Daffy's 'patchwork dreams' diary 22 May 2011 at 8:41PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Debt Free Diaries 1.5K replies 54.6K views

retiredandskint

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Ooh, more people, how exciting! :j :j

Hanb, goodness me woman! :eek: Go and do something more interesting than catching up with my last 4 months! :eek: Short version - finished the PhD and became Dr Cheery and am now working full time :eek: That's about it on the important stuff front

You forgot the underwear buying session :rotfl:

On page 2 already, so much reading to keep up to date.

I'm twice your age but I love the cheeriness and energy of your diary

se999

Hi Cheery, love the idea of a trapeeze lesson and the nice undies sounds good too. Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures.

Cheery_Daff

NorthernLas wrote: »

Why not be MSE and start training for the trialtholon instead of SW? (No problem if SW will help, but I'm sure that Mr C could pretend to weigh you each week on a Wed and Tut or Cheer as appropriate)

Tried that NL At the minute I need both But I'm going to pay for 12 weeks upfront, and don't intend to pay at all after that because I will have reached my target and it's free

InaPickle wrote: »

I need to join you on the weight loss and decluttering fronts. I have too much of both of those. I've heard good things about SW, but the food combining is a bit confusing to a novice from what I've heard. You aren't supposed to eat carbs and protein together, are you? That's the Hayes diet that I've heard about, at least. Is SW as extreme? I couldn't survive without lasagna, that's for sure, but SW would be worth considering, otherwise. Advice, please!

Sleep tight, and dream happy Cheery. :cool:

I don't find SW confusing at all Pickle (I have other issues with it, but not confusing ones :rotfl:) Certainly no need to survive without lasagne! I believe the idea is that nothing is banned

I don't eat meat, so do all 'green' days, so can eat as much as I like of pasta, rice, veg, fruit, beans, pulses, lentils, eggs, fat free dairy etc. Then I add in a bit of fibre (so bread, or nuts, or meat, or fish), and a bit of calcium (dairy etc), and then everything else gets 'counted'.

I believe the 'red' days you can eat as much meat, poultry, fish, fruit, veg etc as you like (all properly prepared, of course, not KFC! :rotfl:), but you have a limited amount of pasta, rice etc. Still unlimited fruit and veg (and probably other stuff too).

I believe they've made it even more straightforward now with a new 'extra easy' plan anyway, but not done that one myself as I don't eat meat so don't need to. There's a sample menu on their website.

Good luck for the interview!

So - today is a busy one! Have got a plan for the day, will post in a minute...

Cheery_Daff

So, plan for the day....

Before 9am:

* shower
* quick clean round kitchen
* quick clean round bathroom

Work 9-11

* find cash book
* 15 mins declutter

Work 11.30-1

* lunch

Work 2-5 (with a brief cuppa, of course)

* Slimming world at 5
* ring friend
* sort out card to post with dishcloth
* clothes and lunch for tomorrow
* swimming lesson 8.30 (see NL, I'm on the case with that too! )

Er, that's it I think! (hope :rotfl:)

Best crack on with it! :j :j Weekly plan coming later - already written but it's upstairs (and it's nearly 9am!)

Karmacat

Happy New Diary! My word, this has gone fast - hope your day's plan is going well. Hmmm, maybe I need to plan my days a little bit like yours, it can be difficult to do otherwise.

DedicatedDFW

Hiya Cheery and Happy New Diary :j

Settles down with a cuppa :coffee: and some cheese crackers

Loving all the energy and goals hon, will be reading with interest. x

redsquirrel80

Happy new diary.. am loving the patchwork plans - lots of luck with it all! :T

Cheery_Daff

Thanks you lot! Although I've now realised that you all call me Cheery on here, not Daffy, and that's what I should have called my diary :rotfl: :rotfl: Evidently wasn't awake last night! :rotfl:

Work going well this morning :j :j :j Although I did ring a local authority to get a name of someone, and the call centre wouldn't tell me, saying 'Is this a sales pitch? We don't respond to them' :eek: Absolutely not! :eek: :rotfl:

Ah well, onwards and upwards

EssexHebridean

You're Daffs to me, Daffs! Title looks just fine! Lovely new diary - I love them - to the extent that I might have to starthingking about a new one for myself at some stage....but not enough has changed at the moment - maybe I'll hold out until September!

Lovely plans, am especially interested in your get fit and tone up plan (NOT "diet" - I don't DO diets!) as I too am trying something similar at the moment so we can cheer one another on!

InaPickle

Cheers, Cheery! Am just off for a pre-testing shower and hair straightening session.

Enjoy your evening and I think I might have to consider the whole SW thing, although with living at home and not entirely being in charge of the food, I find it difficult to do things like that. *Has a little ponder*