robert7111a

I'm dreading travelling tomorrow as many of the roads in South East London will be closed during the times I need to get to places of work.

Travel sickness affects people in different ways. Yes I get travel sick at the back of a car but not the front. Reading etc makes things worse. I sometimes get travel sick on some of the new trains but that is because there are no opening windows and the same old aircon gets recycled again and again Anxiety and probably the side effects of some of your meds can bring on travel sickness. Also try and cut back on salt in your diet

Before I had 2 teeth out, I used clove oil to relieve the pain. But for goodness sake, do not swallow it!

If this friend has a serious drink problem resulting in the both of you getting into trouble, then losing the friendship is perhaps not a bad idea. I get the sense that he is using you and you will get into more trouble at your own expense Your friend really needs to go into rehab (probably residential) and although it is painful, I think you should cut your losses now - otherwise you might not be given a second chance and end up in jail Alcoholics take no notice of ultimations: all they are interested in is where their next drink is coming from: they are addicted.

I limit to 2 squares a day

And I will Kiss was my favourite bit until Bowie - very moving

I love the word "energy" - yet it is so often abused. Yes I don't do diets - this is why in previous posts I wrote "diet" to mean "cutting back". At present, I am reading up on diets and why they don't work. If you eat more (i.e. more energy in) and do more (i.e. more energy out) does one lose weight? According to most diet books - the answer is a resounding "YES". But people who eat more generally lead more sedentary lifestyles and therefore less energy comes out. And of course, overweight people have low energy - or no energy to do anything - hence they don't lose weight. So to coin your term Darkshine...I am looking for a lifestyle change but on a different slant. I just have to find what's right to keep me in equilibrium.

Darkshine I agree entirely but there are set procedures and Sa Skimrande did not mention at the time whether the policeman stopped him whilst driving, followed him home or found his address after a tip-off. Since Sa Skimrande's last post, things are more clear now to me. Sa Skimrande did not mention in his earlier posts that the copper was going to tell him the procedures for the breath test and house/room search. The police officer in failing to produce a positive breath test decided that his ego was dented and thought he would take advantage of a vulnerable person. Also, the police officer had no right to enter a vehicle and phish for clues (i.e. an address) without the owner's consent. In my view, this is an abuse of power. I have lost respect for the police. They only exist to protect the Crown and not the proles like ourselves. But if they are bored, then yes, they will sit by the road with their speed cameras and clock anyone going 2mph over the limit, have a go at anyone who looks suspicious - yet the police don't bother catching real criminals because they are afraid of them. In my view, the police generally only pick on easy prey. But yes, there are few exceptions... Sa Skimrande Try and put this behind you and learn from it. Don't leave your car open where anyone can sneak in - clearly this has got you into a lot of trouble and stress. Clearly somebody thought you were driving "dangerously" and therefore you will have to modify the way you drive. Basically if you act suspiciously, you will attact attention

I got bored after the bit with David Bowie

The problem with diets in general is that once you reduce calories, you feel starving and guess what....you have low energy. There was an experiment done once where 12 men were put on a 1,600 calorie-a-day diet for a month. They lost a few pounds - great. The second month (whilst still on the diet), these men were starving and started to eat more up to their 2,600 calories-a-day. They then put on weight. But then 2,600 calories-a-day was not enough so these men overate and ended up weighing more than they did before the experiment Eat less - do more also doesn't work because the dietee doesn't have the energy to do more because of his reduced calorie intake. Therefore diets don't work IMO But the answer to your question Darkshine is.... I haven't decided yet. I need to think unless anyone has any suggestions...

Personally I think this copper was too heavy handed and should be reported for harassment. Did the copper follow you home in his car or did he knock at the door some time after you arrived home? If he followed you in his car, then you should have pulled over at some point to either let him pass or give him the opportunity to breathalyse you at the roadside. This would have avoided him coming into your home, doing a search and causing further anxiety I would not have given him permission to enter my home unless he had valid reason to (for example, the breath test could have been done on the doorstep/at the roadside. As the breath test was negative, the copper was obviously on an opportunisitic trip to see what he could pull you up on as he was inside your house. As others have said, try to behave "normally" when driving, for example, drive at the same speed as everyone else if within the speed limit. It seems your vehicle stood out for some reason causing alarm to other motorists. Put this episode down to experience and learn from it. Don't attract attention again

I don't quite understand part of your post. You say you were "abused" by a police officer in your own home but I am not clear on what it is you are supposed to have done

Go and order some...arrived within 2 days

Probably all of these but mainly 3,4 and 5

oh...sweet... See I'm not good at this...

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Fine by me

Having said that, water is good at flushing out toxins from the body (amongst other things). I eat a lot of apples, strawberries, bananas, grapes, garlic, fish, red meat about 1-2 times a week (normally), turmeric, cayenne pepper, salad stuffs etc...etc... and until about 3 months ago, had pizza/chinese/indian once a week. I miss my daily chocolate fix as well would it be snickers, mars, yorkie etc but the trouble with my work patterns is that I lived off sandwiches a lot which really do pack the carbs in. I don't eat much bread now - maybe a little once a week. But I also work in quite warm rooms without windows or aircon so I get though tons of water in a day. I wanted to go the quick-fix route initially to shift some weight initially (which I have done) - now I just need to find a way to do this gradually whilst maintaining interest

Yes I do know about food and nutrition etc but I haven't actually made a plan because I know I can't keep to a timetable or keep to targets. I know exactly what is good for me (and what is bad) and rarely eat junk food anyway. But I suspect of late that my iron levels have dropped which is also a contributory factor to how I am feeling. I have purposely kept to low calories but have probably dropped too low. I make up the deficit of feeling full by drinking water. I walk as often as I can - I've never been a couch potato, but hammering out in the gym after a busy day's work is not the ideal solution either - but I have little choice. Less calories + more exercise isn't quite what I plan in the long term, it is just a short term thing to get over my first goal (which I've now achieved). Much of what I lost is probably water anyway but my waistline is at least 1/2- 1 inch slimmer now. Also I don't really believe in the "less calories - more exercise" regime in the same way as I don't believe in "energy in = energy out". But eating better quality food is more important than cutting calories which I try and do anyway. Anyway as you say Darkshine, I'm sure somebody on here would be happy to give their wisdom - but remember, I am not young and certainly not fit. I have kinda let myself go over the years.

Ok as you know the site better than I, I'll let you set it all up in your own time mate

That's when you know you're getting old... :lol:

Excellent Mannify, I must "just have to do that" when time allows :wink: :lol:

Great if the system allows it Can we put our own intervals on?

Fair points Darkshine and I have to agree particularly as my life has always been full of uncertainties and I'm a natural worrier/anxietiest (if there is such a word...). I certainly don't want to make eating and exercise a big problem...I love eating and at first, I really enjoyed the exercise at the gym. But I do worry about what's in food and tend to think twice before eating anything - even if I know that it's not junk. Having said that, I've just eaten a carbohydrate rich lunch of baked potato with beans and cheese as I was starving. But I will eat nothing for the rest of the day except for a piece of fruit and a square of my new Lindt chocolate. And I have to go to the gym later. Oh, the other day, I did the cycle thing in the gym for 10mins and burned 100 calories. Then I did something else to burn 50calories and then went back on the bike to burn another 100 calories before deciding enough was enough But yesterday, I was at the bottom end of my energy cycle (i.e. in a valley) and today I have more energy and can therefore cope with things better. And of course it just takes one or two kind words from people to boost the mood up within my mood cycle. I have decided that mood is proportional to energy; i.e. the more energy I have, the more elated my mood (and vice versa).

Is there an experiment/thesis comparing somebody's IQ scores before and after drinking 1/2 bottle of red wine...?