Problem: Then I started wondering how low calorie they could be . I found a recipe for 40 calories , so of course ... I had to try it . Unfortunately ( or rather fortunately , I suppose ) , my brother has basically NO ingredients for ANYthing . So I had to substitute nearly everything in the recipe because there were no eggs / vegetable oil / applesauce , butter / margarine , salt , or baking soda / self - rising flour .

Why is the speaker interested in find low calorie recipes ?

A: They are on a diet and are trying to limit the calories that they consume in a given day

Problem: I do n't get out much when I ' m working . The weekends are usually spent marking - the bane of my profession , I am afraid . So it was nice to actually get away this weekend to the Cameron Highlands . We took a new friend , Glynnis from Australia with us as well .

What may be a fact about the person speaking ?

A: They dedicate a lot of time to their work .

Problem: So hopefully we can get something figured out that will get me back into my formerly grooving state . I have been meaning to post this all week , but have been too tired when I got home from work to do so . Maybe by this weekend I 'll have my pictures up and so forth so you can all be jealous of the gorgeous sunsets I was privy to on my northern vaycay . I will have to say , it was really nice to get out of town for a little while , and I could n't have had better company .

what may happen if I had n't gone on a Northern vacation ?

A:
I may not have the images of gorgeous sunsets