NannyDoreen & Upndown's daily diaries

[Cavegirl21]

Ooh cake I'm jealous but hope it didn't set off your ibs?

Luckily if didn't. It did set off my sinusitis which is good as I now can add that to my list of things to avoid. Have to avoid M&S Gluten free cake.

 

[Cavegirl21]

Come on @upndown you can do it. It is hard when you have other things going on. Especially worrying about your MIL.

 

[upndown]

Luckily if didn't. It did set off my sinusitis which is good as I now can add that to my list of things to avoid. Have to avoid M&S Gluten free cake.

Oh no - it must be difficult when you have avoid certain foods esp tasty ones when they're gluten free. Phil suffers badly from sinusitis - he had an operation many years ago but sadly it barely made a difference.

You're right I can do it but struggling at the mo - it isn't going to be easy this week either - we're having a bathroom refit - a luxury for us - we've lived here for over 30 years and Phil has always done all work on the house but I persuaded him to let someone else do it this time. We have toilet downstairs but no bath/shower so we've decided to stay in a hotel locally for 3 nights this week - we'll have to be here for much of the day to answers the fitters' questions - anyway I need to pull my finger out!

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!

 

[Cavegirl21]

I had polyps removed end of 2016 and could smell and breath through nose again for 6 months. But then lost sense of smell and difficult breathing again. I think it's sugar that I have to avoid. Haven't had any all week and my nose had almost cleared up.

 

[upndown]

It's good that you know what you need to steer clear of - not always easy to avoid some things though - Phil has to avoid all dairy foods and he loves cheese!

 

[upndown]

Food:

Brunch: cheese HEA and bread roll HEBwith an apple and an orange
D: Phil's made sausage casserole in the slow cooker but fussy me's not keen on the sausages but there's plenty of veg in it so will just have that.
Drinks: fruit teas, water and a low cal hot choc 2 syns

Feeling a bit flat this weekend although I've had some lovely flowers/Mothers' Day phone calls and my son & his family who live locally are coming up shortly.

Exercise: 30 mins exercise dvd

 

[Nanny Doreen]

EDITED:

Sounds like you're having a good time and you're being careful with your food - and that puzzle's keeping you out of mischief!! Well done Doreen xx

It certainly is. It was finished this afternoon. We were able to chat and have a laugh at the same time. Not much to report though. Going home in the morning via Nik's as I left mother's Day pressies and my scales there.

Food.

Breakfast
5 scan bran. Banana and yogurt. Coffee

Lunch

Ham sarni, tomatoes and a few crisps
2 biscuits.

Dinner
Chicken wrapped in bacon. Mash, carrots and swede. Gravy

Later 3 biscuits .

Not slimming world but don't think I too bad.

Back to normal Mon-Thurs. Will let you know what the scales say tomorrow.

 

[Nanny Doreen]

Hope you company helped you to tell better today. I will contact Mon or Tues xxxx

 

[upndown]

I'm very impressed with your food during your time away - that's definitely the way to do it Doreen - it should give you confidence for the future for the time you want to lose more and when you'll be maintaining. I need to copy you!!

Sounds like you're having a good time there and it'll be good to see your family on the way home.

We have the bathroom people here today - they've already ripped the bathroom out and started to plaster the walls where they've taken the tiles off the wall - so will be pulling up the floor now cos the other one was wonky!

We bought the new stuff from Bathstore - they were helpful in the shop and we liked lots of their stuff but we had to send 6 things back as they were damaged - the replacements arrived today but wd you believe that the replacement loo is also damaged grrr... so we're going to try to replace it from a local shop that has a toilet in stock!! The men have switched the electric off - so no heating either at the moment - so going to the pub for lunch - I won't go mad tho!

Think you'll know I haven't been to SW class since MiL's been in hospital - well I'm going 2moro the scales will show a large gain but I hope that'll be enough to shake me in to diet action

I've kept up with the exercise though - thanks to the beginner's exercise thread here.

 

[Cavegirl21]

I hate that when stuff turns up damaged. You would think the delivery men would take more care or was it well wrapped so broken when being wrapped?

 

[upndown]

All the items were really well packaged and 2 men delivered them and they handled the packages carefully - the problem was that they hadn't been checked properly - particularly annoying because each item had been signed off by an inspector eg: the toilet had a wavy pattern rather than a smooth finish as you'd expect - as the one in the showroom was. Plus one of the unit doors had a badly damaged edge etc etc!!

 

[upndown]

Well a 9.5lb gain - knew it wasn't going to be good on the scales today - well deserved - need to get back on plan now but staying in a local hotel for 3 nights now so we can have electric, heating and a shower - so it won't be easy - but not going to go mad - we're only in Llandudno - the next coastal town from us - got a good rate cos it's a quiet time of the year esp mid week

Weather's lovely and managed a walk so the picture's not all black

Hope everyone has a better day than me

 

[Nanny Doreen]

Well a 9.5lb gain - knew it wasn't going to be good on the scales today - well deserved - need to get back on plan now but staying in a local hotel for 3 nights now so we can have electric, heating and a shower - so it won't be easy - but not going to go mad - we're only in Llandudno - the next coastal town from us - got a good rate cos it's a quiet time of the year esp mid week

Weather's lovely and managed a walk so the picture's not all black

Hope everyone has a better day than me

That's ok Linda. Take your time, don't try and cut right down. Listen to me, we both know what to do don't we.

 

[Nanny Doreen]

I got home Monday about 3.30pm. Long journey as I left at 10am. Mind you I missed the turning on the way to Nik's and ended up driving across country along all the lanes. Not too bad though. Spent a bit of time at Nik's with the dog. Picked up Mother's Day pressies and my bathroom scales. Nobody home though as kids at school and Nik and Davina at work. I knew that would be the case though.

Had a good time with my sister's. Just a long way to go.

I stopped and the way home and a lovely bacon roll and coffee. Later I ate the 2 hifi bars from my pressie without sharing with the dog. .

When I got home I had 2 burgers chops and a tin of spaghetti followed by a lot of jelly and yogurt.
Ooh forgot I had 3 ginger nut biscuits and a coffee. I did share the biscuits with the dog. . Naughty me.

Today I have had
B. 3 eggs scrambled with 20g of parmesan cheese. 2 syns

L. Coffee x 2

D. Mince with onions, carrots, Oxo with parsnip mash.
Will follow that with pot of jelly and yogurt. 1/2 syn.

1/2 can cider. 4.1/2 syns

My weight this morning was about the same as Thursday.

 

[upndown]

That's ok Linda. Take your time, don't try and cut right down. Listen to me, we both know what to do don't we.

Hee Hee - I will listen to you Doreen - I need someone to show me the way my first reaction to the gain was to starve for at least a month but we all know how that'd end up!

Well I did ok at b'fast this morning 2 rashers bacon - fat removed with one slice of toast HEB, scraping of butter x syns, fruit salad and a strawberry yogurt 3 syns, fruit teas - will probably stick to something similar whilst I'm away.

Keeping up with the exercise - thanks to the beginners' exercise thread xx

 

[upndown]

I got home Monday about 3.30pm. Long journey as I left at 10am. Mind you I missed the turning on the way to Nik's and ended up driving across country along all the lanes. Not too bad though. Spent a bit of time at Nik's with the dog. Picked up Mother's Day pressies and my bathroom scales. Nobody home though as kids at school and Nik and Davina at work. I knew that would be the case though.

Had a good time with my sister's. Just a long way to go.

I stopped and the way home and a lovely bacon roll and coffee. Later I ate the 2 hifi bars from my pressie without sharing with the dog. .

When I got home I had 2 burgers chops and a tin of spaghetti followed by a lot of jelly and yogurt.
Ooh forgot I had 3 ginger nut biscuits and a coffee. I did share the biscuits with the dog. . Naughty me.

Today I have had
B. 3 eggs scrambled with 20g of parmesan cheese. 2 syns

L. Coffee x 2

D. Mince with onions, carrots, Oxo with parsnip mash.
Will follow that with pot of jelly and yogurt. 1/2 syn.

1/2 can cider. 4.1/2 syns

My weight this morning was about the same as Thursday.

Well done Doreen - your food's looking good esp as you've been away and glad to read that you've had a good time - I didn't dare to buy any hifi bars last week in case I ate them all before I got home but you must have been very careful with them to have at least some leftover for your stop off along the way home xx

 

[Nanny Doreen]

I only had two bars as they were a present. .
Your day is starting in the right direction. Hope it carries on.

I didn't tell like cooking last night and ended up with

Tin rice 17.1/2 syns.
Grapes. Satsumas X 3.
Pot jelly 1/2 syn and Muller.

Am having the mince etc tonight. Cooked it this morning.

I am still very tired today after my long drive and lack of sleep.

 

[upndown]

Hope you're able to put your feet up today and get some rest xx

 

[Nanny Doreen]

I am at this moment lying in bed. I don't want to go to sleep but is a better rest lying down I reckon.

Food.
Breakfast. Scan bran cake
Lunch. 3 eggs, mushrooms and 10g parmesan scrambled 2 syns
Jelly and mullerlight. 1.1/2 syns
Dinner. Mince, onions, carrots, Tom puree and Oxo cubes.
Parsnip and potato mash. Cabbage.
Evening. Probably 1/2 can apple cider. 4.1/2 syns

Total. 8 syns

 

[upndown]

Glad you're getting some rest - a good day's food there - with only 8 syns too!