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Good Morning Crackers! Bracken how lovely to hear from you as always but I'm sorry to hear that you are unwell again and I wish you a speedy recovery. Your weather sounds bitter. Here we have been very fortunate and have had a month of glorious sunshine and the snow is disappearing fast on my side of the mountain. It's…

Good Afternoon Crackers, Bracken sorry to hear that you have been feeling out of sorts. It is that time of year. I too had a cough fortunately no cold but I spent a week having to sleep upright to stop the endless coughing at night. Sadly it did not put me off eating and I had another stupid week of eating ice cream which…

Good Evening Crackers, 'Age has no reality except in the physical world.' We had snow over the weekend. First 50cm and then 40cm yesterday. I can confirm as I'm sure you would agree Bracken, snow clearing leaves you in no doubt just how old you are!! My husband was working in Italy during the second lot, so I had to clear…

Good evening Crackers! I read 3 sensible old Beck quotes today. 'Did you go off track with things like exercise or daily motivation during the busy holiday season? If so TODAY IS THE DAY TO RESTART.' The second 'remind yourself "I won't regret the food I don't eat, but I definitely will regret the extra unplanned food I do…

Good Evening Crackers, LMV - what a lovely surprise to find you here after so long, but I'm very sorry to hear of your Father's death and that of your Father in-law. I do hope 2019 will be kinder to you. I had this crazy notion that a New Year would equal more 'me' time, to allow me to manage my time better - mid January…

And a very Happy New Year to you too Bracken. I will be back on the 9th January.

Evening Crackers, Well done Bracken for cracking the code! I'm off to the UK tomorrow to see my parents before returning with the daughter to spend Christmas in Austria. This year I am just not prepared. I have not had the chance to do any decorating except to put up my wreath outside (to keep up appearances) for the 1st…

Afternoon Crackers, Very happy to report a 1.2 loss this week which I shall put down to still being busy with work orders plus occupied with my paint work, because once you start painting something in a very bright colour - you need to complete so others (the husband) can see where you are coming from! I didn't stop with…

Evening Crackers, Very relieved the terraced plants have been removed from the elements as I awoke to the first dusting of snow this morning! Phew! A few extra calories burnt clearing snow.

Afternoon Crackers! Carole welcome back! Well I'm sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with diabetes type 2, I hope you've got it under control, however it was obviously the spur you needed to lose weight. That's an impressive amount of pounds you've lost since last posting with us, what changes did you make to your…

Good Evening Crackers, How can it be September already!?! First things first, Bracken I have had the pleasure of reading your short story and you so deserve your second prize! I really enjoyed it. And what a busy summer you have had. But I am so sorry to hear that you have had to have further surgery on your face, I hope…

Afternoon Crackers, Apologies for my absence - I have been a little preoccupied with my parents staying... My husband went to pick them up from the airport only to discover my Mother had landed with a huge swollen ankle. She had fallen 2 days before flying out and twisted her ankle. My husband didn't like the look of the…

Evening Crackers, Guess what? I've been busy, busy, busy painting windows once more.... It's a chore that needs to be done after the hard winter. At least I didn't let them get into the sorry state they were the first time I ever did them, so it's easier but still time consuming. Anyway that's my excuse for my absence, I…

Morning Crackers, I too didn't realise it had been so long since I last posted. I have been madly busy with work as my husband has a very busy season ahead with lots of weddings, so we have been working around the clock stocking up. We also had our biyearly village clear out of household items. My husband after last year…

Evening Crackers, Oh Bracken I do feel sorry for you mid April and yet more snow and winds that is not on. This weekend we are officially allowed to change our winter car wheels over to summer. The Beck workbook is very much the 'companion' to her book the Beck Diet Solution. It's a 6 week plan, following on from her book,…

Afternoon Crackers, Bracken I too ventured out into the garden yesterday. The first real 'gardening' session of the season! I was just working in a t'shirt it was so warm but today I'm in a jumper.... I started the morning high in the rockery picking up all the snapped, broken rose branches of which there were many, as the…

Good morning Crackers, Well Spring has finally arrived here in my part of the world. We too Bracken had snow over the Easter weekend, I was not impressed although my young nephew enjoyed his Easter egg hunt in the snow. But now all change and the farmers are busy muck spreading madly, so the hillsides are one big brown…

Afternoon Crackers, Well there's no place like home! But I've had a lovely break from the potatoes - caught up with my daughter, family and friends and indulged in so many hot cross buns of all varieties, I don't desire another until my next trip home. I monitored my weight daily and the scales stuck at 137 at the same…

Afternoon Crackers, Well after doing so well last week and losing, this week I've undone all my hard work again eating too many oranges (!!!) and far too much bread and being too sedentary... and regained. I seem to have lost my magic formula! Although I always seem to have this problem at this time of year, my get up and…

Evening Crackers, This morning Bracken it was minus 20°c here when my husband left for work! The beast from the East is all over Europe although here in Osttirol, we haven't had any more snow thankfully, just bitterly cold. We are forecast 2 more days of cold weather then it will be plus 10°c. I do feel sorry for the…

Afternoon Crackers, After losing the hardest ever pound last week, I gained the easiest pound this week! And then this headline caught my eye 'The Big Fat Lie: Britons eat 50% more than they say.' I think this is starting to be my problem, so I need to go back to basics AGAIN and start counting calories. I'm not working…

Afternoon Crackers, Bracken I am so pleased to hear that you have finally completed your painting. I know what you mean with the snowy weather. This year is the first year that I can recall feeling cold at night in my bed, no matter how many layers I'm wearing! In the daytime it is sunny but still bitterly cold. My diary…

Afternoon Crackers, Well for me personally this little group, aside from all the ongoing interesting conversations that we have, it is all about accountability - for some reason it keeps me on the straight and narrow! So with that in mind I decided as today, was the day that I finally managed to lift my head from the sand,…

Evening Crackers, A very, very quick pop in.... LMV I just wanted to wish you before you leave, a fantastic trip and that I hope you will be returning after your 6 week break. And a huge well done for getting back to your pre-Christmas weight!!! I'm madly busy at the moment, don't know if I'm coming or going but potatoes…

Beck 'Think thin Thursday' Remind yourself that your body doesn't know what you don't eat and only knows what you do eat. Extra is extra, regardless of how much extra you didn't eat. Oh my body sadly knows exactly how much EXTRA I ate 2 days ago..... Still feeling rubbish! But I've done a second Max for the week.

Good Evening Crackers, LMV - I almost spilt tea everywhere when I read this line! Have you weighed in again this week? Hopefully you have shifted a few pounds without having to meet Jillian!! However I assume tomorrow maybe, day one of the Shred for you and if so good luck! It was my husband's birthday on Monday. And my…

Good Evening Crackers, Bracken - I loved the tale about the sparrows! Well I have spent this past week since returning from the UK, running around like a headless chicken trying to keep on top of all the schlip orders.... It's been a busy week and next week is going to be just the same. I'm blaming the snow but I'm not…

Evening Crackers, I'm home and will be back in action tomorrow! After journeying for 13 hours yesterday on 2 hours sleep, I didn't wake until midday today. LMV - glad the celebrations were fun. I agree if you can't enjoy yourself on 'special days' when are we allowed, says me having 'celebrated' for over a month....…

Happy New Year Crackers, I'm off to the UK for the weekend, returning on Monday and then I'm seriously back to my routine as in less eating and more exercising... Don't know what the weather is like with you Bracken, I'm guessing very cold, here in Osttirol we have lots of snow which is very good for business as the skiers…

Merry Christmas Crackers. I'm swimming in a sea of sugar at the moment and very much against the current! Looking forward to getting back on the straight and narrow come the New Year. BM - sorry to hear you are under the weather again. LMV let me know how the new DVD is? BRACKEN - well done on the weight loss. I too bought…