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  • CRANKY40
    CRANKY40 Posts: 5,940 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Good morning, 

    I have a loss of 0.5 lbs to report in total for the last two weeks. At least it's off and not on. Keep at it people - I'm also sick of seeing "move more, eat less" as a response to press articles. If it was that easy.....
  • CRANKY40 said:
    Good morning, 

    I have a loss of 0.5 lbs to report in total for the last two weeks. At least it's off and not on. Keep at it people - I'm also sick of seeing "move more, eat less" as a response to press articles. If it was that easy.....
    Said by people who have never had any real weight issues, (more than a couple of stone to lose).  I've read a paper by a university who said this is a load of old crud, many other factors involved and it's just something people find acceptable to say instead of calling someone fat and lazy.  
    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

  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,469 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Homepage Hero
    That's dreadful.@brambling. I am so sorry that you experienced such rude and unprofessional people. They should mind then own business. 
    craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119  2025 = £35.96 spent,  144 made and 5 mended,
    GC 2022 = £3154.96 
          2023 = £3334. 84 
          2024 = £.3221.81 
          2025 = £3974.24
    2026 Jan £34.96/ £30.00
    Decluttering campaign. 2025= 107/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅🏅🏅🏅💐DH ⭐🏅
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