[foot-loose]

I'd like to report back that the porridge with lemon curd was an absolute success. Just a wee drop - a teaspoon will do it.

[Zoot]

I'm eating my porridge now

[Yudster]

I am eating my - lemon-curdless - porridge now too. I may try the lemon curd, although its essentially sugar again, so perhaps best not. Sounds good though.

[foot-loose]

While I understand why you're avoiding sugar, the logic of "a little wouldn't hurt" must apply? I'm not saying you should have three bowls of frosties with full fat milk and more sugar but adding a small amount of flavour to significantly improve the taste (whether honey or jam or woteva) will encourage you to continue with an otherwise boring food. Wouldn't it?

[catherine]

I always have breakfast biscuits, I find them really filling and nice with a cuppa in the morning.

[Nicola_Red]

Are they the ones that Lisa thingy advertises? What's her name...the one who was on the radio with Johnny Vaughan...?

[chrysostom]

I came across this from a few years ago on Facebook and it really made me laugh. Especially the 'Neil from the young ones' bit.

[Nicola_Red]

Oh dear, that is funny. Reminds me somewhat of the campaign to sack him to save 6 Music.

[Yudster]

While I understand why you're avoiding sugar, the logic of "a little wouldn't hurt" must apply? I'm not saying you should have three bowls of frosties with full fat milk and more sugar but adding a small amount of flavour to significantly improve the taste (whether honey or jam or woteva) will encourage you to continue with an otherwise boring food. Wouldn't it?

I think that would be lovely and I completely agree, that would be the best approach to take. However unfortunately my issues with sugar are something like addiction - for all I know it might even BE addiction if that's possible - and telling me that I can "have just a little bit, it won't do you any harm" is a similar scenario to telling an alcoholic that its perfectly all right to have just one glass of wine. See, we both KNOW its perfectly ok to have a little /just one - we simply aren't capable of DOING that.

It will only make me miserable until I can do my jeans up without threatening to do myself an injury. Once I can see results (somewhere other than the scales) I'll be fine with the no sugar thing. I hope.

[Boboff]

Agreed, it's your choice.

I am still with the apple butter with mine.

Did anyone seen Room 101 last week, Chris Packham had Moyles up for placing in the room, it was put into perspective of what a twat he is when he went on to try and put childrens drawings in there, twat!

[Nicola_Red]

Did anyone seen Room 101 last week, Chris Packham had Moyles up for placing in the room, it was put into perspective of what a twat he is when he went on to try and put childrens drawings in there, twat!

Haven't you seen the thread about it in General...?

[Bonanzoid]

My capo for my guitar arrived today. It's sad how happy this makes me.

[Yudster]

Arrived? Do they not have them in shops in Scotland?!

[Bonanzoid]

I ordered it online because it was cheaper.

[Yudster]

Fair dos. We're blessed with a bunch of excellent and independent music shops in Colchester so it would never even occur to me to look online for something like that. Which is interesting because I shop online for pretty much everything else!

[DevilsDuck]

Its not as embarrassing as going into the private shops...

[Bonanzoid]

Fair dos. We're blessed with a bunch of excellent and independent music shops in Colchester so it would never even occur to me to look online for something like that. Which is interesting because I shop online for pretty much everything else!

We only have 1, and it's slightly expensive. It was only £4 online too.

[Boboff]

Did anyone seen Room 101 last week, Chris Packham had Moyles up for placing in the room, it was put into perspective of what a twat he is when he went on to try and put childrens drawings in there, twat!

Haven't you seen the thread about it in General...?

No, sorry, I don't go there very much!

[dimtimjim]

Online shopping, for anything, is great. And often cheaper, not only to buy the item but especially to get it to yourself - often cheaper and better for the environment to get things sent to you*, assuming you can wait the few days for it to arrive.



* I know thats not a golden rule, but in general its true.

[chrysostom]

I love online shopping, but now that I don't live at home or have a car - if I'm not in when it's delivered then it's a massive hassle to get it!

[Yudster]

I love online shopping, but now that I don't live at home or have a car - if I'm not in when it's delivered then it's a massive hassle to get it!

Get it delivered to the office.

[dimtimjim]

Get it delivered to the office.

Amen to that sister.

[MK Chris]

often cheaper

True, but if we bought online all the time and the High Street shops went out of business, where would that leave us? The High Street would effectively become the High Street - including prices, with no competition to beat.

Get it delivered to the office.

I would love to do that - unfortunately things have been known to go wandering from our warehouse.

[dimtimjim]

True, but if we bought online all the time and the High Street shops went out of business, where would that leave us?

Assuming the high street sellers have the noggin to advertise their stock online, where is the issue? If not, its their own fault they go out of business.

Online shopping doesn't have to be from a major chain, many small retail outlets also sell online these days. I'd much rather support local shops, even if they aren't 'local' to me.

[Yudster]

often cheaper

True, but if we bought online all the time and the High Street shops went out of business, where would that leave us? The High Street would effectively become the High Street - including prices, with no competition to beat.

I'm not a believer in an economy led solely by market forces - Thatcher demonstrated beautifully how bad an idea that is - BUT it is fair to say that things change. If the way we do our shopping is one of those things, hanging on to an outdated idea of "the High Street" for sentimental or traditionalist reasons makes no sense whatsoever. If it did we'd all still be living in caves.