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Nadolig llawen from me, my apologies again for being so absent. I am now in my second week of gastroenteritis and seeing as how I had nothing good to write I chose not to bore you all with the details! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a peaceful and happyNew Year. I hope 2018 will be a little kinder to us all than this…

Hello Ladies, Apologies for my absence, I seem to have lost my mojo a tad. Writing the first few words can feel so difficult sometimes and at other times it's a joy. I spent my birthday in Bali and came home to the news my Father has had a few more small strokes so is more confused than ever now. I am not going home though…

Bracken, absolutely perfect you are here with us. I was terribly upset at the thought of our little group ending so this has been a huge pick me up! I would like to apologise for my absence, I have been "under a cloud" for a while, unable to stay in touch with close friends/family and even speaking/writing to my children…

Oh MITM, I'm certain you will be glad to put this whole year to bed! Thankfully your Husband is Ok. I know it's only a car but it will probably still be a pain to sort out. It looks as if your Daughter is getting back on top things, i agree it will be excellent to get her paper remarked. I am envious of the Harry Potter…

So lovely to hear from you! I am delighted our little group are going to soldier on! Hopefully Bracken is just busy and that everything with herself and family are OK. Well MITM, I cannot believe what a difficult time you and your family have gone through. I sincerely hope you are all over the worst of the many shocks you…

Well, I've just got back from my annual endurance test in the UK and no one else has posted. I guess this is the end of our little group. I have loved being a part of it. You have been with me through the ups and down of being an overweight expat! MITM I wish you well and expect to hear a lot more of your Daughter in the…

Many apologies for my absence, I have had a nasty bout of unexpected bleeding (sorry, too much information !) which has floored me for a while. It always seem to happen when I am so happy and feel good about walking, Swimming etc. I'm happy to say I'm over the worse which I am very Glad about as we are off to New Zealand…

I know exactly what you mean MITM. I was worrying about which buttons to buy for a cardi I am knitting believe it or not. When I heard this news a little later I felt such a shallow person with so little to worry or complain about. However by feeling guilt we are allowing the cowards a victory and as you rightly say we…

Oops, pressed the button a bit too quick! I have to leave soon anyway, I have my monthly cut and Colour to endure now. I pulled my back again on Monday so it has been sore and painful all week, it's a little better now so hopefully I won't be too uncomfortable whilst they sort my hair out! I have been wondering if I have…

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the last few posts. I have to say I agree entirely with the response given on the help page. I do agree it's lazy parenting and have been through similar. My Brother and I don't speak any more and it is partly over just this situation. I never received any thanks off his 3 daughters for…

Hooray, Hooray Hooray!!! I am finally able to be back here! I have been having dreadful problems with logging on. I read both your Easter emails a while ago, wrote a little bit about my part of the world and next thing I knew I was on the "this food diary is private" page! It would not let me log back in although I knew…

Oh Bracken, this is heartbreaking. my thoughts and prayers are with you and that poor, poor family. I say "shame on you" to the horrible, despicable, evil people who are writing such deplorable things. I despise Facebook/twitter etc and think the world is a poorer, sadder place for them. They seems to cause far more…

Thank you both for the welcome home, much appreciated. My apologies for being absent, I have had the obligatory chest infection, plus I had to have a minor op on Wednesday which as is usual for me a bit more of a problem than it appeared it initially would be due to my bleeding excessively. To cap it all, I landed, had two…

Hello Ladies,a quick pop in from me as I landed last night and don't know which way is up yet! I am hoping to sit down later when I feel a bit more with it and catch up on the posts with a lovely cup of tea. I hope this post finds you all well xxx

Always lovely to read your posts Bracken xx I am definitely starting packing today! I fly Sunday and haven't started yet, it won't take me too long hopefully. I always think as long as I remember my purse and passport anything I have forgotten can be bought in the U.K. and everything I do remember is a bonus. OH is always…

Hello ladies, its been a while since we've chatted so just want to say Hi and hope this email finds you all well. I m off to the UK next week and am dreading the packing! even though I have lost weight and think I am a different shape it will still be what fits instead of what I would like to take. Have a great week,…

Ooh, for some reason my post was chopped in half! I don't have time now to write it all again just now so I'll wish you all a great day xx

MITM your Daughter is an absolute star. To know what she wants to do with her life at her young age is so special. Not only that, she is working so hard at achieving it too. I am certain she has a very bright future and we will be hearing lots from her in the future with books written and documentaries. It is such an…

Good Morning all, hope you are having a good start to your weekend. I am delighted to say I have lost 1.5lb this week. I know last weeks was a lot more but this weeks is fat and not water weight! I have a pile of ironing to do now, it's been a very humid week here so no point in doing the laundry, yesterday wasn't too bad…

Quick pop in to say Hello and hope you are all well. I am so pleased to have it my Fitbit goals each day this week and also to be just under my calories every day. The scales aren't showing a loss yet but I'm not too concerned I'm sure I'm doing ok! It's nearly the weekend wishing you all a great one. BM xx

Lovely to hear from you MITM, happy for you your New Year started on a good note weight wise. I am delighted to report a 7.2lb weight loss this week (Monday to today!). I am in no doubt a good deal of that is water weight etc but I am still very happy with it. It still feels like a gazillion pound to go, but I will lose it…

So Glad to hear you are over the worse of your digestive problems. Being bloated and uncomfortable is such an awful, exhausting feeling. On a brighter note it's lovely to have company on my journey to a lighter body weight! I was explaining to my OH why I needed to lose quite a lot of weight by August and his reply was…

Good Morning All. Bracken, lovely to hear about your Christmas and Nellie "tagging" along. When we return to The UK to live Harry will come to visit family with us too! Nellie sounds a very contented dog x Also like you this year is very important for me regarding my weight. I am flying to Shetland in August and it will be…

Safe journey MITM, hope you have a great time in the UK. Your plan on return sound like a good one! X

Wishing all us lovely Crackers a Peaceful and Happy New Year. Let's hope 2017 is a good one for all. Love and best wishes, BM xx

So sorry to hear your Daughter is unwell MITM hope she will soon be much better and can enjoy her celebrations at a later date. PB hope you are also completely over your bout of ill health too before the 8th. I've been in a bit of a pickle health wise but that's par for the course! I'm back up now and looking forward to…

Hello LMV, good to hear from you. I am so very sorry for the year you and your Husband have been through. I sincerely hope you will have a much better 2017 (and every year after). I am sure you feel better and more positive about your weight/health for having a plan. I am up to 5000 steps daily which has taken a while so…

Good Morning Bracken, it definitely feel closer to Christmas now you have your village on display! I absolutely love hearing of it and wish I could see it! I would dearly love to start a pretty collection of similar, but unfortunately over here Christmas is very commercialised with none of the true meaning attached to it.…

Hi PB, Gosh your days sound so busy! It's no wonder you don't have time to swim. What does your new job involve? I used to drive over an hour to work for a practice nurse post I had once. I quite liked the journey home as it gave me time to unwind from the stresses of the day. I wasn't so keen to leave home over an hour…

PB, absolutely delighted to have you back and to hear all is going so well for you! Xx MITM , you will probably be in the UK when you read this but in case you aren't I wish you a safe and pleasant journey. Especially now with your arm in plaster! Have a great time whilst you are there too xx Bracken, are you knitting…