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Nic, that dessert barish thing sounds truly amazing, but the picture didn't come through for me. It's sounds like something I should try making, but only for a family event!!

Hello all from Amsterdam! More correctly, sailing out if Amsterdam harbour… I landed in London (UK, lest Laurie gets confused 😆) on the 8th, and it was festooned mightily for the 80th anniversary of VE day. Even played Taps and had 2 minutes of silence in Heathrow! We were there until heading for Southampton on Mother's…

Sharing some advice I came across recently, for what it's worth (thinking about anyway): The 4 Golden Rules of Weight Loss by Paul McKenna - he claims if you follow these you will not only lose weight, but maintain as well. When you are genuinely hungry, go and eat, but physical hunger only, not emotional. Eat what you…

Thanks for popping in with your update @j29t ! That's exactly how to maintain - take sensible action when a few pounds return, and not let it pike on! Good for you! @springlering62 I can relate to the panic, hysteria and laughter in your story! 😄 I have badly scorched leaves for my dining room table, after setting it on…

LOL - I have a "consider myself young" story 😛 So, probably close to 10 years ago, in my mid-fifties, I was attending an event with my son, daughter and their 2 half brothers. As we came within a couple of blocks of the venue, cars were already starting to park along streets and people streamed on foot towards the event.…

@lauriekallis I too have lost and gained considerable weight a few times, but never made it all the way to where I wanted to end up - got diet fatigue and/or plateaus and/or lost focus. Then of course I regained and ended up fatter and heavier before something triggered me to gird my loins and enter the fray once again.…

@Creamtea42 , yes bookings now closed for the Spring session, not sure how soon they open up for Fall bookings, but I would set a reminder for early August to check. Will be around 3rd week of September to start going by last Fall. It's aimed at weightloss but also weight maintenance, some repeaters have already reached…

PAV - the Oceanfront development is in Squamish, or perhaps the road is technically before Squamish, but right there. Which is a left off the highway, not a right 😂

Wow, deep. And all too relatable. The program I found last Fall, BodySlims, is all about harnessing the Power of the Day, and has a "3 legged stool" approach - diet, exercise (which have been designed to work together in balance) AND a head component. Per BodySlims wisdom, we all know what to do - eat less and move more -…

That is a really lovely shirt. 🫠 I too am hoping things will have improved come Fall. I do think Americans are still most welcome visitors tbh, probably especially in the Maritimes as there is so much shared history.

Hi all, I went for a very scenic drive and then walk on the weekend, it's called the Sea to Sky highway and we drove the part that follows the coast north from Vancouver to Squamish. We ended up at a new indigenous development called Oceanfront, and the park with walkways is open. Super breezy but such an enjoyable walk!…

Hey-o, I'll still eat chicken 🐔 lol 😋And use Stevia for that matter! But I do try to eat healthier and make most meals from scratch, using many fresh ingredients. But frozen too of course, and some canned (like tuna). My goodness @springlering62, I am totally visualizing your HAD climbing your back - ouch! I went for a…

Thank you @springlering62, very kind of you to type that all out in great detail! So many good ideas it gives me too 😉 I am in British Columbia, 🇨🇦 (hence my moniker 😆).

@springlering62 I would like to know more about your perfected protein pancakes lol. I have PB powder, a recent purchase, rather a large container for a whim experiment. There is not a chocolate version around here - perhaps I could mix some cocoa powder with it? Anyways, do share! @AnnPT77 I don't know anything about…

Delightful Spring day here - cool breeze but too warm for a jacket in the sun. Supposed to get up to 20ish (68/70F Yooly) for the weekend 😎 Everything is rushing to bloom and leaf out. All of a sudden I am behind with my gardening 😆

Well, after my brave words, chocolate bunnies leapt out of my cupboard and into my mouth. "Only" 500-600 calories worth, but all over my calorie target for the day (as if filling up on regular salad was any match!!). Anyhoo, they're tuck away again, hoping they stay there until the weekend…🙏

I even have some of the ingredients in, ready to go! Just have to ignore them until the time is right…they are socked away but still in the house!

I have the same issue with quote, was going to say "glad it's not just me", but am I? Not really. It does give me more hope though that it may one day be fixed, since it's not just me 😝 I have seen others use it, on the same threads I cannot…

My hellebore is blooming too 😍 Very interesting about the monovision option - I'm glad you told us about it as I had forgotten a coworker of mine went that route a few years ago, and loved it. It was not discussed with me when I went for my cataract consult, and since I haven't even had word of a surgery date, perhaps I'll…

@cantstopher, I too should've been at my goal weight by now, or an awful lot closer at least…but I'm not giving up - this time it's FOR LIFE! But I am down considerably from my all-time high, and slowly coming to grips with what lifestyle I need to lead to not only lose, but maintain also. That I feel is the critical part.…

Last night was our final night in Mexico, and we took a boat ride to a magical place for dinner and a 'Cirque du Soleil' type show in an open air amphitheatre. The food was very good, and we were plied with rum punch or cervezas all the way there and back! So Friday was over calories… Then today we flew home - long, long…

@springlering62 - I think there may be more to heredity of interests, abilities and personality in our genes than we suspect, or would like to admit…especially in our individualism-worshipping Western culture!l. I know that one of my brothers very much favours a grandfather we never met (died decades before he was born) in…

Actually, as beautiful as the sunsets can be here, the sunsets on the west coast of BC are outstanding. And the sunrises too in the Fraser Valley. But of course, only on the days between rain events! A few more days of this lovely place and back home where it is warming up nicely ☺️. @yakkystuff, is that where you are? Are…

Here is my replacement bag. I kept my Ecuador one in case I find a way to replace the zip 🤫

@SbetaK yes, my daughter is with me. We stayed at this hotel during Covid and chose this style of room in case we were quarantined! I am so sorry about your son, I can barely imagine your loss and grief, my sincere condolences 🙏

Puerto Vallarta, really like this town, my 3rd visit - first time was a day stop on a cruise ship. Lots of Canadian expats here! Plus I prefer to be on the west coast for 2 reasons - sunsets (I am never awake at sunrise!) and a shorter plane ride, right down the coast 🙂

Welcome @bobbinalong ! Yes, this 'group' is not a group, and is reasonably active 🙂 I just celebrated my 65th birthday, and my daughter treated me to this trip 🍾, I have been retired 4 years and loving every minute of it 🙃 ❤️ @springlering62 - love the weaving, what an interesting trip you were on. Was it a group thing…

Hello everyone, I am on vacation in Mexico 🇲🇽, finding it hard to keep calories down when you are at an all-inclusive! 😎 I am recording everything best I can, and the totals are very scary 😨 Hoping to get a handle on this as I'm here for another week!! A bright spot is I am doing lots of walking and my step count is over…

Hello everyone, I am on vacation in Mexico 🇲🇽, finding it hard to keep calories down when you are at an all-inclusive! 😎 I am recording everything best I can, and the totals are very scary 😨 Hoping to get a handle on this as I'm here for another week!! A bright spot is I am doing lots of walking and my step count is over…

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