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Message 1.Â
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Monday, 10th August 2009
as warm a welcome as ever to this week's mfc/heathy eating thread, but just a little truncated and lacking in capital letters, due to my one-handed typing. if you're interested in losing weight, maintaining a loss, or just eating more healthily, please do join us. we have only one rule, which is not to mention real life weights or sizes - but do feel free to say you want to lose X stone/kg or Y inches/cms.
apart from that, do/don't do as you will - some folk weigh/measure on a tuesday, some post food diaries on a wednesday, neither is compulsory.
as the general theory of weight loss is to eat more healthily and get more exercise, you may find our two sibling threads helpful:
the cookbook
and the cybergym
and finally, volunteers to open up are always welcome
here's to a good week for all.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 2
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Monday, 10th August 2009
Thanks geepers - you crept in and opened this one while I was replying to Laura on the old thread. My connection is v. sluggish tonight - like me!
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Message 3
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Monday, 10th August 2009
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:35 GMT, in reply to Fire-Pig in message 2
you're not at all sluggish, you are a resplendent fire-pig, a blaze of glory amongst us all and a beacon of hope - resisting chocolate through all your stress.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 4
Posted by countrypug (U9227943) on Monday, 10th August 2009
Hi all, and thanks for opening up one handed geeps. I'm rather creeping in here rather than last week. As mentioned last week, work stress led me astray at the end of the week, and I'm afraid that rather continued over the weekend, with entertaining friends added in too. It has been all too easy to slip back to bad habits, but here I am, owning up, and back (hopefully) on the straight and narrow. My elderly dad is a bit off it at present too, so that is a little bit of an extra worry.
Today has been generally ok, and although I haven't been for a run now for about 10 days, I have gone out this afternoon on my bike - first time for about 18 months! Elder puglet is riding a friend's horse whilst they are on holiday, so I accompanied her. So some of it was very slow cycling (horse walking) and some quite fast (horse cantering!). I managed to get up a hill without stopping too which I was quite pleased about.
So, onwards and hopefully downwards, but I think I had better not weigh tomorrow as I don't want to get too depressed.
Fire-Pig, sorry to hear about your worries, and well done for not heading for the biscuits or chocolate bar!
Geepers, hope the elbow is slowly improving.
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Message 5
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Monday, 10th August 2009
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:55 GMT, in reply to countrypug in message 4
it is, thanks, pug. and tomorrow is another day for us all.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 6
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Monday, 10th August 2009
you're not at all sluggish, you are a resplendent fire-pig, a blaze of glory amongst us all and a beacon of hope - resisting chocolate through all your stress.Â
geepers, I think I love you! Sad to say I have just eaten two plain chocolate digestives. Needed a cup of tea and something to try to settle my mind before going to bed - after Elder Piglet phoned.
Decision to leave made, but what is the least worst way? He says coming home to us would be running away - he may be right. I just want to hug him and try to make everything better but I can't. It's GS's 5th birthday next week and EP doesn't want GS to associate his birthday with his Daddy leaving.
Sorry for going on but .... it helps me. Feel free to scroll on by.
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Message 7
Posted by puzzler76 (U3733897) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Morning all, thanks geepers for opening - more power to your elbow and all that (sorry not to be more original...)
Pug - it sounds to me as though you're already back on the straight and narrow. Let's keep an eye on the bigger (ever decreasing?) picture - you've come a long way already and the last couple of weeks were only a temporary blip. KOKO!
Fire-Pig - cyber hugs if you do them, it must be a very difficult time for you, seeing your son go through such a horrible process and being unable to do much about it. He sounds a very thoughtful Daddy too, to be thinking of his son's future perceptions of the time of year and not just about his own situation. I think in the face of all that is going on you deserve an enormous WELL DONE for still keeping half an eye on what you're eating. I'm sure no-one would have blamed you if you'd taken your eye off the ball, so to speak, but here you are and you're still looking after yourself, which is about the best thing you can do in the circumstances. KOKO.
As for me, I'm quarter of a pound down this week which I'm quite pleased with, but I've definitely made the descision to try and chip another half a stone off as there are still some rather unsightly wobbly bits here and there. We're having our marriage blessed on October 4th so that's a date to aim for. It's 7.5 weeks away so a pound a week would be a good rate of loss. I'll be needing some helpful encouragement though, it's quite a long time now since I had to think about actively losing steadily for a prolonged time. Onwards and downwards!
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Message 8
Posted by Miftrefs Laura in Lothian bufily ftitching (U2587870) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:16 GMT, in reply to puzzler76 in message 7
Maintain, maintain, maintain... every measurement is exactly what it was last week - except I've gained 3 lbs, which is odd as I weigh more this morning than I did when I cheat-checked last night on getting home!
Well, it was a weekend of lots of cheese and kebanos sausages, not to mention the steak and chips with mayo and the sticky toffee pudding
And some drink, and an ice-cream and a Mars bar, etc., etc...
I'm off out shortly with the trusty pedometer - maybe that will startle my body after 4 days off so it loses a pound or two for next week!
I've another two weekends like this coming up, argh - got 10 days at home and then the last two weekends in August are away... keep on walking, I guess!
and a maintain is pretty good, really, under the circumstances - AND a useful indicator of how I have to look harder for ways to keep myself healthy and fit once I reach my desired BMI/ weight/ size.
I can use these weekends to show myself that indulgence is indulgence, even if I dress it up as "it's not possible to stay eating healthily when I'm away" - I'll think harder for the next one's food supplies!
after all, if I know i'm eating more fatty foods than usual (because those are what I can keep in a tent without it going off), then really that should connect to my brain and tell me that in those circs, I ought to have the steak but not the three sachets of Hellman's to dip the chips in, or have the pudding but not the other ice-cream and the mars bar, etc.!
There's a lot of learning in this health lark, isn't there?? Just as well I've you lot to advise and explain stuff or I'd have given up ages ago
KOKO all, and especially those under stress just now. It just makes everything more difficult when you are stressed and sparing some self-discipline for avoiding your own individual temptations must be hard. Be gentle with yourselves and just do what you can do, really...
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Message 9
Posted by JustJezebel (U7474974) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Hey to all. Just bookmarking for later. Have had an odd few days myself - OH developed a kidney stone and had to be admitted to hospital on Friday, so all a bit up and down. He's passed the stone (excruciating, apparently) but has another so we're not sure what'll happen - he has to have a few more tests etc. Anyway he seems fine now.
Have still been managing to squeeze an hour's workout in each day, despite everthing and am keeping to a reasonably regular diet routine. Not weighing till 1st Sep so have to keep the faith, so to speak.
KOKO
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Message 10
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:39 GMT, in reply to Fire-Pig in message 6
i don't think you're going on at all, f-p. all of us know the impact that stress and worry can have on how we eat, and you've said yourself that ep's situation has driven you to comfort eating in the past. that makes it a perfectly legitimate topic to raise as many times and at as much length as you need to.
and as debauchery goes, plain chocolate digestives are far from the worst choice.
sorry to hear about oh's kidney stone, jj - very painful and unpleasant.
car needs taxing today, and the post office is a good walk away, so that's a bit of exercise worked in to the day. i think i may be beginning to feel a bit bored, which is probably a good sign.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 11
Posted by Anne-Marie (U1474870) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Morning all healthy eaters! Sorry to hear about the stresses some of you are feeling - I know all too well how easy it is to comfort eat and then that soddit feeling. One trick I have heard is to write a selection of alternative activities to eating and put them in a bowl. When the nibbling urge strikes, take one from the bowl, do it and see if the urge has passed eg brush your teeth; go for a 2 minute walk. Plus keeping a record of all we haven't eaten, tose resisted temptations, seems to have been popular on here too.
Wise words from Laura about keeping control of food, even in tricky circumstances when we fear we have little control. I speak from experience having just returned from holidays - 2 weeks in the Lake District.
I had more resolve the first week and only had one cream tea altogether. We did a fair amount of eating out, but o/h also made some lovely meals too. I was designated chauffeur so o/h could sample the incredible range of real ales - so that helped minimise the alcohol calories.
We did loads of walking - 16 Wainwrights plus lots of shorter walks to fins geocaches. I certainly got my cardio vascular system cranked up! Now I need to keep it up in the relatively flat South. We did do a 6 mile walk on Sunday, and son is sorting out some caches for this pm - so I'm trying at any rate.
Weigh in isn't till Thu but I am hoping for a maintain, and possibly a mini-shed to reward all the leg work...
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Message 12
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:43 GMT, in reply to Anne-Marie in message 11
that's 3 posters (inc wealas from last week's thread) who've managed to maintain or even lose while away - excellent work all round, and shows it can be done. good resolve for one week out of two is vastly better than for no weeks out of two. and chips can be eaten without mayo (not without salt though...) i like the idea of a bowlful of ideas too - may well try that.
i've had my walk to and from the post office but was planning to do a proper one this afternoon and now the rain's on...Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 13
Posted by Kishtu (U14091165) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Geepers I am honoured to be mistaken for Westie btw
I do most of my munching at my desk but Lovely Man has been making me packed lunches for the last week. Usually a bag of Fruit Flakes and a Babybel Light is involved....
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Message 14
Posted by maria_sedgegrass (U2267184) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
This healthy eater delighted to report the loss of last week's gain and a bit more for good measure. I know a lot of you have moved to the monthly weigh-in, but I think I need to monitor more often than that. Before I got on the scales at Boots this morning I honestly thought I hadn't lost anything - my body feels as if it's hanging on to the weight and I was feeling rather unmotivated, so it was really pleasing to discover that I had, in fact, lost weight. Now feel able to keep on keeping on (at least until we go on holiday next week!)
Best wishes to all - especially the stress sufferers.
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Message 15
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Thanks for all the understanding and good wishes. Had another phone call this am, a truce has been called until after GS' birthday. This has involved us shelling out a 'loan', positively the last one (how many times have we saud that?) We hope that the job abroad will have materialised by then, there are good chances of it but we won't know before next Monday at the earliest. After that phone call I gorged on some delicious cherries - almost as good as choccy!
Later phone call thanking for transfer of money, much happier, the children have won prizes today with decorated bikes and bike obstacle races - so good to hear that they are still out having fun. DiL currently volunteering with RSPB, so EP has all 5 (2 theirs three eldest hers)
Currently sitting at my desk, eating fruit with one hand and typing with other!
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Message 16
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:34 GMT, in reply to Fire-Pig in message 15
you're a star, f-p, with your cherries and your fruit. glad they've managed to agree a truce, and i hope the news about the job ia good and that 'all manner of things shall be well'.
i'm feeling pleased with me - a gap in the rain spurred me to go out for my promised 30 minute walk, and i felt so good doing it i added a detour and did 50 mins. it may not be the gym, but it was better than the sofa.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 17
Posted by puzzler76 (U3733897) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Great stuff, geepers! I like that as a mantra - 'it may not be the gym, but it's better than the sofa'. Can I apply it to hanging out the washing?
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Message 18
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:47 GMT, in reply to puzzler76 in message 17
indeed you may.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 19
Posted by Helen (U1476131) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Well, I have been given another week's grace before they start trying to shove pessaries into me.
Walked the mile to the hospital this morning, for fitness reasons, but was road-raged by a complete idiot who wouldn't do the decent thing and let me cross the sideroad ahead of his car, but pulled up right in front of me and made me go all the way round behind him. Which I did, though I admit I pulled a face at him for being such a discourteous driver. Next thing I know something whistles past my ear and hits the fence next to me - HARD. Yes, believe it or not, this guy has tried to hit me on the head with a piece of rubbish from his car! I was absolutely astounded that anyone would do that to... well, ANY pedestrian, let alone one who's over 8 months pregnant and clearly puffing her way up the hill. What a git. So my healthy intentions just lead to me being told off for high BP when I got there! Had to go back again this afternoon to get it remeasured (fine).
All vaguely healthy pre-cooked meals are now in the freezer, and I'm looking forward to being induced in a little over a week's time. Exciting stuff!
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Message 20
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:54 GMT, in reply to Helen in message 19
blimey, Helen, that's outrageous behaviour. i'm guessing you didn't get his registration... glad the bp's gone down enough to give you another week.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 21
Posted by puzzler76 (U3733897) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Helen, exciting stuff indeed! Thinking of you, your OH and DYS a lot, and Daniel too.
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Message 22
Posted by Helen (U1476131) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
guess again! The police have been given his registration number, though I think they lost interest when I told them the missile didn't actually make contact with my ear. They did say they'd circulate the car reg and details and would stop it and "have a word" if it was spotted.
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Message 23
Posted by puzzler76 (U3733897) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Good for you, Helen. Twits like that need to know that folk won't just take it.
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Message 24
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:14 GMT, in reply to puzzler76 in message 23
that was far more collected than i'd have been, i have to say. but the police are wrong not to make more of an effort to contact him and speak to him. tracing a car is, after all, not hard to do. here (which i realise isn't there) they always ask you if you want them to come back to you and tell you what they've done - that means they then have to *do* something.
anyway, you're in one piece which is far the most important thing.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 25
Posted by Sister Primrose of the Red Tinsel Flag (U5405579) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Helen, glad to hear you've been given another week's grace, induction of labour is usually much easier the nearer to term you get. And well done on taking the number plate details down, it might turn out the driver is ASBO boy and known to them already.
Not going to do my usual round up just now if that's ok. Feeling a bit dejected as I've just been told that there is not likely to be funding for my job when the fixed term contract ends in December unless one of the interim grants they've applied for comes up, though that isn't looking too hopeful. The formal redundancy process, which has provision for guaranteed interviews for other in house jobs, won't start til next month and I have agreed a chat with my boss about references etc sometime before then.
I know that worse things happen at sea and that something might turn up but I'm a bit fed up nonetheless.
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Message 26
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:08 GMT, in reply to Primrose Path in message 25
i'm sure you are fed up primmers - that's miserable news. we'll all have to cross things for you between now and december.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 27
Posted by sunlitfern (U1481854) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:09 GMT, in reply to geepers (formerly I_w_L) in message 26
Hello all
Primrose Path what a bu@@er about your job.
Helen good to hear about your appointment and well done on reporting that yob.
Geepers, walking is brilliant for getting back into exercise and even I got out today for a 30 min walk.
Puzzler your plan for the another 1/2 stone seems very doable.
Urrr.... Ummm.... I forgot to take notes on everyone and now my goldfish brain has forgotten who has posted what and I'm off out soon.
Right Laura did well on her weekend away and was looking for foods to take with her. How about oatcakes as they come in little packets. And if you could post more on the Sealed knot I would be very interested.
Fire-Pig I know is doing very well under pressure.
Well for me a massive 2 1/2 lb off. So just about a stone to go, hopefully by the end of the year.
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Message 28
Posted by countrypug (U9227943) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Well done Sunlit! That target will be here very soon with that progress. And well done Laura, on the good thinking through the holiday/weekend away food - I must try to remember that if we get away in a couple of weeks.
Primrose, what a bummer....not much else to say except we will all have everything crossed (except when we are exercising, and Helen will be excused next week obviously) that those funding people get sorted. I'm sure if redundancy does rear its ugly head, that someone will snap you up though.
Fire-Pig, you are still doing really well, and are being so supportive of EP. I'm glad to hear there is a temporary truce, and I hope for all of you that the job situation gets sorted soon too.
Puzzler, you are sounding much more positive, and what a lovely thing to look forward to and to aim at- I hope you thoroughly enjoy renewing your vows. Are the girls going to get smart dresses for the occasion? And are you making a cake?
JJ, yet more stress for you (and DH of course). How well you have done to keep up the exercise, I will watch and try to emulate, as that has definitely slipped for me with my stresses.
Anne-Marie, sounds like a great (and very active) holiday, so you deserve a maintain at the least, if not a loss. Maria, great to hear about your loss, well done.
Helen, I hope you have a restful week, as you will need to preserve your strength for next week. We are all thinking of you and DH. That driver was truly a git so I hope the police stop him soon!
Right, that is quite a long enough post! I've had quite a good day, although did have a small chocolate biscuit interlude when I finished work at 7pm (present left in the office by client).
The stress is all around us, today Dad was admitted to hospital (extremely anaemic, cause not certain yet, but likely gastrointestinal). Somehow where stress makes me eat, worry doesn't, so I did some distraction technique ironing instead. Thankfully he is getting blood transfusions tonight, so hopefully will feel a little better by the morning, and will then start some investigations. This is when I would so like to be nearer than 300 miles away! As I was waiting at home for phone calls this afternoon, I didn't get out with the dogs, but did make myself go after work tonight, so that helped too. I might try to get to the gym tomorrow.
KOKO all
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Message 29
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Congrats Sunlit on the loss - my scales don't do 1/2 lbs so I have to wait for full pounds off! You must be feeling great about that loss.
Helen - how awful for you, what a prat. Glad the midwife was happy with you - didn't you turn up with high BP last week as well? Hope all continues well.
Primrose Path what to say? I thought you were a midwife and that they were always in need. Let's hope that they find some money between now and December - Thought if we all sit crossing our fingers that should make eating more difficult shouldn't it?
I am still doing my best - I will go to bed soon as I'm feeling like a rag at the moment. Tomorrow is my regular day off, but I have to go to a discussion/coffee morning. I have decided that if cake is on the agenda then cake will be eaten! I was expected to be a resource person for the discussions, but I have let the leader know that I won't be at my sparkling best. She was a very good listener which was great. I also have to finish GS's card, nice to know that he will have his Daddy with him on his birthday. Puzzler - he is a very good father to all five of them, his and the three he acquired. I have been very proud to see him with them all.
Keep smiling - I'm doing my best to remember that - I one read that it takes 87 muscles to frown and only 13 to smile so why work overtime?
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Message 30
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:30 GMT, in reply to countrypug in message 28
best wishes to your dad, pug. i have some ironing here if that's any help to you. not worked out how to do it one handed.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 31
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Pug you crept in and posted while I was composing my last one. Best wishes to your Dad, I hope they can sort him out. Yes distance is a problem - EP is near Aberdeen so a long way away too.
JustJezebel I forgot to wish your OH well too, I have heard that kidney stones are v painful but have no personal experiences.
If I've missed anyone out who deserves good wishes - I'm sure I've a few spare, and apologies it is not deliberate.
G'night all
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Message 32
Posted by countrypug (U9227943) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Throw it over geepers, I was doing mine earlier to the audiobook of Dissolution by CJ Sansom - was that one of your recommendations on the book thread or have I got that totally wrong?
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Message 33
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:47 GMT, in reply to countrypug in message 32
yes, i love the sansom books. although not the madrid one.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 34
Posted by Miftrefs Laura in Lothian bufily ftitching (U2587870) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:51 GMT, in reply to sunlitfern in message 27
Golly, people really are under enormous stresses, just now. Don't be too tough on yourselves and I'm thinking of you and hoping you all have good news soon.
sunlit, I know this isn't really MFC stuff, but since you asked, and Fire-Pig asked, I hope the others won't mind if I explain a bit - just scroll past if you've no interest in re-enactment - and my apologies!
The SK is about 5,000-strong and has been going 40 years. It's divvied up into Regiments around the country and people generally join their local one, but actually it isn't really geographical. I'm in Fraser's Dragoones which is an Aberdeenshire one, but we have members on the South Coast and even had one guy in the Carribean who flew back once a year to see family worked in around SK events!
Events vary from huge (like the August Bank Holiday 'Major muster' which could see two thousand people on the battlefield at York) to smaller like the one I just did on Mull which had about 20-30 of us including kids. Sometimes it may even just be a couple of us taking clothes and kit and an (unloaded!) musket and a sword into school to talk to children about the Civil Wars and how they affected all of what is now the UK and there were more than one war. I'm a bit hopeless on the history side, but am learning fast!
You can attend any muster, it doesn't have to be one the rest of your regiment is attending, and there is something on most weekends from about May to September somewhere. People often car-share (I got a lift from and to my front door this last weekend) for petrol-money, and your regiment will usually help out. The midlands is an exceptionally good place to live, and Edinburgh is not that good as many events take place in the middle of the UK where the population is, and where many battles took place.
It isn't always about a battle either - I don't fight as the loud bangs make me go 'eeek!' a bit obviously and it doesn't interest me much either. We also have 'Living History' which is the daily-life side of things. I tend to be found sitting on LH area, either knitting one of my many interminable stockings (I keep ripping it all out and changing the pattern) or sewing - friends bring a torn or singed coat or breeches along for me to patch or darn or shorten the sleeves of, etc. I love how the public ask lots of questions and if i don't know the answer I can always find someone who does or else just say I don't know and they never seem to mind!
the other thing I do that the public love is eat lunch... I have an apple and a lump of cheese which i sit and cut up with a little bone-handled knife and then eat with a 'pricker', a steel prong, the fore-runner of the fork (very exotic and ultra-fashionable in the 1640s, for the rich only). Somehow this fascinates people
Clothing can be borrowed to begin with so you don't have to buy it all at once, but the whole lot will cost well under £200 and that will last you a decade easily. Even cheaper if you can sew! You don't have to buy it all at once, either, over the first couple of years is usual. the shoes can be got for £60 and are the most important bit as most people don't have spares to lend.
the best thing is that the women's clothes suit woman-shaped women! They don't look so good on very very very thin women at all, but on anyone with any curves they look GREAT! You can't go for fancy satins and lace unless you are a Lady and you'd need everything to match including retinue of servants and a damn good reaosn why you are on a battlefield... so it's mostly woollen and linen cloth but it really does look good. The fitted sleeved bodice laces up the front over stays and a linen shift, with a kerchief at the neck, and it gives you a straight-sided conical shape, with your bust UPwards, a la 'the Tudors' on tv, only not so low-cut for everyday*. Then you have skirts, called 'petticoats' then even the top layer, which are not floor-length but a practical mid-calf, and they are fully gathered at the waist so you have the shape of a straight bodice and BIG hips.
I always tell teenage girls when explaining the clothes that if i ask them if my bum looks big in this, the correct answer to make me happy is "yes" and then I strike a catwalk pose and ask them and get them to yell "YES!!!" really loudly!
Imagine the women in 'The Tudors' with no ruffs, and in plain fabric and you've got it.
If you're interested, I will be at two different events in York in the last two weekends of august (ie not next weekend but both the next two) and if you want to arrange a time to meet, I can show you round all the stuff and you can get a better idea!
I'm going onto the battlefield as water-carrier (a modern anachronism but the guys get really dehydrated sprinting round in heavy woollens, not used to it, poor modern unfit things) so after that I could meet you when I'm in my men's kit, and you could try on my women's clothing if you want, over t-shirt and jeans or whatever?
It is great fun, and I love it - it's my third season and I just get more into it as each event clocks up - it really is pure escapism. I especially love the smaller events in Scotland where we spend evenings sitting round a cooking-fire (sadly, not allowed at enormous events, fair enough when the modern-tent field has thousands, although the LH campsite (canvas old-type tents) does have fires allowed in braziers).
Oh yes and it's packed with single men who will adore you. I only go to one or two big events but by the end of Saturday night in the Beertent I am pretty much convinced I am God's gift...!
Sorry again, everyone, for being so off-topic but didn't know where else to put it unless I started a thread and that might count as advertising, or else turn into the awful "it's glorifying war!" arguments (actually we help raise funds for preservation of battlefields like Naseby and also attend memorial services to pay our respects to those on both sides who died at the thing we play at. the SK came out of the Army, and it never seeks to pretend war is anything other than what it is - but it's much much more than 'just' war-games!)
Laura
*although after the public go, you can be a bit more dashing, change into the satins if you want and be as Nell Gwynn as you like!Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 35
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:53 GMT, in reply to Laura in Lothian (Chase me offline weekdays 9-12 and 1-5 PLEASE!) in message 34
it's packed with single men who will adore you.Â
what age are these single men, pray?Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 36
Posted by Miftrefs Laura in Lothian bufily ftitching (U2587870) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:02 GMT, in reply to geepers (formerly I_w_L) in message 35
Well, along with the 20-year-old at the weekend I was constantly having to evade a chap in his 60s as well, geeps! All ages...
But i never said anything about the quality!!!
No, they're generally nice guys. My problem is I always meet the nice guy who lives hundreds of miles away from me!
It's sometimes nicknamed the Paramilitary Wing of the Campaign for Real Ale, due to the pint-mug and beard tendency but that's a bit of an exaggeration!
I'll find some photos, hang on... here's the website and on the left it has 'Picture Galleries' and you can see the kind of stuff we do and what people look like.
LauraLink to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 37
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 11th August 2009
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:14 GMT, in reply to Laura in Lothian (Chase me offline weekdays 9-12 and 1-5 PLEASE!) in message 36
hmmmm... pint mugs i'm happy with but there do seem to be a lot of beards about the place.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 38
Posted by flutter-by (U2729197) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Hellooooo people!
Back from my week away with friends and survived family invasion round 1. Phew. It's nice being at home being normal again, though it needs a good clean after being left to Dr Sweetpea for a week.
But the good news is that in the last 2 weeks I managed a miniscule loss of 100g, but considering it included fish and chips, icecream (3 times) and not nearly as much exercise as usual I am pretty darn pleased with that. I was staying with a friend who, though a very good cook, doesn't appear to really eat vegetables. But that might have something to do with catering for a toddler and a husband neither of whom really like them. Last night I raided the garden and had a big plate of steamed beans, mangetout and broccoli and new potatos and it was delicious!
So, still below my significant 10kg marker (aim for the two weeks) and now 1.7kg from the next minitarget. I am going to be super sensible this week to try for a good loss, as I have invasion of my family (episode 2) and then invasion of inlaws (episode 1) starting on next monday during which period I hope to be able to manage a maintain.
Glad to hear everyone else feeling chipper though, and that Helen is still hanging on in there.
F-bLink to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 39
Posted by Wanda_Ofwandas (U2258758) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Mainly lurking (and maintaining nicely before the next assault on the weightloss mountain) these days, just wanted to send love to Helen and say you and ALL your family are often in my thoughts - I hope that we have wonderful news from you quite soon!
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Message 40
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Thanks for all that info, Laura. I'll look into that later, when I've a bit of time.
Good to have you back Fluts and that you maintained control while away, in spite of the lack of veggies.
I went to my coffee morning and a bit disappointed that there wasn't any cake - last night I had decided that if it was there I'd eat it, but it wasn't! Didn't contribute very much to the discussions but ....
Grey miserable day here today, I feel sorry for people here on holiday especially if they are under canvas!
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Message 41
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:50 GMT, in reply to Fire-Pig in message 40
hmmm - cake-free coffee morning just doesn't sound right.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 42
Posted by Prof Pepita in Wonderland (U3101721) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Hello all. I am rather 'out of condition' and trying to gear up to starting a stricter regime..
Problem 1: My (quite expensive) scales- a Weightwatchers glass topped digital lot recommended in the Times a couple of years ago- have gone barmy and having changed the battery, I don't know how to 'set' them', and have mislaid the manual..- seem to be useless for now, so I'm looking for a new set of scales.
Can anyone recommend a really good, accurate set? I've read that some brand called Tanita or something like that, are the best?
Any ideas?
Thanks.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 43
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
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You're quite right geepers, I was under a misperception I thought I was going to a coffee morning with discussions about a particular topic. It was the discussions with a mug of coffee instead - grr grr - I'm feeling cheated!
On the way home I went food shopping - instead of the hunter-gatherer doing it. I had yen for mussels tonight but couldn't find any, so decided to cook Younger Piglet's favourite Chicken Fajitas and blow the calories. I can't indulge EP but I do have one son at home and thought I'd give him one of his treats.
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Message 44
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:22 GMT, in reply to Fire-Pig in message 43
good call f-p. i'm going for the ithinkitmaybelentil curry in the freezer. not that exciting...Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 45
Posted by Anne-Marie (U1474870) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Hi Pepita! I just did a quick google and found these online instructions - any good?
Do they do anything extra (apart from wieght eg measure fat levels etc? I know a frined of mine has some all singing/dancing ones.
Hope you get them working soon.
AMxLink to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 46
Posted by Prof Pepita in Wonderland (U3101721) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Ooh thanks ever so much, AM- those look like they might just be the right instructions..I'll report back..
POxLink to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 47
Posted by Prof Pepita in Wonderland (U3101721) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
I think my OH has broken these scales- he changed the battery for me, as the scales had started giving silly results, from 6 stone one minute to 16 the next etc....
But now they've gone completely blank- nothing comes up at all on the display; it's just blank. I wonder has he put in the a dud battery or something? It's a 9 v zinc battery..Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 48
Posted by puzzler76 (U3733897) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
If it's one of those flat round batteries it may be upside down. Other than that I've no idea, sorry.
My renewed motivation has lead to me not eating any biscuits at the breastfeeding cafe this morning and actually enjoying that empty feeling just before a mealtime.
PuzzlerLink to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 49
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:25 GMT, in reply to puzzler76 in message 48
i need renewed motivation - currently engaged in disproving the 'if you buy good dark chocolate you only eat one or two squares' theory, and doing a very good job.Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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Message 50
Posted by Prof Pepita in Wonderland (U3101721) on Wednesday, 12th August 2009
Ha, that's funny geepers- I was thinking of posting something similar about good quality cocoa rich chocolate earlier today..
Although TBH I do eat smaller amounts of that sort- say, 3 squares of Lindt extra fine almond nibbed dark chocolate as opposed to a bar of milk chocolate (a small bar that is..)Link to this forum: MFC/Healthy Eating Club - 11 August 2009
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