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Good Evening Crackers! As we enter the 6th month of the year I'm finally back in the dieting groove! Although as always I use the word 'dieting' lightly - I mean healthy lifestyle.... I'm once more in control of what I eat and at last I'm moving more again which combined with the better eating habits has equaled a minor…
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Morning Crackers Well I logged in my weight which I forgot to do yesterday and although it somehow doesn't feel right after last night's dreadful attack on the young, innocent, defenseless youngsters in Manchester, at the same time I feel strongly terrorists cannot be allowed to win, so we must continue on with our daily…
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Part 2! I found your last post Bracken most interesting about thank yous. I am very old fashioned and I have always written thank you letters and I have insisted from the moment my daughter could write her name, she too send her own thank you notes/letters. When she was very young, she would draw or we would craft…
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Good Evening Crackers! Well sadly Bracken I am having an indifferent May! However I am glad to hear that you are focused again. The only consolation for me, I haven't gained any further weight but I haven't lost any either. I enjoyed my new book, it was nicely presented but I didn't learn anything new and although there…
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Good Morning Crackers! Well I'm delighted to say that TODAY is actually looking like my profile picture (which the daughter took the day before leaving Austria) after yet more snow on the mountains, over the May day bank holiday weekend.... I'm pleased Bracken your garden is giving you pleasure, the weather has played…
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Afternoon Crackers! Well Bracken your Easter sounded an absolute delight - I only wished I could say the same of mine! We had half the number you had but maybe the difference is because our guests were staying for the weekend in our home..... I have been reading 'The 4 day Win' by Martha Beck in a lot of ways her message…
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Good Evening Crackers - I'm back! Well this time last week I spent the night in London with my Mother as it was my birthday. We were staying opposite the Shard, across on the other side of the river - fantastic view of it and the weather was brilliant. Went to the theater to see 'Stepping Out' (which the film was based on)…
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Evening Crackers! Yay! This trip to the UK I am able to log into my account on my Father's tablet which on previous visits, for whatever reason it wouldn't allow me but there's no way I'm able to type on that mini screen! However the daughter is giving me 5 minutes on her laptop! BM I too hope that you are on a speedy road…
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Good Evening Crackers! Welcome back BM - hope you had a great trip. Bracken - so sorry to hear about the appalling weather you are experiencing, I did see it mentioned on the news and I was thinking of you and how you would be coping. I did not for a moment imagine you checking into a hotel - good for you!! Well sadly I…
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Afternoon Crackers! Well Bracken I'm slightly confused as on my news feed you have logged in for 45 days and that was 13 hours ago so were you mistaken about breaking your run? And secondly you put that Bob Harper had died - I thought he just had a heart attack but was recovering? Your writing group sounds rather…
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Good Evening Crackers! Well I'm still struggling... the scales dared to go up AGAIN when really they should have shown that pound last week when I stayed the same... Beck had to remind me AGAIN 'The more you focus on your mistakes, the worse you feel. The more you give yourself credit for all the great things you're doing,…
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Good Evening Crackers! I cannot quite believe it has been 3 weeks since I last posted but I've had a very busy, busy month but finally we have a few days respite from the sight of potatoes! BM - I have a permanent travelling list which I keep in my filofax at all times! These days I so easily forget things I have ongoing…
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BM - you are making perfect sense to me and good for you! As Beck says "It's important to start working on enriching your life NOW, even if you're not yet where you want to be in terms of weight loss. The more pleasurable things you have going on the less and less you'll turn to food to fulfill that role. You don't have to…
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Good Afternoon Crackers! 'If you want to lose weight and keep it off, whether or not you "feel" like doing something (e.g. resisting a craving, grocery shopping for healthy food) just isn't relevant. Ask yourself, "which do I MORE not feel like: working on healthy eating, or remaining overweight?" ' Beck. When I logged in…
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Good Evening Crackers! A quick pop in from me before bed. Well a first for me - I lost weight (I don't care if it's only 0.4!!!) during the birthday week of my husband and best friend. I made 2 cakes, an almond and orange one as requested for my friend which after our slice with lashings of cream and a cup of tea, I…
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Good Evening Crackers! Well I have enjoyed reading all the posts in my absence and I think it is wonderful that you both; BM/Bracken have the same goal to lose weight by August. I recently read a piece by Vivian Goldschmidt 'Have faith in yourself! Too many people won't make resolutions at all because they just don't…
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Evening Crackers! Just to let you know I will be absent as I am off to the UK tomorrow for a week, dropping the daughter back and going on a little jaunt with my Mother overnight to London, to see Cinderella and to do a spot of window shopping. On my return to Austria the plan is to start exercising again. I intend to do…
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I'll second that - Happy New Year Crackers! MITM
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Good Evening Crackers! PB - I feel for you... My daughter was ill on my arrival in the UK and has spent her first few days back in Austria in bed so come her 18th birthday yesterday, all celebrations had to be cancelled/postponed! Thank goodness for social media as she was occupied all day/evening with messages from her…
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Evening Crackers! Just wanted to let you know I am still alive and kicking!! Glad to see everyone posting, welcome back LMV! I always make time to read the posts as I have my breakfast but I've just been too busy of late to write.... Lots of schlipfkrapfen orders. I can't stop now as I should be packing as early tomorrow…
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Good Morning Crackers! Firstly my apologies Crackers for my long absence... during my 3 weeks in the UK - I couldn't access my account for whatever reason from my mobile or my Father's tablet. It wouldn't recognize my user name most frustrating?! Especially since the daughter could get me in on her laptop but that proved…
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Evening Crackers! So pleased to see you 'back' with us PB and enjoying/dealing with life. Lovely to hear your news. Sadly I can't write more I'm flying tomorrow and leaving very early and I've still got a basket of work ironing to complete 'one handed'! The husband has done everything else and will be driving for 6 hours…
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Afternoon Crackers! Thank you BM and I'm so sorry to hear that you too are under the weather and just as your birthday is approaching, not on! I hope you get better soon. I think I mentioned I did send PB a text but I never heard anything back so I too hope her parents are okay. Well I now have to supervise my husband!!…
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Afternoon Crackers! I realized on Saturday when I stepped on the scales, the past 5 weeks have finally caught up with me! I think I've had an autumn lull - at least where the diet is concerned... I completed my 28 days of 8 minute exercises in the morning with Jorge and ended up weighing heavier than I started by 2 pounds.…
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Afternoon Crackers! I've been so busy, I've only just read my Sunday weekly 'Fabulous Forever' blog. As you can see I'm embracing this over 50 lark full on!! This is a make-up site specializing in make-up for the over 50s. Over the past year I've come full circle, now that my 17 year old daughter wears make-up it has…
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Good morning Crackers! 'New Monday, new week, new goals' okay I know it's Tuesday but I saw this yesterday and I thought 'yes'. I did not have a good weekend, I succumbed to buying a tub of cappuccino ice-cream on Friday during my weekly shop. And yes I scoffed the lot come the evening, as I was tired and fed up from…
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You were missed BM but that was one scenario I hadn't thought of! Take care. I'm off to the garden but will be back...
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Crackers - finally I'm back - I think I underestimated how much work I had to do... After 2 weeks worth of washing and ironing industrial catering clothes, I was ready for a lie down but no - my husband had an aunt and uncle visiting who we invited for dinner, which then meant I had to clean the house from top to bottom.…
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Evening Crackers! Almost a full house so I cannot complain! Absolutely thrilled to see posts from you both - BM have a good sob you will feel better for it. I'm off to bed now as I had next to no sleep last night having to get up at 2.45am for my flight but once I'm back on my feet again I will be returning to post. Be…
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Well I hope Crackers that the reason no one is posting or even logging in (never known us to be so quiet or so long not to hear from PB last posted 6th July and Bracken 26th July) is that like BM you are all having a happy summer break? I am off to the UK for the next 2 weeks and I do hope that on my return in September…
