Life with Nat - EP150: Nagging with Auntie Linny #15 - 40th Anniversary, listeners weight loss jabs stories, and parma on the plane

Episode Date: September 7, 2025

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Hello, hello, hello everybody. I hope you're very good. I hope you've had a fantastic weekend. I am here this evening with Auntie Linney and we're going to have a little chat about many, many things, but we are going to touch base on the Manjaro talk. that we did last time because we had, well, I can't tell you how many messages. Thank you all so much. But I'm going to play a few out. It's all very positive. I've had a few messages saying, oh, I didn't listen to that one because I thought it would be, I don't know, opinionated or telling me bad things. And I can honestly say to you, we're just inquisitive about it.

And we had some brilliant messages that we'll play later on. But firstly, how are you, Lynnie? Yeah, I'm good. Thank you. Yeah? Yeah, recovering from my lovely night out for our anniversary. Excellent. Yeah, and thank you, Natalie, for the champagne and the wine.

That is pleasure. I did say today, when we walked in, I said, oh, I said, how come everybody knows it's our anniversary, but like royalty? And then I went to him, your sister's definitely spoken to someone here. You're not married for 40 years forever. That's true. Are you? Although it feels forever.

No, it was lovely. It was so lovely. What lovely day we had. Good. Good. It was very thoroughly spoiled. Yeah. And thank you for.

Well, whilst you were there, I don't know if you heard the pod last Thursday. Yes, I did actually. I listened to it this morning. What did you think? All right. So this is my thoughts on it. I felt like, firstly, in terms of something you asked within the pod about how it sounds, it sounded a bit echoy. Yes.

So it just shows that what you've done to this room definitely works because, yeah, it had that little bit of an echo sound to it. Then they were winding me up guys, saying they were in my posh lounge and yes, everyone I've got a boge lounge lounge that no one goes in apart from Christmas day. But that's because I've got a relatively large kitchen lounge diner, haven't I, Natty? So we tend to live in there. It's not through choice. I wish people would use the lounge.

But I knew you weren't in the lounge. I know. Because I heard the chairs scraping them. Tiled flooring. But yeah, they were winding me up. But I don't mind. Red wine, I have, get the heep-jeebies. I did like you, really.

So we got a nice bottle of red open. But I did go in there and inspect it. I did go in and inspect it. And I thought, oh, someone's been sitting on my sofa. And that was Eliza popped in there when we were doing the pod. Nayo actually asked, did you pop in there? And would you... Of course, Naomi.

Yeah, yeah. Come on, girl. Come on, come on. And you did. You really only use it Christmas, don't you? Literally. Christmas Day. Literally.

Christmas Day. So Christmas Eve, all the presents go in there, or the lead up to Christmas. Yeah, yeah. And then all the stockings go up. And then Christmas morning, we're in there opening presents, having champagne, blah, blah, blah. And then throughout the day, people are in and out of there doing whatever they want to do. Yeah. But really it is a Christmas room.

Yeah, because everyone gravitates to that blimming kitchen. If it was my house, I think I might leave the tree up all year round. Do you know, the effort I go? I know. Well, we've said this before. The effort I go is putting up three trees because I want one in the kitchen because that's where we are. Though I don't feel I've got room for one in the kitchen now because I need the floor space. Yeah.

I have my beautiful tree in the lounge. And then the hallway. It's nice the whole one. Because when people are just popping in. Because they're not allowed in the lounge. At the lounge, might as well stay up. You might as well leave it up. Well, the garland on the fireplace stays up

because it kind of looks a bit like a, it blends in with the decor of the lounge. So it's not conventional Christmas, but it is when I put the lights on. That's on there throughout the year. Yeah, lovely. I've had about eight or nine people in the last couple of days send me a meme.

And it's, might as well put the Christmas tree up now and throw a white sheet over it. Yeah, I'm with you. It's a ghost as if it's Halloween. So you could maybe get it up early. So it saves you a job later on and chuck a sheet. Well, last year I think I put it up in November. Yeah, lovely.

So that's one job done. That's one tree done. One job done. And we're nearly there again, guys. Oh, God. Can you believe it? No, I just don't want to think about it. Please, let's not talk about it.

So I wanted to touch on the wedding. Yes. Because the girls obviously spoke a bit about the wedding, but we want to hear it from the horse's mouth. Oh, it was lovely, Elia. She came into the bedroom. I'd gone to bed. I'd left her and Dave.

plain Scrabble and I went up. And she came into the room and said, I'll beat Dad at Scrabble again. He's got the hump. I said, oh, good. And she said to me, oh, what was you doing this time 40 years ago? Yeah. I said, well, I was at home. It was a very male-orientated environment because obviously I'd lost my mum, but I hadn't had three brothers and my dad was with us then. And my maid of honour, Olga, came to stay with me, but I only had a single bed. So we top and tailed. in a single bed and then got up in the morning and obviously the whole rigged

and in those days you didn't go to hotels to get ready. No, of course not. You were leaving from home and Dave and I didn't live together. You say that babe. A lot of people do live. Still do that. Good. It's lovely. So when I think back, I was blessed. I had a neighbour who her daughter

was my bridesmaid. Her mum was a florist and she made me all these beautiful arrangements for the house. So when I had photographs, I'd have a lovely floristry decor. So that was lovely. And then Tina that I walk with, her mum played an absolute blinder. She just turned up on the previous day, the Saturday. We got married on Sunday.

She turned up on the Saturday. She said, you do you and I'm going to do me. And she had flown over from Italy to come to the wedding. And I was like, what's she going to do? And she just literally did a Linda. And Auntie Linney turned the house upside down. Did she? She cleaned everything you could, that didn't move.

Bless her heart. Oh, how lovely is that? No, so sweet. And so she just was amazing. And on the Sunday, yeah, so we all got ready. So I had some of the bridesmaids with me, not you, not you. Thank God. I didn't have you, thank God.

For example, I had, did Bickey and John, were they with me? I can't remember. I don't know. But anyway, all my bridesmen. Bridesmaids got ready. We had a few photographs in the garden. How many bridesmaids did you have, Lynn, and how many page boys? So I had, I had Faye, Natalie, Danielle, you, four bridesmaids, and John was a page boy.

That's right. Am I missing anyone? Don't think so. Faye Natalie Danielle. A Vicky. Oh, and Bickey? Yeah. Five bridesmaids and you.

Yeah. And John, who was a page boy. And basically we got married in a Catholic church in Hoddesdon, and your mum organised, she loved it. She organised a massive coach, like a golden boy coach. So everyone from London got chauffeur driven to the church. We got married in Hoddesden. And then the coach took all of your lot to Winchmore Hill,

the first banqueting suites. I was ahead of my time with the venue. and all my family and friends and work. Dave and I obviously worked together, so our mutual work colleagues. It was a lot. And there was 220, 30 people at the wedding. It was a massive wedding.

Lovely, though. The pictures are beautiful. Do you mind if, can we post a couple of pickies up? We can do. Do you mind? But Elliot was right. I hated my hair all the day.

I had had a trial. I have to say, it was quite lamarish, wasn't it, at front? Yeah, but you look beautiful. I've never worn my hair up in my life. I know, but it did look lovely. But the front was Yeah, just not me But in those days

It was like Because you needed to look different On your wedding day So you put your hair up I get it I get it But that happens now People have their makeup done

And you think Oh it don't look like you Shame was She did a trial The hairdresser And I loved it And then on the day I didn't

And I thought I haven't got time to say I don't like it Undo it But anyway It is what it is And It was lovely

It was And Elliot asked Where we stayed Yes And I can't believe that no one knows that. Where did you say? So, again, in those days, you didn't go on your honeymoon a week later, a month later.

Oh, you went straight. You went straight. So in the evening of the wedding, I got changed into a suit and date. Yeah, I got changed. The brides tended to get changed. But we then went to your uncle Lenny's. Oh. Slept there in Islington, stayed there, and we were up at 5 in the morning to catch a plane to go to Portugal.

I see. Yeah. So it was not, we didn't stay in a hotel. No, but you were, you were going off. But the banquered, yeah, but the first banqueting suites were beautiful, stunning. Oh, lovely. It's lovely to hear about it, though. Yeah, but it was lovely to.

40 years ago, Lynn. Oh, my God, how's that happening? 40 years, I'm 42, so I was two at the wedding. Yeah. And Natalie, that night, after I'd had that conversation with Elia, I was reminiscing as you do, and I was going through all the people that are not, in our lives anymore that we're at that wedding. I know.

It's crazy. But it's life. But it's 40 years. Life cycle? Yeah. Nothing you can do. We will touch on grief soon. I think we should do another one.

Maybe a special of some kind. Absolutely. This time of year becomes hard for people, the nights are drawing in. Loneliness gets more. And I think it would be lovely to get Deb's back maybe for a chat and touch on it. And I've lost a few clients. I think it'd be really, really lovely to do that. Absolutely.

Let me know if you think that's a good idea. Maybe just a Sunday, like a gentle one, like I've done with a book club and in the past of flowers, but a nice sort of, just a touch on grief, give some people some reassurance and a nice chat on a Sunday. Let me know, O-S7-8, 2019, 19. I'm going to play this first because I absolutely loved it, and I thought of you because she was going to listen to it,

and I thought this is so lovely. And again, I just love people who voice note me, not really for any reason, but it sounds like you're my best mate, and I just love you for listening. So have a listen to this. Morning, everyone, we are just on our way. By the way, I'm full of beans. I haven't even had a coffee yet. I don't know what's going on.

I just want to say, we're on our way to Hatfield Forest for a walk this morning with my son. Louis, do you want to say hello? Hello. Say hi, hi, Nat. and I am driving there in about 30 seconds I'm going to leave and we're going to catch up with nagging with Auntie Lily but I just want to say how much I enjoy the pod we're actually going to Cornwall next week and I can't wait to listen to it

I'm going to try and save Mondays for the journey down there because that is when we're going on back holiday Monday you ask I don't know we must be fools but we're going to leave really early Hopefully you don't hit any traffic But yeah Basically long story show I just wanted to say Absolutely love the pod

I absolutely love it And I can't wait to carry on listening Can't wait for all that it's to come But yeah you're absolutely smashing it guys So yeah just want to send you some love Isn't that lovely That's really hot warm I just love the fact that she's busy

And she's like me and you It's like me being at Sainsbyn's going Lily you come around Sunday I like the fact that people feel so comfortable to just voice over with whatever they're doing. I just love it so much. Brilliant. Lovely. I love it.

So, yeah, thank you so, so much for that. Shall we touch on, I mean, how many messages have we had? Gosh. We've had a lot. I think we've started something we shouldn't have. No, I think it's fine, actually. I'm going to start with a message, which was from Louise. And I hope Louise doesn't mind.

we had a really good texting conversation because I like to get back to people but her message was really it really sort of struck a call with me and it was actually the only one that was sort of an angry message if you like but she said I normally love your podcast but your pod about Manjaro was condescending

it's life changing for me as I have always been overweight I think you discussing this on your podcast is awful for those that are on it as the way you speak about it makes it sound like it's wrong or a cop out. Remember for many, being overweight is embarrassing and you ask him for people's opinions can be damaging.

Also, you make it sound like being on Manjaro is easy. It's not, and it's a last resort for many. Very upset and angry, by the way, you have dealt with this. And I went straight back to her and I said, Oh, Louise, please listen again. All the way through, I said it's up to everyone what they want to do. I think it's wonderful for people who it's worked for, Linney the same.

We have just said that, you know, for a lot of people doing it who are smaller than you should be, it is confusing, and you're watching a lot of people on it that maybe shouldn't be. She came straight back and said, oh, Nat, I do love the pod. Anyway, we had a lovely chat. Did she come back? Yeah, she came back and we had a lovely conversation.

And I think it can struck a chord. It's such a sensitive subject. I think it is, and weight is always sensitive for everybody, but not at one point have we said, this is right or that's right. I have no idea about it and I wanted to hear people so we asked and they delivered

so here we go hiya I'm just listening to your pod with Auntie Linney regarding the Monjaro topic I thought I'd give you my story as a positive one I would say I'm 41 next month

and 10 years ago I had my first baby I've got two children before I had children I was very fit, I was always down the gym, was very slim. And then basically I spent the last 10 years, big, really hard to lose weight, finding it really hard, always into my fitness, but I just wasn't losing it. And last year I put on even more weight because I had an injury whilst out running fell over and hurt my ankle. So I was out of action for most of last year. Then I got back into running at Christmas time.

And then January I decided to start Manjaro and yeah, I've lost three and a half stone. Amazing. But I've also been working really hard. I've done loads of research into the diet and everything. I didn't drink for three months, the first three months and eating really healthy, going out running three times a week, a half-past five in the morning, getting home and doing 30 minutes pilate. or 30 minute strength training. I've really been committed to it.

So, yeah, it's been a real positive for me. There was a point in May or June where I didn't take it for about six weeks, basically because I was skin and I couldn't afford it. So I thought, oh, I try and do the last bit by myself. Couldn't do it. Well, I could, but it was just the bad habits were creeping back in a little bit. I was drinking cider, having a few more treats.

and then I ended up putting on half a stone and I got really, I really panicked. So I started again. So there's different doses. I'd start on the first dose again. And yeah, I'm back on track now. And yeah, I've learnt my lesson, hopefully, with that coming off it in between.

You know, just got to be careful with these things. But it has really, it has changed my life. life. I'm wearing all my old clothes, pre-baby clothes, because you know what it's like. You don't get rid of a lot of women don't, do they? They hold on to these clothes that are far too small for them. And yeah, I'm back into them now, so I'm really happy about it. And yeah, I just wanted to really, oh, basically, as well, I'm a secret jabber. I haven't told my husband. He doesn't know. And I keep meaning to confess to him because I feel like it's probably obvious, but where I have been working really hard as well, and with my fitness, I think he just assumes it's down

to that. But yeah, I only didn't tell him because of the money side of it. So yeah, that's my story. Yeah, I hope you found it interesting. Thank you. Well, there you go. Well, good for you. good for you, you sound like you love fitness, you're into your running, you do loads of stuff, but, yeah, secret jabbing, eh? Lots of layers to that dialogue. I think it's, listen, brilliant, you can tell that she really wanted to do it, she struggled, and it's been absolutely amazing for amazing. But I don't know if I could do that and not tell Mark.

What do you think? Well, to be fair to her, she's saying the only reason she's saying, the only reason she's, she's not told her partners for financial reasons. No. But this is the problem with this whole scenario, isn't it? It's putting, I feel like people are under pressure. People are under pressure because there's other people approaching them and saying, oh my God, you look so well, you've lost so much weight.

Are you jabbing? And they might not be jabbing. No. But if they are, why are we even asking what they're doing? Because it's blown up and you're absolutely right. Since our last pod and all the messages I've received Oh my goodness

I really, I have to say I'm leaning now from that sort of not negative but I was very honest I just said that I felt jealous I was just being honest I wasn't I felt annoyed

annoyed that I struggle and I work hard and everyone can just drop weight but actually listening to the stories it's changing people's lives I mean absolutely

That's good luck. One resonated with me, which was a guy that left a message saying, I've got an eating disorder. But his eating disorder was not what we deemed to be an eating disorder. It was, can't stop eating. Yes, of course. You know? Of course. Of course.

Of course. For me, in my mind, an eating disorder is not eating. It's not eating. No, no, no. No, no. Disorded eating, eating disorders can come in any shape and shut the size. I will be the first to admit prior to getting married, and I'm not saying it was intentional. I didn't even realize. I was running the house I lived in with my brothers and dad. I had a high power job in a bank. I'd bought a house with your brother. And we were trying to get that house organized in readiness for us to move into it as soon as we were married. I was organising a wedding. And then I played netball for the bank. I hurt myself in the process. It caused me to collapse. And through that, we established that I hadn't had a hot

meal for about three days. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, I was about six and a half stone when I got married. It's mad. That's mad. And I didn't even realise, in effect, I guess that was kind of an eating disorder in the sense that, and I don't know, I do sometimes think it was a bit of neglect. I neglected myself because I was putting everything else around me before me.

And you also had lost your mum. And I'd lost my mom. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I totally understand people with eating disorders, whether it's one spectrum of an eating Disorder or the other to the other Yeah of course

Of course This Manjaro I mean Don't get me wrong I'm intrigued I said that On the last pod I'd love to try it

Because I'm intrigued To know what What you're talking about that Well just to know What Dave You're tiny No I'm not even saying No you talk about the

I'm intrigued as to what it does to you How does it make you feel That you do start Naturally losing weight That you lose The hunger Pains that

one gets, I'm just intrigued as to how it works. My frustration with it is what's happened now, which is what I spoke about on our last pod. It's gone up by 170% in price. Yes. It's now not becoming

affordable for people. Unfortunately, the problem we've got now. The problem you've got now is with doing that, it's now going to become a class issue, which I don't agree with. As everything does, it's the haves and the have-nots. And it's not fair.

And I just don't think it's fair. And I don't think it's fair on people that are on it for, you know, whether it's to lose weight, whether it's for health issues, whatever reason they're on it for, good for you. That's what you're going to do. I'm to have no issues with that. But now I feel in their mind they've done it knowing that it's going to cost them X amount. Absolutely.

They've got into the swing of it. It probably is a bit addictive because you start seeing weight loss and you start feeling better and your health issues are better. and then all of a sudden they're quadrupling, tripling the price. I know. And it's not realistic for people. It's not sustainable. No, it's a lot for people, very stressful.

I've got a message here from Roger, who's a long-time listener, and he's actually shared his weight loss journey throughout me starting the pod. And he just said, morning, Natalie, just listening to your pod today. It was so nice to hear you discussing the issues that are out there regarding weight loss. as I am someone who has lost nearly 19 stone by diet and exercise and to maintain it by walking nearly 15 miles a day from 3am every day before work to keep myself healthy I'm jealous of the quickness of my friends who have now started Monjaro

but know that I'm doing this for me and my health as a year ago I would have been dead now if I had kept going great pod and love to you and the family Roger so another one that's using that word jealous Because I think if you've really tried hard It's frustrating We've also, I'm going to absolutely flag I've had a couple of people

When we're talking, we were on a walk last time we did the pod And we're wandering along I've had a few messages to say Not everybody can walk And I'm sorry for that And you are right, you forget Some people have autoimmune diseases Different things, a wheelchair bound

And some people can't exercise or walk And this is where this manjaro is life changing for people is an incredible thing. It's amazing. Although interestingly, this is interesting. A colleague of mine has just flown back from Italy, which is where I'm going at the end of the month. Yeah. And funny enough, this is why I ask the question, because I'm intrigued to know when I go out there. I said, did anyone talk about the manjaro while you were out there?

Are they on it? Oh, yeah, yeah. She goes, Linda, not even heard of it. Oh, really? How mad is it? That's interesting But maybe from USA To then here

To the UK I don't know It just blows my mind That here It's just completely Saturated Oh my goodness Yeah

Yeah And then I'm going to fly to Italy In a couple of weeks But is that because you're from a little village And maybe Milan Not necessarily Because I've got family members That have had the gastric band

That have had the sleeve They've done that It's not even got there yet I've got a lovely message about that Give me a moment This is from Chris from County Durham She said

Just listening to the pub where Auntie Linney's talking about Manjaro I'm absolutely fuming ha ha In 2024 I paid 14,000 pounds for a gastric bypass

This has changed my life I can't enjoy food or drink My stomach hurts regularly And my personality has changed I'm more miserable Ha ha If I'd known about the jabs I definitely wouldn't have had

A major operation That's destroying my life I've lost five stone and I see people who have lost the same in a few months on the jabs Anyway, I love the pod No need to keep me anonymous And that's from Christine Oh Christine, don't beat yourself up

No, don't, please don't You know Science, everything develops You know, decades ago people would You go back 60 years And a heart bypass meant that people might not make it Whereas now it's like flicking a fly All of these things, you know, it's medicine

isn't it it's science you can't it's hard it's really really hard now here we go listen to this one this is Donna Auntie Dodo we had a little chat about names

with Auntie Birdie and this one and Donna is Auntie Dodo but she said hi Nat just listening to your pod I'm taking the Manjaro jab purely because I'm living with fibromyalgia fibromyalgia Fibromelja

Daddy had that in his shoulder Remember? Did he? Did he? Yeah. He was on steroids for it. Yeah. And I want to be able to move better

and be in less pain. I was advised by my GP but I'm paying for it by myself as there is a two year waiting list for it. Oh. I will not be paying any more than my 12 weeks I've already paid for and then I'm going to use my walking pad

and exercise more which having lost over two stone in eight weeks I'm feeling lots better within myself and can go out walking and not feel tired too soon. The only side effects I've had is constipation and that isn't very good at all. But I do not feel like I want to gorge on food anymore. I've got four weeks left and then I'm done and I'll be able to hopefully not need the amount of food on my plate all the time that I did.

Lovely listening to your chat about this is I've struggled with my weight all my life having lived with PCOS and going through the change, etc. My BMI was over 40. I started at 17 stone 6 pounds. I'm now 15 stone 4 pounds. And I purely did it because I wanted better mobility, not because I was ashamed of my weight. It's a great topic of conversation and have a great weekend.

Oh, I love that message. Isn't that lovely? It's brilliant. And like she says, you do. As you get older, you want to be mobile. You want to be able to get around. It's so important to move around. This health and social care course I'm doing.

I was going to say you're going to know better than anyone. Well, no, the biggest thing is muscles and strength and being able to move around and not being a fall, falling, being a hazard to you. So if you're weak or very, very heavy. Which is I guess why older people tend to fall a lot because... They're weak and they're overweak or they're overweight. And I guess this is where the jab comes into its own, Natalie. It could really help, help the NHS.

I've had some messages saying, what's it going to do to the NHS, giving it out for free? It's going to cost millions. But the other side of it. They're not giving it out for free, are they? And they're not? I don't know. I thought they were giving out on the prescription. I know a few people that are on it by prescription, but they're still paying for it.

Right. Okay, fine. I mean, now that there's been the increase, they're not eligible for that increase. They're still getting it at the original. Okay, fine. But who knows? Because if you're not having the health problems later on in life and you're going to help diabetes patients, you're going to help heart problem.

Again, I'm not a scientist. I'm saying it now. We're chatting, aren't we? Cool. But I just feel like the messages we've had have been very, very informative and different views from people. So interesting, all the different views. And interestingly, only one negative view out of all the messages we've

had. Kendra, I think this is really good, a little bit of a trigger warning for everybody, but she said, hi, just listen to your episode talking about weight loss jabs. I have been struggling with an eating disorder for a long time, and now I'm in recovery, and I've been for some time, and I'm the heaviest I've been for years, which I struggle with. Having things like Manjaro and other weight loss jabs around, I find extremely triggering, especially when it's people you know.

And I totally get where you are coming from when you say you feel triggered. It's very, very hard as it can really influence how you feel. Thank you for always making me smile and take my mind off things when I'm struggling, Kendra. And actually, it really made me think about how it's made me feel. Honestly, my book's out soon, as everybody knows, but I do touch on sort of the weight loss DVD and losing so much weight in such a short space of time and then putting it all back on and always having crosses by my name, going to award ceremonies and wait, wait, wait,

being spoke about. And I feel like it has been quite triggering for me or everyone around me just losing mate quickly. So maybe that's why you are reacting as you are towards it because you've had your own... No, because I've had my own struggles with it. Of course, I understand that. So Kendra's message really rang true to me.

Yeah. This is the thing with this, isn't it? It's touching people, it's impacting and affecting people in so many ways because everybody has got their own journey. Yeah, with weight. Of course, have. Again, isn't it mind-blowing?

We are all so different, we're all different shapes, sizes, colours. But we should all be so lucky to be here and we're all worried about it. Really, in the end, we do all sort of compare each other. And I'm like, you know what I'm like, I've got a very, very thick skin.

Oh, you've had to have. A very thick skin, and I am. I feel fine and I like getting ready and I look good and sometimes I go out in fucking pyjamas and I don't care. But there's just something about it that definitely has been triggering for me. It has triggered.

And it must be from all those times. All those times it's got to be. We've got another lovely message here. I'm just going to play this. Hi, Nat, Natalie. So last night I listened to the podcast where you were talking about the manjaro. I'm very much the same as Natalie, as in too scared to take it myself.

I feel slightly jealous of other people when I see them literally disappearing in front of me. But I'm a bit concerned to, as in when people stop taking it, what's going to happen? Because I know a lot of people who are taking it, who are paying for it online, and have said, I'm only going to take it to lose a stone. They've hit that target, but they're still. taking it because they just want to get a little bit more off or a little bit more, you know, into that small address size. And I'm not too sure how people can afford it. I agree that it's good for medical reasons. And if they're taking it through the NHS or the doctors, everything,

that is absolutely fine. I agree that it's good to get diabetes and everything under control. But the people who are getting it when they're lying about their BMI and things, I don't agree with. I'm also a bit concerned as when people stop taking this, is this going to put more pressure on our NHS and what's the impact going to be as a whole? Anyway, keep up the good work, loving the podcast. And yeah, just love listening to your little chats with everybody, the nieces and everybody.

So, yeah, thank you very much. My name's Marie and I'm from South Wales. Thank you, Marie. Thank you so much. Yeah, I think we've all got the same sort of questions. Yeah, again, valid points. I'm going to end with this before we have another chat about other things because I don't want it to all be about this. Listening to you talking about Manjaro, I'm on it through a proper prescriber and I've had all checks that you need for it.

For me, it's been great. I've lost four and a half stone, but I've also joined the gym and I've changed my habits completely alongside it. I walk now every lunch break and hit 10K steps a day. I work out four days a week and eat a healthy diet and the weights come off slowly compared to others. It averages out at just over £1 a week, and it hasn't given me a massive appetite suppression. I've stayed on a low dose as I didn't want to be relying on it. The price rise has actually given me the push to sack it off, as I think I have changed my life sufficiently to manage on my own. I've tried so hard alongside it to focus on being fitter and stronger and healthier,

regardless of the weight. I've had friends who have lost so quickly, and I've been jealous too, and it felt like a bit like I've failed, and I should be losing faster, which is ridiculous, interested to hear what people think about it, Polly. And I think she, it's just, she's done it brilliantly well. She's summed it all up for us, doesn't she? She's done it brilliantly well. She's fit.

She's walking. She's changed her diet. And I think if this can really help people and just get them in a different mindset, that'll be wonderful. As long as people that are doing this manjaro, the one thing that's very apparent now is that you still have to be careful what you're eating. Of course You still have to You must exercise I don't think it's an easy cop out

Louise said I said it was easy I don't think we did so No because you've still got to do those things I don't think it's easy I think there's a lot of side effects It's not an easy thing to choose to do Not at all

It's a brave thing to do actually It is brave But anyway For everybody Thank you for all of your messages Very much Absolutely brilliant Yeah we'll leave that one there

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Learn more at landrover.ca. So on to a new topic, listen to this guy. Hi, Matt, it's Max. I'm a very loyal listener, so I know to keep this message as quick as possible, I may have acquired an accent, but I actually live in Washington, D.C., which is exactly what you're probably reading in the newspapers right now, but there's more homosexuals than they report. Anyway, I just wanted to reaffirm you that. It's completely okay to start pre-Christmas, because I've started doing that already. I know there's other seasons to be thinking about. We're right now in pre-fall, which means that me and my husband are filling the house with as much orange as possible. We are going to be going into spooky season in October. before November with our pre-holiday planning, checking, making this and checking them twice. Because we start with Thanksgiving. Then we go right through into Christmas, which is twice as hard over here because they have

nothing good that we like to do in England. So that means that last weekend, Labor Day, our version of August Bank holiday, I spent that making mince pie filling because we've got to start stewing that early. I asked my husband, can you please pour in some alcohol into that? here goes, do you want me to measure? I said, I thought you were virtually English now. Clearly not. Anyway, next month we are going to be starting our Christmas card design because we have to do a family one. And when I say family, that's me, my husband and our staff of Sheteria. No kids in sight, but twice as adorable. Anyway, I just want to let you know that this podcast is an absolute godsend. I really miss England a lot of the time.

We can't get BBC reg out here. So your lovely voices are just absolutely divine. and you keep me company on my long runs because like you, I'm a marathon runner and I really just need that extra inspiration and quite frankly, a good, bloody giggle. So, cheers to you all and have a really good pre-pre-pre-pree-pree Christmas. Well, I tell you something, Matt.

I'll tell you something, Matt. I'll listen to that earlier and you perked me right up. It was perkier than my breasts that need to be operated on. And I have to say, Matt, I love the pre-pre-pre-price Christmas. I love the fact that you listen

from Washington, DC and it did feel like you were on 1.5 speed and can I just let everyone know he wasn't? It was trying to squeeze it all in. It must be difficult being abroad, wasn't it? It's clearly missing the UK when Christmas is concerned. Yeah, but they do have a lot going on out there. They really do. I love the Christmas card.

Loving it. They love a Christmas card, a personalised Christmas card with photographs of them all. I think you should do one of you, Dave and Betsy, this. this year. Oh, yes. Yes, please. Everyone has said they loved hearing Betsy on the pod. Oh, because you could hear her.

So you need to do some pickies of Bet Bet Bet for everyone. Oh, I will. Please. I'm going to do... Even old ones. Just put a couple up. Yeah. Or send them to me, I can pop them on mine.

I will do that. Because you need to do a little Instagram now. Guys, I'm going to get on the old... You're going to have to. Yeah, I'm on Instagram, but it's my personal Instagram. No, but it's private. I'm going to do, yeah. A little Auntie Linney.

I think you should. So bear with me. Please be my friend. And I will just bore you with my cleaning regime on a daily basis. I think people will love it. Here's one for you talking to cleaning very quickly. I found. No, I haven't found.

I'm absolutely lying. Mark has found. Oh. What's he found? The best thing for the fridge or the stainless steel. What to clean? Yep. Go on.

WKD. It is unbelievable. I have heard this before, to be honest. It's unbelievable. What, has he actually done it? Yes. It is really good. You're going to have to do a video.

It is crazy. Mark, are you trying to steal my phone back? No, it actually wasn't. Yeah, no. But it is... I have heard this. It's just not the sort of thing you have knocking around, is it? Correct.

but it not only gives it that as if it's brand new polished, but it has a certain sheen on it that sort of protects it. Not for long, but for a day or two. It's very, very good, guys. Do you know what was lovely today, guys? The girls had olives with Sicilian lemon and probably enjoyed them. That's nice.

And then bifolds weren't fully open today because of the weather. And they were playing outside. And then they thought it would be really fun to just put all their hands against my windows with oily hands. Oh, love olive hands. God. It's horrific. And I'm just looking at the glass and I'm thinking,

is it, am I not normal? Does anyone else get that feeling with, why do kids touch glass? They always do. But oily. Olive hands. No, olive hands. They're like hundreds of handprints all over my five.

I know, but it's raining anyway. It's winter now. It doesn't matter. It does matter. It does to you, don't it, babe. We're going to have to do a cleaning pod as well. We haven't done one of those for a little while. We haven't done one for a long time. I think we should. Definitely. Definitely. But I will be doing my own Instagram, Auntie Lini. I need Roro or Ellsbills to set me up. They can help you. Yeah. And then you've got to do a few little, even if it's two minutes of what you're doing. Oh, absolutely. Been good. And I'll get bets on those.

Because it's all those little jobs that no one does that you do that are interesting. Like today. I've just did my entire fridge out whilst Ruby was happily playing in the kitchen and no one even realised I was doing it. Did you find much parmesan cheese is what on and I? I'm glad. No, I'm so pleased you've mentioned parmesan cheese. Go on.

Anyone out there that is... You can clean your parmesan oil. No, you can clean your... No, I'm digressing. I'm digressing. It's got nothing to do with cleaning. I'm a bit traumatised. I'm going to Italy at the end of the month with Elia.

Yeah. And my plan is to bring back loads of parmesan cheese, palmer ham, stuff, yeah. But my colleague who works with me, who's just been to Italy, has just informed me that you can't bring food back anymore. Not anymore. Is that right? Is that back? Yes. What?

Not even in your suitcase? Nope. And actually, it's a bit of a shame you've said it because you could have hidden it all in towels or something. What are you joking? In your suit? Oh, double, 2007-8, 2019, 19, can Linney bring back large pieces of parmesan, parma ham, salami, all vacuum-packed? No, can you not bring it in you? Why do you know that?

No, I don't. I'm winding you up. I haven't got clue. So that's why I'm asking the audience. So if anyone out there, please, guys, let me know, because I'm going on the 25th of... I can just chat GPT in a minute downstairs. We can just find out like that. We can.

Okay. But if anyone does want to join in the convoy, I don't think so, babe, with Brexit and all that. I don't think you can. Could you do it anyway? Yeah, I used to. I know, but could. I don't know. Yeah, I don't know.

I don't know if that's ever been allowed. Oh, really? Okay. Well, if anyone would like to enlighten me, I'd be most grateful. An olive oil is so expensive. We need to get a lorry load over from San D'Angelo. I'm going to speak to federal chaw. Promise me.

this out because you're going over. Yeah, it gives quality time to sort something out where we can get some... Vats, vats of it. Get it over. Yeah, we need to do this, don't know. And psalta, everything. You've made your own psalta, love.

I saw, I'm impressed. And we're going to go downstairs now, and I have made you. No, it's cherry tomatoes picked fresh tonight. I've chopped them all up, olive oil. Saganyaki, which is a Greek herb, but I've bought in the packet in Greece. I could bring that back in the bag. in the plastic thing, the herbs

and I've popped all that in I'm going to chuck in a load of king prawns feta cheese two beautiful fresh crusty chabattas from Marxes and some butter bins well we've got to go guys we're both starving we're both starving but yeah

there you go and talking of cooking I only went on one cooking with the stars didn't I? We are so proud of you Natalie I have watched every single moment. Have you? Have you enjoyed it? I have absolutely loved it. And I do watch the bake-off, but that's the only one I ever watch.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this. I think you absolutely smashed it. You are, this is you. This is your vocation. I love it. And it comes across that way, Natalie. You don't. I know you've said.

said on the pods that you were really stressed and it was the anxiety. I feel anxious watching it. Yes. But you don't come across anxious. The final was stressful though, isn't it? Well, you're in the final. Yeah. If that's not stressful, then nothing's going to be stressful.

But I cannot believe that I brought that home, that trophy. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. And thank you for everybody who sent me messages and stuff. Honestly, I know I said it about Strictly years ago. And I've always stuck to my word. Strictly was the best job I've ever done because I loved it Cooking with the Stars

is the best thing I've ever I was bereft when it finished I wanted to be in that kitchen listening to the chef's comments I miss it so much I loved every single second of it You need to get in that kitchen girl Yeah

That's something you need to look into doing I love it Little pop-up restaurant with your brother David Yeah it'd be very good Little supper club Can we use your house Feel free I'll happily be the washer-upper

Absolutely No you honestly Natalie I mean it sincerely So proud You did so well Amazing as did the others But you smashed it And you deserve that

Thank you You did Thank you very much No it was absolutely brilliant I'm hoping to get a little chatting With Tony soon on the pod And just have a little phone call And we can just chat about

The show and our experience Because it was so good maybe talk to Poppy or Jack, some of the chefs. But I'd love to do a little cooking special with a few of them. We need to get your brother David on that. I would really like to. You really should because again, that's his passion. Got to get him on, don't we?

We've certainly got that in our genetics, that's for sure. That's for sure. Anyway, there we go. Thank you for listening. We're going to go and eat. We're going to go and eat. Thank you all. I think that was a really jam-packed-up, won't it?

Loads of stuff going on. So much to talk about. Please, please, please, send you. me in your comments 07-8-8 2019 on the WhatsApp Messenger Facebook page

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to announce very nerve racking though but have a good rest of the week and I'll uh I'll speak to you Thursday take care thanks Liam you're welcome see you later bye all bye