'supporting each other through really tough times'

bluebag

For those of you trying to lose weight, my OH lost 2 stone by just cutting 250 calories a day and using an exersize bike for 15 mins a day.
This results in a weight loss of approx 2pounds a month, hardly earthshattering but easy to do and acheivable.

250 cals is the same as a mars bar.

ginnyknit

Cranky the house elf will have fun - tell him from me cos Oh is fab with kids and will have him laughing his socks off. We will find somewhere mutually beneficial for all of us :rotfl: I think you have done amazingly well coping with your loss and a bit of a weight gain is not a major problem, you will tackle it like everything else - with cranky style and grace

the mantra is pinched from a book and changed to suit - originally 'We are not at home to Mr !!!!-up' I think. Will check it later. Must add it to my sig.

mrsmortenharket

Hello all

Happy new year.

I'm a long term lurker on the thread!

Fuddle, some people just need to be on anti depressants. I have tried time and time again to come off them, but I just need a small amount. I am on 20mg of Prozac a day.

I need to lose weight. Did sw in 2009 and by April 2010 I'd hit my target. So I relaxed. And now I'm back to what I was. I'm not going back to sw though as I can't justify the expense. Am going to cut back. As soon as all the Xmas stuff is gone...!

I shall try to post more in 2013

Best wishes

Lisa x

bluebag

fuddle wrote: »

Off I go to Facebook then. Hullo cheapskate and lovely to read your mum is out of hospital! not sure until I read fb but the tone of your message is much more positive I think I may be going back in ADs in the future. I'm struggling

Two in my house on AD's, both so much happier and positive. Some need medication to live as full and happy a life as possible. Thank goodness it's available.

This is life, there is no dress rehearsal.

monnagran

Oh! Don't talk about weight. OK. If you insist. GQ: I weigh almost 15 stone and I'm only 5ft3. I've battled with my weight all my life so I can speak with great authority on every diet that's been around since the 1950s, also every weight loss club that has ever existed has had my custom at one time or another. At Christmas my DIL's father was extolling the 5/2 fasting diet. He has been on it for a while and lost shedloads of weight so I'm giving it a go. I find abstinance much easier than sensible moderation so this just may work. I'll let you know.
Anything but exercise.

Still suffering my cold which turned into a hacking cough yesterday. The Rev went out and bought me some of the yelling bull's cough mixture. Miracle! I feel much better now though the Pharmacist did tell the Rev that this is called the 100 days cough. Anyway, I'm about to take some of the drowsy stuff in the hope that I sleep tonight.

Fuddle: You can make a good living doing other people's cleaning. I suppose it varies depending where you live, but here it's about £8 an hour and where I lived before it was £10. I've done all sorts to make a buck or two and when my two were little, before I returned to teaching, my favourite job was working in a Photographic studio where I was a general dogsbody and made up Wedding Albums and such for 4 hours a day. Don't worry, you'll find something.

Right. Cough mixture and bed.

x

kidcat

I have looked into cleaners recently and the minimum here is £10 per hour for an independant, thats is the house provide all the materials and equipment. Its not bad money at all.

Living on a new build estate is a captive market too - there is not likely to be an established cleaner.

fuddle

You're all so wise. It is the never ending possibilities that are unhinging me. I shall stick with the facts. A qualified nursery nurse with 10 years experience of working with disaffected teenagers in schools and children with special educational needs. I can walk a arduous of 2 miles and further on the bus. The school has wrap around care for the girls. I will look for jobs within reach an that are appropriate.

I had thought this afternoon about using Boudicca the trolley to ferry cleaning wares to clean around the area and do others ironing but I've poo pooed it for now. Nothing wrong with the idea other than I need something for me, something ill enjoy and I need colleague interaction too.

Landlord has finally responded to the deposit scheme. He now wants £350 to replace the item. Scared of saying what incase he finds me. I refused and asked requested the full amount. When he refuses that, as I'm sure he will, we will go to arbitration where I can clearly document that there is no evidence as there's never been an inventory or scheme of condition. The deposit scheme have confirmed that it is for him to proof that the damage was started by us. He can't as 1) it wasn't caused by us and 2) he hasn't a shred I the paperwork signed by us that he needs.

I've had my dear older age friend over visiting today. She suffers from osteoarthritis. I was telling her about my knee problems and she felt my knee as i moved it up and down. Something inside grinds as its moving and she said it was the same for her at my age before arthritis kicked in. My right knee hurts more than my left. Surely arthritis would have both knees of equal pain? I'm looking forward to a new doctors surgery to see if I can get further help with the suspicion if IBS, now arthritis at 33, oh and I'm a bit frantic now off the ADs... Am I normal?! Gunna think in a right one.

Pleased to report that this evening I have felt the happiest and calmest for a few weeks. Beware though, tomorrow my mother is visiting my new abode. She might just be happy for a hange... You know, what with keeping up appearances and everything being new.

Does anyone know if there's such a thing as she's insurance? Sheds aren't covered in my policy and as we no longer have a garage we need a shed for DH's fishing stuff, lawn mower, kids bikes. It's DH's carbon fibre fishing pole (you would cry if I told you how much he
paid for it 7 years ago) that we just couldn't replace if it got stolen now.

Carbonara? Is it an easy dish? Eldest DD would like me to make it as mil has took the kids out for lunch. Could anyone recommend an Italian cookbook?

I stink that's it. Oh, another idea I had this afternoon was making and selling homemade dog biscuits at craft fairs market stalls etc. just wondering wondering if I would need hygiene clearance from the council.

And with that, I have emptied my head an I should be able to sleep. Have I been on topic? Recipes? LL woes and being ripped off, money making and employment, ageing and battling on, insurance. By jov give that girl a gold star, very MSE. Oi no, a bronze one as there was nowt aboot auld style!

Yes I'm tuned to the moon. Goodnight lovelies

fuddle

Arduous was supposed to be radius
Stink was think
She's was sheds

kidcat

fuddle it may be cheaper to change your current policy, ours cover us for £500 of shed stuff and all the bikes are covered seperately, it wouldnt cover it all but it would get us buy certainly.

meanmarie

Why did someone mention weight loss??? -I am 14st 12 lbs (5ft3ins) and really need to do something about it....am planning on joining the pool where I had lessons and trying to get in a swim at least 3 days a week, with a walk for an hour the other days....apparently early morning walking before food is the most effective, can't remember where I read that and its probably codswallop, but won't do any harm I reckon. Need to up the fruit consumption....can't handle cold fruit in winter, need to do something.

Still haven't managed to balance the budget, will have to plunder OH's saving account, which is there in case we need to go to hospital, emergency dentist etc....in the good old days it was our holiday spending money but no longer.

Sorry to be such a gloomy b**tch, am cold and need my bed!

Sleep well all.

Marie