So…I’m in a charity shop en mass with five children and husband. A6 runs up to me, having picked up a stethoscope, and held the stethoscope end to my tummy whilst trying to hear my heart beat. I said jokingly ‘Are you listening to my tummy?’ She giggled and ran off to listen to Gary’s tummy. Mean while a lady walked up and smiled and nodding towards my tummy she asked how many I had in there. Eh? I’m not sure who was more embarrassed when I answered ‘none!’. Relaying the story to Gary minutes later outside the shop, I giggled whilst trying to explain that I wasn’t upset she thought I might be pregnant (after all I know I’m overweight and frankly I felt too sorry for her to be annoyed), but I was a little concerned she thought there might be more than one in there! I mean, come on people, I’m not that big!!
That said, it has definitely seemed like I might be eating for three this week. I have been particularly hungry, particularly busy with a hugely successful school week, and it is THAT time of the month. Maybe I do look like I’m pregnant with twins. Gary assures me I don’t, on the basis that he has seen me pregnant with twins and end of bus comes to mind. That and the fact I am still able to lift myself out of the bath and put on my own knickers and shoes (which he had to do for me near the end) I breathed a sigh of relief. So long as I can still dress myself, all is right with my world. Now could someone please pass my the chocolate. Perleeeese?
No? Oh, okay, I suppose this is the wrong post to be begging for chocolate. Right, focus on weight loss and healthy eating Claire. I’ve not done much of either I’m afraid this week. I have been exercising lots, with my usual 50 minutes walk and a game of badminton with a friend of mine. Now I don’t need much encouragement to laugh, but honestly more calories were burnt in hysterics marvelling at my own ineptitude than actually, y’know, playing badminton. Rather stupidly, I told Lorna that whilst I could play fairly well, my lack of fitness prevented me from actually getting to the shuttlecock to hit it back. It was her choice. She could either be kind and hit it to me and we could have a nice rally or she could be a nasty, horrible friend and make me run. In which case there would be no rallies on account of the shuttlecock and I never meeting. She chose the latter. Really?
She got off to a great start and must have won about 10 points and I was yet to score. My problem now was that I couldn’t stop laughing. Which of course started her off. Thankfully this gave me the advantage I needed and I suddenly started winning a few rallies. She won but not before I had plonked myself on the floor and refused to move one step more. At which point my son came to the rescue, followed swiftly by her son. Well, I couldn’t let them think I had flaked out completely. I would absolutely never here the end of it from my son. So I dragged myself up and let her win.
I was, at this point, sweating buckets. No healthy glow for me. I was red-faced, wet through and gasping for breath but still grinning with the enjoyment of it all. And Lorna? She looked like she had just sauntered in. Not even slightly out of breath. Gary did his best to get a serious photo of us, but neither of us could stop laughing. Ah the joy of deep in the belly laughs. You just can’t beat it. Much like I just couldn’t beat Lorna. I will though. I’ve been practicing in the living room. Watch out, Lorna. This week it will be you on the floor begging for mercy!!
Yes, I really am so very mature.
So how have you done this week? I trust a whole heap better than me. I mean, you probably haven’t lost all your dignity and social standing on a badminton court and I can almost guarantee you haven’t been asked if you are pregnant. With twins. Or triplets.
If it’s any consolation, I’d guess the question was more to do with the attempt to hear a heartbeat from your abdomen than with your size! At least you are having fun while being trounced, I mean letting Lorna win 😉
‘trounced’ I’ve never heard that word before. I love it! I shall be trouncing Lorna next week!
I’m so glad you have bad weeks as well! I really enjoyed your post this week, although I’d be horrified if someone asked me how many babies I was pregnant with. How did you stop yourself from laughing?
I was embarrassed! It was only after whilst relaying it to Gary that I found it funny!
Ignore that lady you saw in theCharity Shop, you have done well and you are doing well, xxxx
Thanks Caroline!
According to my research, hemm, laughing burns 10-40 calories per day, so I say you did very well. I love your sense of humor! ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PHOTOS!!!:)
By the way, you do not look pregnant and I think it was the stethoscope that led her to that conclusion and that is one question that is best not asked of anyone.
Thanks for the laughs, Claire. I hope you are having a lovely weekend. We are enjoying autumn weather and I am loving it!
I agree. Unless someone is very obviously pregnant it is definitely better not to ask!
Thank you for this amusing post! You don´t look pregnant, maybe the lady needs glasses ;).
Lol! Yes, glasses were the problem not my fat!!
So funny and I love the pictures of you and your friend! Sounds like you had so much fun! I’m on a little break this week so I won’t have a post. I’m still trying to make good nutrition choices but I did buy some dark chocolate yesterday. ..wish I could share it with you.
I would have eaten it as well yesterday! I had a craving! Enjoy your week’s break.
That poor woman! I’m sure she was mortified. I’m glad you could laugh, because that means you know it was a silly mistake, and not a serious one 🙂 I’m afraid between the move, starting homeschool, and the arrival of fall goodie season…I haven’t done too well this week – though better because I knew this post was coming…thanks for the encouragement (and the smile – great pics!).
I had noticed the abundance of rather funky and fabulous autumnal biscuits on your blog. Very cool!
I LOVE the giggly photos too! I smiled my way through this whole post. And I agree with Donna – belly-laughing has got to burn calories! I’m so impressed with how much exercise you’re all doing lately.
We have a fantastic leisure centre near us, too – aren’t we lucky? My two still enjoy going in the soft play – C(10) can’t believe she will soon be too old for it! Although as a consolation, when she’s 11 she will be able to go to the gym – or as J(9) describes it, “That mythical place up in the sky that all the kids in swimming gaze up at” (he is going to be rather disappointed when he is 11!)
It sounds like you’re doing incredibly well. My own challenge now is to maintain the healthy eating I’ve been doing this year. It was easy when I had looking good for two weddings and the cruise to focus on. Now I just have to keep it up so I don’t have to have my rings made bigger again (too expensive)!
I hope you do well with your goals this week! I’m currently setting new ones and trying to be a bit more intentional. Although really, I was very intentional last week….to eat chocolate. This week I’m focusing on not.
You always make me smile Claire! Deep down belly laughing – my favorite kind of exercise (often my only exercise…) Good luck in this weeks match – I’ll be rooting for you 🙂 and I agree with everyone – you don’t look pregnant, the stethoscope confused that woman.
Yay! I could do with as much rooting as possible!
This was just a tough week overall and I haven’t felt super well, so no real exercise for me.
The picture of you with your friend, you look like an older version of your twins.
Oh, I hope you are feeling a bit better now? Of course it’s much harder to exercise when you are not well. I hope this is a better week for you.
I think the change of seasons makes me hungry. Anyway, the bad news is that I did not lose any weight this last month, but the good news is, despite the fact that I was on vacation and decided to be able to eat whatever I wanted while on vacation, I did not gain any weight either. I am back on track for this week, so we shall see….