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  • vasseur
    vasseur Posts: 3,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper Debt-free and Proud!
    I'm not starting the diet until tomorrow but haven't been too bad today and I didn't have any alcohol last night :A
    It's not how far you fall - it's how high you bounce back.... :j
    Happiness is not a destination - it's a journey :)
  • Happy New Year to you.

    I did get on scales today....eeek and have started work on losing my first 7lb straight away. Good first day food wise but didn't do as well on the exercise front didn't get the jobs done outside as the weather is damp and miserable, so I have kept busy inside today (alcohol free). xx
    DMP with CCCS started Jan12 £34,906 Jan13 £31,893 Jan14 £26,836 Jan15 £21,894 Jan16 £16,839 Jan17 £14,415 Jan19 £12,938ish Jan19 £9,649 Jan20 £6612 Feb 21 0 Self managed from Jan'17
    Jan 18- Bcard1 £0,Bcard2(PRA) £0,C@ptl £0,Ybank,£0,Virgin/MBNA £0,YB1 £0,S@ntader £0,Bcard loan £0,
    DFD - [STRIKE]Jan 2027[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Nov 2018 [/STRIKE][STRIKE]Jan 2019[/STRIKE] - DFD 28 Feb 2021
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    If I am not eating at home (and therefore not in control) I tend to use the 'filling and healthy' list as a guide. Generally it has worked for me.

    I weighed myself this morning, and am xx stone 13 pounds, so aim to be xx-1 stone 13 by the end of Jan (there's no way I'm putting the real number in!)
    I did go out for a walk first thing, and had my boots with the fancy soles.
    Debts at LBM - Mortgages £128497 - non mortgage £27497 Debt now £[STRIKE]114150[/STRIKE][STRIKE]109032[/STRIKE] 64300 (mortgage) Credit cards left 0



    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    10 comps entered :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • nanto3girls
    nanto3girls Posts: 5,974 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Good luck, just entered quite a few myself.
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    happy new year ben ben. Good luck with your challenges this year!

    chev
    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • lellybun
    lellybun Posts: 499 Forumite
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    Will be starting tomorrow, as still had a few bits to finish up! I might actually use my exercise bike instead of shredding at first-might be too much of a shock otherwise :o. Aiming for half a stone loss for January and that won't happen unless I start and keep to this challenge.
    2023 Weekly Cash Envelope Savings Challenge #04

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  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
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    Morning all, last day of my holidays todays :(

    A quick list for today to keep me going ...
    • Shred
    • Enter 10 comps
    • Make sure ds uniform / pe kit etc are ready
    • Ds thankyou letters
    • Eyebrows etc
    Maybe if I keep my list short and sweet I might get it all done :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
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    Breakfast done and points tracked, I had scrambled egg on toast which worked out at 11 points :eek: (didn't have nimble bread, only had normal white loaf :cool:), but it will keep me full for ages so can probably get away with a smaller meal later.

    I am going to shred tonight as ds is staying at mums as he doesn't have school tomorrow but I do. I'll do shred and then have my bath, do my eyebrpws etc when he's there.

    Just placed a qualifying bet for a match tomorrow, which should hopefully get me going on the mortgage pot for the new year :)
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,373 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    3 comps done but off out now so will do the rest later on :)
    Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1587
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