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I'd not been on the computer much at work. A meeting took up most of my morning then I had a few phonecalls and visits. Must have looked at it 15 minutes total! Not watched any tv or used my mobile until I posted. It's just a bit frustrating. I wish i had the energy i had before. And just...

Thanks. I'm still up and down. I should have realised when the blisters came up on my right hand this weekend. Felt queasy on and off today. Then the light inside the house hurt my eyes and headaches coming and going. Ended up lying on the floor curtains drawn sunglasses on trying to help...

I'm sure you will cope admirably. We've just been super busy. Really busy day today too. Almost going to flop asleep like Nate! I'm certainly looking forward to a routine being back that's a bit easier to keep track of. Sunday lunch at mum and dad's tomorrow but other than that no plans. Going...

He's back on Friday :) we went to the park to see our friends after work today. I'm struggling a bit at the moment. I just want to binge all the time :s not sure why though. Been having some really strange dreams too and normally i dont recall them. Maybe you just need to try something...

I best not say my shepherds pie was lush but it was. I add a tbsp of tomato ketchup (0.5 syn for today, and the same for tomorrow) and a tbsp of curry powder too as well as mushrooms and the usual (syn free ingredients). Got enough for lunch tomorrow. I served it with broccoli and cauliflower...

The omelette was lush. And the paella had carrots in too. I've made the shepherds pie. It just needs to be put in the dish and cooked later. I've also made a pasta sauce for Tuesday. Mum and dad and Cosmo came round earlier so I think I'll cut the grass, do a quick tidy and go to the park. It...

Paella was lush and I've enough for lunch tomorrow! It had onion, garlic, peppers, mushrooms, saffron, paprika, green beans, broccoli, peas, rice, chicken and seafood and stock in it. Oh and courgette. Lots of super free. No olives so a syn free day and I only had 2 cups of tea using my...

Ooh hungry day. I had an apple after beans on toast. We went out to the park for an hour, came home and had a flat peach, a slice of beef rolled up with onion and sone strawberries. Got the paella cooking now. I'm thinking Nate needs an early night because he just looks knackered. Using my hea...

Ended up having fruit and yogurt for breakfast instead. Couldn't be bothered. Didn't have a heb and used 0.5 on olives and 9 on chocolate. Today i had fruit and yogurt again - getting lazy! Think beans on toast for lunch. Tea was going to be shepherd pie but young man has requested paella.

Had chocolate for 13 syns. Yum. Used my hea on milk but just had 2 cups of tea. Tomorrow food plan is... B: beans on toast, mushrooms on toast. Heb L: leftover pasta and nanny sauce D: chicken pizza hea, sw chips and veg hea. I think I've found the right colour for my lounge walls to...

I did have porridge with raspberries, cherries and banana. Snack of necterine and pear. Finished the curry on a jacket spud. Debating between risotto or orzotto... risotto using orzo. Still exhausted and yet another headache earlier. 2 people on the phone mentioned I sounded rough... that's...

You could always follow a recipe. Use mild then taste add chilli until it's a heat you like. O have to do.it this way because i like heat but I'm also cooking for a 3 year old. Yesterday i used my hea on cheese on my pasta and had a heb cereal bar. I was knackered yesterday and today. I...

Curry had spices, turkey, peppers, aubergine, courgette, mushrooms, onion, garlic, pasatta and spinach. Had lleftovers on a jacket potato for lunch. Had fruit and yogurt for breakfast. No healthy extras used yet. Doing pasta and nanny sauce for tea. So exhausted today :( think i may have...

Hi hun. Good but very busy. Just finished work and waiting for Nate to be dropped off. Sun is out again so I think we might pop to the park for a bit. B: fruit and yogurt L: ham and spinach sandwich heb, an egg, yogurt, apple and pear Tea will be turkey curry and rice.

I'm just being a grump hun. Got yet another headache but at least both Nate and the dog are passed out. I think i need tea!

I did salad not veg. Also had some grapes after as I was still hungry. Feeling a bit dejected. Like I'm always going to be a giant hefer and only a bit will come off before my body goes "nope! Time to yoyo for no reason! Stay consistant I'm going to do what I want! Have fun!" Humph. I think...

Had banana and necterine first thing. Then full English 1syn mid morning. Then we went out with the dog. Just got back now. Phew. I've had a yogurt and apple now we're back and I'll be doing burger and chips and salad or veg depending on my mood for tea... ooh I might do corn on the cobb too...

Yogurt, chocolate (11.5), strawberries. Scales just keep going up this week :( just keeping going. Thinking tomorrow will be full English for breakfast, then out walking with dog and boy, burgers and chips for tea! Woo. Just unsure about lunch! Or jacket potato for lunch and parmagiana for...

B: bacon butty heb 0.5 ketchup. Banana. Necterine L: chicken salad. Apple. Plum D: leftovers! Hea being used on milk.

Been watching obese a year to save my life USA. Was able to identify a lot with the girl. What was amazing at the 6 month weigh in she was meant to get to 205lbs. At my lightest I was 200lbs. I thought oh she'll smash it, look at her. And she didnt she was 217lbs I think. That was surprising to...

Heb chewy delight, 13 chocolate and 2 paracetamol. Absolutely bloody freezing. If I'm hungry later there's fruit and yogurt. Had quite the savoury day.

Oh yum those frittas sound good. I used to make a mint and courgette frittata using new potatoes too. Mmm. It's yum. I've made nasi goreng and it's just cooling now! It's handy for using up odds and sods. Chopped up a broccoli stem to go in it. Wish i could grow aubergines! We went to the...

B: field mushrooms topped with onion, spinach, ham and poached egg. An apple L: tuna pasta with broccoli, peppers, onion, 0.5syn of olives, capers and mushrooms. A banana Mum and dad picked up and dropped off Nate so no walking round for me. Was good and cooked up lots for lunch but just...

Oh it isn't the first time she's chucked him out. Not even the first time this year... or this summer! She's a big girl and can sort it herself. Lots of walking about for us. The dog has his new lead that he shouldn't pull with but it only came today so he's having to be trained into wearing...

Stupid wok burning my arm. Grr. Oh tired liquorice tea today because i love liquorice and wanted to try something new. It was gross. Blurgh. Going to get some sewing on as 4 jaffa cakes flew down my trap earlier! No more food!

B: scrambled egg on toast, necterine and banana S: banana (in town and very little to choose from as a snack, on plan and ripe) L: 2 drumsticks (cooked without skin the other day) yogurt, pear and grapes. .. I was going to have a jacket potato but as a complete fool I hadn't ordered any! By...

Looky how gorgeous.. This was our BBQ This is Nate with my nieces from the other week... Nate, Amber, Alyssa oh and the best picture of nate ever... lol

How frustrating! Have a lovely time on holiday. Hope you find the right answer for you when you are back. Looong day today. I'm wiped out! B: rice pudding and fruit Off to work L: chicken pasta salad. An apple Finish work, tidy kitchen, make syn free potato salad, walk to park. Play at park...

yeah, there were only 2 ripe figs so we left those with mum and dad but the plum trees have been having their branches snap they are so laden down with fruit. we were laughing at nate, he kept picking a fig out to put in our bag and mum kept telling him to put it back, in the end she gave up and...

3.5lb down. Walked to mum and dad's, back to work, back to mum and dad's, then a trip up the garden to the fruit trees, we picked figs, plums, greengages and cobbnuts. We went in the BBQ lodge and Nate asked if we could have a bbq, so guess what we're having tomorrow! Heh! Then Nate and I...

Ok so mum tells me, after pudding that she didn't have any quark so used mascapone instead! Nice one mum! Lol such a sabbatuer. B: full flabbers 1.5 syns for sausages and brown sauce D: sw lasagna. .. fabulosa And salad. Mum's death through syns limoncello tiramisu "I didn't use cream!" Yeah...

Oh god moss stitch drove me mad when i did Nate a moss stitch jumper I'd never brave a throw in it! Kudos to you! This was a 0-6month jumper too. It was beautiful. Still is actually as I've kept all the pieces I knitted for him. :)

Aha. Yup she will. One thing I like about august i can get a jump start on stuff and tie up any loose ends from the first part of the year. It's the same just after Christmas. :) everyone is relaxing so I can get stuff done Ooh what kind of throw are you knitting? I've sewn the squares, next...

Was good and didn't eat a second helping of jambalaya. Mmm. Did have a pear and an apple earlier and just had a big twirl 11.5 syns of lushness. Not long until bed. Having full English in the morning and cooking the sauce for sw lasagna that we're having at about 3pm got leftover jambalaya...

Cut the grass,put out laundry and took Nate to the park. Still feeling crappy and aunt flo popped in... 3.5 weeks after the start of the last one! Grr. Early night for Nate then jambolya for me

Felt like crap this morning. Took full 5 minutes to get my fingers to button Nate's trousers. Managed to get him some breakfast then flaked out. Scales did say 4.5lbs, a drop of 3lbs... let's see if it lasts until Monday! B: sleep S: necterine and grapes L: sw magic pancakes heb with banana...

Ah I heard the birds thing. We used to have one when I was little. I'd love a pet jackdaw but birds and very little ones aren't a good combo! I was the one she turned to when everything kicked off between her and the curate. I know my job is safe. I just get peed off being talked down to. It...

Hey Sheila, yep paracetamol sorted it. I don't take pain relief often so it is effective when I do. Ooh how funny you aren't keen on birdy stuff. I'm very confident in my style to not take offense at others not having the same taste :) I can be pretty out there. I'm thinking grey in the...

I'm not sure, going to see if the curtains a neighbour gave me goes with it tonight, then go on from there. Flood B: fruit and yogurt S: pear S: wafer thin turkey L: leftover japanese pork curry S: grapes D: burger and sw chips, beans and salad heb on a roll 1 syn on ketchup.

Don't think I'm doing butterflies now I think it will be this for the lounge... Holden Wallpaper | Hummingbird - Multi | Lancashire Wallpaper and Paint It's much nicer in real life. As is the flamingo paper for the kitchen I promise to put up pictures when I'm done :)

Hi patty, pretty sure it's because i mentioned to the vicar that I can't be spending my Friday afternoons messing around with the chairs which is what the warden was making me do. I'll leave it for now. It's pretty well known if I did one they'd be buggered even just in terms of passwords...

Was having a good day at work until stupid church warden came in. Grr. Apparently she has asked the vicar to prioritise my work for me. Said "well you were asked to!" When I said I hadn't spoken to st petrocks about what they'd like from us for harvest. Had to tell her I asked them too early...

Scales this morning say 17st 5lbs! Good scales. Good body. Fingers crossed things keep moving after a couple of slow weeks this is a great boost. 2 more lbs less than 17st 5lb and I'll hit my august target!

2nd heb is chewy delight and 13 syns on a chocolate bar. Mnom. Think I'll munch some strawbugs then get stitching :)

Phew! Just done another big clean. Didn't do any at the weekend. Had to remove stupid bity spiders. They are my friends until they start with the biting. Then they've got to go! Did some work with my tiny helper, then came home to get Nate's mac and little sandwich, then we stopped at the...

Dinner was chicken wrapped in bacon with sw chips and carrots, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower and green beans! Some veg was left over from yesterday. I got it out of the fridge and Nate started stealing the sprouts.... cold. He's so weird. He eats his veg before his meat. I know no other kid...

I think a couple of days back to normal and you'll feel better/ more confident :) it can be a misery cycle. Did you have a nice day on Saturday? I was showing plus one since Tuesday so I wasn't too worried. I had a cup of tea and forgot to wee preweigh today and showed up another one, weed...

Hi patty. Lovely 3 day weekend but utterly shattered. Im 1lb up, which it has been showing since last Tuesday but I've finally been to the loo! B: necterine, half a banana, scrambled egg on heb toast S: apple and grapes L: veg and lentil soup D: chicken, potatoes and veg

Food B: fruit and yogurt L: two jelly sweet mice. Don't know the syns but I think I'm fine! D: sw chips, cajun chicken breast, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli and green beans. I've had two cups of tea out of my hea and to be honest I feel grouchy and tired. Do not say blood sugar at me I...

Tummy was rumbling 15 minutes ago... it's now filled by a blt using my heb and half a syn of mayo got 9 syns of choc choc next to me and that's me done :) Working tomorrow, then exeter shopping on Friday followed by exeter to see my wee nieces on Saturday. It's Alyssa's birthday on Friday so...

Food... B: fruit and yogurt L: jacket potato and veg curry mixed with beans Tea will be cheesy leek and ham pasta hea. Not used my heb yet. Been to work and walked round town with munchkin and got out before it got crazy busy. Stupid holiday makers during rigatta week. Urgh. I don't get how...

Ahh, sorry, I got mixed up. get your hubby the cradlesnatcher! It's a relief knowing there are bursaries that's for sure! I had a couple of friends at oxbridge and they were fine. I think you are usually just working too hard to be judging everyone. hehe. He has his moments. He was playing up...

Hey Patty, mum's always supported homeless charities and has always said it's because it takes just one moment for everything to change. I'm sorry to hear about your ill health. It's easy to compare ourselves with our peers, but everyone is different and they all have their own paths to follow...

had chocolate 9 syns (10 for the day) a yogurt and mango. these are my WC wallpaper choices http://www.*********.com/doodoolally/loo/ buuuutt this is my favourite. see, loads of loos! Lounge plan is here http://www.*********.com/doodoolally/lounge/ This is the wallpaper though

I wouldn't worry about what people think hun. I certainly don't. Generally people don't know what to make of me. Single mum, works for the church, in HA home, has a 2:1 degree in culture, politics and philosophy, looks like a teenager. People can get a bit baffled. I just be me and if they...

I do like a lot of their stuff- I think it varies store to store. It is a bit more expensive but you think you are getting better quality. Honestly getting long life bread that goes out of date in 4 hours is beyond ridiculous. Glad it's not just me. Oh this is our home long term, I'm still not...

Had the twirl and chewy delight but skipped the hot chocolate for another cup of tea. Pfft, got friends hating on my awesome style. Not phased at all. One is a bit chavvy and a bit safe and the other is a sheep. I'll link up my pintrest boards tomorrow. My problem is I love the £148 per...

Ooh. Complained to sainsburys about repeatedly getting items on a Sunday night that are out of date the next day with no note of short dates. Got a reply today saying short dates only apply to items going out of date that day and here's a £10 voucher. Feel like replying saying thanks for the...

Hi guys. Bit by bit! Done about half an hour of walking today. Sheila you can clean your own house! It's partly just because i was just doing little tidying ups and little cleans so stuff was building up. I've picked out some wallpaper i like.well, I happened upon it, I was planning on just...

I generally get it if very tired and I didn't sleep well the night before. Still annoying though! We didn't go on our walk. He really was utterly exhausted. So he had a nice big nap and I got some babyboy snuggles. Yummy. The vac had overheated so I was able to finish and now all of...

Was a bit dizzy this morning so had a banana and apple, couldn't stand and cook right away. Later this morning I had onion, tomato, egg, beans, bacon and sausages 1syn. Just had an early dinner of roast chicken, roast (home grown) potatoes, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. Stuffed the...

Scales up 1.5 today giving me a gain of 1lb for the week if it doesn't change tomorrow. Humph.

finally used my hea and 2 syns on hot chocolate and 9 more syns on chocolate.. mmm chocolate. had a yogurt, necterine and banana this evening too. rumble rumble! I think I earned it!

Thanks patty. I know I did loads! I even pruned and weeded my little patch out front after I got Nate to bed. Done the washing up and given Nate's chair and desk a real good scrub. Got to finish tidying the lounge and then I really need to do an online shop. My little room is cute. I have some...

I didn't eat the world. I only had a couple of cherries. .. they tasted wrong. I didn't have the hot chocolate either! And still the scales popped back up 1lb this morning. I will stay consistent even if they don't! That said I was not hungry and just exhausted this morning. B: banana, half...

Heb beef and onion sandwich 4.5 syns crisps, 6 syns biscuits. 11.5 so far. Got some cherries. Genuinely think I'm going to eat the whole world. Stupid rumbling tum!

Had some melon and strawberries at work. Dinner was seafood pasta - pasta, prawns, squid, mussels, onion, garlic, mushrooms, passata and basil with a side of broccoli and lemon and chili green beans. Really tasty and still super hungry! *eats world* used some milk in tea earlier so might use...

Omg yum! Frylight fried mushrooms and onion, made potato cakes with leftover mustard mash (0.5) cabbage, peas, ham hock. Topped them with poached eggs and 0.5 syns of brown sauce on the side. So frigging good. Still hungry though. Eep. I know i have a yogurt and melon in the fridge at work...

Ooh yes, lots of black pepper and lemon zest in the crumb. Yum yum. Ah vicar keeps an eye on me to make sure I don't run myself down too much. I think a big part of it was that I don't like wearing a full face of make up every day and I only had mascara on. Lol. But I was wiped out Sunday and...

Down 1.5lbs this morning. Ha, suck it scales told you I'd win! Having fruit and yogurt for breakfast. ... we got up late, my alarm didn't go off! Oops. Good job I'm not on until 1pm! That and the vicar keeps telling me to take time off.

Had a yogurt after dinner and mango and 9 syns of chocolate this evening. Ho hum plod plod little lbs

Schnitzel. It was nom. I used 2 syns for breadcrumbs (I also added mixed herbs, celery salt, paprika, garlic granuals) mashed potato 1/2 syn of mustard, cabbage, broccoli and carrots. I've also had a necterine and pear between lunch and dinner. Still hungry. Nom nom. Nate had a huge nap...

Sooo the scales aren't moving but if I keep consistant I'm sure they will eventually. Got to say the vicar said I didn't look great today.compliments eh?! B: porridge heb with berries and banana L: egg wraps holding spicy chicken and salad After i picked Nate up from dad's and he rode his...

He demolished dinner. It was good. Pasta with meatballs and sauce (onions garlic, mushrooms and passata) with hea cheese on top. Had a banana and an eat natural bar 10 syns. Going to make a sammich using my heb in a minute. Mum seems keen on family day out so that's a winner. But Bath will be...

Well they seemed keen until the one poopooed it. I might just organise it and who comes comes. I dont go out with them every time because I've got work. One is in her 30s and two are in their 40s so being 27 I am quite a bit younger. Tee hee. It'd have been nice to have a week with my friend...

Busy busy! B: yogurt, apple S: necterine and pear S: roast pork - I was hungry while cooking lunch. L: (just eaten) salad, fat free dressing, jacket potato and beans. Going to have either pasta and nanny sauce (Bolognese) or pasta and meatballs. Worked, got the bus to town, met Nate and...

Damn thing deleted half my post. I give up!

1.5 is good. Think how much 1.5lbs of butter or lard looks like. Sounds like you are losing inches which is great. I'd rather be smaller and heavier than light but look bigger. :) I just got a Cajun spice blend, I got fed up of mixing my own! I bashed the breast thin, spiced it and dry fried...

Haha, yup, I've had a series of being a good girl in the face of temptation recently! Asked the group today about an evening out, one seemed keen, and I said obviously not just for the ladies, but another one said oh she's far too tired by the evening, she's not young like me. So looks like we...

Hey I was ok today. Long day though. Got home from work and got picnic snacky stuff ready for the park. I was very good and stuck to the fruit and carrot sticks I brought. No to biscuits, or cheesey dip, no to cheese straws and other stuff. Fab. And I've a little more room in the fridge but...

aww lovely nana :)

Sorry the injection hurt but yay for the week off. I got told if I didn't take a week off they would lock me out of the office. Tee hee. Pretty sure work's not locking you out!

Hi patty, I'm normally quite slow. I've never lost weight this quickly before. I'm just hoping if I just plan meals and plod forth knowing the weight will come off one way or another. It should be ok. I don't feel flattened like I did yesterday. I'll be off to bed after I've done my nails. The...

Oh no! She's a ratbag. Just remember it is more than one weigh in :) Just finished my dinner and had chocolate 9 syns. Gonna do my nails now. They're a state!

We also have lots of chilli plants we accidentally grew! Nate is demolishing dinner. I had a potato, a piece of meat, carrots, a piece of broccoli,1.5 pieces of cauliflower and some roasted shallots and completely gave up. I did have 4syns of crackling. Yep, I weighed it! Probably because...

Thanks love. Gearing up for a good week. Not long since had lunch. Very late! Walked to the vicar's, then to work, then to mum and dad's, then home. B: porridge heb,banana, berries S: apple L: pear. Prawn pasta with shallots, mushrooms, garlic, baby courgettes, passata. Frozen grapes Dinner...

Nope :( normally we stay in on Sunday and I did a little bit of extra walking on Thursday but we only walked to the park and back on Saturday. It's very frustrating. Still knackered this morning but I've got a meeting to get to *yawn* Was down 1lb this morning. Not great but ok. I did want...

I had some strawberries and a yogurt too. Feel like I've been knocked sideways again! I've barely done anything and thought I was coming out the other side of this but I think I was just managing it better. It's like flu where you can't focus properly and your limbs feel like they've been...

Felt really rough so had a nap. Too late to cook dinner so Nate is having a lunchy dinner and I'll do roasted pig tomorrow. Just had an apple and a pear. I'll do a sandwich or something after sainsburys has come. I used the last of the bread on Nate. B: full English 1.5 syns S: apple and pear...

Yep, you don't have to teach them twice this way. He's riding round on it in the garden now. Just going nice and slowly for now. Just got back from church, baptism, leaving do thing. So hot and lots of people! Nate was eating everything so I got away with not eating the food or drinking the...

It's a balance bike, so no pedals. They learn to balance on two wheels and propel themselves forward by skipping their feet along the floor, then when they are ready you move on to a normal pedal bike and skip the stabilizers stage. I got it because he never used the pedals, then, on Tuesday he...

Made the risotto with huge amounts of veg and some prawns. mmm. it was so lovely. Had a yogurt, mango and chocolate (9 syns) this evening. I really need to be using my hea but I really don't fancy anything. i'm on 10.5 for the day... oh... I haven't had my heb either!!! I'll have to do myself a...

I had 18 syns of chocolate yesterday! Kinda balances out the previous day! The scales were down today at 7.8 lbs it had gone up to 10lbs during the week (from 8.5lbs). Good old aunt flo! Today we've played and I walked to the park while Nate biked on his new bike. He loves it :) bit sweaty...

Haha Patty, it works well. I'm holding food so I don't get pestered but I don't have to eat it, just give it to Nate so it isn't wasted either! I'm sure we'll have great fun getting to grips with it. The numpty was wailing at the childminder's she thought it was the heat, it was because he...

He hasn't. He just woke up now! Heehee. He went to bed late and simply passed out so I think he needed it! I've work from 1pm so I've hidden it and I'm saving it until Saturday so he can have a proper go on it. Sunday I've to go to a leaving do to go to post church so that'll take a while...

Made dinner - pasta ham peas leeks cheese hea thing from the budget book with salad. Be in bed soon. Nate's bike arrived! They delivered it to the neighbour but didn't give me a note. I've popped it out of the way ready for Saturday. Asked mum if I invited our little group of friends out to...

I didn't eat it. I also didn't eat the canapes at mum's or drink wine or eat cake at my friend's. I'm so saintly. Made a really awesome salad at lunchtime. Used 2.5 syns on raisins in it. Not made dinner yet. Absolutely shattered though. Can I lift myself up off the sofa?!

Hey Anju, she just stood there like a moron. The instant her son is violent in September if she does nothing i will be on her and on the damn phone. I think it is aunt flo and the heat. I'm carrying on regardless. B: smoked salmon scrambled egg on toast and a hoooge pear that appeared to...

Had a yogurt, mango and chocolate 9 syns. so 10.5 for today. Hoping the weight will get it's move on. Got work 10-1 tomorrow. then pop up to a friend's house for a play then we will probably go home via mum and dad's to watch the red arrows. Thinking of having dinner at lunch time. not sure...

They are ok at preschool, it's at toddlers- when the parents are in charge. Or not as the case may be! I'm a bit frustrated about the weight but I know I'm doing the right thing so I'm just hoping it is aunt flo and the heat?! Dinner was chicken kiev hea (1.5 syns), sw chips, corn on the...

Despite this the food has been good but the scales are going up :( B: scrambled egg and smoked salmon on toast, a banana and half a pear L: pasta salad and carrot sticks. I think dinner will be chicken kiev, chips and veg.

Thanks. So so angry. She just stood there like an idiot as though nothing was going in. I made it damn clear it ends now. I told her she was letting her kids down, that the level of violence was disturbing, that when they end up in prison it will be her fault because she is not parenting her...

Mother dealt with. So angry I felt like I was going to have a panic attack but I got through it. Do anything for me boy. A teacher brought the mother inside so I imagine I'm gonna get some sort of telling off when I pick Nate up *rolls eyes* I'm afraid i have a limit and if no one speaks up...

Oh bum! stupid scales. I think planning simple easy things that you don't have to stand around cooking for this week might help? Any plans that might derail you? Keep going and the good bits from the past week will add on for the rest of the week for a super loss next week. I wasn't there when...

Had a yogurt, banana and strawberries and I've resubmitted the new version of the book back to the publishers that emailed back earlier. TERRIFIED again. Please please please like it you publishing monsters/gods.... make it real! ARGHARGHARGH

Aww did you get anything done. I got two wedding enquiries today and lots of jobs done with the dog keeping me company. Dropped him off home then went to see Nate at toddlers. Soon after i was told that before i got there the thugs referred to previously were both on top of Nate one kicking him...

Ooh I'll have my fingers crossed for you. Cheeky weekends are always risky, but sounds like you've been balancing it out. Had sausage sandwich with onions and mushrooms and brown sauce 2 syns and heb L: prawn orzo salad - ready to go and looks so lush! 1 syn. And I'll bob some strawberries...

Phew! I'm sure you will get a great loss hun :) It's saying it'll be even hotter here tomorrow. Poor wee monkey. I'll be busting out the paddling pool after toddlers I think. Normally we'd go to the park but I think home to a paddling pool will be better, he has the swing set etc. Still no...

Food! B: porridge heb with berries and banana L: fishcakes, salad and free vinegarette, yogurt, apple S: grapes D: rainbow trout, new potatoes, peas, broccoli and green beans. Music will arrive tomorrow and got the dog with me. Can't believe how hot it has been. No way were we going out Iin...

Used my heb to make a ham salad sandwich. I've had a yogurt and cherries too! And 9 syns on chocolate. Planned my meals, done food shop, paid my rent and I bought Nate a new water bottle and checked on the status of his bike... tsk taking ages! And got myself a couple of albums :) mmm To...

Had a banana mid morning. Half an apple and a pear in the afternoon. Dinner's been fishcakes 1 syn and veg. Used the last 3 pieces of frozen broccoli and nearly took a big chop out of a caterpillar. Ew. Had carrots too... no wildlife there! 2.5syns total today. Been using my hea on milk and...

Ahh nice big sw English. Nom nom. 1.5 syns of deliciousness. I did have a quick weigh this morning 3 lbs down! Come on lovely lbs you wiggle off nicely. I did read an article about how in some people stress not just makes them want to eat more but it also causes them to burn calories more...

Urgh after months of hearing nothing from Nate's dad he replies to my request for his mum's contact details by saying he wished I wouldn't email to that address (that he asked me to use instead of his other one) because it's where his junk mail goes and I should use another platform to contact...

Cleaned the bathroom and finished weeding the back garden. 3 buckets of weeds later! Decided to go for a big turkey salad sandwich, pickles and two smoked salmon and cottage cheese roll things. So used my heb :) was yum Downside is my hayfever has gone off. Itchy sneezedoodles! Going to chill...

Lovely big sleep last night after watching some of the storm - it was just lightening but I did get woken up when the rain started battering the house. Made a sw English this morning 1.5 syns for sausages and brown sauce. Nate had part of my breakfast as his second breakfast! Monkey. Lunch...

Not hungry so not had anything else. Had a big chat with mum and she thinks the ideas the vicar from Wales had were really good :) one of them was to do an artist showcase thing. Kinda great for here, my friend is an artist, mum's friend's daughter is - I might invest in one of hers as I think...

Haha patty it was nice laughing. Not so much laughing at, more chuckling at my being nutty. Confidence and politeness are the two things I was thrilled about hearing from Nate's preschool. Thanks for the welcome, I feel in a much better place. Didn't munch any of my snacks. Made my burger...

Aye. I have never played the clique game and I never will. Probably why everyone knows me. Haha. It's when the one was happily chatting away until someone else came along and then they kept moving away from me. The other one was having a nice afternoon with her daughter at the park... oh wait...

Hi hun. Thanks. I wanted to take Nate crabbing or to bridport but it's supposed to be raining :( Sunday is Mrs Es big wheeze so I'll have to go along to that. You off in bertha again? Had fruit and yogurt this morning. My alarm didn't go off and we slept until 8:45!!!! So grim out I think...

9 syns chocolate, 2nd heb alpen lights and pineapple. Not bothered with a second hea. I'm thinking a big fat fruit salad for breakfast tomorrow. If I'm hungry before work I'll have leftover curry and rice, if not I'll make a salad to go with me. Dinner is venison burger heb roll, sw chips and...

Me too. And I know, finally body and mind are off in the same direction! Just come from the park and Nate just wants a sandwich and I'm not hungry yet. Had an ice lolly for 3 syns. Got to say I hate mums. Such cliquey arseholes. Rotten kids too. Nate was just trying to play and one kept...

B: porridge heb with raspberries, cherries and banana S: apple, blueberries, carrot sticks L: jacket potato with beans, hea cheese omelette and salad and necterine. Didn't have lunch until half two so super hungry. Will probably eat tea late I've made a big veg curry and will probably pop in...

Mid week peek shows another 1.5lbs off... that's 7lbs since last Monday and July target completed!. If I get 2 more lbs off this week i will be exactly 2 stone more than when i left - which is a nice round number I'd like to see go down :) I wonder if I can hit my August target in July. Given...

Aye, I was planning to knock on hers this morning saying i mustn't have heard her come back last night and that i need it back. Given i went round with a big pot of dinner when she said they had no money and she was asking me if I could get them food bank vouchers she'd really not want to mess...

Alpen for heb, chocolate 9 syns, mango. nom. Back at work tomorrow. Plan is B: Porridge heb plus berries and banana L: omelette and salad D: curry and rice or paella depending on how I feel and what's going on Add in lots of yummy snacks.

10lbs is a good aim though. I'd gotten so far away it was less of a positive aim and more an on-going "look what you did". If I keep in this frame of mind and weightloss rate I'll be back in my skinnyminny frocks soon enough. Bit annoyed, just after I popped Nate in the bath the door went with...

Just updated my statistics. Yes it's bad I piled so much on so quickly, but I know why and I know it will go down again. I want to celebrate the losses and being able to update each week as it goes down not look at it and think how far away I am from that number. Hey I get to celebrate not...

Yeah I was thrilled. Just got to wait for it to arrive! Wasn't hungry at breakfast (we were up a lot last night) so just had a yogurt and a banana. Mid morning i had a pear. Lunch is a jacket potato and beans with salad and 2 syns for olive oil and some balsamic vinegar as a dressing. I did...

That eat natural bar is bloody lovely!

Thanks hun. I was dawdling for months, then utterly shattered for months and eating everything in sight. I've only just gotten into the right calm space to be refocusing on this. I feel like I'm back to doing it properly and not stressing that ooh I can't eat this and this might have caused my...

Oh dear! They were talking on the radio about slightly obese people having gastric surgery more or less enforced. I'm left baffled. Give the people who want help losing weight psychological help! For many many people their weight is a reflection of their emotional state. Maybe one day the bods...

Thanks Sheila. The boxes are adorable. Nate wants to "share" them. Yes Anju! The toast eater I mentioned is the weigher, I love her dearly but it feels pointless treding water. The other social member I think weighs more than when she started and is a biscuit devil. Most gain 5, lose 3, lose...

Yeah, I can't get to group anymore because of Nate and work so I'm just doing it myself. My scales have always matched group's so I feel ok about that side. I also got SO sick of the same questions being asked to the same people who give the same responses week in week out. In the end it...

Thanks hun. Never lost that much in a week before. B: porridge heb banana, cherries and raspberries L: soup - stock, soup pasta, mixed beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrot, celery, peppers, mushrooms. 2 of the sweet corn frittas left. Made the sauce for dinner- onions, garlic, peppers...

Ahem. Weihhed in. 5.5lbs down. 1.5lbs left to hit this month's target. Let's crush it.

Made sweetcorn frittas too. Man they be good. I'm going to have a yogurt and maybe some chocolate later. Did lots of gardening today and chasing Nate with a shark and playing catch. Lots of activity and I think an earlyish night

It was good. Nate went crazy for it. Funny duck. Going to have a ham sandwich later and pickles and salad. Planned the coming week so just need to do a food order. Fingers crossed for a super loss in the morning and another great week

B: bacon, bgty sausages 1 syn, egg, beans, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, 1/2 syn brown sauce S: pear D: pork, roasted potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, green beans, carrots Just made custard on banana using some of my hea and 3 syns. Awesome.

Hi hun, similar to you sw English and roast dinner. Hoping the mini joint will defrost in time! Forgot to get it out last night and just slept for 10 hours! Yawn still tired.

Had jacket potato, beans, banana and yogurt. Little light on the superfree to be honest but I'm done in. Off to bed in a mo

Went round town got home had a ham salad sandwich, carrots, an apple and a pear. Went to the horticultural show. Lots of walking etc again then got home and mum made me have some of her carrot cake which will have wiped out my syns but I've been pretty low. Nate is stuffed so I'll make pasta...

Did the massive pile of washing up this morning then made a sw English- onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon with no fat, bgty sausages 1 syn, beans and egg and a nice cup of tea!

Had cucumber and carrots with what was left of my sw hummus and a Muller light apple pie yogurt for 1 syn. Got the horticultural show tomorrow but I'm not setting up, I've organised it all. Got to pop to town in the morning to get some bits and bobs then the show starts at 1pm. I was going to...

Cook off some onion, I often like to add mushrooms and peppers, I add rice, curry powder, stock and I use frozen smoked haddock. Pop a lid on and cook. Add peas part way through. There are loads of recipes out there for it. B: smoked salmon scrambled eggs toast (heb) banana and pear L...

I go through periods of weighing and not weighing. I didn't weigh today because i did yesterday and hoping I'll stay away from them over the weekend. If I do it it's only in the morning post pee pre breakfast! Supposed to have kedgeree this morning but don't fancy it. Hmm. Lunch is pastina...

Not strange. Habits can be comforting whether positive or negative. We all are eased by routine. Hopefully you'll be empowered by your forced break and use it to move forward :)

Hey well done Anju! I'm going to try to not look again until Monday. The cheesecake was 265 cals per 6th so I multiplied it by 6 and divided by 8 because i had an eighth. Then divided by 20 to get the syn value. Had pasta and meatballs and veg sauce for tea. Just had a cup of tea at my...

Ended up having sw roast chicken at mum and dad's and 10 syns pf cheesecake.

Ahh lol ok then! It will look lovely when finished. It is for Nate so I want to back it on to fleece so it is washable. So I need to wait for winter stocks to come in! Had porridge this morning with cherries, raspberries and banana. Yum. I also had a sneak peek and I'm 3lbs down since...

You're ok with 3lbs each side through natural fluctuation, but you know if you've been a bit woopsie ;) Not eaten anything since dinner which is good given how hungry I've been. Done my nails and been sewing. Bit by bit getting this quilt made. I've done all the squares and I'm sewing the...

Thanks love. Yup it is planning and eating when I'm hungry and not emotionally eating. Sounds simple but it's not! I totally misread my days! Porridge, jacket potato and beans and salad and then meatballs for tea. I was reading Friday's.

Dinner was ok but not worth the faff and needed more spices. Wouldn't bother with it again. On the plus side I am full! Got a play date tomorrow afternoon so that should be nice. Food tomorrow: B: porridge heb L: pastina D: sausages, mash amd veg 1 syn Hea on milk probably and only 1 syn...

Had lunch of noodles, prawns veg and 1.5 syns of sweet chilli. Another yogurt and another banana. *eats the whole world* yes I'm drinking plenty. I make pitchers of sugar free squash for us.

Had honey on my banana toast so it was heb hea and 1 syn. Finished work and I've been SO hungry this morning add a yogurt, pear, ham and I'm now eating an apple. Hungry and eating often is usually a good sign. Checked lunch syns at 1.5 and dinner is 3.5 so if I make extra dinner for later on I...

Had cheats rice pudding and cherries and raspberries. Still hungry, just going to sew and go to bed. Silly tum. Tomorrow's plan: B: banana toast hea and heb L: prawn and sweet chilli noodles D: mince beef savoury pancakes, sw chips and veg Lunch and dinner have syns, I'll pop those up when I...

I know people who have injections and it's not great long term. Of course you are scared love. I'd be terrified, but imagine no more pain..

Does this mean you might get to the bottom of your back trouble soon?! Only 9 weeks, that's crazy I remember when you announced it. B: beans on toast, pear, necterine heb L: chicken salad, carrot sticks and sw hummus, blueberries S: egg and more carrot sticks D: sw Mac n cheese stuffed with...

Hi Sheila, hi Anju. Passing out asleep not blow to the head passing out. Unexpected all the same! He does like very flavourful food the wee nut! I've reworked the story but not sent it back yet and not heard back from the others- that should be at least a month if at all. How are you guys doing???

I've had a few good days recently, which then means I am surprised by things like finding a cucumber in the freezer or passing out for an hour. But generally feeling improved to the point where I can look at my weight/food again - hopefully!!! Today: B: overnight oats, cherries, raspberries and...

Just want to update you. I heard back from one of the publishers yesterday who love the concept and asked me to write something for ages 5-7 years because they mainly deal with schools. Very exciting and very early to hear back.

Hey Anju. No. There's no cure or tablets for it. Just management. Grandma is fine. She has a shiny new hip and is finally going into a home, which is where she needed and wanted to be. I'm not published yet! I've sent it off. Then i wait 3-6 months and if they don't respond I send it some place...

well done for keeping in target hun :)

hi hun. I'd been struggling with stuff and had taken some time out from slimming. I am looking at my health again now. Just focusing on me around food and my relationship with it. good day today. Regular meals (slimming world friendly) and good snacks as well as a packet of crisps (normal...

Just wanted to say a huge well done. I knew you could do it :)

Hi hun, just tired and crazy hungry. No one else puts him to bed. It's because it was not bedtime. He likes things to be the way they are supposed to be, the way he understands them to be. He's not great if routine is changed without warning or reasoning. We can go to trips out etc, but he...

Yeah, 10-2pm today. Just got Nate snoozing on me. He was pooped at Dianne's but got upset when i asked if he'd like to go to bed because it isn't bedtime and he thought he was being punished. I've never used bedtime as a punishment so that's weird. Perfect excuse for me to sit on the sofa and...

Lol, mum has lumps at the back on her heel and we call them her lady lumps. Tee her. Feet were mostly dirty but the rest was tan. He he.

Oh yes get it taken in. 2 of mine are really loose but look ok. The other one is fine. Think I'll wear my orange one today :) ooh or you could go shopping for new ones. Mmm shopping. Kathryn you are gorgeous, don't be so hard on yourself! I see no lumpy bits in any of your pictures... well...

Yeah, pooped, but it is all done now so it's not hanging over me. I really want to see if our seeds will grow anything. I'm so impatient! Wore my maxi dress I bought last year for £3 and gotten loads of compliments. Woop. Love maxi dresses so easy. Dress on and go!

Aww sweet. Toddlers are the best. After 2 years Nate was a blast. He's just turned 3 now. He now likes to go crazy playing outside and exhausts himself so it's a struggle to keep him up past his bedtime. He loves going to bed! Pondering tomorrow post childminder. We've done all the gardening...

Oh you wouldn't want advice from me! How old is/are your wee one (s)? Managed to force some french toast and banana down Nate before getting him to bed. He was exhausted! He and I walked to mum and dad's then round the garden a couple of times it's 2.5 acres so quite a trip, then under the...

Of course you can... You might regret it! Lol. Work done, I got super hungry at work and I'm very proud I stayed away from the biscuits! Got home and scoffed a pear while I cooked pasta with a tuna tomato sauce half a syn for olives. Nate wanted hot dog - he had them in bridport so they're a...

It was funny. Then he ran round half naked for a bit laughing like a loon. Didn't have my heb last night. Did fall asleep on the sofa and woke up at half eleven. Butt and hands ache this morning. And the scales haven't moved. Oh well. B: fruit and yogurt and 2 alpen light bars heb. Lunch...

Ooh your potatoes sound good. Have a lovely bite free day!

Oof, I didn't do any digging, although i can walk ok now my toe does still hurt. I will be digging at some point though, I need to move last year's compost into the now moved compost bin and dig up where I want to extend the patio to as there are two pointless patches of grass round it. The veg...

953! NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE!!!! That's how many calories I've burned doing the gardening today. I thought it'd be about 200! I've done three and a half hours of solid weeding. The front was ok, although the weeds were big the soil is proper soil. The back! Well my back boarder is...

Oh no! Can't go shopping hungry! Make sure you eat bbefore you go otherwise it'll be naughty food galore. I chucked carrot, courgette, peppers, spring onion, baby corn, little prawns, soy sauce and lime juice with the rice. Nate is pooping, when he's done we'll be out until 4pm weeding, then...

No beach. I couldn't get through so we walked over to mum and dad's to rob the gardening tools they forgot to drop round and mum showed me her sewing I helped move some stuff and they found some of my sandles that went missing and got the cutting mat mum wanted to give me. Got to love that they...

Ahh had a pear this morning while i got last night's washing up done. Hands were a bit rubbish today. Then I had a full English again bacon, egg, beans, sausages (1), onion, mushroom, tomato, brown sauce (0.5) and 2 cups of tea (1) 2.5 for today so far. Going to give mum a call to see when...

You can buy them in morissons. I'm a raspberry girl, but I've a love for lemon curd too. I've passed both loves on to mini me.

No way! I thought it was about a month ago! Time flies eh ;) I dunno, I just can't stand it when he pretends to be shy, he's known them his whole life, and he refused to speak, hug or smile and hid behind me. Not on, it was just rude, we see them every week, they save their biscuits for him...

I love a full English, but I don't get the "fills me all day" thing. I'm supposed to follow it with weetabix and milk but 1. I don't need to and 2. I don't like weetabix! I'm sure it's not long since Alfie last went to the groomers. Spoiled boy ;) Got to love double tea! Must be the Irish...

2x custard creams at 3 each, 2x jumbo animal biscuits at 2 each = 10. Plus 1.5 at breakfast and 1 of milk I'm at 12.5 syns for today. Eep. Naughty biscuits falling in my trap. I bloody love custard creams so I'm impressed I only had 2 of them! Dinner is cooking now, got 30g of parmesan in it for...

Buggered up the rice at lunch time, too much salt, so just had the chicken and vegetable smush. Went to town, walked through town, long the seafront to the dog beach, went up and down that throwing the ball for the dog, back along seafront, paid for Nate to go on a trampoline thing, went up...

Your kabab man should run a slimming class, he'd be so funny! Hope you are having a lovely day. Not sure how legal that app is...

You look fabulous hun. It'll take a little while to see the difference. Print off one before and one current photo and look at them properly side by side. Even better if you are looking at them while you are looking in the mirror too. It'll take a while but you will get used to seeing you as...

Oh and the scales FINALLY went down this morning by 0.6lbs! Glad I've been looking each morning else I'd have not figured it was going up at the start because of previous badnesses. Mysterious food has defrosted and smells pretty yummy :)

I didn't have the cup of tea. I went a WHOLE DAY without tea! So I made two at the same time this morning. Aah tea. Had bacon, egg, sausage (1), beans, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and brown sauce (0.5). Yum yum in my tum. Going to lounge for half an hour then I need to jump in the shower and...

Glad the pain is easing. Not so glad aboit the backup or gassing. Wonder who matty gets that off!?! ;) So I had a cheese and pickle sandwich hea and heb + 2 syns and had my lemon mousse thing 6 syns. 8.5 for the day. I might have a cup of tea later for half a syn. Just catching up on all me...

Oh no! How annoying. What a naughty fairy. She came to me yesterday and just now. But my wiffs have been utterly toxic today! Ew. Poor Nate even looked disgusted. Do you think yours aren't moving for any reason totm etc? I'm pondering a cheese sandwich. I know if I have cheese on toast I will...

Hi hun. Been ok. Sunshine brought everyone out to tour the church today so I've been busy! Caught a bit of sun earlier so that was lovely. Crappy hands and knackered this morning so couldn't do cheese on toast and had apple, pear, banana and yogurt instead. Grapes mid morning jackett potato...

So I had an apple, some leftover pork and just gobbled a flump. 1.5 syns so 5.5 for today. Just settling down with a cup of tea. Watched 15, 000 and counting and it was heart breaking. Going to peruse the 7 day plan to decide what to have tomorrow.

Oooh bacon inside. Lush! I keep thinking tomorrow is Saturday! Not great because I'm working on Friday and not on Saturday.

Lol! Sounds like me! Must list and review all food. I did mine not long ago but the fridge could do with a good clean. What are tomorrow's plans? We just have a village shop. Usually has utterly crazy things in there and some amazingly out of date stuff as well as nice fresh food from local...

I'll bet it is. That said don't you be sabotaging yourself

Thrilled for your loss hun. You keep out of the sweety drawer lady. A big wee and you're at target!

Sometimes I so wish I was near an m&s! Hope you enjoy chilling out and do nothing all evening! How are you finding fasting days? Tell me I can only have xyz and I eat the whole alphabet!

Ah this is egg parmesan and quark as well as miniature leeks and bacon and I add mushroom. Mr Tesco came, delivered I had to send some stuff back and get cooking. I gobbled up my dinner so I need to sit and wait to see if I feel full in a bit before eating more. Nate is chomping his now. I've...

Oh no! What a nightmare! I was asked to help with weigh ins just before i decided to take a break from group. I hope your hoo haa is just a learning curve thing. I'm amazed no one else offered to help. Some people! I had scrambled egg on mushroom followed by fruit yogurt and snack a jack 2.5...

There are a few recipes around for it. I made one from the little book of sauces before. I like it. I don't like normal carbonara as it gives me indigestion. Only that and a certain coating of a drug (which you can get in different coatings) give me indigestion. So odd. Aye, I don't mind...

Had a hot chocolate 2 syns with 5g of mini marshmallows 1 syn. 6 syns today. Scrambled egg with mushrooms tomorrow. Tempted to bust out the bacon! Lunch is a LM roar sausage butty which is going to work with me. Then pasta carbonara for tea. Mmm. Got friday-thursday planned and shopping...

Ooh very nice! Not long until party day for you isn't it?! I'm keeping to plannage. Starving again because we had tea at half 4. Got leftover pasta salad for being a good girl and not eating all of it earlier. Grabbed some fruit and yogurt. Determined to stay on plan. The scales will have to...

Since then I've had two spoons of spaghetti hoops, a pasta salad with cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, chicken, peppers, onion. And kraft. Italian fat free dressing. A pear. Then tea was roast pork, potatoes, leek, butternut squash, red onion and parsnips. Still just on the three syns for...

Ooh that sounds good Anju. I didn't have any healthy extras left. I hope your weigh in goes well hun. You are so close! The scales were up again today. Lol. No hope for me! I'm going to keep going though. The sw chips were the free snack on yesterdays plan otherwise i dont think I'd have...

Had a pear, then dinner. Then a neighbour gave me her lounge curtains. Not sure what I'll do with them yet but they are lovely. I'm so scabby and hoardy. Lol, but she was hoping to scab a few curtain hooks from me, so I don't feel so bad. I off loaded cake on her before and lent her bits and...

Oh no! Ruined Tupperware! Poke the microwave griller in the eye. I didn't even know microwaves could grill! You must have a fancy one. Hope you got chance to eat today. And yup red onion, courgette and feta work really well together :)

Lol scales were up this morning but i'm attributing that to previous days pigging obviously. How frustrating Jane. You'll get there. Don't throw the towel in though. Toe has gone down a bit, since Friday so hoping it isn't broken. I was able to wear my shoe. Childminder took Nate out today...

I know. They are sweet. I went for quiche pickles and beetroot. All better now. Tomorrow is spaghetti hoops on toast heb, quiche and pickles hea and curry and rice. Bit of a savoury day so I can bust out some fruit and yogurt in the evening. Going to do the four days and then weigh just in...

Aye. No bloody hope for me! I smashed it into the sofa leg. Dad was well sweet a dropped me off and picked me up from work which is literally across the road from me. Bless. And mum did my washing up and they offered to take a load of washing to go through their dryer. So I'm doing them roasted...

I made a quiche today for tomorrow. Red onion, courgette and feta. Yum. And doing a korma tomorrow too. Ha I feel like a copycat now! Well done on sorting out your hoard of jewellery!

Lol Sheila my mum taught me my handyman stuff including wiring plugs

Hi. Yep I'm ok. I bust my toe on Friday. Doi. So no shopping trip for Nate for a few weeks! I've been wallowing and comfort eating for a few weeks! I weighed myself this morning and the damage was less than expected! Doing the 4 day plan in the magazine in the vain hope my body will cooperate...

Hi guys I'm ok. Had a couple of good days. Nate had a great party and has enjoyed preschool other than the fact that I have to leave. He's made mother's day cards, easter biscuits, crown and today was the Easter show. I'm proud to say he was a dirty cheat at the egg and spoon race. Hilarious...

Lol I hate it when people say slimmers world. Makes me want to crack them one! It isn't a hard word! I have m&s envy. That beef thing sounds lush.

Bank balance is in a sorry state, but might have sorted one problem out - just with the 15 free hours, the childminders should have the forms. Woop. Reminded the one I need a letter from her for housing and tax benefit to prove I pay, but I shouldn't need to pay after April 22nd. That saves £160...

Ooh I'm not lovely. I can be quite strict and quite spoily. He seems to be doing ok and he tends not to do public tantrums which is good. Looked at my lovely clothes this morning and realised I do need to stop feeling sorry for myself and comfort eating. I'm giving myself until Monday...

Thanks Jane. I do sometimes have to pester him to go to the loo. But he's doinh really well. Still no poops but we got a public loo wee yesterday in Costa having bribed him with the idea of a chocolate lolly. Im amazed he wasn't sick! Ah families eh. He's not too bad. He's just an inconsiderate...

He is gorgeous but I am bias. I just felt ok and it isnt that far... 5 bus stops. I feel sooo lazy and sooo bored not doing stuff. It's frustrating. Sent from my GT-S6810P using MiniMins.com mobile app

I always sleep well :/ He had a lovely day. He said his favourite bit of today was eating mummys cake. Git. He also thought his presents came from father Christmas. Rude. One brother sent a card and maybe a gift card (it was a whirlwind when he opened his cards from the postman) the other boy...

Had to walk to town. The bus was driving the other way saying he was the one due to come at that time but he had to do the rest of the route first. Asked Nate if he wanted to wait or walk and he said walk. Took less than half an hour at 3 year old pace - we beat the bus by quite some time...

Thanks Kathryn hun. You'll be sick of the sight him soon.

Ooh happy birthday mummy minks. It's my boy's birthday today and party on Saturday. Eep. Go for the full English if that is what you want :) glad mummy minks is getting fussed over. Hope work goes well today :)

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Sounds like a busy and fun weekend. Hope mumma minks feels better soon and how lovely are you helping her out :) mums are great aren't they! Back to reality tomorrow huh?! Have a nice evening :)

Dog has buggered my hand up but Nate was dry tye whole time we were out. He did NOT like the public loos and held in any wee he needed until we got home and did a big widdle on his potty. Amazed and proud. He got a 99 ice cream when we were out. Taking him for cake tomorrow! Then that's it until...

We're not going until 1:20 the buses are only every 2 hours here on a Sunday. Soup is bubbling, chicken, potato and carrots and onions etc. Hands aren't as bad as they were this morning but I'm already shattered again. I think a dot of fresh air will do us good. Nate has been stuck inside...

Rice pudding (sw version) with cherries, raspberries and banana and a cup of tea. Sun is shining so we're going to brave a dog walk through town and to the beach with mr piddle pants. Wish us luck!

Nate has developed a love of biscuits with juice because they have it at toddlers. He dips it in. So funny. I'm not a fan of krispy kreme they were too claggy. I like really simple doughnuts. Sometimes if you concentrate too much on the crap on top of it the basic recipe of the thing itself gets...

Hey Jane. Thankfully I'm not bedvound but the idea I could be scared me... hopefully it will just like having a long virus. Tried to nap earlier but was just dozing. Nate was snuggled up with me then announces he needs a wee and went on the potty. He has since had a wee accident poor chicken...

I imagine so but it's good they ran the tests too just to rule anything else out :)

Aww hun what a mix. You concentrate on looking after yourself and pop in as and when you feel up to it. I hope your bum sorts out and don't worry about that little half lb :)

Hi hun. Yeah the ME was a bit of a shocker I had a friend ill with it for 6 years. She was literally in bed sleeping constantly. So that threw me. As did stuff about it not being treatable beyond management of symptoms but I've now found out more stuff like how you can get back to normal and it...

Mmm love snacky bits for tea you going green again? Have a good time at the hairdressers.

Yup, I have potatoes to plant in a big tub too. I'm not sure if I can grow anything at all to be honest. All else fails I'll be taping veg to the bags, haha. Sent a nice email to Nate's dad. Shine my halo, number one mum. Ha, or not!!! Trying to think about tomorrow's food. I defrosted a syn...

I did. As soon as I posted. Just got off now. Dad's going to cut down the blind for me :) I've got 6 different ones. Some don't need doing yet but there are peppers and cherry tomatoes inside, and courgettes, lettuce, onion and something else. I think it is just the onions in March it's on the...

Hi chuck. I know. We need a pitty corner. Need to call mum in a bit else she worries when she knows I'm down - I've a history of severe depression. I think I'll tidy up the lounge when i get downstairs and then chill out. I've two crafty books and a magazine lying around if I fancy it. No...

Turned out the blimming cereal didn't even have B12 in it. Fail. I will double check which fish do and have some tomorrow. Had leftover risotto for lunch. There wasn't much there to be honest but it needed using. Just had turkey pizza sw chips, broccoli and cauliflower and green beans. Not a...

I have advise, don't online shop your food shop when you are down... At least it was light ice cream! And the choc shot from the sw mag... I've no excuse for the magnums though. I don't even think I have the freezer room for them! Argh.

Aww you are good to that fella of yours. I get what you mean about having the pressure all on you and ultimately it doesn't matter if you are there or not. Nate is keeping me on my toes. We're on our 4th attempt at potty training and it seems to be taking this time. He's 3 on Monday.

Thanks. I dunno. I lose weight to be healthier for munchkin and get one thing after another. I did see increasing my B12 levels could help so I think I'm going to be ignoring sw for a bit and have some fortified cereal. I have it in the cupboard for Nate anyway. I'll still be doing normal sw...

Woohoo. Lovely to see you and you seem so happy. Glad to see you've got more balance and life in your life. So jealous of all your trips. :)

Basically, no proper test for it, it's a bit of a "we can't find a cause so we'll call it this" diagnosis, no real treatment, you can be offered CBT (been there, done that) or an exercise thing to build up stamina and non-knackeredness. A friend at school had it and got really really ill. It...

Nope. Bloods all came back clear. So it's more waiting for a specialist. Who wants to bet I'll get no answers!

Blood tests came back clear. So she thinks it could be ME and is referring me to a specialist :/

Well this Dr is really good. I don't think she'll fob me off. The tests for thyroid have to be run to check hormone levels before you can start medication. They have to be really careful with doseage. Too much is dangerous. But she did a full screen because i was worried if it wasn't that. Woke...

Can't stay up any longer. Think tomorrow will be B: smoked salmon scrambled egg with wholemeal bread heb L: chicken salad and an apple D: chicken risotto with leek, onion, garlic, mushrooms, courgette, green beans, peas, chicken, rice and stock A bit chickeny but better than other stuff...

Thanks ladies. Not long now I hope. Was looking at stuff and laughed at this quote: "if I were any more forgetful i could plan my own surprise party!" It did make me chuckle. Factual programme- documentary! I wanted to say democracy before but knew it was wrong. Oh well nearly a week off work...

Thanks hun. It was 100% undeserved. Which apparently ties in with a thyroid problem. Be good and gain be bad an lose, no rhyme or reason. I'm absolutely shattered today. Just watching a factual programme about Edward vii and thinking of various projects. Looks like the party will involve...

I'm trying not to. Everyone has been lovely about it. It's only recently I've realised how much it's been getting to me. Appointment is 2:30pm tomorrow and I'll let you know what happened when i get home. We're attempting potty training again. 1 accident, no wees or poops in the toilet/potty...

Appointment. With the same dr who I saw last week. I'm just stressed in case the results say there is nothing wrong :/