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Old Style Weight Loss 2021 - Quarter 1
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Congratulations to All Lovely Losers πππ Good to see you again Izadora and dumpling π
Well done Steady STSers πππ
Commiserations to Gallant Gainers π’π’π’
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I had a hospital eye appointment today, diagnosis glaucoma & the beginnings of cataracts. Very depressing, so I needed two jam doughnuts (one per eye) with couple of cups of tea to cheer me up a bit. Ho hum, this getting older business has its downsides ... π±
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So, todayβs food was
B : porridge
L : corned beef salad; yogurt
D : lamb, green beans, leek, cauliflower; yogurt
S : two jam doughnutsΒStay safe, wishing you all well through Storm Christoph.βTomorrow is another day for decluttering.βDecluttering 2023 π π π π βοΈβοΈ
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Brunch - LO mushroom and chestnut hotpotΒ
Tea - broccoli and cauliflower cheese
Exercise was 3 hours in the forest, helping my older son build a camp.Β7 -
Blue, sorry about the eyes, no laughing matter.Β Hopefully they've caught the Glaucoma early enough to be able to do something about it.Β As to cataracts, I think that is so common that they don't take it seriously until they are really....ripe, is the word I've heard used.
I've also heard that they are trialling jam doughnuts for the treatment of eye problems.Β You have obviously volunteered as a guinea pig. xI believe that friends are quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet when our wings
Have trouble remembering how to fly.8 -
I undestand the need for doughnuts BlueΒ Β
I was diagnosed with small cataracts in August, the optician wasn't that concerned but I was. Β I have a close family with glaucoma so have to have yearly free eye checks.Β Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courageΒ Β -Β Β Β Β Β Anais Nin6 -
Um, just to lose weight π, Iβll figure it out this quarter and then next quarter Iβll have a target. If I do need one just pick something like half a pound a week.Brambling said:Chart updated and lots of niceΒ o:)s usual rules apply please shout if I've missed anythingΒ
Welcome aboard Oldstylethriftylady do you want to have a target for the quarter?
Roblou sorry to hear OH is not well fingers crossed that it will be a negative results for you both
Dumpling I miss you when you don't post
don't forget you can post if you don't want to weight, 2lbs is a good number to lose
Β Β I know what you mean about the picking a combination of lock down the weather (wet down here) and it's January!Β 8 -
Morning all, hey ho, hubs test was positive. So heβs got the bedroom, he does feel rough bless him. DF will now stay in the back bedroom and I get the run of downstairs. Think the horse might have bolted but trying to do the right thing. However that does mean I am chief cook and bottle washer...π³. So I will try to do the right thing, stay healthy and do some movement. To be honest one of the reasons I started to run last August was to get my lungs into better shape, to feel fitter generally and to help improve my mental health. Crossing fingers today.ΒβIt never hurts to keep looking for sunshineβ - Winnie the Pooh10
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This whole epidemic was part of my motivation for sorting my weight out, and to keep/up running, I think it puts you in a better place, but some fit people still takes a long time to bounce back - in all age groups.roblou27 said:Morning all, hey ho, hubs test was positive. So heβs got the bedroom, he does feel rough bless him. DF will now stay in the back bedroom and I get the run of downstairs. Think the horse might have bolted but trying to do the right thing. However that does mean I am chief cook and bottle washer...π³. So I will try to do the right thing, stay healthy and do some movement. To be honest one of the reasons I started to run last August was to get my lungs into better shape, to feel fitter generally and to help improve my mental health. Crossing fingers today.Β
Went for a walk with dog and ds2 earlier on break, apart from that glued to screen, contemplating detaching myself now!
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Hi Folks and Roblou - stay strong
Another quiet day around here, I went early to get my bucket of salt/grit and thought to myself knowing my luck now that I'm prepared for all weathers it will probably give us a miss.
B - Cottage cheese with a squirt of sriracha, crispbreads & cucumber
L - Turkey kofta kebabs, salad & pitta
D - Provencal style fish, green beans & broccoli
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Get well soon, Mr Roblou.Β
Brunch - 2 sausages plus tomatoes
Tea - prawns and leeks cooked in white wine. Spaghetti for sons, roast courgettes for me.Β8 -
Evening All
Sorry to hear about dhΒ roblou27, hope he makes a speedy recovery x
Blue, think jam doughnuts were definitely required β€οΈWell work day for me
B porridge with 1/2 milk 1/2 water, pear and sprinkling of seeds a tsp of maple syrup
Tummy was rumbling by 1 so 2 small bananas and a cereal bar to tide me over til dinner, was glad to see my new flask had arrived so I can make some soup to sip at work next week, we don't get a lunch break but I can have soup by my desk.
D was a bit weird, the kids have oven chips and chicken nuggets on a Wednesday, (it's the one frozen meal they have weekly) but I had forgotten to get anything out for me so I had tinned potatoes airfried, with some gravy (I'd got a freebie 2 pot) green beans and 2 boiled eggs, I know, but I really enjoyed it!
Might have some rice pudding later is I'm still peckish (made with almond milk)
Also weigh in todayΒ -6lb think that's my whoosh weight still real chuffed though π'You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose' - Dr Suess
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