Making chicken feed of my mortgage

apple_muncher

Have you tried 'no screen time' for 30-60 mins before bed? Might help with sleeping....

muddywhitechicken

No, it's usually 15 minutes. I don't have any trouble falling asleep but then I wake up when Mr MWC comes to bed, I wake up because I need to pee, I wake up when Mr MWC gets up to pee, I wake up because I'm too hot...

I've been to the gym for an hour this morning and now I'm just waiting for it to stop raining before I walk into town to run some errands.

michelle09

Hehe, I am impressed on your caffiene - I couldn't do it. But last week I was in bed by 9.30pm every night so it's clearly not impacting.

CathT

I drink de-caf with the occasional 'proper' coffee. I am in bed by 9pm most nights! I do find though if I have a proper coffee it doesn't give me the energy boost I assume it will.

muddywhitechicken

Fairly lazy day - must be more productive tomorrow.

1. Go to the gym a minimum of 20 times before 10 December.
Yes, 1 hour today [9/20]
2. Follow the WW plan properly in November and at least 5x/week in December.
Yes, 30/30 WW points [13/32]
3. Reduce caffeine intake - maximum 1 coffee/day.
Yes, the limited edition Nespresso espresso macchiato won!
[13/32]
4. Drink 1.5 L water/day (including weekends).
Yes [13/32]
5. No late nights in November.
No later than 10 pm again tonight [13/32]
6. No watching rubbish made-for-TV Christmas movies when I'm home alone midweek (I have identified this as a trigger for binge eating ). Go for a walk instead!
Lots of rugger, Detectorists and Motherland [13/32]
7. Make a real effort to get to work early or on-time every day (my current punctuality is appalling)
N/A [9/24]
8. Meal plan from larder/freezer/garden in November. Only buy milk, yogurt, bread, fruit & vegetables.
Big fail - sushi and sashimi from WR's fresh sushi counter for dinner [9/32]
9. No unnecessary spending!
£27.65 spent on dinner... [7/32]

muddywhitechicken

Weigh day... I only lost 0.5 lb this week but that is half a stone in a fortnight :j

Plans for today:

- dead head pansies/tidy pots
- rearrange pots/bring some into the conservatory
- pull up the last few annuals/tidy up the perennials but there's not much left to do in the flowerbeds
- get the new leaf blower/vac out of the box and use it
- clean chicken coop
- frost protection for my salad leaves
- lots of laundry
- clean bathroom
- choose & order nephew's 1st birthday & Christmas gifts from his wishlist (I've been waiting until my dad is here and I'll order presents from Grandad as well)
- write his birthday card whilst Mr MWC is here so it is ready to post mid-week
- prep what I can food-wise for the next few days (I've already meal planned and WW-pointed for the whole week!)

I was going to order Mr MWC's Christmas present but I've just found out that he's away most of the next 5 weeks so plenty of time for it to be delivered without him seeing it...

muddywhitechicken

Plans for today:

- [STRIKE]dead head pansies/tidy pots[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]rearrange pots/bring some into the conservatory[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]pull up the last few annuals/tidy up the perennials but there's not much left to do in the flowerbeds[/STRIKE] I also picked the last raspberries & cut back the canes.
- get the new leaf blower/vac out of the box and use it - No, that's the third weekend I've been meaning to use it and haven't
- [STRIKE]clean chicken coop[/STRIKE] Miss Betty aka Miss MWC looked really cold & miserable today (she's moulting and there isn't an ounce of fat on her)
- [STRIKE]frost protection for my salad leaves[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]lots of laundry[/STRIKE] Fifth load just finishing, managed to get some line-dried :T
- clean bathroom
- [STRIKE]choose & order nephew's 1st birthday & Christmas gifts from his wishlist (I've been waiting until my dad is here and I'll order presents from Grandad as well)[/STRIKE] Birthday & Christmas gifts from Grandad, Auntie MWC & Uncle MWC, & The Girls (chicken-themed of course!) ordered. Also ordered Christmas gifts for the children next door from The Girls.
- [STRIKE]write his birthday card whilst Mr MWC is here so it is ready to post mid-week[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]prep what I can food-wise for the next few days (I've already meal planned and WW-pointed for the whole week!)[/STRIKE] Another bag of salad leaves picked (£1.89/bag)

1. Go to the gym a minimum of 20 times before 10 December.
No [9/20]
2. Follow the WW plan properly in November and at least 5x/week in December.
Yes, 30/30 WW points [14/32]
3. Reduce caffeine intake - maximum 1 coffee/day.
Yes [14/32]
4. Drink 1.5 L water/day (including weekends).
Yes, 1.75 L [14/32]
5. No late nights in November.
I've a headache so I'll be in bed by 9 pm tonight [14/32]
6. No watching rubbish made-for-TV Christmas movies when I'm home alone midweek (I have identified this as a trigger for binge eating ). Go for a walk instead!
No rubbish TV [14/32]
7. Make a real effort to get to work early or on-time every day (my current punctuality is appalling)
N/A [9/24]
8. Meal plan from larder/freezer/garden in November. Only buy milk, yogurt, bread, fruit & vegetables.
Beef rendang for lunch using YS meat from the freezer & sprout soup for tea [10/32]
9. No unnecessary spending!
No spending apart from the gifts above [8/32]

michelle09

Definitely a productive day! Not sure our washing machine would do 5 loads in a day.

Well done on the weight loss. Half a stone in a fortnight is nothing to be sniffed at!

pinkypig

Your targets are great - you've inspired me to drink more water:A
I don't think you or anybody else will ever get me down to one coffee a day though:rotfl:
Congratulations on your weight loss.

PP xx

muddywhitechicken

Thank you Michelle & PP
Only another 17.5 lb to go - for the last ever time, no more yo-yo dieting for me!

Received a letter from the building society - the interest on our mortgage will increase by £7.60/month from 1 December.

1. Go to the gym a minimum of 20 times before 10 December.
Yes [10/20]
2. Follow the WW plan properly in November and at least 5x/week in December.
Yes, 30/30 WW points [15/32]
3. Reduce caffeine intake - maximum 1 coffee/day.
Yes [15/32]
4. Drink 1.5 L water/day (including weekends).
Yes, 2 L [15/32]
5. No late nights in November.
I'll be in bed as soon as I've finished this post and washed my face! [15/32]
6. No watching rubbish made-for-TV Christmas movies when I'm home alone midweek (I have identified this as a trigger for binge eating ). Go for a walk instead!
No TV [15/32]
7. Make a real effort to get to work early or on-time every day (my current punctuality is appalling)
1 minute late :mad: [9/24]
8. Meal plan from larder/freezer/garden in November. Only buy milk, yogurt, bread, fruit & vegetables.
Store-cupboard tea - baked potato with masala-spiced beans* [11/32]
9. No unnecessary spending!
NSD [9/32]

* A WW magazine recipe - I flicked through a copy of November's magazine whilst waiting for my massage on Friday and photographed all the recipes :rotfl: