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Well, I have never heard of cremini mushrooms. That's something new for me. I don't think I've ever seen them in the shops. I do love mushrooms, though. Did the dish turn out well? I tend to eat chicken thighs rather than boobs (I still love your word for them, Snoozie!)- I know they are slightly fattier, but I think they…

Wow, eight pounds in four days! I was shocked that I gained seven pounds in just over a week! I know how you feel - it's just unbelievable, isn't it? And like you, I wasn't overeating madly. It has to be water weight, most of it. Mine is coming off now, quite quickly, although I'm sure I'll struggle with the last couple of…

Ooh, congratulations on the 2 ounces under! It's good news, no matter how little! Good luck with the plan. 1500 sounds good - when I was logging and eating 1500 it felt more like a normal amount of food. Sadly, it's now above the amount I can lose on! But I like the idea of dropping the calories until you find that sweet…

Your recipe sounds delicious, Snoozie. I love roasted veg. I sometimes put a little bit of chorizo in when roasting, which would fit well with low carb, but not so well with calories! And probably not the best healthwise, but I only put in a little bit. But would also be delicous in your recipe, I think. We have "pork…

Happy belated Birthday, Susan! Sorry for missing it - I think I didn't notice the extra page last time I looked. Hope you had a good one! Great to hear that you are doing well with cutting back, Snoozie. It sounds so easy when you put it like that - ha ha! But it takes such motivation to stick with it, so well done! The…

Well done, Suzy! I'm not going to offer advice, because I'm so bad at this sort of thing myself, but best of luck - enjoy the company!

That's a good idea about restructuring and changing habits. I used to have a book called the No Diet Diet - it never took off, but it worked on changing habits rather than dieting, with the idea that you would actually lose some weight just doing that, because some eating is just habit. It was a lot of fun to do - I didn't…

I don't Suzy - some days seem to start off on the wrong foot and keep going. I had one yesterday. I kept going back to the kitchen all evening for another little snack. What was I thinking? Why didn't I just NOT DO IT? But I suppose at least every day isn't like that! (Although I love your reminder of what would happen if…

That's great that you've kept all the numbers, Snoozie. I suppose it does show that you can make a difference. I've been here a long time too (it can't be five years, can it? Unbelievably, it is almost five years!), and I'm still struggling too - but I think things would have been worse if I wasn't trying!

I'm really sorry about you results, Snoozie, and I can understand why you were so upset. But I'm hugely impressed with your attitude to it! That's a major bit of self-talk! I don't know much about diabetes, but I wonder if you may already have slowed the course of the disease with all the work you've done already, and…

Thanks for that, Snoozie! I keep looking at it and thinking that I'd have been guaranteed to fall over if I tried to do it! I agree about how easy it is to set off on a course of destruction. I haven't been so great recently - allowing myself some leeway because of not feeling well, though, but still - I'm back to grazing…

That's kind of funny, Snoozie - I think it's SO easy to eat too much. Because of course 2000 calories isn't loads and loads of food - it's below the requirements for an average woman, and so it definitely doesn't LOOK like overeating! Oats are very easy to go over on - when I had them for breakfast, I used to weigh them…

I'm sorry to hear about your mother, Susan. No wonder that has knocked you off course. It's so difficult to focus on eating correctly when something else is draining your emotional energy. There's nothing I can say - it's just such a sad situation to be in. I know what you mean about waiting for that phone call. Talking of…

Oh no, Snoozie, that sound really awful! How terrifying to be in that position! I'm glad your much better, but I do hope you get it sorted out so it doesn't happen again. You are so right about health being important. I feel it much more now than I did when I was younger (when you think you're invincible!). I always have a…

Hi all! I've been MIA in too ... I've been finding MFP very, very slow recently, and very frustrating - I've often been logging into just to put my weight on and have a quick look at my friends posts and that's it. I also haven't been at my best - I can tell you ladies here because I know you'll understand but I'm really…

Yes, have a good one! It's a bit milder here at the moment, so nicer for walks.

Oh, Susan, what an awful time you're having with your health! I'm glad you are getting good-ish news (if you can call an uninfected collapsed lung good-ish!). Good luck at your appointment on Tuesday. I hope you get some answers, and some improvement. I'm doing OK, thanks ... not as good as I could be! I really need to get…

I find it helps to blame somebody else too! Lol!

Congratulations on the losses, Gail and Suzy! And welcome back Kobiemom! I lose things very easily, so I have to put my keys in exactly the same place every time. I also seem to be able to look straight at things and not see them, which makes it difficult when I'm doing something like cooking which involves a lot of…

Susan, I really hope you're completely better soon - this has really dragged on! I'm glad the treatment seems to be working though, finally. Funny to think of you just having popcorn for tea - no wonder, if you've not been well, you probably haven't felt up to cooking a proper meal. I find cooking tiring when I'm not well.…

Well, it's taken me a while to check in. I've been a bit MIA recently, but it's not all bad and I do still weigh and check in every day. I've had gains and losses over the year, but have finished it at a lower weight than last year, so that's something! If I hadn't got a handle on it back in August, I think it was, then I…

Happy New Year! I love the picture of the Japanese tidying up method! I have used that method, with some limited success, but this really made me laugh!

Congratulations on your new grand-nephew, Susan, and thanks for posting your lovely photos! I hope you're better soon. It sounds awful. I'm afraid I was too smug about my two pound gain, and it turned into a six pound gain. I have five of those left to lose. So frustrating. I feel so tired recently. I have had a little…

Yes, well, I jumped the gun a bit by saying I was only two pounds up - I've added another two since then! But yes, not going to stress too much. I'll join in with all the New Year people soon enough! I hope you're better soon, Susan - for Christmas at least! It sounds like you've had a really bad dose of whatever virus it…

I have now finished most of the social eating events in the leadup to Christmas. Of course there's still Christmas itself to get through, but usually (amazingly!), I don't hugely overeat on Christmas day. (I can't say the same about finishing all the goodies in the house on the following days, though!). I'm two pounds…

I'm sorry you're going through something similar with sleep, Snoozie. It certainly makes like more difficult. My sleeve of care is having to stay ravelled at the moment. Good idea to fit in a nap if you can. I had to google timbits, and of course, now I've seen one, I want one! Well done on resisting! Shortbread does keep…

Congratulations to the people above on your losses! Is this the last weigh-in? Or do we count Christmas Day too? Unfortunately, I'm up one pound this week. I don't know if it's usual fluctation, or down to over-indulgence at weekend celebrations! So 14 lbs goal. 8lb down. 6 lb to go. There is no way that's coming off in…

I've been exactly the same with the portions! I've relaxed far too much, and I notice my portions creeping up again - not every meal, but every now and then, just too much. I had also more or less given up sweet stuff, and now that seems to be sneaking it's way back in! I need to nip it in the bud before a little…

Oh, what a shame that you ended up eating something unpleasant that made you feel bad! I hate when that happens. What a waste of calories - lol! But great to know that you can lose the weight. I'm glad your a little bit better. I hope you're on top form for Christmas!

Yes, it was kind of funny! It was certainly Christmas for that cat! Although I'm sure it didn't do much good, the poor thing could hardly move. And I never saw it again afterwards! We just had vegetables for Christmas dinner that year!