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Thank you - I quit my old career and re-trained when I turned 40 which was a big step. My son's poor experience at school made me so angry with the system that I wanted to do something positive to improve the experience for others. Glad to hear she is settling well now - my son was premature by the same amount too and was…

Hello Ali,my eldest son is 17 and is affected by dyspraxia and Asperger's - I totally understand how you feel about the future (as well as doing too much for him!). I teach youngsters in the 7-9 year old range and work with some wonderful individuals who see the world differently - finding new ways to unlock their…

Marinade cubes in low fat greek yogurt seasoned with your choice of herbs with a little garlic (powder is fine for this) then thread onto kebab sticks with or without your choice of sliced veggies and grill 'till done. If you like it spicy add some chilli, curry/tandoori powder or whatever floats your boat. Simple and…

Forgot to say - you will read a lot about cherries helping people but as far as I could find much of this is anecdotal. For example - if I had hit on cherries at the same time as realising tomato triggered an attack I might be tempted to say it was the cherries that had helped. There are some studies about the effects of…

I also suffer with gout and spent a year working through an exclusion diet to establish exactly what triggered an attack for me - as it happens tomato products especially those using puree (even waaayyyy down the ingredients list) is a REAL problem for me. Probably the next most significant thing I found was that keeping…

Fantastic work - your pat on the back is well deserved :+1: I'm working towards the same goal at 45 - I started at 210 and am down to 180 so far since July with a few more still to go... but these are the stubborn last ones! I've got a problem with my left knee and shifting a few lbs has helped more than I expected.

Somerset here :+1:

South West England here :+1:

Well, now I've stopped lurking I'd better make some friends - feel free to add me :+1:

Hi Melissa, Obviously not everyone wants to look like Arnie - but for me he hit the nail on the head with regard to motivation when he said "What are you more hungry for is really the question, this was always my question. Am I more hungry to be Mr Olympia, or am I more hungry to eat like everyone else out there and…

Thank you - yes that helps. I know we are all different but it's encouraging that you are at that level of protein without attacks as it gives me some courage to try some things! I spent a year working through an elimination diet figuring out which foods were my triggers - turns out tomato products, especially those with…