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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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muddywhitechicken wrote: »Another successful weigh-in at chub club :T I've now lost 16.5 lbs in 7 weeks :j
£400+ of clothes to be returned for a refund
I've also been wardrobe shopping - several BNWT items from my pre-MSE days now fit
Well done on the weight loss! I remember saving a pair of jeans last time I lost weight then not loving them so much once they fitted:rotfl:Mortgage OP 2025 £6250/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £36,210
Money making challenge £38/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
Thank you all - I am feeling rather pleased with myself
I need to lose another 3.5 lbs to reach the next milestone and there are 3 more weigh-ins before Vietnam - onwards and downwards!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Onwards and downwards indeed, good for you 2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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*feeling weary*
A 4 mile walk, the bare minimum of housework and chicken coop cleaning today and that's all I'm doing
Today's offerings from the freezer are LO roast beef and 250 g of minced beef that are being turned into a cottage pie to be served with roasted sprouts.
Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 0Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Money shuffled and MOP made... we're in the £80,000s :j:j:j
And I had a second wind this evening so we went for another 4.5 mile walk - 23,000 steps today :TMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Well done all round :T. When is the holiday?A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0
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When is the holiday?
23 sleeps :j
Last month's new good habit of drinking 1L water during my daily commute was successful :T so this month I'm extending that to the weekend and at least an extra 500mL/weekday.
This month's new good habit to form will be dry body brushing every morning Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Dry body brushing! Now thats something that would help ... tell me more, I've heard of it but not much else ...2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Dry body brushing can help to improve circulation and leaves skin softer and smoother - supposedly...
More on how to do it here
Looking forward, my good habit for mid-April/May will be to do something every day to tone the saggy bits!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Well done on getting into the £80ks
I may pinch your February good habit of drinking a litre of water everyday as I spend a lot of time in the car and certainly don't drink enough.Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
Make £2021 extra income - £99.750
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