Frump to Fab 2017 - A Whole New World

LaineyT

Another one here who loves your positive posts Indie your enthusiasm for life shines through
I too tend to stick to M&S for my bras as seem to be a standard 36C in there, that said do find it a bit annoying how many of their bras tend to be padded nowadays which I don't like or need.
I have also used the No7 tinted moisturiser in the past so will be interested to see what other people recommend, am still persevering with the foundation at present but wonder if that will feel too 'heavy' during the warmer months so a lighter option would be good. I did receive another product from Greenpeople today, an eye serum to try and combat the crows feet, will let you know how I get on with it all.
We have booked a short mid-week break in York for the middle of April and have managed to get a great deal on quite a swanky hotel in the city centre so will need to think about my wardrobe for that, guess being April a light raincoat is a must together with comfy shoes for loads of daytime exploring. I would like however to find at least one dress that I could wear for dinner in the evening, all mine are either super smart for a wedding or casual summer cotton ones. Will get on the case.
Friday fabbing is relatively casual with navy chinos and a turquoise/cream Breton top but despite being at home all day I have done my make-up and hair, hope the dogs appreciate the effort :rotfl:

indiepanda

maman wrote: »

Loved reading your post indie. You're sounding so upbeat. I think it's probably down to all round fabbing but I'm sure the weightloss is at the root of it. I know that's what made the biggest change for me and 5 years on I'm still loving it and determined to stick with it.:D

I am sure you are right about the weightloss being at the root of it. It's not just about seeing the change in my body shape and size, I am finding I have more energy and as well as the weight loss people are commenting on my skin looking good too. Dancing is helping - not just from an exercise perspective, but from a fun perspective. I have to remind myself when I am leaving class that I am a bit old to skip down the street like an overexcited child and settle for a bouncy walk!

maman

Oh yes. I know the bouncy walk well.:D
I agree it's more than the weightloss per se, it's what it does for self esteem. I'm also a firm believer that although exercise is great for the feel good factor, it's the healthy food and drink that makes the difference on the scales.

indiepanda

maman wrote: »

Oh yes. I know the bouncy walk well.:D
I agree it's more than the weightloss per se, it's what it does for self esteem. I'm also a firm believer that although exercise is great for the feel good factor, it's the healthy food and drink that makes the difference on the scales.

Agree totally - I have tried just upping exercise before and the effects are far slower. This time I've really changed what I eat and have given up alcohol and sugary drinks and the results have been far quicker. Exercise is good for the mood and it has other health benefits, but it's not the most important thing for weight loss.

lessonlearned

Good morning lovely ladies. A fab day here so off for a walk later. Not sure about the bounce but I think this lovely sunshine will put a spring in my step.

Don't really feel like a bouncy Tigger just yet. Still feeling very tired - adrenal glands still playing up, neck glands swollen and tender - nails now turning white and opaque (possible thyroid issue????). Need to get some blood work done and see what's going on.

Thankfully I have just one more hurdle tomorrow - disposal of dad's ashes - and then hopefully I'm done with all "daughter duties" and I can get on with my life, without any further stress.

Don't really fancy an encounter with my sister, I still feel very fragile. Hopefully this is the last unpleasant issue I have to deal with and I can then rebuild my life and put everything behind me for once and for all. The solicitor can handle everything else.

I intend to make it a good life so I do need to address these little health niggles and return to full strength. Got to remember my word......"vitality"

Tonight my fab boys are wining and dining me and then we are off to see "Beauty and the Beast". Should be fun. I might even wear a dress......

6 weeks on Monday till my Baltic cruise. I spent a happy couple of hours yesterday choosing and booking my shore excursions. Not sure of what kind of clothing I will need......a bit of everything I think because it will be early May and heading north so the weather could go either way. I think layering will be the best way and probably a raincoat! I don't think it will be a sunbathing kind of holiday. Still I'm looking forward to it. I can always bask in the back garden on sunny days to get my sun fix.

Have a lovely weekend.

chanie

I've just been catching up on the thread. I'm pleased that we all have some good news - weight loss, holidays etc.

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

I was supposed to be in Birmingham, but I ended up cancelling my booking in the Guest House, because I have to work for 5 hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to do the 'deep clean'. I was originally told by my supervisor that the deep clean would be happening the last week of the Easter break, but then management decided that it would be better for us to do the deep clean next week. I had free cancellation, so I only lost out on my non refundable train tickets.

I still feel under the weather. The fatigue is draining me of energy, but I was so fed up of being at home, that I went to the pub for a night of dancing. I had a really good night, talking and dancing with Wayne. I am insisting that we just stay at friends level after all of the negative behaviour I was on the receiving end of from Wayne in the recent past. We do not speak often or text often and this is only the 2nd time we have met face to face in 3 months.

Wayne would like us to resume our relationship, but I have not seen any real remorse for his actions in the past and I want 2017 to be a positive year for me in the aspects of my life where I have control.

It is lovely to be out in the Spring sunshine. Long may it continue. It lifts my mood and it makes me want to do more walking. I certainly need to exercise more but I do not have the energy levels to do what I would like to do.

indiepanda

lessonlearned wrote: »

Don't really feel like a bouncy Tigger just yet. Still feeling very tired - adrenal glands still playing up, neck glands swollen and tender - nails now turning white and opaque (possible thyroid issue????). Need to get some blood work done and see what's going on.

Thankfully I have just one more hurdle tomorrow - disposal of dad's ashes - and then hopefully I'm done with all "daughter duties" and I can get on with my life, without any further stress.

Don't really fancy an encounter with my sister, I still feel very fragile. Hopefully this is the last unpleasant issue I have to deal with and I can then rebuild my life and put everything behind me for once and for all. The solicitor can handle everything else.

I intend to make it a good life so I do need to address these little health niggles and return to full strength. Got to remember my word......"vitality"

Tonight my fab boys are wining and dining me and then we are off to see "Beauty and the Beast". Should be fun. I might even wear a dress......

I hope you enjoyed the night out with your boys and that the scattering of ashes isn't too stressful today.

Hope the doctors can work out what is wrong and get you back to full vitality soon. A friend of mine has had ongoing health issues, adrenal fatigue included, and has recently been diagnoses with thyroid problems. A therapist I saw suggest I might have thyroid issues due to my apparent inability to lose weight despite being quite active at the time). I read up enough about it to know that wasn't my issue (mine was trying and failing to out exercise a bad diet!!!), but it's remarkably common.

sugarbaby125 wrote: »

Hello Ladies,
I was supposed to be in Birmingham, but I ended up cancelling my booking in the Guest House, because I have to work for 5 hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to do the 'deep clean'. I was originally told by my supervisor that the deep clean would be happening the last week of the Easter break, but then management decided that it would be better for us to do the deep clean next week. I had free cancellation, so I only lost out on my non refundable train tickets.

I still feel under the weather. The fatigue is draining me of energy, but I was so fed up of being at home, that I went to the pub for a night of dancing. I had a really good night, talking and dancing with Wayne. I am insisting that we just stay at friends level after all of the negative behaviour I was on the receiving end of from Wayne in the recent past. We do not speak often or text often and this is only the 2nd time we have met face to face in 3 months.

Wayne would like us to resume our relationship, but I have not seen any real remorse for his actions in the past and I want 2017 to be a positive year for me in the aspects of my life where I have control.

It is lovely to be out in the Spring sunshine. Long may it continue. It lifts my mood and it makes me want to do more walking. I certainly need to exercise more but I do not have the energy levels to do what I would like to do.

Sorry to hear you are still feeling fatigued. However, very glad to hear that the fatigue hasn't weakened you to the point you've given into Wayne though - he does not deserve you! I hope work pay you back for your train tickets, seems it's their fault for changing their mind about the timing of the deep clean that you are having to cancel your trip. I think you are very right to focus on having control over the areas of your life you can control. One of my worst faults in the past has been letting everything else in my life go just because I am struggling in one area. Of course life will always have its challenges but that's no excuse to make matters worse by being unkind to oneself just when things are tough. I don't know if I imagined someone would see how much I was struggling and come and help!

I had a session trying on all my bras yesterday afternoon (I seem to have rather a lot!) and discovered an awful lot of them just don't fit any more, I am not filling out the cups in the balcony bras and no amount of shortening straps will fix it - just makes them ride up my back. It's interesting to find most of the ones that fit are older ones I've dug out again recently. In M&S they tend to have one set of styles they do up to DD cups and then a slightly different range for DD+ - wider straps so forth, but it seems most of the ones that fit are the ones where I was buying the largest size (i.e. the up to DD range) and not the smallest. Although perhaps it's a shape issue - some of the older ones are plunges. Those ones are not going to work with my fitted jersey tops anyway - too lacy.

Think I will go to M&S and get fitted for a couple of t shirt bras and make sure instead of chucking them in the machine (which I know I shouldn't do as it is bad for them) I hand wash them so I can do a quick turnaround and not have to buy enough that I can last till they have been through the machine. I won't get any of the memory foam bras anyway, I had a few of them and they go a bit funny at the top after a few uses - sort of poke out rather than lie flat against the breast.

Went to see my colour consultant yesterday who made a fuss of how good I am looking. Bought some Kettlewell tops in a smaller size - their medium which is a 12!!! Am trying to resist the temptation to buy loads as I think I will want to carry on till I am the equivalent of a 10 in their range - I still have too much unhealthy fat around the middle to want to stop. But gosh, my favourite faux wrap top looked great in the smaller size, made my waist look tiny! I got two of them, a soft white and a pecan (warm brown) to go with some summer linen skirts that I think should do me at work for some of the summer - they had been too snug on the waist previously. I think the waist-shape is simple enough I might be able to take a tuck if they get too loose anyway. I also got a more casual top in a bright neon yellow which is rather fun, will wear with skinny jeans.

Ordered a couple more items and picked up a new blusher and some more powder foundation so I can keep one in my handbag for touch-ups.

Right, must shift myself. Off to Essex today to visit the parents. It's my Dad's birthday next week as well as mother's day. I am hoping I haven't left it too late to pick up some flowers today. Although the reaction when I last bought her some (fretting about finding a vase etc.) I wonder why I bother. I think I am really buying because my Dad will appreciate me making the effort. Mum hasn't enjoyed anything much for years.

Happy mothers day to all the Mums on the thread - hope it's a nice sunny one for you as it is here. x

lessonlearned

Happy Mothers Day:D.

And to all you non mums Happy Sunday.

However you spend your day, have fun and enjoy the sunshine. That's an order!!!!

Well I have to say if you get the chance please put Beauty and the Beast on your to do list. It is absolutely wonderful. PUre magic from start to finish.

I love the power of a good film to transport us into another world and lift the spirits when we feel a bit low and Beauty excels. A word of warning it's best to pre book, and arrive early to get good seats. It is extremely popular and has already smashed all box office records, tickets sell fast. Even then expect queues.

Off to do dads ashes this morning and then spend the day with DS1 and DIL DS2 hasto work poor lamb. He says the garden centre and restaurant will be heaving today.

SUgarbaby......Hope you feel better soon. Low energy levels are a real problem aren't they. I feel that low energy is definitely holding me back.

I have put myself on a regime of vitamins, gentle exercise, rest and sleep and most importantly avoiding stressful situations. I think it's starting to work because I am definitely sleeping better and my IBS has cleared up so I must be on the right track.

Wore a new mascara yesterday. Today my eyes are sore. Hey ho.

Since the problems with my adrenals and now it looks like I have thyroid issues I am having problems with my nails and also hair loss. I have hardly have any eyelashes left and my eyebrows are really sparse (losing body hair too). I was thinking about having my eyelashes dyed (what few I have left) and maybe some semi permanent false ones.

I am hopeless at putting on false eyelashes but it looks like I am going to have to try and get the hang of it.

lessonlearned

Indie......it hadn't occurred to me that I might have thyroid problems until I noticed my nails turning white. At first it was just one so I thought I had injured it, but now it's three of them. So I googled it and it flagged up thyroid issues.

It went on to list all of my other health niggles so yes I need to take myself off to the doctors and get tested. Years ago my mum suggested I Might have thyroid problems but I never bothered getting it checked.

It's amazing really how we just shrug off these minor niggles and put it down to tiredness or the aging process instead of investigating it properly.

All part of the general neglect that we women can be so guilty of, always too busy looking after our families to take prope care of ourselves. We are own worst enemy at times.

But hey that's what this thread is about. So upwards and onwards...

I don't really want to take thyroid meds if I can avoid it so I'm going to look at natural healing first and see how I go.