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    Slimming World / Weight Watchers etc

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

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    That's really brave of you! I freak out in water, too. Many years ago, I was about 18 then, a bunch of us went boating (big boat, and I saw the shore all the time so I was almost okay the whole time) and all others went swimming. The best friend of my then-BF thought I was just joking when I said I'm not swimming, and I did say it in a casual way as I wasn't quite comfortable telling people I'm afraid of water back then, and threw me overboard into the sea. Then-BF jumped in right after me, swam right next to me the 6 meters or so that I needed to swim to the ladder and kept talking to me and distracting me from the fact that I was in the water. When I got back on the boat I was shaking, and could barely breath. Then-BF wrapped a towel around me, made sure I was sitting okay and proceeded to hit his best friend in the face. I was touched.

    That must have been terrifying. What a gallant BF

     

    The expense of these clubs is also an issue - especially when you have to pay full price on the day that you cannot attend

    Slimming World / Weight Watchers etc

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

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    Have you considered swimming? Running in water etc are tremendous exercise, and they're really easy on back. When BF had trouble with his back (and also every time he's had knee surgery) he's done all sorts of water training for rehab (well, it's 'training', but I call it rehab, just to tease him). But seriously, swimming, running in water (you get this vest that helps you float upright), things like that are really good idea if you have to avoid impact and twisting. And that's not me, or even BF talking, that's pro-sports doctors and fitness trainers and rehab people.

     

    I'd rather take in walking. Not a fan of swimming especially as I had a bad experience as a child :) some of the physios at work use hydro therapy and it's good for certain conditions. I like walking as you can admire the view and it's free ;)

    Slimming World / Weight Watchers etc

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

    Posted · Edited by Angel

    I used to belong to Slimming World on line and the plans were easy. Simply choose a green day (minimal meat but loads of pasta rice etc) or a red day (free meat, minimal carbs such as pasta). They have now brought out a combination of both Trouble is doing it on line needs a lot of motivation and with the way my life has been the past few years it has been the least of my priorities. Now we are just cutting back (when all the Xmas food is gone, people are still giving us bits despite all our protests!!) and trying to eat less. It's not worth me going to a main group as with a shift working husband there would be several weeks within the rota that I would not be able to attend and would end up just paying for nought

     

    Certainly this year I need to get a grip as I've a fair bit to lose!! My GP has stated quite firmly that my weight has been the least to worry about but I am determined to start. Due to back problems I am restricted as to what exercise I can do ( I have to avoid high impact, anything that twists and turns!) so I aim to be just generally more on the go (although some days at work that would literally work me into the ground, the wards are so busy!)

    Angel's Reading World 2009

    in Past Book Logs

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    I loved The House of Riverton. So sad in places, really made me think about the after effects of the war and how it effected the society of the 1920's. A lovely touching novel

     

    Now moving onto a light hearted book - Alan Titchmarsh Love & Mr Devon

    Reading Quirks!

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Kell
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    I always count the pages too, and then as I read through, I work out how far into it (5th... 3rd... half-way... 2/3rds... etc) I am. :lol:

    I have that ritual every day before and after I start reading

     

    I have to take the price label and/or "3 for 2" (or any other type) of sticker off the cover of a book, and if the glue sticks to the cover, I will have to get something to wash it off before I can start to read it.

    Oh how those labels annoy me :)

     

    m4 :D And not just when I pile them. When I set them on a shelf they have to be in size order (as in how tall they are but also how deep in the shelf). And series also have to be in the right order :tong:... problem is, these rules dont always work together and I then get an impossible dilemna :roll:

     

     

    I've had this habit since I was 6 or 7 years old so that is never going to change after a few decades. All set by author, series, and size. Lack of space is making this more difficult but I haven't broken that rule yet

     

    Bookmarks always have to be lined up with the bottom of the page exactly so that not much is poking out of the top and of course be facing the right way up!!

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