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Thanks for the advice. The mini bypass is a lot like the full gastric bypass except there is only one anastomosis instead of two so there are less chances of complications.

It depends. Getting tattoed over boney areas like the feet are supposed to be more painful - any areas with less padding really. Also, it depends on individual pain tolerance levels. The pain doesn't bother me - I think if feels like a cat digging their claws in - and eventually you get used to is and you go a bit numb.…

Thanks for all the replies. Ideally I'd like to lose at least 100lbs but I carry most of my weight on my hips and legs. Still, I've decided to wait a while longer. I've said I want it done by the end of next year so hopefully it'll help motivate me to kick the weight loss into high gear! Thanks again for the advice :)

Thanks! Guess I'll just need to muscle through lol

What I do is add the calories for everything together and decide on number of servings based on amount of meatballs (eg for 20 meatballs I'll have 5 servings of 4). Then I scoop the meatballs out of the sauce and put on plate/ in bowl. When it's just the sauce left, I go in with either a cup or 1/2 cup measuring cup…

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll be giving these a try over the next few weeks ;)

Thanks for the tips! @jawjaws39 the sausage casserole is made using a slow cooker packet mix from the supermarket, the roast beef is just 1.3k silverside of beef, a cup of broth, a 1/2C balsamic vinegar, 1T worchestershire sauce, 2T soy sauce, 1T brown sugar, an onion and a few sliced carrots or whatever veg you want to…

Do red lentils fall under red or brown? What about things like butter/lima beans? Is dairy included in the challenge?

That's great news! To be honest although I'm happy she's getting home but I'm slightly apprehensive about it too. She broke her arm/wrist while in hospital and so far she's managed to pull 2 casts off! I'm a bit worried she'll do it at home too (she has dementia so she doesn't realise what she's doing). Plus, I'll have to…

All challenges for this week complete - I even had my mother up doing the radio taiso routine with me last night lol! I haven't done much in the way of minutes but my nana gets out of hospital tomorrow (finally!) so I should have more time to workout now that I won't be spending all my time up there :smile:

How much fun were those dance videos? I haven't done the time warp in years. As For where I was in 1975, my mother was only 10 so I wasn't even a thought at that point lol!

I haven't been able to do much the past couple of days because I think I've caught a bug from being at the hospital all day :( I'll try and make up for it in the next few days. I'm making progress with the stairs challenge - about half way through now :)

Do hit drinks like tea count as a snack? I usually have a cup of decaf as part of my bedtime routine so I wanted to check. Skipped it last night just in case :)

@Rigibann Welcome to the team :smile:

Stairs = boo! lol. So glad my nana's in a ward on the 5th floor. I should get this done no problem (even if I'll hate every step :smile:)

The worst part is I jumped on my bike to finish up my workout and when I turned back around, the dogs had been munching on my wooden spoons! Into the bin they go :smiley:

lol That drum challenge was something else! Jumping about in my room with two wooden spoons while my dogs sat on the bed watching and silently judging me :smile:

I've been accepted by @lewiann now (hi!) but still haven't been accepted by @suzieharmon2016 (@sth76). I've sent a request twice over the week. That's me got everyone except @suzieharmon2016. @MissionEnforcer

I'm waiting for these two too! I've just sent my second request to both :smile:

@scrapbookingtm I had no idea you were causing such a controversy lol! In your into you mentioned how much you love hiking. I just figured you had an all day hike. I think some people must be looking at the spreadsheet and making judgements without context from the team threads. :smile:

Just wanted to check: what's the stance on diluting juice?

I wanted to apologise in advance because I'm not going to be able to do much in the way of exercise today. I've been with my nana all day who got taken into hospital last night. Went in with urine infection (which caused delerium) and ended up falling in the ward bathroom and breaking 2 bones in her wrist/arm :(. I've been…

I live in Irvine, a coastal town in western Scotland although I originally hail from Glasgow. Irvine has a population of about 35,000. We recently moved into a new amenity bungalow in the town and had previously lived on the outskirts. We've about 40 minutes away from Glasgow. Being in Scotland you can experience all four…

I've sent friend request to almost everyone but I'm having difficulty finding suzieharmon2016. I'm not getting any results when I type the username into search. Could someone give me a link to her profile page please?

For challenge 2: Can you do any 3 youtube videos or are there specific ones we've to choose from?

I know 1 min of exercise = 1 mile. Does it only count if it's something like running/walking/cycling/etc or do things like weight lifting, yoga and classes like zumba count too?

Could any of the returning members fill us newbies in on what kind of things to expect from the mini challenges?

HI! I'm Theresa and I'm a race newbie. I'm 32 and I live in Scotland. I'm a carer for my grandmother. I have 2 adorable shih tzus, 2 cats and a royal python. I've been on my weight loss journey for about 6 years now. At first I lost a bunch of weight (about 45lbs) then I plateaued for a long time. Fell of the health wagon…

Spent the day walking up and down the hills of Edinburgh zoo and managed to walk over 10,000 steps for the first time since getting my fitbit overt a year ago. I usually manage 3000 steps at most on a normal day. Also burned over 4,000 calories today!

Thanks for the advice. I'm not under a cardiologist yet because they wanted to change my meds and raise my calcium for a month then test me again to see if it's sorted itself out. I'm hopeful that it was just caused by my low calcium, etc and that it's not genetic. If it turns out it is genetic, I'll definitely be looking…