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Hope you are both feeling better today.

I am still being good and sugar levels are also good.

Breakfast: 2 slices of Toast, butter.
Dinner: Fresh Salmon Steak, New Pots. Cabbage & Carrots.
Supper: Soup.

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Hi Susie----yes, I am a Gemini !!!! I did a load of card making, but have lost the incentive now--just trying to sell all my card making equipment, bit by bit.
I used to make some very detailed cross stitch pictures etc, but cannot see so well now. I have made a patchwork quilt--by hand ! But mostly now i knit and crochet---I make a lot of things for charities--like our local homeless society---i am working on a project for the church right now. I love making crochet diagonal lap blankets--made about a dozen so far---just made one for the vicars wife, who won it an auction of promises.
I volunteered to teach special needs adults how to make cards, knit and crochet for 3 years--loved doing that . I now run 2 Learn to crochet groups, under the U3A. Plus bellong to 3 different craft groups !!

Well--you did ask !!!!

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Mornin all You crafty Folk,..I gave up knitting when the Kids/G/Kids grew up,and don't have the patience for it any more,

B/fast..half grapefruit,beans on toast,
Lunch..lentil/carrot soup,yogurt/blueberries
Tandoori chicken drumsticks,salad.

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Mariana, where were the pains you had when you were feeling sick? In your belly? Upper right towards rib cage? etc

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I had a bloodtest the other week and my cholesterol has gone up to 6.9 and even l am shocked but is it any wonder with the cream doughnuts and fish and chips l have been eating lately.
My doctor has said, l need to lose half a stone in 8 weeks. As my BMI has gone over 30 he has referred me to a 'Fitter Futures' programme. I have been given a voucher for 12weeks at Slimmers World and an instructor from the local gym will be getting in touch with me.
What am l dreading? Having to wear trainers which l hate!!

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You'll do fine Angel. 7lbs should be easy. Just get plenty of fruit and veg and get some good meat from a decent farm shop. Leave out the spuds. Just eat a little meat and cooked veg for dinner each night.

Lately we've been doing this by making a simple ratatouille. Just throwing baby tomatoes in a pan, with chopped courgettes, garlic, a bell pepper, one chopped leek, and some chopped stringless beans. A little water in the bottom of the pan to create steam and a good sprinkle of Oregano. With a lid on the pan, I just cook it slowly.

We have that quite a number of nights and just vary the meat we have with it. Often a chicken breast sprinkled with cajun spices cooked in the oven in a foil package with white wine. Easy to do. Or simple grilled pork chops or a steak.

Just simple food, from raw ingredients cooked yourself. That alone will see you lose lbs imo.

Anyways good luck.

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Mariana I knew you were a Gemini, just like me.

You will be fine Angel, the fitness instructor will only go as far as you can. You do need to get your cholesterol number down a bit. I'm very lucky my cholesterol has always been quite low, it's at the moment 4.6, so i'm happy with that.

Realist do you not put any chopped tomatoes in your Ratatouille, I do?

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Wow you are so lucky getting a voucher for Slimming World-I did not know they did that !! Although I get reduced rate £4.65 a week, I still find it a struggle to pay every week.
My BMI is nowhere near as low as 30--even after losing 10 pounds with Slimmers World and quite a lot before--maybe I need to pay my doctor a visit !!

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BTW Lost another 2 pounds this week at SW..quite happy with that...lost 10 pounds so far with SW, despite a slow start.

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I'm plateauing right now. Haven't lost anymore since my last weigh-in, but on the plus side I haven't gained, either. So I guess that's a good thing.

On forward. Maybe by next week's weigh-in I'll have lost another pound or two.