A question for the women ....

lostinrates

kabayiri wrote: »

Personally I prefer clean shaven.

I never really bothered about personal facial grooming, until I had to take part in some video teleconf stuff with an American parent company. Apparently, some comments came back not only about an unshaven look, but also the fact that my eyebrows were quite unruly!

I was surprised, but since then I occasionally get my 'brows tidied at a salon in the village. It seems our American cousins are a bit fussy on image.

When my dad left public sector into private sector one of the funniest things was them trimming his eyebrows...(image is a ''thing'' where he works). he was mortified. still, he took to it...and never seen them unruly since.

Those really long hairs can be quite aging though. I call them grandaddy hairs....and any of dh's are whipped out pronto! DH is same age as me

lostinrates

Stay_tonight_in_a_lie wrote: »

If I didn't know any better I would guess you were trying to chat me up here ?:rotfl:

If you want to keep the rodent trapping would be a better way to go. Not much good after the little blue pellets.

fc123

amcluesent wrote: »

>Gents, feel free to answer too,<

Boots Vitamin A+E moisturiser, alternate around CK Obsession/Escape/Eternity as mood takes me, vain user of hair colour, Veet for men as needed.

I'm a metrosexual...

O M dear G...I share grooming habits with Amcluesant :eek: and he's a man.

Except for the Veet. Epilators are best MSE thingy for underarms and legs.
Other areas are more tricky.

Great thread BTW.

I had my recession a few years ago and first things to go were expensive wrinkle creams. I can truly say that they absolutely, definately don't work.

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

I had my recession a few years ago and first things to go were expensive wrinkle creams. I can truly say that they absolutely, definately don't work.

Perhaps you just didn't believe enough?:A:rotfl:

fc123

SingleSue wrote: »

Not a scoobie! Was planning on making an appointment with my doctor next week for advice.

I would normally just go to the friendly WW class but money being as it is, I can't really afford it (or justify it!), plus they seem to have stopped the one I used to go to which was during the day instead of in the evening....evening is no good for me as the boys don't do so well at group things and waiting around and no begger will have them on such a regular basis.



Unfortunately, that is my problem....I do starvation all too well and end up even worse than before. It's what I meant by unhealthy relationship with food, it was being suggested I may have/had some sort of eating disorder, I tend to veer between almost bullimic to just starving myself and messing up the metabolism in between.

I'm no longer a size 10 by the way...but I haven't got quite upto the 24 either.

Did you ever manage to glance at the books I sent as, you may find diets are not the answer? Change of diet is the key plus acknowledging and trying to mange all the stress, problems etc that then morph into chaotic eating habits.
Seperating them may take time...try and get some counselling off the GP.....they may have a waiting list but I am sure you could get an hour appt every 2 weeks eventually.
Then food shop after reading Felicity Laurence and you may find a way through it.

If you can seperate it all and read the Patrick Holford to start. it may work better than a straightforward old fashioned 'diet'.
Hope that helps.
Also thinking of food as fuel...like putting petrol in a car can work too.

SingleSue

Hiya, yep have been reading through them....think my problem is that no matter how much I tell myself that it is not a diet but healthier eating, my brain just will not compute and finally goes OTT.

It was one of the reasons I had to come off the WW maintenance thing after losing all the weight, I went all weird and obsessive about everything and that was despite losing so much weight over so long....the support that had kept me on the straight and narrow was reduced (there had been a couple of times during the weight loss process where I was advised to take a back step because I was becoming eek) and mentally, I went plah.

fc123

SingleSue wrote: »

Hiya, yep have been reading through them....think my problem is that no matter how much I tell myself that it is not a diet but healthier eating, my brain just will not compute and finally goes OTT.

It was one of the reasons I had to come off the WW maintenance thing after losing all the weight, I went all weird and obsessive about everything and that was despite losing so much weight over so long....the support that had kept me on the straight and narrow was reduced (there had been a couple of times during the weight loss process where I was advised to take a back step because I was becoming eek) and mentally, I went plah.

What I tried to say, badly, is don't diet or concentrate on the weight loss (like WW groups) but try to get some help and support for all the other stuff in your life, past and present. Just an hour a week 'Sue Time' to work through some isues may help. I am sure you qualify under NHS though there may be a waiting list.

You mentioned some time back 'full feeling' which could (I am no pshychowhatsit though ) come from childhood...full up = safe, happy feeling for example.

If you could untangle a few of those feelings, your appestat may get back to normal.
Processed foods cause havoc with appestat anyway as your body hunts around for nutrients like a hungry robot and we feed it tea and cake...so body get's hungrier and hungrier but it's only famished as it needs a little bit of pottassium or zinc.....so keeps sending hunger pangs so you keep feeding it.

MrsE_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I've always spent quite a bit on make up etc. I'd like not too, but I always fall prey to the promise of longer lashes, better finsihes etc.

Mine is mostly high end with some mid range. I love expensive make up, I'm a sucker for the ads, the hype & the packaging:o:o:o:o:o:o

BUT it lasts ages, so is very MSE:money:

MrsE_2

lostinrates wrote: »

LOL, me too. I could never get anything right, even Precriptives. But I'm only the second palest Laura Mercier....:)

I love Prescriptives foundations, I'm gutted they are finishing.

lostinrates

MrsE wrote: »

I love Prescriptives foundations, I'm gutted they are finishing.

Well, IMO, there is a whole new world of wonderful foundtions for you. By Terry is quite good I think, I'm sticking with Laura Mercier though.