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My other half went to see Radiohead in Manchester last Sunday, he’s a huge fan and has been for a long time. I have to admit I am not that into them these days, but back in the early and mid nineties when they first came on the scene I was in love, I was one of the few people who can say that they loved their song ‘Creep’ the first time it was released in 1992 and flopped. I was so glad they re released it a year later and it became the huge hit is now is.

Earlier, I came across a website called 991.com - a specialist in Deleted Records, CDs, Rare Vinyl Records and Memorabilia that has an expert team of professional buyers at your service to track down that “Missing piece” or “One you haven’t got”. I thought I’d give it a go and a simple search of the easy to navigate site for ‘Creep’ lead me straight to the Creep - Original Issue I was looking for, pretty impressive. And if they don’t already have what it is you seek - such as the ‘Drill EP’ by Radiohead which was the very very first thing the band ever officially released, they’ll scour the globe to track it down for you.

I was trying on some clothes yesterday, as I have a funeral to attend on Friday, and I was pleased to see that some black trousers that have not fit me in several years now do. Yay. These are pants that I was wearing 5 years ago when my other half and I first got together, the last time I tried them on a few months ago they were no where near…and now, despite not having really lost a lot more weight since then, they fit like a glove

Glenn Beck is a comedian, radio show host and television personality I have very recently heard about, and I am glad that I have because I just spent a side splitting 20 minutes looking through some of the content of his great website - you may have noticed that this site has been ’sponsored’ by Glenn Beck for a few days already.

I especially enjoyed the Pop Culture section, as that’s something I know more about and can relate to better than the American politics content.

He is currently on his summer political tour. You can see him at his Dallas show on the 17th of July in selected theaters all across the country, tickets are now available to buy via the website.

I have spent the last few days going threw my wardrobe, in preparation for my upcoming holiday, I tried on every single item - including all of my underwear - and got rid of every thing that is now too big for me and here’s what I am left with:

I showed that picture to my boyfriend, he said that it looked like a lot to him Men, huh? I am sure the females reading this post can sympathise more. That is my entire wardrobe, the only things not in it are my 2 coats and my dressing gown. Pants, skirts, tee shirts and fleeces/jackets - that’s the lot. Those on the left titled ‘no good’ either almost fit me so are being kept around in the hopes they soon will fit me, or are stuff that fits but isn’t suitable to actually wear in public for whatever reason.

I need more clothes.

You know, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned that the British are known for having ‘bad teeth’ by America - it wasn’t something I had ever thought about until that point, so I find it strange at first - but thinking about it, they may have a point, of course it varies per person…not all Brits have bad teeth and I am sure those who say it know that it’s just a stereotype, my teeth are lovely because I know the importance of dental hygiene…I don’t like to think of it as the British having bad teeth though, more Americans all having perfect teeth! It’s true, it’s rare to see Americans on TV at least without thier perfect, straight, shiny white teeth…I wonder how much of that is ‘Au Naturale’ and how much of it is thanks to a trip to a dentist in Beverly Hills though?

I found a new BMR calculator, at Phord.com - I always use the one over at Caloriecount.about.com usually but this one seems like it could be more accurate as there are a lot more options to set. There are several options for lifestyle for example - rather than just the basic 3 (sedentary, average, active) you see on most site - I never know what to choose as I work from home so am sat at the computer most of the time, but work out hard 5 days a week, so I usually just go for sedentary to be on the safe side. It confuses me somewhat though because it has my natural burn as 200 more than the one I have been using previously - which means I should be eating even MORE calories, I am already having a hard enough time increasing it by 200, I can’t imagine increasing it by 400!

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You can see why they are called No Brainer Blinds, huh?

Oooh look at that, I changed my main goal in the sidebar from 10 stone…as it has been since I started this journey, to 9.13 - yes it’s only a 1lb change, but I was thinking about it the other day and realised…why stop at 10 stone? That was my initial goal because I wanted to weigh less than I did when I started seeing my other half 5 years ago. But 1 more lb would make me into the 9 stone range, it’d make me less than when I started seeing my other half, it’d make me into a single figure number, it’d make me officially weight less than I have done in my whole adult life.

So yeah, a small change it might be…but it’s a good one

One thing I can tell you about my other half, is that he’s very slow on the uptake when it comes to reading the subtle signals I send out to him - a little extra lippy, a little tighter top, a little spray of perfume - the normal methods us women use to try and lure our guy into the bedroom go unnoticed. After 5 years I have learned that subtlety simple doesn’t work on my man, and if I want me some victory hair, I need to spell it out for him. It’s fine by me to be honest, as long as the end result is the same

What is Victory Hair though I hear you ask? Well, it’s that ‘We totally just got down and dirty’ give away hair do you often end up with after the fun!

Extreme Style by VO5 have created an Ultimate Flirting Championship to help those who need it hone their flirting skills, and give those of us who already have it perfected (ha!) a little fun. You play either the judge, where 2 members of the opposite sex answer the questions you ask and you decide on the winner - or you play one of the people answering the judges questions, vying to ultimately achieve some victory hair with them. I have played a few games and I have to say, I suck at winning the judges over - maybe it’s my British sense of humour - I think I am being funny, every one else just thinks I am being weird ha.

Have a game yourself using the widget below, and if you like it you can add it to your own sites and profiles etc. Enjoy.

No more weight loss since I got back off holiday, but I am finally back into the swing of things I think - tonight I had what felt like an awesome work out, 400 calories in 40 minutes, sweating like a mad woman - felt great afterwards, don’t you just love it when you get those ones? I generally still hate working out, hate it, but sometimes I get really into it…wish I could have gone on longer but I had places to be! I am still on 1400 calories a day rather than the 1200 I had been on for a year previous to that.

I might be going away again for a few days at the start of next week though, which is a bit of bad timing, but that’s not decided yet - it’s my other halfs birthday so I feel I ought to go with him…but…meh. We’ll see we’ll see.

Hopefully my next entry will include a loss, I did some maths last night and it’s taken me 4 months to lose the last stone…ouch….why can’t it just drop off me like it seems to every one else? lol