Frugaleers - August 21 onwards

[Not2bObvious]

New thread! Time to get our act together

Sorry l have been MIA
I have been up against it the last 3 days with Mum & Bob . l have not known which way to turn tbh. On Weds we went up there to get Mum ready to take her to the Dental tech workshop in Newport at 2pm , Mum's mouth is so hard to fit the bite of the new dentures the dentist after 10 appts, has given up and sent her new dentures to have some custom made alterations by the techs while Mum is wearing them. Appt at 2pm. , a round trip of 120 miles . Hey ho.
Weds morning 9am . Mum phoned me to say Bob wasn't at all well, they had had a row, he wasn't speaking to her and she thought it best they went their separate ways, she wasn't putting up with him anymore, truth is she is so selfish she can't bear the attention off her for even a second . When we got there he was suffering from abdominal pain again, on the right side . All his obs were fine , He was groaning and moaning and in obvious pain so we had to take him to the GP. It was a dreadful palaver due to the Covid. Suffice to say we eventually got him seen , diagnosed CONSTIPATION , I WANT TO SWEAR NOW because l remember the frustration. Got the prescription, took him back home , left him with the decorator , who is a friend and took Mum to the dental Tech. We were nearly an hour late . We had to wait another hour when we got there but they did see her in the end. When the dental tech came he said they couldn't find the new teeth . After 10 appts . l could have just cried honestly it's been awful. Anyway he took another mold and we have to go back next Thursday. l am not holding out for anything to be done . This tech is the one l rang three weeks ago who had the teeth in his hand while speaking to me on the phone . Needless to say l have eaten and eaten and eaten, l could have just sat down and sobbed while scoffing .
Hope everyone is ok bless you if you stuck it out and read the diatribe from me , start again tomorrow take care everyone have a good night sleep

Aww mrs, what a bloody stressful and exhausting few days. No offence meant but if I'd gone through that, I'd enter witness protection and leave the country but I am made of marshmallows & have not an ounce of patience these days. I get the hanger hunger, poor pet

Ah mrs that’s a hideous couple of days. And swear away,
Nothing to report diet wise, quite the reverse. Waiting to see if increased meds have an affect and fricking house stress

@Not2bObvious

Aww mrs, what a bloody stressful and exhausting few days. No offence meant but if I'd gone through that, I'd enter witness protection and leave the country but I am made of marshmallows & have not an ounce of patience these days. I get the hanger hunger, poor pet

Thank you so much Not l so appreciate the support . Yes l can imagine how l would have been if l had been hangry as well , a nightmare. Thank lovely 💐

@lifelongfrugaleer

Ah mrs that’s a hideous couple of days. And swear away, Nothing to report diet wise, quite the reverse. Waiting to see if increased meds have an affect and fricking house stress

Thank you Life l can't tell you how horrendous it's been. Hope the meds help you and the house stress does one 💐

Look after you mrs as well. Days like that food is fuel don’t worry about calories

Oh mrs that is really crap. Sounds to me like you did well not to lose the plot completely and end up rocking in a corner. Food the least of your worries, looking after yourself very important, self care needed.
Good day eats wise yesterday and did the booty blast class which was good.....then we went out with friends from Devon who were staying locally for a night. It was really great to see them, i could have driven, but we got the bus so 3 pints of cider and cheese & onion pie and chips!! Well worth it, back on it today.
life hope the meds do make a difference, you've had so much stress to deal with over the move.

mrs what a terrible time you’ve had, sending lots of love and definitely don’t worry about eating, it’s the least of your worries! I don’t know how you do it all
I have a mild headache after last night but didn’t go too mad I don’t think.

Did my day 3 of week 4 c25k, absolutely gorgeous morning here, lovely & misty in the park I went too. Bliss if a bit painful too. Listening to yet another podcast and it discusses finding your why. My new why is dropping weight to take pressure off my hip/knees so moving from vanity to health.
Sounds like a fab night north, yum pie.
Hopefully the meds increase works for you life and house stress at some stage lessens.
Mild headache will shift soon gen, fluids and maybe a walk, or a walk to have a lovely coffee (and cake 😬)
Off to town soon, aka the city - second visit in a week, hadn't been for 10 months up to this week.

Well done not! I did a 45 min spin class so feeling very proud of myself had brown toast and scrambled egg for breakfast and salmon sushi for lunch, going out tonight to say goodbye to my friend so currently on coach to London. Have checked the menu of the pub we are going to and it has some reasonable options so pretty hopeful of choosing something nice that isn’t hugely calorific!

Whoop whoop gen, well done on the spin especially with any kind of headache.
In town for 4'ish hours with wine, there is still wine so tomorrow I'll be wearing the headache crown. Fab lunch out though, very enjoyable

Evening everyone 😀
Gen AHH thank you l am much better today thankfully 😊 Excellent work with the spin, hope your head is better too lovely 💐
Life l know, you're right l needed to eat for my mind , thank you lovely 😀
North l know re the rocking in a corner lol , thing is l don't think anyone would have noticed with all the catastrophes 😱
Well done on doing the booty blast class 😊👏AHH you had a great time from the sound of it 😀
Not well done re the c25k that is brilliant 😊👏great why reason too 😀👌enjoy the wine and glad you had a lovely lunch 😊
Not too bad today up MumBobs consequently not scoffed too badly 😀👏

Scales shot up 2.8 overnight, carbs/sugar/salt overload. I'm sick of seeing 170'ish, I'll really have to get back on track after 3 weeks of birthdays/family celebrations.
Put the wine away so a dry Sunday ahead. Enjoying some crap tv with tea and a bit of choccie, I will stick to cals though.

Lots of alcohol was consumed last night so I expect the scales might not be too pleasant tomorrow or Tues but today I'm happy.

Thanks for condolences oh mrs I could cry for you that's seriously frustrating

I did the class & left my phone at home & went shopping for clothes for the funeral, I bought clothes for my current size rather than stuffing myself into the size I think I should be and looked all the better for it.

Went to my 2020 Christmas party last night as I had spent until 3am the night before with my family & felt it would do me good.

And I didn't turn to eating rubbish because I was sad so I'm very proud of myself.
I had a galaxy ripple out of a 4 pack on Friday & rest are still in my boot. A sliver of two types of cake & ate my dessert at funeral meal yesterday.

So glad you did the right thing on the clothes happier, I've learned that lesson too. You did soo well not to overeat in sadness, I think we all know how food is the first stop for comfort, you really did amazing. And hurrah for 2020 Xmas party, hope it was fun?
Got a very sweaty LM done and a decent walk, but I have succumbed to wine with lunch - oh well, this is the end of it, I swear

Evening everyone
Not it's just crap isn't it. How can you put on nearly 3 lbs over night what a disheartening SOD ! Never mind about the wine
Happier thank you that is so kind of you
Well done on the clothes l am sure you looked lovely in them , your Nan would be so proud of you l am sure . I am so sorry you have lost your darling Nan , bless you lovely
Had a better day today thankfully , have a lovely night sleep everyone

Scales down a bit so only 1.2 up on Friday and actually 1.2 down on last Monday. Such a palaver all these fluctuations, need to get my sh*t together. Very achy after yesterday's body pump so that's a good if painful sign it had some effect. Only exercise today is a couple of walks, it'll do fine.
How's everyone else's Monday going?

Not that is excellent well done lovely!
My day has been meh food wise but life wise, l have not been too bad because the elusive curtains are up and even though my Mum has lost the ear moulds of her hearing aids l didn't lose my wool with her
So that is a win!
Hope everyone is ok have a good night sleep everyone

Another drop, just about back into the 166's. Happy Scales says I'm making progress again at a rate of .12 a week😂
I'm not complaining, I'm just hopeful I can get back into after 3 meh weeks.
I cannot deal with my DF without hearing aids mrs, do your mums still work? Hurrah for curtains! Good for you not letting it get to you. Absolutely great sleep here are rotten Sunday into Monday

Sorry I've not caught up at all. Just wanted to drop a quick note to track my progress. I've now lost 8lbs in total.

Well done Not that sounds like progress to me keep it going lovely 😊👍👏
Wolf that's amazing great work! 😀👍👏
Been ok today , tried an Advocado never liked them before but l persevered with plenty of salt lol 😂
Well they are a revelation, they are really filling!
Hope everyone is ok 😊
Rain here worse luck 🙄
Nevermind l have Jamie Oliver's new book from the library to read l am looking forward to reading it 😊👏

That's excellent wolf, well done.
I love guacamole but never bother with just straight avocado - sounds like mrs vs avocado 😂

Evening everyone
Just eaten 5 digestives bisks with a cuppa ,so you can see how good my day has gone.
I don't think l will have another one tbh Not
I hope eveyone is doing really well

Scales went back up to 199.5 but it is what it is, I know it's the alcohol but there's alcohol next weekend and weekend after too

Avocado 🥑 I do like