CALL ME A RACHEBITE, IF YOU MUST YOU MUST.
It is day two now of theâŠ
âŠ.emergency television diet. Itâs a little heard of ten day plan created by me, for me, to drop a stone before I have to appear on the telly next week on COMIC RELIEF.
It will include a complete abstention from any form of alcohol, bread, potatoes, all the way up until next Friday. It will also involve, a two hour work out every day and then in the afternoon my walking to work instead of getting a lift. Itâs all very dull but it does work.
One of the best things about being on the telly, is that it forces you to look after yourself. There's a little vanity in all of us. I should of course do this anyway and I do try but no one really wants to do their homework unless they know they have to hand it in, do they ?
For a forty year old man I do seem to be a little soft, not so much lardy just soft but only on the top half of my body. My legs are rock solid and quite muscley but on my arms and around my sides Iâm just plain soft, almost like a baby and for the life of me I canât build up any muscles.
I might go back to yoga but I just canât help remembering how hard it was and that was way back when I used to be fit, God knows what Iâd be like at it now. Does work the old yoga though. The most receptive form of exercise I have ever done.
My friend Gareth is due round any second now, itâs his birthday today. Garethâs a truly nice lad, heâs a television producer. At the moment weâre writing a script for something weâve been working on for a couple of weeks. He comes to mine and we have a good couple of hours before we both go and do our day jobs. Itâs amazing what you can fit in if you want to.
Good writing is all about honesty and honesty is all about having your life right, or at least knowing and being able to admit youâve got it wrong. Thereâs nothing wrong with being wrong as long as youâre aware of it.
After that itâs doggie walking, phone calls and papers, then the gym, then more phone calls, then a radio script write, then a walk to work and then the show and then Foxyâs leaving do.
Ahhh, sheâs so nice the Fox. Weâve booked a restaurant around the corner for a meal. No doubt there will be tears from the girls, as there will be from me especially when Iâm shown the wine list or offered a beer. Maybe just the one eh ? Thatâs not going to hurt after all is it ? And it is Foxyâs leaving do for heavenâs sake..
Er⊠and then Gareth did say I could pop along to the bar where heâs having his birthday drinksâŠ
Doâh Doâh Doâh.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ! What a dilemma.
I wonder if an eight day emergency television diet would work, innovation could be the key here.
Have a nice day everyone. It looks like itâs going to be quite a warm one here. The skyâs already proving how blue and beautiful it can be.
CLP 2007-03-08
x.
P.S. Martin, take it an hour at a time. You have to replace your boozing with something more interesting otherwise youâre always going to go back to it. Walk, dig a pond, tidy your house. Time and thought are the enemy of the alcoholic, physical exertion is his saviour. Alcohol hates physical exercise, it knows your body will begin to crave the healthier things in life and want to leave âitâ behind. P.E. also helps focus the brain and quieten the mind and in turn induces better sleep. Get loads of nice cold drinks in, fruit juices, cordials, some chocolate, fruit, surround yourself with anything but alcohol and then do something that makes you want or feel like you deserve to have one of your new treats. Good luck my friend, this is the only time I will refer to this. Itâs time to stop asking for help and do something about it.
Comments
Chris
Eight-day emergency tv diet sounds just perfect : )
Am in a big rush to get to work but just HAD to comment on your note to Martin: you know what I am going to say, but it won't stop me saying it.....beautifully put Chris.
Gaby
mange tout - enjoy this evening
Morning Christoff and Bloggers,
Glorious daybreak here in the midlands, sun shining and not a cloud in the sky, the birds were singing their little heads of first thing.
Now listen baby, I have sent Rebecca a beauty of a fox the fox question check it out Chris, it will be of interest to you as a 4x4 driver .
Pottsie
ps I haven't said it for a while: thanks again for your positive outlook that inspires so many of us.
Gaby
x
Aaaaaaah Chris!
Good morning, and what a lovely day to be doing what you're doing. I too am off the booze, well wine and spirits, I am allowing myself a wee small lager, but after I was poorly last week, I think it is time to give my body a bit of a rest too. Been on it since the end of November on and off (since my birthday) and some clothes aren't fitting quite so loosely now!
Sounds like a fab idea doing the walking thing. I can't walk to work because it is too far, and there isn't a path for about a mile of it, and is pretty unsafe, so that's a BIG no no...I really want to get back into tai chi (which has been discussed on here at length) as I find this superb for keeping fit and for inner peace, but am having problems finding somewhere 'local'. I have also found out that I am being offered an interview for the course I have applied for, and that will certainly require a clear mind, so got to step up the effort I think!
I'm off to a 'do' tonight as well, and I'm gonna have to get the bus. I shall walk the first couple of stops, and get off a stop early, and I am allowing myself two half pints of lager, or four halves of shandy...ahem...try that yourself???
Best wishes to Foxy, we're all gonna miss her too, and a happy birthday to Gareth xxxxx
Anyhoo, have a fabulous day...I'm off to hang up my wildlife bird seed feeder in a minute so that I can watch all the birdies from my window.
What a lovely day...hope you enjoy it too...
les oiseaux
love
hazel
x
ps Go Martin!
pps Do some crunches (NOT sit ups) and some front and back press ups. 20 of each every morning when you get back from walking Enzo...
Morning Chris
And a fine one it is too.
It is nice of you to give Martin some support. I hope he, and others like him, heed your words.
Crash diets and crazy exercise regimes? Lots of swimming, lots of saunas, lots of water and lots of sleep. Thatâll sort you out in a few days.
I expect to see you doing the mandatory 114.5 laps of the pool (not a very big pool granted, but it is a mile) at the weekend. Trust me, youâll feel terrific after that.
On with the show. Iâve got a day I didnât expect to have today to catch up with lots of nonsense and try and get ahead of the game.
That would make no sense whatsoever to you, but I know what I mean.
May your Thirsty Thursday be quenched with love
MfR
PS Crash course in brain surgery
PPS Iâm free
Morning!
Emergency diet sounds interesting CLP! But at least the weather is nicer to enjoy the walking part of it. Am trying to do more walking myself - and the sun being out definitely helps you want to venture out. Just a shame it's so cold once I leave the flat!!
Alcohol consumption has been nil for the past few weeks in my fitness kick but a night out planned for the weekend with at least one friend in relationship crisis mode will probably mean drinks will be consumed. All in moderation of course!
Can't think what Foxy was on about last night about her photos on the site - I think she looks fab and healthy.
Well, back to the slog of work. Roll on 5pm!
Cat x
Morning Chris
And a fine one it is too.
It is nice of you to give Martin some support. I hope he, and others like him, heed your words.
Crash diets and crazy exercise regimes? Lots of swimming, lots of saunas, lots of water and lots of sleep. Thatâll sort you out in a few days.
I expect to see you doing the mandatory 114.5 laps of the pool (not a very big pool granted, but it is a mile) at the weekend. Trust me, youâll feel terrific after that.
On with the show. Iâve got a day I didnât expect to have today to catch up with lots of nonsense and try and get ahead of the game.
That would make no sense whatsoever to you, but I know what I mean.
May your Thirsty Thursday be quenched with love
MfR
PS Crash course in brain surgery
PPS Iâm free
Morning!
Emergency diet sounds interesting CLP! But at least the weather is nicer to enjoy the walking part of it. Am trying to do more walking myself - and the sun being out definitely helps you want to venture out. Just a shame it's so cold once I leave the flat!!
Alcohol consumption has been nil for the past few weeks in my fitness kick but a night out planned for the weekend with at least one friend in relationship crisis mode will probably mean drinks will be consumed. All in moderation of course!
Can't think what Foxy was on about last night about her photos on the site - I think she looks fab and healthy.
Well, back to the slog of work. Roll on 5pm!
Cat x
Chris,
Wonderful message to Martin - excellent advice which I hope he takes on board.
As for you - you will be in great shape for Comic Relief. Did you watch Louise Redknapp last night?! Starvation is certainly not the key!
Have a great day Chris - hope Foxy's leaving do is great fun.
C xx
Chris
Do the yoga. It will keep you focussed.
Jan x
Chris
Do the yoga. It will keep you focussed.
Jan x
As I was born in the Chinese Year of the Pedant...
...it's 'RECHABITE'
One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors.
So, another secret society Christophe?
We'll have you tucking one sock in and rolling your sleeve up next!
Pass the chicken
love
hazel
x
As I was born in the Chinese Year of the Pedant...
...it's 'RECHABITE'
One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19. Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of abstainers from alcoholic liquors.
So, another secret society Christophe?
We'll have you tucking one sock in and rolling your sleeve up next!
Pass the chicken
love
hazel
x
Morning Chris and the bloggettes...
I had to look that up ... Rachebite that is ..... I think it's Rechebite ( abstainers of Drink etc).... Blimey dropping a stone in such a short period is going to be tough ... you could always cheat I guess .... a bit of liposuction or maybe saw off a leg ( only joking) ... You really don't need to punish yourself like that to raise money for charity though, just go on the telly , be yourself and people will give to the charity, there won't be any viewers who say .. Oh dear .. Chris has only lost 12 pounds ..... that's it, no cash from me...:). Do the Yoga thing and stick with it ( don't overdo it though ( why do guys do that) .. use gentle endurance) , drink lots of water .. I mean shed fulls of the stuff and just eat less, of everything; in no time at all those soft bits will be as hard as a Japanese maths exam......trust me :)... I'm an angel.... :)
Have a good time tonight :) Look after Foxy.
Keep smiling
Rachel
x
Martin.... I don't tell many folk this but when I was 24 ( which is quite a while back now) I was pretty low on life and I thought , is there any point carrying on. My answer at that time, was no... so the next morning I didn't go to work; after my other half went to work, I took a massive overdose of Paracetomol and Codeine Pills ( around 100 pills over a two hour period) and then went to bed for what I thought would be the very last time. No note, no phone calls to anyone before hand, I was pretty sure that the amount of stuff I'd taken would do the job long before my other half got home. Just by chance, my other half came home at lunch-time and found me unconscious on the bedroom floor in a pool of vomit; phoned an ambulance;.. my heart stopped twice on the way to the hospital although I was unaware of that until afterwards..... they had to use the electric shock machine thing to restart my heart, twice on the journey....... my first recollection of being in hospital was waking up , gagging on a hosepipe ( a green one with a funnel attached) - that seemed to last forever...... a while later, a Doctor came to see me and he said, I don't know why you're smiling, you've ruined your liver, you'll be dead within a year and I said back to him, all I have to offer you, is my smile. We didn't speak again. I had an "experience" ( which I won't go into at this time) while I was unconscious, maybe a dream, maybe real .. I don't know, I don't care really because it changed my life beyond all recognition. So, here I am 16 years later .. liver still in tact, living the most fantastic life I could ever have imagined. I was so wrong, when at 24, I concluded that life wasn't worth living.
Keep smiling.
Good morning all.
I'm really excited today as I'm picking up my new car ... not a Jaguar,, but a Mercedes-Benz!!
But I wanted to spare a little time to echo & add to Chris' PS - just to say that the first hurdle is recognising that you have a problem - you've already done that and publicly announced it.
So eloquently put by the blog chief, the next step is dealing with it.
Very best wishes to one and all.
G x
Morning!
Line dancing is the way forward Chris!! Best fun ever, you get to listen to fab music and it's best form of exercise there is (in my humble opinion)! Don't knock it till you've tried it guys!!!
Hope everyone is ok. Foxy - good luck (I'm not in tomorrow so am saying it now!) - have a great leaving do, enjoy your time off and come back soon!!
xxxxxxx
Morning!
Line dancing is the way forward Chris!! Best fun ever, you get to listen to fab music and it's best form of exercise there is (in my humble opinion)! Don't knock it till you've tried it guys!!!
Hope everyone is ok. Foxy - good luck (I'm not in tomorrow so am saying it now!) - have a great leaving do, enjoy your time off and come back soon!!
xxxxxxx
Morning all...
Everyone always said its harder to stay fit & focused when you get older, I didn't dissagree with anyone, I just wasn't sure it would happen to me... I'm only 28 and already finding it hard to get to the gym when I say I will, I know its in my head and I need to kick my own a**e to get it done but, I broke my ankle whilst snowboarding in Bulgaria last January (06) and since then its been really hard to shift the weight I picked, its not that noticable but I know its there and I cant seem to get back into my 4 times a week gym mentality... Its so blimin hard!
My brain says, go tomorrow but my heart says get off your fat a**e and go give it some!
We love you Foxy! x
Oh dear me, had just finished typing and then......DELETE, DELETE........... before I had copied text, so if I can remember what I was going to say..............
Try Pilates rather than Yoga CLP, I love Pilates and hate yoga as I find yoga to hard, where as Pilates I just love.......
Weighed myself on Monday and just under a stone has crept on since stopping Pilates, it is the Silver Birthday in just under a month so have started the emergency workout plan, 150 sit-ups and 100 squats with out stopping every morning and evening, give it two weeks and the soft bits vanish!
Rachel
p.s totally agree with what you said to Martin. To quote "Itâs time to stop asking for help and do something about it." I am sure that applies to many of us who are procrastinating.
Morning all...
Everyone always said its harder to stay fit & focused when you get older, I didn't dissagree with anyone, I just wasn't sure it would happen to me... I'm only 28 and already finding it hard to get to the gym when I say I will, I know its in my head and I need to kick my own a**e to get it done but, I broke my ankle whilst snowboarding in Bulgaria last January (06) and since then its been really hard to shift the weight I picked, its not that noticable but I know its there and I cant seem to get back into my 4 times a week gym mentality... Its so blimin hard!
My brain says, go tomorrow but my heart says get off your fat a**e and go give it some!
We love you Foxy! x
Oh dear me, had just finished typing and then......DELETE, DELETE........... before I had copied text, so if I can remember what I was going to say..............
Try Pilates rather than Yoga CLP, I love Pilates and hate yoga as I find yoga to hard, where as Pilates I just love.......
Weighed myself on Monday and just under a stone has crept on since stopping Pilates, it is the Silver Birthday in just under a month so have started the emergency workout plan, 150 sit-ups and 100 squats with out stopping every morning and evening, give it two weeks and the soft bits vanish!
Rachel
p.s totally agree with what you said to Martin. To quote "Itâs time to stop asking for help and do something about it." I am sure that applies to many of us who are procrastinating.
p.p.s If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Was that advice for Martin or for yourself?
Oh dear me, had just finished typing and then......DELETE, DELETE........... before I had copied text, so if I can remember what I was going to say..............
Try Pilates rather than Yoga CLP, I love Pilates and hate yoga as I find yoga to hard, where as Pilates I just love.......
Weighed myself on Monday and just under a stone has crept on since stopping Pilates, it is the Silver Birthday in just under a month so have started the emergency workout plan, 150 sit-ups and 100 squats with out stopping every morning and evening, give it two weeks and the soft bits vanish!
Rachel
p.s totally agree with what you said to Martin. To quote "Itâs time to stop asking for help and do something about it." I am sure that applies to many of us who are procrastinating.
p.p.s If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Christoph - you are a good man. Bless you x
Martin - I hope CE's words, together with the support and advice from the bloggers here will give you the strength to get the help and support that you need. It's not often CE puts a personal PS on his blog so you must be special - believe it and you can do anything you want to. Good luck x
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I found two crocuses/crocii in the front garden - life doesn't get much better.
Foxy - the very best of luck and hope baby arrives quickly!!! Have a wonderful time tonight xx
jillygoat xx
Chris, if I were you I'd get one of those all-in-one lycra suits they make for ladies and wear that. No-one will know and you will be instantly toned. then you can get fit and toned at your leisure instead of being silly and trying to do it in a week.
Good luck
X
Rachel
Your story has me welling up.
I'm so glad you made it. I went to the edge once, had a peak over and I'm glad I'm still here too.
MfR
Good morning, Christophe!
Diets - they are a pain in the lard-a**! I thought you hated the gym? Surely there is some kind of exercise you really enjoy doing, instead of wasting 2 hours doing something you hate! Have you tried Pilates?
My hubbyâs legs are amazing too (even my mother comments on them!) but he has added a few pounds on top! And he plays football and cricket and cycles up and down hills every day to work! Heâs 43 and just canât seem to shift the weight, poor lad! When I was ill and piled on the weight, I adopted a rescue greyhound. Not only did having him help me regain my health and fitness, but the weight dropped off with the walking we did through the forests. Perhaps you and Enzo need to find a country home with forests and hills on the doorstep!
Sounds interesting, whatever it is that you are working on with Gareth! What a blessing it is that you feel you are getting your life right!
I canât believe itâs Foxes leaving do! It wonât be the same without her! Please make her promise to come back! Donât eat or drink too much, honey ⊠youâll only regret it when those cameras are on you! What time are you on at, by the way - we are at a ceilidh that night, but I want to make it back. And please tell me itâs national you are doing and not regional - if itâs regional I will be well cheesed off!!!
Hope Martin listens to your advice!
Have a great day, blog meister!
Huggles,
Susan, Highland lass
Rachel #14,
I just had to come back to say to you that is an amazing piece of writing from you. You are so honest, and that is not easy. I hope Martin and the rest of us will realise that life really is very very precious and we can't just throw it away.
I have a confession to make to you: after the "kissing preference" you announced the other day, I suspected you were just a wee bit flaky! Well, not a bit of it, obviously. You are totally together, and I take it all back!!
C xx
Bet you wish you hadn't reheated those chips now eh...? x
Food for the soul:
'I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.'
There is a God who made you for a reason, ans your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose when we make God the reference point of our lives. 'The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us.'
I am thinking that I am on the Love Life Diet.
The more I enjoy myself the better I look. I tell everyone every day that I am gorgeous, it doesn't matter whether they think I am or not, as long as I think am I, thats what counts. I kiss my husband and my kids every day, and tell them I love them. I grab my husbands butt, and anything else I can lay my hands on and thank heavens that I have him to do that to. I have a dance every day in the stationery cupboard, in the hallway and the kitchen, and I try to find something to laugh hysterically at each day... is very easy thing to do. The only thing I've got to work on is my pelvic floor muscles so that I stop peeing myself when I'm laughing... ha ha ha- I've set myself off again. And... I've stopped drinking so much red wine, cause I just hate how I feel when I wake up after a glass too many.
Cheers!
DWNB
Tobes#18 - should imagine it's quite hard to kick your own a**e with a broken ankle anyway - which foot would you use?!!
Martin - please listen to what everyone's said. I know it's hard but it can be done and your life and the lives of those around you will be so much better once you're on the journey. And remember, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - just take one step today and you'll be on your way. Good luck.
x
Aah, the crash diet! Didn't you see Louise Redknapp last night? Just be careful and remember that (despite it's allure), no one will be interested in your body anyway as what you have to say is always the most exciting bit!
What you said to Martin is great and I almost cried! You're exactly right that he needs to be active to keep occupied. I was thinking about how on a weekend my hubby and I tend to have a drink at home and during that time, nothing else gets done. If we stay sober we do SO MUCH more.
It's also about triggers because I always fancy a drink when I watch certain TV progs cos it's what I've always done. However, if I make an effort to watch them with a cup of tea in hand, it's SO much nicer and I wake up the next day feeling so pleased with myself. Sleep after booze isn't sleep at all, it's just unconciousness which can't be good.
I did a huge thing yesterday about Enzo's behaviour to tell you how to deal with the aggression to dogs (I'm a behaviourist - as though I hadn't mentioned it before!) and for some reason it didn't load on. Perhaps cos I included my own email address and that's maybe not allowed.
Anyway, it took ages to type up, but here we go again... (Obviously, if you need to know more, you can't email me unless the board 'manager' has my details)...
Firstly, if Enzo is on a choke chain, get rid of it! The most important thing to remember is that dogs learn BY ASSOCIATION so if everytime he pulls towards a dog, he is effectively being strangled, then he starts to thinks that dogs strangle you, so he decides to get in there first.
Instead, invest in a good quality head collar such as a Halti (size 2 should do it unless he's huge). This gives you better control of where he is looking and also gives you a bit more confidence as he can't pull so much. If you get a halti, try to get the additional strap which fixes to the collar for extra security in case he gets it off.
Next, take LOADS of tasty treats such as bits of cheese, corned beef, ham, chicken etc and as you walk along keep saying "What's this?" and giving him a treat. That way he's focusing on you. When a dog appears, get him to look at you, instead of what's going on around him (if he starts to bark etc, DON'T give him a treat - you'll reward the barking).
If he does start to go mad, just lead him away from the situation and stop the treats. Also, you MUST try to be relaxed - not easy I know - so that (as your guest the other night said) he isn't picking up on your panic. Also, if you pull him towards you, his 'fight or flight' instincts kick in and as he can't get away from the situation, he has to 'fight' instead.
Plus, if you're pulling his head up, the other dog reads this as a 'my dad's bigger than your dad' kind of signal, as though he wants to attack, so they then become defensive.
Practise this regularly and don't avoid dogs or it will never be sorted. Take it one day at a time and use lots of treats to keep him looking at you. When you first get the halti, put it on in the house at feeding/play times so he builds up a pleasant association at first.
Hope all this helps (and pray it's allowed this time cos I'm sick of typing). Good luck and if you need to know more, you can always try a local behaviourist. (I'd love to visit and I'd do it for FREE!!!)
Love you and the show to bits. Go on, have a bar of chocolate!
Jo xxxxx
Wow, Rachel! That is some testimony! Glad you are still with us!
Rachel#14
A very courageous blog , well done you .
Pottsie.
I had a tear or two in my eyes when I read the blog and comments today. Totally throw me.
Thanks Chris and everyone for your advice and support.
I didn`t drink last night and I will take on board what you have all said.
Rachel - very touched by your experience - take care and keep on enjoying life.
I`m not used to people thinking of me, but perhaps I`m just not aware of it.
Big thank you.
martin
CLP
What a glorious day.
To all of you having difficulties in your life (ain't that just about everyone??), no matter what happens today, the sun will come up tomorrow.
I got stuck in the most horrendous traffic today - but felt the sun on my face all the way and felt blessed.
I am unhappy with some aspects of my life and have realised it's because I don't have a plan. I've spent the last 14 months adjusting to life as a single parent and have only just realised I don't know where I'm going. It's scary stuff, but has to be done.
MJ - this is what you need, some direction and the kind words of strangers.
Peace and love all on (non-alcoholic) Thirsty Thursday,
S xx.
Oh but Chris....we love you the way you are! A stone less of bubbly Chris on the way home from work in the car will be rather a shame!!!!
:0D
Juliet
xxx
Martin,
Please take heed, take precaution and take care. You know what you are facing and that gives you a start to beat your addiction. We might not know you personally, but that doesn't mean you are on your own in your battle.
Chris, I think you are very generous with your time and your thoughts on this blog, and I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate every bit of it. Many a wise word has been spoken, and just as many rather interesting insights into your living and sleeping life.
Did I find my inner peace yesterday to create my masterpiece? Not on your life, I couldn't even find any paper! Oh well, I feel a trip to a local art store coming on!
Til later,
MW, a!
Hi Chris et al
Diets don't work. Well, they do, but they don't really. I tried to lose 20 lb in two weeks once on an egg and grapefruit diet that was supposedly endorsed by scientists from 13 countries. Every morning one or two eggs and half a grapefruit. Lunch was some meat and salad, evening meal was something and salad. I lost 2 lb in the first week and put on 2 lb in the second week. Turned out I had been sleepwalking to the fridge each night at 2am and raiding it. No-one told me what I was doing as they didn't believe in the diet. All I heard from Dolores was 'I was just being cruel to be kind.'
If I were you Chris, I wouldn't bother with trying to lose a stone in a week. Wear black on the night, put on some of those special pants that hoist everything upwards, and always stay hidden, whilst on screen, from the mid-gut downwards. If you think this sounds a bit excessive then just remember - it works for Nigella Lawson, week-in, week-out.
Hope this helps
J McC
This comment was brought to you by the McCrumble Nutrition Centre. Feeding body-dysmorphic bloggers everywhere.
Good advice for Martin. I am married to an alcoholic and I know how hard it is to try, but the advice to take it hour by hour is good and you CAN do it.
Vxx
Rachel hon, if we all looked at life the same way, it would be nothing but grey, dull and tedious.
My colleagues can't understand the tiny simple HUGE pleasure I have got today from hanging my bird feeder outside. I will be so excited when one of the (so far un-) grateful little birdies sees fit to alight and partake of it's goodies!
Every now and then everyone needs to take a step back to re-evaluate and see how they view things. My simple pleasure is delighting in nature. It doesn't go any deeper than that, but a beautiful sunset or sunrise, the singing of the birds, the way a cornfield blows...all lighter than a teabag, and all wonderful for me.
You do it the way you do, that's your thing!
I have the added pleasure this evening to be invited out to dinner with some people I've not seen for some time.
...and for Martin, there is always something to look forward to, however small, and when I see that first bird taking a chance on something new, I'll be sure and let you know...
love
hazel
x
Thank you CLP and fellow bloggers yesterday and today. It`s slowly sinking in, I feel a bit special.
I`ve been in my parents garden today doing some P.E. and have a long
non-alcoholic drink in the fridge for later. So, I`ve listened.
Cheers.
martin
Hi ya'all
I just loved the singing last night.I close my eyes,ah ah ah ah etc. Go Johnny go go go!
You should get the part, there's no contest.
I think we all have lows.For most of us thoughts our friends & family stop us taking that final step.
I think anyone who attempts the unspeakable must feel so wretched. You are brave to share
all with us Rachel.Glad things are good now.
Chris, I like a man with a bit of meat on him(I dont mean last nights dinner.)
Chunky does it for me every time.
Anyway we can all laugh at you & your soft bits on the telly.Ain't that what its all about.
Good luck Rebecca,hope its quick.
Lovexxxxxxx
OK Blog Police - what's going on now?
I blogged just after 1pm and it apeared. Now at 2.25 pm it's disappeared!
Is David Blaine in the house?
Yours, dejectedly
CtD x
Springs in the air it's easy to see
It's time to diet or I'd be a liar
No more Wooley jumpers
To cover that spare tyre
Potions and Lotions miracle diets
No more booze of fat fry ups.
It will all be worth it in the end
Till winter arrives and it all starts again.
Good day one and all.
#41 Sammie!!! Now I keep hearing that AWFUL song from Annie running through my head (n.b. other awful songs are available ...)
Christophe - I agree - don't change - you're lovely just the way you are.
And remember, on Top Gear the other night Billie said she preferred men with a belly ;-)
xxx
Good luck, Martin.
hi chris
so emergency tv diet is it?
I am on a constant diet but i can still eat crisps chocolate and drink the odd glass of wine (sorry!)
I joined weight watches at the end of april and i have now lost 41lbs! I feel great and can run around with my 2 year old son without feeling worn out
I hope you loose was you want to loose keep up the walking to work especially on such a lovely day
Take care and great show
Claire
ps all the best Rebecca
Martin
I read Chris's advice to you and I whole heartedly agree with it especiallly taking an hour at a time.I moved myself and my family to the USA 2 years ago from Norfolk.Worse decision me and my husband have ever made.Cried every day for nearly 2 years.Thought live had ended.Listened to Chris and radio 2,read his blog.,exercised.Life is slowly getting better. Ther is light at the end of the tunnel.You can do it!Love the fox.Will miss her Love the show Chris-makes me feel I am not too far away from home.
Hi Chrissie,
Thanks.. :) Lots of folk think I'm a little flaky when they meet me for the first time. I do have ( and I'll admit it myself) an unusual way of looking at things.
I'm at work during the day and have little time to blog other than in tea breaks/lunchtime etc, so, often my contribution is rushed and poorly written. The kissing preference thing the other day is a good example of that. I really enjoy tea, so I was trying to compare that with something which for me was just as pleasant. I'd had that one experience a while back with a complete stranger, which came to mind and compared favourably.
Sometimes you hear people saying "I just want to be happy" but when asked, don't know what it is that would make them happy. That of course is the right answer. There is nothing they can buy, build, bake, drive, climb or conquer that will make them happy. They already are happy and just haven't noticed because of all the stuff they've bought, built, driven climbed and conquered. Life is only a struggle if you're trying to make it something that isn't living.
Keep smiling
Rachel
x
Afternoon, all!
Hope you had a constructive day, Christophe!
DWNB - nearly had a wee myself laughing at your comment! Canât leave messages on your page, honey - no numbers coming up for security! You ARE gorgeous girl!
Back in a mo!
Huggles,
Susan, Highland lass
PS Iâm not lost, Iâm undiscovered
I would like to welcome allypally, who 2 days ago was a blog virgin and then did it 3 times in a row! I guess you liked it. Don't worry too much about the repeti-ti-ti-ti-tion, it happens a lot on here.
So, the book will be getting an early start for those that can't join in during normal office hours. At the close of Drivetime tonight my spreadsheet will be open and i shall be here refreshing half hourly. Normal rules apply, and I just might have a surprise for the winner this time!
Good luck!
MW, a!
Martin - so glad that you're feeling a bit special (as of course you are) and that you've had a good day so far. Take tiny steps at first if that's what it takes, and if you should falter, just re-read today's blog and hopefully it'll set you straight again xx
Rachel - so glad you're with us xx
jillygoat xx
Well I posted this morning and I think it got eaten by the cyberspace munchies. Chris you are on hellovaguy - so positive and so right. MArtin, great that you didn't drink last night - hang on in there. As for people caring about you - we do! Diets - hmmm I've just spent the best part of 3 weeks away and only had a very healthy only vegetarian diet. I felt great and lost about 10 pounds. However, for the first 2 days back have just craved sausages, bacon butties and chicken legs. Calmed down a bit today but it was rather worrying.
Chris you can enjoy yourself tonight without a drink - I bet Rebecca won't be drinking and will have a great night. Good luck Foxy with the babe and enjoy your maternity leave. Ciao xx
Oh and thanks Susan for the kind words!
Greetings!
Good luck Martin. One thing I would add to CLP's advice - don't do PE late at night. It gets the body's endorphins running around and will probably keep you awake thinking. Try and do it earlier in the day.
TTFN
Wow, this is all moving stuff today. Feels like a big, lovely family thing going on here, massive support and it's really nice.
Good luck Martin, keep us posted and let us know how you get on now you know people do care.
Good luck Foxy, hope all goes well. My eldest when he was about 6 asked me why having a baby hurt so much. He asked 'why can't you just put butter around it's head and it will come out easier?' Bless.
Have a good evening everyone.
Love Deb x
Amanda no 50: - know what you mean. I moved the family lock stock and barrel to New Zealand in 2002. We managed to stay for about 8 months but it was awful. Hubby practically had a nervous breakdown, and we came home in the end. It's taken the last five years to get over it, but I think we've just about made it.
Was the worst thing we ever did - thank god we made it back. I must have the only fridge that has circumnavigated the globe.
Happy Thirsty Thursday all, I am meeting with the OAMC (which is rapidly becoming the OAWC), at about 8 , thank goodness for my friends...
Peni xx
Hi Chris, I'm a first time reader but regular listener. I remember when you talked about starting a blog and am very impressed with what has happened, You must be pretty pleased too with such 'real' contributions - and so positive.
Martin, my heart goes out to you. I am also an alcoholic, there are a lot of us - many more than you would think. It isn't easy, but you CAN do it. I wouldn't disagree with any of the advice given - if it works for you... I want to briefly share with you my experiences of alcoholics. I know and/or have met many.
Alcoholics are, in many ways very special people. We are the way we are because of our genetic makeup. It is because of this that we are prepared to go the extra mile, we are often creative and hugely successful when sober. You only have to look at the many celebs that have packed up the booze.
Well done on last night, that's the hardest in some ways. Be patient with those that can't keep up with you when you have your full capacity back.
MelC
Hello all
My first blog in ABSOLUTELY AGES!!! Not my fault tho', some kind of lowlifes burgled my house in the middle of Feb and took a brand new motorbike along with the lap-top etc plus lots of personal/sentimental items. I AM FURIOUS!!!!!
Rant over.
It's just nice to be back on to check out the blog....I've not a hope in hell's chance of catching up with all that's been going on so I'm treating this as DAY1!!!!
Chris, will you still regard it as Thirsty Thursday but substitute with an alcohol free drik? ARF tomorrow, will be fab as always. ta-ra for now
lol Sand xxx
Heard the show today. Hope you ahve a really great night out and don't cry too many tear but that may be one way to get rid of that one drink your going to have! Ha ha
Hope you had a good night young man with the team and the Fox was sent on her merry way
How about " I cant live if living is without you" tomorrow for the Fox (Nillson)
Can you play about 6.30pm Friday
thanks
Peni no 58
Thanks for the reply.Nice in a funny sort of way that I am not alone in making horrible mistakes Hope I haven't messed up my kids lives to muchHope to be back in Uk soon Love to you and yours
Well done Martin on your 1st day of your new life
clp.
I wish i could write like you .. so many good phrases from you today ...my daily fix is the gym too and reading your positive blog .
thank you clp ..
SJ
Evening all!
Great show, Christoph! Missed last half so will try to listen again if Charis gives me any peace! Going to download a recipe for nettle tea âŠ. hereâs hoping it has the same effect on me! Hope you all have a fabulous time tonight with Foxy âŠ. and maybe post some photos tomorrow? Iâve already made some veg soup so will have to try the nettle soup again! We do appreciate having our lodgers, but we do wonder of weâll ever be able to have our home all to ourselves. On saying that, I think it has definitely been a bonus for Charis, our 2 year old daughter! Have to say, though, sheâs a real Mummyâs girl, so I donât actually get much time to myself, despite living with another 3 adults!
Meant to say earlier, that the method Jo is talking about really turned things around for my dog, Boby, and meant that walks were an absolute joy with him because I no longer feared meeting other jobs and he could run free in the forest. Didnât stop him chasing rabbits and deer, but at least he didnât feel he had to defend me against every dog we met! You have no idea how much I miss my dog - my heart broke when he went to doggy Heaven. I know youâve already spoken to a dog behaviourist on the show, but I really think you should get Jo to work with Enzo and share it with us all!
Right ⊠Iâm going to have to go cos hubby has naffed off to football and this child is now wanting me to read The Hungry Donkey for the fourth time ⊠having already read Goldilocks and Dolly and the Train! Stressed, stressed, stressed!!!!!!!!!!!!
Huggles all, Susan
Martin
I don't get to read the blog everyday but after reading Chris's comment today and some others wandered what your entry had been so I looked back. I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time.
Alcohol can be such a bad friend at times, I have an on off relationship with it myself, I love a drink or two but don't know where to draw the line!! I have a very bad relationship with my mother(can't bring myself to call her mum!) and when I was 17/18 I found a friend in alcohol,it just took me to a nicer place, my escape route.
I could write a book about my antics whilst under the influence and some are very funny but there is a serious side to it.
I am lucky enough to be married to a wonderful husband who loves a drink but knows where to draw the line, have only seem him plastered a couple of times in 13 years. He doesn't quite understand that once I have the taste I am away. but he looks after me. I would like to call myself a social drinker as I don't drink at odd times of the day or hide it but once I have the taste, I'm off.
However my friend and I set ourselves a challenge for new year and decided we wouldnt drink for 6 weeks!!! Guess what we did it. My husband and I also had quite a bad car accident in that time and I still didn't have a drink. I made sure that I had some other non alcoholic drink in the fridge that would be my treat for the evening or a mug of hot chocolate.Just pour it and don't think too much about it.
I am quite a determined person and couldn't give up on a challenge, it worked for 6 weeks for me and I felt fab,(slept so much better, skin was glowing just felt good!!) still thoroughly enjoyed a social life,which I thought I wouldn't without a drink and never knew Sunday mornings could be so bright and cheery!!
Anyway keep that mind focused, you don't need alcohol it's not a friend. Find something to keep your mind busy when thinking of alcohol.
Best wishes
Katex
Bonjour mon blog amies!
It's Friday!!!!!!!!
Can I place my bet for CLP appearing today at 16.08 Hrs. I think there may be a bit of a sore head scenario for CLP to cope with today, and there's bound to be a queue in the bakery!
Having lunch today with an old friend so will disappear at midday but will check back tonight when I get home to catch up.
Hope I don't disappear into the ether today - I still don't know why my 1pm-ish blog appeared and then vanished. Bizarre!
Lots of love to everyone
CtD x x
PS: rose tint my world!
Joyeux vendredi a tout!
I reckon about 16.33 please Mariella.
I dunno how el Christophe did with his not drinking last night, but I had one pint of lager, one pint of shandy and two gins and tonics - all between 18.45 and 22.30, so I don't think I did too bad at all! The main thing was that the company was fantastic and we had a great time catching up...we haven't seen eachother since before Christmas, so there was certainly plenty of news!
Anyhoo, it's ARF! Hoorah. Haven't put one in for ages, and not gonna today coz I'm enjoying all the others everyone else is requesting, so...
A bientot mes braves
love
hazel
x
ps Mariella, I reely reely reely hope you're staying dry hon!
Hi Chris!
On a different subject, I was looking on Google.tv (as you do!) and searched ufo. Under the title "UFO - The greatest story ever denied" there is and hour and a half of footage that certainly opened my eyes. What do you think of this phenomenon? If the evidence is there, why do we deny it exists?
Discuss.
All the best, Stu in sunny Devon.
Tinsel!!!!! Now that I've read your blog of yesterday, I can hear it too!!!! My goodness, what a dreadful form of torture - beats Japanese Water Torture any day!!!
Can we be a little more positive today? This weeks blog has been great - I'm not criticising, but it's making me look at my life and I'm not ready for that just yet.... :-)
CLP - you were great last night, caught MOST of the show - you make me feel so damn energised - it's great - I download the podcasts and have them on at work when I need a pick me up!
ARF - need to think of something good - b/f is off to the States tomorrow for 3 (maybe 4!) weeks and would like something for him. Thinking along the lines of Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea....Will see b/f later - sigh xx!!!
MW, a, please may I have the 16.40 slot in tonights sweep - if you're offering to brush that is...
Right folks - IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!
Catch y'all later,
S xx.
Good morning all
TFIF.
Iâm hoping for an âoff-radarâ day today.
If I keep my head down and get on with something quietly, Iâm banking on staying off the company slouch-detection system and perhaps even slope off early.
Well, it is my semi-birthday today. 36 œ!
Oh God, Iâm getting old.
No gym this weekend. âTweakedâ a muscle on Tuesday and then stupidly tried to play squash last night. Lasted fifteen minutes before the calf went âpingâ.
Looks like swimming will be on the agenda. And I expect to see Mr E in the pool preparing for his forthcoming TV appearance.
Have a wonderful weekend all.
Peace & love
MfR
PS Donât push me âcos Iâm close to the edge
PPS 3.48
Morning Chris,
Have always wanted to post a comment but never been brave enough - don't know why?!? Anyway, I've moved from sunny Liverpool over to even sunnier Melbourne for a year and am absolutely loving it.
I'm working from 'home' here in Melbourne so I still get to listen to you every day by playing back your shows (is that a bit sad?) and it makes me feel a bit closer to home and a lot less lonely.
I was thinking of you today when I went to Queen Victoria Market, you would absolutely love it - has anyone else been there? It's basically foodie heaven!
Well, hope you all have a good day. Hope Foxy has a good last day and best of luck with the next few weeks, I'm really going to miss fox the fox when she's gone :(
Haste ye back Foxy!
A
Good luck Martin. Keep in touch with the blog and keep Chris's sound advice in mind. The supportive comments from the rest of us will help you along. I find it's the sensitive types that turn to food or drugs or alcohol for temporary palliation but long term exacerbation. There's no shame in being sensitive. What a dull, cold life it would be if we weren't sensitive. We just have to learn to avoid the pitfalls.
Here's looking to a bright and happy weekend to all.
Debs xx
LAST TIME WE HAD A SLUSHY DAY, HALF OF US EMIGRATED.
Stop it with the emotions. it just leads to trouble
dwnb
MFR
Happy 36-and-a-half-semi-birthday - you rock!
CtD
PS: the river was deep and I swam it!
Morning,
Hazel, no need to worry about me. All is slightly swampy, but we are over the worst of it now. The worst flood we ever had was a few years ago and some parts of our property were under 12 feet of water. The deepest it got this time was about 4 foot so it really doesn't compare. Thank you for your concern though. It is much appreciated.
I reckon there will be entries aplenty for todays 'Guess the Blog Time' competition. I wonder if anybody can come up with a much more clever and witty competition title? What about Blog Log? (other ideas are available)
til later,
MW, a!
I have been a bit of a binge drinker since my teenage years, it got me into lots of scrapes that I really regret now, and its taken its toll on the way i look too. Since giving up smoking exactly two years ago today, I have cut down on the booze but i think it would probably be better if I stopped altogther but something is holding me back. I think it's partly that it gives me confidence (until the next day when I remember something I've said and the paranoia sets in) and also that some of my friends seem to prefer me after I've had a drink. I think if I gave up completely I'd stop going out completely, because i find it really boring without the aid of a drink. Does anyone else feel that need for a drink to take the edge off things?
Em xx
PS Bye bye Foxy - you look stunning in the pics of you showing off your bump - how did you manage to stay so slim? xx
Sorry late Rockabilly Filly,
May I partake with 4.39 please, can,t think of a good blog name cos left my imaginative head at home today, and the project guys won,t leave me alone.
Hope it don,t rain for ya.
MW,a
Pottsie.
Mariella, glad to hear it! Hope it stays that way too. I used to dive into 12ft of water from 15ft, but I can't even begin to imagine the devastation of that much water in my house!
...and to you all...spesh Gorgeous DWNB! I feel I must share this with you. I don't recall seeing in on here before, but please accept my most 'umble if it has been, or indeed if you have seen it elsewhere...
A 98 year old woman wrote this to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month.
By my calculations, three 'nanoseconds' must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my Pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account ÂŁ30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.
My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways.
I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal,
overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.
From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan payments will therefore and hereafter no
longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate.
Be aware that it is an offence under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require your chosen employee to complete.
I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative.
Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Solicitor, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.
In due course, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me.
I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my
account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:
1-- To make an appointment to see me.
2-- To query a missing payment.
3-- To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.
4-- To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.
5-- To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.
6-- To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.
7-- To leave a message on my computer (a password to access my computer is required. A password will be communicated to you at a later
date to the Authorised Contact.)
8-- To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through 8
9-- To make a general complaint or inquiry, the contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.
While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.
Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.
May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous, New Year.
Your Humble Client
Remember: This was written by a 98 year old woman; DOESN'T SHE MAKE YOU PROUD!!?)
Joys de vivre!
love
hazel
x
ps I'm trying not to lose my head
In response to Em M about nights out being boring without the aid of alcohol, I was forced to give up the falling down water some 7 years ago owing to medication taken for a skin disorder and find that I no longer need it to enjoy myself. I find that if the atmosphere and comapny are good I can feel quite drunk on this alone. I've often staggered from our local working men's club after a night out and headed for my car hoping that one if the local constabulary do not spot me as I look quite inebriated but not a drop of the evil liqour has passed my lips! Saying this, on hot sunny days a cold pint of my favourite lager St Ella would really hit the spot but I know I'm better off without it!
Great blog as ever CLP, keep up the good work!
TTFN
Tiggy xxx
Hi, don't comment very often but I'm sure you like to know when you've inspired someone to do something, I don't see my friends often enough and hardly ever go out so I've launched the Thirsty, Third, Thursday club. The founder members are myself and two close friends, we've committed to meeting every third thursday for drinks, food and chat. It's extended to our mutual friends but they can drop in and out as they please. I'm very excited about it just not sure if we'll be able to say Thirsty, Third, Thursday Club after a few drinks
Thanks for the wake up call and good luck with the diet.
Mariella - I'd like to go with 4.42pm please if that's OK?
I'm wracking my brains to think of something vaguely witty to call this but am fresh out of wit - must be 'cos I'm hungry!
jillygoat x
Hi all,
I'm thinking we may be in for a surprise today and the words of Christof will arrive much earlier than usual on a Friday, so I would like to go for.......2.45, I don't have any insode info, just a feeling in me water, or I've lost my marbles.
I need some help with a tiny problem, which regards Fox the Fox, its the song. I know its 'the sharpest eyes, keenest nose and PRICKEST ears, however my lovely man is convinced its the Quickest Ears (whoever has had quick ears?) but every tea-time he insists on singing it wrong!!
Thanks in advance for your help with that.
Take care Foxy, will miss ya loads.
love
Nicki
ps It's Friday, I'm in lovexxxxx
Nicki - here are the lyrics to Outfox the Fox:
Only the sharpest eye, the keenest nose, the quickest ear and the fleetest toes
Can ever outfox the Fox
(The men of the camp echoed, "Can ever outfox the Fox")
Only the stoutest arm, the bravest heart, with a magic charm and a good head start
Can ever outfox the Fox
(Can ever outfox the Fox)
jillygoat x
Friday greetings everyone.....
Could I please have 13.33 in today's blog hurdle handicap.
Thanks ever so.
Wilsmar
PS Welcome to Virtual Scarlett from a few days ago, did send a message but it got bp'd.
Nicki. lovecats, but I'm afraid your boy is correct...look upon it as being the quickest to hear something and react on the sound...maybe???
From a superb film called 'The Court Jester' starring Mr Danny Kaye, the lyrics were written by his wife, Sylvia Fine.
Only the sharpest eye, the keenest nose, the quickest ear and the fleetest toes
Can ever outfox the Fox
Only the stoutest arm, the bravest heart, with a magic charm and a good head start
Can ever outfox the Fox
Those who try to tangle with my daring do
End up at the angle that herring do
Only the sprightliest sprite, the nimblest elf, a wicked old witch or the devil himself can ever outfox the Fox
Whenever they try to find me
They find me where I am not
I'm hither and yond, I'm there and gone, I'm Johnny-not-on-the spot!
I'm out on a limb they think!
I'm down on the ground in a wink
My enemies say "Gadzooks! It's spooks!"
Shivering in their socks
They know that they'll never, I'm far to clever
They'll never outfox the Fox!
et voila...
Oh, and you're all singing it now aren't you!
Best wishes Foxy
love
hazel
x
ps Some of you out there may also know the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true...
Forgot to say that I loved the Placebo joke!
Sorry you had to explain it though!
Tiggyxx
Oh Hazel, this cannot be true, whatever happened to 'prick up your ears'?
It don't matter none, I just happen to have window in my diary to make it up in kind to my man!
Several times, I think should show how very apologetic I am for my blunder!
Later chaps 'n chapettes
Nicki
X
Hazel Love,
Can't get that blinking song out of my head now, especially as I've been outvoted on the radio station and now have to suffer the local commercial radio station (even though I bought the blooming radio) which plays the same tracks over and over all day. Just now am hearing Shine for the 4th time!
Oh well, soon be home time!
Tiggy xx
or was it the flagon with the dragon????
Mariella, I'll just do a little polite pushing in, if you don't mind? I guess 4.36pm today for C E posting.
Angela - great idea thirsty third thursday
Love
caroline x
my entry in to the 'Guess what time the Friday blog will be posted competition' - sounds snappy to me!!!
Surely it cant be as late as last week.
I'll go for 4.21
Nev
O M G
I just looked at Fox's bump.
Bloody hell. I was about the size of a giant hippopotomus. I think she's having you on CLP. She's got a base ball up her jumper. Someone have a look see. There's no enought there for a full baby.
DWNB
Chris I have the ULTIMATE DIETING TOP TIP -
EAT EVERYTHING SITTING IN YOUR PANTS ONLY.
I discovered this tip last summer while trying to eat a chip butty in a bikini at home on a hot summer's day.
It's really hard to justify eating badly when you can see your thighs clearly, it makes you actually want to go out and buy salad.
May take more than a week though!
I am pregnant now and it's great as I can't see much of anything except my bump so I can have a few months off as long as I stay away from too many mirrors.
xxx
hi chris
if you want to give up the alcohol for a few days to help with the weight loss and increase the exercise, no problem neither will do you any harm. BUT please do NOT give up the starchy foods these are your body's best source of energy and the one we find easiest to use. Your best bet is to make sure you're having regular meals, all with starchy foods, plenty of fruit & veg, cut down on the fatty & sugary foods and reduce your portion sizes of protein foods, keep them to 2 helpings a day and a helping should be no larger than the palm of your hand.
All that happens if you crash diet is that when you put the weight back on ( which you will) your percentage body fat goes up making it harder to lose weight long term. The jockey you had on last night was right when he said do not go on a diet as you immediatly crave what you think you can't have. the best idea is to try to make permanant changes towards a healthy eating pattern as part of a healthy life style.
healthy life style does not equal boring diet I love good food and wine and have both, but just not all the time.
in case you're wondering why i've replied i'm a QUALIFIED registered dietitian and one of the biggest problems we face is explaining to people that crash dieiting doesn't work and that starchy foods are good for you. perhaps you need to contact the British Dietetic Association and get someone on the program like you did with the blood presssure thing the other week. alternativly you could go the their web-site, where you will find lots of free fact sheets about nutrition.
cheers
sue
MwA - can I have 16.47, please?
Sammie - have tried twice to comment - third time lucky! Pop over to my site and feel free to email me - I struggle with one child and I live with 3 other adults so I don't know how you cope honey!
Check out the Sonoma Plan, it's a fantastic eating plan that helped me drop about a stone in about 10 days. I'm quite the snacker but sticking to it actually worked, couldn't believe it. It's key ingredients are olive oil, grains, and tomatoes, lots of mediterranean food and all very tasty. Give it a look.