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Hmm, maybe it's different in Europe to the US? I have been on dates here (I'm not native Dutch) and if a guy pays there is a definite expectation! Maybe the women's lib is more entrenched ... That said my guy says his ex-gf who was Dutch never paid for a thing in her life, and he paid for everything so who knows! I just…

Hmm, traditional roles here in a world where there don't seem to be too many - I live in Holland! Basically I do everything including the pleasing and he does nothing except go to work ... ;) Seriously tho - he takes out the trash when told, I kill the bugs, I do the finances, he empties the dishwasher, I make the food, I…

Yes, I still feel like that!

If you google how to work out the calories in juice there are several calculators. basically, its the g of fibre x 4 (each gram of fibre has 4 calories), which you then subtract from the calorie count of the juice. It can make up to 100 cals difference to some juices where the fruit or veg have a lot of fibre but I don't…

I am on day 5 of juicing (not only juice as I also have vegetable soup and salad). The benefits - wow, I am surprised. I have rosacea (red rash across my cheeks and nose) and very dark rings around my eyes. On the second day my skin was really tender and I realised that it was all fresh new skin - usually I need…

Hey, I am also on day 3 although I am having juice & soups + salads for the first week..At the end of this week I plan to go to only juice although if I am losing weight this way I will stay like this until there is a change. I haven't tried sweet potato yet but I certainly did not get along with cabbage! I have tried both…

Wow!

Absolutely fantastic! Well done!

What a difference! Well done!

I run a soccer academy for kids with my partner and we often have people come in with this problem. My advice to you is to exercise as a family. Walk/run/ride bikes/be active every possible moment. The exercise induced asthma is something that my own son suffered from but we found that as he got fitter the asthma…

Well done! You look great!

Come to Europe, especially Italy/France - everything is tiny! :)

Your ticker says that you have 17 kg to lose, which seems a bit extreme! You would be far better off taking up a sport - gym, running, kickboxing, etc, something that will make you stronger and fitter than trying to lose weight. Watching what you put in your body is always a good idea - fresh veg, fruit, protein, no junk…

Very nice, well done and thanks for the calculations :) Enjoy the oreos!

If you're on facebook try zoosk... it's not as confrontational as the dating sites as it's a flirt thing.. I met my honey on there although I was on dating sites at the time. Also, with any of them if you view it as fun rather than as actually searching it can be highly amusing. I once met a lawyer who told me I was spoilt…

I have a 9 year old who was diagnosed NLD two years ago and finally Aspergers a few weeks ago. Luckily we were already doing a lot of stuff for the NLD that helps with the Asperger stuff too - like schedules/routines/explaining what we are doing etc. He is a lovely lovely boy, he has never been anything other than…

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Ok, I have this problem and have had it for years. I've seen drs, had barium both swallow and enema, tried metamucil, lactulose, magnesium, enemas, all kinds of pills, more fibre, less fibre, white diet, fruit, less fruit, prunes, more water, less water etc etc. Nothing was found to be physically wrong when I saw the dr…

5 ft 11 SW: 295 lb - 134 kilos CW: 220 lb - 99.8 kilos GW: 165 lb - 75 kilos Kilos look better. Currently UK 12/14 top, 16/18 pants.

I am actually growing mine so that when I reach my goal it will be long!

This is very true. I am with what the article says btw, and often wonder why post-fat syndrome isn't recognised - that in which you distrust anyone that didn't know or like you when you were fat, when you buy clothes the wrong size in the shops, when you don't recognise yourself in the mirror, when you don't know what to…

Elle! You would never guess you were the same person! SO cool!

Apple spread with crunchy peanut butter. Rice cake topped with banana & a drizzle of honey, sprinkled with cinnamon. Plain yoghurt & cinnamon.

I wish we could get any of these jeans here in Holland, I feel a trip to the US coming on! The only brand we get in bigger sizes in NYDJ which goes up to a US12. Everything else is tiny and the NYDJ are so expensive - run to around 160 euro!

Also, if you claim you have IBS and then go into great detail about the symptoms and what each specific food does to your bowels they will be happy to let you eat whatever you want ;)

Invent an allergy, or become vegetarian...

I like my Fitbit a lot. It encourages more incidental exercise, rather than specific exercise in a gym whatever - after all, we are still here every day for the 23 hours we don't go to the gym. I think it's made a difference to me and I can at least see when I really haven't done much.

Well done! Hoping to do the same!

Congratulations!

Yes! Sorry, I missed replying to this. I have found it really hard to lose after being on meds. The latest I had was Wellbutrin which gave me that 10 kilo gain in a week. I lost it over a few months but find that I am stuck now, even though I'm not taking anything.