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Oh Annie that's fan-tas-tic!!! I'm so thrilled for you <3

Hi Everyone <3 Just home after what seems a long and draining day. MIL is home and, as predicted, FIL is now declaring long and loud that he can care for her by himself. This time I predicted this and divorced myself of any emotional response one way or the other. David *has* looked into care facilities and has found one…

Welcome Paula and an Award to you for reading the entire thread - wow! I have to rush out to get to the in-laws and help re-install MIL at home. Will try to reply more politely later <3 There's worse. They're doing her discharge as we speak and someone is going to *follow them home* to check that the house is kitted out…

Wow, it sounds as if life in Canada is one extreme or the other at the moment. Keep safe girls <3 I had a rather unexpected loss today. A really tiny one, but sufficient to put me into a new kilo bracket so I was excited about that. My MIL is being discharged tomorrow, but we must find a long-term care home for her. FIL is…

My grandchildren call me Granny May. It was a small chain of stores here when the first grandchild was born, so it was amusing to use it. My real name *is* May though. And I live in Oz(tralia).

Was the file too large maybe? I don't know what their size limit is.

Firstly, thank you so much everyone for your beautiful support, understanding and words of wisdom regarding my in-law situation, it really helped. Apparently Albert was cheery today when David rang, and my cousin went to visit and reports that they were both bright and happy in person too. The sting of his anger, and my…

You were the 1,000th post Cindy, congratulations!!! It always seems funny that we share the same phases of the moon. David says we're getting a blood moon in Sept. I'm sorry about the dizzy spells and hope you don't get then again. The pool sounds beautiful. Other answers in a minute, as best I can before bedtime is…

Thank you Cindy. I think our 'lack of interest in regular visiting' is because she's been in and out of hospital so frequently over the past 3 years that it's just not that unusual any more. Though we have to admit she seems very weak this time, she's been quite literally at death's door so many times and bounced back that…

I'm doubting my maths now. That might be only .66 of a pound. Translating (and maths in general) are not my forte LOL But either way it's a new low weight and that will do me. Thank you dear Ellen for your understanding. It's so hard to understand completely what's going on for Albert and the suffering he's enduring, and…

I should add. David has rung once or twice each day when we can't visit so it's not like we've ignored them. On happier news, I was down a sudden 300 grams this morning (6½ lbs). That's the last thing I expected, but after a week of 'short nights' (not enough sleep) I did have a bit more last night. Good sleep often seems…

Right. Having a moan. And then a sleep LOL Whilst I *totally and 100%* understand what my Father-in-Law must be going through, I am also really fed up that he's expecting us to drop everything to go and visit my MIL in hospital so often. Unfortunately (from one way of looking at it) David's sister goes to visit about 5…

Welcome @FaithMathias I hope we can all help you through this. I think that going cold turkey is a good idea. Or at least to have around 20 grams or less of carbs per day. I went cold turkey, carbs below 15g per day and no sweet foods at all for 3 months. I had no cravings at all, and I used to be totally addicted to…

Welcome @deboxley Deb I presume? We rather use first names in this thread, where that is ok with the poster. Awesome to read of your long-term experience with keto and tracking calories and macros. It really does seem necessary to track calories for us 'experienced in life' ladies doesn't it? Oh well, as you say, we are…

That had me mystified, but I reckon it's the lack of socks. Am I right? I'll reply properly to everyone later. Gotta get off the computer before I'm offered a divorce ;)

Quorn is a meat substitute used in the UK. In Australia it's known as TVP (textured vegetable protein). Off the top of my head it's not terribly healthy.

Welcome @Batlady it's great to have you join! My diary is open if you'd like to look at a few days there. Ignore last weekend though, it was hard to log that one. @Kate oh gosh I'm so sorry for your experience. Glad you weren't hurt though. @Janice, I know, right? @Liana I often wondered if I would still love him after The…

When David was a roof tiler we used to get up early, especially in summer when he wanted to be at work as soon as it got light and he could get his work done before the intense heat hit. There's no shade at all for a roofie, and carrying all those cement roof tiles up a ladder, 56 lbs in weight at a time, relentlessly…

Hello everyone <3 I should be attaching the second mermaid tail to the sleeping bag. I’m half way through and have run out of steam. We see the girls tomorrow and will be giving the tails to them, I’m pretty excited. And wondering what I can do while passengering in the car in the near future. I’ve done 90% of that crochet…

Dear Minties, you have some awesome replies here and @professionalHobbyist's touched my heart. I was going to say to you that you've done a truly amazing job so far. Be proud, don't dwell on the 'failure' of the past few days. I'd reword that as a 'holiday from dieting', and after such a successful long haul you truly…

Ha ha, it's amusing isn't it? My wrists have lost so much fat that I'm astounded. Now my hands have joined in. And all I want is some reduction in my lower belly LOL But I'm post-menopausal so I'll just have to be patient, that'll be the last place it goes from. *All* of the victories are good ones though B)

Hello everyone <3 I'm so very excited to see our new ladies. We seem to attract the most gorgeous ladies in the whole of MFP in my opinion. Welcome to you all and please do post about your experiences, good or bad so that we can all help one another as friends. And *nobody* is too old to be here. 'Over 50' covers a huge…

Thanks Jane <3 And yes, I'm a wally. I typed .3 cm into my conversion page instead of 3 whole ones, woo hoo! I agree about Ellen's cortisol. It's weird that the doctor did nothing. Or maybe he/she doesn't realise the importance of cortisol?

No time to reply to everyone right now. I feel as if my feet haven't touched the ground this week, but it's been happy-busy. However, I came across this in my old Overeaters Anonymous paperwork (that I'm throwing out, because I now know the truth that's it's only sugar and grains that are addictions) but it's beautiful and…

Well, it's Friday at last and I measured my tummy and waist. Tummy is down 3cm (.08"). Waist is up .5cm (barely measurable in inches). I wasn't measuring my waist in the early days, but the belly/tummy measurement is accurate so I'm thrilled to finally see some action in that direction. It's the belly protrusion than…

There has never been a Starbucks in my entire state, nor the neighbouring 2 states. Seems strange to me, but then Perth really is backwards for the size of it. Hubby used to drink drip coffee. 3 builder's mugs before work, a large thermos of it for work and then as many as he could fit in after he came home. We now drink…

We (in Oz) have Moccona, Maxwell House, Nescafe in the instant range that I either remember from when I was in the UK, or have seen British ads for so I'd still be interested in your results. Our 'pod coffees' are largely Italian so I suspect we'd have the same brands of those too. Vittoria is the only one that springs to…

I'll be interested to see what you find. And then miffed that I can't buy the best-result brand in Oz probably LOL

These supplements haven't caused my heart flutterings Kitn, I've had that going on since the end of February. The supplement has helped it a lot, though the ACV seems to help as well. I'll let Ellen tell you her own story.

Oh gosh Ellen, I'm glad you stopped taking the ashwaganda and I'm so sorry it gave you the flutters :( Did you try the apple cider vinegar and did it help? I forgot to take mine (ACV) yesterday and my heart was beating too strongly as I was trying to fall asleep. Not fluttering, but the 2 are related. I was sure to take my…