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I love it too! I usually make it with leftovers, on days when I don't have much time (it cooks so quickly, it is ideal for this). Usually chuck some leftover roasted veg and chicken with it. Easy and delicious!

It's a very practical form of exercise for a new mum because it puts babies to sleep and the fresh air is good for them anyway :) Congrats!

We don't have a car, so we typically cycle to get around. We are also usually lugging at least one of our two kids, either in a seat on the back of the bike, or in a trailer. I too, started out really slow and had a hard time keeping up with my husband. But, as you said, practice makes perfect; it just takes time for your…

I'm American but was living in London up to a year ago, and this list makes me miss it so much :) Totally agree on the maternity leave issue. I had both my kids in the UK and it was great to know I could spend that precious first year with them. That said, as for speaking with "dat accent," it totally depends. I lived in…

It depends on the person I think. For me, I didn't gain very much with either pregnancy, mostly from a combination of morning sickness and also wanting to be super healthy with a baby growing within me (I started both pregnancies overweight and I have PCOS, which can translate into a higher miscarriage risk, so I was very…

Not really a success story yet, but I am halfway to my goal and feeling pretty happy about it. I've lost 10 kg and am working on losing another 10. I have never taken metformin, and from what a fellow PCOS lady here told me, it is not common to prescribe it for PCOS where I live now (Germany). I was diagnosed at 23, based…

Dettol...I don't think there's such a thing in the US :) I moved to the UK when I was preggo with my first, and it struck me as funny that it can be used for "midwifery purposes." As for the space and size issues, our US friends and relatives are wonderful and send us loads of stuff for the kids, but no one seems to…

I love tuna and usually have it once a week at least. I make it into a tuna, sweetcorn and pasta salad: 1 tin tuna 100 g (uncooked) pasta 1 small can sweet corn grated carrots (usually about 3) I then mix this all up with about 50 g of salad cream (to make it a bit lighter). It's tasty, and one serving has about 300 cals…

In the crockpot: I rub a salmon steak with either olive oil & either coriander, basil, or lemon. I then place this in a piece of foil, make a little packet out of it, and stick in the crockpot for 3-4 hours. Easy and super moist!

I love using a scale because there's no more washing up measuring spoons and cups: I just chuck everything on my plate and zero out the scale in between each item. I find it best to measure the raw weight, as cooking can affect the weight (mostly because of water absorption or water loss). For my personal recipes, I figure…

This happens to me sometimes at stressful times in life (ironic, considering that the body's natural response to stress should be to not eat, rather than overeat). What helped me the most was to do something with my hands, like knitting, sewing, or even just writing...it seems that once I found an outlet for my nervous…

I don't like microwaved scrambled eggs, but when I was on maternity leave with an early-rising toddler and a newborn, I used to prepare breakfast for my toddler and me the night before. Back then, he only ate eggs for breakfast, so I used to scramble them, but not cook them all the way through. The following morning, I…

Wow!!! Big, hearty congratulations and thank you for posting your story! I love reading success stories from mums with young kids :)

With respect to the calorie burn question, and with the caveat that I don't know how true it is nowadays, but about 20 years ago when I got really into working out (something I've really enjoyed since then!), I read something that said that the gym machines, with the exception of the treadmill and the stationary bicycles,…

I understand the OP's frustration and confusion about the basic online calculators (though, OP it sounds like you're doing really well). What I've always wondered about is this: shouldn't an obese person actually have more muscle than a lean person, simply from carrying around more weight? In that case, wouldn't a very low…

I have two little ones: a 3.5 year old and a 1.5 year old. My husband gets home late a lot, so the only thing I have found that works is getting up early. The kids usually wake up around 6.30 or 7.00, so my husband and I take turns getting up early to work out. I don't dare do a DVD, either in the morning or the evening,…

Cycling is great exercise! If it is any comfort, my husband's legs have bulked up with it (he's pretty slim to begin with), but mine have not (though I do need to lose weight). I mostly wanted to comment on your knee/joint issues. My knees started hurting after I started biking because I was barely changing gears. It's…

Do you have Dansko/Sanita around? I used to wear their Margarete (sp?) style when I walked to work years ago (it was about an hour each way). I found them more comfortable than trainers! I did have heels at work but if it was a casual day, I didn't bother changing (we had to wear suits on some days). They're not the…

This one is always a hit at home! We eat it with the sauce, and over rice sometimes. http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2011/03/08/slow-cooker-mexican-pulled-pork-tacos/

Fellow PCOS'er here: I am having success, little by little (2st to reach my goal). It's slower going with PCOS for sure. The only thing that really helps me is to combine calorie control with exercise (even though I eat my exercise calories back, which means mathematically, it should be the same as not exercising, but…

Thanks for the recipe! Just made it with my 3.5-year-old son, who had a lot of fun using his playdough roller to roll out the tortillas...ha ha. Nice to have a recipe in small quantities, too.

You've gotten some great tips here. I was living in London up until six months ago, and I miss it terribly. My only other suggestions is if you are going to break the caloric bank by having things like a curry, make it worth your while :) Take the Northern line south to Tooting and go to one of the places there. It's not…

This is a great post! Cycling is my exercise of choice, and although I know that I will never look like an athlete, it's nice to see what biking can do to a body. Thanks :)

Yes, I am right in Hamburg, actually (I know, my screen name is original!). I don't keep track of carbs. I know I should, given my PCOS (it helps with regulating my periods), but my focus is on losing weight at the moment. Since I am happy with my rate of weight loss this far, I'm just continuing with the calorie counting…

I feel the same way! Here, I compare things to back home (or to one of the other places I felt at home in), and then when I go back home, I start to miss things from here. It's odd, no?

Hi, I'm from Miami, FL, and as of 6 months ago, am living in Hamburg, Germany. Before Hamburg, we were in London, and in Paris before that (it's been a crazy few years!). I miss London terribly, but quality of life here in Germany is really great (especially with kids). Not looking forward to the winter, though...good…

Hi there, I am also an American with PCOS living in Germany. Where in Germany are you? Alas, I can't help you with the "not losing weight" part as I have the classic PCOS. That said, I do know that my endocrinologist in the US was a big proponent of low carb diets for PCOS, and he was even in charge of research about the…

I totally sympathize! I have a 3.5 and a 1.5-year-old, and if we stay in the house too much, they can drive me and each other batty. I find having activities keeps the three of us happy and sane. If the weather is not too lousy, we are usually at the park. I also take them to indoor play areas or kids' museums, the zoo,…

It's not info on US products I am worried about, or the fruits and veg (I am lucky to have a thrice weekly market down the road from where I live, including a bio one) but mostly the bakery stuff :) Bread is my biggest weakness over here, and to top it off, I seem to have a hard time finding the right one in the database…

Just to add to the comment about toytown, you might also want to check out internations, a social networking site for expats (I think it may have started here in D.land actually). We've moved around a lot in the last few years (but are hoping to stay put for a while as we're tired of moving!), and always signed up in our…