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Morning all - happy Wednesday! I bought new scales, and was right - the old ones were a little bit off... but it's worked out ok, and I've still lost 1lb from what I was on the old ones last week!

Think it's 2lb off for me today - my scales are still playing up and jumping around all over the place, even after replacing the battery, so I'm taking the highest reading that they have stuck at three times and hoping for the best. Had a day off plan for my birthday, but then hopefully...

Think it's 2lb off for me - my scales are still playing up and jumping around all over the place, even after replacing the battery, so I'm taking the highest reading that they have stuck at three times and hoping for the best. Had a day off plan for my birthday, but then hopefully clawed it back...

Good luck for tomorrow everyone - not expecting massive miracles here tomorrow, as I had a birthday and seem to have lost the power to resist cake.

I think I'm down to 14st exactly, so hope to be out of here next week (need to buy a new battery for my scales I think, as it kept sticking at 13st 10, which I know is impossible... hope that when I put the new battery in it doesn't zoom right up over 15 again :D ) Good luck with your week...

Good luck with your first WI StaceyElizabeth - and everyone else weighing today. Another early one from me - and 2lbs off, v happy with that!

:) Just weighed, third week back on track and managed to lose 5 lb. I think a lot of it is down to my new Jawbone arriving and me being a bit of a geek trying to make sure I didn't wobble at all, and upped the exercise a bit. Very happy with that indeed - know it won't carry on at this rate...

:) Just weighed, third week back on track and managed to lose 5 lb. I think a lot of it is down to my new Jawbone arriving and me being a bit of a geek trying to make sure I didn't wobble at all, and upped the exercise a bit. Very happy with that though, and down to 14 st 7

Morning all - joining you from the zone above, as I made it down to 14st 12 this morning. Looking forward to spending the next few weeks with you - and then if that turns into months, then so be it!

Ahh, never mind Puppetwitch, I'll see you down there soon enough, I'm certain :) Lost 2lb this week, so I'm off down to the next thread - woohooo. See you all soon :D

Morning all - am I the first of the Wednesday weighers? :D I weigh at home and like to do it first thing in the morning, before I've had a chance to do any damage... So this morning, my second full week back on plan, and I'm another 3lb down. Happy with that! Good luck everyone else weighing...

Morning all - my first proper weigh in since re-starting and forcing myself to weigh myself last Wednesday... and I'm down 3lb! Good luck everyone!

Good losses everyone :) My first week back on track and I've lost 3lb, taking me down to 15st 0 - and hopefully out of here next week too - see you down there, Puppetwitch!

Can I join you all, please? I did so well, but kind of slipped way off track a year or so ago and haven't managed to pull my head back into it until now. Was far too scared to weigh when I started again after Christmas, but forced myself on the scales this morning and am 15 st 3. Hopefully I'll...

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His-beau - I'm back to keep you company again, hope we can help each other find that motivation again xxx

Finally back from Egypt - ate too much and went totally off plan for 2 weeks, because the family out there have no idea about healthy eating and everything is laden in oil and sugar. I did manage to keep exercising a bit under the aircon in our flat, but I was dreading getting on the scales...

I'm in holiday mode too - not even sure I'll weigh tomorrow, because I know for the next two weeks it's all going to go a bit wonky! We fly out on Sunday, and I know it's going to be a mission to try and stick as near to plan as possible as the family out there cook with so much oil and butter...

I'm kind of around there - been going up and down for the last few weeks - always seem to go down on a Friday for WI, but hop back up to 12 st 6 the next day and hover between there and 12 st 4.5 all week. I'm thinking about not weighing properly now until I get back from Egypt (we fly out on...

Wow, you're zooming down through this zone! Well done with the wedding, sounds like it's really clicked into place for you! I need some of your motivation, I think. Maybe you overtaking me in a few days time will give me a kick up the backside to follow you down to the 11s :0)

Evening all! Weighed late in the day, and it helped! If it had been first thing, I'm sure it would have been a STS or a gain, but I waited and it was a half pound loss :D pretty lame, I know, but it's been a hell of a week here with too much work, no time for exercise, and meal times all over...

Siggy, that's so bloody rude, I wouldn't blame you for not going back. Some people are just downright nasty - and have no right to be. Well done you for walking in that heat, must have been a real mission! I'm no fan of the heat but like so many have said, it's a lot easier for me this year...

Wow, you're doing brilliantly His-beau - told you you'd be overtaking me soon! I've had a rubbish week, too much work, so not enough exercise but have just weighed and have lost half a pound, which is going to have to do. Next week will be better!

Weirdly enough, I've grown! I have always guessed at being around 5'9" but wanted to make sure so that when I get to target I'm really there and not just on guesswork. I got my husband to mark line on the wall and I seem to have grown by about a centimetre, so wow - my BMI has gone down without...

No chance! I've slowed right down now - I guess this is where I'm going to be sticking for the forseeable future! You'll be overtaking me, I'm sure! I've lost 1lb this week again, but haven't been particularly focused on staying on plan so I'm ok with that! 12st 5lb for me

Hurrah! Great to see you down here His-beau - well done you :) xx

Phew, Hazie - glad it's not just me who hasn't been transformed into the world's most enthusiastic runner! I liked the intervals, but the big blocks of running didn't seem like any kind of 'fun' any more, which is when I drifted off it! Good luck back on plan xx

I fell off too! I get to about 15 mins and then get ridiculously bored and stop :( Good luck tomorrow - let us know how you get on - you may tempt me back! x

Down to 12st 6 this week - I think I've got to round it down to a 1lb loss, as I rounded up (slightly) to 2lb last week! Have been feeling really lazy in the heat, and only did one swim/aqua session, so couldn't really expect more than 1lb!

Well done, Siggy - that's great! Sorry you had a bit of a naff time, Daz - hope you get the Wii board sorted and can weigh again for consistency. Ours shows a totally different weight to the bathroom scales, but I can't find the remote these days so always go for the bathroom as that's what...

I agree - it's pretty much the first thing I do after jumping off the scales on a Friday morning :) Definitely good for motivation, and nothing feels better than seeing others happy with their results too

That's really good with the alpen lights! They've gone off offer in Sainsburys and I'm desperately hunting. No B&M near me though, so I'm having to get my HExB another way until I find them on special!

I found the Beanies ones in my Sainsburys - on offer for £2.50, but they only have cinder toffee and irish cream flavours! Have tried to cinder toffee one and it's ok, but has a bit of an off-putting smell! Really need to try a chocolate one soon but can't find one anywhere.

Another -2lb off for me, plodding my way nice and consistently down towards the 11s, which is where I am aiming for! Hopefully will make it down in another month if I carry on with the 2lb losses!

Today I have gone into the 'healthy for your age' BMI zone :D and have knocked a whole 10 points off my BMI since I started in January. I kind of guessed I'd hit this mark today, so I bought myself some size 12 jeans yesterday and kept them for after this morning's weigh-in (at home!) and they...

Woohoo - nice one, Foxy Lady and Dawnio! 3lbs off is great! 2lbs off again for me, happy with that! Hit my original target of 30kg off too :0) Revised it down a while ago, so that I'm aiming towards a healthy BMI rather than being just above, but it still feels like a big milestone to have...

-2lb for me - which is a miracle as I went off track last weekend and have hardly moved all week. Need to get back on the exercise train this week as I don't have quite so much work pressure hanging over my head, so hopefully it'll get me closer and closer to target and I may get there by the...

Wow, fantastic losses today :0) Dawnio - that's amazing, well done! 2lb off for me, which is another miracle as we went to Pizza Hut last weekend, and I have hardly moved from my computer all week with work! Actually feeling like my target is within reach now :)

Wow, well done you - sounds like you're storming it!

Just found the proper 1% Mug Shots (but only tomato and herb pasta and sweet and sour noodles) for 39p each in my Lidl

Why have I only just discovered these!? Currently quietly addicted to hazelnut, not so sure on vanilla and yet to try caramel! :D

Wow, well done Quins - fantastic achievement :) Happy Target Day! Long may you stay there :D

-2.5lb for me this morning, came as a real shock as I have hardly had time to move this week and was expecting much less, if anything at all!

Morning all - happy Friday! -2.5lb for me, which is a miracle as I have hardly left my desk all week and had to skip pretty much all exercise! It's taken me to 4.5 stone exactly :D

Had this tonight, was gorgeous!

I have lost count of how many days I've done and not told you about, so am going to be extra good and restart from day 7 today...

I go to the adult swim sessions at my pool twice a week (they have aqua aerobics for an hour beforehand, so I do that and then stay to swim) - my favourite exercise days! Am aiming to run today, have kind of stuck on Week 6 runs at the moment, and I guess that's better than nothing. Just need to...

Well done, Tamara - nice to see you down here too :)

Thanks, Izzy - Week 7 is 25 min runs and I think it goes up to 28 mins in week 8 (if I ever get there...) I'm stalling at the moment, got to the end of week 6, started week 7 but just keep putting it off as I've got loads of other exercise I'm doing that I prefer to running (aqua aerobics...

Well done Lisa and Domane, that's fantastic! Hope you're feeling mighty proud of yourselves :D I'm stalling at the moment, got to the end of week 6, started week 7 but just keep putting it off as I've got loads of other exercise I'm doing that I prefer to running (aqua aerobics, swimming...

EE for me: Just had a sandwich for lunch for the first time in months: wholemeal bread (HExB) and feta cheese (HExA). Yum!

Well done everyone! Can't think of a better way to celebrate, Aw Bless ;)

Thank you - just seen from your ticker that you're doing Couch to 5k too, have you made it up to week 6 yet? I'm constantly repeating that week, as week 7 has stopped being any kind of fun!

Hello everyone, can I come in please? Just weighed this morning and am finally into the 12s...just - 12st 13.5lb :) Started in January at 17st4, and have just noticed that I've now lost 25% which just seems insane. I'm doing EE and weigh at home on a Friday. Can't believe I'm actually here :D

Well done Dawni! Have a great rest of your Friday - perfect start! -1.5lb for me, which I am happy happy happy with, as I go into the next stone down bracket by the skin of my teeth! Thought I was in danger of STS this week as I've been busy with work, not done as much exercise and had a few...

:) the unthinkable happened today. I squeezed my once-gigantic backside into a pair of size 12 trousers! I was in a 20 in January and always said I'd be happy to get to a 14. Well, the 14s I'd been aiming towards have started getting loose and I'm forever hoisting them up. I got some 12 jeans...

Mine's not set in stone - depends on how much work I've got (I work from home, and do always try and do something each evening. I'm 'lucky' to have a running machine in my kitchen so I always have that option!) Last week was: Monday: 30 mins swim followed by 1 hour aqua aerobics Tuesday: Couch...

Hope you're feeling better, Hazie. I started week 7 last night - it was hard and I wasn't really in the mood, started too late at night and admitted defeat and jumped off the treadmill after 23 minutes (15 mins of solid running). It still seems too long to me, and I wasn't motivated enough to...

Just done day 5. Hope all you poor achers feel better soon xxx

Well done Dawni! It sounds like we're at pretty much the same point - started at the same time and have lost roughly the same AND both weigh on a Friday :) Great loss for you today, how good does it feel to cross another milestone!? x

I'm loving that too - got a couple more days on level 2 before that big step up again! Hope your blisters ease, sounds really sore :(

Got to be all that running making a difference, well done! :D

Well done Camplestar, spj and Nik - looks like it's a pretty fantastic Friday all round! -2lbs for me, which I'm more than happy with after a very kind neighbour left a huge bag of homemade cookies on the doorstep last weekend and I've been 'estimating' syns and indulging on a daily basis...

EE for me - A) 200ml Oatly choc milk B) 2 x Apple & sultana alpen Lights

I keep telling myself that too! I'm sure it has to - well done, week 7 doesn't look easy at all! I think I'm only going that little bit faster (which actually isn't very much at all) because I'm inside. If I was outside, I think I'd probably be really slow and definitely need to stop a couple...

I'm running in km/h - I think I'd cry if I saw it in miles :) I have just finished week 6 though, after making lots of excuses about why I couldn't attempt it! In the 35 mins, I covered 4.3 km which is the most I've done so far (the extra walk on the end boosted it, I know). Still don't think...

:) I'm back on it - just finished off week 6 day 3, after taking a few days off. I ran solidly for the 25 mins and feel flipping great (bright red, but flipping great!) :D

Well done Emsie - what a start to the week! I'm thinking of resting today again - got to get back on the Shred after a day off yesterday and have aqua aerobics and swimming tonight, and I'm not sure if my arms will drag me through the water if I try and cram in this too!

Nice one, Hazie! I've kind of paused for now, will repeat Week 6 this week I think as I don't feel ready to progress yet!

:) Feels good when other people say what you want to hear, because it's true rather than because it's what they think you want to hear! You'll be in those 10s in no time! I'm just feeling chuffed to be in size 14s, and today I experienced what for many people must be a 'normal' shopping trip...

I've kind of caught up - did day 2 yesterday and day 3 today. Still hating those push-ups! Emsie 4/30 days completed **punk*~*star** 0/30 Danni86 3/30 done jojogonnabeslim 2/30 done missemma Minky 2 / bingo wing 0! Charlie 3/30

Nice one, well done - I've got that one tonight or tomorrow. Funny too, as I always prefer the second lot of running to the first bit. I'm so slow too, running on a treadmill so I do know exactly what speed I'm doing, and even when I try and gradually increase it, it never feels comfortable so I...

Sounds like mine too - suddenly in the last few weeks, he has stepped up his own fitness efforts not wanting to be outdone! Am going to try and do my day 2 now, get it out of the way and then I'll feel chuffed with myself for the rest of the day :) Jojo - running's still as hellish now as it...

Meant to be doing mine this evening - had the coil fitted earlier today and feel a wee bit grim, so running is definitely out of the question (meant to be finishing week 6 of the Couch 2 5k...no chance!). I shredded this morning, so could have another rest day, but want to crack on! These bingo...

-1.5lb for me today - I weighed first thing, then did my daily Shred session and weighed again afterwards and it was the same! Weighed again early afternoon (yeah, ok - I admit, I'm a serial weigher!) and had gone down another half pound, but I'm going to stick with the original pound and a...

Well done, early bird! I've just shredded so think I'll do this a bit later this afternoon to make sure I don't collapse mid-plank!

I'm 'resting' today - just got back from Aqua Aerobics, and shredded earlier, so I think my body would never forgive me if I dragged myself up and down in front of the sofa now...

Sounds like a plan - getting yourself mentally prepared is half the battle, I think! I did Week 6 Day 2 last night (2 lots of 10 mins with 3 mins walking in between), and it was hard - especially the first 10 mins, but I made it. Again, it involved a lot of hanging on to the treadmill in...

Did my first day last night - bit rubbish at press-ups and that 30-second plank is the longest 30 seconds I've ever experienced! Charlie 1/30 :D

:0) I looked at this last night too - definitely joining you! Thanks for putting the challenge up

Thank you - I'm sure you'll be reporting the same soon enough too! I don't have the podcasts - I just use the timings from here: C25K Treadmill and change the speed manually up and down when it's time to run or walk. I need to have music otherwise I get bored and distracted, I tried the Week 5...

Nice to meet you :) I'm on week 6 and still going strong on the treadmill - just can't find time to fit in an outdoor run, whereas I can do it here in the evening or early morning and not have to worry about childcare etc (I have a treadmill in my kitchen which has been used as a clothes horse...

You're around the same point as me - I've got week 6 day 2 tonight, and I'm looking forward to it much more than I was Week 5 day 3... Hope you got on ok with Week 6 Day 1

Thanks to reading this, I have just forced myself to do level 2, so my NSV for today is that I didn't die in the process :D

That's brilliant, a massive achievement - well done you! I'm on day 10, and need to move up to level 2 tonight, but I'm a little bit terrified about change! 6 stone is remarkable, well done - I'm sure you'll be able to see a huge difference in the before and after 30-day shred photos too. I can...

Wow, some fantastic big losses this week :) well done everyone! 2.5 lb off for me, which I'm happy with. Just need another half a pound and I'll hit 4 stone, so fingers crossed for this week :)

Yay! Great to hear how well you're doing :) You'll be saying that about 5 mins, and then 8 mins soon enough, I'm sure! I've just done Week 6 Day 1, and feel really good (and really red-faced). Still on the treadmill, but pushed myself to run a little bit faster and covered 4 k today (today's...

That was the virtual kick up the backside I needed! Just finished :D I did it on the treadmill as usual, and ran for the whole 20 mins. OK, I held on for a few seconds here and there, but I was still running and didn't stop once. That felt GREAT!! Thank you x

Oh no Gary, that's a real shame - hope you're not in too much pain from it and can get back up to strength again soon. Debbie - I'm meant to be doing week 5 day 3 tonight, but have a kind of mental block about it. Week 5 day 2 is ok, I can cope with the 5 minutes well now, but the jump up to 20...

Well done! You're catching me up, I had a bit of a treadmill mishap on my first attempt at the 20-minute run, so haven't progressed yet. I repeated Week 5 day 2 yesterday and am working back up to Day 3 - probably tomorrow! Am rather terrified to say the least, and not convinced I'll make it...

:D glad you went, hope you're feeling less bloated (and windy!) now - it's always the initial thought of getting out there and doing something that is worse than actually doing it! It was my aqua aerobics/swimming night tonight, I love it but mainly because it gets me out of doing my boys'...

Phew, was feeling a bit crap for repeating, but I guess we're even more committed for doing more than we needed to, right?! Don't blame you for not wanting to run with a hangover! Good luck with the next one x

After my epic fail the other night, I'm going to repeat Week 5 day 2 tonight and then attempt the biggie on Tuesday instead!

Well, I started week 5 day 3 - the biggie - last night, and had been dreading it all day. Got on the treadmill in the kitchen, and 4 mins 50 seconds into my walk, the tumble drier hose slipped onto the treadmill belt and started snaking around my feet. So as I bent down to pick it up, I whacked...

Great stuff Siggy - was wondering how you'd get on today!

Well done Geordie!! Good luck everyone else weighing today :D another 3.5lb off for me - just when I thought it was slowing down, I've ramped up the exercise a bit and have had two 'big' weeks in a row! Thank you Jillian and Couch2 5K!

How's your week 4 going, Debbie? Have you been out again? Hope it's dried up a bit! I've done Week 5 Day 2 tonight and now am terrified that on Friday I'm meant to be running for 20 mins non-stop... Help!

I won a Next giftcard on a bonus ball draw thing a few weeks ago and have been thinking about getting a new tracksuit top as my old one is getting a bit loose. They do them in S (8-10), M (12-14) or L (16-18). I'm just going into a 14 now (eek!) and would have ideally liked a 14-16, but my...

Hi Squeakie - I'm another treadmiller :) Got one in my kitchen which has been used as a clothes horse for about 5 years, so it's come out of retirement big time! Got week 5 day 2 to look forward to tonight, bit anxious about getting through it as the big 20-minute run is waiting for me next. Eeek!

My treadmill's been gathering dust for so many years that this was its final chance! Maybe when my littlest starts pre-school in September, I'll get out and run outdoors, but at the moment indoors is as good as it gets here! My 'night off' today - got half an hour of swimming and an hour's aqua...

Sounds sensible to me! I finished week 4 last week and all through the week I was debating whether to repeat, as it seemed a massive step up to Week 5 and I didn't feel ready. But last night I did Week 5 day 1, and found it easier than Week 4 Day 1... I'm on the treadmill at home though, so it's...

Just survived Week 5 day 1! Wasn't quite as horrid as the jump from week 3 to week 4, so maybe I'm getting fitter?! Good luck tomorrow Lauren - will be weird without the beep (and the music!) x

I've started too - reached day 4, so today's my day off :D Looking forward to the next one already!

Wow Lauren - that's amazing! You must feel so chuffed with yourself for sticking at it and for getting there! Well done you! And I think 36 mins is pretty fantastic too. I can't imagine that yet!

Well done you! I found the first two runs of Week 4 really hard, but I don't know if it would have made it any better if I'd done another week 3 day before starting. It's a big step up from doing 9 minutes to doing 16 mins of running, and I was wrecked! But I've now finished week 4 and am...

Just finished my last run of week 4... and feel a lot better than I did after the first one! Dreading Week 5 now!

:) -3.5lb for me this week! Takes me to 20% of my starting weight! Couldn't be happier!

Woohooo, I'm finally out of here properly this week! -3.5lb off for me! See you all down there soon! Thanks for everything xx

Welcome Min & Miss Kaz - I'm hoping to get out of here this week as I was bang on 14(well, actually 13st 13.7 but it seemed to make more sense to round up and stay here rather than round down and feel like I was cheating!!) last week and have been 100% so far this week. I'm sure the hours of...

EE HExA - 45g Feta Cheese HExB - 2 Alpen Lights

Yes - 3 mins, 5 mins, 3 mins, 5 mins... just seemed a huge step up from the 1m30, 3 mins, 1m30, 3 mins of last week!

Anyone else finding/found Week 4 just a little bit evil? I did Wk4 D2 last night, and resorted to holding on to the treadmill for a bit of it. Think I may have to repeat next week as I don't think I'm going to be ready to move up!

Week 4 Day 2 just finished - and still finding it tough going! Finished about half an hour ago and am still sitting here looking like a beetroot! Just thought though, I have passed the halfway mark now, haven't I?!

Just finished W4 D1... oh my, that was a step up! :o

Brilliant start, Anna - well done you (and your dinner sounds fantastic!)

Ah, thank you - hope that's what's going on here! I've just finished week 3 day 3, feel really good for it! Bring on Week 4!

How's the rest of your week 1 been Gary? Hope all's gone to plan! I'm finishing Week 3 in an hour or so... looking forward to it, but anxious about the challenges that week 4 will bring!

Did anyone else notice their losses slowing down when they started doing the C25k? I'm not sure if it's connected at all, but I'm now just about to finish week 3, and have noticed a slowdown, with this week being only -0.5lb. I stuck to plan 100% and swam, did aqua aerobics, a dvd and ran three...

Same here, WelshCake - stuck to plan 100%, swam and did aqua aerobics twice and did 3 sessions on the treadmill for the Couch to 5k thing - yet only lost half a sodding pound. I'm now 14st exactly so will be here for another week (at least!). Gutted when you do everything right and it doesn't...

Fantastic Mandlegrot - well done! x

I did Wk3 D2 last night and nailed it :D It's definitely easier doing it first thing in the morning, but I am doing it on the treadmill at the moment and have two small people who are rather fascinated by the machine when it's being used, so I have to do it either while there's someone else...

Nice one! How did you feel afterwards? I've got W3 D2 tonight, and am looking forward to it, because I know I can do it now :D

Wooohooo - my 'I can't believe I managed to get into this pair of jeans' jeans have just slipped down... Looks like I'm shopping for a belt, and then a whole new size :D

:0) week 3 day one done - and I survived! Running 3 minutes was a challenge, but I did it... twice! Yay, bring on W3 D2!!

Well done, Hazie - it gets easier as week 1 goes on, I swear! Lauren, that's brilliant, well done you! I'm starting week 3 tomorrow, and can't even begin to imagine doing the 25 mins!

It's definitely getting easier - although I'm slightly dreading starting week 3 tomorrow. I do it on a treadmill at home, and I tend to get a bit bored rather than tired, and I'm worried that in the middle of a 3-minute run tomorrow, I may just get tempted to give up. I just focus on the clock...

Good luck on Monday! I have (just 5 mins ago!) finished week 2 and survived! That sounds like a good plan with the sprints, let me know how that goes :) I swim on the days I haven't been running, and the variety keeps me sane, but endurance is definitely in short supply here!

Coastal run sounds just perfect (well, as perfect as any kind of run can!). Hope you get the 5k soon :) I'm finishing week 2 tonight... hope Week 3 is just as much fun :p

That's brilliant Knoksk :) well done! -2.5lb for me this morning - chuffed with that!

Morning all! Well done with the losses - and welcome Hazie :) -2.5lb for me this week, happy with that! I'm here for another week (hopefully) - hovering at 14st 0.5lb at the moment!

Welcome Crazyarmywife! Well done Fran - good going! Wii - that's frustrating, but hopefully it'll show up next week after all! I hate it when you've been good and are disappointed that the scales don't show it straight away. Are you planning on exercising tonight, then? I'm going to try and...

Hope all goes ok today - for you and the car! Sounds like a load of walking :) My son's at pre-school this morning, so I've got a couple of hours to spare. It's not my running day either - I've told myself that it's a perfect day for an exercise dvd, but we shall see! I did W2 D2 yesterday and...

Ooh, is the music awful?! I've downloaded some 'running music' from Amazon - had no idea such a thing existed until last week! And today, I'm going to try it with the music and the TV on the Corrie repeat from last night, so I have an extra distraction. The treadmill has been gathering dust for...

Hi Helz, Nice one with all the walking! I only started on this last week, although I have also done a fair bit of walking over the last few months too.

Hi Sookie - I'm doing it on the treadmill in my kitchen at the moment, and just using the timings from the website. Are the podcasts helpful? I'm due to do one tonight but am wondering whether or not to force myself to do it now instead as I'll have an hour and a half for my face to go back to...

Can I join you please? :0) - I found another thread on this, but it's rather quiet so hopefully it's more motivating over here! I did Wk2 Day 1 yesterday and will do the second day tomorrow. It's going well so far, I've got some great music which really helps! Anyone else at this kind of early...

Just about to start W2 tonight (9 o'clock!) and it's been fine so far, and tonight should be ok too, I just hope that something happens soon and I actually start finding it less boring. I just look at the clock and count down through boredom rather than through tiredness - any tips?! You're...

That's really cool, Fran! And even better that it brings the end of your journey closer into view!

Going to try this for lunch!

Breakfast: Apples, banana, Alpen Light Lunch: jacket potato and beans, mango and strawberries Dinner: SW shepherd's pie with celery, carrots, peas, onions and leek & potato mash, with cabbage Syns: shortbread HExA - cheese on Shepherd's Pie HExB - Alpen Light

Welcome Culver - great first week :) Hope you get to where you want to be nice and easily x

Just worked mine out (my scales are in kg!) Another -3.5lb off for me, taking me to 14st3 - so 3 stone 1 lb in total now! Feeling rather chuffed today and working my way out of here in a couple of weeks I hope!

Another 3.5 off for me - broken the 3st barrier now - yippeee!!

woohooo - well done Jade! Even better than yesterday's sneaky one! Just working mine out!

Thank you - looks like we've got about the same amount left to go! I just went under BMI of 30 last week, and never thought I'd get there! It'll be good to keep each other company on this C25K too - am going to do my W1 R2 at lunchtime today (again, on the treadmill in my kitchen!) Did you get...

I started at the weekend. I'd kind of been doing similar on my own on the treadmill, but running for (only very slightly) longer and walking for a bit shorter, so I'm hoping I ease into it ok. I'm due to do the second day of Week 1 tomorrow and am going to try and stick at it!

Hope something happens to brighten your day, Jodie - I've had weeks like that where I've swam twice, and been on the running machine, stuck to plan 100% and then only had a 1 lb loss. Not sure why it happens, but hopefully next week will be different and you'll get that boost another way xx

Breakfast: Grapefruit, apple, banana Lunch: Cheese sandwich (HExA on 1.5 slices of wholemeal bread HExB), mug shot, apple, mango, pineapple and grapes Snack: shortbread biscuit; carrot; mini roll Dinner: Chicken breasts with SW Moroccan couscous, salad and beetroot. Feeling bloated and hungry...

Breakfast: Grapefruit, banana, apple and strawberries Lunch: couscous salad with cucumber, lettuce, tomato, onions and carrots. Apple, 2 alpen lights. Dinner: Jacket potato, beans, beetroot, cheese (HExA), salad, mountain of sprouts. Syns: half a crispy cake

I weighed my 4-year old son today - he's 18 kg, the exact same weight that I've lost so far!! (2 stone 11.5 lbs). It's suddenly struck me that I was carrying the equivalent to him around with me all day, every day, so it's no wonder that I'm feeling the difference. I've still got the weight of...

I've finally tracked down the lemon drizzle ones and they are lovely, but after all this searching I think I have to admit I prefer my other new find - the apple and sultana ones!

Breakfast: Banana, apple, strawberries, Alpen Light Lunch: Couscous salad with peas and sweetcorn, tomatoes, spring onions and cucumber, melon Dinner: Chilli, rice, salad (cucumber, tomatoes, onions, peppers) Snack: Alpen Light, apple Syns: Curly Wurly HExA: 2 x Babybel HExB: Alpen Lights...

Breakfast: Yoghurt and strawberries, and apple. Lunch: Couscous with salad, peas, carrots, sweetcorn and tomatoes Dinner: Chicken, couscous salad HExA: 25g cheddar cheese HExB: 2 x Alpen Light Exercise: walking/running on treadmill, 20 mins (morning) and 30 mins (evening)

Wow, Jade - a maintain is fantastic after all that! Did they find your bag? It's so stressful when things like that happen - and I know I'd be lost without my phone!

Hope you've all had a good week - and good luck today! 3.5 lb off for me today, which I am pretty chuffed with! :D

:0) 3.5 off for me this week, taking me down to 14 st 6.5 - just 2.5 lb to go until I will have lost 3 stone, I still can't believe it! And my sneaky peek at the scales mid-week was right, I'm now officially overweight rather than obese, which feels rather fantastic! Well done everyone else too xx

Today: Breakfast: porridge (HExB) with strawberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants and raspberries Snack: Banana Lunch: Couscous with mushrooms, onions, cucumber, tomatoes Dinner: carrot, parsnip and lentil soup; chicken, new potatoes, carrots. Syns: shortbread biscuit, handful of chocolate...

Breakfast: Grapefruit and banana Lunch: Mugshot, apple, grapes and melon Dinner: haddock with new potatoes, salad and carrots & swede Snacks: shortbread biscuit HExA: 25g cheddar cheese HExB: Alpen Lights x2

Can't get a new line on the entry above, so will carry on here: Lunch: Mug shot and melon, apple and strawberries; Dinner: Chicken tikka (syn-free SW recipe), vegetable pilau rice (Syn-free SW recipe), cucumber, tomatoes and onions. Syns: Dark chocolate 2-finger kit kat (5.5); black cherry...

Breakfast: Grapefruit, coffee and lemon water

Well done everyone - and it's a comfort to see that others seem to hang around at the top end of the 14s for a while too, because that's what I'm finding. Definitely slowed down for me too since I came down here 3 weeks ago. Sneaked a look this morning (I weigh on Fridays) as I'm desperate to...

Breakfast: Alpen Light, raspberries, apple and Muller Light yoghurt Snack: Shortbread biscuit, square of dark chocolate Lunch: Mug shot, salad, melon and raspberries. Dinner: Bulgar wheat with cucumber, onion, beetroot, peppers, carrots and tomatoes. Melon and apple Exercise: Aqua aerobics...

Breakfast: Grapefruit, glass of milk (HExA), black coffee and water with lemon Snack mid-morning: Alpen Light (HExB) Lunch: Mug shot, salad (beetroot, cucumber, peppers, lettuce and tomato) and fruit (melon, raspberries and pineapple), Alpen Light (other half of my HExB) Dinner: Chilli made...

I keep forgetting to do this! Have been 100% pretty much every single day since I started - had a day off on Easter Sunday, but apart from that have always been really good! Losses have started to slow down and I'm exercising more so will try and keep this up to date so I can see for sure that...

I'm the same height, Charl - and am enjoying watching the BMI numbers tick down - in a few weeks, I'll hopefully cross that border to become Overweight :) I sneaked a look at the scales yesterday and I'd lost 3lb this week, went for a swim and an aqua class, walked there and back, have been...

2 off for me, which is great, I know - but I made the mistake of weighing myself yesterday and then it was 3 lbs off... I swam and did aqua aerobics last night, and was all geared up for it to be 3 lbs or more off when I weighed myself today...

Morning all! -2lb for me this week, so down to 14st 10. Fell foul of the sneaky mid-week weigh at home (I'm doing it from home anyway, and can't help myself but check most mornings) and yesterday morning I'd lost an extra pound, but somehow today it's back there again this morning... I swam last...

Usually a hot chocolate and a dark choc Kit Kat in the evenings, but I've been wondering if using them at night has a negative effect, so had it mid-morning today instead!

Bah, just 1b off for me this week... and I really and truly was 100% too. Trying not to beat myself up about it, as I lost 4 last week, and I know it averages out really. Down to 14 st 12 now

Hi everyone - is there room at the very top for me? Lost 4lb this week, taking me to 14 st 13. I've just started doing an extra session of aqua aerobics (so now twice a week) and I think that really boosted me this week as I wasn't expecting to be joining you yet!

Looks like I'm saying goodbye! Lost 4lb this week, which takes me down to the very top of the 14s :) Couldn't be happier! See you all down there very soon :D

Just done my weekly weigh in and it's another 2.5 lb off, which I'm happy with! Just over 2 stone in total now - and at 15 st 3, so hopefully another couple of weeks and I'll definitely be out of here! Well done everyone xxx

HExB: 2 Alpen Lights HExA: probably cheese, haven't decided what to do for dinner yet, but if it turns out not to be something with cheese, I'll just have the last 2 Babybels

I've not tried anything apart from Extra Easy yet - I've been doing it for 8 weeks, and I think in all that time we've probably only had the same meals once or twice! I have a couple of books (from Amazon, as I'm not going to a group or anything) and the magazines, so have so many recipes I want...

Another 3.5lb off for me, so I've got my Club 10, am 1.5 lb off 2 stone now, and am 15st 5.5lb, so although I'll be here for a few more weeks at least, I'm feeling really chuffed with myself today!

That sounds worth trying! Glad I had grapefruit instead of porridge for breakfast today so I can try that out later!

Have had bread as my HEx B for the last two days, for the first time in the 7 weeks that I've been doing this, but fancy something different today, so maybe it'll be the Choc Orange Alpen Lights that are burning a hole in my kitchen cupboard, or maybe some porridge. HEx A will probably be milk...

Just weighed and am chuffed again - 1.5 kg this week, so just over 3lb. The aqua aerobics and speed soup yesterday must have helped as it was only 2 on Wednesday! Down to 15 st 9lb now: 1lb away from my Club 10 and 5 lb off my 2 stone in the last 7 weeks! Yippeee, life is good here today! x

Thank you - I will have to try and track them down! I found Choc Orange in Sainsbury's so will try them today. I do shop at Asda, but online, and haven't seen them in stock, but hadn't searched specifically as I didn'tknow they existed! Mission for today!

I've got The 30-day Shred dvd waiting to be tried, but am a bit scared yet as I know I won't get too far at the moment! I have The BIggest Loser one and have only tried it once, a year or so ago! I've been doing about half an hour here and there on the Wii Fit, which doesn't ever feel like I've...

Had a sneaky look at the scales this morning, and although I'll be here for a while yet, I'm heading in the right direction! 2lb off so far (WI day is Friday so it'll probably stick at that now) - which will leave me at 15st 10, and 2lb off my Club 10! Any tips on not jumping on the scales midweek!?

Haven't found the choc orange or lemon drizzle ones yet - anyone know who stocks them please?

A - 30g grated cheddar cheese B - - slice and a half (60g) of wholemeal bread :)

Well, it seems I've been rather useless at keeping this updated... I have been 100% every day except my birthday, when I went slightly over syns I think (a slice of my mum's homemade chocolate cake that I couldn't say no to!) Today's been good: Breakfast: Grapefruit and melon Lunch: Wholemeal...

Started 6 weeks ago, and this week I have managed to get myself comfortably into a pair of size 16 jeans for the first time this century! Feels fantastic!

Joining you, if I may :D Was on the brink last week, so another 2lb off brings me down here! I've now lost 20lb in the last 6 weeks, weighing in on Fridays and doing it from home with books/magazines and this lovely forum!

Wow, that's brilliant Caz! See you down there - I'm moving down too, but not in such a spectacular way! 2lb off this week, so I'm down to 15st 12 :) see you all very soon on the other side! xx

Wow, that's a find with the chicken strips! Enjoy! Need some strength and positivity to stay on track over the next couple of days - today's my dad's anniversary, he died 8 years ago. And tomorrow is my birthday - any normal year I would be finding comfort at the bottom of a cake tin, but am...

That was always my downfall too, Miss 8310 - being close to the kitchen! I pick off their plates before and after they've had their meals, and while preparing ours too. It got ridiculous really, and now I seem to have found a bit more discipline but it's so easy to do it without thinking! I'm at...

Can I join you in here, please? :) I started following SW at home on 11th Jan, the day after my younger son's 2nd birthday. Weighing myself on Fridays. Have loads to lose, and it's going well so far - 18lb down fairly steadily over the last 5 weeks, and I am bursting to announce that this...

:) I hit 16 exactly when I weighed myself on Friday. So I'm hovering here for now, but hope hope hope to be properly down in the next band next Friday!

Good luck, Laura! My first stone is GONE! 3.5 lb off this week, which I'm happy about considering it's *that* time of the month, so altogether 14.5 lb in the last 4 weeks. I've got 3.5 lb to go til I'm down in the 15s, so hopefully next week or the week after :D

This is brilliant, thank you - I'm a bit of a spreadsheet geek and I know this is just what I need to motivate me!

Started following Extra Easy just over 3 weeks ago, and all's good so far - I've been writing down on paper, but can't be faffed typing it all up, so I'll start from today! Breakfast: porridge (made with water, how I like it best!), with strawbs, blueberries, grapes and a banana

Morning all, I've just found my way here - have been doing SW on my own at home for the last three weeks, and have come down from the 17s. Am currently 16 st 6, so hopefully won't be here for too much longer... Nice to 'meet' you all x

Hi there, I'm new too :) I started just over 3 weeks ago, the day after my second son's second birthday. I have about the same to lose as you, Alfietinker, and am also doing it from home using the books, magazines and this lovely forum! Am weighing myself in kilograms at home, as it seems...