No T Words mentioned at all - a fresh start

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It hasn't been hard to do IVYLEAF all I've had to do is to remember what I'm allowing myself to eat and to have enough of it that I don't feel hungry. I've removed fats and oils (sadly including cheese), sugars and cereals out of the diet entirely. I use a 1 calorie oil spray when I cook and not much of that and I don't have breakfast as I don't like breakfast, never have. Typical day will be home made soup with a piece of cooked chicken for lunch and sometimes an apple,a banana or some blueberries sweetened with stevia if they need it and some 0% Greek yoghurt and supper of lean meat/fish steamed veg/salad and plain new potatoes/pasta/rice usually followed by a 99 calorie yoghurt and a cup of black coffee.. I don't do bread although I have a crisp bread once in a while. I've found some very acceptable low fat products Laughing Cow cheese triangles are 25 calories each and taste cheesy enough that I don't miss cheddar, Muller light yoghurts are amazingly delicious and come in a nice big portion, 0% Greek yoghurt tastes fine, Truvia works well as a sweetener. If I want a treat I have a couple of Medjool dates which are fudgy sweet and occasionally I have a piece of dark chocolate if I really want sweeties. I use skimmed milk in tea and custard made with skimmed milk and truvia tastes just fine. I've taken off just under 10 kilos in 3 months and have another 5 to go to reach BMI 25. I'm hoping that I will be able to lessen the amount of meds I take for blood pressure and certainly feel better in myself both confidence wise and physically too. I walk the dog every day and walk rather than use the bus or take the car whenever I do things locally (the local shopping centre is 1.7 miles away and I walk both ways in good weather). It just takes no effort to stay on this way of eating and we're both enjoying the food we have more than we have for ages! Hope you can find your own pattern and solution and make weight loss as easy as we've found it.

fuddle

Lainey I feel it for you. I'm trying to find the words to comfort you but I miss my mam too and this morning I even had the thoughts that I wish I had her back, even with the drinking and the problems it caused, because that's better than not having her daft little sense of humour and her kind looking face pop up. The frequency of hurt lessens but in times of upset and in times of good the thoughts are strong and sad. You just look after you and all you can do is go with the tears. Sleep will come back to you. The waiting is just awful but you know what Lainey? If it's the same for you as was for me then the funeral, although heart breaking, will be easier in terms of dealing with the grief than these days of waiting. I don't expect my words would have helped because nothing can help but just to know that I understand and you're in my thoughts an awful lot.

I went to book in the the p jab this morning. I got past reception but was then told there are no vaccines as there's a national shortage. Oh dear. I'm to try again in a couple of weeks. I should lock myself away then.

I am waiting for kefir grains to make my own fermented drink in the hope that I can boost my immune system.

School place doesn't look good. The council are awaiting a call back from school from Tuesday so I have called the school myself. The receptionist told me that the school year is over subscribed but will see if she can initiate the Head to make contact. Honestly? If that's the organisation of the Head I feel like I might be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire re: schools and it's looking like she'll have to stay put anyway. I have decided, health permitting, I'm not going to get a car though. I have managed worse scenarios and as long as the hill isn't too much for my lungs, it will surely do them good. If I'm ill then DD will have to be a bit late for school while we get the service bus. Simple.

An other bit of news is today we agreed to remove the house from the bidding and allow the low offer to have it at that price. I didn't think Sis would go for that option but she has decided she has had enough and just wants it sold. So, paperwork permitting, it's well on the way to being sold.

And in a final bit of news... we're on for keys on Wednesday. I have spent the morning trying to work out who supplies the property with gas and electric. They are both prepayment meters which i'll get swapped over to my supplier ASAP. New keys/cards are on their way and should be on the doormat when we open the door.

Lastly, I have a respirator mask on it's way to me because my poorly insides are going to have to put up with damp work and a stove install in the first few weeks. We've paid our rent here until 24th of Feb so we won't be moving in straight away but me being me, i'll want to be sat in my new house day in day out.

LaineyT

Thank you Ivyleaf and Fuddle, I am hoping that as tough as it will be once the funeral is over I will then have some time to really come to terms with just what has happened over the last few months. I feel bruised and battered, both physically and mentally, but the only thing that can help with that is time, time to simply be.

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The pair of you can consider yourselves thoroughly hugged!!! sadness is part of healing, sadness comes before acceptance and life lets you move on and regain your equilibrium emotionally. I remember those few fragile days after dad died when the rawness of the hurt would catch me at the oddest times and buckle my knees, close my throat and tear my heart until I felt faint BUT I knew he was still with me and that helped me to weather those times when despair might have got the upper hand. You will both of you learn that you can be happy and can live again, that your loved ones never leave you entirely but are always close and closest when you remember them with love and affection and really are only a heartbeat away, bless you poppets hugs and love Lyn xxx.

pollyanna_26

Yes Fuds it is a bt line - only choice in this area . It's small first world stuff in light of others pain and sorrow but stupidly frustrating travelling miles to use someone elses internet . I never realised how many times a day I google different things and how much of dds medical stuff is dependent on the landline and internet . Fingers crossed they will finally sort it on Monday .

Meanwhile I am sending much love to dear Lainey at this time , I still have you in my thoughts and the candle keeps sending love and light to you all x

Same to Fuds it certainly was a year and a half for you and I'm wishing good health and good things for this year with peace and contentment x

I'm not ignoring everyone , just don't like taking over someone elses internet for long .
Hoping to be back next week warm wishes to all .
Much love
polly x

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Halleleuia He Who Knows has been to the pharmacy after much prodding from me and talked to the pharmacist and actually got himself some cough medicine to help with this awful hacking!!! I've moved myself out of the back room next to ours and into the colder but quieter front room as He's been keeping me awake night after night with his coughing. Poor boy is suffering but hopefully the medicine will at least give him a respite from the sore ribs caused by the constant coughing. This virus is a shocker!!!

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Evening all, it's been a raw cold day down here and I can't get warm no matter what I try Brrrr! Had a very productive morning and processed lots of veg from the allotment so all I have to do is pull some out of the fridge and cook it when I want it, made some leek and potato soup, cooked 8 baking potatoes I got YS for £1 to have for supper tonight and through the week too, buzzed through the house, made beds and put washing and ironing away. Nice Cookie walk with Sue and Charlie retriever too, taken at faster than normal pace because we were chilly and home for a cuppa. He Who Knows seems to be better today, the cough mixture is helping and he got a bit more sleep last night, he doesn't seem as sleepy either so I hope he's on the mend. I'm off to the doctor again on Tuesday when I hope she might be able to lessen some of my meds and we're looking after Charlie on Wednesday as his parents have to be out for some of the day, walkies in the woods methinks will make him a happy boy. Sue said today that she is going down to Cornwall for a few days to see her son and his wife and newest little grandson who now has his first tooth, Charlie will stay here with his dad while she's away, I'll miss her but it will be nice for her to have some family time with them. Hope you are all just busy with life, we seem to be quiet here at the moment, Lyn xxx.

karcher

I've lurked on this thread before but never posted...Just wanted to say, I'm with you on the being cold front MrsLW...my feet are freezing and not even my trusty hot water bottle is helping!

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Nice to have you with us Karcher, it's my hands that are suffering I can't make them warm Brrrrr!!!

fuddle

Welcome to the thread karcher

It is so sold today, so much so I have brought out the leather gloves and the DD's have gone to school with tights under their trousers. We're in for snow on key getting day. It won't be stopping me though. How is HWK's cough Lyn?

MIL took me to a carpet off cut place today. I have manged to get a half decent bedroom carpet at a good price. I'm really pleased as I went to Franks at the weekend and was horrified a the cost of cheap carpet and almost horizontal at the cost of something more substantial. It's being fitted next Tuesday, that gives us the weekend to strip the layers of gloss off those what we think could be original bedroom doors.

Also we have booked the stove surveyor to come and have a look at the fireplace on Fri with a booking for install next Weds and Thurs. This was never on the radar for the first job to be done but with it possibly being the messy job we figured we should get it done as the damp work was being done too. Excited? Much!

Can I ask what kettle do I need to sit on the stove?