'supporting each other through really tough times'

westcoastscot

Fuddle a yoghurt for breakfast isn't much - I'd be starved! Like some others here with a physical illness I struggle with exercise, and certainly weigh more than I did, or than I like, but i've learnt that I have to live with it to a degree - I find as soon as I think "must lose weight" I immediately want everything that is bad for me, whereas normally I have a good diet - just too much. So i'm following the old adage of breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper - by which I mean making my dinner at least half veggies. I need a good breakfast though - porridge sets me up for the day! Anything else and am starved by lunchtime.
Fuddle not sure what size you are but remember also that we are who we are - you always come across as a lovely woman, maybe you are meant to be a lovely cuddly-sized woman? lots of us are!!!!!
WCS

Pooky

Morning all

Blustery and damp here but at least it's washed the slushy grey snow away.

My sister is dyslexic, it was never recognised at school but she worked hard, did her degree and masters and is now working for herself making more money in a day than I could earn in a month. All 3 of her children have issues under the autism spectrum, her youngest hardly has any speech (he's now 12) but all three of them are high acheivers. It took a lot of fighting to get them all into mainstream schooling but they've done well and the eldest is of to Uni later this year.

I'm left handed, primary school didn't hassle me about it (but I had to learn to cut right handed as there were no left handed scissors around then). I went to a very strict all girls grammar school and I was always called up on my hand writing (mainly as we had to use ink pen and it smudged everywhere) and my English teacher told my parents they should have had the foresight to "train lefthandedness out of her" before I went to school. That went down well.

DH, DD2 and I are all lefties but eat right handed, DD1 is a righty and eats left handed....strange girl.

I need a kick up the proverbial today, I've not even managed to get dressed yet. DH needs his hair cutting, as does DD2 but she's still in bed, DD1 has work at lunch time, I need to clean floors and make lunch, bread and dinner.... Pfft! Stop the world I want a day off.

fuddle

Boult, thank you. That's the kind of tip that will make all he difference and likely not to be mentioned on a pattern. I'm going to watch you tube vids this week, while finishing my knit in the round snood. I've found a pattern on Ravelry and have a trip into my new town planned for Friday. Boyes ahoy! Some cheapo chunky wool and an enamel [STRIKE]crumble[/STRIKE] multi-purpose tin in my basket and a smile on my face.

It's meal plan day today and figured I would go have a look at the philidelphia soft cheese website. Apparently they have a lot of recipes with phili in them. My thinking is that if I buy the Phili cheese then that will save on separate items being needed to be bought for recipes. I tell you what though, I'm craving a shepherds pie right now. That's also on the menu!

WCS I'n my early 20's I was 12-14, late twenties till recently 14-16 and just now 16-18. I love my food. It's the only indulgence I have. My worry is health related as I'm only 5ft 3. Seeing Claire on Big Brother (yes, I watched a lot of it ) I really took to her accepting her size but also that really, deep down she wasn't happy about it. I'll never be slim, never but I have to do every thing in my power to get a hold on this so I don't get any bigger. The minute I hit 13 stone and have done over Christmas, I know know I need to take control and get it down a bit. DH calls me Chubs and always has done. It's a term of endearment believe it or not and he actively encourages me to dress for my shape and size (he thinks he's Gok Wan the goon :rotfl: ) I know he would prefer a wife that's slim and slender but knows it's not real life... and at the end of the day he's a balding 5ft 4 bloke, approaching 40 who is content with what he has. "stick the kettle on Chubs!" Cheeky isn't he? :rotfl: (please don't attack him, he's lovely and it's not at all intended to hurt me, in fact it back fires because he gets a cuddle as punishment and goes 'ergh get of us man! Kids, get your mam off me!! ensue hilarity and an excitable pile on, resulting in a hyper dog who needs a walk to calm down... by DH as I'm putting the kettle on :rotfl: )

Popperwell

Well, when I took ill(and thanks to the meds)and really put weight on I blame that for doing my mobility so to lose some weight would do no harm(without obsessing about it)I certainly don't want to get any heavier. But as WCS says sometimes we have to accept who we are and work around our problems especially if health related.

I do believe in a good breakfast but mine usually ends up now as brunch(could be classed as either breakfast/lunch)

I am already older than the few men on here...and am short, wear glasses and yes most of my hair has disappeared. But though what else can you do but accept who you are, I can honestly say that I do...what matters is what comes from inside...

I have managed to lose a couple of inches off the waist so am wearing smaller trousers...

jpscloud

I won't "weigh into" the calorie debate because I've got every T shirt going and still gained weight year on year - I now weigh far too much, and am ashamed because I know what to do about it... I just can't do it. I think I have some psychological issues with food.

After Friday night's blizzard/blanket of snow, and last night's howling gale and icy rain... we have clear blue sky and SUN here today! There's still a stiff cold breeze though.

Trying to get my messy, shameful (but much loved) home into some semblence of respectability as the broadband engineer will be coming on Thurs.

Fuddle you probably already know but the supermarket own brand soft cheeses (I use tesbo's value) are much much cheaper than philly and just as good.

boultdj

:DGlad I can help fuddle, Gran taught me to knit when I was 5, so I'v had about 38 year's worth of practice behind me,but I'm still learning how to do diffrent thing's with knitting, last year I faced my fear of knitting in a round, end result was everyone got bedsock's for christmas:eek:.

Mrs_Veg_Plot

softtuff it all sounds a bit :eek:, hope you are all ok.

savingqueen and boultdj thanks for sharing. We have a doctor at work with a very sever stammer. I can only think that having to talk to so many strangers each day is a huge challenge. I have noticed that she takes a very deep breath at the beginning of a sentence and is then able to say what she needs to say.

My mum struggled at school and i am convinced that she is dyslexic. It is not just bad spelling but getting letters mixed up and missing letters off the end of words. en we were having genetic counselling after it was discovered that DD2's orthopedic issues were genetic we had to do a family tree and put on it any known genetic problems. My mum comes from a very large family and we were shocked to discover that over half of the males on the family tree had dyslexia.
As for my daugthers problem we discovered that it has started with her dad (her grandparents were clear). There is a 50/50 chance that any of her children will inherit it from her but until she gets pregnant no one can tell how severely affected they will be. If she has a child that is not affected that child cannot pass it on to their children. Our other DD is clear. I am so glad the we did not know about this before we had DD2, as I can think of nothing worse than having to make the decision as to whether to risk having a child knowing how severely disabled they may be due to a condition you have passed on to them genetically. My OH and I were very lucky in that respect as we did not know he had the condition. He would still very much like a third child but it is not a risk I am willing to take. And as the girls are now 18 and 16 why oh why would I want to start all of that again. My OH is one of the broodiest men I know.

Spent last night doing homewrok for DD2 as she can not move her shoulder much yet after her fall on the ice. It is years since I had a good cutting and sticking session :D. It was like being back at school again.

Our widower friend jumped at the chance of home cooked Sunday dinner so will be cooking a leg of lamb (bought on offer in true OS style) and an apple crumble.

It has obviously rained a lot overnight because not only has all of the snow suddenly disappeared but all of the compacted ice as well. At least the estate roads will be safe today.

Off to flick a duster around the dining room ready for our guest.

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SOFTSTUFF hope you and DH are still OK and the flooding is leaving you alone. You are fully prepped for anything that might happen, and know where the evac centre is - This is one of those things we have no control over, just hope you have all you need, know you have the right mindset and skills to see yourselves through it safely. Keep in touch if you are able and let us know how you are doing, good luck, Cheers Lyn xxx.

2tonsils

Pops why not make a huge pot of vegetable soup to dip into when you want? Low calories, warm and helps to fill you up. I eat tons of fruit and veg as they are reasonably low in calories and help stop the feelings of hunger that can hit you suddenly. As you say, there are quite a few calories in the rolls...you would probably be better off having a baked potato, it can be done quickly in the microwave and might be more filling for you. I agree with the porridge my OH loves it..but unfortunately I can't get gluten free oats here so I have Greek yogurt with fresh fruit chopped into it most mornings or protein pancakes.

Fuddle, I also buy the supermarket brand of soft cheese and I like it better than the Philly...its only 1 euro a pack whereas Philly is almost 3 euros here for a smaller pack. I use it instead of butter on baked potatoes, mix it into pasta as a light sauce (usually with mushrooms and bits of bacon) and have even used it to make filling for some discounted smoked salmon made into pinwheels! Its very versatile. It's also lovely with bits of celery dipped into it as a snack.

We have a cold day but its sunny and dry. I have been warned we have an extremely cold spell coming about the same time as you (early to mid Feb) so my fake fur trapper hat is definitely coming out on show again. Sod worrying about what I look like, it gets seriously cold here at times! At the moment I have undies, winter tights, socks, fur lined boxer boots, heavy jeans, a silk polo neck jumper and a woolly jumper on! All day yesterday I felt chilled and I had loads of clothes on and the log fire blazing. I did hog the log fire at the karaoke bar I went to last night and it was lovely, in fact all the ladies were hogging the fire LOL It was worth going out to get that hot ha ha. They are having a quiz on Wednesday night and a cheap curry night on Saturday so if the weather is good we will be going to those. I did check that they would make my curry gluten free first though...don't want to go and not be able to eat it! It's only 7 euros including wine if you want it, so good value for money.

I am getting lots of people on my facebook talking about horrendous thunder and lightning in the UK along with high winds and torrential rain. Stay warm and safe and break out the sweeties.......and remember this is the first of a series of bad storms to hit you this week.....it will last till the weekend when you will get another really cold spell starting.

westcoastscot

Fuddle your OH sounds lovely! I understand that you want to lose some weight and the reasons for it, but it takes a while to gain weight and a corresponding while to lose it, so try not to stress. I'm trying to be more active, as that always trims me down a bit.

WCS