Frugaleers - August 21 onwards

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New thread! Time to get our act together

Thanks mrs I stupidly tested three days early today and it was obviously negative, clinic just said to step away from the tests and test again on Friday. I do see a lot of ladies getting positives on insta etc this early though so I feel it isn’t a good sign.

Gen l totally understand you testing. When we were trying and trying l was so desperate l was testing all the time. It's torture

Yeah I still need half a stone off but will pick it back up soon
Ah gen

Aww gen, don't give up hope yet, it's too early to test - the clinic tells you the recommended wait for a reason, not that I wouldn't have done the same to be completely honest. I know it's stupid to say but try not to stress, storing sadness doesn't lessen the blow - it just makes you sad twice if what you fear comes around.

Gen I agree with Not2 it's too early, don't give up hope. Try to hang onto those lovely happy relaxed feelings you had last week

I appear to have lost 3lb. Probably won't stay off but does mean I'm in the next stone bracket down

Thanks everyone 💜 I am just going to wait and test on Friday morning using the clinic test.
Ive been good on my steps the past few days - working on just closing my rings on my fitness watch each day (550 cals of movement/burned by movement, 30 mins of «exercise» which for me is a walk, and standing up every hour). I’ve managed it 5 days in a row, hoping to keep going til the end of the month, then aim for a «perfect» month in October.
Food wise I’ve been on with meals but too many biccies and cakes.

Oh wow wolf, that's excellent! Next stone down bracket is amazing, great encouragement.
I'm back down to 166.6 for another minute no doubt. Got my body pump and c25k done first thing so a good start to the day. Don't feel as crazy hungry as yesterday...yet!
Enjoy the cake and biccies gen

Happy scales says I'm down 1lbs in last 7 days, today's weigh in was up versus yesterday but I feel thinner & less bloated, I ate late last night though so maybe it's that.

Gen they advise that for a reason I suppose hopefully Friday will show a positive result for you guys.
Not I've often thought that about worry but not sadness, it's true though.

2000kcals is so manageable I hope that I'll lose on it because I could definitely stick with it.

Can't find my Fitbit charger but HIIT class Monday night, nothing yesterday, PT tonight

Dm posted my handbag back to me

Sorry wolf well done you

I think you can apply the logic to any negative emotion - I say apply but is it really that easy? After my first pregnancy ended in a mis, I convinced myself that by assuming each subsequent would end the same way would protect me from the pain. It wouldn't have but thinking that way certainly caused me a lot of worry & upset. But like all these things, easy to say but hard to do.
Woohoo on the 1lb! 2000 is a lovely amount all right, just keep going, give anything 3 weeks before making any radical decisions

I'm going to last PT session tonight, I've two litres of water drank so far, just thought of weigh in there now oh well!

Tell him you don't want to know what the weight is? Weighing at night would be inconceivable for me, dressed & fully fed? It's a no-uh from me

He said I was up, I didn't even ask how much because I think my last weigh in there was in the morning

Blinking heck l turn my back and Wolf has lost 3lbs Not is back to 166 and Gen is walking the steps like a good un!
Life only needs to get half a stone off excellent work 👍😊
Happier has lost a lb and l have just had an Indian ...again lol 😂

Give it 2 mins mrs & I'll likely be back to 169 going by my track record! Waiting to get alone time to hop on the SOD. Hope the Indian was nice.
Decent sleep which is great. Have dd2's birthday this weekend so lots of stuff to do plus work. Present wrapping & trying to track errant present that hasn't been delivered. Dinner out over the weekend, something nice to look forward too.
I'll bloody burst the scales if it says 169....

Not ahh that is lovely your Dd2's birthday this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend with her and all your beloveds
My Indian was gorgeous!
Just booked Christmas day Lunch at The Old Rectory Llangattock for the 6 of us . Mum, Bob, Me DH and the 2 Dd'S I am looking forward to it. We had the last 6 places !

That is so nice mrs, pubs/restaurants/takeaways aren't open here on Christmas Day, so unless you stay at a hotel you're eating at home. I would bloody love to go to a restaurant though. Bet you're glad you rang today!
Busy day with 2 x short walks, I don't think I'll get out again so that'll have to do

Ahh thank you so much Not
Of course this is supposing we don't go back into lockdown eeeeekkkkkkk we have never been out for Christmas day lunch before but after all that has been going on the last 18 months. l felt like we all deserved a treat , we shall see .
That is awful nothing is open , l am sorry Not hopefully things soon back to normal for you there

That sounds lovely Mrs we have booked to go to Spain for Xmas with my mum, stepdad, little bro, sister and nephew. Really hope covid doesn’t stop us being able to go!
I’m testing tomorrow with the clinic so feeling good about knowing the outcome. I got my steps in today and resisted cake 🤣
I have booked me and DH into local gastro pub for dinner tomorrow as I thought it would be nice to have something good to look forward to in case of bad news.

Ahh no, sorry if I misled you mrs - things are open here (we have to have vaccine passports to eat indoors) I mean Christmas Day you can't eat out in Ireland except if you're booked into a hotel, you never could.
Spain for Christmas sounds excellent. And I've decided there will be no more lockdowns, even here they are talking about relaxing more next month & we've been proper under the cosh for the last 18 months. Gastro pub sounds fab, all the best for tomorrow 🤞

not it’s the same in the North of Ireland where I am from, when I came to England for uni I was stunned hearing people talking about going to the pub on Christmas, and very jealous!! 😂

I know, it's mad isn't it? I'd watch Christmas EastEnders and be completely bemused by people going for an drink! And jealous too😂 And people on here talking about getting a takeaway for Christmas Day, that completely blew my mind

Official test was negative sadly so it’s our third IVF failure. We have one very good quality embryo left in the freezer so I’ll hope to have that transferred before Christmas but need to insist the clinic change something as they seem to take the view that we should just keep doing the same thing and it will eventually work. The embryos are so hard won I am not willing to waste them any more so if they won’t change my protocol I’ll be leaving them and also giving them a very bad review.

Oh gen I’m so sorry to hear that. Rest up and grieve to day. Big hugs sweetie

That's so sad gen, I'm very sorry it didn't happen this time. Take it very very easy today, you must be shook by it all