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Hi Sneakers and special welcome to Pink - I'm the 'other Brit' and the Sneakers have made me feel so welcome. Like you I am 62 and have found that the encouragement I get on this site is keeping me focused and the weight is gradually coming off. I just wish laughter burnt more calories - I'd be stick thin - I am still…

Hi Louise. I'm posting a day early for this challenge as I am off to visit my grandson Ollie later today for the weekend, so will not be near scales or my computer!! Just a half pound off this time but I am nearly back to my pre Christmas weight and thenI can concentrate on the next stone. I just wish this last little bit…

They are adorable pics - what a sweet child. Pam :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

Hello everyone. Have had a really good day today. Can't remember if I told you but I joined the Women's Section of the Royal British Legion at the beginning of last year. The Legion is a charity that raises money to provide support and care for our personnel in the Armed Forces and their families. At the end of last year…

Hi everyone. I have had an exciting day in London. You may or may not know that next year, 2012, the Olympics and Paralympics are going to be held in the UK. Well today I went for an interview to be a Gamesmaker 2012 (that's an Olympic volunteer to you). I applied, along with 240,000 others last autumn and was lucky enough…

Hi Sneakers. Thank you ALL for the wonderful messages - it is so good to be back with you. I am off to London soon to meet up with my son and his partner for a few hours. Haven't seen them since New Year as they spent most of January in Mauritius with Lorna's family who have an apartment there. After sweltering in…

Hi everyone from across the Pond. Oh Buzz, I feel so guilty for neglecting you all. Life has had its challenges since Christmas and I have found that I just about have time to get my calories and exercise down on MFP and keep meaning to get back on to the Posts and then, another day passes and then it is a week and I have…

Hi Louise; I'm back. Not losing recently so am starting this round at 176lbs and hoping to see some downward movement in the next two weeks!!! Arf Arf :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Pam

Hi all Having managed to lose 14lbs by Christmas, the holidays and visits to friends during the early part of January meant a weight gain of 3.2lbs. However, over the last couple of weeks I have managed to get back into the routine, watching the calories and getting back into exercise mode. The result is that I am now just…

Looking forward to joining in next time!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Pam

Hi, here's my starting weight for this Round of the challenge - 176.4lbs. Pam :smile:

I'm in and will post my weigh in tomorrow morning. My goals: To drink more water To walk for 30 minutes 3 times a week Attend 1 hour Pilates class once a week Do 30 minutes swimming once a week To get on JD2 (when my arriuves!!!) and hopefully keep up with Looby (my daughter's sister-in-law) if not beat her!!!!!!! Pam…

Well Christmas, New Year and my trip to Oxford have proved disastrous in terms of calorie control and exercise (or rather lack of it) so have gone up NOT DOWN! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My own fault, so now that all the travels are over I must get myself into gear and motivated and back to Pilates, swimming,…

Hi; here's my weigh in for the start of the challenge - 175.6lbs; that's only .6 lbs up after all the holiday goodies - woohoo!!!!! I am going to be in Oxford for the weekdays this week and next so I can't get back to the Pilates and swimming until after 14th January. In the meantime I want to get back to the WiiFit…

Hi, I live in West Sussex but used to live in Northamptonshire so I know where Bedford is!! Welcome to MFP. Pam :smile:

Oh, I love this Sandy - fits my sense of humour!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Just finished packing for the next few days. They are forecasting more cold weather (and possibly more snow) so I am taking far more than I think I need but at least I am prepared for whatever the skies throw at me!! Keep smiling, warm and…

Hi everyone. It looks as if you have all been busy. Marie - wonderful news about the drive and also about exchanging the pants; keep up the good work and you'll soon drop another size!! Gayla - you really are going through it at the moment. I do hope the news from the next round of doc's appointments is good. I have high…

Buzz - yes I will be driving; it is nothing like the distances you may be used to on that side of the water but I will still need to cover a lot of miles. I don't mind the driving although I don't get the same pleasure as I used to from doing it. Well, I think I have finally finished wrapping the Christmas presents and…

Kim, what a wonderful surprise your parents gave you. Psychologically that must have left you in a good place to cope with the surprise news about your husband's surgery. Hope that it goes well and will soon be back home. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Pam :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Hi Mary Ellen and welcome. I'm 62 and live in England. I'm a widow, my husband died in August 2009 and I have three children and seven grandchildren. I have been using MFP since early September and found this thread just a few days ago. The Golden Sneakers have made me feel so welcome and I really enjoy reading about all…

Hi everyone. My, you all sound busy. It has been good to find some of you on Facebook as that means we can get to see one another's photos much more easily than if we tried to post them here. Connie I hope the trip out with the portable oxygen went well. You must be feeling stir crazy by now and I am sure it will have done…

Hi all. Just had a great couple of hours out with my friend Wendy. We walked to the High Street, about 15 mins, to see the Christmas lights and join in the fun. It is the first time since my fall that I have managed to walk any distance without feeling so sore. We had a great time walking around the various stalls - hot…

Connie - I have tried searching for you on Facebook but I can't find you!!! Perhaps you can search for me instead. :smile: :smile: :smile: Pam

Connie (and others) I am on Facebook and would be delighted to welcome more friends from amongst the MFP community. Anyone wanting to search for me needs either: Pam Perceval-Maxwell or pam102@talktalk.net. Connie, I will search for you now and send you a request. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Pam :heart:

Thank you so much for setting this up; I look forward to sampling some of your recipes from across the water! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Pam:heart: :heart:

Hi Robin. Keep strong - we are all thinking of you and sending you positive thoughts. :heart: :heart: :heart: Bye for now, lushes Pam :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Hi all. Gosh, haven't you all been busy; The recipes look wonderful and, when I can find time, I shall give them a try. Buzz - sorry it is so cold in Florida but am really pleased that the orchids and other plants are coping. Has been quite cold again here but no signs of more snow just yet. I feel really sorry for the…

Hi Yvonne; will be thinking of you on the next two Wednesday and sincerely hope that the expectation is worse than the actual treatment. It sounds as if you are being very wise taking time off to give you time to recover. Don't stress about the absence of exercise for the time being. Just think how much more you will be…

Hello Sneakers, hope you are all OK and from the posts you all seem to be having great weekends. Sandy - I loved the photos of the grand-daughters and the gingerbread houses and Daisy looks just gorgeous. Connie - so good to hear that you are managing so well, so far. My husband had a spinal problem which was degenerative…

Hi all. Am pleased to say that the temperature started to rise around 9.00 pm last night and so by this morning most of the snow had gone. That meant I could drive to the next village to have the manicure that I had booked for today. I don't mind snow for a short period; it looks pretty and I can stay nice and cosy looking…