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Hi Sooz, I love it when you and your enthusiasm bubble out of my computer screen, although it makes a mess of my keyboard ! Will try a few of your recipes upon my return, so make sure you keep in touch now ! Missing you already ... :yuk:chips xx

Chin up chezzie, or in chubby chips's case Chins Up. Will check on you on my return 3-4 weeks. No computer or phone where I'm going. Books, birds and booze, my sort of holiday :rolleyes: xx

Hi Sooz, chips here. Good luck on the home front. Practise hiding Orbs up your jumper ! I am away for 3-4 weeks so will say Hi on my return. Where I'm going no phone or computer. Lavley. Be good. chips xx

Have a good holiday. Report in Gulp :( .... upon my return. chips xx

Yep, remember Poppy and Lostris the Dutch girl? Hey Ho. Hope Marie pops up :confused: I am away hopefully from tomorrow, for maybe 3 weeks. So diet and scales staying at home. I'll still be careful, but I need a break. A friend pops in to check post and feed and water birdies. Daisy loves where...

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!" :)

Hi chezz, bit worried about few folk :confused: hope Marie OK, not like her to go missing chips xx

Hi chezz. Hope all OK. I am feeling a bit neglected, I have a dead thread ! :( Scary how weeks are flying. Lost 2 and then 4 after staying the same since birthday. It doesn't get any easier. Slightest wobble and I can recognise how easy it is to panic and comfort eat. Hey Ho. be good. chips xx

I am :) Never got on with PP. Think it was Stick Insect Patsy Kensit on every page of every newspaper and TV screen & the "Play WeightWatchers" campaign that put me off. Drop by my "Chips With Everything is Back Thread" from time to time. Others on here too, called Vintage or Old Points System...

Hi chipsters :) chips is Chirpy Chips this morning. Delighted to report a 4lb loss this morning. I knew I'd been good :innocent0002: Hope everyone OK? and for those who feel they've fallen a little off track :o get back on that there horse ! :deadhorse: Nothing tastes as good, as losing weight...

Of course I do, how will I hitchhike to Morocco as Hippie Chips did in 1969 if I have no thumbs? :cool: Delighted to report a 4lb loss this morning. I knew I'd been good :innocent0002: Just had my oil tank topped up for Winter. Don't know which is more depressing, British Summer Time ending...

Too late with my White Rabbits :doh: but just to let you know I haven't forgotton you. Be good. chips x

Only cat I ever tried to cuddle nearly ended my guitar playing career ... I still bear the scars, literally ! :kitty: chips x

Good Luck for tomorrow all Tuesday weighers :scale: I've been pretty darn good, so fingers crossed. chips x

Hi chezza and all chipsters :) Yes all OK with me and Daze. I've had a good week so hoping for a couple of lbs off tomorrow morning. I have discovered Butternut Squash !! Don't know why I haven't tried it before. The name sort of put me off. Also although high in carbs so not suitable for...

Plumber told me one of the worse things for blocking loos are those hang over the rim fresheners. Hate the things myself but they often get flushed and the hooky part catches everything and causes block. Another fascinating fact from chips :) And Susie, as for your pale behind ..... True story...

Well Done Jane and Happy Birthday for yesterday ? This thread's gone a bit quiet :confused: I lost 2 lb this week, not deserved as I have been faffing since my birthday earlier in the month and been lucky to have stayed the same. Still, back on the horse :deadhorse: Be good. chips xx

Before I moved we had every takeaway imaginable within a few hundred yards, fish & chips, Thai, Indian, Chinese, kebabs and even a West Indian ! plus 2 brilliant Indian restaurants that delivered. Plus an off licence a few doors away and a bakery. No wonder I was out of control ! :break_diet...

2lb off for me today, which if I am totally, truthfully honest, I don't deserve. But it has spured me on to have a good week, although a few weeks away may be looming, so I know that will be struggle booze wise. Hey ho, keep at it. chips x

Well done you. Excellent. You've lost nearly 30% of yourself ! Blimey. Be good. chips

Hi chezz hope all OK. I haven't been logging on as much as usual. Workman a nightmare. He hasn't turned up today. Quite a relief ! Wishing you and all chezzers a lovely Bank Holiday weekend Chips & Daze xx

Absolutely Blerdy Brilliant ! Well Done You. And thanks for your Bucketloads of common sense advice. I need a bit of a shove as I am "playing" at it at the moment. Not gained, but almost as if mentally I am seeing how far I can push it. Not helped by local Co-op closing and selling everything...

Waspeze (and burneze) were brill for stings and bites. Not available anymore due to licensing problems. Nothing like it. Anthisan useless. Re steamy moppy thing, I believe a definite No No for laminate and a triple No No No for stripped wooden floors which I've got. Not even meant to wet mop...

Last visit to vet today for antibiotic injection. She is a little devil and won't take pills. Tried everything, getting friend to drop of Milky Way and making sticky pellet with pill inside. Even crushing pills and putting them inside gel drug capsules hoping she couldn't taste or smell them. No...

Well little Daze went to vet Thurs night and they operated and removed 11 teeth Friday am. I felt so guilty putting her through it, but she's a tough old bird and I did treat her to fried fish and a sausage on Thurs night to try to make up for it. Was so worried, but she is much perkier today...

I tried Nicotine Patches. Hopeless I just couldn't keep them alight :rolleyes: Do it Susie. Not easy. I quit about 15 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Good Luck chips xx

and I hope you enjoy it :) Little Daze had op Friday am after visit to vet Thurs pm :cry: 11 teeth out. She must be a tough old bird, now who does she take after I hear you say .... Was worried last night, she was asleep standing up, but today has eaten and seems much perkier. Back with her on...

Blimey, you've found all the good 'uns ! Chezz is lovely and always there to perk people up ! chips

Hello again Canadian Carrie, So Marie goes International too ! Glad you're here along with Marie's other friends to give her a bit of support when she needs it. Stay around, or I'll stalk you ... My probation officer and the judge said it would get me into trouble .. but what the heck ...

Hi Canadian Carrie :D Blimey, chips goes international ! I have a lot on my plate (the metaphorical one of course ....) :rolleyes: at the moment, so aren't on here quite as much as I was, but nice to hear from you and how you are doing. chips x

Stayed the same today which after hitting the cake and wine this week following a Tuesday birthday, is quite frankly a bit of a relief. I am now "back on the 'orse" :deadhorse: Be good chips xx

Hi Candygirl and all chipsters :) Stayed the same today which after hitting the cake and wine this week following a Tuesday birthday, is quite frankly a bit of a relief. I am now "back on the 'orse" :deadhorse: Be good chips xx

Glad you're feeling a bit better Susie. A friends cat used to destroy venetian blinds. It seemed to like the clackerty noise they make when being trashed. I made a version of those courgette lakties, adding a spoonful of green lentils. It was more like a potato-less Spanish omlette. Really...

No probs chezz. The switch will flick again. Mine defininitely flicked off this week. Birthday derailed me and then I sort of carried on .. will be lucky to stay same on Tuesday. Off to make bucketloads of soup ! chips xx

I was living your's with you as well ! You're off to a good start. Think of that holiday and them there hills ! Drop by my diary thread for a few more funnies. http://www.minimins.com/lot-weight-lose-then-join-wemitts/312987-chips-everything-back.html Be good. chips x

It's great to hear you sounding so positive and focused Sooz. Well done you. I plan try something similar with Crab Meat which I love. Enjoy your weekend. chips x

When you feel able, just block his number from your phone. Feel what a sense of relief and you taking control that would be. A very strong positive step and a right poke in the eye for the bullying b*stard :cool: chips x

On a positive note, aren't you the lucky one not to have a cruel, unprincipled nasty git like that in your life. You're obviously a kind sensitive soul. He never deserved you. Don't respond. You're above it. He's probably sitting pulling wings off flies. I know the sort. Block his number from...

Hi Marie, How ya doin' :) I feel a bit like Quasimodo this morning. Now I'm not one of God's prettiest creatures on a good day ... but I have been stung by something unknown on my eye lid ! So itchy and swollen. Hey Ho. A joke - Quasi comes back from a hard days bellringing at Notre Dame...

Good luck for tomorrow chezz :) Another Friday. Weeks are flying by. Maybe I keep lapsing into mini comas between Saturday and Thursday and no one is noticing :confused: chips x

Thanks all for your birthday wishes. I ate half a cake, some bombay mix and drank a bottle of wine. First day off the wagon. Friends ae a bad influence, but I was due a one day break ! chips xx

I lost half a pound so am recording it as stayed the same today as I'm not geared up to half pounds ! Eased up, but only slightly this week. Just shows I can't get away with much not being active. Hey Ho. Birthday today, so just had a piece of cake with a neighbour who bought it round. Friend...

lost half a pound, but calling it a stayed the same as not geared up for halves. chips x

Blimey Sooz, that is awful. Glad you've OK. Good job you were there, although it must have been so frightening. love chips xx

hi tracey, chezz, marie and all. Well done for hanging on in there, and as I always say to chezz, marie, 2b ? I've eaten cheeseburgers bigger than that ! Off to post on my thread, or people will think I've been abducted by aliens ! chips x

Cold and wet here today. I don't know who's worse at their jobs. Weather forecasters or MPs. Poor Daze is struggling with her back legs, sore belly and girlie bits and a broken tooth. She's OK in herself, not in pain I hope. Just put soothing stuff on her red bits. Will have to keep an eye on...

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:party0011: Good Girl chezzie :superwoman: Be good & don't worry if I'm not on here everyday. Masses going on. Be good. chips xx

On the Nudie Link, does the caption to the picture of the man + tree mean he has never had an intimate relationship? :flirt2: chips x

You just try to stop me madam :crazy: My psychiatrist said stalking would get me into trouble .... but it's such fun :rolleyes: Be good and good luck with your new direction. That should ensure lots of people find you ..... when the boys fans google .... chips xx

I would have ended up with big muscley thighs with each thigh weighing in at an extra 2 lb ! :rolleyes: chips x

Well done you. You've not had it easy in recent weeks. I knew you'd bounce back ! chips xx

Wowzer ! That is amazing. Well done you and everyone on losses. I shed 1 pound so still heading in the right direction. Want to try for 2 this week as I am a Birthday Girl next Tuesday and plan to buy myself a HUGE bottle of bubbly. Let's face it, I am the only person likely to treat me ! chips x

Moonie! Well just seen you pass my thread with the speed of Usain Bolt ! Thanks for the Like. Will check out the book. chips x

SOOZ !! Hello, thanks for that. Just about to do an online shop. Never tried celeriac. I have promised myself everytime I shop, I will try one veg or fruit I have never had before ! Hope all is well in the World of Lady Felsham. chips xx

Hi chezz and all chipsters :) I'm OK, just can't believe how days and weeks fly by. My bin goes out on a Friday and everyday seems to be a Friday ! Lost 1lb this morning. Slow but steady. Not being mobile, I can't get away with much, but at least I have my unbroken record of no gains or even a...

You have done brilliantly ! :) You should be so proud. Well done too for trying an alternative therapy. Shows you have an open mind and probably also shows renewed confidence. Would you have gone for it before? I wouldn't ! I always have a fear of those flimsy treatment tables collapsing under...

Hi again Marie, read this. To me it sounds like you shouldn't even be in the group that has to be assessed or search for work if these plans were implemented. You need to see an advisor. the sooner the better. Gather all your paperwork together in a chronological file. I will send you links to...

Wow. I am so, not just "annoyed" but blerdy furious for the way in which you are being treated. People should not have to fight like this when they are ill. ATOS are incompetent scum. Read recently that contracts are being taken off them as a very high percentage of people who appeal are...

Shucks chezz :o Well done on your 4lb loss. Now stop pretending you know what or where Roziee's labia is :whistle: chips xx

Blimey, You're lost a quarter of yourself. Amazing. Good Luck for tomorrow. Let us know how it goes. chips x

Hi chezz, sound awful about your lump. Why, whenever I use that word do I think of my ex-husband? I am such a coward with pain, I take a couple of Co-codomol before I have my lip waxed ! chips xx

I know Reading. Once nearly got stabbed at the festival :o when I stopped a thug beating someone up. When I think Reading, I always think - Why did they name their hospital Battle Hospital ? Although having been there on a few weekend nights it sort of makes sense :cool: Were you in that area in...

Blimey Sooz, you are like a rudderless pedello :rolleyes: A very nice one of course :o Thought cal counting gave you the flexibility you needed. Have you ever done WW? I am a believer in getting to grips with real foods as they can't be avoided in social situations or life in general. Which is...

Sorry you've been going through it. Working dogs like Huskies and Collies need masses of stimulation and exercise, so you will be kept busy with your pup. So many people chose dogs which don't suit their lifestyle, i.e out at work all day, don't bother to train them etc Such a shame. Daze came...

Well Hello Dolly .... cue the music .... :) just realised no-one said Hello. Welcome. Tuesdays come round very very fast, so be good. chips

Hi sarah, how are you doing? Haven't seen you posting for a while ? chips x

Hi Marie. I think you always feel better when your hair looks OK. Why do I always recall the disasters? Remember going to a guy I went to for years wanting something special as I was going to be at a backstage party with a band :) Alarms bells should have rang when he was openly smoking a joint...

Hi Sammi, re feeder, clean it out with boiling water (never use bleaches etc in feeders or baths) and only ever put a few inches of nuts in feeder. If they dont get eaten, change them. My fat balls with buggy nibbles are going at an alarming rate, seed and nuts have slowed down. I love wood...

Love Sainsburys Taste the Different whole rolled porridge oats. Stay quite chewy, not like wallpaper paste ! I usually make with hot water, add almond mik, pop in microwave in bowl, (1min 30sec in mine) so no messy pan, they add a bit more milk if needed, and if I'm spoiling myself and only if...

Almond Milk Now that is a very good question to which there is no quick answer :o There are two makes, Alpro and Blue Diamond Almond Breeze. They both do a chilled/fresh or a Longlife UHT version. They both do sweetened or unsweetened. I love and only try to buy the Longlife unsweetened Blue...

Hi Marie, Where are you? How are you? chips xxx

2lb off for me this morning. So that's 40lb so far. Already feeling positive about this week. 2 weeks to birthday and want to lose just a couple more for then. Just had my gorgeous whole rolled oats made with unsweetened almond milk, sprinkle of coconut, tip of teaspoon sugarfree jam and a...

2lb off for me this morning. So that's 40lb so far. Already feeling positive about this week. 2 weeks to birthday and want to lose just a couple more for then. Just had my gorgeous whole rolled oats made with unsweetened almond milk, sprinkle of coconut, tip of teaspoon sugarfree jam and a...

Hi Marie, hope your day was a bit better. Haven't had much time today. On a mission of mercy ! Don't know where the day went, and I thought it was Sunday until a few hours ago. I really am losing the plot. I think it's those Gingo Bilko memory pills or whatever there're called. Can't remember...

Hi Lady Lurker (aka Sooz) :) Did I tell you I've got a Plunge Pool? Chezz was well impressed. I've posted a photo of it on my Chips with everything is Back thread. Let me know what you think. chips x

Hi chezz, I am sitting here typing in the dark, nights drawing in ? Ohhhh Noooo. Did I tell you I had a plunge pool? Here is a neighbour taking a turn. Great way to stay cool.... chips x

Crikey, just found our minimins has a very quick and effective censor thingie for bad words. It wasn't very bad, honest. I do know, but never use much worse ! Sorry minimins :o chips

Ah Marie Sweetpea :bighug:Wish there was someway I could help. You are so close to your goal but have come so very very far and had more ***** (sorry) to contend with than most people have in a lifetime. Can you get a little break with friends, or treat yourself to a new DVD, book or lipstick or...

and your avatar and sig pic made me laugh too. We'll have fun ! Look for my Weight Related Embarrassing Moments thread. Might make you laugh. chips :) Ah, just found the link .... http://www.minimins.com/weight-watchers-off-topic/314400-weight-related-embarrassing-moments-share-yours.html

Hi moonie :kissass: new chipsters always welcome. Keep us posted with your progress. Lots of folk to offer advice & support. chips

I HAVE JUST READ TODAY IS NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY !!!! :icecream::icecream::icecream::icecream: So now don't feel so guilty about that choc ice I ate earlier. It was medicinal honest. I was a bit hot :rolleyes: chips

Sitting here wearing my "Fat People Are Harder to Kidnap" T-shirt, thinking how did I ever not like Green Tea. Used to think it was filthy muck, but am really into it now. So refreshing. Strange how tastes change. I add a bit of lemon and cinnamon if it's the unflavoured sort. Amazing how...

Wow, you really are an inspiration. Maybe, get to your 11st 1lb goal, maintain it for a while, then drop a bit more if you feel like it. but be kind to yourself. Wise to fix at 11st 1lb, somehow seems more easily attainable than 11st ! Just shows how big a part the mind plays in success or...

And what about the rug ..... see higher up thread :o chips xx

Hrmmmmm. Don't get her shakes mixed up with yours. Used to buy a skinny friend something called Bulko or something like that as he was desperate to GAIN weight :o If you are doing WeightWatchers as on your stats, it's all about managing real food. Would an apple, banana or snack of...

Hi chezziekins, Just posted welcome back message and advice :rolleyes: on Susies thread...... chips xx

Chezzy !!!! I am so glad you're back. I was worried. You'll soon get your gain off. Just follow these tips. Turn TV / Radio off, Draw curtains, Sit on floor under table and ignore knock on door when "friend" comes calling. Start putting yourself first for once. Just say outright you're not...

Hi Sooz, don't know why I thought of you, but knowing you have talked property, here and abroad, saw this on ebay 300935941317. only just listed, started at 99p !! in Putney. Wish I was nearer ! love chips xx

Hi Pete, Just wanted to say that although I am doing old/vintage WW at home, I often browse your recipies :eating: and get ideas. You work so hard. I just want you to know I and I am sure tons of others appreciate your efforts. You really have done so well with your journey. Don't know how it...

Eeeh, It's like Springwatch out in my back garden :) One family of sparrow chicks just left the box and are all in the bird bath which has just been cleaned and topped up with cool water. Soooo funny to watch. Another brood ready to leave any time now. The mum who seems to be feeding them on her...

:party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011: Go Girl ! chips x

Brill losses Raquel, Jane and Kelly and all chipsters who lost this week. You are on your way to becoming Skinny MiniMinnies ! :stickdance::stickdance:Be good and enjoy the sunshine. chips x

Hurray :thankyouthankyou: thought you had been abducted by aliens at the very least. So glad you're back. Lots seem to have gone to ground :rolleyes: I am beginning to take it personally when I say Hi to a Newbie, give a few words of encouragement and they're never heard of again. Am I that...

I have a quiet fan, one of those that moves back and forth. I actually find the druuum, druuum noise relaxing. Also sleep under just a Satin Sheet, the fan kind of ripples and cools the sheet if that makes sense. If anyone reading this is conjuring up pictures of a glamorous Joan Collins sort of...

Just tried a few of my frozen grapes, Soooooo refreshing. Might try it with slices of other fruit as an experiment :rolleyes: Can't decide tonight between a fresh Tuna, Salmon or Trout ! Daze the Rescue doggie will be happy to share any of them ! Here she is soaking up some rays ....

Another 1lb gone. Hey Ho. Last night I had half a pot of Onken fat free natural yoghurt to use up. I put just a teaspoonful of Options chocolate power in it, stirred and placed carton in freezer for just half an hour. It was lovely, starting to go icy and tasted delicious. Expecting a food shop...

Wish more people did, simple things make all the difference. Call me eccentric :rolleyes: but I have post-it notes stuck on my windows to help stop birds trying to fly through them when light reflecting. Haven't had a casualty since. Windows a necessity but other reflective surfaces don't belong...

1lb down. Hoped for more as have been good, but hey ho, just below the 20st mark for first time for long time. Good luck all. chips x

So simple to make a difference. Last few days I have been spraying the outside of the nesting boxes with cool water to keep yet another brood of baby sparrows cool. Upsetting last night. Young fully fledged sparrow obviously left nest too early as couldn't fly. Stuck in a deep planter. Picked...

Thank goodness ! Yours are the only Likes I every receive :o Lurk away ... chips xx

Morning all chipsters. Morning all twitchers ! as in our feathered friends, not those unlucky enough to be inflicted with an involuntary nervous tick ! :) They say it's going to be 32 degrees today which is nearly into the 90s. Please put water out for garden birdies in a shallow container in...

On my "chips with everything" thread some have surfaced, as I say there, even if some miniminnies have had a wobble, it's good that they're still lurking and visiting the site. It is so hard. People used to say losing weight in the Summer months was easier as sun = salads and cold dark Winters =...

.....1pp for half a roll :( The only roll I've allowed myself recently was on the floor laughing at Mrs Brown's Boys :giggle:

Hi linz, lorny & zig :p Hey you sound like a firm of dodgy solicitors ! Glad you found / re-found my thread. Confirms my theory than even when some miniminnies stop posting, and I get all worried, they're often still lurking which is fine and great. I know I've a long way to go and not being...

Blimey where is everyone? So many regulars seem to have vanished. :hide: I hate it when people appear, are so enthusiastic and then don't post anymore. I can't help but wonder what happened to them. So sad if they've gone off the rails and given up even for now. I did that for so many years...

Blimey where is everyone :o So many regulars have vanished without trace. don't mean you Sooz, as I know you'll be back .... Well you'd better or I'll stalk you :rolleyes: Chezz gone again, Lostris a lovely Dutch girl etc Hey Ho. Hope you're well. chips x

Morning everyone, up before 6.00 and sun was hot then :eek: Phew ! Just topped up my birdbath with clean water and they are all diving in as I type. Drinking and bathing. So funny to watch. New batch of young and mums are taking little ones scoops of water in their bills. They really need it on...

I was up before 6.00 and sun was hot then. They're saying it will be hottest day so far. Daisy my old rescue doggie loves it but doesn't know when she's had enough. I nearly passed out blowing up a paddling pool for her. Took me ages. She just sees it as The Biggest Drinking Bowl in the World...

Hi Lorny, glad you found thread. It would be fun if more people did :o I wish you well on your journey. Have a read through my thread Chips with Everything is Back. It,s on WeMITTs (We Mean It This Time page, which is for people with a lot to lose whatever their chosen plan) I am doing...

Fab day here. Not a cloud in the sky. Now my old dad used to say, if he had bad luck, that he must have killed a robin. Well I'm beginning to think I must have inadvertently done away with a whole flock :( First my computer started behaving like something out of The Exorcist, had to buy...

Thanks Raf :p frustrating when the ticker takes so long to update. I want to see my hard earned loss immediately !! :rolleyes: Have a lovely day and a good week. chips x

Morning all chipsters :) 2lb off this morning. Challenge this week as the sun is out (a rare occurence in these parts) is to stay off the wine. Would love to sit out with a glass in the evening, but just know I can't trust myself to stop at one .... bottle that is ! :party0036:Hope you've all...

OK sooz :o Are you the Seventh daughter of a Seventh daughter or something like that ? 2LB OFF this morning as seen through your dusted off dusty ball. Forget the Lady Felsham, you should be Gypsy Rosie Felsham. 4 weeks to my birthday, so hope to lose say 5lb for then which will slide me under...

Thanks Crazy, it is taking up so much time. Have resaved and deleted loads and I getting a portable hard disk tomorrow to system backup. I may update my computer. Owes me nothing. I just hate dumping stuff when it is working, but can't risk unreliable and wouldn't even want to put it on...

Well done you :party0011: The Tuesdays come round fast. Even when I know I've been good I still feel anxious. Hey Ho. Good luck for tomorrow. chips

Hi Sooz, So pleased about the flat :woohoo: Nightmare Sellers are the pits. They don't realise (or maybe do and just don't care) they are playing with peoples lives. Should be penalised financially if they pull out on a whim. Still struggling computer wise. Found loads of pics from emails and...

Highly stressed. Computer lost loads of irreplaceable files, some backed up, some not. No reason for it. Never happened ever in years of personal and work computing. Some files recovered along with loads of weird files, but as I delete them they are mutating and copying themselves over and over...

Well done Jane, and Chin up Everton ! Get organised and stock up with good things, and everything will fall into place ! chips xx

Oh blimey, what a dreadful thing, all you can do is hope he gets the help he needs. Mental Health is so tough on all, friends, family and the person who is actually going through it. I helped a friend by working behind the scenes, he doesn't know to this day, but I stalked his care workers &...

Hi there, I posted a link to my chips page higher up the thread where I give recipe. Here it is again just for you :) http://www.minimins.com/lot-weight-lose-then-join-wemitts/312987-chips-everything-back-19.html#post6514659 It is super and freezes well apparently, although it didn't hang around...

Hi Jane. I'm sure you'll be fine :) A couple of days slightly off track hopefully wont affect anything. Doesn't it just show though how emotions can wreak havoc with our eating. Love spicy food. Indian takeaways used to be my downfall. Last night put cayenne pepper on my lite Horlicks instead of...

Morning Tuesday chipsters :) delighted to have lost 3lb this week :scale: As I said on my diary thread http://www.minimins.com/lot-weight-lose-then-join-wemitts/312987-chips-everything-back-19.html#post6514659 It is largely due, I believe to my positive deluxe porridgey start and my super soups...

Morning chipsters. Boards seem to have gone a bit quiet. Hope you're all OK. Weighed myself, it being Tuesday and delighted to have lost 3lb. I have been good. I think it is my deluxe porridgey breakfast and super soups which have helped so much this week. Mad day today, so need to get...

Where have you gone ? Calling chezz, hope you're OK :lost: chips xx

Where have you gone now ? Calling the Netherlands, calling Lostris :lost: chips xx

SOUP UPDATE FROM CHIPS :gimi:Absolutely lovely, so quick and cost next to nothing to make. Would serve it to friends at a posh dinner party. Think big and little kids would love it too. Though cucumber taste would be dominant, but no. So subtle. Did zap with hand blender and texture was...

Hi Sooz :silly:chips here. You are thin on the ground :rolleyes: Brings on my panic attacks when you go missing. Check my thread for the most wonderful accidental cucumber soup idea. Gorgeous and cost next to nothing to make. Be good chips xx

Afternoon chipsters :) Just making what I think will be a winner of a soup. So quick to make, and as usual, only using things that are lying around in bottom of fridge shouting "Use me up, Use me up" Now you have to like cucumbers for this one ! Can be served hot or chilled into cold bowls...

Go Girl :party0011::party0011::party0011: just look at tumbling stats, brill drop on your BMI and % lost. You must have worked so hard. Well done you. chips xx

Hi everton, chips here :) contemplating whether your name is football or related or bcause you like those black and white humbuggy sweeties. whichever, welcome to Tuesday weigh in thread. Make sure you let us know how it is going. Cheers chips x

Only problem for me is that my shape is a balloon :( chips x

Signing off to watch The Apprentice. Create a Ready Meal challenge tonight. Do you think the one with the eyebrows who looks like a vampire will suggest Brains in Beetroot Sauce :cool: chips

Hi there, chips here :) I've just done an on-line shop for tomorrow. Boy, when I scrolled down my old lists, could I see where I had been going wrong ! It's a wonder I'm still alive ! My finger was aching holding the mouse button down to go past, cakes, nuts, booze, pies, porkpies, bacon...

Thank you, I won't say it's been easy, but I will say it's been easier than I thought. Paticularly stopping the booze every night. Thought that would have me climbing the wall and draining neighbours bottles from their recycling boxes .... but after a few days, not really given it much thought...

Well done you. You deserve a bit of good news. Treat yourself to something nice. That doesn't necessarily mean a bin lid of ice cream ! I've just done an online shop and bought some basics choc ices for freezer, not too bad damage wise, now all I have to do is stop at 1, or 2, or ...... :cool:

Hi intothelight :) was just about to log off and spotted your lonely little post :o I promise I will check back on this thread and try to post a few words of wisdom tomorrow or Thurs. Are you going to follow any particular eating plan? You'll find lots of options and support from folk doing...

Hi Marie, it must be so tough for you. Something good for irritated throats and swollen necks is a sugarfree jelly made into a warm drink. Mum always gave us melted jelly cubes if we had mumps or a sore throat. Not as scrummy as ice cream of course :icecream::icecream: Good luck for tomorrow...

Well done raf :) You're doing great. You saying you were 24lb heavier than when you were last on minimins rings so true. I honestly have no real recollection of climbing up through the 13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20 stone & onwards mark. Really strange. Quite surreal. Even clothes are a blur. I must...

:o That would need me to book a plastic surgeon for a total head transplant when I reach goal. I am not, and have never really been, one of God's prettiest creatures ... :whistle: Just had two slices of Burgen bread toasted & crispy and topped with one of those tiny tins of baked beans to which...

£200+ a month ? When I was drinking I was spending that a week ! :cool: Seriously though, food bills are frightening. I feel like I've been mugged when my shopping is delivered. Much less for more money, and diminishing quality is a major winge with me :soapbox: Get stocked up on fresh veg...

Blimey these Tuesdays come round quick ! Lost 2lb so just hit my over 10% off. Good luck other chipsters weighing today :party0011:

Being a Tuesday Weigher, just hopped on and lost 2 lbs. That's over 10% of my body weight gone in 12 weeks, so really pleased. when I started I put a realistic target weight for the last Tuesday each month in my phone calendar, and am 4lb below what I hoped for today. Already have an eye on the...

Morning chezz :) |Hope today is better for you. Lovely early hazy sunshine. We haven't had one day so far with clear blue sky from dawn 'til dusk. Today might be the day. Fingers crossed. :tomato:Just done my Tuesday weighin. Lost 2lb. Slowly Slowly Catch the Monkey or whatever that strange...

Hi Linz, Flattered you might ask me for advice :o I have never known my birds go after herbs. You might see them possibly on some plants, but they are usually after pesky aphids and white flies. I would either buy a starter pack from say RSPB or Ark website. But deffo invest in a seed feeder...

Hi James, Not an expert of this, but would imagine your surgery would have done kidney function tests, blood pressure etc before starting you on this. I would write down your concerns and see your GP. Worse thing to do is trawl the internet as you will find all sorts of conflicting information...

Morning crazy :) chips here. So I don't hijack Susie's thread, I post regularly here, but also on my Chips with Everything is Back thread on WeMitts (We Mean it This Time) forum. Also on a thread called Let's Give this a Go, started by a lovely Dutch girl named Lostis and on a Tuesday weigh-in...

Morning lostris :) So glad you’re back on form on your forum ! All the talk of hot tubs and jacuzzis made me jealous. The closest I ever got to a jacuzzi experience was when a large fly fell into the bath :o Having a depressing sunless Sunday here. Strong winds battering my garden. Hey Ho. Be...

My eyes are terrible ! I really should have gone to Specsavers. Made mistake of trying a smaller independent. Hopeless. Switching back to old glasses until I get them sorted. Thought you said going to bed for a bonk ! That'll burn off a few calories, I thought :rolleyes:

About to light a fire. So cold :winter_brr: British Summertime hey. Feel like cutting my wrists ...... Not really. I'm Chirpy Chips despite the cold, gale force wind flattening my lupins, foxgloves, hollyhocks and iris. Just do hope there's something good on TV or I will be back on the booze...

Morning all chipsters. Windy, wet and cold here in North Wales. Watching young starlings & sparrows having a bath is cheering me up. Need to move fat ball feeders. They're hanging from gazebo over patio and late last night when Daisy the Dog went out for a pee, there must have been nearly 100...

Hi crazy, Susie will keep you on the straight and narrow :) Hope it all goes well. chips

Absolutely ! and Vodka, but only if it's a double apparently :7834: chips xx

Hi amy :)welcome. I suspect like most of us, I have got so many clothes going back decades and covering so many sizes. I admit I am unlikely to fit into my 60s psychedelic size 10 sari I wore while hitchhiking to Morocco in my bare feet in 1969, but I’d look a right idiot in it anyway browsing...

Add a squeeze of lemon, a few sprigs of mustard cress and I've heard it removes the calories and makes them positively a health food ! :cool:

Now, that reminds me of a press cutting I kept for years ..... :) It told the story of an American Religious cult leader who claimed to have lived only on fresh air for 30 years. He was thrown out when he was spotted ordering a chicken pie in a restaurant. :DTrue. I've probably still got it...

Hi sooz, OK Only wailed :cry:twice this morning so far, so good start. :o Vet was astonished how good Daisy (Daze to her friends) is doing, but I know she's not right. Had her MOT yesterday, claws, ear drops, bum glands squeezed (now know why Americans call it fish butt .... ) :whistle...

Hi chezz. Every cloud has a silver lining. It could have been worse. You could have dropped it in the BATH :0bathtime: How would you have explained that one ! Be good. chips xx

"Rushing around with a film crew ... " ? You slipped that one in a bit casually. Was everyone calling each other "Darling" and talking about the Oscars :cool: Tonight I am making a bowl of mixed salad for my main meal. Baby leaves inc rocket, radish, celery, spring onions, cucumber, coloured...

Well done you. I lost 2lb today. Can't wait to hit 10%. As important to me as lbs lost to be honest. Hope all Tuesday weighers did good :) chips xx

I'm so lucky I live alone. Must be really difficult with others to cook / buy for. But if you plan and adapt your recipes they don't even need to know they are eating a healthier version. Use less fat, less meat. Don't even tell them. As for Lasagne ....Tips for Lighter LasagnaDrastically cut...

MORNIN' :) chezz, sooz et al. 6.55 and thinking about having lunch. Seem to have been up for hours. Daisy the Dog not well :cry:Dennis the Vet tomorrow. Lovely sunny start. Fingers crossed it stays out for at least one day. Was cold enough to have heating on last night. Not good. So being a...

Is this what you mean ? :rolleyes: chips xx

You're back that's the main thing, and 4 lbs isn't much. I used to eat burgers bigger than that ! We were worried :confused: chips xx

Chezz :party0011: So glad you're back, will read other threads for what you've been up to. Lots of folk were worried. You were definitely missed. chips xx

Sorry for late response. I missed your post as have been distracted away from my own thread :o Reading the ingredients on the package (same on web site) the Mushroom / Spinach burgers seem pretty straightforward. I will fiddle with ingredients of course, no need for so much oil etc. May cook in...

Good luck with weigh in Claire. Don't forget to browse this site. You will find inspiration and encouragement from all, not only those following your chosen path. Let us know how you get on. chips xx

It doesn't pay very well, but it has a few perks ! :cool: chips xx

Sorry for late reply, got sidetracked. For lunch had home made beetroot soupie thingie. I posted recipe of sorts on Susie's Long Term Weight Loss Plan thread. An accidental success which just about sums up my cooking ! My regular thread is Chips with Everything is Back and I am planning to stick...

Mornin' Thinking about having lunch :eating: Was up early :rolleyes: You are at goal so much lower and we'll be calling you Beanpole Bessie :p Around 9½ st must be a good weight for your height. Well done again. Aren't food triggars strange. I saw Wakefield and thought Yorkshire Pudding...

Phew ! :secret:Our imagination was running riot. Thought if it wasn't a big lottery win, that you may have been abducted by aliens or had been kidnapped and was being held as a sex slave in North Africa :airplane: Chips and Saph were on their way ! Glad you're back. love chips xx

Hi sooz :) I'm deffo going to have a go at making my own mushroom and spinach burgers with some mods of course. If you read the ingredients, looks easy and will make it less CCs / less points. Remember I said I had bought some Beet It beetroot juice and it was sinisterly horrible to drink, but...

Hi Kat, I am doing old / vintage points at home as I can count them in my sleep :zz: never got the hang of pro-points but we are sure to have some common ground. Drop by my Chips with Everything is Back Diary thread as I flit between here, Tuesday weigh in thread etc. Hope you do well. chips xx

I love two puffy organic Kallo rice cakes, smeared with half a teaspoon of sugar free jam (St Dalfour is delicious) topped with some thick low fat creme freche. It is like tucking into a double wammy of jammy cream cakes. I have with a cup of coffee mid pm, but only allow myself if I have been...

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Well done elfy. You can do it. You have done so well. chips xx

WOW a lot of folk would swap you in a heartbeat for that challenge You have done brilliantly. Just look at those stats ! You must be over the moon. Well done you. chips xx

Take this as referring to me & sapphire hunting for lostris and her euromillions, :character00180: as opposed to our weightloss journey .... :rolleyes: I had regular banter with a friend I did the Lottery with for years. I always said if he won and kept the winnings to himself I would fight him...

If that lostris has won euromillions and not invited her friends along, I am going looking for her :cool: chips

Hi dragonrose. She is a star ! Hope you have a good week. You're in the right place for advice and support when you need it. Be good chips

I was on probation once .... :rolleyes: Even though I told them "It wasn't me, honest" ..... Looking at the Nutritional values/ingredients of the spinach/mushroom burgers, I plan to have a go myself to make something less points/calories although as bought, very satisfying and well within my...

Well done you :) You will be there before you know it. You have worked so hard. I hope you have a super treat planned for when you get there ! chips xx

Nooooooooo :confused: Do you have an inkling what it might have been? Portion size? If you know, it's easier to accept. If you've been good it's a bummer. Still, "back on the 'orse", hey? Keep at it. chips xx

Brill, well done, nice steady healthy losses :) chips

Good Luck Jane. I am starting to dread Tuesday less, well a little bit anyway ! chips xx

Thanks for recipe sooz, I will do it tonight. The Spinach & Mushroom burger is Sainsburys Love Veg range. Check Nutritional info on site as I know you are CC. 2 in pack, one is really satisfying, especially with a smear of Nandos marinade :rolleyes: With Big Tom, Nando and his chums, do you get...

All this in the news about being spied on. I was never one to turn down the offer of a sweet biscuit, but now when I see "accept cookie?" a have a panic attack ! :confused: chips xx

Well done you :wavey: Lost 3lb myself today so one step nearer to being a Skinny MiniMinnie .... chips xx

Some interesting ideas there sooz :) I have some Quorn sausages and a cauli to use up and a pot of Dijon mustard lurking. Do you have the recipe to hand ? I have gone much more veggie. Had a spinach and mushroom burger last night on a bun with onions. So nice. As I was eating it was thinking...

3lb off today, so feeling like a bit of a relieved Skinny MiniMinnie this morning :) Clothes feeling looser, breathing a bit better, so all good. I am trying to focus on my stats, rather than lbs lost as it somehow helps me. To see the drop in my BMI and to have lost 8.83% of my body weight in...

Hi Ya chezz. It's chips :bighug:A lot of people missing you. Do come back when you feel up to it. xxx

Pink took the Words right out of my Head ! Everything OK lostris ? Just for you, and other Wrap Fans, or should that be rap ! This is something I used to do when I dared to have avocado in the house .... :o Warm a wrap and stuff with fresh baby leaf spinach, slices of avocado, fresh ground...

Morning Sooz :) 3lb off this morning. I am a happy bunny :bunnydance: I suppose I deserve it, I have been very very good :innocent0002: Dull and gloomy here in North Wales. Have the heating on. Do not want to think about heating bills. Off to have my microwaved porridge with sprinkle of...

Hi Sooz, Hope you're OK :) Worried about chezz. She has always popped up with kind comments & support. I know her friend had big problems in the week, but I've not known her to go so long without posting :( I do hope she's alright. Looking forward to Smoked Salmon salad and crushed iced...

Ahhh, thanks. I have posted a few controversial ideas on other posts recently, such as my theory that avocodos and pizzas are laced with crack cocaine to make them addictive ..... :rolleyes: Enjoy your Sunny Sunday all chipsters. Just had porridge, plan smoked salmon salad for lunch and my big...

Brilliant :) well done you. You're doing so well. Go girl :party0011: chips xx

Lovely sunny day. :character00238: Laughing out loud watching baby sparrows and starlings having a bath. Extremely enthusiastic, shall we say. Have to keep topping the water up. Was desperate for something cool to wear (cool as in - I am so hot I think I might faint :o as opposed to cool as...

I have always had a theory that avocados were laced with crack cocaine to make them addictive,:flirt2: but now they are doing it to pizza?!? Who is behind this bid for total control and World Domination? Maybe it's those "secret squirrels" who are The Bilderberg Group, they control everything...

That's brilliant :) Choose your fave and hang it on the outside of the wardrobe or somewhere you are seeing it lots of time a day. Keep telling yourself "Nothing tastes as good as fitting into that will feel!" Be good chips xx

Where are you? :( Get anxious when you go missing ...... chips xxx

Well done Elfy and Bessie and everyone !! Enjoy the sunshine all. chips xx

You can add/leave out anything really. Shredded cabbage or spinach is nice (the latter added just at end of cooking) If you add kidney and other beans it makes a good chilli. Find aubergine, although not to everyones taste keeps well in fridge and if cubed keeps a firmness when cooked which...

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Forgot the glug of Beet It beetroot juice as mentioned higher up the thread. Found it awful to drink, but added a little something to the soup :o

So here's Chips' Chunky Veggie Soup. Maybe not suitable for all, so adapt to your own eating plan Onions, leeks, garlic, sweated in 2 teaspoons of Flora Cuisine or spray oil, pan lid on, add chopped celery, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli florets, asparagus, courgettes, few sugar snap peas...

Everytime I pass the saucepan, I have a couple of spoonful :p It's really nice and just uses what veggies I had kicking around plus a few tins. I will post recipe on here tomorrow. Off to put my feet up. Nite Nite chips xx

Hi marie, Treat yourself to something nice, even if it's a nice big avocado ! You deserve it after the awful time you've had. Be kind to yourself :p Your stats are really amazing. You have lost 46.03% of your body weight ! You are a mere half the woman you were :) Well done you. Inspirational...

Thanks Lisa. Make sure you start planning your way forward. As I always say "A goal without a plan, is just a wish". Good Luck. We are all here to offer support and encouragement. :o chips xx

Careful what you disclose on here pops :rolleyes: You might get a Mob of MiniMinnies organising an Away Day to get their hands on your Vol-au-Vents :grouphugg: chips xx

Hi sooz, no sun in North Wales :confused: Forecast said it would be cracking the flags. No such luck. When ever they show the map there is always a tiny dark cloud which seems to be right over my house ! Hey Ho. chips xx

Thanks linz :) Just made a bucketful of spicy veg soup. Will freeze most into portions. If it didn't move and was in the kitchen, it went into the soup :rolleyes: Not my manky slippers of course, they went in the bin. My most hidious recent food impulse purchase mistake was a carton of...

Where are you JD? Come back and tell us you you're doing. chips xx

Who needs Doritos Hint of Lime when you have a perfectly good thumb .... :o chips xx

I refuse to call you loser :o what's your real name? ps Welcome back :) chips

Last time I had guacamole in the house, I ate the whole pot with my thumb ! Can't trust myself, with it or avocados in general. I am sure they are laced with crack cocaine to make them addictive ... :cool: chips xx

Thanks Sarah. North Wales coast is about 45 minutes away. Don't get out much now but used to spend lots of time down there. Have care workers starting to come in today which I am dreading. Such a loss of dignity for someone who used to be so independant. Maybe they'll be nice. Weighed myself...

Hi Sarah and all chipsters. Magpies are one of the few birds I dislike. Seen what they do to lambs and even sheep :( I worry they will attack my little blind rescue dog as she wanders round the garden and they are constantly after young fledglings and eggs, Nature I know, but hate the noisy...

Sorry you're going though it. Life can be cruel. chin up. love chips xx

Only 2 types of Stellar made in Portugal and they have solid lids and metal handles which I don't want. All others, inc Glass lidded range with soft handles, all made in Far East / China. :( I just will not buy them. The search continues ..... chips xx

Hi sooz. That kerfuffle on my thread didn't help. Logged on to get a bit of emotional support and feel like I got battered ! I would never do that to anyone. The idea that losing up to 6lb a week is advisable and a 1 or 2 lb loss means you've somehow failed is so very wrong and destructive. The...

Hi sooz. chips here, missed you. Bit upset today. Underestimated my mental frailty. Losing weight is like walking a glass tightrope :cry:xx Hey Ho

Thanks sarah. chips xx :( bit upset to be honest, not with you of course xx

Morning lostris. I really do have to laugh when I see your posts with multiple replies to multiple miniminnies. Your very first post said something like. "I don't know how many people will read my thread but I might as well try ....." Well 430 replies and 6725 views later. I think we can say...

Thanks sarah, I'll check those out. chips xx

:confused: Can't you see my Ticker and Stats? Lost 24lb in 8 weeks

Thanks greta, I will check out book tomorrow, thanks. Although I am doing old WW not SW, I know I am carb-o-holic (as in - I eat a lot of carbs, not that I think I am a bar of old fashioned smelly pink soap) (young MiniMinnies will be saying WHAT?) and your words hit home. I have done OK over...

Sod it ! Made in China ! :confused: I will do all I can to avoid Chinese products, one, because UK had such a great steel industry, two their quality and recalls are frightening and three I hate their human rights record and what they have done in Tibet :soapbox: Blast. Getting political makes...

Hi posh, Thanks for pan info, I think I did consider the Le Creuset one but want a set ideally, will deffo check it out though. I am doing old WW at home and you are doing (I think) Slimming World, but some common ground re motivation. I post my highs, lows and some funnies :rolleyes: on my...

So happy for you popsicles :character00250: Lovely ring, Congratulations to both of you. chips xx

Feeling a bit apprehensive about Tuesday weigh in already and its only Sunday ! Yesterday, my brother who is very very tight ... called round with a bottle of white wine for me. Now, I don't really like white wine, come to think of it, I don't really like my brother, but I wasn't going to say...

Meant to ask what pans have you got? Tried to treat myself at Christmas. did loads of research, had some delivered from Debenhams which I sent back. Everything made in China. Even M&S, John Lewis etc. Found one German manufacturer and the Mauviel French copper restauranty ones which tend to...

Hi posh :) chips here. Glad you came back for your replies, some MiniMinnies' first post is their Last Post (cue trumpets ...) if you know what I mean and I often wonder what happened to them. Keep this thread going with updates and folk will find you to give you support. Enjoy the sunshine...

:missing: CALLING THE NETHERLANDS, CALLING THE NETHERLANDS. :lost: LOSTRIS APPEARS TO HAVE GONE MISSING Hope you are OK, highly unusual for you to vanish, have you won Euromillions? if so remember what a good friend I am :rolleyes: chips xx

Mornin' :psiholog: Now on the positive side, your bacon WAS no fat, your bread WAS WW and you stopped at half a tin of beans ...... and Quorn susages are positively health food but lets face it 3 eggs is a lot of eggs :rolleyes: How did you manage to dry fry everything? My eggs would stick and...

Hey Whoa there :nono: Stop being so tough on yourself for starters :o I know it is all about how you feel about yourself, but at your height you are not massively overweight and on my chart are still just within a healthy weight. At 2 stone lighter you could be heading to underweight, but again...

:happy096: Well done YOU :party0011: You look like a different person. Interesting on how in the first pic you look sad and are looking down. I am always interested in Stats, almost as much as lbs lost and the drop in your BMI and percentage of body weight lost is wonderful. Keep going. It...

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Well done lchristie :party0011: Keep at it, it will all be worth it. Have a good weeekend. chips xx

That's where my favourite Pork Pies come from ! Hope the move goes well. chips xx

Urmmmm Just come in on the end of this thread and felt for you with your cake struggle .... Didn't realise cake making OH was watching his weight too ....... I would have to banish the cake making ingredients, from my cupboards for now at least, or try lower fat recipes. I use Flora Cuisine...

Hi Sooz, I ended up having fish fingers, and they weren't even on the menu ! :rolleyes: Hope you're well and doing OK. chips xx

:character00238: I'm walkin' on sunshine, woh-oh I'm walkin' on sunshine, woh-oh I'm walkin' on sunshine, woh-oh And don't it feel good? Hey, yeah" BREAKING NEWS .... SUN COMES OUT IN NORTH WALES ....... A & E overwhelmed with people needing treatment for shock and those thinking they are...

Everyone deserves a treat sometimes, and a planned, allowed, calculated treat is nothing to feel guilty about :) Well done on your loss elfy. You are doing brill. chips xx

Just had my new fridge / freezer delivered. Lovely. Have all my meals and treats carefully arranged and playing Eeenee, Meanee, Minee Mo trying to decide what to have tonight. Fresh salmon, beanburger, butternut squash risotto or a Quorn Peppered steak. Ermmmm :p Be good all. chips xx

I haven't had it off for a very long time .... I used to run really fast but they always got away from me .... :o Bummer about your gain. Get right back on that 'orse !! Be good. chips xx

Good luck on your journey :party0011: go girl. chips xx

2lb off this morning, lucky as I have been indulging on a few more carrots and celery :rolleyes: this week. Big push for next week. chips xx

Glad you're feeling better. You are doing great eating your lovely food. Well done you. chips xx

Hi lostris, chezz et al. chips here :) lost 2 lb, so mustn't grumble, thought I had lost my way a bit this week, so need to extra good now. Lostris, my shopping delivery is a necessity not a luxury :o as I am no longer mobile enough to get out and shop. Doesn't make life easy on the weight front...

Hope you're feeling better lostris. Could the mystery word by from a furniture advertisement ? chips xx