The Big Fat List and the Days of Doom (TM) Part VII - Slipping Sylphlike Towards Summer

[grinningbee]

Ah yes, it's that time again. New list, new decor. Same comfy chairs though

So, pull up a chair, settle in and make yourselves at home

Hmm - that's a tricky one bee. Could you ask one of the other neighbours whether it has caused disruption before? But surely it's not dv if he doesn't live there and they are not together?

Ok, possibly the wrong term used there, but I don't know what else to call it. Previous partner violence?

More to the point - do I want to live next door to it, or have my dc subjected to it.

Sorry - I meant it in a checking I'd understood correctly sense, and that the offender doesn't actually live next door. I guess that anyone could have a nutjob turn up at their door though, esp someone who has pretended to be dead to get out of paying debts for example...

Cheese - can I ask you a quick medical q please? Is there any sort of tummy medicine suitable for a 3 year old? Ds1 is still milk intolerant and has had several bad tummy aches recently as a result of it (because I have started having some dairy and he still bfs a couple of times a day). I have given him gripe water, but it's only really meant for babies, only I have no idea what else I could give! Am happy to see gp if he needs a prescription, but don't want to bother if there's nothing available, or if I could buy over the counter just as easily.

Blimey.

On that note, I'm off to bed.

Much thinking to do.

csws Can't think of anything specific off the top of my head. Will do some research over the weekend and let you know my very learned findings. Hope he gets better soon though, poor thing.

Amazing. I'm coming straight to you next time I fall off the wagon.

Kid hope you're feeling more motivated this morning.

Bee - urgh. My heart sank reading that because I can just imagine how you must feel (we once lived in a flat with an insane landlady living below and it kind of wrecked our lives for a year....). I hope you can make a quick and firm decision about what to do - I tend to find that once a decision is made I'd OK, it's just the agonies beforehand I can't stand. I must admit that I would probably conclude that it's not for me and I'd take my chances with getting another house, but I am very, very cautious and nervy about that sort of thing, so I'm not necessarily right.

Arf at our Cheese being squiffy! HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING CHEESE?! I SAID HOW ARE YOU????

RIGHT as promised today is Another Today.

Exercise - 30 length backstroke

B - grapes, ff yog, muesli (HEB)

L - grilled mackerel, roast butternut squash, spinach, beetroot (2 syns in mustard marinade)
Stewed apple (HEB, plus 2 syns in honey)

D - grilled chicken with roast veg, fruit salad for after

I will prolly have an HEA snack of cheese and grapes.

Have a lovely day everyone - gorgeous sunshine out there!

Urgh Bee thats not what you needed at all I guess the question is how unhappy would you be to stay in your current house for the next year or so? Is that a worse scenario than gambling on life in the new place?

Thanks for the 9st-something congrats! I should qualify that by stating that I am a midget 5ft 1.5 so I really should be 7st something. Like thats EVER going to happen! Good weigh in at group this week as well so I am a happy Pixie atm!

I'm feeling a bit more determined today. Dh informed me we are going out for dinner tonight. We're going to a steakhouse so I'll have steak with a side salad and diet coke so that's ok.

Hello, I was on the original thread but lapsed somewhat. Cannot remember what I was called at the time - possibly stinkypinky.

Well, went back to SW 9 weeks ago, and have lost 1st 2.5lb in that time - also gained an 8 week foetus, so keeping an eye on my weight is even more important.

I am home with a sick child today, so will try to catch up

Hello VQ! Congrats on the foetus and on the weight loss

Welcome back VQ. Congratulations! I managed to be 11lbs lighter after giving birth than pre-pregnancy but 1st 2.5 in 9 weeks is amazing

Pix I didn't know that! That's amazing too!

You're all amazing! Hand me some of your amaze!

That is so good to hear Pix I hope I have a similar story to tell. I am fighting constant nausea, which in my second pregnancy was only eased by double cheeseburgers. So far I have resisted.

Hello VQ and congrats on the bump!

Thanks everyone re the house. Subject to seeing inside it we think we're going to have to take it. If it's truly awful we'll have to think of a plan B. Probably stand more chance of someone wanting a 3 bed house over a 2 bed warden controlled bungalow if we want to swap!

Now then, something has been biting at me since last night. I'm going to take a break from this thread for a few weeks. I will come back again when the inevitable moving chaos has settled. A comment made last night, however true it may be, actually managed to make me cry. That's not a good thing, so it's time to take a time out. I'm not flouncing, just taking a breather. I'll still be around on FB every now and again I dare say.

Good luck to you all for the next few weeks, have a lovely Easter. I shall be busy with dd's 3rd birthday and packing/decorating/stressing etc.

Hopefully I won't come back at my start weight.

Oh, and Lumpy I'm handing over the naming of the next thread to you. I know you're new and everything, but you seem to have my sense of humour. Make it a good'un.

Sorry to see you go bee but I'm glad you'll be back. Good luck with the move (assuming it goes ahead that is) and hope your DD's birthday goes well.

Welcome VQ and congratulations on the pregnancy. Hope the nausea settles soon. I was very lucky with both of my pregnancies as I didn't suffer with sickness. I did manage to put on a shocking amount of weight 1st time but managed to stick to just 2st for the 2nd one. Shame I'm still carrying that excess weight now and my 'baby' is almost 10!

I came home from work tonight and was really looking forward to tucking into a cup of tea and a few squares of chocolate. (assume that would be about 9 or 10 syns?)
But, I realised it wouldn't be just 3 squares so I had 14 olives instead which is just 2 syns. I think you'd agree that was a better way to use syns.
I've put the chocolate on the top shelf of the fridge. I'm a shorty so if they are pushed right to the back, I can't actually reach them anyway!

I am delighted its the weekend and I am childfree for the night so a lovely relaxing evening for me. Wonder how long this lovely weather will last?

Have messaged you bee :).

Welcome VQ. I already posted on your other thread to say that I lost weight whilst pregnant with my first :)

Hi, and Bye Bee

kid I can recommend Mikado at 1/2 sin each - put in fridge and suck slowly!

I remember CSWS

I've had those mikado things before and I reckon I could eat a whole box in less than a minute!

I can make a box last a month!

So what pearls of wisdom have you gained since I was last here? Any wonderful recipes? How have people been getting on? I gave up trying to catch up Is Alpine still around, and Fish and our founder with the baking and the fancy vintage wardrobe?

I'm still here valium. Congrats on the preg, lovely news! And bloody well done in the weight loss.
The founder is no longer around bloofer. alpine is still around but has jut had a baby so pops in and out.

Still hungover so having a quiet day.
bee I will message you

Hi cheese Has Alpine already popped? Gosh, I did not realise I had been away that long.

Yes she has. I think about 8 weeks ago! Time is flying. How's the first tri going?

Evening all!

bee good luck with the maybe move and we shall see you on the other side, when your all settled.

lumpy you have to live up to some great expectations with a new thread name now.

Kid Hope you have a nice meal out.

Valium welcome back and congrats on the baby news.

Cheese i do hope your hangover is getting better and you manage to avoid the post drink munchies or maybe thats just me?

Today has been another good day for me and im really please i have stuck it out as about 3 weeks ago is when i would normally give up and eat crap again but im still in the "zone".

Went for a run after work, so that was the exercise portion of the day.

B - ham omlette with tom sauce 1 syn, orange and 3 strabs
L - wheat a bix and honey HA and HB and 1 syn for the honey
D - chilli rice and salad

Snack was a yogurt

Going to try and not snack tonight (the biscuit tin is calling....shhh if you listen you can hear it.....madein come and get meeeeee!), have work i need to catch up on so hoping that will be a distraction!

Hi everyone, wondered if I could joinyou? I have been shown the way to this thread by FairhairedandFrustrated -Thanks Fair !

Just scanned the thread, loads of great advice. Will be trying the creamy chicken salad this week, sounds tasty!

Have been doing sw for 3 weeks. So, some stats about me

start weight 14 st 8 lbs
this is the heaviest I have ever been :(

want to loose 4 stone 3 stone

weight loss so far 6.5 lbs:
wk1 3.5 lbs
wk2 1.5lbs
wk3 1.5lbs

weigh in on Thursdays
I mostly do extra easy, but also occassional green as well.

Today I'm doing extra easy and have had:

B apple and muller light
L cheese (HA), ham, salad and pickle (1 syn) sandwich (HB), crisps (4 syns), banana
T baked chicken, peppers, mushrooms, onions with paprika and brown rice, muller light for pud
Snacks mullerlight, satsuma, homemade cookie (6 syns)
milk in coffee through the day (2 syns)

Managed skip the friday night wine tonight :)