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New thread here ladies as the last one as getting a bit mahoosive!!

The old thread is HERE should you need it!

off to put the kids to bed then I'm off for a walk. DH is being complete wanker and if I don't get out I'm going to go MAD!!!

pah to working all week RG, but yay to extra pay

Well today wasn't too bad at all, both food wise and work wise. Until i got home, that is! DP and I had just dished up dinner when FIL called and said that MIL wasn't up for looking after DD tomorrow after all (she suffers from anxiety). When i turned up there this morning she said she'd been a bit under the weather but then said she felt better later. I feel really let down and pissed off that she has let me down again. I gave her plenty of opportunities to pull out if she thought it was going to be too much for her but she just laughed it off and said she would be fine. I cant take any time off this week - i would be the laughing stock at work! Tomorrow is really not the right day for her to let me down. My bosses are travelling tomorrow so i need to be there to make sure everything has run smoothly etc. Anyway, i'm sure you you get the idea so i'll stop waffling on about it now lol. I do feel bad for moaning and feel a bit selfish but honestly!!!!

oh dear RG. did you get sorted for today then?

only 1 1/2 lb on after the holiday, so that's not too bad.

didn't go for a walk last night though, went to bed with the DCs instead, but am exhausted from being so annoyed with DH. Am still annoyed, but can't say anything as he made scrambled agg for breakfast and has washed up... Big Deal!
(Ria BTW)

Morning Ria (guessed it was you )

Has DH stopped being a wanker yet? Bless him for making you scrambled eggs AND washing up!! Dare i ask why he's being such a wanker or is it personal? Sorry, i'm being rather nosey aren't i? Ignore me.

Well done on the small gain, that's great considering you were on holiday!

I managed to put on 2lb this week but that's because i'm a bit "bunged up" in that department. If things dont get moving soon i'm sure i will explode! Not a nice thought!

We got DD sorted for today - she is with PIL after all as FIL is having the day off to help out (he was peed off with work anyway so doesn't mind). DP and I talked about me giving up work completely last night. Think he is desperate for me to be at home all the time (as am i!) but the big issue is, as always, money.

Looks like i'm going to have to speak to work and tell them that there's a high probability i wont be in tomorrow.

I suppose it's a big thing working full time when you're usually part time though, and I can see why you don't want to let them down, it can't be helped if you have trouble with the extra childcare, especially if it's due to illness.

Money is a pain in the bum! Especially when you don't have any. (I went ot with my Dsis at the weekend, and we had a lovely time,but she said she had run out of money, though she still had £20 in her purse, and went and filled the car with fuel on her bank card. When I have run out of money, I meant exactly that!)

Don't know why DH is being a wanker. It could be because he has his new job and he worked a whole 3 1/2 days last week. He is now off til Thursday so he could be missing being at work and hating being home with the kids, he might be in pain with his shoulder, or as Dsis said about BIL on Sunday, he could have seen his arse and it was a funny colour! He is still being one, but less-so than last night.

had a lovely pasta salad for lunch, though the fresh chilli made my face sting!

sorry, that top paragraph didn't make any sense, hope you can work out what I meant!

lol Ria, the top paragraph did make sense to me!! I told work about the problem with MIL yesterday and they were fine about it. Thankfully i've not had to take the day off so all is well and MIL is more or less back to normal. Phew.

I know what you mean about having no money. I had friends who would do the same as your Dsis with regard to thinking they had no money. I'm the same as you. No money means exactly that, not some stash i can use because i'm down to my last £1,000 or whatever lol (i wish!).

Glad DH wasn't being quite so wankerish yesterday lol. Cant you bash it out with him and see what's eating him? It might be something so trivial...

Haven't been tooooo bad with my food so far this week, although DP did go and buy some wine last night, naughty naughty I've not been uber good and have gone over my points but once you add up all the little "extras" i think they would probably add up to at least 10 points over?! I reckon it's probably because i've not been to the gym this week and so therefore my mindset is not in the right place, if you know what i mean?

Hope you have a good day today Ria (and everyone else too!!)

glad you got things sorted with work.

I know what you mean, it only takes one thing to not fall into place for my mindset to go askew (for example today we are probably visiting MIL when DH goes to visit his DD, if there is a remote cahnce she is going to make tea there is no point me having SW brekkie and lunch as MIL makes killer meals! So I made pancakes)

he is not being a wanker as such today, just a prat. (didn't get up til about an hour ago, and has sat playing with the rubiks cube since then, is now having a bath ready for his interview, but he doesn't know the address of the place he has to go to... hasn't even mentioned how delicious the pancakes were thank you. Odd if you ask me)

I totally know what you mean about the mindset Ria!! Hope the pancakes were nice lol!!

So has DH gone from the prat-zone now to being a normal DH again? How was is interview?

to say I cooked the pancakes they were nice thanks! (not as delicious as the lasagne I made though)

DH is OK tday, he was back at work, and he got called in early to cover sick leave (so I haven't seen him as I was out this afternoon!). His interview was OK, they made 2 mistakes - assumed they were doing the interviewing, and told him he could learn a lot from them! TBH he is OK where he is for now, so am not sure why he went. It is his b'day today. Wine...

escaped tea-by-MIL yesterday as she was out (DH didn't ring like he was supposed to),the boys had McDs and we had pizza from Asda.

Hello folks .I'm back!.I have falle off the wagon big time over the last few weeks and really have to get
back into it again.I am going to do weight watchers 'core' starting from tomorrow
Normally I go to the gym at least twice a week but haven't been for about a month.It is at the local leisure centre where the kids do gymnastics twice a week , so I have to be there anyway.But of course with it being school holidays that isn't on at the moment.
Anyhow they are going to an all day badminton course tomorrow so I will get my first session in ages.

Hope you all have been doing better than me in my absence !

hey katiestar, good to see you back

I feel sick to the tip of my toes today, I got up (with difficulty!) with sciatica and the only painkillers I could find in DHs mini-pharmacy were co-codamol. I feel dreadful!

Am trying to give it 100% from today, I am a long way off my target of losing a stone by the wedding (which is in apporximately 1 month)

Not sure what will happen exercise-wise now.

Enjoy the gym.

Hi everyone

Ria - any news on DHs job? Hope you enjoyed the wine.

Katie - hello and welcome back. No need to abandon us if you're having a bad time of it. God knows i've sat here typing away whilst stuffing my face with something naughty quite alot!!

My friend came down to see me today and i haven't seen her for a good couple of years. Couldn't believe how much weight she had put on and she told me that at her heaviest she weighed about 19st, which is roughly the same as me (i'm about 18.12st). Is it wrong that i felt secretly smug that she'd put on so much weight since i last saw her?? Anyway, she's been doing SW and has lost about a stone in 8 weeks i think. I think it's made me slighty more determined to be good on my WW diet so that the next time i see her i can be slimmer than her

LOL RG, it might be a bit bad, but I know exactly what you mean. I am hoping Dsis doesn't start losing til I've lost a lot more. I want to "win"

I have put another 1lb back on this week, so that's 2.5 back on

I have woken up with a good mindset today though. I have given up wine for a short while as I am suffering with my sciatica, so have ditched it in favour of strong painkillers at bedtime. I have done proper facial cleansing/moisturising this morning, and am off ourt shortly for a long walk to the hairdressers to make an appointment (it's at the top of a hill!)

DH has got a nice new part time job, which is enough hours to get him off ESA, but not too many hours so he's struggling. He's done 2 weeks now and is going back on Thirsday! Today he is in York doing a couple of days temping for an agency, so things are looking up (even though I feel abandoned cos he's staying over)

here's to a good day

HI Ria

How have you been today? Good job on the mini facial today! When's your hair appointment?

Glad DH has got some work. Dont feel abandoned if he's away for the night - feel liberated that you have complete control over the TV remote!! ;) Do your nails and have a nice long soak without him barging into the bathroom and having a wee to spoil the ambience lol. ;)

lol RG, those are the nice bits. It's the bickering, non-sleeping kids I have the problem with!

I am taking the boys to the beach today, we have to walk over the fields for a couple of miles to get there, and I'm trying out the new carrier. Should turn out to be good exercise!

Have a nice day guys

Ooooo what carrier have you got??

Hope you had a lovely day at the beach today.

I know what you mean about bickering etc. It's not nice is it and it probably really wears you down. Hope things improve for you all soon x

what I really wanted was something like this, but when I was watching one there was one of these which only went for £5 (to me!) so I had to try it (a lot of the forestry walks/walks in the Dales we do have paths that would be OK with pushchairs). So I used that for the first time today. Unfortnataly it is a thin persons carrier - I have bruises on my hips from the frame. and ouch!

took us an hour and a half to walk to the beach. glad to be home. Bath time I think!

Oh no!! I'm not surprised you had bruises from the frame! I'm sure you must know how i feel about those framed things by now lol ;)

Get yourself a Mei Tai or a size 6 or 7 wrap. So much more comfy for baby AND you and you wont have to worry about whether or not it'll fit you if you! Come to My Other Addiciton and feel the lurrrrve in the For Sale or Trade section......

I didn't know you hated framed carriers! I thought I would give one a go as there might be more support for my back

Wish I'd known about that site when I had tinies. Might have to have another so I can get one...

blew the diet last night after row with DH. Doing OK again today, but I can feel the evening creeping up on me...

That site's not just for tinies, Ria!! DD is 20 months and I'm STILL buying new stuff!! Seriously, come on in and join the sling party!!

I also blew the diet last night. I got home with at least 8 points to spare and DP said "Fancy a chinese?". So naturally i nearly bit his hand off with a yes! Silly me!! Of course it came hand in hand with wine too. Totally blew it!!

Today i have totally blown to the highest order. I went out to lunch with the girls at work as there was a birthday to celebrate and then of course whenever there's a birthday there's cake. The cakes are sat opposite me so of course me and another girl have been sat here all afternoon grazing on M&S cakes lol. And here i am moaning that i'm not losing weight. I wonder why!!

I would feel a bit silly starting now RG, baggins is 26 months, and wanting to walk most of the time.

your day sounds good. I decided not to take the boys for fish and chips after all (will wait til after weigh-in on Tuesday, then maybe we can go to a really nice chippy in a town near DHs DDs house when we go to visit) the thing with fish and chips is they need to be worth blowing the diet for! there is a bag of Phileas Fogg in the drawer that will call to me later though.

I am making SW bubble and squeak. and pizza for the boys.

maybe I just need to accept the fact I am fat and buy some magic knickers?

Well i suppose if he is happy to walk everywhere then it's still to start an expensive habit lol.

Dont be silly about being big. Magic knickers might help you for a bit but they're not that magic that they take the problem of overeating away!!

I am feeling better today (thankfully) Have taken the weekend off. Funnily that means I don't overeat nearly as much as when I've been good and then have a blip

Had friends over last night (which I was dreading), served up nibbles I don't like (though they brought peanuts! I probably had a tiny handful), and drank St Clements for the first hour - excellent plan! I probably had a bottle of white (I downsized my glass!), they had 3+ bottles of red between them (but at least they didn't get nasty/teary/all over each other like they usually do), unfortunately I was starving when they left, but as it was really late, the takeaways were shut! Had a beef sadnwich and some crisps.

Today has been great. Think I would have felt rough if I'd stayed in, but we went for a walk - from our house to the beach, along the beach to the next town for lifeboat day (this route meant I could use the pushchair). We watched a magic show and shared some fish and chips, the boys had ice cream and we walked nearly all the way home again, DH collected us as we were leaving the holiday village on the cliff-top.

I feel really happy and tingly tonight. Am a bit that DH has gone off for 2 nights to do some agency work though. But am ready to start my new week tomorrow (and as DH is away, I am planning some toning exercises, followed by a nice sanctuary bath, and face mask etc for tomorrow night). I have aroudnn a week til I take the boys away with my parents again, so it's 100%! (that is so easy to say when it's a "night off")

sorry for mammoth post