OS Saturday September 1st 2007

MRSMCAWBER

Hi everyone...again

Just thought id report back....i have managed to draw up 4 weeks worth of meals now - and put them in the PC:A ...just have to turn each one into a shopping list now, but i keep getting drawn back to here:D ...
So only another 4 weeks to sort out :rotfl: oh and a couple of meal plans ready for christmas :j ....have mum and brother over:j ...

FROGGA....your campaign team is growing,,,see there are heaps of us trying to tackle our weight:beer:

I had my soaked porridge oats with apple n sultanas for brekkie,
chicken and veg soup out of the freezer for lunch
And im having a roast chicken portion for tea...with peas i mushied the other day and froze mmmmmmm my fave

hope everyone is still having a good one...

frogga

Great glad your joining in anniebooklover. Please don't worry about not divulging your weight ~ this is supposed to help us all not make us feel worse!!:rotfl: Everyone must do whatever they feel comfy with:T Nearly went to the biscuit tin out of habit not necessity!!! Forgot all about the Campaign ~ doh!!! Don't worry , I remembered before anything hit my lips!!

chalky_75

Hi everybody

Congratulations to the aussie lasses

Frogga - You CAN do it !! Good luck with your DD - Not fair for her to be put in that situation

I wanna -- warm welcome

Natzini - Good luck with your new job. My DD2 ahs just started one and is loving it.

Well Oh now RETIRED !!! Everything went so brilliantly last night . I would love to post a picture biy have not got a clue how to go about it. ( Help would be much appreciated)

Anyway his work coleagues made a real fuss of him, lovely company, speeches, pressies etc.

Buffet went down a storm-- all the hard work well worth it.
All 3 children were there plus MIL so he was dead chuffed especially as it was a surprise

So now just our family out for a meal this evening and then settle down to the adventure that is the rest of our lives

Congratulations to all those celebrating and hugs and gentle thoughts to all those in need.

Off to Austria on Weds -- 1p flights on Ryannair.

frogga

Perhaps we should stay on here to do the challenge unless that would upset anyone. Just thought that it will be hardwork keeping up with two threads! Also it might be nice to get advice from the thinnies on here! I'm easy , whatever suits everyone else xx

BusyGirl

Hi!

I'm supposed to be at MIL's today with DH and the girls but he's gone on his own as I had another phone call from my next door neighbour's carer. She's 84 and has diabetes and yesterday she wasn't answering her door, so I went in with the spare key and she was having a hypo(?), her blood sugar level was very low and we phoned 999 and the paramedics spent 2 hours getting her to eat and drink lots of sugary things. Anyway I went back to see her last night and she still seemed confused, so I was still worried about her. Her brother visited her this morning and said she was ok.
So at 1pm her other carer phoned to tell me she had found the house full of gas as she had turned the stove on but not lit it. We called 999 again and a paramedic came immediately and discovered that her blood sugar level was sky high. I don't think she had taken any of her insulin for 24 hours and was very confused and dehydrated. Thankfully they have taken her off to hospital and won't let her return home until she's ok. I'm quite angry with her brother who I think couldn't be bothered in hanging around to look after her today. :mad: He should have checked that she had taken her insulin as she didn't have a clue. She's normally such a happy and bright lady and it was obvious she wasn't ok.

Anyway I'm on my own in a very peaceful house so I'm going to make some chicken and leek pies and write a meal plan and my shopping list for next week.

Hope you have a good day.

VickyA_2

frogga - I agree. I think it would be better if we stick to it on here and in our daily post, we write about how we're trying to tackle our challenge.

I've just spent the last hour on the 'phone to my best friend in London. She's had a pretty rotten time recently with her health and she's slowly slowly getting back on track. It was lovely to catch up with her and put the world to rights

The fridge has just arrived and is being allowed to settle for 4hrs until switching it on, as per the instructions. It was a very chirpy delivery driver and his mate, which makes these things so much better!

I'm off to the in-laws now. Should turn up in time for a cuppa!

csarinaknight

frogga wrote: »

Frogga's amazing Weight Loss member

11 learningtosave
12 taplady
13 catz
14 vickyA

this is great isn't it ? anyone else?

Yeh.me I could do with loosing 3 stone 4 at the most trouble is I loose it off my face and end up looking like a ferret!!!!!!!!!

I did the cheeky thing and went to my local sewing machine shop, the chap is a sweetie, mind you I did not tell him I had bought the machine......he was very helpful and boy that machine is awesome, the screen on the front moves up and down so at its highest you have a huge amount of space to sew in, 307 embroidery patterns and and 122 designs built into the thing, then you can get cards or download from the internet. I asked if it could clean the floor and make the tea...they told me they were still working on that one. I bought some bits from him, so was not too cheeky spent £30 on thread....

The machine is on its way left at 11.30am this morning, so heres hoping. I am going to have to rethink the sewing table, with the frame out the machine is 18" deep which of course hits the book shelves, maybe I should have another go at putting a photo on then you could see what I mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just about to do myself a very healthy ham salad for my supper, not expecting OH back until after 6pm and I am starving, maybe I should have a glass of water???????????????

piglet6

Hello - a little bit of OS-ing here in the house of Piglet today in that we've turned our blackcurrants into jam (thereby freeing up some much needed freezer space - when we picked them earlier in the year we were pushed for time, so just pushed them into the freezer!).

Anyway - and this may be related to the above paragraph...note to self: eat less jam! - I would also like to join frogga's challenge please. I have about 4½ stone to lose and would appreciate the support and motivation.

Am now off to Stardrops the bathroom (a rather feeble attempt at exercise!:rotfl: ) and to stick another load of washing in the machine...

Piglet

odds-n-sods

Pink, squeaky, any mod?? Can we sticky a thread about weight loss??

Think we should wait and see, but it would help!

Well, made 5 jars of jam, a little left over, then packed plums into 6 more jars, added syrup and hot water-bathed then for 5 minutes. We'll see how they do. Took forever to hack up the plums, they are cherrry plums!

I'm looking out the window watching my DH try to dislodge the old clothesline pole.

Edit: Oops. sorry, I somehow missed all the previous posts!

meanmarie

Evening all,

I had just got through a long post when we had a powercut...inb***dy September, only lasted half an hour, in which time I finished cooking dinner on barbecue and sawed and broke some sticks for the fire later in the year...OH sees no point in saving small ones but they all add heat.

Frogga...can I be in your gang?? Weighed 14st 2lbs this morning and at 5ft 3ins that is around 6 stones too much...will be happy to get to 10st as I think any further and I will look like Csarina's ferret twin!
Don't know what to say about DD's experience...feel that you could probably mention it to the mother, seeing that she is so upset, not sure...you know the people.

Cooked some lovely streaky bacon with cabbage and potatoes to-day for dinner, going to make some hummous in a mo, also made some rhubarb and ginger jam...just about 4 lbs and need to make some bread later. I did some of my ironing this morning, OH now has seven or eight ironed shirts so might do a bit more later...why am I feeling so positive to-day, must be sick.

Aussies...hope that you had a lovely anniversary.

Csarina...congratulations on your new machine...that kind of thing would be wasted on me as I would never use half of the programmes, but to you it will be a great help as you do so much sewing...you know that you deserve it!

Hester...pity that you didn't tell your new lodger that you couldn't take her until to-morrow....I assume that you have no contact number for her? I trust that giving up your little treat for yourself and OH will not spoil your enjoyment of wedding reception...have the treat next weekend and advise your 'guest' that you will not be around to pander...bit rude on her behalf IMHO not to turn up as arranged. Does she speak English fluently, I have found sometimes that people can get the wrong end of the stick...

Busygirl...congrats on being such a good neighbour, poor old woman not fair to have relatives who can't be bothered when you get old. Hope that she recovers well enough to write said brother out of her will!

Hugs to all in need or want, hope that everyone has a pleasant weekend

Marie