Another difficult eating day...

Not sure what is going on exactly but Bertie is being a bit odd. So far, I've tended to find him tight in the morning and looser as the day goes on which means I can eat more later in the day. From the forum I frequent (not as frequently as before - time is not a plentiful commodity for me at the moment!) this is very common. However, for the last two days Bertie has done the opposite. I've managed to eat fine earlier in the day but I've really struggled with my dinner - he really is quite contrary!

No developments on the house today, I'm still reeling from all the money we've spent. I'm not sure why because we knew we had to spend it and we have got an awful lot of work done for our money - I'm just not used to seeing all those noughts on the end of the numbers!!

I found out yesterday that I have to go to London for the day on Friday. I have to be at the London office for 9am which is going to involve being on the 6:31 train - oh joy!! Fortunately, my boss is going with me so at least I will have company but I think it is going to require buckets of coffee!

OMG - How much???????

Sorry (again) for the lack of blogging! I've been busy spending money (and lots of it at that!!).

We spent Friday chasing around getting quotes for our bathroom. We finally got a design we liked and have ordered all the bits and pieces. We have ordered everything for our main bathroom and also our en-suite which includes two shower trays, one shower enclosure, one shower door, two showers, lots of bathroom furniture, two sinks, two toilets, a bath and taps etc. OMG we are over £4k poorer!!! It will look lovely when it is all done and we have ordered what we wanted .... but OUCH!!! I'm still trying to persuade my boyfriend to get the bath converted to a whirlpool but I think he is a bit reluctant - ho hum, in for a penny in for a pound!!! I know he will get as much, if not more, out of it as me.

The workmen have got stuck in, the electrics are coming on, the old radiators have been taken out and the new ones have been hung so it is starting to look good!

I had a nice long weekend but I was more tired today than I was on Friday ... I really missed that hour we lost. I just need a holiday and I have as much chance of that as I have of walking on water!

I can tell I'm stressed, I couldn't eat my tea tonight and I hadn't eaten much all day. My mum had made me a jacket potato with tuna and a lovely salad but I managed half and thought that was going to make a reappearance. I then thought I could get away with a sneaky creme egg a bit later on - boy did I regret that, I thought that too was going to make a reappearance, but I just felt rather icky afterwards - serve me right!!

Coming along!

I'm trying to keep on top of my blogging but, to be totally honest, I am so wiped out by the time I get home it is all I can do to eat and drag myself to bed!

Work is flat out at the moment, I'm hoping it should ease up next week. I don't have a huge number of cases but the ones I have are complex and high risk which is stressful!

The house is progressing - the electrician is in full swing and the heating engineer starts tomorrow. I've taken Friday off work so we can go and sort the bathroom out. I know I will feel a lot happier once that is ordered. It never seems this stressful on 'Grand Designs'!! Actually, I am sure it is but it is someone else's stress which seems so much more manageable!

I said in my last blog how much better I am feeling for having lost some weight - it is so true. I feel like I have a shape - it may be curvy but it is a shape - I'm not a blob anymore. I can see that my legs are smaller than they were. On Saturday, I took my mum to have a massage at the beauty parlour where I get my legs waxed. I've been going to the same person for a few years now but she didn't know about the band. She did my massage and I had to tell her about Bertie as she asked about medical things. I'd had my legs waxed only the week before and she said, I thought you'd lost weight and I nearly said something last week. What a shame she didn't, she would have been the first person who didn't know about Bertie to notice!! So the wait continues but I know it is only a matter of time now before someone comments!

Bad blogger!!

I am feeling so guilty - I am sorry, things have been frantic both at work and at home and I have neglected my blog.

Work is better as my boss was back today, I've never been so glad to see her!

Home is still a bit frantic, the house is coming along but it is the co-ordination that is causing problems. The knocking things about has been done, the old sanitaryware has been removed. Now we have to get the electrician in, then the heating engineer and then the plasterer before we can fit the new bathroom. We still haven't ordered the bathroom as we still haven't got a final plan agreed yet. We were at the house on Saturday and I was blown away by the size of our bedroom - it is absolutely huge, I'm so excited!!

We went out with with both sets of parents yesterday for Mothers Day lunch, it was really lovely. The restaurant we went to was fantastic and I think we all enjoyed ourselves. I was especially pleased as I was fretting over what to wear, then while I was at the house on Saturday, I found a dress I bought for a wedding in 2002 and I don't think I've worn it since not long after that. I had a look and saw it was a size 18 so I thought I'd give it a go and it fitted just fine. I wore it to lunch and though it fitted more snuggly than it did in 2002, it was great to just have it on! I am really seeing the benefits of Bertie now.

I stood on my boyfriend's scales on Sunday morning, I know the difference between his scales and mine and it looks like I've lost 2 pounds since my last official weigh in which means I have now lost 2 stone. I know its slow but it is working!!

Where would we be without our mums?!!

I, for one, would be in an exhausted heap in some freezing house in South Wales!! My mum is looking after me good and proper - today, for the first time in I care to remember I felt rested and ready to face the world, sadly the feeling didn't last once I got to work!! My mum has been great in providing good home cooked food and plenty of cups of tea and sympathy when it is all going wrong with the house!

Having said that, I would be in a worse situation without my Dad who, bless him, has been working on the new house for us! At 69 he should really be taking it easy but that is not his way and in two days, I think he and his mate (who is considerably younger!!) have done about four days work. It is so nice to have things finally under way. The only problem is, we are trying to get quotes for the heating and installing the bathroom and everyone has a different opinion on what is the best option - I'm ready to run away screaming, what do I know about combi boilers and kilowatt output?!!.

Work is an absolute pig at the moment. I've done lots of long, busy days. At least with flexi time, I know I will get that back but at the moment I am exhausted.

Whilst I am not officially weighing myself, as my scales are in a box at the new house, I have been keeping a track on my mum's scales. It is not proper weighing in because they are quite a bit different to my scales but in the two weeks I've been here it appears I've lost about 3 pounds - I'm not counting it officially but it is a good feeling. I'm certainly feeling thinner and much happier with my body image although I know I still have a long way to go.

Need a duvet day!

It is just getting worse!!! I have had the day from hell today and I don't really see it getting any better!

My boss is now on holiday so I am responsible for the team which is okay. I have got the case from hell which is turning in to a massive can of worms. Basically, it started with one employee who had sent some inappropriate emails to external friends from his company email address (mind you, they are funny - there are some perks to my job!!), as a result it has highlighted a further 14 employees who have either started the email trail or have forwarded the emails so we now have to investigate them and they in turn could implicate further employees. The problem for me at the moment is keeping track of everything. For anyone who is interested, a clip the employee sent from their work email address and is likely to result in their dismissal (bear in mind emails contain the company brand and we are a financial services organisation!) can be found on You Tube if you search for "Durex - get it on" it is not exactly pornographic but please don't look if you are of a sensitive nature.

I am dreading going in tomorrow as I know I am going to have another full on day, although I am determined that I am going to leave early.

I saw a friend today who hadn't seen me for a little while, she knows about Bertie, but she said she could see a big difference - yay!!!

Remember me?!!

Sorry, it feels like ages since I blogged! There are a number of hurdles for me in terms of blogging at the moment, mainly it is a time and energy issue but also I no longer have broadband. I am about to go and get mobile broadband so that should resolve the issue but I have been relying on using other peoples internet access which, obviously, does not afford me much privacy!

I am completely exhausted at the moment so when I am not doing things related to the house or work I am trying to sleep but not very successfully!

I went back to work yesterday and straight into some heavy cases plus my boss is off after tomorrow for 10 days so there's no let up in sight!!!

Still, we are making some headway in getting builders on board so hopefully things will start moving - I'll keep saying that in the hope that it happens soon!!

I've no idea how my weight is doing but I can't take that on board at the moment.

Will post when I can!

Never again....

...well, not for a very long time at least!!!

I am totally exhausted! The move went very well but I was full on from 8am until 5pm and I ache all over. My legs and back are so stiff, I'm walking like John Wayne!

We had a few minor problems, like trying to get the removal van through the gate and up the drive. They made it in the end but it was tight and the van ended up stuck on the grass - much wheel spinning and burning rubber!! The main problem was that we discovered the plumbing was less that professionally done! We decided to turn the water on so we could make a cup of tea and use the loo. When we ran the kitchen tap we got a leak by the stop tap and discovered that the waste from the kitchen sink was a complete botch job and was not even connected!! Fortunately, my dad was there and he is a plumber so he sorted it out for us for the time being. When we looked at the downstairs toilet, the waste pipe on that is taped together - ewww!! Just as well we had already planned to pull it all out and replace it!

The house looks so different with some furniture in it - we've only ever seen it empty.

I'm having a quiet day today, the last week has been total chaos and I need to recover before I go back to work on Monday. I can't walk in there looking like I've just got off my horse!!

Bertie is not happy, I am really feeling the restriction at the moment. I think it is because there is so much going on. I really hope this is getting some weight moving, I will be so disappointed if I've been so busy and eaten so little for no gain (or loss, depending how you look at it!!).

It gets worse!!!

If I thought I had aching bones on Monday, I didn't know what I was talking about!!

I feel like I've done ten rounds with Mike Tyson - and have another ten to go!! I spent all day today sorting my bedroom out ready for the move. I can barely move my body, I am so stiff.

The good news is, I am practically ready to roll tomorrow - just as well since the van is arriving at 8.30! I have a few items to box up but I just didn't have an ounce of energy left to do them today.

I am now tucked up in bed in my old bedroom at my parents house (which is next door to the house I am moving out of - long story!!) - I feel I have travelled back about 25 years! OMG - it can't be that long ago, can it?!!! Thinking about it, I first moved into this bedroom 28 years ago - well that has just made me feel a whole lot better - NOT!!!! So I am tired, achy and old!!

The poor dog doesn't know whether she is coming or going. She keeps looking at me in that totally confused, worried way that labradors do so well! I've told her I will box her up if she stands still for too long - but I have reassured her I will mark it 'handle with care'!!

My mum has been an absolute angel and worked really hard to get things packed for me. We are having our hair done on Friday afternoon which should be a nice spot of relaxation. Roll on tomorrow, I just want it over and done with now.

I'd better lose some weight for all this physical work - I won't know for a while though as I have been really firm and packed the scales in a box which is going to the new house. This means I won't be able to weigh myself on them until I've moved in properly which isn't going to be any time soon! I thought it might help me break the cycle of jumping on them every day.

Well, best get some sleep, big day tomorrow. Will post again when I can - probably once my hands start to work again next month!!!

Smiling!

My bones may be aching and I may have just had to drag my behind out of bed, kicking and screaming, but I am smiling. The reason is, I've just stood on the scales and I've lost a pound. I know it is not my proper weighing day but a) I'm moving house on my proper weighing day so I might not get the time to check it and b) I haven't had a loss for so long, I'm going to claim it now!!!

I'm off to pack a few more boxes and hope this physical exertion continues to shift some weight!!

Aching bones already!!

I ache all over!!!

After having a rather frustrating weekend in some respects, I finally got down to the serious business of packing today and OMG I am in a panic - I don't think I am going to get everything done in time!

On Saturday, we spent the day at the house. My boyfriend's mother came over and scrubbed our kitchen for us - what a star!! I can now put all my kitchen stuff in the cupboards and they are lovely and clean. My boyfriend and I stripped wallpaper in one of the bedrooms. We then spent the evening with some friends before coming home to my house.

Yesterday, we went looking at bathrooms. Then, this morning, we were up before 7am! We went to get our bathroom planned, we have picked out our bathroom suite and the pieces for the en-suite. I'm disappointed that I won't be getting my whirlpool bath which I thought we'd agreed on but I am going to dig my heels in on getting a whizzy shower for the en-suite!! I dropped my boyfriend off at the station as he had to go home. I then had to go to the bank to close an account. I then had to go an do some bits and pieces at another bank and after that I came home and started sorting out my office. I can't believe that I have so much clutter and I've only lived here 4 years - I swore then that I wouldn't accumulate so much junk, that was a lesson well learnt then!! My poor shredder is about to give up and die!

I am now exhausted. I have hardly been able to eat as I am quite stressed so I'd better see some results this week!!