Beyond that, what shit tips...half boil down to "can't afford X? Buy a cheaper brand of X instead." No shit, Sherlock. Also what happened to her origin story of not knowing how to cook until she became poor, then learning by reading the ingredient lists on the back of Lloyd Grossman sauce bottles? That was one thing I could believe, I doubt Lloyd Grossman bottles have details like: "onions (fried)".
You have to be kind to yourself @eltrabajodeldiablo. My finances were in a terrible mess and it was only when I stopped drinking I got it sorted. I did an IVA (if that’s what they have in Scotland), told the company what I could pay and they sorted it all out. Best thing ever. I didn’t have credit for a few years but I managed better than ever. And now that I have credit and I’m still sober, I’m pretty good with money. The freedom of not worrying about letters and phone calls and guilt etc was amazing.Agree. If you can be kind to yourself xx
Haha, I think I’ll add this into the Intro post (Jack for Dummies). Basically, way back when someone (Possibly @PennyLoafer ?) used a Jimmy Nail pic to illustrate that Jack was telling untruths (She’s Lying). Then someone else (I think might have been @AlphaBeta ? - correct me if I’m wrong) said they thought Jimmy Nail looked like Novak Djokovic. Hilarity ensured and hence Novak Nail was born XI’m very new here and whilst I have read. Lot of threads I don’t get this reference. Could someone explain? Thank you
Someone put up a gif of Jimmy Nail saying “she’s lying” and I thought it was Novak DjokovicI’m very new here and whilst I have read. Lot of threads I don’t get this reference. Could someone explain? Thank you
That was auspicious timing! Pocahontas...are you Vlad? He could be the only person keeping tabs on me so keenlyHaha, I think I’ll add this into the Intro post (Jack for Dummies). Basically, way back when someone (Possibly @PennyLoafer ?) used a Jimmy Nail pic to illustrate that Jack was telling untruths (She’s Lying). Then someone else (I think might have been @AlphaBeta ? - correct me if I’m wrong) said they thought Jimmy Nail looked like Novak Djokovic. Hilarity ensured and hence Novak Nail was born X
I just have a mind like a steel trap. A steel trap, I tell you!That was auspicious timing! Pocahontas...are you Vlad? He could be the only person keeping tabs on me so keenly
Sending hugs to all the fraus who are struggling now, or have been in the past. The strength of character of the cabal is amazing
Mood cycles are exhausting!Amen to that and I extend that to Jack as well because I do think she IS struggling emotionally and mentally.
One of my friends has bipolar disorder (not saying that this is what Jack has) and she has lots of mood swings so that she's very up or very down. Mood stablilizers help her but she still has a lot of problems.
Agreed! I'd add that more needs to be done to address the cause of obesity. Its not as simple as greed or laziness. Theres often an emotional connection, an unhappiness. Opposite ends of the scale, but overeating & obesity is as much a concern and disorded eating as undereating & thinness imo. Diets are pushed out there, and long term dont work, people will still have the disordered eating and feelings around food.I wouldn't say Jack is too thin, in fact she looks perfectly proportioned for her height Actually am not sure what her height is but she seems tiny in build as opposed to too thin.
I would agree though that thin people can get comments about their size but those comments are dwarfed to the negative shit you deal with as an overweight person.
Below is not Jack related but more weight related.
Virtually all the research out there now shows diets don't work long term for 95% of people. Long term in this case means looking at five year outcomes and the results are appalling. ...95% will regain to within 1-2lbs of their original weight and around 45% regain every single pound they lose and add more on top. I'm a serial dieter and in that 45% who regains everything and more on top. I first went on a diet 35 years ago and thought I was fat....let me tell you I wasn't but I am now.
Movement is the key for weight loss and rather than dieting we need to focus on fuelling our bodies. By doing this I have lost around 12lbs in the last 18mths all without dieting or trying to diet. I move more and I fuel my body, if I want chocolate I have it and move on.
Absolutely agree but also want to add some medications (anti depressants) and health conditions (Pcos) can also cause additional weight gain. Emotional eating is something that is not taken seriously enough, CBT might help with the root issues behind it but I doubt it would ever happen in an underfunded NHS.Mood cycles are exhausting!
Agreed! I'd add that more needs to be done to address the cause of obesity. Its not as simple as greed or laziness. Theres often an emotional connection, an unhappiness. Opposite ends of the scale, but overeating & obesity is as much a concern and disorded eating as undereating & thinness imo. Diets are pushed out there, and long term dont work, people will still have the disordered eating and feelings around food.
There I changed it for youearly thread suggestion:
"Jack Monroe #70 : lawyer upladiesninnies”
Having been both very very thin, and fat, due to medical interventions I can definitely agree with this.There is no way that slim people are as vilified in day to day life as much as larger people for their size.
I've done a sad face response because people are complete bellends. Sorry you've been through thatHaving been both very very thin, and fat, due to medical interventions I can definitely agree with this.
Comments when you are thin normally come from concern, people often consider that there is a medical reason for the person being so thin. Comments are usually very sympathetic and are in no way meant to be abusive though they are often tactless. When people tell you to eat more, it is from a position of kindness, wanting you to be healthier.
By comparison, when you are fat the abuse is blatant, judgemental in your face and often nasty. It is a very different. Medical reasons are often disregarded and fat people are judged as lazy, greedy, selfish and unhygienic. You are the butt of jokes, because, hey, fat people are funny. You have to laugh along, because fat people are jolly. The abuse is relentless and you are expected to just take it.
I wasn't even that fat before I got the "God you've put weight on" and "fat bastard" comments. "Fat cunt" was shouted at me across a busy street and people openly laughed.
So have I.I've done a sad face response because people are complete bellends. Sorry you've been through that
How are they so uncrispy looking when she even posted a video of her parboiling and shaking them? She has a very special talent in fucking absolutely everything up .Sorry folks, I'm having to skip all the weight talk posts, so apologies if I'm coming in and being all flippant.
But is her insta still private? I follow so can't tell...
Her roast potatoes from yesterday have been uploaded and they look boooooring. No seasoning evident. Not even a wee sprinkle of rosemary. They look a bit greasy and uncrispy. 3/10. Only 3 for the colour, which is half decent.
Only half of each one is a nice colour as well, mind! I've had nicer potatoes reheated from frozen in a Toby Carvery.How are they so uncrispy looking when she even posted a video of her parboiling and shaking them? She has a very special talent in fucking absolutely everything up .
They're so smooth, aren't they? They need little bits of rough areas which crisp up. And seasoning or at least some garlic or something in the roasting tin.How are they so uncrispy looking when she even posted a video of her parboiling and shaking them? She has a very special talent in fucking absolutely everything up .
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