's all psycological, how the supermarkets lay out the food aisles.

and we are encouraged to buy more than we need with the offers and bogofs.

daphne_descends

Let's not forget that a cream bun does actually taste bloody good too - food is as you are saying, cheap, easily accessible, everywhere you go... and god how much crap is there in the supermarkets, now I have DS to buy food for I am so disheartened by how much shiny packaging and processed food there is... I am not overly precious btw, just a change of perspective, in fact I don't want to forbid things too much as they then become desirable, but nor do I want him demanding every bit of plastic covered shiit, it's a fine line.

Toto

daphne_descends wrote: »

Let's not forget that a cream bun does actually taste bloody good too - food is as you are saying, cheap, easily accessible, everywhere you go... and god how much crap is there in the supermarkets, now I have DS to buy food for I am so disheartened by how much shiny packaging and processed food there is... I am not overly precious btw, just a change of perspective, in fact I don't want to forbid things too much as they then become desirable, but nor do I want him demanding every bit of plastic covered shiit, it's a fine line.

I totally agree DD. I've found it so much harder to control my eating as I've got older. When I was young it was all so easy, but throw in a few years of stress and frankly boredom with diets it all gets a little tougher.

Once I hit 30 I found I had to work at being thin despite a lot of physical activity. Also, it's tough when you have kids and have to feed them at certain times. I find myself picking when I'm not really hungry.

I think you will find that you have an awful lot of company on the struggling to lose weight journey, a lot more will sympathise with you and your struggles than will be on the 'oh just stop shoving stuff in your gob' bandwaggon.

ghostmadlittlemiss

Well, the food shop's all done and put away. I'm having another depressed evening though. It feels like I've got nothing done again. During the week, I at least have structure to my time, even if I'm too busy to do much with it. But on a weekend, I have the whole day ahead of me so I just drift. And then it gets to evening and I've barely done anything. I've done a couple of lines on the essay and I know if I get it finished then I'll feel so much better. I'm just struggling. I'm nearly at the end and worried that I don't have enough in it to make up the word count. And if I run out of things to say then I'm really stuck. So instead, I'm crawling along.

@ scaredy_cat - That stuff about splitting essays into sections is a good idea, definitely something to try in future. I just end up leaving everything until the last minute so I never feel like I have time to plan when in fact, if I planned I'd know what I was saying and I'd get the work done a lot faster.
Kayleigh

scaredy_cat

i know the feeling Kayleigh, completing the Access Course has showed me how i need to be orgaised better for doing the foundation degree next year.

i need a space to put my files and books and a table to work at.

sammy115

Hi y'all

I iz knackered...we all did it, we all survived and Spud and DD1 did it and even ran a bit of the way!!!

Bunny looks like a bloomin model even when she runs....she didn't look like she had run a run! Me and Sally looked like we were going to explode! It was hot, there was thousands running so it was a bit difficult to run at full speed (not that I wanted to, it was too bloomin hot).

Maz did great too (and looks fantastic by the way) and Snags and Bank of Slate put in a great performance!. Buffy is even thinking about 'trying this running lark' at some point.

I didn't do great on time (didn't get sub 60) but has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience. My DD's have shopped till they drop (in primark!).

Off to have a nod now....

scorgeous

sammy115 wrote: »

Hi y'all

I iz knackered...we all did it, we all survived and Spud and DD1 did it and even ran a bit of the way!!!

Bunny looks like a bloomin model even when she runs....she didn't look like she had run a run! Me and Sally looked like we were going to explode! It was hot, there was thousands running so it was a bit difficult to run at full speed (not that I wanted to, it was too bloomin hot).

Maz did great too (and looks fantastic by the way) and Snags and Bank of Slate put in a great performance!. Buffy is even thinking about 'trying this running lark' at some point.

I didn't do great on time (didn't get sub 60) but has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience. My DD's have shopped till they drop (in primark!).

Off to have a nod now....

Hey well done to all.

That's two of us disapointed with our times this weekend :mad: Never mind hun, we'll get the times we want soon

Burlesque_Babe

:Twell done to you all :T:j

ghostmadlittlemiss

Well done to everyone who ran the race this weekend. :T And on a personal note, my Employability essay is finished. :j :j :j Now I just have to do a table in Excel summarising the things I need to improve on before I could do the job I'm after and send my CV off to the Careers service at the uni so they can give me some advice on improving it. Time for vodka, I think.
Kayleigh

Toto

well done everyone who did the running thing, you are all stars and I hope you're all proud of yourselves.

I walked 10 minutes down the road to the pub today... does that count :rotfl: