Dusty's Frugal Fortnights

Did quite a bit of work on the family tree,should manage to copy the records of all my paternal line from my subscribed website before it expires if I do a few more sessions like today. Have all records from 1550 to 1802.:)
Also managed a 4029 step walk.What a contrast to yesterday. This evening must have been about 12C instead of 22C,with a thick fog.It came in quickly from the sea when I had gone out into the countryside.I climbed a hill with minimal visibility.At the top is an electricity pylon which was invisible till it suddenly loomed up in front of me.It resembled some eerie transmitter of signals from aliens.:D I kept expecting some mysterious hooded and cloaked figure out of horror film to appear. Definitely creepy!:eek:

I foolishly wore ordinary shoes,instead of trainers and discovered that the farmer has dumped a whole load of gravel on the path,rather painful.:mad:Add the fact that I am way unfit,wobbling a bit on the way back,and all in all it wasnt the most enjoyable of walks,but certainly interesting.
Off now to put Mr Dusty's pasty in the oven,I am running so late but he is watching football - surprise surprise - so he probably wont notice:D

A day full of incident so here's hoping I sleep for once,but dont hold your breath!

Never got out for a walk yesterday after all,because hairdresser was late as usual, it was after six before she left,and I had plantain to sort and put on by 6.30. Then Mr D wanted help with searching something online and before I knew it the evening was gone.:(
Also didnt pay in my £40 to the credit union,because the community centre staff were on an extended meeting,I never saw the union rep at all.Not my day......
On the bright side,I did get a few surveys last night.I am only 50 points short of a £5 amaz*n voucher now on MySurvey,but only after numerous screenouts.They let you do 10 minutes answering questions and then say you re not suitable:mad:Prolific is coming along nicely,including ''pending'' I have almost £15,its £20 cashout. That and the voucher will give me £25 to buy books,should cover me for a while as I now have most of the books I need for this year's challenges.
I started intermittent fasting this week,but most days I forget and start nibbling when making Mr Dusty's meals,and in the evening forget to make my supper in time so I doubt if it is really working:rotfl: They say that any carbs going into the body during the would be fasting period disrupt the process as the body will always use up carbs first,path of least work for the body.I'm not sure about it all.
I am doing the 16/8 regime.i.e. only eat during an 8 hour period,from noon till 8pm,eat nothing the rest of the time. The theory is that the body uses up all its glycogen store between 10-12 hours after eating,then it needs to use its fat stores for energy to run the body.So by time you get up,if you didnt eat after 8pm.from 8am you are using up calories fat stores.OK,not much,I probably will only use up to 300 calories during the morning,but thats 2lbs+ a month,which I would be extremely happy with after the disaster of the thyroid underactivity I suffered early this year closing down my weight loss completely. It really depressed me,I am only slowly coming to terms.
Oh well I have had a 3 month break,put on 10lbs 5 in the time the visitors were here:eek::eek: but I am ready to start again. Hopefully by next week,start of the new month my stupid brain will have worked out what I should be doing ,and I will try to eat by 7pm,not after 10pm like last night!:rotfl:
In theory you dont need to restrict calories much because the body will be exclusively using stored fat cells,many of which are round the waist area so great health benefits too. All sounds a bit too good to be true,doesnt it,but we'll see. Snails pace loss will barely show up on scales so I need to look at it long term,what I lose in a month.Wish me luck! For the moment I just cant decide on a diet plan they are all muddled in my head,at least this doesnt need much thought or effort.

mark88man wrote: »

well done Dusty - hope that put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step

Thanks Mark,but unfortunately,no bouncing I have yet more ear and water infections and feel rubbish!:rotfl: In other words,situation normal.
I didnt know I could save so much.Mind you,I was probably spending a lot in the past on the Horde. Its only this year that my kids have managed to stabilize their own lives satisfactorily:D:eek: Then the frugal living kicked in too and voila,Dusty has SAVINGS!!!!!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

A new month,try to get back on track with normal routine. Things I want to focus on this month;
+diet and exercise.Starting intermittent fasting today,plus increasing fruit and veg,and salads,cutting down on carbs. Bread has slipped back in to my diet,and biscuits and scones,stress eating at its worst.:(I need to get out walking more regularly,plus other exercise for mobility,strength,and endurance.I also want o get out a bit more,use my bus pass to go out,I am so locked in most of the time.
+do some decluttering.so much stuff and odds and ends in drawers and cupboards. And books.I want to reduce my books,and only use 3 bookcases. I have 4 big boxes of books which take up valuable space.I find it hard to be ruthless about getting rid of my books. I have books which I know I am unlikely to find the time to reread them yet am reluctant to get rid of.I may look at the Open Library,and if a book is on there,free to read,I will get rid of the book.I am checking out Ziffit and the like
+check for surveys several times a day. I miss about 4 surveys a day because when I look I find I was offered several 5 hours before,and they are now closed!:mad:
+continue sorting the family history. Found out it is the 16th,not the 6th, of July my subscription runs out,so I have more time to collect info before it disappears:)
+stop delaying on things like getting an eye check,sorting the thyroid,and getting photos for the passport application.
+ buckle down to my reading targets,and keep up with my commitments online in my reading groups,which will be tricky as I definitely need to cut down my overall time online. MSE has added a good 1-2 hours a day to my routine,which means less time for other things.:D
+express''gratitudes''
+stop writing such long posts on here!:rotfl::rotfl: if possible do a few shorter ones instead. Easier for any readers to get through


now off to the kitchen to make Mr Ds dinner. Easy-peasy,beef sausage,fried with onions mushrooms,and tomatoes,then covered in beaten egg to make a sort of frittata. served with broccoli in peanut sauce(as ever. Mr D never gets through a single day without either nuts or peanut butter SOMEWHERE on the menu)