Abigailj

Well done Daniel I'm not sure where you live but if he is into doing further mini marathons then we have one near us in October. My partner organises a half marathon, plus mini marathon. He launched it this morning with Dave Moorcroft. If you might be interested in it then feel free to pm me. I enjoyed watching the London one on telly. I find it hard to imagine running that far, I really do. I went out first thing yesterday to start getting ready for the Great Manchester Run in aid of Greyhound Gap. I had a bad back and then hurt myself snowboarding so I know only have 5 weeks left to get ready. OH took me out. He went on his bike and timed me. I only did just under 2 miles and my legs are killing. Imagine doing that 13 times

Looks great. I love it there. Sorry we didn't make it. Paul decided he wanted to go for a carvery and visit his parent's. Since he got up early and cleaned the house I thought it fair he get to choose

Paul came home with some of this about 2 months ago when he went to buy Autarkey and found they no longer sold it. They have been fine on it so far. To be honest the decision was made for me and so I don't know enough about it. In fact you have reminded me that I need to check it out - thanks I remember at the time I did suggest we should just ditch costco altogether and get Autarkey from somewhere else. Dog food is the only thing we go there for now and it seems a waste of petrol and membership money to be honest. We could probably buy Autarkey for a higher price elsewhere and be better off money wise.

Sirius got a proper Suisse stamp in his British Bear passport

The title made me think that your bread had exploded all over the ceiling

Not been in here for ages. Well done everyone. My body fat is just yoyoing up and down 25% - 28%. It was 25.1% last week. Dunno what it is now. I'm bored of measuring it. It never makes any sense. I think our scales are cr@p and I wish the gym would bring back the Tanita's. I randomly lost 3lbs last week (having 3 lunchtime meetings with no veggie food provided probably had summat to do with it). Fitness goals took a dive a couple of weeks ago when OH had a back problem and I lost my running partner (not running in the dark alone). He has been weight training me in the house 3 times a week though so better than nothing. Yeah so I'm just up and down up and down anyway.

He looks great. Grace is looking very fetching too

Finally you are here together

Deer No-R Yew iz inn trubul foor flurtink. Mownar

I'm really pleased this has been exposed but I can't say I am suprised by it. A few years ago, one of ours was being vaccinated by a new vet, who commented that greyhounds had often been used when she was at vet college. I think some people will try to justify it by saying that they are providing a service, and asking what would happen to the unwanted dogs if they didn't put them down. Fair question I suppose, but regardless of that this situation still demonstrates that there is surplus of greyhounds caused by the racing industry and these dogs are not living a luxury retirement at home on a big settee. Personally I can't understand why the NGRC are 'flabbergasted'. Where do they think all of these unwanted dogs go?

Someone on money saving expert buys it from Ebay for £18 a bag inc delivery (you have to order two bags at a time).

Yes we have. It does loosen the plaque and makes it easier to pick off their teeth. The first time we used it we didn't rate it at all, but then someone recommended we give a chewy/bone in order to help the plaque come off. Within a couple of weeks of starting it I was able to sit and pick it off their teeth easily using just my finger nail. Sounds gross but I love it

Wendy you have done really well... and everyone should enjoy themselves at Christmas! I have not been doing very well this week. I have alot of extra work on and not much time for myself... hence no running for 10 days now and no gym either. I have been making the effort to take good lunches to work but I've been more hungry than usual and still ended up going downstairs for an extra snack. Not alot of time to cook in the evening this past week either so eating some bad things. Only 2 1/2 weeks til Sport Relief 3 miles and 3 1/2 weeks til snowboarding.

Sue Hugo was such a star. Here he is marching for the greyhounds Roar-ee says he is 'verreee graytful thatt Hewgow marchd four im ann iz relayshunz'. I was ever so chuffed to hold him whilst you nipped to the loo Sue. He spent the whole time looking for you though. At least that is what I thought he was doing at the time, but now it seems he was perhaps just trying to get back to the cafe Sleep tight little man

Ta. Yeah I look ok. I'm really unfit though.

Next time they say that to your face, perhaps you could tell them what you overheard? (Watch them go bright red and try and get out of that one). You have always looked good Sam. Some people just have nothing better to do or have to snipe about other people because they aren't really happy with themselves. I might ditch my body fat ticker. I'm bored of it now. The scales here just keep telling me I am the same. How can someone do weights, running, ice skating etc every week (about 5 sessions in total) and not decrease their body fat? I weight 8st 7 now so I have not gained weight. Why would eating less bad fat and doing alot of fat burning exercise cause me to lose no fat and apparently gain no muscle????

He has stopped the screaching now thanks He got into the car without complaint and went back to the vet. He got arsey when they were taking the bandage off but he was fine apart from that. Back in 10 days for some of the stitches to be taken out. Has spent all day in his bed but he isn't a panic pants anymore - he is just chilling out.

He isn't very good. He is very upset and uncomfortable. I stroked him earlier (nowhere near his stitches or bandages) and he started screaming and rolling around as if he was on fire or something We don't know how he did it. OH came back at lunch and found him that way. I have just been talking to OH because it was him who saw the vet. The vet said it wasn't a bite wound. We are trying to find what it is that he might have caught himself on and torn his skin but we can't find anything. The only possible we can find is the locks on the inner of the patio door. Sometimes Eva races through it and squashes the other dogs out of the way. She might have shoved him against it as he was running through? I'm not sure it is the right height though.

Roar-ee is all bandaged and stitched up. Came home and found him with two holes in his side - one bigger than a cd He spent 15 mins screaming in the vets car park cos he couldn't get in the car.

Everything about me is apparently the same (according to the lloyds scales of doom/mystery/randomness) but I feel different and I think I look different too. Wierd.

Well done diet and/or exercise people

Everything about me stayed the same this week. I have done more exercise but also been guilty of visiting the choc machine at lunchtimes. Well done everyone

5 - 6lbs still seems alot though. I can understand the food being broken down but it hasn't all gone entirely yet has it ( sorry if TMI but I weigh myself before the loo ) The burning of carbs in sleep I can understand also but it would take someone of my size 24hrs to burn 1350 calories when resting so over night sleep is only going to be about 400 at most. Wierd. Fascinating but wierd. Well done Mrs B

Yes that makes sense but what happens to it all over night? I guess I will lose water whilst sleeping but other than that I dont see what is so different about my body when I get up next morning?

I used to like the ones that I used to use at the gym a couple of years ago. They were posh ones made by Tanita We have a cheapy pair from Lloyds pharmacy and I'm not convinced by them to be honest. Get on it one minute and I am 25 summat. Get on em again 2 mins later and I am 27 summat (once again testing them out cos it seems wrong). I guess it is just that the accuracy of the result can vary by a couple of % each time... which isn't much use to me since I'm only trying to make a small change of around 5%. On a Thursday night when I take my proper measurement it really is hard to tell if my exercise has made any difference.