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Would anyone like to join in on a 100 day princessing journey?

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newyorkinthefall · 23/08/2023 06:16

100 days from today is 1st December so a perfect time to start our princessing journeys. I’m overweight, constantly tired and feel generally rubbish about myself. I want to make this a priority so hopefully posting here will make all of us a little accountable and we can all support each other…

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MotherWol · 05/10/2023 14:31

@Silverdogblue that's excellent, what was the class? Finding exercise you enjoy is absolutely the game changer, when it feels like something you want to do and not like something you have to do, it's just so much better!

@newyorkinthefall congratulations on the dress! so exciting!

I'm a little frustrated today because after a couple of really good days of eating well, DH bought a bag of shortbread, and it appears I do not have willpower where that's concerned 😞not going to let it derail my progress though. Today's a WFH day for me so I've got a deep conditioning oil on my hair while I work. Hoping it will help tackle my crazy frizz!

newyorkinthefall · 06/10/2023 06:37

Everyone is doing amazing! Thank you all for your kind words about the dress. We are eloping so I don’t have anyone in real life I can get excited about these things with. Not much princessing took place yesterday but some small wins were…

  • Re-pierced my ears so I can start to wear earrings again
  • Put a deep conditioner on my hair for an hour to try and hydrate it a bit
  • Bought a soup maker so there will be no excuse not to get my veggies in
  • Finished a book - took me a while to get through it but that was a good few hours I would otherwise have spent doomscrolling!
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PersephonePomegranate23 · 06/10/2023 06:56

@MotherWol I'm with you on the shortbread, I definitely would not be able to resist. Today is another day!

@newyorkinthefall an elopment makes it even more exciting!

I'm wfh today, so in my comfies. Going out for dinner and drinks later so will change into something more presentable at singe point. I must be mindful over what I eat and drink. I'm still making up for last weekend's fun and with 5lb left to my target weight, I don't want to start sliding in the wing direction...

Poblano · 07/10/2023 16:34

It’s a pity people seem to have stopped posting on the thread.

I'm still here too! But work has been crazy so I've not had much time to post an update.

Exercise: I've been doing an online pilates class three mornings a week. It's going really well. Just bought some new resistance bands from https://theslouchpotato.com/ (they are heavily reduced as they're having a stock clearance). Two mornings a week I do a 2 mile brisk walk instead of the pilates. Planning to do a swim once a week too, but haven't fitted this in yet.

Food: I've been eating reasonably healthily. I eat lots of stir fries and things like pad thai, donburi, bibimbap, ramen etc. Generally with chicken breast, salmon or prawns and lots of veggies. For lunch I'll have a baked potato with tuna and salad or a bowl of soup if I'm in the office, at home I'll usually make a salad. The choices in our office coffee shop are pretty limited, but I'm not usually organised enough to take something with me.

Beauty: I've stuck really well to my skincare routine. My eczema has flared up with the work stress so I need to do something about that. Hair was cut and coloured 2 weeks ago, have my next hair appointment booked in 4 weeks from today. Eyebrow appointment next weekend.

Clothes: Clearing out my wardrobe over the summer helped massively as now everything goes together. This makes getting ready in the morning so much easier. It's also made me think hard before buying new things, if it doesn't go with what I already have I won't buy. Recent purchases include these trainers in beige to wear with wide leg trousers and this sweater vest in mocha to wear over blouses as it gets cooler.

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Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot · 07/10/2023 22:16

Last week was a pretty awful week for me on the self care and exercise. I felt stressed out and exhausted from Wednesday onwards so didn’t go to the gym and I’ve come down with a horrible cold virus type thing and I felt shocking all day today. I went for a smear test this morning (a form of self care i guess? But not a fun one!) and then slept all afternoon. 😭 I do not feel very princess-y at all right now. I feel disgusting.

My nails have broken and are unpolished and look shit, and I desperately need to give myself a pedicure and do my eyebrows etc. I feel a bit depressed with how terrible I look and feel, after feeling positive and motivated earlier in the thread. Help me. 😭

LivingDeadGirlUK · 08/10/2023 10:04

I think the problem is its quite hard to quantify the progress, but I have to say I had a client meeting last week, the first in a long time, and I felt really confident in my appearance which isn't usually the case!

LadyBird1973 · 08/10/2023 10:14

@Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot going for the smear test is a far more important thing to do to look after yourself than doing your nails.
Try to eat well and have plenty of rest and when you feel up to it, you can fix the broken nails so they don't annoy you when you look at them - polish and all the other stuff can wait until you are fully better!

edited for spelling 😀

Poblano · 08/10/2023 10:47

LivingDeadGirlUK · 08/10/2023 10:04

I think the problem is its quite hard to quantify the progress, but I have to say I had a client meeting last week, the first in a long time, and I felt really confident in my appearance which isn't usually the case!

I think you've hit the nail on the head.

I'm currently packing for a work trip and it's so much easier now I'm in a better routine. I know what outfits work for me, so can pack those. I know what skincare products I need to take to keep my routine up. I'll take my gym kit so I can get some exercise in, including the live online pilates classes. I'll take my water bottle and make sure I drink enough (something I used to struggle with away from home). I know that eating too much bread makes me bloated and tired, so I'll avoid that and seek out plenty of veggies and lean protein when I'm eating out.

All of these are quite boring on their own, but put together I know I'll feel much better about how I look and, more importantly, won't come back from the work trip as tired and stressed as I used to.

Ambertonix · 08/10/2023 11:57

@LivingDeadGirlUK I think you are right, it is just the little things. When im out and about now, i dont feel self concious as i used to. I dont think anyone is looking at me and judging me now (they probably werent before to be fair but they were in my head!) Now im a size 16 as opposed to a 20/22 i just feel average sized and feel like i blend in like everyone else. Im still a couple of stones overweight granted but i just feel so much better in myself and i think this shows in the way i carry myself now, i dont dread being out of the house or in public anymore and for me that is huge.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 08/10/2023 13:17

Still hanging in Grin
I'm on a countdown to a holiday (cruise) then when I get back looking forward to Hallowe'en, Guy Fawkes and Christmas .

I have been using PK Elasticiser or , Morrocon Oil for my weekly hair conditioning , but bought an Olaplex kit which I used today , My hair is still in the wrap so don't know how it looks yet .

My hair is skimming my shoulders , wavy , and growing wavier from the roots since it started to re-grow , getting very grey now . I usually wear it up (I have to for work) . It gets very cotton wooly which isn't a good look .

Sorting out clothes including a couple of nice frocks for the Formal Nights , and some dressy but not as formal clothes for evenings .(black trousers and a fancy top mainly)

I need to wax /epilate nearer the time
Paint my toenails

I use an exfoliant once a week which has really improved my skin.
I don't wear make-up IRL but I have some to take with me .

When I get back , dentist appointment booked and I need to book my smear test

The Summer clothes will get put in the attic , winter clothes to sort out , then looking forward to some nice events in December .

(It's only 11 weeks and 1 day to go till Christmas Xmas Grin )

PersephonePomegranate23 · 08/10/2023 17:45

My nails have broken and are unpolished and look shit, and I desperately need to give myself a pedicure and do my eyebrows etc. I feel a bit depressed with how terrible I look and feel, after feeling positive and motivated earlier in the thread. Help me. 😭

Aw, you're run down and unwell, things will get better.

Well done on going for the smear test. Let's face it, it's not the most pleasant thing and would be easy to duck out of under the pretence of not feeling great, but you didn't.

Look after yourself - eat good things that will nourish you (alongside some treats that will make you feel better), stay hydrated and try to get some good rest. Everything feels ten times worse when you're not well, your nails will wait and will look good again once you've recovered.

PersephonePomegranate23 · 08/10/2023 17:47

Pretext, not pretence!!

PersephonePomegranate23 · 08/10/2023 17:52

I need to wax /epilate nearer the time
Paint my toenails

This has just reminded me that when I went to wax my legs yesterday, I didn't have enough strips left, so only half my legs are done! Must buy more tomorrow on my lunch break!

My toenails have also been woefully neglected and look hideous (although I have been strict on exfoliating and moisturising them)!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 08/10/2023 20:59

I use the epilator on my legs as I can just waft it up/down and round till they're done .

I haven't even thought about using it on my armpits , that;s a wax-on, rub the paper strip on the wax til it's ready then whisk it away in one fell swoop . Don't think about it too much , just do it Grin

I did my 'tasche yeaterday , starting to look a bit Midge Ure

Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot · 08/10/2023 21:10

Thanks all, tomorrow we begin again! Good luck to everyone this week, we got this.

Mummyoflittledragon · 09/10/2023 03:16

That’s right @Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot , onwards and upwards.
I’ve been on a better diet since the second week of June. I’ve had a few times, where it’s been more difficult when I’ve been ill. The main thing is that it is largely sustainable because I’m not pushing myself too hard so there is less ‘on’ and ‘off’. It’s more lifestyle and if that slips for a couple of weeks, it’s ok because I can slip back into it. My nails are also looking a mess and flaking after the acrylics btw. I just have to wait until they grow out and am applying clear polish and filing them down to nothing.

It’s been a difficult week, a bit of a cold, very fatigued, so I’ve not thought much about my appearance. And I’m just going to write it all down to get it all off my chest rather than start a thread as that’s too stressful in itself.

My daughter had a seizure at the GP surgery Friday - she hates everything medical so being examined caused the seizure (they’re reflex anoxic rather than epileptic so her heart stops beating then restarts - caused by pain, vomiting, anything medical etc). Then when she was well enough to talk an hour or so later she complained of chest pains and still couldn’t move. The doc called an ambulance as we were both concerned even though RAS is not supposed to damage the heart. The crew did an ecg and that was fine and suggested the pain and buzzing was perhaps muscular from restarting so we didn’t go with them to A&E as hospital would undoubtedly trigger more seizures.

Once dh was home from work, I needed time alone. Normally I got bed but I wanted complete handover including dogs. So I went to the local village park for a walk and sat and watched the sunset, then sat in the dark watching and listening. I found this remarkably soothing. And interesting. Lots of dog walkers still around and teenagers. I did the same Saturday evening but took the dogs this time as dh said it looks strange… I think he’s right tbh as a couple of lads playing in the dark, can’t be more than about 12, came up to me and asked me if I was ok on Friday.

Then today / yesterday afternoon - as in Sunday - I realised I’ve recovered health wise enough from the wedding (chronic fatigue, often quasi bedridden, too ill to work etc) to go for a longish walk. Dh dropped me off and picked me up to make it a bit shorter. I haven’t been well enough to do the walk since lockdown 1. I felt so much better and the seizure and time alone has finally allowed the floodgates to open and I’m crying, which is good as I can heal.

Heal because I’ve been terribly on edge for the past month. Dd (15) had a boyfriend for a very short while and I thought I could have a little respite from worry, as in someone to look after her until I got there if she had one when with him. He appeared so sensitive and attentive, I love you’s. Eg they went out to the local supermarket and it started raining, I told dh I felt sorry for him as he’d be getting wet. I just knew he’d give her his jacket and I was right. I wasn’t expecting nor wanting anything serious or long term. Just saw a glimmer of hope for a little time ‘off’. And I realised today I feel robbed and I’m crying about that.

I know this will come but in the meantime, I worry a lot for dd’s future. She won’t tell anyone about her medical condition, which could be really serious. Think drowning or severe head injury etc. So I’m pretty sure the boy didn’t know for example. Dd’s friends know btw. I speak to them as dd won’t. But mums getting involved and telling a boy something is a different kettle of fish, as is my talking to people much longer, she needs to learn to do it herself.

My dog also has epilepsy so it’s just a lot. I’m the one, who manages everything. Cooks his special diet as he has terrible diarrhoea after, his meds 3 times a day post seizure (every 8 hours) plus his twice daily other meds. It’s a lot for me with my poor state of health. He ate a sock earlier in the year and nearly died, had 3 surgeries. I have also had a lot of surgery and my stomach is struggling to heal. Plus I’m all over the place 4 or more days a week with dd’s hobbies and now looking around at post 16 as it’s GCSE year. And she’s asking constantly for a horse, pushing boundaries etc.

Dd’s seizure in a way has finally opened the floodgates when I was feeling as though I was going out of my mind over a month later and couldn’t understand why I felt so upset that they finished. I’m now crying about this so I can heal. I know the loss of the few weeks of her being with the boy sounds ridiculous. It’s just I had decided I’d talk to him the next time she saw him as the plan was to go to his dad’s, but in typical teen style, he snogged someone else and dumped her…

And the dog had seizure this (now technically) yesterday evening again. I just feels like I’m always looking after someone. Dh is having a colonoscopy later today so asked me to make up his drink. He does a lot of stuff for dd and me, don’t get me wrong. It’s just I carry most of the mental and all of the emotional load.

And breathe. Sorry that was so long and thanks for reading.

Well done everyone btw. I’ve read through all your posts and we are all doing amazingly even if things are hard some weeks.

Ambertonix · 09/10/2023 07:37

Gosh @Mummyoflittledragon you are having such a tough time. I have no advice, i wont even pretend to understand the worry you are so obviously feeling. I just wanted you to know that i read your post and i really wish you and your family well going forward and things get a little less tough to bear. Im hoping this week is good to you or at the very least a little less crappy.

LadyBird1973 · 09/10/2023 08:08

@Mummyoflittledragon I'm so sorry for all you are going through. Honestly, you are doing really well to just get through the days with all those stressful things happening! I really hope life settles down for you all soon. Hope your dd is okay - that first break up is brutal. I recently went through it with my own dd - you want to protect them but there's nothing you can do apart from listen and be there. Flowers

Mummyoflittledragon · 09/10/2023 11:57

Thank you ladies. I will continue with my sunset walks / sitting in the park when possible. Am hoping for a calmer week. 😊

LivingDeadGirlUK · 11/10/2023 19:36

I got a lash lift today and am really happy with the results, lets see how long it lasts!

PersephonePomegranate23 · 11/10/2023 19:51

@LivingDeadGirlUK ooh what's that? Is it like a longer term eye lash curl?

LivingDeadGirlUK · 11/10/2023 20:52

PersephonePomegranate23 · 11/10/2023 19:51

@LivingDeadGirlUK ooh what's that? Is it like a longer term eye lash curl?

Yeah basically, is supposed to last 8 weeks. I have eyelashes that naturally droop down and curled them to make me look more awake.

PersephonePomegranate23 · 11/10/2023 22:05

@LivingDeadGirlUK that sounds lovely!

I treated myself to a few new clothes today. I really struggle with my conscience when it comes to buying myself stuff sometimes, so I'm wondering whether to take something back. Having said that, they're good staples and fit nicely (and most importantly make me feel nice), but I have that niggling feeling of guilt about whether I need them....argh!!

Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot · 11/10/2023 22:36

I treated myself to some OUAI hair oil because it was £6 off on Amazon prime this week. I had a sample from Space NK a while ago and really liked it so fingers crossed I still like it.

This year I have really sort of struggled with my hair. I don’t get it done very often and it is long and wavy-ish with a balayage, and there’s a fair bit of grey at the roots a lot of the time. I am thinking of getting rid of the blonder bits and going fully dark but I am not sure if I’ll regret it? I feel like whatever is going on for me at the moment isn’t really working but I’m anxious to make a change. I really hate it at the moment as I’ve had some immune stuff happening and i noticed at Christmas last year that it was snapping off and falling out. I feel like although it’s quite thick and long I have a receding hair line almost? Any ideas of what might help?

Still feel absolutely shocking with this virus, and to top it off I have my period AND a huge mouth ulcer. I am fantasising about getting to the weekend and feeling ok again (really hoping it’ll be like the day after a hangover when you feel incredible just because you don’t feel hungover anymore!). As a result of all the aforementioned woe I haven’t exercised and my diet has been awful.

At least the hair oil was a win for princessing.

LivingDeadGirlUK · 12/10/2023 05:37

PersephonePomegranate23 · 11/10/2023 22:05

@LivingDeadGirlUK that sounds lovely!

I treated myself to a few new clothes today. I really struggle with my conscience when it comes to buying myself stuff sometimes, so I'm wondering whether to take something back. Having said that, they're good staples and fit nicely (and most importantly make me feel nice), but I have that niggling feeling of guilt about whether I need them....argh!!

I know what you mean, I have loads of clothes but I noticed the other day the tops I wear for work have gone bobbly, but it seems wasteful to replace them when they are wearable!

I also got my colours done last year and got some sweaters in new to me colours, these now dont go with a lot of my trousers and skirts, I need to spend some time putting outfits together.