Fair, forty but not fat!
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lindseydodd408
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OMG it's soooooo exciting, it looks awesome!!! Well done you for giving the sarcastic muppet a run for her money... take that!!! x
The Moog
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That's really kind of you, Caroline 
Might give you a yell at some point as we're going to have to nudge it towards home pretty slowly (work and stuff has a habit of getting in the way in May/June)
Outside it looks like this:
Inside like this:
Need to buy a sofa bed for the living room. Bathroom and bedroom are behind the spot from where the photo was taken.
It's SO exciting. Totally ridiculous
Might give you a yell at some point as we're going to have to nudge it towards home pretty slowly (work and stuff has a habit of getting in the way in May/June)Outside it looks like this:
Inside like this:
Need to buy a sofa bed for the living room. Bathroom and bedroom are behind the spot from where the photo was taken.
It's SO exciting. Totally ridiculous
lindseydodd408
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Wahoo... go buy more boats, you could be at goal by next week!!! lol!!! x
The Moog
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The bank manager would have an absolute coronary! I'm doing loads of extra work over the next two months to pay a load of the boat off as it is.
Tempting though...
The Moog
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Thanks Shanny Nearly 4 stones gone (hopefully by Friday!)
The boat's in very good condition. Inside doesn't need much doing to it at all (there's a portapotti at the moment, and we want to fit a real toilet, but that's about the only thing)
Outside the paintwork needs redoing - and that's either a load of hard physical work or a very expensive job to get someone else to do. It's ok-ish at the moment, but faded and starting to flake in a few places.
The little side hatch needs a bit of attention too - there's a slight leak but a window seal should fix that no bother
Got to wait and see what the survey turns up now...
Nearly 4 stones gone (hopefully by Friday!)The boat's in very good condition. Inside doesn't need much doing to it at all (there's a portapotti at the moment, and we want to fit a real toilet, but that's about the only thing)
Outside the paintwork needs redoing - and that's either a load of hard physical work or a very expensive job to get someone else to do. It's ok-ish at the moment, but faded and starting to flake in a few places.
The little side hatch needs a bit of attention too - there's a slight leak but a window seal should fix that no bother
Got to wait and see what the survey turns up now...
The Moog
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Manic day ahead at work today. Not sure what that's going to do to the food intake, but suspect it'll veer towards one extreme or the other. Stressy start to the day here, followed by a commute over to Manchester halfway through the day for a meeting, then rush hour battles to get back.
I'm either going to eat nothing for most of the day, then stuff my face on the train, or it's going to be bad food choices all the way.
I will be good, I will be good, I will be good. Especially as another half lb has shifted overnight, so even a teeny loss from here means I've reached 4 stones. It's soooooooo going to be worth it!
I'm either going to eat nothing for most of the day, then stuff my face on the train, or it's going to be bad food choices all the way.
I will be good, I will be good, I will be good. Especially as another half lb has shifted overnight, so even a teeny loss from here means I've reached 4 stones. It's soooooooo going to be worth it!
lindseydodd408
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Phew! You managed to survive today! x
The Moog
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Shattered today, but still nearly at the 4 stone point. I'm back to Manchester again this weekend for work, so going to have to take it fairly steadily this week. Cross trainer tonight, so hopefully another 200 cals gone
My work-load explodes from Friday, so I won't be around nearly as much. I'll try and check in every day if I can - it keeps me on the straight and narrow! Please forgive me if I'm not keeping up with everything that's going on as well as I'd like - it'll settle down again in mid-July. It's going to be horrible, but it's paying a heck of a lot off the narrowboat
My work-load explodes from Friday, so I won't be around nearly as much. I'll try and check in every day if I can - it keeps me on the straight and narrow! Please forgive me if I'm not keeping up with everything that's going on as well as I'd like - it'll settle down again in mid-July. It's going to be horrible, but it's paying a heck of a lot off the narrowboat
The Moog
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I'd better update on how the exercise is going. Much better than I expected, to be honest!
I've just finished 22 mins on the cross trainer, so it's building up very, very slowly. I should be ready to add another minute on during Saturday's session, but I'm not at home all weekend, so it's going to be nudged onto Sunday night and I'll have to content myself with a spot of brisk walking on Saturday instead!
I'm sticking to alternate days, and I am having little mini-crashes sometimes - but sometimes I get normal muscle ache and tiredness as well, which is absolutely brilliant! I've only had one day where I've not been able to do the full 20 mins, and I followed the physio's advice and dragged myself through 10 mins. Really suffered after it, but it's kept me going overall.
So that's 220 cals down today and I'm hoping for the same again on Thursday. I like being able to eat a bit more on exercise days Made the most of it today with a Ferrero Rocher and a couple of mini-scotch eggs (I'm sure that wasn't on my diet sheet LOL)
I've just finished 22 mins on the cross trainer, so it's building up very, very slowly. I should be ready to add another minute on during Saturday's session, but I'm not at home all weekend, so it's going to be nudged onto Sunday night and I'll have to content myself with a spot of brisk walking on Saturday instead!
I'm sticking to alternate days, and I am having little mini-crashes sometimes - but sometimes I get normal muscle ache and tiredness as well, which is absolutely brilliant! I've only had one day where I've not been able to do the full 20 mins, and I followed the physio's advice and dragged myself through 10 mins. Really suffered after it, but it's kept me going overall.
So that's 220 cals down today and I'm hoping for the same again on Thursday. I like being able to eat a bit more on exercise days
Made the most of it today with a Ferrero Rocher and a couple of mini-scotch eggs (I'm sure that wasn't on my diet sheet LOL)
lindseydodd408
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Sod the diet sheet... scotch eggs rock!!!
Well done on building up the activity, you must be so proud of yourself... and if your not I'm coming to get you with my frying pan until you do feel proud!!! x
Well done on building up the activity, you must be so proud of yourself... and if your not I'm coming to get you with my frying pan until you do feel proud!!! x
The Moog
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As long as you don't come after me with my frying pan, we're good
...it's a massive cast iron one that takes me both hands to pick up!
I feel like I'm getting there with the exercise, but it's seriously slow going. Still, 23 mins next week is not to be sniffed at. Might even burn 230 cals!
...it's a massive cast iron one that takes me both hands to pick up!
I feel like I'm getting there with the exercise, but it's seriously slow going. Still, 23 mins next week is not to be sniffed at. Might even burn 230 cals!
The Moog
Silver Member
Can I have a trumpet fanfare this morning?
4 stones have officially GONE! (yeah, I know I don't weigh in 'til Friday, but I'm too excited to wait, so I'm updating!)
Can't quite believe it. Never thought I'd get as far as this! One more stone to go before my birthday (a month and 3 weeks away) and that's looking more and more possible.
4 stones. Squeeee!
4 stones have officially GONE! (yeah, I know I don't weigh in 'til Friday, but I'm too excited to wait, so I'm updating!)
Can't quite believe it. Never thought I'd get as far as this! One more stone to go before my birthday (a month and 3 weeks away) and that's looking more and more possible.
4 stones. Squeeee!
