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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Arkers
    Arkers Posts: 1,587 Forumite
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    MWC - you have lost 6lbs in one week.....I want to know your secret x
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Wow! Well done on the 6lb weight loss.:T

    I have had no wine, crisps and limited sweeties, walked miles and have not lost a thing:(
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Arkers wrote: »
    MWC - you have lost 6lbs in one week.....I want to know your secret x

    Gain 6 pounds over Christmas & New Year and then reduce food intake to normal and increase exercise from nothing :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    XSpender wrote: »
    I have had no wine, crisps and limited sweeties, walked miles and have not lost a thing:(

    :(:(:(

    I don't know what to suggest but don't give up!

    I wasn't expecting to lose it so fast - it'll probably take me ages to lose the next 6! I need to concentrate on my portion sizes now.

    One thing that I know works for me is having 2 weetabix for breakfast rather than a bowl of yummy granola. I eat far too much of the granola and still feel hungry again at 09:30. The only problem is that I don't like weetabix - it makes me want to gag :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • XSpender
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    I love granola AND weetabix (with sugar on;)) but neither are GF unfortunately and most GF cereals are very sweet as is the bread which can add calories without noticing. I miss bran flakes and granary toast:rotfl:

    My jeans feel a bit looser which is a good sign even if the scales are the same:D
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 0

    Sausage, kale & barley stew for dinner - one of our favourites :D

    Still no share money cheque - Mr MWC will contact them tomorrow and ask them to re-issue the cheque (and hopefully in £s not $s this time)

    My peppermint bark mould has arrived - looking forward to making that for this year's hampers :cool:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Pearla*Merle
    Pearla*Merle Posts: 1,611 Forumite
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    The stew sounds delish! ...and I was just wondering how to use up the barley I've got. *adds to menu plan* :D

    XSpender - I tend to go by clothes fit, you've probably just added muscle thanks to all that walking ;)
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Pearla*Merle wrote: »
    The stew sounds delish! ...and I was just wondering how to use up the barley I've got. *adds to menu plan* :D

    Recipe here!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • kirstypark
    kirstypark Posts: 771 Forumite
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    what's a peppermint bark mould? never heard of that, but like the sound of anything peppermint..
    mortgage 1 33,000. paid nov 2012 :D. mortgage 2 87,000 due 51,686.76 at july 2013, but then:new home and remortgage ... £101065.43:eek: now 74k
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    kirstypark wrote: »
    what's a peppermint bark mould? never heard of that, but like the sound of anything peppermint..

    This is peppermint bark mould :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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