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BigMoFos Week 20

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WigWamBam · 21/09/2006 10:48

New thread for a new week.

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MrsJohnCusack · 21/09/2006 20:16

hello lovely beautiful MoFos

I saw your concern for me on the other thread - thanks so much! THe fainting I think was just due to getting very very stressed as I have done A Lot in the last few weeks and being pregnant is being totally forgotten. Now we're here maybe I'll get a little rest and feel better.

I am totally and utterly freaked out. Now I know lots of that will be jetlag but also I can't get my head around the fact that here we are and we're not going home . And feeling so sad about saying goodbye to so many people - have spent much of the last 10 days in tears. Particularly awful saying goodbye to my brother and 2 nieces, as they can't make it here until at least Feb 2008 and it seems such a long time and I felt so mean taking DD, their beloved cousin away from them. And awful saying goodbye to my sister, although at least she should be here around April next year.

Enough of me I'll get used to it. Have quickly skimmed the archives and JackieO! 2 stone! Bloody well done.

And well done to everyone else. Sue - you are undergoing massive things in your life - you are not a robot. Also when I worked in IT I was known as the demon document reviewer - some people hated me because of my pedantry, some loved me because of my insistence on proper apostrophe use and spelling. WWB, sorry you have been having a hard time. And FWIW I think pigs are lovely - v.intelligent as it happens and I never feel too upset if compared to a pig because they're great! (does that make any sense whatsoever).

And everybody else - keep at it eh? I should be around more again over the next few weeks, and am looking forward to a new healthy life here in the Spring in NZ (hah)

justamum · 21/09/2006 20:54

You may be surprised to know given my penchant for missing capital letters that in rl I am a grammar pedant too. I hate it when you see signs for potato's grrrrr!
Mrs JC whereabouts in NZ are you, peole keep saying how wonderful it is over there. I am trying to tempt DH but there is no chance.
Well i bit the bullet today and went to the drs and told her how i was feeling, she has prescribed me some ads and referred me for some help. I hope it works. I think have avoided accepting what I am going through because my Dad is bipolar and this seems so minor compared to his episodes.
I completly forgot to weigh, I spent most of today thinking it was wednesday so have lost the plot totally!

JackieNo · 21/09/2006 21:00

MRSJC!! Good to hear from you. Do you know I was thinking about you earlier this evening as I was doing the washing up (no idea why particularly then) and wondering if you were settled in yet. Do I remember rightly that you're living in your parents'/PILs' house while you look for one of your own? So is it full steam ahead on house hunting, or will you leave it for a while? Glad you're doing OK physically - do get yourself some rest. It's so good to hear from you - like a long-lost friend returning. WElcome back. Is that enough?

JackieNo · 21/09/2006 21:01

Justamum - well done for going to the doctor. My DH has been on ADs for the last 3 years - it's made the world of difference to him, and to us as a family.

MrsJohnCusack · 21/09/2006 21:09

ah I feel so popular
justamum I am in Christchurch. It's lovely, but soooo different to London which I think may take quite a while to get used to. We drove from the airport yesterday (Thursday afternoon) and I kept saying 'where is everyone?'. And well done for going to the doctor. ADs worked beautifully for me (am missing them a bit at the moment though, came off them when I found out I was pregnant). also v.good the doc referred you as well as the pills. my DH just cannot function without ADs and we've all given up trying, it's just the way it is. Don't belittle it because of your dad - my aunt was bipolar and ended up killing herself and because of that my mother belittle other people's depression for years which has been quite harmful to my sister in particular, she's only recently accepted the existence of depression in other people, including herself! Remember you are worth it, and it's about you. (if I sound all preachy, sorry!)

Jackie, am just trying to sort out finances - have to open a new bank account (not sure how long that will take, will ring them today - hopefully not too long as am citizen rather than on any sort of visa), transfer money over (Although have just found out a way of doing it for 7 quid that takes a week, bargain!), and also waiting for some other money that is already here to free up, some bank induced confusion going on there. A long winded way of saying, think we can start looking at houses. Yay! Would prefer to do it soon, although exchange rate not as good as it was a few weeks ago dammit. We're in my parents house, which is very strange as they're not here. Starting to cheer up and get excited now.

JackieNo · 21/09/2006 21:33

All sounds good, and positive for you, MrsJC. How is your lovely DD doing? Is the jetlag taking its toll, or is she coping OK?

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WigWamBam · 21/09/2006 21:44

MrsJC!! We were only asking about you the other day ... so good to hear from you! You sound as if things are going well - hope you're managing to get some rest though.

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justamum · 21/09/2006 23:03

thanks mrsjc and jackieno, I also need to thank all the mofos. I have spent months focusing on food and not being able to diet/eat sensibly and its only being on here and talking to you lot that I can see that my overeating is a symptom of a bigger problem. I'm not saying I have been depressed for years but I can quite clearly see that the times I have put on weight have always been times when I've been unhappy about other things first and vice versa. Trouble is I have always focused on the weight issue and never on the causes. Also I have always looked at Dad and thought well I can't be depressed because I'm nothing like that; without really realising that bipolar depression and "normal" depression are different conditions altogether.

Fauve · 21/09/2006 23:06

Can we charter a plane and go and visit MrsJC? Don't we deserve it after all the hard work we've done?

SJ, I love M&S sushi. If I had endless funds, I'd live off it. Don't know why all the best, healthiest options have to involve second mortgages.

Have you cottage cheese fans (no, not you, WWB ) tried plain cottage cheese with a spoonful of Udo's Oil added? It's indescribably yummy. Udo's Oil is one of those 'good' oils that give you Omega 3s - but this one tastes like heaven.

justamum · 21/09/2006 23:35

oh yes fauve, lets do it - a mofo plane. we'd have to get a big mural thing done on the plane tail "mofo's go to NZ" hurrah

JackieNo · 22/09/2006 08:27

Never tried Udo's Oil, Fauve. I like cottage cheese mixed with tinned sweetcorn. Easily satisfied, me. Love the idea of BigMoFos on tour.

Dottydot · 22/09/2006 09:21

WWB - I'm starting to think along the lines of 'have I been good (eating-wise!) for 80% of the day?'. Otherwise I start to beat myself up if I've had some of dp's gorgeous home made flapjack, and it's bonkers - I need to realise I've been really good all day with water, grapes, etc.

Went to WW last night and have bizarrely lost 3lbs. But I keep thinking I must have gained - maybe I need to accept that I really am starting to lose this flipping weight (but keep an eye on my flapjack consumption at the same time! ).

JackieNo · 22/09/2006 10:22

mmmmm flapjacks.

Suejonez, are you still after toys to take with you to Kaz? If so, see this thread .

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WigWamBam · 22/09/2006 11:17

Cottage cheese and oil? You're mad, woman!

Flapjacks, on the other hand ...

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JackieNo · 22/09/2006 11:24

It sounds a bit bizarre - but I might have to investigate. I think I've always assumed Udos Oil was actually some sort of medicine .

suejoneziscalmernow · 22/09/2006 12:31

Bad news about the visas . There's a new woman at the local ministry who thinks that all the documents must be current in order to isseu a visa letter. Normally you hand carry those which have expired with you and submit them to court when you get there. So have had to rush out this morning and courier medical CRB checks and employers letter to kazakhstan.

They won't get there until mid next week, ned translating and submitting to Ms Jobsworth before she will consider issuing letters, then 7 working days to actually issue them then a few days to get visa.

So it looks like it could be another 3 weeks before I travel.

Had a scotch egg and some chocolate popcorn for breakfast and it didnt make me feel one bit better, although you will laugh when you hear I was in Tesco metro comparing the calories of the scotch eggs to the pork pies! At least I was trying to calorie control my binge! Popcorn was because at the DHL office they had sweets on sale for Childline - well I really not buy them could I? Luckily they were only a small bag.

JackieNo · 22/09/2006 12:41

Oh no sue - it's frustration upon frustration at the moment, isn't it. Don't blame you for the popcorn and scotch egg (though I can't stand them myself). Have just had a packet of Rolos.

suejoneziscalmernow · 22/09/2006 12:44

Looking on the bright side I now know that theres 275 calories in a scotch egg but double that in a small pork pie.

JackieNo · 22/09/2006 12:45

That'll be all the slime inside it. Sorry, jelly.

Littlefish · 22/09/2006 13:00

Mrs JC - how lovely to hear from you. I'm sorry things are difficult at the moment. You must be exhausted with all the stress of moving and pregnancy. I'm sure that once you are able to start looking at houses, things will feel brighter and you will feel a little more in control.

SJ - I have this vision of you eating alternate mouthfuls of scotch egg and chocolate popcorn I love each of them individually (unfortunately), but together.....

No, no, no, you are all mad! Cottage cheese is rank! And the idea of adding Dr Udo's oil - even worse . I used to take 6 capsules of Dr Udos every day - they are like horse pills.

Well done everyone on their weight losses, and particularly JackieNo on reaching your 2 stone. How fabulous.

Dottydots - I think that concentrating on eating healthily for 80% of the time is a really good way to think about it. It's the sort of guideline I try and use with dd. If only I could apply it to myself!

I've got 2 weeks without counselling because of other committments, and am feeling a bit wobbly. The issue I really need to start exploring is where my lack of self-esteem stems from. It's a long, hard journey, but I know it will so, so, so worthwhile in the end.

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WigWamBam · 22/09/2006 13:01

Eurgh, Jackie! No!!

Oh Sue - how horribly frustrating for you. You must be tearing your hair out.

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JackieNo · 22/09/2006 13:07

You see - that's what my talk name's all about, WWB.

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WigWamBam · 22/09/2006 13:09

Mmmm

All this talk of vile and evil food is making me want to raid dd's sweetie drawer ...

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JackieNo · 22/09/2006 13:12

STEP AWAY FROM THE SWEETIE DRAWER, WWB. Drink water, brush your teeth, have a shower, whatever. I'm feeling rather guilty about the Rolos now. But I have now given away most of the out of date Thorntons bars (well the really out of date ones were so disgusting they went in the bin), so less temptation there.

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WigWamBam · 22/09/2006 13:15

I was astounded yesterday when dd decided that she wants a chocolate coin instead of a real one when her loose tooth falls out ... maybe both of us spend too much time raiding the sweetie drawer!

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