2020++ - smiling and waving and looking so fine

mark55man

doingitanyway said:

You most certainly are on a downward path weight-wise. Very inspirational

Thank you DIA - hope I'm not getting repetitive, its just that this time I'm serious about it

alt80

@mark55man no it’s all still the same phone - all my business and personal stuff is mixed up - you can still only have one apple account attached to the phone as far as I’m aware. Only advantage really is you can just switch off the business number when desired - that’s about it in terms of separation. Can also pick which one to call / message from and use mobile data from - my personal number I have the worlds smallest data plan as the business number is unlimited. Only keep the personal number because I’ve had it for years tbh.

savingholmes

Glad your weight loss is going well. Good luck with the decluttering - if it is anything like mine it is never ending!

mark55man

that's true @savingholmes although it would be more accurate to say it was never starting than never ending

mark55man

so weighed in for the week - 2lbs just under 1kilo, just hovering over 15st now, fingers crossed for the end of October.

Menu for the last week has been (Day 6 is today as diet started day after August BH Monday)

* Day 1 - Breakfast: Cheese & Fruit - Lunch: Egg and Bacon - Supper: Burgers and Pak Choi

* Day 2 - Brunch: Mixed Platter - Supper: Chicken and Lemon with cabbage and squash

* Day 3 - Breakfast: Mixed Platter - Lunch: Ham Lettuce Rolls - Supper: Meatballs and cauli rice

* Day 4 - Breakfast: Egg and Bacon - Lunch: Cheese Salad - Supper: Sausages Cauli Mash and Pak Choi

* Day 5 - Breakfast: Cheese & Ham Salad - Lunch: Scrambled Eggs & Ham - Supper: Chilli con carne 

* Day 6 - Brunch: Pear Porridge - Supper: Spicy Mango & Lime Chicken

mark55man

You are right it is about eating healthily.  Just at the moment we are eating healthily but in significantly reduced quantity, but the next stage is same food, just a bit more of it.

I tried on some waist size 36 trousers yesterday, but I couldn't wear them as the button was off from where I had popped it off when I was size 40, also they would have been significantly loose.  I haven't been a size 34, since I was well 34 and maybe not even then   

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Well done on the weight loss

mark55man

Thank you ohdear, yes I'm very pleased closing in on 14st anything. will be nice to get there, but a watched set of scales never loses so taking it week by week

payday been and gone, but not all the automatic payments have clicked through but will be OK.  trying to decide whether to get the car serviced this month or next month MOT in early Jan so can decide to get that done when I'm off for christmas.  its quite an old car so there may be trouble, and this month is looking a bit tight with TV License and car insurance (which I can't put off).  On the other hand I like to be serviced and safe ahead of winter and the short and long term forecasts are pretty grim weatherwise.  On the other hand COVID forecast is pretty grim as well, and if we're all locked down I might as well wait as I won't need it 

mmm, well I'm glad I sorted that out   - I think I will wait a couple of weeks and see how it all pans out.  I can always decide to put a big bill on the CC, but that's a bit of a last resort.   

mark55man

early update - after a day of battling with my new personal phone number and trying to get it set up to separate my work life balance, I gave up, and have cancelled it. Apple do not make it easy to do stuff - I will just have to accept - in that respect anyway - I do not have a work life balance.

when I am about to stop working (and possibly have to return my phone number of 20 years) then I'll think again and give it another go.  

I'm not sure whether to regard this as £200 saved over the next 2 years, or a long afternoon wasted - probably the latter.  to be fair EE were enormously efficient both at selling me the SIM and then cancelling it

mark55man

Here is my categorised report for October

• CAR - Slightly over this month, but with a MOT and Full Service - that's still a win
• CASH - Under budget - just took out a little cash - just to have some in the wallet
• CLOTHES - Under budget - getting a winter top for OH
• COFFEE - Just under budget, regular coffees beginning to return but at £100 less than last year
• CRAFTS - £1 over budget this month on Crafts - words will have to be had
• ENTERTAINMENT - A few trips out - while we still can, but still £150 less than last year
• GROCERY - Consistent.  Consistently high TBF but it is what it is
• HOLIDAY - Nothing this month
• KIDS - Kids still net neutral this month - so really pleased they are all more self sufficient
• LIFE - Over Budget as we continue to buy a few things to improve various rooms which are in need of care.- this category is non food, non utilities.  
• AMAZON - Amazon relatively steady, but still indispensable for things at the moment - at around £100 pm I think this will be the way of things

So as we lurch into another National Lockdown with the whole country going to Tier 2 (if not higher) this all looks like it will repeat again next month - possibly with less entertainment, but maybe with some XMAS shopping online.