Dis Health Check-in week 22-28th aug and*29th-4th sept*

[Netty]

Yes Netty, I'm now officially a stripper!!! hopefully once I've finished I'll be looking more Demi Moore than Dawn French but I doubt it!

Hey maybe you will even end up looking like Jordan


LoL you two, carol, think of all that toning up your doing ! i bet you do lose a few pounds!

 

[carolfoy]

I b****Y well hope so, had to knock down a wall last night and chip off a load of old blown plaster then replaster it! I must be mad, I hurt all over, my back, feet, knees, hands and neck, so tonight I've got to seal the walls, strip a small bit of wood back, finish plastering the top of the landing, undercoat the woodwork and tidy up, hey ho! such fun

 

[Netty]

I b****Y well hope so, had to knock down a wall last night and chip off a load of old blown plaster then replaster it! I must be mad, I hurt all over, my back, feet, knees, hands and neck, so tonight I've got to seal the walls, strip a small bit of wood back, finish plastering the top of the landing, undercoat the woodwork and tidy up, hey ho! such fun

any chance you can come up here and do some work on my house!! dh is never here so there are loads of jobs to do

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[carolfoy]

any chance you can come up here and do some work on my house!!

Hmmmm! now let me think, a working holiday??? NO CHANCE

 

[Netty]

good luck everyone for this coming week!

 

[diberry]

Hi again everyone and well done to everyone's who's lost weight!!!
I got back from California on Thursday and have lost 1 pound despite eating and drinking American-style - but loads of walking round theme parks etc every day!! Am joining a gym on Tuesday to try to continue my long-haul weight loss plan!!!
Thought this might comfort you!!

Health Question and Answer
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste
them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart
will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of
your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and
corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an
efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat
chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).
And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily
allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that
means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the
goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In
fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for
you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should
only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO ...... Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the
best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about
food and diets. And remember: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave
with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

 

[jen_uk]

I stuck to my diet 100% last week and Ive lost 6lbs!!! I would like to lose another stone and a half before we go on holiday which is 11 weeks away and if I can average a pound or two a week I should be able to do it but it depends if I can stay away from chocolate or not!

Good luck to you all this week!

 

[diberry]

Well done Jen - that's brilliant!!!! And what an incentive to keep going until your holiday (when you can eat and drink anything and everything!!! )

 

[carolfoy]

Thanks for the cheer up Di and welcome back hope you had a great time, I lost 6lbs too!!! amazing but due to all my strenuous decorating activity and no snacking in front of the tv, am still bordering on obese and would realistically like to lose 2 stone before my november hols but would be happy with a stone.

 

[jen_uk]

Well done Carol! Hey maybe if we both manage to lose 2 stone by our holidays we can celebrate with chocolate cake at our dis meet!

 

[carolfoy]

Just chocolate cake jen???? I want cocktails, nachos, mickey bars AND dole whips!!!

 

[jen_uk]

Sounds good! Can I add the ASMO chocolate pancakes to that list?!!

 

[musketeer]

I've lost 31b this week but i put on 3 1b last week so back to square one.

 

[jen_uk]

Better to have lost it than put on again so well done! Good luck for next week!

 

[diberry]

Well done Carol and "musketeer" - you're all doing so well!! I just joined a new gym this afternoon and had better lose weight at those prices!!!!

 

[shellbell]

Well done Di on your 1lb loss while on holiday Hope you had a great time And thanks for cheering us up with your post. Well done Carol, Jen and Musketeer there really impressive losses.

I lost 3lbs this week after staying the same last week. I bought my self a new pair of jeans yesterday in a 14 Its the first time in 10 years i have bought clothes that small

Hope everyone else has had a good week.

Good luck for next

Michelle

 

[diberry]

Wow Michelle - you really are doing fantasically well!!! Well done!!I don't think I've ever been a size 14 - not in living memory anyway!!!

 

[jen_uk]

Well done Shell! I wish I could get into a 14, I havent since 2001!!

 

[carolfoy]

Ah! size 14 I remember that old friend really well, I can claim to still having some 14s in my wardrobe although they happen to be old clothes that have probably stretched over the years but when I do wear them I wear them with the labels hanging out!

 

[musketeer]

Well done Michelle Di and Carol and Jen wish i could get in to a size 14 sadly not since having kids i've been a size 16 ever since mind you my jeans are not as tight a fit as they used to be.

Tracy