I’m a Pear/Apple - Part 5. Still going!!

Well done and thanks whiff, enjoy the evening on Thursday.

Thanks nankate.

Well done Shirley 👍

Thanks Whiff for getting rid of the interloper.

Hope you enjoy the concert.

And gnome . Finger hit.post. watch out for not what 🤦.

Shirley brilliant. One pound down for me this week. Not as much as I would have liked but it's down .
Got cellulitis on my big toe on antibiotics. But hasn't stopped me exercising and going to my classes .

Looking forward to next week going to a classical concert in the city on Thursday night . Been wanting to go since I moved here nearly 6 years ago. Already got my tickets for Fishermen's friends in February. I have to sit so no one is behind me and on an aisle seat. Plus have my high fidelity ear plugs in will still hear the music but cut out anything things that will make me startle .

Have a good week everyone..

Just reported smithcarry.

This doesn't usually happen on this thread but the trolls are out in full force again on estrangement threads. May be on other threads . Please read the posters name carefully as they change one letter or number or both plus put a capital letter in where there isn't one normally. Plus what out for names spelt backwards there has been troll,goblin

2 and a half pounds off….the heat on Saturday must of melted it ☀️🏃‍♀️‍➡️.
Nice to have it a bit cooler this week.

Hope you’re all ok and enjoying the dry weather.

Onwards and downwards as they say .

I suspect smithcarry you are promoting a product which is not what we do on this thread.

A cup of tea and a toasted tea cake does it for me 👍

Why is it that, when you’re feeling a bit fed up Heinz Tomato Soup is so comforting! I bought some when my back hurt and I’ve got some left.

🤪 poor you.

As with most things in my life eg having a bad tummy my first thought is usual ‘ at least I’m losing weight!’…

MayBee70 it sounds as if you are rather overwhelmed with the work in your house. Don’t overdo it in this heat.

Until today I haven’t weighed myself since returning from my DH’s 80th Birthday celebrations. Put on a pound and a half so back on the calorie counting as I still have some way to go to reach my goal.

Well, my back got better. Thankfully. Because this past few days I’ve had to sort out a blocked sewage drain and then realised I had another insect infestation. I was going to give the house a good spring clean when my partner takes the dog away for two weeks next weekend but am now having to deep clean the hall and landing before I move onto other rooms. I really can’t manage this house any more unless I have a massive declutter. But even then I can’t cope with the constant problems I have with the surrounding trees, the leaking garage roof etc.I can’t remember the last time I spent a day not working in the house.

Haha yes your soo right whiff with the covid jabs & weight loss jabs.

I’ve plateaued at the moment, quite happy though…hope you’re feeling better whiff and cocopops….

I have 1700 cals daily, and count the macronutrients. Run 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ (jeffing it) 3 to 4 times weekly. Also Pilates and short fitness videos on you tube.

Hope your all enjoying the sunny weather, it’s looking to get even hotter. ☀️☀️

Allsorts if it was easy to lose weight we all be a size 12. But here on the Pears we don't take short cuts but put in the hard work and it's not easy. Ths week put on knew I would as had friends for lunch on Saturday always gluten free but twice the amount of cals I would normally eat. Plus not been as careful weighing as I should have been . Those blood pressure tablets have caused me problems. Today my left is very swollen. Should have had blood test yesterday but it got cancelled having it on Monday . Went sit fit yesterday it was circuit training which is fun. No move it or lose it as instructor on holiday. But since yesterday upped my pedalling to 500.
Made 2 victoria sandwiches for craft group tomorrow. So have a treat then

People moaned about have the covid jab and all the scare mongering . And yet they are happy to use weight loss jabs .
I remember in the 70's weight lost pills from the GP turned out to contain amphetamine not wonder I lost weight . Thankfully only took them for a month before I found out.

At least with food you cook from scratch you know what's in it.

NanKate all that advice isn't selfish it's sharing what works for you.. And that's all we do here is share our ups and downs but no one gives up. We are doing it the hard way no shortcuts for us .

CocoPops hope you are feeling better.

Allsorts this losing weight lark is tricky, it is so easy to give in, give up and then feel thoroughly miserable.

I know we are all different but here is what has helped me.
Yes the book was key to help me recognise portion control.
The first 3 to 4 weeks of eating 1,500 Cals a day did not suppress my hunger pangs.
From then on the pangs drifted away.
I ate between 9.00 am and 6.30 pm.
I stopped all evening snacks, now I don’t even think about them.
In the day when I have a hunger pangs I have 2 gulps of Kefir, it really fills the stomach.
I regularly measure my waist and hips.
I add frozen lemon or lime to any cool drink.
When I go out with DH for coffee and cake I have a quarter of his cake, so I don’t feel left out.
I now have no pain in my arthritic knee.
I do stretching exercises each day I found on YouTube free

I do hope all the above doesn’t sound as if I am self satisfied. I realise it is so easy to slip back into my old ways.

Best of luck to all us Pears and Apples.

Well I am heavier than ever, , I lose half a stone and put 8lbs back on so quickly. I am always hungry. I have to face the fact
that I will never get slim and to just keep at the weight I am now, requires me to avoid all sugar and bread. Started walking each day after my last meal, that might help.
Hope Maybee and Whiff are better now.
NanKate I need to do as you keep to 1500 calories, I gave my calorie counting book away as thought I knew it all by heart but going to get another one today as I don’t.

Hope your health is improving now CocoPops

So sorry Whiff to hear of your health problems. I do hope you are now feeling better. Please keep is up to date with your progress.

CocoPops hope you feel better soon.
People are interesting pity some people don't give them time . Found out last week our oldest member of move it or lose it is 96. She can now stand up to do most of the exercises holding on to the back of the chair . Well the stand up ones we still do sit down ones as well. But I told her last week she is an inspiration. She didn't realise how far she has come in 12 weeks . The smile on her face was worth it's weight in gold. People are to quick to criticise but never think to applaud their achievements.

What eventful and interesting times some of you have had. The conversation with the retired Dr on the bus Whiff reminded me of some interesting life stories I've heard when flying across the pond. Amazing what people say when they have a captive audience for several hours isn't it!
I haven't been too well and haven't bothered with weigh-ins but feeling better today. Keep up the good work Apples and Pears.

NanKate you mean does this woman ever shut up 🤣😂😂😂.
A week ago Wednesday had to see my GP about my BP . She put me on another BP tablet and told me not to have salt . Started taking them on the Thursday was dizzy and had palpitations for 3 hours after for 4 days . Then felt ok . Occupational therapist came Tuesday afternoon with rail to see if it would sit my sofa it didn't and was to tall. Thursday my pain levels rising . Then Friday I was in pain in my kidney area and going to loo every 60-90 mins all day and night . Think I filled a lake, knew it wasn't an UTI.

Yesterday felt even worse and my mobility and balance off. I am on BHF forum for heart problems so asked if anyone had problems with the tablet. I felt that bad I cried which isn't me . Texting with my daughter and decided to stop the tablet and phone GP on Monday. Got worse so had to phone 111. By them my speech was affected . So had problems explaining but the young woman I spoke was lovely . I took my BP while talking to her it was up. So waited for call back from a nurse BP even higher this time . So told a Dr would call within a hour . My daughter and grandsons popped round just as the doctor phoned . My daughter knows all my medical history took my BP again it was 196 can't remember what so Dr said I needed to go too the walk in or A&E . Felt awful as my grandsons where playing. But dropped them off and went on our way. Needed to go and asked my daughter as they would want a sample to get me a bowl . My hands shake to much, anyway can any woman pee straight into a little tube 🤔.
I knew it wasn't an UTI which it wasn't the nurse practitioner examination my tummy and all I could think was don't fart 😁. She listen to it . But when she felt my kidney area made me jump . Said I had got a kidney infection which I knew because had them before. But could only prescribe 3 days of antibiotics.

I know to much information but you know my mind can't seem to condense things. Phoning my surgery tomorrow and asking them appointment to speak to GP , need 4 days worth of antibiotics and I want a blood test to check my sodium levels as I think they are lower. I can only have 8-10 drinks a day dread to think how much I peed out.
Texting with my daughter decide I am only sticking to the tablets I am on an won't take any other BP tablet . I already take one plus 3 sorts for my heart ,2 sorts of pain killers and one for my HPX. That's my fun week .

One bright spot was the engineers from mobility services came to measure for my ramp . She said it would be about 10' long and have a landing and handrail. Don't know when I will get it that's why I asked now but on waiting list now .

Last week weight stayed the same as the week before put on quarter of pound this week. Which is a nice surprise after it was cake and cuppa group on Monday and had my full plus brought a loaf which I eat in 3 days but think I peed away all those extra calories.

MayBee hope you are feeling better.

Well that was my fun week pears still went to my exercise classes and still did my exercises at home and my pedals even today . 🤸

The Voltarol and out of date co codamol have worked wonders! An afternoon sleeping and I woke up feeling much better so I think it was muscular. What a relief; I could hardly move this morning! The co codamol had given me weird dreams.I asked my partner to get me some Heinz chicken soup ( when you’re not feeling well sometimes you just fancy one particular food don’t you). In my dream he’d bought me supermarket own brand and I really craved Heinz. Even worse was the fact that he’d had to buy a pack of four. Imagine my surprise when I went down to the kitchen and it was actually Heinz. The dream had been so real that I couldn’t believe it. I usually make my own soup but I really wanted Heinz tinned!It made me enjoy it even more.

Maybee sorry you are unwell. The heat patch sounds good Whiff.

What an eventful holiday you had Whiff I felt I was watching you because you described the events so well.

That 4 ice-cream cornet sounded delicious. 👍🤪

I’m back on my under 1,500 Cals a day diet but so pleased I gave myself a few days off on hols.

Keep going Pears and Apples.

MayBee have you got a electric heat pad I got mine from Amazon it has 6 heat settings and 4 time.sertings . It's 12"x24" and it's flexible so you can wrap it round a limb that hurts. Helps my back and limbs everytime .