*sigh* this may take a while

mark55man

OH and I are doing the Fast 800 (800 calories) and the recipe book is designed to give you all fibre, protein you need but still within 800.  However its a 12 weeks on 2-4 weeks off programme and all the recipe's have options for what extra  to add if you on a rest week - these come to be about 1200-1300 calories so might be good.  I think the cook book costs £20, but we've saved that in groceries for sure, and it is doing the trick for us, and the young adults are eating along with us - but adding rice or bread for bulk

ohdearhowdidthathappen

That sounds good, will take a look, thanks for the suggestion   Must admit, I like a glass of wine and some chocolate in the evening, so I tend to allocate those calories and then work backwards with what's left.  Probably not the ideal method to maximise nutritional value 

mark55man

well now you can be reassured that you can have 500 calories of chocolate and wine while eating a nutritionally balanced diet that has been successful for a lot of people.  and on the days when choc and wine are not in play then just serve up a little more and still be MFP compliant.  

ohdearhowdidthathappen

mark55man said:

well now you can be reassured that you can have 500 calories of chocolate and wine while eating a nutritionally balanced diet that has been successful for a lot of people.  and on the days when choc and wine are not in play then just serve up a little more and still be MFP compliant.  

Perfect 

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Extra shift done yesterday, chill day today ahead of a very busy week.
Paydays are Thursday and Friday this week, thank goodness!
Have been doing well with the healthier habits... averaging 1300-1400kcal and have hit 10000 steps every day this week.  Tried a Pilates class at the gym, was surprisingly good.  Felt very stretched afterwards   Have booked in for a Spin class and a couple of swimming sessions later in the week.  I'm having to fight my inner lazy moo, as exercise isn't my favourite thing, but I always feel better afterwards

Drawingaline

ohdearhowdidthathappen said:

Extra shift done yesterday, chill day today ahead of a very busy week.
Paydays are Thursday and Friday this week, thank goodness!
Have been doing well with the healthier habits... averaging 1300-1400kcal and have hit 10000 steps every day this week.  Tried a Pilates class at the gym, was surprisingly good.  Felt very stretched afterwards   Have booked in for a Spin class and a couple of swimming sessions later in the week.  I'm having to fight my inner lazy moo, as exercise isn't my favourite thing, but I always feel better afterwards

I have been enjoying walking in the countryside the past few weeks. This week will struggle to fit anything though. Frustrating.

mark55man

September nearly done - always nice to see pay day looming up - I think exercise is a matter of routine, and as you have the rest of your life more sorted, and can be stricter with yourself it will happen.  That's the theory anyway, although I don't practice what I preach (yet!!)

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks DAL and Mark.
Yes, routine is key, need to get more organised, prebook more classes etc
We've been debating getting a dog for a while, not rushing into it though, a lot of research required and we'd want to save up too.  Perhaps 2022, by then our youngest will be 7, the house should be finished and we 'should' be well into our savings targets.  We'll see....

savingholmes

We bought a miniature labradoodle 2 years ago - she's great therapy and makes us walk her. She is always happy to see you - light relief from the teen sulks etc... She hardly ever barks. We crate trained her as a puppy - so she can cope with long hours if we are out - although she loves us being in.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Haha, the thought of having a dog that's always happy to see you is tempting, although my 5 and 8 year olds still think I'm ok.  Give them time though and they'll be as grumpy as the others
Payday today, whoop!  And husband's tomorrow.  It's only a little thing, but Monzo pay you a day early, always cheers me up Have been sorting out my pots and doing the required transfers etc.  We're focussing mainly on the Christmas fund first (we'd like it to be around £2K), once that's where it needs to be, we'll spread our monthly excess funds a bit more evenly.  I'd hope we wouldn't actually spend £2k at Christmas and I'll be keeping a tight rein on it.  Because we have a Christmas pot, as long as I transfer every Christmas purchase out of it, it should be easy to keep tabs on the spending.