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I made chocolate brownies & lime loaf (no lemons) today as had friend visiting and then was visiting a friend, dm also got some as she looked after dc while I got my second vaccine. I had half a slice of lime loaf and one choc brownie and I've no leftovers. We got McDonald's which I detest but the chicken tenders were actually quite good.

Took dc to amusements after visiting friends it's about 45 mins from home. Combination of waltzers & vaccine meant I lost my supper on the way home.

I will try that app not but not until Tuesday because I know I won't use it over bank holiday weekend, don't want to waste the free trial. How does it differ to mfp?

What's up life?

life
I went out with work mates and ended up in pub so have a bit of a head. Sigh. Lockdown was definitely better for me in some ways 😅

Off to London today to try and get my rescheduled tattoo and now having last min cold feet 😂 after planning it for a year and a half, I already have two and I love them so I’m sure it’s just stage fright.

Usual house and work stress

Oo happy tatt day
And happy bank holiday weekend. Hope you are feeling better happier
Today is a new day not

Scales up a smidge, not surprising as yesterday's was a very low weigh in day relatively speaking.
Got out for a brisk hours walk before work, so between that and house pottering close to 9,000. I wanted to jog but my back felt a bit tweaky so erred on side of caution.
Tattoo with a slight hangover gen, you're some woman😂
Nutracheck, it's quite different, I'm die hard mfp so I didn't prefer it but so many people rave about it. Defo don't waste the trial, go mfp until you're ready. Made cake here too for EP visit. I'd like to say I won't drink but I think we all know that's a lie.

Plus 3lbs

I'm in bed, dd in shower, ds watching tv, I can't see this day being very productive

Well done on the Vaccination & Baking Happier
Hope you are happy with the Tatt Gen
Not if you have EP visiting then you have a drink if they are anything like mine, you need and deserve one, mine has driven me nuts the last 2 days
Life
Went to my neighbours funeral, leg was bad so didn't go to wake/afternoon tea it was in a very posh place with gorgeous food so l would have scoffed and scoffed so did me a favour really
Am very disgruntled with life atm, my Mum is so unappreciative of us it just isn't true. I wish l could step away but my stupid sense of duty won't let me , l am so angry with myself for having such a bloody conscience

My own gripe with EP these days is lack of appreciation, so I hear you mrs - and I literally do sod all in comparison to you, like I have 4 visits & an overnight over 2 weeks and do some admin stuff. If I helped the level you do, I'd be losing all will. If there's any boundaries you can implement no matter how small, pls pls do. I have the grandkids doing one visit and that helped me. God forgive me, but I'm really sick of hearing about their pain, esp when they stubbornly won't take the proper meds. Sick to death of it
I know how you're feeling happier, seeing the gain can really crush you. If you can get up and do something for you, a quick walk/a nice coffee/a face mask, anything to distract. Otherwise you'll be facedown in the junk press eating your weight upset

Oh and 3lb is flux, flush it out, it'll be 2 or less tomorrow 💕

I've not been eating at all not was in bed for 3 hours sleeping. I'd better feed myself and children soon

Ahhh thank you Not boy do l hear you too! I just hope I don't play my Dds up like my parents/family have me!
Happier hope you are ok lovely

You poor thing happier, so sorry just saw you had a bad stomach - and of course the vac, no wonder you've been in bed.
In bed too for a lie down before EP lands...if I get up I'll start drinking too early so cup of tea and mindless scrolling. Due shortly, sigh...

Cobbled a dinner together for everyone meatballs and 2 goujons for ds, pizza & noodles for dd & salmon fillet & microwave rice for me.

We're fed that's about all I can say.

There's a glass of wine left in bottle I had sat night in hotel I don't think I can even be bothered.

God I hear you on EP.
Hope you are feeling better happier.
Did the painkillers help Mrs?

Lest said today

Painkillers not really helping yet but seem to help me by making me a bit foggy brained if that makes sense .Once the Gabapentin kicks in l hope it will be much better then. Like everything it all takes tine to build up in our systems 👍😊
Life , Not & Happier you both sound like l Felt yesterday , why bother ? 😞 Even the weather is against us 🙄
Food isn't bad but l really need to get some weight off asap to help my back. Have a good day everyone 🙏

It's taken the 5 days but I'm back around last Fridays weight, which is around 5lb up on my lowest. 10 days to make a final difference before I go and really pile it on.
So I have to lose weight so I can gain weight. Makes sense
Long weekend here, not sure if you've one? Making a Chinese style dinner tonight so I can keep in control. Not sure what else I'll have over the weekend but takeaway planned for Monday.
Anyone doing anything nice? How's the tattoo gen
Feeling any better happier, and you mrs, any improvement with meds?

Cross posts with you mrs, inflammatories defo need a bit of time, hope you see an improvement soon

I do feel better this morning thanks guys. Scales dropped from yesterday no wonder though I barely ate
So I'm back to 194.2 started this fresh start on 15th June at 194.4

Not it's a vicious cycle, I'm conscious that I've another week off in two weeks time & I don't want to be gaining gaining gaining

Got two nice dresses from vavavoom yesterday and both fit which is a big help. Was going to return one but Have my get together with friends tomo night & got invite to my cousins baby shower next month so going to keep both. Going to have to pull out my iron though, I don't do ironing

Mrsmadevans I hope the painkillers kick in soon for you, nothing worse than pain.

I'm going to mfp from today onwards, will try nutracheck then on mon.

Everyone is in the
Wars at the minute! to you all and hope everyone is feeling better.
Tattoo took 4 hours and was much sorer than previous two but I love it, it’s very detailed and definitely the most artistic of my three tattoos.
We are having one of DH’s oldest friends over today for lunch with her DH and DC who is DH’s goddaughter, I am a bit nervous as I’ve never met them (they live in Sweden, and we were due to go there but had to cancel twice because of covid).
I hope they like me :/ lots of people were judgey about the age gap when we first got together so I’m always a bit nervous.
I have tried to set a small deficit in cals - my maintenance cals according to websites are 1800-1900 (this makes sense as I haven’t been gaining and have been eating a lot!) so I’m going to try for 1500 5 days a week and 1200 two days.
Just need to meal plan now!

Gen you are lovely of course they'll like you
If tattoo isn't too outing I'd love to see it.

I've decided to get an extra set of piercings and maybe one extra on my right upper ear tomorrow

What should my % be?

Can you manage on 1600 ok? I'd start a bit higher but that's just me (greedy scoffer here!)
I think if you can get 25-30gr of protein at your main meals and some at snack times to bring to the 100grams or so, that'd be a good start. Main thing is to get the calories in deficit and a decent amount of protein would help with that. Trimming back the easy carbs like bread & pasta is an idea but not low carb. You need the energy. Outside of that I wouldn't be to arsed with macros

I think I had 120g protein on 1600

It was 1600 I was on before, and 120g sounds familiar too

Thanks Happier I'm in.
First goal for me is to lose 2 stone by the time I'm 50 in Nov, then another 2 by the time we go to Costa Rica (covid permitting) at Easter. Then hopefully another 2 so 84 pounds in total. I have dropped 7 pounds in the first week.
I'm using this NHS programme which is good so far but I haven't "met" my dietitian/coach yet & supposedly have weekly meetings with them for 12 weeks. So far it is about accountability, I have to upload photos of all my meals which is a real motivator.
Doing really well at the gym too. Will pledge to post here daily...

Hi north lovely to see you!

happier I am dying to show my tatt off but I am paranoid it will out me it feels like every two seconds a thread from here ends up in the news (unlikely on here, I know!) I wish you could DM photos! I want my ears pierced again too, I was booked for an extension to a tiny floral tatt on my wrist in mid august but thinking of cancelling that and having the piercings done instead.

Exercise and food have been crap. Alas.