Ritu’s Healthy Living – Week 25

27 Jan 2017 56 Comments

by Ritu in Health, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Healthy Eating, Slimming World, Weight Loss

It’s been a naughty week again! I have felt like I had hollow legs for a few days, and I just ate, and ate, and ate… all the wrong stuff! Crisps, chocolates, more crisps… I just couldn’t stop!

It didn’t help that we had a function to attend which meant a load of food that was lovely but not cooked in the healthiest way, and a beautiful box of Indian sweets gifted to us, which only I would eat!

But I did try to stay on track for a couple of days. It wasn’t easy. I didn’t want to go back on all that effort I had put in!

I also popped into my local Iceland, where they stock frozen and chilled Slimming World products. If you buy 3 of their meals, you got some free, limited edition Muller Light yoghurts, which I wanted to try!

And I managed to do my dance class too! An hour of jumping around… I broke a sweat this week!

And the results?

Maintained!

Neither up nor down! So I am still at 22.5lb off with Slimming World, And 27.5lb off since I started this journey. That elusive 0.5lb is still out of my reach, but I WILL get there and hit that 2 stone mark!

So, until next week Peeps! Maybe that 0.5lb will be within my grasp next week!

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 27th/17 – Incomplete / #writephoto – Waiting

27 Jan 2017 33 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Incomplete, Knight, Limerick, Linda G Hill, Sue Vincent, That Cynking Feeling, Waiting

Day 27 of Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge!

The Just Jot It January 27th prompt, brought to you by Cyn of That Cynking Feeling is: “Incomplete.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to Cyn as well! Here’s her blog: https://cynk.wordpress.com/about/ .

And I am combining it with Sue’s great #writephoto challenge!

Her prompt photo is this.

waiting

And here is my effort! A limerick trio!

There was a young knight called Ted
Who appeared to have lost his head
Though incomplete
He was always upbeat
Because he was very well bred!

He waited for love to come
But alas for Ted there was none
When it came to a kiss
No head meant a miss
And away the ladies would run!

He tried to keep out of sight
Didn’t want to give people a fright
So he stood in a corner
Like Little Jack Horner
Even though it was rather tight!

Ritu 2017

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 26th/17 – Extraordinary

26 Jan 2017 16 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, c’est Fantastique!, Extraordinary, Forty, Linda G Hill, Thoughts

Day 26 on Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge… I can’t believe I’m still here! And Linda will be hosting for the rest of the challenge!

The Just Jot It January 26th prompt, brought to you by Kelli of Forty, c’est Fantastique! is: “Extraordinary.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to Kelli as well! Here’s her blog: https://fortyandfantastique.wordpress.com/ .

Something to ponder on today…

“We are all born extraordinary. It’s people, expectations and life that make us ordinary. So it’s up to us to do something to bring that extraordinary back.” – Ritu 2017

Each and every one of us is a miracle when we are born.

Yet life moulds us as we grow, to be like one another. To conform to the norm. If you are different, you are strange.

You are given targets to achieve, to reach normal progress levels at school. And the same goes at college, and work. You have these same invisible targets in life, as a parent and person. In order to be normal, like the others, you want to achieve at least them.

But why not give ourselves the chance to break the mould?

Ordinary is ok, average is normal.

Push yourselves that little bit more, where you see a strength.

You never know, you may achieve something extraordinary!

WRITESPIRATION #100 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 4 – 100

25 Jan 2017 52 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, 100, 52 Word Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Fiction, Sacha Black

Week 4 of Sacha’s special #writespiration prompts. As it is her 100th #writespiration prompt in total, she has given us this as a prompt, to do whatever we want with…

100

The twist in this new 52-week challenge… you can only use 52 words. No more, no less, 52 words exactly. Any story of your choice, but 52 words. Final!

So here goes!

Sheesh! Who’d a thunk it?

Still, it was worth it. It was a great night!

The music was pumping, the people were dancing, the drinks were flowing.

Jeez, were they flowing… One hundred bottles of flowing!

No wonder my head hurts.

Just wake me when it’s all tidy!

Perks of hitting 100!

Image from Google

I only wish that if I hit that milestone, I can still party as hard! 😉

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 25th/17 – #OneLinerWednesday

25 Jan 2017 31 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill

As part of #JusJoJan, day 25, Linda has asked that we take part in her weekly One-Liner Wednesday Challenge!

The rules are:

1. Make it one sentence.
2. Try to make it either funny or inspirational.
3. Use our unique tag #1linerWeds.
4. Add our very cool badge to your post for extra exposure!
5. Have fun!

I’ll keep it simple today, as a one liner should be!

This for those out there who think teaching is a doddle…