Blergh! - FatFairNForty(ish) - my diary

you just keep setting the goals higher and higher - all that on AAM. You'll have to give some advice on how to do.

Been wanting to chew my fist again for the last week LOL.

Well done again Jennie you must be so pleased (can you take in Bike Leathers?)
 
wicked Jen, what a fab fab loss x x x

11 Stone, OMG, you have lost one of me!!!
 
hey gawjus.. havnt spoke to you in forever.. lol.. got a text this morning telling me a certain someone has lost ten stone.. wonder who that could have been.. hehe.. well bloody hell done..!! if anyone deserved to.. it was you.. you've done absaloutly amazing.. a total inspiration to us all..!!
hope everythings good..
tons of love and hugs..
Cat x x x
 
Thats amazing, well done!!!!

I've got 10st to lose and its a real inspiration and it also proves that it can be done

Wow


Jennie xx:D
 
You have worked so damned hard and shown just what can be done if you stick to the diet and I think you are such an inspiration to all of us old and new.
How long has it taken you ?????? I cant remember !!
 
Thursday morning and am ever so emotional today - putting it down to tiredness and that thread in chit chat which has really touched me...

What a week so far... after Monday's weigh in life has been a whirlwind....

The 'bike ride - forgot to say, when we went over speed humps I bounced! lol I mean, I know that sounds insignificant, BUT, when I used to go on 'bikes I was sat down and the suspension on the bike was almost bottoming out... and I never budged... here I was sitting on the back of a Suzuki Bandit (sports bike) with a titchy seat... and there was space... and I bounced! lmao It was the first time I'd been on a bike and had room between me and the rider too... and as tempted as I was to snuggle up close to PQM.. my leathers wouldn't allow it! lol More breaking in of those to be done! lol

We're going out again (I think) when he gets back from his holiday... to a ride out where there will be 400 bikes! So, am looking forward to that too. :)

Diary will be in fits and starts today as I keep losing it (no sarcky comments thanks! :giggle:) and timing out...
 
Wooo hoooo well done on the bouncing......the bloke I have met a few times recently has a motorbike and I would no way get on the back yet...lol. He would be doing a constant wheelie.....rofl.

You have every right to feel emotional, you have done so well, been through so much and have emerged the other side as a beautiful butterfly.....! So now its time for you to spread those leathery wings ...lol. and have some fun.
 
Thanks Sonya.. :)

My week so far....

Monday - well I think I covered all that earlier! lol

Tuesday (July 31st)
Managed to sort out the bedrooms into habitable state, got my house ready for 'The Royal Visit' - ie.. mum! lol Vac'd polished, hid ALL motorcycling clothing, magazines, even hid calendars as have rides and club meets listed!! (I know, I'm 43 and can do what I like, but my mother will never understand how much I love the darn things!) Anyway, as Zoe once said... you don't have to tell your mother EVERYTHING! lmao

I even blitzed my bedroom and I have to say, it is lovely sleeping in a kingsize bed with all the space in the world, although I still sleep on 'my' side! Strange isn't it... when you have someone you want the whole bed, when you are alone you only use half of it... anyhow... Tuesday... housework... bathroom and cloakroom done too... everything looked great and I was pleased! Took Zoe back to Hatfield in record time (didn't tell her I had a date - n.b. HER comment earlier!! :rotflmao:) but she was back in time for work and I was in the area almost in time for my 'date'.

Had to get to the SavaCentre in London Colney... now... I am hopeless at directions BUT I used to live in St Albans and was pretty confident that I would remember how to find the place... my first 'serious' boyfriend came from London Colney so how hard could it be?? PLUS.,, I'd been there once before - albeit with my mate (the one with the son from hell) on a very tiring shopping trek... but even so...

I set off having said a fairly emotional goodbye to Zoe... and texted him to say I was on my way... (good communication is paramount! plus, as I seem to have a habit of being late at the moment it is only polite of me to forewarn! Although dreadfully impolite to be late!!)

Got lost.

LOL

Pulled into a pub car park and asked an RAC man... I'd literally just missed it by one turn off on the roundabout so I was there pretty quickly having blushed at how embarassingly close I'd got and not even sussed out that the huge yellow M might have been a hint at a retail park!!! :doh:

Rang him as I was getting out of the car and asked how I would recognise him.. he said... 'I'm the short bald guy in glasses and a blue top'... LMAO Well, a) I knew he was bald coz I'd seen his pics , b) I knew he wasn't much taller than me as I read his profile c) I knew he wore specs for same reason as a) so the only thing was the blue top! lol

I was dead nervous but in a bouncy mood - wearing my wonderful brown (charity shop) skirt, peachy strappy sun top, choccie brown cardi on top... (not exposing arms!)... it was glorious sunshine so I was upbeat!
 
Savacentre Date

He was really nice, great company, nice eyes (dark brown) and we sat and chatted for almost 3 hours!! (In Starbucks) I'm not sure where the time went but I began to panic as I had to get home in time for the Royal Visitors and was a good 1.5 hours away!!

I think this man would treat me like an absolute Queen... he ticks oodles of boxes, except one. I didn't fancy him. At all. I wanted to, but there was no spark. Not even a hint!

He was smashing company and I know when I see him again on Sunday that we will have a lovely time. He is interesting and funny and witty and has lots of friends. Same kind of outlook on life as me. Loves to travel and discover new places and things.. learnt loads about his family, his life... seriously.. I WANTED to fancy him. But I just don't.

Now, it's not ALL good... I think he has suffocation potential - and I don't mean that I would be reaching for a pillow or anything like that. He was dead keen on me, which was nice, don't get me wrong, BUT, I just have a feeling he might be a bit like that chap I met back in May who bombarded me with 40 texts a day.. although with this chap... hmm, need to give him a name... Browneyes ,... yep, that will do.. for the purposes of my diary I shall call him Browneyes,..

So.. I think he will spoil me rotten (which would be lovely) but then I would feel like I was using him because I won't be doing the physical stuff... Lawdy be ... does this make ANY sense to anyone but me??? He talked about taking me away to Amsterdam for a long weekend... nipping off to New York to do some Christmas shopping... I mean... WHAT a carrot to dangle in front of MY eyes!!!!!!!!

I told him no though, lol, and that we don't know each other. I did agree to see him Sunday (my first 'free' slot this week) and we're meeting at 11am and going out for the day. I am looking forward to it as I know he will be great company and we will have a fab time. Just a bit concerned too that he has 'viewed' my profile on the dating site over 60 times in 3 days!! See what I mean? Anyway... will let you know how it goes. I don't want to ever feel like I am using anyone so probably won't see him again after Sunday, which will be very hard as I do like him, but I don't think we will want the same things from our 'relationship' as I would love him as a friend but at the moment, certainly nothing more. Am I losing the plot here? My sis said take the trip! My mum did too. But I can't. I don't know the man!!!!

Anyway, that's him... lol... Browneyes :)

Got home in time and house sparkling by time family arrived. Mum went to bed and sis and I sat up for a while. Brandy woke everyone up at 1.30am because of a damned hedgehog! So we were'nt best pleased about that, but I fell back asleep and was up by 7 on Wednesday...

Oh, forgot to say... texted my Friday date and said I had to know by Wednesday if we were still going or not... lol (well, a gal has to keep tabs on her diary you know!) :)
 
Wednesday August 1st - Scarborough...

Up before anyone else and washing on line, animals fed and watered, me all showered and ready to go!

Had a muffin and made sure I had a soup and my mug with me as I wasn't sure what I would want to do about lunch. We left at 8.30am... I had agreed to drive there, sis would drive home.. I had hoped to sleep on the way home.. funny... ever heard the saying 'best laid plans of mice and men'....

Traffic wasn't too bad until we hit the A64 (always naff there) and I was busting for the loo (muffin had worked its way around my digestive system and the 2 pints of water at home plus the litre in the car meant a call of nature became pretty urgent!). Stopped at a fish and chip restaurant - OH the smell! I swear - the fish and chips in Yorkshire not only taste the best in the world but the SMELL the best too!!!! Sis and mum were tutting as it meant a delay on our journey (come on - a frickin loo break !!!)... anyway, bought a bottle of diet coke - cunning plan... spend a little for the luxury of nice loos and have something too! They said I could go into the restaurant and use their facilities... I am sooo embarassed to admit it.. but I had a teensy weensy eensy accident as I was almost in position! (OMG!! I might need Tennaladies!!! (sp)...) didn't confess this to sis and mum though... lol The relief was fab - note to self - stop after every 75 miles NOT almost 200!!!

Much tutting on my return as I had had the audacity to take longer than 30 seconds... so ... music on and foot down for the remainder of the journey. More traffic and mum getting tetchy beside me... sis looking very tired in the back (she didn't manage to get back to sleep after Brandys nocturnal howlings)... and me still cheery as going to Scarborough (I love it there!) and seeing my neice and her kids too... oh, and of course.. my grandmother....
 
... finally got there just in time to bundle nana into the car and off to the restaurant. Claire was there (at my nana's) with the children (baby Emily and Josh (5) ) - I do love her, she's such a strong and lovely young woman.. bit gobby at times (familial trait p'raps) but hey... she's from good stock! lol Nana looks much the same as ever and was as frosty as ever... still,... I hoped the sunshine and a good helping of fish and chips might soften her a touch. Ever the optimist eh? lol

Sis dropped me and mum and nana and went back to fetch Claire and the children (parking is a nightmare at Scarborough seafront)... we sat and waited... and waited... and waited! The waitresses started asking when the rest of our group were coming... mother got all tetchy and nana just well, was nana!

I tried to have a conversation with them but it's really hard work. Then my nana made her first comment about my weight loss... the conversation went like this:

Nana: So, have you finished losing weight now then?
Me: No, have another stone to go
Nana: Well, let's just hope you don't put it all back on again
Me: Well, you didn't when you lost your weight (My nana was large before I was born - mum told me)
Nana: No, but I've never had a big appetite
Me: You must have to be as fat as you were in the first place!

End of conversation.


Now... before I get lynched, let me say... I don't think that every overweight person is that way because they have a big appetite... glad that's clear...

This was, however, the only thing I could think of to say by way of retaliation and for the first time in my life, standing up to my nana. It felt pretty damned good and my mothers face was worth a million pounds of anyone's money as she had sat silent throughout (and after) the exchange!

So.. you can see... although the sun was shining outside, in the restaurant I could have done with some thermals on!

Things did, surprisingly, improve though...
 
Scarborough continued...

I managed to work out a cunning plan to extract myself from the restaurant! Dead clever this... lol Once sis et al had finally made it to the restaurant I realised that it wasn't going to be fun sitting there whilst they all tucked in to Haddock and Chips... so.. I had a soup (whilst they started munching) and then 'volunteered' to run the bank and building society errands my nana had said she needed doing! RESULT!! Soup downed very promptly and off I trotted in the glorious sunshine to the banks with halo shining! LMAO Did the chores, and some window shopping, tried on a 'Kiss Me Quick, Squeeze Me Slowly' hat and decided it really wasn't me... lol Bought some sticks of rock (as you do), got some holiday brochures for next year (Mum and I are off to Egypt!).. and took my time in getting back. It was lovely. I could've spent all afternoon just wandering around aimlessly... I adore Scarborough. Loads of wonderful memories there (along with a few not so wonderful) but I do love it! Wonder what house prices are like up there.... and jobs... lol

Got back and they were all sitting on the seafront scoffing icecreams. Happy though as time saved! Jacqui did the taxi run back to nana's whilst me and my neice and here children strolled along the front in the sunshine. It was lovely. All got back to nanas and I had to play David Bailey as they wanted a '5 generations of females' shot. I duly took several, in all of which the baby screamed her head off, lol. Still. It was a rare thing to do... and I think at least one of them is ok.

We nattered in her room a while and finally decided it was time to leave, at this point my nana said to me... 'You have done well Jennie. I remember when you came here and we couldn't go to the restaurant on The Mount because you couldn't fit in their chairs. You are the smallest in the family now.' I had a real mixture of emotions. a) Shock at her being nice to me b) Shame for having been so big way back then that it was true, we hadn't been able to go where she wanted to go for lunch as they only had chairs with arms and I couldn't fit in them and c) delight that she acknowledged that I had achieved something - albeit correcting a problem

So, it was on a relatively high note that we parted and I reminded her that me and my girls are calling on her in a couple of months when we head oop north to Filey for the motorbike rally at the end of September.

I shan't dread it so much now.

Sis was still feeling tired and by now had a horrid headache and had suffered a nose bleed (stress from the visit)... so I said I would drive back but if i got too tired she'd have to take over. This agreed we set off. In no time both mum and sis were snoozing and I had the music playing softly as we went. It was very peaceful! lol

At the FIRST hint of a twinge of the bladder I began scouring for signs of services.. lol... sat in loads of traffic again on the A64 at York and got to the motorway and wonderful services! You know what, I sometimes wish mobile phones hadn't been invented! lol Of course, as I parked up they both woke up. I said what I had to do and leapt out of the car. No accidents this time :) (perhaps I should do meslef a star chart!! :rotflmao:)

Couldn't believe it when, whilst washing my hands, my phone rang! Sis... "where are you?" FFS!! Where did she think I was! lol I was in the loos washing me mitts! LMAO

Strolled back to the car via the shop (stubborn mare in me kicked in... lol) bought some coke zero in hope of caffeine boost for remainder of drive home.

Both were sitting clock watching.. lol I smiled sweetly and drive home. lol

Was absolutely shattered when I got in, not to mention hungry! So, once they were on their merry way, I made a muffin and faffed about before bed. :D It was a long day and a real mixture of emotions, but all in all, a good one and I'm very glad I went.
 
I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip and ended on a good note with your nana, but good for you for standing up to her in the restaurant, bet you surprised yourself :p

Sounds like you had a lovely day though and a good catch up with your family - always nice.

Your "wee" story made me laugh, we still can't anywhere without me needing the loo after about half an hour - nightmare :p

xx
 
Awwwww your nan bless her heart I knew she would tell you how she really felt someday. So pleased it was that day! Its so true though you have done sooo well
 
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