Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

Nikkster

lemonjelly, just wanted to say that you sound like a great friend to have

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

If I'm cooking just for me, I often make scrambled eggs on toast. Nice, and also comfort food.

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Mmmmm, scrambled eggs.

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BTW, I take it all back about being easy, this diet lark is getting much harder in phase 2.

I am one seriously grumpy bunny.

PasturesNew

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

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BTW, I take it all back about being easy, this diet lark is getting much harder in phase 2.

I am one seriously grumpy bunny.

Dieting is really easy - until the 2nd hour.

zagubov

Life of Pi is worth reading. It makes zoos easier to understand as does visiting this one .

OK it hasn't got pandas and everything else but it does have animals with space that don't look stressed and all fitted into a walkable area. Used to take students there a lot. Well worth a visit if you're across the channel.


Wasn't there once a series of 5 minute late night tV shows called something like Grub! when Channel 4 started , teaching students how to make simple meals for one? It needs to come back. Especially as so much of the country is cooking single meals. It's no coincidence that TV cooking shows are all about people feeding each other in groups of at least 4.


Nikkster in your town my flatmates got into a rota of dinner parties with locals where we all cooked for each other. The Dutch locals' idea of meals was like sausage and mash or pea soup which didn't seem foreign at all. There'd be more variety now I reckon.

You might well have got surprised by how cosmopolitan your area is as it's not remotely famous for it at all.:)

neverdespairgirl

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

BTW, I take it all back about being easy, this diet lark is getting much harder in phase 2.

I am one seriously grumpy bunny.

What's phase 2?

All phases of dieting make me grumpy

<grumps>

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

I went to a zoo once, in 1968. Whipsnade. I can still remember going and there are photos of me sitting beside a cute/furry animal. I was looking at it the other day and thought "bet that's behind bars now/not allowed out because modern people are mean"

I think that Whipsnade is the only zoo I've been to that I've felt reasonably comfortable with. The point is that it's vast, so there's loads of space for the animals and a fairly natural habitat**. Of course, from a visitor's point of view it's not great, with all the animals miles away.

**When I say fairly natural habitat, do you really want to see lions being given live prey, say?

Generali

GDB2222 wrote: »

**When I say fairly natural habitat, do you really want to see lions being given live prey, say?

Too right I do. Can we feed them on Socialists and Ars**al fans please?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

What's phase 2?

Awful.

The first month was an "ease you into it" thing, lots of food but just much healthier food, so grilled chicken and salads, fruits, that sort of thing. But still around 2000 calories a day.

This month is a bit more extreme, with some very low cal days (under 1200) alternating with some medium calorie days (1500-1750), and a lot more raw veggies, plain grilled fish, etc. Oh, and no alcohol whatsoever.

Last month I was moaning about having to eat yoghurt and granola for breakfast instead of a full English.

This month I'd love to have yoghurt and granola for breakfast....

lostinrates

I just had a small tidy up of posts made last night. Would appreciate it if others could delete their quoted bits.

Michaels, I'm glad your friend got back in touch, Sounds like you did exactly the right thing.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

I just had a small tidy up of posts made last night. Would appreciate it if others could delete their quoted bits.

Michaels, I'm glad your friend got back in touch, Sounds like you did exactly the right thing.

Have had a quick skim through and cull Please let me know if I missed anything.