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Great to meet you all :)

Hmm, that's a sad situation for all parties... Especially the child. I wonder how the child will feel when they grow up :/

Ok, something I remembered from Dr Oz ages ago (ugh, I don't really like him, but whatever :P) Ghrelin? Does this exist and does it really regulate hunger levels? I have not seen it brought up on these forums before, and admittedly never looked into it myself.

I loved your stories Colleen and Amber. If there's one place you can share all you want, it's here :) I love hearing other people's stories. I have to be honest, until I joined this group, I heard very little about same-country adoptions. I only ever heard of one Aussie family who adopted an Aussie girl - a friend of mine…

Wow, I totally agree with both of you. One of my pet peeves is "Wow, you should be grateful/thankful that you were adopted". The oddest comment I got was "Oh, you and your mother have a strong resemblance." Bearing in mind that I am adopted from Korea and she is of English descent. LOL.

Mushrooms with garlic, lemon and thyme or parsley... YUM

Maybe a "light" bubbly wine might work? I know in Australia they sell a lower calorie bubbly... bubbly drinks are more "filling" than flat too. Another alternative I found is doable is to just drink some non-alcohol apple cider or dry ginger ale.

I'm exactly the same!! I'm usually not hungry when I drink alcohol. Then if I eat, I feel sleepy / crappy

Cabbage soup diet....

I am now thinking of upping my calories... My current target is 1200, but I like seeing green, so I've been sticking with ~850-1000... But I don't feel that I'm losing much (My BMR is supposedly 1360 so I am not anywhere near this.) I'm not sure how I can eat more though without adding carbs? I eat HUGE meals full of…

Wobble position - the 3rd base in a codon that doesn't necessarily follow the rules of base pairing

Did D5 / L1 yesterday but forgot to post!! Oops!!

Wow, I really want one of these now... if you don't mind me asking, did you buy it online or at a bricks and mortar store? Also, roughly what price range was it in?

Keep exercising!! :) It's the only way to get your body used to that level of exercise... (but maybe ramp down the intensity if you feel like it's too painful)

I try to eat them back... otherwise I feel myself heading back into the "OMG GOTTA KEEP CALS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE" failure spiral.... it's just not sustainable.

If you can't find low - 0g carb sausages, I guess minced meat could be an alternative?

I would guess it's similar to Dancing - aerobic, ballet or modern, twist

Just completed D4/L1!! I could do the buttkicks and jumprope alot more easily today and my stamina has definately increased... only stopped once or twice and only for a couple of seconds.

Definitely this...

Yum, that hamburger thing sounds good... I have been eating so much chicken, lately I've been craving beefy burger - taco type flavours...

Oops! Double post!!

Just did D3/L1 ... Thinking soon I'll be able to move up to 1 kg weights... my weak arms are already feeling stronger!!

WOW, Such an amazing transformation... You're a great inspiration, proving that hard work, effort and dedication really pays off!!

OH MY GOD... I couldn't even tell it was the same guy at the end!! WELL DONE :D:D:D:D:D

Low fat tzatziki could be interesting...

Ramen is good if you only use half the noodles and add a buttload of veggies and maybe an egg :D The sodium is a worry though :S

Is there a lower calorie verson of graham crackers you can use? I'm guessing they're like Ritz or something... that could halve the calories in the crust.

Those look so pro... seriously, you could sell them :D

Welcome Shane, always great to have more Aussies on here!! (not that we don't appreciate the rest of you :P)

From the little I gleaned from biology and chemistry this year - water acts as either an acid or a base - if either strong acid or base is introduce to water (or vice versa) the water will dissociate and become acid or base. So I don't think theres any risk of diluting the acid in your stomach as HCl is a strong acid.