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Hi all Last time I was here I think it was 2013 ... maybe before Moved back to the UK from Texas at the end off last year and having real trouble motivating myself.... I went from SW to Paleo to Hairy Dieters to counting calories and seem to have. lost my way. But today I realised that I...

They sure do .. i'm signed up and they also have a FB page and we have set up a FB group for members on the web site forum

Oh my lord I am so sorry I never saw this.... i dropped off the boards again but im back now and have just registered on SW USA... are you still about, and doing SW, they have relaunched in the US... if you are send me a msg and we can get some support going.... i wantto drop 30lb by end of jan...

Hi all i havent been on the forum for ages and ages... but am getting back on SW to shed some pounds so thought I would re-introduce myself. Hope everyone is having a good weight loss journey and I look forward to catching up with ya'll Val

Hi icemaiden I have been away from the forums for ages but am getting back into SW again ... I.m a Brit living in Katy... been here 3 and half years... maybe we can support each other as we are not to far away from each other.... feel free to message me so we can chat

What's your name? Val How old are you? 54 (YIKES!!!!! did I say that out loud) When's your birthday? Nov 5th Where do you live? Katy, Houston, Texas ( but originally a south east london girl) Are you married, single, divorced..? Married (2nd time) Have you any children, if so how old are they...

Hi all First of all Happy New Year... bit late I know... I havent been on the board for a few months..I haven't been on plan and decided to have a break as I wasnt putting my heart and soul into it...good news I havent put any weight on ...sad to say hubby has.....and that needs to come off...

Great news congratulations....did wonder where you was.....so nice to have you back

Spy bot Search & Destroy is the best one to use.... techie hubby put me onto it and even his company ...which is a massive global one use it....

I dont think you are being unreasonable, I am sure you have explained to hubby how you feel but maybe he just didnt get it so i would suggest you sit him down and say something like.....I know you meant well but the time I have with my Mum and Dad at the moment is really precious to me as we...

it happened to my niece the other weekend...over £1000 gone just like that, Paypal were brilliant and refunded the money straight away..... If you get a mail from what appears to be paypal a good thing to do is check the properties of the address..before opening it...and if you are not sure go...

We had it on over here a while ago, made for some very interesting TV

I totally know where your coming from I am exactly the same.....and after moving from the UK to Ireland the fact I could drive on a provisional licence scared the crap out of me but in one way its good as you dont really learn until you are on your own....btw I still dont like to drive with...

sorry for the bad language but I am having the morning from hell, only been up 2 and half hours and already the smoke alarm has gone off twice while attempting to clean the oven using the magic self clean button....something must have spilt yesterday and got caked on must have spilt yesterday...

After the 10 lessons, the instructor insisted that I try driving alone, explaining that it is better to do this asap so that no passenger can see my mistakes! I didn't take my test immediately, I even cancelled the first one :eek:. Just to point out to the folks in the UK that in Ireland up...

I know how you feel, I first learnt to drive when I was 20 but gave it up as I was saving to get married..( the driving would have worked out eventually, the marriage didnt)..but when I moved to Ireland in 2002 I was 7 miles from the nearest shop with no public transport and after a year of...

In an interview over here she said that if love comes along in the way we all deserve it, it wont matter if its with a male or female and while she has "dabbled" her preference would be male as she wants a family but she would not be shutting any doors on the possibility of it being a woman and...

The new season started here in the USA last night...we are on season 11....they changed the start and went round several cities to get people motivated then 3 people had weigh ins before being told they had to complete their first challenge and only 2 of them would make it to the ranch...some...

I am totally in the same situation, Hubby snores for the USA ( well it seems like it) but it doesnt start till about 3am, at least thats when it wakes me up, with that at the hot flushes I feel like I am going out of my mind. I have bought him the things you put on your nose and they do work...

The latest series of biggest looser in the US starts next week, I thimk we are a couple of series ahead of you in the UK.... can;t wait got the dvr set....

I'm glad you spoke to the Manager and you got a good result...I am sure that if/when you go back you will be treated like a queen and will get the results you want.....

Phil and I worked together for 2 years before we got together... he had moved jobs by then but we remained good mates, but after going to a friends party in Oct 2000 ( i had arranged to stay at his place the weekend as I had loads of other times before when we went out for drinks as friends -...

That is defo not right, your cuticles should never bleed, £22 is a lot of money to pay when you are not happy with the outcome....have you been to the salon before, was it recomended? Let us know how you got on and put the word about that you got Sh** service from them

Yes I think Jennifer Grey will have some advantages but she hasnt danced in a while and like the rest of us is getting older :cry: Niecy was brilliant, totally agree a great advert, she looked brillaint

Me too can't wait for this new season to begin here

Ouch sounds like she wasnt focused on the job ... I would ask around your friends and see if they can recommend someone or go back to the shop and ask to see the manager, tell them that you were not happy with the outcome and voice your expectations, it could be that she did a "standard pedi"...

The version here is Dancing with the stars, starts Sept 22nd on ABC, we have Len and Bruno as judges. This seasons "stars" include - Bristol Palin - (daughter of Sarah Palin) Michael Bolton ( and yes I am a MB fan) Jennifer Grey ( from the original dirty dancing) and Brandy ( R&B singer)... and...

Brilliant news.... speedy recovery Honey.... love and hugs from us all xxxxxx

any news????

Good luck, speedy recovery and we are all thinking of you.. I'm with Fillysmum and will be checking the board more for news from hubby...... big hugs xxxxxxxxxxx

Its not a Bank Hol in the USA... ours is this coming weekend..Labor Day....had visitors over the weekend, so BBQ on Sat, and out and about yesterday so need to sort the house from that and catch up on stuff but Hubby is home from Thursday till Tuesday ( guess I wont get much done then). I am...

Sue, we still have temps here of around 110 /114 f ...its been unbearably hot even for Texas....I was out all day last thursday for an interview and a day walking round in a business suit and proper shoes ( that I havent work in over a year) and felt like you must have done.....hope it cools off...

We used to have a Bandit 1200 but gave it to a friend when we moved to the states.... We have a Harley 92' FRXS in Ireland that has been in the shop for the last 18 months having a full custom job...this is going to be shipped to MIL's in the UK and kept there for us when we go back... it would...

Men don't seem to grow up till they reach their 30's so I would say its would be a perfect age for him.... blimey just look at Rod Stewart, he gonna be a daddy again....

Thanks for all your messages.....I love rallys when we lived in Ireland we had the European HOG Rally in Killarney.. just half hour down the road from home... but coz we went home of a night we didnt really appreciate the whole deal..but have been to a few HOG rallies in the UK....Biketoberfest...

Well after weeks of debating should we shouldn't we...last night we finally decided that we are off to Biketoberfest in Daytona, Florida this Oct and I am soooooo excited We were due to go back the the UK for a family wedding in Sept and to Spain for a friends wedding in Nov so fitting in a...

Well its hot and sunny here...again...a bit cooler than it has been only going to be about 99f today...today is catch up day on my housework, clean the fridge and make my shopping list for a supermarket run tomorrow... then going to stick my nose in a book and chill for the rest of the day...in...

I put mine on a clean dry tea towel

Hated Paul St Tesco.... Wilton was mt fav and the nearest to me... I lived just outside of Macroom... used to love Dunnes but they vary so much from shop to shop...and hated SuperValue too...

I would much rather be on the back of the bike than in a car in the heat.....have just ordered some body armour and mesh gloves... hope that makes it a little lighter... I get so mad when I see people here without protective gear...esp helmets...the first thing hubby taught me was not to go out...

Yep I remember it well..... can't rely on the Irish weather esp in Cork....

Shepherds pie with swede and carrot or carrot and butternut squash topping...... Dry fry lean mince and a chopped onion, drain off any residue... add a dash or several of worstershire sauce, a dash or 2 of tabasco, and little water if you want more gravy.. and an oxo cube.... cook the...

for pud why not try the 1/2 syn roulade ( sorry cant spell)... I made it the other week and hubby loves it so much I have to to it every weekend now.......or how about a strawberry terrine ... I make up a pack of sugar free jelly and pour it over loads of sliced strawberries, when nearly set I...

Congrats on the baby and in taking the first step back to SW.....only my thoughts but bite the bullet and go back to the class... keep trying and don't give up, you know it works ... it did before.. talk to the consultant..thats what she is there for and if she doesn't know how you feel she...

Thats flipping freezing alright....LOL... our night time temps are around 75f ( thats 24c)...OMG maybe we wont move back to the UK after all LOL

wow 102 and having to be at markets... not fun ...I have given up trying to do anything outdoors with these temps, I dont even walk to my postbox down the road, hubby does it on the way home....not lived in the UK since 2002 and I have to admit when I do go back it doesn't feel like home...

I love the weather here in Texas.. yesterday we took the harley out for a trip to Galveston which is about an hour from us....we always wear crash helmets...even though Texas law says we dont have too.. but it was so hot on the way back that I thought my head was going to explode.... must have...

I lost mine the other week, someone hid it from me but I found it under the sofa..... Your mojo isnt missing it just needed a rest from all your hard work, bet you find it before the morning..

Hi Say...Oh I miss the English Market....:sigh: I used to get it in Tesco at Wilton... well got it there once or twice, might be worth asking them if they can get it in again... I had to ask them about it and as they got it in ( only a few times mind) couldn't have been the only one wanting it...

Sometines...although not often Tesco have it... ask them they may be able to get it in ...

everyone on this site is in the same boat, whether its 10lb or 10 stone to loose so we all know what being overweight means.. its hard for anyone who has never been in our shoes to understand... no matter how much they love and support you.. I was an overweight kid until I started work at 15...

We have Harley friends who live in Palm Coast just down the road from bike fest so will stay with them... We got relocated for hubbys work...he is in Oil and Gas... was in Ireland from 2002 till last summer when we moved here... I'm not working..havent been able to get anything...will be...

I am originaly from the Uk, lived in ireland from 2002 till last summer when we moved to Katy for hubbys work....thank god I found you coz its been hard to modify some stuff....LOL

We have Harley's - been around bikes all my life -- one of the reasons for me to lose weight is so that we can take our Route 66 trip year after next from Chicago to Santa Monica on a Harley ... My husband has wanted to do that route for ages, maybe now we are living here we will get...

Hi Trip... Houston here.....well Katy really.....I agree the can't believe spray is great....first saw it while watching Ruby on style channel... she uses it on asparags all the time and gave it a try... brilliant

Taking a risk... not in the least, you will love it, during the day its like a giant toy town at night it comes even more alive, there are lots of free shows in the hotels to see... you are gonna love it... make sure you get to Freidmont St one night ... light show is not to be missed...oh and...

Where in Cork are you? I used to live in Carriganimma, near Macroom.. well till last July when we moved here.... left a big chunk of my heart in Cork....I think I left it in Brown Thomas so if you find it can you keep it safe for me....:cry:

I used to live in Cork but moved to the States a year ago.... alas no SW in cork so used to go it alone.. in fact it wasnt even in Ireland then LOL

I am getting married here - A Special Memory Las Vegas Wedding Chapel . I'm going out for a first look at dresses with my Mum tomorrow - hopefully seeing what I can have will help encourage me along :) Once again, thanks for all the comments xx Good luck with the planning and everything...

Didn't mean to imply hubby had a weight problem....my typing don't keep up with what I am thinking sometimes, maybe I should have re-read it ...LOL...The little one is most likely playing up coz he's not sure what's going on, he missed having Daddy about and now he's there he can't work out why...

OMG so sorry to hear your news, my friends daughter had near fatal car crash 2 weeks ago broke both hips and her pelvis and lots more, thank god her spine is ok....please send your hubby all our best wishes.... especially as you can guess from my nic and my signature we are bikers too.. The...

Using the immortal words of Tony Little " YOU CAN DO IT, YOU WILL DO IT AND MOST IMPORTANT YOU WANT TO DO IT".... you know where you went wrong, put it behind you and give yourself a kick......yes you will be stressed, yes you will want comfort food.....but there are lots of choices you (and...

Hi Sue Its a very similar reply to the one i got about having a group in Houston. ( see below) but at least they do get back to you with a detailed response, but from the 2 mails I guess they use a template with the bog standard details and personalise it to suit the mail Hi Val, Thank you...

This is one I use a lot.... originally made it to go with a feta and watermelon salad but it goes great with most things.. 3/4 cups of Passata ( you could use tomato or clamato juice) 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar 1 handful of finely chopped herbs ( I used parsley, thyme, sage, mint,chives...

In the USA we can get lots of different not only low fat but fat free cheeses... I would imagine its the same for Britmum as she is in Canada....

Thank you Millie

Thank you girls, think I did feel more guilty that i should have, and needed to confess...LOL.... Am taking hubbys advise today and only pottering about.... he is going to cook dinner but I will prepare it all so he won't be able to change it

well ok I do feel guilty which is probably why I am posting....haha I am going through the inevitable menopause ...and my hormones and cycle are all over the place.... didn't have a show for 6 weeks (bliss) until yesterday when it hit me with a vengeance....could barely walk as I had so much...

made this yesterday and couldn't wait to try it, filled it with the quarks mix and lovely fresh strawberry's and raspberrys.... it was scrummy.....I have been looking for a base to use with the jello pudding deserts we get here ( 2 sys for a pack with half the milk they say as HE or with greek...

Oh girls don't get me started....only j/k his good points are he puts his clothes in the laundry basket without being told and he puts the loo seat down...yes really.... he is a great cook too... But he snores like a flipping train, he has become very lazy since we moved here and I am not...

Havent seen the new book yet :( still waiting for my daughter to send it to me, but have been making SW carbonara for (what seems like) ages.... i tend to use turkey rashers instead of bacon or ham (bacon here is soooo fatty) but it is lush

Last night we had Pizza topped chicken and a huge salad. Topping was made with tomatoes red onion, red pepper, a tbs of veg stock and herbs from the garden all simmered together...once the chicken was cooked I topped it with the mix and some fat free mozerella (HE) and some basil leaves stuck...

Over here the Food network and cooking channel are very different from the UK... Fav UK chefs have to be Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver and Nigella but from the USA I would have to go for: Paula Deen - real good home cooked southern food - good home cooking but loads of butter and cream... Bobby...

Morning all Being Friday for me its my main grocery shop day......hubby gets paid every 2 weeks so the mid month payday is when I get my "big shop" all the tinned stuff, soap powders etc.... but every Friday you can find me in my car heading for the supermarket to stock up on fresh produce...

first of all Stay strong, don't let the depression take hold again...if you have got over it thats more kudos to you .... I know I have been there but have been of my tablets for a year now... I know its hard but as you say 2 sides to every story and as you have grandkids make them your focus...

I can look into it, not sure they would post well though or if I could get then through the wonderful (not) federal postal system here....

They do a french onion flavour too... omg that one is sooooo good....

We have them in the States and I can guarantee they are absolutely great......

Made this last night for the first time and it was lush...... had it with butternut squash chips and a huge mountain of salad..... hubby enjoyed it so much he has taken what was left for lunch today with salad..... yummy

OMG do I ever, used to have chunks of corned beef in the fridge on red days just to pick at...guess that shows my age...and how long I have had SW in my life

Thanks Mrs V... I have already been in touch with them, spoke to a lady called yvonne Sanders who advised me that at present they are not moving into the Houston Area..although she did say it was the next city to be targeted... as the logistics of setting up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area proved...

Thanks I think it is the boredom after being in the work force all my life... its not the first move we have had with the company and they do look after the spouses, they have a great spouses association where there is always something going on... just not in the summer months... guess lots of...

Which series have you got over there, is it the couples one?....that was the last biggest loser one here...

Oh if your trying to find them on line try looking on Hulu.... they tend to be on there the next day... if not the same day

Yes it is... wasnt sure if it was on in the Uk yet, but I have to set my DVR for it ...hells kitchen USA is on at the same time... and have been in tears most weeks

Jillian has just has a new series here in the states... she moves in with a family for a week and she spares no-one but you see a softer side of her when she has heart to hearts with them to get to the bottom of the issue , after the week she leaves them, but not before they have to set...

I love my slow cooker..... have had one for years and years and when we moved here one of the first electrical things I bought was a slow cooker.... when we are going out for the day I fill it up with meat and veggies switch in on and hey presto when we get back there is a hot meal...

Hi BMIC Love your blog... great to see there are other Brits from the US looking at your blog too... the next few days I am going to trawl through and see what you have.... you're a star... thank you for taking the time to inspire us

OMG hadnt realised I had posted that often.....what with this site and FB I think I could go for a record...LOL I guess I am maybe a little homesick today.....hence the ramble Thanks for the links Fillymum, and thanks girls for your suggestions. When I go to the mall I make sure I am wearing...

Ok girls here is the deal.....guess I am feeling a bit down and need to get it off my chest...ramble....ramble..ramble... Since moving to the USA I haven't been able to find a job....and I am really loosing my motivation for everything...I have kept myself on a routine,(because I think that...

We got married in Las Vegas - 2001 - everything was booked through Virgin...we were in the UK then... and they were amazing...we had a wedding planner allocated to us in the UK and one in Vegas.. and they didnt mind if we spoke to the chapel directly as I had some concerns....it was so good we...

Great news for me in the USA too....happy shopping tomorrow

Thanks for all your messages girls.... The hurricane hit Mexico last night and was upgraded to cat 2 on landfall, it came in about 110 miles from Brownville Texas and as of 4am this morning was about 160 miles from there, it is loosing steam fast and is expected to be downgraded to a tropical...

LOL I know, i'm sure we wont get much of it maybe just a bit of heavy rain and after living in Ireland for 7 years I am well used to that, it just made me think of home and how in the UK I wouldn't have given hurricanes a 2nd thought....they were things that only happened in other...

Just a ramble really ..... We have been in Texas a year...my god thats gone quick...and June 1st is the start of the Hurricane season....it usually lasts until about Nov... last year we didnt see any where we live and didnt really prepare. This year however there are already 14 hurricanes...

Mail on its way to you .......

it wont let me pm you ..dont think I have enough permissions so have sent you a friend request to see if I can get it to you that way

You're a star thank you

OOOO the brownies look great I'm sure I have seen them, and we can get fibre one that could be the answer to my cheesecake.....thank you

I wont either, will just get my daughter to post hers over when she is finished ...:D

I agree the customer service side leaves a lot to be desired if you live in the US... for some reason my subscription to the magazine was cancelled but when I called them they couldnt discuss it with me coz the card holder is my husband and they needed authorisation by email from him...so he...

Walmart also do their own range of these under their great value section. the cherry lime is to die for so is the Raspberry Ice.... both walmat and crystal light so large packs so you can make jugs of it... add fruit and ice to the fruit punch and you have an instant cocktail ..without the booze

SW are only in Dallas /Fort Worth Area (which is 4 hrs drive on a good day) at the moment but I did contact them to see if they were coming to Houston and was told that it is going to be the next city to be targeted but the cost and the logistics of doing it here are way more than they...

I dont think they have HEB in New Orleans but if they do they can defiantly get quark there... havent seen it in Sams Club... they should be able to get the kelloges bars there....in for Target do them....I will be going to Sams club soon...when I can get hubby to take me... and will check out...

Hi would you mind sending me the USA versions too, I only have the Uk ones and am struggling with some things... let me know and I can pm you my email.....thank you

Where in the states are they, I am in Texas and have had similar problems but have found quark... fromage frais is called fromage blanc here but is hard to get. For fat free yoghurts I use Yoplait light....the blue tubs not the pinky ones.... I can get Kelloges fibre one cereal bars....but...

I'm 54 in Nov and hubby is 9 years younger than me

Having been in the USA for a year and having spent the previous 7 years in Ireland, and being away from my daughter all that time I must agree with everyone else and recommend Skype....My daughter is an only child and as I was a single parent we are very close...skype is invaluable for keeping...

Sizes over here in the USA vary a lot to the UK.... for example I am UK top 12/14 which is a large here...but Med in most places in the UK...I am a 14 bottom in the UK but a 10 here...dress sizes are worse as it could be anything from a size 6 to size 12 depending on the cut...shoes are 2 sizes...

I am making this today for a girly lunch with my Texan neighbours to enjoy while watching the England match....am trying to show one in particular that slimming world doesnt mean going without, and we will have this after a syn free humous and veggies, lemon and coriander cous cous, and...

I have been in Houston (Katy) coming up a year now, and although SW is in DFW area it hasn't made its way here yet...I have been told by SW that Houston will be the next big city to be targeted but if there is anyone else in my area maybe we could support each other... at least till a group...

My hubby has to take packed lunches every day, he has no where to heat anything and I am often stuck for ideas...esp on green days but he loves my lemon and coriander cous cous. 1 cup cous cous 1 cup of chicken stock made with bovril juice of 1 lemon handful of fresh coriander Heat the stock...

Thanks Britmum...we dont have that supermarket here, but most do stock some British foods..in what they call the "ethnic" aisle hahahaha.....not much though....and what there is can be very expensive....its over $6 for a jar of colmans mint sauce LOL...

Add lemon juice to 0% greek yoghurt, it will give it the tangy taste of sour cream....

Thanks for all the suggestions, I would imagine I could get Fromage Frais in places like New York but Texans seen not to be into low fat stuff...guess the old saying is true...everything is bigger in Texas LOL

Yeah I know and tried it but there is something about the low fat yoghurt here that isnt the same as back home, most of them are set yoghurts for one so I tend to use the 0% greek yoghurt which is thicker and creamier but sometimes yoghurt just dont do what ya want it to...lol

Brilliant thanks so much, the yoghurt here for some reason seems to curdle even when the dish has been off the heat for a while to cool, I didnt think of using quark in curries, but will stock up with even more of the magic ingredient when I next go grocery shopping

I live in Texas and cant get Bovril for love nor money so was I was in the UK last week stocked up with several jars of each....and oxo cubes....

Living in Texas there are certain things that I haven't been able to get hold off here, the main one being Fromage Frais ( or fromage blanc as its called here), I can get quark, and 0% greek yoghurt ( which doesnt work as well in cooked foods as it does in the UK) but does anyone have any...

Hi all Yesterday I was looking for a Balsamic Salad Dressing to go with a watermelon and Feta cheese salad I was making, but all the dressings I found were oil based. So decided to have a play around and see if I could make one myself....I have to admit it was lush and could also be used for...

Hey Gem.....we can do it together hun, me you and Phil.....but he has loads to loose...gonna get all my fav SW recipes in the new book you gave me and print off all my "new" info, work out my food plan and get going again..but it probably wont be till Tuesday as I havent gone shopping...

Hi all Just wanted to introduce myself, my daughter told me about this forum while I was in the UK last week so I thought I would join and see for myself what its like. I haven't filled out all my info yet as we only arrived back here about 3 hrs ago and I am a little but knackered....will do...