I joined a SW group last week, first weigh in was on Tuesday and I lost 4.5lbs :-) a good start

I am having trouble having variety, and needing some easy lunch ideas that I can take to work with me. We have microwave and toaster available :-)

Hi I'm Kate last time I was on here I had joined weight watcher which didn't work for me, lost nearly a stone through sheer hard work feeling guilty about every bite I took, hysterical over my weight, so I joined slimming world so fingers crossed I lose quickly without too much of a struggle (",)

Hello everyone, on day 4 2day finding it ok but am very hungry, hows everyone else doing?

Hi everyone

I'm 17st and want to lose 7 stone.

I'm getting online to try and help me lose weight. I find it difficult to stick to a diet over time so I thought it would help to diet with some people, and get in touch with a community online.

I writing a blog as well to capture what I learn, and my weekly weigh-ins.

If you want to diet with me, please get in touch.

HeadlessHeffa (HH)

Hello everyone,

I'm 29 years old and I am happy to join this community in order to exchange and share, I already have some small knowledge, I just mainly here to get help

thank you

Hi all, I have been a serial lurker here since I started SW in August last year. Few bumps and hurdles along the way but I am half way to my target and decided I needed to reinvigorate my approach and have come here for guidance and ideas.

Looking forward to chatting and sharing with you all!!:)

Hi all
Just joined how is everyone today. I have about 3 stone to loose before the end of August. Wish me luck. Dave

hi all I'm 6ft 3 male ,started off at 23stone 8lbs in March. I cut rite back at started drinking just water and eating just porridge in the morning and my meal at 8pm that's all I am eating at the moment. I am now down to 21stone 7lb. And have joined a gym. I am going to the gym 5 times a week just doing cardio. At the beginning of the week I was 21stone 7. But this week we have had 3 party's a 60th 21st and a 50th all witch we have eaten out. So basically Iv kinda had 3 takeaways this week.my weight has now gone up to 21 stone 11. It's almost like going to the gym is making me put weight on.please can anybody advice ??? Thanks

Hi all,
obviously I'm new to this forum and really need some help to loose all this extra weight I have gained since quitting smoking 20 weeks ago.
I'm finding it hard to get motivated but I need to do something and soon.
I was hoping that joining a forum like this will help lead me in the right direction.
So here I am, I'm a 49 year old mum of 5 children. I gained 10kg in the last 30 weeks since quitting smoking, I was already over weight before quitting, now I need to loose around 20kg :o
Looking forward to talking to to other members. :)

Hi

I'm on day 6 of SW, been here so many times before but feel really optimistic this time, head in the right place. Not going to a club, just weighing from home. Anyone Else starting this week with 3 stone to lose?

Hi all!
I am trying Slimming World for the first time. I am currently in my first week. Finding it fun but also still some confusion. I still struggle with how I can eat all this and lose weight but SW is highly recommended. I must admit I have rarely been hungry this week, even when i have been bored.

A bit about me
I am a soon to be 27 year old. I have a soon to be 10 year old. As of tomorrow I will finish my degree. Being a student and having an office job are two things that have contributed to my weight gain. I am about 12st 7lb. Ideally would like to be 10st 7. I have hypothyroidism and had a full thyroidectomoy in 2007. I have tried a few diets, ww, celebrity slim, calorie counting, G.I and clean eating. I either didn't feel full and didn't really lose. I am really confident at the moment. I have a deadline of at least October (graduation).

Think I've rambled on for enough...

Dear MiniMinners,

What a wonderful forum! I've found so many interesting comments, ideas and recipes, I thought I should join.

Went to Slimming World (Birkdale, Southport), reached target (12st 3lb) and stopped going. What a mistake! Without the support of the group and our wonderful leader Pam Crossen I put a stone back on even though my wife Alison was still attending and I was (I thought) following the plan.

Now I attend every week and the weight comes off. On holidays we don't do the plan much and weight goes on, but we know that when we return it will come off again.

Favourite things to make are soups, especially Leek & Potato from the SW 100 Green Recipes book.

Looking forward to joining in the discussions!

Best wishes and happy weight loss,

Malcolm Chisholm

I had my first weigh in today and I can't believe 10lb done what a great start for my long journey ?

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Hi everyone

Im not really a newbie. I first joined this forum in 2010 but I've failed twice to reach my goal and disappeared in shame. Today I restarted Cambridge Weight Loss and hope to lose some weight and keep it off. I'm actually now a stone heavier than when I started in 2010!

I found this forum very helpful in 2010 and have come back for that support again. In return I'll support you ladies and gents too.

Just joined slimming world, got about 8 stone to lose, so a long journey for me, hope i can pick up helpful tips and support here :)

Hi guys I'm new to this forum I really want to try a meal replacement diet ? Can anyone recommend any ??

:553:Hi everyone,

think my title says it all....! but looking forward to trying again, love what I've seen on this site, all the friendly help and advice. Seem to have been dieting all my life (on and off) I'm currently weighing in at 11st 6lb (can't get my head round kg) which is far to much for my height of 5ft 3in, and trying to follow WW simply filling. I'm a gold member of WW, but not going to meetings as I feel the focus is too much on pro points and WW products, and I seem to get obsessed with all the counting.

wishing you all good luck in your weight loss journeys, and getting to know you on the boards

Jan x

Hi there everyone what's the craic?

I've been on a low carb, low fat diet for about a month now. I've been surviving on Special K for breakfast, a variety of salads for lunch and lean meats/fish and lots of veggies for dinner. Overall I've lost about 8lbs which is good considering it has taken me from a size 10 to a size 8. I want to maintain this weight however and maybe loose a little more. So far everything about my diet is manageable and I have so much more energy but I need help when it comes to snacking. I want to swap that chocolate biscuit out for something healthier that satisfies my sweet tooth. Anyone have any ideas they've tried that work? Also I'm aware that Special K doesn't seem as good for you as it first appears so some yummy breakfast tips would be great too. Please bear in mind I'm not eating any bread and I don't like eggs (I'm fussy haha) TIA x

Hello, my name is Sophie and I will be found within the Slimming World section! I must admit this forum is pretty helpful, I would love to get to know like minded people who can become a community to support my own weight loss.

I've started a blog on here too, as this is actually my first week back doing Slimming World after a few years! I feel like a newbie all over again!

Well I hope everyone is well and look forward to talking to you all :-)

Sophie
Xx

Hi everyone! New to this.. And on second week of SW, loving it but if anyone has any tips on more snacks and nit just fruit I would love any ideas! Cheers!

Hi guys does anyone know why when I click the profile tab it says access denied and when I click messages it says not allowed also :(
I'm using my iPhone if that's a problem?

Hi All,

I thought I would introduce myself as I am very new to the CWP and I don't really know anyone to have ever done the diet so I am sure there will be lots more advice on here than I will get anywhere else.

So a quick introduction about me...

I'm 24 years old, 5ft nothing and 11st7lb. I have never been comfortable with my weight but since having my beautiful daughter 2 and a half years ago I am now much less happy with the excess flab going on! I have dabbled with WW a few times and as much as I love the plan I have never stuck to it long enough to see the real results, I guess I am impatient! So basically I see CWP as the more 'drastic' option for me, I have a really unhealthy relationship with food, by that I mean I LOVE IT! And I mean that, I just love eating, and I will eat until I am full enough to feel the stomach stretch. It's pretty gross really but I now know that and I am really ready to do something drastic about it.

So I started yesterday and boy was it a toughie! I was so hungry between shakes that I felt sick, I had the headache from hell and generally felt like crap! Fortunately my consultant had prepared me for the headaches and I was prepared for the hunger pains anyway so I saw it as the plan working rather than I want to give in and eat a burger now (mmmm burger). I am doing well on the water intake, thankfully I love green tea and peppermint tea and I have pretty much had a full mug for the past two days, I also have a 2L bottle sat on the desk which I have now finished (just about to top up) and it makes the water intake really easy, seeing how much I have consumed, literally right in front of me is a really good thing.

I am on step 1 SS'ing entirely, day two is already feeling easier but I am still thinking about eating!

So now I go on to my concerns/advice that I am seeking:

• Do the headaches subside and if so how quickly (yesterday was really bad, particularly in the evening, I am dreading it being like it again tonight)
• Do you ever really stop craving food?
• How easy is it to go in to maintenance and keep the weight off? The reason I ask this is because a lot of the posts I read are people returning and there isn't much talk about what happens when you have lost the weight
• Any advice on when I can expect days where it may be particularly hard
• Can you ever have drink sugar free drinks? Squash/sugar free fizzy drinks?
• Can I suck on a mint?

I am desperate for this to work but I am really concerned that I am going to undo all of the hard work when I go back to normal eating (obviously my intentions are not to go back to my old eating habits!) but I fully intend to eat food again one day!

Thanks to anyone in advance - sorry for my lengthy intro!

Hello everyone... I'm a newbie here.
I'm having one of those ''right - that's it! I'm going to start eating healthy and exercising more starting today'' days. :sigh:

I go through stages of eating and exercising as I should and then give up because I lose motivation. I don't go on specific diets, I just eat less and exercise more.

I'm overweight, according to my BMI which is a disgusting 28.1

I jog now and again, I walk every once in a while and I include fish, veg, fruit in my diet.
But my exercise isn't consistent and I have days where I eat WAY too much.

I was once able to lose 1 stone in weight when I put my mind to it. I didn't eat biscuits, chocolate or anything for 2 months! TWO MONTHS! But then xmas arrived.... say no more.

I'm looking forward to getting to know people on here and finding out some tips and tricks to losing weight and keeping it off.... :)

Hiya,

I am thinking of following the SW diet (yet again!), I seem to be able to follow that plan more so than the WW but I do love some of the WW recipes!

Hoping (and praying) to loose at least 2 stone before summer but want to loose around 4 stone by Christmas.

Hope all of you can give me the kick up the bum I need!

Edit: Turns out I am not so new as I joined in Jan 2012 but this is my fresh start x (just saw my posting details at the side!)

Hi All,


Day one for me today and I'm ready and rearing to get going! In 33 male 5'8 and weighing in at 16 stone even.

Would love to get down to 12...but am realistic about it too. I don't do any exercise but have invested in a treadmill for the house and am cutting out all the junk from today.

Have tries weight watchers and sliming world and can't seem to stick to any diet. So have decide to go back to basics. My weigh in day is going to be Mondays so have decided that on that day I will not "diet" and will eat whatever I fancy or crave. Then for the rest if the week, that is Tuesday to Sunday it's strict business!

For those days I'm looking at having below or something similar each day:

Breakfast : Weetabix or porridge with banana

Lunch: Big bowl of fruit salad with low fat yogurt

Afternoon: Tortilla wrap, chicken, lettuce, sweet corn, spring onions (wrap can vary obviously)

Tea: bowl of cornflakes or something light before bed

What do you think?? Don't hold back :-)

Cheers

Ha ha I'm rubbish at this! I think I need to spend a few hours getting used to the site. It's taken me about an hour just working out how to start a new thread!

Anyway, hopefully I have made some progress now. I think I posted a blog earlier when it should have been in the forum!

I was just wondering if anyone has tried eontu? Their food does look really nice but I'm always a bit wary of anything that looks too good!

Hi All

Just introducing myself. I'm Harvey, I've just joined.
I'm a member on the Lighter Life programme. In 2009 I lost 4 stones with the programme, but put it back on after over a year.
I've just restarted the programme and am in my third week. Lost 11.22lbs already. It's so difficult the second time around especially last weigh-in I only lost .22 which was so disheartening when I stuck to the programme religiously.
I wanted to give up, but my goals and dreams are far more rewarding so I'm continuing, I won't say it's easy though...

Hi there

Thought I would try Slimming World again. Did do this in 2009, lost over a stone, started a new job, and then seemed like too much hard work.

Weight crept back on, divorced, lost a bit of weight, met someone else, weight crept back on, split up last year, lost about a stone, got back together after 5 months, 9 months later, put on about 2 stone :sigh: .

I am about 5ft 1 and now weigh 12.6 stones :cry:

May need some help remembering what to do. Joined online last night, as I only can go to meetings every other week, so think I need the support of a group of people also doing this.

Today having a red day -

Breakfast - 2 slices of nimble toast, scraping of flora light, scrambled egg with turkey slices and made with small amount of skimmed milk

Lunch - not sure but may get a salad from subway (WHAT DRESSING SHOULD I HAVE, or do I avoid theirs)

Dinner - Gammon steak, salad and jacket potato.

Oh, got 2 girls, who don't actually eat with me, as they eat with the childminders, 1 week I eat with OH, the next I don't as he works shifts. How easy is it to cook a meal for you on SW and your partner not on SW.

Joanne

Hi everyone my name is Sally and I'm doing SW at home. I've been a lurker for a while but thought it was time to say Hi!

I work for Mencap Pathway supporting adults with Learning Disabilities in their daily lives, I have 1 husband ;-) 3 children 21,18 and 13 and 4 dogs

Looking forward to getting to know everyone better I think you are all fantastic for posting your diaries, recipes and tips!