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cheese and chocolate (not together). Friday is my cheese and chocolate day. I eat in my plan all day and then Friday night, after sauna, I indulge in cheese and chocolate. It helps keep me on track for the week. When I start craving I just remind myself that I can have that on Friday. I'm losing more slowly than I would if…

I made it last year for Christmas and that's what my Finnish family said. My father in law asked me to make it every year. My coworkers also want me to make pumpkin pie so they can taste it. I feel pretty lucky here, everyone is so accepting of me. If I had to be homesick or sad because of one thing it's that I can't speak…

Well here I am in Helsinki and I go to Stockholm pretty often. Let me know if you are here and you would like to meet up for coffee :)

The first time I visited my husband's family (before we were even dating, just friends), his grandmother would call her friends whenever I ate something and say something like "Americans put cream in their coffee" or "Americans don't eat popcorn all the time". I was so relieved when his cousin married a Thai woman. But…

Exactly this. Home will always be home to me, and my friends and family will still welcome me there no matter what color my passport is. There's no real hurry for me to decide anyway.

Yes, yes, and yes! Sometimes when my husband and I go to Estonia for the day, we bring coolers and bags and do some grocery shopping. Food here is much more expensive than in the US. I lived near the Canadian border in the US (Seattle) and the only thing I ever bought there was Kraft Peanut butter :happy:

I haven't noticed that people smoke more here than in the US. My friends who do smoke are, on average not thinner than people who don't, and they don't walk more than people who who are overweight. I am overweight, I walk a ton every day, and it hasn't made the weight fall off. I also used to smoke a pack a day and walk…

Wow. people suck. I'm considering renouncing my citizenship because of the demands to file taxes and report all of my financial activities to the US government. I had nothing when I came to Finland, just a couple hundred Euros. Everything I have, I've earned since I came here. If I want to open an investment account for…

Yep, a language test. There are a few exceptions, almost exclusively for refugees who are illiterate in their native language. If you immigrate here and are unemployed, you can get a year of full time language instruction that includes job practice. I found a job right away, so I'm floundering around on my own. But yeah, I…

That sounds delicious! My mom and dad always used to share an avocado for a treat when I was a kid (I hated avocado then) Nowadays I eat it just salt and pepper. At work one day my coworker said, I'm glad there's someone else that eats avocados like I do. I really can't wait to try some of the guacamole recipes, though.…

Congrats on the almost citizenship. Be sure not to forget your American passport too. I understand that when entering the US you need to use your US passport, or it was just a horror story. It's the same here in Finland. I only have to be here for 4 years total to apply for citizenship, plus I have to pass a language test.…

I'm Rita, this is my second year living in Finland. It's great to meet other expats on here! Please feel free to add me as a friend :)

My husband would never say it but I think he isn't attracted to me anymore. He still loves me and he's still affectionate in a general way, but....you see where I*m going with this. But for me the biggest thing was moving here to Finland and not being able to find anything that both fits and looks good. A bonus would be to…

I just return to my normal deficit. If I think about figuring how much I went over and then cutting my next few days' calories to try to compensate, I think I would get discouraged.

Why Wait? This is something that doesn't need weight loss. Unless you mean something different by S.O. than I do.

I'm confused, I thought e cigarettes had nicotine? And nice ad. I'm an ex-smoker though, and can't imagine enjoying sweet-tart flavored nicotine.

I agree with the others here. My husband does the same thing as you, and I think it's because he restricts his food during the day and then after dinner he eats and eats and eats. I would advise you to plan out your meals better so you are not skipping meals during the day and see if that doesn't solve your late night…

No, not ok. This statement does nothing to support your arguments. You expect everyone else to respect your superior morals and eating habits, but you don't have to behave respectfully toward others, simply BECAUSE you think your views are superior. You are exactly like a religious zealot shoving your belief system down…

I don't think that The Jungle is a timely, cutting edge expose on current food production practices. Also, Almond milk isn't natural either. You have to process almonds to make them into something you can call "milk".

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I wonder if he's thinking the same thing as you just now, OP! Perhaps he has lost weight. Sooner or later, if you are both into keeping fit and still enjoying food, I bet it will come up. Then I would just say, well, x years ago I lost a significant amount of weight, and staying healthy is very important to me.

That's awful. I don't know what to say except :heart: Of course you're beautiful! :flowerforyou:

Hi Steph, I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic before moving to Finland. Now I'm too nervous to go to the doctor and discuss this but I'm trying to work on my health while I work up the courage to visit a Finnish doctor (bad, I know, I should just go) I'm happy to be friends with you - I'm older than you (39) and I want to lose…

Thank you for saying more diplomatically than I could, what I was thinking. OP sounds like he's faintly criticizing her efforts as not quite enough, while trying to seem like he's just trying to help. I hope he's not at home saying "well, you're not drinking enough water and your are JUST taking classes at the gym".

Don't hate yourself! Making a big change is hard, so don't be too hard on yourself. Start with smaller changes that you can make work. Try eating well one meal a day to start with. In my house, eating a healthy dinner is hard. My husband just has a way different way of losing weight than I do: he skips breakfast and lunch…

Having a scale has been a real eye-opener for me. Before I started here, I was the sort of person that would be eating a big ol' jumbo burrito from Taco Del Mar while reading blogs and websites about health and fitness. I agree with the posters who say you might need to get ready to get ready. I also agree with tracking…

The box freaks me out too. The first time I tried box jumps I didn't clear the box and ended up falling hard. I've never tried again. So you're already ahead just by trying!

I might have made a trip over to HR if I were you, right after telling him that my weight is none of his business. But discretion is the better part of valor! Good for you for keeping your temper, I'm not sure I would have been able to. :flowerforyou:

but...but...I'm an American living in Finland who enjoys Strudel. Which of the proposed separate MFP sites should I be using in this case?