WWW's six week 10 year younger boot camp, Dec 07

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This is week 1 again of the tenth WWW 10year younger boot camp of 2007 (clearly we haven't been keeping terribly good track etc but never mind!)

Anyone can join, we promise it works and you will feel and look better - and maybe younger - if you follow these rules.

This is about being healthy and feeling and looking better as a result. It's not a diet (although weight loss does seem to occur fairly frequently)

THE RULES ARE:

• Sunscreen at all times, even though it's winter
• No or little booze in the week. Wine at the weekend is allowed if you want it
• Walking is important, a small amount every day if possible. 30 mins if you can. Many of us have an Omron pedometer
• Lots of water, aim for 2 litres a day
• Apply body cream as often as possible
• Use hand cream/foot cream too, we recommend Flexitol, which is fantastic stuff
• Go to bed early, by 10.30pm if pos
• Eat healthily
• Be happy

The idea is that at the end of six weeks we all feel happier, healthier and glow with the good food, sleep, exercise, water and lack of sun damage.

ooh www, I think I'd jump at the chance to cut down that commute. Think of the quality of your life! Honestly, I've been interviewing people recently and as long as you can explain why you only stayed for such a short time, it will be fine. In fact, it's a rarity these days to get someone who stays with one company for long periods of time - certainly in your line of work! It's not like your CV is full of jobs where you've only stayed such a short period (is it? I don't think so from what you've said before) so I can't believe it will be a problem.

I have developed a nasty Mini Cheddars habit which I'm going to have to knock on the head. That and these giant Museli biscuits that Eat makes (annoyingly positioned right next door to our office - it calls me in every day ).

We are still in childcare quandry. We've found no-one yet to take on the job from January arrghhh so in a few weeks time, if you see me screaming and shouting, that's why!

www - ask for the day at home anyway. Despite the commute, you are enjoying this contract so would be great if you could improve it.

batters - quorn cottage pie sounds quite revolting!

I've had a better day. Porridge, apple, ham salad, fig roll biscuit, sausage casserole & mash. Lots of water. Lots of face & hand cream. Went to bed at 11pm - tonight will go earlier. And happiness quota good!

DH & I went to see Infants Christmas play this afternoon, DD1 was lead singer in rock band (she's 6, was utterly brilliant and all the parents who saw it yesterday have been talking about her non-stop)! DS1 (4yo) was a small boy in pyjamas who had to go to sleep on Christmas Eve - and he kept giggling under his blanket and making the angels laugh. Quite lovely! And I can't imagine why my DCs are such public show-offs...

Yay, we've done most of the Christmas shopping today, need to take stock, wrap and write, then get the last few bits (not quite sure when...)

Bootcamping getting better, but not brilliant.

Thanks for the thread www.

Just a quick post so that I can find the thread again. You might just about remember me from many moons ago.

I'm the one that posts like this:-

• Sunscreen at all times - ooops
• No or little booze in the week - so so
• Walking - not brill but have an au pair starting soon
• Lots of water - so so
• Apply body cream as often as possible ooops
• Use hand cream/foot cream - ooops
• Go to bed early - 11.30pm is the norm atm
• Eat healthily - tick (thank goodness I do something right!)
• Be happy - am working on this!

That's just a recap of where I'm at right now. I'll do it once per bootcamp, maybe. Tell you what, I'll be good and get to bed right now as part of my commitment to this thread.

Hello

went to bed at 8pm last night as felt rubbish
woke at QUARTER TO SEVEN this morning, I usually leave the house at 6.30! Anyway, legged it and made it to work for 9am, i.e only half an hour late. don't understand. Anyway, cough is terrible, back bad too, aarggh. And argued with dh tonight hence still awake. No work tomorrow though, xmas play.

100g granola
apple
banana
chicken sandwich under 300 cal
kitkat
and then got to Euston, late as left work late and you know how stations smell of pastry? Ad you know it's pumped out of air con and what you imagine is airy crumbly buttery warm freshly baked pastry and what you get is chewy, flabby, soggy bacon and cheese 'croissant'? Well, I had one of them. Oops. And then came home and had sliver of cheese and slice of toast.
No booze though, 4th night running despite no work tomorrow

well done everyone and thanks for wise words re job. I don't think I do want other job and yes, my cv is stable and it doesn't matter what's on it really, I think I'll use it to haggle with my boss next week. She's said she's v pleased with what I've done so fingers crossed. And maybe some working on train etc stuff could work. They almost certainly want me to extend to June at earliest so I'm in a good position. I think. You never know, any co can say 'all contractors out' tomorrow.

Simply, welcome back and lol at your list!

Dof N, ah they sound so sweet, christmas plays make me cry every time, they're so lovely, how's your sciatica?

FIS, I LIKE mini cheddars, lovely. Sorry about childcare prob, what a pita.

Puddle, well done on new job and comp! I won't remember who you are, keep reminding us you're foofoothe foopoo won't you?!

And where are Marina, Sobernow, Prufrock, Iota? Hmm? Hmm?

WWW I had a deal in my pervious job where I could add on time spent on the train working to my working day. I had no internet access though so what I could do was linited but I basically said I worked for an hour of my commute - it did mean I felt better about getting to work later because I knew I had been working since 8.00 ish.

Norks your kids show sounds delightful.

FIS - the childcare thing is simply the most stressful thing in my life (when it's going badly) so I really sympathise.

at unknowns Christmas shopping. I did another 2 hours today and I'm still not done.

www - hope you enjoy the Christmas play. Bed by 8pm - I hope you're feeling better and much sympathy from me re: your bad back.
Sciatica was OK yesterday but bad today and getting worse. It's no fun, especially when it's this cold.

Toast & marmite for breakfast, M&S crayfish & rocket sandwich for lunch and we're having steak, chips, mushrooms & tomatoes for dinner tonight.

Work tres difficile again, have fallen off wagon with box of Duchy Original Mince Pies
Will come back and read thread when feeling more cheery XXX

oh marina

am quite tempted towards a mincey this afternoon myself..
x

Mince pies are full of fruit. Very good for you.

Catch up soon Marina.

www you were wondering where I am - out to lunch or drinking coffee mainly

I think my bootcamping is on hold until New Year

but keep up the good work the rest of you.

Only had time to skim quickly, but agree that childcare going tits up is an absolute nightmare. Huge sympathies.

Soothing hand on brow to all those who are stressed. Glass raised to all those having a jolly time. Am just about to start work - bit late but full on children today. May need a glass of wine to keep me company . Promise I will bootcamp in earnest in new year.

Love to all.

Oh Marina, sorry, do email me if I can help. Or post here of course. Do whatever it takes to get through it.

DofN, sorry sciatica is terrible still.

Dino, oo er, that sounds good. Did you get another job btw?

Iota, that sounds lovely!

Sorry to everyone having troubles on this thread. I think it's SUCH a hard work time of year isn't it?

I had a day 'off' today but ended up doing millions of chores so I don't feel relaxed. Althoguh lovely dh has said why don't I go off to a hotel alone tomorrow night and the next if I want to to recharge my batteries. (he's not telling me to fk off! We made up the minor tiff from last night!) So I'm thinking about it, about to go and look on Laterooms. The idea of having NOTHING to do except whatever I want, which might be NOTHING is very exciting.

Have decided today that I do need to consider the xmas break as partly a rest but that I really don't want to re tox and feel terrible at the end of it. So I will still be bootcamping ish. Lite, I think. Maybe I'll be alone but hey!

Today
2 pieces of toast, butter and honey
marmite sandwich
minor walking around shops but did use sunscreen
3 sausages
veg
no wine
not enough water

went to the school play where ds's friend's mother said "you look tired" - ahh, thanks for that, how kind of you to say so! I consoled myself with the thought that if she had seen me yesterday she'd have said omg, what happened, you look terrible! I asked ds what he thought and he said "hmm, you do look tired" and there was I thinking applying make up half an hour before I left would have done the trick.

Never mind. On job front other co want to see me on Monday, hmm. I think they may go up on rate, sounds as if they're desperate. And if they do then I need to think about what to do. I have to say NOT commuting today was very nice indeed.

Well done everyone.

lol, Duchess, it's not that grand - I've played very simple and safe this year with running off for the break, lol. Still got a few bits to get but at least some are now wrapped.

wb simply.

congrats on winning puddle (sorry can't remember new name).

Hope you sort the childcare fis.

sorry to hear things aren't going great Marina. We have work woes aplenty at the moment and it's the pits.

www - make the most - sounds just the ticket.

Bootcamp has been reduced to the exercise bike for now. My food consumption has gone to pot, but I know that contrary to most people I tend to eat better on holiday and American chocolate is just awful so...hopefully I can kick back in in the New Year not having done too much damage.

I shall keep trying though in the meantime.

hello everyone, sounds like you have some interesting job prospects there, www. Hope you get the deal you want. Sorry to hear things are workwise marina. Have been trying to train myself to wake early ( 5.00 ish) and go to sleep early (10.00 -ish) so good for bootcamp but there is an ulterior motive as I will be off to Finland tomorrow (to see santa with ds2 courtesy of MN comp). Flight leaves at 9.00 am from Gatwick. I havn't flown for 5 years so am feeling both nervous and excited at the prospect of negoiting my way round the airport and remembering everything.

oh have a FAB time tigermoth
Isn't Christmas miraculous, Father Christmas will also be in Bedgebury tomorrow
Work is hilarious/unsettling www, not to do with immediate line manager, and definitely for off-board (and quite possibly Private Eye )
Must go, am off with the dcs and being pestered by dd!
Happy bootcamping all, have just been asked if I am 100, so really must up the water and cream I fear

oh marina. Email me and tell me all about it! I have a hilarious update of my own for you, but again, off board is better.

Marina, if you were asked if you were 100 by anyone less than the age of 13 then it doesn't count (I am guessing it was not a work colleague, or mummy friend, but in fact a well meaning child of some description, similar to my dd who asked me if I was close to death the other day, as I was SO old I MUST be about to die!)

www - sorry you're so tired. But as I said on other thread am about your lovely dh!

Tigermoth - have a fab time in Finland, and marina at Bedgebury!

WWW - yes, I did get a new job, which I start on 28 January. I'm taking two weeks off first.

In grip of fearful hangover today. Am so not a 10-yyer .

Marina, sorry work is horrid.

Tigermoth, enjoy your day tomorrow. A friend went last Saturday and had the best time. She said it had been worth missing their annual holiday for

I was in London on Monday and thought of you all. One day I will get to a meet up Went on the London Eye with some children I work with and had a 'I-get-paid- to-do-this' moment I love my job (mostly).

Confession time!

Sunscreen at all times NO

• No or little booze in the week - NO
• Walking No
• Lots of water NO
• Apply body cream as often as possible YES
• Use hand cream/foot cream - YES
• Go to bed early - YES
• Eat healthily - NO
• Be happy - it's getting better

And just to make you all feel so much better I will also confess I have only bought 3 xmas presents so far and have done 0 food shopping

Hols, not ill (although dd was pretty ill-tempered and I could have done without their fairly loud reenactment of WonderNiece barfing over her dad on the bus home this evening)
Will mail you torty, you are going to love it, as will I think MrsJC
Lovely to hear from you again Winnie, the London Eye really is a Wonder of the World IMO. hope the kids enjoyed it too
11/10 on happiness, fair bit of galloping along the streets of S London in pursuit of dd, not a great day food wise thanks to lunching with dsis & co
Wishing everyone a fit and productive weekend
I will be a blur of efficiency and turn around 80 cards tonight and tomorrow, oh yes

Have a fab time Tigermoth and Marina.

Hope the hangover's disappeared Dino.

Hope you're having a lovely break www.

Had a good day today. Had to go into town on the pretext of banking so did a bit more shopping. Work was relatively productive for the short time I was there, and I've had DS3 to myself for most of the evening as t'other two were iceskating with scouts (and bless, someone else volunteered to bring them back for me - was much welcomed).

Spent an hour looking at holiday snaps with SIL which put me in the mood for our break.

And then much giggling from DS3 cos DH had had a drink and was rather entertainig