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This is a delicious sausage casserole, and you can add whatever veggies etc you want. Brown sausages (I use 8 usually), and a sliced onion. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes, some beef stock (I use 1 cube with a cup or so of water), a tin of cannelini beans, and whatever spices you want. I leave it on auto all day. When I come…

Wow, such a great idea. Will steal it too, just got to think of a place to put it on view but away from the kitten, lo.

Welcome!

Funnily enough, I am not an evening eater. Mine is late afternoon, especially just after work. I have discovered I cannot go shopping for food after work. I tend to buy it all and eat half in the car on the way hoem!

This sounds delicious. Will definitely try it.

Well done! I hate climbing stairs

My parents always made us eat our veggies first before they gave us our meat. Whilst it did make me like veggies, it became a lifelong habit. Which means now, no matter how big the plate is I do the same and won't stop eating until I have finished the meat, which is always eaten last! I am working on this. I was a normal,…

Oh WOW!

Well done!

Durban - South Africa. Where we also have summer all year round!

I started at the end of January at 304, after trying since September to lose weight with no success. I went to a dietician on the 9th of Feb and weighed 298. I will be reweighed when I see her again. I know that it seems a very long journery, but I have set my first goal at 10% and plan on doing it that way till the end.…

That is why I go to water aerobics lol, I hide in the corner till the last minute, jump in the pool and then no one can see what I am doing, lol. The small pool at my gym is enclosed apart from a very small corridor that leads to the change rooms, so it is perfect for me.

Well done on your victories. 15% is great, I am busy working towards my 10. A few years ago I started on a diet and bought a pair of jeans and a top one size smaller than what I was. The goal was to fit into that, well now of course I picked up even more! So, now my goal is to fit into those jeans within the next 6 months.

Two things - firstly sugar in my coffee/tea. I have cut right down from 4 spoons to 1, but cannot give it up totally, and I hate the taste of sweeteners. The second one is not so much what I refuse to give up, but I refuse to eat, lol. I cannot stand the taste of tuna canned in brine. I much prefer it in the vegetable oil…

Raemama, I also gained a lot, about 20kgs when breastfeeding. Couldn't believe it because everyone else said it was making the pounds just drop off, and I was getting bigger and bigger!

Sorry, none, it is hard for me too :-( The only thing I do know is that the more I do, the easier it becomes. Mostly, it is not the exercise so much as the motivation to start, once I am actually doing it, I am ok.

Well done on your victories, those are awesome. I know what you mean about grocery shopping, I either come back with all the wrong things, or having spent too much money or both!

Welcome everyone!

I dont particularly like water, and can only drink it cold. So, I half fill a bottle with tap water, freeze it, then when I take it out the freezer I fill it with tap. This keeps it nice and cold, great for gym. I buy one bottle of water every week or so, just to keep getting a fresh bottle for carrying around.

Well done on your victories! I have had two this week. 1) Yesterday, my colleague told me two things. Firstly, how impressed she is by my willpower and secondly that she can see that I am starting to lose. I was so pleased especially since I am premenstrual and feeling very bloated. 2) This evening after a very hot day and…

Well done on your victories! I have had two this week. 1) Yesterday, my colleague told me two things. Firstly, how impressed she is by my willpower and secondly that she can see that I am starting to lose. I was so pleased especially since I am premenstrual and feeling very bloated. 2) This evening after a very hot day and…

I have read the first one and loved it. It is my daughters set book at school at the moment, so may read it again and then go on with the rest of the series. I am reading Hyddenworld by William Horwood

Not much, I had such a busy week I am planning a relaxing weekend. Tomorrow morning I will be going to the annual Fete at our local SPCA. Mainly because I want to look at their book stand as they have a huge second hand book shop. Otherwise nothing planned apart from definitely going to gym.

I also have a teenage daughter and definitely can sympathise with you!

That sounds delicious! My father does the following: Brown the chops with some onions. Then add a packet of mushroom soup powder mixed with about half the recommended amount of water. Pour it over the chops, add whichever veggies you want and bake in the oven. Seasoning to taste. Sometimes he slices an apple thinly and…

Didn't have too good a weekend. I had two assignments to do and we had no electricity for most of Sunday. Food wise I did good though :-) This weekend will hopefully be better.

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed about 2 years ago, but to be honest, I think it started in 1998 at about the time I fell pregnant with my daughter. Since I was pregnant I have had terrible dry skin on my face particularly, so bad it would flake and bleed. This all clears up when my hormone levels are normal. ANyway, my story…

I am taking Eltroxin 0.05mg. When I first went onto it it seemed to work well, but right now I dont think it is. I had some bloods done last week for something else and asked them to do a Thyroid screen, which showed that my Thyroid stimulating hormone is up again. I need to make an appointment to see my doctor, but work…

Hi there, I also have hypothyroidism and trying to lose a large amount. Feel free to add me as a friend. I have been on hormones for about 2 years but my latest bloods show I need an increase. I have an appointment with my doctor later in the week to hear what he says. Have been battling with my weight for years now, but…

I also have a long way to go, feel free to add me too.