DarloKnight

Just a quick update on my situation with my 16 year old daughter, I have bought her a treadmill and it came yesterday she was really happy. She said now instead of just sitting watching TV she can walk and jog whilst watching it! But at least it's a start she is also trying with her food intake and counting the calories and watching how much sugar is in various things, she is amazed by what she was eating on a daily basis calorie wise.

Well, you're not going to like what I'm going to tell you then.

In my opinion, there is really little you can do to motivate a 16 year old to make changes.

Any impetus for change will need to come from within ... and don't hold your breath.

If she is intellectually curious I would recommend that you suggest that she watch the excellent BBC series --

The Men Who Made Us Fat

The Men Who Make Us Thin

all on youtube.

Thank you, for the suggestions, like i said it's real battle and upsetting at times but still trying :-)

I agree Jingthing but when I was a kid you ate more fresh foods had home cooked meals I can't remember knowing anyone obese I still think schools should learn kids how to cook healthy, to me it's about educating people. I talk from the heart when it comes to weight having a 16 year old who is struggling with it and I blame myself but we are trying to get there.

She just says what everyone else thinks and are too afraid to say aloud.

Because deep down they know how IDIOTIC it is.

We had the discussion at work and if you had 2 people who had the same qualifications but one was obese which one would you employ?

You don't get fat by eating healthy and exercising, before you jump down my throat yes some people have medical conditions!

Over weight people are perceived as being lazy.

I am not stick thin my self and I know if I eat processed crap and convenience food I will put weight on.

I also know when it comes to eating healthy I can drop a stone easy.

Have you been to the UK lately and seen how many obese people there is?

It is time to teach kids how to cook again healthy food instead of using a microwave. It starts at home!!

( I shall put my hard hat on now, ready for the abuse)

She just says what everyone else thinks and are too afraid to say aloud.

Don't want to sound stupid but can I ask ......is there no lady sat there now when you want a taxi you have to go to a machine? It's been 10 months since I was last there but will be back next Friday, where are the machines ? Are they where the the women used to be?

Many thanks in advance

My family and I did some filming for this but can't see us being on has we had no issues and nothing negative to say about Thailand, hopefully we won't be on as we are flying back out next week!

I always wear the pair I was given at hospital after surgery they are white and look disgusting but do the job! If I did not wear them after a flight from UK to Bangkok you would not see my ankles due to swelling and legs feel really tight.

Hope you are well soon David.

Weegee

I watched a documentary on this the cctv footage of him the day after walking in the hotel laughing on his mobile, he sure did not look like a man who had just lust just wife!

Also they had all the phone records of calls he made to taxi driver etc.

I thought he was guilty!

I have provided my own personal view without relying upon speculation derived from social media.

I understand that some people would prefer to have had the forum for just a discussion of the multitude of conspiracy theories but that is not the way it works.

I am not surprised that some of you will not respect the families' wishes.

JD everyone who keeps commenting yourself included are not respecting the families wishes!

I suggest that you may be wrong.

Well you certainly like the last word I will give you that!

You get your fishing rod out and keeping reeling everyone in!

I have provided my own personal view without relying upon speculation derived from social media.

I understand that some people would prefer to have had the forum for just a discussion of the multitude of conspiracy theories but that is not the way it works.

I am not surprised that some of you will not respect the families' wishes.

JD everyone who keeps commenting yourself included are not respecting the families wishes!

Can imagine a few posters on here sitting watching on Monday whilst knitting shouting "hang them their guilty"

OP, I'm not answering your question cause I'm in UK but....... If the kids believe get them on NORAD on Xmas eve so they can track Santa and see him going around the world kids over here love it :-)

Well I have struggled to get decent accommodation for February and still find coming to Thailand for hols cheaper than Europe, what I don't understand is why people keep their prices for rent so high and have no bookings when another apartment in same block is fully booked all high season for less money?!

Still being reported in UK just been on BBC news this evening.

Glad to hear your wife is doing well. Brought back some sad memories for me.

They did not remove my ovary, the female surgeon said, and these were her exact words "I scraped it out and stitched the ovary back up"! And she then finished with "I was late picking my daughter up from school due to your operation". This was in the UK though.

I was very sore and struggled to walk for a few days I just shuffled around.

I was advised that this would not effect me getting pregnant again but if I did get pregnant to get a scan as soon as I could to make sure it was not ectopic.

All the best again to you and your wife. :-)

Hope your wife is ok and recovers fast. I had the same ectopic pregnancy in my ovary, I thought I had food poisoning at the time!

It was very painful because it had ruptured and also had internal bleeding.

It is a very emotional time my hormones were all over the place.

All I wanted was rest, support and love.

I tried transferring a large amount of money from a wealth account to a current account both sterling accounts by email with my wealth manager at Barclays but she told me this is not possible anymore due to fraud it has to be in writing and a letter through the post even though she knows me. So I'm thinking this is new security with Barclays because in the past I could always do this by email or phone.

Not posted for a while with regards to this but just need to say some people make me sick!

Let's not forget this is the murder of 2 innocent people who had their lives ahead of them and it was brutally taken away.

Let's not forget their parents and family and friends!

Certain posters need to sit back and wonder how they would feel if it was a loved one who had lost their life.

I for one would not rest till I had the TRUTH!

Some of you are just heartless and God forbid you are ever in this situation.

How much is fast track? My in laws are oap's and fly out in January, and what do you get for it?

You buy a fast voucher which allows you to use the Fast Track lane used by premium passengers fasttrack coupon or Premium Airport Services

Thank you

Frozen pensions "We do not deserve to be treated so badly by the country we fought for"

News story here

All very wrong

This is why those in the 'not retired yet' generation need to support the consortium now instead of waiting til they retire.

I can not see there being a state pension when I retire, I think this is why the government fetched in auto enrolment.

How much is fast track? My in laws are oap's and fly out in January, and what do you get for it?

This made me cry very very sad.