Hi Claire & Kay

Bet everyone back home in the UK is wondering why we are all excited about a thunderstorm, but we need rain badly over here!!! And our thunderstorms are pretty spectacular. Is the weather in Turkey and Lebanon similar to here - we are still in summer with temps up in 80's.

I'll ask one of the moderators if they can set up a buddy thread for us.

Speak to you both soon.

xx

Kay

Good luck on your weightloss journey xx

Hi Kay,

Hope your first week is going well....I am doing good so far really pleased with myself and trying to plan my meals in advance and keep them interesting!!

I have been speaking to Lyn on Skype as I am unable to access the Buddy thread as yet, hopefully next week we will be able to catch up on there and post food diaries etc.

Let me know how you are getting on and how you feel..

Talk soon

Claire xx

Hi Claire

Thanks for checking in - I'm so overloaded at work I don't get much time to go on the forums unfortunately, but I'm doing well; nearly two weeks in and holding steady

I agree with you that planning is all important - I've found that it's the only way to do this, if I plan ahead and cook up batches in advance then my week runs smoothly. I also find I don't mind eating the same dish a few days in a row, either for lunch or dinner; what about you?

Glad to hear you're feeling good, I think if you're feeling positive it makes the whole process a breeze!

Kay

Oh, forgot to mention the thunderstorm has hit and it's fabulous

Hi Kay, hopefully our buddy thread and your access to other areas of the forum will be sorted soon.

We had the thunderstorms for 3 nights in a row, but it now appears to have moved over to you - pretty spectacular, but we've had major floods and damage in Cyprus. It's become much cooler, in the mid 70's, as opposed to the 90's just over a week ago.
Hope we can all chat soon and good luck with the food planning!