Sick of carrying 2 hitch hikers about, so this is my diary

[Lily42uk]

Yes I have a diary there isn't much to it and I do tend to ramble, but here's the link

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-wo...p-breath-my-journey-thinner-healthier-me.html

At the beginning, did you find everything a bit overwhelming? I'm finding it hard to see past the amount of weight that I need to lose

Hi sweetie, I will be over to have a look ay your diary in a mo and I am sure it'll be busy before long, there are lots of lovely people on here always willing to chat, help, give opinion and advice etc.
Oh my love, I found the 20st I had to lose so daunting that I just gave in for years and years....there were a number of reasons why I suddenly made up my mind to give it another go and to succeed this time.
Might be easier if I listed them.

1) I saw a photo of me, the one in my weight loss album and I looked like a dead person walking...just walking that was.
2) My daughters begged me to lose weight as they were afraid I would die and I probably would have done.
3) My eldest granddaughter also begged me to lose weight so that we could go to the park together and play (which I can now do )
4) I was sick of being a housebound, disabled person with no life, yes I'd had an accident that debilitated me, but I gave in and gave up and made myself an invalid who couldn't do anything, I still have the back condition that was caused by the accident but it's nowhere near as bad and I now have my life back and I am finally catching up on everything I have missed.

So yes it was very daunting, but I figured that I could carry on as I was and die quite soon, or give it a shot and get the weight off, realising that it would come off a hell of a lot quicker than it had gone on and it has....I expect to be at my goal by my 55th Birthday in May of 2013, I think that's a sensible goal to aim for and I also know that I will blink and I will be there....and nothing will stop me cos I have chosen to live .

So hun, no matter how much you have to lose, don't think of it as a whole, I have set myself a target of losing 7lbs every month and most of the time I have done it...so good luck....no actually I don't wish you good luck....I will say well done in advance hun cos I know you can do this, cos you're worth it :bighug: xxx


Oh and incase you hadn't noticed, I tend to ramble too :giggle: xxxx

 

[EmmyR1984]

I reallywish I could put into words how much I admire you for making it work and how much you actually inspire me to go for it and make it a success

I bet your daughters and grandchildren are so proud of you

 

[Lily42uk]

I reallywish I could put into words how much I admire you for making it work and how much you actually inspire me to go for it and make it a success

I bet your daughters and grandchildren are so proud of you

Thank you sweetie you just did put it into words and I will now be with you every step of your journey too, anything you need to know and I have an extensive diary of recipes should you need any ideas too, all you have to do is just ask ....I know my kids and grandkids ahve always been proud of me but yes they do encourage me, my 2 daughters are both at SW too (wish I'd lost this weight before they had a weight problem too :cry, my eldest is 13 and half stone and she started at over 17st and my youngest has lost a st of the stone and half she needs to lose, so I am really proud of them too (and I always have been )xxxx

 

[EmmyR1984]

Thank you sweetie you just did put it into words and I will now be with you every step of your journey too, anything you need to know and I have an extensive diary of recipes should you need any ideas too, all you have to do is just ask ....I know my kids and grandkids ahve always been proud of me but yes they do encourage me, my 2 daughters are both at SW too (wish I'd lost this weight before they had a weight problem too :cry, my eldest is 13 and half stone and she started at over 17st and my youngest has lost a st of the stone and half she needs to lose, so I am really proud of them too (and I always have been )xxxx

Thank you

At least you're losing it now hun and setting them such a good example that with hard work and determination they can do anything :bighug:

 

[Lily42uk]

Thank you

At least you're losing it now hun and setting them such a good example that with hard work and determination they can do anything :bighug:

You're very welcome xxx

Exactly xxxx

 

[tillymax]

How's thee foot today? Are you still having to hop. Hopefully not cos you'll end up with one leg with big muscles

Is Mal still alive? I love the idea of putting the patches over his mouth :giggle:

And thank you again lovely Lily

 

[Lily42uk]

How's thee foot today? Are you still having to hop. Hopefully not cos you'll end up with one leg with big muscles

Is Mal still alive? I love the idea of putting the patches over his mouth :giggle:

And thank you again lovely Lily

Thee foot is awful, has split right the way across, just behind my toes, (I won't post pics I know you're squeamish lol)hence the reason I need to hop and a few bum shuffles today....I hate being immobile....it actually makes me feel fatter :sigh::sigh:

Mal is still alive...and has been reasonably quiet, but then I did send him to Kelly's to babysit while I got some peace and quiet and he hasn't been back long, so will update you with that later :giggle:

And you're more than welcome Tilly my lovely xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Today's Menu:

Breakfast:
None I was still asleep

Very Late Lunch:
Coffee 1.5syns
Bread (Hexb) + 2.5 syns
Spread 2 syns
Cheese (Hexa)
Water 1 pint
2 x Satsumas

Late Dinner:
Lemon Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Easy Caesar Salad 4 syns
(would normally be 3 syns but Mark made extra croutons and just divided it up between 4 of us )
Jelly 0.5 syns
Fruit Salad
Water 1 pint

Extras:
Fruit
Yoghurts x 2 1 syn
Green Tea with Raspberry and Balckberry
Water 2 pints

Total for the day = 11.5 syns
Total for the week = 40.5/105

Will be doing weights later will edit this when done xx

 

[tillymax]

Bl**dy hell Lily I've just read that thing about the inches you've lost. That's amazing

Your foot sounds awful. Get Mal running about fetching and carrying for you. At least if he's busy he won't have time to think about smoking.

I know a few people who read the Allen Carr giving up smoking book and that worked for them. It might be worth a try if he wants to do it naturally.

 

[Lily42uk]

Bl**dy hell Lily I've just read that thing about the inches you've lost. That's amazing

Your foot sounds awful. Get Mal running about fetching and carrying for you. At least if he's busy he won't have time to think about smoking.

I know a few people who read the Allen Carr giving up smoking book and that worked for them. It might be worth a try if he wants to do it naturally.

Thanks hun, yeah I updated them New Years Day, i tend to try and do them every 3 months, then I see a big difference, that's a further 10 inches all over since I last updated them, 2 more inches and I've reached the ton, so actually I need to update the stats on my signature cos they were there since before I remeasured .
He has been busy taking the decs down as it's Twelfth Night, I have heard him cussing away in the living room but as long as he stays away from me that's fine :giggle:, I bought him the Alan Carr Book months ago but he doesn't like reading, it would take him about 2 years to read it and that would then defeat the object so I am pretty sure it'll, come in handy as a door stop or something one day soon :giggle:

Something else I meant to say to you and you just reminded me with the comment about him fetching and carrying for me.
:fingerscrossed: the rota that they all chose is working a treat, so far they have stuck rigidly to it, we even take turns every night washing the kitchen floor and the laminate too....that's unheard of in this house...always left to me, so I am ecstatic, but today I have my puter chair in the kitchen (thank god my kitchen is a biggie lol) and I have been scooting about putting on washing and doing the odd bit of washing up, but other than that, Mal has had to take on my jobs, while I sit with my feet up :8855:, I'd personally call that divine retribution :giggle: xxxxxxx

 

[lsf666]

Aw Lily x
I hope you foot gets better quickly xxx

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[Lily42uk]

Aw Lily x
I hope you foot gets better quickly xxx

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Thanks hun, it due to the psoriasis and I have these flare ups every so often, occasionally like this one it was my own fault, with the festivities I forgot to take a couple of tablets and unfortunately I do need to take every single one to keep it fully under control, but 4 or 5 days and I will be back and fighting fit again, but doesn't mean I can't do my weights or eat properly, so no reason not to lose weight, might just be a little slower than anticipated for now xxxx:hug99:xxxx

 

[Applekath]

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[JaneB]

Hi Lily sorry to hear about your foot, I hope it gets better quickly, your positivity is rubbing off on me, I won’t think negative thoughts in the house now, I have told Chris he has to think positive from now on, so that he won’t get down and depressed xxx

 

[Roziee]

Hi lily..
Has Mal calmed down? I hope so, for his sake! Lol

You need to take care of your feet young lady! X

 

[Lily42uk]

Hi Lily sorry to hear about your foot, I hope it gets better quickly, your positivity is rubbing off on me, I won’t think negative thoughts in the house now, I have told Chris he has to think positive from now on, so that he won’t get down and depressed xxx

Hey sweetie, I am glad that the positivity is rubbing off on you and Chris, I wish I could make Mal do the same, he is always negative and it's so draining. I will persevere though. I am used to my foot breaking down every so often, but it's still a blinking nuisance but 4 or 5 days and I will be fighting fit again :hug99: xxxx

Hi lily..
Has Mal calmed down? I hope so, for his sake! Lol

You need to take care of your feet young lady! X

Hi hun, Mal seems to have calmed down a lot, unfortunately I can't say the same, I am still very angry at him, and that's not like me, I usually have my say and then drop it, but I fear yesterday was a step too far, the straw that broke the camels back and I am going to need a bit longer to chill on this one and of course that won't help my foot as psoriasis is stress related, vicious circle. xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Bron]

Good Morning

Hope your foot is better today, and that life is a bit calmer with the nicotine withdrawal.

How do you find the time and energy to care so much about all the minimimmers who come into contact with you.

You are such a lovely lady, a rare and beautiful person who brightens our days.

Thank you

Take care

BRON

 

[lsf666]

Well said Bron x Totally agree

Morning Lily x. Hope your day is lovely today - or at least better than yesterday

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[JackieN]

:wavey: morning lovely Lily. How are you today sweetie? Hows the foot tell Mal to stop stressing you out as I swear stress brings on these flare ups mind you if you went to bed with Trevor and woke up with him you should soon be sooooooooooooooo calm

I still say play the chillpod to Mal as he sleeps! lol, the subconscious takes it all in apparently
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[EmmyR1984]

Bron, you worded perfectly what I was thinking

Hope your foot is feeling better today hun and hope you have a good day xx