Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

[Barbette]

I've only got one tattoo at the moment, a celtic spider (love spiders) my sister is designing a web to go round it incorporating my kids names in the web leaving room for grandchildren, like a family tree/web She is also designing me a rose one, I want a red and a white rose intertwined, representing me (red) and Ian (white for yorkshire). I've seen a nice design for the stems which is triangular and forms a love heart at the bottom, I want this across the top of my back.

It doesn't sound good about your car, I would not reply until you've seen the CAB. It sounds like they're trying to pull a fast one

I've not read the great gatsby it's not one that has appealed to me, is it any good? I'm reading a Lee Child book at the moment, one of the Jack Reacher series x

 

[Tetris]

Good luck with WI on Sat- exciting that it's looking good you're so close to your 4.5st award now, aren't you??

Think the puzzle tat thing would be cool- just get it lower and 'casually' cut wholes in the sides of all your shirts to show it off? LOL
Shame they didn't think of bra straps getting in the way when they made the album art, eh?

Would love to see pics of your tatts I think wrist tattoos are really cool, always thought I'd get one when I got over my wrist phobia- but now the needle phobia is still strong
(also, Gerard has bluntly told me he would disown me if I got a tattoo- he is horrifically conventional about body modification in any way- even dislikes it when I wear standard lobe earrings :S grr... one day hehe)

Car stuff sounds SO ANNOYING. Can you not just give the car back and be like "Give me my money back, you sods!"?? I think you should vent all of your frustration into this case- that's what I do when T-mobile screws something up, I rant all of my angry about everything in life down the phone until they get scared and give me lots to compensate their mistakes hehe.

Are Linda M sausages nice? .5 syns each? I really want to get some veggie sausages!

x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

I don't think I have any decent pics of my tattoo's. Will have to take some
Guys can be so weird about tattoo's!!
I like your spider web idea Tace!

This is the Biffy one I'm talking about
The band members all have them there. Think it's pretty cool

I really don't know where I stand with the car, which is why I definitely need to go back to CAB. Trading Standards and the likes will only take cases through them now. And I don't know anywhere near enough to do this alone. I just thought they'd be sensible enough to sort these things out for me so that I didn't have to push things further. They're being very stupid!! I'm also worried that if it does come to me giving it back and getting refund/compensation/whatever I'm back to being without a car until I can find another one. Which will be an absolute pain in the a*se now!! But they're making me fight it, so we'll see. I'll try and get to CAB tomorrow, but it'll just be for an initial consultation, then they decided who you should see and make an appointment. So worried about not getting in touch with the car place for so long

The Linda McCartney red onion & rosemary sausages are syn free. I didn't like them to start with, they have an almost stuffing like texture. But I really like them now. Not as good as Quorn, but I like syn free options

Decided I'd better do something that involved moving today. So sorted out the bunnies, de-poo'd the garden, and then walked the dogs after my tea. Just a short one today, but still managed over 2 miles Felt the need to get out after watching Secret Eaters

Tetris, I've been almost at my 4.5st award for about a year. Can't get below 71kg's! Then put on, then lose again, repeat until insane.x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

This is the Puzzle tat on Simon: View attachment 91560

This is also my 'puter wallpaper and has been for over 2 years

 

[Tetris]

I love stuffing texture and syn free options... will look out for them, thanks

Must be so aggrovating to be stuck so close to 4.5 award! I still think you should challenge yourself to a few red days... has really helped me and I think you have quite a few red like meals anyway! Wholemeal pasta, potatoes and stuff as hexB... Tricky at first but might give you that boost you need!
I love that tat idea, especially as it's a subject so close to you- fave band and all the memories that come with the music and stuff
Def take pics of your tats, I wanna see x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

I really, really don't want to do red days! I struggle enough with EE days. And red days as a veggie would be sh*t I just plain don't want to do them. Sorry dude. They might help, but I'd bet I'd lose the weight on them and then put it back on going back to green days. And I don't want to do them long term. If it's going to be this hard to lose the rest of the weight then I need to find a suitable way of either continuing to lose very slowly or maintain for most of the time. It's very frustrating, particularly with being so sure that there's a medical reason behind it. But I'll just have to keep going. Remember, apart from the odd very good week, I lose around 2lb per month when I lose. And I gain very, very quickly.
Also, I've not updated my stats/ticker with the gains I've been having. Or at least I don't think I have. So anything I do manage to lose this week probably wont show on there. Doesn't mean I wont be jumping up and down about it though
Not that it's had much of an impact in the past, but I do hold out a little hope that the exercise might help a little. Maybe....

I remembered I had some old pics of my tattoo's on photobucket...

Please ignore all the crap in the background!! Cartoon dog, Patch:

And my lizard, Bob, not the best picture:

Can't find a pic of my hare one. Odd! Will take one in the daylight tomorrow. He's beautiful! It's a hare outline with a brown spiral on his bum, running along a grey whispy cloud dotted with white, black, and coloured stars-all different shapes. It's kinda Watership down/cave drawing/dream! I love him The original idea came from the Moon Gazing Hare myth and I just built on it from that. It's the one I've had the most input in with the design. Very proud of him.

Yeah I really want the Biffy tat. It does actually mean a lot to them and I was listening to that album around when my Dad died. And, oddly enough, it was written when the lead singer lost his Mum. So a lot of the songs really hit home and are comforting too. I know people get band tat's all the time, for whatever reason, and I'm not one of those "Every tattoo should have a deep, profound meaning" types. But it actually does mean something. Plus, it's not like in your face or I LUV BIFFY lol! Maybe I should get it IF I manage to get my 4.5st award and maintain it for a while. Hmmmm... Could be a plan! xx

 

[Barbette]

I know what you mean about red days, I would never attempt one not eating meat. Have you tried success express? This is supposed to help, I have tried them a couple of times and found them easy to do being a veg/vegan.
As for the Biffy tat I think you should do it, especially since it means so much to you The dog tattoo is well cute .x

 

[Tetris]

Ok I'll shush about red again sorry.
Success express is a good idea though, but can imagine that's harder work!

I love all the meanings that biffy tat would have for you, should definitely treat yourself when you get your 4.5st award!
Bob is very cute- the hare sounds really nice! Cool that you designed it too x

 

[Barbette]

Ok I'll shush about red again sorry.
Success express is a good idea though, but can imagine that's harder work!

I think it's easier if you're a veggie beacuse things like lentils and certain beans are speed foods so you can have entire meals made from them not just the 2/3 required. It's just the snacks which are a pain unless you're going to eat just fruit and veg and it doesn't give you much scope for syns. But if you throw in a couple of them a week it works really well

 

[Tetris]

I think it's easier if you're a veggie beacuse things like lentils and certain beans are speed foods so you can have entire meals made from them not just the 2/3 required. It's just the snacks which are a pain unless you're going to eat just fruit and veg and it doesn't give you much scope for syns. But if you throw in a couple of them a week it works really well

Yeah, I dont find veggie days hard on green though but it's the synning the max amount from either day thing! Doesnt that make mugshots like 22 syns or something? :| I need to read up on this more. Red is working really well for me, has broken me ouy og a 6wk plateau, but I think I will do some success express days next time I struggle. Am having a lot of veg, barely and snacks or syns at the moment though as I havent been very hungry this week so prob quite success express like anyway!

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Hare tattoo. He's unnamed at the moment. Not thought of something that fit him! It is a boy tho...

You can't really see the white stars. But they're tinny little white/silver stars dotted throughout the cloud.x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Urgh! Woke up very panicky and with a horrible, head caving in headache Might have to put off Citizens Advice till next week. I really don't want to, but I honestly don't think I can face it today. Feel like such a loser But, to be fair, the car place have made me wait 5 months, so they can wait a few days!

I am considering taking myself off to Costa later (the one I spotted the nice beardy guy in!) to read my Nexus and have a coffee. Will see how I feel in a bit.

Aww Tetris mate, I'm sorry. I don't doubt at all that red days would probably do me the world of good. Perhaps I should start incorporating a day or two of EE days a week and then look at or think about the odd red or success express days. Would have to do some proper research in to both of them though because I've no idea how either works! I do LOVE green days. But, one or two days different a week wouldn't bee too much to cope with I guess.
Where did you find the Success Express info Tace?? I bet some of the meals I make, coz I go crazy with the veg, would probably work really well. But yeah, need to know more.

I didn't have any input in my dog tattoo. It was a typical "I like that one" *points at the wall*. BUT dogs are a HUGE part of my life and work and everything. So it did have a big meaning really. I've always had dogs, worked with dogs, did work experience and voluntary work with dogs (Police Dogs, Dogs Trust, RSPCA, etc...), studied dogs, done a LOT of behaviour and training stuff, etc... I put this across to my boss in my PDR actually because I would like to take this further at some point, but, for the good of the practice. if you know what I mean? It would be amazing to be involved with behaviour and training dogs for the practice. My mentor at work is actually big on behaviour, so that might help

Anyway, tattoo's... The lizard design I just liked. I found it online, but he had a weird circular pattern on his back. So I asked it to be changed to small stars. How very typically emo But I like the stars much more! And I'd always wanted a lizard tattoo!

I designed the hare in that I found the outline - it was actually a piece of jewellery on Etsy!! Got some pics of Moon Gazing Hares (I have a beautiful bronze statue as well) to show that they all have the spiral on the bum and I wanted it as an 'earth' colour. Then explained the dream like cloud with abstract stars I wanted. I must admit, the artist was amazing! I couldn't have pictured it any better than he did! I'll be going back to them
I've often thought of hares and rabbits being very special to me. Like a "totem".
This is a bit from the interweb about moon gazing hares "The myth of the Moon Gazing Hare reflects ancient beliefs. For pagans a moon gazing hare symbolises growth, re-birth, abundance, new-beginnings and good fortune. Its association with the moon can be found in numerous cultures the world over. The hare is sacred to the Goddess and is her totem animal" I got him done just in time for my 29th birthday at a time when things were going really well. I'd been at my job for a year and been accepted to stay on and train, I was doing well money wise, I was pretty happy, I'd just met that guy Dave, etc... So the timing just fit perfectly.
Also I am occasionally a Pagan Hippy type, so it fits there too I'll stop rambling now....x x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Friday Food: EE day + 15

Lunch: Jacket spud, 2 Quorn burgers, half a tin of spaghetti, cheese, salad, and half tbsp bbq sauce. (half HexA + 2.5)

Snack: A few grapes while I was trying to put them away

Tea: Mahoosive stir-fry. Quorn pieces, garlic, broccoli, carrot, mangetout, baby sweetcorn, mushrooms, beansprouts, wholewheat soba noodles, soy sauce, and Hoisin stir fry Sauce (3.5 for half the pack of sauce)
Made 2 portions so can take the rest to work tomorrow. Everyone will be so jealous

Snack: Chewy Delight (HexB) And a double chocolate Breakaway (5)

Drinks: Coffee. Coke Zero. Squash. A Highlights hot chocolate made with Kara milk (rest of HexA + 2)

Syns used: 13
Syns left: 32.5

Exercise: Not really sure a quick walk round Tesco and walking to and from the car really counts

 

[cheekychinchilla]

I was brave enough to go sit in Costa by myself and read The Great Gatsby for an hour and occasional look at Mr Beard.
Stopped at Tesco on the way back and bought lotsa fruit and veg. Another bloody £20!

Got another email from the car place. It seems the silent treatment works on stupid-ass businesses as well as boys They think they may have found me a seat and want me to reply to their emails. Pushy f*ckers considering I've been waiting for 5 months!
Going to reply and say that the money is acceptable, but only if the seat is purchased and fitted at their own cost. And I'm going to tell them that I am seeking legal advice over the missing documents. That should get them moving. Hopefully!!

Also got a text from my work friend to say that our head vet's Dad has died What the bloody hell is going on with everyone?!! :cry:

Going to watch the 5 Year Engagement because I love it and need something (mostly) cheery! I LOVE Jason Segal.

Oh and an EE day it is. Huzzah!!x

 

[Tetris]

Lol @ peeking at beardy guy! Hahaha I used to do that.

What might be less daunting than trying Red days is just encorporating some Red meals in- like a few dinners a week without the carby stuff?

Success Express is strange, havent quite grapsed it. I got confused about the bit where you syn the highest of any of the days for synned things- wouldnt that mean you're stuck with just like eggs and yoghurt and veg or going over your syns? Dunno how it works maybe just snacks are synned like that. But the main thing is that you up superfree to 2/3rds and you try not to eat syns outside meals or something.
Please ignore all this info as it's probably incorrect, lol.

Love the hare tatt very pretty! Did you buy the etsy jewellery to match?

Lolz that you threatened legal action to the car place! Haha, bet they start getting their sh*t together

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Yeah I have bugger all idea how Success Express works. Would have to do some serious research. I love my carbs But will have a think.

No I didn't buy the jewellery. I just stole the images And also, it was expensive!!! And tat's are expensive enough as it is lol.

I'm still going to Citizens Advice over this place. Either if they refuse me stuff or after I get everything. Because I really do feel it's a trading standards/consumer rights case. Have said from the start that I would do this and I'm sticking to it. Not letting them get away with sh*t like this with other people too. I really don't think they saw me standing up for myself like this.

Good thing is if they send me the £250, or even up it, it'll pay for MOT, service, and puncture repair/new tyre, which takes the heat off my savings and means I can probably book a holiday with Mum Wish it was more money. Absolute tw*ts!

Also, beardy guy was cute. Might go back next week for another alone time/reading session x

 

[Barbette]

Success Express is when you do and an entire day with 2/3 super free and 1/3 free food at every meal,so you can still have potatoes for example. Between meals, starters, desserts and snacks you can have superfree food, eggs, fat free dairy, fruit & veg or count the syns at the highest value from the 3 plans. You get 2 x HEA's and 2 x HEB's. The plan is in the new books that have the green and original plans in it. But like I said being veggie you could make a stew/ casserole or soup using lentils or certain beans and superfree veg and it would be all superfree. This is supposed to really speed up your weight loss or help boost it when you're stuck.
I hope you say hello to Mr Beardy when you see him
I definitely think you stick to your guns with the car, make them sort it out!!
And I love Mr Hare, he's lovely x x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

I sent the car place this:
"I apologise for not replying sooner. I've had a bit of a manic week with a friend and family member both ending up being rushed to hospital. Very hectic!

That amount of money would be acceptable for the cost of petrol, taxi fares, and towards the inconvenience and distress caused. But only if a seat is found, purchased, and fitted at Prestige Motors cost. This was a condition of buying the car and I will not accept anything unless my drivers seat is replaced.
The seat I currently have is most definitely a safety issue as it is not even a seat made for a 3 door car, therefore I cannot move it. And as I have said previously, non-matching seats would definitely decrease the value of the car should I re-sell it in the future.

I will also be seeking legal advice over the missing official documents. Since my first visit to Prestige Motors I have constantly been misled and given false information about my car. Can I ask how it is possible that the work done on my car at Prestige Motor's own garage cannot be found? I am very concerned that any official documentation cannot be found and that I was even sold the car without a log-book in the first place. I have absolutely no legal proof that the car is mine, and haven't done for the 5 months I have owned the car.

I look forward to receiving your reply.
Miss Roberts."

Success Express doesn't sound too bad. And I guess the good thing about that and red days is that you get the 2 Hex's, the same as green. Will have a think and stuff
Would probably be handy to make soup maybe and casserole, like you said

I didn't say hello to Mr Beardy. Maybe next time lol. Too shy!! And I'm having a major jittery day today as well, so probably not the best day to try.

Aww I'm glad you guys like the hare. Thank you.

Just chopped up the pineapple I bought from Tesco before. OMG it's gorgeous!! Looking forward to that. Obv had to try some bits to make sure it was ok. Got some nice foodz for work tomorrow x

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Saturday: Working 8-6:30.

EE Day + 15

Breakfast: Porridge sachet (42g I think so an extra 1 syn to attempt to be good ), banana, maple syrup, and hazelnut milk (part HexA1, HexB1, + 0.5)

Morning break: Pineapple, blueberries, red grapes, and kiwi fruit. With a pineapple Activia.

Lunch: Leftover stir fry and noodles (3.5 for sauce)
Small apple.

Afternoon break: Bag of prawn cocktail Hoops and Crosses (4)

Tea: Indian Fakeaway! A tin of chickpea daal, Quorn pieces, onion, peppers, mushroom, peas, cherry tomatoes, and fresh spinach. Beansprouts stir-fried in soy sauce. Chinese rice. 100g of Home Fries. Cottage cheese. And 4 mini Indian snack things (2.5 for chips + 12 for snacks)

Snack: CANDY FLOSS!!!!!!!!!! (going with 6)

Drinks: Coffee. Ribena. Coke Zero. Squash.

Syns used: 29.5
Syns saved: 18

Exercise: 9hrs on my feet at work.

 

[Tetris]

There is a handy success express thread on here but cant link it as am on phone, copied this though:

You get 2 HeA and HeB choices and have to syn anything that would have syns on EE at the higher of the syn values.
Snacks have to be super free or HeA/HeB choices.

Makes more sense of it to me! So snacks cant be synned ones, means no choc etc :/ but you can have syns within meals.

Sounds like a very profesh email, bet they're nervous now dont think you needed to appologise and make an excuse for why you didnt get back to them that day though, your life shouldnt have to revolve around their sloppy organisation!