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Saltdog
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arctic_blonde_not_grey said:
Cheers Steve. Much appreciated. Mind you, my new job has given me quite the sore head today after all the wine consumed last night in celebration!! Only starting to feel human again now. Nice meal and potentially round 2 of the wine tonight. It's a tough job but sometimes necessary! Lol.
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Purple Patsy
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Well done on the job Kev. :happy096: Hope the hangover has gotten better. 
Saltdog
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Thank you ever so much piX. Sorry I've not been in touch much lately but I'm really trying to get ahead with work since I'm going to be leaving it soon. I don't want to leave a mess for anyone else. Well that and the Draw Something App on my iPhone!! Talk about addicted!! Lol.
I hope you're having a great time and you do well at weigh in tomorrow. I'm tempted not to weigh myself since I've had a very bad week. Too much birthday cake!! If I do weight myself though, it'll help me get a great loss next week. Ah but I'm away on holiday on Saturday so it may not quite work that way. Hmm, tricky......
I might have to accept that I'm going to have a bad fortnight. Still, my new job will definitely help me lose weight or at least exercise a lot more so I've got that excitement to come. X
Saltdog
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Thank you ever so much Patsy!! I'm very pleased with myself and feeling a little smug too if I'm totally honest. I'm sure I'll stop grinning sometime soon.Well done on the job Kev. :happy096: Hope the hangover has gotten better.
The hangover has indeed improved somewhat over the week but the desire to keep celebrating hasn't subsided. I'm driving south for a wee break in Morayshire on Saturday though so I'd best not celebrate too hard tomorrow night. Besides, I really need to think about dieting again!! I've not been strict enough and it's not big nor clever. I will get back on track soon though. I just need to have my moment. Lol. X
Purple Patsy
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I think your moment of happiness and non dieting is thoroughly deserved and totally understandable. Safer not to overindulge the night before you travel though cos they can still get you for DUI. Have fun.
Saltdog
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Although it was very much expected this week, it's never nice to look down at the scales and see a weight gain. I think after a week of over-indulging though, you need a kick up the butt to get you back on track. It's a hard lesson well learned that I put on 3.5lbs this week!! I'm not proud of myself but I did make the conscious decision at the beginning of the week not to think about the diet. Although we're away on holiday to visit family tomorrow I'm going do everything I can not to keep this period of over-indulgence going. I'm not expecting miracles for WI next week because I have a lot less control than normal with being on holiday but I'm going to aim for an STS.
I'm probably going to have a medical for my new job sometime next week too so I have the added fun of some stranger telling me I'm too fat! Yay! :sigh: As long as they declare me fit for duty then I'll be fine. Some doctors have a real axe to grind regarding weight. BMI has never been my friend and never will be, even when I'm slim, but there are health professionals out there who see it as some kind of gospel. I'm not tall and I never will be but I have a deep chest and wide shoulders. My ideal weight as far as I'm concerned would be somewhere between the 13 and 14 stone mark. I got down as far as 15 a few years ago and I had pretty much no belly. However, in order to get my BMI scale to take me just under the 'Overweight' heading, I need to be about 10.5 stone. That is just never, ever going to happen. I'll have been 6 feet under for a month before I'm that light!
Sorry about the rant, I'm just nervous about my medical. BMI could potentially ruin my new career before it even starts. That fact scares me a lot.
I'm not proud of myself but I did make the conscious decision at the beginning of the week not to think about the diet. Although we're away on holiday to visit family tomorrow I'm going do everything I can not to keep this period of over-indulgence going. I'm not expecting miracles for WI next week because I have a lot less control than normal with being on holiday but I'm going to aim for an STS. I'm probably going to have a medical for my new job sometime next week too so I have the added fun of some stranger telling me I'm too fat! Yay! :sigh: As long as they declare me fit for duty then I'll be fine. Some doctors have a real axe to grind regarding weight. BMI has never been my friend and never will be, even when I'm slim, but there are health professionals out there who see it as some kind of gospel. I'm not tall and I never will be but I have a deep chest and wide shoulders. My ideal weight as far as I'm concerned would be somewhere between the 13 and 14 stone mark. I got down as far as 15 a few years ago and I had pretty much no belly. However, in order to get my BMI scale to take me just under the 'Overweight' heading, I need to be about 10.5 stone. That is just never, ever going to happen. I'll have been 6 feet under for a month before I'm that light!
Sorry about the rant, I'm just nervous about my medical. BMI could potentially ruin my new career before it even starts. That fact scares me a lot.
Purple Patsy
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Oh I hate quacks who can't see whether or not you are fit but just a number on a dial or an ideal figire on a chart. From what you say I picture you a lot like your avatar with the broad shoulders and deep chest and strong arms and fairly fit (cos you do the landscaping for a weekend & not 5 mins before stopping) but with a little bit of cushioning on your midriff. If the quacks can't see that then they shouldn't be allowed to practice.
My worst experience was when I had a chesty infection/pneumonia and was coughing up blood. Doctor refused to examine or treat me but insisted I make and appointment withteh practice nurse for diet advice and to not come back for 2 years unless I lost weight. When I did go back to another doc in the practice my kidney failure was so advanced there was nothing they could do. Hence quacks with weight tunnel vision are not my favourites.
Hope it all goes OK for you. Do let us know.
My worst experience was when I had a chesty infection/pneumonia and was coughing up blood. Doctor refused to examine or treat me but insisted I make and appointment withteh practice nurse for diet advice and to not come back for 2 years unless I lost weight. When I did go back to another doc in the practice my kidney failure was so advanced there was nothing they could do. Hence quacks with weight tunnel vision are not my favourites.
Hope it all goes OK for you. Do let us know.
Saltdog
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Thanks Patsy.Oh I hate quacks who can't see whether or not you are fit but just a number on a dial or an ideal figire on a chart. From what you say I picture you a lot like your avatar with the broad shoulders and deep chest and strong arms and fairly fit (cos you do the landscaping for a weekend & not 5 mins before stopping) but with a little bit of cushioning on your midriff. If the quacks can't see that then they shouldn't be allowed to practice.
My worst experience was when I had a chesty infection/pneumonia and was coughing up blood. Doctor refused to examine or treat me but insisted I make and appointment withteh practice nurse for diet advice and to not come back for 2 years unless I lost weight. When I did go back to another doc in the practice my kidney failure was so advanced there was nothing they could do. Hence quacks with weight tunnel vision are not my favourites.
Hope it all goes OK for you. Do let us know.
Lol, I don't quite have the forearms of Popeye but thank you for the compliments. The truth is I'm just a stocky guy from the windy part of the country. If they made us too tall up here we'd just catch the wind more! I did a lot of body building in my late teens and unfortunately, the bulk has never left me. It's been added to with layers of cushioning as you put it but it's still there. The main problem I have with BMI is that is doesn't take in to account bone density or muscle mass. I'm not claiming to be an ideal weight as I know I have a fair bit to lose but I shouldn't be labelled with everyone who just happens to be the same height as me. I think I might have said it before on this thread but it is a fact that every fat person will have a high BMI. I have no problem with that. However, it is most definitely not a fact that every person with a high BMI is fat. That's something different entirely. I can only pray for the doctor to be a sensible one.
That's a terrible story and just goes to show what society has become. Fat people can get the same illnesses as thin people. We're all Jock Tamson's bairns as the saying goes. The NHS isn't all it's cracked up to be any more I don't think. Too many patients with not enough doctors or time.
Saltdog
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Just a quick message as I'm escaping from some festivities. I passed my medical today!! Yay me!! My weight was mentioned but luckily the threshold for working offshore is a BMI of 40. I fall a bit below that so I was ok.
Since the doctor (female this time) seemed sensible I felt I should discuss with her my feelings on BMI and how I thought I'd be dead before I managed to get below overweight. She totally sympathized and said that I should just aim for a 20kg loss maximum. That's still have me as overweight but would be healthy for me. 13.5 stone is achievable I think. Thank god for sensible doctors!!
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Since the doctor (female this time) seemed sensible I felt I should discuss with her my feelings on BMI and how I thought I'd be dead before I managed to get below overweight. She totally sympathized and said that I should just aim for a 20kg loss maximum. That's still have me as overweight but would be healthy for me. 13.5 stone is achievable I think. Thank god for sensible doctors!!
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Purple Patsy
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Yeay Well done. Glad you found a sensible doctor. Do you have a start date at all. Does this mean we won't have the pleasure of your company on minis or am I assuming offshore is still in the dark ages in error.
piX128
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hello you! just flying by to say hi as Ive not really been near my Pc for a few weeks while the boys have been here. Good to read you got a sensible Dr and that you have an achievable goal to aim for.
ooh Patsy, I hadnt consisdered that it might not be possible to stay in touch in here once he went offshore - say it isnt so !! grin .... seriously I hope it wont affect your ability to be here from time to time as Ive really appreciated the laughs and the support xx
ooh Patsy, I hadnt consisdered that it might not be possible to stay in touch in here once he went offshore - say it isnt so !! grin .... seriously I hope it wont affect your ability to be here from time to time as Ive really appreciated the laughs and the support xx
Saltdog
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Well, what can I say? A half stone on in just 3 weeks!! This is not a good record and I'm not very proud of myself. It's definitely time to draw another line. I'm the same weight I was 8 weeks ago and that's just not acceptable!! Still, I've had a birthday, got a new job and been on holiday for the last week so a gain was probably inevitable but I still don't have to like it and it's definitely gone too far. I was considering starting a food diary again but I'm not sure how it will help. I know exactly what I'm doing wrong. I just need to stop doing it and get back to SW properly. Breakfast was on plan this morning and I have no doubt I'll cope with lunch and dinner today as well. The weather is better so the dog is getting longer walks too so she'll be happy.
On a lighter note, I don't know for sure about my ability to stay in touch while I'm offshore but I have a few friends who are on the rigs and they seem to be able to update their Facebook pages so maybe the internet is available. I won't know till I get away I suppose. I've still not resigned from my existing job as the new company haven't given me a start date yet. I don't want to risk not having a job at any point during the change over process. Hopefully today I will get given a start date so I can pleasantly compose my letter of resignation explaining how I no longer require their services as my employer. A case of, "So long, and thanks for all the fish!!"
So, the sun is shining, the end of this monotonous job is in sight, and my diet will be back on track this week. All things considered, it's going to take more than a weight gain to dampen my spirits right now. Saying that, I fully intend to have a good loss on Friday!!
On a lighter note, I don't know for sure about my ability to stay in touch while I'm offshore but I have a few friends who are on the rigs and they seem to be able to update their Facebook pages so maybe the internet is available. I won't know till I get away I suppose. I've still not resigned from my existing job as the new company haven't given me a start date yet. I don't want to risk not having a job at any point during the change over process. Hopefully today I will get given a start date so I can pleasantly compose my letter of resignation explaining how I no longer require their services as my employer. A case of, "So long, and thanks for all the fish!!"
So, the sun is shining, the end of this monotonous job is in sight, and my diet will be back on track this week. All things considered, it's going to take more than a weight gain to dampen my spirits right now. Saying that, I fully intend to have a good loss on Friday!!
Purple Patsy
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Love the attitude to the gain, and really it's only to be expected with all the celebrating you've HAD to do. It'll soon go now you're back on plan.
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