Frugal, thrifty, make do, mend! Let this debt come to an end!

beanielou

That’s a lot to get your head around. Take it easy. 

KajiKita

This doesn’t read as a moan. It reads as life throwing you a health related curved ball, and it landing as something of a shock, as it would with anyone! 

I would wait before making too many plans until you get your actual results. If motivation is difficult to lose weight then a local group might help there with the benefit of making some local friends? I hear you on the already changed your diet quite a bit and taking a lot of exercise, but at least that means you won’t have as many habits to change as others. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend with daft dog and your friends 😊

KK

dawnybabes

Can you not see your results in the nhs app ?

Michael Mosley did a book about reversing  type 2 diabetes 

in_need_of_direction

The Michael Moseley blood sugar diet book is one I used when reining in diabetes a bit.  I lost a stone and a half, reduced meds and a year later was still a stone lighter which was unheard of for me. It operates on the same principle as the Newcastle study. It really can make a difference albeit that it was a struggle. One day I even bought a sausage roll, peeled off the pastry and just ate the filling to satisfy a craving.

jokono

It is possible that 6 months ago your results would've been worse. I hope you find the motivation you need and find a weight loss strategy that works for you!

Queen_of_the_Hive

Happy Sunday Elsheba,

As another poster has suggested, Michael Mosely books are worth a read. I wouldn't be surprised if I was also at risk of prediabetes. I've tried to follow his 800 cal fast in the not so distant past and its not as bad as it sounds.

Elisheba

missymoo81 said:

Hey I’m loving your plans, best to have plans to see what is possible.  You definitely have a lot to think about and plan, but all positive. 

Oooh please may you share the YouTube video for cutting layered curly hair! Mine is the same.  As I’m in desperate need of a cut and don’t want to pay the £100 it normally costs for a cut and dye. I’ve been dying it myself anyway. Thank you!

I'll see if I can dig it out for you 🎁

Elisheba

Queen_of_the_Hive said:

Hey Elshiba,

Love the plans to move to Scotland, wouldn't mind doing something similar. Am currently living in a terrace house that needs a facelift on the East Yorkshire Coast having moved from London last year. I do go back there pretty much every two weeks but stay in budget hotels and take the train. Its costing me a lot of £££ though, but don't have the choice atm due to personal circumstances.

I don't know the offers system but assume as you are from Scotland you have this captured in your forcasting. I recall watching a very old episode of Loca x 3 and the couple on the hunt had totally got the offers system wrong and were very dissapointed with what was realstically in their budget.

Having lived a bit of the middle age woman "modern nomad" in my trips to London, I know if you want something to work you'll find a way to make it work. Good luck and best wishes. Exciting times ahead!

Thanks - it's good to hear of examples where this sort of nomadic life work 😁.

I have read through the MSE guide of buying houses in Scotland and put together a worst case budget based on that. I'll need to revisit it when I'm closer to buying a house of prices will have risen no doubt.

Elisheba

fionaandphil said:

Glad to hear you are okay and feeling better.  LIfe just gets in the way sometimes and writing a blog is probably way down the list!  I also sat outside with a coffee at the weekend while doing the garden and got loads of washing dry.  You forget how much it lifts your spirits to be outside on warm spring days after the winter months.

I think the key to the hedge cutting is that you have the cable over your shoulder so it doesn't get caught by the blade.

Maybe you're not meant to sell your car and the reason you can't find one is that you're not meant to.  I know you've budgeted it in but maybe something better is round the corner and you need the car you already have?!  Anyway, enjoy the rest of your busy week and lets hope this forecast cold weather is over quickly.

Thank you 😁. With the lawnmower I'm very good at keeping the cable over my shoulder, but obviously not with the hedge trimmer 😳. Ah well, live and learn and the hedge won't need trimmed for another year, so plenty of time to see if I can fix it!

I'm not sure with the car. I don't have any strong feelings I need to keep it. The problem is I can't decide what new car I actually want, or find one at the right price. I'll keep looking and see how it goes.

Elisheba

KajiKita said:

I got put into tablet HRT straight off and they seem to work fine. 

Eeek! 😦 to the cable cutting! I assume you had an RCD at the other end of the cable …? 

Good luck with the car / funds juggling to net that £1K - it’s a bit of work but sounds very worth it 😊

KK

No RCD 😳😳😳. My ex husband would be having a melt down - he was always more safety conscious than me 😂. It tripped a switch in my electric box, but was fine other than that. I'll have to pick one up as I don't know what happened to the one I had. Haven't seen it in years.