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Okrahoma! where the wind comes sweeping down the plains - 10 / 10 thread

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FrannyandZooey · 02/05/2009 21:08

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

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Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 19:51

Sort of hinge your arms up behind you, almost pressed against your side and then swing your lower arm up towards the ceiling. You know if it's right because you can feel the bat flaps burning.

FrannyandZooey · 07/05/2009 19:55

molly here
also google tricep dip and tricep kickback

thanks bunny

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Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 19:57

Oh, yes, that's a proper description.

I have visions of ou sort of trying to sort of swing your arms where they ought not to go.

Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 19:58

I think I make my list 13 today.

Whoop whoop.

FrannyandZooey · 07/05/2009 20:01

fuck off guad

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mollyroger · 07/05/2009 20:01

oh thank you Franny (and Guad)
And thank you for not telling to JFGI!!!

FrannyandZooey · 07/05/2009 20:01

in a loving way that is

it feels kind of wrong saying it doesn't it? i think maybe we should stop

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mollyroger · 07/05/2009 20:05

I don't believe I have ever told quite so many people to fuck off in such a short space of time.

DH is most distressed - he has glimpsed various Fuck Offs on here and fears the day Fruiters start being vile to each other is the End Of The World!

Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 20:21

Well, I haven't told anyone to fuck off.

But then, maybe that's because I am the winner.

FrayedKnot · 07/05/2009 20:26

Just fuck off, everyone, all right?

I've got a headache and my indigestion yesterday seems to have mutated into some sort of gastritis.

Tuna & beetroot sounds fine to me.

Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 20:28

I have seen a belfast sink on ebay that looks quite good and it is cheap because there is a small chip. It would be good if we got it because the carpenter needs it to start making the sink unit, however, I am not sure I want to buy something off somone called scruffbagstheturd.

FrayedKnot · 07/05/2009 20:30

I long for thin, elegant, stringy, waify arms, Moll, but sadly I think my genes have other things in mind. I do tricep dips on teh machine at the gym but it doesn;t seem to do much good.

FrannyandZooey · 07/05/2009 20:33

i have waify arms
they are over rated
they just make your spare tyre look bigger

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Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 20:36

I admired your arms at the first meet-up, Franny.

So, would you buy something off someone called scruffbagstheturd?

FrayedKnot · 07/05/2009 20:39

Probably not, Guad. Is (s)he a power seller person?

mollyroger · 07/05/2009 20:41

depends on their rating Guad...

pointydog · 07/05/2009 20:44

oh I would love slim arms. Mine are horrid, very bulky and spammily mottled. In fact, they look a bit tuna-and-beetroot mottled now that I think about it. The women in my family have broad backs which have a tendancy to gather fat and the arms hang in bulky fashion, squeezing out at the sides.

I have been so restrained not telling anyone to fuck off, even though at times it would have amused me to do so, and here you are swearing like tuffs. And then when I come online, franny has just said 'I think we should stop now'

pointydog · 07/05/2009 20:45

but I did think moll's list was fucking ridiculous. How is that possible?

Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 20:51

He's not sold much but his rating is good. I would actually buy despite the name, it's just a little off-putting. I don't like to think of turds in my transactions.

Anyway, it's too far away. Scotland.

pointydog · 07/05/2009 20:55

I wouldn't buy from scruffbagsthe turd. I really don't think I would. Reminds me of Grotbags in that terrible kids' show

Guadalupe · 07/05/2009 20:57

Yes, but I would overlook it if the sink was nearby and perfect.

Then again, maybe I would think of turds everytime I washed the pots. Hmm.

pointydog · 07/05/2009 21:01

The sink is near me. I could buy it and then infuriate you with tales of how excellent it is

Boco · 07/05/2009 21:01

Right. A List.

aubergine
courgette
tomato
red pepper
onion
butternut squash
lettuce
apple
strawberries
grapes

BINGOID!

Don't tell me to fuck off I've not made ten for a week.

I had not v. ten ten lunch with dd2 in the Baker's Oven. It was full of old ladies eating donuts. Dd2 said very expansively and loudly 'This is my birthday party and ALL THESE OLD LADIES ARE MY FRIENDS EATING MY PARTY FOOD!' and went on to point at them and say 'that one is called Sandy, that one is Goldie, that one is called Wendy, that one is called Rubeckia, that one is called Skippy!'

They all looked a bit shifty. I'd not invite them myself.

I like being updated on 100's children's achievements - v. pleased the garden on a plate turned out ok in the end.

pointydog · 07/05/2009 21:01

well, I say near but there's quite a bit of land up here

pointydog · 07/05/2009 21:03

Rubeckia?