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Drink loads of water and do some exercise. Im also currently trying tablets similar to aquaban i got from boots, do feel a little better for them.

Ha ha, i had one the other day, theyve recently changed the packet, yeh they are pretty hot now. Not my favourite i must admit!

They dont have sotw at ww tho, and also any classes i went to you didnt have to 'declare' your weight loss in the same way as sw, so maybe it would attract less attention if someone was losing half a stone everyweek. I think ww and sw are similar in terms of expected weight loss too.

Oh zumba how i have missed you!!! Was feeling proper pmt today, all over emotional and down about how much i still wanna lose, and realised ive done naff all exercise the last fortnight! I know the best thing i can do after sticking to plan is to exercise, so decided i need to get back into...

Hi hun, know how you feel, its taken me a long time to get into the right mindset!! I think it helps me to remind myself of why i wanna do this. Write yourself a list of all the reasons why you wanna do sw - mine is to lose weight for my hols, but i also wanna be in good shape to start a family...

I have at least 8.5 pounds to go. Im gonner set target at 10st or 9st 13 (rounds up nice to 1.5 stone lost!). But then i would like to get to the bottom of target in time for my hols in october. Im just being 100%, trying to keep my syns down to 70 pw and doing exercise as much as physically...

Get back on plan simple!

Whoops posted by accident there before i finished stupid phone!! Anyhoo, foodwise im pleased with today, which has been a Red day Sliced ham Two boiled eggs 6 wm crackerbread heb Cheese spread hea Muller light 350ml milk hea Med tom soup heb Banana Apple Pear Muller light Banana muffin 9 syns...

Uuurrrgggghhh, ive been steadily declining as the day has gone on. I feel its a combination of star week (which i had completely forgotten about till today!) and im feeling like i might be coming down with something. Last night my voice and throat were all weird and tonight im all sneezy. Urgh...

Oh hun, you honestly sound like you have a bit of post uni depression. When i finished uni it was horrid, i had no full time job, and had to go back to living with my parents who i fought like cat and dog with the whole time. It is a bit of a let down to know youve worked so hard for something...

Hi hun, i started with 1.5 stone to lose. It does work with less to lose. What i have found is that i need to stick to it 100% (cant get away with days/nights off plan). Do also be realistic about syns and portions. I tend to average out at 10 syns a day. Some will say the extra 5 a day make no...

Dont look at the bigger picture as it does get too daunting. Instead focus on things lke half stones, 10% etc. I have lots of little targets i am aiming for, that are only a few pounds apart, but they are easily achievable a couple of weeks at a time, so im not looking too far in advance. Does...

Yep, on red and green you get 2hea and heb. You can have two the same or two different, entirely up to you!

Hi hun, you can and will get back into it, enjoy your hols and really have what you want! As for your plan of action when you get back, i can see what youre trying to achieve, but honestly, i would suggest the opposite. If i went from eating what and when i wanted to something so strict, id get...

Cant remember now tbh hun cos it was a few years ago and i was only on it a matter of weeks. It began with c and was in a purple and white packet.

Im on my phone and have no ides whatsoever about how to do any of this so i dont!!

Ended up swapping the soup for 6 wholemeal crackerbread heb Laughing cow light hea Sliced ham Was starving after my pathetic salad for tea!! All in a despite the syns im happy with how today has gone.

Just thought do they go to support someone else to do sw or do they go on their own. I would hope that the leader might see something was a miss after a while of them losing loads week upon week! Mine clocks people who arent following it by how bad they do afterall ;-) As for the sotw thing...

All i feel is that in class when people do have amazing losses, everyone is in awe of them and people want to know what they do to achieve that. I also know from class and on here that some people do compare themselves unfavourably to people with the bigger losses, and sometimes 2 pounds a week...

Lol! I am the opposite and find ee more hard work with all the one third super free lark! I would sumerise it as follows. In your book everything on the orange superfree pages is free, everything on the red free pages is free. Think meat, fish, eggs and yoghurts. You can have 2 x hea from...

Todays food has been the following Red day Porridge and milk hea/b Muller light Tea and sweeter Prawn salad Melon and grapes Muller light M&S low fat crisps 5 syns Egg and ham salad (like 1 egg and 1slice of ham pathetic!!) Pineapple mango melon apple and stawberry fruit salad Skips 4 syns Mix...

That is an excellent point. Also you are seeing good losses now but as the weight drops the rate you lose it will also drop and youve already used the one main weapon to help that which is eat less. You should eat your hex to make sure you get the recommended daily amounts of calcium fibre etc...

A weekend off plan may explain the gain! Dont weigh in again until monday hopefully it wont be as bad as four pounds by then!!

Are you sure the quorn products youre having are free? Also do make sure youre having the one third superfree with your meals to limit your portions.

Apart from my blip this evening im happy with how today has gone and im happy i can make up for it this week. Looking forwards to tomorrow, its my last late so all good.

There were rumours on here they got cooked with fat or injected with fat. No idea if thats true or not. Id think you would be safe if you took the skin and any fatty bits off.

Did it make any difference tho?!

In quite lucky in that i go to a surgery with 5-6 doctors. I have one woman like that who is useless with womens things. I saw her ages ago when i was worried about my pill effecting my sex drive and making me put on weight, and she brushed it all off. Turns out that one (celest or something) is...

Och sweety dont worry about it, i have at least two gains and loads of sts! As long as i know why it happened i dont worry too much about it cos i know i can do it differently the following week. Im expecting one this week with star week. I find those the most demoralising cos i gain even when...

Could you not ask to see someone else? Dont feel you have to be pushed into the implant. Everytime i go to the doctors for my pill check up they ram this down my throat. I will hopefully have not much use for the pill for a little while after this prescription tho!!

First off dont give up cos that will not achieve anything!! Secondly you have lost and while i can appreciate you have something you want to lose weight for, our bodies dont always work to a deadline of two pounds a week everyweek! Im averaging about a pound a week but sometimes its five and...

Being on my own tonight has proved a bit too much and ive ended up picking at my cakes and crisps! Whoops! Thankfully the damage isnt too bad - ive had 36 syns in total today, so i reckon i can get away with it if i stick to 10 a day from here on in phew!!

Hi hun are you on microgynon currently? It has a green packet when i took it. I moved from that onto yasmin. The periods are a lot shorter, but in terms of pmt i havent noticed a great improvement tbh. I now take my packs back to back without having a break unless i run out which i have this...

Xmas is less than six months now. So its not that long. Its simply a matter of plodding on, a couple of pounds a week does sound ssssoooo slow but you will start to see a difference within a few weeks i promise. It also depends on how hard youre willing to work, the stricter you are in terms of...

Tbh any contact i had with our venue before the wedding was instigated by us rather than them and it was all via email. Some of our suppliers we didnt hear off for months! Your issue does seem to be a common one that ive heard a lot of people having, and then last minute having to sort it all out.

I thought most fat free ones had it in hun, cos thats what they use to thicken them?

In Scotland they can cos my sister did this in Gretna. From what i can recall in England, the actual proper 'legal' bit needs to be non-religious. You can have a seperate religious service at your venue, like a blessing, but it wouldnt be legally binding. You would still need a registrar. I...

Todays plan is Green as follows Two boiled eggs and half tin baked beans Muller light 350Ml milk hea Lots of tea (one of those days!!) Banana apple pear chicken salad 8oz heb x2 cous cous salad Mix max 8 syns Crisps 4-5 syns (havent decided between skips and monster munch yet!!) I suppose the...

Ive recently been trying to eat just three meals a day and only eat in between if im really hungry and it is surprising how often im not actually that hungry between meals. The only thing i would be concerned about is what you say about having less syns and seeing big losses. Just make sure...

The firminator stuff is meant to disolve fat layers under the skin rather than 'tighten' skin which has been stretched. As for exercise, it doesnt have to mean going for a run everyday. Just going for a walk everyday can make a difference.

They do say that no amount of creams etc can help with skin that has been stretched too much. I would suggest using a good quality moisturiser regularly now to help your skin stay in good condition, but i dont think much else can help it sorry!

Today went to plan apart from my beloved mix max are 8 syns doh!! Plus i had a lolly pop for 1.5 syns so my syns for the day come in at 13.5. Not too bad i guess. Work was really busy so i didnt mind being on my own in the evening. Im exhausted now tho! Not too much planned for tomorrow...

Dont be afraid to eat cos the danger is if you let yourself get too hungry and deprive yourself then thats when youre more likely to reach for all the high cal/fat stuff. This is how sw works by encouraging you to eat enough of the good stuff to keep you full and keep away from the bad stuff.

Hi hun i am another short one. Tbh im not aiming any lower than just under 10 (my target is 9/13). Regardless of what any charts say about my being overweight i know having been lower than that before i cannot maintain that and maintain the lifestyle i want. Its that kind of thing ive learnt to...

Why are you worried exactly?

I can see it going this way tbh. I can appreciate if youve never done sw before it may seem more like healthy eating or normal eating but i do actually like the old plans better for some reason!! Tbh i can remember when i first started mac cheese corned beef and stag chilli were free

Tbh ive had a look through your old posts, you made a similar post a few months ago to which the advice was do a food diary. You started one but didnt update it. Im not really sure what more advice we can offer you tbh without seeing what youre eating.

Oh had meant to say this also my words obviously worked wonders on mil as she lost 8 pounds this week!! The leader also went over it all with her in class and showed her that shes basically having way too many syns and naff all free food. So hopefully she listens. She was still saying last night...

So anyway, back to 'diet land' i have my food planned out as follows Green day Porridge and milk hea/b Muller light Banana apple pear Two alpen light heb Cous cous with salad Pasta with salad Mix max choccie cake thing 7.5 syns Skips multi pack bag 4 syns Im gonner do my best to remember to...

Aaawwww know exactly how you feel, its that 'i should go' but then its the fear that any other job wont be as good. Thing is I work in the public sector so when i started it was very much seen as a secure job for life, with all the perks like flexi time and a good pension. Now of course with the...

Ive been having chopped fruit and a muller for brekkie and im assuming that is ok? The whole point of the one third superfree is to have that as a way of reducing your portions of everything else, so i guess with a sandwich, if you put some salad in it you would have less meat etc in it, but...

I dunno, its an average of about 3 pounds a week which some people on here are doing. I think losing that amount of weight regardless of the time scale will leave someone with excess skin.

Tbh ive had a few weekends out since starting and even when sticking to diet coke and spirits i still sts. I just took the hit cos i dont go out drinking much these days anymore so wanted to enjoy myself. But if i was going out every weekend i think i would knock it on the head some weekends...

Do you have time to make a fruit salad either in the morning or the night before (may have to use some lemon juice in it though)? I was doing that last week to up my super free.

Everyone is different, but i would recommend chosing which plan fits best around your life instead of which one gives best losses. The other good thing is you dont have to choose one and do it forever, you can chop and change a day at a time. Good luck xx

So i am feeling a little sorry for myself. Ive had my usual 'twilight tuesday' and i feel a bit rubbish for it tbh. Even if i get away with it on the scales next week i feel like it does nothing to help me get into my holiday clothes :( im seeing this as my last one, no more twilight zone. I do...

Hi hun dont feel down in the dumps. Whenever i feel like goin awol i try to remind myself that eating wont solve the problem im down about. Hope that helps. You will get there hun, just keep ploding on!!

When i first did sw many moons ago my dad was astonished i could lose weight having bacon and eggs for brekkie everyday. But i did and do now!

Thanks Debringer! I do think it i pull my finger out it will come off. And get into the zumba again. Ive let it slip in favour of walks lately. I lost half a pound today which i think is ok considering how i felt yesterday. Its gonner be star week next week so im not holding out for a big loss...

If you only have 10 pounds max to lose im guessing that when you left ww you were probably on quite low points? It will mean that as said above your body will already be used to eating healthily, so you might not see drastic results. As a former ww follower i know there is a temptation to eat...

Im sorry if what i say sounds harsh, but i dont believe the gym is the issue here. On most days you have been under your syns, but on the days youve detailed above you may well have ended up going over. Last time i went toby carvery all the veg and new pots were served in butter/oil which can...

The only time there is a limit on beans is if you were doing an original day (often referrred to as red) which is one of the other plans in your book.

Ok first off, stop weighing yourself on different scales cos they all give different results. Someone on here once compared it to a clock, no two ever tell exactly the same time. I have been known to sneak peak at other scales including this week and it does me no good!! Secondly, if you are...

I do feel sometimes like i eat loads, but most of what i eat is fruit and veg (super free) which is a better than eating crisps, bread, chocolate and ready meals all day.

Our leader suggests something similar. She has what she calls "challenges" to do for a week when you dont see the results you would like. One is portion sizes, and she suggests rather than making the same amount you normally would, make half and see if it keeps you full,which it usually does...

What do you think it is thats making it hard to get into the swing of it? I think finding the answer to that is the first step to getting into it 100% and then you will hopefully see some great losses as a result.

I can appreciate youre feeling demotivated but if it is star week then that is the most likely explanation. Im quite forunate in that i know when mine are coming (on the pill) so i just take my star weeks as holidays now as i know i will gain no matter how good i am and i refuse to pay to see...

Hun you deffo need to eat more if you have your tea at five. Thats not gonner last you until 7am the next day, which is going without food for about 12 hours!! I am a fan of little and often. Yesterday i had two boiled eggs and wm toast for brekkie, two alpen light and some fruit about 12ish...

Ha ha thanks for the slap. For all my.moaning ive had a look back at my last week and while i thought i was on plan i can think for a few times ive been over syns etc so maybe the sts is deserved. I dunno. I know i need to get my backside in gear tho cos its 11 weeks until my hols and i must...

So i did what i tell everyone not to do and sneak peaked this weekend. The scales showed a sts which i am mad about tbh! Ive become everything i ever hated lol!! Tbh i dont know why im mad there is nothing i can do between now and wi to change it now and you know what it may even show a loss?!

Safia, i honestly think you need to put sw to the back of your mind for a while. What youve described is obsessional behaviour which is of concern in general let alone when youre pregnant. I think you should talk to your consultant and midwife who should be able to give you a bit of guidance and...

16 was the minimum daily allowance you could be on. If you wanted to save points etc the lowest you could go was 14.

I am currently sat in a beer garden drinking diet coke!! The things i do to shift this weight!! I have my usual wknd paranoia that i wont lose any weight this week and whats the point blah blah blah. Thing is i know ive done really well having all my superfree this week including today so i...

Sorry but i think it was due mainly to what you ate. Exercise doesnt always guarantee you can lose weight without worrying about what you eat. As others have said building muscle would only happen over time and it would only happen if you did serious strength training. The weeks ive had better...

Hi hun its all about being organised and planning in advance. I have plenty low syn/free stuff in the house that i can make quick and easy with minimum effort for times like these. Mug shots and fat free supernoodles are a life saver!!

If you prefer starchy veg like peas and sweetcorn how about trying things like butternut squash or swede roasted. Dont forget veg doesnt just have to be boiled to a pulp or a salad. I love roasted veg - carrots bns parsnips swede peppers and onions all taste yummy roasted and make a good...

Thanks debringer. Well done on the half a pound, its all a loss at the end of the day and it all adds up to the end goal! Lol at flashing to your other half without undoing jeans!! Ive found the way forward with the fruit is not to have diet coke with my lunch and have peppermint oil capsules...

Xbox kinect is brill! All you do is switch it on!! Cos it has no controller you just tell it what to do or point at the screen. Much better than wii too!!

Ive got zumba on xbox and i think its just the same as a dvd tbh! If you choose zumba party it lets you choose 20 or 45 min routines which are like a dvd. You then unlock loads more as you work through it. The dvds are only available second hand or brand new in a set of four or five with the...

Good lord im sure all this fruit and veg is doing me no good!! I need an activia or a colonic or both!!! As part of trying to up my superfree im having a fruit salad as breakfast and for my tea im swapping spuds for roast superfree veggies. I dont feel too bad for it other than i am soooooooo...

Yah!!! Im like that myself suddenly realised 10 pounds to go. If i knuckle down that can be gone in six weeks!!!!

At my heaviest ever i was 12 and a half stone,which for my height put me into the 30+ bmi category :-(( At the time i was less concerned with my weight and more concerned that a size 16 was getting tight. Although looking back now at that size i felt pretty rubbish and sluggish thanks to doing...

I didnt think they were alllowed to go that long?! At least the c has had the decency to get the scales checked!!

I do kinda do that anyway kron, ill have happily chat with the other people there. Its more the idea of me going all that way i resent if that makes sense!!

Hi short/sweet i really do feel your pain as i too am sooooo impatient. My advice to you is dont let your weight hold you back in life and dont see losing weight as being the solution to all your problems. Get out there on the beach and you will see not everyone is as perfect as you think, they...

No you dont have to get club 10. Its worked out as 10% of your starting weight is all which is something good to aim for if you dont have an idea in mind of where you would like to be.

Gggrrr just did a massive post and cancelled it!!!! Ggggrrr!!! I sts at wi last night which i was happy about. Today ive got off to a great start on being 100% and having plenty superfree. Ive also been out for a lovely walk in the sunshine this evening with oh. Who knew losing weight could be...

Thanks for your comments Anna. I think this week is a bit make or break. She has done what looked like an honest food diary and given it to the leader to go over. So hopefully she will listen to the advice she gives her. I am very much focused on getting these last 10 pounds off to get to...

Thanks dreamslim! I have been determined not to let it ruin my weightloss but it does effect how i feel about class. In the long run i know if i quit class ill go off the rails tho.

Thanks for your advice Crystal. Im not really sure what she is struggling with in particular, all i know is she doesnt stick to it 100%. It doesnt help she doesnt really discuss it with me really. I had wondered if perhaps she struggled to understand it but our leader has gone over it with her a...

Hey debringer thanks for stopping by and offering good advice as always!! I really must get better and keeping this up to date. You are so right this is a change for life and some weeks are good and some weeks are not so good. I had a good week last week im not too optimistic for my wi tonight...

I think it has more to do with the water retention rather than exercise. I think the two things are independent of one another. The medication your doctor has given you will help, but a few things to watch is your salt intake as well as your water intake. As back to front as it sounds, drinking...

How did you get on in your first week? Was is really so bad. Having meals based on plenty of superfree should help your losses. I would recommend having different things rather than soup all the time. Why not try success express to boost your losses?

Sorry if tmi but if i ate that many apples i would most certainly not have to worry about putting on weight cos i would never be off the loo!!!:D hhhhmmmmm just throught of thr latest fad diet now!!!!

Yes but did she get morbidly obese as a result?! I know that i didnt end up the size and weight i am by eating too much fruit and i think that is probably true for most sw members. Its things ike this that really get my goat and its no wonder the country is in the throws of an obesity crisis...

I very much doubt anyone has got fat off eating too much fruit.

The leader will go through everything in your first class so you should have a good idea when you leave. Also have a good read through of it when you get home to get you up to speed. You will be fine just stick to it as much as you can!!

Thanks for the advice. I probably sound terrible saying this but i doubt if she went on her own she would be any different tbh. Im afraid of if i dont go with her she wont go at all if that makes sense. She has already started suggesting we dont stay to group every week - i think she is picking...

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately she isnt able to travel due to her medical problems which is why i go to her. If i suggested another group i think she would either stay where she is or give up completely, which i dont want her to do :-C

The posts about exercise are so true. Even when you lose weight, it doesnt always equate to losing fat, so you can end up still being the same shape. Its the exercise that really changes your shape. As for sizes, i can be anything between a size 10 and size 14 in next alone depending on the...

Hi All! Im looking at more weights based exercise to tone up for my holiday in 12 weeks. I cant really afford the gym so am looking for ideas of what i can do at home. I have a few dvds including davina super body workout and 30 day shred. I tend to find i get bored if i do the same thing most...

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. The situation is that my mil has been advised she has to lose a significant amount of weight due to health reasons. I offered to go to sw with her to try and encourage her to lose this, as well as for myself. I go to a class which suits her in...

It all depends on so much, how close the day off is to wi, how bad the day off was etc. Its not a matter of it winning. A lot of the time it can be bloat caused by salty fatty foods and can have disappeared after a day or so. Youll probably have a good loss next week. When i did ww i could have...

Im happy with how today has gone and feel good for being back on plan properly without worrying about weighing and measuring all the time! It was pretty dull in work today as i was on my own for most of the evening. I think at times like that is when i wanna eat crap cos im bored. I noticed...

Todays food/exercise - ee Breakfast- banana pear apple Two boiled eggs baked beans HEA 350ml skmd milk in tea with sweetener through day Exercise - 45 mins zumba Lunch - chicken breast tomato cucumber pepper Alpen light 1/2HEB Tea - chicken mug shot Alpen light 1/2 HEB Apple pear banana Syns...

I think this is excellent advice. I am coming to see so many of my problems with my diet and weight are more to do with my attitude and expectations. I keep setting myself targets and deadlines that just put too much pressure on myself. Im sticking to plan now, doing my exercise and will accept...

The best advice i can give is to put ww out of your mind completely as it is completely different. This is not always advice i follow tho as i do still have 'issues' about portion sizes! The only thing i can think to compare it to ww wise is the old core/no count plan if you were around when...

Thats an excellent result!! Who cares about the size as long as its going downwards?!

Im glad others have experienced similar and its not just me! I just feel that cos of the issues she is having its all a bit one way with the support between us atm. I have considered going to another class but i would feel bad if i did :(

Do those of you who go to class go alone or with a friend/relative? For those of you who go with someone else do you find this overall helps or hinders your weight loss? My reasons for asking is that i currently go to sw with my mother in law who is currently having a number of issues sticking...

I would deffo say its coming off the pill. It can take a long time for your body to readjust on it. As most women who have been on it since their late teens our bodies have also changed so much since that time, no wonder they get so confused!! It can also lead to problems that werent as bad...

So i am back after being awol from sw. Ive been all round the houses trying various different diets but the problem is i can never find a diet that still lets me binge on chocolate and cakes etc and still lose three pound a week every week. It sounds ridiculous but this is what ive been...

I always try to remind myself when im stressed that eating stuff off plan wont do anything to solve the problem im stressed about! Hope tomorrow is ok

Thanks for the tips samalama. I think im like you in that its not actually hunger that makes me eat when im on shift, its just being tired and a bit fed up when i get in from work so i want something to perk me up!! Good news is i dont have to do another stint of those horrid early starts for a...

Lol!! Im sure a combo of retail therapy and an afternoon in bed has sorted me right out!! Feel like im back in the land of the living today!! Even managed zumba this morning Ive been enjoying having whatever i want within my cals today. For those who know sw you will know that it can sometimes...

Sugar lips, youre doing the best thing you can which is telling your friend about your concern and unfortunately thats all you can do. At the end of the day its their body and their choice what they put into it. As youve said above youre friend sees the short term benefits of losing weight as...

Thanks people you are so right - having a binge wont help anyone or anything!! I spent the afternoon in bed so got a good rest. Oh and i went out round the shops this evening. Weve bought ufc personal trainer for the kinect which should help me get fit. I love ufc!! I also got a gorgeous summery...

No matter what i put in mine it was always 1200!!

:D:D:D I've been up boiling them at 4.30am this week! As a former SW'er I've weened myself off cereal and TBH I feel better cos it never filled me up long. A cooked brekkie needs a little more time in the morning, but it's so worth it cos I'm not sat in work at 10am craving my lunch anymore.

Thanks Squeezy and Bostik! So this week has been complete pants. I've ended up having a massive binge last night cos I've just been so busy/stressed/tired this week. I've been on stupid shifts where I have to get up at 4am :mad:. Yes, there are two 4 o'clocks in the day - a fact I never...

Is pastrami free?

Ps not been on here much due to stupid shifts at work and being stupid busy gggrrr!! Promise i will have a proper update at some point!

Had first cc wi last night and have dropped two pounds which is excellent with a day off plan. Woo hoo!!

I think an hour before exercise is plenty of time to let your breakfast go down. I tend to eat eggs for breakfast most days anyway, so why not try something like that. I would avoid fruit till after your workout to avoid bloating.

Hi hun i still eat the same types of food i would have on sw when cc. It just makes me feel so much better in myself and i find it makes the cals strech further as im not as hungry/fuller longer.

It normally says on the packet something like per 100g/portion as sold which i believe means frozen or 100g/portion cooked.

How much do you have to lose? It can take longer to lose it the nearer to target you are.

I agree with this, i believe someone, a neighbour or otherwise, has complained about your vehicle being parked there. But yes it can be enforced if your vehicle is found there again.

I exercise 4-5 days a week with a combination of zumba and weights. I have my first ccing wi tomorrow so no idea how it effects losses. But im not worried cos i look more toned already and feel better for it!!!

Dont let yourself get too down about it hun. I personally find it helps not to think about the big picture of losing weight, instead i like to think about what i need to do day to day to lose weight. So i think i need to exercise so many days a week, and i need to eat healthy meals each day. I...

Soooo yesterday was a really nice day out in the pub all day and night! Thankfully i managed to avoid drinking too much so i wasnt ill this morning. I didnt bother with cc, i just didnt see the point tbh!! I did try to keep to healthy eating principles to begin with, i had a lean cooked...

Excellent news on your race for life!! Well done!!

Thanks everyone!! Cc'ing has gone out the window today but ive done my best to eat healthy foods like i would have done on sw so im hoping it wont do too much damage!!

Thanks bostik and squeezy! I no doubt sound a bit daft for worrying about it. I think what im afraid off is with going out today and there being lots of temptations, if i get too hungry ill end up blowing it, and eating anything and everything!! I thought about it last night tho that im not...

Thanks Bostik, it wasnt as bad today. I was pretty busy so i had plenty to keep my mind off it. Its my oh's birthday tomorrow so weve got a nice weekend planned, were going up town tomorrow. Hopefully we wont be too hung over on sunday so we can get out and do something nice for the day. Im...

I cut the massive ones on the side out usually cos they scratch me or curl up to make the clothes not sit right.

Well done on all your exercise!! I wouldnt bother with another run this week until your race for life. You will probably find that on the race day with the adrenaline kicking in etc that you will probably run in under 30 mins!! Its a great atmosphere on race for life, everyone is really up for...

Lol at secret eating!! Only cos ive done it myself so many times!! At my biggest i would eat 200g bars of cadburys in the car!! Ive also been known to sneak into the kitchen and munch on things with the door closed while oh watches telly!! Oh the shame!!!

Thanks sarah!! Good luck with your journey. So yesterday was a hard day. We had that meeting where we were told our department and another department are merging. Except it doesnt work out like that - the other dept are being done away with cos not all their work is required anymore. Our dept...

Hi cherry pie. I love zumba on the xbox!! Having the kinect means u dont need a controller like the wii. It does get me into a good sweat, but i was doing sweet fa before this!! The game has a lot of different work outs and options so i find i dont get as bored as i have in the past with dvds. I...

Thanks everyone for your concern. Ill post properly later, but last night was very difficult and i was very grumpy! My job is ok for now. I also managed not to let the situation become an excuse not to stick to the diet. Hope everyone is well!!

Tbh i cant offer any advice on this as ive only ever rented privately rather than through an agency. We have always done this as it tends to work there's less up front fees to pay and less of these hoops to jump through. Could you perhaps look at anything like this?

I honestly find the opposite, my losses on sw were soooo slow compared to when id done ww in the past (which used to be similar to cc). I could never understand how all these people had massive losses!!!

Hi Legomon have just been reading through your diary and this made me chuckle! My bladder control is useless and i have no kids to blame it on!! My excuse is cos im so short, i therefore have a smaller bladder and need to go more often. Lol!!

Hi chocolate bananas, have just been looking through your diary, sorry to see youve been having stress, its always difficult when theres kids involved. Dont worry too much about your days over cals, in the grand scheme of things, it wont do too much damage. Cant believe nandos was so rubbish...

Wow, i might try that soup. Fancy something with a bit of zing! Does the vodka make any difference?

Hi Shazzabir, I'm thoroughly impressed at you getting up early to exercise before work. I've threatened to do this so many times, but when my alarm goes off, I just cannot drag myself out of bed :rolleyes:

I've posted on your other thread, but just wanted to say well done on here for doing so well! You're a real inspiration and proof it works!

Hi Kayjay, I've just started CC myself and was doing SW before. I found the same problem with SW, my portion sizes :rolleyes:. I've found it easy to change over tho so fingers crossed, you'll find it just as easy. You've got the right idea with having something to eat every four hours - I try to...

Hi Hun, I was gonner suggest the same (just to completely hijack thread!). You might be better trying something like extra ligght philadelphia cheese or that Quark stuff - Am so used to having this rammed down my throat from SW :jelous:

I know its easier said than done, but try not to worry about your blood test too much. At that age it is quite a shock to be told something like that, but its not certain you have it. Even if you do, it can be managed effectively with eating well, exercising and losing weight. All of which...

Hi Lucy, you've done really well and its been helpful to read this as someone new to CC. You have such a practical outlook to it all, that its not all plain sailing, but you've shown it can be done. Well done!

Thank you all very much for your kind comments!! Im gonner have to watch coming through customs with all these people in my suit case tho lol!! Today has been another good day cc wise. I was a bit worried about how today would go as i havent exercised so have had to stick to 1200 cals. I...

Lol!! Ill see if theres room in amongst all my shoes!! Im so excited cant wait!!

Hi samalama, have just been reading through your diary, you seem to be doing really well and focused. Sorry to hear about your hubbies job, hope things work out. Good luck with your weight loss!!

So my first day ever cc and its gone pretty well. Ive found it helps planing out my meals the night before on mfp so i know what i will be having. Im amazed at how much i actually got to eat for my cals - tho i did do zumba tonight. It has shown me tho just how much i was overeating on sw. Ive...

So, after half heartedly 'trying' to lose weight for my holiday for several months, ive decided to shift this chub once and for all by counting cals. Ive been doing sw, and while i thought this was a great plan, it just isnt the right one for me to lose weight on as i need limits on how much i...

Thanks everyone for all your messages. Ive not quite made my way onto the mfp forum yet but ill be sure to add you all once i do! Ive done my first day proper cc today and have found it straight forwards to all good. Heres hoping to a good weight loss! Just need to get a diary sorted now!

Tbh i could probably do with not weighing. Im not too bothered about how much i weigh, my main concern is looking good in a bikini for my holiday and fitting into a size 12 dress ive got. As long as i can do that i dont care what the scales say.

Thanks hun! Will deffo have to have a nosey on your diary! How have you found your losses since you switched. Ive put a few days food into my fitness pal and have found that its not too high in cals. Its mainly my portions that need looking at which i knew was the case, as well as cutting down...

Hello calorie counters! I am a serial dieter who has been on Minimins for a while now, and have decided to try my hand at CC. I've previously done WW and SW, but have decided to try something different, hence CC. I'm looking to drop around two dress sizes in time for my hols in just under...

I need to keep posting in lots of little posts on my phone cos it keeps losing 3g which means i can do a massive post but it wont post it!! Gggrrr!! So i didnt wanna lose what id written. Anyway!! Ive talked to oh about his mum and sw and hes asked me to stick with it for the time being. I...

Im pleased to say im feeling a lot better today. I think yesterday i let myself get down in the dumps after going clothes shopping with oh. He always looks in the dead trendy shops and i just felt massive compared to everyone in there. Even tho everyone else in there was probably in their...

God today i really am feeling sorry for myself! Ive realised ive been going to class for the last six weeks and im gutted ive only lost five pounds and i dont feel like ive lost anything either. I dont feel any different in my body. I dont know why im feeling like this cos ive been doing really...

Tbh do what suits you hun. I know how you feel about not wanting to tell people about going to class cos then everything does suddenly come under the microscope.

I am a fan of red days now too! Ive been doing them the last couple of weeks and they seem to have sorted out my cravings etc for all things sweet and I find im less hungry as well. It does tend to leave me with more energy in the afternoon after lunch as well.

Re your knees, just watch that your bad knees arent a result of having pushed yourself too hard. I have been guilty of this in the past. Now im making sure i build up gradually. I really wanna get back into doing my weights but am buidling my fitness up with zumba etc first.

Grrrr stupid computer!! I had done a massive post and computer died so have had to use my phone now. Im not typing all that again. Basically i have a cold and as a result am feeling sorry for myself. I dont feel up to exercise but feel bad if i dont do any!! I feel like im doing so well and...

We got rid of the second car last year, and last christmas we moved to another country!! Lol!! By that i mean we moved 10 miles down the road from England to Wales!! Seriously, the rent is cheaper, as are most of the other bills and its nearer oh's work making it easier with one car. We rarely...

Whoops ended up posting that by mistake!! As for going to class i dunno what to do just yet. I want to help but i dont know how i can. I think if i leave that one id still go to one in our village. Ill see. Thanks for coming in here to keep an eye on my diary! Do you have one? I will need to...

Thanks hun, good luck with your wi tonight, hope its gone well!! Im in a better mood today. Basically after the initial shock re work ive calmed down about it now. The situation is that my job (and the other people who do the same) is being looked at with a view to making changes to the role...

Ps meant to say well done resisting cheese cake - i doubt i could have done that. I do think somethings arent even worth looking that the syns for. Its like people say 'oh just have a little bit'. Sometimes is just easier to go without.

Thanks hun! Youre right our bodies do strange things indeed! Dont worry about the pound cos it will come off next week! How long have you been on sw? Im on my phone so cant nosey at everyones stats! Well today has been a really crap day but i am also quite pleased how its been sw-wise...

I can see how you feel with this actually hun, sorry for my above post. I go with my mil too and the consultant assumed she was my mum (i was horrified!!), then one week my mil put on four pounds, the c told me off and asked me to do a food diary too when i had maintained and id told her it was...

Yes but even if your mil asked, your consultant should still be advising her its confidential!

I would be annoyed!! How does she know what you should be doing wrong if you werent there to say?! I would ring her and say you werent happy!!

Tbh i actually find this makes things like apples, bananas and pears worse. I was always told never put a banana in the fridge as it makes them go black quicker. Also take them out of any plastic mutlipack bags they come in. I prefer morrisons fresh stuff as it seems to last longer.

I think i would be more inclined to try something like that, but if i didnt like it, i doubt it would change my mind. Tbh i dont know what the big deal is with mullers. I much prefer activia and shape ff.

So at wi tonight i put on a pound. I was disappointed as i thought i had done enough to manage a maintain. But at least i know why and should hopefully shift that next week. Asuming that i will still be at class, as due to issues with the person i go with i may end up moving classes or not going...

Its so true when dieting previously i would be hungry a lot and craving chocolate etc. But now on sw where i can eat when hungry i dont get it so bad.

Tbh i think sometimes when off plan you can get a bit of bloat etc which exagerates the gain. What were you having when off plan? Even the other week when i had a night out counted the syns but had 105 rather than 70 i sts. So it doesnt always work how youd expect it to. What id suggest is...

Ha ha im in the 'zone' indeed! Its just nice for once to feel like this is easy and i can do it, so would write it down as a way of capturin that feelin. Was gutted about the syns in ginger cake. Oh has offered to 'help' me by eatin it all arf arf!!

Ive been doing sw for a while and have recently started doing zumba on the xbox. Ive found that eating more fruit/veg, eating less processed stuff and doing regular exercise has made me feel so mucb better in myself. Im less tired and my moods have inproved greatly.

Am feeling brilliant today. I feel that after a couple of months 'wanting' and 'trying' to lose weight on sw, ive now gotten myself into the right frame of mind and am doing well. I do think having that dress has made a massive difference to my attitude. I also think finding a form of exercise i...

I have a dress i wanna lose weight to get into for my hols. If i cheat the dress wont fit. Its working just now!!

Generally i find new look to be quite generous, but having said that ive just bought a dress from there that was shockingly small!! Next is my other favourite as it has the petite range. Next online/directory has an excellent petite/tall/plus size range and theyre also pretty generous. Just...

So today ive been worried about being really hungry after exercising and that this might end up in me eating too much. After some great advice on here, im gonner have to be a bit smarter and better organised with the planning of my meals and snacks around my exercise and shifts. I have been...

Thanks for your suggestions everyone. Having thought about it today i am going to plan my meals/snacks around eating every four hours. I also need to sit down on a day off and plan out my workouts for the week, then plan my meals around this and my shifts. It will probably work out best if i can...

Garnier do a good everyday moisturiser- think its called body tonic or something. Its in a yellow bottle and does say skin firming on it. If you are willing to splash some cash, i can recommend soap and glory firminator. It was about a tenner last time i got it. I do think this stuff is on...

It is a dangerous place!! I always just nip in for something and come out with bag loads of things!! I tend to get cleaning stuff and the odd bit like tuna, mug shots and crackers from there.

Funnily enough it got sold a few days later. Was sick of it playing the fat trombone music at me too!!

Ive just bought a dress for my holiday a size too small so i need to fit into it. Anytime i feel like skipping a workout or cheating now i know i have to get into this dress and it stops me!

Dont weigh on your wii fit. My oh weighed himself on it and there was a whole stones difference in two days!! Keep doing what you have been (dont be afraid of having syns tho!) and im sure you will be pleasantly surprised come weigh in.

Are you on any medication? I have prescribed pain killers that give me such bad stomach pain i feel like ill throw up from the pain! Also they block me up a little bit so to speak.

Thanks for that capricorn! It gives me a good idea of fitting things in. Ive moved to red days to try and get more protien and help my losses. I have eggs most mornings for brekkie with a heb, lunch ive been having chicken/steak/turkey etc salad and tea ill have some kind of meat with veggies...

Tell me about it. I dont think it helped yesterday id been up since 430am, in work since 6am and did an 8hr day!

I think its a bit of both tbh. My weekly shop as gone up as theres more fresh fruit and veg etc. But i dont spend as much on pop crisps sweets takeaways etc. So it does balance out over all. I think it depends on what you were like before. Im sure for some people it might not be the same as...

Also meant to say ive been doing 45mins to an hour of exercise a day on the days ive been hungry.

Ive started doing a lot of exercise (only zumba mind - not like im training for a marathon or anything!) and have noticed since doing this i am more hungry and tired. Its been suggested to me i try having five or six small meals to keep my energy up. Im worried if i did this id just have five...

Lol! Ive been doing it for nearly six years and i still find it hell getting in for 6am on a sunday!!

Am exhausted tonight. Have been up since stupid o'clock and in work all day. Ive got to go through the same again tomorrow! Not good. I squeezed in 45 mins of zumba which has also worn me out. Am so pleased i did it tho. I went to new look after work and bought that dress in a size 12. I was...

Make yourself a list of reasons why you want to lose weight, give yourself clear tangible benefits to work towards like feeling fitter and healthier. Also give yourself a set goal like reaching a certain size or certain weight. Break it down into smaller chunks if you have a lot to lose. Its...

They sell it in our tescos, not worth it tbh.

I have loads of stuff in i can have quick and easily like mug shots, baked potatoes and stir fry. This wknd isnt so bad cos im working so i always tend to be that bit better.

Bacon eggs quorn sausage beans are all free and chuck in some grilled toms and mushrooms for super free. Have a bowl of ceral with it or some toast for your heb. Mmmmmm.

As said above, its obviously possible as that chap did it, but it depends on how strict youre willing to be and how much you exercise. There is a bloke in our class who has lost a stone in three weeks.

It is on the ww section to be fair. If it was on sw it would no doubt have been more pro sw.

Hi hun you sound like me - im early 30s too and have been dieting for the last ten years (since i met my fella!). Id love to get to 9 stone although tbh i would be happy at 10 but we shall see. Good luck with your journey!!

Thanks hun! Am just doing 100% sw from now on!! Im feeling really focused and motivated after seeing a gorgeous dress in new look this afternoon which i need for my holiday lol! I dont wanna buy it in a 14, am so tempted to buy it in a 12 to give myself something to aim for. It could backfire...

Aw thanks for stopping in on my diary! That is exactly what it did, messed me up and got so confused at one point! My problem is i lost weight before doing ww and i always kind of default back to that. Must stop it or ill get no where!!

I think with exercise you can make improvements but it is still a matter of working with what you have rather than completely changing your shape. I also have the double hips thing you talk about and even when i was thinner i still did. The only thing that helps with it is magic knickers/tights!!

I have it on xbox and love it. There are loads of different levels so plenty of choice and most arent too hard. Cant recommend it enough!!

Tbh i tend to find the opposite!! If youre not used to eating so much veg it could have confused your body a bit but you would expect that to balance out after a few days. As said above, make sure youre getting all your hebs. Also if youre doing red days, watch things like eggs and eating a...

I know exactly how you feel cos ive been a bit like that this week. Previously i lost all my weight on ww and when i have blips on sw, i start thinking maybe i should go back to ww cos i know it works. Thing is i tried it this week and i was starving, exhausted and fed up cos i couldnt have an...

Tbh i know youve said a lot of these foods are high in fibre but things like the hi fi bars and dates are also quite sweet so it could be sugar cravings.

I put philli in with passata for a nice creamy tomato sauce. Also has a bit more flavour to it.

Ha ha so much for keeping up to date with this!! Im pleased to announce i lost two pounds at wi on tuesday. Shows the difference it makes keeping to around 70 syns. I also did more red days. Ive lost six pounds now - cant update me stats as on mobile! I really wanna lose a pound this week to get...

I think its more that some people (including myself) would much rather not declare in front of the whole wide world when theyre on!! I am even far too ashamed to admit it is star week in class. There are just somethings i dont believe in sharing!

Is it not that eating frozen peas is giving her the runs all the time?!

If you recognise youre doing this, then try cutting down on those things. Tbh ive been keeping an eye on my portions the last few days as i was worried. Its not really changed what ive had at meals but what i have cut down on are having things like a yoghurt after every meal just cos its free...

Thing is you are eating your hex to get all the calcium and fibre, eating youre five fruit and veg a day and not letting yourself go hungry. So essentially you are eating a healthy diet regardless of calories.

Did you get a certificate at the time? It seemed in our class that the letters got generated automatically by the computer system cos there were two members who got it the week before but couldnt stay. So this week the leader didnt realise until they mentioned it in image therapy but they said...

Is it meant to be that a pp works out about 40 cals? If thats the case 18pp is only 700 odd cals!!!! And 40 is still only 1600 cals which should be enough to create a calorie deficite for most people.

Success express? Lots of exercise?

Have just noticed the above post re your bmi and current weight. I think taking this into account then your loses will be slower than others doing sw. I have about two stone to lose (and im not even in my healhty bmi!) and i cannot get away with days off plan or even going over 70 syns a week...

Just noticed post above re breakfast - do you weigh and measure your cereal and milk to the right portions? That can make a big difference. Also post above re superfree and making sure you use the free meats is good place to start too. It might help if you post a diary on here and then people...

Whoops double post

Did they say why they thought this would help you? Tbh i think if youve struggled with portion size before you should stick to at least the three meals only or points.

It may have changed. I followed it four years ago! Ask your leader if youre unsure.

If you have a look at the sw food diaries section you should find what youre looking for.

No cos the ingredients are different. And fresh pasta has oil in it as well to stop it sticking together.

I do sw but im doing something similar to this at the moment as my portions were too big and i wasnt getting the losses i wanted. Tbh both diets work well if you stick to them. Its about finding which one suits your lifestyle at that time. Good luck whatever you decide.

I used to do this a few years ago when it was called no count/core. Back when i did it, it wasnt unlinited, it was eating three meals, only eating until satisfied, and only eating fruit/veg between meals. I used it on weeks i knew i wouldnt be able to weigh my portions and it helped. I cant...

At the end of the day, only you know how well you can do it without a class. Ive personally found that going to class keeps me sticking to it over the weekends when i was notorious for letting things slip on my own. I also like having outside recognition for my losses and having my weight...

As said above, its probably best to speak to your consultant and get advice from the horses mouth so to speak. The thing that personally puts me off is that youre essentially self employed and its all up to you on how successful you are. Ive always considered it to be something that would suit...

I am so glad we dont buy bread any more cos i honestly could not cope with the stess of having to cope with bread that looked like someone sat on it! My oh did not understand what the problem was with putting it in the bottom of a bag underneath potatoes!!! Also he feels the need to over pack...

Tbh your own losses sound amazing to me that youve lost 17 pounds in such a short time. As for your friend, do they have more than you to lose? This could be why theirs are so drastic. Imo your friends losses sound a bit ott and id be worried if they could sustain that. But as i said youre...

Hi hun, just remember that its not just the amount of points thats changed, all the values have too. Tbh i dont think theres much difference between what i would be able to eat on 18 old points and 29 new ones. Although fruit is now no points. I am a fellow sw follower who is thinking of...

I was reading something interesting the other day that said you shouldnt focus on the scales. It said it is possible to change the amount of body fat you have (and therefore making you look slimmer and smaller) without actually changing your weight at all. If you can do it then its probably best...

I posted something similar to this the other day. People (women in particular i might add) have been told for so long the only way to lose weight is to starve and that you cannot lose weight be eating normally. Cos of that people dont trust something that says actually yeh you can eat. If you...

Making a big batch and freezing in advance is a good idea. I try to buy cook from frozen meat which makes life a bit easier. There are some birdseye chicken and fish in sauces cook from frozen which i believe are quite low syn. Also frozen veg is good. I like stuff like baked potatoes, mug...

I have always been the fat sister but to be honest i dont really want to be as thin as my sisters. I dont compare myself or compete with others anymore. Ive tend to find it only ends in tears.

I have had a diary on here before, but i was rubbish at keeping up to date with it all. Ive come to realise this weekend that for all ive been 'trying' to lose weight i havent been giving it 100% my all and have been expecting to lose with days off plan. So as of yesterday ive been 100% and will...

Theyre on offer at the moment in asda too. Im sure tho you used to get four in a box! Caramel ones are yummy.

Ive just been to morrisons and picked up some good sw offers - muller six packs two for £3 laughing cow 16 for £1 Quorn sausages £1 activia fat free 8 pack £2. Plus they always have fruit and veg on offer. Ive told hubs we are going back there all the time!

Have been watching this thread with some interest. I think there are peole who do come on here just to cause problems. But then i think some peole do have a funny attitude towards weight loss. They want it all without the hard work but i dont think they actually realise thats what their attitude...

Red and green work in the same way as ee. Its not about eating 'unlimited' amounts of food, its about eating as much as you need to feel full. Tbh i think red and green do even more than ee to reduce the amount you eat cos you can only have carbs or meat not both and youre eating exactly the...

..........and I am going to stop farting about with this!! For the last couple of weeks I have maintained which I guess I am happy about as I've been out the last couple of weekends. I don't go out much these days so do like to let my hair down when I do. This week I've scoffed a load of home...

I'm sorry to hear you're not doing so good. One of the things my leader has up on a board at class says 'Persistence not perfection'. No-one is 100% perfect all of the time. The key to succes isn't never ever having any slip ups, its about how you deal with and manage those slip ups. Look at...

My C told us to use whatever we need that day/week. I have also been told by my C before that as I only have a couple of stone to lose I should stick to around 10. :confused: I try to stick to an average of 70 a week, but if there's some weeks I need to full amount I have it.