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Dull and wet this morning. But every cloud ;)etc: No watering to do tonight

A neighbour, where I lived before, did exactly the same as you. She had great success and has managed to keep the weight off. She joined a support forum like this one and got a lot of help. Good Luck, I'm sure you'lldo it

I think you will make a marvelous Gym/fitness Instructor Den.You have been there done that got the T shirt and will be so understanding

Agree with both of you. Mind you, I was a bit scathing about how the old one closed down so suddenly, but when I realized the problems they had had, and were having I understood. For me, it was like losing an old friend and although the F.F.one seemed as nice and cosy at first,it didn't do it...

Em,can you sort me out? I'm a bit confused(which is not unusual for me) When minimins closed, you and I joined a forum (can't remember the name) which had been set up by former miniminers. Now, my question... Is this forum, the one we are posting on now, the original minimins reopened or the...

Morning Den

Morning Em. How's the family? Don't worry about the scales not going up...good sign. It's when they groan when we get on them we should worry

Copy of my diary post (same date) We had the all clear on my husband's eye problem on New Year's Eve and we thought it a good omen. WRONG! We had a smashing holiday in Torquay. I had no idea, or had forgotten, just how hilly it is. The week after we came back, I broke my leg and although the...

Don't be too hard on yourself, you are back on track and that's all that matters. Mother Nature wouldn't have given us the ability to cheat a bit now and then, if she didn't intend us to do it would she?

Just called in to subscribe. Go girl!

Very, very wise words Tigress. What a sensible lady you are

Hello and welcome. I'm sure you'll get there. With SW and minimins behind you how can you fail eh?

I'm on the healthy eating and more exercise kick too Laura. It may not be as fast as many diets but once the weights off it's off for good. 'Course you cn do it! I am starting aqua aerobics the first week of January. so like you I am looking forward to a big change in me for 2016

Thank you ladies. I love minimins! You are so right Tigress, when you sit down and go over what you eat, its frightening isn't it?

I know it seems a slow old job, but as I lose the weight I do it in a way that is for good. I don't lose it quickly, I take it a bit at a time. Fall off the 'being good' wagon now and again, but get straight back on with no guilt feelings... I enjoyed it! I gained a bit... so what? it comes off...

Hello and welcome from me too.

What a lovely early Christmas pressie this is.

I've had a lovely few minutes looking through your albums. I envy you. Dolly is so old and creaky now, that we can't leave her, it would kill her. I'm really pleased your daughter has found out what the problem is, now she can get to grips with kicking it into touch. I too am having intermittent...

Baked jacket spud. Banana, LF yougurt

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There is a house around the corner from us and they still have their tree up in their sitting room and the tree plus lights outside. It's a bit strange to turn a corner and see a neon Father Christmas waving at you

Awwww Blimey girls. You are all so healthy! I can only do 10 mins on my exercise bike before my knees start to creak. Last week I added a bit of resistance, I was puffing so much I thought my eyes had swopped places. And the last time I did a squat, I was picking strawberries, and my husband had...

Having to already cope with gallstones and hyperacidity. I now have IBS! This is the lady who, apart from a nasty back injury when I was nursing, never had a day’s illness in my life. When I hit 60, 5 years ago, everything seemed to breakdown at the same time. I had good results with using...

God's Diet And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach and green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. And Satan created McDonald's. And McDonald's brought forth the 99-cent double-cheeseburger. And Satan...

I share your pain Em. These days, the only time I go out is to the shops. I went a bit mad last week and bought a large joint of beef from ASDA for Sunday lunch... we had beef sandwiches for supper, cold with bubble and squeak on Monday, Beef lasagne on Tuesday and curried on Wednesday...

I'm not sleeping well at all Em. Woke up at 1 am Tuesday night/Wedns morning and thought it was time to get up. Last night I slept until 3am, listened to the radio on my earphones and woke up at 7am so that wasn't so bad. Hard frost first thing, but developed into a mild day. I have a stinking...

Such a pretty girl, and huge thighs. She's happy in a bikini so what have we got to worry about|?

I think everyone I know on a get healthy/lose weight kick is struggling since Christmas. I have been a disaster. I aim for a stone off by Easter.... Thank goodness I haven't said which Easter:p Pony I did my midwifery training in Coventry, in 1973. Are you near there?

Now look 'ere pony. What is the point of booking a break away, looking forward to it, and then calorie counting every bit of food you see? Have a blow out, eat drink and be merry. You will come back relaxed, refreshed and ready to zonk those few gained pounds. Much better than coming back...

Glad its finished and all over. You wonder what to do with yourself now don't you? And after all the studying and cramming, you still feel guilty doing nothing

Rubbish indeed! No way are you rubbish.... if you were, you'd be sent to the naughty step. As it is, I'm sending you all my love

Best fish and chips I have ever had in me life was in Rotherham. Fried in dripping and a dollop of mushy peas. Is it any wonder eh that I have gallstones:rolleyes:?

You two girls are really putting me to shame. Well done both of you:553:

I allow myself (and I really shouldn't because I have stones, not pounds, to lose) a small(ish;)) whiskey and coke at the weekend. It's the way I stay human and its something to look forward to. I think its important to be kind to yourself and remember that we are only human and if we go on too...

Ahhhhh 3/7 partying. I remember those days. Now if I have a late night it takes me all the next day to recover:8855:.

Genuine explanations written on insurance claims The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him. The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him. I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him. To avoid...

Homemade soup

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Books

no, I cooked tea tpbm Makes a snowman when there is enough snow

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I allow myself a small 'libation' or, as my husband calls it: 'a tincture of giggleness' every Friday evening. I have one double whiskey and coke Zero. It keeps me human and it's nice to have something to look forward to.

Well, the inches are certainly going aren't they? Sometimes the weight loss takes a back seat to catch up with the shrinking skin. If it didn't, and we went on dropping the weight off, we'd have to gather up the slack skin and tie it in a knot on top of our heads:eek:

Wow! Go girl go girl:happy096:

Sheep

Stack

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Yes I do. A sparkly blue one, I call my bling pen Tpbm has some of their childhood toys tucked away safely (I am 65 this year and still have my teddy:D)

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Well, I was feeling a bit down after Christmas, so my husband and I had a furniture move around in our sitting room, and treated ourselves to a new coffee table. I feel great now

Going like a steam train now RRG. Go girl. I've been following your advice and decluttering. Good for the soul as well as the waistline

It’s funny R. but every time I start a diet (and the times have been many over the years) I go down with a virus of some sort, either a tummy bug or a cold. I think back to my old granny who, when obstacles were placed in her path, used to say ‘It’s only the devil doing his darndest’

I knew you’d be back after Christmas RRG. I’ve missed you. I’ve been into this thread once a week, have done a bit of light dusting and kept it spick and span for you. There’s a pot of coffee on the stove a selection of fruit juices in the fridge and some (just about still fresh) low fat mince...

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Q How many witches does it take to change a light bulb? A A coven (13) One to hold the bulb and twelve to make to room spin ound

Changing the beds, shoveling out the bedrooms, polishing hoovering and cleaning the bathroom. The I shall collapse in front of the TV

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Crustless quiche made with low fat cheese. Huge salad and a low fat Greek yogurt

Yes, hubby and I are browsing the Radio Times, not very impressed with what we are reading. So far, we reckon it will be DVD's or audio books Tpbm watched the Strictly final last night

Else where

brochure

Tyke (Only knew that because I have Yorkshire blood in me)

What did the banana say to the doctor? 'Doctor I'm not peeling very well' :8855:

Children playing on the green

Prawns and dash of lemon juice on brown bread

Horn

Yes I do. The person below me has guests coming to stay for Christmas

Yes, Top of me voice, which incidentally. could crack concrete Tpbm Has no idea what they are getting for Christmas

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Off centre

Taraaa!

Scarf

lunch

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Trace

Fever

Is it me....?.... Oh doubt it

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Yes I do... TBH I have it everywhere Tpbm has outside Christmas lights on the house

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Ball

Xilotol is a sweetener (according to Google) used in confectionery. Will this count?

Sort of... the nuns had me for a while until I broke their hearts. Then I was in a state school Tpbm is a reformed smoker

Off centre

Need

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What will the Transvestite do on Christmas Day... ... Eat drink and be Mary... ... Sorry :beam:

Putting up the Christmas tree

No. Retired and don't know how I ever found time to work Tpbm Has/had a husband/partner who snores

Opium

God bless the USA. This is the stuff they give to sports people

Officer

Shelf life... (Had to ask my husband, I had a brain f@rt)

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Anniversary (It was our 39th wedding anniversary yesterday:D)

so I started

The fridge humming

bath which was full of

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Caramels

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Sure am... woolly dressing gown, slippers and football socks... who said romance was dead for the over 60's:8855: Tpbm has a dog

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track record

litter

Oven

Am I the last...?

Yes I have Tpbm likes chocolate

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cause celebre

Stupid

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no ME!

(Used the last 3) Arsenal

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Free Love

Virginia pepperweed (doesn't look very appealing to me)

Circus

I most certainly do... ones of me are few and far between. Tpbm is having a goose for Christmas lunch/dinner/whatever

Dragon fruit

Yuzu... I had to google

Two years ago, we redecorated our house from top to bottom prior to putting it on the market. I feel for you love, I really do. We had been in well over 30 years so the first thing we did was declutter every room including cellar and attic. We had 3 boxes... 1: Keep, 2: charity shop and 3...

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Trove

What's it like today? Chilly, grey and foggy here

Way to go! Great idea trying a new approach. Lovely to have you back. I was wondering if we would have to have a whip round for the ransom money.

No. Quite the reverse, I buy through the year (mostly in the January Sales, for next Christmas) Tpbm Likes Marmite

Umbrage... where's the aspirin...?

Water Melon... is it a fruit?

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You can do it! Hang in there!

No, sorry it's not for me Tpbm is well ahead in their Christmas preparations

walking

I've never heard of it. Thanks for telling me about it, will certainly look it up. I quit smoking in 2005. Never thought I'd do it but feel so virtuous even all this time afterwards. All the best on your weight loss journey

Hiya! Hell of a shock isn't it, when you blow the dust off the scales and step on. At least you are doing something now. I keep the Tesco and ASDA powder shakes in the cupboard in case I'm in a hurry and in danger of falling off the healthy eating plan by grabbing a biscuit of slice of cake...

Welcome :welcome:Good luck. You certainly sound determined

Will it be me...?

Life. And not only that...

Wish I was in my 20's again and could get out of bed without me knees hurting

Hovis

Used to, but too old and decrepit now Tpbm likes to cook a meal from scratch rather than convenience tins etc

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Fog

The happy sound of husband brewing coffee

Where's my diary?

My dog chasing rabbits in her sleep

No I'm not. Tpbm is recycling Sunday lunch for today's main meal

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In quick

Yeast

Poultice

Why does Santa have three gardens? So he can 'ho ho ho'!:beam:

Still in my dressing gown at the moment but after my shower it will be: Navy blue trousers, light blue sweat shirt

summer holiday in

Today it is home made vegetable soupwith pitta bread and Greek yoghurt to follow

very quickly, that it was

Android

Jujube . When I was a little girl, my granny always called sweets (whatever they were) Jujubes

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No way! I'd drop dead. But I do have an exercise bike in a discrete corner of the bedroom, so there's hope for me yet:) Tpbm Walks their dog twice a day

A most unusual wedgie

It's not long at all. Some of my posts are like little Novellas. I threw my scales away after losing weight, gaining weight etc etc. I now cook and eat sensibly, exercise very moderately and go by clothes. If they feel slack I am happy. This is a new approach for me, I look on the weight loss...

Well I must have tried 'em all. Lost the weight OK, especially on the 'quick fix' lose a stone in a week sort of ones. Of course, it was/is the old story, put it all back on and a bit more too. I have come at 'the new me' from a different angle: Healthy eating and cooking, 3 meals a day, nothing...

Hi Ho! and welcome:welcome2: From your other post, I take it that it is the Extante you are doing? Has it come yet? Hope so. How are you doing? Best of luck to you

Pats

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The birds lining up along our back fence 'demanding' the feeders be refilled IMMEDIATELY! The little thugs.

Olive

You OK love? What with Rainbow Rose dropping off the scene we need you

Moon

Morning all

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Husband muttering in disgust at the news on the front of the daily paper. I, on the other hand, only read the cartoons and do the crossword. I get my news on the TV.

onion

...In

sleepwalker. However, shaking myself awake..

This evening we are going to put masking tape around the windows in the kitchen prior to painting it.

Flipper

Corns

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Rants

Way out

I wish I hadn't had the cheese for lunch. Not a good idea when you have hyperacidity:sign0007:

I do! I do! Red with yellow ducks..not bad for a pensioner;) Tpbm Is planning a treat for this weekend

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Vest

Brain

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Funny

Nothing. Seems I'm the first one awake in the Close

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Yes I am Tpbm likes cheese

Going to collect our new car from the showroom

On going

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Fan

Indeed I have. And bought most of them Tpbm NEVER goes out without make up on

inertia

Hole

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Yep. Bananas and oranges Tpbm is going out this evening

Audio book just finishing

I've got a thread which didn't start out as a diary, but has changed into one over the weeks, It is in the General Weight Loss and Help sub section Strugglers and Restarts and is called No One is a Bigger Failure than Me. Would it be possible to move it to the members only section please?

of things I...

No. Just lippy. Tpbm wears contacts

Which was very surprising because...

Days

Well! After getting over a cold and going on a jolly yesterday, we bit the bullet and cleaned the house. Hubby did the sitting room and kitchen. I did the bedrooms and bathroom. He did down the stairs and I did the hall. Then we walked the dog. We are both knack...:sign0007: very tired now so...

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The wind whistling across the garden

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Half a pound lost is better than half a pound gain... that's a pack of butter over here in the UK and a big slab it is too. Great news about the inches, look at it it this way... Our weight loss has to slow now and again for our shrinking skin to catch up. If it didn't, we'd have to gather up...

There was a hard frost here in the west midlands last night, and it dropped very quickly

I was still in bed

Yes Primrose Tpbm is a reformed smoker

Husband getting the Weetabix ready for breakfast

Plate

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Tock

Oh well done! Nitrate...

I've been saying, 'I'll start tomorrow/next Monday/next week etc etc' too I'm doing healthy eating and moderate, at the moment, exercise. Good luck

Congratulations on the new baby

At the minute, its those little toddlers laughing in their high chairs

Hallucinating.

News on the TV

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yes i do, if they are the right price. I also grow some in the garden Tpbm Has a guilty secret they never,ever, tell anyone

Onset

Going by your photos, you don't look old enough to have a teenage son... damn you. I 'm envious!

Yes I do Tpbm has a favourite colour