Frump to Fab - A Whole New World.

candygirl

LL yea mum is about 7 mins from me, both in the posher suburbs of Preston, not that we're posh at all 😂😂😂 

savingfortomorrow

I have been quiet the last few days as been busier being fitter. I am trying to get more activity daily- doing practical stuff like parking further away and really getting the steps in. I averaged much fewer steps compared to now making the simple changes. Day by day small changes add up, cumulative small extra calories burned daily.  It seems to be keeping me away from the cycle of social media time-wasting. 

lessonslearned- I like the paint colour and fireplace. it looks very welcoming. I know this time of year os hard for you; with it being the anniversary of your husband. 

candy- It is strange having some lockdowns. I hope your area outside of Preston stays open. 

There are three counties that are in lockdown in Ireland now- It is swift the speed of the shutdown. There are no pubs only serving alcohol open- Pubs that are food outlets are open. If you told me that people would happily accept no pubs open for six months, I would not have believed you. I fear that rolling shutdowns are the way of the future. 

sugarbaby125

thepurplepixie said:

Did anyone see Surviving Covid - My Brother and Me. It was on BBC on Wednesday.  Brilliant programme, really brought home how dangerous Covid is.  I really like the documentaries the Van Tuleken brother make and I felt so sad for poor Xand.

Hello Pixie, I watched it and it gave a very clear picture of what it is like to survive Covid-19. I truly hope that Xand's issues with his heart will not prove to be life limiting and long term. As a survivor myself, I did not find the content of this programme alarming, but it is factual and very informative and may just bring home to many the reality of Covid-19.

I have been very fortunate to survive Covid-19 relatively unscathed, but my sister R has serious lung problems which may end up being life long. 

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Maman I love your fireplace. Very stylish and I can remember having a mirror like yours in the family home when I was very young. Is your mirror an antique?

I have started to make changes to what I eat as I was eating far too many snacks which were not doing me any good. I am still doing a lot more home cooking than I used to do which helps me to eat more nutritionally balanced meals for myself and my daughter. I am also going to buy more frozen fish and  frozen Jumbo king prawns to use in my home cooking as this will prevent me from eating too much red meat.  The 1st photograph is of LIdl frozen cod fillets with a Mediterranean sauce and half a packet of Tesco pilau rice.   The 2nd photograph is of my homemade chicken, vegetable and noodle stir fry

savingfortomorrow

Sugar I hope your sisters lung function improves. There will be more research on  the post effects and things will improve. 

fellowhuman

got my botox in to my masseter yesterday for both TMJ and face slimming reasons 
very excited! effects so far:
1. today i woke up without a sore jaw or slight headache!
2. i noticed that i don't chew as hard but happy surprise my food is still getting chewed up fine so i guess i was overchewing!
3. my bite is more corrected? not perfect as my dentist has shown me but the relaxed muscles have allowed the jaw to move forward to a more correct position!

muscles still sore on both sides but i'm excited to see my face slim down, it's been disheartening over the years to watch my jaw expand as the muscle clenching kept causing the muscles to keep growing. honestly my jaw muscles look wider than my forehead so keen to stop looking like miss potato head.

excited for my next appt to review where she'll be putting a bit more on the side of my face that's larger than the other to sort out any asymmetry  and i'm thinking of getting fillers as well! nose crookedness always bothered me so yeah just thinking thinking thinking now

also ordered some Apple cider vinegar capsules to take hopefully that'll help with the weight loss plateau 

sugarbaby125

savingfortomorrow said:

Sugar I hope your sisters lung function improves. There will be more research on  the post effects and things will improve. 

SFT my sister was told it will take 6-12 months for any kind of improvement, but Covid-19 has caused Pulmonary Fibrosis in both of her lungs which is an irreversible condition . She has now been signed off work for more than 4 months and she is lucky that the NHS is paying her full pay. The NHS has promised to continue to pay her full pay until her GP deems her fit to work again, but even then she will most probably only be able to work part time from home as her underlying health conditions will put her at too much risk. 

helensbiggestfan

Good morning lovely ladies.  

And another glorious day.  

My niece lives in Tasmania...it's their winter.  In the central highlands It was -14C the other night.😱.   Reminds me of one the times I took the overnight sleeper to Glasgow, again -14C going up through the borders.  Luckily I had had the foresight to take a hot water bottle. 😂

sugarbaby....I wondered if you'd watched the programme.  I'm glad you have no long term effects.  Hope your sisters lungs improve over time.  Im sure there will be lots of research and hopefully some good treatments in the pipeline.  Your food pics look fab, very instagram worthy.  😉

I'm doing well, managing to stick to my healthy eating programme.  Another 1lb off.  Slow but steady.  The chiro has also given me a few basic stretching exercises for homework.  A bit difficult and rather painful at the moment but I am sure things will get easier.  Still struggling with the deep breathing exercises but I just have to keep at it.  I'll get there.  

fellow human.......good to hear that you are addressing some issues which are bothering you.  And it's good that you are happy with the results. Botox didn't work for me. I have had more success with fillers.  I had a mini non surgical face lift a few years ago to correct an issue with my face being lopsided following surgery for the removal of a basal cell carcinoma.  The surgeon had to cut out quite a lot of skin tissue to ensure that the cancer was completely removed and it left my face lopsided but the non surgical proceedure sorted it out.  

Since then I have a had a couple of maintenance sessions with an injectable called Sunekos which is hyaluronic acid.  In fact I'm due another one on Monday.  It's relatively painless, occasionally there is a bit of soreness and bruising afterwards but it's well worth it.  It does keep everything symmetrical and it even sorts out the deeper wrinkles and  tightens the jaw line a little. 😉.  

Some might say it's taking things a bit too far in the vanity stakes but although people say they never noticed my face being lopsided I was a bit self conscious and it was definitely noticeable in photographs.  I do have some scarring from the original cancer op but the surgeon did a fantastic job and no one ever notices it unless I point it out.  

I was born with a red angry birthmark on my right cheek so I am no stranger to "face issues". Luckily I wasn't teased or bullied although I was aware that people often looked at me with pity. Again luckily it gradually faded a bit over time and by my late teens it no longer bothered me. However, it became cancerous in 2006 so that's when I had it removed.  

Joiner here at the moment, doing a few odd jobs.  Nice lad.  Also decorator came this Morning to appraise the outside. Aiming to get the outside painted before winter.  It's not going to be cheap but it's a big job and although it's a bungalow the gable end walls are high and I don't fancy risking  the ladder work.  😂

maman

Your meals look really delicious sugarbaby. 😋 Fortunately I had a good breakfast otherwise they'd be making me feel hungry. We're having  home made sweet and sour chicken tonight but I haven't decided yet whether to have rice or noodles with it. Frozen fish is just as good  as fresh and often much better value.  I sometimes buy the bags of frozen fillets. They can be odd shapes but they taste the same. 😉

Yes, the mirror is an original.  The lion on the floor is from my grandparents' home. I always loved it as a child so it holds many happy memories. The other lions were a gift from DH. I like their smiling faces and mellow colour. I suppose they're all antiques but not really valuable ones just sentimental value to me.  The fireplace is a copy of the original. When we moved in, the previous owner had 'modernised' the house  by taking out many of the period features, so we had a copy made of our neighbour's fireplace. Some  have  Delft tiles but we decided to go for something more neutral. Fortunately the doors and staircase just had hardboard panels hiding them so we were able to restore them. 

I don't have Netflix or Sky or any of the other packages except Freeview that comes with our broadband. Normally that's not a problem because I find plenty to watch on the evenings I'm at home. Now that I'm at home every evening I'm having to search about a bit but I'm managing. I often record daytime programmes to watch in the evening. I plan to watch Keeping Faith again at some point as they're recording a new series and I think I've forgotten what happened in the last one!😁 Last night I recorded Room with a View. I've seen it before but I've got it in reserve in case I need something to watch. 

We are venturing out to a restaurant on Thursday for the first time since March. I haven't been tempted to take advantage of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme yet. I think I prefer Eat in to Stay Thin! 🤣

thepurplepixie

Sugarbaby I am glad you haven't been seriously affected but it is a shame that your sister is so poorly.  I do hope things improve but I suppose it is hard to predict with something so new as they are learning all the time.  At least her employment/financial situation sounds OK.
Fellowhuman your treatment sounds so positive.  My DD had to have surgery to correct her jaw.  It was pretty horrific and very painful, her top jaw was broken in two places and plates put in to correct her bite.  I think it took the best part of a year for her to recover, physically and psychologically.  The bruising was so deep and her face kept changing, it was hard for a teenager but worth it in the end as she had very disabling migraines which were cured and her bite is perfect.  They said over time it would have got worse and worse so it had to be done.
I am much too hot but I washed virtually every towel in the house this morning and they are all bone dry so there is always a positive side.