Evening ladies.
Just finished my tea,after a mammoth shop at Asda on way home from work-not really pep friendly-chicken n chips,going to have some apple pie too.
Am finding the 10 hour shifts alot more tiring but I do get the extra day off ,usually shattered by 9 and heading for bed-was gonna say lightweight,but wouldn't really class myself as that at the moment.
As of Monday I will get back on pep ,how many times have I said this now?
Hope everyone fine,sorry not a long post but I have read through the thread.
No long weekend for me,am working tomorrow then back on Monday,no rest for the wicked eh?
Have a great weekend and Pat not to worry that couple of pounds will come off,just be patient ,think I took about 5 or 6 weeks for my last couple of pounds to come off last time.
Take care
Di

Hi ladies.....just dashing thru...

Hope this finds you well! I'm so glad its the weekend...I'm knackered! By the time I get used to this fulltime working I will have to back to a 3 day week ...lol!
Things were still hectic last week but I was a tad more used to the systems so things went a bit quicker!
Bank hol weekend....so off Monday too....yippeee!
Pep's not been great.....and I ken I'm walking a fine line with it! I really need to take control and get back into the zone!
That said...I'm off out tonight...Linda's 50th birthday meal and drinks....lol!

Big hugs to you all....take care...xx

Good evening to you all!!

I am here, spent yesterday afternoon and today getting the house back into order, proper cleaned and tidyed because as of Tuesday morning i am back to my full time hours!!

Lucky me, i think!

Pep is still going well, despite having a STS in Thursday, its just made me all the more determined to have a really good weigh in on this Thursday, nothing like a bit of thrawness to get you moving again!

Andrew is off on night shift, only tonight and next Satyrday to go, hopefully we'll get back to normal, maybe get out on a date!!

I know i've been this close to getting back to target before, but without wishing to be complacent, something is working, and i'm getting results this time, wonder how it different this time??

Long may it continue!

Have a lovely evening everyone

claire xx

Gosh we are really really quiet just now! I've been -it seems- continuelly nagged about a bloody car thats all I've been hearing for the past week from youngest, my head is spinning. Been trying to get through to him that he needs more than £40-£50 to live on for the month AND NO we are not paying for it.
Canna wait -right- to get back to basics as of tom night, I'm working tom..

Me too Marion working tomorrow.Just waiting for roast beef to cook for tea-smells affa fine.Stand your ground with son about the car,they need to learn to stand on own feet and live within their means.
Have a lovely day off tomorrow those who are off .
Claire ,your positivity is shining through and am sure you will be back to target in no time.
Di

Hello girls hope everyone has had a good weekend

went to class yesterday and lost a pound and a half

for those working tomorrow hope it goes fine and quick for you

I'm off and so is Kenny, he's off on a golf outing and i'm meeting a friend in town for a look in the shops and lunch

enjoy the rest of weekend

still a hit or a miss with mismatch

so this is a wee short note to say OLA x

OLA! Carol...see you tomorrow night. I've also had a few miss match think web monkey should be looking into it!!
Di, easier said than done, wait till its your turn???? my 2nd time- eldest was easier as he waited until he was 18 before he got a car youngest totally diff story...I had a beef steak pie tonight 1st in a loooong time
Well done Dawn, lucky you being off, get my day back on the 18th.

Evening ladies Dawn well done on 1 1/2lb off keep up good work Hope you enjoy trip to town tomorrow

Marion, Dont work to hard tomorrow Hope you manage to work out summit with your son Well done for going back to class tomorrow

Skippy hope you have a nice day off tomorrow and hope you the QUEEN are already for Tuesday. Good luck for weigh in tomorrow

Di hope work hasnt been too busy for you over the weekend

Soots hope you enjoyed Lindas 50th and arent suffering too much today

Audrey Nicky Claire and MB hope youve all had a lovely weekend

Well did have a trip to Dundee on Friday, got a new phone and pair of shoes, could have got both in Aberdeen but it was a day away, though a lot of the shops in Dundee closing too, good few empty shops in the centres Was at mums yesterday, she has got a nasty ulcer like sore on leg, which is causing some "concern". Apparently today the nurse asked my Mums permission to take some photos of it so she could get Drs opinion, to save a home visit!!!!!

Made the Chickpea and Spinach curry for tea, and despite everyone raving about it wasnt too impressed

Not sure what up to tomorrow yet

Ona xx

Ona its not unusal for us to take photo's[with permission] as usually the gp will often take our advice on how to treat. Photo's can also act as a 'base line' to see how they progress or not. Tissue viability use this method a lot as well. It takes a lot of co-ordination in the community to get a gp AND nurse to visit at same time as would need to happen in order for the ulcer to be treated accordingly.........whew!! I'm nae working too hard today roads quiet morning visits done . I was thinking on trying that curry as well as I like the chicken tattie version.

Marion, glad to hear youre not working too hard good luck with class tonite Glad to hear that the "photo" method is a normal procedure, sometimes Mum gets a bit muddled!!! thought there was maybe more to it, she did say that nurse pointed out 3 white spots which are the problem.

Hope everyone else is having a good day whether working or not

Skippy good luck with class tonite as well

Catch up later

Ona xx

i normally do a pre weigh in weigh in!!! using the scales at work - a couple of people are working today - but i couldnt be bothered!! it wont change anything anyway!!!!!

i took deans strong painkillers for a head ache on sat - took violently ill + migraine!! + a lecture from marion = dont know which was worse!! felt very very ill and sorry for myself!!!!

hubby off for a weeks holidays and younger son on study leave so going to order a chinsese for supper will ask for it to be delivered for 7!!!!

well tomorrow is the start of my new era!!! even tho he was a old fashioned ars - he still had 34 years of experience so i am going to be office / breakfast /paper log on here then head down and WORK WORK WORK!!

mmmmm kindo x

Carol I'm ...........!
Well we both went to a very quiet class tonight everybody had losses and we were last as usual, and Carol did well and then it was my turn. Having not been since for 15th April wasn't expecting good news buuut I lost one and a wee half pounds. So away to read my new boost mag with the error!! on the front cover, either that or try and smash my bejewelled score.........

Marion well done on losing despite not being at class since 15th April - great stuff

Skippy all the best for tomorrow, hope you can still make time for your early morning post Hope you are feeling lots better now and im sure you will have learned your lesson re taking other folks pills

Hi to everyone else whatever you are up to

Had a very relaxing day, though did do living room from top to bottom this am after my fix of Jeremy. Had a walk to friends for a quick coffee this pm and got soaked on the way home soon been in PJS since 4.30pm - didna think it was worth getting dressed again. Made chilli for tomorrows tea with quorn mince I bought - lets hope it ok

Have a good Tuesday one and all

Ona xx

oops sorry im late !

month end so up to eyes!!!!!

have my nurse this afternoon!!!!

big shout to all champer ladeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez

Afternoon Ladies

Had a fantastic boost on Saturday, Amy (our daughter) had a wee shopping trip to Perth, I was her taxi to and from the station she came back with pink T-shirts for us (we are doing RFL on Sunday) and mine is only a size 22 it's a wee bit "nippet" for my taste, but it's a 22 none-the-less, she also bought us pink "bopper" thingy's to put on our heads oh me!!!! what will I look like

Have a good rest of Tuesday

Marion and Carol well done on your losses

Audrey well done on the t shirt size

Ona hope you enjoyed your chilli

Hello to abody else

Had a lovely day of catch up with my friend yesterday and a fine baked potato and chilli lunch at Cafe Royal

Back to work today and busy busy sometimes it doesn't feel worth it having a Monday holiday

evening all!
audrey that was a lovely thought by your daughter!!!

dawn nice to have a catchy up!!!

had nurse again today she is happy with the scales!!! but blood pressure still high however blood test come back ok so she thinks he might run more on me when i see him at the end of the month!!!

i have to see her again in 2 weeks... so fingers crossed a wee bit more of me might have gone by then!!!

Evening ladies

What a miserable night

Audrey well done on T shirt size, hope all goes well for your walk at the weekend

Dawn well done on healthy choice for lunch yesterday, and Im sure you will have burned up some checks walking around

Skippy, hope you get your Blood Pressure sorted out soon maybe you have white coat syndrome. Glad nurse happy with the scales and Im sure there will be less of you by end of month

Nicky Di Claire Marion MB and Soots hope you are all doing good

Well back to work today, kept thinking it was Monday Busy so day passed quickyly Had chilli it was lovely Trying to eat new foods this week, so tomorrow nite Im doing something with the SS venison sausages (spotted them in Sainsburys). Maybe winna be able to watch Bambi again lolxx

Have a good Wednesday one and all

Ona xx

Ona xx

morning all well i was up bright and early this morning!!!

hung out washing, prepared meatballs for slow cooker -i will nip home at dinner time and put them on ( think i overdid garlic to make up for lack of an onion in the house!!! )

took mitzy out for her business and showered and suited and booted!!!! me that is not my dog!!

glad everything is back to normal.... havent been to see my uncle for weeks

think i will nip up and see my auntie tonight once supper and dog walking out the way!!!

we are 1/2 way through our week YAYAY

Afternoon, where has the sun gone!!! Wasn't able to get home for lunch today as had meeting with manager -no I did not get the sack - went accross to hospital canteen and had a baked tattie with beans and it was fine. There was a mannie selling fruit outside from a stall so invested in plums and bananas. My washing will no doubt now be dripping from the line

Good on you Audrey for doing the walk this weekend With the T'shirt, it will be hinging aff ye shortly.
Hows the BP this afternoon, maybe I should do a homer for you on monday
Ona your being very adventurous with the cooking, Hubby liked the venison sausages when he tried them [poor Bambi]
Dawn hope work has settled down today I just lurve annoying receptionists esp trying to get results and its not between "2 and 4"...
Pat, is she not in Poland sammpling the Biason vodka now???

Hello Hello this post is quiet lately fars abody???

Marion annoying receptionists tut tut remember its them who stand between you and a suitable appointment

Carol which day are you going to Take That we are going on the 19th

Ona how was the venison sausages?? I have had venison burgers before

Hope everyone else is well and too busy pepping properly to post

Evening ladies

Skippy hope your washing didnt get soaked How were the meatballs? Hope you got to see ur Auntie

Dawn hope you were less busy today The sausages were nice but very rich and the colour was a bit off putting, made the potato and sausage pan fry than Nicky loves

Marion I can just hear you winding up the receptionists Hope you are stlll pepping away

where is abody else, behaving I hope

Nae had a good day today, workwise heard of 4 of our accounts than have gone into liquidation Got a bit of a headache so going to have soak in bath and early night - think its TOTM related - the joys

Thursday tomorrow already, think maybe go and see Uncle tomorrow nite though hard work just now, he is awful down in the dumps and nae happy with himself at all - he thinks abody is getting on better than him

Have a good Thursday one and all

Ona xx

Ona, hope your feeling a bitty better after your soak, thats bad news about the liquidations all that workers out of a job. How's the housing situation has your uncle heasd any more re Kingswood?? might be worthwhile chasing it up.
Dawn, only professional wind ups ..but some of them think they're more qualified than the nursing staff [they do exist].

hope totm blues are lifted!!!!!

not good news about the liquidation ona - will this have a knock on effect with your business? and hope they dont owe a lot of money!!!

like marion said liquidation = job losses - our sister company has announced yesterday 2 site closures 1 - glasgow 1 - whitecroft = 35 people!!!!

nightmare they supply to housebuilders = recession = no-one buying their product!!!!!

its a bit of a reality check!!!

got nails done last night then went past aunties for an hour mitzy is sulking with me as i didnt take her for her usual long walk!! i now feel guilty!!!

Quickie b4 I head out again.........Carol In spite of the cc you still managed to get nails done

Hi folks, hope all is well :hug:

Hi Ona and Claire see you're both on.
Well done everyone on being good little peppers ,wish I could say the same ,just can't get into it despite wanting to lose the weight,things are stressful at work just now,no excuse I know but I am an emotional eater.
Just back fae hairdresser so thats given me a bit of a boost.
Was on a course yesterday lots of "group work" and thought provocation,it's just as tiring sitting about in a warm room using your brain than it is running about like I usually do.Got caught in traffic jam due to an accident on road so it was a chipper supper last night.
Hope everyone fine and good luck in RFL Audrey.
Di

di you sound really manic!!!!

dawn we are the 20th!

marion you chikky bism! have appointments made right thru to middle of June!!!!!!

ona meatballs were all gone by the time i got home - they ate mine as well!!!!

Hi ladies

nice to see the sun out today even though its a tad windy Still got headache hanging about Know there is always 2 sides to every story, but 2 of the accounts we will have to write off as bad debts, we know they will set up again soon under a new name, using all the equipment they got from us (and never paid) Scots Law eh!!!!!!!1

Skippy im sure Mitzy will soon forgive you, if you take her a super long walk tonite

Marion, care manager did phone Auntie and chased up housing and they are still under the top priority category - suppose its not only them in this situation, just a waiting game

Di get that PEP head back on NOW!!!! no seriously hope things get less manic at work soon.

Moody Moo nice to seeing you dropping in - love your new name

Got call ex hosp today re new medication and all blood test ok so can go ahead!! Have to collect pres tonite - at least wont have to go down in that awful basement app lovely new pharmacy nxt to Cairngorm Coffee Shop

Have a good pm one and all, catch up later

Ona

ps do you REALLY want to go and see Michael Jackson as app pairs tickets are fetching £16000 on ebay

Hi ladies.....hope this finds you all well....

Still hanging in there...just!
Pep's not been good but hopefully from tomorrow I will be back on the straight and narrow! Going back to class next week.
Work is still a tad manic but its my last week of fulltime next week so normality should return to my life!

We had Ainsley Harriot in the staff canteen doing a 'cook along' fun thing.... he was a riot!
He spoke to everyone and had the place in uproar! I got to cook with him!! We made a lovely Strawberry lemon pudding....it was delish!!! Mine look good even tho I say so myself!
Everone that cooked with him got a signed copy of his cook book! Lots of photo's too which I will try and post later on!

Off out to Linda's tonight...its her 50th birthday today! So a wee drinkie is in order!

Hope you are all pepping away big style....catch you later....xx

Hi Di i see you are on I know exactly how you are feeling re PEP I too really want to do it but just cant seem to get into it!! Am not sure what to do other than just keep on plodding on and hopefully it will " click into place "

Soots sounds like youv'e had fun the day good luck for class next week and getting back into it ( and Happy Birthday to Linda not too many drinks now its a school night !! )

Ona sorry to hear about the liquidations its a very uncertain world at the moment nae fine just hope it doesn't impact too much on your job

Marion glad to hear its only professional wind ups

Skippy good on you getting your nails done a girls got to have priorities

Audrey good luck with the race for life hope you get a fine day for it

Nicky hows you?? are you Pepping?? hope so

Mb you on holiday?? hope you are having a fab time

Claire hope you are doing good too

No news really apart from struggling with the PEP will keep going

Have a good Evening everyone

Evening Ladies

Do we celebrate for having reached 200 pages

Something weird has happened to my puter, everything is magnified, pages are too big to fit on screen, have to keep scrolling along to see everything, must've "clicked" on summat, but don't know what

Question for you, Mum has appointment at Wolmanhill tomorrow, as you know, it's very restrictive parking there, so, is Denburn still the closest for me to park, then pick her up when she is finished with the Rheumatologist

Dawn , you canna give up or I will have to come out to Ellon and track you down

Keep plodding away, taking baby steps as you go

Audrey have texted you

Going to see Uncle tomorrow nite instead now, cousin came up from Glasgow for a surprise visit and took Uncle home for afternoon, didnt have to be back till 7.30pm. Cousin Graeme (43) broke news to Uncle that he was to be a Dad again and him a Granda again, has a new ptnr, Uncle looked at him and said in all seriousness you Dirty Old Bu**er lolxx (he has 4 grown up kids already)

Have a good Friday one and all

Ona xx

Audrey, yep Denburn just accross the road...BUT if you get early enough you may get a parking space in w/hill car park. eithar that or drop mam off [which you can do] and park in D/burn. Tip..if you go in main car park..turn right b4 you go into main car park after van area. and there's wee c park area [L] beside pay n display you could get there!
Dawn as Ona say's DINNA BLOODY GIVE UP!!! NOR YOU Di, try working in the community with workforce planning!!!!!! Hope for you yet then ONA

HaHa Marion The shock would probaby finish my Uncle off, and nae saying fit it would do to me

Ona xx

morning all!!

looks as though it is going to bucket down with rain!!!!!!!

at least it is Friday

went down to Ghillies last night with hubby which was nice...

trying to steer away from my 5 cans of pepsi max per day and bought some still red apple flavoured water!!! so does that mean i am detoxing??????????

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ps soots

sair heidy i'day?

me myself and I??

where are all the ladeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez?

just back from hour walk with dog, i have redeemed myself!

Its a bit like being at hame speak to yersel all the time or it feels like wi my 2..........Well that's the youngest got a set of 'wheels' all the way fae Newcastle man [ Geordie accent]. An 83yr old supossedly is transporting it up as I 'speak' Pick it up 9am tom. Imagine having to go there to get a better deal [Arnold Clarks] A lot cheaper than here + free transportation. good job as the ins costs a bomb...we ain't paying for it. Maybe now we will get peace, live in hope.
Not a lot else happening work is busy still peping away hopefully. Carol last twice we've been to Ghillies total crap has it improved???
Hopefully fine for the weekend as prob do a run up to the Broch for mil b/day and no doubt will be chauffered, quite funny as Kieran said I had to drive the car hame fae the garage tom AND be with him for the first few times...but he's a good driver say's he-time will tell. Got dr on speed dial for my nerves
Watching Claire Richards: my big fat wedding.

Evening

it is very quite on here indeed

Marion, hope you get some peace now, hope all goes well tomorrow I remember when i passed my test my Uncle Ken came out with me the 1st couple of times and all we did was argue - he reckoned I hadnt been taught to drive correctly - many years ago but still remember it clearly
Skippy sorry we all deserted you, hope you have a nice weekend planned

Audrey hope all went ok today. How did you get on at class late nite?

Where is abody else?????????????/ Dawn you better be going to class tomorrow or else

Went to see Uncle tonite and he was a lot happier with himself, back to being cheeky again so that is good

Have a lovely weekend one and all, lets hope the weather improves

Ona xx

Just finished watching Claire and R E A L L Y need to dust her dvd and do it again, mind you nae hate sure about the boot camp week at £1000+ hate porridge.
Its a proven fact women are far better drivers than men!! My kids even think I'm a good driver, Harvey just falls , so I must be a safe driver.

Marion did think about your DVD when i was watching it the other nite

Just registered with TBB online banking, been meaning to do it for ages - impressed but even more passwords and numbers to remember - nightmare.

Ona xx

Morning all bet you are all still in bed

Well Kenny was playing golf last night with my cousin and i had just sat down to my supper when the phone rang this was cousins wife asking if i fancied going to the club for a drink and to meet them so an hour later she came and picked me up.

I had several diet cokes and several chips from Kenny's plate as the three of them had burger and chips so finished yesterday with eight checks unused not enough to make up for earlier mistakes in the week but we'll see!!

Ona I am going to class this morning so you wont need to come round past with a big stick

Marion our pal got his car from a garage in Edinburgh and one of the doctors got his new one from somewhere in England its mad having to go so far for a good deal

Skippy sorry you were left home alone on here yesterday dont know where everyone else is but they better be being good!!

right off to feed bunnies and get showered and ready for class then its coffee with the girls, home for some lunch and out to see my dad

Have a good weekend everyone

Morning Ladies

I had an excuse for not appearing yesterday

Mum got on OK at rheumatologist, not to go back for 9 months, but he was mentioning her knees again, it will be 20 years next year since she got them, so "they" are coming to "their" limit, I think Mum was hoping they would last her "till the end" her words not mine got parked in Wolmanhill nae problem car park was near empty
We stopped at Kellockbank Country Emporium, near the Insch turnoff, spent 2 hours there, Mum spent a fortune buying "wee thingys" for birthdays and christmas, it's ages since she felt well enough to do that
Lost 2.5lbs at class on Thursday fair chuffed

WELL DONE AUDREY Lucky you getting a pick o parking spaces.
Out wi youngest in his/mine car a bit of the kangaroo petrol going on, a stupid ingnorant merc driver tooted his horn at him as he was a bit slow away from the junction and Kieran had his 'P' up needless to say he got the finger salute fae me
Ona I'd be lost without my on-line banking keep..

How'd did you get on wi the scales today then Dawn. Were away to the Broch once eldest finished washing/hoovering my car -youngest got a fleck o dust on his so thats getting washed too -pity he wasn'a so diligent with his room-. Will defo be needing my vino by the time I get home and my roots touched up for the extra grey hair.

how has the first day of the 3 car family going marion?

had a quiet sat - up and walking dog at duthie park at 8am!!!!

ironing all done by 1

and a veggy rest of day!


well done audrey x

Evening ladies

Dawn Well done on resisting burger and chips last nite and for going to class today. how is the full class going, are there a few folk staying?

Marion, hope youve survived the trip to Fraserburgh. What kind of car did your son get?

Skippy, impressed with walking dog at 8 on a Sat, mind you it was lovely and bright then but soon changed Hope you have a nice Sunday too

Audrey glad Mum enjoyed day out yesterday. My cousin fae Foggie raves about that place she reckons they do lovely home made soups and sticky tofffee pudding Hope all goes well tomorrow for you and Amy, hope the rain stays off

Hi to everyone else

Been out and about all day today, so no housework done, so looks like will have to catch up tomorrow

Have a good Sunday one and all

Ona xx

The Broch too far for the little dear to drive .went ourselves............ BUT surprise surprise the little one had a slow puncture he changed the tyre [thank goodness for the 2 weeks work exp at kenway tyres] how did that happen? not his fault must'e been the 80+ auld mannie who drove car up KIDS........thank goodness for the sp offer on the red vino at tesco. Ona its a black corsa sxi 05 plate - I remember because i've checked about every internet site for ins and got the cheapest deal from tesco + points. No house work tut tut!
DAWN..how did you do???
Carol, hae a long lie tom please

Hi everyone

been a bit awol for a while, pleased to say that i'm pepping along just fine.

Andrew is still away working so i've be powering through the house at nights, its the only thing i can do from keeping me from being bored! And, if i'm honest, its been keeping me sane!!

Still pepping away nicely, had a sts last thursday and then on thursday past managed to lose a whole pound for my two weeks of being good, i'll bever understand my body!!

Was officially offered back my full time hours on Thursdayv afternoon too, graciously accepted it, until i find the perfect job it will do just fine, i'm getting to stay on weekly pay aswell, makes life so much easier!!

JUst over three weeks until we go on holiday and i'm pleased to say that as we stand the leathers go on a dream and i've got 6lbs to lose before i go on holiday, can i do it - i really hope i can!!

It was my sisters 30th birthday on Friday, so we were all out for dinner, first time our ma and pa met scotts ma and pa, Kim is nearly at her due date and i have to say as well as she looks, just looks like she has been over inflated!! But thats her on her maternity leave, can't wait until the baby is here, she was due 3 weeks yesterday, but she reckons she'll go in the next two weeks!!

I'm glad to read that you are all doing fine, i'll hopefully get on mkore this week to say hullo, housework all but done!!

claire xx