The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

I did wordle in 6.....does that count .
For line 5 I had a choice of 2 words that would fit..... I chose the wrong one

I was a five today, I think our Mo was a six.

 

[PaulSB]

I tossed and turned all night and ended up just getting up at 5, had a cuppa then decided just to get out. I'm thinking it might be an idea to have a gentle stroll before bed and see if the fresh air and some gentle exercise might help me wind down. I feel horrible being so unrested all the time but my brain just won't seem to switch off and feel sleepy

Like you I wake and my brain goes in to overdrive making sleep impossible. The past three weeks I've followed some guidance which suggests getting up, do something for a while, about an hour for me, and then return to bed.

The theory is to train the brain and body to think of bed as a place for sleep and nothing else. When I go back to bed I'm getting +/- 1½ hours more. Recently I've started to get 6/7 hours straight straight sleep which compared to my usual 4 is a big step. Don't think I've cracked it but heading in the right direction.

 

[Mo1959]

I was a five today, I think our Mo was a six.

I can't even remember......the word, or how many I took!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It is Thursday isn't it? Don't tell me I've lost four days and it's next week already?

Calm down its Thursday. Both pensioners clubs are based in the Unicorn club, the Monday night one every Monday and the Thursday afternoon one every other week, if the Monday club organise a trip out its often on a Thursday when the Thursday club is on and it means that the Thursday club is short of members as some people go to both clubs.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Is it normal to play 3 'games' at once ?

Yes, most of us play a sheet of 6

 

[Dave7]

Yes, most of us play a sheet of 6

Blinkin 'eck.......I couldn't play 3.
I was sure I had missed 2 numbers but (as far as I know) there is no way to check.

 

[classic33]

It is Thursday isn't it? Don't tell me I've lost four days and it's next week already?

You slept right through the Easter Weekend.
No chocolate for you.

 

[Mo1959]

Civil Service pension statement in. It's only going up 3.1% so won't even cover the current rate of inflation. They have worked it out on the rate in September

 

[PaulSB]

You slept right through the Easter Weekend.
No chocolate for you.

My wife pointed out this weekend was a bad time to start calorie counting.

 

[PaulSB]

Civil Service pension statement in. It's only going up 3.1% so won't even cover the current rate of inflation. They have worked it out on the rate in September

While I understand why the triple lock was broken, hopefully for a year only, it now looks like a serious mistake. I was in favour of the idea pensioners shouldn't benefit from the sudden and possibly artificial rise in wages as we all have to pay for Covid. The trouble is now state pensioners, Civil Service and NHS pensioners are being penalised and badly so.

Big miscalculation by Sunak.

 

[welsh dragon]

I got my private pension statement the other day and like Mo, it hasn't gone up by much

 

[classic33]

My wife pointed out this weekend was a bad time to start calorie counting.

What weekend, you missed it! Now it's making up for lost time.

 

[Exlaser2]

While I understand why the triple lock was broken, hopefully for a year only, it now looks like a serious mistake. I was in favour of the idea pensioners shouldn't benefit from the sudden and possibly artificial rise in wages as we all have to pay for Covid. The trouble is now state pensioners, Civil Service and NHS pensioners are being penalised and badly so.

Big miscalculation by Sunak.

I don’t believe it was miscalculation, I think it was perfectly calculated. They knew inflation was coming because brexit and the bounce back from covid . ( The war has just added to the pressure )

Just my view 😀😀

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Blinkin 'eck.......I couldn't play 3.
I was sure I had missed 2 numbers but (as far as I know) there is no way to check.

You could always ask the caller for a recheck.

 

[ColinJ]

Today I start weight loss and calorie counting. Weighed myself and at 74.6kg not as bad as feared. First target is 72kg but I know 71 is possible. Saying this out loud helps do it.

I hate messing about with calories. I also hate eating unsatisfyingly small meals. I much prefer intermittent fasting. A couple of days a week eating very lightly and no restrictions on the other 5 days.

I found losing 0.5 kg a week easy and 0.75-1.0 kg doable.

I drifted back into it over Christmas. I found that I was eating so late (due to weird sleeping hours) that I sometimes didn't fancy a second meal so I would make do that day with just a bowl of muesli or porridge.

Today may be one of those days. The last food I ate yesterday was at 23:00 so I don't feel hungry yet.

If I haven't eaten by 15:00, I will make do with a pot of coffee to keep me going until about 20:00 and then just have porridge.

Despite a terrible fall off in exercising since November I have actually lost about 1.5 kg without even trying.

Like you I wake and my brain goes in to overdrive making sleep impossible. The past three weeks I've followed some guidance which suggests getting up, do something for a while, about an hour for me, and then return to bed.

I have that before even getting to sleep, which is why I don't try. Last night, or in fact 04:30 today, I was lying in bed in the dark thinking about my damn puzzle game. I must have finally got to sleep gone 05:00 and I woke up again at 10:00.

I suppose I should actually get up and start round 2 of ColinJ and the parcel!

Civil Service pension statement in. It's only going up 3.1% so won't even cover the current rate of inflation. They have worked it out on the rate in September

I got a message telling me to login to my account to find out how much my £50/month has gone up by but for some reason the pension fund site wouldn't accept my details. I will assume it will be a £1.50 rise then - whoopee!