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Hello, I will be back soon :) Just cant get back into it, put on 4lbs over the festivities, which is fine really in the scheme of things. Just cant get back into it, but will read the book again, am so busy now but will be back soon. Thankyou for the wishes, hope you all had a good Christmas &...

Afternoon all, More snow here sick of it now. I will be getting burnt soon too but it will be from freezer burn not sun. Its so cold. The bus wouldnt take the kids to school today, complete pain in the butt really, he was worried about it snowing more on the roads but the roads are clear now...

HAd a fantastic Christmas market on Saturday, so very pleased about it, tyhe diet is off the rails, but just as in grabbing what I can most of the time it is healthy though so still watching what I eat. Bad news again I cant believe this. My SIL Sasha, (whos little girl has just been...

Just popping on before I go to bed.Had a really good day today, very busy though, hardly stopped. Just back from having a wee dram with my friend after our craft fair. I did well she not so well but my stuff is cheaper, easier to send, every one uses it(nearly) hers is pottery and not to...

it is much easier lol. No not a Christmas cake, its Emmas birthday cake she had this year, and one of her self obviously, they were just the first 2 pics that came up on the folder for a tester.

Whoohoo it did work thank you Jo, there will be no stopping us now, yikes. I have steak and salmon out for lunch & dinner today, Dukan porridge for breakfast. Its chilly again and though it hasnt snowed more its not really showing signs of defrosting either, I am sitting here eating breakfast...

Ok lets see if this has worked lol, that wasnt so hard to do.

What site did you link yours from Jo, I used photobucket, theyve up graded it since I used it last and now they give lots of options, Ive tried 4 of them and got fed up. SO now you will just have to click on the link lol

It is awful how the weight fluctuates on this diet, I have never been on one where it fluctuates so much, even on Atkins it never weas this bad. Oh ts cold I havent taken my wellies off yet, I went to feed the animals and I can just type now, brrr, it was minus10.5 last night and -7 just now...

Thanks all, Beth was home that evening and will be having more tests soon. My brother has tonsilitis and his kids were all throwing up the last couple days so dont think hes had the best weekend ever. Ours was fine though, very cold. It was -10 this morning bbbrrr. hope the winkle man will...

Your right there Jet, its a nightmare in winter. I have a craving for mashed potato and gravy and I'm not even that keen on tatties anyway lol

Ooh gorgeous pics Jo. I will try and add some to my diary, cant seem to add to my albums I would just make my own soup , I was looking at all the soups in the shops on Saturday and couldnt find any low carb ones. What counts as low carb? I know low fat is counted as 5grams or less, but I...

Hope you manage to stabilize Laura x

It wouldnt be a problem me having turkey twice either, infact we got a tyrkey a couple of weeks ago and had it for Sunday dinner, love it

Nah not hormonal, just the way I am. I was a cave woman in a previous life and my body still thinks it needs to hang on to the fat cells lol. I tried to upload photos but it says a security token is missing whatever that is, so have contacted whatever it told me to and hope I can get it sorted

It is good I suppose, a bit annoying though, I cant eat any less or more or do much more exercise for now, I suppose I will just have to put up with it for now. Its annoying that what was working isnt now, I was reading through my beginning of diary yesterday seeing what I ate its not much...

I am going to make those pin wheel things for a christmas fair on wednesday, Peter (ds1) made them a couple of yrs ago aat school they are gorgeous, so they should go down well. I need to get cards, but havent seen any I like yet. But there should be some charity ones at the big Christmas fair...

Hi Blodwen its Home its shopping basket is turned off for now but will reopen soon. Bad news this morning, little Beth (neice) is in hospital again after sufferng another seizure in the night, shes having an EEG? at 9.30, hope shes ok , I feel so frustrated for the family, it must be...

Morning Jo, we have a wee bit of snow here, hope you are wrapping up warm, have you got your hat on yet??? I had to wear my ear muffs this morning on my walk

Hi Blodwen, neither really, just for a bit extra cash, I couldnt do it for a job, the tides are often low when the school bus comes back so need to be home then, but if the tide is favorable then I go down for an hour or 2. At this time of year its not bad money either. well not for a couple of...

It was very cold but fine. The place has had a dusting over night, and the kids are off school tomorrow, so need to get down to the shore today, dont know if I can be ars*d though lol. might just make soap instead right be back soon, time to get the rascals up

Errm are you on the right forum board? this is Dukan diet, low carb/low fat. PS I put a lb on on my first week of slimming world lol, good luck

I have lovely earmuffs, black and dark green tartan ones, sort of black watch, nowt worse than cold ears. It snowed overnight and crept slowly down the hills, infact 1/2 an hour ago it snowed on us big flakes too. so its really cold here today. Still hav e to go and pick winkles though booo, but...

These wellies are so comfy, I got adjustable calf ones, even so , I couldnt wear them with jeans, only leggings, but thats fine I dont like wearing jeans in the cold weather, they just stay cold bbrr. Its been snowing here this morning, the hillas are all snowy overnight. so the fire is on, and...

Good luck, however you do it, its just all working out what suits you and your lifestyle best I think. For me its sort of Atkins / Dukan, need to pop over to Atkins to see how its changed though. But I find I just cant eat normal food anymore, it makes me feel so guilty. I seem to hav e...

Ooh new wellies came whoop, typically after I had been winkling lol, never mind , tomorrow I will be able to go into the water and pick the monsters . Weird things going on with the egg problem at the mo. Yesterday I thought I would try little quiches , so made them, and ate them, and it was...

I find it really hard, when theres no actual sign of ketosis, and dukan hasnt gone on about it in his book , I dont think so anyway, but its obviously what is making the weight loss. But when theres no actual sign I find it difficult to know, as when I was on atkins, my level was really low, I...

Oh those dresses are gorgeous. I dont have any nice dresses. I will some day

Hi Jet, glad you back on track, have a good day :)

Morning readers :) Its a lovely day here today, but very cold. Hopefully my new wellies will come today and I will go and pick winkles in comfort. Its library day also, so need to go and find the books I had out for Emma last time, He comes around 12pm so will do it after have my porridge. I...

Morning Tania, glad Dyl is better now, its that rash isnt it, gets you panicking, mind you I can never remember what ts supposed to do when you put the glass on it. I feel a bit bloated to today, always have veg with Sunday dinner and always regret it

Oh sounds delish, rather complicated for me though, and I would want to eat them, so wont make them this year. I feel in limbo at the moment, I am nicely busy with soaps but I really want to get going with Christmas stuff in the house, I want to blitz it , I really feel like the 'Christmas...

(((()))) Laura, some days there will be blips and hard times, you are thinking about it the right way too, positive xx BTW Gillian Mckieth is only about 4 months older than Nigella Lawson, I know who I would rather look like when I'm 50 :/

Just spotted it in my inbox, will see what I can do xx

. Do you know what? what a good idea, thats kind of like a light bulb moment, lol. I will have to put it into practice sometime.

Its weird isnt it. I have lost since Feb this year, 20cms from my waist. I have a Rosemary Conley tape measure where it has holes all along and little plastic tabs you clip on, there are 2 of each colour (blue for bust, red waist, yellow hips etc)but I stick to just one colour for my waist red ...

I totally get you. Though I just dont buy any of the 'special offers anymore. I just buy one small block of cheese, or the ones in net bags wth individual portions of different cheeses. I am eating a bit of cheese now instead of eggs, as I had a reaction to scrambled egg last week, but sometimes...

Morning all, much better day here today which is good as I am off winkling shortly, I am giving my new wellies another 45 mins to arrive before I change and put my hill boots on again. I really had hoped to get my new boots today, but hey ho, they are in Inverness so should be today sometime...

Yes I think I will Laura, flaming things. I will get more in the new year. These ones are very thin too, they dont feel very substantial. Actually now I know my water and fat, I dont feel enlightened at all lol. Maybe I will get the same ones as I had before but new. I can see this will be my...

Ok so this morning, stepped on old scales reading was 189,1lb down on yesterday, stepped on new scales and everything was the same as yesterday.

I would have to have turkey as well as beef if dh decided he wanted Beef for Christmas dinner. I love turkey. we have bread sauce, apple sauce, pigs in blankets (for ds2) carrot , turnip, parsnips, roast tatties, gravy and yorkshire puds. I always put boursin cheese under the skin over the...

Very nice dress Jo , gorgeous colour on you x

Ah ok, so should expect to see it go up as I go slimmer. Hope your migraine goes soon, havent had one myself for a while

How confusing, I'm 41 and my body fat is 36, wonder how long it will take me to get to 35. Mind you maybe I would have to be 6 foot 5 to be 35 % and slim

where is the photo Jo, I want to see your dress. All this talk of clothes, made me remember, the other week when me and a (thin) friend went to the City, she wanted a pair of jeans but none fitted. She wanted me to buy a new top, just to treat myself, though I didnt particularly want one. (well...

ooh all this talk of works Christmas do's and food. What shall I have for mine lol

What does yours say it should be? mine are weight watchers scales

I make home made yorkies every week for the others. I will post my lst, I need to write it first I love stockings, I wish I still got one, I always thought they were better than the presents under the tree for some reason. I have my stocking fillers already I got them from here, they came...

Yes, bbrrr lol. will see what it does tomorrow morning. Might see if I can find the spirit level lol make sure it is straight. Just looked up wikki for water % , and it says women should be average 55% water. How annoying, apart from the taste of water is horrid, my stomach felt uncomfortable...

I'm on hard concrete floor

I will see how they are tomorrow in the same place, if not good I will send them back

Is it?? oh, it says for females low is 43-44, normal is 45-60 and high is 60.1-75. I will be sick if I drink water. I hate it, it doesnt get further down than the back for my throat I'm afraid. Not really fond of cold drinks at all in all honesty. will drink more tea:sigh:

OOh great news re dress xx

Not bad though, just looked through my diary and it was 4 weeks since I weighed last, but then I did STS for 5 years, 4 weeks shouldnt have been a problem lol

Hope it goes ok for Tomorrow Anja, I am hoping to be back to normal after not weighing for a couple of weeks,(cant remember how long now) I am sure you will be fine, I have fish & venison today

Well it wasnt wobbly anywhere , the floor is concrete, and level so it should have been fine, my old scales measured 190 where ever they were :/

Aww its really difficult isnt it. I get what Jo says too completely. Still now you know how she feels about it you can both move on Lots of Love Jet xxx

Oh they sound great, I bet Emma will love to make them. Must jot down the recipe later, I have some homemade strawberry jam in the cupboard that will be nice in them. My Christmas cake smells wonderful , Its been doused in whiskey and just smells like Christmas. I need to make some lists today...

Sounds horrid. Hope you do feel better.

Never heard of Haggis broth. No haggis for me this time, I do love it though.

Well my scales arrived last night they weighed me then at 195 and I was so upset, this morning I tried them again and it said 188 so I stepped off them and stepped on again and it was 190 stepped on again and it was 195, moved them and tried again and it was 190 another twice, so I wasnt very...

I'm not really one for puds either unless its chocolate, in which case will have a wee bit. I will be eating cheese and wine, and enjoying myself. I will definitely be low carbing most of the time and not going overboard food wise at all plenty turkey and veg and soup with a bit of cheese will...

Brrr orienteering remember it well from school, it always seemed to rain too. I went for a shorter walk than usual this morning, its very windy and my ears were so sore :( forgot my ear muffs. I had to hold on to the fence on the way home quite a few times

Just got email saying scales should be here Friday, scared now, I feel like I have put on loads I cant have, I have TOTM just now but on the way out so hopefully gone by Friday. They do fat and water, wonder what water will be whats the range water wise I wonder what fat I wil be. Wish I had...

I had steak tartare once, not with the raw egg though, that certanly wouldnt appeal eeww. it was nice. I was a nanny at the summer Ises Hotel and the chef there uses to make it

Sounds bad, cant find the menu details bit. Re trousers, its a nightmare, I am currently wearing leggings because my one pair of jeans that fit are in the wash, and all my others are too big, cant find any to fit anywhere

Ooh fantastic you will be over half way so soon x

Emma has a dvd of barbie and the nutcracker and on it they are singing Christmas carols, so she has been singing them all year too. It wouldnt be so bad but it makes me sing them too lol. I love Christmas carols. Away in a manger is my fave ;)

I dont know what our kitten will be like with the tree, yikes, I might just give her her own bauble to play with. I think I will put the tree in the living room instead of the porch this year, with the door firmly shut

Oh jet, thats such a shame. Thats not very nice of her to pull you up to your boss about it. I would have been the same as you and been really upset. Its one thing loosing a parent as they do tend to go before us, but our children should be here till long after we are gone. Lets just hope shes...

I'm not fussed on hot choc either, I would rather eat it than drink it. As for coughs and colds, I had a bad cold and a horrid chest infection in November and a slight cold in summer but nothing work stopping unfortunately . I didnt take anything for my horrid cough in November, I should have...

How on earth did you forget to eat, I sometimes do forget lunch only for an hour or so though, I always remember before dinner

A flu Jab? no havent had one, I dont have them. I had flue once when I was PG with Emma, I have never been so ill in my life, I didnt move off the couch for 2 days. The boys had it before me and I stayed up for 36 hours with each of them, they were burning up, but I survived so I dont bother wth...

Our only tradition on Christmas eve is the whole house gets blitzed, cleaned within an inch of its life. The boys tidy their room, vacuum it too, and Emma gets to put decorations in her bedroom. At night its bath time , and when emma is coming out of the bath, there is a knock at the door and...

ooh scotch broth, yum

Me neither Vicky lol Just had a reply off a woman on the allergy place, she didnt have any advice as such as she is in the sort of same position. She said she has suddenly become allergic to nuts after being vegetarian for 20 years and them featuring lots in her diet all that time, and wanted...

Oooh noooo I dont speak like Tagarrrrrrt. lol. A lot softer Highland, not Glasgae

Err I dont really do recipes as such, just a bit o' this and a bit o' that

oohh I love christmas, I have bought Emmas cards for school, will get some for boys soon, they only had glittery girly ones when I got Emmas. I have sleeping beauty perfume for her so far and her stocking fillers. I have the boys Ps3 so thats them sorted, But they do need a few things so will...

Ach fine. having a cant be bothered day today. Got to make lots of soapy stuff though, I have a few markets soon and a couple of them are 2 day events, so need to have enough to keep me going, and my friend who sells them for me, plus I need a full tables worth for 2 .5 days. Should have enough...

Its frosty and cold here, the road was a bit slippery when I went for my walk. I am just off up to my shed, its going to be sooo cold up there, but I need to make lots of Christmassy soaps. I love Christmas :)

I dont know TBH, I mean could my bad tummy have something to do with eggs, not veg or bran etc? before I would have an omelette and always chuck veg in with it. Even when I was having Sunday dinner which was just meat & veg, I thought it was veg, maybe it was the galette or muffins I had had in...

Morning all, I am so cross, yesterday I had an allergic reaction to my scrambled egg, I cant believe it. I made it because we were going off to a christening so needed something to keep me going. Just towards the end of it my mouth started to get itchy and my throat felt like I hadnt swallowed...

Hi Tania, hope your headache has gone. I think I will put my decs up earlier this year, I usually put them up the night the kids break up from school, but it will be nearly Christmas eve then , so might put them up on the 15th :)

They are massive, yes Dh butchers it himself, I might get him to make some indvidual stuff for me, everything is in huge roasts or big stews, its fine having loads of meat but when its all in massive frozen lumps its rubbish, he butchers a sheep and makes small roasts because though the boys...

Positive weigh ins are great for boosting and giving you the confidence to carry on. Also I like the fact that when I see a pic of me a friend has taken, I dont look as bad as I used to. Putting on a pair of jeans or skirt that used to dig in to me, and now they dont. Findng things in the...

Today I think I will have galette, though might make small ones, my pan is getting old and sticks in one place and my galettes keep going scrambled. I will have tuna with them. Lunch will be an omelette with ham dinner will be chicken patties

OOh I think I will make those chicken sausage/patties later, just took chicken out. everyone else having cottage pie tonight. I cant be bothered with it, well I could, but theres too much faffing about taking a bit out for me, so I will just do the chicken thing. Its horrid here too. We had that...

Morning Jet :) hope you have a good day, enjoy your party on Sat, sounds like a great evening

Hi Laura, hope your day has been kind to you, hope you manage to sort your sleep out xxx

Hi all :0) My friend called round she was going into the village so I went, had some parcels to post. Went for a coffee and to get a mid week shop. I ordered my scales, they should be here in a week aarrgghh, best loose what I think I have put on, I havent been eating bad stuff but just dont...

Have a good weekend Jo x

H all, I have no idea about the other ones, I am giving this one a year , if things aren't better by then they can take it out. Wasnt on much yesterday, my friend called round and we went into town on a naughty day off lol. Dh was home , there was supposed to be a delivery of sheep food coming...

Plain with a bit of sweetener or mullerlights are the only ones I got

Yes I cant cope without them any more. I know I have put on weight probably about 3lbs, and I want to know what water I am retaining all the time.

oh no, I hope you have a better nights sleep tonight Jet. I was the same but it was the weather keeping me awake, so so windy here, its just picked up again too, and its raining now :(

Hi Jet my lovely, not great really, I'm trying really hard but with this cycle nonsense and no scales its so hard, I cant focus anymore. I need scales am going to get some this weekend I cant stand it anymore :( Plus with winkling all week Ive been wearing leggings and they are bad for being...

Oh my they look gorgeous yum

Yes Vicky thats when I seem to bleed again too. It makes the lining of the womb thinner (over time I guess) so maybe that could be a cause for long periods, also it can stop ovulation is some women I think that what could be happening to us, its stopping ovulation so maybe its thinking its time...

I know thats what I thought. I was asked back to get it checked, but cant be bothered TBH, I cant be bothered if shes going to physically check it its fine, its just the cycle thing, but I think after a yr it should have settled. I'm not taking the pill again I would forget (again):o. I wish I...

Absolutely lol :)

Snap, got mine end of June, I bled continually for about 2 months then it was heavy now its not but its very frequent and a lighter longer period is the same as a short heavy one, Pah, sick of it. I've only had one month normal :( and each time I get the mood swings, headaches bloated feeling...

Cant believe it, Period pains again, I am seriously hacked off with this coil, yes its getting less frequent, lighter etc but its taking its time, my last one was only a week ago and the one before that was 2 weeks before that. So now I have a really sore tummy, *sob*. fed up.com

Well done , wow, you must have been piddling all day long lol.

Its a hundred pounds a bag and I have a whole bag eek I cant not do it, its a job and I need a passport and new scales and it would take forever if I were saving my soap money, plus I use that for Christmas. I just wear a waterproof jacket, leggings, tights, socks and walking boots as I dont...

Poor woman, you wouldnt get me in that kind of story, no way I go on those slides anyway fat or thin. Its bitter here today, hardly slept a wink last night due to the gales outside, I think I saw every hour, so shattered today. Just going to go up to my shed and get some whipped body soap on the...

Good luck xx

Well I had chicken at the chippy after all that but I did have some chips not many but I felt rubbish later on, plus they had me wanting other stuff too, so I had, but I was restrained, I didnt just pig out which was amazing. So back on track today have taken chicken breast out and am having a...

GGrr at the baguette Tania. I seem to have a lot of food that gives me tummy aches now if I stray, doesnt seem to stop me though lol

Ah Jet, I was just the same this weekend. I think ts the weather for me, I feel so cold all the time, I'm making some chicken soup today see if I cant warm myself up a bit. I think its being down on the shore its very exposed and the last few days have been bitter. Stiill you have a lovely...

ooh hope your back gets better, I had sciatica yesterday after winkle picking, I could hardly walk.

Aww how strange she was getting everything ready so early (((()))) What's cardoon Laura??

Oh Jo that is a beautiful read. Laura (((())))) glad you are back now, I am sure your dad will have said something to your mum this time. We went to visit an old relation of Dhs when I was pg with sandy I think I was having a scan, as the old man was in hospital, and he said to dh " oh your...

I did Jo lol, I put a link up and everything :) Off winkling again shortly, just heated up the venison stew I had made yesterday and had it for brekki, man it was gorgeous. Going to break rules tonight, as its bonfire night and we have a tradition of fish and chips whilst watching the village...

Feel rubbish after yesterday, still back on track now. Its awful how soon it makes you feel bloated isnt it, you know the carbs. Tired today, had to have a PV day today because its blood donors tonight, not sure what difference that makes lol, but anyway had scrambled egg & mushrooms for...

whoo hoo nice one Tania xx

Not really, maybe soon the orders will come rolling in. I had to spend my own money on soap ingredients for Christmas, so did, always get it back, then find out L*sh have a stall at a mid November market in out little village, I bet every one buys off them instead of me. My biggest market is on...

No , I cant afford them, I need a passport first, but thats what I am winkling for, a passport and some new scales lol

Awww thats a lovely email Jo. xx

Arrrgghh epic fail today, came back soaked and frozen to the bones after 3 hours winkling in hail and rain storms, had forgotten to take anything out for lunch/dinner, only thing I could find was beans and tinned soup, so had the soup, luckily everything in my house is low fat even if somethings...

Big fat hugs from me to ((((())))) been thinking of you all week xx

This is Carmen, dont know if there are any 'shrieky' bits lol, I dont like shrieking singing either, it's sold out though. I wish it was the ballet though, but that was last week :( Ed Byrne the comedian is on next week , cant afford it though so not going, cant remember what hes like.

ooh sounding positive there hun, keep at it :)

Morning Tania :), no its very mild here. In fact I was just saying to Dh's uncle, who comes for the eggs, that I was going winkling tomorrow and though its very wet, I dont mind the rain as long as it stays mild. It's about 9 or ten degrees outside, which is fine. Oh I got ear muffs on Friday...

Oh fantastic, thats a step in the right direction. One of my best friends has moved, which whilst I am sad shes moved(just out of visiting distance) she was the one who came round nearly every weekend with a bottle of wine, so now she has gone, I am finding things much easier at the weekend, as...

Morning all. I decided not to go winkling today, the tide isnt really low enough, tomorrow will be though, so today I am going to blitz the house so it will be tidy the rest of the week, I'll be winkling all week, the tides are great, the weather is NOT. Its pouring down too today. So fires on...

My friend came round and stayed for aaagges. I didnt get a blooming thing done all day. I am going winkling again this week so wont be on much, plus making bath truffles for the website

lol, no we dont have any, unless dh moved it

Off to look in the garden then fingers crossed :)

Have a good day Jet, hope the tablets see you through xx

ooh it will come off, I hate those days though. Hope you are ok x

Morning everyone. its chilly here but a lovely bright sunny morning. I was going to go winkling today, but saving it for when the tide is lower, the tinks are about too, so need to find a place to put my haul if they are around, stop them pinching it. Just about to light the fire its blooming...

Oooh well done on the socialising front, glad you are feeling thinner:)

Ooh well done Jet. How do the scales know how much water you have, I dont really get it, how do they know if its fat or water? I am sorting stuff to put on ebay this week so I can try and get more scales lol

I second ELF, they are really good, very cheap and super fast delivery too. I am getting all my cosmetics off ebay its fab. I need some kind of pore refiner though so am just looking up loads of places then looking on ebay lol

Thats just what I dread. Guising long ago was when you went round disguised as a ghoul at halloween and on all souls day, basically so that the souls who have been let out from Purgatory for a couple of days think you are one of them and dont frighten you. But nowadays we go round dressed up...

No way would I do that in public, it would be heavier anyway , t wouldnt be first thing and I would be dressed so it wouldnt be the same.We dont have a boots one we do have a Tesco one, its never switched on. But no I will wait, must loose something I am being very good, iif I have lost a...

You know I just knew how horrible I would feel after eating the rice so it sort of put me off. My friend greeted me last night with a vodka and orange (gggrrr hate vodka& orange, mind you it had bits in so was ok lol) didnt have anything else though and came home at 9.30pm with Emma and went to...

Hi all, went to Inverness wth my friend today and we stopped for lunch, I was very good, had salad fro started and chcken in a mustard sauce with rice but I asked for no rice, whoo hoo go me lol. I also only had water. |came home and had a couple of jelly sweets only to stop the kids fighting...

I dont know how I am doing Vicky, thats the trouble. But yes I am being good. I'm not strictly Dukaning no, which is why havent written my menus anywhere. I'm trying to sort out what veg I can have without an IBS flare up, I have been having oat bran every other day, and a little amount of...

Friday mornings, but I dont have scales, mine lived in the bathroom and water dripped into them a week or so back. So havent weighed since then. But it's TOTM again last one lasted 2 weeks and this one has come exactly 2 weeks after that, so a bit glad I dont have scales atm.

I love Christmas, in fact yesterday I was convinced I could smell a Christmas candle, cant find one anywhere though, and now I want to fill the house with fake frosted berry garlands and clove and cinnamon candles, hurry up December.

Not sure if I believe the old 'I've put weight on but its muscle' thing. Yes muscle does weigh heavier, but the more muscle you have the more calories it burns there fore, you should still be burning fat, and weigh less. Exercise makes me hungry. I do fast walking every morning for half an hour...

Yes, my boys love Hawkins bazzar, they circle stuff in it and I pick the cheapest for their stocking. I just found a leaflet with toys in that Emma has ticked some of the stuff and written her name by it, she didnt take long to catch on to the Christmas thing lol.

Morning, must make some of those puds. Does gelatin have carbs in? you could try adding that to bumbarb and water with sweetener, then that would make a sort of jam type thing

Ooh thats good news, about your sleeping tablets, hope you come off them with no problems, xx

Morning all, I keep getting pangs of wanting to get on scales, but it goes lol. Its actually making me be really good, I have promised myself this if I loose at least half a stone more by Christmas Charismatic-Crinkle-Tunic at Joe Browns I really really want it

My boys want a PS3, which is fine they can have it between them and my mum can buy them a game for it. But I am still in the 'kid' way of thinkng that more is better lol. Its easy for Emma shes still little and just wants pnk glittery things, my friend got her a sparkly horrible handbag...

Morning Jo, Hope you manage to have a wee snooze later. I went to bed at ten.30 last night it's usually midnight but I was falling asleep in the chair. Hope the OH comes back with plenty juice for the weekend, you could tell him if he doesnt, he will have to carry you all the way to the house lol.

I cant put mine in the dishwasher, it's attached to a laptop lol. Yes been for my walk now, I got soaked, its very mild though,but have had top put the fire on 'cause I need to get loads of washing dry.So its very warm in the house. I cant believe what a difference its made insulating the house...

Ooh I do that sometimes lol, didnt know it had a name, its nice because all the bran is soaked up with the yog, mm will make that tonight for tomorrow

I think it was a cuppa tea actually. I dont eat over my keyboard lol hope everyone ok today xx just about to go and get the chilblains up for school, its pouring down here today

Hi Jet, glad hes feeling remorse, and glad things are a bit better. Ooh is it your day off today then? what you got planned ?

lol, yes I mean that. I dont have the first letter of the word uiche, nor does my number one work, or my exclamation mark work. ggrr. Apparently there is a spray you can get to unstick keys but I have no idea what to look for or where.

Hmm, I still think he was so out of order if he has used such force you have bruising. I can understand you want to give him a 2nd chance but please be careful. He should have waited till you got out the way. Hope you will be ok Jet lots of love xx

TOTM not so bad to day, infact its very very light so maybe this is the start of the end lol lets hope so anyway. Ahhhh dh back to work, kids back to school hoo flipping ray. Just had a galette with tuna and herbs for breakfast, it was delish. A neighbour brought over some hot smoked salmon he...

I may try it, In my earlier post I said the village is 2 miles away its twelve miles away , my number one key wont work nor will the one underneath it

even that one in the village is 2 miles away. Hope they sort it out soon

Lol, my dh said to me one morning after me complaining he snored all night, " just hit me or something" but I tell you, at 3 in the morning I daren't start hitting him for fear I may not stop. I woke him one night and he was angry , I told him it was because he was snoring, and he said "eh I...

I woke myself up snoring once :o, I was pregnant and full of the cold and dosing off , I started snorng and woke myself lol. I dont know how my dh doesnt wake up the racket he makes sometimes. He used to drink a lot of milk and I told him to stop and see if it was any different, it was amazing ...

I think you are right to go out for Christmas dinner Jet. I know a lady whos son died just after his fifteenth birthday if cancer he had been at home ill for many months. She didnt want to cook dinner for the family as she always did because it didnt feel right as CJ wasnt there, He had died in...

Yes dh is a bit like that with his son. He doesnt see the need to go and weep over a grave every week. I had my daughters remains cremated for similar reasons.I didnt want them in a grave yard where people might think I never bothered visiting. So when I feel the time is right I will scatter her...

what a strange pie that sounds Jo. I cant imagine what it tastes like or even looks like. I would have been put off by the name of it from the start. Glad your OH is off for more juice, hope he manages to get a good supply. I dont know how we would manage if that haeppned here, theres only one...

Oh Jet, thats awful of him, even if it is 50 50, its not right to make somebody upset like that, especially as you arent feeling the best. Hope you can sort it out, I agree with Vicky, maybe you need some space xx

Morning Tania, Emma had her paints out all week last week, just tidied them away yesterday, so much glitter everywhere. I got my passport photos done on Saturday at the Tesco booth, lol it took ages to put the money in, it kept spitting it back out at me

Morning all/evening Oz lot. We have red sky in the morning so , who knows what the day will give us weather wise. Its jolly chilly I can tell you that much, so am just going to light the fire. I have PMS bloating and pain again, I thought I would get a reprieve as I had it for 2 weeks last time...

Well done everyone =)

Thanks Jet. TOTM again for me,well PMS anyway, my tummy (well its not my tummy lol, but you know what I mean lol) is so sore, I'm sort of glad I cant weigh myself today I am sure it would be way up.But just with water, so must drink plenty today and go through the freezer later. Dh is back at...

Hi Sona, hope the bloating has gone down.Its very difficult isnt it when prone to bloating, any false moves and the weight is way up again. I'm sure its off now xx

Awww Jet, the run up to christmas isnt a good one for so many people. I am sure your Dan is looking down on you and I'll bet hes so proud of you. How old is Jordan? Kids go through so many strange phases dont they, being a mum is so hard, you can only do your best. You will get through it, you...

Hi , hope you get your loss today. I know what you mean about the chicken. have ute a bit in the freezer, but cant be bothered looking at it just now. I'm into fish and steak just now

Good morning Bren, or it will be evening now I suppose, hope you had a good day, it's Monday morning here now :)

Hi Jo, hope its all ok in your neck of the woods xx

Yes all is fine here thanks, hes not too bad and managed to get the plaster boarding in the boys room finished. well not quite, but theres no roof showing anymore its all insulated now, its made the whole house much warmer and upstairs feels really warm, it was only about 9 degrees in there, now...

Oh Laura (((((()))))) I am so so sorry to hear such sad news. It seems a small consolation, but she has no more pain now, no tests, operations etc, shes had such a bad time this last while hasnt she? If theres anything at all you need help with. Thinking of you all xxx

Ach its just about away now, worse in Aberdeen I think, mind you thats a cold beggar of a place, far colder than here at any time of year. Yorkshire too I think is getting it. I pop on now and then today but TBH we had a huge clap of thunder earlier never heard anything like it in my life, it...

Very true Jo, I use my diary as a kind of record of events so dont mind if nobody replies. I just prattle on anyway regardless :)

Oh Laura, your poor mum, hope she gets over what ever is causing the pain and gets out of there quickly. We have snow today :(. I dont mind snow, but its a bit early. Hope everyone Is ok today

HI Jo, I thought you had scrapped your diary for a minute there. Hows it going??

Oh PMT not good, I am trying to work out when my PMT will start not sure though, could be any time now. Oh those French sure like their protests dont they ? ;)

Wow that porridge sounds so yummy, I think we are porridge twins, I always have ginger on mine and used to have apricots in mine in the winter. Glad you are finding it good. I havent really read any of the conso bit yet, I'm happy with what I am eating now, I dont want to tempt my self with...

Yum cake. Today we are making cookies and scones, I'm not fussed on either so it wont be a problem, plus I have salmon I have to use its going in the oven in half an hour. If it was chocolate cake though... which is why I never offer to make ours chocolate, always a victoria sponge, I cant not...

Hi Jet, glad your day went well, good job you remembered about your break! Its not raining so far here today, it rained yesterday enough for a month. Hope your headache goes hun xx

Ahh the weighing thing is such a pain. Its funny at first because when you are loosing at the start, you relish getting up and popping on the scales then it starts slowing down and you go on them more often, usually I am 'just checking' lol. I found 2 tops in my wardrobe today, one is a summery...

Ahh I would have been the same Jo, they are only numbers though. I am not too bad considering I am having scales withdrawals lol, I was really good today and am going to look in my wardrobe see if theres anything else I have 'forgotten' I can wear. Dh off another couple days hes at the docs...

|Could be the way to go, I was about to hyperventilate at first when I stepped on them the other day and they wouldnt work, but I think its good at the mo really because i do tend to step on them too much

Oh yes worse, and much more frequent , yes I have a mirena. I had it fitted in June and last month was the first month I hadnt spotted and I got 26 days clear, but then my period lasted nearly 2 weeks and it was normal all the way through, so that wasnt nice and it really tired me out. So will...

Hiya Jet, your pendant is really beautiful, a stunning piece, and such a great idea, Hope the extra hour isnt too tiring xx

Owww Monday :( booo Well done on Ketosis, thats good. I have been terrible since the coil was fitted, I used to have one day a month where I needed sugar but I could go with out if I had sugar free stuff, but now I feel like its every few days and sweetner doesnt take the edge off at all. its...

Phew I am so glad I'm not the only one who does that re the eating, I just end up feeling guilty. He has been not too bad though, he has been taking Emma out and she loves being out with her daddy. Yes I have been measuring myself, and I cant remember when, but I was doing the Rosemary Conely...

Morning all. We've had some lovely weather the past week, but yesterday it turned and it's feeling like November now, and today there have been some very heavy rain, I would say showers but it feels more like monsoon weather. The kids are off another week, and dh is just off to the doc's to re...

ooh My boobs are more like boobs and not just another roll of flab lol. Stuff I only used to wear to bed because they were tight round my hips with jeans on all fit me now, I have more energy, more supple, I keep thinking I have shrunk because my jeans are trailing on the floor

I am here, difficult to get time to be on at the weekend. Everything going ok, sad news, my scales died, they were in the bathroom below the cistern and water has dripped in to them :( I am so sad and I know I cant afford new for a while. Anyway trying my best, my clothes are still loose, we...

Morning all, sunny here too, dont know what its like out though, I'm not dressed yet. All my kids are still asleep, Emma was awake singing in my bed at 4.30 am, ggrr. Must go and put the washing out. Hope you all have a good day

Ooh huge well done everyone. I lost another lb this week so am very happyas I know its not a huge weight loss but I have lost another /2 inch off my waist, so big smiles from me xxx

Morning all, I think all kids are testing at some point. My eldest is 5 and such a lazy arse, he does what he is told but never goes out of his way, so different to his brother who is and so helpful and kind, Emma just drives me demented with her constant singing lol, but all in all they could...

Sounds a good plan Tania. I am rubbish at maths, but I can add up perfectly well, I know my multiplications, can convert lbs to kilos etc, and even work out percentages, but because I am rubbish at all the stuff you have to learn that nobody ever actually needs to use, I just fail all maths, I...

Ooh that chicken sounds yum, must try it. Hope you are ok today M-mouse xx

Morning :) oh dear your first drink of the day doesnt sound very nice lol. Good luck with handbrake & tyres xx

No Laura they are all headed for your shores lol though I cant imagine why anyone would want to eat them. Yes I hope to have a loss by Friday, though am enjoying being on this diet, I have gone off oat bran a bit, its not cold enough for porridge and my frying pan is at the end of its life so...

Good luck xx

When our pigs came back from the slaughter house, they weighed on average 64kgs, I would really like to be that lol

I was sure I posted in this ages ago. Oh well I have lost a bald eagle PMSL!

Ooh good luck for conso, I will be on a zimmer frame by the time I get there lol.

Thanks Vicky, I hope so, last time I stalled it lasted 4 years!

Oh yes lol, I thought about that too. Though how much would I need to eat before my wee will smell of it?

OOh a holiday enjoy. Well done on being 1.8 away thats fantastic. Its funny where people loose the weight from isnt it, I always start by loosing from my thighs above my knees lol, there isnt that much fat there anyway so I get thin knees, very disappointing. But its definitely coming off my...

Eww mushy peas, I dont like mushy anything though lol. Mmm your menu sounds yummy. I was thinking of you on Saturday when I went shopping, I got some asparagus, yum!

Good luck Laura!!!

Thanks I upped my exercise last week and made sure I walked really fast and got out of breath, plus I have been winkling for 2-3 hours at a time, and making sure I have been drinking 2 litres of water, only decaff coffe when I am desparate for one. I must say I feel better in myself not having...

Morning all, bright and cheerful here, its another gorgeous day in the sunny Highlands. Ive been picking winkles most days and nearly have a bag full, I will go again today and see whats what. I need to sort a couple of orders out today. Jo that picture is beautiful, I have only driven through...

Well done Manda x

I know what you are saying, but its so disheartening when I'm doing the same as everyone else and not getting the same results, I STS for 3 weeks, I very nearly gave up, but I didnt, I just seem to have a body that likes to stay the same all the time, I managed to stay the same for 5 years doing...

Hi all, just on briefly, going out winkling again in a bit, just got to vacuum first so I can come home to a nice clean house :) Kids are on half term just now, which is nice with Dh being off at the same time. I was looking at my weight loss and have decided its not coming off quick enough, so...

Morning all, lots of catching up to do I see, we've had a nice weekend, except Dh managed to cut his hand with a saw when he was cutting up meat. Of course we live 65 miles from A&E it was 9pm, I don't drive, Emma was in bed etc, I told him he needed stitches but he wouldn't do anything about...

whoo hoo I love H&M, thanks for that! Is it your little boy who has chicken pox? hope he doesnt get them too badly. Emma hasnt had them, I wish she would hurry up and get them. The boys had when they were 5&1 at the same time. Emma will be dreadful I just know it , shes a drama queen at the...

Morning, good luck with the car, we need a new tyre, bloomin expense cars arent they. Have a good day :)

I'm really boring when it comes to colouring my hair, its just dark brown, to cover the grey ones. White and gold sounds very festive !

Lost a lb so thats fine Still TOTM, and sore and bloated with it thats 12 days now. I am going down to the shore for low tide at 2pm to pick winkles its £100 per bag just now, its back breaking work but getting cash in your hand is fantastic. The tides are rubbish after this weekend so might not...

ooh good luck Nikki!! Hey well done Tania!

well done every one, ! I have lost 1lb which is fine, yet more friends came round last night, (I must be popular!) but I only had 1 to be sociable. Shes one of my best friends and shes leaving, but to a great job, and not too far away, so will go and see her near Christmas

Funny enough I took one this morning first for ages, it had iron in it, I seem to be bleeding for 2 weeks with this stupid coil not settled yet, so thought I should include iron. I ve mostly eaten chicken and tuna this week, we ran out of eggs, the hens arent laying as well with the dark...

oh yes loads of pictures!! I bet it will be great xx

I cant see them either :( good thing with the dietitian too good luck with the bread.

I did thanks. My friends turned up with a Chinese take away, *shakes head* I had 2 glasses of wine and a couple of Peking spare ribs. What can you do? I was a bit cross with them, they know I am dieting, but I didnt say anything, and they had made me a cake as had the children and I managed to...

Thats fantastic Laura you have done so well. Tomorrow is my weigh in day I just dont know how I will have done, I didnt cheat and have cake either last night I was a good girl.

Hi hope you get on ok with the diet, I got the book on special offer with he recipe book from play.com (recipe book is a bit rubbish though)

Well I had a good nights sleep, except I kept waking up , I didnt want to sleep in, and my phone battery ran out, so had to use my radio alarm, that I havent used before, so woke at 2,3 & 5, then got up at 7. Emma had a bleeding nose this morning, but not too bad, I was going to keep her off ...

Ooh work sounds a bit testing, well done if you get through it ok. poor Jordan. I know Emma was sore to swallow for a while, and chewing hurt in her ears so it may be just chewing slowly is better than eating quickly xx

ooh I love eggs, couldnt manage without them. I love reading in bed then falling asleep, ahh bliss, I cant wait for bed time lol. My daughter is very good(boys are too but they are older) she said to me last night "mummy can I go to bed now please" at 7.30pm hooray!! Its really windy here, its...

Thanks for that Jo, thats really helpful, I was having quite a bit of sweetener before it flared again hmmmm interesting, because it was TOTM and I really needed something sweet hence having the seeds, I thought at least they would be a bit more healthy than giving in and succumbing to a...

much better today, though still feeling a bit bloated, but stepped oin the scales and I am a lb less than I was on Friday, so at least its going down wards. Dh is away tonight so am just going to change the bed lol, I can have a lovely pampering bath tonight with lots of my goodies and an...

You can stick to playing with your puppies, I'm playing with my pussy.:D I am letting her out for a bit in the day, but obviously have to be with her, I dont go out for long though she runs off.

whoo hoo thats fantastic so far, really well done !

ooh sounds like a great weekend Jo. Our other house has very thick walls too and I would often be glad of it in the summer when outside was too hot, I could come in for a cool down.

Ii cant remember TBh, Ive always had it and just thought it was the way I was,and I was eating veg going along with the guidelines for IBS which is to eat more fibre. But it made me worse , and the GP said they used to say that but now have found its more complex and you sort of have to find...

I agree you will turn into a chicken soon. I'm fed up fo chicken, I can seem to get it to be nice and juicy anymore, it always seems to be dry and tasteless, even when I cover it with stuff

Morning Jet. I love waking after having funny dreams. Poor your oh having to get up at that time of day. My Dh got up at 5.30 this morning, he usually gets up at 6.30, but he had to get the pigs in the trailor as they are going away today. I just turned over to go back to sleep and Emma got up...

I dont really know whats going on with me at the moment. I had a flare up of IBS at the weekend. I used to have it pretty regularly, then the last few weeks I've noticed it now and then, that crampy gassy , bloated feeling, then on Friday I felt unwell, headache, nausea etc then saturday I felt...

good idea

I keep forgetting to write mine down now they have moved. I am a bit like lottoloose though, plus I hate having it all mapped out for me at the start of the day. and I might not fancy what Ive put , then I feel guilty and it all goes wrong lol. So I just bumble along through the day. I know...

My friends scales weigh half a stone heavy, I never go on hers anymore, it gave me such a fright

All my natural soaps are like that, the ones I make from scratch, I have a very mild sweet almond oil one curing so that will be ready in a couple of weeks but my personal recipe is lovely (even though I do say so myself) I have greasy/combination skin and every thing but my soap leaves it with...

Do you know what Vicky? I dont know which is my favorite lol. Thing is I was getting little bottles of lots of fragrances and making them all into soaps. But now I know what the quickest sellers were , and what the best sellers are, I can order bigger bottles and have a 'range' that stays the...

I was just thinking of cutting down the dairy. I watched a programme once with a man who reckoned eating low fat yogurt helped weight loss. Bu I think its slowing mine down. Its the only thing I really eat more of on this diet that I never ate much of before, and I didnt eat much at first only 1...

*sob* cheese. Hope you get on ok today Vicky, after your vodka on a school night, blurgh. If I dont loose 2lbs next week I'm back on attack for a few days. I hate this stalling thing. I'm too good at maintaining gggrr.

Thanks girls, I will include everyone thats a 'liker' at 2pm this afternoon.

Morning everyone! wow its windy out there today. I went for my 30 min walk after dropping the kids off to the bus and I was battling against the wind, I had sore ears by the time I turned back. very painful. Its Friday yayy! anybody got any plans for the weekend. I dont lol.

Well done everyone, a lb off for me so quite happy, its TOTM and my back and tummy are killing me today :( joys not marking it down on my stats though because its never been exactly 189 before its always been 189. something or other so now its 189 exactly so slightly less than a lb but more...

:cry::cry:Awww ((((((())))) no, have a sit down , a fag and a glass of wine, and a blub, I'm sad for you:cry::cry: