This is an entirely new post from me tonight. A very good friend has just made the difficult decision to have bariatric surgery. Gastric Band surgery to you and me. Now, I know she didn’t enter into this decision lightly. It was the result of a lot of soul searching and discussion with her husband… Continue reading Bariatric / Gastric Band Surgery
Category: Health
Top 3 Things For a Great Retirement
What are the top 3 things for a Great Retirement? I started writing a post about the Top 10 Things About Retirement, then it became 5 things, then I realised so many of the things needed several of the others, that the list boiled down to just 3 things. I started my retirement journey in… Continue reading Top 3 Things For a Great Retirement
Tips on how to Make the Most of Retirement
Having Fun in Retirement is the strapline to this blog, and I believe it is essential that you have fun, to really enjoy a long and happy retirement, and make the most of it. Lets face it sitting in a chair for 30 years might be a tad restricting. For me, making the most of… Continue reading Tips on how to Make the Most of Retirement
Outcome of my weight challenge – Week 1
Well, the results are in The scales started last week at 78.7kg The scales this week are at 77.7kg I had hoped for a tad more, because I have been extremely well behaved, but there’s always next week, and even the week after! If I keep up this progress, I will be under 70kg in… Continue reading Outcome of my weight challenge – Week 1
2017 – 1st Quarter Summary
2017 started with a post – Dream Big. When I wrote it, I was in New Zealand, the weather was brilliant, I was warm. Now I am back in Scotland, and while we have had a very reasonable / almost warm winter, it is still ‘coats weather!’ So how am I getting on? My goals… Continue reading 2017 – 1st Quarter Summary
My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!
My diet progress – or rather lack of it! One of my 2017 goals is to lose 10kg. We are now at the end of March, and my progress to date has been nothing at all. Zero, nada… Or rather, I lose 1 or 2kg, take my eye off the ball, and they are straight back… Continue reading My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!