I 'm back :-) (looooooooong post)

Welcome back and get well soon Michelle Ozzie in Switzerland

WW WI 69.8 / 63.4 / 61kg 134 lbs

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to the
flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great for
such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few hours at
home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and probably
overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted to
participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So after
5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and
apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same
during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite some
weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays
are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but
that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the
antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once
I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good
thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of course to Kate and
her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to all newbies. ( and
special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You' re a sweetie!)

.Nathalie,

I am glad that you had fun in Cuba. I hope that you are feeling better, those flues get pretty bad
sometimes. Don't you hate it when someone decides to share their crud with you. My students do this
as well, I am grateful whenever I get everything that they have in one setting so I can get over
with the whole thing.

Irma "Nathalie W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since

two

Quoted message said:

weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read

all

Quoted message said:

the posts! So, 5000 posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and
interesting island

and

Quoted message said:

we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it

would

Quoted message said:

have been rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on

that.

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately everything they cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone
would have done in this situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the
occasional dessert, not too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba

libre...)

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!)
which was great for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so
after a few hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better
quite fast and probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts
and I insisted to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with
bronchitis on top! So after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time

today,

Quoted message said:

and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of
weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same during the trip, which I was very happy

with!

Quoted message said:

Then of course with this flu I lost quite some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway
I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2.
Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only
eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my
intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once I start eating normally again.)
Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and
Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of

course

Quoted message said:

to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and

maintainers,

Quoted message said:

and hello to all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home
already. You' re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

so glad you are back, glad you had a good time, and hope you feel better
soon, Lee
Nathalie W <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since

two

Quoted message said:

weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read

all

Quoted message said:

the posts! So, 5000 posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and
interesting island

and

Quoted message said:

we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it

would

Quoted message said:

have been rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on

that.

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately everything they cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone
would have done in this situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the
occasional dessert, not too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba

libre...)

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!)
which was great for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so
after a few hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better
quite fast and probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts
and I insisted to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with
bronchitis on top! So after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time

today,

Quoted message said:

and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of
weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same during the trip, which I was very happy

with!

Quoted message said:

Then of course with this flu I lost quite some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway
I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2.
Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only
eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my
intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once I start eating normally again.)
Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and
Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of

course

Quoted message said:

to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and

maintainers,

Quoted message said:

and hello to all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home
already. You' re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

Welcome back Nathalie!

Glad to hear you had a good time in Cuba, and so sorry to hear about your flu! Congrats on
maintaining while away, despite having to give up your normal eating. Quite an achievement!

Amberle3

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to
the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great
for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few
hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and
probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted
to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So
after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is
gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed
the same during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite
some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since
Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower
today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last
days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come
back a little once I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all
doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of
course to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to
all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You'
re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

--
Amberle3
249/219/215-minigoal/150?
Renewed my commitment to me 3/30/03

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I was just getting ready to ask where you were. I thought I remembered a trip but it seems like a
long time.

Sorry you got the flu but it sounds as if the trip was superb and it appears you did very well with
limited food choices that were veggie and/or healthy or WW-friendly.

Hope you continue to recover and make the best of the flu-induced weightloss.

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to the
flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great for
such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few hours at
home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and probably
overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted to
participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So after
5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and
apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same
during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite some
weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays
are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but
that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the
antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once
I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good
thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of course to Kate and
her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to all newbies. ( and
special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You' re a sweetie!)

Quoted message said:

Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI
days: 220.9 or down 4.2.

It's good to hear you're back. Glad you enjoyed yourself. I'm envious that you didn't over do the
food and drink. I did! Sorry about the flu. You can get jabs now. They cost less than £10 (unless
you have high BP or asthma etc - in which case they are free). I've had one for the last 4-5 years
and haven't had flu at all. Doesn't stop colds and snuffles etc but at least you aren't laid up for
days on end.

Welcome back

Ray
--
rmnsuk overall - 273/210/182

Welcome back! I, like Fred, was just about to ask where you were 🙂 You sound like you survived the
holidays pretty well, weight-wise. Shame about the flu - rest up and I'm sure you'll be recovered
in no time.

--
Julie.
93.5/72.7/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/72.7/1.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

"Nathalie W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since

two

Quoted message said:

weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read

all

Quoted message said:

the posts! So, 5000 posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and
interesting island

and

Quoted message said:

we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it

would

Quoted message said:

have been rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on

that.

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately everything they cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone
would have done in this situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the
occasional dessert, not too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba

libre...)

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!)
which was great for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so
after a few hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better
quite fast and probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts
and I insisted to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with
bronchitis on top! So after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time

today,

Quoted message said:

and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of
weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same during the trip, which I was very happy

with!

Quoted message said:

Then of course with this flu I lost quite some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway
I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2.
Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only
eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my
intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once I start eating normally again.)
Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and
Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of

course

Quoted message said:

to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and

maintainers,

Quoted message said:

and hello to all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home
already. You' re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

Glad you enjoyed Cuba, Nathalie. Sorry you've been sick and hope it's all gone now. That is a
terribly hard way to lose weight, but I could sometimes be tempted ;-D Elaine K
331.4/209.8/179

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to
the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great
for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few
hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and
probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted
to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So
after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is
gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed
the same during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite
some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since
Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower
today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last
days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come
back a little once I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all
doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of
course to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to
all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You'
re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

I was beginning to wonder about you. Your return was starting to seem overdue. Your vacation sounds
heavenly. Glad you had a such a super time and made it back home in one piece.

So sorry to hear about the flu. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Congratulations on the
weight loss.

Prairie Roots

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to the
flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great for
such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few hours at
home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and probably
overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted to
participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So after
5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and
apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same
during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite some
weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays
are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but
that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the
antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once
I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good
thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of course to Kate and
her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to all newbies. ( and
special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You' re a sweetie!)

Welcome back Nathalie. Glad you enjoyed your holiday and hope you are better soon. A friend of ours
is due back from Cuba tomorrow, looking forward to hearing about his holiday as well.

--
Brenda
209/173/150 NYNY goal 160

"Nathalie W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
berlin.de...

Quoted message said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since

two

Quoted message said:

weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read

all

Quoted message said:

the posts! So, 5000 posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and
interesting island

and

Quoted message said:

we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it

would

Quoted message said:

have been rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on

that.

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately everything they cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone
would have done in this situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the
occasional dessert, not too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba

libre...)

Quoted message said:

Fast forward to the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!)
which was great for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so
after a few hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better
quite fast and probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts
and I insisted to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with
bronchitis on top! So after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time

today,

Quoted message said:

and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of
weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same during the trip, which I was very happy

with!

Quoted message said:

Then of course with this flu I lost quite some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway
I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2.
Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only
eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my
intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once I start eating normally again.)
Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and
Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of

course

Quoted message said:

to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and

maintainers,

Quoted message said:

and hello to all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home
already. You' re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

Welcome welcome, Nathalie... I'm so happy you've returned! (and thanks for your e-mail, sorry I
didn't get a chance to reply to you personally yet!)

--

~Kristin O~
272/237.4/172

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"Nathalie W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since

two

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weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read

all

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the posts! So, 5000 posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and
interesting island

and

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we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it

would

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have been rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on

that.

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Unfortunately everything they cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone
would have done in this situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the
occasional dessert, not too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba

libre...)

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Fast forward to the flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!)
which was great for such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so
after a few hours at home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better
quite fast and probably overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts
and I insisted to participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with
bronchitis on top! So after 5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time

today,

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and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of
weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same during the trip, which I was very happy

with!

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Then of course with this flu I lost quite some weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway
I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2.
Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but that's not 'official'. Since I have only
eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the antibiotics are playing havoc with my
intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once I start eating normally again.)
Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good thoughts go to Elaine and
Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of

course

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to Kate and her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and

maintainers,

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and hello to all newbies. ( and special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home
already. You' re a sweetie!)

--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/100.2/minigoal 99.9 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/220.9/minigoal 220.3/Goal 150 pounds NYNY 227.3/220.9/214

Welcome back Nathalie, I was wondering if you were having such a fantastic time that you decided to
extend your vacation. <G> Glad to hear you had a great time and are once again recovering from the
flu - sorry to hear you got ill at all. And maintaining on vacation is quite an accomplishment.
Good for you!

Good to have you back amongst us.

Joyce

Nathalie W said:

Well hello everyone! Here I am again, after a long absence... I 've been back from Cuba since two
weeks now, but life has been quite eventful since, and I wanted to read all the posts! So, 5000
posts later, I 'm here. The trip to Cuba was fantastic. It 's a beautiful and interesting island
and we really had a great time. We were very active too, hiking, exploring caves, mountain-biking
(NSV! first time I did this!), salsa-dancing... We even climbed some pretty high mountains! Food-
wise it was quite hard since there were hardly any vegetables or fruits. I had to give up my
vegetarian lifestyle for a while and had chicken or fish every day. Otherwise it would have been
rice and beans 3 times a day and I wouldn't have survived on that. Unfortunately everything they
cook is fried in a lot of fat! Oh well I did what probably everyone would have done in this
situation: forget about the diet but try to eat sensibly, indulging in the occasional dessert, not
too mention the absolutely delicious coctails!(mojito, daiquiri, cuba libre...) Fast forward to the
flight home : due to overbookings I was promoted to business class ( Yay!!) which was great for
such a long flight. But... somebody was so kind to "give" me his flu virus, so after a few hours at
home I was in bed, with a fever and a sore throat. I actually felt better quite fast and probably
overdid it a little a week later when we had our Christmas choir concerts and I insisted to
participate. Result : relapse from the flu, much worse this time, with bronchitis on top! So after
5 days in bed I 'm up for the first time today, and feeling a little better. The fever is gone and
apart from a bad cough and a general feeling of weakness I 'm OK. Weightwise : I stayed the same
during the trip, which I was very happy with! Then of course with this flu I lost quite some
weight... I know, not the best way to lose. Anyway I 'm recording yesterday's weight since Fridays
are my official WI days: 220.9 or down 4.2. Actually the scales read even 3 pounds lower today but
that's not 'official'. Since I have only eaten a little soup and yoghurt for the last days, and the
antibiotics are playing havoc with my intestines, I believe the weight will come back a little once
I start eating normally again.) Well, I 'm glad to be back, hope you ' re all doing fine. My good
thoughts go to Elaine and Brenda's hubbies, and to everyone struggling, and of course to Kate and
her gallbladder :-) Congrats to all you losers and maintainers, and hello to all newbies. ( and
special thanks to Kristin who sent me a mail asking if I was home already. You' re a sweetie!)