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get yourself a pedometer with cals burned on it and log them - pedometers arent always that accurate but I have an omron walkstyle pro and it is accurate I have counted 100 steps several time and it is accurate + - 2 I can put in weight etc so cals burned is reasonably accurate

what a lovely friend you are I am off to find you both

great transformation

make your own yoghurt bring a pint of milk to the boil and allow to cool to body temp stir in one spoonful of shop bought live yogurt put that in a vacuum flask of an evening and it is ready for the next day then make the next batch using one tablespoon of your home made yoghurt great of toasted oats with some fruit for a…

small things I knit (I love a portable project) fingerless mits choose any pattern your like - I have been doing some lacy ones and face cloths out of cotton yarn - I make them and soap and wrap the soap in the facecloth as part of a pamper hamper I make up to give as a gift lots of my friends will be getting one :)

I am on ravelry user name aaleigha

I am Hazel and from the uk I learnt to know and crochet at the knee of my paternal grandmother and am what I term cyclical at the moment I am on long term sick (bilateral pulmonary emboli) so you would think I had ages to knit or crochet - in theory yes but I cant hold a pattern in my head at present (due to medication)…

I love to be the only sober one in a roomful of party goers - never used to but I have at least as much fun as them I have carbonated water or soda water with a slice of lime and ice people think its a vodka and tonic if you do have liver problems milk thistle is known to support the liver and has been recommended by…

my joints have done this and still do but it has led to arthritis my left knee (due to be replaced) is so bad you can take fish oil or flax seed oil as that can help and also glucosamine and chrondrontin much better to start these things sooner rather than later

an American product butter buds - bought in lakeland plastics they are sachets of butter flavour granuals (all the fat has been removed) and only 7 cals great on veg fish and jacket potaotes

That is on my list of advantaged to losing weight I will no longer have an apron is how I worded it congratulations I cant wait till I can post that too (but I fear its a good few pounds away yet)

measure it where you want just do it the same each time I bend from side to side in front of a mirror and put the tape on the bend but I also do my belly button consistency is what is important not the actual number

if something like that had happened to me I would find that associate and use their till as often as possible :)

fantastic nsv I too have a pair of beautiful trousers in the wardrobe that I too can JUST do up - I try them on weekly in the hopes I will be wearing them on xmas day :):)

I have two jumpers on the go and a crochet baby blanket :) I also give knitting lessons

I will be buying dried cranberries and pistachios tomorrow so I have all the ingredients to make this for xmas gifts

silicone bakeware is good (according to my friend) and you can fold it up so it stores small I have a great square cake tin that is 12 x 12 but you can put dividers into it so you can make up to 9 smaller cakes if you wish

I know you dont want to talk too much about weight around the children and I do understand why but could you not talk to her as her if you can talk to her in confidence as you need her help and support to become fitter - dont mention weight but maybe talk about toning etc - even if you tell little fibs and say you should…

I dont make resolutions for new year as I find them too difficult to keep up with - usually mind start between christmas and new year as I am already on a healthy eating plan etc for the coming year I will have had a knee replacement and I want to walk up sugarloaf (mountain) again come the summer nothing else just…

I have a gazelle (dont know which model) the one I have has optional resistance - that to me is important so I dont out grow the machine the reason I got a gazelle was due to my arthritis in my joints particularly my knees- its virtually no impact see if you cant get one from ebay or craigs list rather than paying full…

no rat poison what about my warfarin - cant I have rat poison for medical reasons :):):)

if you only want to do the basics you really cant beat an old hand crank singer machine - could pick one of those up cheaply (well you can in the uk) and if you renovate it you should be able to sell it on for about 4 times its price to you that way if you like the sewing you can get a better one - if you buy a new…

it is a brilliant idea we have a recipe section if you go there you can copy loads of recipes (I have quite a collection now of healthy meals saved)

that to me sounds like something I might try at maintainace but why not log a weeks worth of menus and see how many calories that is over the week

chicken terrine veg wellingtom (dont eat the pastry) and cheese platter and remember to only enough to feel satisfied - that also means dont eat the most calorie laden item for each course (eg the pastry on the wellington)

it doesnt matter what the scales read per se what you need is something to measure you on so now you have new scales just use them and forget the old scales readings you will know when you are comfortable with your weight so you stop then :0

I found it next to impossible to lose weight when I first went on antidepressants - I put on a total of 30lb but my weight was going up before that due to the depression and I gave up smoking that put on about 25lb you can get antidepressants that do not list weight gain as a possible side effect - I think prozac could be…

I would never kennel my dogs - they holiday with us however if I needed to go away without them I would leave them at home with a trusted family member or friend to house and dog sit for me my dogs are all rescues and I personally dont think kennelling will help them going by past experience - they do not forget the trauma…

the are two totally different types of measurement they are weight and volume so you cant get a direct comparison into grams imagine a cup of feathers (very little weight) and a cup of dried beans or fruits they would weigh much more just get a set of cup measures it makes dishing up so much quicker than weighing portions…

Christmas at our house is all the family come round for a big breakfast then we open half our pressies go to the pub to meet friends and we eat at 6pm by that time a couple of family friends have arrived game soup turkey pork pigs in blankets at least two types of stuffings roast pots and parsnips peas carrots and yes the…