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That sounds like a good idea. I've been buying lots of sunflower seeds lately but never thought of adding them to salads.

Wow, well done!

9 stone is a distant memory for me sadly :-(

I'm praying I can still have oats then I can add seeds, nuts, cinnamon etc to that :-)

Crikey I didn't know that! Everything I've read on line mentions eating fibre and getting it from (obviously among other things) sweet potatoes and oats. My meter can't come quick enough.

I think my bread days are over which isn't a massive thing as GF bread isn't fantastic and is full of additives, however a nice bit of potato now and again would be lovely.

Nothing is for free in Spain, take it from me!! If you're under pension age you can get a form from the DWP which entitles you to free healthcare but who knows if that will continue after Brexit? Under pension age basically you have to fund your own healthcare but once you have your Residencia...

Yes she pulled out a packet from her drawer and suggested I eat them when hungry! I wouldn't eat them beforehand never mind now. When I mentioned the bubble and squeak I should have added that was before this little episode and a real potato hasn't touched my lips since. I hope I can still have...

That's very interesting Bluetit, thank you. I have been stressed to death since we moved and that was the reason for the blood test as the doc thought it may be Thyroid-related. I feel fine now though, and I really think overhauling my diet and exercising more since my "diagnosis" has helped a...

I live in a very hilly area, have dogs and no car yet so I'm walking loads Lucky you, Arab Horse! I don't think I've ever been 7 stone in my life!

Hi Bluetit, I'm not too sure what sort of test it was. It was primarily to test my Thyroid but she tested other things as well. It was a fasting test with blood taken from my arm. As I mentioned, it was me who diagnosed myself with prediabetes, the doc just suggested I lose some weight and...

To be honest I'm not a big veg fan but recently started eating cabbage (unfortunately with potato-bubble and squeak) and my husband has made me some soup with cauli, sweet potato, a big bag of mixed veg plus coconut, turmeric and other curry spices. When I get my meter I will test to see if I'm...

Thanks Resurgam, I have done loads of low carb in the past and know I have a problem with them so like many people this is a wake up call for me. I've just ordered a meter and strips so hopefully I will get this sorted. I wish I could lose weight a bit quicker though :(

This will probably have you all laughing but I'm going to ask anyway! I moved to Spain just before Christmas and my diet, which is normally very good-I am gluten free, don't have much dairy and just generally try to eat well, went completely out of the window big time. I have been drinking...

Hi and thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I also have an underactive Thyroid which makes it a bit harder to lose weight and on LCHF I would just never go to the loo! Too much info I know but that's the way I am sadly. As I said above I have cut most fibre out and that's causing problems already :-(

Hi Guzzler, thanks for the reply. First of all I was alarmed when you asked if I was on medication for my Diabetes. Have I got Diabetes?? As I said the doc only suggested losing a bit of weight and that my sugar was "a bit high". It was only after googling that I diagnosed my self as being...

Hi everyone :-) I recently had a blood test and the doc mentioned that my "sugar" was "slightly high". I live in Spain so the results are a little different : 115mq/dl (60/105) As I am over the upper limit I would say the situation is more serious than my levels just being a little high? I am...