Lyra, Berrie, Zeb, Binkle and Oggsfrog - new chat thread here.

[LyraSilvertongue]

Hope you all find me.

No but it's a good kick-start. Do you feel any slimmer?

I don't feel half as excited as I should to be honest. The problem is that during the last 2 years of low carbing I got down to about 12 stone. Until I get down to that again I just feel I'm losing what I've already lost once before.
I'll start feeling over the moon when I can get below 12 stone.

And, no. Alcohol isn't a good idea (I'm sure at some point I'll weaken and be able to back this up with experiential anecdotes ).
The diet is a very low calorie one and I'm totalling just over 400 cals a day so I don't think alcohol on an essentially empty stomach is wise. Especially not after my run in with the antibiotic .

Gawd. I'm not exactly full of joy am I?
I'll take myself off, and go and sulk in bed with my dust flavoured hot choc and mint .

Dust flavoured? You're really selling this diet to me

Morning all.
Is your Mum feeling any better today Binkle?

Oggs. I bet you will start to feel good when you start feeling thinner even before the 12 stone.
I always give up when I've lost a stone because I feel so good!

Hi Berrie, she had a better night apparently but still not been allowed to eat anything - hopefully the chemo will have cleared her system by weekend and she'll come out on Monday.

Oggs, I'm back on CD as of this morning as I'm feeling a bit better able to cope - yesterday all I wanted was a meatball sandwich from Subway - so I had two and thoroughly enjoyed them and slept like a log afterwards

Mmmmmm....

Hi Binkle, you sound a bit brighter this morning, so well done you. I've totally fallen off any and all wagons this week, but will try to get back on again soon.

Berrie, I think I can guess your rural-based fantasies. Going and watch Cold Comfort Farm - that should help you along, particularly Rufus Sewell,

Oops, Sorry Oggs

It was crap honest

I saw something nasty in the woodshed...

What was it?

There have alwys been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm...

We never did find out. But it was nasty.

And it was in the woodshed.

Talk to me about chickens please. I'm thinking of getting two ex-battery (you lot have inspired me )

God I love that book. Did you see the adaptation on tv years and years ago?

OOh Binkle, how exciting . When are you getting them? Where will you be keeping them?

I dont know - but they would be in the back garden, I'm assuming, given their current circumstances they dont need a big field to wander in - they would have free-range of the garden though, along with the rabbit - they wouldnt go for the rabbit would they?

The only bit I'm concerned with is how scraggy they will look when I first get them - I think that might break my heart.

this thread is about to expire btw - what shall we call the next one?

Binkle. You can have mine. When I abandon home & hearth someone's got to look after them!

And yes, GAAD, I got the dvd out a couple of months ago to watch it again. It's still brilliant and funny and well worth seeing. I've never read the book though.

So you're really going to do it then Zeb?

The chickens will probably mistake the rabbit for a rock like I did

lol yes, true, he's quite safe as long as he doesnt make any sudden movements

So can we call the new thread the K Club (in honour of our low-carbing??)

I'm just buying the dvd on Amazon. You should read the book it's brilliant.