Monday, 1 July 2019

I made it!


It was a very long term 4 but I made it to the holiday in one piece.  It's been a tough one personally and professionally. My life is taking a different direction to the one I had planned and to be honest I'm still working it all out.  But it's all good and on my terms.


I took the plunge and joined Slimming World.  I know it's partly my age and some bad snacking habits but I just cannot lose weight easily any more.  One of my young colleagues has lost 3 stone so when I asked her about it, she invited me to go with her to her group.  It was actually great fun!  I'm 2 weeks in and 3.5lbs down already.  And the amount of food I can eat is fab! I was rather chuffed with my homemade healthy waffles for today's breakfast.  Joy over at The Frugal Factor has loads of great ideas I'll be using 😋


Last week's weather was rather bizarre.  The hill outside my house was flooded thanks to heavy rain and flash flooding.  Apparently there was footage of my town on the BBC Breakfast News! This wee sports car tried to drive through it.  Clearly not a local or he would have known about the weird dip in the road there.


It took an hour for the fire engine to pump the water away!  View is me hanging out my bedroom window!! 😂

I'm not going away this summer so I have 7 lovely weeks to spend in my garden and work on my house.  Can't wait!
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  1. pat chester1 July 2019 at 18:45

    good that you lost that weight in two weeks. My dh and I both go to SW but we yo yo up and down. those waffles look nice and my dh does like waffles since we went to America in 2003. Could you please let me have the recipe for them. many thanks

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    1. Ali1 July 2019 at 23:17

      I've added the link to the recipe on Slimming Eats in my post. Just click on the word waffles. They are really easy to make and very good!!

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  2. Chris1 July 2019 at 22:29

    Enjoy your summer off work - hope the weather cooperates so you can accomplish all your plans.

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    1. Ali1 July 2019 at 23:18

      Thanks! It's to be nice this week :-)

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  3. e2 July 2019 at 01:33

    Good for you all round! I hope you continue to enjoy your summer break.

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    1. Ali2 July 2019 at 12:33

      Thanks! Day 2 and loving it already :-)

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  4. Joy2 July 2019 at 08:22

    THanks for the mention, Ali. I'm really looking forward to following your progress too. :-)
    Those waffles really are so delicious, aren't they. I wish I'd created the recipe, it's so good.
    xx

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    1. Ali2 July 2019 at 12:34

      You're welcome! There are so many fab recipes out there. I bought the Pinch of Nom book after borrowing it. Loads of great stuff in there too xxx

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  5. Poppypatchwork2 July 2019 at 09:01

    Sounds heaven 7 weeks at home, but they will pass quickly. Good luck on the weight loss.

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    1. Ali2 July 2019 at 12:35

      I'm trying to plan so I can make the most of every day :-)

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  6. Mrs G2 July 2019 at 10:30

    Glad you've survived! Sorry to hear it's been hard in all areas of life x

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    1. Ali2 July 2019 at 12:53

      Thanks. I have so many good things in my life that I'm focusing on instead. There are more positives than negatives :-)

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  7. Marksgran2 July 2019 at 22:27

    Nice to see you back and ready to relax and enjoy yourself. Hope all is well take care. x

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