Lenny v the girls (+ Z, lmw and James) challenge lose the fat and the debt

Snaggles

Well, I got some Asda vouchers from work that I wasn't expecting, £330. So on my thread the other day I was saying how they would pay for the whole months shopping and petrol, and I would transfer our usual shopping and petrol money over to our 'saving up to pay off the car loan' account.

Or at least that was the plan......until we saw a dvd recorder (with hard drive) in Asda for £128.....and it just sort of fell into our trolley.......

We also splashed out on a new clothes airer, one of those things you sit a baby in to go in the swimming pool, some beer, wine and a bottle of vodka.....oh and some Nobbly Bobbly ice lollies! :eek:

And I've just had a chinese, and am now sitting here with a curly wurly.

Go on, tell me what a terrible person I am - I can take it....!!!

postingalwaysposting

snaggles its not too bad...

Snaggles

Thanks...but it's really quite bad lol!

Our shopping bill for the week was.........

......£270.27!!!!!

(Although to be fair, all we will need for the rest of the month is milk, bread, fruit and veg, so we will probably still be able to save a *bit* of money).

ZTD

Toto wrote: »

I do understand what you're saying Z, but as there is no chance we'll be affected by interest rates or banks, I can't see that it matters what the housing market is doing.

It's not really interest rates that I'd be concerned about - the Fed is very politically sensitive, so if you did go for a USD denominated mortgage, the interest rates would drop at the first sign of trouble.

It's more the other things like the insurance issue I touched upon earlier.

For example the dismal look of the states' finances - California especially, but Florida is not good either. Property taxes are levied as a percentage of the house value, and they are a significant earner for the states.

Forclosures: The developments have a certain amount of common land whose upkeep is paid for by the residents. If your neighbours foreclose - who pays entirely for that. Yes...you.

Quality: Houses over the past few years have just been thrown up (you thought this country was bad) - google for lennarr lawsuit for example. But it's not just them, it's everyone.

Needless to say, I've been looking at living abroad and have done far too much research...

But, so long as you're not overstretched, and have a bit behind you, you should be able to afford to ride out any problems.

Prudent

Toto - house sounds and looks lovely. Amazing price
Snaggles - I love those nobbly bobbly ice cream too. I am managing to stay off just now because of the offer on the skinny cow ones.:)

I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for decent scales that are reasonably priced? The ones I have just now vary by half a stone depending on where I put them on the bathroom floor :rotfl: .

Thanks everyone for the thread. Its the best diet thread I have seen becasue you are so real about everything.

tigtag02

Pru - it really doesnt matter to be honest as long as you put them is the same place everytime the loss should be accurate.

Mrs S :eek::eek: - hmmmm, actually I have no room to talk do I

Toto :T:T:T:T:T - shall I PM you my address for the invite

Lucy1982_2

Morning.

Thanks for all the messaged yesterday. I finished work early and met my Mum in town. It wasn't good. I had no money for car parking (counldn't fine a free space) and some women had nearly crashed into me!! So I rang her sat in my car in tears....

She then got the whole I have no money and shoes that hurt because they don't fit. 30 mins later, she has bullied me into letting her buy me 2 pairs in the sale Which I WILL pay her back, whether she likes it or not.

But food has been ok. I've not given into choclate and I get weighed tonight. Not sure if I've lost anything, but I have been really good, so we shall see.

But today I am eating:

Weetabix + skimmed milk
Fruit and yogurts
Crackerbreads and something
Pasta with homemade sauce.

So hopefully will do ok today.

Thanks again, your wonderful people x

beanielou

Hi Everyone
Im back from France & had a fab time.
first holiday in four years and just dident want to come home.
Have eaten and drunk for Scotland!
Hope everyone else is on the straight & narrow lol

Toto

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Burlesque_Babe

Toto - I am thrilled for you - I wish I had the oomph to do something like that!!!

I have to warn you. I am going to whinge.

My cold is still as bad and I feel exhausted, really exhausted. I know it's just viral but it is still a pain in the backside. I'm on a mixture of sudafed and benylin.

Yesterday I had made a major decision about my life and was on the point of going to the next stage.

And then......bringing in the washing, I fell down the stone steps from my garden. And hit the house at the bottom. My neighbour heard me and came to hear me whimper (whoops) and eventually I got up.

My knee and ankle are all cut and bruised and I've got bruises on my other leg. Across the bottom of my rib cage hurts where I hit some drainpipe. worst of all though is the top half of my arm. I hit it on the corner of the house (I must have flown some way!!) and it is a black and purple solid mass of bruising from the shoulder all down my inner arm.

Eating was difficult last night as I could hardly lift my arm and I hardly slept. I really wanted chocolate, or vodka, or both.......but I didn't have either and OH didn't make any 'I'll go and get you some' noises so I stayed without them.

I'm a physical wreck.

On top of that I'm supposed to be going out tonight for a friend's dinner. I really don't feel like going.

And - I'm getting my hair cut and coloured today and i've been looking forward to it for a couple of weeks as I've decided to have different colours put through it for the first time in years.

Somebody put me in a bag and take me out for the bins..........