It's the Countdown to Christmas

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OK.

Forget everything I said last night. Inspired by the possibility of beautiful glowing skin and shining eyes, I'm doing the Dr Perricone 3 Day Clear Skin Diet, thanks to the lovely Coumarin It'll have to be a modified version as am still trapped at home with poorly child but I reckon a massive fish oil capsule is probably the same as eating a bit of salmon and I've got lots of fruit and veg in cos Tesco came this morning.

I also got a delivery of Alpha H Liquid Gold. Anyone used it? I read loads about it on blogs (particularly Caroline Hirons) and am quite happy to use a multitude of weapons in my fabulousizing approach. Going to have a go tonight. I may wake up tomorrow morning looking 20 again.

Am feeling very inspired

I weighed myself this morning and am at my target of 10 st 7 lbs

I can't believe it!!!

Well done Edith!!! Fab news xxx

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The scaled back approach seems to be working well. Ticked everything off my list yesterday and at half 1, I have so far only had one coffee. This is nothing short of amazing! Caffeine addict here...

Trying to loosely follow the Perricone diet, predominately by cutting out all sugar and crap and eating a ton of fruit and veg and protein. Tried the liquid gold last night and sadly did not wake up looking 20 but on the upside, I woke up by myself, in the morning, not by the sound of sad poorly children 5 times during the night! And my skin looked ok.

Edith I've been having a read through the thread and saw that you've done c25k - I'm trying to get back into it. You still running?

I am
I love it!
Have done two 10k races in the last month and aiming for half marathon in April and a crazy 24 hours endurance thing in May. Am slightly addicted!

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That misfired...

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28 days?!?!

Probably ought to do some shopping....

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Gosh apple and edith you are both doing really well. You are an inspiration edith - I happily avoided a chocolate roll after reading your post about reaching your goal weight. Do indulge over Christmas though - it's only once a year!

I won't make my goal of fitting into the stored jeans but have been generally happier in myself due to the fabulousizing so that's a win!

Hmmm... Not doing very well at all. Managed great at no booze/no sugar/really very little caffeine, then had a mental day at work and it all crashed in a heap of chips cake and coffee. Combined with some mega sleep deprivation and now further work over the weekend to look forward to, I feel about a million years old

On the organised upside, I have A Plan for pressies for the kids, just need to execute said plan this week and then if I have any money left over I might get a few token things for the adults in my life. If there's no money left, they will get a cheery verbal merry Christmas from me

Hope everyone's ok. I've had two giant coffees and will try just to drink water for the rest of today. Have a nightshift tomorrow and I cannot promise that it won't be endured without the winning combination of sugar and coffee. Have tried for years not to do this but nothing beats a snickers at 3am

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could you switch to treat size snickers apple? Personally at 3am I can understand how only full size will do!

Gawd, I remember the night shifts. If it wasn't busy, I used to have tins of roses in my locker and just plough through them! Or just get a coke from the machine, it was heavenly, all cold and sweet (sorry, not helping, but it was so what I needed). It also got me rather overweight. Lack of sleep does weird things to us.
Can you chop some apples/pears and munch on them? And get a peppermint tea?
I realise I am talking out of my deriere here, sorry, trying to help.

Otherwise... I became addicted to running! It's my half of hour, just me, the hills and bloody Laura who's so lovely!
Also doing MFP and cheating by not recording mince pies (it's nearly christmas, it's allowed).
Eyebrows and tash taken care of this weekend.
Facial and haircut booked.
New Christmas dress ordered.
Need manicure/pedicure.
Doing well on water intake front. Vitamins on exercise days (vit D that is).
Made sure DD's Christmas present to me is this beautiful minuscule pearl earrings.
All well. :)

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Doing well with diet and losing so weight! Planning shorter hair cut before Christmas and have identified wardrobe gaps for the January sales.

Was doing well in getting out to the 'green gym' ie walks outside but now inside with ds who is off sick with cold.

how are you all doing...only 22 days!

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I'm still here! Been rubbish with the fabulousizing - post nights hangover that's lasted all week... Eating shite food, too much coffee, feeling bleurch. Going to try and pull myself together over the weekend. My fish oil experiment is nearly over - meant to ask my best friend if she could see any difference in the "glowiness" of my skin but a) forgot and b) any glowiness is probably obliterated by the dullness caused by a diet composed entirely of mince pies. Sorry. Must try harder.

How's everyone? xx

I'm hanging in there apple. I'm eating better with the occasional slip and have added more neutral colour items to my wardrobe in an effort to dress better and less chaotically. Need a haircut though so that's booked. Won't make it into the jeans by Christmas but am content to make that a longer term aim. Need more exercise though...