UK/ Europe July thread

Mimosa23 · 06-30-2008, 11:35 PM

Hola everyone!
I thought I'd get us going this month.

Can you believe it, July already! I have this feeling that June only just started... Oh well, guess my brain is not working the way it should!

Have a good day everyone, will check in later!

shykins · 06-30-2008, 11:56 PM

glad i am not the only one mimosa i thought june had only jus started despite i had my birthday at the end of june last week which should of given me a clue lol

ok i guess i cant post the link cos of rules but he is the chillichutneyman and lives in the uk if u get my drift, he also does leigh farmers market apparently... oh and i was chatting to the lady who has a goat farm near us who does lovely icecream and she said shes looking into a sugar free one so told her to talk to chilli man about xylitol so fingers crossed

hot here already!!

x

junkfoodmonkey · 07-01-2008, 02:37 AM

I've lost just a hair under 4lbs in June!

Which shows I just have to keep on slogging, after losing not even a whole lb in May!

Now I've rejoined the gym, and my goal is to go three times a week and follow my program to the letter, and actually work and push myself to get the benefit from it. Not sure what that will do to the rate of weight loss, but it should certainly help me get smaller! Hopefully it was also allow me to get up the carb ladder too, add some more in. I'm keeping my carbs pretty low at the moment, though still getting in plenty of veggies and a little fruit. I'd like to get moving up the ladder again.

I'm actually going to weigh every day in July and track it on a spreadsheet, to prove to myself how meaningless daily fluctuations actually are and that only the trend is important. Plus, well, I just love tracking stats on spreadsheets! I'm a total nerd that way! I've been tracking my writing word count all this year (total so far 176 thousand words!) just because! Funny, I'm not really a maths nerd - I'm terrible at maths! But I do like tracking progress.

Alcmene · 07-01-2008, 03:12 AM

Hey everyone, Happy July.

Weather here is lovely. I have terrible tonsillitis today though! boo

It comes and goes but has been getting better over the years. They want me to have them out but I refuse, I know it is not common practice but I get it so often and so badly it was recommended.

Kissa · 07-01-2008, 03:19 AM

Hot here too. Thaks for the info about the chilli man shy.

Sorry you have the tonsillitis Alcmene, I hate being sick when the sun shines. Seems unfair somehow.

Well done on the weight loss JFM, I am impressed.

I am also very pleased that I haven't gained over the past few weeks as I am trying IE/Paul Mckenna. It is quite frightening sometimes allowing myself carbs that I haven't eaten in years. Anyway this month I would love to lose just a couple of pounds. We'll see.

Ailuros · 07-01-2008, 04:18 AM

Sorry about the tonsilitis, Alcmene

. My husband had it once, and I couldn't believe how ill he was with it. Before that I'd just thought of it as a bad sore throat.

Kissa, it's good to see how well you're doing with the IE. Every time I relax my vigilance my weight starts to creep up again - not immediately, but over a few months or a year there'll be a few pounds, and then it will take me all of the next few months/year to get rid of them again

. I'm still working on finding the middle ground! Also, whatever weight I am, I always want to be half a stone less. At the moment, I'd like to be a bit smaller, too, but even when I'm quite happy with the way I look, I still want to see lower numbers on the scale

. Luckily I manage to ignore the thought once it gets to that stage - I don't go much below 8 st. I'm currently trying to avoid going over 8 1/2 though.

JFM, I have a variety of spreadsheets that I've used to track my weight over the last few years. I only enter it monthly now, but I have a paper graph in the bathroom cupboard with an x for each day.

Ailuros · 07-01-2008, 04:34 AM

I found some really nice "Gold Top" clotted cream in Waitrose this morning. Just the thing with the raspberries and strawberries in season!

Kissa · 07-01-2008, 05:40 AM

I certainly need to be half a stone lighter but I am not expecting that any time soon. It is quite challenging enough to hope for a couple of pounds!

Ailuros · 07-01-2008, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kissa

I certainly need to be half a stone lighter but I am not expecting that any time soon. It is quite challenging enough to hope for a couple of pounds!

I can identify with that. When I started out, I lost a pound or two a week, but now I'm smaller, a pound a month is as much as I'm likely to see, so allowing for some slow times, half a stone probably represents a year's concentrated effort!

shykins · 07-01-2008, 08:01 AM

wel done junk. mnot sure about all that tracking tho lol

i am still losing and gaining the same 5lbs its so boring i cant tell u, wish i could jus sit at 10st7 all the time but i spose thats not gonna happen.. aaah well... i think we all want to be a bit smaller than we are i always thought 11st7 was as small as i would ever be now i am a stone lighter i think well maybe i could be 10 etc etc etc

VERY hot here today but i have been doing paperwork most of afternoon ugh have a pile to shred now

sorry to hear about the tonsilitis poor u, hope u feel better soon

x

Alcmene · 07-01-2008, 09:37 AM

So ladies! When are we going to have a low carb UK meet? Maybe somewhere in the middle of the country? Though I am not adverse to going to London for the weekend as long as I have enough warning so I can get cheap tickets.

CosmicMuffin · 07-01-2008, 10:04 AM

WOW ya'll are chatty. I am going to read through and post but I wanted to mark my spot.

Bibby · 07-02-2008, 11:50 PM

OK, marking my spot too with a big red face. No, I haven't been out in the sun too long. I have a confession....

I stalled a bit after having lost half a stone in 3 weeks. Want to know why? Well it's the yummy yoghurt here. I suddenly wondered how much I was eating for brekky. It was 300ml girls!!! At 7.5g per 100ml I have blown it as soon as my day begins. Stupid me.

Well on a positive note I have finished it all, they were big tubs. I will just have to have smaller portions as a treat. If I can.

Anyway, good luck for July. Sorry about your tonsilitis Alcmene, I got that when I was 26 on the stumps of my tonsils. It was so bad, I wonder what full blown tonsilitis would be like. I am a mass of Midge bites, earache and frozen shoulder. But, I'll live.....

Kissa · 07-03-2008, 10:03 AM

Lynne I love 'greek' (Turkish) yoghurt, and have to be careful not to eat too much of it.

Have been helping a friend turn up her new curtains this afternoon, very gentle and pleasant.

Made it to the gym 4th day in a row, another aerobics class but much harder than yesterdays, different instructor!

Friends coming over for a drink in a few moments, olives, humous, and guacamole on the table!

CosmicMuffin · 07-03-2008, 10:22 AM

Well...I am getting ready for the 4th of July. I went and got steaks today. They look lush...one looks a lot fatter than the other but they are both inch cut ribeyes. YUMMMMYYY....I think the Goat Farmer is coming. I am going to watch Fireworks tonight and of course again to tomorrow (4th of July) and then again on Saturday. I love this time of year. My house still needs the floors to be swept and mopped and I have to do my bedroom. It will all be done in time.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Bibby · 07-03-2008, 10:22 AM

Ooh, enjoy!!

CosmicMuffin · 07-03-2008, 11:25 AM

OK you Brits have rubbed off on me. I am drink hot tea in Kentucky during July. I have to be nuts as it is getting up to 90 today. I am adding vanilla and carmel SF syrups to my PG tips...gives it a whole new spin.

Bibby · 07-03-2008, 11:39 AM

ROFL!!!

CosmicMuffin · 07-03-2008, 11:53 AM

Just so you know, here in the south we like ICED SWEET TEA. The colder and the sweeter the better. So I have to be losing it to be sitting on the front porch in the heat drinking HOT tea.

shykins · 07-03-2008, 11:57 AM

well they did a study a while ago and it showed that hot tea actually cooled u down quicker than a cool drink did

oooh 4th july tomorrow.. enjoy cosmic

x

Alcmene · 07-03-2008, 11:59 AM

Hey everyone, it is raining here today! Been back to the dentist for ANOTHER £280 bill eeeeek

It si true about hot drinks, when I went to China it was really hot, yet all the locals were drinking hot green tea like it was going out of fashion.

CosmicMuffin · 07-03-2008, 12:03 PM

Yeah tomorrow is our independence from you Brits. However, I can think of a few good things that ya'll do now that we need to learn about.
Top of the list is proper tea
Shortbread
More fun flavors of Crisps
Ohh the relaxed attitude about taking a holiday
Pimms in the summer
Importance of a good pint with no head
How to play proper football

Ailuros · 07-03-2008, 12:12 PM

I don't think my parents would take to tea with vanilla and caramel

. Milk is obligatory, sugar optional. No other additions are considered

. I'm heretical, and drink mine without the milk. I even drink strange alien things like green tea. They'll be taking my passport off me soon!

Kissa · 07-03-2008, 12:38 PM

Happy 4th July Cosmic, enjoy!

Me, tea only once a day, at tea time, decaf with skimmed milk and a Splenda! My mother would not have approved. I have been drinking *$s iced decaf lattes in the hot weather.

Started wet here but turned out fine this afternoon.

IE is going well, down pound this week. Today I have eaten 1 apple, 1 Jaffa cake, 1 Cafe Noir biscuit, 3 GG crackers with humous, guacamole and lots of black olives. Not forgetting the red wine. Doh?

shykins · 07-03-2008, 12:50 PM

ok well i have to admit something bad, considering i am english

i dont drink tea EVER!!!

Bibby · 07-03-2008, 01:15 PM

Me love tea. Turks love tea too. So, I am well at home here. HATE their Turkish coffee though. Thank goodness we have a Gaggia and can make our own coffee as a delish treat.

Bibby · 07-03-2008, 01:18 PM

BTW, avert your eyes if they are sensitive. I am bunged up. I am trying to drink lots, but failing. I have taken Vit C and had limited success *ah-hem*. Any ideas?? Stomach feels terrible. I AM trying to drink more.

CosmicMuffin · 07-03-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shykins

ok well i have to admit something bad, considering i am english

i dont drink tea EVER!!!

You are really from outer space aren't you??

I didn't drink tea for the first 3 years I was there. Then I started and it was bad. They would cut me off because I normally have no caffine. HeeHee They being the people I worked with could always tell when I had tea because I would never shut up.

06-30-2008, 11:35 PM	#1
Mimosa23 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: State of perpetual confusion! Posts: 3,633 Gallery: Mimosa23 Stats: GOAL!!! Maintaining with a smile! WOE: Maintenance Mediterranean diet	UK/ Europe July thread Hola everyone! I thought I'd get us going this month. Can you believe it, July already! I have this feeling that June only just started... Oh well, guess my brain is not working the way it should! Have a good day everyone, will check in later!

06-30-2008, 11:56 PM	#2
shykins MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,436 Gallery: shykins Stats: 262/147 goal WOE: atkins Start Date: 19th April 2004	glad i am not the only one mimosa i thought june had only jus started despite i had my birthday at the end of june last week which should of given me a clue lol ok i guess i cant post the link cos of rules but he is the chillichutneyman and lives in the uk if u get my drift, he also does leigh farmers market apparently... oh and i was chatting to the lady who has a goat farm near us who does lovely icecream and she said shes looking into a sugar free one so told her to talk to chilli man about xylitol so fingers crossed hot here already!! x __________________ When you know better you do better

07-01-2008, 02:37 AM	#3
junkfoodmonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,624 Blog Entries: 42 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: 183/159/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinduction: 01/01/08	I've lost just a hair under 4lbs in June! Which shows I just have to keep on slogging, after losing not even a whole lb in May! Now I've rejoined the gym, and my goal is to go three times a week and follow my program to the letter, and actually work and push myself to get the benefit from it. Not sure what that will do to the rate of weight loss, but it should certainly help me get smaller! Hopefully it was also allow me to get up the carb ladder too, add some more in. I'm keeping my carbs pretty low at the moment, though still getting in plenty of veggies and a little fruit. I'd like to get moving up the ladder again. I'm actually going to weigh every day in July and track it on a spreadsheet, to prove to myself how meaningless daily fluctuations actually are and that only the trend is important. Plus, well, I just love tracking stats on spreadsheets! I'm a total nerd that way! I've been tracking my writing word count all this year (total so far 176 thousand words!) just because! Funny, I'm not really a maths nerd - I'm terrible at maths! But I do like tracking progress. __________________ High Fructose Corn Syrup: Weapons Grade Sugar Donate to Alzheimer's research and match Terry Pratchett's $1 million donation. Match it for Pratchett

07-02-2008, 11:50 PM	#13
Bibby Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Turkey Posts: 236 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: Bibby Stats: 238/216/154 WOE: Atkins (of course) LOL Start Date: Jan 2003	OK, marking my spot too with a big red face. No, I haven't been out in the sun too long. I have a confession.... I stalled a bit after having lost half a stone in 3 weeks. Want to know why? Well it's the yummy yoghurt here. I suddenly wondered how much I was eating for brekky. It was 300ml girls!!! At 7.5g per 100ml I have blown it as soon as my day begins. Stupid me. Well on a positive note I have finished it all, they were big tubs. I will just have to have smaller portions as a treat. If I can. Anyway, good luck for July. Sorry about your tonsilitis Alcmene, I got that when I was 26 on the stumps of my tonsils. It was so bad, I wonder what full blown tonsilitis would be like. I am a mass of Midge bites, earache and frozen shoulder. But, I'll live..... __________________ Lynne Original start weight 238lbs Jan '03 -5ft 8ins or 5ft 6.7ins -have I shrunk???? Restart 23rd May '08. 231lbs. 26th May '08 Full medical at hospital...BP was high, so I am going to get it tested again locally and then compare it to my home BP monitor. Cholesterol. LDL = 163 HDL = 40 Triglycerides = 159 Glucose 102 (what does that mean??). They say it's OK but it's not a reading I recognise. April '08 Glucose = 4.8 (6.1 is normal) My Blog

07-03-2008, 10:22 AM	#15
CosmicMuffin Lovely, Luscious, Luxurious Loungie Brat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KENTUCKY, Heart is in Essex, England (No white heels, blue eyeshadow, or dancing around my bag) Posts: 6,392 Gallery: CosmicMuffin WOE: Atkins '72	Well...I am getting ready for the 4th of July. I went and got steaks today. They look lush...one looks a lot fatter than the other but they are both inch cut ribeyes. YUMMMMYYY....I think the Goat Farmer is coming. I am going to watch Fireworks tonight and of course again to tomorrow (4th of July) and then again on Saturday. I love this time of year. My house still needs the floors to be swept and mopped and I have to do my bedroom. It will all be done in time. Hope you all have a great weekend. __________________ The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ~ Denis Watley *Live your life in such a way, that when your feet, hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says... 'Oh crap!!...she's awake! ~~KATY~~* **~JeNell~ I LOVEMelly**

07-01-2008, 03:12 AM	#4
Alcmene Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 758 Gallery: Alcmene Stats: 1st:196//125 Now:175/166/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2007	Hey everyone, Happy July. Weather here is lovely. I have terrible tonsillitis today though! boo It comes and goes but has been getting better over the years. They want me to have them out but I refuse, I know it is not common practice but I get it so often and so badly it was recommended.

07-01-2008, 03:19 AM	#5
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,064 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	Hot here too. Thaks for the info about the chilli man shy. Sorry you have the tonsillitis Alcmene, I hate being sick when the sun shines. Seems unfair somehow. Well done on the weight loss JFM, I am impressed. I am also very pleased that I haven't gained over the past few weeks as I am trying IE/Paul Mckenna. It is quite frightening sometimes allowing myself carbs that I haven't eaten in years. Anyway this month I would love to lose just a couple of pounds. We'll see.

07-01-2008, 04:18 AM	#6
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	Sorry about the tonsilitis, Alcmene . My husband had it once, and I couldn't believe how ill he was with it. Before that I'd just thought of it as a bad sore throat. Kissa, it's good to see how well you're doing with the IE. Every time I relax my vigilance my weight starts to creep up again - not immediately, but over a few months or a year there'll be a few pounds, and then it will take me all of the next few months/year to get rid of them again . I'm still working on finding the middle ground! Also, whatever weight I am, I always want to be half a stone less. At the moment, I'd like to be a bit smaller, too, but even when I'm quite happy with the way I look, I still want to see lower numbers on the scale . Luckily I manage to ignore the thought once it gets to that stage - I don't go much below 8 st. I'm currently trying to avoid going over 8 1/2 though. JFM, I have a variety of spreadsheets that I've used to track my weight over the last few years. I only enter it monthly now, but I have a paper graph in the bathroom cupboard with an x for each day.

07-01-2008, 04:34 AM	#7
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	I found some really nice "Gold Top" clotted cream in Waitrose this morning. Just the thing with the raspberries and strawberries in season!

07-01-2008, 05:40 AM	#8
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,064 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	I certainly need to be half a stone lighter but I am not expecting that any time soon. It is quite challenging enough to hope for a couple of pounds!

07-01-2008, 08:01 AM	#10
shykins MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,436 Gallery: shykins Stats: 262/147 goal WOE: atkins Start Date: 19th April 2004	wel done junk. mnot sure about all that tracking tho lol i am still losing and gaining the same 5lbs its so boring i cant tell u, wish i could jus sit at 10st7 all the time but i spose thats not gonna happen.. aaah well... i think we all want to be a bit smaller than we are i always thought 11st7 was as small as i would ever be now i am a stone lighter i think well maybe i could be 10 etc etc etc VERY hot here today but i have been doing paperwork most of afternoon ugh have a pile to shred now sorry to hear about the tonsilitis poor u, hope u feel better soon x

07-01-2008, 09:37 AM	#11
Alcmene Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 758 Gallery: Alcmene Stats: 1st:196//125 Now:175/166/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2007	So ladies! When are we going to have a low carb UK meet? Maybe somewhere in the middle of the country? Though I am not adverse to going to London for the weekend as long as I have enough warning so I can get cheap tickets.

07-01-2008, 10:04 AM	#12
CosmicMuffin Lovely, Luscious, Luxurious Loungie Brat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KENTUCKY, Heart is in Essex, England (No white heels, blue eyeshadow, or dancing around my bag) Posts: 6,392 Gallery: CosmicMuffin WOE: Atkins '72	WOW ya'll are chatty. I am going to read through and post but I wanted to mark my spot.

07-03-2008, 10:03 AM	#14
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,064 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	Lynne I love 'greek' (Turkish) yoghurt, and have to be careful not to eat too much of it. Have been helping a friend turn up her new curtains this afternoon, very gentle and pleasant. Made it to the gym 4th day in a row, another aerobics class but much harder than yesterdays, different instructor! Friends coming over for a drink in a few moments, olives, humous, and guacamole on the table!

07-03-2008, 11:25 AM	#17
CosmicMuffin Lovely, Luscious, Luxurious Loungie Brat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KENTUCKY, Heart is in Essex, England (No white heels, blue eyeshadow, or dancing around my bag) Posts: 6,392 Gallery: CosmicMuffin WOE: Atkins '72	OK you Brits have rubbed off on me. I am drink hot tea in Kentucky during July. I have to be nuts as it is getting up to 90 today. I am adding vanilla and carmel SF syrups to my PG tips...gives it a whole new spin.

07-03-2008, 11:39 AM	#18
Bibby Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Turkey Posts: 236 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: Bibby Stats: 238/216/154 WOE: Atkins (of course) LOL Start Date: Jan 2003	ROFL!!!

07-03-2008, 11:53 AM	#19
CosmicMuffin Lovely, Luscious, Luxurious Loungie Brat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KENTUCKY, Heart is in Essex, England (No white heels, blue eyeshadow, or dancing around my bag) Posts: 6,392 Gallery: CosmicMuffin WOE: Atkins '72	Just so you know, here in the south we like ICED SWEET TEA. The colder and the sweeter the better. So I have to be losing it to be sitting on the front porch in the heat drinking HOT tea.

07-03-2008, 11:57 AM	#20
shykins MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,436 Gallery: shykins Stats: 262/147 goal WOE: atkins Start Date: 19th April 2004	well they did a study a while ago and it showed that hot tea actually cooled u down quicker than a cool drink did oooh 4th july tomorrow.. enjoy cosmic x

07-03-2008, 11:59 AM	#21
Alcmene Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 758 Gallery: Alcmene Stats: 1st:196//125 Now:175/166/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2007	Hey everyone, it is raining here today! Been back to the dentist for ANOTHER £280 bill eeeeek It si true about hot drinks, when I went to China it was really hot, yet all the locals were drinking hot green tea like it was going out of fashion.

07-03-2008, 12:03 PM	#22
CosmicMuffin Lovely, Luscious, Luxurious Loungie Brat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KENTUCKY, Heart is in Essex, England (No white heels, blue eyeshadow, or dancing around my bag) Posts: 6,392 Gallery: CosmicMuffin WOE: Atkins '72	Yeah tomorrow is our independence from you Brits. However, I can think of a few good things that ya'll do now that we need to learn about. Top of the list is proper tea Shortbread More fun flavors of Crisps Ohh the relaxed attitude about taking a holiday Pimms in the summer Importance of a good pint with no head How to play proper football

07-03-2008, 12:12 PM	#23
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	I don't think my parents would take to tea with vanilla and caramel . Milk is obligatory, sugar optional. No other additions are considered . I'm heretical, and drink mine without the milk. I even drink strange alien things like green tea. They'll be taking my passport off me soon!

07-03-2008, 12:38 PM	#24
Kissa Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 3,064 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/132/125 - 130 5' 4" WOE: Atkins Maintainance/Intuitive Eating Start Date: January 2001 restarted 1 September 2006 at 139 lbs	Happy 4th July Cosmic, enjoy! Me, tea only once a day, at tea time, decaf with skimmed milk and a Splenda! My mother would not have approved. I have been drinking *$s iced decaf lattes in the hot weather. Started wet here but turned out fine this afternoon. IE is going well, down pound this week. Today I have eaten 1 apple, 1 Jaffa cake, 1 Cafe Noir biscuit, 3 GG crackers with humous, guacamole and lots of black olives. Not forgetting the red wine. Doh?

07-03-2008, 12:50 PM	#25
shykins MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,436 Gallery: shykins Stats: 262/147 goal WOE: atkins Start Date: 19th April 2004	ok well i have to admit something bad, considering i am english i dont drink tea EVER!!!

07-03-2008, 01:15 PM	#26
Bibby Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Turkey Posts: 236 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: Bibby Stats: 238/216/154 WOE: Atkins (of course) LOL Start Date: Jan 2003	Me love tea. Turks love tea too. So, I am well at home here. HATE their Turkish coffee though. Thank goodness we have a Gaggia and can make our own coffee as a delish treat.

07-03-2008, 01:18 PM	#27
Bibby Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Turkey Posts: 236 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: Bibby Stats: 238/216/154 WOE: Atkins (of course) LOL Start Date: Jan 2003	BTW, avert your eyes if they are sensitive. I am bunged up. I am trying to drink lots, but failing. I have taken Vit C and had limited success ah-hem. Any ideas?? Stomach feels terrible. I AM trying to drink more.