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ooops

another couple of pounds up this week

*must try harder*

Up a pound or so this week -- due to irregular / comfort eating throughout a stressfull weekend

things getting back to an even keel now, so its back on the bandwagon and hopefully back to weight loss again this week!

prison break fan wrote:Someone, obviously not a friend! has just given me a M&S Hot Cross loaf, so of course it has to be sampled and will need butter and jam on it! pbf.

try butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon instead of the jam!

and slice as thinly as possible

Am down 1 1/2 lb this week :)

How many are you needing? I get the occasional pallet (one every 2-3 months for my jam-jar delivery) and can usually dispose of it by word of mouth or via freecycle try asking on your local freecysle/freegle board --someone recently put in a request for about 10 pallets to make raised beds and got e...

Millymollymandy wrote:Great link - but do they really measure buffalo and brussel sprouts in cups?

Yes -- everything is measured in cups

Most Anericans do not possess kitchen scales

(and in case anyone comes across it, a "stick" of butter is about 4 oz)

cups --> weight here's a handy chart for converting cups to either grams or oz for just about any ingredient you might ever need: http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/us_cups_to_weight.htm As for crystallised flowers -- i too have done the egg white & caster sugsr and leave to dry method -- very simple H...

i didnt set myself any particular resolutions this year apart from my usual "lose some weight" and "stop wasting so much time on the computer" --with only half-hearted success so far! For those of you who had Eat Less & Excercise More on your lists -- its not too late to join...

Down a pound this week :) Not much, but its in the right direction! Sorry to hear you've not been well, Keanie --hope you're soon fighting fit again! Can you ask for sugar-free medicines from the chemist? And as for the warming comfort food -- how about soup? Excellent comnfort food, and if its home...

another in the slackers camp here

guess i shouldnt have finished up the christmas chocolates last night!

have put on 1 1/2 pounds

*must try harder*

i'm up slightly this week -- but only half a pound so not too disheartened

and we have now finished 2 boxes chocs and a tin of biscuits from christmes

just the cake & after eights to go !

Megga congrats this week M'lady, :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: Be aware that if you eat those chocolates you have been avoiding you will put on next week... Why not try a low carb one week then medium carbs the next week followed by low carbs on week 3? What are you going to allow as a Treat?? Think o...

:iconbiggrin: :iconbiggrin: :iconbiggrin: *does happy dance* :iconbiggrin: :iconbiggrin: :iconbiggrin: having lost nearly 6 lb this week --i am back to my pre-christmas weight!! now .... wheres that box of chocs i have been avoiding all week ? I managed this by eating: no potato (but rarely have any...

I don't keep them myself, but my brother has a pet shop for exotic critters:

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Does he still have naps during the day? Can you cut back on these so that he is tired by bedtime? What sort of time are you trying to put him to bed? Maybe keeping him up a bit later but using the time to establish a "winding down prepare for bed" routine might help enforce the bedtime is ...