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Can't help you with a breeder, but I can echo what some of the others have said about selecting carefully. My nan has had three beagles at different times - one was a lovely dog, but the other two were very difficult dogs. I think there is definitely something to be said that beagles are really pack animals and this can…

That sounds like an excellent plan :bigsmile: I'd offer to put you all up, but it's probably be a bit of a squeeze in our tiny one bed flat! Made it to running club tonight, and was rewarded with mini chocolate by the session leader!! I suppose I don't have to eat it....:huh:

Hi everyone - Becky :heart: Leash - thanks for sharing your story. It shows just how important it is to be aware of our surroundings. It is the one easy thing we can do for ourselves. Glad you're ok. It is difficult when these things happen, but we shouldn't let them stop us from getting out there as long as we are…

I'm sorry to hear that. I really hope you feel better, and things get better soon :heart: . How about some yoga? Might help you with a few peaceful minutes (if that is possible). Erika x

Hey everyone! Wow you've all been busy. First of all time to fess up - weighed in this morning and I've put on TWO POUNDS! AGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH. Didn't think I was doing too badly this week. So swine it is for me! This week can you all kick my butt and 'encourage' me to go to running club on Tuesday and Thursday evening…

Oh, and just in case I forget later, good luck on your race Shuntae! E x

I was doing quite well until about 11am when my colleague offered me a cookie (I had half) and now have just arranged to go out for pizza/pasta with friends tonight (so obviously that means wine). Ugh! I have a feeling I'm swine this week!! Hope you're all doing well today?

Mmmmm, doughnuts. Nice picture Julie. On the job front I work for a music publisher in their 'Business Affairs' department. I handle all the copyright related stuff as well as contracts etc. So not disimilar in some respects to what Tabby might come across. Haven't been out for a run today, the weather is still completely…

Barmy = eccentric/daft Potty = Silly/Crazy/addle brained (according to online dictionary). I'm British, but my family is Latvian. A nice mix of cultures! E x

Ha! 'Barm-pot' an expression my family uses to express barmy and potty! Another word for loon!

You are a bunch of barm-pots, but I love it! Since last week I have somehow manage to put on 3 pounds and I refuse to believe I drank enough wine, ate enough cake and chilli on Saturday to have out in THAT much :sad: I was hoping it was just water retention and it would be gone by now :sad: :sad: I'm hungry now and just…

Hi everyone - thanks for your good wishes. :heart: Dad is doing much better. They've taken him off the IV antibiotics and moved him on to oral ones, his temperature has come down and he has managed to eat a meal. There is still no sign of infection in his heart, but they want to do one more scan this evening or tomorrow…

Mmmmmmmm, exercise calories.

Good luck with the MRI Leash :heart: I'm feeling a bit tired today. I'm not the best sleeper anyway, but my Dad was taken to hospital last night. He's got the cold I had, but his temperature was getting higher and higher so the doctor sent him to the hospital. He had heart surgery 18 months ago to fix a degraded mitral…

Hey guys - you crack me up. Aagghhh...calorie counting. I'm so fed up of trying to lose the last 10 pounds or so, I decided a couple of weeks ago that if it was going to come off so slowly that I may as well eat the calories for maintenance of my goal weight and still lose slowly instead of being hungry and miserable…

Tag for later - I'm only 8 days late! I'm currently eating at maintenance of my goal weight because I'm fed of these last few pounds. If its going to take forever then I'd rather it took forever eating a bit more! Still running, and just trying to be healthy now. Good luck everyone. Erika x

Hi All, Family day was good thanks! Ate way too much, drank too much wine, inhaled way too much bonfire smoke! It was nice to see everyone, and as a bonus my best friend was visiting her family too, so I got to see her for a couple of hours as well. Got in a steady 4 miles today, but haven't had a chance to catch up here…

Remember, remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night We should be having them today, but have to wait till the weekend! Erika

Hi All, Took some time and got caught up with you all. Kelynn- firstly, Happy Birthday :flowerforyou: How're you finding the superfeet today? I'm still in the process of trying them in my running shoes (could only afford one pair and of course my running shoes are sized differently to all my other shoes). I'm not getting…

Hey all - Becky mentioned this thread to me. I hope you don't mind if I pop in now and then. It's late here, so really I'm just tagging for later (if that's ok with you all?) and I'll post properly when I'm caught up. Erika x

Hi Dani, The fact that you've selected 'active' will take care of your normal daily activity. HRMs are not really designed to calculate calories burned from 'daily activity' and the calculations can be inaccurate over long periods of time, of lowish heart rate activity. There is no doubt that you will be burning more than…

I've tried to fix your pictures, but I can't. You need to right click on the photo, right click and then select 'copy image location'. Once you've done this, paste the image location in to your post, but infront of the link put (also in lower case). Congrats on the 45 pounds! Erika

Thanks Lee! My feet have nearly stopped hurting now... Welcome newbies! Erika x

You look great! Well done :happy: Erika

YEAH!!!! go Meag! We're all so proud of you :drinker: Erika x

Hey everyone - thanks for your good wishes! The half marathon was OK - it was hard work! I did it in 2:25:30, which I'm really pleased with. It was a nice sunny day - unseasonably warm, but at least it wasn't lashing it down with rain like the week before! I am so stiff now, and have done nothing but eat ever since, so I…

Hello - tagging for later. I'm running my half marathon tomorrow....aaaggghhh! Erika

1. Where do you run? How do you keep track of your mileage? I run around the streets and trails near my home, and use Runkeeper on my android phone to track my mileage. Before I had that I used to plot my routes on map my run. 2. Is running on the treadmill THAT bad? No, but it is boring and isn't like running on roads and…

Stinging nettles are really delicious when prepared properly :wink: http://honest-food.net/2010/01/28/grasping-the-nettle/ http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/nettle-tagliatelle-recipe_p_1.html

A lot of UK measuring jugs have cups marked on them as well as litres, ml etc. If you have one, but it only has fl oz on it, then a cup is up to the 8 fl oz line. It might be worth a look if you have one. Having said that, I find I much prefer to measure by weight rather than volume (especially for cooking from scratch and…