emma_partington27
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Hey lily hope u r doing ok 
Sick of carrying 2 hitch hikers about, so this is my diary
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Purple Patsy
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Gosh but you've got a lot to contend with, both emotionally and physically with all you have to do. Hope you managed to get a good sleep again and are ready for whatever today brings. :bighug:
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broadsbean
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:bighug: wish there was more than this i could do or say xxxxx
Thinking of you all xxxxx:bighug:
Thinking of you all xxxxx:bighug:
lil miss chatterbox
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wow. you sure have a lot on your plate atm. :bighug:
broadsbean
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morning xxxx :wavey:
Lily42uk
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Hello lovelies...thank you also much for your lovely messages and the support you give....it really means a lot when you're feeling really low and you see that there really are so many nice, kind caring people...I am fine....feeling a little lost like I do most years at this time, but it will pass, I have great support from Mal, my sister, my brother and of course my kids on top of all you guys :sign0168: and I have my holiday coming up soon too, will be good to have a break and just blow away those cobwebs....I have to say just before I am done with this section of my post that someone is really testing my skills of coping cos even the run up to this holiday hasn't been smooth and they are still throwing stuff at us but we will get there come hell or high water, the latest is apart from with just 6 weeks notice the model company elite have told Mark that he has to be available from 27th -30th august (I thought he said 29th but I am mistaken), that I can handle but the biggie is Kelly...her hubby works for the RAC and had an accident injuring his back while on a job, they thought it was just a minor strain and a few days off resting and he'd be ok ...but no here he is 4 weeks later still off and still in pain ...he is seeing a Chiropractor who says his spine has become misaligned but in time can be corrected, the problem is that while Simon is off work he gets just basic pay which means none of his guaranteed overtime which means a loss of wages of about £500-£600 a month, which means bang goes Kelly's spending money. As I said to Kelly we will help out of course but our savings are dwindling as we're both on pensions now, plus we already lent them a hefty sum a few years ago that they are still paying back, to have work done on their house ....and of course I worry about it all...even if it doesn't look like I do, you don't turn completely grey at 30+ years of age through not worrying, especially when your mother dies at 74 years of age without a single grey hair on her head lol so it's not entirely genetic is it lol. But like I said come hell or high water we're going and we'll enjoy it no matter what.
I forgot to mention that I have gone to wi every week, nothing will stop me losing this weight, I am not going to back down on it no matter what life throws at me ....and last week I lost 5lbs .....without sounding big headed I think I have worked out exactly what works for me and have stuck to it for the last 4 weeks and other than 1 gain when I stupidly took on a challenge I knew didn't fit into what suits my body (too many carbs) I have lost solidly and fairly good numbers too most of the time....lost I think if I remember rightly 12lbs in 4 weeks even with a gain thrown in the middle of that which puts be just about back to where I was before I had that Christmas gain I couldn't shake off.
Another thing if you haven't tried the speed soup (recipe can be found in the forum), then do it's not only very yummy (I prefer it chunky to being blended) but it's filling and I have lost really well since I have been eating it almost every day for lunch ( I alternate between 3 different lunches now as they really work for me ......Speed soup or stuffed Mushrooms with home made coleslaw, salad and eddoes roasted and finally with a stir fry with prawns or chicken) I have cut out most bread eating it just once a week and I have increased my speed foods intake such as berries by buying them frozen and defrosting handfuls to have with a ff yoghurt, I have cut right back on my potato and banana intake and other than those things I have pretty much done as before again laying off rice, pasta and cous cous and any other food like that that don't agree with me...I love them but have them rarely, oh and I have majorly increased my fish intake ....have tried a few different ones to what I would normally eat which is salmon or smoked haddock generally and have ventured into trying swordfish, mackerel (I know but I never liked the look of it lol), river cobbler, tilapia and monkfish too, I actually liked them all but feel a few need a bit more flavouring so will have to work on them.
Anyway I must shoot as my darling husband is constantly on the phone to me while doing the shopping :giggle: and writing on here I can't concentrate lol
Be back shortly xxx:hug99:xxx
I forgot to mention that I have gone to wi every week, nothing will stop me losing this weight, I am not going to back down on it no matter what life throws at me ....and last week I lost 5lbs .....without sounding big headed I think I have worked out exactly what works for me and have stuck to it for the last 4 weeks and other than 1 gain when I stupidly took on a challenge I knew didn't fit into what suits my body (too many carbs) I have lost solidly and fairly good numbers too most of the time....lost I think if I remember rightly 12lbs in 4 weeks even with a gain thrown in the middle of that which puts be just about back to where I was before I had that Christmas gain I couldn't shake off.
Another thing if you haven't tried the speed soup (recipe can be found in the forum), then do it's not only very yummy (I prefer it chunky to being blended) but it's filling and I have lost really well since I have been eating it almost every day for lunch ( I alternate between 3 different lunches now as they really work for me ......Speed soup or stuffed Mushrooms with home made coleslaw, salad and eddoes roasted and finally with a stir fry with prawns or chicken) I have cut out most bread eating it just once a week and I have increased my speed foods intake such as berries by buying them frozen and defrosting handfuls to have with a ff yoghurt, I have cut right back on my potato and banana intake and other than those things I have pretty much done as before again laying off rice, pasta and cous cous and any other food like that that don't agree with me...I love them but have them rarely, oh and I have majorly increased my fish intake ....have tried a few different ones to what I would normally eat which is salmon or smoked haddock generally and have ventured into trying swordfish, mackerel (I know but I never liked the look of it lol), river cobbler, tilapia and monkfish too, I actually liked them all but feel a few need a bit more flavouring so will have to work on them.
Anyway I must shoot as my darling husband is constantly on the phone to me while doing the shopping :giggle: and writing on here I can't concentrate lol
Be back shortly xxx:hug99:xxx
broadsbean
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:wow: super lily is back in the game xxxx
I will be taking a leaf out of your book lily xx back on track today holiday over and a plane ride to get ready for xx
I am sure as a family you will all pull together and between you will have a lovely holiday, SC will help as you can keep a better control on the budget. Just the being away together will provide a break in itself.
Hope your sil back settles down soon and big hugs for you all :grouphugg:
I will be taking a leaf out of your book lily xx back on track today holiday over and a plane ride to get ready for xx
I am sure as a family you will all pull together and between you will have a lovely holiday, SC will help as you can keep a better control on the budget. Just the being away together will provide a break in itself.
Hope your sil back settles down soon and big hugs for you all :grouphugg:
Lily42uk
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:giggle: that did make me laugh...super Lily :8855:, but thank you anyways hun xx
I am absolutely astounded that I have finally (first time in my life) not resorted to stuffing my face when I am feeling down (well actually I did but it was all good healthy stuffing, fruit and the likes).
I am finding that I really like fish after years of saying I don't (thank you mother for making fish so bleurgh tasting lol), seems all you need to do is add a little flavour lol which is why we are having swordfish again tonight with a lovely stir fry, going to conjure up some tasty dressing (not 100% sure what just yet ) to go with it.
I know we will have a great time away, as I said to Kelly even if we have to spend every evening at the bar drinking diet coke, it's 4 different walls at the end of the day .
I am sure Simon's back will be fine ...given time ....unfortunately Kelly's biggest worry is that we come back from Holiday on 31st August and then it's Simon's b'day on 3rd Sept, Kelsi's b'day 8th September and we also have my grandsons, her nephews birthday, my nephew in laws birthday and also my nephew, Kelly's cousins 30th Birthday all on the 17th September and a joint 30th and 60th b'day party for my nephew and his dad on that weekend and to top it all off she has to find school uniforms for her 3 kids (the middle one starts high school september) so we will have to be as frugal as we can be lol xx
Thank you hunni, still feeling a little under the weather and very tired, but I am and will be getting back to normal soon.......... I can assure you :hug99: xxx
Purple Patsy
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Fab to have you back to your posting self. Such a hard time for Kelly et al to have reduced wage coming in, not to mention stress of OH's injury. Why do all the events have to fall in the same month? I could make some crass comment about finding other things to da at Christmas but I'll restrain myself. Ha Ha Ooops failed the restraint test again. Sorry. :8855:
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day lovely Lily.
Ooops failed the restraint test again. Sorry. :8855: Hope you enjoy the rest of your day lovely Lily.
Purple Patsy
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Hope you're having a good day lovely Lily.
Lily42uk
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Thank you Lisa, good to be back, feels like I've been gone forever xxx:hug99:xxx
Thank you Kath....hectic is good right? lol xxx:hug99:xxx
Fab to have you back to your posting self. Such a hard time for Kelly et al to have reduced wage coming in, not to mention stress of OH's injury. Why do all the events have to fall in the same month? I could make some crass comment about finding other things to da at Christmas but I'll restrain myself. Ha Ha
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day lovely Lily.
Hahahaha that's the first time in a long time that I actually did burst out laughing at what you wrote :8855: My sentiments exactly hun, always said their parents must have had nothing better to do at Christmas lol....seems to run in the family, my mother was one of 3 children all born in September too 5th, 6th and 12th lol xxx:hug99:xxx
Thank you Lovely Lynne, it has been very stressful and emotional and still got the anniversary of my brother's suicide to come next week, but I am beginning to get to grips with it ....going to his grave and talking has really helped me a lot...I have avoided going there since he was buried, but my sister seemed to think that it might help if I just went and chatted and it seems to have done the trick, I feel a lot less emotional...I will always miss him dreadfully, he was my hero, he was the only one to stand up for me against my father and tell him to leave me alone and got a good beating for his efforts, but he did it anyway.
Anyway enough cos I am now crying and I don't want to ....he is better off where he is and I know one day we'll meet again.
Everything just seems to have clicked again.......on my weight loss journey this has happened about 3 times so far, I go through months where nothing works and I seem to just maintain and then bang it clicks into place again and I am off and running lol, so fingers crossed ti stays this way till I am at target .
Have a lovely day Lynne xxx:hug99:xxx
Hope you're having a good day lovely Lily.
I have a bad headache again, but I kn ow it's the emotion going on in me that's causing it so I'll just ride it out, but other than that all is good, I swore I wouldn't peek on the scales and that resolve lasted about 5 mins lol...said to Mal I didn 't think I'd lost this week, cos I had half a portion of take away chips on Saturday, 10 squares of 85% chocolate and my walkers stars all things that I avoided last week when I had the 5lb loss....having said that other than those I have been really good sticking to my super speed soup, stir fry's, smaller portions and loads of fish and fruit and my scales (which are never more than 0.5lb different to group ones) say I have lost 3lb this week...so I know I have had a good loss unless my scales have had a big malfunction lol..and I am happy with that, ecstatic in fact ...if they are right ...I have lost 15lbs in the last 5 weeks ...I am chuffed to pieces, so I will now toddle off and have my lunch and then be back tonight after I have weighed in.
Have a great day hunni and everyone :sign0168: xxx:hug99:xxx
Mumma K
Gold Member
Aww Lily.....
It all sounds very emotional indeed
I always think its hard enough mourning those we love
who have died from natural causes
A suicide death ....is much harder to deal with because
there are so many grey areas...
I'm glad going to your brothers grave has helped you x
and woo hoo to your 3 lbs this week
15 pounds in 5 weeks brilliant stuff
It all sounds very emotional indeed
I always think its hard enough mourning those we love
who have died from natural causes
A suicide death ....is much harder to deal with because
there are so many grey areas...
I'm glad going to your brothers grave has helped you x
and woo hoo to your 3 lbs this week
15 pounds in 5 weeks brilliant stuff
Lily42uk
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Hello lovelies, well my scales were wrong ...although they may not actually be .....I lost 2lbs this week, am dead happy with that, but I had to wear a different pair of trousers to the ones I normally wear which are much heavier material, I am going to weigh both pairs see what the weight difference is between them, they feel much heavier than my normal ones..........I always wear the same ones to group, but somehow they have chewing gum on them, maybe I left a packet in the pocket when I washed them lol
I still have a headache so I am going to go rest and see if it passes, have a good evening everyone :hug99: xxx
I still have a headache so I am going to go rest and see if it passes, have a good evening everyone :hug99: xxx
Well done on the loss Lily!:wavey:
I cried when I read your post about you beloved brother, and what he did or you x, and I have every ounce of feeling for you, as my younger brother, one of twins, committed suicide six years ago, and it is something that you never recover from, it just seems to get more bearable, but still heartbreaking :hug99:
I cried when I read your post about you beloved brother, and what he did or you x, and I have every ounce of feeling for you, as my younger brother, one of twins, committed suicide six years ago, and it is something that you never recover from, it just seems to get more bearable, but still heartbreaking :hug99:
