Hey Cybermama!
Yes, I'm Punjabi
What language do you speak? I can (and do) speak Punjabi fluently. I can understand/speak Hindi as well. Same thing.
I've only tried Punjabi beriyani. I had no idea there were different kinds! I shall try Pakistani beriani some time
We're all bound to have binges/cravings. It was a lifestyle we probably had for A LONG time. It takes time. What matters most is that we resist. You're doing great!
You will NOT fall off. You can do this!
Have a great day
Hi Jes
I speak Malay with my family. My parents know how to speak their languarges but I dont know. I only know Malay. At home, we speak English, actually its quite funny. my eldest son likes to watch the Disney Channel, when he was 2 he started watching Disney and started picking up a lot of English from the shows. So when he talk, he talks with an American accent. Its really very very funny. All my family members would tease him about it and they will laugh cause they found it so strange. He lost the accent when he started going to kindergarten and by then his brothers all picked up his fluent english. My sons all speak English and they know very little Malay although, they are picking up bit by bit. Children are like sponges, they can absorb quite fast. Its quite funny when my sister tried to explain to my eldest the meaning of a word and he corrected her. She then asked me what the word means and I answered exactly what my son said it is. My sis laughed and laughed, she said even she dont know what that word means but my son knows it. The power of the television!! The most recent word that he explain to me what it was is DNA! lol!! He picked it up on Ben10. He said humans have normal DNA but Ben has the DNA of 10 aleins in it...
My Punjabi cousin is also the same, she speaks mostly Malay, but her dad speaks Punjabi, and ofcourse Hindi.
Its like that in Singapore, mix marriages are common but once you mix marriage, usually we pick up one languarge and its usually Malay if we are Muslims. Although some also pick up Tamil, if they are originally Tamil. Cause in School, there are only 3 languarges, Malay, Chinese, Tamil. You have to pick only one of these to go through school. Its compulsary. Most people of other race, like urself also, the Punjabi and Sikhs also takes Malay as a second languarge. So, sikhs and punjabi of Singapore speaks Malay very very well.
Actually, the beriyani from Pakistan & Arab... I really cant remember whats its called but the way its prepared. Its beriani. They just blend the spice in their own way, most other ingredients are all the same. And the arabs, the real authentic ones, they will cook the whole goat, the whole mutton, with its legs sticking out!! LOL!!
You are doing amazing and posting on here when you're wanting to binge is a perfect way to help you get through it! Remember that the ultimate goal you have set for yourself will feel so much better than ANY food can taste! You can do it girl... And we're all right alongside ya, struggling right along with ya, so you're never alone! 
