tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post2558344604080293464..comments2023-10-16T13:17:17.552+01:00Comments on Being of Sound Mind: You're the one for me, fattylucy joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-88205409940615355132011-09-09T15:57:00.493+01:002011-09-09T15:57:00.493+01:00Jazzy - I did really appreciate the whole experien...Jazzy - I did really appreciate the whole experience, it was like a dream because I'd always wanted a professional make-over. There is such a difference between make-up artist and beautician. It was a bit of a come-down after, Christmas was looming (no treats for me) and I had the flu and an ear/sinus infection - highs and lows eh?!<br />Thanks for the lovely comment.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-44096014754642327392011-09-09T14:30:32.097+01:002011-09-09T14:30:32.097+01:00A great tale and what a fantastic experience. Oh h...A great tale and what a fantastic experience. Oh how I wish some PR company would whisk me off to London (Dublin would do even though I live there!)and give me a makeover etc. I guess I'd have to lose a stone before that could ever happen!! Then, and ONLY then, will I update MY profile pic on fb and twitter;-)<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-67411049117024329302011-09-08T16:01:03.107+01:002011-09-08T16:01:03.107+01:00Steerforth - I know a bloke who fits your descript...Steerforth - I know a bloke who fits your description - he smells repulsive (if that is any consolation.<br /><br />My mother reckons selfish people live long lives, no stress.<br /><br />I'd hate to see all my friends and family die before me, but would like to see what happens in the fields of science/technology and culture. I'd probably be stewing in my own juices and dribbling as I watch a low-budget soap opera though.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-10632496303496064042011-09-08T14:59:25.591+01:002011-09-08T14:59:25.591+01:00Biscuits, definitely. I avoid beer as it piles on ...Biscuits, definitely. I avoid beer as it piles on the pounds, for me anyway, so I drink wine (a little too much, probably). I avoid bread as it makes me feel sluggish.<br /><br />I love cheese with a passion; also nuts, but if you've got heart disease in the family they're probably as deadly as cigarettes.<br /><br />I wish I could be one of those superfit men who eats vegan food, cycles 20 miles a day, never drinks too much and lives to 100, but it's never going to happen.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-44612140349992845962011-09-08T14:31:53.504+01:002011-09-08T14:31:53.504+01:00Wendz- women on diets are such miserable bores, ye...Wendz- women on diets are such miserable bores, yet we put ourselves through the trauma year in, year out. I'm not great with 'moderation' and definitely would have been one of those obese children if my mum hadn't provided such a healthy, treat-free diet. Gorging on chunks of cheese was my outlet!<br /><br />Stererforth - I wonder if I'm doing an equal amount of damage to my heart with the yo-yo dieting as maintaining a 'slightly overweight' status!<br />I've pledged to exercise more, and that, of course, is the key.<br />You'll have to find an outlet for your stress once the business really starts taking shape, for me it'd be biscuits, bread and beer.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-88943116455356767992011-09-08T08:15:59.998+01:002011-09-08T08:15:59.998+01:00You look great, but I can see why you didn't t...You look great, but I can see why you didn't take the turquoise top home with you! It must have been a huge confidence booster to be the star of the show for a day, then appear on the front cover of a magazine. Well done for losing so much weight - I know from personal experience how difficult it can be.<br /><br />I've constantly struggled to control my weight ever since I gave up smoking, but having seen what heart disease did to my father, I'm determined not to get fat. If the trousers start to feel tight, I eat like a sparrow.<br /><br />Anyway, this was a really interesting post - I didn't realise that your career as a blogger had such unusual origins!Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-26626473170745210762011-09-08T07:52:06.135+01:002011-09-08T07:52:06.135+01:00You look smashing in the modelled pics Luce. But I...You look smashing in the modelled pics Luce. But I think you're maybe being a bit too hard on yourself regarding the 'breakfast' photo. To me, you look like any normal woman in the morning. And slightly overweight but not hideous and not monster-ish. <br /><br />Oh the cross we give ourselves to carry regarding weight loss! I am one of those on-off WW dieters too and lose 2 stones then regain them then lose them then regain them. Problem is that you really have to eat the WW way FOREVER if you want to keep the weight off permanently and it does get boring and difficult to keep up.<br /><br />Bon courage in tackling the 20 pounds you want to lose. I am sure you'll do it. <br /><br />I like reading your blog regardless of your weight and am quite certain I'd like you in reality too. Pounds schmounds! :)Wendzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076852784911239989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-5477702469106208262011-09-07T22:24:41.756+01:002011-09-07T22:24:41.756+01:00Looking for Blue Sky - Part of the reason I did th...Looking for Blue Sky - Part of the reason I did this post is that I've handed my address out to many fellow bloggers for swaps etc. I was worried that they'd do a bit of Google-stalking upon discovering <br />my full name, and come across the weight-loss article. It doesn't sum me up at all, but that's not to say it's all lies. It just had to be written in a way which would 'sell' the diet. I suppose I felt the time was right to give my version of events!lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-12673991053482474882011-09-07T22:17:46.805+01:002011-09-07T22:17:46.805+01:00Well I love the pictures, the magazine spiel not s...Well I love the pictures, the magazine spiel not so much...what did you think of it? Glad it got you started in blogging, together with the virtual pub :)Looking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-22607499074510519002011-09-07T22:08:59.409+01:002011-09-07T22:08:59.409+01:00I so enjoyed reading this, great timing when I'...I so enjoyed reading this, great timing when I'm in the midst of a 'god I'm so frumpy and old and I said I wouldn't let myself go when I had kids' funk. I wouldn't mind a make-over like that, you look like a model. I'd stick the picture on my fridge so I could return to my usual happily deluded thinking I look gorgeous state rather than actually doing anything about the reality!<br />ps Glad to hear your a fellow 'entertaining' drunk xMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387407423793099797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-28233950102810611782011-09-07T21:05:04.108+01:002011-09-07T21:05:04.108+01:00Nelly - the feeling is mutual, and if only you liv...Nelly - the feeling is mutual, and if only you lives nearer I'd be raiding your wardrobe, making a mess, and driving you nuts.<br /><br />Lakota - you win the cover-girl crown, definitely. Oh those Venture portraits are a joke, they will look so dated soon. My mum's colleague had one done, £500 later, shhe asked mum "what do you think" my mum's too honest reply - "not my cup of tea, you all look like members of a cult all dressed in white like that!"<br /><br />Jem - we should join forces, motivate each other in every aspect of life. Let's start our own cult!<br /><br />Krista - you sure have the work/life balance thing down to a fine art. I'll mail you later.<br /><br />Scarlett - You epitomise feminine glamour, we need MORE photographs. I'm too shy to wear red lipstick, but I really want to after seeing your make-up. <br />Be warned - a 'cheeky drink' with me often results in all manner of regrettable endeavour. Losing my shoes, pretending to speak another language, stealing people's glasses and wearing them for the night - yes, I'm that person everyone wishes would just go home to bed.<br /><br />Loo - thank you very much. I think we all have a Morrissey - shaped space in our hearts, despite some of his faux-pas, he often speaks so much sense, a true National Treasure.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-91128555509025943242011-09-07T19:47:13.075+01:002011-09-07T19:47:13.075+01:00Blimey, Lucy, you look gorgeous even with those cl...Blimey, Lucy, you look gorgeous even with those clothes that are not really "you". Enjoyed your post - but then I always do. Oh and hoorah for Morrissey (I'm a big fan).Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570354905749566677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-66718614732595885142011-09-07T19:33:17.796+01:002011-09-07T19:33:17.796+01:00Oh Lucy, thank you so much for doing this post. Y...Oh Lucy, thank you so much for doing this post. You look beautiful in your pictures and as a fellow life long dieter i totally loved your honesty. Ive done weight watchers more times than i can count, been a gold member and then gone back up and down like a yoyo. Pregnancy was a dream for me - no sickness and an excuse to let myself have all those treats i denied myself during my ww years. I thus have now joined the dreaded ww again and been losing, still carrying more weight than I should be but not punishing myself now as much as I used to. I still hate having photos of me so thats why i rarely put pics of myself up on my blog.<br /><br />I would love to spend an afternoon having a cheeky drink with you Lucy, think we could chat for hours. Scarlett xScarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127736256417833208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-42011061007686703292011-09-07T17:41:36.731+01:002011-09-07T17:41:36.731+01:00OMG I just googled the honey monster, NOWAY!!!!! ...OMG I just googled the honey monster, NOWAY!!!!! I love your new profile picture, you are beautiful! I'm glad you were spoiled and able to take these pictures, you look great even if the clothes are a bit conservative. <br /><br />I love the picture of your chaotic kitchen, now that's life!!!!! Now that I am 40 I find that I can't eat like I used and well that really pisses me off, but what can a girl do :) I have been going to the gym regularly for about 12 years now, this helps me stay the same size. I don't have any children and I work from home all of these things really give me a lot of time and control over what I eat and how ofter I work out. <br /><br />On another musical note I wanna make you a CD, can you email me your address? t8nkgirl@gmail.com<br />Talk to you soon!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350442910321860733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-39611234339396686482011-09-07T16:18:14.358+01:002011-09-07T16:18:14.358+01:00You absolutely did not look like the Honey Monster...You absolutely did not look like the Honey Monster. No, no, no. <br /><br />Lakota brought up Venture portraits before I did - I don't know what it is but the forced merriment, the props recycled again and again and the thought that X odd thousand other families all have the same shots on their walls is enough to put me off. <br /><br />You looked gorgeous in the officewear - not very 'you' granted, but still - you rocked it anyway! I'm contending with a few extra pounds (read lots of extra pounds but you wouldn't believe me if I told you how many!) at the moment and it's inspiring that you've already been there and done it! <br /><br />Glad the whole thing started you off blogging because I so enjoy reading your posts! <br /><br />Jem xXxJem https://www.blogger.com/profile/03909795752665059574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-45770297011764925512011-09-07T16:01:33.250+01:002011-09-07T16:01:33.250+01:00PS. You never looked like the honey Monster, altho...PS. You never looked like the honey Monster, although there is now a resemblance to the Special K girl.Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-85019437166829802011-09-07T16:00:00.599+01:002011-09-07T16:00:00.599+01:00I knew I recognised you! Even from your early elec...I knew I recognised you! Even from your early electronic profile photo days - us cover-girls can always spot one another ;-)<br /><br />You do look great though, I'd clocked your new pic and thought it was very glam. Are you telling me you don't have an enormous Venture portrait of you, OH and the boys? All leaping gaily in the air in a white studio? Or maybe lying down together in a ball-pit?Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-40946453573976622392011-09-07T15:13:31.058+01:002011-09-07T15:13:31.058+01:00Dearest Lucy you are so funny and entertaining I d...Dearest Lucy you are so funny and entertaining I dont know why your not making money from your writings.I may not always comment but I love to read what you have to say and love to have a chuckle.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772909805259138693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-8312843344329027642011-09-07T14:29:14.859+01:002011-09-07T14:29:14.859+01:00Jane and Lance - why thank-you! I often wonder if ...Jane and Lance - why thank-you! I often wonder if cultured and sophisticated people, such as yourselves, find my posts vacuous, distasteful and inappropriate. <br />No offence meant to anybody else who comments - you are all far more sophisticated than I could dream of being!<br /><br />Sarah - thank-you. I have added your blog to Google reader, I commented on your prison-plans post just now. Very cunning plan.<br /><br />Kylie - I'm intrigued. Please do pen that letter once you settle down with the Etsy shop. Hand-written letters are one of my favourite things ever.<br /><br />Sian - thanks, I just know the 'chaos' one is your favourite.<br /><br />Vix - glad I'm forgiven, I'd hate to be in your bad books following your admission of being a loud, bossy sort!lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-11606244342098480722011-09-07T11:15:07.938+01:002011-09-07T11:15:07.938+01:00What a fascinating read, Lucy! I did notice the ne...What a fascinating read, Lucy! I did notice the new profile picture and it's a stunner.<br />You are very naughty calling yourself the Honey Monster but as you've linked to a Mozza song I'll forgive you. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-41424855638695086592011-09-07T10:15:49.371+01:002011-09-07T10:15:49.371+01:00ha! the pictures are great!ha! the pictures are great!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236576101773893981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-24433351135444663232011-09-07T08:55:54.052+01:002011-09-07T08:55:54.052+01:00I'm really glad you blog Lucy and one of these...I'm really glad you blog Lucy and one of these days I'm going to sit down and write you a proper letter to tell you why...Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258543009688502584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-56336465972065834572011-09-07T07:50:28.454+01:002011-09-07T07:50:28.454+01:00I must say, you look fabulous in your photo shoot....I must say, you look fabulous in your photo shoot. Great story about how you started blogging too. Life is full of such haphazard moments, all we have to do is take advantage of them.<br /><br />Btw, just a note to say my blog address has changed, it's now http://www.sarahhague.comSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316895433129716754.post-77083153319865773272011-09-07T07:38:59.490+01:002011-09-07T07:38:59.490+01:00Hello:
We have loved reading this post which is fu...Hello:<br />We have loved reading this post which is funny, at times poignant, but always written with such wonderful self-effacing good humour. What an incredible story and one, if it were ours, we should use to dine out on for years to come. <br /><br />And how splendid that all of this happened for, had it not been the case, you might never have started your blog.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com