After the darkness, comes the LIGHTer ladies!

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Hello, tis me, Mouseface.

Welcome to the LIGHTer threads. We are a part time healthy eating thread and on ocassion, we are the WHETE (Worst Healthy Eating Thread Ever)!!

Hopefully, we'll get back on track in the New Year but for now, most of us are trying not to put any more weight on.

I've managed to put over half a stone on in 5 weeks! Argh!

Come and join us for lots of chat, laughs and bloody good company.

DISCLAIMER - No cliques, bitch fests or vipers allowed!

dunno mittz. my body seems to want to eat it's way out of it. have had 3 days of no alcohol and lots of rest and fluids and food.

think brians right, it's just winter and winter bugs and usual winter exhaustion. i always seem to struggle with november.

for ds. i guess just be honest with him and fearless in listening and try not to water it down/justify/trivialise stuff that happened.

I might approach them about that Brickie. He came home and erupted because he internalises and then can't cope (no reason why he should). I might take it up I hadn't thought of that side.

x posted thanks bitter. still have loads of salmon in the freezer so that'd be good.

at brians dd learning from the best brickie

Oh God I love salmon.... I could eat a 5 course meal based just on salmon...

coz if you think about, the soaps often have phonelines etc - if you are affected by the issues in this episode then you can phone xyz tonight. and it's not as if soaps really have a responsibiity towards the viewers. whereas if schools are raising sensitive issues that are likely to affect children who have no choice in attending the lesson....

Mittz - poor DS. DD has something called Growing Minds where emotions and feelings are explored. Do you think your DS is doing something like that?

Satan - mwah and snuggles to you. I have no idea what is wrong with you lovely but you have been running on empty for ages! Maybe your holiday will resolve that?

Bitter - shhhh, I'm still starving too. All 10st 2lbs of my wobbly ass!!! Grrrr.

Brickie - theory is fab but he's none oral so won't swallow anything.

Brian - thanks, how is Mole???

I thought if you could put benylin down his tube you could put other fluids iyswim. apols if I have made an ignorant or dangerous suggestion!

For Mittz and Satan

Salmon and broccoli pasta

Broccoli
Salmon fillets
Sun blushed tomatoes in oil (or use sun dried tomato puree)
Pasta
Fresh basil
cheddar

Pull a head of broccoli into florets, chuck in a pan with some pasta and cook for 15-20 minutes.Drain water

Add chopped Toms or puree, basil and marscapone to the pan.

Stick salmon fillets in an oven proof dish, cover with the pasta mix, top with grated cheese and bung in the oven until the cheese is bubbling and golden.

Eat.

thanks bitter.

it is ridiculously cold.

i now have on a vest, a long fitting jumper, a small fitting cardi and a looser all wool cardi.

dreading going out there to pick up ds!

know no one ever agrees with me but i'd really rather kids went to school in summer and had the long break over winter. then you could either migrate or hibernate in winter.

everyone always disagrees and says but at least in summer you can do nice things and enjoy england etc. i can do that when ds is at school in peace! i don't want to walk to school and back in the dark and cold or to have ds there catching every bloody bug available.

with my plan there'd be less transmission of winter viruses, less road accidents, schools would save a fortune on heating and kids would not lose so many days education to school closures in bad weather. yes flights would be expensive in winter instead of summer but you could pick destinations where accommodation and food etc is cheap to compensate for that. plus people would get time off when they need it, when they're knackered, snotty and cold and naturally want to stay home rather than when it's sunny and nice and you have good energy levels.

i feel compelled to soapbox this all to you! no one will ever listen to me but we're meant to work in summer and rest in winter it's nature goddammit!

no one not know one obviously. ranting is not good for grammar.

oh and people would have time to do their christmas shopping and prepare and genuinely have a nice relaxing family time.

thats' actually quite convincing santa...maybe if they split the hols so it was 3.5 in winter and 3.5 in summer?

Sounds good to me. I always said I want to hibernate. Wake me up for christmas.

for my school run, I wore one long skirt and top. Two cardigans. One padded jacket. gloves. and one woolly snood. And I was going on the bus both ways .

off to get ds and clear my head from the bullshite of that thread and thank the lord not to be surrounded by bitches in real life.

wrap up warm!

Evening, tis me, Mouseface.

I am pouring water onto the log burner to create more steam for Nemo to breathe. Nurse has called and asked if we should put him on a nebuliser.

No thanks, let's just get this place steamy!

Brickie - it's bloody freezing out there! Truly biting wind. OUCH on the skin type of wind.

Saf - I hope you have headed out there totally wrapped up as advised!!

DUBS!!!! DUBS!!!! Oi,DUBS!!!!! Where are you?? Are you ok DUBS??

Brian - Mole is on lanzaprozole tablets, right? For some reason, Nemo is on suspension this time around. It expires after two weeks so I have to try and remember to order more. Wonder why they changed it when last time I had to disolve the tabs?

Maybe they think it's easier. Christ, that'll never catch on, someone helping me out.

DH is having chilli for dinner, I'm on hoops, DD is on pasta and tomato sauce. Packed lunch done. Bath for Nemo run.

I feel a glass or two of wine coming on ........

Actually, Satan, you can't be a full on or even a semi alcoholic! You've not had a drink for three days!!

Peel, pour boiling water over it, leave it to steep then add honey and whiskey

Where have you been Dubs?

I am not eating a family sized bgg of minstrels, I'm not even keen on chocolate.

i have one of those double sided spoons with holes in and chop the ginger and put it in that. before i remembered i had that thingy i just grated it into the cup .

yes i did wrap up - brrr!

i've just poured myself a white russian. haven't had a chance to make dinner for myself yet as ds is on leftovers he wanted and now demanding a sandwich and generally being a bit of a pita.

i'm a bit mummy stressed today - his behaviour getting to me

he's also got an upset tummy bless him. i'm a cowbag.

You are not a cowbag, but you made me