Hagsnet - the crepey quiche

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Over here all you 40s and fading!

Swedes - I hear and obey :)

DS (21 months) has recently taken to insisting on watching Davina's High Energy Five workout DVD. Sometimes I join in. He's downstairs now, commentating on the aerobics section. Still, it makes a change from the infernal Night Garden.

Now have a mere four weeks before my holiday, when I would like to fit into at least some of my summer clothes. But so confused about diets. Low carb? No carb? High fibre? If I eat few enough calories to lose weight (about 1200 a day, according to the sainted Jillian), will I go into starvation mode? I hear tell of tricking your body out of it by having a 'stuff yourself' day every few days, but this would be in danger of turning into 'every other day'.... Still, new shred dvd in the post, plust 'burn fat, boost metabolism'.

In other news, I sorted out some clothes yesterday and came across some that I wore while pg ? one dress is even proper maternity ? that I'm considering wearing now. Would that be the beginning of the end?

Blackduck - I don't mean to be bossy. It's just that if you are anything like me, you'll use the lack of proper shoes as a reason why you CAN'T go on with the running.

How am I going to organise today? I'm not going to get anything done with small people about the place all day.

Sorry to hear about the CP, Swedes.

herbaceous - I am not a nutritionist, nor a scientists, but I wonder how all those prisoners of war managed to lose all that weight if their body went into 'starvation mode'?!

I'm not even a singular scientist.

Sorry to hear about the pox Swedes. We are still not through the flamin holidays yet. I have both DC home today (Inset), finally back to school tomorrow then off again in Thurs for the elections. So, we are off to the country, where I fool myself I will be energetically yomping through the woods, but where I will in fact be eating a picnic and then watching them go down slides, I expect.

yes, I'm dubious about starvation mode preventing you from losing weight.

Bo Swedes - you are spot on :)
Re diet, can't do no-carb, so I am trying low carb (cut out bread, and pots), also no wine and no cheese - these are all my downfall. myfitnesspal.com is quite a good site for keeping a running tally (and its free..)

The diet industry probably don't actually want people to lose weight, they just want them to diet ... forever.

ok, I really hope I don't get run off this thread with pitchforks because I am [whispers] not yet 40...that comes in November, but I would like to be considered an honorary hag:

bingo wings check
cellulite on stomach check (up till last week my stomach appeared to be relatively flat?)
creased and crepey decolleté check
boobs at waist level when not in heavy support garment check
deep lines that have suddenly appeared between nose and sides of mouth check
lined yet greasy forehead check

BIWI - indeed, good point . In fact, I did read someone saying eating bugger all only reduces your metabolism by 1%, or similar. Oh dear, that's blown that particular excuse out of the water.

And kerry

My name is hully

And I am a hag

You hags are quicker than the Nobdies - but I think I've caught up now.

Today is the first time I've been on my own for a month, and I had planned to start a new regime of buffing, scrubbing, tweezing and such like.

Instead I am drinking coffee and listening to the silence. Had to turn off Radio 4 because it was getting shouty.

So, has anyone tried 'Fade Out' for age spots? And what is the top tip for crepey breast skin?

herbaceous, write down EVERYTHING you eat, then you will
a) be horrified at what you have eaten
b) see where you are going wrong

the only problem then, is correcting what you are doing wrong

nearly full beard
train tracks all over top of head area
utter crepe horror
flobber hither and yon
old

Hully, join the club

Hully! Where have you been?

Hey Biwi, Ise bin Away, but now I am Returned.

Hooray hooray. Rejoice, rejoice!!

Welcome back hully. I have missed you. I love you hully [true]

Oh bless. A hagsnet love in.

I am off work with a dire gastric bug. I haven't eaten since Sunday lunchtime and haven't lost an ounce, never mind a pound.

YY to advice for crepey tits.

After my recent Furrin Discomodement, I lost 6 pounds and then put it all back on in one day. How is that even possible?

I've been meaning to share my top tip for those of us with an unfortunate overhang (otherwise known as a 'gunt').

Primark's control/support pants are brilliant for smoothing everything out without actually preventing breathing. And a fraction of the price of Spanx.