richardholt2011 Member

It may just be compulsive behaviour. And if you are constantly telling him to stop, but he carries on, then telling him to stop quickly becomes counter productive. He associates the command with getting away ignoring it. Never a good idea to repeat a command after it has been ignored. Gently but firmly prise him away from…

Yeah it looks like somebody just put wrong information into the database. How much of that goes on I wonder? There have been a few other things that havent quite made sense. Damn.

I just think cheese is one of civilisation's great achievements along with bread and wine - so many hundreds of gorgeous varieties. so every week i will treat myself to a different cheese. But not for the next six months or so!

When i was diagnosed with diabetes I said no to chocoloates and sweets (candy) and apart from a couple of wafer thin mints in restaurants i have stuck to it. Gone are those entire boxes of chocolates eaten one after the other. But i keep grazing the fridge and the fruit bowl - and last night i did have some granola bars…

It's 7 lbs I'm afraid. But the maths is a lot easier if you do it entirely in lbs (American style) or in kilos.

Cherry tomatoes. Put them in your mouth whole and bite. They explode. Best thing to happen foodwise since growing up.

Hi I'm Richard, living in London, with my partner and rather doddery old dog. Would be great to have some friends on here so that I dont feel like the only gay in the village. So feel free to invite me as a friend. Or indeed fix me up with a handsome man - I'm easy

I definitely lack confidence and self-respect because of my weight. And i have avoided meeting old friends and colleagues because i had put on weight since they last saw me. I know its my own opinion that i should value not other people's but that's a hard creed to live up to. But all of that will change - i am and will be…

thanks for this - will check out the cocoa butter and drink lots of water. am taking the pace slowly anyway

I have started studying all the labels in the supermarket like mad. Weightwatchers baked beans were almost identical calories to Waitrose essential beans and about four times the price. Having said that I also bought a Waitrose low calorie prepared meal - 445 calories which is lowish rather than low in my book. I do like…

Congratulations. Thats a huge amount so maybe not just water. Anyway who cares - its still weight. So less strain on heart etc. Just dont beat yourself up if you lose less next week

When we got our labrador the vet said to be very careful for at least the first six months - easy to cause damage which you dont discover for years. He also said not to let the dog come down the stairs on his own while he was still a puppy but to carry him instead. But we had to abandon that when Dora started running half…

Fantastic. makes me feel more confident - if you can achieve that i must be able to achieve something much more feeble! Richard

Hi - just joined. Live near Canary Wharf. Would be good to make some friends on here Richard

London here - also just joined and think it's a great site technically Keen to make friends. Richard

depends if it really is a mouthful - if its pnly 2 grapes i dont bother. If it was a mouthful of them i would include it.