Fuming

I love your "Life is not a journey to the grave" whooooooooooooooope I`ll just and fill another glass

MrsJamJam

In my experience it is the practice nurse (about 30 and thin) who says lose weight

One of our practice nurses (also about 30 and thin) is the exact opposite; on her wall there is a poster that says (something like):

Life Is Not A Journey To the Grave

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Rioja. Lidl. Splendid.

phoenix thank you so much am in hysterics reading about your mishap - will just pop off and top my glass up

Mrsjamjam - I was told by a practice nurse a couple of years ago that I could 'do with losing a couple of pounds'. I am not overweight really and was lighter then. She was absolutely huge. How I stopped myself from saying something I'll never know.

Wow, well done rosequartz! I didn't actually expect you to find one! I can now say I'm just taking my anti-inflammatories!
Lovely thread, thanks, cheered me up too.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

sparky

Sparky my wheelie bin episode was already documented on here!

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

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 )

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

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

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!!

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

Oh! Love him!

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.

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

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

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