Ebay Wardrobe Challenge Update

Right now my wardrobes are A LOT emptier! I can finally see the wood from the trees and find something fairly quickly that fits when I open up the doors. Bizarrely Ebay didn’t work out too well, I sold a fair bit of stuff but it was almost like my fellow ebayers thought they were [...]

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Fancy French Hospital Food

Mention France to anyone and more than likely they will think of French cuisine. The French are renowned for their excellent food and for the important role that food and meal times play in their culture and that is something that I have really come to appreciate. After years of learning and appreciating the importance [...]

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Yoga mishaps of an ageing Piglet – Piglet’s Comedy Club

I’ve been feeling a bit depressed about my weight recently and have been completely unable to shift the excess kilos. Any efforts at dieting have been short-lived and resulted in adding to my surplus rather than reducing it. My ludicrous attempts to loose 10 kilos in 10 weeks (see this post) were quickly thwarted by [...]

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10 weeks, 10 kilos, 10 commandments… 10 years trying!

Diet, Fat in France

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Best excuse in the world to eat ice-cream…

My hand is still hurting from the surgery last Monday. Yesterday the Nurse suggested that I apply cold to my hand to help the pain and reduce the swelling. He advised putting ice cubes in a bag and holding them for 10 minutes. I decided that holding a tub of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge [...]

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Black is back (& fattening recipe!)

I’ve always been fascinated as to why French women wear so much black. If you take the tube in Lyon you’ll be surrounded by women wearing head to toe black or grey. Many consider the French to be the epitome of chic and whilst its true that they very rarely display their love handles (because [...]

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Guilt free chips!

Have you ever been on a diet (or supposed to have been on a diet !) and yet had a mad craving for junk food?

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Stinking moods and Pandora Bracelets

I’ve woken up in a stinking mood this morning. An absolutely stinking mood. It’s as if I want to bite someone’s head off just for the sake of it. I guess this is what happens when you do an extreme diet – my blood sugar levels must be all over the place. I am not [...]

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