Yay... hello Miss Slinky!

A lot better day thankfully for me today. To be honest I couldn't have faced any more like yesterday before I totally lost my faith in the human race. Luckily for me I have so many lovely friends and some terrific family members that are always there for me come what may, that I still believe very much in human kindness eve though it was a bit of a major wobble yesterday.
Although I bet their ears are burning today, I have calmed down as the day has gone on, so I'll dust myself down and move on.

So today, what is new?
I'm beginning to feel stronger in health again thankfully, as I've nearly finished my course of antibiotics and whether it was another infection or not, I think that they have helped kick whatever it was.
I'm still using more oxygen than I'd like to be using throughout the day which is annoying as it gives your nose gyp, but that's a small price to pay to be able to move about and breathe at the same time.
My eight hours window of being off oxygen is getting shorter as time goes on, but Ruth said I'd have highs and lows.
I went back to rehab this afternoon to start another 7week course and managed to get up to four minutes again on some of the exercises. I have to confess that I was a bit choosy about which ones I picked not to attempt the four minutes on and sat down after 3mins...the 'sit to stand' exercise being one of them...I hate that one, it's pure torture!
I let Ruth take my Papworth instruction sheet home with her to have a read through, as we agreed that it would help her to help us.
So rehab was helping me get on track yet again. When the weather starts seriously marching into winter like it is now, with typical November fog and damp, it is hard to get motivated to even go to the classes. But you have to bite the bullet and do it.

It was to be a taster night at our 'Slimming World' club tonight or Tubby club as us girls fondly call it. It was also something called the 'Miss Slinky' competition night, so we were to bring in slimming party type food that we had made. And there was some lovely choices there.
My first party food attempt was making a batch of coffee meringues yesterday, which did taste gorgeous when first ready, although a bit chewy. Today however when I 'tried' to give one to my sister and brother-in-law one with their coffee, I couldn't even get it out the cake box as it was like well chewed bubble gum and my brother-in-law Ed who eats everything and anything, even he baulked at it. They went straight in the recycling bin, though he did say he had some holes in their outside walls that he could fill with them!

My take two attempt was some spicy new potatoes. All going fine, until I got chatting on the phone before remembering them. Result? 2lb of charcoal potatoes also straight into the recycling bin, although Ann did try one which was only 85% cremated. Bless her, she smiled at me with black bits in her teeth and said that they would have tasted nice!

Take three was made in my remaining fifteen minutes before club started and the result was a fruit punch at two syns a glass and thankfully was a great success.
And guess who was voted 'Miss Slinky?'... Me! A fab boost after a very trying week. I have now lost 1st 6.5lbs and I only have another 3lb to loose before I reach the goal weight of 10st 2lb that Papworth want me at to help me survive the operation.
But me 'Miss Slinky', I am so chuffed and I got 'Slimmer of the week' as well...bonus!

Lots of love Debbie x