Frugaleers - August 21 onwards

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New thread! Time to get our act together

Oh and another one who can't do a proper push up & bloody body-pump is laced with them. Excellent sign of body strength and stability!

Well done on the press ups unescorted

We are having a chilled weekend not after having visitors last weekend and a crazy week. We got an offer for Hello Fresh, £25 for 5 meals for two, it’s been quite good and we didn’t do a shop this week so it’s defo saved money.
I have my progress scan for IVF on Monday so have the morning off work til 1145, it will actually be nice to have a slower start. If it’s all as expected I’ll be booked in for a double embryo transfer on 15th. Still feels ages away but I know it will fly.
Planning a nice chilled morning at home as DH is at work, a couple of low impact spin classes, some housework while listening to podcasts and a wander into town for a coffee, bliss!

Fanks

Gen I hope it is all as expected.

We looking after a friends dog - so I will be taking her for a bimble. She is quite old so I suspect I will be carrying her a bit of the way.

Your plan sounds lovely gen, nice & low key - any podcast recommendations? Always on the lookout for a new listen.
I stayed off the wine tonight to do the parental taxi so that meant my Friday munchies were much reduced. Win win.
Enjoy the walk unescorted, sounds like you might be carrying weights in the form of the poor old pooch.
Meant to do day 3 of c25k in the morning but I got my hair done and I'm loathe to mess it up😂

not I’ve been listening to Rangan Chatterjee’s Feel Better Live More - it’s mainly about health, stress, food etc - I don’t listen to every one but I’ve now listened to most of them and found them very interesting.
I also listened to the older episodes of the simply luxurious life by Shannon Ables and really enjoyed the older ones where she talks about simplifying your life and working out what you really want etc and she has the concept of “petit plaisirs”, at the end of each podcast she recommends a book/film/activity which is a simple pleasure to lift the spirits. I listened to it from the beginning in lockdown one 😂
I’ve also been getting into audiobooks - recently listened to Richard Osman’s new book which is a funny cosy mystery, and also a non fiction by Gabor Mate about stress and the effect it has on disease.

1lb of my holiday gain gone. Not sure how as I've had a week of food and booze and have not been particularly careful but I'll take it. 1.5lbs and I'll hit the next 1/2 stone bracket. Must make a concerted effort

Hope it goes well gen

62.5kg - so I am back to where I was at the end of summer before term torched my exercise and diet, I’d gained about 2kg so pleased with that. Hoping to continue this until embryo transfer on 15th, I can’t fast after that but will eat as sensibly as I can and get steps in.
At least I haven’t gained more which while on IVF meds is a miracle, especially with Lipoedema which is triggered by hormones.

I haven't heard of either of those gen, I'll give them a whirl. I've listened to both Richard Osman Thursday murder clubs, Lesley Manville is a brilliant narrator- really makes me smile listening to it. Well done on lack of gain, glad the meds aren't causing weight mischief at least!
Great to have dropped a pound wolf, especially if you had an enjoyable week. You'll be geared up for that 1.5 now. At this rate it'll be in the bag by next weekend.
So many internal discussions with myself about whether to do my c25k or take it easy. I know myself I can't just lie around all day but am I in the mood to jog or do
I just push on

Did my jog and got shopping/online collections done. Held off weighing til
after jog and I've had my whoosh! Down to 163.6 from 165 yesterday. Couldn't believe it. That means I've lost 8lb in 11 weeks - granted for most of that I yo-yo'ed up/down but that's my pattern due to my weekend weakness.
Anyway, hoping I can hang onto that and in the next 7 weeks coming up to Christmas see another bit off. Happy now (til tomorrow's weigh in haha)

Gen, Wolf & Not well done!

Not I am finding that I have to go NOW! if I am wavering with exercised. As soon as I find the smallest excuse it is lost. I am such a lazy mare.

This morning's weigh was 86.2 - so next week's goal is to be in the 85s. I think the success has been to tell the family about not drinking - except 2 pints on Thursday, regular exercise and 18:6. DS is really good at motivational boosts and DH is not trying to sabotage my efforts. It also helps that I have those really annoying genetics that means that as soon as I do exercise it is relatively easy to lose weight & build up muscle mass. I just have to put the effort in. Running starts next week.

I am still on target for 79's by Christmas. DS & DD have been very unsubtlety taking body measurements and asking about clothes styles..... who knew that leg length was an indicator of fat%?

I find once I have it in my head to exercise, that my dithering is only torture & I should just get up and go. Some weekend days I can dither for bloody hours! And yet again today I'm in dither mode. My hair is still nice after being done despite a jog & a shower (hair in shower cap) I've lunch out planned so it would be nice to have salon blow dried hair. So I could postpone weights until the morning....hmmm
That's so sweet the kids getting your measurements, I'm half asleep & for a second was wtf, leg measurements give fat% 😂

Today's weigh in, up 1 to 164.6 but that's to be expected, I was probably like a husk at yesterday's weigh in after my jog😂
Down 1.2 on average from last Sunday which I'm delighted about

Not and unescorted fab losses. I'm static at the moment which is ok as I feel I've had a crap week for eating and exercise as my shoulder has been pretty bad so have avoided weights.
I'm having a real down day today and I'm pretty sure it relates to next weekend. I'm having a joint 50th do with a friend. I've not had a birthday do since my 21st and I figure I really don't like to be centre of attention & especially when I don't like how I look. I would like to wear something new as I have lost some weight, but can't find anything in the shops, so am left with a not very inspiring selection from my existing wardrobe. This seems like a huge issue at the moment, when in reality I've also got loads of study and work to do.....

Afternoon everyone
Have been MIA so busy with the family. The cats both went missing again because of the fireworks, thank God they came back this morning . Bob has mislaid his hosepipe, he reckons the very ill NDN John , has stolen it, the poor man can barely walk let alone steal a huge hose pipe , we found it wrapped around the circular reel but of course it is all so time consuming. Mother has lost one of the teeth that her bottom dentures were hanging onto for grim death and now the dentures don't fit. l can feel another session of dental appts coming up groan
On top of all that Dh is panicking because the brake light has gone , he is terrible when anything goes wrong with the car but OMG it's a bulb , IT'S A BULB!
Hope everyone is ok, have not had time to catch up l am afraid but will try to do so now , have a lovely day everyone
My food hasn't been so bad , l would say considering the amount of chaos the past few days, l have come away quite unscathed at maintainance & very thankful for it !

Not Wolf Gen & Unescorted great losses.
North staying static sounds good after going off the rails well done!
Gen all the luck in the world for the 15th sweetheart
Life you will get it back, it's just a blip from your moving
Have a lovely end of the weekend everyone

mrs I feel your pain, my MIL recently accused her (lovely) neighbour of stealing her bin, it turned up down the road behind a hedge and had clearly been left there by the bin men
I am nervous for my scan tomorrow and just hoping that all is as it should be, will be adding 3 daily pessaries to my array of pills and injections from tomorrow too. Not for the faint hearted, this IVF lark!
Not even sure how I can do pessaries at work as I have to lie down for 15-20 mins after it

Ahhh thank you Gen quite what on earth goes through their heads is no ones idea !
l do hope l don't think like that when l get older
I know how much work and planning there is for IVF and l do not envy you. Your work have to help you imho, throw yourself on their mercy, l think they will do all they can to help , good luck sweetie
Dh has managed to buy a bulb from Tool Station and has repaired it there is a God

@Mrsmadevans

Afternoon everyone Have been MIA so busy with the family. The cats both went missing again because of the fireworks, thank God they came back this morning . Bob has mislaid his hosepipe, he reckons the very ill NDN John , has stolen it, the poor man can barely walk let alone steal a huge hose pipe , we found it wrapped around the circular reel but of course it is all so time consuming. Mother has lost one of the teeth that her bottom dentures were hanging onto for grim death and now the dentures don't fit. l can feel another session of dental appts coming up groan On top of all that Dh is panicking because the brake light has gone , he is terrible when anything goes wrong with the car but OMG it's a bulb , IT'S A BULB! Hope everyone is ok, have not had time to catch up l am afraid but will try to do so now , have a lovely day everyone My food hasn't been so bad , l would say considering the amount of chaos the past few days, l have come away quite unscathed at maintainance & very thankful for it !

Mrsmadevans wow you're really going through it at the moment!

Aww north that would make me super anxious as well. I'm sure it'll be a great night, have you exhausted all the usual suspects for something to wear? Would a nice blow dry and face done help? Honestly I know it all feels like a huge pain in the arse but you and yours want to celebrate you - give them that. Reaching 50 is a cause for joy 💕

Another Monday, another Monday spike. Nothing too bad though & completely understandable after carb heavy Sunday lunch with drinks & snacks. There was no way I was getting up to do weights this morning, they'll keep till Wednesday.
Best of luck for your scan today gen - maybe you can time the pessaries so only one is at work, ask if there's a private space you can use at lunchtime maybe? If you were breast feeding they'd have to let you access to a suitable private space (or at least they used to?) You'll not be the first person to have this challenge I'll bet.
Oh my, the notions of the elderly mrs, mine is incredibly paranoid - I'm doing a great line in nodding since I've found trying to reason prolongs the rants.

Mrs I am nominating you for sainthood.

North I was really thankful that my 50th was during lockdown. I get the "must go out and buy something, but hate everything because I don't like my shape" vibe.

I have hurt my knee... I am getting shooting pains across my knee cap. So I have given today's exercise a miss. I just have to be super strong & not make it habitual to find an ache or pain to use as an excuse.

In good news - despite 2 x custard danish swirls and a huge roast dinner yesterday I have hit the 85's (just - 85.8 & I am not expecting it to last). I am simultaneously fascinated and horrified at the amount I must have been drinking to lose so much weight without any other substantive changes to my lifestyle. I regularly skipped breakfast so the 16:8 is no real change. Maybe the lack of picking at leftovers has had an impact .... Whatever it is it is making a difference.

Not nodding is the only way to go. My DDad's cancer has spread to his brain & his rants & monologues are something to behold. He takes crumbs of reality and conflates them together into fantasy. My LilBro arrived from Oz yesterday - and made the mistake of trying to reason.

gen best of luck today. Do you get to choose the timing of the pessaries? Can you take them at the beginning of lunch and avoid playground duty?