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I have that problem of waking up in the night too, or just not being able to get off to sleep. I hate to say it but what seems to work for me is getting up and eating and drinking and relaxing, then trying again. I try not to eat a lot, and sometimes I feel I only need a hot drink, but I give myself a pass for it, as sleep…

That sounds really exciting, Snoozie! I love the idea of making it a vacation and having your own place. That just sounds perfect. Getting to see your family without all the stress over worrying about making a noise going to the loo at night and so on :smile: . (Or is that just me?). I might have to join you ladies in…

I think the issue here is that although the vaccine programme has been very good, it's slowing now and it doesn't look like there is going to be enough coverage for herd immunity. Before the variants it did look there would be a possibility we could get to the point it would just be very difficult for the virus to spread,…

That is so funny that they put all those signs up! So glad you had such a good time! If you can't eat and drink too much on a big birthday, when can you? I'm meeting up with friends soon in a restaurant but hoping we can move it outdoors: we're have quite a lot of cases here at the moment and all restrictions going in a…

Happy 60th! All the best for the coming year! I hope you're having a wonderful day :).

Happy 60th, Snoozie! So glad the timing is right for a little social event to celebrate: it sounds wonderful after all this time!

Yes, I am busy still... just checking in very quickly to say congratulations on the house, Suzy! I had my fingers crossed for you! And on the lack of weight gain too. And commiserations on the break-in, Snoozie. It's horrible when that happens: feels so personal! Kind of funny to think of him being such a bad burglar…

Good luck with the house offer, Suzy! Hopefully this is it!

Wonderful photo, Suzy! I think I missed that it was a BIG birthday: happy 60th birthday! And where are you hiding that 60lb - I can't see it in the photo? I wish I had your slim legs. I'm glad you're getting sorted out with the house. Hopefully it will be easier buying the new one now you've completed on the old one? I'm…

Congratulations on the house sale, Suzy! That's great news! I hope everything goes well for the move and you find the perfect house. Also congratulations on being lighter than at the start of the year - amazing with all you have had going on! Gail, you sound incredibly busy! I don't know how you do it, and not surprised…

I had been doing quite well, in that I was a slow and steady loss, but in the past couple of days I have bounced back up again! It doesn't get any easier, lol! I have been doing an online yoga programme, and I think that is doing me some good. The gyms are open here now but I'm still not feeling like I want to go back.…

Gail, I've just had one of those friend requests too. No idea why. Congratulations on the hike, Suzy! I'm so glad it went well with not too much pain. Enjoy the winery!

That's a really good point about using food as a reward after a stressful day. Maybe that's key as well: finding something else that gives a reward? I've thought of that before but find it difficult. Food is such a pleasant and immediate reward! I used to smoke many years ago. I remember one of the difficult things about…

Breakfasts, I have got round by just not eating breakfast, at least hardly ever. I was having a tiny portion and there was no point. When I did eat it, I was another one who tended to eat the same thing every day, usually some variation on porridge! The diet I was on before had a lot of egg based breakfasts, like omelette,…

I forgot that you didn't like curry, Snoozie! I sometimes used parma or serrano ham to wrap the chicken. I also have a recipe similar to yours but it has a mix of parmesan and polenta. I haven't been eating a lot of meat recently, and have been eating a lot more tofu and soy protein. Not really planned, it's just worked…

Here's a couple of simple recipes from my old diet that I used a lot: Thai fish cakes: mix 400g tuna, lime zest, 2 tbsp thai green curry paste, one egg, 60ml coconut cream, 2-3 tbsp cornflour. Whisk egg, mix together, make small patties and fry till golden brown. Spinach stuffed chicken. Melt a little butter with a little…

I hope you're feeling better soon, Suzy. It has been mixed here, and I think depends on whether you've had Covid or not. I don't think I've had it, was fine with the first, but not so good after the second for quite a while. My son who thinks he's had covid felt pretty unwell after the first. As you say, it's so worth it…

I'm sorry things are dragging on over there, Snoozie. The combo of the fear of catching it, plus the lockdown and isolation is really difficult I think. The post about planning the evening meal then eating rubbish is so true for me!

Nice to see you checking in, Gail! You sound busy as ever. Your Easter dinner sounds like it was really good, Snoozie! Although I know what you mean about eating a big meal making you hungry the following days! I know the Jesus Christ Superstar version you are talking about. I did think of going to see that tour, but…

Happy Easter! Restaurants are closed here, but will be opening soon. Would you believe, there was a government funded scheme in August last year which paid people to eat out at restaurants (often without distancing or masks). It's now thought that scheme is what started our infection numbers rising again. Hopefully it will…

I've had a few of those requests, not so explicit, but a similar type of thing. I don't think for a minute that the person sending the request is the woman in the picture (or even a woman). I'm guessing that these friend requests go out en masse, and there is some sort of scam behind them. I don't know how they find…

Your move sounds really exciting, Suzy! Although stressful, I'm sure. Funny to think of being able to live anywhere and work from home - how times have changed! It will be lovely to be near your grandbaby. I'm just checking in and won't write much. I still have not recovered from that second dose of the vaccine! Have been…

Congratulations, Suzy, on both counts! Well done on the weight loss. Really good news about the vaccine. I've had both doses now (three months between doses over here) and I know there is still a risk but it feels like the odds are more in my favour now. Hope you're feeling OK after having it!

It's lovely to "see" you Carol. Thank you for checking in and I'm glad you're OK. I've been MIA now and then too over the past months. Such strange times we are still living through! I'm OK here. Weather - improving, health - a lot better than a year ago, staying safe - doing my best, lol! I hope you manage to get sort out…

Your granddaugher is just adorably, Suzy! Thank you for posting the pictures. She made me smile: what a little ray of sunshine! Congratulations on your appointment! It will be so good to get it done! Well done on resisting the pizza, Snoozie! And on the logging, Suzy! I did make souvlaki and tzatziki (sp), and it was a…

Funny you should mention souvlaki and tsatsiki, Snoozie. I have just bought some chicken and was wondering what to do with it (I've mainly been eating veggie), but I also have some greek yoghurt that needs to be eaten in the next day or two. I have some cucumber and herbs which I could use to a sort of tsatsiki, also olive…

That sound lovely, Snoozie. It's been rough weather here, cold, windy and rainy, so I'm not walking as much as usual. But as you say, good to know spring is coming and seeing the bulbs flowering now. That new drug sounds amazing. I do hope you get the insurance sorted for it. I found myself comfort baking the last couple…

Oh wow, that does sound draining, Suzy. Really good that she's able to walk a couple of steps though! I hope she continues to get better, both physically and emotionally. And your foot of course, as well ... that seems to have just dragged on and on. I'm sorry about your results, Snoozie. Maybe it's the stress of this…

There was a definite fashion for "toned" figures in the '80s so maybe that was reflected in films. It was no longer so fashionable to be ultra skinny or soft and curvy. Think Jamie Lee Curtis in "Perfect", Jane Fonda's fitness videos, etc. Look at the difference between John Travolta's look in Saturday Night Fever (/70s)…

I'm so sorry, Suzy. No wonder you need a drink. Nothing I can say - just hoping for the best outcome possible, that the nursing home is good and she's being well looked after and that you do get to have another hug soon. Thinking of you x x