Fuming

While we don't want to become alchies, a drop of the hard stuff or a glass of wine does help to relax us, and this relaxation is good for us.I certainly won't stop. This is one form of advertising that I can resist!

When old people start falling over in the street and throwing up in city centres every Sat night, that's when they can start lecturing us.That's apart from the few [one] that fell over in Tenerife [in the tv prog the other night.]

I was just about to agree wholeheartedly, but then remembered my unfortunate incident with the wheelie bin

With the (what seems like) constant bombardment of advice (or do's and don'ts, whichever you feel more comfortable with) - does anyone else get moved to swearing sometimes

MiniMouse

I suppose the anti-drink lobby could argue that, if she didn't drink, she may have lived to be 150 . . .

Lidl is supposed to be selling some good vintages come September.

Himself loves their full fat greek yog, salamis .

We lived a miserable existence on hydrogenated crap spread, now enjoy [him] not me beef, and all the noughties.

Him full fat milk, me zero, but I prefer the taste and I hope it tops up my calcuim levels, tho perhaps not.

Deaewar GNetters you have once again saved my sanity. Crafting and KatyK I just adore you - as I speak am raising a glass to you one and all and [cupcakes] if that`s your tipple

Have no idea where that first word came from - should read - Dearest

I saw a consultant earlier in the year and asked his advice about a range of things that could potentially help or hinder my situation. Re exercise, his advice was 'Try to do a bit each day, just what you can manage' Re diet, his advice was 'Eat what you like, but don't go mad' Then I asked ....what about wine?.......... and his advice was 'Drink twice as much as you were before today'

True story

Oh Notso who`s your consultant he should be nominated for an honour in the next Honours List. As for you phoenix are you prepared to reveal your incident with a wheelie bin - I`m intrigued for one.

Thanks for tip re Lidl jollyg I`ll be off and running come September but must say they do a very good Chianti which I am currently hooked on.

Oh! Love him!

Goodness, notso - what if were already drinking 2 bottles a day?

Just enjoying a glass (or two) of Chardonnay having looked after a very lively DGD2 all day!!

Nanalogue, apparently Sauv. Blanc has anti-inflammatory properties:

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-564201/Hooray-Wine-CAN-good--drinking-right-stuff.html
However, this was the Daily Mail so believe what you wish!!

Oh, if it's in the DM it MUST be true

Goody.....my arthritic knees will soon be a thing of the past.

Must drink some more, my knees have been playing up today.

(in fact they play up even more the day after I have indulged in a glass or two of )

Jollyg , thanks for the tip , HE aka Mr N will look out for them !!

Sparky my wheelie bin episode was already documented on here!

sparky

I tried to post a link to the thing about the wheelie bin, but some how it all went wrong.

For those who haven't seen/read it before, try searching "Arnica" within the GN website, not google, or you could be there all day.

I think I may have managed it:
www.gransnet.com/forums/ask_a_gran/a1199864-Apart-from-Arnica-whats-good-for-bruises

As I sit here browsing GN with a glass of chilled pink, soon to share a bottle of red with DH over a healthy dinner, I am hugely cheered that there are so many kindred spirits here. I feel totally happy with my diet, which includes a wide range of varied foods and makes me feel good. I shall continue to ignore doctors as much as possible, unless I can find the one who recommended more wine!

In my experience it is the practice nurse (about 30 and thin) who says lose weight. I just think wait until you get to 65! If I lost weight now I would be all wrinkly. Yuk!

It did me a world of good to read that again, phoenix. And, BTW, comfrey is reputed to be good for bruises (as a poultice) and, incidentally, broken bones. Its 'folk' name is knitbone. But I think I'd call the ambulance for that.

Mrs JamJam, my mother always said when you get older it's either your face or your figure!

I've made my choice, and life is for living!

I've just read the link to phoenix' wheelie bin incident... brilliant. We all need a chuckle ....