http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ Weight loss support forum, to help others lose weight with various different diets. A large community of people trying to lose weight on their Weight Loss Journey. en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:56:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://static.mmscdn.com/misc/rss.jpg http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ http://www.minimins.com/blogs/jengen/10647-its-2012.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:40:14 GMT So I didn't carry on with SW last time - which comes as no surprise :(
I have recently gone back on 5th Jan'12 and have had 3 weigh ins so far and lost 16.5lb :) weigh in day tomorrow (although had a lot to drink over weekend for sisters bday)

I think I have been kidding myself that I will still fall pregnant when fat! well it has not happened in the last 3+ years so I have came to the conclusion that it is never going to happen for me unless i lose weight!! I have PCOS and hopefully this will bring my periods back and I will start ovulating!! or at least will be at a weight where i can get help from Gynae if stil dont fall pg!
Well so far I have been good - except weekend.
Have moved house and now commute and hr to and from uni/work which is not helping with the weight loss as can not plan properly - dont seem to have any time at all!!!
Well hopefully this is our year!!!

Things losing weight for;
* A BABY!!!!
* Thorpe PArk & Harry Potter world in April'12
* Flamingo Land in June'12
* Wedding Anniversary (hopefully abroad) in July'12
* Starting PGCE (fc) Sept'12
* New year 2013 - I want to be slim and be able to buy a nice dress from any shop! ]]> Jengen http://www.minimins.com/blogs/jengen/10647-its-2012.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10633-roulade.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:23:02 GMT Have you tried the 1/2 syn roulade? 4 eggs separated - free 1 Tub of Quark - free 6 Tbs Sweetener - free Vanilla Essence - free 1 Tsp Baking... Have you tried the 1/2 syn roulade?

4 eggs separated - free
1 Tub of Quark - free
6 Tbs Sweetener - free
Vanilla Essence - free
1 Tsp Baking Powder – ½ syn
　
　
Mix 4 yolks mixed with 1/2 tub of quark, 5 tablespoons of sweetener 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
　
　
Whisk your four egg whites till just before meringue stiffness then mix in half and then carefully fold in the last half separate into two tins (for cake) swiss roll tin (for roulade) lined with greaseproof paper and sprayed with frylight and cook for 15-20 mins on 180•
　
　
For the filling:- the last 1/2 tub of quark drop of vanilla, sweetner or to taste and chopped strawberries/berries! ]]> valerie11 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10633-roulade.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10631-blueberry-muffins.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:49:22 GMT Recipe *Recipe makes 6 cakes* *Extra Easy* – 3.5 syns per cake *Green* – 3.5 syns per cake *Original* – 3.5 syns per cake *_Ingredients_*... Recipe
Recipe makes 6 cakes
Extra Easy – 3.5 syns per cake
Green – 3.5 syns per cake
Original – 3.5 syns per cake

Ingredients
100g of self raising flour (17 syns)
100g of blueberries (3 syns)
100g of fat free vanilla yoghurt
1 egg
1/4 cup of Splenda (50ml of a measuring jug)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Frylight Buttery or Pam Spray
topping:
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of brown sugar (1 syn)
Frylight Buttery or Pam Spray

Method
Preheat oven to 180c of 350f
Grease 6 muffin cases with Frylight buttery or Pam spray, place in a muffin/cupcake baking tray
Sieve the flour into a bowl, add the cinnamon.
In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, yoghurt and sweetener.
Fold into the flour.
Add the blueberries
Then spoon your mixture into the muffin cases.
Sprinkle over the top with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Bake in the oven for approx 30mins. Cakes will be slightly golden on top, and a wooden skewer entered through the centre will come out clean.
These muffins could easily be substituted with other types of fruit. But remember to syn your fruit, as once cooked it is no longer free. ]]> valerie11 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10631-blueberry-muffins.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/skinnykat/10594-diary-exercise-phobic-loser.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:39 GMT It's that time of day - I have a moment to consider how I've done in the last 24hrs. I read somewhere the calorie consumption over a matter of days/a week is more related to weight loss than each individual day, but I have to make this my obsession if I am to suceed...

Last night was a meal of veggie casserole and caesar salad, high on points but so filling I wasn't even tempted to snack in the witching hour (that 9pm moment of extreme weak will and craving). A valuable lesson learnt??

Today was 7 hours of lectures and a tingling of a cold in my system... The food - cereal bar, 8 peanuts, cupasoup, banana, apple and jam sandwich. Yes, jam sandwich... Things are tight in our house and as a non-meat eater, lunches are a bit of a nightmare when the purse is bare.

So I'm doin ok-ish points wise - probably need a protein and vegetable boost this evening. Wonder if I have enough for a little bit of salmon, potato and salad... Only the calculator will tell.

My exercise in the last 24hrs? Walking for 25mins and that's it... But no wine so that must be a brownie point?!

Task for tonight - enjoy a sensible meal without thinking about pizza... Overcome destructive thoughts with memories of feeling ugly and overweight on my last birthday and planning on feeling loud and proud next birthday in a weeks time. ]]> SkinnyKat http://www.minimins.com/blogs/skinnykat/10594-diary-exercise-phobic-loser.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10583-back-target.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:56:42 GMT Just realised i haven't posted here for a while :-) i put on 4.5lb over xmas which took me out of target which i was unhappy about :-( it took me ages to get back in the right frame of mind but thanks to planning this week got back into target, i am going to keep planning my food ahead would like to lose another 4.5lb to get to the lower end of my target. X ]]> valerie11 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10583-back-target.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10582-cheese-scones.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:48:58 GMT Hi clarabella00 yes the cheese scones r free on ee x good luck losing the lbs x Hi clarabella00 yes the cheese scones r free on ee x good luck losing the lbs x ]]> valerie11 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10582-cheese-scones.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/skinnykat/10581-diary-exercise-phobic-loser.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:42:48 GMT Hello fellow cyber-Losers (losers of weight I mean) I am going to keep in regular contact to describe how hard/easy it is losing the last 12lbs to... Hello fellow cyber-Losers (losers of weight I mean)

I am going to keep in regular contact to describe how hard/easy it is losing the last 12lbs to my goal whilst doing barely any exercise and still enjoying a mildly interesting social life(impossible?!). I am also a mature student so spend a lot of time sitting down *thinking* rather than moving.

A keen athlete as a youngster has given me a sound base of good health and underlying muscle, but the temptations of wine, comfort food and associated lethagy had turned me into an unfit, unhappy and overweight woman.

Weightwatchers propoints has helped so many of my friends last august I started myself. I tried the old system but I obviously wasn't ready and quit after a few weeks. This time I am into my 5th month and am 50% to goal. As a gift to a fellow loser I stuck our faces onto Abbie Clancy photos next to a huge packet of Smash - our shared secret obsession! With fish fingers and veg/beans it makes a sumptious low-point dinner! Honestly!

I have found WW a socially acceptable topic at dinners, easy to understand and maintain powerful weightloss tool. Over xmas I lapsed, stopped counting and made bad choices, slices of bread and butter and chocolate biscuits for a midnight snack anyone? - I ended up feeling bloated, demotivated and lost some of the good feeling diet managament had given me. Getting back on the diet was a welcome relief.

However, I have noticed the weight loss is slower now I'm pushing for the last stone, and that makes my motivation weaken. BUT it has not given me the boost to give up wine (my first and only love) or start exercising(In the cold? Are u kidding me?). I know there are times when I eat too many carbs and forget to count those extra peanuts or sweets so I am using this blog to try to get the motivation to walk more, eat healthier and count properly!

Hopefully along the way I will keep others motivated and show that each journey to healthy happiness is different, and mine will not involve an extortionate gym membership where skinny women watch whilst I throw my myself around the sweatbox like flubber on a hot-wash OR becoming a miserable bore who smugly sips soda water whilst friends and loved-ones make exquisite fools of themselves after one too many.

Mission impossible DAY 1: IT training -> there is no surviving without chocolate and coffee! That's what got the lovely other girls through anyway... For me it was protein and fruit. And I survived feeling very proud. Comparing slim arms across the desks helped me - these woman deserved the chocolate, I had my fair share over the last 5 years.
Dinner tonight on own with coursework as company - another opportunity for overindulging??


Any tips, advice, motivation, ideas... comments please!!! ]]> SkinnyKat http://www.minimins.com/blogs/skinnykat/10581-diary-exercise-phobic-loser.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10559-cheesecake.html Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:38:34 GMT *A New York-Style Cheesecake* This recipe makes a dense New York-style cheesecake that is served without a crust. * *Ingredients:* * 4... A New York-Style Cheesecake

This recipe makes a dense New York-style cheesecake that is served without a crust.

• Ingredients:
• 4 cups well-drained yogurt cheese
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 egg whites, or 3 eggs
• 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. grated fresh lemon peel (zest)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 Tbs. sifted cake flour
• Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray the sides and bottom of a 2-quart souffle dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix yogurt cheese with sugar, egg whites, lemon juice, lemon peel, vanilla and cake flour until blended.
• Pour into prepared dish and set into a large pan of hot water.
• Bake for about an hour and a half or until cake is browned and cracked.
• Turn off oven and leave cake in oven for 1 hour longer.
• Remove cheesecake from water bath and allow to cool in dish on a wire rack for 1 hour.
• Place serving platter over dish and invert. Chill until ready to serve. Serves 10-12.

]]> valerie11 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/valerie11/10559-cheesecake.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/rainbow-brite/10553-exante-journey.html Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:51:21 GMT Okay, so I didn't really bond with the idea of keeping an Exante diary on here as the last thing anyone wants to hear from me is whinging - I try to keep it fun and light in the forums - but after a few days of debating it I'm giving in and giving it a go.

People are more than welcome to read and comment, please feel free, but I am going to speak frankly and openly about the way I feel and don't want any flame wars - let's each agree that our own opinions may vary to those of another.

With that out of the way, let's see what's on my mind...

The fact that a lot of people seem to be experiencing very low losses on ETS is startling to me. I assumed my losses would be comparable to the time when I was on LT but now I'm getting really concerned, especially because two weeks in I'm feeling no different - my clothes are no looser (that I can notice), I can't see any difference in my face etc.

I'm fully aware that it's pretty much impossible not to lose on such a low caloric intake each day, but I think I'm just starting to panic a little, especially considering I joined the 'let's not weigh ourselves for eight weeks' club. That is such a good idea, I really believe it is, but I think the long wait combined with my current resolution that I've not lost a single pound is really starting to take its toll.

I started Exante on the 9th January 2012 and now on day 13 I can honestly say that there has not been one blip on this ride. I did try the porridge for the first time last night and all day today I've felt like I somehow cheated last night because I actually chewed something. Weird, eh? I guess I'm just so 'in the zone' that any deviation from my normal Exante routine feels foreign.

I spent a long time this evening working out rough estimates of what weight I would be when and I got myself really down. It just seems like it's going to take such a long time. Moaning Myrtle strikes again?

Honestly though, I think my low mood these last few days is a combination of not having a clue if I've lost anything coupled with the fact that I've such a long way to go.

Basically, my life is going to suck for the next four weeks. I decided that I can't do eight weeks withouth weighing - it's actually driving me insane, but at the same time I'm now scared to weigh in case I've lost nothing. Once that first WI finally comes around I'll be able to start updating my ticker, crossing off my mini goals and finally seeing the advantages in back and white (or black and red if you have LED scales :))

I guess until then it's just going to be a really tough month ahead.
]]> rainbow brite http://www.minimins.com/blogs/rainbow-brite/10553-exante-journey.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/siany71/10531-my-new-life.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:26:38 GMT Day 2 Made shakes correctly and thank god! taste SO much better!! Ha ha. I am such a div. Find it difficult when making the kids packed... Day 2

Made shakes correctly and thank god! taste SO much better!! Ha ha. I am such a div.

Find it difficult when making the kids packed lunches and dinners. Keep having to remind self not to taste when cooking, eat bits dropped while serving, left overs etc!! Its ok doing the shakes at work but I am dreading the weekend. Still doing 50 wee's a day!
Got a kids birthday on saturday and then supposed to be out for friends birthday in the evening. Tempted not to go cos dont think I can cope if everyone is tipsy but me!! This is going to be my problem... I think I will manage and not miss food so much but a few drinks every other weekend has been my relaxation, social life, chance to get dressed up and be kid free! I dont know if I can give that up.... its what keeps me sane... ]]> siany71 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/siany71/10531-my-new-life.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/siany71/10530-my-new-life-weightloss-blog.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:23 GMT I have decided after dieting and battling with my weight all my life, that this time I'm going to win!

I remember going on my first diet at about 9 or 10. I was chunky all through school and hated it. I lost some in my early 20's. It changed my life but was so hard to maintain.
I felt fantastic but put on 3 stone in my 1st pregnancy. I lost it all again though but over the next 5 years put some back on. When my second pregnancy came to term I had put on 6 stone.

I struggled for some years to lose it but by on/off dieting I was @3 stone less when I got pregnant again at 38. I tried to do SW while pregnant, but one week gained 8lb and the leader was clearly very annoyed at the numbers ... so I gave up!!

When the baby came in dec 2009, I was 17 stone again. During the following year I did every type of diet. The most I lost was a stone. My relationship broke in april 2011 and was my motivation to really get my health back.

So, I was approaching 40 a single mum with 3 kids, a full time job and a house to run. I had been having pain in my joints and was no longer able to wear high heels for more than half an hour cos it hurt so much. I hated my clothes, nothing fashionable, unless uncomfortable and knew I looked terrible. I saw photos from a holiday the previous year (although I had avoided cameras) and my appearance had really distressed me... especially as I had thought I looked good on the day the pics were taken!!

So, I joined WW online. I was 16 stone 9lb. I missed going to meetings but just wasnt possible with the kids. Over the next few months I got down to 13 stone 7lb. But I found that everytime I wanted to fill in the food 'points' tracker, the site froze or took hours to save the info so I stopped filling it in. Christmas came and the meals out, work 'do's', sweets in the office etc took their toll. When my little girl fell asleep on my lap (she is just 2) I really struggled to carry her upstairs. Something had to change ... and quick before all the weight went back on.

So, in January a friend mentioned she had done Lipotrim. I looked it up and found the blog of an amazing girl on this site.
It was so inspiring I spent a whole day reading through posts & blogs!!
On Tuesday 17th January I went into the chemist and so started this journey.....


Day 1 14 stone 1lb.
OMG this drink is disgusting. Have got chocolate, vanilla and Chicken soup.
Made the chocolate - was freezing at work and had read its better hot so made it that way. Struggled to get it down. Same with cold vanilla at lunch. Whilst having the soup at dinner, friend called. She mentioned 240ml per drink... then I realised I'd been following the mens instructions and adding 450ml. No wonder its so vile.
I have just managed 2 litres of water plus endless cups black coffee.
Have been to the loo at least 10 times today. I swear my colleagues think I have a bladder problem!!
Still got through day 1.
Hooray. ]]> siany71 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/siany71/10530-my-new-life-weightloss-blog.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/garf/10515-my-weight-loss.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:42:39 GMT Hi all. im new on here and new to this blog stuff,although i did start a blog a while back about my weight loss... Hi all. im new on here and new to this blog stuff,although i did start a blog a while back about my weight loss [URL]http://garfsweightloss.blogspot.com/2011/03/few-hints-tips.html#comment-form[/URL]
i really just want to help people with their goals and offer any help/tips that i can. its been nearly 2 years since i lost 7 stone and taken control. dont get me wrong i lose control here and there,and put on weight (ive put on 2st) but still over all loss of 5st. anyway if i can help contact me :) good luck and please dont give up ]]> garf http://www.minimins.com/blogs/garf/10515-my-weight-loss.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/calmk2202/10514-all-i-can-hear-muse-singing-feeling-good.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:11:06 GMT I went to my second class yesterday and i have lost 5lbs. decided on Slimming World as lots of work friends do it and they give me advice when i get... I went to my second class yesterday and i have lost 5lbs. decided on Slimming World as lots of work friends do it and they give me advice when i get stuck! Nearly fell off the weighing scale - had a couple of naughty late night snacks the day before. recognised a couple of new starts like myself at second meeting and it made me feel more confident and not so lonely in my battle. my sw group leader has facebook page and the group is a mixture of golden oldies , middle age and couple of young ones. two more men joined yesterday . ]]> calmk2202 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/calmk2202/10514-all-i-can-hear-muse-singing-feeling-good.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/suebonn/10509-1st-weigh.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:32:49 GMT Just had my first weigh in and am absolutley devastated, need to loose some serious weight ......... watch this space I will be half the woman I am... Just had my first weigh in and am absolutley devastated, need to loose some serious weight ......... watch this space I will be half the woman I am .....:sigh: ]]> suebonn http://www.minimins.com/blogs/suebonn/10509-1st-weigh.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10473-very-scared.html Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:11:24 GMT I am so worried this evening. I feel totally out of control and my stomach looks like a football tonight. I don't know how to do this, I thought I did but it's becoming ever clearer that I don't.

If I don't find a way through, I'll end up back where I was or worse. How in God's name can I pull this back?

I can't even articulate any more tonight. Just had to register how terrified I am, how miserable this is making me feel, how desperate I am to NOT let myself down.

I have to get this right. I just have to. I will not allow myself to fail so I need to work out what I need to do and DO IT. ]]> TheRealMe http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10473-very-scared.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10469-week-5-weigh.html Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:08:44 GMT Had 2 days off plan (family plans) and still managed to lose 1.2lb this week. Get in !!! People are starting to notice ive lost weight and i feel... Had 2 days off plan (family plans) and still managed to lose 1.2lb this week. Get in !!!
People are starting to notice ive lost weight and i feel so much better having lost 13lb :D ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10469-week-5-weigh.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10416-pregnancy-diary-part-one.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:46:12 GMT I am just doing a little bit of an update.... I am 9 weeks and 4 days pregnant, my sickness is still here and still kicking my ass but again i... I am just doing a little bit of an update....

I am 9 weeks and 4 days pregnant, my sickness is still here and still kicking my ass but again i think that this is normal and i am just trying to ride it out.

I have been told a few anti-sickness remedys but nothign seems to work really.

Nothing really new to report apart from i am getting a little podge...but it is hard to tell with my skin i have from my bypass but when i lay down i can see and feel it.

:-) ]]> naughtypuppy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10416-pregnancy-diary-part-one.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10359-my-pregnancy-diary.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:15:54 GMT I am currently 9 weeks and 1 day pregnant. I have decided to make a pregnancy diary as there arent many or at least i dont know anyone who has had... I am currently 9 weeks and 1 day pregnant.

I have decided to make a pregnancy diary as there arent many or at least i dont know anyone who has had their first pregnancy after their bypass. I would like to know what they went through and how they were afterwards etc...
So i am hoping that maybe this diary will help others.

I am extremley happy and so is my husband, we never thought that we would be able to have a family but it looks as though this is happening for us.

I have had a hell of a lot of sickness since being pregnant and my breast are incredibly sore. I do think that this is normal but apart of me thinks that maybe the extra tiredness is due to bypass as the baby is having most of the nutrients i am taking in and i dont get that much as it is since my bypass. So that is something to be careful of i think.

I have gone off a lot of things that i usually like and i am starting to eat things that i am not overly keen on.

Again i think that all this is normal so i think so far so good. Not really anything different to how a "normal" pregnancy is described.

x ]]> naughtypuppy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10359-my-pregnancy-diary.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10358-week-4-weigh.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:45:57 GMT Havent been 100% had an extra shake here and there and slice of meat etc... But still lost 2.8lb :D, Have lost 11lb in 1 month and that is awesome.... Havent been 100% had an extra shake here and there and slice of meat etc... But still lost 2.8lb :D, Have lost 11lb in 1 month and that is awesome. Just had 2 days off plan for romantic meal out with my hubbie and family get together. But i hate the full feeling and am back on it today . Hoping for couple of pounds again on my TOTM week . ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10358-week-4-weigh.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10290-i-had-my-op.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:37:55 GMT So yeah on 7th October 2009 i had my gastric bypass. It was most defantly a life changing experiance and i am so glad that i did it. If i hadnt of... So yeah on 7th October 2009 i had my gastric bypass.

It was most defantly a life changing experiance and i am so glad that i did it. If i hadnt of done it..well i wouldnt be writing this blog now for a few reasons...well one being i wouldnt be telling you i had done it. But on a more serisou note i wouldnt be here to tell anyone anything.

I was at an incredibly low point in my life when i had my operation, it was most defantly make or break for me and well i am still here 12 stone lighter telling you the tale.

I have had a pretty smooth run i think with my operation. I had a great support team (my family) and the odd few friends.
But on that note i also started to lose friends at that point too.
They didnt like the change in me, they didnt want me to change be different...become the real me.

I think with some people they were incredibly shocked when they saw me losing weight and also in the end how much weight i have actually lost. The person i became people couldnt deal with either. I dont honestly dont think that i changed for bad but for good. I was masking a sad and hurt person with a fake bubbly persona. But now that is all real. I am happy, and i am bubbly and I am thrilled with what i have achieved.

I am HAPPY
I am BUBBLY
I am ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I must say i am so glad that i had my op its one of the best things i have ever done in my life. ]]> naughtypuppy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10290-i-had-my-op.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10288-has-been-long-time.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:52:41 GMT Well i am quite shocked at how long it has actually been since i have been on here and posted a blog. Since my last post: *I have had my op *I... Well i am quite shocked at how long it has actually been since i have been on here and posted a blog.

Since my last post:

*I have had my op
*I have lost 12 stone
* I have moved out
* I have got married
* I am now pregnant

I am really suprised that i havent blogged for such a long time.

I have got to say that this hasnt been an easy journey NOT AT ALL.
As in my previous blogs my depression was intense...also it seems that it was erratic.
I have been up and down with my depression over the last couple of years. It appeared to be getting better and now.....well its began to rear its ugly head again.

Maybe that is why i feel the urge to blog again??

I am not 100% sure where to start to be honest. There has been so much going on and i know that but my head is telling me no there hasnt...its nothing interesting forget it all.

Maybe its my depression talking...not wanting me to open up my mind and heart again and to try and get things off my chest again???

*sighs*

This is actually a lot harder than i thought to try and update and let things out, so maybe i will have to do it a little bit at a time. So expect a lot of "updates" after this blog.

Yeah actually that might be the better option....update the basic stuff now...give the jist of it all.
Then do update for different parts of what is going on etc....

Yeah maybe this is the way i should do it.

I feel slightly better for writing this blog but then again at the same time i also feel a little nervous as well. Maybe i am going to open a whole new can of worms like last time but then again maybe it will help me.

And help others ]]> naughtypuppy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/naughtypuppy/10288-has-been-long-time.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/sugarandspice/10282-back-long-break.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:21:37 GMT So I haven't been here for over a year now! To be honest, I totally forgot about the website and that I was even a member! I'm still in the process of my weight loss journey as I haven't yet reached my ultimate goal weight, although I have slimmed down since my last visit due to continuous attempts to shift the weight and through joining back up to my old gym. I am not entirely sure how much I currently weigh as i went through a two month period back in autumn last year where I lost a lot of weight through getting fitter and a strict diet but this is something that I have pretty much failed to maintain over the past month or two. Christmas and new years was especially bad and I pigged out every waking moment of the day - at one point I actually had pizza takeaway for several days in a row!!!! :mad: anyways I'm ready And willing to get back into it once and for all and this time I am going to succeed! To start with I shall weigh myself later on this evening and I will update my information before beginning officially tomorrow (3rd January 2012) :D ]]> SugarandSpice http://www.minimins.com/blogs/sugarandspice/10282-back-long-break.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/calmk2202/10240-keep-calm-keep-positive.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:54:07 GMT 29 Dec 12.30 am. Fed up of being overweight another year. Making changes as i dont like myself like this. Aching legs and big tummy. Clothes not... 29 Dec 12.30 am.

Fed up of being overweight another year. Making changes as i dont like myself like this. Aching legs and big tummy. Clothes not fitting and not liking my reflection. You imagine yourself to be a lot thinner than you are but then you see yourself on Wii fit or kinect and it is such a shock. 14 st 7lbs on a good day! how did i get to this. I am bigger than i have ever been before.
This time not gonna fail. Thinking about whether to follow WW or SW. Can't really afford the classes so trying to eat healthy and do more keep fit at home using Wii and Xbox and crosstrainer/bike , trampolette and stepper. Hubby and kids will be my chief naggers/diet police/mentors/shoulder to cry on when i am down.

Good luck to all who are starting their new year with the same aims . ]]> calmk2202 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/calmk2202/10240-keep-calm-keep-positive.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10231-week-3-weigh.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:15:23 GMT Even with all the xmas day, eating, drinking and being merry i still lost 2.2lbs this week. And getting back on it boxing day wasnt nearly as hard as... Even with all the xmas day, eating, drinking and being merry i still lost 2.2lbs this week. And getting back on it boxing day wasnt nearly as hard as i thought :D I thought it would be like the first 3/4 days all over again, but it wasnt. I hated that full feeling i ad on xmas day and i realise 9 times out of 10 i eat for the sake of eating !!! All in all i'm 8.4lbs down in 3 weeks (nothing compared to most) but a huge step for me and my lazy bloody thyroid lol .:girlpower:xx ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10231-week-3-weigh.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/chloejwynn/10224-lighter-life-total-starting-10-01-12-any-advice.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:26:08 GMT hello, im chloe and i am starting lighter life total on the 10/01/12, i would appreciate any advice or tips for what to expect... thankyou xxxxx hello, im chloe and i am starting lighter life total on the 10/01/12, i would appreciate any advice or tips for what to expect... thankyou xxxxx ]]> chloejwynn http://www.minimins.com/blogs/chloejwynn/10224-lighter-life-total-starting-10-01-12-any-advice.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10220-xmas-day.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:50:29 GMT Well i decided to give myself xmas day off Exante, i craved xmas dinner and all the foods i hadnt had for a fortnite, how wrong i was!!! i did not... Well i decided to give myself xmas day off Exante, i craved xmas dinner and all the foods i hadnt had for a fortnite, how wrong i was!!! i did not enjoy the eating , nor the feeling in my tummy . I now know this is soooo right for me and will help keep me in check in the future. i couldnt wait to get back on track this morning i had toyed with the idea off having boxing day off too, but no chance. i hope i havent come out of ketosis too much and that the next few days arent too hard like in the beginning, but whichever im on this for the long haul and plan to have 1 shake and 1 bar a day when i get to my target weight, cos i love being in control now. Hope u all had a wonderful xmas :D ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10220-xmas-day.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10214-week-2-weigh.html Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:13:09 GMT Just weighed in for the second week and again a 3lb loss and it it TOTM . Maybe not shifting as fast as others but i am happy happy happy, surely any... Just weighed in for the second week and again a 3lb loss and it it TOTM . Maybe not shifting as fast as others but i am happy happy happy, surely any move in weight DOWNWARDS is an achievement. Dont know how much net week will bring cos im taking xmas day off ( all ive done is fantasise about xmas dinner !!!) then im back on it boxing day. recieved another months worth yesterday , just shakes and bars this time , was not a fan of the soups (only the veg). ave a great xmas everyone.:party0023: ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10214-week-2-weigh.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10208-jove-i-think-ive-got.html Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:04:35 GMT I've just spent ages working through the book and I think I've worked it out. I feel so much better now as I've done a meal planner with quantities and it feels more manageable. It has been freaking me out ever since I picked up the Stage 5 info on Wednesday because I just couldn't figure out what I was supposed to eat now I was to have two meals a day. It all felt too complicated. But I've gone back to the book again and this time I made notes! Eventually it made sense and I was so relieved. I'm hoping to chat to my LLC with what I've worked out just to be sure. I've had three packs today in an effort to make up for the blip with the toffees yesterday.

I think because Total was so simple I had in some way half expected the rest of the journey to be as straightforward, even though I knew inside that it was going to get more and more difficult. And it is becoming every bit as complicated as I'd feared. One of my problems has always been a lack of 'head space' to think carefully about what I eat - it has been that way for as long as I can remember.

But I cannot go back to that. I deserve to give myself that time to be more mindful about what and how much I eat. I owe that to myself. I simply have to learn how to do this. Learn it so well that it becomes automatic, a part of me, the way I do things forever.

I am finally beginning to realise that, far from being at the end of my Lighter Life experience, this is truly the beginning. I am full of anxiety and approach this with serious trepidation, but also with faith.

Wish me luck. ]]> TheRealMe http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10208-jove-i-think-ive-got.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10204-sad-comment.html Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:50:07 GMT My daughter in law said to me last night, "did u realise that ever since ive known u , u have been on a diet??"
Wow it just goes to show how much weight control takes over your life!!! Hope i havent become a diet bore!!!
She is a big girl too and hasnt let it rule her life like i have, she has a good mental attitude and thinks you should be more accepting of what and who you are, and she is only 21. She is however doing incredibly well with Xenical and it never helped me one bit. Just wanted to share that....:Christmas02r: ]]> nicky311123 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nicky311123/10204-sad-comment.html http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10203-my-first-lapse.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:41:26 GMT Four months in, 3 stones and 13 pounds. And today I screwed up. I ate a mince pie and nuts and about 20 Quality Street chocolates. And all because... Four months in, 3 stones and 13 pounds. And today I screwed up. I ate a mince pie and nuts and about 20 Quality Street chocolates. And all because I was so angry and stressed I thought my head or my chest was going to explode.

And now I'm really disappointed with myself. Sad and not a little angry that I punished myself for something someone else had done. I could scream with frustration as I cannot undo having eaten the crap. I compounded a horrible, horrible day by hurting me - how stupid is that? :mad::sigh:

So tomorrow I start again. Put on the leggings, rejoice in my figure and get back on the programme. Properly.

What's not helping is trying to work out what and how much to eat. This week I go to two packs and two meals a day, but even though I've read the book, I'm really struggling to work out what I can eat. Oh what a bad day. I'm going to go to sleep soon and hopefully wake up tomorrow in a completely different frame of mind.

Pants. ]]> TheRealMe http://www.minimins.com/blogs/therealme/10203-my-first-lapse.html