Karens WW Diary

[Karen]

good morning minis...i just woke up! disgraceful I saw my eldest off to school this morning.. hubby announced he had booked the day off work and so i went back to bed at 7am and have been there ever since. wow, its so not like me to lay-in so i must have been desperate for it

yesterday was bliss CC. i like not having anything to do sometimes (or ignoring the things i really need to do). i got to do all the things i never really care about. i pampered my feet, painted my nails and read a bunch of old WW/SW magazines. twas lovely!

today im going shopping and taking the younger kids to the park. I may have to go to the local HMRC office at some point. Im waiting for them to call back. I managed to fail my own security questions when i called them last week and now have to go in to prove who i am LOL. only i could manage to do that

 

[Karen]

Day 54

Breakfast

Slept through it!

Lunch

2 x hot n spicy breaded chicken fillets (im starrrving!) (12)
bunch of salad (0)
50g l/f coleslaw (2)

Dinner

250g WW chips (12!!!)
curry sauce (6)
chicken (4)
petit pois (1)
onions (0)

Snacks

1 x sesame ryvita slice (1)
1 x extra lite laughing cow triangle (1)
2 x satsumas (0)
Frazzles (3)

Total points: 35/35 + 7 weeklies!

 

[CarlyLanky140]

Sounds like a relaxing day yest and lunch sounds yummy! Xx

 

[CelticTiger]

Good for you Karen, everyone deserves a "DuvetDay" once in a while, and they are all the sweeter if they are unexpected (and shared!!!)

 

[Karen]

i agree Conor. Unfortunately, I was 'sharing' with 4 people who still expected me to cook meals and pander to them (selfish lot hehe). still, it was nice

I have TOTALLY over-done it on the PPs today. I cooked wayyyy too many chips and then wouldnt leave them alone. not bad intake for a girl who missed a meal today... I bought myself some WW toffee and honeycomb sundaes but dont think i'll bother making a bad situation worse. Breda, Im going to have to stop reading your menus as i'm influenced to eat whatever you eat

We had a great time at the park today. they have water fountains so the kids got good and wet. hubby stayed home and fitted the shower and the plexi-shield thingy. he broke a tile but we will sort that out at the end! its looking great besides that though...yay!

 

[Michillinwoman]

Ooooi . Dont blame me missy !!!!!! . I feel the same when you say you had Pringles (yum) . Its gas isnt it, we definitly eat with our eyes. Thank God for weeklies !!!!!!!!!!!!

Have WI tomorrow. dont know what will happen. been very good and not had a sneaky peek all week. feel bloated this evening AGAIN. Think its all psychosomatic .

 

[CarlyLanky140]

Sounds like a good day hun yummy chips! Lol save ur sundae for tomorrow lol xx

 

[calorie crusader]

Your day sounds just fab and as for your lunch...sounds delicious! Wouldn't worry too much about your points, weeklies are there to be used I guess!

Hope your evening has been just as relaxing x

 

[Karen]

hi guys

Im not going to sweat it jo, the lunch and dinner was devine. Ive used more weeklies than ever before but still within my limit. i still have 19 left so will trust that i will still lose.

they were yummy Carly think i'll have to have them in smaller portions in future though. dinner was exactly like a chinese take away chicken curry and the WW chips were very nice. Im definitely having my sundae tomorrow thugh... they r only 3 PPs

I'll have to blame you, Breda... I'm strongly leaning towards fijitas for tomorrow - something else you have got me on to. at least your suggestions are healthier than mine though. i think you are getting the short straw by having me as an influence lol. i may have to change that meal though as i have just remembered some minced beef i took out of the freezer for tomorrow. so... any suggestions for the minced beef guys?? i could do a lasagna. havent had that for AGES. i tend to not bother as my eldest hates it but the rest of us love it. im sure i could fob him off with fishfingers or something! hmm.. burritos? not sure how to make them. all thoughts welcome

i have another empty day tomorrow. i just dont know what to do with myself now that Im down to a 2 day working week and dont have university to occupy my time. i have an appointment with the tax office but otherwise, im just rattling around. i can only have so many duvet days before im just being a lazy sod lol. i think i'll start that packing i mentioned and go through my clothes. I have a few things that are getting a bit big already. before i started WW i already lost 8lbs so really its a grand total of 23.5lbs gone and i am starting to notice it in some of my clothes. yep! thats decided... im going to start sorting through cupboards and clothes. gawd help us!

 

[CarlyLanky140]

That's amazing get sorting mrs! Xx

 

[CelticTiger]

Ah here Karen, sounds like you could do with more duvet days, they help get your priorities sorted

Lucky you having so much time on your hands, be careful not to squander it ... on laundry & cooking... do EXACTLY what you have promised yourself you would do when you have the time...well the time is NOW...ENJOY!!! :flirt2:

 

[Karen]

Morning guys

i think you're right Conor, Im just adjusting from very busy days of essays and long days youth-working to almost nothing lol. I wont complain really as I much prefer this pace to the one I just left!

my appointment at the tax office isnt until 12.45 so i have started sorting the book shelves. We have tons of books that they kids have grown out of so will get the down to the charity shop this afternoon along with some clothes. its kinda nice as the kids are all back to school so i can get on uninterupted (sorry kids). I have decided to prioritise a cup of coffee before carrying on though

Have a great day guys. xxx

Day 55

Breakfast

Porridge with skimmed milk and honey (6)
Banana (0)

Lunch

WW/John West coronation tuna (2)
lettuce, spring onion, red pepper, cherry toms, cucumber (0)
large wholemeal wrap (5)

Dinner

TBA!
WW toffee & honeycomb sundae (3)

Snacks

2 x satsumas (0)
Pineapple (0)
Curly Wurly (3)

Total: 19/35

 

[Karen]

GAH! Ive popped on for a good old rant! Student Finance England are utterly crap! I made my 2011/2012 claim and sent it back in Feb. It was only about 6 weeks ago that I rang them to ask why they hadnt updated my application online. They said my husbands form wasnt signed so they were waiting for us to send it in. We didnt realise it wasnt signed so if i hadnt rung, we wouldnt have a clue they were waiting for anything. they assured me that as a returning student, i wouldnt have to send any more evidence. I just checked online and they are now asking for a bunch of evidence? they want our marriage cert, hubbys signiture (we already sent) and a list of our financial obligations. thats fine.... i can send those. what is really stressing me out is that they also want me to confirm why i havent completed my first yr of uni. I JUST HAVE! now really worried i have been signed off the course. so i just called them and their systems are down so they cant do anything. theres been a bunch of other errors on their part and im getting really hacked off with it. Im not worried about loans or maintenance grants... we earn enough money to not rely on it BUT i get worried because we cant really afford the tuition fees without help. £3.5k a year isnt easy to find for us. they are so bloody useless and you never know anything is wrong unless you hound them. even then, they give you the wrong advice and cock it all up. *******!! Now im worried they wont finance my 2nd yr or that i am going to be signed off the course If i am, I will be liable to repay all of yr 1s money and mess up my degree. I wish they would just be communicative and prompt. i dont even know when they will fix their crappy IT network. I have 1 uni friend who gets so financial help from them even though he is entitled PURELY because they believe he is lying about his income over the last 3 yrs. why do they think that? because his tax returns show a really low income and they dont believe he survived on so little... now he has to survive on even less and will have to do so for the next 2 years, bless him! I have no faith in them whatsoever and feel i need to call them weekly just to ensure i can get my flipping education! grrr!

 

[calorie crusader]

What a nightmare Karen!! Don't stress out too much about it, it'll sort itself out even if it does take days of hounding on the phone!! You see it drives me nuts too that we live in a society when things only get done properly after days and days ranting and raving on the phone....it's all gone to pot I tell ya!! Hope you've managed to de-stress a bit x

 

[CarlyLanky140]

I'm sure it will sort itself out but how annoying hugs xx

 

[Karen]

hi jo, im absolutely fine, thanks xxxx i just like to scream now and then they will have to sort it as ive done nothing wrong so will just keep calling them. other than that mess, my day has been a good, productive one. ive gone and used 3 weeklies again. im so hungry at this week! my period must be coming as i am sniffing around chocolate like a rabid dog and im not usually bothered for choc. still, its weigh-in tomorrow and i have been within allowance. 33 weeklies used in total... i hope i get a loss xxx

 

[Karen]

hi carly, we crossposted. thanks chuck. xxx how did weigh-in go??? xxx

 

[calorie crusader]

Think Carly is doing a "Brenda" and keeping us in suspense, ha ha!!! Good luck for your WI 2moro chuck x

 

[Karen]

i think u r right! lol. are you a wednesday weigher jo? xx

 

[calorie crusader]

No I'm a Friday morning...make the most of the weekend that way! Although I think that's where I may be going wrong recently!! x