Welcome and Info for Martina
Hi Martina, :welcome:
I think what I am about to do here is called hijacking a thread -- so I apologize to the Pet Corner posters. But, I was unable to send a private message to this newbie. :hijack: Please Forgive me.
Welcome to Minimins. I see that you are an American (I'll have to check my atlas to see where your town is located -- I have several friends in NC, mostly near Ft. Bragg).
Most of the people on the site are British. But, not all -- and some are Brits living in Spain, Australia, etc. It is nice to see another American posting -- I have come across a couple of others. I am American but live in the UK and have for 8 years (total).
Here are some tips for this site: if you go to the games, off topic sections, etc. and start playing the movie games, change a letter games, etc. It is a quick way to up your posts -- once you have a certain number of posts you are allowed to add photos and partake in other features on this site. Including being able to visit other peoples albums and send private messages. Also, if someone's post is particularly helpful you can click on the thanks button on the right hand side of the post -- this site tracks the thanks you have given, and those you have received. I am not sure what this does for your access to Minimins, but it has taken me awhile to figure a lot of things out.
There are tutorials listed up on the main page banner -- and one by Pierce was especially helpful for "how to set up a ticker".
Are you using Cambridge Diet US? I am using the Cambridge Diet FFL (I like it because it is Soy Based and seems to agree with me better). I can order from the US and have it sent to my APO address (US military mailing address).
I am doing CD to take off the 20 plus pounds I regained after intially losting about 60 doing a British program called Lighter Light. It was very good and worked well and fast. It was very expensive, but it had a fantastic counseling component.
I am surprised that LL has not been introduced in the US -- it has been here in the UK for about 14 years (I think). I had gained a lot of weight when I first moved overseas (in 1994) and could never stick with a diet enough to take it off, but the simplicity of the meal replacement worked for me. But, keeping it all off was an issue (I quit working out and started gaining... which is part of why I gained the weight all those years ago). :cry:
Good Luck to you -- and your post about the lifespan was very helpful... I had forgotten to mention that and the shelter stressed that to the girl guides.
MinnieMel