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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2022

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  • Brambling
    Brambling Posts: 6,196 Forumite
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    Well done ladies some lovely losses this week 👏👏

    Jenny I'm told they search handbags these days, not sure if for alcohol or weapons! 
    Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 826 Forumite
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    Brambling said:
    Well done ladies some lovely losses this week 👏👏

    Jenny I'm told they search handbags these days, not sure if for alcohol or weapons! 
    Times have changed, would never have occurred to me about weapons at a staff Xmas party, I was just thinking about a half bottle of Gin or Voddy... or a Panda pop bottle full of plonk.
    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
    01.12.25 £2899

  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 826 Forumite
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    Unsure if this will help anyone, ukhotdeals have a £15 off a morries shop for delivery by the 27th (2.00 cheapest delivery), £60 spend so a potential £13 off.  I have ordered meat, (well chicken, turkey and fish) but it fills me up.

    Have bought a turkey for the freezer, Mr P. is quite excited as it's a mock Xmas dinner for January. 

    Unsure if allowed to post this, but may help someone / stock up?


    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
    01.12.25 £2899

  • Van_Girl
    Van_Girl Posts: 418 Forumite
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    All expenses paid by the lovely boss! I did contemplate sneaking booze into last weeks party though... wish I had, so expensive these days!

    I've never had my bag searched anywhere other than a nightclub x
    £12k in 25 #14 £19,041.66/£18k 24 #14 £15,653.11/£18k 23 #14 £17,195.80/£18k 22 #20 £23,024.86/£23k
      Debt Free January 2021
    • jennystarpepper
      jennystarpepper Posts: 826 Forumite
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      edited 24 November 2022 at 8:08PM
      Haaaa, Well I used to pack it away, drinks after work on Fridays, it was a bit of a joke with the people I worked with about 'who could get the 'biggest bottle' in the posh hotel! 

      For our Christmas party drinks used to be subsidised....  office bases Cardiff / Glasgow posh hotel prices so £££££ for a few rounds, £30 does not go that far, (stressful job), colleagues would have bankrupted the place had it been free.  I once caught a couple of my team on a free night out ordering quadruple shorts. 

      Yes, lovely boss, not many of them left these days. 
      MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
      01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
      01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
       01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
      01.12.25 £2899

    • leftatthetrafficlights
      leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,296 Forumite
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      STS for me this week - I really have to do better!! 🤦‍♀️
      'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'

      Jan GC: £0/£100
      DNF: £0/£6700
      Garden sections: 0/21

      DNF: 3/45

      'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

    • Van_Girl
      Van_Girl Posts: 418 Forumite
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      jennystarpepper said:
       colleagues would have bankrupted the place had it been free.  I once caught a couple of my team on a free night out ordering quadruple shorts. 

      Yes, lovely boss, not many of them left these days. 

      There's only 5 of us and we're quite sensible these days. Well they are, so I have to be  :D
      £12k in 25 #14 £19,041.66/£18k 24 #14 £15,653.11/£18k 23 #14 £17,195.80/£18k 22 #20 £23,024.86/£23k
        Debt Free January 2021
      • jennystarpepper
        jennystarpepper Posts: 826 Forumite
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        STS Please Brambling.

        1 Week left, a couple of extra pounds off would be nice for the gin and ice cream fund. 

        I stopped the husband opening a tub of chocolate at the weekend, once they are open fingers will go in, seeing all the food and 'treats' in the shops I will be glad to get away from the temptations. 

        Have a good week everyone.  


        MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
        01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
        01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
         01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
        01.12.25 £2899

      • Brambling
        Brambling Posts: 6,196 Forumite
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        Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 4th Quarter

        01/10/22 - 31/12/22

        Imperial (lbs) please let me know if you want to raise in kilos

        Brambling -2/10 STS /  o:) /  o:) 
        Brie 0.5/7  ;) / STS 
        Candiii 9.5/50  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:);) 
        CharleyStone -/20
        Ditty1234 1/4  o:) 
        Flamingo747 2/13 o:)o:) 
        Frith -/21
        Fugalthymes -/14
        Izadora 9/14  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:)o:)o:) 
        jennystarpepper 4.5/10  o:)o:) /  ;) /  o:)o:) / STS 
        Leftatthetrafficlights  +3/14  >:) /  >:)>:) / STS 
        Marycanary 4/13 o:)o:) /  o:)o:) / STS 
        SIRENS 6.5/12  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:);) 
        Suffolksue 5/12 STS / STS /  o:)o:);) / STS /  o:);) /  o:) 
        Sunfl0w3r 2/10  o:)o:) 
        Van_Girl 0.5/12  >:) / o:) /  >:)>:) /  o:)o:);) 



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        Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
      • Brambling
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        This quarter seems to be a slow one, myself included 😬 I'm not holding my breathe on losing much before the end of year.


        Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
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