Saturday 30th July 2022

Hi all, hope you all had a good week. 

So, how did I do this week, Mmm. The good news is, my sister lost 5Ib's yay, yay and yay again. 

I wanted to lose 1.5 this week to get my one and half stone weight loss award and to have lost ten percent of my body weight. So did I do it?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Am I annoyed - not as much as I thought I would be. I think the trouble was, at the beginning of the week I cut down drastically so by the middle of the week I was hungry and had to eat normally, if there is such a thing as normal for me and over the week I think the weight loss balanced out. I don't know that for sure, after all, it could have been  the two small crunchies or the victoria sponge which I'd been craving for weeks, which turned out to be a let down. Or it could have been the fact that I came off my diet on Friday and didn't bother to monitor what I ate. It could be all that, but probably wasn't. lol

I think I put too much pressure on myself, usually I just want to lose weight or stay the same, I'm going back to doing that. 

So, here we go.....

Weight last week: 13stone and 7.5 pounds

Weight this week: 13stone and 6.5 pounds

Weight loss           1 pound

Total loss so far:   1 stone and 6.5 pounds

or 20.5 pounds.

I am half a pound away from my one and half stone award.

HALF A POUND, YES, HALF A POUND.

Just in case you are interested, according to the internet 20 pounds is equivlaent to...

A standard car tyre which weighs between 20-22 pounds.

A tuna fish

A patio table... don't believe that.

A small sledge hammer. Hum!

It seems that three average bananas make up a pound, so quite a few. lol

Tip of the week

Eggs are a good filler and although it's cheating and an expensive way to buy eggs, you can buy two boiled eggs in a pack for around about a pound, and they are great for when you are desperate and they will fill you up quickly, then you won't need to eat cream donuts with artificial cream oozing out of the sides and have to wash it down with a frothy sugary latte. Sorry, I'm dreaming again.

Thanks for reading my blog and I wish you all a happy and healthy week. 

 

Hi Guys

My head's full of ideas and I'm frantically writing my ideas in my bits and bobs folder, the one where my ideas go and I find them six years later.

I was in the process of proofreading some of my old books. I did do one, now I have to re-read it to make sure it's how I want it. Another writing thing to add to my list.

Also, I've a viking romance/adventure novel that is three quarters done and I'm not happy with that. So, no idea when that will come out. 

And let's not forget Nola, as if we could. 

Despite all this, I do have something positive to tell you. Right now, in the Summer Sale 2022 on Smashwords, the following books are free:

Maggie - Susan Williams

Tales of Romance in a virtuous Era - Susan Williams

Christmas Memories - Susan Williams

Enjoy! 

 

Saturday 2nd July 2022

So, it's been two weeks since I got weighed. It was good to get back to the class and see everyone and today was a day of compliments. 'We can see you've lost weight' were the main remarks. I should just go every two weeks, if that's the case lol.  I was wearing black though, and we all know how flattering black can be.

I had a strawberry week this week and even now, I'm thinking about those little red things sitting forlornly in the fridge. 

Excuse me, I need to have a slurp of my diet pop as I need a sweet fix...again.

Yep, that hit the spot.

Next week is going to be a challenging week for me, I'll explain next week. Hopefully, it will work out fine, but we'll see. With that in mind, I wanted a good weight loss to make up for future events. 

Here goes. Bearing in mind it's been two weeks.

Weight two weeks ago: 14stone and one pound.

Weight now:                  13stone and 11 pounds

Weight loss:                   4 pounds. 

Total weight loss:           1 stone and two pounds

                                        or 16 pounds.

15 - 16 pounds according to the internet is roughly equivalent to:

A golf bag, no contents of course.

A toddler car seat (Really!)

A sperm whales brain. (OK, lol.)

Thought of the day

Warning: Chocolate makes your clothes shrink. 

Thanks for reading my blog and wishing you all a great week, whether you're dieting or not. 

 

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An extract from Girl from the Kip.

Letting her guard down, Mollie smiled and said,  'You have feelings for me?'

'I like you, but only because you are spontaneous and brave, and I find that exciting. I've never met anyone like you, but do not mistake that for love. I love Pearl.'

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Molly felt as though she'd been kicked in the stomach.

'And what am I?'

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'It's too late for that, come on, tell me what I am.'

'Alright, but remember you asked. You are an orphan, so it goes without saying, that your parentage is dubious. You live and work in a lodging house which is frequented by the lowest members of society, and your language on occasions, is much to be desired. Shall I continue?'

'Oh, please do,' she said sarcastically, looking him  in the eye, determined to remain steadfast. 

 

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Nessa knows that she is not the handsomest of women and because of that, finding love is not something she aspires to. However, things change, and she finds herself embroiled in love, heartache, treachery and jealousy.