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Old Style Weight Loss 2020 - Part 4

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  • LittleVoice
    LittleVoice Posts: 8,974 Forumite
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    Sorry I've been away from here for a few weeks.  It's nice to see the halos outnumbering those horned creatures on @Brambling tally sheet. 

    I seem to have taken this long to lose 3 lb. 

    The extra 2 lb is just about possible in December as I have turned down a friend's very kind offer to stay with her family this Christmas (which I've done for the last few years).  It was all uncertain for so long that I do have one box of 6 rather nice mince pies (now stored away in a cake tin) which would have travelled with me and which I'll have over the Christmas period but that will still be a calorie-limiting time so no more than 2 mince pies per day while they last.  I don't have any Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, brandy butter or suchlike around.
  • SandyShores
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    I'm glad to see I'm not alone with my mince pies - Little Voice I will also limit myself to 2 per day, that sounds like a good limit.  I'm not usually a huge fan but the ones I've had this year were yummy and felt really Christmassy.

    I've always felt really welcomed here, even though I usually skulk around when the scales aren't telling me what I want to hear.  I love reading this diary, it always cheers me up and I feel cheered on :smile:
    "Think of many things, do one"
    Mortgage 31Oct'25 est. £207,450 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038 -aiming for 2031)
    Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga 

  • ditty1234
    ditty1234 Posts: 2,125 Forumite
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    Lapis lazuli, that is great news. 
    Isa help to buy: 1000/3000 33%
    Emergency fund: 100/1000 10%
    Weight loose 8.6 kg - while having fun. 0/8.6 0%
    Focus debt to clear HSBC £10/1111, 0% updated May 25
  • Brambling
    Brambling Posts: 6,092 Forumite
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    edited 7 December 2020 at 10:11PM
    Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2020 - 4th Quarter

    01/10/20 - 31/12/20

    Imperial (lbs) please let me know if you want me to add a kg list as well

    Artytarty 1.5/8  o:)o:)o:) / STS /  ;) /  o:)>:)>:)>:) 
    Blue_Doggy +2/7  >:)>:)>:)o:)o:) / STS / STS /  >:)>:)o:)>:)>:)o:)o:)
    Brambling 4/10 STS  :'(o:):'(  / o:)o:)o:)o:);):'(  /STS
    Caroby 1.5/7.  ;)o:) / STS
    Ditty1234  +0.5/10  STS /  ;)o:) / STS /  >:)>:)>:)>:)o:)o:) / STS  /STS
    Gingerlily -/11
    Izadora -/14 STS / STS
    Lapis_lazuli 7/ 7.5   ;)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:);)
    Littlevoice 3/5  o:)o:)o:) 
    Living_Proof -/20
    Marion2 4.5/8  o:) / STS /  o:);)o:)o:) 
    Molly41 2/10  o:)o:) 
    Monnagran 1/10  o:) / STS /  >:)o:)  / STS 
    ouraggie -/10
    Rosewoodspa 3/14  o:)o:) /STS / STS /  o:) 
    Sandyshores - +2/5 STS /  >:)>:)  / STS
    SIRENS 1/9  o:) 
    sn1987a 1/9   o:) / STS / STS
    Sue14 -/12
    Toni'sfriend 3/13   o:)o:)o:)o:) / STS /  >:) 
    Zafiro1984 8/21  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) 
    Zippy 13/18  o:)o:)o:);)o:)o:)o:)o:);)o:)o:)o:);)o:);) / STS / STS

    Key 
     o   =  1lb loss  (or kg)
        =  1/2lb loss  (or kg)
        =  1lb gain (or kg)
        = 1/2lb gain (or kg)
    Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
  • Brambling
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    Well done Blue and Lapis on your loses  :)  Hopefully your get that last amount by christmas Lapis 

    Blue allowing for my menobrain you will probably need to prod me next qtr but I'm sure I won't forget you  :)

    Back to the joys of work, but I had a discussion with the boss first thing about holiday carry over, they changed what they already agreed so I'm taking all but the allowed 5 days before the end of the year (10 days) so my last day work will be the 15th and I will still be taken 5 days over - we had been asked to carry all out O/S holiday over and then senior management checked with HR last week and they said no other than the allowed 5 days.  I won't be doing anything exciting but I'm looking forward to getting away from work as we have been working long hours this year.   As much as I would like to go down to see the extended family especially as my eldest sister is 80 at Christmas I can't so there will be no excuse not to do the 'Pre Christmas clean' and maybe get back with the decluttering I started during the first lock down.  My sister who lives around the corner will be off as well, she works with children so if the weather is dry I'll drag her out for a few walks 

    Have a good week   <3 and keep away from too many mince pies  >:) 
    Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
  • *zippy*
    *zippy* Posts: 2,979 Forumite
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    edited 7 December 2020 at 6:42PM
    Good evening :smile:

    Well done on your losses Blue, little voice and lapis :smile:

    That's a nice Christmas break Brambling, enjoy your time off. I'm going to start the Christmas clean tomorrow as I have a habit to leaving it to Christmas eve and running around like an idiot lol. 

    I love this thread so please do continue in the new year, I don't post a lot, but love reading as everyone is so lovely :smile:

    sts for me again unfortunately. I am back on the wagon though :) 

    B- banana, raspberries, yoghurt, maple syrup and Dutch pancakes
    L- picked at snacks as babysitting
    D- roast dinner

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