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sts this week but was expecting a gain so that was even better! Hoping for 2 off next week.

I tried the sausages and found them to be awful :( it was a shame as in my meeting people said they were okay. Didnt have the texture of meat at all!

Found that crispbreads are 1 syn each so if you find some that are wheat free then thats good. I used to have 4 rather than having GF bread.

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First day today so starting weight is 13st1. I would love to be back in the 12s next WI though I have a big meal out this week so will need to find SW friendly options

Thanks!

^^ yes it is your muscles retaining water as after exercise they need to repair themselves. Keep drinking water and it will soon balance itself out

Can someone remind me what it is? 40cals = 1 syn? For snacks etc with no free food allowance. Thanks

I'm about 1.5stone down but honestly its hard for me to see much difference as I have IBS which means I pretty much am constantly bloated! I went down a clothes size initially but now due to my big bloated belly I've gone up again. I'm hoping when I get the rest of the weight off I'll feel a lot...

I'm re-joining tomorrow I hope it's not too confusing. Though the way I think about it is if you've had success on previous plans then they're hardly going to stop working now there's a new plan :p

I had the sweet potato curry tonight! I was a bit miffed there was no rice so I had to cook my own. But I found the meal easily feeds two, so I put half away for tomorrow night! It was really tasty, although it says it's 'mild' but I found it very hot.

You don't even want to know how much chocolate I've eaten today. It's a serious amount! And I started to feel really guilty and angry with myself, but the chocolate was already eaten and if I got too upset I'd sabotage myself further by eating more because I'd 'already ruined it'! So I draw a...

My mum works in Iceland and she's been telling me how people are stacking their trolleys full of the SW meals! She brought one back for me today, the sweet potato curry so I'm looking forward to trying it. There was also a stall set up where a consultant was handing out leaflets with free...

I think I'm back! My weight isnt going to go down if I sit and do nothing :p Last time I saw you you were on WW, what made you switch to SW? Personally I much prefer SW, I hated counting pro points!

Hi Serena! Yeah I agree the free foods can be an issue, especially as they are mainly fruit and veg! Though I can have root vegetables according to the dietitian so all is not lost! And I've been told to greatly reduce my intake of cakes, crisps and chocolate (I went on a big binge...) which is...

Serena!!! Long time no see! I didn't know you're on SW now. I'm glad you're doing well x

I wouldn't syn lemsip either. It's not like you're drinking it all day every day, it's a medicine for when you're unwell. I don't think you'll gain weight solely on the basis of 1-2 syns worth of lemsip.

I've done SW in the past and lost a stone. Only since stopping I've really gone to town with eating whatever I wanted and my IBS has worsened and I've put on about 4lbs. I recently saw a dietitian who gave me advice about what to eat for IBS and it reminded me of the SW EE plan. So I thought I...

I just looked Laxido up and it seems like it's very similar to Movicol as you said. It works by putting more water into your bowels. Well my GP told me it was safe to take long term, and your GP told you the same, so I would just accept what your GP said! I think it says not to take longer for 2...

Today was my 2nd weigh in. My first was STS due to pigging out on biscuits and going over my syns! This week -2.5lbs which I was happy about. Though the leader brought new scales with her and a lot of people were getting results they didn't quite expect (not as much loss) and I know that on my...

I've never heard about laxido, but I know lactulose is safe to take frequently. It's what they give to pregnant women and people in hospital etc who get constipated! If you're concerned just ask any pharmacist and they'll be able to advise you. It would be a lot easier if GPs could refer us to...

As a fellow IBS sufferer I totally feel your pain. My first week on SW I was in AGONY- I was so bloated I looked pregnant, I was incredibly constipated and loads of trapped wind. I know that it was due to the sudden increase in fibre, as SW can be quite high in fibre due to eating lots of fruit...

I can't have lactose, so instead of having milk as my HEXA I have the lactofree milk as my HEXA which is on the list :) I don't know if that's an option for you or not.

It's also about knowing when you are full, and stopping eating then. It's very well to say "unlimited free food! Eat whenever you want!" but some people miss the point and gorge on these foods, eating way past the point of being full, and then wonder why they don't lose any weight! Yes free...

My WI is 11am at class, so I eat my usual breakfast and drink usually that morning. Don't see the point in starving myself to try and get a little bit more weight off, seems rather excessive! True fat loss will always show. Anything else is just water loss because you're hungry and dehydrated!

I caught the end of this interview on TV. It's difficult because we never know completely what her situation is. But with that said, if she's on 20k of benefits a year then she can afford to eat healthily. Maybe she has some kind of idea in her head that eating healthily is dining out at posh...

There's no need to starve yourself all day for an evening weigh in! SW advise strongly against doing this. If you weigh the same time each week, so if you always go to evening meetings, your losses WILL show on their scales each week. Forget what you weigh naked in the morning, of course it...

Well done!

Hi and welcome! I'm Sarah from Essex too! Slimming World is great, and so is minimins.

I narrowed it down to lentil burgers that I made! There was A LOT of lentils. Plus lots of onion. I'm feeling a lot better now!

I'm in my first week of SW after re-joining and my bloating has become extreme. I got upset yesterday because I honestly looked pregnant and I felt like I couldn't go outside with my belly so huge and uncomfortable. Is it normal to experience bloating in the early stages of SW? I admit I have...

You do need to syn smash when it's being used as a flour substitute, even though it's 'free' when eaten as smash. It counts as a tweak.

Have you shown your consultant your food diary? I know it's disheartening when you don't lose anything or STS. Do you make sure to write down absolutely everything you eat? Sometimes it's easy to forget you've had a quick snack by the time it comes to writing your diary. Another thing is do you...

Thanks, I might see if buying Woman magazine is cheaper than buying the Sunday Mirror!

Thanks! I've found a free membership offer in this week's sunday mirror so I guess that'll mean my first week is £4.95 and then the cost of the countdown (I think I'll do the 6 week one to start with, then another 6 if I need it)

Hi, I did slimming world online earlier this year and lost a stone! I gradually lost my motivation and cancelled my account. Now I want to re-start SW but go to a class this time to get more support. I don't have too much weight to lose (about a stone) and so I've decided a 12 week countdown...

Hi, I'm new to this section too, used to do WW!

Hi! I used to hang out in the weight watchers section, but now I've moved here. I tried weight watchers for a year, and lost about a stone and a half but had lots of blips along the way. I went off plan over christmas and put half a stone back on. I tried going without dieting and eating when...

Hi MW, sorry to hear about your brother. Loving your food! Might have to take some notes haha.

Thanks guys. Well last week was not good, had some big binges towards the end of the week. Went for a long walk on Monday and at WI seemed to have lost half a lb, but I don't really believe it, I think it was only due to the fact I was wearing leggings and hadn't eaten dinner! So probably would...

It has been quiet recently, but I think things will pick up come New Year! Though my WW meeting is still active!

Sorry to hear you've had a tough time recently. I've binged so bad over the past 2 weeks, I did put weight on, but then I got ill and my dog died so I lost the weight through stress. Please dont waste any more time being embarrassed or ashamed- decide that you're going to SMASH IT over...

Sorry for the long absence... Quite a lot has been going on and I stopped pointing. I was quite unwell, and then my lovely dog had to be put down yesterday. Despite everything I managed to lose 1lb at WI yesterday which I was surprised about as I'd been binging quite badly over the past 2...

Thanks! Had a pretty bad evening and ate some chocolate to deal with it, so fully prepared for a gain tomorrow but still going to face the music.

A flying update- bad IBS plus eaten a ton of bread this week so I don't think I'll have a loss tomorrow but we'll see.

Yep! I've just discovered the tesco light choices meals and they are so yummy! had tons of veg with my dinner tonight, so full now!

Which LF custard do you have? I had the alpro soya custard and it was yummy! The alpro soya vanilla desserts taste like custard too, though they are 3pp each.

Looking good so far!

Good luck, I find WW fantastic because I can eat what I want and still lose weight, no meal replacement shakes or faddy diets in sight!

I bought the WW toffee caramel popcorn at my meeting on Monday and you get loads for 2pp, but I found it very chewy and I like crunchy popcorn!

Congrats on your loss, I wish I was a star pupil like you :p

I struggle so much with drinking water. I tried to have 8 glasses a day and I was always on the loo! Though I am a lot better than I used to be, I used to go until 4 or 5pm without a drink at all.

Looks good so far! I tried the Morrisons NuMe garlic bread slices last week, 3pp per slice and it was lovely.

Yesterday: Breakfast- weetabix 2pp, milk 1pp Lunch- 2 crusty white rolls 10pp, cheese 3pp, ham 2pp, chocolate donut 8pp Dinner- tesco light choice sausages and mash 9pp, veg 0pp Snacks- lacta chocolate 16pp 51pp total 32 dailies 19 weeklies Today is going better, will be about 33pp by the end...

Bit of a treat day today, will be 55pp by the end of the day, still got weeklies to spare though. Lets hope more is more with me and I still get a loss next week!

I had the tesco lighter choice chicken and broccoli pie for my dinner today :) so yummy!

Went back to WW tonight and it was great being back! I've maintained my weight over the past month which is great considering there have been some epic binges. Will need to adjust my signature again!

I'm joining WW again yay! I've missed the meetings.

Congrats on the inches lost :)

Well my scales are broken, again. I changed the batteries last week but they still give wildly different readings every time I stand on them. So I've ordered a set of mechanical scales which will be accurate (digital ones tend to give different readings), though I will have difficulty reading...

Swede chips sound interesting! Breakfast- special k and milk 6pp Lunch- 4 slices WW bread 5pp, jam 2pp, ham 1pp, crisps 2pp Dinner- cottage pie 10pp, veg 0pp Dessert- alpro soya dessert 3pp, banana 0pp, scone 5pp 34 total 32 dailies 2 weeklies 1 weekly remaining

So had the tesco lighter choice chicken and broccoli pie and omg so tasty! Tons of chicken and only 10pp. I had tons of 0pp veg with it too. Breakfast- special k and milk 5pp Lunch- ryvita 2pp, laughing cow 0pp, WW bread 5pp, crisps 2pp, jam 3pp Dinner- tesco chicken and broccoli pie 10pp, veg...

Hmm i think a small portion of chips is between 11-15pp. Not sure about the fish!

Everything is looking good so far! But just to make you aware, some of the time when you have multiples of the same thing the PP jumps up. For example 2 slices of WW bread is actually 3pp (not 2) and I think 3 slices is 5pp. Its horrible when that happens, and you only really know about it if...

Yup, I have the extra light laughing cow and 1 is 0pp. Trying outt he Tesco lighter range of meals (usually have Morrisons NuMe) and tonight I've got chicken and broccoli pie for 10pp which seems very reasonable, some WW meals go up to 12 or 13pp each, usually the non frozen ones. Plus got...

Congrats on the loss, but dont lose too much more or there'll be nothing left of you :p you look amazing as you are :)

Breakfast- special k and milk 5pp Lunch- ryvita 2pp, laughing cow 0pp, bread 3pp, marmite 1pp, crisps 2pp Dinner- pasta 9pp, sauce 4pp, garlic bread 8pp, cheese 2pp 32 dailies 4 weeklies

Forgot to update my food yesterday Breakfast- special k and milk 5pp Lunch- ryvita 2pp, bread 3pp, crisps 2pp, ham 1pp, jam 2pp, scone 5pp Dinner- WW sausages and mash 9pp, veg 0pp Snacks- alpro soya dessert 3pp, banana 0pp, breakfast biscuits 6pp 32 dailies, 6 weeklies

Just the usual ryvitas and bread with french fries!

It is doubtful that you will have gained 2.5lbs of fat in one week whilst following WW, it's more likely to be fluid retention. But play around with your weeklies, maybe have less this week and see what the scales say next WI.

Yeah it's the cold/flu season, so annoying! Just about to have lunch, been doing uni work all morning!

I started this Monday just gone :)

Today has been good, even less weeklies than yesterday! Breakfast- special K with milk 6pp Lunch- 4 ryvita crackerbread 2pp, laughing cow 0pp, bread 3pp, jam 2pp, crisps 2pp, ham 1pp Dinner- WW cumberland pie 8pp, veg 0pp Snacks- scone 5pp, oaty biscuits 9pp 32/32 dailies, 6 weeklies 19...

Amazing, well done!

Yeah things have been okay, apart from the fact I've got some sort of cold/virus! Monday I had 32 dailies and 16 weeklies and yesterday I had 32 dailies and 8 weeklies. I had a sneaky WI and seem to be down by half a lb ish so that's good- it's going in the right direction!

I think you can get vegetable based dishes too, that might be lower in points

Sorry not been on in a while, how are you?

Had a chicken pasta salad for lunch- 15pp worth!!! Very yummy though. Dinner will be a WW or NuMe ready meal for around 8pp.

Hope all goes well with the meal. Do you have any weeklies that you can use to cover it? I don't know a lot about Indian food, just try to avoid the curries that have creamy sauces like Korma, Tikka Masala etc.

I had the extra light mayo from Asda, was low in PP and tasted just like mayo to me, though I dont like mayo much and just have it with tuna.

It sounds as if doing PP might be better for you knowing that you sometimes need something extra to help with the sugar dips. You could give it a go for a few weeks and see if it helps?

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Right I keep chopping and changing but there's 6 weeks until Christmas and my goal is to lose 6.6lbs so I reach 12st 13lbs by christmas! ununpentium- 6.6lbs to lose, 0 lost so far, 6.6 to go - goal 12st 13lbs Skittlelover- 21lbs to lose, 5.5lb lost so far - goal 11st 4lbs CLH_X3 - 8.5lbs to...

How many dailies do you have?

New day, new week, new start. Gonna smash it :D

So today I've had: Breakfast- 1 weetabix with granola and skimmed milk Lunch- roast dinner of gammon, parsnips, stuffing, roast potatoes, yorkshire pudding and vegetables Snacks- 2 free from chocolate bars Dinner- 3 slices of toast and marmalade, 1 packet of crisps, 2 crumpets and jam and 2...

Thanks for sharing :) I might give it a go, though I prefer weetabix or porridge for breakfast with a cup of tea!

Thanks for subscribing :) I have lots of vegetables every evening- I'd say half of my plate is vegetables. I try to have a banana every day too but that doesn't always happen. I think I'll try and cut back on the carbs! I don't really like salad unfortunately.

Congrats :)

Hi and welcome :) I have a problem with binging too, in fact many of us do on here, so we can all help each other :)

Hi and welcome! I find planning meals in advance really helpful when it comes to tracking. Even if you just decide in the morning what you'll have for dinner, that way you know how many points you can then have for breakfast and lunch and you dont get any nasty surprises in the evening when you...

I think every set of scales varies. I used to weigh at home before getting weighed in class, and the class scales always put me about 1 to 2lbs heavier than my home scales.

Subscribing :) So did you lose the 66lbs with WW? If you've done it before you can do it again :)

I'm glad the party was a success :)

Just by commenting you've subscribed :) I've decided against making cupcakes today. I appear to have gained 1.4lbs since yesterday :( Just going to have a fairly normal day today- had weetabix for breakfast, lunch is a roast and dinner will be ryvitas x

I enjoyed it very much! I had a BBQ hot dog with chips followed by a slice of carrot cake and some dairy milk! I've just cooked dinner for my mum and brother and I'm still full up from lunch. I might have some toast later. I'm just going to enjoy my weekend and get right back on things on...

Sorry to hear about your night time eating, but as you've hardly used any weeklies I'd say use them this weekend! And you didn't use them all last week either. Try eating them all this week and see what WI says, some people find they lose more weight when they eat all weeklies x

Happy Birthday Poppy! Hope you have a good day Serena with the party, enjoy yourself :)

That must be it rosied! Well I weighed again this morning (naughty I know) and I STS so I'm lucky really after what I ate yesterday! So I'm determined to be as good as possible this weekend so I can hopefully STS or have a loss at WI monday. Having lunch with my Dad, probably will have hotdog...

I already had a shower Serena! Well, I had a nutrigrain. So not a binge. I feel a bit better now. Having lunch out with my Dad tomorrow so I get a chance to be 'naughty' and have some comfort food.

Thanks lisalu for commenting and subscribing :) I don't feel good tonight. I really want to binge, but we don't have any more food. So I feel upset with no way to relieve it. I could go out and buy some food but I don't want to go out. I just feel so awful.

Misfits is a programme about young offenders who got superpowers in a storm, and Bedlam is a documentary about the psychiatric hospital that gave us the word 'bedlam'. It is basically a fly on the wall documentary about the patients in the hospital. Last night I had a mini binge. As I texted...

A day of baking cupcakes- a good day I think! I might make some later :)

How are you Shez?

Going to have dinner, watch the latest Misfits then watch Bedalm! Then bed times for me!

Did I hear Toby Carvery?!

Stir fry is always good! The veg is 0pp. Skinless chicken breast is reasonable points wise. Make sure you buy Fry Light which is very low in calories (1 calorie per spray) compared to other oils. You can have rice noodles which are lower in points than egg noodles. I also have things like...

Hehehe! Certainly are!

Good luck for WI Trina!

Thanks :)

Twin peas :p It's great that you havent binged today. It doesn't matter that you don't know the points of what you ate- the important thing is you ate well and listened to your body, and didn't binge. Screw the points! Lets start a revolution! :girlpower:

Evening all :) Well today was a very busy one. Up at 6am to have breakfast in good time ready to leave for uni at 8.30 (I know it seems like waking up 1.5 hours before going out is a bit extreme but I need to allow time in the morning to see what my IBS is doing. If I wake up, eat and leave all...

SERENA! Now I am a bit peeved! Not because you binged, but because you think that any of us would unsubscribe from this thread because you're not being a 'good mentor'! Miss, that's rubbish :p You place way too much pressure on yourself. Yes, you've got to goal and you look fantastic but that...

Morning :) have a good day x any plans?

Feeling a bit better thanks. Lets hope I get through today with no binging!

Well just scoffed two bowls of special K :/ I domt even know why! But it was so yummy I had 2 bowls. Roughly 12pp total so takes todays points to 44

Trina be whatever weight you want to be! You dont have to be whatever weight other people think. If you were happier heavier then you could always try gaining some weight again! I hope you feel better soon.

Ive never tried any reeces pieces! Is it tasty?

IBS playing up tonight :( stuck to my points though yay! Breakfast- weetabix 3pp, milk 2pp Lunch- bread 3pp, jam 3pp, ryvita 2pp, ham 1pp, crisps 3pp Dinner- WW sausages and mash 9pp, veg 0pp Snacks- banana 0pp, alpro soya dessert 3pp, weetabix biscuits 3pp 32/32 dailies

Welcome back! A loss is a loss, so well done :)

Good luck, here to follow!

Made it in to uni today despite IBS pain and had a good day. Ate lunch when I got home around 1pm, watched Dracula on tv then had a shower and put my onesie on! Now I'm chilling for a bit, and going to do some more uni work. I had to go to the library today where there's a million stairs to...

Lovely day with yummy food! Enjoy your nando's today :)

Been a good day points wise but my ibs is playing up and my stomach is killing me :( Breakfast- oats so simple 5pp Lunch- ryvita crakcerbread 2pp, laughing cow 0pp, bread 3pp, jam 3pp, crisps 2pp, peanuts 3pp, ham 1pp Dinner- cumberland pie 8pp, veg 0pp snacks- banana 0pp, alpro soya dessert...

Well it's quarter past 2 and I've not had lunch yet! I've been working for the past 2 hours, now it's time to get lunch. Going to have what I've planned- 4 ryvita crackerbread with 1 EL Laughing Cow, 2 slices bread and jam, handful peanuts, wafer thin ham and packet low fat crisps. If I get...

Thanks hun! Well so far today I've had my porridge and a cup of tea as planned, though my porridge tasted a bit burnt so I left some of it :/ Just about to do some uni work which will keep me occupied until lunch time!

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day :) You look stunning, as always!

Serena- dont beat yourself up over one slip up. You're at goal so you wont get back to 11 stone overnight! Sorry your day wasnt great. If you know that certain situations/times od the month can trigger upset feelings amd binges can you make an action plan? Like maybe get a shoebox and wrap it...

Serena, my pea in a pod! You have been a great help texting me this past week. We will totally have a great week despite today. I will get you Jessie for your birthday :p I will start tracking from tomorrow, but I will tell you what I ate today so I face up to it: Breakfast- 1 weetabix...

I've just returned to WW too :)

Me too!

Afternoon all! I felt good today because I finally got a bargain! I got a free £10 Debenhams gift card last week for spending £50 on bras (they are so expensive :( ) and today I saw there is 20% off in Debenhams with a code from the Metro, so I bought my mum a christmas present with £10 off...

This is my 3rd new diary on here, but it will be my last! I am SICK of binging and gaining the weight I lost. I am SICK of being this weight (around 13st 5lbs, BMI 28 ish) and I want to learn to love myself, get fit and healthy and get back down to a healthier weight. I've lost a stone with...

Maybe ring the WW customer helpline and ask if they know if it's officially on? Or if it's not too far away from you just turn up and see?

I am allowed to weigh myself, but there's no scales at Dave's and I wanted to go a month without weighing but it's impossible! I can't weigh myself until Saturday morning, so until then I'm going to try my hardest to follow the WW plan and not gain any weight! I might make a new diary.

Just about caught up on your diary :) congrats for maintaining another week :D

I feel so frustrated. I broke a binge free week this morning :( I feel so anxious that I don't know what my weight is. I feel anxious that I don't know how many points I've been eating this past week. I want to return to weight watchers! It seems I binge regardless of whether I'm dieting or...

Messaged you! So today i am cooking a chicken casserole all by myself in the slow cooker, and yes there will be dumplings! I will see you all in a few weeks, be good and listen to Aunty Serena! X

Thanks Serena. Im not sure what to do to be honest. I might have a break and see how it goes, but will come back soon to check in and see how everyone is :) Will miss you all loads xxxx

Hi everyone, I'm feeling very mixed up and upset right now. As you know I had my assessment with the eating disorder team this morning. I was there for an hour and a half and told them absolutely everything. They have recognised that I have a problem with my eating, but are not sure what to...

I've been awake since 7.45 when my alarm went off! I could have slept much, much longer!

Morning all!

My Dad said he'll drive me there, yay! Will ring a bit later and check the person managed to make it in to work or else it'll be cancelled.

Yes! Last weigh in said 13st 5.8lbs, which is actually about a 1lb less than a month ago, but up from a few weeks ago. But no weighing until December now! I'm supposed to be going to my assessment this morning. I was going to get the train, but they're all suspended due to the storm so I might...

Was very yummy :)

I think you lot started it :p

You have got me craving PB now! I really fancy a lion bar! Anyone else worried about the mega storm tonight/tomorrow?

I love my 'workouts' with Dave ;) Someone once told me they thought that your stomach can get tired of certain textures/flavours so you feel full, but there's always room for dessert because it's something new!

Kinda counted points today, went over but not worried, just glad I was in control and no binges! Breakfast- OSS golden syrup 4pp, milk 1pp Lunch- Chicken breast 3pp, pitta bread 4pp, nando's marinade 2pp, peas 1pp Dinner- 2 slices GF bread 6pp, jam 2pp, chicken slices 2pp, crisps 4pp Snacks-...

I hope I can last!

I love the full, satisfied feeling after dinner.... but for me that can be another binge trigger! I don't know why, you'd think if I felt full I wouldn't want to eat anything else, but if I have a large savoury meal I crave sweet things afterwards!

Amen! After a month of no losses I'll be happy with a loss of even 1lb over the next month. Just anything to get me started again!

Wow your dinner looks so scrummy! I had my Nando's Fakeaway about 2pm so not hungry yet.

Thanks guys! It will be an IMMENSE struggle for me, but as a serial weigher I think it is healthy in the long run!

Hmm! I didn't try that! Though I suspect I'd have the same problem of the knife poking through. Maybe it was because I got the Free From pittas. I'm setting myself a challenge for November! I'm determined it's going to be my month. I'm not setting any weight goals, but I'm setting the challenge...

Trina your cakes look lovely! Can't believe you'll be 30 soon, you look younger! Dave's 32 at Easter which is mental because he looks about 25. I keep joking that he's a vampire!

I usually have the same lunch every day! 4 ryvita crackerbread (orange box) for 2pp, 1 extra light laughing cow spread over them 0pp, walkers light crisps or mighty lights 3pp a pack or french fries for 2pp a pack, some thinly sliced ham 1pp and a slice of bread for either 1 or 2pp with...

I have the Oats So Simple Golden Syrup porridge- so yummy! It's 4pp for the oats, and then however much the PP is for the milk you use, but it really fills me up and is the only porridge I like! You've got a fantastic amount of food there for 27pp!

Yes I figured that part out :p I cut mine in half and then kind of slid the knife in and tried to separate them. Is that how you do it? Only I just seemed to poke holes in it!

Yeah I heard it was 80% diet and 20% exercise too! Unfortunately the weeks where I've done the most exercise I've not had any bigger losses, so I thought stuff it I'm not breaking my back to exercise all day and night if it doesn't make much difference! I just stick to my walking and Rosemary...

Yes it was lovely! How did you cut open your pitta bread?

Nando's Fakeaway :) The hardest part was trying to open up the pittas, the knife kept cutting holes in them :(

I watched a documentary about diet and exercise, and it was said that actually modifying what you eat is the best way to lose weight. In order to lose weight through exercise you need to train to athlete levels- a minimum of 2 hours hard exercise a day to make any real difference. Exercise is...

Subscribing :) you look like you're doing great so far

Subscribing :) we are on the same daily points.

Subscribing, we are on the same daily point :) it's always nice to see how other people 'spend' their points and it looks like you are doing great!

Because it's your birthday :p

Not much, Nando's Fakeaway for lunch and uni work to do! A bit annoyed that I've lost no weight for a month, but in that time I have had some epic binges, so hopefully November will be my month and I'll have some good losses!

I love looking at your progress pics Serena, you are an inspiration!

Oh I love white choc! But hate the white hot choc, yuck.

Wow you both look great!

You look great!

I'll look out for it on tuesday :)

Yeah I was looking by the seasonings but maybe my local co-op doesnt do it? I'll look for it in Morrisons on Monday!

I'm doing WW from home now :)

My GP mentioned WW and said they were the best, but didn't refer me.

No I couldn't find the chip sprinkle :( It was the cadbury instant one that you make with water, but not sure if I pointed it right.

I had no idea Nando's was portugese! Interesting. I got medium piri piri as they didnt have lemon and herb.

Yes you did haha! Looking forward to my Piri Piri chicken pitta and chips tomorrow :) Today's intake so far: Breakfast- weetabix 2pp, granola 2pp, milk 1pp Lunch- 2 slices GF seeded bread 6pp, laughing cow 0pp, chinese chicken pieces 2pp, crisps 3pp Dinner- Haddock fish cake 10pp, veg 0pp...

Yay for poogate being over! Mine is over too! Hooray! I'm having Nando's Fakeaway tomorrow, so excited!

Thanks :) I'm at home for the weekend- lots of uni work to be done. Popped into the co-op today and bought some pitta bread and a Nando's Piri Piri marinade :D going to have Nando's fakeaway tomorrow using chicken breast- can't wait! Decided to try gluten free products for a while as I've...

How are you after the dominos? I remember you got sick last time. Hope you're okay

I had a WW meal- sausages and mash with veg. Had about 35pp today :) (Dailies are 32)

Mmm. Pizza! Their choc brownies are good.

Yeah I felt okay after my porridge :) Just waiting for Dave to get home so I can cook us dinner. We've decided to try the slow cooker on Tuesday- chicken casserole with carrot, parsnip, swede and dumplings!

Re blockage its getting there... Bless Dave he drove to every single supermarket in the area after work yesterday to find me liquid dulcolax! Apparently its hard to find. I was so grateful when he came home with it! Just had OSS porridge in the new microwave. Was one of dave's honey and vanilla...

Congrats on the maintenance! But might have been a loss had you cleared the blockage completely! Keep it up for next week :)

It was actually cumberland pie but a NuMe ready meal! Not really done much cooking at dave's yet, but brought my slow cooker here and dave came home with a microwave this evening so I can have porridge yay! Not really pointed today, i reckon I had about 36 so much better than 55 odd the past...

Woo 11pp on treats! Sounds perfect!

Yep with WW no food is off limits! If you want a chocolate bar and you've got the points for it then have it! It really does work. I've lost weight on weeks where I've had chocolate, meals out and a takeaway because I did exercise and was in my PP allowance!

I've probably tried every possible way there is! I like having a few extra a day rather than splurging at the weekend as for me it can lead to a binge.

Congrats on your recent weight loss, yay for only being 7lbs away from goal!

Usually weetabix is fine. It's probably because I reduced the Movicol! I will be careful with the fibre though, I had 4 slices of bread today and can only usually have 1 or 2. The Movicol is slowly starting to work thank goodness. Feel hungry for the first time in days- usually because I...

Yup the lactofree milk is in the chilled section with the milk. You can get skimmed, semi skimmed and whole versions and even cream, cheese, butter and yogurt! You can get UHT lactofree in the non chilled bit but it doesnt taste as good. You've been doing great Trina x

Sounds like you've had a great day :) I must go to TK Maxx more often! Shame about not being able to have any suppositories due to your medical history. Hopefully your blockage clears soon!

I cant remember when I went! Probably saturday or sunday. Movicol still not shifting it so getting Dave to pick me up some dulcolax! breakfast was weetabix with granola. ,lunch was toast with jam and crisps. Dinner will be cottage pie :) Dome some thinking about my binging and have written an...

Yummy lunch!

Congrats on the lb loss. Hope you feel better soon

Movicol work if I have 2 a day everyday. But recently i'd been having 1 and now there's a huge backlog and i've not gone for days :( My stomach hurt so badly last night I couldnt stand up! Determined today is going to be good food wise. Going to stick to my dailies.

Have fun bowling! I hope the suppositories work, I tried the dulcolax one that was in a little squirty tube and worked well. I might have to pick one up for myself!

I weigh on average between 2 and 5 times a day when I'm at home and it does my head in- it definitely contributes to my binging. I wish I could lock the scales away and only use them once a week, but mum uses them too. Luckily at my boyfriends there are no scales.

Do you go to meetings or are you an online member? Or doing it from the 'fake' apps? For lunch I tend to have Ryvita Crackerbread as you can have 4 for 2pp, and I spread an extra light Laughing Cow triangle over them all and it's 0pp for 1. I usually have 1 slice of low calorie bread usually...

Thanks! Time for another movicol sachet.

Just caught up on your diary :) I wonder what will happen for you at WI this week as you've not had all your points? It sounds like a struggle for you to eat 29+49! Like you've I got a blockage and my tummy constantly hurts. I feel awful with it. I hope both of us have a good clear out tomorrow!

Thanks guys! Still having a rough time food wise, and as a result my IBS is playing up. Not been to the loo in days and my stomach constantly hurts. It's meant I've not been able to go to uni, and I hope it's sorted in time for my job interview on Saturday.

Good luck with WI and I hope you feel better soon.

It's a shame as that's 2 fantastic flats we've seen now that we can't move in to :(

I'd say 5pp. 3 slices is 7pp so I doubt 2 is 3pp.

Serena your cakes look gorgeous! I got into make cupcakes and muffins a while back and was practicing my piping too, but then I started to binge on the cakes and decided to stop making them :( It's a shame really. Maybe in the future I'll just make a few cakes rather than a massive batch.

I thought it might be ounces, but on my scales it only goes up to .8 and it goes up in .2 increments so it would be a maximum of .10 which would bring you into the next pound. But there are 16oz in a pound, and I've never seen scales say 13st 4.12 for example which would be 4lb 12oz. Bathroom...

Thanks Trina! A new start for the both of us :)

Subscribing! What Ryvita do you have? If you buy the crackerbreads (orange box) you can have 4 for 2pp. I spread 1 laughing cow over all 4 :)

Yeah Serena is the Queen of doing fun activities- she is always out and about!

I did eat a bit more last night... but I've put that behind me now. WI was this morning. My usual scales were playing up- I think the batteries are low. Every time I stepped on I got a different reading- they were out by about 3lbs each time! So I used my new scales and they gave a consistent...

Yeah 1 tsp of marmite is 0pp but 2tsp (so enough for 2 slices of bread) is 1pp, not sure how many for 3tsp

I gained this week so I've changed my target- 9 weeks left and want to lose 9lbs as that's do-able Miss VLCD - 10lbs to lose 0lb lost so far VickyLianne -18lbs to lose 3.5lb lost so far ununpentium- 9lbs to lose, 0lb lost so far, 9lbs to go (12st 10lbs target) Melissablowes- 10lbs to lose, 2lb...

Have you tried the Lactofree Semi Skimmed milk? It comes in 1 litre cartons. To me it just tastes like regular milk. It is regular milk just with the lactose removed, it's not soya milk or anything. I have it in my porridge and tea and it tastes fine :)

I've got no idea as never used a pedometer. I just to calculate it through the WW app- I just selected walking as the activity and how long for and it would be 2pp or something for 30 mins.

Love you to bits Serena! If I lived closer I'd be round for cups of tea all the time!

Thank you so much everyone. :)

Yeah Serena you could totally do that! Start your own food business!

Thank you so much everyone, you are so lovely and kind. If I get any help for my binging I will definitely pass on the tips.

All your meals look so yummy! You'll have to come and cook for me!

Thanks guys. I feel so alone right now- Dave's driving back from Liverpool and I wont see him til tomorrow eve. I'm so scared of gaining weight so I don't know why I binge as that's going to cause me to gain weight! I just want to get the appointment over with and hopefully get some help.

I've binged again this evening. I feel awful. I ate so much so fast I feel sick and I've swallowed so much air :( What I haven't mentioned is that I've been referred to the Eating Disorder service because of my binging and I have my assessment on the 28th. I'm really nervous. I really feel out...

Yeah the icing was orange :)

Looks so yummy!

Serena you best get eating :p

Thanks everyone :D Yeah those Fiendish Fancies were so yummy that it was impossible to just have 1. I told my mum I'll never buy them again! Had cottage pie for lunch and I put Reggae Reggae in my portion and it was so yummy!

I always measure raw weight of foods. If you cook them and re-weigh they are always a bit lighter, we had this discussion a while back and I think most people weigh raw food as they feel a bit uncertain of the points if pointing when cooked.

Here we go... drumroll.... COAT :D

Thanks :) Just gonna do a Rosemary Conley DVD then coat pic :p

If you dont have the time to spend an hour cooking a jacket potato in the oven- cook it in the microwave for 4 minutes then finish off in a hot oven to get the skin crispy :)

Wow you've had such fantastic losses!

No you didn't offend me! Coat pic is coming I promise :p mum refused to take it last night in the electric light, she wanted to wait till the sun was out today :) Sorry I wasn't on much yesterday- I succumbed to a binge :( it was because I bought Fiendish Fancies from Iceland (Halloween...

Yeah Shepherd's Pie is lamb- but in my house we use beef and still call it Shepherd's Pie :p If Cottage Pie is beef then what's Cumberland Pie? I often get that from Morrisons. Serena your OSS is 3pp? Is that with milk too or do you use water? I made up a sachet of OSS golden syrup variety...

Serena you must get it out and use it! You could cook a veggie casserole and dumplings in it :)

I couldnt resist hopping on the scales! Will get my mum to take a pic now :)

How are you today Serena?

Here's my hair (can't see the plum in the dingy light though) Pic of coat later!

I recently cancelled my monthly pass! I couldn't stay for the talks any more and I thought paying £21.45 a month just to be weighed was too much, so I've downloaded the Value Diary app and the Food Calculator Pro (WWCalculator) app and I'm all set :)

Mmm dumplings!!!

I'm going plum :) not full on purple- I'd have to bleach my hair first and I've never had success with that in the past it just goes orange :( I know you'll all tell me off, but I had a sneaky WI today and not lost ANYTHING :( 2 days to go until proper WI and I'd like to at least lose 1lb...

Hi Trina! I'm dyeing my hair again tomorrow haha, purple to match my coat :) Yeah me and Dave are good, enjoying living together :) we're thinking of moving to another flat and I've found a fantastic one but we could only go there if they kept it for us til December and not sure they will do that :(

According to the WW message boards you can have 6pp extra when on maintenance, some of them tried 3pp extra then if they were still losing added another 3pp extra

I always thought it was 6 or 7pp extra when you're maintaining!

Thanks Serena :) I've not binged so far since being home! I feel much more in control. Sorry to disappoint girls but my trainer was a woman! No men at my gym as it's ladies only!

Good luck! I love WW as no food is off limits. I've lost weight eating takeaways and chocolate (in moderation I must add!). It's brilliant.

You can use Phily with pasta. I bought the tub of light phily- garlic and herb, and another time the chilli one. I cook my pasta and stir in the phily with some veg and it's sooooo yummy. I think the sauces are virtually the same.

My WI is monday... I hope I've lost!