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WOOHOO!!! 3lb off!!! so pleased... That's the half stone! Food yesterday Breakfast: 2 weetabix (hexb), milk (hexa), banana Lunch: couscous, tuna, beetroot Dinner: homemade, syn free chilli with rice, raspberries and yogurt Snacks: massive piece of victoria sponge. Probably 20 syns! Syns...

So yesterday... Breakfast- banana and yogurt Lunch- peppered mackerel (1.5 syns), beetroot, salad Dinner- chicken breast, baked potato, Philadelphia (hexa), salad Snacks- thick banana milkshake (10syns) Total syns 11.5 Had a naughty mid week jump on scales and very pleased to see 3lb loss...

Feeling so much more positive this week... Long may it continue! My mum brought my nephews round today. They are 6 and 8 and a total joy. They were doing impressions of the characters from star wars- I feel my work with them is done :) Food yesterday: Breakfast- scrambled eggs and fruit Lunch-...

Food yesterday: Breakfast- spanish omelette (random breakfast, I know!) Lunch- peppered mackerel (1.5 syns), salad Dinner- tin chickpea dahl with quorn, pepper and onion, rice Random dessert thing- bran flakes (hexb), choc options (2 syns), 2 tblsp golden syrup (4syns) Snacks- banana, yogurt...

Ok. So far so good this week... Food yesterday: Breakfast- 2 weetabix (hexb), yogurt, banana Lunch- peppered mackerel (1.5 syns), salad Dinner- chicken stuffed with light philly (hexa) wrapped in serano ham (5 syns), baked potato, broccoli, asparagus, courgette, carrots Snacks- banana Total...

So glad things going well for you. Enjoy your time at home... you deserve it :-)

How's your week, Chrissie?

What a bloody awful week. A 1lb gain. Still feeling like crap. I'm ignoring that gain and carrying on. Onwards and downwards I hope! Hope everyone else is having a better week :-)

Weigh in today. 1lb on. Not surprised as haven't stuck to plan at all due to very little appetite and a fair bit of nausea. My mum turned up with chips last night which I ate- I didn't realise how hungry I was! In fact that was part of the nausea- I needed to eat. I'm constantly dizzy so...

Oh the nausea! I don't want to eat or drink anything :-(

Stay strong! I know it is often easier said than done but try and remember how elated you were when you got on the scales and saw that amazing weight loss! You have done so well. Carry on but if you do get a take out try and order well... tomato based and plain rice. No poppadoms- millions of...

Thanks, Chrissie. I'm so zonked that I just fell asleep watching Sherlock and Benedict Cumberbatch would NEVER normally send me to sleep!

Yay! Now I've hit 50 posts I can click the links in people's profile thingys and read their diaries! I've thoroughly enjoyed reading yours, Sally. And love I Charley's reasoning when it comes to fruit pastilles and vodka... I feel the same way about chocolate covering anything remotely healthy...

Thank you! It may be slow but it is in the right direction! Have had a bit of a set back this week in that I returned to work a couple of weeks ago following 4 months off with a back injury. Unfortunately it has worsened and I'm off work again. I saw another GP who has finally referred me to a...

Flexi syns are used when you have a special occasion. You work out how many syns you are likely to have and try to stick to them. It allows you to enjoy yourself without worrying. It is only to be used very occasionally and get straight back on plan. I buffer it by increasing my superfree intake...

1lb off this week which I'm delighted about as it is that awful time of the month which usually shows as a 2-3lb gain! So today is a flexi syn day as I'm taking my mum out for meal and drinks for mother's day (I'm working tomorrow). It is an extra special mother's day this year as she has had...

Now THAT is will power! Hope everything is ok :-)

You did very well to resist the chips!

Do you replace 2 weetabix for 4 scan bran?

Definitely going to do the weekly syn count. Seems the best way to go! The fake chicken curry was lovely. So glad herbs and spices can be used freely :) Cake was good. Will try the weetabix version and going to try with ryvita too.

Scan bran is this awful stuff that you can buy in sw class or Holland and Barrett. It's really high fibre and is a healthy extra b choice. It is meant to be used like Rivita but there are loads of recipes that make it far more palatable. If eaten on its own I think it tastes like wood. It is...

Love the slow cooker. And the chicken curry idea. Other than the scan bran chocolate cake I'm not very well prepared for tea tonight. Normally that would mean racing for the take away menu but I've got some quorn pieces in the freezer so might make a fake chicken curry!

Love the bank card excuse! I've left mine in work before today to stop me being naughty :)

I'm in the same boat re the monthly cravings, hence Minstrelgate at the cinema! I'm going to make a scan bran chocolate cake tonight and eat the whole blooming lot (and loads of water to make it 'move south')

The film was great- very funny. Love Wes Anderson films. Think the weekly syns thing would really suit me as some days I don't have any and others I go a couple over. Hi Chrissy! How's the first week going?

Great loss so far! You must feel so good, especially as you near the club 10! I am doing SW too but not going to class as my shift work means a lot of the time I'm unable to make class. Loads of support here. Good luck!

Slow and steady still gets the results. I'm impatient to leave the 18s and enter the 17s. In the past I've averaged half a stone a month which means I'll hit my target long before my intended September 2015 aim. I need to stop being impatient. It took years to get this extra weight, it won't...

I'll try to cut back for a couple of days as I'm taking my mum out for lunch on Saturday so want to flexi syn then. If the monthly cravings get too much then it will definitely be the scan bran cake, using the scan bran as a HEB. I'm also trying to do mainly Green days this week as in the past...

I'm so weak! I had my lovely healthy subway salad but fell at the minstrel hurdle. A big bag of minstrels. All 42 syns worth all to myself. :( Needless to say, the scan bran chocolate cake will not be made today (or tomorrow) in an effort to claw back those naughty syns. Cinema was good- went...

Jeans are a lot more comfortable today... dare I say a little too big? Great feeling :D

Loving the pizza suggestions! Thank you both... I will certainly try them. This week is so far so good. I'm due my period which means an uncontrollable need for chocolate so I'm off to Holland and Barrett for scan bran to make a chocolate cake. So todays planned menu is bran flakes with...

Oh dear me! I made the chickpea curry far too spicy. Sitting here with major indigestion! Thank goodness fat free fromage frais is syn free... Had to make loads of raita to cope with the curry. I was determinedi would eat it as my alternative would have been giving in to the pizza monster!

One pound off this week, which I'm pleased about. I also measured myself as it has been 4 weeks and I've lost 8.5 inches! Delighted! Want to lose at least two pounds this week to reach the half stone mark, though at the moment I'm having a very, very, very strong pizza craving! Aaarrrggghhh...

So far so good!

Oh and I went back to work today after 4 months off with a back injury... My uniform fits, no problem so I was really happy with that as the potential to put on a few stone was massive! As for how the return went- painful! I'm using lots of annual leave so that I can just do part time over the...

Are you finding it better than the slim fast or is it too early to say? Well done on the loss this week. I STS but given how naughty I was at the weekend, I am delighted not to have put on a few pounds!

Well, I had a very enjoyable weekend last week at my friends and all good intentions went out the window! I made sure I stuck to plan 100% but obviously my decadence meant I STS. I'm disappointed, but only with myself at losing control. At the same time I'm pleased with myself for getting right...

Sorry, I've hijacked your diary! Do you find the slim fast plan leaves you hungry?

If I can average 2lb a week then it'll be 60lb off by the time we get on the plane... a far more comfortable flight than previous visits :)

I've got a friend who used to live there for a number of years so I was able to visit many times for the cost of a flight. Unfortunately she has moved to Philadelphia now so my free accommodation has gone. The trip there in 2015 is happening but a friend and I have decided to head over for a...

Seems to going well. I want to lose an average of 2lb a week, which I'm doing so far. I am rubbish at counting calories or being hungry so I find SW works for me. I've tried WW in the past but given how much I weigh, the number of points I was to have each day was far too much and I found it a...

And look at those inches lost already! Wow! I'm going to measure myself monthly, so two weeks to go...

That is a fantastic loss! Yes, it may well be water, but not all of it! What a great start to spur you on. I think running after kids is sometimes better exercise than the gym! :)

Good luck!!!

Ok so weekend away was lovely but I was so naughty! Oh well, I'm not wasting time berating myself but I'm getting straight back on it. A new incentive is that my friend and I have decided to go to New York for a couple of weeks in October... I'm a big fan of there and have been lucky enough to...

Hello! All going good. Have been out for a couple of meals but making good choices. Am at at a friends this weekend, leaving this afternoon, so did a weigh in this morning as won't have access to scales for weigh in tomorrow... Another 2lbs off! So pleased! Those meals out only accounted for 3...

Cook and freeze! I live on my own so always do the Cook and freeze (got a chilli cooking at the moment). Means I always have a freezer full of ready meals :)

First week done, 2lbs lost. Was hoping for a better first week loss but I want to lose 2lb a week so I'm bang on target! :)

I can't figure out how to post a photo of the shoes! Anyway, I've completed a week and have lost 2lb! At first I was a little disappointed as when I've done SW before I've lost 4 or 5 in the first week but then I thought about what I had eaten the few days before I started and it was basically...

Two pairs of new shoes instead of a massive bag of minstrels and a creme egg :-)

Thanks bcp. I'll check it out xx

Still on the first week but things going well. Looking forward to first weigh in on Saturday. I'm off work with a work related back injury at the moment (I'm a nurse). Have been off since 27th November and despite physio,acupuncture and now an osteopath, things don't seem to be improving. I know...

I dug out my old copies of the SW Magazine last night. forgot how good they are! Will pop into tesco to buy latest one this afternoon.

Hi Janiemac! I started on Saturday and have found the support here great. As already mentioned, start a diary- I found putting my thoughts, feelings and determination down in black and white very cathartic. The inspiration i have got from other diaries is invaluable and far more helpful than...

Yes, we can do this! Now pass me a banana!

I think I have got worms. Eating loads today but still hungry! And yes, I'm having loads of fluid so it's not thirst. It's just one of those days... concentrating on trying to fill up with super free food so still on plan :)

Don't give up! Are you drinking enough water? It really makes a big difference. Has your consultant given you feedback on your food diaries? I know the plan has been tweaked over the years so it may have changed since you were last on it. I remember restarting after the extra easy days were...

Hello! I started doing SW at home on Saturday so as I'll be weighing in on Saturday I thought I'd say hello here. Hope everyone's weeks are going well :-)

Mini goals now set (but subject to change for the better!) And I've now measured myself, something I've not done before :-)

I need to measure myself too. Never done it before but when dieting in the past have had weeks when not lost anything on the scales but clothes felt a little looser. Well done on losses this week xx

So first weekend over and not so bad... would have been perfect if red wine didn't exist! Saturday was day one and I had no plans so could stick to plan 100% which I'm pleased to say I did. Sunday wasn't so successful but could have been a lot worse! I had friends round for lunch, always a...

I've figured it out now... Was just being untech savvy! I can read threads but have restrictions at the moment until I have more posts. Suppose it is so people can't spam. Anyway, thanks everyone for the welcome xx

Do you mind if I join in? I'm an itu nurse, long days and nights but have been off with a back injury since November. During this time I've piled it on through inactivity and comfort eating. Back on the SW wagon from today as i refuse to buy clothes in a size 20-22 again (previously been a 24)...

Well, I weighed myself this morning and started the plan today so it's a Saturday weigh in, I guess!

Thanks, Sara. Yes, I have my books from last time along with recipe books and blank food diaries so I'm all set and out of excuses!

Thanks Bubble :-)

Thanks for the help and making me feel welcome :-) xx

Eating babies! Made me giggle :-) xx

Diary started! Very cathartic. I can't click links until i have more posts. Looking at your info below your posts I am inspired already! How excited and proud you must be to have reached all those goals xx

Ashamed, scared, in pain, out of control, uncomfortable, reclusive.... This is how my weight makes me feel and there is only myself that can change that. And oh how I want to change my weight! Seems a very easy thing to write but instead of thinking it, I NEED TO DO IT! In the past I've...

Thanks for the encouragement! Seems I can't start a diary yet, or read anyone else's, as I need to post more. Shame as I'm more a reader than a poster at this stage! Will get to it though! :-)

Hi there. This is my first post. I've done SW a few times in the past with some good success but over the last few months I've piled on the weight and am determined not to go out and buy size 22 clothes again. It is bad enough I've gone back into 18 and 20! I've been off work since November with...