Michelle's Big Push to Christmas Challenge

newgirly

I bought the soap and glory xmas special offer last year for dd, and dh bought it for me, we have lots left still but the flake away is really good.

chelly78

remote_control wrote: »

chelly78,

Do you snack because you are hungry or bored? I used to snack in the afternoons at work and now I have softmints. I admit I have an addiction but they work because I have a few in the afternoon and being minty I find I don't want to eat anything once I've had one anyway. I know they're not fantastic for me but it is saving me having a chocolate bar a day so it is all good. I'm always starving by the time I get home but I defo appreciate my dinner more when I'm hungry.

p.s. eating ben and jerrys while typing this.

I like softmints too much not to eat the whole packet in one go!! To be honest I don't really snack at work but when I get home instead of cooking dinner straight away I will have something to eat. Think I just need to get back into going to the gym on the way home from work and then there won't be the temptation!

gratefulforhelp_2

I the interests of saving £20-25 a month off grocery bill, I have delegated DH to pick it up on his way home from work on Fridays.

Baby steps!

B-J-D

thought id give a bit of an up date to keep on track.....

wealth-have £2155 saved in isa against stooze credit card to be paid off in march have managed to put £100 away on friday payday (oh gets paid weekly)
-not put any of christmas on the credit card, need to start saving now

health-go for a run with the dog every week morning when ds sons back at school
-get to my goal weight at slimming world to go for free
-conceive baby no 2 in wich case #1 will be a walk not run!! (thank god!!) and #2 can go straight out of the window!!! yippee! (i joined the slimming group because we have been trying for a long time and i needed to keep my mind busy with other things) watch this space!!!!

up the ante-make £80 on surveys
-make lots more effort to meet up with friends for a cuppa
-be extra organised for christmas, thortfull gifts not just bought at last minute, make very special for family esp ds had a chat with dh and started puttin a list together of what we think pepole might want

frugal fun-stick to my weekly budget have done this week
-monitor electric (try use more over night when its cheaper)
-have 14 NSD every month 2nd one tday so should be on track
-cook from scratch, healthy, cheap, filling meals. plan, use up and bulk cook to keep spends down have got loads of home grown tomatoes, beetroot, carrots, onions, ruhbarb and brambles so been fitting meals around these things


feeling great bout this, feel focused and will be upping the ante when my son goes back to school on wed

themadvix

I've had a manic week, so this is the first chance I've had to sit down and catch up properly in the world of mfw! This looks like a great challenge and the first one I've ever joined!

My goals:

Health: Lose 10lb - I've already lost 5 and would like to get to a steady 10st by Christmas (and keep it off over Christmas). Make the effort to play badminton every week - no excuses! Try to get out for a ten-minute walk three days out of five.

Wealth: Save £2000 for wedding (about £600) and house (yes I'm a fake mfw, no mortgage yet!).

Up the ante: Be disciplined about business admin, including invoices - do it straight away (I'm self-employed and hate the admin side of things). Get accounts in order and tax return filed for last year.

Frugal fun: Make the time spent with fiance quality time - less mindless tv and computer!

That should be plenty to keep me going alongside organising wedding and looking for a house!

Vicky

misscousinitt

Oatcakes are a good healthy snack - very filling too.

Did ok at the weekend - my glass of wine on Friday turned out to be just half a small glass!

Was forced to eat out last night as MIL has no kitchen at the moment, so we took her out for something to eat - it was only cheap and cheerful, but still very tasty - better and cheaper than having a takeaway - at least it was a proper meal.

Seeds are still going well. Still no tea either.

Radish72

Health - lost a 1lb

Wealth - off to see mortgage adviser on Saturday to see if we can port BF's mortgage over to a new house and how much deposit would be needed if his sold first

Up the anti - Still no crisps though very tempted tonight for some reason

Frugal fun - de-cluttered a bag of clothes that are now to big to the charity shop

gratefulforhelp_2

Well done Radish!

yukkibear

Went for a run today so the weight loss is hopefully going in the right direction.

Radish72

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Well done Radish!

Cheers, I definitively need to do more walking, keep telling myself I can't fit it in