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How I eat out: I've always had to wrestle with restaurant menus, coz I can't have anything with alcohol or non-halal meat so that usually means fish or veggie (unless they put wine in the sauce, the meanies). So, that my cuts the menu down to a couple of good options and from that I try and pick something that isn't too fatty, creamy or sugary. Often I'll do an appetiser and a salad or soup. I ask that the side of chips is taken off, and refuse the bread rolls in the beginning. I don't really eat out that often, mostly coz there aren't a lot of good local restaurants where I live and I love cooking so we prefer home meals anyhow. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Keeping Warm: I have had to learn a lot of things moving to Ireland. Good insulation and double-glazed windows help; thermal underwear; big puffy coats and don't forget your scarves and gloves; but mostly, spend time over at the in-laws who have a huge fireplace! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

My goodness! You look like a famous actor out and about for the lark! [emoji322]🕺 Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Would help if I posted the pic! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

#ThrowbackThursday this is me in Yemen in 2002. I didn't know it at the time but I was pregnant (ended up having a miscarriage but then went on to have my beautiful girly). I went to study Arabic and I found the most generous, kind friendly people. My heart breaks with the current Western-backed Saudi demolition of that beautiful country. One day I will return in sha' Allah. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

More power to ya!! Those are some fabulous motivation pix! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

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Hey Ladeeeezzzzz, guess what I found at my local café Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Definitely something macabre I reckon Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Wow that's wonderful, congrats!! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Snap! So was his LOL (just checking, stone masons are the ones that do gravestones? I think that's what they're called??) Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh. My. Goodness. [emoji39] Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh I think it's fair enough if Yo Yo, as brilliant as he is, makes space for Michaelangelo [emoji16] Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oooh my hubs told me that the stone walls were unemployment projects, but maybe he's talking about the relatively neat, tall ones that go around big landed properties here in Tipp, coz a quick Google tells me you're right especially with the old walls in the West. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Baaaaaahahaha you described Irish country driving to a T! Those narrow roads (called boreens) are apparently the width of a cow and a half coz that's all the farmers needed to move their cattle before the car was invented. AFAIK, the reason the roads have walls and hedgerows along them is that they are historic borders of land plots and owners were required to show their boundaries by digging a ditch and putting a mound of dirt alongside. Over time they became roads because that's how people used to navigate by walking along the ditches. Hedgerows are very effective windstops and the walls were projects from the last century or so as a way of providing employment. What this means is, unless you're a local and you know the roads well, you have to drive pretty slowly round bends and if you are behind a tractor you just enjoy the scenery coz they hardly ever pull over for you and there's no way to pass them out. Enjoy Egypt! I have a few Gypo friends and they are the best. Plus you must try mahshi if you get a chance, it's SooooooooOOOo delish! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

I bought a charm off Etsy and hooked it onto another bracelet I wear. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh yay, go you. Magical! Are you going to Celebrate with a fancy new outfit (or is that just a girl thing) ? Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

The Sistine Chapel?? As in, the one in the Vatican?? Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Top Workout Tip: everything counts. Never think that a ten minute brisk walk isn't worth doing because if you start small when you begin and do a little bit more and more as you continue on, soon you'll find those ten minutes are a full workout session! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh I give up. Posting all those YouTube videos caused BP to do some funky html. I tried to edit it to fix it but it doesn't love me Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

I love love love Yo Yo Ma. I love that he does crossover genres too! Faves - oooh this could be a long post! Vanessa Mae [/url] The Piano Guys Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a new find. He played at Prince Harry & Megan Markle's wedding and he's still only a teenager If you've seen The Fifth Element, well Jane Zhang actually sings the WHOLE of Diva's song - you simply can't believe it's a human voice singing: Nigel Kennedy, but mostly coz his half-sister and I were peers back in Oz (I played classical violin in another life) So jelly you got to see Yo Yo Ma live!

The lack of restriction is [emoji53] BUT I reckon it trains you to measure and weigh and listen really hard for soft signals of satiety and Godwilling we won't get the 'shock' that others do when the honeymoon is over and they have to work at keeping weight off because we already got that down pat. (That's my theory, @Matt_Z might chime in too) Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

I don't really have a workout music list. I'm usually exercising with someone and we just talk (or not talk). Also these days I mostly just listen to classical and jazz (gave up pop music for Ramadan and it stuck). Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

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