Crazy life of Chilli

Hope you feel better soon @Shrinkingvioletnomore

@ChilliQueen The scales may not be very favourable but the tape measure is definitely your friend. So positive things are happening. At this rate you will soon need new trousers, knickers and skirts cos the old clothing will drop straight down. It could be your body is taking its time to adjust to the new diet plus you have had your period which as we women know plays havoc with your body due to the hormones.
 
0.5 is better than nothing but I agree it a bit steep given how little you are eating. Have you ever had your thyroid function checked? Mines not great due to many, many radioactive iodine treatments to view my kidney over the years. it has basically been destroyed and I am a very slow loser now. It is great your measurements are down tho.
 
I'm going to do at least another few weeks before I make any judgements, as I know running averages are better than looking at 1 or 2 weeks, and definitely keeping an eye on inches as well as weight

Well daughter date day has been lovely. I had tea, diet coke, and a salad with chilli beef, it was lovely. I've no idea how many calories it may have been, I've had no other food or packs yet so I'll either have 1 or 2 packs later dependant on what I feel like, and call myself as still on plan.

I've not been tested for anything recently @ladybird777 but it's been checked in the past. I know I'm insulin resistant with my PCOS so it does make everything sluggish I think.
 
I think your approach is very sensible - give it a bit more time and see how you go. If you change to another plan you can always sell the packs on eBay, so there's that option.

The peanut butter shake does sound yummy though - ditto, your lunch, chilli beef sounds delish!
 
I'd probably just gradually work through most of the packs using them maybe one a day if I switched to another plan, but I do think you need to stick to something for a good while to really know how your body will respond to it. 13 days isn't much really, and I'm still 3.5lb's lighter than I was 2 weeks ago.

So today I've had about 2.5litres, plus my salad lunch and 1 chocolate shake.

I thought my meditation group was off tonight but discovered last minute it was on, so I ran along for it, was nice to catch up.

So gratitude thingy

1. I'm grateful to have the time and the means, and the relationship to have been able to enjoy this afternoon with my daughter.
2. I'm grateful for my spiritual group friends - a bunch of like minded, tolerant, supportive people who have become real friends and not just people I go to a group with.
3. I'm grateful I lost a little this week after expecting nothing and at least seeing the movement on the tape measure!
 
About using the packs if you switch, I often have a shake (whatever I can get at the time, slimfast, tesco slim shakes and have even had Herbalife ones that I was given). Since I am on weight watchers (old pro points version - I'm cheap and use a free app), I just point the made up shake and its my "I hate brekkie" fix :D (I always go with a vanilla shake so I can dump a bit of instant coffee into it).

Whatever you choose, to continue or not, I'm sure I speak for most here in saying that we are all here, cheering you on whatever plan you are on. Gotta do what's right and working for you <3
 
thanks @GLL yup I'll use them in that way when I get there! thanks for the cheering :)

well being a bit of an over weigher I can't usually resist in the morning when I'm in the bathroom... I'm down 1lb. so now 4.5 for my 14 days. I won't weigh for a couple days now as I'm on nightshift tonight and that makes me go wonky, I'm also not sure what to do about food, so I may end up going a little over, in the next 24 hours. I'll see how I feel with things but can't be weak or lightheaded on a 10 hour night duty.

Day 15 begins, I woke up hungry, so I've already had a bar, and a cup of tea :eek:

Right, things to do, trousers to alter for a friend, blind to put up in bathroom, mountain of laundry, tai chi classes to attend. dog to walk, blah blah blah... (hope the rain goes off a bit :rolleyes: )

Happy Tuesday :)
 
After making an official complaint, the Universal credits people have agreed they will 'pay' me but haven't specified an amount, and the letter they sent when I open it on my reader the title (clearly an oversight by someone probably sending hundreds but still) is 'failure to attend initial meeting' I haven't failed to attend any meetings. The letter itself is inaccurate suggesting I made my change late in August, when actually I made the first change mid july TOO early, which is why it all went wrong. The August changes were under their direction trying to sort it out. It points out making changes late is actually fraudulent 🤣 what about making me wait 3 months to pay ME after an error? it's like negative fraud...

I've sent yet another message pointing out the errors, and just noting I want to ensure my actual file is an accurate representation of fact and events and not errors. I also thank those who made efforts on my behalf - because there have been a few.

The whole system smacks of unprofessionalism and inadequacy.

In my opinion it seems geared up to underpay, with no way to help someone in my predicament, whereas conversely - well dare you to overclaim like my friend did (long story) she was issued her bill with ways to pay within 24 hours. so ... overclaim and the they deal with you immediately, underclaim and wait 3 months and 10 days (and counting)

Absolutely disgusted with it all, and the sad thing is I'm sure that many people in my shoes would have walked away. It's just a shame for them I'm a stubborn, idealistic cow 🤣

I've never been rude or nasty. Just asking to be treated fairly.

Sorry, just felt like a rant :D
 
I've decided what I'm going to do today is to have my usual 4 packs, then have something else after midnight which will technically be tomorrows. I'll be sleeping for tomorrow morning anyway, so after I wake up I'll probably just have 3 packs, and that makes it all add up to normal. If I do end up feeling the need for an extra, I'm not going to sweat it.

In other news, I tried on my work uniform for the first time since I found it was snug when it was delivered, which is going back over a month now. It's comfortable now :) so those few lb's were all it needed
 
I hate UC. :( My severally autistic youngest had to claim it a few years ago. He had to go through a 3 month assessment process and they had no system in place for people who are too disabled to take part and have already got a GP sick note to say they cannot work. In the end I phoned and tried to cancel his claim cos the weekly interviews, committments and phone calls were really upsetting him and he wasn't even signing in. I was cos he didn't understand what to do. I got a human being who finally understood the situation. She fast tracked his medical to go in the support group and he was in the assessment centre 5 minutes! The doctor there literally filled in his name and address and said we could go. He had a letter on his journal 3 hours later to say he was in the support group. He's never had to see them again. It worked out in the end but it was a nightmare for a long time. I am getting moved to it soon and am dreading it.
 
I have to say, I've had a great experience with both UC and JSA, and received an emergency payment really quickly. Happily it looks as if I've now got a short term contract, but I've had contact with three different people, all of whom were lovely and very supportive - one guy even told me off for using up all my savings first!
 
I think if things are simple and nothing goes wrong it's all good @ladyfelsham, up until July I hadn't had much bad to say about them either, but that was the first time anything went wrong, and I'm thoroughly disgusted by it all!

Well, I don't think I mentioned what I was sewing, but I had been asked to change a faux fur coat. It was a long one and she wanted it shortened to bolero length and with the chopped off bit she asked me to make double cuffs. It was all lined too, so took a fair bit of puzzling out how to make it work. I dropped it off today and she wasn't in, but messaged me later to say thanks and she's delighted with it, so that's great. The other job I had was to somehow expand a pair of trousers. I have a friend with lean legs and a slightly bigger tummy that she sometimes struggles to shop for. I've added two elasticated V shapes, one each side and I'm hopeful they will fit her now. I'll see soon.

Well I've had 2 shakes (choco peanut butter is my new fav) a bar and I'm working on a soup... I'll take another bar with me for later at work and try to stick to that and drinks overnight.

My trouser alteration friend is popping in soon, and I need to get my stuff together for work, so...

15 days down, 66 to go! (18.5%)
 
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grateful for losing enough for my uniform to fit
grateful to be able to help my friend with her tummy fit issues
grateful I only have to work one night at a time and not 5!
 
Just had a nightmare with UC myself

I had to chase them twice to get them to assign me a work coach to arrange have self employment interviews to complete my claim and actually get paid. I was claiming as a carer and was still self employed which apparently was too much to handle -_-
Was paid late but still got paid.
 
They're gonna have a meltdown when they notice I've got 4 jobs. I did send a message about it, but no one replied 🤷‍♀️
 
I'm so sorry you both had such a terrible time with UC - it shouldn't need to be such an ordeal for anyone who is entitled to it - big hugs to you both xx
 
well, i mostly try to just be grateful we have it, obviously it makes a real difference. It's just frustrating at times. I know a few people who totally play the system and get away with it and I try to be straight up honest and do it all right.

I confess to eating a few things I shouldn't last night, but not a banquet. Still - waking night shifts are clearly bad for my weight lol. Perhaps it's just as well I don't do them all the time anymore.

Just having a drink and letting the dog out for a bit and then I'll have a snooze.

It was nice to catch up with the people i worked with there and the residents.
 
hello :) well I had the morning munchies and had a bar before I went to bed, and when I got up I'm now sat with half of a 'juiced' shake as those are 500ml made up full. I decided I wanted something refreshing, and splitting it means I can have another half later. I'm considering a visit to my parents today as I've not been for a while, and bringing my crazy dog, I'd drive to their place, then take her for a walk there and then visit. So that will keep me fairly amused and away from food. I'd have my other half shake and a 3rd pack when I get home later. Just waiting for my mum to reply. Although I also need to get dressed lol. And drink my tea and shake...

So I'll pop off and catch up later
 
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