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

Oh yes whiff, think it is called cellulite the dimpling on skin , that was a popular subject years ago wasnt it , like you say, don’t hear of that now 😂.

I didn’t go on scales , darent as like some of you , had the grandchildren during half term also a birthday party yesterday which involved chocolate cake , difficult to keep up with the healthy eating

Have a good week all….

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Nankate It’s worth a try, or there may be a nearby group who do it if yours doesn’t.

Thanks I’ll check out the U3A. I am a member.

Also do tai chi which I didn’t expect to enjoy, but I do.

Nan Kate there would probably be a mindfulness group at a local u 3 a. Might be worth checking.
I have been doing mindfulness at ours and met some very nice people. Not best friends, but pleasant company.

Weighed this morning as usual and 2 of the 3 lbs gained this weekend have gone. Pouf ..and it’s gone. My question is where does it all disappear to.?

As to measuring hefty thighs, each of mine are bigger than some ( thin ish) peoples waists and I too appear to have shrunk to 5’ nothing . Not a great combination.

SW tomorrow so will continue to be careful. Keep on keeping on fruits.

Good to read your post as ever Whiff.

I’m off to Tai Chi today. I am really enjoying it. I wish there was a Mindfulness class near me Whiff.

Onward and downward folks.

If I have water retention because my legs are swollen I can put on 6lb in a day . Then once the swelling goes down I could fill a lake 🤣. It is very easy to put weight on. Read years ago that to lose 1lb you need to eat 3,500 cals per week than your body needs. But everyone's body is different so how do we know how many calories our body needs to work 🤷.

All charts are for average person but what is an average person? Tried to find out an average height for a woman is 5' 4". Found out this year when they measured me in hospital I am 5' 1" I have lost an inch . Why couldn't it have been off my thighs 😁.

If losing weight was easy we all be size 12 no wobbly,flabby or wrinkly bits . Thought just popped into my mind no one mentions cellus ( that skin supposed to look like orange peel on your bum and thighs ) anymore . I don't even think it was spelt that way. But hope you know what I mean .

There is an Irish woman pops up on Facebook when scrolling. She had my laughing yesterday she decided to measure her thighs and then her head and her thighs where bigger than her head. What she said was hilarious. She has posted lots of videos and they are funny. Plus there is a woman who does parodies of songs about things like the heat ,weight , menopause etc.

What I find unfair men or should say the men who have been in my life can lose weight easier than me and do it eating more . 😡.

Keep going fruits one day we will win even if it takes years. The main thing don't give up.

No singing and exercise class today as we can't have the room . But making gingerbread biscuits for Mindfulness class tomorrow. So will have to test one or two 😁. But will count the cals . 🤸

Sometimes you can’t explain an unexpected gain. I’m waiting a week till I weigh myself, as I too feel I have gained and want to give myself time to lose it again !

I put on 3 lbs in 3 days, despite taking care (most of the time). Doesn’t seem fair. 😒

Moth62 I ate more this weekend when my son and grandson were visiting. Just go day by day. The feeling of looser clothes is the bonus for reducing your food intake.

I have to confess that I have also slipped off the wagon. We had gc here last week and I gave up trying to eat sensibly. I needed the calories for energy ( or so I reasoned…) Finding it difficult to get back in the wagon again. How come it’s so easy to fall off but not to climb back on?

Love not Kobe …. Where did that come from ?

I am just back this evening from 4 days visiting my friend who shows her Kobe by providing massive meals with plenty of cake as well as a lot if meals out which is always awkward. ,
Rather dreading weighing myself tomorrow morning but did try my best without spoiling the visit.
Fingers and toes crossed….

StripeyGran we all have slip ups. But it doesn't matter . The main thing is to kept going. Each day is a fresh start. That's the great thing about this thread we all know how hard it is but we are here for eachother not just about losing weight but life in general.

Shirley running after grandchildren will keep you fit . At Mindfulness class I bake so I can have a treat. Our teacher takes brought things in and I had a custard doughnut can't remember last time I had one it's been over 6 years for definite as I moved here then . I loved every mouth full. Forgot how good they are far better than jam.

Much to my amazement stayed the same weight this week. I had made Parkin and plum jam fairy cakes . I always pack them into bags so people can take them home . Had the ends of the parkin and a fairy cake the day before. Have to test them 😁.

It's only taken me 6 years but finally managed to set my oven clock to the correct time . Tried in March so it's been 5 hours ahead of time since then as I gave up .

Have a good week fruits 😊

stripeygran I know how that is, so easy to go astray, well done for saying. Weve all done that on here , just get back on track After your week away.
I went ‘off piste’ this weekend as family were down…we all had a dominoes last night and cake washed down with 🍷🥃😂😂

We have the grandchildren this week for a few days, they will keep me fit , I hope to eat sensibly then.

Have a good week all

Oh fruity friends, it's all going a bit wrong.

Lost 6 and a half pounds with SW. Boring, bland and not eating a great deal. Because I'm away next week and missing group, I have been eating as I please. I need to claw this back. Just popping to fess up and for a bit of accountability.
Have a good week ahead all.

Aah isn’t it just girls 😋 yum yum….

Awake silly hours as per and it’s bucketing down and I can hear my gutter dripping…..another job for D/h when dry 😂

Licking the bowl a must . Plus the cooks treat . The little bit that's left from making cakes ,scones, biscuits etc that's not big enough for full portion . 😋

Licking the bowl shirleyw one of the great pleasures in life 😀

Remained the same this last couple of weeks. Made Christmas cakes and ‘licked the bowl’ 😂.
I have been keeping up with my steps and running.

Apologies. Miss world and male judges !

I have measured myself whiff but my waist is still an astonishing 40”. I remember the miss word and seaside contests when young women were paraded around in swimsuits watched by a group of make ‘judges’ when their measurements were always given, and most were around 36:24:36. Actually the top of one of my legs measures the same as their waists. 24” in the round is tiny! ?
Looking back those contests belong firmly in the past.

No idea what I did yesterday but then again my hands have a mind of their own and no idea what I pressed.

silverlinings lovely to know you are still with us well done with the stone . Have you measured yourself as you will see you have lost inches. That's the funny thing about eating less of life NanKate's words . We can put weight on or stay the same but lose inches especially if you are exercising. I finally had to give in and brought smaller clothes when my daughter said what size are you wearing size 22. My daughter said mother you need smaller clothes this was 2019 .Know I am in trouble when she calls me mother 🤣. She was the one who got me to try on trousers and much to my surprise I look ok. I like to wear wide legged trousers as my thighs will never be slim and feel comfortable in them . I do own a couple of skirts and 1 dress but prefer trousers they are pull on in fact all my clothes apart from my bra are pull on . I have shirts but they are buttoned up and just pull them on. My hands can't deal with small buttons and zips on clothes. My coats have easy to use zips and either press studs or large buttons.

Before I forget finally got my mind into right mind set just hope it lasts . Lost 4lbs instead of giving into 9 pm munchies had a drink instead. I know someone advised doing that sometime ago but can't remember who but thank you .

MousieB being a nannie is so different from being a mom . I found I worry more if my grandsons get hurt . Think it's when they are your own being with all the time you just patch them up and carry on especially if you have more than one lot more relaxed with second or third or how many children you have .

StripeyGran glad you are still enjoying SW like you said it's a social event . But you have all got the same goal. It's like this group we keep plugging away but never give up. I love going to my exercise classes. Yesterday my brain took a hike and couldn't get the hang of one move . Done it before but just couldn't do it . Like last week at my move or lose it class our instructor said I should sit down . Must have been wobbler than normal but stubborn me did it standing up just slower than the others but I did it. My Wednesday singing and exercise class and my Thursday Mindfulness class both end the end of the month .and will really miss them . Will try and find other classes to join . Both the classes have taught me new things and the Mindfulness class which I never thought I would like but went with an open mind has helped me especially when my body decides to go into overdrive. I listen to the videos and my body is still for a while .

NanKate the old bingo calls where funny . I hate this woke society when I see the old comics on Facebook Dave Allen, Jasper Carrot ,Jim Davidson,Charlie Drake,Billy Connolly,Les Dawson and the like they were funny . My mom justed to talk about Max Miller with his kipper tie and he stopped short everything like the old carry on films was mainly innuendos and not resorting to bad swearing. We have a generation of thin skinned people. Mind you it is funny my daughter always insisted calling body parts the correct name with her first son. . When I said to her oldest leave your willy alone she says it's penis . That all changed when he started school now she doesn't care and of course his brother who is 2.5 younger has always copied his brother .

Thinking about NanKate does anyone remember the old arcades at the seaside when we where kids and there was bingo but it was plastic board which you slide the cover over the number prizes where rubbish but fun. The machines where 1d no idea what they are like now. They where 1p or 10 p when my kids where young and lit of the old machines no longer there. Not old enough for what the Bulter saw but I imagine it was tame compared with today . But shocking at the time .

There used to be a lot of bingo halls which was a social event now lot is on line no wonder people get into debt.

As usual rambled on . Sorry if I have missed anyone out . Need to get up now . Have a good week fruits.