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I cut it out to see if it was potentially a migraine trigger for me. I didn't find the cutting out too hard (I weaned off slowly, no noticeable withdrawal effects) but I missed my coffees! After a few months (with no change to migraine patterns), I added a morning coffee back in. I now drink 1-2 a day, but only in the…

The same kind of thing has been happening here (New Zealand) - this was on last night's evening news: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/covid-19-lockdowns-and-vaccinations-driving-flu-deaths-down.html?fbclid=IwAR01gjgJp5Ce3ABXgVNoUWl9b_Asgho8z8MRqFf7wCB0QilqD0LXmWxNtTo 94% decrease in hospital admission…

It's been a while since I last posted, so here's a little update from New Zealand... We as a country had been doing great...101 days with no community transmission! All the active cases were from new arrivals in the country, in managed isolation (and then quarantine facilities). Things were pretty sweet, and day to day…

Hi!! You can probably guess I am a kiwi from my username... I am 42 and have 5-10kg left to lose.

It's definitely slower for me. Part of that might be age, but most is just life stage & circumstances. When I first lost a significant amount of weight, I was single and child-free. I worked a busy job, but my evenings and weekends were free to do whatever I wanted, and even getting to and from work allowed a bit of…

Well, in the last few weeks, I managed to drop to a post-lockdown low weight, but then within a few days bounced right back up. I know in my head that it's hormone-related water retention and I just have to wait it out....but it's not very nice looking at the scale!! Other than that, I am trying to get back into some kind…

We already have that with flu vaccinations here - over 65, or with a pre-existing condition get it first. Then this year it was essential workers next, and then the rest of the population. So I am guessing it would be similar. Our covid-free status has ended. 2 people who came into the country and were released early from…

Yay, hoping that continues - we want you "in our bubble"! (Lucky DH and I made a trip to SA late Feb - just before the restrictions stepped up)

No new cases here in New Zealand for the last 17 days, and all known cases now recovered. We are moving to Alert Level 1 tonight, which is pretty much back to "normal" daily life again, but border controls remain in place.

100 day login streak today :) Progress is slow, but the fact that I am still at it and enjoying finding healthier habits is success in itself, even if the scale still has some catching up to do. And bought a smaller sized top today to wear for an upcoming extended family photoshoot. I quite like slightly baggy tops, so…

Wow, good news here today - down to one active case. Seems quite surreal - reading this article while working on our management plans to be able to restart kids' activities that I volunteer for. Almost stamped out this round of COVID19 (not assuming that's the end of it), and yet it's totally at the forefront of a lot of…

I have been interested to see a lot of businesses asking those kinds of questions as part of their now-standard procedure - I've been questioned before someone came to do fibre installation, while ordering items for collection, when booking a haircut, and when booking for flu vaccinations & doctor appointments. And we are…

I'm in New Zealand - being a small country and relatively isolated, we have been able to (we hope) get things fairly under control. We had a strict lockdown from 25 March to 27 April, and then a slightly eased version from then until 13 May. We are still in "alert level 2" which is mainly around safe practices and physical…

The kids are at school today!! I walked the youngest to school (with dog in tow) and carried on with a large loop walk around my area. Beautiful late autumn morning here, so it was a nice, if a bit chilly, walk - next time I will wear my waterproof hiking boots though...the grass through the parks was soaking, and I came…

It is strange, I agree. Really I wonder if it's more that in order for people to return to work, kids need to go back to school. Or is that just me being cynical?? My kids'schools have various changes in place - no assemblies, assigned seating, extra spacing of desks etc. But still, there will be 25+ kids in a classroom…

We've woken up this morning to a new level of freedom (I'm in New Zealand) - at midnight we went to "alert level 2" Level 4 was full lockdown - supermarkets, pharmacies and medical centres open with restrictions, and a few other essential services were running. People had to stay home, no travel, only contact with those in…

Hi all, I'd love to join you all too. I am 42, with 2 kids (ages 13 & 10). I have been slowly losing weight over about the last year, down about 10lb with 15 to go. But, lately things have stalled. We have been in lockdown for coming up to 7 weeks. At first I was managing okay with long dog walks and just being active with…

I mostly estimate, and I think it works better for me overall. I just pay attention to the direction of the scale, and if it's not going where I want, then something has to change (eg log more accurately, eat less, estimate higher values). For me, if I go for more accurate, I tend to get a bit hung up on the details, and…

Yes, I ought to be a bit more creative. There's a beer bread recipe doing the rounds I might have to try 😃

The only grocery item I am continuing to have trouble finding is yeast! Luckily sliced bread supplies have settled down, so it's not a big deal, but I do like to bake bread on a fairly regular basis. Other than that, there has been the odd thing out of stock, but mostly easily substituted for something similar. Oh, and…

The limitation for up to Year 10 is due to the fact that kids over 14 can be legally left home alone here. We have received notification from my son's high school and daughter's primary school that for the kids attending school (kids of workers who can't work from home) that they will still be receiving the same online…

Will there be much difference for you at L3, Nony_Mouse? Personally, it will be more of the same here - working at home, kids schooling at home. Only going out for groceries and dog walks. I am missing my small gym, but it will be at least level 2 before that reopens. DH may be able to go back to some work, but not in a…

From what we are being recommended here, it's not silly at all. Basically, the more you drive around the greater chance of needing maintenance on your car, more fuel stops (potential contact with virus at the pump), more chance of breakdown or road accidents. If something happens, someone then has to risk exposure by going…

Feb start weight: 67.0kg Feb end weight: 65.8 Mar goal: 64.5kg 1 Mar: 66.3 2 Mar: 65.7 3 Mar: 65.7 4 Mar: 65.4 5 Mar: 65.0 6 Mar: 64.7 7 Mar: 64.7 8 Mar: at Scout camp, didn't weigh 9 Mar: 65.0 10 Mar: 65.0 11 Mar: 64.7 12 Mar: 64.7 13 Mar: 64.4 😊 14 Mar: 64.7 15 Mar: 64.9 :/ 16 Mar: 65.0 17 Mar: 64.5 18 Mar: 64.4 19 Mar:…

Yep, couldn't miss that! 📣 Hope they don't need to put out too many of those alerts.

We (DH & I) are small business owners, and so glad for the wage subsidy on offer - we still are required to pay employees at least 80% of their usual wage, which is higher than the subsidy, but it's a slower drain on our resources, so I hope we can ride it out. Our biggest worry is paying for the business premises while in…

Feb start weight: 67.0kg Feb end weight: 65.8 Mar goal: 64.5kg 1 Mar: 66.3 2 Mar: 65.7 3 Mar: 65.7 4 Mar: 65.4 5 Mar: 65.0 6 Mar: 64.7 7 Mar: 64.7 8 Mar: at Scout camp, didn't weigh 9 Mar: 65.0 10 Mar: 65.0 11 Mar: 64.7 12 Mar: 64.7 13 Mar: 64.4 😊 14 Mar: 64.7 15 Mar: 64.9 :/ 16 Mar: 65.0 17 Mar: 64.5 18 Mar: 64.4 19 Mar:…

Feb start weight: 67.0kg Feb end weight: 65.8 Mar goal: 64.5kg 1 Mar: 66.3 2 Mar: 65.7 3 Mar: 65.7 4 Mar: 65.4 5 Mar: 65.0 6 Mar: 64.7 7 Mar: 64.7 8 Mar: at Scout camp, didn't weigh 9 Mar: 65.0 10 Mar: 65.0 11 Mar: 64.7 12 Mar: 64.7 13 Mar: 64.4 😊 14 Mar: 64.7 15 Mar: 64.9 :/ 16 Mar: 65.0 17 Mar: 64.5 18 Mar: 64.4 19 Mar:…

Feb start weight: 67.0kg Feb end weight: 65.8 Mar goal: 64.5kg 1 Mar: 66.3 2 Mar: 65.7 3 Mar: 65.7 4 Mar: 65.4 5 Mar: 65.0 6 Mar: 64.7 7 Mar: 64.7 8 Mar: at Scout camp, didn't weigh 9 Mar: 65.0 10 Mar: 65.0 11 Mar: 64.7 12 Mar: 64.7 13 Mar: 64.4 😊 14 Mar: 64.7 15 Mar: 64.9 :/ 16 Mar: 65.0 17 Mar: 64.5 18 Mar: 64.4 19 Mar:…

:D Laughing at myself here - I had to go check, that's the rest of the school year, not the calendar year (in my defence, the school year here runs from late January to mid December, so if my kids' schools closed for the rest of the year, we'd be looking at a loooooooong time at home...which may still come to pass, I…