Newbies

Wow…it feels like I have been away for ages!!! Well I guess that is because it has been ages hasn’t it? Been reading all the comments….so much going on as usual…you are a great bunch!!!
Ginger, not quite like Noah yet love…haha….but some of my friends in other places might have duck feet!!! Jackie I saw the boys off to school this morning…was very exciting….and a little emotional! I didn’t cry…just got moist!!! I was up at 5.30am, took Bill to work at 6.45, went around to my daughter who lives around the corner and took photos of her and the kids…as Stephi was starting today…then drove the 40 minutes out to the other daughter’s, and off to school with them. I am so pleased I went there.
The roads have been messed up a bit, but not as bad as I expected. A lot of schools around Queensland are not open today as the kids can’t get to them….I am sure they don’t mind!!!
Our two townships here (Boyne Isand and Tannum Sands are joined by a large bridge)got a lot of rain as Ginger said, and our dam was over 8 metres above the top. So the rush of water in the river was something we hadn’t seen here before…we don’t get floods here! But cities and towns 1.5 hours in any direction cop it every year. So we live in a very good spot!!! But this year was very different, and the aerial shots of the towns showed a seriousness to it all that we couldn’t see from the ground. We fared very well in comparison to other areas, where people had to be airlifted from their roofs in the middle of the night, etc. The rain depression moved down into New South Wales and terrorised the southerners for a while, causing many rivers to flood, and is now about finished.So while it shakes itself dry, the whole east coast of Australia is in cleanup mode, although some are still flooding as the water makes its way down to the coast. Been a busy time.
We all get extreme weather at times, and so poor old Britain is still struggling under their extreme conditions.And other parts of Australia are still coping with fire problems!
I do hope all is going well with you Dawnrosie? And all those effected by the winter problems up in the northern hemisphere.
As far as eating right goes….I couldn’t even think of it….I even forgot to eat a couple of days…and realised I was receding back into my old lifestyle…so today I packed a lunchbox with lots of goodies, and I have been nibbling as I do what I have to do. Today I start again…getting my brain back into the right place!!! Lol…it is so hard sometimes!
Must go…got heaps of washing now that the sun is out!
Welcome all the newbies…great to have you all on board…catch you all later…Bev.

Hi Sher, my name is Robyn. I have lost 9 lbs in around 10 days then have been seriously food challenged by social events. Have been doing well as I have maintained the weight loss. When you do lose it you do feel better. If you are like the rest of us you won’t have heard of half the food so just check some basic items on your menu planner and expand it as you find the food items.
Seaborn, so glad you are OK. I have been very concerned for you as nothing seems to stop your regular updates. Glad you enjoyed your grandchildren. Went and saw Parental Guidance on the weekend. I laughed and cried. A friend did not enjoy it and I wonder if we saw the same film.
How are you going Kelz? Hope all is well for you. This cooler weather is very easy to take!
Jackiee, I thoroughly enjoy your news.

Hi, Chia. The Honey Cake recipe looks great – I would suggest to take the advice of the person who left a comment, and exchange half the honey for Stevia or monk fruit sweetener (2 tsp for 1/4 cup honey), or xylitol or coconut sugar in the same amount as the honey. This lessens the impact on your metabolism. Also, I would change the portion size to 1/16 of the cake.
Regarding you flours question: you can use your regular flour and it will be the same amount of carbs for all but the nut or seed flours (i.e. almond or flaxseed flours), but if it is refined white flour (i.e. Pillsbury), you are missing out on most of the health benefits of the recipe, and it can definitely impact your weight loss.
Yes, I am the dietitian in all the forums. Just scan through the lists in the different subject areas – there actually are quite a few topics you can get into there than relate to common questions.

Morning everyone! Well its day 6 and I’m really enjoying the different foods and loving the recipes! Lots of cooking going on and discovering what eating healthy is really all about lol 🙂

charyl. I have to hand it to you. I don’t think I would have tried frog spawn before or after in went in, but I’m glad it works for you….enjoy. If it stays in long enough let us know how the tadpoles are doing

Apensa…. you made me laugh so much!! So far the frog spawn has stayed down, but can’t feel anything hatching yet, will let you know later haha! So you nuts about Vodka!? lol…So nice to see that everyone on here has a sense of humour, which is sooooo needed when we are all trying to lose weight and get healthy.

Hi Dawn Just wondering how the diets going for you as Im just starting on this journey be good to make contact with anyone from uk to help with some of the foods that are not known to me like this raw milk and cheese.