New Year... New Start - onwards and downwards.

You're right, both of you. I'd probably have to buy something to wear! Most of my clothes are too big or too small lol Depends what kind of photos they want to do I guess. I don't really want them coming to my house though. I'm only going to be able to do weekends so might suggest doing me and Aaron the same weekend up there. I wish it was a professional photo shoot with a mini makeover... Kind of!
 
caroline g said:
You're right, both of you. I'd probably have to buy something to wear! Most of my clothes are too big or too small lol Depends what kind of photos they want to do I guess. I don't really want them coming to my house though. I'm only going to be able to do weekends so might suggest doing me and Aaron the same weekend up there. I wish it was a professional photo shoot with a mini makeover... Kind of!
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Why not ask if they'd arrange that?
 
Caroline I agree with what everyone else has said, your story of how you met would be an interesting read. Our school didn't close until 2pm today
 
I've sent her an email asking what kind of photo shoot it would be. If they're doing it at a weekend and they're me and Aaron together it might be quite nice to have photos like that rather than... this is them stood in their house in jeans... lol I've also asked if there's any kind of fee involved because she told Aaron when she first contacted him that there might be and he was too much of a wimp to ask again lol Thanks for all the kind words from you all, it really means a lot.

I had a sneaky peek at the scales this morning and looked back at past WIs on MFP. When I met Aaron in person, I weighed 246.5lbs and by the time we officially got together I weighed 243.5lbs. This morning I weigh 242lbs so I'm now back to the person that he got together with and even a little more. Over that first month I did manage to get down to 237lbs which was my lowest ever adult weight. I'm 5lbs away from that, in the next couple of weeks I should pass that and then, with each weigh in, I'll be setting myself a new record! That's given me a little bit of a confidence boost this morning. Maybe I'm not doing as bad as I thought. I'll get there eventually, I'm just not really sure where there is!
 
You're like me Caroline -- we've learned how to maintain -- just at a higher weight than we want. So, now we lose and hone our maintaining skills when we get there.
 
Hi hun, of course you'll get there, just keep that optimistic view and believe it! I was going to ask about a possible fee yesterday!!..but decided not to ha ha..typical Scot..thinking about the money!! ha ha..but if there is a wee fee, you could put it towards your anniversary treat..and maybe you will get to a west End show after all!
 
I like the way you're thinking Caroline, those numbers on the scales are just going to go down and down. How exciting that you are just 5lbs away from your lowest adult weight. You are totally smashing this Hun :) xxx
 
Thanks ladies. Hoping to be under 237lb by next Wednesday WI. Fingers crossed!

I hate living in this house sometimes, I'm surrounded by cr@p!! I go into the kitchen for a drink, to make a pack, whatever and I'm surrounded by crisps, chocolate, biscuits etc. I go to make a pack and there's lovely leftovers from whatever my mum's cooked waiting to go in the fridge. This diet is hard in a house like this! It's all in my head though, I know it is. I'm not hungry, it's just temptation. Each time I resist something I feel a little bit better about it all, here's hoping that continues. I don't want to mess up or give up this time, need to keep going. I just wish I was in my own house with an empty fridge and cupboards!

Need some veg for dinner... do I dare venture out into the snow?! Not sure I'll drive but it's only a 10 minute walk...
 
Go out -- fresh air is fab!

I have rubbish in my house -- But it's not mine, so I don't eat it. Just think of it as someone's property and it'd be stealing and then you really can ignore it.
 
trisha said:
Yiu are doing great Caroline, you'll soon pass your lowest adult weight and set a new one
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Agreed! Soon, soon, soon.
 
I went out, it wasn't too bad. Just took a little longer than normal. Our road is still really bad, lots of snow and lots of ice. The pavements were a nightmare most of the way so I ended up walking in the road a lot of the time. Got some swede, leeks, mushrooms and spinach to do a few dinners with. Swede chips and eggs tomorrow I think!

Feel a bit rough since getting in, my head and chest feel all funny. I think it's just going from the very cold to the very warm. Might lie down with a film for a bit though.
 
caroline g said:
I went out, it wasn't too bad. Just took a little longer than normal. Our road is still really bad, lots of snow and lots of ice. The pavements were a nightmare most of the way so I ended up walking in the road a lot of the time. Got some swede, leeks, mushrooms and spinach to do a few dinners with. Swede chips and eggs tomorrow I think!

Feel a bit rough since getting in, my head and chest feel all funny. I think it's just going from the very cold to the very warm. Might lie down with a film for a bit though.
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CFF's road was a solid sheet of ice. I'm glad decided to walk down. Her road is dreadful even in good weather. It is just off my road (one block down and then her little close -- but her bit of the road at the end hasn't been "adopted" and it is full of potholes and is a mess. I hate driving down it - and it is difficult to turn around or back out of it).
 
Sounds like a nightmare road Mel. It's difficult to get it of our road. If you're not on a drive or able to get on to a drive, it means reversing out.

Trisha I just cut them up like you would a potato, couple of sprays of fry light and cook them in the oven.

Keep peeking on the scales lately, most mornings even. I know I shouldn't but I can't help it! It helps keep me on track though I think. Like this morning I saw a number much lower than I thought I'd be and I was really surprised and pleased, made me think there's no way I'm ruining that! Think it's a good way to focus me each morning but the problem is if there's a morning where it's worse than I expect! Though I had that the other week and carried on. If I start to obsess over it then I'll make sure I stop and just weigh in weekly.

Talking of weekly WIs, considering changing mine to a Saturday or Sunday. As pathetic as this is going to sound, one of the things that I like about weighing in is being able to update my ticker, challenges and diary. As I leave at 6.30 in the morning, it can be a bit of a rush so maybe a weekend would be best. Though I like knowing that once I've weighed in I've completed another full week, the weekend would be so many weeks and a half lol Will stick with it for this week and see how it goes. Should be able to start leaving a bit later again soon too, once the weather improves.... IF the weather improves!!
 
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Hi Caroline!

Weigh and update when you like. This isn't rocket science... We don't have to be exact.

CFF's bit at the end of the road is very bad (last two semi-detached houses -- four residences). For some reason, that last bit was never adopted by the council and o it's not maintained. It is dreadful. The four owners have tried to get it adopted as they pay full council taxes, but no luck. It's an extra 100 meters more of less of road!

We're very picky about parking and access, when we look for a place to live. I'd have never rented our last house had I seen how people parked all over the place in the evenings and weekends. It made it a nightmare to get in and out. I got parked into my driveway so many times by the neighbor's friends. They'd come late, park across our driveway, stay the night and we'd be late for church because we'd have to get them up to move their car so we could get out! I started checking all the time and making them move the car immediately.
 
I completely understand why you want to change to a Saturday. Sounds like a good idea :)
 
Thankfully our road is quite good for parking. Can fit three cars on our drive, not a lot of road parking though but that's ok.

Snowing here again, didn't even realise until my headteacher text me. She said it's snowing again there and so she'll let me know what's happening tomorrow later. Apparently they had to close at 11 on Friday so I'm glad that I didn't go in really. I'm on a training course tomorrow so I'm hoping that if it's bad it'll be rearranged.
 
Hello Caroline..brr weather sounds awful..it is STILL missing us, but it often snows in Feb up here..so time will tell :)

I'm with you on weighing in, seeing a good result and thinking I'm not ruining that!..it makes you feel happy, lighter and optimistic. I almost skip through the day when the scales show a little more than a lb loss!!! I also get a kick out of changing my results on here, makes it kind of official!

Have a good day, keep safe and warm...and keep believing..its happening girl!!! :)
 
Exactly, it's not official until Minimins know!!

Still snowing here.

You might see a change of username from me soon. Caroline g isn't very anonymous!
 
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