Four well done with the loss. As we all know our weight changes everyday. All down to how much we eat, exercise,how we are feeling healthwise and even how many times we go to the loo. But like everyone else you keep going.
CocoPops we use long resist bands and circular ones every week and weighs . Well done with the loss. This was on a post box near me. Every event the woman who does them comes up with new ideas every year. She crochets them. The coronation one was lovely and very regal. The Easter one I took 4 pics to get everything in. Look forward to the Christmas one. Lot of houses in streets round me are decorated. One has a huge spider web made from rope over the front of the house and a huge spider in the middle.
My road just does Christmas. Brought extra lights for my front garden this year . They are white stake stars. Only like white lights for Christmas even on my tree. My grandsons will decorate it this year as usual . The little one will beable to reach higher but there will be a fight over my step stool as usual. But it's part of the Christmas fun. Seeing Santa with them on 3rd December my daughter booked it last month.
Shirley your oomph will be back . Like you stayed the same this week again . But have started to exercise twice at home and not just my Monday class.
Yesterday there where 14 of us did a lot of legs work. Had us walking round the circle of chairs on our toes twice . Only 2 can't do it so they held on to a chair and just raised up and down on their toes. Did a lot of squeezing our bums our instructor using the correct term . Even sitting if you squeeze your bottom it raises you up and tightens your pelvic floor as well. But she works every part of our body. It's not just good for our bodies but our minds.
One exercise yesterday may seen simple but try it . Stick out your thumb and forefinger like a gun do the same on the other hand then touch thumb to forefinger on your other hand and then alternate like doing incy wincy spider . I keep making a triangle before it clicked . Another one is called shooting the thumb. Same make a gun with thumb and forefinger then shoot your thumb and alternate. There is much laughter when we do it. Sounds easy but we all get muggled then it clicks . All our exercise moves are done 12 times then she says have a rest all of 3 secs then do next 12. But no matter how much pain we are in we still turn up every week. My late husband would laugh his socks off me liking exercise. But I feel better doing it.
Have a good week pears . 🤗
Well done SachaMac , Shirley, cocopops and four . There are great efforts being made amongst our group.
Your exercise tutor is very inventive Whiff - essential to keep everyone’s interest.
I used the stretch bands once for an impinged shoulder. The Physio taught me to loop it around a door handle, stand sideways on to the door and do a variety of stretches. It took a while but worked a treat and I kept the bands. They will be lying in a dusty heap somewhere no doubt.
I enjoy seeing the post box toppers - so much work and fun goes into them - and here is one near me.
I should be walking free of surgical pin and clog during next week and stand on the scales I must! I’ll be reporting back then. Wish me luck 🍀
Tilly love the post box topper. Glad to hear you are recovering well . Finders crossed for pin removal.
NanKate staying the same is an achievement. When you started this thread bet you never thought you would have such a group of loyal followers. Who never give up no matter what.
Shirley I was always happy to lose a quarter of a pound as any loss is an achievement. Glad you are enjoying Pilates . No matter how much pain or how my balance is off I still go to my exercise class as I feel better doing it.
Four it's only a blip as you know. Would love to see a bus shelter yarn bombed. That must have take lot of time.
CocoPops well done with the 2lb off. Like all of us you have found a way that works for you.
Well 2lb on this week . Been having some extra porridge at night by itself would have been fine but put some of my jam into it. I knew how many cals I went over everyday so I expected a bigger gain than I had. But back to it again yesterday.
This week our instructor had us walking round a circle of 12 chairs doing heel to toe looking straight ahead twice. Problem is I veer off and hit the chairs. I start of walking in a straight line and before I know it I hit something. I have walked all my life looking at the floor so I don't trip hence have a lump top of my spine where the bone is malformed.
Did a lot of arm work with the resistance band . Which I could do easily. But had brain fog during one exercise and complete forgot what were doing even looking at our instructor it took a few minutes of concentration to take in what we were doing . I get muggled some weeks but never had brian fog at class before. But no one takes any notice as we all have more than one health condition including our instructor.
Made my first parkin this week on Sunday for my craft group. Mix tasted great will cut it tomorrow and try a piece . Making an apple cake as well as I think the Parkin will be to sticky to eat with people's crafting.
The picture is one of my crafty friends crochet blanket it's double bed size and has 470 pom poms . She made it for a friend's birthday.
Have a good week everyone and hope no one's gets to wet. Wish it would stop raining .
Hi all, newbie here. Look forward to joining, if I'm allowed 
Need to lose my tummy, hips and now G_d help me....a throat/chin that I've noticed I'm now getting - just like in the old black and white photos I've seen of my great, great great grandmother.
Welcome Stewpot and hi to all the other Pears on this very cold and damp night. It’s been a little while since I posted as I have been totally off dieting, I have had my mum very poorly in hospital again so I have just been grabbing and eating anything I can.
I returned to SW this week after a two week break and was quite surprised to see that I had maintained my weight. Phew…I have been lucky to get away with it but I really need to get back into healthy eating and loose a few more pounds on the run up to Christmas.
As Whiff says it’s easier if you avoid the foods that you can’t control yourself around. If there’s chocolate or cake in the cupboards I’ll be tempted, especially when feeling tired or stressed!! The festive season is almost upon us and I’m sure we will all be enjoying a few little treats but I need to make these ‘occasional treats’ if I’m to progress! No large tins of choccies for me this year because I just can’t resist them. I hear the contents have shrunk again though
Good luck to all, have a great week.
SachaMac I hope you mom will be fully recovered soon. You did brilliantly maintaining as worry about your mom and just grabbing things to eat could have shown a gain. But the worry about your mom and dashing about off set that. Only my theory but I think serious worry burns calories.
Shirley you are allowed a treat for your birthday. Happy belated birthday 🥂.
Well my weight stayed the same again. Really must try harder. Sit fit we did a lot of arm exercises and I push myself to the limit I just get carried away in class and never think how I will feel later🤦. But I do feel a sense of achievement that I can still do most of what she asks of us. But there was no way when we did the sit down marching and when we lifted our left leg hit it with our right elbow and vise versa. So just continued tapping opposite knees. Our 91 year old member did it . She is a marvel.
It's my youngest grandson's 3rd birthday today. So my daughter took us to a garden centre for lunch yesterday and had something I hadn't had for years baked potato with cheese and baked beans. I had forgotten how much I like baked beans . Mind you it was 691 cals it was printed on the menu. We then shared a piece of millionaire shortbread and chocolate brownie slice between the 3 of us. And had a good walk round outside. They have 2 large duck ponds and my grandson loves going into all the sheds.
Treated myself to the above lights the snowman one was £7 and the red one £12 and had 3 pkts of 50 lights for £10. But I did have a garden centre voucher for £18.50 hence my splashing out. 😂.
Did I say I booked my first holiday since 2005 for May an few weeks ago. As I need accessible room I will be staying in the premier Inn in Berwick upon Tweed. They had the bed height and it's the same as mine and walk in shower. Had their meal deal and booked the flexi tariff. Means I can cancel up to 1pm on day of arrival and get a full refund. As I have to plan everything also got in touch with the tourist board and they sent me lots of brochures and bus time tables . I can get a bus to visit Holy island. So January will make a list of things I want to do. Just going Monday till Friday. 4 hours on the train with only one change but as I have travel assistance don't have to worry about the train. And already got taxi numbers to get me to the hotel.
I have to plan everything been like it as long as I can remember but know it's part of my HPX. Once I decide to do something I have to do it no matter how much pain I am in or my balance is off . As it sets my anxiety off. Never knew I suffered from anxiety 🤷until I explained on my HPX group page how I feel if I can't do what I plan. Then was told that's your anxiety.
Well craft group today made on of our groups Nan's recipe for Parkin as she's from Yorkshire. Also made this week for my other grandson's Xmas fair fatless tea bread, Marmalade cake,2 gingerbread and chocolate cake . Hopefully they will go .
Well must try harder and I really want to lose some before Christmas.
Have a good week pears.
This discussion thread has reached a 1000 message limit, and so cannot accept new messages.
Start a new discussion
