Hi new i realy need all the help i can get. I am stay at home mum and want to get fit and trim . I live in Ireland and i love cooking but need ideas on healthy cooking.

Hi Deirdre &

There are many delicious recipes all over the forum areas. Have a look around, I bet you'll find some that sound tasty

Have you given thought to how you'd like to lose weight & become healthier? Cooking healthier is definitely a good start. Do you plan to follow a program for either eating or exercising? Let us know!

There are many support groups, so check some out and post wherever you're comfortable!

Best of success!!!

i am not the cook in my family, my husband is! LOL! but glad you found us!

Hi - I just joined 2 minutes ago, welcome! And by the way, I love Irish accents.

I have just begun here, and I don't have any great advice. Just the conviction that it can be done. Good Luck!

Thank you for the welcome . Good luck to you to on our jurney. I am afraid i have a mix of an accent as i was brought up in England so my accent is not one or the other.

welcome! i count calories, so i just find out what is in the things i want to put together, and make decisions from that. look online for the calorie info. i also try not to have too much salt.

You are going to be so inspired by this site, and will be meeting goals and feeling great!!

Once you have a great collection of healthy recipies (I am in the collecting process myself) cook ahead, and freeze things to make it easier to have healthy choices when life gets busy!!

hi deirdre! If you like to cook, you can fiddle with your favorite recipes (replacing sour cream with fat-free, replace oil in baked goods with applesauce,etc). There are LOTS of recipes available online for this kind of thing, and the new versions are amazingly tasty. (Plus, I bet you have some beautiful places to go for walks! My husband and I spent a week in Ireland a couple of summers ago, and ohmigosh....)
Welcome and good luck!
anita

Hi yes there are lovely walks but as it has not stopped raining here in the last couple of months it is hard to get out and as we live by the sea it can also be very windy,but it seems to be changing since last weekend we even had sunshine. Looking forward to trying new recipies.