Jenninscotland Member

I LOVE margaritas - but not all the calories! Using my juicer, I made some this past Friday night from this cooking light recipe (130 calories versus 410!): The Cooking Light Margarita: 1 ounce premium or silver tequila, 1/2 ounce Cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueur, 1.5 ounces fresh-squeezed lime juice. Shake with…

I am an American who has lived in Scotland for several years. I lost quite a bit of weight when I moved here simply due to walking a lot more. I live in Edinburgh, which is a very pedestrian friendly city - and one could say car unfriendly (it's easier to walk places than to drive and try to find a place to park).

Some really inspirational NSVs here :) @archanajoyce - LOL @ reaching C25K week 5 and not dying! Are you doing it inside or outside? I am thinking of trying it but not sure whether to start on the treadmill or to go outside. @kimberlyhurt - best wishes for your upcoming wedding :) that's a really good NSV. @Icck - me too.…

Maybe they will have more answers to these questions in their book ;)

LOL! :smiley:

What they actually did is take components of the Mediterranean Diet and the DASH diet to come up with the MIND diet (at least that's how I read it). The mediterranean diet is awesome :) Sounds like you're very much eating a great diet already. My real problem is the butter (I should use more olive oil instead!). Actually…

Yes - there are lots of contradictions out there! Unfortunately, the sad truth is that scientists still know very little about the complex organ that is our brain. What is encouraging however is the movement to look at nutrition as a prevention mechanism rather than just prescribing medication for everything. Personally…

Thanks for all the great ideas :) I am in planning mode and now have many exciting afternoon snacks to look forward to.

@avskk I am sure you can do it - awesome to have some fitness NSVs @BeautifulEyes81 - love VS - they have some representation here in the UK, but I have to wait until I visit the USA to buy any of their clothing line. A year will pass before you know it and you'll be rocking all sorts of high heels I bet! @Lookingformyself…

Hope this time is the one :) If not, I am sure it will be soon. At least you ask for one. I boarded a plane from Detroit to Amsterdam a few months ago and three women sat down in the row across from me. None of them could clasp the seat belt. Instead of asking for an extender, they pulled up the seat belt and laid it on…

Good luck and good for you! I need to learn how one day.

Rooting for you :)

Some really great goal NSVs here :) Dragn, you made me laugh with the 'strangers feeling homicidal' comment LOL! Fitting into theme park theme ride seats is another good one I had not thought of...it makes me think of something similar and that is airplane seats. I've noticed lately that they have become quite…

Oh cool :) I love capri pants - good luck :) You can do it.

Hi there, Jennifer in Edinburgh here and it would be great to be friends.

Thanks all for your great ideas. If my meals are too big, it makes me sleepy/tired in the afternoon or at night I don't sleep well, so I'd rather have a smaller lunch and a snack in the afternoon (the exception being breakfast as I prefer a big breakfast and no snacking before lunch). Also by the time I get home and manage…

Day 1 April 13 10,251 steps

Looks very similar to the whole 30 program http://whole30.com/downloads/official-whole30-program-rules.pdf

Our Waitrose here in Edinburgh carries the regular and chocolate Coyo - the chocolate was much better than the regular IMO. It was okay but not fabulous for the high price. http://www.coyo.co.uk/products/index.htm

My brother had the lap band surgery years ago and gained all the weight he lost back (even wasted money getting it tightened up a couple of times). My stepfather had the bypass - gained all the weight back and some more! Like a poster noted above, he has stretched his stomach back out. He did this by eating small amounts…

Congratulations :) Do you eat back your exercise calories?

Just looked at their website - looks fabulous. We definitely fit their target demographic - i.e. good food and wine :) They have one in Memphis, so we'll definitely stop there.

Hi there, Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for chiming in :) We now have loads of ideas for places to eat and very much look forward to sampling what's out there while at the same time being mindful of calorie intake :) Thank you again. Jennifer

Thank so much :) A little weight will be okay - but last time I went back for 2 weeks it was too much :(

Definitely going to try Panera and Firehouse subs after reading on here. We'll be in the southeast - but have been in CA and In-N-Out was great!

All sound great. Thanks for sharing :)

Hubby's family loves IHOP, so very good to know as we will no doubt be eating there.

Thank you :)

Thank you :) Great ideas.

Will definitely have to try these! Sounds great!