Let's lose a bit of weight.....

[Florence Fennel]

You might have come up with a new diet aid there Hazel - a quick gargle with TCP before every meal.

[Two_Sheds]

I didn't have any sort of gargle in the house (soluble aspirin is a good sore-throat gargle btw)

I had a couple of hot toddies, the kids' Party Rings and then bed. I feel better this morning, just bunged up now. Day three of the holidays, bladdy typical

[Hazel at the Hill]

I didn't have any sort of gargle in the house (soluble aspirin is a good sore-throat gargle btw)

As is salt water

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 10, day 3 (day 66)

Breakfast: special k
Lunch: egg, mush sandwich (2 x bread)
Dinner: tesco skinny garlic mushroom pasta & a slice of bread
2 x sherry, 2 x pt bitter

Exercise: run up to the shops

[Glutton4...]

Nah - hot toddy is best!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 10, day 4 (day 67)

Breakfast: bran flakes
Lunch: egg mayo sandwich
Dinner: fish & chips, salad, 1 x bread


Exercise: run up to the shops

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 10, day 5 (day 68)

Breakfast: special k
Lunch: poached egg fresh from the Vicar's chickens, 2 x bread
Dinner: mackeral sandwich, 2 x bread
Supper: half portion mixed rice from the Chinese...

2 glasses wine, 2 pts beer

Exercise: run up to the shops

[Two_Sheds]

Looks like you're on your own now Haze. I've now got bronchitis so no exercise for me, and I'm eating rubbish like ice cream to soothe my throat (I've no appetite at all but managed a curry last night)

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 10, day 6 (day 69)

Breakfast: special k
Lunch: half of 'fish platter' consisting overload of fried and battered items. 1/2 bagette & butter
Dinner: cheese mayo sandwich
1 glass wine, 2 pts bitter

Exercise: morning out walking round staffordshire countryside

[Hazel at the Hill]

Looks like you're on your own now Haze. I've now got bronchitis so no exercise for me, and I'm eating rubbish like ice cream to soothe my throat (I've no appetite at all but managed a curry last night)

I'll only be inflicting my boring diet on you all for another couple of weeks - I must say that it makes me think twice before going for the extra (or inapproprate) item knowing that I'm 'accoutable' on here.

I have no excuse not to exercise (besides 'don't want to') which is why even though I've lost nearly a stone, there are wobbly bits of waist & tum still. Have no idea how to increase motivation in this area.

Hope the bronchitis eases (and not just in time to go back to work next week!) - don't they say that spicy foods knock bugs in the respiritary system for six - or is that just for head colds?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 10, day 7 (day 70)

Breakfast: 2 x bacon, 2 x bread
Lunch: eggy bread (to use up half beaten egg left over from cooking) + 1
Dinner: beef stir fry, noodles


Exercise: a couple of hours at the Hill planting out & weeding

[Glutton4...]

That's bad news TS - hope it goes quickly!

Hazel, you're fab! I'm just starting again, so virtually no Carbs for me again, now. I still have a level teaspoon of Sugar in my Coffee, as I can't stand it without, but have cut down from two spoons a few years ago. I'll just have to reduce the size/number of cups!

Brekkie for me is about 4 rashers of back bacon and 2 eggs, fried, or scrambled with butter and cream! Lunch is a slice or two of Ham and/or a chunk of Cheese, usually whilst gardening somewhere. Dinner is whatever Mr.G conjures up of an evening. Normally meat and two or three veg, but no spuds for me.

I discovered, yesterday, that the 'short walk round the block' that I do with the Pup (now 4 months old) is actually a mile. I do this twice a day, plus 5 or 6 shorter jaunts to the Chooks for feeding and egg collecting etc, and checking on the Horses, too, as well as the gardening I do to scratch a living, I guess I must walk at least five miles a day - much more than I thought!

OK, that's it. I'm trying to summon up the enthusiasm to get off my bum and get started...

[Hilary B]

Breakfast today dry-fried egg 'granary' style bread. coffee.
lunch Weightwatcher's savory biscuit and half an orange
NOW- cuppa with slice of parsnip-lemon cake
supper cold-roast pork, tiny portion chips, broccoli glass of wine, pint of fizzy water.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Week 11, day 1 (day 71)

Breakfast: special k
Lunch: 1 x bacon, mush. 2 x bread
Dinner: 6oz rump steak & chips, Eton mess Must stop going out for meals - that's 3 in the last week - no wonder I put on a bit this week!


Exercise: none

[Hilary B]

Breakfast boiled egg etc,
Lunch pate on tiger bread, pickled onions, lager
Supper will be paella, with cheap sparkling wine

Exercise - about to go out for second half-hour + dog walk of the day, and there will be a shorter one later, plus walked around big supermarket and garden centre.