Frugaleers - into 2022

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New thread to see us into 2022

An hour slow walk on the treadmill last night has helped me get back under the 16 stone mark so quite pleased.

With not having the opportunity of socialising until after the new year, my aim is anything under 15 and a half stone to start the year off.

Love your dedication to the steak not

I do like a steak too😂
1719 day streak, still never hit target but without it I might be worse.
I remember that year happier, jeez we're at this a while, you think we'd have it sussed! Goes to show how hard it is.
Well done talk on the treadmill, just keep going. The numbers will drop in their own time no matter how much we try to set time targets (she says bitterly!)

We certainly have not

Blimey was that 2 years ago
Or 3

3 life Christmas 18

I contacted a PT/life coach type today & have scheduled a discovery call with him for thurs eve now I'm thinking that I'm taking on too much.

I'm still grieving very much & some days it's all I can do to feed myself & dc, get us to where we need to be on time & get us to bed.

Tonight ds told me it's ok to go to bed mammy we can watch a movie tomo night & I've told to go to bed in an hour. He came down to the room as I was making my bed, last time these covers were on my bed my boyfriend stayed over

Oh happier sweetie it’s still early days of course you are grieving still.
Depends what the pt can offer I guess and what you want. Nothing to stop you having the chat then reassessing. The last thing you need though is to set up
Expectations you then can’t do.

3 years - wow

Aww happier, you're doing great, grief is an awful thing - and it's been no time. I know it's tempting to throw yourself into full on PT, exercise etc. That's absolutely fine if you're ready for it, but if you're not there's no harm in a step back - you're under no obligation to do anything bar care for you & the kids.
I reckon 8 glasses of water a day, 30 mins walk, good food (and you know good food) & as much rest as you can get. A month of that and you'll see half a stone off if not more. Hard doesn't mean better or more effective💕

happier of course you’re still grieving and tbh I would give it time. I bought a peloton on credit about 4 weeks after my brother died suddenly and it was definitely the grief talking and not one of my better decisions. Hugs and
I am scared to get on the scales 😱 I know I’ve put on weight, I had already in covid jail before Xmas but then being at home was fatal. Clothes feel tight.
We are due to go away on 2nd Jan for a few nights abroad, first time out of the UK in two years. Sadly the friends who invited us to their home have decided they don’t want us to stay so we had to book accommodation at vast expense, so annoying as we’d never have paid £400 for flights to this destination unless they’d invited us. We couldn’t get a refund on the flights (Ryanair 😤) so we decided on balance to go and visit the place but it’s not ideal. We’d already spent £100 on gifts for our hosts, and set aside £300 spending money which won’t be enough now as we will be eating out way more etc. Plus accommodation was £550. Sigh.

Oh I replied on the other thread. Have you decided to go gen? Ignore me then

life we could still cancel the Airbnb for free, we booked it to give us a day or two to think. Ryanair are such bastards, it’s £45 to change each flight in “fees” plus fare difference so £180 in fees alone, plus any fare differences. That’s what put me off changing them, but I guess we could look into changing them to flights home to NI later in the year or something. I have seriously cold feet about the trip as it’s a very expensive place (scandi) and we just don’t have the cash

Big step day yesterday according to my phone, nearly 17,000 - might go a smidge towards calorie binge. I don't think it was as bad as Monday but not confessed all to mfp yet. Put it this way I was at maintenance after lunchtime. And maintenance is around 2,200 - anywho!!!
Last day away, just one more buffet breakfast to go. Managed to swerve pastries and keep to 460 so it's better than yesterday. Shopping, cinema and dinner out on the cards.

Only saw your update gen, I have to be honest I'd cancel. Real state of sunk cost fallacy, Scandinavian countries are reputed to be horrifically expensive - and bloody cold. If you're in a hole, stop digging. It could be a very expensive year getting what you really want, I'd be loathe to waste cash on something you sound ambivalent about. Stay home, buy nice food & wine and enjoy. And keep the gift for yourselves or return it if you can.
Or go and have a ball 😉

I’d cancel too . Maybe see how much flights home are to see if changing is worth it. But otherwise just lose the £400 crap as that is

Evening
Hope we have all been enjoying ourselves today
Gen l am so pleased you are able to go on your holiday bless your Darling Mum
Not that is fantastic you did all those steps! Well done!
Happier l am so sorry sweetheart it must be so difficult for you so heartbreaking , just take each day as it comes if you can , your Ds sounds an absolute darling bless him
I have scoffed like a pig but l agree with you all , next week we are back on it like Good uns

Did my mfp confession and each day has been a little less piggy than the day before but it's been pretty gluttony regardless.
I need to be able to put it behind me, awful guilty feeling that I know is ridiculous, I just need to get it out of my head. The reset starts today, last hotel breakfast which won't be a free for all and then head home, stock up on food on the way. I did enjoy it all in the moment though, need to hold onto that. Might be alcohol related depression, no hangover but have the fear feeling. Rubbish sleep too. What a little ray of sunshine I am!

Definitely lack of sleep and booze will not help not. Sounds like you enjoyed the break
So banish the guilt now. You can stock up on the good stuff now and begin the reset.
Hotel breakfast can be ok, scrambled egg, beans veg sausage lean bacon

I’m doing nothing today feel dreadful after stabby jabby the third

I'm having my third jab later today, Moderna after 2 Pfizer's. What version did you have if you don't mind me asking life?
To say I'm not looking forward to it is understating it. It's in a huge convention centre and the first time I queued for nearly 2 hours, dreading it. My arm was in a heap for ages after.

Moderna after 2 az. Flu like symptoms and a headache. Paracetamol has helped for now

That sucks life, especially with you having that nasty cold so recently. Glad to have a heads up for potential after effects. I've nothing planned for NYE, not a fan, so at least I won't be missing anything if I do get a reaction. Family over on Sunday, hopefully be all fine by then.

I know it’s been one thing after another. I was nervous about getting it purely because of side affects but it’s for the greater good and all that

I’m taking the chance to read my James smith not a diet book.

I listened to that on audible, I enjoyed it

I’ve only had it since my birthday in June

Haha, just goes to show how busy you are & how fast time passes.
Home for a bit before my appointment, I need to try to be positive. Have to do EP visit before it, so that'll mean listening to a litany of woes that'll distract me,