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Do you eat fish and spicy foods at all @jwil? Both of these are supposed to help when you hit a plateau. I was at target for 12 years and then a couple of years ago I started putting weight back on and I'm now nearly half stone over top end of target range and really struggling to lose it. I think I need to mix things up a bit more too!
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Remember lots of liquid too!
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 14 months left.2 -
Not too much, but I might see what I can do. I'd like to get it moving again!
Yes, I do tend to drink a lot, but probably not enough in the heat!
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
My parasol arrived yesterday! I managed to sit out for a bit yesterday afternoon before we went to the school fete.
Little miss has gone out for the day with a friend. It's so nice to see her have that opportunity, she was very excited.
I gained 2lb this morning, which is not unexpected, but I feel it is undeserved, and annoying! I've started mixing it up. I took a new recipe to tasters this morning, and everyone raved about it. It's not something I would normally make either, but it was lovely (pomegranate salad). I've got enough for lunch left.
Not much planned for today otherwise. More testing of the parasol probably! 😁
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee7 -
if you were here, that parasol would be doubling up as an umbrella.
June 2026, Mortgage free, Emergency fund fully funded & £200/200 cash maximum pb holding .:jWeight 12st challenge 11st 2lb
Gift to children challenge £40k in 2 years. Short term gift challenge 7 presents and $1300 can by September.
Determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough.
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Also here.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 14 months left.1 -
How very blooming lovely to read about Little Miss spending the day with her friend, I remember you posting about her having a hard time and feeling left out at school, so pleased she has a pal now.
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Sorry to hear about the rain! It's cloudier here today, but dry apart from a tiny bit of drizzle first thing.
Thank you, I'm so pleased for her. It makes a huge difference.
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £108
Jun - £188
Jul - £13
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £7,331
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee3 -
Normal PAD plus CC payment means the car balance has gone down a bit more.
I've got a load of 50% off vouchers for Mr M for items that I buy all the time. They expire today, so although I don't really feel like it, I might head over and pick up some bits.
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee6
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