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"When you say rolls do you mean like bread buns?? Thats strange to me to have a bread bun with what we call "Sunday dinner". Also do you eat pumpkin pie or is that a stereotype??" I remember thinking it was odd to have bread rolls with a full roast dinner. We don't usually do that - as if there aren't enough carbs on the…
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Oh and my first taste of pumpkin pie was a big disappointment! I'm not sure what I expected .... I bake one if the family want one but they're just as likely to ask for an apple pie or apple crumble.
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I'm English and have lived in the US for 20 years. In England, our Christmas dinner was/is always turkey, chipolata sausages, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, fresh veg, stuffing, bread sauce and cranberry sauce. That's what I cook for Christmas here too .... I have to have my traditional Christmas dinner. My husband's…
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Hello ladies. Just doing my periodic check-in to read your motivating posts. I haven't been logging but I've been walking every day with my dog, sometimes twice a day. Good for exercise and good for thinking. Helen in Needham, MA
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Hello ladies. I've been missing for some time because my two week vacation at home in England turned into a month of eating too much, drinking too much lovely white wine, and not exercising enough. So now all the weight I lost this spring/summer has gone back on and I'm back to square one. I started back at the gym today…
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Good morning. I've been back from England for 5 days but can't seem to move out of "vacation mode". Today is my first day back at the gym and it's going to be a struggle :yawn: I'm going to read some of the posts I've missed for some much-needed motivation! Helen in beautiful sunny Needham, MA
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Good morning from sunny Cheshire, England. Well sunny for a minute, then cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy ..... The lovely weather we had at the start of my holiday became more unsettled a few days ago. It's still mild but we've had some good thunderstorms too. It's my last full day here and I fly home tomorrow afternoon,…
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Wessecg - I'm so sorry for your stepdaughter and family. What a terrible situation. (I'm still in England on holiday and will check in when I get home next week - Helen)
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Hello ladies, Rhonda - welcome. I'm new too and am so impressed with the kindness and support this group of women has for one another. We lived in Knoxville for 8 years before moving up to New England 7 years ago. Friends have told me about all the rain you've been having. And we're having East TN-like hot, humid weather…
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Good morning ladies. I tried twice to post and they both got lost in cyber space somewhere, but now I know why. I was trying to post on the old thread. If I'm repeating myself (again), sorry! I woke up very early, around 2:00-something and couldn't get back to sleep. Eventually got up around 4 to make a cup of tea, and…
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I haven't posted goals since joining this board, but I suppose it will be to continue to log everything I eat and keep moving. MFP has helped so much, even compared with WW that I did for years. Sandy - your kebabs/kabobs sound delicious. I was going to say I'd look for the Kraft dressing you mentioned but just remembered…
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Pat - I agree with you about shakes. I've used them as a meal replacement this week a couple of times just because of trying to drop a few more pounds before my trip. The best time for me to have a protein shake is as a snack after a good workout. I didn't realize you were in AZ. We had a wonderful vacation there a couple…
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Good morning! I've just done my last workout before flying home to England on Monday. I need to make sure I keep moving and watch log my food when I'm at my Mum's! Heather, I love summer pudding ... English berries are so good. Someone mentioned cobbler here but I think that's more similar to a crumble. I haven't seen…
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Well I have not been eating sensibly today! I had a protein shake for breakfast, worked out hard, had a protein shake for lunch then ran out to do some errands. Of course I then got really hungry about an hour ago and have been nibbling. I had a Joseph's tortilla wrap with ham and cuke, which would have been great on its…
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Good morning ladies, I made some notes so I could reply to people and now I don't understand what I've written. How do you keep up with it? I don't have Word on my new computer so I can't use that to copy and paste. Vanessa - welcome. I'm new too and I'm so impressed with this group of women. From all backgrounds, all…
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Lucy in DE - I had to blink when I read your post about grandchildren and great-grands. You don't look old enough!! I saw that one of your goals is running outside. Do you do that now? When did you start running? I'm doing interval running on the treadmill and would love to think I could just put on my sneakers, go out of…
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Hello ladies, Barbie - your Lavender is beautiful. Critter Sue - sorry you've been in a funk. This hot humid weather isn't easy but it should be drier at the weekend. Hope you feel better soon :happy: Do you have a doggie daycare? I know you talk about your dogs but I think you mentioned clients too. I made pasta Alfredo…
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Good morning ladies. I love reading everyone's posts and seeing such support for one another. I belong to a WW board and have grown very fond of those ladies. Most of us are 50+ but a few aren't. I have to tell you it's frustrating when you have to work so hard to lose a few pounds and a 30 year old drops so much weight so…
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Pat (Phoo) - thanks for your lovely words. I had to laugh at the name you gave your old boy - Runt! Maisie has had a couple of regular check-ups since she stopped using the litter tray and she's been fine, no infections. She goes very deliberately on (or around) the puppy pad, so it's not that she has lost bladder control.…
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Good morning ladies. I'm ready for breakfast at Wimbledon .... love it! Michele - your pool is beautiful. Grandmallie - a 40 lbs loss is amazing ... just one pound to go! The situation with your FIL is so sad and so cruel. Thank goodness he has you and your DH. My sweet old Maisie is sitting under the kitchen table with…
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Hello ladies. One of my goals was to log in each day in my effort to get to know people. I missed yesterday and now there are several more pages to read! I'm so impressed at how so many of you keep up with each other. Such a supportive group :) Sandy in ON - I have a similar problem with my cat. She's about 20 (she was a…
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Good morning ladies, and Happy Fourth of July! I joke that I don't celebrate the 4th ... as a Brit in America I sit and sulk. Of course, that's not true ;) Heather, your post about your dad's desserts made me even more anxious for my trip home in a couple of weeks. This is going to be a challenge for me because I'm working…
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Kay - thank you, I'll look at those socks. I get blisters on the back of my heels when I run/walk, even though my sneakers are good. I think it's the repetitive motion, so now I put large band aids on before every workout, which is a nuisance. Helen
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CityjaneLondon - I have some white linen pants from good old M&S that I love in the summer. They've been too tight for a couple of years but they feel good now :) It seems that ex-pats like myself love M&S much more than people who live there. My mum complains there's nothing she likes, but it's the first stop on my list…
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Good morning ladies. Pinch punch first of the month! Happy Canada Day and thanks Barbie for the new thread. Two weeks from today I'll be getting ready to leave for England :) Someone mentioned socks that help prevent blisters but I can't find the post. Can anyone help with that? I'm watching a very exciting match from…
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Good morning. Grandmallie - Happy Birthday! Helen in cloudy, humid Needham, MA
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Good morning. It's so nice to read the history of this thread. Thank you to Barbie for keeping it going. Joyce IN - I used to lived in Fishers, IN, just outside Indianapolis. Butler University has/had a local PBS station and showed a lot of British comedies. They started a British Telly Club which I joined and even did a…
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Hello ladies - still enjoying reading your posts and getting to recognize a few names. Heather - I hated broad beans when I was a child (one the our first Biology classes was the growth of a broad bean). A neighbor made a dip from broad/fava beans last year and it was so good. I've wasted 400 calories today on chocolate,…
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56 pounds down - congratulations! I grill a few skinless chicken breasts at a time and keep them in the fridge. If you prep some salad veggies ahead of time and keep them in baggies, you can throw together a quick grilled chicken salad. I eat that almost every day. I know it takes a bowl and a fork, but it should be…
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Good morning. I'm enjoying reading the posts and seeing who lives where and who does what! Heather - which stately home are you going to? I miss visiting homes and gardens like that. Hopefully the weather will be good (!) when I get home to England in mid-July. Helen in MA
