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Debt Dropping the Elfen way!

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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Had an NSD, so the number is now 7! Am not doing too badly, didn't get a knee support as couldn't find one I liked and that would fit....but I should be OK without it, my knees are loosening back up again and that's the main thing.
    Did level 1 shred last day today, level 2 starts tomorrow
    Week 4 run 4 went OK, I cannow run 5 mins, but want to repeat the week to build up stamina and endurance.
    Survey points:
    OpinionWorld: 550
    Onepoll: 19.00
    Ipsos: 265
    Lightspeed: 150
    Mindmover: 400
    Crowdology: 0.00

    Also sat in the park and read part of my book. I'm quite enjoying Jude the Obscure, makes a change to see strong female role models in a book of that time.
    Eventually came home and did some more cross stitch, will need to take some pics tomorrow and show where I'm up to, I'm not doing too badly, I just want to get one of the sky colours done and I'll be happy.

    OK, targets for next week:
    Week 4 c25k: run 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Level 2 shred: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    At least 3 NSDs
    No buying crap
    Eat healthily
    Check bank regularly

    Food diary:
    B - apple and orange
    L - celery and carrot sticks
    S - raisins
    D - tuna and sweetcorn salad

    Might have a jelly and/or an ice lolly depending on how I feel.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    edited 12 July 2010 at 10:45AM
    Bank balance: -£737 ...buggar
    Cash in purse: £16.00
    Grocery spend : £48.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £37.00 - 5 is owed back to me
    Extra spend: £9 + £10 on taxis

    NSD: 7/15

    Not been a good day for me...was meant to go out last night (most stuff paid for after midnight) and we ended up staying watching Family Guy and playing Singstar....Still, got me out and it was really nice. My mates said I looked different (hair has been highlighted by the sun - they thought I'd dyed it, and I'm really tanned according to them - so good things :) )
    Since it was already a spend day, I treated myself to 2 vest tops, a DVD (Shaun of the Dead) a CD (Christina Aguilera's Greatest Hits) and a paper....so it wasn't too bad. Then I got housely bits and food shopping and I should be set food and cleaning wise for at least a week, probably more :) So it was all good.
    Started Level 2 shred this morning and thought I was going to die! Might go jogging later, I'll see how I feel.

    Surveys:
    OpinionWorld: 550
    Onepoll: 19.00
    Ipsos: 265
    Lightspeed: 150
    Mindmover: 400
    Crowdology: 0.00

    Food diary:
    B - apple
    L - sausage, bacon, egg and 1/3 portion chips
    D - chicken leg with veg
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    edited 12 July 2010 at 4:12PM
    Bank balance: -£771 ...bills bills bills
    Cash in purse: £6.00
    Grocery spend : £48.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £37.00 - 5 is owed back to me
    Extra spend: £9 + £10 on taxis

    NSD: 8/15

    Had to pay the water this morning, but didn't spend anything else so it's an NSD
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Survey totals:
    Ipsos: 415
    onepoll: 19.30
    Opinion World: 600
    Lightspeed : 220
    Mindmover: 400

    Haven't done much as I don't have the motivation to, but surveys are important I guess. Back to normal tomorrow hopefully.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    edited 13 July 2010 at 3:04PM
    Bank balance: -£771 ...bills bills bills
    Cash in purse: £1.00
    Grocery spend : £48.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £37.00
    Extra spend: £2.39 - envelopes and postage

    NSD: 8/15

    Did shred, posted ebay sale....thats about it.

    Surveys:
    Ipsos: 415
    onepoll: 19.40
    Opinion World: 600
    Lightspeed : 220
    Mindmover: 400
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Just going to start The Portrait of Dorian Gray...and hope the guy who's moved in next door isn't out there....he feels a bit stalkery.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Bank balance: -£588 - money in, Velma out
    Cash in purse: £12.00
    Grocery spend : £51.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £37.00
    Extra spend: -

    NSD: 9/15

    That's NSD no 9 for me today :D
    Feeling good on the NSD front but think other areas are lacking a bit lol. For some reason, I am starvingly hungry even though I had lunch only 3 hours ago, so might have some celery to quell the stomach monster.
    Food diary:
    B - smoothie
    S - apple
    L - rice cakes with beef and coleslaw, orange
    S - celery
    D - chicken and bacon salad
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Bank balance: -£650 - TV licence (30) out, Vanquis (10) out, 34 (to me) out
    Cash in purse: £13.00
    Grocery spend : £63.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £40.00
    Extra spend:

    NSD: 9/15

    Extra spends for today are:
    £5 Millets for a kagoule - can now jog in the rain!
    £8.35 in Buyology (discount store) - got a proper bin, some binbags for little (now bathroom) bin, a pedicure paddle (has a nail brush, pumice, file and other thing on it) and some sieves for when I cook veggies/rice
    Grocery spends were:
    £4.86 Asda
    £3.12 Aldi
    £3.92 cigarettes and 3 cans of pop
    70p for some crisps.

    Just eating some lunch before I decide what to do with myself this afternoon, probably not a lot!
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Bank balance: -£658
    Cash in purse: £12.00
    Grocery spend : £63.23 / 90

    Cigarette spend : £40.00
    Extra spend:

    NSD: 9/15

    Spends today were:
    £4.97 Tesco - in anticipation of getting home phone and broadband, I got a phone and a splitter/filter
    £2.68 - Lidl - needed coleslaw and meat...nomnom corned beef
    41p - stamp for sister's card
    £2.99 - Argos - pedometer
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    edited 16 July 2010 at 3:44PM
    Extra stuff....

    Food diary....
    B - smoothie and apple
    L - 2 rice cakes with corned beef and coleslaw, Carrot sticks
    S - apple
    D - steak and rice noodles with mushroom
    S - nuts and raisins maybe.


    Surveys:
    Ipsos: 590
    onepoll: 19.80
    Opinion World: 600
    Lightspeed : 220
    Mindmover: 400
    (not too shabby)

    Quidco might have a payout for me this month...only 50p but every little helps.
    Hopefully TT have accepted (so hoping I've passed the credit check, I should have done....I hope!) so that will be in end of next week I think, which makes life MUCH easier!
    have also done day 4 level 2 shred :)

    Targets for this week
    Week 4 c25k: run 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - postponed due to weather, will start again Monday with week 3
    Level 2 shred: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - has been bitty but over half done :D
    At least 3 NSDs - think there was 3 so that's met
    No buying crap - hmmm....I have tried...
    Eat healthily - not doing too badly, plenty of fruit and veg and proper meals
    Check bank regularly - have done :D

    Targets for next week
    Week 3 run 1 to 6
    Level 2 Shred days 4 to 10
    4 NSDs
    Check bank
    Check surveys
    No extra spends
    Little food spend allowed
    Do more cross stitch
    Do a bit of knitting
    Read 2 books for uni - starting Lady Audley's Scret today, next one will be Catherine.
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
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