Oh! Almost definately If your anything like me and my lot you'll get here and be too busy to cook for the 1st two weeks, then you'll be in the habit of either going out for food or getting something delivered and then you'll get dead confused in the supermarkets and buy frozen pizzas or hamburger helpers and signing in to Exfats wondering why you've gained 20lbs in a week

It's a slippery slope this emigrating lark you know

Similar, I had all good intentions for when I arrived and we have been here 2mths now and I am sure I have put on a good few pounds. Few months before we emigrated I cancelled weight watchers and the gym, wanting to get all my standing orders cancelled, so its really been a slippery slope since then. Now when we go to the shops there's always something we spot that we want to try, especially desert type things that I would not of had in the UK.
Actually the supermarkets have a lovely range of fruit and veg and everything is laid out really nice, with water sprays keeping things fresh, you can even buy bags of chopped up cabbage carrot etc to make your own coleslaw, and the fish and meat counters have a really big range, so really there is no excuse for us to not eat healthy. I have not got my act together yet and after failing my driving test yesterday a glass of wine or two (or bottle) has not helped. So positive thinking needed.......

Soz to hear about you failing the driving test! I sure am glad I won't have to take it again!


I was hoping the price of booze and all the open air activities might get me in shape...ah well, see you in a few months then people when I am a proper expat/fat!

Actually the price of wine is not too bad, I get a litre bottle for $14 so thats not bad at all, and its OK. Wine (Liquid sugar) is another of my downfalls, also MIL has got me brewing some for Christmas, we have two big containers bubbling away at moment, think they make about 30 bottles each.
I have actually cut the wine out (during week) and just have a few at weekend.....bottles that is. ( have to try and find a wine glass smiley)

LOL - cool , who said the drinking culture in Canada was different to the one in the UK ??

ps: although in Drumheller, I couldn't find a bottle of wine cheaper than $10!

pps: Xmas round yours next year??

ppps: I thought that was a wine glass!

You're going to the wrong Province then. Plenty of wine under $10 in Ontario. As to quality, ?????

Not sure it'd be very reasonable of me to choose where to live by the price of the wine Nope, I'll just have to learn to appreciate more!

I know this is another boozy question, but as I am cutting down (wine that is) I like to have a gin and tonic instead, but I can not find slimline tonic or diet tonic anywhere, have found shops own brands, shwepps and canada dry tonics but no slimline....does anyone know if I can get it? Cheers

Sorry not been in for a while hows everyone doing ? I have been so busy and still not loosing much, at least i didn't put any on on holiday so that was a plus.

Think i need to start the gym again not sure when i will fit that in, i need more hours in my day

Sorry emmabell im still here so can't help you,

Hey has anybody heard of this? http://www.nosdiet.com/

Sounds very good to me ..... and no credit card charges either!

I am continuing to lose slowly despite getting a bit bogged down on the exercise front last month.

I have also signed up for a pilot project called the "Coach Approach" which is being run by the YMCA in conjunction with the Calgary Health Region.

Basically I have to meet once a month with my "coach" and we have set goals and targets and discussed overcoming barriers to regular exercise. Then I get a further 6 months (so a year total) free open membership of the Y to continue the good work. It's more about getting fit, and developing the exercise habits, but if you want to set a specific weight loss as one goal that is fine.

I'll keep you posted how it goes. I reckon I am down a good dress size already, and have lost an inch off my bum since starting, so feeling good!

Hey well done you,so no more ice cream for you when we go shopping next

xx

Yeah well done from me to Morwenna - nice to see someone focused as I seem to have fallen of yet another wagon

hello exfats, just thought id drop in to say hi and hope you are all doing well with the calorie counting. If you cast your minds back to my last post you will remember that i had put on 6lb and was panicking like crazy. Well theres good news and bad news... bad news is i put on a further 3.5lbs,good news is i lost the 3.5lbs so i am still 6lbs up but trying really hard to lose the extra by christmas. Anyway in case i dont get on again before christmas just wanted to wish you all a very happy one.

Hello fellow "exfatters"

Seems many are popping up after a bit of an abscence, so thought I'd join you

I've been going for two years come mid february next and am amazed that I have managed to keep 23lbs of my total of 36lbs off for all of that time. (Apparently only 5% of people maintain their weight loss for more than a year).

Anyway - I fell off the wagon for a while and bobbed up and down a bit, but lately decided to get back in the game as I was creeping up too much for my liking and with Christmas around the corner etc, thought I'd better get a handle on it again..... you know how it is

I am determined now to meet goal some time next year, hopefully before summer - but if I take a whole year I won't mind so long as I'm going in the right direction So - here's to the next 30lbs (or maybe 40 depending how I feel about it when I get there)

Good luck to you all!

Welcome! You will have to cut down on the though

Your weight loss and maintentance is fantastic - a gold star for you!

I have been doing the Curves Smart for a month now, my strength is up, my BMI down, my weight down 1.75lbs and inches the same. Been eating what I want though. After Crimbo (and after gaining back the 1.75lbs if not more) I will get back to a eating regime.

See you soon!