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Moll

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Just wondered if anyone has tried Aldi moisturisers? I needed a night cream and picked up their Soy night cream for mature skin, I think it was under £2.


i use all the Aldi skin products, i think they are brilliant , and can really see a difference in my skin when i dont use the moisterising cream , Also a few years back one of the magazines did a survey , gave women all kinds of moisterisers to use , some dead expensive and some cheap , but they didnt know which they was using , Aldi came out top in everything , I expected the price to sky rocket once they published that , but it didnt . They kept the price cheap

lessonlearned

Hello Moll.....welcome to our merry gang. I'm sure you will be very happy here.

SUgarbaby. Sorry to hear about your diagnosis but on a positive note at least you now know what you are dealing with so perhaps you might be able to work out a treatment plan to manage your symptoms.

I am currently reading a book by dr Michael Moseley called the Clever Guts Diet.

As you know I have problems with IBS, Gerd, fibro and arthritis, adrenal fatigue and thyroid issues, These conditions are all interlinked and inflammation does play a significant role, especially when I have flare ups. I know that for me it's all diet related. This week I have eaten wheat and potatoes and I have really suffered quite a bit of joint pain, muscle aches, stomach discomfort, exhaustion and headaches as a result.

So now it's back to strict paleo and lactose free. It's hard work at times sticking to my regime but it's the only way I get to keep things on an even keel. I went to Aldi today and stocked up on healthy stuff. :rotfl:

I've had a busy weekend....lots of sorting, decluttering and prepacking. I think that's going to be my main occupation this next few weeks, although I'm having a day off tomorrow to have lunch with a friend. Just have to make sure I avoid grains, easy enough at home but eating out can be a bit hit and miss at times.

Moll

Im looking forward to getting to know everyone . Ive been thinking , and one of my main goals is to de clutter and get my house in fab shape too as well as me , Ive been steadily sorting and de cluttering now for about 8 weeks , Anything i find that is still usable ( Lotions and potions etc) get used , any other stuff ive been putting on a local facebook bidding page , .You mostly only get £1 for it £2 if youre lucky , but its surprising how the money mounts up , ( Putting it towards my holiday in July) and it works both ways , ive had some brilliant buys off there too. i really look at a thing now ,,,,,,,,do i want it ,,,,do i need it . I still seem to have a lot of stuff around , but its looking better . and you always feel better when the house is nice and tidy. Everyone comes when it looks like a tip dont they , Mind you they come back , so i suppose thats all that matters. Anything that i dont need and cant sell , goes to the Sally Army charity shop in the village where we live ,

seven-day-weekend

Hi there everyone.

Well I have now lost 2.5 stone and have just realised that if I do the same until Christmas, I will have lost five stone and will be not only below my target weight, but the lightest I have been for decades However, weight loss slows down as you get lighter, but luckily the WW App that I use adjusts my 'points' accordingly so I know how much I can eat and still lose weight. I have 'tracked' my food and activity in my app religiously for the whole six months and have lost weight every week apart from one, when I stayed the same (after two blow-outs in the same week).

I have found the discipline of tracking in the App has helped me enormously, far more than going to meetings, because I'd often miss the meetings because I had more exciting things to do and then get into 'failure' mode and go off track.

I think everyone has to find their own way and this way work for me.

There is no way I could do that 5:2 diet, I could not cope with the fasting days. However, I know a lot of people swear by it. So each to their own.

Just thought I would share, hope it helps someone. xx

seven-day-weekend

Sugarbabe, sorry about your diagnosis, how awful for you

Welcome Moll. Good luck with your decluttering.

LL, I too gave a nearly new pair of shoes to the local charity shop because they hurt. Why did I buy shoes that didn't fit? Crazy!

Moll

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Hi there everyone.

Well I have now lost 2.5 stone

WOW well done , Im doing SW, ( At home not group ) but i think portion sizes is the key . ( I eat good stuff but big portions) and WW is better at getting you to stick to portion sizes , I used to go many years ago to WW , but when they changed over to the new points system ( Well it was new then lol ) i couldnt get on with it ,
Really proud of you , thats some achievement in such a short time x

Moll

lessonlearned ive sent you a PM x

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Welcome Tete and Moll

7DW you are doing great with your weight loss. What your doing is working really well for you.

I met up with Wayne in the pub. He really hacked me off. For some reason, he decided to ignore me for most of the night. I completely lost my temper with him on the way home and was screeching at him. I told him in the end calmly that there was no longer any point in trying to be friends with him. I have a busy life and I have very real problems to deal with, so I do not need him stressing me out. Even when I asked him for an explanation, he was unable to give me one, he was simply bleating on that he had not done anything wrong.

I went to Karaoke last night and I had a good time dancing and I sang 2 songs as I chose not to let Wayne's odd behaviour spoil my night out. I sang:

1. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You by Andy Williams

2. Return To Sender by Elvis

As the weather was a lot colder in London last night, I was able to wear my ankle boots and I can dance a lot easier in them, because they have a stockier heel and I can maintain my balance more easily. I was so happy to be able to stand up and dance, rather than having to sit down and dance.

I layered my perfume with the matching body powder and body lotion after a long pampering bath with Epsom Salts with Lavender, Dove Argan Shower Oil and The Body Shop Satsuma Shower Gel.

Moll

Its been a nice day here , managed to get all my washing dry outside again , I was going to suggest going out for a takeaway or something tonight , as i didnt feel like cooking , but then i gave myself a kick up the bum , and looked what was in the freezer , and as i write i have a nice dinner cooking , chicken , mixed veg, garden green beans , and threw some onions in to fry too , It will do us a lot more good than take away , , Took my Dad for a blood test early this morning , now my Dad is a spritely soon to be 88 year old , but his hearing isnt great , Apparantly theyd told him it was a fasting blood test , but he must have missed it , so because he'd had some breakfast , they had to reschedule to do it tomorrow , so we go for round 2 tomorrow morning. Decided this evenings job , is to empty my kitchen units ,Ive got far too many "Pots" and some i dont use , and the worksurfaces are cluttered with "Stuff" , soooooo im hoping to pare down whats in the cupboards and put some of the surface clutter neatly in there . and get my kitchen nice and tidy .
Sold another £5 worth of de clutter this week to go in the holiday pot .
Ill tell you about my holiday ,,,,,,,,might seem strange to some , Ive had a pen pal since my early teens ( From America) and she comes to visit us every Summer , been coming for over 25 years , My kids have never known a time without her , in fact she's god mum to my eldest grandaughter , came over for the kids weddings etc, anyway , she always comes over for 3 weeks , and me and her go off on holiday together ,, My husband doesnt like travelling much so hes pleased to ship us off, so he hasnt got to go Lol , this year , we are repeating last year and going to Cornwall for a week , then we split up . i come home and she goes to Glastonbury to stay with other friends , and then we meet up the week after in London , and spend a week together untill she goes home for another year , Seems odd to some people that i travel with my best friend who lives all those thousands of miles away , but she is family to us , . Anyway the dinner is almost cooked so onward ,,,,,,everyone enjoy your evening whatever you are deciding to do x

Tete_en_l'Air

Hello all! Well done on your milestone 7DW, that's fab!

Moll, I love that you've had a penpal so long. I used to have a lot in my teens but only one remains. There's nothing quite like comign home to a handwritten letter on the doormat!

Fabbing-wise today I have booked myself in for a fringe trim on Thursday. The salon do it for free in between cuts so I don't know why I always leave it so long (literally) before getting it done. Will be nice to be able to see again!