Well, an interesting and somewhat momentous day. Work stuff - my old situation is now coming to a head. Looks like 2 weeks will now see conclusion. At long last.
Am blogging from bed (seems to be de rigeur?) listening to five live and the discussion of the fat gene. I've got a pair, naturally, but I don't think they fit me any more.
Did an almost full gym session and my back is not any worse for it. Avoided the rowing machine as I thought the pressure may be too much. Plenty more superfoods today and still lots left.
Ha! A 19 stone guy talking about a gastric by-pass. I was nearly that heavy at my largest! He doesn't need a gastric by-pass, he needs some will power. Now he says he's lost 3 stone without it (by cutting out "all the fast food, kebabs, pizza etc I used to eat") but complains that the NHS let him down because they didn't do it. Unbelievable! I don't pay my taxes for that...
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Morning Moose!
Blogging from bed... great idea, and just what I'm doing.
Well done for your change in habits, superfoods and gym visits, you must be feeling great!
Paying taxes to help lazy fat people get gastric bands... I think you can guess my thoughts on that so I won't even bother with a rant.
It's my friend Ruthy's birthday today so I'm going to try to get a bit of time to take her out to lunch but she has to take her guinea pig Sophie for hormone treatment this morning , I just hope she'll get back in time.
Friday the 13th.... I do have a story but it's going to have to go on my own blog as it's afr too long on here.
Have a great day bloggers!
Luv
Lyndyloo
& The Bears
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Morning Moose :o) I would love to blog from bed but unfortunately I only get chance to blog comment from work and I think they'd have some objections to me bringing my bed in!
Lyndyloo might I ask why Sophie is having hormone reatment, is she trying to become Simon Guinea pig? Also - Friday 13th story - waiting patiently :o)
The whole fat gene seems to me another excuse for people with no will power or dedication to trough their faces with fud and then say, when they become morbidly obese that they couldn't help it, it's the genes.
Surely the ever growing proportion of obese people also means that their is an ever shrinking gene pool??
Is this dyslexic Darwinism, the survival of the fattest?
As for gastric bands - don't get me started on it, unhealthy, dangerous and seen as a quick win by many, have killed people in the past. Nuff Said!
Anyway, it's Friday and we should all be cheerful so I'll turn my frown upside down and go with the majority on this one.
Have a great day everyone :o) Jo
PS. Am hoping that MW,a has a shower facility to rid of the floating ash.
Morning all
Moose, don't get me started on fat, lazy people blaming their genes and expecting the rest of the world to fund their chip habit ... It's too early in the day for a rant so I'll shut up now before I offend anyone.
Hazel - loved the dog article yesterday. Assistance dogs are so clever and their trainers must have infinite patience. I couldn't do it (but then I'm more of a cat woman, and cats wouldn't do it either). Coincidentally I went to school in Midhurst and can think of a few people that might have benefitted from some dog therapy then.
Lyndyloo - happy birthday to your friend Ruthy. Hope the GP is OK - do they have HRT?
It was really quiet coming in to work today - has everyone stayed at home because it's Friday 13th? My usual journey to work is 30-40 mins but only took 25 today because there was hardly anyone about.
Back later
Jo- It's posted!
Annalog- I'll pass on your greetings
The GP is having hormone injections as she never had babies and this can cause problems when they get a bit older. It makes her a happy little Sophie Pig.
Morning,
Oh joy, Friday the 13th. Considering how accident prone I have been recently I am considering going back to bed but today I have a gym session booked - Fab Abs, Killer Butt - lets hope it does what it says on the tin! And then I have an interview. So my plan is to stay away from the garden and heavy machinery.
Took the sellotape stitches off yesterday, after rinsing down from my disasterous bath and its looking interesting. Made my dad's stomach turn when he looked at it. The actual tip is about 2mm out of line, and where I thought it was still attached behind the nail you can see a fine line, proving that it wasn't. And the colours range from pure white to deep purple. Ok, stopping now, except to say have just taken off old nail polish and I am glad to say that was pain free so it must have healed well.
Thanks to those that replied to my rabies question yesterday. Tis true, its no longer given in the stomach thankfully, and Annalog - loving the flittermice terminology!
No doubt I'll be back,
hasta la vista
MW, a!
EG - so sorry about the promotion but your attitude is a great one - you had me in tears about you and the Dom God xx
MWa - I was wincing as I read your post but glad you're OK xx
Lyndyloo - happy birthday to Ruthy and hope you get to have lunch with her .... poor Sophie - never heard of hormone treatment for pinnygigs but let's hope it works!
My Friday 13th started with a wake-up call from our neighbour's parrot which started squawking at 7.30am and is still going on now. Sounded like someone was being attacked .... give it time and the only attack will be on the blimmin' bird! Come back bird flu!!!! Grr, I hate parrots or any caged birds - it's cruel. Sorry, but that's how I feel and I'd love to set it free, except that would be even more cruel 'cos it probably couldn't survive on its own.
Got out of bed in a temper 'cos of the bird, only to stub my big toe on the end of our solid pine bed - the air went a wonderful shade of blue/purple/violet ..... things can only get better, isn't that what the song says?
The sun's gawn on holiday and it's quite grey here today but let's hope it appears later .....
Have as good a Friday the 13th as possible peeps and see y'all later. Be careful out there!
jollygit xx
Telegram for Moose: Can I just ask...is this the Brighouse and Gastric BRASS Band we are talking about here? Please advise soonest STOP
Anyhoo...lyndyloo, I'd love to come, I REALLY WOULD REALLY REALLY...but I don't ski, (actually not 'don't' more like never been skiing, so haven't tried), and if my wee car needs cash I have to spend it there and not in Val d'Iserre (nearly a pome). The irony is that the boy wouldn't mind, and I could probably get the time off.
Have just sent an email to someone with the words 'curious thing, timing' included. Well it is, isn't it.
Do have passport. Can travel. Am happy to share!
EG (Scotland) BIG LOVE GOIN' OUT TO YA! XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
MWa, We don't smoke upstairs. And you can only lie down in our bath if you are less than 5ft long. A lesson for us all there I think?
Anyhoo, I am writing this from a slumped position. I may well rest my feet upon the desk and partake of a schmall schnooze.
God, I need a holiday.
love
hazel
x
ps Do hope Sophie comes home smiling!
pps HRT - Hog Rooting Truffles
ppps for Gaby
and pppps OF COURSE, I FORGOT SOMETHING, OF COURSE!!!!
Happy birthday Ruthy.
iiii
(____)
Four candles.
love
hazel
x
ps I'd strongly recommend avoiding the Cobaye Frite if I were you. You may well upset a certain petite personne...
Hellooo and TGIF!
EG - so sorry about the promotion. You wee pet lamb. I can just picture you turning up with the red roses and the tears in your eyes! You wrote your account of everything beautifully, and I had a wee greet too! But you are right of course, on to Plan A (once that has been identified!).
Just want to say to Lyndyloo, have a great trip. Ski-ing is not my bag at all, I'd definitely fall and break something important,(probably my hip flask!). Hope you have a great time - you ARE a busy girl!
Moose: gastric bands - not a good idea. The reason I am overweight is entirely down to eating and drinking too much of all the wrong things, and not taking any exercise. I could try to defend myself by saying that the last 10 years of my life have been very hard and I've lost so many people that I love so much, so it's not really my fault that I've taken comfort in food and drink. Well, the fact is - it IS my own fault and I certainly don't expect anyone to have to pay for my greed!
Ye gods, surely the NHS is in enough trouble without the well-proportioned getting stroppy!
Will check back later.
C xx
Hazel - LOL. Taking a lazy sort of day today. Didn't get up until nearly nine, have done washing, dishwasher sorting and shopping ready for Mrs Moose and the Mooselets reappearance tonight, and a small delivery. Am just having a coffee break before I go in to 'work'. I have a couple of e-mails to send (which I coould do from here but I did say to my boss I would be in the office so I will keep my promise - even if only for an hour or two. I have some papers to go through so I can do that at work - it's for the lawyer lady so is sort of work related - did I stretch it far enough?
I also have a couple of people to catch up with for coffee/tea breaks and chats. Then I'm off for a swim and then to the airport to collect the returning wanderers.
Lyndyloo - yes I am feeling quite good thanks! I happened to catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I do believe that my face does indeed have a shape that is emerging from the amorphous blob that used to sit atop my shoulders...
Hadn't even realised it was Friday 13th until I logged on here! My mum was born on a Friday 13th so I have never considered it unlucky!
Moose - hope Mrs Moose and the mooselets arrive home safely tonight - they're sure to be glad to see you again. By the way, you're looking good!!!
Chrissie S - I too am overweight simply because I eat & drink too much and haven't taken enough exercise in the past and have no-one to blame but meself. If I'm happy I eat, and if I'm sad I eat, so what chance have I?! Anyway, the fridge is now stocked with good stuff and we're out walking every day - maybe only a couple of miles each time but it's free and it's really nice chatting as we walk and stopping for a cuppa en route (no toasted teacakes now) -we've got our heads sorted, just the bodies to go!
Does anyone know a natural predator to parrots (except Jollygits that is)? I'd love to tape record whatever if is and play it to shut the darn thing up - why is it bothering me so much today of all days?
Lyndyloo - have a fabulous holiday - I'd say 'break a leg' but that would spoil things wouldn't it? Anyway, we'll be thinking of you on the piste!! Have fun xx
We've now got fat balls in our garden and some feeders but I think all the boids are at Hazel's .....
jollygit xx
Dear Jollygit
Cannot find any direct predators. Parrots ARE predators.
In the meantime, habitat loss, enviromental changes and illegal trapping remain risks to wild populations.
I expect the Moose Blog Resident Animal Expert, the lovely MWa!, can help, but I'd suggest you invest in a big hungry ol' cat, mate.
Now am hungry. Must forage.
Need peanuts to crack in mandibles. Or womandibles.
love
hazel
x
Sammie, I know you're there. I'm gonna call my doc and see if they would be an acceptable medication. Thanks babe xx
hello all,
i have managed to sneek on for 10 mins...
Moose, i love you, me!
The only thing i have to say is that i have lost weight in the past (before child) both me and Mr C lost 5 stone each, honestly we did, it took over a year, but now 10 yrs later...my body is so ravegged by yo yo weight loss/gain, pregnancy, caesarian that i have (polietly) an apron, and a hanging middrift etc..i do not need to go into any more details.....Anyway the point I am trying to make is that the body you are left with after all that is dreadful, even with regular exercise..therfore i am saving up for a tummy tuck..if i could get them on the NHS I would race at the chance. bl**dy hell, a bit long winded..i almost deleted it all.
Anyway, moving on...
Thanks for the welcome backs...I will be in full force next week..but this weekend is wedding of BF in london..Sooooo excited
happy friday the 13th all ( i'm flying)
Lots of love
Caroline xx
P.S
Hazel..there were spanish fat balls in the supermarket..AND there was a magnetic poem kit in the airport..I was i going to buy you 2 presents!
Mr C has his chest puffed out because you needed him..!
Go girl!!
XXX
What fabulous presents! Although the boids here don't (as far as I know) habla espanol so they wouldn't know what they were. I am led to believe our local feathered friends have bird brains.
I'm gonna compose a pome today I think. Then I shall rub myself vigorously with a balloon until I stick to the wall.
Gawd love ya Mr C!
Puff on McDuff
love
hazel
x
Jollygit,
The natural predator of the parrot is an air rifle.
Welcome back Caroline. And Mr C! Don't puff your chest out too much though, someone might mistake you for a parrot.
WOO HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAA!
I do not like these children
They smell said Mister C
But if I was really hungry
I'd grill one for my tea
I'm such a nasty baddie
Giving all you kids a fright
You can try to scream or run away
But I'll keep you awake at night
Here, take a pull upon my beard
It's stuck on, rather neat
And once I'm all un-costumed
I'm actually quite sweet
I love my wife and animals
And babies happy faces
But if one of you upsets me
I'll see you in dark places...
love
hazel
x
Jo - I saw your comment on Lyndyloo's Friday 13th story and my boss used to be a Pontin's manager at that very location (but probably after your time there).
For all those with fat balls - it's probably to do with genetics, but would a gastric elastic band help?
Jollygit - for you,
(and possibly the renewed father himself, the esteemed Celebrity Parasitologist himself, J McC...)
Delusional parasitosis: Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis in which sufferers hold a delusional belief they are infested with parasites.
Delusional psittacosis: Delusional psittacosis is a form of psychosis in which sufferers hold a delusional belief they are infested with parrots.
you betcha!
Moose - absolutely, an air rifle would be my first choice of weapon! The neighbours had put the parrot, in cage, out in the garden earlier and whilst blogging, I had (pardon the pun) a bird's eye view of the thing and oooh, left a bit, right a bit ........ fire!!!!
HL - love the pome and the explanation!!
Here's my own little ode to said boid:
I spy with my little eye
A birdie for my tea-time pie.
Cooked in oil (not too much grease)
Ha-ha, I now have perfect peace!
I thank you.
jollygit xx
What's a Dynaband then?
I always thought it was one of those nifty thingies you could stamp out a badly-lettered sticker on red plastic to attach to something that belongs to you.
It turns out that it isn't.
Have just thought - hope MfR's Tattoo is going OK. Am too chicken myself!
Look, not for a single moment am I going to try to construct a pome, a poem or even anything remotely clever! But what's going on today is very good indeed!
Caroline - have a wonderful time at the wedding. I love weddings - great/dreadful outfits, the bride is ALWAYS beautiful and the groom is ALWAYS petrified!
Have a great weekend everyone. We are having a friend to dinner tomorrow night. She is THE best cook I have ever come across, and I, of course am sadly lacking. M&S Food, here I come!
C xx
Have just picked all Moose's horses for the Grand National tomorrer:
L'AMI - 20-1
IDLE TALK - 16-1
GALLANT APPROACH - 50-1
SLIM PICKINGS - 33-1
LONGSHANKS - 25-1
LE DUC - 50-1
Me, I'll have ten bob each way on the sheepskin noseband. Thank you Gran'ma!
Although...I'd also like PHILSON RUN, because it sounds like my cousin, and JACK HIGH, because it sounds a bit rude. And I like poker. But that's not for here...
Caroline - great to have you back, and of course, Mr C. Enjoy the wedding - there'll be tears! xx
EG - hope you're still upbeat and enjoying the sunshine xx
I've got to be on my way as I'm off to stay with some friends tonight. We have a quiz night and mucho food & drink, no doubt - well, someone's gotta do it ......
So, have a wonderful weekend everyone - the forecast looks good, don't forget the suncream, and enjoy!
Love jollygit xx
All done!
Well, thats me out of the swimming pool for a few weeks.
It was like a cluster of rodents gnawing at my arm today.
And it's a bit sore now.
But I'm pleased with it.
S'pose its a bit late not to be.
Can kick back now, listen to ARF in an hour or so and maybe, just maybe, crack an early beer.
Have a terrific weekend all.
MfR.
MfR - I spect both squash and salsa would be out of the picture for a little while too! And the alternative triathlon.
Am fascinated by tattoo's when they've just been done, is all red and weepy?? (have just realised that sounds slightly perverse!)
ChrissieS - don't you DARE buy dessert! This is SOOOOOOO easy and turtally delishus...and absolutely perfect for the weather tomorrow!
Eton Mess
450g (1 lb) - Strawberries
375ml (12 fl oz) - Double or Whipping cream
6 - Meringues
75 ml (2½ fl oz) - Kirsch or Strawberry Juice
A few sprigs Mint (optional)
Chop and hull the strawberries, reserving a few for decoration.
Place in a bowl and add the kirsch, cover and chill for 2-3 hours.
Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks, fold in the strawberries and juices
Crush the meringues and fold into the mixture
Spoon into small sundae dishes or wine glasses, decorate with the reserved strawberries and a sprig of mint.
Serve immediately with a bowl of brown sugar for your guests to help themselves to.
If you haven't got sundae dishes, mondae ones will do, or just bang it all into a big bowl.
drooling etc
love
hazel
x
annalog, I thought they were cysts?
Matt - I think not being able to swim or do alternative triathlon for a week or so would be a great reason not to get one done! Still, the gnawing rodents sounds kind of fun...
I will just log on to Nutrition Data and check the calorific value of Eton Mess. It sounds good but I suspect I could only afford a 5ml medicine spoon (level not heaped) of it in my allowance!
My nifty spreadsheet tells me that if I continue on the same basis as my last 3 and a half weeks with both average calories eaten and average burned, I will achieve 80% of my target weight loss (which I will still be incredibly happy with). I am still trying to figure out how to adapt my sheet for genetic abnormalities. At the moment it tells me that there is a 17% probability that it would quite acceptable for me to weigh 400kg (as long as I only ever wear the black tent) but an 83% chance that I'm just deceiving myself, and a 100% chance of premature death. Have I got something wrong?
Moose, it sounds to me as though you got MfR to do the calculations.
Input the information again but this time remember to carry the 3.
This should give you a hypothetical spread of approximately 12 squills to be used by 2015. Then once this has been accomplished, logorise the fourth column by 0.2 to get the total burn.
That should cover it.
As the tattooist said to the Bishop.
all of me loves all of you and every little thing you do
hazel
x
Cazza and Mr C...don't forget the confetti in the sideboard drawer.
Moose, (I just want to go home HONESTLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE) there is also a recipe for Amorphous Mess, but you need an ex-rugby player to whip the cream...and it turns out lovely!
Hazel,
Thank you! I am so pleased with myself, I have cut and pasted and printed the recipe which sounds utterly divine!
Like Moose, I may have to pass on this occasion, but it is sure to impress Mrs H, who would give Gordon Ramsay a run for his money!
Is it o.k. that I pretend I came up with this delight all by myself?!
Moose, you are right on track with the weight loss and that's great. I don't do percentages. What I do do is feeling a difference in my clothes and the terrific feeling of meeting my sister today who told me she can see my face is getting thinner! Yeah, but what about my bum?!
See you Monday, guys.
C xx
Hello lurverly peeps!!!
Now, if you look at CLP's blog, you will see I have attempted to start a virtual Grand National sweepstake. HOWEVER, due to the lack of fellow bloggers - we're all going to have 5 horses each!!!
SO.... if you haven't already and want to of course, no-one's under any pressure here and it doesn't cost a peni (sorry, that should be penny, although I'm sure the former will have SOMETHING to say...), please, please let me know - blog here or on CLP's blog. And for those of you that have - thanks xx.
Right - Alice bands/Gastric bands, hmmm, Alice bands suit me, the other type don't interest me, and I can be smug, knowing I've almost lost 5 stone without one :-))))))
Anyhoo, we should remember that there are people that do have psychological problems with food and if they have a Gastric Band AND psychotherapy, then that can only be good, can't it???
Have to start getting ready to see K (BIG sigh!!!) and yes - he's coming to my mums tomorrow!!!!
Right then peeps, I'm orfff to pamper and primp!
Have a FAB Friday all
S xx.
Yo.
Well, as an 'inked' home-boy, surely that's the greeting?
Jo. It is still sore and a bit swollen - it is an open wound - and a tiny bit weepy.
I have to clean it in warm soapy water every few hours, but not put anything on it.
In a day or so I shall apply a little Savlon.
Worst thing? No swimming for a while. Mind you, he did say that I had the driest skin he had come across and that I bled alot.
Again.
Moral of the story? Don't swim and don't go veggie.
Ho hum.
MfR
Thanks to you all for your good wishes for my holiday. I'll miss you all but will make sure to update you when I get back. I'm looking forward to blue skies, new snow, sunshine and lots of partying!!
'ave fun without me...
Luv
Lyndyloo
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I need to confess.
I have done the unthinkable.
Here we go.
I put £50 on Fulham to go down.
Does that make me a bad person?
Don't answer that Gaby.
I see it as a sort of insurance policy. If we stay up, it cost me £50, if we go down, I collect a couple of hundred quid.
I really hope I don't win.
Yours depressed.
MfR
PS Just been down the Mulberry for a Magners in the sunshine. Took the holiday brochures and we have decided on Grenada in November.
Hello all!
Disaster struck the virtual National sweepstake yesterday, when my PC caght a cold. Well, the flu actually, with complications - so much for the Flu Jab that is Norton AV....
I ran FREE AV software this morning, that identified not one, not two, but FIVE, yes, count 'em - FIVE viruses, worms and Trojan files.... I am CROSS and will not, quite categorically, will NOT be paying Mr Norton £60 or whatever it is in 26 days time, when my current subscription runs out. In fact, I have uninstalled the Trojan that is Norton and installed the FREE AV software instead. Hmmmph.
Rant over. Gorgeous day - off out for a while...
Had a lovely night Friday and last night, btw....
S xx.
Feelin' Hot Hot Hot!
:o)Jo
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